HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-01-11 Board of Selectmen MinutesJANUARI 11, 195h: continued
~ICATION OF S T~EETS~ , 1
A request for adjudication of Sutton Hill Road wes received from Donald F.
Smith so that it may properly be brought before the to~n'fo~ acceptance as
a public way,was received by the board. The board had pre~lously, set a
hearing for this adJudtcati, on to'be 'held on January 25, '1954 at 8:O0~P:~.
A release witl' be obtained from all abutters of this' street.
PN~.T. IP~ C0UBT- APPLICATION i,.--:-:-:
'~.request ~rom M.T. rStevene Co. ,fo~ ~dJ~di~i0n of Phillip's[¢ourt ?as re-
ceived and th.e b6ard voted t5 hold a hearing on,januar[
"":r, elea.~es'wi..1!' be obta/n~d befor~ ,.t~e .he'arir~.'.
:~ ~ 1::' ~1 Mr.'WiLliam,B.~ Puffy reported to,the board that:Herber~ 7ickerY;[~0OfGreat Pond
;~:~ '~,:, ~ .' '~ ' ~Road' ,had*brought t'o: his 'attention: the' ~l'~im he' m~de '.to the'.Sel~tme~.';~Or ~ana~es
. tO~ his. aut?~Obile on Nove.m..ber~ 23, .19~3~ and~-~hich,hadprev~ousl¥.,beeni.~,e~rre'd-to ' ' ,
th . Depar. tment o£,~u l ic, ~srks :of the Co~on~ealth.., :~he ~letter staths'~that a:. ,' -.
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.. , Rod ~d .~.~ King s~d he did not W~t to.,~ke t~s work over ~d he wo~d prefer,
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~65~ ~and' ~'at: ~is ,, ~o~t' shoed', b~, appropriated at ~e. to~ meeting. He ~1
present a le~r %o the ~d" ~v~g ~e i~o~ation ~quired ~ter he has t~ed
~ the a%tor~ for, the.~ious ~ople involved. ~. ~Witlis~sugges~d that the
~o~t of~6%% be.use~ ~'the ~e.'~d ~at ~e la. rs fee for the work
* wo~d ~ p~d from Cont~gent. ~ . · - . '
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JOSEPH P. MCGARRY ET ALS VERSUS TOWN OF 'NORTH ANDOVER
?he Board discussed this matter with Mr. El~yn King since th~ ~abter had been
referred to him in January 1953. Mr. King did not wish to take this case over
and Mr. Willis made amotion that the matter be referred to Charles Trembly, Atty.
for an answer.
Mr. Thomson made a notion that the matter be referred to Atty.~ Arnold H. Salisbury
which was seconded by Mr. Kirk and declared to be a majority vote with Mr.
Willis not voting.
TREE REMOVAL REQUESTS:
Fred Hilton, 284 Middlesex St. requested the removal of a .-tree in front of his
property. The roots have pushed up the retaining wall and. the ~tree .causes
dampness. Mr. Coanors recommends that the tree.be removed. A hearing will
be held on February. 1, 1954 on this petition.
refer this petition to the tree warden for posting and hearing..
Gordon T~mmons, 203 Dale Street requested a tree to be removed from tnsfront
of his property and states that he is building a 'house and the tree interferes
with the excavating. Mr. Conners -recommends that it .be removed. 'Mr. ~homson
made 'a motion that the matter be referred to 'the tree warden for'posting and
a hearing and the vote was unanimous. · A hearing will be held on February 1,
at '7:30. P:M. ....
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
A,carbon copy of an order for work done ~nder Chapter 90 of the General 'Laws
was received. The original copy was sentto'Martin Mailer, Contractor,~ This
is work done under contract .~14230 on Great Pond Road'~and the' smount'to ,be paid
is $2638.93. No action required.
EU~BERNENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY: - . ..
Suggestions on important .accident control neasures .were received' ~nd' the board
voted to refer the suggestions to the proper departments. ~he suggestion
is that all departments .haveing garage facilities in the Town Yard'be.:encouraged
to make .use of ~Speedi-Dri" to eliminate hazmrd of ancum-lated'.oiT~:~etc, on the
f~oors. .
2. 'If the-sanitary land' fill attendant is .required to remain on duty throughout
the day,'he should be ~rovided with eom~ adeaquato negns Of shelter;
DEPARtmENT OF PUblIC WORKS-CNAPTE~ 90. ',. ·
_Notice received that the Board 'of: ¢onmtssionersI made..a tentative grantr of $16,000
contingent upon local action .for hiEhway purposes in the town with the'provinions
of:Chapter 90 of the.G.L. The-Project is Great.Pond Road, '~oute~I33-F;A.S.
$~5,0OO State, $?,500 Town.and $?,500' County and for Maintenance $1,000 State
$2~000 local..The .board votedr unanimously.to .contact Mr..CartY'a.u...d"inform him
of the ~mount of lthe grant. ' -
· CONPLAINT: ' ',"'. :. ·
The :~oard .received a ccnplaint .~rom'Mrs; 'Barbara Sharpe, lO0.:,Narblehead Street
. relative .to the condition of her boiler which she states is being operated
under such conditions that it constitutes a hazard %o the 'occupante.:of'-the house.
~he 'Board voted unanimously to refer this- complaint .to the Plumbing Inspector
and 'rusk him to report back to this board.
· ~OWN -NIS~Y~ ' "
.The r'Board- voted unanimously to.request the sum of $6,000 kn' an article in the
annual town,warrant for :khe completion and publishing of the to~n'.history.
MEMORANDUM: MASSACHUSETTS SELECTMEN'S ASSOCIATEON~
Notice received that the, bill H-703 "AnI Act' relative to charges- for' t~e support
of~th~ates in State Sanatoria and that a hearing will be held on' January 19,
a% 10:30 A.M.. No action was taken. ' '
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS- DIVISION ON ~AT~RWAY~:
Notice received of a public hearing to be held On'March 8, 1954 at'lOl30 A.M. in
the Hearing Room of the Public ¥1orks Building, 1OO Nashua itreet~ Boston to all
persons-interested'in petitions for the improcenent, development, maintenance and
· protection of tidal and non-tidal waters outside-of Boston'Harbor, including the
Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers. No action taken.'
SCHOOL COMMETTEE~
Inrreply to a letter sent by this board, the School Committee has recommended
that a spot light will be provided at ~he~ Thomson School durin~ V0bing hours.
Mr. Willis reported to the board that 'he had received this information.
GENERAL RELEASES:
Releases were received from William Nelson, 16 Longwood Ave. in consideration
of a settlement in the amoun~ of $9.50 for damage to his car caused by a hole in
the road and from Herbert Vickery, 400 Great Pond Road ~ in the amount of $28.59
for damage to his car caused from the same hole in Mass. Ave.