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Home My WebLink About1959-02-25'~ ~eb~uary .25th 1959: - 11'. 10 ;aM The orgaz~national meeting "of,the B6ard'of Selectmen eiect'ed' at the 'annual.election on Feb.'24th was held this date at the office of the Town Clerk:~Present were Waiter'S. .Barrett,John F.~Meilbye, Kenneth N. Pease, Si~dney. H. Kille~ and James K. Glidden, , " The members Of the Bo~d were sworn to their duties by the Town ' Clerk. ,- . ,i' ~ -'On motion duly"made and'seconded it waA ~oted'that Kenneth'N.' Pease be appointed as Ch. of the Board.. for the ensuing yea~ Mr. Pease assumed the Chair: On moti0n,duly made and, seconded ~i~ was voted that James K. Glid( n be appointed as Secy of ,the Bo~r.d for the ensuing year. On m~ti~n duly/~ade and's~conded {t Was voted that the regular' meetings of the Board beginning ~ March be held on at 7.30 PM until further notice. ~ On motion duly made and seconded it w~s voted that Roy E. San 'be appointed' as Town Counsel for the ensuing year with the usual retainer. : There.being no' further business the meeting adjourned at 11.30 , Secy. , ,' ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ~ i -:: r:~.. u: ' ~ ':'-'~ :.t...~,..Fe a 25, 1959~:!'~"'~:i r:r',: r .... ':' ~- Nantucket' High' School: AuditoriUm -. " The meeting was called to order '~ 7~30 p.m". by the with 402~pe~sons present.:~'~t ,: ,'~,'~-~:~-~ .... . Moderator RoycE. S~guinetti: ,'- "The. hour' having"arrived, the ~:"r' r :':, "~ ', ', " ',>" ':"' , ....' :~ ":-:~meeting-will come' to order. The "'mY:- '~'. .... - ' ' : ....... , . -,."~:: '] invocation' will be given by Rev. .... - Glen R.":Schwarz of the 0ongrega~ional Rev ;': Schwarz: , "Let 'us: pray.~:.~ Almighty God,"~'m our gracious ~, Heavenl~ Father,. thou who art 'infinite in wisdom,: thou who ' 'ha~ given us the principles of right and wrong and f,'.u, ..~, .':-i the ideals~of'love:,and'Justice~we~ask thee~to be, J,c~,:, ,,',: ~ with us' in our meeting',' this , evening;' -We ask thee r~:"~';' "'-:'- .':'~,to,,endow us with~courage that we'may speak that '~' ~''~:';' '"which is~on'our hearts by"love~and'by~conviction rabbet than by anger or'resentment;','-and we ask thee,to inspire us with faith and love that we ~:':~ ' '~ may be ready and willing-~tO envision that which''~::': :,-~"~f:~ "~r'~ ":' is Just,' that which i~ fair' even'though it may '*'~'.L ': ~', seem'daring.'~,We ask thee~our Heavenly,Father :~':'~ '~ '" to give us wisdom t o~build on the good found- ':'~ '"" t'-','ations,of the~past,',vision'to'lay good found- '~':::: " 't::~ ations ~for the future; that we may do that which 'z - [.~:,",:' . "Th~ high school'~'elass'in'dem0craey has ma~e the ~-'-'.:"~.~-'"' Usual'request 'that they be allowed,to attend this '-.."" -'" ~meeting; ' ' I would'like .to have the pemtssion of :A-.~.:" , the, assembly to'grant' thi~ -request'; ;'~ ......... -s n 'kS)~g ant ~f-]'H M0derat'or~ '"~'Arttele 2 of the'warrant sa~s:,~'To'receive the reports ,- ....~,~-: t::~ ~. of the various depsrtmeflt~ and"e0mtttee~ which shall :~. ~'' ,~t.~ come'before this: meeting. ' [~ Are ,there any such report~" ~'01d':'Anderson: "I 'present the rePort ~of t he Finance 0o~ittee. " , ,' ". l ":, reco~end' that all' Sala~ increases-be retro- active to January 1,.19Bg. Under Article -:,~<~'----, · 'the Legion Building rental is.:,quoted at $750.00. That should be $900.00, ~d ~e To~ Accountant's salary is given as $2878.00 and should be $3162.00." ,$ Moderator: "Are there any,other reports to' come before the · .. , .; meeting.,',,~ If .no,t,,- the ~various articles in the warrant are up for discussion; , If~ any member ,~ wishes to discuss any,,single article in the warrant all that is necessary for them to do' is to ask that a certain article by. number be taken ,~ out and then there will be deliberation'on these ..... .,~-,, articles in numerical sequence.,,: Then after'there "has been a ~iscussion of all'the articles,that-,,!~ ~i,t, have been taken out there will be one vote to ~.,accept the report of?the Ftnance,Comm~itbee,and to~i~,:, .... raise and appropriate ~ the' sums 'of money 'recommended _%under each article. ,~, If anybody has any articles :, they,~$ould like. to have discussed may I have the numbers ?" The articles reques't~d for discussion were:". 8,, 20, ~4, ' , "75 '81, 84 86 96''98 .... 56, 57, 67, 68, 9~, , ,. , , ModeraSor: ';"A~e the~e any~other articles~.. .If not 'there will . ,,. ,:, hot,. be, another` chance to discuss any' of them. Now ,, 'is the time to ,take ,them out. : If not, we are then ...... :. ;.;,,,. ready to discuss ,them in numerical~order. Article ~,,,,-. , , ,~ 8 is, first." .... 7,, !- *.' ,, ;~,,"~' .L" ' ,,, ' ,~ ,'-L George Jones: ' ',"Before I -'": ..... '- ::'~-' . 1, ¢ ' , 'start,on Articl'~ 8'I would like to ,, , ,. ,, compliment the Finance Committee on the Job they ,~, , · ,, .. Ha.v,e, ~o,~e..... I think they have ,gone. out of their ...... way to keep,our expenses down'so theft our tax, ..: -- -rate won't soar,~but there is one small article -.:,' ....... I would like .to have.you cousider..,'That is the "-' 'X ,'- '' ,Assessor's Bu. dget.. Most particularly I would' like to dis, cass the salaries, of the Assessors. It would seem that the town officers working under, the same , conditions in, the · same ,building ,,:,~,.¢.:,~ under the.same general laws having like respon- ,;, : .... ~stbilities if ,, not , the ! same would have similar ~' .... salaries .,.' In 1958 the average of,the salaries ...... ~,. :-. ' ~of the town officials ~ in the town'building· " excluding:the assess0~s~:was $3167.00~' I think, · everybody will agree 'that 'that is not an excessively large, salary in this ,,day and'age. - :~owadays $3000. , isn't anything to gasp about. However~ ,let us look ,at the Assessors' salaries for ~(i;1958--$2000.00, each. There, is a differential of $1100.00 between the salaries of the.A.s.s, es, sors'and'the average salary of the other town officials working.in the same ' ' building. When this ,budget was put ~in it w,a.~. ,-..,;, . :, ..,.; ~* .,- considered . by .the Assessors and you might assume they would request .an addttioual'palary to bring, them up to the average of the other officials in ,:,:,,-,;,~. ...._,:~ _the ,buildtng.~-We did .not do that. ewe asked for' an additional $§00.00 w. htch would bring our salary up to $2500.00 compared bo ~he average of $~16~.00. ,, - ·. '. .... .;' ;,The Finance Go.~mtttee recommended a, $200.Q0 . tncre~se · ' making our salary $2200.00.' Other increase~ave '~ ;" been given and,,I understand'they have 'been ~fve~ on -,. , ; ,.,/~ --,,: ,a,-Basis,of-a 10%[increaseJ .Anybgdy,who knows, any- ~, .,. :~,,;.,,;~, --~:-,~,,thing about salary~realize~...tl~t a 10% increase'in ~- -,.,-,. ,,,;~. ~ .,, unequal pay only, compounds the ,inequality.' -It is .... ' my wish, therefore, Mr. 'Moderator, to make this :,,~ ";, ,~ ,, ,, motion: ,~That the Salary' of bhe~Assessors,be-$2§O0.00 -,-, -. ~- ,~,' ., each and that-$g00.00,be raised'and appropriated ;. ,-' : ,, for the additional,.amount :over'and above what the .,,,.-:,/ -.,-, .-,Finance-Committee r. ec'0mmended.for this item." Moderator: ""Anybody el se wish t o be heard~ on this. question's" Albert Silva: ~"I would like to.say,that:in~our'summary notice we "~. ,~, .... ~,~-~',' recommended~ that~ a committee-be appointed to study ~ ..,..'.: ,Y ':' .., t6~say~some should, get,; 20%, and.:some get~less, we ...... tried to keep. it -. equal?at. 10%. ~;.,. If. this., recommend- . ~',~', ~'~ ~., ation in our, summary goes through, we hope that ~": '; .... ~.: '~ the committee-will ibc appointed,to :adjust these where for ~500.00 to use for fences, ~ think ":'~. ~;, ......~'~",' ' ' almost with' horror at. the plain evidence,that, the ;~..x~-:": ','":".wave of spending .that has bankrupted this Common- · ..'~;.:. wealth and is threatening now~to bankrupt the · .' ......'~' "United States was present,~down here"and~the spenders -....,:.. ,-.. L .... ".,. ' ..... ., ~.re .~ out ~o ~ get ? all' the money they could out of you ';.'";%-~.'"'~ 'taxpayers..;; It.was. presented to me that. I ought to '. ...... ~ come and say something.' ,-~Now I carry a-very small · ;';::~.'~'.'; ':- share', of the~tax burden, but ,I think, the other tax- .- payers here are' entitled to an explanation of many of '.~.: ~'~'~. ........... these items .in these articles? and although this is a ',~:.'~' i~.'.',' ~' : small amoUnt ,it raise~'a serious question that I ' ;~.~,o ~?".~'~ ~.~" ~-;~.~ want' to 'put i'to 'this'meeting about, the. phraseology '.".'?';U? ~.-"~' as required from time-to-time~as..they are petitioned.' '~.";'~ ~,.~ ?."~,~',~ Now what ' roads: does , that describe?- :, Where are you '~.: .... .; .... ~ "In'the '.next:place,'~ as has, alr. eady~been'pointed out '~"" · ,~'.~'.~-:' .to the Honorable County. Commissioners, few if any of J.~:' "!'-'..:~':'..'~; '.~,'" the. recent lay-outs of roads are legal,',and they.have ,'.;~.~"-'"~ ~' now in'substance laid on .the ~table,;I guess for good and for all a proposed l'ay-out and acceptance down ". ,?.' ~,~'-~ ~',at ?ocomo. ','~ Now'. I '.say, your.money .ough~ not to be ,- ~'.i:..; ~..~-~'~:~,;'-spent, even a small amount, on,.these vague, tnde'ffntte ?~ '" "."items and I therefore move indefinite postponement ''~, "' "~" on .that articleJ.~-, You are entitled to know where and :,.-'.- . .'~ on what' roads your money is. spent. You are entitled · ' -to know your money is being spent on a highway not on this idea of lay-out and acceptance which is absolutely meaningless. You are entitled to know t Poland:.':~ (continued) .~"what- roads~-you :are.rgo~ng to spend your 'money :,t~." '~ ':, ".,? ' on;' .' ! X ~ am going ' to ~' repeat, this ' on s omo,' of these other '~ ;'.: ~.'.:' ';. small articles. ,.i' That'will, tell' the' story of whether or "~' "". ,'not'we have a .wave 'of,extravagant-spending has hit this '~' town. -; '~ I' am. going' to suggest several' t. hings, very likely '." ,', --to your disgust~ :,'I am afraid,I will"tire you, but I am .~ ~ '"'going .to reliC'you as taxpayers what I think you ought to .'" ''have in your minds ,before you vote 'away your money. .""'' .: Therefore,',I move indefinite postponement of. that article unless we have a re~ort from~someone who knows where they are , these roads they want to put your money on. Moderator:' ,"-Anybody ~else wish to be heard on Article ~O?" Francis ¥iera:-.': "I would llke 'to second the motion." Moderator:"Any other discussion under:this article? If not, a a motion has been made to postpone Article ~O. · '~ ," :"All those in favor ........ ". ,'- ''AYE" r... ..... .,.. ~, .... ,, , ~. : ~ ' "' "Those opposed " " "The 'ayes have it, the motion is' o~r~ie~." The Moderator read Article fi4 and the reco~e~dation of the Finance Moderat6r:, "Article ~ is before the meeting." Poled: '"I ~m t~yin~ not to repeat:too much of~w~t I have already : 'said. before. '~ Here is ~other.instanoe. of .where you ' '[,~sked' to buy lite~lly',~ pig in e poke. ~' ~t in the , ' ~' "world:does it mean 'out~ of town'dirt.~oads'? All these ' ~:, "- -V ~r~ioles mean that :someone is given a little bundle of " your money to'spend somewhere; you don '.t , know where; -:'. .nobody knows where. "-,Now:I say again you ought to know .~ ~'-'~, ', where these dirt"ro~ds [are your money,,is going into. ~'- '~, 'You' should' consider whet~ it means when'the F!n~ce 0omm- -:~ ".: ittee'reco~ends'$1000.O0. ::,Only,S1000.00,' I s~id before ':-:'" this is where you decidedwhether you are going to ~'.:" ' . ~, pz~'Oicipate ~n this mgdern.craze for spending money. "' ":'"' ""You' are entitled to know-where these ~ro~ds are and how · ' ~he money is going to,be spent. ;.' ~at good tt will do "' ;"-~' .... you ~ow perfectly well. '~'0n,theSe.:dirt,roads you can :':::'._, puC'$10~.O0, you can put $10,000.00 and you 'wou~d never ""'" know the money was,spent.'.~ It's.a pure waste of money ':'"' ' ~d I suggest that"you ought to insist on ~me definite ~.~' , :: -program before-you' ~e asked to put your. money out for , ~y such indefinite, ;vague. spending somewhere never mind where spree. I therefore move indefinite postponement '" of this-article ~d all'other, articles ~n the warrant-' '~"' 'as we come to' them that~ ~ve no details whatever. They '- .- want to give somebody a blank check to go out end spend' "' '~ '~ your money ~d'you will never know where, it .went." O. Ray Morris:.-"~tle 'I mi~t. agree .to some extent ~bout the I ~ J ~ ~ ~ ~~ -" 'z rutted roads, I .tht~ it would .be wise tf the ~ .... gentlemen went out at the present time and ........ looked at a lot of. these roads...,.. I can't name ".:' "- .~ -~ them by name but I am thinking particularly - Morris':..~,~ (~Ontinded)'?of'~.]~adak'et.~ The roads'i out .ther'e are 'laid , . out, and.accepted by the~ Town and County.' :,~:~You-take when "the frost .gets out of those roads and they will be a " terrible looking mess, and~those roads~:are,~.~ust some -~..'.' ..or'those that 'have to be improved with the $1000.00 Viera: ?".Why are they not named if they~are ac,~cepted~by~,the ?",-~: · Town or,Nantucket?:' ,I don't recommend that motion." ~ ~;i J'.r:-Sidney Conway: :.,-"In regaz~: to. that article I :think'. all ~ ':".L ~::, ,~,' ..... ~.; ,.':~ Nantucket people know the many rutted roads :J::- --::-u '~ '?". ',~ 'L in our community, i~.We can't name~them. We ~ $1 ~ ~ ~ ~ J .... ~ ~?. ~can't go out and say:,Just which, rutted ,; ~ .... ~ ~,road we need to firm up..;, How~many of you ? :?.;~,~ :,i,'" ,~ go over those roads~with holes,,in them and "' ~ ,"'~" '~ ones ,who are responsible.~,,,I realize this .:,--~r ~,~:~ ~ -~' ',may be a~ blanket check but .what is $1000.00 ~'~?',?~':' ~' -.~:~: ~':~ to' cover the dirt roads .of,this' community? people come here they don:t wautithem paved . but they do want them maintained, and I think maybe the $1,0~0.00 doesn't state the partic- ular r~ds. , Maybe in the 'future tt .would be an excellent idea but these roads still need to be:maintained- this,- year, and ,I' believe .~ . ~ they should be in some way. I don't believe · · ~ , ; , ~, we should cut out every~ cent.'r~ I ~think ,it .... is necessary. ·If anyone goes on 'these roads and breaks a spring or something then will ._we be liable? ~An attorney ·could answer, that., ~ Thank you." ,~ Gladys Viera: "I am a woman and I have driven on these rutted ~ ~,: .~ ........ appreciate and-think a lot of.~ I would like to ~ .... ~ .[ -""- :':, ,! '~-~,' know whose discretion~it.is l'eft up-to as to what ......... rutted roads will' be~fixed,upJ I don't think you should pick out Just a, few~and leave all the, rest. ':i~C'.'.'~O.'.'~:' -?~ ,'~ ~'Is'it decided by Just one or.two people? -I have ~.~:'~-~,~!~r~ t;,:.-- ' ~?spent a lot of time on them and I have driven for Roger Young: ::"Is there a motion before:the house?" Moderator: ~1 "A motion to indef, tntel'y, postpone' by Judge Poland is · . ...:. ,' not.pending befo.re, the' floor. '~-~-We have heard no -:.-' .... [:~Young: v,"I move we a¢cept!thei:recommenda~ion of 'the Finance Moderator:..?~hen' the mot ion".q~efore the floor"ts that 'the sum of -, $~'800.00 be raised and appropriated to maintain out-of- ."The motion is ee~rled ~s reco~ended by the Finance Moderat or: :'? Art i cie ': 27 'i and" the ' recommendat i on.. 1Of. t h.e~ Finance. ~: ~' ' ~'~'.~ ...... '":~'~'~ -:~Commtt.tee was~ re~d~"' ,'.~ J. '~,~: ;~.-~ ..~'.~'~-:'-.., ~ '. /:~.~_ .:. -' '?, :': '~ :: ~,',:,Art ic le' ~ fs ~ befo re the meet tng..~ : :~:: :'.~::~.'., '~ Poland:"Here is another ~ chance to. waste another $1~O.00. That's the plain English of it.~ Dust control:on ":'" roads::: ~at that: mea~ ts'- that somebody~ gets ~ $1000.00 ~"' to spend:to'go -around"and' spra~ oll~ on something.. ~ How far will $1,000.00 go on the i~umerable dirt.' roads in '~this town. :'~You~ll never know.where it went.:::I wouldn.~t :'~ "'-' 'say it would do Hu~ock Pond Road.~: I.s~ply say tf you_ · are going to~ d'o anything do:tt so you get some good out of it.'~: How far'will $1000.00 .go in spraying dirt r~ds? ' If tt 'won't do some real good-you waste your money, and .... '~ ~.:~that' is' ~ point on all this..':~On all.these little items you 'simply spend: and~ nev'er see whaD happens, never see .... a'copper of value,'-.but.it's,your'money, if youw ant to '. ~ ': spend- tt that.way I probably can dig up ~ share.. I do · .'.~' 'say you ou~t~to'think before you go. into these things. .:'::.: ' Vote It If you'want' ft,.:lt's you~ money but remember ~ ":~:what you"are, dotng.':'~-You are never, going to see $1000.00 '-:'~' . worth, of gobd out~ of that $1000.00.~: Noderator:~'- "Any othe.r ~scussion uuder this "Second it." : '?~-'~"':. ';~.' ": -":."":: .~:~?'.~: "~[' ' moaerat r': ' " here . sn't een a motion made. Poland': ~':"~ meant, to make a motion to Indefinitely postpone. I ' " : "now make that mbtion." .'. '-~.-~::?~...: Albert Pitktn: ~ "I seco~ that motion." .--.~ ~ ~oderator: "Any other discussionY" James K. Glidden: ~."I would like to say, ladies and'-gentlemen, .:. ,.:~:-/ ,: ~:,~... :.- that.all or.these arbfcles that Judge Poland :.- . : ~ ,_ .::~., .:'has:picked~o~t for discussion, practically all ~ ,.....~ '.~ .-~ ."~.'-. u ~ ~ Qf.them are general~ housekeepi-.ng articles. .~- '.~:' V. ":.- .... . :.~."Now'I .... know.it's easy.to say.:.~at'ls $1000.00 :~ ~' ..... ..... ~te~y lt..does'add up, ~but.the money !n queatf°n is unde~ the direction of the ~Board of Selectmen, County Co~mlssloners, and the 'Highway Department. "With particular reference to this Article ,~ ~ :. i.. ......~ ,~. ..~: dust.control, .actually you know .w!thout~being :.. :.-.-: .,..~-:~told .the good tt does. :~:.~It:.doesn~t apply to~ rutted roads.. ~t 'fs. cowered under this article fs oil for out-of-town dirt roads, .... ~ : roads, that~are graded: and used .by two' car .travel. I particularly, ha~e' in mind.the road.to Dionis Beach, a particularly heavily .traveled road; also the road in the Broad' ~reek areaj in Madaket ' ts used by quite a substantial number of tax- ~ ...... .~- .... ~.~ A.~yers, resident. ~d nonLresident? : "The reason for having-such articles appe~.r ~that over the years past we ~ve had complaints -frgm those people, regardi~ dus~~ c0nditions. Now this article is specifically pointed to allev!~$, t~t. condition-particularly on those 'two roads. I can name another one, Pocomo" Glidden: probably have ~ ~ ' ,~ roads around your property~but ~when people~ live on an · t,o;~n~:~, :'unPaved' surface~road~ and-the hoUsewife",goe~ out :to ~ JJ$ ~ ~ .... , hang out the wash and a half dozen cars 'go down the ~:~"~ :~:~ :~ road andT~ffy~d~go cub a~'look at'~the Wash~she might ~? ~(~ ~ as ~well~ have ~ s~weda t~e ~ time L~: we :~ave' had~, lots of: corn- '' , plaints~and'we"thi~ ~i~ ought ~to -be~d0ne,~ot only for "the,benefit of the people who, live on t~m but it also ofq~-~ t.S~ ~ncour~ges people?to' come here anti'shows w~ are'doing~/ , something for' them;'P ~ e~:. :;,.<. :?....~ ~;'. m. :~;~L~:n;~:C... - Moderator:. "Any further discussion?" ' ' ' ' ' Cha41 es' Swain': ~ [ "I~ would'- like; t0 ' ask when Dionls ROad' was-~;;~ ~'-,'~? L ~ oiled last? *I went over it* quite a bit last : su~er ~d I dt~'t see $1.OOO.OO worth of on it." ~. " Mo~e~o~: '~n~ ~u~heP ~t~s~ton~~ -' " ..-' ., : . .... ~ene'Rezen~e~ ,'~ ~ no~ ~ P~oPe~ ~-p~ Ju~ ~ po~ ~x ' -,>?"~'~.~-payer.}bu~' I ~epresent :quite a ~btt, Of, property. ' I traveled quite a bit.on that road and it was ~;.*,~.~ '!, /:~_Zcs the:roughest-~road I~traveled on last summer. '; I have worked on that road. :-I can'go furthen? too,~Hinckley Road. I l~ow we are discuss~g Dionis Road and t~t was?the:r6ughest most ~, _. disgusting road there ever was* and that was ,~.:'.~*?~.'-o[, ~';:~right:,in t~e*middle of.the s~er." ;wL;,~, Mar~ind~le-' O~ffin~ -? "i' don't. t~" we~are' d~cussing-:',any particula~ v,,~**,-, .,~,,. <,~., . r,, :'*~'road~*' we- are- discuss ing~ allaying dust and ;~ ..... <'O:?i'-~;*;~someo~e has made a: mot ion. " /- : ' '" ""'~" ' 'callin ~o the '"'' *'*'* Moderator: '< You a'~ g" ~, question., t",'-' ~:j · :;-'..",~.,../: j i ~ ~{,,(~'~ ~-;'{.-' V~,~,~,j:::r'~. ',t:~.-~,,:~" ..... ,'~' ~.,.~.~,,~,c~ ~,- -' Ooffin~';::.,I oin't 'mae"a' mottsn-tb aooept the'Fin~ce OOmmttbe*'~ --- report?"' "* ' ..... ' Mo~erato~:"q' "We must d~Po~e"of the'm&tton' to': indefinitely post. /'~:'-..- -, pone~, first .'1: . ~ 'will: put: the · quest ion now; "All those. in f*vo~ of the motion to indefinttely postpone this.artiCle will" say, 'aye' '" "' ~" ~:'- "AYE" ':~:~,:~,--.','-~J-' '~'~',q ~ nw~% ~:~"-~ ;' ~ ....... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~' .... * ' _ , ,~ "The' chair is in doubt." Kenneth' Pease ~ .'~ou~: ~ou" repe~t: ~h~: ~Ot~on, 05. '~u~ge PoL~nd~ .... "~on~t thf~ the people are qu.it~' e~ea~." - , .... ;1.' , - .3 ~ .... . ~0~o~'~' ~: ~e '~O~ion: i~' ~h~', ~h~' a~to~e .be indefinitely ,-,:,: ,,~... c: q~Oned ~d-i~ w~s Se~o~e~..,. ~ou ~e' now vobtn~ on ,; ,,'tf~ ' Pol~d-'s motion to' i~defintely 'postpone this' article. ' ~ ~-~ All:those in favor will~ raise ~their hands and be counted." Herbert Wood "and~j~hn ~Driscoll were ~ appointed teller.s·. ,~. · ~o: ,,~ Moderator: ,Those~"op~osed will~ rai'~ their h~ds~ ~d~,be counted. ~': . ~ , .117 hav~g~voted~in the affirmative ~and~ 150 in the ~:,~:~ >~ -~,~negative,~;the motion:is:not carried.~%rticle 27 ~: .. -~'~ '. is still before~the floor for discussion." ~. C~ffin~~ ~I move.~t~at~ A~ticle 27/be:~ccepted and~t~e Fin~ce Co~ittee's report be accep~ed.:~ ,~.~?~ Moderator: ,, "all those ~in' favor,of, ~at motisn wii~' say, , "Those opposed .... " "NO" *,: ,*::~: ..... "', ,The ayes :have. it.- ,,The motion~ is ~car~ied. The. Moderator read Article 53 and the.reco~endation 0f 'the Finance Oo~ittee. ~::,~,,~ ~:,~ .:.~ ~>,.;::.~: - -~ ;-,~, ~-,~.: ~ ."Article 53' is before, the- meeting. ~ ........ ~' '"Contrary~t0 the~report-~of the Finance Co~ittee, Paul Frye: I would like to suggest t~ the t~n meeting that :-..~ .....~ ...... this-East Lincoln Avenue situation is~a liability~:~:, ~. ~,, .. ~ . to.the, to~ of Nantucket.~,The~,road. in,fts entirety is engineered for~the deposit· of-surface water in front of these properties. In front~ of.the Wilson property.~and ~the Underhill' property,, it~ rises ~to a level of approximately one f~ot[ ' I~ creates,'in~' ~'. ~::~ _~..u- ~ opinion, a mosquito bre~d~g ground.' I feel we have a potential loss if something is~ot~done~so I would like to make a motion not to Consider the' --~:~ ~_'~: t~f. /.;-report~ of·the Finance Co~ittee 'and move~that~we,~.,bo~. appropriate .the~sum of, ~950..00')~[to install one ca, ch basin in East Lincoln Avenue." ~ Mrs Wilson~ f'I, will' secsnd' the motion. "~ Klingelfuss: "I live somewhere down there in that netghborhqg~,-, We get water the s~e as they do end I don't think it will do any. g~.~:'.:[ don't-,tM~ we .~ going to find a lawsuit.on our ha~s~~ The house ~f'- ...... '~' ': was put there after the water was there." .... Frye: "This is bi~ a little mite~. in~onsiderate.-,~I personally feel quite responsible for a good many thousands of dollars invested in that area that provides an income, to~,~ the Town of Nantucket. I feel we also have created a~ much better condition ~ on Brant Point. ~n existed several years ago. This' is ve~ timely and necessary I feel and I do hope this toe meeting will approve of this priation of $959.00." Klingelfuss: "If you put a catch basin over there they would ~ .~..-:~[:.~ ~have more water, over, there than without.a catch .... .~ :- ~ bas in'." ~:, ~ :~ ~ ~ ~':of~ ~ ~ '.,~ "~ ' ~-~, .~', ~..'~ ;- Frye: .~There is another, article ~or. ~800~]00 for mosquit° control :~,~ and this particular .condition I am speaking ,about'is' o6e .~ ~.~' ~ of the prime .breeding grouuds~of our.mosquitoes.~ Last summer it cost considerable to.take' care off.,~em.'' Moderator: ' ' "AlI ~gse: in favor wl.~ 1.1 ~ say, ~, aye.' .... ; '" · ,. ',....,~-.q,'~ ~.. ~:,u.1? ,~.,~Those opposed.." "" .... ' ~hose. ~n favor say, ,aTe,., .... ~..:. ,:,= ~-,:~?~ '~., '.'Those opposed will say, 'no'. ..... ~.".,,~:~...,~::~ The Moderator~ read Article 56 .a~,.the~reco~endation of~ the Finance Co~ittee. '~,~.~ ~:~ ~ ~-'~ ~;~ ~D~ r~.~ ' ..... q~,~,,'.:~,:~ ?- you~go', again gentlemen. ~:All .,they-want.:to ,nick you for ,~:: ~.=T~iS $700.00.to eliminate, ;mind' you get rid of~entirely, ~ ~,. poison'ivy,~and ragweed.~ How,:far will $~00.00 go to --,?. ~;~-,eliminate poison ivy on,this:,island? ..~y $700.00 wouldn't kill ~the~ poison ivy on the:front or, my lot~ down there. $78,000. wouln't make a dent"in the ivy 'on this island. They are asking now to throw aw~y ~. - $7B0.00 more that you will' never see again or any ~,.~ ~.:~-;~ result..~ If they get ~bhis I suppose ,they will squir~?. poison on the sides of the-roads,'~and~whe~e.,they happen . to,squirt it you will' see few leaves turn brown and the ' first .time tt~rains all, of, that. ivy.will come up better than~ ever. -' - '. ,, "As far as ragweed tS concerned you 'knoW~ what that is. After they' get ,through with the~eradication'of poison . ivy then how much money are they going to have to go in your garden and mine and pull ragweed. That's the - next one. How ridiculous, 'gentlemen and lad!es, to try~ to :take .your money [even.~$700.00,. agd ,~hrow it away on any ~uch project. I hope somebody will second my ,I' -',h:,' ::,:~ ~'-:~,', c, ..~:,;,' ~ .... ', ..... .~. ~. ,,~:,, ,~,~,,:,~.,? ..~%,~- ,r;J~3~~ ~"~,:'h Kllngelfuss.: ~' ~Isn't;anybody here :who inserted the article, in'the .~. ~(~, ~= ~; .~ .~ ,~,~ warrant, that = can · speak· for,~-tt. -'.~ It ' seems t o me that c:,~ ,:, ..~ :~they ~'~tarted~'a plan~years· ago to ~eliminat.e ragweed ~.'~. ~=~,, j,~. ~and. p6ison ivy.- They should~get up and talk about Moderator:' ,There is a motion made to indefinitely postpone .~, Article 88., ..... , ':, ~-,-' (~,:. ~ ,The. ayes hare -,it .:'<,. The mot ion: is. carried." , The Moderator read Article 5~ and the reeo~endatton of the Finance Co~tee., ~'.' ' "Article $7 .is bef°~e e C~eeii " "~ '~ '~ ~ . .'--~ ~ : Poland: ,Pest"Con, roi.' :I supPo'se~ that'some pebpie~-h~e ' like'to control me as:a ~u~ent'pest and I will give ~hem ~ chance bo do it any. ~ime.~theY-:'wan~'to. "Now ~h~ ~e~e~ ~. ~ode~a~o~ ~d lad~ea ~nd gentlemen, ~ ~ ~oke and I wou~d ~ke ~o know who d~d~;.'W~en we ~e~'~ough'I hope aomebod7 w~ ha~e ~he courage ~o adm~.pu~ng ~h~ a~e~e ~n ~he . wa~an~. Zou w~,aee ~u~ wha~ ~ ~ when ~ ~00.00 ~o mee~ ~he ~equ~emen~o~ ~he De~a~men~'o~ F6~,'Ac~ o~ ~949~ e~fe~ve Augua~ ~949. ~ A~ ~ha~ BergSon ~ o~ Ohap~e~ 76~ acta o~ 1949 doe~ ~ ~epea~. a ~ee~on of ~hap~e~ ~28 Se~on 24A ~o ~he~e no~h~ng ~e~ ~o con~ol'.~n~eo~'o~ pea~ r: I hope ~omebody"w~"~e~ up and~de~end ~h~ ~ele;' gentlemen on ~he P~nanee Oo~ee and ~he7 d~dn~ kno~ ' ~ny.mo~e abou~ ~,~, '~he .~embe~ 'o~he P~nanee '"~-::~ :~.: have done .a"~ema~kab~e7 good'~ob buCCI w~ ~o-be-elea~ ,~ :'~bou~ ~a '"~ The.p~nanee Oo~ee ~n~',~e~pon~ble "b~ame ~hem ~f ~ou con~de~ me a pe~. I.move~nef~n~e~v po~ponemen~ ~o~ ~h~'~a~e~e;" '.",- .~ ~ ": -~':~ ~'~ ~ 2 -"~ .~T.~ ~-~' -' '2/' '~ J? gTj.~t~W ' i '-" "~'-" :~ ~ -<~ ~ ::.:':.' -'.r~ ~?.~h~' ~'O2 ':n ~',:' .{ ~i"/ O'~_ ~.~, ~ L,'f-:-~ ~ .,-.?'.t'.. ~oderator= ~It has:been moved and ~seconded ~that we postpone this ~ ' rti indefi itely '~ -~,-':' "~: ,'"All':tho~e:in favor will say,:~aye~'~,..,.~ '~, "AYE" . -~J ~ ~., h'~h~ ~ ::'~'.17~ ~.~: { :'~'UA i~:~)?t~~ ~.~ '~:'7~.:',.'~'~'~' ~:~ ' ~"[ s "- . osed,.will~say-'no'.. ; "-' -'.: ': ':~ "~he ~yes have ~ f~. ~' ~he m0~ ion' i~: ~arr~ ed." Ar~iole 67 and Oho reoo~enda~ton of' ~he P~nanee"~o~1~tee'were read, Walter Barrett: "~r, ~oderat0~., tn 'eegavd to Article ~ ~'~ '~' '~'" :":' .... would'like to'a~art to:explaifl why · ~ :,:. '~;:;~"~"-* wa~ taken Sut 'onthe'floor.'~cLaat year at your .~ - .,' ....' :~-' "' town elect[on, the.:Pol[ce: Dep~rtment had an ' ~'~'~ '~'.:~': .article, I.shoul~ say a question~-on the ballo~ and tt asked whether or not the-p~ople would pub the Police Department on a 5 day week. It was '~? ~:~L~: ¥ ?. voted- to ~ put them on~a'5 clay'week;:~ "Th~ Fire Department and the Police~.Department' ~. ~. have 'been'~on about the s ~ 'salary.. ever since 'they have been started in.the town. They have run the s~e. There might be a little variation but not very much. Now Perhaps' some of the people are not.awar~ of the~ amount ~of hours the Fire Department put in at the Fire Station, Our longest week we put in and it drops back to ~bout an average of 56 hours a week, taking in three -'~ weeks;~:It takes ~ee weeks to make'~the rounds on the schedule~ ' 8 Barrette': (continued),TheJ elected coUntY;o~ficers:in the~-county building put~ in a five day week? ?Most of you people~ i~/';~ ~':~.put ~in a'five day week.~We.~are working a:.seven day,week. ?,~. :.'We work:some part, or, every day ~ in" the ' Fire Station. So ~:~.~.We:feel'~it ~ismfair ~to ask ~ the : townspeople to place the fire department on a five.day week?to compare with the rest'of the departments of the to~. Last year the ;~'~ ~: permanent members of.~the Fire ~Department worked '~?~hours'more than ~he Police Department would work. for the same ~ount of:money;:~So,that~time 3 men means you are getting, better than ~400 actually 25~ hours extra, ~-~'~" .-":.~ 2500' hours for bhe's~e price.:{'~We are on call as the v, ...... : ~ala~ goes:.off.~.,.Wealways.go back..to the station. We · '-?~:-~".~ ?:..'~ are not..complaining,-about that; ~:We go back in case ('~'~'~"~ ?'~f~ you have'a second fire or need more apparatus. :";J ;' "All~ it will cost the ~t~n to JLdo this is to" have one :::~ ' .'~:.:;~:? "extra man.';: Now there.is Just~ one little thing I would ~ ~:J':' ~'...','like.to'say in'regard-to'Article 63. The Police /::/. nV o.', ;. ,.~ Department. start ing:' salary is recommended at $3600.00; ?,.-,~ ,.: ?.L~ so the .departments'having beene'on more.or less equal ~[ ..:,. ;'. ' ': pay ~all'~ the way -through' I .feels:that ~thes, starting s~lary , -'~ of the'neW man if t~s article ~is .voted shodld be $36~., -?~,". c:.::.,, and it would:cost'about $150.00. above that, in other '"'"words, it.would cost about,$3750.00.to put this into :::" ........ ::,:'~' operation so I would- like .to make a. motion that the t~n ?.~ ~:-'.: ~: vote .to~put~the permanent~members of the Fire Department ...... "~ .... -::'"' on a' five day week anti,that the-sum of $3750.00 be ' ~J'' .... appropriated ($3600.00 :salary and $150.00 for.other J':~"~ expense) :for 'the new man-needed,in the department to · ~-:n ~o ~.:: accomplish this vote.~ , · :'~.. ~' :- .:.:,- S~e~,~oo~e~:.. ,Seoo~a ~be ~oS&o~." ' ~ .... --.., ,. discussed before,, thequ~stton or-.wages ~d hours. -. , ~ ~,: c J~ You can go.-right ~ t~ough, every department and again it was the feeling of the co~ittee that if the town ~v;~ accepts'our .reco~mendat%on that a salary board or a ..... · j..-j; .... ?board appointed to make a study of hours, wages, ~ ~% ~$ ~ ~ ~$J ~1~ ~ salaries ,within, the~ town and this particular question ?~/would come under 'that study."~ ~ode'rator: .... ~ybody; else wi, sh.to be hea.rd?" Klingelfuss.: ..~'I thi~ if, the Finance Co~ittee sugEested the ~?~- :~. ?-" 'Selectmen appoint some ktn~ of,board to look into ~:,~!~ ,?/- ,;- Dhe salaries' of;Lthe 'town emp~0y~es I thi~ we should .~,~" ~-; ~. ¢ ".~ ? go ~head'.and play-ball with. the Finance Co~tttee. ,'~'~'~ ..... ' ....... They. did a wonderful Job to hold the tax rate.. I ~J~j ~, ~,J~t, thi~.we:have.to, go a~ong with. . the Finance Co~Ittee. M0d~rator: 'b ,~ybody~. else like ~.to .be. heag'd on, it? If not, there ~ has .been a motion ~de and, ~eo0nd.ed t hat the town vote to put the'pe~anent..members of the Fire Department on ,b,~.o-~; ~.~. ~:~;..~a five day week and,thab' bhe~sum of $~7b0.00 be aDpro- , ~ ~,t,,;,~;:, '~>~; priated- ( $~600. O0 .for, salary'., and $1~0.00. for other I':~'~.k- ('-'~ c expenses).fo~ the,: new, :man. needed ,.tn the department ,to , "All thos~ In favor, say .'aye'..; ..." ~ % ":' >- "Those .opposed, 'no'. " ': ¥ .... . ,- -~ ~ .., ' ' e '..~ :~ · ¢:i~'~-::-:.~.- :. -~The. nos-have ~t~-,the motion is lost." The Noderator read A~t~le 68 and the reco~endation of the Pinance Co~ittee. Moderator i~,,Article 68' is ~before:-the meebinE'.~, .~:i~ ,h~o:-) · 'r~J?, ."Charles Ferreira: : ~t.~You have-probably, heard what has :been .said whose du~ ts ~he 9~o~eo~ton of ou~ li~es ana '''''' ' 1'' ' : ' : ' : ~' '' :??Department~ the'Board of Selectmen of 1955,'and ~./ ~-~-~: the New England Fire :Insurance.Rati~ Committee. ~',:- ~'-'~ - '~ :'~ .... First, the'Fire. Ghie2:~'This-man was appointed ::" . ': '~.> ,-:because he was'~considere, d-the best qualified : '"' '~ ...'~ '~'.'.~ for-the'Job and he has upheld-the~trust put'in ,': :'"~ ~ .', .... "", :him and has done a wonderful.-Job. ~Second, the "":~ :~' .-. .-" -~ard of Selectment'of 1955:~ 0n the recoEend- .... ' ,: ~ .~' 'ation~.of'the Fin~ce Co~ittee. they. made a I ~ ~ : .~ ~,'~ ' :~: ' study 'of ,the Fire Department:and ~its needs and ' '. '~ ~ .. "" ', -,' ' their~rep~rt~,stated: _~For. many. years the people "-.'~. , ",.of Nantucket have been lulled into a false sense .... ':::"of security as regards our Fire .Department.' -. .' .... It.was their opinion that t he . t own ,. should " i~ediately, embark,on a program of replacing the present equipment.' Thlrd:' .The. New ~gland Fire Insurance Co~ittee over.this pastS, year made a study of our fire protection and they ..... .. ~- : '"~' ~ ~ regarded'as of t~ediate', importance a new -', "~'~ '~ -'? ladder 'truck'.": This is' their work~ and duty '~:~ "": '-~'~-~: ':~'~and they ~now'what they are'talking'about. two ~eason: (~) Zt-~s hard.to steer,.(b) Because the front ' ~nd rear axle,, It.' Is ' offte~ neces ....... -- s.~ L~ke-, that make Lt Late -'whee[base.w[[~ be 6~4" shomtem than the old . ,:~.~':~':,' ~ '~: ":L ~one and will take ically any' corner without . storage -faeil.itie's-on:the Waterfront. It can ... happ,en here..You,can do your pa~ of the ~o~ :, by- wottng, for this ~ equipment. ',:.-, _. ~ "~r.~ ~oderator, i make .a motion that ~the:town' -raise and. aDp~opriate-'the sum'of ~8,~00.00 , for" he'purchase of a hydraulic aerial ladder ~ "-.'~' truck with booster ta~,' pump,, and necessary ip ' ~ames Mayo: "I second the motion." " AndersOn:.` ,~.inasm~ch as ,the ~Finance ,0°mmittee did not recommend :~ ?:,/:~,?~i:~ ':~,,the.article-it~is~nonly~fair,.that we give some of J~:~(~ ~?~:?:~ ' ~ ~ ~ reasons why ~this ~article~was ~ not~ reco~ended. ~ Before .:~:o~'~': ?~'I give possibly.~two~easons I:would~like to state .~,:-~:~:....'~:~: this'.:;~0n~certatn articles we talked not only with ' department heads, we also talked with the people in -~ '~.::~,~,>':~:~the town.~ter'all, it~is~their money and ' they . are . ;~:~.~'~ ~ ~,~?'~ :.,~-entitled~to~let us,~know if(they,wish us to p~rchase' or no~ purchase~a piece'of equipment% but it Is still our decision~to make.' .~ . ~ '-:::"Now e uest Which' ........ before the co~fttee · .:':~,,~ .:' was the'size'of equipment.'~::There:are those people in ?,.~' .':',., .; ~.'~.. the ~town and even off,the: Fire Department that feel ~ .that the truck,purchased.two years ago is'almost 'excessively large in size for Nantucket and Nantucket ~'":::~: .:?~'~ ,~streets. ~As far as,the~size'of~the.equipment I will ~'~'? ~'J~.~ ~: quote ~Ohief' Bartlett.. "Hi's 'feeling ts"that what J'~.,-~-7 ~u'~:.~'- ~ Nantucket needs~is/large'equipment and less of it. I '~':~., ~ believe~'I am quoting a-statement.that he made to us ~'~ ~'~. ~:~'~ last year.', 'There again in talking with the toEspeople $~ $ mJ ~: ) ~ ~ 'f.~'?.~ .the ~question of~size of equipment kept coming up. .... -.~:: ':::. "Now as fo~ the pie~e of. equipment we: ire talking .'~?.: /:: :~::' .:::,'. ~ about.' ,The present ladder:truck is'-.a truck that ? z-:~: .'::'~ ,': transports .ladders :to--a.fire. :?:The proposed truck is ~:~:.[':. .~ .; '::an aerial ladder 'truck;,~ -, The . question ~was raised ~ny f' .... : - ' ~:,~ times at ~ourJmeettngs ~as~to ,the feasibility of raising ~J~ ~c:,~ .~.~ ,:'~ a~75 'foot 'aerial-'ladder in the~greater~number of'the .' streets~ our town, The bulk of Rout streets are -' -" crass-crossed with utility wires, electric and telephone ~ :'~ JJ'~'-:~ ~:service and'it presents., quite a m~ss'in most of~the ': ,' ..... ,'i-.: '"Th~ present'truck,.:besfdes being a truck to transport :i:,:'~?..: "~'-?ladders' is'also a-pumper,:and,,.qan attach.to an water . . "scarce<'and'draft water. -':This ~parttCular aerial ladder '~- truck is not, according to .our .information, 'a pumper. · .-' It has a booster..ta~ and pump for its.booster 'lines :~ .' ~and no draft pump." ~hief B~rtlett: "In- regard'to 'the new. ~r~posed ~ truck,we are talking '- about it canJt be used as a pumper and hydraulic ~' aerial.-.' That is impossible regardless of.what you ' '. · have. It can be used as one or the other. 'T~ present day truck-can.be used as.a'pumper:if we? ..' , get' a' new truck.. A good many of the pieces of'equip- - :' ' ment on the"old'truck can,ute used on'the ,new,one. :.':'?,:: .~ ~-:- :-:? -.~-'..'~ .:: J-,,As:. far'-as:getting -a-,big piece of. equipment, :it :is -::-;.? ?~'~,-:-~. '~:' '.:?" the:smallest~piece-,that.:I can- see that can-be'found fl--":~::t, fj" '.":-~,'m:t~t~:will:mfill the billcand do the-Job that-should' .... .. "As ~eg~d~ ~ire~ ~:l cities 'and t°~ns p~acti~illy, ..... maybe with the-exception of a few new ones,: have , overhead wires and trees. Most of the streets'have wires' on one .side ~which auto~tically makes .the other .side of ~he street clear anyway. '0f those that are on the side that have the wires 90% of them you ~can · ~.. ' get ahead-or behind'or alongside to.get to your house. '"It was the fe-eling of the men in the department, ::.:: '. '.?::% '-,:~.'~,,~. including merit that' have .been in a long time-that we should go out and get it but it is up to.the~ Bartlett: ~nt'inued') l;.,%/We' ha~e brought'~it~ out on .the'-f-loor and presented our facts, that it'is the piece,of:equipment. --,'.~ .... :',::.:.'~ ':~:(that~ is :needed ~here~ )but':!t ~s~ up:.to ~the. people :,to.'decide %:-~ (~ %.~' ~ whether .t hey Jwant '.it. or ~ don ~t ~Want ~ it ;,'~,~ As .: Stated before .,~ ?~:.~:~ .~:,.~.?~the underwriters .see/fit-to,freco~end.it 'for .Nantucket. .~. ~ ~ They have.:studied~other, plades:-.in the}s~e category as. . ..~.--. ~, ~:~ Nantucket j It's~their business '~and they reco~end~ it."' Klingelfuss: "Cmn'anybody~t'~ll Us ,~ if ~ the' present equipment is still ~ -~1:.c ,', ~.-~ ~in usable~condition.'~ Is lthere :anything wrong with ~:~- ':' ~// ,~:~ it that it won't do t'he~Job~' Ferreira: ,,There is a-question as to how long we can use the ~_?:' :~ :~ ,ladders. ~,They are~:wood and~they~are as old as the truck. ~,., : ,,l~.~.There'~is-no~way of ~telli~ how ~ long ; they will l~st. They ~-', ~ '~' should be..replaced~but it.would be silly to buy new ~ ~ ~ ~ ladders ~for the old' truck., ', :~: : " ,-':;?Now there :is :: the t~'.rate; ?It is,::$50.00. That isn't ~-~.,:v' ,~bad/: You wouldn't want 4 it : any , higher, would you? YOU · .~ ?: ~,','can get ,thiS:and' sttll-noti:Pay over~.$50;00. The Fiu~ce ' ' ,', ~,.- .... ' Co~ittee~estimated the~:tax at $50.O01~d Z tht~ you : ~ ~:':~.. ,, ~:,have'cut~,a little/bit~-tonigbt..,The'total amount"t6'~- .~'~;" ~,raised is~$17,0OO.OO~less*:.t~n last..year,'that is over $1.00.'.'$20,000.00 morecthAn-[wa~ estimated is coming. ~'"' '~ ~from the'state~on~the-cherry sheet. ~.T~t is over another :/ ~.~ .~ "~ ~dollar'i2 my?figuring.~is~correct, and that would bring .... ~ .~ ;m,V'the tax ?ate?to~less than'~$48.00.· ~So you' can'have the .... ~- ~':' ~new'lAdder'truck and still:,:not pay:over~$50.O0. .Please .......,- ~ ~ get;-it''~.;. If~,something horrible~happens and we need it ~ ~ ~-.',~ ~in'a'hurry:~I hope.it~is.on~yo~r~consc~ence, it won't be~' Kiin~elfas:s: ~ ~"I don't thi~ 'we need to get emotional about this. I say there'is no need for a new-truck'if there:is 'a truck that is capable~o~ doing the 'Job. Ir'may ~'~':<~ ~'"<~not be~I ~n't know;:but~I would ~ like'.~o 'hear ' some :J ~,: :¥~ :~': ~:.:~mo?e~explanation from somebody.~who knows a little '~;' '~ ' ....... ~more. ?:'Therefore I make ~a' motion.....",,: ' od rht r: ."You~may make ~ amendment 'if :you w~t." M.'-Coffin: "Did you say You can make a motion? I move the Finance Moderator :. '~., "ANY:: further ~'scuss ion?" ~ · Ferreira: ~' "Is that motion in ordeP~"~%i;~ :' ; Moderator:~ ,Yes. c The a~endme~t' comes ;first.:~,;You are about ready "'~ '~"~---. *.,~,:~.- ~'~to vote:on the ~amendment/~aThe ~en~ent .is that the ~:~' ~f ~ ~:'?:~ '; ~J:,. reco~endatton: of~ the '~ Finance~.Co~ittee be accepted and · ~ 'its'reco~endation is we do not reco~end. All those in favor of the ~en~ent will'say, .'aye' .... " "The ayes have-it, The amendment is c~rried]" 'A~e~e ~ ~'~e ~eeo~e~Q~o~.o% ~'~a~ee Oo~ee ~e~e ~',~ "., ,~ :~ ~ -~,','~ ,~ ~ ,~"', ~ ..... ~ ~'~ 4% Noderator: ~ ',.Article :74 is:~before-:t~e; meetin ~ !';: .-~: .~ : ,~ ...... . ~ 'Arthur. Desrocher~ ~o~'Ladies ,and- gentle~n,~', I, can,t ~ seedy: the Finance ~,,' '~c ,ac-] ~ .... ?~; ~' -',d.id,n~ ~:recommend ~th-is articl6 ;%;1' realize they .- ~ . (:~'.. ~. ~,-. ~:: - ' are -worried' about' taxes~'t but ~ I believe some of : .~. " 'them were' out'to them'airport last August 15th ..'er?~ ~'$ O;~ .... ~:. ~and all-;~of."you have:heard how terrible things were. We had a chance at this last year but Shat happened?. 'We do not reco~end.' ~ So'I bring it · ' before you tonight. This will' be a' four wheel drive -vehicle ' with~,resuscitato~ ~ stretchers, ladders and everything you would ever need' a'disaster. .With Northeast coming' in with bigger planes ~d, we hope, more passengers there'is ',.the'possibility of~more people~'getting hurt. So I feel that this vehicle would be used in ease of drownings, storms', plane crashes or fires. You name it; we can do it. "I can't sey wh~t ~r. Fe~ei~ s&id, 'I~'s on you~ conscience,' but I ~eelize ~000.00 is a lot~of money but if it saves one life thet p~ys fo~ it. You~can't bhi~.~of lives ,. ~d ~ money et the same time, bec&use if that t~uck saves one life it has - ,': .... paid fo~ itself~'~ Ledies:-and ~enblemen, ..sny~one of you, I don~t ~ent ~o f~i~hten you but that life ' ,'-: _~'~ · ,could~be:.-your own life or.that 'of your dear ones. ",It could.~be mine too.~,~ ~.~,~,; ,.; . '.,.:~.:.~-,~.,I make a motion:that on Article.7.4 we reject the recommendation of the Finance Committee .and raise and' appropriate the sum of $4000.00 for this .Albert[ Silva: ' ~"We ~h~d 'a' public hea~ing and,.if, my memory, se~es me ~$ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~$ ~ I ~ ~ ~correctly no one spoke, on this':article, and I want vy:,. - r:~- :v.,to say;our reco~endation'is-based on lack of infer- ? ~' .,~ ~- '~ mation. ('No one would'say.where ~the equipment was to ".:~ ' ~ , ~be garaged or who'would-take-care of ft. The s~'.of ;-~--~v~ ,-~, .... $~000.00 ~doesn't~look like.much but-.it is actually ' ~' ~-~ ~ ~ ~']$8000.00 for~'a light duty truck;because we are paying Desrocher: ~"Last year~I~.Went to the-Finance~Co~ittee.'' I told them ~:-'-~r, v,~-.,:~, exactly ' what -- I ~told you.-tonight. ~z?e.~, ~.'a copy of'the:littler,speech I. used~then.-?';~I warned them-,' ,,, .~. "-' about natural:disastersrand,'-.plane~:crashes You kno~ ~: ~t,'f:. J~-'. .... ,what happened?.; ~ was-laughed' at.by-'some. Some of them Anderson:'~?-"Just~to set,~the,record ri~t,'the,'discUssion he '~ .... :' :-":,'~'; ;" (:-referred:'to :was ~.at :t. he public ~.hearing of.~ the Finance Desroeher:' "I'~said it. was,"and I gave..the~reason I did not go this [Mode~at0~: : ~Any further discussion Leone'Royal:'' "I would like. to .make an amendment ~t~ .this motion, ,.,..t :' :,' . . ;- .that tht~ meeting' accept, the., reco~endation of the "Second the amendment." Moderator:" !'Any~'other discuss ion- Oh,,it~?~,~ ¥ou~' a~,~'aboUt vote on the amendment to the motion. ~The amendment ~'~ ~ ,~;' .~.-'~ Co~ittee. ~-~ Under~the article~the~.reco~endation of r'( ~'~ ~ ~ ~"All those,.in favor of this~amen~ent~ will say ,aye,... '~Opposed " "~' I'have the ~ellers please?-z~. A~ticle 75 and the reco~endation of the Finance Oo~ittee "Article ~5 is before the'meeting~" Desrocher: ."Mr. Moderator, Ladies ~d Gentlemen,~ ~500.00;~f:I-,. would like it myself, but it really isn't'much for' ~'. .......... ~' the continued operation of. Civil .Defense: in'Nantucket. ,-':' ' ~' ','.We'are't~ing to'set up a progr~'a-good'disaster -- ' ' .-.:',' -~ "'plan. ~' That :is~ fine~ :but.without ~ equipment and money ," -. '-~ ,'-it is nothing.-~"With,:this~money.we-would also like 't,. ',: ' -: to 'send' certainm persons,t o ,school..~ There is ~ ~ood 't.~ ' . : ~'. school in.Topsfield~"Mass.. "', They ,would learn ev~'ry- ~ '~ 'thing there was.about,Civil'Defense. ~ilf you had a good staff' you would,know what was,.going on. " .' ~ :.t~ ".t ',' . .~ "LaSt year on.-A~gust 18 I drove up Main Street: :"- "~ -'~ -~ "''this was.the ftrst.:I knew about,.It~'..e~erybody came · ~'" ~-] f' .'; ' ,' hollering at~me:":~Where's.t~e stretchers? . We need :": ::' ,-"~ "'''" Five-:~ndred'~dollars~::.0ne or,those .basket stretchers ~"r".:~ '-~' .'costs.~$80,00,'~but they.are marvelous...,You can'do ~y- thing' with .theme' .'turn' them ups ide .down' if you want. ~ ' :~' ~"So again,I.pleAd with you that-this~,is:a necessitY.~.; :.-'-. .:: I thinklif we.can't'have .the .truck. we should have this. If you have Stretchers'on'hand and ~first-aid kits you have some~hing to work with. ~at good is Civil Defense- -'' · .:, "~i:' '-:if you:don't have,anything.to work:with?' You ha~e~,~o have it because it,s a~state'law.: However, all we have is the n~e ~d a' radio and about l0 people who know the work;'' .They haven,t been to :school' and haven't had training . We cover the law, I'll gran6 you that. "'-" ,'~' That;is whyS.we have'0ivtl Defense~ under Public--Lawr~,] : "-" 606' I' believe; ~:Before.Congress they are. now working on a budget for this new Civil-Defense. Mobilization Plan, Desrocher: ~1. (conti'n~ed). and~ if ,,this ~ goes through, and bhey, get~ ,~?~. ~:c,>.~ ,~,~ . ~;~. the budget, appro,v,ed~we~ wtll~ have t.o get-,: some of '~, ~.~ ...... ~.'j ~' ....' these things whether, we ~want .to or~ not .~, ~ The little (',"-~ ~"~" ,~'"' - ~ '~ I- make a', motion that ~ we t~ow~ out the ~ reco~endation ~-~ '"' J' of. ~he~Finance Co~ittee~and~that we raise and appro- .... J~ ~ ....~ ~ $ J~J j ~ $ I priate ~ the sum of. $3000.00~ for~ the 'continued ~peration ~-~' ,'~c,~'' of the ~local Civil Defense AgencY.. Tha~. you. Mayo: "I Second the motion;" ~oderator: "Any other dis~Ussion on'thi~-artic!e??:. ' Kltngelfuss:"I think a lot~of~.young fel.lows who ha~e been in the service and they. have.learned an awful-,lot of things and tf worse comes to Worst we all~ could go to the assist of the'Civil Defense set-up that is. here. ~I don't thi~ he has to send people away from Nantucket ~' J ..... ~ ~'. ~to learn something we~already~know, ~ and I thi~ as , %[,. 1-~' ~ ~, · , ~ I said' before most of us will,go and~rally around Des~oehe~: "I know; I, agree everybody.will:come ~o our ~Ssts%. The idea ts %o have a s~aff, a eo~e of men who know wha~ fa going on ~o dtvee~ you people ~ha~.come ~o ~. assts~ us. You have ~o have some ~k now. I~ ts all disorganized, and~ DO. m~%te-P wha~ '~0U' have learned ~ou s%tll need insinuations, ~ou s%fll need equtpmen%. The wa~ %hey were d~agEing ~he people oug of plane, e~ash t~ was no wonde~ I saw so man~ broken men~. I% fa m~ opinion ~ha~ we ne~ ~ode~ato~: "~bod~ else wish ~o be hea~d~" Nayo: few minutes ago we voted t~' ~Pend'$1000.O0 on rutted roads, nobody could tell us where. Now he has Just told~ you what he w~ts~$5,000.O0 for. ~At least, he has,a valid reason.~,I was. Jus~ discharged from.the~service and there was a lot I didn't learn. In time of~ conflict there are ~,~ many ru~ing around because:o~, lack of,,,traiBing..,The s~e ~-~'~' ' :thing could happen here." Robert Ohr~stman:. ~"Oivil Defense. is so~thing we need. We need it also beyond Civil' Defense for ~ese. other emergencies. -_The A~rfeamLeglon has always' ., at this particular time but I do thi~ the ,,,, .people would'be willing to go and do some of the · :~: ~ ~'~','. ~,~(L:: things;necessary ~and to do~it- you" need ~something more than has been proposed'by the Ftnauce , ~. ~', -~-' ~"Co~ittee.:~This~is very~lack-a-day. We knOw a~ut. these t,~ngs but do you kids know? Does your gr~ather ~ow? Does your wife know? '. ,. Was she in the' servioe? ,.:~ It ~s .Just a little bit ., too lack-a-day. I don't say we need $~000.00 to send someone to school but Civil Defense does~ · , need more than $500.00. Ib's very necessary I feel.''. I. wpu-ld, like to-~mke~' an, amendment that we appropriate $1500.'00 ~d see if they can come up .- with a well defined progr~. " ~. f: ,-::, ~' :<'? money "~o~ be'~ ~pp~pri~ ed$~ etcher ~ $15~ .,~ ~ or $3,000¥00~ ' .... ' :,~ snd~where %he~:smaller.:amoun~ls~'-included:"in the ca ,, ~. :you'" st~.t :w'fbh~the('gresber /a~ount' and W6rk do~n .fn'ste~d' ' ~" ' ~' J ' ":"'" ~- of'. ~ ~ki~~ the'~ ~mendme n~ ~ ft~st :'.~:~: If. ,you' ~ske ~: the $1~00: 00 -'~':-" ::.':- ~."' '" "~maybe~ you'would~' take; the' $3000.'00 :so, that ~he first ~"" ~'?~"'.'-:-'/:':"~'mo~lon ls:Mr.',IDesr~he~'~:~'o.,see:wheth~r, or. not we '- ~ ~'--"~nd'approprta~e ~he.sum of. $3',0~0.~. ~ All'-~hose In' favor of " ...... " 0hrls~man: '"I would, h0pe., you ~ould vo~e do~ ~he .$3,000.00. 'AfSe~ ., that'we can vote on the':$1500;O0.'~~ ?::.,~' MOderator: ;' .Your 'amen~e~t: has~. been' s ec0nded ;.- ,r Does- your 'seCOnd : :'"'1"" ":' "'~ "~ allow' you" ~o" w~th~raw tbS." ': .' , "Yes, I do." ~,-'::, r;~-.:~,- .... ,.',~."._.,¥ ." ~:', M0derat~; '-¢ "There 1sq only. one moti'on;:Jr That: 18 Mr.:, Des'tother ,'-:.'-'.:: 7~otfon to'rafse'~d appropriate the 'sum of $3,000.00 under this · article. . '¢, :.,; · '::; "~ ..... :'-"Alt ~o'se in fa~or~',s y" ye'.. "" "'~ ,',' AYEY :':'"'~'"'" ~ ":-""~ "0~pos'ed; ~-'n0'.;; ;Q%,,::,~¥r~ . ts: (.:-,:-.'::c,3 '~ ;'.' c ~..AYE. o',.:::.: i':':¢" ":"The"ho'&&:ha~8: itt' ~d;ths' mobf0n fs. lost. "',~:-_,., :- 'O~isb~n:-,;: ~'I ~'6uld :lik'e tof'~ake a': motion that we ,rai~eeand -- ' ' appropriate the sum of. $1500.00 to ,carry .on the work of-Ci~' Defense for the coming year.~ , - ' Desroche~ ::;.:"B&fo~e;"~:tf it' ~s f ~rmttt'ed~",; 1 would, like to have a ( ' , .1 ' '' :' ''~: ' .. ?:~' '''--:" ' ~ U ~: show 'of-- hands'; onlthat ;,lgs$ vote.'- ' It sounded awful "' '*Mod~to~ '::. ,we ,took, tHe:vote twlceu-:'~-Th~re' Is no[ ques2ion; '--....""':-; ;:' .- ""We; are votXn8 0n the ~mendment: that we ~alse and · :~'-'. d ~ "' '" appropriate %he 'Sum: of $~500.00. :f':~ '¢"J:::;:': "' "All th0'se in' favor, wflL~say;.'aye';~.'.'' "' :'~;" ' :~' '"--'~ "All' those 0~os'ed; 'no" '"' '"': ".."' ~;--~ ' U .. "The .ayes-.~ave tr. · The' motf~n is' carrted.'~': Article 81 ~d the reco~endation of the Finance Committee were read. ~oderator: "Ahyone wish to be heard on this article? ....... If not, we will go on." .? Article 84 a~nd' the recommendation of the~ Finance,committee were ,, ,PArticle~ before ~the m~atin . '.' ~.~.fxL{~ ~,~ ~ W. Byron Snow: Z~'~,,Mr.',.:O~irman~.-. I don't-.,wsn~ ~ ~o bake~,too much of ' J~years.z:' t-. can har~y remember .that far..~:~You know '~:J~c.::.'~. .... ~: :tour position was ~ at ~ that time ,quite unique. We.- ~ ,f,r, j, ~chad~a~County Fair,,we~had band concerts, horse ~'~'~' :'"', '~' racing,'~professional, wrestling, a hunt,club, stables. ...... We had manyLt~ings~g~ing.on all .the time,,plus our ., unique beaches~down here.which I.think at that time -~ /were~the greatest in the .state.~ At that .time we only needed those besches,~but~over the .Years you have seen all the other things slowly disappear '.' -~ except the beaches. ,Now, ~ in the meantime, esp$-~ ~'~ - .. cially in the last few years you have seen the ~:~/~ ~' ' sta~e and'the~.towns on the.mainland~spend millions ~' .... ~ of dollars developi~ and,making public~these · ' '., . c' beaches. -It is ~ getting, to the,point now,where the / " vacation dollar, can: stay,at .the mainland a couple ~ ~ "-;- ~" of extra days rather than come down ' here ~ on the ~ "' '~ '~ boat~at-a cost of~probably.sixty or seventy dollars ' ~'~ .... "Now I don't propose.ts go all.-out~o~'a crash ..... ~ ' " crash progr~ and spend-a lot of money but the~day '~"c~" · : ~will come when you will. have to face up to this , problem. I Was hoping that. this,year the~ tennis courts could go into effect. The school needs .... , .... ,, mthem-as well. as we~;need them to attract the vacation ~-' 'c"~ ,-.~ ~:. dollar.:: I believe,after.the~bask~tB~llcsea~on'~ ' ~.',:~- ~- ' ~nothing goes on at,the school ~practcially. Certainly ~:c.,c ~; .;o. ' ; .... nothing goes on. as it did many years~ago when they had great enthusiasm over;baseball.down here. They used to have leagues, but that's gone too, and the c~ldren have:time on their.hands; today and I~ think recreation is something we will have to face~sooner -. .~ or later unless we just go ~long with the.trend snd -. save .all the moneys we can and the seasons will'"get ~ poorer, and shorter and, then ~the. day, will come when ? ~ ,'~. '~ ~ - it won't ~ke any~difference whet~er you appropriate ~ ..... '~' , it' or not because-it will be too l~te."~at· are :~,-" ~ ........~ you' going to ~say~-to .the people who c~me here next ~ ~u~er?~ Are you .going to say,, "Well] come back' in ten or 'fifteen years and we will ha~,e~ell those' (~' ~ ...... ' things you have on the mainland'? . What could you ~'.~, ,~,~."~ :.~ ~.tell them if they. c~e to your store and you didn't ~:"~ - -~-~ :[~J'f/~-~,~ .... have what they wanted?: I think it's about the same ,. was'8o2n8 to say a.great deal more but Z Just. hope yo.u wi11 ,gO'along. W&~h t~s motion ~ ~ going to m~e to set up a ~o~ittee. I have been serving o.;' --~:'..:-: ...../ -. ,on .,the: ~&nance, Co,it tee. six ,years and e~erythtn~ .;; ¢. ..... ~ ...... ..that goes to .co~ittees get .killed.".. I' don't know · ;~':- -"~ :.' ,,,why.but lit ,does. ,.[I ,put in.an article a few years './-' .:~ ~'~:;~ '"ago,that'oall, ed for ,$1500.00[ to -put, In a skating' .",, ,-~c .... ,:,., rink for ~ the -kids . ~,I.tho~ght,'it-was'a good' idea; '~;~' ,,,: the Finance Oo~ittee 'thought it .was la good idea .but~said '~Don't go too.fast, $1500. is a letter money. Put it tn a'co~ittee; ' That co~ittee was never organized. The next year I said '~at about t~s thing?' T. hey' said we have got the Snow: ~',~( continued )' Mi ll ~. ? 0nd for. $1 '~. 00:. ~[ ~That ? s ;, a)go6d' d*~ai ;b probably, better than the $1500.00 thing-you are~ talktng~. about.' ~Then somebody else got the idea of,,takin, g the $50,000.00 gravel", pit., down here~ and' flooding Jthat .~ ,,: I .wish you all could have seen a little ~boy looking at "~'~ '~that gravel ptt~this~afternoon~sibting, on his;bicycle[~ ~ ~ :Just[looking at the shape ,Of ~ thatDthing.o~ Well', that's .~"", '"Just typical'~of the town'but hoW~long'~it's going to be ~;.-~ .... 'that's~up'to you.~w:'X;hope it doesn't,continue too long. · I-move that a' co~ittee~be'set up by.the Board of Select- '~'men~to brinE in'plans and~'cost~of~facilities'such as ~ ~' tennis courts,; shuffle ~ board~courts, ~dance pavilion etc. .~ ~ I~in the'park land'area known~as'the ,Jetties Beach and ' : ~that;the~plans'and~cost'be in the - hands ' of the Board of ~ ~Sele~tmen by December l, 1959~'so that articles may be "~ '. ~ ' placed in the warrant." ~ · ~.~{ ~ ~. '/,~,:~' ~ ~ ,'~. ~ ... Silva: "Ladies anti'gentlemen, I-would'like to say that out of six weeks d'~liberationS on'these art'icles~;a great part · ~:~: was;devoted to this particular article; .;We have-total" '- ~exp&ndttMre 8f' about one,million*dollars*~ and some heavy '~/ '~ 'expenses'this'year.~: This article called for $40,000~00. ~ A good'many members*were*in*favor of it*,:but not enough ~*'~ .... votes to'carry -it; We'had'no~pl~ns'or-speciftcattons. We di~'t ~ow' who was~ going, to handle the money and ~en construction would begin. 'I would like to say I am whole- heartedly in favor of what Ur. Snow has said.' You need much more planning before you s~nd $40,000.00 and a* co~fttee should be appointed to see.t~t' the ,plans are carried out;; I would like r tO ,, go ~ong with Ur. Snow's 'ola~d: *: "I: have ~ a written amendment. ~; The ~en~ent is ~that ~c, ~ArtiCle;64:be referred~to a special~ co~itte to inves- · ~ tigate the matt*er of t~n te~is courts, and to'report " * ~ ~*'~ ~ at a fut*ure~t~n meeting,"; such co~ittee to be appointed · ** y the moderator." *~ '~'~ '~,~[.:~. *:~'~:~ ~..'. ::' '~ : Walt*e; Kn0tt'$r* .[8 that* Article-~ 64'or 84?" :-; ;* ' ~,~sugggstion is this:~(that~it ought to be a small ~' ": /'~ tee. I thought I put the~number'3 tn it. If I :~: ....~':~I Wish to add to the 'motion as read t~t it be a co~fttee ~'; '~"~'~: ~:0f three to'be aPpointed~by the moderator. · : .... ~:~'*,*~?J'There ~S'-eve~ reason why the~ should; be investigated' '~*:':::':':*~-:~:~* '~d*~eported on.~ If you will look a't the, article you ':f**'':~*: ......wtli: see how 'vague 'ft'.t's. *~You ~ou!~,t possibly do any~ thing with that motion the ,way ft*.is written. For : '- ~ I am told't~t the*place that is proposed for this tennis ~<';:~**~ court is [apt to be flooded with~'salt water at high tide ~ , *' most any time.' *~ That'"s: one :.thing. ~' the'* Second~ plac~ it doesn?t tell who is going t° ~j ~*~ spend' .the ~money, who: is.gS~ing to 'control or manage tt.'J · ',_ , ~:~ They also' say '6 indestructible-te~ts ,.courts. ' How* can ~ -. '~~ you m~e them-indestructible when the ,tide comes up ~ : ~*~"'~, "~"~ and you are having all* ,these ~ storms ? :;,You ,have a Job on ~; ~ ~.,~ your han~s.*~ Maybe someone ~ows how to 'do it. I say. :,;~,, you have 'got to plan your tennis courts. 753571'i, ~:~ r e s iden$ s ? r" That ' s' what ~, i t · s 6y s: ~ ' p e rmanent: r e s ide nt s ~'/"~.~'*~" and long-term vtsitorsJ ' '~ What/.!for heaven's' sake,' are "? long-termVisit0rs?'y~H0w{long' have~ you' got'to be a '~'~'~'%~'~ visttor~before~you arena'lo,g-term visitor. ~ That's . . ,. ..i,',-.,i think tt ' should'be.investigated~lly~,by.:-a .co~ittee . of t~ee. I suggest that the co~ittee be appointed by the moderator b~cause:the~Board'of Selectmen is'In ..... · .~,~ no position to appoint this co~ittee bub~ should be .... ~::'~"? '"appointed'by the moderator who':is ~tmpartial~ I would '.like to suggest 'thab my amen~ent ts more workable than .. ?~'c.' ~,. '~that suggested~by the"gentleman~" .~ ~-.::~ ~.- H~id Dunham: '?"T would like to mention, the :fact that if we "~" '::~'" ....... :have'so many tennis':players'fn the'f~!l it's awful .ha~ 'to .find :them...?We have four courts. 'avaflable in' the fall If anybody wants, to play ' ''~ '":" .... te~fs;-'Years ago:the~Gordon~Folger'had tennis courts and they gave them up because they weren't '- ~sed.. Crest Hall had them andthey were never used. " Since back in 1945'I have seen te~is go down. : It hasn't been. en. the' increase at all. t would :~ like to know where all'these te~is players come from. I am interested to ~ow where they are." Snow: ,I wasn,'t paying too much. attention'.-~I am'sorry because :~,... you may have said somethi~ pr.etby important. It got a laugh from the:audience: .... ~.:.~:.'~.,.-:,. ---.,~: ;.:.~ .-: : ~ "I would like to balk about the~e'courts being indestructible. We wouldn't Consider anything else but t'hisLtype, of/court. for this reason. Last summer I tht~ you had something like 20 or 29 days t~t:it~rained...You~know-what that does to a clay court. If you want ~o put the money into clay courts I Just give up the idea. '~.~:.::~.,: .... :~:.: :.?::. :::.....~ :j.~.~..~ "Now what happenS, is' they~get'dtscouraged if they, come ~- .. here and find no te~is courts they can play on after they ~'~':"~have bro~ht ~heir' rackets ~ecause- everyb~y wants~to..play on the good days; ,so the'next year they Just don't bring ~?/"~.~.'..~ b~ipg the'ir .rackets; so that~ is .probably. how it: came about.". '" :'a~'s DaY: v "As' a young: citizen' would you' tell: us if~ 6hfs" ts supposed '~'~ ?::'J .... ' to be for the'isu~er vlsttors for three months of the ::' -: : "~' year or for:. the people that' 8re he~e,.y.earLround~ It :~-'~'::.r~.- ..x.',~ don't mean 'anything. f:,Somebody, should wake up and glve '3.~'L,,~ ~:c,',:. ':~ us som~tht~'."-:~ First of. all" where.,, that. oou~t ~ould be ~':~ .... : how many 'P~e6ple~" natives, are actually ~going to go do~ -"~" there and freeze to play te~ls ~ter the su~er f~'over? .... . ~' :-' ~y not-take the $40,000.'00 and put,.tt .'into bowling ' ':~'"'. <~/':.alleys 'or ~omethlng else'all'.organfzations,~all citizens ..... -~ x~'of Nantucket can use fo~ twelve months~ instead of some' ~'~ ~" ~.~ "~ thing foolish like ~th~s.~ This 'is ~foolish, '~ N. Coffin:" ."Are 'we dis. cussing whether we should vote to raise r~,~ : ..... money 'or not ~o raise money?'~ '" ~:.:C~"~c ' :-:: .... ~d~rstor: - -,T~er~ is'no -'question about'any ,appropriation: There ' ' ': .-' .... "h~s been 6ne motion made and seco~ed; another 'motion ~' made and .not seconded.--,: Neithe~ 'of'them has .any money :':~" ":':~ '~" ':' lnvolved/'~nly the appointment of a co~ttt~e." Oofffn~ -"In khLa ~r~Xole '~here does ~he oo~L~ee 'oo~e Moderator: ~.- ~"Mr. :' SnOw ,made: a imbtton: that a .'c0~am~.tte~e be ~, ...... :,,,, ,to ~'~look ~ into, this ' situation~'~andreport back by... .~-, , J..:~; December~l.~-i19.59'so that;articles may he,placed in ' ~: .~',~ ~the warrant..~: That ~ mot ion was ~.s ec0nded. ~:.: Judge ~ Poland -made ~a:motion ,that this Article~dA ,be referred to.a co~ittee of t~ee to investigate :~ the matter of te~is courts and report to a future town meeting. ~ ~ ~ ?~: ~ Subh committee to ~:be ~appointed '.by~the. moderator. Klingelfuss :','-"I second t~t motion.:.. ~,~:,, : ,,.~::~..=~¥:: ., Christman: ?Can we have'two motions, without ', acting on the second?" Moderator: "The second:is an. amendment,,to the original.motion. There has been only one motion and amendment. The : amendment is 'that ~they~ be appointed.by the moder~gpr; :~ ~' ~Zf you are,ready,for;the question,,you are now voting '''. on the ~mendment of Mr. Poland.' ~ ;~:. "; ' "All:those in favor of that~mo$ion will say. 'aye'.. ." ~ ' ~" .."~OSe O~OSe~' ~0~..~'.~'-:, :~ ..... ....... "',~he ayes have tt : The amendment i~ ~rried Article 86 and the recommendation pf:.the Fin~ce Oo~ittee read. ' · ~era~orI '',Article 86'~ before the meet&ng." '.Poland:' "l move .indefinite p0~tp'~&em'~&t'. "' Knott: "Second the motion." .... --' -.-,, ...-,, .,.,~: Snow': ' "I would" like: to .amend the .motion.-",:, "~ ,~,':~:L- Moderator: ', ;"A motion.to indefinitely, pos~pone ca~ot be. amended.." · Shoe:, "~h~ ~as d~soussed qu~te a.b~t.rtght, up to the ehen we eere'2~'se88&o~. ..We ~a~ked'a great dea~ about ~h~8 :-." ' art2o2e.':,k~he Board' of' Selectmen .bPou¢ht 2~ a " p~an ~d everyth&ng seems ~to :be,gotng-very.n&oe~y'. 'One of ';*: ';".the better .po&nfs b~ought out by.,the 8eZeotmen ~as that ",'- ' you approach the V2~e~s~d you- see- a nice park e~dh benche~ -- ', 'end ~tt eouZd .be n&e'e as you approach ~anduoket &f ~ou '. :'. .... . tu~ to that pa~t of the. harbpF. ~d .aec a .~oe park. - '. ~'The 500th ~niversay is. coming up,,.~d they, don't ~ow .... :' :where some' of_these functions are .going.to be held. That .... '" ~ was also considered and mib'.was believed a place like .this ~ would be a necessity f. or ~band concerts or.whatever they .~ are going to hold~ .~uddenly someone' found a good idea and ',. put in this answer: .-,: 'We do not. recommend this a~ttcle '", because of ,the .question of:,titles and boundaries in t~e .... area are pendi~ in the La~ Court.' So'in looking into ' ~'.', .this'I went.to one of,the, Selectmen who~told me .that'this ~r, '--, squabble 'and the court.action was because of,water below~' ~ .... ' v, the tide level, s This won't,.have anything .to.do with the ".title m. of ~tHe .land. ~d I would,like .iq see ,some progressive measure or something started in this. town this year. I "~propose...' Can I make a,motion?" , :,~ :-,- .~.~ .,.. ,, ~- Moderator: "No not until it ~as been disposed of" ~ · much'money ~ is. this~,thing., g0ing'~, to.. ~r~'w: into: before you -get through with~it? '~'?.That 's~.~the .thing I want ~to :~ know: :~-; They ,are asktng for ~$10,000.-00 ~ow~;,~o knows ,'~.how much more you will'~be asked~to put ~into this later? T~t's my.trouble,,I agree heartily in principle, but. ,:I do say Where;there is'a question of:title~tnv, olved, ~largely I-am told,to fix-the bounds of;this land partic- ularly on the. sea,~-I w~t~,to know how much' the whole ~ob :~:~will cost'first;',: It's~easy~to'say start.~ith $10,000.00 :and when they have ~got ~that they ;,come . back [, and say that ~have,-to have more to finish it, otherwise yon'have lost your $10,O00.00. ~ That's ~the trouble. :..That's why I move ~'~"If the gentleman can tell us how~much ,~he final cost "'~,"would be and t~t doesn't mean.someone's ~guess but~ detailed ~ estimate off,at this,,Job will finally cost 'then we will'have something to go,on. ,~I do,say it'isn't 'i. proper to use taxpayers ,money to take.$10',O00..OO as a, ~starter'and then God,only knows~,how touch'they will come backfor later; ~T~t's the reason that,I say_if anybody '~',,can~give~us a real,estimate of how much ,thts~job will cost if.and when the title-is straightened out then you will have something to go on but~I do protest afatnst -,~,taxpayers'money.being used this. way--get -a bite first '~'.~then by and~by,come bac~,for, some more or you-will have wasted the first installment and ~you~ don't know how' much yon'will,be called.upon for. ,~That'S why, I suggest · now that this:article either ,be properly~ explained and backed"~p by firm'esti~tes or else let. it drop for the Eli~lfusS: "I Would lik~ to concur with~Judge Poland. I know '~ some~hing about,' trying to plaht shrubbery in that area. We planted trees at the~Harbor' House and :~ two or three years after they died.~' The ,salt-water ~came ~d' killed' the theeS.~ ~The to;~ paid for them, ~' we didn't buy.~the trees.'~m, This~is closer to the :,: ~'" "water.' ~? Somebody'should' go ahead and look into th~ · ~: ~ ~ ~ situation and find out what it's going bo cost. . The' first thing you' have'to' do 'is~dig down and get rid of the sand .and'ke~p the salt~.water out and you :~ know hoW' 'much that-?S~ going to ?~o~st.'"' '"I would llke 'to say first th~s' article was Pat the ~warrant'~ th~ Board of Selectmen and the' reason it was put~ in the warrant~by the Selectmen ,was flbt much because we as th~ board~personally~ sponsored the ~rticle'ba't there~had ~een a'lot off controversy about headquarters:for the upcoming 30Oth anniversary cele- bration'a~d~the lack' of proper facilities'to hold band concerts and things of that nature anywhere near the waterfron~ ' ~ :~:~: ~' ~ ~:~; ~f'Feelifi~ 'that.someone hhs to Originate these things iff they,~ are' to' be brought up to youm for, consideration, we formulated:the article.'':~' In'order to,get: some figures we talked to' H.''~ L.~ Coffiq an ~archttect~ who lives ~u~'berry. Street tn the su~er;"-w~o volunteersd"gefler-' ously at no, co'st to the town to draw up a set of'plans 0r roUgh sketch of ,the area showing what'possibly 'could be done and what~ it would' look 1.ike.~J~This was done to scale Trom the Land Court Registry Proceedings Plan~ With that pl'a~ in hand.we consu.lted with'one of the 16cal: contractors f ,~ He went down .and ~looked, measured' off.~dist~ces and gave ~s a figure which would comprise Glidden: ~. ! ( o0nt inued ) '~ remov lng '~ some ~. sand,: construct ingi a wall ~ ! .,::constructing the necessary walks etci?.We, presented · ~ ~'~'this~to. the. Finance Committee and'gave~each, one of the. nine members.'~:We' made'no' bones~ about: the fact · ·that $10,000.00 was the figure .we had. put' in when ~' ~this~first-came up~ You appreciate there'is a time limit, the end of December'or.?.the first ·part of ~January for putting articles, in'the warrant if it · ~ · ~is.going..to be 'available~for discussion. 'At that ~-~ time we put~'in the figure::$10,000.00i admittedlY· ~ · Just a figure. .Subsequently we~got positive figures ~and presented them. to the .Finance~Commlttee.i~We~told them it could be done in'two steps over.two years. .... :"The total estimate is~ $19,59~'.40. , Now~ it is broken .~ down in'two parts, as follows.. The .first part.could be done the first year .to:'get the place se6/for use. A temporary~bandstand could be erected for,the 300th anniversary next summer.. First, construction of ~ cement wall six foot high, :three foot ~in ground and three foot above beach~line, '66 cubic yards-~at $80.00 ~oubic~yard $5,280.00., ~Six anchors for said wall in- cluding rods and anchor blocks at $100.00 each $600..00. ' Grading and bulldozing park area and covering with hardening 700 cubic yrds.at ~1.50 cubic yard $1,050.00. .Walks as shown on plan,- asphalb,~ sealed and covered with crushed shells,'801 sq. yds. 'at $5.00 yd. $4,005.00 'Steps as shown on plan, concrete, ,5 cubic yards@$80~00 : $400.00J '~Total $11,335.00. 'It's impractical to put loam over beach sand.~ It would'sift through. ~ It is neces.sary that it be graded and covered with harden- ing to make a base for loam. Next, we take the walks. ,, ,. ~ You have probably seen .the ~plan or. sketch that appeared in the. local papers,with a circular~walk coming from Harbor View .Way:. and a m~ll~in back of the cement re- ~taining wa.ll.. ,There would be, two ~.s~ha!,t walks covered with crushed~sh.e~ls.. This first step· costing $11,335. ; ~would be doneithe, f. irst year. ~. This ~was · given to the Finance Committee with this. explana.tion as given to you .. · here. · You might,not want~ to dq, it all at once. It '~ would be far safer program and~would make far more· sense if~'you want it available for.use this summer. If-you are going to·have large.'crowds trampling over it, it would be more practical to do it in two steps. "stop 2, which we would advise would. PrObably be done'' the following ye'ar~ The esti. mated amounts are with all tree'locations filled with loam so ~that~no furor ~loam is needed.· On the skstch there~are some tree locations for tree.plantings designated in the area. It was suggested by Mr.~ Pope who came up with t'hese figures on the seeding and planting,:, that the practical . thing to do on the lea.ming project, is to dig out each location and fill it with loam so'that you don't have ;: to go back and do it later.~. That's all in this estimate. :~ · · Estimated amounts to loam and seed area with all tree locations properly dug out and ft'lled with loa~ so when planting is done ~no further loaming will. be needed.' ~ ~ ~' L~ , ~ 900 yards~loam at $3.00 ~ar~ $2,700.00; 20 tree pockets ' 2 yards eacl~ $3.00 ~ $120.00; .1/.3 bal~ peat per tree at ~ ~'$?.50 bale. $52.50; 2 corner plantings 3 ft. deep 300 ds at.' .$3.00 y~ $900.00; 2500 lbs. fertilizer 6-10-4 225.00, 2400 lbs. limestone $72.00; 960 lbs. lawn seed at $1.75 lb. $1,680:50; rough grading and bull- doging ~loam; finish grading, ,.fertilizing, liming, seeding, raking in seed 'and'rolling $2,256.40; total for the second step $8,256.40; making a total of $19,591.40 for the entire project. This does not include trees or shrubs, flagpole or settees. The Glidden: v (continued),:eXplanatt6n is that We felt,~and it was,,,~,~ .... -~,~/suggested in this plan,~tha.t if~it~was, voted~to do one :~ ~ ,or more of these steps we would refer~the matter to the ~;~a .~',~Tree Co~ission toJrecommend the proper type,~of trees and, shrubs for/planting in that area. ,,As has already been pointed out you can't plant Just,anything in such ~,-~- ~,?~,~ an area and hope for~ success~ ~ ~- ~ --~-~o ~ '~u . d~"Those ~ are the~ figures ~we ~ve. ~ Zt has ~b~en pla~ed ~ ~,~ as well as anythiug~ ~ ~ this ~nature can~be when you have , - ~'no money to work with to,start with.~ We presented it ~,J~ ~ ~,~ ,for you people to have-somethingto~show you if you ........ ~ 'desi.re it. ~ There is a plan. T~t is all we have to ~,:~/~- ~.~ say about~ it." Moderator:.'~'Anybody else wish to be'heard under this ,, article? w '~ ,-' "If not you are about ready to vote~on the motion ~ of Mr.,Poland that this article be indefinitely -, postponed.~ ~ ~ ~-~: -~ ,,¥~ ~, .... "'~: '~'"All those.in'favor will say-'aye~ .... " .... t,A~~, ' ,.~. ~. ~ :,., , .... ,~ ~,~ ~du,~ j , ~ ~ / ~ ~ ~:~., "Th~' ayes ~ve &t the motion ts carried." Article 96V~d the recommendation of ,the Finance C6~ittee Were read. / ' '~ : " ~ ' '-'~''~ ':~:~"~ ; "'~ '~ ? ' .~ · - · Moderator: ' "Article 96 is before.the 'assembly.-" ;;,,¢~ ,; ~'Po~nd:' "I ~ve a'motion here t~t Article 96.,be referred to d.' , :: special-:comities of three to investigate,the, matter of '"'(( a town dump a~ to report-at a future town meeting, such ~' ' " co~ittee t0 be appointed by-the moderator." Glidden: ' "Mr.'Noderator, Judge Po~d and I/seem.bo do all the "' ¢.,,*-¢ talking.' ' Now this, is -really. all well and goqd ,to have .(",;," some-fun and laugh about these things but~this could -' 'become a'serious matter..'You-all remember, :some years "~ '-ago the'dump was up on Milk Street ~tenston. The land '~'"..- ' was,:sold had'to fill' the area-and regrade it. It didn't ,! - '~ cost' too muchaat that time. ~, ~'.~,~,,'~ ,~: ':': . ~ '-' "The present' dump is on an area which is .a psrtion of ," '~ O(-owners unknown and the. Franklin E.': Smith Estate. 'The '"' 'last couple of years;we have been'talking 'about purchasing · ,~"¢'~'~ ~ ¢ - the area and doing something about it but we had never · '-, ~''~'been able to get a 2tgure.,~;This year.we contacted Mr. '- '" ",~,~'Field; the trustee, for- the Smith EsDate and-asked what · ~ *' ~',~ ~: they would 'sell'~ this particular area for.~" There was "- some interest i& this particular l~d and we were '"-'. afraid' .somebody w~ld purchase the area and ask the -~' town to move. ¢'Then you,would have the ~robl~ of finding a new area with proper, access, road and. completely covering over ~d~grading the present area; It will be said that this 'is not the proof place for a dump but probably,no place on the island is the right place. ~ When wind con- ditions are Just r.~H¢8~ you ~e going to'get an awful : Smell no matter whene you put it unless -you go into Glidden: (co~tinu~d)/Strip dumping whi'ch~: ~ ~ '~'~ ~' is ~an exPenSive. propb,~ sition~::You'~ dig a'pit, and~ dump ~efuse~ into the' pit ,~-~, '~: ~'and at' the~ end of each day,'~' cover and roll' it. You ':'~'~ have,to have a large area to do that-and I don'~ think we want to get'into that~'~:~,~. ~ ~' .~ .~,? "Therefome' last su~er t he ~ Finance '~ Committe~' confer'mad with the Smith Estate to determine whether o~ not ',~' ~' this particular,could be.purchased by'.the town.. It ~' comprises' a'substantial'area,'of~land. '~It-goes back ~' "to Long Pond and~up~to'Clark's'Oove~which is a sub- ~ ': 'stantial~e,~'There was ~an ,article in the paper: '~y Buy Such a Large Area for a Dump?' , One of the reasons ts that~ we ~ve to have a dump, we can't have dumping all over the isled. One of the ~her ~reasons for buying is ,'~ though probably' not~ in our time ~ but :.~ for t he future ~adaket Creek will be dredged out to Long Pond. 'It'has already been su~ested by a co~itteeJ It is a practical thing.' ~In time the~sea shore, area will probably be brought up to Long Pond. ~-It will make an ideal inland harbor a~ it would be to the to~'s advantage to own a substantial portion of the shor~ with access to the pond. The Finance Co~ittee has checked with the't~stees of the Smith Estate and determined it~,can be purchased a~ will be sold to the town for $3,000.00. God. knows, ~ we ~ 9ught ~ to buy it. It would certainly t~e more than $4,000.00 to clean it up if we ~d to get out." i ~-.~, .... ~ .... .~ . Poled: "As you welt know, this tract of 102 ac~es Is a lot more than you need'for, a d~p.? There is~no ~ubt about it, this thing ought .to be investigated to find out ~ong other things after you use a stall number of acres for a dump'w~t are you going to do with a hundred acres?~ The town Ms no power to go into a real estate operation. That's what' this ~ounts ~to., Then you have got the-,land '?" on your hands and what, are you going,to do with it. It " ..... -all depends on'whether you~have~a right to buy it. That's what~I want to,see investigated. ~ It is perfeStly well known to every lawyer that the t own ~s no power to ~y ' -~ ~ or take, land except~for a necessary mnicipal pu~ose.~ -'~" -~ Now nob~y,,I ~ppose~~would seriously say.~ou have,got '~ ...... to :~ have '102 acres to establish a dump..- ~at:is why I : '~ ' ~ ,t~ it ought to be investigated and~r&ported on. ~ ~ ~ More than that,~I am not entirely sure whether the ' ~ town is under any obligation ~o do, anything to this land if the Smith people ~ve given .permission. It ought to be looked into before you take 100 acres out '~ ,'~? of cir~c~lation for tax purposes. ~It seems to me quite '-~ possible thab the~ ar.e some' other places~where the ~-- ..... ~ town could dispose of rubbish without t~ing ~this'~ .... -' :,''particular,large.~tract, and,t~ing i~ out of permanent ~ ~: ~, circulation because, you,can't go out'~d Sell lots. ' In~ other words;~ look into this,, ~d see how you. are ~--. going to come omt...:'That ts.,the reason I make my motion." W. Knott:' ',I. agree ~th Mr.~Glldden.':','I would like to make a ,,.... .... : ~-~motion t~t.the'reco~endatfon of'the Ptnance ' '~"'~ '"': "-- : Co~tttee be accepted." -~" '~,:~,..., : .... ,, .: [] i M0der.~tor: ,; hloderat o'r: !'There was no s e~cond ,. to Mr. ~ Poland ' s mot'ion; '. so ~ the, .... t~~'' only m~tton before~the assembly,~is~,that' the recom-" "~." mendation~ of · the ~finance committee~i~be ~accepted. The' · '~,'~',.~' ~,'re'com~endation of the 'Finance"Con~ittee'is:' ,'We recom- mend the s~'of T~ee ,Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) be transferred from the E & D Fund for the purpose of pur- ~ ~'~,-~ ' chasing all of Jthe property shown on. Land Court Plan '.,~ ~ No.'4837 for~a t~n d~mp~' '~' .~,'~ ?"~ ~.. ~' ' "All' tho~e' in' favor ..... " ,,'~,~ .,~ ~ ~,, ~ ?~'"-~ ~'"Those~'opposed ..... " ~, ,'~ ~ ~ .... ~ ~ "The ayes have it and the motion is carried." Article '98. a~ ~he reco~endation'of ,the Finance Committee were read~y~ .... the. Moderator. ',", '"~ ' ,~ ~,'~ ,~ ~ .~ .,~, ,,. '~"~',,~'-' ~ '"Article 98 is before the meeting" Christman:~ "~r.~oderator, ,ladies~d gentlemen, you finally have a chance ~o vote on something you really don't have to -, ~' '~ '~"We have discussed t~'s.thing with a lot of.~ople. ~'~, ~ ~They a~l,seem to be very much in favor.~of fireworks. ~ ~ ~'~- ,'"We discussed~it'with some of the m~mbers of~,the ..... ~ ~' Finance Oomittee.'~We discussed it with one~,espeCially ,~ ~',,~"~ nice ' fellow who thinks we ought to have. them but that ~ ~. '~'~ a certain'group should,donate the~money, and~ ~meone ?~"~'~ :~?~-' should~go ~ound and collect it. I,'asked-htm, 'Do ~ '~ ~'~ :'you w~t'to go around and ~,it?' .~He said, ~No.' ~- ."About seven ye~s a~ we had.fireworks at Jetties '"~%~ ',~ ~' ~ Beach.',~'After that' displays.some of the women said to ~' ", ....me, 'It's the first.time my children have. ever seen ~-' ~'~ .... '~firewo~ks." Fireworks' seem-to have disappeared grad- . ~'~.'/ua~y over ~he'ye~s~',,~'First we shot off~ six-inchers, ~i~ ~,., -~ then four-inchers,~ then two~inchers and now~ you can't ~ ~.' '~' shoot, them at all., Th~t'.s part of the reason. The ' ~ real problem is the Fourth, of July~tells us that we are ~ee ~d we can do as we like, and' siDce' we are free we can't'shoot ~them.,off.~ I-w~ld like to ~ve ~. this $1500.00 worth of fireworks on Fourth of July ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~m~ ~ ~ ~Ni~t and'the~'kids~ ~d ,the parents- and I thi~~ eysry-~ " .... b~one will'get,a lot out of. it,. ..~,~ ~. -~'~,' ~ · We 'all~know' a lot of p~ple com~ doe later in the ,"~ .... ~ "month' after the Fourth.,~ They,say~ ?T~re's no ~1% ~ ~ -~ -~ ~ celebration ~d we'll~come down later. ~ Lot of the '~" ~ ~' people ~ the kids will' enJoy-.fireworks if you -'' ~:~ ~"~,' have,them every seven or eight years. ~ "Before you vo.te there .is~ one more thi~ I Would like to ask."-At'the last-display we hsd, Joe Catch a m~ber of our 40 and-8,~took.care,of all, the business, of the'fire works display. He contacted all' the people. ~ He knows where you get them and how to operate, and ~n it~'~. I would like to m~e an ~en~ent to the other ~, motion that he be appointed chairman of the co~ittee." ' "You .could make the motion that we spend the $1800.00 and that Mr. Catch be chairman." ~..~ : ...... l$1500.O0~to-be used' for~fireworks~ab'a.'Fourth of ~F~/~ ~. , ~ '- July, O~lebration as~ a~part ~ of~the 300th Anniver- .'.:::' - '' ' '~sary:Oelebration andl'Shat ~4r. ~Caton be'~c~irman ~ ' "~ ~-of that~co~itteeJ'' ,,:~ ~, '~o-~ ~ ~ Anderson: ~.'.~ -"I Would 'like to)~ggest~that undem thts':,artiele ' the Finance Co~ittee report was : ~,'We.do not reco~end. ~; but spewing solely for myself I ' would like to remind.you~that we have~a~300th A~iversary Co~ittee that has been working for two years. They are planing your su~er next ~ su~er ~d if they tht~,we should have fireworks they certai~y would propose it.,_:~ It looks like they are pla~ing a go~ full' program this s~er a~ I think it should be left up to them.,If they, want fireworks they certainly will' have it." Chris,man: "I have talked abou~ t~ wt~h Mr. George Jones; .... .ohafr~n of. ~he ~300th Anniversay Oo~i~ee~, and ~he~ ~ould like ~o have fire works~bu~ don't 'have ~ime ~o' organize it on ~op of all these o~er ~h~gs ~hey.are ~ing. ~ They~hink~ib would be good'bu~ ~hey do~t want ~o handle it. That's ~ w~ I ~ould like ' an~ app~opr iation for. fire~orks.".. Jones: ,Just to strai~ten'out where.the:Stee~i~ stands on the subject, it's notht~ new to the co~ittee. They have disoussed~it for over a year and 2he ' ' the situation is:that havi~ had-nc.money-from the.state we Just have the money app~pristed by,the town to spend 'so we~were not in a':positlon'to~spend $15~.00 on fire- ~ / ~works.'~'If the town w~ts to god, ahead and appropriate ,~ ~$1500.00 for that purpose,.t~t will be;out of the hands / of the 300th A~iversay' Co~ittee., ~I think I can safely say, that as far'as the~co~itt~e goes there will be no fireworks under their appropriation." Silva': "Mr~ Moderator~ under Article 119 we transferred the sum ..... of $20,000.00 from the E & D Full. for the ,purpose of ~ promoting the '300th A~iversary. ~ T~t 's- the~ ~ason we - ~' "~ ~ didn't recoEend ~is :other~ $1500.00.~c We felt as Mr. ~ ' ~ Anderson' says that if the"co~ittee- felt there should · be an expenditure.fo~ firewo~'s it 'should come out of ~od'e~a~o::"': "An~bod~ el~e'ca~e ~o be hea~ on Christm~: "It~seems to be~t~ththe comtttee isn't ggt~ to go out and do this."~ They are Just too busy and I do know~,$20]O00.O0 isn't going to.stretch out~to any "~ ' ' :" fireworks.~ :I know they have 'a busy' schedule'. .They : ' '~ ',have ~ut' in'many hours a day. on this whole thing. '"' ' '-' "~'If.they feel they 'woul'd-be relieved-of, this thing 'if we had someone experienced-to put ,this on the ni~t before .the Fourth. , $1500. is about ten' cents .~apiece'or one good firecracker.apiece for a good '~ - Fourth of July Celebrat~on..'t ;~ ~ ~,:. -- M0'~e~ato'r:' "Any further ~dtscussion?", .:~ ....~ '..~ ~,~: ~ Josiah.-Bgrrett: ,~1 "I Would like to ask whether ~or not we can appro- '-~ · .... ~ ~-~ "prtate money for' that purpose?' There are limits ,to ~at we can do with the town's money and I don't thi~ fireworks in one of the purposes for which we can approp~'ate money.".' ~ ,:~. ,-.. · ~- ~ ~ fireworks Moderator~:~?L~,It:.is We haVe-a~pr'OP~ri~ted'money for 4 J~ ? ~,:~ the past. ~; The ' town· can' appropriate money for enter- ? tain~ent and. I'can't tell you what the figure is. There is ~a~ l~tt as ~. the a~unt'. o~ist~n: ,,it must be at least $1500.~ ~oderator:~ "It ~isn't Just ftrewo~k'sJ It.~oes~ publicity and everyt~ ~lse.f "You ~are abo~t to v~te on~ the~ motion that the ~s~ of $1500~.00 be:raised, a~ appropriated for fireworks at 'a Fourth of July celebration and that Mr. Caren be appointedja co~ittee~of one on this matter and be put in charge of it. "Ail those in favor say ~aye~....," "NO" "Those opposedl 'no' ....... " "The .ayes have it and the motion is carried. "Now it is in order for somebody to make a motion that all the ohher article!s recommendations of the Finance Committee be~ carried out except for ,, those we have taken out and otherwise acted on. Pease: "I so move." Desrocher: ,:,J'What' about: the ste~ship deficits? ;~Are we going to .,~,~= ~.~?: .... hold off~ or pay- it?/?,There~ is nothing in the~ warrant. ~:~ = ~,~,~-~ ' They had~ a resolution last ,~ year~" Moderator: ' "If.you. want.to make a motfon I will e~tertain tt '"You are now, ready to vote:on aCcep~ing all the other articles that they_ be acted on as reco~ended by the Finance Comittee and~that~the Mari~s~sumsJbe raised and appropriated., ' - "A~" " "It is'a unanimous vote. ~d will-:be so ,recorded~-. :: .,~.::: .;,.,... resolution pertaini~ to.the steamship, deficit he. may." Desrooher: ,:-:"I' don't know' the wording I'want~to resolve, but I know ,~':~::-:.-:~ .:'::;that,We voted,~o:ba~the:money last year ~d wlt~old .. ft'a~.ff we:go-alo~ and'p~ ft..this year. they,will ~ say '~y didn't you pay it last ye~ar?' and it 'will~ be ~ ~quite a mix-up~:~ I say bank the money and wit~old it. Moderator: ~'.!'it has been moved ,that: we' .take the i. same "action: as . ~.~ ~'.~:~ -~'." last yearI pertaining to the.steamboat deficit.' "Those in favor.~..,.'' ".- ;,-~ ~ ':~ · ~'..:' '"'lt. is recorded as a unanimous vote ..... .,. motion to adjourn is in order." :: ' ' :' !'I so move." "Second." ' Moderator: "The meeting is adjourned." The Meeting was adjourned at 10:26 p.m. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING .~ 'COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS '~ NANTUCKET, ss. To either of hhe Constables of the Town of Nantucket, gte et ing: - ~,~'~ ~- '~ ~ -- ~' ~ In the'n8me~ of-the Commonwealth~of Massachusetts. you~ are directed to notify~the inhabitants{of the[Town of Nantucket~ ' · ~to'meet at the Legion Hall in qualified to vote in Town Affairs, said'Nantucket, on Tuesday, February~24, 1959, at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there'tb act on the 'following arttcles:~ ~:.::'~ ~ ~' · ~i ~ '~: RECOMMENDATIONS OF. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ~ : ~ · ~,'...~ ',,'.) .... ~ ~ r' i'~ ' ' J.', ~ :' ~,:3 7,,,~)~i J '~ :~ ~ ; ~',"~ ~'.~ ][our'~inance Oo~tttee ~erewith ~rese~ts t~e report Of 'its recom~endabions 'on the ;appropriations of ,the 'Annual Town O~ reco~endation~ total $1,'028,697.86. .-This total' includes Nantucket's s~re of the Ste~ship.~deficit~which amounts 'to $70,~00.00. The operating cost of the T~n ~s increased~ $50,378.00 over 1958. Salary increases have been reco~ended on the basis of lO per cent increase and only ~to departments ~thet did not receive increases'in 1958.~ ~-~ ~:~:~:-: ~.~-: ~:'~.'~ ~ As. salary, increases seem to be. an annual~consideration, W'e'would"like ~to reco~end that t~"Board~of ~Selectmen appoint a Co~ittee or ~ard to ~ke a study Of wages and hours of all T~n Employees ~d~ to-bring in a reco~endation to the Town for~a :basic formulator standard' for ~ comparable Jobs within~the various departments and offices of the~Town of Nantucket.: estimates. ~;~ We fUrther recommend that~ any. ft~ture.requeSts for items by Town Departments for capital expenditures shall appear .as ':separate articles in the Warrant and not be included in de- partmental budgets. :<,:~o:~:'i:,L,~-.,We wish'to t~ the various departments for their ~" Discounting any appreciable change of expenditures et the A~ual'Town Meeting, we believe~t~b the~tax~rate for 1959 Ernes~ E. ~elden, 0o-chairm~n -~? ~, ": :~ '--, .,. :Harold:E. Anderson, Secretary Robert D. Congdon '., '~,, Wallace B. Deacon Albert A. Fee . And on Tuesday,:Eebruary'94,.to bring in 2heir Votes, all on one ballot, for the followi~: One Moderator for one year; Five~Selecbmen'for'One ~ear;:;0ne.Treasurer ~o~ one ~yeam; Oollectot of Ta~es for one year; One Town 0lark for three years; One Water 0o~issioner to~ three ~e~s; One School 0ommit~ee membe~ for t~ee years;. One Assessor to~ thrace years; One Sewer 0o~is- slouch'for three yearns; Six Constables-for-one year.~ One Nantuoke2 Planning Board member tot lime ~ears; and One:Nantucket. Historic Dts~ricts'0o~ission member rom five We meoo~end that election be held-as-provided.in ' Arti01e 1.' voted by the meeting as r~co~ended by ~e co~tttee. Article 2 committees which ~all come before this meeting. Voted by the meeting ~s ~eoo~ende~ by ~e co~t2tee. · - Article 3' To see if.the Town'will'.vote to authorize the Town :,-.~ Treasurer, ~th' the 'approval of the 8electmen,-to borrow money from :,:time to ttme in ant!.Clpatlon of'~ the~ revenue., of:the financial year beginning ~anuary 1,' 1959 and.to, issue a.note or~ notes therefor, payable within one .year," a~. to. renew any. note or notes .as may.be. given for a period off less than one year, tn accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, Gen. Laws. '. We reco~end that the Town vote to authorize the Town ~reaaurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money. from time to-time tn anticiPation of the revenue of the ffnanci~l year beginning ~anuary 1, 1959 and.to issue a'note or notes .there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of les~ than one year, fn accord~ce with Section 17, Ohapter 44, Gen~ Laws. ~'. ':',:~ Yi meeting as~.recon~n~nded by the commttteb:.:: I ~ '~ decide on ,the mode of, o011~ob[ng- t'"''~axes ............ ,' during' ........ "~"- ..: "'~' the:ensuing°year;~to see if~[he-~To~ wfll~;authorike the Collect0~ of Taxes to use all me~s for ~olle~ting the'.taxes which'a'Town Treasurer may ase when appointed Colleoto~. .: ':~:):-,'~ '," We reoo~end '-that ~the same ~made~ Se,' collecting:~taxes be adopted this year as heretofore,,n~ely:;::that the. Oollector;,.~ be paid a specified salary and' allowed cost and charges other. than interest ;collected'from delinquents; that the Collector,' be authorized to use all means for collecting taxes that a Town Treasurer may use when'appointed Collector and that intehest'at-, the rate of 4% per a~um, dated from October let be charged after November lst Jon'all unpaid bills. <,' ~ ..... . · Voted,by the meeting as mecommended by the ~.~'?To'see. wha2 action the Town will take in reaa~d to the Pollo~ ~orce; the t~n~clock and ,the ringing of ~be bell; the highways and lighting of: the streets. . ~ We reco~end that the Police force,', the ,to~~ cl~ck and- the ~inging of'the bell, the highways and lighting of the streets be. under the ' suPerv,ision of. the ~ Board of~ Selectmen. ~' - ' ~ Voted-by the meeting' as ,reco~ended~by, the ~ co~ittee. Town Report, be accepted; .:-c' ~,~'~<~:.: ~;;, -~.~:-; -.;~,..,. :,,-,.. ,.. .... . Voted by the meeting as ~com~ed by t'h~ co~ittee. ~ .Article 7 ... ~o ~ee what'dispositton the ~oWn will make of the Sanford'Fund'for the ensuin~yea~.':o ~,-;,,-:..,.-~ ?,~ .~;-- ...,., ..,.. We reco~end that this sum be used to make passable ~utted ~oads ' t~ibuta~y to the Polpis · Road. ,,~ ",",'<m;' c:-~" ~o~ea by ~h~ ~fn~ as ~eoo~nd~fl bY ~h~ oo~f~. '- Article 8 .. :" .- To 'see what su~ the ~own will Vote to ~aise and appvo~ priate ffo~ the' support-.~ of; the following:) .~..~,~ '~ ' a'~~,.,~ '~' ~'- :-'-;-;'~;'We reco~end t~t the' ~.m of~ Eight Handred Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred Seventeen Dollars. ($809~81~.00). be vaised and appropriated for the Support of the following, namely: ,.,i. :: :~ .... . .-. f~ ,., , j' GENERAL~AGOVERNMENT · ?, ~?~j: Moderator .. . Finance'Committee Advertising and publishing warrant -t;C Secretary, ..salary and expense Selectmen,s Department (Secretary's Town ~'Accountant Oj'[ Salary . · :.h' Expenses Compiling Town Report Town Treasurer' ~.~,· .. Salary~ .... Expenses Tax 'CollSctor Salary ~.:'::' Expenses Assessors (Salaries ($) at $2,200.00) Law' Department Town Cl~rk ' Sala~ ;/' Expenses ,,Street List' Election and'Registration Town -Buildings Legion. Building Planning Board .... Historic 'Districts Commission PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND-PROPERTY Police Department Fire Department Inspector of Petroleum -~.a: ..... ~' Fire'Protection .:,::..:.' -:,'- ~,,. Wiring Inspector Sealer. of. Weights and Measures-:~-; ' ,~ Salary Expense s. Mo th~,Department Tree~ Department Forest Fires and Warden's Salary c,:. Salary , Exp e ns e s Shellfish Department (Salary Marine Fis~ Warden Dog Officer, salary . : 'HEALTH. AND SANITATION ~_~..v,~?.: .~ .,,,:,.I $ .'~ ,? 25;00 . .:~:'?~:~ 500. O0 ...... ' ~",~-~ ' ?l 1,200.00 salary $1,?00.00) ~:-': ~,800..00 5,967.00 :,; 1,?00.O0,.',': .- 5;66?;00 '::.":..- .- :':i.: 8,000.00 ':,:. ',' : 1,O00.O0 ...... , . ,., 5., 500.00 ~ .-.....? . ~, ,.: r 400.00 :j'. 1,500.00"'.': "5,000;00 '~ ~ 1,200.00 ? ~, 800.00 ~ :~ 900 .~00 ....... ~?~ ~. 1 ~400.00 (Clerk hire $1,000.00)~ ~1~800.00 ;?~ A~982.00 ~ ~-~8,~81.00 ..... ~ ~ 880.00 "' 420.00. ;.:. ~ , '" 180. 00 .~ .., .::: ~..',., 600.00 ':~,~,' ,',: ; 400. O0: ~ :. ,l :'~" 450. O0 $2,300.00; assistant ::~-,:,-, 4,150. O0 None r:,-':/~.,, :::. '500.00 Health ~ Department 2,000.00 To~n Nurse~'(Salary'$3,300 00) Vital Statistics Low Level Sewer .Operation 2~000.00 Surface Drains 'i- :"- ,',; .... :~...,,a , ,_ 1;900.00 Sewer Maps ' 100.00 'Care of. Town , ,S00.00 Care and-Rent of Siasconset ~mp .. '~.. h '~,~ ~-~m, ;~00.00 Sweeping Streets ' ' 6,880.00 Comfort Stations,J ',~? .:~Y~t .~' ?o" ::.~'~ ~':'o ;:'.',':-'c'.:.~ ~ ::'- 2,000.00 Madaket Ditch ,o':':..~:~ r:/:~,:d.,{,~.,~ f':,~?.-~':t.~' . ~.: .~,-:% ,o~.50.00 House ' 0o~ections .. ? 1,000.00 Rodent,'Control~i(Salary $2~960~O0;'.exPenses $600.00): - ./. ~ $,~60.00 Yacht Garbage Rem0yal . ,-. 880.00 General' Administrat ion Highways 18,500. O0 RePairs;and Resurfaoing Streets f ~ .[w r m'f -.a~; '~: ~-:,~ ~ lOgO00.00 Seal Coating and Applying Sand :':'~. ' .' .'..~ .... - ' ... : 12,000.00 Mow and Trim '500.00 Sidewalk Repairs' ~ -. :- . "' - ~ '~,: ~ ~,~ _' .:. ~,-.,,c,'.v. 2,500.00 Snow and- Sand ''":~''-'':,, ' '.~-, ,': .~ ~ -~ --' :-' j,, -~ .;. , 4;000.00 Street Lights 1~,V92.00 '4I - ' '" ~' ; '' .... ~ ""~ : "'" ''~ ~ - ,, ' .., ~, h, ;; ,, ,,.C,~ , . "~' "' "~'7~ ~ 1}800;00 -Tr~ffic ~a~ktngs, T~n'and Suburban ,' Ha~bor Mas~er,'~ Town .... ~ 295.00 Ea~bo~ Mas~er~ Madake~ -. . ~ :? ~ ~..~J'~.L~; ...>c 50.00 .Public. Welfare Department Island Home ~0~::~:(~,~i( ADC Administration Aid to Dependent.,Children Old,Age"Assistance Administration 01d Age Assistance Disability Assistance Administration Disability Assistances Veterans' Benefits Administration Veterans' Benefits SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY,. , School Department/,~',',i School Lunch Program 'School Athletics Library. RECREATION Siasconset Playground ChildreHs Beaches.:t';,d Life-Guards (4) PENSIONS Pensions UNCLASSIFIED Advertising and~Information Bureau~ .8,000;00 '~ :~ 1~ 000. O0 ~5~000;00 ~::-.., 1,000. O0 4,000'.00 :~ E ~ ~ 300. O0 :': 18,000.00 260., 224. O0 .' 3,000. O0 ~,2,000.00 ~ I i 9 ~ 6 O0 ' O0 ~: 200.00 :; ' 600; 00 ~;. 1,500.00 Quarters-;Lt; Wagner Camp and Veterans-of, Foreign '-" Wars.(Rent) .' -,.":,-',~,480.00 Gray Memorial , Town'Clock--Salary, Rent, Maintenance .~'~'~,.c.-~::'..'~,- &',850.00 Memorial:Day and .Other Patriotic Holidays Printing 1958 Town Report Blanket Insurance on Municipal Properties,' Veterans' Services~-i~ ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES ~ater Plant Operation Nantucket Memorial Airport Town Cemeteries Veterans' Graves-- INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Interest ,,"..t~.',,' ::::- Maturing Debt AGENCY County. Expenses ,','] '- :',:',575i00 :~" ,;" -' ,' ':',, .800.00 1,300100 · c::,: -,' f': ,;,.',:', '_,', 2l';000.00 a.-;;:- r:::.:.:'4 '- 400.00 ' ' ',7:45.0.00 · ,:;" · :,_:' ~:':,,_: .... '::4,200.00 15,000.00 · ' r: ,',, ;- ;:,~' :-:,/. ',z' ¢~,:;L[ ~{/-,."~ ' ,:', '- ) ,-, :-: ·. ', [ 57 ~ 000.. 00 Group Insurance .- ~..>, :d :., ';.".':" 7,600.00 'r-,'. :':'", ~ Reco~ended that all' salary.increas~s under,, this ,A~tfcle be- retroactive to J~uary l, 1959. ' .~L':;.-'.[-:'.:~2;- ~ ..... ~,'-::' ¢ Article 9 :~ ~:~f ~- ~;,;. :~ ..... ¢ ~: ..... ~ To see what ~sposltfon the-Town,will make of~the.Dog,Tax for the ensuing year .... :' . - ,.~c,-:: ~,;,'-~ . T~ for the ensuing year:be'made -available for the School Athletic ~nd. ".:bJ.'.:~ .... r-,..: .-':'~ ,1 ,voTED by' the meeting as 'reco~ended by the. co~ittee.,~;-~ Article 10 : .... ' ,.. :.,¢... , f To' see if the Town will authorize (thel Town' Accountant to- t~,ansfer the Sewer E~trance Fees. to ~ House,_ Connections .,~c,~ "r'~i ~ ..... :," We reeo~end bh8~ ~he ~o~ ~UShOriZe ~he,~o~ AeoounSan~ t~-t~ansfer the Sewer Entrance Fees to House Oonnections.::;~'~ Voted by the meettng as recommended by the co~ittee. ....... . ~r~;~'~To see ~if;the TO'E. will; Vote.,,to sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars~ ($15,000.00)~. as! a reserve'~in accord- ance with Section~6~', Chapter 40, iO0 .',~0.~'i,)', We. reco~end .the-~ sum of ~TWenty'two T~ousand SeMen Hundred Fifty'Dollars ($22~750~00) ~be transferred from 0verlay~ and .Surplus as a reserve in accordance wLth Section 6,~Chapter 40,~General Laws. .&~.~.u~ ~Voted,by the meeting as-reco~ended by the co~ittee. Article 12~ ...... ........ ~' To see what-~sum the town~ll~vote~to raise ~d appropriate for the~ payment of unpaid bills' of.previous years including any, bills now on overdraft. We reco~end the ~ sum'of Eight. Thousand Six Hundred:and Seventeen Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents ($8,61~.86) be transferred from~E. & D Fund'~to 'cover any unpaid bills. Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the co~ittee. ~"¢~ To see if the Town will vote~to raise,~d appropriate the sum of Fourteen Thous~d Five H~ndred Dollars ($14,500.00),to. match Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1~,500.00) pledged by the ,~assachusetts Department of.Public,Works for new construct ion ' '~..'~;,' ,Voted by the meeting as recoEended.bY~the,Co~ittee. Article' 14, ¢ ......'To,see if the Town'will'~vote,to raise and:appropriate the 'sum of ' Eight. Thousand Dollars - ($8,000.00) ;for~ maintenance of Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the co~ittee. ' . To see if the Town, acting under the authority.of, Chapte~ 81~.Section 15, of the General Laws, will vote to contract with the State'Department of Public"Works for the maintenance~of.the State Highway, and raise and appropriate, the sum of 'Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) for this purpose;"~the,ToE to be reimbursed for all expenditures made under said contract. "~ ...,:~We'reoo~e'nd that ,the To~-~acbing under the aQthority,0f. Chapter; 81; ' Section" 15;'.; o% ,, the General- Laws, , vote t o. contract 'with the State Department"of P~blio Works for bhe..maintenanee~of .the Sta~e Highway, ~d' raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand' Dollars ($5,000.00):for.~his purpose,-:the T~n to be reimbursed fo~ ,, voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the committee Arti01, e' ll' - '" ' '"" "" " "':' ]i'i ,;: Vote.',t¢ rais'e~ and-appropriate the '11'i $15,000;00):,s s a res,,r,'e',t: ,,(:c( li'i General Laws, ~ ,i:'-~:"-':'!.~..~'.';;, . ~.~ :',, j,! Article/ i6 , ',:,'~ /If~: ~,'-,'[~:;?.: To.'-see.' if the To~n Will: Vote tO raise and' appropriate the'sum of,. Three ~ Hundred. Dollars,' ($300.00)~to. paint, the guard '?;;:: rail, guard posts and~bridges on the ToE Highways; ~'..~-~' .'~,,. ~:' '~,-,:.~..~ ' '~:~.' (.~'-"fWe'rec0mmend the s~0f.T~ee'Hundred· Dollars ($300.00) · be raised~'and- appropriated to paint the-.' guard rail;' ~ard Posts .~: ':~ ~ Voted by the~meeting as recommended by,the Committee. Ar~t icl e 1V~ ' ~ : ~1 ] ~ ' ~ ' ~ : ~ ~ To ~see~.if the Town.will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars :. ($500.00) { to; improve Squam Road. We recommend the sum of Five' Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be'raised and~appropriated'to improve:Square Road.,.... Voted by the meeting as ~recp~ended by: the co~tttee. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approPriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for new sidewalks and!curbs',.and~the material to be used for:sidewalks to be ,"~-'-:~' '," We reco~end that the~sum of Thr~e ThSu;~d Dollars ($3,ooo.oo) for. new curbs and b'he. s~ 'of ~One,Thousand Dollars ~ '~ ($$,000.00) for new sidewalks be transferred from ~he E & D ~nd and that the material to be used for .sidewalks:be specified. ' ~:,~' Voted'by'the meeting as recomme~ded~by the committee. Article i9;. ' ~ "~ 'To see'~if the Town will ~vote to raise and'apPropriate' the sum of Two Thousand. Five Hundred'Dollars ($2,500;00),~to added to any balance'left over tn Artiale 19~of.1958,,to maintain Broad Creek Crossing at Madaket ..... ~ We reco~end that the sum of Fifteen Hundred .-Dollars ($1500.00) .be raised and appropriated and added to any balance left over in Article 19 of 1958, to msintain Broad Creek Crossing at ~adaket ~/~c,'~ ~ ?~' ~' .... ~f~ ~'~ ........ ':~' ~ '~ ' ~ :~ -- , ~'~: Voted by the 'meeting' as :rec~ended by the 'committee. 'To'see'if,the To~ will vote to. raise and appropriate, '~the-'sum of One Thousa~ Dollars'.($1,600.O0):fgr.:'the. purpose ~f.. improving various~layouts ~ of roads as .requi~ed/from time,to time:; as they are petitioned~' ~'?~ -' ~)' ~..J..~-:,~ '~,~ J~-,.;~:-:: ~:~ ~,.jb-{:· ~ :: ~'~:-:f";,:' We re o~end the s~ of.T~e~ n~re., aFs~ .0 be'raised and appropriated' for the pu~pose~of,improving layouts of roads as required from time to tlme as they are pe~itioned.~ Voted by the meetln~ that' this artfele be fndeflnftely postponed. · ~,,,,~ ~'~.:~,To :see if the~Town will vote bo, raise ~[and,apP~opriate the sum of One ~Thousand Dollars ($L, O00;O0) to ~aintain the Snow Fence at bhe Jetties Bathing'Beach.~ i'?. ' '~ F~ ~ ~ ~ We~ reco~end ~ the Sum~ 0f. Four Hundred ~ a~~ Fifty Dollars ($450.O0);be~raised ~d. approp~ated~to maintain the Snow Fence~ ~ ...... ~ . )f:,' :~)Voted by the meeting-as recommended,by, the co~ittee. Article "To'see tf the To~ will vobe to raise and ~ppropri~te the-su~ of Three Hundred Doll~rs~($~00.00} to paint the trim, win- dows, doors, etc., of the Highway and Sewe~ ~ilding. ~:'~"' ~ ~:. We.reco~end,the Sum of Three. Hundred Dollars~($~00.O0) ~be raised and. appropriated to paint:the~trim,,windows,~doors, etc. of ~he..Highway and Sewer Building. ~:.~>/'; ~ ' Voted by ~the meeting as~reeo~ended by the co~ittee. Article ~ To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundre~ Dollars ($600.00)~to provide the Christmas Tree Display and to be done under the supervision of the Superintendent "-,-' ' ' '~of Five Hundred Dollars: $500.00:) be raised and appropriated to'~p~Mide, the Christmas- Tree~'Displ~ay and to be done under, the supervision of the :SuperSntendent of Streets. Voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. Art tcle 24 ~- , ~o see ~f ~he ~own will ,o~e ~ satse ~nd appropriate ,the~,sum~of,Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for~maintaining We~reco~end the ,sum of One,Thousand Dolla.rs be raised and appropriated for maintaining out-of-to~ dirt .roads~ ,:'~.Voged'gy the meeting'as,rb;;mm;~d~d-~bY the To See if the Town will ~ote to raise and'appropriate the sum' of Five- Hundred. Dollars ($500;00), for. new snow~ fence. - -' , We reco~nd t.he sum of:, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00 be raised and appropriated' for new snow fence. ;f',",';'~ "; ~' voted by the mee~,ing as reco~ended, ,- b'~ the eo~ittee. '577.; ',?:To. see if,the'Town ~11 vote..to raise and appropriate,. thCS'sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600~00)~ to do whatgver~work., necessary~to Widen the~ corners of. Dily andCentre Stree~s~snd' the~ We d° not recommend. ': :~' ~ :~ :~:..'voted 'by the meeting ! as 'recommended by the committee. · '~'~':'~ '~To:~se~~if'the Town will vote toirai~e and apPr0p~ate the~ Sum.of Three Thousand Dollars:($3,000.00) fo~ dust~control':~~) · ~' :~)'~:~We r~co~end' the sum of:0ne'Thousand D011arS~($1,000.00) be raised and appropriated for dust control on dirt roads. Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the committee. ~ Arti To see if ~the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the. s~'0f Four Hundred Dollars ($400~00)~ for the' purchase, ~epair -and painting' of settees for t he ': streets ~ of the~Tow~.~.;~.~ ~:,.~ We reco~end the s~ of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) be.raised and appropriated~for the p~chase,.'repair'and painting of settees for the streets of.the Town, voted ~ the meeting ~s reco~ended by the eo~ittee. To see tf the To~ w~l vote to fa{se and appropriately. the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to do w~tever work necessary to'clean,~pick up rubbish, etc.; on our public beaches other" than~ those connected with Town Enterprise.. Same t o.~be done under-supervision of Highway Department.v~.~.~ ~-.~ ~.'. ~ We refer this Article to Article 30.' Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the committee. Art it.lc 30 ~'To~see if the Town will vote:to raise and spproprfate~,:~ the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)~for. the~, collecting rubbish at all public beaches around,the Island, same , to' be :done under supervision of the Highway DePartment;. We recommend the sum of Twentyyffve Hundred Dollars ($2500J00) ~be 'raised~ and: appropriated to'~do ~atever,,w0rk nece~samy to clean and pick up rubbish on the beaches embbdfed in Articles 29 and 30 and that the work be pdt 'out' to bid. This work to be done under supervision of the, Highway Department. '"'"'"Voted by the;meet&rig:as recommended by.the'committee. To see iff.the'town Will Vote to rai~e~and appropriate . the' s~m~ of Three Thousand: Seven Hundred Fifty' Dollars ($3,750.00) to purchase a new Heavy D~ty two (2) Ton Dump Truck, minimum size, two (2) yards; heater.and defroster;:.two (2) speed axle; direction- al lights, ~ront and rear; heavy duty oil filter; six (6) V50 20-ei~t (8)' ply'tires~ heavy' duty ffront'and' rear springs; load/n~ height ' not [ more' than fifty-sLx [ (56)' ~nches from- g~und ~to rail; .~- braced body sides' and suitable lettering;, and. to authori~e~the trading In off the 194~ Dodge. Truck towards the purchase price... We do not reco~end this appropriation'this year. Voted by the meeting as recommended by the committee. ,,. ~,z&tJ:4~r,v,;,',To'~see ~'f .the ~Town wili.'~vote' to raise ~end' apprOPriate, ' the sum 6f One Thousand One,Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars ($1,156.O0) to continue the parking Area' at the Jetties Beach. ,?,0'~,?c,: We~ recommend the sum of One Thousand~ Dollars ,($11000.O0) be raised and..appropriated to continue the~Parking Area Jetties Bathing Beach... ~ ..... , (,::~.~.~-,~ Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the co~ittee. A~ticle 33 .~/'~-,:;,~ ':~To see.if the Town. will vote to increase the"salaries of the ~ployees 'of the Highway Depamtment, including the Nafnten- ance Men of the Island Home', 'To~ Building, etc., to One Dollar and Sixty Cents ($1.60) per hour.. All salaries retroactive to January lst,~:"1959,, and the sum of Two Thousand'Two Hundred. Twenty Dollars and'Eighty:0ents ($8,~20.80) be for th~s p~pos~, c~[-~ ,.:~ :~'v::..-: Voted by the meeting aS recommended by the co~ttee. the sum of Six Thousand. T~ee. H~ndred Dollars' (.$6,300.00) ~to complete the c~rbtng on Lower Orange Street from Dave Street to 8parks'Avenge-and,to, widen the street'to'meet face. of new curb. We do not ~eco~end. ~.~-::~: ,~{~-,,,Voted by'~the-meeting~as'reco~ended by the committee. " To.see if the,To~ will vote to raise and,epppopriate:r~. the s~ of T~ee Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars ($~1~.00) to~ install drainage and for Bit,incus Concrete Surfacing on North Avenue. ... . '~F~.~' ~¥:.~c~ u/':.~..(:5 ~:'~ [.,~,'-"'~Oa ~. We, do not recommend. ~ ~, n'..'~ i~i~, . *~ .... ....... ~,~,%~":' .... "'To ',see * if the-.Town will.vote-,totraise and'~pp~priate~.', the sum 'of, Eight Thousand' Four.: Hundred: Eighty. Dollars: ( $8 ~ 480.00 ) for bituminous Concrete' Surfacing and Drainage on Hooper Farm Road. We do not 'reco~end ~his year. "<.' A~ticle 37 f~ '~[ ["~" k~: O:F~ c-~.~./: ~ C?- 0~)'~, j"~j/?. '~';-o'-?kTo see~if~ the Town, will~vote~to raise, and aPPr°p~i~te~,': the s~ of Seven Thousand Four Hundred. Sixty Seven Dollars ~,:~:~:~ ~:. ($7,467.00):'to install drainage and complete bituminous concrete surfacing of Delaney Road." ~:.- We "do not recommend. ,, "~,' ": .... ~ ~ Moted by the meeting,~as ~ecommended bY,the ~co~itt~ee. ,)[~,~:,,;(~, fc ~ To see if~:the~ To'~ Will-. vote t0 'raise'~ 8nd, appropriate the ~s~ of Six Thousand-T~ee~ Hundred Eighteen' Dollars a~' Forty Cents ($6,318.40) to install drainage and complete bituminous concrete s~rfactng on Capaum Ro~d. , '~ We do not reco~end this Article bUt refer it to the Highway Department 'for repair. ~-~ ~ ,~ ......... ~Voted by- the meeting as~ reco~mmended by the committee. , ',,~,, :' :~- :To'::see if~the. Town will' vote to raise;or~t~ansfer'from available funds the~s~ cf,,Three. Hundred Do!lars¢ ($300.D0) ~t0L'~ ~ot be added to theinterest from funds deposit'ed ~in the' Nantucket ',~, Institution for Savings in order~ to provide an adequate sum for the care of those Cemetery Lots under Perpetual~Care in the cus~ tody ~f the Town. be ~a~sed nn& appropriated ~o'~e added ~o ~he~n~e~es~ C~om provide an'a&eqa~e $um fo~:¢he ease of those 0eme~e~.~o~8 unde~ Perpetual Care in the :custody of the Town ......... : '-:~_' ' ~:~:-~,: .' '" Voted by the meeting as recommended by the oo~ittee. Article 40 ~ :< ~ .: ~ ,~,~ ~ ~,',~: - ~-~ '~ To see if,the~Town~wilI vote to raise~.~nd app~0D~iate the s~ of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00) to do whatever ~rk necessary to widen the corner at [the High' School 'entrance and Atl~tic Avenue and the corner at the Cyrus Peirce entrance' and Atlantic Avenue.:' :~-'.'~' ,~:: ' ~ b $ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Voted by the meeting as reco~ended b~ the co~ittee.' Art icle 41 ' ~To' See if the Town will vote'to raise 'and appro the sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred'~Six Dollars ($5,~06.00) to widen' the street, remove, relocate and replace 8eoti0ns of the curb, and~re~ove and'replaoe'flagpolej~and build a:sidewalk;on Westminste~ Street" in frontier the Academy Hill 'School..~::, ~; ~'~,7,~,,. /' ~"~:~ '~ ~ We do not reco~end. .. voted b$, the meeting as reco~ended by the co~ittee. ~he~$am cC 8~x ~unQ~eQ DO~Za~$ '(~600.O0),Co~.Adu~ " ~We reoo~end the s~ of. Six Hundred Dollars~ ($600.00).. be raised and appPopriated for .Adult Education classes. Voted by the meeting as r. eoomme~ed by the c0~ittee. ..... ill ' ' ' · · ~'.~,~df?~_To see if the To'Wn~ w vote to ~authorize the Town Treasurer,, to pay directly from the insurance claim proceeds,-bills for repairs to the Cyrus Peirce~School and the Academy Hill School caused by windstorm in 1958.~ '- ~ 'i[i~.~0~' '~We'recommend~that the Town vote~to authorize the Town ~ Treasurer to.pay directly from theLinsurance claim proceeds, ' bills for repairs to the Dyrus Peirce School and the Academy Hill School caused, by WindStorm in 1958*and~we also recommend t he~sum of Two~ Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) be transferred from the E~. & C. Fund to. cover the same.: ~ ~, ~,~:;::~-,~,; ,~ ~:. *~/):~ ...... * ~: *~: ~ ~-~ -Voted by the meeting as'~recommended'f_by the committee. ~' '::,- To see~ff the ,Town will vote ~o raise and:aPp~op~t-~ the sum of Eight Thous~d Eight Hundred. Dollars ($8,800.00)~:to complete: the sewer on ~esper Lane. Voted by the by A~tfcle 45 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate- a(sufffcfent~sm of:money:to overhaul the pumps and piping st the We reco~end the sum oF Etghte~ Hundred-Dollsrs' ($1800.00) be'rafsed and'appropriated to overhaul~the p~ps-~and piping at the 'i~,' ~: - Voted by the meeting as, reco~nded by, the, comit tee. a'~'sUfficient sum of money.to ektend the sewer to,take,in the-' properties of Mrs. Joseph Cochran'on Kimball Avenue. .~-:~ ~j~,,, · ,'"~"~ We do not reCo~end:beeause [~ommatfon meceived ~rom the Sewe~ Co~fss[on indicates that g~ades will not permit Voted by'the meeting as reco~ended by the co~ittee. ~ .To'see if the Town will vote.to raise and appropriate the s~ of One ' Thousand ' One Hundred Fifty~ Doll ars~ ($1,150.00) ~ to laY~0P&n~J$int-~pipe .along the open ditch on-the.north side.~of,~ West Chester Street Exte~ion by the'property~of Richard Brook~. ~ Voted ~ the meeting ~s~ rec~ended by the co~ittee. ,v~': ":To ~s'ee [~r the Town will vote~to ~aise and, the sum'o~ Four Thousand Do[lama. ($4,000.00) to exten~ the Sewer along Spa~ks Avenue as ffa~ as the property of Donald We do not re~0mmend :,,~ .... i~:~,, · /" ~'~ ~VoSed'by the meeting as'recommended by the committee. .. T0 see if the .Town will Vote to raise and~appropriate the ' sum'of Twelve~Thousand~Five ~Hundred Dollars~ ($1~,500.00) to ~ ~ Siasconset ~ complete the Sewer on Atlantic Street, . Vot'ed by the meeti~ as reco~ended by the To see if the Town will'.vote.to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($2,100.00) to ex- tend,the Washington~Street Sewer Extension'to-the~Junction of Cherry and 'Orange ,Streets...?~, .,.~:~ ~ ~i~ ~!;, ~" '"-~ :-.' ,,) :: ~,~.; ~,; ~,:~ ~ -~c /~u~ ' We reco~end the S~m of Two Thousand One Hundred DOllars ($2;100.00) be raised'and appropriated to extend:the Washington Street Sewer ~tension to the ~unction of Cherry and Orange Streets. Voted by the meeting as 'recommended by the co~fttee. Article ~'~;' , .... 'To see-if-the Town will'vote,to raise and appropriate,:- - or transfer from available fundi~,~a sufficient sum~of,mone~:to,,-..~. install flexible Joints in the Pressure Main to Surfside. '" ~We realize that, a serious problem exists~ in the'Sewe~. sYstem Pressure Main that must ~be corrected. ~:,We ~ reco~end action be.taken by the S~wer Co~ission a~ the Board of Select- men to remedy the situation.::~:As :this ' may.. involve upwa~s of $100,000.00, we feel that sufficient time and thought should.be given to the method of raising the money. .We reco~end that this money bedspread over a period of years in the form of a loan or bond~and the work to be done, [~the amount of money to be'raised, and the method'of~'~raising the funds.be-referred,to a Special.Town Meeting. "~;~'~'-" -/~'~.~> ~'- ~' "~:) :~,:~,~:~'-(. .~:~'~ ~'~ ~,' .~.~:~-~,,-'~,c ~: .... ~: ;: 'Voted by[the meeting as ~e'co~ended ~ the A~ticle 52 To see if the Town will'vote to raise and appropri~.te the sum 0f Four Hundred Dollars~,($400.00) to re-lay,thelHouse Connection to the Carlisle house on Main Street. ~;~ ~ ,:,~"fWe'recommend the sum of~ Four H=~red Dollars ($400,00): be ~atsed and appropriated to~e-lay the House Co~et~on to,the Vo~ed by the meeting as reco~ended by~he co~it~ee. To ~ee if the Town will.'- vote' to raise and appropriate the sum of'Nine Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($950.00) to'install One (1)'Catch Basin'a~'T~ee Hundred' Feet (800~ft.-),of:Pipe on, East Lincoln Avenue in front,of,the Wilson property.,. ~ :,. ....... We do not recommend. ', voted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. To:see ir the To~n ~ll vote to raise and the sum~-o~, One Tho~san~ Porty Dollars ~(~1~040,00)~ to install T~o (2) Oatch Basins ~d'Dratna~e on'8~ain Street.and Oornish ~:"'~ ...... 'We re~o~end ~that the s~ of Four Hundred a~d Fifty :,~ Dollars'($450.00) be ~aised ~d'apprgpriated'to tustall-,0ne (1) Catch Basin on the corner of Cornish Court and Swain Street. Voted by the meeting as re~o~ended bY theoo~tttee. Article 55 '~,:, ,',7,.~To see'-if~the.Town will vote to'raise and appropriate the sum of T~ee Thousa~ Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) to be~, used for Tick Control:L~'~ '- ..... .~-~ ,.': ,. ~,~ J :~-,~ ~:~ ~-~,-~ .,~.~., ~' ~ ~.: ~ ,~:.~._[ -:' 7- ,~., . '~.':~. 7~,, ': ', ~,,-~ ~'~ We reco~end the $~ of Three Thousand Dollars (~3,000.00) be raised and'appropriated to be used for Tick Control. ,"~ ....... 'Vote~.~.the mee~tn~ as reoo~en~e~ bE the Article 56-:': , , ':.: ' :" :,' ' -'~': :'~ '"To see if the Town will vote.to raise and appropriate : .- the' sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for the era,d- ication of poison ivy and ragweed on' the highways and in the park land of the island of Nantucket. ,::.': ":"- We-recommend the sum of~Seven Hundred-Dollars-,($~00.00) be'~.~aised and'appropriated'for the eradication of poison ivy and. ragweed on the highways and in the park land of the Island of Nantucket. : , .,-r.-,!:~,', -, Voted by the meeting that this article be ,.indefinitely postponed. Article 5~ ':(,~ ':'To. see, if the Town will':vote to raise~and appropriate,,~ .the~'~m'0f Five Hundred Dollars'($500.00)~to meet~the requirements bf ~ the ~ DepartmBnt ~ of ~ Cons e~at io~ Ins eot 6f~Ch~pter 761~Acts of~1949,~.~.effective~August 1949.,-, - We reco~end the sum of 'Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)~ be rais~'d and'appropri~ted"to'meet the requirements~ of the Depart-, ment of COnservation''~and Insect'Pest Control, ~ Section~l~ of~. Chapter 761,.Acts cT 19~9,"effective.August ' ~.:',~I ~.? Voted ~y the meeting that' this ,article be in~eftnite'~y postponed. . .',o~,J .... ~:' :': ,- .'.:~ f,~:~:~:-~,', Article 58' ~ ',,- ~ ~ ,; .... :',: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($§00.00) for the purchase and planting of new-trees on various streets 'to.be designated by the Tree commission. :;"-', ~' '~''''' .~ ':'-:" :' '- ': -" ': ~-' ~" ';," ': ~,~. ',::.', ,-~ ' ~,-,!,~ ::~'":::'q'":, We recommend the-sum of~F,tve Hundred Dollars ($500.00) :'~' '~-afsed and appropriated-'for the "purchase of planting ,of new ,,:-: -' trees on various streets -to be designated by ,the Tree Commission. voted by the meeti,ng as ~ecommended by the committee. Article 59 ~ 'To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Fire,Hundred Dolls~rs ($6,500.00) for the Nantucket Mosquito Control Project for the year 1959. :~ ~: ~':~' We recommend'~the~sum of, Twenty-five~Hundred Dollars ($2500' 00) be~ raised and' appropriated and thee'sum of FourJ~? ~'~ Thousand .Dollars ($4,000.00) be transferred from the unexpended ~balance'of Article'S1 of.the year 1958 Warrant for the. Nantucket ~osquito Control 'Project ,for:the year 1959.~ .... ~ ~ ~'~ ~.~,~ ~ ~ 'voted by the meeting as recommended by~.the co~ittee. Article 60 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the.s~ of Seven Hundred Dollars'($700.00) for~the purpose of maintaining duri~ the ~ensuing year mosquito, control works ~as estimated and certified to by t.he State Reclamation Board~ in ,d,~ accordance with the provisions of Chapter ll2, Acts of 1931. We' recommend the. sum-of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) be raised, and appropriated for the pu~ose of maintaining during the ensuing, year mosquito control works as estimated and certified - to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter ll2,,Acts of 1931.- Voted by the meeting as.rec0~nded by the committee'. '.' '~:''':~"-'Voted~by the meeting as,recommended ~ the co~Ittee. Article 62 . To' see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the~ s~m of Fifteen Hundred and 'Fifty Dollars ~ ($1',550.00.)~ to ~'purchase a'station wagon type automobile to.be used ~as a police?~ cr~iser~'and the necessary:equipment,~.and to authorize the~trading in of the present 1957 station wagon, towards the pqrchase~prtce.~. This article to ~e put out to bids ..... ~"Dollars~($1550.O0):be raised and appropriated to-purchase a. ~ station wagon .type automobile to,be used .as:a police cru.is, er and ~he necessary equipment, and to authorize~the trading in of:the present station wagon towards the purchase .price. ~. This article Voted by the meeting as reco~ended bY the co~tttee. ........ Article'S63 ' -~ '~.~ :':To see~if the Town will-~vote.to raise~and appropriate ~he ~sum 0f Thirty-Two Hundred Dollars ($3,~00.00). to 'increase ~.~,' the salaries of the Police Department, retrdactive to ,Tanu~ l, . 1989:'~Chtef's salary,t$5g000.00;~Sergeant's~sal~rY~'~4,500.00; Pateolmen~to'start at $3,600.O0,~second year. tucvease~.by $200.00, third year by $200.00, fourth year $100.00, fifth year by $100.00., maximum, $4,200.00. .~ We do 'n~t r'~Comme'nd~.thTs- article b~t we do recommend that the minimum salary for the Police Department shall be' $3600.00 and~ that; the sum of $500.00' be;' raised and 'appropriate~d to cover this ,- -~,Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by~'the ........ :To See if ~h~ Town will'vot~ to raise and~approP~iate or transfer from available funds the sum of Four Thousand Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($4,~0.00)'~to increase the.salaries of full time employees of the Fire Department ~0%, retroactive to ,Tanuary l,~ 1959;': ~te~ ~5,400.00. /Dri~ers~ and Fire, Alarm Superintendent, $5)000.00.': '" .-~ ' '" ~ .....~' ~.?,~ ":.:".'~ ~ ~" . ;' : '" :~'.'-~'; ~"'.~, .'~.: . ::";<'*' ,Voted-by.the meeting as re'co,ended by the ' Arti'cle 65 o:~ ~('To'[~ee'if-thecTown:will'vote t° raise~and:appropriate or transfer'from available 'funds -the s~m of. Thirty-Three "Hundred Fifty Dollars,($5;350.00)*to be matched with"Oivtl"Defense Agency 'matching fund program~ to purchase ~d inst'all 'equiPment to connect the' Siasconset ~ Fire ', ~larm :syst em with: Town',-* also three mobile radios for trucks, a handle talkie pocket transmitter and receiver, a portable and monitors'. ' :, :- '~z-,,1... We do not recommend. ~ ..... ~'-~'J '] .... "- ' ,. ~ the'meeting as reco~ende '.by the co~ittee.~ ~ , ~, Article 66 .-To see if the Town will' vote to authorize the Chief of the Fire Department.with the approval' of the Board of 'Selectmen to dispose'of.certain obsolete equipment of the Fire Department; ~.~ "7; ¢." "'.'We':. reco~end', that"the ToWn'.vote to"authorize ~ the Chief,.. of the Fire Department with the--approval of :: the '; Board oF_Seledtmen to dispo$ e ~ 0~. ' certain' obsolete' equipment ~ of: the 1 Fire' Department. ,.,voted b~ the meeting as rec0~ended by:th~ co~it.t, ee. ' . To see if the Town' Will-vote to put the Fire Department on a F~ve (5) Day week and a~propriate a sufficient sum of money ':'¢*.Voted'by the meeting 'as reco~ended-by,the co~ittee.:-,.. -., Article 68 . To see if.the Town will .vote to raise ~d appropriate or- tran~'fer~ from available funds: the: sum ¢.' Twenty-Eight Thousand 'Five Hundred Dollars ($28,500.00) for the purchase of a hydraulic aerial 'ladder truck with booster tank, p~p, ~dnecessary equtpmeflt. We do '~ot recd~e~d. voted ~ the meeting as reco~ended by .the ~.~ ,~,,, ~:~,,:~ ,,~,,-~, To see if: the .Town,will_ vote~ t,o raise; and appropriate~r.~ or transfer from available funds'the sum of S~venteen Hundred";~:~ Fifty Dollars,($1,?50.O0),for truck improvements, andJre~irs and poEtable pump for, the Fire Department~.~,~/,~ .,,~,;~ .~ We do not reco~end~ o/' ~.:~ ~: Voted;by by ~o~it tee. ~-:~ ,;,.~:,,~ the meeting,as reco~ended the ' . . . ..~ :.. ~..;:., ..-:.~...- .... :':A~ticle: ... " ,,;~ ..... ':~'.. ~' .To see ~ff,the~Town w~l~ vote to.~a~se and app~opmla2e. or tmansfem from available ffunds the sum of Eight . Thousand'Six H~ndred Sevent~ Five Dolla~ ($8,675;00') for the purchase of miscellaneous equipment fo~ the Ffme Department.consisting oF.' hose, ~ose dmye~, nozzles, coats, habs,.po~tab[e and .tanks, ~sed'hose Jacket, reflector.suet'and;square, hose clamp, aim bottles, fo~ eductor,' extinguishe~s, N. S. ~. dfe,e2c. .We d0 not ~eco~end this am2icle b~2 we do ~ecommend that the sum~of~ N[ne'.H~nd~d'a~ Th[rt~.Dol~s ~ ($930.00) be raised and appropriated bo purchase 8ix ~ndred Feet~(600 fit. ) of .Two' an~ ~ ~a~ff ~[nch (2~ ~n. ). hose fo~. 2he'Ft~e Department* ::~ .;~ Voted by the meeting as recommend~d,~by, the co~i~tee. To see if 'the Town w~ll v0te'to'rafse.~d appropriate' or transfer from available funds the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00), for~waterproofing,~, southeast~door, ~o~ts!de ~ltght at the Central Fire Station and painting the tr~ at Quidnet.pump house. Voted by, the meeting as reco~ended by the co~ittee. To see'[f t~e Town will v~te to ~afse and or transfer from available Funds] 2he ~sum oF~.Fou~.Thousand Dollars "($4;000;00) to purchase'a'~:'~Statton wagon'.'.type a~tomob[le.-wtth. the ~eoessary equipment for ,the use'- of ,the -Fire Department. ~ We do not reco~end. ~ .... ,~' Voted by the meeting as .reco~ended by the co~ittee. , -' To see.if-the To~ will' vote bo raise and apprgpriate?~ 0h,~transfer from available funds the s~ of Nine Thousa~ Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,~50.00) to:_install a.new.Fire Alarm Panel with the necess, ary parts for the Central Fire' Station along with some fire alarm boxes and mate'rial to renew and extend.-some of the circuits. We do not rec0~end. ~:' ~--,', _, ,Voted by the meeting ~s reco~ended by the:c~tttee. ,.~ .... ~- To see if'the: Town' Will' vobe~to raise and a~pr0p~iate.~ the~sum of. Four Thousand Dolla~s'($4,000.00):.for a Light Duty Rescue -Vehicle- with both Standard and Supplemental ~Light Duty. ~ Rescue Tools and Equipment.~ ',This Vehicle will' be purchased under FCDA Matching Contribu~;ions ProgramJ-'~ ~t:~ ~- Votgd by the m~eting ~S' rec6mmended by'the,co~ittee; Article 7~ ~'~ 'To~"if the Tow~ will vote to ~alse and aPpzopriatel the sum'°f T~ee Thousand Dollars c($3.~000.'O0) for the, continued operation,of the Local 0ivll DRfense'Agenoy.TM ., -,.,:..',,',2 r,.,f: ,,- ~.:,-, - ~": ',:'~ ' ~ we r-eco~end ' the 's~ 'of Five Hundred Dollars ' ($500.00) be r~tsed ~nd appropriated for the continued operation of the Local 0fvtl'Defense Agency. ,'-::' :'.:"-~ ,:~ '", :t '~"Vo'ted[~ the m~eti'~g t~ab:the"s~ of Fifteen. Hundred Dollsms "($1500.00) :be 'raised and appropriated for the continued ope'r'atioh of the L~oal':_.~ Civil ~efense Agency..''~,,,',,- ,"~,'. ,.,,'"~:'" .... ~"-'," To see if the Town will vote to rafse,~d appropriate the,','~[u'm~of.0ne'Hundred, Dollsrs ($100.O0),to point'up the kitchen · ' :fWe -'~ecommend 't he ' sum 'of' One Hundred Dollars .f ( $100.00 ) ~:'":-b~;'~aiS~d! and: appropriated ~to point, up 'the kitchen chimney, at 'Our msia Home'. ~ ' '-' " · ~-: ~"'-: "' ~ :~':' ~ ~': ~" '-' "~ :";':" ..... '" Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the.co~ittee. '~ .... ' ..... ~"' ','"", '? ~'~m'~':"Article' 77 ,':'" ' "~'-':% ' 'To see if the Town'will 'vote to r~ise and~ PproPriate the, s~m of Three Hundred Dollsrs ,($300.00) for the purchase and installstion of'a Garbage Disposal Unit-~t Our 'Island, Home. ...... f~:~'-' .... t~ we ~do:n0b'reco~end.' , :,~..,. - f:.,1.,) _:~.~ .,~ ,,: . ,.,: ~' :::'~- "; ~-vOted. by the :~meet in~. as: rego~enddd by,. the :C0mtttee. Article ~8 ,,. ':,:TS see if the Town will vote to ~atse'and appropriate the"s6~'0f ]Three Hundred: Fifty' Do!lsrs ~($880.00)' for ,the purchase of a washing machine for use at Our Islsnd Home. '" 'We ~ec0mmend the sum of Three HUndred Fifty' Dollars ($ oi0o) be.r tsed and appro?tated rot'the pu[chase,of washi~g machine'fOr use at' 9dr ~Island'Home;:: :-~/,'- ~':,:/t't ~' ........ Voted by the~meeting~a&'reco~ended',by the' 'Article 79 ' To see if.the T~n will vote to raise and appropriate the"'S~:of T~ee Hundred Dollars~ ($300.00) for the purpose of purchasing necessary beds, bedding and blankets for Our Island Home. We recommend the sum of.Three'Hundred Dollars. ($300.O0)'be raised and appropriated 'for. the purpose ~of pur- chas, fng nec. e~ssary beds, bedding and .blankets for Our Is. la. nd Home , . .Voted;by.the.meeting as recommended .by :the committee...: To see if the' Town wili'v°te.to'ratse,~nd'"approprta'te: the-sum of Six Hundred Dollars' ($800..00) for the ~ purpose of : put. chasing, and instal.ling ~Flve ...(8) new windows,, complete, wfth~fra~es and storm sash at Our Island Ho~e. We recommend thesum of .-Six Hundred Dollars :($600.00) be raised and.appropriated for the purpose:of purchasing and in- stalling Five '.(8) new .windows' comp.lete'with frames~and storm sash at Our Island Home..- .-. ~. '. :-.:? :.':'~.~.: : .," v, ,. , .... .~: ~ ~, ,,.. · Voted by the meeting as:recommended by:the committee. Article 81 ...:...,:....: :,:'~::.~ : ..~ :i:?~:j : '.~. ~':~': To see .if the ToWn wi. ll Vote ..to .raise .and ~ppropriate' or transfer from available funds, ;the~sum of:Thirty. Thousand .. ~ ~,. Dollars ($50,000.00) as:the Town's share of abFederal,'.State',and' local program'for the. construction of a Control Tower Nantucket ~emorialA1rport. The estimated cost of tht~ project being $1~0~000.00. '~.~: :':.- 'We recommend that the~ sum of y .Thou'sand Dollars ($~0,000.00) be transferred from'the E: & D. Fund as.the'T0wn~s share of a Federal; State and local program, for the'construction of a' Oontrol Tower. at. the: Nantucket ~emorfal. Airport ..... The estimated cost of this project:being:$.l~O,OOO.OO..:..We~also ~ecommend that if thts project is not approved by bhe Federal Governm~nt.~that this money shall revert to the E. & D. Fund and not b~ Carried Voted by the meeting as, recommended by the ~comm!ttee. . ','~To.see'lf:~the-Town wlll..vote~to false and.appropv~ate:,,f or transfer from available funds,-the sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500.00) . Ss-.the~Town's. share of a Federal, State and local program, to extend the taxlway to Runway 6-~4, and complete exfsttng.taxiway.lighting... The estimated cost .of this project being $90,000.00. : -, We do not reco~end at this time-. ~'. ' Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the co~itteej .'. ~: ':To see.if .the Town will'vote:to r~tse and.'appropria~e.~: bn transfer 'from avmflable funds, ~ the ~um of .Twenty. Five .ThSUsand Dollars ($BB,O00.00) as the .Town's=share of a State and' To~ Progr~ to lnstall~an Approach Light System.to Runway.8-B~ at'the Nantucket Nemorial Airport. We do no2 reco~end at this ttme. '~ .'.' Voted ~y the meeting~ as~reco~ended by the a0~mi~tee.... . To see if the Town.Will-,.vote to raise and appropriate a sum not to~ exceed Forty Thousand Dollars .($40,000.00) for the con- struction or,Six (6) all-weather indestructible tennis' courts of suitable material,~ and Two,.(2) drinking fountains, · and other.~appur- tenances necessary thereto.' ':Said"courts shall: be.coustructed on Town property.on the 'premises'bounded by North Beach Street,.$etties Beach Road, Hulbert Avenue and Charles Stree,t. ~, Said courts~ shall 'be operated by the Town or through lease or conc.ession or .other agreement.with private individuals as.public tennis courts, making reasonable charges'therefor,':and making.due regard or preference for the permanent residents and long-term visitors-of.the Town, said project to be considered self-amortlztng. We do not recommend. .Voted by the meeting that this article be referred to a special committee of three .(3.)-,to investigate the matter of a town tennis court and to report at a future town meet.ing; such committee to be appointed by the Noderator.~, ~. ~.-.-~ To see if t~e Town will vote to raise, a'nd appr°p'riate,, the sum 'of-. tifteen. Hundred Dollars (~1,500.00)~ for the purpose of making necessary exterior repairs and painting at the ~etties- Beach, and construction of additional bldycle stands. We recommend the sum of Fifteen Hundr~dDollars ($1500.00) be raised~and appropriated for the purpose of tasking necessary ~ exterior repairs and painting at the ~ettIes Beach, and construction of additional bicycle stands..~v ~. /-: ~. ~: ,~-~.-: 'Voted by the meeting as recommended by.the committee. ~:'~ , '~ ~' ) '~'~.~.-~:~ '~ Article 86 ~ ::. ~,, ~, To see if the Town will vote to',instruct the Board'of · Selectmen in conjunction with the Planning Board to lay out and construct~a'portion of. the area known as~the Children's Beach as a community park, this to.entail the construction of a:cem~nt wall running from Harbor View Way to-tH& Miller'property and approxiaately Seventy-five (75) feet back from ordinary high tide mark -this ~ foreshore .,, area : to be ~preserved and maintained as a'children's beach as in.the past. :,The area in:the rear.,of said retainiflg wall -to be graded, ~,,loamed and seeded,, walks .constructed, tree plantings planned and to. be used and maintaiDed as ,a park where citizens and visitors may rest and view the activities in ~the~harbor,:~and to this end to~ratse and appropriate the sum of Ten, Thousand'Dollsrs~($10;000.00)'to be ;used for,t, hts purpose. We do not recommend this article becaus,e,the,~questlon of titles and boundaries in the area are pending in the Land Court. Voted by the meeting that 'this article be i'ndefinItely tp ed' ' pos on . · " ~..~-'.',.',.,~- ..... ~ :,,."-:'To see: if the Town will-vote to authort~e,~he, Board of Health to. appoint a restaurant sanitation inspector, and to raise and appro~rlate a sum of money for salary thereof ..... :~,:~..,~ We recommend that the Town vote to authorize the Board Of Health to appoint a restaurant sanitation inspector and to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($320.00) for salary thereof. Voted by the me'tinE .... ' ..... as:~recommended by the committee. %~,,~',- ~,~,To see~if the Town will'vote ~to raise, and appropriate ,the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for~the'~purpose of:'~i; constru~cting,'~painting and erecting signsI at the heads of various wharfs, designating the~name~,of the~wharf and its date b~~/~ ~ ~ ~WeL reco~end the~sum or,Seven. Hundred~Dollars ($700.00) raised' and appropriated for the purpose ~of- constructing,~,/~:~- painting andJ erecting~signs at.the heads'of the various whsrfs;~(~ designating the name of· the wharf and its date of. construction~,~a ~ ~ Voted bY the meeting as ~reco~mended by the co~ittee. To se~ if the Town will'vote to,raise and~appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollsrs '($1,000.00) for ~he purpose of cleaning and repairing the drainage ditches leading from the No Bottom Pond area bo Hu~ock Pond. ~ ~ ~' we' recommend, that'this ~ article be ~eferred to/the~ Nantucket Mosquito~Control~Project.~ ~-~,~ /~. ..... ~,,~ ~ ~., ~.~:~ Voted .by the meeting ~s reco~ended by the committee. To see if the Town'~ll vote-to'raise.and approprlate~,~ the, sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to repair the fence at~ the 01d North Cemetery~-New Lane; ~'Town; ,e., :~ ~ ,,'- .,:--,~c J We reco~end the~ sum of Two,Hundred Dollars ($200.00)' -be raised and appropriated to repair the fence at the 01d North Cemetery, New Lane~",Town~ ~ :~:'/ .~ '~; · ~ ~' ~,~ ,, h ~ ?~::;: , .... :~'~ Vbted by~ phe meeting' as reco~ended,by ~he co~tee.- ~' ~'~'*' ' - To' see'''~if the - Town ~ 11', vote to raise ' and ~ appropriate the~sum of Fifteen'Hundred Dollars~($1500.O0) for the-purpose[of: painting and'repairing~interior~ . of the Town and County Building~ ~' , 7{','-:,, .... ;We re~o~end bhe's~ or, Fifteen H~ndred Dollars~(~lSO0.O0) 'be raised 'and'appropriated'for~the~purpose of~painttng and pairing in~erior~ and exterior of the. Town ~d Oounty Building, Union St';', Town.'- .., . -: :tj-:,~ ~:,~....-:~-:: ;- ......... ,~,~,. Voted by the ~eeting as reco~ended by the committee. " . ~o se~ tf the Town will' Vote to r~ise and a~propriate the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for the purpose of Po~st?u,~tln~ and' installing' Six (6) ,posts 'with line 'and life rinds'at v~rious~ surf- bathlng areas-about the Islsnd,'-locsttons to be determined, by the Bo, ard oF Selectmen.:_ --:,.: .... ,~-, ~,,-.:, ~-~.: f.-., . -",. *.,~;~'~'/', ,~,:~-',~. We: r'ec°m~end'~ t he.. S~um' of One "Hundred~' Fifty' D0ii ~,rs : ($15o.oo) 'be~raised,and:appropriated for the purpose of con-' ". ~- structing 'and. ins talli~ Six, ( 6 ). posts tw ith~ line '~ md" life: rings ,f at various surf bathing areas:about'the Isl~d,:locations~to~be~ determined by the Boa,'of Selectmen Voted by the meeting as reco~ended by the committee. -, Article 93 ~e~,:f/~ To'see if the. Town wlll-~:vote to raise.~and appropriate the'sum of Three Hundred~Dollars~ ($300.00) -for the purpose-of,.--,,.:: constructing ~d inst~li~ Two(2)' sets ~ of,,~steps down t he,bluff at the Town-owned beach property at,Dionis at locations to be determined by the Board of Selectmen." ,. ::.-, ~.~,, ~,~: ;~" ~ ' -~,~Voted~by the meeting as.reco~ended.by the co~ittee. To see if the Town will vote to ins tr~ct the Board of Selectmen'to petition the United States Post Office Department,to change ': the name of~the~[s~nd~postfofftce from Nantucket to ~'~.~ ,,,, ~"~We'recommend~the,T~n vote to instruct:the Board of~', Selectmen to petition the United-States Post Office Department ~ to change the name of the Island post office from Nantucket to ':?' .... ': -~Voted, by the meeting as reco~ended by the co~tttee., ,'-"'..~," rTo see if the To~'will:.vot'e,to raise and appropriate the s~m of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) to construct a wooden flume gate at the drainage ditch at;the Mill Pond so that the water can be ~controlled to provide a skating area in the winter :,~. /,~..[.1,~:- We r~co~end- that',this ~ article be' taken~ care of-:by,,~, ~ '~'{~ ~'~ Voted'by,the meeting as ,, ~eco~ended. by the,.co~itt~/. Article 96 .'a:~'~?~/,,~ To see~if~the Town will ,vote to raise and,~appropriate the "s~m' off' T~ee, Thousand' Dollars ~ ( $3,000.00 ) ~.for ~ the purP0S e p~rchasing or taking by ~inent Domain all or a portion of the ,- property shown on Land Court Plan No. 4837, for a town dump.' ~ We recommend the s~ of T~ee Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) be transferred 'from the E. & D; Fund for the purpose of purchasing all' of the property shown on Land Court Plan No. 4837 for a town "~' ' ",~ Voted' by ~e'~ meeting~ as-~ reco~ended~by the co~ittee : ~ ~ - 'Article 97 o~' o0 '~To'see ill'the TOwn ~11 vote to c ,, recording in the Regist~ of Deeds :and~raise and appropriate :~: ,~ the s~ of T~ee Thous~d Six Hundred Dollars ($3~600.00) t0 f,. ~ purchas.e the necessary camera and equipment. · -~;',."~JWe recommer~l;$he Town vole.to ch-ange the:'m~th0'~'of recording in the Registry: of Deeds~and transfer the sum of Thre'~ ' Thousand. Six Hundred' Dollars I ( $5,600.00 ) from' the. E ~ '! & D. ~ Fund bo purchase the necessary camera and~equipment~ ~.~ .-~.~ ~.~-~r~.v.:~?: Vo ed b the meeting as recommended by the co~ittee. Article 98 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the~sum or,Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) which:facto be used' for '~Fireworks at a~Fourth of July Celebration as~a part,of~ the~00th Anniversary C~lebration. ~'~ ~. ~ ~ ~? ?~ ~ ~,~ We do not reco~end. :, ~ ~ ~ I j ~ ~ ~ ' W~ ~ ~ ~$a~ ~ ~{ ~ 1~ ~ ~ ~ ~'~ ~ ~ . Voted by the meeting that.the s~ of if.teen. Hundred Dollars '($1500.00) be raised ~d appropristed to be used for fireworks' at a Fourth of. July~Celebration as a p~t of.-the 300th Anniversary Celebration and that Casmiro T. Caton be the chairman of the Fireworks Display Co~itteel?~:'~ ~ '..To see if the Town will'vote to . instruct f the of Assessors to publish in 1959 a list of real estate _valuations' as they appear on their records as of January 1st, 1959."and'to raise' and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for s~e. ~ : '-. ~ . . ...... ~,. We.rec0~end~the Town ~ote to instruct, the'Board of Assessors to publish in 1959 a list of real estate valuations as they'appear on'bhetr records as of January.lst, 1959~' and to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollar~ ($500.00) for same to be printed in booklet form. '~-' .Voted.by-the'meeting as:. recommended by the co~ittee ¢?,:" :': '~'"' ""':": .~: Article,100. :: ."', , : , .,~::; ,'~ .,~ .... .*:~:,,.~ To see fl, bhe To~ ~tlZ vobe'~o ~fse ~nd eppropr18~e.,~he 8u~ of Three ~houssnd P1ve Hundred ~oll~r8 (~5~500.00) whtoh bo be'used for Shellfish Propag~ti0n:and'Oonservatlon. This exclusive of Warden's Expenditures :and wages. ~:TAlso .that:what-~ funds are left over from the 1958 Appropriation be held over to~ the"next' year so as to be' available-~after the~ first' of the year to be used for Pest Control and moving Seed Scallops. We do not reco~end bhis article but we do reco~end~.: the' s~ or'Five'Hundred Dollars _($500.00) 'be' raised and appropriated for Shellfish Propagation'~d' Conservation. '~..This. s~ to be the'year 1989~only; "~' -; ~ ~W ~ ~ ~ * ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ )~ ¢~ ~ ~i~ ¢ i ~ ~ ~4~ * ~ I ~ 1 I" I ~ $;~ ~ ¢ ~ ~b ~ yoted'by'the meeti~ as reco~ended by the.co~ittee. To see if the To~n will vote to raise ~nd the sum of ~eo Hundred and Pifty.Dollars-(~250.O0) ~hioh is'to be-used for Hauling?Pafnbing ~d Setting of:BuoYs.in the ~adaket, Eeel Point, Smith Point and Tuckernuck areas. ~ We.reoo~end bhe To~ robe bo r818e ~d th~"s~m 0f Two Hundred ~d Fifty. Dollars ($250.O0).which ts .to be used for Hauling,:Patnting and Setting of Buoys in the Nad~ket,.. E el P~int,' ami.th Point and Tuckernuck areas ..... ~ -'..: ~.:: '-,.. (;.¢.,.c- Vo~ed b~ bbc ~ee~!n8 ~8 reoo~en6ed b~ 8he Ar, tic le -iOB:~ To see if~the~T~wn-will~vote to raise a~dappropriate the sum ~of ,One Hundred and Fifty Dollars which is ~to~ be used for dredging and some. minor repairs ~to ~he ~Town dock at Nadaket. ~ ',/~ We recommend the Town Vote'~,to raise and appropr.iate the~ Sum of, One. Hundred~ and Pifty Dollars. ($150.00) ~which is~ to be used for dredging and some minor repairs to the Town dock' at Madaket. ~.,,'~ · ~'* ,Voted-by the meeting as recommended by 'the committee. ! .......... ~,,' ~, ......... : - Article 103 ~ ~' ~'~ ~'~ ~, To see, if~ the(Ts;n will vote '~o' ~ise~nd appropriate the sum o~ One Hundred Dollars '.($100.00) for the purpose of making and setting out 'severely'buoys to mark off the~water skiing areas in Nantucket Harbor. ~We recs~end the T~wn vote to raise and appropriate the sum of,One Hundred,Dollars ($100.0~) for'the~purpose of making and setting'out several buoys,.to ma~ off the water skiing areas Voted by the meeting as recommended by the co~!ttee. ':,,':J ~' ? To see ~if,.~the Town will vote to take;'by. Eminent Domain the following.described parcel of land;'; (Public necessity re-~ quiring the same. ) On a wharf situated in Nantucket known'as Commercial Wharf. Starting at Pole N.,E. F. No. 106 over 4. Thence Easterly Thirty feet~ (30 ft. ) and thence Southerly One Hundred Twenty feet (120 ft.) Thence Westerly Sixty feet (60 ft.). Thence Northerly One Hundred Twenty feet~ (1BO ft. ). Thence'East- erly Thirty feet (30 ft.) to the Starting. Point. This taking to be used'as .a Public',Landing and Launching Ramp.'~ ~,-~ ~, We do not recommend; ~, ~._ Voted by the meeting a~ reco~ended by the comlttee. -, To,see if the Town will vote to continue the'Rights of Way Co~ittee and its Present members (Charles F.~Sayle,:Clinton" Andrews~'~Walter~Barrett,:-Elwyn'R. Francis, St;) for a period~of 0~ y~a~. "We reco~end that a Rights.of Wa~ C~fttee be continued and ~fts 'membems "appointed :by the Bo~d of Selectmen. 'f, '?:':':'- ..... Voted by the mee2ln~ :~s 'raco~ended b~.:the'c o~it~ee. Article 106 To see if .the To~ will vote to hold over the fu~ds of the RtghtS"of. Way.Co~ittee left from 1958, for use.d~ing 1959. We reco~end the"'~own vote,~to hold over the funds Of the Eight~ of Way Co~ittee left from 1958, for use during 1959. 'f' ~" Voted by..the meeting as,reco~ended-by the co~ittee. · Arti~c~ e ~107 .... ;' :,,? ':.~:,,, To, see "if,,thJ Town' wil,1 vote ,to authorize"~the , Siasconset Wat er:, Department to','issue notes or bonds iin the':": amount of: Twenty-Five _Thousand DolIa'rs ~( $28,000.00 ). for ~the' ~'~- purpose'of installing a new gravel packe~ well; ,electric pump 800 g.p'.m..:- capacity, ,and'a cement block pump house.~ This ,', , article to be approved subject to Statutes of 192~; Chap. ~07,~,:~ Sections 5 and 6.'"-..'~ ,~ a. ~,~'~ .~.~':.,.. .,. ...,,~., :., ~ , ,' ~ ;x~': , . We reco~end the Town vote to authorize the Siasconset Water Department, to issue notes ,or bonds in the amoumt'~of Twenty- Five T~ousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for the purpose of installi~ a new gravel packed well, el~ctric"pump 500 g.p.m, capacity, and a cement block pump house. This article to be approved sub.~ect , to Statutes:of'1925;[Chap. 307~ Sections',8 and'6.' "'' 'voted'by the meeting as'reOo~ended by the committee'.':~ -- Article 108 .,. -,:'7 ~ 7' To see if ' the ~ Town Will vote to raise, and appropriate.,/ the's~ of Twenty-Eight Hundred Dollars,($2,800.00) for Two~(2) Special Police Officers to serve from June 1.to 0ctober,l'giving" Siasconset twenty-four (24) hour continuous police protection during this- period. "~'~?'?: ,3." .:: .... "''A'''" --..~'~ ,~ .;.-,~' / We reco~end the Town vote~to raise and appropriate the s~ of Twenty-eight Hundred Dollars (~Sfl00.00) for Two (2) Special Police Officers to serve from June'l'-to~0ctober 1 giving Siasconset' twenty-four ~ (24) hour continuous police protection ,~. . .Voted.by the meeting.as reco~ended by'the committee. To see if the' Town:will vote~t0 raise'and' appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars,($300.00) for the purpose of painting the interior and the exterior trim'of, the.'Sconset Comfort Station. we r. eco~ena the ~own vste to raise and appropriate the s~m of Three H~ndred Dollars ~($300.00) for the purpose of painting the interior and exterior trim of the 'Seonset Comfort ,,' ," ;'~Voted by'the meeting as reco~endedby~ the co~ittee. L,c;3 Article 110 To see~if the Town rill'vote:to raise~d app~priate-:..~ the s~ of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to continue the sewer:on Atlantic' Street,- Siasconset~'from the Sweeney property northerly to ,the Lighthouse p~o~rty. we do not veco~end this year. ~'~ .... Voted by 'the.meeting as:recovered' by the kOommit~e..:4 To see If bhe ~o~ Wtll vo~e ~o ~af~e and appropriate . ~he ~Um of ~h~ee Hundred and Ptf~ Do11~ (~350,00),~o and pafn~ ~he bua ~and'a~ .~Scon~e~ wl.~h ~wo ooa~ of patna, We ~eoo~e~ ~he Town vo~e ~o ~a!se and' app~op~ia~e . ~he sum of ~ee Hundred ~ollar~ (~00,00) ~o repaf~ and patn~ ~e bus s~and a~ ~8oon~e~ wf~h b~o ~oa~8 of p~n~, recommended by ,the committee. ... To see'if'the Town will.vote'to r~!se.and ap~oprtate the sum of Three Hundred and~F.ifty Dollars ($350.00) to paint the bridge and'fence along Ocean Avenue in 'Sconset, same to be painted with two-;coats of white paint.'~,;,?. ":~ ~[ ".,': ~; :~:': :-~-'~We ~'eoo~end the. TOwn: vote:t0,rat~e ahd apPropriat e the. sum of: Three.' Hundred. a~: Fifty Dollars' ($350.00): to paint' the bridge and fence along Ocean Avenue.in 'Sconset, same to be painted with two coats of white paint. Voted by the meeting as recommended by the eom!tree. Art icle To see if.the Town will vote.to v~i~e ~n~ ~ppzopri~te the sum'of Five Hundred'Dollars(S800.00) to' re-shell ro~ds, St~soonset. c::':~' ?We reco~end~'the T~n'vote to' r~ise ~n~ ~pproprtate,the sum of Five Hundred'Dollars . ($800.00) to re-shell ~roads,' Si~sconset .2 v' .':. ,,.Voted~ by 'the meeting ~as rec0mmendedby the cOmittee. , To see if the Town will vote to r~i~e and ~ppropriate the"s~' of Five Hundred Dollars ($800;00) to improve dirt ro~ds, Slasconset.. ' ' We. reco~end the Town vote to raise and approp~ate the.sum.of Five Hundred Dollars ($800.00) to improve dirt roads,' Voted ~by..the -meeting as .reco~ended- by l the co~!ttee. .:~:~. To see if the Town will,vote to-r~tse.and:-appropriate~-:: the .sum. 0f Two Hundred Dollars '~$~O0.00)' to bulldoze Sissconset 'We reco~r~end the.T~wn vote to raise and appropri~te the sum of TWo Hundred Dollars ($~00.00) to bulldoze ' q' ,[.:~'-:~t V°ted Oy the meeting as reco~ended-,by:the co~tttee. ............. To see if the T~n ~ll vote to raise~and ap. pvopvi~te the sum of Two -Hundred'Dollers ' ($~O0.O0):to :~lldoze M~fn Beach, t:;~.'~"~,'O~ [,~we veco~end the,Town v6te~,to raise and appropriate' the s~ of .T~0 Hundred Nollars ($~00.00) to b~-~;~dO~6 Voted by the meeting as veco~ended by the 00mittee. Article 117 ..To see if'the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to clear path to Sankaty Light,~Siasconset. ' ". ~' We recommend~the Town vote ~to, raise and appropriate · the'sUm'°f':Tw° ttundrod'D°llars ($200'00)'t° clear path t°Sankaty Light,.:~Siasc°nsot' . -~ To see if the T~n'wtll vote to raise ~nd:~pp?0p?iate the sum of Twelve Hundred and Seventy-Five Dollars for a permanent fire patrol.man, from June 15 to September 30, on a seven-day.a, week bas is , '~ hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 P.m. We do not reco~end. Voted by the meeting as reco~ended ~ 'the co~ittee. Article 119 : ..:-'. ~.. To see if~the To~ will vote.to raise-~and appropriate:~: the-sum 0f Twenty Thousam Dollars~ ($20,000.00) for the purpose of promoting the celebration of'the~300th Anniversary.of the acquisition or,Nantucket by the.white men. o(~ ~" '~' - .... ~"~ -~-~-, .We,reco~end.the Town vote~to transfer from the E. & D. Fund the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars '($20,000.00) for the purpose of promoting the celebration of the 300th A~iversary of the acquisition of Nantucket by the white men. -.~ '~ Voted by the meeting as' recommended by the committee. SUM~RY 0F VOTED EXPENDIT~ES Article 8~ , -~, /~.~ ':,. ~: ~ ~,9..'.'~.~ ~,'~:,.~. $: '. '.. ;.~ -~ ~:$809,817.00 Appropriations under all other articles .44&350.00 T~NSFERS , -Article 7 .~ Sanford ~nd to·roads tributary to Polpis Road '~ 2,275.04 Article 10 .Sewer entrance fees to'House Co~ecttons 1,320.00 Article 11 Overlay Surplus to Eeserve 22,750.00 Article' 12 ' E & D to Unpaid 'Bills ~'~ ~., .~'~,':' d ~: .... '.-:~ , ; 8,617.86 Article. 14~/ E'& D to Chapter Maintenance~ .-~, ..... -~ ' 8,000.00. Article 18 ~E & D. to New Sidewalks and Curbs ' ~ ....4,000.00~ Article 19 1958 balance not carried to 1959. Balance ~..' '~ closed to'E & D and-appropriated 'for other Article ' 43 E & D to Wtndstomm Dam~ge'.to Schools 2,000.00~ Article 59 Article 81 of 1958 to Mosquito Control Article 81 .E & D to Control Tower Airport 30,000.00 Article 96 E & D to purchase~ofJland:for Town Du~p 3,000.00 Article' 97 E & D to New EquiPment for'RegistrY of Article 106' 1958~balance~not'car~ied~to 1959.,:Balance -.:, closed to E & D and appropriated for . ;~ c~-;- other purposes in 1959. ~ Article'll9"E'& D to 300th.Anniversary:~,,~ J-~ ~-~, ~:~ ..... ~~,000.00 TOT~ .... ::,,~-: $ 963 Attest::