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SELL; CTN:LIN t S IZETING
February 27, 1938.
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
In the Selectmen's Room, Tov,m Office Building, at 2:00 P.M.
Chairman Ferguson, Liessrs. Potter, Giroux, Clark and Ross
were present. The Clerk was also present.
The following action was taken on budgets:
Selectmen:
Personal Services - The Other Clerical item was re-
duced from ;200. to 0150., it being understood that if
the clerical service furnished by the National Youth
Administration was terminated, it might be necessary to
transfer money from the Reserve Fund for Other Clerical
services..
Public Works - Supt1s. Office:
Postage and office Supp es reduced from 0200. to
0180.00; Office Equipment and Repair reduced from 0120.
to 0,20.00; Sundry Items in the amount of 05.00 eliminated.
Total approved -'300.00.
Town Office & Cary Memorial Builds
Light and Power rectuceu from v; 00. to 01600; Water
reduced from 5135, to '100. Total amount approved,
05825.00.
LngineerinE Department:
Budgets. Personal Services - Salary of Town Engineer approved
for 5,3,000.00. Other Regular Employees reduced from
07633.54 to 07581.54. Total approved, 0,12,873.54.
En %ineerinS Department:
Expenses - The amounts approved are as follows:
Field and Office Supplies 0320.00
Equipment and Repair 275.00
Gasoline and Oil 155.00
Sundry Items 100.00
Total a pp ro ve d0.0�
Police Department:
The item o 300.00 to pay the expenses of an
officerts attendance.at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Training School was eliminated.
Police Department:
Expenses - Meals for Officers reduced from 035. to
025.00; Meals for Prisoners reduced from 060to x'50.00;
Taxi and Ambulance Service reduced f rom � 100. to ;75.00;
Amunition reduced from 0200. to 0125.00; Radio Broadcasts
reduced from ,,;375.00 to 0300.00; Sundry Items reduced.from
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1125.00 to X100.00; The total amount approved was '93975.00.
235
Shade Tree
and Moth
Depts.
Fire Department:
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Expenses - Stenographic Service reduOed from '435.00
to $15.00; Out of State Travel :;;;300.00, disapproved;
Damage Claim in the amount of 08.75 approved. Total
amount approved, x;,7203.75.
Wire Department:
Expenses - Sundry Items reduced from $35.00 to
y 25.00 making the total amount approved x;100.00.
Middlesex County T.B. Hospital Assessment (For alterations
and additions)
It was voted that ;7500.00 should be funded through
the issue of bonds or notes of the County of Pdiddlesex as
authorized by Chapter .417 as amended, for a 15 year period.
The balance of the none-, is to be appropriated from the
tax levy.
Posture Clinic:
T is appropriation was reduced from 5700. to X625.
Ashes and Dumps:
Reduced from +2200. to 1;;1900.
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Snow Removal:
It was voted to increase the appropriation for this
Item from Oy15,000. to w18,000.00.
Mr. Garrity appeared before the Board. Mr. Giroux
asked him if -he would have to have a new truck if the new
sprayer were purchased. Mr. Garrity replied that he would
have to have a new truck anyway as all he had now was a
1928 truck. This needs a new frame and also needs a lot
of work done on the engine. He said he would need a truck
anyway but could use the sprayer without it. 'IJhen asked
if he could have the old truck repaired, he said that he
could at a cost of about ;;;200.00. Mr. Potter suggested
that Mr. Garrity take the 5x200, and put some more with it
and purchase a second-hand truck. He asked if' it would
be used for anythinr- other than Booth work and Mr. Garrity
replied that it would not, 'out that would take 300 days
of the year. I4r. Giroux asked if he could do aithout the
sprayer if he dot the truck.Hr. Garrity replied in the
affirmative but qualified it by saying that he could get
along if no work was done on private property. Next year,
the Town would would then have to do twice as much work.
He believed that Pyr. Ramsey of the State Department would
not stand for it. He Inas only six weeks in which to do
the spraying work and f it urine that two-thirds of that time
would be spraying ^leather, the wor'r would have to be done
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in about four .leeks. 1'r. Ferguson asked what Mr. Garrity's
understandin„ with Ramsey was, and he replied that Ramsey
had agreed to an appropriation of 54900.00. 1.1r. Garrity
retired.
235
Shade Tree
and Moth
Depts.
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Shade Trees:
aa --es and hxpenses - It was voted to approve ; 915.00
for the purchase of a new truck, making the total amount
approved for this budVet X3365.00.
Insect Su-onression:
New Liqu Amen, - It was voted to approve the sum of
;x145.00 for the Purchase of nea hose, making the total
amount approved Q900.00.
Public ,Uelfare:
It was voted to increase this appropriation from
X76,000. to „80,000., this '80,000. including, Personal
Services and the purchase of a new automobile.
Parks and Play -rounds:
Personal Services - The item of w1784. for playground
instructors was reduced to ;?1692.00, making the total
amount approved %3756.00.
Parks and Pla rounds: 1.
Outlay - The item of w300.00 formerly approved for
the drinking fountain at tae North Lexington Playground
was disapproved.
Water Maintenance:
Out o Sta e Travel - This item in the amount of X100.
was disapproved.
Vdater Construction - Sundry Streets:-
This
treets:-
1 is Item was reduced rom 0 0.00 to 4x2500.00 with
the recoTimendation that this X2500. be transferred from
Available Funds.
Nater Construction I1ew Pro `edts:
it is reco-mendedna the X6600.00 approved for
CottaUe dn.d hast Streets be transferred from available
funds.
The meeting adjourned at 3:50 P.14.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk.
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