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March 19, 1962.
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectman was held on this date at 7:30 p.m. ~th all
members present, Chairman Finneran presiding:
JUROR DRAWN: SUPERIOR ( CRIMINAL COURT )
Mr. Vincent Costello, 17 Maple Avenue , a clerk for Western~,Electric Co. was drawn for Jury
duty on April 2, 1962, in Superior Crimininal Court, Salem, Mass.
HOUSE MOVING: Mr. Maurice Hennessy - 69 Massachusetts Ave.
Granted to the above named, permission to move .his home from 69 Mass. Ave. to Elmwood Street..
Reports from Merrimack-Essex Electric Co., Building Inspector Foster and Tree Warden Lafond were
favorable.
COMPLAINTS: Re LAWRENCE TO~N DUMP
Received from three residents of Riverview Street, complaints about excessive black soot and
offansive odors emenating from nearby Lawrence Dump. The Board voted to advise Alderman Guill-
mette, Director of Health in Lawrence, of the nuisance and asked that corrective measures be
taken at once to alleviate the problem.
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TG~N MEETING:
'Made by Mr: Norman Scott, 51 Adams Ave. to pass on an Article that was turned down by the Annual
Town meeting. The petition was for sewerage installation 'extending from Massachusetts Avenue to
~ Wood Lan~. The petition was tabled until article and required two hundred signatures were cert-
ified by the town clerk. ' -
NO PARKING BAN:
Because of the excessive muddy conditions of driveways, the No-Perking Ban on streets after
11:00 p.m. during the winter was lifted om March 20, 1962 instead of April 2, 1962.
APPOINTMENTS: TG~N C~FICERS:
BOARD OF REGISTRARS: John J. McD~ffie, Chairman.
: ouis P. Saunders
Fred- McCormack
John J. Lyons
ASSOCIATE M~BERS OF BOARD GF APPEALS:
am ~ortom '
Alfred Boeglin
BOARD OF APPEAIS: Daniel T. O'Leary, Chairman.
Harold Norle¥, Jr.
Robert J. Burke
Henry E. Lund
Superintendent. and Matron of
· TO~N INFIRMARY.
· DOG OFFICER.' Stanley Burturlia
TO~N CLERK:_ John J.-LYons
MOTH"SUPERINTENDENT: Leo E.~ Lafond
T0~N BUILDING JANITOR.' Charles E. Sheen'
SELE~'S SECKETARY_: Alice M. Leterte .
~VIL DE~ERSE Dewey A. Dyer,
Ail incumbents' re-appointed.
. PERSONNEL BOARD: Ja~es D~ Hunter,
W~ond - George Ssnford
Richard Haltmaier - Nathanial Archer
ANIMAL INSPECTS: Dr..Edward ,C.~ Bulger.
TAX TITLE CUSTODIAN: .Janes J..Nsker
TAX TITLE CUSTODIAN: James J. Maker
T(~N BUILDING CUSTODIAN John J. 'Lyons
FOREST FIRE WARD~: Janes P. Daw
KEEPER OF ~E IOCK-UP Joseph W. Lawlor
PUBLIC WEIGHERS:
Domenic Reitano
Robert Hebb
Mrs. Oeneviwe Hebb
SPECIAL' PGLICE OFFICERS:
Willian McEvey
Thomas Spedding
Sylvest er Farph y
Frank Lee
Archie Oourley
Russell Chamberlain
Louis J. G~din
Andrew J. Noynihan, Jr.
Arthur A. Thomson, Jr.
Francis 0'Loughlin
Roland O. Cook
Edward Lay~ock
Charles Zuill
James Thomson
Walter Stamp
John Slipkowski
Alexander Mess
Malcolm Hamilton
Walter Corcoran
Otto Bishop
Lloy~ Banchman, Jr.
Roland Ambiehl
tlo~ Banchman, Sr.
Brooks Stevens
Job~ J. L _ypns
~$~ .eph Senia
Edward Phelan
Raymond Minardi
James NcCabe
John Dolan
Domenic Bonanno
Carl Pearson
VETERANS m AGENT AND BURIAL AGENT
Bernard. G. Binghan
GRAVES REGISTRATION OFFICER:
Louis P. Saunders
WOOD BARK AND LUMBER SURVEYOR:
John C. Farnham
SPECIAL CIVIL UGNSTABLES:
~W. Lawlor
ALfred H¥*NcKee FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE:
Willian Lafond Arthur A. Drummond, Chairm~
Joseph Bumyss John J. Lyons, Clerk
Dominic Giarruso
Willian O'Donnell FENCE VIEWER:~
Walter Hamilton' Patrick Driscoll
Albert ~ohnson
Robert Stewart
Albert Scholfield
Philip Midgeley
Edwin Johnson
Robert Finneran
Augustine Donov~n
Stanley Burturlia
Fred Christie
George MacKenzie
MAR~{ 19, 1962. (continued) ~8~
MERrIMACK-ESSeX ELECTRIO CO:
Notice of light installation on corner of Chickering Road end Main Street and 18
fOr~increased lighting at various spots. Mr. Chapman was requested to meet with the Selec~m~
on March 26th to discuss this proposed lighting.
INV/TATION:
Mass. Chiefs of Police Association issued am invitation to attend the graduation exercises
of ~arious patrolmen, one being from North Andover, Frencis Nannsy.
BOY SCOUTS:
A Plague was presented to the Selectmen in appreciation for the to~m's continued interest in
the activities and welfare of their Boy Scouts.
LAWRENCE GAS LIGHT COMPANY: . ~
A petition was received to excavate on Osgood St. near the corner of Massachusetts ATe.
BIDS:
Specifications were advertised for 2 new cruisers and one two ton truck for the P~lice Dept.
and Moth and Tree Dept. respectively. Bids opened at 7:30 p.m. March 19th .and will close
7:30. p.m. 'on April 2, 1962.
MASS[ DEPT. OF PUSLYC WORKS: Re Speed Control;
A 'conference was suggested between the State Engineering Personnel, our Chief of Police, and
the Selectmen to 4iscuss means and ways of controlling the speed limit on our. local highwa2s.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
Alice M. Letarte,
Secretary.
. March 26, 1962.
The regular meeting of the Board bf Selectmen:~ms 'held on this date at 7:30 p.m. with all
members present, (hsirman Finnaram presiding:
APP,O.~.~.,T: 7:00 p.m.
At a'pre meeting council, Chairmen Finneren end nine ~hairman of the ~own d~rtme~ts un-
en{mo~sly voted to re-appoint Atty. Arnold H. Salisbury as T own CoUncil for
APril 1. 1962. Ail Town '1 year, beginnin
.. . . counsel expenses, other than regular,,should be approved by Selectm~
SPEC/AL'; TOWN MEETING P~UEST:
Registras informed, the Selectmen that the petition for a special Town Meeting. from Adams
residents was not in order for the 252 names listed on the petition,, on1~.203 were certified
voters and they would not certify their slEnatures, that each individual did not sign for him-
self and sign according to the way his name appeared on the voting list. The request is for
an~ article for sewerage installations along Wood Lane which would cost the~ Town spproximmtely
$33~ooo,
APPOINTMENTS: Recreational Council
William McEvoy,~
William Lafond
Nicholas ~ Evangelos
Herbert Toomey
Raimond Sullivan
CONSERVATIC~ COMMITTEE
Oscar Root, ChaLrman
.~ect ~.
~.~ ~s~ Jr.
Daniel Long
John 'J. Conners
Prancis A. Lorden
INDUSTRIAL DE1~ELOPM~NT C(1MMITTEE:
James Barman . Ralph E. Flnj:k.---"' .,
Andrew Alvino ~rank W. Le~
]'.eonard Albis Joseph D~/Sullivan
Irving Hinto~ George Schruander
MERRIMACK-ESSEX ELECTRIC'CO:N6~ce was received of installation of lights on Boston
The Selectmen vote~'to replace 18 15, O00 lumen lights with more adequate 21,000 lumen lights
a.t d%.ffe.r, ont. parts of town} the cost: $5, more per year per light;-: They were also granted
mmss~on ~o p-ace wire on existing te-sphone company Pules-on:Forest St. near Boxford
HAVEF~ILL PI~ BOARD: re Subdivision of homes in the Ward Hill Section.
Letter from above-named stated that a 203 home subdivision is planned, along with two access
roads onto Bradford Street. A hearing date on the project will be set and the town, as en
abutter, will be notified.
HOUSE MOVING PETITION: Cristaldi.
Mr. Angelo Oristaldi, 92 Putnam St. ask permission to move two houses from Bruce Street, up
Massachusetts Avenue. to Glenwood Street and the other on Feruwoed Street. He was asked to
appear before the Board next week. In the meantime, the utilityc~mpaules, ~Lawlar and
Daw and Tree Warde~ Lafond were to he notified and asked for ~h~ reports and reco~endations