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464 Annual Town Meeting Article 14 continued May 7, 1979 The Selectmen shall,thereafter, hold a public hearing on the Petition for Acceptance of the private way. Notice shall be given of such hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town at least seven days prior to the date assigned for the hearing and said notice shall identify the pri- vate way and also any connecting public or -private ways which are deemed to be benefitted by the proposed acceptance. At this hear- ing the Selectmen shall inform those in attendance of the total estimated cost to be borne by the abutting property owners and owners of property deemed to be benefitted by the acceptance and improvements. Upon receipt of the written approval of those property own- ers bearing 50% or more of the estimated cost, the Selectmen shall proceed to lay out the way and upon completion of the lay- out shall cause an appropriate Article to be inserted in the next Annual Town Meeting for action. Upon approval of said Article by the voters at the Town Meeting, the proposed work to construct, reconstruct or repair the private way, shall be put out to public bid and within six months following the completion of the work, the total cost -shall be apportioned by the Selectmen, with the assistance of the Town Engineer and the Board of Assessors, to the owners of the land abutting the way and to any other owners of land deemed to be benefitted and betterments shall be assessed to them in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws of the Commonwealth. The provisions of this by-law shall not be deemed in any way to restrict the authority of the Board of Selectmen to initiate action on their own to cause any private way to be accepted as a public way. ACTION: Motion made and seconded that Afticle 14 be accepted as printed. Motion carried unanimously. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Samuel G. Davis Trust Fund Account a sum of money to reduce the principal payment for the Samuel G. Davis School, or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Samuel G. Davis Trust Fund Account the sum of $6,000.00 to reduce the principal payment for the Samuel G. Davis School. Motion carried. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the balance of the Municipal Equipment Account to be applied to the Municipal Equipment and Repairs Account; all expenditures to require the joint approval of the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee, or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to see if the Town will vote to transfer the balance of the Municipal Equipment Account in the sum of $10,775.00 to be applied to the Municipal Equipment and Repairs Account; all expenditures to require the joint approval of the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee. Motion carried. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- able funds, or raise and appropriate, a sum of money to hire a Recreational Director, or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,845.28 to hire a Recreational Director. Motion carried. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from avail- able funds, or raise and appropriate, a sum of money as expenses for the Recreational Program, or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 as expenses for the Recreational Program. Motion carried.