HomeMy WebLinkAbout1937-01-27 Finance Committee MinutesMeeting of the finance Committee January 27, 1937-
The meeting was called to order at 7 P.M. by the Chairman.
The records of the last-meeting were reand and approved. A Letter was
read 'roam. Henry F. Bong, Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation stating
that various bulletins and form letters sent out from his office would be
in the future sent to the Finance Cor~nittee as the L., format°con. contained
therein might be of value.
Preliminary to hearing the various Boards scheduled for this meeting
the Co_:12nittee took up the budgets of the departments and a round table
discussion of the same was carried on for a short time.
Chairman. Arthur S. Cook and Mr. George E. Horrocks appeared for the
Board of Assessors budgets, the appropriation, asked for being the same as
last year except for salary increases.
Chairman Tirrell and
They req-aested 88,900.00 ,from.
u~1,1 j0 for Forest Glen. They
Laurel HI-11 was caused by pay
was occasioned by need of rep,
~~Tutter appeared for the Cemetery Trustees.
the tax levy for Laurel Bill Cemetery and
explained that the increase in estimate for
restoration and the increase for Forest Glen
sirs to house on Cemete-gy property.
Chairman Barclay, Mr. Lyons and Mr. Fletcher appeared for the Library
Trustees. Their budget called for -"5,120 for salaries, the increase being
caused by restoration of pay and additional help needed; and 70,000 for
Maintenance,
CT~a i rman Poland, Mr. Parker and Mrs, Rooney and Supt. Powell appeared
on the budgets for Public Welfare. Chairs Poland explained in detail
the needs of the Welfare Department J-, its various branches and stated that
in his opinion the estimate totalin was conservative and based
upon experience and their best judgment as to conditions-which would prevail
in 1937• Mr. Poland was questioned by the Committee c s to the possibility
of reducing the appropriation for 1937 and he asked for further time to
consider the matter ; to report back to the Committee later in the evening.
Chairman White and Mr. Watts appeared f or the Planning Board, the
estimate for 1937 being the same as for last year.
The `;'elfare Board returned and. Chairman, Poland stated that
500,00 ri)i ht be taken from. Mothers' Aid amount and that if the
r 6INM _tt e t~iought best to reduce the total estimate to $100,,000,00
the Board would offer no opposition.
The budgets under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen and budgets of the
Board of Public INorks were gone over item by item and briefly discussed with
a view to obtaining the opinion of the ;carious members of the Co--maittee as I-4 t
_a_x-,ui de- to t r.e _o tte ~-i c ens z r g- e € ge -t Various B .
Members present: Chris. Roberts, Davis, Folsom., Goldsmith, Currell, Trevor,
Wellman, Alison, TTerrill~' Noyes, Connelly, Cotton:, Sturges*
Adjourned 10.45 P.T,'!.
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Clerk.