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FENRUARY 9, 1948: continued;
A letter was received from the Van Raalte Company, Inc., New York with respect
roan mccid~nt involving the town tractor and a car owned by the above company
and driven' by John Norton of New York. The estimated amount of repairs for the
194~ Do,ge amounts to $115.25. The board to refer this claim to 0. J- Mahoney
.for his decision.
NEW 'POST OFFICE- NORTH.ANDOVER
0afl'Thomas and John Lyons came ~forJ the Board and they represented the American
~egion. Post 219 anddiscussed the possibility of a new post office in North
And6ver. They intimated that there is an existingappropriation for the erection
0f's new post office in this town and asked that the Board of Selectmen back'-
up'their organization in stressing the need of this new post office.."Mr. Lyons
stated that they expect to contact all other organizations in the town for their
support but felt that they would like to have the Board of Selectmen have the
opportunity of writing.to Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Congressman Thomas J~
Lane and Mr. Walter Myers, Fourth Assistamtt-Postmaster General'at Washington.
Mr."Lyons and Mr. Thomas informed the board that they understand that Mr. Stevens
agreed at one time to give the land next to the Hainsworth Insurance Office on
Main Street for the use of a post office. The boardvoted unanimously to write
...... the:~letters-requested andstated that theywere heartily in f~vor of a new post
!officebuilding.
MEETING ADJ6URNED: '
FEBRUARY 16, 1948:
,The~egular.weekly meeting of {he Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 ~.M. with
.aIl!!members present. Weekly bills and payrolls' were approved.
POLICE EXAMINATION:
.A'; Sample of poster for the Civil Service examination %o be held in the near ~u%ur*e
/:~ for~patrolmen in North Andover Was received from"Mr. Greehan' s office and the
~.':' '.Selectmen were asked to check' it and make any changes which they felt were
-.~:. .~ necessary. The board voted' unanimously to'approve the form without any changes
~. ~ · and~it wmll' be sent to the Division of Civil Service at once.' /~odate was. given~
~hen the examination will be held.
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:'~I~,:~ ~. ~ N~tfC~ received that a 2500 lume~ indandescent light had ~een ~4~talled
~ ~"~' O~,:!~a~k Street, Pole #2070 on Februarz 5, 1948, Two 1000 lUmen lights w~re
,, * ~,* remo ed from poles#2070 and 730,' Park Street.
STREET LIGHT: "*-
unanimously to have a street light installed on' p~le #3152 on
~FL00U CONDITIONS:
~ THe~mabter 'of, apossible flood due to the large amount of snow at this time ,was
.i ].~.;.dis~ussed'by the board~.who felt that there was no immediate danger. However,
.... ~ · ;s0me~time ago~, Clarence Howard had reported tothe b0a~d that there was an
f'?~emergency:committeein North Andover of *hich he was th6 chairman, which could
*'*l~be~o~ilized in:a' verYsh6rt time and .the board decide~ to'keep this in mind,
.1 should any*emergency'arise. Mr. *SalisbUrY reported that the Red Cross would also
be available.
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UASS~:GENERALHOSPITAL:
NO~ice received that on January 1, 1948 the admission fee for each visit to a .
:~linic Was*increased from $1.50 to $2.00 for the Out-Patient department. Beginning
%*'F~${~ary 16, 1948, the full ~dmission fee of $2.00 will be'charged to recipients
'*6f~{d. covering* all categories, Akd ~o Depend~nt Children, Old Age Assistance
and General R~lief.
MEETING ~DJOURNED: