1953/02/09Minutes of the ~,-eetinS
January 26,
TO?f]', OF BERLIN
0FFiCY Ot: TKE SLLRCT?,'[Ei,'
Tire :,.~et, ir~ o?enact at 7:50 P.~',!. with the first and second
Selectmen ~,re~ent. 1',Ir. ~uddette did not attend beck, use of i2.~ness.
Mr. Jor~.. Graham Clvilia~ Defense Coordinator ap!eared before the
Selectman this evening ~nd discussed the matter cf a new air raid
alert s yste~,~.
Mr. Grahan ~'nformcC the ~' iectmen tha~ the tetephop, c compana
wo~ id instal~, a master swiuch at [~oiicc ,ieadquarters i'or a
charge or ~['~0.00. Yhis wouz5 alert ti'e three d[str ets,
Berlin and last Berlin.
i'.ir. Graham furtt~er stated ti'mt the r~:sidents of Silver. Lake,
beckley eno tP,~ scuth ~nd o th~ Chamberlain, were unabl~ to h~ar
th~ nlsnal.
The teleTi~one corn[any would install lines to sirens ~ the
above locations for .~i.'1.0 ror thc fir,,~t quarter mile ~.~ .,5~/' for
every qusrter mile thereafter. Nr. Graham ststed theft ~,hls seened
high, ant the ma~ter switch installation was t~:e most im~>ortar~t at
the ;resent time.
idr. Graham started that they were ~ian,,,in~: t.o install a line to
~:~ suNeri~,tendent's office im the new hlgh sci:ool on the above ~rice
scf~e::ule. The su[erlnt~ndent's office v.~e ±~ then alert t~.e other
sc~ools.
i',ir. Graham !:oil,ted out tb..t t~.ey have a .~4000. a.~propr]ation for
sucr~ items.
Mr. Nilssoi~ asked ir tiils alert syste:: would inferrer with thc
fire alertin6 system , and .-r. ~rah;s~ stated ;.,hat it ,t,~ouid riot as it
is on a ~eparate circuit,
A motior= ~as made and i.assed lh,~t the Civilian Eefense Coordinator
~roceed with the ]~ian to haYe ~, r,,ast~r switch installed at roiice
Headquarters to alert the y:opulace at a monthly char6~ ....... 50 O0
A ruction was made an<i -. *~ ~.~m,.a 3upernar;t %o
[aose,, authorlzlr, g ],Trs. ~
examine the Town Clerk's indexes at th( '~own Clerk's request.
}~r. Hall repot,ted that Leo Oaffney informed him that
case v;as scheduled to come up shortly.
[~,ir. Oaffne~r stated th.t ~,~ (Mr. t~pson) was uskin.S for
damages to bls automobile and :~1o00. persona± injury.
-- ~ ~ :?scnal in~'ury clai~.~
!./.r. ~a~z said Lha~ ~fl'ney ~Lcu~h the e ~
was quite hioh
~,2r. i~iisson sta%ea~, that~ r~e was in f~vor ol~ taking the case
"' L ~'~ ~ la
tc court rather tha~ a cash settlement, because ~n ~_.~ so woc
make the tov,m ifi~ble for cth~r such [.~cialer~ts.
?~ir. !iali tc~ look into the matter furth~:r.
The Se!~ctmen met with the i~lannJng Co~mission tLis evening
to discuss the ~.atte~_· of house r~u~b~:ring