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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-08-11 Board of Selectmen Minutes LAWRENCE GAS & ELEC~F,T¢ CO.: cu ~o excavate to install gas service for Robert H. Nelb, Silsbee Road (14 ~eet in street). Mr. Car~y will be ns~ified. BOndeD OF HEALTH-Babcock Machine: '~ · Board of · t ssnt a otter ~o the Board s~ating that they have no further use for the Babcock m~chine and give up all rights to the machine as personal property and wo~ld ~Jkke the Selectmen to sell it by bid or otherwise. of Health relative ~o the complaint of a hole the rear of %9 Perry Street,es~ating that they hoped to abate the nuisance as soon as possible. LAWRENCE MUNI¢I~L,,AIR~ORT: ' ' e~ er rece-_~e ~¥o~ _e Lawrence Manicipal Airporm relative ~o the complaint received by the Board about, iow flying planes. Mr. Sinclair, Manager, stated that recently large cargo planes have loaded~BSby; chicks a~ the airport for delivery elsewhere and they~used the ssme runways that have been in use right/along. ~nese planes are larger than~.~he airliners normally using the airport and ~r. Sin~clair further stated tha~ they appear ~o be. lo~er than they actually are due ~o their size and the noise of the motors.~ Mr.' Sinclair suggested that the complainsnts, sand~him a written report on any aircraft engaged in low flying, giving him the number, of the' aircraft and the vicinity in which they were flying a~d he will turn the information over to 'the .proper authorities for action. The Board Vo~ed to send a copy of,' this , letter to. Mrs. ~homas Hayes, who is the complainant. A complaln~ was receive rom .r. -o~n F. McGimty, 121 ~¥'averley Road, relativ~ to the receflt carnival at~ Grogan's Field. Dr. McGinty thought it was a gross 'injustice ~o the people of' this comges'ted,area: to~ have the constant noise, and commotion for a- ,week's time. He objected' to the carnival because,it~was~difficult for Children to get to: ~2~'e~ before ten or eleven o' clock; the constant ex~reneoas, noises were particularly annoying to those people who are not well; and'it denies the small children the use ,of Grogen,s~ Playground for a week." Mr. Finneran'made a motion ~o ,~able' this letter and:keep it in mind next-'year, and the~BOard agreed. . . SP~C~AL' 'TOWN ~A'--~ng was held at '8:00 P.M. ~o a,c.t on two a~ticles' ~ which were petitioned, by the School, Building. Committee (see Jarrant for" the two articles).. Itwas voted at this mee%ing to "transfer from funds received, frc~ the sale of.real ~estats,.a sum not ~to.exceed $1200" and "a sum not ~o exceed $%00" to:purchase land , needed for inclusionl in the site of the new high school. ~ CONTROL: ' ' · stabilization beyond.. September .30, '1952. · N.r. Lyons s~ated ttmt a specisl ~ba!lot'~ in conJection w~th the other',ballot in September would have:to be,USed, end, be,had been'/ advised by the Election Committee. in Bost°n that no definite action.heal,been taken'" ~ by. this Board.. The J~oard :voted.un~usly 'that this matter i should be on ~the,ballot and~:have 'the people, vote, om it. · N~s.. Lyons was ~instructed to go, ahead with. the special ballot, . ::. POLLING HOURS: .Mr. Lyons requested ,that tbs..polls be open from 10:00 A.M. to S:O0 P.M. for the pri~ election :in September as he felt that there would be a large vote this year and the Board voted unanimously on these hours. ? A postponed hearing was, held on the petition of Giuseppe Messina and the Atlantic Refining Company for the removal of a tree on Sutton Street. Sin~e the license for the gasoline station was approved, the Board voted 'unanimously to request the Tree Werden to remove this tree. Chief McKee submitted a report for the month of June, 19~2 show~g the complaints secured and presented before the Court for action and also listing the Reserve Officers who worked for the month of June. At the close of the meeting, the Board again discussed the letter from the State Board of Health relative to dump locations end decided that ~M. Catty should obtain ~igures as to the expense involved in preparation of these locations for dump sites and the Board plans to hold a public meeting at a later date before making a decision as to a definite location. These. figures should be available at that time.