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Article 15: To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court for the Town to pay the sum of$600.00 as a moral obligation of the Town for three (3)police cruisers delivered the latter part of January, 1975 or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to accept Article 15 as read. Motion was defeated. Article 16: Shall the Town vote to have a by-law to provide for the appoint- ment by the Selectmen of a Town Constable for a term of one (1)year. ACTION: Motion made and seconded Article 16 be amended to read: Shall the Town vote to have a by-law to provide for the appointment by Selectmen of a Town Constable for a term of one (1)year commencing in 1976. Motion made and seconded to accept Article 16 as amended. So voted. Article 17: To see if the Town will vote to have its Selectmen appoint the Harbor Master. Term of office to be one (1)year. ACTION: Motion made and seconded to amend Article 17 to read: Commencing M in 1976, the Selectmen shall appoint the Harbor Master for a term of one year. The Personnel Board shall establish job qualifications and make their recom- mendations to the Board of Selectmen. Motion duly made and seconded to accept Article 17 as amended. So voted. i. Article 18: To see whether the Town will vote to enact the following By-law: Whoever places, throws, deposits, or discharges, or causes to be placed, i thrown,deposited, or discharged, any trash, refuse, rubbish, rubber tires or debris or any other materials of any kind upon land of another without permis- sion of the owner or the person in charge thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded to accept Article 18 as read. A unanimous vote. Article 19: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of$125.00 for Mashpee's share of the Cape Cod Retired Senior Volunteer Program or take any other action thereon. ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded to transfer from available funds the sum of$125.00. So voted. Article 20: To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 5, Acts of 1955, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improve- Ment, development, maintenance, and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewaters, foreshores, and shores along a public beach, including the Merrimack, and Connecticut Rivers in accordance with Section II of Chapter 91 of the General Laws and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth. ACTION: Motion duly made and seconded to accept Article 20 as read. So voted. Article 21: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds the sum of$6,000.00 for the purpose of a comprehensive study of the water and environmental quality of John's Pond, Ashumet Pond, Santuit Pond and Mashbee-Wakeby Pond, and to establish water criteria standards for fresh ponds and wetlands and to monitor same. Said project to be done by a I• registered professional engineer with State laboratory certification. 57