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Section 1. The Advisory Committee, to be called the Finance Committee, shall be composed of fifteen registered voters of the Town, one from each of the fourteen precincts and one from the Town at large, and except as hereinafter provided, shall be appointed by an Appointing Committee of three members, com- posed of the Moderator, the Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Sinking Fund Commissioners, within twenty days after the final ad- journment of the Annual Town Meeting.
Section 2. The first Committee appointed under this By-Law shall be appointed promptly by the Ap- pointing Committee within twenty days after this By- Law shall take effect. Of such Committee the member from each of the precincts numbered one, four, seven, ten and thirteen shall be appointed for a term of three years; the member from each of the precincts num- bered two, five, eight, eleven and fourteen shall be ap- pointed for a term of two years; and the member from each of the precincts numbered three, six, nine and twelve and the member at large shall be appointed for a term of one year. In any year when the term of any member expires, his successor shall be so appointed for a term of three years. The said terms shall expire on the seventh day after the final adjournment of the An- nual Town Meeting but the members shall respective- ly continue to act as such until their successors are ap- pointed. All the present members of the Finance Com- mittee shall continue to act as such until the said first Committee of fifteen is appointed as herein provided.
Section 3. If any member of the Finance Com- mittee is absent from three or more successive meet-
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ings, the other members of the Committee may by the affirmative vote of each of a majority of its members request the Appointing Committee to remove such ab- senting member from his membership and the Appoint- ing Committee may thereafter by a majority vote so re- move such member and may notify him by mail of such removal. The Appointing Committee shall then prompt- ly fill the vacancy so created by appointing a successor for the remainder of the term for which such member was appointed.
Section 4. No person holding either elective or appointive Town office other than Town Meeting mem- bership and no Town or other public employee shall be eligible to serve on said Committee.
Section 8. The Finance Committee shall annually appoint a person who is not one of its members as Ex- ecutive Secretary for the term of one year. The said Committee shall define his duties and fix his salary. The position of Clerk of the Finance Committee shall cease upon the appointment of the new Finance Com- mittee of fifteen.
Section 9. Except as herein otherwise provided, the Committee shall have power to elect its own officers. All vacancies in the membership of said Committee shall be filled by the Appointing Committee.
After much discussion Mr. Gaddis moved the Previous Question, which was duly seconded, and on being put to a vote the Moderator declared it carried.
The Moderator called for a vote on the substitute mo- tion and being in doubt as to the result called for a standing vote; which resulted in one hundred and thirty voting in the affirmative and forty-eight in the negative and the Moderator declared the substitute motion carried.
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On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted: That the Town do amend Article 8 of its By- Laws, relative to the Finance Committee, by striking out Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8, of said Article and inserting in place thereof the following Sections numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 and by inserting a new Section numbered 8, all as follows :
Section 1. The Advisory Committee, to be called the Finance Committee, shall be composed of fifteen registered voters of the Town, one from each of the fourteen precincts and one from the Town at large, and, except as hereinafter provided, shall be appointed by an Appointing Committee of three members, com- posed of the Moderator, the Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Sinking Fund Commissioners, within twenty days after the final ad- journment of the Annual Town Meeting.
Section 2. The first Committee appointed under this By-Law shall be appointed promptly by the Ap- pointing Committee within twenty days after this By- Law shall take effect. Of such Committee the member from each of the precincts numbered one, four, seven, ten and thirteen shall be appointed for a term of three years; the member from each of the precincts num- bered two, five, eight, eleven and fourteen shall be ap- pointed for a term of two years; and the member from each of the precincts numbered three, six, nine, and twelve and the member at large shall be appointed for a term of one year. In any year when the term of any member expires, his successor shall be so appointed for a term of three years. The said terms shall expire on the seventh day after the final adjournment of the An- nual Town Meeting but the members shall respectively continue to act as such until their successors are ap- pointed. All the present members of the Finance Com- mittee shall continue to act as such until the said first Committee of fifteen is appointed as herein provided.
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Section 3. If any member of the Finance Com- mittee is absent from three or more successive meet- ings, the other members of the Committee may by the affirmative vote of each of a majority of its members request the Appointing Committee to remove such ab- senting member from his membership and the Appoint- ing Committee may thereafter by a majority vote so re- move such member and may notify him by mail of such removal. The Appointing Committee shall then prompt- ly fill the vacancy so created by appointing a successor for the remainder of the term for which such member was appointed.
Section 4. No person holding either elective or appointive Town office other than Town Meeting mem- bership and no Town or other public employee shall be eligible to serve on said Committee.
Section 8. The Finance Committee shall annually appoint a person who is not one of its members as Ex- ecutive Secretary for the term of one year. The said Committee shall define his duties and fix his salary. The position of Clerk of the Finance Committee shall cease upon the appointment of the new Finance Committee of fifteen.
Section 9. Except as herein otherwise provided, the Committee shall have power to elect its own officers. All vacancies in the membership of said Committee shall be filled by the Appointing Committee.
There being no further business under Article 4 the Moderator declared it disposed of.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimous- ly
Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the table.
.
There being no further business under Article 1, the Moderator declared it disposed of.
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On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted : To adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 P. M.
A True Record, Attest:
EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING
March 13, 1940.
The business of the Warrant of the Special Town Meet- ing having been disposed of, the Moderator declared the adjourned Annual Meeting of this same date called to or- der at 10:05 P. M. and the meeting proceeded with item 3 of Article 4 before it.
3. Board of Selectmen (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Chairman of Board $ 800.00
Other Board Members, $600 each
1,200.00
Secretary of Board
2,200.00
Other Clerks
1,716.00
Expenses
1,209.00
$ 7,125.00
Mr. Washburn offered a substitute motion, which was duly seconded, to change "Other Clerks" from $1,716.00 to $1,612.00 making the total $7,021.00 instead of $7,125.00 and on being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost.
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Thereupon it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Chairman of Board $ 800.00
Other Board Members $600 each 1,200.00
Secretary of Board
2,200.00
Other Clerks
1,716.00
Expenses
1,209.00
$ 7,125.00
4. Town Accountant (Board of Selectmen)
Voted: (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Accountant
$ 3,500.00
Clerk and Stenographer
1,196.00
Other Clerks
824.00
Expenses
390.00
Capital Outlay
Typewriter 14" $113.40 less allowance on present machine $35.00
78.40
$ 5,988.40
4a. Contributory Retirement System
Voted: (Unanimously)
(Retirement Board)
Pension Accumulation Fund $ 25,733.00
Interest Deficiency on Funds 515.20
Expenses 960.00
$ 27,208.20
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5. Town Treasurer (Town Treasurer)
Voted : (Unanimously)
Personal Services
$ 4,113.29
Expenses
1,350.00
$ 5,463.29
6. Collector of Taxes (Collector of Taxes)
Voted: (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Collector
$ 3,500.00
Clerks
5,604.00
Expenses
1,950.00
Capital Outlay
50.00
$ 11,104.00
7. Board of Assessors (Board of Assessors)
Voted : (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Members of Board $ 3,500.00
Head Clerk-Secretary
3,000.00
Other Clerks
3,172.00
Expenses
875.00
Capital Outlay
Block Plans
300.00
$ 10,847.00
8. Legal (Board of Selectmen)
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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
Mr. Hennessy offered a substitute motion, which was duly seconded, changing the item of $10,000 for expenses to $8,500. The Moderator called for a vote and being in doubt called for a standing vote which resulted in sixty-nine vot- ing in the affirmative and one hundred and nine in the negative and he declared the motion lost. Thereupon it was Voted :
Personal Services : Town Counsel .$ 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
9. Town Clerk (Town Clerk)
Voted: (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Town Clerk .$ 3,200.00
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Other Clerks
2,808.00
Expenses
470.00
$ 6,478.00
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
1,456.00
Other Clerks
5,564.00
Expenses
1,500.00
$ 19,100.00
Mr. Wallace offered a substitute motion which was duly seconded changing Stockkeeper from $1,456.00 to $1,560.00; and Other Clerks from $5,564.00 to $5,720.00; making the total $19,360.00 instead of $19,100.00. On be- ing put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost. Thereupon it was
Voted :
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
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Timekeeper
1,560.00
Stockkeeper
1,456.00
Other Clerks
5,564.00
Expenses
1,500.00
$ 19,100.00
At this point Mr. Washburn offered a motion, which was duly seconded, to reconsider item 9 "Town Clerk." The Moderator was in doubt as to the vote and called for a standing vote, which resulted in one hundred and six vot- ing in the affirmative and fifty-one in the negative and the Moderator declared the motion carried.
Thereupon, Mr. Washburn offered a motion, which was duly seconded, changing "Other Clerks" from $2,808.00 to $2,600.00; and the total $6,270.00 instead of $6,478.00. A vote was taken and the Moderator being in doubt called for a standing vote which resulted in one hundred and six voting in the affirmative and sixty-nine in the negative, and the Moderator declared the motion carried.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted : To adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 P. M.
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
March 27, 1940.
Pursuant to vote of Adjournment of March 13, 1940,
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the Town Meeting Members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, March 27, 1940, notices having been sent to the Town Meeting Members, and also posted in each of the precinct boxes in the Town.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used at the entrances to the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robinson and James E. Sweeney.
The check lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that one hundred and ninety-seven members 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. Estabrook, duly seconded, it was unanimously
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 Monday evening, April 1, 1940, at eight o'clock.
The Moderator declared Item 11 of Article 4 before the meeting.
Article 11. Engineering (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works).
Personal Services :
Town Engineer $ 3,900.00
Other Engineers
25,382.00
Clerk
728.00
Expenses
1,790.00
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Capital Outlay
New Automobile $825.00
less allowance for old car $200.00 $625.00
Filing Equipment
50.00
675.00
$ 32,475.00
Mr. Washburn offered a motion to amend the recom- mendation of the Finance Committee by changing "Other Engineers" from $25,382.00 to $25,116.00, and the total from $32,475.00 to $32,209.00; Mr. Harris offered an amendment to change $25,116.00 to $25,220.00, and $32,- 209.00 to $32,313.00 and being put to a vote the Moder- ator declared the Harris amendment carried.
A vote was taken on the amendment of Mr. Washburn, as amended, and the Moderator being in doubt as to the result called for another voice vote, and declared the mo- tion carried. On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Town Engineer
$ 3,900.00
Other Engineers
25,220.00
Clerk
728.00
Expenses
1,790.00
Capital Outlay
New Automobile $825.00
less allowance for old car $200.00
$625.00
Filing Equipment
50.00
675.00
$32,313.00
12. Elections and Town Meetings (Board of Selectmen)
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Voted : (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Registrars
$ 600.00
Assistant Registrars and Others
1,700.00
Election Officers
5,500.00
Other Service
2,015.00
Expenses
4,790.00
Capital Outlay
100.00
$14,705.00
13. Planning Board (Planning Board)
Voted: (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Chairman
$ 50.00
Secretary
50.00
Expenses
900.00
$ 1,000.00
14. Board of Survey (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
Personal Services :
Secretary of Board $ 800.00
Clerk
520.00
Constable Service
325.00
Expenses
415.00
$ 2,060.00
Mr. Foohey offered a motion, duly seconded, to amend changing the item "Clerk" from $520.00 to $624.00 and the total from $2,060.00 to $2,164.00, and being put to a vote
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the Moderator declared the motion carried. Thereupon, it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Secretary of Board
$ 800.00
Clerk
624.00
Constable Service
325.00
Expenses
415.00
$ 2,164.00
15. Robbins Memorial Town Hall (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 2,600.00
Janitor
1,898.00
Others
700.00
Expenses
5,039.00
Capital Outlay
1,259.40
Maintenance of Grounds
Personal Services :
Superintendent
100.00
Others
2,276.00
Expenses
232.00
Capital Outlay
216.00
$ 14,320.40
Mr. Washburn offered a motion to amend changing the item "Others" (under Personal Services) from $2276.00 to $1400.00. A vote was taken and the Moderator being in doubt called for a rising vote. Whereupon, thirty-six voted in the affirmative and eighty-six in the negative, and the Moderator declared the motion lost.
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Mr. Seavey offered a motion to amend, duly seconded, changing item "Capital Outlay" $1,259.40 to $159.40, and being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost. On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 2,600.00
Janitor
1,898.00
Others
700.00
Expenses
5,039.00
Capital Outlay
1,259.40
Maintenance of Grounds
Personal Services :
Superintendent
100.00
Others
2,276.00
Expenses
232.00
Capital Outlay
216.00
$ 14,320.40
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
16. Police Department (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
18,700.00
Patrolmen
93,696.00
Clerks
1,196.00
Others
5,977.50
Maintenance : Material and Expenses
10,556.00
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Capital Outlay :
3-1940 Town Sedans $808 each $2,424, less allowance for old cars $1,424
$1,000.00
2-new Harley-Davidson Motor- cycles $574.50 each $1,149 less allowance for old motorcycles $299 850.00
1,850.00
$135,375.50
Mr. Cousins offered the following motion :
"That the motion be amended by substituting for the words: "3-1940 Town Sedans $808 each $2,424, less allow- ance for old cars $1,424-$1,000.00" the following: "3-1940 Town Sedans $808 each $2,424, less allowance for old cars $1269-$1155.00"; and by changing the figure $135,375.50 to $135,530.50."
On being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion carried.
Thereupon it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Chief
$ 3,400.00
Officers
18,700.00
Patrolmen 93,696.00
Clerks
1,196.00
Others
5,977.50
Maintenance : Material and Expenses
10,556.00
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Capital Outlay
3-1940 Town Sedans $808 each $2,424, less allowance for old cars $1,269 $1,155.00
2-new Harley-Davidson Motor- cycles $574.50 each $1,149, less allowance for old motorcycles $299 850.00
2,005.00
$135,530.50
17. Fire Department (Board of Selectmen)
Personal Services
Chief $ 3,400.00
Officers
34,400.00
Firemen
76,860.00
Others
1,340.00
Maintenance
Material and Expenses
7,270.00
Capital Outlay :
Hose
200.00
New Appliances
300.00
New Furnishings and Equipment
100.00
$123,870.00
Mr. Washburn offered a motion, duly seconded, to change item "Others" (under Personal Services) from $1340.00 to $1294.00 and the total from $123,870.00 to $123,824.00. On being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
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Personal Services :
Chief $ 3,400.00
Officers
34,400.00
Firemen
76,860.00
Others
1,340.00
Maintenance
Material and Expenses
7,270.00
Capital Outlay :
Hose
200.00
New Appliances
300.00
New Furnishings and Equipment
100.00
$123,870.00
17a. Fire and Police Signals (Board of Select- men)
Expenses
$ 390.00
Maintenance of System
1,200.00
Capital Outlay :
New Fire Boxes
625.00
New Police Boxes
660.00
$ 2,875.00
Mr. Cousins offered the following amendment :
That Item 17a be amended by adding the sum of $300.00 for repairs of the Town's clock in the Unitarian Church; and that said sum be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
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On being put to a Vote the Moderator declared the motion carried.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimous- ..
ly
Voted :
Expenses $ 390.00
Maintenance of System 1,200.00
Capital Outlay :
New Fire Boxes 625.00
New Police Boxes 660.00
Repairs Town's Clock, Unitarian Church 300.00
$ 3,175.00
18. Building, Plumbing and Gas Inspection
(Board of Selectmen)
Voted : (Unanimously)
Personal Services :
Inspector of Buildings $ 2,800.00
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas
2,750.00
Clerk
1,352.00
Expenses
560.00
Capital Outlay :
Automobile
767.00
$ 8,229.00
19. Wire Department (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works)
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Personal Services:
Inspector of Wires
$ 3,200.00
Assistant Inspector
2,266.67
Expenses
620.00
$6,086.67
Mr. Estabrook offered a motion, duly seconded, chang- ing "Expenses" from $620.00 to $860.00. On being put to a vote the Moderator declared the motion lost.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
Personal Services :
Inspector of Wires $ 3,200.00
Assistant Inspector
2,266.67
. Expenses
620.00
$ 6,086.67
20. Sealer of Weights and Measures (Board of Selectmen)
Voted (Unanimously) :
Salary of Sealer $ 2,600.00
Expenses
542.00
Capital Outlay :
New Equipment
37.00
$ 3,179.00
21. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Suppression (Board of Selectmen)
Voted (Unanimously) :
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Personal Services :
Superintendent
$ 1,450.00
Wages
3,500.00
Material and Expenses
847.00
Spraying Park Property :
Labor
325.00
Expenses
175.00
$ 6,297.00
22. Tree Warden (Tree Warden)
Voted (Unanimously) :
Personal Services :
Tree Warden
$
750.00
Wages
3,500.00
Expenses
465.00
Capital Outlay :
Trees and Loam
825.00
$ 5,540.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
23. Board of Health (Board of Health)
Personal Services :
Salaries of Board
$ 750.00
Agent
2,625.00
Office Clerk
1,248.00
Dentist
1,600.00
Nurse
1,700.00
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Others
1,220.00
Material and Expenses
2,200.00
Communicable Diseases
19,000.00
$ 30,343.00
Dr. Brooks offered a substitute motion to change item "Agent" from $2,625.00 to $2,825.00 and the total from $30,343.00 to $30,543.00. On being put to a vote the Moder- ator declared the motion lost.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was unanimous-
ly
Voted :
Personal Services :
Salaries of Board
$ 750.00
Agent
2,625.00
Office Clerk
1,248.00
Dentist
1,600.00
Nurse
1,700.00
Others
1,220.00
Material and Expenses
2,200.00
Communicable Diseases
19,000.00
$ 30,343.00
24. Vital Statistics (Town Clerk) Voted (Unanimously) :
Vital Statistics (Town Clerk) $ 200.00
25. Inspector of Animals (Board of Selectmen)
Voted (Unanimously) :
Inspector of Animals (Board of Selectmen) $
500.00
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HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
28a. Special Wages Appropriation for the Year 1940 (Board of Public Works)
(To establish a minimum labor wage of $5.00 per day.)
On motion of Mr. Willard A. Wallace, which was duly seconded, it was
Voted: That there be and hereby is appropriated, to be raised by general tax and expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works, the sum of $10,605.00 dollars in addition to any and all other sums appropriated at this meeting to be expended under the direction of said Board, for wages of employees of the Town classified as in the labor service under the Rules and Regulations of the Com- missioners of Civil Service and employed in connection with any purpose for which an appropriation is made at this meeting to be expended under the direction of the said Board, it being the intention to enable the said Board to make an equalization in pay so that the wages of every employee now receiving less than $5.00 per day shall be raised to that amount.
26. Sewer Maintenance (Board of Public Works)
Voted (Unanimously) :
Maintenance of Sewerage System $ 6,565.00
27. Sanitary Division (Board of Public Works)
Voted (Unanimously) :
Personal Services : Foreman $ 1,872.00
Removal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish :
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Wages, Equipment and Material 89,705.00
Capital Outlay (Equipment) :
One-2 to 3 ton heavy duty truck chassis and 4 man cab equipped with special 13-yard garbage and refuse body $3,920.00 500.00 3,420.00
Allowance on old truck
$ 94,997.00
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
28. Division of Highways and Bridges (Board of Public Works)
Personal Services : General Inspector $ 333.33 Maintenance of Highways and Bridges 80,693.00
Capital Outlay (Equipment) :
One-2 ton Sidewalk Gas Roller $1,445.00
Two-2 to 3 ton, 4 yard Dump
Trucks @ $2,964 each 5,928.00 One-Tudor Sedan $829, less al-
lowance for old car $250 579.00 7,952.00
$ 88,978.33
Mr. Seavey offered a motion, duly seconded, to strike out the "Items" $1,445.00 and $5,928.00, and change the total from $88,978.33 to $81,605.33. On being put to a vote the Moderator was in doubt and called for a rising vote which resulted in seventy-eight voting in the affirmative and seventy-three in the negative, and the Moderator de- clared the motion carried.
1
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On motion, duly made and seconded, it was Voted :
Personal Services: General Inspector $ 333.33 Maintenance of Highways and Bridges 80,693.00
Capital Outlay (Equipment) :
One Tudor Sedan $829, less allowance for old car $250 579.00
$ 81,605.33
29. Removal of Snow and Ice
(Board of Public Works)
Capital Outlay :
1 Snow Loader $ 4,800.00 1 Caterpillar Tractor with snow plough-
ing equipment
8,220.00
2 Caterpillar Tractors with conversion or Type "V" plows @ $6,940.00 each 13,880.00
$ 26,900.00
Mr. Hayes offered the following amendment, which was duly seconded :
That under "Capital Outlay" the word "type" be added after the word "Caterpillar" wherever the latter word ap- pears.
Mr. Seavey offered an amendment to the above, which was duly seconded, to take out "1 Snow Loader $4,800.00" and 2 Caterpillar Tractors with conversion or Type "V" plows @ $6,940.00 each, $13,880.00. On being put to a vote the Moderator declared the amendment lost.
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A vote being taken on the amendment of Mr. Hayes, the Moderator declared it carried.
On motion, duly made and seconded, it was
Voted :
1 Snow Loader 4,800.00
1 Caterpillar type Tractor with snow
plowing equipment 8,220.00
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