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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-05-02 ~ weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:30 P.N. with all members present. %~eekly bills and payrolls were approved. L~m.~R~NCE ELECTRIC CO. HEARING: A hearingwas held at 7:30 P.M. on the petition of the Lawrence E~.ectric Company forpermission to locate poles, wires, cables, etc. on the westerly side of Chicker Road, at a point approximately 409 feet northerly from Prescott Street, 1 Dole; on the easterly side of Chickering Road, ak a point approximately 123 feet southe from Prescott Street, i pole; and on the westerly side of Chickering Road, from a point approximately 123 southerly from Prescot~ Street , southerly, 19 poles. Nr. Samuel F. Rock%veil was present and' stated that the pole on the essterly side of Chickering Road is right in/Pont' of his property and this is the only pole on this side of the street and he doesnt believe tha% it has to be this way. He said there are other ways to do this. Nr. Barry from the Electric Co. stated that they need this pole but they don't want any quarrel vd.th ~Mr. Rockwell but the State has the final approval as this is a state highway. He s%a~ed that %hey have had a lawyer in the field who checked this and they feel that there is no other way ~o do it. Upon }Ar. Bockwell,s inquiry as %o why they could use braces on ~he poles, Mr. Barry mentioned that braces are not standard instructions and they would have %o ~btain pe~rmiss~ion to .go on ~o pri~ate property.' He did say that if, at any :ime, this poze interferes with building then they would have t6 do some%hiHg 'About 'it. The Board voted unanimously to grant this petition with the exception of one pole on the easterly side of Chickering Road, 123 feet southerly from Prescott .Street. CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR: Dewey Dye~ met with the board and gave them a repor~ of the Civil Defen~se Program for the %own and the organization se%up. ~he Board accepted the repor~ and it will be. placed on file. REQ~TS FOR PEPJ~ITS TO MO~ HOUSES: A request received from Alfred Nicoll, 1R6 Highland ~%d. Andover for permission to move his house on the smal~ section of Highland Road that is in North Andover. He stated that he nas an agreemen~ from the Sta~e to go dc~m the by-2ass towards Boston and has the permit from Andover. The Board vo~ed to hold this over un~il a letter can be sen~ ~o'the N.E. T & T Co. to sec wha~ their reaction is. A request for per.mission to move a building from Woodland Road, Andover to Salem Street, Andover and he would have to us~ a s~all portion of Route 125 to ge~ ~' ~o Salem St. Andover. This reques~ is from Joseph F. Nigrelli, 49 ~cKenney Circle Andover. . The Board voted to hold this reques~ over until they hear from the New. England T & T Co. A thi~ reques~ for'a permit ~o move a house had been received from Mr. Ralph E. Adie, Jr.22 Roxford St. Andover. The house now se~s on 172 Highland Read, Andover and he plans to move it to Foster St. North ~ndover.~ This will involve a big expense to the N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co. ~2500 ts $3,000) and the board received a letter asking that they advise Mr. Adie that he should remove the roof of the house to allow at least 12, difference in heigh~ an~ this would cut the cost to the tel.ephone company ~o abou~ one third ~f this estimate. The Board vo~ed to send Nr. Adie a letter advising him of this request a.ud no other action v~ill be taken until we hear from him. RECREATIONAL CObq~CIL: A list of the officers elected by the council was received by the board. Philip .Sutcllffe is now the chairman. ~he report will be filed. BOARD OF TRADE: A invitation was received by the board to attend the program to be given by the Public Information Committee of the North Andover Board of ~rade to be held on May 4, 1955 in the Veterans Nemorial Auditorium. ~l~e board will make an effort to attend. ATTY.ARNOLD SALISBURY: The board held a letter over for further consideration which ~theyr eceived from Mr. Salisbury. The letter is.in connection with the land taking on. Great Pond Road and will be discussed at the nex% meeting when there will be three members. KING M~RURY: A lotter was received from ~A~. MacRury relative to the matter of discussingthe feasibility of an organization s~udy of the ~o~n and its official departments and personnel. No action taken. MAY 2, 1955- continued. EAWRENCEELECTR!C CO: A petition for permission to locate poles and wires ~n the North Andover Town Yard at a point approximately 160 feet easterly from ~in St. 1 pole was set down for a hearing on May 16, 1955 at 7:30 P.M. BOARD OF HEALTH: A letter informing the board that !,~. Anthony Rogers, owner of the ~ichlyn Club, has been notified that the plumbing in his building has been condemned by the Board of Health. The plumbing was iastslledwithout a permit having been issued and was not approved by the plumbing inspector. The Board voted unanimously to csll on Mr. Rogers tonight after the meetin~ and see what has been done to remedy this condition. POLICE CAR BIDS: The board voted to csll for bids for the new police cruiser and request' that the bide be accepted until May 9, 1955 a~ 8:00 P.M. STREET LIGHT REQU?MT: Fred llhite requested a street light ~o be installed near his property on Dale Street v~ich is close ~o 242 Dale St. The Board voted ~o reques~ the Lawrence Electric Co. to make a survey and rec'ommendation to this board. TRUCKS ON PRESCOTT STP~ET: Mr. John Carse complained to the board that the Stevens trucks are using Prescott Street in the late~hours and that people are unable to sleep. The board voted to send a letter ~o }~r. Kent to see if this situation ca~ be remedied. 5, 1955: The Board of Selectmen voted to grant permission to ~. Nigrelli and to Mr. Nicol to movie their buildings through North Andover upon condition that they sign an agreement to pay for the necessary police coverage and for any tree work.that is required and for any further damage which might be incurred by~ moving these houses. 9, 195%: The regular weekly meeting of the Bea~d of $~lectmen was held at 7:30 P.N. with all ~embers present. Arthur P. Kirk is now the third selectman. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved. JUROR DRA~N: Arthur P. Kirk drew the name of William White, 91 Waverley Road, Rou%e Salesman, to serve as a Juror on J~ne 6, 1955 at Salem~WAperlor Court for the ~ransact%on of civil business. -.- BI~$ FOR POLICE CRUISER: Three bids were received and the prices quoted as follows: Shawsheen Motcr Mart, Inc. $1668.27 in accordance with specifications listed. Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. $1816.00 in accordance with' specificationS' listed. Brodhead Ford Sales, Dover, N.H~ $~467.3§ all specification as listed with the exception of ,,large" heater~ defrosmer and undercoating. · After some discussion Mr. Kirk made a motion that the bid be~arded to the Sha~heen N~tor Nart, Inc. on their bid of $1668.27 which complied with all specifications. The Motion was seconded by Mr. Broadhead and vote ~as declared unanimous. Mr. Broadband then made a motion the the Brodhead'Motor Sales did not comply with complete specifications and the bid was' discarded. Notion seconded by Mr. Kirk and declared to be a unanimous vote. LAWRENCE GAS On request of Mr. Mark Palermo, the board granted permission to excavate to install gas service at 422 Waverley Road for Walter Corcoran. ~he order will be mailed to this board at a la~er date. ACCIDENT REPORTS: Copies of accident reports were received from the Highway Department on Charles Black,Walter Stamp and Wilfred Windle~ No action required. CIVIL SERVICE APPROVAL: Approval was received from the Division of Civil Service on the appointment of E&~ard T. Sullivan, Jr. as a P~serve Patrolman. PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENTS REQUESTED: Chief McKee asked that the two remaining names on the list o f eligibles for Reserve Patrolmen be appointed provisionally for a six month perio~due to the need for officers during the Cen~ennial Celebration. These two men would be used only when others are no~ available. The Board voted unanimously to reques~ this provisional appointment for the Centennial period only and ~o be used when other officers are not available.