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62 SELECTMEN s S MEETING January 20, 1945. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen:Pas heldin the Selectmen's koom, Town. Office Building, en Saturday afternoon, January 20, 1945, at 2:35 P.M. The members were notified of this meeting by a notioe mailed January 18, 1945. Chairman Locke, Messrs. Potter and Serene were present. The -Clerk was also present. Mr. George_ W. Emery appeared before the Board at 2:35 P.M. Mr. Emery presented a schedule showing the comparison between the salaries paid to the members of the Lexington Fire Department and the_salaries•paid in four or five surrounding Towns as follows: Lexington Reading Stoneham iNesdhani Wellesley Winchester Senior Private 2518.50 2431. 616904 2400, 2(C0. 2S 006 Lieutenant 2635,50 2546. 2700. 2600. 2560. Captain 5478.50 2662. 2900. 2800. 2650. Dep. Chief 3175.00 2778. 3000. Chief 3009. 322) 0. 3300. 3700. 3260. Waster Mechanic 2.633.50 Above figures ar.e for the calendar year 1944 and all include aome.peroentage_-of bonus except Reading, Which has given three .5% raises during the :.last three years. All above Towns.. are. asking for increases for 1945, but in no caseis it decidedas yet. Mt. Emery stated that_ according to thea:• :figures the members of the Lexington Fire Department have been underpaid. He stated that the itema.which the Board of Fire Engineers would like.and,are really very desirous of having are as follows: 1. That the Fire Department be shown the same consideration as the School Department relative to the general principles of raise vz. bonus. 24 Revised step rates as indicated at_the last meeting, viz: $5.50 per day, first_ year; $6.25 per day, second year; and $7,00 per day, third year and thereafter. 3. Differentials of. approximately $150.00 between ratings of°rivates, Master.Mechanic, Lieutenants and Captains. The Chairman asked nhetber or not the $150.00 differentials was in effect at the present time, and Mr. Emery replied in the negative stating that the amount was probably $100.00.