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Home My WebLink About1958-02-25oigani~ational meeting Board of Selectmen 1958. --25 Peb. 58. The newly ~lected ~ard of, Selectmen met ~t the, office" Of thb Town Clerk'at'll' AM this date, present were Waiter'S. Barrett, Robert,B. Blair, James K. Glidden, John'F. Meiibye and Kenneth N. Pease. The Town Clerk administered the oath of Office which was sworn to by each of the above. .~ On motion duly made and seconded it was voted that Kenneth N. Pease be Ch. for the ensuing year, and he assumed the'Chair On motion duly made and seconded it'was voted that 'James K. Glidden, be Secy for the ensuing year. ,, ,, On motion duly made and seconded it was voted that Roy E. Sanguinetti be appointed Town Counsel at the usual retainer for the ensuing year. ''~ .~ On motion lduly made and seconded it was voted that the regular meetings of the Board be held on ThurSday evenings at 7.30 P~ until further notice. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at ll.20R~t. James K.'Giidden, Secy. of $100.00 'A~' NuAL TOWN MEETING ..... February 25, 1958 ARTICLE 8 Under Article 8 the Departn~nt'budget breakdown are for informational purposes only and the total appropria- tion amounts be used as in the past. ;.~?'i ..... .'~ Held At High School' Auditorium''~' moaerago~ M~. Roy E. ~,S~guinetttt ,~'~ ,','Will ,'the' meeting' ' please come to ~,~ ....... o~der; i~ Tonight ,o~ pdblic~dd~ess system seems !:,~.o~,~_ ::~ ,? :~. ,be.working very w$11. ,,:Arr~ge~nts ~ve been made ~ $ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~[~1 ~ ~1~ j~ ~ [ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..... J ~ f O ~ ~ anyone 'on",the floor,to use'the microphone; if he ~: ;~ does not'ca~e to:do~so,'~ it is'his privilege to ~efuse. ' Before/st~ting the meeging, ~ ~"~ .... . I ~would like to inquire if ~ofie has 'been invited to'give t~ invocation." Reverend Bradford Jo~son then lead the assembly ~ praye~. .... · ..~ .. ...... ~ -:. "~:~-x~"-x ~ve a-request from th$';cl~ss in goverment in ,~tr~,:? ~'. .......... the High Schdol for Pe~isSion"for about ten of the ~..';~} ". ~"/class .to' attend this ~meeting~ ~dl before,, starting ' "' ...... the ~meeting, '~at is' your pleasure* Leon Royal~~ "I m~e a.motion that the ~lass be allowed to v.x~;;,szoc~ .~: .. .; attend the ting., :;~; .~:~., "Second the motion.". ~' .ghose in favor,' say'~Aye,; . ~ ..... ,' ~ .... ,.,,,. ~. Howes,~ please advise }t~'group they have the /,~'/~ ~' ~,~: :T ~L~/'~imous 'consent to~ attend'~the meetinm." "~ will now.eongtnue'~h'gh~ , ~d,will hea~ the ~eport of the election f~om the ':To~' Clerk, M~. Clark Coffin." .... read 'Article ~ , t~e ':election returns. Moderato~z "Th~k you, M~. 2 of ~he Warr~t~reads: '~ ~eceive reports of .the~ various depar~mznts ~d~ ~ o~i~ees which sh~l ' Come' ~efo'~e ~his meeting. ," ......... ' .;:.'~he reco~enaatio~af/~,,Fi~mce Co~ittee is: 9~'{,? ~o :.,.de~rt~nts 'a~ 'C0mitgees~be' ~eceived. ~ l~e the~e ~G~,,~: >.:,.%:~Y peports"to come'before this meeting?" ~t~.[ B~o~.'~now,'. secretary, - submitted :the. report of the Pinance .,, ~ ' l.~.c,-,~.~.~, .~ Co~igtee. and so~, ch~ges~ fn~ thei~ reco~endations. Moderator: ~.. , -~,'~Mpd Snow ha~' submitted: the Report of the Pin,ce "';' ~,: ~:~ ....Cd~ittee ~d so~-ch~ es in their ~eco~endations c,~ ..... : ...... ,., w~ch I,~ill'fead now ~d; as the '~ticles come up, ;~o'.:: ~:.'. ,-. , , .'~o The .Moderator;~ ~ual'. To~ Meeting:. We wish ~mend followtng~gicles, to ~ead as follows ~ ~..~% ~ ~.,~. - ~ ARTICLE 57 We wish to amend Article 57. to ~read full time employe~ ~ instea~ '~f ~egul~r ~ employee and under ~txed salaries, ~Lieutenants should read $82.50 each. ARTTCLE 67 We recommend that the Town vote.to establish a ~ Stabilization ~Fund as'iprovided~ in~Ch.~40~?. Se~~ '~:5B of the Gen:~.Laws~and to transfer thereto the I ~ ~balance in'the ~p0st War Rehabilitation Fund and :-:"the fund~retu~ned to the Town from the Nantucket '~"Housing A~thority.~r(This' act 'requires two thirds majority vote at a Town Meeting before funds can .. be appropriated therefrom:.) And if,.by Iaw .term appointments cannot be made for five years,~ they- shall:, be ~ one for one 'year,'~ two for two years and two for three years and after ?', !reorganization.in.1958 'each· expired term be for _.'~":tw0 periods, of .~three;years 'and' unexpired term :~i.. ' apP0in~me, ntM :be for'un~exP,..i~e~ terms only. We recommend'that the T~wn"t'ake the necessary steps to have 1ts By-Laws changed so that no appropria- tions may be'at 'any Spec!al: Town Nesting unless there .are present at' least five (5)~ per cent of the .... ~egistered voters; provided~- however, ~'that ~:S~id ~ quorum W. ould not i apply to any Special Neeting called '"-':/~"'only.~for the purpose~of transferring funds from moneys' already'appropriated' or from the surplus · accounts. ...~ .... ::revenue...., ., ~ .,~ ..... : ........ ,:: : ,~;~... ~.~:..~; :~.. ..We recommend all bills against the Town. shall be ::::: .,itemized with:days,~'dates; working 'hours and-::: · materials used. .The following is to be added to our recommendations "and that.the bill now before the State Legislature "~'authorizing .the"Town'ofiNanbuc~.et to appoint a .:" special c0mmittee.to arrange'for a celebration i.,:~ ~'o°mmem°~ating'the :300th'Anniversary of the settlement .............. 'of the Town of' Nantucket !be accepted when passed. ' ~: Section 3 "gl '~id' bili:~adin~'', ,~ll'm~ie~'~ reCeiVed ' by 'said Committee~: whether -from appropriation, ~,. receipts, contributions o~ other sources, shall be '. held by. it- in a'separate fun~, i:which: 'shall':be~used ": ijas 'a revolving fund~ until"said 'celebration has ~'~: been accomplished~ whereupon..the money, if any, remaining in said- fund,'~ after 'payment of all necessary.expenses incurred in connection with said :'7":~'"" celebration; shall be turned Over to the Town Treasurer. '" ~-~..- NOTE:· ~: As to~ articles we have recommended· Calling '~-'.~ - '~.~.'~ :. J for .salary increases," we recommend that all said' increases be retroactive to i January, 1958 ...... Albert L, Silva Moderator':· "I understand these changes do not change the ~ ~'-' figures recommended by the Finance Committee in any .... ~ ~ ' . the end of the meeting the Selectmen have a Resolution they would like to offer pertaining to ';:~ .... ~: .... . ~:"I al'so ~nde~stand the Chaimman of the Finance · ~'Y~: :~.:': ~.': ' >"Committee cannot .talk- tonight'on account of ::-':<' ::-:"-':' .~ - laryngitis~so 'any questions will be answered :';~'-"'" "~·~ -"We. are ~now about ~ ready t o start and if anyone cares to have any one article taken up for discussion, if -. they will Just rise and tell me what article it is, ~'-:~:~ Node~ator:' "' .~tA~e there ~y 0~er a~ttcles you would like to ~":~" .~-~'-~':." ~ only. a~ticles anyone wants~to have taken up ~o~ ~" ~' N~.~R0be~t~C~is'tm~~'~ "~t I have to~dscuss~has to do with the ~atse o~ appropriation $1~0.00. One of the reasons ~.'>.: ...... ::~ ~.~ ~.~'~ we"need t~'money~is-that last.month the Gas ~d We a~e ~ing out oF money· .: We hav~ ~ pay o~ j~it~ $600,00 a yea~. Therefore, we ~uld like to N~. F~eem~ King:: "Second the motion." '~.~be increase~ from $750.00 to $900.00." "All those in favor,, say 'Aye'..." Moderator::' l'J,',?lt is moved that the. rent of the Legion Building '.~.:..~'!Opposed will say 'No'...." ttThe.JAyes: have it. , The Arg. endment is carried." !tAre there any.other discussions under Article 8?" 'ti am' speaking on Article. 8, Page 7, School ~Department.'~. The Finance Committee reports-~ 'We have left out the sum of $17,740.00 from the- . original budget. We recommen, d mtO see if the Town favors the recommended salaries of the School Committee.under the survey.option V Step (8)'. A little over a year ago 'ArtiCle 97 of the 1957 .Warrant provided for the raising and appropriation of the sum of $8,300 to underwrite the cost of a comprehensive survey, of Nantucket, School. Sys. tem by members of tt~ Harvard Graduate School of Education. The Town Meeting.,_voted favorably on this,art, icle; the survey was made and the. report and published. 350 .copies have been distributed'and some ar.e~:still available. As the Town Meeting directed, in passing the Warrant~ ~his.stu~vey covers eveEy aspec~ of the i:q educational survey of the community. It provides plans which require months of:study.before the report can be acted upon, but one item has to~ s;. receive high priority ifthe.schoois a~e,to:be ad- equately staffed ~ this has.to do.with the"adjust- ':..~ ment.of teachers,'-salaries, f~,This covers in detail .'-.the ~u~ltficattofis of our~teaching personnel and ;:.the.urgent necessity .fo~:sala~y revision even to maintain present calibre of teaching accomplishment :,:.-,.on the.Island.~, This salary revision is an adjust- .... ment rather.than, a raise~and public consideration of the teachers needs a~Justmentiso that we may look upon ,:'. them'as.professionals. ~.In some cases this means that ..~.teachers .themselves are 'expected to meet a higher :.than present..standard' of~both attitude and competence - ~ a~more professional.:attitude and devotion to calling. ~t~I ~ve to-s~,with-respect to the School Co, tree _involves .t~ School.Co~ttee as it was up .~til yesterday.:~ We ~ve~the.pleasure of welcoming ~..George ~astos, who was sworn in today. I do :-~.not refer to ~. Anastos:as he.was not a member when .these ~ decisions .were ~de. ~'~.~ter c~ef~.deliberation a~..fu!l discussion, yo~ School Co--tree adopted,~ as a ~tter of ~.policy, .the least;expensive of.five possible · . sal~y ~ schedules .proposed.by;~the S~vey Report. ~-; The; Schedule p~o~ des for / cons!de,ably greater salary ~ewards for those teachers who possess Johnson. (cont~inued) :. . deg~e'es a~e essenti~ to a public '.J~:~ .~:~':. '~ :'~. '~'~ school~ teaching position and t~. Co~ittee feels ~?~:~:" :::~ .'"':~ ~' there should be a difference between teachers who ~ ~ :~ - ~ '. ',.~have spent t~' t~e, effort and' money involved in · ~.~:.'~ ~. securi~ a degree and~ those who ~ve not. However, ~'.:'~-~::['~:.~'~? ~ ' .~ t~ salary policy, of the C0~ittee is not to look ,::.~?~:i ~: . '::"upon 'deg~ees,'as:t~ only criterion of a teacher's '~.::'~ ~ .~ value ~d competence. ~:'Therefore, the Salary ~:." ~ -~ Sched~e proves, for merit evaluation of all teachers, :: .... ~ -regardless of deg~eesl~ 'Th~ '~chedule reco~izes ~: ~ . .... fo~ di~sions - probation~y teacher, teacher, ..... ~.~ :-. bette~ the averse~ teache~ ~d highly superior teacher. The mechanics-of teacher evaluation are not yet formulated. The Teachers~ Association has ~:'~:.~.- ~ .... been asked to conside~ and propose a suitable method ~'~::.[:~r~:~ . for consideration by the~School Co~ittee. A method '~J: .. '- L~ "~ ~ .: will be .worked out, ~ tf necessa~, by the Co~ittee itself. This ~ole ~tte~,. impo~t~t as it is, is only a part of the Survey Report. This repo~tm~es some o~e~ very positive-reco~endations as being matters of ~gency a~ involving the expendit~e ~:.'~' ~ ~. considerable s~s. of money.' - The: School' Co~iStee ~ ~. ~ ~. ~ '.-'~:..recognizes that the whole economy of t~ Isled is ~:.F.~..~ ~':~ .... -. .t~eatened~by other factors ~d so has established a min~ budget.' They 'have not requested the establis~ent of a kindergarten, ~ dsspite the S~vey's ' ~ ~ ~ ~eco~endation along those lines,' , ........... ~'~ The SchoOl Dep~t~nt's Budget is $245,110, $1~,740.00 '~ '.:~.-."- ' '~ ~of:which.is~involved~in-s~y~ad~ustments as- p~o- :~:~-"':~. .';-' ' '-. vided, by the new policy~::less.th~ 8% of t~ ~dget. ........ ~ "N~cket School Co~ittee' has complete authority to dete~ine the Fin~ci~ needs ~oF.publtc school ~-~' ~. ~ :~: ~-: ~ '~opePat ion ~d-' ~equtre that~such money be raised'and appropriated. The Fin~ce. Co--tree of the Town has refe~ed this single item oF t~ .School Budget to ' ' I ' ' the f loo~ of- To~ Meeti~ a~ fo~ t~t reason~ it is now before us. The School-Cb~ittee is on ~eco~d as taki~ t~ position ~that the 'full ~o~t is necessary . ~ .:-~ ~':-- to ~p~ope~ :operation ~of ~t~.~school system,' ~-If, ':.?..~' :~ ~ this .meeting,' the 'To~ ~ votes, to ~aise and appropriate -~ ~'. ..... ~' the enti~e' ~o~t~ 'no fu~t~ action will be necessary. z.~'~:'~:::~'- ~' If. this ~meeting-~t~olds its ~ approval of the salary adJust~nt item,'?the S'chool~Co~ttee must do one of :'-~-? '.~:'~.: .~ two thins: l. ~:. Zt must decide' whether o~ not, in ~.~ ...... its: jud~ent, ~' it' should :' accept .. the ~esponsibility .........-~,. ,., ~: .~/~:~ :: ~equi~ing that the.total ~o~t~be nonetheless ~':-:,::.~.'? ~.' "~aised; iF its 'decision~ is in-the negative - if it :2..:.~:.1. .: '.. declines to exercise its responsibility, then, 2. It ~"~-- "~.~ ~' still~ must '~ev'i~e seve~' teache~ts salaries upw~d t~:.L~::~.. -- '-~.: 'because-in t~last several mont~, in o~de~ to have .... "~.,:~ ~' ~- a full complement of ~teache~s,?it ~s been necess~y :,-:~:-~:, -.~:. to pay new teachers a ~gher'$~a~y th~ t~ p~evio~ ........ '". :' '-~ sched~e ~provided fo~ 'Consequently, t~e ~e in- :~.~:J~'~ ~ ~ . 'equities:existing. in the case of teachers ~o a~e :~::::'-":'~-::'; ~still~being p~d'~de~ the old scale. '~'::"-:::~': - ,.Zt'i~'not the "polioy' of the'School Co, tree to J~ ........ - ..... dO~' t~':mt~eats o2 the people' ~y one of these ~ ~:: ~-: ~ ideas o~' proposals. We have · the. authority. ~ether ~' '-:~.:~-"~ ~- .or not the authority shoed be used in the face of ::'~-~ '~ ~:~ "'public disapproval is tsomet~ng t~t ~ll have to be ~ :.~-' ..... decided ~te~ the disapp~ov~· is heard. Mr. Johnson (continued) t Finsly, this n~tter has been discussed at con- .. ~-~ :: ~,... siderabl~: length,, in publ-io and. private, by most ~,~ ...~'~- . :% ...... ~ .:: people here. :, The'leaders of~ the, S~vey St~f .~j..~..~ ?~ ~ :~ were present ~,at a 'public mee$ing here last month ~ ..... ~ ~.~ fol.;such discussion.~ The School~Co~ittee itself, as a~ co~ittee ~d as individuals, have .sought to '~'~ 1~$'j,~-~ 'L ~' ~listen~. ~. ~ ~ carefully .~d to .weigh. fully the questions, ~. ~ ,, . ~eactions and c~iticisms oD ~l persons interested, .~-~ .~ ~-~ This is the time fo~ a decision~ No lo~e~ I ,' ,.. ~ ~ hope~ will p~sonalities enter~ ~d confuse the .? ~v ~ ~ ........ pict~e - p~rsonalities ot~ t~ the 600 school ~ ~.~.~. ~ ~ children fo~ whom o~ facilities exist ~d whose --,. ~. ,~.: interests ~d education a~e the. sworn duty of the ".~A ' ~ ~ School CoEittee. . ' '' : ] '' '~ ~ :1~ ' ~: ', ~"" I' ~mefome, ~e that'.th~' T0~ vote to raise ~, ..~; ~.. ~. a~ appropriate the full s~ of money p~ovided .... ~,,, ~', ~. ~ ~,- fo~ in the S'chool Dep~t~nt Budget, n~ely ~ ~, ~ ;, ~ $245,110.00.'~ ~, ,~ ,~ :~ ;, ~- M~. E~eSt Lema,".Sr,':~, "I ~uld,'iik~ to ~e a"motion that the : :.--.: ~ : - To~ appoint a co~ittee.to investigate this '. ~ -- matter f~.the~ ~d .have it ~me up on a ballot ~: and not on t~ f~oo~." .... ~ Moderator:. "That is not possible,~;~. Lema,.:~de~ the law. ~ will have to move yo~ motion out of ~ E~n~s~ Lema, S~.: "Do t°~.~'~ha.t,the money on , , ,. you ~an~ .~ ~..~ ,..,. '~ 'this Island~can be.spent without an investigation? ~,~ ~ , ...... C~'t the~people decide how to spend thei~ money?". Moderator: .... ~.'"Not ~as fat'-as it relates .t0~t~ salaries Nr~ ,Lema, S~.: ~"Th$ late Orison Hull once ~de ~ motion to that , effect.'~ ~ ~ -~ Noderato~z: .... 'Th ~ law has' be'on ~h~d si~ t~e I : .~,,~....~-~:: ....~ ~,:~. ,quote.~you from~Chapte~ yl~of o~ General Laws, ~.~.: ... : .... .'..'~ _-~.-~Seetion iS, which ~0vides .that t~ S'chool Co~ittee :: .... ;:' . .......s~ll elect ~d m~t~ contract fo~ teachers, ~:. ~.;, j .: .... -:salaries ~ they, c~ot be ~ delegated to ~y other ~;-~ ...~.. ~:.%'~ of-its'subordinate~. This is a ~tter t~t rests ,';. .~'-:~ . ~.e~i~ely~wi~h the School Co, tree. It is solely ?~ .;.~,~,~ ~in.t~ir h~ds.~: I ~ goi~,~to~rule t~t this ~ ~ .~. ~:, ~.:~.-- ~tter does not~.come,before. this gathering. If -: ~ ,~: ~ ~yone -is not ~in agreement 'with that ~li~, you .?-~...~. : :_.,: ...... ..... may.have a right of .. appeal';. ~d I ~ll allow it, .~, .. ,:--:~, ,., ~ ~:but ,the~e is a question on this.~ich I checked ::::. :,.: ~: ..~-. .~. out.today~.:,0~ To~ Meeting:is r~ ~de~ the ,. ~.. , ' ':~ ~ laws of o~ House of Representatives in Massachu- .... "~: ~.. : .?~.setts. :.It ~oes not p~ttc~ly follow Cus~ngs -~,: ~ ~.:~.:.. :,~ .~,...~:: Manual r there~is a distinction between a r~e .... made by .a p~esiding .officer, ,w~ch is considered a rule based upon law,' or whethe~ the decision ~ :-.. ;..~ ,: ~ is one ~t~t is ~based on parli~entary procedure ~,. ~ -. . .:~ ~ere the law says you have~to have certain things .~.:.~-~.~.' ..... .~"~:~,.~"~ %done,''~, ~ere t~ere~is not a question of law in- ~ ?.:. ~, ,~ .-~; .. :volved, ~you ~ways ~ve a right,of appeal to the ~- . ~ '~ .... .: floo~..,.I have a feeling~that in view of what ,-,~.. -General Law says, this ts pur~ly'a question of law, but I ~ll allow ~ appeal to t~ floor." M~,'~ ~kdford'Johnson4 ~'""~"The'Sch6ol ~o~it~e~ :~ Very" anxious to · :~ -'::: .... ;.- hea~ 'the' sentiment "of this large number of voters. in the matter." · Moderator: . "I c~not allow that as the ToE Meeti~ c~ot M~. Robert.O~istman: "Would a motion be in order for the toes- ',: .... ' ..... people to' vote yes or no on' the 'question. ~. Jonson is aski~ fo~ a vote of confidence Moderator: '?, .':'"Unde~ t~, l~w, .this "c~not .b~ do~ at To~ Meeting.". M~'Kent'Ki~:: "Would' it be possible': ~der'l~h~se' circ~st~es: ~.~7-'.':?_ , '" - ' decision with reg~d to t~s~" which would reflect . ,~-07:3",..~,',.'~ ..:.. ' ? the ~ feeling of the major portion of these voters?" Moderator:, '?-'- "Yod'~?ap~al'~y"aejisi0~'t8 t~ floor only. N~. Au~stus Roche: ~"Since it is a question of law, is School Depa~t~nt's Budget to include the $17,740 ~ ~:~f? -~ %~ .... ':' without designat~ ~t it will'be used ' ~"O~ ask Mr. Jo~s0n ~so~ questions~" Mrs;*' C~the~ine D°y!et/'. we . Mod;r~tor::'~ ''tlf tMY do not ~e~t~n'tlo teachers' s~ies..". ~S;~.Doylet "' ~ "That-is the ~eason'~wokth~ds~6f t~ people ~e ~m:~ ~ ~ ~ he~e~tonight~ to'discuss teachers~ salaries.~ Moderator: .:~':". "You'J~'t t'ell,'~"elected official'what -: ~":~.,-~-- , , :' You c~ petition the School Co~ittee f~ a t:~?~,~:i ::-. ~' hea~i~. 'If'after this To~ Meeti~ has completed its business,"you C~e--to ,hold a meet~ here, I shall be glad to. remain with you for the meeti~, but as far 'as. salaries 'of:teachers ~e concerned, t~ To~ Meeti~ has not~ to do with teac~rs' ~.-tugustus Eoche 1:-: "'I ~e' a~'m&iod that-ke'-~ccept the Srchool "Second t~ motion.'~ , · ~app~op~iate the s~ of $~5,110 for the SChool ~ ~- Depart~ nt. ,t .......... --'~ -"~ ..... those*in favor' of t~t ~otion, say ,A~e, ...... ,..-' ......: th° · 'oppos'edi'sa~ 'No' "The Ayes have it. The motion is carried.'~ M°d'erat °'~: '"Ii'~e~' t~ere,, any· ' -oSher.' qUestions, . .. tmderL;Article.. . . ,, 8.?' ..: :: ~ . ' ., f. not,?we'ar~' now ,. th~ugh ~ with Article 8. "The ~next ~ticle ~6' b~'~take~~ :: up is E~ticle 19." ~dti 6n '6~ ~the' Fin~ce 'CoEittee~, reco~enda- ~'"' ':"~:'~ ..... ~.. "A~ticle. 19 ~i~' n~w.b~f~e tHe'~Athe~i~,, "P~ote~tive ~sso~i~ion'whi~h is bei~ foxed by .,.-/. .,~.:~o~.s~e~ visitors.~- People don't seem to_~de~- st~ t~b Madder' has been abused by s~er .~.~ ~ .... visitors ~.home.to~ p~ople ~so.~ .They won,t .j: ....... ~"~b~y.:~n $,he ~o~ds, b~$~ i~vade ~vate pro~er~y. ..... ... <. ~ I ~ealize this road SUppo~ts~.a.~n~ber of f~ilies. .:~ .~.. ~ 'I w~t.to~impr~ss on people that this $3,000 '~.~0uld be ~ed t o'bette~' ad~tage - by buildi~ .~:.:. :~.~. ~.a b~idge as.fa~ as the $3,000 would go, and=to; "-~ ~-':be ~C~ried 'on later~ with a.f~ther appropriation. ~$r~' I ~'~''":''~ 'I 'ma~ a m6tion that this $3;.Q~9 be used to build a bridge this year." Moderator: ~: ~:~..'.'Doe's:anygne"el~e ~t"t8 ~be~e~ on-t'his "~ticle? Matthew ~a~ckle'~'.~ ~"With ........ ~' ........ due~ ~espect to.t~'~ema~ks of the p~evio~ speaker~' bef~e ~y vote is taken on this A~ticle with ~eg~d to. a b~idge, I ask everyone to conside~ ~is fact.l' In o~der to build a b~idge .::~.. ~.. ?...across. Broad C~eek,. $S, 000 would't-put:in ten j 'spiles. if such a thing i~'to be done at's~me ..-./. .... : .... futu~e.t~e,...I think we should get some ~of~.the~' .... State money f~'om ~ Division-of WaterwAys ~te'help .-~ ~.. ....:~.....us out in this.~e.spe~t. .We .have been'able ....:..~.: .... :...../.maintain ~the .B~oad..C~eek c~ossing at a'nomi~ .~...-.~:.:~ ~ /.: ~ c. os~ and we'kept. "some t~tT. odd.., scallopers goi~.,, This money:.~hould ;:be spent :~to .keep t~t open. Leon RoT~:?~"The Supe~int.ende~ of Streets has done ~!.~.~..-~l ' - excellent, piece o~ ~0~k in Madaket. I m~e "a ~..~ ~..- .~ 'motion.that.we accept,the Fin~ce Co~ttee's :-/~'::: ' ~: ~': ~..'reco~ndation ~'on'this A~ti6ie;',. Is 'i~'po'Ssible t'o~ ~en~ ~e= mot~ien made by _~-~.~..~-.L..: ..:~.. .~: ~. ~M~..Royal to the' extent of havi~ a .co~itte? appointed .to 'studY. the~ idea .~s.~ eXpr~sse'd~ by Mr. 'Lem~ of building a b~idge?"' E~nest Le~, S~,: '1'I ~derst~ one of o~ Selectmen~visited ~.:_:::,: ~:.: ~: .... Broad'Creek C~osstng in comply with ~ eng~e~r, ~,. ...... '. . .'~o'Stated.'.t~is:could not Be~d'one."'. Ke~eth Peasez "The e~inee~ a~rived on t~ l0 o'clock pl~e ....... ..~ ~:.:~ in the ?~ning ~ left on..the ~ otclock pl~e. ' He did accomp~y us ~bo the B~oad 'Street Crossing to look the situation ove~ ~d stated that what t~ Superintendent was doing was about ~l that could be done. ~ He expressed ~the hope that the $~ge would Suild'out ~n"as it had' in p~evious yea~,s. Building a b~idge would be a g~eat e~ense." ~Noderatorz "The onlymotion that' has been seconded is that :":~:: ~:. ~'.',' the recommendation,of the Finance Committee,.be ~:i ~.~. -~ ;/accepted,-* ,Are ~you,rekdy.to'vote on this motion?" ~":: ~,~': ?All ~ose:in ~avo~, Say.~'Aye.....- · : '-'Opposed, ~say~'No'......." ,~ "Unanimous ~ V0t e ."!., ~: ~ ~ ' ~,'i~: ~ "The next a~ticle fo~ discussion.is A~ticle ~.~t .~ The Node~ator read~A~ticle ~ ~d the reco~enda- Au~stus~Roche~ ~.."I direct my questions .to ,the Fin~ce '~.Co~itteej c.This a~ticle has appeared in She Warr~t-for.~.the past t. wo or t~ee yea~s and has .......... .... :-',...'- -. '. been .t~ned .do~ before. ,,' .~y_ is it now bei~ accepted this yea~?":'.: '~ ~:~:.,,: : Ha~old'~de~son:: ~'~This A~ticle, as .you sSated, has been in the~Wa~r~t fo~ seve~ ~eaFs~ing ~d has .'.been taken in~ ~consideration..,:-It does have merit with ~egard..to the operation of .the Fire Department. However, this was discussed at .great leith with' the .Chief of t~ .F~e ~Depa~t~nt ~d he pointed out the need fo~ a radio system in the Pire Department. The original a~ticle called'fo~ 1 Base Unit ~d 8 ~','~ Nobile:S~ts. ,The Finance~Co~ttee Felt, as a ~test ~oF its me,it insofa~ as .t~ FiPe Depa~t~nt "~ is conce~ned,~ it:would~eco~end starti~ out with ~'~'two sets~ ~one ~.to~be..used. in Siasconset and one in ~: To~, which~is a:small'poPtion of the origin~ :' ~o~t of money : requeste'd."~. ~.~ '~ "Is .the~e ~y.f~the~ discussion On A~ticle ,~,,iF :the~e is no ~furthe~ ,discussions we will ~. The ,:Node~ator ~ead ~Article ~:9~ a~ the ~eco~endatton ~:~:., of,the Fin~ce N~;'J.~K. Glidden~::J'Ladies and Gentlemen~ may~ I ask your ~indulgence on.this'a~ticle~I would like to ask .... the Noderator~ if,~we ~y discuss ~ticles 95 ..... 96 ~at t~ ~s~e :time. ~:~:If the .~oters aQcept A~ticle 95, they should also accept A~ticle 96." ?: The,NOde~at0~-read~A~ticle~6 ~d t~ 2eco~endation -~ see no ~eason'why'we~c~ot discusa these two les .togethe~ ]~ :,~ ~,.: ~: .Roy~ :"I m~e ~'.motion t~t:these two. ~tiCles do not 'be discussed togethe~.".~::~J~: ~c~z';% Mr.' J~'e~: K. Glidden :..; ."The' idea is, not t o have 'a vote, on ! '.~,~ '. ~. :~.. Articles ~95. and.96-at the ,same~time. It is '~ merely to allow discussion of Article 96 '!i ~:..with' reference to 'Article -95 as 'they are related. -The vote will be separate on each article.:' ,~, "If the~.~ .is .no .vote ,to .be ~taken on these articles together, I would rule that they be t I! , ,, discussed toge her.:~..,.,~ / Mr~'James-;K.Glidden~ ~"I have a drawing to_scale of the Town%~D Line at the Jetties Beach showing the details -,-. of what .we propose and what, we are asking for youh. cons iderat ion.' ,:, As ,,you are .all awa~e, there has been quite a bit of discussion on ".'Article 95.: 'This article 'as printed in you~ Warrant asks for'acceptance of an Act of Legislatu~e~ ",,As y. ou'~re further aware, the ..... ~Legislature.did not accept~the~Act as we had entered it.' The reason for.this was that all ."' bills ,should'~be presented t~o the Representative for entropy into the General Coup. ts list by the 5th of December; other~vise you have to get a .:-' suspension of ._the ~rules ~.in order, to have , adopted. ,It was put in in,that manner. ." Per-haps we were ~remiss in not publishing a ~. ,clearer picture for.the voters ~than we did° We felt~the Town Meeting .was ~the place for this discussion. ~.~:~ ~., ~ ~- ~ ,,:.~, In 1924 there.was a General ,Enabling Act which · authorized..the ToWn ef ~Nantu'ct~et to lease · ~ buildings ~.at ,,the .,Jet.ties Beach and to e stablish certain concessions. :~,:It als.o said ,nothing in ~ this Act ,shall,be const~.ued to p~event the ' public from bathing,. ~Y: This .prevented the Board of Selectmen:from leasing any portion of this Beach. We did lease the buildings. The lessees ,~" at.various times~have, controlled the buildings '~' and have had the right to use the Beach in common · ,:,,with.other people.~ In 1937~,'a'row of posts was e~ected. '8ince~that..time~lessees have used that line of posts as a line of demarcation as to what ' they'could use ' and, what was~ open to the public. Consequently,',the Board of Selectmen have received many complaints as a result of this and they de- cided' this, problem shduld be ,solved..~ On:,ex_~-na- ,~- tlon of.~the area'in questions .they determined that '' tt~ Town had from~the c o~ner of the western, ~:. ~Jetties approximatelY~900 feet of frontage at the .... Tl{e~Board'of selectmen feel-we.have many_kinds of visitors:in Nantucket and it.is necessary for us, in the interest of economy and p~ogress, to pro- ..... :.~ 'vide:something for_~both ghoups' Of people,'.giving both types 'something ,,they, want _and not detracting from the rights of the public. We felt we ~should ~.-. establish definitely-and conclusively ;.the a~e.a, in question.:'.We ~e-wrote~the-Act:to provide for the general public and also a certain portion of the beach for those who wanted to .pay an additional fee. ,Private, is only used in the sense that it would be available to anyone v~o might desire to avail himself of certain facilities. james'.KJ)ltdden (continued).~ After pPesenting, this matte~ at a meeting of the Rotary, it was suggested that we ~.', '-.? set forth' mo~e ~clea~ly. the ~' exa~t dist~ce'in ............ .:~,~:question,-which we have ~ho~ ~n t~ map, The , :Jprima~y consideration by, the Board of Selectmen was t~t this was a'step, forward in doing semething which we hope will be fo~ the benefit of all of us ~ ~d'fo~ the .economy of the Is~nd.'?.. If we a~e to .., .., go fo~wa~.d ~d meet .the s~e~ competition, we · have,to give to gain. :.: Many people who ~e opposed ' ' to taki~ this~pa~t'of, the Jetties fo~ a private ..:.~ beach ~e in favo~ of taki~'the Children's Beach .~: fo~ a marina; it is~the's~e.kind of p~oposition. .,. .... It has been s~gested that this is being p~oposed fo~ M~.'C~ie's'benefit." I would like to point . out that at the p~esent' time there is no lease in . existence' to' ~one fo~ ~he. Jetties Bea~. Last yea~ M~. C~rie.was the only. bidde~ fo~ the Beach. He szid then he could not continue to operate tt ~. ,.,, .~de~. the .' p~es~nt co~ition, '~less t~ :TOE- could : .... ~' obtain the right.to lease a portion of the Beach to'a lessee~ ~I do not 'feel' the.To~ c~ ~ this ' ',type:off, business as well as an' indi~dual. With yo~ permission,'I would'like to submit to the' Mode~ato~ a motion to ~end ~ticle 9~, as follows: '"-.':"That'Article'9~ be ~ended by substituting the ~ .. following: ~ ~ -.~ ..... ': ........ . ~ :>.'.- '~ :. That o~ ~ep~esentattve in the General Co~t be ' instructed to file, ~d seek passage of the followi~ ...-. Act 'entitled'an Act to Authorize the Board Selectmen to lease's certain portion of the Jetties (Cliffs Beach) so called. .. SectiOn i the Acts of 192 hereby ~ended by striking out the last sentence of said section One ~d inserting in place thereof the . following:. :.~ I ~ ~ ~ A m ~~ ~ ~ .... ~ :~ ~ ~ ~ I~ ~ ~ Nantucket may by its Select~n ~der this section, ~ lease .by ~blic bid or 'operate~itself,'a ~or$ion of .'~".~ said beach 300"feet wide on the Western side of the :~..~:' "~Western Jetty ~d:'start'tng~375~feet West from the ~'.:~:~.:.Junc~ion of, the'said Western Jetty a~ the shore line, 'M.:.~-:t~..:~':. for.the operation of.a Co~ercial Bathing Beach, with .::.%'.:.,: :the right' in the:lessee.or in'the To~, whichever may · :.':,be' the' operator of said.~aoility, to restrict said ;,-:~',..-: portion of~: the beach' to patrons: of said Co~ercial 'Bathing Beach, p~ovided t~t. in any said lease the~e :': :'shall"be reserved~to t~ public ~ area of ~ghl~d '~", twenty feet deep for .the p~ose of passing ~d re- ..:-,"~',' passing in front 0f ~y ar~a so' leased, or operated. .......... L' ~:.~,~ "': 2:: . ,, :,~. ..... .,~,~ ~.~:.:,t ;-::,': "-'. 'The area~to be leased .being more specifically described as Follows:' '~ Starting at a point at the Southeast corner of the present building ~o~ as ........... C~p- Holiday. thence~-' ,t.: '," ' ,:.~ ~'~._:~:': ::', · from' Nean High Wate~ Na~k; . Southerly l~0 feet ... ":'Easterly 200 feet; S0utherly.170 feet; and Easterly '- 240 feet to the point of begi~ing, being ., said.measu~e~nts more o~ less. Glidden (continued) With reference to the '.20 feet deep', this would be more than adequate for'the purpose ~,::,.~. ;~ ~.~ ; .. anyone passing from one area' of the Beach to -~:~..,~:~: another." .~'~ ?; ,.~,_~,~. Charles Sayles:. ~It seems like the Right of Way Co~ittee ~-~ .~_:~.~"~.~.~.~...' gets dragged into this.~' They have never been in :,.: ... ,.. ,...; favor..of.t~s as 'a Co~ittee. ~Mr. Francis ~d ~?;'~ ,,..'..';.. myself, have been opposed~.to it.: We were asked ..~'.'~?~';.~.~'. .~ to look at this~Beach~ ~d we made ou~ position ..~,': .clear after we.had meas~ed Off this area - that .:.,.. -.:; ~,~we' are ~ainst it."~:0~.o~iginal idea was 50 . ~ . ~.'~ 'J;feet, but'M~. Glidden felt'20 feet was's~ficient. .... '~ '..~ ~..' .~We ~e still opposed to it~'~but we went along -.-' . ,;with Mr. Glidden only if ~the .To~ voted on it :.~'; .. :, ~ favorably.'~ ,, ..... ;"~ ...... ~; '.-~ r Leonard Godfrey:: .;,.?~f the majority, a~e:in favo~ of this, ..;;: .,. ~tt. going to'.imp~ove"the'g~o~s.~income ~d help the ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1~ .~ Zsl~d?.';Will it be beneficial.?. ~s there a set ...,' .... ~;-- minim~ on.the ,bid?..~.Will' the bid be greater th~ ~; ;~:,:~ '. it has been in the .past?~'..': J~es K. Glidden: '~e do not ~ow what the fut~e holds, but ,./~,-. .. ir'seems ~ai~ to say.that by, offering certain facilities which c~ be controlled by a lessee, we would'hope to attract the t~e of people who ,;'.~ ,.~ .~'?.;,. ~.: have, the money. ~d are willing' to pay for that ~ .~ ,.. sort of,thing..:.Zt will be submitted to the public '.,.. ~ ~.'_~ .. :. ~d'advertised ~d the Selectmen ~eserve the Jo~ Roche: "Do you have.~y ~eason to believe ~om past ~?;~?~ .... ~.,::~.~ .~ experiences-..t~t.we may, obtain ~y mo~e ~evenue J~es K. G~idden~ "We feel the impo~tant~'thing is the indirect revenue we might derive f~om this W. B~on Snow~ ,'~?I wish to'-p, oint out'te,you on this map the -::-~.'.~ .,;:, ...... 'area used by.the.last lessee.:.~I see the Selectmen ?'~; ~..~ ,; ;.:~?~;J ,~ ~ ~ hzve. donee/a- g~eat, deal of.wo~k- on this map since ~,,~,~ L.,..:~ ~;;.'Z last saw it.~ Visitors to N~tucket a~e cha~ged .~-: ~.;:'.~.~;:'~ ~enou~ to get. he~e,~then we keep cha~ging them ,;'~,.'~..~'.'~'-;';'.'? .~.~..~.:~.. ;after .they get here .~de~.~this proposal. I would ~.:~.~.~,;.,:~.:,~ ,..; ~, like' to.~ow~whethe~ it is plied to ~ve a Fence -~'~;._. :, .~ ~_.~:~,:~: '~.~; e~ected t o mark ~off ~that po~tion leased.~ ~'N~'.~J~es K. Glldden~ ?I"ass~e. there wil~l be a ~ow of posts L;.~;.:.;.;.~ ~.~ up to'set-off,the a~ea ~d eliminate ~y~cont~o- ~ ...... ~ :..~ .... ~;.;~. ve~sy.- ~:~ It~wtll have to be ~ delineated in some m~e~; the bo~dary c~ be established by some "~..'.:~,'..~:.~ ';,,- ~ kind of.nautical ~ope ,that could be removed in Robert Blair:' "It is t~ue.t.was.conce~ned with the operation of the Jetties Beach last year a~ my interests ..~., ;~ ~--~'~ were to protect not .only..the ~i~ts of N~tucket, ; .~-..~.'. ~-/:.~-~.~_~; but ~also the public. ~ It was a nuis~ce which I ~:;~, ~..~.~. ~ '.;.. could not tolerate .~d I.was' in Favo~ of drawing -:.';: -~ ?i ',~1.;..~..; a line. . beyond which no one could go. I w~sh to~ ~:~.~ ; ~. ;: first of'.all, ~th~k ~the voters :for thei~ vote in ' ;~ . .... ~.the elections Monday.~.; The~Board of Selectmen Eeel if the Beach is-not .operated, we will s~fer an economic loss, either direct or indirect, ~d ', ~;~ · I have no other interest in the matte~.~ John Roche: '~I would like to~ ask Mr~Bi~i~ how much-of a ?:.~ ~-~,~ ,,~.~,< loss will we .suffer? Are you fo~ or against the so we c~ hardly ~'Judge hsw much of an economic loss t~re would be. I feel it is up to the people to-decide~'../I have ~o:feelings in the Zo~ F. NeiIbye: ,,i""d~n,t. ~think the '-p~oblem ~s ever been ~?.:~::: ...... .~ presents'a'very good time to hear opinions'on the j, .,issue~"/'In'o~der to understand this problem, we ~ ~$~ S ~ ~ 15 ~ ~ $ ~have to ask a~few questions~ People claim ~they .,? ~>.~: ~ are~,~noyed at the beach~"~the beaches are not clean~~ '~d'people are asked to leave certain parts 8f the~.beach. "Let us see what helps,Bo ,-, < . c~,_ , create, these,~ problems. ~ We ~ve been too l~ in *?.~-: ~ ,~ ,~ not.insisting on public protection at the-J'etties ,.~ ~..:~. . ,: Beach~~ In my opinion the beach has never had ~y ~., _.: ~.~ protection,~,either lifegu~rd~ or properly clewed. ...... ~ $ ~ ~1 ~ ~ ~ ,Let the ToE hi~e~ two' lifeguards ~d give the :,:,~.~ .... ,, ~ 'j p~ople some protection.:-~These lifeguards could '~ be 'available'to help* people who mi~t be in dis- tress or injured. WiSh:~egard to setti~ off ~ :.~ c~,: j ...... area for those~Pe0ple who desire more privacy, I >,~, ::. believe'this could a~ should~be do~" The'~ ....... question is where should that area be. I thi~ .... it can be done without cutting it off into thirds, which~seems',to',be the P~oposal-at present~'~,:The , ;-~. . ,: -~ best. sw~tng area' is in front of the bath houses ~{~,~ fo~ m~y ~eas0ns.'~'I:" believe "all of these factors should be~' taken into"conside~ation. I thi~ we <:.,:.._ ~. ,,. ..: should' look' into 'the:matSer- f~ther. I don't see ....... - the big'~sh to~ do'it 'this yea~, but we can-con- ~'jon~s~' ~ J~r. Mode~ator~ h~s ~motion been made Ge0r~e W. Jone :."~?Dbes'the ~en~e~ ecify ~e~e this area Jones:. ~.:~]]!f.~we Find, after adopting, the ~Ystem ~d giving ..... ..~ '-give<0u~ rights away;~let us~'keep'all of our f~ee J~es K~'~ Glidden: ' "Nr.~"jo~es,~ I: think~' ~our 'question was - in the middle~po~ti°n of it'states exactly-as it Sehtence~ of' it"states ,in-- ~y said lease the~e -,.' - shall be ~ese~ved. to the public ~ area of high- land twenty felt'deep for the pu~ose of passing ~d repassing' in front of ~y ~ea so leased, or opeh~t~d,~, Then we say,~ ',the area to be leased ~ ~ -. being more specifically described as follows'. Mr.' Glidden"re-read t~t portion of the ~en~ent. Glidden (c0nti .e , · '~: ..... W~~ would have liked t~k~e"iZcorp°rated in the Act the exact plan, bur';it was not practical .- ~ ?or us to do .that, so we .had to incorporate ~.figures and words..~ ... ~ . George W, Jones :: :.,VYdu haye.~swered '~ '~irst question, but ' the' import~t' t~'ing.is if.we w~ted to change it again, would it have 'to gb'~b~Fore the Legislature .<.or.c~ we do.it on the. floo~,".~ J~es.K. Glidden: :.~'We.,are asking ~.t~ Legislature to make ~-~_~', :<L ~this,~an ~abling~Act a~d ! ~su~pose we would >~; :. ~:~ ~j f~ct'bry,~y put'ting ~ articl:e in the Warr~t and ha~e 'it~'~passed at the ToE'Meeting to be put Kent King t; '."If ~ yod -ha~~'~ bee~ "~e~di~' t~e papers, you have ~' ' :~seen' that man~'~of .the-letters show confusion ~d ,~:~ ...... ~. ~' ~haos~ ~d~;the general .co~,census of opinion of ~.~' ~ ~,~ ~ ' ~givtng'~hem all~ the' service'they require and is .... ;~; ~..,. letting them'conti~e~to pay for t~se privileges E~st Lema/' Sr, t -)~T reco~end th~t~we~accept the Financial Royal: ~-~.,,i"$as'.b~h~-'l'e~e~e 0f. t~/Jetties Beach back in .~.~. ~.~ ~....~ 1924'by the Enabling A~t ~assed by the Leglslat~e, . ~. 'with t~ ~ stipulation that ~ public shall have :~ x . le~se thisSB~ach before to me, for ~these ~bat~ouses and paid b~es and~' ins~ce on ,r.~.;.; ~them. ~I had'to ke~p the:beaCh cle~ and furnish ~ .... ~..lifeguards. ~Although Mr. Glidden has stated~ that Mr; C~rie~ has not si~ed a lease~for'~-this beach, a lease has~b~en'sign~d f0~. the forme~ ..... C~p Holiday,~ the new.c~p to be ~own as~C~p .... ~ wants to~ m~e 'some money,' the ToE- could r~ it ~:~ ..... '~ ': ~themselves~ ~':~n ! had~:it;~i had to pay ~1 my ~;oE expenses, which were considerable, and some years I~still made~ $10, 000 net. 'J ...... '~ .... ,:.: :~,_: .. :....., representative ' in .the 'Legislature - ~. Mooney - the " best ' one : we ever had. ~"He ~s talked against ~ this. ,,~Do,we .w~t to give our new representative agatnsg his opinion. Also~ghe Ptn~oe who have worked very h~d go:give ~hetr Moderator: The Moderator read Article ~96 and ~the ..... ~ .... :~ reco,_.m~endation~of the'-~inance Committee.~-'' "'/~-:'~ ". :. :.'::~" ~'You have ~'~ekdy .argued ~nd discussed this moti on you~ w~t ~1 t O .make On' it." Mr. Kent Ki~-"I-m~'a moti0n'~that the '~co~endation ~f the Pin.ce Co~ittee be accepted." Node~at~t-. ~"A '~0tion has.be~n ~ade and ~ seconded t~t the reco~endation of the Fin~ce Co~ittee with "- regard to Article~96 be'accepted." ~,::~" ~ ~'~-~ "All-th~se'in'favo~, ~ay ,Aye.,.';.l" ~,~ "Opposed, will say 'No'......~ Node~ato~: ,The Moderator read Article 98 and the . ~ ~eco~endation of the Fin~ce Co~ittee.~ "~ticle_98 ts on the floor." Article t~ken~ out. on .the:floor 'ts that I would like to reco~end that A~ticle 98 be ~ended to ~ ..... :*':see if't~e,'To~"will votetto hire two lifeguards who will alternate as lookouts and the s~ $1~ 2~0- be- appropriated' for, this ou~pose, each lifeguard to ~eceive t~ s~ of ~600. Accord- ing~y, I m~ke.~-motfon to,this effect." ,Nr. J~es K. Gliddent "I believe t~ Fin~ce 'Co~ittee has -r:~rot~' ~:, ........ : .... ~c ~:~a~eady p~ovided-fo~ o~e li~egu~d at · ?:tr,L '; ~'t'~ T%:,' ~?Jm~'(,'~then .the ~en~ent should'only provide fo~ one :~ ~ ~ ~"'-',-~' .... ~ ~ ..... ',' m0tion'should be for 8ne more lifeguard at $600 A~ticle 98 that the To~ hire one li~eg~d ~d ~'J 'rc~'~- ~rt-~.' u~%~'t~appropriate the "s~' of $600 as the s~ary of ....... ~'~ ~ ':~: .... '~J~ ' ~' this additional ~ " ifegua~d~- ~ M~. Harold LindleY:.."I ass~e t~ ~en~ent still leaves the ~. ..... ~-~ ...... ~'.'.~.:"-'-'.~.~'~;.To~ t~ right to:lease the Jetties Beach. so, in the past the. ~es~ee~has mlways employed a lifeguard." Node~ato~:: "The motion reads t~t one lifecard should be ...... ; ~::'.: ' 'employed at--Jetties ~'Beach,:~ which would make the total oF two." '"" ~ Mr; Charles' Fl~ag~': --"It has.been Su~ested t~t we hi~e a ,- m~age~. If t~t'we~e~t~.case, he should be allowed to hire his o~ help as t~re would be less likelihood of ~y conflict'." Moderator: ~.~ ,--!'You are about to vote on th~ motiSn of ~ [' 'Mr. 'Meilbye that~ the sum ~f'$600 be raised J ~ m$$~ ~ ~ ~ w ~ ~ 15 ~ ~ ~ · and appropriated for~ the~ services of a life- ~:~v~ .~ v~ ~ guard mat ~t~ Jetties Beach. · All those in favor,~say ~Aye,. ..." . "Those opposed, ,say 'No~...." "The 'Nos' have it. , T~e~ Notion is not ca~ied.," ~ode~ato~: The ~ode~ator ~ead A~ticle 100 and the .... ~ ~ ~J: ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ reco~endations~of the ~Fin~ce Co~ittee.o~ Mm. Augustus.Roche:~ ~at I would, like to ~ow is can money be appropriated from t~ E & D F~d for a new project. I address this to the Co~ittee ." N~. Walter Knott:. "~at we were referring to was capit~ expendtt~es; that we wanted a five percent quo~ of voters to vote on ~y capital expend- ....... :~:~' f~om s~plus ~evenue accosts." Moderator:~ ' ~ "You a~e about .tS"~ge~'0n ~all arti~i~"~ recoEended by the Finance Co~ittee." "Noti6n made t~t all reco~endations of the '- ~ ~,.,Fin~ce Co~ittee ~be ~adopted ~d t~ app~opria- ~ ' I . ~: ~ . tions ~de. ~ Seconded.~', ~ ,~ ~ ~ ~ ....... No de~ato~ :: ~ j~ ~All: ~hose, t~' f~vo~/say ~A~e' .... ~ A~ ~ ' ~ .... ~0pp -say ,No~... ..":..- ''There is a 'ReSOlution .befor~.:~e.~ ~eads as Follows: ?,.:-' ..-~',~ ~' .~' of :' N~tucket . in To~ Needing assembled this 2~th '. :-? ~,:~ ~ o.:~:~, . ~.~ j aay~ of ~ February, ,1958 , do, herewith ins tPuct Board o~ Selectmen'to wit~old pa~ent of any assessment, past, ~resent or fu~e, that may be ~-~.~ ~c.. ~.~/made against ~said. To~ as., a ~esult .of~ ~eficits : ,~/~/~,:?) ' ~ ~resulti~ f~om t_~c~Pe~tion of~he~N.B.~V.W.H. & N~ucket -Ete~ship.Authority ~less ~ o~de~ed to pay said deficits by a c ou~t of competent de~la~e a morato~i~ on ~y, deficits fo~ a period oF five yea~s..," .-. ,.,. ~, ~, ~ ~,~.~.'~11 th~e' in favo~ of ~at Resolutio~'tw~'i~ say .:~ ,,'.' - ~,, ~Aye'......" -, ItA It ?;' 'J :) :~::,, "7o':: f:~.' ' ?All ,. those ~ opposed, will say ~No~.....-. "You will Peco~d t~t a ~tmous ~esolution was " ' .': ' adopted at t~ ~ual To~ ~eeti~, .the ~o~ of -:_(.',' ': ' ~ .... Nantucket." ', [] Moderator~ "A motion to adJoU~n~,"iSl in Order.~'' Motion to adjourn made and 'SeConded. "All'those in faVor, say 'Aye'...'.~'' M~eting a ourned at lO:g6 P.M.'r:[~ C,":: .... ~Ji " 'greeti~g~ To either of. the Constables of the Town of Nantucket, In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of'Nantucket, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet at the Legion Hall in said Nantucket, on Monday, February 24, 1958, at 7.o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles~ RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE To the citizens of the Town of Nantucket your Finance Committee herewith presents the Report of its recommendations on the appropriation in the Annual Town Warrant. · 'Out'Recommendations Total'S921,791.00. This includes our anticipated Steamship Deficit of $122,000.00. The school budget does not include the salary of scale option V step 8 which Totals $17,740.00 as recommended by the School Committee and we refer this question to the Town floor. 'We wish to thank all Departments for their'cooperation and especially the Board of Assessors and the Town Accountant. Based on availabl~ information and providing t'hat~'the Warrant will not be increased beyond this present figure at the Annual Town Meeting, we believe the tax rate will be $48.00. Article i ~ And on Monday, February 24, to bring in their votes, all on one ballot, for the following~ One Moderator for one year; Five Selectmen for one year; One Treasurer for one,year; One Collector of Taxes for one year;~One Assessor for ~hree years;~0ne Sewer Commissioner for three years; One Water Commissioner for three years; Two School Committee members for three years; Six Constables for one year; One Planning Board' member for five years; and One Nantucket Historic Districts Com~nission member for five years,'and YES or~N0 on the following questionz "Shall the town of Nantucket accept~the provisions of section sixteen C of chapter one hundred and forty-seven of ~the General Laws providing for a five day week for members of the police forces in cities and towns?" We recommend that the eled~ion be held as.provided in Article 1. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Co~m, ittee. Article 2 To receive repor, ts.~of~the various departments~ and committees which shall come before this meeting. We r~ecomm~nd, that .,the reports ?~ the ~ariRus~ .~dep~a~rt- ments and committees be received. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee e "APticle 3 To se.e/if~ith~" To~ Will ~vobe ~t~dth~rize -the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to 'b6~ow money fromm.time to~ time in anticipation of the revenue 0f~ the finan- ~L~cilal~year beginning~January 1,~1958 and to issue ~a~note notes/therefor,~ payable ,within one year,,~and ~to~ renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of .less than one year, .in accordance with Section 17, ~Chapter 44,~ Gen. LaWs. We' recommend that the Town vote 'to ~authorize the Town Treasurer~with the approval of.the Selectmen, to borrow money~ from time ~ to .time in antictoation cf.'the revenue ~f ~the financial year, beginning January-l, ~958 ~and to i. ssue ~a~n$~e or notes therefor, payable within one ~year, and to renew any .~'~.~_,note~or notes .as may be given for'a~period of less than one ~year,~in accordance with Section 17, Chapter !~, Gen. ~Laws. VOTED by the meeting as recommended b~the Committee. To decide on the mode of collecting~taxes during the ensuing year; to .see if the Town will. authorize~th~Collector of Taxes to use all'~means for~collecti~g~t~he~taxes which a Town ~T~easur.er may us~ ~when appointed Collector. W~e recQmmend that the ~m$~de~'of C~llect'ing taxes be adopted this year as heretofore namely: That ~the Collector be paid as specifie~salary and allowed~cos~ and~Charges other than interest collect~d~rom delinquents; ~that i~the ~ Collector be 'author- ized to use all~r~eans for collectin~ tax~ that~a Town Treasurer ~may use when appointed Collector, ~and that~ i~nte~'est at the rate of 4% per annum~'.dated from Oct. ~st, 6e 'cha~ge,d falter.Nov. 1st on all unpaid bills, o.~.~ ~ ~?~?~'~ o~ by the meeting as.~.reco~m.~d~d,by.~the Committee. ~'~) ?'~,~ ~ To See.what action the Town will~tak~ in regard to the police force; ~tie~t~S~ clock and the ringing of the bell; the highways and lighting the streets. ~..~i~ ..... ~ ~ We recommend that the PoliCe department, Fire department, tHighway departmen.~t~?Lighting of the streets,-the Town Clock ringing of the bell be under the supervision~of the Board of'Selectmen.. VOT by the meeting as recommended by the~Committee. Article 6 To act on' the acceptance of the Jury List, as presented in the Town Report by the Selectmen. We recommend that the Ju~Y List as presented in the Town Report be accepted. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. A~ti¢le ? To see ~hat diSPosition the Town will mske of 'the Sanf0rd FUnd for the .'ensuing. year~c<~c~"': c.?.~'~ .,~::c% '~ We recommend that this' sum~'be used to m~e passible the Rutted Rbads Tributary ~to the~ Polpis Roadj~ VOTED by the meeting as ~ec0~ended by the Co~ittee. Article 8 To see',~at s~s th~ To~ will vote to ~aise ad a~'~op~iate for the 'support of the following:~ H~dred ~forty-one / thousand~ ~d One · h~dred ~ twelve dollars)' ~be raised' and ~appropria, ted ~for .t~ support of the following~ - ;' ';,VOTED b~ the meating 'that ,,the .Legion` B~il'ding, Rent Fee be ~aised ~o $900.00. L;¥::%'-.,..: c,:' VOT~..by ~the' m~eting that 'the School' Debutant'~, Budget ~be ~raised~to $24~,110.00 as originally requested by the ~School : ,'~c~ '&. ,'<"? The. Department- budget -b~eakdowns are :fo~ i~omational p~poses only ad the total ,appropriation ~o~ts ,'to .be .used as in the past. GE~RAL G0~R~ ' Moaera ° $ 29.00 Selectmen's Department , , 0fftoe Supplies , : -, 12~.o0 pay out of the Selectmen's Accost because the~e'~is no other Accost that c~ Sal~y 2,875.00 ~ ' Clerk Hi~ ne Co~piling Ton Report '125.00 Town T~easurer Salary Clerk Hire Postag$' :~,:.<, '.., 150.00 T~x Title" Redemption 50~00 j' P. '0.' Box Rent :' -',~':~ :':-,~q,'.- /',~, ~.~.5.00 Certification of Loan Notes"": Repairs ~d Supplies . 100.00. S'eal Booties ' 100:00 :,'. :./,~'~ $ 4~135.00 ' ~e reco~end that ~he To~ ~reas~ev pay all bills aga'ins~ the S'Ch$ol'~epartment for fire~ da~ge.a~d to accep~ and deposit ~he' amount payed by the. ins~.~oe.',comp~y for the Pire d~age a~'~he.,.~hool..~uild~ng~/.,~:"::.[~..;;.~:.~:",~[: .. :, 3, ..0 Clerk Hire, /~ ~ ~ ~ ,. 300.00 j'~,'~:., :%'''~ .... : "~. ,' :~ 292. O0: . T~ Billa :, ,.:.~..,. ,,.:. -335.~00: Envelopesj$: ~ ,-,..., 75,.00 T~ Takzngs ....... , ...... ~ ... , 100.00 'Printing ' ' .~. :.. ..... . ., -.75.00.- ' T~ Meeting ~. ~': .... : .... '"~: :,,':"."75.00 Recordings &nd ASfidavits ........ : 60.00 :'"'P. Oj:Box Rent -' '"'" b.00"'- AsSesso a ent '-, ' ' "' Books, ', ~ard: 'Index, Fo~ms, PPinti~' ~d' Postage 250.00 ~'~')' ~'~ ~'. Clevi~al'ASsist~ce 700,00~ ~ ~ ~ Mainten~ce of Equipment, Incidental ' ' 150, o0 ':'.'b/$' 7, lOO. oo "Law Department Retainii~~ 'Fee Town Cle~k 1,000.0O ?- ': Salary :: ':'0 '~-~ ~00.00 Expenses ~:-~ Election and Reg~stratibn .... ~ ............... · Town El~cbion S%ate, p~imary . :, .., -- State Election ..... ~ ...... 800.00 : ..... Street List ....... 1,300.0_0_ Town Buildin General ~pense, heat Legion Building ~ Rent Fee Planing Boa d ~ . ' :":' : ' 'W. ork'o~' Bas~: PI~ 1,~00.0 Stationery and Postage Advertising Office ~upplies Travel ........... 200.00 .~- "' ~-' 100.0~0" ..... 2, 000.00 Historic Districts commission Clerica!'AssisSance P~inting~"Stationery & Postage~-~.~ ...... · Advertisingu~ ' Legal Miscellaneous PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY ';": .... ' Salaries ........ ' Chief ' . ' , ,. 6~475.00 .',.: .' ' ~'. 2.[.' ':.: S~rgeant ' j': '~ ..'~'.c' Patrolmen~(6) "- '-:-.; ."i::::"[: 20,125~00 Veterans of 'Foreign Wa~s ....... Janitor Matron,. Operagingo~' Expense Telephone",(Sconset & Town) Gas & Electric InsuranCe On cruisers Fuel fop heating Water R~nt--(S'conset & Town) Cruisers '. (Gas, Repairs, :,:.: ....... Tires ) ..-:. .. 1,800.00 ' ':::' ': Misc. ...... . .... '.-.3::...'::':: . .:.~._ 500~00 Extra'Men. (Emergencies) .. 750;00/~..:' Training program c, ..'. f_"i]- 150.00 ' '"~'$37,057.50 S'ala~ies: . , : 26, 6~7.00 Light ~d Power .. ,.,, ' , , ?";/:f '450~00'-:'-"~]~ . Telephone ..... :: ....... ::z :[' ~ :? '-' ..': '. , ~5.00 Gms ~d"0il -:i'~ . ~)-:::~"~-':'~' ~ 525.00..-.~-':': . Office .......... Water :..',~'c-.:. Insurance on pickup. Miscellaneous Engine S~pplies'and repairs House supplies and repairs Fire Alarm supplies and 35.00 130.00 800.00 35o.oo 5oO o0:: (:(..- Labor ..... 200 Fire p~V~htion (movie,. book~, pamphlets) .. r : ........ ~:'" Schooling'.(Sala~ies, meals, ..... ~ "-?'; $32,217.00 Fire '~otection (Wa~adome~ To~al Footage Estimated' in 'Rate pe~,lnch foot .00125 10,110~00 Hydr~ts 19~7 Total lb3 . - ' ~u~ Hydr~t Charge $2~.00 Total Wtrin~ Inspe'otor Salary ..... u .,-.-.. ~pense 'A'cc0~t ' . :j Sealer of,Weights 'and Measures Expense '~ Account Moth Department Labor Spraying , ~ hou~O~" ,~ ~Labo~ Tent Caterpillars at ...//~ '.00"/~:~ Labo~ ,~ree Caterpilla~ $1.75 ~ hQur o.oo $ S~raye~ Repairs ,''Insecticide Advertising'~ ~ Workmans Compensation, public lOO,0O 20.00 660.00 35.00 600.00 liability and property damage ~160~00. . Miscellaneous . ,': ':~ ;' 46'00 (T~uck).. Gas and Oil, .~isc. Repairs ~ '.? 175.00 ~ Guests, ~ property d~age, · ~C..:., vc.~ liabilSty L in~r~ce Labor j: ~ · -~' ~ $2.7~ an ho~ 75~. O0 TPt~ing, Gro~a at~ ....... -,.,, L2,3~5.00 ' Bracing' ' Watering " Removil '~ 109'00~ Tran~plaqting '" 35Q00), .;~ Tree. Inspection ~,:. ;.,,~u~, .00 Tool~Sh~p md Repai~'r ........ ' a58.00'- Tree Food (2 Tons at .... '~"""'~: .... $165. O0 ) ' 3'30 Tools ad Supplies 50.00 Advert ising ~ 20. O0 Wo~ ComRensation,'. pUblic ~ ~L~ ' liability ~d property, d~a~e S~O.O0 Miscellaneous ..... ~ .... ":,, ,-*- ......... 5'00 Fo~es$ Pi~es and Wa~d,n ','c~!k,:..~::,:,, ~-.-~ applies and Labo~ ~00 Shellfish Department :'~' S~ty Rent, Travel & Car. Mileage ' ' ~ -, ...... '~' 850,00 Scallop bags (~otating f~a) :' ~'~ ~00.00 I~arine Fish Warden galary Gas and Oil Dog Officer Sala?y. andExpense OC' · . ...!:, ?.: :: ';::; ,, ,,~ HEALTH AND SAN.ITATION - Health Dept.. :.~::~..:,~:. ~ ,:.:..,: . $ 2~000.00 ,..~,3,000.00-.:,,~, 173.10 169.00 193.50 Sala~y. cr? SUbstitute (vacation & sickness)'salary Telephone,.Medical & Stationery Supplies Gms aud Oil, plates and Insurance Maintenance '..Garage 'Hire Low Level S'ewer Superintendent ' s Salary , ':!':"800. O0 ::' Estimated Breaks '(Labor' s~zd ..... .~.~.'~ ............. .: ,.. ~,.~; :.:::'/.. Materials) . ,, ' 9,000,00 ~ Power at Station:~'~:' ~"' ~' r ~:~'~';::'5,000~00 ~oppage ' ~ Cleaning t2, 000.00 ' Clewing Beds '.2, 000.00 ~ Equipment .and m~erials 500~00 '''~ Miscelt~e ous ,200. O0 ' · "::~ $20,000. O0 '~'~'~ ~'7 ;.,~.~ ..... '.,-' .. ~L~'~,' ,, .......... , .... ,, a.. :::~,: ;.':..'." 1~500~.00 S'ewer Maps ':~%:~' ~: m"~:.. L ',;~.:~':~ '~"~ -'~' . -,.~:~ ~. ~: .t~: ..~ :..&,..L 100.00 :House Oo~eotions :-,:.-., .:' ~.f'.L;,::.::J:. 1,000.00 Ca~e of To~ D~p -. oS Jan. !, a;.7oo.o0: L~d Rent -:':,:: '~ :"-:~' .'~": '-100,00 Sand fo~ covering d~p Jr-' ';;;J'::','. :1~0~00:: BulldOming .: ~: .:?,: .;-:' :U.~,00 J.::.~ -. Relief 1~0.00 :-..;:'~f ' ' Tools :;;: ':,:::~."-~;f'" ::" 2~.00 :--:-' $ 3,600'00 Oa~e ~d Rent of sfasconset'D~p '" ':'"- .... :? 300.00 Sweeptn~ 'Streets Soonset '-." Oo~o~t - St ~tlons . ,L-" :: ~ :: ':':": 2~ 000.00 M~daket Ditch :~ :~''( 'y<' ;;u "' ~0.00 Rodent Oont~ol ': '~'~''~'';':'~ B~lng Expense . j:.:,.- c~'~?,,.Oq0,00 :':~ 3,360-00 Yacht Garbage Removal .... ' -' ~'.' :..-.~ ~r:~::': ........ -- .... '. '~ ...... ":- ~:: :~"~":~' ' .... ~'~ 830.00 S'ala~y; .... ,,.." ' General A~ini strat ion ~ and / othe~ '.c L: ,: ",.~,/".,: ~pense bf Highways ~-?~,,~,;,~:-~,. . ,. ~;,:;; ,,,v:L~'f-:'<L~ L ~ ~ $17' 300.00 ,Repairs ~, ~d'~ Resurfacing (to com~--'': ~-:":~-~.~ ~¢~ plete the Bit,incus Concrete ' s~facing and completely' re& ';:'~-'; ~-o~,Z'? build'~ ~ale Street) ' :~.~Z~ $16,000.00 Seal Coating,~--~ ' ~~m~J~'~' ~.-~:~ ~A'~y'~';$12,000.O0 Mow and Trim ' ' ' - , ,- $ 500.00 Sidewalk Repair ....... ~:~.,'~ ..... ~;,: ...... ~:,-~--~. 2,500.00 ~ow and~,'Sand~'~: . ~..-,:-~,~,.~,~:~ .... .~,.~.~., 4,000.00 Traffic Markings (ToE ~d' Sub~b~) ~::'::~ ~:-: ::"J ;t 1,800.00 Street 'Lights ¢~..: -.v..~ ~'~ , J;.":'f'-. :f:;': H~rbor Master (To~) .. ::~"~:'"~"' Ha~bor Ma~te~ (M~daket) Salary. Public welfare Department .Salaries - Dispenser 50.00 Secretary Exp~nse-' Food Fuel Board a~d'C~re Medical and H,o~spital 2, 500.00,-c~ , ..... , ..... '~,-',~,<,~ , :.,. . ,f,:;,': -.-;::<, Island Home S'alari,e.s i'.? ?~'.. ~. Pr~ct~cal' ~u~ses ~ ~0 pe~ ~ee~ Maids. (4)' at $~8.00 per w~ek' Maintenance m~ Va0~t~?~: Running Expense 1Wate~ Misc. Advertising, G~s and Electric Telephone S~zpp!ies Food Doctor Gasoline ' Medical Supplies Barber Service Laundry Clothing -~, ~......< Fuel- and 0il 75.oo etc. :..... 120.00 : ::.~ :,:: L ,:.~ · 200. O0 'lO, 000. O0 15o.oo 35.00 3, 000. O0 38.00 3,000.00 ~ 181.O0 L :: ~'~, <::~? ":.,'.':: 1~ 500.00 Gen~ ~ repairs, maintenance 1,.000.00 .. ~.. Rubbi4h removal Cigarettes Compensation Insurance -.-, : -: Isled Home Total..- - _ ..,.:... ~7~6~.00 E. id to D'ep~endent Children Es t imat.e d.'- Administrat ion Estimat~ed Expenditures. ~0~l..d .Age Aspist.ance. Estimated 'Administration Estimated Expenditures Disability Assistance Estimated Administration Estimated Expenditures , O:.':. 30? , ' ' (This total note probable federal Grant will be 05.24,350.00 this' ~ear.) . r,:(The., total Balance 'of 12/31/57 is" $10,786;92) [ S'alarie~. ~:'(~egular --3, O90.O0 Assistance - 2, 2~"O.O)-~it '.'o ,..,,:. Yeterans Benefits . Administration Ex ense ' 300.00 Estimate for various Benefits -..:: Cash aid to purchase utilities, o.3.C-T.c, rent, Insurance, personal needs,..~-..z,:;t;..,L~ :.'.-. O'?. C.?nhouse supplies, Board and room, ....... .... ,::o rood, eto. lO, o oo'.'. Medical, Doctor, Hospital, Medications, N~sing "Y-. :, 1. ~,.000~O0 ~el For Heating ~d Oooki~ 2,000.00 .'.~' ~..::vMimcell~eous, burials, cloth ~p ~,",."i~, glass~s, dent~, etc. 1,000.00 SCHOOL' DEpART~N~'?~ ? We have left~'~Ut ~'h'e .~:,c...We recommend': to see if the Town favo~S!'the~:Xt/'2 recommended 'salaries of the School'~c~mmitt~e L'~ under the survey option V Step (8). Library m:~:~' ~ :~"~ ":~" Librarian ~, 'Assistant Librarian 'Book gfrll. Summer Assist~ut Social Security Bookkeeping:~ ~?,~., ~:.:?:.~,.~_:.. r.!,~ ,>, :. ~,:,..'.!~ ~ $227 sum of $17,740.O0'f~om-':-;<~' ,370.00 4, 380';00 2, 280 ~,.00 1,500.00 ~,'!,~ ::..,.,,~, 383;50:-~!"/, :' '. -:', ~' v:,:.,':: '85e; O0 :. .....~ ..... ~indow.cleaning, heavy ...... ing~. ~'"':""t": ..... mcr etc. RECREAT I ON S~ascons'et- ayg ound Children, so Beaches Lifeguards' (4') 9,980.00 UNCLASSIFIED Adveptisi~ a~d Info~mation B~eau Salaries. 0verhau1'.. office equipment Mime ogr ap~. supplie . ~velopes :~- . c ~tationerY ";. '-' Z.::.. Gue st ' House .Booklet s ~-- ..... '" ~ ......... 700 ;'00 ....... .. Town Booklet ............ ':. ;'.. ,.:: ': dgp~1ng .pali, B~oklet: .;:....: r,-.-: 1,200.00300.00 Maps Postage Telephorie':e.. NPis'.cellaneous Paid Adv. VFW.' Wagner Camp Gray Memorial-": ""Tbwn~ Clock .~'alary 200;00 600.00 2,400.00 1,500.00 500.00 800;00 L ,.~S. XJ:A 9' 50¢'.00 ':?'./' $17,000'00 ,::::: to.i--;'~f.umF:L~ 75'00 :-f:~t'f :~:/j: /:::.:/::-,::,L:.:'a[~ 100.00 2oo;oo ......... .. ~- :,'.'- ,:.,~:'f'q" .:/f-J.:;,':o 00 ..... c..;: ...... / . i Y ,,; 2oo.'oo" ?::. 850.00 Maintenance & Electric t ..... .~,.~ . .~.,. ~ ... ..... :-----. ' .......... ' :::: ::.-~',- ~- ~' 500 Memo~fal' Day' ~d others: ';~,' :~ .... "' : . ~tnttng 1957 To~ Report r;..:':::',::'~'.:':: e-',..~.. ~:,':...,. --- :". _ ~f~X.800;~00 BlUet Insur~ce ' ~,400,.00 Veterans S'e~vices., ~::: .:'3 ,:;.:':.. [ : :, - ;,.~ --. :r 1, 30G. O0 ' 8'iasconset Wate~ Dep~tment .... '-'"-:.:*.: 3,~00~00 Natucket Memo~iai~ii~po~t .c.::',,o.' : ~::'::'-'" ..... :': 12~ 000.00 .- ................. :,: ., ::';-<": 400.00 - Veterans G~aves .... :'.: :: .... :-::'~ 3~0.00 I~'EST A~ ~I DEBT :.- '";:,-: .- 'r-, --- : ,: ~- .... r.: (.,~; .~ ,, Interest - ~:Jc, Z:' : :': X .:" '.-', , ,, , .,:::-., .-.::.:.',- $- 5,762.50 ...... Matting '~b "' , o7.' ~. ,' :'u'. -. ', ,.~¢ $15,000.00 AGENCY ,!!,~[ ,~ u.s,: ~ ~,2r;~.-'.::..',~.~'.~ .... :_' .... ~ ..........::.~,- .:..F..,~ -.";'o~.' ':.~:~ ":' ~ '.'..' $ ,8i~00. 0 ~,, ~:',7 ¢. OO~y Expense 1],.'1~ '., ..,...-:~.:.t: "/' $50~000,00 7::'er~;~';:Td ~e~' W~'t :di'~0Sition ~e' To~ Will' make"~ 't~J Dog Tax for the ensuing yea~. ....... c ....... :':.'~* ; .... : .... ~":~ .~:U reco~end:that the Dog Tax'"f~~ the .ensuing year be made available fo~ t~ School Athletic ~d,. VOT~ by the meeti~ as ~eco~ended by the Co~ittee, ....... ' "':'~ i0"::' "" ' :.;,:>'..,,:.,' r. :.,, . ', v ~ 'q'[ ": '-:'" ~tfcle ' - -"· '-'"~- ' .~ :'~ '.::z.~':. _.: .... ,..:.. To see f~ ~he' ~o~"~Zl authorize ~he ~o~ ~o'~pansFe~ ~he 'Sewe~ Bn~oe Peas ~o Houae'Oo~ee~iona, .... r.-- ...... ~e reco~end-t~t the ~o~ authorize ~he ~o~ t ' ~.an~.62r .the 'Sewe~ Ent~ce Fees to-Hous~ :¢0~eotions. ............... ' .... :'"' VOT~ t as' ~8~nded the'~Co~ittee. '~.j[ ').0 ~'f:.'[,' : ........ . ................... ~" :' ', "~' -~' .l'".: ,... ':,',.... , ,. .... . .....:To.see if the To~ will vote to raise, ~d appropriate the' s~'~f Twenty Thous~d Dollars-.($20,000.00) as a reserve in accord~ce with Section 6,' Chapte~ 40, General Laws. ,~,,¢ ...... ; We reco~end~t~t the s~ of Twelve Thous~d Dollars~ /.~.($12,000,00) be,tr~sferred'from Overlay S~plus as a reserve in 'accord~ce with~ S~cti6n 6, Chapter 40,' General Laws. r:;.q;:, ~,: .,.., ,,. V~ by.the~meeting as ~co~en~ea Dy the Co~ittee. ,..."?' ...... ., ,.. To see ~at s~ the To~ will vote to raise ~d appropriate 'for Pa~ent of ~paid bills ~of~ ~pnevious years in- cludi~ any bills now on _overdraft. ,::j.,...~. ' ....... We ~eco~end.~ ,~he' a~ o~ Twen~y"aix H~d~ed '.'~'($2,600.00) .be .raised'and app~op~ia~ed:-~o~ ~ pa~en~ bills' of p~evioua yea~s'~ "inoluding'-ay-bilta'now on overdraft, [ 2~ VOT~ by [t~ meeti ~ ~ecb~ended-.by the CoEittee. . To ~ee. if the To~ will,vote to raise ~d appropriate or tp~sfer from ~app~opPiated:'hvailable ~nds in the treasury ,a s~ of money for Chapter,90 Construction, or take ~y other a~tion~' in' relatton.,thereto; ........ .;]'.~" 2 ~:;'~; ..... ~'" We ~eco~en~ tha~ ~he s~ o~ (~27~070~72) be:ap~nop~fate~ to mee~ thelTo~s share or ~ cost o~ 0barter 90 Etg~ways don- ~uO~ion: and :~o meet '~af~: ~pprop~iat!on~ ~, the'-s~ or (~27~070.72) "be'transferred from the proceeds"received' from ~he' 8~ate ~der the provisions of Chapte~ 718 of the acts o~-1956.:'':-:~ ;~.L~ :'~" .~ .,~V~ by th~~ m~eting as reco~ended' by the Co~ittee, ',';' ~'~,r~o ,"~:'~ T° see if the T°wn will,vote to ~aise and app~°P~iate jt~' ~'S~ of Ten Thous~ud Doll,s (~10,000.'00) fo~ 'mainten~ce Of ChEpte~ 90 ~oads in Nantucket. - '~ ........... ~ ..... "~ ' 8 ' We ~eco~end t~t"t~e s~ et Eight Thous~d Dollars ($ ,000~00) be ~aised and appropriated fo~ mainte~nce o~. VOT~ by,t~ .meeting as ~eco~end~d.by the Co~ittee. ~ticle,,15 . Chapte~ 81, Sec. l~, of~the .General Laws will vote to contract ~th t~ State Department of"Pdblic Works for the maintenance .~of.t~ State Highway, ~d ~aise.~d appropri.ate.t~ s~ of Fo~ Thous~d Dollars ~ ~$~,000.00) ,fo~ this~ pu~ose,..the ~To~ to 'be reimbursed for all expenditures made'~der said'~contPact. .~...~. r- .... ~We. reco~e~, that~ the. To~, ~1 acting ,~der .~ authority of'Ch~ter 81, Sec.'~ 15,' .of the 'General Laws will"v0-te'to c~ntract wi. th. the S.tate -Dep~t~nt of Public .Wo~ks_ fo~ the.- mainten~ce of the State Highway; ~d'r~ise"and appropriate'the s~ of Two Thous~d Dollars ($2,000.00). for~this purpose, t~ To~ to be reimb~sed for all expenditures made ~der said contract. ~ ~.... ',~0T~ by.the'meeti~ as '. reco~ended ' by the Co~ittee. the 's~ of.Th~ee.Thous~d Dollars' (~000.00)'fo~ dust 'c'6nt~ol W~' ~ec'~nd't~at the' s~ et FiFteen H~d~ed Doll~s ($1,~00.00) be rataed an~. apD~op~ated for dust control on di~t ~oads, . ~'" '; ' .........~.~ ~' meeting 'as reco~ended~ by~ t e, .Co~ittee ..-~ '.~ r~.: ?..To see Jr..the.Town will vote .to.~ise and appropriate the. s~" of Five. H~dred Dollars -($500..00 )"~f&~ .new ~snow'. f~nce. : -.,:~-'--. ......... , .-~ We rec°~end that the s~ of. Five H~dred Dolla~' (~00.00) 'be' t~sfe~ed f~om the'E'& D 'f~d 'fo~ 'new snow VOT~ by the meeting'aS reco~ended., by.the C0~itteee "T0 see'iF t~'To~ will vote to ~aise ~d-app~op~iate the Sum of Two Thous~d Dollars ($2,000jO0)~'fo~ maintaining out- 1~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ we.~e~e~ th~t'~he s~F Tw0~Th~s~d D~lla~ .. ..~ ($2,000. O0 ) ? be' rai~ ed- and.' appropriated~ for maintaining ~ z:.' ,'.: . ~ - -VOTED .by the. meeting as race,ended ~y .the Co~ittee. :: Article 19 P the i sum'ofT° see if the Town will .Vote to raise~ and ~appropriate ~ ......... ' .... Three Thousand Dollars'($3,000.O0). ts maintain the ::::."',.'Broad Cr'eek c~ossing at Mada~et~ ............................ - .... x~{~ We reco~end that the s~ of T~ee ThoU~' Dollars &~-~ ($3,000.00) be t~sfer~ed f~om E & D to m~inta~ the B~oad ' t m~ting as ~e o~ended:b the Co~ittee. ~he s~ of ~wo ~hou~d Dollars (~000.00) ~o do wha~eve~ work necessary to cle~, pick up rubbish, etc*, on o~ public beaches othe~.th~ those co~$cted with. To~ ~te~p~ise. S~e to be ? dbne . ~der. ~pe~vi~ion ~&f~ High~Ay' D~pa~tment~ ~ ~:~ ~ .... ':' ': ...... Ss" en-' ~ I~ ~' '~ ....... '' ..... ' ''1'"we re nd that the s~ Flfte . 'd Dollars ($1,~00.00) be ~aised'~d apDr0priated' t~ do whatever work .~.~..neeessary..to ele~, pick up ~ubbish, etc., on ou~ public beaches ~ ot~er.,, th~' those '. co~ected With To~-' ~terPrises, . same. to. be :'done~de~ supervision of:the Hi'ghway Department. ::'~ VOTED by the meeting a~" ~e~'~ded'by the"Co~ittee. .... ' ..... " ' ' 'e~e ' To see If the' To~'~tll vote to ~tse ~d appropriate the s~' 0f ~ou~teen H~d~ed Dollaps ($1,400.00) fo~ t~ p~pose ,..Of'collecting-. ~t all publ~c~beaches"a~o~d'the 'Isled, 's~e to :::~::~.:, be ~done '~de~ supervision of' the" Hl~waY Department;': '-, We ~eeo~end ~ha~ ~he s~' 0f One ~houS~d (~1~000.00) be ~atsed ~ appropriated fo~ ~he p~pose of collec~ln~ Rubbish a~ all public beache~"a~o~"~'Island~ s~e ~o be done ~der supervision of the Hi.way Department. V0~ b7 ~he mee~ln~ As ~eco~ended b7 ~he 0o~t~ee. :,:..t::.. ,.~ ~.. ~o see tf ~he ~o~ will vo~e ~o ~lse ~d .~., ~H~."~~ oS Ptve H~d~ed~ Dol%ars_'.(~00'.00). ~p: imprOve :' ~qu~ RoAd. ...... ' .... .............. ,. . ~ ..... . the meeting as'~eco~ended' by e~Oo~it ee. :::,:"~['". ';'-' T~ see 'if the To~ will' vote-' to- ~aiS'e: ~d appropriate .. the:s~ of:Fo~ H~dred ~ollars (~00.00) for the p~chase, 1' re~" ~' ~n~ih~' of settees fo~n~he 'streets- of the ~o~. ~ of~ set't'ee~: fo~. the s~reets' of the To~.-" ~'-:~ .... ,.: ; r:.: ..... the me'eting '4's '~eco~ended"b~ the~ CO~lttee. · '~.[.':?:O~t '3:?~ (/~ .:~ ....:; ...~ ~:.:.; .... .,_ ..... . ;~..j .:: ' r'~": ',- ' "~'~rticle 24 ?'.,....t~: .: ....... ~o see if.~he,~o~ will"'vo~e ~0 ~aise'~ appropriate ~he~ S~~ $f~ Fou~"~hou~d Dollars ~ (~, 000.00) ~ for. new S id~walks ~d curbs, .~ tha~ the ma~e~ial-$o be"u~d'fo~ sidewalks ~be specified. :. . ~,... ~eoo~en~ ~ ~ e~' '? ~o~e~" ($4,000.00) be T~sfe~ed f~om the E & D'~d~fo~ new~ide- ~walks ~d c~bs, the ab~tte~ to pay one-half~ or,the cost of the sidewalks ~d~select mate~ials'desired, the To~ to install gr~ite curbs at no cos~t0~.t~abutte~. ~ ~VOTED,by. the .meeting as~ reco~ended by the Co~ittee ' To 'see if,t~' To~ will':'~bte"t~ ~i~$ ~d appropriate the s~ of Fi~e H~dred Dollars ($50OgOO)~to provide 'the c~istmas ~Tree display ~d to be ~done ~der the supervision of the Supe~tendent_ of. St~eets~ ~ ......... ;~" '~.~.' '~ ". ", .... ,,'~,~:~ ,.,,~, . Do~Z~ be',~,e~ ~ ~p~e~o ~ov~e'~e Superintendent ~ of Streets. ...... ,, . - ,~, .~ -~ :,.: ~'~:,..' see if,,the:To~ will ~aise. ~d app~op~iate the s~ of One .Thous~d Dollars ($1~O00~O0).'fo~.'the p~pose of tmp~ovLng' v~iou~ layouts as may b~ ~eGui~ed f~om time to t~e as-they, ape petttionede ...... ~..t::. . ~.: ~ ~,~' ,~,.:s?,: LJ ;~,,~the s~ of T~ee Thous~d, Seven H~d~ed Fifty Dollars ($3,750.00) ;.,cjLto p~c~se a~' new' Hea~ Duty,:two .(~).Ton D~p. Truck, minim~ size,'- two' (2) 'yards; heater' ~d' defroste~; two: (2) sp'ee~le; dSrectional lights; front, ~d rea~; hea~ duty oil filte~;'six (6) 750 x 20 'Eight (8):ply tires;':he~dut'y~ f~ont ~d sp~ings; loading heighth,' not more th~~ fifty-six- (56)" inches :,.?;t,:~from greed to,rail; b~aced body. sides ~d suitable lettering; and' to authorize the' trading in' of the~ 1952 Che~olet Truck towards the p~chase p~ice.-~:~.. ,- ..... . ..... ,-~ : ...... We ~eco~end t~t the~'s~ of Thirty-Seven H~dred ~d FiftY Dollars '($3,750.00) be~ transfe~red.f~om the E & D ~d to ' pure.se a"new Hea~ Duty two (2)~.Ton ~p Truck,':mini~: size, two (2)' y~rds;' heater mnd~def~oster; 'two (2) 'spe~d' ~le.~'direction- al lights, ,front and rear,, hea~ duty oil filter, six (6) :"~7'~750 X 20 Eight- (8) ply~ ti~es;~ hea~. duty f~nt ~'~ "rear. sp~ings; loading heighth,~ not more .th~ fiftyLsix '.(56)" inches f~om g~o~d to ~ail; braced bod~ sides ~d sUitable lettering;~ ~d': authorize .the~,trad~g in of the 1952 Chevrolet Truck towards the purchase price. ....... - ........... ~ ............ VOTED by the meeting as reco~ended by the Co~ittee. ~:, '~ ..... '? To see ;if the'.Town willY, vote ~to.~increase )the.~ salaries of the employees of the Highway Depart~nt ~.including the~-Main- tenance Men of the Isled Home, To~ Build,g, etc., to One Dollar ~d Fifty Cents ($1.50).per ho~.~d:to increase the' salary of the Superintendent of 3treats twelve percent (12%). OeAli~-salaries' retroactive f to ~ J~uary: lst,~:· 1958, ~. $~. the s~ of Two Thous~d Bix H~dred Twenty Eight Dollars '($2,$28.00) be ~aised and appropriated fo~ .this. p~pose. :~l'~'~;c,.'~q,~ ~ ;.We ~eco~end that~tHe Streets-be increased'to' Fo~ Thousand- ~the '-year 1958. ~d~ that the employees, of.~the '~ Highway Department be increased to one dollar ~d forty cents ($1.40) pe~ ho~, this to include ~he mainten~ce of the Isled Home, To~ Building the s~ of Fourteen H~dred ~d'Ninety Eight Dollars ($1,~98.00) be ~aised and appropriated for the above increase. VOT~ by the meeting as reco~ended by the C°~lttee. Article 29 cC. (0,L. ,-.0~' T0~ See: if-~ the iTo~ will', vote .to rai se ~ ~d appropristeI the'~S~-Of ~0ne'. Thousand One H~dred Fifty.Bix Dollars ~ ($1,156.00) to continue the Parking Area at the:Jetties We do not reoommend.. '; ,;,:,:~:,~o .... ! :. ~:,',~ -/~ VOTED by the meeting as 'recommended by. the committee. APticle' 30': -,~-, ~qo~:~~ ~To see if~ the Town wtll:~voteuto~raiSe and appropriate the!~m~f~Tw6 Hundred Dollars ($200.00) .for bulldozing ~fill at the. Town:'0wned~ land, at'the ~corne~ of,~.North~'-.Beach:Street... ~..~ Jefferson Avenue. We do not ~eco~end. VOT~ by the meeti~ as reco~ended by the Co~ittee. '~ '~ ":;'~. ,~ To. see if ;, the .To~ wil&' vote, to:~raise, .~ aPproPriate .~ ~ the/S~.:of One' Thous~d Nine H~dred~ Thirty Ei~t.. Dollars...~ ($1,938.00)-to construct a section'~of P~king .Area in':the~Rot~y, at the J~ction of Easton Street ~d Hulbert Avenue. .~,;,J q~,~o~ ~/~ ~e~ do not '~eco~end./.':~ ?:.-:'.;~-~.;~,~:-~..:~:; -~¢ ~'~:~" VOT~ b~ the meetfn~ ~s ~eco~ended b~ the Ar~fele 32 ITO see if the To~ will vote to raise a~ appropPi~te o :L~ ~he :~ of 0ne~ TH0usand~ One'. H~ed,~ Fifty.; Six. Dollars ($1,156.00) to c0nst'ru~t': ~' P~king 'Area; of. Bit~inous., Concrete ~ S~facing at the Children's~ Beach 'on;Harbor '~ ...... ~ : '~'- We do not VOT~ by the meeting as ~eco~ended by the Co~ittee. Article 33 To see if the Town will'vote to raise' and appropriate the sum of. Three Thousand One Hundred Eighty Fou~ Dollars · ':,.,: ($3~'18~;00)~ to"inStall ~drainage and for~.Bituminous Concrete -~. Surfacing 6n ~ ,~':...~ .':~:.-: ::~ We ' do not .reCommend./, ;":. ,. '~' . ,~..,,: .¢ ~'- : ?:u~, ::, ~,. :%/.': : :a :" ..u.-:. :' ..... lob ':.~, : .":; '-;"~ VOTED by ,.the, meeting ..as. recommended, by,.t.he ,Qommi~ee. ,~ :, :.,,~Article.J 3~ ,', :,~:..~.1: .~:,,h~..:., To see 'if~the..To~n will ,vota:to. raise ~nd appropriate the ~ sdm of Three'.Th6uSand .Two .Hundred- Sixty. Two Dollars ($],~68.00). for ~he 'B1t~fnous tone,eSe S~fe~ing on VO~D b~ ~he mee~in~ ~s re~o~nd~d b~ ~he Article 35 · o see i~ ~he ~o~ wi11 ~o~e'~o ~1~e ~d epp~op~1~e ~p~k~s 'A~en~e-~nd ~o ~den'~he 8~ee~ ~o.mee~ f~e of ,.'.' ::f :," , ') 'VOTED,by the meeting ,as 'recommended by,~the Committee. Article :'36' .... ' ..... '-.~ '-:. To see'if the Town-will vote'to .raise snd appropriat® the'sum of.,Five Thbusand: Four Hundred Dollars ($~;4oo.o0):to install¢ a curb and: ', grade' a sidewalk on-: South,: Pro..spect. ~t.,):;~] We do not recommend. VO~t~) by the meeting as r~commended b~ the Committee. ., Article 37 To see if the Town will vot~ to raise and approPriate '.'-~?~:~the'~sum'of Seven Thousand Forty One Dollars ($7,041.00) to install' necesaary drainage.and complete the 'bi.tuminous ¢oDcrete We recommend that 'the-sum'of Seven Thousand Dollars ($?~000.00) be transferred from the .E.:& D ~b~nd~for the complete bituminous'surfacing of Gold Star Drive. VO~tED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. ~ticle 38 the-: sum of~ Seven, Thousand Four Hundred' Sixty_ Seve,n, .I:).o.!l.a.~ s>:; ($7,467.0o) to install'~drainage: and complet~e the_bit ,umtno,us..~ concrete surfacing of Delaney Road. We do not recommend. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. ~ A~ticle "39 - ~ ~. ,:..L, .~. To'. see"if' the: Town will~ vote' to~ ~ai'se; an~ annronriate .~:~, he.sum of Two H~dre~ ~d'F~rty'Dollars" 0~00 7tO'install a ~" -'-~.-~' ........ ~ ~ ...... J:'~ '" -'9' ~ 'Z-:;, ~'C~J ~J~.Z ~':' ~' :':',:,:J~L: ~00,3~: · ...~.., ~ We- ~eco~en~. ~he"s~" of'~wo' h~d~e~" a~ ~ dollars ($~0'~ 00)~ b~' referred ~to' A~icle~' 2~" ~' the 1958~ Warr~t, ~ fo~ .:this ar$icle., ~~ ~e ~e~ ~e~e~ ~~ ~e~-~e~e~ ~ee~ (797 We ~eco~end' t~t the' s~ o~'Eig~t'~'H~red Dollars ($800.00) be ~aised ~d appropriated for painting the fence, seven h~dred ~d ninety-seven feet (797) 'of the South Cemetery .on Spa~ks Avenue. (This is~to be a Two coat Job.) ,~., .'.' :.. '/'~ '~ OT~',by'the meeting-as"~eco~ended~by the Cool'tee .,~.,~:...,.~ :,.,. ; ..... ~o s~e if. the. To~ will:' vote. to. ~aise ~d' appropriate the s~ '0f Ei'~t THous~d'E[ght''H~dred Dollars~ ($8,800.00) ' ~to complete.the~sewer on Vesper L~e. d.~ ~'~F Will"'vo%e '. ~o- ~at Sci a~. the"s'~"6~ Thirteen H~dred ~d Thir~'Doliars~'($1,330,OO).[to install two basins ~d necessary pipe to Harbor on Washington .Street. ~. - - . , ' "..: . ,':_.'c'" ~ .... t ~>;)' L.':': C:J' t~ ........... ' *, - , VOT~ by the meeting ~s ~eco~ended bY, the Co~ittee. :,, '.,. _,. ~ _To see if, ~he To~ Wiil vote to. ~aise ~d appropriate ~'j,~'~j~'.~h~.r~ ~ '~fj 8eVen."Th0uS~ Five H~ed' D~ll~S., ($7,500.00) to ~.,~:~xte~d' seW~m to tak~ 'in:' the pr0perties: on'Hooper Fa~ Road. ...... ~':~*::'.t:''~ We~ ~e~o~nd ~hat'.~he ,s~ of Seventy Five-H~d~d Dollar~':($7:,500.00)-be tP~sfer~e'd f~om~ the E~&' D ~ to extend a sewer to t~.last house on Hooper. Fa~ Road. ', '483 ~'~:' ,,~ the sum. of,. Fou~H.undred. dollars..~ ($~00.00) ~to exter~ the sewer .... ~ain' in' West'. York 8tree't, to' in'61ude'~ t~e 'new."house' 6f',' L~wt'"~'~' Seay. We recommend that the-sum of Four Hundred Dollars · , ~ ($400.QO) be raised and appropriated to extend the sewer main in ~ : West;York Stre'~ ~t~o~in~clude, th~'~n~w' h~use '~"Le~ts Seay.~ VOTED by the meeting as recommended by-the~ Committee. To see if the Town'will vote to ~aise and appropriate ,:~ ,: ithe~ sum of~Th~ee ~Hundred Dollars ~ ($300.00) to~ install a manhole in f tnt of Murrayts.Toggery,~Shop. ,:~::.u.~ ,:,: ...... .~ '~ do not re'o~nd~-,"i.:..,. .... ".. Z:.:::>.:~':.'>:> r.'.:o;.n;:'. , .... . : ..... VOTED by the meetin aa rec0~ended by.the Committee. ' ~o- see '~r'the ~o~ ~illL' vote-' to r~i~e:a~d' 'approPriate .. the sum of Four. Thousand..Dollars.~($4,000.00).,to extend the "'"Mon6m0y s'&wer t~ 'include' the prop'erties-of 'Eaton' and Dinsmore. We recommend that ~th~"~m of Four Thousand Dollars ,,($4,000.00) be transferred from.t,.he E,.& D. Fund to extend the ' Mongm0y s~we~, to~ includ'&'~ the propert'i'es, of Eaton. and Din.,smore. VOTED by the' meeting' ~' :ec0~ende'd by' ~h~"c0~mittee. Arti~ ""' ' ::': :'' " ............. - .... ..... .will' vote' to' ~aise m~d ap prfate t~e sum of Four Thous~d Dollars. ($4,000.00) for e~u~pment fo~ the Fire Dep~rtment oonsi'stin'~"'of'the following:, hose'~L~yer, ~::..::. nozzles, .aAr..,.m. asks,. ~d .~s, .smoke. ejector,. ~.ats ~d coats, . We recommend that the sum of Five Hundred ($~00.00) be raised and appropriated f,or the ,~hase of "Fo~"- only. by the ...... ' ........ :% recommended by the Committee. '-' Ar t i'el'e- -~ ,;":' ':;r~',: "T° see" if~ the T, own' will.' ,vote ..to' ~.ai.se.: .and apprpp.riate ~ the' ~.um. ,0~ .Six' Thbu'sand: Dbllars' ($6~.000~00)~ for' the purchase of 'stx"'(6 )' hun~ed fa.et '$'f '3" in'ch hose,'--one 'th0usan~; -e'ig~t':"H~dred feet (1,800) of, inch hose,~ one thouam~d four hund~,ed and fifty · I · .,.~:,:::fo'et (1,450) of inch hose.for the Fire Depa~tmento We ~e:~omm~n~' thab':6he':' "'~' sum ~" Fi~'eJ HU~a ('$500.00). be raised and appropria.t~ed for the p.~chase of 1~ inch "::'" h~se only". *": "': ........................ ' .............. '> ';' ....... VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. c,:~;:-L,¥~m:~c:o~ 5~To'see-.if,the Toma:.wlll.,vote,to raise ar~ appropriate t~ ~ s~. ~f T,o, TAckled, ~ollA~s ~ (~2,' 000.00): fo~ t~e Ft~e .~epa~tment ~p~.~uck ma~e~i~ls~ (i2 ,:t~es.~ ~bes; ~ 6 .. ii~s ' ~d~':wi~'O; inch preco~ec~ed line,' 'engine. ~ re~'ai~ partS., f0~ t~er. ) . ?c.~rLof~ ~ :..We. reco~end.that' the s~ of. Eleven H~dred ~ Fifty Dollars.,($1,150.00) ?be raised ~d app~op~iat$d for 8 tires:~d tubes, (6 for the 1949 Che~01et'~d 2, for;t~J L~r~e)l'./~Li~ts and wires included in this appropriation~ ........ ~ ..1 V0~ by $~e meeting as reoo~en~ed by ~e Co~i~ee. ?.the:-s~-of One Thous~d Dollars ~($1,0~0~00).l~t0 We ~o not ~eco~e~. ' ~o;~ ~. ~;:~To see cif~:the~ To~ will.vo~e to raise ~d~app~bp~iate the s~ of Six H~d~ed~Fifty' Dollars~ .(~650.00)_. fo~ren0vations (watch room window, side door), desk ~ ~hgi~at the Central We do not ~eco~end. "~ c~':~ '? ~ ~ ~,V~, by, the, mee~ing ~s, recg~p~d~d~ by~ the Co~ittee. ~ C..? r,~':~' ~j'~, ~ v ~' ~ ........ ' ..... , ..... :~ ~..~ To see iftAe To~ wtll v°~e ~o raise and appropriate o~ tr~sfer from available f~ds-ghe~ s~ of ~hirgy Eighg ~hous~d Dollars ($38,000.00) o~ a pa~ ghere~f'to"be Added $o oveP sod.period 'of. time,-..for the:?purchase~, pf~.~ aerial .~ ladde~ truck boosger p~p and ~k ~ necessary We do nog ~eco~end. ~ ~-,~ ~: / '~:~;,: L V~~, bY'. tAe ,~eti~g ~s~ ~eco~ended. ~ . To see if the To~ will vote to raise and aPPropriate the s~ 0f'Two. Thous~d Eight H~d~'d'Dolla~s ($2, 800.00)- fo~ nine (9)~fire ala~ boxes,~ wire, cross-~ms, braces, e~tend_ ~d renew some of the circUits.: jcwire, cross a~s, braces, etc., to extend ~d ~ene~' s.0~e;~of the circuits. ~:~"~ ...... q~ "~ voT~ by the meeting as ~eco~ended by the Co~ittee. ,~ ~ C ~. ~ ($7, 950 · O0 ) "t o ': ins tall :' a: ne ?~]~' '~ parts~"' for the ~-Cent~al' Fire ' ~' . ~'.:,~ ($400~OS)~-be ~aised'~, [ ap /'~ ~:' :::~ :~ ~:~' central: ~fire stat'iOn. if ½'th6: To~ :-wiil~'~ote ' to ~': raj ~e ~'~d appropriate ,:.'~.~ the~s~ ~f Sev~n(Thous~d Nine :H~ed-~d--FiftY Dollars~;~.-J , ($7~ 950. 00 ) ' to ': in'stall:~ a: new~;Fire ~Ala~ Panel~ With'.the~ necessary Station. - ~-~-.~. ~ ~ '~'~ ::~':':~ ~ o'~ the S~~ of -Four:~H~d'red Doll's VOT~ by the meeting ~s reco~ended by the Co~tttee. , Ant fez e ~ To see iF t~ To~ will vote to raise ~d appropriate :~':"'the s~ ~F T~ee:Th0us~d Five H~d~ed Dolla~ ($]~00.00) ~'~-the p~has~' a~d~ ~ins~'allA~ion: oF.': a'two :way radio dispatch ~system for the Fire Dep~tment, these f~ds to be matched by~the.~Civil Defense matching fund p~ogr~. (Base, mobiles, p~table, monlto~s.' .1We ~eco~end that the s~ oF Fifteen H~ed Dollars ' ~""~'r($1;~OO~00)~be 't~SfeP~ed F~om"E & D ~o~ the p~chase ~d stallatton of 2 Two Way Radio dispatch system Fon the Fire Depart- ment, these f~ds to be mAtch~d'~by the Civil Defense matching F~d ,-.pnogr~. (One base'set, one mobile set to be placed tn No. i Ft~e "'~ ~ 'Engtne~ at- Nantucket and:~one mobile" set ~to~ be placed in No. VOTED by the meeting as ~eco~ended by the~Co~ittee. ' ':'~ ...... ~'~""~"~ To~'s~e%if the To~ wiil'~vote to raise ~d .appropriate the s~ of T~ee Thous~d T~ee H~dred Dollars ($3,300.00) to purchase a fo~ wheel dP:ire-vehicle for the use of the ~ Department. ,: ~- ~ ...... : ~-:~ VOT~ 6y t~ ,meeting ~'~S :~eeo~ended ,by--~ the Co~ittee. ~ticle ~7 s~,~fTo see if the To~ will vote to ~se,~d 'appropriate ....'" :~ the'~ ...... ~0~': Thous~d 'Eight ~d~ed ~Thi~ty.Dolla~s ($4, 830.00) fo~ increases tn salaries of the Fire Department as follows:: (~et~oaetive to J~uamy '19 -1~8';'-)~' ~::~Chi~f'~ ~ ~'::~':'~U ~':::?~;: $~;505 ,~.¥~ $400~:'::':':~$2~0:~: ,:'$Z25 ? - ,-Fi~e ~larm Supt. -. 3, 600 ~9~- ~ 200 ~125 4, 325 '2nd 'AsstA~ Chief- '~'" ~:~,~,'. 5:,::::~-. ~-J ~'.~:~ ~ ~:~ ~:.,z t,.~' ~,:-'2. ~"~-~;~, ~27~ ~00 ~':~:~ DeputY Chkef ~ "~"~""~'~' "~'~ ~,:~:' -~:~'":~ ~:,~ a:,-~m.::, ~ ~ ..... :,~'~ 200 each ~ Captains , ~"~ ,'5 Lieuten~ts , ~ - , ~ . , ~e do not ~ec0~end thts~a~tiele- but we do reco~end the followtn~ Tha~ Article 82 of the~lg~6 Wa~r~t be ~ended as follows:: All ~ull time employees except the'Ft~e Chief will stay on the s~e scale se~ up in Article 68 or the 19~6 and that a T~ee H~d~ed Dollar ($300.00) cost of living increase be added to their 'present salaries. Fire ' Chi ef salary, ._ ~ ~.~ .~ ..~, $4,500.00 1st Assis rant' Chief 715.00 ~.:~.~ ~-..~ :.,~ 2nd .Assistant Chief . ~ ~ .. ~ ~- / ~0.00 .~ ~ ..... ~. ? ~,~. 5 Captains ~ ~ ;-.: ": ';~'' ~ 1~ ~ each '110.00 j~ VO~ ~7 ~e mee~n~'a~ ~e~o~en~ed'~7 the ;.the Fire Dep~tment with the approval.of ~he Board of'Selectmen ~to dispose of, certain obsolete ~equipmen~ of.the Fi~e Department. ce~t~i~ ., O~so!e.~e .. equipm~t~ 0~.: th~ ~i~?. ~p~,~me~t. ~.~.~-~.. ~.. ::~. ..... %..' ";~:~-.~," ~:.~ ~ ...... ? c,-~- ,~,~,~l-~.~ ~, -.~ ~ -, ..... ~e ~ o~ One T~o~s~nd ~even H~d~ed ~d ~7 ~o~ ,, "pric'e.. This. a~ticle, to be -put Out 'to' .bid. ~"~..'~'~'~'~ ..... ~ ':':'~ . We ~eo~ond' ~h~g" 'ghe "~ ':'~ 8eCen~e~: H~d~d ..purchase 'a statign .wagon .t~e"automobile'.,to be,.used as..a.Dolice 6ruiser, ~d :the .nesessar~.equipment~:'and t'o ~uthorize' the trading .~:~, in of. the present'1956 "station w~gon towards ~the: purchase .mp~ioe. This article to be put ou~ to bid. ,~: ": "-~:~'. '~.~..~ ............ ~.~ ~,~:~'~T~.i-,~:~-~:~ .... VOTED by the meeting as reco~ended b~ the Co~ittee. ~ 'Article 60 ~....~:,~,.?~. ~.To~see if the .To~ will .vote to raise~.~d appropriate the~-s~of Thirty,~Nine H~ed'.Dollars~($3~9OOjO0) to increase ~' t~ salaries 'of 'th~~ Police Department~~. retPoacbive to~January l, 1958. Chief ~ ~: salary- $5000.00~ S~rge~t' ~" $4500;00;'- Patrolmenl s -to,start at $3600.O0,..2nd.yea~ increased by $200.00, 3rd year ..:$200,00, 4th-year $100.00~ 5th ye~ $I00.O0;' 'm~im~ ~200.00. , ' 'we do not 'rec6~end this-A~icle, but we~do rec°~end ~: the followi~: ~ That Article... 82.. of.,.the ~ 1956 War~t be ~ended as follows:' Ail ~e~la~'salaried~'~men except the~Police Chief will stay on the's~e scale set.up,in, Article 82 of the 1956 Warr~t, ~d t~t a T~ee H~dred~Dolla~s '($300.00) cost of living increase j~ .: be ~ a~ded, to their~ p~sent, salaries...~. :: $4 ?5o .~ .... ~ ..... ~,.-~ ~ ~ Police Chief SaIa~y." ~ ~ :.':~ :~, ........ We ~eco~end that. the ~ of, Twenty o~ H~d~ed ~d ~r. Tw~ty~Fi~e'Delia~a; ($2,~.00) be.~aised ~d appropriated to ..... increase the salaries of the Police' Department.'-:::'-~. VOTED by the meeting as ~eco~ended by the Co~tttee. 48'8' jt:[,T~','see if the To~ .... '"" will' vote ':~' ~se ~ appropriate the s~ of 'Six H~e~ Dollars ($600~00)'.fo~t~ p~pose of p~chasing'~4 ~stalling five (~) new windg~Z, 3complete with fr~es ~d *storm sash at the South ~'i'de'of 0~ Isl~ Home. ..... ' We'~ec'o~end .tffJt t~e ?S'~ ~f 'Six iH~d Do'liars,.~ ($600.00) ;be' raised and' appropriated for the p~pose 'of p~- ~asing and installing five. (5) new windows, 'Complete' ~th fr~es ~d storm sash at the South side of Our Isled Home. V0~ED by the meeting as reco~ended by the Co~tttee. ~tlole 62 ~'tHe s~ of Fo~ H~dred'Dollars: ($400.00) '-for -the ~:p~p0se purchasing necessary bedding,and bl~kets for Our Island Home. _.t~sferred f~om ~ti~!e 102 from the 1955 Warrant to this VO~ED by the ~ee~':~S'reco~en~e~ by ~he Co~i~ee. ,~7 ' ,12~ '/..'~o see if the ~o~ will vote to ~fse .~ apDuopriate ~He '.'s~ 0r 'Si:x '-H~dred Fifty ':an~'00/100: ($650;00) ',fo~':t~ ~p~pose ""o~ 'i'nst'alling a'wire lat~' and:'pl-ast'e~' ~eil'i~g '~d-'a partition in the 'bbile~ ro6m ~of,Our:'Isl~d~'Home~:to comply with regulations o~ the state building inspector. installin6 a wire ~lath'~d plaste~ ceiling ~'a'"'maso~y-'- partition in~t~ boiler ~Oom of'0u~ Isled Home~ to 'comply re~lations of the state'building' inspector.'~ . .-:,..-,..,~, ?:-:: z .: ,..-:' vo D: b ,-tHJ " eeti ? ecJ e aea-,b' ' the Co tttee. t'~'~tiSle 64 the ' s~ of: ~ne '~ tho~s~d ' dollars ' (~1,000, ~0 ). fo~. the .. p~Pose painting th~' exterior ~t~im'' et '0~? Isled Home, ..~'"-'-~- :~ .... ($1,000.00)~be-transferre4 from ~he-E'~ D ~4 for :the p~pose of paining ~the ex~e~to~ t~im at Ou~,Islan4 Home. To see if the'To~"~ll:v6te't°'~Ai~e"~na'~Pro~riate the s~ of, Two Thousand Dollars for the p~o~e of installing suitable fi~e'ala~ system co~cted'with ~H~' eleotrical system of..the building at O~ Isled Home. ,,~his to include a gong on eachlfloo~, heat aotivate~-~evices :in,'all~tO'or~ido~s, spaces, cellar area~",bo$$e~,rb0m~ ~d kStgHen;" ~d two m~ally controlled ~ati0ns per floor. ....... :' ': ......... ?,:,: ::~,, · We ~ecomm®nd that the'Sum of Two ThOuSand Dollars ($2,000.00) be transferred fP0m'the. E & D Fund for the purpose .,of installing'a suitable fire ,alarm system connected with the ~:":ei'~Ctrical' systtm'of :~.buliding at our ~slan'd Home.~ This is 0'to"'include~a gong,on 'each floor., heat activated devices.tin all corridors, -a'~tic s'Paces, ~cell~r"area~' boiler, room and kitchen an~d two manually c, ontrolled s~ta~%ons per floor. .... ':?~', ~ 0 m i e mmende by the committee. ;.:~o,.~'~,~.~ ~c~! T6~' See if the Town will vote~ to ~uth0rize the Board of selectmen to transfer to .the Nantucket Historical Association the works of the old Town C10ck~which are no longer used and to sell by public bid the iron weights previously used to run the ..... re¢ommen4 that ~he ~o~ vo~e ~o'~u~ho~z~ ~he Boa~4 ,.~. ~wo~k~ o~ ~he 0~d.To~ C~oek which a~e no ~onge~ used ~d ~o VOTED by the ~eeting 'as/~ece~ended,by the · o 'see if t~e ~0~ ~ill' vo~e $o es~ablis~ a S$abiliza~ion ~d as provided in Oh. ~0 Sec. 5B of ~h~ Gen. Laws ~d ~o iza~ion :f~d- as "pr$vi~e~' in' ChapSer~ ~0 :-Sec A'~',5B of ~ the ~eneral Laws ~ to tr~sfe~ ~hereto the balance in t~ "Pos~ War Rehabilitation ~'~ ~'the f~s'~et~e~ ~o ~ to~ from the ~Nantucke~ Housing Authority., (~his ac~ vequire~ two ~hirds majority v0$e'at a ~o~ Meeting before f~s 'c~ be 'appropvia~e~ therefrom.-) V~ by tho meeting as rooo~on~e~ ~y the ~o~it~ee. the~s~'~f '0~e H~dred ~'d Sixty Doll,s ~.($160.00) ~as ,'~'increase ThiS'a~ticle hag been't~en'ca~e'of, in a~ticle, eight. o~J~J~.~ ~ o.Jov J~M6TED by 9he me'ting ~s~e~o~nded by the Comities, ?t~e-fs~.O~ Two H~dred~d Fifty Dotla~s'($250.00)~which'is to be used ~r,Hauiing[' Mainten~ce~~' ~d setting buoys'at Smith Pt'., "~-~el' Pt~ ~d ~adaket Ha~b0r,'~also 'for 3 new buoys-fOr Tucke~uck ~"' '"'~'~:~ [:~"We ~eca~end. t~t th~ ~'s~"of' Two H~ed; Doll,s ($200.00) ~ ~Ln~ b~o~ a~ ~m~h P~.~ Eel P~. ~ ~a~ake~ al~o Coy VO~ED by t~ meeting as reco~en~ed by ~he Co~it~ee. ;.~ ¢-:-4~' . , ..... . ~o, see if ,.the, ~o~: will, vote ,.~o ~aise ~d, ap~.dp'~ia ~' ~S~ '$f, T~ee Thous~d ~ollars .' ($3,000.00) whicH"i~ used for shellfish propaga~i0n'and ~conserva~ion. ..~,~...~ .... ....... W~ reco~end t~t the s~ of Eight H~d~ed .be raised ~dCapp~oP~iated to be. used for,Shellfish propagation and conservation ~d the balance ~of this 'accost be carried over to 1959. ,~'~ ~ ;' ,~, :'. '~ ,.~:~ ~ :.,, ,, ,:,.,VOTED by,the ~e~.~g,~.,rec~ended, bY the Co~ittee.- To see if'~t~e To~ will vote to raise 'md appropriate the s~ of Two Thousand Dollars. ($2,000.00) to instaI1 a new Turbine ~p fo~ t~-existing,water supply system at t~ N~tucket Memorial Airport. e:,~ o:,: ~, ......... ~'~' "" "'"~, ~;" ~ ~..',;,~:~,~ ~e~ '~o ~the ~ of Two Thousand Dotlar~ ($2,000.00) be f om ll4 of 19 7 ~t~ll a new T~bine ~p fo~ the existing wate~ supply' ~y~tem · ,at the N~tucket Nemonix! Airport. ,~ :-,:,t:: ';;,d ~::,-:'t',j:, VO EO by the meetin as eeo en4ea by ' $ ' [ ~ ' .... - - , Article,~72 ~ ; To see, if,the T~ W'ill',~te to ~aise. ~d appropriate t~ s~ of Five Thous~d'Dollars ($5,000.00)' to be used tn con- .-;J~ction with State ~d Federal ~ds f~,.the construction of Auto Parking Area at:the N~tucket Memoriai'Airport. 2.;~..,.: ..... :- ., V~ED by the m~eting as reco~ended by.the'co~ittee. Articl4 73 T~ see if the' T&~'of N~tuc~et'will'~ote to ~eduee the members~p of the N~tuckst 'At~po~t' Co~ission f~om th~ present nine members to five members, no member to be ~ elected :,'~To~:Officiali:~d to ~eo~ganize,in 19~8.,with one member to be appointed fo~. a .~ive ~ yea~ te~, ~ one member, fo~ a tf,ou~ ~yea2 te~, one membe~ fo~ a three yea~ te~, one member for a,-,two ~ar te~m, ~d one membe~ fo~ a one yea~ te~m. Eac~ yea~ afte~ .membe2 .wilt.be appointed fo~ a-f~ve yea~,te~m.,:T ~1;,.; ~::,,~.~-.,,:. ,.~.-~j-We reeo~end-that the,To~ 'of N~tucket Vote to ~educe the membership of the Nantucket Airport Co~iSsion in Ma~ch of 19~8 from the p2esent nine members to five member~, no membe~ be ~ elected To~ official, ~d to ~eo~ganize in 19~8 with one .;.-.J.membe~,to:be appointed fo~ a Five year te~, r one membe~ fo~ a' fo~. year, term, ' one-membe~ ~fo~ a ~ three. Yea~ te~,,, one .member .:':a.two..yea~ term,'~d one member ~o~ a one'ye~ te~;'.~"E~c~ year -~;~-:~.after 19~8.'one membe~ will ..'be "~ppointed: f0r.a'-ft~e yea2 ~ ~d if by law te~m appointments cmnot be made T0~ five 'yea~s;7 they shall be one fo~ one yea~, two fo~ two yea~s ~d two Fd~ "three yea~s ~d ~te~ reorg~ization in 19~8 each expi2ed term be two periods, of~ t~ee years ,.and ~exPi~.~ ,$ppg~ep~s. be VOT~ by the 'meeting as ~eco~ended the Co~ittee. i Article. 74 0fTc see if the Town willY'vote ~to raise and appropriate Three~ Hundred Dollars~ ($300.00)~for the purchase and "~planting 'of new trees: on ~'va~i~u'S-~ streets toi be' designated. ,by ':~""~: bv'I:"~: :'~:i'We-r~'com~e~d that the sum' of Thr'ee~'Hu~'dred Dollars ~?~:'?~:'-':'($3'00':00)~ be raised'and" appropriated f6r'~ the. purchase' ana plant- ing of new trees"on'various:st~eets"to.b'e d~si'gnated~by the Tree Commission. VOTED by the ~et~g as reco~ended by the Co~ittee. , .~ .. Arti. cle 7~ ~ ~! ~':'~"~-~¥::::' To"-see: i~ ~the 'To~ Will~ 9Jte'-' to' appropriate '":'~:th~$'7:'~u'~':'0f TWO' H~dred Doll~s'-($200:O0)' to meet the ~equi~e- me, tS~of t~' Department' of C~nServation' Insect ~' Pest Contv01, Section 13 of Chapter'76I,'.~Acts of 1949," effective'Au~st' 1949. ":'"~ ;¥~:':~ ~""~ we"~eco~d: that tH~ S~ 0f Two:' H~dred Dollars ('$200'~00).~be ~aised and:appvgpviate~ to meet'~he requirements 0f the,. Departm~t 'of. Conservation Insect Pest Con~rol:,':-8~ction _~'t3/6f; Chapter 761~"' Acts of 1949,:-'effective 'August' VOT~ by the meeting as reco~ended b~'. the Co~ittee. · o see tf ~he ~o~'~lll-vote ~o ratse ~d appropriate ,,..,the s~ of T~ee Thous~d Five H~dred Dollars ($3,500.00) to be u'~d' for Tick Control~' ~' ~:. ~: ~-::'~..:~..'."-' ~ :':::~ ~-'..~ .~':'~ We reco~end t~ ~he s~ of ~ee ~hous~d Five H~d~ed'~ Dollars- ($3,500.00) b'e'.~r~sfePred-'Sr~m' the E VOTED by the meeting as r'eco~ended by the' Co~ittee. To see if t~ 'T0~'w'ill'. vote to raise ~d appropriate the s~ of Seven H~dred Fifty.Dollars ($750.00). for the eradica- o:tfon of p0isoh ivy ~d ra~eed, on th~~ hi~wa~s and ~ the p~k . , .~,~ ..... We reco~end ~ha~ ~he s~ of ~even H~ed Fifty Dollars ~($~'50~00) 'be 'raised ~d'apDropriated for:t~ 'e~adica~ion of poison i~ ~a ~a~eed on' ~'e highways'~'in ~m.-p~l~d .of .tHe ~'~.~::.'~...:.0 ' :-:~? VOT~..by the: meeting :~s' ~ec~ended-.by the Co~ittee. J J~r$iel® '~78 ,:.:f,:.: o: :,.:, To.'s'~e If '~h~ T6~--wttI'~ot~' t6 raise :.~d appropriate the ~ s~, 6f' One ~ Thous~d ~011a~s '. ($1; 000.00) to be~ used. for the :r&moval-~ of ~.severa'l ' large ~tree~ ~whi~ 'are hazardous: to, the public. We reco~end that theism'of One ThoUs~d Doll,s ($1,000.00) be t~sferred from the Beach Reservation Accost to ..... this ~Ar'ticle for" t~ :.remov~: of-: sever~ large' t~ees w~ are hazardous to the public. This work to be put out to bids. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee..~. ' Arbi~le779 .... · ' .':'-',::!.~u:.~., ~' To see if. ~, .the. Town .will' vote. to raise, aud' approp, riate ~. the. sum of Six, Thousandl'Five' Hundred Dollars i~'($6,500.00).:'~or the "Nantucket mosquito Control Project for' ,thee.. Year...1958:~i~: .... - , ~'~,~,. ; ..... We'.recommend, that the sum of. Six Thousand Five Hundred · .: .,'i'D011arsl ($6,~00.00)~ be raised and appropriated ,for the Nantucket VOTED by the meeting as recommended by' the' C~ittee. To see if the Town'will'vote to raise and appropriate :. :.. the sum of:$?~0.00 for: the-purpose of.maintaining during the ensuing yea, r,: the mosquito control works as' estimated and certi- '£ted to by:th~. St&te..R~c!amati0n"B0ard in' accordah~e'~'ftii..the · ' pr~0vision of Ch.a~.te~. 112 0~ t. .A.ct.s 0.f/,193!.:~"-~.: '?.i: .,:.,,.,' ~:, :. ~..£ :.,.:' . ~e recommend that the sum of. ,~even ,Hundred and Pifty ' ~ollars (~?~O~O0)",'be ?dis, ed' and appropriated'.for the. purpose ' of:maintaining during, the ensufng,year~ the'mosqutto works ,as. estimated and cert.t'fied to by the-~t~te Reclamation Board in accordance wtth the provisions of Chapter ll~ 'of the VOTED by the meeting. ~as.recommended by the Committee. - -Article 81 ::: ..... ... To see if the 'sum of to spray the Island From aeroplanes to rid' land of mosquit0~s: '" -:'. :'.,' .~-: We recommend-the' sum of Four Thousand ($4,'000.00) be transfe~red'f.rom the'E &D Fund ask'an '.eh~rgency f.und to spray the Island From aeroplanes t~o rid land of ~' ' -:.: mosquitos. ',-, -. ', ..... · .-:.:.:, . .. ..... VOTED by the m.eet .lng ,.as. recommended by the Committee. :-. :.:,.,:,.-~?,, .... :~.: .... ~' ........ . Article 82 ,,:::', :.~, ,':. :. ,:'::,,i ' .-":, ',' <',,7..2-~:': ,':"-' ~ ~:'r,.: :'::' ~,: .... " ::. ?-~- ' /"~- :' " ,':': .: ....... .,,:j- ~,.:. "To see I~ ,the To~ of Nantucket w'ill .vote .t.o raise ' ' 'and'&p~'r0prlate bt~e'sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars' ($1,'50'.0,'.00) for the' continued operatior~ 0f the local Civil: D6fen~. · ($:00.00)' be r~fsed ~ud 'aPpropriated f.or ,'t~e':continu~'d "Operation of. the local Civil D~fen'se. '. ......... , :' ":'.. '~. -,,. ..... .... ' .... :~'.. ~"~ ':- ' · "...~ 'VOTED by.the meeting as reco .m.,me~,nded~.~by the 'Committee'. .Article. 83 :-. ..... ', :,:':, o'..~.': ~ '..:,' :~. .. To ~ see. if the Town of.Nantucket will vote to raise and .' a~pr°priate the .sun~ of Thirty.Five Hundred Dollars ($3500.00) to . ..:' .~:~:,. be matched ..by ,the FCDA :Matching 'ContribUtion ~ Program,..:for · light duty rescue truck including tools .and ~quipme~t'j :-...:We do not recommend& . '- ' VOTED. b~ ~$ meeting ~ reco~ended by the Co, tree. .... ;u~,;., ~-... To. see if the; Towh'~ Of Nantucket .will vote to accept Chapter 401 of .the Acts' of~ 1956J ,.:~.;.::,:.:i~L~ ,::~::::.'..~;'o ',<.J :.:.:£:.:~ c.>:. ......~-.. .,..: .~CZWe' do not recommend at this',tlme~ :.! " ;::,,,~ ::.,,c,a~:" "*~.o VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. ;:~.:r;% '>:'::.' To.see if the.~Tovm will: vote to raise and. aPp~.oprlate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600,O0)'for Adult Education, ,:~o:~:i'J,"~r ,~,:;: ,,.:,We recommend ·.that .the sUm,, of.,. Six ~Hundred DOllars ($600.00) be raised and appropriated for Adult Education. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee, ':r~. :~;.;:' ~".,,."v:: To 'see if, the T0~n will'.vote ,to ~take by ~minent Domai, n, .':,.! '' the" foll owing described Parcel of .land; (Public necessity requir- ing the same). On a ~harf situated on Nantucket known as Commer- ':'-', Cial' Wharf~. 7,Startings.at 'Pole N.' E.. P.. No. ,106 over 4. Thence Thirty Ft. (30) ft. and thence Souther.ly One Hundred Twenty ft. (120) ft. Thence Westerly Sixty-ft. (60) ft. Thence Northerly One Hundred Twenty ft. (120) ft. Thence Easterly Thfrty ft. to the 'starting Point. - This taking ~to be used as a ,,Public Landing and Launching Ramp.-':: 'i..:~ :.,:,- ,:: :~: ~:,.-'~ -:::~. .... - We do not recommend, , :: ..... ,..,.c,.. VOTED by.:the meeting ,'as :recommended by the committee. .................... . ,....,c.,~::..,:/.,,:~,k,. -Art'ible', " :! c.r..',J - - 7o r:'..v.:rT' . ..... To see .if 'the 'Town"will, vote. to raise · and appropriate a sufficient amount 'of money to .'purchase or .take by eminent domain;": a pie ce, of' 'land, .'f.or, ~a ~. ight: .of....way,. and landing-; _said land to lay between Sachacha Pond and the.. Polpis :Ro. ad,and about 80 feet wide more or less. C,;.,:::::zoo ,'z(, We recommend that the~County Commissioners negotiate ?/fo~ the ~' purchase .'of '.a 'pie ce 'of .. land,~ 'fo r. ~.a .r ight, of, way~. and '.la~.ding~ said land to ~lay_ between-Sachacha Pond and:. the :.Polpis ..:. Road ' and about· 30.'Feet wide more c:r:; oJ ?:'v.:, VOTED' by.the meeting as recommended.by the Commt~teeo ArtiCle 88 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropzffate a sufficient sum of money.to .purchase, or take by eminent domain, a piece of land 2~ feet wide by ~l feet long,-more or less, be- tween: the; Quidnet .Road: and 3Saehacha Pond' and near the Fire Dept, Pump'House:at .Quidnet&: '.':}: .. ......... ':c.'?:.: ;c¢;.:: ;~;~'-i:. We .recommend-that. the .sum of.: One H~zdred and Tw. enty Five .:.Doilars .: ($1.25 ~00): be rai eccl.'and appropriated t o put.chase, or take by eminent domain a piece of land 25 feet wide and 41. feet~long, more or less, between the Quidnet Road and Sachacha Pond and near ', the Fire Dept.; Pump House'at Quidnet.':.~':~: :~.c:.-~.~~ :C . VOTED :by the meeting as mecommended :by the: .c0.mmi. tree. .% A~ticle: 89 J :':~',:,~ ........ ~,~ si: To see' if .the Town will,~raise-and'appropriate $500.00 to take,by eminent domain, f. or, al public .beach'lot llB,~ (L. C. Plan 17368A, sheet 2) on the south shore, 'to the westward of Mioxe Pond abo~t 2500 feet~more.~or ~less.~ This~lot is of owners unknown. We recommend that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be raised and appropriated to take by eminent domain, for a public beach lot~llB, (LC Plan 17368A, sheet 2) on the south shore, ~to~.the westward of Mioxe P, ond about, 2500 feet ':~:.~ ..... :~ ,VOTED by the meeting as rec°mmended,by the Committee. Article 90 To see if the Town will vote. to hold over the funds of the Right of Way Committee .left from 1957 for use during 1958. -~-'? ~ :'~ ~ ....~': ~We recommend ~that ~,the Town Vote to hold over the' funds ~., ~ of the Right of. Way Committee ~left from 1957, for use during 1958. , .'..:' .~.~: o . VOTED by. the. meeting ,as recommended.by ,the Com~i.t. tee. "~ '.:'.-~,. ~,-." ~.~.,': To see :if.the Town will vote.~ to. raise and .appropriate the s~m of $10,000 for the purpose of prQmoting the celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the acquisition of the Is!'and - '." :".'::'-: '::. :~ ~' .'~ :~ We. re co~maend '.that, the . sum of: Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be raised and appropriated for.the.purpose of pro- moting the celebration of'.the 300th Anniversary of the acquis- ition of the Island of Nantucket by the white men and that :the :.:'-~, bill now befor~ the .State Legislature authorizing the Town of Nantucket to appoint .a special committee ' celebration commemorating the 300th .Anniversary :of the,:s.ettlement "'..' of the Town'-of.-Nantucket ~be.accepted when passed.':, Section 3 of said bill reading ,All monies received by ~ said committee~ whether from appropriation, ireceipts, contrib- utions or other"sources, 'shall,.be,~held.by.~it in a :separat. e ~.fund, .':.-:. which' shall: be ~used .as ,'a ~revolving fund until said celeb~.at.%on has been accomplished, whereupon the money~:if~ any, :remaining in said fund, after payment of all necessary expenses incurred in .... conneCtion with said.'.celebr_ation,:~shall .be,turned over to the town treasurer". VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. General Laws (Ter.Ed.) Ch..121, Section :26K,. as amended~,fOr the · dissolution of the Nantucket Housing Authority and in that · "::".' "connection to make · any. and .all' determinations and declarations "':-'-'" deemed' necessary or 'desirable, and'~take :any, act. ion' in 1. relation We re commend .tha t., the, Town .~vote ~ under. Mas s achus..etts General Laws (Ter.Ed..) Ch. 121, Section 26K, as amended for the -:-:.dissolution o£>.the Nantucket Housing Authority and in that connection to make any and all determinations and declarations deemed necessary or desirable and take any action in relation- thereto. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. :~A~t.icIe ' 93 ;~i~?~q.c'~qc;£, -~:? To S~ee if- t he~ 'TOwn' Wi,ll~-v0t$~ to:~ ~aise or ~ransfer~ from ~aitabl~ ~ f~e~ ~ c s~ ~f~. T~ee ~ H~d~e~ 'Doll~ s ~: ( $300 · 00 ) to be ad~6d to the,interestS from~ f.~ds .deposi~e~ in:the N~tuc~et Institution for ~av~gs in order to p~ovi~e ~ adequate s~ for ,the~'~'a~e of those Cemetery, Lots~der, Perpetual 'Ca~e in the' .custody~of the..TO~~ ~.~ ......... :~:,~ ~ ~ ~..:.~:. We reco~end t~t the s~ of T~ee H~d~ed Doll.s ~:~o0~(~$300.00) be raised~ ~d~approp~iated ~to be; added to the interest from funds ~eposited in t~ Nantucket Institution for Savings in order to provide .an adequate s~,.for, the care of those Cemetery Lots ~deP the Pe~petu~ Care in the custody of the Town. <-~h~ >~:,::.:,;.~:~c, VOTED by the meeting as reco~ended by.the Co~ittee. ~::~:.~:o~ .~:- ~:.~To 'see~, if~ the~ To~:will vote ~tq. r~se and appropriate the 'sum 8f~Two H~dred Twenty"Two '~d 50/100 Dollars ~($222.50) for ~a .New' R~yal::Typew~iter .with wide' c~riage for .the ~use~ of We .eco~end ~t~t~ the s~ of Twoc H~dred' Twenty. Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($222.50) be raised and app~p~iated fop a New Roy~ Type~iter wi. th ~wide oa~riage fo~ the use of the Tom T~easurer~s Office, and the old typewrite~ be traded in. VOT~ by the meeting as reco~ended by the Co~ittee. ArtSci& 95 t;,~cf~r~:4~r To ~see if- th~ to~~ wiTl'-voJe to 'accept~ an act of the 1958 i~gis~at~re ~mending. Section~One of.'Chapter~ 176 of .the Acts of 1924 with reference ~to the Jetties Beach, said amen~ent as follows: , "It berg expressly/provided t~t ~e To~ of Nantucket may by its Selectmen ~der this section, lease by public bid, dpe'PAte':itsel~,~'Wa~ portion ,o~. said~ beach ~300 ~feet wide on the, Western side of the Weste~ Jetty ~d starting 375 feet West f~om the J~ction of the said~.Weste~etty and t~ shore line, fo~ the operation of a Co~ercial Bathing Beach, with the ~ight in thg '~less$~ .Or ~:the :to~ whioheveP may .be the .operator of said f~oility, to"restriot said~ P0rtion:of.~the beach to;- :patrons of said Co~e~cial Bathing Beach. p~ovided t~t ~y said lease a':~shall';be rresePved to the ,publib :~area of ~highland twenty feet e, ~eep for t~'purpose ~of :passing-~d-repassing"in front of~:~y 'area :So~ lea~ed or Operated'~J~::~s:~ ::~'~ ~ .,~ ~ .~.~.x~, ,~:.~.~ ~..: · .V~ ~by the 'meeting' as, reco~ended by :~he Co~ittee. · o ~ee If ~e To~ ~1 vo~e ~o raise ~d ~pp~oprf~e ~ s~ of One ThouS~d 9ol.l*~s'.(~l,O00.O0) fo~ bulldo~fn~ ~ a~ea of ~ dunea ~e~ of ~he ~e~fe~ .b~h ho~es ~o p~ovtde ' eac areaj ' We ~ not reco~end. , '7~':~:-~ ~'-::f~c ~' ",VOID by",-the meet~g as-~eco~ended~ by the Co~ittee. the isum: Of. One~ Thousand .Dollars :~($i,000,00).. fO~ making n.e.cessary exterior repairs and painting-at:~the .Jetties Beach..~c $' ' ~ jl~ : ' ~ .~ ' : :' '~: J ~ ' We. recommend!, that ,the_ sum ,of-, One ..T. hous.and...Dq!la~s ($1,000,00) be raised and appropriated for~makf.ng necessary eX- terior repairs and painting at the Jetties Beach.,: ..A', ......... ; .'C VOTED by, the 'meeting ,as recommended b~ the Committee. To see if the to~n. will vote to operate the Jetties ,B~each' with the ,,.following~ instruc, tions: ~:~ To hire 'a manager who will operate the Bath House facilities, rent umbrellas, chairs, to'operate a snack bar and hire necessary ~help. To allow free trespass on all of the beach except that set aside for the life· ,/m:guards..L~To hire tw, o ~life guards who .will alternate as look0ubs ~nd to control ,any a.ctiviti~ reported. %o ,them .~ .hat may :.cause annoyance to others, :~ To~build?a ~lookout ,tower. ~ To ·have_~the Highway Department clean the bemch daily:i .To, place~an ~amount of ($10,000.00) ten thousand dollars in the Selectmen's ~account to . be used for, salaries and operational expenses. V~, VOTED by the meeting 'as"~ '~omme~ded b the committee. Article 99 . To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Finance Committee, to record, on ,~all'.'articl_es in~ th~. ,.~e.co. mmendations, to the ,voters, the.:nmmber of vote~.s for: .a3. d.aga.ins.t ,each ..>' ,," <',L/' VOTED by the meeting as reco.mmended bY tl~e Committee. all 'special .town: meetfngs.:of.:.5% of .the .registered voters .-.,l ',?- to have., its,..;By-Eaws.~'changed; so:,that 'no ~appropri..ation. s~ m. ay:....be made at-:any special-Town Meettng.,unless ,the. re are~,prese, nt at least five (5).per cent of the register'ed voters;-provided,. however, that" said quorum Wout,d../not:.apply::to'.auy, special meeting called only for the purpose of. transferring funds from moneys ':': appropriated or from- t he_ surplus, revenue accounts. VOTED by the ~eeting ,as 'rec0~ended by the Committee. The Vote being unanimous. of $100.00 for Police Matron due Mrs. Lucille Oahoon for the .'-.,~.:.:;..~c::: r-::,: We recommend that., the sum of .One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) be raised and appropriated to pay the .~etaining fee for Police Natron Nfs. Lucille Cahoon for the yea~ 1957. VOTED' by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. ~-~ ~.Art ic l~e: 102 ' ~.~ ~.~q,, ~'~ ,: ,',To s'ee~ if, the Town:' will~' ~tetto~~ take t'~' Police , .Depa~t~nt 'out of ,?Ci~il~se~vtce~'. ~d, ~struct~ the, Selectmen t° proceed with t~, necess~y action i~ediately,.'~ :;~-m:~,~2~ .~'~ 'VOTe'by the mset~g ~ '~eco~ended by~ the Co~ittee. " To see 'if t~ To~ will vote '~d instruct all DePart- ments to put. out to bids any ~o~t ove~ ($100) one h~d~ed 'd0~Ia~s. to be Spent; t~s tb include; ali'matching f~d p~oJects. - We ~eco~end that the To~ ~st~uct the Departments to p~t out 'to bids any ~o~t of Five H~d~ed Dollars ($~00.00) V'OT~ by the meeting as ~eco~ended by the Co~ittee. .-A~icle 10~ " To. see tf t~ To~ will Vote to have all depa~t~nts give.'o~ send'~to the to~'ac&0~t~t all bills~in'duplicate, all bills must' be 'itemized'with days, dates," wo~ki~ ho~s,~d ,, materials' used.', t, One ~ set must be filed by .the to~' accouter so as to be readily accessible to the Fin~e ~emize.d: wi~ days, bdate s,.-working; ho~s i' and. ~te~ials ,used. VOT~ by the meeti~ as reco~ended by ~e. Co~tttee. To see if the TO~ will vote to ~aise ~d appropriate the s~ of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to continue the ~,'~'~.~L~o~.[ ~:'~"VOT~ by' the meet~g' as ~eco~ended by the Co~ittee. the s~'of Two H~ed Dollars ($~0.00) ~o~ the building and painting signs on Streets[ ~d'L~es ~ Siasconset. ~ticle 107 ' the s~ of Five H~dPed Dollars ($500.00)' fo~ shells on Streets in Siasconset. We recommend that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00.) be transferred from Article One Hundred and Twenty Fou~ (124) in the 1957 Warrant. VOTED bY the meeting as recommended by the Committee. 498 ~.~.~ Article:: 108 . ~:~f':~'~~ .~To see. if., the..Town wi.il., vote: to'. raise ~ and appropriate · :~the s~ of.Five ~.H~udred Dollars ($500.00) 'to rePair~ dirt- ~oads , ,in Sias conset~-~:~: ~;~~.. , ~..~,~ · ~'~:~ ~,~o~:~ :':~,~::~o~..~ ' ~ ...... '~::~ We ~eco~end that the~s~ of.:Five H~dred Dollars ($500.00) be raised ~d appropriated to repair di~t roads in V~ED by the meeting' as~ ~ec°~ended by the Co~ittee. -~'~?:'~ ~:~" To'~see if the,To~ ~i. ll vote to raise ~d app~priate t~ s~ of T~o H~dred Dollars (~200.00) to bulldoze Siasconset We reco~end t~t the s~ of Two H~ed Dollars, ($200.00) be raised ~d appropriated to bulldoze Siasconset ~p. VOT~ by the meet~g as reco~e~ded by the Co~ittee. Article llO ~,::~'~: .~.~:~ k To' see': if the ,To~ will-, vote to~ raise ~d appropriate t~ s~ of Two"H~dred~ and Fifty~ Dollars:. ($250.00) ~o .ch~ge the Dustm~ House sewe~ ~co~ction, from Oce~'Avenue- to NcKinley ~-~ .... ~: ~e reco~end that.the s~ of~.T~o H~dred ~d fifty Dollars'~(~250.00) be raised~.~d appropriated, to Dastm~ House Se~e~ co~ection from Oce~ Avenue to ~cKinley VOT~ by the meet~g as reco~ended by the Co--rtee, To see if t~, T.o~ will vote-to raise ~d~appropriate the s~ of Five H~dred Dollars ($500.00) to extend the sewer in Elbow Lane to take in the Robinson House.~ :~:~.'~.L~v~:~C ~:~e~reco~end that ,t~'s~ of~ Five H~dred Dollars ($500.00) be trmsfe~red f~om E~& D to extend t~ sewer in Elbow Lane to take in the Robinson,'House. ~ .... ~:~:~. ~': ~::: VOTED 'by the. meeting as-'reco~ended by:the Co~ittee. ~:~-: ~o~'~ ~: To: see'if~ ~he ,To~ will ~vote to' raise ~d appropriate the~ s~ of One H~dred Dollars -($100.00) for ,care ~ ma~ten~ce z-~'~-'~:~ ~.-,~: ~e' reco~end~ that the' s~ of~,One~ H~d~ed Dollars (~100.00) be raised and appropriated for the c~e and mainten~ce of the Sconset ~p. ~.~;. ~$ $ ~m ~(1 ~ *~ ~ / ~ ~ J~ ~ ~ V0~ by the~ meeting as reco~ended by the Co--tree. Article 113' To see if the Town will vote'to ~aise~and appropriate the Sum of Two Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-Nine Dollars ($2,329.00) for two (2)~Special~Police to serve from June i to .October~l, giving Siasconset twenty-fou~ (2~) hour continuous Police protection during that period. We recommend that the sum of TWo Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-Nine Dollars ($2,329.00) be raised and appropriated for two (2) Special Police to serve from June 1 to October 1, giving Siasconset twenty-four (24) hour continuoUs police protection during that period. VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. As to articles we .have recommended calling for salary increases we recommend that all said'increases be retroactive to 1 January 1958, VOTED by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. signedr Albert L."Silva, Chairman ~. Byron Snow, Secretary Ernest E. Whelden G. Elmore Taylor Harold E. Anderson Albert A. Fee William Waine Charles P. Flanagan Walter C. Knott SUMMARY OF VOTED EXPENDITURES ~rticle 8 ~ Appropriations under all other articles Article 17 E & D Article 19 E & D Article24 E & D Article 27 E & D Article 3r E & D Articlel~ E & D Article E & D Article E & D Article 59 E & D Article~6~ E.& D Article 7656 E & D Article E & D Article 81 E & D T R A N S F E R~S Snow Fence Broad Creek Curbs and Sidewalks Highway Truck Gold Star Drive Hooper Farm Road Monomoy Sewer~ Fire Department Radio Police Cruiser Painting Island Home' Island Home Fire Alarm Tick Control ,~ Aerial Spraying Article 111 E & D Elbow Lane Sewer Article 7 Sanford Fund to roads tributary to the Polpis Road Article l0 Sewer Entrance Fees to House Connections Article ll Overlay Surplus to Reserve Article 13 Bond issue to Chapter'90 New Construction, Available'at date of Town Meeting .(Still due from State~$9070.72)~ Article 62 Transfer from Article 102(19~5 Warrant) Article 71 Transfer from Article 11~(1957 Warrant). Article 78 Transfer from Beach Reservation Account Article 107 Transfer from Article 124(1957 Warrant) ATTEST 759,°02,oo 58,679.50 5o0.0o ,000.00 ,000.00 3,750.00 7,000.00 : oo.oo 000.00 1,500.00 1,750~00 1,000.00 2,000'00 ,500.00~ ,000.00 5oo.oo 2,179.68 8Oo oo 12,000.00 18,000.00 400.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 ~O01'O0 TOTAL ~ $ 898,561.18 Charles Clark Coffin 'Town Clerk