HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-05-29 Board of Selectmen Minutes430 May 29, 1967
The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date with all members present:
SUMMER SCHEDULE:
The annual smm~er sihedule was announced and so voted by the Board: Meetings,will be on
J~me ~ - 19...July 3 -17 - 31 .... Augus~ 14 - 28...September 11. The members of the
Board will meet informally to sign the weekly warrant on Monday afternoons, the week when
a regular meeting is not scheduled.
~HEARING:
~A petition was approved for the New England Tel. & Tel~ 0o. to lay underground conduits a~d
· manholes on Massachusetts Avenue and intersecting streets. 53 abutters had been so notified
before the hearing but no objection was offered. The work will be done prior to the'recon-
~struction of Mass. Ave. by the state DPW,
~:.PETITIC~: .....
Petition of Mass. Electric ¢o. ~o cons~ruc~ underground conduits on Turnpike St.. was~et
'for a hearing on JUne 19, a~ 7:30 p.m. ~.~
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letter was received by the Board from Atty Charles 2rombiy, Sr. acknowledging his ~
~iappointment by the Board as Special Assistant to Town Counsel for Salem Street tandLtaktngJ.
i! COPY of Board'.of~ APPeals meeting, plannin~ Board hearing. ~ ~Cooperative Research
· new Social Security Bill, ~Statistics- of Municipal ~Finances: "DP~ repor:. ;an,%~
planning, La~rence-Haverhill area was received by the Board for furtherstudy
~'~and~filing.· , ~ ~ . ~The~ insurance.~ policy for town's b~iler and machinery equipment Was ~'re'ceived,,
~raffic regulation permit for installation ~of an isolated Stop sign, Great. Pond
Street was received from the DPt. A ~traffic~ island will installed also. .~,.
~pertaining to Jail detentio~ e~uipmemt for the new police istationwas: referred'
TOOL, SHED MOVING: . ": ' ""' '
from tho eleotric, and telephone 'companies in reply to the Board's' stated ',tha~..,
.'as,':the ..... . . .was .' quite low ...to be moved from the Cape to .the CoOlidge rasiden
Street~ .;.it would not concern their 'companies. :
~C~TROL:
A(report from the. Dept.' of Natural Resources on thetown's, insect Pest ~control "' ~:
was~ received and referred ~to~ the Tree .Warden. · ~
.M yor.~Kiley of Lawrence~requested .the,Board~'s views
g~ train.~service between North Andover, Lawrence, Andover~and~Boston.~
~in~ acknowledging, thei.letter~ stated that until~ further information~ is.
eI~iw0uldLtable the 'matter for.:further.~stndy., i~
POlicE STA~I~:
Ralph E. ~Finck advised-the Board that he had' discusse~ ~proposed; ~ ~ ~.
~0hitect.~' ~Mr ~' James ~.and~ ~also~s~a~ed that he i..had, set a meeting up 'with the':Bozrd
Chtef Lawlor and Mr.'. james~f~r Wednesday afternoo~ .May .3~ ~He~ also stated, that~ the/Sign
hnd, been~installed~an~ the~propo~sed, sita'of new police.,statton'.', '
~S.e~ectman Fred p. Oakes 'stated that' Mr. Lafcnd had 'A~=i~,~ b~ .i$.~:+. ~'~ .~ ~4;.i"~, ~ ~
rin~.the 2own Forest.h~d~,buen sealed; , ~ ·
~he wells had contained water ~' deep. 'This'action
~'which was very prompt prevented any child or person from the danger of. falling int~ 'the,
_open wells. Mr. Lafond was commended for his prompt supervision of the.matter.. ' ': -'.~!
'Mr~ ~leonard Oates, florist, appeared before the Board objecting to the "Quonset-Type,, of
~uildings..and additions that neighbor, Mr. Seymour, was erecting on property next. to his.
Me had Secretary, Alice Letarte, read zoning .la~. #404 of town which he stated was being: ' :
.violated by Seymours' additions. He also said that ~uilding Inspector'hed no rightto give
· him a building permit and also stated that Mr. FOster had not contacted him as requested.
L. The Board stated that Mr. Foster was requested three weeks previous to the meeting ~o sub-
mit a detailed report.on the matter and, to date, had faile~ to do~.so. The Board advised"
Mr. Oates that Mr. Foster would be requested to have a report submitted to the Board by
next Monday's meeting, JUne %. At this time, the Board continued, they would be able. to
ascertain the facts of the case, pro and con, and give Mr. Sates a definite anSWer to his
'ilcomplaint, The Selectmen will also inspect the building, in question, with Mr. Foster be-
fore next Monday night's meeting. Mr. Sates thanked the Board for their cooperation.
The to the c Junior season, Wed
: M. Letarte,