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I Page 4® Special Town Meeting Aug, 4/71 =1 Article 5 Ctd: Garland: I move the 'Town vote to raise and appropriate the suns of $400.00 to supplement the Dog Officer' s Expense Account for the balance of the year® Seconded, and so voted® I Article 6® To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or take from available funds, the sum of $6,,000.00 for Veterans ' Benefits, or take any other action thereon. Submitted by Veterans" Services® RECOMMENDED TO RAISE AND APPROPRIATE® Garland: I move the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for Veterans' Benefits® Seconded, and so voted. (Garland then explained that under law we must provide for veterans and their widows and children ® we have no choice® Article 7® To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or toe rom available funds the sum of $6, 500.00 for repair and remodelling of the Old Avant Homestead, or take any other action thereon® Submitted by Mashpee Historical Commission. NOT RECOMMENDED. Garland: I would lake to have some discussion from a member of the Centennial Committee if one is present, as to the reason for having to apply for an additional $6500.00 when we have already spent $11,600 on that building ® and most of us see it sitting there in that deplorable condition every day as we go by® ® ® ® ® ® ®correction I should have said "Historical" ® not "Centennial® " (No one rises to speak) Moderator: Apparently no one is coming forward® Garland: Can the Selectmen shed any light on this? K.D. O'Connell : What kind of light? Garland: A BIG searchlight, K. D. O'Connell : The problem we have now is that monies due the Town from the Federal Government ® approximately $28,000.00 earmarked as reimbursement money which will go back into the General Treasury when they pay® But we must spend the money first ® and they must approve F what we hve done or are doing® Of course they will not consider paying us anything at this time for a not even closed in building® The contractor we had is no longer with us ® thank God® Part of the monies we have spent was for purchase of materials and land® We have not spent $11,000.00 in work® A little over $3,000.00 has been spent on the building® The balance had to be spent to first acquire the property. Garland: According to our figures ® it seems something like $8,000.00 has been spent since the purchase® Do we have any of these promises in writing that we will have certain Moniesforthcoming? \\ F. Shea ® Town Accountant: There is a contract saying HUD will pay us $28,000.00 when we have done things according to their specifications® We must satisfy their requirements® As the Selectmen said - we gust appropriate that money before we can collect® It will be returned and go back in the General Treasury®