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STOP SIGNS
~/letter from the Department of Public Works in regard to our request to have
"Stop Signs" erected on Railroad Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue was received
by Chief McKee and will taken care as soon as the current traffic program
will permit.
EXTENTION OF WEEKEy PASS: .
A letter was received fro~ the Eastern Mass. Street Railway Company, advising
this Board that after due consideration of the various pass limits in the
Lawrence division, and the trend of rising costs, the Public Trustees regret
that they cannot approve the extention of the weekly pass from StevansCorner
to' North Azldover Center. htr. Chase stated that the mileage between the
Lawrence traffic and North Andover Centers is greater than any other pass
limit in the district, while the limit at Stevens compares favorably with
distances on the other routes.
& M. RAi'LROAD C0~PANY-:,-~ STREET CROSSING:
Acknowledemmmt cf our letter of November 1, received relative to condition of
railroad grade crossing at Elm Street, and this is being referred'to the
Division Engineer, Mr. R.~. Tupper at Dover, N.H. for investigation 'and any
action that is necessary will be compiled with.
PAR~F~RRIVERWILDLIFEREFUGE:
The Board of Selectmen ~ent on record as being in favor of the bill now pending
in Congress to sbolish the proposed Parker P~i~rWild Life RefugeinMassachu:
SELEOT/VE SERVICE SYSTEM
A notice was received from Samuel F. Rockwell, chairman of the Loc'sS Board,
~No. 3, to the effect that Selective Service Local Board.No. 3, locatad~at
'T~wn Hall, Andover, has been officially designated as a "Veterans, ~nformation
Center" and requesting cooperation from this board, in bringing this fact to
,. the attention of veterans needing assistance and of the general public.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORESJSNOWREMOVAL
Notification received that.Auto .Rt. No. 114 and 125, Ail state highway, total
length 11.15 miles will be kept sufficiently clear of snow and ice as to be
reasonably safe for travel for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19~6.
AUTO ROUTEN0. 133, from Route125 to the Bo~ordLine 1.60miles, willy,be kept.
open and reasonably passable for vehicles during the winter months and.the
Department of Public Works will share equally in the expense of this work. Two
forms were signed by Mr. Foster and returned to the District Highway Engineer,
~'~C.-.A. Fritx, 242 Cabot Street, Beverly, Mass.
-~,.'..CHAPTER 90 Road Construction request.
The.Board of Selectmen requested that ChaptergO,road construction for 1946
on Main and Water Streets would require $10,000 to .be contributed by the
Commonwealth, $5~000 by the County and $5,000 by the Town of North Andover.
, - S'O OF '~ -0.- 'T SE '
'Notification received in which it seeks the viewpoint of theSelec~men in
'"~.~ard to the desirability of including under the Social Security Law those ..
employers presently exempted therefrom, so that their employees.might be
protected during periods of unemployment due to lack 6f work. Meetings will
be..hald in Boston on November 19, 1945 to discuss this subject.
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDS FOR 1945~
The Beards of Selectmen of the towns of North Andovar, Boxford,.Middleton met
on theseventh and eighth of November to perambulate the lines between the
said towns and records on this information are on file under the above heading~
Bounds between Lawrence and North Andover and between Naverhill and North
Andover will be perambulated on November 23, 1945 by the Boards of Selectmen
and Engineers of the above cities. This perambulation will be repeated in
November 1950 and every five years thereafter.
Meeting adjourned;
The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was 'heid a t 7:00 P.M. with
all members present. Weekly bills amd payrolls were approved.
LEO MURPB~f:
Leo Murphy came before the board to discuss the Zoning Laws and informed the
Hoard that he had been into the State House and that records required from the