HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-09-04 Board of Selectmen MinutesSEPT~.~BER 4, 1953
The Board of Selectmen me~ a~ 12:30 P.M. to approve bills and payrolls and
take c are of .routine business. Members Thomson and Kirk were present. Mr. Willis
was on vacation.
ACCIDENT REPORT:
A copy of a report of injury ~o George Karts, Highway Department, was received
· ,'by the ~board. No action was taken.
At'releasein'the!~mount of $100 has been received from Mrs; Kather, i~e Rea~don
o~ be paid by the to~m ~of North Andove~. This' is to take care of':the~'medical
,, ~ , expense'i,n~olved as'thelresu~l~ of~an'accident.in which she'wa~?~'~ed'~t the~
~homson 'school' when . she Tell on the st~airs.' ~he'board had previousl~ a~ree
"" · :tel pay $100' only/for this expense although Mrs;' Reardon had "~sked for
· " medical~panses. · · :' ' ~: ' : '~< - ': ~ ' ·
PLANNING BOARD:'-FACANCY: ~ '~: ' '. -
.r~UMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO~ANY:
A~p~mmunication,~as received concerning progress made regarding the safety re-
commendations submitted in July. Mr. Duffy reported that he is making progress
and has secured goggles for his men and he will-send a letter to the board at
a later' date. .
Mr. Carry s~ced that he does .no~ plan ~o equip the old trac~or with a-cab but
that the new one is equipped ~ith a cab for the 9perator. ~he board voted to
send this information to the .Lumbermens M~tual Company.
PROVISIONA~ APPOINTMENTS-POLICE DEPART}~NT:
T~e Board voted unanimously ~o request continued provision.,~!_..appointments for
· ~ollowtng named patro'lman for six months. ~heir appointment~' "i~e'~ e
exp n S ptember
22, 1953: P~lph J. Bolderson, Augustine ~alsh, Alexander Ness and Frank'Howard.
non-vcterans~ Leo Galleazzi who is a veteran. ~e have complied with Chapter 31,
section 2~. -
DISPOSAL SITE LEGAL SERVICES:
A' letter was received from Elwyn King informing'the board of' {h~ ~w0rk he. has
completed relative to the deed from ~-~garet A. Rogers and recording sane. A
bill for $106.50 was enclosed and the board voted to p~y this"bill .from the
Contingent Fund. -
DEPARTMENT 'OF PUBLIC WORKS: -' '
'Notice received that the. Commissioners voted to amend Chap%er ~0~ Contract No~
I~481, dated July 28;-~19~3 covering Chapter work in North Andover,
work on Pleasant Street in the town of North' Andover.
BOARD OF HEALTH-SEWAGE- WILSON,S CORNER; .....
~A letter.was:received from the'.looal. Board' of Heaith informing
is noeridence of sewage or. other'undesirable substances in the -&~rfase drains
at Wilson Road and Highland Terrace. They request that this board
.as' ~o the approvaI of this area by the Sta~e Department of t~.bltc Yforks.
· ~he"B0ard voted to inf6rmtbe'~ Com4issioner that 'our local beard~ 0f Health
:advised us that the condition has ~been corrected. A copy of/this'letter:will· be
· s'ent to. Mr. Healey at'Beverly office.
'~:~SE~- cOMPLAINT ~re: injury; .- ~
A letter.was 'received from:tbs Planning 'Board relative to the ~a~ncy ,caUsed by ':
the resignation' of Edwin .W; Reinhold and askJ.ug that they b~ allowed to meet wi~h~*
the Selectmen on September 14, 1953 to appoint a new member:. ' The Board~'of
Appeals will also have a vacancy caused by the same resignation. The board
to' meet with the Planning Board members at ?:1~ P~M. "
· MASS.. SELECTMEN'S ASSOCIgTON:,. ..... : * :
A memorandum was received informing: the' board that the dead line for %he .:submis-. :
sio~ of articles*to be included in hhe'warrant for*the annual state wide town
meeting is'Saturday,-Sept. 12. ?he board have no articles and no action taken.
STATE HOUSING BOARD: ......
~e lpg3 Massachusetts Eegislative Acts,in Re.'Honsing ~ere 'received by the
'Board and will be placed on file. No action taken. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AX~ INDUST.9/ES:
~ copy of the Retail price index'of specific goods and services 'in large *Mass.
cities was received for the period Mid. July, 1953 to'Mid. 'Aug. 19~3.
A ZONING BULLETIN:
k letter introducing the zoning bulletin qas received from Eugene M. Quinlan,
Publisher. No action taken.
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SEPTEMBER h, 19%3.' continued
PLUMBING RULES AND RF, GULATIONS:
A copy of the "Bee" publication ,was .received and in which the plumbing rules and
regulations had been advertised by the local Board of Health.
U.N. DAY: October 24,19S3.
A letter and a proc~,amation was received from the U. S. Committee relative to
appointing a chairman and a local UN Day Committee. The board voted, unanimously
to appoint tho .two commanders of the American Legion and the V.F.W. as co-chair-
men of such a committee, namely: Edward Garvey, V.F.W. and Frank Olms, American
Le~ion and they will be so notified.
COMPLAINT:
Helen Koroskys, Abbott Street, North Andover came to the office.and complained
about the Civil Defense airplanes, etc. and wanted the board .%o write her, ar
letter or she would have to go to the F.B.I. In view of the substance.of the
complaint, the board voted to take this matter up with her father and see if
she is ill or if some action should be taken. ~r. Kirk agreed to see her father
and explain the contents of the letter, and see what he wants to do.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1953 '
~meetfng of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:00 ~.M. with
all members ,present. Weekly bill~ and payro.lls wer~ approved.
COMMUNITY CENTER ~EQUEST:
~alter S~amp requested permission to use the Center School grounds on September 26,
for the fair to be held by the Community Con,for. :~e board voted unanimousl~ to
grant permission for the use of ,the grounds on this date.
'~J~NT ~ONTROL
~sm~s Maker,'treasu~er, informed the Selectmen that he could not approv~ the
· bills 'as submitted for two members of the Rent Control Bo~rd. In Addition to
': their actual expenses th.ey included their days :pay. Mr. Maker felt that this
,was a civic duty which they took upon themselves and that according to i~w, board
'me'mbex;s' .~ball set'ce without pay and Shall be .reimbu~.sed for actual .exp~ses 'in-
~rred. ' .
.Mr; Willis felt that'this wan approved by the Rent Control Board and if the ~reasurer
,-~:felt that it was no~ a lefitate expenses, he has a~right ~o refuse~ to pay it.
Mr.' ,~ker stated that he had oa!l~d Mr, 'Dine at the State He,se and ~said that
it p~sitively was not a legitate exPense~
L · Attorney Charles McCarthy and Anthony'Co~po!a came before the. board to discuss ~ .
- · ~'~tuatt~n relative to article 73 of ,the annual .town w~rrant of .1953.. ~Mr,. McCarthy
"' , exPlained~ Mr. Coppola c[ould not fulfill the requxrements by June,1 as~he was ~
, ';unabl~ to '~e~ a title to the land f~°[m L~nd CoUrt~ Mr'.coPPola now has c~pleted
, all' the r~qdirements and is willing to go alon~ With all the pg0visio~s'in the article
; if-the Selectmen will give Mr. Duffy permission .to install the water. Mr. McCarthy
stated that Mr. Dully informed him that this' is an'emergency and that.t.he Selectmen
· '~' "could. u~6 thei$ extraordinary powers in such 'a cas~. .
Thomson .felt that the Board of Health should be contacted if ',thms !~sa sanitary
blem"and' then let it come back to the Selectmen. He didn't feel that {he Selectmen
t' ,s:to change th~ w$rding of the articl~ and although ,Mr..Coppola stated
~ here tha~ he:.rc~uired only'220 feet, the article calls'fOr. 320 f~et' a~d that is the
distance ~hat" would .~ave to be' considered.
~.' ;Wt~s' sta~ed that if an emergency is declared the board could go along with this
but he felt that w~ would_be.starting,a precendent and that we would have, many more
:- . such ~-ases.' Mr;' Thomson felt the, same way about this matter.
- £tto~ney'McCarthy thought the Selectmen had a x~ight to give perm~ss'i~n ~h this article
and it; would Be for the betterment of the town and he thought ~they would 'be using good
Sound' Judgment.
Mr. Thomson discussed 'the possibility of gettihg a 2"main temporarily and then .have
,it taken care of at the next annual town meeting. He suggested that the Selectmen
sit in with the Advisory Board, Mr. Duffy, Attorney McCarthy and Mr. 'Coppola and discus:
this matter' thoroughly. A meeting w~s set for September 28,. 1953 at 7~45 P.M.
RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS:
Chief McKee informed the Board that there are three vacancies in the ~eserve Force
and he would like %o have them request an eligible li.4t from Civil Service and have
these vacancies filled. Th~ Board voted unanimously to request this list.
JUitOR~
Arthur Kirk drew the name of John $1ipkows~y, 46 Camden Street, to serve as a Juror
on October .5, 19,53 at Sale~ Superior Court for civil business.
SPECIAL POE[CE:
Chief McKee had requested the continued provisional appointments of four men who
are n6n-veterans. Af c n c i the V terans' a ent n he D vis on of o e t
~ecur~y, we were no~ie~ ~a~ ~ree veterans mxp~sse~ ~n~eres~ an~ reques~ ~ea~