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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
FEB. 23, 1939. '
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
with the Appropriation Committee, in the Selectmen's Room,
Town Office Building, at 7;30 P. M. Chairman Giroux,
Messrs. Potter, Clark and Rowse were present.
Budgets were discussed, and action was taken by the
Board of Selectmen as follows;
Police Department, Expenses;
Mem for Additional Equipment increased from $350. to
$425. in accordance with recommendation of Appropriation
Committee, making total amount approved $42,250.00.
Traffic Reelation & Control - Im rovement to System:
Item for installationo pusa Dutton e c e at Bedford
Street, Mass. Ave. and Clarke Street in the amount of $350.
approved in accordance with recommendation of the Approp-
riation Committee,
Street Lights;
—'—Ree$ucedi'rom $23,380. to $23,000. in accordance with
recommendation of Appropriation Committee. '
Town Office & Cary Memorial Bldg., Outlay
e item for Partitions and Railings was reduced from
$250..to $100; the item for electric meter combination in
Budgets. the amount of $250. was approved; the item for Rest Room
partition and furniture was disapproved in accordance with
the recommendation of the Appropriation Committee, making
the total amount approved for this account $450.00.
It was further voted to include the sum of $450. in
the Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Expenses account
rather than have a separate account .for Town Offices and
Cary Memorial Building Outlay.
Public Works Bldg. - Wages and Expenses;
The Item for Coal and Gas was re uced from $800. to
$600.00; the item of Building repair was reduced from $240.
to $177., both in accordance with the recommendation of the
Appropriation Committee, making the total amount approved
for this budget $8400.00.
Public
Works - Supt's.
Office Personal Services=
T
e salary for the
:Superintendent was approved in the
amount
of $4800. from
April lst, 1939, making the total
budget
approved in the
amount of $5738.00.
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Article 28; $1500.00 to be appropriated for the purchase of Articles
the land. The Appropriation Committee took no action on for
this matter. warrant
Article 37= The two Boards concurred in an appropriation
of $2000. or such amount as is available at the time of the
' Town Meeting for unemployment relief if such a vote is
legal, the money to be transferred from the Public Works,
Welfare Aid account.
In regard to the Article relative to the Plumbing
By-laws, itwas voted to approve the sum of $45. to be
charged to the Unclassified account for the purpose of
printing the by-laws for distribution before the Town
Meeting. It was voted to request an appropriation under
Article 32 of $170.00 to cover the rest of the expense in
connection with this matter:
In connection with Article 36 relative to Storm
Emergency, the Board voted to bond the expenditure over
a period of five years, beginning in 1940. Mr. Clark
voted in opposition inasmuch as he was in favor of paying
the entire debt off this year.
Letter was received from Mr. Raymond stating that he
had received a price of $275. for a mower for the Park
Department and a price o#' $225. for a mower for the Town
Office Building grounds. The letter stated that these Mowers
prices were for immediate acceptance and he stated that
approximately $100.00 would be saved on the Park Dept.
' mower and $65, on the Town Office Building mower if the
purchases were made at this time.
Mr. Potter moved that the purch asesbe approved at
this time. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so
voted.
The Board discussed with the Appropriation Committee
the advisability of purchasing a new ladder truck for the
Fire Department. Mr. Potter and Mr. Giroux were in favor
'
of purchasing the truck and paying for it in 1939. Mr.
Rowse was in favor of purchasing the truck, but of doing Fire
it in 1940 rather than in 1939. Mr. Clark was in opposition Dept.
to purchasing the truck. It was decided to put an article Truck.
in'the Warrant to see if the Town would vote to purchase
the equipment. Mr. Clark voted in opposition. The cost
of the truck will be $16,315.00, and the Appropriation
Committee, voted to request that $6315. be raised out of the
revenue and that the balance be bonded over a period of
five years.
The Board discussed with the Appropriation Committee
the articles in the Warrant and it was voted to take the
following action=
Article 23= $20,000.00 to be appropriated, $5500. of
which shall be for drainage work.
Article 28; $1500.00 to be appropriated for the purchase of Articles
the land. The Appropriation Committee took no action on for
this matter. warrant
Article 37= The two Boards concurred in an appropriation
of $2000. or such amount as is available at the time of the
' Town Meeting for unemployment relief if such a vote is
legal, the money to be transferred from the Public Works,
Welfare Aid account.
In regard to the Article relative to the Plumbing
By-laws, itwas voted to approve the sum of $45. to be
charged to the Unclassified account for the purpose of
printing the by-laws for distribution before the Town
Meeting. It was voted to request an appropriation under
Article 32 of $170.00 to cover the rest of the expense in
connection with this matter:
In connection with Article 36 relative to Storm
Emergency, the Board voted to bond the expenditure over
a period of five years, beginning in 1940. Mr. Clark
voted in opposition inasmuch as he was in favor of paying
the entire debt off this year.
Letter was received from Mr. Raymond stating that he
had received a price of $275. for a mower for the Park
Department and a price o#' $225. for a mower for the Town
Office Building grounds. The letter stated that these Mowers
prices were for immediate acceptance and he stated that
approximately $100.00 would be saved on the Park Dept.
' mower and $65, on the Town Office Building mower if the
purchases were made at this time.
Mr. Potter moved that the purch asesbe approved at
this time. Mr. Rowse seconded the motion and it was so
voted.
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Budgets,
The Board approved the following changes in budgets
previously approved to conform to the reoommendations of
the Appropriation Committee:
Elections & Registrations, Expenses;
'----Y-educed rom . to
Parks & Playgrounds,, Wages & Expenses:
Item oinstructors re uced from.
Histhwav Maintenance Wages and Expense
§1645. to $1545.00.
reduced o .6W.VV inasmucn as
is to be transferred from the Highway Fund to be
conjunction with the $19,300. appropriated.
16,700,
used in
Friend Mr. Potter moved that Mr. Wrightington be given
suit* authority to proceed to bring suit against Friend Brothers
on account of damage to a Water Department truck. Mr.
Rowse seconded the motion and it was so voted.
A true record, Attest:
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