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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-07-14 Board of Selectmen Minutes JULY 14, 1953- continued DISPOSAL SITE HEARING-continued Mr. %Villis again informed them that this committee has given a great deal o~ consideration ~o the location for a disposal site and this one seems $o be the most centrally located. There was furthqr discussion as ~o why this location was not suitable and suggos{ions were made by various citizens ~o use the Rea land which is away from everybody, or there is plenty of other land in the country. Mr. Willis then said that the board has heard all the objections and all are familiar with the ramifications. In the best Judgment of the committee, the Rogers land is the best site. He said he was sorry that it'had zo be in an ares where this group lives. He then closed the hearing. ~RAILORS: M~. ~illis informed the board t~at there is petition' before the boar~ relative to two trailors which are to be located on Irving Road. ~The petition is signed by 59 residents. Mr.'Phillip Yfatson, 33 Irving Road said that this is a ganeral residential are: and that a permit has been issued by the building inspector ~o have these ~railors set up on this land. He felt tha: the value of the land would drop and that all the people in this location feel the same way. Ernest ~re'ss inquired if a trailor is considered a house. He said tha~ he thinks -the Selectmen will be faced with ar. emidemic of trailors in the ~own is this permit is allowed. He said the people are n~ce people but trailors are truliors. He said the town of Hampton have excluded trailors from being set up there. Raymond J. Burke, 41 Troy Read said that in mo~ing trailors around, it is to have a license plate and they are considered mo:or v~hiclss. If placed on lots, they are still vehicles. Mr. Willis~ said there is s~e need for determination of trailors and the~onl~ definition he can give is that according ~o our by-law, any building used in whole or par~ is considered a dwelling. Mr.Wilcex said his house was the first one built up in this area and he feels that no house should be allowed to go up there under $5,000. Mr. Burke said he felt that ~he neighbors should be considered as they are .the ones who have money invested there. - Mr. Thomson then made a zotion that the building inspector be instructed not to issue a building permit and if He has already issued one, that he revoke, i~. ~ Mr. Kirk seconded this moti on.. Mr.. ~illis inquired as to where the board ge~s their authority to. ask the building' : inspector ~o revoke a permit. He questioned the right of the board to do ,this. Mr. Thomson said we may instruct the Building Inspector to cancel or revoke a permit. The person aggrieved has his right of appeal from the Board.of~,Appeals, which ~s Zh~ remedy open to the open to the applicant.- They have a statutory right of appeal. Mr. Willis said he was quite aware o~ the fact tha~ they have the right Of 'appeal~ ' - and they also have the right according to the law. He mentioned that the board went. up to the location of the trailors and it was understood that if they.were not in violation that the selectmen could do nothing. Mr. Thomson said they were both in violation. He said .this is a new location and ~. ~ trailors will be undesirable to the people who live there. Rather than subject them to another moving of trailors, the only thing we can do is ~o put the burden~on the original petitionez and not on the complainants. He said the applicants are well..- aware of the complaints being made and he felt that the burden of appeal should be. ~' '~ on the applicant and not on the people ~ho reside there now. Mr. Willis said he disliked making any arbitrary decision but a motion has been made and seconded that the Building Inspector be instructed to rescind any permit granted or if already granted, then he should revoke it. ~r. ~illis asked :o be recorded as not vo~ing. Mr. Willis will dictate the letter zo the building inspector, APPAICATZON FOR TRanSFER FP~M RESERVE FUND: Application for the tranfer of ~50.00 from the Reserve Fund~ to the Advisory Board was approved by the Selectmen and will be sent tothe Advisory Board for ~hsir, approval ~his money is to take care of clerical eXpense, postage, etc. TRANSFER FROM.V~ESERVE F~D-APPROVAL: Approval of the ~ransfsr of $1~0 from the Reserve Fund to Article ~19 Recreational Council,' was 'received from the Advisory Board. This money is to be used for 1000 tags and bands for use at the bathing beach.~ ACCrmRIT REPOR~: Copies of accident reports were received· on John J. $onnorsi ~ree w. arden, who injured his right finger, and one on Francis J. Chamberli~ who bruised h'is toes. DEPARtmENT OF PURLIC %~ORKS: Copy of an order for work done under Chaot6rgO of the GeneraLAaws was rec~i~d by the board. ~he amount to be paid is $3,185.37, Contract No.I~230. J~LY 14, 1953: continued. NE~? ENGLAND T~Z~. & TEL. CO'LAWRENCE E~ECTRIC CO: A petition for permission to locate poles, wires, cables and fixtures on the westerly and easterly sides of High Street, from a point approximately 100 feet southerly from Prescott Street, southerly, 9 poles. On the easterly side of High Street, from a point approximately 50 feet fortherly from Sutton Street, northerly, 4 poles. Cancelling and superseding order dated 7/3/37, insofar as 13 poles on High Street are concerned. Cancelling and superseding order date 1/5/53. These are existing poles. No new poles mo be se~. A public hearing is required. On motion of Mr. Thomson, it was voted unanimously to accept the petition and set it do~wn for a hearing on July 27, 1953 at 7:30 P.M. Abutters will be notified. LAWRENCE GAS COMPANY: ~he Board voted u~nimously to grant permission to the Lawrence Gas Company to excavate to insta~l~gas main on Longwond Ave. (16 feet~ on Chestnut St. and 544 feet on Lon~ood Ave.) I~r. Carty notified of this action. The Board voted unanimously to grant permission ~o excavate to install two gas services on Lon&~ood Ave.~54 feet in street). Mr. Carry notified of this 'action. BOARD OF PU~LICWORKS-LOCAL: Communication received from William B. Duffy, informing the board that the swings and see saws for the Kittredge School have been installed and have been turned over to the School Department. They were purchased from the lowest bidder. RECREATIONAL COUNCIL: The following recommendations were received from the Council and the' board' voted to take them. under advisement: 1. To have-,'In,, and "Out" painted on the driveways at the beach; '24 To place ~a' "No Parking,, sign at both the exit and the entranceS 3/ To paint "For North Andover Residents Only'" on the street side of the bath house and to block off traffic from the dirt road running from Pleasant Stree~ along beside the parking area and' beach. OFFICE OF COUNTY ENGINEER: ~ communication was received relative to the nlan and release for ~ssex Street and Great Pond Road, also enclosed, which is to b~ signed by all abutters, even on the portion where there is only to be a discontinuance. The taking at the corner of the church building will b e so worded in the decree that it ~rill not take effect so long as any building remains on that portion of the land involved. Mr. Willis instructed Mrs. Dearden to send this material to Attorney Arnold H. Salisbury who is taking care of this matter and he will get. the signatures. - · · SPEED REGULATIONS: 'Copies~ of special speed regulations were received by the board. Zhese regulations apply to Routes, 125~ ~d 114, and dated June 23, 1953. Filed under Mass. Department of Public Works. ~- ~ RENT CONTROL: Mr. Willis brought up the matter of rent control in North Andover and he felt that it should be retained. He said that the time is limited and he felt that a special town meeting should be called and let the people vote on this. Mr. Thomson suggested that the chairman get a copy of the Act and then get in touch with the board and if a special town meeting is necessary, it can be arranged to be held before August 1, 1953. J~Y 16, 1953: SPECIAL MEE'ITNG* Mr. Thomson and Mr..Willis met to-day and voted to hold a special town meeting on July 31, 1953 at the Town Hall at 7:30 P.M. to vo~e to see if the town,will accept the provisions of. Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1953 which is "An Act relative to rent control',. The warrant was opened and closed this day. BU~ING INSPECTOR: The Board with ~w~o members present also voted to instruct the building inspector to issue no permits for the Stefansky property until he has been ordered to. do so by the order of the Board of Appeals. If permits have been issued, they are to ~e rescinded. Mr. Eawlor will be notified in writing of this vote.