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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-03-05The regular weekly meeting of.the Board of Selectmen was held at 8:00 P.M. with aLI members present. Weekly bills and payro£1s were approved. B05TON & MAINE RAILROAD A reply was received from S. G. Phillips, Chief Engineer relative to replacing the present lights atthe Sutton Street Crossing in North Andover, Mass. by a series of flashing red signal lights and this matter will be given'immediate consideration. We will be advised at a later date. · -- MAYOR .BUCKZ~Y: ' ' A letter received inviting the Selectmen and ~ther officials to-meet on Friday, March 9, at the Red Tavern at 12:00 noon relative to a new ~Route 110 to be at this meeting. Commissioner JohnA. Volpe and S~ate Representatives and Senators are invited as well as any other town officialsj Chief McKee, William B. Duffy and Nicholas Nicetta~or a representative of the Planning Board will be invited to atter ,DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC '~ORKS A letter was received from ~obert S. Foster, Jr. assistance Chief Engineer for Design and Construction relative ~to our inquir~ With respec't to improvements on Auto Route 125 in North Andover.~ He explained that the w6rk underway on this route in the vicinity of the ~estern Electric Plant is to provide sufficient ~width so that the necessary storage for turning movements can be obtained without blocking ' ~ mevifi'g traffic on the ~route. In the opinion of the Department this condition will .-- only exist' in the vicinity of this point and they do not feel :at .this time that .~ - traffic:.conditions southerly of the plant would Jusbify the widening Of the route ...... to a four 'lane highway. With respect to the request- for information 'in reference to the new cut off on Route 125 was discussed in the preliminary studies of the Mas~er..Highw.ay Plan for the Lowell-Lawrence,HaverhLll area:. ~his re]:ocation is 'one~'which they anti, cipate will be 'constructed withL4 a comparatively few years, it is' tmp0s~ible Kt. this time, because of uncertainty as to'the amount of funds' which may be allocated to the Department, to make a definite commitment as to the date fat which construction · may be undertaken. No action taken by the board. LAWRENCE ELECTRIC CO-NEW ENGLAND T & T CO: : Petition received for permission to locate po~e'~, wires and oabies · . Read'for one Joint pole location. A hearing was set'.for ~ch 19,, 1956. at~.7:30 P.M. SNOW~ REMOVAD EMERGENCY APPEO~AL: - - ..u~,-~ Approval of the ameunt'of $3,~27.70 for snow r~meVal expenses for the ~em~gency declared on February 1§~ 19%6'~was received from the Advisory Board And' it had been previously approved by.the Board of. Selectmen. ~he regular weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at 7:30 P~M. with members present. Weekly bills and payrolls were approved. R~.ORGANIZA~ON :: .... The Board of Selectmen re-organized~on this day. Mr. Broadhead made a motion that W4~ iam A. Finneran be. re-elected',as' chairman of the Board for the ensuing.year. Mr.. Kirk, seconded' the motion and vo~e.was a majority vote. Mr. Broad- Mr. head thenmade, a,motion that, MR. Kirk be re-elected as clerk of the Board and ..... this w~s also a majority vote. ~ GASOLINE & FUEL 0:]2., STORAGE HEARING: A hearing was held on the application of Albert A. Steinberg for a license to s tore 1000 gallons of ~uel oil and 1~00 gallons of gasoline in underground tanks on the premises at 11~90sgood Street. Approval was given by Chief James Daw, abutters were. notified by registered mail and itwas properly advertised. 'Mr. Kirk' made a motion that ~he license'be granted provided, that they are put into effect Within - ninety days or otherFise the licenses will-be void. Mr. Steinberg was'.present and'a, greed ~o take the necessary action within 90 days. · CHAPteR 90,work. A group of citizens from Salem Street came before the Board to discuss the ma~er of Chapter 90 work on Salem Street. Mr. Kirk informed them that there is-an article in the warrant for Green Street work and the State and County have.approved this street for this work. However, Lawrence is not ~planning ~o do' any work on :North:Parish Road under Chapter 90 and the board.feels that it would be unfair to spend all this money and come tO a'dead'end street.at the bridge~ Mr. Dolan stated that Salem Street has been surveyed and. there was a project there ,:early in 19hO. The road is in very poor condition and something should be done at omce. Mr. Broadhead stated that the State and County have to be considered in these matters since they pay 75% of the cost and the board woul"d have to'contact them before they could make any decision· However, he felt that Mr. Car%y should be able to do something to make the street passable and the board vote to ask him to meet with them on March 19, 1956 at 7:30 P.M. to discuss this work.