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1939-PLANNING BOARD A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, • February 13, 19391 at eight o1clock P. M. Mr . wiswall, Mr . O'Donnell and Mr . Baker were present and Mr . Wismall presided. Record was made of the resignation of Mr. Pitman as a member of the Board. Mr. Baker reported that he had attended the hearing given by the State Department of rublic Works on the protest of the City Council on certain billboards in Salem. Mr. Baker stated that the Department had agreed to have the billboards on Loring Avenue at "Dead Man' s Curve" removed. The question of the removal of billboards at the junction of Essex and Boston Streets was taken under advisement, as these are 'Located in a business zone . Mr. wiswall spoke of the organization of the Chestnut Street • Associates, with the object of preserving the beauty and character of Chestnut Street and it was suggested that the Board might take some action or make some recommendations along these lines . The Board discussed at some length the need of residential development in Salem and the proposed development at the Cabot Farm in North Salem. It was suggested that a plan be prepared for laying but streets and parkways in this section to preserve the natural beauty. Mr. O'Donnell spoke on the need of better street lighting on Bridge Street and it was decided to arrange a conference with a street lighting expert of the General Electric Co. in regard to this . 1 The Board adjourned at 9. 30 olclock P. M. fittest: - • c becretary L A meeting. of the Planning Board was held at City Hall on • Monday, March 6, 1939, at 7.45 P. M. All the members were present and Mr. Wiswall presided. Mr. Carey, Secretary of the Housing Committee, was also present. There was a discussion of the proposed residential develop- menb of Cabot Farm. Mr.Carey explained the position of the Housing Committee in regard to street work, etc. , which cannot be done by the City until after the private promoters have done the preliminary work and some actual progress has been made on the development. The Board proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. Mr.Whitmore nominated Mr. Butler as Chairman and Mr. O'Donnell nominated Mr. Baker as Chairman. Mr. Baker withdrew his name and on his motion Mr. Warren H. Butler was unanimously elected chairman. Mr. Baker was then elected Vice-Chairman and Mr. O'Donnell was elected Secretary. On motion of Mr. OtDonnell, it was voted to hold regular meetings on the sedond Monday of every month at 7.45 P. M. On motion of Mr.Whitmore, it was voted to notify the Housing Committee that the Planning Board looks with approval on a develop- ment of the Cabot Farm for residential purposes and will welcome an opportunity to consider a definite plan and program of proced ure, if presented to them for endorsement. Mr. Baker reported on the conference with the General Electric �o. experts in regardr.tq street lighting on Bridge Street, as follows: Due to the dark surface of the road and ,the present lighting equipment on Bridge Street, beginning at a point at Webb Street and continuing to Beverly Bridge, the lighting is inadequate and the street is a source of great hazard. This is due mainly to the fact that with the ,present lights, the dark surface absorbs a great deal of the light and in addition thereto the present lights do not throw sufficient light on automobiles or other objects passing along the road. Such a condition$ makes it a great hazard for pedestrians to cross at any point. It is recommended that this condition should be, corrected before serious injury occurs. It is further recommended that on said part of Bridge Street new lights be installed that would help to correct the condition existing there, and that in future road construction in Salem a lighter surface, which will reflect rather than absorb the light, be used. It is further recommended that the Planning Board cooperate with the Safety Council in all matters pertaining to safety work along the streets and highways. • Mr. Baker suggested that the Board consider the advisability of suggesting some way of improving the direction of traffic at the Choate Memorial. Mr. 'Niswall suggested that the Board consider some means of advertising Salem as a city to live in and attracting new residents. The meeting adjourned at 9 .30 P. M. Attest- Secretary • A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, April 10, 1939, at 7.45 otclock P. M. All the members were present except Mr. Butler and Mr. Baker presided. There was general discussion on the proposed tttourist routes" through the street. On suggestion of Mr. Baker, it was voted to recommend to the City Marshal that an adequate reflecting sign should be placed at the Choate Memorial at the junction of Boston and Essex Streets to designate the right of way. The meeting adjourned at 8.45 otclock P. M. tleaspectfully submitted, Secretary I ApAl 17, 1939 MT. John C. Harkins, City Marshal, Salem, Plass. Lear Sir; At a meeting held on April 10th, the Manning Board voted to recommend to the Police Department that a more conspicuous traffic direction sign, preferably the • light-reflecting type, be installed at the Choate Memorial Monument at the junction of Esse: and. Boston Streets, to direct traffic to pass to the right of the Monument. Very truly yours, Secretary EEC A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, May 80 19390 at 7.45 o'clock P. M. All the members were present and Mr. Butler presided. A report was received from the General Electric Company on improvement of street lighting on Bridge Street, as follows: 140 Federal St. , Boston, Mass. May 32 1939 Planning Commission City of Salem Massachusetts Attention Mr. O'Donnell, Secretary Gentlemen: We are pleased to submit the following recommendations cover- ing the lighting on Bridge Street, Salem, in accordance with your recent request. • The existing physical conditions of the present system with its underground service and staggered locations, together with-. ` .. sound economics, is in our opinion advisable to fit into this system additional lights which will give a more uniform spacing, rather than to completely ignore the existing physical conditions and making a recommendation without these facts being considered. After having studied Bridge Street we find that the existing brackets are approximately three feet in length and do come within the scope of good engineering and the requirements of the Illumina- ting Engineering Society' s recommendations. The mounting height of the existing luminaires; from observa- tion, is approximately twenty- to twenty-one feet, and. this, too, is in accordance with the recommendations of the Code. The existing system consists of fiftee n pendent type lumin- aires, 10,000 lumen lamps . The system as laid out should include a total of twenty-six units of 10,000 lumen capacity lamps . Considering that this road has been re-surfaced with the black top surface prevalently used in this section, it is our opinion that the existing luminaires should be changed so as to adapt the Form 79 reflector with the B-way refractor for the existing units and the • same type of distribution and luminaires for the additional units. The enclosed layout of this system includes both the existing luminaires and the suggested additional luminaires. Jtl V� (Y a . P�va S�:LEM MASS Lighting Plan Bridge 'St Suggested Layout for Lighting ,V�Iv f Scale 111 100 ft. Ma 1-39 General -blectric Co. H. .E. Vii. Existing lights Luminaires - Form 79 type / - Q Suggested lights 10000 lumen •lamps a B vrti�'ic% r Ps n r)„ i t • /tet � t-c e: ti We wish to go on record and state that if this street had no lighting whatsoever at the present time, spacing might be changed •, either to a staggered arrangement or a one-side arrangement, with a little closer spacing than is now on this system. The present spacing on this layout varies from approximately 120 feet to 160 feet, which will give a fair uniformity of spacing and a much im- proved lighting condition. We trust that this recommendation meetsc.ryith your approval and if we can be of any further service, please do not hesitate to con- tact us as you did with this negotiation. We respectfully submit this layout and recommendation. Very truly yours, H. E. Wilson Police Radio & Lighting Specialist It was voted to send the following communication to the Maypr and-:City Council: May 11, 1939 To .His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council, Salem, Mass. • Gentlemen: For the past three months, the Planning Board has had under consideration the need for improved street lighting conditions on Bridge Street between Winter Street and Essex Bridge. Traffic sur- veys have shown the tremendous volume of traffic that passes regu- larly over this street and the new non-reflecting black surface has combined with the inadequate street lighting to make a serious traffic hazard. As recently as the evening of April 21st, there was a serious accident at the corner of Bridge and Hubon Streets when a pedestrian was struck by an automobile traveling on Bridge Street. The Planning Board has had conferences with the street lighting experts of the General Electric Company, who have made a careful survey of the situation and have prepared a report and recommendation which is attached herewith. The Planning Board respedtfully makes the following recommenda- tions: 1. That more adequate street lighting be installed on Bridge Street from Winter Street to Essex Bridge to overcome the danger of bight driving on a dark road with inadequate illumination. 2. That due consideration be given to the attached report and recommendation on this subject from the Lighting Specialist of the General Electric Company. • 3. That in future street construction, a lighter colored and more reflecting surface be used. Respectfully submitted, Henry J. OlDonnell Secretary The meeting adjourned at 9 o+clock e. M. Respectfully submitted, Secretary � .�°N°ITago CITY OF SALEM. MASSACHUSETTS. MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY HALL. 44//9 �rir W[♦o May 15, 1939. Mr. Henry J. O'Donnell, Secretary Salem Planning Board Salem, Massachusetts My dear Sirs: Thanks for your letter of May 11th in which your Board makes certain recommendations,�,',With reference to recommendations nos. one and two, I feel that this matter, is now being cared for. We are preparing to install on Bridge Street certain new lights as recommended by the Salem Electric Lighting Company. If any of the members of the Board wish to go into this matter at any length I know Mr. Joseph S. McCarthy, city electrician will be happy to help you. Approximately nine (9) additional lights will be • installed in the Tanner listed in your recommendation. With reference to the third recommendation relative tou street construction. It is going to be difficult o aA ighter colored and a more reflecting surface. Bridge Street was built under "Chapter 90" construction work. The state and county make a contribution to the city in connection with the work. The state specifies a certain type of material namely "Chapter 90, Type I". This is a dark material. We contemplate making similar improvements on North Street and no doubt will be faced with similar problems. If your board has in mind any material that might be helpful, may I suggest that you communicate with me or Mr. Morse, the city engineer. I believe this is ona of the most difficult problems of road construction. It was a pleasure to see this type of activity in the planning board. You may be certain that any recommend- ations that your board may wish to make in connection with any activity of the city will be appreciated by me. • Very truly yours, YOR EAC/B • A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Monday, June 12, 1939, at 7.45 o' clock P. M. Mr. Baker and Mr. O'Donnell Were present. Mr. Lewis W. Newell, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was also present at the invitation of the Board. As there was not a quorum, the meeting adjourned. hespectfully submitted, oyva� � (r tary City of Salem At a meeting of the City Council held on November 9, 1939, the following petition was referred to the Planning Board: Salem, November 81 1939 Petition of Gertrude Hayes, Dorothy C. Leavitt, and Lillian Drummond To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council: Respectfully represent your petitioners: That they are the owners of certain premises situated in Salem, and Lying between Tedesco Road, the State 'lighway, and Loring Avenue, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southeasterly corner thereof on the State Highway, and at Lot 3 on the plan hereinafter mentioned; thence running in a northerly direction 150 feet to lot 7 on said plan; thence running in a westerly direction by said lot 7 65.22 feet to a point; thence running still further westerly 65.22 feet to Loring Avenue; thence • turning and running in a southwesterly direction by said Loring Avenue 352 e t d s o ecce running in an easterly direction by a curved line by said Tedesco Road 238 feet to lot 1 on said plan; thence running in a northeasterly direction by said lot 1, 90 feet to lot 2; thence turning and running in a northwesterly direction 110.64 feet by said lots 2 and 3 on said plan to lot 4 on said plan; thence turning and running in an easterly direction by lot 3 on said plan 124.05 feet to the State. Highway and point of beginning. All of said measurements being more or less, and being lots 4,5, 6, 8, 9, 109 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, on a plan entitled "Land of Maurice Hayes, Salem, Massachusetts, scale 1" equals 40 feet, dated January 10, 1921, W. H. Spear, Surveyor, Lynn, Massachusetts. " That in the application of the zoning ordinances to their property aforesaid, your petitioners are being restrained and hindered in their use thereof, and are being inequitably deprived of opportunity to do business thereon, and otherwise suffer great detriment, and therefore d2sire that the zoning of their said property be changed from. General Residence to Business. • WHEREFORE your petitioners pray that the zoning ordinances may be changed in their application to the petitioners' above described property in such manner and to such extent as to your Honorable Body seems meet and just upon consideration of the facts involved. Bertrude Hayes Dorothy C. Leavitt Lillian Drummond Louis F. OlKeefe, Attorney 30 Main Street Peabody, Massachusetts • COPY .� rPFTITIOi7 O. t, ¢'.TY iI �i(✓f ii{a iJi\'�r$i t:,l lr.G . Ta'the Aonior jle '(City Ayncil .;, . City -of aAom> Commo::roolth of Massachusetts. , ftenry K. Larnon C'ompani 'respectfully p,tition; and requests Act the ordinance, approved Ngvemher 1P, , 1925, commonly Wiled the. Zoning Ordinance, v kend.ed, ;nd Mumap accompanying, the same, W aMe ded Ad alter6d so that 'tho •aarea, on the north- erly,,,41de r living vthet, - conseneing ..t a point 99.85 feet d4tant from Elrcve atreet and running Yorthiesterly 107.284eet along- fr'ring 5ttoet, ,orj eastAly by ,land"of 4,u HY& Q Ols 1 068 feet; s6tMas.terly % And nol or formerly of Pender; Lo elgin uxc;HiluQ. jQ6.Cz' fegt; ant+ soutb,welterly by land now . or Eprmerly of}'racy €end Lindsey 110JZ fe:bt; (all no shown on tho plin atteohad hereto' nno wade a- hurt hareof) A ioned os •. t sedi-residenceJlxti°ict, be napped for a business district, cla s ficatiov IQbe taken, xro['Clas.'x ; 's •*3`i3d-S..yl,a.ce{d in Uu: ss� 5. i ti?`MY K. MUM COSAVY By Waker W! Bay V. P. November 221 19313, , A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Mord ay, December 4, 1939, at eight o'clock P . M., in the Council Chamber. Mr . Baker and Mr. O'Donnell were present and Mr . Baker presided. � Mr. Baker notified those present that there was not a ggorum and the petitioners for zoning changes on which hearings were to be held agreed that the hearings should proceed before the members of the Board who were present. A hearing was held on the petition of William E. Haywood, 2nd,y to change the apartment house zone ,at 291 Lafayette Street to a I semi-residence zone to allow the maint enance .afi a funeral home. r Nr. James E. Farley appeared as attorney for the petitioner. He J stated that the zoning ordinance as adopted �h owed existing condi- s CIO tions and trends to be changed as need required. The trend of o- • Lafayette Street did not show in 1924. It is now a main artery and no longer desirable as a residential district. The type of house on the street is not desirable today as it is too large and val ues have been cut one-fourth to one-half. The occupants have found it necessary to put their homes to some income producing purpose other than residential use and there are now on Lafayette Street inns, tourist homes, a florist and a photographer. The y neighborhood is now and is increasingly a semi-residence district. There is not a location where new homes will be built. No outward ' J change would be in the house at thellocation in question, there will be no structural alterations whatever, but the house will be painted, papered and repaired and will be an addition to the community. A funeral home, irhich is dignified and adds to property • values will be conducted on the first floot and the petitioner' s family will live on the upper floors. The dt1eveways to be used is next to the house which is used as a Community Center. There is a large parking area in the rear sufficient for all the convey- • antes .for an ordinary funeral. Besides the Community Center in the neighborhood there is on the opposite side of Lafayette Street a church, a library, a house advertising "antiques" and a house advertising "tourists". The property in question has been idle for nearly four years, evidence that it is not desirable for solely residential purposes. The following .persons were recorded in favor: 'William E. Haywood, 2nd, Louise Shannon, Elizabeth Haywood, Mrs. Haywood, ,and Harold Cassino. No one appeared in opposition and the hearing was closed. A hearing was held on the petition of Henry K. Barnes Co. to change a semi-residence zone at about 8 Irving Street to a business zone. Mr. Richard E. Blake appeared as attorney for theppetitioner. • He -stated that the lot in question had been used as a� parking place and a garage, thefacctory of the petitioner on theopposite side of then treet having been in existence before the zoning ordinance was adopted. It is proposed to use the land now occupied by parking and garage area and a piece of land to be purchased from an abuttor for the erection in the center of an office building, designed to look like a colonial type residence, and the surroundings to be landscaped.. The land in the rear would be used for parking purposes. It is unlikely that any residence would ever be built on this land as it is opposite the factory and the building that it is proposed to erect there would be an asset to the neighborhood. Mr. Walter Ray, Sr. and Mr:. .j,9alter Ray, Jr. ,aMr. Sadler and • Mr. Meehan were recorded in favor. Mr. Walter Ray, Sr. , for the petitioner, spoke in favor and • stated that it was proposed to erect a building that will beautify rather than hurt the locality. No one appeared in opposition and the hearing was closed. A hearing was held on the petition of Gertrude Hayes, Dorothy C. Leavitt and Lillian Drummond to change a general residence zone at State Highway, Tedesco Road. and Loring Avenue to a business zone., Mr. Louis F. O'Keefe appeared as attorney for the petitioners. He explained that the petitioners were interested in the land in question as shown on a plan submitted, as follows: Lot 13, owned by all three petitioners; Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, owned by h lr ancDrum. 0 d; Lots 4, 5, 6, owmed by Gertrude Hayes; Lots 14,15, owned by Dorothy C. Leavitt. This property was originally owned bytthe grandfather of the three petitioners and he built a home in 1871 on what is now golf • course property opposite. In 1921 he-had a plan drawn up for the resi- dential development of the area, but with the exception of Lot 7 has never been able to dispose of any of the. property for residential pur- poses, and what was formerly the old homestead property is now zoned for business. From time to time the owners have received offers to buy the ' land for business purposes. At lot 7 is a lodging house. At lot 1 is a Leader Filling Station with two large searchlights in front, next to this is a Shell Filling Station and in back is a very large billboard built on a superstructure. There is 150 ft. or less between thellodging house and thessig3a. Lot 13 has been rezoned for business and is occupied by a cheap restaurant building. No part of these lots, surrounded as they are, could be sold for residences and • there is nothing left but to convert the property for business. About 200 feet from Lot 7 (in Lynn) is a beer garden and there are greenhouses and a nursery in the vicinity which has developed into a business district. Miss Hayes and Mrs. Drummond were present and recorded in • favor. The following appeared in opposition: Mrs. Teresa Rosicki, 11 Paradise Ave. , stated that it was the owners of the. property who had allowed the objectionable buildings to be erected and the deterioration of the property. She called attention to the fact that the greenhouses referred tob't��7he httorney are allowed by ordinance in a residential district. Mrs. Lohta M. Broom, 2 Paradise Road, stated that the owners were neither residents nor voters of Salem. She agreed that con- ditions were bad but hopes to see the property improve It has been suggested that the property, .if rezoned for business, would be used for display of second-hand automobiles. She would have no objection to a really good business. • Mrs. Charlotte Canning said that when lot 13 was rezoned for business the building which was erected there as a lunch room was turned into an objectionable "beer joint". She aaid that the gaso- line stations had been there before the zoning ordinance was enacted. Mrs . Alice Yates said that a nuisance had been created by the rezoning of lot 13. She had purchase her land with the understanding that it was zoned for residence, and had been living there nineteen years (Vote: Zoning ordinance not in effect at that time. ) Mr. Albert Lebel, 43 Boston St., representing the estate of his late father, owned nineteen acres opposite the land in question on Loring Avenue. In this entire locality there are only four or five business buildings but sixty or more homes, all single family resi- dences except two two-family houses. There are two gasoline stations, • L • a tea shop, a large restaurant (very high class) and the golf course. The "tea shop", had developed into a nuisance. He said he intended to open his property for residences, building a road to open the back land. lie has between 600 and 700 feet frontage on Loring Avenue with two nice houses already erected. Mrs. Francis l"dalke said she was not opposed to any business that would improve the neighborhood. Mr. Walke conducts a greenhouse business but lives there and is interested in the condition of the vicinity. Mr. Arthur Sargent, Maple Ave., said he bought his property four years ago in the belief that it would always be a residential district. Mr. Lucien Rousseau, Loring Ave., said he also bought his property with theuunderstanding the neighborhood would be residential . • Mr. Joseph Rosicky said he was opposed to undesirable business. He owns greenhouses in vicinity and lives in a new house. Mr. Baker asked the petitioners if they cared to state to what use it was proposed to put the-property if it was rezoned. Mr. O'Keefe replied that real estate agents reported that there wasano market[ for the land for residential purposes. He said that the petitioners would not be responsible for the use the land is put to after the property is sold. In rebuttal, Mr. O'Keefe stated that no auto junk yard could be operated unless the City Council granted a licLnse for it. He said Most of the opponents had bought property after the present conditions existed. • Mrs. Walke stated that she had been approached by someone who wanted to know if she would object to an automobile junk place on this property. Mr. O'Donnell asked if the property was to be sold as a whole or if individual lots were for sale . • Mr. O'Keefe:. °That' s just what we've been trying to do. " The hearing was closed'. The meeting adjournedd' at ten o ' clock P,. M. Attest: G i�►9d:�pC/� Secretary r„ OFF,CE PHONE 1790 RESIDENCE PHONE 753•J LOUIS F. O ' KEEFE Attorney at Law 30 'MAIN STREET - PEABODY, MASS . December 7th. , 1939, Honorable John T, Whitmore Harbor Avenue Marblehead; Massachusetts Dear Sir: I am herewith forwarding to you as brief in the matter of the petition of Gertrude Hayes, et al. , to 'rezone a portion of the area bounded by Tedesco Road, Loring Avenue and the hate Highway, a hearing upon which was held by your board on Monday; last; I am submitting the enclosed brief together with a sketch of the property, in order to aid and assist those members who were present in refreshing their memory and also for the purpose _of setting forth to those members who were not present; the position of the petition and their interpretation of the objection made thereto, Assuring you of my desire to be of assistance and'. thanking you for the courtesy extended; I remain; Very truly years, LFotx/am LOUIS F. OtKEEFE, Atty. TA d0 l • o the, Planning Board alem ' Massachusetts PETITION OF: Gertrude Hayes Dorothy E. Leavitt Lillian Drummond IN RE:: CHANGE OF ZONING ORDINANCE IRIEF The land in question comprises Lots 4, 5;' 6;. 8; 9; 10' ` l 12, 13914 and 15 on the plan entitled "Land:.of Maurice Hayes,` ale4 Massachusetts; Scale 1" equals forty-feet, dated' Jan: 10",' 921. E. H Spear; Surveyor, -Lynn; Massachusetts" and lies within he intersections of Loring Avenue , Tedesco Road and State Highway. e area in question is of triangular shape , the apex of whick migh e the point of the 'three corners formed by the intersections of the afore mentioned roads. The three lots;,namely lot #7 ' containing Ten thousan 10;000) square Pett; lot #13, containing eleven thousand two hundred • ifty (11,250) square feet more or less; and-lot #1 containing thin een thousand-seven hundred seventy-four (13;774) . square feet, more r less`;' are now confined to business. On lot #7 there is presentl onducted a lodging house for tourists. Lot #13 is presently zoned or business and there is a bungalow shaped restaurant building hereon; not now is use , which is presently in a very dilapidated ondition the windows being broken and old curtains flying out hrough the broken sections. On the roof of it, there is, a rather. arge sign advertising a popular brew of ale. On lots #l, 2 and 3, here are two filling stations. One building used in connection herewith is about six or eight feet wide; six or eight feet long d about ten or twelve feet high of concrete block construction with corrugated tin roof painted green. The pumps in front of it are ainted blue and there are`, I believe;" two high-powered search lights', hioh are used at night to light up the station, Next to that is other filling station, a small building approximately ,fifteen (15) eet wide; ten (10) feet deep and twelve (12) feet high, the roof o hioh is covered with tar--paper and in front -of which are yellow gas line. tanks. Along side of that; there is a huge sign built on a uperstructure extending about forty (40) or fifty (50) feet in the it of a dimension of twenty (20) feet high by about forty (40) feet de; advertising a petroleum product. The area covered byythese hree lots amount to approximately thirty-five thousand (35;000) quare feet and completely surrounds the area which we desire to have ezoned The condition that exists as hereinbefore described ekes it prohibitive for the petitioners to sell the land as it is resently zoned for residences. We further believe, that your honorable board will agree with us, if you have knowledge of the condition that exists or if you would examine the area in question. Besides the structur s and uses for business purposes already described, we desire to call to .your attention the fact that directly across the street on the State Highway', opposite Lot #1, the area is zoned for business; hat there is a dilapidated building on those premises upon which Ls attached a large most dilapidated sign. That opposite lot #7 , , ,n the area under consideration;-diagonally northeast and within a istanoe of approximately three hundred (300) feet there is con- ucted a florists or green house business and that diagonally � ortherly_,from lot #7 of the area;` there is a restaurant business conducted, on the premises of which',' at least until recently, ntoxicated liquors were sold. Both of these places, I believe, e on Loring Avenue: On the westerly side of Loring Avenue, opposite he area in question and about opposite lots #8 and #9p there is other hot-house or nursery business conducted, This last men- coned land and adjacent lands we have been given to understand;' as formerly used to conduct' a piggery;" which the Board of Health �as obliged to condemn and put out of business'. . It would seem from the above that not only the are n question had changed to a business area; but also the adjacent eas are likewise converted to business purposes: Of the objectors who opposed the change, one is onducting a lodging house business in the area in question and one • s conducting a nursery business. Of the rest,` not one owns or ecupies premises within two hundred (200) feet of the' area in quesm lion and all of them are closer to area in which businesses are con— ucted than they are to the area in question on which we ask you to ass*' One -of the objectors conducts a bar—room on Boston Street and is father, whose estate he pretends to represent, was the one who conducted a piggery, which the Board of Health condemned ,.as herein- Of ore mentioned: The chief objections were that there is enough tusiness in the neighborhood now and many of them feel if they knew he particular business that was going in there, they might have no bjection. They further offered objections to certain business that they had been informed, by heresay ^ were going to go in there, which They mistakingly felt would be permissable upon the area by rezoning' though that would be impossible without the permission of the city overnm.ent after the rezoning. These uses the petitioners know noth I2g about and never intended the area to be used for, The objectors f )el that their rights to objectionable uses would be wiped out if he petition was approved by your Board, which,` of course', your boar lIows could not happen even if these premises were rezoned. Some of liem even indicated that if it was rezoned and the area was used "in Unice way" the neighbors would have no objection, f The petitioners pointed out that since 1921, when Pe area in question was first laido ,t they have diligently attempted p sell the various subdivisions as lots for residences and that it has been impossible for them to dispose of the area for that purpose ' tiat at the present time,' due to the change in the zoning of parts 0� it, it is impossible for them to dispose of the property for residential purposes, which might clearly be confirmed .by an inspee- t.on of the area. The petitioners further offer for they oonsidera- t on of your board-, the fact that a zoning ordinance was never intended t be inflexible or to create a hardship on the owner of land and that i s intent and purposes was as a general benefit to the owners of laAd II • pd for the increased value of the property; that its intent and urpose was to be elastic enough to meet ,changing conditions .in the community or in any prescribed area withiizaeommunity. That in our base conditions have changed to such an extreme degree -that the honing ordinance should be changed so that net only value may be added to the property, but the value may be preserved, not only for jthe benefit of the owner',, but for the financial welfare of the city, ru o in turn will gain by a fair and constructive use of .the area in estion. The petitioners wish to insure the Board that they l�ave no desire to put the area in question to any use which would ii my way deteriorate its value or the value of any of the surrounds )roperty, that their aim and purpose is to be allowed the freedom to ransfer their property to a prospective purchasers which they believe ll be .not only beneficial to them but to the progress of the city. Respectfully submitted;' LOUIS F. OtKEFFE, Atty, December 7th. , 1939: 1. BRIEF • 1 PETITION OF: Gertrude Hayes �•1 _ Dorothy E.. Leavitt Lillian Drummond IN BE: CHANGE OF ZONING ORDINANCE. - . .. v f e From office of: Louis F. . OtKeefe 30 Idlain_.Street Peabody, Massachusetts. i IF is " f 5 ESt 50 74/6t U n xo` 1 / �� ,: /Y�fiU�-? / C; E f 17YE5 �� Sc /e /irz = Xof't s, • —T—,�- �� - - � �-S � �11 �rY •_� �. i`f e � ,�a. ) a, @.a '{ `� r''�1 4� t' „ .��� '� i'- J (.' Y ,;kf 4 �� a � '� '� __ ��b, �► ,. v �.� � i O O -- Planning Board Takes lPetition for Funeral Home Under Advisement Specific Issue Regards 376 Essex St.; Many Oppose Change in the Residential Status; Overflow Gathering Hears Arguments The Salem planning board last hearing. As many, if not more, evenigg listened for nearly two and stood, as sat throughout the proceed- one-half hours to arguments for and Ings and a fair estimate Is that the against the proposed zoning law opponents outnumbered the propon- change pertinent to funeral homes in ents fully three to one. residential areas and then took the The hearing was on the petition case under advisement for a later re- filed with the city council nearly port to the city council. three weeks ago, and referred to the Indicative of the high interest in planning board, seeking to .have this issue was the size of the audi-I granted to the board of appeal the ence which not only taxed the ca- authority. now held by the city paclty of the council chamber but council, to allow funeral homes, in- jammed the two doorways and over. cluding services thereto, In general flowed into the adjoining corridors. (PLANNING BOARD—) More than 300 persona attended the Continued on-Second.Page Wff OFFERING - 1N ** AWARDS S1100e00 COUPONS IN S100.00 ATAWARDS h Guaranteed All Given Out—Nothing Held ST. THOMAS CATHOLIC' CLUB E Every Wednesday—The Best Party on the North Shore Bring Your Friends—No 511nors May Play Dance Tonight NOVELTY PLAYERS To The Perfect Reproduction of Odd Fellows Hall the.Latest Recordings by the Opp. Salem Bus Terminal Best Orchestras Crystal Ballroom -.00K. of C. Home, Peabody DOOR AWARD Free Checking— Adm. 30c (Tax.Included) Guaranteed Drawing, Auspices of K. of C: At 5 O'clock' f DRAWING.at,3.30 . ditoria'm Salem SPECIAL DOOR AWARD his Adv. Good for One FREE e F�� Land Location Owner Address Bldg Area Value Total Lot 7-2 Paradise Rd. Lohta M. brown 2 Paradise Rd. 5600 10000 2000 7600 " 4-5-6 " Gertrude H. Hayes 175 Ocean St. , 14195 142.0 1420 Lynn, Mass. "The Lorraine" " 2-3 . " " Shell Oil Co. Inc_. 50 Vilest' 50th St. ,,-,-600 10$2Q 2500 2700 New York, N. Y. 1 . " " Leader Filling Station 179 Lafayette . 900 13504, 3000 3900 Inc. r " 14-15 Tedesco Rd. Dorothy C. Leavitt 39 Salem St. , 12901 1290 1290 Beach Bluff, Mass. " 13 Loring Ave. & Gertrude H. Hayes 175 Ocean St. , 600 10550 740 1340 Tedesco Dorothy Leavitt & Lynn, Mass. Elizabeth F. Drummond 918-9-10-11-12 Elizabeth F. Drummond Swampscott , Dass. 26600 . 1860 18,60 Loring Ave. �,� 9v7 t t S e?� ALS • - Ir- - __. - _ _. _r _ 7 r � .� �- -� �. , • `f ,� ,. 4 � r 5 � �I t �'�'�f�� • � _ r � ` :^ ` 4(.L "�" T �.... � .. � �� �_ f 1 � � 1� J i 1 S t 'i � � A meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Council Chamber on Monday, December 11, 1939, at eight o' clock P . M. All the members were present, Mr. Richard H. Wiswall having resigned, and Vice-Chairman Baker presided. In connection with the petition of William E. Haywood, .4nd, to change an apartment house zone at 291 Lafayette Street to a semi-resi- dence zone, on which a hearing was held at the previous meeting, Mrs. Robin Damon, Mr. Harry E. Flint and Mr. Leon H. Rockwell being present and represented by Mr. Francis D. Rafter as attorney, were heard in- formally in opposition. A petition in opposition was received. On motion of Mr.Whitmore, and seconded, it was voted to recommend to the City Council that the petition of William E. Haywood, 2nd, to • change the apartment house zone at 291 Lafayette Street to a semi-residence zone be denied. On motion of Mr. Butler, and seconded, it was voted to recommend to the City Council that the petition of Henry K. Barnes Co. to change a semi-residence zone on Irving Street to a business zone be granted. Mr. Whitmore moved that the; ition of Gertrude Hayes et ali. to change a general residence zone at Loring Avenue, State Road and Tedesco Street to a business zone be reported favorably to theCity Council. The motion was not seconded. On motion of Mr. Whitmore, and seconded, it was voted that the peti- tion of Gertrude Hayes et ali. be laid on the table until the next meeting. ' On motion of Mr. Whitmore, and seconded, it was voted that Miss E. Mabel Curtis be appointed clerk pro tem. On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, and seconded, it was voted that • Miss Curtis be paid `25.00 for her services to January lst. The meeting adjourned at ten o 'clock P . M. Attest:- A�'� Secretary S y L r a December 12 1938 To the Honorable City Council. Salem, Massa Gentlement The Planning Board, to whom was refereed the appli- cation of Henry K. Barnes Co. that the semi-residence zone on the northerly side of Irving Street, beginning 99.8$ feet from Grove Street and extending 107 38 Feet along Irving Street, and further described in the petition, be changed to a business • zone, has held a hearing as required by law, at Yb ich the pet$ tioners were represented and there was no opposition. As this lot of land is situated in a semi-residence zone, which already alloys business under certain restrictions, on a street which is at present partly business and industrial in nature, and the proposed use of the lot Is for a business building in connection with the factory building ctaich is directly across Irving Street and was in existence before the zoning law was enacted, the Board respectfully recommends that the petition be granted, Respectfully submitted, Secretary December 12, 1939 To the Honorable City Council, Salem, Mass* Gentlemens The Planning Board, to vbom was referred the applica- tion of William B. Haywood, 2nd, that -the apartment house zone at 291 Lafayette Street be changed to semi-residence zono$ has conducted a hearing as required by lave, at which the petitioner was represented, and has received a petition in opposition, a • copy of daich is attached herewith* As this proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance would change to a semi-residence zone a single lot of land surrounded by apartment and general residence zones in a district which is at present and should continua to be rosidontiol, the Board respectfully recommends that the petition be denied. Respectfully submitted, � secretary