HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-07-18Selectmen' s Meeting
18 July, 1967
The meet~ng~came to or'der at 8:00 P.M. with all members Of the
Board b.eing present.
Warrant #30, totaling $101,454.67, was presented Town Accountanl
'Barrett and was checked and approved by the Board.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Thomas J. Devine of the Overlook Hotel was present and pr°'test~
the~making of North Water St. one'way from north~tO south.~
He stated that~he felt it would take traffic away from the
hotels and rooming houses in the area and suggested that if
.same has to be one way, it should be one way from south to
north.
Mr. Randolph Sharp, a reSident'of Step Lane, also commented on
Center Street being one way and stated that he was a resident
of'Step Lane and it would be very'inconvenient for people on
Step Lane, which is one way from No. Water Street to Center.
Dr. Emile Guba of Lily Street was present along with various other
residents of this street and commented on the traffic they
felt would be drawn into Lily Street by having Center one way~
Letters were received from Jenny Barnitz, Scott Sterns, Mr. and Mrs
Douglas Fonda, Jr., Mrs. Doug Bennett and a telephone call
from Mrs. W. Crosby Graham, all on the same matter..Three
other residents of Lily Street, along with Lennox Bodman,
present and also joined in with Dr. Guba's comments.
Mr. A. Preston Manchester, Harold Gaillard, Christian Schell and
Philip Read, all operators of alcoholic beverage licensed
premises, were present and spoke on the matter of the new
State law which al!ows,~at local option, the selling Of
alcoholic beverages on Saturdaysnights until 1:00 A.M. on
Sunday mornings. They stated, that while this law apparently
does not go into effect until the latter part of August,~it
is their understanding that communities wishing to do so can.
immediately adopt this regulation. 'They stated that it would
be a b~g help to all of the licensed premises if they could.~
have this extra hour during the present summer season. 'The
Board advised that they wnuld check with the Alcoholic Bevera
Control'commission to see if this were possible.
Mr. Phil ~Read of the Jared Coffin House also spoke on the~lack of
winter directional Signs and stated that they had manY guests
at the Jared Coffin House who complained about this~and asked
if the Board could dos~something to'correct same.
Mr. We§ley Fordyce also was present in behalf of St. Paui's Church
and requested a permit to have Fair Street from Lucretia Mort
Lane to Main Street cloSed from 10:00 A.M.' to 5:00. P.M. to
vehicular traffic on July 27th in:conjunction with St. Paul's
Annual Fair. Same was approved by the Board.
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Mr. Mason L. Thompson was present and presented, a letter to ~he
Board requesting the Board take all~approPriate~action tO see
that the existing access ~r0ad which now.crosses Nobadeer
Slough be preserved when the runway'~extension is constructed.
Mr."Thompson stated that in the~event this access'road were.
cut off, it would necessitate all property owners to the east
having'to travel approximately 2½ miles~further tO reach
properties than at present. The Board discussed this matter
at some length and voted to send a letter to.Senator Kennedy
and Representative Keith,'asking them to intervene in the
Town's behalf with reference to having the~=unway,extension
constructed to the northeast as originally voted bytthe Town.
Howard L. Crise,~3r'd and Peter V. Taylor was granted'ia Permit to
~. ..change the hours of the dances at Legion Hall to 9:00 P.M. tO
midnight rather than 8:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.
Gilbert S. Nickerson was granted a renewal of his'Taxi Permit.
The Board was*in receipt of contracts for clinics.with the Connty Hospital and same were executed by the Board.
A letter was received from Robert Caldwell'of Harbor Fuel Corp.
requesting that.the Board give'serious Consideration to
changing the parking on India Street to the south side rather'
,~than the north where'it is presently allowed. He stated that
the utility poles are on the south side of'the street and
vehicles parked on the north, it is~very difficult at times
for oil trucks and other large vehicles to pass~' ~This ~atter
was taken~under advisement. .
The Board approved the Sunday~entertainment'permit, for~juke box
~and orchestra entertainment at Nobadeer Restaurant, Inc..
The Board~executed a Seal-coating contract in the amount of 45 cent
per.gallon with Glowacki Construction Co.
A~c0m~laint was received~from the Police Dept. as regards Discover·
Playhouse on No. Liberty Street, and it was voted to write a
letter to the.licensee, Mr. William Ritchie, Jr., warning
'if additional complaints were received, their license would
revoked.
A complaint was received ~elative to James~Garnett using' property
on Hooper Farm Road for the depositing of newly opened quohog
shells which caused a nuisance in the neighborhood, and it
was'~voted to write Mr. Garnett on this matter.
There being no further business, the Board went into Executive ~
Session and adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
S~cretary