HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-06-08selectmenl Meeting ~"June i960.
The meeting Came to'order at 8PM all'members:'~f:the Board'exce'pt
Secy.,Glidden being Present. Mr "Killen served as Secy.
Pro Tem.- ,~ ~ ,, .., ,.,,
Minutes of'the previous'meeting w~re~read-and =apProved.
warrant No. 23,,totalling $40,$46,54 was presented bY Town Acct.
Barrett and checked,and approvedby the'Board..,
Mr. Robert Backus our Steamship Authority~Member Was present
and outlined'for the Board what was~0ccuring with reference
the~the-boat strike, stated that some progress'had been made
'with the licensed' personnall on the matters~of guaranteed.
employment and other fringe benefits~but~that they still
wanted a three year contract with no wage increase this~ear
but 4% the 2nd'year and 4% the 3rd year.' The authority had
voted to give.employees 48 hours notice to return to work
or they would hire new men.to replace them. He felt that
we should write.the authority and tell them that we felt
all negotiations should stop immediately on the basis'that
the authori%y had no right to enter into barginning neg- ·
otiations with employees.'It was voted to refer this matt~'r
to the Town counsel for his opinion.
Members of the Chamber Of Commerce were present-and Pr'esen~ed
a petition or resolution for forwarding to the authority,
Gov. Purcolo, and senators and representatives, and same
was voted approved. ~
It was also ~ t~d to send .Telegrams to senat0rs'and Senate
Ways and means 'committee urging passage of H1213.
Mr.'W. Byron'Snow Stated he felt thai'the town should take. the
steamboat wharf by eminent domain~and operate~its own boat
line and,that a special town' meeting should be called for .
.this purpose.
Mr. J; Reynolds dba BlackSmith Shop cot. of broad knd easy street:
.was granted a renewal of his common vict.'license...
dba Jolly'Beaver was' granted a c0mm6n vici iicens~
Wilti~ House dba Chicken Box Restaurant was granted a r~newal'of.
his entertainment'license for juke box with same restriction~
, as ,last year. -,
P~le'locations for N.B,Tel'and Tel'and N~nt. Gas & Eiec. on
Gardner road and Shakemo road were approved notices having
been sent andno qbjections having been received
The official warrant for the' Do~ officer was'reCeiVed from
-r Town cousel'signed by the Board-and turned ~oer to the Dog
'c .Officer,Mr.' S. Day.' , ,/~ ~-
A request of 'the N~ntucket Gran~e for parking restrictions in
the area near its hall on N. Liberty street was referred~
~to thePolice Dept and Supt. of streets;
Voted'to opeh the town and sc~nset comfort'stations on 15 June
for the season. '~ ',. ,., :.
Voted'to write the Planning Board a letter realtive to numbering
'of streets.,~'
Street lights were approved on ~ose'land and on'the street at
rear of Catholic church, N. Union.
voted 'to write ihe harbor master with:reference t° the madak~t
buoys on which we had no bids, and advise him to use 3/8"
. chain and have this work done within the money available.
~-George Andrews to do the construction of the bugys and
There'betng no fruther business the~board went into executive
session and adj. at 10~30 PM.
Executive session:
Voted to execute a bill'of sale of~-property at Codfish Park
Siasconset to one Ella"Williams to complete matter of
record where the'town had moved her house to another
lot given to~_the town by Ernest coffin, to be given
to her in exchange for the lot.she previously occupied.
Sidney. Killen, Secy:'Pro Tem.