HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-02-08-AC-MIN.pdf MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
HELD AT THE To—N OFFICE FTTLDINC, FRIDAY
EVENTTTG, February 8, 1946
At 7 :30 P.M. the Appropriation Committee met with
the Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library to go over the
proposed alterations of the Library building. At 9 :40 P.M.
the Committee met in the Town Accountant' s office with
the following members in attendance :
Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman
Ronald D. Brown Fred C. Newhall
J. Milton Brown Harvey F. Winlock
GeorTe M. Hynes Michael J. Hopkins
Jasper Lane Raymond L. White,
Town Accountant
Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt started to ao over the
Budgets in question, and the first Budget was the Assessors '
Department - EXpense Budget. It was decided that )ur
figure of ' 620.00 was to remain.
Registrations Department - Expenses. The 1381.00
approved is to remain.
Engineerin'4 Department - Personal Services. The
Budget totalling 111, 897.73 is to remain.
Fire Department - Capital Expenditures. It was
decided to do nothing further on this Budget until we
receive], further information from Mr. Emery. This infor-
mation will be available next Monday evening, February 11,
1946.
Snow Removal - Total Approved $20,000.00.
A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve
this Budget in the am-unt of .120,000.00.
Public Welfare - Personal Services . The
Secretary was instructed to figure the Personal Services at
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the present rate. After this was figured, it was decided
to do nothing about these Personal Services Budgets until
further talk was had with the Board of Selectmen.
School Maintenance - Personal Services - Total
Approved $258,741.98.
This .,udget was approved on January 18, 1946 for
260,241.98. $1,500.00 was deducted for men not returning
m the Armed Services in 1946. This deduction was given
by the School Committee and Mr. ^ri_ndle at our last
meeting.
A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve
this Budget in the amount of 258,741. 98.
School Maintenance - Expenses - Total Approved
166,094.00.
The Item of 5,500.00 for the soundproof folding
nart4..tion in the gymnasium was disapproved.
A motion was made, seconded and voted to approve
this _ Budget in the amount of 166,094.00.
Park Department - Capital Outlay. It was
decided to allow this Budget to remain as previously ap-
proved.
Sewer Construction - Manor Sewer.
It was voted that ; 150,000.00 be on a ten year
Bond issue, $19, 517.24 from the Federal Aided Project (Non
Revenue) , and the balance of $15,482.76 from the sale of
Real Estate Fund.
Cemetery Maintenance - Westview - Wages Expenses.
This Budget was reconsidered as to the amount to be taken
from aval lable funds, and it °as decided to increase the
amount taken from the t'>estview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund
from 12, 500.00 to 13,500.00.
Maturing Debt. This Budget' was approved on '
January 7, 1946 in the amount of $41,000.00. Th s 141,000.CO
is to be provided from the following accounts : ': 2, 000.00 from
the Se-7er Assessment Fund, $2,000.00 from Water Assessment
Fund, 15,000.00 from Water Available Sure>lus Fund, $32,000.00
from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
public T"orks Building Capital Outlay. This
Budget was approved on February 4, 1946 in the amount of
$8,640.00. It was decided this evening that this sum be
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transferred from the Excess an'. Denc1ency Aco unt.
The meet3.ng adjourned at 11:10 P.M.
Respectfii117 c �.ka± i.tted,
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