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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-10-08OCTOBER 1, 1956: .continued T~4PORARY BUILDING: Mr. Sirois has applied for a plumbing permit for a septic tank and when he receives it he will remove the temporary building.Mr. LawlOr explained this to the board and they voted to inform Mr. Lambert who had complained about the ~emporary building. PRECINCT CHANGES: John J. J~vons informed the board that the Registrars had voted ~o wait until the first of next year before making any changes in the precincts. He informed the board that no Special town.meeting action is necessary unless a new precinct is created. PROPOSED NEW PLAYGROUND-PRECINCT TWO: Mr. )~ker informed the board that the land at Clarendon and E. Water Street, in the rear now belongs to the town. They discussed the matter of a playground there since there is no playground in Precinct T~o. The board voted to contact Relph Brasseur and ask that he make a survey and submit six plans to this board.as soon as possible and that he have stakes put in. There will be a meeting of the Rec. Council, WmAB. Puffy, James J..Maker and the Selectmen on October 15, 1956 at eight o'clock to discuss this project. BOARD OF HEALTH: The Board voted to inquire of the Board of Health why Mr. Boylam has not been required to connect in with the sewer. The board approved the warrant to-night on which there were approved bills for the plumbing inspec~or and the Sanitary inspector for work (final inspection) at the Beylan residence. Since we have had numerous complaints about the odor from the Boylan residence, the board felt that they should make this inquiry. OCTOBER 8, 1956: The regular weekly, meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held at7:~O P.M. with all members present. Weekly bills and peyrolls warm approved. Chairman William Finneran informed' the other members of the Board that he had checked the complaint relative to the pigeons owned by Mr. Bottleberghe and found that he does not sell the pigeons but he takes them out and flys them. He keeps a clean place and during World War one and two, his pigeons were used by the U.S, Government. He has had pigeons there for the past forty years and Mr. Finneran feels that they are'creating a minimum disturbamce for pigeons. The board voted to accept the report and to notify Mr. Mahar, who made the complaint, of the report and action of the board. '~APPROVAL OF TRANSFER FROM RESERVE FUND: The Advisory Board approved the request of the Board of Health for the transfer of $200 fram the Reserve Fund to take care of. the legal fee of Atty. Arnold HA Salisbury for services rendered in the Stefanowicz case. NEETING OF POLICE CHIEF, DEWEY DYER AND OFFICER JOHN LANNI: A meeting was held with the above group to discuss the matter of using the Auxiliary. Police for school patrol and possibly church traffic. Chairman Finneran read a letter from Dewey Dyer, Civil Defense Director' explaining about the Auxiliary police of whom there are sixteen, all uniformed and the chief of police could call these men for emergencies such as strikes, school crossing patrol ~hurch.' traffic and holiday peak traffic. . Mr. Dy.errstated that some of these men work days and others, nights, but there would be enough available to work on the school patrols. Mr. Kirk inquired as .to the ~feeling of the Police Relief Association with respect to using these men. He stated that they did not want tohinder progress of the town but they don't want them to take work away from the regular or reserve ~fficers. Mr. Kirk stated that they should discuss school patrol traffic and 'church traffic at this time and then if they ~ish to use the auxiliary police for any other' matters, then the permission of the Selectmen wo~ld be necessary. Mr. Dyer stated that at times like Labor Dey,.~ when all Regulars and Reserves are working these Auxiliary police wo~ld b~ available. He s~ated that they would not interfere with the regular police and as far as Civil Defense is conce?ned, there is very exacting discipline required. Mr. Kirk still felt that other pro~ects could be worked out and then another meeting could be held to discuss the mat%er. All agreed that this was a good policy and the Chief will make arrangements for the Auxiliary officers to do school traffic and church traffic duty. MARINO AGREEMENT: A reply was received from the Board of Public Works relative to the agreement between Carmelo Marino and the Town of North Andover concerning Wo'odstock Street and the release of Mr. ~rino's bankbook. Mr. Duffy's letter states that~the water main has been extended a distance of 108 feet westerly from Linden Avenue towards Wood Laneat a cost of $490 satisfactory to the Board of Public Works. OCTOBER 8, 1956: continued CARMEL0 MARINO,S AGRE~.~NT- Water and sewer mains easmerly from Linden Avenue have been completed satisfactory to the Board of Public Works. The estimated cost of the balance of the warner main extension westerly from Linden Avenue is $1390. This extension of approximately 340 'feet mo Wood Lane has not been done. The Planning Board reply states that they oppose any returning of the bond to Mr. Marino until such time as he meems all requirements listed in our regulations and presents to the Planning Board a definitive plan of Woodstock Street. HEM~NGWAY BROT~RS: Reply from this company informing us that they are seriously considering our re- quest relative to the Town of North Andover receiving some of the excise tax on their trucks. The letter stated that the place of garaging their vehicles has always been determined 'my the Insurance Underwriters who inserm same on the regis- tration applications. They will be pleased to give this serious consideration prior to reigstering their fleet for 1957. Two members of the Board of Assessors were at' our meeting a nd the letter was read to them by Chairman Finneran. SPECIAL TO%fN MEETING: On request of the Board of Public Works, the Board of Selectmen voted to call a Special Town Meeting to .be held on October 22, 1956 at 8:00 P.M. in the former Court Room and the warrant is to include six armicles presen%ed to the board for insertion. Mr. Broadhead voted to open the warrant at 8.25 P. M. and Mr. Kirk make a motion to close the Warrant at 8:28 P.M. Both motions were vomed unanimously. DA~L~GE CLAIM; RE JOHN WALSN: William B. Dully reported to the board that on September 6, 1956 at about 3:30 P.M. his men were in the process of connecting~ water and service connection ~o a new house in the vicinity of Purber Avenue and near Brightwood Avenue. The employees were working in the ditch and Mr. Walsh drove the fron~ end of his car into the open ditch. The men lifted the car out of the ditch and Mr. Walsh drove off without getting out of the car or making any statements of any kind.' There was no apparent damage to the car. Chief McKee reported that no report of any kind was made by Mr. Walsh at the Police Station. In view of these facts, the board voted to write mo Attorney Donald Sullivan and send a copy of Mr. Duffy's letter andalso advise him that they feel that the town is not liable for any damage mo 5~.' Walsh, s car. PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPEDWEEK: The Selectmen went on record as heartily endorsing the program for the Physically Handicapped and Proclaimedthe week of October 7-13/1956 as Physically Handicapped week. JUROR DRAWN: Arthur p. Kirk drew the name of Phyllis Jackson, 18 WilliamStreet, Housewife as a Juror to serve a~ Superior Court, Civil Session at Lawrence beginning November 1956. . POLLING HOURS: ~fter a discussion with Town Clerk John J. Lyons, the Board voted unanimously to set the hours for voting at the national election from 7:00 A.M. to 8 P.M. In 1952 thehours were the same and in 1948 the polls were open from 9:00 A.~L to 8:00 P.M. Mr. Lyons stated that North Andover is the only place that keeps the polls open until eight o'clock P.M. and he would like mo suggesm that they close at 7:00 P.N. as it means that he and the registrars will be here until 3:00 A.M. The Board still agreed to have the polls open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. STREET LIGHTS: The Board voted to request~a survey of light at Lunds Garden Center, Chickering Road and on Main Street from the corner of Suttons Street to Waverley Square. Requests were made by Henry Lurid and George Caron. GRAVEL PITS: Edward Phelan and Henry Lund came before the board to discuss the gravel pit on Mill Road and ¥~r. Phelans mated that there is nothin~ ~ere now but s barren piece of land. He stated that there is a serious danger in this area because of the amounm of gravel taken out. There was a lengthy discussion and the board finally voted mo request an interpretation of the new law on gravel pits and also the definition with respect to Gravel Pits. The board also discussed Bradford Street and decided mo request a copy of the record of acceptance and the plan of this street, fram Ralph Rrasseur and ~oted to ask Mr. Dully if we could borrow his map of this s~reem.