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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT JANUARY 29, 1975 "The election of officers shall be held on the Wednesday immediately preceeding the time set for the Annual Town Meeting." Submitted by the Board of Selectmen. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to postpone Article 20 indefinitely. Unanimously voted. Motion carried. I Article 21: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Assessors to have title examinations made of parcels assessed to "Owners Unknown," and to take from available funds the sum of$5,000.00 therefore. Submit- ted by Board of Selectmen. Not recommended by Finance Committee for this special town meeting as the Assessors are preparing information rel- ative to increased revenue to the town as a result of title searches made so far and to projected costs of the remaining title searches to be made. j ACTION: Motion made and seconded to postpone Article 21 indefinitely. Unanimously voted. Motion carried. Article 22: To see if the Town will vote to take from available funds the sum of$1,000.00 to establish a revolving account which will be open from year to year for the purpose of reimbursing police officers weekly who perform off-duty work detail as directed by Chapter 44, Section 53C, Massachusetts General Laws, 17 September 1973, or take any other action thereon. Submittedby Police Department. Not recommended by Finance Committee as the Article is incorrectly worded. ACTION: To amend Article 22 to read: To see if the Town will transfer from estimated receipts the sum of$1,000.00 to establish a revolving account which will be open from year to year for the purpose of reimbursing police officers weekly who perform off-duty work detail as directed by Chapter 44, Section 53C, Massachusetts General Laws, 17 September 1973. Amendment carried. Unanimously voted. Article 23: To see if the Town will vote to take from available funds the sum of T5,000.00 to be used to clear the site, move, and locate a building from Otis Air Force Base to be used for a Center for Mashpee Senior Citizens, or take any other action thereon. Submitted by Senior Citizen's Club. Recommended by Finance Committee provided that a breakdown be made available prior to the Special Town Meeting showing the separate costs for clearing the site, moving, locating, and providing sewerage and water facilities in regard to this building. ACTION: To amend Article 23 to read: To see if the Town will vote to take from available funds the sum of$5,000.00 to be used to clear the site, move and locate a building from Otis Air Force Base to be used for a Center for Mashpee Senior Citizens, or take any other action thereon. Submitted by Mashpee Council on Aging. Amendment Carried. Unanimously voted. Article 24: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of$2,500.00 to the Fire Department's Wage Account. Submitted by the Fire Department. Recommended by Finance Committee P that $1,500.00 be transferred instead of$2,500. provided that, if emer- gency conditions arise, an emergency transfer would be made from the Reserve Fund. t 44