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' 2 <br /> The amounts received were applied against the various contracts, and <br /> ' the balances remaining to be reimbursed to the town, upon the approval <br /> of certificates of completion, are as follows: <br /> Contract Number State County <br /> 2),l�Iil, $491.83 $245.92 <br /> 2 123 950.00 475.00 <br /> 27690 7,200.00 3,750.00 <br /> ' 28674 21,}00.00 5,200.00 <br /> tThe expenditures under the contracts were further verified <br /> ' by comparing the records of the town accountant and town treasurer <br /> with the records available at the District Office #7 of the Commonwealth <br /> ' of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works, in the town of Middleboro. <br /> ' The expenditures charged to the Snow and Ice account were <br /> examined and checked. In this connection, the examination of the <br /> ' paid vouchers disclosed that the highway department did not comply <br /> with the provisions of Section 1 of Article IX of the by-laws of the <br /> ' town, which read as follows: <br /> ' "On all contracts for labor, materials, supplies, <br /> equipment, merchandise, or other articles wherein the <br /> amount involved is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or <br /> ' more, the board, department, committee or officials <br /> of the town in charge of the expenditure of such <br /> money, shall be required to submit the awarding of <br />' the same to public bid and no expenditure shall be <br /> permitted of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or in <br /> ' excess thereof unless the same shall have been awarded <br /> upon public bid." <br /> 1 <br />