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Schools,
$22500 00
School-Houses,
1500 00
School-Books and Supplies,
1500 00
Highways and Bridges,
3000 00
Macadamized Roads, 4000 00
And the amounts received from street sprinkling and from the Street R. R., and for the use of the Town teams.
Sidewalks, 1000 00
$750 to be expended under the Betterment Act.
Removing Snow, 500 00
Horses and Drivers,
4000 00
Culvert on Chestnut street,
858 35
Town Officers,
It is recommended that salaries be paid as follows :
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Select- men, balance to March, 1902, $ 787 50
Town Clerk and Tax Collector to March, 1903, 1000 00
With office hours from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., and two evenings from 7 to 9 p. m. (Sundays and legal holidays excepted).
Clerk for Selectmen to March, 1903, $ 200 00 Town Treasurer (and furnish his own bond) to March, 1903, 450 00
Amounts carried forward,
$2437 50 $38858 35
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Amounts brought forward, $2437 50 $38858 35
Selectmen, chairman, to March, 1903, 700 00
Selectmen, 2 others, $600, each to March, 1903,
1200 00
Highway Surveyor, to March, 1903,
1000 00
Three Auditors, to March, 1903,
150 00
Tree Warden, to March, 1903,
50 00
Milk Inspector, to March, 1903,
75 00
Three members of the Board of Health, to March, 1903, 150 00
Board of Public Works, incidentals, to March, 1903, 50 00
School Committee, incidentals to March, 1903, 50 00
5862 50
Public Works,
Maintenance,
6540 00
Construction, (if bonds are not issued,)
1000 00
Sinking Funds,
750 00
Redemption of Water Bonds, (voted Oct. 21, 1889)
5000 00
Fire Department,
Maintenance
3000 00
Fire Alarm,
300 00
New Hose,
300 00
Police Department,
Salaries and incidentals,
2250 00
Street Lighting,
4500 00
Sinking Fund (Memorial Hall notes,)
600 00
Town House, Maintenance,
1000 00
Almshouse, Running Expenses,
5000 00
Repairs on Almshouse,
300 00
Relief out of Almshouse,
6000 00
State Aid,
1600 00
Military Aid,
250 00
State Tax,
4000 00
County Tax,
5000 00
Amount carried forward, $92110 85
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Amount brought forward,
$92110 85
Abatement of Taxes,
1000 00
Interest, on Bonds, Funds and Notes,
11000 00
Notes Payable, Park Loan,
1700 00
Printing and Stationery,
1500 00
Miscellaneous,
2200 00
Memorial Day,
225 00
Insurance,
700 00
Spring Grove Cemetery,
300 00
And proceeds of sale of Lots.
Hay Scales,
50 00
Park Commissioners, (survey of park, etc.,)
700 00
Public Dump,
50 00
Tree Warden, expenses,
200 00
$111735 85
The committee also recommend favorable con- sideration of the following articles in the Town Warrant:
Article 6th, remodeling Town House,
$1700 00
Article 7th, constructing street, etc.,
1700 00
$3400 00
The Committee recommend to the town the appointment of a committee to act with the selectmen, upon the advisability of building a new barn at the Almshouse, includ- ing cost, and report at the next annual town meeting.
The Committee recommend for remodeling the town house an appropriation of $8500 ,to be paid in five equal annual payments, the payment this year to be $1700, as indicated above.
For the committee,
WM. G. GOLDSMITH, Chairman FRED. S. BOUTWELL, Sec'y
TOWN WARRANT
ESSEX, SS. : To either of the Constables of the Town of Andover. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet and assemble in the Town House, in said Andover, on Mon- day, the third day of March, 1902, at 8 o'clock, A. M., to act on the following articles :
Article 1st .- To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2nd .- To choose Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, three members of the Board of Selectmen, Asses- sors and Overseers of the Poor for one year, one member of the Board of Health for three years, three members of the School Committee for three years, one Trustee of Memorial Hall for seven years, one Trustee of the Cornell Fund for three years, one Park Commissioner for three years, two members of the Board of Public Works for three years, one Tree Warden for one- year, three Auditors of Accounts, one or more Constables, Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, Surveyors of Lumber, Fire Wards, a Pound Keeper, one or more Sur- veyors of Highways if the town so votes, and any other offi cers the town may determine to choose.
Article 3rd .- To take action on the following question : " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of Intoxicating Li- quors in this town ? "
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Article 4th .- To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for Schools, School-houses, School-books and Supplies, Highways and Bridges, Macadamized Roads, Side- walks, Removing Snow, Horses and Drivers, Street Lighting, Town Officers, Public Works (Maintenance, Construction and Sinking Funds ), Sinking Fund for Memorial Hall Notes, Fire Department (Maintenance and Fire Alarm), Town House (Maintenance), Almshouse, Repairs on Almshouse, State Aid, Military Aid, Relief out of Almshouse, State Tax, County Tax, Abatement of Taxes, Interest on Bonds, Funds, and Notes, Redemption of Water Bonds (Voted Oct. 21, 1889), Notes Payable (Park Loan), Printing and Stationery, Miscellaneous, Memorial Day, Insurance, Spring Grove Cem- etery, Hay Scales, Park Commission, Public Dump and other town charges and expenses.
Article 5th .- To hear the report of the special committee of conference with the Trustees of the Punchard Free School in reference to the high school question for the town of And- over and to act thereon.
Article 6th .- To hear the report of the committee on im- provements at the Town House and. if advisable, appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 7th .- To see if the Town will accept the street as laid out by the Selectmen from a point on Elm street near Wm. S. Lawson's to a point on Summer street near Maurice Collins's and appropriate a sum of money for constructing the same and for land and fence damages.
Article 8th .- To see if the Town will vote to dispose of the surface water on Main street, from School street to Elm Square, and macadamize the westerly side of the street in accordance with plans of the State Highway Commission and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
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Article 9th .- To see if the Town will vote to build a shed for the use of the J. P. Bradlee Engine Company at Ballard- vale and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of Chas. H. Shattuck and others.
Article 10th .- To see if the Town will vote to rebuild the Scotland District schoolhouse and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of the School Committee.
Article 11th .- To see if the Town will accept the bequest of the late David Middleton.
Article 12th .- To see if the Town will appropriate one hundred dollars for the further marking and designation of graves of revolutionary patriots, under the direction of the Phoebe Foxcroft Phillips Chapter, D. R.
Article 13th .- To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of the street from Main street past Prof. Forbes's to Samuel H. Bailey's, and to widen the travelled way at the junction of these streets, on petition of H. Bradford Lewis and others.
Article 14th .- To see if the Town will vote to macadamize the road known as the River Road, beginning at the Law- rence line, thence westerly to the corner of the road leading to Warren Bailey's, and appropriate a sum of money for the same, on petition of John Maddox and others.
Article 15th .- To see if the Town will amend its By-laws by requiring that no building more than eight feet in length, breadth and height shall be erected in the town, unless a special permit in writing is granted therefor by a majority of the Selectmen, and is recorded in the records of the town.
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Article 16th .- To see if the Town will authorize the issue of thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars of Water Bonds on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Article 17th .- To act upon the report of the Selectmen in regard to the names of the streets of the town.
Article 18th .- To act on the reports of the Town officers.
Article 19th .- To see if the Town will revise and accept the list of names of Jurors prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
Article 20th .- To fix the pay of the Firemen for the ensuing year.
Article 21st .- To determine the method of collecting the taxes for the ensuing year.
Article 22nd .- To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations.
Article 23rd .- To authorize the Town Treasurer to hire money for the use of the town in anticipation of taxes, upon the approval of the Selectmen.
Article 24th .- To determine the amount of money to be raised by taxation the ensuing year.
Article 25th .- To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting.
Given under our hands at Andover, this fifteenth day of February, in the year nineteen hundred and two.
WM. G. GOLDSMITH, SAMUEL H. BOUTWELL, JOHN S. STARK,
Selectmen of Andover.
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
SECOND
ANNUAL REPORT
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OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
EMBRACING THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS AND FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF SEWER E COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 15, 1902.
ANDOVER, MASS. THE ANDOVER PRESS 1902
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
JOHN H. FLINT, Chairman,
Term expires 1902
FELIX G. HAYNES, Secretary,
LEWIS T. HARDY,
Term expires 1902 Term expires 1904
JOWN W. BELL, Term expires 1904
JOHN L. SMITH,
Term expires 1903
SUPERINTENDENT
JOHN E. SMITH.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
To the Citizens of the Town of Andover :
Your Board of Public Works herewith submits its third an- nual report embracing the thirteenth annual report of Water Commissioners and fifth annual report of Sewer Commis- sioners for the year ending Jan. 15, 1902.
42 buildings were connected with the sewer this year, making a total to date of 321.
Cost of sewer maintenance,
$828 79
Cost of sewers to date, $122,245.94
Sewer bonds outstanding, $125,000 00
Amount of sinking fund,
$40,458 66
With the exception of a short line of pipe laid on Porter street, no new work has been done, yet with the regular du- ties of this Board and the frequent calls for engineering work aside from this has kept the superintendent and his small force of men busy through the year. The whole system and its workings have thus far been entirely satisfactory, but all systems require more or less watchfulness and care to keep them in good running order.
The filter beds are all right and have given no particular trouble, and they are in some respects in better shape than ever.
Early last spring the waterpipe under Roger's brook was found to be broken (caused by the settling of the culvert) and in making preparations for its removal the whole cul- vert was found in such a dilapidated shape that it was ap- parent that something should be done to put it in fair con-
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dition. In consultation with the authorities most interested, it was deemed advisable to rebuild the whole culvert at the time, rather than make temporary repairs with the prospect in view of soon being obliged to do it. With the approval of the Board of Selectmen and Superintendent of Streets, the work was commenced by this board.
In order to relieve the overflow at certain times of the year, the water course was widened to six feet and the foun- dations and walls lowered about four and one-half feet, so that when the time comes to lower the bed of the brook, it can be done without interfering with this culvert. The sewer and water pipes were lowered to correspond. The fre- quent and heavy rains which occurred at this time impeded the work and added materially to the cost which thus far has been borne by this department.
It was found that the pump in the pump house near Shaw- shin River would freeze in winter and that it would be nec- esssary to keep a fire to prevent it, so the house was removed, the pump put under ground, similar to the one on Phillips street, thus saving the cost of fuel to heat and the services of a man to look after it.
WATER SYSTEM.
Received from water rates,
$8941.83
Net cost of maintenance,
7955.34
Number of applications for water this year
21
Number of service pipes put in,
21
Number of service pipes now in use,
896
Water bonds outstanding,
$140,000.00
Cost of system to date,
$209,586.39
Amount of sinking fund,
10,422.48
Owing to the adoption of new water rates, which took ef- fect Jan. 1st of this year, the receipts are less than the year previous, but next year they will come up to the former amount. Formerly this sum included advance payments which the new rates do not require. In future all bills will
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be rendered quarterly for water actually used, and this change we think will be more satisfactory to all concerned.
A new boiler was purchased and placed in position in the early summer, the cost including setting was about $1800.
At the last annual meeting your Board was authorized to apply to the legislature for permission to issue more water bonds. Application was made soon after and the request granted, but it being quite late in the season when notice was received, so late that the work contemplated could not have been finished before cold weather, it was not thought advis- able to call an extra town meeting to authorize their issue, this matter will however be submitted to the town at the an- nual meeting, and if authority is given, part of the bonds will be issued and sold and the proceeds used to make some short extensions, but more particularly to carry out the prop- osition referred to in our last report, in regard to relieving the pump in some manner at the time of year when a large amount of water is being used.
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