HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-07-09...... :' .:" ., MINUTES OF,~THE EXECUTIVE MEETING'""
., ' .... BOARD OF SELECTMEN
l~ The Board of Selectmen denied the ~equest of the Taxi'~ommittee
fo~ a Taxi stand on Federal St~eet;,.~The Selectmen ~ould approve .....
application fo~ a stand on Union Street between Salem and ~ain Street,
on the east aide of the ~t~eet ..... " ...
2.' E?neat T?ipp, on behalf, of '~nd~e~'~ Piezoe .~c eats on
the N.Ei co~ne~ of Washington & Salem Sis., No Pa~kinc stripe 20
f~om ~o~ne~ on both streets. This will pezmit T~aile~.T~ucks to
make this turn without going on sidewalk on Salem St. The Board
~soommsnded that this be' done.. ..... .~.....~'~...~ .~ ', ,:~.'
3. E~nest T~ipp, On behalf Of And~e~s & Piece, Ino., ~equested on
Whale St., south of the A.& P. service entrance, 20 yellow stPip
on east side of street. 'This would permit t~aile~ t~ucks to b~ck
Lnto A. & P."se~vice a~eas. The Board ~ecommended the above
suggested that Supt. Oones see the She~bu~ne Associates about this.
~o M~s. Melhado ueeted a Slow'Sign foz children on Pleasant St.
going no~th and south down Mill Street to slow down the vehicles. ¥~
5o ~s. E~ne~t Whelden was p~esent and discussed the question-°f who
has the ht of way nea~ the Old ~ill section." She was told that it
was usually the courtesy of the ion on the ~ight and the Bo~d ,'~-'~.~
thought that pe~haps a Yeild n in this a~ea might be of some service.
In ~ega~d to ca~s going along F~ancis Street f~om Union Street the~e
should be "Through T~affic Ahead". Su~t. Oones said he would look
at these locations. .A...~. ~
-~ .. " MINUTES OF THE' MEETING ': ·
,- , .~BOARD DF;'SELECTMEN , i . ~,
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"' NANTUC½ET,
Th~ .... of 2~lv 9,'-1969 was'called to order by Chairman Ho!dgate
at 8:00 PoM., with.all members of the Board being p~e~en~¢~ ~'. ..
The minutes of. the meeting'of oulv 2,'1969 we're read and eC'Cepted.
with the corrections that an opinion from the Town Counsel.on owner-
ehip of the sewer line on,Trotter~s Lane be requested~end that
Michael Drisooll'.has ueated motorcycle routes throughout the
Historic Districts for three people instead of two.~
The group representing the Nantucket Boys~ Club were present again
requestin[ permission for a dance to be held each Thursday and '
Saturday during the summer. .A motion was made.and passed to
this uest providinc the Selectmen~s office is given the name of
the patrolman on duty for each dance. The Boys' Club representative.
stated that Patrolman Howard Measle¥ would be on duty Saturday, Oul¥
12, 1969. " .'
Mrs. 'Ooseph A. Cahoon, on behalf of the Taxi'drivers, presented the'.
Board with a'petition to allow them to use a Taxi stand on ~ederal
Street where their tale]hone waa located. ~r. Norcross made a motion
to discuss this request during Executive Session, it was seconded and
so -voted.
Mr. Christmen was preaent and discussed the telegram which had been'
sent to the Governor ~equeating'a boat line from Hyannis to. Nantucket.
He also ht out the fact that the Town does not'have a public
wharf and he also discussed the parking situation on Nantucket.
' Mr. Oohn Sullivan was present and suggested a ~raffic plan for the
future as he felt that in the future something of this nature should.
be plannedJ ,He also ~eferred to'Article l? of the Town War,ant'and
asked what power it did have. .~ .-~ '-
Bids for the addition to the Police Station were opened and read to
the pubiic: ,- ..... ................
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~r 'Norcross m~de a'motion tO hold these bids and t~lk ~ Mr. Lawrence
about other contracts which he had accepted and 'were not as vet,com-
pleted. It was seconded and so voted. Mr. Norcross further suggeste'd
that this meeted be scheduled for Wednesda¥, Julv 16, 19Gg,rat.7:00 P.~
Mr. Oohn Santos uested permission to tunnel under Nobadeer Wa9
for the purpose of installing an underground conduit.'. A motion was
made to grant this permit, it was seconded and so voted. _;,.:-
A letter was received from ~r. A. C. Damon, Of sconaet, 'requesting --
a si~n on Coffin st. He said there had been no sign there for
and it was dangerous to the public. This matter was turned.over to'
the D.P.W. for their attention. , : '.
A uest for permission'to rent Polaroids and seil'film during't~e.
.dave ofrOul¥ 12 and Jul¥ 13 was received from Mr. Crag. A motion
was made to write and tell him that the Board does.dot think this,_
would be~a lucrative business and it is not under their jurisdiction.
It was decided to-den¥.this request on Town propertv and suggest he
contact the Steamship Authorit¥ if. he wants'to go on with this idea.
A uest for sion to conduct a rummage sale at Mr Mur h
prgpert¥ on Federal St., was received from the Navv Wives Clubs of
~rioe. A motion was made to g~ant this request, it was seconded
and so voted, i ~
A request was received.from Mr.;':Arthur.Gordon,':Mgr.' df Ribson~s Candy
Shop for, ss~on to operate his motorcycle throuc the Historic
Districts.'~:,The route from his residence to his place of business at
38 Main St. wes a ~roved but the route to' the Old North Church was
conside::ed to be within walkinc distance and this uest was denied,
A ~equest was ~eceived f~om Anthony Ma~ks to o~e~ate his motorcycle
within the Historic Districts f~om his ~esidence at LOwe~ Orange St.
to his '3lace off business. A motion was made to grant this request;
was seconded and so voted' ~ "~ '~,,
~A ~b~'~t ~eceived f~om P~of. Philip Mantos to operate his moto~cycie
f~om his ~esidence in Sconset to his piece bf business at Aiien~s Dine~
and then to Cisco, du~ing the hours of 8:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M,~, within
the Historic Districts.. A motion was made to grant this request, it
was seconded and so voted ..... :' , .... -
The~e heine no fu~the~ business the meeting adjourned' at 9:i0 P.N." an~
went into Executive Session. - -,
BOARD OF SELECTHEN ~,. .',