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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 26, 1952
A special meeting of the Board of Select-
men was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town
Office Building on Saturday, January 26, 1952
at 2:00 P.M. Chairman Nickerson, Messrs. Gay,
Emery, Driscoll and Hoyt were present. The
Clerk was also present.
The following members of the Appropriation
Committee were also present : Chairman Bateman,
Messrs. Cleveland, Patterson, James, Reid, Smith,
Sullivan and Tucker.
A five-day week recommended by the Board
of Selectmen was discussed at length. Messrs.
Patterson, Smith and Tucker of the Appropriation
Committee were not in favor of the recommendation
and felt that if the working hours for the Town
Office personnel are to be reduced, the offices
should be open one night a week. Mr. Patterson' s
argument for having the offices open one night
a week or on Saturday mornings was to give the
citizens an opportunity to pay real estate tax
bills or discuss any discrepancy in the tax
bills. The suggestion was also made that if the
offices close on Saturday, they should open at
eight o 'clock in the morning. Mr. Emery was
also in favor of having the offices open one
night a week.
The following action was taken on budgets:
Public Works Supt. Office - Personal Services
Approved by Selectmen No action by Approp. Committee
Supt. & Town Engineer $8,000 per year as of
April 1st with a top
of $9,000 for the job
Office Manager - Connolly $60.00 per week
Senior Clerk - McNamara 45.98 "
Clerk - Griffin 39.93 "
- Wilson 38.50 "
- Brenton 37.30 " "
- Szili 35.10 "
- Ryder 35.10 If
- Stone 39.93 "
Public Works Supt. Office - Expenses
Approved by Selectmen $730.00
Approved by Approp. Committee $730.00
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Town Offices & Cary Memorial Bldg. - Personal Services
Approved by Selectmen 8,778.01
Approved by Approp. Committee 18,778.01
Town Offices & Cary Memorial Bldg. - Expenses
Approved by Selectmen 13,685.00
Waterproofing Cary Bldg. estimate 2,000.00
Mr. Reid recommended the use of expensive material
for waterproofing Cary Building. He informed the group
that the labor would be the same regardless of the
material used and by using the best material, the water-
proofing would last longer.
Engineering Department - Personal Services
Approved by Selectmen No action by Approp. Comm.
Construction Engineer 5,200 per year
Junior Engineer, Grade 2 4,000 "
Junior Engineer, Grade 3 3,000 "
Asst. Engineer (Higgins) 3,972 " "
Transitman (O'Connor ) 3,031 "
Draftsman (Lichtenberg) 2,849 " "
Rodman (Cosia) 2,591 "
The Chairman explained that a construction
engineer would not be in the off ice, much of his
time due to the fact that he would be out in the
field on projects.
Mr. Patterson said that if the Town is to
have another engineer, he recommends cutting the
salary of the Town Engineer.
Mr. James said that as he understands it, this
is a new setup and the new man will be able to assume
the responsibility of projects and will not have to
depend entirely on Mr. Burns.
Mr. Patterson said that his question is should
the Town Engineer be separate from the Sup 't of Public
Works and he thought this might be a good time to
make the break.
The Chairman explained that in the days when
there was a Town Engineer and a Sup't of Public Works,
the Town was not doing the volume of work which is
being done now.
Mr. Patterson said that he thought it would be
more efficient to have an Engineering Department with
a Town Engineer plus a Supt. of Public Works.
The Chairman said that the Board of Selectmen
is satisfied with the way Mr. Burns operates the
Public Works Department and the Engineering
Department.
Mr. Hoyt said that the Board thinks it is more
economical and efficient to let the Sup't. of Public
Works handle the whole thing.
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Mr. Tucker said that he would like to get a comparison
11 of the work done in the past with what is contemplated to
be done this year.
Sewer Services Waies & Expenses
Approved by Selectmen $30,600 No action by App. Comm.
If the Sunnyfield sewer is not voted, the item
of $6500 for 50 services can be eliminated.
Sewer Construction - Sundry Streets
Approved by Selectmen $140,000 No action by App. Comm.
If the Sunnyfield sewer is voted, this budget
will be increased $230,000.
Chapter 90 Construction 8,000
Mr. Bateman informed the Board that the Town
must appropriate the amounts contributed by
State and County and then be reimbursed.
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 P.M.
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