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Home My WebLink About1947-09-27To citer Of the .OonStabies Of the 'Town of Nantucke~~, greeting: :_ ' In the name of the commonwealth of MasSachusetts you are directed t o ncO ify the inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, .t o meet at the Legion Hall in said Nantucket, on MONDAY,~ SEPTEWBER 27, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on t he following articles: '. Article 1 . ~ To receive reports from committees which shall come before this meeting. ; ~ ~ ,~ REPORT AND REC01~E~ENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE. fl0MMITTEE Public hearing Was held Monday, S t embe~ 13,'1948,' aS adver- tised, to act on articles for Town Meeting to be held Septem- ber 27, ~1948,' at'Legion Hall.'~I:' Article 2 To see if the ~Town will vote to raise and appropr.iate the sum Of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars for legal advice and other necessary expenses pertaining t o the Chatham Bend .... We recommend the 'Sum of Two' Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) be appropriated. :, ~'~ ~ ~'[ Voted by the m~eting to raise and appropriate the sum of.Two Thousaud Dollars (.~P.000.O0) for legal advice and other necessary expenses pertsining to the Chatham Bend open- ing to be used by the Chatham Bend Opening Committee. ..~To~see'if the ToWnwill'vote to accept a~deed from Mr. Lawrence Miller fcz. ~a piece of. land approximately eighty by three thousand feet, running from the 01d South Road across the "Fish Farm'! to the airport. ~:-~ ~ .... 'i~ '~ We ~ommend t hat this' A~ticle be accepted. VOted by the meeting as recommended by the Committee. · To see if the 'Town will vote to raise and appropriate' the, ~um of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars~ ($160.00) for the Vetersms of Foreign Wars Fire and Police Patrol. ~-' We recommend ~the~ Sdr~ of?One Hundred and Sixty Dollars ($160.00)~be appropriated; .: .~ .... ~ ..Voted by the meeting as recommended by the 0ommitt~e. ' :,5,':~ MINUTES .",:ANNUAL TOWN MEETING · ..': ",.: :::!-' · '" ,":. ' · ;', February lB, 1941. The Annual Town Meeting opened"at T:30 P.M., February 18, 1941 in Dreamland Theatre. Moderator, .Roy Sanguinetti, swore in new Town Clerk, Charles Clark Coffin. Term, Clerk, Charles Cla~k Coffin, swore in Mo~erat0r Roy Sanguinetti. ., ''. .. Moderator -.We will now hear the report of the Town ' Clerk regarding election on Monday, Feb. 17th, 1941. ' '" ..T0wn Cle?k - Reads Report. Moderator - Article 2 of Warrant - To receive the' re- ports of the various Departments and Committees which shall come before the meeting. . ,:': .:': : We recommend the reports of the various Depart- ments and Committees be received. .. ~" . :' ~ Earl' S'.~Ray - I herewith submit report of Finance Con~aittee of 19~l. "'.'::.-:: '~Moderator - As in the past the procedure'on that;'a- motion is in order that the report'of the Finance Con~ittee': be accepted and adopted, however, that recon~aendation is made in-proper order when he who desires to have*any separate arti cle taken out need only reques~ whatever number is to be placed on the table, so that if somebody will make a motion the report of the Finance Committee b~..accepted, you may take from there whatever articles you want. .. .. Mr. 0. V. Hull - Take out and ~ay on talbe articles 36,-~5,~58,"61,:62, 68, 69, '89, 40.and'94. Ira Cook - Article 88 :'. .... -"Frank Hardy - Article'58..' ."- ." .. William ~lair - Article 15 and 16. -'::' :,.:tModerator.- If.there are no other articles to.be taken out of the recommendations of the Finance Committee,.the usua: procedure would be that these articles be taken up ~n rotation. It is now in order to discuss Article 15. '.-," .... -~" ~'~.'~ Article 15' 'To see if-the Town will 'vote'to-raise and appropriate.the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)~to pur- chas& a portable lighting unit, and flood lights. William Blair -'~ asked to have this article taken out of the Warrant to clarif~ and explain to the citizens ~re no~ informed'about it. :I had two articles inserted'in the ~arran~, one calls, for $1,000 for foam and the other $500 for portableI lighting outfit. I have asked for t~e portable lighting out-! fit for the last.three'years and the Finance Committee has no~ seen fit to allow this~ We have a Special War Con~ittee~for preparedness on Nantucket. 'They have recommended to me certain things along those lines. In my estimation,.if we should go to war, there are only two things that could be done on Nantucket, fire and injury. We have no manufacturing or any other plants to destroy.~:The only plant would be the Electric Light plant.. If our electric light plant should go out of commission, we would not have heat., a~ most of us have oil burners. So for three years I have asked for a portable out, 182 -, lighting 0ut~tt. Your War Committee recommended to me in' ~": a letter that I send three men to Boston to study the.use of dynamite. 'That I ask for an'appropriation for dynamite to store on Nantucket.~ Went to Boston and got information. Absolutely out. Nobody resorting to d~mamite. They wanted' four tons of foamite and hopper. I modified that and aske~ for $1,000. Howard Hull - Asks why talk about l~ghting unit under Article 15. -.: ...... William Bl'air - Apologizes.,~,~: Moderator - Limit remarks to scope of that article~ Wm. Blair - I move we appropriate $500. for li~hting outfit. Howa~d Hull - As I understand it Article l~'is not"on table. I move that Article 16 be laid on table. Moderator -.I understand that we take up this article. 0. V. Hull - I ask that Article 15 and 16'be,brought up, that proposed article that is recommended be indefinitely postponed.' . ,, :5 :. :,,"',," ,' ',:,2 ,, , ',~,~ Wm. Blai~ - I think~there need'be no more discuiston the subject. The most important thing is the lighting outfit. Foam has been recommended,-ilight has not been recommended. Want $500. for lighting outfit. ,-,,~ ,' , Moderator -,Vfhen Article 16 comes up Wemwill'take i~ up. Wm. Blair - I do not know about law. I move that recom- mendation of Finance Committee be reversed and $500.,be appro- priated for lighting outfit,~, - .... ~' ~., ':,."'~ H. Hull - I move thlt Article 15 be laid on:table.~ Seconded - :-, -'; ,~ ~ ~- Vote ' In favor GO :, -'-., ...... Against 114' ~_ ,, ~, Amendment is lost. .,;,~ ,~, ,.', ,! .., , -,; ,. ,r- A. 0artwright, "0an we work and act on these articles, when report has not been accepted~ Moderator - When you take an article up is in the nature of an amendment. When you take out articles you amend that Finance Committee's Report be accepted in its entirety. 0. V.'Hull - I move that Finance,Committee's Report~ other than articles.laid on table be accepted and its recom- mendations adopted. , ~ ,- -: Vote - Unanimous...,,~ ~, ... --,~ , ,: .-, 0. V.'Hull - Seconds Mr. Blair's motion for purchase of a portable'lighting unit/ '~., ..~ ,, ,.. ,.. Vote - Aye. · .:" Article 16 - To.see if the Town will ~0te to ~aise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand'Dollars ($1000.00) to purchase,a fo~m generator and supply of foam powder.:.~ ...... 0., V. Hull I move that Arti~l~ 16 be ind~£initel~ postponed. ...... ,.. Motion seconded/ , , . .... ','.:.2 - Vote - Unanimous. Vim. Blair - I think that since 191~ a motion has never been made by a head of a Department where they could.save the Town $500. ..... Article 38 - To'see if the Town w~ ~is~ and'appro- priate a sum of money for the improvement'of~the Polpis Road, said money to be used in conjunction with ,an~ money which may be allotted by the State of County for this'purpose; 6r to take any other action in relation thereto. c" 0.'~V.'Hull I know th~t"all People ....... - that have'automo- biles like to ride on good, solid, safe roads, I consider that Polpis Road is not a safe road, narrow, shoulders are bad, lar cracks on old part. I think that for a number of yea~s we hay n~ appropriated any money ~to put on that road. It is time that we take care of it. ~ ~ · I move that the sum of $5,000.~ be appropriated and that this meeting instruct our Representative~to procure from the Public Works Department $5,000.00 more,under Chapter 90 to continue'the widening and resurfacing of Polpis Road,~ ahd that the contract for the same be given to. our local contractor. R. M. Swain - Seconds motion. Dr. C. Congdon - Nobody knows whether State will pro- duce $5,000. under Chapter 90 for polpis Road.'~ · 'u'~-John Ring -~isn.t the~ always a~s~ie~t'the~'e?'~ .... ' Dr. C0n don' Each year the S ate sets' Si ghe money and asks where it is going to be used.~ I have not heard whether there is any money set aside for Nantucket. ~I just want to say that last summer the State Highway Commission was down here and at that time asked what money Nantucket could se' aside for it. -We told them we could not'tell what money could O. V. Hull - Can State appropriate money? Dr. Congdon - I do not know - If you appropriate $5,000'Z to be used in conjunction with the,State,'if you'd° no' get the $5~000. you appropriate $5,000. that cannot be used ~ this year. 0. V. Hull - I always understood there was millions of dollavs~in the Public Works Fund and Nantucket~could have whenever it wanted. .... ~ ........ Walter liddens de stoo the e was $ ,600 080 0 in Public Works fund. 'Do not whether they,are going to use it on the Cape Cod Canal or not.'~.~ ~- Question - Vote - Aye. '~ ~ ~ Article 40 - To see if the~Town will.vote to raise and ~ppro~riate the sum Of Four Thousand Dollars.($4~O00.00) for bituminous'concrete,surfacing on New Lane.~ ~j:~. ....... 0. V.~ Hull - I move Article 40 be taken from table. Vote - Aye~-~Herew~th Articlg 40 'before~s~5'ly. /'J~' '~:'.'' John Ring,'L~I move that the sum~0f $4~000.00 ~e appro- priated on New Lane., A.~ L.'B~ Fisher - Amend ,that Finance Committee's Re- port be accepted and their recon~nendation adopted. ~:~ ~ Moderator ~- That will not'~01d as an amendment.~' ~,-~' ~:-: O. V. Hull - I would like to hear'those on New Lane speak here tonight. The road is mud and sand, very unsafe and in bad condition on both ends 'and in middle. We'have g~to spend money, cannot spend it all on Welfare, people would rather work. I move that uhder Article 40'that $4,000. be appro- priated to concrete this road. R, M. Swain - Seconds motion. be 183" hands'. .... M°de~a~°rs &ec~;i~n~;0f~;' ";'c~'~: vote by :-~ Moderator Z Do you appe~! frg~ ~ecision of chair to vote by hands? ':' ~odera¢or -':'Asks f$r'vote of As~embly.'~Assembly upholds Chair unanimously. Amendment carried. .... .... Article'45 - To see if'th~"ToWn will vote to rais~'~and- appropriate the sum of Thirty-Five Hundred Dollars ($~,800.00) for bituminous concrete surfacing' of New Street between State Roadand School Street,' Siasconset. Voted by meeting to'be ~aid On t~ble. i~t.icl~-,~:- 1' ~ ,,:~, -- ~. ~ -~ . To see iC. To fi .w l ote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,~00.00) for the establishment and maintenance of a public kindergarten. Frank Hardy - I mo'~e that Article S8 be taken from the table and open'£or discussion ~'~ te - Aye. ..i .~ ~."':"::..~. 0. V."Hullf~ I think this article has been brought uP before for last three years and Finance Committee has,turned. it down. I make motion that a vote be taken on this'article.' Moderator No motion'to show we tak~ 5ote Sn it. Fr'ank Hardy '" I move that recommendation of Fi~ance Committee be adopted.' ~ , . ,' ' .~ ~. Motion seconded. ~' ~; ~ Dr. C. Congdon - The School C0mmitte~ recommended.this~.~ article, but since then there is $~,000. necessary 0offin School, and~in asking the School Oo~ittee who were present at hearing, they.said it was much more important to appropriate $~,O00. to'carry on'Ooffin School fro~ September,:/, to January, otherwise that School'would have to close.~, That,. is ohe of the reasons why the Finfince Connr~ittee did not recoil mend it, ~& ~ ..~..~.:~ ,. ,.,~. E. Lyons - I.talked against this article at the Finance Committee,.but..that runs~-rrom September to January 1st, A good kindergarten costs a lot of money, and is going to cost more than $1200. 'It-is one of the most expensive schools, '~:- Frank"Ha~dy Whoeve~ put'this article in ~arrant says it costs $1200.00. Is that the correct amount? , .Dr.,Congdon - We only appropriats money for year we are in.',~Next year you'~ill have to appropriate money for kinder,. garten. .. -~ Frank Ha~y.- Like t0 have ~o~ion~ voted on .... C. Kimball - The $1~00.00 has been asked for'each year because it was only asked for from the School Year from September to January.. Will cost more to run it.the entire year. ~- H. Hull -~We, are talking on Article 56 not on Coffi~:' School.- 0. Kimball ' At time the School Committee prepared et.there was no mention or. Coffin School. ' :' ; t~lking on Arti~e~- H. Hull - Point of order, are we or use gavil. .~. ~ · ~-, ,.~ -~ .,~ ! ~:::n ~:,C. Kimball' .M t one limit,ones Words, are we allowed to,talk,,-I~irepe'at at the'~time'the, budget was made there was no idea to appropriate money,for Coffin School. H. Hull - Point of Order. ".,-'~1., Moderator,- Mr. Kimball~can proceed. .... :-H. Hull'- Questions decision o'f~Chair.~~ ~,,, ~':~,' 0. V. Hull - Says Ch~ is.right. ,:' . L~ · ~:',H.'~U~ Does not Withdraw his decision, iI ,'~ Noderat~ --Asks vote of Assembly ' Assembly vo~es unanimously,~ decision of Chair be sustained. ::~ :, .. . C. Kimball - ~ t~ink I speak the mind of, the Committe~, that if we had realized that it would be necessary to ask for money for.Coffin School'we would not have asked for money for kindergarten..Committee would not have asked for article at that,time'if they had known money was necessary for Coffin ~q ', John Ring Am surprised to hear Dr. Congdon turn'' -1 down money for education.' Would like to hear from Mrs. Griek j~ "~oderator - Anyone can'sp~ak f0r'him&elf',,, $. Fi he do not thin it is a qu t gn of order or it is a good thing or whether it is not, it is only a question of whether we can afford it or not.. Taxes will be ~50,00 on~a $1,000,00 if you keep on this way, :-I hope Moderator you will not appropriate any more money~.here.tonigh' ~ Q~estion - Amendment to Report of ~inance Committee the sum of $1200,00 be raised and appropriated for the main- tenance.of a.Public Kindergarten. '~ .~. :.~- ~:.~ .... :~,Vote No. ~- : Article 58 - To see if the Town will vot'~ to raise.. and appropriate the sum of Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2500,00)for cost of dredging Wor~.to be~done'in the Hither Creek Basin, and the Channel.which approaches~said BaSin from Nadaket Harbor,' This sum to be appropriated with the under- standing that the State of Massachusetts will.furnish a like amount;:namely Twenty-five Hundred Dollars.-($2500,00)'making~ a total-of Five Thousand Dollars($5,000,00).available foP.thi~ work. '- ..... G.' ~anter - If this Article is not taken from the table may I ask that the recommendations'of the Finance Committee be accepted and adopted. G. Nanter - I make a motion that the Rep6rt of the Finance Co~nittee be accepted and adopted and move that Article 58 be taken from the table. ~'. ~ ~' Aye · ' '~' Vote - , d. Manter - Under Article 58 move that Report of' Finance Committee be accepted and adopted. 0. V. Hull - I wod~d like to ask you if the Town A6countant has on any of his balances the sum'of $2,000. or $~800.00 left? J. Barrett - the sum o'f $~500. shows on the balance sheet of this Town. '~,~ ~ .~ 0.'V. Hull ' 'I woUld just Ilk& to know where the $2500.60 is coming from. 'J.' Barrett - Th'~b sum shows on the balance sheet. 0. V. Hull - Where is' it coming from? hat ~:,',' J.'Barrett - Money was'approp~iated';last year,,and there is,a balance,from dredging the<~harbor from 0. V. Hull - Did it come from dredging ~olpis or Madaket? ~,.~ -r, ~ .~,; J. Barrett -'Came from Maih Harbor.': 0. V. Hull~- V~nere has'that apprO'priation been all this time. The time that we have to make overdrafts, when you had money lying in treasury?' I think money should go back in treasury~ but I do not think it is in treasury. We have spent some $40~000 or $50,000 dredging in Polpis and Madaket harbor. It it is necessary and if it is going to do some good, all right.'" I do not think we can afford to dig in this harbor and cover up the seed. 'I think it will be more ~f a detriment to the fisherman. Better to let clams and scallops grow. G. Manter - I might say that last year Town appro-. priated ~li,000.'for work in Nantucket Harbor~that State would match it with $1~,000.' State only gave $1~,~00. That is why we have $2500. balance. Madaket dredged its harbor'::,:~ and it did not cost the Town a cent. Tuckernuck pays taxes, but there is no money-spent on'it. The~only,way to get to Tuckernuck from town is from Madaket Harbor. No one Warrens Landing, people use Creek. Dredger did not cost people of Nantucket one cent in 1936. To make s better Job we are asking Town to put up $~500. Which is left. I think people in Madaket are entitled to something.~ ? ~B. Yerxa - I agree with ~r. Nanter 100%. That- .~:, little basin is a mooring for f~8,000, mworth'of boats in-,~,!'.~:~ summer.:~Channel is filling in and~it.is hard to get large boats in there. I think it is a very necessary work and when it costs the~Town no money this year. ~ ~ ,.-~,.':' D. Gilford - Seems to me that' money has already , been appropriated and it is no new appropriation. Seems to me that the money spent in Nantucket Harbor will'bring in a much larger revenue than the money spent in Madaket Harbor. ~,~ 'F. Ramsdell - hr. Nanter and Nr.'~erxa have.spoken well. ~Rmall"boats need a harbor. ~ : ,.~':~i ~".' "~.,Capt."Sam Burchell - Have paid taxes for='aO years. Sport fisherman have depr~ved me'or, my living. Want place to,come in and out,with little-boats. 'They have all-year '.:~ round jobs. For the past $$ years a few of the summer people have done everything,they could to spoil us fishermen. Sport fishermen want whole fishing ~ndustry in Nantucket., If you want to'g~ve it to them O.K. I will go to the,Poor House.la-~, Notion seconded that Report of Finance Committee' be adopted. ~ '~ .' .~ ~ .... ~' ~Vote - Aye. . , ~' - -' ~-~ Article 61 - 0. V~ Hull - Arti01e-.~l and'8~ and Article-68 and 69 are all relating to an airport. Could we take these articles up in conjunction? Moderator - Yes';'gut~m~st be-Vbted on separately. - - I move that Articles 61,~69, 68 and~ " ': ~O.,V. Hull''~" ' ..... ~ ~9 be taken from the table in conjunction. " Seconded - Vote - Aye. ~ ,.: : 0. V. Hull - We are on the Atlantic C°a~t.=~ There' is not a more desirable~or more fitting place for an airport than on the Island of Nantucket, nor is there any project, that will give more work. The Government is building air- ports from Maine to Florida,'and millions of dollars have been appropriated for this purpose. Now air ships are growing 187 in proportion and~size,~and if we~re'to have an airport, we should have~a large airport'to take care.of.,the big ships and the Navy bombers. $188,000 was in a budget in Washington to build an airport on Nantucket. ~ There~are some people who do not want an airport in Nantucket and brought thei~ interest to' bear and we heard no more of it. "In time of Peace pre- pare for War'!. We should~act~to night to:prepare work for th, people~of Nantuckot for now and next winter; The airplane is for your security and progress. Which had you rather have American'planes Dyer Nantucket or Hitler's bombers coming here? I want to say that the passing of Article 68 and 69 means that we go to work and that it means work for'all un- skilled. , ,. ,~ .~I move that Argicle 68 and 69 be adopted~in their entirety for the welfare of Nantucket. :~. ,, Dr. Congdon - What ~r. Hull says sounds very well and ~ want to say that the Finance Committee sat about eight days No one came in and talked about the Mayflower Airport to,us and we had to dig up all our information. I think the air- port is too near the road and wires and that makes,it unde- sirable. ~The field is rough and has to have a lot of work done to it. Estimated to buy it for $1.00, then afterwards to get the Government to put in $50,000 and go ahead with W.P.A. money. Suppose the Gover~nent should decide not to put up the $50,000. ,I understand the Government will not appro- priate any money to pub up any building on the~land. ,~We need a landing field. We talked with some experts that came down here and they said the Nobadeer Airport,was large enough to go ahead with at this time'. If it became hecessary~to get U.S. Bombers · down here all we had to do was to knock the fence down to-':. I wards the west. There is a field where you could put the $50,000. if you get it from the Government. This field has aI hanger and a dwelling house and'two or three buildings alread~ on it., _It is a Land Courted piece of land. Other piece of~ ' land the title is somewhat uncertain as near as we can find out. ,If we should get that land and get it made'into an air- port, we should have to put up hangers and lease it to the Mayflower Line for ten years, i,have heard, from the Civic Aeronautic Society that they have no money set aside for Nantucket. ~Just at this time Nantucket is not ~portant.~ Have put $120,090 at Hyannis and that is all they can do at this time. Seems to me as if we were jumping in the dark. I know there is no money assigned to. Nantucket'at this time. If we get a little money later we have an airport to use this suntmer. Dave Raub told me there were ten to twelve to twenty~ planes, private planes, out at Nobadeer Airport at one time. We need a landing field. .We~have had letters and~telegrams td the Finance Committee from people who come here in the summer, Some of them said quite harsh words.~ Two letters were quite harsh;~, They said they were not.coming to Nantucket in the~ summer~if the taxes were raised. I do not know whether you w~nt these people~or not. ~' ~_ ~ ,'~ :. ,~ ,~, .~ ..... Parker Gray - I did not go before the Finance Com- mittee as I was down:in Washington trying-to get some money for Nantucket. If I had the~selling of Nobadeer AirportI:,,:, would want to sell'it to the Town. I plan to have private 'planes pay for the privilege of landing. It was~voted and money appropr, iated to purchase the land under articles 68 and 69 some,years ago, but'share 16~was Mncertain. ~When I bought that land I bought share 10-11-12-13-14-15 and left-out share 16 as I could not find owner to it. Traced him to San Fran- cisco fire. I want to see Nantucket have an airport, and I have gone ahead and done my share. It will'make work for men on welfare, people want work. Project is surveyed. Dr. Congdon - I would ~u;t like to say about that little inference of Mr. Gray about my selling the Nobadeer Port. The owners of the Nobadeer Airport came to the Select- men and offered the property for sale to Nantucket. No private company had the selling of it. I do not like that little jab there. H. Hull - Airport will be like bathing beach. ~""o ,, ~':~,:o~.~ Dr' Congdon ~ ,Tal*ked'on W~P.A.-:.labor. and said-did ,~.~. not know whether we~c0uld get any money,or,noti''~Said had talked to'experts~'and they'say,the, Nobadeer field is~; large enough~'r~and, if.U.S. Bombers want to use ~it they' will' enlarge'the field~ .... , 5~':: .... ,:: ,,: ~'~ ,,,., ' J':~'~" Nobadee~.P. Gray Apologizes .to D~. CongdonY Says 'the ~,,,.c~ Airport is not sufficient size_for everything. T~ustees 'of Hagner Estate are trying to-get'their hands.on some money, and the easiest money 'is'Nantucket. ~ "~': ',:~:,'~.~,, · -,',':'A., Ca~tw~i~ht -"It se~ms to me we do need'an air- ' port. Let's build a good one. We have seen results of :.' ~ going into things on t~o small a scale. Sewer system was never, started right. ',hr.'Gray knows what he is .talking about, Nobadeer field is ~too smalll We have a lot of people. on the W.P.A. I think people had rather work for their ~money than have'things doled out to them. ~I.think,tNere will be more work on that project ~nd will-give our local men work. Before long we will .all be on the'W.P.A. :, ,., :,':.~ , .... ~ .~ 'C. Blount speaks on W.P.A. .... , ..'~:' : , , , ,.' - Mr. Holdgate, "~=ways are not'long e'~ough at . ' Nobadeer Airport. ? ,~ ~ , ~ , :; · ,,:,=,, c,,5: Dr. Congdon - I am ~ite sure ~hat-the Oivic 'Aero- nautic Association has endorsed the Nobadeer Airport., If-- we get .money we can go on with this airpoPt~ ~s~ monoy on' .~' this field and make something that is'good very much better.' You have no hangers on the other airport, the'to~m will " have to appropriate money to build hangers. , ': ' A. Cartwright - ~ey have got some hangers 'and you .... cannot ~et.a V x 9 ship in the place. There are many times when money is accessible, and if we had'a Representative~: like Willi~ ~am we might get something. ~,I think if you'' get~the right men you will find that money is available. ~,, ~' '~" Pi O~a~-'T~e $0800.-is,contingent on receiving_~' 080;~O0. ,f~om the Pede=~l ~overnment; "Hangers have been 'c,-.5:~ built by-the ~.P.A. 'at LaGuardia Field. ~Town does not have~,~ to build anything,' the Federal OoveP=ent will buil{ hangers l .... ~,~'. H. Hull ' I, do' not know whether it is a question Moderator ""We are discussing'fo~ articles-,to->.:-,_5-, gether; So 'you-can talk about any df them at .the same time c~ without being out of order. We have here Article 61,',62;' 68 and 69. ~ You can debate on any one of the four articles. 1 ~ You have the whole four articles before you for, discussion.- There has only been'a motion made'on Article 68 and 69.'~:~:.: ..... There is a motion before the Assembly made by Mr. Hull' and > ~:.' seconded that Articles 68. and 69 be accepted in their entirety. H. Hull - Questions ~.' gaeokles ~ight .to count :,:", :' votes. Appeals decision of chai~ ,to count by hands. ~-. : Vote by Assembly 'u~holds decision of I',loderztor. "O. V. Hull - I m~ke a motion that awtiole~ Be taken Moderato= - The Chair placing a teller in,place of Mr. Jaeckle does not question integrity of M~..Jaeckle. ' > .... ~Mr. Jo~ H."Bartlett, J~. was appointed teller together With', John Shaw and John Anastos. Article 68 - To~see~if~the~ToWn will'~accep~:acb~j~.~:2. veyance of'Title to a tract of approximately ll5 acres of'land described~in~a~deed rec°rded'with~NantucketJ. Deeds,'.Bosk 109, Page 213, from Mayflower Airlines, Inc., and pay therefor the sum of One Dollar~($1.OO)~and thereafter~authorize and~ instruct the Selectmen~ to execute~and deliver a lease of~said premises~ to said Mayflower Airlines, Inc., for the term of ten years, said lease to provide that the-airport shall~be available to public!aviati°n,~'that the~lessee'shall'pay all~costs~of main-.'' tenance~°f~the~leased premises'~and that the lessee~shall'pro~.~ tect?the~Town from all,liability by adequate~insurance;..other terms of the lease to be settled by the Board of Selectmen ~wi' the Lessee. Vote for Article 68 ~ ~ Aye - 143 No - 146 - Not carried ~", A Cartwright - Is-not'satisfied with~vote.~.i~ Mr. Holdgate - People around me say cannot he~r. ~. Moderator - Has vote ~been properly explained?i P. Gray - Cannot hear, make motion vote be retaken. Moderator - Can rescind vote, which requires 2/3 vote of Assembly. .~ ,~ .. ~, ~ ~ ,~ John Ring - Makes motion to rescind vote on Ar'ticle 68. · ~ ~ Vote -~Aye - 237 ~ - ' , ' ~ ..... ~ '' ~' ~ No. - 140 ,-~ .~ Motion lost. ~. V. Hull - Do you think it is fair to the voters in this hall that when Mr. Holdgate wanted the vote recounted it was not done? .~,,~: Moderator - I would Fise to a point.of~privil~ge. When the motion was taken on a~yes and nayes there was some question'and I tried to explain it.. When it was put again to a showing of hands I tried~to explain it to them again. I feel I have expla-ined that article just as-well as,I can~ ~': · ..... "0..V. Hull - i am not taking any offense-to .the ~.., Moderator; but you cannot hear well'in the back of this hall4 ~ ~;'.:~: .:~Mr. Holdgate.- V~ile I was'asking fo~ the~floo~ there was considerable confusion here. 'People put..their hands do~' "~:- '.~jModerator - There Can be'no furthe~ discussion'on- · '~'-':, ~, :~' Mr.' Ho~dgate' WOuld like Clerk~to read Article; J.-~: Moderator - Mr. Hull' made a motion,that fou~ article~ be taken together. I ~led that each article had to,be taken'~: up separately. Mr. Hull accepted ruling of Chair. No furthe~ discussion on Article 68..,: ....... ' ,:, :. -~ P. Gray - I doubt vote of 143 to 146. Moderator - I rule you out of order. Articl~ B9 - To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the s~m of Seven Thousand'Five~Hundred Dollars ($7,$O0.00)'towards the improvement'of-the premises described':': in the preceding article, said appropriation to be conditional' upon the making available by the United States Government of a sum not,~less.than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000~) towards the said improvement. Also that a Committee consisting-of.the~ Chairman of the Board of Selectment, Parker W. Gray, Albert L. Manning, Edwin F.'Sculley, Clifford W. Allen be appointed to conduct negotiations with the proper authorities of the United States Government to carry into effect the preceding part of th~. 190 article and to,complete~the: Project._ ,? ,, ,,,5,!:' r:,'% '~; ~. ~ }~otion that we ~ adopt Art'icle ,69. in its entirety. ~:: ',~ ,::. :~ ]P.'.~Gr&y,2' Ladi&s.and g&ntlement ~]~'ah~ad and'-vohe for.article 69,.I will give the land to-t. he~Town for $1.00; 3rd -' I have understood in the. pas,~ :.-~,- that ~ it was: illegal to appropriate ,money~ for. improving some- ones -propemty. -. How we ~ can appropriate ~money~ to' spend, on somebody eZses',Zand and get it by the Legislature, 'I do know. ..... ': -:.:' --['-. :', ...... ~), '[. ' -'" ,'. A. L. B. Fisher - I move that whole subject matter of Article 69 be indefinitely postponed. : , -: :::: Vote - Aye. ' .... · .. Lu...- .. Article 61 -.To:see:if~,the Town will,vote-to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars(S7800.00) to purchase-the'Nobadeer Airport..,~ A. Cartwright - I move that Article G1 be indefi- nitely postponed. Seconded. Vote - AYe - 207 No - 143 Article 62 -"To see if the T~wn will vote t~ allow the Board' o£ ~'gLdctmen to lease the sorcalled~Nobadeer Air- port. P. Gray- I move this article be i~de'finitely post- vote~to raise-an~ appropriate~the sum of Fifteen Thousand:~.. Dollars ($1~,000.00) annually,for garbage colleCtion and ~isposal within the Town limits, as deCided by the Select- men. .Disposal to,be on untaxed or town owned land,'as selected:by the Boa~d-of'Health. ~e colleCtionmd aiaposal- contract to be let out on a t~ee-year basis for the lowest sealed bid .... The result of:,the bi~s to,.be published'in the Nantucket-.newspaper.-~The contract to call~for: (1.) The. sucee'ssful bidde~ to'furnish a ~o ~ousand Dollar:($2000;00) bond, to insure fulfilment of contract; (2) Contractor to furnish conveyances 'for collection approved by the_Board of Health; (~) Contractor to be responsible to the Board'of,,Health fo~ proper disposal to prevent odor, disease o~ pestilence such as r~ts,-mosquitoes and flies;' (4) Oollections::to be.made once each week f~om homes, and every.day from hotels and eating places, stores,-hospitals, and any other household that - , report be accepted... Vote vo2e 2o, hold ~he annual To~ IAeettng one week p~evlous 2o J0~ Ring-- I move that Finance Co~ittees ~eport be accepted. : -. :~- -, _? ~ Article 94 - To see if the-~ Town will vote to raise and~appr0pr'iat'e the s-um of Fiv~ Hundred Dollars~ ($500.00) for an expert ~engineer to aPpear before the Commissioners~0f',' Public Utilities for a reduction in water rates by the ~ Wannacomet Water Company, and instruct~the Selectmen~.t~~ appoint 'a committee of~ three to ~carry out this ~project, this committee to receive no compensation. ~ ~%~,~ ~, ~-~.i ~A~ L.'B.~Fisher · I move that~the'Finance "-~ Committee's Report be accepted, which is we do not recommend' this article. ..~ ~-' Seconded · · ~' '~' ........ vote - Aye ' ~ ~.:.~ . .. Wm. Blair - We have gotten into the habit Of talking and taking many things for granted. I move that a letter of appreciation be* sent to the management of Dreamland Theater for the use of this hall I ' · -Vote ' Aye. '%.~' ....... ~ :"~; ,;,~ P.:-G~ay - I w~uld like ..to ~take 6his time now~9o thank those people who are with me. "Nine ~years ago you' licked me by six votes, tonight by~three votes~'nine years it may be a tie. I thh~ everyone who put up thei~ hands -toni~t. ~, ~ ..... ~ ~[ W ~ ....... [ [ ~ ~m~ ~$ ~ I ~ * , Motioh made meeting adjourn. ~.~ ': ~. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, CON~O~TEALTH OP ~ASSACHUSETTS ~ ' To either~of:the'~Constables of'the' Town of Nantucket, ...... ~.~ ...... ~ .... Greeting: ~"~-?~'~ :'.In the name of the Commonwealth'of Massachusetts, ~du are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet at the American Legion Hall, Washington street,~ in said Nantucket,, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1Vth,' 1941, at 6:30 o'clock in the forenoon, I then'and'~th~re to act on the following articles:-' ...... ". ~ .... i Arbiclel-z~And on Monda~ February 17, 1941 to bring zn their votes all on one ballot for a Moderator, five'~-'' Selectmen, a Collector of Taxes, a To~vn Treasure~, a Tree Warden,'six Constables,'.~all-for one year;'a Town Clerk, an AsseSsor, ~two members of the School Committee, a Siasconset Water Con~issioner, and a Sewer Commissioner all for three years. The polls will be opened at 6:30 o'clock in the fore- noon or as soon thereafter as may be possible, and may be closed at 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon. ' ToOtle Citizens of Nantucket: The Finance Committee met for six full days in the American Legion Building where all persons interested in Articles in the Town Warrant were given ample opportunity to be heard. ' Every courtesy' was extended your Committee by the Legion Post and its attendants for which we are thankful. 191