HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-04-24April 2Z, 1944- continued
LAWRENCE G & E 00. Permission granted ~o excavate on 16 Sutton St.
to~ repair gas mains.
JUROR: A Juror was drawn by Mr. Foster to serve at the May 15, 1944
ssssion at Newburyport, Superior Criminal Court, namely:- Arthur
Drummond, 38 Johnson Street, mill operative.
LEO r~RPHY appeared before the board to discuss the vo~e taken at
the ~own meeting in March regarding buying War Bonds. He stated that
he had talked with Mr. Waddell, who said the vo~e of $75,000 to be
used for taxes was not in the warrant end the article to purchase
$50,000 war bonds was defeated. Mr. Weddell told Mr. Murphy that it
wes up to the towns to decide how much free cash would be used to
reduce taxes but hoped they wou~dn'tuse all of it for this purpose.
WAR PRODUCTION BOARD: Bulletin and weekly publication oD "Redistribution"
received and filed under se!ectmen's matters.
.LAWRENCE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.: Notificationreceived that 100 Candle PSwer
s~reet light on pole 1091, Beech Avenue at intersection of Mass. Avenue
and one 100 candle power street light on pole 2274 on Beech Avenue
at'intersection or. Parker Street were installed and turned on April 14 - 15
respectively.
I AM AN ~ERICAN DAY: Letter from Nenry Nicolls, of the U.S. Department
od. Justice stating thatPresident Roosevelt has issued a Proclamation
proclaiming May 21, 1944 as "I am an American Day" (Selectmen's file)
· ~' '~'~ ~ · investigate this. matter and report to the Board,
',The regular weekly meeting was held' at 7.00 P.M. with all members present.
Weekly bills and payrolls were approved.
~ COMPLArNT :..
'":Mr. Finneran received a complaint relative to considerable dumping on Suffolk'!'
Street, near'the Railroad. It was unanimously voted to have Chief McKee 1'
STREET LIGHT
~A~.request was received from Irving Hinton to have a street light installed
on'Middlesex Street, Post #147. This is a very dark wooded' section and a
light would'help a ~reat deal. A request will be made to the Lawrence Gas.
& Electric Co.
SNOWREM~VAIEQUIPMENT -
Circ~u!ar letterreceived asking forsnow removal ~quipment for nex~ ~inter.'
M~.i Carty stated that he will not require 'any equipment~ during this year.
'? (Filed under Dept. Public Works)(Mass,)
·" ESSEX COUNTYF~TIP~ENTBOARD:
A'(bi!l for $7653.00 to the'Essex County Retirement Board was'approved. A cop~
of~ the vote of the above named Board was received requesting that this payment:'~
'" '"' b~.made.'(Filed Essex County Retirement Board)
SE~EC~EN'S ASSOC~ATION
:'i::' 'L~tter received from Mr. Roy Hardy, Townof Andover, relative to the Mass. .
..: ':?electmen s summer meeting to be held at Swampsc6tt. We are asked to c0ntact'%
'~ .banks, insurance Companies, manufacturers, business houses, etc. and get as
' ':.i'~any ads as possible. Rates $50.00 per page, $25.00 per half page and $1~.00
~ per quarter page. Smaller ads will be taken in combination.
U;S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE
· i Letter from the Immigration and Naturalization Service requesting nam;s'and
"~:.~d~ress of executive officers of Civic, Educational and Patriotic-0rganizationA
Fred Pit,in, American Legion and N.A. lmprovement Society will be sent in.
~!!Notificetion received regarding Joint Conference to be held at Hotel Statler
6/12,13,14,15/1944. relative to Present Problems of the Building Official
and Building construction of the Future. None of the members plan to attend
· ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE:
~.,TheBoard of Selectmen held a conference with the Chief of Police(McKee)
inregard to the assault and battery case in North Andover on Friday night
'April 28, 1944. They. were greatly disturbed over this matter but have every
confidence that the Police Department is doing everything possible to clear
it Up. Chief McKee suggested that more men on 'the force would help a great.
deal.
