HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-11-04 ,, '~ S'p. Mee-ting Board of
Selectmen. 4 NOv. 1955,
10.30 AM ~'
Asst. ~ Shellfish Warden, ~El~n ~ancis and M~. Ma~inus Sch~le~
were p~esen~. ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~
The purpose of, the meeting was to hear a. co~!aint of Wa~den
Winslow that M~. Schee!e ha~'taken over the allowable pe~-~
centage of seed in his catch, 'of ~he~ ~p~evi°us, day.
Mr. Winslowjstated that he had visited M~. Scheele shanty,~, ~
a day p~evious and had noted a~!arge amount of what he stated
were seed.,He said t~t the next morning he saw M~.'~Scheele
and told him that he had too much seed; ~¢~. Schee!e stated
that he did not think they were seed~-,but M~.~ Winslow said
that he told him "dont b~ing in any more stuff like that
you wi!l~be in t~ouble,'and that the same day. M~. Schee!e
b~u~t in the catch in question. M~. Winslow stated that~.
he had Selectmen B~gess and Pease examine the catch along
with himself and deputy Warden Francis.
Mr. Scheele'stabedthat he did not'thi~k~the~sca~l~ps.in
question were~seeed and a discussion was held of Sec. VO
of Ch. 130 of the Gen. Laws which'provides that unless the
scallop has a well defined annual g~owth ma~k it is a seed.
M~.' Scheele~stated that if the scallops in questioawe~e,
seed he was quilty~' but that he did not thi~ they were
After discussion ~f this '~tter it was~on motion ~de and,-
seconded ,voted~ that, in accordance with 7A of~the Lic;-Reg.
adopted by the Board~the ~o~mercial*.license ~f ~,~.~ ' Sch~ele'
~e ~evoked fo~ 30 days f~om date, 'and that ~. Scheele .be
so notified. ~'
A dis~ussion~of closing the area off 1Beachsiae Was held :
and it was on motion made 'and seconded; Voted: 'that
all of the a~ea to the West of a* line runni~ f~om Brant.'-
point to the outboard end of the Western Jetty~ be closed, ~.
'the Western limit of said closed a~ea being the said Western~
~eir b;ing no' ~rther business ~e ~eeti~g adj at 11~30~-~
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