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For the various gifts to the library of books, magazines and flowers the Library makes grateful acknowledgment. We are particularly grateful to Mrs. Ripley Bullen for arranging the many fascinating and unusual exhibits in our Young People's Room. We should like to thank also Mr. Fred Collins, who in spite of transportation difficulties has continued to transport our school deposits to the Central and Bradlee Schools; Miss Caroline M. Underhill for her indefatigable efforts in behalf of the Victory Book Campaign; Shattuck's Express and the Andover Red Cross Motor Corps for generously providing much needed trans- portation.
Against possible air attacks the Young People's Library, desig- nated as an official air raid shelter, has been equipped with black out screens and as a further precaution water has been piped to the second floor. The main physical improvement undertaken during the year was the painting of the exterior of the library.
We should like to close this report with a very pertinent story of an Oxford professor who when asked what he was doing to uphold civilization in this fight replied: "I am the civilization they are fighting for." Such an answer might be made to any, if such there be, who doubt the place of the public library in our all-out war effort.
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I wish to express my appreciation to the members of the Board of Trustees for their wise counsel and to the members of the Library Staff for their cooperation without which there could have been no report.
Respectfully submitted,
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
BOOK STOCK
Vols. at beginning of the year
Adult 30,989
Juvenile 6,799
Total 37,788
Vols. added by purchase
1,391
570
1,961
Vols. added by gift
160
45
205
Vols. added by binding
30
1
31
Total volumes added
1,581
616
2,197
Volumes lost or withdrawn
1,082
367
1,449
Total volumes at end of year
31,488
7,048
38,536
Periodicals currently received (Titles, Copies)
76,88
USE
Volumes
% of total circ.
Vols. of adult fiction loaned
47,871
43.7
Vols. of adult non-fiction loaned
20,901
19.2
No. of books for children loaned
40,393
37
Total number of volumes loaned
109,165
REGISTRATION
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Borrowers registered during year
875
194
1069
Total number of registered borrowers
*2955
+497
3452
Circulation per capita 9.8
*Adult reregistration, May 1941
tJuvenile reregistration, October 1942
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
Forty-first Annual Report
of the
Board of Public Works
EMBRACING THE FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT of WATER COMMISSIONERS and FORTY- SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT of SEWER COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1942
1943
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
*Wm. S. Jenkins
1899-1902
*John H. Flint *Wm. S. Jenkins *John L. Smith *James P. Butterfield *Felix G. Haynes
1903-1906
*John L. Smith *Felix G. Haynes *John W. Bell
*Lewis T. Hardy
James C. Sawyer
1906-1907
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Lewis T. Hardy *Harry M. Eames
1907-1908
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y,
*Lewis T. Hardy
*Andrew McTernen
1908-1912
*Lewis T. Hardy
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Andrew McTernen
*Willis B. Hodgkins
1913-1914
*Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
*Barnett Rogers ('16)
*Andrew McTernen ('15)
*Thos. E. Rhodes, Sec'y. ('14)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('15)
1914-1916
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('19)
*Barnett Rogers ('16) *Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
*Andrew McTernen, Sec'y. ('18)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1916-1917
*Barnett Rogers ('19)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('17)
*Andrew McTernen ('18) Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19) *Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1917-1918
*Barnett Rogers ('19) *Thos. E. Rhodes ('20)
* Andrew McTernen ('18) Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19) * Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
WATER COMMISSIONERS
1889-1899 *James P. Butterfield *Felix G. Haynes
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1893-1894 *John L. Smith *Charles E. Abbott
1894-1899 *John L. Smith *John E. Smith
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
1918-1919
1932-1933
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
*Andrew McTernen ('21)
Philip L. Hardy ('21)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('22)
*Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('20)
1919-1920-1921
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
William D. McIntyre ('21)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('22)
Philip L. Hardy, Sec'y. ('21)
*Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('23)
1922-1923
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('23)
Philip L. Hardy ('24)
Wm. D. McIntyre, Treas. ('24)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
1923-1924
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
William D. McIntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
*Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
Walter I. Morse ('26)
1924-1925-1926
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. McIntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
*Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('28)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('28) Walter I. Morse ('29)
1927
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('28)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse, Treas. ('29)
Wm. D. McIntyre, Sec'y. ('30) George H. Winslow ('30)
1928-1929
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
W. I. Morse Treas. ('32) Wm. D. McIntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
Thos. P. Dea (31)
1929-1930
Wm. D. McIntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32) George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('31) Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1930-1931
Wm. D. McIntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32) George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33) Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
1931-1932
Wm. D. McIntyre ('33) W. I. Morse ('35) Thos. P. Dea ('34) Frank A. Buttrick ('34) John H. Playdon ('33)
SUPERINTENDENT
CHARLES T. GILLIARD
Wm. D. McIntyre ('36)
W. I. Morse ('35)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
Henry A. Bodwell ('34)
1933-1934-1935
Wm. D. McIntyre ('36) W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1934-1935-1936
Wm. D. McIntyre ('39) W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1935-1936-1937
Wm. D. McIntyre ('39) W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
1938-1939
Wm. D. McIntyre ('39)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Sidney P. White ('41)
1939-1940
Sidney P. White ('41)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40) John H. Playdon (42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
1940-1941
Sidney P. White ('41)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42) William F. Barron ('43) John B. White ('43)
1941-1942
Sidney P. White ('44) John H. Playdon ('42) Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43) John B. White ('43)
1942-1943
Sidney P. White ('44) William F. Barron ('43) John B. White ('43) Jesse Bottomley ('45) Fred W. Doyle ('45)
*Deceased
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Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass. February 3, 1943
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the following report of the Superintendent as its report for 1942 with recommenda- tions for 1943.
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman FRED W. DOYLE, Secretary WILLIAM F. BARRON JOHN B. WHITE JESSE BOTTOMLEY
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Superintendent's Report
To the Board of Public Works:
GENTLEMEN :
The major activities and developments in the Water, Highway, Sewer and Park Departments during the year which ended December 31, 1942 were as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT
Under Articles 30-37 of the 1940 Warrant and Article 19 of the 1941 Warrant, eight hundred and twenty-five feet of six-inch water main were installed on Lincoln Street, connecting two six- inch dead ends. This work was started in 1941 and completed in 1942. Under Articles 30-37 of the 1940 Warrant and Article 13 of the 1942 Warrant, seven hundred and twenty feet of six-inch water main were installed on Hidden Road from a former dead end in front of the property of Mr. Harold C. Dunn to a point just north of the corner of Sunset Rock Road.
The materials and blasting for the above installations were paid for by the Town while the labor, with the exception of super- vision and caulking, was supplied by the Work Projects Adminis- tration.
Permanent no-parking signs were erected on Haggetts Pond Road in the way of the Pond.
The tar roof between the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and the coal shed was repaired by George W. Horne Company of Lawrence at a cost of forty-five dollars.
Mr. Joe O. Black, Chief Engineer at the Haggetts Pond Pump- ing Station, sent in his resignation August 14th and that of Mr. James Hodge, assistant engineer, was received August 13th. Both resignations were accepted, Mr. Black terminating his employ- ment September 14th and Mr. Hodge August 30th.
Mr. Everel W. Harnden was appointed Chief Engineer at a meeting of the Board of Public Works August 24th to replace Mr. Black and commenced work September 4th. Mr. James W. Thomson was appointed assistant engineer at a meeting of the
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Board of Public Works held September 14th and started work September 15th.
One tube in the older of the two boilers at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station was replaced as recommended by the Insurance Company.
Mr. William B. Corliss, who had been made a special police officer, is now employed as a guard at the Haggetts Pond Pump- ing Station. This action was taken at the request of the State Department of Public Health.
A cement slab was laid on the south side of the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station where five hundred tons of coal were stacked, making it possible to keep a larger supply of coal on hand during wartime.
A number of window frames at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station were renewed and the boiler material in the main firebox of the new boiler has been replaced with firebrick.
Employees of the United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Quarantine, inspected the land adjoining Hag- getts Pond for certain plants which feed insects detrimental to other plants, and reported that no bad conditions existed.
A section of eight-inch water pipe in the way of the Abbott Bridge on Central Street that had become disjointed due to the vibration of the bridge was relaid and two eight-inch pipe clamps installed to prevent a repetition.
The bleeder formerly located on South Main Street near the old "dead end " was relocated to the present "dead end" which is now located on the "By-Pass."
The high-service reservoir located on Prospect Hill was given a thorough cleaning July 7th. This work required sixteen hours using six men.
Additional ground wires have been connected to Town water mains by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, approval having been given by the Board of Public Works with stipulations.
Those completed in 1942 are as follows:
Pole No. 157 South Main Street
Pole No. 711 High Plain Road
Pole No. 12/1 Beacon Street
Pole No. 116 Andover Street
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All cross connections at the American Woolen Company, Phillips Academy, Tyer Rubber Company and Shawsheen Dairy were inspected by the State Inspector and found to be in good working order.
A frost protection has been installed on the strainer box of the intake at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, making it no longer necessary to cover it in the winter with hay.
All windows at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and at the water works shop have been equipped with shades or cloth cover- ing to meet dimout requirements.
Post cards showing a meter dial for customers to fill in with Board of Public Works returned address have been left at houses where it has been impossible for the meter men to gain access. This practice seems to have worked out most successfully.
The cold spell in December caused many freeze-ups and a number of broken meters.
During 1942, 416,314,000 gallons of water were pumped at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, a daily average of 1,140,596 gallons. The steam turbine was in operation 5434.75 hours and the electric pump 840 hours and 10 minutes, making a daily average run of 17 hours and 12 minutes.
On July 3, the greatest amount of water was pumped, namely, 1,684,000 gallons and the maximum weekly consumption was that from July 21 to July 27 inclusive, during which time 10,723,- 000 gallons were pumped. The water rate collections for 1942 amounted to $55,259.54.
To provide for adequate Water Maintenance and Construction during 1943, we recommend an appropriation of $34,200.00, to be divided substantially as follows:
WATER MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Labor
$17000.00
Coal and Power
12200.00
Engine Oil, Chlorine, Etc. 950.00
Repairs, Boilers, Pump and Property
2000.00
Office Supplies
800.00
Reservoirs and Telemeters
250.00
Amount Carried Forward
$33200.00
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Amount Brought Forward
$33200.00
Supplies, Miscellaneous, Tools, Etc.
600.00
Secretarial Services
50.00
Guard at Pumping Station until March 8th
350.00
Total
$34200.00
Services in use January 1, 1943
2743
Meters in use January 1, 1943
2677
We recommend $8500.00 for Water Construction in 1943 to be divided substantially as follows:
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Labor, Renewing Services, Etc.
$6000.00
Meters and Meter Parts
1000.00
Pipe of all kind
1000.00
Brass Goods, Hydrants, Etc.
500.00
Total
$8500.00
RECEIPTS
Water Rates
$55259. 54
Water Construction
844.09
Paid to Town Treasurer:
Water Rates
$55259.54
Water Construction
844.09
$56103.63
$56103.63
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SUMMARY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
WATER DEPARTMENT
CLASSIFICATION
APPROVED BILLS
CREDITS
NET COST
TOTALS
Office Fixtures
$ 916.36
Telemeters
4090.95
Telephones
184.77
Teams
583.65
Pipe Distribution
$1800.00 8119.06
844.09
$7274.97
512241.91 207007.69
Service Pipe
6687.23
Suction Pipe
1309.46
Reservoirs
16985.82
Coal Shed
806.97
Grading Land
2739.12
Workshop
1271.88
Building Pumping Station
9610.14
Pumping Plant
10182.64
Construction Expenses Tools
4715.34
Totals
$854241.44
SEWER DEPARTMENT
Sewer Mains
89828 ft.
$160336.00 372582.00
1
Jan. 1, 1943
Cost to Town
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The following table shows the snowfall for the year 1942 :
January
8.25
Inches
February
7.00
March
9.50
66
December
5.50
Total
30.25
Inches
The snow storms were not difficult to handle and at no time was it necessary to hire outside equipment, all storms being plowed by Board of Public Works' equipment.
During the heavy rainstorm in the cold spell in December, the slippery conditions prevailing required much sanding. This was
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Cost to Abutters
74907.51
Water and Land
the worst slippery condition encountered in years, requiring con- siderable sand for roads and sidewalks.
Eight sand boxes were made and placed at the following places : corner of Main Street and Lowell Street; corner of Main Street and Railroad Street; corner of Central Street and Essex Street; corner of Main Street and Chestnut Street; corner of Main Street and Morton Street; corner of Main Street and School Street; on Essex Street below the tracks and at the corner of Tewksbury Street and Andover Street.
Sand at these points during slippery conditions proves inval- uable.
Due to the shortage of asphalt and tar products, it was neces- sary to submit our list of streets to be repaired for the State's ap- proval. The streets submitted with the report were carefully in- spected by State engineers and a number in the list eliminated because in the judgment of the engineers they could in no way be used for the prosecution of the war.
Mr. Charles A. Fritz, Chief Engineer for this district, was pleased with the condition of the roads in Andover and stated that from an engineer's point of view all roads submitted needed an application so that they would not unravel in the near future. Nevertheless, they had to follow the instructions of the Federal Government.
The State accordingly released 34,640 gallons of tar to care for those streets which met with its approval and also 10,000 gallons of the same material to be used for mixing patching material.
The following roads were treated with "Tarvia Retread": entire lengths of Webster and Holt Streets and the sections of the following : Dascomb Road from Andover Street to a point beyond the property of the Walter Curtis Estate; Morton Street from Chestnut Street to the top of the hill, Whittier Street around the Park, Summer Street, upper section near Highland Road, River Road from Laurel Lane to the new section built this year and North Street in vicinity of Greenwood Road. The sides of Das- comb Road in the way of the new section built in 1941 were shaped up and given an application of "Tarvia B," before the retread was applied.
A section of Main Street from Chapel Avenue to the State Highway was given a coat of "Tarvia A" and pea stone and then rolled.
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During the early spring, sections of the following roads were gravelled: Bailey Road, High Plain Road, Pleasant Street, Brundrett Avenue, Laurel Lane, Spring Grove Road and Ban- nister Road.
The recently gravelled section of Woodland Road was shaped up, rolled and given an application of "Tarvia B" and then the entire length was given a application of "Tarvia Retread." The upper end of Magnolia Avenue was given a treatment of gravel and rolled.
Sections of the following streets were widened: Brown Street, near Lowell Street, Corbett Street near the property of Mr. Antonio Catanzaro; Sunset Rock Road where ledge cut down the width; Spring Grove Road near Sunset Rock Road and High- land Road near the bend.
Ledge was removed at all these widenings and in all places with the exception of Corbett Street and Spring Grove Road ap- plications of "Tarvia B" and "Tarvia Retread" were applied.
Sections of Andover Street and Argilla Road that had been widened the previous year were gravelled, rolled and given an application of "Tarvia B" and also "Tarvia Retread." The banks were also graded, loamed and seeded. Blasting was necessary on Andover Street to get the proper grade before gravelling.
The relocation of the stone wall at the corner of Osgood Street and Blanchard Street made necessary when the bad corner was eliminated was completed.
Sections of roadways in the way of the new water trenches on Hidden Road, Lincoln Street, Haggetts Pond Road and Hall Avenue were shaped up, rolled and given an application of "Tarvia B" and "Retread."
The following work was accomplished under Article 10 of the 1942 Warrant relative to maintenance of roads built under Chapter 90: cleaning roads, cleaning catch basins, sealing ex- pansion joints on cement roads, application of T-9 tarvia and pea stone on Haverhill Street from the end of the cement road near the mill entrance to High Street. This application was rolled. The work of patching Lowell Street and River Road was also done under the above article.
A corrugated iron pipe culvert was installed on Beacon Street to care for water flowing from a gravel pit recently opened by Mr. Louis C. Cyr. A stone culvert on Salem Street near the property
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of Mr. Benjamin Dimlich, that had become plugged due to the breaking of covering stones was repaired by replacing that section with two stretches of twelve-inch Akron pipe laid parallel. An old stone culvert on Ballardvale Road near Main Street was replaced with a corrugated iron pipe. A bad drainage condition in front of the property of Mr. James Blamire at 93 Haverhill Street was corrected by installing a small catch basin. During the year it was necessary to clean all culverts connected with Rogers Brook. Notices were sent to owners whose properties abut this brook asking that they refrain from throwing debris in the brook. Per- mission was received from Mr. Clyde A. Fore of Reservation Street to regrade and clean a brook going through his property. Accordingly, the brook was dug out, thereby lowering the water table in the West Parish Cemetery and improving a bad drainage condition on Reservation Street. A twelve-inch drain including four catch basins was installed on High Plain Road in the vicinity of Virginia Lane. To complete the above, sixty feet of twelve- inch pipe is to be installed by the abuttors. The above system will divert drain water from a stone drain which heretofore crossed High Plain Road and ran in the vicinity of the westerly side of property belonging to Mr. Arthur E. McCabe.
A number of old street signs were renewed and a number of new ones erected. Joints in the cement road on Balmoral Street were given their annual sealing.
When the carriage shed and barn at the Town Yard were made over into a garage, the heating system was designed to care for the middle section and the end of the building where the heater is located. After the southerly end was made over into a repair and blacksmith shop, the heating system was continued to this end and a blower installed. Since this never proved satisfactory, a large radiator was installed in the repair shop and a smaller one in the toilet to remedy this condition. This work was done by Bride, Grimes Company of Lawrence, Mass.
The Town Yard at the bottom of Lewis Street was given an application of "Tarvia Retread" and the buildings were given two coats of paint. The Board of Public Works supplied the pain t and this work was done by the Flint-Carlton Company, the lowest bidder. Bids were as follows:
Flint-Carlton Company
$280.00
Frank Ward
375.00
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James Kidd George Brewer Walter E. Buxton
418.00
425.00
595.21
The section of River Road partially built in 1941 under Chap- ter 90 Construction was not completed in 1942 according to the original plans due to the freezing of asphalt. The road was graded and rolled, the sides brought to grade and the road bed given an application of "Tarvia B" and then an application of "Tarvia Retread" and honed. In the future the stone may be applied without any extra work to the base since this has been brought to the exact grade ready for the stone application. Guard rail posts have been erected enroute and the wooden guard rails (3" x 8") will be attached in the near future.
A drainage system consisting of eight hundred and seventy feet of eight and ten-inch Akron pipe on Chestnut Street, started by the Work Projects Administration was completed by Board of Public Works' labor, doing away with a very bad condition. After the installation, the road in the way thereof was given an application of "Tarvia B." From this work the W.P.A. laborers were transferred to the Lawrence Airport.
Walker Avenue was scraped, rolled and given applications of "Tarvia B" and "Tarvia Retread." This will prevent a contin- uous washing out which heretofore prevailed causing considerable trouble.
A shed was built at the Beaulieu sand pit to house the men at meal times during inclement weather. This shed is equipped with skids which make it possible to haul same from place to place.
After inspection of the old steam roller by the Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, the following letter was received by the Board of Public Works:
Town of Andover
Andover, Massachusetts
Re : Policy No. 2,852,471 No. 2 Loco. Boiler (Mass. Std. No. 245) Portable Road Roller
GENTLEMEN :
An internal inspection was made of the above boiler on March 9th, 1942 by our inspector Mr. T. W. Kezer. As you know, this
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boiler was removed from the policy at your request on December 1, 1941. The inspection reveals that this boiler is in an unusually poor condition, with the furnace sheet found to be grooved and corroded at the grate line to such an extent that it punctured under light blows of a test hammer. We consider this boiler to be unfit for further service and dangerous to operate in its present condition. It would be possible to repair this boiler only at great expense by renewing the furnace sheets and the firebox tube sheet. In view of the age and general deteriorated condition of this boiler, repairs such as outlined are not considered to be prac- ticable and we strongly recommend the purchase of a new boiler. S. P. COMSTOCK, Engineer
Later in the year the old steam roller was disposed of. The Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company purchased the rear wheels for one hundred ($100.) dollars and Gutterson-Gould Company, junk dealers of Lawrence, Mass., paid sixty ($60.) dollars for the remainder of the old roller. The front wheels had been borrowed from the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company last spring when the old front wheels gave way.
To purchase a new roller was inadvisable because times were unsettled and we were most fortunate in being able to use the roller belonging to the Town of North Andover.
Sidewalk material which is made from asphalt was unobtainable this year. However, a section of curbing was installed on Enmore Street south of the property of Mr. Franklin Scott of No. 47 and a cement sidewalk was constructed in the way of this stretch of curbing.
Stone bounds were installed on Andover Street and Argilla Road where the new layout was made.
On the south side of Cuba Street at the corner of Shawsheen Road, considerable dirt was removed together with a number of cubic yards of ledge, which required blasting. This makes possible a much better view of traffic coming up Shawsheen Road.
The following letter was received by the Andover National Bank from the Federal Housing Administration :
Re : Lincoln Circle Sub-Division, Andover, Mass.
Dear Sirs:
We have your letter of August 26, 1942.
We understand there is difficulty in obtaining asphalt materials
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but inasmuch as the town has accepted this street, we believe they can make application for tar, and the use of tar is acceptable to us.
The gravel base as referred to in our letter of May 21st, should be well compacted to a depth of eight inches, not more than four inches of the gravel being laid at one time and rolled.
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