Town annual reports of Wayland Massachusetts 1960-1962, Part 17

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 698


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5


OPERATION OF SCHOOLS


Custodians' Salaries


57,972.00


56,087.28


75,000.00


6


Fuel


14,400.00


14,300.00


20,900.00


7


Misc. of Operation


39,081.00


38,861.31


49,495.00


8


BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT


Maintenance and Outlay


35,053.00


33,879.67


40,021.00


9


AUXILIARY AGENCIES


Transportation


.....


63,450.00


63,348.05


65,750.00


10


Health and Physical Ed.


8,640.00


7,460.20


7,567.00


11


School Libraries


10,135.00


10,124 97


16,775.00


12


Tuition-Mentally Handicapped


800.00


519.30


800.00


13


Special Class


1,859.00


1,792.35


2,120.00


14


SPECIAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTS


Vocational Tuition


6,000.00


5,580.74


10,000.00 15


34


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended Item 1961 No.


School Lunch Account


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


5,075.04


Income in 1960


85,499.43


89,560.82


School Athletic Account


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


651.88


Income in 1960


5,327.13


3,670.48


Ford Foundation


30,000.00


30,000.00


Public Law #874


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


232.51


Income in 1960


16,695.88


8,644.86


Public Law #864


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


2,238.00


Income in 1960


5,995.10


8,233.10


CONSTRUCTION AND SITES


Happy Hollow - Roof Repairs


7,000.00


525.00


High School Construction - new From "Bal. 1/1/60"


103,082.76


From "Borrowed 1960"


1,100,000.00


861,387.37


Center School - Remodel


17,500.00


17,378.73


COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL BUILD-


INGS


7,800.00


7,711.30


10,140.00 16


LIBRARIES


LIBRARIES


Salaries:


Librarian


$5,539.28


$5,539.18


$5,723.21


1


Librarian - Children's


4,206.59


3,642.42


4,350.68


2


Librarian - Assts. and Sub-


stitutes


6,000.00


5,587.87


6,000.00


3


Appropriation


300.00


500.00 4


From "Gift-J. C. Paige & Co."


2,750.00


From "Dogs"


2,096.18


5,125.82


Art. 10 Art. 4


35


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended Item 1961 No.


Alterations and Repairs


Miscellaneous


500.00


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


261.38


761.38


Rewiring Main Library


6,800.00


40.00


Equipment and Furniture From "Bal. 1/1/60"


5,820.00


4,771.39


Book Purchase Account


5,200.00


5,198.74


5,000.00


5


Library Funds Income


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


2,741.84


Income in 1960


1,510.24


2,270.35


RECREATION


PARK DEPARTMENT


Salaries 1960:


Superintendent


$4,641.33


$4,641.33


Labor - 3 men


12,276.26


10,142.03


Labor - Part Time


3,012.24


117.75


Salaries 1961 :


Superintendent


$6,200.00


1


2nd Man


4,795.42


2


Labor - Permanent Men (2)


8,000.00


3


Labor - Temporary Men (2)


5,700.00


4


Rent and Miscellaneous


1,800.00


1,798.63


1,800.00


5


Expense


Fertilizer, Lime, etc.


1,000.00


1,000.00


3,500.00


6


Resurfacing Coch. Ball Field


300.00


Resurfacing High School Field


300.00


300.00


Town Bldg. etc. - Cochituate - contract maintenance ...


710.50


709.70


725.00


7


Town Bldg. etc. - Wayland


- contract maintenance ..


3,000.00


2,967.50


3,016.00


8


Equipment


Mower


1,500.00


1,477.97


Sweeper


700.00


691.95


Repairs - general


500.00


497.98


500.00


9


36


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended Item 1961


No.


Toro Mower


500.00


437.67


3,000.00


10


Electricity and Telephone .... ..


360.00


359.97


360.00


11


Lake Cochituate Beach


Beach Labor


1,000.00


996.23


1,000.00


12


Lifeguards and Matrons From "Reserve"


1,399.12


5,799.12


4,800.00


13


Beach Police


1,200.00


1,172.90


1,200.00


14


Notices and Registration


700.00


575.25


800.00


15


Miscellaneous Expense


1,000.00


991.07


1,000.00


16


Repairs to Beach House


600.00


17


Supplies


400.00


18


Wa-Co Recreation


Expense


1,350.00


1,159.25


1,350.00


19


Lighting


200.00


200.00


200.00


20


UNCLASSIFIED


RESERVE FUND


$15,000.00


$14,865.79


$15,000.00


1


TOWN REPORTS


2,725.00


2,719.96


3,269.38


2


MEMORIAL DAY


800.00


755.61


800.00


3


LEGION POST QUARTERS


600.00


600.00


600.00


4


VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUAR- TERS


600.00


600.00


600.00


5


NOTICE OF MEETINGS


700.00


From "Reserve"


349.20


1,049.20


700.00


6


SURETY BONDS


800.00


680.25


800.00


7


TOWN CLOCKS


650.00


650.00


650.00


8


INSURANCE - GENERAL


30,390.00


21,392.75


30,100.00


9


INSURANCE - 32B


16,000.00


15,897.72


17,000.00


10


PRELIMINARY TOWN BETTERMENTS


300.00


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


332.70


From "Reserve"


137.50


770.00


1,000.00


11


PURCHASE OF LAND - RIVERVIEW From "Bal. 1/1/60"


863.33


: 37


Misc. Equipment


4,400.00


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended Item 1961 No.


PURCHASE OF LOTS - CASTLE GATE NORTH


From "Bal. 1/1/60" ......... 750.00


PURCHASE OF LAND - VICINITY STONEBRIDGE From "Tax Levy" ...


8,883.35


8,883.35


PURCHASE OF CONDEMNED PROPERTY (Art #42-1959) From "Bal. 1/1/60"


5,000.00


5,000.00


PURCHASE OF HEATER PIECES From "Bal. 1/1/60"


180.49


PURCHASE OF LAND FOR DUMP (State Road West) From "Bal. 1/1/60"


200.00


PURCHASE OF LAND-Maiden Lane


500.00


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


500.00


1,000.00


PURCHASE OF CONDEMNED PROPERTY (Art. 35-3/6/57) From "Bal. 1/1/60"


143.67


PURCHASE - LOT #79 DUDLEY ROAD From "Bal. 1/1/60"


75.00


PURCHASE-CEDAR CREST ROAD


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


6,564.00


PURCHASE - TOWER HILL (Station Lot) From "Bal. 1/1/60"


10.00


PURCHASE OF CONDEMNED PROPERTY


(Art. 16-3/9/60)


7,000.00


1,900.00


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES


WATER DEPARTMENT


Salaries :


Commissioners :


Chairman


$50.00


$50.00


$75.00


1


Clerk


150.00


150.00


75.00


2


3rd Member


50.00


50.00


75.00


3


Superintendent


6,295.06


6,295.06


Art. 8


2nd Man


4,982.94


4,980.92


Art. 8


38


1960 Appro- priated


mended 1961


Recom- Expended Item 1960 No.


3rd Man


3,252.10


3,198.44


Art. 8


Labor


13,000.00


12,996.94


Art. 8


Town Office (2)


Art. 8


Maintenance


35,000.00


34,201.34


Art. 8


Equipment


Trucks (2)


2,000.00


4.50


Art. 8


Compressor


4,000.00


3,498.95


Hydrant Rental ...


9,000.00


9,000.00


10,000.00


4


New Well and Pump


From "Bal. 1/1/60" ..


368.00


Betterments


Maiden Lane


500.00


Water Main-Relocation-Moore Rd.


From "Bal. 1/1/60" ..


2,000.00


1,819.96


Water Main Extensions


Refund Account


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


5,000.00


Art. 8


Deposit Account


10,000.00


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


1,931.93


Art. 8


Aqueduct Road


2,500.00


2,244.14


Commonwealth Rd. East


11,500.00


9,497.94


(Rice Rd. to Natick line)


Art. 8


Old Connecticut Path (State Rd. East to Rice Rd) (Glezen Lane to Sears Rd.)


Lundy Lane


Art. 8


Draper Road


Art. 8


Garage and Storage Bldg.


Art. 8


Test Wells


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


562.10


562.10


Art. 8


Standpipe - Paint and Repair ..


16,000.00


3,993.79


- Construction From "Bal. 1/1/60" ......


30,768.20


5,636.37


39


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended Item 1961


No.


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Salaries :


Clerk


$150.00


$150.00


$150.00


1


Superintendent


4,577.60


4,564.28


4,746.31


2


Labor - Permanent Men


8,000.00


8,000.00


8,000.00


3


Labor - Temporary Men ..


600.00


4


From "Cemetery - Perpet-


ual Care Funds Income"


1,000.00


1.000.00


Maintenance


Appropriation


2,000.00


1,833.16


2,000.00


5


Service


600.00


From "Reserve"


56.45


656.45


800.00


6


Equipment - new truck


1,750.00


7


North Cemetery


Resurface Roads


1,925.00


From "Reserve"


450.00


2,375.00


Existing Lot Maintenance ..


500.00


498.22


500.00


8


Lakeview Cemetery


Resurface Roads


960.00


960.00


2,400.00


9


Existing Lot Maintenance


500.00


499.19


500.00


10


Water Pipe


300.00


300.00


11


New Lot Development


500.00


200.75


500.00


12


New Tool House


2,000.00


13


Cemetery Map


500.00


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


200.00


300.00


500.00


14


Purchase Revell Lot


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


200.00


Perpetual Care Funds Income


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


1,684.45


Income in 1960


1,526.07


624.96


Transfer to "Labor


Temporary Men"


1,000.00


Parmenter Funds Income


From "Bal. 1/1/60"


352.70


Income in 1960


180.75


4.00


40


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended No.


1961


Item


MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST


INTEREST


Miscellaneous


$21.25


$21.25


$21.25


1


Schools - School Bonds


$400,000 - 1948 - 21/4-20 yrs.


4,050.00


4,050.00


3,600.00


2


150,000 - 1948 - 214-20 yrs.


1,147.50


1,147.50


945.00


3


140,000 - 1949 - 134-20 yrs.


831.25


831.25


743.75


4


210,000 - 1952 - 1.6-20 yrs.


2,000.00


2,000.00


1,840.00


5


10,000 - 1952 - 2.0-10 yrs.


60.00


60.00


40.00


6


600,000 - 1954 - 2.2-20 yrs.


9,570.00


9,570.00


8,910.00


7


150,000 - 1956 - 21/2-15 yrs.


2,875.00


2,875.00


2,625.00


8


600,000 - 1956 - 21/2-20 yrs.


12,375.00


12,375.00


11,625.00


9


62,000 - 1956 - 3.4-20 yrs.


1,734.00


1,734.00


1,632.00


10


638,000 - 1956 - 3.4-20 yrs.


18,496.00


18,496.00


17,408.00


11


1,175,000 - 1959 - 3.5-20 yrs.


40,075.00


40,075.00


37,975.00


12


1,100,000 - 1960 - 3.6-20 yrs.


19,800.00


19,800.00


38,610.00


13


Water - Water Coupon Notes, Bonds or Notes


37,000 - 1948 - 2.0-15 yrs.


140.00


140.00


Art. 8


90,000 - 1948 - 214-15 yrs.


540.00


540.00


Art. 8


19,000 - 1950 - 11/2-10 yrs.


7.50


7.50


10,000 - 1951 - 134-10 yrs.


35.00


35.00


Art. 8


20,000 - 1953 - 2.0-10 yrs.


140.00


140.00


Art. 8


18,000 - 1953 - 21/4-9 yrs.


135.00


135.00


Art. 8


15,000 - 1955 - 1.9-10


yrs.


156.75


156.75


Art. 8


150,000 - 1958 - 3.3-15 yrs.


4,620.00


4,620.00


Art. 8


Fire


60,000 - 1952 - 2.0-20 yrs.


640.00 640.00


560.00 14


41


1960 Appro- priated


1960 Expended


Recom- mended Item 1961


No.


Temporary


Anticipation of Revenue


2,000.00


1,103.11


MATURING DEBT


Schools - School Bonds


400,000 - 1948 - 214-20 yrs.


20,000.00


20,000.00


20,000.00


15


150,000 - 1948 - 214-20 yrs.


9,000.00


9,000.00


9,000.00


16


140,000 - 1949 -134-20 yrs.


5,000.00


5,000.00


5,000.00


17


210,000 - 1952 - 1.6-20 yrs.


10,000.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


18


10,000 - 1952 - 2.0-10 yrs. 1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


19


600,000 - 1954 - 2.2-20 yrs.


30,000.00


30,000.00


30,000.00


20


150,000 - 1956 - 212-15 yrs.


10,000.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


21


600,000 - 1956 - 21/2-20 yrs.


30,000.00


30,000.00


30,000.00


22


62,000 - 1956 - 3.4-20 yrs.


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


23


638,000 - 1956 - 3.4-20 yrs.


32,000.00


32,000.00


32,000.00


24


1,175,000 - 1959 - 3.5-20 yrs.


58,915.42


58,915.42


60,000.00


25


1,100,000 - 1960 - 3.6-20 yrs.


54,881.81


26


From "Premium" ......... 118.19


Water - Water Coupon Notes, Bonds, or Notes


37,000 - 1948 - 2.0-15 yrs.


2,000.00


2,000.00


Art. 8


90,000 - 1948 - 214-15 yrs.


6,000.00


6,000.00


Art. 8


19,000 - 1950 - 11/2-10 yrs.


1,000.00


1,000.00


10,000 - 1951 - 134-10 yrs. 1,000.00


1,000.00


Art. 8


20,000 - 1953 - 2.0-10 yrs.


2,000.00


2,000.00


Art. 8


18,000 - 1953 - 214-9 yrs.


2,000.00


2,000.00


Art. 8


15,000 - 1955 - 1.9-10 yrs.


1,500.00


1,500.00


Art. 8


150,000 - 1958 - 3.3-15 yrs.


10,000.00


10,000.00


Art. 8


Fire


60,000 - 1952 - 2.0-20 yrs.


4,000.00


4,000.00


4,000.00 27


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Upon Motion, duly seconded, of Mrs. Pauline Leland


To amend the Budget by deleting Item #26, p. 23 under Assessors for Professional Services, $2500.00 it was Voted: In the Negative.


Upon Motion of Mr. John R. McEnroy, duly seconded, it was


Voted: To delete Item #46, p. 24, under Urban Renewal Authority and in the amount of $3,000.00 from the Budget.


Upon Motion, duly seconded,


To quadruple the appropriation under Item #29, p. 26 under Tree Warden, for Planting Trees (increase being from $500.00 to $2,000.) it was Voted: In the Negative.


Upon Motion, duly seconded,


That Item #15, p. 27 (being $1,300.00 under Mental Health Clinic --- Framingham), be deleted from the budget; it was Voted: In the Negative.


Upon Motion, duly seconded, of Mr. Walter R. Koe


To delete Item #16, p. 27 for Mosquito Control ($7,500.00) it was Voted: In the Negative.


Duly seconded, Mr. Ralph S. Blanchard, Jr., offered the following


MOTION: To change the amount of Item #21, p. 29 from $2,550.00 to $550.00 making the total amount of the "New Equipment '61" appro- priation $16,500.00 instead of the previously proposed $18,500.00


(This would provide only one radio for the Superintendent, rather than the several to equip the Highway Trucks).


Mr. Eugene C. Roberts, duly seconded, offered a substitute Motion:


To delete the entire $2,550, permitting no radios at all under this Item #21, p. 29, from the Budget.


Upon This Motion, the


First Vote: Was declared in doubt by the chair;


Second Vote was declared in favor.


However. this vote was challenged.


There being some doubt as to just what was being voted, Mr. Blanchard withdrew his Motion, by unanimous consent of the Meeting.


Upon Mr. Roberts' Motion, there was another vote, again declared in doubt by the chair.


Upon Counted Vote: "Yes" 276, "No" 341


This Motion was declared to have lost.


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Upon Motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That the meeting be adjourned at 11 P. M., or at such time thereafter as the article 4, or such later article as is then under consider- ation is disposed of, but in no case later than 11:30 P. M., the meeting to be adjourned to meet again at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 1961 in the Field House of the new High School.


Upon Motion of Mr. Henry H. Kolm, duly seconded, it was


Voted: To delete Item #9, p. 28 "Oxbow Road - $9,000.00" from the Highway Department Budget.


A Motion


relating to application of this $9,000.00, deleted from the Highway Dept. budget, under Mr. Kolm's Motion, to a correction of a certain drainage difficulty on Lakeview Road, was ruled out of order by the Moderator, in the form given. The suggested correction was not under- taken by the maker of the Motion.


A Motion, that the School Budget be broken down into more detail in next year's printed budget,


was not seconded, and therefore, not voted upon.


Upon Motion of Mr. Henry J. Muller, duly seconded,


To change Item #10, top p. 35 under Park Department Misc. Equip- ment from the amount of $3,000.00 to $2,500.00


it was Voted:


1st Vote was declared in doubt.


2nd Vote was declared in Favor of Mr. Muller's Motion.


Upon the Main Motion of Mr. Morgan, subject to the foregoing Amendments, it was


Voted: In favor.


Upon the Motion of Mr. Morgan, as previously voted, relating to adjournment of the Meeting, it was again


Voted: In favor - at 11:20 p.m.


A true copy,


Attest:


LEILA SEARS,


Town Clerk of Wayland


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VOTES ENACTED AT THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Held: Monday, March 15, 1961


Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts


Roger P. Stokey, Moderator :-


Pursuant to the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called for March 8, 1961, duly signed by the Selectmen, served and return of service given by a Constable of the Town; and a continuance being held in accordance with the vote taken at said meeting of March 8, 1961, the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in Town Meeting met this day; and at 7:50 p.m. the Moderator called the meeting to order, declared a quorum to be present, and the meeting proceeded to transact the following business:


Upon Motion of Mr. Robert M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That we return to Article 2 for the sole purpose of setting up a committee to make a study of sidewalk location and construction.


First Vote gave a scattering "No"


Second Vote was unanimously in favor of the Motion.


Upon Motion of Mrs. Carol J. Thomas, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That the Town establish a committee of five to consist of one member of the Road Commissioners, one member of the School Committee, one member of the Planning Board, one member of the Finance Committee, each to be designated by their respective Boards or Committees, and a fifth member-at-large to be appointed by the four so designated; that the Committee be charged with making a study and recommendations with respect to (1) a policy to be pursued by the Town with respect to construction of sidewalks, (2) the priorities to be followed in connection with any construction recommended, (3) the over-all cost which might be involved in any program and (4) the amount which should be recommended for expenditure annually therefor, and that the Committee be authorized to arrange with the Planning Board for engineering services as seemed necessary in connection with carrying out the initial stages of a program, such report with recom- mendations to be made at the next Town meeting.


Upon Motion of Mr. Theodore R. Magoun, duly seconded, it was


Voted: To return to Article 1 to receive several resolutions and to receive the Annual Town Report.


First Vote gave a scattering of "No's"


Second Vote was unanimously in favor by a rising vote of RESOLU- TION:


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WHEREAS until his death on June 17, 1960, GEORGE COLTON LEWIS


had served the Town for nine years as an Assessor, eight of them as Chairman of the Board of Assessors;


WHEREAS he further served the Town as a member of the Finance Committee, for four years, resigning to become Chairman of the Wayland War Price and Rationing Board at its inception in 1942 and so serving until its dissolution in 1945;


WHEREAS his service in these difficult tasks has been characterized by recognized ability, complete fairness, unchallenged integrity, and devotion far beyond statutory duty;


Therefore, Mr. Moderator, as citizens in Town Meeting assembled, be it moved that by a rising vote we make known our appreciation of George Colton Lewis; and that the Town Clerk be directed to note in the minutes of this meeting such vote, the motion and preamble to it, and that a suitable copy be sent to his widow, Mrs. George C. Lewis, together with the best wishes of the community.


Upon Motion of Mr. Magoun, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously by a rising vote of


RESOLUTION


WHEREAS on March 6, 1961 when he retired as Tree Warden,


CHARLES L. FULLICK


completed thirty-two consecutive years of service to the Town as Tree Warden;


WHEREAS all of his service has been characterized by ability, devotion to duty, and artistry resulting in making the Town a more attractive place to live - or rest;


Therefore, Mr. Moderator, as citizens in Town Meeting assembled, be it moved that by a rising vote we make known our appreciation to Charles L. Fullick;


And that the Town Clerk be directed to note in the minutes of this meeting such vote, the motion and the preamble to it, and that a suitable copy be sent to Mr. Fullick.


Upon Motion of Mr. Magoun, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: by a rising vote of


RESOLUTION


WHEREAS until his death on January 23, 1961,


JOSEPH H. DECATUR


had served the Town for thirty-six consecutive years as a Measurer of Wood and Bark and


for eleven years as a Road Commissioner, from the inception of that Board until his retirement in 1954.


WHEREAS he also served as Town Director of the Middlesex County Extension Service for twenty-two years, enriching the lives of our youth and adults;


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Therefore, Mr. Moderator, as citizens in Town Meeting assembled, be it moved that by a rising vote we make known our appreciation of Joseph H. Decatur;


And that the Town Clerk be directed to note in the minutes of this meeting such vote, the motion and the preamble to it, and that a suitable copy be sent to his widow, Mrs. Joseph H. Decatur, together with the best wishes of the community.


Upon Motion of Mr. Magoun, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town Report be accepted with thanks.


Upon Motion of Mrs. Nancy E. Newhall, duly seconded, it was Voted unanimously and


RESOLVED that it is the sense of the people here at the town meeting, that the Urban Renewal Authority, Selectman, Plan- ning Board, jointly or Urban Renewal Authority singly, hold a public hearing before the Workable Program is submitted to the state or federal authorities. Notice of this hearing to be published at least two weeks prior to the hearing in a local paper. If the majority at this hearing are opposed it is our wish that the Workable Program be submitted at a town meeting for the town's approval before being presented to the state or federal authorities. We realize that according to the Urban Renewal Laws, this is not required but we hope the board will abide by the resolution.


Duly seconded, Mr. James T. Scriven offered the following


MOTION: That the Finance Committee adopt the following recom- mendations for the Financial Report for next year.


(1) That the Excess and Deficiency account be contained somewhere within the report, indicating the amount and its relative change from the past year.


(2) That the Finance Committee Report be broken down more fully with all items in the budget self-explanatory, i.e., the School Budget, any miscellaneous equipment accounts and the like.


(3) That an explanation be given for any item in the budget which increases from the previous year and that these expenses be fully explained under the particular item that is increased.


(4) That any item voted that will have its effect in later years be so indicated in the dollar amount, i.e., addition of teachers, salary increases and the like.


Upon this Motion, it was Voted: In the Negative.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town, as provided by the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) Chapter 41, Section 108 and set the effective date of such salary and compensation.


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Upon Motion of Mr. R. M. Morgan, duly seconded, it was


Voted: That the Town fix the salary and compensation of all elec- tive officers of the Town, as voted under Article 4, the effective date of such salary and compensation to be from January 1, 1961.


Article 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1961, 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 a year, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Upon Motion of Mr. Charles R. Jameson, duly seconded, it was


Voted unanimously: That the Town authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1961, 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 a year, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, or otherwise dispose of the following:


(1) The Police Department's present 1960 Ford Station wagon and 1960 Ford 4-door sedan, in connection with the purchase of one new station wagon and a new 4-door sedan, or two new station wagons;


(2) the Highway Department's present 1958 Chevrolet half-ton pick-up truck in connection with the purchase of one new half-ton pick-up truck and two tailgate sandspreaders in connection with the purchase of two new sand-spreaders.


(3) the Water Department's present 1959 Chevrolet half-ton pick-up truck in connection with the purchase of a new half-ton pick-up truck, and the present 1959 Chevrolet 34-ton pick-up service truck in connection with the purchase of a new 34-ton pick-up service truck;


(4) the Cemetery Department's present 1959 Chevrolet 1-ton dump truck in connection with the purchase of a new 1-ton dump truck; funds for the various departments being provided for in the respective budgets or by transfer from funds especially accumulated for the pur- poses; or do or act.


Duly seconded, Mr. Charles R. Thomas offered the following


MOTION: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of the following:


(With unanimous consent of the Meeting, Mr. Thomas omitted to itemize the remainder of the Motion, since the wording followed identi- cally with that of the Article as printed in the Warrant) ;


Upon Motion of Mr. G. Prentis Richardson, duly seconded, it was


Voted: To amend the dates in Item "(3)" to indicate both trucks of the Water Department being changed from 1959 to 1958 models


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Upon the Main Motion, as amended, it was Voted: In favor.


Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate sums of money for the Water Department, determine whether the money shall be provided for by appropriation from available funds in the Treasury, by taxation and/or by borrowing, or take any action relative thereto.


Duly seconded, Mr. Frank A. Smith offered the following


MOTION: That the Town appropriate the sum of $162,305.20 for the following purposes and that to meet the appropriation, the sum be taken from "Water Available Surplus":


(1) Water Coupon Notes, Bonds and Registered Notes Maturing in 1961 - Payment of Principal $24,500.00


(2) Water Coupon Notes, Bonds and Registered Notes - Payment of Interest


5,130.75


(3) Water Department - Maintenance:


Salaries:


Superintendent $6,778.07


2nd Man


5,146.31


3rd Man 4,401.47


Labor


15,000.00


Town Office


7,348.60


38,674.45


Appropriation


37,000.00


(4) Water Main Extensions - Refund Account 5 3,500.00


5,000.00


(5) Water Main Extensions - Deposit Account


5,000.00


(6) Water Main Extensions


(a) Old Connecticut Path, State Road East to Rice Road 25,000.00


(b) Draper Road, Glezen Lane to Sears Road


11,000.00


(c) Lundy Lane, Rich Valley Road to Sylvan Way


2,000.00


(7) Test Wells


500.00


(8) Garage and Storage Building


5,000.00


$162,305.20


Upon Motion of Mr. B. Allen Benjamin, duly seconded, it was


Voted: To delete Item 6 (b) relating to Draper Road, Glezen Lane to Sears Road amounting to $11,000.00


Upon the Main Motion, as amended, it was


Voted: In favor.


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the reconstruction and improvement of Chapter 90 Roads, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may


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Equipment - new 1/2-ton truck andl - new 3/4 -ton truck


be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, the work to be done under the supervision of the Road Commissioners, or take any action relative thereto.


Upon Motion of Mr. William A. Loker, duly seconded, it was




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