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Salary of Engineer
2,500.00
Salary of Transit Man
1,720.00
Additional Labor
500.00
Clerk
1,300.00
Expenses
560.00
6,580.00
7. Assessors
Salarics of Board
3,000.00
(To be allocated $1,000 to each Assessor)
Clerks (3)
4,004.00
Expenses
2,025.00
Investigations
20.00
S. Treasurer
Salary
2,500.00
Clerks (2)
2,639.00
Clerical Hire
2,000.00
Mr. Andrews moved: That the matter be laid on the table .- Not carried.
Original motion for Clerks: $2,340.
Mr. Foley moved as an amendment: That the sum of $299 (including 15% additional com- pensation) be appropriated in addition to orig- inal motion to equalize the salaries of the two clerks in the Treasurer's Office .- Carried 8:45.
9. Tax Collector
Salary, Collector
2,000.00
Salary, Deputy
1,560.00
Clerical Help
450.00
Recording Deeds
100.00
Advertising
250.00
Expenses
1,674.50
10. Town Clerk
Salary
2,000.00
Clerk
1,300.00
Expenses
894.00
11. Elections
Election Officials and Janitors
1,964.00
Expenses
720.00
2,684.00
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9,049.00
Expenses
7,139.00
6,034.50
3,994.00
200.00
12. Local Defense
Chief Air Raid Warden's Dept.
300.00
Women's Civilian Defense Canteen 150.00
450.00
13. Registration
Salaries of Registrars
300.00
(To be allocated $100 for each Registrar)
Extra Compensation-Listings 1,000.00
Clerical Expense 650.00
Expenses
588.00
2,538.00
14. Law
Salary of Counsel
2,000.00
Expenses
500.00
Settlement of Claims and Suits
750.00
3,250.00
15. Maintenance of Municipal Buildings
Salaries, Janitors-Town Hall
2,504.00
Maintenance-Town Hall 2,000.00
Maintenance-Central Station 1,300.00
Fuel-Central Station 1,530.00
Maintenance-Legion Building
1,200.00
Repairs-Central Station (Painting $470, Re- pairs $400) S70.00
Heating System-Central Station (Relays and changing of controls)
150.00
16. Contributory Retirement System
Expenses
100.00
Pensions
22,646.00
Accumulation Fund-Interest Deficiency on
Funds
196.55
Special Fund
500.00
23,442.55
17. Rationing Board
Salary of Administrator
2,600.00
Additional Clerical Expenses
1,700.00
Office Expenses
700.00
Expenses-Administrator's Car
200.00
5,200.00
Mr. Chiesa presented the following resolution: Town Meeting Members of Braintree hereby go on record as being unalterably opposed to the action of the OPA in barring ration board officials from serving as Town Meeting Members, and instruct the Board of Selectmen to forward this protest to the proper authorities .- Unanimous vote 9:04.
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
ARTICLE 11.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the protection of persons and property :
1. Lifeguard-Sunset Lake $ 300.00
2. Building Inspector
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9,554.00
Salary Expenses
3. Board of Appeal under Zoning By-Laws
Expenses
200.00
4. Scaler of Weights and Measures Salary 500.00
Expenses
200.00
5. Tree Warden's Department
General Care 450.00
Trees as listed
450.00
900.00
Said sum to be allocated as follows:
121 Arborway Drive-Split Oak 50.00
Elm Street Near Hawthorn-Ash 25.00
163 Front Street-Elm 40.00
117 Hawthorn Street-Butt 20.00
109 River Street (opp)-2 Elms
25.00
41 Steadman Street-Maple
35.00
101 Tremont Street-Maple
40.00
190 Tremont Street-Maple
25.00
332 Union Street-Ash 40.00
Washington St. at Town Hall-Elm 100.00
Washington St. at Town Hall-Split Maple 50.00
450.00
6. Moth Department
Labor and Trucking
1,500.00
Expenses
350.00
7. Fire Department
Salary of Chief
3,000.00
Salary of Deputy Chief 2,500.00
Captains (2) 4,400.00
Lieutenants (+)
8,400.00
Privates (7)
14,000.00
Privatcs (12)
21.085.00
Vacations, Sickness, Extra Men
2,200.00
Sam Hill
75.00
Expenses.
3,851.00
Hospital and Medical
139.44
7A. Fire Alarm System
Salary-Repair Man
2,000.00
Expenses
1,245.00
To be raised as follows:
From Tax Levy 2,378.67
From Carry-over Balance on Miscellaneous Equipment 866.33
3,245.00
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1,850.00
59,450.44
3,245.00
$ 1,000.00 150.00
1,150.00
700.00
S. Police Department
Salary of Chief
3,000.00
Salary of Deputy Chief
2,500.00
Sergeants (3)
8,300.00
Patrolmen (14)
28,000.00
Patrolmen (3)
5,700.00
Patrolman (1)
1,800.00
Janitor
1,300.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Vacations, Sickness, Extra
2,200.00
Elections
216.00
Expenses
2,825.00
Radio Maintenance
300.00
Pensions-Former Patrolman August Johnson
1,000.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for Health and Sanitation.
Health
Salaries of Board of Health $ 300.00
(To be allocated $100 to each member)
Health Officer
1,900.00
Expenses
675.00
Contagious Diseases
7,000.00
Diptheria Clinic
200.00
Inspection of Plumbing
800.00
Inspection of Animals
250.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
350.00
Testing of Milk
100.00
Dental Clinic
2,500.00
Tuberculosis Prevention
480.00
Control of Communicable Diseases
500.00
Rabies Clinic
50.00
Vital Statistics
50.00
Lease of Dump Land
50.00
Keeper of Dump
234.00
Collection of Garbage
6,500.00
$21,939.00
ARTICLE 13.
Voted: That the Town accept the provisions of Section 120A, Chapter 94, General Laws, providing for additional license fees for slaughtering.
ARTICLE 14.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That this Article be taken up in conjunction with Article 25 .- Carried 9:12.
ARTICLE 15.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That this Article be taken up in conjunction with Article 25 .- Carried 9:12.
ARTICLE 16.
Voted: That there be appropriated the sum of $123,250.00 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, 1943 and from the revenues of the Department for the year 1944 .- Carried 9:13.
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54,366.00
ARTICLE 17.
Voted: That the sum of $345 be appropriated for the salaries of the Water Commissioners, the same to be taken from the revenues of the Water Department for the year 1944, which includes 15% additional compensation for one year .- Carried 9:14.
ARTICLE 18.
Voted: That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $48,000 for the purpose of laying a water main not less than 12" in diameter from the Great Pond Pumping Station to connect with the present 12" main on West Street at a point opposite the standpipe, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $18,000 shall be taken from the revenue and surplus of the Water Department, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selection and the Water Commissioners. be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $30,000 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; the said bonds or notes to be issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than ten years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier dates as the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen and the Water Commissioners may determine.
Voted further that the Water Commissioners shall fix sufficient rates to meet the expenses of maintaining and operating the water supply system, including the interest and the debt charges as they mature and the indebted- ness herein authorized .- 9:16.
ARTICLE 19.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $8,500 for Street Lighting. -Carried 9:16.
ARTICLE 20.
Voted: That there be included in the Tax Levy for cketricity used for street lighting the sum of $8,500 as appropriated under Article 19 of this Warrant for the 1944 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 Municipal Light Board, for repairs, renewals, new con- struction, and operating expenses of the plant for the present fiscal year, as defined in Section 57, 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.
ARTICLE 21.
Voted: That the sun of $345 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 1944, which includes 15% additional compensation for one year.
ARTICLE 22.
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 6,500.00
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House Connections Construction
7,500.00 4,500.00
$21,500.00
To be raised as follows: From Sewer Receipts for appropriations, $21,500.
ARTICLE 23.
Voted: That the sum of $300 be raised and appropriated for salaries of the Board of Sewer Commissioners, to be raised as follows: From Sewer Rc- cepits reserved for appropriations. - Carried 9:19.
ARTICLE 24.
Voted: No action under Article 24.
ARTICLE 25.
Voted: 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 high- ways, Town ways and bridges; oiling and tarring of streets; purchase of equipment for said department; and collection of rubbish.
Salary of Superintendent General Maintenance
$ 3,200.00 53,600.00
Mr. Chiesa moved: That the item of snow removal be laid on the table. -- Voted 9:22.
Chapter 90-Maintenance 1,000.00 556.00
New Construction
$58,356.00
Mr. Andrews moved: That the consideration of Articles 14, 15, 25 and 64 be referred back to the Finance Committee for further information to be considered at an adjournment of this meeting .- Not carried.
Mr. Anderson served notice of reconsideration of appropriations under Article 25 .- 10:14.
Mr. Chiesa moved: No action under Articles 14, 15 and 64.
Mr. Anderson moved: That Articles 14, 15, 25 and 64 be laid on the table .- Carried 10:50.
Mfr. Anderson moved: That a Committee of Three be appointed consist- ing of Mr. Ernest C. Woodsum, Mr. Theodore E. Fogg, and Mr. Stanley E. Brackett to consider the Articles referred to, namely 14, 15 and 64, and report back at an adjournment of this meeting .- Carried 10:52.
Voted: To adjourn until next Monday night, March 27, 1944 at 7:45 p.m .- Carried 10:53.
A true copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk
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Adjourned Town Meeting
Braintree, Massachusetts, March 27, 1944 The adjourned Annual and Special Town Meetings were called to order at 7:55 p.m. by Moderator William F. Rogers. Town Meeting Members were checked on entering, there being 191 present.
Invocation was offered by Reverend Stanley T. Plumer of the South Congregational Church.
Mr. Fogg moved: That Articles 14, 15, 25, and 64 be taken from the table .- Carried 8:00 p.m.
Mr. Theodore E. Fogg offered the report of the Committee appointed by Mr. Anderson's motion to consider Articles 14, 15 and 64. This report is on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
Mr. Fogg moved: That the present dump on Union Street be closed.
After a lengthy discussion Mr. Palmer moved the previous question .- Carried 9:20.
The motion as offered by Mr. Fogg-not carried 9:25.
Mr. Storm moved: That the report of the Committee on the considera- tion of Articles 14, 15 and 64 be accepted with the thanks of the Meeting for the work of this Committee .- Carried 9:30.
Mr. Palmer moved: Reconsideration of Article 14 .- Carried 9:35.
The Moderator appointed the following tellers: W. Edwin Skinner, William Walker, Robert G. Wade, Fred K. Simon, Russell B. Rae, Charles R. Cummings, Nelson H. Seaver, and Joseph W. Mulcahy. Upon vote taken on reconsideration of Article 14 there were 62 in the affirmative and 98 in the negative. The motion was lost-9:47.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That the item of Snow Removal be taken from the table.
Mr. Chiesa moved: The appropriation of the sum of $8,000 under Snow Removal .- Carried 9:51.
Mr. Storm moved :
Reconsideration of Article 25 .- Carried 10:05.
Mr. Storm moved: That the Meeting vote on the Highway Budget item by item .- Carried 10:10.
Mr. Chiesa moved :
Salary of Superintendent $ 3,200.00-So voted.
Mr. Chiesa moved: General Maintenance 51,600.00-So voted.
Mr. Chiesa moved :
Snow Removal 8,000.00-So voted.
Mr. Chiesa moved : Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,000.00-So voted.
Mr. Chiesa moved : New Construction
556.00-So voted.
Mr. Chiesa moved : Dump Maintenance 2,000.00
Mr. Chiesa moved: That maintenance of the dump be placed under the control of the Board of Selectmen, the work to be done by the Highway Department under the supervision of the Board .- Carried.
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Mr. Storm moved as an amendment: That $5,000, instead of $2,000, be appropriated to abate the nuisance and maintain the dump .- Carried.
Total Amount Appropriated under Article 25 $69,356.00 To be raised as follows:
From Tax Levy $60,627.54
From W.P.A. Carry-Over Balance 1,148.46
From Power Grader Carry-Over Balance 7,580.00
$69,356.00
ARTICLE 26.
Mr. Chiesa moved: No action under Article 26 .- Carried 10:16.
Under Article 2 Mr. Folsom moved: That the Moderator appoint a Committee of Three to survey the workings of the zoning Jaws and report their findings at the next annual town meeting .- Carried 10:17.
Mr. Chiesa offered the following resolution: That the receipts from the sale of materials collected in salvage drives when Town trucks are used, that such receipts be paid into the Town Treasury .- Voted 10:18.
ARTICLE 27.
Mr. Chiesa moved: No action under Article 27 .- Carried.
ARTICLE 28.
Voted: To accept as and for a Town Way, RIVER STREET EXTEN- SION, as laid out by the Selectmen, a distance of 600 feet from the inter- section of River Street and Arnold Road .- Carried.
ARTICLE 29.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way, BUSHNELL TERRACE, as laid out by the Selectmen .- Carried.
ARTICLE 30.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That the Town accept as and for a Town Way,
MILTON ROAD, as laid out by the Selectmen, running in a southeasterly direction 870 ft. from Washington Street .- Carried.
ARTICLE 31.
Mr. Chiesa moved: No action under this Article .- Not carried 10:29.
Mr. Harkins moved: To accept as and for a Town Way, ATLAS ROAD, as laid ont by the Selectmen, and the appropriation of the sum of $940.00 .- Carried 10:31.
Mr. Storm moved: Reconsideration of Article 27 .- Carried 10:33.
ARTICLE 27.
Mr. Storm moved: That the Town accept HIGHLAND AVENUE as and for a Town Way, as laid out by the Selectmen, running 250 feet westerly off Howard Street and that the sum of $675 be appropriated for this pur- pose .- Carried 10:35.
ARTICLE 32.
Mr. Chiesa moved: No action under Article 32 .- Carried 10:40.
ARTICLE 33.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That Article 33 be laid on the table .- Carried
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ARTICLE 34.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That the Town ratify and confirm the action of the Selectmen in connection with the alteration and improvement of the Middle Street Railroad Bridge and authorize the Selectmen to petition the County. Commissioners for validation of such action .- Carried 10:41.
Mr. Roberts moved: That the Annual and Special Town Meeting be adjourned until next Monday night, April 3rd, at 7:45 p.m .- Carried 10:41. A true copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM. Town Clerk.
Adjourned Town Meeting
Braintree, Massachusetts, April 3, 1944
The adjourned Annual and Special Town Meetings were called to order at 7:55 p.m. by Moderator William F. Rogers. Town Meeting Members were checked on entering, there being 168 present.
Invocation was offered by Reverend William H. Marsell of the Braintree Baptist Church.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That Article 33 be taken from the table .- So voted. ARTICLE 33.
Mr. Chiesa moved: To authorize the abandonment of the Town's ease- ment or right of way for highway purposes over the premises described in Article 33 of the Annual Warrant, upon payment by the owner of said land of the minimum amount of $1.00 .- Carried.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That Article 49-Publie Welfare-be taken up at this time.
ARTICLE 49.
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, General Laws.
Welfare Department Administration
Salaries-Board of Welfare 572.04
(To be allocated $190.68 to each member) Salary-Agent 2,500.00
Salary-Investigator 1,470.00
Clerk
1,029.00
Office Expense and Supplies
465.00
$ 6,036.00 20,000.00
Temporary Aid
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
Salaries, Board of Welfare 27.96
(To be allocated $9.32 to cach member)
A.D.C. Administration 213.00
Aid to Dependent Children 14,000.00
14,240.96
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Infirmary
Salary-Superintendent
1,200.00
Salary-Matron 300.00
Labor 884.00
Expenses
4,700.00
Maintenance and Repairs
(Including Glass and Glazing Outside)
400.00
7,484.00
Old Age Assistance
Salary of Supervisor
1,800.00
Clerk
1,300.00
Office Expense
250.00
Auto Expense-Town Car
150.00
Auto Expense-Supervisor's Car
240.00
Assistance to Recipients
70,000.00
73,740.00
TOWN FOREST DEPARTMENT
ARTICLE 35.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That there be laid out and added to the present Town Forest certain lots adjacent thereto and described on the Assessors' Plans as follows :- Plan 1090, Plots 42 and 43, lots 148 and 149; and Plan 1090, Plots 75 to 87 inclusive, lots 159 to 164 and 170 to 176; and Plan 1090, Plots 36 and 37, lots 168 and 169 .- Carried 8:15.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to be spent under the Supervision of the Town Forest Commtitee.
PARK DEPARTMENT
ARTICLE 37.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the general uscs of the Board of Park Commissioners:
Precinct 1 and 2 $ 500.00
Precinct 3 and 4
1,000.00
Precinct 5 and 6
1,000.00
Organized Play
1,500.00
$ 4,000.00
ARTICLE 38.
Voted: To place under the exclusive control of the Park Department a parcel of land now held by the Town on Tax Title foreclosure proceedings described as follows: Lots 20, 19, 18, 17, 56, Plots 62-66, Plan 3037 on file in the Assessors' Office, containing approximately 32,826 square feet of land. ARTICLE 39.
Mr. Chiesa moved: The appropriation of $22,000 for the use of a special committee for the improvement of Hollis Feld, this special committee to be composed of the following :
1. Chairman Board of Selectmen
2. Town Engineer
3. Superintendent Highway Department
4. Sewer Department Engineer
5. Park Commissioner
6. Two members of Dr. Copp's committee
This special committee is to have full responsibility of :
. A. Preparing specifications and detailed plans for construction.
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B. Advertising for bids and determining who shall be engaged to do the work.
C. Supervising actual construction.
D. Delivering the completed field to the Park Commissioners.
Mr. Palmer moved the previous question .- 9:10.
The motion as offered by Mr. Chiesa carried 9:11.
Mr. Connell offered the following resolution: That when the improved area is fenced in there shall be an adequate gate adjoining the Hollis School property which shall, during daylight hours, always remain open to provide free access to the park for citizens entitled to use the park, particularly school children and others in the vicinity .- Carried 9:11.
Mr. Huleatt moved: Reconsideration of vote taken under Article 39 .-- Not Carried 9:15.
CEMETERIES
ARTICLE 40.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the improvement of cemeteries:
Superintendent and Labor-Plain Street $400.00
500.00
Expenses
$ 900.00
Voted: The additional appropriation of $1.58, the same to be taken from the income of the Julia Minchin Trust Fund for care of lot.
Voted: The additional appropriation of $3.51, the same to be taken from the income of the Joseph S. Miller Trust Fund for care of lot.
Voted: The additional appropriation of $2.12, the same to be taken from the income of the Charles C. Hill Trust Fund for care of lot.
ARTICLE 41.
Voted: That the Town accept a trust fund in the amount of Two Hun- dred and Fifty Dollars ($250) established under the will of Henry H. Musiek for the care of a portion of Lot 97, Plain Street Cemetery.
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 42.
Mr. Chiesa moved: That the following sums of money be raised and appropriated for the support of the public schools:
Salary of Superintendent $ 4,500.00
All Other Salarics
273,500.00
Text Books and Supplies 14,000.00
All Others
51,820.00
Special Fund-Contributory Retirement
1,076.05
$344,896.05
To be raised as follows:
Braintree Electric Light Dividend
50,000.00
High School Fire Loss 329.68
From Tax Levy 294,566.37
344,896.05
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Fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars to be raised from the Braintree Electric Light Department Dividend, it being the intent of this meeting to authorize, ratify and confirm the transfer of this amount for this purpose from funds of the Light Department available at the time of such transfer.
Mr. Settles moved as an amendment: That the sum of $2,000 be appro- priated definitely earmarked for the purpose of athletic instruction and supervision at the discretion of the School Committee and this amount be added to Item 2 of this Article, increasing that amount to $275,500 .- Not carried 9:35.
The original motion as offered by Mr. Chiesa carried 9:35.
ARTICLE 43.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the Public Library.
Salaries
Janitors
Expenses
Expenses-Survey of Libraries
$ 7,925.00 700.00 5,430.00 250.00*
$14,305.00
To be raised as follows:
From the Dog Tax
2,303.23
From the Tax Levy
12,001.77
14,305.00
*Mr. Chiesa recommended the appropriation of $250 for expenses of the Board of Public Library Trustees and a special Committee of Three to be ap- pointed by the Moderator in connection with a survey of other public libraries.
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
ARTICLE 44.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums of money for Soldiers' Relief, War Allowance, State Aid and Military Aid:
Salary-Agent
$ 1,560.00
Office Expenses 200.00
Auto Expenses 300.00
Aid to Recipients
25,000.00
$27,060.00
ARTICLE 45.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the observance of Memorial Day.
ARTICLE 46.
Voted: No action under Article 46 .- 9:40.
ARTICLE 47.
Mr. Chiesa moved: No action under Article 47 .- Not carried 9:44.
Mr. Murphy moved: That the sum of $300 be raised and appropriated for a meeting place for the Braintree Post No. 1702, Veterans of Foreign Wars .- Carried 9:45.
ARTICLE 48
Voted: No action under Article 48 .- Carried 9:45.
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MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE 50.
Voted: To raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of $2,700 for land damages in addition to that appropriated under any other Article.
ARTICLE 51.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $805.60 for the payment of printing of the Annual Report of the Town of Braintree for 1943 .- 9:46.
ARTICLE 52.
Voted: To make the following distribution of the income from 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 the Purchase of New Books 342.99
392.99 $
ARTICLE 53.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $100 for the expenses of the Planning Board.
Mr. Chiesa offered the following resolution: That the Planning Board be authorized to study plans for the re-building of the so-called Long Block with the thought in mind that the proposed alterations shall possess, in addi- tion to the requirements of our building and safety laws, esthetic vahies .--- Carried 9:50.
ARTICLE 54.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $60.80 to meet the payment of certain bills contracted prior to January 1, 1944.
To be raised as follows:
From the Water Dept. Surplus $18.30 42.50
From the Tax Levy
$60.80
Mr. Chiesa offered the following resolution: That it is the wish of this meeting that the Board of Selectmen file with the Finance Committee a detailed explanation of all items of unpaid bills as of January 1, 1945, in time to be printed with the Finance Committee's recommendations .- Carried.
ARTICLE 55.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $100 for the care and maintenance of property acquired by the Town under Tax Title Foreclosure procedure .- 9:51.
ARTICLE 56.
Voted: That the sum of $100,000 be used from Free Cash toward reduction of the 1944 tax rate and further authorize and direct the assessors to use any smm from Free Cash toward the reduction of the tax rate which may be necessary to carry out the expressed intent of this meeting to transfer funds of the Light Department under Article 42 in addition to any other sums voted under this Article.
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ARTICLE 57.
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a Committee of nine (9) to carry on the activities started by the Post-War Public Works Committee appointed in 1943, by the Board of Selectmen, and that this Committee be authorized to secure Post-War Public Works projects from all Departments of the Town.
ARTICLE 58.
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