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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1934-03-02 Finance Committee Minutes Meeting of the Finance Committee March 2, 1934. . ® The meeting was called to order at 8.15 o'clock by the Chairman. Mr. Sias, Superintendent of the Light Department, was present and was asked if the Light Board had fixed any amount which it proposed to turn back to the town in 1934. . He stated that the Board had fixed no sum but had proposed that an amount equal to taxes on the Municipal Light property should be used as a basis. Mr. Sias stated that in his opinion the amount turned over to the Town should be considered as paid in lieu of taxes. The records of the meetings of February 23rd and 27th were read and approved subject to the addition of $400.00 for Article 43, Child Welfare Work, under OTHER APPROPRIATIONS. A letter was read from the Board of Assessors, stating that a conservative estimate of the valuation of real and personal property for 1934 is ® 916,600,000.00. The following vote was passed: The Committee recommends that the sum of 020,000.00 be turned over to the Town Treasurer out of the profits of the Municipal Electric Light Department and the balance of such profit, if any, be used for extensions and improvements. The budget for 1934 was again taken up to consider appropriations asked for,which were not voted upon at previous meetings. In the orddr in which they appear on the budget sheet, the following sums were recommended: Town Counsel's Salary - A500.00 Town Counsel's Expenses - 150.00 Fire Stations Maintenance 1065.00 Planning Board Expenses 100.00 Under Highways & Sidewalks it was voted that 4526,000.00 be recommended. ® " Highway Maintenance recommend $4000. for the purchase of a truck and tractor. Under Sidewalk Construction 2000 was recommended. Snow & Ice Account 3500 " it Maintenance of Storm Drains recommend $500 to be expended for material Care of Dumps - The amount was omitted as dumps are to be care for by the Public Welfare Department. Street Lighting recommend $13,800.00 Charities & Aid recommend 68,350.00 as listed in budget. Soldiers' Benefits recommend 16,200.00 Under Education recommend 842,150.00 for School Department General Maintenance. Under OTHER APPROPRIATIONS the following votes were passeds • Art. 13 Traffic Signals - 15400.00 Do not recommend Art. 14 Police Equipment 1100.00 Recommend Art. 15 Police Dept. Auto 850.00 Recommend Art. 16 Fire Apparatus 12,550.00 Recommend 04,550 to be raised from the tax levy and $8000. borrowed`.r Art. 17 Forest 'Warden Pump Do not recommend • Art. 18 Moth Dept. Truck 800.00 Do not recommend Art. 19 Fire Alarm Box 125.00 Do not recommend fn b•r�99qNse Pr-Am - - Art. 21 Town Farm Building- No recommendation Art. 22 Fire Alarm,Haven St. 900.00 Recommend Art. 23 Fire,ALarm,Main St. 1300.00 Recommend ® Art. 24 Highland School Repairs 8500.00 Recommend 11 " Furnishings 1200.00 Recommend Art. 25 Paint for School Bldgs.Cl-1A 1000.00 Recommend Art. 26 J.H.S. Playground Fence 1820.00 Do not recommend Art. 27 J.H.S. Bleachers 3096.00 Do not recommend Art. 29 Vault Assessors ' Office A1000.00 Do not recommend. Art. 34 Storm Water Drainage recommend 2603.69 for material. Art. 35 Main St. Construction under Chap, 90, recommend 47000.00 Art. 36 F.11is Ave. Lay-out 140.40 Recommend Art. 37 - 38 No recommendation Art. 39 Third Street Lay-out 315,46 Recommend Art. 40 Cedar Street Lay-out 103.53 Recommend Art. 42 Police Ambulance 2500.00 Do not recommend Under "Recreation" voted to recommend Ai,2000.for Park Department, 4100 for ® Drinking Fountains, Art. 30 Voted to refer to the Municipal Light Department. Art. 31 Voted to recommend ,to be financed by bond issue of 420,000.00 payable within ten years. • Adjourned 11 P.M. Members present : Chm. Mount, Canty, Connelly, Crooker, Currell, Devaney, Dickie, Haley, Knox, Merrill, Scott. Clerk. •