HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-02-28 Board of Selectmen MinutesO58February 28, 1966
5now Removal Emergencey declared February 2%, 1966.
HEARINGS:
Petition for conduit location on Chickering Road was approved ,by the Board.
NOTICE:
Notice received from Deptmemt of Natural Resources re insect pesm control and Dutch Elm
~" disease.
to the~.
to-the Housing Authority from Mass. Electric for March 21, 1966 was referr-
PETITI~: .
A'petition to. keep, store and manufacture and sell inflamahles,er sell~gasolineJ~as
ii referred,to Chief' Daw for recommendation ~ The' petition was' submitted by .the MaSs." ~ec.
(,E00NOMI¢ DEVELOPM~NT~ ADMINISTRATION: ' , · ' :
f ~A'iletter ackncwl~ng the Town's letter to participate was received from T. K., P~s~ai~,- ,
,chief Area ,and District Plans Division Office of Program Evaluation. The Board was advised
ct ,Mr. Iri%ng Franklin, Senior Field Coordinator for Massachuset~s',at 73' L/~:, ,...
&Tremont Mass. 74401; Mr, Franklin will work with the- various :emmunlties
", St. ,: Boston,
'~in 'the Area, and 'assist'.in developing-a unified approach to overall planning:and:d~
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received from Senator' Saltoustall ,inquiring
The Board directed, a letter he semt stating they
pcssib~l~ty~of securing increased Pederal Aid
River Pollution program. · - ·
~:The~. requested:letter necessary for, the hearing of 'the ad
received from the Highway. Dept.' The.hearing wiIl~take place"March
· ,'extraor~ina~y~ expenses '~
emergencies' in" the' final quarter' of~ 196~ ;' No such expenses:,,
tot~Hav~occUrred,sinCe there wereao local, emergemcies[during ,that',~eriod~,':,~ ·
:'e~enses ~in .the-;~vent'.~thatTfederaLasslStance-,:.i
e~pended
such ssistance. '' '-: : ...... '
above, stattn~ "that',~they '
as i~ the ~' Co~nonwealth..-', This ~was .in, anSWer
obsolete.
,.'Pred/P. ,,Oake's~ and:William A; Finneran ',was, held
run .for reelection due Lto ~he'. fact'that:~ promotion' in :his ,:supervisor. Job
will' necessitate 'his" moving to "Rhode Island:. ~ . -
ACCEPTANCES ~' · ~- -.,~
voted.:,,to adjudicate t~o streets, Brentwood Circle ~d Martin ~Avenue, ', after,.
letters of,'approval from the Highway, PubliC,.Works and planning:
lll::abuttOr-~ jhad, bee~ 'served: ~otioe Of IntentionS, and, :signed ~ Return.' of Services; pro-,,,
cessed ,by James McOabe, Constable. Attorney, WLilis appeared..,in: behalf of acceptance ....
both streets. No, objections were, made. . ,.i
~ Great:Pond,Road, stated she~ did'not,object to 'the acceptance` of,,
Brentwoed Circle ('her proper.,t~;abuts ,the beginning of the stzeet) but requested the,,'
~( Selectmen's assistance in correcting a surface water problem which had been created by
of the street. Water used to flow off normally,, but since the, street ,had'
been built, ~the water collected.iear'her property and: became/stagnant.: The Board said
they would ask the surveyor to ,inves}igate ',and recommend,.~orrective ,action. , '.~ -
.:, MARBL~{EAD STREET,.' .
· According to Town Counsel, the 'usual paper work procedure was not :necessary 'tOaccept' a
"/portion of Marblehead Street which 'is the subject' of Article rtl of, the,,S~ecial Town:
, !,Meeting warrant. The street, existing and ,used' as a public way ,for so g?eat a length
' of time that acceptance by torn meeting probably was not requi~ed. He a~vised, '.however,
;that. the .~aoard adjudicate the portion of the street in question inasmuch, as it may be
necess~./. The BSard did so, by unanimous vote. .