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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-11-10 Board of Selectmen MinutesDAMAGE CLAIM: ~le Board received a letter f~om paul F. Smith, 27 Lincoln Street which ~tated that on October '10, Mr. Smith was driving on the road at Crockett Sanitorium, route 133, his car struck a hole in the road and as a result he lost a hub cap and blew a tire. ~o total value is $23.97 and he felt that he should be reim- bursed. The Board voted unanimously to pay this damage claim after a release is obtained from Mr. Smith. NOVEMBF~R h, 1952: JUROR DRAWN The Board met to draw a Juror to serve at Lawrence Superior Court on November 6, at the Civil Session. Mr. Finneran drew the name of'Raymond W. Wilcox, 303 Sutton Street, Operative. NOVEMBER 10, 1952: · ~meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at ?:00 P.M. with all members presenm. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved. TRANSF~-R~SER~E FUND-APPROVAL: .Approval for the mransfer of $500 from the Reserve Fund to the Election expenses was received from the Advicory Board. ~his transfer was necessary in order to ~eet expenses of additional salaries and increases granted by the Board of Select- men, due to the increase in new voters and the long hours required on election day, November 4, 1952. DOG OFFICERS REPORT: A report on the dog warrant was received from Dog Officer John Dolan. reviewed the report and voted to accept it as submitted. The board · BOARD OF TRADE- GATE A~S AT CROSSINGS: The Board voted to inquire of the Boston & Maine Railroad if there is some sort of luminous paint which might be used for painting the game arms to make them more visible at night. The Board of Trade recently sent a letter to this board stating that it was their feeling that the present paint does not improve the visibility sufficiently to cope with the amount of traffic at these points. A letter ?fill be sent mo the B & M R. R. and also an acknowledgment to the Board of Trade. LAWRENCE GAS & ELECTP~C CO~ NEW ENGLAND T & T CO: A petition from the above companies for Joint locations and existing poles ~as approved unanimouslyon the following locations: On the easterly side of Beverly Street, at a~point~ approximately.lOC feet southerly from Middlesex St. 1 pole; on the westerly side of Herrick Road, opposite Young Road, 1 pole and on the southerly side of Peters Street, at a point approximately 25'feet westerly from Andcver St. 1 pole. No hearing was requited. PASSING OF LOUIS BISSON: Mr. Thomson made mention that the Board of Selectmen regrets the-passing of Louis Bisso~, firefighter, who passed away recently. Mr. Coffin said he would like to have a resolution put in the Selectmen's records but.Mr.. Murphy, reporter, informed them that this had already been written up by the Board of Fire Engineers and w6uld be placed .on their records. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: A letter was. received informing the board that only .temporary patching would be allowed because of the season cf the year and it is felt that a more satisfactory Job will be accomplished by waiting until spring before ~the permanen~ surface is replaced. In this interim the fill will have its final settlement before the permanent surfacing is placed, next .spring. LAWRENCE GAS & ELECTR~C~CO: The Board viewed various lohations where street light were requested and made the following suggestions: Bay State Road, one light at Chickering Road Adams Ave., two~ lights on~ poles #2717 an~ 2720; Chtckering Road at Balger's dog hospital, one light on pole #5209 and on Chestmut Street, possibly ~wo lights are required, one on pole ~1243 and the other to be determined by the ~awrence Gas & Electric Co.; Salem Street, at Stork's property, one light on pole ~1392. TheBoard voted to send' this information to Mr. Frost at the Gas Company and ask them to chec~ these locations and forward their approval or recommendation before taking any action. ~ECTRICAL~ INSPECTOR: Thomas Lebel came before the board in an executive session =o discuss the work ,he is required to do, checkLug oil burners in additional mo his work as electrical inspecmor. ~bntf~u~d NOVEMBER lO,1952-continued BUILDING INSPECTOR Mr. Lebel informed the board that he cannot keep ,Jp with the oil burner applications, and with the new High School comihg, he will much busier. Ne said the oil burners alone would take a whole forenoon and he has to make so many return ~isits when people are not at home. He has suggested that if he is to continue , the Job should be a.full tine one and he will need clerical help. ~ith his o~n private work, he has enough to do but he wanted the board to know the situation so that they could do something about it before the new year. He will also need more money for a file, etc. He thought that someone in the Fire Department could be hired as a full time man but dc this work exclusively and then answer calls to fires, if necessary. He said that-Chris Higginbottom did this work before and he is a good man. The board discussed this matter at length and Mr. Thomson then inquired if Mr. Lebel could hire someone to do this work on oil burners and his compensation would be the fifty cent fee which would probably run into $390 per year. Mr. Aebel had stated that he has an average of fifteen per month the year round and fee is $.50 each. Mr. Thomson said that he could pay for mileage at $.07 per mile and turn the fee into the town or Just pay the fee for salary. Mr. Coffin and Mr. Finneran agreed that tbs substitute should receive the $.50 for each permit as salary and the board so voted...Mr. Lebel will ~try to find someone to do this work. NOVE~BER 17, 1952 ~ meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 P.M. with all members present. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved. FIRE ESCAPES-C~-NTER SCHOOL: The Board discussed, the fire escapes at the old Center School and decided that rather than have a section removed, they would ca21 for bids and have all the fire escape disposed of and perhaps they would be able to ge~ a fair price ~for the complete fire escape. .The board voted unanimously to call for bids and to state that the fire escape must be removed and taken away by the bidder. BOSTON & MAIN~ RAILROAD: Communication received informing the board that they will give consideration to some further means of improving the visibility of the gate arms at the crossings in North Andover. This is a reply to our letter of November 12, requesting the use of some type of luminous paint. ~ESIGNATION: · The Board voted to accept the resignation'of ~rs. Elizabeth Cunio, 3.Waverley 'Road, as Deputy Inspector in Precinct one. Mrs. Cunio has served each year .since 1930 and the board voted to write a letter stating that the resignation is accepted with regret and to inform her of their appreciation of her service to--the town since 1930. - · BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEE~S-C0~PLAINT: Chief James Hargreaves came before the board and said he had a very disagreeable duty to perform which he had been thinking of for some tine. He explained that in 1945 the. Engineers voted $50.00 per year to the engineers to take care of the ambulance. ~c~ntly Edwin Koeuig was asked to ~ake care of the ambulance and he refused. When Louis Bissan died, Mr. Hargreaves expected Mr. Koenig to take over the ambualnce in the emergency but he refused to do ~his. The engineers held a meeting last Saturday and discussed this mat~er. Mr. Kowuig then made a motion to rescind the vote of 1945 but Mr. Broderic~ would no~ go along with this motion. Chief Hargreaves said scme action should be taken but hem o~1~o$ do anything alone and he feels that it is unfair to the town to allow this to go on. ~he chief further stated tha~ the men are getting $100 per year for practice and there is no record of any practice although he knows there has been some during the year. Mr. Ko~nig is a good fireman and he does a good Job but he ~lll no~ cooperate in any other way and he refuses ~o go on the ambulance.~ When asked about it, he said, "To hell with the chief". Mr. Thomson asked if in 1945 when they voted to answer ambulance calls between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M., they were to receive $50.00 additional, if the chief went along with this vote. He said he did beouase he felt that it w~s a good idea but Koenig pays no attention at all to this vote. Mr~ Koeaig inquired how long the emergency would last and the chief said, until a new is approved by Civil Service. Mr. Finneran felt that the engineers should solve the problem and if they can't do it, then the only thing he can see, is to have the t~ree engineers meet with the Selectmen. He doesn't feel that Mr. Xoenig should receive the $50.O0 if he refuses to'~rk. Mr. Coffin agreed with this idea and a meeting will be held on Monday evening, November 24, 1952 in the Selectmen's office at 8:00 P.M. All engineers will be notified and Mr. Thomson asked that the record of the meeting in 1945 be available or at least a copy of it.