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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1938-02-27 234 mo ge SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 27, 1938. ' A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen 's Hoom, Town Office Building, at 2 :00 P.M. Chairman Ferguson, Messrs. 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 - Supt' s. Office : Postage and Office Supplies 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 Building* : Light and Power reduced from 01700 . to 01600; Water reduced from 0135. to 0100. Total amount approved, $5825.00. Engineering Department: Budgets. Personal Services - Salary of Town Engineer approved for 43,000.00. Other Regular Employees reduced from 07633.54 to 07581.54. Total approved, 012,873.54. End~ineerinDepartment : Expenses - The amounts approved are as follows : Field and Office Sup-)lies 0320.00 Equipment and Repair 275.00 Gasoline and Oil 155.00 Sundry Items 100.00 Total approved $850 .00 Police Department : The item of $300.00 to pay the expenses of an officer 's 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 060. to 050.00; Taxi and Ambulance Service reduced from 0100. to 75.00; Amunition reduced from 0200. to 0125.00; Radio Broadcast reduced from W75 .00 to 0300.00; Sundry Items reduced from 235 4125.00 to 4100.00; The total amount approved was ,43975.00. I Fire Department : Expenses - Stenographic Service reduced from 435.00 to `"15.00 Out of State ravel 300 00 disapproved; vV S t T , s pproved, Damage Claim in the amount of w88.75 approved Total amount approved, ;,7203.75 . Wire Department : Expenses - Sundry Items reduced from $35.00 to 425.00 making the total amount approved 4100.00 . 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 Middlesex as authorized by Chapter 417 as amended, for a 15 year period. The balance of the money is to be appropriated from the tax levy. Posture Clinic : This appropriation was reduced from V700 . to 4625. Ashes and Dumps Reduced from „,2200. to „1900 . Snow Removal: It was voted to increase the appropriation for this item from 415,000 . to y18,000 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. When asked if he could have the old truck repaired, he said that he could at a cost of about ;,,200 .00. Mr. Potter suggested Shade Tree that Mr. Garrity take the 4200. and put some more with it and Moth and purchase a second-hand truck. He asked if it would Depts. be used for anything other than Moth work and Mr. Garrity replied that it would not, but that would take 300 days of the year Mr. Giroux asked if he could do without the sprayer if he got the truck. Lr. 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 Mr. Ramsey of the State Department would not stand for it. He nas only six weeks in which to do the spraying work and figuring that two-thirds of that time would be spraying weather, the work would have to be done in about four weeks. Mr. Ferguson asked what Mr. Garrityts understanding with Ramsey wad, and he replied that Ramsey had agreed to an appropriation of ,x4900.00 . Mr. Garrity retired. 236 to Shade Trees : Wages and Expenses - It was voted to approve 015.00 for the purchase of a new truck, making the total amount approved for this budget .,3365.00. Insect Suppression : New Equipment - It was voted to approve the sum of ; 145.00 for the }purchase of new hose, making the total amount approved ,,900.00. Public Welfare : It was voted to increase this appropriation from 06,000. to ,,80,000 . , this X80,000 . including Personal Services and the purchase of a new automobile . Parks and Playgrounds : Personal Services - _ The item of }; 1784. for playground instructors was reduced to ; 1692.00, making the total amount approved ; 3756.00. Parks and Playgrounds : Outlay - The item of .„,300.00 formerly approved for the drinking fountain at tae North Lexington Playground was disapproved. Water Maintenance : Out of State Travel - This item in the amount of 1,3100. was disapproved. Water Construction - Sundry Streets :- This item was reduced from 0000.00 to 4r 2500.00 with the recommendation that this 2500. be transferred from Available Funds. Water Construction - New Projedts : it is recommended that tile 0000.00 approved for Cottage and East Streets be transferred from available funds. The meeting adjourned at 3 :50 P.M. A true record, Attest : Clerk.