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LAWRENCE GAS & ELECTRIC C0:.~PANY&NEVt ENGLAND TEL. & TEL.COMPA~Uf:
A petition requesting permission to locate pol~s, wires, sables and fixtures
including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures to be owned and
ubed in common by the petitioners was received: Andover By Pass west of
Hillside Road, ! pole. '
The Board voted unanimously to sccept~this~petttion and ho!da hearing on
March 24, 1947 at 7:30 P.M. in the Se!ectmen~s Office. Abutters to be notified.
Petition also received for Andover Street, southwes~ of 0sgood Street, ! pole,
and on Great Pond Road, southwesterly from a point 2107 feet southwest.of
E.:Boxford Rd., 2 poles.
Hearing to be held on March 24, 1947 at 7:30 P.M.
LAWRENCE GAS &ELECTRIC
Aletter was received by this board relative to the demonstration of three
"16,000 lumen mercury luminaires on Main Street near the Town Hall which 'have
been installed for one meek. MrJ Frost would like to have comments from
the board in regard to the ty~e of light, its visual acuity and the boards
~e~ction to the color effect. The Board felt that there was a very great
~improvement and will thank the Lawrence Gas & ElectricCompany for their
~urtesy in installing these lights.
Notice received that a 1000 lumen light was installed on Pole #8~ on Suffolk~
Street asrequested in our letter of April 3, 19Z6. This light was turned
on February 25, 1947.
~PLANN!NG BOARD: Public Hearing-
A~etter was received'from the Planning Board informing this.boerd~that they
~had voted unanimously to recommend unfavorab!e action on the proposedamenl
of %he Town Zoning By-law by changing certain districts on Chickering Road
~from restircted.residenti~l or general residential to business districts, ~
~ ~ · which is set forth as Article 25 of the Town Warrant. 'Mr. Salisbury
suggested that Mr. Peter Ritchie should be prepared to give this report at'~
th~ town meeting. :. ·
TRF~URER'S BOND- TAX COLLECTOR'S BOND:
~he bohd for James~Jj Maker, Town Treasurer for the amount of $42.,300 was
presented tothe board for their 'approval and the bond ~for ~Irving Hinton
for the amount of $42,100 was also approved by the.board.
''INSURANCE:
An insurance policy covering the town-owned vehicles was present to the board .
:':~by~Horace Culpon. and'the board approved payment of the remium.
:-~EAS~ERN'MASS. RAILWAY COMPANY: . P
.Mr.. Augustus 0wri!...of the 'Eastern~ass. C0mpsny. was contacted in~-regard to:
additional services on'theE astern Busat P~i!road Avenueand.'High Street. Mrs.
Scora!ick had requested that service be extended up Prescott Street to her
Nursing Nome at certain hours during the day and evening. Mr. Ow~il felt hat
." '.1" this:cou!d.not be arranged but would be willing to.take the matter up witht ·
i..L'"' ~.' ·Chase and report to the board~at a Iater da~e.
.':".~VETERAN'S AGENT_ WILL!~J~ A. MCAL00N: ''
?~A ~etter of resignation as Veteran'sAgent was received'from William A.
McAloon to become effective as of March 31, 1947. Mr. McAloon gave as his
'reason for resigning the fact that his duties requires more. of his timeand he
'l*0U!d.. not be able to effectively carry out the duties of :thi~'office. ''
.'i'M~ Finneran made a motion that the board accept this resignation withlregret
'~'a~d to so notify Mr. McAloon. Vote was unanimous.
VETERANS~HOUSiNG:COi~MiTTEE: -
'~'.report from this:'bemmittee was received:ahd in substance'the report stated
'""~'~%hat much clarification andleducation is needed inthe matter.of financinc hous~
~'ing~for the va'torah. :The ~ommittee stated that there a~e two:definite cases
'~Bf~realemergency, thirty-four veteranswho wou2d like to improve conditions
'!?'and fifteen cases with no emergenc~ whatever~ The opinion of the homm~ttee
r~"W~s.that the majority of these ~seswould'.be Solved~by more explanation and
'l'educationon the subJ$ct. No action was taken.
HOUSE BILLS 784 and 783:
L~tter received from Mr. Crocker of Barnstable who introducedhouse bills 783
and 784 in the Legislature this year. House Bill 784 is a ~roposal for a
'b6unty on otter whichare now, end have been for some time, making vast inroads
on the fish supply in our lakes and streams.
House Bill 783 proposes to amend the dear law so as to permit a much longer
open season. No action wa~ taken as to replying.