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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-10-28243': OGTOBER 28,1946: continued REQUEST FOR TRE~ REMOVAL: A request for the removal of a tree at 21.First Street was received from ~ames P. Phalan. This matter was re£arrdd to the Tree Warden and a hearing will be held on November 8,1946 at ~':30 P.M. in the Selectmen's Office. .CONSTABLE APPOINTED: Frederick A. Butler cf 6 Thorndike Road was appointed a Special Constable by ~tuanimoue vote. INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING NORTH ANDOVER: ~A letter was received from Mrs. Agnes Rndfl~k of 974 South Gramercy Place, Los Angeles,. 6, California, Apts. 204, requesting that we send her information "about North Andover. This matter will.be taken care of at once. ''PRECINCT 0FFICER~POINTED: Sebut F. White of 273 0sgood Street was appointed as Inspector of Precinct Four . byLunanimoum vote. (De.mob~At.)~). .The vacancy in Precinct One for Inspector (Ropublican) was held over until 'the next meeting. S~ATE AID: amount of $10.00 e~ch. ESSEX ooUNTy RETIREMENT BOARD= ' - ~ ) A,i.~ommunioation was received from the E, 0. 'Retil~ement~ B'oard call'i&~ att~niion* ::'.:~t.~(~t.he' Chapt_er 55/ of'the Ac2s .of 1946~which ,perta, ine 'tO the retire~eh~' - amscnarge or any person upon attaining~:the ~age 6f seventy~ if classified . .G~'°uP:.~:o A, .:or. upon attaining the~ age ~£ Sixty-fiFe, if 'such person TEL. ¢0MPAN~-' LAWRENCE ~As & ELECTRiC'CO. .:l Was h~ld at ,8:00 P.M. on~Jtha :pet-It,.ch:of the above companies f~'r :ate, :poles, wirAs, cables and fixtt=ss ~along and[ across 'the r ways, On the westerly side of Turnpike:Street, Between Road and a point approximately 3060 feet northerly from: ~hastnut -~ s.tre~t, 10. poleS.~ On' the westerly side' of Turnpike Street at th, i" ii~e: of Ohastn~ut street, 1 'pole. on the'-~esterly s{de of Turnpike Stree~, be- : ~e~n 'a ,point Approximately 210 feetI southerly from 'Boston'l~Oad ;and a point. '.;. ,approximately. 50 feet' southarlyfrom Berry Road, 17 'poles. ~ '? .... ;'": ..... (1..'existing ~.0. pole 'location on Ohe~tnut 'stree2'and 47 'eX~sting'~oies, · umtTurnpike Street to be abandoned. · ' ' ~ - : - There was no o~p0sition una i u ly to'grant per~i i and the board Voted n mo s · ~ g. bove ~ork. ' .: ~)~MIssIONER ,OF VETERAN,S SERVICES:, , - ~ - .-~. Communication received calling attention .to ChaPter 584 of the-Acts'...~.~1946 · 'Wtii~h'set~s'u_p h new procedure ':in~-the~handling of financial assistsnce to ~ supplant'the present Ohapter'll§ of the' General Lawa,' as amended, veterans and their' dependents' of. specified classes, who have ~. have resided in Massachusetts these years' prior 'to date~'of~ , and are in,need of assistance may receive benefits pgid~wholly/~ on dischar~eis ~Iso :lliberali~.ed so that any discharge, exceptl warrants entit]~ement; COMPLAINT * D~MP~ '~ IRA' CARTY: Mr.~.Oarty informed the $oard that he had received complaints about Lawrence ('~people....using the .Perry Street'i~lump. Mr,' Salisbury ,asked if 'they knew who ;was f doing the dumping and if. tlmt matter h'ad. been reported to thd Poli'ce. Dept2..'. Mr. ~$alishuxT .then' made a motion 'that'this ~muggestion in reference 'to the ~Cown .~dump be .referred to~h~ Police .DePartment and ask that 'they make e report to this board. Mr. Oarty also reported that he has rented the local steam roller to ~he state .,' ~J. highway.department at $20.00 per day. ~ HEARING-'LIBYAN ROAD£ continued. The board adJottrzed' to the Court Room for this hearing, due .to the large ~,attendance. 'Mr.~ Thomson opened the hearing a~ informed those present what '~', had. taken,place at the last meeting. I~e went on to say that CharIes Oyr had ~suggested that the to~n had picked up the difference of two feet on Nerrick Road · that it lost on Lyman Road. A suggestion was made that the hoard reconsider t v~te a~d re-adjudicate Lyman Road; Mr, Thomson stated that if the street were left at &8 'feet wide, thelot"owners would no, be injured. 244 October 25,1946- continued: Mr. Ralph Bourassa was then asked to give his version. He produced a plan and said he had found some different information and would like to present it. Mr. Salisbury then.asked if he might make a brief statement~ ~ He said it was his recollection that the Planning Board had held a hearing on the Mifflin Park Plan development. Mr.' Bourassa came to Mr. Salisbury' and stated that on Mr. 0yr's plan, Lyman Road was 48 feet wide but that on . the other plan, ~pprcved in 1924, Lyman Road was shown as a fifty foot street. Mr. Salisbury stated that he had served without a.fee~cn behalf of the residents of Lyman Road. Be pointed out that the plan was inconsistent and it made no difference which was right or wrong, the old plan should be used. He felt the Planning board was wrong in accepting the ~yr plan when there ~as apparently a discrepancy. Mr. Salisbury stated that he had s~ggested that the Selectmen lay out Lyman Road the same as they had previously. said that first, he hsd doubts as to the proper acceptance cf this road and second, he had dou~s as to it being a fifty foot way. He stated that the communication received was only a recompilaticn of the land court information. Mr. Salisbury told those present that during the past two weeks, Mr. Bra~seu~ had made a careful survey. Re said he had assumed that the bounds in the ground conformed to the 1924 plans. Mr. Bourassa's survey showed a very interesting thing. Re explained that the whole block shifted two feet towards Lyman Road. Mr.~al~bm-~yn went on to say that the town lost two feet ~n Lyman Road and and picked up two on Herrick Road, If situation is left as is, Lyman Road will be 48 feet wide and Herrick Road will be over 50 feet. The lot owners will, not be disturbed and the matter could he straightened cut. ssa and Mr. C then went 'Over the plans with the board members a~" Mr. Boura yr . they discussed ~ariou~ angles. Mr. Bourassa stated that as a practical matt'~r' no one will be affected by a 48 foot road. Mr. Cyr asked how many streets ~ the town are less than ~0feet wide. It was agreed that there are quit~.a number~ Mr. Salisbury asked.if both engineers agreed that the discrepancy is not ~ between the plans but in the actual ~ounds in the ground. He informed those. resent that be had previously thought it would be a good plan tc take th~'i~",~ two feet off thaMifflinproperty but inview of what Mr..Bourassa had.~,~(: discovered,~he'did not feel the same way"about'this matter, then made S' motion that the following notice be sent to all abhtte~s: to th~'f~ effect that on November 18, 1946 at.7:30 P.M,' the Board of Selectm~n wi~Ll:~!':' lay out Lyman Roadas a town way so that:the Southeast side line"will conform' to the plan approved by the Board of Survey in 1924 and relocate,its~.N°rth~st..~ sideline to conform to the bounds now in the groundasindicated on the PIan drawhby Mr. Bourassa and checked byMr. 0~arles 0yr, to be filed with th~ ~' order of the layout. Motion was seconded by Mr. Finneran and voted Unanimously. Bot~ engi~e~rs~;!~ will be'employed by the town to do this work. MEETING AD~0URNED: The Board of Se!ectm~n held their regular weekly meeting at ?:00 P.M. wi~ ~11 members present. Weekly bills'and payrolls were approved. TREE P~2~0VALHEARINGS: A hearing was hold-on the request cf'Mrs~ Nelen~aw and Annie Ta~lcrforthe~ removal of a tree at' 2?-29 Saunders Street which is growing close to~tha'house andhas caused considerable damage to the property.~ Mr. Oonnnrs~ree warden was present and fells that' this tr~e should be removed. The boardvoted unanimously ~o have the tree wardemremove this tree. Hearing on the request ofArthurWilliams, of 24-26. Lincoln Street for the_ removal of a large tree which interferes with the ~ri~e~ny.' Theboard voted unanimously to have the tree warden remove this tree. ,.. A request for removal of a tree at 58 Marblehead Street, by Mr. Antonio' '" Giarrusso was considered and Mr. Conners had looked at the tree andtalked' with ~Mr. Giarrusso who agreed that if the large branches overhanging the hous~ were removed that the tree would not haveto be removed. This was agreeable,~. to all. The tree was not posted. ., JUROR DRAWN: Fred McIntosh of 47 Prescott Street was 'drawn to serve as a Juror on December 2, 1946 at Superior Court in Salem. Juror was drawn by Mr. Salisbury. HEARING ON PETITIONOF LAWRENCE G & E ¢0. AND NEW ENGLANDT &~T CO. A public hearing was held at 7:30P.M. on the petition of the'above companies for permission to locate poles, wires and fixturesas required onthe easterly and westerly sides of Salem Street, from a point approximately 260 feet from Ingalls Road, northerly, southerly 8 poles~(19 existing telephone llosationa.~ to be abandoned. Board voted unanimously 'to~a~% this request.