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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1948-09-13405 SEPTN~BER 13, 19&8-continued Andrew Coffin stated that he heartily agrees with suggestion of a wiring inspector and suggested that this matter he checked with the committee now revising the by-laws.Re said he was reluctant to create a new Job in the town hut felt that the by-law committee should be informed that the position of electrical inspector is very important. Mr. Thomson then informed Mr. Coffin that both he and Mr. Finneran were members of the h~-law committee and would take this matter up at their next meeting. A~ERICANLEGION AUXILIARY: The Board accepted with thanks an invitation to attend the installation of officers of the American Legion Auxiliary to be held on September 27, at 8:00 P.M. and will so notify the Installation chairman, Mrs. Yvonne Lewis. USE 0FwCOURTR00M: Miss Lucia Kathan, Board of Realth nurse, requested the use of the Court Room for some e~ening in the near future when.tbs State Board of Health is planning to a series of pictures with reference to the management and operation of restaurants and she has planned to invite all licensees in the town to be prese~. It will also be open to the public. The date is uncertain at this time. The Board unanimously agreed that this was a very good thing'for the town and agreed that.she should be allowed to use the court room on the night which is convenient for the State Dept. ~0REST FIRES r. John Wilcox and several of the residents of the Kihball district came before bogrd to discuss the dry conditions in their section of the town. Mr. Wilcox told about a fire which started two weeks agoand could have developed into a bad firs'if it had not been detected by one of the neighbors. The Fire Dept. was called andhe put'the fire out. Mr. Wilcox felt that a pstro2 was needed in the fr6m 10:00 A.M. until five or six at night. Re said the. fog at nightwould any fires from starting. The woods are supposed to be closed at this time but there are dogs running Just the same. The brooks are d~,y and the water holes on forest street have 'only three inchesof water in them. If there were a fire, the men couldn't get ~o the water. The nearest water is the hydrants. Chief Hargreaves stated that this condition would continue forsome time and that the condition is extremily dangerous, and .will continne~until we get some rain. In answer to Mr. Coffin's ~uestion as to being comparable to las~ year's condition, Mr. ·Wilcox sta~ed 'that iwas worse and the vegetables are all burned up and they cannot get any corn at all this year. The drinking water .is poor he said and he feels that the hydrants should be used for drinking wa~er. He mentioned having a gate valve put on at this time. Mr. Hargreaves ststedothat the oil tru~ks ars willing ~o coopera~e in case 'of a fire.'He'feels that ~atrols'are no good unless enough,men are avail~bie to cover the area. He 'feels that'the Tower in Andovar would spot a fire quicker than any-. body.. · Mr. hargreaves said he would he willing to {fy and find somone who ~ould he willing =o patrol this section but that he would have ~o pay them $1.00 an hour plus the cost of their car, per mile. He said if the .patrollingcould be done satisfactorilly he would agree that it would he of some.use. Mr. Wilcox felt that if a. patrol.were available to'patrol the section where there iano water, it would be a great help. If only one fire were s%oppod, -it would be worth all the. money spent~ 'said Mr. Wilcox. Re stated that everybody in that section has 'a great deal to lose and they are all worried abou~ this dry condition. Mr. Hargreaves suggeSted that if any of the residents spot some.person down ~n the woods while they are supposed to be closed, if.they would contact the Fire Department ~ or the Police Department they would take immediate'action. Mr. Coffin mentioned that the woodlands have been. closed by the state and inquired if there was'a fine for going in the woods at this time. Re said there are two classes of people, dog runners and parkers. · Mr. Wilcox stated that he does not believe that .the parkers would cause any trouble as the fog is so hesyy inthat section that there would be little danger of a fire from a cigarette. Mr. ~ilcox told ~r. Coffin that he,had seen a man in the woods last Satt=dayand that'he told him to leave. Mr. Coffin felt that if the publicity was greatly-~ncreasedand if only one person were caught and fined, then that would be a lesson %o others and perhaps this could be stopped. Mr. Hargreaves mentioned that he would pay $1.00 an hour to have someone put the posters up that are available but he has been unable to get anybo~$-. Mr. Coffin mentioned that a fire prevention committee is being formed in the town and perhaps someone could be found who would be willing mo do this posting free. Mr. Fiunaran suggested that we could ask the police to check in that section occs ally and that would help, until some patrols were formed. He also mentioned ~ . patrols which might~b~of assistance. Mr.' Thomson stated that thesituation is very bad and he thought i~ we sent the polic~ down twice a day and then get the volunteers to help, it would lessen the danger of fires. He also suggested that we communicate this problem to the newly forming ~ire protection committee. ~ 406 SEPTEMBER 1S, 19~8- continued. Mr. Hargreaves will do all he can to help this situation and he will also speak to Mr. Duffy about the water situation for drinking purposes until we have rain and the wells are filled up. .. Mr. Thomson suggested that we recommend to Mr. Duffy that he put on'a valve so that' the residents can obtain drining water. Most of them are carrying water from other farms at this time. SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS(STATE) Mr. Thomson brought up the matter of speeding on the state highways and said that he understands from recent legislature that this board has the right to petition the Department of Public Works(State) to petition for signs and rates of speed in certain places, mr. Thomson mentioned Mass. AVe., Turnpike Street from'the by-pass to Wilson' s Corner and Chickering Road from Mass. A$e. to Pleasant Street. Mr. Coffin suggested that the Board confer with the police and go up there and decided in their own mind what speed should be se~. '. Mr. Thomson explained that Chief McKee had made the suggestion that he would have Mr. Curry from Beverly come ~o one of the meetings and discuss this matter and the board agreed that he should be invited ~o attend nex~ week's meeting and also the chief of police. Mr. Thomson also mentioned that he had been informed of anincident where one of the local officers had s~opped a person on Turnpike Street who was going 45 miles pe~ hour and the person was grateful to the officer as he did not realize what the rame of speed was in that section. He commended the Police.Department. Mr. Peter Ritchie suggested to~ the boar~ t~t if the smop and go lights waze 'in working order instead of a ~lashing signal, it would be more advantageous to the mown, and would reduce the speeding on Chickering Rd. The board agreed ~t~, take this matter up with Mr. Curry on Monday'evening.~ 'FENCE AT B & M RIGHT OF NAY; ASHLAND STREET Letter received from the Department of Public Utilities informing this board that the .reilroad is required by law ~o fence 'its right of way only as a safeguard against cattle. Mr. Thomson felt that a human life was 'much more important than any number of cattle and suggested that we get in touch with cur legislators and. have them file a bill ~o 'amend this chapter 160 section 93 of the General Laws. The board agreed that this should be done. PRECINCT OFFICERS: The Board voted unanimously to appoint Daniel J. Shine, 88 Pleasant Street as Deputy Clerk in Precinct Two- (D) and Herbert S. Stillings, 57 Third St. (R) as Deputy Warden in Precinct Two for September 14, only. Permanent appointments will he made a~ a later date. NEED OF SCRAP IRON AND STEEL: A letter was received from Arthur W. Coolidge, Acting Governor with respect to the desperate need for scrap'iron and steel and suggesting that a local committee be appointed to work with Mr. Frank H. Townsend, who ~s state chairman, to head this campaign in this area.. Mr. Finneran stated that the American Legion was planning Jusm such a drive in the near future and the · board voted to refer this ma~ter to the Legion for their consideration. _~ VETERANS LAWS PASSED IN 1948: Copy of the veterans laws passed in 1948 was received from Frederick B. Willis, House of Representatives at Boston. Filed under Veterans laws, 1948. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Chapter 482 of the Acts cf 1948 which provides for the transfer to the ~ahove' department for maintenance of all bridges which were eligible under Chapter 690 of-the Acts of 1945. The board discussed this matter 'and decided that we have no,ridges in North Andover which come under this. chapter. SGHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE: ' Copy received of letter sent to Miss Marcia K. Ingraham, Sec. Regional High SShool, Topafield informing her that the North Andover School Committee voted to appoint a sub-committee to confer with her or her committee at their PLANNING BOARDAND SF%EC~EN: The Planning Board'met with the Selectmen end Mr. Mocradkanian stated that last week the board ~tn~& ~i~cuss the 'application cf Joseph Sambatarc to change the grade cf two streets in the Mifflin Park area. He stated that theme~ting ~d been adjourned u~n~til to night for further considerstaion and to see if there any practica~ solution without predSudice to the town. If change in grade is allowed in streets which might be of some advantage(Pembrock and Sawyer Roads are listed in app~ic~tion~ then it tha$.w~ might t~ke_~am~ilton, ~ol~rook and Tyler tones xnto wc,,,c ce a~ded mo mne agreement.