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$ 3,000.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,600.00
Salaries of Sergeants
4,800.00
Salaries of Regular Patrolmen
23,375.50
Pension Gervase V. Stanley
1,095.00
Other Expense
5,500.00
$ 40,370.50
Fire Department
Salary of Chief
$ 2,700.00
Salaries of Captains
4,800.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,275.00
Salaries of Regular Firemen
21,900.00
Other Expense
7,700.00
39,375.00
Hydrant Rental
9,000.00
Moth Department
Salary of Superintendent
$ 2,300.00
Wages of Other Employees
3,800.00
Other Expense
1,600.00
7,700.00
Inspector of Buildings
Salary of Inspector
$ 1,000.00
Use of Auto
150.00
Other Expense
50.00
1,200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary of Sealer
$ 650.00
Use of Truck
200.00
Other Expense
50.00
900.00
Dog Officer's Salary
600.00
Inspector of Animals Salary
300.00
Forest Warden
150.00
Wire Inspector's Salary
300.00
Compensation
1,500.00
Compensation Unpaid Bills
79.32
An amendment by Mr. White, increasing the Police Department expense account in the sum of $460.00, to provide for a, Clerk was lost.
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An amendment by Mr. Morgan to increase the sal- aries of patrolmen, to provide two additional officers, was lost.
An amendment by Mr. Young to increase the salary of the Lieutenant in the sum of $100, was lost.
The original motion as offered by the Finance Com- mittee was then voted in the affirmative.
Health and Sanitation
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $27,948.45 to be apportioned as follows:
Health Department
Salaries of Board
$ 300.00
Department Expenses:
Salary of Agent
$ 600.00
Salary of Nurse
1,560.00
Salary of Milk Inspector
500.00
Salary of Plumbing Inspector
700.00
Other Expense
9,095.00
12,455.00
Care of Dumps
1,100.00
Collection of Garbage
4,800.00
Sewer Department Maintenance:
Superintendent's Salary
$ 288.45
Salaries of Clerks
255.00
Salary of Paymaster
50.00
Other. Expense
6,200.00
6,793.45
Sewer Connections
2,500.00
Highways
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $46,970.00 for Highways to be apportioned as follows:
Salary of Superintendent $ 3,000.00
Salary of Asst. Superintendent 2,000.00
Salary of Timekeeper 1,800.00
Salary of Clerk
1,170.00
Other Expense
39,000.00
46,970.00 An amendment by Mr. Dill, that the appropriation for General Highway Expense be amended to read $50,000.00, was lost.
An amendment by Mr. Young, that the salary of Timekeeper be increased to $1,818.75, was lost.
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $165,397.89 to be apportioned as follows:
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Welfare Department
Salaries of Board
500.00 $
Outside Relief
45,000.00
Outside Relief Administration Salaries of Agent and Clerks $ 3,500.00
Other Expenses 450.00
3,950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
17,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children Adm. Salaries of Agent and Clerks $ 424.00
Other Expense 76.00
500.00
Welfare Unpaid Bills 1936
215.57
Welfare Unpaid Bills 1937
5,763.49
Welfare Unpaid Bills 1938
1,371.16
Old Age Assistance
55,226.00
Old Age Assistance Unpaid Bills
523.84
Old Age Assistance Adm. Salary of Investigator $ 1,304.00
Use of Auto 240.00
1,544.00
To be taken from available Federal Funds:
Salary of Clerk $ 1,043.50
Other Expense
600.00
$ 1,643.50
Infirmary :
Salary of Superintendent $ 1,080.00
Wages of Other Employees
1,250.00
Other Expense
7,000.00
9,330.00
Infirmary Unpaid Bills in 1937
12.25
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid
1,400.00
Military Aid
1,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
21,000.00
Soldiers' Relief Unpaid Bills 1938
561.58
Soldiers' Relief Agent Salary
500.00
Education
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $298,900.00 to be apportioned as follows:
School Department
Salaries
$239,000.00
Other Expenses
38,000.00
Trade Schools
$277,000.00 3,400.00
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Library Department Salaries Other Expense
$ 13,500.00 5,000.00
18,500.00
Recreation and Unclassified
On motion by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $79,686.52 to be apportioned as follows:
Park and Cemetery Department
Salaries of Board
$ 200.00
Park Department Expenses
Supt.'s Salary
$ 1,540.00
Wages of Other Employees
1,060.00
Other Expenses
2,200.00
4,800.00
Cemetery Department Expenses
Supt.'s Salary
$ 1,200.00
Wages of Other Employees
900.00
Other Expense
400.00
2,500.00
Cemetery Dept. Unpaid Bills 1938
77.52
Miscellaneous
500.00
Street Lights
20,000.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
2,200.00
Rifle Range, Company E
550.00
Rifle Range, Medical Company
75.00
Recreation Commission
1,200.00
Fire Insurance
4,700.00
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
Planning Board
50.00
Board of Appeal
75.00
Retirement System, Pension, etc.
18,307.00
Retirement System, Interest Deficiency
170.00
Retirement System, Expense Fund 782.00
Reserve Fund 23,000.00
and that $10,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund.
Amendment by Mr. Campbell:
That the sum of $1,200.00 appropriated for Recreation Commission be deleted for the year 1939 and the total amount appropriated to be $78,486.52.
Amendment was lost and the original motion then voted in the affirmative.
On motion by Mr. Jordan:
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned to Thursday, March 23, at 7.30 o'clock P. M.
Adjourned at 10.23 o'clock.
Attendance 1,100.
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Committee Appointed Under Article 2
Harry Marshall, Fitzroy Willard, D. Thomas Dinan, Fred Gorman, Fred Herbolzheimer.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1939 Meeting called to order at 7.35 o'clock P. M., by Mod- erator O'Connell, Article 5 being in order.
ARTICLE 5 Public Service Enterprises
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $78,985.50 to be apportioned as follows:
Water Department
Salaries of Board
$ 300.00
Water Maintenance
Superintendent's Salary $ 2,711.55
Salaries of Clerks
2,400.00
Salary of Collector-Paymaster
500.00
Other Expense
55,442.70
61,054.25
Water Bonds
14,000.00
Water Interest
3,631.25
Interest and Maturing Debt
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $126,000.00 to be apportioned as follows:
Interest
$ 12,000.00
Maturing Debt
114,000.00
Light Department
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $300.00 for salaries of the Light Commissioners, and a further sum of $28,830.33 for salaries to be apportioned as follows:
Manager
$ 3,060.00
Office Manager
3,521.25
Office Clerks
11,450.58
Stock Clerk at Plant
1,643.25
Draughtsman
1,408.50
Meter Readers
3,025.67
Supt. Electric Dept.
2,738.75
Chief Operator-Sub Station
1,982.33
$ 28,830.33
to be taken from the receipts of the Department and the balance of the receipts of the Department be appropri- ated for the use of the Department for other expenses, provided, however, that if the income from said Depart- ment shall exceed the expenses of the Department for
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said fiscal year, the use of said excess, in whole or in part, to be determined by the 1940 Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Salem Street; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both. for this purpose or take any other action in relation thereto .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate $3,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 6, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one half the sum provided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of North Avenue; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose or take any other action in relation thereto .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate $3,200.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 7, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one half the sum pro- vided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
On motion by Mr. Loubris:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be in- definitely postponed.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the maintenance of various streets; built under Chapter 90, General Laws, Ter. Ed., said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the state or county, or both, for this purpose or take any other action in relation thereto .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate $1,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 8, only such portion thereof to be expended as may be equal to one half the sum provided by the State and County together for the same purpose.
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ARTICLE 9
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $9,500.00 for playgrounds under WPA Projects .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the sum of $4,500.00 be raised and appro- priated to carry out the purposes of Article 9, such appropriation to be used on playgrounds and to be ex- pended only for grading, seeding, fencing and drainage on various playgrounds. Affirmative 292-Negative 206.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500.00 for the erection and equipment of a bath- house on land owned by the town on Spaulding Street under a WPA Project .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,200.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 10.
Motion by A. L. Gardner, to indefinitely postpone, was lost.
Original motion by Finance Committee then voted in the Affirmative.
ARTICLE 11
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the purchase of "Surplus Commodities" under WPA auspices .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee, to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 11, was withdrawn.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARTICLE 12
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 under WPA Projects for recreation .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for carrying on a Nursery School under WPA auspices .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 14
To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for WPA Projects in addition to those heretofore set forth in this warrant .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $18,000.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 14, except that expenditures thereunder shall be made only for administration and for purposes within the scope of approved WPA projects.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sew- erage Board to construct a sewer in Spaulding Street, approximately 400 feet westerly from the intersection of Lake Avenue, also in Lake Avenue 200 feet northerly from its intersection with Spaulding Street and south- erly 300 feet from its intersection with Spaulding Street, also to construct and equip an underground sewage ejector station on land owned by the Town of Wakefield on the northerly side of Spaulding Street, in Lot 13A, as shown on the Assessors' plan, Plat 11, and also to install and lay a force main from said ejector station, in Spauld- ing Street and Lake Avenue to the now existing gravity sewer at the intersection of Church and Common Streets and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Select- men to borrow such money and issue the notes or bonds of the town therefor .- Board of Health.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sew- erage Board of Wakefield to construct sewers in certain described private ways and private land, commencing at Strathmore Road .- Board of Health.
Finance Committee recommended that the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct sewers in the private ways and private land as described in Article 16.
On motion by Mr. Lindsay :
Voted: That the town authorize the Water and Sewer- age Board of Wakefield to construct sewers in the fol- lowing describe private ways and private land; com- mencing at Strathmore Road with its intersection with the private way called Outlook Road as shown on a "Plan of Land in Wakefield, Massachusetts, November, 1938,
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L. G. Brackett & Co., Engineers", approved by the Board of Survey of the Town of Wakefield filed in the Town Clerk's Office January 11, 1939, thence westerly in said Outlook Road and continuing throughout the whole of said Outlook Road as shown on said plan and thence westerly from said Outlook Road through private land supposed to be owned by Herbert F. Taylor, Jr., and being Lot 13 on said plan and thence still westerly in land of said Taylor to the easterly line of Brook Street and thence in the easterly half of said Brook Street northerly to a point about opposite the northerly line or side of the Metropolitan Pumping Station extended across to the easterly side of said Brook Street thence northeasterly in said Brook Street or it may be in Elm Street to a point thence northerly across land of the Beebe Farms to the Metropolitan Manhole known as St. 0+00.
And authorize the Water and Sewerage Board of the Town of Wakefield to take by eminent domain under the authority of Chapter 377, Acts of 1900 and any other authority thereto them enabling an easement in the whole of said private way known as Outlook Road from Strathmore Road westerly and an easement in said private land the center line of which is described here- after to wit :- commencing at the westerly side of said private way known as Outlook Road at a point 5 feet northerly from the northerly bound of Lot 14 as shown on said plan thence running westerly by a line parallel to and distant 5 feet northerly from the northerly line of Lot 14; thence westerly by a line distant 6 feet north- erly from the northerly line of land of Fred W. and Norma R. Cox to land of H. F. Taylor Jr., thence west- erly on the same course to the easterly line of Brook Street, the southerly line of the land in which the said easement is taken is 5 feet southerly from said center line as far as the westerly line of Lot 14 extended and thence the southerly line is 6 feet southerly from said center line to said Brook Street; the northerly line of said land in which said easement is taken is 5 feet dis- tant northerly from said center line to the westerly line of Lot 14 extended and thence is 6 feet distant northerly from said center line to said Brook Street, also a taking of an easement in the land of said Beebe Farms the center line of which extends in a straight course from said Metropolitan Manhole Station 0+00 southerly in the course last described for the location of said sewer and the east and west lines of the land in which said easement is taken is distant respectively 5 feet east and 5 feet west of said center line the aforesaid ease-
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ment shall be for the laying, constructing, repairing, maintaining, and operating of the aforesaid sewer there- in; and appropriate $4,600.00 from the amount appro- priated under Article 14 for the construction of said sewer and the payment of any damages from any takings.
The location of said sewer may be in any part of said Outlook Road and the taking hereby authorized shall be as shown on plan entitled "Outlook Road and Brook Street Proposed Sewer and Easements, February, 1939", on file in the office of the Water and Sewerage Board, and provided further a Federal WPA project is approved therefor.
ARTICLE 17
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Select- men laying out as town ways, a portion of the private way known as Howard Street and also the whole of Flint Street, a private way both in that part of Wake- field called Greenwood under the law authorizing the assessments of betterments and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum for the payment of land damages and construction thereof .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Mr. Lindsay:
Voted: That the town accept and adopt the report of the Board of Selectmen laying out as Town Ways under the Betterment Act a portion of the Private Way known as Howard Street and also the whole of a Private Way known as Flint Street.
ARTICLE 7
A motion by Mr. Dill, that Article 7 be taken up, was lost.
ARTICLE 18
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Select- men laying out as a town way, a portion of the private way known as Morgan Avenue, in that part of Wakefield called Greenwood, under the law authorizing the assess- ments of betterments and raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum for the payment of land damages and con- struction thereof .- Board of Selectmen.
No report having been filed by the Board of Select- men, Mr. Clemons moved that this article be indefinitely postponed, and it was so voted.
ARTICLE 19
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to renew, for the term of three years, the con- tract for the collection of garbage now existing between the Town and J. J. Farpelha and Sons, which contract expires on June 30, 1939 .- Board of Health.
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Motion by Finance Committee :
That the town authorize the Board of Health to renew the contract for the collection of garbage as provided in Article 19.
Amendment by Mr. Benedetto:
That the town authorize the Board of Health to let the garbage contract be open for bids.
This amendment was voted in the affirmative.
Amendment by Mr. Benedetto:
That the garbage contract be let for a term of three years. This amendment voted in the affirmative.
Original motion, as amended, then voted in the affirm- ative.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the town will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex as required by law on account of assessments levied on the town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932 bonds maturing in 1939, issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1939, also for the care, maintenance, and repair of said Hospital for 1938 and including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable therefor, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, including Chap- ter 400, Section 25 G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936, deter- mine how the money shall be raised, or in any way act thereon .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $9,826.27 to carry out the purposes of Article 20.
ARTICLE 21
To see what sum the town will appropriate from the proceeds of sales of lots in Forest Glade Cemetery now in the Town Treasury for the care, improvement and embellishment of the cemetery. - Park and Cemetery Commissioners.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00 as provided in Article 21.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $850.00 to be expended by Wakefield Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign Wars: Corp. Charles F. Parker
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Camp No. 39, United Spanish War Veterans; Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion; H. M. Warren Post No. 12, G. A. R., for the proper observance of Memorial Day, May 30, 1939 .- Theodore L. Roache and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 22.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $60.00 to be expended by the Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion, for the proper observance of Armistice Day, November 11, 1939 .- W. Howard Wells and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 23.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for nursing, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, as salary to the nurse employed by the Wakefield Visiting Nurse Association, in aid of its nursing work among the people of Wakefield. -Addie I. Adams and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 24.
ARTICLE 25
To see if the town will raise and appropriate sufficient money to pay pension for a period commencing March 1, 1939, and ending February 29, 1940, to ex-officer Frank H. Robinson, under authority of Chapter 103, Acts of 1936, and provide for the payment thereof by any legal method .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $985.50 to carry out the purposes of Article 25.
ARTICLE 26
To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase and have installed in the Lafayette Building, memorial portraits of Walter Hans Lund, formerly of 34 Pine Street, and Nicola Villano, formerly of 16 Hart Street, who enlisted in and gave up their lives in the service of the United States in the World War, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum therefor .- Board of Selectmen.
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On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 26.
ARTICLE 27
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 to repair the Hartshorne House .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 27.
On motion by Mr. Woodhull:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the town will vote to take by eminent domain in fee simple for park purposes a lot of land shown as Lot No. 167 on Assessors' Plat No. 21 on Hart's Hill in the section known as Happy Hollow and raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money therefor; ownership of this lot unknown .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the Town will vote to accept from Wilton M. Hoag a conveyance of a tax title of lot shown as 16, Plat 42 of Assessors' plans, about 23 acres, near the Greenwood Playground and determine how it shall be held by the Town .- Board of Selectmen.
The Finance Committee recommended that the town accept a conveyance of land as provided in Article 29.
On motion by Mr. Clemons:
Voted: That the town accept a conveyance of land as provided in Article 29, to be held as a town forest.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the propagation of fish and game for park purposes under the Park Department .- Joseph M. Curley and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 31
To see if the Town will accept a gift of $500.00 from the heirs of the late Harris M. Dolbeare in memory of Robert Parker Dolbeare and provide that said sum be
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held and the income thereof be used for Library pur- poses .- John I. Preston, Town Treasurer.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the town with appreciation accept the gift of $500.00 from the heirs of the late Harris M. Dolbeare in memory of Robert Parker Dolbeare, as pro- vided in Article 31.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the Town will accept Section 37 of Chapter 82, General Laws, Tercent. Ed., authorizing the estab- lishing of building lines .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Mr. Clemons:
Voted: That the town accept Section 37 of Chapter 82, General Laws, Tercent. Ed., authorizing the estab- lishing of building lines.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the Town will instruct the Water Board to install free of expense to the builder, main water supply pipes in new streets where the plans accepted by the Board of Survey show two or more houses to be erected within three hundred feet of an existing main, and to be extended as other houses are erected .- Arthur E. Wilson and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be in- definitely postponed.
ARTICLE 34
To see if the Town will instruct the School Com- mittee to allow the Montrose Community Association and other purely civic associations, the free use of dis- trict grade school halls for their monthly meetings .- Arthur E. Wilson and others.
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