1/2/1980 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Selectmen' s Minutes January 2, 1980 Selectmen Chester A. Garland and George A. Benway, Jr. present. Selectman Kevin D. O'Connell out-of-town. Town Counsel ava i t ab l e by phone. 1. Mrs. Barbara Sloane, spokesman and past Bicentennial Commission member met with the Board and read the following statement We are here to receive the original bicentennial Painting commissioned by that. Bicentennial Commission for '-its people for the 'down of Mashpee. It was picked up at the Barnstable County National Bank on December 4, 1979 by Selectman O'Connell. After many, many phone calls to the Selectmen' s office, with no results, we felt our appearance heretoday was impera- tive . The Bicentennial Commission ha.s arranged for { the painting to be placed in the library of the Mashpee 'r Middle School. Ve would like the painting now so that e may continue with- our plans for appropriate presentation. Mrs. . loane said -the--painting was now unprotected and she-- feared for -its -safety. { Joining this meeting were Mr. Frank Honey r and � Pauling De ory, past _me bers-.of this -commission. , In.. a -.letter firs . Eleanor Hatcher stated -the p1 cement of the - original panting at - the school. Mrs . e l-ory noted -that Iashpee was the only Cape town to obtain r the original watercolor painting by wren Rinaldo . thereby' increasing ., its value'. Acton: Every effort will be made to acquire the painting as soon as possible. Mrs . Sloane will be so notified. 2. fir-. Andrew Gottlieb, resident near to- and interested in r the management of Mashpee Wakeby lake met with- the Board to seek guidance for the necessary funds to provide 17 regulation igns for the lake. Cost of each sign, shackle and nope and 15 lb. mushroom •, anchor is approximately $45-00 ' each r a total of r $765.00. This has ret with- theHarbormaster's approval as he will be making the signs. Mr. Gottlieb will be placing and removing signs each year.