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117 <br />' <br />and experienced officer. <br />2. The proposed change is a change in title and designa- <br />tion rather than a substantial change in organization, and <br />will result in reduced efficiency rather than increased <br />efficiency. <br />3. The proper management of the Fire Department requires <br />a Chief and Deputy Chief and the proper assignment to each <br />of the duties of his respective office. <br />4. The abolishment of the office of Chief will not result <br />in economy or decreasing the taxes to the tax payers of <br />the Town of Lexington. <br />5. The contemplated action will be a nullification of the Fire <br />vote of the people of the Town in their acceptance of the Dept. <br />Tenure of Office Act, and no such action should be taken <br />without their previous approval. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />/s/ EDWARD 'J11. TAYLOR <br />Chief of the Fire Department <br />Town of Lexington <br />A true attest copy. <br />John C. Russell <br />Constable <br />of Lexington" <br />Mr. Emery said that a similar letter had been received <br />' <br />by the Board of Fire Engineers. The Clerk was instructed <br />to acknowledge Mr. Taylor's letter and to inform him that <br />he and his attorney would be granted a hearing on Monday <br />evening, December 14, 1942, at 8:00 P.M. in the Selectmen's <br />Room. Mr. Emery requested the Clerk to prepare a similar <br />letter for the Clerk of the Board of Fire Engineers to <br />sign. <br />The Chairman said that yesterday Mr. Wrightington <br />telephoned him and while he could not remember word for <br />word what Mr. Wrightington said, the substance of the con- <br />versation was that it would be agreeable to him if Mr. <br />George A. McLaughlin was appointed associate counsel in <br />this case; that he himself, Mr. Wrightington, would take <br />no active part in it because of the condition of his health, <br />which would not permit him to do so for some time, but that <br />Mr. McLaughlin was free to use Mr. Wrightington's name in <br />whatever manner was needed in this work. He pointed out <br />that Mr. McLaughlin was an able man and familiar with this <br />case; and that he approved of hiring him as associate <br />counsel. <br />The Chairman suggested that the Clerk read the above <br />statement to Mr. Wrightington over the telephone to ascer- <br />tain if he had quoted him correctly. The Clerk did tele- <br />phone Mr. Wrightington and read the above statement to <br />' <br />him, and he said that he approved of it. It was moved, <br />