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JULY 1, 1949:-continued
UNION SCHOOL PROPERTY:
A ten foot strip cf land (1930 sq.ft.l~abutting the property of Doris M,
and John R. Stewart(brother and sister) was sold to these two people for
the sum of $75.00 and Mr. Mahoney will prepare the necessary deed. This
will enable the Stewarts to have a driveway into their garage which is the
rear of Beverly Street.
GREENE sTREET:
Mr. Thomson mentioned that the light on ~ass Ave. does not illuminate Greene
Street and~he suggested having the~light moved down one pole so thatthe
:~!ightwou!d shown on Greene Street and the l~ght will be on the~ corner of. Greene
Street and"Mass. Ave. Board voted unanimously, to request this change..
-STREET LIGHT REQUEST:
· AmthonyVentura of Mifflin Drive requested a street light on the corner of
Mifflin Drive andMass. Ave..on Pole #33, 1083.~ Board votedunanimously
to have this light requested by this~board ....
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS:
Contracts for the Chapter 90 work on certain roads in this town under the
provisions of Sec. 34, Chapter 90, of~the Gene~alLaws', were received and
~ .signed b3~lthe Se!ectmen~ Copies to be returned to the Department of Public
...~:~.Work. s, for. approval by the .Commissioner.
MERR~,XAC K ~ VALLET-METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY:~
"Mr. Thnsson suggested that letter be sent to 'bur Senator Oaddaire, Rep.
~J,: Everett:Collins, Frank S. Giles, William Longwnrth, with respect to:the~
~ Metropolitan~Water Supply to .the Merrimack Valley, and record the Selectmen '~'"~
as~.6pp0~d~.~O such an extension if there is to be any financial obligation on
:,, ~he town"at present or in the future. This was at the suggestion of Supt.
of~.Public Works, William B. Duffy.
'.'. C0mmunica~ion received informtn~ the Selectmen that the Department has
~dvertised,~f~ bids for Chapter 90 work. Said bids are .to 1be opened publicly
byl.the commissioners at their office, 100 Nashua St.~ Boston, at 12 o'clock
'noon, on~uhe' 25, 1949..Copies of the ads for the bids in-the various papers
were also received.~ -'
i~VENTORIES 3F DEPAR~,IENT:
~in ~reply.:t~0'ilettars send out by Mr. Coffin ~o various~towns with respect to
-..forms used.:for inventories from the various departments in~said towns, we~
~.si~eP. lie~]~.i~, from Amesbury, Methuen, Danvers ...wh0..repott :no ,'inventories are
'. m~de' andi.'~ne from Reading which reports that, no inventory is made at present
i./.bUt: iif :t~ .:project in North Andover. should .~or.kiou.t, they .would, apprcciate.;havi~g
'a' Co~y of the plan, if it should result in a simplified pl. an~ ,
DEPY~RTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES:~._. -,
.':i~ Notic~ :~re~.e. ived of' the petitio~n of, W. H.' Clifford, .Agen% for the:r~Llroads, under .:.
~.:the jurisdiction'of :the Department,for authority.to make incr.eased'intrastate-
:~.basic.fares:in coaches and sleeping, or parlor, cars and increased excess bagga~
'charge~ effective on not less than one day!s notice, on the same date' and to the
~ same'e~tent~that the Interstate Commerce Commis'~ion aUthorizes :~similar increases
for'interstate basic fares and charges in I.C.C. Docket no~37,256. A hearing
will be.:.held on July:12,. 1949 at 166 State House, Boston. · -
· ~ Cop~:~o~.!A:~Compleint mede to the police department was received with reference
:'~:-tb?a wi~f'~d".W.~ Sides, Jr. who 'was operating'a Buick coup~e~KEG~ 19~025 which is
-~?ned by his father of 89 Bartlett St. Andover and that he' tried to straddle
~ .~me~ Stones"~which Were ~in the highway and the resu!tv~e 1that- the bottom of the
~f~ont!of~'i~':cer'was"damaged and the estimated cost iS'15150.00.:" He 'was advised
~ to,:thke':the~att~r Up with the Selectmen. The.Board.vbt~d:~0"refer this report'
~,back,' to-'the: Police.Department and find out'how long the stones had been in the ·
.... ' ~road'~and,:who put'them there. · - .
AGRE~,IENTS: SIGNED:
· Agreements were signed by Anthony J. Ventura with respect to his article in
'the town'whrrant (61) for the purpose.of having sewer installed 'on Mifflin Drive
230-feet.:from. Mass. Ave. Agreement on file in Selectmen's 0ffice and one copy
given to Mr. Ventura.
Agreement signed by Malcolm G. Norwood, John Barbette, Daniel B. Breen with
respec~ to article ~52, for the purpose of securing water on Lorraine Avenue
320 feet from Andover Street. Copy on file and one sent to Mr. Norwood.