HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-05-28MINUTES OF THE MEETING ~ May 28, 1969
.... .The'.'meettsg wms called to mrder by Chairman Holdgate, at 8:OD P.M.,
with aii'members of.the Board being present. ~,
'The Minutes"of the Meetingof May 2ist were read.' A motion was made
that they be approved as read, it was seconded and so voted.
"Mrs.' Har'oid Lindley,'of the Nantucket G~'den Ciub, advised the 8card
that the Annual'Fiower Show was to be held on.Ouiy iGth between 2:00 P.M.
and 6:00 P.M. and requested permission to have India Street ciosed during
those hours. She aisc requested that a Banner announcing the Show be
set out over Main St. a week before the Show, 'Ouly 9th. Mr. Norcross
made a motion that both these requests be granted, it was seconded and
so voted.
Gilbert Burchell, Or., Chairman of the Soil Conservation District,
was 'present and requested permission to hold monthly meetings of the
Soil Gonservation Committee, which would be open to the public~ in one of
the rooms in the Town and County Building. A motion was made to grant
this request, it was seconded and so voted. Mr. Burchell was told to
find out which night would be available for these meetings. He said he
would do this.
'Oames H. Glidden was present on behalf of the Sherburne Associates
regarding the transfer of the~liquor license from the Ne~w Sea Cliff Inn
to La Crepe, Inc., and presented some facts relative to ,this matter.
Mr. Robert Leske,,w'as'-Present to object to thi'S transfer, stating thai
if 'this was granted it Would give the Sherburne Associates c~ntrol over
another liquor license. After a lengthy discussion over this matter,
the Board voted that this be taken up during Executive Session~
The following'requests for renewal~of licenses Were received and it
was voted that these take the course prescribed by law and be properlv
inspected before licenses could be issued:
The Overlook Hotel-
The Ships Inn
Anchor Inn
Gordon Fol~er Inn
Barnacle Inn ~'
Ledweli Guest House
Byron Dunham's Rooming House
Safe Harbor
Gertrude Hum~-s' Rooming House
Century Inn Lodging House.
Hr~ Wiiiiam Griede~r requested permission to erect a s~dewaik stage
on Orange St. ~r. Norcross made a motion that this be turned over to~
the D.P.W. for their attention~ Mr. Haiey seconded the motion and it
was so voted.'~
~Chai~man Holdgate~announced that ail bids for Grass C~tting were
over the appropriation and were rejected. He said that this has been.
turned over to Supt. Cones for the D.P.W. to take care of~
~r. ½enneth Pease requested a ~eneWal of his Taxi Permit for Pease's
Garage. It was voted to grant this request.
Supt. Cones t°ld the Board that be had contacted Sherburne Associates
regarding Spruce Street and theV said this matter would be taken care of
in two weeks.
A petition was received from the Nantucket Gas & Electric Co. to
install poles fo~ power lines on Lovers Lane. It was voted to discuss
this matter at a meeting with the Nantucket Gas & Electric Co. and the
Board of Selectmen to see if future installations can be placed undergroun~
A letter was received from Mrs. Titus requesting that ½imball Ave.
be scraped and oiled. This matter was turned over to the D.P.W. for
their attention.
,.An'a~pliCation fo= thc'job as Town and'County Treasurer was,, r'
,received from Paul'V"Hoadley., It~was voted to dispose this appli-
cation with othe~'s'that had been.received during the. Executive Session.
A iette~'was received from Stanley E. Hunter requesting a yellow
line be painted'in front of his house on Academy Lane. ,'Mr. Oones
said he had viewed,this situation and felt the line should be painted.
'It was voted to turn this over to the Dept. of Public Works for their
attention.,
Renewal'of Taxi Licenses for 1969 were received from:
3. H. Wood & sons '
Mrs. Hartwell Thurston
It was Ootad that these be granted.
The following requests ~re, received and it was voted that thee
be inspected before licenses could be issued:
Mrs.'Arthur Oellis Boast house license
The Skipper (Alice Erickson) Comm. Victualers license from
Oune 25 thru September
The Overlook Hotel' Innholders License
Nesbitt Inn (Mrs. Ma~y Burgess)" '"
,A request fo~ a beer and wine license was ~eceived f~om
Erickson for the Skippe~ Restaurant. Mr. Noroross made a motion that
this be placed on the waiting list. It was seconded and so voted.
Mr.'Lewis Ray informed the Board that the To~n'Bomfort Stations
were ready to be opened and the Board voted that these should be
opened at once.
Mr. O. M' Ram~s~requeeted that the Town place a rubbish barrel
at the Nantucket Bakery on Orange St. This request was granted.
Mr. Lowell suggested t~at a~letter be ~ttt~n to Sherb.ur'ne '
Associates reguesting that the cobble stones on Spruce Street be
removed immediately to make this street passable to the shore front.
It was voted that the Dept. of Public Works take care of this matter.
There being no further business, the Board adjourned at 9:10
and went into Executive Session
Executive Session
The Board voted to appoint M~., Paul V. Hoadley as Acting Town
and Bounty Treasu~e~ to be effective Ouly l, 1969., It was suggested
that a letter be written to Mr. Hoadley requesting that'he familiarize
himself with the duties of Town Treasurer starting 3une 16th as a Clerk
under Mrs. Roche.
D s[LEcmEN
MENNETH B~ HOLDBA~E,
Chairman.