Town annual report of Andover 1935-1939, Part 2

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1935
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1026


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ARTICLE 27 .- To see if the Town will instruct the Select- men to ask the officials of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. to reduce the fare on busses between Andover Square and Shawsheen Village from ten to five cents, on petition of J. Augustus Remington and others.


ARTICLE 28 .- To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to build a sidewalk on the East and West sides of Carmel Road a distance of 1612 feet at a cost of $1340.00 and also install a drain on Carmel Rd. a distance of 425 feet at a cost of $745.00, and appropriate the sum of $2085.00 to care for the above, on petition of Ralph L. Draper and others.


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ARTICLE 29 .- To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote establishing interim zoning, empowering the Selectmen to en- force certain restrictions therein, as set forth in Article 25 in the Town Warrant for the annual Town Meeting March 14, 1927, on petition of Mae D. Horne and others.


ARTICLE 30 .- To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase two horses and appropriate the sum of $350.00 therefor, on petition of said Board.


ARTICLE 31 .- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $4700.00 to care for changes and additions to the water system on Lowell Street due to the reconstruction of the road, on petition of the Board of Public Works.


ARTICLE 32 .- To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to complete contract Number 4484-A with the State and the County on River Road, which contract terminates May 15, 1935, and also to appropriate a sum not in excess of $5000.00 provided, however, a like amount of money is appropri- ated by the County of Essex and an amount of money equal to the sum of that appropriated by County and Town be appropri- ated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for the improve- ment of River Road in West Andover, on petition of the Board of Public Works.


ARTICLE 33 .- To act upon the report of the Town Officers.


ARTICLE 34 .- 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 eleventh day of February, A.D., 1935.


FRANK H. HARDY JEREMIAH J. DALY Selectmen of Andover


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Andover, March 4, 1935


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 4, 1935


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 Fourth day of March, 1935 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 4084-viz:


Precinct One-2041


Precinct Two-451


Precinct Three-956


Precinct Four-636


1


Precincts 2


3


4


MODERATOR-One Year


1523


351


798


554


Frederick Butler 3226


6


John Holmelund 6


1


Vincent P. Hickey


1


511


100


158


82


Blanks 851


TOWN CLERK-One Year


1616


392


833


565


George H. Winslow 3406


425


59


123


71


Blanks 678


20


TOWN TREASURER-One Year


1681


386


802


573


Thaxter Eaton


3442


360


65


154


63


Blanks 642


COLLECTOR OF TAXES-One Year


1604


384


818


567


William B. Cheever


3373


1


John Holmelund


1


436


67


138


69


Blanks 710


SELECTMAN-Three Years


1113


197


362


246


J. Everett Collins


1918


769


229


483


374


Frank H. Hardy


1855


69


10


84


11


Charles B. Roberts


174


54


4


10


2


John Holmelund


70


36


11


17


3


Blanks 67


ASSESSOR-Three Years


1112


198


358


241


J. Everett Collins


1909


746


215


472


366


Frank H. Hardy


1799


74


16


86


12


Charles B. Roberts


188


50


5


8


2


John Holmelund · 65


59


17


32


15


Blanks 123


SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Three Years


1363


272


591


512


Annie S. Angus


2738


1319


313


475


366


Mary E. C. Geagan


2473


627


145


351


205


Winthrop R. Newman


1328


1191


280


709


471


Frederick C. Smith


2651


2


Henry Peatman


2


1623


341


742


354


Blanks


3060


BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-Three Years


377


116


310


93


Milton W. Chambers


896


1324


236


421


477


Walter I. Morse


2458


130


46


105


21


George M. Squires


302


210


53


120


45


Blanks


428


BOARD OF HEALTH-Three Years


1404


363


738


521


George G. Brown


3026


1


George M. Squires


1


637


88


217


115


Blanks


1057


21


CONSTABLES-One Year


1553


348


724


530


George A. Dane


3155


1248


302


655


466


James L. Smith


2671


1353


374


634


490


George N. Sparks


2851


5


1


John Holmelund


6


1964


329


854


422


Blanks


3569


TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-Seven Years


1459


330


729


529


Nathan C. Hamblin 3047


582


121


227


107


Blanks 1037


TREE WARDEN-One Year


1591


367


777


553


Ralph T. Berry


3288


24


3


19


4


Franklin B. Collins


50


426


81


160


79


Blanks 746


PLANNING BOARD-Five Years


1339


296


713


498


Walter M. Lamont


2846


5


2


John Holmelund


7


1


David S. Burns


1


1


Franklin B. Collins


1


1


William F. Barron


1


1


John Levis


1


695


155


239


138


Blanks


1227


PLANNING BOARD-Four Years to fill a vacancy


1285


297


695


491


Roy E. Hardy


2768


1


John Holmelund


1


1


Thomas Dea


1


755


154


260


145


Blanks


1314


PLANNING BOARD-Three Years to fill a vacancy


1294


284


664


460


Bernard L. McDonald


2702


1


1


John Holmelund 2


1


George F. Robjent


1


745


167


291


176


Blanks


1379


PLANNING BOARD-One Year to fill a vacancy


1311


354


680


502


Edward P. Hall


2847


1


1


John Holmelund


2


1


Harold L. Peters


1


729


97


275


133


Blanks


1234


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


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE


Andover, March 4, 1935


Polls opened at 6 A.M. Warden in charge Llewellyn D. Pom- eroy. Ballot box registered 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 2041. Number of ballots received 2600. Number of ballots returned 557. Ballots spoiled 2. Number of ballots cast 2041. Police officer on duty, John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 10.30 A.M. JOSEPH A. MCCARTHY, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO


March 4, 1935


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 450. Number of ballots received 588. Number of ballots returned 137. 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 THREE


March 4, 1935


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 956. Number of ballots received 1450. Number of ballots returned 494. Number of ballots cast 956. Police officer on duty Walter N. Gordon. Voted to count ballots at 3.45 P.M.


MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR


March 4, 1935


Polls opened at 6.00 A.M. Warden in charge Gordon R. Can- non. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 6.30 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 636. Number


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of ballots received 899. Number of ballots spoiled 1. Number of ballots returned 262. Number of ballots cast 636. Police officer on duty Philip A. Cox. Voted to count ballots at 3.40 P.M.


GEORGE M. GARLAND, Clerk


After final action on Article One the said meeting was adjourned by virtue of Section 20 Chapter 39 of the General Laws to Mon- day, March 11 at 1.30 o'clock P.M. at the Town House.


1.30 O'CLOCK P.M. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935


The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Modera- tor, 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.


J. Everett Collins elected Selectman for three years.


J. Everett Collins elected Assessor for three years.


Annie S. Angus elected member of School Committee for three years.


Mary E. C. Geagan elected member of School Committee for three years.


Frederick C. Smith elected member of School Committee for three years.


Walter I. Morse elected member of Board of Public Works for three years.


George G. Brown elected member of 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.


Nathan C. Hamblin elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years.


Ralph T. Berry elected Tree Warden for one year.


Walter M. Lamont elected member of Planning Board for five years.


Roy E. Hardy elected member of Planning Board for four years (to fill a vacancy).


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Bernard L. McDonald elected member of Planning Board for three years (to fill a vacancy).


Edward P. Hall elected member of Planning Board for one year (to fill a vacancy).


Took up Article 2 and chose Edward P. Hall, Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.


Street Lighting Committee for one year (appointed by Modera- tor)-Walter H. Coleman, Chester A. Johnson, George L. Gra- ham, Herbert F. Chase, Ernest R. Edwards.


Finance Committee for one year (appointed by Moderator)- Hugh Bullock, Mitchell Johnson, Edward Shattuck, Joseph M. Hargedon, Harvey G. Turner, Leo F. Daley, Ralph A. Woodcock.


Committee on Supervised Play for one year (appointed by Moderator)-Roy E. Hardy, Henry G. Tyer, Charles R. Scott.


Committee for Survey of all Town Departments (appointed by Moderator)-William R. Hill, Henry S. Hopper, Harold T. Houston, Stafford A. Lindsay, Eldon E. Stark.


Took up Article 3.


Voted at 1.34 P.M. : 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


Took up Article 4.


Voted to appropriate the following stated sums of money : .


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American Legion


600.00


Veterans of Foreign Wars


480.00


Armistice Day


150.00


Memorial Day


865.00


Mothers' Aid


1500.00


Soldiers' Relief


1000.00


State Aid


200.00


Old Age Assistance


19,000.00


Public Welfare


11,000.00


including 1933 and 1934 unpaid bills amounting to $736.98


Damages to Persons and Property


500.00


Elections and Registrations


1000.00


Insurance


11,325.00


Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital


4402.52


Pomps Pond


1856.00


including $70.83, 1933 and 1934 unpaid bills


Public Dump


570.00


Printing Town Reports and By-Laws


800.00


Town Officers-divided as follows:


18,580.00


Selectmen


2131.20


(this amount includes $75.00 for use in


perambulation of bounds)


Treasurer


2385.00


(includes $60.00 clerk $60.00 Tax Title a/c)


Collector


3820.00


Accountant ($60.00 clerk hire)


1585.00


Assessors


4100.00


Town Clerk


2225.00


Moderator


30.00


Town Counsel


750.00


Notes


270.00


Animal Inspector


225.00


Game Warden


90.00


Building Inspector


445.00


Public Welfare


523.80


· Town Scales


117.50


Inspector of Wires


420.00


Sealers of Weights and Measures


470.00


Assessor's survey


Municipal Buildings


3600.00


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Infirmary


(includes $20.00 unpaid 1934 bill)


Moth Suppression Tree Warden Police Department


4000.00


4500.00


24,250.00


(voted to take this appropriation up after Article 12)


Fire Department


27,358.75


Brush Fires


1000.00


Interest


16,500.00


Retirement of Bonds


40,300.00


Board of Health


3700.00


(includes $43.20 unpaid 1934 bill)


2000.00


(includes $330.20 unpaid 1933 bill)


8200.00


(plus returns from Dog Tax)


Spring Grove Cemetery


8495.00


Street Lighting Committee


19,447. 44


School Committee


152,932.00


(includes $88.05 unpaid 1934 bills)


Board of Public Works


Highway Maintenance


53,000.00


Highway Construction


14,000.00


Water Maintenance


26,000.00


Water Construction


12,190.00


(taken up with Article 15)


Sewer Maintenance


5700.00


Parks and Playgrounds


3700.00


Snow Removal


40,000.00


Total Departmental


$553,429.21


Article 10: Auto-Police Department


850.00


Article 13: Supervised Play


750.00


Article 15: Water Extension-Chandler Road


6700.00


Article 7 : E.R.A. purchase-materials-truck hire


8000.00


Article 30: Board of Public Works-horses


350.00


Article 31 : Water system changes-Lowell street


4700.00


Article 32: River road


4740.00


Total Special Articles Total appropriations


$ 26,090.00 $579,519.21


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7720.00


Care of Tubercular patients


Memorial Hall Library


Took up Article 5.


Voted at 2.34 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, 1935, and to issue notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 Chapter 44 General Laws.


Took up Article 6.


Voted at 2.35 P.M. : that Article 6 be taken up after Article 32, or prior to earlier final adjournment.


Took up Article 7. Voted to defer until after Article 21.


Took up Article 8. Voted at 3.16 P.M. : to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 9. Voted to defer until after Article 33.


Took up Article 10.


Voted at 3.39 P.M .: to appropriate the sum of $850.00 and authorize the Selectmen to purchase an automobile and an auto radio for the use of the Police Department, as recommended by the Police Investigation Committee.


Took up Article 11.


Voted at 3.49 P.M. : to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 12.


Voted at 3.51 P.M. : to indefinitely postpone.


Police Department appropriation taken up under Article 4.


Took up Article 13.


Voted at 4.08 P.M .: 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, to be appointed by the Moderator.


Took up Article 14.


Voted at 4.10 P.M. : to indefinitely postpone.


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Took up Article 15.


Voted at 4.24 P.M .: to authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the present dead end at the Disbrow farm on Chandler Road along Chandler Road to the residence of Charles Garabedian and appropriate the sum of $6700.00. If E.R.A. labor is available, balance from $6700.00 to be returned to the treasury.


Took up Article 16. Voted at 4.26 P.M. : to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 17. Voted at 4.27 P.M. : to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 18.


Voted at 4.47 P.M. : to accept Sections 48 and 49 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws without the pension provision, placing the members of the regular Police Department and regular and call fire members under civil service rules.


Took up Article 19. Voted at 5.08 P.M .: to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 20.


Voted at 5.13 P.M. : that all expenditures for materials amount- ing to $50.00 or over shall be made on a competitive bid.


Took up Article 21.


Passed by without motion having been made.


Took up Article 7.


Voted at 5.38 P.M .: to appropriate the sum of $8000.00 to be expended in conjunction with Emergency Relief Administration labor for the purchase of materials and for truck hire on approved projects.


Took up Article 22.


Voted at 5.39 P.M .: to refer to the Board of Public Works.


Took up Article 23.


Voted at 5.391/2 P.M .: to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 24.


Voted at 5.41 P.M. : to refer to the Board of Selectmen.


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Took up Article 25.


Voted at 5.411/2 P.M. to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 26. Voted at 5.42 P.M. : article lost.


Took up Article 27.


Voted at 5.43 P.M. : to instruct the Selectmen to ask the officials of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. to reduce the fare on busses between Andover Square .and Shawsheen Village from ten to five cents.


Took up Article 28.


Voted at 5.44 P.M .: to refer to the Board of Public Works.


Took up Article 29. Voted at 5.45 P.M .: to indefinitely postpone.


Took up Article 30.


Voted at 5.46 P.M .: to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase two horses and appropriate the sum of $350.00 therefor.


Took up Article 31.


Voted at 5.47 P.M .: to appropriate the sum of $4700.00 to care for changes and additions to the water system on Lowell Street due to the reconstruction of the road.


Took up Article 32.


Voted at 5.55 P.M .: to appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to complete contract Number 4484-A with the State and the County on River Road, which contract terminates May 15, 1935, and also appropriate the sum of $3740.00 provided, however, a like amount of money is appropriated by the County of Essex and an amount of money equal to the sum of that appropriated by County and Town be appropriated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for the improvement of River Road in West Andover.


Took up Article 6.


Voted at 5.60 P.M .: that all unexpended appropriations be turned into the treasury with the exception of the following: War Bonus Surplus $803.33, State Census Survey $600.00, Steam Pump (Art. 31) $11209.36, River Road (Art. 34) $26.43, E.R.A. Projects (Art. 3-Oct. 1) $6109.71, Junior High School Project


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$268,724.94; and that $20,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund; and that free cash in the treasury to the amount of $10,000.00 be voted the Assessors for reducing the 1935 tax rate.


Took up Article 33.


Voted at 6.00 P.M .: that the report of the Town Officers be accepted and placed on file.


Took up Article 9.


Voted at 6.01 P.M .: to accept and place on file the report of the Police Investigation Committee.


Took up Article 34.


Voted at 6.02 P.M .: the appointment by the Moderator of a Committee of not more than five members with instructions to investigate and study all Town Departments and expenses and to report recommendations to the Town Clerk prior to January 5, 1936, regarding more economical operation of all Town Depart- ments.


Voted at 6.03 P.M .: that the meeting be dissolved.


The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers' return on the 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 TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1935 at 7.30 o'clock P.M., to act on the following articles :


ARTICLE 1 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping a Junior High School building and heating plant, a common assembly hall and a gymnasium, said sum to be in addi- tion to the amount authorized by vote of the town under date of December 11, 1933, as amended by vote of the town under dates of May 31, 1934 and February 25, 1935, and to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow the amount voted and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor under authority of and in accordance with Chapter 366 of the Acts of 1933 as amended, Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and the National Industrial Recovery Act, or take any action relative thereto.


ARTICLE 2 .- To see if the town will adopt changes in the voting precincts of the town as recommended by the Selectmen in a statement filed with the Town Clerk in accordance with the pro- visions of Section 7, Chapter 54, of the General Laws.


ARTICLE 3 .- To see if the town will vote to change the term of office of Town Clerk from one year to three years.


ARTICLE 4 .- To see if the town will vote to transfer the unex- pended balances from Highway Construction $3471.09 Article 15 Water Extension Chandler Road $2103.44, Water Construction (Florence Street) $926.28. Total-$6500.81-to be used during the current month and January, February and March, 1936 by


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the Board of Public Works in conjunction with Works Progress Administration projects or such material, tools, etc., as Federal Rules and Regulations may demand of local government.


ARTICLE 5 .- 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 twenty-sixth day of November, A.D., 1935.


JEREMIAH J. DALY HOWELL F. SHEPARD J. EVERETT COLLINS Selectmen of Andover


A true copy.


Attest: GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable


Andover, December 2, 1935


ESSEX, SS.


Andover, December 10, 1935


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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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 10, 1935


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, convened in the Town House in said Andover on Tuesday the tenth day of December 1935 at 7.30 o'clock in the evening agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing warrant. Admittance was checked by use of list of voters.


Moderator Frederick Butler presided, took up the following :


Article 1 moved by Hugh Bullock, seconded by Mitchell John- son.


Voted at 7.48 P.M .: to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,- 000.00 for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping a Junior High School building and heating plant, a common assem- bly hall and gymnasium, said sum to be in addition to the sum appropriated at the meeting held on December 11, 1933, as amended by the vote passed at a meeting held on May 31, 1934, and in addition to the sum appropriated at a meeting held Febru- ary 25, 1935, to be expended by the building committee referred to in the said original vote, and that the treasurer, with the ap- proval of the selectmen be authorized to borrow said sum and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 366 of the Acts of 1933 as amended, Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and the National Industrial Recovery Act, so the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years or at such earlier dates as may be approved by the Emergency Finance Board. Any sum received from the Federal Government by way of a grant in addition to sums covered by now existing contracts with the Federal Govern- ment may be applied to the cost of construction in which event the amount of the loan herein authorized shall be reduced by the sum so received and applied or may be applied to the payment of the debt herein authorized.


The three members of the Board of Selectmen were appointed as tellers to count the vote which they reported as follows: Yes, 159; no, 1; total, 160.


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Took up Article 2.


Voted at 7.50 P.M .: that the town adopt changes in the voting


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precincts of the town as recommended by the Selectmen in a statement filed with the Town Clerk as follows:


Andover, August 26, 1935


To the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover


c-o George H. Winslow, Town Clerk


Andover, Massachusetts


Pursuant to Section 7, Chapter 54 General Laws, we, the under- signed Selectmen of the Town of Andover, respectfully recom- mend that additional voting precincts be established and submit herewith a plan dividing the town into six (6) precincts and define the limits and boundaries thereof as follows:


PRECINCT ONE :


Beginning at a stone bound in Highland Road at the North Andover line and running southwesterly to a point between Chestnut Street and Highland Road, said point being 250 feet easterly from the house on Chestnut Street to the entrance to the Bird Sanctuary; thence westerly to the point where the center lines of Main Street and Morton Street meet; thence northerly following the center line of Main Street to a point where Park Street enters same; thence easterly to the point where the center lines of Park and Florence Streets meet; thence northerly to the point where the center lines of Florence and Elm Streets meet; thence northeasterly to the point where the center lines of Elm Street and Maple Avenue meet; thence northerly along the center line of Maple Avenue crossing Walnut Avenue and continuing in the same general direction to the point where the center lines of High Street and Burnham Road meet; thence northeasterly to a stone bound in Haverhill Street at the North Andover line; thence southeasterly following the North Andover line to point of be- ginning.




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