HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-08-27 "." ,~J~'A"r~'g~la~' ~eeting"~of th'e' Boa~d '9~'~" held 'on the' ~b~e date``.
'Wi~h' th~e~"~embe~s Present;.'~hai'~an s0v~ino' Pre~i~i~g.~ ,' ",'
' ''" : The'T0w~'Acc~untanb~u~itt~d'treasu~y Warrant'~3~ showing a
e enaft ' o2 '$8.
~ :01 Vote'd"War~a~t be approved,and bills paid
The 'donation of a "Balso"wood float ~as made t'~' the' t~Wn by
S~uel id~s Nccain,It was voted that same be' a~'cePted' a~d that
Supt.Tice contact M~.McCain as to the -location o2 t~e ~flOa~'and
that the town truck convey s~e to the to~ ba~n 'f~r winter sto~-'
age,also that the float be assigned for use at'the Childrens Beact
and that a letter of aPpreciation be ~itten 'to Mr.NcCain.
Supt.Fra~ B~Ga~dner was p~esent at the r~quest of the Board
as a result Of several comPlaint's received stating.that 'the.moth'~
or tent caterpiila~ distruction to t~ees,shrUbbery,and~ other plant
li~e both in town and elsewhere~was"being destroyed to a ala~ing
extent,and requested that ~ediate action be taken. Mt. Gardner
stated that the pest now tnvadi~g ~he..trees,gardens, and shrUbbery
of the town is the fall web wo~.He info,ed the Boa~d that the
Finance Co~ittee's cut of the appropriation he requested last s
spring resUlted in the money available .b~ing reduced from $1000.
to'~500. 'dud that he had done the best he Could with~the'money
available,and'that now it is too' late~ to get 'them in the 'web.M~..
Ga~dne~ was advised ~that next spring,the SuPt.shouid have a sched.
ule draE up showing.the Cost of-eradicating these~ pests,and the
time the work shoUld be don~,for presenting to the Finance~'c~Eit.
~.~:~,'.r.Willi~ L.~father was present.to sPeak about th'e p~oposed'
"Ho~or Roll Plaque~' which was proposed ss a post'wa~ project by
of ~hose Na~k~rera ~ho. aa~ed in ~ha ~ed'toroaa m~de ~p and
"-.'p~int~d~nd that additions' and Corrections be Solicited so that'
the Roi1 ~e 'completed as nearl~ co~ect as,Po'sSlOle.Afte~ this'
list is apProved,it wil! be handed to' tlh8 C~ittee-fo~ inscript-
ion 'on a pe~nent b~onz plaque. ~
:.: A letter,from Rudolph King,Regts$~ of Moto~ Vehicles info~-
thee· Board that he 'Could not'nOt Comp'ly~With its request for the
Pe~anent establis~ent Of the post of Motor Vehicle Inspector oh
the ~slant at 'the present time.
warrant
Donation-
tent cate~
[istr~ction
Honor Roll
Plaque. i
of those N~'
Registrar
of Motor
Vehicles
~ , ~A petition was received si~ned by three h~rea citizens and
summe~ residents.' requesting that the 'strip Of harbor shot~e 'along
washington Stre'et from 'Coffin street to Francis Street known as
~o cleanuD?l
south Beac~
the sOU~h Beach be cleare~ of ail tanks~ties,mebal a~d d~bris an~
that the tov~ sUperVise keeping them clean, that the Selectmen
consider~ the purchase of the Untenanted"~P°rt~on of the Said beac~
sh~r~for the tovm,in order to preserve it permanently from
obstruction and to prevent further bUilding. The Board to refer
the matter to the Town counsel.
Supt.Tice conferred with the Board in regard to the proposed Road
out Codfisk
layout of a road at the north end of codfish Park, socalled in Park.
Siasconset.It is understOod that the case which~the town preSented
to the Land Court,to take over that section ,is still pending,an~ ~ .
that the Land Court has not yet issued a final decree.
In regard to the h~rd -su~£acing of West York Lane,Supt.Ttce West~¥ork
informed that it will be necessary to move some 60 ft.of hedge, Lane.
now 12 ft.high, as We~l as several fences before the workmen can
begtn"the job,the cost'he considered would~be aPproximately $600.
The'Board felt that inasmuch as the new road Would benefit the
'seVeral property ~0wners along this line,these property owners~
should aid the tovm by removion fences,wood-piles,hedges etc.and
not expect the town to carry the extra expense.
'An aPplication for a street light at the corner of Jefferson ~pplicatioz
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Avenue~n~r the "Bug Lights," was 'granted. ,. Light.
MiSs.Marjo~ie Hull complained of conditions which have exist- 0omplaint
ed in rec~nt sUmmers~near her cottage St Surfs!de. The~plc~i~k
pa~tiesby day ~d~he~parking Of ~cars at night close'by are a
constant 'annoyance,also P~rties p~rking bicycles against her fence
· emoving paint'from pickets,depositing papers and.garbage on her ·
pr°petty,and night Parkers tossing b0ttl~s and ga~s on said prop-
erty~It was v0bed to instruct the pOlice ~to investigate .
A letter was received'from the "~arine Corps League of Walpol.e" Lette~
informing the Board that the winner of a beauty ConteSt Same to'
be held,Finals on 12,September 194~.Would receiVe as one of the
major featu~es,a trip to Nantucket and it was requested that a
reception of some form be a~ranged for the Contest winner. It
was voted to ~efer the matter to the Publicity commtttee~
Re su~e~fu~ly~~ed ~ I
Meeting adjourned at 12.~0 A.M. -~~~-~ I ·