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Home My WebLink About1948-12-31 ~ Meeting Thursday, December 31,~194~ ~' ~ ~ , The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen ~as held ~this Thursday evening at 8:15 p. m. with all members pres- ent. Treasury Warrant ~52 in the amount of $23,396.13 was~ ~arrant presented,~signed and approved. ~ ~. ' "Mr.~Norman McCleave"was present to discuss~the~t- N~E.T.T. ition of New,England Telephone & Telegraph Company to erect erect five poles on'Tennessee Avenue and Cambridge Street. It poles was voted that N. E. T. T. CO. be granted permission to erect these five poles. Four~copies~of the proposed~County Layout on Polpis Polpis Road were received from the Department of Public Works. Road Same were turned over to County Clerk The Department of conservation sent a letter to the ~ Moth Board stating that they,would like the'Town of Nantucket to Control r&ise the sum of $5,000.00 for Gypsy Moth Liability for 1949. It was voted to communicate with this Department to determine if funds were available for distribution through- out the State. The Political Calendar for 1949 was accepted and Political~' approved by the Board. Calendar ...... 'A letter was received from the Division of Employment Board Security, Board of Review, stating that they were changing Review the date of their meeting in Nantucket from January 7 to January 6, 1949. A communication was received fr~m the Department of Civil ~,Civil Service and Registration stating that they ha~d no Service eligible list of men in Nantucket for police.service.~They also s'tated that another police examination is scheduled for )~arch 5, 1949. It was,voted to'approve the licensM Of Mr. J..B. License Ashley t o s ell wine and malt ~ beverages. Mrs. inne~Bryant made apPlication:for a nursing pos'~ Ap~Plic~ ition at the Island Home.'% Sam~ Was placed on file pend- ation lng an opening there. ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ It was voted to ap~rbve ~the bill~from ~the ~ ' ~ ~' I~ssachus- Bill ~: ,,' ett~ Selectmens~ Association in the amount of $25.00 for Approved, dues for 1949. ~ George R~y Johnson was g~anted a renewal ~f his pistol~ Pistol-~ permit for 1949.~ Permit A~letter and forms were received from the',Svate Hous- Housin~~t~'J~ lng Board. They stated that ~January ~1, 1949 had been Authority, the deadline,dat~ established by them for credit~unless they had received a formal Application for'Financial'Aid 'from the local Housing Authority. Voted"to turn same over to Mr. Leroy Pease, Secretary Protem of Housing Authority. ~ The A~,D..C. case of MrS~.~auline Demers was presented A~.D.~C~ It was voted to notify her that the Board did not approve Reports of her living conditions and to make eveyy_effort to get located elsewhere. All other A. ~. C cases were approved as presented. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 P. m. 'Res ~, ~;,~,,; Cont ink ~,~,~,.~ .. ~?~q~W'w',~% Me'tin of~ December';31 1948J ?~c'/ The oard~was ~n~receipt of~a~:letter from Mrs Del~Williams Lette~ in,regard to he~ property at Cddfi~h Par~"Sc'onset~wher~ a road ' Codfish Pk~ is t~ be~construct~d;The~lett~r was referred to the T~wn Counsel'~ ~-, w- Mac's Pharmacy,Walter C.Knott,Manager was gr~nted a renewal~ Druggist ~(~ ~f its druggist's license to sell all ~icohol~~': ~' ..... ~ " beverages. Granted. ~'~ ~ ~The~ Department of Public Works Sent its approval of Chapter ~ /~ . ~ ~ ~ .~ Chapter 90 work done ~in this County UD ~t0 December let, 194V. Work. ~?~% The te~s of Howard U.Chase,Earl S.Ray and Herbert P~Smith appointme- having expired as members 0f the Nantucket Memorial Airport members ,Commission ,Secretary Smith informed the~ Board that he did not co~ission care for re appointment,and made a m~tion that the appointed ~ members be: E~rl S.Ray, Howard U.Chase,~nd Ernest R.C~ffin for' the ~ required period 0f three years.It was So voted. 0n motf0n-of Mr. Glidde~ it waa v~ted that Mt. Smith's resignation-he a member of th~ Co~ission be accepted with regret.It was so voted. ~ : .... ~, ~ The Division of Marine Fisheries at the request of the Board ~iteratur~ ~ . _. Shellfish~ mailed a booklet on shellfish propergation. ~ propergati A co~unication from the Southeastern Health District Office oonferenc- · :~?, -~ ~ ~ ~ e~.health. gave notmce Of a series of conferences to be held;~h4rst~Bo'ston ? ~... , - Resp_ectjfully Su~t~ -" Secretary.