HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-05-06Selectmens Meeting' 6 May 1959
The meeting came to order at.8;15 PM having be~n prec~eded by
a County Commissioners meeting, all members of.the Board
being present except Mr.'Pease, Mr. Meilbye served'as Ch.
Pro Tern.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ~pproved.
Warrant No. 18, totalling $23,788'09 was presented by Town Acct.
Barrett and checked and approved by the Board.
Mr. Franklin of the Telephone Co. was present and requested
approval to guy a pole on Beach street near the Whaling
Museum and White properties, same being necessa'ry to hold
additional installations being placed on this line, same~
was voted approved.
Pole locations on Center street covering two poles opposite .
Lily street were presented by the Tel and Tel and Nant.
Gas and Blec. and voted approved no hearing being necessary
Mr. Frank Armstrong of the N~val Facility was granted a permit
to hold a dance-at Legion Hall on Friday May 6th from
8 to 1, Sp. police to be ~Jack Gardner.'
Town clerk Coffin was present wi~h notes to be signed by the
Board authorizing the Town treasurer to borrow 100,000.00
in anticipation of revenue, and same were signed by the Boa]
A letter was received from Mr. L/ R. Sellew District Highway
advising that we would soon be receiving a plan of a pro-
posed rotary at the Milestone.
Mr. Blount Harbor mast'er was present with a chart showing pro-
posed water skieing areas in Nantucket Harbour.
Area 1 from junction of W. Jetty with Beach out to N. 10
Nun buoy then out the line or red channel buoys to the
end of the jetty,fskieing allowed within said area.
Area 2. Eastern~je~t~ out to No. ~ can buoy then a line
to No. 7 and No. 9 can buoys then in a line to a buoy
to be established.well off shore but in line with the old
shimmor pier on edge of Hussey shoal, Skieing allowed to'
the North and Northeast of said line.
Mr. Blount was authorized to go forward and obtain the
necessary permits or approval from the Army Eng.
Mr. John Golden was present and introduced Mr.La~ry Flyn~ of
the state Dept. of Commerce to the Board.
A letter was received from Mrs Morris ~rnest relative to a story
~ she had seen in'one of the local papers purporting to say.
that a water skieing area would end at their pier, as this
was not the intention and as the Board had approved an>
~area well removed from the Ernst pier it was the sense of
'the meeting that we so advise Mrs Ernst.
A form letter to business men from'the Inq. & Mirro~ Publ Co.
relative to a special addition in conjunction with a press
association convention at Nantucket was received and it
was suggested that we ask the paper to include a welcome
note from the Selectmen at no cost to us.
A letter was received from the Nant. T~ee Commission advising
of their organization~ set up for the year.
Murrays Beverage store was grahted a~permit for a sign 'over the
treet at their plac9 of business Main street same having
een approved as to fqrm by the Historic Districts Comm.
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The r&~ular, ohthly report the Su . of streets'~&s received
~, "by the Board checked and filed. ,, , < :~- , ",,-, ,,
' The f611o~ing liquor license applications were ~eceiv&d and'
voted to take the course.prescribed,by law: Nant. Yacht
Club~ Clem 'Reynolds Sconset Inn, and Robert Leske for
~, Nant. :Island Prod.,Co. Inc. dba CapOn Tobeys Chowder bar
-the latter-is a new application for the license ,formerly
held by Ships Inn,and, although s~e was advertised no
formal,action was~taken bM the Board as to whether or not,
they would approve same. "
There being no fur*he~ business t'he B6ard went ,into executive,,
session to discuss welfare matters and adj. at~ 10.30 PM.
We Ii're: . -
-, 'The appli'6ation of Mrs Maurice Mullowney-for admission ,of
her husband ~o Our Island Home effective 15 May was-approved
at the rate of-$60.00 per mon*hs with ~he stipula*ion *ha~ we'~
advise Mrs Mullowney ~ha~ unless Mr. Mul~owney,was more-coopera~
as 'a paiien, *ha~ we would nQ~ be able lo keep him a~, ~he home.
,.,, The Application of Mr. John Beamish Sr. for admission
~he Island Home was approved at ~he ra~e of $125200 per month
Mr. Beamish receiveing about 135.D0 a month from a Ve~. Pension.
voted to ask local supplier *o submit a s~aled bid on
, providing a May~a~ wringer washer wi~h pump and aluminum ~ub
for Our Island Home. , - -
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