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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE HELD AT THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1943. Notification of this meeting was furnished to all mem- bers of the Committee by letter. The meeting was opened in the office of the Town Account- ant at 7:59 P.M. , by Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt, with the following members in attendance : Lewis L. Hoyt, Chairman Richard 11% Maynard Raymond A. Bond Fred C. Newhall George M. Hynes Harvey F. Winlock Ronald D. Brown Carl F. Bryant Raymond L. White Town Accountant Minutes of the Meeting Held December 6, 1943. It was regularly moved and voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting held December 6, 1943. !\****lC4 A \'A Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt asked the Committee what their general policy was in regards to salaries, whether they were going to exceed the maximums as per salary schedule. Richard W. Maynard' s opinion was not to disturb the present maximums. Ronald D. Brown' s opinion was to go part way with the Library and the School Depart- ments on salary increases. Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt thought that a bonus is the best way to adjust salaries at the present time. Mr. George M. Hynes said that he could not see that it is the duty of the Appropriation Committee to set the maximums as the salary sched- ule was adopted by the Town. Mr. Raymond A. Bond asked if this Committee were sincere in its feeling that the employees of the Town were in need 5f more money. The Committee said that they were sincere. Then Mr. Bond suggested that a sufficient bonus be given to adjust the salaries. Chairman Lewis L. Hoyt wanted the Committee to decide what they ranted to do on the salary situation and then decide on the bonus. Richard W. Maynard wanted to use the bonus now as an elas- tic measure. Ronald D. Brown asked if the Committee adhered to the