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111 SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 12, 1963
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in
the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Saturday,
January 12, 1963, at 9:50 P.M. Chairman Adams, Messrs.
Cole, Richards and Burnell were present. Mr. Charles
Evans, of Evans Associates, Mr. Carroll, Superintendent
of Public Works, and Miss Murray, Executive glerk, Mr.
Higgins and Mr. Colella were also present.
Chief John W. Rycroft met with the Board to discuss
budgets for 1963 under his jurisdiction.
The subject of sending a police officer to a radio
school, who could then do the radio work for both the
police and fire departments, was discussed. Radio work
Mr. Richards questioned having an individual who
is basically a police officer doing extra work.
The Chief felt that the retaining fee being paid
by the police department and the portal to portal pay
expended by the fire department could be saved.
' It was agreed that the Chief would look into the
matter of sending an officer to a radio school.
The Personal Services budget was considered and
Mr. Evans reported that all rates had been correctly
!figured but he has not checked the extensions
The Expense budget was approved in the amount
of $21,130; Out of State Travel approved in the amount
of $60.
Chief Rycroft retired at 10:20 A.M.
Public Works budget were acted upon as follows:
Requested Approved
Personal Services $45,779.67 $45, (Y9.67
(Mr. Evans reported that all rates had been correctly
figured but he had not checked the extensions. ) Public Works
budgets
Expenses 2,001.00 2,001.00
Out of State Travel 200.00 200.00
Engineering-Personal Services 4.8,125.91 48,125.91
(Mr. Evans reported that all rates had been correctly
figured but he had not checked the extensions. )
Expenses 4,200.00 4,000.00
Town Offices & Cary Bldg. P.S. 17,077.10 17,077.10
Expenses 31,830.00 30,8 0.00
The item for the boiler room
floor was not approved.
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Requested Approved
Budget
Rental Properties $1,000.00 $1,000.00
Public Works Building 40,975.00 40,975.00
Highway Maintenance 111,750.00 111,750.00
Road Machinery 38,100.00 38,100.00
Snow Removal 100,000.00 100,000.00
Traffic Regulation & Control 11,050.00 11,050.00
Street Lights 71,881.00 71,881.00
Street Signs 3,000.00 3,000.00
Sewer Maintenance 55,323.00 45,000.00
(Reducing infiltration to the
Brook Street pumping station and
reducing infiltration in the
Lexington Center area approved. )
Sewer Services 71,500.00 68,000.00
Mr. Carroll was requested to proceed forthwith to
work out a new policy on installation of sewer services
whereby the work would be done on contract and each indi-
vidual would pay for the service rather than all the tax-
payers in the Town.
Mr. Carroll pointed out that this budget includes
labor and he will not be able to get the money from any
other account to pay the men
Mr. Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman of the Board of
Appeals, met with the Board and said that his Board has
Board of a part-time employee and it is evident the rate she is
Appeals ' to be compensated at is for a Senior Clerk, He said
budget his Board thought she should be classified as S-5 and r
receive $2.22 per hour. He explained thatthey have to
have an experienced stenographer who can take notes from
7:30 P.M. until 11:15 P.M. and the amount of money involved
will cost the Town less than $200 per year. He said he
wanted the Clerk to the Board. of Appeals in at the S-5
rate of $2.20 per hour and explained there is no demur
on the part of the encumbent. He said she could not
be replaced with a Senior Clerk.
Mr. Cole asked if thiscould be satisfied by a con-
tractural compensation
Mr. Nickerson replied thatthe Clerk is paid $4.00
a hearing and he wants four hours a day at $2.22 per hour.
Mr. Nickerson retired at 12:10 P.M. No decision
was made on his request
The Board adjourned until 1:10 P.M.
Budget Requested Approved
Garbage Collection $38,000.00 $38,000.00
Public Works ' Care of Dump & Removal of Ashes31,016.00 31,000.00
budgets Water Maintenance 64,450.00 63,750.00
Water Services 21,750.00 21,750.00
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' Budget Requested Approved
Park Maintenance $76,900.00 $76,900.00
Insect Suppression 9,500.00 9,500.00
Shade Tree 29,400.00 28,000.00
Dutch Elm Disease 15,750.00 15,750.00
Mosquito Control 8,160.00 8,160.00
Sewer Construction-Sundry 597,625 00 249,500.00
It was agreed to ask the Board of Health to list the
sewers requested tb the order of urgency deemed by that
Board.
Water Construction 6" - 16" 50,300.00 38,300.00
Drain Construction 46,000.00 28,000.00
Street Construction-Sundry 234,425.00 91,700.00
Street Construction-Cap.Outlay 40,000.00 40,000.00
The meeting adjourned at 4:15 P.M.
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