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158 SELECTIIET1 t S MEETING � JA1T. 4th, 1938. A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 7:00 P.I.T. Messrs. Potter, Clark and Ross were present. The Acting, Clerk was also present. In the absence of Mr. Ferguson, Mr... Potter acted as Chairman. Edward 'N. Taylor, Chief' of the Fire Department, Roy A. Cook and Officer Edward C. Maguire appeared before the Board. Chief Taylor stated that they had come before the Board in regard to an accident in which Lneine #2 was Involved while returning from an alarm on April_l9th. He stated that Captain Cook was operating the apparatus which was in collision with an automobile owned by one Wilbert B. Pierce, and Piercets car was damaged to the extent of N52.00. This claim was never settled, and now Captain Cook is being sued for $200.00. Officer Maguire stated that he was on duty on April 19th on Bedford Street at the junction of Hancock Street. The traffic was very heavy on that date. He had halted the traffic to allow persons to cross the street, and when he beckoned the cars to continue on, he noticed the fire apparatus, which bras on Bedford Street at the corner of Elm Avenue. There were about six cars ahead of it, and traffic was proceeding at the rate of approximately 20 miles per hour. While he had turned his back to this traffic to see that conditions were all right on Hancock Street, he heard brakes being applied and turned to see that a group of children standing by the Statue had run out onto the street causing a Ford convertible car to stop suddenly. The car directly in back of the Ford was the car operated by Mr. Pierce; who also stopped suddenly. The fire apparatus was behind Dor. Pierce, and Officer Maguire said that Captain Cook was doing all he could to stop the engine, but could not hold it sufficiently, as it bumped into the rear of Mr. Piercets car, damaging the trunk. Officer Maguire asked if there were any injuries and was told that there were none. He then told Mr. Pierce to go dorm to the Fire Station to get the necessary in- formation and Mr. Pierce got in his car and drove away. There was no damage to the mechanical part of the auto- mobile, merely body dents and damage to the trunk. Captain Cook said that it was impossible for him to bring the engine to a stop quickly enough, as the cars stopped very suddenly, although they were all proceeding slowly. He said that the apparatus did not move the other car when it struck it. Chief Taylor said that the accident was reported and he advised Mr. Pierce that he had turned the matter over to the legal department. Mr. Pierce claimed damage in `