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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-02-25 February 25, 1946 - continued "if you.say that the conditions are satisfactory, it is adjudicated and goes to the Town Meeting for acceptance. Mr. Carty then stated that we are up against the same thing on Lyman Road which was accepted. The place is flooded because Of the drainage. None of the residents of Glenwood street were present but -Leonard Oates was present and he felt that this matter of accepting streets should be started right and since there is no drainage on Glenwood Street now, it should no~ be accpted.Mr. Thomson stated that he does not think that Mr Carry need say a drainage is necessary but he feels that Mr. Carry should know about the natural drainage. Mr. Foster s~a~ed that he felt that Glenwood Street is a · mudhole. Mr; Carry then told the board that as soon as s s~reet is accepted a large a~ount! of money isneeded ~o take care of the drainage and he doesn't feel that he can take thismoney out of hie regular appropriation. ~rl Thomson then declared that this is the reason why Mr. Carry should be t~eone.~ say what is required. Mr.',Carty~hen stated that there is no hard surface or surface drain on G!enwcod Street and Leo J. Murphy inquired how many streets had been accepted by the Sown. without such fscilitiesl Chairman Foster declaredhe did not know off hand.? Darrell Br~tten inguired if it is possible ~o appropriate money before a street is'acceptedand-the answer,: given was no. Mr; Finneran felt that this street did not seemready for approval 9y the board :. of selectmen and that this matter should be taken under ~advisement. Mr. Thom stated that it was getting close to the TU~ meeting and that the board bad,better ~ake up their minds. Mr. Foster then made e motion that after reviewing the~stree' ldo not feel that it is in proper condition for approve!by this board. Mr. Finneran seconded this motion. Mr, Thomson requested that he be recorded asin' favorof the motion, specifically'because the Highway Surveyor repbrts~that the'~ Condition of the street is.not sstisfacto.-7 to him. The vote was then unanimous The matter of Rosedale Avenue was thentaken up. Mr.'Palmer Long'was pre,enO'and he 'said that the road has a good surface and that there' is good.drainage., and feels that the streetshou!dbe accepted. One resident who'was present' he had lived on the street for over forty years and never had' any troubl, ling.iOn the street and Mr. Thomson noted that there was little doubt that the ~-:is%re~'~?~as a~public way by prescription if not by acceptance by the' town. i" ~'~ ~Mr.: Foster read a letter from the Planning Board which stated that there wasnc~. ,plan~of. RosedaleAvenue available in the planning board file, but that a plan in the Assessors office. Mr..Carty reported that Rosedale Avenue'is~in ~fa~r!y,.good condition and ~tr. Long state~ thattha residents ofthat secti$~ would,not requireany surface drains and.were satisfied wit~ whatthey have. Mr. Finnaran made emotion for thaadJudication of Rosedale Avenue~ Mr. Th6mson · Said~:h~'has no objections Whatever to theadJudicaticn-of this street, b~it:is an:ii~fraction of our regulationsandfa~am.mUc~m~th~treetha~ been used for~so tong.~ape~iod of time, it becomes a~!ic w~by'prescripgion~.N, ~'strg~t~.'is'on file with the Planning Board. A motionwas made by M' s~c~onde~byMr. Foster.that the Selectmen report, and recommendour ~of.aosecale Avenue and the vote was unanimous.' -~.~, . '~NE~ENGLAND T~.EPHONE AND T~EGRAPH CO~PAIff j.~:%~:~A~i~.~tion co~ring the proposed Joint locations andabandon~ents.on.A ~'S~Iem Turnpike,Massachusetts Avenue~and Linden Avenue. Ashland'street;~ southwest' ,~.,,~,~.,R~:'iN~.Main street, 4 p$1es .(remove 4 J,oint poles). Salem Trunoike, 45 northwest ~';'~"of~.Peters Street, 1 pole. Massachusetts Avenue~ northwest of Greene Street~ 2 po! ~[~e~ovel Joint pole). Linden Avenue, south of Greene street, 1 pole (remove. '~ ~li~J.6int pole). A heering was se~ for March tl, 19~6 at 7:30 P.M, Abutters "'~'~l~,~e notified. LAWRENCE GAS~& ELECTRIC COMPANY: .1 Petition requesting permission to locate poles,wires andfixtures an ~id~of. . Railroad Avenue, approximately 80 feet northerly from Salem po!e~ A hearing was set for March !1, 1946 at 7~30 P.M. . NEW:ENGLt~ TEL. & TEL. COMPANY ~ petition.covering the relocation of 2 Joint poles on Beveo_, and ''was'~ceived and permission was granted by unanimous vote. No hearing is required on this petition. DOG COMPLAINT: Chi~f,.McKeereported that the dog owned by Mr. D'Urso and kept byJoseph D'~rso, a~out'which we had a public hearing recently, had been memoved from NorthAndover. PRECINCT OFFICERS: The'matter of appointing a Warden (Republican) in Precinct 1 was taken up. Mm. Thomson made a motion to appoint Katherine Finn as Warden from the appointment 6fDepu%y Warden; Benjamin Coates to be Deputy Warden from Inspector and Walter Hamilton to be appointed Inspector. Mr. Finneran seconded the motion and vote was~unasimous.