HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-01-14 Board of Selectmen Minutes JANUAR~ 14, 1952
The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 P.M. with
al/ members present. ~;eekly bills and payrolls were approved.
SNON R~0VAL APPROVAL:
Approval ~ received from the Department of Corporations and Taxations for authority
under Chapter 138 of the Acts of 1949 for the payment of liabilities not exceed-
'ing $2182.87 for sno~ removal, as authorized by this board on January 7,
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Permteston was granted ~o .the North Andover. District, Boy Scouts of America
for the use of Stevens Hall an February 2, 19~2. Bequest made by Ernest G Abbott,
Chairman. Hall is available for this night and ,Mr. Hayes was contacted. ·
LAWRENCE G & E 00:
The Board vo~ed unanimously to grant permission to the Lawrence Gas & Electrfc
Company to excavate ~o install temporary purge pipes in conneczion with the
conversion to natural gas in North Andover. These purge pipes will be removed
after the .conversion to natural gas.
Chestnut S%reet near 189, 880, east of Milk Street~
~TUrnpike Street at 498; Stevens Street a~ 304; Great Pond ~oad at T~ckers .~
residence; Osgood Street at 547; Johnson Street at 470; Salem Street
lOC' wes: of Marbleridge Road and Sutton Street at Griffen residence and
Street at 111.
NE~ ENGLAnd) TEL.~& T~.C0: A~ERICAN ~. & TEL.~o:
The Board voted unanimously to approve them ~petition of the above ¢ompany~ plan.
~69, covering the removal of one j6int pole on Johnson Street, approximately
333'No~th of SaIem Tarnpike, i pole.
.DEPARTWENT OF PUBLIC UTELITIES:
Notice. received of a hearing on the petition .of I. N. Doe and W. H. clifford,
Agents requesting recnnsideration~ of its order D.P.U. 9389 dated 8/24/1951
and under the provisions of Chapter 159, Section 19, for authority, to increase
freight rates~ and charges, including certain charges in 'connection with passenger
service. Hearing will be held on January 31, 1952 at~lO:OO A.M. in the State
House,Boston. No .action.
DAMAGE
Albert R. Frost informed the board that he had blew a tire and tube and knocked
the right' front side ou~ of alignment. ~he damage to, his car will ~cost about
$22.00 and he would like to be reimbursed, His car struck,a hole in the mead
near Crockett San. and Mr. Carty was notified and he santa truck up there to-day.
~he board voted .to reimburse on submission of the bill.
UTILrTY POLE-SUTTON STREET: ' -
Mr- Coffin called a~tention of the board to a Utility. '
pole on Sutton Street on
which there is a fire alarm box. This box has been put out of ,order sevar'~l times '
and he stated that the pole could be removed ora sign could beplaced th~re, which~
would show that there .was a curve there. This pole is near the-Meadowbrook~Laundry~
coming from Lawrence and Mr. Coffin Suggested that the ma~ter bereferred to. Police
Chief Alfred McKee for his recommendation.
CML S~V~CE P~UEST:
Tow~ Clerk John J. Lyons came before the board with a petition requesting
the question of acceptin the pertinent provision of General La~, chapter that
respect to the. official service and the labor service of the town be placed upon
500the registered°fficial ballOtvotersfOrofthetheneXttow~.town election. ~he petition was signed by over
Mr. Lyons informed the. board that he had taken this matter up with various~ persons
and he felt that everything was in order for the Selectmen to proceed with this
petition.
Mr. Thomson suggested that we con~act Civil service to b~ sure ~hat everything is
in correct order and that the wording of the question will be correct.
All .signatures have been varified.