HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-05-23Selectmens Meeting
23 May 1957 --8.05 PM
All members of the Board present.
Warrant No. ' ~/ totalling gJ was presented by' Town
Acct. Barrett and checked and approved by the Board.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
A letter was received from the public relation's committee
questing that the committee be increased to 7 and submitting
the names of Robert Murray and Albert E. Whitehill~.
Mr. Kiley and Mr. Wm. Henderson of the committee were pre-
sent and opposed the appointment of Mr. Whitehill apparently
on the basis that he was the Secy. of the Chamber of Commerc,
and that Art.~ lll of the 1955 warrant prohibited same, there
was some discussion as to how long this article vote. was
good for and the matter was tabled with the vote that an
opinion be asked of the Town counsel as to the life of said
town meeting vote.
A notice ~z received from the DPW advising of a petition by the
Steamship authority to do some condtructton in tidewater
received last week was reported on by the Secy. who advised
that the proposed work was for a 4' wide catwalk along the
N. side of the new authority bulkhead for the use of the
yacht club apparently. It was voted to enter our protest as
to said license until we know more about the matter.
Mr. Robert Cuttle, Lessee of the Jetties Beach conferred with me
board relative to repairs and work to be done at the beach.
The Board advised that this work would be done by Mr. John
Putterick our maintenance man. On the matter of bulldozing
it was voted that we would pay half of the cost of same as
in previous years not to exceed $100.00.
Mr. Harold Lindtey was present and presented an application for
an all alocholic seasonal innholders license at the Ships
Inn, stated that this would be the license abondoned by the
Beach House Inc. and that it would be us.ed in the dining
only and room service, no cocktail lounge. Same was voted to
take the course prescribed by law.
The Board approved pole locations on N. Beach street and Mass ave
in Madake t.
It was voted to meet next week on Wednesday due to the Holiday.
It was voted that Mr. Robert Stark be nominated to the Mosquito
control commission to replace N~. John Blaser who advised
he could not serve.
Secy. Glidden advised that due to regulations of the Barnstable
County retirement asso. James E. Chapel, Marine Fishe Warden
could no longer serve after 29 May on which date he would
70 years of age. It was voted to advertise for applications
for this position.
Mr. Willie HOuse dba The-Chicken B~x restarant was gtanted a
ne~ewal of his Juke box license.
Loyal Walsh and James Marsh applied for a sign at their place of
business on Broad street and same was referred t o the His-
toric Dist. Commission.
The Board approved a permit to hang a sign over the sidewalk on
Main street, to Wirth of Westport same having been previousl
approved b~_~the Historic Dist. Commission.
Esther Gibbs. North Shore restaurnat was granted a fenwal of her
entertainment permit for background ~sic.
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The Board approved officers for' the 300th anniversary celebration
as follows: Ge~rge Jones Ch. Edgar Orpin treasurer and Albert
W~itehill, Secy.
Ch. Arthur Vincent of the Nantucket Scuut Committee invited the
Board to be present at the dedication ceremonies of the
new Boy Scourt camp site at 5PM Sunday.
The DPW advised that in order to cOmPlete the section of polpis,
road from the present state highway to the twin hills area
as a bond issue project it would be necessary for the state
to take same as estate highway and later turn it back to the
town, and asked us to confirm this procedure. It was so
V, oted.
It was voted to write M~. Gibbs Sherril! of the Steamship Auth.
ority, calling his attention to the fact that we had not
had the courtesy of a reply to our previous letter to him.
A letter was received from the U.S.~Army Eng. advising that on
the matter of dredging the entrance channel any action for
funds would have to be instituted by ou~ Congressman. It
was voted to refere this matter to Congressman Nicholsen.
There being no further business the meeting adB. at 10.30 PM.
James K. Glidden, Secy.
A special meeting of the Board was held at the Office of Mr.
Kenneth N. Pease on Sat. afternoon at 4.30 PM. present all member:
of the Board, Mr. Robert Backus of the Steamship Auth. Mr. Frank
Look Gen. Mgr. of same. Gardner Russell Arty for the Yacht Club
and Col.~Stacy Knoph of the Yacht Club.
The matter of discussion was the proposed license Prequested by
the Authority from the'DPW for the construction of a 4ft
catwalk alongside the presnet Auth. Bulkhead for the use
of the Yacht club.~ It was pointed out that the Yacht Club
had a catwalk walk in the area presently occuppied by the
new solid fill const, of the Authority and that in the ne-
gotiations between ,the Auth. and the Club it had been agreed
that the club would be provided'a replacement area along the
top of the new bulkhead. After same was built the authority
decided they needed all the area constructed and had con-
sequently applied for this permit to build this catwalk out
side the present new btulkhead. The operation would be within
the 65ft easement granted to the authority by the town. The
matter of whether the authority could legally const, this
item with public funds for use of a private organization
~and whether it could set off the area for exclusive~as ~
discussed but the main contention of the Board was that this
was the fisrt time any of us had been aware of this matter
at all and that we felt it was in very poor taste that the
town had been ignored. It was the sense of the meeting that
we withold filing any objection to the granting of the lic.
with the DPW/
Adj. 6.05 PM.