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A number of paper drives were held during the year, several truck owners generously giving the use of their trucks, and the
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Board of Public Works' employees and Punchard High School students giving their services to pick up and unload the material. Thirty-three trucks in all were used.
The rationing board allowed the Board of Public Works to convert from coal to oil at the Town Garage on Lewis Street, the conversion work being done by A. E. Schlott Company of Lawrence, Mass.
To provide for adequate Highway Maintenance for 1944, we recommend an appropriation of $49,850.00 to be divided sub- stantially as follows:
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
$30,000.00
Tarvia, Oil and Asphalt
12,500.00
Gravel, Sand and Stone
1,000.00
Road Scraping
200.00
Catch Basins and Drains
600.00
Signs, Fences and Stone Bounds
1,000.00
Bridges
1,000.00
Sidewalks
2,500.00
Tools, Supplies, Etc.
1,000.00
Secretarial Services
50:00
Total
$49,850.00
To provide for adequate Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop Maintenance, we recommend an appropriation of $8,000.00 to be divided substantially as follows:
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
$3,250.00
Repair Parts, Trucks and Equipment
1,550.00
Gasoline, Oil and Antifreeze
1,800.00
Tools and Machinery
700.00
Supplies and Shop Maintenance
700.00
Total
$8,000.00
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SEWER DEPARTMENT
No new sewer main installations were made this year.
A new stove was purchased for the Sewer Pump House on Riverina Road.
The sewer pipe in the way of the new culvert on Brook Street was replaced with an iron pipe.
To provide for adequate Sewer Maintenance and Construction, we recommend an appropriation of $5,800.00 to be divided sub- stantially as follows:
SEWER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Salaries and Wages
$2,800.00
Power and Light 2,300.00 500.00
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc.
Maintenance of Building Equipment and
Cleaning Pipe
200.00
Total
$5,800.00
Sewer Mains
89,828 ft.
Cost to Abutters
$160,336.00 372,582.00
Jan. 1, 1945
Cost to Town
PARK DEPARTMENT
The skinned area at the baseball field at the Central Playground was shaped up with loam, marl and clay by Mr. Harold W. Wen- nik with the assistance of the Board of Public Works' men.
The playground apparatus at the playgrounds was set up in June and taken down in the fall.
Mr. William Ronan who worked as a chauffeur in the Highway Department was transferred to the Park Department as foreman, a job formerly held by his father for a number of years.
The benches at the Park, Shawsheen Village and in front of the Barnard property were given a coat of paint.
The baseball bleachers at the Park were in such bad condition it was practically necessary to rebuild them.
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One hundred dollars was donated by the Andover Service Club to build a skating rink on the playstead.
To provide for adequate Park Maintenance for 1945, we recom- mend an appropriation of $4,800.00 to be divided substantially as follows:
PARK MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
$3,500.00
Lawn Mowers, Repairs, Etc.
200.00
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
500.00
Basso Agreement
100.00
Maintenance A.V.I.S. Plots
300.00
Care of Baseball Diamond
200.00
Total
$4,800.00
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1945
Cost per Million Gals.
Year
Net Cost of Mainten- ance
Cost of Pumping
by total Mainten- ance
by cost of Pumping
Gallons Pumped
Miles of Main Pipe
1937
28358.32
*15113.06
71.04
*37.86
399,170,000
76.58
1938
28371.42
*14429.22
75.45
*38.37
376,011,000
77.14
1939
27830.64
*14640.99
63.87
*33.60
435,725,000
78.78
1940
27799.18
*15256.13
67.04
*36.79
414,653,000
79.89
1941
27796.08
*17494.91
56.81
*35.76
489,287,000
80.63
1942
30859.93
*18211.08
74.13
*43.75
416,314,000
80.77
1943
33418.32
*19387.57
85.53
*49.62
390,688,000
80.77
1944
38043.35
*20658.91
89.48
*48.59
425,152,000
80.77
*Cost at both stations
LIGHTING COMMITTEE
The following are the changes made in the Andover street light- ing during 1944.
There were nine 1000 lumen lights installed in 1944 and these were set at the following locations:
Lincoln Circle, Pole 4639
Reservation Street, Pole 955
Foster Circle, Pole 4508
Bakers Lane, Pole 3343
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Highland Road, Pole 4743 Walnut Avenue and Cheever Circle, Pole 4510 Walker Avenue, Pole 4552 Walker Avenue, Pole 4693 Andover Street, Pole 2656
One 2500 lumen light was installed on Pole 2005 on Salem Street and the 1000 lumen light on Pole 2003, Salem Street, was increased to a 2500 lumen light.
To provide for adequate Lighting for 1945, we recommend an appropriation of $20,000.00.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
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1945 Town Warrant and Recommendations of the Finance Committee
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 and Town Affairs to meet and assemble 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 fifth day of March, 1945 at 7:00 o'clock, A.M., to act upon the following articles :
ARTICLE 1-To elect a Moderator for one year, a Town Clerk for three years, a Selectman for three years, an Assessor for three years, two members of the Board of Public Works for three years, a member of the Board of Health for three years, three members of the School Committee for three years, a member of the Plan- ning Board for five years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for five years, (to fill a vacancy), three Constables for one year, and all town officers required by law to be elected by ballot.
Also to vote on the following question :
Shall the town vote to accept the provisions of Section Six C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, which authorizes cities and towns to appropriate money for the removal of snow and ice from private ways therein open to public use?
All the above candidates and question to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 7:00 o'clock P.M.
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After final action on the preceding Article One, the said meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39, of the General Laws, to Monday, March 12th at 7:00 o'clock P.M., at the Memorial Auditorium, then and there to act upon the follow- ing articles, namely :
ARTICLE 2-To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
ARTICLE 3-To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 4-To determine what sums of money shall be appro- priated for the following purposes:
Appropriations for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all De- partments under their control by the Finance Committee:
Appropriated Recommended
1944
1945
American Legion
600.00
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7500.00
8000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
6000.00
7000.00
Old Age Assistance
40000.00
41000.00
Public Welfare
10000.00
10500.00
Retirement Fund
17635.67
18413.57
Damages to persons and property
3000.00
500.00
Election and Registration
4475.00
2535.00
Civilian Defense
1800.00
1200.00
Rationing
400.00
400.00
State Guard
250.00
250.00
Insurance
10500.00
10000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
9708.09
10187.04
Clam Purification Plant
Pomps Pond
2200.00
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
1000.00
Printing Town Report
735.50
966.00
Selectmen
2321.00
2345.00
Treasurer
3415.00
3300.00
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Collector of Taxes
5211.00
5237.75
Accountant
3095.00
3193.00
Assessors
5052.00
5346.00
Town Clerk
3215.00
3263.00
Moderator
10.00
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
4180.00
5170.00
Municipal Buildings
Reserve Fund
400.00
Infirmary
11400.00
11000.00
Moth Suppression
5275.00
5400.00
Police Department
31156.00
32949.00
Fire Department
31461.00
38737.00
Brush Fires
1925.00
1925.00
Interest
6600.00
5823.75
Retirement of Bonds
26000.00
26000.00
Perambulation of Bonds
100.00
State Census
900.00
Other Departments:
Tree Warden
5550.00
5600.00
Board of Health
4460.00
4689.00
Care of Tubercular Patients
6000.00
6000.00
Trustees of Memorial Library
14778.45
16638.62
Plus Dog Tax return
Spring Grove Cemetery
9660.00
9470.00
School Committee
203427.51
205940.50
Playground Committee
2240.00
2694.00
Departments under control of the Board of Public Works:
Highway Maintenance
48400.00
49850.00
Parks
3900.00
4600.00
Sewer
5600.00
5800.00
450.00
450.00
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Water
40100.00
43100.00
Trucks, garage and Repair Shop
7000.00
8000.00
Snow Removal and Sanding
10500.00
15000.00
Street Lighting
18000.00
20000.00
ARTICLE 5-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, or raise by issuance of bonds or notes, the sum of $150,000. for the purpose of extending or improving the water system of the Town of Andover in accordance with plans of Weston & Sampson, En- gineers, all work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works; and no work to be started until approved by a majority vote of each of the following boards: The Board of Public Works, The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Com- mittee.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 6-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, or raise by issuance of bonds or notes, the sum of $25,000. for the purpose of extending or improving the sewer system of the Town of Andover in accordance with plans of Weston & Sampson, Engineers, all work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works; and no work to be started until approved by a majority vote of each of the following boards: The Board of Public Works, The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee.
(Approved for $22500.00)
ARTICLE 7-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate, 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 increase the post- war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943.
(Action deferred until amount is set at Town Meeting.)
ARTICLE 8-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or take from available funds in the treasury the sum of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000.00), to be expended under the direction of the committee of fifteen appointed by the
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moderator, for the proper observance of the 300th anniversary of the incorporation of Andover as a town.
(Approved-Provided the Town wishes to commemorate its 300th Anniversary as outlined by the committee. We recommend the money to be raised and appropriated.)
ARTICLE 9-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1700.00 to be used for the purchase of an automobile for the Police department.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 10-To see if the Town will accept as a gift from his family as a memorial to Everett M. Lundgren, two safety boats and equipment therefor.
(No action)
ARTICLE 11-To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $125.00 for the purchase of an under water light.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 12-To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, therefor, at the discretion of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 13-To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to repair and paint one-half of the football bleach- ers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 14-To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a motor-driven street sweeper with equipment and appropriate the sum of forty-four hundred ($4,400.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works. '
(Approved)
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ARTICLE 15-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate 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.
(No action)
ARTICLE 16-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of nine thousand ($9,000.00) dollars to continue the enclosing of Rogers Brook, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Disapproved-We recommend this be a Post War Project.)
ARTICLE 17-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to repair the band-stand at the park, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Disapproved-We understand that it is unusable as a band- stand.)
ARTICLE 18-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars to purchase from Charles W. and Alma Dwyer a piece of land on Lewis Street described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Southerly side of Lewis Street, 351 ft. from the West side of Main Street, thence running Easterly by Lewis St. 62.5 ft. to the land of the Tyer Rubber Co., thence Southerly by said land of Tyer Rubber Co. 82 ft. more or less, thence Westerly by land of Charles W. and Alma Dwyer, 70 ft. more or less to land of the Town of Andover, thence North- erly 66 ft. to the point of beginning.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 19-To see if the Town will vote to continue the special committee's study of the improvement of the Water and Sewer facilities of the Town and raise and appropriate $1000.00 to carry out this work.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 20-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate $780.00 to pay bills for tuition, contracted for during 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943 with the Town of Tewks- bury, referred to annual Town Meeting.
(Approved)
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ARTICLE 21-To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain State-aided voca- tional education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws, and Acts amendatory thereto, or dependent thereon, and further raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 therefor.
(Approved for the sum of $600.00 to pay teaching staff only.)
ARTICLE 22-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $575.00 to purchase a compressor, on the petition of the Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 23-To see if the Town will accept an assignment or grant of an easement from Margaret J. Higgins as fully set forth in agreement between Lilla A. Burton and the said Margaret J. Higgins, dated November 13, 1944, and registered as document No. 8372 with Land Court Records in the North Registry District of Essex County, for the purposes of installing and maintaining a sewer line from Elm Street to High Street, and further to accept an assignment or grant of an easement from the said Margaret J. Higgins from High Street to the syphon sewer of the Town located to the west of said High Street for the purpose of installing and maintaining a sewer line, on petition of John F. Higgins and others.
(No action)
ARTICLE 24-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) to install a sewer to run from the southerly side of Elm Street northerly a distance of about 3900 feet more or less across land of Lilla A. Burton and others to the syphon sewer of the Town west of High Street, provided the necessary easements and rights without considera- tion are obtained by the Town, on petition of John F. Higgins and others.
(Disapproved-To be taken care of under Article No. 6.)
ARTICLE 25-To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install curbing on both sides of Stratford Road
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and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars, therefor, on petition of V. Malcolm Laitinen and others.
(Disapproved-More important expenditures to be taken care of this year.)
ARTICLE 26-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty ($950.00) Dollars and authorize the Board of Public Works to use same to install curb- ing along Corbett Street abutting the property of the Sacred Heart Cemetery. It is understood and agreed that the Sacred Heart Parish will pay ten percent of the cost, on petition of Lucien Topping and others.
(Disapproved-More important expenditures to be taken care of this year.)
ARTICLE 27-To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Health to call for bids and award a contract for the collection and disposal of garbage for one year and appropriate not over $4000.00 on petition of Franklin H. Stacey and others.
(Disapproved-Insufficient information at present. Recom- mend a committee of five be appointed by Moderator and report at next meeting.)
ARTICLE 28-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be used by the Board of Public Works for the removal of snow and ice from private ways within the town open to public use on petition of John Flynn and others.
(Disapproved-Believe money should come from regular snow removal fund.)
ARTICLE 29-To see if the Town will appropriate $200.00 for the Park Department to build a new sidewalk in the park running from the north side of cannon to the north side of bandstand to present sidewalk, on petition of William J. Snyder and others.
(Disapproved-Recommend same to be taken care of in regular Sidewalk appropriation.)
ARTICLE 30-To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way and name Fowler Street, as approved by the Board of Sur- vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan en- titled Acceptance Plan for Walker and Fowler Street extension,
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made October 1941 by Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers, on petition of Walter S. Walker and others.
(No action-Legal requirements not complete.)
ARTICLE 31-To see if the Town of Andover will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Fifty ($1,250.00) Dollars to be used to purchase the property in Shawsheen Village known as Hussey's Pond, shown on Plan No. 646, entered in Essex North District Registry of Deeds, covering 3.83 acres including land surrounding said pond, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept from the present owners a good and sufficient deed for same, on petition of Alan F. Dunlop and others.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 32-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate $300.00 to be used to clean out Hussey's Pond.
(Approved)
ARTICLE 33-To see if the Town will vote to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, the land of Ernest and Nellie Hazleton adjacent to the Ballardvale playground on Andover Street and authorize the Board of Public Works to improve same for recre- ational purposes. The plot of land is bounded and described as follows: A certain parcel of vacant land situated on the easterly side of Andover Street in that part of said Andover called Ballard- vale, lying opposite the intersections of Center Street and Clark Road with said Andover Street, being shown as Lot 37 on plate 79 of Assessors Plans of Town of Andover, and bounded; westerly by said Andover Street two hundred eighty-four (284) feet; northerly by land of said Town of Andover two hundred four (204) feet; easterly by Boston & Maine Railroad two hundred seventy-two (272) feet; southerly by land shown as "Private Way" on said plan one hundred seventy-six (176) feet ; containing 1.2 acres, all as shown on said plan, be any and all of said measure- ments or contents more or less or however otherwise the granted premises may be measured, bounded or described and being "Parcel Eleven" in deeds to the grantors dated November 7, 1939, recorded with said Essex North District Registry of Deeds, book 627, pages 115 and 121, and appropriate the sum of two
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thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Randolph Perry and others.
(Disapproved-Recommend study along with Article 35.)
ARTICLE 34-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for expanded recreational program to include Fall, Winter, and Spring activities, the money to be expended under the direction of the Committee of Supervised play, on pe- tition of Frank E. Dunn and others.
(Approved for the sum of $500.00 for skating purposes.)
ARTICLE 35-To see if the Town will take some action, author- izing the appointment of a Committee of five by the Moderator, to study the overall recreational administration, program, and facilities of Andover and to make a report at the next Town Meeting, on petition of Frank E. Dunn and others.
(No action)
ARTICLE 36-To see if the town will vote to accept a Legislative Act of 1945, authorizing the removal of Call Firemen from Civil Service regulations.
(No action)
ARTICLE 37-To see if the town will vote to accept the sum of Four thousand thirty-five dollars ($4035.00) received in 1944 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery, on peti- tion of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
(No action)
ARTICLE 38-To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
(No action)
ARTICLE 39-To act upon the report of the Town Officers. (No action)
ARTICLE 40-To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
(No action)
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The amounts of money approved for the various departments for the year 1945 include the continuance of the wage and salary levels created by the vote at last Town meeting.
At the time of this report February 12, 1945 we are unable to make any reasonable estimate as to what the tax rate will be for year of 1945.
Tax Rate 1937 $26.80
Tax Rate 1941
$29.00
Tax Rate 1938
29.00
Tax Rate 1942 29.00
Tax Rate 1939
30.00
Tax Rate 1943
28.00
Tax Rate 1940
30.00
Tax Rate 1944 29.00
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary HUGH BULLOCK
MITCHELL JOHNSON
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
LOUIS S. FINGER
ELLSWORTH S. LEWIS
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