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The time having arrived for the Special Town Meeting, it was voted to recess, and the meeting adjourned at 8:27 P. M.
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN WARRANT The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County :
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of the Town of Arlington, to meet in the
TOWN HALL in said Town on
WEDNESDAY, THE 15th DAY OF MARCH, 1939 at 8:30 o'clock, P. M., at which time and place the follow- ing Articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusive- ly by Town Meeting Members, in accordance with, and sub- ject to, the referenda provided for by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.
Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of the Finance and other Committees heretofore appointed.
Article 2. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion or appropriations for the payment to the County of Middlesex of amounts assessed upon or otherwise payable by the Town for: (a) the Town's share of the principal of the bonds issued under the provisions of Chapter 10 of the Acts of 1932 for the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Acts of 1932, maturing in the current year ; (b) any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10; (c) the Town's share of the interest and other charges on said bonds due in the current year ; (d) the care, maintenance and repair of said Hospital during the last preceding calendar year, including interest on tempo- rary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable thereto; (e) any
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and all other expenses in connection with said Hospital or said loan including expenses under Section 25G (6) (a) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws inserted by Chapter 400 of the Acts of 1936; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or will take any action in any way relating to said Hospital, loan or any other thing herein mentioned.
Article 3. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion or appropriations for Works Progress Administration projects and for the employment of the poor; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.
And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the time and place herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this Warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall, and in a conspicuous place in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this thir- teenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand nine hundred and thirty-nine.
ERNEST W. DAVIS HAROLD M. ESTABROOK Majority of the Board of Select- men of the Town of Arlington
CONSTABLE'S RETURN
Arlington, Mass., March 3, 1939.
Middlesex County :
By virtue of this Warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the
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time and place and for the purpose herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwell- ing house in the Town, and by posting an attested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting, and by posting attested copies in two or more conspicuous places in each voting precinct in the Town. A notice of the time, place and object of the meeting was published in the local papers.
JAMES J. GOLDEN, Jr.,
Constable, Town of Arlington, Mass.
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SPECIAL MEETING
Arlington, Mass., March 15, 1939.
Pursuant to the Warrant of the Selectmen served ac- cording to law upon the inhabitants of the Town of Arling- ton, by a constable of said Town and sent by mail by the Town Clerk seven days before the day of meeting to the Town Meeting Members, duly elected and qualified to act in Town Meetings in Arlington, the Town Meeting Members met at the Robbins Memorial Town Hall in said Town on Wednesday, March 15, 1939 at 8:27 o'clock in the evening.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used to check attendance at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robinson and James E. Sweeney ; they were filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting, and two hundred and ten members attended the meeting.
The Town Clerk read the call and the Constable's Re- turn of the Warrant, the reading of the remainder of the Warrant being waived by consent of the meeting.
On motion of Mr. Davis :
Voted: That if all the business of the meeting as set forth in the Warrant is not disposed of at this session when the meeting adjourns, it adjourn to Wednesday evening, March 22, 1939, at 8:30 o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Davis :
Voted: That Article 1 be taken up.
Article 1 taken up (Reports of Committees).
On motion of Mr. Higgins :
Voted: That the report of the Finance Committee as presented in printed form be now received.
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On motion of Mr. Higgins :
Voted: That Article 1 be laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Higgins :
Voted: That the remaining articles in the Warrant be now taken up separately in the order in which they appear in said Warrant and that the recommendations of the Fin- ance Committee under said articles as presented in their printed report be considered as now before the meeting to be voted upon without further motion, separately, under the respective articles as they appear in said report.
Article 2 taken up (Assessment for County Hospital; Princípal, Interest, Care, etc.).
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of ten thousand (10,000) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to pay the Town's share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Acts of 1932 bonds maturing in 1939; that the further sum of fourteen hundred eighty-seven and 50/100 (1,487.50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated on account of interest and other charges on account thereof ; that the further sum of fifteen thousand five hundred thirty and 51/100 (15,530.51) dollars be and hereby is appropri- ated for the Town's share of the net cost of care, mainte- nance, and repairs of the Middlesex County Hospital, in- cluding interest on temporary notes issued therefor, in ac- cordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable thereto, and expenses under Section 25G (6) (a) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws inserted by Chapter 400 of the Acts of 1936; and that said sums totaling twenty- seven thousand eighteen and 01/100 (27,018.01) dollars be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 2 the Moderator declared Article 2 disposed of.
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Article 3 taken up (Works Progress Administration Projects and Employment of the Poor on Town Work).
On motion duly made and seconded it was unanimously
Voted: That the sum of one hundred thirty-five thou- sand five hundred seventy-eight and 25/100 (135,578.25) dollars be and hereby is appropriated to defray the neces- sary engineering, trucking and other expenses, and to pur- chase tools, equipment and materials, for Works Progress Administration projects; and for useful projects to pro- vide employment for the poor; said sum to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
There being no further business under Article 3, the Moderator declared Article 3 disposed of.
On motion of Mr. Higgins :
Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the table.
There being no further business under Article 1, the Moderator declared Article 1 disposed of.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: To adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 P. M.
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING
Arlington, March 15, 1939.
The business of the Warrant of the Special Town Meet- ing having been disposed of, the Moderator declared the Adjourned Annual Town Meeting of this same date called to order at 8:55 P. M., and that Article 4 was before the meeting.
Article 4 taken up (Town Outlays and Expenses).
That sums be appropriated to defray Town outlays and expenses for the year 1939, to be raised by general tax ex- cept as otherwise specifically voted, and expended under the direction of the respective department heads, as follows :
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1. Finance Committee (Finance Committee)
Mr. Hennessey presented the following substitute mo- tion :
Personal Services :
Chairman $ 250.00
Secretary
100.00
Expenses
400.00
$ 750.00
Reserve Fund
$ 10,000.00
It was put to a vote and failed to carry.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Chairman $ 250.00
........
Secretary 50.00
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Clerk
600.00
Expenses
400.00
$ 1,300.00
Reserve Fund
$ 10,000.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
2. Board of Appeal (Board of Selectmen) Personal Services and Expenses $ 165.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
3. Board of Selectmen (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Chairman of Board $ 800.00
Other Board Members, $600.00 each
1,200.00
Secretary of Board
2,200.00
Other Clerks
1,612.00
Expenses
1,359.00
$ 7,171.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
4. Town Accountant (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Accountant $ 3,500.00
Clerk and Stenographer
1,196.00
Other Clerks 824.00
Expenses
415.00
$ 5,935.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
4a. Contributory Retirement System (Retirement Board)
Pension Accumulation Fund $ 23,400.00
Interest Deficiency on Funds 510.08
Expenses 960.00
$ 24,870.08
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5. Town Treasurer (Town Treasurer)
Mr. Higgins offered the following substitute motion which was unanimously carried; and on motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Treasurer
$ 2,527.00
Clerk
1,560.00
Extra for Vacation
50.00
Expenses
1,415.00
Capital Outlay
85.00
$ 5,637.00
6. Collector of Taxes (Collector of Taxes)
George A. Harris offered the following substitute mo- tion :
That the sum of $10,310.00 be and hereby is appropri- ated to be spent under the direction of the Collector of Taxes :
Personal Services :
Collector
$ 2,800.00
Clerks
5,500.00
Expenses
1,970.00
Capital Outlay
40.00
$ 10,310.00
A standing vote resulted in thirty-five voting in the affirmative and one hundred and twenty-five in the negative, and the Moderator declared the motion lost.
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On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Collector
$ 3,500.00
Clerks
5,500.00
Expenses
1,970.00
Capital Outlay
40.00
$ 11,010.00
7. Board of Assessors (Board of Assessors)
Mr. Moore offered the following substitute motion :
That the sum of $10,860.00 be and hereby is appropri- ated to be spent under the direction of the Board of As- sessors as follows :
Personal Services :
Members of Board, $1,200.00 each $ 3,600.00
Head Clerk, Secretary 3,000.00
Other Clerks 3,200.00
Expenses
1,060.00
$ 10,860.00
On being put to a vote it failed to carry.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Members of Board, $1,200.00 each $ 3,600.00
Head Clerk-Secretary 3,000.00
Other Clerks 3,200.00
Expenses 925.00
$ 10,725.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
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8. Legal (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services: Town Counsel .$ 2,000.00
Expenses : Legal expenses, including among others, expenses relating to the prosecu- tion, defense or settlement of actions or claims by, against or involving the inter- ests of the Town or relating to matters for which there have been or may be special appropriations
10,000.00
$ 12,000.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
9. Town Clerk (Town Clerk)
Personal Services :
Town Clerk
$ 3,200.00
Other Clerks
2,600.00
Expenses
470.00
$ 6,270.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
10. Board of Public Works (Board of Public Works)
General Administration
Personal Services :
Chairman of Board $ 800.00
Other Board Members, $600.00 each
1,200.00
Head Clerk-Secretary
3,120.00
Superintendent of Public Works
3,900.00
Timekeeper
1,560.00
Stockkeeper
1,768.00
Other Clerks
5,928.00
Expenses
1,500.00
$ 19,776.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
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11. Engineering (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
Personal Services :
Town Engineer
$ 3,900.00
Other Engineers
25,116.00
Clerk
728.00
Expenses
1,790.00
Capital Outlay
100.00
$ 31,634.00
12. Elections and Town Meetings (Board of Selectmen)
Mr. Timothy J. Buckley offered the following substi- tute motion :
That the sum of $5,935.00 be appropriated to be ex- pended under the Board of Selectmen for Elections and Town Meetings in the following manner :
Registrars $ 600.00
Assistant Registrars and others
1,000.00
Election Officers
1,400.00
Other Service
318.00
Expenses
2,417.00
Capital Outlay
200.00
$ 5,935.00
A rising vote resulted in 75 voting in the affirmative and 81 in the negative, and the Moderator declared the mo- tion lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Registrars .... $ 600.00
Assistant Registrars and Others
..... 300.00
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Election Officers
1,400.00
Other Service
318.00
Expenses
2,417.00
$ 5,035.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
13. Planning Board (Planning Board)
Personal Services :
Chairman
$ 50.00
Secretary
50.00
Expenses
500.00
$ 600.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
14. Board of Survey (Joint Board of Select- men and Board of Public Works)
Personal Services :
Secretary of Board
$ 800.00
Clerk
520.00
Constable Service
325.00
Expenses
235.00
$ 1,880.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
15. Robbins Memorial Town Hall (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Superintendent $ 2,600.00
Janitor
1,898.00
Others
700.00
Expenses
4,797.00
Maintenance of Grounds
Personal Services :
Superintendent 100.00
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Others
1,400.00
Expenses
170.00
$ 11,665.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
16. Police Department (Board of Selectmen)
Mr. Davis offered the following substitute motion :
That the recommendation of the Finance Committee be amended by increasing the recommendation for patrolmen by the sum of $173.75 and decreasing the recommendation for Maintenance :
Material and Expenses by the sum of $173.75, so that the appropriation be as follows :
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
18,700.00
Patrolmen 93,431.25
Clerks
1,174.00
Others
5,685.25
Maintenance : Material and Expenses
10,782.25
Capital Outlay : Autos
1,000.00
$134,172.75
which was carried.
Mr. Sawyer's motion to further reduce the amount of $10,782.25 for materials and expenses by $173.75, was de- clared lost.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
18,700.00
Patrolmen
93,431.25
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Clerks 1,174.00
Others 5,685.25
Maintenance: Material and Expenses
10,782.25
Capital Outlay : Autos
1,000.00
$134,172.75
At this point it was
Voted: To adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 10:40 P. M.
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
March 22, 1939.
Pursuant to the vote of adjournment on March 15, 1939, the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday, March 22, 1939, at 8:00 P. M., notices having been sent by mail to the Town Meeting Members, and posted in the various precincts.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used to check attendance at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robinson and James E. Sweeney; they were filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting, and two hundred and five attended the meeting.
The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:05 P. M.
Town Meeting Members not previously sworn were sworn by the Moderator.
On motion of Mr. Davis:
Voted (Unanimously) : That if all the business of the meeting as set forth in the warrant is not disposed of at this session when the meeting adjourns, it adjourn to Wed- nesday evening, March 29, 1939, at 8 o'clock.
The Moderator declared #17 of Article 4 before the meeting.
Mr. Davis offered the following substitute motion.
That the recommendation of the Finance Committee be amended by increasing the recommendation for firemen by the sum of $244.25 and by decreasing the recommenda- tion for Material and Expenses by the sum of $244.25, so that the appropriation be as follows :
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17. Fire Department (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
34,400.00
Firemen
76,529.50
Others ...
1,294.00
Maintenance
Material and Expenses
7,205.75
Capital Outlay: New Appliances
300.00
New Furnishings and Equipment
100.00
$123,229.25
which was seconded and duly carried; and on motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimously
Voted :
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
34,400.00
Firemen
76,529.50
Others
1,294.00
Maintenance
Material and Expenses
7,205.75
Capital Outlay : New Appliances
300.00
New Furnishings and Equipment
100.00
$123,229.25
Voted (Unanimously) :
17a. Fire and Police Signals (Board of Selectmen)
Expenses
290.00
Maintenance of System
1,200.00
Capital Outlay
New Fire Boxes ...... 300.00
$ 1,790.00
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Voted (Unanimously) :
18. Building, Plumbing and Gas Inspection (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Inspector of Buildings $ 2,800.00
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas 2,750.00
Clerk 1,248.00
Expenses 920.00
Outlay: New Equipment
77.00
$ 7,795.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
19. Wire Department (Joint Board of Select- men and Board of Public Works)
Personal Services :
Inspector of Wires $ 3,200.00
Assistant Inspector
2,266.67
Expenses
885.00
$ 6,351.67
Voted (Unanimously) :
20. Sealer of Weights and Measures (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Salary of Sealer $ .... 2,600.00
Expenses
510.00
$ 3,110.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
21. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Suppression (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Superintendent $ 1,450.00
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Wages
3,500.00
Material and Expenses
1,166.00
Capital Outlay
New Car
590.00
New Spray Pump
375.00
$ 7,081.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
22. Tree Warden (Tree Warden)
Personal Services :
Tree Warden
$ 750.00
Wages
3,500.00
Expenses
360.00
Capital Outlay : Trees and Loam
825.00
$ 5,435.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Voted (Unanimously) :
23. Board of Health (Board of Health)
Personal Services :
Salaries of the Board
.... ....... $ 750.00
Agent
2,625.00
Office Clerk
1,144.00
Dentist
1,600.00
Nurse
1,700.00
Others
1,220.00
Material and Expenses
2,200.00
Capital Outlay
336.18
Communicable Diseases
19,000.00
$ 30,575.18
Voted (Unanimously) :
24. Vital Statistics (Town Clerk) .... $ 200.00
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Voted (Unanimously) :
25. Inspector of Animals (Board of Selectmen) $ 500.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
26. Sewer Maintenance (Board of Public Works) Maintenance of Sewerage System $ 7,250.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
27. Sanitary Division (Board of Public Works)
Personal Services : Foreman $ 1,872.00
Removal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish
Wages, Equipment and Material 84,000.00
$ 85,872.00
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS Voted (Unanimously) :
28. Division of Highways and Bridges (Board of Public Works)
Personal Services: General Inspector $ 2,000.00 Maintenance of Highways and Bridges
From the unexpended balance of funds
distributed to the Town under the pro- visions of Chapter 500 of the Acts of 1938, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939 $45,300.00 By general tax $ 37,700 83,000.00
$ 85,000.00
Article 29 taken up. Appropriation of Funds-Highway Fund.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously
Voted: That forty-five thousand three hundred ($45,- 300) dollars having been appropriated from the said funds
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distributed to the Town under the provisions of Chapter 500 of the Acts of 1938, for the maintenance of highways and bridges, under this article and Article 4 (Item 28) of the Warrant, no further action be taken under Article 29 of the Warrant.
There being no further business under Article 29 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
Voted (Unanimously) :
29. Removal of Snow and Ice (Board of Public Works)
Capital Outlay :
2 Blade Plows, complete with underbody frames and lifts $ 880.00
$ 880.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
30. Street Lighting (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works $ 48,870.50
Voted (Unanimously) :
31. Traffic Signals (Board of Selectmen)
Material and Expense ... $ 1,925.00
Capital Outlay 200.00
$ 2,125.00
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Voted (Unanimously) :
32. Public Welfare (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Agent $ 1,692.00
Clerks
5,058.00
Town Physician
600.00
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Expenses
1,555.00
Aid
110,000.00
$118,905.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
Aid to Dependent Children (Board of Se- lectmen)
Personal Services :
Agent ..
$ 282.00
Clerks
1,015.00
Expenses
172.00
Aid
29,000.00
$ 30,469.00
33. Voted (Unanimously) :
Old Age Assistance (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Agent
$ 846.00
Clerks
2,065.00
Expenses
598.00
Assistance
56,000.00
$ 59,509.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
State and Military Aid (Board of Select- .$ 2,800.00
men)
...
Voted (Unanimously) :
Soldiers' Relief and Burials (Board of Se-
lectmen)
$ 25,000.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
District or Other Nurses (Board of Select-
men)
...
$ 1,500.00
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34. School Department (School Committee)
I. General Control
Mr. Stratton offered the following substitute motion.
Voted: That the amounts appropriated to defray the expenses of General Control of the School Department of the Town for the year 1939, to be expended under the direc- tion of the School Committee of Arlington, be as follows :
Personal Services :
Superintendent $ 6,000.00
Secretary 2,100.00
Stenographers 3,875.00
Attendance Officers
3,800.00
Others 920.00
Expenses
1,000.00
Expenses Outside the State-Par. 34, Sec.
5, Chapter 40, General Laws 200.00
$ 17,895.00
which was duly seconded and, on being put to a vote, failed to carry.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was unanimously
Voted :
I. General Control
Personal Services :
Superintendent $ 6,000.00
Secretary
2,100.00
Stenographers
3,875.00
Attendance Officers
3,800.00
Others
920.00
Expenses
1,000.00
$ 17,695.00
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II. Instructional Service
Mr. Stratton offered the following substitute motion :
Voted: That the amounts appropriated to defray the expenses of Instructional Service of the School Department of the Town for the year 1939, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee of Arlington, be as follows :
Personal Services :
Teachers, Principals and Supervisors $481.900.00
Clerks to Principals and Supervisors 7,025.00
Others 6,000.00
Expenses 1,058.00
Supplies
24,270.00
$520,253.00
which was duly seconded, and on being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost.
The vote was doubted and a rising vote was taken, which resulted in 63 voting in the affirmative and 119 in the negative. There was still doubt, however, and a roll call was requested. The necessary number, 20 or more, re- quested a roll call, which was taken with the result that 71 voted in the affirmative and 125 in the negative, and the Moderator declared the motion lost.
On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was unanimously
Voted :
Personal Services :
Teachers, Principals and Supervisors .. .$479,580.00
Clerks to Principals and Supervisors 7,025.00
Others 6,000.00
Expenses 1,058.00
Supplies
24,270.00
$517,933.00
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Voted (Unanimously) :
III. Operation of School Plant
Personal Services :
Janitors and Helpers
$ 43,700.00
Material and Expenses
32,200.00
$ 75,900.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
IV. Maintenance of School Plant
Personal Services :
Repairmen
$ 13,150.00
Repairs and Replacements
12,175.00
Expenses
1,595.00
$ 26,920.00
V. Auxiliary and Other Activities
Mr. Stratton offered the following substitute motion :
Voted: That the amounts appropriated to defray the expenses of Auxiliary Agencies and Other Activities of the School Department of the Town for the year 1939, to be ex- pended under the direction of the School Committee of Arlington, be as follows:
Personal Services :
Physicians
$ 1,800.00
Nurses
4,740.00
Librarian
1,000.00
Others
5,895.00
Expenses
2,225.00
$ 15,660.00
which was duly seconded and, on being put to a vote, failed to carry, and the Moderator declared it lost.
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On the recommendation of the Finance Committee it was unanimously
Voted :
Personal Services :
Physicians
$ 1,800.00
Nurses
4,640.00
Librarian
1,000.00
Others
5,570.00
Expenses
2,225.00
$15,235.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
VI. Capital Outlay
(IV. Main. of Plant)
Furniture and Furnishings $ 1,800.00
Instructional Apparatus
1,200.00
Other and General Equipment 500.00
Remodeling
1,000.00
General Construction
300.00
$ 4,800.00
Voted (Unanimously) :
VII. Vocational School Tuition
$ 7,000.00
Voted :
35. Robbins Library and Branches (Trustees of the Robbins Library)
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