HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-02-06 Board of Selectmen Minutes41 2 February 6, 1967 (continued) STREET LIGHT SURVEY:
The Board voted to have a street light survey for pole 10-2306 between 14-18 Cotuit St.
Jay Burke request.
REMOVAL ~ERG]NCY declared, February 2, 1967, at 7:30 p.m.
GAS EX~VATIC~S:
Petitions were approved by the Beard to excavate for gas service repairs at the.following
locations; Furber Avej cor. of High Street - ilO Osgoed St. - Sutton St. (at 4-Star
Aviation - 1267 Osgoad St. - 402 Sutton St.
G{ICKERING ROAD SIDEWALK REQUEST:
A letter from the DM~ re. the above- named request advised the Board the funds for this
work have veen, very limited over the past few years end neat year will not see eny im-
provement. They suggested the request be submitted to J. Berkover, District Highway
Engineer in Danvers and furnish him with a To~m agreement for the following:
1. provide funds for end place the sidewalk surface .
2. Be responsible for maintenance and snow removal on the completed sidewalk.
3. Be responsible for all slope easements end all grade damage claims by the abutters.
4. Make no assessments on abutters for work done by the Mass. Dept. of Publio Works.
The District Will prepare end submit en estimate for the proJ$ct which will be placed
on the priority list until such time as funds become available. They~suggested en
alternate method for such construction in that the' Town would assume the full coat end
future maintenence responsibility for the sidewalk project.
Chairman Oakes stated that he believed, since it was a State road~ that the
proposed sidewalk should be met by the State. It was voted to contact State officials
further on this matter.
BOARD O~ APPEALS:
Notice of three hearings for February 13, was received by the Board.
CONSERVATI~ BOARD: , , .~ ..
A letter from the' above-namsd Board urged the Selectmen to keep intact the grounds and
building of the former Town Infirmary fomathe future use of the Town of North Andover.
~The Board was spoken for by Selectmen W~liam Finneren when he stated that thay had
every
'intention of 'keeping intact and perpetuatingthe current atmosph~r~that prevails at.,this ·
· location in the interests of the Tow~. The letter was received for further study.
~/~NUAL REPORT. · .R.V.T.H.SCHOOL:
· ' The Annual Report of the Regional Vocational Technical High School was received. Re~
, grettably, it was received too late for inclusiongin the Town Report.
WAT~ POLLUTIG~ HEARING: .
Letter advising of hearing, Feb. 17, at the State House on the above-named matter was
received. The Board will make ~very effort to attend.
received by the Board urging their support to vote against senate .BiLl 249
which calls for the trensfer of all' powers end duties of the ~ounties reIating to'high-
."ways to .the Mass. Dept. of PublicWerks and the transfer of county engineering depertmef~
personnel, 'plans, papers and records to the same department. The Board voted to table
said-letter for further study.
HOUSE BILL 1239: :
A letter was recived from Representative James p. Nurrell, w~, with all other' represea-
tatives had received a telegram from the Board urging suppor~-.~he above-named bill~ and
Mr. Hurrell's letter assured the Board he would give their 'requsst every support. It
will be noted that Representatives LONGWORTN, W~.?.TANS end SENATOR RURAK did nSt b~ther
to acknowledge the Selectman's telegram.
INSURAN CE:
A certificate of insurance was received from GUlf Oil Corporation.
~.~CTR~IC VOTING'- IBM: '
The above-named letter was referred to the Boar~ of Registras for Study
ASSESSMENTS:
A letter from the Dept. of =orporatioms and ~axation was received for further study.
T0~N INFIRMARY MEETING:
Chairman Oakes noted that the meeting of deportment heads on Wednesday, 1:30 p.m, 2.~/67
will be held at the Infirmary, not in the Selectmen's Office.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary. *~ '~- ==~' ~ Clerk