Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-03-15 Board of Selectmen MinutesMARCH ~, 1954, continued o % e own .'or toe pr ce of $5500. ~his property could be used for housing town equipment and it connects with town owned property. ~his is the only chance the town will have of every getting property so close to the to~n building and sheds. Mr. Sutcliffe mentioned that the town could save money on Mr. Duffy's article for $7000 as his equipment could be stored at this location. Mr. Willis said he would take tho matter up with the Advisory Board and that it could be voted on am the town meeting in connection with Mr. Duffy's article. Mr. Willis has the letter and will return it to this office at a later date. ~ekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:30 P.M..with all members present. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved. TREE RE~OVAL HEARING: A hearing was held on the petition ofWilliam Roberts, 69 Davis Street, for removal of a maple tree in front of his property. ~s tree shades the house and makes it dark to the extent that they must have a light on in the kitchen all the time~ Mr. Connors informed the board that there are three tree in frm~t of this proper~y and they are too close together. On motion of Mr. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Flnneran, the board voted to re£er the matter of removing this tree to the tree warden and the voted was declared to be unanimous. OFFER TO TOWN TO BUYPROPERTYADJACENT TO T0~fNLAND-REAR OF T0%'fN BU!.LDING~ philip Sutcliffe came before the board and informed them that there are ssvezal parties now interested in purchasing the property owned by Christina 'Gile and one party has offered $6,000. The offer to the town for the purchase of this '~roperty ~ is $5500. Mr. Sutcliffe felt that the purchase of this property by the town would solve the problem of storing the to~n equipment since ~mticle 56 was stricken' from the Warrant on March 13. He asked the board to make a decision as soon as'~possible so that if the to%vn is not interested, the party offering ~6,O00 will have a chance to buy it at once. He stated'that there are over 14,000 sq. ft. of land in this parcel and the valuation of the land and buildings is $~,020. Mr. ~Wiltis explained that the board is handicaDped at this time e~en if'they wanted to purchase this parcel of land. He said the board is planning to-ha,~ a re-evaluation of storage space to see if the present, equipment can be stored. He said that the board cannot commit the to%~n and they wouldn't.want to hold up the sale of theproperty. He felt the .offer was interesting and %nswers the need but the board doesn't feel that they can assure Mr..Sutcliffe at this time. Mr. Willis said he doesn't k~ow what ~uipment is being used andwhat isn't. He said they couldn't use th~ house and the use of the barn would only be temporary. - He said the board would discuss this again and give him a definite answer by next Monday night. }~. Kirk said that it isn't a question of whether this board w~nts itor not but whether the to~nwan~s it. TRUCKS- .M~ESCOTTSTREET: John Carse-came before the board to see if they had any further information on the truck situation on Prescott Street. Mr. Willis explained that they had a discussion with Mr. Fred Kent and Mr. E. McCabe and they were to have sent. a letter to the board but no reply has been received to date. He said, however, that they have conducted a survey of a new ~oute suggested · by the board and there are 3 1/2 miles more than the present rou~e. ~%m. Kirk said that the board definitely feels that the trucks should be off Prescott Street by 10:00 P.M. Mr. Willis said that this board has pretty much concluded that the trucks be off Prescott Street by 10:00 P.M. and he will again contact Mr. Kent and seeif the matter can't be straightened out in the new future. REVOLVER PERmiT APPLICATION: The board voted una.uimously to gran~ a license to carry'a revolver ~o Anthony Rogers, · 311 Clark Street, North Andover for protection. LA~ENCE GAS COMPAq: The Board voted un~imous!y to grant permission ~o the Lawrence Gas Company to excavate to install gas services for i?illiam A. Dempsey, Mass. Ave. corner of Waverley Road, 25 feet instree~ and to L. C. Construction Company, High Street, 20 feet in'street. Mr. Carty will be notified of this excavation. I~ARCN 15, 1954- continued PLAN~£NG PD~.~D: The reporms of the Planning Board on their recommendations for the various petitions for changes in the Zoning by-lnws were received by the board. The ~Board voted unan- imously ~o accep~ the reports and place them on file. FIRE CHIEF: The Board received a letter of commendation from Arthur ~. Tremblay, relative ~o the efficient manner with which he dealt with the halting of sales of spark guns. Mr. T£embla~'s one year old son narrowly escaped severe burns from such a gun. The board vo~ed m~animously ~o send a copy. of this letter to Chief ~homsun. DEPARTmeNT OF HATURAL RESOURCES: In accordance with the ~erms of Chapter 148, ~cte of 1954, approved February 24, 1954, certain regions have been designated where serious infestation from the gypsy moth have been found. The to~vn of North Andover is a part of this region and a program is ~o be financed according to this ~hapt~r and assessments v~ill be made as provided insaid chapter and in Section 16 of Chapter 1~2 of the General Laws. This town's liability is $3,128.90. It is understood that this amount will sho~ on the Cherry Street nex~ year and will appear as a liability. No furthe~ action taken. BILL FOR SD/VICES OF JANITOR AT KITTRED~E SCHOOL: The board unanimously to send the bill for George Ever~on, in the smount of $5.00 for services a~ the Kittredge School on ~arch 11, 1954 at the open meeting of the Adv. isory Board, mo the Advisory Board for payment. P~m~SIGNATION AS BURIAL AGENT: The Board received a letter of resignation from Nyron B. Lewis as Burial. Agent due to pressing of his time and attention for the many and varied activities. Mr. Lewis thanked the board for all pas~ courtesies and considerations. ~he Boar~ voted unanimously ~o aceept the resignation with regre% and send a letter congratulating hi~ for his efficient and long service. ~e Board also voted ~o con~act the ~wo veterans organizations for possible a~plicante for this position. APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS: Application received and accepted from' E. C. Bulger, V.M.D..for t~e reappointmen~ ~o the position of animal inspecto~ of North Andover. Application received and accepted from John J. Thompson, for the re-appointment to the position of Wiring Inspector. Application received from .~Tances Kent for the position of census taker when the Decennial census is taken in January 1955. The board voted to have this application placed on ftle~ for future use. REQU~T FOR CONTINUED PROVISIONAL APPO!NTNENTS: Chief McKee requested continued provisional appointments of Frank Howard and Alex- ahder Ness as intermittent patrolmen. On motion of Mr. Kirk, the board voted to table this .matter until next week. STATE HOUSING BOARD: A communication' was received from the State Housing Board re: Organizational records of Authorities. ;~r. Willis suggested that this be referred to the To~vn Clerk ~who will take care of the matter 'of filinf certificates, etc. ~rlth the State Housing Board and the Secretary of State. INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANTS: Letters were received from Joseph A. Smith and Associates, 52 Chauncy St., Boston and fromBigelow, Kent, Willsrd & Co. 75 Federal Street, Boston relative to job evsluation study. ~r. Willis said he is thoroughly convinced that the to~n needs such a survey. He had spoken ~o the Advisory Board and asked them ~o handle it but they felt that a ~o~n group would not get the best results. This is a step fo~ard and it is good administra tion. It costs money but the board is not compe~an~ to do this. He felt that the Boa'rd should extend an invitation to each company for' more comprehensive material. Mr. Finneran said. he would go along ~rith this if it included the entire group, schools. Mr. ~illis felt that this should include schools also and Mr. Kirk concurred. It was voted that Bigelow, Kent, ~illard & Co. would be invited ou~ on April 5, and Joseph A. Smith would be invited ou~ on April 26, 1954. INFORNATION ON BOI~) TO TO%'~- ARTICLE 82 of the March 13, 1954 ~own meeting. Mr. Edwin litller, 48 ~ltller Street, Methuen requested information as ~o the amoun~ of a bond required ~o take care of this article, for extending the wa~er system from the previous terminus on Putnam Road, 200 feet toward ~ifi%in Drive. Nr. Willis e~plained that last year an appropriation of $3250 was raised ~o extend drainage and repair ~ne road, under Article 77 of the 1953 warrant. He sai~ that MARCH 15, 1954: continued ~the work was no% done Iast yearand he would say tha~ the bond would be for the same amount. Mr. Kirk felt that we should check with Mr. Carry on the cos~ of this work as the figure may. have chanjed in a year. The board voted unanimously to requesm Mr. Carry ~o check the. fi&~res and inform this board so that Mr. Miller may be notified of the amoun~ of the bond required. STORAGE SPACE FOB TOWN EQUIP}~T: William Rock, member of the SchoolI Committee, came before the board ~o discuss the unanswered Question at the Town Meeting on Saturday last, relative to 'finding · storage facilities for equipment. He mentioned the area in the rear of the building and suggested that all equipment be inventoried and the space required and see Just what space, is still required. ~. Willis lnformedhim that thaBoard had just finished discussing ~his' matter and also the possibility of purchasing adJacen~ land but tha~ the board will make a decision neXt Monday. Mr. Rock informed Mr. Will'~§'t~a~ small equipment could be s~ored in the store room which is expected'~c'be used for drying.football clothes, etc. ~his is 15' x 20'. He said he would like to see thisproblem resolved and he felt that wecouldn't buy any property untiI ~e find out Just .how much space we have now. He made the reques~ to'the board that this survey be made. 'The buildings could be checked and they could be repaLred, if necessary. He ssid he would enjoy being on the committee to make this survey. Mr. willis suggested that eachDepartment Head be contacted and have them get evaluation of space and equipment and meet next Monday night to discuss this matter. Mr. Willis -agreed to contact the heads of all'departmentS.' TOWN HIS T0~Y: Mr. WiIlis informed the Board that he felt it was imperative mo meet with Mrs. McQuesten to nmke sure that she will have completed her work by July~ of t'his year. It should be ready for printing by September, 1954. ~he ' board set the da~e for ~h~rch 29, 1954 at 8:30 P.M. and }Ars. McQues~en will be notified. HEARING ON ~ELOCATION OF ROUTE 28: A public hearing will be held at the Kittredge School on March 24, 1954 at 8:00 P.~. to discuss this relocation. It is expected thama representativ~e from Mr. Volpe's office will be pr'esen~'. LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS:~ Mr. Finneran made emotion th'at the Board of Selectmen send a letter of congratulations ~o Mr. Otis Babineau, 36 E. Water Street, wo recently became a citiz'~n of the United Sta~es and who is constantly in a wheel chair. The 'board voted to send him a letter of congratulations and c6~t~'hued' success. The follo~ing appointments were made by the ~oard on this da~: W'iRING INSPECTOR- Joh~ J. Taompson, by unanimous vote of the board BOARD OF REGISTRARS- }'red M6Cormack, unanimous vote for a %erm of three years. BOARD OF APPEALS- Peter l~it~hie, unauimo~S vote for a ~erm of five years. CIV~ DEFENSE DIRECTOR- B~ Forbes Rockwell for one year SUPT. TO~ I~FIRMAR~ - Orin Foster, MATRON TO?~ INFIRMARY- Mrs. Nora Foster PU~LIC'V~EIGHERS: James J. Dooley, Albert E. Houle, Edwal~d J. ~llsey, Dome~ic Rei~ano. SUP.~ORS OF WOOD, BARK AND LUMB~: John C. ?arnham FENCE VIEW~: John M. 'Barr~ll, Patrick Driscoll 'and Albert Johnson ANIMAL INSPECTOR -Dr. Edward C. Bulger CUSTODIAN OF TA~ TI~ pROpERTY- AUCTIONEER TAX TITLE PROPERTY-James J. Maker VETEraNS AGENT: BernArd Bimgham SEALER OF WEIGHTS & }~ASURF.~: Ernes~ J.' RobertS SPECIAL CIVIL CONSTABLE-' John H. Fenton KEEPER OF ~E LOCK-UP- ALFRED H. MCKEE-CBIEF SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS: Albert Schofield, Roland Ambi~hl, Alexander Nes'~,. Frederick Salois, John J..Lyons, Joseph J. Senta, P~ne Beaulieu, Walter Stamp,Jr. Frank Howard, Fred christie, William NcEvoy, Sylves%er Murphy, philip Midgley Charles Zuill, John T. Dolan, John J. Wilcox, Donald E. Hilton, Frank W~ L~e, Malcolm Hamilton, Carl H. ~homas, William P. Callahan, John Farnum, Edward To,ne, Archie Gourley. SECRETARY, BOARD OF SEEECT}~EN: Mr. Willis made a mo%ion mhat Mrs. L'illian B. Dearden, be appointed Secretary of the Board of Selectmen, seconded by William A. Finneran and declared ~o be a majority vote with Mr. Kirk recorded as not voting · .BOARD OF APPEA~: Peter P~tchie for a term of five yearS. APPOINTMENT OF P~TREATIONAL COUNCIL WAS TABLED FOR ONE ¥~E~. Mr. Finneran made a motion that Nicholas Evamgelos .be appointed to replace Kenneth Terroux who does no% ~wish %o be re-appointed this year. Mr. Kirk went along with this replacement but felt ~at it should all be held ove~ until next week.