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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BoS - 01/06/1971 - Meeting minutes for 1/6/1971 to 3/10/1971 i �. REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON JANUARY 6, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of December 30, 1970 as submitted. Voted: To hold a hearing on January 20, 1971 at 10:00 A.M. on the petition of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes, with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the following public way or ways: Chief Justice Cushing Highway King Street Sohier Street Pond Street Beechwood Street Voted: To hold one Selectmen's Meeting per month in the evening. The first schedueled nite meeting is to be held on January 13, 1971. Voted: To hold a special meeting to discuss the street lighting, on January 13, 1971 at 8:00 P.M. ,of the following streets: Stonleigh Lane Linden Circle Linden Drive Rustic Drive 10 ; REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELFCTMFN HFLD ON JANUARY 13, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of January 6, 1971 as submitted.. Voted: To commend the Police Department for the outstanding job they did to keep things going smoothly on the day of Howard Bates' funeral. Voted: To deny the request of Mrs. Virginia B. MacLeod to serve wine in the lobby of the Town Hall on February 11, 1971 at a Benefit Dramatic Club Performance. Voted: To approve the request of T. Gerard Keating, Director of Civil Defense regarding the 1957 4 door Chevrolet that has been assigned to the Civil Defense and should be placed in the hands of the High School Manual Training Department. Voted: To approve the request of T. Gerard Keating, Director of Civil Defense to have the Civil Defense phone located in the Central Fire Station removed as soon as possible as it receives little or no use. Voted: Permission is granted to T. Gerard Keating to sell the Civil Defense Army Duck to the highest bidder or make whatever other arrangements -- the State Civil Defense may suggest since other than town money was used in the original purchase. The Army Duck serves no useful purpose to the Town. Voted: To table action regarding Town of Brookline resolution relating to the Soviet Hijacking. Voted: To appoint Patrick, A. Plante to the Council on Aging. 9�5 REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECD1EN HELD ON JANUARY 20, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of January 13, 1.971 as submitted. Voted: To support the Police and others who are working to halt vandalism in the town and that the Selectmen will do all they can to prevent the reoccurance of burning the American Flag and the acts of vandalism which have occured at the Congregational Church. Voted: To refer all historical or real estate inquiries to Robert J. Knox of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Voted: To appoint Robert L. Julian, 22 Fernway Member of the School Facilities Committee. Voted: To accept the petition of 600 concerned citizens of Cohasset regarding the rapidly increasing costs of our Town government. Foremost is the cost of public school education. Voted: To approve of the increase of the Wiring Permit Fees. Voted: To adopt the proclamation to declare the week of January 24, 1971 as PRISONER OF WAR WEEK in Cohasset. Voted: To grant permission to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes. with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the following public way or ways :-' Chief Justice Cushing Highway King Street Sohier Street Pond Street Beechwood Street Also permission is granted to lay and maintain underground conduits, manholes, cables and wires in the above intersecting ways for the purpose of making connections with such poles and buildings as it may desire for distributing purposes. REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON JANUARY 27, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of January 20, 1971 as submitted. Voted.: To appoint David Keefe, an A.F.S. student from Cohasset High School our Good Will Ambassador to Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. Voted: To order two (2) Stop Signs to be placed on the corners of Forest Ave. and Jeruselum Rd. and Atlantic Ave. and Hull St. Voted: To apply for State shellfish assistance monies for the 1971- 1972 fiscal .year. REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON FEBRUARY 3, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of January 27, 1971 as submitted. Voted: To sign and approve the Warrant for the 1971 Town Meeting. Voted: To dedicate the 1970 Town Report to the men who died in the service during the Viet Nam War. Voted: To hold a hearing on March 17, 1971 at 8:00 P.M. on the petition of the Brockton Edison Company for one (1) proposed sole Brockton Edison pole location in Sohier Street. Voted: To grant permission to the Boston Gas Company to run a gas supply for: Hugo's - 44 Border Street, Cohasset. Also Emergency opening at: 34 Reservoir Rd., Cohasset, Voted: Permission was granted to Mr. Foster M. Shibles to continue to participate in the Town of Cohasset's Group Medical Insurance Program until June 30, 1971, paying what would be normally the Town's share of the monthly premium as well as his own. REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTK& HELD ON FEBRUARY 10, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of February 3, 1971 as submitted. There was one (1) Jury Drawing for Traverse Civil and Criminal, returnable March 1, 1971. The name drawn was Robert B. James, 12 Ripley Road, Cohasset. Voted: To approve the request of the South Shore Art Center for use of the Common, Town Hall, and Town Hall Parking Lot for the 16TH Annual South Shore Arts Festival to be held Monday, June 28th to Monday, July 5th, 1971. s Voted: To grant permission to Mrs. Helen Raymond, Herald Travler reporter to attend the March 6th Annual Town Meeting. Voted: To table the request from Miss Eileen O'Connellfor a dance to be held at the Town Hall on February 17, 1971 until proper supervision is found. Voted: To appoint Robert Knox as Chairman of The Committee To Investigate The Possibility Of Bringing Light Industry To Small Business. Voted: To appoint James Bulger as Member of The Committee To Investigate The Possibility Of Bringing Light Industry To Small Business. February 12, 1971 Voted: To grant permission to Miss Eileen O 'Connell for a dance to be held at the Town Hall on February 17, 1971. REGULAR MEETING OF THE, BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON FEBRUARY 17, 1971 Arthur Clark and Mary Jeanette Murray Voted: To approve the minutes of February 10, 1971 as submitted. Voted: To grant permission to the Hingham Water Company to open the street surface at the end of Spindrift Lane, North Cohasset, for the purpose of repairing a leak. Voted: To grant permission to the Brockton Edison Co. for one (1) proposed sole Brockton Edison pole location in Sohier Street. Voted: To advertise for bids for the purchase of a new 1971 Mist Blower Sprayer with a 150 gallon steel tank for the use of the Insect Pest Control Department. The proposals will be publicly opened and read at the Selectmen's Office on March 10, 1971 at 10:00 A.M. Voted: To hold the next night Selectmen's meeting on March 17, 1971 at 8:00 P.M. Iv REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of February 17, 1971 as submitted. There was one (1) Jury Drawing for Traverse Civil and Criminal, returnable the first Monday of April. The name drawn was Paul A. Carlson, 64 Summer Street, Cohasset. Voted: To grant permission to the Boston Gas Co. to relay the main at the following: Approx. 275' of 4" main on Elm St. , Cohasset and 475' of 4" main on Margin Street, Cohasset for a total of 750' of 4" main. Voted: To grant permission to the Boston Gas Co. to do work on the following: Linden Drive, Pole 4 Linden Drive, Pole 30 # 20 Rustic Drive The Checkers were appointed for the Annual Town Meeting as listed: (List) The Election Officers were appointed for the Annual Town Election as listed. (List) REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON MARCH 3, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of February 24, 1971 as submitted. Voted: To sign the Seasonal All Alcoholic Club License for the Cohasset Golf Club. Voted: To approve the petition of the Brockton Edison Co. for one (1) present joint pole location to be relocated in Brook Street, Cohasset. Voted: To accept the resignation of Frederick L. Huntwork as a Dog Officer for the Town of Cohasset. Voted: To sign a certification that the Town of Cohasset pay into the treasury of the County of Norfolk the sum of $2,359.95. Said sum being the portion of the expense so incurred for maintenance, operation, repair and improvements of Norfolk County Hospital. Voted: To appoint Margit Pearson, an A.F.S. Student from Simmons College, our Good Will Ambassador to London, England. Voted: To write a letter to the Brockton Edison Co. withdrawing our earlier letter and substituting a corrected one. We assured them that the Town will not seek to hold them responsible for any damage to its lights or accessory equipment. To write a letter requesting Blake Thaxter remove the case of Jane LaChapelle vs Town of Cohasset to the Superior Court and to claim a trail by Jury. To write a letter to Richard Mantz of the Sandy Beach Association confirming the Board's telephone conversation with him in which they requested he have the rubbish disposed of and the rubbish container (Dempster) removed at Sandy Beach. The letter also informed him that Anthony Vento has advised the company to accomplish this and that he brought to our attention oil globes on the beach and shore line which should be removed. 0 REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN HELD ON MARCH 10, 1971 All Present Voted: To approve the minutes of March 3, 1971 as submitted. Bids were opened on the purchase of a new 1971 Mist Blower Sprayer with a 150 gallon steel tank and involving also, in part payment thereof, an allowance for a trade-in of the 1954 Hardie Mist Blower Sprayer. Bids were as follows: 1. Bay State Well Drillers $6,430.13 2. Hartney Spray Corporation $5,240.00 Voted: To award the contract for the purchase of a new 1971 Mist Blower Sprayer to the Harney Spray Corporation. Voted: To take under advisment the request of Mr. Brian McKenney of the South Shore Li mousine Service for permission to pick up and discharge passengers in Cohasset from the destination of Logan International Airport. Voted: To write to Mr. Thomas Lucas and Mr. John Baltrushunas to express the town's appreciation for the engraved citation which was presented to Mrs. Helen Scripture at the Monday, March 8, 1971 Annual Town Meeting. Voted: To grant permission to the Boston Gas Company to install a gas supply for: Richard Chute - 215 Atlantic Ave. , Cohasset. Voted: To sign the Civil Service report of a Salary Increase for the Cohasset Fire Department. Voted: To hold a hearing regarding the proposed work of cleaning and deepening of existing ditch and proposed filling of another existing ditch under possible Hatch Act proceedings on land owned by Compound Realty Trust, 67 Ripley Rd., Cohasset. The date for the hearing was set for March 24, 1971 at 8:00 P.M. Voted: To appoint seven (7) members to the Cohasset Drug Education Committee as follows : A. David McGugan, M.D. Mary F. White Robert M. Thompson J. Blake Thaxter Jr. Nancy H. O'Toole Grace R. Tuckerman Roger A. Pompeo, Dr. To refer the letter from Mr. Norman Satterthwaite, President of the Charles River Wheelmen regarding the road hazard of open-slot sewer grates existing in the streets of Cohasset to Louis Bailey for his attention. To refer the letters concerning vandalism at the corner of Main and Depot Streets to the Community Center and Police Dept. for their attention. To write to the Brockton Edison Company requesting information on when the enclosed list of trees in the Town of Cohasset will be topped. (see list)