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304 Street lights Follen Rd.. Insurance Mr. Paxton stated that he had received a request from Mr. William Hunt for permission to rent the grader to scrape Hunt Road. Mr. Potter moved that the grader be rented to Mr. Hunt at the usual rates, Mr. Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted, Mr. Paxton reported that Mr. Caouette requested street lights on Follen Road to take care of the entire street. Mr. Paxton said that when the street lighting appropriation was made up, Mr, Raymond estimated there would be ten additional lights for 1940 and to date twenty have been installed so that we are now over our estimate. Mr. Paxton did not feel that there would be sufficient funds in the Street. Lighting appropriation to install the lights on Follen Road this year, No action was taken on the matter. Mr. Paxton stated that he had received a letter from Willard C. Hill stating that due to the installation of the sprinkler system at the Hancock School the fire insurance rate has been reduced from 26� to 25je per annum. Mr, Hill suggested that there should be at least *4,650. sprinkler leakage insurance placed, and his office had placed a temporary binder on this, pending the Board's decision to place the insurance. Mr. Rowse moved that the insurance be placed through the office of Elmer A. Lord & Co. for a period of five years. Mr, Locke seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Paxton said that $1500. was included in the Snow Bids on Removal budget for the purchase of snow equipment with the snow idea of purchasing four v -plows. He said he had received plows prices from four different companies, The low bid was that of Tractors Inc., a price of J283,64 each or a total of $1134.56. Lyar Sales & Machinery Co. was the second lowest bidder with a price of V300o each or a total of 41200. Mr. Paxton said that he had been putting all Baker plows on the power equipment for the last few years and would suggest that we purchase those now. The Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. have the Baker plows and the difference in cost as compared to the low bid is 416.36 per plow. He said he would recommend purchasing these and keeping the equipment standard. Mr. Rowse moved that Mr. Paxton's recommendation be approved, Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted, Mr. Paxton said that in the past we have been buying steel bledee for plows from the Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. and they have not seemed to give as satisfactory service as he expected. He made up a list of requirements for the coming season and received a bid from Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., of $1.25 per foot and a bid from the Allied Steel Co., I n