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11,049.00
8. Certification of Notes
50.00
9. Law
3,000.00
10. Engineering Department
11,920.00
11. Town Clerk
4,869.00
12. Elections and Registrations, Town Meetings 4,150.00
13. Town Hall
4,100.00
14. Zoning Board of Appeals 400.00
15. Public Buildings
4,525.00
16. Personnel Board 700.00
Protection of Persons and Property:
17. Fire Department
172,429.91
18. Forest Fire 3,300.00
19. Police Department 130,479.80
20. Town Ambulance 1,200.00
745.00
22. Building Inspector
5,025.00
23. Wire Inspector
1,700.00
24. Dog Officer
197.50
25. Tree Warden 4,058.00
26. Moth Extermination 8,062.00
27. Elm Tree Beetle
1,818.00
28. Roadside Brush Cutting
2,643.00
29. Dutch Elm Tree Disease 9,940.00
30. Civilian Defense 2,000.00
Health and Sanitation:
31. Health Department
40,080.00
32. Greenhead Fly and Midge Control
1,927.75
Highways:
33. Highway Department
175,750.00
34. Snow Removal
50,000.00
35. Street Lighting and Traffic Beacons
22,329.00
Welfare and Soldiers' Benefits:
36. Public Welfare and Disability Assistance 13,980.00
37. Old Age Assistance, Relief 71,000.00
38. Old Age Assistance, Administration 4,600.00
39. Aid to Dependent Children, Relief 12,000.00
40. Aid to Dependent Children, Administration 1,400.00
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41. Disability Assistance, Administration 350.00
42. Director Veterans' Services 2,650.00
43. Soldiers' Benefits 9,000.00
School and Public Libraries:
14. School Department 661,513.00
45. Allen Memorial 15,000.00
46. Peirce Memorial 6,892.00
Parks and Recreation:
47. Park Department
24,522.00
Water Department:
48. Water Department
99,377.91
Maturing Debt and Interest:
49. Maturing Debt 168,463.23
50. Interest, except on Water Loans 50,965.50
51. Reduction of Debt on Water Loans 42,000.00
52. Interest on Water Loans 7,119.00
53. Anticipation of Revenue and Reimbursement 18,460.00
Unclassified:
54. Memorial Day
1.000.00
55. Veterans' Day 60.00
56. Unclassified
7,100.00
57. Bounties
100.00
58. Annuity and Pensions (Ch. 32, Sec. 89, G. L. as amended) 4,815.00
59. Control of Shellfish
3,850.00
60. Insurance
28,987.24
61. Public Landings
3,960.00
VOTED: To raise and appropriate:
Advisory Committee
$ 1,075.00
Planning Board
872.50
Personnel Board
700.00
Selectmen, salaries
3,509.00
Clerk, salary
2,321.00
Executive Secretary, salary
400.00
Expenses
2,510.00
Town Treasurer, salary
3,800.00
Clerk, salary
1,090.00
Expenses
1,785.00
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Town Collector, salary
5,100.00
Clerks, salaries
6,984.00
Expenses
3,090.00
Town Accountant, salary
5,100.00
Clerk, salary
2,659.00
Expenses
460.72
Board of Assessors, salaries
4,750.00
Clerks, salaries
4,374.00
Expenses
1.925.00
Certification of Notes
50.00
Town Counsel, salary
3,000.00
Town Engineer, salary
7,500.00
Engineering Assistance
3,500.00
Expenses
920.00
Town Clerk, salary
2,400.00
Clerk, salary
1,200.00
Expenses
843.00
Elections, Registrations, Town Meetings
4.150.00
Town Hall expenses
4,100.00
Zoning Board of Appeals expenses
400.00
Public Buildings expenses
3,525.00
Fire Department: Chief's salary
6,000.00
Salaries of Others
150,739.91
Equipment, maintenance and repairs
11,950.00
Other expenses
3,740.00
Forest Fires expenses
3,300.00
Police Department: Chief's salary
6,000.00
Salaries of Others ..
107,648.00
Special Officers
3.000.00
Equipment, maintenance and repairs
10,641.00
Other expenses
3,190.00
Town Ambulance expenses 1,200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, salary
605.00
Expenses
140.00
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Building Inspector, salary
Expenses
4,100.00 925.00
Wire Inspector, salary Expenses
500.00
Dog Officer, salary
137.50
Expenses
60.00
Tree Warden, salary
484.00
Expenses
3,574.00
Moth Extermination
8,062.00
Elm Tree Beetle
1,818.00
Roadside Brush Cutting .....
2,643.00
Dutch Elm Tree Disease
9,940.00
Civilian Defense
2,000.00
Board of Health, salaries
1,815.00
Salaries - Dental Clinic
2,100.00
Expenses
36,165.00
Greenhead Fly and Midge Control
1,927.75
Highway Surveyor, salary
5,900.00
Clerk, salary .....
2,800.00
Bituminous patching
15,000.00
Drainage
15,000.00
Street Cleaning
10,000.00
Surface Treatment and Resurfacing
33,000.00
Roads - General
20,000.00
Equipment maintenance
15,000.00
Sidewalks
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3,000.00
Other expenses
21,550.00
Purchase car 1,500.00
This automobile is to be standard model of Ford, Chev- rolet or Plymouth, that it contain only a standard heater with other accessories required by law, that it bear a seal of "Scituate Highway Department" on both sides, and that it be used for Scituate highway business only. Purchase 2 Trucks 7,000.00
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1,200.00
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Snow Removal, expenses
50,000.00
Street Lighting and Traffic Beacons
22,329.00
Board of Public Welfare, salaries 1,530.00 Public Welfare and Disability Assistance, Relief 12,000.00
Old Age Assistance, Relief Administrative
71,000.00
4,600.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Relief
......
12,000.00
Administrative
1,400.00
Disability Assistance and Public Welfare, Administra- tive
350.00
Director of Veterans' Services, salary
1,850.00
Expenses 800.00
8,000.00
School Department, current expenses
561,195.00
Vocational Education
7,295.00
Repairs and replacement
5,458.00
Libraries
5,200.00
Transportation
57,500.00
Capital outlay Special
13,500.00
Allen Memorial Library, expenses
14,000.00
Peirce Memorial Library, expenses
6,892.00
Park Department, Maintenance Expenses Operating Expenses
18,402.00
Water Department, Commissioners' Salaries
1,149.50
Superintendent's Salary
5,800.00
Clerical, salaries
4,812.98
Temporary Inspector, salary (except regular em- ployee)
750.00
Salaries of Others
28,984.00
Power and Light
8,000.00
Water Purchase
6,276.00
Service Supplies
9,000.00
Main Supplies
7,899.00
Property Maintenance
2,400.00
Exploration
8,000.00
Other Expenses
15,490.00
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3,000.00
11,365.00
Soldiers' Benefits, expense
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Maturing Debt 168,463.23
Interest, except on Water Loans
50,965.50
Reduction of Debt on Water Loans
42,000.00
Interest on Water Loans
7,119.00
Interest, Anticipation of Revenue
18,460.00
Memorial Day, expenses
1,000.00
Veterans' Day, expenses
60.00
Unclassified
7,100.00
Bounties
100.00
Annuity (Ch. 32, Sec. 89, G.L., as amended)
1,500.00
H. H. Cole Pension
2,700.00
Clam Warden, salary Expenses
3,200.00
650.00
Insurance
27,987.24
Harbor Master, salary
2,000.00
Assistant Harbor Master, salary
360.00
Expenses
750.00
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate each amount as a segregated and separate amount and except as specifically voted by the Town that it be provided that no transfer shall be made from any such separate and segregated amount to any other amount either within or outside of the amounts allocated to the same de- partment: and to provide that from any amounts payable to an elected official or an employee under this Article there shall be subtracted the amount of any pensions, annuities or retirement allowances payable to such employee.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to contract at their discretion for support of the Town's Poor, or act thereon.
Voted: To so authorize.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time
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in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning Janu- ary 1, 1958 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Sec. 17, Chapter 44, G. L.
VOTED: That the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, begin- ning January 1, 1958 and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Sec. 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Yes 689, No 1.
ARTICLE 9
Will the Town vote to have all the income from the Water Department paid to the Town Treasurer, and estimated receipts used by the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the current year.
VOTED: Yes.
ARTICLE 10
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 to the Reserve Fund or transfer the whole or any part thereof from any available funds, or act thereon.
VOTED: That the sum of $5,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Fund and $15,000.00 be raised and appropriated to the Reserve Fund.
ARTICLE 11
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 to meet foreclosure costs on tax titles, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $600.00.
ARTICLE 12
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00 for Channel Markings and regulations of the usage of the North River from Humarock Beach to the sea, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $125.00.
ARTICLE 13
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $70.00 for the payment of dues for a yearly membership in the Maritime Division of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $70.00.
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ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to control, regulate or prohibit the taking of eels and any or all kinds of shellfish and seaworms within the borders of the Town of Scituate and such other authority as is provided in Sec. 52 of Chapter 130 of the G. L. or take action in relation thereto.
VOTED: To so authorize.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the proceeds of the Dog Fund received from the County to Libraries and that the amount be equally divided between the Peirce Memorial at North Scituate and the Allen Memorial at Scituate, or act thereon.
VOTED: Yes.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of S100.00 for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director as provided in Section 40 through 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the G. L., or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropirate $100.00. Ruth M. Meyers, Town Director.
ARTICLE 17
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $30,723.20 to cover the expenses and disbursement of the Retire- ment Systems and Pensions for 1957, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $30,723.20.
ARTICLE 18
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $700.00 for the care of soldiers' neglected graves in accordance with the provisions of the G. L., Chapter 115, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $700.00.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for the purpose of providing quarters for the Satuit Post 3169, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in accordance with Provisions of G. L. 40 (Ter. Ed.), Sec. 9, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $350.00.
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ARTICLE 20
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for a series of band concerts to be given during the summer season, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00.
ARTICLE 21
Will the Town appropriate a sum of money up to $400.00 for the purpose of stocking ponds and other inland water located within the Town's limits with fish, and of liberating game, as defined in Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 41, within said limits and to meet the necessary expenses incidental thereto, including the feeding of game so liberated, as provided in Chapter 142 of the Acts of 1938, or act on anything relating thereto.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $400.00.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2525.00 to provide for Lifeguards and certain necessary equip- ment, or act thereon:
1. Sand Hills $1275.00
2. Humarock
1250.00
$2525.00
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $2525.00.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the maintenance and improvement of the Town For- ests, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $900.00.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $9,100.00 for Scituate to continue as a member of the South Shore Mosquito Control Project, said sum to include the amount appro- priated yearly for Mosquito Control (Chapter 112, Acts of 1931), or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $9,100.00.
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ARTICLE 25
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
VOTED: That the sum of $6,500.00 be appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Con- struction, and to meet said appropriation the sum of $6,500.00 be transferred from the proceeds received from the State under the provisions of Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956.
ARTICLE 26
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to hire a Firm of Professional Appraisers to conduct a complete reappraisal and revaluation of all taxable property within the Town of Scituate, or take action thereto.
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $28,000.00 to be used by the Board of Assessors for the purpose of hiring a firm of Professional Appraisers to conduct a complete reappraisal and revaluation of all taxable real property within the Town, and all taxable personal property pertaining to Com- mercial establishments. Yes, 400, No 345.
ARTICLE 27
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $494.20 for land damages to be used on Beaver Dam Road from the easterly boundary of Hazel Avenue to Front Street or take any action thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $494.20.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the permanent construction of Henry Turner Bailey Road, or take any action in relation thereto.
VOTED: That the sum of $9,500.00 be appropriated for the permanent construction of Henry Turner Bailey road, and to meet said appropriation the sum of $9,500.00 be transferred from the proceeds received from the State under the provisions of Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956.
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ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to purchase, or take by emi- nent domain, a parcel of land on the Northerly side of First Parish Road and the Easterly side of Chief Justice Cushing Way contain- ing approximately 74 acres and being shown as lot A on a plan entitled, "Plan of land on First Parish Road surveyed for Jacob J. Kaplan being the estate of Wallace L. Jackson, Scituate, Mass." date April 28, 1938 and drawn on a scale of 100 feet to an inch by Lewis W. Perkins, Engineer, which said plan is recorded with the Plymouth Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 5, page 782; excepting however from said parcel A the parcel of land, 100 feet by 100 feet, sold to Richard B. Rice et ux in June of 1946; said parcel to be used as a school site and playground area, for athletic fields, and for police station, fire station and town office building, and any other proper uses of the Town.
VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $28,000.00 to purchase, or acquire by eminent domain, a parcel of land on the Northerly side of First Parish Road and the Easterly side of Chief Justice Cushing Way containing approximately 74 acres and being shown as Lot A on a plan entitled "Plan of land on First Parish Road surveyed for Jacob J. Kaplan being the estate of Wallace L. Jackson, Scituate, Mass.," dated April 28, 1938. and drawn on a scale of 100 feet to an inch by Lewis W. Perkins, Engi- neer, which said plan is recorded with the Plymouth Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 5, page 782; excepting, however, from said Parcel A the parcel of land, 100 feet by 100 feet, sold to Richard B. Rice et ux in June of 1946; said parcel to be used as a school site and playground area, for athletic fields, and for police station, fire station and town office building, and any other proper uses of the Town. Yes, 500, No 95.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $20,000.00 for the procurement of plans, specifications, and working drawings, and receive bids for a Police Station, Fire Station, and Town Office Building to be opened and submitted for approval at the next Annual or a future Town Meeting and will authorize the School Building Committee, hereafter to be known as the School and Pub- lic Building Committee, to arrange for such plans, specifications, drawings and bids.
VOTED: That the sum of $20,000.00 be raised and appro- priated for the procurement of plans, specifications and working
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drawings and receive bids for a Police Station, Fire Station, and Town Office Building to be opened and submitted for approval at the next Annual or a future Town Meeting, and authorize the School Building Committee to be re-organized to eliminate from membership thereon any department heads except the head of the Planning Board, such committee to be hereafter known as the School and Public Building Committee to arrange for such plans, specifications, drawings, bids, and presentation to the Town.
ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $6,000 to pur- chase an accounting machine with accessories for the use of the Assessors, Collector, Treasurer, Accountant, Water Department, and any other department properly having use for such a machine and authorize the Planning Board to arrange for such purchase.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $5,300.00 under this arti- cle, and to so authorize the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $5,000 for the use of the Planning Board over a two year period for professional studies of present and future requirements in respect to streets, side- walks, recreational areas, school and other town uses of land, said funds to be used wherever possible in conjunction with Federal Funds, if any, made available to the Town for such purposes.
VOTED: To raise and appropraite $5,000.00.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will authorize the Town Accountant to transfer the following unused balances of special appropriations of former years to the Excess and Deficiency Account:
Sidewalk - River Street, Humarock $ 4.48
Water Department - Construction of Well 1,293.54
Improvement - Cudworth Field 6.35
Fire Department - Automobile 5.00
Tree Department - Stump Remover 10.00
Chapter 90 - Highway Maintenance
1,007.59
$2,326.96
VOTED: To authorize transfer.
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ARTICLE 34
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,405.35 for the payment of bills of previous years, said payments to be as follows:
1956 Bill of Eugene Blanchard $ 875.00 (Gangway and Float at Cole Parkway)
1954-1955 Bill of the Massachusetts Gen. Hosp. 1,530.35 (Veterans' Benefits) $2,405.35
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $2,405.35.
ARTICLE 35
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500.00 for the purpose of adding a Reference Room to the Peirce Memorial Library.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $6,500.00.
ARTICLE 36
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to renovate and enlarge the reading and working facilities of the Allen Memorial Library or take any action thereon.
VOTED: Yes 159, No 253.
ARTICLE 37
Will the Town vote to discharge the Committee appointed under Article 52, Annual Meeting of March 5, 1956, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a Harbor Development Com- mittee comprised of the following:
One resident, qualified as an engineer: Town Engineer: Harbor Master of Record: two business men; two representa- tives of the fishing industry and two members representing the yachting interests, as a permanent committee, vacancies to be filled by the Board of Selectmen, to recommend and plan for the future development of the Scituate Harbor area, and raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for their use. or act thereon.
VOTED: That the Harbor Development Committee, ap- pointed under Article 52, Annual Town Meeting of March 12, 1956, having completed its work be discharged with thanks. and that copies of its report and accompanying master plan be turned over to the Planning Board for its use in further studies of Town Development.
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ARTICLE 38
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 to be used in the purchase of a new 1957 Pick-up Truck, and author- ize the Park Commissioners, in co-operation with the Selectmen to sell the present 1946 Pick-up Truck or use the same for trade-in value on the purchase of a new truck.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $1,600.00.
ARTICLE 39
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for the purchase of a Power Digger for the use of the Highway Department, or act thereon.
VOTED: No.
ARTICLE 40
To see if the Town will authorize the Moderator to appoint a Regional School District Planning Committee of three members of which one shall be a school committee member, to study the matter of a South Shore Regional Vocational High School, such committee to join with regional school district planning committees from other South Shore towns to form a regional school district planning board which shall study the matter of a South Shore Regional Voca- tional High School and report to the Selectmen in the towns adopt- ing this Article, and to see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the expenses of the Regional School District Planning Committee.
VOTED: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a Regional School District Planning Committee of three members, of which one shall be a School Committee member, to study the matter of a South Shore Regional Vocational High School; such Committee to join with regional school district planning commit- tees from other South Shore towns to form a regional school district planning board which shall study the matter of a South Shore Regional Vocational High School and report to the Selectmen in the towns adopting this article, and that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 for the expenses of the Regional School District Planning Committee.
ARTICLE 41
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to be used for municipal advertising purposes, and authorize the Selectmen to appoint a committee to administer the
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funds voted, the Town having received authorization therefor by virtue of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1956.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone.
ARTICLE 42
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $50,000.00 for Foreshore Protection to be used in conjunction with any sums already appropriated or to be appropriated by the Commonwealth and the County of Plym- outh, or either of them, or take any action in relation thereto.
VOTED: No on motion for $25,000.00.
ARTICLE 43
To see if the Town will assume liability in the matter provided by Sec. 29 of Chapter 91 of the G.L., as amended by Chapters 516 and 524, Acts of 1950, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachu- setts for the improvement, development, maintenance and protec- tion of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbor, tidewaters, foreshores and shore along a public beach outside of Boston Harbor, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with Sec. 11 of Chapter 91 of the G.L. and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
VOTED: To so assume liability.
ARTICLE 44
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of improving the Town owned parking area on Jericho Road, or act thereon.
VOTED: No.
ARTICLE 45
To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by adding the following:
No person shall use any of the bridges within the Town for the purpose of diving, nor shall any person swim in the waters or channels in the vicinity of such bridges. This By-Law to apply more specifically to the Edward Foster Road Bridge and the Humarock Bridge spanning the South River.
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Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be liable to a Fine of not more than $20.00 for each offense.
VOTED: To so amend. Unanimous vote.
Approved May 10, 1957, George Fingold, Attorney General.
ARTICLE 46
Will the Town vote to amend its By-Laws by adding the following:
The Department Heads of the Town, in conjunction with the Board of Selectmen, shall have the right to sell Town owned useless or obsolete articles of personal property after the same has been appraised by a competent person, at a price no lower than the value established by such appraisal. If the value of same exceeds $250.00, notice must first be given of the time and place of sale by publication, one or more times, at least one week before the sale in a newspaper published in the County of Plymouth.
VOTED: To so amend. Unanimous vote.
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