HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-03-21 Board of Selectmen MinutesThe 'Board ~f Selectmen met on this date with all members present, Chairman Fred 'P. Oakes
William A. Finneran and Ralph 'E.' Finck.
Petition for conduit locations on ¢otuitSt, Salem Turnpike amd Waverley Rd. was approved
by the Board. .
GASOLINE STORAGE:
Petition of Mass. Electric Co. to store gasoline and propane gas at 1101 Tunrpike St.
was ,held over for one week pending appearance of Fire Chief. Daw to enswere questions, of
~. abutters who. appeared .at the hearing.
~ GASOLINE STORAnE: .' ' , . .
?~Application for gasoline storage on Danvers St. w~s set .up ,for a hearing'~ On APril 4', at':
?:.45;~ ~P;m'~, It is to be referred to,the Fire Chief for investigation and approval.
NEW 'POLICE ~.CAR EIDS:
Bids.for the new cars for the Police Dept. were voted to be advertised by the Board
- "%tj:~e: opening date set for April 4, 1966,' at 7:30 p.m.
Civil Service fo~i ~ I st of~
men ;f~om Which'two rsgular.lpo~ics patrolmen '~WilI be 'appointed. (
Several members..of ~town 'departments will meet a i :_,
t. noon March 24th, at Western Electric
gi'scuss~ smoke ProBlem of town dump .... It. see~s .the acrid smoke is affecting' Products
:bier-,
:approval': of~ tw~o'
.: Association' 'of:the Blind~ !Inc.~. ~
. I on:Salem-S~r~et.: : :t ":
ne week'at,.the
~ghway
Problem ~b~rdering' Brentwood
.,llected,.'near',har. pro,p~?y and stagnates'is be;
. ...... ,%hen :'the :~ PiPejlwhiCh'~is ,under: Brentwood ' Circl~i
s$.t.uati0.n,:~he','are~!~h°u~be!i.h?oughtLto:.grade so ',that.' survace water:,'.
s,! ?ne/~cu&vert,'.~th~s~el~vi~iD~t~iSl~,Co~ndit~i~n. The' Boardtvoted
'!;':Planning Director'of the:,Oentral. Merrimack Valley Planning, Board,,Dis;
' ~'ommission, appear at.their 'next .meeting.the:
~ ,' th ,with ,a report On 'what~ said
.' ". Bo,ard ;is'acCOmplishing for,. the"t°wn of~orth Andover.
· ~ ' OAR:"STOR~GE :.
' ii'.' ~:;~PY: of, a: letter '~'e~t ,by Charles Foste~ :~llding .Iuspector,' to Mri John Eaton re 'the
excessive-number:of unregistered .~cars stored on' his .property directed that Mr. ~Eaton
remove al~ 'vehic2~'s'-over the number of four permitted by the zoning law i~mediatel~.'
'.?:.'~.:j. ~The' location Of. the Property .is at 458' JOhnson Street.
SALES TAX: -
Notice was received by the Board cfl' a'sales ~tax seminar to' be held. on March 24, from
. ' 5:30 to 8':30. p.m. at' Maiscm De ~lrmette, '110 Essex Street. Chairman 0akes said he
.would attend.
DPt:Highway Olean-up: ·
Notice from D. P. W. re Highway Beautification Act of 196~ was referred to the Highway
Surveyor.
APPLICATIONS:
Applications for reappointment tS town committees were tabled until April ~4, 1966.
CAPARCO COMPLAINT:
Frank Caparco appeared before the Board stating~that wamer running~do~m from Aut~anAve.
was flowing over his property and had underminedhis driveway. He stated it was creating
~ a veritable swamp on his property. He had~'~ontact~d 'the S~ate D.P.W and Board off. Health
who informed h~mthat it was a town problem. The Boar~- vete~i to have the Highway
Surveyor investigate the problem a~d report back to the Board his recom-
mendations for a temporary or permanent remedy to the problem.
COMMITTEES: ....- ,
Committees to be chosen re Articles 23 and 26 voted on.a% Town Meeting
re Council for the Aging and Disposition of 'the Town Infirmary will be
processed April 4, 1966.
RESIGNATION: "
Patrick Driscoll, Fence Viewer for a number of years, submit%ed his,~e'sZ
for the post which was acceptedwith regret and the Board moted
to send him a letter'of thanks and'appreciation for his service mo the:
town during his tenure of office. ,~
iAPPOINTMENT LETTERS: ' '
~The Board voted to send out requesms to all' members of committees to.9~L
reappointed to determine whether or not they wisH to continue to serve on
said Boards.
~i ~No Passing Zone:
9he Board voted.to send another letter to the DPW requesting that ~i,No
~Passing'!'zone be installed on Turnpike Street near Boston. Street.
TR~CTION..MASS. AVE: ' :~
d voted to send copies of the vo~ zAken-o~ Ar~icles'20'and 281L''
tate's reconstruction 'of Mass. Ave. a:~mwhich'~the Town. will.'~
t and maintain,said street. The Board requested that mhestam~ p~o-
ceed'with the reconstruczlon. They also requested that the promised
90rkJ~re the removal of the break-down lanes on 0sgood Street proceed ~as
the Weather permitted suchwork.' ' · --.. ·
. MAcHINE AOCOUNTING SYSTEM: , '
~The Boar~ vote'd' to have Town Accou~tan$.,. Davi~ Roche', provide, sp~:C'~tions
i~-for ~t~e processing of the bids of.t~e Machine'.Acc0tint£ng System. ";' ·
i~ SHANN PROPERTY:
is in receipt of a police report stating theShann house was
f shambl'es; that two boys were~ Oaught-b~the police homings'
house. The Board, fearful that childrenwilI be hurt exploring/the
se, voted to notify the owner that he mus~ take corrective action am
Once o~ the Town would and the owner wo~u!d be attached ~ llen on his.Property
'Charles Foster is to make a full report;0n,said~ Problem byApril 4~; 1966. '~ '
TOWN 'REPORT OOM/(ENDATION: ' -- . ......~,
~'The Board vo~ed to send a letter of =ongratulati0ns And 6om~endation'.to John
~arrell, Chairman and th'e Town'Report':O0mmi~tee on' their untlring"efforts that
resulted in an excellent Town Report. , ·
~Alice M. ~etar~e, Secretary
March 28, 1966
The Board of Selectmen held their meeting on'this date with all members present
GASOLINE STORAGE:
~The petition t~ store gasoline on ~urnpike Street held over from las~,week to
enable Chief Daw to be present was heard once more.' The abuttors question to
Chief Daw as to how serious it would be if there was an explosion of propane
gas was answered by Chief Daw as very little damage. There was a~hlll, bemween
the storage tanks and the homes of the abut~ors and there could be possibly a
few windows broken but no other damage. An explosion of this =ype would go
.straight up. The question cfa grass fire came up and Chief Daw said'his iu-
vestigatlon of the premises showed no grass whatsoever near.the .installation of
the tank. One abuttor t~ou~ht it would be an eyesore in the event they wanted
sell any o~the.land but Chief Daw said only the cover would be ahoy
would n?t,~how as much as the resident's tanks beside their own hom~' gr~'-tmd-and-
approvea ~ne application. ~o.. ~ne ~oara