HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-05-06corner. It was d/~ec%ed %hat a le%ter be sent to Mr. Mooradkanian to remedy
this condition.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Board directed a letter be sent to Police Chief Alfred 'H. McKee and the three
PoLice Seargents, requesting that they meet with the Board of Selectmen on next
Monday night at 9:00 P.M. to discuss various matters.
The Board voted to hold a hearing in the Selectmens Office next Monday night'at
8:00 P.M. with Mr. George Hill of the Boston & Maine and interested residents of
the North Main Street R. R. Crossing.
Town Counsel
Motion was made and seconded that Judge Thompson be retained as counsel for the
Town on the Desrossiers matter and to secure the deed on the precinct 2 play-
ground.
Ma~6, 1957
The Board of Selectmen met on this Monds~ evening with ~]l members present ~d
Chairman Finck presiding.
The weekly warrant of aklaries and bills was approved end signed by the Board.
GA~0LINE STORAGE
An application for storage of gasoline by the Davis & Furber Macb4ne CO. was
unanimously approved.
PETITION FOR ~POLE LOCATION
A petition for a Joint pole location by the Lawrence Electric Co. n-~ the New
Eagland Tel. & .Tel~ Co. was unanimously approved by the Board.
HEARING ON ~. & M. R.R. PETITION
Mr. George Hi21 and a company engineer representing the Boston & Maine R. R.
appeared before the Board along with a few interested residents of Ashl~-d St.
for~ a hearing bnfthe ~oposed.closing of the North Main Street R. R. Crossing
by the Boston & N~t-e Railroad. Discussion took place on t~.e matter of the
fire trucks being able to make the sharp turn at the corner of'Sutton St. and
Ashland St., and the time element involved. Nr. McCarth7 of Ashland St, stated
the ultimate protection of that area 'from fire was one of his chief concer~s.
It was stated by Nr. F~I~ that he had discussed the idea with the fire chief
and was told the loss of time due to the cloa~ of the crossing would amount to
approximately foA-~y.five second=. Mr. Carl Thomas claimed he had Lived on
$s~ln~d Street 'for. twentY-seven years and Would like to see the cross~-g closed
as it is a very ?n-ger. ous. one. C/~wman Finck asked what exactly the B. & N.
wanted from the Board on this matter. Mr. Nf~1 requested that the Board of
Selectmen advise the Boston & ~ P~l~oad that the town of North Andover has
no objection to the closing of the North Main Street R. R. Crossing. Mr. Finck
said the Boax~ would discuss the matter further and if a decision was reached
this evening Mr. Hill would hear fr~m the Board.
JUROR
Town Clerk, John Lyons appeared for the drawing of a Juror for the Superior Civil
Court;, Mr. Harold':Ackroyd of Marblehead Street was drawn as a.new Jur$r to serwe
in Newb~rt on June ~, 1957.
APPLICATION
~An application for certificate of incorporation under the name cf ?~u Club Inc.
to be ~ocated iS the 'town. of Andover was read by Mr. Finck, and it was directed
~to be turned over to the police, department for investigation.
Recreational Council
Members of .the Recreational Council met tonight and ~,~. Wfllfam McEvoy was named
chairman of the Board for this ye.ar.
MARATHONRACE
4 letter from the So. Broadway Veterans Ass. in reference to their annual m~athom
race was read by the Board Ck,~man. Permission to pass through North Andover was
granted and a notice wasdtrectedto the PoLice Chief to conduct traffic on tha~
ds~from Turnpike Street toWilsons Corner.
OPE~J~.~O~T.E~T
A Civl!Defense letter and outline on State-wide Operation Pre-Alert to be con-
ducted May24, 25and 26, 1957wasreceivedbythe Board. The Board votedto hold
a conference .with Mr. Dyer, ~own Civil Defense Director on next Mondaynight.