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rSELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 17, 1942.
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building at 1:30 P.M.
Chairman Giroux and Messrs, Rowse, Locke, and Sarano were
present. The Clerk was also present.
At 1:50 P.M. Mr. Garrity appeared before the Board to
discuss his budgets , as follows :
Park Department-Personal Services. Mr. Garrity said
that his secretary was getting through today, and that he
still wanted a full time clerk. He talked with Mr. Paxton
on the subject, and the latter suggested that Miss
McNamara, the girl in the WPA office, work part time on Park Dep
WPA and part time on Park Department work. Mr. Garrity budgets
said that he did not like this arrangement, as he tried
it a few years ago and it did not work out satisfactorily.
Park Department-Wages & Expenses. This budget has an
item of 0800.00 for equipment rental and express, and Mr.
Garrity said that he figured on the use of trucks four
hours per day, at the rate of .50 per hour. The Chairman
4110 said that this item was set up in accordance with the
recommendation of Mr. Paxton, but the Board thought that
this was a poor year to start the system.
The item of $350.00 for grass seed and fertilizer in-
cludes loam. Mr. Garrity said that fertilizer was going
to cost more this year.
Mr. Garrity said that he had estimated $270.00 for
flag pole maintenance and flags . The flagpole at the
Center Playground is bent and it should be straightened
out. It will cost $125.00 to do this . The flagpole at
the Common will probably last another year. It is full
of weather cracks about 25 to 30 feet below the cross
strip. The pole is 26 years old.
The item of $505.00 for Equipment and Repair includes
the following items : Tennis nets, Center, $75.00; paint-
ing swimming pool, $250.00; new slide for wading pool,
$80.00; back stop for North Lexington, $25.00; swings,
teeter board4 bottom for slides at East Lexington, $25.00]
tennis nets for North Lexington, $25.00; tennis nets for
East Lexington, $25.00.
The sum of 200.00 was requested for transportation.
Mr. Garrity said that they transported the boys and girls
two days a week. When they do this , they average 120
children from East Lexington. He said that $100.00 would
take care of transporting the children from East Lexington
to the Center Playground.
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Insect Suppression-Wages & Expenses . Mr. Garrity
said that they could not get a WPA moth project approved
this year, so they would have to do more spraying. They
are short three tons of lead, and it is .12 a pound now.
He said that this and the fertilizer should be ordered
immediately. One sprayer will do one third of the Town,
and if they do all the town, they will need an additional
$400.00.
Mr. Garrity suggested- that no transfers be made from
the Taylor Flag Fund this year.
Mr. Garrity retired at 2 :40 P.M.
The Board acted on Mr. Garrity's budgets , as follows :
Budget Requested Approved
Insect Suppression Wages & Expenses §5644.00 $6700.00
(The item of 300.00 for insecticides was increased
to $700.00 to provide $400.00 additional for lead. The
item of $593.00 for equipment rental is to be revised by
Mr. Garrity, so that the total budget will not exceed
$3700 .00)
Insect Suppression-Personal Services 6300.00 $300.00
Shade Trees , Wages & Expenses 1835.00 1500.00
(Of which $1,000.00 is to be appropriated, and
$500.00 transferred from the Taylor Tree Fund) 4110
Parks & Playgrounds-Personal Services $4273.00 $3516.00
(The item for Clerk was reduced from $832.00 to
$416.00, this to pay one-half of Miss McNamara's salary
at $16.00 per week; the item for Instructors was reduced
from $1541.00 to $1200.00)
Parks & Playgrounds-Wages & Expenses $12,410.00 $10,000.00
Transfer from Tower Fund not to exceed 350.00
Parks & Playgrounds-Outlay 10,847.50 0.00
Chief Sullivan appeared before the Board at 2:45 P.M.
He said that he had included $850.00 for the purchase of
a car for himself. He retired at 2:55 Y.M.
Action was taken on the Polhee Dept. Budgets as
follows :
Police Dept.-Personal Services $40,176.19 $38,347.54
(The item of $1329.25 for an additional officer was
eliminated)
Police Dept.-Wages & Expenses 4,635.00 3,785.00
(The $850.00 for a new Chief's car was eliminated)
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• Action was taken on other budgets , as follows :
Memorial Day $250.00 $250.00
Patriot's Day 500.00 0.00
Fire Pensions 1107.81 1107.81
Retirement System-Pensions
Accumulation Fund 13,944.00 13944.00
Insurance 5,500.00 5500.00
Unclassified 250.00 250.00
Filing & Indexing Old records 685.00 310.00
(The item of $375.00 for a metal door
was eliminated)
Mr. Morse appeared before the Board at 4:00 P.M.
He said he estimated an increase of $2500.00 in Old
Age Assistance for the eight months beginning May 1,
1942, because of the increase in the allowance.
The Chairman asked Mr. Morse if the Town would
have to pay the employees in this department what the
State had set up, and Mr. Morse said that if there were
any under the minimum, they would have to be raised to
the minimum.
Mr. Morse said that at the present time, some of
the surrounding towns do not have the Food Stamp Plan, Welfare
and the Idea now is to have Mr. Roberts , the cashier, Budgets
handle four station; that is, four towns. If this plan
4111 goes through, we will have to pay about $10.00 per month
net.
The Board discussed with Mr. Morse comparative
figures for all types of aid in the Town of Arlington.
He said that the total spent in Lexington in 1941 for
all types of aid was $115,000.00. The Board voted to
approve a total of $116,000.00 for all types of aid for
1942, this amount to include the salaries of the em-
ployees at the minimum established by the State.
Mr. Morse retired at 5:00 P.M.
The Chairman informed the Board that he would be
unable to attend the meeting on Monday, January 19th.
The matter of purchasinglead for Insect Suppres-
sion was discussed. It was ecided to authorize Mr. Lead
earrity to purchase additional lead, the cost of which
is not to exceed by 41400.00 the largest amount he pur-
chased in any one month in 1941.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 P.M.
A true record, Attest:
Clerk