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~Su~ to'w~r~t '~e ~abit~ :0'f.:'~"t~' 8f_ N~t~6k~
~erio~ Legion Htl,: Mona~ Febru~ 18~' 1952 a~ 7.~'
0~ds of ~stlotion~ ~ voters, p~l~ Ciras, Vo~ mists "~a 's'p~C~en',
ballots were posted outside the gu~d ri~, . Instructions to voters
pe~lty c~'~ posted ~ th~ boo~s."::' :' :'~,.",
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Wesl~ A. For~ce was ~o~ ~ as W~dJnj , :':: .- . ':. ~..::,-'.:', :':.: ....
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Ol~rks were'swo~ ~:' He~bert 0.. Wood,, Joseph M."
John H. Bartlett Jr.,' ~d John J.'Drisco~ Jr.~'~..'
~e b~lots ~ t~ee pack~s said to ~o~n~ 2100 Offici~ B~lots were
delivered ~ ~e B~lot Clerks ~d ~eir 'receipt t~en
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~e b~lot box ~d emergen~ b~lot box ~re ~sp~cte4 by Fr~ S.: Cha~ck,
Joseph M. Oa~ain, Chiles Olark Co~f~ Seddon W. Legg ~ Wesley A.-' For~ce
~d fo~d ~ be e~. ~e register on the b~lot box was set at ~; bo~ '
boxes were locke~ ~d ~e keys t~ed over ~ Frtin S. ~a~k," Constable.
Constable F~a~ S. ~a~ck Presented ~e Offioit W~r~ of the Meet~g
to To~ Clerk, Chiles Clark Coff~. ..
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At 7:00 A.M.: the To~ Clerk ~alled J'raer ~a reaa
Upon motion of ~g'A; Sover~o," d~y seconded,' it ~s VOT~ that the.
polls 818se at 5:00 P.N.' ~ that ~en this meet~ adjoin'i: be
8:00 P.M. ~ues~, Febru~ !9th, 1952 at ~e~d ~eatre.
The To~ Clerk then declared the polls oPen ~a .voting star~ea
At ::40 A.M., '1:20 P.M. '~ 2;~3 P.M. the register 0n ~e btlot box: '
st~ at 371, 602, ":: ~d 892 re~ective~, the ballot box w~ opened
~d ~e b~lots r~oved ~ ~e ~ergen~ B~lot Box.
At 5:00 P.M. the polls were declared clo'sed;" "' .. ".- .... .
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The Registe. r on the ballot box standing at 1172 the ballot box and Emergenty
ballot boxwere opened by Warden Wesley A. F~rdyce and the ballots removed.
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The rollicking Tellers were s~.orn in:-'Frank W. 'Ra~dell, Christian D.-Schell,
William'H. WinSlow,' Seddon 'W. Legg' Jr. ~' Otis S.' Nicke~son, M~les 'Reis~'~..:J~ '
James M. Killem~ ' Robert C. Murray,'.-Herman G. 'Johnson, Edward J.
Charles C~. Barr, ' Irvin F. H6ldgate~' "Ed~dnd J;' Perry~ ' William.B;- H.' Snow,
Charles C; O'Neil,'- I~ving AA'" So~erino J~;-'~' 'ChArles A;'J~wett Jr'~":A:':':'~':'~
Charles F. S~le, Charles W. Ellis~'~', Leroy'F. Ryder, Irving T." Bartlett,'
Edward S. Roy,'. .... ~ .:...-~.,.~::~.:. .... L!~:..': -':.:>: i:-. -- .,.:.:::.~.:-.
The Absentee Ballots" were then' ~oted.~,. T~e~e Were' 40 men-~Ud 58'W0~e~,~': a
total of 98-giving the tota~ of '1~70 on:the ballot box register.: .....
The ballots were sorted and counted and found to be 1172' and the Absentee
ballots 98 a total of 1270.~: .:..: ':.:":
-The ballot_clerks at the gate ~nd'4t:'the b~ll~t'b0x ch'~¢ked their liSts:'and
found 669 Men and 601 Women had Vo~ted,' a total 6f 1270. ',,'~.',:-' · ' 2;'2-.f:>-: ~
At 9:15 P.M$~the canvas Of.the-vote.~ having been Completed 'the ofolloW~g
results were read by the.Town Clerk.' ':-"*--~ ' ':-:' - -" ::
R~ Ej S~etti. ;:-~ S~enh~d/ei~ty.five'
Scatter~g, .~ .' O: ~ ~irty five;'·-,
Bl~s Fo~ h~ed f~
Robe~ S; Bac~ ' ' ' S~ h~ed f~ eight
George W. ~rgess Jr.' S~"h~ed one'~;~',,'f":
M. 'crai Gr.
Ei~ R; Fr~c%s Jr.. ~' h~ed~ ei~ty
J~es K.'G~dd~n Seven h~ed'f~ seven ' ~
~th~ C. H~den ~e h~ed ~en~ three :' ~" 123
~len W. Holdgate ~..~ S~ h~ed seven~, s~
~erett ~; L~b ~; ~, ;~,;,- :? One' h~e~ thir~ three.
George E~ore T~lor Seven h~ed eigh~ fo~ '~ 784
Bl~s ~ F~en h~ed ~enty three
J~es ~len Bac~s N~ h~ed f~-s~ 956
Bl~s~: '~: ~ ~ .~ .: :~ ~ree h~ed fo~teen
COLd.OR OF T~
Clifford R. Morris '~.~, N~e h~ed forty eight
George W. Jones N~e h~ed ~ ~ree 903
Bl~s ~,~ ,~,~ ,~ ~ree h~d~d si~ s~en, 367
WATER CO~LSSIONER (Three years) . . :. ~.: ::.
C. Warren Rogers . Eight hund~e~ sevent~ se~e~ : . ~ 87~
Blanks -Three hundred ninety three · 393
(Three ye. ars) :..~. ..... ;:·~-
Six hundred eighteen
Five hundred, twenty' six
One ·: ....
,;60t
.757 ,~.. ~: ~.,;,: ,
526,
SEWER CO~.*~ISSIONER
Edward R. Butler
Austin Tyr.er
. ~' Scattering ". -.
~::~ fi~e ~':~": '~' ' 125
Blanks ..~ One hunted twenty ~' ..... ~ ,. 1
SCH~L CO~ (Tree yq~s) ~,/ ' .'~_:~ 7,. ~, ?, " :,.~..* ',
' Bertha L; H~den . ~ree ~d's~e~ 'f~.: .... : ~/~,316'
Srnest H. ~enges-,' N~e h~ed s~venty s~en ...:.:: ...... ~977.
Bi~s ~ T~e~ h~d ei~ty one .381
NANTUCF~T HOUSING AUTHORITY ~ (Five years) ~%..~? '
'John L. Hardy. "...,, : . Seven hundred fifty seven'
Five hundred thirteen ............. 513~
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Blanks
OONSTABLES
Richar~ 0 ~ Barrett ~
Oharles 0. 'Ohaahvick :,
Frankli~ S o Ohadw~.cl~
Elwyn R. Francis Jr~
William J~ Henderson
Wendell H. Howes
Blanks
878 :
824
Eight hundred eighty six
· Eight hundred forty eight ~-
, Eight hundre~d seventy eight
Eight hundred twenty four
Nine hundred thirty~two ~;u ~ ) ;_:. /~ 932 ,.~(:-/' . ..
Nine hundred e. ighty t~vo - m : ..; ',:~;_'/.982 ,~,,[ ~,~--,.
~en~ ~o h~ed seven~ 2270.~
Shall the' town raise and appropriate the sum of 'eight hundred thousand dollars
for the purpose'of Constructing a high school building br buildings'
according to plans and specifications, drawn by the f~rm of Anderson' :'
Nichols &Companv of Boston, on land owned by the tdwn, and 'for originally
equipping and furnishing said b,,ilding or buildings; and that to meet said:
appropriation the sma of twenty, thousand dollars be appropriated from the
excess and deficiency account, and that the treasurer, with the approval
of the selectmen, is hereby authorized to borrow the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars unedr authority of chapter forty-four Of the General Laws
and the stun of two hunderd and eighty thousand dollars under authority of
chapter six hundred and forty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-eight .
as amended by chapter four hundred and forty-seven of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and to issue bonds or notes of the town
therefor~ said bonds or notes to be pa~able in accordance with the
~;,pro.visions. of chapter for~Lfour of~ the General` Laws so th'at the ~'. ..... ~ ~-, r'..- ~.f'
whole loan shall be paid in.not more,.than twenty years~from the :-..'r r~.,:,~
, date of issue of the first bond or note?, ' '~
~'. YES~'' ~ ' " ighty ' ' 287
~ -~ ',-- .. ~, ,~ Tv~ hundred e seven . :~'. ,~- ~ ~ ~: , : ·
NO ' -~" Eight hundred Sixty five '"~'~ ~, 86~- -~ ', ....
Blanks One hundred eighteen~''', 118.
'.'~'' ~ ', COMMONWEALTN OF MASSACHUSETTS
Nauru , ss.
To either Of the C,o stables of the of NantUo et, ; aid
In' the name 'of the commonwealth of Massachusett~ you are hereby directed
· to notify the inhabitants, of the Town of Nantucket, qualified 2o vote in
Town Affairs, ~to meet at the American Legion Hall in said Nantucket, o.n ~
MONDA¥~ FEBRUARY 1~, 1~§2, at 7:00 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there
to act on the following articles: ~ '- .
*:~..~E~R¥,~'0F~ REcoM~E,~AT;~N~OF"TH~- F'IN~N~C~~' Co~iTTEE ,- . ,
Article 1
And on Monday, February 18, to brin~ in their votes, all on one ballot,
for the following: ~0ne Moderator for one year; Five Selectmen for one year;
One Treasurer for one year; One Collector of Taxes for one year; One
Assessor for three years; One Sewer Commissioner for three years; One Water
Commissioner for three years; Two School Committee for three years;'Six ,~
Constables for one year; One Nantucket Housing Authority for five years;
Yes or No bn the following question, to wit: ..... ' .... : .... ' --;'~,'~' .:.
To see if t~e Town will vote to raise and appropriate the Sum of
$800,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a high school building Or "'
buildings, according to-plans and specifications drawn by the rim of
Anderson-Nichols and Co., 'of Boston,~on land owned by the Town and for
, originally e~uipping and furnishing ~aid building or buildings,' and. t~at
to meet said appropriation the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated from the '
Excess and Deficiency Account, and that the treasurer, with the approval
of the Selectmen,' is hereby authorized .to borrow the sum of $500,000.00 .'
under authority .of Chapter 44 of the General' Laws and the sum of $280,000.00
under authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as-amende~ by Chapter 447
of the Acts of 1951~ and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said
bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44
of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than
twenty years from"date of issue of the first bond or note.
We recommend ~%hat election· be 'held as provided in'Article' 1. ~' ',:, ..-~.
~Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee: '~ ~;" -~'.'~' !~ .....
~.! .... Article 2
To receive reports of 'the various departments and'committees which shall
come'bef~ore this meeting. :'..-/'".,' .... -'~,i:-.' ~;" ... ~, ....
We recommend that t~e reports of the various departments--a'n~ committees
The meeting voted that our .thank¢ be given' to the'Committee on the Expansion
of School Facilities, and that.the~ report be.received and referred to the
Board of Selectmen with in~tru~tione to ,appoint a Committee to continue the
study on the New High School. ' .... ':~' "-- ':- ' ...... ., ~,
To se'e'if the Town will 'vote to-~authorize the Town Treasurer, with ~he
' approval~ 6f.the Selectmen, .to borrow money from time to time in anticipation
of the revenue of the financial year beginning. January-I, lg52, and .%o issue
~ note or'notes therefor, payable within one year~ and ,to renew a~ note or
notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance w~th
Section 17~ Chapter 44, General Laws. "~,,'-, ,'--
We recommend that the Town Treasurer, with th® approval of the Selectmen,
of the financi'al'year,~ beginning January 1;'"1952 ein' the s~ of ~'Hgn ' ~' '~' O"
Thousand Dollars '($2OO,~.~) and ~o.:issue a no~e or no,es ~herefo~;~ payable
within one year~- and ~o ren~ .a~ no~e or no,es as ~y be given for a period. .' '
of less ~han one year, tdance.~
in accordance.with Section 17, Chapter 44, Oeneral'L~Ws.
Voted by the. meeting as recommended by 'the committee.
Article 4,,~ [:.. - ....
To de0ide on the mode of collecting taxes 'during the ensuing yearl to see
if the Town will authorize the Collector of Taxes to use all means for
collecting the taxes which a Town Treasurer may use When appointed Collector
We recommend that the same mode of collecting taxes be' adopted this Y'ear
as heretofore, namely: That the Collector be paid a specified salary and
allowed cost and charges other than interest collected from delinquents$
that the Collector be authorized to use all means for collecting taxes that
a Town Treasurer may use when appointed Collector, and that interest' at the
rate of 4%0 per annum, dated from October ls%, be charged after November 1st,
on all unpaid bills. ..
Vote~ by the meeting as recommended by the Conzaittee.
To 'see'what action the Town will take in regard to the police force;' the
town clock and the ringing of the bell$ the highways, and lighting the
streets. ~:',';- ,- :,' "~' ; · '- : - '
We recommend that the police force, the town clock, ringing of the bell~
highways and street lighting be under the supervision of the Board of
Selectmen. ~ ~' ' '
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the committee.
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;', .... - .-,.'- :.. , ,,; .:.,: - . "Article 6' . .... : ' ' : ';"
To act on the acceptance of.,the Jury List, as presente~ in the Town:~..,;~,..
Report by.the Selectmen. :~:. ,..~... :.' .... "' -'c"%'..' .~'.',~ :'... : ~ -':,.' '·::.? ~':.q'.-,~'.'.
We ~eeo~mend that' the Ju~' List,' 'as, presented'in. . . the T'o~ Re~o'~%," be"' ~'"": '"~:"'.'
accepted. ' .... - ' ' '~''~
Voted by the meeting ~S ~e~enaed b,. _: . , : .... , :::..;,,
To see what disposition ~he To~ will make of the Sanford F~nd'th~': :~'"4(7'*
ensuing year.. ,;:,i. ':"~' '~"'- .~"t ?'~' ~'.,' "~ -,'' '~ ;,~- ' , '~';' .~'.~ ~: ' ' ' ".-:.-.
.',We re.c0~ that-this s~ be 'used tO ~ke pa~sable the rfftted'ro'ads
~ribu~a~ to the Polpis Road.; .._.~ ~,,:,.,,., ::...: ~,:;-.,;..:..,...~, ,-,.. ~_.~,:
,Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the Ogmmitte~ ' '" "' ""':'
' Article 8 v . . :..,
To see what s~s. the' To~ ~ill vote to raise at appropriate for, tho
support, of the following:. . .~-. , :' .. -~,. '<~ ::~-'::..,~,~ a- .t_ ,~.::t: .... [,-' ,~,n'.
' We recommend that ~he s~ 0f Ftve Hundred six~-swen ThoUsand Nine
Hundred Fora-five Dollars and Swen Oen~s ($567,~8.07) be appropriated
to support the following, n~ely: ' .". C:'- ::' ':~'-(~. ~'_":',.:-'
Moderator . $25 JO0 ..... '
Finance. Co~i~tee (Sec.' $118 4OO) 8OO.O0' ' ':'
'-'~' ,;' (Appropriation $4500.00 & $71.08 added for ' "'- '
' '~'V"~ ~ :"' :.~ -,.;.. ~ ,~.~" .'~-.' -'~ ..... ' ..... ~paid bills) _.. ": '.~," ._.: ~: 7 "'%;: '~'~
To~ Treasurer,(Sala~ $~500.09) .,. r..-,.
Tax Collector (Sala~ SaO00.O0) ~,200.00
~sessors (Sala~ ~ ~ $1600.00~ ~o~al $4800.00), . ~,5~.00...
To~ Olerk (Sala~ $2800.00)~. ' -- .. ?,400.00 '"
Election and Registration- .' 4,200.00 ~'':
To~ Buildings ~ : : ,. ~,~OO.OO"
Legion Building . - ,~ .. ... , .... -;
- ~: Salaries: ,Chief $3400.00~TM Sergeant ,$3~00'.00~ Patro~',$3000.00
Fire. Depar~ .' ' . ~. ~:~1~-~..' ~?..~: n.'?~[~ ~ .~
..... '" ' .... ~:' ':~'~ ~q:~ ~:~;': ~ 6,900.00
~ Salarie,: Chief ~00.00; Driver, ~000.00;' 3u~'~intenden~;
:' O;~.;~;:;i .... 'of Fire tlam $~O00.0d; ~i~h~en ~3.00 per
Inspector or Pe~role~ (Sala~ $50.00) , -,'/:::: -:':',' -'" ':: ~:",~:' :',l~O.0b
Fire, Protection .... ,~:-,: ~/~[,:.~:.i'f .~' ~-~;-,'~"'., ~',' :, '.::" '" '"" v',: '[~'; .: L:: i2,865.00
~ores~ Fires and Warden (Sala~ $50.00) -:'?:'>~'~:~ ",':,:;" ',":,:; ' %~":~;~':'t , 500.00
Sealer of Wet~hts. and ~easures: (Sala~ $420.00) . ~'~.~'~ .: ~,~' "[.:.':- ,, V: ~20.00
~o~h.Depar~en~ ' "' ,
4,025.00
Wirin~ Inspector (Sala~ $2~0.00'~ unpaid bill Sgs.~g
Marine Fish W~rden (Sala~ $1~00.0~) ...... ",~[ ' : '~ 1,600.00
Dog Officer (~la~ $125.00) "' : ",' .-'" .", ,": 125.00
Health and Sanitation: ,, _ ,~,-, ; ,.:. :,.:: . , ~,:,
fleal~h ~epar~en~ ~ ,':', ' -' 2,~00.00
Public ~eal~h Nurse (Salary $2~00.00)
$3100.00 ~ unpaid bill $26.03 , 3.126~03
Vital Statistics ~'. %:.:, 400.00
~w L~el S~er 0pera%ion
"' ~'~ 15,000. O0
Surface Drai~ 1,000.00
Care of To~ D~p (Sala~ $1700.00) ::.:".~' 2,000.00
Ren2 and Care of 'Sconse~ D~p .300.00
~eepin~ S~reets ($1.05 per hour per aah) ::' : ;' ' .... : '..'r' -: 5,g~.00
Mosquito Control (Refer ~o Article ~6) . ..
Rodent Control (8ala~ $2200.00) ,,[ , ~ ,:'-,<: ,' ',.,': ." F' ' * ~ ~ ,: ,:; ~,800.00
Yacht Garbage R~oval ..- ~ .... ,, "_,/j .'.~. ~ ,,-: ,. ,,, 800.00
Highways ",, ,.. ~.
General Repairs, Highways (8upt.'s 8ala~ $2875.00
~"~(." Men ~1.05 per hour) . -, ;,', ' 'f :/, ..... ,.~ ..... :,', ....~, 1~,500.00
. Repairs 'and Resurfacing Streets 10,000.00
0hapter'gO Maintenance ~.000.00
Seal' Coating'-','f .,, ~ ~' ~' '.-: .... : ::,' "- .,'-~ ,.,:.~ :,,' '.., .~.¥ ... ...... 10.000.00.
Mow and'Tr~ .~ ,' .... :, L' ~' · r~,. 500.00
8id~al~ Repairs ,.' 1,500.00
N~ 8id~alks and Curbs.,,. : :~ .,.. "" :' ,",'. -; f,~[f ;.,,, ,:,.L: ,:/ ' 5,000.00
Snow and Sand ~,000.00
8~ree~ Lights . -~f...f'. ~ -- a :'11, ?~8 .00
Traffic Markings, To~ and 8~urban '1,500.00
· Replacing Buoys ......... ,':~ ..... ~; .... ,- -, f: ~:-:-. ' r.-,: ,:- .,~ :,:. ~: ,-,,.,. ,200.00
Charities and Soldiers, Benefits: J L,,~.~ ..... "';':-~ :''"'
m~li~ Welfare ~ep~.' ($~000~00 ~nd ~p~id ~ill~
~Salaries: Dispenser $2000.00; :Sec $325.00; ;' ,-
To~ Physician $585.00)
Island H~e '' ;-,:':
.... , Salaries '~ Keeper' $i100.00~ Ma2~on~$1eOO..OOj Mai~ena~oe '
':'"':Man ~laSO.O0; ~aid ~21.00 per week; Prac~ical Nurse ~0.00 ' ,,-t~.-. ' ~ ....
"~' per week; Re~." Nurse ~55.00 per ~ee~ :,-::: - :t ' , : -: · ',. "- :-:..- .-~ .... ?,?- .',' ,.- ,
Aid %o Dependen~ Children '. ~,',~ .':, :':.~ .... ' - ' .',,,'~ 18,000.00
Aid ~o Dependent.Ohi!dren,r Administration .~ - "..:; -,,--,:~' (:-. ,_, ,: ..........., 800.00
Hospital Care r . - .. .
01d Age Assistance 26,000.00
01d ~e,Assistance,' Administration '-~.'::,:; ,-: .... :~,,
Disabili~ ~sistance.4:. "."_ . - 5,000.00
Disabili~ ~sistance, ~iinistr'ition .'-~:~- " 500.00
Salaries for ~0, Old Age Assist.'& 9isabili~
::,'o Social Worker $2200.00 and Clerk $1400.00:
Soldiers' Benefits :":"~f'~ ~'.:,' ,~r,~:,:.~: ",t -,n -~_ - . r::-: ,'?~: :,;, .:.. , ~:, - ,.. 20,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits Administration (Salary $920.00) '
Schools and Library: .~ '~.-(-: '--
School Department -
School Athletics ,c.'' '.?,~.:.' ,-,' :.. ,', .~
Vocational Tuition
Library ~ . ~
Recreation:'/' ':,.~:/r: ~ .... ~ '~
Sias cons et Playground
Children' s Beaches - '"
Li~e Guards ,'":""
Pens ions: ..... ,
142,000.00
100.00
6.000.00
· .: ' '..150.00
600.00
· ' 1,200.00
,'.,. ..... ."J"...'"+' Advertising '~d I~oma%ion Bureau '~ ?' 7 .,.
Ren~, -Lieut; 'M~ Wagner Eno~ent,': $ 75 '.00
........... " and Veterans Foreign Wars, $420.00 , Gray M~orial (: .,~.,:~:4~ ; . .77).-..- ~:~ .,.: ' . .:. ::)
:'~', Ringing of To~ Bell
.,. ,-Meorial Day and other Pafriofio Holidays
.'.-. .',' Prin~ing 19~1 To~ Repor~
,. .: Bla~e~ Insurance, Municipal ~Properties
'"" . Veterans' ~e~ices
,.q, . -, Nantucket Airport
', To~ Cemeteries :
155.00
",- .. 880.00'.
· ',~,:', 500.00
..... "582.00 .'".,
.,! 3,500.00v;:;
....... I 1,300.00
." 16,000.00 "
480.00
1'015.00 :,-:
Interest and Maturing Debt:
",,. Interest
Maturing Debt
, Agency:
~ , County Expenses
,: Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee Wi~h the following
corrections: . .~ , '.','.
~" 8alar~ of the Keeper of the D~p..,: $2050.00 .:.
' Town Clerk appropriation should be $2800.00 instead of $7400.00 .... -, :. ,~
Under Island Home Unpaid bills $157.89 ....
Social Worker, $2400.00 instead of $2200.00
Clerk, should be $1600.00 instead of $1400.00 .... ,
'Harbor Master (Not listed) $150.00 .,. ....
Article 9 ........ .
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'~ ~':' To ~ee what disposition the To~n will ~e of the Dog T~x the ensuing'
" We"~eco~end that the dog t~ For the en~uing year, be made available
~or School Athlebie ~und. -- ,~
:' · "Vo~ed by ~he ~ee~ing as reeo~ended by ~he Co~ittee... :.' ..... :':',":
"" To ~ee i~ ~he To~ ~e~in~ under ~he ~u~hori~ o~ Oh~p~er,8l. See.
".'t~pproprf~e ~he s~. o~ One Thousand Six H~dre~ Dollars (~.600.00) for
~hi~ purpose, ~he To~ ~o be rei~urse~ for ~-expen~i~res ~e
said con%tact. ... ,:: : ',-" ;:.: :, :- :-.: .: ~ ':,-,: '.:,,':,
.. We reco~end .~ha~ .~he T~,-ae~ing .under ~h~ au~hori~ of Chapter 81,
Sec.' 15~ of ~he General LaWs, vote ~o contract wi~h ~he S~a~e Depar~en~
of P~lio Works fo~ ~he maintenance 'of the_ S~a~e High~y~ and rais~ a~
'"~appropri~te the s~ of One Thousand S~ H~dred Dellars ($1,600.00)'for..
:~his purpose, ~he To~ ~o be rei~ursed for-all expenditures made
." said contract. ' '.-.' ....
"': ' Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by' the Co,tree .......
' ~:' ':' Article 11 ~ ' ' .: :-'.'. t ,"'~-, ~ ,:., ~-,. :..-, --: .. ~ ~ .~ [..,..
-:~"~'-)":-:', ............... :~ .... ~ ,['F,~-' 't;~ ,,..<.'~: ~.,,,~..,
~o see f~ ~he ~o~ will vo~e ~o r~f~e'~nd ~ppropria~e ~he s~ o~ 8~
..... We refer' thi~ ar%i~le ~o Article 8; :..-, .... '~: .-: .... '. '..:~, ,:
V0%ed by the meeting as reco~end~ by the Ocli%tee. ,' ~. --, ,
To see if ~he To~ Will vote to raise and appropriate the s~ of, ,
'Fifteen ·Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00) to match Fifteen Thousand Dollars
-($!5,000.00) pledged by,the Massachusetts Depar~ent of Public Works for
'new construction of Chapter 90 work on Nan~cke~. .: . - :,,:
We' reco~end to raise and appropriate the s~ of Ten Thousand Dollars
'($10,000.00) for 01d South Road only under Chapter 90 work on Nantucket;
Vot~ by the meeting as reco~ended by the Co~ittee.
?~To see if the Town will vote'to'~ai~e"~d ~p~6P~i~%e'
Thousand Three Hundred and T~enty-eight Dollars~ ($3,3~8.00) to purchase a
truck fore, the Highway Depar~en~ wi%h a ~'o-~on chassis ,equipped wt%h overlo~d
~springs~'a~ ~o speed~le-~o yard ~draulio b6dy ~o be no~.over 55'~ fr~
gro~d'~o top of body rail, :~ .........
We reco~end ~ha~ ~he s~ of Three ~0usand ThreeHundr~ a~ ~en~reight
Dollars ($~28,00) be ~ais~ and appropriated ~o purchase a truck for the
Highway Dept, wi~h ~ove specification; also ~hat ~he old tru~ be traded
toward the purchase of ~he n~ ~ruck,
Thousand Dollars ($~,000.00) ~o paint, repair, or replace the.existing guar,d-~
rails and paint and repair bridges.
and appropriated ~o pain~, repair, or replace the existing guard-rails
paint and repair.bridges.
Vo~ed by ~he mee~n~ as re~0~ended by ~he"Co~tte~' -'" .r
"' ' : Article 15
To see ~ ~he ~o~ WSH vo~e ~o r~is~ and ~Ppr;pri~e ~he"$~'~o~
?housand Dog,ars (~,O~O.00) ~or ~pro~in$ ou~-o~-~o~ dir~ roads.
We recommend ~h~ ~he s~ o~ ~o ?hous~nd Dollars (~2,O00.00.) be
~nd ~ppropri~ed ~or ~provSn[ ou~-o~-~o~ d~r~ roads.
· ~Vo~ed by the me'e~ing as ~;commended by' the~co~ittee; ~
Articl 16
To see if the To~ will vote t~ raise a~d ~ro~ia~~ th~ ~"'~f Fiv~
Hundred Dollars ($500,00) for n~ snow fence ...... . ~ ~. ~:
. We reco~end that the s~ of Five Hundred Dollars ($500,00) be raised And
appropriated for n~ snow fence,
Voted by the meeting as recommended b th~~ c0~ittee, ~ ' , :
. ~o see~i~ ~he ~o~ wil~ v0~e ~o raise and ~ppropria~e' ~he s~ o~
~UnSred Bollars (~,500.O0) ~o ~n~in ~he Bro~d Creek Crossin~ a~
We ~eo0~end ~hs~ ~he s~ o~ ~ve ~drea DoMars (~5OO.00) be r~ised
~nd appropria~ ~o m~$n~$~ ~s much ~s possible ~he Broad Creek
~ ~e~6~e;ded by' the co~i~te;'. ~..~' ~.'~' .; .'~ .~'~
H~dred Dollars ($300,00) for the purchase of n~ settees for the streets
of the To~, ~".
We reco~end ~hat the s~ of Three H~dred Doll~;S' ($360.00) be
and appropriated for the purchase of n~ settees for the streets of the To~.
Vo~ed by ~he meeting as reco~ended by ~he Co~ittee.
Article 19
To see if the T~n will vo~e ~o raise and appropriate ~he s~ of
Hundred Dollars ($600.OO) for ~he purpose of collecting rubbish at ali':public
be~ches around ~he Island. ~ S~e ~o be done unde~ ~the supe~sion-of ~he
Highway Depar~ent.
We recommend tha~ ~He s~ of S~x Hunar'ea Dollars ($600.00) be r~ised and
appropriated for the purpose of collecting rubbish a~ ~11 public beaches
around ~he Isla~. Same to be done under ~he supe~ision of.~heHighway.~':
Depar~ent.
Vo~ed by ~he meeting ~s reco~ended by the Co~ittee..
.J
" To see if the To~n will vote to raise and appropriate the s~a
and apPropriated ~o b'e used in relating and ~epairing.%he brick pav~en~
vo~ed ~h~'mee~i~ O~ended 7'
To see iC ~he To~ w~ll vo~e ~o raise and appropriate ~he s~ of ~o
Hundred Dollar~ (~00.00) ~o r~ee ~he heigh~ oC ~he presen~ re~mining
at the proper~ of Fra~lin Bar~lett on ~gora Street.
We reco~end ~hat the s~ of ~o H~dr~ Dollars ($200.00)' be rais~ and
appropriated ~o raise the heigh~ of ~he presen~ re~aining wall at the proper~
~o~ed by ~he mee~n~ as reco~ended b7 ~he
To see iF the To~ wiH vote to raise ~d appropriate the s~ of Three.
Hundred Dollars ($300.00) to ~prove Squ~ Road.'~ ' '-'"'' - '
We reco~end ~ha~ ~he s~ of Three ~undred ~llars ($300.00) be raised
and appropriated ~o improve Squ~ Road.
Vo%ed by the mee%ing as reco~end~ by' th~ Co~ittee.'r- q''
TO see if ~he To~ wtll vo~e %o raise and sppropris~e ~he s~ o~ ~o
Thousand ~i~h~ ~undred' ~nd ~1ve Dollars (~2,805,00) ~o second eoab
in~1udin~ bo~h sides o? ~he Msdakeb Brid~e.
We reoo~end seal ~s~in~ ~der ~iole 8,
To see if ~he To~ will vo~e ~o r~ise snd ~ppropria~e ~he s~ of ~o
Thousand F~ve'Hundred Dollar~ (~2,500.00) ~o resurface ~he parkin~
We do not ~eeo~end,
To see iC ~he To~ will vo~e ~o raise and appropriate ~he a~ o~ ~o
Thousand ~ive ~ared ~o~ars (~500.00) ~ov ~he purpose oC ~ovin~ a.
session of a building 'formerly ~sed bY ~he U.a;' ~eaehe~ Bureau
new lo~ion on She ~irpore,' and eo i~a11 adeauaee founaa~ion and properly
~iniah ocr ~he exterior walls. This building,' when i~alled in ~he
loea~ion~ ~o be available ~o~ a frei~h~ shed.
Vo~ed bT.~he ~ee~in~ ~s recovered b7 ~he
.b~ildtn~e a~ equipmen~ ~ ~he Airpor~ a~ains~ ~ire ~nd wi~ d~e.
Voted by ~he meeti~ a~ recommended by the O0~ittee.': '
To' sec'if the' T~'will ~ote to raise and appropriate the s~ of Four ~-~
We'~ecomme~d ~ha~ ~he ~ ot Four H~d~ed Fif~ ~llars (~650,'0~) be
rais~ and approprta%~d for Adult' ~uoation work. '' "' '
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
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~e ro~o~end ~ha~ ~he s~ of Three ~red a~ F~ Dollars' ($~50.00) bo
rais~ and appropriated ~o ~in~ain a Health Olinic for ~he schools.~
Voted'by the meeting as recomme~ed by ,the ~i%tee.'~''':: ,, ,:~ ?,. . :,:- , ..... :
To see if the Town will vote to aUthorize. ~he Seiec~en to appoint a oo~ittee
to i~estigate a~ make pla~ for the purchase or taking of desired parking areas
around the shores of the Island and rights o'f yay thereto, a~ to render a report
'at the next ~ual To~ Meetly. :" " ' ..... ~ ', '";: .-~ :,: '-,:
We reco~end ~ha~ ~he To~ will vo~e" ~o authorize ~he Solec~en ~o appoint a
co~i~ee ~o i~es~iga~e and ~ke plans for the purchase or taking of desired
parking areas around the shores of the Island and rights of way thereto; and ~o '
render a repor~ a~ ~he nex~ ~ual To~ Meeting; ..... '": - .
Vo%ed by' the meeting as recommended by the Committee. ' '
Article ~0 .
To see if ~he To~ 'will vote %o raise and appropriate ~he S~ of S~en 'Th~usa~
Five Hundred Dollars ($?,500.00) ~o ex~end ~he six-inch wa%er main on Old North
Road, formally ~o~ as Burnell Street in Siasconse~." A distance '0f fifteen -
hundred fee~ ~o the proper~ line of ~he Sa~a~ Golf Ol~ :"' ,'-:' ~ " .': ',, '~,
We do not reco~end. . ~ : '
;'; Voted by the 'meeting as ~ecommended by the Committee. '- ;-: ':' .' '
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TO see if ~he T~ will vote %o raise and 'appropriate the s~ of Eight
Hundred and F~ Dollars ($850.00) to hard-surface a section of,Dave Street.
We do not recover. '::' ?.~:::"
Vo~ed'by ~e meeting as recommended by-the Co~ittee. ,
.t:, -":'" ':'~; '::" :' Article '32 ': ~
To see if ~he To~ will v0~e ~0 raise and appropriate the' s~ of One Thousa~
Dollars ($1~000.00), for the purpose of a public fir~orks display on %he nigh~
of July S,:752;: -:"': ....~ ',." , ..... ''"~':
: To;'~'~ if ~he T~'wtll V0~e ~o raise knd' appropriate ~he s~ of ~o Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars (~2,500.00): ~o ~prove Ca~hcar~
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appropriated ~o ~prove Oathcar% Road. ~ .... -:: ,*
voted by ~he meeting aS recommended by the Co~ittee.*'"..~,
A~ti 7'
cie .....
To see 'if .the To~ will vote %o have '~il monies return~ from Nentucke%
Housin~~ Pro~ec~ r~ert back %o Post War Rehabilitation Fu~, ~ ~;;: .~.-.-. .
We reco~end ~ha% .the To~ vote %o have all moDies returned from Nantucket
Housing ~ojec% 'r~ert back ~o Post War Rehabilitation F~d.
, "~he meeting as recommended b~ the Co~ittee.
Vot~ b
Article 35
To see if the T~ Will V0%e t0 raise and appropriate %he s~ of ~o ~ousand
Four Hundred Dollars (~2,400.00) %o install drainage and for the bit.incus
concrete surfac~nz of Mil, es%one ~ne.
We recommend %hat %he s~ of ~o Thousand Pour H~d~ed Dollars (~2,400.00)
be raised and appropriated %o ins%all drainage and for %he bit,incus concrete
surfacing of Miles%one ~ne. ,
Ye%ed by %he meeting as reeomme~ed by %he Oo~ittee.
f.~ To see i~'th;~ ''
To,;, ~i~';'o~e"to raise an~ ~pp~0pri~%e.'$he sum of Four
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (S4,500.00)~ for %he Nan~uoke~ Mosquito ........
Control ~roJec~.-?;-~'~...+.~ ~ ' .~.... .... ,,.. ~/ .:',. ;'~ ~ .' .~ '
We reco~end ~ha~ ~he s~ of Four Thousand Five Hu~red Dollars ($4,500.00)
be raised and appropriated For ~he N~n~ucke~ M~squi~o Control
Vo~ed by the meeting as recommended by ~he Co~i~%ee.
. Article ~7 ~.
.?.:'., To see if th~ To~ wtll"~0t~'%o' i~O~S'~: th~"p~esen% fixed salaries or-'
compensation of each To~ ~ployee,. excepting m~ers of the School '""~ "~
Depar~en%, by 1~. · Such addi%ion~l s~s needed for this purpose to be~ -~
~dded %o each departmental budge% ~der Article 8. S~id adjus~en% '%o be
We ~o not reco~end this article,: but ~e do ~c0~ena s'ala~,,adjus~ents
as made under Article 8 retroactive to Janua~ 1~' 1952. ~ ~ ~.'-:~
Voted by ~he meeting as reco~ended b~ ~he Co~ittee. ~ "' "': ;:~'
Arti'cle'~ ~8
~ TO See if'.the T~wn:$ill ~;o2~ to' r~ise and 'appropriate th~ s~ of S~en'
Hundr~ Doll~s ($700.00.) for. 2he purpose of maint~inin~ durin~ ~he e~in~
year, ~he ~osquito control works'as estimated and certified ~o by'the 3~ate
~ecl~a~ton Board ~n accordance wi~h ~he provision~ of Chapter 1!2, Ac~s':f:
of 1931. . . : ,:, . ,~
We red,end ~ha~ ~he s~ of 8~en Hundred Dollars ($700.00) be raised and
appropriated for ~he purpose of mintaining during ~he ensuing year, the
mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the 8~ate Recl~tion
Board in accordance with 2he provisions of Chapter llg, ~c~s of 19~1.
' t meeting as tee mine ed b Co~ittee.- -~ ~ :. ........
To see iF the Tm.will vote to raise a~ appropriate the s~ oF ,~o
Hundr~ Dollars ($200.00) to mee~ the requir~ents oF the Depar~ent oF.1'
~onse~ation Insect Pest Oontrol, Section 1S o~ Chapter 761, Acts'of 1~9,
eFFective August 1949.
": We reco~end that the.s~ or ~o ~u~dr~ Dollar, ,($200.00) be ?ais~ 'a~a
appropriated to meet the requirements of the Depar~ent of 0o~e~a~ion~..'
Insect Pest Control, Section 13 of Chapter 761, Acts of 1~9, effective
August 1~9.
Voted by ~h~ meeting ~ recovered by ~he
Article , 40'..: :. ~:
:::.': T0 see ~ the To~ will vote 2o raise and appropriate the s~ of Fifteen
Hundred Dollars .($1,800.00) to be used for tick .control. ~.-r.~.? ./.;~..:r~..::[
': We reco~e~d ~hat. the s~ of Fifteen H~dr~ Dollars ($1,800.00) 'be · ...
raised and appropriated to be used for .tick control. '+ .'~ ,-:: :~" ['-'-~'-.". u
Voted by the meeting as recomme~ed by the Co~ittee. -
Article 41
"To see iF the TO~'~ll vote to raise and apRropriate the s~ of ~o
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for the purchase oF a n~ police ~ulanee:
eruise~ and necessary ~ui~ent. '
We reco~end that the s~ of ~o ThoUsand Do~la~s ($2,000.00)be'""'raised ....
a~ appropriated for the purchase of a n~ police ~bulance cruiser and
neeessa~ ~ui~ent~ .also that the old cruiser be traded in toward the
purchase of ~he n~ cruiser.
Vo~ed by the meeting as recommended b~ ~he' Oo~i~tee.
: O
Article" ~'42 .......... .
. To see if the Town ~ill'~ote to' raise -a'mi appropriate the sum of Three'
Thousand"Two Hundred Dollars ($S, 200.00) for~ the p~r~hase and planting of
n~ trees on various streets to be designa~e~ by 2he Tree Co~ission. '
We reco~end that the 's~ of Nin~'~Hu~dred ~nd Ten Dolia~s'"($~lo.o0) be~
raised and 'appropriated and that the unexpended balance of ($2,2~0.00) to
be used for the purchase and planting of n~ ~rees on various streets to b~'
designated by the Tree Co~ission.
Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by~ the Co~ittee.
To see'if the T~ Will 'vote' %0'r~ise' and appropriate"%he' s~" of ~o
Thousand Dollars (~2,000.00) %o complete ~he hard surfacing of F St'. in ~''
Madaket.
Uo2ed by the mee2ing as reco~ended by 2he CoEi~2ee.
M2icle 44
To see if the To~ will vote 2o raise and appropria2e 2he s~ of Three
Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for Shellfish Depar~en2 for Scallop s~ed;
moving,~ a~ pes~ con2rol.~ ~ ;.' ' : .
We re~o~end 2hat 2he s~ of Three Thousand Dollars .($3,000.00) be raised
and appropria2ed for Shellfish Depar~en2 for Scallop seed, moving Aa~ pest
7o2ed by. 2he mee2ing as rec~ended by 2he Oo~i~ee.
~:.~, ~ :~ :.'..'.Article~ 45 . f ' ' ~ ............. ,
~ To see if 2he 'To~ ~11 vote ~o raise and appropriate ~he s~ o~ ~0
Thousand Dollars (~2,000.00) 2o repair a~ pain~ the p~oper~ o~ed by the'
To~ of Nan2ucke2 at No. 12 Broad S2ree2, now used as 2he Office of
Welfare Depar~ent, etc. " ~- " ~ " "
:'"';We recommend that the"~'~ Of' Eightee~ H~dred Dollars 1, 0 O) be
raised and' appropriated ,to repair and paint the proper~ o~ed by 2he
To~ of Nan~eke~ a~ ~o. 12 Broad S~reet, now used as the Office of.the
Welfare Depar~en~, e~c.
7o~ed by ~he meeting as rec~ended by 2he
To see if the To~ Will vote to raise and appropriate ~he s~ of One
Thousand One H~dred and ~en~ Dollars ($1,120.00) to Complete the ::"
bit,incus ~nore~e surfacing of Warren S~ree~;' ~. '", '. :--:;:': .... ~ ':.: ~':;:r
We recommend ~ha~ ~he s~ of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) be raised '
and appropriated ~ complete as much as possible the bit~inous concrete
surfacing of Warren S~ree~.: ,
Vot~ by the meeting as reco~ended by the Co~ittee. ,
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To see if 2he To~ will vo~e to raise and appropriate ~he s~ of
Thousa~, .~O,H~dred Dollars ($6,200..00) for the Shellfish Dep~j[Sala~
of regular warden $2,000.00; Sala~ of assistan~ $166.00; .e~ense of patrol .''
$500.00; scallop seed moving $1,000.00; qu~og se~ $1,400.00; peS~ control'
$7~.00; n~ bags $400.00. · '-'" ....
We recommend 2hat 2he s~ of Six Thousand ~' Hundred Dollars' ($6,200.00)
be raised and.appropriated for ~he Shellfish Dept. Sala~ of regular warden
$2,000.00; sal~ of assistant $166.00;'expense of patrol $~00.00; scallop
seed ~ovin~ $1,000.00~ quahog seed $1,400.00; pes~ control $734.00; n~
bags $400.00. - .... ' "
Vo~ed by the meeting as recovered b~ t~e Co~ittee. .
Article: 45, :: .-i.
To ,see if'~he Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of.Four
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($450.00)~%o provide, the Christmas. Tree
and %0 be done under the supervision of the S~pt. of Streets...~:..~. ~ ".:-, ·
We recommend, that the 'sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($480.00) be
raised and ~ppropriated to provide the Christmas Tree. display and to be done.
under the supervision of the Supt. of Streets. ". ' ~ :
Voted by the meeting as recommended by th~ 0o~mi%tee. ~.' · ~'"'"' '
A~ticle 4~ "~' ·
To see if the Town will vote ~o raise 'and appropriate the sum of One
Thousand and Thirty. Dollars ($1,O~O.00),to install two catch basins and
complete the hard surfacing of West Creek Road. , "' .... "": '
We recommend that the sum of One ThouSand and Thirty Dollars ($1,O~0.00)
be raised and appropriated to install two catch basins and complete the hard
surfacing of West Creek Road. ' ....
Voted the meeting 'aa "r 0omm de'd'hT' Committee.' " " '
Article 50 :~ '~:'
To see if the ToWn Will Vote ~o raise ~nd ~ppro~riate the sum of Four
Hundred Dollars ($~00.00) to improve Wes% Chester Street from the, end of .,.
the present pavement to Crooked Lane.
We refer thi~ a~icle to Article 15. " : ..... '
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. '
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars ($800.00) to repair damages to property owned by Frances
Ferrantella on T~in St. caused by. rain,' snow,, and the weight of hear7 vehicles.
be raised and appropriated to repair damages to property 'owned by Frances
Ferrantella on Twin St. caused by rain, snow, and the weight of hear7 vehicles
Voted ~y the meeting as recommended by the' c~mmittee; ..... ' "": ..... ~ '"':
Article 52 ': "' ": '~: ::"':' ::
To see if the Town ~ill vote ~o~ raise and app~pria~J the"sum of Six
Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($~2~.00) to build a re~aining wall along the
length of property owned by Frances Ferrantella on Twin Street.
We ~'ec°mmend that the sum of Six HU~dred Dollars ($~oo.o0) b~ raised and
appropriated to build a retai~ing ~all along the length of property owned by'
Frances Ferrantella on Twin Street.
'ed. b~' ~': ':'
Vo% &e tin as re~0mmended by the Committee. ~-~
Article
To see if the Town'wilX"~0te t~ a4~'ept secti0n~' fifty-Six to fifty:nine' .
inclusive of Chapter ~2 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edi%ion~ as amended)
pertaining to retirement and pensions of ~eterans of .Spanish and World Wars.
We recommend that the Town ~r'$te'to a~cept sections' fifty:six' to fifty--..'
nine inclusive of Chapter $2 of the General-Laws (Tercentenary Edition, as
amended) pertaining to ~etirement and pensions of Veterans of Spanish knd':'
World Wars. ' ' :' '' ;" .... '~ ' " :'" '' ' "'
~ Voted by the meetin~ as recommended bY the Committee. . .: ~ ~ ..... .,
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To see i~ t~e' TowS'will v~te to raise ~nd appropri_ate the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars' ($§00o00) as a pension for Charles F. Fisher i~ accordance ::
with the provisions o£. Sections fi£ty-six to fifty-nine o£ Chapter ~ of
the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition, as amended~.' "'' ":- ' ' '-~'~
We recommend that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($~00.00) be raised
and appropriated as a pension for Charles F. Fisher in accordance with the
provisions o£ Sections fifty-six to fifty-nine of Chapter 32 of the General
Laws (Tercentenary Edition, as amended).
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
Article
iate
Hundred Dollars ($1,600t00) for a n~ truck for Sewer Department;
We recommend that the s~m of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1,600.00) be raised
and' appropriated for a new truck for Sewer Depar~ent; 'also that the old .'
truck 'be traded-in toward the purchase of the new truck. " "',~ '--
· ~', ,: Voted by the' meeting, as recommended by the Oommittee.', -,' '
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To see if the Town Will vOte to raise and appropriate the sum of Two 'Thousand
Three Hundred ~and Forty Dollars ($2,340.00) for bituminous concrete Surfacing'
from the new Sewer-Highway building to Orange St.
We do not recommend. ~' ~ " ''.". .-. '.. ~'~ '..~
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
"' ' '.'.Article 57 - ' .... ~. '...',' ': ,:.' ',"
To see if the ToE wi,Il vote to raise and appropriate the sum of .~wo ~housand
Dollars ($2,000.00) for the purpose of making necessaz~r repairs to the Jetties
Bathing Beach. .',,:. ', ~.',,~ ; :, ;-~ :.',."
We recommend that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) be raised and
appropriated for the purpose of making necessar~ repairs to the ~etties' Bathing
Beach Buildings. -,' "'.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. :~ , :," , .
Article 68
To see if the To~ will Vote to provide transportation for the children of
Planned Playtime, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to defray
the cost of such transportation.'~ '- ~'" ............. '~ ,.;
We do not recommend. ,": -', :': '
Ye%ed ~Y' the mooting'as recommended by the Committee. .:_ ,,,
-' ,-·'A~ticle 59 , , , . ,. ........
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ~ifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00).a~ a reserve in accordance with Section ~,, Chapter
40, of the General Laws'."'-' *' , :. r"'?:,,', ., .;,,,,..;: .,,,.,.: ~. ,:, _..",~ ::. ,;,._,,, ~:
We recommend that the sum of ~ive Thousand Dollars ($§~000o00) be'~aised
appropriated a~8 that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars (~lO,O00.00) be tra'nsferred
from overlay surplus to make a total of ~ifteen Thousand Dollars (~lB~O00oO0) as
a reserve in accordance with Section 6~ 0hapter 40, of the General Laws.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by'.~he Oommittee .... : . ,.-. , -. ,.,
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Article 60 , !.:- -.l.',.'.,-..'~:. " ..';-.: -' ,. :.....,; ....
To see if the To~n will vote to i~struot the Selec%m.en, in the interests of .
restoring some of the Island's ~uaintness and charm and increasing our'commercial
value in the highly competitive resort field, .to remove the asphalt paving from
India Street or some other street in the center of town' exposing the underlying
cobbles, the work to be done by the highway department and trucks out of general
maintenance and repairs, and to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00)-for tl~e purpose of relaying and replacing ar~ of the cobbles
necess'ar~ and grading up to' any driveway or street, ::~ ~ .~ .... .:. :,. ::: ~... .; . ...,:
~e do not recommend. _
Voted by ~he meeting as recommended by the Committee. .: -.: '. ~:~ .
Article 61
To see if the Town ~ill vote to raiee and appropriate the s~m of ~hir%w-~vo
Thousand ~ive tfundred Dollars ($32,500.00), ~the same to be m~tehed by the State
of Massachusetts for the purpose of doing necessar~ dredging in Nantucket Harbor
and Channel'~ ' :-; ...... .' .~.' ' " : .: .... . : .
We 're'co'mm;n~l thee' the sum of Thirtylt~o Thousand giv~ Ifu~ Doila~'"
($32,600.00) be transferred from Excess and Deficiency, the same to be
by the' State of M~ssachusetts for th~ purpose of doing necessary dredging in
Nantucket Harbor and Channel.:' '~ ~"i, ~)['- ~ ,: .-.~"
VOt~ by the meeting~ as recommended by the Committee. -~-:;'; ,,, ~,:,~ ~,:,, ; ?~,,
· Article '62
To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the ~ o~'/,~.
Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00)~to be added,to the interest from funds deposi~e~
in the Nantucket ~nmtitution for Savings in order to provide an adeouate s~ For
the care of those Cemete~ Lots ~nder ,perpetual ,Core.in. the custody of the T~.
We reco~end that the s~ of Three Hundred Dollars ($~00.00) b® raised
a~ appropriated to be added to the interest From fu~s deposited in the
Nantu&et Insti~tion for Savings in order to provide an adequate s~ For .~.
the care of those Cemete~ ~ts under Perpetual Care in the custody of the
Vo~ed by ~e meeting, 8s reco~ended by~he Conferee. , ..... . ,~,
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirteen
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,$50.00) to extend the sewer along Sankaty Avenue,
Siasconset, from the Crawford property north, 350 feet. ,- ..... ,, ..,
We do not recommend. ~-~
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee..b '~.
To see if the To~n will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three,;.,,,
Hundred Dollars ($$00.00) for bulldozing at the Nantucket Town Dump.
We recommend that the s~ of Three Hundred Dollars ($$00.00) be raised and
appropriated for bulldozing at the Nantucket Town Dump. ,:, ,!, ,,:
Voted by the meeting as recommended y he Committee, , .;
To see if the Town will vote.to raise and appropriate the s~m cf,,Third?.
Four Hundred Dollar~' ($$,400.00) to install ~ c~tch basins and for the
bituminous concrete surfacing of Easton ~t. Extension.
We reeo~nd that the s~ of Thir~,-£ou~ Hundred Dollars ($$,400.00)
raised and appropriated to install 2 catch basins and for the bituminous
concrete surfacing of Easton street Extension. We also ~uggest the TgWn'S~ ~.~.;, .
right of way to the beach be made passable.
, Voted by.tHe.m~eting as recommended by the Committee'. ,,, ,, ,~ .:~ ,,._~, .:?::
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen
Hundred' and T~enty-five Dollars ($1,525.00) to complete the bituminous
concrete surfacing of Charles St. -'" .....
'" W~ do'n~t recommend. , .,. i, .,,.:,,,-,-,: , : .::.,, . ~ i~.~..,~ :, ~.:,~
-' Voted by~h~ meeting as recommended by the :o~ittee. -, ,,- >;
'?'?'To s~e'if the T~ will vote to raise and appropriate the s'~ of
Thousand S~en Hundred a~ Six~ Dollars ($10,760.00) to install
widen four feet and resurface North Beach St. and Park
We reco~end that the s~ of Ten Thousand S~en H~dred and
Dollars ($~0,760.00) be rais~ a~ appropriated to i~taIl drainege~ widen
Four feet and resurface North Beach street and Park Way.
Vot~ by,the ~ee~ng as,reco~end~ by the O~ittee.
' '"" .... ~ticle 68 .... '
To see i~ the ~o~'wtll vo~e to rmise m~ ~ppropria~e the m~
crete surfacing Of Walsh St. ' ...... ' ' .: '
We'reco~end that the s~ of Three Hu~r~ Dollars ($S00.00) be ' raised l,"
and appropriated to clear the brush a~d maM~:~a~sable Walsh street Extension
~.."'~TJ'"s'J'J if. fhe To~:will'~jte ~o raise '~nd ~p~r0priat'J '~he s~ 'of Fir~e'e~
Hundred Dollars '($1;800.00) to ex~end ~he s~er from Mrs;'Harold Killen's ho~e
~o a n~ house being buil~ for Mr. Robert Gran~ on 01iff ~o~d, a. dis~ance of
400 fee~.
We reco~end ~hat ~he' s~ of Fifteen H~dred Dollars ($1,500.00) be raised
and appropriated ~o extend the s~er from'Mrsj Harold Killen's house to a n~
house being built for Mr. Rober~ Grant on Clef Road, a distance of ~00 feet.
~tiole ?0
TO'see if ~he To~ will Vote to ~aise a~d appropriate ~he s~ of ~ight
H~dred Dollars ($800.00) for hard surfacing and turning area on Lower
Washington
We do not reco~end.
Vo~ed by .~he meeting as reco~ended by ~he Oo~ittee.
Article 71 ' ..... ' "' '" :.~:'
~To see if the To~ will vo~e fo r~is~ and ~propria~e ~he~s~ of S~enteen
Thousand Six Hundred and Eight. Dollars ($1~,680.00) to complete ~he bit,incus
concrete surfacing of the H~mock Pond Road. ,'~ ',~, ,': ,~
We do not reco~end.
~o~d by ~he meeting as reco~ended by ~he Co~it~ee. ,,/ ~ ..
. . Article
To see if the To~ Will ~te'to instruct the Representative ~o the General
Court ~o secure the passage of a law providing an open season of ~o months,'
N~e~er and Dece~er,'for faking of Deer wi~h bow and arrow on ~he Island '
of Nantucket.
We reco~end ~hat ~he To~ vote ~o instruct the Representative ~o ~he
General' Cour~ to secure ~he passage of a law providing an open season of ~o
weeks before ~he'opening of ~he regular deer season; _for.taking' of Deer with
bow ~nd arrow.on ~he Island of Nantucket.
~e meeting v~%ed no% %o accep~ the c~ittee's reco~enda~ion. ~ 'i ~:~
'-: ~':'"A~ticle ';78':' -", ",:-:'~ ~ :" '',' ~-':~'~-~ -:'
~o see if ~he To~ will vo~e ~o raise a~ ~ppropri~te ~he s~ of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) ~o ex~end ~he s~er from ~he Milestone along
the Monomoy Road. . :'" '~ ' "' .... :~ ~:
We do no~ reco~end.
Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by ~he' Oo~i~ee." '-~' '--:- '. ' '~'
To see if the To~ will vote fo ch~ge an a~ual lice~e fee of ~o ~umdr~
Dollars ($200.00) ~o Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) ~o a~ person, persons,
corporation,' or o~he~ise, who o~ or operate' a seasonal business' on the Island
of Nantucke~ unless said b~siness is. in-full opera, ion f~r s~ months of the
year. Hotels ~ BatHing establis~ents ~cep~ed. This license ~o be additional
to all o~her fees or licenses.
We reco~end ~ha~ a license fee~of Three H~dred Dollars ($~00.00) be
charged ~o a~ person,' Persons,'corporation or o~he~ise ~hat is neither a
residen~ pr a real estate taxpayer on the Island and owns or operates a
seasonal ousiness on ~he Isla~ of Nantucket.
the ~'~'~i~g V0t~ '~h~ '~n 'a~uaf li0e~ fee of SSOO.O0 .~o $500.00 be
to a~ person, persons, corporation' or o~he~ise; who o~ or operate a seasonal
business on ~he Island of Nantucket, unless said business is in full opera,ion
for six months of ~h~ year,'or unless said person or Persons live on the Island
of Nantucket for s~en months of each year; or ~less said person or persons'
o~ Real Es~a~e on ~he Island of Nantucket, and the Real Estate t~ bill on
said Real Estate is equal ~o the license fee 0harged.~ ..... ~
Ho~els a~ ba~hing es~ablis~en~s excepted.
This license ~o be additional to all o~her licenses.
Hundred~and Thirty-fiv~ Dollars ($435.00) to purchase a Resuscitator f6r the
Fire Department,' Siasconset ~,~, ~ ~.
'We recommend ,that the s~n of Four' Hundred and Thirty-five Dollars~ ($435.O0)
be raised and appr. 0Priated to purchase a Resuscitator for the Fire Depar..tm, ent,
voted by the meeting as recommended by %he co~mittee. :~?? '~'~
To see if,the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight ~
Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars ami Forty-Five Cents ($879.45) for, Day, Police
during the Summer season, Siasconset.
We reco~.end that the sum of Eight Hundred~seVenty-nine Dollars and
Forty-five Cents ($87~.45) be raised and appropriated for Day Pol~ice during
'Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. '~ ~- :~
Ar title 77
o see if the Town ~ill vote to raise and appropriate the sum of T~o~
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for the Playground, Siasconset.
· Funds are provided for in Article 8.
Voted by"~the m~eting ~s recommended by th~ committe~'. } ;"~ '"~· ~' '~ ~
Article 78 .~ .... ,,- .~ ~ ,~:~ ~,~
To see if the Town will vote to raise and ~ppropriate the sum of. Five
Hundred Dollars ($§00.00) to clear path to Sankaty Light, Siasconset.~
~e recommend that the sm o~ Five' Bundred Dollars (~500.00) be raised
and appropriated to clear path ~o 3ankaty.Light, 3iasconseto.. ~
Voted by %he mee~ting as recommended by the Committee. ~ ,
~To see if the Town will vote to raise and appr0p~iata the sum Of Two'
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) ~o repair and paint the Bus Stand,' Siasconset.~
We recommend that the sum of T~o Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be raised
and appropriated to repair and paint ~the Bus, Stand, ~Siasconset ...... x ,~ ....
Voted by the meeting as rec0mmended~b~ the Committee.
',,'-' ~,.-. '.' - ..' -- o: e' 80 '¥:~ ' ' ~
To see the Town ill 6te' r ise' ~'nd ........ appropriate: .... "'~ "~he ......... sm of Four,~',
Hundred' Dollars ($400.00) to re-shell roads, Siasconse~. ~ "' '/--
We reco~end that ~he s~ 0f Fou~ H~dred Dollars ($400.00) be raised
a~ appropriated to rershell r~ds, Siasco~et .... -.: ~:;~ :~ .::~, ~: ~ ,
Vo~ed by 'the meeting as reco~ended by the Co~i~ee~
Hundred a~ 3evenS-five Dollars,(~675.O0) Co co,plebe ~he ~i~uninous
. '..'- ~t~ ..)/ ,: .~ ~ , '--:*:,~, ~ ,.
We do no~ reco~end. .'
· ~ - ~/'.x:~'-},~ ~-,.:~'t ?' .,,.::~ ..~,-~.~.~: ~... -~ .::::-- ~ ' ~-
Voted by the meeting as recomme~ed by the Co~ittee.
To see if ~h~ To~ ~ill ~o~e ~o raise a~ ~ppropriaCe ~he s~ of ~o
and appropria~ ~o bulldoz~ 8i~co~e~ D~p~' ": ',,
~o~ed by ~h~ ~ee~in~ a~ reco~e~ed by ~he Celibate.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the s~ of Five-';.
Hundr,~d Dollars ($500.00) to impr6~e dirt roads, Siasconse~.. '
We recommend that the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($$00.00) be 'rkised and
appropriated to improve dirt roads, Siasconse~.
. ~oted by the meeting'as 'recommended by.the Committee. . .
":?: :'-. "f?'~Article '84
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the' Sum of Thirty-two
Hundred and Forty Dollars ($$,240.00) to grade and for bituminous conqreting
Beach Road,. 0odfish Park, 8iasconset. · ,"
,:
. We recommend that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) be raised
'and appropriated to grade and for bituminous concreting as far as possible
Beach Ro~d, Codfish Park, 8iasconset. '
.~o see if the Town will vote ~o raise and appropriate the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to cut bushes and grade 'Sco~set Avenue, Siasconset.
We recommend that the Sum of Four Hundred' Dollars (S400.00) be rai. sed and
appropriated' to cut bushes and grade .8conset Avenue, Siasconset.' :'
Voted by' th~ ms'ting as' recommended by-the Ooaittee; ': : ........ ' ~ ,;: -,
':' '~:fmtiole 86 .... : " :': , , '"' '"' ·
To 'see if .the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight
Thousand Four-Hundred Dollars ($8,400.00) to gte.de and for bituminous concreting
of Burnell Street, Siasoonset, beginning at New Street and ending at Clifton
' AVenue.
We do 'not recommend.
Voted byI the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
'-.:?. '. : ,,Art:~le''87.:- ~,,:~,,.:". ;,,>~'.'- , '::?..'
To see if the Town'will v~te to:raise and appropriate the sum of Two:· '":'~'
Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to bulldoze ,Main B~ach, 8iasco~nset.
We rec0mme~d'that' the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be raised and
appropriated to bulldoze.Main B~aoh," Siasconset-~'''' ; " . :"~ '":', ': ,'::: ?: , ~"'~'- :-' :, ,,,, ~'"
Voted ~y' the meeting' as ~ecommended by the Committee.'lY',] . "~1 '' :I '' TM 'I .'' ' '
Article'8 " , $567,9i§ .07 -i'"
All Others':"::"": ~:"":" '; ~': ': '~ "' ": '": ~ .... ": ~"":' 81,$42'.4§ : !
~9,2'87.52
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Respectfully submitted,
RALPH I. B.ARTLE~?~ Chairman
ALBERT L. SILVA ' · '.' :.:.
EDWARD 0. GARDNER
.:'~ :' ,',~' o.~ ., ' ': '. ,? .'. ......CHARLE~ G. SNOW .: '. ?', ,..-: :" -:-:.- ~ :. "
. L .,',,. :ROBERT B. BLAIR" ;: .... ,: '~,":'; ': .'. : . : ~,::.:..:':'
G. ELMORE TAYLOR
:.: ::-:? './,, : -:-'-, ,,,: '- ,WALLACE B. DEACON :.,,. .... :", ., ,,; ' ',
~,.-v, ~:,:- , ,'~, : .... '-,-', - ' KENNETH C. COFPIN :,:~,?,:.' :~,,~ -', :_: , ' .......... .- '
CLINTON H. MURRAY ,,,,, :':~' -
And to act on and transact' all business that may arise in relation' t~ the
-, -, .... , ', ,- ': .- k'''~' : '7:,,
foregoing article~ .' .... '..,-. ' ........, ,. : :~ ,.: .:.-,.; , .: .. :- _:...:,? .... , . .
And you are directed '~0' '~e' ~,ht~~'' .... ':" ' ':
warrant b~~ p~sting a copy '~f~ the same at
the corner of Main and. Federal Streets in Town,. in the Post Office at Siasconset,
and-by publishing the same in The Inquirer. and.Mirror and Nantucket T?wn.,Orier,
at least seven days before the date` of said meeting. ' ;~ ,,,:~ ,,: , , .
Hereof fail not~. and make due return-of this warrant,'wi%h your doings -
thereon,~ to the Selectmen, at the time and place of said meeting, :as '
Given ~de~ our hands ~his 24~h day of Janua~ in 2he year one thousand
nine hundred and. fi.fty-~wo.
A True Copy, Attest: , . .... ~
· FRANKLIN S. CHADWICK,~ ~ ~. ·
Constable of Nantucket.
A~.ticle 8.
With corrections as.voted
IRVING A. SOVERIN0~
ERNEST R. COFFIN, . :~,. :~., ,~ - ~i~/ ~, .,. 'i;
ALLEN W. HOLDGATE,
J~ES K. GLIDDEN,
Selectmen of Nantucket.
$563,702.96
Appropriations under all other Articles
Article 7. Sanford FUnd to Rutted Roads tributary to the
Polpis Road-- ,~ ~ ,~,.
Article 59. R~serve Fund-Overlay Surplus to Reserve Fund
Article 61. Excess and Deficiency 6o Dredging in Nantucke~
Harbor and Channel
· ": ' Total, : "' .$689,590.94
, 10,000.00
3.2,500.00
$44 545 53
. ,, , ,
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING-OF THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET4
Held in .the-Dreamland Theater, Nantucket,.Massachusetts,.~ :. ~:..~,: ,?
on Tuesday, Febr~ary"l~,'i95~., 'a~:'$"~"'~l~k"~'".~.' ,''~ ;'.." :- -. .(: .,.-
THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING OF THE. TOWN 0FiNANTUCKET convened in the Dreamland
T~eater, Nantucket, Massachusetts, a2 eight o'clock,' Tuesday e~ening, ' '
February 19, 1952, Mr. Roy Sanguinettt, Moderator, p.r.e~siding....f :..:,._..,
The MODERATOR. The meeting will please, come to order.
The Town Clerk will read *.he minutes;
(The m.inut.es were read by Mr. Charles C. Coffin~ Town Clerk. · ~/ rC.
The MODERATOR.-- Art~'cle 2 of the Warrant is: "To receive reports of
the various departments and committees which shall come before this meeting."
Are there any reports to be received at this meeting?
Mr. Silva. ''"[ . ~. ' '-.
Mr. SILVA (Chairman, Finance c0mmittee). !..We ~ave some Changes to make
in Article 8, and I have noted th~ on your Warrant.
~--"-: '- ' ',t,,' . l:" .":';
The MODERATOR. Changes to be made in Article 8, apparently upon the
recommendations of the Finance Committee, which is different from what was
published: :': -' '~. "' L .'
-Salary of the Keeper of the Dump to be $2,050.00.
The Town Clerk appropriation should be $2,$00.00 instead of $?,400.00.
Under Island Home,' Unpaid Bills is $157.89. ' '
Social Worker should be $2,400.00 instead of $2,200.00. ~ ' !
Clerk should be ~1,600.00 instead of $1,400.00. '' "~:~ ;' :~' ....
· And Harbor Maste~ (not listed) should be $150.00.
.With those changes, the report is as published~ ': ~' ~":""
.' .. If anybody has any article that he or she would like to have discussed
~'epa~ately, we will follow the usual procedure of asking that such and such'
an article be taken out, and it will be discussed in rotation. ~ .... · ~;--~.i
Doe.s :' ,
at, one wish to have any article taken oUt? :.,
Mr. Tophem.
v~.- Mr. ~P~. ~ I would like ~o have Article ~O'~en ou~. '::.
The MOD~A~R. ~tiole ~0.
~:"~Mr.' Klinge!fuss. ""-,:.:':. ..'.': .:-. ~ .,., , ,',.. ..
Mr. KLIN~E~USS. ~ticle 6~.
Mr. CATON. Article 32.
The MODERATOR. Mr. Barber.
MrJ BARBER. Article 2, ~rtiole 6, Article 69, and Article 72..-'
,; 'n',.~ t-'' :' : · : ! , .:'
The MODERATOR. Mr. Royal. ,-,-: .... : ~ '- - ,,.
Mr. ROYAL. ',: Article 74',' please.~ ..... ' . ." " :;-. . , '1 ', .... .
The MODERATOR. Are there any more articles to be taken out? If not;
usual procedure will be followed. At the end of the reading, there will be a
recommendation, following the Finance Committee's recommendations. . ..... ·
'~' Are there any other articles a~yone wishes to have taken out? ~...1
Then~,~ the only articles to be discussed separately are Articles 2, 8,' 30,
32, '67, 69,' 72; ~nd 74.. ' ' ," ~ .'i .... " -'~' -, ,-.,' ..,
Article 2.' Mr. Barber. . .... :'~'.., ....
Mr. BARBER. I am referring to the Report of the School Commit ce, which has
been submitted and is now before the meeting. ,~. · ,. ,-.
The MODERATOR. That is right. The meeting .can take up Article 2 on this
report now, or it can take up the Finance Committee's report. If you care to
take up the Report of the School Co=m~ttee, it is in order. :
Mr. BARBER.' We voted yesterday regarding t~e financial proposition, 'which' "was~'"
reported, and it was defeated. That disposes of that matter for the time being.
That does not, however, give us' a new high school or any of the facilities which
the children of this town should have, and which I believe generally are
admitted 2hey should have. ~To leave the matter here, to say nothing more about
One other point, which 'I state purely as an .individual--'I represent (
nobody and there has been no such agitation regarding the question, but sooner
or later the town will have to provide a gym or assembly hall or something to
take the place of Bennett Hall.
I therefore move y6u that our thanks be given the Committee and that their
report be referred to the Board of Selectmen, with instructions to appoint a
committee 'to carry, on further study and report, and that,, in that connection,
within the discretion of ~he Board of Select~en, that committee be committed
to the sum of $§00 in necessary expenses;: ..... '"' :'," - ',.:-':". ........
'The MODERATOR; You"ca~[nst ~k$"-any' appropriations, Mr. B~rber.t,:The're are
probably~only.~two or thr,ee things you can do with this report.' You can move to
accept'.it, place it.on file~ .with.thanks: You ~an move to have the whole subject
matter reeommit%ed,to'the Oommit.tee; for further discuss.ion..'~' ' : :('::': '~
'. '~jI happened,to ch~ek on %,he earlier vote;" in the 1949'Annual Town'Meeting.
Article ~8,' at the Annual Town Meet'ing of' 19~9, was: "[_._"To see if the Town will
vote to authorize the committee known as the ~mnasi~m and Auditorium"0ommittee,
appointed under Article 69 of ~he Warrant for the last Annual Town Meeting, 'to
continue its study, for an indefinite period;' and to report annually to the Town
Meeting its findings and recommendations;' further providing that.any vacancies
in said 'committee be filled 'in the same manner and by the. same body originally
: With that in view,'I presume that'your idea-would be to make a motion that-
%he committee continue with, the study,'so that it.does not die. :: I 'take it that
this vote of 19~8 made this committee almost a standing committee. -: '..-:.
........ Mr. BARBER. I Understand' that ~he present committee has put in its ,.-
report, with a re'quest for its. discharge. ':' ', 'v,- .: .... .:- ......
%h~'MODER/~TOR[ The' last paragraph Of the'report' of the committee--and
suppose you have read it-;sa.¥s:" "This~is the last report to be submitted by
~he Committee on the Expansion of School Facilities: .,"Its task has been to..
prepare and submit a plan for the new hfgh school of the Town. This ~as~ has
been accomplished.' From the floor of the coming Annual Town Meeting, the
Committee will submit its report and move that it be discharged." ..... "
Now, you may make any motion that you want on it, except that 'you Cannot
' Mr. B~. I will wikhdraw, if I ~y,- with the 'agreemen~ of the seconder,
~he par~ regarding $5OO, a~ ~rus~ .some way s~e mo~ will be go~en, Af~:~h~
need i~.~
The MODEA~R, Mr. Barber, the s~ and s~etance of your motion is that ·
you m~e ko accept ~his report of this Co~ittee with tha~s---
Mr. B~E. I do no~ move ko accept i~; I move to receive it and refer
%o khe Board of Selec~en, wi~h instructions ~o .appoint a com~ttee to continue
khe skudy bn the n~ high school.
The MODEA~R. ~ bhab was seconded.
Is there a~ further discussion on khis? .' ~.-' -.
Mr. C~IS~. ~ I would lime ~o m~e an ~endmen~ ~o ~hat mo~ion:
no m~ers of ~ha~ former co~it~ee be on ~he n~ co~i~ee, since ~h~ were
so ove~helmingly ou~o~ed a~ ~he election las~ .nigh~ .... ~ '~
Mr. MAT~. Is i~ the intention that only a high school building .be
s~udied under ~his mo~ion?
Mr. B~. -I suppose I have go~ %o intend what ~ language says. I ~.,~:~
can't interpre~ a lo% of khing~ inko i~ ,, The high school is %he real probl~ ,
and that is what the study shbulfl continue on. , I ~ not fixing a~ bo~da~
of the co~ittee's discretion on the matter at all-- don't intend tot-and I
don'~ intend to wish tha~ %he whole of the old co~itte~ be .on this .one.. ' I
would lik~ %o leav~ ~he Selec~en free ~o appoint ~he co~ittee .that
thi~ is best for the purpose.
~ The MOD~A~R. Mr. Gray. ~,
Mr. GR~. According ~o ~he Co~it~ee's report, isn'~ it the desire of
khe co~ittee to be discharged? I would add an ~endmen~ there, ~o the -
effec~ thak we 'grant the co~it~ee's wish ~o be discharged, ~o car~ out;:
The MOD~ATOR. There has been no second t~ MrJ Ch~ia~'a,s 'motion. ,
The only motion ~ha~ I have here ~hat has been ~de $nd seco~Aed is Mr. , '~
Barber's motion. Are you all f~iliar wi~h it?~ If you are, those in favoF.
of tha~ motion will say "aye"~ all those opposed will say."no." The ayes
Article 8 is ~he nex~ article ~o come up for consideration .... ':-c '.,:' ~'
a'delica~e mission at %his mome~% I have heard a substantial ~o~% ~of ' '
comment and cri%icism regarding the raises proposed by %he Financ~ ~co~ittee~ ....
regarding one particular group.
I have decided, after hearing.so much of this, ~o perhaps see what I
could do about that, a~ I wish to state at %he outset that there is
absolutely no personal.attitude or interest in ~his,~ a~ I ~7:u.st. in Vo%ing~
on i% ~e~body ~ill vote likewise. ~ ........ ~
Fiance Committee,. for reaso~ which ~ do not understand~ made specific :'~"
raises all do~ the line, bu~ I find ~that ~enerally.%he largest .and nearest
%o-18 per cent were all in the ~igher pay bracke%s,' while %he little fellows
~%ook a smaller ~ount.. Now, I do no% %hi~ %h~ in%e~ Just that~ but:'
%he.bigger fellows generally get consideration first. ~ . :'
.~;~ I did a little figuring on this. , The. particular officers, whom I speak
of as a group, a~ without a~ perso~l reference what,er, are the officprs
in %he To~ Building, including %he Ac~ntant, the Treasurer, ~%he Collector,
%he three ~sessors, a~ %he T~n Clerk. Those ~ are part-t~e jobs. The
-actual~ l~or. there, :generally, appears ~to' be no% sufficient to keep a~ person
absolutely bu~ all %he time, but allows for~%he doing 0f other work, a~..I.
do no% mean %hat there is a~thing ~proper about that, bu% allowing for .
either other positions or other privately paid work. Howler, those
salaries were all ~bou% 15 per cent, jus~ under. ,~ . ..... : ..... ~ '- ~-v,, ',
Now, I have no quarrel with the ~olice Depar~ent or the Fire.DepAr~en%,
who are out giving a d~v's work each day a~ doing it under all kinds of
weather co~i~ions and with risks, but i% seems ~o me, on %hese par%-%Jme
Jobs,' %he figures se~ %o confirm the things which have beeh said %o me a
good ma~ t~mes:~ that ~hese raises should not be as much. ~' :
: Now, I do not propose cutting th~ out enkirely, bu~ I'will mak~ a ~ :
motion, and if you vo~e against it, i~ is all right wi~h me,'bu~ it seems'
ko me ~hat reductions should be made in those offices,~ as follows: Three
of th~ were $2180 and were rais~ ~o $25OO. I would move ~hat these
'; officers,~'these three,~'be r'~duced' to' $2300; that' the ~Collector~'~ Who was raised,
'~in their recommSndations;~ from $2~§ to $3000, be r~uc~ ~o $2800; ~ that each
of the ~hree ~sessors,~ rais~ from $12~ ~o $1800,' be reduc~ ~o $1800;~ha~
The MOD~A~R. 'M~. Barber, what were the first three? '; '.;.: J~'~"
' Mr~ B~. , The raise of the Acc6~t shall be to ~he figure'of $~00;
the ~reasurer, $2~00~ ~he Collector, $2800; each of ~he ~sessors, $1500;
~he To~ ClerM, $2300.
(The mo~i0n was second~.)
Mr. KLINGE~USS. Mr. Moderator.
The MOD~A~R. Mr. KlingelfuSs.
Mr. KLINGELFUSS. I have' had ~he opportuni~ ~o visi~ wi~h some of ~hose so-
called ~officials in ~he ~enin~, and t~e and again ~hose so-called people ~hat
only work par~ ~ime are called on ~he phone, or asked,. "Can you do something
here?" or "Can you do some~hin~ here?" Their hours may no~ be as long as Mr.
Barber would wan~ th~ ~o be; howler,~I beli~e ~he people we have here are
fairly good~ and I dont~ '~thi~ a~body begrudges a~body $2500 a year sala~
~oday. ~ ~o hundred dollars does not make a grea~ deal of difference to the
· .I move ~hat ~he ~alaries be approve"as read by the Finance Co~it~ee..
Mr~ GR~. Mr. Modera~0r. ''
Mr." GR~. ' I m~e an ~endmen~ ~ Mr. Barber's mo~ion: ~ha~ the' F~n~nce
Oo~i~ee's reco~enda~ion be accepted. -. ~, ~ ~ ...... '~ ....
The MoD~&~R.' Is ~here a~ further discussion? ' If not, you are abou~ ~o
vo~e on the ~en~en~ of Mr. Gray: ' ~ha~ the reco~enda~io~ of. ~he Finance .~
Committee, under Article 8, be aocep~ed ~ the s~s ~herein be appropriated.
All ~hose. in favor of the ~en~en~ will say "aye";, the opposed will say. "no."
Mr ~ Yo~G. Didn* ~ Mr.~ Barber' make' a mo~ion? ........... - ~ . :~
. The MOD~R ~'-' .I% Was '~end~d' '~y. ~r.-'P~rker ~ray '~ i% was ~e~0nd~d
~:;' Mrj ~P~." I% iS not %he intention, of the Siasoonse% water' oo~issione~s~
o~ ~self. :%o e~s~ ~ .~eflection whatever on %he-Pin.ce .Oo~i~t~e, but to %~
':For the past three years, the S~a~ Gol~ Club has ask~ for an increase
in their water supply to the club gro~ds,~ an increase in the pressureJ'~ We
understand that some of their pipelines are in rather bad'bondition a~ th~
in~end to do some n~ work this year, in installing the new pipes~- It is a s~-
inch main that goes alo~ Sa~a~ Avenue and Polpis Road to ~the Golf
grounds. ~ part of ~he gr6unds are on quite an citation, th~ do not get the.
pressure %h~ should, ~f i% were no% for this condition. ..;.,:: ,..:..~:-;:~..
'A recent.~est of the hydrant shows only th~r~ pounds' pressure, with the
tower full and ve~ little water be~ dra~ from this main at the time of the test.
There are thirteen pieces of proper~ being se~iced off thds main in the s~er
a~ ~t is fair to pres~e ~hat the pressure at the Club is greatly reduced and,
with the la~ spri~lers in use-on the gree~, the pressure is cut do~ for the
s~eral builddngs which are in use by the Club during their open season. This'
n~ s~-inch exte~ion do~ the 01d North Road, for~lly ~o~ as Burnell Street,
would greatly relieve %his condition.'
There are m~bers of the Club who have done ma~ nice things for Nantucket
and,' if i~ is possible, I thi~ we should reciprocate a~ do ~omethin~ for their
Club and~' if it is in order,'Mr. Moderator, .I would like to quote from the Acts
o~1925, which established the Siasconset Water District. Section 5, Acts of
1925, in part, reads as follows:
'" Sa'id To~ shall,~ for the purPose of paying the .necessa~ expenses or-
?~ ~ ~ liabilit~es/' incurred' or t~ be' incurred under the~ pro~isions 'of '%his-:o~!
~_Act," issue from time to time~bonds'or notes to an amount not.to exceed
$?§,000 in the aggregate, which bear on'their face. the words ~'Town of
Nantucket Water Loan, Acts of 192§ ' Each authorized issue shall~' ....
constitute a separate loan and such loan shall be payable in not more
than thirty years from their date." '~-' '~c ~ ~'~ 1 , ~ ~ ........ ~ ..... ~
Mr. Moderator, if it is in order, I should like to make a motion that
the sum of $7600, as mentioned under Article ~0, be appropriated for .this
main extension, and that the vote on this question be by a ~show of hands. '
· ' (The motion was seconded.)
Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Moderator ~ ....
The MODERATOR. Mr. Anderson.
Mr.~'ANDERSON. Mr. Moderator, I should like to h~v~ the Finance
committee enlighten the meeting on this. ~
he MODERATOR. Mr.~Blair. ~' ', :,', ~,
Mr. BLAIR. ~ Ladies and gentlemen, several individuals from the Finance
Committee investigated this situation, to the best of their ability. · We are
neither hydraulic engineers nor are we mean, in the sense that we don't want
to give the Siasconset Sankaty Golf Club everything it should· have. 'I feel
that we know that the summer residents of Siasconset contribute heavily to
our taxes. The Club is the center of community life in Siasconset. We
realize that fact. %, .... ,-~ , '::":~ .
On one test, we found an open hydrant flow-2 I m;y' be cor'rected in' this.
but I understand it was thirty pounds. On consultation with one hydraulic
engineer in town, we found the static pressure minus the flow pressure gives
us the volume.' "It proved, b~yon~~ any doubt whatsoever, that was. all the
volume that could be delivered by a six-inch main at the pressure developed ,~
by a gravity feed system and the pressure, the weight of the water alone
between two points, one slightly lower than the other. It proved that the
six-inch main was clear and free at that time. This being mid-winter, we
noticed there was very little being drawn off that main. An open hydrant
test showed a full flow at the clubhouse grounds directly in front of the ;.
clubhouse; ': ' ' ~ :, ',~ ~' ~, - - ,~ ..... , ~',~ · ..... '~' ~ ~., ~: ,:~,
- '~ A further investigation showed ~hat. the Sankat~ Club tap from t~e ,.~,,~: ~.
Siasconset Water Company's main was a two-inch line. , That two-inch line
supplies the caddy house and the' sprinklers~in that vicinity. It was laid
down, I understand, From my investigation, approximately 1951, a galvanized
pipe. It is shut down every winter, which is conducive to the forming of
rust and scale. Members of the Club have told us extensive new piping is
planned for this year and your Committee would just like to. go along in not
recommending it for this year, but we' do feel that the trouble lies, more ..
than in part, in their own piping system and the condition the pipes are in
today and the size of the taps used. We feel that another main, on the
gravity pressure or static pressure, at any given point, wo~uld be the same
for both mains. It is all uphill and downhill again. ~ Static pressure
would be identical at any given point, ~whether there was one main or two
mains. The fire chief, in answer to a request, established a pump for it,
a hydrant at the clubhouse,~ and was absolutely satisfied, in his own mind,
with the supply of water and the pressure, at the time of .'his test. This.
was a matter of two weeks ago. ~-~ ~Y~ . ~;"~ /:~.:~ ~ '~', ....
If the Sankaty~ Golf Club's board of directors goes through with~it~''
pla~s of laying new pipes and trying to correct the situation on their side
and they still haven't got enough water, I feel.I can speak for the %~
~Siasconset Sankaty Golf Club has everything we can provide for them. ~We
feel that that side of the fence must be investigated before the Town ~can: .~
spend $7500~ ' ' ~'(Applause) · "'~ ,'~ ~ '~ ":~' ~' ~ , ~. , . ~_" :~,', ~-
M~~. GRAY.~' Mr.' ModeratorJ':' ' ....... - ' , ', ,- .,~,, ~ ~: . -'~ ..
:"' Mr. GRAY; "In view of the'rePort of the board of,the Fina. nce.C0mmittee,
: I make a motion that the report of the Pinance Committee be ..ac'cepted..~ ........ · .
' : (The motion was seconded~) -, '- ~' ~:',
e MODERATOR. I there urthe sou n? ~ . .,, - ~ . ...~, ..
Mr. BARBER. Would the chairman state the motion igain? I Couldn't.-~.;t,
hear. i _ ,~ .: :, : : .
The MODERATOR.' Mr. Gray moves that the ~ecommandation o~ the'FlY'ante
· c0 ittee be accepted, and the 'rs om e"dation 'of the e e 'i
.. . e'.i~l'~hose .in favo~ of ~he ~e~d~en~'wil'l'
say "no." z, The ~ves have i~ and ~en~en~ i~ carrie.' .... ~'~ :,,; ..-.;.~ .t,,,-.,,/,:..:..',...:
'ArtiCle 32 is before the meeting: "To see if the To~ will vote to raise -
and appropriate the ,s~ of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the purpose. '
of a p~lic fir~orks display on ~he nigh~ of July 5,1952." ~d the reco~endation ~'~
of ~he Finance Co~it~ee is: do no~ reco~end." v/:: .... ~ .... ,
Mr. 'L~A. This article probably was no~ reco~e~ by ~he Finance Co~i~ee
as ~horoughly as i~ should have been, principally because of ~he speaker no~
being able ~o be there at ~he ~e i~ c~e up, b~ it is an essential ~hing, as
far as ~ericanism goes, and las~ year we had some of our mos~ permanent visitors
~o ~he Island, and outstanding in eve~ way,, donate ~o ~he cause. '. ,We were at a
handicap ~o ge~ a megaphone 'to bring over the reason for ~he display, bu~ it is
something ~hat ~he To~ is upheld for and it is allowed ~o appropriate ~e~
year., ~.:,.,~n ,, ~::.~.. ..... ,~-~:~.,t ,,... ?
I make a motion we aPpropriate $1000 for fir~orks.
'~'~'~2''- 2~, ~ ~ 'L' ,~ ', ," .L ",~', ~ ',~ : {~?., '' ~ ~ .-,' ~ ~":~..~. '.:C ~:,~.'~ -' '
'"' '" -"'' '~(The mo~ion was seco~ed.) · ' .... ': - ,--: ......
Mr'~ ROY,. Mr. Moderator. - , ~.. ' ~% ...... " ': ~ ~ --,~ ,~:- : ,,,: .~ ,
The MOD~A~R. Mr. Royal. ,':' ':: ~t :.,. ,,,~
"'Mr.'ROY,.' 'At this'~e, we have boys and girls being kill~-and ma~ed in
Korea by fir~orks and'I ~hi~,' out' of respec~ ~o ~h~, we should not vo~e for
Mr.' L~A;' The~e are licensed operaeors; who come from the factor, who ,.
set off those fir~orks."We have no~hing ~o ,~o with ~his at all.' Th~ ~quch,
~e~thing and handle ~erything ~hat th~ bring there. , Th~ are licensed men.
Mr. ~D~SON. Mr. Moderator.
The MOD~ATOR. Mr. ~derson. ,.' ,. '.,'- ' . ~,- ...... '.:.,, ". : . .
Mr;'~D~sON.'~ I should like to poin~ ou~,-in regard ~o' ~his article~ that
prior to ~he war, perhaps as far back as I can r~e~er, we had fir~orks in .~
Nantucket. -But I should like to poin~ out that I don't thiA ~er~ in the
histo~ of ~he To~, has the To~'been asked,~o pay-for i~..~ I beli~e that,
in the old' days prior to the war,_ the Nantueke~ Club spo~or~ a~ fir~orks we
had her~;'-.Through donations and whatnot, last year fir~orks were pu~ on., I
beli~e ~he Oo~it~ee ~ha~ inserted this article feels .~hat, ~h~ didn'f
enough mon~ by.dona~io~ and contribution, ~o make a suitable ~isplay. ~. To me,
~hat WOuld indicate th~ th~,' perhaps,.' did not care ~o have the.fir~orks -:, r
displayed. L,' I thiA that is answer enough for me;'. I ~hiA we should go along'
with no~ reco~ending i~. '..:-:. . ...,:q ':: .... :--" ~
Mr. L~A. Mr. Moderator. ',':-' '~' '.,:- ,,:-: ,'.,:".'2 .-.~
The MOD~ATOR.' Mr. L~a. ' .-.:~ .,~' · '..~ ~'OT.:_/[?' ~.'; '~:',.'
Mr.'~ L~.'~,' The fir~orks were carried on by ~he Legion in years pas~, and
also by ~he donations of the Yach~ Club,',a~ were carried'on still ,for ~ericanism.
'The ide~ of displaying fir~orks on Nantueke~ is principally a protection for.
your children because ~hi~ is carried ou~ by licensed operators. The law does
no~ permi~ a~ child to use fire or display fir~orks. This brings ou~ ~hat
the past Veterans wen~ .through,'and it is their day.',,,This island h~s always
patronized this~a~ our s~er visitors have gone ahead wi~h i~. ~ We are not
asking for a~ more than we had. ~-If the To~ will grant a ~housa~ ~ollars,~r
i~ will'be s~fieient ~o car~ it. ,'.We carried it on that basis last year and
~he people ~ha~ backe~ us asked us to, see if ~he To~.would nq~ do something,,
in ~he in~erest of' i~. We are not asking for $2000;. we are a~king for $1000._
The MOD~A~R. :Mr. Ohris~an. ,'. ,.,. :::-.:',~' ~,:,, .... .,., '/.':/, , .... :...::~ ~ :
~he' fiff~0rks
' or pe'op "'
do~ a~ the Jetties," a~ the work or raising the mon~. for those fir~orks
center~ ve~ definitely on ~o 0r ~hree people at ~he Legion, and,th~ work~
a~ully hard ~o have a lo~ of people enjoy.those fir~orks. I don't ~hi~ ', .-
~ha~ ~oun~ cC work should fall on a f~ people, when ~he whole ~o~ ge~s ,.
some enjo~en~ or ~erieanism or whate~er you migh~ call i~. , .~
Mr. ~D~SON. Mr. Moderator. ,, - -, "
The MODERATOR. Mr. Anderson.
· ~. ' Mr.' ANDERSON.... I would like.to point out to.the last.'sp~aker that
project that any organization takes on usually falls to .two or, three people.
But I would like to remind him that the American Legion started it, so.don't~,
worry that they were the ones that had to do the work.
The MODERATOR. Any further discussion?· ~. .. ~
Ur.'S6¥ ..'6ut of respect to.the boys and girls in the e i e of the
country today, I recommend that the report of the Finance Committee be
(The motion was seconded.)
~e ~OD~A~R. ~s ~hsr~ any furbher d~uss~on? ~f no~ you are abou~
The next article is Article 67:.."To see if.the To~ will vote to raise
and appropriate the sum.of Ten Thousand 8~en Hundred and S~'Dollars ','.'~
($10,760.00) to install drainage; widen four fee~ a~ resurface North Beach
Street and Park Way." The reco~endation of %he Finance Co~i%~ee is: '-' '.we
reco~end that the s~ of Ten Thousand S~en H~dred and Six~ Dollars .
($10,760.00) be raised and appropriated to install drainage; widen four '...
feet and resurface North Beach Street and Park Way." ~-,~.:
~ticle 67 is before the meeting.
Mr. KLINGELFUSS. I would like to m~e a motion to el~nate three
words: "widen Four feet." I will give you a reason..~ ~ a ~tter of fact,
I have lived on that street a~ paid t~es for my proper~ do~ the~e and
I know the condition of the road do~ there. In widening th~ road, yoM
will Just en~urage the people to m~e a speedway out of it. You have a .
lot of people who walk t6 the beach..~A lot of people do not like to.
on~ the bus;: kh~ prefer the old-fashioned way,~ to walk bac~ and forth .......
The wider the road, the more' people will speed, the more accidents you are
liable to hage.' Children are walking~ there,~ and elderly p~ple. I sMggest
you keep it narrow. ~ People will be more careful when th~ are driving .~:
-do~ there. "Le~ the res~ of i~ go. 'It may call for less appropriation-r..:.~'
I don't knoW--but I ~ in favor to leave %he road as wide as i% is today,·
a~ not a~ wider.: Thab is ~he reason I ~ke the motion--just.ko eliminate.
Mr. PETE. Mr. Moderator.
o AT
~e M DE OR. Mr. Pease
? Mr.~PE~E. -I make as ma~ trips ~do~ that road in the course of a~
year as a~body on this island and the. reason for widening it four fee~ ~-
is not to m~e it a speedway but to make it passable for Bi~cles, pedestrian,
buses; cars,' trucks, a~ various and sund~ other vehicles that.travel ...... that
~ In travelink that read'in %he pasb s~ s~ers, I have seen not just a
f~ mere accidenks,~ ' Th~ could have been worse %h~ th~ were, More of.our
local~ children could have been killed th~ just getting a ski~ed knee. ~'
Last year the Fiance Cedi%tee reco~ended a $5000 appropriation,, if I
~ ~o% misk~en, ' That was done away with othe~ise. ~This year th~ have.
recomme~ed more, Perhaps i~ will do a better Job, and perhaps meet the
increased cos% of cons%ruction,
You shouldn't forget that the bathing beaches-- a~ we on1y have ~o
that are equipped with bath houses kha% are open %o %he public, or onl~ one
is open %o the public-- those things are a N~ber One .a%%ra.c%ion to %he-~
tourists, Th~ come before ~ clubs or golf courses or bi~cle rides. To'.
neglect this road now, which has been neglected for %he paqt f~fteen ~ears
or. more,' would be strictly foolish. ~ We have paved roads out of. to~ that,
lead ko nowhere..~We have ~pr~ a lo% of those and cut the %~ees do~
on Ha~horue Lane,. Ij for one, would like to see Beach Road ~prov~ ~: .~
instead o~ neglected.' ~ ' .... ~ t' ': .. - ·
I make a motion tha~ we accep~ ~he recommendation of t~e Finance' ~
Co~ttee on Article 67.
(The motion was seconded.) ~
The MODERATOR. Is there any other question?.
be heard on this article?
Mr. Klingelfuss.
Does anybody else want to
made a motion to ;~e~imin~ate '"~h~;$''~ '~'
three words, ~"W, ide~
four feet," froTM that article.~:' It hasn't'been amended.' -' ..... ~
The MOD~ATOR. 'I didO'2 he~f a :second ~2o' your m0ti0nJ'~: ..... -- ~'~;'~ ..... ~"
Th, MOD~A~R. You a~e about read~ 20 vob~ on th; mo'tiSn of ~r;~ P~e~~
that the reco~endation oF the ~inance Co~ittee be accepted and adopted on
Articl~ 6?. · All those in favor aay ~ , oppos~ say "no." The ayes have
i~ticl~ ~9: "To see if the'Tm ~ill vot~ ~o ri:i~ and appropriat~ -the
s~ of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,~00.00) to extend the s~er From Mrs. Harold
Killen's house ~o a new house being buil~ for Mr.' Rober~ Gran~ on Cliff Road, a
distance of 400 feet." ~d the reco~endation~of the Finance Co~ittee is: "We
reco~end that the s~ of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) be rais~ a~'
appropriated to extend the sewer from Mrs. Harold Killen's house to a n~ house
being built for Mr. Robert Grant on Clef Road, a distance of 400 feet." '
Article 69 is before the asse~ly. ',,
Mr. B~E. I withdraw ~ reeuest for that. ~ ~ ~".
The MOD~ATOR~',: i~iele 72 is now before the meeting:~ "To see if the To~
~I1 vo~e ~o ins:ruo~ ~he Representative ~o the Genera: Oourt ~o seoure ~he '-'
passage of a-law pro~i~i~ an open season of ~o months,' Nove~er a~ DecaYer,
for ~ing ~f Deer wi~h bow and arrow on ~he Isla~ of Nantucket." ~:~ the
reco~endation of :he Finance O0~it~ee is: "We reoo~end ~hat ~he To~ vote ~o
instruct the Representative ~o ~he General Court to secure the passage of a law
providing an open season of ~o weeks before the opening of ~he regular deer
season, force, lng of Deer wi~h bow a~arrow on ~he Island of Nantucket."'
' Article 72 is before ~he meeting.' ..... "~ -~ ~: --," '~ .... ,--,
"" '~"Mf:' B~B~.' I understood at the Fin~ce Co~ittee meeting that there are
in these United States ~2,000 well-to-do men who like to shoot with a bow a~
arrow a~ pay a hundred dollars apiece for their arrows. (~ughter) ( I don't
suppose th~-call it ~Iaying Indians, but th~ like to use th~ for weapon.
Th~ can afford to.pay a~thi~g that ~s necessa~, we were told do~ there. Now,
w~,.th~ should pick out,-in this whole nation a~ Canada; this little Island ~
oF Nan~cke2 for deer sho02ing all by thyselves,, I don't know. /(Applause)
Now seriously, the onIy reason it was presented was with the suggestion;~,~
the hope that enough oF,those rich g~s would come do~ here at that period, so
thab we-could rake"off some shekels that some oF th~ hold.~ (Laughter):.:
'~ There Was a-question that came up at that t~e about how effective shooting
with an arrow was." I thi~ we all have personal opinions about that, without
discussing i~ very much;? But if you.open up your deer season for a bunch
specialists From oFF the Island; you are going to open it up for ~e~body on
the Island who wants to shoot with a'bow a~ arrow, and;' instead of having one
week when people don't dare go .to the co~t~ around here, you are,going to
have three weeks; or ~o months as it was originally.'. I ~ serious about this.
I thi~ it is fu~ ~selF. ~d the next thing, all the men who shoot.with
guns will say another year,' '."Well;:why should we give ~o weeks for these
offF-Island and we only have One." Don't you see what's tied up in-i~$,
I move that we do not acceRt the reco~endation of the Finance C0~ittee.
(The motion was seconded;) - "~ .'.: . ~ '"
Mr. GR~. Mr. Moderator.' ' f' ' :' ' :''~ ' '~'' Y~-
~ The MOD~ATOR.,: Mr Gr .... ,,: ........_ .:. . :' ---':: .: '~:: ,:,:.
-. Mr. GR~. Mr; Barber' is"slightly in error on his figures on the price of
arrows and things like thatJ" There'are about 18,000 'archers in these Unit~
States, men and women of means , ', who ~ ar e' able to travel all~er the co~t~
where there is an open season on bow and arrow.' "~'.'"~-?-~ ~- ~':~.~"~: '~-
.~N0w, ~ou all know what h~ppens after Labor Da~.~ There's ve~ little
business taking p~ace around the Island of Nantucket.~- Understand this~ I did
no~ pu~ this. article in th~ Warrant, bu~, in losking a~ou~~ for something to
bring some business ~o ,the Island in what you call your off season--I don't ~
know how ma~ 'people got a euestio~aire from our Voting' Club, wanting i~or-
marion as to ~hat would bring business to the Island in the off season. ~'You
all ~ow that when~Labor Day rolls around, the s~er tourist is going.. He is
not coming b~dk ,until the nex~ s~er. ~You look around and you t~ to fin~ out
what other form of.bus,ness you'can bring here to the Island. ~ In losking ~ it
all over, why, the'bow and arrow man, the fellow with the shekels,J can well
afford to come doe here. - If you eau go ahead a~ get half or one-third of the
bow a~ agrow people do~ here on 2he Island, w~,' you have got something like
August all over again... Your rooming houses will be filled up, your restaurants
will be ruling full blast,~ and that is what you nee~ do~ here. '~ You need
something in your off months. ' ~e~one knows that. :'- '~ ': ~' - ~':' -
I won't say that you will get those people do~ here. But you don't, go
the number 'of crippled and wounded deer~with a man shooting with a bow 'and ......
arrow as you do with a ~an shooting ~ith buckshot.'" I~ isn't costing.'the
Town anything--not one single penny will it cost the Town. Yet, ~it is .-.:.:..~
worth a try, ladies and ge.riflemen, to see if you can'get some business 'down
here. Even if you only got a hundred down here for two weeks,' they have ~
got to live and they have got 'to eat and gleep, and I say 'it is not cos'ting
the Town anything, and.. it is worth., a try. ,.. , ... :. . .., . ..... .. ::....,...:.:~.
I thank you. i-.: '- :' .:- .: '~ .... . ...'..: .... ,'~ .
Mr, L~A. Mr; Moderator, "' """ '; .... ~:" ~'
:, The MODERATOR. '. Mr. Lema.
. : Mr'. LEMA. 'I have followed hu'~ting 'all my life.:"i hunt only with a. ~'. "..
gun myself..;This deer season,' taking two weeks of the season and letting~ ::.
archers come to the Island and get the advantage of the d~er and drive ~them
all over the Island and t'ake away what ought.to be left, I oppose it, for
the simple reason that your pres. ent ~eer season is abused now. ' ''~''
I trailed a deer into what they. call the Dead Man at S6rfside, at five
o'clock. Being a hunter, I stopped. That deer went into that area.' The
next day, at daylight, I was there but the deer lay half on newspapers and
the other half had disappeared. I think there are a few that really hdnt
there. I am not a car gunner; - I am a hunter. I go into those woods and
know every inch. I don't leave stuff to die there; I go afber it to use it.
If some of these archers are so interested--in the time that your deer
season has been open, I don't think any. hunter on this Island has Seen, at
any one time, five archers on the Island. There was one at Humarook Pond at
one time.. That was all there ever was on this Island.. ~. '
As far as encouraging the business at that time of ~he y~a~,,if...our"./i'./' .'~.
lodging houses and our eating places were open, there might be some.. -
encouragement on that ground, but at that time of,the year there aren't 'even
suitable accommodations for them, if they come in any great number.
I think our game needs to be protected, and if anything ought to be done,
there ought to be a game warden put in this Town to take over supervision. ~
( Applaus ~) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
· The MODERATOR. Is. there a further ~dis'cussion On thi~ a~ticle? If '
not~ you are about to vote on the recommendation that we do not follow the~/
recommendation of the Finance Committee. All those in favor will y~ y
all those opposed will say "no." The ayes have ,it. · ~ · ·
Article, 74 "To.see i'if the Town will vote t~cha~e~n~ann~al li~ns~'"
fee of T~o H~ndred Dollars ($200.00) to Five Hundred Dollars ($§00.00),to any
person, persons, corporation, or otherwise, who own or operate a seasonal
business on the Island of Nantucket unless said business is in full operati0~~
for six months of the year. Hotels and Bathing establishments ~excepted~'~
This license-to be additional to all other fees or licenses." : ......":
.And the report or-.the Finance Committee is: . "We recommend..that' a
license fee of. Three Hundred Dollars ($$00.00) be'. charged to any person," '[:
persons, ~corporation or otherwise that is neither a resident or a real estate
tax payer on the Island and owns or operates a seasonal business on the.~' ':'
Island of Nantucket." ' :: ' '~...: ...... .i.~
:.'Article 74 is.,before, the meeting, '~..,: ~'-.'~ .... ." .... ' .''...r ,.
Mrj ROYAL.~ Mr. Moderator. ~: ~ ~.,
The MODERATOR. Mr. Royal.
Mr. ROYAL. I believe this article was placed in the Warrant to protect
the Nantucket merchants, the business people of Nantucket. ' It wa~ not
intended,, in any,way, to injure any Nantucket merchant.. .
',~- We all know that during the month of June,~'we have an i~fiux"of people
on the Island who operate a s~asonal business for~three or four months a'nd
leave the Island in September with great sums~ of ,money earned on this~ ,~?' ~:'
Island-... They pay.very little f~r ~that privilege..~ ....... " -" "' '"' '~':
..:~ I believe that any business on the Island of N~n~ucket~ in the
can be- operated successfully by. a Nantucket person.. I think, ' therefore,~' if
there ~, is any summer~ person who wishes to come down here and' conduct a :,~.~
business, he should pay for that privilege as he pays elsewhere.~' ': ...... ~-~.
-The Finance' Committee has recommended a license fee of $300,"and so' '
forth, unless that person is a resident--which is a big scope--~ or owns --
real estate. Their .thought is probably all right and meant all right, but ?~
what is stopping a person from buying a lot at Oak Park or Madaket Terrace,:
under water, and paying $25 for the lot and paying a tax of ?B cents on it?~.i
He then becomes a real estate t~x payer.. ~v, .
.'! 'I think that recommendation should be co~ted; a'nd I would like to
read the amendmen%:~. ~: , ~ '"., .,.:.: .... ,. ~ ~... ~., ·
-,, ' "That an annual license fee of $~00 t4' $§00 be Charged .to any
person, persons, corporation, or otherwise, who own or operate a ' [ ' :1
seasonal business on the Island of Nantucket unless said business is'
in full operation for six months of the year, or unless said person
or persons live on ~he '~sland'°f Nantucket for six mo~ths of ~ea6h year'?or
unless said person or persor~ own real'.estate on the Island or. Nantucket
and the real estate tax bill on said real estate is equal to the license
fee charged., ttotels and Bathing establishatents exc'~pted.. This license
to be additional to all other licenses."
~ (The motion was seconded.) ~_~ ,~ ,~ ii ,~, ~'
Mr. ~iTKiN'. i ask fo~ a definition ~w~'at ~on~titutes'a b~siness~".: Does
it include an art ~lub? 'Does it include craftsmen,' who come down h~re to make
silver to be sold?~ Does it include that type of business? '' .....
The MODERATOR. I wouldn"t know, Mr. Pinkie'S'"'" " "'~ ": ~ "'
Mr. PITKIN. The Wording Of this smendme~t;' a~' the:'art~cl~'i~self, is a
little ambiguous. I can't understand, from reading, exactly whom it applies to.
That is O.K. at the beginning as it is..And as far as .the $SO0.the Finance .
Committee seems to think is fair, why, there isn't anyone paying a. real estat~
tax of $300. I think we ought to have a definition of just to whom the tax
applies, and what kind of People will be affected, before you pass on it.
The MODERATOR. Does anybody else want to be heard o~' thi~ ~uestio~?
Mr. GRAY. Could we~ hear the: amendment'~gain;' please?
(The Moderator re-read the amendment.)' :"": " ~:""
Mr. KLINGELFUSS. Mr. Moderator. ':' "' ....
MODERATOR. Mr. us .
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Mr. K~IN~EL~U~s'.''~'
From what M0'U r'e~d the~ej'' I understand Ghat all rooming
houses would probably have to pay a $300 license fee. 'That would be fine for
the hotel people.. ~ ..... . ........
Mr GRAY. Mr. Moderator. .', i- -. , ~ .............
The MODERATOR., Mr. Gray. ... .( .: .". ~.. .. . .~ ...... . .: ,.
Mr. GRAY.. Gra~ted, we like to keep our money this side of Brant Point, but
if Article 74 is passed, or the amendment, I think you are going to see. quite a
few vacant stores on Federal and Center Streets and a few others,'for the simple
reason that that $300 or $§00, whatever the case may be, might be just the
thing that makes them about break even or lose money. They. come down here,
they rent a store. Some sell rugs, some sell linen, sbme s'ell men's clothing,
what-have-you.. Granted, they are only do~n here for a short while, but while
they are here, they have got to eat and they have got ,to sleep and the~ have
got to live. I am going right back to .the same thing again; '.Y~nen they rent a
sro.re, why,' it enables the property owner to pay his taxes, v If .there is some
means whereby you can go ahead and .really~ put on a reasonable fee on those
people--a reasonable fee--why, well and good, but You won't touch the people'
that take the money out of Nantucket at. all, absolutely will not. "One man:
walks around~Brant'Point--$26,OO0, $28,000.; ' ~nother one here--g18,000,"""
$20,000. ~ You probably all know whom I am talking about. But this thing woh',t
touch th~. And yet they own property here and they pay taxes here, so that
doesn't worry them..I.t just doesn't make sense. Maybe you can go ahead and
put a reason, able fee--but a reasonable fee-':on these people that sell rugs and
things like that, but I don't think they. take a tremendqus amount of 'money out
of here; yet they pay.rent.to the owners of,the property on Federal and'Center
Streets.?;..'., : '.- .?-:: . -: ?.::[ .... . . ..,.,.,. .;. :.;: :.
Mr. LEMA. Mr. Moderator. , ~
The MODERATOR. Mr. Lema. ' '~" ':':'~:' ':, ' ?
Mr. L~A. Are we paying $10,000 for publioi~'this' y~'r, b~'~ recgmmendation
of the Finance Committee?
The MODERATOR. , Ten thousand dollars is right, apparently.
Mr. LEPTA...Well then, if we are encouraging the outsider~'to come on this
Island, at the 'rate of $10,000, and then asking.a fee of $$00 to.protect a fe~
lodging homes and eating places; while mechanics'on the Island are at a
standstill, as they seem to be this winter,~ I don't think the $10,000 is
distributed very well, because it is discouraging.-' Today you have not got t~e
businessman coming to this Island that you had a few years ago. You could' .
buy rugs on Center S~.reet and antiques on Pearl Street and a lot of people
came to this Island and promoted a lo~ of business and good to this Island~ :and
'there were a lot of good citizens who came in through those businesses.-'. It
seems . to me if.you try to assess everybody $800, simply because of lodging
houses and eating places, then you may be putting in the drinking places,
.,which w 'have corner,"a d
we keep up, we won'% have to bo%her wi~h oobbles~ne~.
Th. NOD~ATO~. Nr~ RoYal.-
Mr. ROY~. ~ think this article is ve~ clear.. It states who is
~h~'. It will be left up to the Board of Selec~en a~how.
out the bills. '
~[r. CHRISTNAN. Mr. Moderator,
. The MODERATOR.
Mr. CHRISIMAN.
Mr. Ohs istman.
Is" it' fair ~that everyone should '~ay $500; some fello~'' '/
wit}{ a little business and some fellow with a big business? I think the_ ' ~
thing should be more clearly defined. , -. ': . . ..... ,~
T~ MODERATOR'J'~ ~"At~the' pres~nt time~ :ther~ has been an, amendment'made."
There has been no second. , .... :.
· (The amendment was seconded.)
Mr. CRAIG. Mr. Moderator. ~- · '~ a ~
The MODERATOR. Mr. Craig.
Mr. CRAIG. As I understand--I might be.wrong on th:ms--but it is my·
impression that the assessors, in the course of the last couple of years,
have been working out a plan whereby,the seasonal business would be
assessed on the same basis as the local business would be; in other words,
on a personal property basis, on the merchandise he has in the sto~e during
the height of the season in the summer time. He would pay taxes on that ~ ',~'
basis, which is the same as the local business would pay on it. , To me, ~.
that seems much fairer than ,a flat fee of $300 or $§00. I don't know o ~ -
whether anybody is more familiar with that. I would like to hear how
that practic wo.uld fit in if Mr. Royal's amendment is adopted.
start his tonic business down there and see what he would pay for a ~ ·
commission. ~~ ~ $ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~' ~ ~ ~1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $I ~ ~ ~ I~ ~ ~ ~ ~$
'~ MODERATOR :' ~' M~ ~ :
.The Silva " ~' ' ...... : "'~'· .... "~ :' :' :
:' Mr. ~SILVA: This was intended to apply to tranSient.vendors, and '~':i ..... ,~
under the transient vendors' ~law, 'anybody operating a new business can call ::
the assessor eithe'r at the b~gi.nning or end of the season and have his <.:
stock assessed and he can pay an assessment on his stock, or if he prefers,~:
he can pay $$00 in the first year for_ his license.' This would' apply to '.'-.
the transient vendors and not .to anybody on the Island doing business now, .%
The majority 'of them probably woul'd ask for 'an assessment on their' stock .'
I think' that'might answer Mr Craig's question." ' .... ": -~'' " "~'"":- ~
· ~r'. ~0YAL. - That asse'ssmen~ o~'the sro. ct has happened in the past and.:.
it has been so small that it is not worth while.. I don't see why a persbn':
should come do~n to Nantucket and'do a business of ~$5,.000 or ~50,000 and
pay a tax of $~8 on it.. That has been the tax.' ' They sell about-, ~'""": ::'"/
$50,000 of material. I think if they can come down here and do a'::~" : ,,
$§0,000 business, they should at least do something for the Nantucket
The MODERATOR. Is there ~ny further discussion on this question?
- -Mr. BLAIR. Mr, Moderator..
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The MODERATOR. Mr. Blair. '~ '" ::' ' "' .... '"'-" '~': ":
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Mr. BLAIR~V"Just 'f~r the record, our ~o~mitte~ feels pr bad
about this article because we have no right to change the wording or the
· intent of-the article. We spent a great deal of time on it and came up':.'
with the recommendation, as close as possible, to reach the intent' of the.
article, which was 'to .touch the ta~,. the individual or person or corpor-
ation who come down here for a period of three months or six weeks,: and':.
maybe only one year ...... - : ..... . , , ,
% There are ~wo kinds ~f business people.' I have run across the kind ~' ..
.that" come here and are the Finest kind of people in the world. We have'
the other kind who, first of all, rent a store that I probably Would like
to have had, but they. can pay a' little more because they. are going to live
in it, too. - That has happened many times, There are no stores for local'
people here unless you want to get up into high rent, That isn't what -
resident nor a ~axpayer should pay something.for the privilege.. He receives'
fire protection,' police protection; he receives .the benefit of the roads that
you all don't want; he receives'a lot of.things, and Ail he does for that '
receiving is to eat and sleep and he has to do that wherever he is..~ The '~
little fellow on Nantucket must be protected. He pays tax bills and he pays
a lot of other bills.. I wager the smallest business in Nantucket writes '
$10,000, minimum, ~ in checks a year. 'And furthermore,' he gives more than ' ~
anybody. He gives you all he has got. ~ He gives you your .fireworks· and puts
on teas On Main ;treetj']-.That businessman is taxed for everything-" ':If a ~.
businessman on this side of the street owns his store, pays taxes, pays up
his bills promptly, which is even more important, and he sells clothes, and
somebody moves on this corner and sells clothes, and he disappears, it isn't
fair to our fellow over here. There is no one in business in Nantucket that
is registered in the Town Office. They should be registered. If 'their
business warrants registering, then they certainly are taxed.~ ...... ~'
We are only doing what most resorts have been forced .to do ~ ~ They' found
out long ago they h~d to' do it. We are suggesting, and going along with the
proponent of this article, that we believe it is a good idea,, and I do believe
it is a good idea. Let's not drag five years behind; let's ~get~on with it
now. Let's get something from taxes for the schools from the people who come
down here and say, "Good bye,. and when we come back, we will take some more
........ The MODERATOR. · Does anybody else wish to be heard on this article? ~ '..
If not, you are about to vote on the amendment of Mr. Royal. It has been ·
seconded. : .
(The Moderator re-read Mr. Royal's amendment.)
The MODERATOR.. All.those in favor cf..that amendment will-say "aye"; ~all
those opposed will say "no." The ayes have it; the amendment is carried.
It is now in order that,' on all other articles not otherwise disposed of,
the recommendation of the Finance Committee be accepted.
Mr. BARBER.' Mr. Moderator ....
The MODERATOR. Mr. Barber.
Mr. BARBER.~' This being an amendment, don't you pass On' the original
motion, as amended? ' .-.
The MODERATOR. ~' This was, in theory, ,the motion itself. There wasn't
any~ other motion that had been made.' This was the only motion on this
question. There was no other motion 'made or seconded on it. Mr. Royal ~
headed the thing up as "An Amendment to Article 47 ." That was the way it
was handed to me. . -~. .-
Mr. BARBER. Pres~ably, it was a substitute for what it was amended on.
The MODERATOR. That is right; .i~' was a motion itself.
Mr. GRAY. Mr. Moderator.
The MODERATOR. Mr. Gray. . ~ .
Mr. GRAY. I make a motion.that the remaining articles, on the recommend-
ation of the Finance Committee, be accepted. A'
(The 'motion was seconded.)
those opposed will say_"no? The ayes have it. So voted.
Mr. GRAY...~ I make a motion that the meeting be adjourned.
'(The.m0ti0n was 'Se ond d.) ·
The MODERATOR. AllLtBose in favor of that motion 9iil say. "aye"; all
those opposed will say "no." -The motion is carried. The meeting is adjourned.
(The meeting was adjourned 'at 9:30 p.m.) :
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