HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928-03-05 Finance Committee Minutes Meeting February 24, 1928.
Meeting called toorderat 8 ofelock by Chairman Ruggles.
Board of Assessors was heard regarding failure to assess Edison Electric
Illuminating Co. , in 1927.
Report of Sub-Committee on schools was further discussed.
Board of Public works having been requested to appear regarding the
reduction of appropriations were present and their budget was discussed
at some length. Vote of appreciation was extended to Chairman J. `11. f:..
Owen, retiring from the Board this year, for his long and faithful •/
service. Members of Board of Public works attending were :- Ch. Owen, .
Brown, Higgins, Davis and Wallace.
The School Committee having been requested to appear regarding
the reduction of appropriations were present and their budget was
discussed. Members of Committee present were Ch. Spencer, Carnes,
Fowler; Davis and Coolidge. Voted that the report of the Sub-
Committee be appended to report of Finance Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 P. M.
Members present at this meeting Chm. Ruggles, Fairchild, Mount,
. Morrlson,Briggs, Devaney, Dickies Ellison, Haley, Scott, Sweetser,
L. G. Bent
Clerk.
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Meeting Mardh 5, 1928
Meeting- called to order at 8 o1clock. �-
Superintendent harry B. Collins of the Board of Public Works
was called for the reductions of. the expense item for the office
of Public 'Norks.
The School Committee was called regarding the school appro-
priation, Chairman Spencer, Mrs, Temple, Mrs. Fowler and Dr. Cairns
being present. The school budget was discussed at length, especially
with regard to the report of the sub-committee of the Finance Comm/
It was voted to recommend a reduction in the School Department
general expense budget of $6500 making the appropristionc$49,650 and
in the salaries account a reduction of $15006
It was voted to recommend a reduction of x$600 in the appropria-
tion for the Board of Public Works, the total being $5200. 1..,
It was voted dot to recommend action under Article. l8. on +,
account of insufficient information as to probable. damages .
It was voted to reconsider the vote previously taken on
appropriation for block system survey and $100 was recommended for
this purpose. -
It was voted to recommend an appropriation of 9$13,500 for L„
street Sighting. . �f
it was voted to recommend the building of an under-pass at the
railroad station called for in Art. 24 and that f$49DD be raised in
the tax levy of 1928 and a bond issue. of $10,000 payable $2000 year-
ly for five (5), years.
It was voted not to recommend action-under Art. 22 on areount
of insufficient information. -
Meeting March 5, 1928 (Cont. )
�r The annual budget for 1929 was then taken up by,� items and it
was voted to recommend the amounts asked for with the following re-
ductions:
Collector's Salaries $2600 to $2000
Assessor's Expenses 1300 " 1100
Clerical 2600 " 2200
Municipal Bldg. Maint. 3000 " 2800
Fire Station " 1300 " 1000
Police Dept. " 2500 " 2300
Fire Dept.. " 2500 " 2300
Public Lib. Salaries 4430 " 4230
Park Dept. 2600 " 2000
Laurel Hill Cem. Maint. 9300 " 8900
It was voted to authorize the Clerk to append the names of the
entire Finance Committee to the annual report.
Members Present at this meeting: Chm. Ruggles, Fairchild, Mount,
Knox, Morrison, Briggs, Devaney, Dickie, Ellison, Haley, Moyer,
Scott, Sweetser,
Meeting adjourned 11.'0/P
Clerk.
Meeting April 10, 1928.
Meeting was called to order at 6 o'clock by the Clerk, under the
provisions as provided by Section 2 of Article 6 of the Town By-Laws.
William A. Connelly was sworn in as a new member of the Committee.
Otis B. Ruggles was elected Chairman.
Meeting adjourned at 8.30 P.M.
Members present at this meeting: Knox, Morrison, Ellison, Haley,
Scott, Sweetser, Killam, Connellys and
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"��Clerk.
Meeting June 25, 1928
The meeting was called to order by Chin. Ruggles at 8.30 o'clock. The
meeting was held to act upon the warrant for special town meeting July,
1928.
Mr. Charles S. Hasty, of the Board of Selectmen appeared for qrt. 2
requesting additional appropriation of $2000 for aid, board and care,
and for Art. 3, $300 additional for maintenance of Municipal Bldg.
Mr. L. F. Quimby appeared for Art. 8 for appropriation of $200 for
lettering stand-pipe.
Chm. George F. Horrocks of the Board of Assessors appeared for Art.
14 requesting $300 additional for assessors expenses in order that an
alphabetical street list might be completed,
Mr. Harry N. Brown, Chairman of the Board of Public 'Norks, together
L with Mr. Davis, Mr. Putnam and Mr. Higgins of the Board, and Supt.
y Collins appeared on Articles 4 and 5 relating to Mineral St. bridge.
The Board unanimously favored the contract called for under Art. 5,
stating their feeling that a wooden bridge would not meet the re-
quirements and that it would be a mistake to expend monoy for that
purpose. The matter was discussed at considerable length and it
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