Town annual report of Andover 1930-1934, Part 7

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


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JUNIOR NON-FICTION


Allingham, William. Bennett, R. B.


Bronson, W. S.


Browne, G. W.


Browne, G. W.


Burgess, T. W.


Carrick, Valery. Champlin, J. D. ed.


Collins and Hale. Colum, Padraic. Murray and Rigney. Falls, C. B.


Robin Redbreast and other verses. Around a toadstool table. Fingerfins.


Legends of New England.


Story of the old Bay state.


* Burgess seashore book. Picture folk tales.


Young folks' cyclopedia of literature, art and mythology. Hero stories for children. King of Ireland's son. *Fun with paper folding. Mother Goose.


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Roberts, E. M.


Rölvaag, O. E. Rosman, Alice.


Edwardians.


Philippa. Sophie.


Kramer girls.


Iron star.


Harm's way.


Mirthful Haven.


Ella. All our yesterdays. Paper profits.


* Scarab murder case. Outward bound. *Duke of York's steps. Rogue Herries. The coldstone. American marquis.


Toni of Grand Isle.


All the king's horses.


Loyal lover. Woman of Andros.


Great oaks. Touchstone.


Field, Rachel. George, C. L. Geijerstam, Gustav. Hancock, M. S. Johnson, Mrs. Martin. Kiner, Grace. Kirkland, W. W. LaPrade, Ernest. Lieberman, Elias. Morse, G. F. Morse and Nelson. Sanford and Schauffler. Stanistreet, Grace. Sugimoto and Austen. Topelius, Zacharius. Williams, Michael. Wilson, Nena.


Adams, Katherine.


Allee, M. H. Ashmun, M. E.


Baker, Margaret. Berry, Erick.


Noddy goes a-plowing. Penny-whistle.


Pelle's new suit. To market! To market!


More to and again.


Cannon, C. J.


Pueblo boy.


A roundabout turn. Silver shell.


* Once in France. Cat who went to heaven. Little wooden farmer. Apple pie hill. * Hitty. My name is John.


My name is Mary.


Siberian gold.


Spice and the Devil's cave. Tawny.


Star. She blows!


Father takes us to Philadelphia.


Emil and the detectives.


Blacksmith of Vilno.


Twilight of magic.


From Boston to Boston.


On to Oregon!


When the root children wake up. Grandmother's cooky jar. Wanda and Greta at Broby farm. * Mr. Chick; his travels and adventures. Indian twins.


Perkins, L. F. Perkins, L. F.


* Patchwork plays. How the world is ruled. Big and little brother. Children of history. 2v. Jungle babies. Children of Holland. Shenshoo, the story of a moose.


* Alice in Orchestralia. Poetry for junior high schools. 2v. My life with animals. Life of baby animals. Little plays for little people. Recitations for children. With Taro and Hana in Japan. Canute Whistlewinks. Little brother Francis of Assisi. Ring, the story of a St. Bernard.


JUNIOR STORIES


Thistle Inn. Judith Lankester.


Susie Sugarbeet.


Beskow, Elsa. Brock, Emma. Brooks, W. R.


Charles, R. H. Chase, M. E. Clément, Marguerite.


Coatsworth, E. J.


Dalgliesh, Alice. Forbes, Helen. Field, Rachel. Fry, Margaret. Fry, Margaret. Harper, T. A. Hewes, A. D. Hinkle, T. C.


Hooker, F. C. Hopkins, W. J.


Humphrey, Grace. Kästner, Erich. Kelly, E. P. Lofting, Hugh. Marble, A. R. Morrow, H. W. Olfers, Sibylle von. Orton, H. F. Palm, Amy.


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Petersham, Maud and Miska. Phillips, E. C.


Potter, Beatrix. Price, E. B.


Tale of little pig Robinson.


Fork in the road.


Finders keepers.


Linnet on the threshold.


Rabbit lantern and other stories.


Roselle of the north.


Spyri, Johanna.


Boys and girls of the Alps.


Strong, Paschal.


West Point wins.


Tucker, G. F.


Boy whaleman.


White, E. O.


Green door.


Whitney, Elinor.


Timothy and the blue cart.


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Rankin, C. W.


Raymond, M. T.


Rowe, Dorothy. Skinner, C. L.


Ark of Father Noah and Mother Noah. Little rag doll.


TOWN OF ANDOVER


Twenty-Ninth Annual Report


OF THE


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


EMBRACING THE FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS AND THIRTY- FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING


December 31, 1930


1931


WATER COMMISSIONERS


*JOHN H. FLINT


1889-1899 *JAMES P. BUTTERFIELD *FELIX G. HAYNES


SEWER COMMISSIONERS


1893-1894 *WM. S. JENKINS


*JOHN L. SMITH *CHARLES E. ABBOTT


1894-1899


*WM. S. JENKINS *JOHN L. SMITH *JOHN E. SMITH


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS


1899-1902


1903-1906


*JOHN H. FLINT


*JOHN L. SMITH *FELIX G. HAYNES


*WM. S. JENKINS


*JOHN L. SMITH


*JAMES P. BUTTERFIELD


*LEWIS T. HARDY JAMES C. SAWYER


*FELIX G. HAYNES 1906-1907


1907-1908


*FELIX G. HAYNES


*FELIX G. HAYNES


*JOHN W. BELL, Treas.


TAMES C. SAWYER, Sec'y


*LEWIS T. HARDY


*LEWIS T. HARDY ANDREW McTERNEN


*HARRY M. EAMES 1908-1912


*LEWIS T. HARDY


*JOHN W. BELL, Treas. JAMES C. SAWYER, Sec'y ANDREW McTERNEN WILLIS B. HODGKINS


1914-1916


*THOS. E. RHODES ('19)


*BARNETT ROGERS ('16)


*LEWIS T. HARDY ('16) ANDREW McTERNEN. Sec'y ('18) WILLIS B. HODGKINS, Treas. ('18)


1917-18


* BARNETT ROGERS ('19)


*THOS. E. RHODES ('20) ANDREW McTERNEN ('18) CHAS. B. BALDWIN, Sec'y ('19) WILLIS B. HODGKINS, Treas. ('18) 1919-1920-1921


*BARNETT ROGERS ('22) WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE ('21) ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL ('22) PHILIP L. HARDY, Sec'y ('21) *THOS. E. RHODES, Treas. ('23) 1923-1924


PHILIP L. HARDY ('27)


WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE, Sec'y ('27) ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL, Treas. ('25) EDWARD SHATTUCK ('25)


WALTER I. MORSE ('26) 1927 ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL ('2S) *THOS. E. RHODES ('28) WALTER I. MORSE, Treas. ('29) WM. D. MCINTYRE, Sec'y ('30) GEORGE H. WINSLOW ('30)


1928-1929 ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL ('31) W. I. MORSE. Treas. ('32)


WM. D. MCINTYRE, Sec'y ('30)


GEORGE H. WINSLOW ('30) THOS. P. DEA ('31)


1929-1930 WM. D. MCINTYRE ('33) W. I. MORSE, Treas. ('32) GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Sec'y ('33) ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL ('31) THOS. P. DEA ('31)


SUPERINTENDENT CHARLES T. GILLIARD


1913-1914 *LEWIS T. HARDY ('16) *BARNETT ROGERS ('16) ANDREW McTERNEN ('15) *THOS. E. RHODES. Sec'y ('14) WILLIS B. HODGKINS, Treas. ('15)


1916-1917


*BARNETT ROGERS ('19) *THOS. E. RHODES ('17) ANDREW McTERNEN ('18)


CHAS. B. BALDWIN. Sec'y ('19) WILLIS B. HODGKINS, Treas. ('18)


1918-1919


*BARNETT ROGERS ('22) ANDREW METERNEN ('21) PHILIP L. HARDY ('21) CHAS. B. BALDWIN, Sec'y ('22) *THOS. E. RHODES, Treas. ('20) 1922-1923


*THOS. E. RHODES ('23) PHILIP L. HARDY ('24)


WM. D. MCINTYRE. Treas. ('24) ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL ('25) EDWARD SHATTUCK ('25) 1924-1925-1926 PHILIP I. HARDY ('27) WM. D. MCINTYRE, Sec'y ('27)


ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL. Treas. ('28) *THOS. E. RHODES ('28) WALTER I. MORSE ('29)


*JOHN W. BELL, Treas. TAMES C. SAWYER, Sec'y


*JOHN W. BELL



Andover, Mass., Feb. 3, 1931


The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the report of the Superintendent as its report for 1930.


WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE, Chairman WALTER I. MORSE, Treasurer GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary ARTHUR T. BOUTWELL THOMAS P. DEA


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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


To the Board of Public Works :


GENTLEMEN :


In connection with the Water, Sewer, Highway and Park De- partments you will be interested in reviewing a few of the major activities and developments during the year which ended De- cember 31, 1930.


WATER DEPARTMENT


Under Articles 13 to 19 inclusive the following lengths of six-inch water pipe have been laid :


3138 feet on Boston Road 1264 feet on Topping Road


2657 feet on Brown Street


3739 feet on River Road


1064 feet on Chandler and Greenwood Roads


619 feet on Webster Street


Total 12481


The total cost of laying the above pipe was $24,982.15 which figures approximately $2.00 per foot. The most difficult digging was encountered on Boston Road where it was necessary to re- move considerable ledge and incidentally during the course of this work we made generous provision for drain-water where a brook crosses the road. During the digging of Boston Road it was necessary to remove a section of ledge five feet deep running a distance of 150 feet. This required considerable blasting and the drilling of the holes for explosives was facilitated by using an air compressor.


Six-inch water pipe has been installed on Vine Street, Wild- wood Road and Gould Road in the way of the new By Pass road


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which is now in the process of building. This will preclude the necessity of disturbing the new road in the future if water mains are installed along the above roads.


Last March the eight-inch water pipe was installed across the Main Street railroad bridge and this section of pipe together with the section under the Main Street Shawsheen River bridge have been covered with felt and canvas to prevent the water within the pipe from freezing. Metal plates have been installed under the pipe over the railroad bridge to protect the pipe from fumes and flames discharged by passing locomotives.


All the water service pipes in the way of Union Street were renewed prior to the building of the new cement road, and in addition water services have been laid to each vacant lot. Before the construction of new road beds on Essex and Pearson Streets, water services that had outlived their usefulness were renewed. A one-inch water line has been installed on Chestnut Lane to care for the property at present owned by Jane Devlin.


It was necessary to repair five hydrants that were broken due to impact caused by automobiles this past year. This destruction is the source of considerable expense and it is seldom that those responsible for the damage are apprehended.


The buildings located near the high and low service reservoirs off Bancroft Road and on Prospect Hill Road housing the tele- meter instruments have been repaired. Branches of the trees that were interfering with the telemeter wires have been removed and all broken glass insulators on the cross arms carrying wires have been repaired.


A large heater has been installed at the Bancroft Road pump- ing station to replace the small heater which did not have suffi- cient heating capacity. We were able to do this with little additional cost to the Town since the large heater was formerly used at the Haggetts Pond pumping station. This year the pumping station on Bancroft Road was painted inside and outside thus insuring the life of the wood and increasing its neat appearance. The floor of the cellar of the water works shop has been cemented and is now being used as a store room for heavy castings. The coal shed adjoining the pumping


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station at Haggetts Pond was in a very unsatisfactory condi- tion, and it was necessary to brace the building where it showed signs of weakening. The water plunger attached to the low pressure steam piston of the Haggetts Pond steam pump has been renewed and the water sleeves have also been renewed. The electric motor at the Bancroft pumping station has been reconditioned. The blow-off pipes connected with the boilers at the Haggetts Pond pumping station have been renewed.


An inspection was made of the small coniferous trees planted around Haggetts Pond during the year 1929, and we are happy to be able to report that these trees are in good condition. Last year a few of these trees were infected by the sawfly, and after careful examination by a state forester, he informed us that this insect seldom visits the precise area the following year. The truth of the forester's statement was confirmed in that no trace of these insects was found during 1930.


In many places on the shores of Haggetts Pond where the deciduous trees and brush were removed during the early winter of 1930, sixteen hundred spruce trees have been planted.


Before building the cement road on Union Street twenty-one hundred feet of six-inch water pipe were cleaned. This water main has been in the ground since 1892, and where the pipe was opened it showed that the cross-sectional area had been re- duced, due to tuberculation. The work of cleaning this water main was cared for by the National Pipe Cleaning Co.


A new Reo truck equipped with pipe carriers has been pur- chased for use in the Water Department at a cost of $1577.00 plus allowance on old Reo truck.


A thorough inspection of all hydrants in town has been made this past year, and those broken or found with defective wastes have been repaired. During the inspection of hydrants a note was made of those containing surface water. Subsequently all hydrants found to contain surface water were given a supply of denatured alcohol, which should prevent freezing during the cold weather. Heretofore it has been our policy to thaw out such hydrants and pump the water from them. In the very cold weather we frequently found it necessary to thaw and pump


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out a few hydrants every day in order to insure their proper functioning. A hydrant on Andover Street between High and River Street was relocated to protect it from possible damage which might be caused by reckless automobile traffic.


During 1930, 298,367,269 gallons of water were pumped at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, or a daily average of 817,445 gallons. The steam pump was in operation 3402 hours and 55 minutes, and the electric pump was in operation a total of 1021 hours and 50 minutes, making an average daily run of 12 hours and 7 minutes. On August 6th the greatest amount of water was pumped or approximately 1,345,045 gallons, and the largest weekly pumping was that of August 3-9 during which time 7,605,721 gallons were pumped.


To provide for adequate water maintenance during 1931, we recommend an appropriation of $30,000.00 to be divided sub- stantially as follows :


Salaries and labor


17700.00


300 tons of Coal


1950.00


Engine and Cylinder Oil and Tools


550.00


Power No. 1 and No. 2 Stations


6000.00


Truck and Car


500.00


Steam Engine and Boiler Repairs


1000.00


Cleaning Pipe


500.00


Repairing Property, etc.


500.00


Reforestation


300.00


New Car (Superintendent)


1000.00


30000.00


Services and meters increased during 1930 as follows :


Services in use January 1, 1930


2287


Services installed during 1930


64


Meters in use January 1, 1930


2163


Services in use January 1, 1931


2351


Meters installed during 1930


64


Meters in use January 1, 1931


2227


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During the year 1930 we have laid 2034 feet of service pipe on private property and 1655 feet on Town property. Many old water services were renewed during 1930 and as the system ages this type of work naturally increases.


We recommend for service pipe and construction for 1931. $12,000.00 to be divided substantially as follows :


Labor


6800.00


50 Meters and parts


600.00


Pipe (all kinds)


2200.00


Brass Goods, Tools and Hydrants


900.00


Renewing Services


1500.00


Total


12000.00


Appropriation March, 1930


Water Maintenance


30000.00


Water Construction


12000.00


Total


42000.00


Approved Bills


41968.50


Balance


31.50


Special Article Water Extensions


Appropriation, Articles 13-19


25000.00


Approved Bills


24982.15


Balance 17.85


RECEIPTS


Water Rates


40978.41 4256.19


Construction


Paid to Town Treasurer


Water Rates


40978.41


Construction


4256.19


45234.60


45234.60


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SEWER DEPARTMENT


Two thousand sixty-seven feet of eight-inch sewer main have been installed on Union Street. In places it was necessary to excavate approximately ten feet and at the bottom of this deep cut we encountered ledge to the depth of three feet for a dis- tance of approximately 70 feet, and it was necessary to blast in order to remove this ledge. In the deep cuts it was necessary to sheathe, and in some places the nature of the soil compelled us to sheathe at a depth of six feet in order to hold up the sides of the trench. Spare sewer services have been laid at each vacant lot on Union Street.


A section of the Shawsheen River wall in the way of the sewer pumping station on Riverina Road which threatened to fall has been relaid. Moreover we found that the weight of the old wall rested on top of the sewer pipes which caused the joints to leak, and to remedy this condition a reinforced concrete slab was poured, thus preventing the weight of the new wall from resting on the pipe.


Fourteen applications have been filed for house sewer services during 1930, making a total of 1069 in use January 1, 1931. Appropriation 6200.00


Approved Bills


6181.63


Balance


18.37


Special Article (Sewer)


Appropriation, Article 20, Union St.


6000.00


Approved Bills


5702.40


Balance 297.60


To provide for adequate sewer maintenance and construction we recommend an appropriation of $6200.00 to be divided sub- stantially as follows :


Power


2100.00


Salaries, Labor, etc.


2400.00


Sewer Pipe


500.00


Construction


1200.00


Total


6200.00


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The following is the snowfall for the year 1930:


January February March November December


8.75 inches


12.00 inches


1.00 inch


75 inch


17.50 inches


Total


40.00 inches


The snowfall during 1930 measured 22.5 inches less than in 1929, but treacherous ice formations caused slippery condi- tions especially during the early part of the year which required the sanding of roads and sidewalks. With increased automobile traffic the sanding of roads has become absolutely imperative. We shall never know how many accidents this precaution has prevented.


Additional snow fences have been erected to care for places in which past observations showed that snow is likely to drift. Calcium Chloride mixed with sand was used with favorable re- sults on the steep hills serving to keep the sand on the icy road and also to melt the ice.


When and where conditions required, the roads were cleaned and patched preparatory to the blanketing with asphalt and tar. In the early spring the work of gravelling Woburn Street from Ballardvale Road to the Wilmington line was completed. This road was subsequently given an application of Tarvia B and later in the season it was given an application of asphalt. The completion of this road as a connecting link to Wilmington is a hard surfaced road where previously this road was hazardous to travel.


Many places on the following roads including Laurel Lane. Rattlesnake Hill Road, Rocky Hill Road, Corbett Street, Chest - nut Street, Tewksbury Street, Magnolia Avenue, Hidden Road, Gould Road. Argilla Road. High Plain . Road, Haggetts Pond Road, Blanchard Street. Bailey Road, River Road, and Jenkins Road have been filled in with gravel and ashes, thus insuring safe travel.


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Places on River Road, Chandler Road, Ballardvale Road, Das- comb Road and North Street where the road beds were ex- tremely narrow have been filled in with gravel so as to make the road less hazardous for automobile traffic. Dascomb Road from Andover Street to Clark Road has been covered with gravel preparatory to the construction of a hard surfaced road.


On April 3rd the scraping of roads was started and this continued throughout the spring season until all roads were cared for. This scraping process was repeated during the late fall season.


Drain lines were installed on School Street, Pearson Street, and Avon Street preparatory to the building of these streets. At a drain connection on Whittier Street a manhole was in- stalled to facilitate the cleaning of the drain pipe.


Highway fences were built in many places in town as a safe- guard for automobile travel and many of the existing fences were repaired and painted.


During the year the following streets were blanketed with either asphalt or tar-a section of Andover Street, Torr Street, a section of Phillips Street, Ballardvale Road, Clark Road, a section of Woburn Street, a section of Porter Road, a section of River Road, a section of School Street, Cuba Street, a section of Bartlet Street, a section of Elm Street, a section of Andover Street, a section of Central Street, a section of Essex Street and a section of High Street.


NEW CONSTRUCTION


Construction of Avon Street was started June 2nd and com- pleted on June 10th. In order to obtain a satisfactory grade the road bed was lowered in places. Plots between the road and the sidewalk were sodded to prevent the rain from washing the loam into the road. The construction of School Street from Central Street to Ridge Street started June 10th and was com- pleted June 23rd. At the lower end of School Street it was necessary to relocate the electric light poles and cut down five trees to obtain the proper width of road. The construction of Pearson Street included the laying of curbing on both sides of


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the street and the building of the road from curb to curb. Curb- ing was laid on Binney Street and Shepley Street and tar top road beds have been constructed. In the past during the spring of the year the sides of Punchard Avenue were a source of much complaint on account of their muddy condition. This situation has been remedied by widening the road and extending it to the grass plots.


Street signs have been erected where requested and all the old illegible signs in West Andover have been replaced with new easily readable signs. The street sign posts and the benches in Shawsheen Village have been given a coat of paint thus pre- serving them and adding to their neat appearance.


We continue to exert every effort to conserve human life particularly by minimizing automobile accidents. We have given careful attention to street corners that might prove dangerous to vehicular traffic. To awaken the motorists' attention to the need of caution and to encourage vigilance we have marked these hazardous places with conspicuous white lines.


A thorough inspection of the Andover Street bridge over the Shawsheen River in Ballardvale indicated that this structure requires attention in the near future. The cross sectional area of strength members has been reduced considerably due to corrosion. The reports of Morse and Dickinson, Engineers, are as follows :


July 17, 1930


Board of Public Works,


Andover, Mass.


GENTLEMEN :


In accordance with your request, I have made an examination of the bridge over the Shawsheen River at Ballardvale, Andover, for the purpose of ascertaining its condition, and also to de- termine the advisability of equipping it with a reinforced con- crete floor.


This bridge is a wrought iron pin connected truss with wooden stringers, and a plank floor ; the floor being supported by four cross girders, which in turn are suspended from the pins in the lower part of the truss.


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The bridge has a span of 60 feet; a width of roadway 22 feet, and carries 2 sidewalks each 6 feet wide, resting on cantilever supports. It was built fifty years or more ago before the com- mon use of steel structures, and is a design typical of that period. The floor of the bridge consists of wooden stringers, and planks which are in fair condition, but being chiefly of spruce and un- treated, their life is necessarily short.


Built in the days of horse-drawn traffic, the bridge was ap- parently designed for a maximum load of 10 tons. A careful inspection of the structure, particularly with reference to those members below the flooring indicates that it has received little or no attention such as cleaning and painting since the day it was built, and the result is that some of the members have de- teriorated through corrosion, so that at the present time, they possess only about 56% of their original strength. In its present condition, the bridge is safe only for maximum loads approximating 6 tons, and it is my recommendation that it be posted for loads limited to this weight.


A reinforced concrete floor for a bridge of this span and width would weigh 30 tons or more, and therefore does not permit further consideration.


In regard to repairing the iron work in this bridge, its type of construction, and its condition render it difficult to determine where to start in and where to leave off. It is an exceptionally frail structure in comparison with present day steel bridges; in fact, if the timbers and planks were removed, there would be very little superstructure left.


It is possible to reinforce the metal work in some places, entirely replacing certain members with new stock; cleaning the metal work thoroughly, and painting with two coats of red lead and two coats of structural paint. The repairs, however, would be expensive, and when completed, very little will be gained, as you will still have a light load bridge with a wooden floor which will require frequent renewals.


I shall be pleased, however, to furnish you with a schedule of repairs, and an estimate of cost if you so desire, but before definitely deciding upon this procedure, it is my suggestion


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that you consider a new bridge of permanent construction.


The original bridge at this location was constructed with a center pier, and in all probability had a superstructure of wood. When the present bridge was built, the top of the center pier was tipped over into the stream where it is at the present time, and the two spans were replaced by a single span of 60 feet. This span is much longer than is needed, and is considerably longer than the spans of other 'bridges over the Shawsheen River, downstream from this location. The conditions here appear favorable for the economical construction of a reinforced concrete bridge of T. beam design. It is probable that much of the present substructure, that is, the abutments, and that part of the center pier which remains could be utilized in such a manner that a considerable saving in the cost of a new bridge would result.


If this suggestion meets with your approval, I shall also be pleased to prepare for you an estimate of cost.


In view of the present low prices for construction work, a condition which is likely to extend well into another season, it is my opinion that the Town of Andover now has an unusual opportunity to secure a new bridge of reinforced concrete at an exceptionally attractive figure.


Yours truly, D. H. DICKINSON December 26, 1930.


Board of Public Works,


Andover, Mass.




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