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103rd. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING :'ARRANT ARTICLE 30 {contd} ACTION: Motion made and seconded that article 30 be amended to read: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Highway Dept. to hire two full time skilled laborers to work for the Highway Dept. the salary to be left to the discretion of the Personnel Board in accordance with Section 7C of the Salary Administration, plan..Motion made and seconded to accept Article 30 as amended. So Voted. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds the sum of $13,748.15 to be used for Highway Maintenance under Chapter 497, Section 14. These monies to be completely reimbursed by the State Grant or take any other action thereon. Submitted by Highway Dept. ACTION: Motion made and seconded that Article 31 be amended to read: To see if the Town will vote to take from available funds the sum of $13,74$.15 to be used for Highway Maintenance under Chapter 497, Section 14. These monies to be completely reimbursed by the State Grant or take any other action thereon. Submitted by Highway Depart- ment. So Voted. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds the sum of $1,500 which may be used for Highway Maintenance under Capter 90, representing the Town's share and to transfer from available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $3,000, representing the State and County this amount when reimbursed, to be returned to surplus revenue, or take any other action thereon. Submitted by,Highway Department. r ACTION: Motion made and seconded to raise and appropriate $1,500. Unanimously voted. ARTICLE 33. :To see if the Town will vote to approve the following bylaws or take any other action thereon. 1.-1 AUTHORITY This by-law prescribes certain powers and duties of the Highway Surveyor. He is authorized to issue permits for work to be performed upon any Town Highways or section thereof. In this connection attention is directed to the "Town of Mashpee By-laws" effecting Town Highways which provides as follows: "Digging up Town Highways; Bond; Permit. No Town Highway shall be dug up, or opening made therein for any purpose, nor shall any material be dumped or placed thereon or removed or construction or structure placed thereon or removed therefrom or changed without the written permit of the Highway Surveyor, and the work shall be done under its supervision and to its satisfaction, and the entire expense of replac- ing and resurfacing the highway at the same level and in as good condition as beford, with material equal in specifications to those removed, shall be paid by the persons to whom the permit was given or by whom the work was done. The department may require a bond to guarantee the faithful and satisfactory performance of the work and payment for any damage to town highways and facilities caused by or resulting from the operations authorized by such permit. The amount of said bond shall be not less than one thousand dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars. Except as provided herein any person who digs up or makes an opening in a town highway without a permit ' or violates any other provisions of the section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for any sub- sequent offense." ACTION: Motion made and seconded to amend Article 33 to read the last sentence as follows: Except as provided herein any person who digs up or makes an opening in a town highway without a permit or violates any other provisions of the Section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each day for a continuing offense. So Voted. f