HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-02-24 Board of Selectmen Minutes Firechief Daw appeared before the Board demanding to know why the. wording on the fire
two articles had been changed. Selectman Broadhead stated the Town Counsel may have
the wording but the Selectmen had not. The wording or change of wordirg of the Articles did not
change the essence of said Article but presented it in a more propmr manner.
WARRANT RE-OPENED: Special Town Meeting, March 14, 1964.
Chairman Finneran called the meeting to order and re-opened the warrant at 7:45 p.m. to insert
an Article for the construction of the new Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical High
School and to raise and appropriate the To~n of North Andover's share of the cost. The Board
voted a Special Town Meeting to be held directly after the annual Town Meeting on March 14, 1964
fwO~rL~nsertion of said Article. Town Counsel will be contacted to edit and submit the proper of
orozng of the Article. The warrant was closed at 7:46 p.m.
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary
HUNT CLUB, INC:
Attorney Willis appeared before the Board to ask for rebate on payment of said club's 'license
for 1962. Stated Charles Waites, Manager, had paid full amount of $250. to hold license and
should have only paid ten percent of the fee. Asked about rebate, the Selectmen advised
that the ABC would be sent a letter a~king their decision on the matter. Attorney Willis said
that rebate in question would come under General Laws, Chapter 138, Section 23D/
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
March 2, 1964
The regular meeting of the Board. of Selectmen was held on this date with Selectmen Fred P. Oakes
Raymond Broadhead and Chairman William A. Finneran present.
· ADJUDICATION OP STREETS: MEADOW LAN~ AND GLENNCHEST DRIVE:
At. 7:30 and 7:35 p.m. hearings on the acceptance of the above-named streets, as town Public Ways
was in order. Letters in the affirmative for the acceptance were received from the Board of
Public Works, Highway Dept. and Planning Board. A provision was inserted in the acceptance of
Meadow Lane from the recommendations of both the Planning Board and Highway Dept. in regards
to Meadow Lane. Only one coat of Hot-top had.been put on the street but Attbrney Willis
assured the Board of Selectmen that the required second coat of hot-top would be applied as
soon as the weather permitted. The Board of Selectmen voted to accept Glanncrest'Drive and
to accept Meadow Lane subject to said provision of the Planning Board.
BILL 2129:
copy of a letter sent 'to the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Cmmmittee from Mayor Buckley,
an~.Act Authorizing and Directing the Department of Public Works to Install Automatic Traffic
Signal Lights at Intersection of Waverley Roadn and Turnpike Street on Route 114 request-
"- tng approval of this bill was received by Selectmen Fred Oakes.
SENATE BILL: 508{:?'Supplementary aid to cities and towns for municipal services rendered private,
Non-Profit Educational institutions"/. , ·
Representative Albert P. Pettoruto sent letter to Board' advising them that he' had appeared before
.the Joint Committee of Taxation on the above-named bill to convey the Board of Selectmen's in-
terest in the passage of said bill.
MASS. ' ELECTRIC 00.:
Hearings were set on petitions for pole and wire locations on Marblehead Street and Ma'ssachusetts
Avenue for March 16, 1964 at 7:30 p.m.
MOSCULAR D~BTROPHYASSOCIATIONS OF AMERICA, INC.:
A letter advising the Board that the 1964 drive for ~DA would be from May 3Oth to June 7th, was
received by the Board.
REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL:
A report of the bOth meeting of the VOKE school was received.
QUESTIONAIRE:
A questionaire on the present need for State Revenues was received by the Board.
sire was sponsored by the Mass. League of Cities & Towns.
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BUv.~.~-~IN:
A Special Bulletin re Travel Data was sent to the Board from the Boston Regional Planning ProJec
TRANSPORTATION:
Chairman William Finneran advised his colleagues that an official of Eastern Mass BusrCompany had
that, in the event of service curtailment of the Boston & Maine R.R. a bus would be available for
passengers from North Andover to Park Square, Boston, daily.