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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-07-19 Board of Selectmen MinutesJULY 19,1954- continued DRIVE-IN THEATER: The Board discussed the petition for a permit for a Drive-in theater and they voted unanimously to invite Alderman Scanlon, Chief McKee and Chief Kiley of Lawrence to meet with them on August 2, 1954 at 8:15 ~.Mo to discuss this matter before they make an official decision. The p~titioners of the proJec~ will also be invited ~o meet with the board at the same time. ACCIDENT REPOR~B :. T~o copies of accident reports were received by the board, one from the..~Tree Department on Donald Dearden who injured his finge? with a climber's spur~ and. the other was groin the Public Jorks Department on ¥~illiam J. Whittaker, who injured his left big toe when a cover fell out of a gate box and the top section fell on his toe and bruised it. QUINCY YARD: · Letter received from Herbert B. Hollis relative ~to the contract for the' 4th Fonrestal-type Aircraft Carrier ~o be awarded to the Quincy Yard for. .Bethlehem Steel Company and requesting that the Selectmen write or wire to Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States and urge him to award this contract to this company. ~he Board voted unanimously to send such a letter and also to inform Mr. Hollis of the action of the board. TPJdlSFER FROM RES.E~VE FUND: Approval of the transfer of $275.00 from the Reserve Fund to the Advisory Board for the cost of printing Advisory Board reports for speci ~al to~'m meeting of July 15, 1954 was received. LAWRENCE ELECTRIC COMPANY: Notice received that a 1000 lumen street light has been installed on pole 3554, Sawyer Road. Li~.ht was installed June 23, 1954. /~EPORT ON REMOVAL OF LOAM- suTToN STREET-REAR The Board received a report from Martin Lawlor, Buildi~.4 Inspector, which stated that he had contacted Santo Castiglion 77 Abbott St. Lawrence, c~ner.of'the land · off Sutton Street and he has agreed to fill in the loam he had taken out.[ Mr. Kirk suggested that we hold this. letter for two weeks and the~ send'Mr. Lawlor another le.~ter to see if ~he loam..has been replaced.~ _.. LAWRENCE ~LECTRIC CO: A letter was received from this company recommending :t~t" three 1000 lumen lights be installed, on. poleS 2813, 2815 and 2818 on Johnson sureet as shown on ~he sketch. T~e:Board had discussed this previously and they voted unanimously to go along with the .rec.ommendation made by Mr. Frost and to so advise him of this vote. This request was made by James Calzetta o-f Johnso~ S~reet. Tae cost per year for the three lights will be $54.00. LAND COURT PETITION ~ In accordance with Chapter 185, Section 39 of the General Laws, notice has been received of the. petition of ~?alter A. Collier, for. the registrati.on o~ land on Prospect StresS, Furber Ave. and WentWorth Ave. The board knows of no ob'Jection or defense ~o said petition but the .notice will be referred to the ~reasurar and if he has no objection, the notice will be filed. DAMAGE CLAIM: ;A letter 'was received from John Praetz, asking that the board-reconsider their decision to allow only $25.00 for repairing his .car rather than $49.90. ,~ He ~tated that he cannot find anyone who would give a lower estimate and he does not feel that he can pay for the full charge. His car~s damaged by the fire truck. ~he Board voted unanimously to allow the full amount of $49.90 upon receipt of the release signed.by Mr. Praetz. CHAPTER 90 CONTRACT: Duplicate copies of the Chapter 90 contract for work on Sutton and Salem Streets . were received and signed by the Board. Both copies were returned to the Department of Public ~'~orks, Boston. DEPARTMENT OF.PUBLIC UTILITIES: Notice received that on the petition .of the Eastern Mass. Railway Co. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the operation of motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire, a hearing will be held at 166 State House, Boston on Thursday, July 22, 1954 at 10:O0 A.M. The public ways include Sutton Street between the Lawrence Airport and Osgood Street and on Osgood Street between Sutton Street in North Andover amd the Haverhill boundary line in North Andover and in Haverhill on Boston Road between Gross Road and the Haverhill- North Andover boundary line. No action taken. Jt~Y 19, 1954, continued REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TO~N MEETING: A petition containing more than 200 signatures of registered voters was re- ceived from Daniel O'Lenio requesting that the Selectmen cell a special meeting and insert the article contained in the petition, therein. The article is ~o see if the town will vote to change a parcel of land on 0sgood Street from an Agricultural to a business area. T~e Board discussed the matter and voted to hold the meeting on August 16, 1954 at 8:00 P.M. at the Town Hall. Mr. Finneran made a motion to open the.warrant at 9:15 P.M. and a second motion to close the warrant at 9:17 P.M. Both motions were seconded by Mr. Kirk and declared to be unanimous. A letter was received from the United States Committee on United Nations Day suggesting that the Selectmen issue a UN Day Proclamation and that a committee be appointed to plan some kind of observance for this day. The Board voted to request~Rev.. Brown %osgain serve as chairman of this committee. NORTH ANDOVER TAXPAYER'S ASSOCITIO~: Notice received that a new North. Andover Taxpayer's Association is being .formed and that application has been made to the Mass. Federation of Taxpayers. Asso- ciations f~r affiliation. A copy of the list of officers and directors 'was in- eluded as well as a copy of the by-laws. '~e Board voted,to accept the by-laws and place,them on file. JULY 25, 19~4: A special meeting was held at ?:30. P.M.~ to discuss the traffic Situation at the proposed. Drive-in T~eater in North Andover. Commissioner of Public Safety Louis Scanlon, Chief McKee, John. and Kast~ant Shay and Attorney Edward Cregg met with the board to discuss this ma%~er. Mr. Kirk explained that the entrance and exit is on %~inthrop AvenUe,Lawrence and that undoubtedly Lawrence police.will be required to cover %his area~. There were maps available %o show the location of the screen and the.area for parking. Mr. Shay explained that the lot'would take o~reof S00 cars and that they hoped to have enough space so that~ cars would be Off the main highway while waiting to get into the t%heater.' Mr.' Scanlon felt that there would definitely be a traffic problem and because of the incline on Turnpike Street and he would like ~o get a count of the road before the next meeting and also look over the area. Mr. James R. Binghum was present and he talked about the trucks going down this highway a~ §0 m~]es per hour and mentioned the number of accidents that have occurred there in the past. He said that after this license is granted the Shay brothers will do Just about what 'they. want. - - Mr. Kirk immediately told him that there were to be' no personalities at this meeting, that it was an open meeting but only the persons actually interested in this matter were to discuss it. He said he had told Mr. Bingnam this on the telephone and if he did not wish to remain.as a spectator, that he, M~.. Kirk, would put him out of the meeting. Mr. Bingham 'apologized. -- - Mr. Kirk then informed those present that the Board of Selectmen had' been asked to approve an application for a. permit for this drive-in theater and if it can be worked out to the satisfaction of all concerned he' doesn't see hew the board can vote against it. He explained that the board had held an open . public meeting and that the result of it was that it was fairly evenly distri- buted on a show of hands. Mr. Scanlon said that not one of us want to have an accident and he would like to get a better safety picture of this area before making-any comment. If an- other officer .is needed, then one will be-supplied and he' believes that having officers available will be a bid help-in avoiding'any accidents. ~his group will mee~ at the location in question on July 27, 1954 to make a study -~ to ~ake Suggestions ~o Mr. Shay who, in %urn, will have their archi- tect draw up a satisfactory plan. ibis-will be-reported to the Selectmen at their next meeting on August 2, 19~4 by Chief McKee. Bills and payrolls were approved by the board at this time. AUGUST 2, 1954~ The Board of Selectmen met at 7,30 P.M. with members Kirk and Finneran present. ~eekly b~]]s and payrolls were approved. Mr. Willis is ill'and unable to attend the meeting. TREE RE~TAL REQUEST: James Daw, 27 Maple Ave. requests .the removal cf a tree inmont of his property and states that the roots of this tree interfere with the sewer pipes, also that there are two loose branches which create a hazardous condition and the inside of the ~ree appears to be decayed. The Board, on motion of Mr. Finneran, voted to refer this matter ~o the ~ree warden for his investigation and action.