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FE~UARY 11, 1952~conti~ve~
OPE~ CELLARS:
Mr. Thomson read a letter from ~nold S~ivan, 230 Osgood Street ~ich c~led
~eir attention to the o~n cell~s 0n ~acon Hill Bogeyed ~d which sta~d
that las~ week a ~n ye~ old ~y fe~ into ~e of these excavatio~ ~d
i~ersed up to his ~pits in wa:er. ~e letter s~ated that a responsib~ity
~is:s at some level even though the leg~ opi~on is tha~ the ~st~ce of these
o~n cetl~s ~ght be a "p~vate nuis~ce, ~ that ~e to~ probably has no ~t
to g o in there.
~. ~er~ ~ntioned that he had received a call about the o~n c~l~ on Chad~
Stree~ ~d was informed ~hat a s~ ~y h~ f~len ~to the wa~er ~here recency.
~; ~o~on stated t~t ~is w~ a very serous situation ~d ~at this bo~d had
asked for a leg~ opi~on from ~e ~te C. J. ~ho~y but he had passed aw~before
the ~tter had ~en~ken c~e,of. He had s~ted %o the bo~d however, tha~ the
responsib~ity :es~ ~th the i~du~ ~o' created the con~on. ~. C~ty had
~t up a snow fence ~o~d ~e excava~ons ~t these had been ~ocked do~ ~ the
v~ious chil~en. He felt that it is ve~ possi~e ~at this bo~d ~t ~rk
a by-law which ~ght be ~ser~d in the w~rant ~d it co~d have a ~ndition'that
in ~he '~ure a bond co~d be posted ~en now excavations ~e to be made, ~d a
stipulated time ~ven ~ if not co,lied ~, the applic~t wo~d ~ve to ~s-
conC~ue b~l~ng. ~ f~ ~ ~s~ng con~tio~, ~. ~o~on S~%ed. he knew of
no' condition w~ch c~ld ~ used. He s~d we, co~d ~eck with ~he o~ers
'impress upon them the ~ge~ ~vclved. ~. ~o~on ~er s~ted that he did
not b~ieve that anybod~ is more conscious of ~ese con~o~ than the ~d of
.Selec~en.on p~iva~ prope~y.He s~d there ~e very few ~s~ces. where ~blic money ~ be e~e~ed
~. Coff~ then ~e a motion that ~.~ ~les ~omb~ be em~oyed by the ~ to
~e a study of the leg~ity of a :o~ by-law w~ch ~ ~medy the ~ger of
cell~ excavation in t~s to~ ~d that he compose such a by-law if he.'f~ds it in
order ~ ~ acted upon at a speci~ to~ ~e~ing to be h~d d~ec~ly after the
adjoined ~ual t~. meet~g.
~"s~dhe b~ieved that if we c~ get a by law as mentioned above, we ~y be 'able
~o ge~'somet~ done. He ~id he had' a c~ fr~ a p~en: ~o fo~d his c~ld
on t~ ice on Beacon ~ Bogeyed a: one open cell~ ~d ~ere was about five
feet of ~r a~ ice t~re ~d it was very. d~gerous. If it had been a smiler
ch~d it co~d have been serous.
He mentio~d ~t we h~ checked ~ the,late ~. ~honey ~d that noth~g co~d
be done accor~ng ~ the s~tutes..
~. Coffin felt that we sh~d~Te ~is p~o~ty over ~ve~hlng ~se ~
f~ther ~sion of the by-la~ co~d' be ~en.c~e ~ at that time. ~.
told him he ~ould put a snow fence at the location-cn Beacon ~1 ~vd. or rep~r
the one ~ere.,
~. ~omson.~hen --aid he w~d~go ~ong with the motion, if it were ~ended
~at we employ ~. ,Chiles ~ombly to .~ves~ga:e the leg~ty of a t~ ~-1~
,~ co,eot the situa~on e~s~ng ~h respect %o open ~llars ~d ~ prevent re-
occ~ences ~d ~o report :o ~ if he fin~ it' leg~ ~d ~b~t a proposed by-law
not lair th~ Feb~ 25, 1952.
~e Bo~d voted ~o~ly ~o go ~g ~ t~s moron ~ ~ended~
~e Bo~d voted ~imously to ~ ~ong ~th the fecundation of the Bo~d
~s~s ~d ~ion We~s was appoin~d to se~e as ~erk in ~e~ct'
E~ ~icket% appoin~d to Deputy ~en in ~ec~ct ~ree. ~ere were ~hen
vac~cies to be filled for Depu~ Inspectors ~d the name of Jac~e~ne
~ void una~mously. ~ere was a ~discussion~ as ~o ~o the seco~ appo~em~ would
~. ~. ~er~ Suggas~d a ~s. ~key bu~. ~. Coffin said he ~ked ~o see people
chos~ whoare capable of doing ~e work ~t he ~,~ feel' ~at ~e bo=d shoed
have ~wo from one f~ily working in the s~e precinct.
~.Coff~ sugges~d the name ~ ~s. ~r~ude ~llespie of ~d~as~ S~ree:
~er~ agreed ~ the app6in~ent of ~. ~espie ~d vo:e w~ ~ous. ~s is
to ~ace ~s. ~icke%:.
FEBRUARY 18, 1952:
~y meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7~00 P.M. with all
members present. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved. .-
eNO'# EME~GENCY~
The Board reported that a snow emergency had been declared at 8:30 A.M. 'on Sunday,
February 17, 1952. Ail members were contacted by Highway Surveyor, Ira D. Carry.
COUN~ CO~NISSIONERS:
A letter and form was',received by the board with reference to the taking of land
on Great Pond Road by the County Commissioners. The form was signed by the Board
and. Atty. Elwyn King will check it over to see if any recording has to be done
and he will return the let:er to this office.