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ARTICLE 6 .- To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to erect a wire fence on the westerly side of the Andover Playstead from the property line of Samuel Gilliard to the property line of Mary W. and Alice L. Bell and appropriate
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the sum of $1,438.00 therefor, on petition of Myron E. Gutterson and others.
ARTICLE 7 .- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $750.00 to be used for supervised play at the playstead to be expended under the direction of a committee of three appointed by the Moderator.
ARTICLE 8 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate $1,000 .- 00 for supervised play and playground equipment in Ballardvale and Shawsheen Village, this amount to be expended under the direction of the playground committee to be appointed by the Moderator, on petition of Stafford A. Lindsay and others.
ARTICLE 9 .- To see if the town will vote a sum of money to purchase and improve land for use as a school yard at the West Center School the purchase to be made by the Board of Selectmen on petition of Saul Shtrumpfman and others.
ARTICLE 10 .- To see if the town will vote to accept as public ways as laid out by the Board of Survey and name them as follows:
Coolidge Road :--
Southerly line :- Beginning at a stone bound on the easterly line of Johnson Road; said bound being located 736.91' northerly from a bound marking the intersection of said line with the northerly line of Elm Street; thence S 57°-25'-55" W, 290.9' to a stone bound on the westerly line of Cedar Road at its intersection with the line herein described.
Northerly line :- Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Johnson Road extended; said point being located 786.91' north- erly from a point marking the intersection of said line with the northerly line of Elm Street; thence S 57º-20'-55" W, 281.35' to a point on the westerly line of Cedar Road extended, at its inter- section with the line herein described.
Said street being 50' in width throughout its entire length.
Cedar Road :-
Easterly line :- Beginning at a point on the northerly line of Walnut Avenue, a County Road; said point being 358.20' west- erly from a stone bound marking the intersection of said northerly
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line of Walnut Avenue with the northerly line of Elm Street; thence by a curve to the right of 16.06' radius, 27.68' to a stone bound; thence by a curve to the left of 139.49' radius, 80.22' to a stone bound; thence N 21°-50'-05" W, 374.32' to a stone bound; thence by a curve to the right of 25.0' radius, 34.55' to a stone bound on the southerly line of Coolidge Road.
Westerly line :- Beginning at a point on the northerly line of Walnut Avenue, a County Road; said point being 59.64' easterly from a stone bound marking said northerly line at a point of curvature; thence by a curve to the left of 23.54' radius, 32.91' to a stone bound; thence by a curve to the left of 89.49' radius, 51.94' to a stone bound; thence N 21°-50'-05" W, 385.45' to a point; thence by a curve to the left of 15.8' radius, 21.83' to a point on the southerly line of Coolidge Road extended.
Said street being 50' in width throughout its entire length excepting at its extremities where it joins Walnut Avenue and Coolidge Road.
Johnson Road :----
Westerly line :- Beginning at a stone bound on the northerly line of Elm Street, said bound being 85.68' northeasterly from a stone bound marking the junction of the northerly line of Walnut Avenue with the northerly line of said Elm Street; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 26.0', a distance of 33.85' to a stone bound; thence N 32°-39'-05" W, 710.19' to a stone bound; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 20.0', a distance of 31.42' to a stone bound on the southerly line of Coolidge Road.
Easterly line :- Beginning at a stone bound on the northerly line of Elm Street, said bound being 177.17' northeasterly from a stone bound marking the junction of the northerly line of Walnut Avenue with the northerly line of said Elm Street; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 16.0', a distance of 28.62' to a stone bound; thence N 32°-39'-05" W, 716.97' to a stone bound marking the junction of the southerly line of Coolidge Road with said easterly line of Johnson Road.
Said street being 50' in width throughout its entire length excepting at its extremities where it joins said Elm Street and said Coolidge Road.
Reference is hereby made to a plan entitled, "Acceptance Plan of a portion of Johnson Acres, Andover, Mass." made
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December 1935 by Morse & Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Massachusetts-from which a more particular descrip- tion of said street may be obtained.
ARTICLE 11 .- To see if the town will vote to purchase of Fred E. Cheever, the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belong- ing, now laid in Coolidge Road, Cedar Road and Johnson Road, provided the town votes to accept said roads as Public Ways, and to appropriate the sum of three thousand four hundred and six dollars for said purpose, on petition of Fred E. Cheever.
ARTICLE 12 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars to be expended under the direction of the Board of Assessors for legal services, for services for experts, and for other expenses in defence of the petitions for abatement of taxes filed with the Board of Tax Appeals by the American Woolen Company and the Textile Realty Company vs. Board of Assessors of the Town of Andover.
ARTICLE 13 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to issue a permit to the Society of the Friars Minor of the order of St. Francis of Boston, to use a portion of their land in Andover for burial purposes, as approved by the Board of Health, as shown on plan filed with said Board.
ARTICLE 14 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of $3300.00 and authorize the Board of Selectmen to expend same in the purchase of an Ambulance to be used by the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 15 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate $175 .- 00 to be expended by the Fire Department in the purchase of a fire alarm box to be located at Shawsheen School house.
ARTICLE 16 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,785.00 to be spent by the Moth Department for the following equipment: Truck $400.00, Orchard Sprayer $285.00, Shade Tree Sprayer $1100.00.
ARTICLE 17 .- To see if the town will adopt the Zoning Plan presented by the Town Planning Board and enact the Zoning By-Law recommended by the Board.
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ARTICLE 18 .- To see if the town will vote to rescind the vote establishing interim zoning, empowering the Selectmen to enforce certain restrictions therein, as set forth in Article 25 in the Town Warrant for annual Town Meeting, March 14, 1927, on petition of William F. Barron and others.
ARTICLE 19 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize the building of a sewer beginning at the corner of Pine and Summer Streets and extending along Pine Street a distance of 225 feet, and appropriate the sum of $650.00 therefor, and assess better- ments upon the estates benefitted by the above extension, said work to be done under the direction of Board of Public Works, on petition of Daniel J. Haggerty and others.
ARTICLE 20 .- To see if the town will vote to extend the six (6) inch sewer westward on William Street for a distance of six hundred (600) feet, and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred ($1200.00) Dollars therefor, and assess betterments upon the estates benefitted by the above extension, said work to be done under the direction of the Board of Public Works, on petition of James H. Eaton and others.
ARTICLE 21 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a truck and appropriate the sum of $1200.00 therefor, on petition of said Board, and the price allowed for the old truck to be used as part payment for the new truck.
ARTICLE 22 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the improvement of River Road; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 23 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to sell the Richardson School with land and buildings for such sum or sums as the Board of Selectmen may deem best and to authorize the Board of Select- men to give a good and sufficient quit claim deed in the name of the town for the aforesaid lands and buildings.
ARTICLE 24 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to sell the Bailey District School
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with land and buildings for such sum or sums as the Board of Selectmen may deem best and to authorize the Board of Select- men to give a good and sufficient quit claim deed in the name of the town for the aforesaid lands and buildings.
ARTICLE 25 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to sell the Osgood District School with land and buildings for such sum or sums as the Board of Selectmen may deem best and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to give a good and sufficient quit claim deed in the name of the town for the aforesaid lands and buildings.
ARTICLE 26 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to shape up and tar Chandler Road, and appropri- ate the sum of $5,070.00 therefor on petition of Rudolph Johnson and others.
ARTICLE 27 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to shape up and tar North Street and appropriate the sum of $2,670.00 therefor on petition of Rudolph Johnson and others.
ARTICLE 28 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to shape up and tar Haggetts Pond Road and ap- propriate the sum of $3,935.00 therefor, on petition of Rudolph G. Johnson and others.
ARTICLE 29 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main on Chandler Road from a point in front of the residence of Charles Garabedian, along Chandler Road a distance of 4100 feet, and appropriate the sum of $11,275.00 on petition of Hovagen Arakelian and others.
ARTICLE 30 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Lowell Street and Greenwood Road, along Greenwood Road to the corner of High Plain Road and appropriate the sum of $13,375.00 to care for this work on petition of Anna C. Peterson and others.
ARTICLE 31 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of High Plain Road and Greenwood Road along Greenwood Road to the property of Mr. J. H. Bourdelais and appropriate the sum of
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$11,450.00 to care for this work on petition of Anna C. Peterson and others.
ARTICLE 32 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road and Brundrett Avenue along Brundrett Avenue a distance of 1600 feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 on petition of Arthur Maddox and others.
ARTICLE 33 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road along Boutwell Road to the corner of Haggetts Pond Road thence along Haggetts Pond Road to a point opposite the prop- erty of Frederick J. Kearn and appropriate the sum of $10,350.00 on petition of Frederick J. Kearn and others.
ARTICLE 34 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the property of Frederick J. Kearn on Haggetts Pond Road along Haggetts Pond Road to the property of Frederick C. Hardy and appropri- ate the sum of $15,360.00 on petition of Frederick C. Hardy and others.
ARTICLE 35 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main along Sunset Rock Road southerly from Ballardvale Road a distance of 600 feet and ap- propriate the sum of $1,500.00 therefor, on petition of Ruth M. Jenkins and others.
ARTICLE 36 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of putting in a floor and completing electrical work in the gymnasium room in the Shawsheen School, upon petition of Frederick C. Smith and others.
ARTICLE 37 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate $990 .- 50 to be expended by the Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery for the purchase of materials and equipment to be used in con- junction with W.P.A. labor on accepted projects.
ARTICLE 38 .- To see if the town will accept legacies from the estate of the late Emma J. Lincoln, (one) of $300 for the use of Memorial Hall Library and (two) of $300, the net income thereof
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to be expended in furtherance of the purposes of the Andover Village Improvement Society.
ARTICLE 39 .- To see if the town will vote to accept devises from the will of Martina A. Gage late of Lowell, reading as fol- lows: "I give, devise and bequeath all my real estate situated outside of Lowell to the city or town in which the same may be situated."
ARTICLE 40 .- To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five citizens to investigate the procedure and cost of installing a municipal light, heat and power plant, and report to the next Town Meeting. The committee to be appointed from the floor, on petition of William F. Barron and others.
ARTICLE 41 .- To see if the Town of Andover will vote to ap- propriate the sum of $175.00 to build a granolithic sidewalk in front of the Town Hall to replace the present gravel sidewalk, under supervision of Board of Public Works, on petition of J. Augustus Remington and others.
ARTICLE 42 .- To see if the town will vote to accept as a public way, a way laid out 40' wide, northerly from Dufton Road, at corner of Enmore Street, for a distance of 400 feet, on petition of George C. H. Dufton and others.
ARTICLE 43 .- To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to cover the following matters: for the payment of taxes outstanding against the property situate at 88 North Main Street, which has been taken over by the town for taxes; for damages resulting from the closing of an apartment on the same premises; for damages resulting from housing of the unem- ployed of the town; and for damages for land unjustly acquired by the town, on petition of Bridget T. Hurley and others.
ARTICLE 44 .- To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
ARTICLE 45 .- To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
ARTICLE 46 .- To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
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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 eleventh day of February, A.D., 1936.
JEREMIAH J. DALY HOWELL F. SHEPARD J. EVERETT COLLINS
Selectmen of Andover
Andover, March 2, 1936
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
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 2, 1936
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs convened in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six in said Andover on Monday the second day of March, 1936 at six o'clock in the forenoon agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing warrant-took up Article One and proceeded to vote for town affairs. The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000. The polls were opened at six o'clock a.m. and closed at six thirty o'clock p.m.
The total number of ballots cast was 4516.
Precinct 1-1027 Precinct 2-1130 Precinct 3-844 Precinct 4-395 Precinct 5-451 Precinct 6-669
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Precincts 2
1
3
4
5 6
MODERATOR-FOR ONE YEAR
783
805
694
322
337
558
Frederick Butler
3499
2
7
6
2
7
Leonard Saunders
24
242
318
144
71
107
111
Blanks
993
TOWN CLERK-Three Years
483
517
222
46
144
242
Arthur W. Cole
1654
519
573
605
342
293
413
George H. Winslow
2745
25
40
17
7
14
14
Blanks
117
TOWN TREASURER-One Year
883
916
710
327
374
593
Thaxter Eaton
3803
1
5
3
Leonard Saunders
9
143
209
134
68
74
76
Blanks
704
COLLECTOR OF TAXES-One Year
811
831
677
323
386
556
William B. Cheever
3584
168
199
117
47
36
95
Percy R. Holt
662
48
100
50
25
29
18
Blanks
270
SELECTMEN-Three Years
344
469
175
118
128
177
Jeremiah J. Daly
1411
661
636
653
267
310
486
Roy E. Hardy
3013
22
25
16
10
13
6
Blanks
92
ASSESSOR-Three Years
336
456
176
109
129
169
Jeremiah J. Daly
1375
658
622
646
262
307
483
Roy E. Hardy
2978
33
52
22
24
15
17
Blanks
163
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-Three Years
133
208
125
161
87
88
Milton W. Chambers 802
65
106
124
47
26
31
Leslie R. Carmichael
399
512
408
426
151
317
363
William D. McIntyre 2177 2611 John H. Playdon
597
541
579
229
218
447
411
505
156
70
125
199
John A. Robertson
1466
336
492
278
132
129
210
Blanks
1577
20
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-Seven Years
724
675
599
256
276
508
Philip F. Ripley
3038
7
2
3
Leonard Saunders
12
1
Chris Muller
1
303
448
245
136
172
161
Blanks
1465
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Three Years
551
443
503
239
257
486
May Evelyn Barnes
2479
409
343
334
123
147
368
John M. Erving
1724
450
467
384
144
157
246
Elmer J. Grover
1848
688
702
515
303
329
434
Arthur R. Lewis
2971
218
264
200
72
86
111
Winthrop R. Newman 951
325
480
178
80
132
110
Alan T. Polgreen
1305
440
691
418
224
245
252
Blanks
2270
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-One Year
(to fill a vacancy)
265
350
223
147
162
131
William F. Barron
1278
622
522
484
228
206
431
Herbert P. Carter
2493
1
Leonard Saunders
1
139
258
137
20
83
107
Blanks
744
BOARD OF HEALTH-Three Years
267
378
287
107
130
214
Benjamin C. Brown
1383
635
598
424
212
267
369
Franklin H. Stacey
2505
Leonard Saunders
1
Chris Muller
1
125
154
132
75
54
86
Blanks
626
CONSTABLES-One Year
808
802
645
290
339
547
George A. Dane
3431
746
683
608
257
310
501
James L. Smith
3105
758
712
606
271
355
509
George N. Sparks
3211
1
Lewis A. Daley
1
1
Chris Muller
1
768
1193
673
366
349
450
Blanks
3799
21
1
1
TREE WARDEN-One Year
727
709
397
203
317
487
Ralph T. Berry
2840
84
110
51
86
46
48
Franklin B. Collins
425
177
250
356
80
66
102
Thomas D. Taylor
1031
1
John D. Cussen
1
38
61
40
26
22
33
Blanks
219
PLANNING BOARD-Five Years
784
719
595
245
373
554
Edward P. Hall
3270
89
131
96
107
42
28
Saul Shtrumpfman
493
1
Leonard Saunders
1
154
280
153
42
36
87
Blanks
752
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE
March 2, 1936
Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge John Carse. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1027. Number of ballots received 1276. Number of ballots returned 249. Number of ballots cast 1027. Police Officer on duty William J. McCarthy. Voted to count ballots at 3.00 P.M.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO
March 2, 1936
Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge Joseph A. McCarthy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1130. Number of ballots received 1363. Number of ballots returned 233. Number of ballots cast 1130. Police Officer on duty-John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 3.30 P.M.
DANA W. CLARK, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE
March 2, 1936
Polls opened at 6.00 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 844. Number of ballots received 1096. Number of ballots returned 251. 1 spoiled. Number of ballots cast 844. Police Officer on duty Walter N. Gordon. Voted to count ballots at 7.45 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR
March 2, 1936
Polls opened at 6.00 A.M. Warden in charge Herbert B. Mer- rick. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 396. Number of ballots received 500. Number of ballots returned 104. Number of ballots cast 395. Police Officer on duty-Herbert Lyle. Voted to count ballots at 10 A.M.
ALBERT L. RATTE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FIVE
March 2, 1936
Polls opened at 6.00 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Mat- thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 451. Number of ballots received 530. Number of ballots returned 79. Number of ballots cast 451. Police Officer on duty George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 9.30 A.M.
JOSEPH P. LYNCH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT SIX
March 2, 1936
Polls opened at 6.00 A.M. Warden in charge Edward A. Doyle. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 669. Number of ballots received 890. Number of ballots returned 219. Number of ballots cast 669. Police Officer on duty Philip Cox. Voted to count ballots at 3.00 P.M.
LLEWELLYN D. POMEROY, Clerk
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After final action of Article One, the said meeting was adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of the General Laws to Monday, March 9, at 1.30 o'clock P.M. at the Town House.
1.30 O'CLOCK P.M. MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1936
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Moder- ator who declared :
Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.
George H. Winslow elected Town Clerk for three years.
Thaxter Eaton elected Town Treasurer for one year.
William B. Cheever elected Collector of Taxes for one year.
Roy E. Hardy elected Selectman for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Assessor for three years.
William D. McIntyre elected member Board of Public Works for three years.
John H. Playdon elected member Board of Public Works for three years.
Philip F. Ripley elected trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years.
May Evelyn Barnes elected member of School Committee for three years.
Elmer J. Grover elected member of School Committee for three years.
Arthur R. Lewis elected member of School Committee for three years.
Herbert P. Carter elected member of School Committee for one year (to fill vacancy).
Franklin H. Stacey elected member Board of Health for three years.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year.
James L. Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
Ralph T. Berry elected Tree Warden for one year.
Edward P. Hall elected member of Planning Board for five years.
Article 2-chose William D. Walker, Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
Street Lighting Committee (appointed by Moderator) Walter H. Coleman, chairman; Ernest R. Edwards, secretary; J. Augus- tus Remington, Herbert F. Chase, Chester A. Johnson.
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Finance Committee-Hugh Bullock, chairman; Leo F. Daley, secretary ; Mitchell Johnson, Edward Shattuck, Joseph M. Harge- don, Harvey G. Turner, Ralph A. Woodcock.
Supervised Play-($750. Appropriation)-Henry G. Tyer, Charles R. Scott, Frank Markey.
Supervised Play-($1000. Appropriation)-Stafford Lindsay, Henry Simmers, Matthew Burns, Edward P. Hall, Mildred Brown, Mary E. Zink.
Article 3-Voted-that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established as follows:
Chairman, Board of Selectmen
$360.00
two members at $270. each
540.00
Board of Assessors
three members at $360. each
1080.00
Board of Public Welfare
three members at $90. each
270.00
Town Treasurer
1800.00
Town Clerk
1530.00
Tax Collector
2025.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden
salary for both, per week
31.50
Board of Health
Chairman
45.00
Secretary
67.50
(Representing Doctor)
45.00
Secretary, Board of Public Works
100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees
25.00
After unanimous consent of the meeting the following resolu- tion was read by J. Augustus Remington and voted :
"Whereas: We, the citizens of Andover, desirous of expressing in some public form our sense of loss suffered by the death of Andrew McTernen do hereby
"Resolve: That we deeply appreciate the long and varied services of Mr. McTernen : as a member of our Fire Department, a mem- ber of the Board of Public Works, our representative to the General Court and recently our Selectman. In all these endeavors he has shown a chivalrous sense of honor, a fidelity to duty and a high sense of moral rectitude. To an extraordinary degree he has
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enjoyed the confidence and affection of his fellow citizens. His conduct both in public and in private life furnishes an example well fitted to inspire our townspeople to a nobility of purpose and to a lofty patriotism. The memory of him must always be associ- ated with those qualities that mark an upright and useful life and we further
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