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'~' The Finance committee of the Town of NantUcket met in
Legion Hall December 18, 1941~at V:30 P.N."and held a
public hearing on the articles in,the Warrant for a
special Town Meeting on December 29 and~our recommendations
are as follows: ,~ ~:, ~ ~, ~,~ ~.
Article~II · :
To receive reports from 'committees which shall come
before this meeting. We recommend that reports from com-
mittees be received.,
., ~ Article III : ....
To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Ex-
cess and Deficiency Account a sum not to exceed Ten Thous-
and ($10,000). The same to be used to purchase equipment and
supplies for Nantucket Public Safety.
We recommend that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency
Account; the same to be used to purchase equipment and
supplies for Nantucket.Public Safety, in'compliance with
Chapter 487 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts under the heading: An Act to Authorize
Cities and Towns to make certain emergency appropriations
in time of War or National Emergency.
We further'recommend that all Expenditures of the Public
Safety Committee shall be approved by the Board of Selectmen.
George W. Jones,,Chairm~n
,~ ~Earl S.~ Ray~ " Secretary ~
Natthew Jaeckle
~ ~ Allen Backus ~
Harry A. Larrabee
Kenneth Coffin~
Harry Gordon .
William Waine
..... Leroy H. T~ue
REPORT~OF'' SPECIAL TOWN MEETING --::::~
DECEMBER 29, 1941. ~" ~ ~
Special Town Meeting opened at Red Mens Hall at 7:30 P. M.
with Moderator, Roy E. Sanguinetti presiding.
' Warrant ·
To Clerk reads
wn · ~ ,
Moderatsr: The"fir~t'a~ticie'is, to choose a'moderator to
preside, at said meeting. Since ttese, forms_were, printed
the moderator was elected fO~ ~one year, so article I
should not be in there. ''. ....
: The first article for our consideration will be
Article 2.
"Article 2:~ To re~eive reports from committees
which shall come before this meeting.
Earl Ray: Mr. Moderator:, I herewith submit the report and
reco~endations-of.the Finance Co~ittee for the Special
Tovm Meeting of December 29th.
Moderator: The next article to come before this meeting is
headed Article 3. '~ ., ~
~'Article 9: The reComm~ndatio~ of the Finance Com-~
mittee is that we recommend a sum not to exceed Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000) be transferred from the .~
Excess and Deficiency Account, the same to be used to
purchase equipment and supplies'for Nantucket Public
Safety, in compliance with Chapter 487 of the General -~
Laws of the Commonwealth of Nassachusetts under the head-
ing: An Act to authorize Cities and Towns to make certain
emergency appropriations, in time of War or National
Emergency.
Article 5 is before the Assembly.
George Jones: There is some more to be read to recommen-
dation.
~o~erator: "We further ~ecommend that all Expenditures
of the Public Safety Committee shall be approved by the
Board of Selectmen."
Article 3 is before the Assembly.
Irving Soverino: I move that the report of the Finance
Committee be received and their recommendations
adopted.
Notion seconded.
Noderator: Any one care to discuss Article 5 any further'
It is moved and seconded that the recommendations of the
Finance Committee be a~cepted and adopted. Are you
ready for vote? ~i~
All in favor of the motion will say "Aye".
Vote doubted.
Noderator: I appoint Nr. Reuben Glidden, Nr. Peterson,
Nr. N. Norton and Nr. N. Thurston as tellers.
Vote - Aye - ~3
Vobe - No - 9
Notion is carried.
I~lng Soverino - Nakes motion we adjourn.
Vote - Aye.
Neeting adjourned at 7:40 P. ~N.
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