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ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of nine hundred and twenty-five ($925.00) dollars to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of reopening the North School, on petition of Ernest Fieldhouse and others.
(Disapproved: Believe this a matter under the Jurisdiction of School Committee).
ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to provide and maintain Andover Skating Areas during the cold weather until the Town Meeting in 1941 and ap- propriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor and establish this item as part of the regular budget, on petition of the Committee for Co-ordinated Recreation.
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 45 .. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1500.00 for the purpose of purchasing and in- stalling portable steel bleachers on the Playstead, under the di- rection of the Board of Public Works, on petition of James R. Mosher and others.
(Disapproved)
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ARTICLE 46. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1500.00 for the purpose of purchasing from New England Cities Ice Co., Hussey's Pond, so-called, and to author- ize the Board of Selectmen to make said purchase, on petition of James B. Gillen and others.
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 47. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to hard surface High Plain Road from a point in front of the property of Mr. George Carter to the corner of Greenwood Road and appropriate the sum of thirty-three hundred ($3300.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Charles Muller and others. (Re- ferred by vote of 1939).
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 48. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty ($1750.00) 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. (Referred by vote of 1939).
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 49. 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. (Referred by vote of 1939).
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to build a retaining wall and sidewalk on the south side of Walnut Avenue between High Street and Maple Avenue and appropriate the sum of nine hundred and fifty ($950.00) dol- lars therefor, on petition of Frederick F. McIntosh and others.
(Disapproved : Recommend sum of $300 for sidewalk, provided the abutters install retaining wall under direction of Board of Public Works).
ARTICLE 51. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install a drain on Princeton Road between
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George Street and Dartmouth Road and on Dartmouth Road between Princeton Road and the end of Dartmouth Road and appropriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Romeo Topping and others.
(Disapproved: Recommend that the drainage system in this district be taken care of by Board of Public Works).
ARTICLE 52. To see if the town will vote to accept from Sidney P. White a deed of a parcel of land south of Argilla Road, near its intersection with Andover Street, and from James J. Abbott a deed of a parcel of land east of Andover Street, near its inter- section with Argilla Road, for the purpose of relocating and widen- ing Andover Street and Argilla Road; will raise and appropriate six hundred and twenty-five ($625.00) dollars for the purchase of culverts, grading and other necessary materials for the relocation and widening of said streets as shown on a preliminary plan of Argilla Road, Andover, 1939, sheet 5 of 5 as drawn by the County of Essex, Engineer's Office, plan No. 0448; and will vote that, upon completion of said relocation of Argilla Road, that section of Argilla Road, as now located, between Andover Street and a point opposite the residence of Sidney P. White, be discontinued and abandoned as a public way, on petition of Sidney P. White and others.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 53. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars for new trees, loam and fertilizer to be spent under the direction of the Tree Warden, on petition of George R. Abbott and others.
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 54. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for four band concerts to be given in Andover during the summer by the Andover Brass Band, on petition of H. Irving Newman and others.
(Disapproved)
ARTICLE 55. To see what action the town will take in regard to the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and ashes, either or all, on petition of John M. Mackenzie and others.
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(Disapprove any expenditure under this article and recom- mend that the subject be referred to a Committee for report at next Town meeting).
ARTICLE 56. To see if the town will vote to authorize and in- struct the Board of Public Works to issue permits to the regis- tered voters of Andover and their families allowing them and them only to boat and fish in Haggetts Pond from May 1st to October 15th annually; subject to the fishing laws of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, on petition of William Thompson and others.
ARTICLE 57. To see if the town will vote to change the term of Town Treasurer from one to three years, said change to take effect at the next annual election, on petition of Elmer J. Grover and others.
ARTICLE 58. To see if the town will vote to change the term of Tax Collector so that in 1941 the term shall be two years and on the expiration thereof it shall thereafter be three years, on petition of Elmer J. Grover and others.
ARTICLE 59. To see if the town will vote to change the term of Tree Warden from one year to three years, as allowed by an act of the Legislature of 1939, upon petition of S. Quentin Jackson and others.
ARTICLE 60. To see if the town will vote to authorize and in- struct the Board of Selectmen to sell the Bailey 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 Quitclaim Deed in the ยท name of the town for the aforesaid land and buildings, on petition of Augustine C. Reilly and others.
ARTICLE 61. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate $1852.70 to reimburse the City of Lawrence as the town's share of the cost of securing in 1936 a reduction of per kilowatt hour rates for electricity sold and delivered by the Lawrence Gas and Electric Company.
(Disapproved)
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ARTICLE 62. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars to acquire land by emi- nent domain or otherwise to straighten Osgood Street at or near the intersection of Blanchard and Osgood Streets, on petition of the Planning Board.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 63. To see if the town will vote to confirm the action of the Board of Selectmen in accepting for the Town of Andover from the Estate of Lucy Hayward Shaw, late of Andover, the legacy as given under Paragraph IA of her will which is as follows: "To the Town of Andover, in Trust to be known as the David and Lucy Hayward Shaw Fund, ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, the income only to be used for the comfort and relief of the poor of the town."
ARTICLE 64. To see if the town will vote to accept a gift of $200.00 from American Legion, Post No. 8, the income from which to be used as prize at school contest on Constitution of the United States of America.
ARTICLE 65. To see if the town will vote to permit Temple Em- manuel, a corporation organized under the laws of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, to use as a cemetery for the burial of human bodies a certain tract of land, approximately ten acres, situated on the westerly side of Gould Road about one tenth of a mile beyond the State Police barracks in Andover, Massachusetts, on petition of Paul P. Simeone and others.
ARTICLE 66. To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
ARTICLE 67. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
ARTICLE 68. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
In view of the fact that there is so much uncertainty regarding the Town's receipts (other than those from regular taxes) it seems best to discontinue making any estimate as to this year's tax rate.
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WE DO HOWEVER CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION
This year's recommended expenditures, plus the expenditure of Special Town meeting exceed last year's actual appropriations by about $16,000.00
And
Due to the fact that last year you had available for use, two years return from State Funds, the tax rate was benefited to the extent of $13,150.00
in excess of similar funds available this year.
And
Last year you were able to vote $25,000.00 from Free Cash- toward the reduction of the tax rate.
The amount available from this source this year cannot be de- termined at time of going to press. However it seems likely that there will be no such amount available this year.
We therefore emphasize to you the fact that even though your expenditures are kept down to our recommendation-
YOUR TAX RATE WILL INCREASE UNLESS
State and County assessments are reduced below those of last year, and
UNLESS
Your receipts (other than from regular taxes) increase over those of last year.
SUMMARY
Actual Approp. 1939
Recommended Approp. 1940
Increase 1940
Total exclusive of
Annual Town Meeting Costs
$638,540. 19 $664,247.78 $25,707.59
Costs of Special Town Meetings
17,273.10
7,100.00
*10,173.10
Totals
$655,813.29 $671,347.78 $15,534.49 (*Decrease-Special Town Meeting Costs, 1939)
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Actual taxable valuation for 1939 Estimated taxable valuation for 1940
$15,612,411.00 15,750,000.00
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
Tax Rate 1939-$30.00
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary HUGH BULLOCK
MITCHELL C. JOHNSON
JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
CHARLES P. GABELER
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
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