HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-10-10:Seiectmens Meeting 10 October 1957
The meeting came to Order at 8.17 PM'as County Commissioners
and later convened as Selectmen, all members being present
except Mr. Hardy.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Warrant No. 41 totalling $19,824.66 was presented by Town Acct. Barrett and checked and approved by the Board.
Mr. Arthur Desrocher was present and conferred with thy Board
relative to the position of C.D. director and on motion
made and seconded it was voted that Mr. Desrocher be app-
ointed to this position.
Mr. Matthew Jaeckle Supt. of streets was present and requested
that a transfer of $2,000 be made.to his dept. for the
~aintenance of the Broad Creek Crossing which had been
damaged by recent storms. This matter was discussed and
as it appeared that our.Reserve Fund was low it was~sa-
ggested that rather than request a transfer at this time
the Supt. use whatever funds he had available to maintain
this road and if at the end of the year because of same
he found himself running short we could at that time auth-
orize an overdraft.
Mr. Chs. Davis, Pres. of the Sportsmans Club and Mr. Howard
Jelleme reported on the use of the underwater weed cutter
and ponttoon purchased by the town to cut the reeds in
the ponds, they stated that while the machine worked OK
it was a tremendous.job , they felt that some kind of
a spray could be used to kill the cattails to better ad-
vantage, this matter was disucssed and it was suggested thai
the club obtain information from the manufacturers of said
chemical sprays and advise the board of their findings. It
Was felt that any joy of this nature should be done with a
town appropriation rather than by voulenteers.
Mr. Nestor Richards of the Fishermens Asso. was present and in
behalf of the association requested that the Board set the
fee and limits for the Commercial Scallop Season the same
as last year, and it was so Voted.
Mr. Merwin Blount, Harbor master conferred with the Board re-
lative, to setting speed limits in the harbor, stated that~
in his opinion same were unnecessary. A leter also of the
same opinion was received from Robert N. Hart, a summer
resident of Cliff rd. and placed on file.
The Board.approve joint pole locations on W. York Lane, notices having been sent the abutters and no one objecting.
A letter_was received from the sewer Commission requesting.a
transfer from the Reserve fund of $3,920.00 made necessary
b¥.the-.large number of breaks-which have occurred in the ,
force main. This matter was referred to the Finance Committe
with the suggestion that the Commissioners should take some
positive action to determine the dause of these breaks with
a view to some legal action if it is discovered that same
are caused by a faulty product.
An application was received from Emmerson Sylvaro for the positi(n
of Deputy Shellfish Warden, the application of Elwyn Francis
Sr. being on file. The Board discussed this matter in executJ
session and Voted to table the appointment of any deputy un-
til it was determined that same was actually necessary.
A letter was received from Justin McCarthy Co. advising that the
lengths of hose which had been returned to him had been re-
paired and returned to the Dept. and was placed on file.
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It was v0'ted to write the~'DPW that We hage no.objections to,
the granting'of a permit to the Steamship Auth. to con~ -
struct a 16 pile dolphin off the Kg corner of the steamer
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The Navy Wive's Club was granted a permit for a dance at the
'Grange.Hall on N. Liberty street on Fri. 18 Oct. from
to'iAM.~:
It was'~0ted to notify the Town Acct..that ail department heads
must OK bills presented be fore they will be paid,' and that
a majority of the various committees must do likewise.
It was voted'to check with the Supt. Of streets relative to
progress being made in cutting back various hedges as
requested last'summer, and also'to request 1that the hedge
at the Town lot on Cliff Rd. be cut back.'
There being no further buinsess the meeting adjourned at 10.30
James K. Olidden, Secy.
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SHELLFISH' . REGULATIONS
COMMERCIAL USE
For the Town of Nantucket, adopted by the Selectmen under
,.,, .authority delegated by the Annual Town Meeting.
Section 1. No pbrso~ shall t ~-enty-eight inches wide, seven
rings deep, the bar on dredge is
not over eighteen mesh long arkd
the complete dredge does not ex-
ceed fifw lbs. in xveight.
Scclion 5. Not over four stand-
take from the xvaters of NanCuck-
et, Clams, Quahogs, Oysters, Eels, I
or Scallops, ~vithout a pemnit is-
sued by the Selectmen as Public
Welfare may require. Whoever
shall bake t~rom the waters of
Nantucket, Clams, Quahogs, Oys-
ters, Eels or Scallops without a
permit issued by the Selectmen,
or after said permi% .has been
revoked by the Selectmen, or who-
ever for the purpose of procur-
ing a license falsely makes any
repl~esentation or statement re-
quired shall be punisked by
fine of fifty ($50.00) dollars for
each offense.
~ Section 2. The Selectme~ shall
issue permits as directed in Ar-
ticle 130 of the General Laxvs of
the Commonwealth of .Massachu-
setts.
c Section 3A. The Selec~rnen shall
alloxv the taking of legal scallops
for commercial purposes during the
period from November 1st to
March 31st, inclusive.
Section 3B. Scallops shall
taken by hand only for family
use and not over one bushel per
person per week, and not. for com-
mercial purposes during the month
of October.
~ Section 3C. The use of .dredges.
between the hours of Sunset and
Sunrise, and on Sunday, is pro-
'hi~b~be,d during the legal scallop
season, nor shall scallops be taker~
on Sunday by hand for commer-
cial purposes. · ~
Section 3D. No scallops shall be
taken under this permit unless they
shall have a well defined raised an-
nual groxvth line. as provided by
' Section 70 of Chapter 130 of the
, General Laws, Annotated.
Section 4. The use of two or
more dredges ~onnected together
by an iron bar or any similar de-
vice is prohibited. No dredge or
dredges of greater width than
~venty-eight inches across the
mouth will be permit~d. Power
hoisting of dredges is authorized
provided no dredge is more than
ard bags (proxqded by the Toxvn)
of scallops shall be taken per man
per day. including shells, and not
ever eight bags of scallops in-
cluding shells shall be taken per
boat per day. This limit of four and
eight shall be interpreted as in-
cluding scallops taken under this
commercial permit anfl any family
permi.t. All bags shall be tied se-
cra.ely in such manner that the
top is complet)ely closed.
Section 6. No clams, quahogs,
oysters, or scallops shall be taken
by hand or other~vise from such
seed areas as are now set off or
closed by action of the Selectmen
or from such areas as may be set
off or closed by the Selectmen dur-
ing the period these re.gulations
remain i,~ force. ~ Clam~ must
measure 2~/~ inches or more and
quahogs must measure 2 inches
o.r more. '.
Section 7A. A first violation of
any of the sections txvo to six in-
clusive shall be punishable by re-
vocation of license for not more
than thirty (30) days from the date
of the Board's action revoking
said license. If said penalty should
carry over the end of the season,
the balance of the penalty remain-
~ng shall be carried over and be
effective in the next scallop sea-
son. ~
Section 7B. A second v[o]ation
of any of the sections two to slx in-
clusive shall be punishable by
voc~¢ion of license for one year
from the date of the Board's action
revoking said license. ·
Section 8. The fee for license
~o operate under the above regu-
lations shall be $5.00.
Section 9. As may seem neces-
sary, and at any time. the &bore
re~ulati'ons may'be altered, or
new regula~Aons put in force by
the Selectmen.