The Board met in Regular Session at 7:30 p.m. in its meeting room at Abbot Hall.
Present (constituting a quorum):
Jeffrey N. Shribman, Chairman
William M. Purdin William L. Woodfin, II
Judith R. Jacobi Harry C. Christensen
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator

MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of September 24, 2003. -----All in favor.
TRIBUTE. Motion made and seconded for a letter of condolence to be sent to the family of Mrs. Hattie Craig Fader, who recently passed away. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Banners. Letter from Tom Kennedy, President of Marblehead Youth Hockey Association, Inc., requesting permission to place a banner across Pleasant Street from November 10 to November 17. Motion made and seconded to approve, subject to receipt of the requisite insurance and Light Department approval. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Use of Shanty Number 5. A request from William Powers, II, of 95 Lafayette Street, seeking permission to use shanty number 5. Motion made and seconded to approve the request. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Block Party. A request from Katherine S. Renney, of 15 Summer Street, requesting permission to block off Summer Street from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4 for a block party. Motion made and seconded to approve, subject to Police and Fire Department approval. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Block Party. A request from Carolyn Zaleski, of 7 Locust Street, requesting permission to block off the intersection of Locust Street and Mansion Road from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19 for a block party. Motion made and seconded to approve, subject to Police and Fire Department approval. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Block Party. A request from Polly Kelloway, of 25 Brown Street, requesting permission to block off Brown Street between Ocean Avenue and Nanepashemet Street from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 5 for a block party. Motion made and seconded to approve, subject to Police and Fire Department approval. All in favor.
TRAFFIC AND SAFETY. Approval of sign. A letter from Lt. Dave Millet, Community Services Officer on behalf of the Police Department for the approval of a stop sign to be posted at the northeast corner of Homestead and Alden Roads. Motion made and seconded to approve the placement of the stop sign. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Street Banner. Marblehead Rotary Club, requesting permission to hang a banner on Pleasant Street. Motion made and seconded to approve the hanging of a banner from October 27 – November 3, subject to receipt of the requisite insurance and Light Department approval. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Street Banner and Sandwich Boards. Marblehead Summer Jazz, requesting permission to hang a banner on Pleasant Street and to place sandwich boards at the following locations: Tent’s Corner; Humphrey and Tedesco (Frederick W. Bailey Square; Atlantic and Seaview; Essex and Pleasant and Lafayette and Maple (Gatchell Green). Motion made and seconded to:
i) approve the hanging of a banner from December 1 – 8;
ii) approve the hanging of a banner from November 24 – December 1, as an alternate date; and
iii) approve the placement of sandwich boards. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Use of Image. A request from Samuel S. Cori on behalf of the National Men’s Chorus to use an image of the The Spirit of ’76 painting, which hangs in the Selectmen’s room. Motion made and seconded to approve the request to use an image of the painting, on the cover of a compact disc, subject to proper crediting. All in favor.
FINANCE COMMITTEE. Received a letter of intent from Thomas E. Klett, of 10 Grant Road, applying for one of the positions available on the Finance Committee. Motion made and seconded to schedule interview dates for this position for Wednesday, October 15 (with October 29 as an alternate date). All in favor.
MARBLEHEAD CONSERVANCY. Received a letter from Richard C. Harrison, President regarding the possible formation of a Perambulation Committee to promote the walking of all of the Town lands once a year with the goal of keeping them all open to the public. Motion made and seconded for the Town to avail itself of this opportunity and to recommend the coordination of this promotion to be done by Rebecca L. Curran, Town Planner; Doug W. Saal, Town Engineer and Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator. All in favor.
APPOINTMENTS. Received a letter of intent from Jack Attridge, of 64 Beach Street, applying for one of the positions of Shellfish Constable. Motion made and seconded to appoint Jack Attridge. All in favor.
Received a letter of intent from Harry C. Christensen, Jr., of 19 Overlook Road, applying for one of the positions of Shellfish Constable. Motion made and seconded to appoint Harry C. Christensen, Jr. Four in favor. Christensen present.
PEACE VIGIL Received a letter from Judy Luise, Marblehead High School Social Worker, with an invitation to the public to attend the Peace Vigil sponsored by the high school to be held on Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m. at the entrance courtyard of the school.
DEFIBRILLATOR PROJECT. Motion made and seconded for a letter of thanks to be sent to Mr. Scott Kaufman, President of Municipal Employees Union Local 1776 for the union’s decision to purchase a defibrillator machine for the Town. All in favor.
Donation received from Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2005, in the sum of $3,600.00, for purposes of purchasing defibrillator machines. Motion made and seconded to send a letter to Veterans of Foreign Wars in appreciation of their generous contribution. All in favor.
TRIBUTE. Motion made and seconded for a letter to be sent to Mr. Richard Kessel congratulating him on being honored at the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore and for his contributions to our community. All in favor.

TRIBUTE. Motion made and seconded for a letter to be sent to Ms. Lonna Woodfin thanking her for her contribution as a member of the Council on Aging and congratulating her on her new job as nurse at the Middle School. All in favor.
GIFTS. Photograph received from Michael Brophy at Washington’s Crossing Historic Park “Tales of the Marbleheaders”.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. Motion made and seconded for the deadline
for the acceptance of applications for the two vacant alternate positions to be set for Wednesday, October 15, 2003. All in favor.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 8:02 p.m. All in favor.
Ursula Kretschman
Administrative Aide