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157 appropriated the Town Treasurer be and hereby Is authorized to sell , under the direction and with the apnroval of the Selectmen , bonds or notes of the town ben . ' exceed 5 . per annum , issued andlpayableng rIntactorrdance not to ce with law . Voted that the Bur of h12 , 000 . be appropriated and assessed for Sewer Maintenance . • Voted that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water mains in the following unaccepted streets , subject to the usual guarantee : Independence Avrenue , ( accepted <• Drive Crescent. in pert ) , �l.achusett escent. Hill avenue , Franklin Avenue , Fair Oaks rive , "'ebb Street , Shade Street , ( accepted in part ) Smith Avenue Robbins Road , Tower Street , 'Matson Road , Farmcrest Avenue , Cedar Street , ( accepted In part ) and for the purpose of constructing these mains the sum of c31 , 000 . 00 be appropriated for "later Construction Account , and that for the purpose of raising the money , the Town Treasurer he and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Selectmen , bonds or notes of the town bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 5% per annum issued and payable as provided by law . Voted that the sum of $ 65 , 000 . 00 be appropriated for Water Maintenance Account , the same to be appropriated from the Depart - mental receipts . Article 4 . Under this article on motion of Howard S . 0 . Nichols It was , Voted that the amount of $ 195 , 400 be apprnpriated and assessed for the support of the public schools and for the payment of tuition at vocational schools for the current year . ( See Page 158 for Article 4 continued . ) Article 4 . Under this article Norman C . Hooper offered the follow- ing motion : Voted that the following amount be appropriated and assessed for the current year for the support of the Fire . DepartmenW 34 , 250 . 00 Mr . Albert B . Tenney moved an amendment that Articles 28 and 30 be taken up with Article 4 . Mr . Tenney ' s motion was carried . Mr . Tenney then offered the following motion : I move to amend the motion before the House , by substituting the following : - " That Article 4 in so far as it relates to the Fire Department and Articles 28 and 30 be referred to a committee of five ( 5 ) to be appointed by the Moderator , one from the Board of Selectmen and Public Works and four other citizens , none of whom shall be office ce holders or employees of. the Town . That this committee study carefully the fire department In all its particulars , especially the adequacy and efficiency of all its apparatus of every kind and description , including the fire alarm system , the personnel of its permanent and call men , and their ahilit�7 and training for, the position held and paid for the location of our station houses and possibilities of consolidation and reletation - new and better sites , if any , for housing - the living accommodatinns and hours of duty of the permanent members - the laws governing the fire department and its legal relationship to our present form of. Government - and our writer system , with special reference to the adequacy of street mains for proper fire protection . And that in order to aid the committee in its studies all records of the department together with its entire personnel , as well as that of any other department having any relationship ofjiealings with the fire department be made available for the attenti-ert and consideration of this committee . And that this committee be empowered to employ the services