HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-05-11 Selectmens Meeting
ll May ~1955
The meeting came to order at 8PM ail membe'rs' of the Boa'rd
being present.
Warrant' No. 29 ~otall.~ng ~28,18V.48 was presented b~. Town i~t
Barrett and checked and approved by the Board.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and a'pproved.
A~Mrs Bowden~0f Broadway Siascouset was p~esent and~disc~s'sed
with the Board the location of some bottled gas,~ta~cs. The
Board decided to ~ ~ ..... ~'~
..... ~ an ~,~~on on Thurs at IOA~.
l~ir. Winslov~ Shellfish warden was present and presented the
Board charts~of the seed scallop survey of Madaket, T,~&~ernuck
and Eautuc~e .... ~. ~r. W~nslow_ ~as authorized to visit the .Viueyarc
and look at seed clams and also'purchase some if he thought
warranted. ;
It was voted, to advertise for the opening-of sesechacha Pond
bids to be in by next meeting, the pond to be open&fl the week
of the 23rd under the direction of the Warden.
Fire Chief Bartlett W&s present and discussed ,~/ith the Board
specificotious for the new fire truck, with him v~s
Hubbard from American LaFrance.'It was voted after approval
of specifications to advertise for bi~s on two items, to be
in on' 25 May, that is Ghasis ~n one set of specifications and
Body'and fire'fighting equipment ' on the other.
Chief Howes and Supt of streets Jaeckle were .present and dis-
cussed with the Board the .clean up week program. ~e Board
voted to advertise a request to all to cooperate. ~
Ch~&f Howes suggested the following changes in the traffic
regulations: I hour oarking arouug the town bldg. on Union
Wash and Salem streets; Federal street i ho~ parking full
length; Ash street parki~ on N.'side~ouly; No parking on ~,
S. Water street from the opera house to Main street ,both-sides;
and that the No parking on Lower Pear street near Carrie Niller
be changed t o I hour parking. ~es~ matters were all' taken
under_ advisement ~by the Board. ~ ~. ....
A 2ether was received from Howard 6.
Barber ~tressi~ ~he need
for a sidewalk in front of t. he new Hi~n School Bldg on'Surf side
R~ad and placed on riel..~ '~ -' ~.
L~r. Willie House dba The Chicken Box Rest'was'gr~nted a
for a juke box on weekdays and Sdndays . ~
The B~rd approved the fo~lowzng as VFW Fire-and Folice Patrol ~
upon approval of Chief Hov]es: Lionel~Starr, W. S. Barrett; John
Clarkson; ~William Giffor; W. F.' Va~rsdale, Otis S. Nickerson,
D. Glidden Jr. Manuel Machado,' Fra~ H. Powers, Robert Ray,
Hennessey, Louis Ayotte, Sydney Conway, Joseph Cabral Jr. & Fra
A renewal applicatisU was received from sea Cliff Iuu. for its
alcoholic beverage license and voted to take the co~se pres-
c?ibed by law.
There being no further business the meeting adj. at 9.45
James X. Glidden, Secy.'
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