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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-05-18May 18, oontinued: 451 of Rep. Giles letter to Commissioner Di~Iatale of the Department of Public Works which suggested a hearing be set up in the Town of North Andover for the purpose of Public Information. Chairman Finck stated he had spoken verbally with Senator Rurak and Representative ~,~lliams who had stated the plans for llO are now in the Right-of-Way Division end that no information will be available until such time as the plans are returned to the ~-~agineering Department. Nm. Sutcliffe stated he'd like very much to see a hearing in the Town. ~. Finck stated only an engineer who cermet commtt the Commonwealth will meet in North Aedover end no heedway can be made with this type of set-up. ~.~. Ftnck added an attempt should be made to have a representative of the D.P.W. with the authority to speak for the dspartment attend such a hearing. Mr. Sutcliffe motioned the board contact Representative Giles to request such an arrengement be made through his office. Nr. Ftnneran stated the board need only to endorse Mr. Giles recommendation as stated in the letter. Mr. Finneran seconded this motion and the vote was unanimous. CIV~ SERVICE - Ex. am for Reserve Patrolman Chairman Finck reed notice from Civil Service that an examination has been ordered for entrance into the Reserve Police Force of the North Andover Police Department. ,DEPARtmEnT OF PUBLIC WORES - Mass. Ave. Chairmen F frick read letter frmu the Department of Public Works suggesting the Town take over Namsachusetts Avenue as a ~%~hiWa~nd advising under such circumst~ces Mass. Ave would become eligible for ~ecenstruction on a higher priority list. YiP. Fi~ck mstated he will discuss this matter with the Highway Engineer ~ethe Wednesday meeting. Mr. Finneren stated the matter should also be discussed with the Highway Surveyor. It was agreed that Mr. carry should be invited to attend this meeting. FUEL 0IL STC~AGE - ~[rs. Fournier Mrs.~ Louise Fournier appeared before the board on behalf of her application for underground storage of Fuel end Range Oil at Service StatiOn on Chickering Reed which had been denied by the board at meeting of last week. Mr. Fournier asked for reconsideration cf her petition. Fro. Ftnck suggested a new petition be submitted,~with proper notice to the abutters. ~r--. Fournier stated the Fuel 0il St~Eagets ~actually a necessity to her business. Mr. Finck stated he did not think it proper to accept testimony from Mrs. Fournier without a hearing in the presence of .the interested abutters. Mrs. Fournier requested a permit to use Diesel Oil with a pump for use in trucks. Mr. Ftnck ruled there be no further admission of evidence and suggested Mrs. Fournier take the proper action in submitting a-new petition. Mr. Finneren edvised Fms. Fournier that would be t~ better approach tothe matter. HFARING - Pole Location Mr. Jeremiah Casey of the New England Tel. & Tel. Co. appeared at this hearing in the interesteo£ a joint petition to remove one pole amd install one pole at th~ intersection of .~assachusetts Avenue mud 0sgodd Street. Hiss Reardon was present as en interested abutter and was shown plens of the location. Miss.Reardon stated she had no~ objection to the granting of this petition. Mr. Finneran ~motiohed the petition be epproved. Mr. Su~c!iffe seconded the motion and the VOT~e WaS l~n~rAi~o~, WOODSTOCK STREET DPJ~GE - Walter Stamp Mr. Walter Stemp, Highway Foreman, appeared before the board to discuss improper dr~kuage on k~oodstock Street. Mr. Stamp stated if Nr. Anderson of~the Woodstock subdi~ision could tie into drains on the Marine property the problem would be somewhat alleviated. ~r. S ~tamp further stated this was not possible at present' due to lack of proper drains on the Marine property. Mr. Ftnck stated it was · up to the Highway Department to determine what is lacking on the Marine P~aperty and forward shch information to the Planning Board. Mr. Finneran stated it was ~s understanding that three 18 inch drains in the area empty into the Greene Street drain which is also an 18 inch drain. Mr. Finneren suggested if the Greene Street drain was removed and a larger drain installed the drainage problem in,this area w~uld be somewhat abated. MEETING OF DEPAR~4ENT HEADS Members of the La~.mence Airport Commission met with the Board of Selectmen and department heads at this time in the compeny room of the Fire Station~ Mr. Finck asked Chairmen Jones to explain the plans for the relocation of Clark Street. ~. Jones displayed a map showing proposed location stating the possibility of access at any point could be given on the new location. Mr. Sutcliffe asked if this would effect any of the business establishments in the area. Mr. Jones stated their had obtained waivers for theRichlyn Club and Glennie~. Mr. Joseph Sullivan asked if it would entail much expense to straighten the ~redes. Mr. Jones stated this would require edditionsl expense and would certainly effect the grading. Mr. Barmen stated nothi.ng as yet had .been brought before thc Pla~ming Board. Ch. Finck State the cmmnisszon will petition the Planning Board after a definite location had been decided upon. ~. Duffy asked if the plan was the shortest, 662 May IS, 1959 - continued: moot direct route. ~,~. Jones answered it is not, but an alternate route would involve the taking of more land in addition to airport property. ~. Duffy stated a 7% grade is not wlthin the requirements of thc Planning Board rules and regulations. Mr. Duffy stated the road in question would be a public way and requested the route cover the shortest distance between Osgood Street ar.d the River for future water service. !dm Dully then reminded the commission the City of La, manes would be revponsible for the pipe, etc. Discussion took place on the desirability ~f keeping the roadway straight, without curves and steep grades. ~en questtohed~yMr. Finck, Mm. John L. Palsy, Engineer for the commission , stated easements on either side of the roa~ would be approximately 150feet. Mr. Duffy stated he cannot see whythe commission insists on having so much airport land on both sides of the rosdway. ~. Finck mentioned duties of easements are encumbent upon thc commission. Mr. Dully stated it would be d~sirable to have more information relative to detail than that presented by the commisaion tonight. Mr. Finck requested the cmmmtssion return with revised plans and more ~ormatton. ~. Caffrey stated all information is available. Nm. Jones suggested the group meet next Monday for a preliminary site view. This ~.ms agreeable to the commission and those present. At the same time, the commission will present plans whowlng a new roume that will conform~.~ththe topography of the area. DALE S.~%EET - Chapter 90 Construction Nm. Ashton ~nith and a resident of Appleton Street appeared at the Selectmen's Meeting to view plans for the 1959 reconstruction of Dale Street. ~. Smith stated his objection to a forty foot wtde road in that it would become a speed~.~ay. ~. Smith elso read e letter from abuttors to Dale Street which they intend to present the board a s a petition. ~[r. Fimck suggested ~. Smithmeetwith the board and an engineer from the department in the near future to discuss these matters. Nm. Smith stated he would be very pleased to do so. ROUTE llO- Rep. Williems State Representative Arthur ~Yil!iems met with the board to discuss the relocatidn of Route llO through the To~m of North Andover. He advised that h~ had looked into the matter and found the plans still in the preliminary stages with no information available at the momemt. Mr. Williams stated the only access would be from the bridge and that if such access was eliminated there would be no access to North Andover at all. He mentioned it was the first time in his experience that anyone hsd ever approached him to eliminate an access. Mr. Finck stated he would prefer an access for the Town. ~. Finneran stated he felt the some. ~.~. Suteliffe stated he would be in favor of an access provided it w~slocated in an area that did not ~ffect the removal ss so many h~es and business esthblishments. Mr. Finck stated his feeling that it is most fwportant to first find out the exact route. ~. ~tlliems stated until the Bureau of Roads commits, itseL~ as to ~at the Department of Public ~7orks can or cannot do, it will be difficult to abtain e~:ast information. Mr. ~filliams stated he will continue to make his weekly visits to eht D.P.W. with the hope that he will soon have sC~e concrete information. DEPARTM~ OF PUBLIC WOPJ~S Dale Street Chairman Finck read letter Trom the Department of Public ~.Yorks relative to the Selectmen's complaint on the delay of this project. Commissioner DiNatale referred to plans of the 1959 layout which had recently been forwarded to the board to obtain ~eleases on certain land takings or notify the County Commissioners to make the layout be eminient domain. Mr. Finneran motioned the matter be referred to Town Co~.sel for action Mr. Sutcliffe seconded the motion and the vote ~,ss unanimous. D~-----------------~P~T~IT OF PUBLIC WOP~S - S~one l~all at Cor. Osgood &Mass. Ave. Chairman Finck read letter from the Department of Public Works which stated board request for a survey of this area for the elimination or tapering off of a stone ~ which Juts into the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Osgood Street, had been for~.zarded to the District Office for investigation and as soon as report is available will inform the board of any action to be taken in respect to this matter. DEPART~T OF PUBLIC WGLKS - Traffic Signals, Mass. Ave. & l~averley Rd. Chatrman Finck reed letter from the D.P.W. stating work on the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Mass. Ave and Waverley Rosdwould commence in approximately one week. DEP~F~T OF PUBLIC ~ORKS - DALE STREET REPAIRS Chairman Finck read letter from Mr. Rmmcy of the D.P.W. relative to procedure in obtaining repairs to Dele~Street as a result of the 1958 reconstruction work. Mr. Remey advised it is customary to do minor repairs out of as ~enditure than and for May 18, 1~5~- continued: 1463 such shall be char~ed against the balance of the Dale~Street Construction ~ontract. The recommendation was given in reply to board request to have necessary repairs near the Sid Rea property taken care of in the 1959 contract. Mr. Sutcliffe stated ~r. Smoiak is also dissatisfied with the condition of grading near his property and suggested this be taken care of at the same time. The board agreed to notify the Highway Department to take care of these matters in accord- a~ce with the above procedu~m. ~MP~-NO BO.~) - Town Counsel Chsirmna Finck read ~opy of letter from Atty. Arnold H. Salisbury, TownCounsel~ to the Planning Board relative to status of the Marine Bond. Letter stated it is up to the Plannir~; Board to obtain drainage requirements from the Highway Depar~ent before proper action can be taken in respect to this matter. The board accepted the letter as a problem of the Planning Board. ' PE~SONNEL. BY-LAST - ~'~slter Stamp, Town Counsel Chairman Finck read letter from Atty. Art. old H. Salisbury, Town Counsel, rel- ative to the powers of the Board of Selectmen in respect to waiving the O~er- time P~ovisiems of the Wage and Salary By-Law. Atty. Salisbury stated it is the intent of the By-Law that the Board of Selectmen "declare,, in their vote authorizing overtime pay to employass not ordinarily eligible, the existence of such "special circumstances,, requiring the rals~atiou of thru Overtime Provisions of. the Plan. Mr. Sutcliffe asked Chairman Finck what his inter- pretation of At~. Salisbury's opinion was. Mr. Finck stated question is as to whether or not special circumstances existed in the case of ~r. Stamp. Mr. Flnck stated his opinion that special circumstances did not exist in the case of Mr. Stamp as he knm.~ when he accepted the job classification that he would be expected to work overtime during snow removal and sandin~ operations. Mr. Sutcllffe stated the vote of the .board is already on record and it will require another vote of the board to recind former action. Mr. Finneran stated he would like to. take the matter under consideration in order to digest the material outlined in the Town Counsel letter. Mr. Sutcliffe made this a motion, seconded by ~. Finneran with ~M. Finck opposed and stating his thought that a decision should be reached based on the material-at hand. Requests. by the La~.mence Gsa Company, approved by Mr. Duffy, to excavate on Bre~mter Street to install~ gas service and on ~Rea Street to install a gas main and gas. service were unanimously approved by the board upon motion of Mr. Sutcliffe seconded by ~. Finneran. TRANSFER FR~M RESERVE FUND - Fire Department & request for a transfer of ~1,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Fire Department to cover forest fire expenses was referred to the Advisory Board for action. INVITATION -.Prison Industries Meeting The board received invitation to attend the Prison Industries Meeting at ~Yalpole on May 29., 1959. Chairman Finck advised he will attend. PROPOSED REGIOnaL VOCATION SCHOOi ~r. Sutcliffe stated Mayor Buc~ley show~d interest in a Regional Vocation School for Greater La~mence and suggested the board cmmnunicate with the Ma~or stating board interest in such a program. Chairman Finck stated a meeting will be held in the near future to get~ the program underway. ~r. Sutcliffe then suggested the board make known to Mayor Buckley their interest in attending ~his meeting. This was agreeable to the board. ' RESIGnaTioN - Personnel Board Chairman.~Finck. read letter of resignation from the Personnel Board by ~. Roland Kerb due to pressing duties concerning his own employment. Mr. Kerb s~ated he expected to be relieved of these duties within a y~ar at ~.~ich time he would be glad to serve the ~ ard, if so desired. The board agreed to w~thheld appointment to this vacancy for one week that they may consider an appropriate pcrson.vfor this position. POLICE DEPART~ENT Chairman Finck read letter from Police Chief Joseph ~y. Lawlor requestir~ vote of the board allowing members of thc Police Departmcnt t~ wear short-sleeve regulation-style shirts during the summer months. Said letter also in the form of a recommendation from the Chief. ~m. Sutcliffe motioned the board approve the request of the Police Chief. Mr. Finneran seconded the motion and the vote ~as unanimous. PGLICE DEP~T Fro. Finn~ran stated he had rec?lv?d.a, co.mplaint of speeding on C!arenden Street and suggested thc ~ief be conmac~eo ~o ~nvestigate traffic conditions in this area and forward his report to the board as soon as available. Ch~ rm~n Finck