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Home My WebLink About1946-06-243UNEm~,lgg6-oontlnued~ BOARD OF PI~IO WORKS~ Mr. William B; Duffy came before the' board after the special town meeting to ask if the Board of Public Works is to go ahead with this transaction and .buy the' laralo He informed the board that the money for this land would be taken from the money received from' the sale of real estate. Mro Maker informed the board that there was. the Red Schoolhouse fundj the Farnham fund and money received from the sale. of land on First Street. This was discussed st.some length and ~ro Salisbury then made a notion, that this board delegate such authority aa we may now have to Mr. Dnffy or the Board of Public Works, necessary to proceed with the final acquidition of this p~Oparty, aa was voted on Article one at the special town meeting held on this evening.. Mr. F!~-eran seconded the motion and the vote was ,,--nimouso Mr~',,Thomeon fclt that it was a good idea for the :Boar,.of Public Works to have control' of this land; Mr. reaa a letter from the S&ta epartment relative to the purchase of this land and after ~uly 9, 1946 a public .hearing .will be held, after.which ·time the land would come .directly ,mast the Jurisdiction of the.Board of'?uhlic Works. FEDERAL PROPER~ OFFIOER~ A letter was received from William B. D~f~ informing this board t~t inthe amount"of $5,000 as Federal Property Officer for the Town,of No~th-- Andover to which he was appointed on May 2S, 19~3, had bee~"torminated and his services in' that capacity were completed acc,rding to'infOrmation received ~;him from Ben..G. Rerndon, Chief, O.C.D.,Prmparty'Sectiou, United States" , T~easury Department, Washington~,.D.C..No, ao~ic~ was .taken.. ,This was for'the purpose .of' the' records., ,, .: .... .~ , ,, TOWN-'WIDE PL~GROUND C0MMi~EE~ , . ~:lettar waS?received from Edward, F. Greene, President of. the Community: '':' · .'. Cea,tern of"~orth ~Amdovar, :,Inc., relative to 4he establishment of, such a (:Committee ,~'su'ggeating the maze of Mrs. ~:. Edmond ~ot, 50 Tclland Road : i'a~'~,one ofi~thetmembers.of the~comm~ttae to repr~eeeat the, Community Ceater and ......... This.matter was di'seussed..by the .board and[M~. Salisbor~ was of. the 6pinton that · ~[" !' ' :'j'~., itmight bo~'a'.:good .ides, .to 'have a geographical spread ratha~ than limit the - :..:committee to[ organization~ Be spoke .~f having a choice of two .competent-men · frock!oma; organization where, pe~hapa ' only..one .?ould. 1~. appointed and felt that it. would~be.-hatter .if' so2ebody, from .any ~organication could were .able -bodied hen. He. asked what number .for the committee,' t ,. '[init;nd. Mr.,Thomson felt that the ~ext~nt~[of the number..on 'the~ committee ..~pend on the:~ormation We receive withi~ the next few iweeks. ~t was. .to.~'let~ the matter'stand forgo more weeks and perhaps by that time ~there:would Be more '.information from different org--Izationa. :-~M~ .Finnera'n imd'Mr. Thomson had received a ~call fr~m:a[Mr..~.Macklin whc'~ae; .~ . ..:quite interested*in this re. oreatio~ c~?~ c.~3i; ~i- !,., ...Military aid wa~ ,Approved for the amount of $~2~00 :for' medical care: .c ~:~ ~zatiOn' ~f '~arle"Phair.a~d was :for the :'mm~th~ from'$anuary 28 'to .~TATE ~ID. ~ :.......[..'State Aid.'was ]approved for the 'followings. Sophia .~ma, $10.00; Ruth Carey~$10.O0 .!.. ':' ~.:'. a~' Margaret,Twomey, $10,00. . . -·'' ' ~ZAWNE~CE'GAS & 'v~,~nTRlO COMPANY: - - '0, ~ .P',e~'~iSs?n .wasfrequestad to Install 21 fee~:'of I 1/2" gas service ~at 92 ~ " ~' ""'S~e~, 'owner George Mdody.' This permisnio~ ~wae granted by unanimous vote.~ ~AtT~ DEPARTMENT~ - Miss.Xathan~requested information as to wh~ther it was necessary for the Board of~ Health to sign payrolls for her department. 'As:~ant she-has signed .all the payrolls for several years.,hmt all, bills are approved , ,l~;,,the Board when they meet each month. The hoard felt*that the matter could: · go. on as it' has in the past. 'The, matter of the Reserve Fund and the .procedure f0i-,making., transfers was ' discussed wit~" ;oseph Duncan, Twon Clerk, present. Mr. Duncan explained that in 193~ it was voted at the Annual Town Meeting to raise $5.000 for this hut it could no~ Be used with having a special town meeting. During the year 1935, this procedure was followed ~ut since that time it has been the custom for persons, desiring a transfer, to come to this board and they then vote to grant the transfer only if approved by the AdviaorZi~Board. Mr. Duncan felt fbi's was the correct procedure but Mr. Salisburyt'5~ate~d that the - does not refer to the local Finance Committee but to the Advisory Board. ~UNE 24, 1946~ continued Mr. Salisbury then stated that this ~oard met more often and i~ this procedure was continued he would go aloug with the hoard since, the,,:,:< Advisory actually approves the transfer. .... DOG 0FFICE~WAI~ A warrant to the Dog Officer of the town was returned signed by Joseph Duncan, Town Clerk and notary public. DAMAGE CLAIM: The claim of Fred Di Prima:-of '27 Brook Street, Lawrence in reference' to the acci dent in which he alleges that he was involved with the ' Fire Department apparatus of the town of l~orth Andover was given' ': <, care~l consideration ' and it' was finally concluded that .there, wa's ~o legal responsibility on .the part of the town and the .beard voted ,'. to decline settlement of the claim. Claimant will be so notified. ~ 'LISTz · There are ,seventeen names to he. submitted for the Jury list which to Be completed by ~uly first. The following names were submittedl ~ David Ximel 24 Edmands P~; Charles Fessanden, Railroad Ave.' and William C. Smith of 29:,BrightwoodAve. The Board members will submit the~.~,.'. remaining names during the'week so that the list cmn.betyped and~'., advertised. ' :. ,-7;. ~NSURA~¢E~ A bill for $25.~0 as premium covering the.transfer ~cf.two ~oilers,~a~: the Pumping Station to · the Power Plant policy was. discussed and Anclrew Coffin who came before the hoard will check on the '.letter ~" f~ -referx~ing to this~transfer a~ submit same to this board. 'This transfer is t~ effect a saving as outlined'in t~is letter which in' Mr~ .C~ffins possession. ~The Beard :would ~l~ke :to.see ~this and, ~ f~ ,, ~he.~ill will ' be " held up pending this information. ,~- ' · Mr,' Coffin then'discussed the insarAnce on :the two playgrounds and', suggested to th~ ~'~oard that there should be public .liability on Betl~' playgrounds. Ne,'said any person might' Be ~inJured' and' could then sue the, town and :under' this insurance the town would'~be protected: ,. '..~-~ ,,~ ThO"rates recommended by the insurance association are:an Tollowa~z,:;o~ $10~000 to 50,000 at' drogan's ,Field and, $10,000 toi$20;O00~ Center Playgr°und" and the ~rates would Be $66.50 for Grogans:and h- $28;00 for the'Center playground. ' '" ' c Mr. Salisb~ stated that it' would ha wise to find out:where we ~stand with the ~Board"~f'Public Works .and he' feels that Mr, 'CSffi~ should;:~i' deal ~ith the ,Board ,of Public Works ,a~ until we get'ua recommendation form the Board cf Public Works, he would'not be in favor ,of:this ;.~' '. sdditio insurance. Mr. Thomscn s~keo~f ,town functions which might be held at the Playgrounds and in which the Board of Public Works would have no part and .this insurance would cover al~ functions, ~ . Mr. Salisbury eteted that this' matter first came under..the Board'~i~eh the. physical director was to be appointed a~d he feels tha~ for this insurance should come from them. Mr. Salisbury stated that hedid not want .to duck argv responsibility hut felt thst t~i~ was 'th~' proper procedure.' ' :'~ Mr. Coffin said that all insurance comes under the' Salgctmen' it might he wise to .contact the Board of Public Works. The seancn~fmr playgrounds is here and if we don't present this suggestion at'this? time and anything should happen, it might .reffleet~ on the insuranC~ [.association. Mr. Thomso~ then suggested.that as a matter 'of Courtesy, Mr. COff~'~ should contact Mr. Dully amd the Board of Public Works. ~U~Y" 1, 1946~ T~e Moard came in to sign the payrolls and warrant for this week. No meeting was held. The by-monthly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on this,day at ?el5 P.M. with Members Thomson and Finneranpresant. Weekl2 billeland payrolls were epproved. L~MAN ROAD-PROTEST~ A group of residents from LmmanRoad vicinity ware'present to discuss the Plamxing Board action on acception a section of the Mifflin estate,,on Mansachugetts at their last meeting. Mr. LeouardFirth went on to tell