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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFranklin School Addition Building Committee charge, 1956 560 . Article 41. Presented by Mildred B. Marek, Chairman, School Committee. MOTION: That the School Committee be and hereby is auth- orized on behalf of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications for the constrAction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Franklin School Building; to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such con- ' 5r$1 Article 41. struction, original equipping and furnishing and to (Cont. ) supervise the carrying on of the work; and that the sum of 015,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated for such construction, original equipping and furnishing, and that payment be provided by raising 445,000.00 in the current tax levy and the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of 4470,000.00 ; and that the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of 4470,000.00 under the authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue bonds- or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provis- ions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, with- - - in a period not exceeding twenty years.: - Amendment offered by A. Edward Howse as follows : MOTION: That the Moderator be empowered to appoint a building committee to handle construction of the .Frank- lin. School Addition, one member of which shall be a member of the School Committee. 9:06 P. M. Town Counsel, Harold E. Stevens, suggests if, Mr. Howse would withdraw his amendment, he: would present a different amendment. 9:07 P. M. Amendment as presented by Mr. Dowse withdrawn. 9:07 P. M. Amendment offered by Town Counsel, Harold E. Stevens : I move to amend the motion by striking out the words "That the School Committee" and inserting in place thereof:- That the Moderator be and hereby is author- ized and directed to appoint a Franklin School Addition Building Committee of five residents of the Town, one of whom shall be a member of the Sehool Committee at the tune- of appointment; that said committee - so that the .............. motion as amended will read as follows: VOTED: That the Moderator be and hereby is authorized and directed to appoint a Franklin School Addition Building Committee of five residents of the Town, one of whom shall be a member of the School Committee at the time of appointment; that said''committee be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain architect- ural services and obtain final plans and specifications for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Franklin School Building; to ob- tain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such construction, original equipping and furnishing and to supervise the carrying on of the work; and that the sum of 4515,000.0.0 be and hereby is appropriated for such construction, original equipping and furnishing, . and that payment be provided by raising 445,000.00 in the current tax levy and the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of 4470,000.00; and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of 4470,000.00 under the authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General .maws,. as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years. 9:10 P. M. Amendment adopted unanimously. 9:12 P. M. Question on adoption of amended - by voice vote not unanimous . . mot' P ion. as 9:22 P. A. - Standing vote taken as follows : In Favor Tellers Opposed 39 Tracy W. Ames 0 125 Murray G. Dearborn 1 35 Ernest A. Giroux 0 199 1 Motion as amended carried 9:35 P. M.