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(Not approved)
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ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will vote to petition the legis- lature to establish a reserve force of firemen in the local depart- ment. Appointees to be governed by the Civil Service rules and regulations as stated in the Civil Service laws, on petition of Charles A. Young and others.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty ($1,750.00) dollars to install curbing and build a hard surface road on Sutherland Street for a distance of three hundred and sixty-five (365) feet west of Liberty Street, on petition of Norman Howard and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 45. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sidewalk on the easterly side of River Street from the steps leading to High Street to a point in front of the property of Mr. Harry Trow and appropriate the sum of nine hundred ($900.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Peter D. Quinn and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 46. To see if the town will vote to change the procedure of electing the Spring Grove Cemetery Board of Trustees, as follows, to be elected by ballot at the Annual Town Election in 1940: 3 for a 3-year term, 3 for a 2-year term, 1 for a 1-year term and thereafter all members of said board to be elected for a three- year term on petition of Robert V. Deyermond and others.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars to make a survey, plans and studies including a report on the area which is bounded on the west by High Street, Cheever Circle and Pine Street, on the north by Haverhill Street, on the east by the North Andover Town Line and on the south by Summer Street with a view of providing suitable sanitary and surface drainage structures to adequately serve this area in accordance with the local and State Board of Health requirements on petition of Winthrop B. Frye and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 48. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Sunset
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Rock Road and Ballardvale Road westerly along Ballardvale Road a distance of five hundred feet and appropriate the sum of one thousand four hundred and twenty-five ($1,425.00) dollars therefor on petition of Ruth M. Jenkins and others.
(Approved. Provided the construction of house on this land be started this current year.)
ARTICLE 49. To see if the town will vote to accept from John Bolten and Katherine Bolten a deed of a triangular piece of land bounded easterly 35 6-10 feet more or less by the Town Way leading from Bancroft Road to the reservoir; southerly 15 6-10 feet more or less by other land of Bolten; westerly 36 6-10 feet more or less by land of Cheever; and in consideration thereof will grant to said John Bolten and Katherine Bolten a Right of Way over a strip of land 15 6-10 feet more or less wide leading from Bancroft Road southerly to said land of John Bolten and Katherine Bolten and adjoining said land of Cheever on petition of Harold T. Houston and others.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars for materials, truck hire, etc., to build cement sidewalks using W.P.A. labor on petition of Michael J. Donovan and others.
(Not approved)
ARTICLE 51. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of the continued use of the North School on petition of Albert A. Hardy and others.
(Not approved. Believe it a matter for School Department to handle.)
ARTICLE 52. To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
ARTICLE 53. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
ARTICLE 54. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
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SUMMARY
Expenditures recommended
$644,768.16
State and County Assessments for 1938 71,289.17
Cost of Special Town Meeting 17,273.10
$733,330.43
Estimated receipts for 1938-$234,104.36
Conservative estimate for 1939 235,000.00
Balance to be raised by taxation $498,330.43
Actual valuation for year 1938 with $150,000 added for estimated increase-$15,615,268.
With the above figures we arrive at an estimated tax rate of $31.90.
Tax Rate 1933 $24.20
Tax Rate 1936 $29.20
Tax Rate 1934
$29.50
Tax Rate 1937 $26.80
Tax Rate 1935
$29.20
Tax Rate 1938 $29.00
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary HUGH BULLOCK
MITCHELL C. JOHNSON
JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
LOUIS S. FINGER
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
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TOWN OF
ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS
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ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1939
PRINTED BY THE ANDOVER PRESS, ANDOVER, MASS. 1940
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 89
Aid to Dependent Children 70
American Legion Quarters
80
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W.
80
Animal Inspector
53, 142
Appropriations for 1939
40
Armistice Day 80
Insurance
80
Interest
87
Jury List 153
Memorial Day
81
Memorial Hall Library 76, 156
Library Statistics 166
Report of Finance Committee 157
Report of Librarian 159
Report of Trustees 158
73
Old Age Assistance
71
Soldiers' Relief
73
State Aid 73
Board of Public Works 167
Accounts Receivable 97
Assessments and Receipts
92
Highways
62
Sewers 61
Snow Removal and Sanding
67
Water Maint. and Construction
82, 83
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt Building Inspector 56, 143
Cemetery Funds 99
Damages to Persons and Property 79 Departmental Accounts Receivable 97 Dog Officer 53
Election and Registration
53
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 60
Excess and Deficiency Account 98
Expenditures for 1939 49
Finance Committee 52
Finance Committee Recom- mendations 191
Fire Department 56, 132
Forest Fires 59
General Government
Election and Registration 53
54
Municipal Buildings Town Officers
4
Highways 62
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 92 Assessors 51,119
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
119
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 120
Balance Sheet 104
Board of Health 59, 135
Board of Public Welfare 68, 129
Aid to Dependent Children 70
Infirmary 72
139
Moderator
52
Moth Suppression
57,146
Moth Assessments 91
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax 90, 119
Municipal Buildings 54
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 120
Old Age Assistance
71
Overlay
95
Parks and Playgrounds 77,78
Planning Board
121
Board of Appeals 123
Playground Committee
78, 125
Police Department 55, 133
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
79
Printing Town Reports
81
Public Dump 60
Purification Plant 61
Receipts for 1939 44
Recreational Activities 126
Reserve Fund 88
Retirement Report 127
*School Department 74
Sealer of Weights and Measures
57,151 49
Selectmen
*Also see School Report
PAGE
Military Aid
Milk Inspector
PAGE
Sewers Assessments
61
Reserve Fund
88
Town Debt 109
Sidewalk Assessments
92
Snow Removal and Sanding
67
Soldiers' Relief
73
Spring Grove Cemetery
86, 148
State Aid
73
State Audit
35
Street Lighting
68
Town Infirmary
72,131
Town Meetings
Proceedings 16
Moth Assessments 91
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash Account 118
Warrants 11, 191
Town Officers
4
Tax Title Account
90
Town Physician
142
Town Accountant 39, 50
Town Scales
81
Accounting Taxes and Assessments
89
Appropriations for 1939
40
Balance Sheet
104
Board of Public Works Accounts Receivable 97
Departmental Accounts Receivable
97
Director of Accounts 35
Excess and Deficiency Account
98
Expenditures for 1939
49
Water Maint. and Construction 82,83
John Cornell Fund
98
Maturing Debt
87
Overlay
95
Receipts for 1939
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 101 Water Accounts Receivable 97
Town Clerk 34,52
Town Counsel
52
Town Debt
109
Tax Collector 51,112
Special 32
Treasurer
50, 110
Tree Warden
58, 144
Trust Funds 100
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 101
Vital Statistics 34
Water Accounts Receivable 97
Wire Inspector 57,152
44 *Also see School Report
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92
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
66
1942
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 66 66 1941
J. EVERETT COLLINS
ROY E. HARDY
1942
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH R. H. KITCHEN
JOHN J. DOYLE
CHARLES S. COOK JAMES D. DOHERTY
ARTHUR M. GRAHAM MYRTLE McQUESTEN
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term Expires 1942
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
Term expires 1940
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
1940
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
66
1940
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors FRANCIS P. MARKEY
4
Board of Public Works
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman
Term expires 1941
FRANK A. BUTTRICK, Secretary
1940
HENRY A. BODWELL
1940
EDWARD P. HALL
1942
JOHN H. PLAYDON
1942
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
School Committee
FREDERICK C. SMITH, Chairman
Term expires 1941
HAROLD T. HOUSTON
1942
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY
66 1940
HERBERT P. CARTER
1940
JOHN M. ERVING
68
1940
KATHERINE A. BALDWIN
1941
ANNIE S. ANGUS
66
1941
ARTHUR R. LEWIS, Secretary
66
1942
*HENRY C. SANBORN, Superintendent
KENNETH L. SHERMAN, Superintendent
Attendance Officer HERBERT H. LYLE
School Physician PHILIP W. BLAKE, M.D.
Athletic Medical Director
HARRY B. EAST, M.D.
School Nurse EDITH MORETON, R.N.
Director, Continuation School CARL M. GAHAN
Board of Health
PERCY J. LOOK, M.D., Chairman Term expires 1940
FRANKLIN H. STACEY, Secretary
1942
GEORGE G. BROWN
1941
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
ALFRED C. STACEY, B.T.C., Milk Inspector
Inspector of Slaughtering RAY S. YOUMANS
*Deceased
5
1942
JULIE S. MUSK
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Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
PHILIP F. RIPLEY, Chairman
Term expires 1943
1940
*FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL, Secretary
1941
¿GEORGE F. SAWYER, Secretary and Treasurer
1940
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN HENRY G. TYER
1942
BURTON S. FLAGG
1945
CLAUDE M. FUESS
1946
¡EDNA A. BROWN, Librarian ĮMIRIAM PUTNAM, 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 HENRY G. TYER CHARLES C. KIMBALL
66 1940
66
1940
1940
Trustees of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL
Term expires 1941 66 1940
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER
ARTHUR W. COLE, Treasurer
66 1942
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
İJESSE E. WEST, Superintendent
*Deceased +Retired ¿Appointed
6
MARY BYERS SMITH
1944
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman JOHN F. HURLEY JOHN W. STARK
Term expires 1942
1940
66 1941
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Street Lighting Committee
WALTER COLEMAN, Chairman WILLIAM F. BARRON ERNEST R. EDWARDS, Secretary CHESTER A. JOHNSON JOSEPH REMMES
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
CHARLES B. GABELER
MITCHELL JOHNSON JOSEPH M. HARGEDON GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
Supervised Play Committee
STAFFORD LINDSAY, Chairman HARRY I. EMMONS
CHARLES J. BAILEY EDWARD P. HALL
JAMES GILLEN RICHARD O'BRIEN
HAROLD L. PETERS MRS. GEORGE G. BROWN FRANK MARKEY
Coordinated Recreation Committee
JEROME W. CROSS, Secretary BLANCHE B. WALEN
STAFFORD A. LINDSAY GEORGE G. BROWN
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 GEORGE G. BROWN, Chairman GORDON B. ELLIOTT EDWARD LEFEBVRE
7
Inspector of Buildings JOHN J. DRISCOLL
Inspector of Plumbing JOSEPH P. NOLAN
Planning Board
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman EDWARD P. HALL
Term expires 1940
1941
SIDNEY P. WHITE
1942
HERBERT LEWIS
1943
WALTER TOMLINSON
1944
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
Term expires 1940
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary
1941
WALTER M. LAMONT
1942
Town Physician JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D.
Fire Department CHARLES F. EMERSON, Chief LESTER HILTON, Deputy Chief
Central Station-Permanent men -
ALBERT COLE, Lieutenant C. EDWARD BUCHAN KERR SPARKS HENRY POMEROY TIMOTHY MADDEN ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
Central Station-Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS
WILLIAM ROSS
WINTHROP K. WHITE
ROBERT JACKSON
EARL URBAN EDWARD DOWNS HERBERT BROWN ARCHIBALD MACLAREN
JAMES WILLIAMS HARRY M. HAYWARD JOHN COLE
Station No. 2-Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER GORDON COUTTS
8
Station No. 2-Call men JAMES OLDROYD, Lieutenant
GAVIN McGHIE
CHARLES MURNANE HENRY PLATT FOSTER MATTHEWS PATRICK MURNANE HOWARD L. COLBATH
Forest Warden-CHARLES F. EMERSON
Police Department GEORGE A. DANE, Chief Sergeants® LEONARD SAUNDERS WILLIAM R. HICKEY
JAMES WALKER JOHN DEYERMOND
ARTHUR JOWETT
DAVID NICOLL
DAVID GILLESPIE CARL STEVENS FRANK McBRIDE WILLIAM STEWART
Reserve Officers
GEORGE F. DUFTON
JOSEPH A. DAVIS
GEORGE S. L. WALDIE JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL DAVID M. MAY
GEORGE N. SPARKS
ROBERT DOBBIE
EUGENE R. ZALLA WINTHROP K. WHITE WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY
HERBERT H. LYLE, Dog Officer
Constables Terms expire 1940
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH GEORGE N. SPARKS J. LEWIS SMITH, Civil Constable
Inspector of Animals SIDNEY P. WHITE
Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber EDWARD S. HARDY JOSEPH I. PITMAN GEORGE M. CARTER
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Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES JEROME W. CROSS HERBERT W. AUTY
RALPH BAKER ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
FRED MACCORD
LOUIS BEAULIEU BERNARD L. McDONALD GUY B. HOWE WENDELL H. KYDD EDWARD BUCHAN HENRY BURBINE
CLARENCE EARLY
Fence Viewers GEORGE A. DANE CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Town of Andover Population 1935 Census-10,542 Registered voters 1939-6141
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 6, 1939
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February 17, 1939, 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 Schoolhouse, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and the Phillips Club House, School Street, in Precinct Six in said An- dover, on Monday the sixth day of March, 1939 at 7:00 o'clock A.M.
ESSEX, SS.
Andover, March 6, 1939
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 seven o'clock A.M. and closed at seven o'clock P.M. The total number of ballots cast was 3140, viz:
Precinct 1-832 Precinct 2-748 Precinct 3-482 Pre- cinct 4-310 Precinct 5-297 Precinct 6-471
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MODERATOR-ONE YEAR
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
656
538
396
259
246
402
Frederick Butler
2497
1
William H. Harnedy
1
175
210
86
51
51
69
Blanks
642
TOWN CLERK-Three Years
685
571
407
270
261
425
George H. Winslow
2619
147
177
75
40
36
46
Blanks
521
TOWN TREASURER-One Year
714
590
410
262
265
436
Thaxter Eaton
2677
118
158
72
48
32
35
Blanks
463
COLLECTOR OF TAXES-One Year
695
569
406
263
254
418
James P. Christie
2605
137
179
76
47
43
53
Blanks
535
SELECTMAN-Three Years
444
336
315
213
182
265
Roy E. Hardy
1755
364
365
151
83
107
190
P. LeRoy Wilson
1260
24
47
16
14
8
16
Blanks
125
ASSESSOR-Three Years
438
328
306
202
178
269
Roy E. Hardy
1721
361
361
153
.
81
103
183
P. LeRoy Wilson
1242
33 .
59
23
27
16
19
Blanks
177
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-Three Years
102
133
102
157
71
43
William F. Barron 608
38
41
33
13
19
24
George C. Brown
168
122
133
122
32
35
46
Matthew Burns
490
119
148
75
20
19
61
Robert V. Deyermond 442
398
249
149
128
230
244
Edward P. Hall
1398
141
124
77
28
21
84
Philip L. Hardy
475
120
72
46
9
14
82
Clifford E. Marshall
343
343
237
197
85
94
198
John H. Playdon
1154
65
94
31
51
32
39
George F. Riley, Jr.
312
George Collins
2
214
265
132
97
59
121
Blanks
888
2
12
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-Seven Years
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
635
481
366
210
222
389
Claude M. Fuess
2303
Louis A. Dailly
1
1
James Souter, Jr.
1
196
266
116
100
75
82
Blanks
835
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Three Years
410
438
233
165
136
193
Charles J. Bailey
1575
462
289
324
165
152
318
Harold T. Houston
1710
576
463
323
237
231
366
Arthur R. Lewis
2196
549
426
299
132
200
344
Julie S. Musk
1950
499
628
267
231
172
192
Blanks
1989
BOARD OF HEALTH-Three Years
267
198
164
86. 106
213
Harvey H. Bacon
1034
130
171
90
91
59
61
Franklin B. Collins
602
385
307
179
103
108
172
Franklin H. Stacey
1254
50
72
49
30
24
25
Blanks
250
BOARD OF HEALTH-One Year (to fill vacancy)
680
545
385
242
252
410
Percy J. Look
2514
152
203
97
68
45
61
Blanks
626
TREE WARDEN-One Year
664
522
382
249
250 406
George R. Abbott
2473
1
John Snider
1
1
Thomas D. Taylor
1
168
226
99
61
46
65
Blanks
665
PLANNING BOARD-Five Years
598
449
373
231
212
373
Walter C. Tomlinson 2236
234
299
109
79
85
98
Blanks
904
CONSTABLES-One Year
700
528
381
242
236
397
George A. Dane
2484
650
460
377
218
214
374
J. Lewis Smith
2293
13
1
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
658
486
358
223
249
373
George N. Sparks
2347
488
770
330
247
192
269
Blanks
2296
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE
March 6, 1939
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 835. Number of ballots received 1402. Void ballots 1. Number of ballots returned 569. Ballot box skipped 2. Number of ballots cast 832. Police officer on duty John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 8:15 a.m. JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO
March 6, 1939
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Joseph A. Mc- Carthy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 748. (1 A.V.) Number of ballots received 1406. Spoiled 1. Number of ballots returned 658. Number of ballots cast 748. Police officer on duty Robert Dobbie. Voted to count ballots at 8:15 a.m.
DANA W. CLARK, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE
March 6, 1939
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Stafford A. Lind- say. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 482. Number of ballots received 1200. Number of ballots returned 718. Number of ballots cast 482. Police officer on duty Joseph O'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 7:15 a.m.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR
March 6, 1939
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge George W. Dis- brow. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 310. Number of ballots received 581. Number of ballots returned 271. Number of ballots cast 310. Police officer on duty Joseph A. Davis. Voted to count ballots at 10:30 a.m.
ALFRED BLANCHETTE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FIVE
March 6, 1939
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Clester E. Mat- thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 297. Number of ballots received 600. Number of ballots returned 303. Number of ballots cast 297. Police officer on duty George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 11:00 a.m.
JOSEPH P. LYNCH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT SIX
March 6, 1939
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Llewellyn D. Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 471. Number of ballots received 1000. Number of ballots returned 531 plus 1 void. Number of ballots cast 468 plus 3 A. V. Police officer on duty George Dufton. Voted to count ballots at 9:10 a.m.
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was ad- journed by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39, of General Laws to Monday, March 13, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. at the Memorial Audi- torium.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 13, 1939
The inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in election and Town affairs met in the Memorial Auditorium on Monday, March 13, 1939 at 7:00 o'clock in the evening.
The check lists showed that seven hundred eighty voters en- tered the Auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Mod- erator.
Before taking up the regular business it was moved and voted that a vote of hearty thanks be extended Mr. William McIntyre for the many years of active service for the town.
After reading the warrant Moderator Frederick Butler de- clared the following result under Article One of March 6:
Frederick Butler elected Moderator-One Year
George H. Winslow elected Town Clerk-Three Years
Thaxter Eaton elected Town Treasurer-One Year James P. Christie elected Collector of Taxes-One Year Roy E. Hardy elected Selectman-Three Years
Roy E. Hardy elected Assessor-Three Years
Edward P. Hall elected member Board of Public Works- Three Years
John H. Playdon elected member Board of Public Works- Three Years
Claude M. Fuess elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library- Seven Years
Harold T. Houston elected member of School Committee-
Three Years
Arthur R. Lewis elected member of School Committee-Three Years
Julie S. Musk elected member of School Committee -- Three Years
Franklin H. Stacey elected member Board of Health-Three Years
Percy J. Look elected member Board of Health-One Year (to fill a vacancy)
George R. Abbott elected Tree Warden-One Year
Walter C. Tomlinson elected member of Planning Board- Five Years
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George A. Dane elected Constable-One Year
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable-One Year
George N. Sparks elected Constable-One Year
ARTICLE 2-To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Voted-that Arthur W. Cole serve as Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
Finance Committee for One year (appointed by Moderator). Harvey G. Turner, Ralph A. Woodcock, Hugh Bullock, Mitchell Johnson, Joseph M. Hargedon, Charles Gabeler, George A. Stanley, Jr.
Street Lighting Committee for One year (appointed by Modera- tor). Walter H. Coleman, Ernest R. Edwards, Chester A. John- son, William F. Barron, Joseph T. Remmes.
Supervised Play Committee for One year (appointed by Modera- tor). Charles J. Bailey, Stafford A. Lindsay, James B. Gillen, Harold L. Peters, *A. Graham Baldwin, Edward P. Hall, *Mrs. Alvin J. Zink, Mrs. George G. Brown, Francis P. Markey.
*A. Graham Baldwin resigned, Harry I. Emmons appointed. *Mrs. Alvin J. Zink resigned, Richard E. O'Brien appointed.
Co-ordinated Recreation Committee for One year (appointed by Moderator). Jerome W. Cross, Mrs. Ernest D. Walen, *Joseph C. Murphy.
*Joseph C. Murphy resigned.
Before taking up Article 3, Howell F. Shepard, Chairman of the Board of Assessors asked for unanimous consent to make a state- ment, this was voted and he explained the possibility of an in- crease in the tax rate due primarily to higher state assessments and lower receipts.
ARTICLE 3-To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Voted-that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established as follows:
Chairman, Board of Selectmen
$ 400.00
Two members at $300.00 each
600.00
Board of Assessors
1200.00
Three members at $400.00 each
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Board of Public Welfare
300.00
Three members at $100.00 each Town Clerk
1700.00
Town Treasurer
2000.00
Collector of Taxes
2250.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden combined salary for both per week
35.00
Board of Health
Chairman
50.00
Secretary
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