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APPROPRIATIONS TO BE RAISED IN THE TAX LEVY OF THE CURRENT YEAR, VOTED AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 14, 17, 21 and 24, 1966 AND THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 24, 1966
ARTICLE 10.
ITEM
1. Selectmen - Salaries $ 4,834.00
2. Selectmen - Expense 2,950.00
3. Selectmen - Capital Outlay 275.00
4. Selectmen - Out of State Travel 500.00
5. Selectmen - Professional Surveys 200.00
6. Accountant - Salaries
7,749.00
7. Accountant - Expenses 475.00
8. Accountant - Capital Outlay 230.00
9. Treasurer - Salaries 7,552.00
10. Treasurer - Expenses
886.00
11. Treasurer - Tax Title Proceedings 1,000.00
12. Treasurer - Capital Outlay 240.00
13. Tax Collector - Salaries 11,843.00
14. Tax Collector - Expenses 3,417.00
15. Tax Collector - Capital Outlay 792.00
16. Assessors - Salaries
11,770.00
17. Assessors - Expenses
2,950.00
18. Assessors - Capital Outlay 210.00
19. Assessors - Out of State Travel 300.00
20. Finance Committee - Salaries 600.00
21. Finance Committee - Expenses
150.00
22. Law Department - Salaries
2,950.00
23. Law Department - Expenses
200.00
24. Law Department - Damages, Legal Fees 4,000.00
25. Town Clerk - Salaries
6,748.00
26. Town Clerk - Expenses
1,270.00
27. Town Clerk - Election Expenses
2,162.00
28. Town Clerk - Capital Outlay
29. Registrars - Salaries 3,107.00
30. Registrars - Expenses 1,280.00
31. Registrars - Canvassing 1,000.00
32. Planning Board - Salaries
688.00
33. Planning Board - Expenses
1,000.00
34. Planning Board - Professional Services
35. Appeal Board - Expenses 595.00
36. Municipal Buildings - Salaries 9,890.00
37. Municipal Buildings - Expenses
17,360.00
38. Municipal Buildings Capital Outlay 855.00
39. Police Department - Salaries 130,387.00
40. Police Department - Expenses 7,171.00
41. Police Department - Out of State Travel 550.00
42. Police Department - Capital Outlay 3,500.00
43. Police Department Police Training School Salaries
44. Police Department -
Police Training School Expense 100.00
45. Fire Department - Salaries
29,025.00
46. Fire Department - Expenses 6,160.00
47. Fire Department Capital Outlay 1,395.00
48. Fire Department - Maintenance of Alarms - Salaries 3,537.00
49. Fire Department - Maintenance of Alarms - Expenses 450.00
50. Fire Department - Maintenance of Alarms - Capital Outlay 695.00
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51. Tree Department - Salary - Tree Warden 4,108.00
52. Tree Department - Wages
7,550.00
53. Tree Department - Wages - Overtime
150.00
54. Tree Department - Expenses
1,300.00
55. Tree Department - Shade Trees
500.00
56. Tree Department - Capital Outlay 500.00
57. Moth Department - Salary Moth Superintendent 1,731.00
58. Moth Department - Wages
2,910.00
59. Moth Departmeent - Wages Overtime
350.00
60. Moth Department - Expenses
220.00
61. Moth Department -
Pest Control - Insecticides 1,650.00
62. Moth Department - Mosquito Control 2,150.00
63. Moth Department - Out of State Travel 100.00
64. Building Inspector - Salary - Base 750.00
65. Building Inspector - Drawing Account 2,250.00
66. Building Inspector - Expenses
100.00
67. Building Inspector - Capital Outlay 95.00
68. Sealer of Weights & Measures - Salaries 170.00
69. Sealer of Weights & Measures - Expenses
60.00
70. Dog Officer - Salaries
650.00
71. Dog Officer - Expenses
400.00
72. Wire Inspector - Drawing Account
1,000.00
73. Wire Inspector - Expenses
60.00
74. Wire Inspector - Capital Outlay
100.00
75. Civil Defense - Salaries
500.00
76. Civil Defense - Expenses
3,000.00
77. Civil Defense - Capital Outlay 745.00
78. Board of Health - Salaries
1,455.00
79. Board of Health - Expenses
1,400.00
80. Board of Health - Garbage Collection
9,000.00
81. Board of Health
Rubbish Collection
21,703.00
82. Board of Health Sanatorium Cases
200.00
83. Board of Health - Animal Inspector - Salary 94.00
84. Board of Health - Animal Inspector - Expenses
25.00
85. Board of Health - Sanitarian Salary
1,000.00
86. Board of Health - Sanitarian - Expenses
520.00
87. Board of Health - Plumbing Inspector - Drawing Account
800.00
88. Board of Health - Cesspool
Inspector - Drawing Account 500.00
89. Board of Health - Plumbing and Cesspool Expense 50.00
90. Gas Inspector - Drawing Account 600.00
91. Gas Inspector - Expense 50.00
92. Highway Department - Salaries 54,195.00
93. Highway Department - Expenses 5,960.00
93. Highway Department - Out of State Travel 250.00
95. Highway Department - Capital Outlay 13,050.00
96. Highway Department - Road Maintenance and Construction 40,986.00
97. Highway Department - Storm Drains 3,000.00
98. Highway Department - Sidewalk Construction 5,000.00
99. Highway Department - Snow and Ice Removal 23,500.00
100. Board of Public Welfare - Salaries 6,723.00
101. Board of Public Welfare - Expenses 820.00
102. Board of Public Welfare - Public Assistance 44,500.00
103. Board of Public Welfare - Capital Outlay 400.00
104. Board of Public Welfare - Food Commodities 150.00
105. Director of Veterans' Services - Salaries 575.00
106. Director of Veterans Services - Expenses 150.00
107. Director of Veterans' Services - Veterans Benefits 5,000.00
108. Director of Veterans' Services Capital Outlay
109. School Committee - Salaries - Superintendent, Principals and Teachers 1,100,545.00
110. School Committee - Salaries -
All Other 182,758.00
111. School Committee - General Expense 198,537.00
112. School Committee - Tuition 4,853.00
113. School Committee - Transporation - Pupils 61,615.00
114. School Committee - Travel - Out of State 2,500.00
115. School Committee - Capital Outlay 6,610.00
116. School Committee - Playground Program 275.00
117. School Committee - Adult Education 500.00
118. Libraries - Salaries 25,133.00
119. Libraries - Expenses 9,503.50
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120. Libraries - Out of State Travel 210.00 1,600.00
121. Libraries - Capital Outlay
122. Libraries - Temporary Children's Room - Salaries
123. Libraries - Temporary Children's Room - Expenses -
124. Libraries -
Temporary Children's Room - Capital Outlay
125. Park & Cemetery Commissioners - Salaries 11,290.00
126. Park & Cemetery Commissioners - Expenses 2,420.00
127. Park & Cemetery Commissioners - Capital Outlay 1,190.00
128. Park & Cemetery Commissioners - Suntaug Park
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128a. Park & Cemetery Commissioners - Glen Meadow Park
128b. Park & Cemetery
Commissioners - Essex Street Little League Field
129. Treasurer - Maturing Debt
304,878.00
130. Treasurer - Interest on Debt
107,313.00
131. Treasurer - Interest on Temporary Loans
12,687.00
132. Treasurer - Firemen's Pension
1,000.00
133. Treasurer - Essex County Retirement 54,004.00
134. Treasurer - Non-Contributory Retirement
9,916.00
135. Finance Committee - Reserve Fund
136. Selectmen - Memorial Day Observance 600.00
137. Selectmen - Town and Finance Committee Reports
3,500.00
138. Selectmen - General Town Insurance
22,000.00
139. Selectmen - Group Insurance
19,340.00
140. Selectmen - Street Lighting
36,500.00
141. Selectmen - Gasoline Fund
10,000.00
142. Selectmen - Hydrant Rental
9,550.00
143. Conservation Commission - Conservation 3,500.00
144. Wage Study Committee - Salaries 255.00
145. Wage Study Committee - Expenses
100.00
146. Wage Study Committee - Capital Outlay
ARTICLE 31.
Appraisal of property Lot No. 2 owned by Fairway Homes, Inc. on Forest Hill Avenue for school purposes
700.00
ARTICLE 33.
Board of Selectmen - algae control - Pillings Pond 2,000.00
ARTICLE 35. Town By-Law Committee for cleri- cal help and other incidental ex- penses 1,000.00
ARTICLE 36.
To pay expenses of injuries in- curred by certain Police Officers in 1964 and 1965 1,197.50
ARTICLE 2.
Special Town Meeting of March 24, 1966 - for shade trees and shrubs along Parsons Avenue boundary line 225.00
TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RAISED IN THE TAX LEVY $2,779,558.00
Transfers of Money Voted at the Annual Town Meeting Held on March 14, 17, 21 and 24, 1966 and the Special Town Meeting Held March 24, 1966
From Dog License Refund to Article 10, Item 119 - Expenses of the Li- brary (Article 4) 1,443.13
From Public Law #874 to Item 111 of Article 10 - General Expenses of School Committee 17,000.00
From State Aid to Libraries to Arti- cle 10, Item 119 - Expenses of the Library 2,099.50
Bond Premium to be applied to Ma- 122.00 turing Debt - Article 10, Item 129 From Overlay Reserve Fund to Re- serve Fund - Article 10, Item 135 From Receipts Reserved for Appro- 25,000.00 priations to Selectmen - Group Insurance - Article 10, Item 139 660.00 From Chapter 679 Funds to Article 14 - Reconstruction of Hart Road from Chestnut Street to Maiden Lane 4,071.17
From Chapter 679 Funds to Article 15 Reconstruction of Maiden Lane from Hart Road to Juniper Road 5,072.17
From Sale of Lots & Graves Fund to Article 34 -- Repair approximately 830 feet of stone wall at Willow Cemetery 720.00
From the Stabilization Fund to Arti- cle 7 - Green Library Addition
75,000.00
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From Available Surplus Funds to:
Article 7 - Green Library Addi- tion
Article 11 - Chapter 90 Construc- tion - Summer Street - 1,900 feet
Article 12 - Drainage - Chestnut Street from Tophet Road to Cooks Farm Lane & clearing other channels and brooks in town 6,393.00
Article 16 Reconstruction of Lowell Street from North Read- ing line toward Peabody line Article 18 - Reconstruction of Parkwood Road for a distance of 260 ft., more or less
Article 20 - Construction of por- tion of Bluejay Road for 260 feet, more or less
Article 22 - Construction of Glen- wood Road for a distance of 400 ft., more or less
6,210.00
Article 27 - Highway Garage Building Needs Comm. for pre- liminary plans, sketches, etc. 1,800.00 Article 29 - Appraisal of Raymond & Evelyn Pearson Property on Summer Street 700.00
Article 37 - Cost of tabulating list of assessed valuations to be printed by Lynn Daily Evening Item at no charge 100.00
TOTAL TRANSFERS VOTED $258,960.97
TO BE BORROWED - For Art. 7, Green Library Addition Under Provisions of G.L. C44 S-7, C1-3 50,000.00
TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL APPRO- PRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS $3,088,518.97
RECORD OF ACTION Taken at Special Town Meeting Held June 2, 1966 in the Junior High School Auditorium
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the legal voters of the Town of Lynnfield met in the Junior High School Auditorium in the said Town of Lynnfield on Thursday, June 2, 1966.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by John H. Kimball, Moderator, who, with the consent of the voters, admitted unregistered per- sons to the meeting and they were seated in the front row of the auditorium.
The call for the meeting was read by the Mod- erator as was that part of the warrant preceding the articles. There being no objection, the arti-
75,000.00
22,000.00
cles were not to be read until taken up for action. The balance of the warrant was read as was the constable's return.
ARTICLE 1.
On motion of Mr. Robert Perkins, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was Voted (100 in favor, 40 opposed-2/3 vote required) to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase if possible or by eminent domain, for school pur- poses: A certain parcel of land on the northwest- erly side of Forest Hill Avenue, Lynnfield, shown as lot #2 on a "Plan of Land in Lynnfield owned by Fairway Homes, Inc." dated April 5, 1965, drawn by John W. Parsons, Surveyor, and re- corded in Essex South District Deeds, Plan Book 104, Plan 93 and containing 8.2 acres according to said plan.
10,000.00
2,500.00
3,070.00
ARTICLE 2.
On motion of Mr. Robert Perkins, duly sec- onded, it was Voted to transfer the sum of $8,- 200.00 from Available Surplus Funds for the ac- quisition of the land described in Article 1.
ARTICLE 3.
On motion of Mr. Robert Perkins, duly sec- onded, it was Voted (111 in favor, 30 opposed) to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase if possible or by eminent domain, for use for future expansion of Town Hall facilities, or use as a site for future municipal buildings, or use for highway garage facilities or use as a municipal parking area: A certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon in the Town of Lynn- field, owned by Raymond R. Pearson and Evelyn G. Pearson and described in a deed dated Decem- ber 9, 1946 and recorded in Essex South District Deeds, Book 3503, Page 360, together with a cer- tain easement granted by Susan B. Taylor to Raymond R. Pearson and Leon E. Pearson dated October 27, 1934 and recorded with said Deeds at Book 3030, Page 561, and together with a certain easement or right of way reserved by said Ry- mond R. Pearson in Deed dated December 4, 1946 and recorded with said Deeds at Book 3517, Page 566.
ARTICLE 4.
On motion of Mr. Robert Perkins, duly sec. onded, it was Voted to transfer from Available Surplus Funds the sum of $30,000.00 for the ac- quisition of the land described in Article 3.
ARTICLE 5.
On motion made and seconded, it was Voted to Indefinitely Postpone action this article, namely-
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"To see if the Town will vote to amend Chap- ter 3 of the Town By-Laws by adding at the end of subdivision 1, the following: The Finance Committee shall consider any or all municipal questions for the purpose of making reports or recommendations to the Town, and by adding at the end of subdivision 3 the following :- but this provision shall not limit the powers of the Finance Committee to consider any or all muni- cipal questions, and to make reports or recom- mendations thereon."
ARTICLE 6.
On motion of Mr. Dane, of the Finance Com- mittee, it was Voted to Indefinitely Postpone ac- tion on this article, namely -
"To see if the Town will vote to ratify and confirm the action of the Finance Committee in publishing in the Shoppers News dated March 3, 1966, its recommendation on the referendum question pertaining to the tenure for the Town Accountant, the cost of which the Town Ac- countant has refused to pay on the ground that the action of the Finance Committee exceeded its authority, and direct the Town Accountant to make payment therefor, contingent upon adoption by the Town of the amendment to the By-Laws contained in Article 5 and upon the approval thereof by the Attorney General or the passage of ninety days from the date of said adoption without disapproval of the At- torney General, whichever occurs first."
ARTICLE 7.
Voted Unanimously that the Town transfer from Available Surplus Funds the sum of $1,- 002.33 to pay a bill of Data Tabulating Company dated September 30, 1965 which was incurred by the Board of Assessors.
ARTICLE 8.
Voted Unanimously that the Town transfer from Available Surplus Funds the sum of $15.00 to pay the expense of an injury to a municipal building custodian in 1965.
ARTICLE 9.
Voted Unanimously that the Town transfer from Available Surplus Funds the sum of $12.50 to pay for an expense of the Board of Selectmen for printing which occurred in 1965.
Action having been completed on all of the articles of the Special Town Meeting warrant, on motion of Mr. Robert Perkins, duly seconded, it was Voted to adjourn SINE DIE at 10:05 P.M.
HARRY W. HIGGINS, Town Clerk
Transfers of Money Voted at the Special Town Meeting Held on June 2, 1966 in the Junior High School Auditorium
From Available Surplus Funds to:
Article 2 - Acquisition of land on Forest Hill Avenue owned by Fairway Homes, Inc. for school purposes Article 4 - Acquisition of land on $ 8,200.00 Summer Street owned by Ray- mond Pearson 30,000.00
Article 7 - For payment of Data Tabulating bill incurred by Board of Assessors in 1965 1,002.33
Article 8 - For payment of an ex- pense of an injury to a municipal building custodian incurred in 1965 15.00
Article 9 - For payment of a printing expense of the Board of Selectmen incurred in 1965 12.50
TOTAL TRANSFERS VOTED $39,229.83
HARRY W. HIGGINS, Town Clerk
RECORD OF ACTION Taken at Special Town Meeting Held October 3, 1966 in the Junior High School Auditorium
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the legal voters of the Town of Lynnfield met in the Junior High School Auditorium on Monday, October 3, 1966.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by John H. Kimball, Moderator.
With the consent of the voters, unregistered persons named by the Modertor were admitted to the meeting and were seated on the stage.
The call for the meeting was read as was the part of the warrant preceeding the articles. Since there was no objection, the articles would be read when taken up for action. The balance of the warrant was then read and also the return of service of the constable.
ARTICLE 1.
On motion of Mr. Robert Rourke, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, it was Voted that the Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Commission be authorized and instructed to ex- ercise the option of the Town, given to it by Thomas Costa and Susie Costa and dated June 17, 1966, to purchase certain land with the build- ings thereon and the easements, privileges and appurtenances belonging thereto, being part of the property formerly known as the Hudson Farm, which land is situated northerly of Main
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Street, Lynnfield, and contains 34 acres, more or less; that said real estate be purchased in the name of the Town and be in the custody and under the management and control of the Con- servation Commission for conservation purposes, as authorized by Section 8-C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and any amendments thereof; and that an appropriation of $31,918.50 be authorized to complete the purchase, such sum to be raised by transfer of $27,500.00 from Available Surplus Funds and by expenditure of $4,418.50 from the Conservation Fund.
A motion to reconsider action on this article was defeated.
ARTICLE 2.
Voted to appropriate by transfer from Avail- able Surplus Funds the sum of $945.00 for the purchase of radar equipment and signs, said radar equipment to be in the custody and for the use of the Police Department of the Town of Lynnfield.
At this time it was voted to take up action on Article 8 of the warrant. (Passed by a 2/3 vote.)
ARTICLE 8.
On motion of Mr. Frederick D. Eble, Chairman of the Library Building Committee, duly sec- onded, it was Voted 314 in favor, 149 opposed (2/3 voted required) that the Town appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 to be added to the funds appro- priated by vote of the Town under Article 7 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1966 for the con- struction of an addition to the Green Library, and for the original furnishing and equipping thereof, and for remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the existing library, all in accordance with plans which have been ap- proved in accordance with the vote of the Town adopted under Article 13 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1963; the appropriation hereby made to be provided by borrowing said sum of $25,- 000.00 under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 7, clause (3) by the Treasurer of the Town of Lynnfield, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen of said Town, who shall issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore pay- able in accordance with said Chapter 44, said Treasurer and Selectmen being hereby authorized to do all acts necessary and incidental to said borrowing; said borrowing to be made in con- junction with any borrowing authorized by said vote under Article 7 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1966 and the total resulting borrowing to be made for a term of not more than 3 years.
A motion to reconsider action on this article was defeated.
ARTICLE 3.
On motion of Mr. Colby Burbank, duly sec- onded, the following article was Indefinitely Post- poned.
"To see if the Town will vote to raise by transfer from Available Surplus Funds, a sum of money for an engineering survey and study of an area along the northerly side of Pillings Pond between Summer Street (near Archer Lane) and Pillings Pond Road; said survey and study to determine the most advantageous lay- out of a way that would run between Summer Street and Pillings Pond Road, said funds to be expended by the Planning Board, or what ac- tion it will take thereon."
ARTICLE 4.
On motion of Mr. Robert Kautz, duly seconded, it was Voted that the sum of $1,500.00 be trans- ferred from Available Surplus Fund for prelimi- nary appraisals and surveys of possible recre- ational sites in the Town of Lynnfield, said funds to be expended by and said preliminary ap- praisals and surveys to be made under the direc- tion and control of the Recreational Sites Com- mittee and the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lynnfield.
ARTICLE 5.
On motion of Mr. Theodore Palizzolo, duly sec- onded, it was Voted to transfer from the Russett Lane account the sum of $917.27 and to transfer the sum of $582.73 from Available Surplus Funds to the Gasoline Account of the Town of Lynnfield making a total of $1,500.00.
ARTICLE 6.
On motion of Mr. S. Peter Gorshel, Town Coun- sel, duly seconded, it was Voted Unanimously to amend Chapter 19 of the By-Laws of the Town of Lynnfield by deleting the amounts presently specified in step 5 pertaining to the following positions of Employment and Salaries in High- way, Moth, Tree, Park and Cemetery Depart- ments, Public Libraries and General Government of the Town of Lynnfield and substituting there- for the mounts set forth opposite the same:
Town Counsel $3,000.00
Park & Cemetery Board, Clerk of 250.00
Planning Board, Clerk of 750.00
Board of Registrars, Clerk of 144.00
Board of Registrars Member
72.00
Veteran's Services, Director of 600.00
Moth Superintendent 1,731.00
Animal Inspector 100.00
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ARTICLE 7.
On motion of Mr. Robert Perkins, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was Voted to amend the By-Laws of the Town of Lynnfield by delet- ing Chapter 8, Sections 2 and 4 thereof and sub- stituting therefor the following Section 2:
"No person shall behave in a rude and/or disorderly manner or use any indecent, profane or insulting language, gestures or objectionable sounds, or assemble in a disorderly manner with others, or remain upon any sidewalks
(1) in any public way, lane, alley or other public place, or
(2) in or near any dwelling house, building or other place to which the public has the right of access as invitees;
"no person shall remain upon any doorstep, portice or other projection from any dwelling house or other building within the Town. Vio- lation of this By-Law shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each violation.
The violation of this By-Law shall be deemed a misdemeanor for which the violator may be arrested without a warrant by any police offi- cer of the Town of Lynnfield."
Action having been completed on all the arti- cles of this special town meeting, on motion of Mr. Perkins, duly seconded, it was Voted to ad- journ SINE DIE at 10:05 P.M.
HARRY W. HIGGINS, Town Clerk
Amendment to Town By-Laws adopted under Article 7 approved except as to the phrases in the second and fifth paragraphs and the final sentence which are DISAPPROVED and deleted there- from. (The By-Law changed as noted above was approved by Edward W. Brooke, Attorney Gen- eral on October 21, 1966 and published in the Lynn Daily Item on October 28, November 4, and November 10, 1966.)
Transfers and Appropriations Voted at the Special Town Meeting Held on October 3, 1966 in the Junior High School Auditorium
From Available Surplus Funds to:
Article 1 - Acquisition of land by
Conservation Commission - 34 acres m/1 on Main Street formerly known as the Hudson Farm $27,500.00
Article 2 - For purchase of radar equipment for use by the Police Department 945.00
Article 4 - For preliminary apprais- als and surveys of possible recre- ational sites in the Town of Lynn- field 1,500.00
Article 5 - Gasoline Account, Town of Lynnfield 582.73
Total transferred from Available Surplus Funds $30,527.73
From Conservation Fund to: Article 1 - Acquisition of land by Conservation Commission - Hud- son Farm $ 4,418.50
From Russett Lane Account to: Article 5 - Gasoline Account, Town of Lynnfield 917.27
TOTAL TRANSFERS VOTED $35,863.50
To Be Borrowed:
For Article 8 - Green Library Addi- tion - Under provision of G.L. C44, S-7, C1-3 $25,000.00
TOTAL OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS VOTED $60,863.50
HARRY W. HIGGINS, Town Clerk
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Total Appropriations since 1965 Tax Rate was fixed $ 3,077,748.80
Deficits due to abatements in excess of prior years overlay 15,472.74
State Parks and Reservations
6,685.93
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 3.25
Health Insurance
541.33
Mosquito Control
4,236.43
Mass. Bay Transpotration Authority
454.48
Motor Vehicle Excise Bills
928.95
Metropolitan Planning
662.54
County Tax
61,812.70
Overlay Current Year
25,000.00
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED $ 3,193,547.15
Estimated Receipts and Available Fund
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $ 305,501.13
Licenses 16,637.00
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Fines General Government
1,260.00
Eighth Commitment
40,292.85
Protection of Persons and Property
7,144.00
School (Funds from Income Tax not to be included)
12,484.00
Libraries
2,330.00
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots)
1,395.00
Interest: On Taxes and Assessments
10,000.00
Cherry Sheet
485,406.78
Farm Animal Excise
6.00
Overestimates-Previous year
State Parks
491.75
County Tax
2,674.11
Available Funds voted
298,190.80
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 1,147,356.57
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