HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-01-22 Board of Selectmen MinutesJANU~.EY 15, 1951 (continued)
SPECIAL P~LICE OFFICERS:
Letter received from ~hief McKee requesting that the Board consider appointing the
following men as special officers as the seven reserve officers are tied up mos:
of the time: John Donovan, ~lex Ness, Frank Howard, Timothy McCarty, and Ralph
Bolderson. Mr. Coffin felt thatall special police officers should be appointed
intermitten~ special police officers to be used at t he discre:ion of the Chief.
This was a unanimous vote. It w~s further suggested that the Chief contact all
special police officers and any who were interested in becoming intermittent
police officers and they would bring in their appointment forms and have that
added on and also a notice might be inserted in the paper.
.JANUARY 22 1951:
The regular weekly meeting of'the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 P.M. with
all members present, lVeekly bills and payrolls were approved.
LAWRENCE GAS& ELECTRIC COMPANY:
-Letter received from the Law. G & E. Company and the following changes have been
made in Street Lighting: 2500 lumen light installed 1/11/51 on pole 1322, Johnson
Street; 1000 lumen light installed 1/10/51 on pole 1179, Andover Street.
The Board~votedunanimously to have a 1000 lumen light installed on Ty!erRond,
near Perreault's resident, pole 173.
Mr. Coffin stated that there have been complaints about power failures on Hewitt
Avenue and in the upper Massachusetts Avenue section, above Greene Street. The
Board voted unanimously to contact the Lawrence Gas & Electric Companyknd have
these repeated power failures investigated.
REQUEST FOR USE OF STEVENS HALL:~
A request was made by the Auxiliary Police for the use of Stevens Hall on January
28, 1951 at 2:00 P.M. for the purpose of showing pictures about the atomic bo~s.
Permission was granted this request.
BIDS . T~WNREPORT:
The bids for the printing of the t~nreport were opened at 8:00 P.M. and two bids
were received as follows: Town Printing Co., Andover, Mass., 1300 copies cf Town
Report, 219 pages, at $6.95 per page; and Bee Publishing Company, Lawrence, Mass.,
same speci£icatmons as in previous years for the sum of $6;45 per page for the
same number of copies. The Board voted unanimously ~o award the contract to the
Bee Publishing Company at the price of $6.45 per page, according to specifications.
BOY SCOUT WEEK - PROCLA~ATION:
Letter and Proclamation received from Boy Scouts of America requesting that the
proclamation be ret)~ed on official stationery and two copies forwarded to Boy
Scouts of America office. Boy Scout~eek is Feb. 6 - 12 and this is the klst
Anniversary of Scouting in the United States.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: (MASS.)
T~o letters received from the'Mass. Dept. of Public Works advising that the
Commissioners at their meeting voted ~o approve, as of December 30, 1950, the
work done by the Board under the provisions of Section 34, Chanter 90 of the
General Laws, under contracz ~12352, dated July 25, 1950, and under contradt
~12~07, dated August 29, 1950, the Engineer having reported that the work called
for by. said contract has been completed.
CHAPTER gO-MONEYFRO~TATE:
Mr. Carty and Mr.~M~ker asked the Selectmen ~o contact the State Department
to see when they would send'themoney for Chapter 90 work. Mr. ~ker has a no~e
which is due on February 7, 19~ and doesn't want tox~new it un~ss it is absolutely
necessary.. The Board suggested tham Mrs. Dearden check with Boston and see when
the money will be paid.
DUMPING ARFA:
George Rea, Ira Cartyand Ralph Brasseur came before the Board and discussed the
land Mr. Rea has fc~ sale, and the possibility of using it for a dump.
Brasseur sta~ed that it vould be necessary tohave a right of way from Boston
Street and then check the ~ners of the land abutting. Mr. Coffin felt that
the dumping situation was acute and something must be done soon.
He- mentioned that we might be able to contac~ Lawrence and perh~ns use their
incinerator when it is completed although it might run in~o a large amount of
money.
The final decision was that Mr. Brasseur, Mr/Rea .and Mr. Carty would view th~s
location on Saturday January 27, 1950 to decide if it is a suitable place for
dumping and after that is decided, Mr. Brasseur will check further.
JM~UARY 22, 1951- continued
SPECIAL POLICE* INTERMITTENT:
The ma~%er of appointing special' police officers as intermittent was:discus~ed
and Mrs. Dearden checked with Civil Service as to the procedure. She was informed
that in order to use other than the Reserve Officers, a letter would have to go
to the Director giving details as to why the Reserve officers were not'available
the list and dates of any R'serve Officer who wen~ into the service and then ~
list of all th~ special officers who are to be appointed as 'intermittent officers.
The Director will check the list he has for any veterans who are available and
if there are none, he will approve the list san~ in by this board.
No intermittent police can be used un~mss the Reserves are not available. The
Treasurer will refuse to pay any officers unl~s~ certified by 0ivil Service.
ADJUDICATION ~EARING:
The board set a hea~ingfc~ the adjudication of Cotuit Street for a distance of
160 feet from Andover Street, for Februaryb, 19Sl a~ ?:30 P.M. which will. be
duly advertised, release signed by abutters and copy of~ notice sen~ to Town Clerk.
SPECIAL POLICE: .
Appointmeht forms were signed by the board for Raloh J. Boldersunand Timo~y
McCarthy as of Januarylb, 1951 '
INSURANCE-U. S. FIDELITY AND GUARANTY CO.-BOND ~ELEASED:
Letter to the above company at 43 Kilby Street, Boston informing~ them that .the
work on Tyler and Pembrook Roads~ for which Michael A. Oristaldi fu~nished b0nd~i
#34214-12-433-49 has been completed. The letter is to be accepted as' av~d~nce%~that
the work has been completed and Mr. Cristaldi has been ~eleased f~6m a~l obligation
under the bond. '
This action w-as taken a~ a meeting of the Board of Selectmen on October 16, 1950
· when they voted unanimously that the bond given tb~ the. Town by Michael Cristaldi
be 'released.
HOUSING EXPEDITOR:
A letter received from TigheE. Woods relation. ~o the new federal rent 'control
extension law, P.L, ~.880 which contains some important.'changes~
The' b6ard felt'that this matter should be checked to see if.an articl~ shcUi~
.be'?serted in .the'warrant to extendrthe rent control until Jmle 30,195i~ ~
~The' to~n vo~ed y~s on this wuestion on the b~llot in December afi~ no
,be. taken. ' . ' '
CHERRY SHEET: :
· The' Board received a copy of the Cherry'Sheet showing the amounts to ~be used;
by the Board of Assessors in determining the 19~1 Tax.~ev~r.
:DOG OFFICER REPORT: - '
.A'report of~. th~ activities of the' DOg Officer for 19~0 was ~received.~' an~:a'":~p~d
~by them boa.rd.' Filed underm'Dog Officer.
TOWN .TREASLP~R,S REPORT:
~eer_, ~,easure.r snow~n.g.~.~-ree cash and analyszs,of general cash :for the year..~
· ~oaro accepted the report and informed Mr. maker that it.~.as an excellent
report.
JANUARY 29,1951: ':' ~ $ ~m~J
The regular weekly meeting of 'the Board of Selectmen was held at 7.00' P.M. with
all members present. Weeklyb~lls and payrolls were approMed. ' '
CERTIFICATE OF. !NEORPORATION .... · ·
Notice 'received that John F. Conley and others have filed an. application for
certificate of inco~pora~io~ as provided for in Chapter 180 of the Gen.Lawm,
under 'th~ name of South Lawrence Associates, Inc. to be' locatedin La~rence.
Jshn F. Conley resides a~ 29 Mass. Ave.. North Andove~."The board approved:
the above name and form was returned to the office of t he ~ecretary.
NE~ ENGLAND TEL. & TEL.CO:
Copy 0,f pet.ition and~ two copies of plan #4~ covering' the relocation of on.e pole
on Prescott St. No hearing ~as necessary and the board,..approved the petition.
SPECIAL PGLICE OFFICERS:
Notice received f~om F~ank Howard, 17 UnionSt. and Alexander Ness~ II Dewey St.
that they arc interested in becoming intermittent police officers in 'the town.
LAWRENCE GAS & ELECTP~C CO,
Notice received that a 1000 lumen incandescent light has been inst'alled on pole#910
Osgmod Street and this light was turned on October 17, 1950.