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Home My WebLink About1953-08-31SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AUGUST 31, 1953 The meeting 'was ? called~to ~ order bY Moderator sanguinetti Before ,the ,business of.the meeting was brought before the assembly, the~Moderator asked(~the wishes of the assembly with regard to s~er resident taxpayers who wished to attend~ the meeting without ~: taking part therein, f,~ They were so allowed., ~-,~' ..... ~ ~,:~ ..... ,:~_,~,,~'~ ~ TM 0harles~01ar~ 0offin, ~own 01erk~ read the warrant'for' ~he special ~o~ meeting., The Moderator read Article I. ~:;,,,;, ,~: .... ~'Mr.-~ Alber~ Silva presented f ~he,? reco~endations: of, ~he~ ~,The Moderator read 'Article~I. ~,~'~.,'. -~;~Mr.; Hardy:. ' s:;,',~? ~ I move .,that' the reco~endati0n of the have ~his ar~icie come up a~ ~hls "' , ........ transferred to :the re~lar to~ Moderator: -' ~ should be:s~a~ed as ~ already made,,one-very bad mistake, -. ~d we must no~ make ~o~her. ..... , ..... -,,,'~ -.,,; "' 'eve~one a. ch~ce to vote. Mr. King: It has already ~ been considered at"a ~'. .... , ~.'~ ~ ...... re~lar_town mee$ing. It has;beenv~ well publf~X~ed.~ ~ver~one h~ h~d 'chloe ~o ~ee ~he pl~. We ~re here definitely~:.::But, these plans have, oMly five general classrooms '~d' that Is not: enough..' ~ We should build a' ',-~,~ school large .enough for exp~ding -- . ~ ~ th~ they, have ever been. Five ,, general classrooms are not enou~ ~ ~' -; ' for t~ee~grades.' ~ ~ ~.,~: considered ,before discussion of:the plans. , The motion i~ to transfer I would'like.~to have these articles'~ A,voice ~vote was taken;· the no's~ were in' the maJorityj~) Moderator: Article II is before you for ~rther consideration;, ....... ~ ....... : ...... .. :.,~.'.~:,,~'Y ~T Mr.~ True: ~:':,,~ !,-/ :.:~ I have.~slides,.which I can show-you of each classroom. The machine is-cumber- some, and it would take a fairly l long time, sO I leave it up to you whether or not you want ,to see them. There is come. The study hall-library will accommodate one-half of the~ Student .body at one time. One of the classrooms ~." ~ ' ~' '~-' have a' class of thirty-five or thirty- ~ : ..... - ' six,::so we have'at least one room large ',,',! :.:/", ,~ .... enqugh"for that 'number. Mrs. Conrad:: ,-- "Would'it not be more beneficial to ,~ :- ~'. "::-':' ~ ,,classrooms~and have another teacher? Forty pupils' are more than any teacher should teach.' Are not classes increasing? Mr.' True: ,:,,',:':ClasSes are,not:increasing. That is not the reason we need a new school. The. Mrs: Conrad:~ Why not give the children the'~ best ~as long as we are going to have a new · :Fn-,'~ '-' . ,~ -~::' "schbol? :vForty' pupils in one class 'are .',:"~ ~ :. ~ ' ;',= ~ ' '-"that.seats'forty:is a home room, not a "' ..",' ::,-~ is 'for a home room; then when classes change, they go. into different rooms. Mrs."Oonrad:" ~'~: ~:Then do we have room for larger classes Mr. Coffin:,=="'` ~-,": -Mr~'True'has explained ~ha~ we do. ' ms,ion? Modera~or: :":', ~:: I~ has'been'seconded. "" · .... "' that the present 'co~ittee be retained. Moderator: ~he' article =~d reco~enda~ion so read. 'M . Jones: It re~ds ~,or"~ome ~' .'~ , J,z-?[,'.:~.~.~m.'..';,! ,' others . ~ · ...... leave* the'-wording 'or some others',.because . loophole in ghe evong of incapacigy .... :-~'~':,~: .... :?~ '~:':' of~y~of the present 'co~igtee. We ~" - 'I0.,;~'~' "~"~ ..... ~,.' ~: w~t a 'comittee ~that Will' f~Ction;~ :}~ ~ :~ ~::~,,.,-~ ~::~ .:,.,,, [~::'::':,,: LetO's not ~cripple ou~ (co~ittee~'.'a:r Moderator: The motion is to adopt the ~eco~endation "'~of the ~fn~ce Co~tttee on Article II. Dr. Coc~an: I' ask for a rising vote. . Moderator: I will-d° :as, I h~ve:,do~e 'befoPe~i:: I will ~sk fo~ e voice vote,~ ~d then if' .~:~ ~:~'~ ::~ ~':~'.:.'~ :~ ~,-~' there is :~y q~estion;'~ I will ask 'fo~ a rising vote. We will now take a' vote.' ~,. So ,:voted; ,: Un~imous. -'?.~'. :: '.:.."~ The Moderator read 'Article III. MrS- Hardy:~:.:'.-:~', .-' .:: I move that 'Articles III ~and 'IV ,be ':-:-' ~. .. ......... :,~,:. /voted'on together. 5:~o~A motion Was made ~to 'accePt the "reco~endatt6ns 'of :'the Finance Co~ittee on Articles III and IV., So voted.' .Un~0us. ~-::~;~ f:.,-,:'. ~_,.-,. . _~., -.The Moderator read Article V-. ~, ' ~':' ':~: :~"- .~. ;King:~,:l,t: ,:'~; ,..~,:~:I move that .the)recO~ndation :Of th~ Th~e bein~ n~'~rther bUsfn~'~s, 'a m0txon to ad:ou~' was dul~ m~de ~d seconded., ~eet1~ adjourned SPECIAL TOWN MEETING THE' COMMONWEALTH oF MAss-ACHUSETTS ' uy/: wi, .... ..... :~. ~ h,.: ~ To :. either, of..the.Constablesl, of~:the Town off.Nantucket, ~,.- ~ .In ~the name. of the..Commonwealth of. MassaChusetts you are directed' to notify, the'inhabitants of the Town of ~antu. cket~ .~ qualified "to ~vote in~ Town Affairs,' to meet ' at · · the Legion Hall in 'said Nantucket, on Monday, August ~lst, at 8'o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act.:on the following articles: -. f.~ ':~ '-..~ - .-.-REPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS O~ THE ~INANCE COMMITTEE Article 1. To receive reports from Committees which shall come before this 'meeting. ':" ·" : .... ~"':.-:t~ z~ .~1. ~ ;....We ~recommend ~that the ~reports from committees be Voted by the meeting as recommended 'by the committee. Article 2. TO see if the Town will approve the. plans and specifications .submitted by.Tallman, LaBrode,. and ~:~ Rounseville for a new high school and gymnasium in accordance with vote under Article 87 at the Annual Town Meeting held February 18th, 1953, and appoint the present committee com- posed of Leroy H. True, Howard C. Barber, William Watne, Franklin Bartlett, and Dr. Ernest Menges,'..or some others, as a Building Committee with authority, to have the building constructed-and originally, equipped at.a cost not to exceed $450,000.00, ~:~ .... " . ' ~ ....... We recommend that the town approve the Plans specifications submitted by Tallman, LaBrode, and Rounse- ville for a new high sch.ool and gymnasium in accordance. with vote under Article 87 at the Annual Town Meeting held February 18th, 1953, and appoint ~the present ~committee composed of Leroy True, Howard C. Barber, William Waine, '-" Franklin Bartlett and Dr.'~Ernest Menges, or some o'thers~ as a'Bu. ilding Committee with authority to have the.building constructed and originally equipped at a cost not to exceed Voted by the meeting as recommended by the 'committee' (unanimous). Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the location of the above building on the Southwest corner of .the Cyrus .P&irce School' lot facing Atlantic Avenue (the present football field), We recommend that the town aUthorize the location of the above building on the Southwest corner of. the Cyrus Peirce School lot facing Atlantic Avenue-(the present football field). Voted by the meeting as recommended by the committee (unanimous). Article 4. ' To see t~~· the TownWill ~'~uth6rlZe :the' ~""' '~ above cgmmittee to apply for State Aid through.the~School Building Assistanc~ Co~missiJnj'~.~-:.~.'?-:~j~ -~:~; ';~ '~' ....... We reco~end' that the. to~" ~uthorize"the: ~bo~e ': co~ittee to apply, for State aid t~ough t~e School '~-? :' Buildi~ Assistance Co~ission~':~' ":~-': ..... ':'.~. ~".'~..: Voted by the meeting as rec0~ended by the 'c0~ittee : ..... "~'A~t~cie' 5.":~'~o-'s'$e if the Town Will vote to raise ~d appropriate the s~ of $1,~00.00 for a Traffic.. Engineering Study ~d Report, ~he S~e to be carried out under the Jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen. We reco~end that the s~ of $1,~00.00 be trans-. ferred from the Reserve ~d to the Selec~men's accost for a Traffic Engineering Study & Report, ~he s~e to be carried out ~der the Jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen. ' Vo~ed by the meetin~ as reco~ende~e co~ittee. Respectfully Submitted, ~ Charles G. Snow, Chairman Albert L. Silva, Secretary Robert D. Congdon Wallace B. Deacon Albert F. Egan, Sr. Robert' B.. Blair Harvey A.. Young~ Vernon Hamilton, .~ W. Byron Snow Pinance Committee, Town of Nantucket .' 'A~ to act on and transa~:'all'business that may arise in relation to the foregoing articles~ ' nd you' ~re directed to ~ve':.this 'warrant by posting a copy .of the 'same At the corner of Main and Federal Streets, in.the Posh Office 'in Siascenset, and'by publishL~ ing~ the~ same ~in The Inquirer and Mirror and Nantucket Town Crier at least seven days before the date of said meeting. '"H~eof' f~il n~t, and' make~:~dde return of this warrant, with .your~doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as af0re~.~d." ' Given under our hands ~hfs 5th~:day of August in year one thousand nine hundred' and~fifty-th~ee. George~.W~. Burgess, Jr. · - '~- Kenneth' N~' Pease " · John~ L~" Hardy ~ . ~ G. Elmore. Taylor · ~Selectmen of :Nantucket t~e i~abitants 'of=.t~e ~6~~ of ~t~cket"~alified tO :' ~ vote. in.To~-Affai~s~to meet. at t~e 't~e.e~place ~ fo~ t~e~ p~poses :within. mentIo~ed~ ~ bY post~ng and pub~ ' lis~ing t~e s~e ~s '~e~ein di~ected~seven days the date of seid meeting; ',-. ....... , .......... ": ...... ~ .... ~' Wendell ~.' Howes ~ .... ~ ~.~.. ~' ." . ~ Constable 'of ~N~tuCket