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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-06-13 Board of Selectmen MinutesJune 6,1960 (~entinued) HEARING: PLA~ROUND, PR~EINCT 4: After discussion regarding a playground in precinct 4, pe%ttioned by about 110 people in the Stevens Village area (William Duff y, Joseph Sullivan and William McEvoy participating), Mr. Sullivan stated he would contact Stevens Mill authori- ties to see if lend could be acquired from the mill for playground facilities. It was also suggested that another playground would be necessary in the future and M~. McEvoy suggested a piece of property on Chadwick Street which will be available when a runway is abandoned by the airport. Chairman Finck suggested a letter be sent to the Airport Commission informing them of the Board's wishes to acquire the lend, were it available in the futur~ for purposes of a playground site, and asking the Airport Commission to meet with this Board, the Recreational and the ~.P.W. HOUSING AUTHORITY: Raymond Fountain and Thomas Fonlds appeared before the Board regarding the conference on Federal Housing to be held at Wentworth-by-the-Sea. It was agreed that Mr. Fountain would attend the conference and try to set' up un ap, pointment with the Federal Housing Authorities from New York for Chairman Finck in order that Federal Housing might be discussed. Mr. ~inneran made ~a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m., seconded by Mr. Sut~liffe and voted unanimously. June 13:1960 The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held June 13, 1960, at 7:30 p .m. Members present were Ralph E. Finck, Chairman, Philip Sutcliffe and Williem A. HEARING, RADIO STATION WCAP: Israel Cohen. General Manager of WCAP was unable to attend this hearing...Atty. Vincent Stulgis appeared for stations WCCM and WLLH. Ne.stated that alI' stations are on Conelrad in case of emergency and just 640 and 1240 on the dial ordinarily. He said tha~ had WCCM and WLLH known about the hearings, they would have ap- peared at the meeting of May 27, 1960. Also, he said the F.C.C. is reluctant to give an increase in power. Mr. John Canty, Commercial Manager of station WCCM said that WCAP is a local station for Lowell just as W~CM is for Lawrence. Thus, when a radio station'is local in.nature, it is serving the community in which it is located. Atty. stulgis made a motion tha~ on the basis of false statements, the resolution be refused, and added to the motion, at the suggestion of chairman Finck, that the F.C.C. in Washingmon be notified about denials and reasons thereof. Mr. Finneran seconded the motion and it was voted unanimously. INQDIRY: Mr. George Farkas appeared before the' Board to inquire about a transfer bf. a license from Parker Street, Lawrence to Osgoed Street, North Andover; license to store gasoline and a used car dealer's license. The Board suggested he check ~-zth th 1 Building Inspector and the Town Clerk and then report back to the Board... COMPLAINT: Mr. John F. Duf~y of 17 Tower St., (Methuen,~ Methuen, Mass. appeared regarding a tire which he alleged was dsmaged on route 133 due to a large hole in .the~ road. The matter was referred to Town Counsel for recommendation. HOUSING AUTHORITY: Raymond Fountain reported to the Board on the Wentworth-by-the-Sea Conference on Federal Housing. JULY 4TH CELEBRATION: ~' Mr. Arthur Drummond, co-chairman of the 4th of July celebration, extended a cordial invitation to the Board for participation in the activities ~o be held in Town. COMPLAINT: Mr. Theodore Peters of 201 Dale Street appeared relative to a sheep-manure problem which is most unpleasant for about 25 families in his neighborhood. It was suggested by the Board that a letter from the families affected by the un- pleasant sitnation be sent to the Board of Health. If no satisfaction is ob- tained from the Boar~ of Health, this Board will take over as far as it can go. June 13, 1960 (continued) MASS. D.P.W. An Estimate of Work in re Chapter 90, Contract No. 18779, in the amoun~ of ~6,476.8S was~ approved by the Board for payment to E.V. DelDuca Construction Co. by the Town of North Andover, upom motion of Mr. Ftnneran and seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe, voted unanimously. MERRIMACK VALLEY TEXTILE MUSEUM, INC. Upon motion of Mr. Ftnneran, seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe, and voted unanimously, the matter of investigation on the application of Caroline S. Rogers and six others for incorporation under the name of Merrimack Valley Textile Museum, Inc. was referred to the Police Chief for proper investigation and report. AIRPORT COMMISSION P~PORTS: Reports on airport comhission meetings, submitted by Dr. Thaddeus Zimny, were read. Mr. Finneran made a motion that they be accepted as read, Mr. Sutcliffe seconded the motion and it wins voted unanimously. Mr. Sutcliffe made a motion that a letter be sent to Dr. Zimny commending him on the fine performance of his duties. Mr. Fiuneran seconded it and it was voted unanimously. MERRIMACK-ESSEX ELECTRIC CO. A letter from Merrimac-Essex Electric Co of street lights on Pleasant Street. was read notifying us of the installation MERRIMACK-ESSEX ELECTRIC CO. A recommendation of Merrimack-Essex Electric Co. regarding installation of lights at entrance and exit of Rolling Ridge was accepted upon motion of Mr. Finneran and seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe and voted unanimously. MASS. D.P.W. A co~mmnication from the Mass. D.P.W. relative to sealed proposals for reconstruct- ing a section of Dale Street was received. Publication was made Saturday, June 11, 1960, in the Boston Herald and Boston Globe and in the Eagle-Tribune on June 13, 1960. Bids will be opened a: Room 427, 100 Nashua Street, Boston, Mass. at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 1960. GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE, AMHERST: After discussion, Mr. Sutcliffe made a motion tha~ a letter be sent regarding the invitation of Governor Furcolo to attend the Governor's Conference on ~une 23 and 24 attheUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, extending our regrets on the in- ability, of the Selectmen to attend. Mr. Finnera~ seconded the motion and it was %oted unanimously. FUEL C~L BIDS: ~Upon suggestton~ of Chairman Finck, Mr. Finneran mede a motion that a legal notice be inserted in the Eagle-Tribune relative to the Board of 'Selectmen accepting bids for 25,000 gallons, more or less, of #2 fuel oil,' bid date to close on July 11, 1960. Mr. Sutcliffe seconded the motion and it 'was voted unanimously. CERTIFICATES OF BOILER AND AIR TANK INSPECTION: Certificates of boiler and air tank inspection sent ~o the Board from Lumbermens MUtual Casualty Company, were referred to the various departments concerned. LA%~P~NCE GAS CO Permission was given to the Lawrence Gas Co. to excavate am S Columbia Road upon motion of Mr. Sutcliffe, seconded by Mr. Finneran and voted unanimously. R~EREATIONAL COUNCIL: A list of playground instructors submitted by the Recreational Council, was ap- prove~ upon motion of Mr. Sutcliffe, with the exception of the supervisor who has obtained another position, seconded by Mr. FLnn,~ran and voted unanimously. Another meeting of the Council will be h~ld to appoint another supervisor. STREET SIGNS: An order for 64 street signs has been referred to the State Prison at Walpole. LA~RENCE GAS CO.: Because William Dully and Ira Carry ware not available to approve a gas excavation petition for 394 Sutton Street, a motion was made by Mr. Finneran that permission be granted by the Board of Selectmen subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works and Highway Department, seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe and voted unanimously. June 13, 1960 (continued) PROCLAMATION; A proclamation was read by Chairman Finck which proclaimed june 12, 1960, as Congregation Tifereth Anshai Sfard Day. Mr. Finneran made a motion that it be ac- cepted, Mr. Sutcliffe seconded, and it was voted unanimously. SU~R S~EDULE: Chairman Finck suggested that the summer meeting schedule take effect after June 27, 1960, and Mr. Finneran made a motion to that effect and that the Town Clerk be notified according to State Law. Mr. Sutcliffe seconded the motion and it was voted unanimously. PARKING PROBLEM, SUTT0~ STREET: Chairman Finck remarked about complaints registered about paring on Sutton Street near Howard Food Products Co., especially when Western Electric treffic is heavy. Mr. Finneran made a motion that the matter be referred to the Police Department for investigation and report, Mr. Sutcliffe seconded the motion, and it was voted unanimously. LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL DUMP: After discussion abou~ the problem still existing at the Lawrence dump, upon motion of Mr. Flnneran, seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe, and voted unanimously, it was agreed that a request for enforcement of the State Law be sent to the Massachusetts Board of Health, with a copy going to the Lawrence Director of Health and Charities. P~UEST FOR SURVEY: Upon request of Mr. Finneran, Mr. Sutcliffe made a motion that a survey of street lighting be made by the Merrimack-Essex Electric Co. around 75 Saunders Street, and seconded by Mr. Finneran and voted unanimously. Mr. Finneran made a motion to edjourn at 8:55 p.m., seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe and voted unanimously. June 20, 1960 The meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held June 20, 1960, at 7:30 p.m. The following members were present: Ralph E. Finck, Chairman, William A. Finneran, and Philip Sutcliffe. HEARING, TREE R~OVAL: A petition for tree removal was submitted by John J. Crawley, 8 Abbott Street. Mr. John Connors, Tree Warden, said the tree had been posted according to Law. Mr. Finneran made a motion that the petition be granted, Mr. Sutcliffe seconded the motion, and it was voted unanimously. HEAKING: The petition of Merrimack-Essex Electric Co. for the following was granted upon motion of Nr. Finneran and seconded by Mr. Sutcliffe, voted unanimously: Underground elec- tric conduits; from existing pole on the southerly side of Great Pond Road, at a point approximately 550 feet easterly from Stevens Street, northwesterly to the nort?~vline of Great Pond Road, a distance of approximately 40 feet, 1 duct. STATION WCAP: Mr. Israel Cohen, Gen. Mgr. of radio station WCAP appeared. He said that he wanted to point out that any objections to be made by stations in this area should be based on interference only as the F.CoC. would not recognize economic factors. He stated that WCAP is the main station in this area with Conelrad. He said that when he stated WCAP was the main station with Conelrad, he did not think there was a dis- crepancy. WLLH is an alternate, he said, and WCCM is not Conelrad, as money has %o be spent to equip its transmitter for Conelradl and they did not choose to do so. Ne stated~that if WCAP gets increase in power, it will be a better signal for this area on Conelrad. He said that he had made a statement that WCAP is the only station in the area that is equipped with full emergency power, and that in view of the facts he was Justified in making the statement. Mr. Cohen asked the Board if they thought the letter they had written to the F. OC.was Justified. Chairman Finck said that there is no problem involved if there is no objection from the F.C.C. Mr. Sutcliffe said he thought Mr. Cohen had made false stateman~s and that he did in other towns, also. Mr. Cohen said that in Salem, N.H., the question was purely an economic one. Mr. Cohen said that he had been told by the General Manager of WLLH that Atty. Stulgis did not represent WLLH. Mr. Cohen also said that he thought he had been treated unfairly by the Board. Chairman Finck said that if necessary, the F.C.C. could be referred to this Board for amplification.