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Home My WebLink About1930-05-21 j We recommend ~t~-sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1 000 00) be al~ pr~prlated for htuminous concrete surfacing on Buttorfy Lane and Atlantic ~Av~mue in the village of emac?set. . ~~ ~' Article 9--To see if the town Mil raise and appropriate Five Hundred l~ars for trap rock screenings for sidewalk construcinon ~ il~ .~ We recommend the sum of Five Hundred Dollars (iL~00 00) be appro- pri~.d for trap reck/~c/eemngs for sidewalk ¢o~traeti~a. TM ~ ~ ~ Article lO--T~'see if the town wffi raise and appropriate under the' special act of ~ legislature permlttin, such action the sum of Twenty[ five Hundre~Dollars for the local observance of the Tercentenary of the founding/of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the establishment of the General//Court said sum to be expended through the Selectmen by the Blant~ket Tercentenary Committee or such other committee as the Select- me~/may appoint~t~ ~; ~ We recom~d th sum of Twenty I~ve Hundred Dollars ($25t)9 09) be appropr a/t~d/.for the local observance of the Tercentenary of the Founding of the M/assachusetts Bay Colony and the establishment of the General Court said s/ah to be expended through the Selectmen by the Nantueket Tureen tennt~y Commflee or such other committee as the Seleetmen may appoint Ar~ l~To see ff the town will raise and appropriate the sum of One ~[4~ndred Dollars for the purchase of additional settees for the use We reco~nd the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100 00) be appro- priated for/Xhe Purchase of addttional settees for the use of the public ArtJde_/li--To see If the town ~vfll appropriate an additional sum of Five H_u~ired Dollars ($§00) for procuring ~rom the propnetore of the Athent~m the iroe use of its books for all the people of the town /4, We reco.~mfiend the addtt~enal sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) be appro.~ated for procuring from the proprietors of the Atheneum the f No, a,! the ple of the Article l~/.~g see ff the town wffi confirm its vot~ passed at the last annual tow/n/Ii, curing in regard to all salary increase of Town and County Officers~a~d that such salaries so cstabhshed be in effect for the entire year of 1~0 and as of January 1st of sa~d year ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ /We recomnle~ that the vote passed at the last Annual Town Meeting in regard ~! salary ~ncreases of the Town and County Ollicers be col1 firmed ~ that soch/salaries so established be m effect for the entire yeas' of l/q30 and as~anuary let, of said year ~ ¢ ~ / Artlcle/t4~--To see if the town w~ll appropriate the sum of Two Hun dred and~fty Dollars ($250) to complete the fence at the colored cemetery and//re~ove the brush ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ /W~mmend that th,s matter be referred to the Selectmen ~rtlele/l~To/' - / see if the town w~ll vote to raise and appropriate the ~um of~ Hundred and Twenty five Dollars ($22~) for a cement curb on Ea~.W'Che~t~lut street abutting the town s property / ........ ~ ! We r~ee>ouimend the sum of Two Hundred Twenty five Do lars (S22~ 00) be apjp~,rmted for a cement curb on Fast Chestnut Street abutting the to s pro.rt, _ -- Respectfully submitted ' James A Holmes ChMrman ~ Nancy S Adams Secretary-- Walter W CmJy John K Ayers ]~ugene M Perry Joseph King ~-' ~ Joseph M Lufkin -~ Thomas H GgBn ~' May 9 1930. ~ ~0~ ~. ~ Fmnuce Committee Town of Nantucket PROC]~EDIlqGS OF SPECIAL TOWN mrmTING HELD MAY 19,1930. Pursuant to warrant the Inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, met in their Town Hall in said Nantucket, on Monday, l~ay 19, 1930 at ? 30 o'clock in the afternoon and were caZled to order by Lauriston Bunker, Town Clerk Under Article 1 of the warrant Orison V Hull was elected moderator by acclamation and assumed charge of the meeting The warrant was then read by the Llerk The Report of the Finance Committee was then presented to the meeting by the Clerk by request of Mr James A Holmes, chairman of the Finance Committee ' Report 0fFinance C0mmittee. To the C~t~zens of Nantu ket The Finance Committee of the Town of Nantucket make the followingI recommendatmns on the articles contained m the warrant for the SpecialI Town Meehng called for Monday May 19 1930 , A~tzcle 2~To .~ee d the town will approprmte the sum of Four Hun d_'e~ollars or as much thereof as may be necessary for the removal of ~bage during the summer from yachts tn the harbor ' We ecommend the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($49000) be ap- proprmted for the removal of garbage during the summer from yachts m the harbor ~ A)~t~cle 3~To see ff tl e town will approprmte the sum of One Hun ~ crud/and Twe~rty rune Dollars and Forty seven Cents for unpaid hlls of ll~9...We recommend the sum of One H~ndred Twenty nme Dollars and Forty seven ents (~I~Y~'~ be appropriated for tlnpald bills of 1929 Arttcle 4--To see ff the town will rescind its vote under Article ~ o~t~e/Annual Meeting held m February 1930 that all work amountmg to F~ Hundred Dollars or more shall be put out to bids i __We recommend that the vote be rescinded under Article 111 of the A~nj~l Town Meeting held m February 1930 that ali work amounting t~ i F ~ Hundred Della s ($500 00) or more shall be put out to bids Article fi--To see if the town will vote to have all future town work put out to Public Bids where the amount is Five Hundred Dollars or more I except when ~n the op men of the various departments of the town such ~ procedure is not for the best interests of the town and that all future con ~ tracts be placed m the hands of the Town Accountant accord ng to law ~' We recommend that all future town work be pot out to Public Bids, where the amount is Fsve Hundred Dollars ($500 00) or more exeept when tn the op~mon of the various departments of the town such proet~lure ia not for the best ~nterests of the town and that all future contracts be placed sn the hands of the Towe Accountant according to law ~.~ ~ }. Article 6---To see what act]on the town will take towards setting off ~ po~mn of Polp]s Harbor for the propagation of soft shelled clams and appg(nt.a supervising committee for such purpose t,'_./}[] ~i recommend that this Article be referred to the next Annual Town ] MeMing ~ .~ ~ ~ { __ ~Artwle 7~To see ff the town mil appropriate the sum of Four Thou ~d Dollars for bitummous concrete surfacmg on the Madaket Bead ~ I ~ We recommend the sum of Fear Thoesamd Dolhrs ($4 ~9 ~) be ap~ % pr~'rlated for bituminous coaerete surfacing ot Maddiet Road. ~ Arhcle 8--To uee if the town mil ~raise and apprvpnate the sum of aO~ ~rh°u~and Dollars f°r bltumm°us e°ncrete surfacing °n ButtertlY Lane I~ Atlantic Avenue m the wllage of Slasconset _~ Pa~e 2 As the report of the Finance ¢ow~ittee had been published in the Inquirer and :Mirror, it was voted to waive the reading of the report. Article $ was then taken up relating to the prorogation of ~oft shelled cl~ ~n a portion off ~olp~s ~arBor Voted that ~r Bassett Jones be granted the privileges of the floor. ~r Jones then took the floor and made quite extens~iv.~e~remarks on the subject of propogation of soft shelled clams~th~ portion of Port~on of Polpis Harbor, which he considered favorable to plan. Remarks on the subject were then made by the following gentlemen Walter D Glidden, Jesse H ~ldridge, Edmund P Crocker, Orison V. Hull,-after calling ~r John K Ayers to the chamr-, Charles H Blount, John K Ayers, - after the ~oderator had resumed the chaxr, Alfred E Smith, Charles E Burgess, ~dwmn S Txrrell, Mr Newell from the Cape, after the privileges of the floor had been voted to him, William F ~acy, James H Wood and Joseph M Larkin Voted , (45 in the affirmatmve and 29 in the negative) that Article 6 be accepted and that a portion of Polpis Harbor be set off for the propogation of soft shelled clams under a surpervising commxttee appointed for that purpose Voted ~ that the remainder of the reort of the Finance Committee be accepted and its recommendations adopted. Voted at 8 30 P ~ to adjourn,x~l Adj curried, Attest, Town Clerk