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-2- Engineering Department-Expenses Mr. Cosgrove sta e a e quipment Rental is a little over last year' s budget due to anticipated increased mileage in the year 1945. One automobile - the Plymouth - Wrich was purchased in June 1937 is eight years old, and this year some work will have to be done on it. The Chevrolet Carry-All was purchased in 1941. This is mechanically all right. The mileage on the Plymouth is 63,500, and on the Carry-All slightly under 20,000. Mr. Cosgrove stated that under the Highway Road Machinery Fund, a rental charge of 3¢ a mile is being made on the Plymouth, and 4¢ a mile on the Chevrolet Carry-All. Equipment and Repair This item inching transits and other equipment used by the Engineer. One item which increased this budget over last year's is the purchase in 1945 of 100 stakes which will cost 6r/ apiece instead of the previous price of 3¢r each. Mr. Cosgrove, after completing the items on the budget, discussed what work he was now doing; the item in particular being the ITo. Lexington Sewer. Mr. Cosgrove said that he is redesigning that so that the sewer mains will be approximate]r seven feet deep instead of a varied depth to twenty feet as on the original plans. Mr. Cosgrove stated that where approximately 3,000 feet additional pipe would be necessary, there would still be a saving to the Town of at least 10_0,000 due to the redesigning and changing of depths of sewer mains. Mr. Cosgrove was then asked about the proposed new Fence around the athletic field - whether the footings would be sufficient to maintain the Fence. He said that he thought there was no question as to the footings being sufficient to maintain the Fence, but there would be a question later on as to footings for Grandstand. Mr. Cosgrove also spoke about the serious condition of some of the water mains in the Town where the fire hydrants are not sufficient to handle enough water in case of fire. Yr. Cosgrove stated that the hydrant at Locust & Independence Avenue will deliver approximately 1,300 gallons per minute which in this case is sufficient, but there are a number of hydrants throughout the Town which will not deliver the required gallons per minute - namely 1,000 gallons, which the Yew England Insurance Exchange requests. Mr. Cosgrove was asked what the proper size staff for his Department was, and he said that he should have not less that seven including- himself. No further questions were asked and *ir. Cosgrove left the meeting at 9:00 P.M.