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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-02-11_1 64. FEBRUARY 11, 1946- continued Mr. Salisbury then informed the board that he was making afmrmal deman~ to see the records and 'he wished ~o see them during business hours. Mr. Foster informed Mr. Salisbury that he felt that since t~ey had requested Mr. Mahoney to give a ruling on this matter that the board should wait unti~ it~is received from Mr. Mahoney. Mr. Salisbury then informed Mr. Foster that he had a very compe~en~ attorney on his right and he asked that he give a ruling on this matter. Mr. Thomson stated th[,t Mr. Mahoney had some doubt about it and the Board has no objections to the records being shown to Mr. Salisbury but if it happens that there is no ruling against showing these records to the public, Mr. Thomson felt that there should b~ some system so that every · body would no~ wish to look at the records a~ any time .unless it was at the convenience of those in charge. He' felt that ~perhaps Mr. S~li~bury might~eSt~bli~haa precedent. Mr. Thomson said,"I can"t quite a~ree on a "fishing expedition" but I b s!ieve there is some basis %o the request. that the records~open, if the request is made formally. Mr. Salisbury then said, I now make a formal request for the records for this pas~ year. Mr. Thomson then stated that he will ~o~ rule on.this question et this · time. Mr. Salisbury stated that he had had dealings with ~own counsels before and he would like a deadline on"the time. se~ for this ruling. ~_ He.s:ated that he would £ile a petition for a writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court in 8os%on unless he received formal notification from this Board byWednesday e:ening. Mr. Salisbury then sta~ed that he had n~':no ._ further business with the Board.' Mr. Thomson said that he did no% believe that this request had ever been received before and there should be some regular'.limitations. · Mr. Salisbury stated that he did wan~ to look at the records and was willing to spend the ~ime required for this. purpose....Mr.~Finneran ask~d if there was an2~hing specific that Mr. Salisbury wanted to look up and he replied that there was no, but that he was here as a citizen of the~ town and he wished tolook over the records for the past year. Mr. Thomson then made a motion that the request made by Mr. Salisbury be takenunder ~dvi~emen~, which motion was seconded by Mr. Finneran · and voted unanimously. · ~REE .P~OVAL HEARING .A hearing.on the request of Alden Hill of 5 Pez~y Street for the removal of-a ~ree in front of his home which is pushing up the cemen~ blocks.~fn, the sidewalk, maki~gghis house dark and creating a hazardous condition. Mr. Hill and Mr. Connors(tree warden) were present at.the hearing. No% opposition was offered and Mr. Connors felt that the mree should be removed. Mr. Finneran made s motion to grant this request, seconded~by Mr. Thomsoh and vo~ed unanimously. A hearing on the request of Thomas McG~eil of S2 Pleasen~ Street for removal of s maple tree which is wary close to his home and whi'ch makes the hoUS~ dark was hear a~ 7:30 P.M. Mr. Connors checked on ~his ~ree and he feels that it should be removed and he stated that there are two other trees very close ~o this one which ar~ close enough so that the removal off,his one will no~ be felt. Mr. Finneran ma~e a motion that this request'ee granted which was seconded by Mr. Thomson and vote was unanimous. DOG COMPLAINT H~ING: A hearing was held a~ 7:45 P.M. on the dog complaint made by Herbert Pickard and other residents of Osgood and Andover S~reetsJ Mr. Foster stated that Katherine C. Osgood had informed him thatshe could not appear at the hearing but she hoped that something would be done about this complaint. Mrs. Chandler Chase stated that the police had been annoyed by calls made by the neighbors. A Mrs. Boyle called the police on one occasion whenl, the dog spran~ at her late in the evening and she lives on Oak Ave. The dog is a boxer and wanders all over the place. Mr. Kent stated that the dog goes through their yar~dfrequently and the dog is very aggressive and he feels that he might bite the children. Mr. Pickard said that he went ~o Mrs. ~cLellan and she suggested that he grab the dog and see if it will bite the little girl but he felt that he didn't care to~ke this chance. Mrs. Olga Kent feels that the dog should be restrained at nigh~, especially, but that it is left out all hours. Mr. John Dolan, dog officer stated that he had never received any complnints about the dog ~arking, but hadbeen called to Mrs. Pickard's home on one occasion. He felt that the people were more concerned about what the dog will do rather than what he has done. He doesn't think the dog is vicious. Mr. Kent speke about the number of dogs in the cenzer but there isn't the same feeling as they have about the boxer. Ther~ was s general discussion from the various complainants about the dog. FEBRUARY 11, 19Z6- continued Mr. Thomson asked the complainants if they felt that if the dog was restrained on the premises this would satisfy them until they found out if this would reduce the barking, and they felt thst this would be satisfactory. Mr. Thomson made a motion that the owners of the dog be ordered no~ to allow the dog off the premises of the owner unless on a leash and further restrain the dog from barking excessively. Mr. Finneran seconded this.motion a~d the vote was unanimous. ,If the situation is not striaghtened out, a further complaint will be made by the complainants. Mrs. McLellan came in later and was informed of the order which seemed to be satisfac~orymo her. EXECUTIVE DEPART,trENT-STATE HOUSE A letter was received by the board informing them that Governor cndMrs. wil!continue to hold the reception ~o the public in the Hall of. Fl~gs, State House, Boston on February 22, 1946, and a cordial in~itation was ex~ended to the board. REPORT 0N JOHN KEANEY..BILL FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO HIM: A report was received from Chief McKee which explained that on January;28, ~ 1946.. John Keaney fell in front of Suitor's Market but that he was in an . intoxicated condition and that the'sidewalk wa,s free from ice in front of the .whole block. The Baard felt that there was no liability on the town for this expense and Mr. Carry will be so notified~as he was the person who ~presented the bill ~o the Selec~men~ DEPART~ENT OF pUBLIC WOR~S: ~.;'A letter was received from Herman A. MacDonald, Commissioner commended the ~own of North Andover for the excellent condition of the roads and info,rming~. the board that the U N 0 Committee were very complimentary ih ~hair remarks about this condition when they visited North Andover recently., DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: · 'iA letter was received from John A. Murdock, Chairman 'of the Board, of. Boiler · Rules on the Subject: Termination of regulations governing Relaxation and modification of'Chapter 1Z2, Gan. Laws (Te~.Ed)Sections 17, 18 and 19. He f~rther redommended that where galvanized ~ron pipe and fittings have been installed that they be replaced With n~nferrous material! ,.~as soon as possible rather then continue them in service the full two year ~ period. ~ ~P '~ANNING BOARD -~ TENEMENT HOUSE ACT: ' · The members of the p!annih~'board met with the SeleCtmen ~o discUss'this act and Mr. Harry Foster informed the board at the outset of the di-~cussioh .that Miss Herlihy, State Chairman of the Planning Board was oPPosed.to` Dutch flats as there are, so few ih'North Andover, the da'nger from fire is~ !~'great and,,there w0u!dn?t be enough ~ained. if this wer ..... ' · ~ ...... . · ~, ~ · , e permitted. , ,~:".reter Rm=cnze stated that.he had given this considerable, thought-and after -considering insurance, economy~ money involved, etc. he' felt mcr, to Oppose this matter. He felt that half of, the structures in N0rt~ ',were~ not s~rong enough to support Dutch'flats. - ~. "~ ~ - %.; ,Dr. Narold Kay wanted to know if the Selectmen had been ,..:,. ma~ter and Mr. .Thomson explained that they hadn't but they thought ~ ,,,,!i~.~,,be able to discuss this matter with 'the planning board and see wha~ ',"..,/, f~elings W~refn the matter. ~A copy Of the. rill"An Act to provide Housin ~:,~fgr veterans of World War II. The ~question of how many houses would be '~,,~,/available for this purpose wes brought up by Mr. Teombley there are a.bout 1900 houses in North 'Andover and perhaps only 30 to '50' .,~ould ~be.~suitable' for this purpose. He wanted to' know if they felt that the zoning restrictions ~hould be'~removed for this purnose. . · · ,&~i,.~,~. Thomson discussed the assessed value if a dutc~ flat were made and'als$ '~i ~,ii>~he,, fire'.hazard, then questioned· wh~her we had a right' to ·waive~thi~ iaw. .The Scoville place was mentioned as'being a good place to Start a developv-:'~- ~m~n~'but,~His ~as not looked on favorably by the other members. Mr. ,~j,~/~Trombley asked if the're 'had been anybody inquiring about temporary' ,'~ ,.dwellings ,such as trailor camps. Mr. Alter Said this had come u very s~dd6n!y but he felt that the dutch flat problem is quite a the fire hazard was.important and that two stairways would be needed, gables £ormas and he felt that a survey should be made and he questioned whether ,bt would be wise to let down on 6~= present building oodeJ The matter of 'j , '~i,!getting materiaIs and labor was discussed also plumbing mst&~ials. He said that restrictions are severe. He felt'a 'survey would be the first step. Mr. Thomson then suggested that the meeting continue for thirty days and later have the reporter put s notice in the paper about this matter and see if it can be determined how many people are interested in the town. a meeting could be arranged with the Planning, Zoning Boards and building inspector.