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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-08-18 Board of Selectmen MinutesAUGUST 16, 1954- continued PRECINCT OFFICERS: The Board voted unanimously to appoint Precinct Officers for the coming year and several changes were made in order %o fill the vacancies in the various precincts. Four new names were added %o the list as follows: Mrs. Catherine %~ite, 91 Waverley Rd. and Mrs. Ida Chadwick, 38 Columbia Road in Precinct one; Dennis D. Evangelos, 16 Margate Road in precinct three and Mrs. Elizabeth Dushame, 245 0sgood Street in precinct four. A list of all precincts will be made for each member of the board as well as for the press. LANRENCE ELECTRIC CO,ANY: · .A hearing was held on the petition of this company ~or permissio~ to locate wires, poles and fixtures on the westerly and easterly sides of Berry Street, from a point approximately 998 feet southerly from Ash Street, southerly, 4 poles. and on the easterly side of Osgood Street, ~at.a point approximately 170 feet northerly from Main Street, 1 pole. The Board voted unanimously to &~ant both petitions since abutters had been notified and there was no opposition. PERMISSION GRANTED- CO~UNITf CENTi~ INC. A request for permission to use the Center'School Grounds for the~annual fair of the Community. Center, Inc. ~o be held on September 17 and 18, was received from ArthUr R. Drun~ond, Sec. The board voted unanimously, to grunt this permission §~bJect to the approval of the Board of Public Works. AUGUST 18, 1954: The Board held a special meeting at 2:00 P.M. to ~ake care of two appointments to be made at this time. Members Kirk, Finneran and Willis were present. FIRE DEPARTMENT: A list had been received from Civil Service certifying one person , namely~'James p. Daw,.as eligible for promotion to Chief Engineer of the Board of Fire Engineers, Fire Department. Mr. W~tllis s t~ted that he had a letter from John J. Willis, to nominate' James p. Daw for this position. Mr. Finneran seconded the. motion and the vote was.unanimous and Mr. Daw was nominated to fill the vacancy caused by the. resignation of James Hargreaves. Donald ~homson, Acting chief will termiate his duties as such on this day and a notice will be senm to the Director of Civil Service. TAX COLLECTOR: " The Board then discussed the filling of the vacancy of %ax collector and a temporar~ collector will have .to be appointed to fill the unexpired term until the. next March election, caused by the resi§nation of Frank W. Wellwork who is.~leaving the state° Mr. Kirk read the application of Ida ~. Farrell for the temporary appointment and also s~ated that a second application in writin had been received from Bernard Bresnahan. Mr. Finneran inquired if there were only %~o applications and Mr. Kirk said, only two written applications but we have a verbal application from $ohn J. Willis. Mm. lrtnneran inquired if Mr~ Willis fei% that he ,.was able toI take over the duties ,and he informed him that he had discussed the ~atter with his doctor and.he agreed that it was Just the thing for him. He also s~ated that he had an economic reason at this time as the board well knew. Mr. Finneran inquired if the chairman wanted to take part in v~t~ng o~' this matter and Mr. Willis asked if Mr. Finneran had any objection to seconding a motion. Mr. Finneran said he would rather not. Mr:.Kirk said that I~r. Willis was not sitting inas. chairman and therefore could not vote and if. he sat is: he could not nominate himself or vote on a motion. Mr. Finneran said he would prefer to have a unanimous vote with the chairman voting. Mr. Willis said if he had any objections to voting on this matter then he, Mr. Willis, would have to vote. He then agreed %0 sit in the meeting as chairman of the board, thus releasing Mr. Kirk of his position as Actin~ Chairman. Mr. Kirk made a motion that John J..%~illis be appointed to the position of Tax Collector for the unexpired term until the March election 1955. Mr. Willis seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Toe Board voted unanimously ko appoint John J. Willis to the position of Tax Collector, a vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank W. ~?allwork, whose term expires in March, 1955, the vacancy te be filled in ~he interim by John J. Wiilis.