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336 - cm: Special Town Meeting Page 2 December 2, 1975 ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to take by eminent domain for the purpose of providing a slope to the highway a parcel of land on the east side of Great Neck Road, said parcel being shown on a plan of land entitled "Town of Mashpee, Plan of Widening of Great Neck Road as laid out by the Selectmen, Scale: 1" - 4011, dated October 29, 1975, Philip D. Holmes, Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor, 301 Main Street, Falmouth, Mass., "said plan being on file at the Town Clerk's Office and take from available funds the sum of $500.00 thereof. SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE as being necessary to the reconstruction I of Great Neck Road. ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded that Article 5 be accepted as read. Unanimously voted. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to take from available funds the sum of $14,500.00, said sum to meet obligations of the Fire Contract. SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE to provide the funds to meet the obligations of the new Fire Contract, the correct sum to be inserted on he Town Meeting floor. ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded that Article 6 be accepted as read. Unanimously voted. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to take from available funds the sum of $45,800.00 (State Funds) for State Aid construction or improvement, reimbursement received therefrom to be returned to available funds, or take any other action thereon. SUBMITTED BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE to complete the reconstructionof Great Neck Road, and perform work on Old Barnstable Road and South Sandwich Road. The Finance Committee also recommends that the article be amended by adding the words "provided that such work shall be put out to bid by private contractors". ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded that Article 7 be accepted as read. Amendment was defeated. 280 for and 57 opposed. Motion carries. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds the sum of $1,500.00 to stablish a "revolving" account for special -training education, off-duty courses, as called for in the current Police Contract, or take any other action thereon. SUBMITTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE with an amendment deleting in line two the words "a revolving" and inserting in place therein the word "an". ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded to amend Article 8 to read: Amendment --- "An account". Motion carries. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town ill vote of $2,249.30 for the purchase of two (2) equipment. SUBMITTED BY MASHPEE POLICE ASSOCIATION to take from available funds the sum security dogs, trained, and miscellaneous RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE as requested by members of the Mashpee Police Association to assist them in the performance of their duties. ACTION: Motion duly made and sedonded that Article 9 be accepted as read. Motion carried.