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gent concern is providing the town with adequate water flow and pressure to its fire hydrants. According to the preliminary plans developed by Mr. Fisher, the existing two-inch mains would be replaced with sixinch lines, as recommended by Roger Roach, chief of the Washington Volunteer Fire Department.
“I agree,” Evelyn Willis added. “If you talk to Roger, you'll get alarmed about the situation.”
The concern about the hydrants, Mr. Wickens added, is not just fire fighting. “There are stories going around that we have lost our fire rating, and that nobody can get fire insurance.”
Mr. Morehouse replied that the stories are not true. “We may not be able to step up our rating appreciably by just the water system -
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