HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-03-30 Board of Selectmen Minutes MARCH 23 1970.__ LZCENSING COMMISSTONERS
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APPLICATIOns for renewal of a Common Victualer and Sunday license was approved by the
Licensing Board for the North Andover Dairy Queen, d/b/a Martin Taylor, 478 Chickering Rd.
Application for a Special Club license to serve malt beverages was received'
Esq. for Merrimack Colle e. The le _ .. ~om Earl V. Brown,
21 would be se v g .... tter with .the a.pp_li~ation stated that onl students
The program would be for weekends and it would be experimental. If the program
required, r ed the malt b~ve~age in the S~uden~ r.ounge at Union Hs_ll. IYD cards wou°~rbe
worked out well, they would continue the weekend ser~-~ng this coming fall. Chairman of the
Licensing Board, Arthur p. Kirk, stated that this was not a matter ko enter into without a
lot of thought and made a motion that the application be referred to Town Counsel for his
reco~uuendations and ad,ice. The motion was seconded.
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary ~~Clerk
MARCH 30. 1970..
The regular meeting scheduled for this date was held but most of the Agenda was tabled be-
caase only one member of the Board was presen% Chairman Finneran. Selectman Arthur p. Kirk
wasqabsent because of illness and Selectman William B. Dully, Jr., was absent because of other
committments.
POLICE CAR BIDS:
Chairman Finneran, in the presence of the Board's Secretary, Alice Letarte, and the Town Re-
porter~ Jerry Rosen, opened the three police car bids received as per scheduled a~ 7:30 P.M.
Shawsheen Ford Motors submitted a net price for three cars in the amount of $6.797.00.
Best Buick Inc. submitted a net price for three cars in the amount of $ 6749.41.
Woodworth Motors, Inc. submitted a ne%.price for three cars in the amount of $ 6,5%6.78.
The bids were taken under advisement, Chairman Finneran announced, ko check the specifications
and until a full Board could be present to vote on the bids.
SALEM STREE2 R~3ONSTRUCTION-CPL~P~TER 90:
Chairman Finneran announced April 13, 1970, at 7:30 P.M. a meeting would be held at the Fire
Station rooms with the Salem Street abutters, County Engineer, James Carlin and Mike Lespasio,
DPW Engineer, to discuss the proposed Salem Stree~ reconstruction for this year. The date was
made tentative pending the availabilty of Mr. Carlin and Mr. Lespasio. Fourteen abutters will
TELEGRAM-RE PATRIOTmS TEAM: be notified.
A'telegram was received by the Board which read, "The Patriots in Merrimack Valley? It
come true. We need your help to make this a reality. Informational meeting, Wednesday,
1st, at 7:1% A.M. at DtBurro's Restaurant. Please come.,,
Chairman Finneran stated that he would attend.
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.... ~..~u~ vronmn wnlch ~tated that he had coutacted J.
Borkover re the ~edehtrian Activated lightscorner of Chicksring Rd. and Mass. Avenue requested
once again by the Board.
coMMENDATIoN:
A letter of high commendation for the'efforts of ToWnAccoun~ant, David Roche, was sen~ by the
Capital OutLay Committee. They stated Mr. Roche's many hours of effort spent in collecting
and summarizing data for evaluation and analysis by the committee was invaluable ~o them in
preparing their report.
SPECIAL TOk~ COUNSEL:
Attorney Anthony J. Randazzo was appointed by the Board to represent the assessor's tax appea~
in appellate court, upon advice of Town Counsel, Arnold H. Salisbury.
· WAU]~RLY 'RCAD:
Waverly road residents and a member of a trucking firm appeared to inquire about the s~atus of
the restriction. Chairman Finneran advised that word was still to come from the Mass. Dept.
Public Works on the ma~er. He expected to hear their decision some time this week.
On Wednesday, March 25, representatives of the State Department of Public Works, Town officia3
ami representatives of Waverly Rd. and the trucking industry met to make a field inspection
the existing Marston Street ~ruck turn-a-round. A proposal, to construct a direct approach to
the southbound ramp a Marston Street was made at this meeting which will be studied by the
traffic engineers, the results of which will be sen~ to the Board of Selectmen.
The meeting, so-called, was terminated a~ 8:55 P.M. b~ Chairman Finneran.. ~ .
Alice M. Letarte, Secretary' *'~~Clerk
cP~Sr'awaA~e~:°~:ttiongwoS~e~lz~ct~+m~en~+D~ a~nd Kirk, Ch,a, i~r~m~n.F.i.nne.ran announced~_hat{ the police
letter was sent out to"~'"~+u~-' ~nc._w.no s.u.umm~Ted ~ne lowest bid of $6~%6.78. A
.............. -,~ors ~o a~v~se ~nem of the awar~Y..letters were also sent
to Bes~ Buick, Inc. 2nd lowes~ bidder and Shawaheen Ford Motor, Inc. thanking them for their
bids.