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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-03-25MARCH 18, 1946-continued At an executive meeting later this matter was discussed and. th8 outcome was'that a letter was sent,to Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts to inquire if the vote of the Board of Fire Engineers continue in effect until the ~rmof office of engineers expires or until such =otc may'be changed by action of said vote of the engineers and if the vote of'the town.on March 16, refusing the board of engineers the authority to employ one of its members as a spare driver, become immediately effective. :"" & letter was sent to Thomas J. Gresham, Director of Civil Service to see '%bother the acceptance of the special act of the legislature supersedes and thereforsabolishes the hoa~d of engineers so that in the future the North Andover Fire Department will be under the ~ontrol of a permanent chief employe~ under civil service laws. ,'This was a'u~animous vote t~'~ke thessinqui~ies. BU LDING PERM ~T:: _UEST ' ' '&request from Mr. Benry Rider asto whether a permit was required to tear down the ice house at the lake was discussed and'de~ided .that~no permit ~..is required. Mr. Rider is to be notified. 'DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND .TAXATION: ;.~.,~copy. of the assessors ,letter r~ferrimg to the ."Cherry Sheet" wh~h,~must be used in.determining the 1946 tax ra~e was received hy this 'board~ Filed, under Corporations and Taxation. .. -~ ¢OMMISS~0NER OF .~S'/AID ~ND. PENS~0NS ~' 'Notice'~receivedrelative.to the Veterans' Services Traihing~natitute: ~.'~.' covering all phases of veteran benefits at the'Institute a~ Program for',~ same also received~'Fi!e~ um~er.'Veterans folder (Commissioner) WAR ASSETS CORPORATION:.. · ~'; "'~ "' .... ..... Various bulletins'received on Surpl ty s '~nd'town ,~.~ . . us proper available to citie .' s. >;,::~Filed ,under ~Surplus property. , . . .,BOND 'AP~ROVED~ Bond.approved for Tax O~llector Irving Hinton for th~: : o~i$~O,300 in ~he AETNA. Casualt~ and , Surety Company. . - Meeti2g adjourned. '~'The regular aeek!ymeetih~ 'of ~he'Board · of $electmen waS,~eld'on this, -'at'?~30P;M.::with all members ~resent. Weekly hills and payr011s'were~.,. .app~oSeddfor payment. ~. ...... bY'nominating Elwyn King to "the ,Board of Appeals which.t~rm ~ on,Jamuary'.lgZ8.. Thtswas a,~unanimoun'vote. - , -. . %. .,,Salisburythen · [ ".' made a motion that the other :terms of: members ~oT .the ,, -,. ~,;-?Board 'be~ set at. this time.' Mr;, $alis~,' placed :John 'AIter for].T~,e ,te~m'¢, ~.'ii'(~expiring on,January 1951. sec°nded'hy;Mr.~:Firmeran'and ,vote was ~unan~m0Us; ' "~ D0naldBuchan, nominated, for the' term expiring Sunuary 1947. Seconded by Mr. ,:,,~inneran and voted Unanimously. ~ ' " Mr. Lund nominated for ther expiring on January 1950. /Unanimous vote. .... ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF ,THE A~PEAL B~RD. [.Mro~ Salisbury wondered if enough 'publicity had been given to'the two .openings '.,for associate members of,,the &ppeal Board. Mr.' Thomson felt that this matter should he taken care cf at this time and, he,, submitted two names that of ,'.'Leo Murphy end Darrell Britton. Mr. Salisbury submitted the name of Leonard ' Firth. Mr. Salisbury made a motion that Leo Murphy be appointed associate ' · .,, member, his term to expire in January 19~8. .-Mr. Fianeran submitted-the name of James Began of Pilgrim Road aa an associate member of the Board of App. eals~,which.was seconded by Mr. Salisbur~ and vote was unanimous.Term to expire, ih ~a~Kr~ 1947. .:[78 1946 MAROH 25,/continund REGISTRAR 0F VOTERS= Mr. Salisbury appointed Patrick Orcnin to the office=' of registrar of ~otars, for the 'term of three years, to expire in '1949. Vote was unanimous. RE~OL7~ PERMITS: Mr. Salisbur~mnde a motion that Mrs. LillianDeardan he given the authority to sign permits for carrying revolver a~ter due consideration of an'application by the Licensing Board. Yota was unanimous. ' OIL BURNER INSPECTOR: Christopher L. Higginhattam came hafore the board and informe~ ~hem that he had haen appointed oil burner inspector in 19~4 by the present chief.' Mr. Higginbottom informed the board that in 1932 a law was passed setting a ~fee of $.50 for each inspection, $.25' to go to the town, and the other half to go to'the inspector. Mr. Higginbottom stated that some times he is required to make these Fisits' before he Can make the' inspection . Ha feels that~ the fee he r$eeives is not s~fficiant to compensate him for'the time he gives'and the cost of running his car.and he requested that %he whole amount he given to him or have the calls made' of. the Fire Department time. He stated that unless one of the two suggesZions are adopted, ha does not care to se~veim this. capacity,. · M~. Salisbury made' a motion that this matter, he taken under advis~ent' v.:. : until a S't~y of:the matter can be made by the' board. This motion'was seconded by'Mr. Finneran'and.vote was'unanimous. Mr. Higginbottom'would 'like.' this action to be retroactive to January 1, i94~ if it is adopted. ~,- .. . POLICE ApPRoPRIATION: Leo Murphy came before' ~ha hoard ahd inquired what the,extra $3,000 in the police appropriation was to be used for. He said he 'had~haard various ~things But would! like to know the answer. Mr. Murph~ statnd~ that~ if another, officer ,.:i's. to be named for this department', he felt that this appointment should;he ' made after' a civil Service. list is estahlished. ..... Darrell Bmittcn stated that he felt he could answer this question, as h~-had done a little ~esearch work on this matter. He stated that another man had .' , 1, be~n hired 'to 'l&sson the hours of the rsgular officer~ and that ~his '~xtra . amount of money.wan not included in the police' budget. The' Chief of Polkce ' : ~o: nxre c,,,y e~ected~ constables, for anY work; which might'~ be -'required. ,..~i?':". ~" - .... Mr; Salisbury asked Mr. Murphy if.ha would,like to ask Mr..~Wamtwerth of~J' · ~[ .. the Advisory Board what the story was and then report to this board,' Mr. · Murphy agreedto do this. POLICE ~NCREASE: -, Mr~ Salisbury made ai:motiO~ t~at $150 yea~, increase be crested' Police officers in conformity, with the appropriation raised and reccmmendagi~n' of the Advisory Board, in addition to.. their regular salaries. 'Vote :wa~+~u~'ousJ SLAUGHTE~ HOUSE LICENSE: ClemencY'Hayes of 310'Greene Street came Before this board at"the suggestion of John Alter of the Appeal Board. Mr., Hayes stated ,that, in February last~',~Edward Melamed of,2?2 Andover'iStreet attended the Board of Hanlth meeting, :accompanied by Arthur, Thomson and,requested a license. ,Mr. ,Melamed informed 'the bond,,of Health that tbs.'Acne'Poultry ~CompanY Would employ about 25 :Persons,and,that $~0,000 ,would. be sp~nt:in"~renovating ?the!~lant. ~tccording to:Mr. Melamed,'Jall neighbors were comtacted and .were not oppose~ to"this:license.' Mr.'l~ye'S stated t ' hat the Board of Health did no~ know how to ,get ~ 'liCense and Mr. Thomson,, being ·-4;~a ,lawyer, told them ,how to get a license for the slaughtering:of ~ee$,.swine 'and sheep. Mr. ~ayes stated that later When they found out'. aB0ut, the license .they appeared at the ,Beard of ~ealth and. a special meeting 'was held, and:fifteen neighbors,appeared Before. the ~oard amd that there was'a petition carrying, 100 names which was presented. Mr. Hayms-~t~tad :that there was ns poultry license available alths~gh .the Accrue :companY had been in operation for si~ years. The building inspector :gave · permit to~ carry' on before going to the Board of Appeals. Mr. Hayes quoted John Alter of the board of appeals as believing that this mas' a violation 'of the. town ~y-laws; Mr. Salisbury informnd'Mr~.Hayes that prior to 1945 itwas not necessaryi to have a.licanse for poultry .dressing but that now it has been changed.,to a separate license. There can be no vioIation if there-is no license. Mr. Hayes then inquired how a license .can be changed to a slaughtering'license if.there is no license. ' Mr. Salisbury informed him that the Board of Health is the one to see 'as. they have. full Jurisdiction over this matter. He. also asked Mr. Hayes what'.Mr. Alter thought the Board of Selectmen could do in this matte~. Mr. Alter said' the;' Selectmen have charge of the Plamuing Board but at this point Mr. Salisbury MARCH 25, 1946:-continued informed him that· the Board of Appeals is a separate board which comes under the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Salisbury advised Mr. 'Hayes that he could go to some Tribunal of the Commonwealth and present their case. The'"questicn of the Board of Health breaking the law was discussed and,Mr. Hayes .~asked what could be done about such a matter. Darrell~ Britton discussed the . by-l~ws regarding throming paper on the street and arrest for that offense. Mr. Salisbury inquired if any criminal violation of the law was punishable by a fine and was informed that there was a $20.00 fine, by Oharles Trombl~. Mr. Charles Trcmbley discussed Chis matter and felt that the Selectmen should give, some' thought to this matter and not throw the legal burden on the people. They should authorize ,the town counsel, to present a bill of equity. ,Mr. Huchan Stated that the B,~an~i~g Board can do nothing as they have no money. 'Re'felt-that the~uilding inspector d~d ~hat.he thought was right and this, good-faith. ..~tr. Trombley stated that the Board of Health can do nothing and cannot revoke ' a license now granted. - - - George. T. Hayes of 310 Greene Street entered into the discussion and stated that he h~'Sent a letter of protest to th~ sel'ectmen against a slaughtering, license · ...being' gra~ed" while he was in the Pacific. He said he had' received a reply to lettar:and was informed that ~he matter had been' referred .to the ·board. of health. A~'thur A. Thomson then-entered the discussion~ by stating that in so' far as his name was. mentioned in' this matter ,ha would .like 'to inform' those ~present Eayes'~i'si't~d his ~bome un~. day prior to the town meeting,, referred ,to the '" to Sel'e~tmen with reference ~ to establishing a slaughter house. The letter had been 'answered through courtesy 'and had been.referred to ,the Board of Real'th, ~' '~.. since ~it' did not,come under!the Jurisdic~iun, of,,tha 'Board of Selectmen..IflBoard. of Health ~did nothing, .that 'was up ~to .them.,Mr. Hayes made other statamento~~ respect"to 'slaughtering license. EdWard Melamed 'came to my :~i,would~assist him: sinceJ this .was .a tachinal ma~tor governed bythe: statutes; ~:,. · · Board ,~f Health had. nO established forms' and were in doubt as' to ,a. slaughter, lng',[!: ,' ;imspe~.tOr~~ which':r answered:to the ~best 'of my~'ability. Re said 'tha~ aLque'stion f ' .arose -whi'ch he a~s'wered' ~s 'best he 'could..Whether' Board ,of, Realth', had ,rules',,.as to a~PUbli'c'boar[nga~d~·that'~he 'had no Jurisdiction over the Board was ~,'to 'them~ to either~ accept: or reject his opinion-' , ,. and at a subsequent time, the ,board of health issued a license. As,.to the ·., · ..... rules, and' regulations .of the board of health,- Z ,do' not, know, as~to.;imapectiuns .! .: . 'Z dO'-'-.not know and this was simply'-a license .for mainteining'a:sl~ughter' house; : Thi'~ ~'~as 'purely and simply':a matter of the ,Board(of'Health who'are awa~;e'of 'i OwnI authority except'in am interpretation' 'of the :statutas the~-lisense' had :been' issued.' If licensee saw',fit tO .;~ltax right, to ·apply for a permit f~,om th,e~ bui!din~.inspecto,r,. , ' T ~ ,~ [ ,',., issued the l~censs the building in'pect0r.' no 'doubt felt,'th~'t he'-'could ;issue: a · : :j~r ''~ *rr ,,~Lil'~£ng 'permi~,'and this" he~ did.:~ Mr. Tho~son further State'd;,tha2 ,th " [ which', could properly,' come ,before: this'.boa~d was 'la~k .~f' perf6r~n_ ce Trina. ~Ater di'sbussion:Mr~"~ohn ~Alter etated',that 'ha'hai '.he,al'as'he-felt that th'~y'~wbUld'have Jurisdiction if..a.violation:of'tbe,:town .b._y;~l~ws had been made. , 'i~"g~ne~al, discussion' was held:and it was~suggestod by~, Mr.~ Salisbury'that :one imam he appointed on: board of, appeals to meet. with' Mr.,' ', Lawlor' and 'discuss this:'matter. Mrs. Altar then informed :the :board that',three '. members Of ·the 'appeal'!board are willing tS' discuss ;this.matt~r inspector at ~ time after he makes a decision." Mr;, Thomson stated'.that[we ""~suld .instruct the Building inspector, 'if, the board'is:.willing, ,,to ,have:.him _ contact a member of the:appeal board .before granting or refusing a permit, and: haVe,his-d~cision' cunfirmed'and this'will:'avoidamy, Un~ue confusion.- .This '=~Tne't~:~ith the approval,"of"both~'boards and'Mr; Lawlor:'will:be, so instructed. A petition on Plan No. 1061 covering th'~ relocation of two poles on Lacy,Street. - vas':'received and approved: Bi' the Board. No public' hearing~ is required,' onl~ 'a'ction .by ~ha'Selectmen and petition.-is necessary'to corTect records. A:~pet[tion covering the abandonment of one J~int pole on,Boston Road was.received and approved by the board. -No hearing is required, only action by the board of Selectmen.. ,This pole is a Joint location with the American Telephone and Telegraph Ocmpen~. Salary increases for the Police Department were sent into the Divieon o~ Civil Service on March 26, 1946 for their approval; Increase is $150 per year for all members. Approved by the Board of Selectmen. ANT~r. INSPECTOR: Robert Burke was appointed by unanimous vote as Animal.inspector for~the' i coming year. Approval Of this nomination was received on 3/20/46 f, om the Department of Agriculture. STEVENS HALL: The Girl Reserves remuested the uss of Stevens Hall for May, 17, 1946 to./' hold a dance. Hall is availab.l% and board'voted to grant this request. IOE I~0USE INSURANCE: INSURANOE on the. Ice. house Will continue in force Ss long as the ice house remains; It is the intention of the owners to tear the building i ' down, '-- FI~E DF2A~T~ENT-Th~EODORE WADDELL ' A reply to our letter of 'March18~ was received from Theodore Waddell which informed this beard .that Mr. Hargreaves is to receive the regular' pay until May. 1, 1946 when the authority of the Board of eniineere . ,,,~ ,: j to -~ploy one of the~ members as' a spa~s d~iver ends,which was one Of,,.[i - the:questions asked inour letter to,Mr..Waddell. ,.... ,.. ._ ,..,; · r. Salisbury stated that he' will sign warrant for. Mr. Hargreaves ~p until May 1~ 1946. ' ' · SPECIAL .CONSTABLES= . APPOINTED' ' '-";' The following special constabl'es were appointed upon apprOval o~ .their . · applications, signed by .five. reputable citizens, one a law~arl Roland Ambiehl, Malcolm Hamilton Frederick Salois - Harr~ Binns Philip Midgley Albert Schofield '~ ' ' ' Charles H. D~vis ' Frank 'Howard. Walter S. tamp Sr. ~ohn Donovan Alexander,Ness William' E. Torrey .... ;" .' Archie Gourley, ~r. ' G~stave'. Nussbaum Edward E. Towne ....... Everett Woodhouse '?-' ' '~' DOG DAMAGE~. CLAIMS .~ : T.w.o :.d.o.g,:d~m.ag.e ~aims were approved by.Arthur A. T~oms°n and ~0rm ~e~:.!/:' .. mn~o ~ne, ooun~y~oammissioners; '-,One c%aim for $15.oo for six hens killed .·-by, UnknoWn; dogs was.made by·Mrs'. ~oseph N.Freeman and.one fdr$16.2~for- . [:i,SPVe~{, .lar, gp. {rooetars .. killed ':by j[unknown dogs sen~: im;by, lArth~yL. Heer, t "~ ': .:' ~ COMPLAINT ABOUT COh~ITION ~OF RAILROAD CROSSING: . '/ ; ~ Mr..Henry Lund made a complaint' to the board about the ~ ,:-on 'Elm .Street near the Davis'and. Purber Company.. He has broken two ..~A'~ -' there,and the condition is bad.':This board will request some actio~ '2~" '~~ ' '.%this!:compleint as :we have previously asked tha~ this~condition he t~M&~;)~ · into consideration and the condition corrected. Oommander John Oronlnr~of the American Legion' brecht up the m~{er 'o'f;'~== · what~;,had been. done ,about it.. Joseph: Finnaran infromed the members prese, n~ that,.Attorney"C. J. Maboney. advised that the grape, for. t~e .body. will, soon:be taken very .soon. ~ro Finneram stated ...that weathe~r conditions ,as. well as, shortage, o.ff.labor.h~ad' dplayed the matter. He Will' make..a :~urthar ~eport on this ma~er:nam~ wee~.. ' ,. ~8~ER%CAN~LF~%ON; VETERANS OF .FOREIGN,tWABS; JO%NT ~EET~Go ~'~ Two,co~mittees from the'above organizations met with)the Selectmen.and with..Mr..William B;.,DufX'X to discuss t~iangies throu~houtJtha:%own .t~i,j;: be dedicated to deceased veterans. .... ': Commander $ohn Crondn~'~y~on.Lewis ,and Reginald Meade represented the ~hnarican Legion but had n~t been appointed'by ',the post,, whtl John,Willis, Jssm~, ~urphy, and Nil%ism G. ~artXn' represented the ,Forefgh% Wa~,,.Veterams. , :T,', .~' ' Mr.-~fy informed those"'present that the~e Were~ seventee~ triangles'i t~,..ugbout the town and one maintained'by the Street Department at Sutton and ,Osgood" Streets. One at Main Street and Chickering: has been. dedicated to Joseph,.,,: McDonough and at Academy Rroad to Thomas Milnes. Mr. Thomson,.Chairman,. stated that the purpose of Baking.these :ommittees come before the board was not in opposition to naming Sutton and High' Street as the Sergeant,Thompson square ~ut to' make some rules and regulations in regard to these triangles being dedicated. Mr. Thomson' stated that this-was a delicate matter and should be handled accordingly. This matter was ·discussed for some time. ~ohn Willis felt that the dedications should be made first for those who died in combat then m~me other plak'es or 'streets for the others. Be said there wouldn' t he enoughto hame for all those who ~ied. Mr. Thomson stated that it would be pretty hard to distinguish to families who died in combat and who did not. Mr. Willis then said it could he the heroes who would have first preference and again Mr. Thomson stated that all ~amilies would feel that their sons were heroes regardless of how and where they died. Mr. Martin then suggested that perhaps they could double up on the triangles, after Mr. Salisbury had suggested that we would soon run out of triangles. Mr. Thomson said he did not wish to be condemned as not in favor of these dedications and that is why we should establish a routine system. Mr. Willis stated that there were 29 dead from World War II, to bis knowledge while Mr. Lewis stated that only two had died in World War Mr. Cronim mentioned that there would be some difficulty in'naming the prominent triangles without offending some family as some of these triangles are spread out through the town. Mr. gronin was in favor cf the last article passed at the town,sooting to have a permanent memorial for all members equally and with no distinction~ Mr. Lewis agreed with Mr. 0ronin and said there could be notation or gold stars- if decorations were received and so .indicate outstanding credits given. Mr. Willis felt that you couldn't do much with $1000 which was the amount appropriatee¥. He said they' didn't intend to dedicate all triangles in one day but that a letter had been received from the Thompson family and they would like to make this dedication on Memorial Day. Mr. Salisbury asked how the families would feel if the naming of these' triangles was left to organizations. As far as I am concerned, it makes no difference. ~t is primarily a Veterans problem. ~ It' was brought out from a ~uestion from Mt. SalisbUry that the Veterans of Foreigh Wars had 150 members and the Le~ion 175 members'. 'lt'~ was'finally'decided to have two committees picked bythe two organizations and report to the Selectmen on April 8~ with the names of committees and any suggestions they may~ have to offer.~ Mr. Finneran felt that three members from each group might be alright but Mr, Salisbury suggested a smaller number as he felt that they work hotter. At'this' point Mr. Salisbury mentionad that another matter had been suggested, ~o him as to an informal committee being appointed composed perhaps of parents cfservicemen and to investigate what other towns are doing towards a welcome home celebration. Mr.~ronin asked if the Selectmen had anything as a celebration in mind. Mr'. Salisbury sA~d that it could be a ,field day or some other form of celebration. Returning to the subject of a permanent memorial, Thomas McCarthy thought something like an iron lung, etc would be a good thing. Mr. Lewis then mentioned the fact that since the dedication cf.:the triangle .at Suttomand High Streets had been publicised, it might be well to go through with this one. He said families should he contacted as they may object to two names on one triangle. Mr. Thomson felt that the doubling up of Veterans od Fcreign Wars and the American Legion was a happy solution. Mr. Salisbury feelsthat the cozmittee should get together and go ahead on - plang. He then made a motion that:m attar in discussion be continued until April 8, at which time ,the committee could he appointed for the permanent memorial. ~'PLA.YGROUNDS; William H. Duffy appeared before the Hoard to confer on, the playground situation. Up to the present time, the caretakers had been appointed, by the Selectmen but due to the article and recommendation bythaAdvisoryHoard that playgrounds he placed in charge of Public'W~rks department, it now becomes A matter for that department. Mr. Thomson stated that be.was aware of the work which had to be done , · ~rass~ seesaws,, showers, etc. Mr; Salisbury after a lengthy discussion stated that the town voted to have the Public Works Department take over the care of the playgrounds he feels that all authority had been taken away from the Selectmen and placed the matter in the hands of the department of public,works. The.ha~d agreed .unanimously on this.~ Mr. Salisbury then made a motion that pending the re;delegation from the Planning board of any of our relations to playgrounds that we .go on record as not having anything to do with playgrounds. S~c~:~:.'~.,,~ Donald Buchan discussed this matter with the board.and finally. Mr. Thomson ~tated that ,he did not quarrel with the-motion already made but felt.that a simpler motion would be as effective. At this point, Mr. Salisbury with- drew his motion and the final vote of the board was that the Board.~ Selectmen would make no appointments for t~ebplsygrounds. Unan£mous vote.' !Mr. Duffy then discussed article 12, which provided $82.60 for the installa- tion of new seesaws and the boa~d advised Mr. Duffy that they [elt ths~ this was up to the board of public works to take action. MARCH 2~, 1946- continued Mr. Duffy mentioned that the Club house had not been painted once since 1937 and Chairman Thomson ~d~ised Mr. Duffy that if the board of public works feels that such repairs are necessary and there is not'sufficient money to carry out this work, then they should request a transfer of funds sufficient to meet the need, from the Reserve Fund. Mr. Duffy said he felt that the bleachers were not insured against fire and he was requested to look up this matter although Mr. Thomson~felt there - was a clause in the policyte take care of everything. However, he stated that the selectmen would take care of the insurance upon recommendation of Mr. Duffy. APPEA~ BOARD: Mr. John Alter spoke to the Board regarding permits being issued which' are not in compliance with the zoning laws. Several cases were cited and' as is stated in'a previous section of this meeting, Mr, Lawlor was to be contacted and before granting or refusing a request, Was to contact one.of three members of the appeal.board namely, Mr. Lawlor, Henry Lurid or Irving Howes and discuss this matter with him and so avoid future trouble. Mr. Alter then explained why he had sen~ Mr. Hayes to the selectmen and' hoped they would take. the matter in the right way as they were willing to do. , :., DEPARTMENT OF CORPoRATIoN AND TAXATION: ~ copy o~ a letter to each tax collector and assessor w-- ,.~2~,.~ ~o co,',ec~or requests a copy of his first 19~ tax bill for real estate.'. The assessors letter refers to signing.of veteran's certificates and ~ha. act signed by Governor Tohin on March 14, 1946 is .as follows: 0haptar.,141- An act-relative-ta.the.making and furnishing-by assessors of .certain statamenta and information to the state treasurer under the veterans', bonus act, so-called, is amended'by adding: The assessors of a city or town may .certify to~ the state treasurer that they have designated an employee in their office, to make the .written statements and to furnish the information herein required and thereafter statements made and information furnishe~ by such -employee. shall have 'the same effect as. if made or furnished .by. an assessor. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: A copy of ,bill H 1Z25. was received and a reaues: for information as to the cost of snow, ice and sanding for 19~,3,1944 'and 19~,5. No action taken on this' request. MEETING ADJOURNED: The regnlar weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was. held on this day at ?:00 P.M. with all members present. Weekly bills and payrolls approved. . W ? G -_.T , ONE AND ~EG ..PH COMP~ - ~" A petition covering placing and removing buried ground wires to ~atar mains on various streets was received by the Board and approved unanimously. The following streets are listed on the petition~ Depot and Great Pond Road, Hewitt and Minute Avamues,Zohnson and Rea Streets, ~ohnson and Depot Streets, Great Pond Road. HEARING ON PETITIONOF N.E.T~.& TEL. CO. ' Hearing on the petition of this company to locate one pole on Massachusetts- Avenue opposite Lyman Road was held on this day at 7:30 P.M. No opposition was received and the Board granted this petition Unanimously. ~. MOTH~SUPE~INTENDENT APPROVAL: Approval of the appointment of John J. Connors as Local Moth Superintendent was mceived from the Department of ¢onvensation for the year 1946. BOLICE APPROPRIATION: Leo Murphy again brought up the matter of the increased appropriation for the Police Department. He had previously been appointed to talk with Mr. -Wentworth about this matter and he stated that he had been informed that the money was for the employment of s Janitor who would also do police duty. No action was ~aken on this matter. FRANKLIN SCHOOL - 7ET. FOREIGN WARS: William G. Martin, Commander cf the V.F.W. inquired about the Franklin~ School being conveyed to the Veterans of Foreign War as voted at the Town meeting. Leo Murphy informed the board that he is checking on this and will report as soon as possible. The matter of a restriction in the deed was discussed.