HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-04-10 Board of Selectmen MinutesAPRIL lO, 1972 2.9?
The Board of Selectmen held their regular meeting on this date with all members present. Th~
Warrant and minutes were approved as submitted.
PRIMARY VOTING HOURS:
Town Clerk, John Lyons, discussed with the Board the voting hours for the primary election to
be held on April 25, 1972. ~ stated that other towns and cities were holding shorter voting
hours because of absence of many voters at primaries.~ But the Board voted to have the ~hours
from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
STATE HIGHWAY PERMITS:
A letter from Jacob Berkover advised the Board that the Commissioner of the Department of Pub-
lic~Works was requesting all cities and towns in the Commonwealth not to issue a building per-
mit to owners of property abutting State Highways until any necessary permit s for driveways
or street entrances to State Highways had been issued by the DPW~ The Board voted to refer
the letter to the Building Inspector., Charles Foster.
ZONING BY-LAWVIOLATIONS:
Charles Foster reported on three areas in which three residents were in violation of the son-
ing by-laws:
1. Harry Bourquin, 200 Narbleridge Rd.- a contractor who was storing ~rucks, contractor's
equipment, rubble and rubbish on his property. Mr. Foster contacted him and told him he
could not use his property for outside s~orage. Bourquin promised to cleanup the prop-
.erty. Chairman Kirk stated that he had no right to use property as a dump. Foster
ed that he would follow up his orders ~o Bourquin, and would check with Town Counsel re
the storage of trucks and equipment in residential areas.-
2. Sweeney, Sutton Street. - Mr. Foster stated the area was in the same cluttered condition.
Every time the Building Inspector told Sweeney to clean up his property, Sweeney would
bring up the question as to where .his property ended and the street Started. Foster said
that he had no jurisdiction in street matters, that the police department were authoris~
to' check violations of streets; that the police and the Building InSpector worked to-
' gether to enforce the By-Laws. The Board voted to have the Jack Erle check previous file
and previous Town Counsel recommendations.
3. Martinoli, 231 ~Liddlesex Street - Mr. Foster stated that this was another case of a con-
~ractor storing materials in his yard; this man stored his equipment in a plastic shed
which was unsightly. Martinoli stated that the shed would be taken down immediately but,
though he had a very smalllot, he would like ~o build a garage to store his ~m~terials.
The Board requested the Building Inspector to submit a written report outlining the specific
violations in each case and to ~dvise what progress and corrective action was taken.
ScHoOLBLDG.'CO~TEEREQUESTS:
A letter from Commissioner Bruce Campbell, DP~., advised the Board that Supt. Garofoli's
had been fom~rded to J. Berkover, District Highwy Engineer, which contained five traffic
safety measures recommended for the safety of the N. A. school children. Berkover will con-
duc~*a site inspection and submit his recommendations. The Board voted ~o send copies of the
three Ietters received to all concerned.
$10~000. DEDUCTIBLE INSURANCE:
The Board received a letter from the School Committee re the town's $10~000. deductible
ance policey. They termed the policy to be impractical and cited the various costs of past
vandalism in the ~orth Andover schools which were not covered by the insurance policy. The
Board voted to invite the School Committee and Richard Lafond to a meeting on May l, 1972, at
8:00 P.M. to haveM r. Lafond explain why this policy was an actual saving to the town.
NOTICES RECEIVED:
Copy of letter to Capital Budget Committee from John BroWn Associates.
Deed of Land, gift ofMrs. Reynolds, from Town Counsel.
Meetings and notices: Board voted to reserve a table of lO at the annual Chamber of Commerce
banquet to be held at the Sheraton Rolling Green Motel, April 27th.
POLE.REMOVAL:
A petition for removal of poles on Chickering Rd., no hearing necessary, was tabled until J.A
Casey, telephone Right of Way agent, explained the petition. Secretary will contact Mr.
to attend meeting, April 24. A petitibn of Mass. Electric Co. to install 5 poles on
ing Rd. was set for a hearing April 24, at 7:30 p.m. Abutters will be notified.
~0USINGAUTHOHITYAPPOINTMENT:
ae Board of Selectmeu and members of the Housing Authority convened at 8:30 p.m. to appoint
member of the Housing Authority to fill vacancy caused by resignation of M. George Norwood.
After a short discussion, it was unanimously voted to vote by Australian ballot. Chairman
Kirk listed the four applicants and called for any other nominations from the floor. As
were none, Chairman Kirk instructed Jack Erle to distribute the slips for voting, to be
ed by Mrs. Letarte, Secretary. The count resulted in 4 votes of Joseph Morkeski and 3 votes
for AlexTullis. Chairman Kirkannounoed the appointment of Joseph Norkeski, 346 Sutton
to fill the s~id vacancy until the next March election in 1973. Francis Brien, State appoin-
tee to .the Housing Authority asked to have the ballots destroyed. Chairman Kirk stated that
he would be glad to if the vote of the H. Authority.was unanimous to do so. Mr. Brien con~-
tacted members in the town hall and Mr. Foulds, Chamrman of the Authority. so notified Kirk
thot they wanted the votes destroyed. Mr. Brien said he would bring them home and burn them,
b~t Selectman Guthrie had already started tearing the votes up into small pieces and he dis-
~sedm~of them in the
298 APRIL 10, 1972 (continued)
ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS:
The Board made most of their annual appointments which will be listed on a separate page.
ADM. ASST. JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Board approved the job description submitted for the Administrative Assistant and voted
to have copies of same sent to all department heads and committee chairman. The Job des-
cription will appear on a separate page.
MEETINGS AND NOTICES:
Chairman Kirk reminded the B~rd of the meeting with Department Heads on Wednesday, April 12,
in the Stevens Memorial Library to disuss a negotiating board for town labor unions.
Chairman Kirk stated that the Special Town Meeting date of Nay 22, 19.72~.; had not been con-
firmed, by letter, to the Planning Board who requested the special town meeting. The matter
will be determined at their meeting April 24, 1972.
TO~N BUILDING CLOSING: ;
The Board voted to have a notice sent to all departments offi.~ially closing the Town Bldg.
on M~onday, April 17, Patriot's Day, a paid Holiday for town employe~s.
LICENSING CONMISSIONERS:
Chairman Duffy opened the meeting with a hearing on a proposed increase in license fee rates
in North Andover. He prefaced his remarks to a full room of license holders that license
fees in North Andover were and are the lowest in the surrounding communities; that they
had remained the same for over 30 years. He stated that the Administrative Assistant, Jack
Erle, had made a thorough survey of all license fees in Methuen, Lawrence, Niddleton, Reading,
North Reading,Ando~er and Lowell and quoted the fees charged in those areas. Atty. Andrew
F. Shea, of Andover, representing the Restaurant license holders in town, presented a pett.-
tion to the Licensing Board recording their opposition to any increase in the annual fees for
the following reasons:
1. The proposed fees would be higher than those of any other neighboring town or city. The
club and restaurant businesses are highly competitive and any unfair burden to the N.A.
clubs or restaurants will seriously damage those businesses. The statutory fees would be
unfairly applied mo N. A. clubs and businesses. They ~mnzld pay a higher pero~ntag~e~ 9f the
ma~mum fees than any other neighboring town or city.
2. The proposed increased fees would forc~ the clubs and restaurants to raise their prices
· "for the second time since Augus~ l, 1971. On Aug. l, 1971, the State made liquor subject
to the mea~s t~x of 5%. All clubs and restaurants raised prices at that time ~o meetthe
higher tax.
3. It is not in the public interest to raise the f~es. The town would realize only a rela-
tively small amount of revenue from the increase. Yet, the public would'b'~foroed to
pay higher prices and local businesses would suffer competitively as a result. A com-
parison of fees was listed to verify the fact that clubs and restaurants woul~ be paying
a higher percentage of the statutory maximum fees than any other neighboring city or town.
statements made by the licensees: The fact that they had to close at 12 midnite,e~cep~
~ On Saturday night for which they had to pay the State $100. a year to stay open until I A.M.
caused customers to patronage all other city and town restaurants who are pemmitted
remain open u~til 2 A.M. That Club licenses in other cities and towns are .~eld by p~osperous
~Country Clubs and it wouldn't be fair to the small clubs in N. A. to be chare~-~.he same club fees.
~A retail package store owner stated that stores in shopping plazas had customers from all over
the County; that they only had the N. A. residents as customers the fact of which should be
considered in a comparison of fees.
A restaurant owner stated that the population of the town should be taken into consideration
as in comparison to the surrounding cities and towns.
Another restaurant owner proposed that~ a study committee be named to work ~rith the licehsing
board resulting in beneficial recommendations for a fair fee increase.
Selectman Kirk stated that all arguments were very well taken and that the Licensing Board
should re-evaluate the fees in a multi-step program. He made a motion that the Board re-
consider the increased ra~es that they had set.
Selec.tman Guthrie stated that N. A. license fee~s had been the lowest in the ~rea for some
years, that they were only ~ of the fees chard in other communities. If the Board doubled
the fees, 'North Andover would still be in line with the lowest fees charged. He also stated
the propesed increase in fees were based on a percentage of the ma,~imum, state fees
Chair~Duffy made a motion to take the proposed rates under advisement. Selectman Guthrie
· said h~ would second the motion with the amendment that the Board set the fees before the end
of the evening. Selectman Kirk seconded the motion. The rates set will be confirmed at the
next meeting, April 24, 1972. They are as follows:
Restaurant...from $400. to $800. Class I-II-III...from glO. to $50.
Club ......... from $2%0. to $500. Taxi cabs ........ from $ 3.. to $10. per cab.
Retail, ~ll Alcoholic .... from $250. to $500. .Auctioneer ....... from $ 2. to $ 5.
Retail, Wine & Ealt ...... from $100. to $250.
These rates will become effective as of Mey 1, i972, th~r~r.
Alice M. Letarte *~*~~~
APRIL 10, 1972 (continued)
JOB BESCRIPTION - ADMINISTI[~TIVE .~SSISTANT
The 'i~.~i:,i~tratlve a.~sist~unt eka!l b~ th~ ~stra?,~.~e
~e a~! %e ~es~n~b~ '%~ 'th~ ~o~ '~n for t~
of the :iepa:'tmen'.~ a~ offices ~r'~ ~n's ~ct su~sion
ant con~l, a:~ for coo~ti~ a~-i~atir~ ~%ions ~f t~ ~-
~ ~*.~ .other de~rtmon~ no~ ~r t~r'~l~ ~t~on. He ~1
-ha~ t~e ~o~1o~ duties:
??~re and su~t the annul ~ c~e~
~er the sUper~sibn i~ cc~l cf %~ ~a~ of
the Sel~n conqe~ 'thb ~fairs of ~ T~ isf.~.
rFq~red of ~ by ~or~: ~f the' Sat~:~n or by ~' ~f To~ -.-.
~ui~n% for those officss~and d~s u~r
~, ~nt~l' of ,he S.l':~n. subJ~t ~ the app~v~ by
COUNCIL FOR TIM AGINg: ( I yr. )
George Everson
Albert G. Vincent
Andrew W. DeBarba (Mrs.)
Donald E. Anderson
William Bamford
William H. Calder
Robert W. Friis (Nms.)
Alber Haltmaier (Mrs.)
Nyron B. Lewis
Charles McKinnon
Frances T. Murphy (Mrs.)
~iarian A. Jenkinson (Miss)
Associat ~e_ ~e~b e.rs .-.
Stanley J. Kotce
Viola Tomkiewica (Mrs.)
John J. Lyons-/-Ex~Officio-)-'
BUILDING CODE COM~.rrTTEE: (1 yr. )
Charles H. Foster, Jr.
John J. Cyr, Jr.
Andrew AlVlno, Jr.
Raymond A. Jenson
William J. Driscoll
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE: (4 yrs. )
Robert Pangione (1976)
CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE: ( 1 ,yr. )
Willis.m F. Rock
Robert Mascola
Michael Schema
John Willis, Jr.
Joseph W. Lawlor
Theodore Peters
Jack Erle, Ex Officio
CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR: ( 1 .vn)
John Coco
ANNUAL ;?POINTMENT.~S
CIVIC HOLIDAY CELEBRATION COMMITTEE:(1 yr.
John P. Kirk
Douglas Howard
Robert N. Doucette
Louis J. Kmiec, Jr.
Fz~lcolm G. Norwood, Jr.
Frank W. Smith, 2nd
Arthur N. Tedesco
John J. ~¢illis, Jr.
Michael Imbriani
INSPECTORS: ( 1 Yr. )
Building: - Charles H. Foster, Jr.
Asst. Bldg.: - William J. Cyr.
Gas: - ~Litchell P. Bootman
Asst. Gas: - William A. Geremia
Electric: - John J. Thompson
Asst. Elec.: - Vincent A. Landers
Animal - Dr. ~dward C. Bulger
TAX TITLE PROPER. TY: CUSTODIAN & AUCTIONEER:
James J. Maker.
VETERANS & BURIAL AGENT: ( 1 YR. )
Bernard C. Bingham
.PUBLIC WEIGHERS: ( i Yr. )
Edward J. ELlsey
Joseph W. Ellsey
Albert Houle
PERSO~NEL BOARD: ( 3 ~rs. )
William J. Clancy, Jr. (1975)
Walter O. Kohl (1975)
BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: (3 ,yrs. )
Fred M. McCormack (1975)
SPECIAL CIVIL CONSTABLE: (1 ,yr. )
Joseph W. Lawlor, Chief.
FEniCE VIEWERS: (1 ,yr. )
Alexander McKinnon
Albert C. Johnson
FI~E WARDEN: (1 yr. )
James P. Daw, Chief
BOAPJ) OF FIRE ENGINEERS: (1 yr. )
Dana F. Fisher, ist Deputy
Stewart P. Wilson, 2nd Deputy
GA~ WARDEN: ( i yr. )
ZONING BD. OF APPEALS &. PLANNING BD. OF
APPEALS: ( 5 ,yrs. )
Kenneth E. Pickard (1977)
R. Louis DiFruscio (1975) Associate Member
NOF~H ANDOVER YOUTH COMMISSION:
Richard Turner (Senior) Alternate Member
Denise ~oreschi (Junior)(! yr.) (1973)
Janice Ventura (Sophmore) (2 yrs.) (1974)
Claire McCarthy (Freshman) (3 yrs.) (1975)
Robert Licars (1 yr.) (197~)
Joseph Wa!sh (2 yrs.) (197~)
J. R~hard Crane (3 yrs.) (197~)
Frank Cunningham, Sr. (3 yrs.) (19~)
J~m.~ M. Nat.ton ·
GRAVES REGISTR~TTON OFFICER:
Allen L. Gesing
K~EPER OF THE LOCK-UP: ( 1 ,Mr.)
Joseph W. Lawlor, Chief
SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES:
Ernest J. ~oberts
SURVEYOR OF WOOD, BAg{ & LUMBER: ( I YR. )
John C. Farnum