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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-04-04 AP~ ~, 1955 ~he re&~nlar weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen wA~!held at 7:30 P.M. with members ~neran ~d Bro~head present. Wee~y bi~s a~ pa~o~s were approved. ~ ~HOV~ H~ING: A hear~g w~ held on the requests of Jo~ Damon, of Bradford for the remov~ of ~hree trees on his property at ~e corner of N~bleridge Road and Joh~on Street~ ~s. ~tohell Boot~ fur remo~l of one t~e at ~35 Pleaser Street; ~bert Do~hue for the removal of one=ce at ~6 Ph~i~ Court and' }~ss Finegan for remov~ of one tree a~ 50 ~im ~ad on ~d~es~ Street side. ~e Board voted ~imously to Erst ~ese ~quests and ~o i~t~ct the'tree warden to=emove these CEnTer, AL CELEBRATIONs Chairman Nilliam McAloon met with the board to inform them of-the progress made with respect to the Centennial celebration. He stated that the committee was trying to get' the Giant Balloons :which have never been in this area and he hopes to get the merchants interested in them. Ne did ask that the board get-permission from Ehe LawrenceElectric Co~ for to have streamers or banners across various streets in the to~n. -- Ail town officials are-eXpected to become members of the Brothers of the'Brush. Each day. there will be some sort of celebration..He suggested that the board start now to .decide once guests they plan to invite to the dinner so that they can esti- mate how many tickets will be ~aid for. ~r. McAloon suggested that the board contact Arthur Thomson to get permission for : the parade ~o cross the. highway and also to contact Mr. ,~hitney to see if they will send somes~ate ~troapers on this day. The Board expressed the thought that ~r. McAloon and his :ommittee are doing a' fine Job in connection with the celebration and stated that they would.do all they could to assist them in any way possible. · BIDS FOR POLICE CRUISER: T~o bids were received for the new police cruiser ,~ both of which were rejected bY unanimous vote of the board as they were both higher in price than the amount of money available for this purchase. One bid from Shawsheen Motor Mart, $1668.27. Total price including all special police equipment factory installed $2668.27 less allowance for 19~3 police car of $1,000. Another bid from Coombs of Watertown in the amount of $1825. Total amoun~ $2755 ~including all police equipment, minus municipal discount of $206 and less allowance for 1953 police c~uiser of $575. - - · The Appropriation requested by Chief McEee in his 'article was $1670 plus the trade in of the'1953 car and Carl~Williams, spokesman for the N.A.~Taxpayers association committee spoke at the ~own meeting and stated that the car could be purchased for $1375 plus the trade-in and it'.ms so voted at the meeting. Mr. Finneran called Mr. Williams and inquired as 'to where this purchase could be made at the figures he quoted at the town meeting but he s rated that he did not get the figures but that William ~ndicott had supplied them and he was at presen~ out of to~n. He stated that~ the committee ~ould hold- a meeting and report back to this board'. - In view of this shortage of money, .the board decided, to. insert an article in the warrant for the special to.~n meeting to raise .$295 so that the cruiser can be purchased with. the equipment required. DOG D~AGE CLAIM: Stanley Buturlia presented a reporm to the board that Char~ s E. ~hornton, 140 Mill Road reported that one female sheep, Suffolk breed was killed by unknown dog or dogs and that the value Of the sheep was $45.00. Mr. Thornton has a Kennel license #209 under date of 3~30/1955. Mr. Finneran~and Mr. Buturlia appraised the sheep. A report will be sent to the County Commissioners. HURRICANE RELIEF BOARD: Notice received that the Hurricane Relief Board voted on March 31, 1955 to ~rant an extention to North Andover to April 15, 1955 for the "Clearance of debris'public property,,. Mr. Conners was present and informed the board that he ~as quite disappointed in the length of time granted since the letter.was not received until April 2, 1955 and he had laid the men off March 31, 1955 so that~actually they only had eleven working days left. He stated that there is approximately $6,000 left but he is having trouble getting help and he would like to get another extension. Mr. Finneran suggested that he wait until next ~onday and then the board 'would write a letter to the Hurricane Board. This was agreeable to Mr. Broadhead and-also to ~g'. Conners. 114 APRIL 4, 1955- continued RENT CONTROL: Domenic Bonanno and Philip Sutcliffe came before the board relative to continuing Rent Control in the ~own. Mr. Bonanno stated that ther~ is mixed reaction of the board with respect to the re-acceptance of Rent Control. Mr. Broadhead said the board would like a recommendation from the board but ~r. Sutcliffe stated that this board is impartial and he felt that no statement should be made hut that the Selectmen should make the decision. Mr. Bonanno informed the board that they haven,t had a case in 2 1/2 months. The petitions have been small and there is not much to do. He stated that he didn,t believe that the Rent Control should make a statement that there is a hpusing shortage. ~e Board voted to insert an article in the warran% for the special to~n meeting to see if the town will accept Rent Control until December 31, 1955 and another article to raise and appropriate $300 to take care of the expenses of Rent Control for the remainder of the year. ' CIVIL DEFENSE: Dewey Dyer came to the office and asked that the selectmen do something about the money which the town voted to accept as a gift from a fund raised from a private source duringWorld Nar l at a special town mee:ing held on October 18, 1954. Mr. Dyer plans to use this money $1483.65 together with the $950 raised at the same town meeting towards the expense of a Civil Defense~arning Sysmem. Mr. Broadhead made amotion that the board contact Mr. Abbo~ Stevens relative ~o this article and find out what action is to be taken ~th respect ~o the town receiving this money. .TAC COLLECTOR BOND: ~he Board approved the amount of the indemnity for the bond for the reco~mitted uncollected taxes and accounvm for.1954 for James Dewhirs~ in the amount of $2900. This form will be returned to the Commissioner of Corporations and~ Taxa- tion. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY: Notice received that Edward Saul, 1717 Turnpike St. and others who have filed an application for a certificate of incorporation under the name of the Bay State Retail Gasoline Dealer,s Association, Inc. O~ motion of Mr. Broadhead, the board voted to refer this to the Chief of.Police for investigation and report. LAWRENCE ELECTRIC CO: Letter received informing the board that there v~ill be some difficulty in locating a street light on Saunders Court since there is no ~ay of reaching the area. It may be possible to loca~e a s~reet light near the fence of~lthe Town Yard which would held illuminate the Court. ~he Distribution Department will check whether such an installation can be made and we will notified as soon as possible. ~he Beard will view the location for a s~reet light at Mifflin Drive on pole $3871, requested by Santo DiMauro. CHIEF MCKEE,s REPORT ONDUMPING COMPLAINT: ~-~ Chief reported that Officer Fleming investigated the arm mentioned and found a number of beer bottles on the side of the road. He talked with Mr. Teel who in- formed the officer that there was considerable dumping along the road bu~ the officer was unable to find anything more than that mentioned above. He also talked with Mrs. Gor~on who lives in this vicinity and she had no complaints to ma~e. This location will be checked periodically by the officers and if there is any further dumping this board will be so notified. LA~ENCE GA~ CO: The Board vo~ed unanimously, to gran$ permission ~o excavate 15' in Stevens Street, · to install gas service for WilliamM. Smith and 16, in Stevens Stree~ to install gas service for Raymond Lewis. Mr. Cartywill be notified of this action. NEW'ENGLAND T & T CO: -LAWRENCE ELECTRIC CO: A petition for identical polce locations and permission to locate poles, wires, and fixtures on Beaconhill Boulevard, approximately 531 feet southwes~ of Osgood Street, 1 pole was received and a hearing se~ for April 18, 1955 at 7:30 P.M. THE SOCIETY OF JESUS OF NE~ ENGLAND: A letter was received from Atty. Arnold H. Salisbury relative to securing an easemen~ for the town, giving it the right to drain ~ater from ~reat Pond Road across land owned by the Society of Jesus of New England and a copy of the document for the records was enclosed. ~he original copy will be mailed to the Selectmen as soon as it has been duly recerded at the local P~gistry of Deeds. A bill for the legal work was included. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER FRONRESERVEFUND: The Board of Health requested a fer of ~ns the ~as pay a to the ~h to the Board for · APRIL 4, 1955: continued APPOINT~TS MADE BY BOARD. The Board re-appointed the present Recr. eational Council with the exception of Elmer Jackson ~ho expressed a desire to rettre from this appointment thie year. An appointment will be made at a l~ter date to replace Mr. Jackson. Mr. Rroadhead had hoped that the committ~e~could be reduced but since all members are willing to serve the board felt that another member should be appointed at a later date. BUILDING INS?ECTOR: Martin Lawlor re-appointed unanimously DOG OFFICER: Stanley Buturlia appointed by unanimous vote of the board. FIRE ENGINEERS: Edwin Koenig and Calvin Snali re-appointed by unanimous vote of board PLANNING BOARD OF APPEALS: In accordance with article 64 of the last annual town meeting, the board voted to appoint the following members: George B. Farley, Ragular member for five years John Clark, ~' " " four years Kenneth Terroux, . " " three years Mrs. Earle B. Warwick " " two years James McClung " " " one year 'Warren Sargent was appointed an associate member for two years and Raymond Fountain was appointed an associate member for one year. CHAPTER 90 WOR~: Mr. Finheran informed the board that Ira D. Carry had requested that they contact Mr. McV~illiama and see if he v~ill be allowed to continue the Chapter 90 ~ork along the road from Great Pond Road into Boxford. He said that Boxford ~ill no~ be ready ~o go along with their work for some time and that Mr. Carty.can fix the drainage and also the road under Chapter 90. The board istructed Mrs. 'Dearden ~o call Mr. McWilliame and make an appointment. COMPLAINT: Eugene Sztucinski, 460 Boxford Street complained to Mr. Finneran that th~ boundary marker at his property has been pulled out by the ~own truck and he would like to have it put back. The board voted unanimously ~o refer this to Ira D. Carty and ask his cooperation in straightening the matter ou~. Thomas Tetreau requested permission to remove a sidewalk(hot-top) in front of his property at 44 Furber Ave. which iscracking up .and is dangerous and unsight~ty. The Board voted to refer this ma:ter to Ira D. Carry, Highway surveyor,, to determine if his department put this sidewalk in and if so, if he will gran~ permission to Mr. Tetreau ~o do this work or ~o determine Jus~ what can be done. SPECIAL TO'~ MEETING: The Board voted unanimously to call a special town meeting on April 27, 1955 at 8:00 P.M. at the High School Auditorium. The meeting ~as culled on the,~petition 'of John J. Lynch upon presentation of 200 signatures of registered voters requesting that an article be inserted in the warrant changing the classification from Resi- dential to Educational on the land bordering.on Maple Ave. and Main St, The board accepted other articles ~lth 100 signatures of registered voters and the total number of articles ~o be inserted was 12. NAVY DAY: The Board proclaimed April 25, 1955 as Navy Day and asked that all flags be displayed on that day. 1 55 ~F~ING. A hearing~mS held on the petition of the Gulf Oil Co. for removal of a maple tree in fronm of their property at 77-81 Main St. Mr. Conners checked this tree and informed the board that it would have ~o be removed. The Board voted unanimously ~o instruct Mr. Combers to remove the tree. TREE .REMOVAL REQUEST: A req~es~ received from James G. Johnstone, 287 ~averley Road for removul of a large elm tree damaged during the hurricane. The Board voted unanimously to refer this request to the tree warden for posting and hearing. A hearing w'ill be held on April 25, 1955 a~ 7:30 P.M. STREET LIGHT REQUEST: Mrs. Julia Holz, 37 Furber Ave. requested a s~ree~ light in front of her property. There is a space of six poles in between lights and it is very dark. The Board ~oted unanimously to refer this to Mr. Frost for investigation and The boa~d also voted to refer the matter of !~fflin Park to Mr. Frost for investi- gation and recommendation. CO~PLAINT-CULVERT-SUTTON ST: A letter from F. S. Richards, 33 Phillips St. Andover was received by the board. Mr. Richards stated that he believes tha~ the sidewalk in front of his property has been undermined, not becm:se of his drain pipes but because of the removal of the retaining wall.