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285 I Water Department II Fire Department I 'plater Department . In their report on the 'Vat 5r Department the Committee have but emphasized n serious condition that has already been recogrized by the Board of. 'electrmen acting as the Board of 'Winter and Sewer Commissioners . We believe that all who have carefully rad the complete rerort of Metcalf and Eddy as included in our annual Town report must be convinced of the need for the reinforcement and improvement of our wn terwor!r system . This Committee feels that the recommendations made therein should he carried out as speedily as passible , but do not feel that the whole project should be comr. leted at once . We recommend , therefore , th'. t the execution of the General project be left in the hands of the Board. of Water and Sewer Commissioners who will each year bring before the Town a request for appropriations necessary to carry out that nart of the project which they feel shouldbe completed during that particular year . The Board of Water and. Sewer Commissioners are already following a portion of this recommendation in th ^ t thi s; year they are requesting a bond issue of but $.50 , 000 for the initial step in this nrograi . We reoomn, end that no 'v ote of the Town at this time be made which would compel the Board of Selectmen to follow out in its entirety the proposedproject as outlined by "et. calf and Eddy , as conditions may arise from time to time which may necessitate alterations and changes from the original layout . This covers the reco"►mendn. tions made in Section 8 of the Committee ' s report . II Fire Department . Following a study of the report of - and the data accumulated by the Committee for the Study of the Water and. Fire Departments , that part of Metcalf and Eddy ' s report bearing on the Fire Department , the later report or the Board. of Fire Engineers and also tatting into consideration the financial condition of the Town , it is the opinion of the Ar.rrorri ateon Committee that the recommendations of The Committee for the Study of the Fire and Water Departments are as a whole feasible . By virtue of the Town ' s vote , however , we feel waranted in taking exception to the recommendation for the adontion of sections 42 , 43 and 44 of ehanter 48 of the General Laws . It is our recom- mendation that . a committee of. FIVE unpaid citizens be anointed annually to serve as the Foard of Fire Engineers , no m ""ber of which shall be a permanent or call member of t} e Fire Department . We further recomrend that the execution of the recom • - mend ations of the Committee be used as 9 guide in the Qdministrati on and development of the Department and that t' i s Board shell from time to time bring before the Town requests for aprropria +eions as the needs arise . In conclusion , we wish to thane the Committee for the Study of the Water and Fire Departments and also the Board of Fire Engineers for their cooperation when requested . Appropri ati nn Committee . James J . Walsh M . D . Edward Remick John H . Devine George M . Ross Carl G . vienot George W . Nary William E . Mulliken , Chairman . k + r