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di DE PARTMENTHEAD'S' MEETING <br /> Au t- 101l 1 <br /> o �F' <br /> Present: Chairman Chester A. Garland & selectman B. Jean Thomas <br /> FIRE CHIEF <br /> 1 Cting j-Chief Gould appeared before the Board to discuss Fire <br /> Department matters . He reported that having Gordon Peters <br /> doing the vehicle maintenance was working out well. He is <br /> doing prevenitive maintenance, as well as repair work. He is <br /> being paid $14.75 per hour, and he is able to get 30% - o off <br /> on the warts that are needed for the work. He did an excellent <br /> job on the ambulance. Having him do the work saves taking the <br /> vehicles to Hyannis , plus the loss of 2 men for travel time. H <br /> has radio contact with the station, so Can be called whenever he <br /> is needed. All the maintenance work is being done at the Fire <br /> Station now, rather. than being taken to the warn or a garage, <br /> hief Gould feels that in the lona run, the department will be <br /> far ahead. <br /> 2 Chief Gould reported Mr. Chase will be doing to the doctor on the <br /> 18th of August. <br /> Chin. Garland asked Chief Geula if he ]anew what the meeting was <br /> about that the Firefighters were requesting. Scotty said it was <br /> bout the proposed procedure for selecting the lieutenants. He <br /> has talk d to them, and thinks he has convinced thea to take the <br /> test - he told theta it's their department, if they want someone <br /> else to core in and run it, G.K. - otherwise they should consider <br /> taking the test; he believes most of thea are going to decide to <br /> take it. <br /> RECREATION DIRECTOR fix' RAY MARTINI <br /> 1. Reported that they have a problem with rubbish collection. The pri- <br /> vate contractor doesn't want to pick it up during the week, since <br /> there is no place to dump it on Tuesdaynd Thursday - he only wants <br /> to service the Beach can week-ends. Sel. Thomas wondered .if it would <br /> e possible to have the Maintenance crew do it for the few remaining <br /> weeks of the summer i, It was pointed out that the Maintenance Crew <br /> can devote a lot of time to this job, if they have to take the barrels <br /> to the dump, empty them', and then return the barrels to the Beach, <br /> Chir►. Garland will ask Mr. Jacobson if he can send a dump true down <br /> there to have the .barrel<s emptied into it; that would save some time. <br /> Wendy Rubin reported that the Highway Dept. had made them some nice <br /> signs , so they now have the rules and regulations posted. She assured <br /> the Selectmen that they are firmly nailed down, <br /> Wendy reported that some of Mash ee' s Lifeguards will be participating <br /> in competition at l auset Beach, <br /> Wendy reported that she is now sending out newsletters to be sure <br /> that all guards are kept abreast of activities. <br />