HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-09-07· Selectmens Meet~ing
'7 Sepg. ~ 1~55"
The meeti~'g ~ame to 'order, at 9~4§ PM having'been p~eceeded ~
by a county commissioners meeting all members of the Board
except Mr. Burgess being present.
War~ant No.~ f~ -t~talling'-~/zW~~-~ was p~esented by To~
Acct.~ Bar~ett and checked and approved by ~e Board.
Minutes 0f the p~evious meeting were read and approved.~
Mr.~ Arthu~ Davis, local registry inspector in 'be~lf of the
Registry of Moto~ Vehicles presented to the Board and Chief
Howes a safety award fo~ the year 1954.
Atty Gardner Russell spoke relative t0 pstitions of clients of
his, haply George Tompson and Marie B.~G~eene for pe~ission
to erect ~ timber g~oins at thei~ N. Sho~e property to prevent
shore erosion. Notices of said applications were on file from
the DPW and the Board stated they had no objections to this~
work. ~, ~ ~
M~. Ripley Nelson in behalf of ~he Civic league reported on
the completion' of the poisen ivy and ~agweek spraying pmogram
and submitted the approved bill of Mr. Pope who had done the
s p~aying.
A~Mp.' 0berlander, and Eng. fop the CAA consulted with the
Board relative to a lease of ~ights in some tov~ property
in the vicinety of the ~daket towers -NP. 0berlaud was
requested to d~aw up the uecessamy papers,and pmoposal and
submit same to board fop checking by the Town Co-nsel and
approval of the Board.
A p~titon relative to a~by law o~ ~o~dinacne as ~ega~ds smoke ~,
and soot was received and voted Pefer~ed~to the To~ Counsel
to draw up ~ suggested o~dinance and advise us as to steps
nece. ssary to validate same. '~ ~
It ~as voted to continue the co~ort stations till i Oct.
M~. Marvin S. Rowl~y was on ~ecommendation of Chief Howes
app0inted'a Sp.~Police office~, ,to serve as watchman at the~
New Ocean House. ~ ~,
Mr. Langdon~Barnes w~ote~elati~e to a sign at Garden Court
and same was ~efer~ed to the Supt. of st~eet~ j~
Mrs~George Christian w~ot~ ~eq~esting permissionS'to erect an
old iron hitching post on Walnut lane and asking relative'to
a no pa~king area. It was voted to approve the hitching post
and ~efe~ the matter to the Supt~ of streets fo~ approval as
to location. ~ ' ~,
It w~s ~epo~ted that d~p ca~'etak~ Le~{s was confined to the
HosPital and the Board approved I~.~ Adolph 0ttison serving
as caretaker du~ing M~. Lewises illness.
Town Counsel Sauguinetti discussed~the~ status +of ~butte~s ways
with the Board with particular reference to the ~ay. off B~oad-
way sconset and to ~e no~th of p~ope~ty of a M~s Bawden. No
action was taken on this matter at this~time it being felt that
the p~oper p~o~edu~e would be to obtain a vote of the town as
to whether o~ not said ways should be laid out and accepted.
The Board si~ned an answer prepared by Town Counsel to the w~it
of certiorar~ in ~e the New Ocean Ho~e maEte~.
A i~follow ~up letter,was~ ~efved from the Chamber~ of~,Commerce
~elative ~to appointment,of Non ~esident'tax paye~s on,some
of o~co~ittees and it was suggested~that the ch~mber~ubm[t
names of thos~ willing,to serve on the vapious'comittees.
~eee ~beihg no ~ther~business t~e Board Went into executive.
session to discuss a welafare matte~.
~Wei~a~e: The'application of~Mrs Edna H. Barge~ fo~ admiss~0n
to Ou~,Island Home on a paying basis she to p~ovide he~ own
nu~se~s, was approved. "'
The~, being ~no fu~the~ business the me'ting 'adj. at~ll.15
J~mes K. Glidde~ Secy.