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WILSON CRAWFORD
Central Station-Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS RALPH L. GREENWOOD, JR.
WILLIAM ROSS LEE NOYES
WINTHROP K. WHITE
RALPH DRAPER
ARCHIBALD MACLAREN JAMES MOORE
JOSEPH CONNORS *GEORGE WILLIAMS
EDWARD DOWNS HERBERT BROWN HOWELL F. SHEPARD
JAMES WILLIAMS
Station No. 2-Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER *GORDON COUTTS
HOWARD L. COLBATH Station No. 2-Call Men FOSTER MATTHEWS, Acting Lieutenant EUGENE A. ZALLA RALPH L. GREENWOOD LOUIS BEAULIEU CLYDE MEARS
* Armed Forces
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Forest Warden CHARLES E. BUCHAN
Police Department GEORGE A. DANE, Chief Sergeants WILLIAM R. HICKEY *DAVID NICOLL
Officers
JAMES WALKER JOHN DEYERMOND
ARTHUR JOWETT
*GEORGE F. DUFTON
JAMES LYNCH
DAVID GILLESPIE CARL STEVENS FRANK McBRIDE
WILLIAM STEWART *JOSEPH A. DAVIS
Reserve Officers
ALAN G. CHADWICK GEORGE S. L. WALDIE *JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL
GEORGE N. SPARKS
DAVID M. MAY EUGENE R. ZALLA
WINTHROP K. WHITE WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY GEORGE A. DANE, Dog Officer
Constables Terms expire 1943
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH GEORGE N. SPARKS
Civil Constables
JOHN CAMPBELL J. LEWIS SMITH
Inspector of Animals SIDNEY P. WHITE
* Armed Forces
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Surveyors of Wood, Bark, and Lumber EDWARD S. HARDY JOSEPH I. PITMAN
Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES
BERNARD L. McDONALD
JEROME W. CROSS, Jr. GUY B. HOWE
HERBERT W. AUTY WENDELL H. KYDD
HENRY BURBINE CHARLES H. MURNANE
CLARENCE E. EARLEY EDWARD L. LONERGAN ALEXANDER MacKENZIE
Fence Viewers GEORGE A. DANE CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Selective Service
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford, and North Andover The Board has five voting members.
HUGH BULLOCK, Andover (Resigned) HENRY S. HOPPER, Andover (Secretary) CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY, North Andover WALTER K. MORSS, Boxford SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, North Andover' (Chairman)
E. BARTON CHAPIN, Government Appeal Agent DR. PHILIP W. BLAKE, Examining Physician DR. JOHN J. HARTIGAN, Examining Physician DR. WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Examining Physician (Dental) ARTHUR W. COLE, Andover Re-employment Agent JOSEPH V. FLANAGAN, North Andover, Re-employment Agent CLINTON H. STEVENS, Chief Clerk LAURETTA S. WILSON, Assistant Clerk RUTH T. HITCHINGS, Clerical Assistant
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To advise and assist registrants in preparing ques- tionnaires, claims, etc., there is an Advisory Board for Reg- · istrants:
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Andover, Chairman ROY E. HARDY, Andover C. CARLETON KIMBALL, Andover
Associate Members of the Advisory Board
JOHN AVERY JOSEPH A. MCCARTHY
JOSEPH A. DUNCAN
BERNT W. W. NEWHALL
A. MURRAY HOWE ARTHUR W. SWEENEY
FREDERICK R. HULME WALTER C. TOMLINSON
JOHN D. LITTLE ERNEST S. YOUNG
GEORGE H. WINSLOW
Local Rationing Board Number 48 FOSTER C. BARNARD, Chairman
PANEL A: Tires, Bicycles, Stoves and Typewriters; Shoes and Rubber Boots
HARRY G. TYER, Chairman J. AUGUSTUS REMINGTON F. HOWARD PORTER
PANEL B: Food Products
RUTH C. DAKE, Chairman CATHERINE M. BARRETT PAULINE B. FIELD
PANEL C: Gasoline and Fuel Oil FOSTER C. BARNARD, Chairman IRVING SOUTHWORTH FRED W. GOULD
PANEL D: Price Control GORDON L. COLQUHOUN, Chairman WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE JOHN P. CUSSEN
PANEL E: Community Service MRS. EMERY TROTT MRS. CLEVELAND GILCREAST MRS. JOHN BRODHEAD
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Town of Andover Population-1940 Census 11,077 Registered Voters 1943-6379
Political subdivisions including Andover
Senators
DAVID I. WALSH-Clinton HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR .- Beverly
Fifth Congressional District
EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, 444 Andover St., Lowell, Mass. Fifth Councillor District
WILLIAM H. McSWEENEY, 160 Loring Ave., Salem, Mass.
Fourth Essex Senatorial District
BENJAMIN B. PRIEST, 27 Park St., Haverhill
Representatives
J. EVERETT COLLINS, 35 Summer St., Andover RALPH H. HILL, 25 Central St., Methuen
ALYCE L. SCHLAPP, 19 Hemenway St., Methuen, Mass.
Essex County Commissioners
FREDERICK BUTLER, Andover JAMES D. BENTLEY, Swampscott J. FRED MANNING, Lynn
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Annual Town Meeting March 1, 1943
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February 8th, 1943 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 Central Fire Station in Precinct One; the Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Store at 350 North Main Street, Shawsheen Village in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; The Old School House, Ballardvale in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday, the first day of March, 1943 at 7:00 o'clock a. m.
ESSEX, SS. Andover, March 1, 1943
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the in- habitants of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and at- tested copy of the same, on the Town House, on each School- house and in no less than five other public places where bills and notices are usually posted and by publication in The An- dover Townsman. Said warrants have been posted and pub- lished seven days. .
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Offi- cers. 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 2237; viz: Precinct One, 602; Precinct Two, 526; Pre- cinct Three, 397; Precinct Four, 195; Precinct Five, 197; Precinct Six, 320.
MODERATOR-One Year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
476 381 322 162 165 287
126 145 75 33 32 33
Frederick Butler 1793
Blanks 4444
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES-Three Years
523
407 334 175 169 294 James P. Christie
1902
79 119 63 20 28 26 Blanks 335
SELECTMAN-Three Years
474 299 271 157 174 282
Edward P. Hall
1657
92 187 96. 24
19 28 William J. Snyer 446
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40 30 14 4 10 Blanks 134
ASSESSOR-Three Years
470
295 268 151 171 269
Edward P. Hall
1624
91
180
.96 27 20
32 William J. Snyer 446
41
51
33
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6 19 Blanks
167
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-Three Years
254
210 176 141 116 180
William F. Barron 1077
88
139 171
40 42 52
George R. Cairns
532
285
148 122
64 51 156
Ralph E. Hadley
826
118
75 82
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29
33 Arthur E. Steinert
361
302
285 111
79
97 149
P. LeRoy Wilson 1023
157
195 132 42 59 70
Blanks
655
BOARD OF HEALTH-Three Years
499
389 317 157 169 289
Percy J. Look, M.D. 1820
103
137
80 38 28 31 Blanks 417
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Three Years
383
413 253 141 139 195
William A. Doherty 1524
424
293 251 122 120 219
Malcolm B. McTernen 1429
308
191 147 83 51 205
John S. Moses 985
113
144 61
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98 66 Roy A. Russell
521
252
130 292 108
61 142
Gordon M. Thompson 985
326
407 187
92 122 133
Blanks 1267
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Two Years (to fill vacancies)
250
248 205
97 81 128 Jerome W. Cross, Jr. 1009 549 47 74 W. Winslow Dunnells
150
130 107
41
313
185 151 125 144 178
Barbara A. Loomer
1096
276
189 174
81
47 189
Frederic W. H. Stott 956
215
300 157
46
74 71 Blanks 863 1 Henry W. Platt 1
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TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL-Three Years
441 307 273 137 136 260
Edmond E. Hammond 1554
456 332 286 155 143 263
Roy E. Hardy 1635 423 311 267 126 124 258
Charles C. Kimball 1509
William A. Trow 1527
Henry G. Tyer 1529
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Henry W. Platt
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840 1044 608 274 327 307 Blanks 3400
PLANNING BOARD-Five Years
420
332 301 150 143 265
Leon A. Field 1611
182 194 96 45 54 55 Blanks 626
TRUSTEE MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-Seven Years
423 330 296 156 140 265
John D. Little 1610
179 196 101 39 57 55 Blanks 627
TREE WARDEN-One Year
474 377 311 163 161 273
George R. Abbott 1759
128 149 86 32 36 47 Blanks 478
CONSTABLES-One Year
497
395 319 163 158 280
George A. Dane 1812
460
350 304 154 142 268
J. Lewis Smith 1678
461 368 299 155 167 275
George N. Sparks 1725
388 465 269 113 124 137 Blanks 1496
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot, and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 602. Number of ballots received 1459. Number of ballots returned 857. Number of ballots cast 602. Police officer on duty, Raymond W. Hickey. Voted to count ballots at 10 a. m.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
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421 302 279 148 125 252
429 334 272 135 129 260
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge Mark Keane. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 526. Num- ber of ballots received 1344. Number of ballots returned 818. Number of ballots cast 526. Police offcer on duty, John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 10:10 a. m.
NORMAN K. MACLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge Stafford A. Lind- say. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 398 (skipped one). Number of ballots received 1255. Number of ballots returned 858. Number of ballots cast 397. Police officer on duty, Arthur Jowett. Voted to count ballots at 7:35 a. m.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge George W. Dis- brow. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 195. Number of ballots received 673. Number of ballots returned 478. Number of ballots cast 195. Police officer on duty, James R. Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 1:45 p. m.
JOHN F. GOLDEN, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FIVE
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge Chester E. Mat- thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 197. Number of ballots received 568. Number of ballots returned 371. Number of ballots cast 197. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 1:40 p. m.
ARTHUR L. MARION, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT SIX
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 .a m. Warden in charge, Llewellyn D. Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 320. Number of ballots received 1019. Number of ballots returned 699. Number of ballots cast 320. Police officer on duty, Frank McBride. Voted to vount ballots at 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 8th at 7 o'clock p. m. at the Memorial Auditorium.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 8, 1943
The check lists showed that three hundred fifty-five persons entered the auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Mod- erator, at seven o'clock p. m., and was opened with a prayer by the Rev. John S. Moses and a salute to the flag.
It was the unanimous consent of the meeting to admit Miss Florence Gallarane, stenographer, to record the meeting.
The Warrant was read by the Clerk. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to dispense with the reading of the Articles at this time.
At the request of the Moderator, the Clerk read each ar- ticle as it came up.
Announcement of the balloting of March 1, 1943, was read by the Clerk, and the Moderator declared elected the successful candidates, as follows:
Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.
James P. Christie elected Collector of Taxes for three years.
Edward P. Hall elected Selectman for three years.
Edward P. Hall elected Assessor for three years.
William F. Barron elected member of Board of Public Works for three years.
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P. LeRoy Wilson elected member of Board of Public Works for three years.
Percy J. Look, M. D., elected member of the Board of Health for three years.
William A. Doherty elected member of School Committee for three years.
Malcolm B. McTernen elected member of School Com- mittee for three years.
*John S. Moses elected member of School Committee for three years.
Jerome W. Cross, Jr., elected member of School Commit- tee for two years (to fill vacancy ) .
Barbara A. Loomer elected member of School Committee for two years (to fill vacancy ) .
Edmond E. Hammond elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for three years.
Charles C. Kimball elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for three years.
William A. Trow elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for three years.
Henry G. Tyer elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for three years.
Leon A. Field elected member of Planning Board for five years.
John D. Little elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years.
George R. Abbott elected Tree Warden for one year.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
ARTICLE 2-To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, that Fred E. Cheever be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
*Having broken tie by re-count.
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ARTICLE 3-To establish the salary of elected Town Offi- cers for the ensuing year.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established as follows: (each item being voted on separately )
Chairman, Board of Selectmen, per annum $ 400.00
Two members at $300.00 each, per annum
600.00
Board of Assessors
1200.00
Three members at $400.00 each, per annum
Board of Public Welfare
300.00
Three members at $100 each, per annum
Town Clerk
2200.00
Collector of Taxes
2400.00
Town Treasurer
2500.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden,
combined salary for both per week
38.50
Board of Health
225.00
Three members at $75.00 each, per annum
Secretary, Board of Public Works
100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees
100.00
Treasurer, Punchard Trustees 200.00
10.00
ARTICLE 4-To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for the following purposes :
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to appropriate the following sums of money: (each item being voted on separately )
Appropriation for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all
Departments under their control:
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
6800.00
Soldiers' Relief
2500.00
Military Aid
200.00
State Aid
100.00
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Moderator, per meeting
American Legion
Old Age Assistance Public Welfare
38000.00
War Allowance
14000.00 1000.00
Retirement Fund
14792.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Election and Registration
2500.00
Civilian Defense
4700.00
Insurance
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
10873.07
Purification Clam Plant
25.47
Pomps Pnod
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
Printing Town Report
794.00
Selectmen
2241.00
Treasurer
3023.00
Collector
5086.00
Accountant
2972.00
Assessors
4852.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Moderator
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
Infirmary
10300.00
Infirmary-to cover unpaid bills in 1942
82.55
Moth Suppression
4800.00
Police Department
31833.00
Fire Department
30337.00
Brush Fires
1300.00
Interest
8000.00
Retirement of Bonds
37000.00
Tree Warden
5000.00
Board of Health
4260.00
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Care of Tubercular Patients Trustees of Memorial Library (plus dog tax) Spring Grove Cemetery School Committee
4000.00
12770.00 9040.00
201000.00 1990.00
Playground Committee Appropriation for all departments under the control of the Board of Public Works:
Highway maintenance
46000.00
Water maintenance
34200.00
Water construction
8500.00
Parks
4000.00
Sewer maintenance
5800.00
Snow removal and sanding
13500.00
Trucks, garage and repair shop
6870.00
Street Lighting
18000.00
Total Departmental
$640746.09
ARTICLE 9-Andover Co. Mass. Guard
250.00
ARTICLE 10-Chapter 90 Work
1000.00
ARTICLE 11-Guard-Haggetts Pond Pumping Station
2000.00
ARTICLE 12-Repair-Bleachers- Central Playstead
500.00
ARTICLE 14-Essex Street curbing
950.00
ARTICLE 15-A. V. I. S. Grass plots
300.00
ARTICLE 20-Walker Ave. curbing
1300.00
ARTICLE 13-Boston & Maine land taking
50.00
$ 6350.00
$647096.09
ARTICLE 5-To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time after January 1, 1944, in an- ticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan- uary 1, 1944, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, Gen- eral 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.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1, 1944, in anticipation of the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1944, in accordance with Sec- tion 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 School Committee to sell all possible standard typewriters to the Army and Navy at the request of the War Production Board.
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the School Committee to sell all possible standard typewriters to the Army and Navy at the request of the War Production Board.
ARTICLE 7-To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are legal investments for savings banks, in order to es- tablish a post war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provision of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943, on petition of Thax- ter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that $50,000.00 free cash in the treasury be trans- ferred for the purchase of United States Government securi- ties, maturing in five years or less, in order to establish a post- war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943.
ARTICLE 8-To see if the town will vote to accept the re- laying out of Beacon Street as approved by the Board of Sur- vey, and as laid out by the Board of Selectmen; and shown on plan entitled "Plan of a portion of Beacon Street, An- dover, Massachusetts" dated October, 1942, Morse, Dick- inson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to accept article as read.
ARTICLE 9-To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 to be expended for and under the direction of the Andover Company of the Massachusetts State Guard.
Upon motion made by Mr. Holt, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00.
ARTICLE 10-To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars to be used for maintaining, repairing and improving Town High- ways 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 the sum of $1000.00 to be used for maintaining, repairing and improving Town High- ways under the provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 11-To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for wages for the guard at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Voted to accept this article as read. (128 Yes, 123 No.) (standing vote) .
ARTICLE 12-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to repair and paint the baseball and football bleachers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Voted, to accept article as read.
ARTICLE 13-To see if the town will vote to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise the land of the Boston and Maine Railroad adjacent to Essex Street west of Railroad Street, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on
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the west line of Railroad Street at its most southerly point, thence running south 79 deg. 7 min. 30 secs. west fifty-six and 5-10 feet to a point; thence turning and running north 46 deg. 50 min. west sixty-four and 9-10 feet by Essex Street to a point; thence turning and running south 61 deg. 30 min. east sixty-four and 5-10 feet to a point; thence turning and running south 87 deg. 30 min. east forty-five feet to the point of beginning; and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) therefor. Said tract is shown on plan entitled "Pro- posed land taking from Boston and Maine Railroad dated December 21, 1942", on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to adopt article as read.
ARTICLE 14-To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of nine hundred and fifty ($950.00) dol- lars to build a retaining wall and install curbing on Essex Street on the northerly side just below the railroad track, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to adopt article as read. (Standing vote, Yes 221, No. 4.)
ARTICLE 15-To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of three hundred ($300.00) dollars to care for grass plots formerly cared for by the Andover Village Improve- ment Society and establish this item as part of the regular Park Department Budget, on petition of Edmond E. Ham- mond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that article be adopted as read.
ARTICLE 16-To see if the town will vote to change the term of Tree Warden from one year to three years, to take effect at the Annual Election in 1944, on petition of George R. Abbott and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Abbott, and duly seconded, it
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was Voted, to change the term of Tree Warden from one year to three years, to take effect at the annual election in 1944.
ARTICLE 17-To see if the town will vote to reduce the membership of the School Committee from nine to five, to be effected in the following manner:
In 1944-1 Member to be elected for a term of 3 years.
In 1945-1 Member to be elected for a term of 3 years. In 1946-1 Member to be elected for a term of 2 years, and 2 Members to be elected for a term of 3 years.
And thereafter 1, 2 and 2 members to be elected in suc- cessive years, all for three year terms, on petition of John M. Erving and others.
Voted, that article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 18-To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $3,000.00 for a Lawn Bowling green, sponsored by James Watt and the Andover Lawn Bowling Association and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 19-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to have a street light put in Baker's Lane, on petition of William J. Snyder and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Snyder, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to have a street light put in Baker's Lane.
ARTICLE 20-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install curbing on both sides of Walker Avenue and appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred ($1,300.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Michael A. Her- lihy and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Herlihy, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to adpot article as read.
ARTICLE 21-To see if the town will vote to accept $2,816.81, received in 1942 for the perpetual care of lots
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in Spring Grove Cemetery, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to accept $2,810.25, received in 1942 for the per- petual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery.
ARTICLE 22-To see if the town will vote to sell the prop- erty acquired by deed of the Collector of Taxes, dated March 6, 1940, recorded North District Essex County Registry of Deeds, Book 629, page 118, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to adopt article as read.
ARTICLE 23-To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was Voted, that all unexpended appropriation balances be turned into the treasury except the following:
Article 20-(1941)-River Road Improvement $ 85.81
Article 1-(Dec. 1941)-Civilian Defense 1869.37
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