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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-06-04217 JUNE 4, 1956: The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmeu was held a~ 7:00 P.?L with all members present, lVeekly bills and ~ayrolls were approved. TREE REMOVAL REARING: A hearing was held on the petition of Vincen~ A. Salvo, 22 Center Street, ~?alttham~ for the removal of a tree in front of his property on Chadwick Street. Mr. Connors had inspected the tree and. felt that the tree should be removed. The Board vo~ed unanimously ~o instruc~ the Tree ~arden to remove the tree. HIGHq~AY DEPART...~ENT- CASH ~ASINS: A reply from Mr. Carry informing the Board that the ~wo catch basi~s reoorted by the Selectmen as in bad condition on Pleasan~ Street have been repaired'. CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER: The board signed a certificate of charac%er for Richard F. Brow~'~ 74 Russell Stree~ who is employed by the Hathaway Bakeries, Inc. This is a renewal. ' LAI~ENCE GAS COMPANY: The Board approved the reques~ of this company If or permission to e~cavate 365 feet on Mass. Ave. and Bacon Ave. to install gas main. They~ also approved the reques~ for permissi6n to excavate 13 feet and 27 feet in s=reet on Bacon Ave. to install gas services at 16 and 27 Bacon Ave. NE~ ENGLAND TEL. & TEL. C0-LA~ENCE ELECTRIC CO: The Board voted unanimously ~o grant the ne~ition of these .two companies-for permission to have joint locations on Sou~h Bradford Street, approximately 192 feet north of ~inter Stree% 1 pole. No hearing required on this petition. Petition for Joint or identical pole locations for these two companies r~questing per~tssion ~o loca~e poles, wires, e~c. on South Bradford Street, northerly from a poin~ approximately 127 feet north of :~inter Street, 4 poles,(remove 7'telephone poles). A hearing was se~ for June 18., 1~56 at 7:30 P.M. SIDE~ALK SIGN: A request for a permit to hang a sign over the sidewalk on the~ store of Dorothy Norwood, d/b/a/ Norwood's Shoe and ClOthing Store, 87 Main Street, was approved by unanimouslvo~e of the board~ The si~u is about 4 feet long, 3 feet' high and ten feet loom the ground and will weigh about 27 pounds, and will be made of light wei~t shee~ metsl. A bond for $1,000 accompanied the request. .,~ ' The Board voted u~animously ~o grant this permit. CIVIL SERVICE CERTIFICATION-RESERVE POLICE. ~he list of eligibles for appointment as P~serve.officers came befSre the board toni,~.t. ~he list contains three names, Daniel Quinlan~_.Arthur ~awson and James E. Fitegerald. However, the list had been returned to Dmvil Service requesting an e.xtension of two weeks and we did not receive i~. The Board instructed Mrs. Dearden.to contac~ Civil Service to-day and find'out if we can have'another extension and also that %hey ret~rn the list. COMPLAINT: RE: WIRING INSPEC~R John Addison, %~8 Foster Street, who is a licensed electrician and has been for the past ~thirty years informed the board that John ~hompson, wiring inspector, insulted him and told him that his work w~s all wrong. He has six circuits in and .Mr..Thompson claims he needs bushings on the television steel tube connectors. At the suggestion of Mr. Kirk, the chairman con%acted Mr. Thompson by phone and asked that he send the board a written report advising them what is wrong with the wiring. It was finally agreed that the Selectmen would contact, the State Examiner of Electricians and ask him ~o come out and meet with ~fr. Tho~oson and Mr. Addision. Mr. Kirk felt that this: should be done in a hurry ss Mr. ~ddison is without, service. BUILDING INSPECTOR: ~r%inLawlor came before t~e board to discuss the new ruling that all elevators must be inspected by the local inspector. In the ~ast this was done by the State inspector. Mr. Kirk checked the law on this and since it is in the'law that it is actually the duty of the building inspector they d~cided not to con,acm the the s~ate as to their authority ~o require the building inspector to tske this responsibility$ There was also discussion about the Col ga~e construction Company as ~o their building without a permit and no% complying with the fire laws on houses on Mass. Ave. Mr. Lawlor had already s~opped him from continuing building a~ the corner of Chestnu~ Street and ~ilk Stree%, because he had no permit from the Board of Health. The board voted ~o invite Mr. Colgate ~o meet with the Selectmen on June 18, 1956 a~ 7:30 P.M. %o discuss this violation relative to fire doors on Mass. Ave. Mr. Lawlor and Fire Chief James Daw will also be present. 218 JUNE h, 1956: continued. Daniel 0'Leafy, 21 Nilson Road requested that the shade on the light on.pole ~ 1563 in f font of his property be shaded to prevent the light from shining onto his po~ch. - CO~PLAINT: Fred Phelan complained about the condition of Chadwick Street and said itvas in very poor condition and dangerous. The board voted to send a letter Mm. Bendroth to have this repaired. LA'~NCE ELECTRIC CO: A letter advising the board that they have discussed the possible removal of pole .2707 and because of the length of the soans between poles ak thislocation i~.would no~ be possible ~o remove pole 2707. They are proceeding with the installation of lights on poles 2706-2708 a~d 2709 as requested and they feel that with improved lighting in this ares, pole 2507 should be more easily seen. No further action taken. - PRECINCT LIST: A list of names of persons who desire to be appointed .~s Precinct Offt'cers all of whom are registered democrats. Atty.' Charles T~ombly, chairman of the Democratic committee presented the names, on May 31, 1956. Andrew F. Coffin, chairman of the Republican party did not submit~a' ~is~'of names, but informed the board that he would accept the. names given to him-~by the selectmen and would go along with any other aopointments made by the board. UIVIL SERVICE LIST: . . The ext~nsion of ~o weeks on %he .list for. 1~serve patrolmen expires on June .5, and the board voted to instruct Mrs..'Dearden ~o contact Civil Service'and ask that we be given another ~o weeks before making ~opointmants. The list of names had.been returned~in error to Civil Service so t~at appointments66uld not be made. Mrs. Re~tlyat Civil. Ser~ice informed Mrs. Dearden to send'~a letter requesting another extension of two weeks from June 5, '1956; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: ~ second letter received relative to the loan of ~50,000 which the C0~issioners are seeking for. permanent improvements to be made this year. The board Voted unanimously to approvethe program of the commissioners and to so notify them at once ~. D~2~ ~0CK D~IVE*IN THEATRE: -. ....... & ~ ~ .1 The Bo~rd voted unanimously to send a registered letter to Mr. Shay requesting that they install Blinker lights on Winthrop Ave. in the vicinity of the Drive in theatre, possibly at the same. location, as last year. ~e have had no ,reply our letter of May 9 last. Chief McKee reported that he checked Clark Street and there are two doors and part of the cab of the old truck originally parked there. He suggested~that the men from the Highway Departmmnt pick up this Junk and put it in the'dump so clear this street. The Board voted to request Mr. Carty to clean up this are from the cement posts about 100 yards from the dump and remove all material or debris · from this street. REQUEST FOR REMOVAL. OF TREE: Chandler H. Foss, 103 Lyman Read requests the removal of a hickory tree which is on the proposed sidewalk and this tree is dead.~ Also 'an oak tree on his proper~y whose limbs hang over the s~reet and are dangerous. This matter was referred the tree warden for disposition. REQUEST FOR PERmiT TO MOVE BUILDING: Mrs. Pauline Blood requests permission to have a building~ 20' x 40' ~13' moved from Bay St~e Road onto Mass. Ave. and down to Inglewood St~reet. Building will be moved'on a carrier. She has written to Mr. Jenkins~ for a permit but has re- ceived no reply. The board voted to send a letter to Mr~ Jenkins and inquire if they intend to gran: this permit. ~ If they do, then. this~ boar~ w~ll act On the request before them. GREAT PG~D ROAD-POND SIREET DECREE AND COPY OF PLAN. John Lyons received a copy of the decree recently issued by the County Commissioners relative to Great Pond Road and~ Pond Street, North Andover, in connection v~Ith Chapte. r 90 work, also a print of the plan. ~he board voted ko send this to Mr. Thomson if he has not already received a copy so that he may proceed with the taking of the land necessary. SPECIAL TO~ ~EETING: A special town mee~ingwas held in the Bradstreet School Auditorium a~ 8:00 P.M. for action of eigh~ articles. Ail articles were acted upon'favorably with the exception of.article 4 which was stricken from the warrant. 219. JUNE 4, 1956: continued: INSU?~NCE ~B!DS: Insurance b£ds were received up until nine o'clock P:M. and the board opened the bids. After careful emamination they voted unanimously ~c award the bid ~o the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on their Iow bid. This is a package 'deal and the hoard felt that this was better for all concerned. Mr. Flynn of the Me~. Co. will be notified by letter. STOP SIGN AT SUTTON'S CORNER: The Board voted to reques~ Chief McKee to m6et with ~hem on June 18, 1956 at 7:30 P.M. ~o 'discuss the s~op sign a~ Sutton's corner. JUNE 11, 1956: Arthur P. Kirk'and Raymond Broadhead me~ a~ 5:00 P. ~.. to aoprove payrolls ahd bills.'~ Mr. Pinneran was not present. COUNTY ENGINEERS: : ..... A letter received from Asst. County Engineer A. J.. Crawford' infor~ing the Board that the County Commissioners have issued the decree in relation to the alteration of Great Pond Road and Pond Street in 'N rth Andover and a copy of the decree and plan have been-sent to the ToYm Clerk. The {eking of land will become void unless en=ry ~ is made and possession taken within ~wo ymars and we are reeuired t6 send a notice to abutters whose land has'been taken, as soon as the' entry ~as'been made.:' " The Board voted to send this to Mr. Thomson for his advice;as to the'ir signing the '~ enclosed'form n,o=ifying the Commissioners that entx~y has been, madeon, the-'lan~. .,'"AT~"L ~_E~HUR A. THOMSON re: 'Article 31. 1956 A'letter sas received from Atty. Thomson, with. reference to the request of the Board of Selec=man that he proceed with such action as might be necessary to effectuate the vo=e on Article 31 of the Annual Town Meeting. : Mr. Thomson. has talked with counsel for,Mrs., John Coolidge and. she is' still adaman=, in her-decision not~:=o, voluntarily relinquish title to the premises in question'. Mr. Thomson~ ,further:~quoted ..a par~ of Section ih of Chapter 40 Of the General Laws~which is applicable .to'~this matter. According to the law it is required that a ~o~ thirds vote be made for an appropriation of money to be raised by loan or otherwise.. Mr. ~homson was advised by the Town Clerk that the vote of the Town-Meeting on April 7, 1956 on Article 31 of the warrant' was in the aggregate sum ofI 320, 170 of .~ ,?-~ which were affirmative and 150 of which were negative. Since the~ affirmative ~ote .,.1; was not:two thirds as r~quired by the sta~u~e ,itwould appear~that~th~ purpose of the Article has become ineffective. Mr. Thomson advises, that in his opinion the Board .... of Selectmen may not at the present time successfully proceed with eminent domain pro- ? ceedings ~ ~%ke the land of Mrs. John Coolidge. The Board voted to send a copy of Mr. Thomson's letter to the-Schhol committee~ and the School Building committee and~advise .them that it was the considered opinion of the Board of Selectmen that in view of Mr. rhomson's ooinion and the information .~ contained in his letter that there is nothing further to ~e done byl the Board~0f .... Selectmen at the present time. TOWN ~CLERK: ~ ?~A communication from~the to~n clerk was received by the board in recognition of' the ~ ~ ~ ~observance one ye~ ago this week of our Centennial Celebration which will be in- '~,~: ,~' scribed on his records. No action~s taken-by the Board. ' ~ ' INSURANCE BID: A bid for group insurance was received from Mutual~ of New.York on June 9, 1956-' but the,.bids wmre closed on June 4, 1956 at 9:00 P.M. The Board voted to inform the company that the 'bid was ~oo late but ~o thank them for their interest. · SPECIAL TO~;N MEETING: ' The Board Called a special ~own meeting to be held on June 30, :1956 at i:30 P.M. in the' Veterans, Auditorium, North Andover High School and to include the articles of the Planning Board and the three articles which w~re 'held over from the annual ~:._- ~own meeting. The warrant was opened at 5:30 P.M. and closed at 5:35 P.M.. '1.John Oegood' will submit the ar:icle of the planning board ~o-morro~ so {het it may 'be prepared and posted on June 19, 1956.