HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-02-08selectmens'Meeting 8 Feb. 1961: ..... ~ ":'
The meeting,came"'t° order'~at 7'30 PM all 'members of the, Boar~ · being ~resent.~
War~ant N0'.6 totalling $2i,201.71 was'presented by Town Acct.~
Barrett and checked and approved by the Board~
Minutes of the previous'meeting were read and'approved.'
Mr. ElW~ P~ancis,,Shelifish Wa~den was p~ese'nt and suggested'to
the Board that due to the conditions that have existed for
the past few weeks,that the Board might consider increasing
the bag~limit on scallops to six and 12, On motion duly made
and seconded it was so voted, effective Monday 13 Feb. 196!r
Mr. James Killen ~nd members of the American Legion Post were
present and presented a request for a permi~ to hold a car-
nivaI from Aug. 22nd thru Aug.~26th 1961 at the same location
on N. Beach' St. as last year. The Board voted to table this'
matter until~ 22 Feb. 1961'.
Ch. Warrant'iSouza, group ~commander of the Coast Guard was pr'esent
and outlined for the Board the proposed new construction at
the Loran Station in Siasconset.
Mr. W. Ripley Nelson of the H.D.C. and the Park & Rec. Commit'tee
was present and reported onlhis trip to the legislature relati 'e
to two bills having to do with these two committees.
voted to write-Rep. Mooney a letter 'from"th~Board supporting the'
bill"which calls for an extension of our state highway to
,include,the Polpis Road. ~ ....
Voted to advise' the Supt.~ of streets that ihe Board deSir*ed
on future storms the area'around the Town Bldg. on Union and
Wash streets~be cleared of snow and also Middle Pearl St.
from Center to ~ederal.~ '
The matter.of the Wannacomet ~ater Co. rate increase request Was
discussed and it was voted to have the,Secy, determine what ~,~
'the-cost might be to have someone represent the Town at this<`'
VOted to'Write' the ~Sewer Commission and'~dvise that we had rec~ive¢
complaints that the Brant Point draiss were cloggedwith sandl
There being'no fu~rfher~b~sineSs the Board reconvened as'County'.
Commissioners. '~. ~' -
Welfare: ~oted to .approve the admission of Mr~ and Mrs '. Patrick
Burke to Our Island Home on a paying basis, Provided they
would make formal application.
James K. Glidden, Secy.
selectmens Meeting 15 February
1961
The' meeting.came 'to'order at 7130 PM all members of the Board
being present except~Mr. Barrett.- ....
Warrant No.,7 totalling $72,649.21'was presented by Town Acct.
Barrett' and checked and approved by,the Board.,,
~biinu~'es o~-the previous meeting. Were ~'~ad 'and approved.
gr. M~les Reis was present,and'presented a letter requesting
use of,some of his~equipment, on snow removal listed the.
fact that he had two trucks, a front end loader and a'bulld0z~
vaaila~le.,The Board discussed the matter of,plows and it .
a~pearing that some truckman have morE'than one truck used~for
snow plowing Voted'_to advise the_supti~ of streets that so long
as there were reputable truckman with the proper equipment
willing to plow that no one should have-more than one plow,
A note was'receiVed from'Rep MooneY advising of th~'passage
of.the ,bills relative to the' HDC and the Park and Recreation
Commission.
a l~tter Was'received f~om wm. B..H. snow Of th'e Final'ce committe~
requesting an opinion as to whether he could~continue to serve
on,this committee, due to the fact that he had been appointed
to a maintenance job at the Airport. Voted to refer this matte~
to the Town Counsel.
Also"voted to inquire 6f the'Town'Counsei as to the manner in
which the Civil Set. Bill pertaing to hr. of local applicants,
for the, Police Dept. could be brought, before the town for vote
Letters were received relative to Art.'82 from Albert Sanford and , Francis .P,. Nash.
~r. Walter Glo~acki Wrote advising tha~ ~e'~lanneh to start work
on Cliff Road on 1 March 1061 .......
Albert L..Silva Inc. 'and Island Mtrs Inc. ~were gran%ed renewals' ol
their class one and two used car dealers licenses respectively~
A ietter Was received from the Dept. of. Cons. Mgr~ne Fisheries
relative to investigation of shellfisheris and forwarded to
the Shellfish Warden. _~. ~.- .'
PTA was'granted a permit to hang a.banner over Main street, subje~ t
~o approval of the tree commission. ~' .i'~ -
There being no further business the Board wnet into executive
session and ~dJ- 9 45 Pg.~
ame~K.~li den, .ecg.