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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
December 30, 1941 .
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen's Room at 7 :45 P M. Chairman
Giroux and Messrs . Sarann and Locke were present. The
members were notified of this meeting by the Chairman
at the regular meeting held last evening.
The Appropriation Committee met with the Select-
men.
There being no change in regular Town items to be
brought before the Town Meeting this evening, Mr Allen
Rucker, at his request, was invited to appear before To ask appr.
the two Boards. Speaking for the Committee on Public of $15,000.
Safety, Mr. Rucker urged the two Boards to raise the for Com. on
figure being recommended to the Town Meeting from Pub Safety
t'10,000.00 to 15,000.00. The reasons presented by
the Committee on Public Safety convinced the two Boards ,
and they voted unanimously to recommend the amount of
$15,000.00
The meeting adjourned at 8 :00 P M. in order that
the Boards might attend the Town meeting.
At 8 :45 P M. the three members of the Board of Town Treas .
Selectmen named above met in the Selectmen's Room It To take bids
was unanimously voted to authorize the Town Treasurer on $15,000
to take bids or 1 a of X15 000 00, payable within loan
five years ,,fid a cue*itydthe terms of the vote
of the Town Meeting.
The Selectmen adjourned as a Board.
At 8 :50 P M. the Selectmen and the Approrpiation
Committee and the Executive Committee of the Committee
on Public Safety met with Supt of Public Works Paxton,
and Leigh Farnham of the Engineering Department present.
After considerable discussion, the three Boards Road to
unanimously approved in principle the idea of erecting Tower, Sun-
an aircraft watch tower, to be located in the vicinity set Rock'
of Sunset Rock on Robinson Hill, the details of costs
and bids to be considered later. The three groups dis-
cussed the matter of a temporary road leading from the
upper end of the Cranston driveway to Sunset Rock, and
a path from the near side of the Cranston home to Sun-
set Rock, the work to be done by W P.A. crews under the
direction of Mr. Farnham, for which he has proper
authority under the National Defense Act.
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Mr. Paxton is to have general supervision of the work. 4111
Any cost incurred from the use of regular Town employees
or Town equipment is to be charged to the appropriation
of the Committee on Public Safety The three Boards un-
animously approved of the temporary road and path, and
authority was given for the work to be done .
The Selectmen requested the Appropriation Committee
to transfer all of its remaining Reserve Fund to the ac-
count of the Committee on Public Safety so that the Com-
mittee might have funds available immediately.
The Appropriation Committee voted unanimously to
transfer its funds as requested. The three Boards approved
Bids Obs the calling of bids for the construction of the observation
Tower tower, sealed bids to be opened at a joint meeting of the
three Boards on such date as the Committee on Public
Safety shall set.
The Appropriation Committee was requested to work
out the form of purchase order and petty cash slips .
The Board of Selectmen voted to authorize Miss
Eleanor M. Lowe , Clerk of the Board, to act in their
place, with the authority to pay out amounts of money
Miss Lowe for petty cash. The Appropriation Committee also voted
to handle to authorize Miss Lowe to act for them in same manner,
Petty Cash the method to be as follows : 1111
It was voted that Miss Lowe be given the sum of
$50.00 to set up her Petty Cash Account, further sums
to be given her when the first amount has been used.
She is to give out cash only on the presentation of a
proper petty cash slip, signed by Luther R. Putney,
Chairman of the Committee on Public Safety. She shall
refuse to give any cash for items she considers not to
be indicentals . In this case , incidentals are under-
stood to be such sums as may be required for postage,
food orders , etc . Miss Lowe shall retain one of the petty
cash slips , and shall send the duplicate to the office
of the Town. Accountant.
The Selectmen approved and granted authority to the
Blackout Committee on Public Safety for the installation of
Curtains black-out curtains in the Report Center (Selectmen's
Office)
The three Boards had a lengthy discussion of many
problems having to do with the work of the Committee on
Public Safety It is understood that the Committee on
Public Safety will request meetings of the three Boards
when it has matters proper to bring before them, and at
such meetings shall make its recommendations .
The
The meeting adjourned at 9 :45 P.M.
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