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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-01-10January lO, 1949 - continued ~.~'5 DAMAGE CLA~: A claim for damages To his automobile in the amoun~ of $14.35 was received from Leo J. Kane who stared ~ha~ he broke a righ~ fron~ spring on his car while ~raveling alonE Osgood Street pas~ the air- por~ ~oward Haverhill on January 8, 19~9 at 8:00 A.M. near ~he resi- dence of Harold Lees where a pipe line had recently been placed by =he Water Depar~men~ leaving holes in the highway. Mr. Carry informed ~he Board ~ha~ ~his had no~hing ~o do with his depar~men~ and should be referred =o ~he Depar~men~ of Public Works. No ac=ion was ~aken. FAULKNER ROAD: Lculs McAlcon and Raymond Jenson came in before ~he Board =c discuss Faulkner Road. Mr. NcAloon said =ha~ they had fixed it up a lit=le and tha~ Mr. Car~y could explain i= berber ~o ~he Selectmen. Mr. Car~y said the road was good bu~ ~he surface drain was no~ as i~ should be. He explained ~his by saying ~hat there was no surface drain on G~eene Stree~ a= ~his ~ime bu~ i~ was only a ma~er of rime before ~here would be a surface drain (Under Chapter 90 work). He said ~hat Faulkner Road was all righ~ as far as the surface was concerne~ but ~he wa~er runs ou~ and down Greene S~ree= but he s~a~ed ~hat the surface of ~he road was satisfactory and he would give ~he Selectmen ~his informa=ion in wri=ing. A certificate was then presented ~o the Board as follows: "I hereby certify ~o the Board of Selectmen tha~ Faulkner Road, from Parker S~ree= To Greene S~reet, mee~e the requi~e- men~s and regulations for laying ou~ of stree=s and is in condition for adjudication and acceptance by the Town", signed Ira D. Carry. Mr. Thomson ~hen maid tha~ a motion was made and seconded =hat a public hearing be held on January ~4, 19~9, at Y:30 P.M. wl~h respect ~o ~he probable adjudication of Faulkner Road as a public way and ~he vo~e was unanimous. SCHOOL STREET: Mr..Thomson s~ated ~ha~ a certifica=lon had been received from Mr. Car~y with respect=o School S~ree= and i~ was now ready for adJudi- ca=ion. 'A plan was presented by Mr. Rockwell of ~he Davis & Furber Co.~ Mr. Finneran =hen made a mo=ion =hat,he road be adjudicated for acceptance by ~he Town a= ~he nex= annual Town Meeting. Mr. Coffin'seconded ~he mo~ion which was as follows: "Mo=ion made and %econded~hat~ School Stree~ running more or less westerly from Main Street~for a 'distance as indica=ed on plan of the Village LandCom- party, Ralph B. Brasseur, da~ed Augus~ $, 1958~ be adjudicated as being in condition for accep%ance by the Town of North Andover.~ Unanimous LYNAN ~O~D ~ HIGHWAy SURVEYOR: Mr. Thomson s~a~ed ~ha= a complain~ had been made tha= some work had been done on,ha= par= of Lyman Road ~ha~ had no= ye= been accepted. Mr. Car~ explained ~ha~ he ~old his men ~o put some gravel on ~ha~ par= Jof Lyman Road ~hat had been accepted and also Edmands Road. 2here was adiscussion about Lyman, Norm~_n and E~m-nds Roads and ~. Car~y s~ated =hat he did no= put any gravel on ~ha~ par= of Lyman Road tha~ was not accep~ed...only that par= of Lyman Road ~hat was accep=ed-and Edmands Road. Mr. Coffin sugges=ed ~ha~ ~he Board go to Lyman Road ~onight and see if there was any evidence of new gravel on the unaccepted par= of ~he road and also suggested =hat Mr. Carry go along With ~hem. POLICE'~APPOINTMENTS - CIVIL SERVICE: A cer=ification and repot% form was received from ~he Division of Civil Servic6 and ~he following persons were certified as being eligible for appoln%ment: Evere=~ R. Woodhouse, 65 Maple Avenue; John-J..Willis, 23 Saunders St.; Joseph W. Lawlor, 290 S~evens S=ree~; David F..Roche, 90 Second S~ree~. There are =wo .vacancies in =he department at $~8.90 per week wi~h a dollar increase yearly until the maximum is reached. Mr. Coffin made a m~ion Woodhouse be appoin=ed as a permanen~ police officer. The mo~ion was seconded by Mr. Finneram and the vo=e was unanimous. Mr. Coffin %hen'made a mo%ion Zha~ John J. Willis be appointed as a permanen~ police officer. The moZion was seconded by Mr. Flnneran and~he vo~e was unanimous. I~ was voted ~o have =he %wo new officers start their employment as of January 13, 1949 and forms will be sen~ To Civil Service for approval. The new appointees will be no=ifled ~hat they mus= communicate wiZh Chief McKee and discuss their appoin~men=s. January 10, 1949 - continued SIDEWALKS: Mr. Carry brought up the matter of money which was owed to John Driscoll for work on the sidewalks abutting the property owned by Mrs. Richardson at Third and Main Streets. Mr. Thomson informed Mr. Maker to allow the check to be mailed to Mr. Driscoll. EASTERN ~ASB~ARAILWAY COMPANY - BUS SERVICE: ~eran s~-~'ted that he had received a-~complaint from several people who miss the last bus which leaves the Wood Mill at 11:25 P.M. and he agreed to contact Mr. Chase at the Eastern Mass. to see if something could be done about this service. STEVENS HALL: The Board granted permission for the use of Stevens Hall to Mrs., Martin J. Lawlor, Sr. to hold a whist party on January 21. for ~the benefit of the Convent~ Fund, if the Hall is available for that evening. The Board also voted unanimously to grant permission for the use of Stevens Hall to the Girl ScouZ Mariners for a musical play on April 1-2, if the Hall is available for those evenings. The Board voted to notify Mr. William Callahan, Janitor, at the High School, when the hall is to be used by any organization. CLOCK IN HIGH SCHOOL TOWER: Mr. William Cal~b~n came in to inform the Board ~hat the clock. was not in running order and that it had been repaired many years ago. The reason he.was here was that he wanted to le~ the Select- men know that he knew about the clock but there was nothing he could do and in case they received complaints, they~ould know he wasn't Just being lazy about it. Mr. Thomson said that this would be taken up with the Schoo~ Department and decided later.'who wouI~ ... be responsible for the cost of repairs if the clock could be_repaired. STREET LIGHT SURVEY: An article was received requesting the extension of s~reet lights from the present location at the corner of Salem Street ~to Mosquito Brook on~ Foster Street for safety protection and the Board suggested that this be referred Zo the Lawrence Gas & Electric Co.~ for a survey as to the approximate cost. FIRE ALARM BOX: An article was received requesting the installation .orca fire alarm box at the Junction of Salem, Boxford and Foster Streets and the Board suggested that this be referred ~o Chief Hargreaves'~for the approximate cost of this installation. ..- COUNTY .COmmISSIONERS - RETIRE~{ENT SYSTEM: In .accordance with the provisions of General Laws, ChaPter 32, Section 22 (7)(C)(li), it is hereby certified that the amoun~ ~ estimated to be necessary to pay to the various funds of the Essex County Retirement System, said amount payable by the Tovm of North Andover, for the year beginning 1/1/49, is as follows: Pension.Fund, $6,271.O0; Expense Fund, $152.OO; Total, $6,413.OO. STREET LIGHTS-PROSPECT STREET: This location was checked by ~he Board on 1/3/49 and they decided to have ~he present light moved to the pole in front of Mrs. property at the end of the street snd install a new 2500 lumen light on the pole this side of the present light, if this is agree- able to the Lawrence Gas & Electric Company. Meeting adjourned.