HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Comm Minutes 2/27/1996MANSFIELD HISTORICAL COMMISSION
TOWN OF MANSFIELD.
MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 0204$
Office at:
50 West St.
Mansfield, Ma. 02048
MANSFIELD HISTORICAL COMMISSION MINUTES
for February 27, 1996 at 7:30 PM at Town Hall
Present: Gean Parks, Jean Nordbeck, Leslie Pasch, CharlottC Scozzafava and Kate Viens.
Correspondence
Historic Mass invitation to discussion on Special Commission on Historic Preservation.
2. ZBA parking variance
3. Finn Comm memo on warrant articles for Town Meeting
4. Christmas in Salem brochure
5. Bay State Historical League letter for fundraising/upcoming events
6. Memo from Town Manager on Town Meeting articles
7. Master Plan Advisory Committee memo
8. Animal Shelter Flea Market
9. Town Meeting memo from Town Manager
The minutes from the November 1995 and January 1996 meetings were approved as
recorded.
The grant period for the Bay State Historical League ends on February 29, 1996. We
are waiting for the final report from Claire Dempsey. Possible uses for the remaining $200
from the grant were discussed. It was decided to use the money to purchase historic
photos of the Fisher - Richardson House and the history books Claire suggested. Leslie
will set up an account with Baker and Taylor to purchase the books at a discount. They
will be available to the Mansfield Historical Society and Commission members for
background reading for house tours and general information. Leslie will create a purchase
order before February 29. Kate will write the final report for the grant in March.
The January meeting with Claire Dempsey and the Mansfield Historical Society was
reviewed. Claire presented her report and recommendations for background reading. The
information will be added to our National Register application. It appears from Claire's .
research that the Fisher Richardson house was built around 1740 -50 although
architecturally the house looks older.
Town Planner Shaun Burke is looking for possible grants for rebuilding the Williams
Street Bridge. Kate found out that transportation project funds can sometimes be used.
The bridge was built in the 1930's and does not meet the requirements for a historic
bridge. She has written to the Selectmen suggesting that they ask the Mass Highway Dept
to rebuild it in its original form (timber pile bridge with timber deck.) They have done this
for other towns. A dam will need to be rebuilt as well.
Parking for the new Town hall has been approved. The lawsuit and Zoning Board of
Appeals decision have been bypassed. The Planning Board reinterpreted the number of
spaces needed. There will be a fence around the Aztec statues during construction. There
is question as to whether a path through West Street cemetary will still be needed.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
J
Leslie A. Pasch
Secretary