HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-09-05~Selectmens Meeting
5 Sept. 1957
The meeting came to order as Selectmen at 8.65 PMhaving been
preceeded by a County Commissioners Meeting~ all members of
the Board Seing present.
Warrant No. 36, totalling $8,565.97 was presented by Town Acct.
Barrett and checked and approved by the Board with the ex-
ception of certain bills and vouchers of the Sewer Dept.
which were only signed by one member and which were held
out to be signed by the other members. Voucher numbers 3136
thru 3141.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. ~
M~. Robert Christman was presented and discussed with the Board
the matter of the complaint made the previous week as regards
his cottages, stated that he had been policing the premises
personally and that he could not be responsible for noise
made by persons on the street after they had left his cottage
State that only one complaint had been made to the police
this season and that had been made by tenants at his cottages
relative to noise coming from a cottage not.~.owned by him,
but by M~. Allen Holdgate and M~. Ormonde Iugall who were
signers of the aforesaid petition. '~
M~. William Burdick Sr. was present and discussed with the Board
his application for the position~of cleaning the streets
about the center of town. After '~Iscussion the Board voted
to give this job to Mr. Burdick on a trial basis and to so
advise the Supt. of streets.
The Board was in receipt of a letter from Mr. Clarence Gilford
Ch. of the Hospital D2ive Committee thanking the Board for
its assistance in this matter.
A letter was received from the Nantucket Yacht Club Inc. advising
that the catwalk along the authority bulkhead would be made
available du~ing the winter months to local boatman, provided
they would apply for said privelige to the yacht club and
sign a guest privelige card. The local press were requested
to give this matter the necessary publicity in their columns.
The Board was in r~eceipt of a copy of a letter from N.E. Ailines
to Mr. Stephen Herlitz in reply to a complaint as regards
their service. Same was Placed ou file.
A letter was received from a Mrs Nicholsen of Butterside Up. re-
lative to noise and late parties from the cottage at the
rear of her dwelling used by the White Elephant hel~ and
same was referred to the White Elephant.
It was voted to request Mr. Robert T. Curriee lessee of the
Jetties Beach to confer with the Board at its next meeting.
It was voted to write Mr. Clarence Lyons, contractor on windows
at Our Island Home relative to completing this contract.
The B~ardea~p~oEed a state hawkers & pedlers license of one Kermit
Roosevelt Jr. who runs the ice cream turck business formerly
operated by Ray Taylor.
There being no further business the Board went into executive'
session~to discuss welfare matters and adj. at 10. 20 PM.
selectmens Neeting
5 Sept. 195~ . .~
Welfare: ~
A notice was received from' Dr. Kelley at Poc'asset relative
to a Margaret Barnard, who was admitted to'said hospital'
~- to be removed to her home in Phil. and asking that we agree
to pay for her confinement there and pointiug out that ~his
was reimburseable from the state, Same was approved.
The. Board discussed the matter, of the applic, s tion of Mrs
Catherine Grant to Our Island Home, this woman over 70 and
with no husband~ or children is suffering from a mild mental
condition. Inasmuch as Dr. Folger her physician ha~ advised
that he felt this patient should be sent to the state hospita
at Taunton for treatment and observation before being admitte
the Board took no action on this matter.