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ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main on High Plain Road a distance of four hundred (400) feet and appropriate the sum of two thousand one hundred ($2,100.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Miles R. Ward and others.
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ARTICLE 38. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to widen Dascomb Road from the corner of Andover Street a distance of approximately four hundred (400) feet and appropriate the sum of two thousand six hundred and sixty-five ($2,665.00) dollars therefor, on peti- tion of John W. Hall and others.
(The above amount includes a sufficient sum for the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to Dascomb Road.)
ARTICLE 39. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install sewer lines on Burnham Road from the corner of High Street to Arundel Street a distance of two thousand five hundred and thirty-five (2535) feet and also on Dufton Road, from the corner of Burnham Road a distance of seven hundred (700) feet and appropriate the sum of twenty-nine thousand, one hundred and fifteen ($29,115.00) dollars and assess betterments upon the estates benefitted by the above extensions on petition of Higus Asoian and others.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install a sewer line on Chestnut Street from the present dead end near Upland Road a distance of 1000 feet and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 and assess betterments upon the estates benefitted by the above exten- sion on petition of Mrs. Willard H. Currier and others.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install a drainage system on the fol- lowing streets : Yale Road ; George Street ; Dartmouth Road ; between Yale Road and George Street; Green Street; a section of Corbett Street; Princeton Road; Sherbourne Street; a section of William Street; and from William Street to the brook which is on the south side of William Street and appropriate the sum of forty-eight thousand ($48,000.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Nicholas Grieco and others.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the town will vote to accept as a public way, Alderbrook Road, described as follows :
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Northerly Line:
Beginning at a bound in the westerly line of South Main St., said bound being 255.34' northerly from a Massachusetts Highway Bound marking an angle in the westerly line of said South Main Street; thence running North 85°-35'-40" West 143' to a bound; thence North 85°-10'-40" West 88' to a bound; thence North 76°-49'-40" W. 115.61' to a bound; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 234.25', a distance of 29.4' to a bound; thence North 84°-1' West 541.29' to a bound; thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 319.48', a distance of 71.7' to a bound; thence North 71°-9'-40" West 218.75' to a bound ; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 884.06' a distance of 297.62' to a bound; thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 322.36', a distance of 300.5' to a bound; thence still by a curve to the right having a radius of 352.81', a distance of 155.57' to a bound; thence North 11°-46'-30" West 47.71' to a bound in the easterly line of Sunset Rock Road.
Southerly Line:
Beginning at a bound in the westerly line of South Main St., said bound being 205.33' northerly from a Massachu- setts Highway Bound marking an angle in the westerly line of said South Main Street; thence running North 89º-35'- 40" West 340.77' to a bound thence North 81º-58'-30" West 139.47' to a bound; thence North 84°-01' West 436.76' to a bound; thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 384.48', a distance of 86.28' to a bound; thence North 71°- 09'-40" West 218.75' to a bound; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 819.06', a distance of 275.74' to a bound; thence by a curve to the right having a radius of 387.36', a distance of 320.71' to a bound; thence by a curve to the left having a radius of 24.51', a distance of 52.22' to a bound in the easterly line of Sunset Rock Road.
Said road being 65' in width throughout the greater por- tion of its length, excepting at the easterly end thereof where it joins South Main Street, which is 50' in width and at its westerly end where it widens to join Sunset Rock Road.
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Reference is hereby made to a plan of said road made January 17, 1947 by Clinton F. Goodwin, Registered Engi- neer, Haverhill, Massachusetts, said plan being recorded at the office of the Town Clerk in the Town House, Andover, Mass. and at the North Essex Registry of Deeds at Law- rence, Mass. at which Registry said plan is numbered 1699.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to be spent under the di- rection of the Board of Public Works to rough grade Vet- erans' Housing Project at the corner of Burnham Road and High Street, on petition of Elizabeth L. Buchan and others.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars ($650.00) to insure pupils of the Junior and Senior High schools for injuries incurred while playing in supervised athletic contests and in the competitive physical educational games, according to the General Laws, Chapter 10, Section 5, Paragraph 40A. Said sum of money to be spent under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. On the petition of Charles O. McCullom and others.
ARTICLE 45. To see if the town will vote to accept the sum of $3,215.75 received in 1947 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery and $647.79 for placing flowers on four (4) graves in the same cemetery, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the town will vote to remove any restrictions there may be on use of land at southwest corner of School and Central Streets, as voted by town in Article 14, Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1889.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the town will vote to have the Moderator appoint a committee of five, to be known as the Nathan C. Hamblin Memorial Committee, to study and re- port at the next Annual Town Meeting, some plans for a memorial to perpetuate the memory of one, who through his long years of service, endeared himself to us all. On pe- tition of Harold W. B. Bendroth and others.
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ARTICLE 48. To determine what disposition shall be made of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
ARTICLE 49. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
ARTICLE 50. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies and publication thereof, seven days at least before the time and place of said meeting as directed by the By-Laws of the town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doing thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this second day of February, A.D. 1948.
ROY E. HARDY J. EVERETT COLLINS HOWELL F. SHEPARD Selectmen of Andover
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The Consolidated Press, Inc., Andover, Mass.
TOWN OF
ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS
OF AND
NMOI ORPORATED MAY 6. 16 ER
TTS
.......... MASSACHUSET
ANNUAL REPORT of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1948
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 71
Aid to Dependent Children 63
American Legion Quarters 73
Municipal Buildings 50
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W.
73
Town Officers 4
Animal Inspector
49
Highways
58
Appropriations for 1948
43
Insurance 74
Interest . 79
Assessors 47, 108
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 82, 106
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 110
Balance Sheet 96
Board of Appeals 116
Board of Health
54, 130
Board of Public Welfare 62, 111
Trustees
143
Aid to Dependent Children 63
Milk Inspector
131
Infirmary 65, 124
Old Age Assistance 64
Veterans' Services
66, 114
Board of Public Works 152
Accounts Receivable 87
Administrative and Office 57
Assessments and Receipts
84
Highways 58
Sewers 56
Snow Removal and Sanding
61
Superintendent's Report 153
Town Engineer 160
Water Maint. and Construction 75
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 52, 132
Cemetery Funds 90
Damages to Persons and Property 73
Departmental Accounts Receivable 87
Dog Officer 49
Election and Registration 49
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 55
Expenditures for 1948 46
Finance Committee 48
Fire Department
51, 126
Forest Fires 54
Parking Meters 73
Parks and Playgrounds 70
Planning Board 49, 118
Playground Committee 72
Police Department
50, 127
Public Dump 55
Receipts for 1948 44
Recreation Committee 71, 119
Reserve Fund 80
Retirement Report 103
*School Department
66
Sealer of Weights and Measures 53, 134 Selectmen 46
*Also see School Report
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Jury List 139
Maturing Debt 79
Memorial Day 75
Memorial Hall Library 69, 95, 143
Library Statistics 151
Report of Librarian
144
Moderator
48
Moth Suppression 53, 137
Moth Assessments 83
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax 82, 106
Municipal Buildings 50
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements 110
Old Age Assistance
64
Overlay
86
PAGE
General Government
Election and Registration 49
Armistice Day 74
PAGE
Sewers
56
Assessments
84
Snow Removal and Sanding
61
Town Clerk 41, 48
Town Counsel
48
Town Debt
102
Town Infirmary
65, 124
Tax Collector
47, 106
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash Account 107
Town Officers
4
Town Accountant
42,46
Town Reports
75
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 82
Town Scales
75
Appropriations for 1948
43
Balance Sheet 96
Tree Warden
53, 135
Board of Public Works Accounts Receivable 87
Departmental Accounts Receivable 87
.
Vital Statistics 41
John Cornell Fund
89
Maturing Debt
79
Overlay
86
Receipts for 1948
44
Water and Sewerage Investigation 122
Reserve Fund
80
Surplus Revenue
88
Towm Debt
102
PAGE *Trustees of Punchard Free School 92
Water Accounts Receivable 88
Spring Grove Cemetery
78, 113
Street Lighting 62
Town Meetings
Proceedings Warrants 9, 161
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Tax Title Account 80
Treasurer
46, 105
Trust Funds 91
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 92
Veterans' Services 66, 114
Expenditures for 1948 46
Water Accounts Receivable 88
Water Maint. and Construction 75
Wire Inspector 52, 133
*Also see School Report
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Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
MODERATOR Arthur Sweeney
BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND PUBLIC WELFARE
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
Term expires 1951
J. Everett Collins, Secretary Term expires 1950
Howell F. Shepard
Term expires 1949
George H. Winslow, Clerk
Arthur W. Cole, Agent, Bureau, Old Age Assistance, Welfare Board
Francis P. Markey, Veterans' Affairs Agent
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman J. Everett Collins Howell F. Shepard
Term expires 1951
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1949
TOWN CLERK
George H. Winslow
Term expires 1951
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
James P. Christie
Term expires 1949
TREASURER
Thaxter Eaton Term expires 1950
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TOWN COUNSEL Walter C. Tomlinson
George C. Napier
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
George C. Napier, Chairman Term expires 1949 Edmond E. Hammond George H. Winslow, Secretary Term expires 1949 Term expires 1950
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Term expires 1950
P. Leroy Wilson
Term expires 1951
Edward A. Doyle, Secretary
Term expires 1951
John H. Kelly
Term expires 1949
Charles T. Gilliard, Town Engineer
Edward R. Lawson, Superintendent
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Dorothy T. Partridge
Term expires 1950
Katharine A. Baldwin
Vincent F. Stulgis
Gordon C. Colquhoun, Chairman
John S. Moses
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951 Term expires 1949
Malcolm B. McTernen
Term expires 1949
William A. Doherty, Secretary
Term expires 1949
Kenneth L. Sherman, Superintendent
ATTENDANCE OFFICER John Campbell
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Philip W. Blake, M.D.
ATHLETIC MEDICAL DIRECTOR John J. McArdle, Jr.
SCHOOL NURSE
Ruth E. Westcott, R.N.
DIRECTOR, CONTINUATION SCHOOL Carl M. Gahan
BOARD OF HEALTH
Percy J. Look, M.D., Chairman William V. Emmons Charles O. McCullom
Term expires 1949 Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951
Lotta M. Johnson, R.N., Nurse and Agent
Robert A. Walsh, Milk Inspector
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Ray S. Youmans
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INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Ralph W. Coleman
INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING Alexander Thomson
PLANNING BOARD AND BOARD OF SURVEY
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Term expires 1952
Leon A. Field
Term expires 1953
Walter Tomlinson
Term expires 1949
Frederick E. Cheever
Term expires 1950
Kirk R. Batcheller
Term expires 1951
INSPECTOR OF WIRES SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES Lewis N. Mears Wilson Crawford, Deputy
William J. Young
*George W. Baker, Deputy
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Hartwell B. Abbot
TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Winsor Gale, Chairman
Term expires 1955
Arthur W. Reynolds, Treasurer
Term expires 1950
William N. Perry, Secretary
Term expires 1954
Ernest D. Walen
Term expires 1951
Leo F. Daley
Term expires 1952
Alan R. Blackmer
Term expires 1953
Caroline P. Leavitt
Term expires 1949
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
Rev. Frederick B. Noss, President
Rev. John S. Moses
Rev. Leslie J. Adkins
Edmond E. Hammond, Clerk and Treasurer
Term expires 1949
William A. Trow
Term expires 1949
Roy E. Hardy
Term expires 1949
Harry Sellars
Term expires 1949
Charles C. Kimball
Term expires 1949
TRUSTEES OF CORNELL FUND
Edward P. Hall Arthur W. Cole Frederick E. Cheever, Treasurer *Deceased
Term expires 1950
Term expires 1951 Term expires 1949
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TRUSTEES OF SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Frank R. Petty, Chairman
Term expires 1951
Malcolm E. Lundgren
Term expires 1950
Albert E. Curtis
Term expires 1951
Clifford E. Marshall
Term expires 1949
Frederick E. Cheever
Term expires 1949
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Ralph A. Bailey, Chairman
Term expires 1951
Walter F. McDonald
Eugene A. Zalla
George H. Winslow, Clerk
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Howell M. Stillman, Chairman
George E. Abbot
Stanley F. Swanton, Secretary
Harold G. Bowen Ellsworth H. Lewis
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Stafford A. Lindsay, Chairman
Alan F. Dunlop Francis L. Caverly
George A. Stanley, Jr.
Edward J. Lefebvre
SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
George R. Abbott
Appointed Annually
TREE WARDEN
George R. Abbott Term expires 1950
BOARD OF APPEALS
James S. Eastham, Chairman Term expires 1949
Roy E. Hardy, Secretary Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951
Walter C. Tomlinson, Associale Member Leon A. Field, Associate Member
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Victor Mill, Jr. Dr. Harry V. Byrne
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1949
Jesse E. West, Superintendent
FIRE DEPARTMENT Charles E. Buchan, Chief Charles E. Buchan, Forest Warden
POLICE DEPARTMENT George A. Dane, Chief George A. Dane, Dog Officer
CONSTABLES
George A. Dane George N. Sparks J. Lewis Smith
Term expires 1949 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1949
TOWN OF ANDOVER Population, 1945 Census-11920 Registered Voters 1948-7272
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDING ANDOVER
SENATORS Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Beverly Leverett Saltonstall, Newton
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Edith Nourse Rogers, 444 Andover St., Lowell FIFTH COUNCILLOR DISTRICT Cornelius J. Twomey, 176 Phillips St., Lawrence
FOURTH ESSEX SENATORIAL DISTRICT John W. Coddaire, Jr., 33 Westland Terr., Haverhill
FOURTH ESSEX REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT J. Everett Collins, 35 Summer St., Andover Frank S. Giles, 375 Lowell St., Methuen William Longworth, 27 Stevens St., Methuen
ESSEX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen
C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus J. Fred Manning, Lynn
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Annual Town Meeting MARCH 1, 1948
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, February 2nd, 1948, 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 Sacred Heart School, Balmoral Street, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Fire Station, corner Andover Street and Clark Road, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five, and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover on Monday, the first day of March, 1948, at 7:00 o'clock A.M. to act upon the following articles :
ESSEX, SS. Andover, February 28, 1948
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants 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.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
ARTICLE 1. Election of Officers
Took up Article 1 and proceeded to vote for Town Officers. 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 3849-viz: Precinct 1-1029, Precinct 2-823, Precinct 3-754, Precinct 4-365, Precinct 5-293, Precinct 6-585.
MODERATOR-for One Year
Precincts
1
2
3 635
302
4 5 253
538
Arthur Sweeney
3227
166
187
119
63
40
47
Blanks 622
9
6
863
636
TOWN CLERK-for Three Years
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
886
677
669
324
265
550
George H. Winslow
3371
143
146
85
41
28
35
Blanks
478
SELECTMAN-for Three Years
253
347
206
100
106
118
Elizabeth L. Buchan
1130
692
341
372
222
157
409
Roy E. Hardy
2193
41
76
19
12
14
28
George A. Porter
190
28
38
133
11
14
9
Russell F. Sheeley
233
15
21
24
20
2
21
Blanks
103
ASSESSOR-for Three Years
253
345
205
108
112
130
Elizabeth L. Buchan
1153
679
334
372
204
151
397
Roy E. Hardy
2137
50
80
18
15
15
26
George A. Porter
204
24
36
130
16
12
8
Russell F. Sheeley
226
23
28
29
22
3
24
Blanks
129
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-for Three Years
136
152
89
42
51
73
Benjamin C. Brown
543
458
390
282
150
146
269
Edward A. Doyle
1695
277
177
268
85
56
145
George F. Dufton
1008
219
136
359
88
37
155
James R. Mosher
994
163
133
106
122
74
106
Edwin H. Waterman
704
501
377
172
105
117
257
P. LeRoy Wilson
1529
304
281
232
138
105
165
Blanks
1225
BOARD OF HEALTH-for Three Years
825
606
595
285
237
509
Charles O. McCullom
3057
204
217
159
80
56
76
Blanks
792
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-for Three Years
396
276
298
133
62
268
Gordon C. Colquhoun
1433
232
234
159
61
55
68
Joseph A. Horan
809
362
252
251
134
158
215
Barbara A. Loomer
1372
39
61
46
37
18
34
Blanks
235
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PLANNING BOARD-for Five Years
Precincts
1
2
3 642
4
5
6
820
606
301
235
510 Leon A. Field
3114
209
217
112
64
58
75
Blanks
735
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-for Seven Years
821
582
614
287
230
504
Winsor Gale
3038
208
241
140
78
63
81
Blanks
811
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-for Three Years
(to fill a vacancy)
820
589
618
289
228
514
Ernest D. Walen
3058
209
234
136
76
65
71
Blanks
791
TRUSTEE OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL-for One Year (to fill a vacancy)
855
623
619
299
239
512
Harry Sellars
3147
174
200
135
66
54
73
Blanks
702
CONSTABLES-for One Year
879
655
615
301
248
521
George A. Dane
3219
789
551
557
270
227
483
J. Lewis Smith
2877
788
590
565
279
254
487 George N. Sparks
2963
631
673
525
245
150
264
Blanks
2488
QUESTION-RE 48-HOUR WEEK FOR FIREMEN
Shall section fifty-eight B. of chapter forty-eight of the General Laws, providing for a forty-eight hour week for permanent members of the fire departments be accepted?
225
310
179
104
99
83
YES
1000
737
428
510
224
174
472
NO
2545
67
85
65
37
20
30
Blanks
304
All the foregoing officers and question were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 1
Andover, March 1, 1948
Polls open at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Rowland W. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed-1029. Number of ballots received-1585. Number of ballots returned-558. Absentee ballots-2. Number of ballots cast-1029. Police Officer on duty-John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 8 A.M.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 2
Andover, March 1, 1948
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Wardein in charge, Mark Keane. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed-824. Number of ballots received 1479. Number of ballots returned-656. Number of ballots cast-823. Police officer on duty, David Nicoll. Voted to count ballots at 8:30 A.M.
NORMAN K. MACLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 3
Andover, March 1, 1948
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lindsay. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed-755. Number of ballots received-1459. Number of ballots returned-705. Num- ber of ballots cast-754. Police officer on duty, James Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 7:45 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 4
Andover, March 1, 1948
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Francis E. Wilson. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed-365. Number of ballots received-682. Number of ballots returned-317. Number of ballots cast-365. Police officer on duty, Robert Deyermond. Voted to count ballots at 9:00 A.M.
FREDERICK J. KEARN, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 5
Andover, March 1, 1948
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Matthews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed-293. Number of ballots received-588. Number of ballots returned-295. Number of ballots cast-293. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 1:30 P.M.
EUGENE A. ZALLA, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 6
Andover, March 1, 1948
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Ralph A. Bailey. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed-585. Number of ballots received-1124. Number of ballots returned-539. Num- ber of ballots cast-585. Police officer on duty, Joseph O'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 9:00 A.M.
JOHN M. LYNCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of the General Laws to Mon- day, March 8th, at 7 o'clock P.M. at the Memorial Auditorium.
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Adjourned Town Meeting MARCH 8, 1948
The check lists were used for admittance and showed 879 voters present. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 o'clock P.M. by Arthur Sweeney, Moderator.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Levering Reynolds, Jr.
Salute to the flag led by Roy E. Hardy.
Unanimous consent of the meeting was voted to admit: Frank G. McCarthy, Jr., and Jean Hardisty of the press.
Dana W. Fitzgerald, Gerald Harrison and Carl S. Wheeler of WLLH broadcasting station.
Wilbert E. and Ann E. Welch, Ansi Angelo, Lawrence Living- ston, Jr., Meta Malins, Charles M. Johnson and Gerard O. Pelletier.
The warrant and return of service by the constable was read by the Town Clerk.
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, one member of the School Committee for three years, a member of the Planning Board for five years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall library for seven years, a trustee of Memorial Hall library for three years to fill a vacancy, a trustee of Punchard Free School for one year 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 follow- ing question, "Shall section fifty-eight B of chapter forty-eight of the General Laws, providing for a forty-eight hour week for permanent members of the fire departments, be accepted?"
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.
The Town Clerk announced the result of balloting March 1st and the Moderator declared the following elected and question re 48-hour week for firemen. Shall section fifty-eight B of chapter forty-eight of the General Laws, providing for a forty-eight hour
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week for permanent members of the fire departments be accepted, lost.
Arthur Sweeney, Moderator for one year.
George H. Winslow, Town Clerk for three years.
Roy E. Hardy, Selectman for three years.
Roy E. Hardy, Assessor for three years.
Edward A. Doyle, member of Board of Public Works for three years.
P. LeRoy Wilson, member of Board of Public Works for three years.
Charles O. McCullom, member of Board of Health for three years.
Gordon C. Colquhoun, member of School Committee for three years.
Leon A. Field, member of Planning Board for five years.
Winsor Gale, Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years.
Ernest D. Walen, Trustee of Memorial Library for three years (to fill a vacancy).
Harry Sellars, Trustee of Punchard Free School for one year (to fill a vacancy).
George A. Dane, Constable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith, Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks, Constable for one year.
Article 2-To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion of Mr. Hardy and duly seconded, it was VOTED, that Arthur W. Cole be elected Trustee of the Cornell Fund for three years.
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