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PROPERTY OF THE
2 MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY ANDOVER, MASS. 1945-1949
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY Andover, Massachusetts 475-6960
TOWN OF ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
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MOJ ORPORATED MAY 6. 1 TER
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MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1945
INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 99
Aid to Dependent Children 78
Aid to Dependent Children Administration 78-79
American Legion Quarters 91
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W. 92
Animal Inspector
59
Appropriations for 1945
43
Armistice Day
93
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 103
Assessors 56, 123
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 102, 123
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 124
Balance Sheet 114
Board of Appeals
126
Board of Health
68, 155
Board of Public Welfare 77, 143
Aid to Dependent Children
78
John Cornell Fund
106
Jury List
171
Maturing Debt 97
Memorial Day
93
Memorial Hall Library 86, 175
Library Statistics 185
Report of Librarian 176 Trustees
175
Milk Inspector
158
Moderator
57
Moth Suppression
66, 166
Moth Assessments 102, 103
Motor Vehicles Excise Taxes 102
Municipal Buildings 61
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 124
Care and Treatment of Tubercular
Patients
69
Cemetery Funds
107
Civilian Defense 60
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Damages to Persons and Property 91
Departmental Accounts Receivable 104
Dog Officer 59
Pay Tuition Bills-Tewksbury 87
Parks and Playgrounds 87
Perambulation of Town Bounds 58
Personal Taxes 1943-1944-1945
99-100-101
Excess and Deficiency Account 106 Expenditures for 1945 54 * Also see School Report
Finance Committee
57
Finance Committee Recommend- ations 209
Fire Department
64, 149
Forest Fires
68
Garbage Collection 70
General Government
Election and Registration 59
Municipal Buildings 61
Town Officers
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Hazleton Land Purchase 89
Highway Maintenance ยท 72
Improving Water System 95
Insurance 92
Interest
97
Infirmary Old Age Assistance
79
Veterans' Services
82, 145
Board of Public Works 187 Accounts Receivable 114
Assessments and Receipts
103
Highways 72
Sewers 71
Snow Removal and Sanding 75
Water Maint. and Construction 94
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 65, 162
Building New Sidewalks 73
Building Playground 89
Note Premium Account 92
Old Age Assistance 79
Old Age Assistance Administration
80-81
Overlay
103-104
Election and Registration 59 Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 70
81
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Planning Board 59, 125
Playground Committee
89, 135
Police Department
62, 151
Poll Taxes 1943-1944-1945
99-100
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
90
Printing Town Reports
93
Public Dump 70
Departmental Accounts Receivable 104
Purchase Compressor
97
Excess and Deficiency Account 106
Purchase Dwyer Land
74
Expenditures for 1945 54
Purchase Hussey's Pond
91
John Cornell Fund 106
Purchase Police Car
63
Maturing Debt
97
Overlay
103
Receipts for 1945
47
Town Debt
113
Rationing Board 61
Real Estate Taxes 1943
99-100-101
Receipts for 1945 47
Town Counsel
58
Repair and Paint Bleachers
88
Town Infirmary
148
Town Meetings
Proceedings
13, 35
Warrants
13, 211
Town Officers
4
Town Physician
161
Town Scales
94
Treasurer
55, 120
Tree Warden
67, 163
Sewers Assessments 103
Improving Sewer System
71
Snow Removal and Sanding
75
Spring Grove Cemetery
96, 168
State Aided Vocational Education
87
State Audit
38
State Census
58
State Guard
64
Street Lighting
76
Water Accounts Receivable 105
Water and Sewerage Investigation
96, 128
Tax Collector 56, 121
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash
Account 122
Town Debt 113
Water Maint. and Construction 94 Wire Inspector 66, 170
Tax Title Account 101
Tax Title Possessions 102
Town Accountant 42, 55
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 99 Appropriations for 1945 43
Balance Sheet 114
Board of Public Works Accounts Receivable 114
Purchase Combination Pump
65
Director of Accounts 38
Purchase Snow Loader
76
Purchase Under Water Light
63
Purchase U. S. Govt. Securities
54
Reserve Fund 99
* Trustees, Punchard Free School 109 Water Accounts Receivable 105
Town Clerk 37,57
Recreational Program 90, 136
Town Debt
113
Reserve Fund 99
Retirement Report
140
River Road Improvement
75
* School Department 83
Sealer of Weights and Measures 66, 169
Selective Service Board 138
Selectmen 54
71
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop Maintenance 73
Trust Funds 108
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 109
Veterans' Services 145
Vital Statistics 37
Water Department 94
Water Liens Added to Taxes 1945 101
Three Hundredth Anniversary 132 * Also see School Report
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Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
MODERATOR
Howell F. Shepard
BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND PUBLIC WELFARE
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman Term expires 1948
J. Everett Collins, Secretary Term expires 1947 Edward P. Hall Term expires 1946
George H. Winslow, Clerk
Arthur W. Cole, Agent, Bureau, Old Age Assistance, Welfare Board
Francis P. Markey, Veterans' Affairs Agent
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman J. Everett Collins Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1946
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS AND REGISTRARS
Edith R. H. Kitchin Fred Cheney Leonard Elliott
Ernest N. Hall Louise Manock May L. Noyes
TOWN CLERK
George H. Winslow Term expires 1948
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
James P. Christie Term expires 1946
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TREASURER
Thaxter Eaton
Term expires 1947
TOWN ACCOUNTANT *Mary C. Regan George C. Napier
TOWN COUNSEL Walter C. Tomlinson
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
*Mary C. Regan, Chairman
Term expires 1946
George C. Napier, Chairman
Term expires 1946
Edmond E. Hammond
Term expires 1946
George H. Winslow, Secretary
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Term expires 1947
William F. Barron, Secretary
Term expires 1946
Fred W. Doyle
Term expires 1948
Edward A. Doyle
Term expires 1948
P. LeRoy Wilson
Term expires 1946
Charles T. Gilliard, Superintendent
Edward R. Lawson, Assistant Superintendent
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Arthur R. Lewis, Chairman *Jerome W. Cross, Jr.
Term expires 1948
Term expires 1948
Barbara A. Loomer
Term expires 1948
William A. Doherty, Secretary
Term expires 1946
John S. Moses
Term expires 1946 Term expires 1946
Dorothy T. Partridge
Katharine A. Baldwin
Gordon M. Thompson
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1947
Malcolm B. McTernen
*Edward I. Erickson, Superintendent Kenneth L. Sherman, Superintendent *Resigned
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ATTENDANCE OFFICER John Campbell
ATHLETIC MEDICAL DIRECTOR Harry C. East, M.D.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Philip W. Blake, M.D.
SCHOOL NURSE Ruth E. Westcott, R.N.
DIRECTOR, CONTINUATION SCHOOL Carl M. Gahan
BOARD OF HEALTH
Percy J. Look, M.D., Chairman
Term expires 1946
+Franklin H. Stacey, Secretary
Term expires 1948
William V. Emmons
Term expires 1947
Charles O. McCullom
Term expires 1946
Lotta M. Johnson, R.N., Nurse and Agent
Alfred C. Stacey, B.T.C., Milk Inspector
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Ray S. Youmans
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
INSPECTOR OF . PLUMBING .
John J. Driscoll Alexander Thomson
PLANNING BOARD AND BOARD OF SURVEY
Edward P. Hall, Chairman
Term expires 1946
Sidney P. White
Term expires 1947
Leon A. Field
Term expires 1948
Walter Tomlinson
Term expires 1949
Frederick E. Cheever
Term expires 1950
*Resigned +Deceased
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INSPECTOR OF WIRES William J. Young
SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES Lewis N. Mears Wilson Crawford, Deputy
TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
*Mary Byers Smith, Chairman
John D. Little
Winsor Gale, Secretary and Treasurer
+Nathan C. Hamblin
Caroline P. Leavitt
Henry G. Tyer
Leo F. Daley
Term expires 1952
Claude M. Fuess
Term expires 1946
Miriam Putnam, Librarian
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1950 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1946 Term expires 1951
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
Rev. Frederick B. Noss, President
+Rev. Donald H. Savage
Rev. John S. Moses
Rev. Leslie J. Adkins
Edmond E. Hammond, Clerk & Treasurer Term expires 1946 William A. Trow
Term expires 1946
Roy E. Hardy Henrv G. Tyer Term expires 1946
Charles C. Kimball
Term expires 1946
*Resigned +Deceased
Term expires 1946
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TRUSTEES OF CORNELL FUND
Edward P. Hall Arthur W. Cole Frederick E. Cheever, Treasurer
Term expires 1947
Term expires 1948
Term expires 1946
TRUSTEES OF SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Frank R. Petty, Chairman
Term expires 1948
*Clifford W. Dunnells
Malcolm E. Lundgren
Fred G. Cheney
Term expires 1948
Clifford E. Marshall
Term expires 1946
Frederick E. Cheever
Term expires 1946
Jesse E. West, Superintendent
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Ralph A. Bailey, Chairman
Term expires 1948
John W. Stark
Term expires 1947 Term expires 1946
Eugene A. Zalla
George H. Winslow, Clerk
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Harvey G. Turner, Chairman Ralph A. Woodcock, Secretary George A. Stanley, Jr. Wallace E. Brimer
Hugh Bullock Louis S. Finger Ellsworth H. Lewis
*Resigned
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Term expires 1947 Term expires 1947
SUPERVISED PLAY COMMITTEE
Stafford Lindsay, Chairman Charles J. Bailey James Gillen +Harold L. Peters
Harry I. Emmons Richard O'Brien Mrs. George Brown Francis P. Markey
COMMITTEE TO STUDY RECREATION
Stafford Lindsay, Chairman
George A. Stanley, Jr. William R. Hill
Frank Dunn, Secretary
Mitchell Johnson
SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
George R. Abbott Appointed Annually
TREE WARDEN
George R. Abbott Term expires 1947
POMPS POND COMMITTEE
Edward Lefebvre, Chairman John Scherner
Raymond L. Hall
BOARD OF APPEALS
James S. Eastham, Chairman Term expires 1946
Roy E. Hardy, Secretary
Term expires 1947
+Walter M. Lamont
Term expires 1948
Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1948
Walter C. Tomlinson, Associate Member
TOWN PHYSICIAN John J. Hartigan, M.D.
+Deceased
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FIRE DEPARTMENT Charles E. Buchan, Chief Albert Cole, Deputy Chief CENTRAL STATION-PERMANENT, MEN
Kerr A. Sparks, Lieutenant
Gordon Coutts
Ralph Baker
Benjamin Brown, Prov. App.
Henry Pomeroy James Deyermond, Prov. App.
Alexander Mackenzie Hector Keith, Prov. App. *John Cole
Timothy Madden
CENTRAL STATION-CALL MEN Frederick L. Collins, Captain
William Collins Archibald D. Maclaren
Edward Downs
Frank Nelligan
Winthrop K. White
Howell Shepard
Lee Noyes
Ralph Draper
Herbert Brown
Joseph Connors Ralph Greenwood, Jr. James Moore Sanborn Caldwell Wilson Crawford David Sime George Adams James Williams
STATION NO. 2-PERMANENT MEN
Charles Murnane Albert Cole, Jr.
STATION NO. 2-CALL MEN Foster Matthews, Clerk
Eugene Zalla Louis Beaulieu Clyde Mears
Ralph Greenwood, Sr. Howard Colbath
FOREST WARDEN Charles E. Buchan
*Armed services
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PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Benjamin Jaques Jerome W. Cross, Jr.
Herbert W. Auty
Henry Burbine Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Brown Glen Noble
Calvin Wingo
Bernard L. McDonald Guy B. Howe Wendell H. Kydd Charles H. Murnane Wilson Crawford Vincent P. Hickey Walter Swenson
FENCE VIEWERS
George A. Dane
Charles T. Gilliard
Raymond L. Buchan
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SELECTIVE SERVICE
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford and North Andover
The Board has five voting members
Hugh Bullock, Andover
Henry S. Hopper, Andover, Secretary
Cornelius J. Mahoney, North Andover Walter K. Morss, Boxford
Samuel F. Rockwell, North Andover, Chairman
E. Barton Chapin, Government Appeal Agent Dr. Philip W. Blake, Examining Physician
Dr. John J. Hartigan, Examining Physician Dr. William A. Fleming, Examining Physician (Dental) Frank P. Markey, Andover, Re-employment Agent Joseph V. Flanagan, N. A., Re-employment Agent Harry L. Cole, Boxford, Re-employment Agent Clinton H. Stevens, Chief Clerk *Lauretta S. Wilson, Assistant Clerk Bernadette M. Belanger, Assistant Clerk
*Resigned
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Annual Town Meeting
March 5, 1945
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February 5th, 1945, the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in Election and Town Affairs, met and assembled at the designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Sta- tion in Precinct One; the Square and Compass Hall in Pre- cinct Two; the store at 350 North Main Street, Shawsheen Village in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1945, at 7:00 o'clock a. m.
ESSEX, SS. Andover, March 5, 1945
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less than five other public places where bills and notices are usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Officers, and question. The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000. The polls were opened at seven o'clock a. m. and closed at seven o'clock p. m. The total number of ballots cast was 2320, viz: Precinct One, 599: Precinct Two, 491; Precinct Three, 479: Precinct Four. 227: Precinct Five, 176: Precinct Six. 348.
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Election
MODERATOR-For One Year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6 501 401 397 191 158 309
Howell F. Shepard 1957
98 90 82 36 18 39 Blanks 363
TOWN CLERK-For Three Years
505 401 413 201 157 311
George H. Winslow 1988
94 90 66 26 19 37 Blanks 332
SELECTMAN-For Three Years
496 394 411 195 150 299
Roy E. Hardy 1945
103 97 68 32 26 49 Blanks 375
ASSESSOR-For Three Years
488 378. 387 195 144 292 Roy E. Hardy 1884
111 113 92 32 32 56 Blanks 436
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-For Three Years
165 190 68 30 72 105
Edward A. Doyle 630
366 256 222 199
99 223 Fred W. Doyle 1365
111 45 152 20 36 104 William R. Edwards 468
83 63 211 42 31 46
James R. Mosher 476
100 40 35
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27 57 Llewellyn D. Pomeroy 275
82 159 65
12 30 32 William J. Snyder 380 142
86 89
97 19
38 71 Blanks 555
BOARD OF HEALTH-For Three Years
255 147 173 67 55 152 Charles O. McCullom 849
246 233 179 79 72 122
Franklin H. Stacey 931
79 78 101 71 40 61 Vincent Treanor 430
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33 26 10
9
13 Blanks 110
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58 William S. Titcomb 491 149 143 116 38
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-For Three Years Precincts
1
2
3 4 5
6 82 48 95 29
13 42
John Bolten, Jr. 309
98 167 123 30 44 52 George Connors 514
458 326 341 173 116 272
Jerome W. Cross 1686 52 46 57
14 22 32 Edward F. Hogan 223
467 347 345 195 127 277 Arthur R. Lewis 1758 408 260 282 160 134 252 Barbara A. Loomer 1496
232 279 194 80 72 117 Blanks 974
PLANNING BOARD-For Five Years
478 371 407 197 145 299 Frederick E. Cheever 1897
121 120 72 30 31 49 Blanks 423
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-For Seven Years 489 406 407 182 144 301 Leo F. Daley 1929
110 85 72 45 32 47 Blanks 391
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-For Five Years
(To fill a vacancy)
445 320 382 175 127 287
Arthur W. Reynolds 1736
154 171 97
52 49 61 Blanks 584
CONSTABLES-For One Year
499 395 410 191 143 299 George A. Dane 1937
462 352 376 185 126 277 J. Lewis Smith 1778
456 367 374 181 147 277 George N. Sparks 1802
. 380 359 277 124 112 191 Blanks 1443
QUESTION-Shall the town vote to accept the provisions of section six C of chapter forty of the General Laws, which authorizes cities and towns to appropri- ate money for the removal of snow and ice from private ways therein open to public use?
294 232 260 104 87 177 YES 1154
114 62 79 45 21 79 400
No
191 197 140 78 68 92
Blanks 766
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All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot, and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE
March 5, 1945
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 599, including 1 Absentee ballot. Number of ballots received, 1527. Number of ballots returned, 929. Number of ballots cast, 599. Police officer on duty, William R. Hickey. Voted to count ballots at 9 a. m.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO
March 5, 1945
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Mark M. Keane. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 494. Number of ballots received, 1400. Number of ballots re- turned, 910. Number of ballots cast, 491. Police officer on duty, David M. May. Voted to count ballots at 9 a. m. NORMAN K. MACLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE
March 5, 1945
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lindsay. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 479. Number of ballots received, 1419. Number of ballots returned. 940. Number of ballots cast, 479. Police officer on duty, James Walker. Voted to count ballots at 8 a. m. MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR
March 5. 1945 Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Francis E. Wilson. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000. Polls
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closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 227. Number of ballots received, 712. Number of ballots returned, 485. Number of ballots cast, 227. Police officer on duty, Carl H. Stevens. Voted to count ballots at 10:30 a. m. JOHN F. GOLDEN, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FIVE
March 5, 1945
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Clester E. Matthews. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 176. Number of ballots received, 573. Number of ballots returned, 397. Number of ballots cast, 176. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 3:45 p. m.
EUGENE A. ZALLA, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT SIX
March 5, 1945
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Ralph A. Bailey. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 348. Number of ballots received, 1158. Number of ballots returned, 810. Number of ballots cast, 348. Police officer on duty, James Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 11:30 a. m. JOHN M. LYNCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of the General Laws to Monday, March 12, at 7 o'clock p. m. at the Me- morial Auditorium.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 12, 1945
The check lists showed that 841 persons entered the Auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Howell F. Shepard, Moderator, at seven o'clock p. m. and was opened with a prayer by the Rev. Thomas P. Fogarty, Pastor of St. Aug- ustine's Church and was followed by a salute to the flag.
It was the unanimous consent of the meeting to admit Charles T. Irwin, shorthand reporter, to record the meeting. It was Voted, that the reading of the Warrant be waived. The Clerk then read the return of service of the Warrant.
At the request of the Moderator, the Clerk read each article as it came up.
ARTICLE 1-To elect a Moderator for one year, a Town Clerk for three years, a Selectman for three years, an As- sessor for three years. two members of the Board of Public Works for three years, a member of the Board of Health for three years, three members of the School Committee for three years, a member of the Planning Board for five years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for five years (to fill a vacancy ), three Constables for one year, and all town officers required by law to be elected by ballot.
Announcement of the balloting was read by the Clerk, and the Moderator declared elected the successful candi- dates, as follows:
Howell F. Shepard elected Moderator for one year. George H. Winslow elected Town Clerk for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Selectman for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Assessor for three years.
Fred W. Doyle elected member of the Board of Public Works for three years.
Edward A. Doyle elected member of the Board of Pub- lic Works for three years.
Franklin H. Stacey elected member of the Board of Health for three years.
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Arthur R. Lewis elected member of the School Com- mittee for three years.
Frederick E. Cheever elected member of the Planning Board for five years.
Jerome W. Cross elected member of the School Com- mittee for three years.
Barbara A. Loomer elected member of the School Com- mittee for three years.
Leo F. Daley elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years.
Arthur W. Reynolds elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for five years-to fill vacancy.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year. J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
Also to vote on the following question:
Shall the town vote to accept the provisions of Section Six C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, which authorizes cities and towns to appropriate money for the removal of snow and ice from private ways therein open to public use?
Yes, 1154; No, 400.
ARTICLE 2-To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion of Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was . Voted, that Arthur W. Cole be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
ARTICLE 3-To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Upon motion of Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to establish the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year as follows (each item being voted on separately) :
Chairman, Board of Selectmen, per annum $ 400.00 Two members at $300 each, per annum 600.00
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Board of Assessors
Three members at $400 each, per annum 1200.00
Board of Public Welfare
300.00
Three members at $100 each, per annum Town Clerk
2200.00
Collector of Taxes
2500.00
Town Treasurer
2500.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden, combined salary for both per week
40.50
Board of Health
Three members at $100 each, per annum
300.00
Secretary, Board of Public Works
100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees
100.00
Moderator, per meeting 10.00
Upon motion of Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that the wage increase granted by action of the Town Meeting in 1944 under Article 3, be continued to the same class of employees until March 31, 1946.
ARTICLE 4-To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for the following purposes:
Upon motion made and seconded, it was Voted, to appropriate the following sums of money, each item being voted on separately :
Appropriation for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all Departments under their control:
American Legion $ 600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
8,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
7,000.00
Old Age Assistance
41,000.00
Public Welfare
10,500.00
Retirement Fund
18,413.57
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Election and Registration
2,535.00
Civilian Defense
1.200.00
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Rationing
State Guard
Insurance
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
Pomps Pond
2,200.00
Public Dump
1,000.00
Printing Town Report
966.00
Selectmen
2,345.00
Treasurer
3,300.00
Collector of Taxes
5,237.75
Accountant
3,193.00
Assessors
5,346.00
Town Clerk
3,263.00
Moderator
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
5,170.00
Infirmary
11,000.00
Moth Suppression
5,400.00
33,287.66
Police Department which includes $338.66 for unpaid 1944 bills
Fire Department
38.880.00
which includes $143.00 for unpaid 1944 bills
Brush Fires
1.925.00
Interest
5,823.75
Retirement of Bonds
26.000.00
Perambulation of Bounds
100.00
State Census
900.00
Tree Warden
5.600.00
400.00 250.00 10,000.00 10,187.04
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Board of Health Care of Tubercular Patients
4,689.00 6,000.00
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library (plus Dog Tax return) Spring Grove Cemetery School Committee
17,138.62
9,470.00
205,940.50
Playground Committee
2,644.00
Appropriations for all Departments under the control of the Board of Public Works:
Highway Maintenance $ 49,850.00
Parks and Playgrounds 4,600.00
Sewer Maintenance 5,800.00
Water Maintenance 43,100.00
Snow Removal and Sanding
21,000.00
Voted, that $6,000.00 of this be taken
from the Overlay Reserve, due to extraordinary expenses.
Trucks, Garage & Repair Shop Maintenance 8,000.00
Street Lighting 20,000.00
Total Departmental
$674,584.89
SPECIAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 5-Improving Water System 75,000.00
from available funds and by issu- 75,000.00
ance of notes within five years
ARTICLE 6-Improving Sewer System 22,500.00
ARTICLE 9-Purchase Police Automobile 1,700.00
ARTICLE 11-Under water light 125.00
ARTICLE 12-New Sidewalks, B. P. W. 5,000.00
ARTICLE 13-Repair, paint bleachers, B.P.W. 1,500.00
ARTICLE 15-Chapter 90-work 1,000.00
ARTICLE 18-Dwyer-land purchase 400.00
ARTICLE 19-Special sewer committee study 1,000.00
ARTICLE 20-Pay tuition bills-Tewksbury 7.80.00 ARTICLE 21-State Aided vocational education 600.00 ARTICLE 22-Purchase Spring Grove
Cemetery Compressor 575.00
ARTICLE 27-Garbage Collection 4,000.00
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ARTICLE 28-Plowing private ways-open to public use 1,000.00
ARTICLE 31-Hussey's Pond Purchase 1,250.00
ARTICLE 32-Cleaning out Hussey's Pond 300.00
ARTICLE 33-Purchase land (Hazleton)
Ballardvale Playground 2,500.00
ARTICLE 34-Expanded Recreational Program 1,150.00
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