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bal. on dynamo
470 00
Electric Jobbing Dept
labor and supplies 23 48
Lumsden & Van Stone Co
pipe and labor
2401 79
Nat'l Pipe Bending Co
water heater
185 00
Wm F Martin
supplies
13 18
H W Johns Manville Co Total,
asbestos covering
125 00
$5,368 63
Total Construction expense, $8,945.55.
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT P.FPORT.
DR. CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT 1911.
CR.
To balance 1910
$1613 96
By bills paid,
$8945 55
" depreciation appro.
1568 12
" sale of notes.
2000 00
' cash from interest,
39 12
" cash from mainte- nance accourt,
3724 35
$8.945 55
$8,945 55
COST OF CONSTRUCTION TO JAN. 1, 1911
[Dec.31. 1910| Year 1911 |
Total
Cost of Real Estate.
$ 7157 63
$ 667 68
$ 7825 31
..
Steam Plant
11423 29
4875 15
16298 44
Electric Lines
46539 41
2909 24
49448 65
Electric Plant.
8895 27
493 48
9388 75
$74,015 60
$8,945 55
$82,961 15
DR. NOTE ACCOUNT.
CR.
By note paid 1911
$1750 00
To outstanding notes Jan. 1911
$62000 00
By bal.notes out- standing Jan. 1, 1912, 62250 00
To notes authorized 1911
2000 00
$64,000 00
$64.000 00
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
MANAGER'S REPORT.
To the Water and Municipal Lighting Commission:
Gentlemen:
I submit the following report of the receipts and expenses of the Lighting Plant for the year 1911.
MAINTENANCE.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMOUNTS
LABOR
E A Russell
engineer
$1092 00
Geo L Fall
986 95
Everett Guilford
fireman
280 75
Enoch Olmstead
892 16
Ralph Pickard
911 50
Merrill Kelly
labor
84 00
J Frank Roberts
engineer
114 00
J H Sheppard
electrician
225 75
Clarance Dupray
176 00
$4763 11
FUEL
N T Lowe
teaming
$ 402 27
C C Caldwell
coal
171 78
B & MR R
freight
1986 61
Geo W Pickering
coal
1896 28
Wm A Jepson Co
806 12
John A Brown
teaming and use track
70 50
Lathrop Bros
teaming
52 00
$5385 56
MISCELLANEOUS
Chas W Bamford
treasurer
$ 50 00
Cotton & Woolen Ins Co insurance
100 00
Pettengill Andrews Co lamps
132 00
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMOUNTS
Geo A Schofield
commissioner
$ 100 00
Geo H W Hayes
100 00
Am H Rand
..
100 00
Northern Insurance
insurance
15 00
Geo A Schofield
clerk and manager
400 00
Lunden Elec Co
repair on dynamo
5 50
Geo E Marsh C.
supplies
4 25
Chas A Schieren Co
belt
44 26
Hinds & Coun
supplies
2.77
C F Chapman
1 15
Henry K Barnes
repair on belt
4 65
Ame, Iron Works
repair on engine
30 05
Geo W Know ton Co
supplies
3 00
L Trendennick Co
2 00
New Eng Tel & Tel Co
telephone
15 41
American Engraving Co
plate
3 40
D E Measures
supplies
25
Municipal Lighting Asso
membership
20 00
Amelia Clarke
stenographer
3 00
Luther Wait
stamped paper
42 48
Gale Sawyer Co
books
14 00
Kalamazoo Co
binder
8 70
Geo A Schofield
cash paid out
5 37
Ipswich Chronicle
printing
44 00
Hobbs Warren Co
books
32 25
E Howard Clock Co
clock dials
7 50
A D Mallard
teaming
75
Arthur G Osborn
oil and waste
278 69
Thos A Howe
express
1 00
C F Chapman
supplies
1 50
Edw C Amazeen
oil
51 85
(' F Chapman
team repairs
10 25
Harry Purinton
shoeing team
12 25
Highway Dept., Town
board horse
55 45
Joseph A King
team repairs
2 45
E F Akerman
6 90
J R Richards
team supplies
75
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMOUNTS
Wm A Spiller
team repairs
$ 1 50
Fred P Kent
16 25
Total
$1730 58
Grand total for maintenance $11,879.25
DR. MAINTENANCE. CR.
To ba . Jan 1, '11
$2613 34
By bills paid,
$11879 25
To cash, sale of light
9971 08
Less old bills due
To cash, sale of power
2000 00
Jan. 1, 1911,
1550 91
To cash, appro. maint
1500 00
Ba'. in favor of dept.
To cash, rent of poles
159 25
to Jan. 1, 1912, 4641 18
To cash. insurance div. 87 72
fo cash, due sale light
1739 95.
$18,07] 34
$18,071 34
JOBBING DEPARTMENT.
PAID TO
FOR WHAT
AMOUNTS
J Harry Sheppard
electrican
$159 50
Clarence Dupray
144 55
'A D Mallard
express
3 05
Peoples express Co
..
2 20
J W Goodhue
supplies
8 91
C L Stevens
labor
2 18
Geo N Wood Co
supplies
3 00
McKenney & Waterbury
fixtures
101 88
Ipswich Milis
labor
2 50
Pettingiil Andrews Co
electrical supplies
491 18
Total expense jobbing
$918 95
DR. JOBBING DEPARTMENT. CR.
To balance profit to Jan. 1, 1911
$1911 57
By bills due Jan. 1, 1911 686 08
labor and material
1580 51
By balance in favor of Dept. Jan. 1 1912
2284 87
To bills due for labor and material
397 82
$3889 90
$3889 90
66
By bills paid
$ 918 95
To cash received for
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
CHARLES W. BAMFORD, Treasurer, in account with the Electric Light Department, Town of Ipswich' DR.
To cash on hand, Jan. 1911, To amounts received :-
$3044 08
Commercial lighting.
$ 9658 24
Lighting Town Buildings
312 84
Jobbing account
1580 51
Power
2000 00
Issue of notes
2000 00
Rent of poles .
159 25
Insurance dividends
87 72
Appropriations :-- Maintenance
1500 00
Depreciation
1568 12
Interest.
2520 00
Note
1662 09
$23.048 77
CR.
$26,092 85
By paid
Commissioners' orders
$21743 75
Note
1750 00
Interest.
2520 00
$26,013 75
Balance on hand. Jan. 1912 $79 10 The Treasurer has for collection the following amounts : For light $1739 95
For jobbing 397 82 --
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
It will be seen that the profit for the year 1911 from the sale of light and power and from jobbing, is as follows:
Profit sale of light 1911
$2027 84
Profit jobbing 1911
373 30
Total
$2401 14
The following supplies are on hand:
$1103 53
Inventory (construction department) (jobbing department)
421 23
Total.
$1524 76
The following bills are unpaid:
For construction,
$ 308 13
All bills for maintenance and jobbing are paid to Jan. 1, 1912. The following table will show the income receipts and the outgo payments of the Plant for the year ending Dec. 31, 1911.
OUTGO.
Maintenance.
$11,879 25
Interest paid .
2520 00
Depreciation paid .
1568 12
Decrease in Inventory (jobbing)
1 15
$15,968 52
INCOME.
From Sale of Light.
$10160 12
66
" Power.
2000 00
60
miscellaneous receipts.
246 97
profit on jobbing ...
373 30
$12,780 39
Total (cost of lighting streets)
..
$3188 13
To get the cost for each street light for a year, this total cost of $3188.13 is divided by the number of lights. The total number of lights is 811, but for a period of nearly six months before the starting of the new dynamo, 120 of these lights were cut out, so that the average number for the entire year would be 751.
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
Divide $3188.13 by 751 gives $4.24 each for the street lights for 1911. This is 49 cents less for each light than last year, when the cost was $4.73. It should be remembered that this price covers every item of cost to be charged against the street lights.
The following table shows the number of services connected with the plant at the close of each year since the start:
Year
No.
Gain
1904
69
1905
105. 36
1906
131.
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1907
170.
41
1908
195.
25
1909
218
23
1910
269
51
1911
323.
54
The largest gain since the first year was made in 1911.
The total for light sold for 1911 was
$10,159 42
1910
8.594 48
Increase for 1911
$1564 94
The operation of the lighting department for the year 1911, has shown that the constantly increasing sale of light to our citizens is gradually lowering the cost of street lighting, and as a result we are lighting our streets at a very low cost.
When it is understood that the average price paid to private companies for street lights equal in candle power to ours, is over $12.00 each per year, and that if the town paid $12.00 for each of the 751 lights on which our price is based this year, it would cost for street lighting $9012.00 instead of the $3188.13 which it cost in Ipswich, it will readily be seen that we have excellent reason for congratulating ourselves that we own a Municipal lighting plant.
This result has been accomplished with a very low rate to private consumers, our price being only 12 cents per K. w. hour with a discount which reduces it to 10 and eight tenth cents.
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
I am pleased to report that the work began last year. of en- larging the station and adding a new dynamo and engine, has been completed, and the new equipment is now in operation.
The total cost of the new construction was as follows, (Expended in 1910 and 1911)
For addition to Station.
$ 3826 67
66 " Steam Plant. 11099 15
" Electric Plant. .. 4735 23
Total
$19661 05
With the old plant in excellent condition, and with this new equipment, we are now prepaired to take care of all demands for a number of years to come.
We were also enabled to give what has been demanded for some time, all day service. This change was made in December 1911, and the plant is now in operation 24 hours a day, except for a few hours on Sundays.
I feel confident that the extra expense of running through the day is justified and that the increased earnings will more than pay the additional expense.
It is now eight years since the town established its lighting plant, and it has been my good fortune to have managed the opera- tion from the start. It has been particularly pleasing to find, that year after year, more and more evidence is found to show that in Ipswich a municipal lighting plant is a great success. There are those who scoff at municipal ownership. They claim that politics will destroy or cripple such a plan. If there is anything to their claim, it must be that I have been particularly fortunate in not being hampered by any attempt at political influence. Our voters have made no changes in the Commission from the start. The Commis- sioners have always been absolutely fair in their treatment of the manager, and the employees have worked hard for success. Under those conditions my work has been made pleasant and success has been sure. For those conditions, I extend thanks to all.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. SCHOFIELD, Manager.
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT REPORT.
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
To the Citizens of Ipswich: Gentlemen,
The Water and Municipal Lighting Commissioners submit their eighteenth annual report, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1911.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Your attention is called to the various tables giving an account of the expenditures and receipts of this department for the past year.
During the year one extension has been put in, extending the line on Fruit St. a distance of 456 feet. Six inch pipe was used. The cost was $378.94 an average of 83 cents a foot.
The Candlewood extension, completed last year, has been a success, enough money being paid in, with that voted by the town from the Torrent Engine Co. appropriation, to give over the five per cent guarantee on the cost, so that it has not been necessary to ask the takers on that line to pay any guarantee.
The Little Neck extension and the Treadwell Island extension are also proving to be good investments.
We estimate the receipts for 1911 to be $18, 000.00 and the ex_ penses to be for Sinking Fund $3901.40, for interest $7360.00, for note payment $1000.00, for maintance $4000.00. The only approp- riation we ask for out of tax money is the $1000 for Note payment.
The year 1911 marks the beginning in a large reduction in the amount of money raised by taxation for this department. Not one
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cent was raised for hydrant service, this making a saving of $2004.00 and giving the town free hydrant service.
Not a a cent was raised for the sinking fund, the entire amount required $3784 33 being paid out of the earnings of the department. We are pleased to state that we are again able to get along with- out an appropriation for hydrants saving $2016.00 and without an appropriation for sinking fund, saving $3901.40. We have sufficent money in our cash balance to pay these expenses without taxing our citizens.
The following table shows the assets and liabilities of this de- partment Jan. 1, 1912.
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
Construction (cost)
$210,153 29
Water rates due
3,488 13
Services due
159 47
Material and supplies
1.240 38
Cash
7,349 54
Total,
$222,390 81
Total.
$222,390.81
Bonds and Notes : Less $60,487.48 Sinking Fund $123,512 52
Excess of Assets over Liabilities Jan. 1, 1912 98,878 29
No depreciation has been deducted from the assets as we believe the actual value of the entire plant to be more rather than less than the cost of construction.
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Since the last report, the work begun last year of enlarging the station and of putting in new engine and dynamo, has been completed, and the plan of all day lighting has been adopted. The cost of the new work and machinery was $19,661.05, but we issued only $16000.00 worth of notes, the balance being paid for out of the earnings of the department.
We now have a modern, up to date plant, which will take care of our needs for a number of years.
Your attention is called to the very excellent showing of this department for the past year, as indicated by the Manager's report
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MUNICIPAL, LIGHT REPORT.
We heartily concur with the opinion expressed in that report, that the good sense of our voters has kept politics out of these departments, and that they have expressed their satisfaction by retaining the services of those who have brought forth success.
The following table will show the assets and liabilities of this department Jan. 1, 1912.
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
Construction (cost)
$82,961 15
Notes $62,250 00
Due for Light
1,739 95
Accounts payable
308 13
Due for Jobbing
397 82
Excess of assets over
Material and supplies
1.524 76
liabilities 24,144 65
Cash
79 10
Total.
$86,702.78
Total,
$86.702.78
In closing we feel that we are justified in saying that taking all the facts into consideration that both the departments "are con- tinuing, year after year, to give ample proof that public ownership of public utilities, when managed from a business instead of a political standpoint, is of great benefit to the people."
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. SCHOFIELD,
GEORGE H. W. HAYES, WILLIAM H. RAND,
Municipal Water and
Electric Light Commission.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I certify that I have examined the accounts of the Clerk of the Water and Electric Light Commissioners and the Town Treas- urer, and find them correct and to agree. I also found vouchers for all payments.
I have also examined carefully the different Securities and Deposit Books which comprise the Sinking Fund and find them cor- rect, making the total Sinking Fund $60,487.48, which has been carefully invested as shown by the report.
ARTHUR H. WALTON, Auditor.
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Annual Report
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
Town of Ipswich
MASS .
PSY
1634
THE BIRTHPLACE 'OF' AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 1637
For the Dear 1911
IPSWICH, MASS. HULL AND LUNT, PRINTERS 1911
School Committee
HARRIET E. NOYES (died May 6, 1911) Term Expires CHAS. E. GOODHUE (to fill unexpired term) 1912
GEO. H. W. HAYES 1912
GEO. W. TOZER
1912
CHAS. G. HULL 66
1913
GEO. E. MACARTHUR 1913
Organization
GEO. H. W. HAYES, Chairman
CHAS. E. GOODHUE, Clerk JOHN P. MARSTON, Superintendent
School Physician Dr. G. E. MacArthur Purchasing Agent . C. E. Goodhue Labor Certificate, . .G. H. W. Hayes Truant Officers, . . W. Boynton, W. B. Atkinson
Repairs Committee G. H. W. Hayes, G. W. Tozer
GENERAL REPORT
The SCHOOL COMMITTEE herewith submit their report for the year 1911.
T HE OBJECT of this Report is to call the attention of those interested in public schools to the work that your
Committee has done during the year, and from the ex- perience and knowledge gained by them in the school work, to direct the attention of the voters of the town as to the necessities and requirements of the School Department. The Committee's Report must therefore be brief and concise, and also full and complete, so that those who care to read the report may not consider it too voluminous, and yet may acquire a full statement of the work and needs of the Department.
During the past year the town lost by their death the services of two persons who have labored long and earnestly in this Department, one of whom was a member of the Com- mittee at the time of her death, namely, John H. Cogswell and Mrs. Harriet E. Noyes. Mr. Cogswell ceased to be a
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member of the Committee in March, 1911. after having serv- ed on the Board for 23 years, the greater part of the time as Secretary of the Board; and Mrs. Noyes, who was re-elected in March last, and at the time of her decease was Secretary of the Board and had served on the Board for fifteen years, and during their terms of office had devoted much time and attention to the work of the Department and were perhaps more familiar with the needs of the School than any of the other members of the Board. The town in this Department, has sustained serious loss by the deaths or Mr. Cogswell and Mrs. Noyes and the Committee has been hampered in its work by the inability to obtain their wise council and assistance.
On the death of Mrs. Noyes it was necessary to elect some person to serve in her place on the Committee for the balance of the year, and until her successor had been elected at the election of town officers at the annual Town Meeting which occurs in March. The Selectmen and School Com- mittee met as provided by Statute and Charles E. Goodhue was elected and qualified. . In his capacity as Town Ac- countant he had acquired considerable knowledge of the Department and has ably assisted the Committee in their work.
Last year the Committee was instructed to introduce atheletics into the High School, and to elect a teacher in mathematics who could also devote some time to the super- vising of atheletic sports among the pupils of the school. Several applications were made for the position and the Committee finally decided upon Burt E. Robinson of Ticon- deroga, New York. The Committee feel that the pupils have taken more interest in their work in the school because of the desire to participate in the sports and recommend the continuance of this course in the High School.
While atheletics have aroused interest in the school
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by those participating in such work, it is apparent that all the pupils in the school can not partake therein, their in- clination directing their minds in other channels. Realizing this to be a fact and endeavoring to make provision for all the pupils it would seem that the time has arrived that cer- tain practical work could be added to the course of study in the schools that would interest the pupils and broaden their minds in useful channels. To this end we believe that the introduction of sewing, cooking and the manual arts would be a great benefit to the schools. The Committee has observed the work in such courses of study in other lo- calities and the beneficent results have been beyond the ex- pectations of the authorities having charge thereof in such places. Such work interests the pupils, gives them practi- cal work and is an incentive to them to remain in the schools and derive the advantages to be obtained therefrom. It will necessitate the expenditure of an additional sum of money which we request the town to appropriate. We earnestly recommend the introduction of such courses in our schools.
At the beginning of each school year the Committee find it difficult to arrange for the incoming classes and grades. Under our present grading system it sometimes becomes necessary to have a different grade taught in a school or school building than that taught therethe previous year as shown by some instances during the past year. To explain: There were not sufficient scholars to make two Eighth Grades as had been taught the previous year. so the Eighth Grade was discontinued in the Burley School and one Eighth Grade was established in the Win- throp School building. The Manning Street School had heretofore been used to provide for the overflow in Grade Five. It was not sufficiently large this year to provide for such overflow so one of the Seventh Grades heretofore taught in the Warren Street School was transferred to the room
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vacated by the Eighth Grade in the Burley School. the Fifth Grade established in a room the Warren Street Schico vacated by the removal of a Seventh Grade to the Burley School and thus provision was made for the Fifth Grade. leaving the Manning Street School which had been occupied by Grade Five, vacant, and this building was used to supply the overflow in Grade Four. Such occurances must neces- sarily happen each year until the town has established a more systematic manner of providing for the teaching of the school children which can only be done by the erection of a large building of at least eight rooms centrally located and discontinuing the use of some of the smaller school build- ings. Such changes as occurred last year, and must nec- essarily under present arrangements happen in the coming years cause confusion in the school work and necessitate frequently the sending of children considerable distance from their homes, disappointment to parents of the scholars because of the schools to which their children have been assigned, and frequently unjust grievances and complaints toward the Committee who are endeavoring to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number. This confusion, disappointments, complaints and grievance can be obviated only by the erection of a large and commodious school building centrally located, which the Committee recommends.
The Committee would again call attention to the in- adiquacies of the High School building. Proper arrang- ments are not provided for the laboratory work in physics and chemistry, nor for the study of music, because of inadi- quate heating facilities and improper arrangement of rooms, It has been suggested by the Committee to the Trustees of the Manning School Fund that the trust fund and property held by the Trustees be turned over to the town in its en- tirety as provided in the deed of trust and that the Town
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provide ample accommodations and fit the school up with proper facilities to do the work which the Committee be- lieves is necessary for the complete instruction in the High School. It has been proposed by certain members of the Trustees that only such part of this fund aud property, namely, the Manning High School building and land adja- cent and appurtenant thereto, be now conveyed to the town and the balance of the fund remain in the possession of the Trustees as an investment, a certain part of the income to be paid over to the town and the balance of the income allowed to accumulate until such time as the Trustees de- termine that the fundis of ample size to make a proper gift thereof. The opinion of the Committee is that if the Trustees do not at the present time desire that the entire trust fund and property be conveyed to the town, that at least the school building and land appurtenant and adja- cent thereto, be granted and conveyed to the town under such conditions as may be agreed upon by the Committee and Trustees, and recommend such action.
We desire to call especial attention to the unusual ex- penditure in the matter of repairs of school buildings during the past year. New furniture was installed in the Man- ning Street School. The Candlewood school was moved, fitted up and located on a lot belonging to Benjamin R. Horton, who very kindly allowed the Town the use of this lot free of charge for school purposes until such time as he may have occasion to occupy the same. The Warren Street School was also remodelled, proper entrance provided, a broad and safe stair-case built, and the building otherwise remodelled, so that the same makes a very comfortable and convenient school building. Repairs were made upon the Payne School to allay the fears of some people who felt that the building was unsafe. This building had been inspect- ed and the Committee found that the supports for the second
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floor had not been properly placed to make the floor as strong and stable as was possible, and as the floors of the second story were in a worn out condition the Committee decided that during the time of laying a new floor that the supports could be changed, which was done, and all appear- ances of danger or unsafety has been obviated. We call attention to these facts, as will be seen in the detailed list of receipts and expenditures to show that although unusual but necessary expenses have been incurred by your Com- mittee they have at all times had in mind the appropriation made by the town to be expended under their direction and that the Committee in the expenditures has not exceeded its appropriation, but has on hand at the commencement of the present year, an amount of money equal to the balance to the credit of the department at the commencement of the year.
In addition to the foregoing expenditures the Com- mittee believed that additional compensation was due to the teachers in the graded schools. The minimum and maxi- mum wage was increased, and during the past year the min- imum was placed at $400.00 and the maximum at $450.00 in the Grades One to Four inclusive, and the minimum $450.00 and maximum $500.00 in Grades Five to Eight inclusive, ex- cepting the salaries of the Principals of the Winthrop and Burley Schools which were placed at $650.00 The Com- mittee believe that an inequality still exists, and that the minimum and maximum salaries of all the graded teachers from One to Eight inclusive should be the same, the mini- mum $450.00 and maximum $500.00. This will probably mean some increased expenditure which we trust the town will see fit to appropriate.
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