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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 25, 1964
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was
held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building,
on Saturday, January 25, 1964, at 9:50 A.M. Chairman
Cole, Messrs. Brown, Burnell, Cataldo and Sheldon were
present . Mr. Gray, Executive Assistant, and Miss
Murray, Executive Clerk, were also present
Mr. Arthur Burrell, Director of Civil Defense, met
with the Board to discuss further the 1964 budget. Civil
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted Defense
to reduce the item for Radiac Service from $939 .00
to $363.00. The Chairman wished to be recorded op-
posed to the reduction of the amount requested.
Further discussion was held pertaining to the
Water Maintenance budget . It was agreed to make Water
no change in the amount of$38,105.00 approved Janu- maintenanc
ary 18, 1964 and to advise Mr. Carroll that the
$1,000 00 included in this sumfbr radios will not be
deducted, but is not to be used for radios .
Mr. Burrell retired at 10 :15 A.M.
Further discussion was held relative to the
Cemetery Wages & Expenses budget.
Upon motion dulymade and seconded, it was voted
to disapprove funds for the purchase of a new compressor .
Mr. Gray was requested to advise the Cemetery Com-
missioners that arrangements can be made to rent a com- Cemetery
pressor from the Public Works Department . budget
The Chairman said he would write the Commissioners
and advise that the budget has been reduced to $38,500;
that the Board did not wish to cut the individual areas,
but would suggest in the matter of the compressor, that
the Commissioners work with the Department of Public
Works and use whatever equipment is there . A copy of
the letter is to be sent to the Appropriation Committee
Further consideration was given to the Recreation -
Capital Expenditures budget . Recreatior
The Chairman said the Committee should be advised budget
that the Board does not object to the $20,000 requested,
but does object to $13,000 of it being allocated for
tennis courts
Mr. Gray was reque^ted to call Mr. Kelly and
obtain some more definite information.
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. James J.
Carroll, to which was attached a list of bids re-
ceived for the $500,000 sewer construction.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted
that the sale of the $500,000 3.10 percent Sewer Bonds
(Nos 1 to 100) of the Town, dated February 1, 1964,
payable February 1, $25,000 in 1965 to 1984 to
ational Shawmut Bank of Boston, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner and Smith, Inc. , at the price of 100 .6165 and
accrued interest .
The meeting adjourned at 12 :10 P.M
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