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Eight Town Meeting Members for District Eight for Three Years
Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant
Louis C. Breen had four hundred and forty-five (445) votes Emery V. Forrest had four hundred and fifty-seven (457) votes Robert F. Gallivan had four hundred and twenty-six (426) votes Florence J. C. Hennessey had four hundred and twenty-six (426) votes Richard F. Pendergast had four hundred and ninety-seven (497) votes Leo V. Storme had three hundred and eighty-three (383) votes Martin B. Curran had three hundred and ninety-eight (398) votes
Tie Vote
Frederick R. J. O'Brien had three hundred and thirteen (313) votes Leo T. Young had three hundred and thirteen (313) votes
Not Elected
Michael R. J. Bohan had two hundred and ten (210) votes Thomas E. Green had one hundred and sixty-nine (169) votes John H. Kelly had two hundred and sixty-nine (269) votes Edward Shaughnessy had two hundred and seventy (270) votes Francis X. Sheehan, Jr. had two hundred and thirty-two (232) votes David E. Wood had two hundred and sixty (260) votes Scattering, one (1)
Blanks, sixteen hundred and thirty-five (1635)
QUESTION-Group Life Insurance, Group Accidental Death and Dismem- berment Insurance, Group General or Blanket Hospital, Surgical and Medical Insurance
Yes - twenty-seven hundred and six (2706) votes No -- ten hundred and eighty-one (1081) votes Blanks- twenty-one hundred and seventeen (2117)
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK
Town Clerk and Accountant
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RECOUNT OF VOTES CAST FOR TOWN MEETING MEMBER DISTRICT EIGHT AT THE ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION ON JANUARY 16, 1956
On a recount held on February 3, 1956, of votes cast for the Office of Town Meeting Member, District 8, the results of said recount were as follows: Louis C. Breen had four hundred and forty-five (445) votes Emery V. Forrest had four hundred and sixty-one (461) votes Robert F. Gallivan had four hundred and thirty-two (432) votes Florence J. C. Hennessey had four hundred and twenty-two (422) votes Richard F. Pendergast had four hundred and ninety-seven (497) votes Leo V. Storme had three hundred and eighty (380) votes Michael R. J. Bohan had two hundred and twelve (212) votes
Martin B. Curan had four hundred and six (406) votes Thomas E. Green had one hundred and forty-nine (149) votes John H. Kelly had two hundred and seventy-nine (279) votes Leo T. Young had three hundred and twelve (312) votes Frederick R. J. O'Brien had three hundred and eleven (311) votes Edward Shaughnessy had two hundred and seventy (270) votes Francis X. Sheehan, Jr. had two hundred and thirty-three (233) votes David E. Wood had two hundred and sixty-three (263) votes Scattering, one (1)
Blanks, sixteen hundred and thirty-one (1631)
Leo T. Young elected and sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK Town Clerk and Accountant
ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Thursday, March 22, 1956 at 8:00 o'clock in the Afternoon in The Junior High School Auditorium on Washington Street
On a notice duly issued by the Town Clerk and Accountant, Walter A. Blasenak and dated March 14, 1956, the Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, adjourned from January 19, 1956, was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley. The proper service of this notice was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood.
It was voted that the meeting stand adjourned to meet at 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon on Thursday, April 12, 1956 in the Junior High School Audi- torium on Washington Street.
It was further voted that Article 2 to Article 32 be laid on the table and acted upon at the Adjourned session of this meeting.
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK
Town Clerk and Accountant
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING April 12, 1956, adjourned from March 22, 1956
On a notice duly attested by the Town Clerk and Accountant, Walter A. Blasenak and dated April 3, 1956, the Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, ad- journed from March 22, 1956, was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley. The proper service of this notice was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood.
The articles in the warrant and the action thereunder is as follows:
ARTICLE 2. To hear and act on the reports of Town Officers and Com- mittees.
Voted: That the 84th Annual Report of the officials of the Town of Norwood be received and accepted as printed.
Voted: That the report of the Finance Commission and its recommenda- tions with respect to appropriation estimates for the year 1956 be received and acted upon.
Voted: That the progress report of the Committee to Review the Town Charter be accepted.
The report of the Committee on the Above Article is as follows:
PROGRESS REPORT TO TOWN MEETING MEMBERS NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS
"The committee, appointment of which was authorized under Article 1 of the Special Town Meeting, March 26, 1953, "to review the present town charter, Acts of 1914, Chapter 197", wishes to make a progress report. Since notification of its appointment on September 22, 1954, your committee has held 24 meetings. Its activities have included the review of Chapter 197 as well as numerous other "Town Charters", meetings with Town Officials, Boards and Committees, and two public meetings, held in an endeavor to learn the wishes of our citizens.
Your committee then adopted as the most effective procedure the develop- ment of an organization chart. After extensive discussion, study and com- parison, the committee has completed a tentative chart. Your committee now intends to present to and discuss with the affected officials, boards and committees the changes that it tentatively plans to propose.
Following review and discussion with the interested individuals and groups a final organization chart will be drawn up for presentation to Town Meeting Members for action.
Your committee hopes and expects that a meeting can be held for this purpose early this fall.
Respectfully submitted,
Committee to Review Town Charter HARRY B. BUTTERS
WILLIAM L. HYLAND
WILLIAM C. KENDRICK JOHN R. RUSSELL FRANCIS W. SMITH
KENNETH W. TATRO
ROBERT W. WILLIAMSON, Chairman
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ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Collector of Taxes to use the same means as a Town Treasurer may use when acting as Collector.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes as Collector of Taxes be and hereby is authorized to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer may use, according to law, when acting as Collector of Taxes.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Trea- surer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
ARTICLE 5. To see what disposition the Town will make of money received for dog licenses.
Voted: That this Article be laid upon the table to be taken up and acted upon together with Item 8, Sub-Division D of Article 6.
ARTICLE 6. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise, borrow, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, and appropriate for the current fiscal year for the following purposes, or take any other action in the matter.
A. General Government
1. Selectmen, (a) Salaries, (b) Incidentals
Voted: (a) That the Selectmen receive no salaries .(b) By taxation, the sum of $750.00 for the Clerk of the Selectmen and the further sum of $150.00 be raised by taxation for incidental expense of the Selectmen.
2. Town Clerk and Accountant (2) Town Bookkeeper
(a) Salaries, (b) Incidentals, (c) New Equipment
Voted: (1-2) For Salary of Town Clerk and Accountant and Town Book- keeper, $6,500.00 of which sum $3,700.00 shall be raised by taxation, $2,100.00 taken from the receipts of the Electric Light Department, and $700.00 taken from the receipts of the Water Department. (b) For incidentals, $44,200.00 of which amount $26,100.00 shall be raised by taxation, and the sum of $13,600.00 taken from receipts of the Electric Light Department, and $4,500.00 taken from the receipts of the Water Department and with respect to said $44,200.00 not more than $36,300.00 shall be available for personal services.
3. Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
(a) Salary, (b) Incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond, (c) To meet the expense of the foreclosure of tax titles held by the Town.
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Voted: (a) $6,500.00 for salary of Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, of which amount, the sum of $5,200.00 shall be raised by taxation $2,100.00 taken from the receipts of the Electric Department, and $700.00 taken from the receipts of the Water Department; said salary to be retroactive to January 1, 1956; (b) $22,400.00 for incidental expense, of which amount $18,350.00 shall be raised by taxation, and the sum of $3,100.00 shall be taken from the receipts of the Electric Light Department and $950.00 taken from the receipts of the Water Department; and with respect to said $22,400.00, not more than $17,600.00 shall be available for personal serviees. (c) By taxation, $350.00.
4. Assessors. (a) Salaries, (b) Incidentals, (c) New Equipment.
Voted: (a) By Taxation, $7,000.00 (b) By taxation, $9,950.00 of which amount not more than $6,800.00 shall be available for personal services, (c) Indefinite Postponement.
5. Certification of Bonds and Notes
Voted: By taxation, $10.00.
6. Finance Commission. (a) Incidentals
Voted: By taxation, $1,600.00.
7. Law (a) Salary, (b and c) Incidentals, including Books for Law Li- brary, (d) Expense of defense of Assessors in proceedings under Chapter 58A, General Laws.
Voted: (a) Salary by taxation, $4,000.00, (b and c) By taxation, $800.00, (d) by taxation $500.00.
8. Election and Registration, (a) Salaries, (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation, $1,200.00, (b) By taxation, $15,300.00.
9. Memorial Municipal Building, (a) Maintenance.
Voted: $21,450.00 of which amount $19,350.00 shall be raised by taxation, $1,800.00 taken from the receipts of the Electric Light Department, and the sum of $300.00 taken from the receipts of the Water Department, and that with respect to the said sum of $21,450.00 not more than $8,500.00 shall be available for personal services.
10. General Manager, (a) Salary, (b) Incidentals, including suretyship bond.
Voted: (a) The sum of $9,500.00, of which amount $5,500.00 shall be raised by taxation, and the sum of $2,700.00 taken from the receipts of the Electric Light Department, and the sum of $1,300.00 taken from the receipts
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of the Water Department. (b) $12,850.00 of which amount $11,100.00 shall be available for personal services and the sum of $300.00 raised by taxation and appropriated for New Equipment.
11. Engineering (a) Salaries, (b) Incidentals
Voted: (a) By taxation, $7,200.00, (b) By taxation, $22,400.00, of which amount $21,350.00 shall be used for personal services.
12. Board of Survey (a) Incidentals
Voted: (a) By taxation, $50.00.
13. Planning Board (a) Incidentals
Voted: By taxation, $6,470.00, of which amount the sum of $5,200.00 shall be for the Engineers salary and the sum of $100.00 shall be for New Equip- ment.
14. Board of Appeal (a) Incidentals
Voted: (a) By taxation, $50.00
ARTICLE 6. B. Protection of Persons and Property.
1. Police Department, (a) salaries, (b) and (d) Incidentals and Expense of insurance providing indemnity for or protection to officers or employees as provided in Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 1. (c) New Equipment.
Voted: (a) $195,566.00 by taxation, of which amount, $147,866.00 for salaries, $3,600.00 for paid holidays and $6,400.00 for Police Traffic Supervisors. (b and d) $13,400.00 by taxation, and with respect to said $13,400.00, not more than $2,800.00 shall be available for police uniforms. (c) By taxation, $13,000.00 Incidental expense other than wages of officers, viz., Maintenance of Traffic Signals and Traffic Control, $11,300.00
2. Fire Department, (a) Salaries, (b) Incidentals, (c) New Equipment, (d) Expense of insurance providing indemnity for or protection to officers or employees as provided in Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 1.
Voted: (a) By taxation, $200,818.00 of which amount $146,750.00 for sal- aries, $4,050.00 for Paid Holidays. (b) and (d) $11,110.00 of which amount not more than $800.00 shall be used for fire uniforms, (c) By taxation, $19,500.00, (e) Annuities to dependents of Firemen whose death was sustained during performance of their duties, $3,200.00.
3. Maintenance and Extension of Fire Alarm System
Voted: By taxation, $7,500.00.
4. Hydrant Service
Voted: By taxation, $8,708.00.
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5. Inspector of Buildings. (a) Salary, (b) Expenses
Voted: (a) By taxation, $4,500.00, (b) By taxation, $1,085.00.
6. Inspector of Animals, (a) Salary
Voted: By taxation, $200.00.
7. Sealer of Weights and Measures. (a) Salary, (b) Incidentals
Voted: (a) By taxation, $1,400.00, (b) By taxation, $560.00.
8. Inspector of Wires. (a) Salary.
Voted: Indefinite Postponement.
9. Town Game Warden. (a) Salary, (b) Incidentals
Voted: (a) By taxation, $325.00, (b) By taxation, $125.00.
10. Gypsy and brown tail moths and other insect pest extermination in- cluding the purchase of new equipment.
Voted: By taxation, $3,000.00.
11. Care and Planting of Shade Trees.
Voted: By taxation, $12,500.00.
12. Street Lighting.
Voted: By taxation, $23,485.00.
13. To meet the expense of the enforcement of laws relating to dogs. Voted: By taxation, $650.00.
C. Health and Sanitation
1. Board of Health (a) Salaries, (b) Contagious Disease, Garbage Disposal and Other Incidental Expense, (c) Maintenance of Town Dump, (d) County Hospital Assessment.
Voted: (a) By taxation, the sum of $150.00, said salaries to be retroactive to January 1, 1956. (b) By taxation, $63,935.00 of which amount not more than $28,150.00 shall be available for personal services. (c) By taxation, $20,000.00. (d) Indefinite postponement.
2. Sewer Maintenance, (b) Particular Sewers.
Voted: By taxation, $9,400.00, (b) By taxation, $17,000.00.
3. Sewer Construction
Voted: By taxation, $8,000.00.
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4. Construction of Main Drains
Voted: By taxation, $12,777.65.
5. Maintenance of main drains and cleaning brooks and drains other than main drains.
Voted: By taxation, $12,800.00.
6. Removal of Ashes and Rubbish
Voted: By taxation, $15,700.00, and further voted, the sum of $12,222.35 by transfer from Post War Rehabilitatoin Fund to Drain Construction.
ARTICLE 6. D-1 Public Works Division. (a) Expense of operation, in- cluding salary of Superintendent.
Voted: $33,010.00 of which amount not more than $22,010.00 shall be for personal services, and with respect to the sum appropriated, the sum of $25,010.00 shall be raised by taxation and the sum of $8,000.00 shall be taken from the receipts of the Water Department.
2. (a) Maintenance and repairs of highways, culverts, bridges, street and guide boards, (b) Removal of snow and ice, (c) Purchase of new equipment for removal of snow, (d) Highway Construction, (e) Purchase of New Equip- ment for Public Works Division, (f) Construction of Permanent Sidewalks.
Voted: (a) By taxation, $80,000.00, (b) By taxation, $90,000.00, (c) In- definite Postponement, (d) By taxation, $7,500.00, (e) By taxation, $20,000.00,
(f) Indefinite Postponement.
ARTICLE 6. D-2 (g) Vacations of laborers, (h) Gasoline and oil, Pur- chase of, (i) Garage and Garage equipment, maintenance of, (j) Sick Leave for Public Works Division Employees.
Voted: (g) $17,000.00 of which amount $15,000.00 shall be raised by taxa- tion and $2,000.00 taken from the receipts of the Water Department, (h) and (i) Indefinite Postponement, (j) By taxation, $7,500.00.
3. (a) 1. Public Welfare Administration Expense, 2. Public Welfare Relief, 3. Public Welfare Disability Assistance, (b) 1. Aid for Dependent Children Administration Expense, 2. Aid for Dependent Children.
Voted: By taxation, $188,875.00 of which amount not more than $9,900.00 shall be for personal services. 2. By taxation, $28,750.00, 3. By taxation, $17,500.00, (b) 1. Indefinite Postponement, 2. By taxation, $11,000.00.
4. (a) Assistance to Aged Citizens Administration, (b) Assistance to Aged Citizens, Chapter 118A, General Laws as amended.
Voted: (a) Indefinite Postponement, (2) By taxation, $400.00, (b) $80,000.00 by taxation.
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D-5. Salary of Town Physician
Voted: Indefinite Postponement.
6. Soldiers' Benefits
Voted: By taxation, $39,900.00.
ARTICLE 6. D-7. Support of Schools. (a) Administration Expense (b) Instruction Salaries, (c) Maintenance and Repairs of School Buildings, (d) Operation of School Buildings, (e) and (f) Instruction Supplies and Textbooks, (g) Auxiliary Agencies, (h) (i) (j) Capital Outlay Including New Equipment, Operation of School Lunchroom. and Athletic Activities. Industrial Education. Article 7 and Article 8.
Voted: That action under Article 7 and Article 8 be taken up and acted upon with Article 6, Sub-Division D, Section 7.
Voted: (a) By taxation, $20,077.00, (b) $729,110.97 by taxation, (c) By taxation, $97,500.00, (d) By taxation, $100,004.50 (e) and (f) By taxation, $24,850.00, (g) By taxation, $49,045.00, (h) By taxation, $1,000.00, (i) By taxa- tion, $14,986.70, (j) By taxation, $7,500.00. For Industrial Education, by taxa- tion, $5,750.00 and with respect to evening school, the expense of such main- tenance be made available in the sums herein appropriated for the support of schools.
ARTICLE 9. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the establishment and maintenance of continuation schools or courses or instruction, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: Indefinite Postponement.
ARTICLE 6. D-8. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.
ARTICLE 5. To see what disposition the Town will make of money re- ceived for dog licenses.
Voted: By taxation, $53,463.50 for the maintenance of the Morrill Me- morial Library and that the further sum of $1,976.50 being money received for dog licenses from the County of Norfolk be appropriated for said pur- pose, and with respect to the aforesaid sums, not more than $38,490.00 shall be used for personal services in said Morrill Memorial Library.
9. To defray the Expense of the Observance of Memorial Day.
Voted: By taxation, $1,500.00.
10. Parks, Maintenance and Improvement of
Voted: By taxation, $10,500.00.
11. Recreation (a) Salaries, (b) Expense
Voted: (a-b) By taxation, $27,000.00.
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12. Playgrounds Maintenance , (a) Salary, (a) Expenses; (b) Improvement of Public Playgrounds.
Voted: (a. 1 and 2) By taxation, $22,000.00 of which amount not more than $15,000.00 shall be for payroll wages, (b) By taxation, $10,000.00 of which amount the sum of $9,500.00 shall be for improvement of Father McAleer Playground.
13. Printing and Distribution of Town Reports.
Voted: By taxation, $3,500.00.
14. Defraying incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise pro- vided for.
Voted: By taxation, $5,700.00.
15. and 16. Public Band Concerts and Carillon Concerts.
Voted: 15. Band Concerts, Indefinite Postponement. 16. By taxation, $500.00 for Carillon Concerts.
17. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the expense of the purchase of eyeglasses for needy school children.
Voted: By taxation, the sum of $50.00.
ARTICLE 6. E. Public Services.
1. Electric Light Department (a) Maintenance, (b) Operation, (c) Depreci- ation, (d) New Construction, (e) Repairs.
Voted: $944,500.00 be appropriated from the income of the Municipal Light Department for the current year for the following purposes:
(a b, d and e) $852,126.39, (e) $92,373.61.
And it be further voted that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $50,000.00 under authority of Clause 8, Section 8 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and to issue a bond or note of the town therefor payable within one year in full from the date of issue of the bond or note; said sum is hereby appropriated for Light Construction.
And further voted, that if the income of said department shall exceed the expense of said fiscal year, such excess shall be returned to the Town Treasury.
2. Water Department. (a) Maintenance, (b) Construction, (c) New Equip- ment.
Voted: $175,350.00 from the current receipts of the Water Department to be appropriated for the following purposes:
(a) Maintenance and Operation $116,550.00. (b) $58,800.00, of which sum $15,000.00 shall be for Water Service Connections, (c) Indefinite postponement.
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ARTICLE 6. F. Cemeteries.
1. Maintenance and Improvement. 2. New Equipment.
Voted: 1. $42,900.00, of which amount $8,560.00 shall be transferred from the receipts of the Cemetery Department, and $42,000.00 shall be raised by taxation of which $200.00 shall be for new equipment.
G. Interest and Debt Requirements.
1. Interest Requirements. 2. Bonds and Notes Due in 1956.
l'oted: By taxation, $13,800.00. 2. By taxation, $109,000.00.
H. Insurance on Town Property.
Voted: By taxation, $10,000.00.
I. Reserve Fund.
Voted: $21,121.52 by transfer from overlay surplus and $13,878.48 by taxation.
J. 1. Pensions for Laborers. 2. Contributory Retirement Accumulation. 3. Expense of Contributory Retirement Board.
Voted: 1. Indefinite Postponement. (2-3) $41,805.00 to be appropriated by taxation for the various funds of the Contributory Retirement System.
ARTICLE 10 and 11.
ARTICLE 10. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate to pay not more than the ordinary and reasonable compensation for care actually rendered or furnished by the Norwood Hospital or other Hospi- tals in the vicinity of Norwood to such persons as may be in whole or in part unable to care for themselves, the same to be in addition to sums appropriated for the care of contagious diseases and for institutional relief or take any other action in the matter.
ARTICLE 11. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the employment of district or other nurses or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That Article 10 and Article 11 be taken up and considered to- gether as one article. By taxation, the sum of $500.00.
ARTICLE 12. To see what sum or sums the town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the necessary expenses of municipal officers and em- ployces of particular departments of the town incurred outside the Common- wealth in securing information upon matters in which the town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in such departments which sum or sums shall be specified to be and shall be limited to such expenses incurred as aforesaid.
Voted: By taxation, $1,525.00.
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ARTICLE 13. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet overdrafts and unpaid bills incurred prior to Dec- ember 31, 1955.
Voted: By taxation, $6,138.88.
ARTICLE 14. To see what sum the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to apply from free cash in the treasury in offset to the amount appropriated to be raised by taxation for the current financial year, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: From Free Cash, $192,000.00.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to lease for a period not exceeding five years a building or parts of building for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for Post 2452, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, subject to regulations to be made by the Selectmen therefor as provided by law, and to raise and appropriate a sum to provide for the payment for the rent reserved under such lease for the current year or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation, $500.00.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept sections 42G, 42H and 421 of General Laws, Chapter 10 inserted by Chapter 332 Acts of 1955 entitled "An Act to Authorize the Levy of Special Assessments to Meet the Cost of Laying Water Pipes in Public and Private Ways."
Voted: To so accept.
ARTICLE 17. To see what sum or sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Town's Committee on Rehabilitation and Re- employment.
Voted: By taxation, $200.00.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted: By taxation, $2,000.00 and by transfer from Surplus Revenue, $4,000.00, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon its receipt, to Surplus Revenue.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted: $10,000.00 by taxation and $30,000.00 by transfer from Surplus Revenue to meet the State's share and the County's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursement from the State and County to be restored upon its receipt to Surplus Revenue.
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