HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-03-04 Board of Selectmen Minutes242 FEBRUARY25, 1969. (continued)
~NV~TATION$ AND NOTICES OF MEE~GS:
public Meeting, PAR Site, originally scheduled for Feb. 2%th, postponed because of storm to March
5th, North Andover High School, 7:30 P.M.
Meeting re improving interchange at Rta. 114 & 125, Central Merrimack Valley Regional P~anning
District, Thursday, Feb. 27, 7:30 P.M. The Board will make every effort to attend.
MEETING ON STATE WIDE TO~N MEETING on "TAX CHISIS" Stoug~.ton High School, March 15th. The
Board, though very interested, will be unable to attend for that is the date of their o~n
Annual To~n Meeting.
Additional notice on Joint Waste Treatment, Framingham Mortor Inn, March ~ -6 referred to
John Finneran, representative for the Town of North Andover.
Notice of Annual Rivers and Harbors H~ring, March 27, 10:00 A.M. 100 Nashua St., Boston,
referred to William Mooney, Depar~tment of-Public Works.
· ARNOLD SALISBURY:
A letter was voted by ths~Board to request Town counsel if the Town is responsible for icy
conditions on town roads caused by water conditions that arise in the road from private con-
struction or topography of the locale. This request is the result of car damage claims
received by the Board from time to time and a resolution on this request will enable them
to make fair decisions on the ensuing claims.
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary. ~
Clerk
March 4, 1969
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on this date, postponed from Monday,
March 3, because of snowstorm. Ail members of the Board were present, Selectmen william
A. Finneran, Atty. William B. Duffy, Jr. with Chairman Arthur P. Kirk, presiding.
SNOW REMOVAL ~ERG~NCY DECLARED BY THE BOARD AT 8:00 A.M.5 MAR~H 3, 1969.
Marion Drive, Old Village Lane, Russet Lane, Morningside Lane, Nab!in
ADJUDICATION OF STREETS: Ave., Woodcrest Drive, Meadowvie~ Ro~d,' Coachman's Lane.
The Board had to adjourn the meeting to th~ planning Board meeting room because of the large~,
turnout of abutters in conjunction with street adjudications. Letters of recommendation
w.~e received from the Board of Public Works, Planning Board and Highway Surveyor; the
planning Board letter approved the acceptance of Marion Drive and Old Village Lane but
stated they were unable to make any recommendations On the remaining streets, at this time,
since they had not received sufficient information from the Highway Dept., as requested.
~fter considerable discussion on the part of the Board, Highway Surveyor, abutters and
contractor, Benjamin Osgood, the Board voted to adjourn the Selectmen 's meeting to Friday,
March 7, 1069, at 7:30 P.M., at which time, the Pl~ing Board would have time to peruse
the Highway Surveyor's late arriving recommendations.
_ and Mabli. n ,Av. en~ue,frRm ~.averley Rd. to Je~od St
At this time, Marion Drive and Old Village Lane^were romeo ~o ce aojuc~cated With the re-
rosining streets to be considered on Friday, March 7, 1969.
pLaNNING BOARD :
Notice was received on planning Board hearings, scheduled for March 3, 1969 and a meeting
on March 7, 1969, at 7:30 P.M.
~3C SCHOOL:
James Booth, Voc School Superintendent-Director, sent a letter to the Board in regard to
meeting with them to discuss the Voc School Addition Article in the Town Warrant. The
Board voted to receive same.
C.V.M.REG. P.DISTRICT COMM:
Notice was received from the above-named Commission of a meeting, March 6, 8:00 P.M. The
Board was advised by the C~halrman, Arthur Kirk, that John J. Monterio, Jr. would represent
the Town at this meeting.
STREET LIGHT INST~LLATIONS:
Notice from Mass. Electric Co. was received re installation of street lights on Longwood Ave.,
Great pond Road, Hodges St., corner of Belmont, Chestnut Street, Beverly Street, Sylven Terr-
MATTERS T~B~.~:
A street light survey at new missile sight road on Turnpike Street was tabled once more.
A petition to locate 26 poles on Lacey Street.was also tabled once more.
LANDERS ELECTRICAL CO.:
A letter requesting the Board to affect cl~.ar.ance of parked cars at bottom of School St.
.hich ~ock~d cars and deliver~ trucks getting to his place of business was sent from
~cen~ Lancers. The Board vo~ed to re£er the letter to Chief Lawlor for investigation and
cOrrec tion.
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MASS. SELECTN~NS ASSOCIATION:
A letter announ~Lng that the annual "Distinquished Citizens" award will be given out on
April 17, 1969, at the Museum of Science, Boston, Mass. They asked for nominations for
this award on or befroe Narch 1%, 1969.
A repeat notice also received regarding the State Wide Town Meeting, March 15, in Stoughton.
The Board sent regrets that they would be unable to attend because their own Town Meeting
falls on that date.
CONGRESSMAN RATES:
A brochure on post office vacancies was sent to the Board from Congressman Bates.
T(NN COUNSEL:
A letter was voted to be sent to Town COmusel re the procedures end powers £f the Board
in regard to correcting water from private ways causing dangerous, icy conditions on the
streets of North Andove~
NICK NICETTA:
Mr. Nicetta, Nighway Surveyor, said that So. Bradford, Ferncroft Street had several icy
conditions due to water running from private property onto public ways.
SPECIAL TONN MEETING:
The Board voted to open the warrant for a Special Town Meeting to be held after the regular
town meeting with the inclusion of two Articles. I. Tb~see if the Town will vote. to
its disappnoval of the amount of the indebtedness ($4,250,000) which the Greater Lawrence
Regional Vocational Technical High School District Committee voted, on equipping additional
facilities on land presently owned by the District at 57 River Road, Andover, Massachusetts~
Petition of the Selectmen.
Article 2...To see if the Town will vote by a two-thirds majority, to raise and appropriate
or transfer from available funds such sum as it may determine to be the necess.ary cost of
.acquiring for the Town, by purchase, eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, the parcel
land described below, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a new fire station th
thereon, and to authorize and direct its Selectmen, in the name and behalf .of the Town, to
take such steps~as they may deem necessarz or advisable to. effect such acquisition, all as
,provided by Section 14, of ~hapter 40 e£ the General Laws; a parcel ~f land bounded south
~esterly by.; Johuson:~street,.~therlyuby Sale~m Street and southeasterly by an unnamed trav-
eled way running from said Johnson Street to said Salem Street and lying between the parcel
described hereby and l~nd now or formerly of Alice Morse. Petition of the Selectmen.
Xlice M. Let~te, Secretary ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
March 7, 1969.
The Board 'of Selectmen met again for the second time in a week for the primary purpose of
'considering the adjudication of streets. All members were present, Selectmen Finneran,
Duff y, Jr. and Chairman Kirk.
The newly re~elected Arthur P. Kirk was sworn in, via the telephone, by Town Clerk, John
PLANNING B~RD REcOMMeNDATIONS: STREET ADJUDICATIONS:
On the street adjudications, the Planning Board recommended acceptance of Russet Lane, from
Dale Street to end of Lot 7 and Woodcrest Drive. The Board of Selectmen voted to edj
these streets according to the Planning Board recommendations.
Meedowview Road, Morningside Lane and Coachman's Lane were denied adjudication as a result
of the Planning Board's recommendations.
INSURANCE PREMIUM PAYN~NT:
Upon approval of insurance agent for the town, Richard Lafond, the Board voted to pay
Lumbermens Mutual casualty Company the sum of $2559.00 on policy # 8CZ ~13 323 - Town
· Compensation Insurance.
SALEM STREET CONTRACT:
Three copies of contract for reconstruction of a portion of Salem Streeb awarded to George
Brox, Inc., was signed by the Board of Selectmen. T~o copi_es w~re sent back to the DPW
and one copy was forwarded to Town Accountant for our files.'
VOE S~OOL ARTICLE:
~he Board voted to emter Article of disapproval of the amount of indebtedness mr rather
discussed the action, re the Voc School addition.
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary. ~ ,
clerk