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Voted, That the sum of $5,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Extension.
Voted, To take up Article 4.
ART. 4. Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1926 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year. Yeas, 234; Nays, I.
Voted, To take up Article 5.
ART. 5. Voted, That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to refund such portion of revenue loans of 1926, as may be necessary, in the manner set forth in Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, any loan or loans issued in accordance with this vote to be paid from revenue of 1926. Yeas, 225 ; Nays, o.
Voted, To take Article 7.
ART. 7. Voted, That the town rescind that portion of its vote passed at the Annual Town Meeting of 1924 authorizing the issuance of bonds to the amount of $30,000 to pay a portion of the town's share of the cost of the Essex County Tuberulosis Hospital.
Voted, To take up Article 8.
ART. 8. Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for the purpose of erecting upon the Lincoln School lot and such adjoining land as may be acquired by the town an elementary eight room schoolhouse
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and provide the same with new and original equipment, and to raise said amount $5,000, being at least 25c. per $1,000 of the valuation of the town for 1924 shall be raised out of the current year's tax levy and the balance of $75,000 by borrowing, for which purpose the Town Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and directed with the approval of the Selectmen to issue serial coupon bonds of the town. Said bonds shall bear such rate of interest as may be fixed by the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, shall be dated May 1, 1925, shall be payable $5,000, annually of the first day of May, 1926 to 1940 inclusive, with interest coupons attached bearing the facsmile signature of the Town Treasurer. Said bonds shall be denom- inated on their face "Town of Saugus Schoolhouse Loan, 1925." All other matters in relation to the issuance, form and sale of said bonds shall be determined by the town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen. Yeas, 202 ; Nays, o.
Voted, at 10.34 P. M., to adjourn to Monday evening, March 29, 1926, at 8 P.M.
A true copy. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Town Meeting.
March 29, 1926.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator at 8.05 o'clock, P.M.
Voted, That the reading of records of last meeting be dis- pensed with.
Mr. Pratt moved that the vote on Water Extension Appropri- ation passed at last meeting, under Article 3, be reconsidered.
Voted, Not to reconsider Water Extension Appropriation under Article 3
Voted, To take up motion relative to Water Purchase under Article 3.
Voted, That the sum of $16,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Purchase.
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Voted, To take up motion relative to Water Maintenance.
Voted, That the sum of $17,200 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Maintenance of which at least $1,000 shall be used for the installation of meters on unmetered services, and that a committee of nine citizens be appointed by the Moder- ator to examine thoroughly into the following matters :
(I) Whether the present water rates are suf- ficient to pay for cost of service and, if not, what rates should be charged.
(2) Needs of the town at present and in the immediate future relative to water exten- sion and estimated costs thereof.
(3) A definite policy relative to conditions under which water extensions should be undertaken and whether or not the entire cost thereof should be borne by the town.
Said committee shall report at a future town meeting, but not later than the Annual Meeting in 1927 and shall cause to be inserted in the Warrant for such meeting such articles, if any, as they deem expedient to enable the meeting to act upon their recommendations.
Voted, That the sum of $5,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Cemetery Department.
Interest and Maturing Debt
Voted, That the sum of $10,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on Temporary Loans.
Voted, That the sum of $8,743.75 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on Schoolhouse Loans.
Voted, That the sum of $1,787.50 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on Water Loans.
Voted, That the sum of $17,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Schoolhouse Loan Bonds.
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Voted, That the sum of $3,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Loan Bonds.
Special Articles
ART. 9. Permanent reconstruction of Water and Walnut streets.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 10. Water supply adjacent to Saugus-Melrose boundary line.
"Voted, That the sum of $10,000 be and the same hereby is appropriated for the purpose of establishing a system of water supply in that portion of the Town of Saugus adjacent to the Saugus-Melrose boundary line, said system to extend from the system of the City of Melrose on Griswold road at the Saugus- Melrose boundary line over Griswold road, Sweetwater street, Lake Dam road, Clairmont street, Edge Hill road, Green Ridge road and with such side leads as may be deemed expedient."
Voted, That when the meeting adjourns that it adjourn until Tuesday, March 30, 1926, at 8 P.M.
ART. II. Water main on Fairmount and Wonderland avenues.
The Moderator appointed and swore in the following persons as tellers : J. Arthur Raddin, Sidney Smith, John McCullough, Jr., Mr. Robinson and William MacLaren.
ART. II. Voted, That the sum of $2,950 be, and hereby is appropriated for water extension on Fairmount avenue and Wonderland avenue. Yeas, 151 ; Nays, 81 .
Voted, at 9.42 P.M. to adjourn to Tuesday evening, March 30, 1926 at 8 P.M.
A true copy. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER,
Town Clerk.
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Adjourned Town Meeting.
March 30, 1926.
The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock, P. M., by the Chairman of the Selectmen, Harold E. Dodge in the absence of the Moderator, Frank P. Bennett, who was detained at home by reason of being ill.
Harry W. Merrill was unanimously elected to serve as Mod- erator pro tem who after being duly qualified by the Assistant Town Clerk, Miss Lillian Shores, took charge of the meeting.
The Moderator requested all non-voters to leave the hall.
Reading of the records of last meeting waived.
ART. 12. Water Main, Springdale avenue, Valley street, Oakwood avenue, Atlantic avenue and Lander street.
The Moderator appointed and swore in the following tellers, viz : Howard W. Kelley, H. Dwight Bisbee, Charles W. Hanson, Robert M. Pike and Miss Annie F. Mccullough.
ART. 12. Voted : Not to appropriate. Yeas, 67 ; Nays, 102
ART. 13. Water Mains on Great Woods Road and Hobson street.
ART. 13. Original motion, $4,878 ; substitute motion $2,800 ; voted to substitute $2,800 for $4,878. No vote taken on original motion as substituted.
ART. 13. Voted, That the sum of $2,800 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Extension on Great Woods road and Hobson street.
ART. 14. Water Mains on Pinehurst avenue and Pine street.
AKT. 14. Voted, that the sum of $1,500 be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of laying 700 feet of water main on Pinehurst avenue and Pine street. Yeas, 141 ; Nays, 8.
ART. 15. Extension of Water Mains upon Basswood avenue .
ART. 15. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 16. Water Main on Burrill street.
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ART. 16. Voted, that the sum of $1,050 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Extension on Burrill street off Hesper street.
Voted, That when the meeting adjourns that it be adjourned to Monday evening, April 5, 1926, at 8 P. M.
ART. 17. Water Main through Sea View avenue.
Voted, That the sum of $850 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Extension on Sea View avenue.
ART. 18. White Way System.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
Report of Honor Roll Committee was read and it was voted that the report be accepted as a Report of Progress.
ART. 19. Water Main on Walden avenue, Hampstead street and Standish terrace.
Voted, That the sum of $1,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Extension on Walden avenue, Hamstead street and Standish terrace as follows: "that the pipes be laid up Walden avenue as far as Mr. Husson's home the remainder of money to be spent on Hampstead street and Standish terrace."
ART. 20. Audit of Town Accounts.
Under discussion at time of adjournment C. F. Nelson Pratt having the floor.
Voted, at 10.33 P. M. to adjourn to April 5 as previously voted.
A true copy. Attest : 1
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Town Meeting.
April 5, 1926.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock P.M.
The reading of the records of the last meeting was waived,
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The Moderator, acting under Article 2, Section 10 of the By- laws, requested all persons not legal voters of the. Town of Saugus to retire from the hall during the transaction of all town business except that the right side of the gallery be reserved for High School children.
The Moderator appointed the following persons as tellers ; Mr. H. A. B. Peckham, Mr. Wallace Campbell, Mr. Russell Gray, Vincent McGilvray, Jr. and Mrs. Julia Sylvester, and the same were sworn in by the Moderator.
Previous question of Town Audit taken up, viz : Article 20.
ART. 20. Voted, That the Board of Selectmen request the Director of Accounts of the Department of Corporations and Taxation to cause an audit to be made for business purposes of all town accounts for the period since the last audit in 1913 to January 1, 1926.
At this time the Moderator read the following committee appointed by him for the purpose of investigating various matters pertaining to the Water Department as voted under that portion of town charges relating to Water Maintenance : George I. Hull, Henry A. B. Peckham, George N. Cronin, Crawford H. Stocker, J. Arthur Raddin, George W. Munson, Grover C. Waybright, Vincent G. Pendleton and Harry Woodward.
ART. 21. Water Main, Broadway.
ART. 21. Voted, That the sum of $1,000 (one thousand dollars) be and is hereby appropriated for the extension of the water main upon Broadway.
ART. 22. Water Main, Clark and Fairview streets.
ART. 22. Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred dollars for water extension on Clark and Fair- view streets in said town.
ART. 23. (Water Main on Aberdeen?avenue. )
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 24. Water Main on Cliff road.
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ART. 24. Voted, That the sum of $1,000 (one thousand dollars) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of extending the water main on Cliff road.
ART. 25. Alterations and repairs, old Town Hall.
Voted, That the sum of $450 be and the same is hereby appropriated for repairs to the old Town Hall building to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 26. Water Main on DeSota and Seminole streets.
Voted, To refer to the Selectmen.
ART. 27. Water Extension, Anawan avenue.
ART. 27. Voted, That the sum of $460 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Water Extension on Anawan avenue.
ART. 28. Zoning the Town of Saugus.
Voted, that the sum of $1,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for zoning, to be expended under the direction of the Planning Board.
ART. 29. Steam boiler for High School.
ART. 29. Voted, To lay on the table (two motions pending).
Report of committee to investigate the School Heating Plants was read and it was voted to accept the report.
Voted, That "when this meeting adjourns it be at 10.30 until a week from to-night" viz : Monday evening, April 12, 1926.
ART. 30. Voted, To lay on the table.
ART. 31 Voted, That the sum of $1,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for new automobile for Police Department.
ART. 32. Automobile truck for Public Works Department.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone. Yeas, 123; Nays, 29.
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ART. 33. Re-location of water mains, Lincoln Avenue School.
Voted, That the sum of $2,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for relocation of water mains that are under the new schoolhouse being constructed on Lincoln avenue, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 34. Increase in numbers of the Board of Selectmen.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone,
ART. 35. Fourth of July celebration.
Under discussion at time of adjournment, two motions pend- ing.
Voted, To pospone to 8. 10 o'clock, P.M., Monday, April 12, 1926.
Adjourned to Monday evening at 8.10 o'clock April 12, 1926. A true copy. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Town Meeting.
April 12, 1926.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock P.M.
Following the salute to the flag the Moderator, acting under Article 2, Section 10 of the By-laws, requested all per- sons not legal voters of the Town of Saugus to retire from the hall during the transaction of all town business except that the right side of the gallery be reserved for High School children and others.
The reading of the records of the last meeting was waived.
Fred L. Hawkes, Charles A. Charles, Wallace Campbell, Ellery C. Metcalf and>were appointed and sworn by the Moderator, as tellers. More than 100 voters being present the business of the meeting proceeded.
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The previous question, viz. : Article 35, which was under discussion at the close of the last meeting was taken up.
ART. 35. Fourth of July Celebration.
Voted, That the sum of $2,000 be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for the celebration of the Fourth Day of July, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Yeas, 107; Nays, 54.
Voted, to reconsider Article 34. Yeas, III ; Nays, 45.
ART. 34. Increase of Board of Selectmen.
Voted, To increase the number of members of the Board of Selectmen from three to five, such increase to be effective at the election of officers at the aunual meeting of 1927. Yeas, 128; Nays, 35.
ART. 36. Platform Scales.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone. Yeas, 93 ; Nays, 65.
ART. 37. Shingling, painting and installing Electric lights at Town Home.
Voted, That the sum of $2,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for shingling roof, painting and installation of electric lights at Town Home.
ART. 38. Drainage on Sherman street, Cleveland and Harrison avenues.
Voted, That the sum of $1,500 be and hereby is appropriated to provide a system of drainage to take care of the surface water on Sherman street, Cleveland and Harrison avenues.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourns it will be to Wed- nesday evening, April 21, 1926.
ART. 39. Repair of Denver street.
Voted, That the matter of repair of Denver street, be referred to the Board of Selectmen, they to do such work as they deem necessary, the cost to be taken out of the General Highway appropriation.
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ART. 40. Re-shaping Stackpole's Field.
Voted, That the sum of $300 be and the same is hereby ap- propriated for reshaping of Stackpole's Field Playground.
ART. 41. Playground.
Voted, That the sum of $1,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for equipment, maintenance and improvement, including filling and grading of the playground acquired from the Cliftondale Recreation Park, Inc.
ART. 42. Unpaid bills, 1924 and 1925.
Voted. That the sum of $5,000 be and same is hereby appro- priated for unpaid bills, 1924 and 1925.
ART. 43. Unpaid bills of Health Department for 1923.
Voted, That the sum of $112.25 be and the same is hereby appropriated for unpaid bills of the Health Department, year 1923.
ART. 44. Grading and repairing Harrison avenue.
Voted, That the sum of $3,000 be and is hereby appropriated to grade and repair Harrison avenue in that part of Saugus known as Lynnhurst by using crushed rock and gravel with a coat of tar for a binder to shed the water.
ART. 45. Grading and re-surfacing Westland avenue and ยท Westford street to Clinton avenue.
Voted, To refer to the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 46. Grading and repairing Elm street.
Voted, That the sum of $3,000 be and is hereby appropriated to reconstruct Elm street.
Adjourned at 10.25 o'clock, P.M. to Wednesday evening, April 21, 1926.
A true copy. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
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Adjourned Town Meeting.
April 21, 1926.
The meeting was called to order at 8.20 P. M., with a quorum of more than 100 voters present.
Following the salute to the flag the Moderator, acting under Art. 2, Section 10 of the By-laws, requested all persons not legal voters to retire from the hall during the transaction of all town business except that the right side of the gallery be reserved for High School children and others.
The reading of the records of the last meeting was waived.
The following tellers were appointed and sworn in by the Moderator, viz : Mr. Cook, Charles L. Davis, Charles A. Charles and Willard Stocker.
It was voted to take Article 29 from the table.
ART. 29. Heating equipment in the High School.
Voted, That the sum of $8,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for High School Heating plant, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
Voted, to take Article 30 from the table.
ART. 30. Heating equipment in the Emerson School.
Voted, That the sum of $5,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Emerson School Heating Plant, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee.
ART. 47. Repairing Main street.
Voted, That the sum of $2,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the repair of Main street.
ART. 48. Fire alarm box on Denver street.
Voted, That Article 48 be referred to the Board of Fire Engineers to take such action as they may deem necessary.
ART. 49. Fire alarm box, corner Summit and Ocean View avenues.
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Voted, That Article 49 be referred to the Board of Fire Engineers to take such action as they may deem necessary.
ART. 50. Fire alarm box, corner Knowles avenue and Central street.
Voted, That Article 50 be referred to the Board of Fire Engineers, to take such action as they may deem necessary.
ART. 51. To rescind vote on sealed bids voted in 1925.
Voted, That the vote passed at the Annual Town Meeting of 1925, to wit, that all departments be instructed to call for sealed bids on all contracts entered into by the town, where the sum of money involved exceeds $100 on any one contract, be and the same is hereby rescinded.
ART. 52. . To amend By-laws.
Voted, That the following be adopted as the vote of the town to remain in force until the town votes otherwise.
"Section 1. No purchases or contracts for purchases of materials, equipment, or supplies exceeding $500 in amount shall be made by any officer or department of the town without first advertising for sealed bids therefor. Such advertisements shall state the time when and the place where such bids are to be opened, and shall be made in a newspaper, if any, published or purporting by its title page to be published in the town; other- wise in a newspaper published in the County of Essex.
"Section 2. No purchases or contracts for purchases of materials, equipment, or supplies exceeding $200 in amount shall be made by any officer or department of the town without first advertising for sealed bids in the manner provided in the preceding section, or, in lieu thereof, calling for bids by notice sent by mail to at least two dealers in the materials, equipment or supplies wanted.
"Section 3. The foregoing sections of this article shall not be applicable in case of emergency. Any officer or a majority of any board or committee making such purchase or contract exceeding $200 shall certify in writing to the Town Accountant
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either that the provisions of this article have been complied with or that an emergency existed, as the case may be."
ART. 53. Hydrant on Anawan avenue.
Voted, That Article 53 be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 54. Repairing Spring street.
Voted, That Article 54 be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 55. Land on Cleveland avenue for school purposes.
Voted, That the town purchase for school purposes the parcel of land in Lynnhurst, described in Article 55.
ART. 56. Appropriation for purchase of land described in Article 55.
Voted, That the sum of $550 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase of land for school purposes situ- ated on Cleveland avenue ; northeasterly by Cleveland avenue, 50 feet ; southeasterly by lot 508, 80 feet, southwesterly by lots 288 and 289, 50 feet ; northwesterly by lot 505, 80 feet, con- taining 4,000 square feet, and the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to make such purchase. Yeas, 67; Nays, o.
Art. 57, Land on Fairmount avenue for school purposes.
Voted, That the town purchase for school purposes the parcel of land in Lynnhurst, described in Article 57.
ART. 58. Appropriation for purchase of land described in Article 57.
Voted, That the sum of $350 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase of land for school purposes, situated on Fairmount avenue ; Southwesterly by Fairmount avenue 50.04 feet ; northwesterly by lot 293, 70 feet ; north- easterly by lots 503 and 504, 50 feet ; southeasterly by lot 290, 73 feet ; containing 3,412 square feet, and the Board of Select- men are hereby authorized to make such purchase. Yeas, 84; Nays, o.
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ART. 59. Land on Cleveland avenue for School purposes.
Voted, That the town purchase for school purposes the parcel of land in Lynnhurst, described in Article 59.
ART. 60. Appropriation for purchase of land described in Article 59.
Voted, That the sum of $200 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase of land for school purposes, situated on Cleveland avenue; Northeasterly by 'Cleveland avenue, 50 feet ; southeasterly by lot 506, 80 feet ; south westerly by lots 290, and 291,50 feet ; northwesterly by lot 503, 80 feet, containing 4,000 square feet, and the Board of Selectmen are hereby authorized to make such purchase. Yeas, 75 ; Nays, o.
ART. 61. Transfer of land from Town Farm to School Department.
Voted, That the town set aside for schoolhouse purposes that portion of the Farm, known as the Saugus Home, described as follows: Starting at the Southerly corner of the Oaklandvale School lot and running 200 feet on Main street ; thence turning at right angles to Main street and running about 800 feet, thence turning at right angles and running about 1,000 feet to land of Maxwell; thence following land of said Maxwell back to the northwest corner of the school lot ; said transfer to comprise in all about to acres. Yeas, 79; Nays, 2.
ART. 62. Incandescent Lights.
Voted, That Article 62 be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 63. Acceptance of Oceanview avenue.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 64. Acceptance of East Denver street.
Voted, To accept East Denver street.
ART. 65. Acceptance of Pearson street.
The Chair having ruled that the motion to accept was not in order the article was passed over.
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ART. 66. Acceptance of a portion of Appleton street.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 67. Acceptance of Great Woods road and Hobson street.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
Voted, At 10.36 P.M. to adjourn sine die.
A true copy. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
March 8, 1926.
The meeting was called to order by Henry A. Parker, Town Clerk, at 8.15 P. M.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Chose Frank P. Bennett, Jr., for Moderator who, after being duly qualified by the Town Clerk, took charge of the meeting.
ART. 2. No reports of committees.
Voted, To take up Article 4.
ART. 4. To petition the Legislature for Melrose to furnish water.
The Moderator appointed the following persons as tellers, and they were sworn in by the Moderator : Henry H. Calder- wood, Mr. Cook, Charles H. Townsend, A. Towle, Mr. Clough and Timothy Bannon.
"Voted, That the Board of Selectmen be and the same hereby is instructed to petition the Great and General Court for an enactment to authorize the City of Melrose to supply water to
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the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus who reside in that part of the town near the boundary line between said City of Melrose and said town, which cannot be conveniently furnished with water by the water system of said town of Saugus."
ART. 3. To contract with the City of Melrose for water.
Under discussion at time of adjournment.
Adjourued at 8.30 to Monday evening, March 22, 1926. Attest :
HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.
Adjourned Special Town Meeting.
March 22, 1926.
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock, P .. M., by the Moderator.
The reading of the records of the last meeting was dispensed with.
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