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(2) "Water Main Extension Notes Maturing in 1946"-pay- ment of interest due in 1945-$120;
(3) "Water Department Maintenance"-$8,700; the entire amount to be taken from "Water Available Surplus," or do or act.
The appropriations here requested are for the normal operation of the Water Department and as such, call for no explanation.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article.
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Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for the preparation of studies and plans for a Civic Center Building to be located in the Village of Cochituate, the money to be spent under the supervision of the Committee designated by the vote of the Town Meeting under Article 7 at the Annual Meeting held March 8, 1944, or do or act.
The Building Committee advises the Finance Committee that they are in the process of having pre- liminary plans prepared for the proposed building and that, in addition to the $500 voted last year, they would like the Town to appropriate about $1,000 this year. Since it is contemplated that this is a project which the Town will be asked to undertake immediately follow- ing the close of the war and, since plans will have to be prepared in advance, the Finance Committee recom- mends the approval of the article.
Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for the purchase and installation of a new fur- nace, heating equipment and insulation for the Public Library Building in Wayland and act upon the question of authorizing the making of a contract therefor by the Trustees of the Way- land Public Library and the payment of bills therefor upon approval of the Trustees of the Public Library, or do or act.
The hot air furnace in the Public Library has worn out and it has been increasingly difficult to make repairs in the last three years. Despite such repairs as have been made, there is no assurance that it will last through a heating season. The furnace was installed in 1900, at the time the building was constructed, and is therefore forty-five years old. It has become impos- sible to obtain replacement parts and any program, involving an over-all cleaning of the Library, includ- ing painting, etc., should not be undertaken until a new furnace has been installed. The heating engineers, employed by the Trustees to study the requirements of the building, suggest the installation of a vapor steam heating system, with adequate radiation to supplant the present furnace and hot air system. They also point out that a substantial saving of fuel could be made by insulating above the ceiling. The engineers estimate that the contractor's price for the complete job will come to about $6,100. The priority for the pur-
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chase of this equipment can be obtained. The Trustees propose to let the job on a competitive bid basis.
The Finance Committee has made an examination of the building, has looked at the furnace, has con- sulted with the heating engineers and is satisfied that the request here made is a proper one. The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of the article.
Article 9. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for general repair of the Public Library Build- ing in Wayland, such work to include interior painting, renova- tion and repair of the plumbing and electrical systems, and act upon the question of authorizing the making of contracts there- for by the Trustees of the Wayland Public Library and the payment of bills therefor upon approval of the Trustees of the Public Library, or do or act.
The interior of the Public Library has not been painted within the last fifteen years. The plumbing fixtures need to be renewed and some of the electrical fixtures should be modernized. The Trustees have secured rough estimates of what a program of interior renovation and repair will come to and figure the total cost to be about $1,800. This article is a request on their part for the work which they feel should be done on the Library following the close of the war. There is no suggestion that the work be done at this time. The Finance Committee, as indicated in the previous article, has made an inspection of the building and agrees that the work should be undertaken when labor and materials are again available.
A start was made last year on a program looking to the post-war period. The Finance Committee feels that the work here requested is one of the major items which should fall within such a program. Last year, funds were set aside for the purchase of land for an addition to the Highway Department garage; for the purchase of land for a civic center in Cochituate and for an addition to the Center grammar school. This year, a further earmarking is being recommended for repairs to the Library and for repairs to the three school buildings. For next year and the year or two which follow, a program for post-war reconstruction
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should include resumption of Chapter 90 highway con- struction, Town road reconstruction, improvement to the park land, purchase of additional land for Lake- view Cemetery, a townwide tree-trimming project, new pumps and additions to the water system, an addi- tion to the Highway Department garage and, as the most important item, a new civic center building for Cochituate. It is with this entire program in mind that the Finance Committee feels that the appropriations here requested for the Library and the schools should be made.
Inasmuch as the funds, once voted, do not have to be used in the current year, but may be set aside pending completion of the program, the Finance Com- mittee recommends the approval of the article and the appropriation of $1,800.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for miscellaneous repairs and improvement of the Town's school buildings and adjoining grounds, or do or act.
The School Committee has submitted a schedule of repairs and improvement to the Town's school buildings, the principal items of which are: a com- plete painting and refinishing of the interiors of the grade school buildings in Cochituate and Wayland Center, new floor covering in the Center grammar school, new stairs for the Cochituate grammar school, ventilation for the basement of the high school and desk replacements.
A portion of the work is to catch up on repairs which have of necessity been neglected during the war period when there was a shortage of labor and mate- rials and most of the schedule covers improvements in the two grammar schools. The Finance Committee has made an inspection of each of the buildings, has gone over each of the items with the School Committee and estimates the probable cost of the program at $15,500. The entire appropriation here asked is of the same general nature as that called for in the pre- vious article. The School Committee advises us that only a part of the work can be undetaken now but that it would like to be in a position to proceed with the
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various items as soon as possible. Funds appropriated for the purposes outlined in this article can be carried forward through a period of years until the program is completed.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article and the appropriation of $15,500.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for special, scientific or duplicate copies of books, magazines, etc. Said money to be expended under the supervision of the Trustees of the Wayland Free Public Library, or do or act
This article was not inserted in the Warrant by the Trustees and they advise the Finance Committee that, although they would naturally welcome any addi- tions to their appropriation which the Town might see fit to vote, they are not themselves requesting such funds.
The Finance Committee therefore does not recom- mend the approval of the article.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money to purchase for recreational pur- poses all or any part of the lots of land in that part of the Town known as "Riverview Circle" and shown on a plan entitled, "Wayland, Mass. Plan of Riverview Terrace, Edward Howard, C. E." dated May, 1924, and recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 339, Plan No. 41 and authorize the Board of Selectmen, upon recommendation by the Planning Board, to accept a deed or deeds, subject to the approval of the Town Counsel, and pay the purchase price, or do or act.
The Planning Board advises the Finance Commit- tee that it has, within the past two years, acquired by deed or purchase 104 lots in the Riverview Terrace Section. Out of the monies appropriated to date, some $350 has been expended. The Board would like to continue with the work and, although it does not need any substantial sums, it feels that it will need, and can use to good advantage in the next year or so, a sum of $500. The Finance Committee is satisfied that the plan, as originally suggested to the Town is being car- ried out on a modest basis and feels that the work should continue.
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The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of this article and the appropriation of $500.
Article 13. To see what action the Town will take with regard to the permanent care of the Charles Kirby Whittier Memorial, including any land belonging to the Town at the junction of Waltham and Concord Roads.
Work on the Whittier Memorial was begun last fall and will be completed this spring, following which, the care of the area should be assigned by the Town to one of the several departments which might take juris- diction. The Finance Committee feels that, because of the character of the site and nature of the maintenance work, the area should be placed under the care of the Park Department.
The Finance Committee therefore recommends that the care of the Whittier Memorial site be assigned to the Park Commissioners.
Article 14. To see what sum, if any, the Town will vote to transfer from available funds to meet any of the appropria- tions made under the foregoing articles.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of such action as may be suggested by the Town Treasurer.
And you are required to serve this Warrant by posting copies thereof, attested by you, at the Town Hall, at each Post Office in Town, and at the Legion Hall, at Cochituate, seven days, at least, before the time of holding said election.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk on or before March 5, 1945.
Given under our hands and seal this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty- five.
WILLIAM F. HYNES, JOHN W. LEAVITT, WILLIAM A. LOKER, Selectmen of the Town of Wayland.
A true copy, attest :
Constable of the Town of Wayland.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Selectmen and Town department heads are again to be congratulated on the careful and economical administration of their various departments. Balances amounting to $10,500 were turned back to the Town at the end of the year.
During 1944, the major transfers from the Reserve Fund were approximately as follows : Police Department $200; Fire Department-Hose $400; Welfare-Old Age Assistance $300; Highway Department-Maintenance $500, Snow Removal $625 ; Schools-( Salaries, Operation, Maintenance) $4,200, the principal item of which was repair of the heating system in the high school.
Several years ago, the Finance Committee and the Water Department arranged for a water-use survey. This was done, and as a result, the gross income of the department has been substantially increased. In addition, the Commissioners have made better arrangements for collection of their accounts. Through these two moves, the accounts receivable and outstand- ing in the Water Department have been reduced this last year from $8,400 on 1/1/44 to $3,400 on 1/1/45. A new well was driven during the year at a cost of about $6,300 and the Com- missioners are planning, with the approval of the Town, to install new pumping equipment as soon as it becomes available following the close of the war.
During the year, a salary schedule study was made by the School Department with the objectives in mind of establishing teachers' salaries on a sound and equitable basis, of encourag- ing the professional advancement of the teaching staff and with a view to overcoming the increasing difficulty of securing teachers in competition with other communities. The schedule was completed December 1, 1944, and was subsequently ap- proved by the Teachers' Committee, the Superintendent and the School Committee.
Although there have been some increases in the salary and wage scales paid by the various departments, the Finance Com-
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mittee feels that, because of war-time conditions, the temporary bonus paid in 1944 should again be paid in 1945 to all the Town's full-time employees. It recognizes, however, that, with the close of the war, there should be a further study made of relationships of all pay schedules.
For 1945, the budget as recommended of about $235,000 provides for increases of about $20,000 over last year, the prin- cipal items of the increase being : School Department-Teachers' Salaries $6,900, Vocational Tuition $500, Dental Clinic $200, School Rental Account $200; Welfare Department-Old Age Assistance $6,000, Aid to Dependent Children $1,500, Welfare Department-Expense $350; Highway Department-New Equipment $3,000, Highway Maintenance $2,600; Cemeteries $400; Temporary Bonus-full-time employees $200 and Reserve $1,000.
For 1945, the articles as recommended total $24,000. Of this, $18,300 may be considered as being of a post war nature, $1,000 being for plans for the projected Civic Center Building in Cochituate, $1,800 for repairs to the Public Library and $15,000 for an over-all program of repairs to the school build- ings. In addition, for this year $6,100 is recommended for a new heating plant for the Library and $500 for the purchase of additional land in Riverview Terrace.
Last year, the Finance Committee advised the Town that it felt a beginning should be made in a program looking to the post war period and that a start should be made on the appro- priations toward this end. The Committee feels that the Town should continue following the course then adopted, with a view to completing such a program in the next two or three years. It is with that in mind that the expenditures called for under the articles have been recommended this year. It is felt that next year plans will be sufficiently developed for the Cochituate Civic Center Building and that the war situation may be suf- ficiently changed so that the Town might then be ready to con- sider as its next major move an appropriation for the construc- tion of the new building.
The other principal items which have been suggested as part of this program for the Town are: Chapter 90 Highway Construction, Town road reconstruction, an addition to the Highway Department garage, regrading of the football field, additional land for the Lakeview Cemetery, townwide tree-
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trimming along the highways and new pumps and additions to the water system. The Finance Committee feels that the Town will be able to finance and complete such a program over a short period of time if the matter is handled in an orderly fashion. The Town will thereby make its contribution to a natinal post war program of full employment.
The Finance Committee again recognizes that its recom- mendations, if carried out, will result in an increase in the tax rate, but is of the opinion that the rate can be kept under $31.
The Finance Committee budget for the year 1945 is as follows :
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Finance Committee's Budget for 1945
1944 Appropriated 43
1944 Expended
1944 Balance
1945 Recommended
GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$ 10.00
$ 10.00
$ 10.00
Selectmen : Salaries
500.00
500.00
500.00
Expense
350.00
349.02
.98
350.00
Accountant & Secretary to Board of Selectmen :
Salary
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,450.00
Expense
150.00
150.00
170.00
Treasurer : Salary
800.00
800.00
800.00
Expense
300.00
294.53
5.47
300.00
Tax Title Sales Expense From "Refund"
550.00
2.00
522.16
29.84
550.00
Certification of Notes
10.00
10.00
Collector :
Salary
1,900.00
1,864.13
35.87
1,900.00
Expense
700.00
500.18
199.82
700.00
Assessors :
Salaries
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Expense
350.00
348.58
1.42
400.00
Assessors' Maps (In conjunction with the Planning Board)
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Clerk of Boards: Salary
1,040.00
1,040.00
1,040.00
Finance Committee : Expense
30.00
26.81
3.19
30.00
Town Counsel & Legal Claims
900.00
648.75
251.25
900.00
1
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1944 Appropriated 200.00
1944 Expended 200.00
1944 1945 Balance Recommended 200.00
Town Clerk : Salary Expense
350.00
From "Refund"
3.06
346.90
6.16
250.00
Planning Board : Expense
600.00
598.78
1.22
600.00
Elections : Officers
384.00
From "Reserve"
80.00
464.00
100.00
Expense
200.00
162.10
37.90
50.00
Registrars : Salaries
Registration Listing
320.00
320.00
320.00
Transportation
75.00
75.00
75.00
Clerical Work
100.00
100.00
100.00
Supplies
300.00
250.10
49.90
300.00
State Census
300.00
Town Hall : Maintenance, Repairs &
Equipment
1,800.00
From "Reserve"
191.14
1,987.12
4.02
2,000.00
PROTECTION
Police Dept. Salary-Chief
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Transportation-Chief
400.00
400.00
400.00
Expense
800.00
From "Reserve"
204.82
1,004.82
800.00
Fire Dept .: Expense (Includes salaries)
2,800.00
2,724.10
75.90
2,800.00
90.00
90.00
100.00
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New Equipment : Tires-Bal. 1/1/44
99.40
99.40
300.00
Auxiliary Alarm-Bal. 1/1/44
2.50
2.50
7.58
7.58
Defense Apparatus & Supplies Hose From "Reserve"
400.00
400.00
400.00
Fire Alarm System- Wire Replacement
500.00
500.00
Building Inspection : Salaries
100.00
100.00
100.00
Expense
200.00
181.20
18.80
200.00
Zoning Board of Appeals: Expense
25.00
11.00
14.00
25.00
Moth Dept :
Expense (Includes salaries )
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Work
1,000.00
981.32
18.68
1,000.00
'T'ree Warden : Expense ( Includes salaries)
600.00
595.13
4.87
600.00
Pruning & First Aid Work at Private Contract Planting of Trees
200.00
197.68
2.32
200.00
Sealer :
Salary
125.00
125.00
125.00
Expense
50.00
24.00
26.00
50.00
HEALTH
Health Dept :
Board-Salaries
175.00
175.00
175.00
Appropriation
1,000.00
347.87
652.13
1,200.00
Milk Inspection
25.00
25.00
25.00
Anti-toxin Test
50.00
50.00
50.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
Private Work
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1944 Appropriated 150.00
1944 Expended 150.00
1944 Balance
1945 Recommended 150.00
Medical Inspection of Schools School Dental Clinic From "Reserve"
800.00
9.31
809.31
1,000.00
District & School Nurse :
Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Transportation Expense
400.00
400.00
400.00
75.00
68.09
6.91
75.00
125.00
125.00
125.00
Inspection of Animals : Salary HIGHWAYS
Highway Dept .: Appropriation (Includes
salary & wages) From "Reserve"
500.00
19,390.86
9.14
22,000.00
Sidewalk Construction
500.00
499.83
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Snow Removal
From "Reserve"
625.00
4,123.24
1.76
3,500.00
Care of Town Dumps
200.00
152.53
47.47
200.00
Road Machinery Account
300.00
294.46
5.54
300.00
New Equipment
3,000.00
Highway Lighting
5,500.00
5,420.41
79.59
5,650.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
From "Town"
1,500.00
From "State & County"
2,999.94
4,499.91
03
1,350.00
Street Construction :
Relocation at Bow & Concord Roads
650.00
596.58
53.42
22
18,900.00
3,500.00
Relocation at Waltham & Concord Rds. 350.00 290.05 59.95
WELFARE
Public Welfare Board :
Salaries : Board
300.00
300.00
300.00
Agent
1,240.00
1,094.94
145.06
1,388.00
Visitor
1,020.00
1,020.00
1,220.00
Transportation
400.00
400.00
400.00
Expense : Rents, etc.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Temporary Aid : Appropriation
11,000.00
8,075.27
2,924.73
11,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children : Appropriation
2,400.00
1,850.33
549.67
3,900.00
Federal Grants :
Maintenance
Bal. 1/1/44
1,101.17
Received 1944
821.30
1,921.00
1.47
Administration
Bal. 1/1/44
10.28
Received 1944
52.50
54.78
8.00
Old Age Assistance :
Appropriation
23,000.00
From "Reserve"
323.73
23,323.73
29,000.00
Federal Grants :
Maintenance
Bal. 1/1/44
214.25
Received 1944
16,409.40
16,623.65
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1944
1944 Appropriated Expended
1944 Balance
1945 Recommended
Administration Bal. 1/1/44 Received 1944
225.06
546.92
771.98
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State and Military Aid :
State Aid
1,000.00
842.90
157.10
1,000.00
Military Aid
200.00
200.00
200.00
World War II-Allowance
1,000.00
180.00
820.00
1,500.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Agent : Salary
150.00
150.00
150.00
Expense
100.00
41.40
58.60
100.00
Maintenance
1,500.00
338.17
1,161.83
1,000.00
EDUCATION
Schools :
General Control :
Superintendent-Salary
2,000.00
From "Reserve"
125.00
2,125.00
2,312.50
Other Expense
525.00
From "Reserve"
450.00
970.57
4.43
1,887.50
Instruction :
Teachers-Salaries
43,280.00
From "Reserve"
780.00
44,003.54
56.46
50,190.00
Textbooks & Supplies
3,200.00
From "Reserve"
252.65
3,446.89
5.76
3,000.00
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Operation of School Plant : Janitors' Salaries & Substitutes
4,850.00
4,435.90
414.10
4,850.00
Fuel & Miscellaneous From "Reserve"
4,400.00
580.05
4,977.82
2.23
4,400.00
Buildings & Equipment : Maintenance & Outlays
3,000.00
From "Reserve"
1,950.00
4,950.00
1,000.00
Auxiliary Agencies :
Transportation
8,209.00
8,187.10
21.90
8,100.00
Health & Physical Education
600.00
From "Reserve'
125.00
723.26
1.74
650.00
Libraries
150.00
150.00
300.00
Sundries
100.00
99.08
.92
100.00
School Rental Account
200.00
Vocational Tuition
500.00
From "Reserve"
71.34
571.34
1,000.00
Fund : High School Flag Pole
Bal. 1/1/44
44.00
44.00
Gift from Donation Fund Income
8.35
8.35
Library & Reading Room :
Appropriation
3,700.00
From "Dog Licenses"
824.59
4,270.65
253.94
3,800.00
Library Funds' Income Bal. 1/1/44
59.41
Received 1944
1,274.64
1,125.22
208.83
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1944 1944 Appropriated Expended
1944
1945
Balance Recommended
RECREATION Park Commission : Expense Life Guard-Dudley Pond
1,000.00
291.82
708.18
1,000.00
275.00
275.00
300.00
Baldwin's Pond
275.00
271.68
3.32
300.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Reserve Fund
7,000.00
6,672.64
327.36
8,000.00
Memorial Day
400.00
353.48
46.52
400.00
Town Clocks
90.00
From "Reserve"
32.25
122.25
90.00
Town Reports
650.00
616.00
34.00
650.00
Surety Bonds
500.00
350.25
149.75
400.00
Insurance
2,950.00
2,546.93
403.07
2,850.00
Notices of Meetings
100.00
68.00
32.00
100.00
Legion Post Quarters: Rent
600.00
600.00
600.00
Honor Rolls
1,300.00
1,300.00
100.00
'Temporary Bonus
3,013.25
2,656.37
356.88
3,287.00
Committee on Rehabilitation : Expense
200.00
4.08
195.92
Cochituate Civic Building :
500.00
500.00
Committee : Expense Purchase of Land
2,500.00
2,500.00
Purchase of Highway Garage Land ( Martin)
500.00
500.00
Wayland Center Grade School Addition
6,500.00
6,500.00
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Welfare Claims for 1939 and Prior Years 2,588.35 W. P.A: Expense-Bal. 1/1/44 2,416.74
2,588.35 2,416.74
Purchase of Land in Riverview Terrace : Bal. 1/1/44 From "Appropriation"
750.00
500.00
324.65
925.35
Committee on Public Safety : Expense-Bal. 1/1/44
1,669.24
270.94
1,398.30
Rationing Board-O. P. A. No. 138:
Expense Bal. 1/1/44
206.87
81.74
125.13
Mass. State Guard : Expense
550.00
426.73
123.27
400.00
Defense & Emergency Quarters: Expense Wayland Center-Bal. 1/1/44 Cochituate
225.77
225.77
100.00
100.00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
Water Department : Salaries
Commissioners
150.00
150.00
150.00
Clerk
300.00
300.00
300.00
Assistant Clerk
100.00
100.00
100.00
Maintenance : Hydrants
3,000.00
3,000.00
From "Water Available Surplus"
7,200.00
9,031.94
1,168.06
Art. 6
Construction of New Well
From "Water Available Surplus"
6,500.00
6,262.57
237.43
CEMETERIES Cemeteries : Salaries-Clerk
100.00
100.00
100.00
Maintenance
2,200.00
2,198.39
1.61
2,600.00
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1944 1944 Appropriated Expended
1944
1945
Balance Recommended
Rehabilitation Work, North Cemetery Bal. 1/1/44 Cemetery Service : Maintenance
405.50
405.50
800.00
715.50
84.50
800.00
Cemeteries --- General Improvement
Bal. 1/1/44
25.13
From "Sale of Lots"
350.00
203.25
171.88
Cemetery P. C. Funds' Income
Bal. 1/1/44
547.20
Received 1944
732.19
409.46
869.93
Parmenter Cemetery Fund Income
Bal. 1/1/44
179.13
Received 1944
140.00
60.25
258.88
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST
Interest :
High School Notes
1,320.00
1,320.00
1,170.00
Miscellaneous
65.00
63.60
1.40
50.00
Water Main Extension Notes From "Water Available Surplus"
200.00
200.00
Art. 6
Maturing Debt :
High School Notes
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
Water Main Extension Notes
From "Water Available Surplus"
2,000.00
2,000.00
Art. 6
Total
$235,190.00
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The Finance Committee recommends, that in line with previous directives of the Town :
The Clerk of Boards be under the joint supervision of the Selectmen and the Board of Assessors, with part of her time devoted to the Assessors and part to clerical assistance to various other Town boards, the assignment of her work to be cleared through the Selectmen, the Assessors to have priority ;
The operation of dumps be under the supervision of the Highway Department ;
The money from Dog Taxes be allocated in its entirety to the Library Expense Account ;
The $300 provided in the Park Budget for the Life Guard at Baldwin's Pond be used to pay the salary of the Life Guard maintained at that Pond by the Wayland Chapter of the Red Cross ;
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