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974.45 1955 - 1959 A552 PROPERTY OF THE MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY ANDOVER, MASS.
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY Andover, Massachusetts 47556960
TOWN OF
ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
O
RATED MAY
1646
M
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SSACH
SET
ANNUAL REPORT
of the TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1955
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
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..................... ESACHUSETT
ANNUAL
REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1955
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 117
Aid to Dependent Children 98
Animal Inspector 87
Appropriations for 1955
70
Assessors 79, 151
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 118
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 153
Balance Sheet 132
Board of Appeals
165
Board of Health
89, 205
Board of Public Welfare
96, 154
Aid to Dependent Children 98
Infirmary
100, 195
Old Age Assistance
99
Veterans' Services
100, 158
Board of Public Works 228
Accounts Receivable 120
Administrative and Office 111
Assessments and Receipts 119
Highways 93
Sewers 91
Sidewalks
94
Snow Removal and Sanding
96
Superintendent & Town Engineer's Report 229
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop 93
Water Maint, and Construction 112 Water & Sewerage, Special 184 Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 87, 208
Cemetery Funds 124
Civilian Defense 108, 211
Damages to Persons and Property 108
Departmental Accounts Receivable 120
Director of Accounts 65
Dog Officer 87, 204
Dutch Elm Disease 89
Election and Registration 80
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 90
Expenditures for 1955 77 Retirement Report 144
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Finance Committee 80
Fire Department 85, 197
Forest Fires 86
General Government
Election and Registration 80
Municipal Buildings 82
Town Officers 4
Highways 93
Housing Authority 162
Hurricane 106
Insurance 108
Interest 115
Jury List 212
Maturing Debt 115
Memorial Hall Library 105, 130, 218
Library Statistics 226
Report of Librarian 218
Trustees 218
Milk Inspector 206
Moderator 80
Moth Suppression 88
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 118
Municipal Buildings 82
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements 153
Old Age Assistance 99
Overlay
122
Parking Meters 78, 84
Parks and Playgrounds 111
Patriotic Holidays 107,160
Planning Board 81, 173
Police Department 83, 201
Public Dump 91
Punchard Athletic Association 105
Receipts for 1955 70
Recreation Committee 112, 180
Reserve Fund 116
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Reserve Fund 116
Surplus Revenue 123
Town Debt 147
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 126
Water Accounts Receivable 121
Town Clerk 64, 79
Town Counsel 81
Town Debt 147
Town Government Study Committee 186
Town Infirmary
100, 195
Town Meetings
Proceedings
16
Warrants
11, 239
Town Officers
4
Town Reports 109
Town Scales 109
Treasurer 78, 146
Tree Division
88
Trust Funds
125
*Trustees Punchard Free School 126
Veterans' Quarters 109
Veterans' Services 100, 158
Vital Statistics 64
Water & Sewerage, Special 84
Water Accounts Receivable 121
Expenditures for 1955
77
Maturing Debt
115
Overlay 122
Receipts for 1955
70
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Ton :. Tras
*School Department 101
School Lunch 104
Sealer, Weights and Measures 88, 210
Selectmen 77
Sewers
91
Assessments 119
Snow Removal and Sanding
96
Spring Grove Cemetery
115, 156
Street Lighting 96
Tax Collector 78, 148
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash
Account 150
Town Accountant
69, 77
Town Accounts 69, 77
Accounting Taxes and
Assessments 117
Appropriation for 1955
70
Balance Sheet 132
Board of Public Works Accounts Receivable 121
Departmental Accounts Receivable 120
Director of Accounts 65
Water Maint and Construction 112
Wire Inspector
87, 209
* Also see School Report
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00700
Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
MODERATOR Roland H. Sherman
BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND PUBLIC WELFARE
J. Everett Collins, Chairman Term expires 1956
Stafford A. Lindsay, Secretary Term expires 1957
Sidney P. White
Term expires 1958
George H. Winslow, Clerk
Arthur W. Cole, Agent, Bureau, Old Age Assistance,
Welfare Board
Francis P. Markey, Veterans' Services Agent
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
J. Everett Collins, Chairman Term expires 1956
Stafford A. Lindsay, Secretary Term expires 1957
Sidney P. White Term expires 1958
Archibald D. Maclaren, Jr., Engineer
TOWN CLERK
George H. Winslow Term, Tenure
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
James P. Christie Term expires 1958
TREASURER
Thaxter Eaton
Term expires 1956
TOWN ACCOUNTANT TOWN COUNSEL Vincent F. Stulgis
George C. Napier
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
George C. Napier, Chairman Term expires 1958
Edmond E. Hammond Term expires 1958 David L. Nicoll, Secretary Term expires 1956
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Term expires 1956
P. Leroy Wilson
Term expires 1957
Francis P. Reilly
Term expires 1957
Alexander H. Henderson, Secretary
Term expires 1958
Allen M. Flye
Term expires 1958
Edward R. Lawson, Superintendent
Warren O. Petersen, Engineer*
Ralph E. Preble, Jr., Engineer
Donald C. Bassett, Asst. Engineer
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Anna M. Greeley, Chairman
Term expires 1956
William A. Doherty, Secretary
Term expires 1958
Dorothy T. Partridge
Term expires 1956
Roy A. Russell
Term expires 1957
Albert Cole, Jr.
Term expires 1958
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Gordon L. Colquhoun, Chairman
Edward I. Erickson, Secretary Fred W. Doyle Stanley F. Swanton
Stephen H. Brennan, Jr. Fred I. Kent II Melvin L. Weiner
ATTENDANCE OFFICER John Campbell
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Philip W. Blake, M.D.
ATHLETIC MEDICAL DIRECTOR John J. McArdle, Jr., M.D.
SCHOOL NURSES Ruth E. Westcott, R.N. Gertrude A. Stewart, R.N.
DIRECTOR, CONTINUATION SCHOOL Carl M. Gahan
*Resigned
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Edward I. Erickson, Superintendent
BOARD OF HEALTH
William V. Emmons, Chairman
Term expires 1956
Charles O. McCullom, Secretary
Term expires 1957
Philip W. Blake, M.D.
Term expires 1958
Lotta M. Johnson, R.N. Nurse and Agent
Robert A. Walsh, Milk Inspector
Alexander Thomson, Inspector of Plumbing
Ray S. Youmans, Inspector of Slaughtering
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Ralph W. Coleman
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Warren O. Petersen*
John J. Driscoll
John J. Lynch Archibald Maclaren
PLANNING BOARD AND BOARD OF SURVEY
Kirk R. Batcheller, Chairman* Term expires 1960
Eugene A. Bernardin, Jr., Chairman Term expires 1959
Virginia H. Hammond, Secretary
Term expires 1956
Lee E. Noyes
Term expires 1958
Robert F. MacMackin
Term expires 1957
Donald G. Thompson
Term expires 1956
INSPECTOR OF WIRES ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF WIRES Wililam J. Young Alex. Ritchie, Jr.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Joseph Serio Wilson Crawford, Deputy
MATRON OF THE TOWN INFIRMARY Jean E. Weeks
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Hartwell B. Abbot
*Resigned
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TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Arthur W. Reynolds, Chairman
Term expires 1957
William N. Perry, Secretary
Term expires 1961
Leo F. Daley, Treasurer
Term expires 1959
Alan R. Blackmer
Term expires 1960
Caroline P. Leavitt *
Term expires 1956
Edward I. Erickson
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1962
Joseph Serio Elinore L. Washburn
Term expires 1956
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
Rev. Frederick B. Noss, President
Rev. John S. Moses
Rev. Hugh B. Penney
Edmond E. Hammond, Clerk and Treas. Term expires 1958 Fred W. Doyle Term expires 1958
Roy E. Hardy
Term expires 1958
Harry Sellars
Term expires 1958
C. Carleton Kimball
Term expires 1958
TRUSTEES OF CORNELL FUND
Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1956
Arthur W. Cole
Term expires 1957
Frederick E. Cheever, Treasurer
Term expires 1958
TRUSTEES OF SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Frederick E. Cheever, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Albert E. Curtis, Secretary
Term expires 1957
William D. McIntyre
Term expires 1958
Malcolm E. Lundgren
Term expires 1956
Irving J. Whitcomb
Term expires 1957
BOARD OF REGISTARS
Ralph A. Bailey, Chairman
Term expires 1957
Walter F. McDonald
Term expires 1956
Joseph A. Horan
Term expires 1958
George H. Winslow, Clerk
* Deceased
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FINANCE COMMITTEE Charles D. McDuffie, Chairman
Harold A. Rutter, Jr., Secretary
Richard M. Zecchini
William Mackintosh Victor J. Mill, Jr. Charles G. Hatch
Robert A. Watters
COMMITTEE TO STUDY PRESENT ADMINISTRATION OF TOWN GOVERMENT
Wallace E. Brimer
Roy E. Hardy *
Daniel E. Hogan Howell M. Stillman, Chairman
Thomas V. Sullivan, Secretary C. Carlton Kimball
RECREATION COMMITTEE
George A. Stanley, Chairman
Francis P. Markey, Secretary
L. Gleynn Yeaton Bart Smalley
Walter Pearson
BOARD OF APPEALS
James S. Eastham, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Roy A. Hardy
Term expires 1956
Hugh Bullock, Secretary
Term expires 1956
Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1957
Walter C. Tomlinson, Associate Member
Leon A. Field, Associate Member
Richard K. Gordon, Associate Member
ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Franklyn K. Haggerty, Chairman Term expires 1956
Garrett J. Burke, State Member - Vice-Chairman Term expires 1956
Thomas R. Wallace, Treasurer
Term expires 1959
George A. Noury, Asst. Treasurer Term expires 1958
Roy A. Russell, Asst. Secretary Terms expires 1960 Ernest N. Hall, Exec. Director and Secretary
*: Deceased
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FIRE DEPARTMENT Charles E. Buchan, Chief * Charles E. Buchan, Forest Warden Henry L. Hilton, Chief Henry L. Hilton, Forest Warden
POLICE DEPARTMENT David L. Nicoll, Chief William R. Hickey, Dog Officer
CONSTABLES
George N. Sparks George B. Brown Roy A. Russell
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1956 Term expires 1956
CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR David L. Nicoll * Harold W. Wennik
TOWN OF ANDOVER Population 1955 Census - 14535 Registered Voters 1955 - 7777
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDING ANDOVER
SENATORS John F. Kennedy, Boston Leverett Saltonstall, Dover
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Edith Nourse Rogers, 444 Andover St., Lowell
FIFTH COUNCILLOR DISTRICT * Arthur A. Thomson, 49 Greene St., North Andover Augustus P. Means, County Road, Essex
* Resigned
* Deceased
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FOURTH ESSEX SENATORIAL DISTRICT
John Adams, 15 Stratford Road, Andover
FIFTH ESSEX REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
Frank S. Giles, 19 Smith Avenue, Methuen William Longworth, 27 Stevens Street, Methuen Thomas J. Slack, 31 High Street, Methuen
ESSEX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus * J. Fred Manning, Lynn Theresa M. Manning, Lynn
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARD
Samuel Rockwell, Chairman, North Andover
Martin J. Lawlor, Jr., North Andover
Thomas E. Cargill, Sr., Boxford
Joseph A. Horan, Secretary, Chandler Road, Andover
Thomas W. Fallon, 58 Maple Avenue, Andover
Walter E. Mondale, Govt. Appeal Agent, 49 Summer Street, Andover
Deceased
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Annual Town Meeting MARCH 7, 1955
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, Febru- ry 2, 1955, the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, quali- fied to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, met and assem- bled at the designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct One; the Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Sacred Heart School, Balmoral Street, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Fire Station, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on
MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1955
at 7:00 o'clock A. M. to act upon the following articles :
ESSEX, SS
Andover, March 7, 1955
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
ARTICLE 1. Election of Officers
Took up Article 1 and proceeded to vote for Town Officers. 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 4981 - viz: Precinct 1-1218, Precinct 2-869 Precinct 3-881, Precinct 4-727, Precinct 5-455, Pre- cinct 6-831.
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MODERATOR-for One Year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6 1004 668 735 624
382 726 Roland H. Sherman 4139
214 201 146 103 73 105 Blanks 842
COLLECTOR OF TAXES-for Three Years
1056
708 746 631 383 752
James P. Christie 4276
162
161 135 96 72 79 Blanks 705
SELECTMEN-for Three Years
592 312 425 457 229 516
Sidney P. White 2531
613 542
444
261 224 310 William L. McDonald 2394
13 15 12
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2
5 Blanks 56
ASSESSOR-for Three Years
582 313 410 442 226 507
Sidney P. White 2480
615 545 454 276 221 317 William L. McDonald 2428
21 11 17 9
8
7 Blanks 73
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-Two for Three Years
875 541 551 509 333 615
Alex H. Henderson 3424
671 338 463 511 251 522 Allen M. Flye 2756
416 413 382 199 167 248 Raymond LaRosa 1825
474 446 366
235 159 277 Blanks 1957
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Two for Three Years
700 575 543 425 286 480
William A Doherty 3009 673 353 477 425 199 556 C. Carleton Kimball 2683 721 482 466 401 285 436 Albert Cole Jr. 2791 342 328 276 203 140 190 Blanks 1479
BOARD OF HEALTH-One for Three Years
1068 737 743 644 404 756 Philip W. Blake, M. D. 4352
150 132 138 83 51 75 Blanks 629
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-One for Seven Years 977 626 693 584 370 699 Joseph Serio 3949
241 243 188 143 85 132 Blanks 1032
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ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY-One for Five Years Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 13 3 0 0
0 Roy A. Russell 17
0 0 9 1 0
0 Hollis A. Smith 10
0 0 0 0 0 Robert T. Volker 3 3
1212 854 763 725 455 822 Blanks 4931
15 other persons received one or two votes each
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL-Five for three years
969 653 684 623 361 704 Fred W. Doyle 3994 884 554 612 546 326 668 Edmond E. Hammond 3590
938 576 646
568
334
688
Roy E. Hardy
3750
881 527 618 523 327 662 C. Carleton Kimball 3538
903 567 598 535 321 646 Harry Sellars 3570
1515 1468 1247 840 606 787 Blanks 6463
PLANNING BOARD-One for Five Years
970 626 710 591 360 710 Kirk R. Batcheller 3967
248 243 171 136 95 121 Blanks 1014
PLANNING BOARD -One for Four Years 989 663 695 580 360 718 Eugene A. Bernardin Jr.
4005
229 206 186 147 95 113 Blanks 976
PLANNING BOARD-One for Three Years
733 384 343 401 283 492 Lee E. Noyes 2636 393 376 459 231 114 243 Thomas V. Sullivan 1816 92 109 79 95 58 96 Blanks 529
PLANNING BOARD-One for Two Years
957 600 677 577 367 663 Robert F. MacMackin 3841 261 269 204 150 88 168 Blanks 1140
PLANNING BOARD-One for One Year
630 372 453 431 239 522 Virginia H. Hammond 2647
468 340 311 213 162 241 Karl C. Killorin 1735 120 157 117 83 54 68 Blanks 599
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CONSTABLES-Three for One Year
Precincts
1 2 610 653 561
3 4 5
6
966
360
682
George B. Brown 3832
1050
705
702 588
384 727
Roy A. Russell
4156
963
619
653
566
398 686 George N. Sparks
3885
675 673
635
466 223 398 Blanks 3070
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 1
Andover, March 7, 1955
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1218. Absentee Ballots 25. Number of ballots received 1832. Number of ballots returned 639. Number of ballots cast 1218. Police Officer on duty, Richard Caldwell. Voted to count ballots at 7:50 A. M.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 2
Andover, March 7, 1955
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, James D. Doherty. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 869. Number of ballots received 1449. Number of ballots returned 580. Number of ballots cast 869. Police officer on duty - Roy A. Russell. Voted to count ballots at 8:15 A. M.
DONALD B. LOOK, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 3
Andover, March 7, 1955
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, A. Norman Warhurst. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 881. Number of ballots received 1635. Absentee bal- lots 14. Number of ballots returned 768. Number of ballots
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cast 881. Police Officer on duty - Frank Koza. Voted to count ballots at 10:00 A. M.
GARRETT J. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 4
Andover, March 7, 1955
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, Robert H. Henderson. Ballot box registered when polls opened. 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 727. Number of ballots received 1002. Number of ballots returned 288. Number of ballots cast 714 plus 13 absentee ballots. Police officer on duty - Frederick K. Welch. Voted to count ballots in blocks of 50 as registered on bal- lot box.
RUSSELL C. MACLEISH, Clerk REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 5
Andover, March 7, 1955
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, William Miller Jr. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 455. Number of ballots received 672. Number of bal- lots returned 217. Number of ballots cast 455. Police officer on duty - George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 10:30 A. M.
EUGENE A. ZALLA, Clerk REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 6
Andover, March 7, 1955
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, Ralph A. Bailey. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 831. Number of ballots received 1498. Absentee ballots 30. (Total 1528). Number of ballots returned 697. Number of ballots cast 831. Police Officer on duty - Sgt. James Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 9:00 A. M.
JOHN M. LYNCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was ad- journed by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of the General Laws to Monday, March 14th at 7 o'clock P. M. at the Memo- rial Auditorium.
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Adjourned Town Meeting MARCH 14, 1955
The check lists were used at entrance and showed 1174 voters admitted to the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Roland H. Sherman, Moderator, at 7:10 P. M.
Unanimous consent was voted to admit eighteen High School Seniors, (to act as tellers for secret ballots, if used), three members of the press and fifteen other persons.
Opening prayer was offered by Rev. Levering Reynolds, Jr.
Salute to the flag was led by J. Everett Collins.
The warrant and return of service by the constable was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator for one year, a Collect- or of Taxes for three years, a Selectman for three years, an Assessor for three years, two members of the Board of Public Works for three years, a member of the Board of Health for three years, two members of the School Commit- tee for three years, a member of the Planning Board for five years, a member of the Planning Board for four years (to fill a vacancy), a member of the Planning Board for three years (to fill a vacancy), a member of the Planning Board for two years (to fill a vacancy), a member of the Planning Board for one year (to fill a vacancy), a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years, five Trustees of Punchard Free School for three years, a member of the An- dover Housing Authority for five years, three Constables for one year, and any other town officers required by law to be elected by ballot.
All the above candidates to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open from 7:00 o'clock A. M. to 7:00 o'clock P. M.
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The Town Clerk announced the results of ballot March 7th and declared Roland H. Sherman elected as Moderator for the ensuing year and that he had previously been sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of that office.
The Moderator then declared the other successful candi- dates elected to their respective offices.
James P. Christie, Collector of Taxes for Three Years.
Sidney P. White, Selectman for Three Years.
Sidney P. White, Assessor for Three Years.
Alexander H. Henderson, Board of Public Works for Three Years.
Allen M. Flye, Board of Public Works for Three Years. William A. Doherty, School Committee for Three Years.
Albert Cole, Jr., School Committee for Three Years.
Philip W. Blake, M. D., Board of Health for Three Years.
Joseph Serio, Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for Se- ven Years.
Roy A. Russell, Andover Housing Authority for Five Years.
Fred W. Doyle, Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.
Edmond E. Hammond, Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.
Roy E. Hardy, Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.
C. Carleton Kimball, Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.
Harry Sellars, Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.
Kirk R. Batcheller, Planning Board for Five Years.
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Eugene A. Bernardin, Jr., Planning Board for Four Years (to fill a vacancy) .
Lee E. Noyes, Planning Board for Three Years (to fill a vacancy).
Robert F. MacMackin, Planning Board for Two Years (to fill a vacancy) .
Virginia H. Hammond, Planning Board for One Year (to fill a vacancy).
George B. Brown, Constable for One Year.
Roy A. Russell, Constable for One Year.
George N. Sparks, Constable for One Year.
ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED Frederick E. Cheever be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
ARTICLE 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Offi- cers for the ensuing year.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the sa- laries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established at:
(each item being voted on separately) :
Chairman, Board of Selectmen per annum $800.00 Two members at $600. each per annum
Board of Assessors
Three Members at $400. each per annum
Board of Public Welfare
Three Members at $100. each per annum
Town Clerk per annum 4,310.00
Collector of Taxes per annum 4,310.00
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Town Treasurer per annum 4,310.00
Board of Health
Three Members at $100. each per annum
Chairman, Board of Public Works per annum 300.00
Secretary, Board of Public Works per annum 100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees per annum
100.00
Moderator, per meeting
10.00
ARTICLE 4. To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for the following purposes :
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the following sums of money :
American Legion
$ 690.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Disabled Veterans
480.00
Patriotic Holidays
1,710.69
(To include $47.19 unpaid 1954 bill)
Retirement Fund
36,162.98
Damages to Persons & Property
500.00
Elections and Registrations
5,282.00
Insurance
20,000.00
Essex T. B. Hospital
23,245.56
Printing Town Report
1,782.75
Moderator
30.00
Town Counsel
1,000.00
Finance Committee
100.00
Dog Officer
325.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Town Scales
200.00
Inspector of Wires
1,175.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
760.00
Brush Fires
1,800.00
Aid to Dependent Children
10,800.00
Veterans Services
21,312.00
Old Age Assistance
72,252.00
Public Welfare
14,000.00
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Disability Assistance
10,300.00
Recreation
12,050.00
Public Dump
2,500.00
Selectmen
3,850.00
Treasurer
6,045.00
Parking Meter Account (from Meter Fund) $305.00
Collector of Taxes
9,588.00
Accountant
9,097.00
Assessors
16,958.00
Town Clerk
6,654.00
Civil Defense
600.00
Planning Board
Building Inspector
2,760.00
Municipal Buildings
9,426.00
Infirmary
15,078.00
Police Department
88,590.19
(To include $108.39 unpaid 1952 bills and
$150.00 for out-of-state travel)
Parking Meter Account (from Meter Fund) $11,690.60
Fire Department
98,884.38
(To include $74.38 unpaid 1954 bills and
$100.00 for out-of-state travel)
Interest
9,152.50
Retirement of Bonds
59,000.00
Board of Health
8,490.00
Care of T. B. Patients
3,000.00
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library (plus dog license receipts)
43,201.29
Spring Grove Cemetery
19,039.00
(To include $30.00 unpaid 1954 bill)
School Committee
607,992.00
(To include $103.77 unpaid 1954 bills and
$600.00 for out-of-state travel)
64,672.00
Water Maintenance
65,730.00
Parks Department
9,738.00
Sewer Maintenance
7,320.00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
26,770.00
Street Lighting
27,000.00
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Highway Maintenance .
Snow Removal and Sanding (incl. $2000. for equip 12,000.00 and plowing private ways, as approved by Selectmen) Tree Department
7,560.00
Moth Department 7,620.00
Dutch Elm Disease
6,950.00
(To include $25.00 storage in 1954)
Administration and Office
22,050.00
Total to be raised by taxation
$1,514,223.34
Total not to be raised by taxation
11,995.60
Grand total appropriated
$1,526,218.94
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate $1,950.00 to purchase a car for the use of Chief of Fire Department and use trade-in value of 1951 DeSoto as part payment.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,950.00 under Article 5.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,600.00 for the purchase of two new automobiles for the Police Department, and use the trade-in value from two 1954 Ford Sedans as part of the purchase price.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 under Article 6.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate $1,600.00 to purchase the land known as lots 18, 17, 16, 33 and 34, bounded on the west and north by Center Street, on the east by Andover Street and on the south by land of Town of Andover, all as shown on plan #2368 re- corded in Essex North District Registry of Deeds, and in- struct the Board of Selectmen to accept from the present owners a deed for same.
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