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287 13 . That a sum of money not to exceed $4200 be apnropri ated and assessed for the purpose of placing fire alarm wires under -gound from the corner of Woburn Street to fire house on Meriam Street and removal of poles now on Massachusetts Avenue , this money to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.. 14 . That all action relative to the adontion of Charter 48 , Sections 42- 43 -44 of the General Laws be inderinitely postponed . 15 . That the Board of. Selectmen be instructed by this vote to establish an unpaid Board of Fire Engineers , which shall be appointed annually at first regular meeting of the new Board of Selectmen said Board of Fire Engineers to consist of , at least , five citizens , none of whom shall be a permanent or call member of the Ftre Department . Under this article Mr . T . A . Cus + ince then offered the following motion : " Voted : Th n t the sum or $4200 be anrrorri ate d. and assessed to cover the cost of ir_st911Ation of underground fire alarm wires in Massachusetts Avenue between Woburn Street and Elm Avenue , and that this sum be expended unr� er the di recti. " n of the Board of Selectmen . " Mr . Robert P . Clapp inquired whether or not if this vote is passed to appoint five fire engineers , whether it would not be up to them to expend this money . Mr . Taylor explained th ^ t he felt that the ex- penditure would be made properly by the Selectmen , and. that the Fire Engineers had no objection to this part of the vote . The above motion ns offered. by Mr . Theodore A . Custance was passed by vote of the meeting at 8 : 48 P . M . Art . 31 . On motion of Mr . Theodore A . Custance , it was at 8 : 53 P . M . " Voted : That the sum of $12 , 500 , be anr. ropriated and assessed for the purchase of a motor pump for the Fire Department , the same to be rnirchased by the Board of Selectmen . It shall be of a capacity recom- mended by the New England Insurance Exchange and shall :7)e approved by them before accepted . " Art . 31 . On trition or Mr . Theodore A . Custance the following vote w^ s passed at 8 : 54 P . M . " Voted : That the sum of $1000 be aprronriated and assessed to rurcl• ase equipment for a forest fire wagon the same to be rurchased under the direction of the Board of Selectmen . " Art . 31 . Under this artic i e , Mr . Theodore A . Custance offered the following motion : " Voted : That the sum of 4u3 , 100 be apnrorriated and assessed to install fire alarm boxes in the town , and that this sum be exnended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen . " Dr . James J . Walsh offered an amendment to this motion that the installation of 10 new fire alarm boxes and "the replacement of 10 old fire alarm boxes with boxes of the latest non - interfering . ; type be substituted for " installation of fire alarm boxes '. as in Mr . Theodore A . Custance ' s motion . Mr . Custance agreed to the amendment to his motion . • F I, .