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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-11-09 Board of Selectmen MinutesNOVEMBER 9, 1953- continued REVOLVER PERMIT APPLICATIONz An a~plication for a license to carry a revolver was received from Robert .Cunning- ham of 523 Osgood Street for target shooting and hunting. Mr. Willis stated that he knew the boy ~and that he was of good character and the application was approved by Chief McKee. Mr. Thomson made a motion that the permit be granted and the vote was unanimous. ADVTSORY BOM~D APPROVAL ON TRA~FER ~ROM'RESE~VE FUNDz An approval for the transfer of $300 from the l~eserve Fund to the Forest Fire appropriation was received from the Advisory Board. S ~-ENS Mr. Kirk presented a request for permission to/use Stevens Hall on Decembe~ 1953 bythe Boosters Club for the,football banquet. ~his datewill be checked' with Mr; Hayes and if approved by him, the board voted unanimously to gran%,:this request. STREET LIGHT REQUEST: Mr. W~llts viewed the locatio~ for a street light on pole,~1246 at the corner of Hillside Road and Chestnut .Street and felt that a light'was necessa~ at :this point.' ~he board voted unanimously %o request.the Lawrence Electric Compasz.' to install a 1GOO l~nen light on this pole. Mr. Busbz requesms, that the. shade adjusted so that the light will 'not shine in his window~ E~SEX C~JNTY ~TI~EMENT BOARD: .Notice received that Harold p. Barrington,~ e~ployed has ,rode application for suPeramuuation retirement effective OCtober'.28, ,~.19~3~ Ne will not,appear on a payroll ~of thisdepartmen~ ~or any, period' subsequent t9 this date.. No action required. ' : ~_~mission i~ requested~to excavate 27': in 'street Niddlesex Street. ~he board~voted unanim0aslyto grant this'request. Mr.:Carry ' will'be, notified ~f ,thia excavation. 1~ K~A~ ~ DIS'T~CT ~ A~SO O~A ~ ON= ~. ~ ' ' ~ 1~ ~ A letter Was received from this' asS'ociati~ statin~ th&y ~ed t$'"go on:record as agreeing with ,th~ suggesti~on that th~ old Center School, by turned into :a~ fire, ~tation. ~hey feel that such a project would of great b. enefit.to.,this~ end of~ the towm. No action taken. ..... ligH~ of this fact, the c0mpan¥ will be willing to 'extend coverage.,~~ '..~.," ~;' : CHF.,S~INUT,S~2EET- .SIGNS ,- POLrCE :PATBOLLi~G: A letter .of thanks was receivad, from Kurtz M. Hanson kur ~e .c~r.~e~,~ad tion of fha board in pIacing 25'miles per hours speed lir~t signs along~Chestuut .Street. He also thanked, the board' for the police ~patrol ,on.this s~reet~on occasion and 't~y hop~ that this can be 'continued in the future. Mr. N-n.~on feels ,that .these signs~:'h'ave had A marked effect on those who use the street as~ ~ell. as the speeder. QUOTATIOf~'S/FOR 500 BOOKS 'BUI~INd The ~foLlowing, quotation were received on supplying 500 ,Building Law,~Boo~s:, The,Naiman Prsss gave a figure ~of $132.50 · : · · :Bee Publishing Company, 17 Co~cord Street, Lawrence.. · Boynton 'Press, $72.00 but %h~y will .not be' able ~o do .this ~Job .until ,after' ~hristmas" Mr. ~homson made a motion that the contract be awarded to the Boynton Press' since he is a taxpayor in the tow~ and the difference inprice is very small. ,. Mr., ,Willis .. felt that the. contract should go to ,the lo-est bidder even, though, he would'like ~to ,give it to a,local man. Mr. Kirk seconded Mr. ~homson,s motion and' the vote w~s declared to be majority vote with Mr. Willis recorded .as opposed. DUMP CONTRACT: ~. ,~illis discussed the new Disposal Site and informed the ~oard that 'i~ Will be necessary to have another ditch there before too long. He discussed the contract with Mr. Borderlieu andmteted that the biT~ sent to Mr. Carry was no~ in conformity with the =ontract. Mr. Brasseur checked the work done and he feels that the to~al cost of work completed is about $289.59. ' Mr. Borderlieu stated that he was not interested in further work since the bill was not paid as submitted. Mr. Carty is disturbed about getting another ditch dug and wanted ~o ~now if he could call for more Bids for this work. Mr. ~omsan felt that Mr. Carry shoul~ send a,registered, letter to Borderlieu and request him to do the ~ork required in the contract ann if not done, Mr. Carry could do the work and hold him respomslble. NOV~B~R 9, 19~3~ oontinued DUmP CONTRACT-continued Mr..Kirk,s understanding was that the bidders all knew that 1100, was the distance to be considered. Mr. Thomson suggested that a notice be sent to Mr. Car%y and Mr. Willis will ~ake care of this letter, ~REE REMOVAL HEARINGs A hearing was held at 7:30 P.M. on the petition of Peter Kurgim, 281 Sutton Street, for the removal of a large elm tree. Mr. & Mrs. Kurgin and Harold Tyning were present as well as Tree ~arden ~John Conners and William Duffy. Mr. Willis informed those presen~ that his board is familiar with this situation which had been called to their attention by Mr. Kurgin. ~is discussion is to determin~ the advantage or disadvantage as to taking trees down and whether or no~ it removes the trouble in the service pipes. Mr. Willis asked if it wouldn't be better to have a new service. Mr. Conners stated that part of the tree is on Miss Taylors property and she objects .to having it removed. He said that if the roo~s are in the~ipe there must be an opening along the way. The roots couldn't get into the pipes unless they were cracked. Mrs. Kurgin stated that Miss Taylor objected to the removal of this tree as a shade tree but if it' is interfering with the sidewalk or service pipes she-would have no objection but she would not pay anything towards the expense of removing the rmee. Mr. Willis stated that the-purpose of this meeting is to determine if the trees are clogging up the sewer pipes or if it is a faulty service. He said we want ~o know~ if removing the trees eliminates the problem. Mr. Duffy stated that there is no question that the trouble is removed once the ~ree has been taken do~n%. He mentioned the number of times that Mr. Kurgin has had trouble with the roots from this tree and if the tree.is taken down, the problem is solved. He explained that years ago the pipes were laid with nothing in the J~oints and they could have broken away but when a new service is installed they have a copper ring and his department uses puroseal but when tree have been removed there havebeem no further complaints.. Mr. Kirk asked if putting in a new service would also solve the problem and Mr. Duffy. replied that it~ would solve the problem but that it ~would probably cost about $200. The~e was further discussion as ~o whether or not this tree 'borders on· both properties and also on to~n propersy. Mr. Conners feels that the ~ree is on private prope~y. Mr. ~illis stated tha~ the problem is between the ~wo m~ners and the Selectmen can't order it to be taken down. He inquired of Mr. Duffy if it is cheaper to remove trees or put in a new service. Mr. Dully said it was a difficult Job to~ de,ermine the cost but a rough estimate in this case would be $200. He felt that each case would present an individual problem. Mr. Kurgin will have the tree removed and he is also willing to pay ~for ~a' ~ew service 'if one is required. Tae board held. a hearing on the request of Pearl Currier for removal of a tree at 111' Prescott Street. ~r. Conners felt that this tree should be removed since they are bunched-closely together and the board' voted unanimously to request the tree warden to remove -this tree. The Board then discussed the request of Leonard Windle for removal of'a ~re~ on 116 High Street. Mr. Conners stated that this tree is definitely on private prope~y. Er.~ ?homson made a motion that we notify Mr. Windle that the tree in question is on private property according to the tree warden's decision and tham he must take steps to correct the situation. Mr. Conners informed the board that they try treating the pipes with copper sulphite crystals and sometimes it works pretty good. Mr. Dully also uses this copper sulphite treatment. Er. Kirk felt that each case would be treated differently as it csme before the board and the board agreed ~o this. Mr. Conners mentioned that he had checked ~ith different cities and to~ns and they do not remove the trees ~o take care of s ewer trouble. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC %?OP~S: No~ice received of the approval of an isoIated stop sign which ~ill be erected on State Highway at the intersection of Osgned Street and Massachusetts Avenue in town. This sign may be enforced under the Department,s N~les of the road, section 17, which requires obedience to isolated stop signs. The signs will be placed_on Osgood Street. This was a request made some time ago through t~e police department.