HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-02-08 Finance Committee MinutesMeeting of the Finance Committee, February C) IQ/39
the meeting was called to o der° b the vhcz.i man at 7-10 o
T'!e _ ocor s of the lest meeting were rrti`?d a.4rv.cf approved.
Ohe .Bcsrd of Registrars appeared, Mr. rV e^l rl er`, !y , Mr. j f` Kt_: i 1 nev` and Mr.
Charles. o Seel + explained the duties the nogistrars and read figures
showing 'v j^..-, number of hours required to do the work, both during the year State and National elections and the year when only the t`%'t" T.n election takes
_aV ® He stated that the Board appeared 1 r the c ra 4- Anaat the e suggestion
in order of la_e ~''electme~~.
- the Finance Committee ht be informed as to t v a~ount of ti,-,'
to Rey istrat~s were obliged o deoe o e z
a v f ,7orke. Mr. Charles .E,e7C$d the
Finance Committee
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. oppose u bill before tno Yc'?~^ "t~~..iCri -t'xeq~~ r4- ~-ry, re-
registering of all voters, He stated that in his opinion this was at needed
and the expense of this work would be considerable.
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Cemetery Trustees, Chairman 7~: ~„!e ie J' ~ . _ y Supt. L P c~Gait ~ appeared. Mr.
White explained V it amount asked for Laurel Hill C m e , y $8,650-00
T'IiJG?ld be needed 'P that if the Finance Committee felt that its previous re-
commendation rr~~
of COrr~~ t.+. 0 should stand, and, he urge he Committee t approve of
a larger transfer from the Cemetery Reserve.
The sub-committee or Schools r po r{J ed the result, of the conference with
the School Committee and a letter from Supt. Pierce was read, in which he
st-.c;'t ed. tl.rc`iG',.e Committee ':cQ given careful . Wit'udEi t:o _ r~.e Inv,-4ol budget for
.n
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979 and felt that t:i"?e u`'.me-t.)?"'i asked for were necessary to 1_tnance the School
Department,
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After G :free discussion o'n the various '~7t~~ of .matters before the Committee
the following votes were passed:
Cemetery Department - it was vote a o re-G'fsnsiCzer the vote of Januar
23rd It was voted to recy, 200,00 for Laurel Hill Cemetery
an to recd' 1 that transfer be rude of 01100.00 from Cemetery Reserve
Fund, this latter sum for the improvement °J,n embellishment of ^ the Cemetery.
School Department - it was voted to recommend oi a J School Lunches
~ L _1y~i
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000a00y Industrial Tuition
$1350-00- Sala r"_E3~: u,t including dincluding ~.ia~_fu~~e1 _i_a.7
n91,479-00; M~c'._ool. General r aint_~':`a~nc~' : +39ri 793. 0-
At this point a disc E.7ssiU'n of the Regist.i.G'.{,.i.l .3 Special appropriation
held. No vote was taken, the matter being referred b`"`ck - `'hy -
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_ I ! _...;!y i,l,.'e for further information.
Police Department t
~I"~,P'i3~ gala';'ries were also discussed. No vote es - ?r- ?_,°N.e
matter being referred back to the sub-committee, more especially `item
of a c,. fi~^rk t
`i ,.r C for the Dr vart Slr~i Yi
Voted to re Gto,,._ Lei..~ Library Salaries f -"mo t". t't U r
`~~a(.~. of ~'1}}tea and x.i)~',"i'`~.i"'~t r"'~.~_A'~.t,c ~t:'~.i:!C'~
board of Assessors aec) r rnrt. 31 as o .i.ob';J7:
Salaries A300.00
Clerical 204-00
Expenses 1300-00
Block tl } 200,00
it was voted to recommend r c )0.00 for Planning Board expenses*
Public
general discussion of the sit-,altion,19 the following votes were passed;
voted to ref'flr?me for eral Aid 042,000.00; General A d A4T'inist rativE
65000-00; "d to Dependent Children 21,000,00; Aid to Dependent C.;.t__1uren
Administrative 04 0 OOA Old - Assistance $45,500,00; (i Age Assistance
Administrative MOM
Meeting February 8. 1939, Continued.
There was some discussion regarding the Special ADpropriation for
Labor, but no vote wag taken,
The e Clerk Crk was instructed to notify the i ai Light : -
of Public Welfare d .B 7and of Selectmen of 07 ~ t e of the next , e in
Monday evening, le-- nzy
d 13p 939request tint these t..i..x. gyn. x Lo ar
presente.
A`.Iicurned 10.1A p.+r
5 ;n.`-a_ present: Chm. DVvG'nC'',y, Connelly, Curreil, Davis, Ellison, Goldsmith,
imball, Merrill, Trevor, Wellman.
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