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62 ARTICLE IX. TOWN CONTRACTS Section 1. On all contracts for labor, materials, supplies, equip- ment, merchandise or other articles wherein the amount involved is $500.00 or more, the board, department, committee or officials of the town in charge of the expenditure of such money shall be required to submit the awarding of the same to public bid and no expenditure shall be permitted of $500.00 or in excess thereof unless the same shall have been awarded upon public bid. ARTICLE X. TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS Section 1. No elected officer of the town of Mashpee shall receive any compensation for transportation within the limits of the town. Section 2. When any officer or member of any board, paid or un- paid, is called upon to go to any point outside the Town of Mashpee on official business connected with the duties of his office, he shall be en- titled to receive pay on the following basis: If he travels by rail or by water, he shall be allowed the amount of his fare; if he travels by motor vehicle, he shall be allowed the rate of eight (8c) cents per mile of travel. Section 3. Where it is necessary to transport by automobile or truck any laborers employed by any department of the Town, (a) the expense incurred shall be charged in as "transportation of labor"; (b) all charges for transportation of labor shall be made on the basis of so much per hour or per day for the actual time consumed by the conveyance in transport- ing the labor; (c) all expenses for transportation of labor shall be charged against the appropriation for that departmental work on which the transported laborers are employed. Section 4. Any automobile or truck employed by the town and carrying one or more laborers whose work is connected directly with the operation of the truck, or any apparatus or materials carried by the truck, shall be charged under "trucking" at so much per hour or day, and shall not be entitled to any additional charges for transportation of labor of materials. ARTICLE VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS " J Section 1. At any town meeting when special committees are ap- pointed or elected a vote shall be passed naming the compensation of /J the committee and also a sum of money for expenses of such committee, otherwise the Selectmen shall not draw orders on the Treasurer for either services or expenses. Section 2. All departments are authorized and empowered to con- sult counsel at any time in connection with their duties. Section 3. Funds belonging to the town in the hands of the Tax Collector shall only be withdrawn from the bank on orders counter - <'fu" j signed by at least two of the Selectmen. Section 4. Any persons indebted to the town for poll taxes or other- , wise shall have such debt deducted before payment by the Treasurer from any sum due him from the town for work on road or for any other I service performed. Section 5. On all town work, for the performance of which com- petitive bids are received, the award of the contract shall be to the lowest responsible bidder; preference always going to citizens, when other conditions of the situation are equal. z Section 6. All bids for advertised contracts of the town shall be re- turnable at the Selectmen's office on a specific date and hour and shall be publicly opened and read by one of the Selectmen at that time. ARTICLE IX. TOWN CONTRACTS Section 1. On all contracts for labor, materials, supplies, equip- ment, merchandise or other articles wherein the amount involved is $500.00 or more, the board, department, committee or officials of the town in charge of the expenditure of such money shall be required to submit the awarding of the same to public bid and no expenditure shall be permitted of $500.00 or in excess thereof unless the same shall have been awarded upon public bid. ARTICLE X. TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS Section 1. No elected officer of the town of Mashpee shall receive any compensation for transportation within the limits of the town. Section 2. When any officer or member of any board, paid or un- paid, is called upon to go to any point outside the Town of Mashpee on official business connected with the duties of his office, he shall be en- titled to receive pay on the following basis: If he travels by rail or by water, he shall be allowed the amount of his fare; if he travels by motor vehicle, he shall be allowed the rate of eight (8c) cents per mile of travel. Section 3. Where it is necessary to transport by automobile or truck any laborers employed by any department of the Town, (a) the expense incurred shall be charged in as "transportation of labor"; (b) all charges for transportation of labor shall be made on the basis of so much per hour or per day for the actual time consumed by the conveyance in transport- ing the labor; (c) all expenses for transportation of labor shall be charged against the appropriation for that departmental work on which the transported laborers are employed. Section 4. Any automobile or truck employed by the town and carrying one or more laborers whose work is connected directly with the operation of the truck, or any apparatus or materials carried by the truck, shall be charged under "trucking" at so much per hour or day, and shall not be entitled to any additional charges for transportation of labor of materials.