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-2- ;4:2, 11 '44 Articles until the night before the Warrant closed. Mr. Emery submitted a map of the Town of Lexington, show- ing, by pins, where the present Fire Stations are located and also where the Board of Selectmen proposes to erect the new Fire Stations. Also, there were pins showing the locations where the Board of Fire Engineers desires to erect the new Fire Stations, which meet with the approval of the State Board of Fire Underwriters. Mr. Emery then read a letter dated February 1, 1944, which was written to the Board of Selectmen by the Board of Fire Engineers. The investigation and reports by the Board of Fire Engineers, Plan- ning Board and Board of Fire Underwriters call for three Fire Sta- tions at locations which the Board of Fire Engineers approves. The Board of Selectmen do not agree as they want the Barnes Property for the location of one of the new Fire Stations. If the Central Fire Station is located on the Barnes Property, it would mean four Fire Stations. It would also mean that there would have to be a more expensive building on the Barnes Property in keeping with the architecture of the present Town buildings. If the Fire Station is erected on the Barnes Property, it means most likely that the builders will run into quicksand, and therefore a more costly founda- tion would have to be erected. Quicksand was encountered in the construction of the Town Office Building, Cary Memorial Building and the U.S. Post Office. The Board of Fire Engineers wondered whether or not it is a good idea to combine the Police and Fire Departments in one build- ing. They have sought information from four municipalities who have combined Police and Fire Stations and their suggestion is to keep the Police and Fire Departments separate. Mr. Emery stated that his Board wanted to go on record as saying that a combined building does not work out well, due to the information received from the other municipalities. Mr. ?finery spoke briefly about the East Lexington Fire Sta- tion. He said that the purchase of the Harrod property was not nec- essary as it would be better to build a Fire Station a little dis- tance from a traffic center. The Board of Fire Engineers left this meeting at 8:35 P.M. at- which time the Planning Board was admitted. Mr. Roger Greeley, Chairman, stated that the Board of Sel- ectmen asked the Planning Board to make a study of post-war projects. The conclusion of the Planning Board was that it would be better to erect a Fire Station on the other side of the Town. (It is better to have a Station on each side of a Town. ) The Board of Selectmen called in the Planning Board, together with the Board of Fire Engineers and they then discovered that Articles had been drawn for the Warrant.