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Home My WebLink About1966-09-12 Board of Selectmen Minutes390 Sspte ber 19s6 The Boned of Selectmen met on this date for their re~er meeting with All members sent, Chairman Onkes preeiding: Benjamin J. Buya, 33 Green Hill Ave., a postal clerk, was drawn for Jury duty on October 3, at Salem Superior Court. HEARING: WILLIA~ STREET. Chief Lawlor submitted a letter of recommendation re request of Williams Street resid- ents to have the street made a one-way street. He stated, in brief, that, due to the increased registration of motor vehicles, the closing of the lower end of Middlesex St. as a result of Route 495 increasing traffic three-fold on Mass. Ave. and Waverley Rd., Williams Street is being used by motor vehicles as a passage way from and to said streets. Streets running parallel with Williams Street ere also being heavily traveled. It was opinioned that if Williams Street were made one-way, residents of these other streets would request the same. He recommended that the street either be widened or restrict parking on the street to alleviate any traffic conJestien. After considerable discussion between the residents end the Board, it was suggested that the street be made one-way during peak traffic hours in the morning and afternoan. 7 to 8:30 A.M. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The residents were agreeable to this arrangement. The Board stated that they would confer with Chief Lawlor if this arrangement was feas- iible and would notify the residents of the outcome. HEARING: POLE LOCATIGI. A petition was approved for a pole and wire location on Sutton Street. STREET LIGHTS: A survey received for street lighting on Belmont Street was held for further study. Notice received of street light installations on Osgoed, Bradford mud Sullivan Sts... On mLisa Imue and on Sutton Hill Road. A request from the electric company for street lights on Turnpike Street was held until ~!/,. a representative from that company could discuss the matter with the Board. This was requested by Selectwmn Fleck. Selectmen Finneran and Oakes were in favor of approving Mr. Oakes stated that it was a very derk road and needed lighting, Mr Finnersn said the new electric plant w~,~ be added revenue to the town and that coo~- .,oration from the town in regard to this request would be in order. $OLINE BIDS: ,The Board set the date for gasoline bids for September 26, 1966, at 7:30 p.m. ed the necessery advertising be ~'se~t to the Eagle-Tribune. They direct- )~. CO.: gree~ent re the tanks used for gasoline was received and ~irected to departments involved for perusal and execution. ~ter Youth League sent an invitation to the Chairman and Boerd to attend their ~ annual banquest, Saturday, Sept. 17. , Jr. invited the' Boerd to the Airport on the 15th of September to view poss- ,.ible helicopter service at the airport. A buffet luncheon would be served. Chairman Oakes was invited to the annual forum on municipal finance hosted by the Nat- ional Shawmut Bank of Boston. The date, Sept. 21. ST. REQUEST: -~, ~. The request of Henry A Jewell, 4~7 Wood Lane, to close off OakeStreet, a paper street, :.~. was referred to Town Counsel. '. .' Eastern Mass. R.R. bus S .e~v2'~e: ~ i Re a request for bus service between Wilson~s corner and Lawrence, Manager J. N. Mulheren advised the Board that, effective September'6, the bus which used to leave North Andover ! 'Center at 6:25 A.M; will leave WiIson's Corner at 6:25 A.M. and travelover Andover'St~ ~': .... to N. A. Center 'and to Lawrence via the regular North Annoyer ~route to accommodatelreg~L~.. ular patrons who had been walking to, the ~enter to 'take the bus. L "" DPW: ,MASS. AVE. SPEED ZGCING..WAVERLEY TRUCK TRAFFIC: ,~ ; -, The ~oard was~ advised'~that their request is being 'added to their schedule and ~DF~ · ;~ "~ engineer would contact the Board re the speed 'zo~ng as soon as road was reconstructed. ~-· · Re heavy.trucking on Waverley Rd., the Board was advised that 10% volume was requ~'red~ .~ ~before before exclusion of trucks could be enforced. The traffic count ~submitted by the..N.A. Police Dept. shewed only 3% volume count. However, a turn slot is to b~ constructed at Marsten St., Lawrence to facilitate cmm~ercial vehicle access, movements to ReCta ~-495/ This should alleviate truck~ using Waverley Rd. when it is constructed. CERTI~TCATE GF ~NCORPORATIG¢: The above-named re one Donald J. Clark was referred to Chief Lawlor for investigation and report. CONM~SI~ER RIBB~: letter of appreciatio~ was sent to Mr. Ribbs for,re September 12, 1966 (continued) 39t:' SHAWSNE~N RIVER POLLUTIGI: A letter from Representative William Bates enclosed a letter from R. Whitton, Federal Highway Administrator which advised the Board that the DP~ and the Bureau of Public Roads have agreed to begin construction that would correct the cause of the Shawsheen River pollution caused by the construction of the Route 495. HOME RULE: ., A copy was receive~ by the .Board of texton Home Rule Amendment from Spec. Commission on Municipal Home Rule. iNSURANCE: Workmen's Compensation and Employers ' Liability policy received from Lumbermans Cas. Co. APPO~NTS: .... Doris Cleary, 29 Linden Ave., - Spare Worker, Precinct III Mabel D. Smith - Warden (Temporary - Precinct I Albert Landry, 71 Pleasant St., aumilery police officer.. Bertha Roberts - Clark - Precinct r William Bemford, 168 Water Street - Council for the Aging Committee PARKER STREET: The Board voted to have Town Counsel advise what steps would be necessary to eliminate Parker Street,~ a small side lane off Chlckering Rd., opposite the High School. The lane constituted a traffic hazard to children going to school. ELM.CREST ESTATES: The Board approved the tentative agreement of settlement on this controversey and' executed releases for same, receiving the amount of $500. for the town of North Andover. The releases (two) were sent back to Town Counsel per request. PC~LUTI~ MEETING - SEPT. 1~, 1966: Forty individual letters of invitation to officials of Lawrence, Methuen, Andovar and North Andower were sent from the'Board to discuss the pollution abatement district plant of~ the Merrimack River. They will meet in the Selectmen's Office at 8:00 p.m. · The ..meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Alice M. Letarte, Secretary. AD NOCAND CAPITAL OUT-LAY CC~MITTEE: .The Board' requested a ~etter be sent to the above-named committees to me~t with them 'submitting a report; AdHoc Committee, Oct. 3, at 8:00 p.m. and the Capital Out-Lay Committee .on October 10, at 8:00 p.m. ',FIRE DEPt. FUEL TANK: 'TheBoard requested a letter be s~nt to. Chief Daw to advise themon his request for 'theinstallationof a new fuel storage tank~ WIRES - FAULKN~R ROAD: . The Board requested that electric company wires be removed from a double pole at'':'' 17 Faulknar Road making it a single pole. A better light was also requested for same pole. .-. Clerk September 19, 1966 STREET LIGHTING: The Board met ~-ith a representative of the electric company to disuuss the company's petition for street light installations on Route 1~4, vicinity of their new buildings. The Board approved and requested installation of same. Belmont Street lighting survey was held over another week. Elm Street petition for more lights from Forbes Rockwell of Davis Furber was approved · subject ~to notification from the electric company that permission had been granted by the Davis & Furber company for the electric company to use their underground~.~ducts. BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD: N~. Petrie of Blue Cross, Blue Shield appeared before the Board with Town Treasurer, Jim Maker, to explain the rise 'in cost of said insurance. He stated that the administrative costs of hospitals .... nurses 'salaries, room rates...had risen so much that it necessitated a hike in the insurance rate of approximately $5.00. The Board officially approved the new rate. POLLUTIC~ Officials of Lawrence, Andover, Methuen and North Andovar convened in the Selectmen's office to discuss regulations and the forming of a regional pollution abatement district. The meeting, after much discussion, was dead-locked as before on the question of tation. Mayor Kiley, who was ~ hour late, stated flatly that representation from should be 2 to Andover, Methuen and North Andover's one...that i~ Lawrence was pay ~% of operation costs and 62% maintenance costs they should have the plurality repre- sentation. The other towns emphatically disagreed$ representation should be 1111.