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1 25
1 25
1 25
Lawrence Gas Co., coke .
65
25
2 90
2 90
Lawrence Water Works, corporation
2 59
2 59
2 59
John Robb, labor .
1 80
1 80
1 80
Patty Salome, labor .
31 00
31 00
25 20
25 20
56 20
Raffaelle DePoli, labor
2 05
2 05
2 05
Eati Grea, labor . .
97
19 97
9 08
9 08
29 05
Dominic DePoli, labor
19 85
19 85
6 12
13 72
33 57
Frank Saljacon, labor .
10 60
10 60
10 60
Con Machilini, labor. .
10 60
10 60
10 60
Mike Michilini, labor
2 00
2 00
1 05
1 05
Philip Spinola, labor
3 60
3 60
00
9 00
12 60
Wm. Knipes, fittings
11 50
11 50
11 50
Dr. Charles E. Abbott .
8 00
8 00
8 00
Geo. L. Gage Co., pipe
1 71
1 71
1 71
Highway Department, crushed stone
5 00
25
; 25
Edward Downes, labor
4 40
4 40
4 40
Jimmy Spierido, labor . .
8 60
8 60
8 60
Henry Cunningham, concreting
3 25
3 25
3 25
Wm. H. Welch, akron pipe
8 25
8 25
8 25
Mike Mackey, labor .
9 42
9 42
42
Menzie Giocae, labor
7 20
7 20
20
Angelo Carmelo, labor
7 20.
7 20
7 20
·
2 00
2 00
2 00
Walworth Manufacturing Co., gaskets
1 80
1 80
1 80
Charles Trombley, labor .
34 48
34 48
48 78
48 78
83 26
John Ross, labor
7 60
2 00
Fred Byron, brass castings
1 05
1 25
-
Lanza Antonio, labor
9 00
9 00
00
Sereno Buzeo, labor .
9 00
9 00
9 00
Mike Erosco, labor
14 87
14 87
1 48
1 48
16 35
Pietro Landra, labor
15 00
15 00
15 00
Frank Parro, labor
15 00
15 00
15 00
Patsy Quay, labor.
9 00
9 00
9 00
Frank Zim, labor
11 60
11 60
11 60
Frank Ensrom, labor
9 80
9 80
9 80
Charles Olander, labor
10 00
10 00
10 00
Rabil Bage, labor .
5 20
5 20
5 20
Jerry Sweeney, labor
20 00
20 00
20 00
Jerry Casey . .
16 00
16 00
16 00
Michael Breen
12 25
12 25
12 25
Morris Barry, labor Dennis McCarthy. labar
11 25
11 25
11 25
10 00
10 00
10 00
Totals,
$8460 48 $6049 34 $14509 82
$1355 69 $2457 47
$735 32|$4548 48 $19058 30
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Summary Cost of Construction-Water Department
Office Fixtures,
$ 561 75
Reservoir,
11074 59
Buildings at Pumping Station,
9610 14
Coal Shed, 806 97
Pipe Distribution,
160489 20
Service Pipe,
15057 02
Construction Expenses,
7478 48
Suction Pipe,
1309 46
Grading Land,
1739 12
Pumping Plant,
27241 32
Tools,
2216 61
Teams,
583 65
Work Shop,
I271 88
Water and Land Damages,
4294 74
Telephone,
124 62
Telemeter,
696 75
$244556 30
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Public Works:
During 1907, 722 feet of 8 inch, 1684 feet of 6 inch and 24 feet of 4 inch pipe was laid, one 8 inch, seven 6 inch, one 4 inch valves and seven hydrants set as follows: Main Street, 1480 feet of 6 inch pipe, one 6 inch valve, two hydrants; Smith & Dove Mfg. Co., 330 feet of 8 inch, 72 feet of 6 inch pipe, one 8 inch, two 6 inch valves, one hydrant; Tyer Rubber Co., 422 feet of 8 inch, 132 feet of 6 inch, 24 feet of 4 inch pipe, four 6 inch valves, one hydrant ; Shawsheen Road, one hydrant. Total length of main pipe in service 31.351 miles. Number of public hydrants, 227.
Twenty-eight applications for service pipes were received and 27 pipes laid.
Following is the list of service pipes in use :
Laid during 1907.
Kind,
Cement Lined
Lead Lined.
Tarred
Lead.
Cast- Iron.
Total.
Sizes,
3.1,11 13, 2 ln.
11. 2. 22, 3 In.
§ & 1 Inch.
4 Inch.
No. of Services, Owned by Town, Owned by Individ.,
25 655 2062.8
2 47 1781.1
27
Total for 1907,
2657.8
1828.1
4485.9
Previously Reported,
No. of Services, Length in feet,
642 47582.3
370 21607.1
15 4601.0
6 817.0
3 738.3
1036 78345.7
Discon- tinued
No. of Services, Length in feet,
2 201.3
1 41.2
3 242.5
Total Jan. 1908,
No. of Services, Length in feet,
640 47381.0
$94 27223.7
17 6429.1
6 817.0
3 738 3
1060 82589.1
Thirty-five meters have been set during the year. Total number of meters in use, 848.
Acting under instructions from your Board, rough surveys have been made of the twenty-four streets lying on the east side of the Shawsheen upon which no pipes have been laid. These streets aggregate about 26 miles in length, have at the present time eighty-five houses built upon the area which they cover. The estimated cost is in round numbers about one hundred and seventy-six thousand dollars. A tabulated list of streets and esti- mated cost is herewith appended.
MONTHLY RECORD OF PUMPING SERVICE, 1907
LBS. COAL USED.
Month.
Days.
Time.
Lift, including
friction and
suction.
Pumping.
Banking Starting, Etc.
Total.
By coal used pumping.
By total coal used.
H M
ft.
January
30
330 52
300
73,000
12,200
85,200
26,159,444
89,587,136
76,758,942
gallons. 843,853*
February
28
374 04
300
71.880
11,200
83,080
29,157,863
101,440,201
87,740,313
March
31
409 25
300
71,950
12,400
84,350
32,407,355
112,603,744
96,050,271
1041,352* 1045,399*
April
28
301 43
300
61,600
11,400
73,000
23,486,762
95,319,813
80,434,116
782,892*
May
28
227 08
300
59,800
12,200
72,000
17,167,582
86,182,130
59,609,306
553,793
June
30
309 50
300
49,850
10,000
59,850
19,832,975
99,453,237
81,173,665
661,077
July
27
203 57
300
39,600
11,400
51,000
16,279,750
102,750,948
79,802,693
525,153
August
27
191 30
300
44,550
11,600
56,150
13,617,411
76,416,447
60,629,612
439,271
September
25
192 4
300
37,900
10,600
49,500
14,266,270
94,104,617
72,051,828
475,532
October
27
231 49
300
37,800
11,600
49,400
17,295,784
114,390,106
87,529,275
557,928
November
28
213 48
300
40,400
11,600
51,000
16,966,600
104,991,900
83,170,142
565,556
December
27
190 20
300
37,250
11,600
48,850
15,387,871
103,274,307
78,953,283
496,383
Totals
336
3177 06
300
625,580
138,800
764,380
242.025,757
96,720,546
79,144,404
663,084
Average
daily
consumption.
Gallons pumped.
DUTY Ft. lbs. with 100 lbs. Coal.
*Pumping about 50,000,000 gallons of water for Lawrence during January, February, March and April.
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
Year
Received from water rates
Net cost of maintenance
Cost of pumping
by total mainte- nance
by cost of pumping
Received per million gallons
Gallons pumped
No. of service pipes in use
No. of meters in use
Miles of h'd'ants main pipe No. of
1889
$ 3106 38
$2999 99
$1776 21
24,911,445
309
80
163
20.50
1891
5349 32
3399 93
1806 21
$52 85
$27 97
$ 82 81
64,595,597
462
122
165
21.50
1892
5977 41
3491 22
2185 83
40 77
25 53
68 42
85,618,190
542
171
174
22.37
1893
7647 95
3792 56
2408 24
36 42
23 13
73 46
104,123,285
601
204
178
23.50
1894
8378 44
4514 47
3354 04
38 31
28 47
71 27
117,847,305
654
237
178
23.53
1895
8434 15
4380 13
3153 33
37 32
26 87
71 81
117,354,950
706
278
180
24.00
1896
9052 31
4627 58
2557 61
37 47
20 71
78 79
123,476,542
752
326
184
24.12
1897
*8011 87
4336 53
2383 71
37 67
20 71
69 61
115,094,527
789
486
184
24.16
1898
7792 40
3662 43
2196 31
32 33
19 38
68 78
113,287,775
819
571
193
24.91
1899
9376 29
4471 04
· 2756 42
31 21
19 :
65 45
143,260,253
845
616
194
25.12
1900
10668 57
4915 23
3158 50
33 07
21 25
71 78
148,618,936
876
641
196
25.83
1901
*8941 83
7955 34
3430 35
45 44
19 59
51 08
175,062,920
897
670
196
25.84
1902
11805 21
5787 44
3035 47
40 59
25 63
100 01
118,031,451
934
701
215
29.69
1903
11563 79
7389 44
2922 36
55 52
21 96
86 89
133,085,521
958
722
219
30.17
1904
11818 53
6378 96
3004 34
44 25
20 84
81 98
144,164,563
981
757
221
30.49
1905
12409 79
7228 82
3426 99
44 03
20 87
75 60
164,150,878
1013
791
223
30.95
1906
13516 4
8121 39
3054 09
45 39
17 29
76 48
176,717,579
1036
813
224
31.03
1907
17267 86
8112 47
4825 63
33 34
19 94
75 48
242,025,757
1060
848
227
31.35
·
.
.
.
.
6 months
46
16
1890
Work commenced
·
* Regulations and Rates changed.
Cost per million gallons
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STREET
House
Length
Valves
Hydrants
Estimated
exclusive
of rock
and
engineering
8 inch pipe
Highland Road,
S
56.22
5
$ 5922 00
Salem Street,.
11
11641
8
7
12070 00
Prospect Hill,
4
6854
2
3
7005 00
Grey Road,
2
3285
3
2
3424 00
Boston Road,
5
8950
4
3
9147 00
D'Arcy Road,.
2
6473
3
6647 00
Main Street, .
9
18946
7
7
19352 00
Rocky Hill Road,.
5
4324
5
5
4614 00
Holt Street, .
3
4102
4
4
4334 00
Chestnut Street,
3191
2
2
3295 00
Rattlesnake Hill, .
12534
5
4
12789 00
Plains Road,
6
10793
4
11048 00
Ballard Vale Road, .
6
7085
5
4
7340 00
Sunset Rock Road,
3
4035
3
3
4206 00
Hidden Road,.
2
5648
3
B
5822 00
6 inch pipe
Summer Street,.
0
1705
2
1398 00
Salem Street to Highland Road,.
·2
2903
2
1
2401 00
Blanchard Road,
1
3298
1
1
2660 00
Gould Road, .
1
4919
1
1
3987 00
Salem to Holt Streets,
0
2985
2
2422 00
Stinson Street, .
4
2225
·2
3
1804 00
Spring Grove Road,
0
5046
2
4070 00
High Street, .
4
3261
1
3
2730 00
Haverhill Street,
2
1700
1
1377 00
Totals, .
85
141525
78
68
$139864 00
5000 cu. yds. rock at $4.00,.
20000 00
Engineering and contingencies, 10%,
15986 00
Total estimated cost,
$175850 00
Sewers
No extension of common sewers was called for during 1907. Twelve applications for house connections were received and twelve pipes laid.
Total number of applications to date, 496.
Total number of connections in service, 475.
Length of connections laid during 1907, 1029 feet.
Total length of connections in service, 30277 feet.
In addition to the house connections 1749 feet of sewer was laid for Smith & Dove Mfg. Co., and 330 feet for fountains.
The underdrains of both sludge beds and of filter beds, num- bers 18 and 19, were taken up and relaid. All beds are now work- ing in a satisfactory manner. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN E. SMITH.
cost
TOWN OF ANDOVER
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
F
AN
D
WN
RPORATED !
MAY 6.
T
O
ER
6. 1646.
MAS
TTS
SAC
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 14, 1909
ANDOVER, MASS. THE ANDOVER PRESS
1909
CONTENTS
Almshouse Expenses, 79
Farm Account, 89
Personal Property at, 88
Relief out of,
84
Miscellaneous, 74
Remaining in, 88
Notes given, 71
Repairs on, 82
Notes Paid, 7I
Appropriations, 1908, I9
Overseers of Poor, 78
Assessors' Report,
90
Assets,
III
Park Commissioners' Report, 98
Auditors' Certificate, II9
Police, 64
Board of Public Works, Appendix
Bonds, Redemption of,
73
Public Works, Maintenance, 73
Ballard Vale Playstead, 69
Punchard Free School, Report of Trustees, I20
Sale of Town Land, 70
Chief of Police, Report, 93
Schedule of Town Property, 99
Cities and Towns, 85
Collector's Account,
107
Cornell Fund,
106
School Books and Supplies,
· County Tax,
72
Dump, care of,
70
Dep't. Recommendations,
123
Dog Tax,
69
Snow, Removal of,
53
Earnings, Town horses,
57
Spring Grove Cemetery,
68
Fire Department,
62
State Aid,
82
Hay Scales, 70
State Tax,
72
Highways and Bridges,
43
Street Lighting, 62
Highway Surveyor,
55
Sewer, Maintenance 73
Horses and Drivers,
50
Town House,
65
Insurance, 74
Town Meetings,
7
Interest on Notes and Funds,
72
Liabilities,
III
Librarian's Report,
I36
Lunatic Hospitals,
85
Lowell St. Sidewalk,
54
Macadam,
47
Memorial Day,
70
Memorial Hall Trustees'
Report, I33
Milk Inspector's Report, 103
Town Officers, 58
Town Warrant, I28
Treasurer's Account, III
Tree Warden, 59
Report, I02
Upland Road Extension, 54
Water Works, Construction, 73
Cemetery Com., Report of, I05
Chief Engineers's Report, 91
School-houses, 39 34 Schools, 4I
Selectmen's Account, 34 5I
Sidewalks,
Sinking Funds,
73
Soldiers' Relief, 86
Park Commission, 67
Printing and Stationery, 67
TOWN OFFICERS, 1908
Selectmen
HARRY M. EAMES, Chairman,
Term expires 191I
WALTER S. DONALD, Secretary
1910
SAMUEL H. BAILEY
66 ‹‹ 1909
Town Clerk ABRAHAM MARLAND Tax Collector GEORGE A. HIGGINS Town Treasurer *GEORGE A. PARKER GEORGE A. HIGGINS (to fill unexpired term) School Committee
GEORGE A. CHRISTIE
Term expires 191I
GRANVILLE K. CUTLER
19II
COLVER J. STONE
66
19II
ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL
66
1910
JOHN P. TORREY
66
1910
WILLIAM A. TROW
66
1910
CHARLES W. CLARK
1909
GEORGE T. EATON
66
1909
ALBERT W. LOWE
66
66
1909
Superintendent of Schools SHERBURN C. HUTCHINSON Board of Public Works
WILLIS B. HODGKINS
Term expires 19II
JAMES C. SAWYER
19II
JOHN W. BELL
66
1910
LEWIS T. HARDY
1910
ANDREW McTERNEN
1909
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Superintendent of Public Works JOHN E. SMITH Engineers of Fire Department LEWIS T. HARDY, Chief, GEORGE D. LAWSON, Clerk ALLEN SIMPSON Park Commissioners
MYRON E. GUTTERSON JOHN N. COLE *T. FRANK PRATT
Term expires 191I
1910
66 1909
Highway Surveyor
MILO H. GOULD
Term expires 1909
Board of Health
JEREMIAH J. DALY, M. D.
Term expires 19II
CHARLES E. ABBOTT, M. D.
1910
JOHN A. LEITCH, M. D.
66
"
1909
Chief of Police LLEWELLYN D. POMEROY, Appointed
Constables
JOHN H. CLINTON
Term expires 1909
GEORGE W. MEARS
66
66
1909
LLEWELLYN D. POMEROY
1909
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
GEORGE F. SMITH
Term expires 1915
CHARLES C. CARPENTER
1914
FREDERICK S. BOUTWELL
1913
JOHN ALDEN
66
1912
E. KENDALL JENKINS
66
I9II
JOSEPH A. SMART
66
66
1910
FRANCIS H. JOHNSON
66
66
1909
66
5
Trustees of Punchard Free School-Terms expire 1910 SAMUEL H. BOUTWELL HARRY H. NOYES
MYRON E. GUTTERSON *GEORGE A. PARKER
*HORACE H. TYER Auditors
CHARLES B. JENKINS WALTER H. COLEMAN NESBIT G. GLEASON Finance Committee
ANDREW McTERNEN
Term expires 1911
DAVID SHAW
66
19II
PERLEY F. GILBERT
66
66
19II
FRANK H. HARDY
66
66
19II
J. WARREN BERRY
66
66
I9II
BERNARD M. ALLEN
66
66
1910
WILIAM J. BURNS
. 66
66
1910
JOHN H. FLINT
66
66
1910
ALEXANDER LAMONT
66
66
1910
PATRICK J. SCOTT
66
66
1910
ARTHUR BLISS
66
66
1909
BARNETT ROGERS
66
66
1909
JOHN H. CAMPION
66
66
1909
MICHAEL F. D'ARCY
66
1909
THOMAS E. ALLEN
66
66
1909
Spring Grove Cemetery Committee Terms expire 1909
JOHN L. SMITH
GEORGE W. FOSTER
OLIVER W. VENNARD
FELIX G. HAYNES
CHARLES GREENE
GEORGE D. MILLETT
JOHN W. BELL
Trustees of Cornell Fund
JOSEPH A. SMART
Term expires 19II
CHARLES GREENE
66 66 1910
FRANK E. GLEASON
66
66 1909
*Deceased
. .
.
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TOWN MEETINGS
Special Town Meeting, January 27th, 1908
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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 assem- ble at the Town House, in said Andover, on Monday, January 27th, 1908, at 7.30 o'clock, p.m., to act on the following articles :
Article Ist .- To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2nd .- To see if the Town will vote to elect their Select- men and Overseers of the Poor for the term of three years in the same manner as provided for the election of Assessors by the following Act of the year 1907 :
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(CHAP. 579.)
AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE TERMS OF OFFICE AND SALARIES OF ASSESSORS, EXCEPT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON
Be it enacted as follows :
SECTION I. Each assessor in every city and town of the Commonwealth, except in the city of Boston, shall be elected or appointed to hold office for the term of three years and until his successor is duly elected or appointed : provided, that where the number of assessors is fixed at three, there shall be elected or appointed one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year; where the number is fixed at five, there shall be elected or appointed one for a term of one year, two for the terms of two years and two for the terms of three years ; where the number of assessors is seven, there shall be elected or appointed two for terms of one year, two for terms of two years and three for terms of three years; where the number of assessors is nine, there shall be elected or appointed three for terms of one year, three for terms of two years and three for terms of three years; and annually thereafter there shall be elected or appointed one, two or three for terms of three years, as the term of office of one, two or three expires. But this proviso shall not apply to cities and towns in which the three year term for assessors is already established.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred and eight.
(Approved June 28, 1907.)
Article 3rd .- To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen at the time and place of meeting.
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Given under our hands at Andover, this fifteenth day of January, in the year nineteen hundred and eight.
·
HARRY M. EAMES WALTER S. DONALD, SAMUEL H. BAILEY, Selectmen of Andover.
ANDOVER, JANUARY 27th, 1908.
ESSEX, SS. :
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant I the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover have notified the inhab- itants of said town to meet at the time and place and for the purposes stated in said Warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the same on the Town House, on each school-house and in not less than five other public places where bills and notices are usually posted.
Said Warrants have been posted two Sundays.
LLEWELLYN D. POMEROY, Constable of Andover.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in town affairs, convened at the Town House in said Andover on Monday, January 27th, 1908, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing Warrant and after reading part of the same by the Town Clerk it was
Voted, To dispense with the further reading of the Warrant.
Article Ist was taken up and Harry A. Ramsdell was chosen Moderator by acclamation.
Took up Article 2nd.
Voted, That the number of Selectmen be fixed at three, that they be elected one for one year, one for two years, and one for
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three years as provided by law. The vote stood Yes, 105; No, 81; Total, 186.
Took up Article 3rd.
Voted, That the number of Assessors to be elected be three.
Voted, That the meeting be dissolved, and the meeting was dissolved at 8.15 P. M.
The foregoing is a true copy of the Warrant and of the "Officer's Return" on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest : ABRAHAM MARLAND
Town Clerk.
IO
Annual Town Meeting, March 2nd, 1908
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
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 at the Town House, in said Andover, on Monday, March 2nd, 1908, at 6 o'clock, A.M., to act on the following articles :
Article Ist .- 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, one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, three members of the Board of Assessors, one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, one member of the Board of Health for three years, three members of the School Committee, for three years. one Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven 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 for one year, three Constables for one year, one Highway Surveyor for one year, one Trustee of Cornell Fund, for three years, one Trustee of Punchard Free School for two years, to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. H. H. Tyer, Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, Surveyors of Lumber, Fire Wards, a Pound Keeper, and any other officers the town may determine to choose.
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Article 3rd .- To take action on the following question, "Shall License be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
Article 4th .- To determine what sums of money shall be appro- priated for Schools, School-houses, School-books and Supplies, Highways and Bridges, Macadamized Roads, Sidewalks, Remov- ing Snow, Horses and Drivers, Street Lighting, Town Officers, Police, Public Works (Maintenance, Construction, and Sinking Funds), Fire Department (Maintenance and Fire Alarm), Town House, Almshouse, Repairs on Almshouse, State Aid, Relief out of Almshouse, Soldiers' Relief, State Tax, County Tax, Interest on Bonds, Funds and Notes, Redemption of Water Bonds, and School-house Bonds, Printing and Stationery, Miscellaneous, Memorial Day, Insurance, Spring Grove Cemetery, Hay Scales, Park Commission, Tree Warden, Public Dump, and other town charges and expenses.
Article 5th .- To see if the Town will accept the gift of Five Hundred dollars ($500.00) made by the will of the late Varnum Lincoln.
Article 6th .- To see if the Town will vote to use the old road- way running from Andover street to the rear of the Bradlee School as an approach to said School, on petition of Colver J. Stone and others.
Article 7th .- To see if the Town will vote to construct a side- walk on Lowell Street from the property of Mr. William M. Wood to the property of Mr. Edward W. Burtt, and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of Frank H. Hardy and others.
Article 8th .- To see if the Town will vote to purchase a suitable piece of land for a playstead in Ballardvale, and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of Howell F. Wilson and others.
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Article 9th .- To see if the Town will vote to relocate Upland Road at its junction with Summer Street, and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of William H. Welch and others.
Article Ioth .- To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Public Works to lay a water main from the corner of Osgood Road and Dascomb Road to the residence of Elizabeth Curtis on Dascomb Road, on petition of W. E. Curtis and others.
Article IIth .- To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Public Works to construct a sewer on Walnut Avenue, from Maple Avenue to Wolcott Avenue, and on Wolcott Avenue from Walnut Avenue to Elm Street, and assess betterments upon the estates benefitted, in accordance with the plan adopted by the Board of Public Works, Feb. 5th, 1900, on petition of David S. Lindsay and others.
Article 12th .- To see if the Town will establish and maintain an electric light on Morton Street near the house of James H. Connelly, and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of James H. Connelly and others.
Article 13th .- To see if the Town will establish and maintain an arc electric light at the junction of Corbett with Poor Street and Magnolia Avenue, and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of Joseph W. Poor and others.
Article 14th .- To see if the Town will establish and maintain an electric light on Cuba Street about midway between Shawsheen Road and Red Spring Road and appropriate a sum of money therefor, on petition of John Schofield and others.
Article 15th .- To see what action the Town will take in regard to procuring new seats for the Town Hall.
Article 16th .- To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Article 17th .- To fix the pay of the Firemen for the ensuing year.
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Article 18th .- To determine the method of collecting the taxes for the ensuing year.
Article 19th .- To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations.
Article 20th .- To authorize the Town Treasurer to hire money for the use of the Town in anticipation of taxes for the current year, upon the approval of the Selectmen.
Article 21st .- To determine the amount of money to be raised by taxation the ensuing year.
Article 22nd .- To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doing thereon, to the Selectmen at the time and place of meeting.
Given under our hands at Andover, this eighteenth day of Feb- ruary, in the year one thousand nine hundred and eight.
H. M. EAMES, WALTER S. DONALD, SAMUEL H. BAILEY, Selectmen of Andover.
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ANDOVER, March 2nd, 1908.
ESSEX, SS.
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, I the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhab- itants of said town to meet at the time and place and for the purposes stated in said Warrant, by posing a true and attested copy of the same on the Town House, on each school-house, and in not less than five other public places where bills and notices are usually posted. Said Warrants have been posted two Sundays.
LLEWELLYN D. POMEROY, Constable of Andover.
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in town affairs, convened at the Town House in said Andover on the second day of March, 1908, at six o'clock in the forenoon, agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing Warrant and after reading part of the same by the Clerk it was · Voted, To dispense with the further reading of the Warrant. Took up Article Ist.
Chose Harry A. Ramsdell, Moderator, he receiving eighty-one (81) votes, and Frank H. Hardy thirty-seven (37) votes, the check list being used.
Voted, To take up Articles 2nd and 3rd together, and that the polls be closed at 2 o'clock P.M., and that no other business be taken up until polls are closed.
Took up Articles 2nd and 3rd.
Proceeded to vote for town officers and on the liquor license question by the "Australian Ballot System". The Official Ballot Box was examined and found to be empty and registered 0000. At close of polls it registered 1025, the Check List showing whole number of votes cast 1023, no votes for School Committee exclusively.
The polls were opened at 6.25 a.m. and closed at 2 p.m.
FOR TOWN CLERK,-I year :
Abraham Marland had Blanks
859
164
FOR TOWN TREASURER,-I year :
George A. Parker had
803
Blanks 220
FOR SELECTMAN,-I year :
Samuel H. Bailey had
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