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WHEREAS, the above situation has brought about a relation be- tween living costs and salaries paid its employees by the Town of Braintree which works a hardship on said municipal employees, there- fore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this meeting, and so far as it may be necessary and possible, the instruction of this meeting to the appropriate officials of the Town, that a general 10% increase in salaries be granted in all of the various departments and divisions of the Town, including the full complement of officials and employees of the Town of Braintree, with the proviso that no employee in the higher brackets shall receive an increase greater than $300 per annum, and that all of the said increases take place as of January 1, 1942.
Mr. Andrews offered the following amendment to Mr. Woodsum's resolution: That after the words, "and whose annual salary in all capacities", shall be added "including fees"; after the words, "provided always, however, that the total of the salary" the words "including fees" shall be added.
Mr. Woodsum accepted this amendment.
Mr. Connell offered as an amendment: To pay to all full-time employees earning up to and including $2500 a year, a bonus of 5% for the year 1942.
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Mr. Andrews moved: That Article 10 be laid on the table .- Carried-8:40.
ARTICLE 11.
Mr. Andrews moved: That there be no salary increases for the Town Employees for the year 1942.
Mr. Connell moved: That a ballot vote be taken on this article. -Not Carried.
Mr. Kelley moved: Previous question .- Carried 9:06.
Voted: No action on the motion made by Mr. Andrews.
ARTICLE 10.
Mr. Leetch moved: That Article 10 be taken from the table .- So voted-9:08.
Mr. Lakin moved as an amendment to Mr. Jordan's substitute resolution: That this increase apply to the year 1942 only .- Not carried.
Voted : No action on Mr. Jordan's substitute resolution.
Voted : That the Town accept Mr. Woodsum's resolution as amended-9:29.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE 12.
Voted: To raise and appropriate for General Government for salaries and expenses for the following departments and other purposes, the present year :
1. Moderator $ 25.00
2. Finance Committee
Salary of Secretary. $ 250.00
Expenses 500.00 -$ 750.00
3. Selectmen
Salaries of Board $1,950.00
To be allocated $650 to each Selectman.
Salary of Secretary
1,404.00
Expenses 1,000.00
Extra Compensation 140.40
$4,494.40
4. General Government Incidentals
$1,000.00
5. Accountant
Salary
$2,250.00
Clerk
936.00
Expenses
200.00
Extra Compensation
206.10
-$3,592.10
Mr. Hitchcock offered the following resolution :
Fees collected by any elected, or appointed Town Official for the performance of official duties shall be recorded by such official and turned over to the Town Treasurer, who will credit money so paid him to the Town Reserve Fund .- Not Carried.
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Mr. Canavan moved : Reconsideration of Article 10 .- Not Car- ried-9:43.
6. Town Engineer
Salary of Engineer
$2,500.00
Other Salaries
2,720.00
Clerk
936.00
Expenses
777.92
Extra Compensation
422.60
$7,356.52
7. Assessors
Salaries of Board. $3,000.00
To be allocated $1,000 to each Assessor.
Clerks
3,328.00
Expenses
2,025.00
Investigations
20.00
Listings
600.00
Extra Compensation
332.80
$9,305.80
Mr. Connell moved: That the amount of $600.00 for listings be eliminated .- So voted-9:49.
Total appropriated under Item 7
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$8,705.80
8. Treasurer
Salary
$2,500.00
Clerks
1,872.00
Expenses
2,400.00
Extra Compensation
287.20
-$7,059.20
9. Tax Collector
Salary, Collector
$2,000.00
Salary, Deputy
1,300.00
Clerks
871.00
Recording Deeds
100.00
Advertising
256.00
Expenses
2,005.00
Extra Compensation
230.00
$6,762.00
10. Town Clerk
Salary
$2,000.00
Clerk
1,040.00
Expenses
685.50
Extra Compensation
204.00
$3,929.50
11. Election
Election Officials and Janitors $1,965.00
Expenses 480.00
$2,445.00
12. Mr. Woodsum moved: That Item 12 be laid on the table. So voted-9:52.
13. Registration
Salaries of Registrars $ 300.00
To be allocated $100 for each Registrar.
Extra Compensation 1,000.00
Clerical Expense 468.00
Expenses
845.00
-$2,613.00
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14. Law
Salary of Counsel $2,000.00
Expenses 750.00
Settlement of claims and suits 1,000.00
$3,750.00
15. Maintenance of Municipal Buildings
Salaries, Janitors-Town Hall $2,504.00
Extra Compensation 250.40
Maintenance-Town Hall
2,000.00
Maintenance-Central Station
1,440.00
Fuel Oil for Central Station
1,400.00
Maintenance-Legion Building 500.00
$8,094.40
16. Contributory Retirement System $ 100.00
Expenses
Pensions-Accumulation Fund 18,648.00
Interest Deficiency on Funds
265.37
Loss on Bonds.
244.96
$19,258.33
17. Rationing Board
Salary of Administrator (39 weeks) .. $ 390.00
Clerical Expenses
546.00
Office Expenses
200.00
$ 1,136.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
ARTICLE 13.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the protection of persons and property.
1. Lifeguard at Sunset Lake $ 300.00
2. Building Inspectors (2) Salary $ 1,000.00
Expenses 150.00
$ 1,150.00
3. Board of Appeal under the Zoning By-Laws Expenses $ 250.00
4. Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary $ 500.00
Expenses
200.00 -$ 700.00
5. Tree Warden's Department
General Expenses $ 750.00
6. Moth Department
Labor and Trucking $ 2,825.00
Expenses 1,140.00
$ 3,965.00
7. Fire Department 1
Salary of Chief $ 3,000.00
Other Salaries 35,375.00
Expenses 3,751.00
Remodeling Bldg. at Braintree High- lands for Fire Station 1,200.00
Extra Compensation 2,915.00
-$46,241.00
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Mr. Cavanagh moved as an amendment: That the $1200.00 amount be used to construct a temporary building to house the apparatus .- Not Carried.
Original motion-Carried-10:01.
7A. Fire Alarm System
Salary, Repairman
$ 1,900.00
Expenses
1,977.00
Extra Compensation
142.50
$ 4,019.50
8. Police Department
Salary of Chief
$ 3,000.00
Other Salaries
43,155.00
Vacations
1,562.00
Sick Leave
550.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Janitor
1,300.00
Expenses
3,250.00
Radio Maintenance
250.00
Extra Compensation
2,517.50
$55,809.50
Pensions
Former Police Chief-Jeremiah Galli-
van
$ 1,250.00
Former Patrolman-August Johnson. 1,000.00
Former Patrolman-John P. Shay 1,000.00
$ 3,250.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
ARTICLE 14.
Voted: That the following sums of money be raised and appropri- ated for Health and Sanitation :
Health Administration-
Salaries-Board of Health $ 300.00
To be allocated $100.00 to each member.
Salary, Health Officer, Milk, Meat and Provi- vision Inspector
1,900.00
Expenses
725.00
Contagious Diseases
8,000.00
Collection of Garbage
4,500.00
Inspection of Plumbing
1,300.00
Inspection of Animals
200.00
Testing of Milk.
100.00
Diphtheria Clinic
225.00
Tuberculosis Prevention
480.00
Dental Clinic
2,775.00
Vital Statistics
50.00
Rabies Clinic
50.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
75.00
Keeper of Dump
936.00
Maintenance of Dump
100.00
Lease of Dump Land
60.00
Extra Compensation
236.10
$22,012.10
ARTICLE 15.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That Article 15 be referred to the Highway Department .- Carried-10:05.
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ARTICLE 16.
Voted: That there be appropriated the sum of $109,800.00 for the maintenance and operation of the water supply system, laying and relaying of water mains, the same to be taken from the surplus of the water revenues as shown on the books, December 31, 1941, and from the revenues of the Department for the year 1942 .- Carried-10:07.
ARTICLE 17.
Voted: That the sum of $300.00 be appropriated for the salaries of the Water Commissioners, the same to be taken from the revenue of the Water Department for the year 1942.
ARTICLE 18.
Voted: That the sum of $300.00 be appropriated for the salaries of the Electric Light Commissioners, the same to be taken from the revenues of the Electric Light Department for the year 1942 .- 10:08.
ARTICLE 19.
Voted: That there be appropriated the sum of $8,000.00 for Street Lighting.
ARTICLE 20.
Moved: That there be included in the Tax Levy for electricity used for Street Lighting the sum of $8,000.00 as appropriated under Article 19 of this Warrant for the 1942 Annual Town Meeting, and that said sum together with the Income from the sales of electricity to private consumers, or from current supplied to Municipal Buildings or for Municipal Power, and from sale of appliances and jobbing during the fiscal year, be appropriated for the use of the Municipal Light Plant, the whole to be expended under the direction and control of the Munici- pal Light Board, for repairs, renewals, new construction, and operating expenses of the plant for the present fiscal year, as defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, and that, if said income shall exceed the expenses for the fiscal year, such excess shall be transferred to the Construction Fund of said plant and appropriated and used for such additions to the plant as may thereafter be authorized by the Municipal Light Board.
Mr. Cavanagh moved: That the words "and from sale of appliances and jobbing", be eliminated .- Not Carried.
Original motion-Carried-10:15.
ARTICLE 21.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the purposes of the Sewer Department, to be expended by the Board of Sewer Commissioners:
Salary of Superintendent $ 3,000.00
Maintenance 7,500.00
House connections
9,000.00
$19,500.00
To be raised as follows:
From Sewer Receipts reserved for Appropri-
ation $18,524.65
From Tax Levy 975.35
$19,500.00
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ARTICLE 22.
Voted: That the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for salaries of the Board of Sewer Commissioners .- 10:17.
ARTICLE 23.
Mr. Woodsum moved: No action under this article .- So voted- 10:18.
HIGHWAYS
ARTICLE 24.
Moved: That the Town raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the support of the Highway Department, including labor, repairs and building sidewalks, stone roads and removal of snow, repairs to highways, Town ways and Bridges; Oiling and Tarring of Streets; purchase of equipment for said department; and collection of rubbish:
Salary of Superintendent. $ 3,200.00 Labor, repairs to highways, Town ways and bridges, not including new construction, as follows:
General Maintenance 58,000.00
Extra Compensation 2,807.22
New construction $6,000.00, said sum to be allocated approximately as follows:
Liberty Street-Drainage Prouty property $ 353.00
Liberty Street-Drainage
630.00
Vinton property
B. V. French Street-Drainage 371.75
Hobart Street-Sidewalk-West Side Prospect Street to Hayward. 1,012.50
Middle Street-Sidewalk-East Side
From Arnold Street to Union Street 1,500.00
Liberty Street-Sidewalk-West Side From 229 to existing walk 810.00 Retaining wall 200.00
East Braintree Fire Station-Curbing
Sidewalk and Bank Gravel. 587.50
May Avenue-Sidewalk-West Side
Washington to Hollis Avenue. 535.25
$ 6,000.00
Mr. Cavanagh moved: That the East Braintree Fire Station- Curbing, Sidewalk and Bank Gravel, be eliminated .- Not Carried.
Original motion-Carried-10:29.
New Equipment :
1 Power Grader $7,580.00
Snow Removal and Sanding 7,500.00
Collection of Rubbish 4,500.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance 434.19
Chapter 90 Elm St. Defense Project
In conjunction with State or Federal funds 9,000.00 Special Maintenance 50.00
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Mr. Hitchcock moved: That we adjourn until next Monday night, March 23, at 7:45-Carried-10:44 p.m.
A true copy. Attest:
ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
Braintree, Mass., March 23, 1942.
The adjourned Annual Town Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, William F. Rogers, at 7:54 p.m.
Town Meeting Members were checked on entering, 163 being present.
Prayer was offered by Reverend John R. Dallinger.
Town Meeting Members, not present at the March 16 meeting, were sworn into office by the Town Clerk, Ernest C. Woodsum.
ARTICLE 25.
Voted: To accept as and for Town Ways, the following streets, as laid out by the Selectmen:
WASHINGTON PARK ROAD, from Washington Street to French Avenue; TENNEY ROAD, from Union Street to Meadowbrook Road; MEADOWBROOK ROAD, from French Avenue to Tenney Road; BEECH STREET, from end of acceptance October, 1938, approximately 1290 feet east; LINDEN STREET, from Beech Street, approximately 610 feet south; MAGNOLIA STREET, from Commercial Street, approx- imately 1390 feet east; CYPRESS STREET, from Beech Street, approx- imately 375 feet south; CRAWFORD ROAD, from Crawford Street to Pearl Street; B. V. FRENCH STREET, from Middle Street to Arnold Street; ROSE AVENUE, from Pond Street to Fairview Avenue; SAGA- MORE STREET, from Fountain Street, approximately 350 feet east; PARKSIDE CIRCLE, from Parkside Avenue to Parkside Avenue; CEDAR AVENUE, approximately 100 feet between Dewey Avenue and Oregon Avenue.
ARTICLE 26.
Voted : To accept as and for a Town Way, COMMERCIAL COURT, so-called, approximately 130 feet in a southerly direction from Commercial Street. Carried-8:26.
Mrs. Ellsworth offered the following resolution: That no trucks or trucking be allowed to carry on except those who deliver goods to those living at Commercial Court .- Carried-8:27.
ARTICLE 27.
Voted: No action under Article 27 .- Carried-8:28.
ARTICLE 28.
Voted: No action under Article 28 .- Carried-8:29.
ARTICLE 29.
Voted: No action under Article 29.
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ARTICLE 30.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way DICKERMAN LANE, as described in Article 30, and that the sum of $2,100.00 be appropriated for the improvement of said way and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $2,100.00 be transferred from the Highway W. P. A. Activities account .- Carried-8:33.
ARTICLE 31.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Town Accept as and for a Town Way HOOVER AVENUE, as described in Article 31, and that the sum of $837.00 be appropriated for the improvement of said way and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $837.00 be transferred from the Highway W. P. A. Activities account .- Carried-8:34.
ARTICLE 32.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way HILLSIDE AVENUE, as described in Article 32, and that the sum of $1,978.00 be appropriated for the improvement of said way and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $1,978.00 be transferred from the Highway W. P. A. Activities account .- Carried-8:35.
ARTICLE 33.
Voted: No action under Article 33 .- Carried-8:36.
ARTICLE 34.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way PRIMROSE STREET, as described in Article 34, and that the sum of $705.29 be appropriated for the improvement of said way and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $705.29 be transferred from the Highway W. P. A. Activities account .- Carried-8:37.
ARTICLE 35.
Voted: No action under Article 35.
ARTICLE 36.
Mr. Woodsum moved: No action under Article 36.
Mr. Storm moved: That the sum of $645.50 be appropriated for the improvement of this way and that Berwick Street, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, be accepted under this article.
The Moderator appointed the following tellers: Messrs. Wade, Ryan, Bond, Little, Simon, White, Taylor and Sullivan.
On the motion for "No action under Article 36" there being 83 in the affirmative and 115 in the negative; this motion requiring a two- carried.
Mr. Andrews moved: Reconsideration of Articles 30, 31, 32 and 34.
Moderator Rogers appointed the same tellers. There being 27 in the affirmative and 115 in the negative; this motion requiring a two- thirds vote, this motion for reconsideration was not carried.
ARTICLE 37.
Voted: No action under Article 37 .- Carried-9:04.
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ARTICLE 38.
Voted: That the Town accept a new lay-out of that portion of Liberty Street opposite land of Elmer E. Vinton and Fred Stimson, for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk thereon.
ARTICLE 2.
Mr. Storm offered the report of the committee on the duplication of street names. Recommended that the matter be referred to the Board of Selectmen with instructions for the Board to take prompt action to eliminate duplicate street names.
Mr. Iliffe offered the following Resolution:
WHEREAS, the citizens of the Town of Braintree have seen fit to commemorate the services and sacrifices of those persons from Braintree who served in the armed forces of the United States in the World War as pro- vided under Article 82 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant of 1941, and;
WHEREAS, the armed forces of certain other governments were allies of the armed forces of the United States in that War, and;
WHEREAS, some persons from Braintree served in the armed forces of our allies and the services and sacrifices made by them have not been commemorated by the citizens of the Town of Braintree, and;
WHEREAS, there is sufficient space to place the names of such persons on the Memorial provided under the Article to which reference is herein made, be it
RESOLVE, that this meeting instruct the Moderator to appoint & committee, preferably composed of those who served on that committee acting under Article 82 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant of 1941, which com- mittee will have placed on the Spanish-American and World War Memorial under the caption of "With Our Allies" the names of those persons who went from Braintree and served with the armed forces, allies of the United States in World War I.
Voted: That this committee report to a later meeting under some proper Article .- Carried-9:25.
Mr. Connell offered the report of the committee appointed under Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1941 for possible locations for the establishment of a new Highway Department Garage.
Voted: That this report be accepted-Carried-9:30.
PARK DEPARTMENT
ARTICLE 39.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the general uses of the Board of Park Commissioners:
Precincts One and Two $ 850.00
Precincts Three and Four
250.00
Precincts Five and Six 750.00
Organized Play 1,200.00
$3,050.00
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ARTICLE 40.
Voted: That the Board of Park Commissioners be instructed to designate an additional portion of Watson Park not exceeding 48,000 square feet in area on which the Braintree Yacht Club shall be author- ized to construct, maintain and operate a building for its own use so long as it shall comply with any conditions established by vote under Article 29, Annual Meeting of 1940 or by the Board of Park Commis- sioners .- Carried-9:35.
CEMETERIES
ARTICLE 41.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the Improvement of Cemeteries:
Superintendence and Labor:
Plain Street
$400.00
Expenses
300.00
Labor-Veterans' graves at Lakeside Cem- etery
15.00
$715.00
To be raised as follows:
From the sale of cemetery lots. $ 50.00
From the Tax Levy 665.00
$715.00
Voted: The additional appropriation of $2.56, the same to be taken from the income of the Julia Minchin Trust Fund for care of lot.
Voted: The additional appropriation of $1.28, the same to be taken from the income of the Joseph S. Miller Trust Fund for care of lot.
Voted: The additional appropriation of $2.03, the same to be taken from the income of the Charles C. Hill Trust Fund for care of lot.
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 42.
Voted: That the following sums of money be raised and appropri- ated for the support of the Public Schools:
Salary of Superintendent $ 4,500.00
Other Salaries
277,422.50
Text Books and Supplies. 22,500.00
All Others 46,400.00
Extra Compensation 19,191.50
$370,014.00
ARTICLE 43.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,036.39 for the use of the Committee appointed under Article 46 of the Annual Meeting of 1941, to be used to pay the balance due on architect's commission .- Carried-9:42.
Mr. Higgins offered the following report:
The School Building Committee, appointed under Article 46 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1941, wishes to supplement its report made to a Special Meeting on August 18, 1941, as follows:
At that time, in its report, the Committee explained why it was unable to proceed in accordance with the instructions of the Annual
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Meeting. That Special Meeting requested the Committee to make no further commitments until further instructions from the Town. That request has been heeded. The expenditures of the Committee which are reported herewith are, of course, on commitments which were made. to the architects and others, prior to the Special Meeting in August. In, fact, those prior commitments called for an expenditure to complete payments now due to the architects of the amount of $2,036.39, in excess of the amounts raised and available last year.
Aside from this request for appropriation, there seems to be little that your Committee can accomplish at the present time, as they feel that it is no part of their duty to ask for an additional appropriation in order to proceed with the construction, and no funds have, as yet, been allocated or received from the Federal Government for this construction.
The Committee feels, however, that since there is a possibility, even if not an immediate probability, of receiving such funds, that this report should be accepted, and the Committee be continued in office in order to take such steps as may be advisable in the light of further events.
Voted : To accept the above as a report of progress .- Carried -9:46.
ARTICLE 44.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the Public Library:
Salaries
$ 8,700.00
Janitors
700.00
Expenses
6,430.00
Extra Compensation
749.12
$16,579.12
To be raised as follows:
From the Dog Tax
$ 2,052.24
From the Tax Levy .
14,526.88
$16,579.12
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
ARTICLE 45.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for Soldiers' Relief, State Aid and Military Aid:
Soldiers' Relief :
Salary-Agent
$ 1,560.00
Office Expenses
200.00
Automobile Expenses
240.00
Aid to Recipients
24,000.00
State Aid
800.00
Burials
500.00
Military Aid
800.00
Extra Compensation
117.00
$28,217.00
ARTICLE 46.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the Observance of Memorial Day-Carried-9:49.
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PUBLIC WELFARE
ARTICLE 47.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the Public Welfare Department, including Aid for Dependent Children, and Adequate Assistance to Certain Aged Persons under the provisions of Chapter 118A, Acts of 1931:
Welfare Department Administration :
Salaries, Board of Welfare. $ 572.04
To be allocated $190.68 to each member.
Salary-Administrator (9 mos.)
1,785.00
Salary of One Investigator.
1,300.00
Clerk
900.00
Clerical Expense
429.00
Bookkeeper
1,526.00
Office Expense and Supplies.
763.00
Extra Compensation
383.50
$ 7,658.54
Temporary Aid
$52,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children:
Aid to Dependent Children Administration: Salaries, Board of Welfare $ 27.96
To be allocated $9.32 to each member A.D.C. Administration 444.00 $ 471.96
Aid to Dependent Children $23,000.00
Infirmary :
Salary-Superintendent
$ 1,200.00
Salary-Matron
300.00
Labor
884.00
Expenses
4,000.00
Extra Compensation
238.40
-$ 6,622.40
Old Age Assistance :
Salary of Supervisor
$ 1,800.00
Clerk
936.00
Clerical Expense
429.00
Office Expenses
230.00
Automobile Expense-Town Car
150.00
Automobile Expense-Supervisor's Car
240.00
Assistance to Recipients 80,000.00
Extra Compensation 271.50
$84,056.50
MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE 48.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the following sums to be expended by the Selectmen to cover the Town's share for mate- rials, trucking, and other necessary expenditures in connection with W. P. A. Activities or other special aid projects in conjunction with the State or Federal Government:
For Miscellaneous Projects and Administration .... $6,179.50 Extra Compensation 210.60
$6,390.10
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ARTICLE 49.
Voted: To raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for Land Damages, in addition to that appropriated under any other Article.
ARTICLE 50.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,209.00 for the payment of printing and distribution of the Annual Report of the Town of Braintree for 1941 .- Carried-9:54.
ARTICLE 51.
Voted : To make the following distribution of the income of the Charles Thayer Trust Fund:
For the Dyer Hill Cemetery: To be expended under the direction of Otis B. Oakman and Charles S. Marshall. $ 50.00 Thayer Public Library, for purchase of new books 187.39
$237.39
ARTICLE 52.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the ex- penses of the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 53.
Mr. Woodsum moved: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $792.95 to meet the payment of certain bills contracted prior to January 1, 1942.
Mr. Young offered the following amendment: That the sum of $1,503.38 be raised and appropriated to meet the payment of certain bills contracted prior to January 1, 1942 .- Not carried.
Original motion-Carried-10:01. There being no opposition the Moderator declared it unanimous.
Mr. Woodsum moved, under this Article: That the Selectmen be authorized to pay the Old Colony Crushed Stone Company the sum of $1,216.11 from Chapter 90 Construction Funds .- Carried-10:02.
ARTICLE 54.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the care and maintenance of property acquired by the Town under Tax Title Foreclosure procedure .- Carried-10:07.
ARTICLE 55.
Voted: To authorize and direct the Assessors to use the sum of $25,000.00 from Free Cash toward the reduction of the 1942 tax rate.
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