9/15/1955 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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A vp . d MINUTES OF SELECTMEN s M EETING • BATE: 15 September 1 -955 Meeting convened at 8:00 PM. Deputy sheriff Seth Collins came before the board o request drawing for juror to serve on Ti--averse Jury commencing 10 Oct 1955. Prior to the drawing, Mrs. Gladys McKamey requested that her name be withdrawn. Mr. Frank E. Hicks repled her name. Names remaining in the box as follows : Amelia C. Studley, Clara J. Peters , Bern. e Grant , Alice Jo Hicks and Frank E. Hke k.s. The name of Alice J. Hicks was drawn to serve as juror. The Mashpee Advisory Committee forwarded the Approved Special Town Meet]Lng Warrant dated 7 September~ 19 All articl-es were approved. Officer Horace Gifford was called before the Bond after acomplaint was registered by Miss Peters to Acting Chief Hicks . The compaint was that Mrs Gifford was present at the scene of an accident on September 12th - at the Mashpee Rotary .i.rcle and as a Mashpee Police officer, declined to investigate, He had the state Police Officer summoned to investigate. Mr. Gifford stated that he was unprepared to act In his police capacity inasmuch as he was without equipment. He also Felt that he could not have handled the situation alone since n member of the Mashpee Police was available. He called the State Police in on the case. Chief Hicks reminded Mr. Gifford that it is our desire to call upon outside police assistance as little as possible except in certain uses which require state and county assistance by law such as accidents and thefts which require skilled investigation. Mr. Russell Peters and lir. Elmont Tobey cane before the board to register complaint against Officer Gifford In regard to the accident occurring at the Rotary Circle on September 12th. Mr. Peters stated that upon asking Mr. Gifford what his reason for calling the State Police to investigate the accident which was not severe in damage and no bodi1 injury,ury, Mr. Gifford stated that he had a regular job at Ponnesset Beach and could not take the time to investigate . However, Mr. Gifford was present during the investigation and accompanied the. Mate Police and Mr. Hendricks to the Police Headquarters in Yarmouth. He further Stated that he did not see the value of a Police Officer who could not handle the job. His statements were supported by Mr. Tobey Ir. and Mrs * Harry Tb , Mrs. Clara J. Peters , Mrs. Willa Walker, and Mrs. Lillian Dickinson came before the board to register grievance against present Torr Dump location and health hid presented by same . Mrs. Peters wanted to know what steps had been taken to move the location 'inas- much na - muc i as money was appropriated two years ago to purchase one.