HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-02-14Roy E. 'Sanguinetti~
(Moderator)
Mr. Sanguinetti:
Albert Silva:
Nr. Sangutne~ti:
' '~Wtll the meting please come to ~der? We s~ll ~ar ~
The T~ Clerk~ Clark Co~ read th~ report of the'el~Cti0n~
'~A~icle 2 of the ~nt' s~:. ,~o receive re~rts of~the '.
~ous de~t~nts ~d co,trees which s~ ~me befo~
t~s meet~g', ~d it is"re~o~e~ded"t~t th~ repo~s of '?
t~ va~o~ de~r~e~s and c~ttees 'be ~ceived. Are
there .any ~ports to c~e-befo~e: the'~eting at t~s time?
'~'~. Mo~tor~ here ~.the rec6~en~tions o~ the ~ce
Com~ttee."'
Charles Sayle , '!' ,:4 "Here is. the report' of the Rights of Way Committee.'~
M~' Sanguinetti, "Thank you, Mr.
'~I have received the reports from the Finance Committee
.... I-.~.- .' ' ~ '. ,::ir. :~.: and from the Rights of ~ay ~ommittee~ I will take up the
:T!:! ~.~,~: . ~:' . i> :report of the Rights of Way Committee and read it to:you
...... :,:'- ,~':'<'"~:,' ). :: at this time.'~f . ~ · ·
Report of the Rights of Way Committee as fo~lows~
To the cittzens.of'Nantucket~ this C6mmitt~e'submits the foll6wing
report:
,..;.m'uThe work.of the Rights of WaY Oommittee this past year has been {o
'i.;tobserve and-assist'in the. comp~tion:of projects' already started. Pro-
':,::: gross has been slow as we have been standing by for legal opinior~ on
::/roads 'which were take~ during years previous'to:the existence of this
Oommitteee 'd',u,? '-"! ':.::; :'3 .;~:. - .:; ;/. :'~u:..'.:' :' '.'~.~ .v.> :i ........ ..'~:'~ -'
:'-' ~" ~Deve~al ~or~hwhile pro~ec~s~' su0h ~s the Great'Point Ro~d thru
Wauwtnet, are a~alting completion of plans by the pa~ties involved,
Plans for f~%ure pro~ects have bee~ dis6ussed~ and the most im-
p0rtant have been worked into form to be presented as soon as presen~
~?.'? ones_:are completed, (~:-.-'._'.-. 3:; :-. f.m: *... '2 .;. ~.! .~ :'.: ........ .... : ;~ *:. ......... *~ : ' ...... ? .-.q
'~:-:;v~: o. Through the'-~enerosity of.~iss-Lo~Lse'~rooks; a ro~d 10~ ~ide at
Squ~m L~dfn§~' hs~ been deeded to ~he To~n~ and an article has been .
inserted in the ~arrant for its acceptance by-this To~n ~eeting. This
::,: COmmitted wishes to extend, hearty'thanks to Mfss Brooks~ in behalf.
~i? ~.::' the Town~ for this gift. o~- .:b'~:-'.' :-: .... :: i ,, .... , ~. .... .
~. :.. ..... ;.~. ~':'.. -': Respectfully submitted~
· -~:,<-,~_';..~.,,¢_ ..... ..., ...... ,'.,?,:.,. : r:-;' "c,.': ":,-'::i' A.:~': ::_.'~:,'":. ~-- ,: Charles F; Sayle~ Chairman
....... '":., .:., ::':..' ~' : : ' ~": Elwyn'Francis
Clinton Andrews
........... x-:., :.'; '..: ',,.m ; --'.' :.'-~. ' ,J' ::,2; '..Ix-wing T~ Bartlett
::: ..... .. ,..~ :-:':<'-'- :-':'",: :~ :r.'.'~?': · ' , .......... ~ Walter. Ba eft
;
Mr. Sang~inetti~ :~ :'.r'., ~.If there is no obJection~ I will'place this report on 'fi~eo
c:, :.::..' m( i r::: ,..:? .- £ Are 'there any other :reports 'of:committees to come before this
.:;',~ ~:+ ~'.-:::":.:v~.,,. ':: ,meting9 ::If not~. ~e wfll,':take up the report of the Finance
· Y, .-f; -,:.n.' .:: ~-.. .Committee. -~ . ,,..'.. :--;.:V '.. :':.': :: b
--- ;r;t.~.: b,. '.'-~-::'c. :.. ..... "Now if anyone has any articles ~hich they ~ould like to
~-" :.; ,+ '.-:'..',' /..:' . '";' have-any disH. sion 'bn~ ~t this:time it will be in order
'~' .' .:m','- .:.' "." -that you.'rise and ask the 'numbeP Of'the article you wish
--' ?: L,. :': ,: ":, .:: .... "' to have taken up. :After this~ it will be too late to take
324?
Norman P. Giffin:
Augustus .W, Roche:
Leland S. Topham:
· Cecil,Richrod:
out any other 'articles.
numerical order and ~hen, after ,that time~' there should
be.a motion to ac. cept the rest of the Finance Committee's
report.",
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'*Articles 19 and 20."
"Azq~icles 31~ 76 and llO,'t
"Article 123 ~'.~
"Article .37.'} ,.~
Harold Arnold: ?Article
Charles F. Sayle~ "' '~Article 93.'", ' .' ',',' ,. ,. ",',
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Ell~O* ~ Pease' ',:' "Artic~;'"
Freeman M, King: :' "Article 131,'~,
Rev. Bradford Johnson: "Article 32.'~
Mr. Sanguinetti:
Miss Barbara Allen:
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Mr, Sanguine,ti: '
"Now if there are a~Y'v''
oth~r articles you wish~ t0'~ l'~,~r~' ta~sn
up~ ~is is the o~y t~e you ~ve to do it. ~ter
it ~ be too ~te.m
"~ticle 35.'~
9T~ follo~g ~tioles have been ~k~ out for
disc~siom, .'They ~e '~ticles 19¢ 20, 31, 76~ 110, 123¢
37~ ~15~ 108~ 93¢ 95~ 131¢ 32 ~ 3%, As I ~de~st~8 it~
there are no ~r a~icles t~t ~ne ~shes to
taken up se~rately.~' . , -'-- ';~; ,~',, - .
Mr. Sanguine~ti:", .... ,' ="Article :19 is before the-meeting.mr*_" :':
~. Giffin: "This Article refers to the comer opposite the Dryshoal
~,' ~ .... ;~ _; ,.._.._-.. Cleane. rs,and~i~..a bottleneck for traffic...The Island
_. ,: . -., ' ..... Service ~ompany~ I understand~ is, giving an easement lover.
:- ~ :.,. (:~ ' · their .land free and I feel that anything that can be done
::,'~ .:i ..... : 'to ease traffic bottlenecks~ particularly where, there is
no great expenditure on the part of the Town, should be
taken advantage of~ as each year our traffic problem in
~-,..:', .... , ,'~.~this Town is getting heavy; · and I do think it would be a
, -,-, :)~;~' /shame to miss out on this chance to ease a very bad
situation for the expenditure of only seven hundred
Paul F. Elingelfusa~ "I believe that if ~e put a sidewalk~ over there¢ it would
eventually be run over to the other street¢ and I don't
;: ?-: ? ,',. -. think this is necessary.", Nobody'lives on that side over
,:~ . ,: -,:: ·/' ,:there and no. body v~nts a' sidewalk over there.,m
Mre Giffinl :,::-;,, ::' . ',~It is my understanding that'the purpose of this Article
was not for a sidewalk but to widen the street, and at that
particular area there is practically no room now if cars
, ~- ' ", '-. park on both sides of the street and there is not enough
room for two cars to pass. If I am incorrect in my under-
:,, '-, ,' ,', ;.-~. standing that this Article is for the purpose of widening
;. the road then I mould like to be corrected on this."
' "Is it 'possible to call on some member of the Finance
Mr. Roche: .-,. ......
.... Committo'e' to tell us why ~e shouldn't have this ~rticle?m
.Charles G. Snow:'.~ ,. "This Articl~e has considerable merit%' and during the ;,:.~' .'.:'
- .'-.' ....... ,. : .:...~ Finance Commit,fee's hearings~ Articles 19, 20, and 32 were
,.,, ,r ",, :', - thoroughly dfs~ussed~, and we felt that we couldn't do one
without doing them all. We .don't ,have money enough. We
" realize the fact that they a3_l ~eed doing~ they are for
.., :.-.-, ~ .... one and the same,purpose. , We'd 'like to have approved them--
, ..: ,~ ~. ~ they need doing along ?~th several others, but your tax rate
,~,: · ~- is.up. It's Just' a matter 'of what you want for your tax
,~' :~' i~ ~" rate. ~ W,e-have many a~rticles in the.Warrant that should be
· done em
:Robert H~'ch~is~mani.~mThatUis ,a' w~ry bad co.er, ~ 'th~ ~d ~ a~w~ ~ ,
.b_i~ .... ~:q. ?~.:~:' ,.,',':,~,, ~:~say t~t I see no. reason ~y[~ey fee~ t~t they ~t do
'. ~,',', ~ :c tMs:on ac~t of so~ otMr ofle~ md I be~eve t~t
they shoed ~ss this ~icle~ b e~use t~s ce~a~ly is
~o~,~ ~.:~:',"J[ _.f~,,', ~ ~a'very ~d cor~r."'~,~ ~.:%~ L~.~: :,?/ ' ~ : ~:~-~,:;:,..., ~'
]~. Giffin~ " '~ w~d ~ke ~ m~e that the To~ raise ~d app~p~ate
the s~ of seven h~ed twenty do.rs ~$720.)~to ~a~
.... :~ -,".:':~:'.~, . ,~' ' ' at the p~perty of The Is~nd ~ce ~om~y on ~sh~on
' ~:'~ ~-~.~, :,.' ........... ~ ~tr~% and O~i~ ~f for the ~ose of wide~ng the
Roche: u~Z second the motion.:~ ' '~ .. :%. ; ,; ' :' : ',:-:,,~ ~,~ . '
'~Anybody else wish to'be heard on this ~brticle?
we are about to vote on Mm. Giffin' s motion, namely that
the sum of seve~ hundred twenty dollars ~$720..) be raised
and appropriated to install a curb and build 'a section of
bituminous-concrete .surfacing at .the property of The Island
Service Company on Washington' Street and Commercial %Tharf
for the pdrpose, of widening the corner. All those in favor
say yea~, all those opposed~ nay.
"The yeas have it -- the motion is carried."
Mre Sanguinetti: '~Article 20 is before the gathering.'~
Mr: Giffin: '~Tnat brought the whole matter of the widening of this
c~' ;~ .'.', ~'~ -' street to my attention was .this' particular intersections.
'~-' :f:,' ...... a.s you know~ I work on the steamboat wharf and for twenty
E J..'~:' . .-~,...' .... _. :. years~ I have lived on Brant Point~ and in the summer that ·
is one of the worst bottlenecks that we have in our Town,
particularly so at the time of the arrival of the steamer.
~.:f~: ?,r, :-j.:j .t. j: ~:... .... ., For many years~ the police department at to at time has had
b;-~,~ ~O': -:,. ~. ,' ~:' .: ',. ".'to'place a traffic oEfiC~r at that intersection and thinking
L:v;.: ,~.:: -._~:;.~:-'~ ::::: -- in terms-of the nmv Vessel we are expecting to have this
~ ./ ':- .:.,f .... .~-. ' :-:. ~,: .?~: corn_ ~ug summer~ where' the, handling o f,- cars will be s o much
. ,,:. faster it would make traffic ~rse ,there than it has been
' r
~ the past, anything that can b e done a.t that corner is a
i~f" ~ -... '" ..; . big - help Lin this Town. ~lTaking a slice of that corner will
-',:.~ ;';~'~ L~.f-.!' ':' '-,'--to see how~much laud'was offered and it is real~y a three
tv,_-.;,:. .... . - ,/~ ~: corner piece which they are offering. Anything we can do
.... ~' ,: , r:-.. --: ..... .'.' ~ a't that par~ icular: location will f be. a very g ~eat help~ and
.:.;.::~' . '~:~.~.'~: ~ /-A?.. I think the Police De~rtment particularly would bear me
f-,:,.'.~ ..:.:iz.~.:-:- .:' · .:,' ' land' given. ~Some day you mtght-want to do that corner and
,-~.,-~?.:~,~. ...... ,:, .;:. :i,,,,?,?~ it...might not ........ be easy to' get' the land. While we have the
~:'~;-:( 2":' ':" : -' ,I will mow at-this .time that the Town raise and appropriate
r:'::,': .;' ', ,- ~',-:; .... ?~ the sum,of six hundred nineteen dollars ($619.) to remove
o~i~~ -.~-? .: :..~ :,: '. ':: 'and ~replac~.the fence~ build-and .relay the bricks, remove
·-~-~,~ .. and replace' the curb(at:the property~ of the Nantucket
Historical Association 0Thaling Museum) at the corner of
~.',./' rx: -:~".:'.. -' South.Beach-Street.'and Broad;Street'.for the purpose of
'Ute Sangutnetti:, :--,,,:?.AnybSdy.else'wish to be .heard on,this A~ti¢le?
~ames H. ¢oghill: '*~f I have located this corner correctly, it is very close
n., .~,x ... ,- .,. .:? *,,,~: to.~.the: Yacht;Olub~:.and:itr:seems:-to.me that a lot of traffic
e:.:/ ':,.;" :, -:*,¥ ~:-~ :. goes:to the Yaoht*.Club, and-with the:widening of this corner
Mr. Sanguinet~i.- ..... '~Anybody else wish to be heard?'~ ,,~;..;:¥ "
' "I think.there-is-a -~ittle l~al'~technicalit~ that may have
been overlooked. Yf you go back to the book on the sheep
:'::;,~':m', - v- ,... commons records for the last forty years~ you will find that
· .~U,( h,~:c.~; ~' ~as they choose~ ~e it~-'~a~er~which t~e it reve~s ~ck
'.~.,~. /~,.'~[:~ ~,.~ the s~eholders.': I would'. ~'the~efore ~at it wo~d
.::, ,:.: .[. ~. v ~. be illegal' ~ give 'away,~ of. the' pro~rty~'~
Jones: '~I ~nk ~ the Ge~t~e~ Xast ~pea~g wo~d ~ke to lock
into the recor~ he ~d ~nd t~t t~t ground was p~-
~... ~. ~. '-. c~sed for the ~l~g ~se~ ~d was not a
~ey: ~.:::~: ~ , ,~:~ ~! ~y have ~sread the book but ~Mhe~er it was a
~:, '~-,::~ : p~chase at least i~ states here t~t if ~e Society ever
' ,~ ~-- ,:., gives up acting as a society t~t that l~d would ~vert
to the shareholders. It co~d~ be- eas~y looked up."
Nrc Jones: '~I think the Ger~tleman was mistake~.~
Mr. ~ Sanguinetti:
,., ~,"~Anybody else wish to, be h~ard on this Article?
~!:' we'are about ready ~to vot. e on the motion of Mr. GifCln that
~ the su~ of six hundred nineteen dollars ($619.) be raised
',' and appropriated to remove and replace the fence~ build and
-'~ relay the b ricks~ remove and replace the curb at the proper-
· :~:. ty of the Nantucket HistoriCal'Association 0'~aliug Museum)
. at the corner:of South Beach Street and Broad Street for
the p~rpose of widening the corner~ All those in favor~ say
yea~ all those opposed~ nay.
UThe yeas have it. the motion is carried,m
Mr. Sanguinetti:
~ev. ~0~nso~
mArticle S1 is before the meeting.'~ '
· , mCould I have you~. permission and that of the meeting to
.......... .. discuss Articles- 31 and 3~ together9 as both of these
~.," .' articles were sponsored by the School Committee~ which I
~ represente:'( :'. ,, ,',"'.~. '~, ".~.-
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~! ,' "~Arti~le ~l ha& 'receive.d the favorable recommendation of the
~.,- Finauce Committee and is designed to provide a sidewalk and
,~ : · curb along Atlantic. Avenue and Sparks Avenue~ having in mind
'- ~ the safety of both traffic and pedestrians and also having
~ ,~ in m~nd the appearance of the' general area.
,. '~Article ~2 is not as clearly stated in the Warrant and
:' ~'requires~ I think~ some explanation.~ Article 32 calls for
:- "the widening of the street~' removing~ relocating and re-
placing, sections of the curb~ and removing and replacing
-:,,-' of the;'flagpble~, and the building cf a sidewalk on West-
", -'minster ~treet 'in front of the Academy HJ~l School. This
'~ ~ .~' ' Arti~!e vms sponsored by the Sch5ol Committee by reason of
' ;/ ~- '- having it-brought to .the attention Of the Committee that
:~'-?,' the traffic situation in front of the SchOol at that point
'::/,~:"' ",~' ' -'~"/was not 0nly irritating bu~ hazardous. ' Shou/d there be
any emergency which require.s a fire-truck or ambulance to
go up to the School at a certain time of the day~ it would
~-:'~ )'(~-'~: ~:~ be impossible for Such zequipment't~0'get to Academy Hill~
~ .-..~ :~' %~here particularly on rainy, mornings the whole area from
.-~'~ ~.,~ :'~'~:: '~, Gay Street up t.o the School is ~bT.~cked off by parents who
:.h~,J~ :t~ "have come to call'for their small children,
..... :~,':' ~:,'~Our feeling was that if t~e larg~ grass plots in front of
the School were removed~ at least-~Wo-thir~s~ you ~uld
have in front of the School a large parking area~ and we
would be able te control' the flew of traffic at all times;
this particular Article is designed also as a safety matter~
· '-: ." ' ' h~vtng in mind 'the prbtection :and welfare o£: the'~hild~e~
at the Academy Hill School,
-~ '~ '",' '~Now the question cf 'wheth~r the :Town is ~ undertake both
:L; ',':, o£tthese projects or one or neither,is of course for the
", ~'. Town te decide.',: The 'School Oommittee sponsored beth and
is in favor of both. Whether both should be passed or
either' is something that should ,be decided here at
~ eting~ but my particular fee,_tug is that the meeting
: "should be fully informed of the reason for these articles.~
: ,, ~If there are any questions that the ~ommittee may answer~
I will be glad to speak for the Conmtttee.'~
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Mre Roches
vi:- '~ L!.'U~ sidewalks ~'~ have never kept' kids-~ o. ut*: of the streets. ' I don' t
feel that that sidewalk is necessary and I don't think it
would change the situation one bit. I~ you have a problem
of,-the children running ~ into the~str~ets you; could,~hav~e
traffic copse As I recall, when we went to school we had
~-'**:~ 7/**,~-~- ~:' :. ~' traffic'.cops~ and Ithink-this would.keep kids out,of the~',.!
o *: .... -.~ .~ · ~,.~ .'~ ,_ ~ streets. ~..On the North School,-~'dontt think that wi/1 help
Mr. ~hristman: ~.
~ '~I would like'~to ask the Fire Chief ~a question: ,What Street
do they use to~.get apparatus, to~, the :Academy Hill School'
Mr. Sanguinetti: ~-~ ~:. ~Is the Fire Chief here?.m.~· ~. :,:~
~rving T. Bartlett: '~Up Gay Streetom ~.,:.~:~ .-j=-,~' .~, ~ ~ , ~:~ ~. ~
Mr~ Sauguinetti: . "Anybody else-wish to' be-heard?'~
Charles W. Pearl~
. · mi-wuld like to speak .in ~avor of Article 31 as recommended
~**:*, ~*.~*, /.. by.the F'.znance~,Board. ~ If any of-'you ,~ ye traveled in from
-~-': ' " .. Surfside Road pass-the school building~ you know that there
~,~: ~i~,~'-~ = ', ~ ~',: is a definite hazard there the sidewalk in front of the
~:~* ~**~:~::~ ~ ~:_~ ~.~.<.; ,high school;and the Cyrus. ~Pierce do not line up. The To~n
._ ~=j~.,~. ,:., ~. is asking for,trouble when cars come~*.,speeding along the
~-,-*~ ~ ..~: ,--~ , - road from Surfside. ~ Something should be done.'e
3chh I~ Hardy~ . .,,~, !~ ~ould like to make 'a motion that Article ~2 be accepted~~
Mr. Sanguinetti: "~e will take up'Article' 31 first. I am allowing Articles
..... ~ .,. 31 and 32 to be discussed together but the voting ,will ~h~.ve
to b~ in the numerical* sequende ' Article 31 and then,
Robert Y. oung: .-j~,, :=., ?L~jrespect to-Ar~_icle 31,-I be~.eve that in addition to
~ ,~ ......... .~,~ .. ~ ~ ~,~ the Finance Committee favo .r~ng ~this Article, it was also
.... ..... reco~nend~d by* the planning Board. A ~ ~
Mr. Sanguinetti: '~There has been no motion made on Article 31, so I am unable
~.. .,.~ ._ , .to do. ~anything.'~
Rev.'~ohnson: · ~T move,the passage of Article ~'~'that the recon~endat~on
~,r, ',* .%~::~ *' ~': ': f the Finance Co~,.,,~ttee be aocepted.~.
~,,..:=,.:~..¥ ~; .... .~.~ ~,The motion is seconded.
Mr. Sanguinetti: "The~reco~endation of the Finance .Committee under Article
,~:,:~;*:~ ***.**: ,~.-~,~.: ~: , 31 is:"We recommend that the sum of Two Thousand Se~en
Hundred Forty-One Dollars *($2,7~1.00) be raised and
appropriated to continue the s~dewalk and curb~ as was
..... ~i*:*;,j, ;.,,:~ :~. ~::~.~.... ,, .,~ installed .in. 1955 .at the New, High.School along Atlantic **~*
:u¥:.'.J ....... Avende to'Sparks Avenue and along Sparks Avenue*to the~r~ar
-'~ ......:*~ driveway of the.Cyrus Peirce School. "~; Also we recommend this
*Article be put out to bid'e '~ All those in favor, say yea, all
those opposed~ say nay.'t
:~,~, :.., ~.~..,.,: ,_. ,.,-~. ~:~ ,, ~ ~? ~t~he ~eas have it'-- the motion is ~rriedo"
have had discussion on~ no~ if anybody wishes
to have further discugsion on it, you may do so. ~£
motion ~s in order £or Article 32.t~
~.dward Oardne~ · '~ move that ~he recommendation of the Finance 'Comnitte~ 'o~
Article .32 be accepted.",~ ~ ..,: .~-,:., , ~-+,. ,:,~..,
..... .. . -, .~,~ The motion ~s seconded.
· disc~sston.'~'. If 'not~. then all those in favor
~e S~g~ettii ::," ~,.,,,~ '~Article 35is before the.'gathe~gem'
~proEe~nt ~oever -- the'~s-'~ve not been s~othed
out or the holes f~led in. Quite a f~ t~ ~ye~ ~ve
L,L:-,,' -,:, :: ,: do an~g 'a~ut~it ' ' they,sor~p it~ but it doesn't help
~tters at a~. The ~ad is ~inff
~ess it is 'hard,s~f~eed;L: I ~ke'~ motion' t~t'th~ To~
approp~ate the s~ of five ~o~and and ~enty-seven do~ars
To~ should or should ~o~ ~ bu~en~d ~t~h ~ ~ds for
are goigg ~0 b ~e~t."
Helen ~chultz ~ ~y I ask ho~ the people '~h~ ~v~' on t~ r~d are going
to have access to their homes? You ~n~ t ~ do~ the
going t6 get' to' ~d ~om t hei~ h0~~ %vho ~ve on t~s
r~d?,t
~Tha% sh~ld be ~ke~ ~to' oo~idera%ion ~ %~ '~ople
before %hey ~ld t~ homes --
They should take ~to co~ideration t~t it is be~n~ the
To~ l~ts and should theref~e not e~ect to ~ve the
bene~ts they' e~ect to'get ~th~ the To~ pro~r.~~
~s ever~dy :~ot' ~ ~e .bemuse they'live ou~ of T~? ::'.I ~n r~r t~es -..~ c-~ ~.. wh~ some' 0~ the ~ope~y o~f 'Old Q~ker Road wasn't
"If Hooper ~ ~a~'is a ~b~o ~g~y~ ~ey are ~ntitled
:' "~-~-"~ to c~nsideration -- i~ isn't a question of people developing
the land -- it is a ~b~c road and To~ p~ple live there,
t~t .shoul4 ~ Qonsidered.. If it is a private de~el0~nt .
~ on p~te l~d~ then it ~ up to t~ ~e~ to 'develop ~he-
"I second the motion.'~
"We are about to vot~ on 'the'motion of ~ss A~en t~t the
s~ of ~ve thousand and tven~y~seven do~ ($5,027.)
be r~sed and 'a~rop~a~d for bilious aJncrete s~fa~
on Ho~er F~ ~oad. ~1 those
Mre Anderson:
Mre Pearl:
Mrs. Schultz:
~al~er altdden~ ~ro:
M~, Sauguinetti:
;';[o ,~ '.,; ,,:, .~. f',:~ ?'~The nays rmve it a--- %he motion,is lost.~
Sah~etti~ ' :'~ ".~r~e~e~?~befp~ the mee~.a ~:
~.:-'aich~a~ ...... "';'~:'.. "~J Mode~%~r,".~Y' I a~k t~o~ you if the Super~tendent
,:,'..~< _,~:,, c -'- . of Streets is hereT~ :-".; ~":':'::, .... '-',' '., '" ::
.~ng~netti: ~Is ~. Jaec~e he~?m
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'a' q~stion~'. ~s . Moderato~
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......... :.. . .
t"the reco~en~tion of ~e
"' F~ce Co~tee ~s refe~ed t~s 'to Ar~cle 17 for ~u~
~g roa~. Now ~ wo~d ~ke ~ askat t~s ~e, how
..... much w~l $2,000. do for outl~g ~ds?m
.:.;~:.-' :' .%' .a .-.-" - ~ ...... . .... : ...... ......... ..., .... '. :..;..: :.~ .~ f;.;~,;..
Ric~od~ '~}~e Moderator~ I move that the s~ of ~o thou~d dollars
........ ~' Y '~'."' '/'~$2,~0e) be apprbp~ated~to co~ue the hard s~facing of
:' " "~d' Sdu~ ~ad %o p~r~y of ~. RoUnd Pi~rd.m
~-_-~guinettt: "~. ' s ~tt'cl ~ f: "'
F~;~ R~ O~ d : 1' ~'I second the motion," ). :' ':~::'~.. ':':
"'~' ' t'"'~ '~- : hard s~face' a n~ ~ad it ~s t0' ~'~ta~ed ~d
~tiole ~ goes' up ~ch' ~r~ ~'''
5~netti:" ,_i ~g~' ~ise 'v~sh-~b~ '~rd g~ be~ of A~icle 377'~
Wood: "It s~ ~t we sh~ld b~ss this Arti61e ~d not
~cb~nd 't~ S~eh~g of twg~odsanddol~s .......... to give'~ ~
~,~:_~.C.~:',.L.- ,~/; -) ~.>J- good road to one person wh~ we~ relied ~ice t~t. s~ o~,
-~ o ..... ".,~;; . ~. two hnd a half t'~es t~t~ s~ for about sev~ o~ bigh~
~'~'~,~"~',~j~;~' ':~ ~,:.~',~ ~" J. ~' h~ses, on~ Hooper ~' ~ad~'~ i$ doesn't seem ve~ fa~.
-'~ . . " . If we can't do that for ~op~ Fa~ad~d ob~ously
we '~n' t do. it' fo~ eve~ rbad outside~ w~ shoed we be
~',}'.~ .-~ .' ::'-:/ x f.',: ~!~, to do it' for ~.'. ~ca~?'" ' ~. -~,.~,'V
Ric~od: ~ith due respect to ~ss Woo~'*of ~se~ I ~l~e t~t
she is a' r~l estate agent and she is looSE for. some~ng
Rind: ;" '~-: "' '~""I ~t~::~'th~t' t~t ~0kd ha~"'~en laid o~ and
accep~d ~ the T~ 'S~N~t~'cket'- ~h0~d be ~ta~ed.'
.'. . Ther~e are ~tl~en therep and ~ ~se of fire or ~ case
~ ?~":~J of sic~ess~, som~t~ng should be 'done.,~
Sa~netti: "You are about to ~te on .the motion of ~. ~c~od
the' S~ of ~{o"th$~nd dolors~ ~$2,000.) be appropriated"
'. to cont~ue, the, ~rd s~fac~g of 01d Sou~ R~d ~ p~pe~
'~The. ~. have it -- the ~tfon ~' lost.m :t.:.
~You ~e out of 0rdbrem" "~ "'~k' "
MX', SanguJ_qett~.:
,Mr, Roche~
"Atriale- 7p is, before, th et .'
% i ':J!Is. this' necessary? .(4 1 feel that it is quite a bit Of ex-
pense this year.' .,We are going to have to out back on the
tax rate. ,~ It seems ~that they ask for four hundred dollars
an~ get seventeen ,hun ~d~e. d;/~. I' don'.t ~ believe, they want ¢: ...
seventeen hundred dollars' but got it& It is pret~ty obvious
,? ~ ~. ~;,: ~..~;,., ~,. '- ' to me that we-should copsider this. Article Care~fully:,- an.d?.
~ " ' : .... my recommendation is that, we drop it. We could give the~
the four hundred dollars and forget the whole article.'~
~. S~ow: "Regarding this Article~' ~e~ fe~l' thatemergency: .... ::' ........ lighting
there is necessary. Th,e.y have a lot of bed patients ,there,
and have no way of ligRtzng the rooms in case~ the' li~t~
:.... ,:~ go out on the electric lines. It is one of the worse, spots
in '~ase~ of a Storm and we have }md msre outages 6~ that
circuit than anywhere else. We feel that this is n?cess~ary
more or less for the old people 'around there." That is the-
· . reason for the recommendation of that Article. It ~asn't
?~'~' ~" ? ~"~' .. requested~ .but after,per~onal'inqhiry that is ~at
:..~::~ . . was neces sgryem ....... '
John L. Hardy: "~I move that we acce~t the recommendation of the Finance
The motion is seconde~. ........
Mr. Sanguinetti: "Anybody else w~'sh~~0 b~e h~r~d on this?m ~ ?.,~:.~.·~ .~
Ernest Coffin: '¢'· .: .... ~"I '~m '~orrY~ .. but .M~.J Show failed %0 report that this%~ '~
.... ~ . :generator also gives heat which 'i~ 'very necessary,m
Mr~ Sanguinett.i: We are ready to vote on the motion of Mr, Ha~dy that.the
"'~ ~ ~um 'of 'seventeen hundred dollars ($1~700,) be raimed"and~
appropriated f.o.r the_ follo~rlng: One 6 K W Generating
Unit $1~000.OO, $500.00 for installation and $20~A00 fo'~
~-' ~ ~. ~. : :.,: Eight ~8) exit lights:, wlring to be done under supervision''
.::~, ~ ~,, :,.~, of the Gas &Electric Co* All those in favor~ say yea:,
Mr. ~S~Tu. guinetti: '~Ar i e the ::.:::;'./
M~:S~yle: ..... '-': ~ ~' m~t 'the ~ast An~al Towm Meeting,, the Co~mty Commissioners
'~ 'were in the process of taking a road to the shor'~ from Square
'~ '~ Road and the taking ~as not. Yet been completed, · Miss Brooks
'~J ~ ?" ~ : '=~ ? ~' has given land~ t~ the T°~ for~ a 19-foot road~ and I would
~ ~ ?"~ ' ~='~ ~'~' ~ like t4 make ~ ~oti$.~, th4t'~e aC'e~pt' this Article 93. It
is a way to get ~0 the Ocean~' aud there should be one right
=-~ ;v ?..:~t.~ ,~ : .~. ::', . ~; · ',',~' , The motion ms seconded. :,.'.~.~m-..~.~
Mr, Sanguinetti: '~ l~s:~'~ish~ to be' h~rd o~ this Article? If not~
you are about tJ Verb'-on 'the'~motion- of Mr. Sayle that the
Town accept a .right of way _ten- (10) feet wide running from
the Square ~oad- to "the ~ Atlantic Ocean as deeded:;tO' the To~'
~ - . by Miss Louise Brooks in 1955. '.' All those in favor:, say
Mr'~ Sa } . :Article 9~ is before the meeting.~ ~ ' '
Pease: S'~ys ~re that' ~ Committee is super2
-~ '~ ~ '~ ' ~ ~' seded by the Planning Board.'% This Committee has done a
lot of research wo~k in'regards to rights of v~ay~ and as
Mr. Sayle's letter to. the Tow reads more is in the process
of final' ~egality.'-~ In view ~f the f~t that these gentlemen have
looked into the rights of way to .the extent they have. I
feel that they a~e qualified~ whereas I don't think the
Planning Board is. I don~t know of course the duties of
the Planning Bo~rd but I don't consider this one of them~-
and I think the Rights of Way Committee should be continued
as it has been.'t
'(.z~m~ySody ~els~ wish 'to ,be heard' on. this Article?
ju~s~ion outside Sf the ToE ~tS?
~'. Sa~n}tti: "The ff'h;lo Tom ~mP;isos'tUs"Islan% ~clu~s Tucke~uc~
and Muskege$. It is not J~t li~ted to T~n ~ ~ there
~. Pease~ ~ L:~ L~ ~ ; ~ "T ~ afraid So~e people~ ~ it i~' ~der 8!B w~ch gives
~e sang~netti:
'"Anybody else wish to be heard on this Article?
'~Inasmuch as the Town has voted to ge ahead and form a
Way ~ommittee be continued for three years,m
'~Then you ~e about .... ,t- -
Mr. E~ tugelfuss:
:~,~!,:;' '-: ~ '-" ' ' Planning Board~'we 'should have' that Planning Board and~ ~ ,~'
give them every."chance~' and if they fail then the former
committee could be called back.'t
Mr~ ChristmAn':'% '"" i.."~I don't go aIOng' ~rith' that& ~' I' think if you had a board
::~,::?,~ '; '" ...... ' here %hat was doin~ some good work oh the roads, it is not
~;:, ,:Z-.:i'..:~:::,' ,, .:: very nice to say we will disbaud them and if the Planning
· ,... Board' doesn't make out' we will dig them up again. They
have done:a'good ~job~ And I. would like to make a motion that
~ ' ' we continue~ the Rights of %?ay committee~ since they are
going to operate 7~ith money left over.'~
Mr. Sanguinetti: .. '~,I u~der~tand tb~t it'is your motion'tha~ this Committee
be in existence for one year.'~
Nr. Chrfstman: "Is .that a three-year t&rm?'~- ' ?':?"::-',~:-' : i:,:: '. '~';';j,:?~, , '~
Mr. 'Sangui~etti: . ;' "~The'Article'. cails fo~ thres'yearsem, . '~ ;,;~,':; ,,, , :;~'!
'" "Th~' I ~ould like' to '~ake the'~oti6n that the Rights. of
'~Is thers' any reason ~¢h~ such a Oommittee cannot act in
an advisory capabity to the Plannil~ Board?m-
/"You are about ready to 'vote on- the motion that the Town '~
will continue the Rights of Way Committee with the present
membership fo~ three years', ' Ail those in favor¢ say yea~
'~The yeas h~v~ it _L' the metisn is Carried~~
:-'tAr~icle 108 is before the gathering?"
;,You kn°w the' oZd sayinE -'It pays to advertise~ ~ and here
,. they .want to cut Out a'thousand dollars. The Oommitt. ee
',.~ has 'done no advertisin~ in the hewspapers this pass ysar~
'¢ only in magazimes~~' because We think that better trade can
:-~' be obtained from magazine advertisihg. I make a motion
'~Who is to insur~ us tha~, Tf we S~nd money on advertising
...... we are going to get the so-called people down here that we
want? . I can remember one' time~ about four or five years
ago, the Committee dow there went to New York to the
· Spez~smen Show and advertised and had movie.s, and the next
'1
'~ w~. ':I don't ~i~ I ~ow w~t ~d of people ~e don~t
;~.~' :~ ~:<?::~.~f:~ ~nt~ ~t'~-t~s adyertis~ ~sure us of the,ri~i ,',~,.
" .... ~d of people?~ -",~ :"~' "' ~'~ '""~-"
~g~netti: [:?? ?A o~ else ~sh to be h~rd?m ,~,~ :,,~,-,~,-~u~,,~'[;~a,~,~
~el~ss: '~I believe the best' ~y'~o adv. tise 'N~tucket is to give
the s~er visitor the t~g t~t ~e cla~ we are offe~ng
~', '~ ..... /).,/. '-~.:, th~before they get he~; :~ Peopl~ 'c~e d~ here.loo~g,.';;.
for something t~t ~s ~en p~sed to th~, and they J~t
don' t ~ke Nantucket. as well ~y more. Therefore, I
. t~t instead of spading a~ t~t money to go a~ad ~d i~
d ~-" .U' '? ':~;~te a lei'of people ~ here.~ho won't be able $o get
://:: (~' , ~. : f~ the' t~ngs, they; hoped for. ~',t~s place, t~t we f~d out .
whether or n~ people ~e act~!ly offering what they
t~y have to sell?
8~guin~ti: ,,An~o~ else ~sh to ~ heard?'~ .
K~ey: ~:, ..,-;'~ ,-,~ :J~That '- depends on-the o~ers of the property~ n~ the
~ . ~ ~( ~ , ~ ~ '-. Advertising De~rtment~m v. ,~ " '. ~
S~gu~et~: . '~You a~ a~ut ready ~ vote on the motion of }~. Kiley
,~ ~ : --~. .... that the $~ of~fifty~five.h~ed ~llars ($5,5~.)~:D .'?~
~; :.; ~ ~ ~s~d of forty-five h~d ~llars C$4,500.) be raised
:-~:,_~,~ .... ~:? ':.'~ :.~., and appropriated to ~ ~ed by'.the ~b~c ~tions
,,.,., ' .~ ,~ /:, Co~ttee'for off-season ~id advertis~g. T~s ~6~t
~: ,','-,-~ to be '~ ad. bleu to the $4,500. operating ~ense requested
,. ,:,~-,.' , .. in'~ticle 8.. Ail ~ose in favor, say y~, all ~ose opposed~
, say ~y.~,- -,~ '- ' -- .......
,~'-/~,.~ ..~.~.'~The nays have'it ~ the mobion is lost." : ~_;.' * '::- ~,,-'~
~g~ne~i: "A~icle ltO:is before the meet~g.'~. :.,:, '/.~. ';u'f; .
being spent or an~ng ~ke that, it was just that"I notice
.~.~, .;m:.;~.~. j~,~,~ ~,~ t~t they ask fen $5,000,~and $500. is approp~ated for ,the
". --~. purchase 'of an ~de~ater m~er-mac~ne, and since the
~ch~e costs $425.' it see~ t~t ve~ ~ttle can done ~th
the $75, .t~t is left ~for ~bor.. If they ~y ~s
are they going ~ keep it in a garage ~d forget
Snow: "The Sportsmen ~ub vol~teered t~t if we bought t~ m~er
:.A 3 ..... ,.. *~, :~ ../~):; they. would, put'in a lot of. t~e .d~g the ne~ perigd ~h~
:~:-~.,~ ,., the' cat tails need to be cut.'~' ~: - .
Roche: "Do you" have"t~t~ ~ '~t~g~'~~- :~ ~i '~ ~.: :L: .~ D~ d:~:':;-, ~'
The~o~ ~a:- s:~.: f. % '~Somet~g has. go$ to, be -done about the L~' Pbnd'.
-' ....' '-~ and the Spo~smen ~ ~s a~eed to use that mower ~ ~e
~,.:-- -,~, ~ .~:. ~ ';. r~.~ b~s~ adjudge ~er a~ ~ve year pe~od and at the end off
that t~e we ~ t~ back ~. the T~ a ~por~ on ~e
act~! work accomplished ~ t~s me. er and whether or not
:'-');-.fT:. it should ~ ' ~: ~;:['.~
Top~: "I am the sponsor of t~t A~icle~ and beffore I got the
,~ticle' ~ady.-~ put before the F~nce Co~t~ee~
~ ~uch vd~ the FeStal B~eau of ~she~ and Generation
.::, :; :.:~.. ,~? (::. ,,-/: ,.: and I t~ed ~e boo.et over,~ the~ Fiance Cg~ttee' and
~,(,:,~ ~ .~ ::~., . ~/~ e~ined to th~ the Article-and what ~r~ps ~t help
.,~:, -,: ?:~ .,/,,,j ~.~..~ .the sit~ion, m~ing over the~T~ recor~ t~s Pond~
, .~,. · ,~ ~.:, ~,: ~ket ~tch and the a~o~ng'~bor are ~der the j~s-
~,; j- .... ~ ~ :; . ~ction of the' To~ for those who' don~ t ~ow. The Prop~e-
., , ,,, tots '~d a meet~ and ~eded' a~ their ~ghts ~ ~ng Pond~
"~t Ditch and the Harbor ~ the To-~ of N~tucket and
the To~ ~s respo~le for keeping t~se p~ces clean.
Thee ~s been not~g done and ~l~s ~ome~ng is done
-.:. ~. :: -- . pretty soon~ there ~l be no ~nd or ditch. ~.We ~e to get
;~ /j ~ ~ :. :~, . :/' some~ng .out of, the Pond and there are a few do~ars st~
· . ~ be ~de if the ~tches are c!eaued out the ~y they
~:t, ~f',':,":' ~ sho~d'~ cloned out."'-, ~'~ .::,'~ .~-
~'~s~net~i~ "~ody ~s~~ t~ be heard on t~s ~lcle?"
~,~:~,.:~ ', :, .:.:::~:~j: accepted as recommended by the,Finance Committee~
~,-, .... ,~e motion is seconded. ~,-~:~-
net i: '"The motion has been ~de and seconded ~at the rec~en~-
tion o2 the F~nce ~o~ttee ~der t~s ~t~cle_
accepted. All those in favor~ say y~, ~ those opposed~
'~The ~as have it -- ~e motion is ear~ed~m "
Sang~netti: "A~icle 5 before the meeting~U:
,H~rold.Amold: .-' -~;*. "On t~t Article, I put t~i in for two reas'o~
~ ~' : fo~ health-con~tio~ and the other for ~re protection
and' a~o for the ~ose of g~tting ~ ~d out of
pro~rty do~ there. ~ ~se of ~ e~rg~oy, I ~ve to
go acros~ ta~yers property ~d ~ la, ms to the e~ent
I need to f~ th~.m
, "There are a lot of others who would l~e ~ ~ve ~rd-
· ,~,~, c ~ .~:-', :, :,' surfacing done, and who also need h~lth and ~e pro-
S~netti: ~,~-,"Is the~ ~ody~else who wo~d ~ke ~ ~ heard on t~s
~ticle? There has been no motion on t~s ~ticle. ~e
~,~ '~;~ : ..... ~11 continue .on t0 ~tiele 1~ then;'~
'~I would like to quote ~om the Acts of . . .'~
"A~ you about to speak on Article 1237
Mr. Topham:
Mr~ Sangu~etti:
Mr. Sanguinetti:
': II Yes 111~ '
is ~Tp see if the To~ w~l ~te to ~st~ct the S~sconset
cWa~r ~o~ssio~rs to p~c~se l~d ~'~ t~ ~el Hetrs~.
A~ut fo~ acres adje~ the S~seo~et ~ater
T~t the ~m of~ tho~and do~ars' ~ ~ised for this
pu~ses si~e~ h~ed do,ars for the lad ~d
h~ed doll, s for fence~ and the Toxin Treasu~r be
:, author~ed.to issue'notes or bonds for t~s. amours s~.~
to bear on their face Si~sco~et ~ter ~an 1956 for T~
~ear~ This ~t to' be ~id ~0m' ~come of said De~
merit as req~red by the Act of 1925. T~s l~ does not
affect the tax ~te' and ~e ~bom~dation of the F~nce
~o~ittee is 'We recommend ~t the To~ vote to raiae ~d
approp~ate~ the s~ of- s~een' h~dred ~s for. th~'
~pose of p~c~sing ~nd ~om the. ~rvel He~s about fo~
,acres a~oin~ the Siasconset Wate~ Pl~t'.'t
'~ith ~ pe~s~ion,' I 'would ~e ~to quote Section 5 of
: ~e Acts of..1925.?~He proceeded to,. quote ~rts of siid Act.)
I would ~ke ~ ma~ ar motion t~t ~e reco~en~tion of '
~e F~nee ~tte$ ~ ~Jected ~der ~ Article.'~
~"" ~ b~ heard on t~s Article?
Anybo~ else w ut to '~: ~:~'~ '~:
~e~x rate.'.~The ~F~6e C~t~ee~s reco~tion s~es
:: that. the' To~ ~ote' to raise ~d appro~iate the s~ of s~
'-~: tee~ 'h~d do~s for the p~se of p~c~s~g ~e land.
:' ~s ~1 raise, th~'tax ~e~ ~
"~o~ else ~sh ~ be h~rd on ~ Ar~fcle~m
"~'~n~o~' ~'o~"~ F~nce' C0~ttee ten us why t~y'
~ t~s land ~ needed?" ...c~
':f~h~ ~;co~se~ w~%er.~plan%"~e~ds ~re l~d. The r~s°n
'~e rafs~g ~d ap~op~%~ of ~he ~oneF ts because ~he
To~ has J~t f~hed pang for a. water loan ~st y~r
'for o~ s~teen h~ed do~ars. '~ S~een h~d ~rs
is a ~ it~ And it is mu~tte~ to keep the To~ on
a ~y as you go basms~
M~. Topham, ~..:.?: ~',. ,'.:.'.%,"Any indebtedness incurred 'under...th~' Acts Of 1925 is'~.~0 ,be'
".'~,~:f,: ~>.~:'.' ?'paid Principal amd interest from'the income of the Sia-
sconset Water Depar~nent. That is in the Acts of 1925, and
in regards to' holding 'm6~e land~' it isn't going to he a
long while before we need a new well."
Mr, S~nguinet~i:~'~ ;~F~ ?'Anybody else wish ~to ~ he~rd?m
James P~ulton~ '~I ~ould like ~to ask h~ much the land is assessed for. Is
this land valued at sixteen' hundred dollars more or less?"
Mr. Topham~ 'tin 'ans~er to .this question~ the assessed value is much less~
Somebody will pay four times as much for it .later~ and I
Mre' sanguinetti~ .-' '~The only motion that we have is that the recommendation
--' ",~'" ~:" ,'..' .... :': the Finance ~ommitt'ee be rejected.- There has been no
Mr~ Sanguinetti: '~You are about to vote on the motion of Mr, Topham namely~.
· ~i < ~ .~ : ~-:' ~.~' ~ that the recommendation of the Finance Committee under
.. ~ ~' ~: ~ ~{~this Article be rejected, Ail those in favor, say yea~
all those opp.osed~ nay~ .'-·/
~e Tophanm ~ 9Thanks for the vote -- that takes it out of our hands and
leaves it up to the Tova~ of Na~tucketem'
Freeman King: '~I am not asking you to spend m'~e~: I am asking~ you to
a little. For the last tan years~ we have had about
~ ..... i .~ ~',-~:~,' . ~ -~ fires a%nighte J; Frbm what I' ~an 'make out~ no' one' has a
,<~, "~ ';~' ' ~'~', :~'¥ ,'~"~'~' . blear idea Of what the StOry is.' ~The fact remains is that
. v,,,;,,~' "-.. ': .':': after we get this for ohe ~ear9 'are we going to expect it
· '?,~: .... ': , ,' ? "next' year, and' the' year 'after that ' we will put the Town
Mr. ~an .ggtnetti: .:~, '~ '~Anybody else Eish to be he~rd' on'this Article?
Ernest Oo£fin-..~ - '-:,.,~ '"I ~uld' like to 'a~k ',the last speaker ~Mhat he iS opposed
?,..:~ ~:: :-:~;::t. :.:::_:'. to'~ "~ '6an't understand why a man ~ho has thr~e lovely sons
Mr. Kink.-.~: ...... ::~' ~.'~Is this man" gding '%o ride ar6Und?.',What.is he going to ride
:'. ',::':,~J: mobile available for the patrol andbesides he could cover
the entire Village in less than ten minutes. As far as pro-
..-:',:'' ?;? :: '~: .....-':have'been .to more'fi~'~"th~t h~v~ b~n out by the time some
Mr. Coffin: '?erhaps some of you people don~t realize it~ :but.this is
'~'~h" :.~ ~ "my son-in-law.' I am just trying to protect my grandchilaren.
j.. ~,/:.~. · ..... ~ .~ .":~' ~;? I.realize that some' of the fires are.already out,by,the time
we get there~"~but because the fire alarm comes to my' hou~e~
to have to patrol on foot ever~ half hour -- he is not going
O O
station to sound the alarm; ~: Also may i point out %hat under
A~icle 132 ~ou, are asking for 2~ hou~ p~,lice protection in
' Siasconset for four montk~ of the year so you ar~ g°i~g
: ""'+' to take and have an.extra man for only one-third of the year.
"· -' ~ '~" '~I zould like to make a recommendation that the m~tion of the
" .... Finance ~ommittee ~ot be accepted on Article 1317
Mr. 'Coffin: !"-Ladies and Celtlemen~ I would like to ca~ on Chief -~.~ ..
: Bartlett on behalf of this Article and also C"nief Hmves, '~
I would like it Understood that this man is not going~'~
out in any patrol- car but'qn 'foot, and the police would
cooperate With, whatever man went on patrol. You would
have a man in the fire station all night long~ which~
should be a great relief. 'Hope you peopl.~= give us
fire protection. 'Lu the Town of Nantuck~t~ %here is
someone :coming and going all the time -- in 'Sconset,
nobody comes and nobody goes. Whatever man is on duty
" would know how to drive the truck. The main %htn~ I
want is to get the truck to the fire."
Richard Lewis: "If they give the t0~n' department the money~ we'll . be
glad to come out to 'Sconset and put out all the fires
for them."
Nr~ 'San~u~.nettt",- .~% ;..- "A~e you ready for th~ ~estion? ~You are about %o *~o%e on
'' " ....... Committee be' not accepted~~' and under A~ticle 131 which reads,
, 'To see if the Town vrill vote to raise and appropriate the
sum of Three Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-five Dollars
($3,465.00) for ~tre P~trol-and Truck Driver to serve Eight'
Hours (8 hrs.) every night the ~ar around. Siasconset' the
recommendation of the FinanceCo~ittee is: 'We recommend
that the sum of Three~ Th~us'~nd ~our.Hundred '~ixty-~ive
'Dollars ($3~465.00) be raised and appropriated this year
for Fire Patrol and Truck Driver to serve Eight Hours
(~ hrs.~ every night the year around. Siasconset', All
those in favor of the motion will say yea, a/1 thpse.(,~ .-~.:
opposed~ nay.
The yeas have it~m
Mr, San§uinetti~"~ ~r.~.. ~You are about to vote. on the motion of Mr, King that th~
recommendation of the Finance ~ommittee be rejected,m
All those in favor~ say yea~ all opposed, nay,
"The nay~ have it,'"
Nr, King: '~hat are ~e voting' on anyh°~?'~
Mr. Sanguinetti: "On your motton~ Mr. King."
Mm. Sanguinetti: "You are ~about~ to vote on a motion of Mr, Kings ~hichwas
that the recommendation of the Finance ~ommittee under
;~'~%? ~: ........... Article 131' be rejected~~ And the recbmmendation ~'$f the
Finance G~-~Ittee 'was: ~'We~ recommend-that' thb'~ sum of ?~'Jd
'- Three thousand four hundred sixty-five dollars be raised
· ·~'~o ~ .... ~ ,+~...~,'; ~ . ': ,./j: f...~ .~ .and appropriated this year 'for fire .patrol. and. truck driver
to ser~e eight house every night the year around in 'Sconset'."
(M~, Sanguinettf then ~ called ' on Nerbert Wobd h~d Jhck .~%.'~;
Driscoll to act as tellers and asked for a show of hands
'~The .ygas have it -- the motion is carried."
Mr, Sanguinetti:- '~It is' now in order that"all:the re'st~o£' th~ ~ecommendations
of the Finance Committee be aecepted~ and the appropriations
~r, Sanguinetti: ~The motion to adjourn is now in order. :A~l those in favor
say yea, opposed, nay,. The yeas have it~ and the meeting
. Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting Of the To~ Of Na~tucket~ February 14~,
195.6,"-with repo.r.t .and recommendations made 'thereon by the ~inance' ~ommi~tee~
which, was accepte, d .b.~ the ..T,O .wn with .the ex~ptio~n of V.otes on Articles 19, ~0~
93.~' 95 a~nd ~l,' '."" --' ': ":-"i':-c '. :"..:'_':':':<~ "' -~"~: .' ' ?'
-'*.':: '. ..... '- -'..' .... ALTH :OF MAS SETT3 .'
NANTUC]~F,T-'~ : .. '. . ..:- . . ~ . ~..?-.: . , : ...... . .':.: .:'
To either of the gonstables of .,the Town of Nantucket~ greeting:
In the name of the Oommonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed ~ notify
the inhabitants of the Term of NantucketF qualified t'o vote in Town A£fairs~-
meet at the Legion Hall in said Nantucket~ on Nonday~ ~ebruary 13~. 1956 at
o' clock_ in th'e--f°~n°°n,' ~hen a~d there-to' ~ct on the following a~tiele~:
': 'To the Cittmens of the" To~n of Nantucket:~.,.: -
Yo~ F~nce Co. tree herewith p~s~nts-th~ ~ort of its recoEendations
on the approp~ation6 of the A~I~ TOE Warrant..~
t'."~/'. ~r reco~endations a~e based on c~ref~ stu~ a~ ~rso~l ~estlgatio~.
T~ year we ~ve reoo~ded approp~a~o~ of ~7~1~8,00~ ~he !arga~ '
Wa~an~ in the ~sto~ of the To~-of N~tucket.'.~
quests ad~ng ~40¢000,00 o~er b~s
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We wish ~ S~ those De~r~ea$ h~ds who gave us a ~ref~ ~eakdo~
,- e~l~ation of their.budgets ~d.- their o~her ~quests.'
~e fee~ S~t ~he ~o~ of ~an~uoke~ should be f~y
acq~r~g new f&ve f~h~g ~pme~5, Suoh aa e~ead&S~e should be p~a~ed over
~der ~btcle 99 we ~ve sea up an appropr~tion of' $2~00,00 for yo~
consideration, The B~rd o~ Assessors ~ recenb years have ~ slow~re~l~g
~he Isled a~ ~ ad~t~o~l f~ds made available ~e fee~
be aocelecated,
In Article 8 we have recommended that five additional police officers be
added to our regular force in Town during the Summer months. These added police
officers in Town wi~h the two more for Siasconset will make a total Island Police
Force of ~ifbeen (15) men. (Is this Island so bad).
Salary increases ,this year will i~. qrease Article 8,-next year. , ~._ , ·
' /.-~], Fo~ 'y~'inform~tton we ~'sttm~- te~.,.~he taX'..~%e ~'~ed "on ~hese r~'c~me~dations ':
to be $42.O0 providing we receive the same amount of revenue fro.m .the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts as we have had in former years.
, . Because of the great increase in the School Budget we are ~able to keep t~e ,
Tax Rate in line. Neither ar, we able,to recommend all o~,theworkv~e feelneeds
to be done in the Town. Howevers' we trust that some of the Articles~ that had merit
can be taken care of next year. \ .... ".~% ~
· :'.'_~ ::_::,a-, ·,.,::,~ .' ::,," ":': q' q'.:' :'-,: :~ '"~ ARTICLE 1 ~ ' w..'..~.:' ,,:~,:·:::2 ,,..:. '.
' - And On Monday~ February 13 to bring in their voteS~ all on one ballot~ for
Treasurer for one year; One Collector of Taxes for one y~..a.r; .O.ne Assessor for,
three years; One Town Clerk for three years; One Sewer Commissioner for three
years; One Water Commissioner for ~three years; One ,School Committee-member for
three years~ One Nantucket Housing Authority membe~ for five years; Six ~onstables
for one year; and Five Nantucket Planning Board members~ one for. two years~ bne
for three years~ one for four years and one for five years.
" We recommend that election be held as provided in Article '!. ';~'. ,,,~ .,,: ::;', ,:%':
- ~,,,"voted by, the Meeting as .recommended -by ,the Committee~ (.~¢ ,,'.~ :,~, ,-'.:~c :'~ ~;,',"
To r~oeive re~rts of the ~o~ de~rtments and co~ttees ~ch s~
We re~d that the re~rts of ~he va~o~ de, rrm,nfS' a~d '.co,itt,es be
To see if ~he To~ ~ vo%e ~ au~ho~e ~he To~ ~eas~er~' wf~H '%~e
~pprowl 'of ~e Seleo%men~ ~o borr~ mone~ from ~e ~o ~e ~ ~foi~i0n
, ~e revenue ~f ~he ff~n~ial year be~n~ ~n~ 1~" ~9~6 and ~ issue a no%e
or no~e~ '~h~iefor~ p~b~e ~hin one ~r~ and %o'~en~ ~n~ no~ o~"~o%e~
~ be ~fv~ Tot ~ pe~od of ~e~s ~ one ~ar~ ~ ~o~rdanoe,.~H,Se~ion' 1~
approval o~ ,.the Selectmen to ~rrow money ~m ~e t° t~e ~ antici~ion Of
the revenue of the fi~nc~l ~ar~'beg~g Janj 1~ 1956 and ~ ~sue:a note
,or notes .therefor~ ~bie with~ one ~ar and ~ 'ren~ ~y note or notes as
may be given 'for a pe~od of less t~n one year in accordance-~ Secti6h
' To"~'cide on the mode .of-co!iectgg: ~es i~g th~'i~ng'~f; .~0-see
if the T~ w~ author. ~e CoVeter of :~xe's' to use a~ means f6r Co~ect~g '
the ~s 'W~'ch a To~ Treas~er ~y use Whe~ appointed C6~Sotor;~?": .~5~:,~ :': ,,1..
~e r~co~nd ~h~% %he sa~ mode of co~ec~ins r~xes be adopted ~s y~
heretofore ~mely: . ~ the Co~ec~or ~ ~id ~ s~cifi~ sala~ ~nd allo~ed
cos~ and.c~es o~her ~n ~e~s~ co~ec~ed from de~nquen~s~ ..~t-~he Col-
lector he ~u~hor~ed to us~ ~11 m~s ~or .coll~o~n~ %axes ~t' a-To~
~y ~e ~h~ :ap~inted Co~eoSor~ and ~ ~te~es~ ~% %he rate of ~% per
~ted fr~ Oct, 1st ~ charged a~er N~. 1st on a~ ~id bills. 'r:::: =-,.,
To aee ~at action ~e To~ ~i!l ta~ ~' ~egard to the po~ce force~ the tram
clock ~d the ~g~g of ~e bell; the ~g~va~ ~d ~ght~g the stree'~'.
We retch'nd ~ ~he poli~e foro% ~he ~ olook~ ~n~ of ~he
ht~a~ ~nd s~ree~ li~h~ be ~der %he supe~sion of ~he Board of
Vo~d b~ ~he ~e~6 as reco~d~d b~ ~he
;':.~?~ To act' on the acceptance~ of the Jury T.*at,"~ as presented in' the T~ R~
~by the SelectmenJvd~ ,?"~'?,, ,~ ~'~:~ ::::::
,~?, We recommend ~t th% J~ ~st~ as presented in the T~ ~e~rt be acceptS.
'To see what disposition the ToT'~',~I '~ake 0f the S~ford F~d for the ens~g
year. ~,
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To see w~t s~s the T~ w[[~ vote to raise and app~op~ate flor the support
We reco~enS' t~t' ,the' '~ o~ S~ h~e~ fort~-0n~ ~b:~an~ eighty-one'8ol-
lars ~$641~1.~0) be approPriated tg.support the follo~dng~ name~:
~L ~~T
Fiance Co.tree Adv. warrant $~50.OO
,.' Sec~ta~ Salary and ~penses $~OeO0
2,6~J00
. T~ Acco~nt {ssla~y $2500.~ , ,
Tovm Treas~er, ~saIa~ $2500.00~. ~erk. ~e $600.00). ,... , - ~5.00-~
Co~i~g To~ Re:crt ....... :,
Tax Collector, ~sa~ $3450.00; Clerk Hire $3~OO) 4~961.00
Assesses, ~sala~es 3':* $1600.00; TJtal $~O0.OO~_erk ,
. ~re$7OO.O0) ~ .' _ ,',.', ~ ,. ,. ' .... ' ' ., . 5,900e00_ -
.,.~ Tovm Bu!l~' 'g .. ' .... ,. ........ :'~:: ": ":': ~, ...... ", ' "', ...... ~ ~ ; :~-: :':.'"' .... ' ~'~[~'" '" 3,50' 'OeO0..'~f" ....... ~"~
Sala~es scheduled ~der Article'82
' Fire Protection -, 13~500~00 '"
'W~ing Inspector (sala~-$~30.00)-~ ~>.~.~ .... ~ ...... ~ .......... ~.L'-. : ..:,~ .300.00V
Sealer of W~ights and Measles (sa!a~ $4~e~) 606,00.
. Moth Detriment ~ ~ ~ .:. "~:::t: L~::L~.. 1,800.00
Tree ~m~t . . 4~400.00
~,o Forest Fires ~d Wa~en' s. Salad. (Sala~ $50.00) .~ :.:~. ~ :~ .. ~ ... 500.00 ~ ' .
.... '~ "~ Shel~ish De~rtmen$" (salary $2,0~i00'
'F n W den '... '::.. :"
Dog .0f~c~r~ saia~ ~d'e~enses 400.00
,House Co~ect~ons ::.?. :.: :::~; ?"., ~:'[
S~face D=ains "
," 1~ ~O0.~
Care ~d a~ of Siasconse% ~p
Sweeping Streets . : : · :' :.", 6sO00. O0
Co~ort Statio~ 2,0~.00
Yacht ~rbage Collection "~ ~ , . '.-'i
~ket ~tch 50.00
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,~,~. General:Administration & other: expenses~~ Hi~ays~I. ...... ·
, ,,, 11~000.00
Seal Coating, , : -, '11~000.00
,~Mow and Trim ;~:.'.. . .... ~.:..;~.q' ~.r~,-:~ .... '" .... 'o'[ to.4 ~.,.~. ..... ~500.00
Snow and Sand. ,'~,~.,;'t-
'"4,000.00
Traffic Markings : ....
Replacing Buoys 0.£ ?d:,)Lrti.'3!,.. 50.00
Harbor Naster 175.O0
Public Welfare Departmefit Salaries': D.ispenser $2000. O05 9,R00.OO
':'~:~ Secretary $325oO0~' Town Physician $585.00) ~'' ":'(' : ':.~.
Island Home '.,a,.~,~ .-,: '~'~: '
Salaries: Keeper $180Q"O0; N~.tron $2000.O0;
~intenanoe Man $13~0.00; Nb~ses 838.00 per week;' ~id,.~:l
Maids $30.00 per week' .-. .... . ........
Aid to Dependent Ohtldren,' Adminfstratien 900.00
· Salaries: Social Wo.rker $26OO'.00$ .Ulerk $1900.00
Aid to Dependent Children"~'?; *~':' "- ..... ", '~ "':' -:.~ ]: ':/" :"-[:,!../'~ !O;000.O0
' ' i ..... '"' ':' ::"
: ~e'q Old ~ge "Assistance' Admini6t'fatt0~ ': ..... '"' ('
01d Age Assistance
Disability Assistance Administration
Dtsabmlmty Assistance ......... . ............ ,. - ......... :'.~ . -': 1~ 500.00
Veterans Benefits ~dmi~istrat'i~n [sAlary $1500.~0) r':'-'.~::
Veterans Benefits .~,,. 19, 000.OO
sc~oors ~D
School Department '. 190, O00.00
.:;-:,~ School-Lunch Program ::: '.:?.. ,:,: [. 'x c,: .:,:',,-, ';' r: .- .:.~-.., :T ,:~.~; .... :~., :-,.2, OOO.00
School A.thleti6s .~ :,[:. :..',-c: :-.-.:..:. ">n~ ;,n;.: m~[..'".:' ~ :' ':.nj "._:v:
Library 7,900~00
Siasconset Playground . ' ' 200.00.
' Children's Heaches ...... ~.~ · ?.:~(', :wf :' . ;' ~,q ~,.:..~.,:..~,:?,~ -- .. --:;~ r~; ...<;/: ~.:2':~ ~'d600.O0
' 'Life Guards (3) ' : . ~. ~.., 1,800.00
Christmas Trees -- ~.~in'Stree{~' :' :'.,.l. :F-~ 450,00
PENSIONS .6f "~ ::-:re :,:74 ~;J ,' ~,- ..... ,'-'" ;'-;, . '.- ,.:~ , ,<L :.,J'c,v Y/L.
[rNOLASSIFIED '.
: information Bureau . . "::Y ...............
Quarters --Lt. lr~x_',Wagner,oamP..~nd [.::?:r,:?::.:.-::-~',~:': ?~u,?:-.-? :.~.,' ',..:,'~ t.: ,',:::
. Veterans of Fore[gn Wa~' [Rent)'['".. '495.oo
Gray Memorial. 9- £. - '~'~.~.,;~ ~'' ~"'- "" 100.OO
Ringing Town Bell . . . 830.00
.., O~re .o£.,Town Ulock ..~ < .. .... '~: ...... , ........ '...i-: t ~-.- 1 .......... '"",,~-': '.i ~.135.Q0
' Blanket Insurance on Municipal .rep,tries . ' 5,560.00
~.~ Veterans' Ser~ices~- .-?~.: :.£.:.,'~ -- ~ ' -
'Nantucket Nemorial Airport
Veteranst Graves 450.00
Perpetual Car~ $300.00; Quake~ g~'ete~y $75.00 3~5.00
, Interest " . t ...... :' '5 500 OO
Nat?lng Debt 15,0OOoO0
County Expenses · '.-' ..... :' :'-'.:J ':' ~'' ~'j~ ;' :' ;;-' "~-"-:v :~:: -. : .: .' _: -+ ',."~000~00
Voted by the Nee$in§ as recommended by the Oommit~ee°
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,,..T~. see.~,hat ~sposmtion, ~e To~ ~ ma~ of ~e ~g T~ ~0r the ens~g
,, .' ~d'r'ec'0~d t~b t~ dog tax for the ens~ ~ar ~' ~de ~i~abi~': fbr
the School Athletic F~ '
Voted W~he ~.eti~ as ~co~ended by the Co~ttee,
To see i£ the To~n will authorize 'the T~n Accountant %0 %ra~sfer ~e Sewer
Fees
to
Ho~e
Sewer. ~tranpe Co~ec~mons e .,: .....
To see ~f ~he T~ ~f rot6 ~o ~ais~"~d '~Sprb'pr~te-.th~"~ of
Tho~an~ DolOrs [$~000~00) as a rescue in. accor~nce ~th Section 6,'. ~pter
~e reeo~end %~% %he To~ vote ~o transfer %he s~ of ~%een
ARTIC~ ~
To' ~ee ~ha% s~ ~he ~o~ ~ill vote ~o r aisc ~d &pproPrla%e' fo~ ~k~en~ of
~e reco~end that the s~ of ~e Tho~and eighty~ even do~ars ($1,087,00)
be raised and approp~ated for un~id bills.
Voted~y the ~e~ing as reco~ended by the Co~tteee' ~' '~
To see if the T~ wili ~ote %0 r~fse ~d approp~a~ the
ThoUsand Seven H~ed and Fiffty-~o ~[lars (~8~52,00) for the Highly 9e~"
ment ~o p~c~se one Pic~p ~ree~ Swee~r, . ~f Bake~ Oab~ ~d Freish~ ~eluded
in the above prtc~.
We do no~ reco~end t~s year,
Voted by ~e ~eting as reco~ended by the ~6~tt~ "' ' ':'~
aand DolOrs ($2~0~,00) for neoess~, re~ir~ %0 %he T~ ~'~ opposite
~Ork ~ be ~der super~siOn 9f ~e To~ 9u~']~n~e~nce"~':':.
t~s ~o~t ~s needed to complete re.irs. -.
To~ ~ ~te to ~ise ~d a~iat~'-the s~ of ~enty~.ve
if
the
H~ed ~l~rs ($2~500~00) to ~grade and reb~ld ~k Street ~ South Water
Strut to Easy Street.
We refer ~s arStole ~o Ar~ib~e 8 ~de~ High~
Voted by the ~et~g as recon~ended by the Co~ttee.'
Thousand Three Hundred, and Eighty Dollars ($~3&,380.00) to 'widen~'.resurface'a~d,~'.'.L.
seal coat lower Orange Street from Hatch's Service Station to the State HighwaY.
'We recozrmend that the st.~. of Ele",ren Thousand· Do'l.lar~>("$11~O00,O0),be.raised
and aep,.zj'opriated to resm"face and seal coat Lower O.~n~e Street to a ?rldth of
Twenty (20) feet the entire '!eng~h.',J'"~.l,.; ~':~J.~...':.;:c.m~-~,u :,
Voted by the Neetin~ as recommended by the ¢omittee~ ·
--~."~ i-.-:,~. '"~_; :~';:: '~ :f>' :: r; ..,',:.~:,:.(.:,'~ "ARTICLE-l?:: :~-:~... ..... :,..
~o see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the s~m o£ Two
Thousand, Dollars. ~$~000eO0) £or maintaining out-o£-town dirt ro~ds~ ,:' :, .,'? "-. -
'"' We reco~nend that the sum of ~h~o Thousand Dollars ($2~000e00) be raised and
appropriated for maintaining out-of-to~ dirt roads...
Voted by the Neeting as recommended by the Committee.
1
t
.,..,,. To see ~ ~he ~o~ ao%in~ ~4er %ha au%ho~ of .C~er 8~
%he Oe~al ~s~ ~11 vote %o contract ~%h ~he ~%e De~en% of Rublio ~o~
fo~ the ma~te~nce of %he S%a~e High~ ~d raise and approp~ate ~he s~ of
Fo~.,:~ho~san~l!ar~ ($4~O00.00) for %~s pu=pose~he To~ %o be re~b~sed for
all. e~en~t~es .mad~ ~der said contra~t... ;..[ fu:', ~[... ,::mr: .~,: ....
~e ~co~end that the T~-act~g ~dsr the au~ori~y of Chapter 81. Sec. 1~
of ~e General ~w~ w~l vote to contract with the S~te De~r~ent,of
Works for the ~in~nce of the ~ate High~y~ an4 raise and appropriate the
of T~o ~o~and ~lla~s ($2~0.00) for t~s p~ose~ ~e To~ ~ be mimb~s~
for a~ ~n~itures ~ ~der said contract.
-VOj~~-~ ~'"",. ",~, 'q'~. ~.;~.;' ' ,'JhL~":~'¥~?.'r',/;~. ~.;.'[ ~ ~:~'~'~- ~;2~ "';Vv¢ .,.'?"' t_...,. :~'.-; ..... /,/jv .~.;'
~, ~oted.by the Me'et~g as ~eco~ended by ~e ~ttee. '
~:r,-To see if ~e .To~ ~ill rotc to r~ise ~n~ apprspr~%e %he s~ of Seven
dred'-an~ T~,en%~ Dollars '($720.00} ~ ~%a11', a o~b and b~ld a.. set.on of
~~o~ concrete s~f~oin~ ~ %he ~e~%~ of-The Is~n~ Se~ce
'Was~n~on ~ee% ~ Comeroi~l .w~rf for %he p~ose of ~d~n~ %he oo~
We do not reco~end. ~ka",':,- ...... '.,,:: J,/ :.~:,'.~r,t.'[: /':~, .::~ ;-*,,-."
Voted by the meeti~ t~t the s~ o~ $~20~00 ~ raised ~nd appror~.ated to
tnst~ll a o~b and b~ld a section of bit~o~ concrete s~facin~
~r.ty."of The 'Island-se~ce Oomp~.:on,W~gton Stre&t ~d Oo~erc~l ~rf
To see if ~e To~ ~ vo~e %o ~ise ~ ~prop~ia%e ~he s~ of S~ H~ea
and Nineteen ~ars (~19.0~) ~ 'remove and ~place the fenoe~
th~ b~ick~ re.ye and replace %he e~b a% %he p~oper%y of the N~tucke%
Association ~1~ ],J~e~) at th~"~orner of South Beach Street s~ud ~6o~ Steer
for the p~ose of wide~g the ~rner.
i'-V~ed by the ~e.ting that the' s~ of $619.~ be r~i~ed and approp~ated
r~ove and replace the .fe~e~ b~ld ~d relay' the bricks~' r~e ~d replace the
c'~b at ~e property of ~e N~tucket ~s~rical Assoc~tion ~ug M~et~) at
the co.er of South B~h Street a~ Br~d ~reet for the pu~ose~0f ~de~ng the
co--re
~TIC~ 21
~.~r ~' [";~ '~c ~r:~~ '~ "~ '"' ' :"~'~'~',~ ~"~:~% ~:,: ' ~: °~ ~'$~'~-~,.'~'"' '~ ~d'~'F/ F:~
To ~ee' tf ~e. ~o~ ~1 vo~e. ~o raise and app~op~e ~he'
se~es fo~ %he streets of
app~p~atea fo= the p~c~se~ re~.i~ and pa~t~ of
Voted by the ~etin~ ~s reco~ded by t~
342
~ :::~. To.;See'~if:,ths Town:wi1! ~vote to ~aise- and app~opr~ate'~ Sma'df Five"Hundred
Dollars., ($50Oe00) for:new ,sno~.':fenc'~.': , ?.;.?~ :~-',~ ' .... ' ' '
To see if the Town will Vote to' raiSe and appropriate the sum of Five Hun-
dred Dollars ($500.00) to improve Square Roads
We recommend that' the sum of Five Hundred'Dollars, ~5oo. e0o) be raised and-:!'
appropriated to improve Square Roads
Voted by ~he' Meeting as .recommended by the Committee',
To see if the T~vn will vote t6 ~ais~ a~d apprOpriate the sum of Seven Hun,
dred Dollars ~$700.00) for the purpose of collecting rubbish at all pub]_tc '
beaches aroun?-the Island, Same-'to 8e done' under the supervision :of the Hig .~hway.
~,',' :: We 'reoo~nend that the' Sum of, Six Hundred Doila~s' '($~0.00)
apprOPriated for the purpose of collecting rubbish at 'all public beaches a'roun~' '
the Island~ same to be done under the supervision of the Highway Department.
:~,:,Voted by the' Meeting as recommended by the Commlttee.':
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~.,:.::":','" ':.'., .' ~: ..... cf: ~: '~,':'. ":'~',' < ~."?'. '~' ARTICLE 25 ; ..". ..... .~ ~ :,' ..... ,~."'"--- '::' -~: "' :f( '?-':~ ' ':
,?:,:'~,'.r::5 ,".:~::.' '. :'':': ..':"[ t:.u::,":~': :'?-:. .f~:: '.'~"
To see if the To~ '~31 vote' to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thou-
sand Do3.~ars ($1~000.00) to' 'do ~hat~ver wo:~k' necessar7 to.'m~tntain ou~ pub3to
be~ehes other than those oo~neoted with Town ,Enterprises. S~me to be done
under supervision of Highwa7 Department®':~
-::d: We. 'rec0mUend that the 'sum of Seven Hundred DoI~rs' .($70Oe00) be raised and
appropr'iated to do, whatever work nece~'~ary 'to maintain' our public' beacheg
,.than those connected with' Town' Efiterprises. Same to-he-done under supervisio~n.~[~:j
[]
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by the Committeei ,~::,::':. '~.~: '-':"
.... ~' ' ' ARTIOIE 26 :if :' :': :,.:-i ~ ...... .
-.q: , * ':' ' ~',' ': "-':J:::' ':::J:.':: ~":-'t. ~-~;O':.:'~:~'d iv ',~,~ "-::',' ":"', ,~-' :':'"' ~:-':-.', :' "::, .'-. ,,:.~,:,z~ ' :
:;. To see 'if the 'T~ will vote to raise :and:appropriate the -sum'~f Ten'Thou'-
sand Dollars ($10~000,00) for maintenance .of .Chapter 90 roads in Nantucket,':;
We re'commend that the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ¢$~,000,00) be raised
and appropriated for maintenance of Chapter 90 roads in Nantucket,
?.:-::Voted by.the ..Meetin~ as recommended by.the 0ommi~tee, ':, .... ?: .. :.:,;' ,:-.' :...-::.[-.:
To see if the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200,00) to repair the Boa'rd Walk on Spring .S%r~et~ _off Jefferson Ave, '
....,:. reoomm hat th: .sum of be .ised
appropriated to repair, f~.e Board Walk..on Sprin~ ~tre~. t~ off Jefferson Ave,
.. '- Voted .by the Meeting' as recommended by the Commlttee,-_ ' . .... :i ':.: .: -:.?.-:.
· . ,.IT.:~ -:
ARTICLE 2?'
To see if 'the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen
· Thousand Dollars ($~000,00). to match Fifteen Thousand' Dollars ($lS, 000,O0)
. pledged by the Massachusetts" Department ~f Public Works for new construction
.... :,~ ,..,
of Chapter 90 work on Nantucket. '~ · ':,"~ '
Voted by the Meeting as recomended by the' Committee.
· , ','.'. .'~ ',,.. ~ f; , ,-: f- ,-
Dollars f$10~(XX),00) fo"new sidewalks and curbs~ and that the material to.be used
for sidewalks be specified, <, .... ~.~,,,,..,
be r'.aise, d and' appropr~ted for nes side~alk and. cu~bs~' the &tnfG%er ~o .pay' °ne-halhf
cost and select material desirsd~ 'the .Town ~o inst~%l ~anite curb a% no ·cost to
abutte~. One Thousand Dol::lars ($1,000.00) for side~alkS~ One ThOU:sand T~o Huncl~l
Plft7 Do:liars ($1~liOoO0) for granite curbs and Five Hund?ed DolZars?($500.O0) to
install curbs, -.
Voted by the ~eetin~ as recommended by the COmmittee.
ARTICLE 30
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TO see if the To~ ~t~ vote:to ~tse and appropri~te_,th¢ sum. of Three. Thou-~
sand ~'o~lars ($3~000o00) £or dust 'control on' di~ ro~ds~ ~.::, ',:..., !..,- ' "-;. .; ~ :, , .' ::,~ ':o' ,.
~e recomm~a'~hat the s~ of ~o ThoU~nd ~ZZars.. ($2,~ .000o00)be ~ised ana
appropriated fo~ dust control on .dirt ro~s; ' '
VotedbY the Neetin~' ' .... as"reco~uended"~' "~ "~b;_ ............. the 0ommittee.":" '?' "":J ::" ''c'' ::LU :,3' "?." ,: ?
ARTICLE 31"
'" To ,see' if 'the' ~o~n ~.ll vote to raise 'and approI~iate..the sum of T~ent;~-ae~en
Iiundred'Foi~7-a2ne I)olaar~ ($2~W+l°OO).to 'continue the side~a:Lk and.curb~, as was '.7.
ir~talled in lgi~S at, the New :HilCi School &long Atlantic Avenue ~o ~pa~ks Avenue`..
and axon8 Sparks Avenue to the rea~ dr4_ve~ay of the Cyrus Peirce School,' ,.: ....
'::'":'"'We recommend that the"sum '~f '~o Thousand-Seven Hundred For~y-one Dollars
~$2~741.00) ,be raised and appropriated to contlnU$ the sidewalk and-c~b~- as ~a~'~
ins%ailed i~ 19~5 at the Ne~ HiEh School along ~Atl~ntic-'AvenUe~ to Sparks Avenue
and along '..Sparks Avenue to the rear driv~wa~ of the Cyrus Pei~e School. Als$
we ~commend this A. ticle be put Out to ~id.: ._ ·
Voted by the meting as recomm~nd~ed .by .t,.he Committee'. " '
...... ,..., ........... o5' '* .~.-:c ..:. ...... ~./i:;
-':-i ;.To see if 'the '~°~n'¢~vote"" ....... '%O .... :'"r~ise'"" ' and' ¢ ' "' "appropriate' ' ' ': the'Sum' '"" ' :':' >'"'of ......... ~O. Thou;(;..""'
sand Nine Hundred F~fteen D03&ar,s ' ($2~91~o00) to ~den the stree~- ~emo~e¢"re~.i~'
locate and replace sec%io~s of the curb~ and re~ove and rep~cle fl~SPole~ and
build.a sidewalk on West~tnste~ Street in front of &he Aoade~7 Hi3~ 8chool.
Voted bY the Meeting as recommended'by the Committee°
.~ ~ , :.~ ,:" .~.o .. ARTICLE :':.": '...'?-,~.v :'..? ~': '.(..,: .:' :: ~ '~.-~ -" :~.
' . To see if ~he Town will vote to' raise 'and'appropriate the sum'of 8even
Hundred a~d.~ift7. Dollars ($~SOo00) for the purpose pf changing the cement side-
wal~' and brow at the Central ,Fire Stationj., ' ";:'./
We d~ not recommend. "::' ""' :~' ?'':' '¢":'~":"::' ':c:':::"~'~ ".,:? q,. ~,:'.:: .?'-::..:?-:.
Voted'by ~e m~t~n~ as recommended bC'%h;"~t~o~ti;e;:'': :' ::'?::'" ?"": :" ':"
: To'see if the Town will rose to raise and ~pproPri&te the sum of Fifteen
Th~..usand .Eight Hundred and .Forty .Dollars .($15~840,00) for- bituminous concrete
. surfacing' 6n' the Square R6ad~' starting at the Wauwinet J .un?rich," public necessity
~mstified; '~ :' ~" -
We do not recommend°. ~:~.... .,~....- ~ ,:.::...: .:.-..~
Vo~ed by the Meeting aM recommended by the Committee. r;:: ...:. ,., ........ .
' ARTIOL~ 3~
, .To see if ~he Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum Of Five
Thousand and TWenty-Seven Dollars ($~0~7.00) fo~ bitumino~s concrete surfactn~
on the Hooper Farm Boad~ ...... : ................ ~
:[~V~' T6' see' if the T~ ~ vote to raise' ~d appro~iate the' s~. of
'~d-'~d F~fty DoUa~s 'f$450;m) %o .~sta~. a ~e~i~ wall at ,the
Voted by ~e ~e~ng as reco~ende~ by ~e Co, tree.
~TIC~ 37,
To see :~ff the ~ ~[ vo~ to raise ~d app~Pr~ the ~ off
sand Dol~rs~ '{$2~'0~i00)' 'to'J'60ng~ue hard' S~fac~g.'of ~d,South Road
perry of ~. Roland ~ca~.';. ~; ~: ".?,~'.~ .~.','.~,'~:.~,,~ ~:,~ %,~;. ~ .... ~:. ~
[::; We ~fer~tbis article to Article'l?;.-;?f :.~-,:k ,,: :.,, ~ ,[?.-,:;- :;;.;f~ t~.~.,..:..,:m?,~:
Voted by the ~eeting as, recomuended by the Committee..
~TIC~. 38 ~
To see if ~e To~ ~11 vote to raise and approp~ate the s~ of Seven ~0u-
ahd S~ H~d~ed E!~ty-F0~' ~s'.a~Ei~ty. Cents ($V, 684.80) ~ i~tal~
r~e ,~d. cg~plete~ptt~~ ~c0ncre~e S~f~C~ .of No~de&U Waye i'- j~?~-/
. We reco~end ~at the' T~ vote t0 ~aise and approp~ate' the s~ of ~
Tho~and Three H~dred Dol~s ($23~.00) to. insta~ proper ~ai~ge and to grade
Nobadeer ~y~ no' ~rk ~ be St~r~d,'.~til"a~ work is pr0~rlY laid'0ut ~
competent~p~fessio~l ~neer~ ~ Work-~o be completed on or before J~ ~t~'
Voted by the Meeting as reco~end~'by' ~;"C~itte'e; ~: ;'~ ':" ' L:' "';-~
To see ~ff the To~ w~ vote to ~se and appropriate ~he s~ off ~o ~ed
~ffty ~[~s..~$2~0.00) flor the p~ose of p~c~s~g about ~ dozens': ffo~ o~.ff[ve
b[k~' bicYCle stands tO be'p~ced ~t va~o~ s~b~e ~ocation~ on the S[de~ks
the
~d app~p~ated ffo~ ~e pu~se off p~c~ng ~ut a doz~ ffo~ or ~ve B~ke~
bicycle stands to be placed at va~o~ s~b~e ~ocatfO~ on ~'sfd~S o~
Voted by t~ ~eti~ a~ reSo~en~ed;b~-the
":- To see' if th~ To~ w~l vot~ %o ~aise and appfop~ate' the s~' of ~ve' H~'~"
dred ~olmrs f$~.O0) m pro=tde ~e ~s~s' ~e ~pl~y ~d ~ ~ '-done~a;~''''
the s~e~slon of the Sup~r~tendent of
We ~fer t~s article t°. A~icle. 8.-. . .
Voted by .the ~et~g as 'reco~nded by ~e
..~ ~o see if .t~ T~.~ ~o~ to '~tall ~ '~ectio~l traffic li2h~ on'~
Street at the ~er 'ofFed~l Street and'raiSe' ~nd a~p~p~te Five H~d
Dollars ~$5OO.00) for s~. - ~ .... , .....
We do not rec0~en~ . :: ...... :::._'. '..: -'
A~IC~ ~
To see if th~ T~ ~ ~4te~ ~ raise and app~p~ate the s~ ~f
Fifty~en
H~d ~fty-~t ~ll~s ~d Forty C~nts '($5,758~40) to ~1 ~e 'necessa~
Voted by ~e ~et~g as reco~ended, ~ the ~t~e. . ~:-,~.~[,:'.~ ~ ~::,¥:;
To see if ~e I~abi~nts of ~e To~ of Nantucket ~ vote ~ M~ '":'~
park~g meters in the bus.ess section of ~e t~s~ a~er a P~r s~ey ~s
been ~des a~d app~p~ate .necessa~ m0~es for ~e s~e"~:: ..... ":~:~:~' ': ~ -'"% :~ '~
We do not reco~nd, i-'~ .:'it.'
~.:'." Voted b~"the meet~ ~ reco~ded BY the Co~%t~e. ~:' .:? ' ::': ?..: "':. ~
-- :, -~, To see mf ~e.T~ ~11 vote to r aisc and appro~mate ~e s~ of N~e H~-
dred'Dol~=s ($900.~) ~o ~sta11 a-'c~b at %he ~per%y of Joa~h ~e~ and ~
We reco~d the app~ati'on':for %~s'article,'be t~'~ou~ 'of ~ti~ie 29.
Voted by ~e me~g ~ reco~nded by ~e ~mitt~.
To see if the T~ ~ll ~ote to raise ~d app~p~ate ~e s~ of ~y-
~ee H~ed ~d ~Fty ~l~rs ($~,330.00) to complete %he ~rd su~ac~g of
We reco~end ~ the ~ ef ~e h~ed ~fty ~ ($1S0.~) be ~ised
and appropriated for shells on O~rles ~e%.'~':':~': ~: "~:" ' -:~,' ,:.: .
Voted ~ the ~e%~g as reco~ded ~ the
To:See if ~e 'To~'~l vote ~ raise and appropriate ~e's~.0f Fo~ ':~
Tholed Fo~' H~dred' ~y~even DolOrs and Ninety ~nts ($4~4~.90) to' co~' -:'
plete the bit~nous concrete s~fac~g of K~'Avenue.
'~TI~ 47
To see if ~ T~ ~1 vote ~ =aisc ~d app~p~a%e ~e s~ of N~
H~ed ~ Do~ars ($~0.00) fog:the pu~ose of oon~o%~ a
wall at the pm~rty of ~se ~ Sykes on West ~ester ~e
h:After'i~vestig[ti6~:'we fora t~s iS' n~ %h~ res~bility of the.To~',''-~:'
...... :.~ Vot, ed by the ~et~'as .reco~ded by ~& ~ttee~':'~ :::.."i: ~:.: ::,:;'
To s ~ tf ~he To~ w~Z vote to r~ise ~nd app~p~ate ~e s~ 0f T~e
H~dred Db~s ($300;00)-~o grade and ~den ~e ~st ~d of.the
Void ~ the ~e~ ~ reco~ended ~ the
, ~TIC~ 49 .
~o-see if ~e T~ ~ ~te'to ra~e and agprop~a~ ~ ~ of F~n
H~d Doll. s ($~,500.00) ~ ~-~y the s~er pipe ~ No~ Argue.
we me ($lSO0.
be raised ~d appro~ted to r~y the sewer ~pe ~ No~ Argue.
Voted by the ~et~ as ~co~ded by the
345,,i:
To see if the Town will vote for a~se and approp~a~,e' the sUm'of ~wo Hundred
and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) to build a sewer manhole in Prospect Str~t 0ppo'site
We recommend that the sum of Two ,Hundred Fifty Dollars {$250,00) be raised
and appropriated to build a sewer manhole in Prospect Street opposite the Swain
Voted by the MeetAng as r~co~nended the ~ommitteee, ,-f" .~.. :. ;' ,:~:. ..-f:,~;:m
ARTIOL~ 51 . ';¥~ :~.: .;?': .... :;-::~ '-7..":.
TO see if the ~own,will'vote to 'raise and. a'ppropriate 'the sum of
Dollars ($6~0.00,00) to extend the sewer from the Milestone Road along
../:We recommend that the .sum of Six Thousand Dol3~rs ($6~000.00) be trans£~rred
from t.h,e E & D Fund .to extend the sewer from the llflestone Road. along the-.Monomoy
Road as per Plans and specifications 'of. Weston and S.ampson ~ngine,ers, '~; u":,( ,, .'
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by ~he Com~aLttee, . , ~:, . // :.
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, ,;,' ~ · .,- ,., A~TZOLE ~q ' .:: "'_.,' ' ,;..-,?'~ ' ¢,-;,; ',-. ; '
To see if the ~o~n will vote to-raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred
Ninety-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents"~$19~.50) to purchase a typewriter for the
Police Depar~nente .;.;..; .... :',,~,:-..,~-; -.:, ~../,: [."~-,. ~' ?'i' >.J~.'~ ', :, .~..~.-
We recommend that the sum '~'f O~e 'H~dr~ Nine%y~Se~+e~ ~1 )'be-;":,
raised and appropriated to purchase a typewriter for the Police Department.
.,, - .... ': ~[".';:~ " ':" .... ,"': f,';, ,"' '/: ,'" .: "-: ,' ..... ;,'~J ': ' : , .' '' ,;;;.',
Voted by the ~eeting as recomm,e~ded, by the ~o _m~i. tree. '. ,.,:-. .. ~::'. :..:,:': (z,
· ...::.,.. :..,:::.; . ,.AR?ICL~ ~3~;.,::: '.,, -',:: ::,: ...'.: :.-~:~ .... ~ '..~,J,:'7
To see if the To~n ~rla& ~o~e to raise and appropriat~ the sum of Fifteen_
Hundred Dollars ($1~5OO,00) to purchase a Station Wagon type automobile to be
used as a Police cruiser~ and the neoessarY equtpment~-:and to authorize the ?
trading in.cf,the ,present. Ford station wagon, towards_the 'purchase price. ,~,,:. ............: ,~,,~,.;. · ._
........ ~, . :, ~,.. ,., t,.r ? ~ ~-_~
·" -" "; 7 F , 't~.~, ' . ,·~ *,'fr .¢ ",- ', :.' 1' ,; -~ ':i'.'* '- t' L' ",~.i.7' u' L*"
We recommend that ~he~'~ of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
be raised and appropriated to purchase a Station ~agon t2pe automobile to be
used as a Police oruiser~ and ~he necessary equipment~ and to authorize the
trading in of ~he present Ford station wagon towards the purchase price, ~ Also
we recommend that the above article be put out to bid. '
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by the ~ommitteee.
,-',.%~ 7/? t.~:'' : .:) -.%~,~:- ;', ,'-.' -:'.~' ~'"" "'.'-~ ';J~":' ,: :~; ;
'":"' [:: ":" .', ' ?L.:"r:', i,. :-,.., '~,, ,- A~TIOTR- ~4 ,'.: ",'"
· .~.., .............. . , . , ..... . -.,: - ?! '.[-: 7 ',~ :r:':':',",
To see if the To~n ~ll raise and appropriate the sum of One ~housand One
Hundred Dollars ($1~lO0.O0):to. purchase and install several pieces of. S .t~n_dard
Play~r0'und Equi~ent for the Academy Hill School and Cyrus Peirce School. Such
equipment to include for. Academy Hill School a .Jungle gym~ .six-unit combos' :triple
horizontal bars horizontal ladder and two volley ball setsp'and for Cyrus Peirce
School a six-unit co~mbo~ triple horizqntal ,bar~ horizontal ladder and two volley
ball sets~
-:,'?.:f.'l' · F,':"_ ,~" ",;"-:~O~::Y,,':: {~;D'-'. -'-':'.".~'~ C'_~ ~-~.~.,?,' .ff~.r ' :
~e recommend that the To~n raise .and appropriate th~; sum of You~ ~undred
Seventy-Five Do. ars ¢4?¢.00) to purchase standard Play'~r .:o~nd equipment for, '?
the Acade~tr Hill Sohool~ ,','
Voted by the Meeting as recommeided by the
' ' ;' '"
ARTIOL~ ~
To see if %he To~n ~ vote to raise and appropriat~ the sum of Three Hun-
dred and Fifty Dollars ($350.00) to maintain a Health Clinic for .the schools~
~e recommend that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred ·
Fifty Do. liars, ~$350.00) to maintain a H.ealth Clinic for the schools. - ..
Voted by %lie Ne,ting as recommended by the
Six 'ThOusand
the Monomoy
, L-..:.To see ,if the. :To~n.w .~L~ .vote to: ~aise/and'app~pr~ate. ~e su~,of.~X Nun-
~:-~,~.'~.-.reco~d ~a~ the s~ of S~H~d ~rs ($~0,~).b~ raised ~d
m-.~J Void by ~e Meeting as reco~ded ~ ~e~ ~ttee~ .... '~: L-.::.:.::~..:.-:
~TIC~ ~7
-. To see if the Tq~ W~I vote to accept %h~ ~o~sfo~ of Sectt~ ~O~
~pter ~ of ~e ~. X~ws re~tive ~ the ind~i~tion of officers or
employees for ~ges,.' etc.~ ~c~red on acc~t of ~es ~s~ ou~ of
the~ operation of pub~C~ o~ed v~cles or vesse~e ~/,. ~/~
V~ ed ~ ~e ~e. ti~ ~ reco~ended ~ ~e ~o~ttee. '-a.
....... ~I~ 58
To see if the T~ ~11 Vote ~ r&ise and app~priate the S~ of N~e
H~ed ~lla~ ($90Oe00) to p~c~se ~ ~erg~cy ~so~ne g~e~tor set to
be used by ~e Police and ~re Dep~r~ts~ these f~' ~ b e ~tch~ bY the
We do not
-.V~ed by ~e Meeting as reco~ended by. the ~ittee.....,,.:,.:[~-~
-To see if ~e .T~ ~11 vo~e to raise and app~ate the s~ of Fo~
H~d~d ~lla~s ($40d.00) for 500 gallon ~el t~ ~th c0ve~ng ~d
sta~ation for ~e Oentral.~re Station, ~.~...~.: .....~:..:~ ~:::: ?~,% -~ ~ ~..~.
We recommend that the T~ raise ~d app~pr~te ~e s~ of Fo~ H~ed
DolOrs ($400,00) for 500 gallon fu~ t ~k with c~e~ng and ~st~lation
~ O~t~l... ~'F~e Station, ., ~ ,-:,'~' ": "m'.. :.-,~.[~ :~?-.::~:~,. ~ Y ~ ~ ~-.~.~... ..... ~'~" T :'.'.~.
~,;.Voted by ~e Meeting as reco~u~ded by the Co, tree. ~.. -~ :,,
~T!C~ 60.. '~ ~ ~ .: .' ..., j: ': :.:~..~:.:.
?...~ TO see if the T~"~I vote t$ m~e and app~priate the s~ of _~ree
Thou~hd pollers. ($3,0~.q0~ ~, PUrc~s~i a.',st~0n .~ag~n'~_ ~e a~mob~e to.
mbe :~ed ~ ~e ..Fire ~ef. :':'~,uJ .-.,-. j, tt ..... ;-~, uJ-~' .~,. :...~,~.,; ::._~: .... ,~,~,~ .: .;,
a~ilable for ~e.F~e ~ief's ~e,. - '~ '
Void by ~e ~e~ as reco~ded by ~e Co~t~e~ .
..... : To's ee 'i~: To~ ~1. ~ e ~'r aise and a~Fop~ate'.the :~ -~f
-sand ~ 'H~d' ~ll~rs '(~1~O0)' for ~k ~te~a~' 'fo[ 'the F~e
(s~ t~es and tub~s~ two h~te~ ~d ~oster~" three g~t~; suctions~' fo~ 1}'
~, preco~ected ~nes mon ~e.t~cks~ ~e~ alte~tor~ ~o se~, h~d ~ghts~
red ~ghts for t~cks.) .. ..... ::':: ~:~'~J ' ....' ':?:~": ~':~' :':' :'~
We rec~ +~t ~e T~ Vote to raise '~d app~p~ate the s~ of
~o~and One H~d Doll,s ($2~1~,~) for truck ~teria~ for ~e
ment as fo~ows~ (4) 750 x 20 10 ~ti~s a~ tubes onNo, 1 ~uck~ (2) ~SOx 20
10 ~.t~es and t~es on No, ~ .T~c.k~ To~l ~90,~, ,.~2) heaters a~ de~oste~
15 ~ preco~ected ~es mort ~e t~cks% n~ g~ alte~tor~' t~ se~ h~d
~i~ts~ r~ ~ghts. for t~ckse (T~es %o be put o~t to ~d,) ?
Voted by the ~et~g"as reco~ded by ~ C~tte~."":: '
. co~ist~g of t~ follo~g~ ~ee section ladder~' fol~g l~der~ harsh' c~.
salvage '~vers~' E & J,~c~ e~'e~i0n"~it· ~d ~se,-desk ~d~ c~i~,: ~' ~ .
. e~she~ ~ air ~ttles~ noz~es~ v~lve~ a~ a~pte~. "- .... ~:~.~.~':"..
We reco~d ~t .the~ To~n vote to ~Aise a~d appropriate the s~ of~f~n
H~d~d ~v~ty-s~ DolOrs ~$1576.00) to p~c~ase the follo~g eq~nt:
1 ~ ~h~l fire'e~ing~sher ' $100.00
' :? /.',:: ~' n:.:;. ~ hats '~,~ ~J..." ..~?. ~m: .:.?~:.,.. , ." ~..:v ~ f:..:396.00 -..:./ %.~: ,:,.. ....
', ~,, ;':',",:,,-":, Salvage bo~e~ ~ $50.00 each ';~ '..' ';~:.::; ~, ~ 1~.~,' ':';' ';;~/:
E & J ~c~ ~ension ~d hose :' '., ~-' o ':'.~'155.00 .':': ,';?-;/'.?:-,":
2 spare air bottles
so.co
Voted by ~e ~et~g as reco~ded b~:-~e Co~tteee
'" h: .... :,:., n,~? .~,,;¥:,,'~:',?: -: "~TI~ 63 ~, :,;~, ' .... ;~ ;? 3;;~ '~" ~--.j.:: ,,?2
To se~ ~ the To~ '~l"vote to r~e ~d appro~ate th~ s~ of ~e .Tho~
sand Sev~ H~ed ~enty-Five Dollars ($1~925.~} for 'b~l~g re~s, ~d .b .'~
renovations at the Central Fire ~ation.
We rec~end that the s~ of N~e H~ed ~venty-Five ~ll~s ($~5,00)
be ~ised and approp~a%ed for,'the;'follo : ,' .' : ;' ~ 3,~?~-::: ::~;~ "-~,
New water s~t~ ~:(' ' ':'/:- ~-'? ' 625.00"
:' Point~g and water proof~g " ,
' !'.,. ':.,:-~.~c.'. ~'.jh~ ~:;~,'4 ~,:"' ':~Jj':,j ':'~L '~'-~ '.%;'. .... :' : ..... ~ ....~.'~':~.~;:~E
~. "?' ':
Voted by.~e ~eting as rec0~ended '$y ~e ~°~tt~e~':: :' '-~-~J .... : :'~'
~o see if %he T~ '~11 Vo~e %o ~ise ~d app~pri~ ~e s~ '~f~'".H~
dred Pif~y Dollars ($150.00). ~ ~oh ~ ~ke ~mo~ ~ be ~dded by ~e N~uake~
Histo~cal Assoc~on ~o ~a~ a master 'fi~e ala~ ~x-~ctl~ a~acent" ~
~e Nantu~et ~ng M~e~ so as to connect the Sp~er S~t~ ala~s of the
~e~ d~ect to the To~ ~re ala~ s~t~.
We ~eco~end t~t the ~ vote- to raise' and a~p~pria~ the s~ of ~e H~
dred: Fifty DOl~r~ ($150.~) t0' whi~ a.~ke"~o~t ~12 be added by the,
Histo~cal Association to instaH~ a ~ster f~e ala~ ~x ~e~tiy ~a~t ~ -the .
Nantucket ~l~g ~e~ so ~ to co~ect ~e Spr~er S~t~ ala~ of the
V~ed by the ~et~g ~ red0me~ed by ~e Co~tte~..
To ses if ~e T~ ~ vote ~o.~1se ~d ~pprop~%e ~he .~ of N~een
H~r~d Do~a~. ($1,900.~) f~r ~e~ n~ doo~ and ~r~a~. ~ elect~c.
~drs 'for ~e Central F~e Station. '~' ', '~., ' .... ~ ': ',~'",", ~ U ........... - ...........
Vote~ b~ the. met~ as reco~ded ~ the, Co~tt~
'";" :: T0"S"~ 'if ~e T~ ~I'vo%e'~ raise 2nd '~p~o~ate th;' S~:'of'~~T
sand Five: H~ed ~l~rs ($1~500~) for ~ve (5) ~re al~ ~xes~ ~ ~'[/'~ .........
We reco~end ~at'%~ To~ rot&~ ~o;r~ise and a~propr~te ~e ~ of
Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for five (5) fire alarm boxese ......
Voted'by the Meeting as recomm~ded by the Committ~.
' . ~.To' sge if' $~e Town'w~LT :vote %O,..ra'ise -and~.a~pr°prtate'. the :s~' of ~enty;:'
Five H~ed ~l~rs (~OOe~) .t'o"~s8 a: ~y~rA~o; ~s~tch'
the use of ~e Fire De~r~t~ ~he~e f~ ~ be ~$ched ~ the F. O. ~, ~tc~g
~ rec~end that She'To~ vo~' to ~aise and app~p~ate the: s~ of
Tho~and Five H~ed ~rty ~llars ($4~530.00) to p~c~se 1600 ftc 2} ~.
hose and 1500 ~. of 1-} in. hose for 'the ~re De~rtmente
To see tf ~e T~ ~ll ~e to raise and, appellate the' s~ ~f ~i~-
N~e Thousand Five N~d Do~ars [$~9,5~.~) for ~e p~chase of a 85 ft.
Aerial ~dder T~ck ~ ~oster ~ and t~k ahd neces~a~ equine.
We reco~end t~t ~e Board of SeleCt,eh as Fire ~sstoners make a ~
plete .s~ey off t~ ~re De~ment ~ent and preset a report at the ne~
'::~f To se6-~f the ,To~'w~l' ~t& t0- raise and approp~a~' the-s~ ,~f ~fty
DolOrs ($50.~) for ~e p~ose of p~c~s~'an elect~c ~e~'for ~e :',-':"":'
-~tchen of"O~ Isled H~e"'e ,'
we rec~d that ~e T~ vote to ~tse and approp~ia~ t~ ~ off
Do~ars [$fO.O0) for the ~ose of P~c~sing ~ electric ~er for the
~tchen of "O~ Is~nd Home"'.
fl~4 ~ars ($~.~) for the ~ose of p~c~sing an-eleotrio elopes"
~er for 'tO~ ~lan4 H~em~.
~e reco~end ~ha~'- ~he T~ vo~e ~o raise and app~p~a~e ~he s~ o~
H~ed ~a~ ($500.~) for the p~se of p~c~sing ~ electro clothes
d~er for 't~ Island H~,
TO See if ~e To~ 'w~l vote ~ ~ise ~d app~p~ate the s~ of Five
N~d Do~ars [$5~.~)- for~the ~ose of-'ma~g necessa~ m~i~ ~o the"
~'~ To-s~ if ~e T~ ~1 vote t0-raise and'app~P~ th~ s~ &~ ~t' H~
~ed ~1~-($800.~) for a 're~r~en%"p&~ion for W~son O~h~ ~cdn~tioned 0n
fthe neces~ry e~b~g act'bei~ ~ssed by the ~ate le~slat=ee',r~: ~?/ - ' ~-
H~dred uollars ($500.00) for a retirement pension for W~lson gash~ conditioned
on the neces'sary enabling act being passed b~.:the State.~ Legis~at~ree~: The
of, $500.00, is, the established, , amount be~ng,.paid_ias,. ,'pe~si,o .ns.
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by the Committees
To 'see if the Towr~ w~l-1' vot~ t°` mi~e *and appropriate' the sum'; of Seven
Hundred Dollsrs ¢$?00.00) for the ~urchase of necessary beds and bedding
"Our Island Home'% .6-) ,; .' ,)/'T ,
; :~-, ':-~e recommend that..the Town,vote to raise and appr. oprtate, the sum of
'Hundred Dollars ($700e00) fo~. the-purchase ,~f necessary beds-and bedding
' Votedby the Meeting as recommended by' the Oom~itte~;
To see if the Towr~will vote toTraise and appropriate the sum of. Fiflty:Four
Hundred Dollars ~ ($5,400,00) for the purpose of installing new radiators and
necessary piping at ,Our Island Home'% :,'J!.;?"~
Voted..by ~e' ...... Meet~g..as recommended, y the Committee.
'To .... '~:~"'see i~ ~; '~own :'~" :will ..... vote" ';' to '~ 'sraise'':*~:'and:' :":appropriate:": :":"'~' :': ............ the sum of: Four'"~ ...... Hun-
dred Dollars ($%00.00) for the purpose of installing auxilia~ e~ergency lights
at "Our Island H°mem... .,'~.L-~-~ ......, ~.,:.,. ~,:.',::.c,-c-?.:.~: ' . :? ,,,:: ~-,. ~,d'-: ~::J ,:-v~
~e reco~end ~hat the sum of Seventeen Hundred ~olla~ (8i?00.00)b e raised
and appropriated for the following= One 6 K ~ Oene~atin~ Unit $1~000.00~ $500~00
for instal~a,tion ,an~ $200,00 fgr Eig~,t (8)_ exit li'ghts~:_.wiFing to be. done under
supervision, of .the Gas &-Electric Oo.:, ..... ~. ~.~ ~
~ "· . :'?.::/'. ?:-_.-.;./.' q:?'r '.?) .~:
Voted by the Meeting as reco~ended by the ~o~ttee.-
To see if the Town ~tll vote to miss and apProg~ad~
the sum of S~x Hundred
~ollars ($600~00) for the purpose of purohas~.=nd tnstalltn~ ~x-ne~ ~!ndo~s
-and window Frames at '~Our Island Home~.; . : "
We recommend %hat the s~m of Six Hundred ~ollars ($600.00) be raised and
appropriated ,for the pur~os,e of purohas!ng-and:.lnsta!%~ng S~x n.e.~ w~ndows ..and
window frames at'."0ur Island-Home" .' .~ ' [ ........ ,~ g') _.:,., .(~.j · : - ~
Voted._. the Meeting as recommended by the committee.
?0 see tfl the own v°te to author, s the i poi' C e on to
Eighty Thousand BoZlars. [$80s000.00) to be used %n..conJuno%~.on ~ith $~ate. and
Federal Funds flor; l. Approach ?rotections~ 2. Apron extonsian~ auto parking' and
~dmtnistration Building enlargements.-3..~ .un,~y ~nd Tax,way extensions at
Nantu~cet Memorial Airport.
~:: .~f~;~f/~ -':: ~,; ~-~ -.;'~, ,~'~ ;- . ,~ , '-~' ~,~ r.~,, ~.~'--;,,,~f.* ~ ~? ~,t~ 7~'~' %~.f¢~,'~'~:: .":"~ ': ~' ,' ~;,~- .?:i,': .
·., , V,'e recm~end that the Town vote to author, s the ~o~t. Co~sston-to o~.,,
~ necessa~ ~nd for app~ach protection at Nantucket ~0~9! .~rp0rt,'~.ff
~We do not ~c0~md ~ction 2 ~dj. 3 of,~s a~icle-att~s t~e ~r: ~t the
ToE a or /the A r.t, Co s 0n SSo, 0.0o e.
tion ~ ~ate ~d Federal F~. : ' "~' ':. ;L? .~a.; :' ~ .~
Voted by the ~et~g as reco~ded by the Co.tree. ...............
ARTICIE 79
_ ~:.: To. see if the Town will vote to raise and,appropriate the sum of Fourteen
Thousand and.00~,00 Dollars [$14, 000,00) for the,purpose of se$.lcoatingrunway,:qb
15-33 and repain.ting the numbers and center lines on both runways .at the Nantucket
Memorial Airport e ~.
...~:W~ rec~,~d that~ the' Town vote'to'raise and~ appr~p~riate ~e~S~ of'Nine:':
Thous.and Dollars ($9,.O00~0.0) and Transfer. the .balance pf $2,906..79.f,_rom .Ar~t..icle 73
::'Jr :'1955 :warrant 'for' t~e :purR0. 's~e~o~ seal~ coating Rd~way 15~33' and' repainti~g the..~
n~b:e.'~s and' centerline~ 'on ~'oth ~unwa~ at' th~ Nant~cket'Mem~r~l 'Airport.'"~(Work
.~, ~Vgted by the M.e?tt.ng as re?nu~ended by ~he Committee. .
AR~.tCT~, 80 .-.,-:'...?. :.' ~.:."2
To see if the Town' will' vote to ~ise ~'~d '~pr'iate the ~a $f six Thou-
sand and OO/100 Dollars ($6,00OOO0) to add to the Twelve Thousand Dollars
($12, O00~O0) already on hand for the purpose of constructing an adequate repair
hangar at the Nantucket ~emorial Airport.
~. ~:'r~o0mme=d 't~t the To~Wn' t~a~sfe~~ ~e "s~ of s~ Thot~aUd ~'o~s'
fr~m- the E & D Fund tO be added ~o the $12, O00°00,': already appropriated ~or the
purpose .of constructing an adequate' repair, hangar at the Nantucket Memorial 'Air-.
port~'-no .work t.o be staY%ed until proper plan~ and speoi'fica%ions 'have be'e~ a~.
proved by %he ~.inance-~ommitteel' safd buildtng~to be completed'by October 1,
Voted by the Meeting as recomn~nded by. %he Committee° ..~..f.~ b,.,: :':.: '~:: :.. :""
To see if the Tovrn v~i'll ~ote to raise and appropriate, the sum o£ ~2,1S0o00
for the Permanent mem~eX-s o£ the Police Deparbraent to provide for 'the folZo~ing
saqar2r increases in accordance ~J.th years of sez'~_oe as provided by the follov~J, ng
graduated wage scale. Retroactive to January 1, 19S6°
-"::' ::-"' :: -'..':: 'rase'": '~' ..%. ~' ":?3 .... ~ ..... ~'~' 6 "'V ',,."~"::' 9'": 10 ~,'~ ::12' :'
Chief,~'" ~': $3,600": 200 125: 125 "100' 100' '~'50 - ~O" ~: 25 '. ~5.: 25 25 /4i.47~"
Sergeant $3,200 200 125 125' 100 ':100 50 ~ 50' 25 '25 "25 '25' 25 4,075 '
'Henderson . $3,000..200 125 125.100.100 50..50 25 25 .25 .25 '25 ~3,875
Barrett--,~" $3,000 200 12~ -125 '1100'~'100 ~50 "50.~'25:25 'J.25 25 '.25 3,875 .:
Gibbs ~::'-:c~? : $3,000 ' 200 125" 125 100 .': 100 '! 50 ~ 50 .' 25 25 .. 25 ' 25 : 25. '. 3,875
Huyser. $3,000 200 125 - 125 100 '"' ...... "" · .......... ' ' '""~'-3,550 ~::
Simmons $3,000 200 . . .... ~..~ 3,200
Fernald $3,000 . 200' ..".' '.:v~:: :%: -~:! k :::~:~"~::::~'?:, ~: ':~':J"~"~" ' · ' '"'~' ~' 3~200
~ocLm~n SalarY to be reached in Twelve Years, Chief, $4',475..
Sergeant, $4,075.' patrolmen, $3,875..
- ~e. recommend that the .To~ vote to rai.se a~.d apprep..r/L_ate the.sum of Two
Thousand On~ Hundred'Fifty Dollars~ ~$2',150.00) for-the above Article and Schedule
~of., Police. Depar~.a~t sala .ri. es. .... ' ~" .
voted ~Y ~he ~eti~g as recomm~ded ~ the Committee°
ARTICLE 82
To see if ~he To~n vM~l~ vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fiv~ Thou-
sand Five Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ~($5,566~00) for increase in salaries of the
Fire' Department~'~as follows:~ Call me~., Thix-tyrThr~ee Hundred and Ten .Dollars
($3,310'00); Permanent~,Members a~d Assistaut ~niefs,- Te~' ~.ercent '.(1~%) :of :Bas~
Pay; Chief ~tx HundrJd D6liars ~($660~00)° Retroactive to JanUary 1~ 1956. . ii?:(L!
· ~W~e r~commend that the Town.route to ~mise and ap~opr~te'the sum of, Two
Thousand. ,~. DOllars ($~2~O~.~09)' _for~ .~i~nc~pe in .~salarmes~ · of the.. F~re D.ep~r~tmen~t,. ~a~s~.
follows, ...... ~: ' :' - .... ~: .... :
" '- Base 1 -~-2.,:'3;:..4 ::.:.5~,~..6,:..,?-, 8 -,9--lOj 11 12~Total
Chief Bartlett $3,600 ~00 ..... ' ...... ~'~ ' ........ :~' ..... 3,800
Bar, eft $3, OOO 2O0 125 12~. 1~.:: 100 5O 5O 25 25 25 25 25 3,87~
Sylvia $3, O0O 200 125 125' 100 100 5O 50 2S 25 25. 25 ::.: 3,850
T, Hamblin. $3,O00. 200..,125 125..-100. 1007 50,.50 .25.~ 25 ..'.i:-~ '_.L ::.:?- ~:::' '
GgsPie.,..:.:.:..' 'Jo, $3,000 200 125 .ir.12S .":100.'.: 100 SO':,'50'
::Ma.ximum Salary.to' 'b~'.~e~ahed in 12 Years:/ Chief $4~4~5:-:'.: ,., ~::..~.. :::
-'~ Permanent men -':."L:' ,:.:~ ....... ':' ' -.,,"' '~- ,::.s,._: .. :...:~,,..:,.::,.' ' ,:7-$3,8~ :-;:: :..~-:.~ :.-i--:.'~
l§t Asst.~ Chief: ' ' .... $650.
. .J~[i Deputy Chief .'. ~' ....: ~-~..- J'...~-.i-. -. ~',.': .'-..~-[ -.., 'o-'~': ../.$2OO ~:'.: ,- ~: ..... :',~.::~: .... .
~ "i': S Cap~in~ '.' :::~ : ',", ': - :.' ' - :"." '" :'. '::','....~ i... -, $1oo '~ch ...... .,' .,4.- :~
5 Lieutenants ..... - .- . ~ ..... ,'.,.,j..'.,' - ~ ~ :- , $75. each.: .'
65 Call Men '" : ........... ~ ..... ' ........ $2S each
Voted by the Meeting as 'rec~0~e~ded by the' committee.
S~ H~ed..Forty-Fo~-~lla~ .($2,6~.00)'.to ~ise ~the saigries ~ ~ge~ '.of'~t~e
'~ploy~s of the Is~nd Home (Supe~so~ n~ses ~d ~ids)~ret~c~ve ~
We do not reco~e~d t~s approp~ation as this de~r~ent received a 15%
Voted by the ~ettng as reco~ended by the Co~tteee .... ~ o~h ~ ~ ....~
To see if ~e Town w~ll Vote ~ ~d~ease ~e salaries of the e~lo~es of
the Hig~ay De~rbm~t ~clud~g t~ M~inte~nce ~n .of the Isled Hom%~ T~
~ B~ld~g,~ etc.~ ~to ~e Dollar and T~rty Cents ($~.30) per hour and t0 set ~he
sala~ of the Supe~tendent ~0f~ St~t~ At ~ee ~ousand ~ H~ed ~ .~j~
($3,~0.~) per y~r. /Ail sala~es retroactive to J~ry. 1st, 1956,' ~d ~
.~s~ of ~o Thousand '~ H~dred ~rty Dollars and Forty C~ts (~630'~O)~b~
appropriated for t~'s'pu~se~'
We receded that ~he To~m~ot~~ ts-mis~~ 'a~d ~PproPriate th~ of ~o
Thous~d S~ H~drsd Th~ty Do~ars ($2,630.00) for sala~ increases in the above
article~ retroactive to J~ua~ lst~ 1956.'
To see if the T~ ~1 ~te to raise ~d approp~ate the s~ 'of ~o H~ed
Fifty ~ars ($2~.00) for the purcl~se ~d pl~t~g of new trees on v~o~
and apDrop~ated for the purc~se ~d pl~t~g of new t~es on ~ous str'ee~sj./)
to be 8esi~ate~ by the Tree Oo~issionj ,. :~.y (-.~ ..:).: :~ ,~...~
J,'..,Vbted by t~ ~eting as reco~nded by the Oo~ttee. ~. * < - ~
To see if ~he ~m ~ vo~ to ~is'e Sn~ approp~%e 'th~ ~ of T~ee
Thous~d Five H~ed D~a~s' ~$3Z500.00) to be used for Tick ~rol. ::,"; ~'
We reco~end. ~t ~he s~ of ~ee Th~nd ~ve H~ed Dol~rS::~$~,5~;~)
be raised and app~p~ated to ~ ~ed for Tick Contel.'
VoLed by the ~et~g as* re~mb~ded b~ ,the Co.tree,
DoUars:,($200,'O0) to meet' the' r~re~nts~of me De~r~t of ~nse~ti6n
appro~ted ~ ~Jt the r~ents of ~e' De~ent of Conse~atio~' ~ect
Pest O~trol~ .~ction 13 of ~pter 761, Ac~ of 1949, effective Aunt 1~49j
dred DolOrs ($7~.00).for the p~se of main~g d~g ~ ~s~g ~ar;
~e mosq~to cont~l.wp~ks as espied and c~~d to by th~ ~ate Rec~
tion Board ~ a6c~d~ce ~th the pr~stons of ~~ l~ A~s of 193i~'
We reco~nd that ~e ~ of Seve~ Hmx~d ~i~rs ($~05.00).B~ '~aise~ and
app~priated for the p~ose of ~t~ng dung the e~g year $he mosq~
control works as es~ted and cerbified ~ by the State Recla~tion B~rd~
accor~ce with the-provisions of ~pter ~2~ Ac~ of 1931. ":~-" ": ~':"' ::
Voted bY the ~eting as reco~ded ~ the ~ttee...
[]
Five H~adred Doll's' ($4,500.00) for the Na~ntucket MoSquito Control ProJe'ct. for ~e
year 1956.
. We reco~d t~t t~ s~ 6f Fo~ Thous~d Five H~d~d ~ars' ($4~500e00)
be raised and app~p~ated for ~e Nantucket Nosq~ Oontrol Project for the
y~r 1956.
. ."4,' Void b~ th~ ~et~g as'recp~ende~ ~. the ~ittee.'~, .-.~. "%:
To' see if the T~ ~1 app~priate the s~ of ~ve H~d~d ~rs~ ($500e~)
~ cl~ up the To~ park l~d ~ ~e ~t Po~t a~a and to dispose of the dead
b~h~ shr~be~ etc, ~ the a~a' res~t~g ~ the Poison I~ Era~cation
~ais~d amd .:::
approp~ated to cl~ up the To~ ~rk l~d ~ ~e Br~t Po~t area and' ~ ~s~se
of the dead b~sh~ s~bery~ etc. ~ ~e area res~t~ ~om the Po~on I~
E~ti~ ~ogram.
~::~,..~ Voted by.the ~e~g as reco~ended by the ~ittee,:- ?::-..~ .:.: ~.,.~ j~
A~IOm 91
fo~ the eradi~tion of poison i~ and ~v~d on the highwa~ and ~ the ~rks of
We reco~end that the s~ of Five H~ed ~ol~rs (~S~e00) be raised and
approp~ated for the eradicatm~ of pomson i~.and ~a~eed on the ~~ ~d
~ the parks of the Is~d of..Nantucket~.~.....~.~-~'~..:/<?':'~:.~-. ~,. 0 ,.,~:: '~: .... ~
' Vo~ed by the ~et~g as rec~ended by the .Co~ittee~ ~, ~.. ':..~.',. ".~ ..~:'~ ~/
To See if the T0~ v~l vote to r~ise ~d aPpropr~te ~e s~ of-~y-five
H~dred ~llars ($6~50~00)'exclusiVe 0f the Shel~ish Wardents f~ed e~e~es;
t~s s~ to be ~ed for p~ose of Dro~gation and concretion of shellfish
N~uck~t wa~ers~
rai~ed-and appro~iated excl~ive of .the Shellfish' Ward~ s '~ed e~es,-
s~ to be ~ed for pur~se of propagatioh and' co~e~tion of she~fish ~ N~tucka~
Voted by the ~ct~g as recommended by, t~ Co~ttee.-,.' ,. ,
'~TI~ 93 ''
,:~ ..~. To see ~ ~he To~ ~1 vote ~o s Ccept a Ten foot .(10~ ft.) Right of ~y~
~ng from sq~ Road ~st to' ~e,'At~ntic Oc~ as" ~e~ded to the T~ by,,
:':;- We refer .t~s article .~ the-P~ng.Board for th~ a~~"'~ action,
Voted by the ~eting ~t ~he T~ ~cc.ept~ ~.T~ Poot/:(lO foot) ~t of Way
~~ ~om S~ Road ~st to the-A~mc Ocean' as deeded to the To~ by
~s ~o~se B~o~ ~ 19~5, ..., j ::.... ' - -
. c~ of- ~e To~ ~ ~se of Kat~n H,' O~g~" ~nd 0o~t ~se No,~
.au~ho~z~g ~e Selec~en to'execute and de~ver..a~ necessa~ ~pers and ~ee~
~ be~lf of the To~ softer'the northerly bo~ of the laHd sou~t ~
registered ~ said ~d Co~ Case ~11 be Eigh~ and on~f feet (8~) sou~eriy
of the ~e as now sh~ on ~d Co~ registrati~ pl~ ,~ed ~ ~e ~d Co~t
~d to release all ~teres~ in ~d to all ~her l~d s~ught ~ be re~stered by
said Kat~een H, ~ngh~ ~ said Co~t Case. and ~ accept ~ b~a~ of the
To~ a deed of ~nd ~o~ ~at~n H, ~ing~m bonded: ~' Nor~erly by Gu~y
Roa~-~o 'H~ed ~o ~d 65~ (~2,6$) feet; ~ster~ ~ ~$ 3 as sho~ on
~aid. p~n, ~t.~ on~lf ~8~)_feet~ Sout~er~ by other 2and of ~Hl~n He
~mng~ 'i~o ~ed 'i~o ~d I0/100 (~2,10) feet; ~d Westerly by ~nd of
~en.~. ~g~, ~% and on~ (S~) feet. -,..
:. ~e do not ~ecommemd this article~as:~the~section Of land in'disputj iS the
'property of the Town.of Nantucket by deed~ signed by G,. Herbert Brenton and
:~ Car01i6e ~Br~%.o~re'co~d~d iu the Nantuck'~t,'Re~st~ of-~eeds~'lh,Bob~ 9~ o :,
::~'P~ge ~'lg,','dated ~ay'6~"'191T~''~ :,, ~:~:::,, :-,,:: ..c~ ~,-.,~ . :~<~.;.,->} ?,,.:; ~-~,.~ ,' ........ "- '~'
Voted by th, et g'as re o aed, b'Y Committee.
To see if ,the Town wf"! VOte to ~onti~ ue the Rights O,f Way ~ommittee$ .with ·
present membership for ~ years; Charles F, Sayle~E!wyn Francis~' Clinton Andrews,
Walter Barrett~ and that funds left from 1955 be held over for'use by the Committee
during 1956.' '. ' ~': '~ :'-- ~'-
(~-'~" T~s 'Committee is L'~ow ~up~rseded by~ '~e' planning B~ard.%': ~.. ,~'~ ''~ :' ':'.:~ ~T
- ~" Vo~ed by the ~'eetin'g :tO' ~nti~ue th~ Eights 'of Wa~ Committee with ~prese~t','~
membership for J years$ ~harles F. Sayle~ Elv~n Francis~ C1/~l~on Andvews~ Wa-~ter
Barrett~ and that funds left from 19J 5 be held over for use by the Oo~ittee
To see ~hat aotion"~he Tc~n ~i31 take r~gardin§ proper sanitary .accommoda-
tions at the so called ~o~n .~eaches at Surfside~" Dionis ~n'd the Jetties and raise
and appropriate a sufficient amount of money to carry ou~ the same.
Vie recommend that the Selectmen appoint a Committee to make a s,%ud~ of the
('above Article 'and present their recommendation gt the" H~x~' Annual Town Nee%lng.
;~;' :"':~ ."~ '?{~,.-~';: ,'~ ~. ~ '; ~ ',;.~'~:'~; .O~J~ :~'J. ;;:.~ :';.: .- ~ .'~'.~ ~..,: :~ "JV:~,~ ';~,' ~. %. · ~.~.'~ 'J,~ ~.'..~'"-3 .t ......... ~ ~:"'~, ..'-~.,,'"~ '.
Voted by the Meetin§ as reoomr~nded by th~ Committe~.'. ': '.::'.. ' "u : .,'-i'~::' :-:>
;.:., ;.-~-.:,:: ,,,,' ',,., . ..'-. ,, ~.' "-,i".' ~'ARTI~LE 9'7" ;::.:- _,::~ ,! :.:;. ~.:!.,'..,:v,. ~-: c ' .
To see if the To~m will authorize the' Selec~m~n 'to hire~ life~rd~ for
Town owned Sm'fside~ Dion_is ,.and Jetties beaches and raise and appropriate a ·
sufficient amount of mol~ey to carry out the 'same~":'- ~' ':-'.:"',' ' ~' :>':
Our recommendation is the same as in article 96.
Vo b~' ~.he in~ as recommended-by the 0ommi%~ee~>'¥- ':i:' ---:: ':' ':
,'-':. :" ..... : ,, ', ........ . . . . '-c.. :.' .,'..:-, ':-.' :.ARTICL~'98':c c,~':.':~:-i:, ':.:: ',:: c-" c:' /:~':,.,~-:Jn..'
To see ~hat action the Town ~ishes to take in regard to remodeJing the. pre-
sent;gettie~'. ~ .. B~-~ch. properties: . or ~ereot!ng he~ b~a~h facilities and :r~, ise and ap-
· proprzat.e a su£.fzctent amc. un% ~£ mone~ to .do 'the same~' ": : ':' :~' '~.f'. ;,: ':':'>: :'"'
Our recommendation is the same as in article 96. · ~::'~ .......
Voted by the' ~eti~d~ 'a~' 're~0mm~ded b~ 'the C0mmft%ee'~:': :': ~-" ~,-.:
~TICL~ -99
~ Tg~' ~ '~ 'the~ T~w~: ~ill ~ote '~o .r~ise. and' appropriate d "~'uf~i~ient a~ount of
money'to have a revaluation survey made by a Competent company.' :' :": :::"~'~
· %:: ~ ?. .... :k,:Ct~: : ~': C~:,.~
· ~e recommend the To~n instruct the Board of Assessors..~o re.valuate the To~n
a~d County of Nan%uekei and ~ha s~m 0f'T~0 Thousand .'Five 'Hundred Dollar~'
b.e appropriated for.their use this year~ ........ " ,..
' ' , '.,. '~:.,. '%:; :-::3;:'~::'..~:':.4;;G~ ,.:' :"'"~
ARTIOIE 100 '- ''-
''Shall ~haPter Thirty-Two B of ~the General Laws, .~eetion 10, aUthorizing any
county~ city~ tow~ or district to provide a plan of gtc.up J_ife insurance~ group
accidental death and dismemberment insurance,"and 'g-roup' general 'or blanket~
hospitalF surgical' and m~dica.~ insur.ance Tot certain persons in the~ se~vic.e ~o'f
s~b ~ounty~' city~ tbwn 7% district ,and~ their d~pendents,~ be accepted by this !~
.... ,. ~.. ....... .. ::.-..,~....;..' ~-, .,-.-...:,;:. -. -:, ;:,.:,: .-, '( .... ~_ :.~ .:...:,.:
c' :: ~e do not reooxmend.
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Vot&d as r o end, d the bom Lttee ' ':' ' ,':'::' ' "'
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",~W-'~ To-see if-the Town will, vote ~to appropriate the s~n of .Six ,Th0~sand: Thirty-
.Nine Dollars ($6~039.00)' for .the 'purpose of financing ,the blanket Insurance Pro-
gram on, Town ~nd Cobh'fy employes. ::& .... :; -~." ,L'~:,,,:.' '~..,."~...~' - i::!:.?,,m:~iL.'; f:.;.~ ''~
We do not recommend.
-'.'J-' Voted by 'the Meeting. as recommended 'b~,the Committee. "; :~,'~ ~ ,'.,r~ ',,_~,3- '~
To see if the Tm.f~ ~1' vo~ t° raise md aPprop~ate the s~ 0f T~ee
H~d Do~ars ($30OEO0) for the p~ose of es~blis~ng the To~m~ s bo~
l~e on Muskeget Island~ prope~y ,bo~d~g same and fil~g a
:?:~.. We reco~end the Oounty~mMsioners es~blish bo~ds on ~k~get Island.
~: ?,)~ <, Voted by the ~e~g as' re~o~ended by theCo~itt~ ~ ~:,.;~' ~:' ~J' ~":./~"--,
~TIC~ 103. ·
To ,see if the Tm ~11 vote to ~ise md appr~pr~te the s~ of ~e
Thousand Do~s ($1~O~,00) to be ~ed by a cootie of tMee to be appointed
by the Bo~f 8e~ec~en~' tb study and o~ain prel~a~ p~ns on a n~
~d ~ty ~zzice Guild, g.
We rec~end that the S~ of ~e Tho~and ~llars ($1,~o,O0) b~ raised and
apprgpr~$ted ~ be ~e~ by a co,tree o~. ~t~ee to ~ appo~ted ,by the Board of
Selectmen~ %0 stu~ and obta~ pre~ary ~pl~s ~ a n~ To.~. a~d ~mty Office
,
To see i~ t~e To[~..~l-vote to .raise ,and, a~pro~iate the s~ of T~rty-
Fi~e H~dred ~l~rs ($3~5OO.00) f~ the operation of the P~ Bo~d for
be raised ~d appropr~ted for the operation of the P~ng Board fo~ the ~ar
c:" Voted by the ~et~g as reco~ded by the ~ttee.,: ,.,..,: .? ':.~ ~ .:o'? ,_. ,'~.. ....
~IC~ 10~
~o ~"" ~ ' -.. .
~ofm:i. To 'see if the To~ ~11 vote .t~ ra~e ~d app~op~ate .the s~ of T~ee H~
' dred;~l~rs ($300.00), for the ~rpose off p~c~stng two set~ of h~ duty
(3 s~gs ~ each setX for the _C~l~en~.s B~ch. ::,; .,:,, ~..~-..: ~: :~.: :,.: ::.:.~,.L';:~
~is article is b~ing.' ....... ..-
tak~ 9~ .of ,by.a, pri~ate do~tion; ~ :., .:,'
Voted by the Meet~g as reco~pd~d ~y,.the ~o~itt~.
o.::,., v:~ ,.:,;.., o,.:~,"~.".J ~.-,, .~.':~,.,',:' ARTiC~ 1~ ,. ~-' 'L::.; ..... '~:~T'-''~':' ' '' .,: .....
To see if the'To~ ~1 v0%e ~ r~se and ~ppropr~te the s~ off ~o H~d
equipment.to ~ used by ~he !if~. guards at ~e ..TO~ Beach'.: ,. ::.: .::" ~. .. :.v.., ?:
We ~eco~end t~t .the-s~ of ~o H~d' Fi~ ~l~s- ($2S0;00) be ~sed
~d approp~ated for the p~ose off p~c~sing two "S~Sfs" and necessary
~ eq~ent' to be ~ed by ~he ~ffe g~: A~ .the To~ Beaches.
-',,,Voted by the ~et~g as ~eco~ded by %he 0o~ittee. .... .-~ , '-: .-- .
' TzCm - -
...:To see if the T~ ~1~ v~e ~ -~e ~d %~opriate the s~ 6f ~e H~ed
gi~ty-~zo Dol~s ~d Fifty Gents (~8~.50) ~ p~c~se a t~ewriter for. %he
We recommend that .the s~ .of ~e H~d~d Aghty-~0.Doll~ {$182.~). be.
raised and appropriated ~ p~o~se a t~ewriter fop the T~ Co~ectorls ~fice.
Voted by ~e ~e~g as re~ded by the CoOtie.
i'ARTICLE.* 108
~ - .0~,~ ,~, To see if,:the iT'~n~ Will' ~iSe ~and appropriate ,the 's~m Of ~ve '.Th0u~and: Five
Hundred Dollars %($5,500. O0) to be .used ,by the-Pub11 c Relations 9~mmittee for .off-
Season Paid Advertising. · This amount to be in addition to the $4~500.00 operat,ing
· expense requested in' Article 8.
, W.e ~e~ommend that .the s~ of Four ThoUsand Five' Hundred Dollars ($4,500.00)
be raised and appropriated t'o be used by~'the Public Relations Committee for. off-
Season Paid Advertising. This amount to be in addition' to the $4~500.O0 operating
expense requested in Article 8. 2~f~ ivj~((7'~ 7~
V~.ted by the ~eeting 'as recommended by the ~ommitt~ee.
. , To see if the Town w~ll ~o~t~ to ~rais~~ or %~ransfer ~from available funds the
~ sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) to be added to the interest from funds
deposited in the Nantucket Institution for Savings. in order .to provide an adequate
sum for the care of those Cemetery Lots under Perpetual Care in the custody of the
We refer this a~ticle to'Article 8 under Ent'erpris'es and Cemeteries.
,'., ,Voted by the Meeting ,as':recommended by the . [¢ .'.: f"-:.: ....., : ..... ,. ..... ,'~ .-,'~,,.
ARTICL~ !10
':,~' To s~ee if th& Tow~ will ~0~e t8 ~ai~e a~d' ~p~opr~td' th~ '~' of 'Fi~e
sand Dollars ($5~000.00) for the pu~ose of b~ng a ~g" ~og~m ,~ ~ong
Pond 6~ the Cat Tails.· Fo~ Hm~d ~d ~¢ent~ ~ive ~ll~s ($425.~) .fo~
~de~'¢&ter mowe~ &nd motor~ .the ~lanoe to be applied for labor~' ~ols &nd su~
other e~ipment as maybe necessa~, for t~s job', ..... ?.~ , 7(.:-,u ..::-r E.-:
We .reco~end that the s~ of ~iv~ H~d Doll, s ($500.00) be ~tsed and
appropriated to p~chase an ~de~ater mower and mo~r~. ~id piece of eq~¢t.
to be ~r the care' of the Supt,' of?he Hig~y ~e~rtm~t~' '. ~": ..:~ '~'-;: ~,~,,~
Voted by the ~et~g as reco~ded by the ~tt¢. ., . li'_.'f .::.;q
To see if the Town ~11 vote to acdept the'pro~sions of ~apter 601 o¢ [the'
Acts of 1955 of the Gceral ~ws estab~s~g an Historic Distils 6o~sion
for the To~ of Nantuc~t Wi'~ 'all the' ~we~s and d~ies-~hereof 'as p~viddd for
~d defied ~ the above n~ed ~apter of the Gena~al ~ws.: '
We reco~end t~'t the To~ v~e to, accept the 'pr0~sions of C~pter 601
the Acts bf '1955 of the Geher~ ~ws' estab~sh~g ~ HiB~c Dist~bts Co--sion
'-; foe thc T~' of' ~t~cket v&~' ~' the ~ers and duties" thercf 'as' prpvi88'd for
~d defined ~ the above na~d Chapter of ~e G~eral ~wse ,: *. ~¢':":" /-' '"?> '*'" '
Voted b the ~g ~as"reco~emded by tbe O0~itte~;<' ¢ ~: '" ......
To see if the Tow~ will vote to raise and-aPPropriate the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars ~$200e00) to cover the expenses of the Historic Districts Commissio,n. -
-.,i.: ~. We 're~o~d ~that t~ S~ 0f Two H~ed'Dol~s f$200.~) bJ raise8 ~d %:%
appropriated to cove~ ~e e~enses of ~e Hitch8 ~stricts
To see if the To~ will ~utho~me 'the 'Moderator-to a~o~t ~ar
t~ee (3) ~ look ~ the feasibility of ~r~g' a To~ ~g¢ for the T~ of
Na¢~cket; ~ch Co. tree to re.ri ~ck ~ the ne~ A~ual Tov~
We reco~end t~t the To~ author~e ~e' ~dera~' to Eppo~t 'a' Co.tree
of three (3~ .to look ~to the feasibiliSy' of h~ a T~ ~ger for th~ T~
of N~tucket such Co.tree to re~t back to the ne~ ~1 ~o~ ~eting~
' ~oted by the Meeting as reco~eCed bY the Ccitt~, "'- : .... -
b~"..!.,mTo see'if.the Town w~il vote to..rais'e and'appropriate, the ~m:o'f.T~r
~y-
Five HurCred and Ninety-Eight Dollars'. ($3~598,00)..to cgmplete the' bituminous ~.[
Concrete surfacing of F Street in Madaket. ' :.
.. We recommend that th~ To~n ~ote: to raise a~nd appropriate .the 'sum Tw.9 ' .!...'-
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars'($2~200.O0) for bituminous concrete surfacing
from Washington Ave. to. the Town Docke~--: L..:,La,?::o:?.:..~, :./, -mj.~i..:?'? :.~.L. ',:':
· Void as reco ded by'the C0 ittee..
appropriate a sufficient sum of m0n~y t~
hard surface D Street' from Washington Avenue to the end.
We do not recommend.
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by the Committee~
ARTICLE
_.,:~..,To-see if the'Town ~ill v~e to raise, and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars ($2¢O00~00~-to. ma'inCai~ the Broad'Creek-Crossing'at Madakete .! This amount
to .be added to any.balance left ov~er in'Article 49~' 1955.' :::~.:;..:f:~: ,.... /.h~.-: .A
~'".;;'O:'~ "-;~?~ % O~ i~,- ~-~' '~ ":' L~ ~:~' "~'~ '/: r:', /~b~i' . -
;.,:":.~e 'recommend that.the .To~ vote to raise and"app~p~iate .the sum of Eight
Hundred Dollars-(¢800,00) to be added to ~the balance of 848!~O0 from Art2cle 49¢
1955 Warrant t9 maintain the Broad ,creek'Crossing at Madaket~. c :;' ;' .. ':.. ---' ;:.-j;
~:::~., Voted-by:the'Meeting .as recomended by the Committee~ .; ." : a ':.: ..:;'-: ~. :'
'To see if %he Townowill'vote t6"raise and approPriate'the sum of T1vent¥-
Nine Hundred and Thirty-Six Dollars ($.2,936.00) for bituminous concrete surfacing
on Washington Stre. et¢ .Madaket,~. ..... ..:. ;'~i:;Z
- u:i~ We'/do not .recommend. '3':'~.o-~.:., ::. ~_.:.': :,'::" :.'.:: :., ;-.%. /: ".'.. .-.':: ,,:.').' ? :~? '..~. c ..:'
Voted by the Me&ting as recommended by the Committee~ ..--_-'::': -'~ ~ - .,'
ARTICLE 118 .... ' ...... -.. ''~
To see if the' Town,will' vote'rd.-raise and'appropriate'the sum of Sixteen
Hundred and Thirty-nine Dollars ~$1,639.00) for bittuuinous concrete surfacing on
Tennessee Avenue~ Madaket. ::.. ,-:;:.;£::?;?:-/
We recommend that the T°wn vote. to raise and-approDrlate the sum of siXteen
H~dred;~ollars ($1~600,00) to-con~_inue the 'bit~m4uous concrete, surfacing of f:::'
Tennessee: -.~ .,- . .Avenue .... in Madaket,.., ,.::; '.-;;;'.:'~-." uo,-~ ...:.-"':,~'~,;.; . . ,./: :- ,: .:._ ~ ~:..' :: ~
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by th~'~ommi~te'e;' ' ':
~..:7:~. ~.~..,~, .:.: :..::_~. ........ :-; ..,'. ,;. ARTICLE 119..~ " '
T~.*.,,~, To see if, the Town .w~ll '' ' ..... '
.vo~e...to ~.amse and a. ppropriate the sum of Three c,.,-:
housand Do~la~s ($3~000) to extend tBe Tow~ PlCr,inf.Ma.da.k.et :th'.~J%y (3Q) feet.:,;;.::'
in length and twenty (20) feet in width,
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We do no~ recommend.-
Voted b~ the ~eeti~g as recommended by the Committee,
T6 's'ee if the Town will lay' 6ut a~d ~c&ep~ 'a'road ruling i~'~
direction-from Meadmv Point Rd~ to Broad Creek (Madaket Harbor).' Said road to be
~hventy-five.feet (25 ft.~)..v~[dth~ widening: to Sixty-six feet (66 ft.) at the shore
end, for'use as a turn around~_said road.to be locate, d east of the,-Peter,.Sylvia.~ ~
Estate~ this tak-~g a public necessity,
~e refer this ArtiOle to the Planning Board for thei~ attention and action,
Voted by the Meet~g as rdcommended by the Committeee
' -To 6ee~if,~h~'To~m ~f~v~te.'to rais-e.and a""ro ri~t'e'~he's~m
. . . , pp P .
~rs ($100.00)'-to' ratse~ ~tnt ~d :r~set the' buo~ ~-~e~ ~rbor.
e~ Pint ~'r~et the'buoys ~ ~ket,H~bor. '' "',,2- :.,:', ~.~,:-~: .... q': ,
Seventy~even Dollars and ~mgy Cen~ {06~077.~) ~ i~tall draimge and complete
bit~nous concrete s~r~ac~ng on 'Sconset Avenue. ~-'' ~ :-J," r: :,:;: ":~,
~e do not ~eoo~end %~s
Vo~ed by the Meeting as reco~ended by the C~it~eee -
.~TIC~ 123
To see if the To~ ~11 vote to ~truct the Siasconset Water ~sioners
~ p~c~se l~d from the ~rvel He~s..", Abo~ fo~, ac~&s a~o~g ~e:Si~con--
set Water.P~nt. ' ,~at the s ~,of 5Mo:Thous~d Dol~s~ ($2,000.00-) be~ ~sed
t~s purch~se~ Six.eh H~dred~Db!larS '[$1,600.O0)"for the l~d.and'Fo~ H~dred'
Dollars ' ($400.00)
for
fence~ and ~e T~ Treas~er ~ authorized ~ issue notes
or bonds for~this ~o~t,'~ to bear'~the~ fa. ce.Siasco~et,Vater~.~9~
f~r Three Ye~s~~ ~& am~unt'to be'~id f~m ~come of ~aid ~rtment~as
q~red by the Act of. 1925~ ~ ~is loan'does not affect~the ~x ratee
We reco~end t~t She To~ vote ~ r~se and appropri&te the s~ of S~een
H~dred DolOrs (~1~600.00~ for the p~po~e of p~ch~ land ~om the ~rvel
Heirs about fo~ ~4) acres a~oin~g .~the.~asco~et Water
LVoted by the ~eti~ as reco~ded by the Co~tt~e, ~ ~? ~'.~ ~.~
To see if ~e To"n ~11 vote ~ raise and appropr~te t~ s~
dred Dollars ($1~200e00) for la~ng the sewer ~ ~co~ S~.~ ~om New St.
We do not reco~end this year.',,': ,"b".2
.Voted by the ~eting as reco~ended.by the C~m~teee:~,:~': ':'?,' t.J'
r?-. To see if the To~'~l vo~e ~ raise ~d appropriate ~h~ s~ of Te~ ~o~
sand Dollars [$10.0~.~) 'to. e~end the sewer ~ B~e~"R0a~'f~m ~herJ' ~t"now
ends opposite ~he ~tc~e p~pe~y~ northerly ~ opposit~ the Huebener p~per~
app~ate~y Ei~teen H~d (1~8~0) fe~t~ S~sco~et.
~e reoo~d ~ ~he s~ of Ten ~ous~d ~o~s [~10~0~00) be ~ransfe~ed
~om ~he E ~ ~ F~d ~ e~end %~ se~r ~ B~er R~d from where i~
opposf~e ~he Ri~e~e p~pe~j nor~erl~ ~ opposite ~he Hueb~er p~per%~j
appro~a~el~Ei~h~e~ H~ed' [ljSO0) fee%~ Siaseonse~; '[ ~so ~e teen. end
t~s 'A~icl~ be put out.~O btds.','.~-:': n,::h .:..:.J' .'.,~:,J?,-, ,:;~ ~.._ :~. "-"
' Vo%ed b~ %he ~e~iug ~s reoo~ended ~ ~he
~TI~ 126
, To see if ~he To~ ~t1~ ~e ~o ~iee ~d appro~e ~he s~ of T~e~ve
H~d ~f~ ~oll~rs [$1j 2SO. 00) fo~"la~ ~he se~er and one ~ole
set Ave., s~rt~ at Cl~ton Ave., northerly ~(o H~eed Fifty (250) feet. ,
r'r,,:'i We ~ec~nd t~t 'the s~-of ~elve H~sd Fi~Y ~t~r~'[$12~O.~)
trafisferred from Article '120~ 1955 Warrant to complete th~ ~ork.
Void by the Meetin~ as reco~ded by the 0o~ttee.
,~ ~ ARTICIE 127
~,_~.~,,To, see 'if,the TOWn'win .V~0te, to :~iS~'.a~d."appr°' pedlars 'the' 'sum' of We ThOu-
sand Two Hundred Dollars. ($5,200.00) .to complete ,asphalti6g Itoicks, Hollow Road.
Siasconset. . · ~ ' · , . ,
, We recommend that the sum of ,Fifty-two' Hur4dred Dollars ($5~200.00)~ be trans-
ferred from the E & D Fund to complete asphalting Hoicks Hollow Road. Stasconset.
Voted by the Meeting as recommended by the Committee.
ARTICLE 128
To ~ee if the Tows w'J.~ff ¥o%e to raise and app-ropr~aSe the. sum' of Two Tho.-
sand Three' Hundred Dollars ($2~300.00) to g~ade and for bituminous concreting
Emily.:St. Siasconset..I ~ ~ ~f ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ff r~1~ ~/ i $~**J~ bf~ m ~4~ ~ I .... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..... ~ ~ i 4 ff~
We do not recommend.
Voted by the Meeting as re¢oramended by the
,. .t~RT'r CT.E !,29
~ To,see if the Tova% will 'vote to raise'and appropriate the. sum of Two'thoUSand
On~ Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($2~132.00) to grade and for bituminous concreting
~tuc~ln St.j ,from New,St; ~to King St. ,Siasconset. :,"~ : ,;i~: -~_ 't~ i~ ~ , :':: ,-~,,
We do no~ recontmelld. :
~ot'ed ~y the ~eting as re~omnended b~ the ~ommftte~.
To ~ee 4f. the Tova wiX~ vote to raise a~d appropriate the .~um '0£ O~e ~ho~s~nd
~oLlav$ ($1, O00oOO) ~o grade an6 £or bi~minous aoncret±ng ~Sconset A~e~ $iaa~on~eto .
We do not recommend this year. .~.:.~;:.',' ,~ ,~ ,---',, ,; :;;;i ~;. ',,: '" :.:~'.',;:t ,:. ~'.
Voted by the ~'%eeting as 'recomended by the Committeee ?' ,.~ .]'.~. ~'~ v?
!,.~ ,::;~To see i.f the To~n ES.~ vote ~o raise a'~d app~opria%e.the sum 02 Three Tho~-
sand Four Hundr. ed S4.~y-Five Dollars .(~3~65.00) for Fire Pat~o~ and Truck D~ver
%~'sez~re Eight House .(~ b~s.)~ever~ r~Lght the year arc.nd. Siasconset. ~, ,..
W omm ~hat the sum of Three Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars
($3~465.00) be raised and appro~iatbd this ,year for Fire Patrol~and Truck.~Driver
to serve Eight Hours ~8 hrs.).every night ~he year around. Siasconset. ~,
V~ted'by the ,meeting that the recommendation of .the Finance Committee be
· To see .if ..~'~he Town will,.vot~e ,to raise and ,appropr iate the sum of. Two Thousand
Three Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Two Cents ($2~329.22) for two special
Police to serve from Jur~e 1 ,to October ! giving Siasconset twenty-four hour continu-
.-ous Police protection during that period.
,~We recommend that the 'sum of TT:o Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars
($2,329.00) be raised and appropr,Sated, for. two special,Police to Serve from June 1
to October 1 giving Siasconset twenty,four hour continuous Po-lice ~rotection during
that peri 0d.
. ,:_;Voted by the Meeting' as recommended by th~ Committee. , ,~.t ,':-" , ..... ":,:*' -.;::-
.... ~:.;. ;, ,:: -ARTICLE 13 .'.~:'~.'~:..~t. -.: ', ;!:': ~ ~ .. ~'~' ':' . ? :~ c, ,;
To ~ee i£ the ~o~ Wi3~L vo~e to ~aiso a~d appropriate the ~um o£ ~i~e Hun~L~ed
Dollars ($500o00) to re-shell a~ree~a~ $iasconset.
..~.We recommend, that t~le sum of Three Hundred Dollars ('8200~00) be, ~aised and
ap~ropriate~ to re-shell'Towa ova%ed streets. Siasco~sete. - " ,,c ?. '~-:f;-.
Voted by the Meet~g as recommended by the Committee.
360 ' "
--:~::~:To see ~if me To~{ ,411 ~vote' ~O~aisb aha app~op~i.~tO ~h~ ~'aY Five~ H~-
d~ed Dollars ;($500'.00) tb re,ir d~rt roads. ',: Siesconsetj.'c ~L~.ct:
We~ ~cokmend t~t' the's= of ~ree H~ed DolOrs ($3~,0S) be raised ~d
-app~pr~ted to rspafr dirt roads,':1~ S~sconset, U'~; :,.:~' .~.: ~ '<~.~
Voted by the ~et~g as recorded ~ the Co~ttee,
ARTIC~ 135
To see if the Tram w~l vote to raise and aopro~iate the s~ of ~o H~-
dred b~ars [$2~,00) to b~l-doze Siasconset d~p, [;;~:.' ~'~.:~.
WO ~eco~end that ~e s~ off ~to ff~ed ~o~a~s ($~00.00) be
~ppropriated to bu~-doze Siasconset ~,
Voted by the Meet~g as reco~nded ~ tho
~TIC~ ~6
To see if the Tm~ ~1 ~te to raise ~nd approp~ate the s~ of ~vo H~-~
~e~ Oom~rs fsi00,00) ~pr~ ~ an~ ~int~oe o~ m~ Sia~o~et P~ ?~.
We recommend t~t the s~ of ~vo H~d Do~s ~$2~,~) be
app~priated for care ~d ~int~nce of ~e S~sconset Play Greeds.
Voted by the Neet~g as reco~ended by the Co~ittee',
~TIC~ 1~
;'.:~ ' ('. d
To see if the Tmon ~l ~te to ~ise and appropriate t~e s~ of One H~ -
'~ rec~end t~t ~e s~ off FiFty ~ars ($50,00) be ra~ed and appropri-
ated for ma~te~nce of the ~ ~onset ~ .~ .':'..: 'b:; 'w;.-.: -,:':~/
vote~ b~ the Meeti~ aS 'reco~ended ~ the 0o~ttee. :.:' ~;-::.
. TICm -,
.... · ~' To see if the To~ ~ ~te to rais~ an~-app~oFt~to the sm of One H~ed
Fifty DolOrs ,($150.00) for ~stal~g a ,Fire ~a~ box~ Cof~ St.' ', Siasco~s~t;'.
v- .. .' , Voted by the ~eting as, reco~ed ~ the Co~tteee ' , :-..":
.. ,- ~TlCm 139
To see' iff ~e T~ ~ 'vote ~o ~fs'e and a~ropr~te ~he
d~ed Fo~y Bo[~rs ($540,00)' to ~sta~[ f~re doo~s at the S~seonset F[~
and a~pro~iated to ~stall fire doors at the S~sconse~ F~e S~t~on,
,-' ~. :Voted ~-the ~et~g as recm~de~ by'the,OeO[tree, '~'~
~TIC~ ~
,' ~.,:;';To see '~,me To~ w~!1 ~te to raise and gppro~_ate the
Fifty Dol~s ($250.00) ~replace c~ent ~oor at the S~scb~et
~e reco~end t~ the s~ off Two ff~d Fi~ ~l~rs ($2~0. p0) be ~ed
~d appropriated to ~s~ a'4 ~, Cement ~oor at "b~ Sia~Conset F~e Station.
Void by ~he ~et~g as reco~ded ~ the Cmmittee,
· o see ~ ~e ~ ~ uo~e ~ ~aise ~ a~p~o~a~e ~e ~ off ~ee ff~e~
9o~a~s (~300,00). ~o. ~ ~he 'Siasoonse~ ~os~ 'Off~oe 8q~e 9~ s~d~' ~ee~
Fence ~dB~let~ Boarde.'' "~' ' ~.': . ' ....... ~' ~ ....... '
,: , .,, '- ,. · ;'-,' '. ~' ,' , ,.' . , · ',' ' :, - ,' . " , ' ",~. .. , ' '~ ~ , ,' ".
- ' ..... ". :'.;:;'.We reco~ea~ t~t the s~:'6~,;T~ee:H~d'~:~l~r's ~$300.00) be raised andL~
~j:.2 appropr~ted %o ~t the ~ascmset Post Office Sq~rJ B~ stand~ Settees~
Fence and Bulletin Board ~And-6ne o~tsid~ ti~t-?:.~3.~?,q' L' ~,/ , , Voted bY'the Neeti~'g.a's~re~o~a~d~'d:.by-theC0maittee,':~"~ '
',','(See su~nary 0£ '~pproPriations a~a Transfers at bobtom of page)
' ' Signed: '
., :~ ~ ~ .... ~ ,. CHARLES ~GERALD SNOW. Chamrman
: .... "7 -', -': s LVA,' Se;='et
' ..... ';'"'~ ';'"'~" : "?" ': ?~';'" ..... ' ...........'.:":" '"' ' ~ '~;';" EXt~3RE 'TAYLOR
.,~d t,o. act on, and'.trans..a~ot .ail. business that may~.a~se in relation to the
foregoing articles.'". :'~' :"" ............. ~
And y0~u..are directed to'. ser~..e:this warrant by posting a copy of the same at
the corner of Main a~d Federal. St. ree~ts, ~in ~thei.post office~ in Siasconset and by
publishing the same '~n The Inquirer and Mirror and Nantucket Town Crier at least
seven days before the date of said m~etiug, o,?:' ~-,-:..,-~, ,, ~: ~ ...........
on,',,.: .~, ~,~..e. T?,~w~..: _c~.erk,i' ..,ah .~e. :,~me and .D,l~c~,?.£.,meet~ng, .as aforesaid.
. ;. OiveA ~nder our ~nds ~h±~ .18%A, ..day-,.o,.f ~ant~z~ ~ the year one tl3ousand nine
"" ODOR'GE W. BURGESS~ jr. '~
· .:~ ..... ..: ~ .-, ~. ...~-, ................. ,:~::.: EPAm~ST. R., COFFIN ...... '..~.~'~
o;,' ,,~' ' ' ' ..... / ,'":
True Co, p~ Attests .: ~', :?" t .,- ......... %~?"
, ': 7Wendell He Howes~ ~onst~ble* of Nantuckete ,,'~,-:'
Article
Article
Article
Article
,7... Sm ford -Fund"to ,rutted .roads .t rib~tary, t° :p olpis'
10. Sewer Entrance Fees to House ~onnections
Article
Article
Article 80. From E. & ~ to Hangar repairS~ Nantucket :Nem°~tal
~ o~:,:.~J':/.~t Airpor~ ~a~:'?/.,~:~~ ~:~ ~'~i cj::~,~'u:~,~ 'tm; ;~'~ ~7:?.~:~;,r.±iL
Article' '125. From E.'& D. -to 'Baxter Road Sewer ,Ts:-'.'~ d~i:-:,::?:-' ::~
Article 127. From E. & D. to Hoicks Hollow Road siasconset
Total
$641,0~1.OO
: 114:951.00
$756,032. O0
Ro~d :_,~.~ r:~,!: 159~4~?I- ~-
1~ 120.0 0
11, Overlay Surplus to Reserve ~und 15,000.00
79.~ Balance of Article ~3 'of 1955 Warrant to A~ort ~ '.. ,'
ru~m~ays _ 2,906.79
-'126,' From Artio. le 120 of A955 ~arrant t0'.'Ar~icle ':12~ :-'3; t :~':~:::'::-:';.: · ~. ~:'.:v.~: :~':
5i. From E. & D' to Nonomoy Road Sewer 6,000.00 1
._ 6, 000.00
10~000o00
· 5.200.00
549,451.oo
$8O5,483.50