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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-03-30 Board of Selectmen Minutes 273 : The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on this date with Selectmen F~ed P. Rapmond Broadhead and Chairman William A. Ftnneran present. HEARING: TREE R~NOVAL: A hearing for thc'removal of two trees for Alexander Uszynski, 437 Salem Street was approved. Joseph G. Mot!n, 32 Sannders Street, was drawn for Jury Duty for the second session at Civil Court, April 6, 1964. SPEED ~ HIG~A~ UNDER CG~STRUCTION: A telegram received from Attorney Petteruto stated that the Attorney General had not issued any opinibn re rate of speed on highways under construction. He stated that he had talked with Mr. Delaney of the Registry of Notor Vehicles who will meet with Chief Lawlor and the Selectmen soon to discuss proper speeds to be posted on Salem Street.m POLE LOCATI~L HEARING: A petition for a pole location on Foster Street was set for a hearing on April 13, 1964, at 7:30 p.m. MASS. ELEc. 'C~'qPANY: Notice was received of a street light installation on Turnpike St~eet. REGICNAL SCHOOL: Notice received of 43rd meeting. FINANCE B G~RD: Notice received of vote passed by the State Emergency Finance Board relative to Town of North Andover Project No. AF~-Mass-82G~' TG~N, COUNSEL: Notice' 'of "~rder of Taking" and Certificate of Entry from Town Counsel to be signed by Select- men re Town Meeting vote making Meadow Lane and Glenncrest Drive a Public Way. C~TRUCTIC~ NOTICE: A notice was received that Merrimack would be temportly relocated in the vicinity of the river fo~ contruction work on Route 495. ANIMAl: LNSPECT(R: Sta~e approwl was received on the appointment of Br. Edward Bulger, Animal Inspector. B. &M. RR.: Notice received Of hearing on April 9, 1964, !0:00 A.M. at 166 State House, Boston re rates. Selectman Broadhead was asked to attend. NC~THEAS2 C~FSET INC. ~.letter' of thanks and appreciation ~ms received from ~he above-named company for having the pleasure of printing the annual Tow~ Report. NEEDING: The Central Merrimack Valley Planning District announced meeting to be held on Tuesday,· March 31, 1964 at ~:30 p.m. in t~he Methuen Municipal ~ffice Building. SPECZAL POLICE GFFICER: William Terrey, security officer at Merrimack College, was appointed a special police officer. LARrR~NCE GAS O0.: A,petition to excavate for a gas service on 15 Beacon Hill Boulevard was tabled ~mt~.~Tequest of the Highway Dept. for the gas company to put the road back in proper condition. Mr. Goebel will be contacted on the matter. ANNUAL AUDIT: A repo~t from the Department of Corporations and T~tion was received by the Board stating town department books had been audited and found correct. SNEER CC~NECTI(NS: ~r. Norman Scott appeared before the Board to state that unsanitary conditions existed on Avenue because the majority of residents hsd not complied with the State Bmrd of Health to have proper sewerage connections installed as soon as a main trunk hsd been put in. Only four residents have complied so far. The matter was referred to ~the ~e~stigation and processing. G~ : At~*r~ey Finck appeared before the Bcerd to complain of gravel being taken in an area off Boxford Street. He represented residents in that area. Operators of th6 gravel pit had been ordered by Building Zuspector in October, 1963 not to remove gravel and 9peratiens had ceased then but had started up again. Selectmen Brosdhead said T~wn Counsel had been notified and the Selectm~n expected a decision soon. 274 March 30, 1964 (continued) CIVIL DEFENSE ~ETING: ~'~ The Board will request a meeting th Sup.orintendent of Schools, Douglas Chandler, Civil Defec~ Direc:or R. Kerb end Mr. Francis Dricoll, area Director, to discuss the location of a e~rgen shelter. The meeting will be at 8:00 p.m. on April 6, 1964 in the North Andover High School. MAIN STREET LIGHTING: The Board me~ with Mr. Jay Z. James and Mr. Willet of the Mass. Elec. Co., Frank Lorden, i~g NABA and Albert Beucher, representing the North Andover Board of Trade, to discuss the elec co~pany~s previously proposed plan for improved street lightin on ~ ~he Board voted 'installations of 13 60-O00-!um n g in S.t~.eet. After discussion cury vapor lights beginning on ~ole ~.,~ to __,_e .~m,ercur~y vapor 1.ights and ~'oar 21,000 lumen ruer- lumen and 12 500 lumen lights between Jefferson Square and Sutton~e Corner. A letter will be inconfirmation of the vote. ~ ~ ~ ~o,, rep~aczng existing street lights of 8 21,000 The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Alice M. Letarte, Secretary. April 6, 1964 The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on this date with Selectmen Fred p. Oakes, Raymond Broadheed and Chairman William A. Finneran present. ~-ARINGS: MASS. ELECTRIC CO.: Three hearings for pole and wire locations were held for Belmont Street, Waverley Road and Mass. Avenue. Ail were approved. . T~EE R~MOFAIS: Petition for tree removals on Waverley Road and Mass. Avenue was received from the Mass. Etectric Company and set. up for a hearing on April 13, 1964 at 7:30 p.m. Trees will be posted. . .POLICE CAR CCNTRAcT: · ~ The contract for the purchase of two 1964 police cruisers was awarded to Manzi Dodge ~nc. of hill ~ho submitted the lowest bid of $2,709.00. Shawsheen Motor Mar~, Inc. submitted a bi~ of i. $2,§?0. and ~oedworth Motors, Inc. submitted the bid of $3,17~.O0. Voted at Town Meeting on ~ Article 11, the amount to be expended was $3,800. ~. LAWP~NCE GAS C~MPANY: ~. A petition to excavate on 329 Osgood Street was approved by the Board. : Mitc.h. ell Bootman, Gas Ikmpe'ctor, appeared before · ' GAS L~toE complain that due to faulty installation of a gas the Board and later joined by Henry stove in a local parsonage unoccupied a , a serious fire hazard or explosion could have occurred if Mr. Lurid had not gone-into the ~" hcuse to check it before the new Minister arrived with his family. Mr. Bootman stat'ed.,that the · ( stalling contractor had not applied for a permit ~to install the gas stove and, if he had, Mr. Boo 1,~. Ma~,ire a ~-~--~-- .......... c.~ them. Upon ~iry of the gas c~pany ' officia a~n1 c so s%ated that he and M~. Lund had made =- ~ ~:A~ ~r=~ maue T~3a$ ~.~e leaE was a ~nor one which ha ThursdaZ~ April 2nd, and that all contmac~ors h~ by said company wore a~.m~e that='theyeeenhadrepa~edto ac- quire a gas installation permit. According to Bootman~ and Lurid, the house was ~ of gas ~en they entered the house and. that there were two leak~. With the oi -have touched off an exploszon and fire. ~ ~^~_~ .=,, ..1 b~rner going, a spark could ..e ~ ~ send a le%~ar of inquiry to the Gas "£~r a report on the situation. A ~rritten report was requested /~em Mr. Boo~ on the incident. MASS. ~L~CT~C CO.: ST~F~WT LI~TING: Recommendations ~re received on ~proved street lighting for Gleancrest 9~ive an~ Campbell Road. The Board voted to have the light recommended for Campbell Road but requested that 2100 lumen be insta3_l~d in place of 3~00 lumen lights on Olenncrest D~lve with the light on pole 9432 he inated. They will request the amount to be saved on this economy move. PAV~T ~2LKINGS: A letter from the Cepartment .of ~ublic ~orks advised the effec~ve May 24, 1964. a ~,-~,~.- .~ ...... Board that under a new la~ pavement ~ark~s in a~c--~i---i'~Tt ~.~. ~ ~.e w=ittan approval of the ',ne -e%~ar was referred to ~.~, ~, ,_,~ _"--.--~_~ .~.~.~ o~ ~ae mepertment for State ' . .. --~ ~ ~Ace, .,oseph w. imwlor. Hmghways. VOCATIONAl SCHOOL: Notice received of the 44th meeting of the Regional Conmittee. FLUC~h~I~ TI 0N: A request for information on fluoridation was received and referred to the Board of Health. PLANNING DISTRICT: p~ James Bannen stated that they would meet in the Selectmen~s Office in the near I'uture to ex- in the workings of said committee.