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Roger W. Collins, Selectman for Three Years
William Stewart, Selectman for Three Years
Virginia H. Cole, School Committee for Three Years
Louis J. Galbiati, School Committee for Three Years
John B. White, Jr., Andover Housing Authority for Five Years
ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by bal - lot.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED Irving J. Whitcomb be elected a Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
ARTICLE 3. To establish the salary of elected TOWN OFFICERS for the ensuing year.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established at: (each item being voted on separate- Ly)
Board of Selectmen
Chairman
$500.00
per annum
Four Members
400.00 each
per annum
Moderator
25.00
per meeting
ARTICLE 4. To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for the 1965 Town Budget as submitted by the Town Manager and reviewed by the Finance Committee in their report.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the following sums of money :
Town Moderator
Personal Services
$ 100.00
Board of Selectmen
Personal Services
2,700.00
Other Expenses
975.00
Town Manager
Personal Services
18,350.00
Other Expenses
5,400.00
(Incl. $500 out-of-state travel)
Elections and Registrations
Personal Services
7,323.00
Other Expenses
8,350.00
Finance Committee
Other Expenses
900.00
Town Accountant
Personal Services
Other Expenses
16,102.00 855.00
Town Treasurer
Personal Expenses
13,894.00
Other Expenses
2,005.00
Tax Collector
Personal Services
15,971.00
Other Expenses
2,305.00
Board of Assessors
Personal Services
21,939.00
Other Expenses
6,670.00
(Incl. $150 out-of-state travel)
Town Counsel
Personal Services
3,000.00
Other Expenses
4,500.00
Town Clerk
Personal Services
11,287.00
Other Expenses
1,506.00
Planning Board
Personal Services
4,912.00
Other Expenses
6,190.00
Municipal Buildings
Personal Services
7,000.00
Other Expenses
16,400.00
Industrial Development Commission
Other Expenses
2,000.00
Postage
3,500.00
Telephone (Central Switchboard) Photocopying
6,000.00
Central Services
2,200.00
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Central Services-cont.
Inventory Control Town Report
$ 1,000.00 1,200.00
Board of Appeals
Personal Services Other Expenses
864.00
600.00
Police
Personal Services Other Expenses (Incl. $400 out-of-state travel)
29,850.00
Fire
Personal Services Other Expenses (Incl. $150 out-of-state travel)
51,540.00
Civil Defense
Personal Services
750.00
Other Expenses
1,900.00
Animal Control
Personal Services Other Expenses
400.00
Electrical Inspection
Personal Services
3,115.00
Other Expenses
589.00
Weights and Measures
Personal Services
1,300.00
Other Expenses
535.00
Building Inspection
Personal Services
10,079.00
Other Expenses (Incl. $200 out-of-state travel)
1,540.00
Administration
Personal Services Other Expenses
2,440.00
Highways (General Maintenance)
Personal Services
79,487.00
Other Expenses
54,200.00
Snow Removal and Ice Control
Personal Services
24,233.00
Other Expenses
37,725.00
Sidewalks
Personal Services
6,776.00
Other Expenses
4,717.00
Highway Improvements
Personal Services
1,759.00
Other Expenses
5,500.00
Parks
Personal Services Other Expenses
2,800.00
Trees
Personal Services
16,019.00
Other Expenses
8,400.00
Dutch Elm Control
Personal Services Other Expenses
6,075.00
Insect Pest Control
Personal Services Other Expenses
2,650.00
Vehicle Maintenance
Personal Services Other Expenses
37,348.00
Street Lighting
39,500.00
Engineering
Personal Services Other Expenses
9,737.00
1,145.00
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208,292.00
269,021.00
600.00
35,527.00
13,702.00
11,283.00
7,512.00
12,652.00
Sewers
Personal Services Other Expenses (Incl. $100 out-of-state travel)
$ 13,851.00 13,600.00
Landfill
Personal Services Other Expenses
7,667.00 7,500.00
30,000.00
13,984.00
11,315.00
Animal Inspection
600.00
Department of Public Welfare-Personal Services
8,778.00
Other Expenses Assistance
111,847.00
Veterans' Services
Personal Services
10,148.00
Other Expenses Assistance
33,225.00
Andover School Department
Personal Services
1,848,000.00 410,953.00
Other Expenses (Incl. $2, 500 out-of-state travel)
17,945.00
Memorial Hall Library
Personal Services
90,883.00
Other Expenses
24,326.50
($28,610 less $4,283.50 investment
income and dog licenses) (Incl. $400 out-of-state travel)
Department of Recreation
Personal Services
36,097.00
Other Expenses
12,988.00
Wa ter
Personal Services
77,788.00
Other Expenses
88,000.00
(Incl. $150 out-of-state travel)
Spring Grove Cemetery
Personal Services
24,361.00
Other Expenses
11,770.00
Insurance
50,000.00
Employee Benefits
20,600.00
Patriotic and Civic Celebra- tions
1,925.00
Veterans' Headquarters Rental-(Incl. $80 unpaid 1964 rent)
3,200.00
Retirement
Personal Services Other Expenses Pensions
93,528.00
Damage to Persons and Property
600.00
State Census
1,800.00
Temporary Loans
11,000.00
Funded Debt
2,500.00
260.00
149,000.00
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Garbage Contract Board of Health Personal Services Other Expenses
1,465.00
1,690.00
Regional Vocaticnal School
Bond Redemptions
Equipment Outlay
Compensation Plan Total Budget to be raised by taxation
340,000.00 61,000.00
50,000.00
$4,890,890.50
SPECIAL ARTICLES (FROM TAXATION)
ARTICLE
6
Improvements to the Water System - Dascomb Road
$ 35,000.00
ARTICLE 7 Chapter 90 Highway Construction
55,000.00
ARTICLE 8 Stabilization Fund 25,000.00 1
ARTICLE
9
Establish Boundaries
2,000.00
ARTICLE 11 Library Renovation
36,000.00
ARTICLE 12 Surface Water Drainage Improvements
15,000.00
ARTICLE 27 Land Purchase -- Intersection of School and Essex Streets
2,500.00
ARTICLE 31 Water Main -- Cross Street
30,000.00
TOTAL SPECIAL ARTICLES TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$ 200,500.00
SPECIAL ARTICLE (TO BE BONDED)
ARTICLE 11
Library Addition
Public Works Garage
Town Hall
Police Station
Fire Station -- West Andover
$ 234,000.00
125,000.00
550,000.00
150,000.00
125,000.00
TOTAL SPECIAL ARTICLE TO BE BONDED
$1,184,000.00
SPECIAL ARTICLES (FROM SURPLUS REVENUE)
$ 30,000.00
40,000.00
ARTICLE 15 Free Cash to reduce 1965 Tax Rate
400,000.00
TOTAL SPECIAL ARTICLES FROM SURPLUS REVENUE
$ 470,000.00
GRAND TOTAL BUDGET AND SPECIAL ARTICLES
$6,745,390.50
ARTICLE 19
Water Storage, N. W. side Haggetts Pond
(Transferred from Article 44, 1960)
1,000.00
ARTICLE 10 Overlay Reserve to Reserve Fund
35,000.00
ARTICLE 22
Reduce bonds voted under Article 8 of Special
Town Meeting October 19, 1964 (Appropriate from
Stabilization Fund)
100,000.00
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ARTICLE 11 Library Addition Library Renovation
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ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager and the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1, 1966, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1966, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 5 as printed.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate the sum of $35, 000.00 for improvements to the water system and authorize the following construction :
(1) Water main 16 inches in size for a distance of 2,500 feet on Dascomb Road
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to raise by taxation and ap- propriate under Article 6 the sum of $35,000.00 for improvements to the water system and authorize the following construction:
(1) Water main not more than 16 inches in size for a distance of 2,500 feet on Dascomb Road
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $55, 000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construc- tion, the Town to be reimbursed 50% by the Commonwealth and 25% by the County, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary drainage easements by gift, by pur- chase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to raise by taxation and ap- propriate under Article 7 the sum of $55,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, the Town to be reimbursed 50% by the Commonwealth and 25% by the County, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary drainage easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation the sum ob $25,000.00 to be added to the Stabilization Fund which was established by the Town in 1963 under Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to raise and appropriate by taxation under Article 8 the sum of $25,000.00 to be added to the Stabilization Fund.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation the sum of $2,000.00 to establish boundaries and lay out the lines of existing ways used publicly but not accepted as public ways by Town Meeting action.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise by taxation under Article 9 the sum of $2,000.00.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to transfer $35,000.00 from Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to transfer $35,000.00 from Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund under Article 10.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,290,000.00 for the construction and equipping of the following capital improvements :
(1) Addition to the Memorial Hall Library including remodeling, recon- structing and making extraordinary repairs to the existing building- $340,000.00;
(2) A public works garage - $125,000.00;
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(3) A Town Hall and Police Station - $700,000.00;
(4) A fire station to service West Andover - $125,000.00;
and to determine whether the same shall be raised by taxation, by transfer from available funds, by borrowing, or by any combination of the foregoing, and authorize the acceptance of Federal aid for any of the above, or take any other action.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to appropriate the following sums for the construction and equipping of the capital improvements shown in Subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4 :--
Subsection 1. Library
VOTED that the sum of $264, 000.00 be appropriated for the construction, originally equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Memorial Hall Library; that to meet this appropriation the sum of $30,000.00 be appropriated from surplus revenue and the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be authorized to issue $234,000.00 in bonds or notes of the Town under GL c 44 as amended; that the sum of $76, 000. 00 be appropriated for remodeling, reconstructing, and making extraordinary repairs to the existing building; that to meet this appropriation the sum of $36, 000.00 shall be raised by taxation and the sum of $40,000.00 is appropriated from surplus revenue; that the Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library or other appro- priate Town officials be authorized to accept and contract for Federal aid for the project; and that the Town Manager shall have all powers necessary to carry out the project. The Vote YES 430-NO 10. Voted by more than 2/3 as required.
Subsection 2. Public Works Garage
VOTED unanimously that the sum of $125, 000.00 be appropriated for the construction, originally equipping and furnishing of a public works garage; that to meet this ap- propriation, the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be authorized to issue $125, 000.00 in bonds or notes of the Town under GL c 44 as amended; that the Board of Selectmen or other appropriate Town officials be authorized to accept and contract for Federal aid for the project; and that the Town Manager shall have all powers necessary to carry out the project.
Subsection 3. Town Hall
VOTED that the sum of $550, 000.00 be appropriated for the construction, originally equipping and furnishing of a town hall; that to meet this appropriation, the Treas- urer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be authorized to issue $550,000.00 in bonds or notes of the Town under GL c 44 as amended; that the Board of Selectmen or other appropriate Town officials be authorized to accept and contract for Federal aid for the project; and that the Town Manager shall have all powers necessary to carry out the project.
Subsection 3. Police Station
VOTED that the sum of $150, 000.00 be appropriated for the construction, originally equipping and furnishing of a police station; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen be authorized to issue $150, 000.00 in bonds or notes of the Town under GL c 44 as amended; that the Board of Selectmen or other appropriate Town officials be authorized to accept and con- tract for Federal aid for the project; and that the Town Manager shall have all powers necessary to carry out the project.
The Vote YES 309, NO 144. Voted by more than 2/3 as required.
Subsection 4. Fire Station-West Andover
VOTED unanimously that the sum of $125, 000.00 be appropriated for the construction, originally equipping and furnishing of a fire station in the West Andover section of the Town of Andover; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer with the approv- al of the Board of Selectmen be authorized to issue $125,000.00 in bonds or notes of
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the Town under GL c 44 as amended; that the Board of Selectmen or other appropriate Town officials be authorized to accept and contract for Federal aid for the project; and that the Town Manager shall have all powers necessary to carry out the project.
A quorum was present during the discussion of Article 11.
A count was taken prior to acting on Subsection 4 and there were 409 present in the Auditorium.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 for surface water drainage improvements and authorize the construc- tion hereinafter described, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary ease- ments by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain.
Highland Road -- 48" twin culvert at Rogers Brook (South Branch) $6,000.00
Rattlesnake Hill Road -- 12" pipe near No. 39 750.00
Beacon Street -- Replace masonry culvert 3,250.00
Salem Street -- Replace and extend culvert near No. 315 5,000.00
The following are supposed to be owners of land which, under this article, may be subject to seizure by right of eminent domain.
Phillips Academy Andover Associates, Inc. James A. and Martha M. Booth
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to raise by taxation and appro- priate under Article 12 the sum of $15,000.00 for surface water drainage improve- ments and authorize the construction hereinafter described, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain.
Highland Road -- 48" twin culvert at Rogers Brook (South Branch) $6,000.00
Rattlesnake Hill Road -- 12" pipe near No. 39 750.00
Beacon Street -- Replace masonry culvert 3,250.00
Salem Street -- Replace and extend culvert near No. 315 5,000.00
The following are supposed to be owners of land which, under this article, may be subject to seizure by right of eminent domain.
Phillips Academy Andover Associates, Inc. James A. and Martha M. Booth
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the building at 88 Carmel Road, sometimes referred to as the "Infirmary", and the land on which it lies for such sum as it deems best for the Town and to author- ize the Board of Selectmen to sign, seal with the Town seal and execute a deed or deeds of the said property.
Article 13 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $5,000.00 for highway improvements on Osgood Street, and to authorize the Town to acquire by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, a parcel of land containing approximately 9090 square feet on the northeasterly side of Osgood Street from John M. and Elizabeth W. Forbes, the supposed owners of the land, as shown on a plan filed with the Town Manager.
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Article 14 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to permit the Assessors to use $400,000 free cash to reduce the 1965 tax rate and to offset appropriations voted at the 1965 Town Meeting.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to permit the Assessors to use $400, 000 free cash to reduce the 1965 tax rate and to offset appropriations voted at the 1965 Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 16. To see what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously that the following unexpended appropriation be transferred to surplus revenue :
1. Article 18, 1964 Police Station Shaw Barn $69,966.00
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Manager to call for bids and award a contract for the collection and disposal of garbage for one year and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a three-year contract, if they deem it advantageous.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 17 as printed.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriation or transfer from available land acquisition funds or other means, the sum of $150,000 for the purpose of planning, developing and building a sub-fire and police station, on the town owned property site situated in the triangle in front of the present town dump and bordered by Greenwood Road on the southeast and Chandler Road on the northeast. This Article being a petition of the West Andover Community As- sociation members and other residents of West Andover area in Precinct Four.
Article 18 was defeated.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to acquire portions of lot #IA as shown on Assessors" Map #194, portions of lot #2A as shown on Assessors' Map #195, and all of lots #18 through 23, 28, 28A, 29 through 36, and 39 through 128 as shown on Asses- sors' Map 195 located on the northwest side of Haggetts Pond, and supposed to be owned by McCoy, Bolten, Fingleton, Corr, Lynch, Bartigian, O'Conner, McCabe, Judge, Fallon, Regan, Thompson, Burke, and Poole, for storing water and for protecting the shore line, said land to be acquired by purchase, by gift, or by seizure by right of eminent domain and to appropriate $1,000.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to appropriate under Article 19 the sum of $1,000.00 to be transferred from Article 44, 1960.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen and Town Manager to file, in behalf of the inhabitants of the Town, an application in form and manner required by the United States Government, and in conformity with P. L. 560, 83rd Congress as amended by P. L. 345, 84th Congress and do whatever else may be required to obtain an advance to be made by the United States to the Town of Andover to aid in defraying the cost of final plans and specifications for the con- struction of a six million gallon distribution reservoir at Bancroft Road and con- necting main to South Main Street with the necessary appurtenances.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 20 as printed.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Manager to proceed with the necessary steps for the demolition of the Richardson School, the land so cleared to be used for the expansion of playground facilities.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 21 as printed.
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ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $100,000.00 from the Stabilization Fund for constructing, originally equipping and furnishing the new Senior High School.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously that the sum of $100,000.00 be appropriated from the Stabilization Fund to be applied to reduce to that extent the bonds voted under Article 8 of the Warrant of the Special Town Meeting of October 19, 1964; and that any matching Stabilization Fund payment received from the Commonwealth be applied to the cost of the project in lieu of the issue of an equivalent amount of the bonds or notes authorized in said vote.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to adopt as a by-law of the Town, the 1960 edition of the National Fire Prevention Code, copies of which are on file in the Town Clerk's office, and to impose as penalties for breach thereof, the sum of $20.00 for each offense.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 23 as printed. A quorum was present.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to continue for the further period of one (1) year the Committee to Study and Revise the Town By-Laws and Zoning By-Laws, appointed by the Selectmen for that purpose under Article 17 of the Town Warrant passed at the 1957 Town Meeting, such committee to report at the next annual town meeting or at any Special Town Meeting which may be held in the interim.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 24 as printed.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into an agreement to lease out land, bounded by School and Ridge Streets and land of the railroad, and shown as Lot 26, Town Map 55, for parking purposes, for such sum as they deem best for the Town of Andover and to authorize the Selectmen to sign, seal with the Town Seal and deliver the lease of the said property.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the Town authorize the Board of Se- lectmen to enter into a lease of land for parking purposes, bounded by School St. and Ridge St., and land of the Railroad, being shown as lot 26 on Assessors' Map number 55; the lease to be for a period of not more than ten years, the rent to be not less than $10.00 per year, and the lease to be on such other terms as the Se- lectmen may deem proper. The Vote-YES 319, NO 3. Voted by more than 2/3 as re- quired.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town of Andover will vote to accept as a gift the fol- lowing described parcel of land, presently being used as a part of School Street; and to accept the said land as part of a public way called School Street as laid out by the Selectmen.
A parcel of land on the southerly side of Essex Street containing approximately 1,990 square feet.
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of Essex Street 9.11' ± NW of its intersection with Ridge Street; thence N 76° 57' 10"W, 73.02= to a point; thence turning and running to the left on a curve of radius 43.72' a distance of 31.34 feet plus or minus to a point on the easterly line of School Street; thence turning and running N 18º 152 00E, 56.72' by the easterly line of School Street to a point at the southerly line of Essex Street; thence turning and run- ning S 51º 35' 10"E, 96.80' by the southerly line of Essex Street to the point of beginning.
Shown on "Plan of Land in Andover, Mass. as surveyed for Town of Andover, Mass. Scale 1"-20', January, 1965, John Avery, Jr., Town Engineer," on the petition of Salvatore Torrisi and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 26 as printed.
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ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire for the Town by purchase, by gift, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, a par- cel of land containing about 3,790 square feet supposed to be owned by Westport Realty Trust and a parcel of land containing about 36 square feet supposed to be owned by Boston & Maine Railroad, both at the southwesterly part of the intersection of School and Essex Street, and to appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to appropriate the sum of $2, 500.00 from taxation under Article 27.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS the General Court sitting as a Constitutional Convention, did on July 16, 1963, give initial approval to a Home Rule amendment to the State Constitution, and
WHEREAS this bill of rights for local governments required a second approval by the members of the General Court during this legislative session, and
WHEREAS we, as members of this Town Meeting, feel competent to handle the affairs of our town without strict supervision by the Commonwealth of our every act and deed
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this town meeting hereby instructs its represen- tatives to the General Court to vote in favor of the Home Rule proposal (H 1384 of 1963 as revised) when it comes before them, or, take any other action relative thereto.
Upon motion duly seconded, acting under the foregoing article, the following amendment was adopted:
VOTED to request the Massachusetts Legislature to approve House Bill No. 1884 proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the authority of the Legislature to pass laws adding to the costs or reducing the income of cities and towns unless it provides the money therefor, and to instruct the Town Clerk to send copies of this resolution to the Senate President, the House Speaker, and the Senate and House chairmen of the Committee on Constitutional Law.
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