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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-12-23260 DECE.~% 16, 19Z6- continued ;, Mr. Dully suggested that the rink at the Thompson School be placed in the field acroos the street from the school 'instead of in the rear of the school where the drain is. It was decided to have the rink in the other location. Mr. Thomson asked Mr. Dully if he would co-ordinate the men, naming Mr. Carty, Mr. Lumenello, Mr. Broderick and Mr. Conners. Mr. Duffy felt that Mr.~Csrty was the one to do this as he was sup!!ying the men and trucks and would know when they were available and if he would ge~ in touch with him, he would give one man and Mr. Conners would do the same. ~. Lumene!!o asked Mr. Dully about the previous committee and asked wh~t good it was to investigate anddo nothing about the matter. Mr. Duffyexp!ained that he had been appointed to a committee and had made and investigation and reported to the Board of Selectmen which was all t~at was expected of him at that time. JuSt as soon as the weather is suitable the rinks will be sprayed. SE~RSITUATION: Walter ~. Hun{ of 7 Main Street appeared before the board and mentioned the obnoxious odors~which seep into his home on the second fl~or on Main Street. H~ is afraid the ch~!dren will get sick from t~is and he stated that a~times they cannot stay in the house. He also found out that this condition exists ~or quite a distance up Main Street and he feels that some~hlng should ~e done about this. Mr. Duffy explained that-this odor comes from the 0sgood ~i!l where theyhave a waste problem. Ne stated t~t the Department of Public Health had sentra consulting engineer out to check on it and he felt sure that something ~ould be done in the near future MEETING A DJOUP~NED: DECEMB~ 23, 1946: The regular.weekly meeting c~ tl:e Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 P~M,.~ with all members present. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved., LEASE- BATHING B~_ACH: . A lease'signed by, members of the Bathing Beach Committee as the Lessee,[,and by Francis B. Kittredge as the Lessor, dated December9, 1946 which leases the land at the B~thing Beach ~o the inhabitants of North. Andover for:the.' annual'rental of $~0.00 plus the amount of any local taxe~ that may ~e assessed for the then .current year. Filed under LEAS~ in Selectmen's Cabinet. · FLRE DEPARTMENT: .1 Chief Engineer James Hargreaves came before the boa~d to discuss ~he possibility of appointed a licensed electrician as electrical inspector in the.tow~; He stated that at the. present time he has ~o do this work and s!though:,hp,, is not a licensed he feels that' he is capable of doing the work but w~o61d, like to have'the board make such an appointment, if possible. Heexp!a~ned .that.wiring in botho!d and new houses must be inspected now and he feels, he is not qualified for this work, but ,will do all he can. Mr. Thomson suggested that this matter be called to the attentiofi of the board.when~,~he articles are being prepared for the next annual town meeting. ~,~ . SKATING RINKS: Mr. Cartx informed the hoard that he now has the two skating rinks ready, to' be'flooded end is Just waiting for the cold weather. Chief Hargreaves.;wholwas present present, informed the board Zhat the Fire Department would takecare of. the spraying as soon as the weather became cold enough~ He said the ~temperature should be ~bout t~enty degrees for this work to be done. ,- ~ REPORTON LIGHTING SURVEY: _~ . A letter containing recommendations of the Lawrence Gas and Electric Co'Pany- as .the resu!tof a recent survey was received by the board. Due to the length of the letter it was.voted to hold it over until the board had to time to study and examine it further. NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONEAND TELEGRAPH COMPANY: A petition covering the abandonment of three Joint poles on t~e Salem Turnpike and Boston Roadin North Andoverwas received and the board voted unanimously to grant this petition. AM~ERICAN LEGION: ~ letter expressing thanks to the board of Selectmen for their cooperation in creating skating areas in the town was received from Joseph Lumenelle, Community service officer of the American Legion and was also signed by Donald Thomson, Commander. 26t. December 23, 1946- continued REQUEST FOR TREE R~.IOV~ A request from Ange!o Grteco, of South Union Street, Lawrence was rec,ived ~om the.tree warden, John J. Gonnors for tbs removal of three small trees'at the corner of Marbleridge. Road and Johnson Street. Mr. Connors stated that these · trees should be removed to make room for the other trees that are growing in this same location. The board voted %o refer this matter to the tree warden and have the trees posted. ARTICLE TO ALTERBY-LAWS: An article presented by James Dunn of 57 Lincoln Street to see if the town wi!!vot~ to amend the zoning by-law of the Town of North Andover by deleting the wor~ "Chickering Road st Park Street", from Article II, Section 5, sub- section (i) was read byMr. Thomson and the petition accompanying the article was signed by 200 registered'voters of this town. · A second petition was received which was signed by Edward Me!amed of 276 Andover Street and signed by 103 vo~ers to be inserted at the next special To~m Meeting to see if the town will vote to smend the zoning by-!sw by changing from A general residential to s business area. ~ohnWi!lis inquired as to why one petition must have 200 names and the other only 100 and Mr. Thomson explained that the first netition is a request for theSe!ectmen to calls Special T6wnMeeting and th~lsecond is an article to be inserted in the next special town meeting if there is one. ~Mrj~Willis also questioned the board as to the necessityofgoing before the Planning Board and Mrl Thomson explaine~ that it was for their.benefit and .~ it may overcome some objection by the Attorney General if there is one~ Mr.. Willis then contacted Mr. Dunn, Attorney for Club 2!04~and later'withdrew ~' ~he petition until they'have a meeting with the Planning Board. The special town meeting will take place at a later date. VETERANS S~-~VICE BUREAU: -.~ .The Board 6£ Selectme~ met st 8:15 P.M. with the Se!eetmen from Boxford and '.' Middleton to discuss aVeterans .Service Bureau in North Andover combining 'thethree towns. .M~Thomson opened the discussion by asking if we have sufficient quarters "~o' ~a~e ~are of this bureau.' . ~J ~iisbury web% on to say that we have apparently two distinct officers. A veterans agent who has charge of Soldier's Relief, Veterans'b~u~fits, etc. a~:~aDirector of Veteran's ~ervices which.is the title under ~he new law, Cha3~3r ~99, Acts of !946. He thought that the presen~ Vgteran s Agent might %a~e'on additional.services and felt that we didlnot'!need a ful!.tim~ man ' .~at.%his'time. Th~ m~tter of S61dier's relief was brought by Mr.'0sgo6d from M~dd!eton '~' '~and ~r. William McA!con was called in to the me,ting to give his~ideas ab6u~ this matter. ' ~Mr. C6!e of Boxford stated that they did ~ot anticipate having"a sufficient n~mber of applicants.for ad~ice and counsel to set upan office in Boxford. ~.Thequestion.of the amoun~ of time to be spent.on this work was discussed and fi~a!ly a suggestion'was madethat,perhaps the new Director might be'able to :~ork o~e night'in Boxford, in Middleton and sever~! nights i~ North Andover. SeM~ra! angles were discussed and. all seemed toagree that if the'Director could ~rrange to be in each town .at s particular time, it'would work '6ut very ~el~. Middleton and Boxford Selectmen stated that they.would provide~an office forthe Director on the night convenient for him to be in'their, town. North Andover .would also furnish an office for this purpose. Mt. Salisbury then made a motion that the Board of Selectmen of North Andover, :Boxford snd Middleton vote to form a district and that the chairmen of each Board shall'be.the governihg board and shall set the sa!a~y, etc. Mr..Col$ of Boxford seconded this motion subject to the wrEtten approval Of Middleton and experiment this system for one year. Mr. psgood felt he would like to present this matter before a full board, since 0nly'two.members were p~esent but finally agreed that this was the best solution ' andwill send the written consent of the ~iddletonSelectmen. Mr. Thomson then read the motion as follows: That the Town of ~orth Andover, Boxford, Middleton combine to form a district to furnf~h such information, advice and assistance to veterans of World War ~I or other veterans as may be-~lecessary to enable them to procure the benefits to which they are or ma~;'be.entitled relative to employment, vocational or other educati~al opportunities, hospitclizstion, medical care, pensions und other veteran's benefits and that the chairmen.of the Bosrd of Selectmen shall be the governing board and shall set the salary.,, Mr. Salisbury then made a motion that the Secretary be.authorized, to write %o Francis X. Cotter, informing him of this motion and get his written consent to this motion, including Boxford and Midd!eton. Vote unanimous.