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The various departments returned to the Treasury a total of $44,356.37 of unexpended appropriations. The following is a list of all that exceeded $1,000.00.
Insect control
$1,042.46
Removal of Elms on Private Property
1,645.71
Schools, General 2,228.23
Schools, Instruction
7,020.07
Schools, Operation
3,755.57
Schools, Maintenance
3,107.30
Schools, Auxiliary Agencies 3,249.81
Property & Indemnity
Insurance 7,797 .. 53
Our Committee used a total of $4,685.25 out of the $10, 000 appropriated for its use for emergencies and unforeseen requirements. The list follows :
Town Office Expense $ 216.19
Legal
46.72
Election & Registration -
Tellers 30.50
Election & Registration Expense
605.37
Communications
339.01
Communications - Expense
225.08
Health - Garbage Collection
235.68
Highways - Maintenance
2,000.00
Snow & Ice Removal 769.63
Hurricane Emergency
217.07
The Commonwealth has certified "Free Cash" as of January 1, 1961, to be $148,603.76. This compares with $124,809.65 last year.
If the 1961 assessed valuation of the Town turns out to be $8, 700, 000, which would be $150, 000 greater than last year, every $8,700 which the Town Meeting appropriates will be reflect- ed to the extent of one dollar in the ultimate tax rate.
Again this year we are sponsoring an article in the Warrant to provide that the Town appropriate to the Stabilization Fund
. from "Free Cash" the sum of $25,000. This is the same article and sum which the Town approved last year and is designed to take advantage of Chapter 591 of the Acts of the 1959 Massa- chusetts Legislature.
This legislation provides that at any time after December 13, 1959, whenever the State School Building Assistance Com- mission approves construction aid for any school, the Common- wealth not only will match any sum of $75,000 or more which the Town by a two-thirds vote at an annual Meeting withdraws from its Stabilization Fund for the approved construction, but also
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will make the matching payment in the year the construction is begun. Cities can also participate. This does not increase the total aid but does save the interest for 20 years on the amount of the matching funds. If the borrowing rate is 3.75%, the saving for each $100,000 of matching funds would be $39,375.
We make no further comment at this date for the use of "Free Cash" other than the above and the notes to the Budget, but will present appropriate motions at the meeting.
Our comments on special articles involving the appropria- tion of money will be printed in the Town Report to the extent our position is clarified at the time the report goes to press. Otherwise, we will report directly to the annual meeting.
Respectfully submitted, FINANCE COMMITTEE
William N. Page Leonard C. Larrabee Paul L. Norton Joseph A. Vitale John B. Tew, Chairman
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SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF 1960 AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1961
Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE
Selectmen
2. Salaries
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
$ 300.00
3. Selectmen's personal exp.
300.00
4. Expenses
750.00
110.00
300.00
5. Out of State Travel
500.00
--
500.00
1,850.00
710.00
1,400.00
Executive Officer
6. Compensation of Selectman for sp. purposes
2,000.00
1,550.00
3,380.00
Finance Committee
10. Expense
50.00
15.00
50.00
Town Office
15. Clerks, salaries
8,403.00
7,648.00
10,750.00
*
16. Expense
1,500.00
1,894.00 **
1,900.00
9,903.00
9,542.00
12,650.00
* Includes $1,000 to be taken from Water Dept. Treasury
Includes Transfer from Reserve
Accounting Officer
20. Salary
3,513.00
3,513.00
3,487.00
21. Expense
300.00
279.00
250.00
3,813.00
3,792.00
3,737.00
Treasurer
30. Salary
200.00
200.00
200.00
31. Expense
700.00
806.00
*
1,136.00
900.00
1,006.00
1,336.00
* Includes refund
Collector
40. Salary
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,800.00*
41. Expense
650.00
640.00
750.00
3,450.00
3,440.00
3,550.00
* Includes $500.00 to be taken from Water Dept. Treasury
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
Assessors
50. Salaries
S 550.00
$ 550.00
$ 550.00
52. Expense
800,00
699.00
1,300.00
1,350.00
1,249.00
1,850.00
Law
55. Legal
1,500.00
1,546.00 *
1,600.00
* Includes Reserve Transfer
Town Clerk
60. Salary
450.00
450.00
600.00
61. Expense
75,00
57.00
75.00
525.00
507.00
675.00
Election & Registration
70. Registrars, salaries
200.00
200.00
200.00
71. Tellers &
checkers
350.00
380.00
100.00
72. Expense
650.00
1,255.00
500.00
1,200.00
1,835.00
800.00
* Includes Reserve Transfer
Planning Board
80. Expense
725.00
623.00
725.00
Conservation Commission
82. Expense
800.00
Consulting & Engineering
85. Consulting & Engineering
2,500.00
2,453.00
3,000.00
Town Hall
90. Custodian
1,500.00
1,309.00
2,500.00
91. Maintenance & Expense
4,600.00
4,801.00
4,500.00
6,100.00
6,110.00
7,000.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
100. Salaries
30,635.00
29,899.00 3,409.00
32,600.00
101. Expense
3,970.00
34,605.00
33,308.00
36,070.00
Fire Department
110. Salaries &
wages 10,100.00
9,308.00
3,470.00
14,250.00
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
111. Inst. & training
$ 500.00
$ 8.00
$ 500.00
112. Expense
4,350.00
4,328.00
4,400.00
113. Hydrant service
3,495.00
3,495.00
3,495.00
18,445.00
17,139.00
22,645.00
Fire & Police Bldg.
120. Custodian & Watch.
3,750.00
3,432.00
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121. Maint. & Exp.
2,950.00
2,807.00
2,950.00
122. Outside rentals
800.00
800.00
800.00
7,500.00
7,039.00
3,750.00
Communications
125. Wages
9,465.00
9,804.00
9,750.00
126. Expense
5,000.00
5,225.00
3,900.00
14,465.00
15,029.00
13,650.00
* Includes Transfer from Reserve
Tree Warden
130. Salary
200.00
200.00
200.00
131. Pruning 08
removal
3,500.00
3,587.00
3,500.00
132. Landscaping
750.00
522.00
750.00
4,450.00
4,309.00
4,450.00
Moth Department
140. Insect Control
3,300.00
2,257.00
3,300.00
141. Dutch Elm Disease Control & tree removal
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
142. Removal of elm
trees on private property
2,000.00
354.00
2,000.00
143. Poison ivy &
brush control
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
8,300.00
5,611.00
8,300.00
Civil Defense
150. Expense
400.00
Bal. from 1959
$77.01
476.00
975.00
400.00
476.00
975.00
Inspectors of Bldgs.
170. Salaries
1,750.00
984.00
1,750.00
171. Expense
100.00
52.00
100.00
1,850.00
1,036.00
1,850.00
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
Board of Appeals 180. Expense $ 250.00 $ 185.00 $ 250.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health
200. Salaries
4,425.00 685.00
4,074.00
5,400.00
201. Expense
248.00
450.00
202. Inspections services
1,000.00
987.00
1,250.00
6,110.00
5,309.00
7,100.00
Sanitation
210. Garbage
Collection
4,600.00
4,835.00
4,900.00
* Includes transfer from Reserve
* From free cash to be returned when collected
Pest Control
220. Mosquito control
3,500.00
3,500.00
--
Inspector of Animals
230. Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Highways
300. Salaries & wages
28,000.00
27,982.00
30,153.00
302. Maintenance
20,000.00
21,667.00*
20,000.00
303. Equipment
maintenance
7,449.00
8,452.00
6,000.00
304. Snow & ice
removal &
control
6,500.00
7,269.00*
6,500.00
305. Street lights
7,000.00
6,872.00
7,300.00
68,949.00
72,242.00
69,953.00
* Includes refunds & transfers from Reserve
Includes Service Transfer
Highway Building
310. Maintenance & expense 2,750.00
2,266.00
2,000.00
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
Highways, Chapter 90
320. Maintenance
$ 4,500.00 $ 4,499.00 $ 4,500.00*
* State & County share of $3000 to be taken from free cash and re- turned when reim- bursed.
321. Construction 14,000.00 13,633.00
14,000.00*
* State & County share of $10,500 to be taken from free cash and re- turned when reim- bursed.
CHARITIES
Charities
400. Aid to Citizens
15,500.00
15,548.00
15,500.00
401. Administration, salary
925.00
925.00
1,007.00
402. Expense
100.00
99.00
100.00
403. Veterans' Services
500.00
-
100.00
17,025.00
16,572.00
16,707.00
EDUCATION
500. General Control
20,065.00
27,736.00
20,800.00
501. Out of State
540.00
579.00
900.00
502. Instruction
299,230.00
292,459.00
329,050.00
503. Operation
50,960.00
47,435.00
53,870.00
504. Maintenance
9,400.00
6,709.00
15,200.00
505. Auxiliary
Agencies
42,045.00
38,795.00
40,890.00
506. Outlay
9,150.00
9,142.00
8,790.00
431,390.00
422,855.00 *
469,500.00 **
Includes expenditures from Federal funds
Excludes expenditures from Federal funds
Regional High School 510. Regional School District 169,971.00 169,971.00
200,619.00
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
EDUCATION - LIBRARY
Library
520. Salaries
$ 11,160.00
$ 10,747.00
$ 12,990.00 ***
521. Books 522. Expense
3,500.00
3,534.00*
4,000.00 **- 7
800.00
791.00
800.00
15,460.00
15,072.00
17,790.00
* Includes refund
Includes $845.20 to be taken from County dog tax receipts
Includes $300 to be paid from Trust Funds
Library Building
530. Custodian,
wages
1,248.00
855.00
1,326.00
531. Maintenance &
expense
2,740.00
2,749.00
4,945.00
3,988.00
3,604.00
6,271.00
RECREATION
Recreation
600. Salaries
2,875.00
2,840.00
3,300.00
601. Labor
400.00
399.00
600.00
602. Expense
1,275.00
1,209.00
1,150.00
4,550.00
4,448.00
5,050.00
Parks
610. Mowing
1,400.00
1,275.00
1,400.00
CEMETERIES
Cemeteries
700. Salaries &
wages
200.00
200.00
701. Interments
600.00
262.00
600.00
702. Maintenance & expense
2,770.00
2,075.00
3,500.00
3,570.00
2,537.00
4,100.00
TOWN DEBT SERVICE
Town Debt Service
802. Fire & Police Bldg. Bonds
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
803. Int. on Fire &
Police Bldg. Bds.3,240.00
3,240.00
3,060.00
804. Int. on Tax Notes
3,000.00
2,173.00
3,000.00
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
805. School Bldg. Bonds
$ 71,000.00
$ 71,000.00
$ 71,000.00
806.
Int. on Sch.
Bldg. Bonds
29,960.00
29,870.00
27,783.00
807. Library Bldg.
Bonds
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
808. Int. on Library
Bldg. Bonds
1,375.00
1,375.00
1,250.00
118,575.00
117,658.00
116,093.00
UNCLASSIFIED
900. Middlesex County Pension Fund
4,817.00
4,817.00
4,817.00
901. Employee Ins.
& Hosp. Fund
4,500.00
5,446.00
*
5,700.00
902. Property &
Indemnity Ins.
14,300.00
6,502.00
15,000.00
903. Dump rent & maintenance
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
904. Printing &
distributing
reports
2,500.00
2,282.00
2,500.00
905. Preservation of
Town records
750.00
31,367.00
23,547.00
32,517.00
* Includes transfer from Reserve
RESERVE FUND
910. Reserve Fund
10,000.00
4,695.00 * 10,000.00 **
* Not included in total
$5000 to be taken from Overlay Surplus and $5000 from Free Cash, any un- expended balance in excess of $5000 to be returned to Overlay Surplus
TOTALS
$1,037,936.00 $1,002,339.00
$1,117,093.00
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Appropriation 1960
Expenditures 1960
Recommendations 1961
WATER DEPARTMENT
950. Salaries
$ 225.00
$ 225.00
$ 6,725.00
951. Wages
12,475.00
12,193.00
6,930.00
952. Expense
17,410.00
21,715.00 *
15,310.00
30,110.00
34,133.00
28,965.00
* Includes refund
Pumping Station
953. Maintenance
& Expense
6,750.00
6,272.00
6,100.00
Bond Service
955. Bonds
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
956. Interest
2,088.00
2,088.00
1,825.00
12,088.00
12,088.00
11,825.00
Items 950 to
956 inclusive to be taken from Water Dept.
Receipts to the extent
that such receipts are available, the excess, if any, to be taken from Water Dept. Surplus
TOTALS FOR WATER WORKS
$ 48,948.00
$ 52,493.00
$ 46,890.00
NOTE : In the interest of clarity cents have been omitted from 1960 appropriations and expenditures.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE LONG-TERM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS COMMITTEE
1961
Extract from Town of Lincoln By-Laws
Article V
Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee
Section 1. There shall be a permanent committee known as the Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee consist- ing of six members whose duties shall be to study the long-term capital requirements of the Town and to report on the same at each Annual Town Meeting.
Section 2. The Moderator of the Town shall within thirty days after the adjournment of every Annual Town Meeting appoint to this committee for a term of three years one regis- tered voter of the Town, who is not a member of the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, or Planning Board. In addition to the three members so appointed, each of the Selectmen, Finance Committee and Planning Board shall as soon as may be after each Annual Town Meeting appoint one of their members for a term of one year. Terms of office shall commence immediate- ly upon qualification and shall expire when their successors are qualified. The Committee shall choose from its members a Chair- man, Secretary, and such other officers as it may determine.
Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee
Lincoln, Massachusetts
The year 1960 may be regarded as a breathing spell for the Town in its capital expansion program as no capital projects re- quiring town borrowing were initiated during the year. However, Lincoln's share of the $1,000,000 debt issued by the Regional School District for additions to the High School reflected the continuation of the over all capital expansion program.
Looking to 1961, no capital projects requiring major town borrowings are contemplated. A continuing program of capital projects financed by taxation and "Free Cash" are planned and these will be discussed in detail.
Much of the future direction and timing of the capital ex- penditures program is directly related to factors which still have not resolved themselves. The relocation of Route 2 along with the rate of land acquisition by the Minute Man Historical Park directly affect the relocation of the town dump, establish- ment of a fire sub-station, and the development of additional recreational facilities. As for schools, presently incomplete studies on further regionalization of the Lincoln and Sudbury schools combined with the possible major expansion of the Hans- com Air Base School all affect the scope and timing of the next school building program in Lincoln. These and other areas of indecision are discussed further in the specific sections for each department.
In addition, some difficulty has been encountered by various departments in planning detailed capital expenditure programs for other reasons. Although most town departments are faced with this difficulty because of circumstances beyond their con- trol or ability to forecast, others cannot rest on this crutch. The Water Department, and to a certain extent, the town's high- way improvement program, seem to suffer from a lack of engineer- ing study and of a regular program of capital improvement and maintenance. The Selectmen plan for the next two years an accelerated program to catch up in areas of previous neglect. A comprehensive study of the town's water system should reveal the necessity for a regular program of water main replacement and would also assist the water commissioners in mapping out the exact future capital needs of the department.
Several departments have planned very careful capital ex- penditure programs and they should be given every encouragement to adhere to them. The establishment of these programs of long- term capital requirements wherever possible will be of vital assistance in planning an orderly capital budget for the future.
Supplementing the 1961 report are Tables 1 through 5 which present various financial information intended to clarify and
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expand the report. These tables are referred to from time to time in the departmental sections.
In a separate section of the report, a study of the Town and District debt is presented. This has been done with the cooperation of the Town and District Treasurers, and with the help of other town officials. Tables 6, 7 and 8 are presented in connection with this study.
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TABLE 1 Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee - 1961 Report
TOWN OF LINCOLN - PROPOSED PROGRAM OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 1961 and for 1962/1971
Department
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967-1971
LINCOLN CEMETERY
$
5,000.
$ --
$ 25,000.
$
--
$
--
$
--
$ No Figure
PLANNING BOARD
Land Options
1,000.
1,000.
1,000.
1,000.
1,000.
1,000.
5,000
Stabilization Fund
3,000.
2,800
2,600.
2,400.
2,200.
2,000.
10,000.
Conservation Fund
4,000.
4,200.
4,400.
4,600.
4,800.
5,000.
25,000.
TOWN DUMP RELOCATION
40,000.
TOWN HALL REPAIR
2,500.
2,500.
2,500.
2,500.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Road Construction
51,280.
50,000.
40,000.
40,000.
40,000.
40,000.
150,000.
Highway Equipment
11,000.
6,000.
6,000.
6,000.
6,000.
6,000.
30,000.
Chapter 90 Const.
14,000.(1) 14,000.(1) 14,000.(1)14,000.
14,000.
14,000.
70,000.
LINCOLN LIBRARY
3,000.
3,500.
18,000.
23,000.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
15,000.
50,000.
RECREATION COMMITTEE SCHOOLS
Lincoln (K-8)
School Construction
350,000.(2)
-
No Figure
Building Committee
5,000.
Stabilization Fund
25,000.(3) 25,000.(3)
-
--
--
- -
Annual Capital Outlay
9,000.
9,000.
9,000.
9,000.
9,000.
9,000.
45,000.
Regional School Dist.
No Figure
Lincoln's Share
215,000.(4)
450,000.(5)
--
TOTALS :
$348,780.
$114,500.
$494,500. $533,000. $110,000.
$127,000.
$358,000.
WATER DEPARTMENT
Annual Capital Program Virginia Road Project
$ 15,000. $ 15,000.
$ 15,000. $ 15,000. $ 15,000.
$ 15,000.
$ 75,000.
12,000.(6)
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--
TABLE 1, Continued
Department
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967-1971
WATER DEPT. , Cont. Test Drilling New Intake, Pump & Main New Water Supply (M.D.C.)
$ 5,000. $
-
$
120,000.(6)
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
600,000.(6)
(1) - Funds received from State and County for approved projects. Program calls for accumulation of funds for three or four year period and spent on single project.
(2) - $75,000. appropriated from Stabilization Fund.
(3) - $75,000. from State and $200,000. by borrowing.
(4) - Balance remaining from 1960 appropriation to be spent in 1961.
(5) - Largely financed by Regional School District borrowing.
(6) - Largely financed by Town borrowings.
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TABLE 2 Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee - 1961 Report
ACTUAL AND PROPOSED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 1960
Category
Proposed
Actual
General Government
Planning Board Consultant
$ 500.00
None
Planning Board - Options on land
500.00
$ 500.00
Planning Board - Purchase of land
5,500.00
5,500.00
Planning Board -
Stabilization Fund
7,000.00
7,000.00
Protection of Persons & Property
Fire Department -
Purchase of Fire Engine
12,000.00
12,000.00
Highway Department
Town expenditure for capital improvement of roads
41,000.00
39,037.20
Highway equipment
none
none
Chapter 90 construction
14,000.00
13,633.98
Elementary Schools
Hartwell School Addition
195,000.00 (1)
165,605.46
Stabilization Fund for
future school construction
25,000.00
25,000.00
Water Department
Purchase of truck
1,900.00
1,900.00
Major repair of pumping station roof
2,200.00
2,200.00
Concord Road (Rte. 126) main
6,500.00
4,391.60
Unclassified
Purchase of B. & M. Freight Hse.
1,000.00
Totals :
$311,100.00
$277,868.24 (2)
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Construction of Additions Lincoln's approximate share $375,000.00 (3) $150,000.00
(1) Balance of $251,000. authorization to be spent in 1959 and 1960.
(2) The following balances remain in capital expenditure accounts: Library Addition $ 331.74 Hartwell Sch. Add. $29,544.75 Land Options 1,000.00 Water Department Brooks Rd. - 1959 1,401.92 Highway Concord Rd. - 1959 821.77 Chapter 90 366.02
Virginia Road 811.07
General 2,629.37
Concord Rd. Ext. 1960 Total :
2,278.40
$39,185.04
(3) Appropriation for construction of Regional High School Addi- tions to be spent in 1960 and 1961.
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TABLE 3 Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee - 1961 Report
TOWN OF LINCOLN - TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS FOR 1960
Expenditures :
1. Total Town Expenditures (Not including payment on Tax Anticipation Notes and town employees deductions)
$1,838,120.91
2. Water Department Expenditures
58,786.74
3. Total Town and Water Department
$1,896,907.65
4. 1960 Capital Expenditures (See Table 2)
277,868.24
5. 1960 Current Expenditures (Item 3 minus Item 4)
$1,619,039.41
Current Receipts :
6. Taxes on Polls & Property levied in 1960 $ 784,772.80
7. Taxes on Polls & Property levied in
previous years and collected in 1960
13,130.56
8. Excise Taxes levied in 1960 (chiefly motor vehicle) 83,521.61
9. Receipts from Commonwealth (other than Items 10 and 11)
115,014.53
10. Chapter 90 Highway Construction Assistance 8,250.00
11. State School Construction Assistance 43,631.30
12. Air Force School Operation
221,820.00
13. Other current receipts
103,625.75
14. Total Receipts (Items 6 through 13)
$1,373,766.55
15. Water Department Receipts
50,964.41
16. Total Current Receipts
$1,424,730.96
TABLE 4 Long-Term Capital Requirements Committee - 1961 Report
VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1960
Total Debt, Borrowing Capacity, Assessed Valuation, Tax Rate & Stabilization Fund
Town Debt, December 31, 1960 (Including Water Debt) $1,119,000.00
Town Borrowing Capacity, January 1, 1961 $ 198,519.00
1960 Assessed Valuations :
Real and Personal Property (less abatements) $8,437,218.00 Motor Vehicle (less abatements) $1,309,873.00
1960 Tax Rates
Real & Personal Property (per $1,000 of valuation) $94.00 Massachusetts Automobile Excise (per $1000 of valuation ) $66.96 Town Stabilization Fund :
Tentative earmarked for school construction $ 25,000.00
Tentatively earmarked for purchase of land $ 8,500.00
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Examination of Departmental Programs
LINCOLN CEMETERY
The Cemetery Commissioners have planned a capital expendi- ture program for 1961 to lay out and develop the southwest area of the Cemetery and remaining lot areas in other sections. This project is estimated to cost $5,000; these funds will come entirely from the Cemetery Investment Fund.
To continue the beautification and expansion program of the Cemetery, the Commissioners anticipate spending $25,000 in 1963 for the purchase of land contiguous to the existing area. Funds for this program would come from a combination of the Cemetery Investment Fund and from the Town tax levy.
PLANNING BOARD - Conservation
In 1960, $5,500 was appropriated out of the Stabilization Fund by the Annual Town Meeting for the purchase of land from Dr. Hall. Combined with the option money of $500 the total
of this land was $6,000. A balance of $8,500 remained in the Stabilization Fund at the end of 1960, "tentatively earmarked" for future land purchases and other conservation projects.
Acting through the Planning Board, the Conservation Com- mittee will again ask the Annual Town Meeting for a total appro- priation of $7,000. Somewhat differently than in 1959 and 1960, this amount will be asked for in two articles with $4,000 to be appropriated to the Town's Stabilization Fund and the balance of $3,000 to the newly created Conservation Fund. £ A further ex- planation of this new procedure will be presented by the Planning Board at the Town Meeting.
The 1961 Annual Town Meeting will be asked to approve the purchase of approximately 14 acres of the Garland property on Sandy Pond Road for approximately $20,000. It is proposed that funds for this land purchase would come from the Stabilization Fund, the new Conservation Fund, and State Aid, with any balance required to come from "Free Cash" or taxation. Under legislation enacted in 1960 by the State Legislature, the Commonwealth will match town funds appropriated from a Conservation Fund for ap- proved conservation projects including the purchase of land. Ap - proval by the state of the particular land purchase is expected to be received prior to the Town Meeting.
For future years, it is estimated that an annual request for a total appropriation of $7,000 to the Stabilization and Conserva- tion Funds will be made, with expenditures for specific conserva- tion projects as they arise.
TOWN HALL
Extensive refurbishment of the Town Hall exterior will be re- quired within the next four years totalling $10,000. The archi- tects have indicated that the job of replacing and repairing the terra cotta is more feasible if done in stages and thus the oper- ation and expense has been spread over a four year period, 1961 through 1964.
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TOWN DUMP
The ultimate decision regarding the relocation of the town disposal area rests largely in the hands of the National Park Service and their program of land purchase within the boundaries of the Minute Man Historical Park. It can be safely assumed that the Park Service will not allow the continuation of rubbish disposal once the land on which the dump is located is acquired by them. No indication exists today as to whether this "eviction" will take place immediately, but it is recognized that this is a current problem. For this reason, $40,000 has been included in the capital budget for 1963 as an estimated figure for land purchase and development for the new dump site. Anticipating this, studies are going forward on the relocation, local or regional incinerator, or some other feasible method of rubbish disposal.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
1960 Program: The road program and its method of financing was altered somewhat by the Selectmen following the completion of the 1960 Long-Term Capital Requirements Report. This was done mainly to alleviate two dangerous situations on Route 117; the first at the junction of Route 126, and the second at the Codman Road intersection. Traffic lights were installed at the former and a system of traffic flow islands at the latter. This project prevented the accumulation of Chapter 90 funds during the year and also caused the postponement of the Sandy Pond and Baker Bridge Road projects until 1961. The anticipated borrowing of $35, 000 was found unnecessary with the funds appropriated from "Free Cash".
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