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May I, Richard York, et al., brush fire, 19 50
May 2, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire,
19 00
May 3, Richard York, et al., brush fire,
35 00
May 4, C. S. Buchan, et al., brush fire,
4 50
May 6, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire, 8 50
May 7, Joseph Nuckley, et al., brush fire, 10 50
May 7, Richard York, et al., brush fire, 55 00
May 7, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire, 9 00
May
8, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire, 25 00
May 8, Richard York, et al., brush fire, 60 50
May 10, Richard York, et al., brush fire,
21 00
May 14, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire, May 15, Richard York, et al., brush fire, 8 50
27 00
May 16, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire, 19 50
July 2, R. B. Manning, et al., brush fire, 42 00
July 3, Charles A. Hill, et al., brush fire, 60 00 July 8-10, George D. Ward, et al., brush fire, 56 50 July 8-15, Louis A. Dane, et al., brush fire, 357 50 George A. Rea, 3 00
A. N. Talbot, 9 00
July 13, L. A. Dane et al, brush fire, 47 50
July 10, Howard Baker, et al, brush fire, 26 50
July 15-23, L. A. Dane et al, brush fire, 174 00
Poor & Riley, shovels for brush fire, 17 00
Ellsworth Pierce, forest fire, 3 00
Charles W. Flanders, forest fire, 4 38
T. E. Rhodes, forest fire, 5 60
J. E. West, forest fire, 2 16
Amount carried forward, $1395 14
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$2000 00
Amount brought forward, $1395 14
J. Collins et al., forest fire, II 50
Aug. I, Frank Carse, forest fire, 5 00
Joseph Monson, forest fires,
5 00
M. O'Connor, forest fire,
2 50
C. F. Emerson, forest fire,
3 00
A. Bliss, Jr., forest fire, 5 00 Buxton & Coleman, forest fire, 24 22
W. H. Higgins, forest fire, 5 00
W. I. Morse, forest fire,
IO 79
T. F. Morrissey, forest fire, 19 00 W. H. Larkin, forest fire, 3 77
Total paid out for brush fires, 1489 92
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.,
14 48
Wright's Andover Express,
30
Edward C. Moody, labor on old schoolhouse, Ballardvale, I 80
Herbert Clark, labor on old schoolhouse, 5 70
W. H. Higgins, team for Board Registrars, 2 00
J. A. Riley, attendance on Board Registrars, 6 68
A. Bliss, P. O. Box rent,
2 40
American Express Co.,
75
F. H. Messer, return of deaths, 1910,
19 50
T. F. Morrissey,
19 50
Tyer Rubber Co.,
I 38
Auto List Pub. Co.,
10 00
Andover Nat'l Bank, safe deposit,
5 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
I 00
Board Public Works,
2 94
Lilla D. Stott, real estate transfers,
54 95
Boston & Maine R. R., railroad tickets,
34 50
W. J. Farnham,
II 00
Abraham Marland, sundries,
4 15
Thomas Hall, sundries,
7 00
Louise E. Hardy, copying jury list,
50
Buchan & McNally,
6 13
Amount carried forward,
$1701 58
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Appropriation,
$2000 00
Appropriation, March 6, 191I, Amount brought forward,
$1701 58 25
Daniel T. Buzzell, return of birth,
Madeleine Hewes,
I7 20
W. & L. E. Gurley, repairs on scales,
5 34
John Franklin, surveying,
10 00
Dr. J. P. Torrey, return of births,
7 25
Election Officers, Precinct One,
75 00
Election Officers, Precinct Two,
32 00
Geo. A. Higgins, registrar of voters,
14 00
Geo. W. Foster, registrar of voters,
14 00
J. F. Hurley, registrar of voters,
12 00
Patrick Scott, registrar of voters,
12 00
Expense of assessors looking up Corporation Tax, II 50
C. H. Newton, cattle inspector,
150 00
Dr. C. W. Scott, return of births,
4 00
Dr. J. A. Leitch, return of births, 8 00
Dr. C. E. Abbott, return of births,
4 50
Dr. W. D. Walker, return of births,
3 75
Dr. J. J. Daly, return of births,
4 75
Frank H. Messer, return of deaths, 1911,
21 50
Total expenditure,
$2108 62
Overdrawn, 108 62
$2108 62 $2108 62
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
The Overseers of the Poor submit the following report for the year ending January 9, 1912 :-
The number asking for relief has steadily increased during the past year, owing in part to the unsettled condition of affairs in our manufacturing plants, and to meet the calls that were imperative to relieve and prevent actual distress, your board was obliged to expend some more than was appropriated at the annual town meeting, and also owing to the severe winter and continued unsettled conditions, your board feels that the appropriation for the current year should be $4000, as the deserving poor must be provided with the actual necessaries of life. This aid applies not only to those who reside in town, but also to those in other cities and towns who have legal settlements here.
We cannot but reiterate what has been said in previous re- ports regarding the management of our Town Farm by our Superintendent and Matron, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swanton. To realize the conditions existing, one had but to witness the tender care and thoughtfulness shown for the pleasure and happiness of the inmates on Christmas Day. Though the labors of Mr. and Mrs. Swanton, aided by the bountiful contributions of some of our citizens, a beautiful Christmas tree, with gifts for each, made the day one long to be remembered.
HARRY M. EAMES, WALTER S. DONALD, SAMUEL H. BAILEY. Overseers of the Poor.
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PERSONAL PROPERTY AT ALMSHOUSE
Household furniture,
$1250 00
Clothing,
350 00
Farm stock,
600 00
Farm tools,
475 00
Farm produce,
342 00
Fuel,
300 00
Provisions,
90 00
$3407 00
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES
Appropriation, March 6, 1911,
$4000 00
Receipts of Town Farm,
539 90
$4539 90
Buchan and McNally, supplies,
$51 33
Arden Farm, pasturing cow,
4 00
Valpey Bros., provisions,
346 36
Buxton and Coleman, labor and stock,
54 61
J. P. Wyllie & Co., shoes,
9 50
G. E. Stanley, dustless brush,
2 50
J. P. Wakefield, provisions,
47 OI
Robert Hutcheson, provisions,
39 63
Reid & Hughes Co., dry goods, 63 91
J. H. Playdon, plants,
5 40
Robertson & Sutherland Co., dry goods,
38 OI
George C. Dunnells, fish,
49 68
Frederick C. Small & Co., groceries,
71 30
V. B. Harrington, wood,
86 25
A. P. Levine, dry goods,
6 50
Peoples' Ice Co., ice,
50 00
Lawrence Gas Co.,
129 35
T. A. Holt Co., groceries,
452 78
Macartney's Apparel Shop, clothing,
18 44
J. H. Campion & Co., groceries,
169 19
Amount carried forward, $1695 75
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$4539 90
Appropriation and Receipts,
Amount brought forward,
$1695 75
Smith & Manning, groceries, 258 63
Berry Putnam Grain Co., grain,
5 72
Frank E. Dodge, mason work,
19 15
H. F. Tripp, supplies, 6 00
James S. May, lead, 2 07
Est. John H. Dean, clothing,
77 92
H. K. Webster Co., grain,
14 00
H. S. Wright & Co., supplies,
31 28
E. R. Eastman, supplies,
4 25
Alice Gray, pasturing cows,
13 00
New England Mfg. Co., supplies,
53 57
Dr. George S. Fuller, professional services,
3 00
Frank E. Gleason, supplies,
2 57
Albert W. Lowe, drugs, 24 05
William G. Brown, provisions,
81 03
T. F. Morrissey, straw,
13 86
Walter I. Morse, hardware,
47 47
F. L. Maloney, trimming fruit trees, 5 00
S. K. Ames, groceries, IO 78
Tyer Rubber Co., supplies, 2 02
Fottler, Fisk Ranson Co., seeds, 17 07
O. P. Chase, papers, etc., 44 97
James E. McGovern, fertilizer, 8 75
P. J. Daly & Co., groceries, 5 10
Morrison & O'Connell, blacksmith and wheelwright work, 13 75
C. H. Hanson Co., wagon,
110 00
Sewer Department,
20 06
J. P. West, supplies,
15 89
West Disinfecting Co., supplies,
4 00
Anderson & Bowman, blacksmith work,
30 00
Warren L. Johnson, plants etc., 5 05
Charles Robinowitz, shoes and repairing,
23 45
Amount carried forward, $2669 21
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$4539 90
Appropriation and Receipts, Amount carried forward, $2669 21
J. E. Whiting, supplies and repairing, 3 40
A. Basso, supplies,
21 68
Armour & Co., supplies,
15 00
Charles Jameson, killing pigs,
6 00
Frank H. Hardy, brushes,
7 00
Hardy & Cole, lumber,
8 15
Benjamin Brown, shoes,
16 25
W. A. Allen, drugs,
13 30
D. W. Pingree Co., sawdust,
7 25
Cross Coal Co., coal,
322 50
Treat Hardware & Supply Co., 2 10
A. M. Colby, supplies and repairing harness, 18 30
George L. Averill, fertilizer and cedar posts, 20 30
Buchan & Francis, furniture, 56 81
C. L. Wilson, labor,
9 25
Franklin H. Stacey, drugs,
12 65
J. H. Connolly, labor,
5 00
T. H. Randall, supplies,
10 00
Andover Water Works,
I 00
Fred H. Smith, labor,
II 00
Fred A. Swanton, superintendent,
741 67
Isabella Sinclair, labor,
260 72
Bertha Jansson, labor,
260 72
Robert Cox, labor,
4 00
Henry Clark, labor,
3 00
Fred Benard, labor,
22 20
Fred S. Stark, labor,
3 75
Balance unexpended,
7 69
$4539 90 $4539 90
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ALMSHOUSE REPAIRS
$400 00
Treat Hardware & Supply Co., supplies,
$4 13
Walter I. Morse, hardware,
18 92
Mullen & Murch, supplies, 6 24
G. E. Davis, painting,
8 25
H. S. Wright & Co., plumbing,
50 88
Frank E. Dodge, mason work,
52 80
Hardy & Cole, carpenter work,
171 07
Merrimac Boiler Works, repairs on boiler,
99 55
$4II 84
Overdrawn
$II 84
Total expenditure,
$4II 84
STATE AID
Appropriation, March 6, 1911,
$2250 00
Amount expended,
$1822 00
Amount unexpended,
428 00
$2250 00
$2250 00
RELIEF OUT OF ALMSHOUSE
Appropriation, March 6, 19II,
$3300 00
Paid out of Almshouse,
$2940 84
Amount due from Cities and Towns,
277 58
· Amount due from State,
43 00
Amount received from Cities and Towns,
44 00
Amount received from State,
15 00
Amount paid Cities and Towns,
460 52
Amount paid State,
13 14
$3794 08
Overdrawn,
$494 08
$3794 08
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Appropriation, March 6, 191I,
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation, March 6, 19II, Paid out, Amount unexpended,
$1000 00
$942 20
57 80
$1000 00 $1000 00
By an Act of the Legislature passed in 1910, towns are pro- hibited from publishing the names of persons receiving aid.
HARRY M. EAMES, WALTER S. DONALD, SAMUEL H. BAILEY. Overseers of the Poor.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Number of inmates Jan. 1, 191I,
16
Number admitted during the year,
6
Average-largest since 1903,
17
Number discharged
5
Number died
2
Remaining Jan. 1, 1912,
15
Over eighty years of age,
I
Between seventy and eighty,
4
Between sixty and seventy,
5
Between fifty and sixty,
3
Between forty and fifty,
2
Number of tramps put up,
4
Number fed,
7
SUPERINTENDENT'S FARM REPORT
Cash received for
Cows,
$497 50
Boarding calves,
40 00
Milk,
38 80
Calves,
17 50
Pigs and pork,
147 50
Wagon,
20 00
Boarding S. A. Swanton,
156 00
Total receipts,
$917 30
CR.
Cash paid for
Cows,
$326 00
Hogs and pigs,
48 40
Bean poles,
3 00
Total expenditure,
$377 40
Paid Town Treasurer to balance,
539 90
$917 30
FRED A. SWANTON, Supt.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
We herewith submit our annual report:
Number of male polls assessed,
1887
Real estate,
$5111290 00
Personal estate,
2073447 00
Total
-7184737 00
Poll tax,
$ 3774 00
Tax on personal property,
342II 87
Tax on real estate,
84339 97
Total,
I22325 84
Rate of tax per $1000, $16 50
Number of
Horses assessed,
639
. Cows assessed,
935
Cattle other than cows assessed,
19I
Swine assessed,
300
Fowl assessed,
6855
Sheep assessed,
64
Dwellings assessed,
I372
Acres of land assessed,
18336
HARRY M. EAMES, WALTER S. DONALD,
SAMUEL H. BAILEY,
Assessors of Andover.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER
To The Board of Selectmen,
GENTLEMEN :- In compliance with the regulations of the Fire Department, I submit the following report :-
The past year has been one of the busiest years in the history of the Department. The Board of Selectmen established a Fire limit for the horses and drivers and this fact alone probably saved the property holders a good many dollars as the horses were always handy when needed by the Department.
We had 65 bell alarms and 18 still alarms, making a total of 83 from February Ist, 1911, to February Ist, 1912.
Value of buildings where fire occurred, $179,255 00
Loss on buildings and contents, 9,481 60
Insurance on buildings and contents,
183,504 61
The working force of the Department consists of three engin- eers, eighteen members of Steamer No. I, and ten members of Hose No. 2. The apparatus in working order consists of one third-class fire engine, three two-horse hose wagons, one hook and ladder truck, one two-horse sled.
There is about 4300 feet of hose in good condition. The fire alarm and balance of apparatus is in first class condition.
Owing to the boiler of the heating plant being condemned by the State Boiler Inspector, it was necessary to install a new boiler at a cost of $210.00.
During the hot summer months we were short of hose, owing to the many fires, caused by the scarcity of rain and the buildings
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being very dry. After consulting the Board of Selectmen, we deemed it necessary to purchase 1,000 feet of hose at a cost of $700.00, these two bills having been contracted with the under- standing that they were not to be paid this year. We are asking for enough money in our appropriation to cover same.
We recommended the purchase of a Motor Combination Chem- ical Truck and the appointment of two permanent men to operate same. These two men could handle most of the grass fires in the spring, do the janitor work, make small repairs, take care of part of the Fire Alarm System, and operate the boilers in the Town House if desired. Each year new large buildings are being built, and it becomes harder to get firemen that are handy, as a good many of their employers do not want them to leave their work in the day-time, so that the quicker we reach the fire and get to work, the smaller the loss will be.
We recommend the sale of the Engine located at Ballardvale and the hand Engine. The boiler of the Engine has been con- demned, and cannot be used. To install a new boiler would cost between one thousand and thirteen hundred dollars. We do not think it advisable to repair same. We are paying storage for the hand engine which amounts to more than it is worth.
During the past month the Hose trough has given out and a new Hose Washer will have to be installed. The Steamer and Truck need retouching and a coat of varnish.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY
Two Engine Houses and Sheds,
$23,000 00
Two Steam Fire Engines,
3,700 00
Five harnesses,
350 00
One Ladder Truck,
1,400 00
One Ladder Truck,
100 00
Three Hose Wagons,
1,400 00
One Hose Sled,
75 00
Fire Alarm System,
3,300 00
4300 feet Hose,
2,150 00
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I recommend the appropriation of $4900.00 for running ex- penses, purchase of new hose and such other additions as seem necessary. $7,000.00 for the purchase of Motor Combination Chemical Truck, maintaining and operating same.
Respectfully submitted, LEWIS T. HARDY, Chief Engineer.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
POLICE REPORT
-
To the Board of Selectmen :-
GENTLEMEN :- I hereby submit the annual report of the Police Department for 1911.
ARRESTS
Males,
105
Females,
7
Total,
II2
OFFENCES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE
Adultery,
3
Assault,
8
Assault and battery,
I
Breaking and entering,
I
Common drunk,
28
Disturbance on street car,
6
Disturbance of the peace,
8
Gaming on the Lord's Day,
15
Insane,
6
Illegal peddling,
6
Keeping open shop without license,
I
Larceny,
4
Non-support,
4
Safe keeping,
18
Violation of fish and game law,
3
Total, II2
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DISPOSITION OF CASES
Appealed,
8
Continued,
8
Committed to House of Correction,
6
Committed to Tewksbury,
4
Committed to State Farm,
6
Committed to Danvers,
6
Discharged,
8
Held for out-of-town officers,
7 4
Paid fines,
50
Placed on file,
5
Burglaries reported,
25
Dead bodies cared for,
5
Fire alarms given,
3
Dogs killed,
28
Amount of fines received,
$582 25
Paid to town,
349 25
Paid to State
10 00
Paid to County,
8 00
Paid to Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 205 00
Store doors found open and secured,
187
Value of equipment of Police Department,
225 00
Value of property reported stolen, 250 00
100 00
Value of property recovered,
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. MEARS,
Chief of Police
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Held for Grand Jury,
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PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
The construction work on the common is practically finished. Very little more money is needed for that work.
The Commissioners consulted Mr. H. W. Tarbell of Lowell about the treatment of the southerly side of the common, and he advised removing the old wall and bringing the grade to the street with a rather convex slope. The wall has been removed and the grade finished to that point. Of course the Commis- sioners have no authority to go beyond the site of the old wall, but the grade should be carried to the street on Mr. Tarbell's plan or the common will always look unfinished and much of the otherwise fine appearance will be spoiled.
The brook and the pond are not ornamental under present conditions. There is either too much water or too little. Pools of stagnant water in very hot weather do not contribute to the healthfulness of the neighborhood adjacent to the common. The Commissioners think that the town should consider a plan to lower and cover the brook from a point above the common through the center of the town.
The Commissioners regret to report a rather increasing amount of damage done to trees, shrubs and plants by thoughtless or vicious persons, such as the stripping of bark from the birches, cutting of shrubs and removal of small plants.
The town has been most generous in providing this beautiful common and it is enjoyed and appreciated by more people every year. It is to be regretted that the civic pride of all the people does not furnish sufficient protection for the place.
The small park near the railroad station known as the " Bowlders " is in good condition. The Commissioners believe that it is very necessary to have a special park officer appointed, whose duty should include at least a daily inspection of Carmel
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Park, the care of the common and the playstead after the care- taker leaves work at night, and to have a general oversight of both places after the regular work stops in the fall.
As yet little work has been done on the Playstead in Ballard- vale, nothing really beyond repairs to the diamond, which is after all in rather poor condition. The Playstead should be developed on a definite plan, so that each year's work shall be a permanent improvement and in a few years the place will be in splendid condition. Prominent citizens of Ballardvale advise the Commissioners that such a plan will be acceptable to all the people of that part of the town.
Carmel Park is in a very poor condition. Recently the Com- missioners sought the advice of the State Forester and the report of Mr. Cook of that office is submitted. The Commissioners recommend that some part of the park be treated as Mr. Cook recommends, provided proper fire protection can be assured. The Commissioners are already at work cutting out the dead wood at no expense to the town.
Report of land belonging to the Town of Andover, by H. O. Cook, Assistant State Forester. January, 1912.
LOCATION AND AREA
" This land known as Carmel Park is situated on the westerly side of Carmel Hill and a little north of the center of the town. It has an area of about 25 acres.
TOPOGRAPHY AND SOIL
It occupies the upper slope of the hill which is of moderate steepness. The soil is gravelly and thin, being closely underlaid with ledges of gneiss.
GROWTH
The basic growth is a sprout hardwood stand of black, red and white oaks and red maple. There are, however, several clumps of large white pines which would altogether cover an area of five or six acres. One clump near the top of the hill on the east side of the park is made up of white pine of unusual size.
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SILVICULTURAL CONDITIONS
As the result of repeated fires, three having occurred in the past four years aided by strippings of the gypsy moth, the trees are in a very low state of vitality. This applies more especially to the smaller trees of sprout origin which have had their bark scorched so severely that many of them are nearly if not quite dead. Several of the larger pines too have succumbed to the same treatment and are now quite or nearly dead. I should estimate that about one quarter of the trees in the park have been rendered valueless.
TREATMENT
The entire stand should be gone over and these dead or dying trees removed. In their present position they are a menace because they provide fine fuel for future fires and are an invitation to many kinds of insects, chiefly of the bark beetle class which make a specialty of feeding in the wood of dead and dying trees but which may spread to those not so sickly if they lack the more favored food. Secondly, I am of the opinion that the issue should be faced squarely, that a few trees well kept and in good condition are more of an ornament than many dead and half dead specimens. Third the blanks and open spaces left by this cutting can be planted. For this purpose, I recommend young white Scotch pines and Norway Spruce about I I-2 to 2 feet in height.
COST
To properly clean out the park by cutting the trees that should be cut and piling and burning the brush will cost $20 per acre. From three to five cords of wood per acre should be harvested which at a value of $3 per cord piled in the park would leave the net cost about $10 per acre. The pines that must be cut would also be worth considerable and could be sold on the stump for $8 per 1000 and there is $50 or $75 worth at this price available. So that the net cost to the town for this work would be about $150.
For planting purposes, I advise the setting of 300 trees of the size and species mentioned above which can be purchased for $20 per 100. To set them out will cost $60 more. This office will
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assist in this work, if it is decided to carry it out, to the extent that we will send out a forester to mark the trees that should be taken out.
Lastly I urge that the park be protected from fire by stationing a special officer in the grounds on Sundays and holidays and by building a board fence in front. of the dump which is situated across the street so that burning papers will not blow from it into the woods. Unless at least these precautions are taken, it will be useless to suppose that a fine park can be maintained in this land."
At the last town meeting it was voted to place the tract of land known as the Playstead in the hands of the Park Commissioners, and they were given the sum of $1000 to expend towards its per- manent development.
For some years the accessible part of this field has been used as a playground for the schools as well as for the young men of the town interested in athletic games.
Citizens of the town familiar with the surroundings, know that the greater part of the tract is low and swampy and for the most part so level that there is not enough fall to carry off the water ; consequently during the spring time and after every rainfall, the water stands until it soaks away. The first problem, therefore, which faced the Commissioners was to decide whether to drain or grade the field so that games could be played there at any time on dry ground.
In the judgement of the Commissioners there was need of expert advice, and accordingly they invited Mr Tarbell of Lowell to study the field and present some plan that would work out to the best advantage of the town. He reported that the most econ- omical scheme for the town was to institute a permanent system of drainage to cover practically the whole field with an outlet through private land into Rogers brook.
This plan seemed feasible to the Commissioners and they at once engaged him to make a beginning.
Thus far there has been laid 610 feet of 18 inch akron pipe, which includes the outlet to brook, and 932 feet of 6 inch pipe as branches leading into the main pipe. Good results have already
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been noticed and we are confident that if permitted to go on with the work the coming season we shall have eventually a splendid field for athletic purposes.
ANDOVER PLAYSTEAD, ANDOVER. MASS.
Scole 30 feel to an inch. Surveyed Nov 1911
Harvey W Tarbell,
Landscape Gardener
Smith and Greats. Civil Engineers Lowell, Mass
Lowell Mass
Proposed Foot Ball Gridiron 55 yards × 110 yards
...
posed Tennis Court- 120"x 60
Proposed Base Dell Diamond
--
Proposed Tennis Court 120'" GO'
PRIVATE WAY.
On the south easterly side of the tract there is considerable area very low and swampy. The only solution here is to grade up to the level of the contiguous land and the Commissioners would advise that during another winter it be used as a public
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dump with some restrictions as to waste paper and other offensive material. The saving to the Town in this event would be in excess of $1000.
As outlined on our plan herewith presented, when the field is finished there will be plenty of room for one or more football fields, at least two diamonds and two or more tennis courts.
There is a steady call for more room for games and word comes to us continually to hasten the construction work; accordingly we would ask for an appropriation of $1000 for the Playstead the coming year. During the summer our Chairman, Mr. George W. Cann, felt obliged to resign owing to continued absence from town. This act on his part we considered unfortunate for the town, for he gave unsparingly of his time and exercised a rare taste and judgment in the performance of his duties.
MYRON E. GUTTERSON, FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL, Park Commissioners
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SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY
Town house, fixtures and furniture,
$32000 00
Engine house, storehouse, and barn, I acre land,
20000 00
20000 00
$72000 00
Memorial Hall,
25000 00
3-4 acre land,
6000 00
31000 00
Engine house, Ballardvale,
3000 00
New shed,
200 00
I-3 acre land,
250 00
Almshouse,
I2000 00
Barn and other buildings,
1500 00
31 I-2 acres land,
3500 00
Punchard schoolhouse,
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