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-11- 103rd. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT ARTICLE 33 (contd) 1 - 12. OBJECTIVES The fundamental objective is three fold: 1. To provide maximum protection to the public through the orderly control of traffic moving onto and from a highway. .2. To provide a uniform practice in the design and construction of entrances and exits. ' 3. To provide the necessary drainage. The following requirements are applicable to all commercial and industrial establishments, service areas and private residences having access'to and or through the right-of-way of a Town Highway, insofar as the requirements for drainage, geometric, design, sighing, t;rpe�and quality of workmanship, material used, and the work performed in the areas providing ingress and egress to said property are concerned. Any owner of abutting property desiring to gain access to a town highway shall do so only in strict addordance with the provisions of a permit issued by the Department. Written application must be made to secure such a permit from the Department thr•ought the Highway Surveyor having jurisdiction in the area. Location of the Highway Surveyor's Office: Highway Dept., Meet- inghouse Rd., Mashpee, Mk 02649 1 - 3 APPLICATIONS Any owner of property abutting Town Highways shall, before beginning any construction, make written applications to the Highway Surveyor having jurisdiction in this area. Submitted by Highway Dept. ACTION: ACCEPTED AS AMENDED. UNANIMOUSLY. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds the sum of $12,938 to be transferred to the Highway Dept. Full, -Time Men Salary's Account for salaries for two full-time equipment operators or take any other action thereon. Sub- mitted by Highway Department. ACTION: Motion made and accepted as amended to read: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,647 to be trans- ferred to the Highway Dept. Salary's Account for salaries for two full- time equipment skilled laborers." So voted. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds, a sum of money to purchase a four-wheel drive 3/4 -ton pickup truck with a skid mounted tank and pump and other necessary emergency equipment. Submitted by Fire Dept. ACTION: Motion made and seconded as amended to read: Raise and appropriate $9,996.00. So voted. ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to take from available funds a sum of money for the purchase of hand- held portable transceiver for the Fire Dept. Submitted by Fire Dept. ACTION: Motion made and seconded as amended to read: Raise and appropriate $670.00. So voted. ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to hire four (4) additional 'Fire Fighters for the Fire Dept., and further to appropriate a sum of money sufficient to pay their salaries according to the Personnel Board Salary 'Schedule. Submitted by Fire Dept. ACTION: Moved and seconded to vote to hire 2 additional fire fighters as recommended by the Personnel Board and to appropriate $14,268. VOTE DID NOT CARRY AMENDED: Motion made and seconded that the Town vote to hire 4 additional firefighters for $28,536. So Voted.