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Moderator read Artible 3 ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $1,500.00 for wages and $400.00 for expenses of the Government Study Committee, or take any other action thereon. "` I Submitted by ; The Government Study Committee u, i Ilk Mr O'Connell: I move Article 3 be indefinitely postponed. Moderator: All in favor say aye; opposed no d Motion carried. Moderator read Article 4 ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to have the I' Board of Selectmen a appoint a Library Building Com- mittee mittee I of not less than seven(7) nor more than thirteen (13) members to construct a new Town Library on Town-owned land, and raise and appropriate or take from available funds, the sum of$1,500 for committee "5 ' expenses and $1,000.00 for clerical wages for the ensu- ing year. ;4 Submitted by The Library Study Committee 1 Mr Shaunnessy: I move the Article as read. Mrs Cooper: The Finance Committee does not recommend this Article. Mr Shaunnessy: With your indulgence, I would like to submit Articles i 4-5-6-7. I would like to discuss them together. Moderator: This is permissible, but when we get to 5-6-7; there will be n further discussion. Mr Shaunnessy: Two years ago, the Friends of the Mashpee Library start- i ed to think about improving our facilities. Last November, a Library Study Committee was appointed. We have covered a great deal of ground i and my intention is to be as clear and concise as I can. I think the Library is of sufficient importance that it be given due consideration. We analyzed the space needs of the Mashpee Library. We also considered the growth needs. We have seen the other Libraries in the area. We reviewed all of the Town-owned land. We discussed Financial Aid. We considered growth in space; one being a new building or an addition to the present building. We discussed the matter with two firms of architects. The firm of Anthony Ferragamo gave us our