HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939-05-23 Finance Committee MinutesMeeting of the Finance Committee May 23, 1939.
The meeting was called to order at 7.10 o'clock. The records of
the last meeting were read and approved,
This meeting was called, primarily to hear the report of the Drainage
Committee, but as the full committee was not present at the time of the
opening the !3oa.? of Public Works were given a hearingp Chairs^a.:n. Davis
and Supt. Welch. !`fir. Davis requested a transfer from the Reserve Fund to
the l=urk Department appropriation of 1170.00 to cover part, of the cost of
a new pourer lawn mower, which purchase he stated was imperative as the
old mower was almost beyond repair. He stated that in making up the
budget for 1939 it was expected that, the old mower would last out the
season so that no provision was made for replacement.
The Drainage Committee was then heard. `?'hose present were Chairman
Wendell P. Davis, Carl W. Uoodridge, Harold W. Putnam, Philip R. White,
Arthur Coolidge, George at^ni, dward A. Brophy, Frederick Laidlaw,
and Samuel H. Davis. Mr. Samuel Davis spoke for the Committee o'.;tll_ning
what had been done to date, such as a preliminary survey and the employment
of Whitman and toward, Engineers. He stated that the most feasible plan
for drainage relief was estimated to cost 0100.000.00 an that there was a
possibility of obtaining federal funds for labor.
Committee was ready to report to the `'own Meeting
to petition the Legislature for an enabling act.
as it had been prepared and filed a copy with the
a part of this record. He stated that the Drai
unanimous in the acceptance of the report to date
to petition for legislative action.
He stated that the
and to ask for authority
He then read the act
Chairman which becomes
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and in the recommendation
the Finance Committee went into executive session at 8.10 P.M. and
the following vote was passed
Recommend that the Drainage Committee petition he General Court for
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legislation as proposed in the act presented by the Drainage Committee
with the understanding that Section 7 be clanged so as to provide that
the vote on the acceptance of the Act by the Tow be taken by ballot at
a regular or special Town Mbet°ng, but not before September 1, 1939.
it was voted to authorize the transfer of 01`0.00 from the Reserve
Fund to the Park Department appropriation and 41,100.00 to Election and,
Registration Expenses.
it was voted to meet on Wednesday Evening, May 31st to consider
the articles in the warrant for a meeting to be held June 5th.. The
motion to adjourn was made at 8.35 but at the request of the World War
Memorial Con,";7.ittee t'_"_e Committee re-convened. Chairman Leland W. ry'
W. Kingman
and ''"r. J. ~ arr . Killam, Jr. stated that the appropriation wade at the
annuAl meetln; 'mould not be sufficient to meet the necessary expenses for
the Memorial dedication? and requested a transfer of >250.00t from the
Reserve Fund.
it was voted to authorize the transfer of 0'..''250.00 from the Reserve
Fund to World War Memorial Committee.
Adjourned 8.45 PQ
Members present: Chm. Devaney, Connelly,
Newell., Noyes, Roberts, Sturges, Trevor,
Davis, Ellison, Goldsmith, Kimball,
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