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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-07-30228 = JULY 30, 1956: continued ,~ APPLICATIOI'; FOR STORAGE OF GASOLINE: f-Q A hearing was held on the petition of the Esso Standard Oil Company, 135 Clarendon Street,,X~ Boston for permission ~o store an additional 3,000 gallons in one underground tank. ~:~ The Board voted unanimously to gran~ this application. TREE RF~.~OVAL HEARINGS: Hearing was held on the petition of Mrs. John G. Coolidge, 137 Andover St. for removal of onet~ee. Mr. Conners agreed that this tree should be removed. The Board voted unanimouslyto request the tree warden to remove this tree. A hearing was held on the petition of Eugene M. Ruess, 39 Harold St. for the removal of twotrees in front of his property. The Board voted to requestthe tree warden ~o remove these twn ~rees. TO~ INF!~D~RY BIDS: Article 16, 1956 annual town meeting. Bids were opened for the decorating and repairing of the interior of the Town Infirmary. Two bids wore received. One from Earl A. Pomerleau in the amount of $1890 and one from Loris Stefani in the amount of $1499. The Board voted to award the contract to Loris Stefani on his low bid of $1499.00. The work is to be completed bySeptember 15, 1956. 7:30 P.M. SPECIAL TO~HEETING: The Selectmen's meeting was adjourned at' this time so that the Selectmen could attend the Special Town Meeting held in the Court Room. LUMBER~NS~TUAL CASUALTY COMPAkS~: Notice received that the various boilers in the to~*nwere inspected and ~certificates will be posted in the proper places. The boiler in the garage and in the town building have several conditions to be attended to and these ~rlll be tsJ~en care of in the near future. 0UTDOORADVERTISING: Notice received that an application had been made by Joseph Faro, of Lawrence for permission to hang a sign at his place of business, Joe's Diner, Osgood Street, North Andover. The sign is 3 feet long and five feet high and the distance from the line of the public way is 15 feet. The height from the ground to the ~op of the sign is 8 feet 4 inches. Stanley Stefano~ricz, owner of the proper~yhas ~nsented to the hanging of this sign. The Board voted to refer this matter ~o the Building Inspector for his approval and if he does no~ approve the Selectmen will request a hearing before the Outdoor Advertising Division: Boston. REVOLVER PFP~MIT APPLICATION: Au application for a license to carry a revolver was received from Donald Tyning. The Chief did no~ approve the application and told the board that he did not think this boy ehould be given a permit. The Board voted to request the chief to check trlth the De- tective agency x.~ere the boy is employed and report back to this board. The Board voted unanimously, upon motion made by Mr. Kirk, ~o reject the application of Donald Tyning. WESTERN EIECTRIC S~IFTS: Chief McKee reported that he had contacted Western Electric officials regarding the shifts and there are two shifts, one at 6:30 E.M. and one at 2:30 P.M. Ne will have an officer at the intersection of Osgood Street and Great Pond Road during the rush of traffic. STREET LIGHTS: A recommendation received from George Frost, of the Lawrence Electric Company, for street lights on Osgood Street at Joe's Diner. Ne suggested that there be inst~lted two 21,000 lumen mercury vapor lights on poles 314 and 317 to replace the 1000 lumen 1L~its. After some discussion, the board voted to request a survey of Osgood Street from the intersection of Great Pond Road to Pole 14 on Osgood Street and then the whole business area would be covered. No action will be taken until the complete survey is made. ~. Frost will be so notified. CHAPTER 90-DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS: Le~er received confirming the understanding reached at a conference on July 19, 1956 between William A. Finneran and Mr. Volpe, regarding the location where 1956 Chapter 90 funds are to be used in the town. They are alloting these funds for the improvement of Dale Street on the basis of $15,000 from the State to go with ~7,500 each from the Town and County. A preliminary estimate will be prepared as promptly as possible. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS: The Commissioners at their meeting to-day made the following assignments of Chapter 90 funds as of June 26, 1956 ~o the tow~ of North Audover, conditional upon the and county contributing the amounts shown: Dale Street, $15,000 from the State, $7,500 from the Town and $7,500 from the County Maintenance 1,000 " ,, ,, 2,000 " " " ..... JURY LIST: The Jury list for the year from July l, 1956 to June 30, 1957 was completed and approved by the Board. Copy to the Press, one to the Town AccounZant, one to the Town Clerk and two for ~he Selectmen's file JULY 30, 1956: continued DR_rVE-IN T~ATRE PERMIT: The Board voted unanimously to grant a permit for the Drive-in Theatre upon payment of the usual fee of $50.00 covering one year from August l, 1956 through July 31, 1956. MEETING WITH AIRPORT CO~.ESSION & PLANNING BOARD: The following members of the Lawrence Municipal Airport commission were~ present~ ,.~.~ at the meeting: Chairman Andrew A. Caffrey, Melvin S. Kirkman, Robert A. Clifford, Harold J. Zembruski, Alfred G. Yameen and Francis A. Jones. The Planning Board members present were Chairman Nicholas Nicetta, Ralph Finck, Janes M. Bannon, Howard Gilman and John B. 0sgood. Town Moderator Judge Arthur A. Thomson ~.:wae also present and two members of the Board of Selectmen, William A. Finneran and Arthur P. Kirk. Mr. Broadhead was on,cation. Mr. Finneran opened the meeting and stated that the town and city could and should work together. He mentioned that the board had received the finished report of the airport eommission and since the Planning Board is vitally interest,- they were invited to sit in. He inquired if there a re any i~ediate proposals and if so, they should be brought out at this meeting. Mr. Caffrey stated that the original master plan called for a main runway and there were doubts as to the best location for this. Since Federal and State funds were avail- able for a four year period and rather than sit back and try to find the best way toA evelop the airport, they commission hired Francis P. Fox to make an economic survey and engineers survey and submit a master .plan for t he developing of the airport. The commission made no effort to interfere with the survey made by Mr. Fox. ed that Mr. Fox be allowed to give a brief descripion on the~status of the airport. Mr. Fox,resented a map showing the proposed runways and stated that basically the study was to see if the airport justified the changes to be suggested.~After several months study he found a market there and also a need of airport transportation. The Federal government will pay 50% and the State will pay 25% of the cost. He stated local laws would not control in the development of aeronautical improvements of the airport. It would require approval of the Federal government and only lack of their approval could block the desirable aeronautical improvements. He explained that the local airport has had ~remendous growth and that its stature has increased the fastest in New England.and possible in the nation even with the limited.-service provided by Northeast Airlines. ~r. Fox stated ~that he included in ~h2s survey various ways ~o develop revenuw from surrounding land such as the proposed suggestions of income raising incidental services such as gasoline service stations, motels, anusement and shopping centers and industrial sites. Mr. Fox made it clear that the incidentals suggest, ed in his proposal which must comeu~der the jurisdiction and control of local municipal laws will not be used as instruments of confusion in understanding the essen- tial aeronautical features of the plan. Chairman Caffrey told those present that the commission has taken only formal action in the development of the north-east, southeast runway and in planning a terminal build- ing. The other suggested duture developments have not been' considered although he stated that he and other members of the commission have great confidence in ~r. Fox' Mr. Fox stated that Western Electric officials had expressed interest in the~proximity of t he airport to their North Andover Plant and said their use would be negligible. Mr. Fox produced a letter which contained answers ~o a questionnaire and signed by a ~,Yestern Electric official which showed .that they would probably have about 250 and between 300,000 to 5009000 pounds of freight yearly. Mr. Nicetta and Mr. Finck disagreed with this statement as they had discussed this with officials of this compar~ and they, at that time, expressed little interest in the proximity of the airport. Mr. Fox stated that. with the noetheast-southwast runway that traffic to New York and points south will develop greatly. He feels that modern transportation~s good for the community. In reply to a question from ~r. Kirk as to the determination of a market for air traveI, Mr. Fox stated that the basic one is population, has increased from 1952 to 1955 by limited service. He further s tared that' at' the present time the airport is not on a paying basis but should be by 1960. uses are the industrial area, near the river and railroad and a community shopping might be developed. They hope to extend the runway to 6,000 feet and a $50,000 terminal building has been proposed. The chairman of the commission informed those presen~ that North Andover officials will be invited to sit in on any meetings concerning the airport in the future and that enforcement of local zoning laws will be kept in mind. He also stated that members of the Planning Board ~rill receive copies of the plan in the near future. He stated that he thought it would be wonderful if the two towns and the city co~uld get together on this project and work in conjunction with one another. ~veryone seamed satisfied with the results of this meeting.