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Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, by a 2/3 voiced vote to accept article as read and ap- propriate the sum of $400.00 therefor.
Article 14-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of five thousand ($5000.00) dollars therefor, at the discretion of and 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 sidewalks and appropriate $5000.00 therefor.
Article 15-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to repair and paint the baseball and football bleach- ers at the Central Playstead 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 unanimously VOTED, to accept article as read and appropriate the sum of $500.00 therefor.
Article 16-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of sixty-one hundred ($6100.00) dollars to rebuild and repair portions of walls in the way of Rogers Brook, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to accept article as read and appropriate the sum of $6100.00 therefor.
Article 17-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90-Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
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Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) be raised and appropriated to meet the town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, and that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the treasury.
Article 18-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of six thousand ($6000.00) dollars for engineering services to make a study of the water and sewer systems, to be expended under direction of the Special Committee, appointed for said study, on petition of the following committee, duly appointed- Edward V. French, Joseph A. McCarthy, Sidney P. White.
Upon motion made by Mr. French, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to raise and appropriate the sum of six thousand dollars ($6000) for engineering services to make a study of the water and sewer systems, to be expended under direction of the Special Committee, appointed for said study.
(Under Article 31-upon motion made by Mr. Brimer, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, that the committee appointed at Town Meeting of two years ago, consisting of Edward V. French, Joseph A. McCarthy, and Sidney P. White, be re-appointed under Article 18 for the ensuing year.)
Article 19-To see if the town will authorize the School Com- mittee to build a playground and erect a fence and do all other work pertaining thereto at the West Center School and raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand ($4000.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the School Committee.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cross, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to authorize the School Committee to build a play- ground and erect a fence and do all other work pertaining thereto at the West Center School, and raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3000) therefor.
Article 20-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eleven thousand four hundred dollars ($11,400.00) to
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purchase from the Trustees of Shaw Realty Trust the property on the westerly side on Main Street in Andover containing approxi- mately 87050 square feet with buildings thereon numbered 85 Main Street, and to authorize the Selectmen to make this pur- chase for a sum not in excess of the appropriation nor in excess of the actual cost and accrued charges to the present owners, the acceptance of the deed by the Selectmen in behalf of the town to be conclusive evidence of compliance with this vote, on petition of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,400.00 to purchase from the Trustees of Shaw Realty Trust the property on the westerly side of Main Street in Andover containing approxi- mately 87050 square feet with buildings thereon numbered 85 Main Street, and to authorize the Selectmen to make this pur- chase for a sum not in excess of the appropriation nor in excess of the actual cost and accrued charges to the present owners, the acceptance of the deed by the Selectmen in behalf of the town to be conclusive evidence of compliance with this vote. (Standing vote-yes 385; No-101).
Names of 75 stockholders of the Shaw Realty Trust as read by Mr. Hammond as follows: Rev. T. B. Austin, E. A. Anderson, Harold E. Abbott, F. H. Buttrick, W. E. Brimer, Harry V. Byrne, G. G. Brown, Douglas S. Byers, John T. Batal, Arthur M. Brooks, John Bolten, G. C. Best, Jesse Bottomley, Alexander Beedie, Fred E. Cheever, Miss Margaret M. Curran, Mrs. Abigail F. Curran, Granville Clark, A. J. Crotty Jr., James L. Dean, J. S. Eastham, Thaxter Eaton, Fred H. Eaton, Herbert Farns- worth, L. S. Finger, B. S. Flagg, Mrs. M. C. Shaw, W. A. Trow, ยท J. L. Toohey, J. E. Walworth, C. S. Waugh, G. L. Follansbee, Claude M. Fuess, E. V. French, W. H. Faulkner, J. E. Greeley, C. P. Gabeler, James Gould, Joseph T. Gagne, C. W. Holland, E. E. Hammond, J. H. Higginson, W. R. Hill, H. S. Hopper, Roy E. Hardy, J. J. Hartigan, B. E. Horne, Harold Houston, Frank H. Hardy, Mitchell Johnson, James K. Selden, P. W. Thomson, Henry G. Tyer, D. K. Webster Jr., C. C. Kimball, E. H. Lewis, H. Bradford Lewis, Walter M. Lamont, H. W. Leitch, Percy J. Look, Leroy T. Markert, Victor J. Mill, E. C. Nichols, Frank H. Paige, A. L. Ripley, John Rasmussen, G. F. Robjent, W. P. Rich Jr., James Ross, Harold R. Rafton, H. F. Shepard, Emil J. C.
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Schulze, Howard M. Sawyer, Mrs. Georgia R. Thompson, E. D. Walen.
Article 21-To see if the town will vote to authorize and in- struct the Board of Selectmen to rent, sell, demolish, or otherwise deal with the buildings at 85 Main Street, Andover, known as the Shaw property, for such sums as the Board of Selectmen may deem advisable, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to give a good and sufficient bill of sale in the name of the town for the aforesaid buildings in the event of sale, on petition of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to adopt the article as read.
Article 22-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00) for the purpose of preparing tentative plans for the most constructive use of the Shaw property at 85 Main Street, Andover; that a committee of five be appointed by the moderator for this purpose and that a report with preliminary plans be presented at the next annual Town Meeting, on petition of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to adopt article as read and appropriate $2500.00 therefor.
Article 23-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00) to purchase from the Trustees of the Jacob W. Barnard Estate, the property lo- cated in Andover and bounded on the east by High Street and on the west by North Main Street, and containing approximately 32,000 square feet of land, on petition of Walter E. Billings and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. William C. Ford, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to withdraw Article 23.
Article 24-To see if the town will accept the completion of Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights, running south from Corbett Street to a point or stone bound, as a public way and shown on plan on file with the Board of Survey, dated January, 1941, drawn by John Franklin, C.E. and referred to Annual Town Meeting in 1942, on petition of George Cairns and others.
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Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, that Article 24 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 25-To see if the town will vote to purchase of George and Frank Cairns, the water mains with the appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton Avenue, running southerly off Corbett Street, providing the town votes to accept said avenue as a public way and to appro- priate the sum of $1182.50 for said purpose, on petition of George and Frank Cairns and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, that Article 25 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 26-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to pay an outstanding bill of January 29, 1943 and February 14, 1943, for snow plowing in West Andover, amounting to $50.00, on petition of George M. Squires and others.
VOTED-not to adopt this article.
Article 27-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate seventeen hundred dollars ($1700.00) to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works to drain and improve Topping Road, on petition of Lucien J. Topping and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, to raise and appropriate fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works to drain and improve Topping Road, provided that easements and releases to properly dispose of this water are procured to the satisfaction of Town Counsel.
Article 28-To see if the town will vote to accept the sum of eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars ($1875.00) received in 1943 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, to accept the sum of eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars ($1875) received in 1943 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Article 29-To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, (1) That all unexpended balances be turned into the treasury except the following :
Article 11-Haggett's Pond Pumping Station Guard $403.60
Article 12-Central Playstead Bleachers 500.00
Article 20-River Road Improvement 227.57
1941
(2) That $15,000 free cash be transferred to the Reserve Fund.
(3) That $15,000 free cash, and $15,000 from the Overlay Reserve be voted to the Assessors to reduce the 1944 tax rate.
Article 30-To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow, and duly seconded, it was VOTED, that the reports of the Town Officers be accepted and placed on file.
Article 31-To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
(Resolution which was made by Mr. Woodcock under Article 1)
Be it moved that the Clerk place upon the records of this meet- ing the following Resolution :
Resolved: that this meeting hereby expresses its sincere appreciation for the efficient, impartial, and kindly services rendered to the Town of Andover for more than ten years by its late Moderator, the Honorable Frederick Butler, who passed away on March 3, 1944, on the eve of his certain re- election to that position of responsibility.
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell that a committee of three to be known as the Andover Metropolitan Water District Committee be appointed by the Moderator to consult with the Metropolitan District Water Commission as to the possibility and advisability of connecting with the District water supply; and to consult with similar committees in the Merrimack Valley ; and to report at the next town meeting. (Chapter 543-Acts of 1943).
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn. .
The meeting was adjourned at 10.26 P.M.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE MODERATOR
Finance Committee (for one year)-Harvey G. Turner, Ralph A. Woodcock, Hugh Bullock, George A. Stanley, Jr., Mitchell Johnson, Ellsworth H. Lewis and Louis S. Finger.
Supervised Play (for one year)-Stafford A. Lindsay, Charles J. Bailey, James Gillen, Harold L. Peters, Harry I. Emmons, Richard O'Brien, Mrs. George G. Brown (Mildred H.) and Fran- cis P. Markey.
Special Committee for Water and Sewer Investigation (for one year)-Edward V. French, Joseph A. McCarthy and Sidney P. White. (Article 18)
300th Anniversary (Article 7)-H. Bradford Lewis, Leo Daley, Mary Byers Smith, William A. Trow, Burton S. Flagg, Frederick E. Cheever, J. Everett Collins, Claude M. Fuess, Edward P. Hall, Bessie P. Goldsmith, Roy E. Hardy, Thaxter Eaton, Henry G. Tyer, Bernard L. McDonald, Howell F. Shepard.
Andover Metropolitan Water District Committee (Article 31)- Sidney P. White, Ellsworth H. Lewis, John F. O'Connell.
Shaw Property Committee (Article 22)-Edmond E. Hammond, Edward P. Hall, Joseph A. McCarthy, Ellsworth H. Lewis, Roy E. Hardy.
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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State Primary JULY 11, 1944
WARRANT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX, SS.
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF ANDOVER, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet 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 Tuesday, the Eleventh Day of July, 1944 at 7.00 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina- tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following officers:
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth. Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) for this Commonwealth. Representative in Congress for Fifth Congressional District. Councillor for Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for Fourth Essex Senatorial District.
Three Representatives in General Court for Fourth Essex Representative District.
Two County Commissioners for Essex County.
Sheriff for Essex County.
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The polls will be open from 7.00 A.M. to 7.00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 19th day of June, A.D., 1944.
ROY E. HARDY J. EVERETT COLLINS EDWARD P. HALL Selectmen of Andover
ESSEX, SS.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabi- tants 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 warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in Primaries, convened in the designated and appointed polling places in said Andover on the Eleventh day of July, 1944 at 7 A.M., agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing warrant, they did bring to their votes as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GOVERNOR
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
373
141
211
101
52
197
Horace T. Cahill
1075
70
41
27
18
12
24
Blanks 192
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
214
99
150
48
37
150
Robert F. Bradford 698
48
15
29
23
4
18
Jarvis Hunt 137
112
26
28
29
11
37 Rudolph F. King
243
14
17
9
3
4
6
Daniel E. McLean
53
5
2
9
3
1
1 William H. McMasters
21
50
23
13
13
7
9 Blanks
115
33
SECRETARY
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
394
151
217
109
58
205 Frederick W. Cook
1134
49
31
21
10
6
16 Blanks
133
TREASURER
188
75
122
54
28
82
Fred J. Burrell
549
186
75
93
47
28
114 Laurence Curtis
543
69
32
23
18
8
25
Blanks
175
AUDITOR
230
97
127
68
29
124
Frank A. Goodwin
675
27
13
8
2
5
15
Wallace E. Stearns
70
124
43
86
34
23
58
Russell A. Wood
368
62
29
17
15
7
24
Blanks
154
ATTORNEY GENERAL
166
71
118
45
31
102
Clarence A. Barnes
533
22
12
13
10
7
9
Charles Fairhurst
73
195
66
89
43
21
81
James E. Farley
495
60
33
18
21
5
29
Blanks
166
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
(to fill vacancy)
412
163
229
114
56
213
Leverett Saltonstall
1187
31
19
9
5
8
8
Blanks
80
CONGRESSMAN-FIFTH DISTRICT
414
152
224
108
58
201
Edith Nourse Rogers
1157
29
30
14
11
6
20
Blanks
110
COUNCILLOR-FIFTH DISTRICT
200
72
99
50
35
98
Washington Cook
554
105
47
100
49
14
43
Fred A. Turner
358
50
19
9
2
4
26
S. Howard Donnell
110
88
44
30
18
11
54
Blanks
245
SENATOR-FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
173
54
95
48
22
83
Clifford R. Cusson
475
206
93
119
57
33
96
Nathaniel H. Stackpole
604
64
35
24
14
9
42
Blanks
188
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
422
167
208
110
59
209
J. Everett Collins
1175
181
74
123
51
25
95
Ralph H. Hill
549
225
87
123
57
30
93
Alyce L. Schlapp
615
60
22
55
16
14
53 Frank S. Giles, Jr.
220
84
42
57
25
13
44 Charles H. Wentworth
265
58
12
49
27
9
20 Carl A. Woekel
175
299
152
99
71
42
149
Blanks
812
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-ESSEX COUNTY
88
37
53
28
12
49
J. Fred Manning
267
38
19
23
5
8
25
John M. Kelleher
118
84
27
37
18
8
37 Walter B. Morse
211
78
35
66
25
14
33
C. F. Nelson Pratt
251
13
6
8
3
3
2
Francis Scalese
35
171
73
64
34
24
69
George B. Sellars
435
251
87
165
80
37
127
Arthur A. Thompson
747
163
80
60
45
22
100
Blanks
470
SHERIFF-ESSEX COUNTY
211
76
135
59
36
94
Frank E. Raymond
611
195
75
90
49
20
93 Romeo C. King
522
37
31
13
11
8
34
Blanks
134
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GOVERNOR
14
13
11
5
4
2 Francis X. Hurley
49
23
29
38
16
15
14 Maurice J. Tobin
135
1
1
3
1
1 Blanks
7
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
12
10
14
5
6
5
John B. Carr 52
11
5
2
4
1
Alfred P. Farese
23
4
13
11
7
4
1 Alexander F. Sullivan
40
14
9
16
6
3
2 John S. Sullivan
50
8
6
2
2
8
Blanks 26
35
SECRETARY
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
20
24
33
12
8
4
John M. Bresnahan
101
10
11
11
6
8
6 Margaret M. O'Riordan 52
8
8
8
4
3
7 Blanks
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TREASURER
20
23
30
13
8
7 John E. Hurley 101
7
2
6
1
4
2 Francis C. McKenna
22
1
5
3
2
1
1 Michael A. O'Leary
13
2
1
4
2
3
1 John F. Welch
13
8
12
9
4
3
6 Blanks
42
AUDITOR
27
27
41
18
15
10 Thomas J. Buckley
138
11
16
11
4
4
7 Blanks
53
ATTORNEY GENERAL
7
6
4
3
5
4
John H. Backus 29
8
5
6
4
4
2 Francis D. Harrigan
29
11
14
17
5
5
2 Francis E. Kelly
54
9
10
19
5
2
4 Joseph M. McDonough 49
3
8
6
5
3
5 Blanks
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SENATOR IN CONGRESS
(to fill vacancy)
20
18
19
8
4
6 John H. Corcoran Joseph A. Langone, Jr. 11
75
2
3
3
3
4
5
7
4
3
4 Joseph Lee 27
7
3
16
3
8
5 Richard M. Russell 42
5
14
7
4
4
2 Blanks 36
CONGRESSMAN-FIFTH DISTRICT
19
22
29
13
13
10 Milton A. Wesson 106
19
21
23
9
6
7 Blanks 85
COUNCILLOR-FIFTH DISTRICT
8
3
10
3 Robert V. O'Sullivan
24
30
40
42
22
19
14 Blanks
167
e 36
SENATOR-FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
James J. Sullivan
6
38
43
46
22
19
17 Blanks 185
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
13
18
22
11
9
9
Herbert B. Bower
82
11
11
15
9
5
11
Samuel W. Brainerd
62
7
12
19
6
9
5 James L. Brett
58
15
15
28
8
11
12 Edith R. H. Kitchin
89
14
8
16
6
2
3 Carl A. Woekel
48
54
65
56
27
21
11
Blanks
234
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-ESSEX COUNTY
26
25
33
12
14
9
J. Fred Manning
119
11
21
16
11
7
7
Michael F. Conway
73
9
4
14
2
1
3 John M. Kelleher
33
10
5
12
6
5
4 George B. Sellars
42
1
Norman Warhurst
1
20
31
28
13
11
11
Blanks
114
SHERIFF-ESSEX COUNTY
10
9
11
7
5
4
Angus R. Gillis
46
16
19
27
7
8
8 William G. Hennessey
85
2
2
4
1
3
Thomas G. Rando
12
10
13
10
7
3
5 Blanks
48
TOTAL VOTE
443
182
238
119
64
221
REPUBLICAN
1267
38
43
52
22
19
17
DEMOCRATIC 191
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT ONE
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Rowland Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened-0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 481. Number of ballots received-Republican 1300; Democrat 464. Number of
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ballots returned-Republican 857; Democrat 426. Number of ballots cast-Republican 443; Democrat 38. Police Officer on duty, William R. Hickey. Voted to count ballots at 10.15 A.M.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT TWO
Andover, July 11th, 1944 Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Mark M. Keane. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 225. Number of ballots received-Republican 840; Democrat 830. Number of ballots returned-Republican 658; Democrat 787. Number of ballots cast-Republican 182; Democrat 43. Police Officer on duty, Frank McBride. Voted to count ballots at 12.30 P.M.
NORMAN D. MACLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT THREE
Andover, July 11th, 1944 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 290. Number of ballots received-Republican 1075; Democrat 420. Number of ballots returned-Republican 837; Democrat 368. Number of ballots cast-Republican 238; Democrat 52. Police officer on duty, James Walker. Voted to count ballots at 9.30 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FOUR
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge George W. Disbrow. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 141. Number of ballots received-Republican 579; Democrat 306. Number of ballots returned-Republican 460; Democrat 284. Number of ballots cast-Republican 119; Democrat 22. Police office on duty, Carl H. Stevens. Voted to count ballots at 2.20 P.M.
ALFRED L. CARTER, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT FIVE
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Clester E. Mat- thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 84. Box skipped 1. Number of ballots received-Republican 525; Dem- ocrat 260. Number of ballots returned-Republican 461; Dem- ocrat 241. Number of ballots cast-Republican 64; Democrat 19. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 4 P.M.
WILLIAM D. STARK, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT SIX
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge-Harold C. Dunn. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 238. Number of ballots received-Republican 993; Democrat 254. Number of ballots returned-Republican 772; Democrat 237. Number of ballots cast-Republican 221; Democrat 17. Police officer on duty, David M. May. Voted to count ballots at 8 A.M.
EDWARD A. DOYLE, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers' return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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State Election NOVEMBER 7, 1944
WARRANT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX, SS.
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF ANDOVER, GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Elections to meet 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 Tuesday, the Seventh day of November, 1944 at 7:00 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election of the following officers:
Electors of President and Vice-President.
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer for this Commonwealth.
Auditor for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for the Fifth Congressional District.
Councillor for the Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for the Fourth Essex Senatorial District.
Three Representatives in General Court for the Fourth Essex Representative District.
Two County Commissioners for Essex County.
Sheriff for Essex County.
Also to vote YES or NO on the following questions
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QUESTION NO. 1
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair, Concise Summary, instead of a Description of Each Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is further described as follows:
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