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Home My WebLink About1945-05-28FIRE DEPARTMENT- · 0iatelit. Mr.~Hargreaves said the coop was burned flat and that the'b~0od~r was:~closer %hen 12 feet to the barn. He)~l'~o~ Stated tha~ Mr. Diffy'took the valve and keptlit end'that he. still has it. The..valve'had been used before-.~-The, new gates ~.were on the LaFrance'truck. He said there was no breeze ~ut if ..the,re had been. the house would have ~urned down. :'~iH~:'~sk~dMr~A~ron~an if his ~srn~was~t.ill s tandlng'w~enthe :;~fire::d~par~me~t left and Mr. Aar0nian 'answered no, that"he.had~ ii[itM~;~Aaroniafi 'again 's~ated that the t~Uck Was' on the line and ~' ~th~¢~everybody was asking for water. Laurence Aaronian again discussed the water sit~ation at the fire on Sunday, May 2?, and stated that the fire could have been p~t out if the department had had water. He again stated 'the conditions previously mentioned~ Leo Kane and Chief ~argreaves were at the meeting and Mr. Kane S~aid ~ had wa~er on one line .and 'the truck .was on'the- dead line. Chief ~argreaves said he arrived at the fire at sixo'clock and Eane got down there almost as soon as the fire truck. Mr. Kane said the lines were 1Aid immediately and 'the ~uilding was -burning rapidly and the flames were coming out the front door. They had to move the fire truck so that it wouldn't get scorched. They got water at once ~ut couldn't use the other line.. Mr. Hargreaves said.that Mr. Aaronian ~tated that it' took: t'he Department an hour_to get there and the truck was no good nor were the men.- N~.~Thomson asked how soon before the water got started and Mr. Hargreaves said it was ten minutes. ' Mr. Hargreaves stated that ~. Aaronian attemped to get the horses out of the barn but it' was too hot and nothing Could be done. When Mr. D~ffy came down Se stated that the water is 0~K,' ~ut the ~pin in one of the gate valves was broken and the water couldn't 'go through.. .. Mr.. Thomson asked if a fireman called mr. Dully and Mr'. A~roniaz stated that was 'true ~ut he didnot know him ~y name. 'Mr. Hargreaves explained that the handle on the gate was ~roken :land that when a man is on a hydrant, he has to stay there ~ut the fireman who was on the hydrant knew what the trouble ~a~,.and there was no reason why he' should have some~body Calll Mr?Dully. i' ... Mr; Aaronian said the. chiC-ken coop was 'destr0Yed~before~the~ fire department 'arrived but that the bar,'had JUs't caught fire and could have' been saved if they 'had'water. · "~Ch~i$f ~argreaves and Mr.'Kens insisted that the barn.was in' flames when they arrived. Mr. Aaronian said the inside of the barn was covered with~ celotex 'hd anything nailed flat to the wall-will not burn rapidly,i and ~%he~'~ whole front of the barn was not burned for some'time sn~ could ~'have'.been; saved if there had been. water. Mr. Aaroninn said he h,'d ~saved money and put. it into the barn for a past tim'eTand.'hobby~ "',If:the Town could help ~e in P~tting up a.new barn I would appre- Mr.'HargreaveS said that both hoses are connected at the same time~ ~t when the pin broke only one hose wes available. Mr. Foste~ asked Er. Aaronian if he had been advised to sue the town and if this wasn't the reason he was asking 'for help in: ~ - re~Aildinm the ~srn..He stated that there was nc insurance, on the :',.,,:harn~' - ' ' -', .... - Chief argreaves sa~d that by asking forlhelp in the ~uilding of ~a~ new barn that Aaronian is blaming the town, not himself, 'for ~having the hen coop with a brooder so close to the barnj The ~¢hief~l~ Said that even if a second hose had ~een workln~, nothing could have saved it~ not even a department as big'as ~awrence. Mr~. Aaronian repeatedly stated~that ~if this thing happened to a ~.~house o~ a school and there were children in them, nothing ~ould beck. done to'save them if no water was available. ~ Mr~Foster stated that he felt that defective equipment was the . cause and Aaronian stated that he did not know who wired thebarn, Mr. Hargreaves said that all the firemen were there except one who is ill and in the hospital. · Mr~ ~'oster said that Mr. Aaronian asked for reimbursement but does ~not know of any way the town'could make an adjustment. There seems to be a difference of opinion of the water question. ~Mr. Hargreaves stated he is generally on the cutlet end and he ~ s~d.it ~seems ages beforethe water comes through. He doesn"t ~'bzame anybody for getting excited at a time like this. Mr,Finneram asked if there were many.people there and Mr.~aargreave~ ere was ulte a of there May ~8, 1945- contin~ted FIRE DEPART~EN_T~'~ "'" M~;' Hargreavs~t~t ~eorge Sanford was there and that he t01~ them the hydrant was o.k. ~Lr. Hargreaves understood that there was a story around that something was wrong with the this' was not true and the h~dra, nt was alright and they.wers able to get water through one line. The reason for~the other'hose not working was because the pin had broken in the gate and~c'ould . not be u~ed. · Mr. Thomson stated that it was an unfortunate thing to have the 'place burned-down, and he 'made a motion .that the matter be~t.aken under advisement. ' ' Mr. Fi~nersn stated ttmt we have a difference of opinion here and I feel that there ia nothing to be taken under advisement. Mr. Thomson explained that Mr. Aaronian had asked for assistance in building a barn. Mr. Finneran then seconded Mr. Thomscn's~ ~ · motion which was a unanimous vote. POLICE DEPARTMENT: A !letter from 0bier McE~e asking-for the 'approval of the board'i · of a 'system %he police department wished/ to adopt in regard, to patrolman who are out on sick leave. The letter states Shat ~i .a man is out for two weeks, he receives his' pay-and if ":' two' mor'e weeks, he forfeits his vacation and, receives' his weeks pay 'and for the next two weeks, he would receive-his ,pay providing the.men were willin_~ to double up for him. This~ system~ is ~in' effect in the fire station. - ,Mrs; Thomson stated that the 'board cannot force the,men to work · filling in for another man but it would be a very commendable thing to~ do and if the men agree to do this, he thinks a verygood idea. If the department adopts this system b0ard~ Will send a lett'er of conu~endati, o~ for:,their NT~TREAS URER: - was received fr°r~ 'Ja~s ~ker, twont r~asurer~stat','ingt 000 worth of treasury cert'ificates of indebtedness "of 'Series,~ purchased, by ,the town last year. matur, es,~:,, June;l, '194§. As' pr~v'ided in Chapter $, Acts of 1943',1, Mr""~kef' asked ,the~ approval,of the Board to.reinvest`the 'above au~ou'nt:~.0f money.Mr. ~ker told the board that the investment ea~ed:~$407'-60->h -~ CLO, THING' DRIVE ' :A report",fro~',Louis- P. Saunders, chairman of the ~: in North Ando~er, showed thatl 69 cartons ~o~ [pes of clothing were shipped from-North Andover,we 11068 pOUnds;~ A letter will be sent to Mr. Sa~nders,c him and",also j, the conzzittee~'on the.fine work they-i perf°rmed~',iL, during this drive. : STREET LIGHT ~ REQUEST Adam Ceplikaa:again came before the Board to request a str, ee llgh~ ,at'the corner ~f Lexington and Oonco'rd Streets.' board suggested that Mr. 'Foster look over the situation?and' report t'o the board if he. feels that a light is needed at ~}}is point SENATE BILL No; iii as amended was read by Mr. Thomson board 'voted to s end a letter to'the Senate C~mb'er stating .that · the 'board 'wished to be recorded as 'opposing this bill; Und'er "this ~'act or bill, carriers of passengers, by motor vehiolesi~would be allowed to pickup passengers in the' town while the pres~n,'t law prohibits pick-ups.' FIRE 'DEPARTMENT-Astonish Fire: ~' - -Mr. ~honey was asked to find out if we could legally to tny~hing for Mr. Astonish in regard 'to his bar~ which burned' down. 'The board voted to send a letter to William B. Daffy requesting 'that. he turn the gate over to the..Selectmen as the proper authorities.. Mr. Thomson made the following motion: Inas~ch as Mr. Aaro'nian, has been here and made certain allegations in respect to, ther'tire rder to ascertain full facts we would like tc to this Board Selec was