01/20/1982 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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MINUTES OF MEETING OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN January 20 , 1982 Present: Vice Chairman B. Jean Thomas, Selectman Kevin D . o'Connell, . Executive Secretary Joseph .F. Murphy, Jr. , with Chairman Chester A. Garland absent because he was attending a Meeting . of the Barnstable County- Finance Board. Nice Chairman Jean Thomas convened the meeting ' at 2: 00 p.m'. . Sel. Kevin O'Connell moved -acceptance' of the Minutes of the Meetings of January . and January 13 , 19820 OLD BUSINESS 1. Mr, Murphy explained- that the request for the release to be signed was the result of the insurance settlement for damage done to town property in a motor vehicle accident in June of 1981 . Damaged was a guard rail and sign. Sel.. O'Connell roved that Mr. Murphy be authorized to sign; it was a vote, to release - Dwight Peters from further claims . 2 There was before the Board for action a bequest for Trans- fer from the Reserve Fund, see attached) . The request is for $2 ,400. 00 to employ a C.P.A. , Judith FitzGerald to reconcile the boos in the Accounting Department. Selo O'Connell moved that the request be submitted to the Finance Committee. I t- was . a vote. NEW BUSINESS l Sel. Thomas announced that one of the signs, that on Route #130 , which read. "Land of the mpan ags" had been stolen the previous night. Sel. O'Connell roved that the rest of the similar signs - be taken -down and put into storage - for safe-keeping. Sel . Thomas asked if it aright not be a good idea to ' take - action to protect the sign at the Museum in the same way? It was voted -to remove that sign, also. Sel Connell stated that the 'Iowa had invested $2 , 500 ire those signs some gears ago, and ,their would undoubtedly be- worth quite a bit more now. They should be provided with security, he said. Sel. Thomas remembered that at the recent Meeting with members of the Tribal Council to discus' their grant proposals , one of their representatives present stated tha they were fearful that- all signs of their heritage would disa- ppear from the Town. This .-will assure that that doesn! t happen. 2 : 15 NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY HEARING Selectman Thomas convened the Telephone Company Nearing at 2: 1see attached) , and read the legal notice which had appeared in the Falmouth Enterprise' , She asked if there were -any present to offer objections or comments on the application to install the pole? There were none. Mr., Livingstone of the Telephone Company was. present, ' however,, and noted that the company- was not- ju t asking to put in new construction, but to up- . oracle and replace some old poles. Selo O'Connell roved .granting approval f the application, The vote was unanimous ..