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ARTICLE 50-Retaining wall and sidewalk-Walnut Ave. 950.00
ARTICLE 52-Widening Argilla Rd. and Andover St. 625.00
ARTICLE 62-Straightening Osgood St. 150.00
Total Special Articles
48670.06
Grand Total
$668869.28
ARTICLE 5-To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
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Voted-to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940 in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
ARTICLE 6-To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1, 1941, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, in ac- cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, ånd to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Voted-to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1, 1941, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1, 1941, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable with- in one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
ARTICLE 7-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate five hundred and eighty-nine ($589.00) dollars to be used with the turn-in value of a 1937 Plymouth Sedan forthe purchase of an automobile for use by the Police Department, on petition of George A. Dane and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate $589.00 to be used with the turn-in value of a 1937 Plymouth Sedan for the purchase of an automo- bile for use by the Police Department. .
ARTICLE 8-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate four hundred and sixty-two ($462.00) dollars to be used with the turn-in value of a 1928 Harley Davison Motorcycle for the pur- chase of a motorcycle for use by the Police Department, on peti- tion of George A. Dane and others.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate four hundred and sixty-two ($462.00) dollars to be used with the turn-in value of a 1928 Harley Davison Motorcycle for the purchase of a motorcycle for use by the Police Department.
ARTICLE 9 -- To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $3000.00 for the purchase of a Brush Fire Truck for use in the Fire Department.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate $3000.00 for the purchase of a Brush Fire Truck for use in the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 10-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a kerosene-heated asphalt kettle and ap- propriate the sum of three hundred ($300.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a kerosene-heated asphalt kettle and appropriate the sum of $300.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 11 -- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a three-inch self-priming centrifugal pump equipped with twenty feet of suction hose and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars therefor, on peti- tion of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a three-inch self-priming centrifugal pump equipped with twenty feet of suction hose and appropriate the sum of $250.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 12-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a cold patch mixer and appropriate the sum of three hundred and twenty-five ($325.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a cold patch mixer and appropriate the sum of $325.00 therefor.
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ARTICLE 13 -- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build new side- walks and appropriate the sum of $2500.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 14-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a truck to replace the Chevrolet truck and appropriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars there- for, and that the price allowed for the old truck be used as part payment for the new truck, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a truck to replace the Chevrolet truck and appropriate the sum of $600.00 therefor, and that the price allowed for the old truck be used as part payment for the new truck.
ARTICLE 15 --- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a road maintainer or road hone and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a road maintainer or road hone and appropriate the sum of $500.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 16-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of five thousand ($5000.00) dollars to be used to hard surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal Funds under the direction of and on petition of the Board of Pub- lic Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $5000.00 to be used to hard surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal Funds under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
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ARTICLE 17 -- To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to be used for maintaining, repairing and improving Town Highways under the provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate $1000.00 to be used for maintain- ing, repairing and improving Town Highways under the provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 18-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a lawn mower and appropriate the sum of four hundred and thirty ($430.00) dollars therefor, on pe- tition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a lawn mower and appropriate $430.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 19-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a chlorinator for the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and appropriate the sum of eight hundred and twenty ($820.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a chlorinator for the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and appro- priate $820.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 20-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a small truck to replace the Ford Runa- bout and appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty-six ($656.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to have this article withdrawn from the warrant.
ARTICLE 21-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to build a lean-to shed adjacent to the garage to cover snow removal and other equipment and appropriate the
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sum of seven hundred and fifty ($750.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build a lean-to shed adjacent to the garage to cover snow removal and other equipment and appropriate $750.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 22-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a sidewalk and park roller and appro- priate the sum of five hundred and twenty-five ($525.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a sidewalk and park roller and appropriate $525.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 23-To see if the town will vote to accept as Public Ways and name Cheever Circle and Cabot Road as laid out by the Board of Survey as shown on plan entitled-"Acceptance Plan for portions of Cheever Circle and Cabot Road, Johnson Acres, Andover, Mass., made June, 1939 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass."
Both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cheever, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to accept as Public Ways and name Cheever Circle and Cabot Road as laid out by the Board of Survey as shown on plan entitled "Acceptance Plan for portions of Cheever Circle and Cabot Road, Johnson Acres, Andover, Mass., made June, 1939 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
ARTICLE 24-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 Cabot Road, provided the town votes to accept said roads as public ways, and to appropriate the sum of three thousand, two hundred forty-one dollars and six cents ($3241.06), for said pur- pose, on petition of Fred E. Cheever and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cheever, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to purchase of Fred E. Cheever the water mains with ap-
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purtenances thereto belonging, now laid in the easterly and westerly sections of Cheever Circle and Cabot Road, and to appropriate $3241.06 for said purpose.
ARTICLE 25-To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public Way and name Appletree Lane as laid out by the Board of Sur- vey as shown on plan entitled "Acceptance Plan for Appletree Lane, Andover, Mass., made January 1940 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass."
Both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Upon motion made by Mr. Dunn, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to accept as a Public Way and name Appletree Lane as laid out by the Board of Survey as shown on plan entitled "Ac- ceptance Plan for Appletree Lane, Andover, Mass., made Janu- ary, 1940 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haver- hill, Mass.
ARTICLE 26-To see if the town will vote to purchase of Ruth E. Dunn, the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Appletree Lane, provided the town votes to accept said way as a public way, and to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-three hundred seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents ($2377.50) for said purpose, on petition of Ruth E. Dunn and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Dunn, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to purchase of Ruth E. Dunn the water mains with ap- purtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Appletree Lane, and to raise and appropriate $2377.50 for said purpose.
ARTICLE 27-To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public Way and name Dartmouth Road, that part of Dartmouth Road extension laid out by the Board of Survey as shown on plan of said Dartmouth Road Extension made February, 1940 by Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that the description in the hands of the Town Clerk be read and accepted as follows:
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Westerly line-Beginning at a stone bound in the southerly line of Princeton Avenue, said bound being located 33.34 feet easterly of a stone bound marking the beginning of a curve in said avenue; thence in an easterly and southerly direction by a curve having a radius of 11.64 feet a distance of 24.3 feet to a stone bound; thence south 8° 01' 30" east to 120.28 feet to a point.
Easterly line-Beginning at a stone bound on the southerly line of Princeton Avenue, said bound being located 110.34 feet easter- ly of stone bound marking the beginning of a curve in said ave- nue; thence in a general westerly and southerly direction and by a curve having a radius of 18.9 feet a distance of 19.02 feet to a stone bound; thence south 8° 01' 30" east 152.00 feet to a point.
ARTICLE 28-To see if the town will vote to purchase of George Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Dartmouth Road extension, provided the town votes to accept said road as a Public Way, and to appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars and fifty cents ($600.50) for said purpose, on petition of George Cairns and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to purchase of George Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Dartmouth Road extension, and to appro- priate $600.50 for said purpose.
ARTICLE 29-To see if the town will vote to authorize the building of an eight-inch sewer on North Main Street beginning at an existing sewer manhole just north of Riding Academy Avenue and extending along North Main Street approximately eight hundred and seventy feet in a northerly direction to a point near a proposed street and appropriate the sum of three thousand, four hundred and eighty ($3480.00) dollars therefor, and assess betterments upon the estates benefited by the above extension; said work to be done under the direction of the Board of Public Works, on petition of Walter Walker and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to author- ize the building of an eight-inch sewer on North Main Street beginning at an existing sewer manhole just north of Riding Academy Avenue and extending along North Main Street ap- proximately eight hundred and seventy feet in a northerly direc- tion to a point near a proposed street, and appropriate the sum
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of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars therefor, and assess better- ments upon the estates benefited by the above extension, to the exact cost to the town of the job, said work to be done under the direction of the Board of Public Works with available W.P.A. labor.
Voted, to take up Articles 30 to 37 inclusive.
ARTICLE 30-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Porter Road and Abbot Street along Abbot Street a distance of five hundred feet and appropriate the sum of one thousand, four hundred and twenty-five ($1425.00) dollars therefor, on peti- tion of Louis G. Conkey and others.
ARTICLE 31-To see if the town will authorize the. Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the dead end on South Main Street along South Main Streett o the By-pass, thence across the By-pass to its south side, thence westerly to a point in front of the property of Henry Cronier and appropriate the sum of two thousand, eight hundred and eighty ($2880.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Clarence P. May 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 fifteen hundred feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and ap- propriate the sum of two thousand, three hundred and fifty ($2350.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Alghi Shlakis and others.
ARTICLE 33-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road and Boutwell Road along Boutwell Road to the corner of Hag- getts Pond Road, thence along Haggetts Pond Road to the pro- perty of Frederick J. Kearn and appropriate the sum of seventy- one hundred ($7100.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, 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 dead end on Vine Street along Vine Street, a distance of eight hundred and
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thirty-two (832) feet and appropriate the sum of eighteen hund- red ($1800.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is avail- able, on petition of Edward A. Doyle and others.
ARTICLE 35-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the existing dead end on Chandler Road in front of the Johnson property along Chandler Road to the corner of Sanders Road, thence along Sanders Road to the corner of Greenwood Road and appropriate the sum of forty-five hundred ($4500.00) dollars therefor, provid- ing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Charles Garabedian and others.
ARTICLE 36-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Brun- drett Avenue and River Road along Brundrett Avenue to the property of Mr. Henry Robidoux and appropriate the sum of twenty-one hundred ($2100.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Henry Robidoux and others.
ARTICLE 37-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Ando- ver Street and Dascomb Road along Dascomb Road a distance of four hundred and forty-eight (448) feet and appropriate the sum of seven hundred and sixty ($760.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Hartwell B. Abbott and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, taking up Articles 30 to 37 it was Voted, that the sum of $10,000.00 be ap- propriated for new water construction and to be spent at the dis- cretion of the Board of Public Works; that is distinctly under- stood in conjunction with W.P.A. labor.
ARTICLE 38-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of eighteen thousand ($18,000.00) dollars to be used for material, supervision and truck hire in conjunction with Fed- eral and Town Welfare labor which may be alloted, and to be spent in any Department at the discretion of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion of Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate $12,000.00 to be used for material, super-
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vision and truck hire in conjunction with Federal and Town Wel- fare labor which may be allotted, and to be spent in any Depart- ment at the discretion of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lamont, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to take up Articles 39, 40, 41 and 42 collectively.
ARTICLE 39-To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law by the adoption of the following :
Amend Section IX by adding at the end of paragraph 1 thereof the following:" ... provided, however that the Board of Appeals may permit land to be subdivided with lot frontages of less than seventy-five (75) feet and for lot areas of less than eighty-five hundred (8500) square feet if two or more dwellings were located on an existing lot at the time this By-Law is adopted or if land is being subdivided for summer camp lots on or near the shores of a river, pond or lake," on petition of the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 40-To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law by the adoption of the following :
Amend Section IX by adding at the end of paragraph 4 thereof the following new sentences:
"On corner lots no part of any building shall extend within twenty (20) feet of the street line," on petition of the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 41-To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law by the adoption of the following :
Amend Section IX by adding at the end of paragraph 5 thereof the following :" ...; provided, however, that on corner lots no buildings shall extend nearer than twenty (20) feet to the street line," on petition of the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 42-To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law by the adoption of the following :
Amend Section XII by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph :
"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
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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 Planning Board.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lamont, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to adopt as read, this group of four articles 39, 40, 41 and 42. A rising vote was taken 341 voting in the affirmative and none in the negative. (Two-thirds vote required)
ARTICLE 32-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of nine hundred and twenty-five ($925.00) dollars to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of re- opening the North School, on petition of Ernest Fieldhouse and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Fieldhouse, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $425.00 to be added to $500.00 appropriated in 1939 to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of re-opening the North School.
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.
Upon motion of Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that the sum of $250. 00 be appropriated to be spent by and at the discretion of the Co-ordinated Recreation Committee, to pro- vice and maintain Andover Skating Areas, during the cold weath- er, until Town Meeting in 1941.
ARTICLE 45-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1500.00 for the purpose of purchasing and in- stalling portable bleachers on the Playstead, under the direction of the Board of Public Works, on petition of James R. Mosher and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Squires and duly seconded, it was Voted, to indefinitely postpone. (213 in the affirmative-87 in the negative).
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ARTICLE 46-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1500.00 for the purpose of purchasing from New England Cities Ice Co., Hussey's Pond, so-called, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to make said purchase, on pe- tition of James B. Gillen and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Squires it was Voted, to indefinitely postpone. (153 in the affirmative-80 in the negative.)
Upon motion made by Mr. Kimball, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to adjourn. (The meeting was adjourned at 11.20 o'clock P.M. to Tuesday, March 12, 1940, at 7 o'clock P.M.)
MARCH 12, 1940, meeting called to order by the Moderator at 7 o'clock P.M.
ARTICLE 47-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public 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 hund- red ($3300.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Charles Muller and others. (Referred by vote of 1939).
Upon motion made by Mr. Burns, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that this article be indefinitely postponed.
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).
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to refer the matter to the Board of Public Works.
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).
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