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26 <br />It may seem that I am reporting mostly on truck repairs, <br />but our trucks are gradually going down grade for the lack <br />of repairs due to insufficient funds for maintenance. I must <br />ask, what good is a fire truck with leaking pumps and no <br />transmissions? <br />Last but not least, the fire chief who answers your calls <br />24 hours a day with very little consideration for time off, <br />needs a boost. I appreciated the residents voting me a raise <br />last year, but I didn't get it; so I'm asking again this year <br />for a raise. I believe that I have given dependable service <br />at all times, but men wear out the same as machines. <br />i' Nearly all other towns have a different situation than <br />in Mashpee. Usually a town is centralized with sufficient men <br />employed or residing nearby so that a red net work is efficient <br />and it is not necessary for any one person to be on continuous +' <br />duty. <br />In the year 1961 there was $1,000 for relief firemen, half <br />of which was used for town business, the remainder left for my <br />time off which amounted to about 344 hours for the year, less <br />` than 1 hour a day if figured daily. I have my idea whether it is <br />fair or not. I would like to hear what the voters think of <br />the situation and just what action will be taken. I have <br />served you faithfully for it years but can not continue under <br />the present conditions. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />ELLSWORTH PETERS, +' <br />`i Fire Chief <br />