Town annual report of Andover 1930-1934, Part 36

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1930
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 954


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ARTICLE 40 .- To authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow money for the use of the town in anticipation of the revenue of the current year, with the approval of the Selectmen.


ARTICLE 41 .- To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in treasury.


ARTICLE 42 : To act upon the report of the Town Officers.


ARTICLE 43 .- To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies and publication thereof, seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by the By-Laws of the town.


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this twelfth day of February A.D., 1934.


FRANK H. HARDY ANDREW McTERNEN JEREMIAH J. DALY Selectmen of Andover


ESSEX, SS.


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 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 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


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 5, 1934


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in Town affairs convened in Precincts One, Two, Three, and Four in said Andover on Monday the Fifth day of March, 1934 at six o'clock in the forenoon agreeably to the re- quirements of the foregoing warrant, took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Officers. The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000. The polls were opened at six o'clock A.M. and closed at 6.30 o'clock P.M. The total number of ballots cast was 3924-viz:


Precinct One-1979


Precinct Two-469


Precinct Three-928


Precinct Four-548


Precincts


1


2


3 4


MODERATOR-One Year


1511


359


759


448


Frederick Butler


3077


1


John Traynor


1


468


110


168


100


Blanks 846


TOWN CLERK-One Year


1532


378


791


467


George H. Winslow


3168


447


91


137


81


Blanks 756


TOWN TREASURER-One Year


1610


378


758


467


Thaxter Eaton 3213


369


91


170


81


Blanks


711


COLLECTOR OF TAXES-One Year


1551


382


774


469


William B. Cheever


3176


428


87


154


79


Blanks


748


SELECTMEN-Three Years


121


5


52


54


Fred G. Cheney 232


419


32


229


70


Thomas F. Hendrick


750


690


119


333


227


Andrew McTernen


1369


694


301


285


187


Howell F. Shepard


1467


55


12


29


10


Blanks


106


19


ASSESSOR-Three Years


. 122


10


53


61


Fred G. Cheney


246


407


33


225


64


Thomas F. Hendrick


729


689


119


337


226


Andrew McTernen


1371


681


288


280


181


Howell F. Shepard


1430


80


19


33


16


Blanks


148


SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Three Years


1144


249


526


303


J. Everett Collins


2222


1086


234


373


189


William A. Doherty


1882


657


200


492


191


Stafford A. Lindsay


1540


876


212


389


315


Nathaniel Stowers


1792


626


108


296


304


Ernest D. Walen


1334


1548


404


708


342


Blanks


3002


SCHOOL COMMITTEE-One Year to fill a vacancy


1395


323


707


435


Annie S. Angus


2860


584


146


221


113


Blanks


1064


CONSTABLES-One Year


1473


356


718


429


George A. Dane


2976


1251


307


641


289


James Napier


2588


1328


366


663


405


George N. Sparks


2762


1


Arthur Jowett


1


1885


378


761


419


Blanks


3443


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-Three Years


455


192


374


109


William F. Barron


1130


1188


246


496


391


Henry A. Bodwell


2321


1249


198


474


384


Frank A. Buttrick


2305


248


71


117


30


George M. Squires


466


818


231


395


182


Blanks


1626


BOARD OF HEALTH-Three Years


1471


352


727


440 William D. Walker


2990


508


117


201


108


Blanks


934


TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-Seven Years


1331


300


703


413 Frederic S. Boutwell 2747


648


169


225


135


Blanks


1177


20


TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL-Three Years


1250


288


659


398


Frederic S. Boutwell


2595


1214


264


609


388


Myron E. Gutterson 2475


1158


263


596


383


Edmond E. Hammond


2400


1135


248


585


379


Charles C. Kimball


2347


1218


258


589


385


Henry G. Tyer


2450


3920


1024


1602


807


Blanks


7353


TREE WARDEN-One Year


1578


382


761


454


Ralph T. Berry


3175


Charles D. Buckley


1


401


87


167


93


Blanks


748


PLANNING BOARD-Five Years


1


George F. Robjent


1


1


Alfred R. Harris


1


1


Claude M. Fuess


1


1 Edward A. Dole


1


1 George M. R. Holmes


1


1


Kirk Batcheller


1


1


Albert Malley


1


1977


469


926


545


Blanks


3917


PLANNING BOARD-Four Years to fill a vacancy


1


Harry Sellars


1


1


Charles G. Proulx


1


1978


469


928


547


Blanks


3922


QUESTION 1


Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines, and all other alcoholic beverages)?


865 183


421


174 Yes 1643


819


179


331


303 No


1632


295


107


176


717 Blanks


649


1


QUESTION 2


Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?


21


976


196


449


211


Yes


1832


646


149


269


248


No


1312


. 357


124


210


89


Blanks


780


QUESTION 3


Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of alco- holic beverages in taverns?


656


125


326


123


Yes


1230


853


182


346


321


No


1702


470


162


256


104


Blanks


992


TOTAL VOTE


1979


469


928


548


3924


All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE


MARCH 5, 1934


Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge L. D. Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1983. Box showed 4 too many. Number of ballots received 2492. Number of ballots re- turned 513. Number of ballots cast 1979. Police officer on duty, John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 8 A.M.


JOSEPH A. MCCARTHY, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO


MARCH 5, 1934


Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge Clester E. Matthews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 470. Number of ballots received 601. Number of ballots returned 132. Number of ballots cast 469. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 9.30 A.M.


JOSEPH P. LYNCH, Clerk


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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE


MARCH 5, 1934


Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge Harold S. Cates. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 928. Number of ballots received 1439. Number of ballots returned 510, 1 void. Number of ballots cast 928. Police officer on duty, Walter N. · Gordon. Voted to count ballots at 6 A.M.


MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR


MARCH 5, 1934


Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge Gordon R. Cannon. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 548. Number of ballots received 900. Number of ballots returned 352. Number of ballots cast 548. Police officer on duty, Philip A. Cox. Voted to count ballots at 6.10 A.M.


EDWARD A. DOYLE, Clerk


After final action on Article One the said meeting was adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of the General Laws to Monday, March 12 at 1.30 o'clock P.M. at the Town House.


1.30 O'CLOCK P.M. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934


The meeting was opened by Frederick Butler, Moderator, who declared :


Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.


George H. Winslow elected Town Clerk for One Year.


Thaxter Eaton elected Town Treasurer for One Year. William B. Cheever elected Collector of Taxes for One Year. Howell F. Shepard elected Selectman for Three Years. Howell F. Shepard elected Assessor for Three Years.


J. Everett Collins elected member of School Committee for Three Years.


William A. Doherty elected member of School Committee for Three Years.


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Nathaniel Stowers elected member of School Committee for Three Years.


Annie S. Angus elected member of School Committee for One Year (to fill a vacancy).


George A. Dane elected Constable for One Year.


James Napier elected Constable for One Year.


George N. Sparks elected Constable for One Year.


Henry A. Bodwell elected member Board of Public Works for Three Years.


Frank A. Buttrick elected Member Board of Public Works for Three Years.


William D. Walker elected member Board of Health for Three Years.


Frederic S. Boutwell elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for Seven Years.


Frederic S. Boutwell elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.


Myron E. Gutterson elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.


Edmond E. Hammond elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.


Charles C. Kimball elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.


Henry G. Tyer elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for Three Years.


Ralph T. Berry elected Tree Warden for One Year.


Question 1-licenses approved.


Question 2-licenses approved.


Question 3-taverns rejected.


Before taking up Article 2 the following resolution was adopted : Whereas, the Town of Andover, in the death of Joseph S. Cham- bers has lost a worthy citizen and a loyal resident, we, the voters of Andover in town-meeting assembled, do hereby express our sorrow at his passing, and are therefore


Resolved, that a copy, of this expression be spread upon the records of this meeting, and that a further copy, properly attested, be sent to the family of the deceased.


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Took up Article 2 and chose Frederick E. Cheever Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years. Edward P. Hall, Trustee of Cornell Fund for one year (to fill a vacancy).


Chose the following as Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery for three years: John M. Erving, Matthew Burns, Walter E. Curtis, Samuel P. Hulme, C. LeRoy Ambye, Frederick E. Cheever, Walter I. Morse.


Street Lighting Committee for one year (appointed by Modera- tor)-Chester A. Johnson, Walter H. Coleman, Chairman, Lewis N. Mears, Secretary, George L. Graham, Herbert F. Chase.


Finance Committee for one year (appointed by Moderator)- Hugh Bullock, Chairman, Walter E. Curtis, Mitchell Johnson, Edward Shattuck, Joseph M. Hargedon, Charles A. Branton, O.S.A., Harvey G. Turner.


Took up Article 3 and


Voted to appropriate the following stated sums of money :


American Legion


$ 600.00


Veterans of Foreign Wars


480.00


Armistice Day


150.00


Memorial Day


800.00


Mothers' Aid


6000.00


Soldiers' Relief


2500.00


State Aid


· 500.00


Old Age Assistance


17000.00


Public Welfare


4500.00


Damages to Persons and Property


500.00


Elections and Registrations


3000.00


Insurance


6900.00


Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital


3562.58


Pomps Pond


1556.00


Public Dump


470.00


Printing Town Report


700.00


Town Officers


18220.00


Town Scales


117.50


Inspector of Wires


420.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


470.00


Assessors Survey


1990.00


Municipal Buildings


3200.00


Infirmary


7900.00


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Moth Suppression Tree Warden


4000.00


4500.00


Police Department


23905.00


Fire Department Brush Fires


1000.00


Interest


13000.00


Retirement of Bonds


31000.00


Board of Health


3700.00


Care of Tubercular Patients


2000.00


Memorial Hall Library (plus credit dog lic.)


7500.00


Spring Grove Cemetery


7400.00


Street Lighting


19447.44


Schools (inc. 323.08 1933 unpaid bills)


148323.08


Highway Maintenance


5500.00


Highway Construction


6081.95


Water Maintenance


27000.00


Water Construction


10000.00


Sewer Maintenance


5700.00


Park and Playgrounds


3700.00


Snow Removal


35000.00


Total Departmental


$515734.55


Article 4: C.W.A. approved projects-materials, truck hire


$ 8000.00


Articles 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16: Water Extensions


10000.00


Article 17: Spring Grove Truck


825.50


Article 18: Police Automobile


684.03


Article 19: Tree and Moth Department truck 900.00


Article 20: B. P. W. truck 900.00


Article 21: Playstead, Supervised Play


1250.00


Article 23: Sewer-Porter Road


1375.00


Article 24: Sewer-Carmel Road


3185.00


Article 25: Sewer-Corbett Road


3000.00


Article 27: Junior High School Project Architect and Engineer 500.00


Article 30: Rebate Beer licenses


125.00


Article 31 : Steam Pump ,


20000.00


Article 34: River Road


5000.00


Article 35: Brechin Terrace


1500.00


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25941.00


Article 36: State School Committee Expenses


Article 38: Andrew Basso agreement


49.75 100.00


Total Special Articles


$57394.28


Total appropriations


$573128.83


Took up Article 4


Voted at 3.30 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for the purchase of materials and truck hire to be expended under the direction of the Local Administrator of Civil Works in conjunc- tion with Civil Works Administration labor on approved projects, with the stipulation that materials be purchased in Andover as far as possible.


Moved that Articles 5, 6, and 7 be taken up collectively.


Voted at 3.32 P.M. to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 8


Voted at 3.34 P.M. to indefinitely postpone.


Moved that Articles 9 to 16 be taken up collectively.


Voted at 3.42 P.M. that the sum of $10,000.00 be appropriated for water extensions under the direction of the Board of Pub- lic Works on all articles with the exception of Article 11.


Took up Article 17


Voted at 3.48 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $825.50 to cover the purchase price of a new truck with trade-in allowance on old truck to be expended by Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery on condition that the purchase be made from a local dealer.


Took up Article 18


Voted at 3.50 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $684.03 to cover the purchase price of a new automobile with trade-in allowance on old automobile, to be used by the Police Department on condi- tion that the purchase be made from a local dealer.


Took up Article 19


Voted at 3.5012 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the purchase of a truck to be used by the Tree and Moth Department.


Took up Article 20


Voted at 3.51 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $900.00 to cover


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the purchase price of a new truck together with trade-in allowance on old truck to be expended by the Board of Public Works on condition that the purchase be made from a local dealer.


Took up Article 21


Voted at 3.52 P.M. not to have supervised play at the Play- stead. After Article 30 this article was reconsidered and it was voted at 4.22 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $1250.00 to be used for supervised play at the Playstead, including $250.00 for super- vised play in Ballardvale and $250.00 for Shawsheen Village under the direction of the School Committee.


Took up Article 22


Voted at 3.521/2 P.M. not to authorize the building of a tar side- walk on Cuba Street. After Article 30 this article was reconsidered and it was again voted not to authorize at 4.26 P.M.


Took up Article 23


Voted at 3.53 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $1375.00 for the building of a sewer beginning at the terminus of the existing sewer at the corner of Hidden Road and Porter Road and extend- ing along Porter Road, a distance of 550 feet and assess better- ments upon the estates benefited by said extension, under the direction of the Board of Public Works.


Took up Articles 24 and 25 together


Voted at 3.59 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $3185.00 to extend the sewer line on Carmel Road from an existing manhole near the Town Infirmary to a point in front of the property of Frank C. Hughes and assess betterments upon the estates bene- fited by the said extension, under the direction of the Board of Public Works.


Article 25-to appropriate the sum of $3000.00 for the building of a sewer, beginning at the terminus of the existing sewer at the corner of Ayer Street and Corbett Road and extending along Corbett Road to a point opposite the property of Carmelina Catanzaro and assess betterments upon the estates benefited by said extension, under the direction of the Board of Public Works.


Took up Article 26


Voted at 4.00 P.M. to indefinitely postpone.


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Took up Article 27


Voted at 4.01 P.M. to appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for pay- ment to Alfred Kellogg, engineer and Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) for payment to Perley F. Gilbert, architect, for services rendered in preparing preliminary surveys, reports, sketches, estimated costs and preparing of government specifica- tions relative to the Junior High School project. The above amounts to be considered as part of fee to architect and engineer if and when they are selected for the building of the Junior High School project.


Took up Article 28


Voted at 4.12 P.M. not to approve.


Took up Article 29 Voted at 4.13 P.M. to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 30


Voted at 4.14 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $125.00 to rebate to those who have surrendered their beer licenses-so-called, issued under authority of Chapter 120 of Acts of 1933 and who are entitled to rebate under Section 7, Chapter 376, Acts 1933. Moved to take up Articles 31 and 32 together.


Voted at 6.04 P.M. to install a steam pumping unit at the Haggetts pond pumping station and appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 therefor, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.


At this point it was voted to take up Article 40 and it was voted at 6.08 P.M.


That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1934, and to issue notes therefor, payable within one year; any debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.


Took up Article 33.


Voted at 6.17 P.M. not to approve.


Took up Article 34


Voted at 6.18 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $5000.00 provided


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however, a like amount of money is appropriated by the County of Essex and an amount of money equal to the sum of that ap- propriated by town and County be appropriated by the Common- wealth of Massachusetts for the improvement of River Road in West Andover, so-called.


Took up Article 35


Voted at 6.181/2 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the purpose of building Brechin Terrace, and also straightening curbing and repairing sidewalks.


Took up Article 36


Voted at 6.25 P.M. to appropriate the sum of $49.75 to reim- burse the committee on State School project for bus hire and other expenses.


Took up Article 37


Voted at 6.26 P.M. to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 38


Voted at 6.2612 P.M. to authorize the Board of Public Works to enter into an agreement with Andrew Basso, his heirs and assigns, to pay damages and claims for damages, and for for- bearance to institute, bring or maintain any suit in equity for injunctive relief and to collect any damages thereunder, arising out of the proximity of the Playstead to his premises, and any use or the consequences of any use that the said Playstead may be put to. This agreement may be terminated by either party upon the giving of one year's notice in writing, and to appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the purpose of carrying out the agreement.


Took up Article 39


Voted at 6.27 P.M. to authorize the Board of Public Works to appoint one of its elected members to the position of Secretary of said board, with a salary of $100.00 per annum, to be paid from appropriations of said board.


Article 40 taken up out of turn.


Took up Article 41


Voted at 6.28 P.M. that all unexpended appropriations be turned into the treasury with the exception of the following:


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War Bonus Surplus, $803.33; Carmel Road, Article 19, $376.01; Civil Works Projects, Article 2, $4211.71; Junior High School, Auditorium and Gymnasium, Article 1, $406,000.00; and that $20,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Reserve to the Re- serve Fund.


Took up Article 42 Voted at 6.29 P.M. to accept and place on file.


Took up Article 43


Voted at 6.30 P.M. that the meeting be dissolved.


The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers' return on same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.


Attest


GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk


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Town Warrant


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


ESSEX, SS .: To either of the Constables of the Town of Andover, GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Town Affairs to meet and assemble at the Town House in said Andover, on THURSDAY, THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1934 at 7.30 o'clock P.M., to act on the following articles:


ARTICLE 1 .- To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote of the Town passed December 11, 1933, authorizing an issue of $406,000. 00 bonds in connection with a Junior High School and other projects and providing that money granted by the Federal Government on account of such projects shall be applied to the extinguishment of the bonds, so that said vote shall be amended in accordance with a Grant Agreement (Docket No. 5197) since obtained from the Federal Government and to provide that the money so granted by the Federal Government shall, instead, be applied toward paying the cost of the work, that the amount of the bonds be accordingly reduced to $293,300.00 and that in accordance with the present agreement with the Federal Gov- ernment, the bonds may be sold to other purchasers.


ARTICLE 2 .- To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way Lowell Junction Road, so called, from River Street to a point opposite the westerly line of property of Joseph E. Frederick, as shown on plan entitled, "plan of a portion of Lowell Junction Road about 2000 ft. easterly and westerly of the Boston & Maine Railroad in the Town of Andover, Robert R. Evans County Engineer, dated May 1934," as approved by the Board of Survey.


ARTICLE 3 .- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Board of Public Works in extend- ing water system from its present dead end on River Street along River Street to Lowell Junction Road and along Lowell Junction Road to the property of Joseph E. Frederick.


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ARTICLE 4 .- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be used for supervised play at the playstead; to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works.


ARTICLE 5 .- To see if the Town will vote to pay Public Welfare bills incurred in 1933 to the amount of $8.00.


ARTICLE 6 .- To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies and publication thereof, seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by the By-Laws of the town.


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doing thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this twenty-first day of May, A.D., 1934.


FRANK H. HARDY JEREMIAH J. DALY HOWELL F. SHEPARD


Selectmen of Andover


A true copy.


Attest:


GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable


Andover, May 22, 1934


ESSEX, SS.


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 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 Schoolhouse and in no less than five other places, where bills and notices are usually posted, and by publication in the Lawrence Tribune.


Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.


GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MAY 31, 1934


At a legal meeting of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in town affairs convened in the Town House in said Andover on Thursday, the thirty-first day of May, 1934 at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, according to the requirements of a warrant duly posted and published more than seven days before the time of said meet- ing.


Moderator Frederick Butler presided and took up


Article 1


Voted at 7.38 P.M. to amend the vote of the Town passed December 11, 1933, authorizing an issue of $406,000.00 bonds in connection with a Junior High School and other projects and providing that money granted by the Federal Government on account of such projects shall be applied to the extinguishment of the bonds, so that said vote shall be amended in accordance with a Grant Agreement (Docket No. 5197) since obtained from the Federal Government and to provide that the money so grant- ed by the Federal Government shall, instead, be applied toward paying the cost of the work, that the amount of the bonds be accordingly reduced to $293,300.00, and that in accordance with the present agreement with the Federal Government, the bonds may be sold to other purchasers. The vote was unanimous- ninety-one voting yes-no vote in negative.


Took up Article 2


Voted at 7.39 P.M. that article be withdrawn.


Took up Article 3


Voted at 7.40 P.M. that article be withdrawn.


Took up Article 4


Voted at 7.41 P.M. that the sum of $750.00 be appropriated for supervised play at the playstead; to be expended under the direc- tion of the Board of Public Works.


Took up Article 5


Voted at 7.42 P.M. that the sum of $8.00 be appropriated to pay 1933 Public Welfare bills.


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Took up Article 6


Voted that the matter of supervised play for the Shawsheen Village Section of the town be investigated by the Board of Selectmen to report at the next town meeting.


Voted at 7.51 P.M. that the meeting be dissolved.


The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers' return on same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.




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