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Finance Committee February 8 , 1989 Page 2 . The request for the mini-van ties into the idea of the Building Superintendent . He would use this with the two other full time custodians . Police cruisers - All present agreed that this should be a line item in the police department budget . The amount of the request is $43 , 950 , however Murphy noted that this may vary , due to a foul-up in the state contract . If this fails , the town will solicit bids and they will be available for the annual town meeting . Murphy recommended that the funds be from, raise and appropriate . Fire Station compressor - Joe recommended that the funds for this come from Stabilization . Murphy noted the need for the breathing units stating that this was also part of the bargaining contract . Fire Station architect - Andrew Gottlieb noted that a fire substation is at least five years down the road . He felt this request should be deferred at least one year . He noted that this is just not a priority issue and they are just not ready yet . Fire Department pick-up replacement - Finance Committee agreed with this and stated the 1980 fire pick-up should be earmarked for the Harbormaster . Police Station addition - The police are not prepared to go to annual town meeting with this and Murphy suggested that that it be deferred to a Fall special . DPW computer - Murphy noted there is just not enough information for specs . He expressed his belief that the DPW would benefit more by having a personal computer rather than hooking into the town system . It was the consensus that this should be deferred and the specs reworked . DPW dump truck - It was agreed that this should be deferred . Finance Committee had previously discussed the idea of DPW picking up school trash and possibly eliminating the need for a school truck . It was agreed that it is cheaper to have a commercial hauler pick up the trash than to have the trash picked up taken to the dump and then have it hauled to Otis . DPW tractor - Murphy recommended the funds for this come from Stabilization . Ernie is seeking $18 , 000 for a used tractor . This will be used for beach raking and for road side mowing . DPW wood chipper - Ernie is seeking $12 , 000 for a used chipper . Murphy recommended the funds come from Stabilization . There is a need for this . Members expressed their liability concerns over such a piece of equipment . Murphy noted that the model the DPW is seeking is not a self-feed Bmodel and thus is not quite as dangerous .