HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-02-16 oamo't;'ordor at 9.20 PM'~t'h; Board'fir~t hdving~
attended " the aunual Town l~Ieeting. All members of the Bo~.rd
were present. " ,:,
Warrant No.~V', ~t;talii~'g'$g~,~l.O0 was ~rosou~od BY Town Ac~t
Barrett and checked and approved by tho Board.' : '
~inutos of the 'p~ovious meotifig we~e reed a~d"a~proved.
i not:' was ~eooived from tho A~e~.' ~ ~.olativo toI ~osing -
hours on~W~shingtons Birthday and forwarded to the' Police Dept.
A letter was ~'~ceived from the" Howard Clock CS~' relative to
cost of inspection of,the Town Clock,~the same being $60.00
hotel and meals, it was voted that we authorize this inspection.
A letter w~s r~ceiv~ed from Harold Thur's~ou Of ~Iain stgeet,"~e-~.
que'stiug a curb and same was filed for future~considerationY
It was, voted that the Secy. James.K. Glidden, : be .authorized to
sign various licenses and documents for the Board after ap
of same. : ~..
It was.voted'that we 'advertise for applications fox,Town and
County Appoiutative positions, same to be in by 2.March 1955.
There being no fumther business the 'Boa~d went into executive
session to discuss a welfare matter. ~ ~
On the matter of ~[a~lene 'Ranaud it w~s voted tO approve her
transportation to~the Mass "Hosp.'School'and to also apppove
as a welfare disbursement the sum of OiV.50 per week for her
board and room at said'school. ., -" ~ '.
d~r~ts and c~%tees w~ch s~ll ~e before t~s
and t~ rec~~ti~ of t~ F~ce O~tt~ is 'We rec~d
received' -- are ~e~ ~y re~s at t~s t~e?"
~e' Alb~t S~ "~. M~e~tor~' here are the rec~en~s of the Fi~ce
~eHe~bert S~ "He~ is' the r~rt of the ~ket D~tch' C0~tt~."
~e' T~ ~erk'r~d the re.ri of the ~ket Ditch ~e. as 'fo~osm:
"To, sea;if thG'T~ ~ vote to es~bl~h a co. tree
of ~ve men'L~-~vesti~te the possi~ty ~ ~st of
. ~g '~ket ~ch ~vigable ~ Eong P~d' ~d ~nder
a r~rt~at ~ ne~ T~ ~et~g.m
'..~t was '~h~ mCo~en~t~on of ~he 'F~oe C~ttee t~t the Bo~d
S~ec~ ap~t the co.tree ~d ~ was so voted at the To~ ~et~g.
~ B. M~ve Jo~ ~ B~tle~, Jr.
· ~ J~es Ee C~p~ , Her~rt Pe ~th
2. After the ~t~t'es are ob~ the~ is t~n the cost of ~he work
the ~s to ~ ~de ~ ~~ the ~tch~ ~t wo~d t~d to ~dm it considerably~
She tums' wo~d ~ neces~a~ '~ slo~ the s~ed 'of b~s; :-' also ~ red~ce the s~
col~pse ~d ~ ~ the ditch~ f~g ~ ~e c~el, ~e c~el~
1~ ~ter~' ~d to a wid~ of at least f~ty feet;' the~c~el w~d have
~tact~ the ~r a~ho~ties who ~re f~r ~ t~s ~d of work ~d'
be done at a tremendous exp~...~s,e .to. the %gwn as the d~tch e~t. ends a long distance
to Long Pond. . There is no explanation ~ade 'in the Article as. to what advantage
or benefit is to be derive~ .fr~= ~aking the .ditch navigable .to Long Pond.
~ 5. The~'is the problem of the land bordering the ~%ch' on both sides.
~he'.pr°p~etors, when they ceded their rights 'to the town ~f all ponds and M~daket
Dit'.ch~ also gave four..rods around.them alle' The town accepted. Ma _daket .Ditch .but
did not accept the land, mearWu~g .the four .,re .ds-e" Therefore .the abutters,' ~hefl their
property was-land courted~.'received deeds that stated t~at their land was bounded
by the ditch~ so. that anyone excepting the owners would be tre.spass.tng in fishing
the ditche There are many abutters and some of their land would no doubt have to
be take~ by the. to~n with a probability of involvement in-legal.' action and far,her
~-;. .?, '.. . ,
~ '''''' .~ . ."' (':' ' :: 1. "' 6~. . The m~tt~ of Jifting %he bridges for n~igation %oxid be another
throu§h the ditch into Long Pond~ and the spawned herr~ ~hon large enough~ i~_~d
their wa~ through the ditch ~nd ~tther Creek to the sea~ the next ye~ they come
back ~gain to spawn, ..,~lt~ the ditch ope~ to navigation .these-he .rrin~ ~nd other.,.:.'
fish would be' driv~ aw~ a~d t~ms no benefit would be 'received from this source
in theXr not. ~ettin~ to Long Pond.-.,: ,..~:: ,-.: ...... ... ,-,F5 ':; ; .... :::: : ,~":.-C,,:.. '/.!
',,,,% ,.;.,:.: ?..'After the project has-boom completed it arrives'to ~' dead'~':~ . .,.'
Therefore ~t would seem %ha~ there ,would be..no point in its ore~%fo~ ~% such ~
great expense to the tax pa~ers of the tova~ with no ~pp~ent revenue or value to
be derived therefrom... :.: :' ".':'~.. '::t.,. ' "... ....... .. ·. .. : ."., ':..:~ :1.'..- ..... ,: r ~'!- i: ..... '~. :.%.-:-: :'.:3 ~: :~_~":.': ~[
'tLu ~ie~ of the s itu~tion, as herein stated*..it i~..the una~]m_ous opinion
of the Oommit~ee that this project is imprac~i~ble~ a useless expense, and there-
fore wcu~d not be for ~he best 'interests of the toga ~.o cr .ea~ee -" The Oo~]ttee does
not- reco~ne~d sam'~e" ..... t.
' -':' .~b.::." :., · ', ~-:':L: L.
~..:'.: ':~ ' '.: ~.." ,' ' ~,-": - , ,~ ,-_ ".~v ." ' 'Arthur B. ~cOle~ve
· .... .:. ~ ._?,. ,:?.,- :-~' :,.~. '- · : John l~:'Bartle'bt 'Jr.
· .:.:,-.-..- ' : ,.,::~ ~ames ~, OhapeX '-..'., :
Herbert P. Smith
follows:
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"REPORT OF ~I~HTS OF ~A'Y O0~ITTEE"
.?.::,.:o~:..".To ~h~; ci%t~e~s -of' Nantuc~et~ this Committee submits'the foll6wing f~cts
and recommendations~ y:-. :- .... . :. :
"W.e.wi. sh to report that Smithts Point.and South Beach shore reservations
plans have been approved by the General Court and the C~unty has take~ the proper
legal.actionto acquire same;for public usee :~i'_ ..-:. .... :'1'~/ ~,.": :-' '.~: /'F
~s:':';t.~ /' :~. j_',~j~-'-:,:,':~ T~'!- ':'~'t:?.?~ ,',: ,j~:_~::~,,'~.;.':,'~.j:..'~',',';~:.'. ,--',"~'~ .... ~?,::~ ::.':.-~'4~.~ 97o";~
.... :,.~ ~-_:."The purchase of.~400 feet o~ shore front ~t Dionis. has been .compX~ted:~':
by the Town and cement pos~s wilX be erected~ marking :boundaries. of' the propertyi
and ~ ro~d wilX be laid out from Ee~ Point Ro~d t~to the property.'
..:' .:.a, .: !~A_ deed to a tract of 'beach at Mioxes .Pond on the ~outh S~ore, ~iven by
Mr, ~ Co C~rdner, .has been accepted and recorded'by,the Town. ':'- -:: : '..::.:, . .: -'.v,:?:
:.,..:...: ~-,. ,,-- "Th.e Town has received 100 feet 'of shore frc~t in.,return for Delaware
Street (40. feet wide) in ~d~het, from Mro Sidney K~ ~s vote'd u.Ron ~t the
i:.:-., J..~. "A road is being laid out from the end of ~a~win. et Rdad, north to a 'point
beyond the l~st house: on the beach~ with one road lea .d~ to 'the outer shore and
two leading to the head of the ha~bor° These for public usee '?'. --'.~' ~ ": ~:,~ :L,.':;. ::.
· :~,?. "Members of t~is C~ttee acc°mpanted.%he'cou~ty Commissioners. on a
viewing of .Square. Road amd Square ~ding Road,'and it' is our understanding Square
X~nding Road is. to be relocated to the south~ a way~' 30 feet wide to the s~ore with
a turn around at the shore end. It is the only,place along that section of beach
[]
~ ..... ~ .~;~.,We ~ve b~ asked by ~e ~ty ~ssioners, :th~ T~c~ ~s
~o~~ c~c~d ~ the r~ .l~g to the ~res a~ s~ce ~s C~
Mtt~e ~s .To~ed by ~6:1952 T~. ~e~g. ~d ~s f6~d~t~'a~ tM .leal steps
~v~ :~ ~r~ ~~ out' ~ the .tang of- s~-:':~J.,. '~ .", .':2
, . ','.- .¥'..-';: : .3 ,, ,. ,',,- . .,
, ~.'~o~ '~ ~gS~ so ,t~t c~t ~osts may b'e ~cted ~g t~ as ~b~c
erectS' ~i~ble' Si~s a~'.beach ar~s,'' ae~al' ~o~graphs for plot~g ad~tio~
. "We rec~end t~t a record of all legacy acc~t~ ~ds lea~g ~ the
shores, be' ~r~rated ~ 'the ~1 T~ ~rt for 19~5 for ~e 'publ~'.s ~fo~
:.. ~ .... 5 "T~s Oo~ttee welcomes ~e ~blic' s ~g~~ as" to w~re they would
~ke to see ad, tidal ~ch :~eas :~d ~ to ~e shores es~b~shed~" .
Respect~l~ ~t~d~.
I~g Te Ba~ett
EI~ Re ~cis~ Sre
~. S~etti: "We ~%He' Co~tt'ees for't~eir' ~." : ?-,/. ::2:: ~-'. ':
'i~, "~: .. :'~' ' :~:". ,~ %he' ~ce C~ttee' s '~t,:' ~dsr A~cle 8~ thee ts
5.:j :.j ~.- ..':f.:.:- - ' ~, ~: one c~ge;.. ~.'~y%~ ~cr~es are reco~d~
.d.?./.:,: ,: d/ ~'.- ~der ~ticle-8,~ they ~e to be ~activ& ~ J~ 1~ 1955e
--.~ .:2 ,:",',...:, ::" ~at is~ ~' th~ :r~rt t~t the F~ce Co~ttee ~ giv~ us
~:., : :--:..' ~:.; .... . "here~ .~t it doe~'t a~ar ~ '~ 'co~ there. ~her t~
'.: "-f ~. ~".:; ~ "" ::~ t~t ..... t~t-is the O~ c~ej S~a~'~c~ases a~ rets-
active to J~ ~ 1955. '.v~-,~'.'.~ 'i
~'~f:~ /J~:;' .;'": :: ' "The ~rt 6f,the F~ce'Co~tt~ is' ~'befo~ ~U; ~ if
a~ of ~u wo~d ~re to d~c~s-~y one or more ~ticles~ if
~u w~ld just ask for them to be tak~ ou~ we ~11 disc~s
~.. Paul .~e~ss ? ' ~ A~icles. 8~' ~ '.~," ~3 ~d ~4.' ¥
~.,-,~On:Ro~'k." . ,:..: .._::: '~ticle 106';:' :~: .'"::': ?: ': :;/ ','~:-':- -;
~.~ ~cis~Sre , - - A~icle 89e"
~. 8~~ti~ "The fo~g ar~cXes ~ve ~en ~k~ out for dfscmsXo~
- ~y other ~ticles ~ ~ d~ssed se~ratel~ T~s is the
~:'m..:' .-~,?/ '~ %~e .t~t :~u ~,he' able '~o ~s~s-it. :So iT'n~t-::-.
,..:>, ~..:':: L:.._ ~k~ .~t n~ l~u ~ve lost ~ "~~ty. 'As I
stud t~ t~se ~e the o~ ~cles ~ ~ b~ght before
-,::~:o.: :.:::' 7.:: .... : the ~et~ge ~A~ these a~icle~ .~ve b~n ~s~s~e~'~ '.
(. :~::,~:--') ~,~-:d ;v..,'ot~s ~ be 'br~% up.".; ..:~' :-: %:.,:~-v D:
~' ~ge~s: ,: "The ~a~oA, I-,~ b~g Up Ar~cle 8. is -bemuse' y~r aft~
'~ [. .uo,: ;.,,',[- ' ' ' '
' ~':::-" '~:' '"'" '::~'" ~ ~o ~ow if there is s~k~y'we c~d C~e so~ of,
, ~ -2 ',,..:', '
do~ as t there is no bank at that
pa " ~:t are'g up*:::'Wh
~ su~es~t ~ ~s w~t'~o ~ to ~t ~.om ou~ T~
~ so des~e~ to ~me ~ ~d go ~er ~he ~c~
reco~tio~ ~ ~u. ~t wo~d cost ~ some money~ If
another y~r if ~ des~e some~g of t~t so~ If ~e -.<~
T~ voted it~ it wo~d be ~rried cute"
~% t~s T~ ~e~ ~ on re.rd of s~ges~g
~ve more effici~cy~"
~. ~n~etti'j "~. ~~usss ~" Son.ne ~s ~ do is ~t an ~ticle
the W~mnt. We c~'t dis~s t~s at the preset t~e~ and
.: ,..: .... ~ pr~erty w~ch cost me ~er $~0. to ..~ld a w~l ~ hold
~:_ .~. , ,.:-.~ . :..~ the T~' s, ~s~nsib~ to ~ke' ~re of the North side as ,
... .... , .~ ,:.. ........ ~e-,g~de o~ ,the road ~s been c~ ~g it ~g~r ~n
~.~w~ ~rber: -"If the r~d. was' ~ed by-the T~"it ~d seem ~t the
~e ~ mAs n~r as we c~:d ~d ~ regar~g-~a~ ~ad~ it has be~
there some t~ h~dred y~rs. It was fi~t cobbled, ~y ~ck
~ th~e~ ear~ 18~'s ~d it was giv~ a ~rd s~face so.where
a~d tw~ty-five y~ ago. I ~ed the lot for about ~en~
ye~s, $~ lot' ~u ~s~ s howe-: ~. Gar~er ~d I
p~pe~y together ~d Jo~ b~lt ~s h~se on one side
~eve the T~ ~d ~t a ~rb on ~e ~tside of ~s f~cee We
w~t up thee ~d ~ewed ~e p~perty, ~d noticed ~t ~e
~a~g is ~tt~g ~e~ the ~k ~d ~ fact the ~ad is
~om t~t ~ ~u ~d a ~ece of p~perty, tt is ~r responsi-
~lity to ~ t~ ~n~ up ~ ~u sh~d not le~ it f~l
We ~sed o~
~, ~rber~ "You f~d tnt there ~ be~n no c~ge ~ the T~J s ri~t..'
of way,"
~e ~ffe~t$: .:~ere ~,,b~n no moti~ or no se~n~ .: ~o~ else w~t
, dolors t~t the ~ce O~ttee re~ds is a ve~ s~l
:~,:: .: :.. ~s~d, {$2~0e) ~o~:be a~pr~ted for the Broad Creek
e~'Elli~om Pease~ -"I -second' f/~e motion;~ e t.- ~:t'~ : ! i, cc*~: '
:; ml~ ~;.m ~ ~,:...-. -' ($2~.) ~l~s' be ~ised-and-ap~p~ated to
:;~:~s[, [,~., (.. i. ~[."; ' the Broad O~k ~oss~g at ~t..' ~1 those ~ fair
.,L,.~. ~,.:, . :,, ;...... say ~ a~, tMs'e op~sed say ~y. ~ ~e na~ ~ve
S~et~..:.': "~cle '~0 is before ~e ~e~g." .'.c
Babette. "Under ~s Ar~cle 50, t~s is a' road~ for those who are
not f~l~r~ a r~d t~t goes to the p~c pier at
~:-:'~, ,~:. ~' ~'~:. '.:For ~e ~t fo~ ~rs~ we ~ve t~ed ~get bit~o~ ~'
:. ~ete on t~t ~d, ~d ~' ~r ~1 ~e' F~ce Co~
se~ to give ~u is ~e ~d ($100e) ~ars for. shel~.
-..' ,.%f "' , ~. W~I~ cer~y ~ .~e l~g ~ the' shells ~e'a waste of
mo~y~ on t~s ~ti~ar road~ ~y." ,:. The reason I ~y
is ~use t~s ~tic~ar road is the ~e ~y ~t is ~rec%
:,~. ::. .::'- ~ ~ yo~ pier for f~e p~tection.' '~e ,fire en~e can get .~.~
i~ ~,-' ": ',. .water' ~m ~e' creek. '~';there is a f~e'~ ~ket~ the fire
,..../:: .... f.. · ....,,~. ~e c~ go_d~ F Steer ~d ~t water f~m the O~ek, w~
, .... . .:.. :. w~ld cover a ~rge ar~ of .the ~k~t. ~rty. It is o~y a
........ ':, ,:: ~,L' ' ,. :' ~'- :' s~rt~stretch to' c~lete ~e ~a~. ~st..y~r~ it was ve~
~d~e T~s ~it ~s not be~ e~ bad~ but the ~ter
isn t over ~t. ~ we ~ve ~ow~ the s~ con~tion ~ pr~
:":/.' ,'-: :: .' .: .- ~il andwe~ ~ve a lot of ~'..'. It ~dbe a ~a~
'::o '-': u.. ' t~ iffthe~e en~e w~t out ~ere ~d got stuck ~d
~:' ,.u.[ .. t.,:; ,.'. ', could' t:get Water..to put 68t tBe'~e:~'~y of ~e ho~es
' '. ,. :,L .' ~ : '. t~t w~ld be .~ng. ~Also it ~ a m~ of the ~she~
gett~g their s~s ~d o~er shel~ish-~ T~. Yo~
· . ,..:~. ,. f .. : ;. ' shel~i~h b~g 'a large/pro,trion of-m~ey ~: the Is~d
':H'~ ,~-'~ ,- ~he ~r ~'~ alt'~.t~s'.~ter'~s' ~en a ve~ ~or
j ;-...~: : .~-s~op s~sone:~ It ~kes a big .~fference ~ ~e ~nces of
...... :. ,.. ,..,, .: ~qse.who'~o~res on.:~.-.Streete., ~ney is not q~te so
u..?~2:. ~,~ . .: .'- .~ "' free 'as it _was ~st year~ .. I. wo~d like ~ ~ke a motion
:.;.~: ..... ;,~ ...... t~s.'a~icle read' t~t ~'~e re~d the s~ of ~ty-~e
....... h~ed ($2,~0.) ~11~ ~.c~p!~te. ~e: bi~ous concrete
~fac~g of F Street ~ ~ket' .m
Pease: "I Se~nd ~e motion.~
S~~t%t~ '. "~~ else w~t ~ be.h~r~ on t~s~a~cleT~
..... ~ '~ I ~t .~ ~de~d t~t t~ speake~ ~id ~s~ess is
s',~- L,.('~.. ':-, ..~..,~d of ,~r --~thatuthe me~c~ts;.of ~e To~ ~n~t ~ke money
:.:. 4' ~ ..... :.~ ~ '( . like ~ey use ~ and t~t 'he'w~ts ~"approp~ate ~ty-~e
;,'~ ~ :,.?:.. ~-~. '. ~.:;.-,- ($2,300~) ~red ~s. ~st~d of t~e' one ~d ($100.)
Pease~ ~ ~ realize t~t ~st ~ter t~t 'r~d was pmc~l~
~ssab~e. ~ gong do~ t~ou~ t~' other r~, they are
,~'~LJ:.~:.' .r, ~?,,:,:. -~ :the s~e"~n~t~Oh~- bu~ the ,~ ~ad:~s a' necessi~yfas ~. Bar-
ret ~id for f~e .p~teotion, so..t~t a ~re track ~ get
I ~ ~at it sh~d be ~ne'. ~s is a ve~ ~ch' ~.~
'~We ~ve ~e~ ~at roa4 for f~ conse~tive ~s..
,...,.s., ?,/f . '":: .vus ~ke a trip ~t't~ eve~ y~. (We
r,? ,2.f ,,'-'. ,"" :~. ', ~,: ~d'it is a' short '~ad, ~ the ~he~ ~ ~ 'Sconset;
' :, ,- .... '.- we'.d like ~.see mere]she~ ~. A' ~t Of us wo~ I ~ow
......... ,',, : ......... :wo~d.' -We ~ve b~n'oufi thee ~ the'~ter ~ thee ~ a little
::o o::~ ;~ ~-e ,.,'h-': mud-~c~si~l~,', but, ~y '~d-f~ ir'up last '~r ~d it ~s
.:.. ~,.: :. ,,- .... .' better.'.-[ With ~. f~ m~e she~s, it ~1 ~ satisfacto~.,
Barrett~ . -,- - "~ r~ :~ .the ~op ,she~ ~ t~t' road~ about ~ of
th~ ~ ~ om fx~ ~ ~ace -- a~ut a foot t~ck ~ some
i::, ' .... ,-.' places, ~d ~.~ .~i~a~ a~, .~h~e ~s b~n no'-~d~
:;..~f ..... :..-,- .-~ I .s~l.~~ .~at..%~s One, roa4 sh~a-~ve ~%~~
.,...,. ~?: ---, ;.-,: ~ete for f~e ap~ra~s' ~d there, are .b~er ~ t~% the
· ,, :: :,?~ ~ · . -,, -., . she~s..~d.be -~t-:on. ~; ~th- s ~o~g .b~g the ~
'.,.. , ~.:. - - ,.., , t~ on ~e ~sl~d' of' Nan~cket~ the. ~ ,of: ~ty-~ ~ed
that' road to the pier'~ for. the .sCallopers ".t~° get ~OUt,-pluS~
apparataso' Th· scallop shells, could bO'placed On other roads,
m:~;.,i '.,, ,.~:,.,."/ ,:~;).~in .fact, on.the end.of Tennessee,Avenue ~'~that :h~s ne~er b'een'~f
i:~;' ~..~,:~.. "finishede~J The' shells 'could- be more benefited on other roads in
-.' ,:.', '; ."~ ',.: LMadaket.,: Eventually-it-will be.tar~'eds,' so' T ~uld say that you
'~ ~'..,:; :': '~ :.:~; '[ tar it now' and save yourself., the One hundred ($100.) do~lars
· .'[_j~.~,[::~. ..:. for 'other: roadse ~'' More than.'half of. the present roads that have
shells on them in Madaket are the shells from n~ place at no
cost to the Town, ,We hoped that the To~n could see fit to tar
this road so ,that the ,shells .could ,be Used' for other roads~
sincerely hope that somebod~ will vote that tMs particular strip
:'~ :,':' : '~,.:.' .of rpad will be d0nee~ ..... ' .... :~',~' · ~ ~::~: ::~:.'.
Mrs. Ripley,Nelson~, ,','.May,,! ask .what the, opinion ;f the :fire, department is concern-
',~,'~,~-: ';- ,.~ i , '.,,;tng this ,road?m.~ _ .; ..... :-- ,'..,i.:",.: .1~
Mr. SangUinetti: , '~I don'.t;se@,,the ft~e department heres~Mrs~ Nelson, Anybody else
~ ..... . ':,., ~.:~ L~ ', .... -: . want.,to, be heard~t.. ~, .:,:~d , . ~ ~.'x'., ,.~, ,,' ,"""
~.' ,~','~,~".. ,~'."-~.'.,~.~ ~'A.,,, · ?f;:~ .'"'- .- ~':';,,, - .... ~-- ~ , ~.~..,,, '., '~'--,.~ ,b.~.'[,' ~,~u~-~ .'~ .... ",;'
MPc Barber:..- '~,_,~, "Far be it. from roe,to say against '.' the scallopers, but on the'use
· '- . :-. . ~. ~, ,. : of. the .road for.fire protections I.,.think .the only building on
~.. ~:i~.-,,," %(, ~ , ~hat street belongs, to the former~ speak~r,~ and if any other
, ,:,' :~ ..... :~: ~,:building in Madaket:was afire and the apparatus could get down
· .' ~.. ,:i ('.'/~,to the pier.,for,.water~ it couldn't get, back to the direction of
,' ;-,',: -:-[-, ,-[ .... ~ :th~ housee~ .... :, ~ - ..;.'. '~: ~,~.:-, ,.,,-.;.'t. ..~ ,~: :-;,~
Mro Barret%s .,. ,,= ;. ~l would, like to correct the last spe. ak~t'+" The houses on that
,?:~= ,'. ,'-: . ~, s~treet ares ,T thinks in.numbers .~Mrs~ Brooks on the end of %1~
":' -.-.=" ~. ' ' 'L. '?.'-, pier, Mr. Chapel~.ss,,. Maurice Killen' s 'and Mr. Fletcher Ross' s
:-.,',. L ;~'. ~,,'i, '~.- plus access to other houses in that' area. ' The Admirality isn, t
· ~: ..... ';',~: · ~ :;.too~far off.a~,,: :..~:.'. ~'.,:'; .. ,.; :', ~,: :..~-.~
Mr, San~tn~tii :. ~Are you readlr for .the queation? ' You are 'about to vote on a
· ' c. ,.-:, .' : :';.:.~ motion of .Mr, 'Barrett's. amending the' recommendation of the
:<'; .... ~. --'Finance Committee that the sum of twenty-three hundred {$2~300.)
:,', ' ' ('-.' "." dollars,be raised and appropriated for the'purpose of bituminous
,. ::.: a'-~ ..... '" :'concrete surfacing,of F Street-in,Madaket:. All those in favor
:..,..: %:'.--.'.; :: .... ': '.:... '-, say. yea, all those, opposed say naye: .The :nays have it -- .the
.. :; .... . .-::,..: .... ; 'motion is..loste~.: ::.: ..... :::f.~ :~, ~ :': ~'.,-- L ~.'--.;
'.', :,. -' :~.:,,:,. ,_'.' ,. ,.; ,~.:,:.. -:, ,-~, ......": . : ,:
Mre Sanguinetti: "Article 71 is the next article.':.
}I~, K3inge~ffuss: "T ask for 71~ 72~ 73 and ?4 primarily to do a ~ittle bit of
:u'_ ;:. reminis6~g, It seems to me," a. few years a~o when 'we *ere'all'
here discussin§ the li~port~ when we took over a lot of ques-
·" .. :.f .~. :~.': .ttons:were:.comi~ up at ..that times', and we Were assure'd at,that'.
· f:,; -.. ,. ~' . , :' ~':.:~ :: time' that within, a very :short. time_our Airport was going to be
.... .:.,,..-: ' .... ;., '...a. paying propositionj Wells, year a. fter.yea'r, T have come heres
,, ~, . ! _:... ':. :~:::-: . and. year .~ after y~ars .We are pouring ~in mope ~money into the Air- .
· ..:t.- .~ .... '-.: port. I would_like to:know if anybody in.this room here can tell
us wh~it,isn~t a paying-'proposition? ' That .is the reason I am
taking in Articles 71s 72,'73 and 74 as they all have to do with
"/:.,,;_': ' the., Airport.'/. So there.is/probably screech,'who
answer heree Apparently no one on this ~sland knows what the
-:.,_ ;,, ........ -,,.,.:.- answer, iSe,~. ~ "_:..,;~....: :...,~. ..:',; .;;.:.':_(.~::/,. ,,~ :,' :..::...
Mr. ~oward Hull: ,>' ,T make a motion that %he.Finance-committee's recommendation be
::~'~'~ ,~:' ::,.o ;.:::..-., accepted under Article. 71.m ...'.'/ .'.:'_' ~..:-.-.d ._~
Mr. Orover Palmer: "l second that motion?
Mr.Rob'ert Leskes ....-.~ '~I ~ould'like to have a few words as a matter of informatione
.,"' -:.:-" .:~ :-, ;~,~-~ f~,~: ~' have operat, ed planes for a small a$.rli~es and kno~ a little
u~::','! '( .~..J',~ .... , about' it. 'Airports all, over the Country,: I would say 99%, are
L: ,'. -~ ':' ,~ '~ :-,' .... operating at a loss.' ~:; They are being backed by municipalities
:::'.;' ;.,._ ..... , . ,. :as.a,,pablic"services-and it. isgemerally conceded that no one
. /~:- :: /,'-:.: ~ '.-~ expects them. to. pay their .~ay. -;-I t~ that based on a g~eat
many airports that I have used, we have one of the most luxuri-
· ,~ ': '".~ ;':. ,."-ous airports in~ the U. Se for the size of-the To~-~." ::.,.~... .........
Mr. leslie Costa:., !'I woul~ like to lea~e one .tl~ught-in .mind~ i There are many
- ,~--- ,' :~:..:. .... -, : poeplo, who come, into. our .Island over webkendss many of them .
· ~? ,...;~. --, o*~n houses here on Nantucket and pay taxess and they can com-
~' .. mute to,and from'wherever.they live '--,New*YOrk or Boston or
' .... ' ;' "', ..... :~,', wherevers only' through having an ai_r~rt to arrange it, If
',: ' ~, 'we did not have this Airport or mainiair~, th~s Airports I da~e
.'.,, .~ : great, loss..? ~ets ,look:at it this .ways ~'. See-what revenue you
?'&,.:~- , .: and therefore,articles which were recommended by the inauce
~'~ :.,,,- ::-,;.,~: .:.::.:: .. ~' Committe% which I believe' they,have gone'..through very thoroughly
Mr,' Xe.ske~ .:.. .,:.-"I ~ould .Like'to sa~ a further remark~: .I sympathize with
..... ~': .-.: :7 :':'- - Mr. Oosta~.:.I thought, the same' ~hing in the past~ I would like
~o have a:lfttle more information frpm h~m and other airport
men as to ~hy the repair hangar wDuld cost ten thousand ($10,000~)
.... .:- ~.; :.'~? ..:', fi,ali.' and also further ,information as to. how.m~ch r ,pairing is
done do~n here during the winter months' or nine months Of the
year, and also information from the Airport Commission as to the
Mrs Hull~ ~ -~-. '"Are.we .going' to .take Articles ,71,'.72~-. 73 and 74 together' or is
'--~:.: 'L: -' .: ...' Arti,cl~ 71' before the Meeting?..-A motion has.been made and also
Mm~ Sanguinetti~ ,:. "Under Article 71~' ..the motion has been made and seo°nded~ that
'. :,-:-:/; - -: ;-:.,., :- the re ~commendatton: cf.,the Finance .Committee be accepted and
their recommendation is 'We do not recommend' ."
. :~. :'. ,' ., "All: those in fav0r, sal ~ea~ alta. those opposed, na~
~.Orenville ~urtts= ".i-make a' motion.~hat Article', 72 be: accepted as the Finance
'.'It. has been~ mOVed, and seconded that the'rec0mmendati°n. of. the ~'
Finance Committee be accept,de: AI~' those in favor say yea~
· all ,.~hose opposed' say: nay. v The motion'is carried, it is a
unanimous .votelm ',:, ...?~:,:?? ~...,., :.L~ :::::?..:-. :~?.
Mr. Saugui~ etti= - "Article.'.~3 is .before the Meeting." ~',.',: ...~'-..
H~. Leske= ,: .: '.. "Can ~e, ge% an:op4~on'£rom,the_Afrpor.~'Oo~mt~tee or the . -.
,: ...',....:... :.... .... Finance Cc~mittee' for ~he necessit7 of' that' fourteen thousand
~ ,.~:..: ~-: :':' .: .. ~;'! ($24,000,) dollars~ :'.Are the runways in, very bad shape -- are
....... ' '. ":: they unsafe or is,this .Just a .safeguard for preservationT~
~·"':"' ' ~ ""':~: ..... '::'-1 ~' -~'-~:*?u'~"~-'~?i'/ ':~-"Y'~;': ~:~,/':,~'~.:£~'~. ,~:Y?:' .:~L '~'.-':~: ::,-.
Mr. Sno~=. :'~..:'. ~" -'-' ', ~e walked: over ~he r~u~.wa~: -- i%': does need. attention. In all
probability~ it should have had it last year. They being the
:'.', ..... .:~ .,..::' .: .:%.-heart of.this, Airport, we feel.that .we could not recommend ~
otherwise." :.
Ere Ieske~ "If this Article should go through, I would like to' make a
· ::~,,~ ~.::,~ ?.~ ..~.. ,~ ._~ re. commenda, tion. that in the, i~ture befgre making any recommend~-
:?. -~: .~ ~'~ ..:i- ?-~:. tions and before appropriating any such sumthat the ~, A. A.
.... :.- .. sho. uld-.be called.in for advice.and .they-would be glad to do so
'~ :'" free bf any charge."' ' " ~ -
Mr. George Jones3 . ~I move that the recommendation of the Finance Committee be
accept ed.m ',- ~
, . J::~ ~,,' ~:.'..~ ~;,t..~.:t_'''% : .. .... :.: .
--.:' L:,.,~-.. i- '~ .--.-: "The motion.is seconded and put' to'a .vote. The motion is
-~.,..: ;- '.:~:~:.- .:...-. : .~ ~ unanimous:vote.---...:,.
Ere San~uinSttt= - .aArticle ?~ is n~'before-~he.Meeting;~ ..'.:?.'
Ero Seddon. Le~ Jr. = ':.:. ?I- Would :like to kno~: i~. %he p.resen% .hangar could not be
: - - - .:q' used as a 'repair han~a~i ,:: ~lT.-not pu.t heat into it and use
~ .:'..: :~,·- ..-.:-:.. -- it ,for repat~ airplanes .%o lessen the expense~~
:: ':°~*: :; ?' ,::' 't~:a' *re~mair* hangar yOu'wo~ld los't 'all ~:ealtalse , We have ,ten ,
' ~*: f."~ ~",:'.',: :'::..'-':;planes c~:.the base now which'hr.;paying rental. The big hangar
~ :". ,;-::~:*' ';-*': ~' is a cons~t**reven~i'e t*b th~'Tcw~ tha;o'ugh* rentals to ~uco~Ug
', '~*~"~ ~'~. :" .,' ~'u, ai~lines.as'.well as.business,people~ ;'Ho.wever~ if this is to be
.~,~' ". ..... t~rned Over ~'a ~pairfhangar~' I dare say~ your rents fr~m one
~'~' ~ ,?~' ~.". ?,~;repair 'operAtion would' be 'far less~than you,would get out of, ,
~ ,?' ':' ..... -~ ":':) '~ renTAl to:individuAl Aircraft. ~ Also~ it would be quite an ex-
':~' ~.,, :~.~,~ '.:-"pense to:turn this'hangar into'a, repair, hangar. In answer to
~.-,'-~'~, '~"-.:,-~ ,~ ~',-~-'- :~ ~. ~esk_~s,question as to why another building'on the Airport would
'~','[ :~;'~ ~,'f:-. A,~-:'~2o~-be su~table .' for repair ~jobs~ '~ think that is rather easy
to answer. , The main re~son-~ is 'that~ to modify any building for
a repair hangar you have to remove any supports underneath~ and
~:~!': ~: , ~:/'~k ', ~ I dare say, that: the expense would' b'e q~tte a'~ great amount~ plus
.... ~ .... i~: '~' the fac~ tlmt: the 'only: building Ou~ the~e a°w is the Fire De-
f~',~.~" ~' ' '-:,~ ~ ~' ! ~par~ment;-'~' You' ~on~t wknt ,to ,take? that down."
Mr.~Naro!d' LindleY: ',"I would li~e' to knoW:wher~ th~ repair wbrk is being done now
~. - .... ". '.' and if' the re, ir work for"nJxt" year~ wi~-" r~quire the building
M~. Costa: "T have ~eglected ~ sa~'that th~ 'O~A~Ae: has:jUSt recently
brought out a new bulletin requiring that all repair work be
,: :..... ,j-,(,i-~. ~- ~,'? done in.. S~iSable re~air shops,wher~ 'there"is' heat~ or el~e.,you
~.;~,~ ':, .', ,1~ ~: ~,,,iwLl.l not'be Able tb~d6'th~t~type,.of.'work,':T doubt that if any
one of you flying: airplanes-going O~t~ of: the' Island were to land
at some other airport to find that there were no maintenance
~'~ :~. ~ ~ .... :~, facilities' would, feel very cont~ to land"there's' and Would keep
:~'~:/: ~: · ~' ' your fingers-e~ossed 'thAt nothing 'would'hap~em to your plane."
Mre ~eske: "I~m all for having a proper hangar out there~ but I don~t think
o .,,.*. :" it should'cost~. ten. thousand ($10~000.) 'd~lXars. The OeA~A.
regula~ior~ ~ .... for a' heated .'_rePair hangar~'jlarge enough to
hold only one plane. I rented a hangar once with only a space
heater in-it for. heat ~hich met with O~A.A;', requirements.
Mr. Costa~ ten thousand (~ $10~000.") dollars' is an awful lot.
I built hangars for much less +_2m__~ that ~ if it is going to
cost ten thousand ($10,000.') dollars P' ..~:~ :: ": :'~ '~'"~'.:. ,. .'~.'
Nr~ :Snow:. :: :, . · "I T2fl~k ,it' is best we'explain it,' We' went' out there :to ~look ,':,,"
· ~',- '-'-." "~': "at' the .buil'dings', that the Navy-.Mlilt for' thJ~war period, Former
: . ~: .! '~ members of the Airport. Oo~,~ssion attempted, J at the cost of three
thousand ($3~000.) dollars to build a-repair hangar out there'.
If you go out there and look~ you'll see that the money was J ,u~,t
thrown away~ :,We went[ over the matter quite carefully~:'s~., d w~
· feel that if anything is built now it should be built substau-
~'~ .. tially.', We: are going to run the Airport ,for'quite a few years
· - ,--:~,:,% ~'~- .., :-. ,J~ to' come., We'~ ~ant adequate provi~ion~ to. stere equipment out
· ":~' - .... ~. , ;~,:'~ ,, ' there. J There' are ,&till N~Vy built Shed~ o~t there~ but a good .
"' :,.'-:- v,. : ..wind storm ~ take-'them down -~ we almost:lost them last. year.
That is one of the reasons why we recommend a substantial buLld-
· :.~ ' .,";.. ..: :'-:'.:'.. ! ing to . be built -out. there if' any is' to' be built at alle" m,,C.: .~:'
Mre Leske: .~-. '. "-"I m~ke'a motion that ~rtic~'e'?~-bS-accepted:.as recommended,"
Mre'Cost~: "T second the motion,n
Mre Sanguinetti: 'f "The mo~ion has Been'ma'd~ and" sec~nded' that 'the recommendation
.." .... :.:.~. . .~of.the'Finance Committee'be accepted,u.. All' those in favor say
:,'. ,~::.~ :~' ....... - .... "Yea ---,all ~hose bpposed~ nAye .~ The moti6n is carried ~
~us vet ee"
Mr. 3ang~hUetti:
"Article 84 is next." '..~:.::.:'.~ .
"l bring out to the TmmspeoPle here' that~ the Nantucket Police
Department has served this .To~ver~-well~' .and each year they
have new equipment such as radio in cruiser and inside of sta-
tion. ' If they are to continue on to serve this T6wn~ the~ I -'
feel they need proper equipmente You will find that fire de-
partmants~ police departments'in Cities~ and. the...Navy~ Coast -~'
' ~uard, ' every, branch of service have these Handie-Talkiese
From these, you can save a' person's life 'in drov~ing~ in fires
· ;'::,i:/propr~ate the sum of'.~wo hundred~-sev~enty-ei~ht
~e~ve ~ ($~.12) for t~S~~Ta~e Model ~."
s~c~d the motif." [-? '~:,-" .......
"~t ~s 2~ fo~~. ~:c;'. ,,)~".~? .?;
:~o~ e~se w~ ~o "be' ~rd, on
it;is .absolutely necessa~ to ~ve a W~Tal~e~ I
w~ld suggest't~t they look ~.~ s~l~ stores ~ere
~O~Se~ ~.-: . ,. -, ~ ;; :,..',: , ~j- ~::f;
"~' shoed ~s T~ ~e over
dolors ~d ~elve c~ts ($278e12) ~ help ~tte~ o~ Police
De~t wh~ ~ey ~1 sp~d s~ty-~ve thous~d ($V~0.)
tho~ do~ars' for s~et~g else? "I s t~ say the T~
sh~ld.vote t~s .~ better~,th~ ~i~ent of the Ponce
~em ,- ~ ~.- .,, '~ ,~ ~.
~ppro~a~e' the s~, off 'tW~' ~d's ~ty;eight ~~ ~d
~e~ve. ce~ ($2~S,~) 'fo~ ~e ~c~se" of
--"All-tho~ in' favor, ..sa7 yea' '-; ~11 ..those-~pposed~ nay.
The moti°n is '10St m 'the-nays have it." ~:~:
Mr. Sanguinetti: ."Article 89. is before the Meeting." :'.', ','? ~ '% ~.;
Mre Roger Young=-. :~'~,T would like ~to. make a' motion"to amend-Article 89 to read=
· ~: 'Z.-_; ': ' ' ~-' ..'To' see if1 the Tovm .will' grant' a pension for the duration of
his sickness, amount to be de~emined by .the Voters and said
pension to be retroactive to October 15~ 1954' ."
Mr. '~a~guinettt=. ,'" '. "~ don~t believ~ 'that: ~s within th~:~cope'0~ this Art~ele~
.:;.~...; ~; .:/:'.~ .:.j.:: :~.:-~Mre-.Youn~. ~ 'I so recommend, ,:, You camSt amend this Article
"' ,. ~:m.~'.:: -, :~ into a-,p~s~on~-,- '~t. calls 'for. the :ra~si~g,~o£ an amount o%
' six hundred t~irty-four dollars fifty-five cents ($~.f~) --
.:,~::-:.--...,, '.,.. this is :the~on!y,amoun% you.oanask i~der this Article, . but -'
you can make any motion you ~n.t to,"
.'.". - c.'.'": ,'~ ~:.d~, I ;'~-~ ,,-."~ ,."" : ~:~;'J'.'(~::;"
Mr. E. Franc~s~S~oS ~T make~ motion that the Article be ~ccepted as read°"
~re..Burdick~ ' ;--:,. ...-. ~[' -~ econd %hem°%i0ne" ?;:' '.-,'! :' ',.:., ' --'~.' ': ;:~.':
M~o .Sanguinett~=" ~ !~There :has been,a' mot~on.:made ami seconded'.tha~ the ~um
.-.,: ~,:..!:~-o.:- ~ .'f' --six hundr~d::t .hirty, four..? dollars 'a~d~£~f~y-five cents ($~34.~)
~ be raised and appropriated so that the_- ~alary of patrolman
Elwyn Re Francis, Jr. may be paid for the balance of 1954,
All those in favor say yea~ all those oppOsed say
The C~ir is in ,doubt,?All those in favor ~ay yea--~'all thes&
opposed, naye The nays have it ~ the motion is not carrtede"
Nr..~.ang~..~ett~.: ·_ "Article ;9~ is :the n.ex~ article."..?~,? :-:'-:'.~-'~-:
.Mr..Mor~..i..'~,.:: ,:~.: ~Evgry..time:the ¢ollec%or o£ Taxes a~kS:£or.'a~ increase in P~7~
,.-,~ ..:, ,.~.,:., ,- ,:, .~ .: he m~st. come, dow~ amd'.bat.tle, for~it. , The commemts made about
: ,.,:.. :. ?.~.;. ,?.? ~. -., .the 'duties. of. the Tax..Oollec~r~ that you meyer can find him~
.,,. .: :,~.,,~. ~' : .. and. as. fa~. as:.~the,-:pre_sen~.,p.a...y, goes,,raccording to rumors he re-
~, ~...~ .~ ..... ceives an .2where-from-$4,'-.-. $1Z~, an hour~---'-,-~.~:that would be fine
r.,:.'~'~ :'?.; ~ ;..~ .. ,..:.'~.._~:":-.'~paYe ? As -for not being in his office~ the:~ollector maintains
.,-..'-,~ ~: ::-~;. ~ .:_y..; :--~: ~. reasonable ofEZce ~hours~ .: compatible' wi~h~the rest of the budld-
.?~,J.:~u? ':.-:; ': .... ,~-', ,.. inge.'-.,These, hours-have been ,in operatiqn,.for a period~ as near
~j.;??.:~. ~:. - . .~-.. as I caB. filld out~. ~of .~ift7 :year~e u:: ~
-:::'.~- .'~...:".:.. :'::- ';: :~':Probably.vex~.. few:~f the Voters reali~e.~that no records
~ .~:: . J;' · - .~ . .'.,originate in the Tax:Ooltector's-ofEic'e;.'-All records must
....~,.;' ~..?. -_ -come %o the-Co3_lector through the Board'~of Assessors and that
.-~.'.~;,.. ,' ~' ,.: ;-' necessitates the closing of his 'office as he has to keep run-
of~oe,'.7ou~muSt, re~de~ ..public Service and ,answer al~ corres-
,'pondenOe-:w~thin reasonable: time~ '~Therets. been some yelling
about clerical helps but I won't comment on that. When the
Collector receives th~.Warrant~ :_probably in Apr~l~: .there~are":;.~:
individual bills of approximatel7 7500 to be'made at one time~ . .": '
which~' w~th clerical help~ :we.get out in'fourteen da~s~':'and.I~.~'...,
feel that we should get the bills out Just as soon as possible
so t hat. 'revenue can .come into the Town. - Now on :the ~atter ef;
an increase of salarT~ if 7ou wtqq take your Town Report from .
._: ' 1950 to the present, time~ you ~ill: find that increases" have .been
allo.~ed:.each .year..~-, inc~eases~ in fact~-: to To.-£~ Employees run
from. S600.'-~$1200. during that periode" :, The Tax Collector is
requesting an increase of 15%. Other employees are given raises
for l~gth of service. Now~ the Tax Oollector has~ Just
ple.ted t~enty-four consecutive yea'rs: of serYice~ and thanks .to
the Voters~'..as of Monday we start in. on.the tw~ty-fifth yeare
?.,'.'The' records of the Tax-Collector for 1954 'show that a total
amount 'of. $571~000. has been 'collected as Of the close of busi-
ness today~ except for $13,100e on .taxes~. which leaves an ou~-
standing amount to be collected of 2.3%o I feel that the '
Collector, should be .,granted an-increase, fi'Mr. M~dera~or~
~..this increase is allowed, the. Collector~,you wouldn't notice it
in your,.tax-rate ~'it wauldn't '~be big enough to make a dot
a piece of p~pere
· . . .., ,,T move~ Mre .Moderator~ .that the ~ol'~ec~0r be allo~ed the in-
oreas, e as -set forth i~ .Article :95e"~.~':-~:~:~ ' ' '~
Mr. Legg, Jr.: "I have no objection to the speaker, but 'I understood him to
say that the. Assessors did most of. the work. If. that' is
case~ I wonder if the people in the Hall here feel as if he
::/ .- ,?.. :.~ should, have ~it or not~:~'If the Ass~ssors:do'~most· of the work.:
· :. ::.',: .... . :~1 : ,and .he' is just sitting .there-and: collecting~ I don't feel he
Mr. MOrris.- "I Would like to Clarify the last speaker~ A~I records ori-
: ~ .... ,: , ginate .in .the. Assessor'.s office. :.../The' Collector. has n~thing
~-. :.. .... ~ ..'~. whatsoe'?er to:do With~thate ,.:The Collector:makes the bills out
· ? . ..... .-, ....... . from the records received from .the Board. of Assessors."
Mre SAnguinettis :. "Th,re-,has.been a motion:made~ :and. I haven't heard any second."
~. James Poulton~ "I second the motion."'
Mr' Senguinetti~ "You are about to vote on the motion made by Mr. Morris that
the salary of the Collector.~of Taxes be in,eased 15%
active to January 1, 1955, and that a sufficient sum be raised
'...:..~.,.:...,:,f ~ ..-and appropriated for-the.same.-:.All those~.in favor say,yea '--,':::
(:!:'. ':':'i": ' :'";'~".' % ':" all tho~e opposed~'say.nay..:' Ths~]fea's~.have it ~ ~he motion is
Mre Sanguinetti= -~ "Article 106' is 'now'bef0re 'the 'Meeting.-
Mr. Le~n Royal= ,,T ~e34ieve that this Article 106 is one that can be pq. stponed
indefinitely-a~this time """:~we' d~n' t :hav~, my ~re. use':fo~r '~.::
bathhouses now than they do for electric blankets on purgatory,
:-:-' .. .'..~ .... : ~:. I' don!t"beli-eve we need ~hese ~athh6~ses. V:At the present t'ime~
..: ~: .... '~ ~- ....... . we have amDle 'and -sufficient bathhouses do~n at the beach where
:' '. i ~--/..." ~you' can'get .five ce~t"~oandy-'Bars"for 'a dime~' ten cent ice cream
-~ ::' ~ - .,. ~ .. .... cOmes for:fifteen 'cents and ten cent"cokes, for eighteen cents.
"..,' '.. ', ~ ';-Today. the general public' does not hire bathhouses. I think that
, ~..' .. :.! . ,/... :-, "about 'nine peopl~ 'out of 'ten that come into Nan~acket bathe from
..-_~' .~.~' ~: ....-.. ., .. their b~cycles or automobiles or-whatever and u~ally don't hire
,.: .: : ..... '.. ., bathhbuses. -~I, see nj sense to go-to ~his-ex~reme ~ this Article
calls for .all this' money."~If we deplete -the E. & D.' account~
how ~re we going to pay forty-five thousand ($45,000.) dollars
, ~.: . ~,: . addi~to..real%to complete the bathhouses, next year and after, with
~' ,~.u": ~, ... incr.eased..tax :rarest.: Today we.want to:keep .the tax rate down.
.... . ... ....· ~wo-thirds of t~e homes in ~antucket are summer homes --we have
..- . .. ~.~' to consider this --- these 'people have no,voice in Town Meeting
at all. We expect them to pay.tax, se f~hey control t~o-thirds
of the_ %ax~tion!,o'f the,-Zslan~L, ~ We have the deficit of
st~p ~e w~ch ~s for ~ad~ti~ taxes ~
op~i~ t~S'~cit ~ ~he s~~p ~ne ~ be per~ial{ ~
t~ ~y th~ ~e o~rat~g ~e ~e~p ~e~ th~ ~e ~g
· :~ ,',~v.~,u .,v~ ~:,:... ~ ~-~ve ~s 'deficit e~ y~r. ,LYou ~,p~ on t~s.
fore~ I ~-a. moti~ ~t t~s ~ticl~. 1~ be ~ef~t~y
~stponed." ' ,,~ %, ' ' ' '
~ t~ned."
~. San~ett~ :" ~The' ~o~ ~s' 5~n' ~de ~a ~ec~ded tha~'~c~e ~06 ~e
thoae .op~sed,-' nayj :. ~e ~s have.it -- ~e moti~ is ~rrie~"
~e S~etti: "It is n~ ~ o~er ~ ~v~ a: ~o~on a~~g ~e:reports of
t~ F~ce O~tt~ ~d ~ ~ t~ app~p~ations
~; H~'I= ,':,'?..-~'.':¥,:- ~I -m~*~ '~t .the re~rt '"
accepted and also ~ ~po~ of %he ~ke~ ~tch ffo~tt~e
~d the r~n~ of the F~ce O~tt~s r~ort ou~ide '
.... ~'-/-~:r :-:- ,~' ..... ,;..:., of the' ~ticles ~oted _~.'t ~:~- r,'~ :: :.:.~: ;,-:,,: ::',. :', :::,.r.,t
'~, Sm~etttt.:',~. !~e ~,~s. ~e~ ~de and. se~nded t~ t~-report of'
~e Ri~h~ of 2y C~ttee be acc~'ed and also, ~e
of ~e ~ket Dit~ C~ttee ~d the r~der of
F~ee Oo~tt~'s re~rt ou~ide of ~e ArriVes ~ted
· "" - "' ' '-The:Meet~ :~~ed at 9:25 .pe~ ~c,.~'a~,;. ,:': z'O ,:,)~ :,'-t
NANTUCKET
Waist for ~e ~ ?o~ ~et~ of ~ T~ of N~e~t~
19~ ~th repo~ ~d ~co~dat~s ~de ~er~ by the ~ce Oo~tt~ ~ch
~s acc~ted by the T~;with'the :excep%$~ ,of, ~tes,-on ~ol, 9~
;f~.:;:--., . ,,, : · ~ ,,
ANNUAL T oW"~[f..MEE T ~N G
' ~wea~ f t~ c~ett '
...'[:t ~,,t;-._. :~,'J.,.z' .C~ .... 0 ssa s-. r~-,,.:_.. : :,,/~ :...,~ ~.% ~....:
To eith~ of the Com~ables of %he T~ of N~tucke~,
~:,the n~ of.the,~o~~ off ~sac~set~S ~ are d~eot~.
the ~abit~s;.of.the. T~ of,N~tu~et~'q~ed ~(v~e ~' T~ Aff~s~
meet at the ~. ~ ~ ~id N~tu&et~ on M~y~"~b~.'~, 195~, a~.7
.o' c~ck ~ She for~o~ .-~m. and- ~e ~ act ~ .the. fo~~ articles~ .? ~- :. '.'f"
L~
~,. m~ reco~~ are ~sed ~ ~re~ study,' ~b~s~ c~stde~
~d ~rse~l ~vestigatignS~ ~'d ~a~ w~t~we ~c~sider~ best fe~ the ~ as~a-w~le.
,~ It ts ~ belief t~t all ~Jor it~ s~ld be consi~d ~ a p~ed
budget~ w~ch wo~d ~rt~al~ e~ate ~xcessive 'app~p~atio~ ~ ~y ~e year.
, : -: ', :".:'., ~endi~jS'-~ ~icle.~S.:req~ $60~306.00, ~."~:
';", ',~ ...... ~ 0t~r ~ticles'$~ .... ' ' -
~cle 8' ~sed t~s ~ar $~,176.00.
:..~; ~;~ For the year 'X955 S~a~es '~der. Article. 8 ~' be app~te~',~P~;~
. Fo~ ~ ~fo~ti~ we estate' the t~' ~te based.
tions ~ be $~1.00 ~r tholed of vacation. ~s is ~e~y ~e to the ~'
sMp deficit~ w~ch ~s ~eady be~ ~id t~s ye~. m~?c','::
~ /' The. rev~ue loss as' ~red to' last y~r is' $30,7~2.40,' W~ch
~d on ~y~ Febm~ ~ ~ b~g ~ ~h~. v~es~ a~ on ~e b~t~ ffo~ the.
er ffo~ one y~; ~e Co~ecto~ off Taxe~ fo~ ~e year~ ~e Ass~sor ffo~ t~ee
y~rs~ ~o S~ool ~tt~ m~be~ for ~e ~ars; , ~e N~tuc~t Hous~g Au-
to.fy m~er for ~ve ~ars; ~e N~tucket Ho~ing ~o~ty m~ber for two
y~; and ~ Co. tables f~ ~e
We rec~d t~t ~lecti~ be held 'as P~ded ~ ~ti~e le
Voted ~ ~e ~e~ as reco~ded.by ~e
To ~cefve ~ports of the va~o~ de~ts ~d co~ees w~ch s~ o~e
beffore t~s
We reco~d ~at the ~rt~ of ~he '~ri~s de~tments ~d ~tees be
Voted ~ the ~e~ as rec~ended.by.the'O~tt~'~J';.2
To see if the T~ ~ vote. ~' :authorize fhe T~ T~a~er~ ~th the a~
p~v~ of the Selectm~ ~ ~r~ m~ey f~ t~e to t~ ~ ~ti~~ of
the rev~ue of the f~e~l y~ ~~g J~ l~ 1955 and to ~e a note
o~ n~es ~ere~or~ ~ble wit~ one ~ and to r~ any note
be giv~ ~or a period of less t~ ~e ~r, ~ accor~ce ~
ter ~ a~al
We veeo~en4 ~ ~e Tom vo~e ~o au~ho~ze ~he To~ ~~ ~h ~he
~ of ~e Sele~m~ ~ b o~ m~n~ f~ t~e-to-time ~ ~fic~ati~':'of-:
the rey~ue, of ~e f~ne~l.~ar~"ibe~g J~.-.l~t 1955,'-and ~ issue a note or
notes therefor~ ~ble ~ .~e .y~ sd to ~ew '~y note 0r-n6tes as
giv~ for:a pe~od of less th~'~e ye~'~-ac~ce ~th Secti~ 17~ O~p~r'~,
Voted ~ the meet~g as recorded by ~e
., ~F'To~ de.de ~ the m~e,of collect~g,.~xes, ~g the ~g ~ar; .'~ see
t~ T~ ~ au~h~ze:~e Collee~of Taxe~ ~o ~e,al:m~'fo~ ~ec~
ta~s w~ch a T~ ~~r ~y use wh~. ap~ted,Collec~re~,.. ,')~:. ~..[~: ~.'. :-m./ .
Oo,~':re~d t~t.the.s~e ~e. of ~ect~g.taxes.'be adored t~s "y~'as
heretof~e n~e~: ~'~t th'~-O'011~tor be ~id~ a' spec~:"sala~'~d a~ed cost
'and charges other than~'in~er~s%~ c6llected.~ from'deltnquents$Fthat the Collector he
authorized to use all means for collecting,taxes.that a Town. T~easurer may,~se whe~
appointed Collectors-and,t~at interest.at the rate.of 4%1per. annum, 'dated Oct;' 1st,
be charged after.NOVe 1st on-a~l-unpaid bfllse~. - ' · L, Ci-~ ' V/,; ,-~.'L~.a~· '~ ~' ,,:.: .--.a'£' y ~;-,?.., ~:
/'-:~.Voted by the meeting as, recommended by the Committee.- · ..~?':~'-._!:/~'~-J ,D:
'%'"-T~see,~"- what,action the Town-will take-in regard to the Police force;"' ' '<;' the'
town clock and the ringing of the bell; the high,ays and lighting the streetse
We recommend that the police force, the town clockp ri~.ging.of ~he bells ·
highways~' and street.lighting be-under, the-supervision, of the Board of selectmer~
L'J.Vo{ed by the meting as-recommended .by the committee., , ,:,:>i, :'.> .'..-/fi ~[;-~
............ l~bicle-6 ............. :.ff...:; ..: ....
'~ 1~:: 'TO ~aCt on the-accepbance of ithe. J~y Lists' aS '~esented'in the ~T0wn Report
by the Selecttll~lle .......... ;~. -.' .... ' .... ~L~..~: ': "~? ~: ~..'[ -, ', ~,~:,:.::._,,;~i .., · :~ ..~-...
We recmm~end that the Jury Dist~ as presented, in the Ta~.'~Rep0r~;' b~
.,r'-Voted by the meeting as-recommended,by the Oommitteee/[?,''''?~L ~ '::(:'.'/~. 'i"-'-
Article V
., .... ..~..
To see what disposition.the Town will make of the Sanford Fund for the ensuing
"-~,We raoommend that $1, O00. eO'of this .fund b~ transferred t~ lrbicle'_l~.9, ~and
the balance to be used .on rutted-roads .tributary .to the Polpis 'Roade ': ;-" '~
~/",Voted by the meeting as .recommended-by the ~ommitteee - ,.;~' ~-:;~;~ -~%~.r. ~.:'
~,?-T6-fsee what ,sums ~he Toga w~1l VOte to raise and appropriate 'fo~ ~he
of the loll ,ow. lng:
We recommend that' the sum of six Hundred SeVen ThousandThre~' Hundred .Six.
Dott~rs'f$607,306.00) be 'appropriate..d to
-.-.. 'support~the,'fql!...o~._ g, namely, ~
Moderito~ .... , ........ $ ~.~
Sec. sala_-~ and:'exper~ $200..00'" : .... '?' : ~'' ;;: ? : ......... ' ?
. : · :-. · -; -:"-J'.: . .
· :. "* '* · ...... · " e00
To,wn. A, ccountant,, s~lary $2, ~:)0... ' ....... - .... " ~:
· ~...,-..~-. ~ .....,..-..... -. 4 ;7 2,'630'.00
· C .o!~piltng Tm~. R. eDo. r~ .. .... · ,....: ...... L...' .. '......'.. -';-.;;.;: .' ~'. ;. :,.-'--'; ,~,.1~5.00
T~.x Collector~.' ~alary $3,0p0.00;, Clerk }Lime $400.0.0 .. ',* ."-; ":' ,4,496,00
..... . '. · ,--':. 5~800.00
· .. .... · ' ,. -:;? :~: 1,000.00
""'"'' """'"':: ': ::. 1: :. :::..:.
Res! ~i ' 2,500
Elec~io~ and .... stra o~::~..-. · · · · · · ·-~e,~.-. ,.-· j . · · ~ ,, ,~, cO0
~n B~:~d~n~s .... 3,~00 O0
region~ Building ?50 O0
Protection of Persons and Property '~ ~%~ ~:.~:.~:~ ~' '- .
?.,~ PoLice Department ~(~Eeepe~ ~of: LockUp~' no ~sala~Y)'-.~;'!f~ ~; :~ ~ i, ,.~ ~,~ .. '34,?0o,00~
-?.-? '~ Salaries: , Chief, $3,~7§.00; Sergeant $3,800o00;-Patrolmen:~,-~:,im'.
'~ One · $3,~.0.00; One.e:$3,525.00; One. O $3,500.00; One
e $3,3oo.00, two · $3, o0o.00 ....'- ~'- - . .' . ~..
Departm ...... 29
~'Fire ent. · o ........ '' -- ,., '- . . ~ .
~."~.. · .~ .;..,., . .~.~., . 7. '..,:,. :.. ..... .-.: .-,,... 200 O0
:;-:::.:,~ Salaries ~ '[, Chief $3,900~00;':Driver: Two.~ $3~475.,00.; One:~
~.~ ' $3,425.00; Superintendent .of Fire ~larm $3;~00.00; Nightmen
~-'.~'~ :' $3.0Oper night :.'.. '; , ~ .... ' ....
· ~':':~.Fire Protection . . ·.~-'~. ~ '.~.' :'". .-'~ '.: · ':.-,~-' .~',; · :. -~. ·
Wiring Inspector Osalary $230.00).. ': . · ~.....-~...~.. :..~ ,.-..,,:.;~ ~;; _.
Sealer of Weights and Measures (Salary $420;00) .....
.'. :,:
Moth Department. . ... ~.,; .... .,.-,;' ~.,:.... ..,,.~.~. ;..-...-.. ...-.' '
Tree Department ........ . . . . ...... . ; ....
Forest Fires and ~arden' s Salary (Sa~ry $50.07 . · · · . ·.' 4,400.00500.00
Shellfish Department (Salary $2,000.00, Asset. ~ mos. $336.00) · . 3,500.00
Marine Fish Warden (Salary $900.00) Ex~e~ses $300.00) . . '... 1,200.00
Dog Officer, salary and expenses. · :. ; .. · ';. · .... .~ · · · ~'. ~. n...~:~ .::~ ~,400.00
'',~"~ ",',"~ (::;': '~'"i,;~f'' -4'T': ::::. ~."i'.~::: ,,,:j :::.. .: :t~::: "~O "~'"'
Health and Sanitation ..
' : '~-'-' ,'fi.:...'::-<~ .~., ':f,~,~ <. :~.,~'~ ,'.~': ~ ::h~:..! '.:,%:'L :-'~?~ ~ t_~-[ .- ....
De. tm ......... ,
He ent .-. :.~.,. ...... · o-,;.:..,,. · .. · · ;:.' ;
Town Nurse (S lary $2,S0000) '" 3~50000
Vital .Statistics · ... · · ..~-~ . .,.... · · .·.,: .... -~.~.....~..,'.-::~ ~:,,400.00
~ow Level Sewer Operation . . . . ...... . ........ 17,000.00
Surface Drains ....... . ....... . ....... . 1,500.00
Sewer Maps .... - ' · ". - ' 100.00
Care of Town D~mp,'s~l~ ~ 4~e~ ~340:04 : :,soo. co
Care and Rent of Siasconset D~mp.'~. :.. .... ' .' ...... :.., .,..':- ::: :?. 300.00
Sweeping Streets ~$1.15 per hour 'per man) ..........
Comfort Stations ' 2,20000'
· Madaket Ditch ~ No appropriation :~.:..~ ,.: ',::.~j ,,T?:', .... '.',
Rodent Control (Salary $2,400.00) . · . .... . ...... . 3,100.00
~ Yacht Garbage Removal,..:,:.~ .... '. · .:,. · .. ..... · ·-. .... ~'.: ,--~ ~:.830.00
House Connections ' 1,000 O0
Highways
G~e~l A~uistration ~a~ .... . ......
R$~ ~g ' 14OOO
~.,~ and,Re~rfac Streets .~ ...... ... ..... '-..-~ ~. e00
.......,........ .......... oo.oo
Sidewalk Re s '- -
Sno~ ~d S~d.. ' .......... · · · · 4~0~.00
·,: - :
Rep~c~g ~o~ ................. · · · · · .. 50e00
~or ~ster ' 15,000
C~ties ~d Veterans' Benefits
T~ P~an $5~5.00
Island Home . · ............ : · · :~ · Q .?.. ; · '., .. .... : .', ·: -~ ,- '50~000.00
pendent
........Aid to De Children,. Admini~tration .... . ........ ' ........ . .-.. ,-. ?-'~; 1,100~00..
(~ Aid t~ Dependent 0hildren .. ,....... ,.
..... ' '° [. ',.L...; ; .. ....... [" 600.00
r'Old Age Assietauce AdminisSra'tion':
Old Age Assistance .... ,. q"jr.~ .~. :.:.'."."~....'.',. :... ~. '; ;;: j .:v'-,','" 25,000.00
' Ddsability Assis.tance Administration J';'; ;: ,';~ ;.' ;: ..; ;" :.'-,. '. '. ';' '; ': ~ :: 1~100.00
Disability Assistance .... ~' .. ', .... , ,.....: ..: ; ...... -. -..'.:~.:.:~' ~,000;00
..:". Salaries: . Social Workem $2,500.00; . Clerk- $1~S00.00 ~: :: 'f?" '., :"':~:~: ~" ~: ~:.::
: veterans ~ene£~ts Aamfnis~ratien. ('Sa.~ $1,*00.00),';' ;"'; ;';'".': ¥'.' 1,~00.00
:' V~terans Benefits . , . , . ....... -. -. · · - ..... '. '. J::":'. 18~00.0;00
',/~ Sc~ol ~r~nt . · ; · .' ....... '
~b~' . ...... '. · · ' ..... '. · · ', ·. · · ' 6s500;00
Recr~ti~ . ,
. ~r' ' ~; ..... ' ' ' ' '" ': .'~00,00
O~ldr~~ Beaches ~ ' ~' ~0 O0
~fe ~ -. ......... 1~800.~
~.:,,? r-,.¢,,....
Pensions
-
Unclassified
Advertising and Infomati°n'.Bureau ..... ....
Quarters w Lte Wagner Camp and V~V (Rent)
· qyGray Memorial.*; ; -,~'; '; ':;/..-~ '. :;' . ;: .',.
'Care of To~'Clock . . ,"·,J,.~.,..;;:....-
Memoria~ Day and O~her Patriotic ao3fdays '
P~d~tahag of 1954 Towm Repor~-. ',..; . ,, ......
Blanket Insurance on ~uniefpal P~operties
Veterans' Services . . .
-- ' ' " .:rr.'.-~ 9,000.00
....... 495.00
,..
· ~ ............ "- 830
· · .,.,. ..',, ~::;- .00
" 135 O0
· · .,.. . .~ '~ .'V; ':,,'?.' ·
...... · - 500.00
· · ,-. ? · -, · ':.. · ,,< ?00.00
....... 9,000.00
· ,_ .. ,,..-; ............ 1, oo.oo
N ntucket Momo~ial Ai~po~ .... ' ...... ' ......... 9 000 O0
To~n Cemeteries ~ 400 O0
"Veterans: G~aves 450 O0
Perpetual' ;:' 3o0
'Quaker Oameter7 ..... ' ......... ' ....... ' ..... ..'/, ,', ~00
Interest and Maturing Debt -, ,
'.-(Ra'i~e and Approp~iate $15,000.00 and Transfer $2,000.00
All salary increase~ 'to be retroac~Ve to Ja~ary 1, 1955.
Vo~e~ b~ the.mee~in~ as recommended b~ th~ 0o~ft~ee,'
Article 9
To see ~t ~spositi~ the T~'~ll rake 'of the'~g T~.for' the ,.
School Athletic ~d.
Voted by the meet~g as recom~d~ by the Co,tree.
Article 10
~'i:~ ',tO ~' " '
t':,,; -','9,-, !7::'f ' ': ......'~'~' .... " ...... ;
· ;e'! To..see if the' T~it ~.autho~e the .To~'Acc~t~%:tr~sfer the s~
~tr~ce'-Fees ~ H~e'Oo~ecti~s. ~.':.~.~,,. ~-.,n. 6;' .tl:>f~[.~. "". ~:[k~ ~"> .'.' "'."
Voted by ~he, meet~u~, as recommended by. the.
Article 11
To see if the Town will vote to 'raise a~d apprOpriate the sum' of. Twenty Thou-
sand Dollars ($~0~000.00). as a reserve in. accordance wife1 Section 6~. Chapter 40,
b~:.~. We reco~end, that the sum of. Pif.~een Thousand Do]_%~s ($15~000.00) .be trans-
ferred from O~erlay Surplus as a reserve in accordance ~ith Sec~on 6~ Chapte~ 40,
General
Voted b~ the meeting as recommended b~ the
Article 12
To see what sum the To~vn will vote to raise and appropriate for the p~yment
of .unpaid bills, of ~revious. years~ including any bills' now'on overdraft.'
' we recommend, that the sum of. ~ent¥-t~o Hundre~ -~even~7 ~o~lars' an~ ,~event~-
five Cents ($2, 270. .~5.) be raised and appropriated for. the. payment of unpaid, bills
Article 13
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the 'follc~ing available~ funds to. the
Excess and Deficiency Account: Land at Chatham Bend, $500.00; Chatham Bend Open-
:~:..We recomueud, that the Town. vote to. trane£er the following available funds to
the. Excess and ~eficiencT. Account.- . La~d at. Cha.tham Bend~. $S00,00~ :: Chatham Be~d
, ,000.00;. Chatham Bend Expenses,. ,192.83.
Voted by the meeting as recommended 'by the Committee.
..... Article. ~
To see if the To~ ~1 ~te to raise and approp~at~ the s~of
Third DolOrs ($15~000.00) to ~tch F~.te~ Thous~~ ~rs'pledged by the
. ~s~c~se~S ~m~t of ~b~c Wo~s for n~ cons~uc~on of O~pter ~ ~rk
on
~e ~e~en~ ~ ~he ~ o~ 8~ ~o~ ~e ~e~ ~a
~6~00,00) ~g~ ~7 the ~a~c~se~ ~~ o~ ~b~c ~ ~o~ ~e~
structi~ of'O~pter ~ work for l~er Pl~s~t Street ~.
V~ed by the ~et~g as rec~ended by the Co~ttteee
Article 15 . -
To see ~ ~he T~ ~1 vo~e %o raise ~d ~pp~pr~%e %he s~ of T~ ~ous~d
~o~s (~i0~0,00) for ~~e 'of ~p~er. 90 r~.~ N~c~
We reco~d ~% ~he s~ of ~i~% ~sAnd ~l~rs (~8~000,00) be raised
~d App~p~A~ed for ~e~ce of ~p~ 90 roA~ ~ N~ueke~e
Vo~ed b7 %he mee~ as reco~ded b7 ~he
Article 16
· o see if the To~n~ acting under the authority of 0hapteP 81, Sec. 1~, of the
General Laws~.~will vote to contract with the ~tate. Departmen~ of-Public Works for
the maintenance of the State PLtgh~ay~ and raise.and appropriate .the' sumtof Four
Thousand Dollars ~$4,000.00) for this purpose, the Town to be reimbursed for all
expenditures made under said contract. :' :-,".: :~' "': ..~.. ~ :~.:!. '.-...~- ~.-~.~.-.'.?_.t. ~-:..'
.~ --~'hli~e recommend that the To.~i vote.to, 'contract with the State DePartm~t ~0f kr
Works for the maintenan~e'0f the State Nighway,~ and raise and appropriate"
,' the' :'sum ' of Two Tho .usand'Dollars ($2,000.00) fo~ this ~i~ose~','the-Town to' be re- '-'
imbursed for all expenditares m~de under said Contract.'~c';:S%, ,~,.., '] '.:'. :... ~
'""-',~ voted by the meetin~ as r~c~ended the Oo',~,,~ttee~~' .~-~":':~
To see if the Town w~ll vote to mfs. an~ appropriate ~he sum of ~ou~ Hundred
Dollars ($400.00) for the purchase~' repai~,' and painting of settees for the streets
of the to~n.
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T~e' recommend that the sum of Four-Hunted DO!IArg' ($400.00) be rais'e~ and
propriated for the PUrchase, repa~ and painting of settees for ~e 'streets of the
:;'o~Vote~ by the meeting as recom~Aendedby the Oo~n~ttee. ',::.~:~'.;,,:":' l.~.~.',.,~' - ]'," ~':,,,~
r ' k '"'Ar icle 18 i,': .' "':',',.'."
To see if the ~o~n wi]_~ vote to raise and appropriate the su~ of ~o Thou~nd
Doll. s ($2~000.00) for improving 'ou~-~f-town d~t roads.
': ';'b:'.:We recommend that the sum'of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) be' raised' and
~"appropriated for the main-tenan~e of out~. of-town dirt roads; ,: , ?,,., .:, . , ,
....?;., .r, " .... ','.'.. 'v','...',: ' - ': ,.:' '?: ~'.'.., ~' ., ' .. ,~ ~ .n ,:: ':,:[ i ~,'. : ~-L ' ~'..." ': ': -..i' "-:.' :
Vo~ed b7 the ~eet/n~ as r~commended by the Co. tree'.
f:',".:-".' '":' ' ...... ' :: Article 19,!':' ':'~- ::,' ':~:~:.::: "-'.<: :'.: :/.' ~',~;~::. :
To see if the To.n ~vi~l Vote to raise and approp~te 'the sum of Pive Hunted
Dollars [$500.00) for ne. ~no~ fence.
' We reoommend that the ~ of ~ive Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be raised and aI>-
prop~ated for ne~ snow fence.
:v:'::'.:..~:2.~.~'.L,Z ~:, :.::..'.:: ~:~[:? ::.:'.,_:,,:q.::,':(-..? ,.:r:..'....-"., --.? r~.'-..n:.' .!'<_':. :'..'" --'.?: :: j: -:::..:,'
:.~':'-.,-Voted by the ~eeti~ as reeo~nended by %he ~om~ittee.'" .... ': [':~ :':.L::'"i v-, ~",:':':, ~'~
i,.,-,r ~._ :: L :. ;'.,,: :.. ,..~" ':v,~: :,:':.',?.~:.',-Ar~icle 20 ?,' '"[ 'i,~. ". ' '.:r:,:-.-~;.:'::-?r
~o see if the Town ~l vote to raise and appropriate .the sum o£ One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) to do whatev6r ~ork. necessa~7 'to ~aint~'in our PUblic beaches'
other than those connected with Town Enterprises. Same to be done under super-
vision of Highway Department. · ~
We recommend 'that tAe sum of Seven Htm<:h-ed Dol:lars (~'7OO, 00) be raised and
approp~iat~d to do whatever work necessa:~' 'bo maintain' O:L~ l~blic'bea~hes' other
f.,1~n those connected with To~.. ]A'tte~p~'ises~ ~-: ta~e to "be done unde'~, ~-,.tpet"v-/.s:i.:on of
,~Hig~may Department. :? ' .... .r~::!::'.<,.::l..:~- :..-'~'~ ""': .... ?.::z':', "J..-,:: ~'.'::,:;'1 .:':.:~':'." ,::':
-- ~.:; ~Voted by. the ~eet~g. as reco~.ended by' the Com~Littee,' : -,/:'- .'.;-~-. :::::,:.:' '7
h-...~:,.-- ..... :i v..: :: .' :'.:." ::~ :. '.'.'":.;.-' .... ".':.':.
Article 21
o ': '-" .~., ": ",-", ....:V ............ :"2.':~-~: ?-,;:: ': '[',-~ :,:: ',
~c see i£ the To~'a~ ~/~l vote ~o raise and appropria~e the sum of Te~ Thousand
~ol~s ($10,000.00) for new side~al~ and ~bs, and that the ~tez~_~ ~o be used
',u- :1: ,::.
for sidewalks be specified. , ,.' '-
-~o~.,We recommend that' the sum 'of Two 'Thousand Seven~ Huhdred Fifty. Dollars. ($2,750.00)
be raised and appropriated°for new Sidewalks and curbs,~ the abutter to pay.one-half
cost of sidewalk and select material desire.d, the Town to install granite curb at
no cost' to abutter. 4 One ThousAnd Dollars ($isO00. O0) for Sidewalks~' One Thousand
Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) for'granite curbs and Five HUndred D611ars
($500.00) to install curbs.
Voted by the meeting as rec°~mended b~ the Committee.
*. ,. To. see ~i~-~the',T~ :~ vot~ ~ 'misa and 'a~p~teI the ~' of'Five ~dred
Dollars ~$500.00)
We reco~end
app~p~ated ~ ~p~e Sq~ Roa~
Voted by the mee~ng as reco~ended by. the C~ttee.
t
To see ~ the To.~ ~1 Vote to r~se and* app~p~ate the s~ of S~
~d ~v~ty-ftve Dollars *($675.00) for the Highly ~tm~t to ~c~se one
We reco~d t~t the s~ off S~ H~d ~d SeventY-~ve. Do~s ($6~0O)
be raised ~d app~op~t.ed ~o~ the H~h~y ~~t ~to ~c~se one Bak~
Plow.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
~!,:~,.:~ To see if the ~vm will ~v~te to raise ~d app~p~ate the s~ of T~ee H~ed
Dol~~ ~$300.~) to ~t the t~ doors~ w~d~s~ etc.~ of the .~gh~y, and,S~er
~il~g~ s~e to be done ~der the ~sion' of the ~g~ay De~rtment,
We reco~d t~t the ~ of ~e ~ed *DolOrs [$~.00) be ra~ed ~d
propr,~ted ~ ~t the t~ doors~ w~dows~ etc.~ of t~ Hig~ay and Sewer
~g~,,~s~e ~ be done ~der the supe~ion of the ~gh~y D~r~t.
~ ~*?~Voted by the ~et~g as reco~ended by the Co~ttee.
~o see if ~e To~ ~1 vote to raise and apProp~a~e the s~ of Five H~ed
DolOrs ($500.00) t° rely cobbles~nes and repair ~d relay ~ags~nes ~* Stone
~tleye
We reco~d t~t the s~ of ~ve H~ed ~!~rs ($500.00) be ~ised ~d
appropr~ted to relay cobbles~nes ~d repa~ and relay ~agstones ~ Stone Alley.
Ar$icle 2~
Doll. s ($600.00) for the pu~se of collect~g ~bbish at* all ~b~c ~aches
a~d the Is!an~ ~me to be done ~der the ~pe~i~ of t~ ~gh~y De~~t.
We reco~d t~t t~e s~ of S~ H~ed Dol~s (*$~.00)
P~priated for the ~ose of collect~g ~bbish at a~ ~blic b~chee a~und the
Island. S~e ~ be done ~der the ~sion of the ~ay De~ent.
. ::? )., To s~ if' the T~ ~11 v~e,to, raiSe-~d approp~ate the s~ of ~e,~hou-
Voted by the ~et~g as re~ded ~ the Co. tree.
4
To See if th~ Town will vote i%o raise, and~appropriate thee'sum' of Teh Thousand
Five Hundred and Sev~ty-two Dollars ($i0,572.00) to widen;~ reSUrface,'~ and seal'-
coat lower Oraage .'-Sbreet.from'Hatch' s Service ,Station to the State Highway, '~V
We do not reco~end,
'Voted by the m~eting as recommended by the Co~ttee.'
· ~:.Te S~e.if the T~m '~ill vote to raise and appropriate:.the sum of:Seven Thou-
sane Six Hunared Eighty-four Dollars ~ and Eight~ Cents ~$7,684.80) to install' ~,,~
drainage and complete bituminous concrete surfacing of Nobadeer Waye o'~,~;~V~ :,?':?
We recommend that the sum of One ThoUsand DJllars ($1,000.00) be~raised-,and
appropriated for grading only of this road. ' Also recommended that the Town obtain
proper releases from owners of houses on adjoining property for any water damage
caused from grading of this reade ?,~;~ ,, ?, ~
L ;'.. V, oted by the meeting 'as reJomended by. the Commit'~e*'.~..~ .... ,': '.;'.
Tlmt %he Tm~ take appropriate action ~n order that a s±de~alk be' built .an4
maintained 6n West Ohester 'o'~reet 'and North f,_dberty ~%reete
:No action to be taken.
Voted b~ the meeting as re¢on~-~ended b~ the Committee.
Article 31
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:;::':,-~ TO aec if the Town will. ye,re to. raiae and appropriate the .sum o£ TI~ Thousand
Dollars (~2,000.00) to continue hara sur£acind~ o£ Old: South Road to property o£ ,-.:
.~r~ George Sehieleino
~ do not recommend.
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Voted by the meeting as rec~ended by the Committeee
Article 32
.--::'~,To.-see:if the Town will vote to raise, an~ approPriate the .sum of Twenty-five
Hundred and Ten Dollars ~($2,510.00) to complet~ the bituminous concrete surfacing
of ~illiams ~reet~
~,We'.do not. recommend. -::t-: '.¢'~:'.'.-': . .:Z~. ?::¢;.:'- c,:;
Voted b~ the I~eeting as recommended by the
Article 33
To see if the Town Will vote t~ raise and ~ppropriate the sum of Five Thousand
Three Hundred l*ifty-five .Dollars and Fift~n Cents (~5,355,15) ~ ins. hall drainage
and continue bituminous concrete surfacing of Washington Street Extension' :'-
· , , ~.-,,
We recommend that the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($~000e00) be t~n'sfe-r~d
from the E.- & -De F~nd .to ,install' drainage and continue bituminous concrete surfacing
of .Washington Street Extension, % .... ;, :-~ ¢.~.-/;: .,:: . .:~, · ~: ~-,;,,.~.' ;~_,-,:.-, ..;~_, .... ,-~,,;~
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. '::-. ~. ..'! -,,.:? :,., '-~;-
Article 34
;';,,.a~ To see if the Town W_I1 vote, to raise and,appropriate ,the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) to make passable an accepted and laid out rich ,t~of-v~y near the
property of Mr, Small and which will connect with the Pocomo Road. .:. .
,,'.,, 'We recommend'that the sum of One Hundred :Fifty Dollars ($150~'~O)'be: rais'~d
.and appropriated to make passable au accepted and laid out rlght-o£-~ay near, the
p~operty of ~.'. Small 'and which will conne6t with the Pd6omo R~adj-~ ~:.,', t..?.,: .~.
Vo~ed by' the 'm~t~ a& recommended .b~. 'th~ :committee' :~ .,..::: : :: :~:.: :? .; ~,:.,,~
Article 35
', To see if the Town will ~ote to raise 'and appropriate the sum of Fourteen
Hundred and Sixteen Dollars ($1~416~00) to comp!ere the bit~minous concrete sur-
facing of Liberty Lane. ~?',..' ,.,~)..~
-'".'-~ We'reco~end that' the ~um of On~ ThoUsand.Four Hund~ed,,Do!lars '($1)4~.00)
be raised and appropriate, d to comple.te,the' bituminous concrete .surfacing of
IAberty L~ne. - >:." ':~.-'-,:).,. ':".-< . ":~' '~.,~,3. ,':.,::~:i.., ~'?:j'.,,~-: :~<,:., :-.,<_.:.::: ?:-,?,?.,: :,,-~. :'ti.:'-,' .%.":
:" Voted by'.th~' m~e~ing"as re°°mmended by-the C0mmit~el :' '..~.~.' .'<:. ":: 'c:. :...)',
That the Town consider ~nd ~ke' appropriate action to build a'retafntng.~m~l
on Sunset Hill Road) ~tting the rear boundary of ~rs) Sykes) West Chester Street
property) to prevent the ~ater from f~owlng on to her land and the wash) dirt) ~nd
gravel from falling on to ~rs. ~kes' pr~perty'from Sunset Hill Road) 5mas~xoh as
the grade of s~id street was. CP~nged by the To~n and is now built hi~her thau her
We feel this is the responsibility of the property owner.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
Article 37
To see if the To~n v~il vote ~o raise and 'appropriate the sum of Four Thou-
sand Four' Huh'df,al'and Thirty-seven'Dollars' ($4)'437:00)'_.tb complete" th~ bituminous
concrete surfacing, of, Kimba!l'Avenue. ,' :::- .,'< ~.~ :.': :~-:.. ~, ' -. :-..--.: .' .., ,...~, ?,, ,~, ,..~<' .':-'~ '3 ~."'~/..~.-~.~,~.~ :.--- "~ '- <-,.
%~7e do not recommend.
VoSed by the roe.tin8 as recommended by the Committee.
Article 38
To see if the Town ~ri!l vote 'to raise and appropriate' the sum of ThirtY-Three
hku~dr ed and' Zigbt~-~i~e .Dollars ~' ($3,389~ 00)" to install" a'- drain~ge basin and, eom-
plefe the' bituminous concrete surfacink of Will~r~ Street. ~'~,'~'~c.~! ~733 ~ ~.., ~:,'~<-,~;~f~
We recommend that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-
Three-Hundred Dollars ~$3)300.'.00) to install a drainage basin and 'complete ,the
bituminous concrete surfacing of Willard Street after sewer has been installed. '
Voted by the meeting as recon~nended by the Committees
Article 39 ,
"~:::~:,"~ T0 s~'~ '~ the T~-~t ~ote to rais~ ~d app~pr~te the s~ of ~entY-t~ee
H~dred ~d Th~ty ~ll~s ($2~330.00)
Street.
propria~d for s~op she~s on ~rles Steer. . '~
Voted by the m~t~ as ~eco~ded by the Com~ttee.
Article 40
b ~:~ TO see'if the ToQ~n will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred
and Thirteen Dotla~s% ($813.00) to bituminous ~concrete surface a sect~ion of Gold ,:Star
Drive adjacent t~ Old South Roads .... : ,-~',- :? , ,~' "~ ~!.' :'. ',' ~ :.-: ~: .: :' ,:. ~ ~- .~: ....
: i,,~e' recommend that the' sum of'F~L~ht ;Hundred Dollars ($800.00) be raised and
aPPropriated to bitumiuous concrete surface a' section of Gold Star D~ive ad, ac
~;:u~.' Voted b~ ,t~e ~eet~n~ a~ recommended, by, t~e, 0o~itteee :, ",~ :':
To see if ~he To~ ,w~L '~ot~' to' raise and appropriate 'the s~ ~f Thirty-three
HUndred Thirty Dollars ($3,3.~Oo00).to complete the bit~m_J~ous concrete stu-faci~g
f~.om the end of the Murfside Road to the ~rfside Coast Guard
We do not recommend,
Voted by the ,meeting as recommended by the ~o~Ittee. '~, ~..
~o ~ ee ~f the To~u .w~ ~ote to ~i~e and appropriate :fha su~ of ~Went~_e~ht
H~nd~ed an~ ~,~hteen ~o~ars ~$~8Z8o00) to complete the b~fno~ concrete
facing of Walsh Street°
We do not recommend~
?.~:,..~,,Voted by .the meeting as recommended by.the-Oo~ttee° ,.::/
~o see ~£ the ~o~n ~ill ~oote ~o raise and ~ppropr~ate the sum o£ ~en ~o~sand
~±~e Hundred ~nd [inet~ Dollars ('$lO~90o.O0) to in~all ~rainage a~d
concrete surface a section Of the Bsrtlett Farm Road. ",: ,?,:
We d° not recommend°
Voted by the meeting as reco~nended by the ¢o~ttee~
'~i "- ' ~ ''-Article 44 ~ .-7:..':. ,:f-:.~J" .... ' ....
~o see ~£ t~.e ~own wilt ~o~e to r ~se and appropriate t~e ~ o~ '~ee~
Voted by the meet~g ~ recom~end~ by the Oo~.tteee
Voted by the meet~g as re--ended ~ the cO'tree'
~ ~o~e 46
To ~ee' i~ ~he To~ ~Z r~se ~d approP~a~e ~he ~t~ o~ ~e~e~
:..~e, reco~~d t~t 'the ~ of ~e Tholed ~ars ($1~0~00) be r~s~
approp~t~ ~ ~~'~a~a~e'-~d e'Ont~Ue-gi~ous connie s~fa~g of
~r~ore ~d after '~tio~e 63 ~s ~em tak~ ~re of.
Vo~ed b7 ~he ~ee~ a~ ~eoo~ded b7 ~e
To see if the Town will vote to raise 'and apPropriate the Sum. of~ight'THou-
sand One Hundred Seven Dollars ($8,107.00) to install drainage (150 ft. pipe~ 2
catch basins), set guard p~sts (30) and complete the bituminous concrete Surfacing
of DeWolfe Avenue in ~onomoy.
We do not recommend. L,,',, '. !:',2,:?.'
· ' .-.¥.'.~' Voted by. the meeting as recommended-by the Commi~t'ee~
A~ticle ~8
To see if the Town ~ vo~e ~o raise and appropriate the sum of ~ve Hundred
Dollars ($~OOeO0) ~o improve Square ~and~ng Reade ', ..... ~ ' .- :::" '..-: ...... ,:'.~ ,:. :' :...~;'~:":
We reconmtend that the sum of Three H~ndred Dollars ($300.00) be raised and ap-
propriated to 'improve Square Ianding
", Voted by the meeting as recon~ended by the ~o~.~ee. -.". ~'
Articl~ 49
To see if the Town ~_3~ vote to raise and appropriate the sum of T~o Thousand
Dollars [$2,000.00) to ma~n'~atn the Broad Creek Orossing at Mad~kete '~.: This ~motu~t
~o be added ~o any balance left over ~n A~ticle 26, 1954.
We recon~end that the sum of E~ght Hundred DolOrs ($800e00) be raised and
appropriated to maintain the Bro~d 6~eek C~ossing at Madake~ This amount to be
added to any ba~nce left over ~ A~ticle 26~ 19~4e ,. 2.1 ,. :.--,"
Void by the meeting as ~eco~unended by. the Committeej
Article 50
,
To see if the Town w~ vote to raise and approp~ate the sum of T~enty-~bree
Hundred Dollars ($2~30Oo00) to complete' th~' bi~,~:~ous concrete surfacing of
Street in ~d~kete
':.'-':: '~We, recbmmend that the s~n' o~ O~e Hundred Dollars' ($1OO. 00:) be rai~d'~d 'aP'[
proprfated to put shel3~ on ~ Street in Madaket. -' :~.:~'~
Voted by the meeting as reco~aended by the ~On~Lfttee~'l':~.:'.~,~'''
A~ticle ~
To see i~ the Town v~ll vote to r~ise ~n~ appropriate the sum of T~en~y-one '
Hundred DolOrs [$2~100oO0) ~o ex, end the bitu~zous con.crete ~urfac~n. g on
We recon~end that the su~ of One ThoUSand Dollars ($1, O00.00) be raised and.
appropriated to e~tend the hitun~nous concrete surfacing on Oambridge
Madaket~
Voted by the meeting as reconn~nded by the
Article 52
~'.' ~ To see if the To~n ~]_~ vote ~o'raise"~nd ~ppm~ffa~e' t~Zs~n
~fft¥ Dollars ($1fO. OO) for buo~ and m~terials for Madaket I~rbo~'-and apprbaehes;
i.,' ~e recommend that the" s~n of One ~nar'~d ~fty Bol~J ($~'50.00) ~e '~isea
~d app~pr~ted for buo~ ~d ~te~ls for ~ket ~rbor ~d app~aehes.': ~"~
Voted ~ the meet~g as reco~ended by ~e Oo~tb~ ....
.:~:;.~:~,,.~,~Te s.ee if the' T~n will vote to raise and .appropriate ~h~sum of Four. Thou-
sand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,500'00)' for the-Nantucket Mosqui,to
for the year 1955e ............. -~ ' ....... ~ '. · ....
We rec°n~e~d that the sum o~ 'Four 'ThOUsand Dollars ~$4~000,00) b~~ rai~ed
and appropriated for the Nantucket. Mosquito ~ontrol Project for the year 19,55.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Comm~teee
~ ~,~. , To. see 'if 'th~ Tewn wil~ vote, te raise' and. appropriate the sum of Seven H~ndred
Dollars ($700.00) for the purpose of maintainin~ during th~"en~'~ing ~e'~r, .the mos-
quite control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in
_accordance with the provisip, n.s of Chapter 1!2~ Acts of 1931...~ ..~?:..~ :. ~:- ..
~- We ~eco~,end that th~'~um'.'of Seven H~d~'ed Doll~: ($~60,00) b&~'rais~d ~and
_appropriated for, the purpose 'of ~taiuing during t~e en.~4.ing year~ the mosquito'
con%re1 works as..estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board .i~
accordance with the provisions of Chapter llR~ Acts of 1931. :~..,: .:: :, :? .,.:: '.4-'~:.~?
Voted by' the meeti~,g as ,recOmmended by the Committee~ 7':: ' :: :~" : ::-. ?.
O
Article 55
.~-,:,~-.To see if the Tram will appropriate ,the sum of Five Hunck'ed Dollars
for ~e era~tion 'of ~ison i~ ~d m~eed .on th~ ~ay~ and-~ ~e ~rks of
.; ,(.. We re~o~d ~t the ~ of- Five H~ed Do~ars ('$500e00) be ra~ed ~d a~
p~ated for the era~tion of poison ~i~ and ra~eed on the ~g~a78 ~d
Voted by the meet~g as reco~ded by. the Co,tree. ,(j':.v~ ,-~, ~::. ',~-,' ~,:,:,-:
Article 56
~ ..... ~ .... 4To see if the Town will vote to false'and appropriate.the sum of Four 'Hundred .
~' Dollars ($400,00) to" ~cover pU~chas'e'0f one motorized, chain'saw for u~se by the ~-
Nantucke~ Tree Commission~ .also authorize the Tree Oommission to 'dispose of the
We recommend that t. he ~sum of Four-Hundred Dollars ($400, O0). be r~aised~ and
appropriated to cover purchase of one motorized chaiu saw for use by the Nantucket
Tree ~onm~ission~ also authorize the Tree Commission to dispose of the existing worn
5::r;~¥.oted ,~by the .meeting as recommended by the Committeee ~:~,.': . ,.? -.:: ~%:, ,:,5:
Article 57
, -~'-~/: ~ To see if ,the To~m will vote to raise aud appropriate the sum of, Two Hundred
"Dollars ($200.00) to meet the requirements of the Depar~e~nt of ~onse~ation Iusect
Pest Control~ Section 13 of ~napter 761~ Acts of 1949~ effective August
We recommend that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($~00.00) be raised and ap-
Propriated to meet the requirements of the Department of Conservation Insect pest
Oontrol~ Section 13 of Chapter 761~ Acts of 1959~ effective ~gust 1949~
_. :. ]:~ Voted by .the meeting as recommended by the Committee~ ~:-:-:- ,:~? - ,:. , ....
To see what action the Town will take regardins disposa~ of 'the obsolete
hydra~ic sprayer used b'y the Eoth Department.
We recommend that the To~n se~l this piece of equipment to the kighest bidder.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee,
."~(¥' To"see-if th~ Tmtn ~i1~ Vote ~
Doll, s ($3~0~.O0)' ~o be Used for Tic~
W~ do
' ~ed by ~h~ ~t~g as reco~de'd by
TO see i~ %he T~ ~ ~°~e ~o
Thousand ~o~rs (~Sjo~,o0) ~o e~d
ferred f~m ~he E~ ~ ~ ~ and ~ansSe~ bal~oe of ~e Thous~d N~e H~ed
s%one ~ aoeor~ee ~h plus ~ ~
m~d t~t t~s Article b'e put o~t to. bi~":
Voted by the meet~g as 'reco~d~d by~e po~ttee,
Art i~l~ 61,
"~ .~ To' see if the To~n'~l!l ~VSte ~o r~ise a~d app~p~te ~h~~ s~
S~d ~l~rs ~3~000. OO) fo~ ~d aut~e'Weston ~d S~s~n ~ ~ke a ~ey ':~-
~d draw plans for a store ~a~ s~tem fo~ the Tram. ' - ~ ' ':" :"~
'-,' ' We're6o~end t~t the s~ of ~e Thofi~~a N~'H~ed Fifty Do
be '~a~ed ~d approp~ated for ~d aurorae Weston a~d SamPson to ~ke a s~ey ~d
~aw plans for a store ~a~ s~tem for the ~:"..-:':.u. '~._c ..... ~72 ~',~.
Voted by the ~g ~s' ~ec~ded by'the Co~tt~': '~: :-:~: ::,d.?
Articl~ 62
· ":'~ ~ ~': To'~e~' if~ the To~r~ wiil vote to raisJ and ~ppr°p~i~te the' su~ Sf Three HUndred
Dollar~~ C$300e00) t.o grade.~and Widem the 'East end of th~ Sewer'Beds ~o~' ~°-'-' :.~ ~.~.1.:
.:'-yom. ed .by-the '~etin ~s ded 'th~ ommittee; ':."'r'~ ::': .. '-:':":'~-' .~.',' '
Article 63 . :-,.:i:
'To see if the Tow~ ~1 Vot~ to-raiSe ~nd approprtnte .the sum':'0f T~0 'Ht~dred "
I)ol~rs ($200eOO) to ~x%end the sewer in Derr~more Road to f~ke in a new house
being built by ~re ~olmer Stanshi~he
We recommend that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars [$200.00) be raised and ap-
p~opr-~at.ed "tO' 'extend the stayer 'in D?,rrymo~e Ro..a~ to ta, ke' _in' a(new'.h0~se bc~ug b~t
Voted by the meeting as recommended by %he Oom~itteeo
To see if the Tov~ will V°t~'to"~ai~ ~nd approPriate the sum'~f-Fif~e~
dred Dollars ($_,500~00) to relay the sewer pipe on North Avenue.
We do not recommend.. ;' :~''"
Vo~ed by the 'meet:Lug ~ recommended l~r '' ' "~ ..... '" ....
%he Commmtteee :." ..... : ....... '
ovf2 ~d':s'e~ iS ~he To~.~l V~e %o ~se and aPproprfa~e
sa~d 9ol~rs (~15~000.00) %o ~st~l n~ e~verts~'d~%ches~ ,~d ea~eh ,b~s~.
reco~ded~ %he 0onser~ion ~striet Su~by. per~g
Streo~ock Pond area.
We do not reco~z~d~
Void by the meet~g as recom~ded by the ~o~tt~-.
Article 66
-':?~:-~;~' .T0~ see if the Tov~ Will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred
and'~ent¥-five Dollars ~$625.00) to complete' the ~e~e~ in Willar~d Street.
r~ise~e recommend that the sum of Six Hundred Twenty-l~ive Dollars ($625.00) be and appropriated to complete the sewer in ~illard Street.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committeee
Article 67
To see if the To~n wil~ vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred
a~d ~ii~oy Dollars . ¢450,00) to. e .x%end..th~ sewe~ in Gre~u ~0reet. to ~vs, Cee. lyts
~e recommend that the sum of Four Hundred P~f~ Dollars (~fi50.O0) be raised
a~d appreprla~d~to e~%end the sewer in Green ~%reet .~o ~'s,-Ocelots house,
., ....... : ',,- .,., : .', ..,; ,.,.~ ,.: -
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
Article 68
To see if the Town will vote.. ~o,rais~*~aud appropriate the sum of Twelve
Hundred Dollars ($1~200.00) to extend the Union Street drain to include the
proper:ties facing on:Francis Street; .,,~,1~ :':,¢~.'.'-~v ;~;~' .~':~.~ //?.., ~:.~? ':~,%7:~
We recommend Ch~t the sum o~ Three Thous~ud ~our Hundred 9o~J~r~
be transferred from the E, & ~, ~und to be used with unexpended balance of One
Thous_~ud Seven'Hundred. 53_~%~-t~ Dollars and Sev~n¢~-t,~re.e Oents ($1~62o73)' from
-Artiel'e 58 of. ~9Sfi ~arvan¢ for extendin~ and comp~e¢ing lo,er Union 8tree't drain
to include .%~e p~o~er~ies facing 'o~ Fran'cis and ~nfo~-S%ree~s as pe~.' plans of WesSon
and Sampsonj ~gineers,
Voted b~ the ~e¢tng as recommended by the 0ommittee,
Article 69 :.
~o ..see if. ~he'To~n ~i~Ll' ~o~e %o ~ise ~d ~pp~pr~e.~he
~ars ($800eOQ) f0r~t~ous ~ncr~te s~fac~g 'f~m s~d to dous~g cha~er at
We receded t~t the s~ ,of,Five' ~ed Dol~s-($500~00) be raised ~d' a~
p~p~ated fo~ bitu~uo~ concrete surfac~g ~om shed ~ dous~g c~er at Sewer
Beds. . ;..;~.;..':./~'.~ ~ ~'- ~r; ' "
Voted by the meet~g as reco~ended by the
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
~hous~d ~l~es ~ ($2~Q~.00) ~foF the. ~se 'of e~en~g ~e J~(ap~n ~at the ,:
N~tucket ~mo~ ~or~ ~o f~t~~ the neces~a~ ~~g ar~ fo~'~rge ?~ .~
We do not reco~ ;, ~,:~ :~-~ ~.~ ~, ~.~j
d ' '
Vote by the meet~g as reco~ended ~ the Co'tree. :%:,,.- ~,~- ~c ~:;o~~
Article 72
,,~.,~'~f ,To See if the Town will vote to,raise and appropriate.the sum of Ten Thousand
Eight Hundred Dollars ($!O~S00.00) £o~.~ the purpose ef grading and paving, the~ auto-
mobile parkway, area in front of the Administration Building at the Nantucket Me-
We do not recommend.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
Article 73
'-:~: TOsee if the TownV,ill vote' to raise.and appropriate theL sum. of
Thousand Dollars ($1%~000.00) to seal coat the N.E.-S.W. runway at the
Memorial Airport.
We rscemm~nd that the sum off Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($1~000.00) be
raised and appropriated to seal coat the N.E.-S.W. runway at the Nantucket Memo-
rial Airport. ..... .:, ~.'~,'...: ~' ;[:: '"-'~ :'~ .~ .... ' ....
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
To see if the To~ ~ vote to ra~e ~d 'app~op~te ~he'
Dollars [$10~0,00) ~ const~ct a s~b~e repa~ ~a~ a~ the N~tucket ~o-
:;~' "-:-'. We .~eoo~end that the ~.'bff .T~ 'Thousand' Do~[a~s.~ ~10, 000; 00)- be .~r~sferffed '
Voted by the m~et~g ~ reco~ded by the
To see if the To~ will ~te ~ raise ~d aPp~p~fate the s~'off ~v~ ~u-
savages off the employees off' the Isled Home (~pervisors~ nurse~ '~)
Voted by ~e meet~ as reco~ended ~ ~he Oo~tt~e,
~ticle 76
To see if the To~ ~11 vote ~ raise:~d'appr0pr~te the s
Sev~ty-five Do~ars ($575,00) for the ~rc~se of necessa~ beds ~d bering for
raised and a~rop~ated ~o~ ~he pure,se of necess~y b~s and bed~g
Void by the ~etfng as recomended by the-Oo~ttee, "::'-'. '.-
~,','~,T°:se~'if'.the T6wn'will.~te to. ~se~d'a~p~priate the:s~ of Fo~ H~ed
~ ~f~em Doll,s ($~5.00): for'.~he p~s$. of~re~g.old ~oor~
. , We re~d t~t the' s~ of Fo~ H~ed ~n ~ars ($ 5,00) be'raised
~d app~pr~ted, for' the, ~s.e 'of ~o~g old '~oor~ la~g'cement ~or~ and
~o~ed ~ ~Ae ~e~ng as ~e~m~ded ~ ~he
~biole 98
~o ~ee ~ ~he ~o~ ~1 V°qe ~o ra~e and app~p~a~e ~he ~ of ~e' ~ed
raA~ed ~d appropr~ed fo~ ~he ~ose o~ ~re~g ~d.~s~1~g a
~e s~k a~ ~ ~s~and Home.
Article 79
.,..,To see if. the T~ ~11 vote to, ra~e_~d app~p~ate the ~ of N~e~,
Dollars ($90.00) for the ~ose. of p~has~g ~d ~s~!~g a lava~ ~ the , .
lower ~oor toilet at O~ !sl~d H~e.
We reco~d ~ ~he' s~ o~ ~ine~y ~Xl~s {~90.00)' be raised ~d appropri-
ated 2o~ ~he ~se o2 ~rc~s~g and ~sba~l~g a Xa~qo~ ~ bhe ~ower, ~oo~
toilet at O~ Island Home.
Voted ~ the meeting as reco~ended:by~.the Oo~tt~e. ''
To see if ,the To~n w&Xl vote ~0 raise ~nd appropriate the su~ of seven":
~undL~ed ri~y ~ol]ars ($?~0.00) for the purpose o£ purchasing ~nd ,~n~s~e~!ng an
~u_to~tic washer and a .d~rer for Ou~ .~sland Ho~e.
,,;:. We ~ not reco~d .~s y~r.
To see'-if ~he To~ ~11 vo~e ~o raise-and a~pr~e ~he s~ of Fo~ ~ed
~y roXlars (~4~0.~) for ~he ~se of ~re~g ~ eighteen' (XS~ c~io 2oo~
~.~V~,,b~ the ~ee~g a~ ~eoo~en~ed
"t~e ref~ge~tor~ for ....... ~ Island. , H~e.
__:).': ',cWe'.~888~d'b~b ~h~ a~ off ~eXve
app~p~a~d 2or ~e ~ose of p~o~s~g and ~s~a~g a ~lk-~ b~e refrige~
~or~ ~o~ ~ ~s~nd florae. Sp~ciff~ons: 6~ por~bX% 3/4 horsep~er compre~sor~
':bXo~er ~e e~pora~or~ neeeera~ ~g~
Vo~ed by bho meb~ as ~oo~ded by ~he
L?:~.~r TO: ~'ee"i:f'.th~ :Tmm' 'Of Nan~-c~%- ~15-' ~te'~ raise-And~apProprXate'. ~e:sm of
Six Th6usan~' ~v~ H~ed Do~3~s.
e~enses for the ~pose of ~o~tion~d-.conse~on of shell~sh~ N~tuck~t
:h'u We'-re66~md t~t th~ s~'0~ Fo~ Thms~d' DolOrs ($$;OO0eO0) be' ~sed and
appr0priated~ exclusS~o of Shol~sh
propagation ~d ~nsermtion of shell~sh ~ N~tucket waters,
Vobed by the meet~g as reco~ended by t~ Co, tree.
Article 84
To see if the' Town ~ill vote'' to raise and appropriate the sum of Two' Hundred'
and Seventy-eight Dollars and Twelve Cents, ($278.12) "for the purchase' of one':~:;',: '~
Handie-Talkie Model H13-1A.
'~' ' We do not r~mmend.' ':-: .' ' --" '"" ': .... ~-.' ""; ..... ": ~' ' ""'.":' ~'' ~' :~'
Voted by the ~eeting as reco~ended by the Oom,~ttee.
Article 85
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen
HUndred and ~ifty Dollars ($1, 550.00) to purchase on'e ~oli~.e ~emergTgy gen~r~,- ~
tot to be 'used by th~ Police a~d Fire Department'se ~ .... : ~ $ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
We do not recommend..
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:"Voted by ~he ~e,e~ing as reco~nded by the Committee. . '..,~ ....
· '~'.'~. ?. ' '" "'-'Article 86'- '" '" '~J '"" ':.- ?' ~':
To see if the To~n w~ll vote to raise and appropriate ~he 8urn of TwentF-~o
HUndred Dollars ($2~200e00) to purchase e. "s+~tion ~agon" type automobile to be
used as a'cruiser~ and to authorize the tradnhtg in of the present Plymouth crais-
" , :,·"' ' '~2' ," :C~'' _. ~.~ .~"'~.'~ t~,~!J ,,/
er towards the' purcha~e.p~e. .- · ..... ~,.
.We recommend that the Town vote' to' rais'e hnd appropr~te the sum of
two Hundred Dollars ($2,200.00) to purchase a "station.w~gon'~ type automobile
with Taxi cab and heavy duty package equipment in lieu of standard equipment, to '
be used as a cruiser and to authoriz.e, the trading in of the present Plymouth
c~iser towards the purchas~"'price?.-' ...... :'-~:'-:' .- "~' ':' ... !1- ...
voted by the meeting as recommtended by the Committee;
~o dee i~ ~he ~o~n ~ vo~e ~o make ~he ~o~o'~n6 b~-~ws' 6~ ~he
Nantucket: !. No operato~ of a bicycle s~!l pe~t same to be operated at night
~thout a light on the front and red re~ ctors ~ the rear.~: No Operato~~ of a
bicycle sha!2 pe~t s~,e to be o~ratad ~ ~y sidewalk ~.the To~ of N~tucket.
No operator of a bicycle, s~ll p~t same to be operated on ~y one way s~reet
a~st traffic. ~s section applies to bicycles ~th wheels t~t exceed twenty
~ches ~ d~eter. Violation of t~s section shhll be 'p~shable by a f~e of not
more them Five Dol~se If the ~ola~r is a' ~$r ~der eighteen ye~s of age~' he
or she sh~l s~r~der said bicycle v~th the cons~t of the ~rent or ~ar~ for
not more-[t~ f~n days to the Ponce De~~t~v N0'~01ati~ by-a ~br ~der
eig~e~ s~ll he"considered a cr~l o~se~ 2~ ~y ~rson fo~d tak~g o~
a bicycle without autho~_ty of the ovmer or, pers~ ~ lawful~busto~ bf s~e~
s~ll be ~shed by a f~e of not more t~ .$20.00. 3e All bicycles operated on
the st~ets of-Nam~cket s~ll be li~sed and~the re~stration plate s~l b~,
-played on ~e rear of bicycle~" '~".- ~::~:' U~:/';:'' .... ~"~ ~"% .... : ':" ' '?-
We reco~e~d that the To~'~ot~ to acce~t' the by-laws as ~=itt~ ~ Article 87
of ~s War--re
Vo~e~ b~ ~e ~ee~ ~ ~ee~de8 b~ ~he Oo~ee~
Artibl~ '88
t0~raise
and an)r~pi'~At 'e' the
sum Of Two Thousand
Seve~ Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($2~750.00) to pu~chas~ and'install'a-two-way r~io
dispatch equipment for the Fire Department~'; cbnsisting of a 60 Watt base station and
three 30 watt mobile tutits with necessary equipment.
We do not reco~nend this year.
Voted by the meeting as r~commlended by the eonnmittee.
Article 89
To see if the Tov~ ~l!:vote ~ raise and appro~te the' s~a of S~ H~d
T~rty-Four DolOrs ~d Fifty-five C~ts ($634.55) so t~t.the sala~ of'Pat~n
~v~ R. Fr~cis~ Jr.~ may be paid for the b alice of !954.
We do no% reeo~end t~s A~%iole~ as we feel %he To~ should ~o% e~abl~sh a
Voted by ~e meet~g as reco~nded by the Co,tree. . ~ ':c:; ;, 0: *, c~
Article 90
4c,~. '~, To see if the Town will authorize the, Chief of the Fire Department to purchase
a service truck for the Fire Department and raise and appropriat& the sum of Eighteen
Hundred Dollars ($1~800.00) for the same.
We recommend that %he Town vote to raise.and appropriate'the sum'of One Thousand
Eight Hundred Dollars ~$1~S00.00) to purchase a service truck with utility body~ and
the present se~¢ice truck be traded' in.-; We also recommend that the Board of Select-
men call for specifications and bids on this Article.
-Voted by the, meeting as recommended by the Conmmittee.
,, To s,, if' the *O,, ,~ii a~thorize the C~ef of '~e Fire D~r~t to o~chas,
a 500 gabon triple co~ati~ ~re en~e for the ~ge of Siasconset a~d raise
and appropriate ~e ~ of Sev~ ~ousand Five H~dred Doll, s ~$7~ 500. 00) for the
We rec~end ~t the Tovm vote to ra~e and appropr~te the S~ of Sev~
Thous~d Five H~dred DolOrs ($7;500.00)'to re=chase a 500 ~llon t~ple
tion ~re en~e for the ~lage of Siasconset accor~g to the s~c~ications su~
;~tted by '~e C~ef of the Fire De~rtm~t. ' We also red,end ~at ~the SeleCtm~
act; a's the purc~s~g ag~t ~d s~l to the hig~st bidder' the preset piece of
'- <~ ~:'~ Voted by the'me~t~g 'as rec0~ended by the Co~tt~. f <;~:* /-' ~ c, '? ....
Article ~
To see if ~e To~ ~l ~te to es~b~sh a ~_~g Board of ~ve mem~rs~
~der the pro~stons of Section 81-A of C~pter 41 of ~e G~,eral ~ws~ ~th ~
the powers ~d duties th~eof. ;? :',i-/.::
~;b;~-c,,We' reco~.end t~t the T~m 'vote to establish a Pl~g: Boar8 Jr' five m~ers,
-~der.the'p~sions' of Section 81~ of C~er* ~ of ~e' Gene~I~ws~ with
the p~ers ~d duties thereo~. ,: T~s ~l '~ for fu~e app~pr~tions to car~
out t~s plan.
· ? t'; Voted by the meet~g as recor~emded by the Co~tteei . : . X,' ._~' · '-:
To 'see if the Town will Vote' to raise and approPriate the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1~000.00) to cover the expenses of the Planrning Board or a temporary
committee appointed by the Selectm~ to serve until the next Aunual To~n meeting.
We do uot recommend.
Voted by the meeting as recomn~ded by the ~ommitteee ,.
.Lr-:. :,;: To see if the T°Va~ v~_ll's~et the Salary of',the Rodent ControL officer at Twenty-
five .Hundred Dollars' ($2,500.00) _retroactiv~.'to 'Jan~mry-l,st and appropriate the sum
of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for.the sa~e. '~: <'.~',~. ~-~.~ , ~ .... ;_;~,, ,,'~.~. ..... ~:-~
This Article is taken ca~e of under Article 8.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committeee
Article 95~
To see if the Tovm' v~l% vote to increase the Salary of the'Collector of Taxes;'
fiftee~ percent (15%) retroactive to January 1~ 1955~ and raise and appropriate
We do not recommend. '
Voted by the meeting to increase the salary of the Collector of Tax~s~~ fifteen
percent (15%) retroactive to January l~ 1955~ and raise and appropriate the money
Article 96
-.~ ,, ..... To see if the Town 'will vote to raise' and appropriate the sum of ~ix HUndred
Dollars ($600.00) for Adult Education Work~ :~ ~ ~ ,, · ~,~ ~ ~ ,~ ; , -~ ,,~ ~:~, ;~
We recommend that the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ('$600,00) be raised and ap-
propriated for Adult ~ducation Work, - i ' ~',' :,~: .... . r" ::! · ,;-',~ - ..... :~,, ,~:' ;;:-'~
,', :' Voted by the meeting as recommended b~ the Committee. .... !-,~ · -,' ~", ?~ ',.'~
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ThrJ, e HUndred
&nd Fifty Dollars ($350.00) to maiatain ~a Health Cl~ic for the schools.
..... .:',, ~ ~ recommend that the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars' ($350.00) be
raised and appropriated to maintain a Health Clinic for the Schools.~ :~:,
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the ~mmmittee,
::,'::,i,.:' To, see if the To~m w~ll vote to raise and appropriate the S~' Of ~ive' Hun~ed
Dollars ($500.00) £or' the purpose, of defraying the cost of taking the decennia~
t~ recoEend that ~he su~ of ~ive' Hundred Dollars ~500.'00) be' raised and ap-,
propriated for the pu ,~ose of defraFing the cost of ~a~ing the decer~tia! census of
1955 as provided by State Law.
Voted by ~he meeting as recommended by the ¢o~itte -
· _,-:,.,,.-,. To see' if:the To~ w~ll vote'to raise and appropriate the su~ of Tr~ 1~nousand
' Dollars' ($2~000.00) for the pa~ent of ~1 expenses in connection with the invJsti-
We recommend that the sum of Two Thousand Dollars [$2,000.0'0) be-raised and
appropriated for the payment Of all-expenses in connection ~ith the investigation
and foreclbsure of Tax Titles held by the Town.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by'the Committce.
e~i~! To see' if, the Town wLll vote .to raise ,and. appropriate S~ven Hundred. Dollars
($700.00)~ for the purpose of obtaining'photg, graphic reproductions o£,the Assessors'
We recomuend that the S~ua Of Seven Hundr. ed Dollars ($700.00) be.raised and
appropriated for the purpose of obtaining photographic reproductions of ~he Asses-
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee~
, ~, ~h To see if ~e~.~o~ ~1i Vote to ~aise and ~pp~;~pr~t'e'' 't~e ~' Of Th~&~" Hunted
Dollars ($300.00) for neces.sa~y repairs to:the to~m clock and be!lc.%, ~,!,,, ~ :~ '
We reco~end that the sum of Three Hundred Do!lar.s ($300,00)~ be raised and .
appropriated for necessary repairs to the town cloc~ and bell,
::c:Voted by the m~eting as recommended b~'the Committee, .: .. o ... ~[...~.... ?: .....
under General Laws~ Chapter 40~ Section l~ Ter, Ed, as .amen~ded~.lots B2~ B3~ B4~
Bf and B6 as shmm on I~ud Court P~an 8597B~ Certificate of Titl8 N~ubers 1658 and
1439~ located in Snrfside~ for the purpose of establishiug and maintaining ~ bathing
beach~ and raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred iMllars ($40Oe00) to cover
the cost and expense thereof,~
We recommend that the sum of Fo6r Hundred Dollars ($400e00) be raised, and ~
propriated-to~ take by eminent domains, purchase~ or otherwise~, under General Laws~.
Chapter 40~ Section~ Ter, Erie as amended~ Iots B~ B3~ B4~ B5 and B6 as shown
on ~and Court Plan $597B~ Certificate of Title N~umbers 1658 and 1439~ located in
Surfside~ for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a bathing beache
~: VOted by: the meeting as Fecommended by.the Committee, :-...: .:. :..~::u. ~' :.:-::~ .' ~
To see if the Tc~ will vote to raise and ~ppropriate the sum of Fiffteen
H~mdred Dollars ($1~500,00) for the purpose of de£rayfng the 'costs o£ searching
out the lega~ status o£ rights of way to the shores of Nantucket laid out and
and appropriated for .the purpose~of defraying, the costs of searching out
legal ..status of rights of ~ay_ to the shores of Nantucket laid out and accepted
since 1930. ~'
Voted by the meeting a~~ ~'ec"omme~ded by' th~' committee;'
Article 104
see ff,~he To~ ~ vo~e'%o ~s~o~ the 8e~eo~e~,
Vo~ed ~ ~he ~e~g as ree~m~ded ~ ~he
-, : Article 105
._,.-::~:?:..:-...y'( ?.: -:-.:;, .-:; ,. .~-. .... ..
. ,~r: To. see ~ %he T~ ~'v'~t~' ~o adop~ ~e
~.attire~ z P~ed By-~w~ ,Section ~. :No person
ap~ar u~ ~y off %he s~ree~, highways, ~rks~
~t~g b~c~s, ~ the Tram of Nan~e~%
'suits, or any other attire ~of ~ike na~e 'Whica;failS ,tS' conceal' ~at 'P°rtion'°f
the wearer's body extending from the shoulders to a point midway between ~e hips
and' kneeseb~. Section 2g? Any person who shall violate any;*of ,the p~0vi~i0~s, of the
'above seJtiJn~upon conviction thJreof~: shall be punishable by a fine mot: exceeding
Twenty Dollars ('$20,00). , '
:': This Article~is.takSn carj~of ~nder General Laws.: ~ :~'~
Voted by the meeting as recormuended by tb.e Committee. .
A.rticle 106
To see if the T~ ~ill voSe to' raise and'appropria%~ the sum of Ninety Thou-
sand Dollars ~($90~000.00) for the construction of a new bath house, access road
and parking spac'e, on the .property owned by the' T~n known as The J~t~ies 'Ba~ing
Beach~ upon condition that no constnmtion shal~ be begun under tkis.vote' until
specific plans and specifications shall have been approved at a future annual or
We recommend that the sum. of Thi. rty.Thoussmd Dollars ($30~OOOo00) be %rahs-
ferred from the Ee & D, Fund towards the const~ction of a~ ~ew bath: ho~se on the
.croperty owned by the Town knovm as the Jetties Bathing Beach cost of complete
building n~t to exceed Forty-five Thousand Dollars ($~5,O00,00)e Also that no
construction shall be begun under this Article' until specific plans and specifi-
cations shall have been approved at a Future annual or special Town Meeting, In.
~addition'th~ road and parking area is not bo exceed a .total: cost of Thirty Thou-
.':'-J. Voted. by the. meeting that this article be indefinitely' postponed, .. '-'~: . ".:.
Article 10?
:?' To"see if the Town Wi!I vote to raise and appropriat~ the sum of One Hundred
Seventy-five Dollars ~!75'00): for the. purpose of purchasing' necessary materials
We ~ecommend that the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175,00) be
raised and appropriated for ~he purpose.of purchasing necessary materials for a
w~re fence at the T~n ~ump,
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the" Committeee
'To see if the To~ wXIX ~ote to raise and appropriate the.'s~m 'of F~ve' Hundred
Dollars (~SO0,O0) for making ne.cessary repairs to the chiron, ey at the ~anford House,
We '~e~o~en8 ~hat the s~m of Five Hundred Dollars ($50o:00) be ~aised:and ap-
prop~iated'for making ~e~essary reda'irs to the chimney at the Sanf0~d House'~
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
ArbiCle 109
'To see if the Tov~ will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred
and Fifty Dollars ($?S0;00) to' cover expenses for the Right o£ WayCo~uittee': for
1955o':'~No~ey to be used for setting cement po~t.s~' 6to,'
We~do ~ct recommend,
Voted by the meeting as~ recommended by the Comutttee,
Article 110
To see if the Town mill vote to raise and' appropriate the sum of Five Thousand
Seven Hundred Forty Dollars and Seventy Cents ($5~740.70) to purchase 5VO and 27~00
Sheep Commons and 9 shares in Plains and Smooth Hummocks from the Nanbucket Cran-
ber~.y Co; and 29 ShSep Commons from the' estate 6f Mr. Franklin E. Smith at the as'
sessed Valuation.
-'- We'do:no r c-o '
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee.
· A~icle
-.~(u' Tovsee if the Tow~ will' instrUct, the Selestmen 'to .~aiutain ~and' 6perate the
Nantucket Iuformation Bureau,'as part of the Advertising Program~':in~'exact!y the'
same.mara~er as it has in the pas$~ and to make avai~lable to the Nautucket Informa-
tion Bureau the two rooms in the To~m~ ~i!ding to be used apart and not in con-
junction with any other organization, ,.7' ~' ~:.~ · ,:~ ':.. ~.~ '.,"~ ~' ::...' ~ '., ~":. '.': '?'
We recommend tb~t ,the Lufo .rmatton.Bureau be operated as in th.e p~ste ". '.7.:; :-
Voted by'the meeting as ~com~ended by the Commf~tee~'~... .... .. ... ..,. '~.~ ,:
Article 112~
:'~"~:'To~S&e if the To~n vdll vote to raise and ~ppropri~te the sum of ~our Hundred
Dollars ($400~00) for ~ new adding machine for the Accounting DepartmentjP.'i ~.". ~
:~ recommend that the ~u~ of Four Hu~dred Dollars ($400.00) be raised and
propriated for a ne%v adding machine for the Accounting Department,
J:, Voted by the ~eting as recommended by the Committee,". '..' ~,..:.?':E -..?';':'. ',
Article
To see if the Toga ~l vote to change the number of ~a~.bers on the Board of
Selecbmen from f~ve m~mb~s to three mambers~' be~uing in the ~ear 1956~' that the
three members be voted for at the a~nual' to~a election of that year as follows:
one member for three-year term of office, one member for two ~ears, and one member
for. one,ear"term. Thereafteri one member o~.ly to b~ elected' each year and that
member ~for Z three-year term. of office, '"' .
We do not rec~end~
- ::.-Voted .by the meeting as. recommended by the ~o~u~ttee~ '. ~, "~ ~'
Article 114
To see if the T~ w~l vote to raise ~d appr~ate the s~ of Twenty-~even
H~dred Do!~rs ~$2~700e00) to e~end the sewer ~x B~ter Road~ ~sconset~ fr~
~e ~dsay property ~ ~treme no~ end of the B~s~Oates ~operty~ a ~stznce
of 600 feet.
.~-~;~t:~,'.. '~_~ ~'~' ~J ~;-~-~-:,:~v?
~e r~6o~end that the
raised ~d approp~ated 'tQ e~end
~ds~y property to extr~e nor~ end of the B~sh-~tes p~perty a ~st~ce of
Voted by the m~t~g as 'reqo~ended
Article 115
To see if the To~ ~dll vote to raise ~d appropr~te the s~ ~ Seven H~ed
T~'"~ars ($~O.O0).to complete all'wor~ on:the DaSd Gray-~mo~al~ ~c!u~ug
~ fJaish' ~at-of ~t..~" :~.: ....... ' . ,.
i~ ~oo~end ~ ~he s~ o~ Sev~ H~ad Ten ~Zla~s (~0,00) be ~aised ~d
coat of pa~t, "-'~ :t.:'-: ." : . :..'
Voted by the meet~g as reco~ended by the Oo~tteee
Article n6
Selectm~j": ,'' - ....... ' ' k' ',-
!ti,
~;;.,t TO see if the T°wn'will'vote 'ts ~ai~e ,and ap~prop~iate the~sum 'of Seven-'Hun-
dred ~.ourbeen'.Dol~lars. ($714.00)..to build an asphalt qidewalk-from Post'Office
· Squat%' approximately 610 feetj towards Children.t s Bathing'Beach~ 'Siasconset.
We reco~aend that the sum of Seven Hundred-Ten Dollars ('$710.00) ~be raised
and appropriated to build an asphalt sidewalk from Post Office Squat% approxi-
mately 610 feet~' tovards Children's BatHing Beachj Siasconset.'" ,~ ~,..~-~ ~,.. ,~
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. ::'~- .- ~,F., -,~;.-1 ~.
Article
~.,~ ,:'.~:~. To see if the To~n v~ll Vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred
Five Dollars ($505°00) to complete asphalt sidewalk on the south si~e of,N~,t Street~
from Chapel Street to School Street~ a distance of appro~&mately~570 feet~ Siascon-
We recon~aend the T0~m Vote to ~. ~_oe and app~priate the sum of Five Hundred. *
Seventy Dollars ($570.00) to 'construct sidewalk, on the south side of New. Street
from ~napei Street to School Street~ Siasconset. We also recommend that'brick be
used in front of the Chapel and the abutter to pay half of the oost for brick.
Voted by the meeting as recomend~'d by the Committee.
.;'., ;.To see if the To~m ~ll vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
Thousand ~o Hundred Dollars ~$1B~200. O0) to grade' and asphalt-the Itoicks' Hollow
Road~ from Polpis Road to the entrance of Sankaty Head Beach Club~ Siasconset.
'¢(e recomaend that the T~m vote to raise and appropriate the sm of
Thousand Dollars ($4~000,00) and t~ansfer One Thousand Dollars-($I~O00,.00)~ from
the Sanford ~tnd~ grticle 7~ to grade and asphalt the Hoicks Hollow Road~ Sia-
sconsete
Voted by the meeting as reco~ended b~ ~he Comm~tteee
~ : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourbeen '
H~mdred .Ten Dollars ($1~410,00)~ to widen, road and. put a curb on West side of
Ocean Avenue% from the xHughston property to HSll Street~ Siasconset,:.'~.:
We recommend that the To~m vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ~ourteen
Hundred Dollars ($1~00,00) to widen road and put a curb on West tide of Ocean
Avenue~ from the Hughston property:to Hill Street~ Siasconset, · .v"Si
Voted by the meeting as recommended by tho ¢ommitteee
~ticle
~, :_:;. ~o' see.i£'the ~own w~ll ~ote to raSse and appropriate, the sma of One Hundred
Do~lars {~l~OeO0~ for maintenance and rep~Szes o£ ~Sconset~Pump~ 'as may be-d~rected
by the Board o£ Selectmen,
:;-5.We recommend that the sum of One Fmndred 'Dollars. ($100,00) be raised and ap-
· prop~ted for maintenance and repairs of 'Sconset Pump~ as may be directed by. the
Board of Selec~en,
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee,
Article 122
':. :-: To see if the To~m will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of, Seventeen
Hundred Fifty-eight Dollars and Ningty Cents ($1~758.90) for two special Police~'i'
to serve seven days a week~ from June 15th to October 15th~ giving Siasconset
Tw~uty-four Hour continuous 2olice protection during that periode. ,,:.:~ :¥.,
We re¢ommenG that tho sum o£ Seventeen ~und~ed Fifty-r~ne Dollars (~1~759e00)
be raised and app~op~ated for ~wo special Police~ to serve seven daTs a week~
f~om,June 15th?to October'15th~'giving Siasconset twenty, four.hour continuous ''
Po3ice protection'dul~g that peTZode~..'~? ~?.~;:,i:.:'J:3~ ·~-,...
'Voted by the meeting as recommended by.the 0ommittee. '
i'/;,:'~:.,:,,£ :;, - ,
'..',.m:,','~ To. sde' if me Tc~n ~i 'vote 'tO',-raise' and'appr6Priate the sum O~ T~O: ~andred
Do].l~rs ($200.00) for care ~d improvements at the Siasconset ,Pl~yDroundse
'We recommend that the ~um of ~o Hundred Dollars ($200.00) be~raised and ap-
proprSated for cairo.and improvements at the Siasconset Playgrounds,
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee,
Article 124
To see if the Tov~ ~i~l vote to r~ise and app~opri~%e the sum of Four Hxu~dred
Dollars (~400,00) to re-shell roads~ Siasconset.
~ .~welrecommend that th~ sum of Four Hnndred Dollars ~$400;00) be raised and ap-
propriated to re-shell roads~ Siasconset.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Oommitteei
Article 125
To see .if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200,00) to bulldoze Siasconset Dump,
We recommend that the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200,00) be raised and ap-
propriated to bulldoze Siasconset Ilu~p.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee,
C:~.To 'see if t~e ~o'w~ vki'l .~te to raise and appropriate the sum of-Five Hundred'
Dollars ~$500.00) to improve dirt roads~ Siasconset.
":We recommend t~a't the sum of FiVe ~n~e'd bo'll'a~s ~$500,00) be raised and ap-
'proprtated to improve dirt roads~ Siasconset.
Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee, .
~ Resp~gtfully .submit t?d~
....... ..: '; ':~ Albert~. ~.~.v.c~ Sec. . .
~ H~t~~'
.............. "' ' Verno ,
E~om Taylor
Albert EE~
Nar~ey Young
Edwar'd O, .Gardner
ICINANCE COMMITTE~
,[..~'And you are' ~rected,to serve ~is .Warr~t'by, post~g a-co~ of. the 's~e:a%]" '
.the ~o~er of ~ a~ Federal Streets, ~ ,the Pos~ Of~ce ~ Sias~0nset a~d.
~b!is~g' the's~e i- The ~quirer and ~xror and Nantucket To~ Cr~r, at ~east
sev~ days before the date of ~aid m~t~mg,'~:,:??.~.,-.~.~ ..¥z~.~?~,;.:,~.:~ j,j~., .~?
' Her'e0f fail ~ot,' ~d ~ke due re~ ~of 't~s Warra~' with ~ ~ings ther~
on, to the To~ ~e~ at the t~e and place of meet~$ as aforesaid. - .
1
'~,.~':, ,'~ Giv~ ~der ~' ~ds' t~s 12th day of J~u~ iu the' ~r ~e th~us~d n~e
A ~rue Copy Attest:
'Wendell H. Howes~ Constable of Nantucket
CHARIES CLARK COFFIN.
'Article 8 . .: ............ ~."".". '~. '.'..~ . . . ' .... $607,306,00
Appropriations under all other articles, ....... ~ ~ ' i .... 96,329.'75
Voted at Me~tingl Article 95'.:.'. , :..'. '. :. ; . '. '. ~..'.~; :.','~ ':'L: ~:- 450~00
Te~l .... ,',,,. ' ....... ~':'~' ,' "c · · · 0 ·
Article 7.
Article 8'
Arb icle 10~
Article 14:
Article 60,
Article 68.
Article
Transfer $1,000.00 t° Article 119 Balance
$986.61 of Sanford Fund to rutted roads ..... ,~. ~..~, :?<- ~:._
Tran~'f~r $2,000.00 from Water Department
available surplus to Maturing Debt .' ........
Sewer Entrance Fees~to House Connections ~ ......
From Ozerlay Surplus to ReaeNe Fund .........
From El '& D~' Fund to Chapter 90
~er Pleasantstreet '..; ..............
From E. & D. Fund to Was ~hington Street
From E. & ~D. _W~nd to Union Street Drains ..... - . .
From E.'& D,~ Fund to Repair Hangar (Airport) .....
Total transfers .......................
2,000,00
· 1,180.00
15,000.00
6, 500.00
- 5, 000.00
1~. ,000.00
3,400.00
10,000.00
$ 58,066.61