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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
January 23, 1943
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held
in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on Saturday
afternoon, January 23, 1943 at 2:00 P.M. Messrs. Potter,
Rowse, Locke, and Sareno were present. The Clerk was also
present. Mr. Rowse acted as Chairman in the absence of Mr.
Giroux, who arrived at 4:00 P.M. The Selectmen were told
of this meeting by the Chairman on Monday, January 18, 1943.
Budgets were acted upon as follows :
Account Requested Approved
Appropriation - Personal Services $ 600..00 $ 600.00
Appropriation - Expenses 495.00 495.00
Selectmen's - Expenses 1650.00 1650.00
Accounting - Expenses 332.00 300.00
Treasurer's - Personal 1982.50 1782.73
The item for Treasurer was
reduced from $1200.00 to $1000.00 IITreasurer's - Expenses 417.00 417.00
Other Finance Offices & Accounts 200.00 125.00
Collector's - Personal 5663.00 5067.82
The item for Collector was re-
duced from 3420.00 to 2850.00.
The item for Clerk was reduced
from 1304.00 to 1278.54. The item
for Clerk was increased from 939.00
to 939.28.
Collector's - Expenses 1675.00 1600.00
The item for postage was reduced
from 375.00 to 350.00; office supplies
from 60.00 to 40.00; bond premium from
575.00 to 548.00, and sundry items from
13.00 to 10.00.
Assessors' - Personal 6279.00 5826.45
Secretary reduced from 2900.00 to
2700.00; clerk reduced from 1456.00
to 1304.54; clerk reduced from 923.00
to 821.91. IIAssessors' - Expenses 525.00 500.00
Office equipment & repair reduced
from 25.00 to 15.00; travel & meeting
expenses reduced from $40.00 to $25.00.
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Account Requested Approved
Law Department - Personal Services 2000.00 1750.00
Special fees reduced from 1000.00
to 750.00
Law Department - Expenses 425.00 300.00
Town Clerk - Expenses 162.90 162.90
Elections Dept. - Expenses, Selectmen 504.00 504.00
Elections Dept . - Expenses, Town Clerk 101.96 101.96
Registrations Department - Personal 450.00 300.00
Registrations - Expenses 122.96 122.96
Public Works Supt's. Office - Expenses 150.00 150.00
Town Offices & Cary Memorial - Personal 4773.49 4666.03
Assistant janitor reduced from 1415.08
to 1395.58. Second assistant janitor
reduced from 1376.08 to 1288.12.
Town Offices & Cary Memorial - Expense 7200.00 7200.00
Engineering Department - Expenses 800.00 700.00
Equipment rentals reduced from
$400.00 to $300.00.
Board of Appeals - Expenses 100.00 100.00
Planning Board - Expenses 250.00 250.00
Board of Retirement - Expenses 455.00 455.00
Police Department - Personal 38148.75 38148.75
Police Department - Expenses 3500.00 3375.00
Fire Department - Personal 37,000.00 36,050.00
Privates reduced from 20,840.00 to
20,340.00; call men reduced from
$3,800.00 to 3,300.00; deputy chief
increased from 2600.00 to 2650.00.
Fire Department - Expenses 7415.00 7415.00
Ambulance Maintenance 200.00 200.00
Building Department - Personal 1100.00 1100.00
Building Department - Expenses 300.00 155.00
Automobile allowance reduced
from 225.00 to 100.00, sundry
items omitted.
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Account Requested Approved
Wire Department - Personal 600.00 600.00
Wire Department - Expenses 100.00 100.00
Weights & Measures - Personal 500.00 500.00
Weights & Measures - Expenses 265.00 265.00
Insect Suppression - Personal 300.00 300.00
Insect Suppression - Wages & Expenses 2300.00 2300.00
Shade Trees - Wages & Expenses 1300.00 950.00
The amount of 350.00 to be taken
from Taylor Tree Fund.
Forest Fires - Personal 100.00 50.00
Forest Fires - Wages & Expenses 500.00 500.00
Dog Officer - Personal 100.00 100.00
Dog Officer - Expenses 75.00 75.00
Health Department - Personal 500.00 500.00
Health Department - Expenses 5252.00 5152.00
Cesspool Cart Sundry Items
$100.00 omitted
Milk Inspector - Personal 300.00 300.00 ,
Dog Clinic - Expenses 450.00 450.00
Dental Clinic - Personal 1750.00 1750.00
Dental Clinic - Expenses 100.00 100.00
Posture Clinic - Expenses 625.00 625.00
Vital Statistics 25.00 25.00
Animal Inspection - Personal 500.00 500.00
Slaughtering Inspection - Personal 800.00 800.00
Plumbing Department - Personal 900.00 900.00
Plumbing Department - Expenses 300.00 130.00
Postage & Supplies reduced from
$50 to 25.00; auto allowance
reduced from 225.00 to 100.00
sundry items omitted.
Sewer Maintenance - Services 2500.00 1500.00
Care of Dumps & Removal of Ashes 1700.00 1700.00
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Account Requested Approved
Garbage Collection 6000.00 6000.00
Highway Maintenance - Chapter 90 1000.00 1000.00
Traffic Regulation & Control 1100 .00 700.00
Street Lights 22,500.00 22,500.00
Street Signs 400.00 400.00
Highway Dept. - Road Machinery 9,000.00 9,000.00
Public Welfare - Administration Items 800.00 750.00
Meeting expense reduced from
100.00 to 50.00
Public Welfare - Town Physician 750.00 750.00
Public Welfare Aid & Expenses 37,000.00 30,000.00
Dependent Children Aid - Administra-
tion 25.00 25.00
Dependent Children Aid - Aid &
Expenses 13,500.00 11,000.00
Old Age Assistance - Administration 300.00 300.00
Old Age Assistance - Aid & Expenses 41,000.00 37 ,000.00
State Aid 500.00 500.00
Military Aid 800.00 500.00
Soldiers' Burials 200.00 100.00
Soldiers ' Relief - Administration 25.00 25.00
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Soldiers' Relief - Aid & Expenses 5,000.00 4,000.00
Memorial Day 250.00 250.00
Patriots' Day 50.00 50.00
Insurance 7825.00 7825.00
Unclassified 1960.00 2000.00
Interest on Debt 7276.68 7276.68
The meeting adjourned at 5:50 P.M.
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