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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-10-28 Selectmens Meeting, 28~0Ct. i9~59 The meeting came 'to order at 7.30 PM all members 'of the Board .being present. . ~ .~ ~ 'Warrant No.~43,' t0t'~lli~g $23,833.64 was presented by Town Acct. -Barrett and checked .and approved ,by the Board. '~ Minutes of the' previous meeting were read and approved. A letter was received from Mr.' Morris Phinney~thanking the Board for the work done on Tuckernuck to eliminate 'mosquitoes and other pests_ and filed. ,' .,. A letter Was receieved from Rep. ~4ooney urging that the Board take 'some positive action with reference to having the state bulkhead the foreshore at the Childrens Beach, no action was taken at this .time on this matter. A letter was received from a Mrs R. H. Canaday Jr.stating how nice the childrens beach was. and requesting that the beach be, maintained. A letter was received fro~ the Harry Frost Co. Adv. requesting consideration of their handling the towns publicity this _?year,stating that they had so handled it in other years. Same was referred to the Publicity Committee for attention. A letter was received from Chief Bartlett advising that he had , some figures on costs'of new equipment and it was left that we would discuss same with-him next week when he meet~ith- us'to discuss his budget. The Board voted to approved the Regulations for, the taking~of , Scallops for Commercial Use as printed a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of this record. The Board was-in~receipt of the resignation of M.E.~A. Gouin from the Airport Commission and same was voted accepted, and that Mr. Gouin be sent a letter of thanks for his 'service on this Commission. There being no further business the Board went" into executive session to discuss welfare matters and adj. at 9.50 PM. Welfare:-Inquiry of Earl' Mayo for admission,of 'wife to I~$1and Home discussed,'~no acton-necessary. Voted write Mr.John L. Hardy as tO his intentions on the airport Commission as it appears he will be off island winters when needed on this committee. Felt that we should set up a meeting*for the discussion 6f'the Town and County Office, Bldg. r ,. : 29 October 1959 Ceztified to be ~ true copy: SHELLFISH REGULATIONS COMMERCIAL USE i' For the Town of Nantucket, adopted by the Selectmen under authority delegated by t h e Annual Town Meeting. Section 1. No person shall ~ake from the waters of Nantuck- et, Clams, Quahogs, Oysters, Eels, or Scallops, without a permit is- sued by the Select, hen as Public Welfare may require. Whoever .shall qmke from · the waters of Nantucket, Clams, Quahogs, Oys- rets, Eels or Scallops without a permit issued by ,the Selectmen, or after said permit has been revoked by the Selectmen, or who- ever for th e purpose of procur- ing a license falsely makes any represent~tion o r statement re- quired shall be punished by a fine of fifty ($50.00) dollars for each offense. Sect/on 2. The Selectmen'shall issue permits as direeted in Ar- ticle 130 of .the General Laws of ~ h e Commonwealth of Massachu~ ~etts. : Section 3A. T h e Selechnen shall allow ,the taking of legal scallops for commercial purposes during the period from November 1st to lgarch 31st, inclusive. Section 3B. Scallops shall b e ~aken by hand only for family~ use and not over one bushel per~ person per week, and not for com-' inertial purposes during the month' of October. Section 3C. The use of dredges l between the hours of Sunset and Sunrise, and on Sunday, is pro- hibited during the legal scallop season, nor shall scallops be taken on Sunday by hand for commer- cial purposes. ' Section 3D. No scallops shall be ~mken under this permit unless ~hey shall have a well defined raised annual growth line, as pro- vided by Section 70 of Chapter 130 of the General Laws, Anno- Section 4. The use of ~w'o or more dredges connected together by an iron bar or any similar de- vice i.s prohibited. N o dredge or dredges of greater width than ~'wenty-eight inches across the mouth will be permitted. Power hoisting of dredges is authorized p~vided no dredge is more than t~venty-.~ght inches wide, seven rings deep, the bar on dredge is not over eighteen mesh long and the complete dredge does not ex- ceed fifty lbs. in weight. Section 5. Not over four s~and- ard bags (provided by the Town) of scallops shall be taken per man per day, including shells, and not over eight bags of scallops in- eluding shells shall be ~aken per ,boat per day. This limit of four and eight shall b e interpreted as including scallops taken under this commercial permit and any family permit. All bags shall be tied se- curely in such manner that the .top is completely closed. Section 6. No clams, quahogs, oysters, or scallops shall be taken b y hand o r otherwise from such seed areas as are now se~ off or closed by action of the Selectmeh or from such areas as may be set off or closed by'the Selectmen during t h e period these regulat- ions remain in force. Clams must measure 2% inches or more and quahogs must measure 2 inches or more. Section 7A. A first violation of any of the sections two to six in- elusive shall be punishable by re- vocation of license f o r not more than thirgy (30) days from the date of .the Board's action revok- ing said license. If said penalty .should carry over the end of the season,, the balance of the penalty remaining shall be carried over and be effective in the next ~callop season. Section 7B. A second violation of any of the sections taro to six inclusive shall b e punishable b y wevocation of license for one year from the date of the Board's ac- .tion revoking said license. Section · 8. The fee for license to operate under the above regu- lations shall be $5.00. · Section 9. As may seem neces- sary, and a~ any ~ime, %he above regulations may b e altered, or new regulations put in force by the Selectmen.