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Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue AC- count the sum of Forty Seven Hundred and Fifty (4750) dollars for the rewiring, repairing, and redecorating the in- terior of the Town Hall.
Article 15. (Expenses) To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to defray the necessary expenses of the several departments of the town and determine how the same shall be raised.
Voted: That the following sums of money be raised and appropriated for the several purposes hereinafter desig- nated and that the same be expended only for the purposes under the direction of the respective boards, committees, or officers of the town as follows:
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General Government
1 Moderator $ 25.00
2 Finance Committee 100.00
3 Selectmen Salaries & Wages 2,550.00
4 Expenses 150.00
5 Town Accountant Salary and Wages 900.00
6 Expenses
50.00
7 Treasurer, Salary and
Wages 900.00
8 Expenses 250.00
9 Collector, Salary and Wages 1,800.00
10 Expenses
300.00
11 Assessors Salaries and Wages 2,350.00
12 Expenses 450.00
13 Town Clerk, Salary and
Fees 550.00
14 Expenses
200.00
15 Elections and Registrations, Salaries and Wages 1,138.00
16 Expenses 700.00
17 Total General Government $12.413.00
Buildings and Grounds :
18 Buildings and Grounds, Salaries and Wages 3,125.00
19 Expenses 2,855.00
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Total Buildings and Grounds $ 5,980.00
Protection of Persons and Property :
21 Police, Salaries and Wages .
. .
6,438.00
22 Expenses, including cruiser and uniforms 1,775.00
23 Fire Dept., Salaries and Wages
2,800.00
24 Expenses
2,100.00
25 Fire Alarm System Labor 350.00
26 Expenses 150.00
27 Fire Hydrant Rental 4,276.00
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28 Forest Fire 1,500.00
29 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salaries and Wages
225.00
30 Expenses 50.00
31 Moth Dept., Salary and Wages . .
1,500.00
32 Expenses 1,200.00
33 Tree Warden, Salary and Wages 1,750.00
34 Expenses
750.00
35 Total Protection $24,864.00
Health and Sanitation
36 Board of Health, Salary and Wages
5,525.00
37 Expenses
2,100.00
38 Inspection of Animals
150.00
39 Total Health and
Sanitation $ 7,775.00
Highways
40 Village Highways 3,000.00
41 Chapter 81 Highways 8,550.00
42 Chapter 90 Highways 3,000.00
43 Snow Removal 10,000.00
44 Street Lighting
5,500.00
45 Total Highways $30,050.00
Charities
46 Welfare Department 1,300.00
47 Expense
48 Expenditure
4,500.00
49 Old Age Expenditure
35,000.00
50 A.D.C. Expenditure .
6,500.00
51 Total Charities
$47,300.00
Veterans
52 Veterans' Benefits Salary and Wages
150.00
53 Expenses 100.00
54 Expenditure
3,000.00
55 Veterans' Service Salary
and Wages 1,050.00
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56 Expenses 50.00
57 Total Veterans' Aid .
$ 4,350.00
Education
58 Schools, Salaries and Wages 81,920.00
59-67 Expenses
21,150.00
68 Total Education . $103,070.00
Libraries :
69 Libraries, Salaries and Wages . . 1,125.00
70 Expenses 1,225.00
71 Books
300.00
72 Total Libraries $ 2,650.00
Recreation
73 Playgrounds 3,000.00
74 Total Recreation $ 3,000.00
Unclassified
75 Miscellaneous Expenses 1,500.00
76 Town Reports
1,000.00
77 Workmen's Compensation
1,200.00
78 Surety Bonds 400.00
79 Pension Fund
1,757.00
80 Expense Fund
112.00
81 Total Unclassified $ 5,969.00
Cemeteries
82 Cemeteries, Salary and Wages . . 4,600.00
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Expenses
1,725.00
84 Total Cemeteries $ 6,325.00
Maturing Debt and Interest
85 Maturing Debt 1,000.00
86 Interest 120.00
87 Total Debt and Interest .. $ 1,120.00
Total Regular Expenses
$254,866.00
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Transfers under Article 15:
Item 19. Expenses Buildings and
Grounds 1,000.00
Repairs Town Hall.
Item 43. Snow Removal ..
1,500.00
Item 54. Expenditure Veterans 2,000.00
Total transfers from S. R. Acct. under Article 15. 4,500.00
Total under Article 15 $259,366.00
Total to be raised and appropriated under Article 15 . .
$254.866.00
Special Articles : .
Art. 4.
Memorial Day $ 500.00
Art. 9 Dog Officer 450.00
Art. 11 Collection of Garbage
2,000.00
Art. 13 Tree Dept. New trees
250.00
Art. 17 Construction of Main St.
3,750.00
Art. 18 Snow Fence
200.00
Art. 23 Feeding Shade Trees
500.00
Art. 25 Repairs Town Sprayer
250.00
Art. 27 New Fire House .
15,000.00
Art. 28 Poison Ivy
1,000.00
Art. 29
Mt. Hope Cemetery . .
800.00
Art. 33 Inspector of Wires ..
400.00
Art. 38 School Building
Committee
750.00
Art. 42 Center School heating unit
2,000.00
Art. 43 Traffic Zoning
200.00
Art. 45 Pine Street
1,000.00
Art. 46 Insurance
700.00
Art. 49 Town Hall Repairs . .
3,000.00
Total to be raised and appropriated under Special Articles $ 32,750.00
Total Voted to be raised and appropriated $287,616.00
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Transfers :
Art. 8 Machinery Account .. 2,500.00
Art. 14 Repairs Town Hall . . 4,750.00
Art. 15 Several Items 4,500.00
Art. 16 Snow Plow 800.00
Art. 19 Chapters 81 and 90 .. 27,700.00
Art. 21 Fire Department
1,500.00
Art. 22 Police Dept 600.00
(New Cruiser)
Art. 27 Fire House
15,000.00
Art. 31
Fire Alarm System 2,600.00
Art. 36
Regional School
100.00
Art. 39 Painting School
Buildings
3,500.00
Art. 40
Ceilings School
Buildings
1,000.00
Art. 41 Painting interior
High School
2,000.00
Art. 47 Cemetery Department 400.00
Art. 51 Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Art. 52 Folding Chairs
Town Hall 300.00
Art. 58 School Building
Committee
1,250.00
Total Transfers $ 73,500.00
Borrow :
Art. 27 New Fire House
15,000.00 15,000.00
Grand Total
$376,116.00
Article 16. (Snow Plow) To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of $800.00 for the purchase of a snow plow and authorize the Board of Selectmen to trade-in or sell any old snow plows or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Ac- count the sum of Eight Hundred (800) dollars for the pur- chase of a snow plow and authorize the Board of Select- men to trade-in or sell any old snow plows.
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Article 17. (Construction of Main St.) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for new construction of Main Street from the Carlisle Line to the State Road in North Acton; said money to be used in conjunction with $4,000.00 to be allotted by the County and $8,000.00 to be allotted by the State; or act anything thereon.
Voted : To raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Seven Hundred Fifty (3750) dollars for new construction of Main Street from the Carlisle Line to the State Road in North Acton; said money to be used in conjunction with Thirty Seven Hundred Fifty (3750) dollars to be allotted by the County and Seventy Five Hundred (7500) dollars to be allotted by the State.
Article 18. (Snow Fence) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the pur- chase of snow fence, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hun- dred (200) dollars for the purchase of snow fence.
Article 19. (Highways) To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account, the amountof the State's and County's allotments for highways under Chapter 81 and 90; provided that the reimbursement be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Ac- count the sum of Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred (27,700) dollars, the amount of the State's and County's allotments for Highways under Chapters 81 and 90; pro- vided that the reimbursement from the State and County be credited back to the Surplus Revenue Account.
Article 20. (Highways) To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to annually instruct the Town Accountant to transfer from the Surplus Revenue Account, the amount of the State's and County's allotments for highways under Chapters 81 and 90; provided that the reimbursement from the State and County be credited to the Surplus Revenue Account, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To pass over the article.
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Article 21. (Fire Dept.) To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account, the sum of $1,500.00 for the purchase of necessary equipment for the Fire Department, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Ac- count, the sum of Fifteen Hundred (1500) dollars for the purchase of necessary equipment for the Fire Department.
Article 22. (Police Cruiser) To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account, the sum of $600.00, or any other sum, for the purchase of a new cruiser for the Police Department and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to trade-in or sell the old cruiser, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Ac- count, the sum of Six Hundred (600) dollars for the pur- chase of a new cruiser for the Police Department and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to trade-in or sell the old cruiser.
Article 23. (Feeding Trees) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the feeding of our shade trees, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hun- dred (500) dollars for the feeding of our shade trees.
Article 24. (Dutch Elm Disease) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for control work of the Dutch Elm Disease in accordance with Chapter 761 of the Acts of 1949 or act anything thereon.
Voted: To pass over the article.
Article 25. (Sprayer Repairs) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for repairs to the town sprayer, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hun- dred Fifty (250) dollars for repairs to the town sprayer.
Article 26. (Animal Inspector) To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 129, Section 15 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 162 of the Acts of 1941 relative to the nomination of one or more In- spectors of Animals, which reads as follows: "In a town which has a board of health and accepts this paragraph,
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the nomination of such inspectors shall be made by the board of health and not by the selectmen."; or act anything thereon.
Voted: To pass over the Article.
Article 27. (Fire House) To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $45,000.00 or any other sum, for the construction of a new fire house in Acton Center on the present fire house location, according to plans submitted by the Fire House Committee, and determine how the same shall be raised, or act anything thereon.
Voted Unanimously: That the sum of $45,000.00 be appropriated for the construction of a new fire house in Acton Center, and that the town authorize the Fire House Committee to enter into contracts for the planning and con- struction of a new fire house and disposal of the present fire house; such plans, construction, equipment, disposal, contracts, and expenditures, for or in connection therewith, to be at the discretion and direction of the Fire House Com- mittee; and to meet said appropriation the sum of $15,000.00 shall be appropriated from the Surplus Revenue Account, the sum of $15,000.00 shall be raised in the 1950 tax levy, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, shall borrow $15,000.00 by issuing a note or notes payable in one year.
Article 28. (Poison Ivy) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 or any other amount, for the Tree Department for eradication of poison ivy on the highways, streets, and school grounds, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of One Thou- sand (1000) dollars for the eradication of poison ivy on the highways, streets and school grounds and to be spent under the supervision of the board of Selectmen.
Article 29. (Mt. Hope Cemetery) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 or any other sum, for the purpose of oiling roads and avenues in Mt. Hope Cemetery, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of eight Hun- dred (800) Dollars for the purpose of oiling roads and avenues in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Article 30. (Water District) To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the Legislature for permission for the Town to acquire the West and South Water Supply District of Acton, or act anything thereon.
Motion: I move that the town vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of three to study the advisability of the Town acquiring the West and South Water Supply District and to make recommendations at the next annual or special town meeting.
Did not prevail.
Article 31. (Fire Alarm System) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,600.00 or any other sum for the extension of the Fire Alarm System from Edwards Square along Central Street to Nashoba Road, up Nashoba Road to property known as Jenks Farm, then returning back to Elm Street, along Elm Street to Arlington Street and along Arlington Street to Edwards Square with five or more fire alarm boxes, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of Two Thousand Six Hundred (2600) dollars, for the extension of the Fire Alarm System from Edwards Square along Central Street to Nashoba Road, up Nashoba Road to the property known as Jenks Farm, then return- ing back to Elm Street, along Elm Street to Arlington Street and along Arlington Street to Edwards Square, with five or more alarm boxes.
Article 32. (Woodlawn Cemetery Entrance) To see if the town will vote to accept a gift of not more than Three Thousand (3000) Dollars from Ernest E. Wetherbee of Al- bany, Georgia, toward constructing a Memorial Entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery, near its easterly end on Concord Road at Grove Avenue in accordance with a plan filed with the Cemetery Commissioners with their approval and under their supervision; and to authorize said Cemetery Commis- sioners to make contracts for such construction and to do anything necessary, proper, or expedient for carrying out the above purposes, or act anything thereon.
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Voted: To accept a gift of not more than Three Thou- sand (3000) dollars from Ernest E. Wetherbee of Albany, Georgia, toward constructing a Memorial Entrance to Wood- lawn Cemetery, near its easterly end on Concord Road at Grove Avenue in accordance with a plan filed with the Cemetery Commissioners, with their approval and under their supervision; and to authorize said Cemetery Commis- sioners to make contracts for such construction and to do anything necessary, proper, or expedient for carrying out the above purposes.
Article 33. (Wire Inspector) To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint an in- spector of wires as required by the provisions of Chapter 529 of the Acts of 1949 and raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the same, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to ap- point an inspector of wires as required by the provisions of Chapter 529 of the Acts of 1949 and raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred (400) dollars.
Article 34. (Betsy M. Ball) To see if the town will accept the bequest to the Town of Acton under the provisions of the will of Betsey Morse Ball, late of Marlborough, Massa- chusetts; and authorize the Selectmen to act in accordance therewith, or act anything thereon.
Voted: That the town accept the bequest to the Town of Acton under the provisions of the will of Betsey Morse Ball, late of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and authorize the Selectmen to act in accordance therewith.
Article 35. (School Survey Committee) To see if the town will vote to authorize the dissolution of the School Sur- vey Committee and to return the balance remaining in the School Survey Committee Account to the Surplus Revenue Account, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To authorize the dissolution of the School Sur- vey Committee and to return the balance remaining in the School Survey Committee Account to the Surplus Revenue Account.
Article 36. (Regional School Committee) To see if
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the town will vote to create a special unpaid board to be known as a regional school district planning board, as pro- vided for in Sections 14 and 14A of Chapter 71, General Laws, to consist of three members, including one member of the School Committee, to be appointed by the Town Moderator, to report at the next special or regular meeting, and to raise and appropriate $100.00 from the Surplus Revenue Account for expenses, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To create a special unpaid board to be known as a regional school district planning board, as provided for in Sections 14 and 14A of Chapter 71, General Laws and under Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1949, to consist of three members, including one member of the School Committee, to be appointed by the Town Moderator, to report at a special town meeting to be called by the Board of Selectmen not later than December 1950, for discussion of this article. Also to transfer $100.00 from the Surplus Revenue Account for use of said committee. Committee appointed by Moder- ator: Charles V. Sturdivant; Orwald E. Kienow; and Alden C. Flagg, Jr.
Article 37. (School Bldg. Committee) To see if the town will vote to create a special school building committee of five members to be appointed by the Moderator, to investi- gate the design, construction, site, costs of additional school facilities, and methods of financing, and report to the next special or regular town meeting, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To create a special school building committee of five members to be appointed by the Moderator, to in- vestigate the design, construction, site, costs of additional school facilities and methods of financing, to report at a special town meeting to be called by the Board of Selectmen not later than December 1950, for discussion of this article. Committee appointed by the Moderator :
Carl A. Christofferson Marion C. Reed
Porter G. Jenks Thomas Motley 2nd.
Burton J. Jones, Jr.
Article 38. (School Bldg. Committee) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for
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expenses for the school building committee, mentioned in the previous article, or take any other action therto.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty (750) dollars and transfer from the surplus Revenue Account Twelve Hundred-Fifty (1250) dollars for expenses of the school building committee, mentioned in the previous article.
Article 39. (Schools) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for painting the exteriors of the South, Center, West and High School buildings, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of Three Thousand five hundred (3500) dollars for painting the exteriors of the School Buildings.
Article 40. (Schools) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to refinish the ceilings in the South, Center, West and High Schools, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of One Thousand (1000) Dollars to refinish the ceil- ings in the South. Center, West and High Schools.
Article 41. (Schools) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to refinish and repaint the interior of the High School or act anything thereon.
Voted: To transfer from the Surplus Revenue Account the sum of Two Thousand (2000) Dollars to refinish and repaint the interior of the High School.
Article 42. (Schools) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the installa- tion of a new heating unit at the Center School, or act any- thing thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thou- sand (2000) Dollars for the installation of a new heating unit at the Center School.
Article 43. (Traffic Zoning) To see if the town will
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vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take necessary steps for Traffic Zoning in the Town of Acton and raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the expenses of the same, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to take necessary steps for Traffic Zoning in the Town of Acton and to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred (200) Dollars for the expenses of the same.
Article 44. (Lenore Street) To see if the town will vote to accept as a town way, the laying out by the Board of Selectmen of a road in South Acton extending in a south- easterly direction from Main Street a distance of approxi- mately 473 feet by land of Flanagan and Waluk, a plan of which is filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said way to be named Lenore Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs to the same or act anything thereon.
Motion: I move that the town vote to accept as a town 'way the laying out by the Board of Selectmen of a road in South Acton extending in a south-easterly direction from Main Street a distance of approximately four hundred seventy-three feet by land of Flanagan and Waluk, a plan of which is filed in the office of the town clerk, provided that the abutters give written easements of land necessary for a forty foot lay-out, said way to be named Lenore Street and raise and appropriate a sum of Two Thousand Dollars for repairs to the same.
Motion did not prevail.
Article 45. (Pine Street) To see if the town will vote to accept as a town way the laying out by the Board of Select- men of a road in South Acton extending in a westerly direc- tion from Main Street, a distance of approximately 250 feet by land of Farrell, Byers and others, a plan of which is filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said way to be named Pine Street ; and raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs to the same, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To accept as a town way, the laying out by the Board of Selectmen of a road in South Acton extending in a westerly direction from Main Street, a distance of ap- proximately 250 feet by land of Farrell, Byers and others
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a plan of which is filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said way to be named Pine Street, and to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand (1000) dollars for repairs to the same.
Article 46. (Insurance) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 to pay the cost of effecting insurance providing indemnity for or protection to any officer or employee of the Town against loss by reason of his liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries including death at any time resulting therefrom, or for damages to property caused by operation, within the scope of his official duties or employment of motor or other vehicles owned by the Town as provided by the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 1, as amended, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred (700) Dollars to pay the cost of effecting insurance providing indemnity or protection to any officer or em- ployee of the Town against loss by reason of his liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom, or for damages to property, caused by operation, within the scope of his official duties or employment of motor or other vehicles owned by the Town as provided by the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 1, as amended.
Article 47. , (Cemetery Dept.) To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Account, the sum of $400.00 for the purchase of a lowering device for the Cemetery Department,, and authorize the Board of Cemetery Commissioners to trade-in or sell any old lower- ing device or act anything thereon.
Voted: To appropriate from the Surplus Revenue Ac- count, the sum of Four Hundred (400) Dollars for the pur- chase of a lowering device, for the Cemetery Department, and authorize the Board of Cemetery Commissioners to trade-in or sell any old lowering device.
Article 48. (By-Laws) To see if the town will vote to accept as a town by-law, the provisions of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, Section 21, Paragraph 17, to pro-
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hibit unlicensed stripping of farm land, as printed in the town report under Proposed Earth Removal By-Law, or act anything thereon.
Voted Unanimously: To accept as a town by-law the provisions of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, Section 21, Paragraph 17, to prohibit unlicensed stripping of farm lands, as printed in the town report under Proposed Earth Re- moval By-Law.
Article 49. (Town Hall) To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for repairs to the roof timbers and outside foundation wall of the Town Hall, as ordered by an inspector of the department of Pub- lic Safety, or act anything thereon.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thou- sand (3000) Dollars for repairs to the roof timbers and outside foundation wall of the Town Hall as ordered by an inspector of the department of Public Safety.
Article 50. (Post-War Committee) To see if the town will vote to authorize the dissolution of the Post-War Public Works Committee and to return to the Surplus Revenue Account. the balance of their appropriations or act anything thereon.
Voted: The town to authorize the dissolution of the Post-War Public Works Committee and to return to the Surplus Revenue Account the balance of their appropriations.
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