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ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will vote to purchase of Fred E. Cheever the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in the Easterly and Westerly sections of Cheever Circle and Coolidge Road, provided the town votes to accept said roads as Public Ways, and to appropriate the sum of four thousand and eighty-eight ($4088.00) dollars for said purpose, on petition of Fred E. Cheever and others.
(Approved)
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ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public Way George Street so-called for a distance of 411.13' southerly from Corbett Street as laid out by the Board of Survey and shown on a plan with descriptions dated December 1937 drawn by Dana W. Clark, C.E., on file in the Town Clerk's office.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will vote to purchase of George Cairns, the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as George Street, running Southerly off from Corbett Street, provided the town votes to accept said road as a Public Way, and to appropriate the sum of eight hun- dred seventeen dollars and eighty-seven cents ($817.87) for said purpose, on petition of George Cairns and others.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 23. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public Way an extension of Sutherland Street 365' westerly from Filter Bed Road as laid out by the Board of Survey and shown on a plan with description dated February 1937 drawn by Charles E. Cyr, C.E., on file in the Town Clerk's office.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase three hundred and fifty (350) feet of water main with their appurtenances from Leonidas Hamel, con- structed and laid in Sutherland Street, if said street is accepted as a town way and to appropriate the sum of $1134.88 for this pur- pose, on petition of Leonidas Hamel and others.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws as follows:
1. Amend Section IX by adding at the end of Paragraph 1 thereof the following: " ... provided, however, that in cases in- volving practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship the Board of Appeals may permit land to be subdivided with lot areas of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet but not less than ninety- five hundred (9500) square feet provided that the spirit and intent of this by-law with regard to open spaces is preserved and such subdivision will not be injurious to the inhabitants of the sur- rounding property or to the public health or safety.
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2. Amend Section IX by adding at the end of Paragraph 4 thereof the following new sentence: "On corner lots no part of any building shall extend within twenty (20) feet of either street line."
3. Amend Section IX by adding at the end of Paragraph 5 thereof the following: "; provided, however, that on corner lots no part of any building shall extend within twenty (20) feet of either street line. "
4. Amend Section XII by inserting at the end thereof the fol- lowing new paragraph 6: "The Board of Selectmen may appoint one or more associate members of the Board of Appeals for terms of such length as shall be determined by the Board of Selectmen; and in case of a vacancy, inability to act, or interest on the part of a member of the Board of Appeals, his place may be taken by an associate member designated by the Board of Selectmen, all in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended from time to time." On petition of the Board of Appeals.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will amend Section IX, Para- graph 1, of Article VIII, being the Zoning By-Law by striking out the words, "10,000 square feet," and inserting in place there- of, the words, "8500 square feet, " so that said Paragraph 1 shall read as follows:
Paragraph 1. Size of Lots. Land subdivided after the adoption of this By-Law shall provide for lot frontages of not less than 75 feet and for lot areas of not less than 8500 square feet.
On petition of Fred E. Cheever and others.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the town will vote to accept as a public way Railroad Street, so-called; running north and south from Pearson and Essex Streets to North Main Street, as shown on a plan, with description, on file in the Town Clerk's office; on peti- tion of the Boston & Maine Railroad Company and the Tyer Rubber Company.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from a point on Chandler Road near Garabedian's house, along Chandler Road to a point opposite Johnson's property and appropriate the sum of $11,275 .- 00 therefor, on petition of Dean B. Hudgins and others.
(Not approved)
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ARTICLE 29. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water mains from the corner of Os- good Street and Blanchard Street along Blanchard Street a distance of thirty-three hundred feet to the Tewksbury Line and appropriate the sum of $7800.00 on petition of Kazar Loosigian and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 30. 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 sixteen hundred (1600) feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and appropriate the sum of forty-four hundred ($4400.00) dollars on petition of Arthur H. Maddox and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 31. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to build a gravel road with a hard surface on Strat- ford Road and Tarvia-Lithic sidewalks and grass plots on both sides of the street and appropriate the sum of $3150.00 therefor, on petition of Sarah B. Young and others.
(Not approved. Recommend that Board of Public Works repair through regular budget.)
ARTICLE 32. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to provide and maintain an Andover skating area during the cold weather and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Blanche Walen and others.
(Not approved. No one appeared for article.)
ARTICLE 33. To see if the town will vote to reappropriate the $1000.00 as held over from Article No. 15 voted in 1937 and not expended and authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase and improve land for playground purposes at West Center School, on petition of West Center School Playground Committee.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 34. 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-
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erty of August E. Johnson, and appropriate the sum of eighteen thousand, seven hundred ($18,700.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Frederick J. Kearn and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 35. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of seven hundred sixty ($760.00) dollars and authorize the Board of Health to spend not in excess of that amount for the purpose of purchasing and installing further equipment for our laboratory to be used to establish and maintain bacteriological standard for the milk consumed in Andover and to maintain an additional check on our drinking water, our swimming ponds, and our ice supply, on petition of Franklin H. Stacey and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 36. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main on Canterbury Street from the existing dead end a distance of eight hundred feet and appropriate the sum of $2200.00 on petition of George C. H. Dufton and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main on Woodland Road from the existing dead end near the property of Mr. John Franklin a distance of four hundred feet and appropriate the sum of $1120.00 on petition of Emery E. Trott and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 38. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a diverting drain extending in a gen- erally Southwesterly direction from the present stone culvert on the Westerly side of High Street at Berry's Brook, so-called, crossing various parcels of real estate to an outlet on the Westerly side of Burnham Road, and to improve the present drainage sys- tem from that point in a Westerly direction to the Shawsheen River for the purpose of alleviating the over-taxed existing drain- age structures through Shawsheen Village, and to this end author- ize the town, wherever it may become necessary or advisable, to take by eminent domain such lands or easements as may be re- quired therefor, and to appropriate the sum of seventy-five hun- dred ($7500.00) dollars therefor, provided that Andover Shaw-
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sheen Realty Company will absorb the cost of the pipe to the amount of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00) on petition of Walter C. Tomlinson and others.
(Approved. Provided that W.P.A. labor can be secured, and also that easements and releases from property owners through whose land drain is built are secured without cost to the Town of Andover.)
ARTICLE 39. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Prospect Hill Road from Salem Street to Holt's Hill and name said public way Prospect Road, on petition of John Scherner and others.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the town will vote to accept Section 103A of General Laws as amended by Chapter 77 of the Acts of 1937, an act providing for absent voting at regular town elections.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the town will vote to accept the recom- mendation of the committee on Centralization of Municipal Offices, as follows:
"That the moderator appoint a committee of five to study the proper location of a new municipal building with particular refer- ence to the parking problems of the business area of the town, and to report with recommendations in 1940."
On petition of the committee on Centralization of Municipal Offices.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the town will vote to instruct its Senator and Representatives to the Great and General Court to oppose the bill known as the Sales Tax, whereby it is proposed to levy a tax of two percent on all sale transactions, on petition of Fred G. Cheney and others.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to regulate the sale of fish by hawkers and pedlars and to establish fees and penalties therefor, on petition of Robert W. Taylor and others.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will vote to take by eminent domain, for highway purposes, a parcel of land situated at the northeasterly corner of Orchard and Holt Streets and lying be- tween the present easterly side-line of Orchard Street, the present
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northerly side-line of Holt Street and the following described line, beginning at a stake in the easterly line of Orchard Street, said stake being located at the southwesterly end of a wall marking the line between land of Boland and land of Bullock, thence in a general southeasterly direction by a curve having a radius of one hundred eighty-two and thirty-five one hundredths (182.35) feet, a distance of seventy-six (76.0) feet to a stake, thence South 35°33' East a distance of one hundred seventy-eight and fifty- eight one hundredths (178.58) feet to a stake; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of fifty-two and thirty-eight one hun- dredths feet, a distance of eighty-nine and thirty-eight one hun- dredths (89.38) feet to a stake in the wall on the northerly line of Holt Street, said parcel of land being shown on a plan entitled "Plan showing street lines corner Holt and Orchard Streets, Andover, Mass." dated November 1936, drawn by Morse & Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, now on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
ARTICLE 45. To see if the town will vote, in order to straighten the easterly side-line of Main Street between Chestnut Street and Post Office Avenue, to take by eminent domain, for highway pur- poses, two strips of land lying next east of the present easterly side-line of Main Street; the first strip of land being about 6.3 feet wide and running about 236.76 feet from the northerly side-line of Chestnut Street to the southerly side-line of Barnard Street, and the second strip of land being triangular in shape, being about 4.56 feet wide at the intersection of the northerly side-line of Park Street with the easterly side-line of Main Street and running about 143.5 feet from the northerly side-line of Park Street to the southerly side-line of Post Office Avenue; said strips of land being shown on a plan entitled "Plan showing Street Line as Surveyed for a Portion of Main Street, Andover, Mass." dated'September 1936, drawn by Morse & Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, now on file in the Town Clerk's Office.
ARTICLE 46. To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury."
ARTICLE 47. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
ARTICLE 48. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
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SUMMARY
Expenditures recommended $671703.41
Actual State and County Assess- ments for 1937 57164.52
$728867.93
Estimated receipts for 1937-$220307.17
Conservative estimate for 1938 200000.00
Transfer to Assessors from free cash 30000.00
230000.00.
Balance to be raised by taxation $498867.93
Actual valuation for 1937 and adding $150,000. 00 for estimated increase-$15,282,353.00.
You will please note that in the above estimates which arrive at a tax rate of $32.65, we have taken into consideration a probable transfer of $30,000.00 from free cash to help reduce the tax rate.
Tax Rate 1932
$24.00
Tax Rate 1935 $29.20
Tax Rate 1933
24.20
Tax Rate 1936 29.20
Tax Rate 1934
29.50
Tax Rate 1937 26.80
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman RALPH C. WOODCOCK, Secretary JOSEPH HARGEDON MITCHELL C. JOHNSON
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR. LOUIS S. FINGER HUGH BULLOCK
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
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December 31, 1938
PRINTED BY THE ANDOVER PRESS, ANDOVER, MASS. 1939
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 110
Aid to Dependent Children 92
American Legion Quarters 101
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W. 102
Animal Inspector 76, 168
Appropriations for 1938 63
Armistice Day 102
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 113
Assessors
74,138
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 138
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 139
Balance Sheet 124
Board of Health 82, 160
Board of Public Welfare 76, 91, 152
Aid to Dependent Children 92
Infirmary 93
Old Age Assistance
93
Soldiers' Relief 95
State Aid
95
Board of Public Works 87, 189
Accounts Receivable 116
Assessments and Receipts
113
Highways
84
Sewers
84
Snow Removal and Sanding
90
Water Maint. and Construction
103, 104
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 79, 169
Cemetery Funds 118
Damages to Persons and Property 101 Departmental Accounts Receivable 116 Dog Officer 76
Election and Registration 77
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 83
Excess and Deficiency Account 117
Expenditures for 1938 72
Finance Committee 75
Finance Committee Recom- mendations
213
Fire Department 78, 155
Forest Fires 81
Game Warden 76
General Government Election and Registration 77
Municipal Buildings 77 Town Officers 76
Highways
84
Insurance 102
Interest 108
Jury List
178
Memorial Day
102
Memorial Hall Library 98, 181
Library Statistics 188
Report of Finance Committee 182
Report of Librarian 184
Report of Trustees 183
Military Aid
95
Milk Inspector
165
Moderator 75
Moth Suppression 80,170
Moth Assessments 112
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax 111, 138
Municipal Buildings 77
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 139
Old Age Assistance
93
Overlay
115
Parks and Playgrounds 99
Planning Board 140
Board of Appeals 141
Playground Committee 100, 144
Police Department 77, 156
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach 101
Printing Town Reports 103
Public Dump 83
Purification Plant 84
Receipts for 1938 67
Recreational Activities 145
Reserve Fund 109
Retirement Report 151
*School Department 96
Sealer of Weights and Measures
80,176
Selectmen
72
*Also see School Report
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Sewers
Assessments
113
Reserve Fund
109
Sidewalk Assessments
113
Special Funds 120
Smith-Hughes Fund
98
Town Debt
129
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 121 Water Accounts Receivable 117
Special Funds 120
Spring Grove Cemetery
107, 175
State Aid
95
Town Counsel
75
State Audit
58
Town Debt
129
State Election
47
State Primary
33
Street Lighting
91
Supervised Play
100
Special
32, 43
Warrants
11, 213
Tax Collector 73, 132
Town Officers
4,76
Moth Assessments 112
Town Physician
168
Town Scales
103
Treasurer
73, 130
Tree Warden
80, 172
Town Accountant
62, 72
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 110
Appropriations for 1938
63
Balance Sheet
124
Board of Public Works Accounts Receivable 116
War Memorial Tablet 146
Water Accounts Receivable 117
Excess and Deficiency Account
117
Expenditures for 1938
72
Maturing Debt 108
Overlay
115
Receipts for 1938
67
Snow Removal and Sanding Soldiers' Relief
90
95
Town Infirmary
93, 154
Town Meetings
Proceedings
16
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash Account 137
Tax Title Account
111
Trust Funds 119
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 121
Vital Statistics 57
Departmental Accounts Receivable 116
Water Maint. and Construction 103, 104 Wire Inspector 79, 177
*Also see School Report
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Town Clerk 57,74
Town Officers ELECTED AND APPOINTED
Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare
HOWELL F. SHEPARD, Chairman
Term expires 1940
J. EVERETT COLLINS 1941
ROY E. HARDY
1939
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent, Bureau of Old Age Assistance and Welfare Board
Board of Assessors
HOWELL F. SHEPARD, Chairman
Term expires 1940
J. EVERETT COLLINS
1941
ROY E. HARDY
1939
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH KITCHEN
JOHN J. DOYLE
CHARLES S. COOK JAMES D. DOHERTY
ARTHUR M. GRAHAM MYRTLE McQUESTEN
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term Expires 1939
Moderator FREDERICK BUTLER
Collector of Taxes JAMES P. CHRISTIE
Town Counsel
ARTHUR SWEENEY
Treasurer THAXTER EATON
Town Accountant MARY COLLINS
Board of Retirement MARY COLLINS, Chairman EDMOND E. HAMMOND GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors FRANCIS P. MARKEY
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Board of Public Works
WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE, Chairman
Term expires 1939
JOHN H. PLAYDON
1939
FRANK A. BUTTRICK, Secretary
1940
HENRY A. BODWELL
1940
SIDNEY P. WHITE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
School Committee
FREDERICK C. SMITH, Chairman
Term expires 1941
ELMER J. GROVER, Secretary
1939
ARTHUR R. LEWIS
1939
JULIE S. MUSK
66 1939
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY
1940
HERBERT P. CARTER
66
1940
JOHN M. ERVING
1940
KATHERINE A. BALDWIN
66
1941
ANNIE S. ANGUS
1941
HENRY C. SANBORN, Superintendent
Attendance Officer HERBERT H. LYLE
School Physician PHILIP W. BLAKE, M.D.
Athletic Medical Director
School Nurse
HARRY B. EAST, M.D. EDITH MORETON, R.N.
Director, Continuation School CARL M. GAHAN
Board of Health
FRANKLIN H. STACEY, Chairman
Term expires 1939
PERCY D. LOOK, M.D. 1939
1941
GEORGE G. BROWN, Secretary
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
ALFRED C. STACEY, B.T.C., Milk Inspector
Inspector of Slaughtering LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N.
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1941
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
PHILIP F. RIPLEY, Chairman
Term expires 1943
CLAUDE M. FUESS
1939
MARY BYERS SMITH
1940
FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL, Secretary
1941
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
1942
HENRY G. TYER
1944
BURTON S. FLAGG
1945
EDNA A. BROWN, Librarian
Trustees of Punchard Free School
REV. FREDERICK B. NOSS, President
REV. DONALD H. SAVAGE
REV. ALBERT C. MORRIS
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Clerk and Treasurer
Term expires 1940
FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL
1940
MYRON E. GUTTERSON
1940
HENRY G. TYER
1940
CHARLES C. KIMBALL
1940
Trustees of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL
Term expires 1941
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER
" 1940
ARTHUR W. COLE, Treasurer
1939
Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery Terms Expire 1940
WALTER E. CURTIS, Chairman JOHN M. ERVING
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Secretary
DAVID R. LAWSON
ARTHUR K. JENKINS SAMUEL P. HULME
FRED A. SWANTON, Superintendent GAVIN H. McGHIE
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman JOHN F. HURLEY JOHN W. STARK GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Term expires 1939
16
1940
1941
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Street Lighting Committee
WALTER COLEMAN, Chairman EDWARD SHATTUCK ERNEST R. EDWARDS, Secretary CHESTER A. JOHNSON JOSEPH REMMES
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary LOUIS S. FINGER
MITCHELL JOHNSON JOSEPH M. HARGEDON GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
Supervised Play Committee
HENRY G. TYER
CHARLES R. SCOTT
STAFFORD LINDSAY
EDWARD P. HALL
JAMES B. GILLEN
MRS. ALVIN J. ZINK
MATTHEW BURNS MRS. GEORGE G. BROWN FRANK MARKEY
War Memorial Tablet Committee
STAFFORD A. LINDSAY CLIFFORD W. DUNNELLS
ROBERT V. DEYERMOND HAROLD S. CATES
HOWELL F. SHEPARD J. EVERETT COLLINS
HERBERT P. CARTER
Superintendent of Moth Department and Tree Warden GEORGE R. ABBOTT
Pomps Pond Committee ROBERT V. DEYERMOND, Chairman GEORGE G. BROWN EDWARD LEFEBVRE
Inspector of Buildings
JOHN J. DRISCOLL
Inspector of Plumbing JOSEPH P. NOLAN
Planning Board
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman
Term expires 1940
1939
WALTER TOMLINSON EDWARD P. HALL
1941
SIDNEY P. WHITE
1942
HERBERT LEWIS
1943
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Inspector of Wires WILLIAM J. YOUNG
Sealer of Weights and Measures . LEWIS N. MEARS WILLIAM C. BROWN, Deputy
Board of Appeals
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman ROY E. HARDY, Secretary
Term expires 1940 " 1941
WALTER M. LAMONT
1939
Town Physician JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D.
Fire Department CHARLES F. EMERSON, Chief LESTER HILTON, Deputy Chief
Central Station-Permanent men
ALBERT COLE, Lieutenant
KERR SPARKS HENRY POMEROY
C. EDWARD BUCHAN TIMOTHY MADDEN ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
Central Station-Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS
EARL URBAN
WILLIAM ROSS
EDWARD DOWNS HERBERT BROWN
WINTHROP K. WHITE
ROBERT JACKSON ARCHIBALD MACLAREN
JAMES WILLIAMS HARRY M. HAYWARD JOHN COLE
Station No. 2-Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER GORDON COUTTS
Station No. 2-Call men
JAMES OLDROYD, Lieutenant
CHARLES MURNANE GAVIN McGHIE
FOSTER MATTHEWS
HENRY PLATT PATRICK MURNANE HOWARD L. COLBATH
Forest Warden-CHARLES F. EMERSON
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Police Department GEORGE A. DANE, Chief Sergeants LEONARD SAUNDERS
WILLIAM R. HICKEY
JAMES WALKER JOHN DEYERMOND ARTHUR JOWETT WILLIAM SHAW
DAVID GILLESPIE CARL STEVENS FRANK McBRIDE WILLIAM STEWART
DAVID NICOLL
Temporary Officers
GEORGE F. DUFTON
JOSEPH A. DAVIS
GEORGE S. L. WALDIE JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL DAVID M. MAY
EUGENE R. ZALLA
GEORGE N. SPARKS ROBERT DOBBIE WINTHROP K. WHITE
HERBERT H. LYLE, Dog Officer
Constables Terms expire 1939
GEORGE A. DANE JAMES L. SMITH GEORGE N. SPARKS
JAMES L. SMITH, Civil Constable
Inspector of Animals SIDNEY P. WHITE
Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber EDWARD S. HARDY JOSEPH I. PITMAN GEORGE M. CARTER
Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES JEROME W. CROSS HERBERT W. AUTY
LOUIS BEAULIEU BERNARD L. McDONALD EDWARD VANNETT
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RALPH BAKER ALEXANDER MACKENZIE EVERETT D. BURTON CLARENCE EARLY
WENDELL H. KYDD A. HEUSTIS SULIS, JR. JOHN PETRIE HENRY BURBINE
Fence Viewers GEORGE A. DANE CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Town of Andover Population 1935 Census-10,542 Registered voters 1938-6082
Political subdivisions including Andover Senators
DAVID I. WALSH-Clinton HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR .- Beverly
Seventh Congressional District LAWRENCE J. CONNERY, 15 Bellevue Road, Lynn
Fifth Councillor District BAYARD TUCKERMAN, JR., Amesbury Street, Hamilton
Fourth Essex Senatorial District FRANK D. BABCOCK, 4 Nichols Street, Haverhill
Sixth Essex Representative District WILLIAM J. CASEY, 71 Shawsheen Road, Lawrence CORNELIUS J. TWOMEY, 62 Exeter Street, Lawrence
Essex County Commissioners FREDERICK BUTLER, Andover C. F. NELSON PRATT, Saugus JAMES D. BENTLEY, Swampscott
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 7, 1938
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen February 14, 1938, the inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs met and assembled at the designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and the Phillips Club House, School Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday, the seventh day of March, 1938 at 7:00 o'clock a.m.
ESSEX, SS.
Andover, March 7, 1938
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 places 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 war- rants have been posted and published seven days.
A true copy,
Attest: GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
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 7:00 o'clock a.m. and closed at 7:00 o'clock p.m.
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