HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-10-27 Board of Selectmen MinutesOCTOBER 27, 1952-continued
S TEV~S HALL:
the Board granted permission ~o the Senior Class at Johnson High School to
use Stevens Hall on November 10, 19%2 for a dance. The Hall is available and
Mr. Hayes agreed that it was alright for this group to use %ne hall if the
Selectmen agree.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:
Copy of a petition of the ~'~estern Mass. Dump Truck o~ners association on the
matter of prescribing a minimum tonnage rams of thirty cants per ton for the
first mile plus six cents per milo for each added mile after one mile and a minimum
yardage rate of f~rty-two cents per cubic ~ard, etc.
A hearing will be held on this petition on November 10, 1952 a~ lO:00 A.M. a%
166 Sta~e House, Boston.
RECREATION COUNCIL:
Five memcers of the Recreational Council came before the board mo discuss various
maimers about their council. Carl Thomas~ Philip Sutcliffe, Nathaniel Archer,
Domi~ic Bonnanna, Elmer Jackson. '~heyStAted tha~ they ~sa~ed to know what powers
the Com~cil had. Mr. Sutcliffe said ~ney have plenty of ideas but they ge~ no-
where. .
Mr. Thomson said that the Recreational Ctuncil orijinated with the Selectmen and is
no~ a separame department of the town. They operate through the Selectmen. Their
duties refer ~o any recreation in the :o~n and recommendations are made ~o the
Selectmen and if they are acceptable the board would accepm them and mney could be
.recommended mo the ~own meeting for action. At present'there are no funds but Mr.
Thomson said the Council should prepare some recommendations before ~he end of the
year and then the cos~ could be cinluded in the budgem or in a special article.
~r. Thomson said that ~his co~mmittee was performing a very valuable piece of work
~nd they hav~ operated efficiently. He informed them that they have the privilege
of submitting an a=ticle ~o the to~n meeting in '~arch. He said the Selectmen have
taken the recommendations of the council and submitted them mo the To~n Meeting
for action. In answer ~o a query' from Mr. Bonnanno, he s~amed .that he would say that
the council should make recommendations all year round, not only during the men
weeks of summer. .
~he members then discussed a skating rink 'and Mr. Sutcliffe inquired if the Board
of Public ~orks would take c~re of it. Mr. Thomson then informed them ~n~ at a
vome of the mo~n meeting the nlaygrounds were turned over to the Board of Public
~?orks and they take care of materials, safeguards, ~ainte~nce, etc.
l~. Thomson suggested that this council sit in v~lth the Selectmen and the Board of
Public ~?orks and discuss these matters and Suggestions. He fur6her stated tha~
the Selecmmen had tried mo get a skating rink started and it is first necessary to
have an engineer make a survey.
.Mr. Bonnanno brought up the mammer of the bathing beach and said tham they had
made suggestions for stickers and tags mo be g iven to all the residents who go ~o
the beach but the policing ~ould cost about $400. ~.~. Thomson said that they should
consider this la,er in ~he year and ask for this money in the budget.
~.~r. Coffin said he needed a clearer asoect of ~ne bathing beach authority. He also
felt that the council,s interest shoul~ include all types ofrecreation~ He would.
like bo s~e a satires of meetings' and see ~h~ action~uld be ta~.en.
Mr. Thomson then informed the members that they should no~ get discouraged as they
have been doi~q; an excellent job and he hoped that they '#ould continue and also
send in their recommendations to this board. Mr. Finneran said they could not go
ahead with all the recommendations but they.,~ould consider them.
They then brought up th~ matter of the fire escape at the old Cente.r School and said
they had recommended that parm of it be removed. Mr. ~ha.~son informed them that
they ha~ taken this up with the building inspector and had later requested that
the Highway Department have their men remove the fire escane. Mr. Car~y will be
conmacted again on this maimer. '
~VE FUND TP~J,~SFER REQUEST:
Miss Mary T. Finn, Town Accountant made application for a transfer of $150 from
the Reserve Fund to'her appropriation. Due to the increased volume of weekly
9ouchere, her presenm fil~s are filled mo capacity and she would like this money
to purchase a new filing cabinet, The Board accepted the application and will refer
the mamter ~o the Advisory Board for their approval of this mransfer.
BOOSTER'S CLUB:
Harold Trembly asked the board if they could Xive the Booster,s Club any monemary
help tewards the inclusion of the School Baud. They plan ~o include them in the
banquet for the football ~emm on December 4, and this ~ould help with the expense.
They want mo get uniforms for them and keep the band going. Tae ~oard agreed unan-
imously that the Selecu~en h~d no power mo do this as it would s~art a preedent.
STP~ET LIGHT REQUESTS:
!irs. ~'~tchael Devine, 12 Adams St. requests a light on pole 2717, Adams Ave. Dr.
Bu!ger requests a light in fronm of his hospital on Chickering Road. Board will check