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Article 3-Voted that the general wage increase not to exceed $4.00 per week to any individual, voted at the 1947 Town Meet- ing, be incorporated in the basic rates, and that an additional $4.00 per week be granted to all full-time employees except here- inafter noted, as a cost of living bonus; this additional compensa- tion to start April 1st, 1948, and end March 31, 1949, unless further action is taken at the 1949 Annual Town Meeting. This increase does not apply to the School Department. Funds to meet this increase shall be included in the budgets of all other departments.
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Voted that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established at:
Chairman, Board of Selectmen, per annum $ 400.00
Two members at $300. each, per annum Board of Assessors
600.00
Three members at $400. each, per annum
1200.00
Board of Public Welfare
Three members at $100. each, per annum
300.00
Town Clerk
3238.00
Collector of Taxes
3158.00
Town Treasurer
3158.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden combined salary for both per week
56.00
Board of Health
Three members at $100. each per annum
300.00
Secretary of the Board of Public Works
100.00
Treasurer, Library trustees
100.00
Moderator, per meeting
10.00
Article 4-Departmental appropriations :
American Legion
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day (incl. $125.00 1947 bill)
1250.00
Aid to Dependent Children
9000.00
Veterans' Services (incl. $42.00 1947 bills)
9000.00
Old Age Assistance
5800.00
Public Welfare
11000.00
Retirement Fund
13600.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Elections and Registrations
4880.00
Insurance
16500.00
Essex T. B. Hospital
12098.32
Recreation (incl. $7.21 1947 bill)
7914.00
Public Dump
1280.00
Printing Town Report
1243.00
Selectmen
2554.00
Treasurer
3910.00
Collector of Taxes
6763.00
Accountant
4490.00
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Assessors
$ 8160.00
Town Clerk
5177.00
Moderator
20.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Building Inspector
1025.00
Town Scales
200.00
Inspector of Wires
750.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings (incl. $3.05 1947 bill)
6370.00
Infirmary
10200.00
Moth Suppression
7670.00
Police Department
46854.00
Fire Department
61428.00
Brush Fires
1800.00
Interest
4151.25
Retirement of Bonds
41000.00
Tree Warden
10490.00
Board of Health
5280.00
Care of T.B. Patients
5000.00
Trustees of Memorial Library (incl. $9.50 1947 bill plus dog tax revenue)
22597.00
Spring Grove Cemetery
15382.00
School Committee
281364.00
Highway Maintenance
55538.00
Water Maintenance
44978.00
Parks
5400.00
Sewer Maintenance
6000.00
Snow Removal and Sanding
35000.00
The above amount to cover the removal of snow
from private ways as designated by the Board of
Selectmen, including $2000.00 to be available for equipment, if necessary.
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
9970.00
Street Lighting
20500.00
Administrative and Office
13560.00
Total Departmental
$893191.57
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Special Articles
Article 7-Police Maintenance Parking Meters
$1600.00
Article 10-Police Auto with turn in 1942 DeSoto 1387.00
Article 12-Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance 3000.00
Article 13-North Main Street Improvement
2500.00
Article 14-Sidewalks
7500.00
Article 16-Baseball diamond
1200.00
Article 18-Three Dump Trucks B.P.W.
10000.00
Article 19-Compressor B.P.W.
700.00
Article 21-Chestnut St. Stone wall
500.00
Article 22-Additional for intake suction pipe
2000.00
Article 23-Additional for Stevens St. bridge
2000.00
Article 24-Pumping equipment Bancroft Rd. 6500.00
Article 25-Road building Wood Hill
1000.00
Article 26-Moth and Tree Dept. Truck
2850.00
Article 28-State aided vocational school
900.00
Article 29-Heating unit Shawsheen School
4000.00
Article 30-Shawsheen School Yard
2500.00
Article 33-Water Red Spring Road
7600.00
Article 34-Water Bailey Road
9000.00
Article 35-Water Gould Road
7500.00
Article 36-Water Beacon St. 4500.00
1500.00
Article 39-Sewer Burnham Rd. and Dufton Rd.
27665.00
Article 40-Sewer Chestnut St. 4000.00
Article 43-Grading Veteran Housing project
500.00
Total Special Articles
$112402.00
Total Budget and Special Articles
$1005593.57
Article 38-Dascomb Road widening
Article 5-To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 346 of the Acts of 1941, an act "authorizing the super- intendent of streets or other officer having charge of ways, for the purpose of removing or plowing snow, or removing ice, from any way, to remove or cause to be removed, to some convenient place, including in such term a public garage, any vehicle interfering with such work, and for imposing liability for the cost of such removal, and of the storage charges, if any, resulting therefrom, upon the owner of such vehicle."
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Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 346 of the Acts of 1941 as read.
Article 6-To see if the town will vote to amend the by-laws of the town by inserting in Article 4 a new section to be known as Section 13 to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4-SECTION 13
(a) The Board of Selectmen is empowered to cause to be placed on any public way of the Town at such places and in such manner as it may determine, devices known as parking meters, and shall have charge of the regulations and operation thereof, shall cause to maintain such meters, in good workable condition, shall estab- lish for parking in parking meter areas a charge of not more than five cents for one hour, proportional parts of said hour to be in amounts determined by said Board, shall collect or cause to be collected monies deposited in said meters and turn such monies over to the Town Treasurer.
(b) The Board of Selectmen is empowered to authorize the Treasurer to pay out of the revenue derived from said parking meters, from time to time, such amount or amounts on the original purchase price thereof and for such other charges and costs in- cidental to said meters, as said Board may deem advisable.
(c) It is the purpose of this by-law that the fees to be charged and collected by the operation of parking meters will be levied as a police regulation to cover the cost of providing parking spaces and parking areas, all lanes, lines and other markings incidental thereto, parking meters, and their installation, replacement and maintenance, the cost of regulation and inspection thereof, the cost of operation and control of traffic moving in and out of and parking in such parking spaces and parking meter areas and in the vicinity thereof, and for the cost of traffic administration and supervision expenses resulting from the establishment of such parking meter areas, and that it is not the purpose of the installa- tion of such parking meters to recover any further monies for the town or to engage in the operation of such parking spaces or areas and meters for profit.
(d) The Board of Selectmen shall have the power under this by-law to make and enforce rules and regulations relative to such parking meters, and whoever violates such rules and regulation
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shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED that:
(a) The Board of Selectmen is empowered to cause to be , placed on any public way of the Town at such places and in such manner as it may determine, devices known as parking meters, and shall have charge of the regulation and operation thereof, shall cause to maintain such meters in good workable condition, shall establish for parking in parking meter areas a charge of not more than five cents for one hour, proportional parts of said hour to be in amounts determined by said Board, shall collect or cause to be collected monies deposited in said meters and turn such monies over to the Town Treasurer.
(b) The Board of Selectmen is empowered to authorize the Treasurer to pay out of the revenue derived from said parking meters, from time to time, such amount or amounts on the origi- nal purchase price thereof and for such charges and costs inci- dental to said meters, as said Board may deem advisable.
(c) The fees to be charged and collected by the operation of parking meters will be levied as a police regulation to cover the cost of providing parking spaces and parking areas, all lanes, lines, and other markings incidental thereto, parking meters, and their installation, replacement and maintenance, the cost of regulation and inspection thereof, the cost of operation and con- trol of traffic in and out of and parking in such parking spaces and parking meter areas and in the vicinity thereof, and for the cost of traffic administration and supervision expenses resulting from the establishment for such parking meter areas, and that it is not the purpose of the installation of such parking meters to recover any further monies for the town or to engage in the operation of such parking spaces or areas and meters for profit.
(d) The Board of Selectmen shall have the power to make and enforce rules and regulations relative to such parking meters, and whoever violates such rules and regulations shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
Article 7-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $1600.00 to be spent by the Police Department in the mainte- nance of Parking Meters.
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Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $1600.00 under Article 7.
Article 8-To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 615 of the acts of 1947, an act providing an increase for one year in the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have retired prior to January 1, 1946.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to take up prior to the consideration of Retirement Fund appropriation in Article 4.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 615 of the Acts of 1947 as read. The Moderator declared the article passed by more than a two-thirds vote.
Article 9-To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 265 of the Acts of 1947, an act authorizing the closing of public offices in cities and towns on Saturdays.
Article defeated.
Article 10-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1387.00 for the purchase of a new automobile to replace the 1942 DeSoto Sedan of the Police Department, which is to be turned in toward the new automobile, on the petition of George A. Dane and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $1387.00 under Article 10.
Article 11-To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 40, Section 6B of the General Laws, as amended by the Acts of 1930, and vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be used to buy uniforms for the Police Department, on petition of George A. Dane, and others.
Article defeated.
Article 12-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.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $3000.00 under Article 12.
Article 13-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars for the improvement of North Main Street; said money to be used in
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conjunction with any money which may be alloted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, at the discretion of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $2500.00 under Article 13.
Article 14-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to repair and build sidewalks and appropriate the sum of seven thousand five hundred ($7500.00) dollars therefor, at the discretion of and on the petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded VOTED to raise and appropriate $7500.00 under Article 14.
Article 15-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a three- to five-ton tandem roller and appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred ($3500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED Article 15 be with- drawn.
Article 16-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to rebuild the baseball diamond at the Central Play- grounds and appropriate the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty ($1250.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $1200.00 under Article 16.
Article 17-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of sixty-five hundred ($6500.00) dollars for the purpose of modernizing the street lighting along North Main and Main Streets from the Lawrence-Andover line to the first sodium light at Chapel Avenue. It is recommended by the Board of Public Works that the present lighting be eliminated and that ninety- five (95) high intensity suspension type units be installed at a mounting height of not less than twenty-five feet, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to postpone Article 17 to next Annual Town Meeting.
Article 18-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase three dump trucks and appropriate the
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sum of twelve thousand ($12000.00) dollars therefor, and that the prices allowed for three old DIAMOND T trucks purchased in 1939 be used as part payment for the new dump trucks, on peti- tion of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $10000.00 under Article 18.
Article 19-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a 5 H.P. compressor for the Garage and Repair Shop to replace an old compressor which is worn out and now of insufficient capacity and appropriate the sum of seven hundred ($700.00) dollars therefor, and that the price allowed for the old compressor be used as part payment for the new compres- sor on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and ap- propriate $700.00 under Article 19.
Article 20-To see if the town will vote to exchange with Phillips Academy two small areas of land on Highland Road for a small area of land at the corner of Chestnut Street and Highland Road on petition of the Board of Public Works (this exchange will make it possible to make a much better approach from Chestnut Street to Highland Road).
The description of land from the Trustees of Phillips Academy to the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover is as follows:
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of Chestnut Street, said point being 29.69' easterly from a drill in a stone, thence by the face of the wall easterly, southerly and southwesterly by several courses 114' more or less to a point in the westerly side of Highland Road; thence N. 41º-43' E. by remaining land of the grantor 30.5' to a point; thence, still by remaining land of the grantor by a curve to the left having a radius of 30' a distance of 66.45' to the point in the southerly side of Chestnut Street and place of beginning. Said parcel contains 720 sq. ft. more or less and is shown on the subdivision and acceptance plan of Chestnut Corner Development made December 1947, by Clinto F. Goodwin, Registered Engineer and recorded herewith.
The descriptions of land from the Town of Andover to the Trustees of Phillips Academy are as follows:
Two separate parcels of land on the westerly side of Highland
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Road and lying adjacent to one another and bounded and des- cribed as follows:
Parcel A. Beginning at the southwesterly corner thereof at a stake at the face of the wall and said westerly side of Highland Road, thence running northeasterly by land of the grantee and by the easterly face of said wall 69' more or less to a point thence running still northeasterly a little more easterly, still by said wall and by said land of the grantee 57.5' more or less to a drill hole in a stone; thence turning and running S. 40°-17'W. by the grantor's land and Highland Road 125.0' to a stake and point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 330 square feet more or less.
Parcel B. Beginning at a drill hole in a stone in the wall on said westerly side of Highland Road, said drill hole marking the north- easterly corner of Parcel A. as described above; thence running northeasterly by the easterly face of said wall and by land of the grantee 71' more or less to a point, thence running northeasterly a little more easterly still by the wall and said land of the grantee 49' more or less to a point in the wall marking the southwesterly corner of land this day conveyed by the grantee to the grantor, thence turning and running S. 41°-43' W. by remaining land of the grantor 7.0' to a point, thence S. 53º-37' W., still by remaining land of the grantor, 111.52' to a drill hole in a stone in said wall and point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 390 square feet by the same more or less.
Both of said parcels are shown on the plan Subdivision and Acceptance Plan of Chestnut Corner Development made De- cember, 1947 by Clinton F. Goodwin, Registered Engineer and recorded herewith.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept as printed in the warrant.
Article 21-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to relocate the stone wall and regrade the road in the vicinity of Chestnut Street and Highland Road and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $500.00 under Article 21.
Article 22-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of three thousand ($3000.00) dollars for the
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purpose of installing a new pump intake suction pipe at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station 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, Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $2000.00 under Article 22.
Article 23-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand ($10000.00) dollars to reinforce and partially rebuild the bridge on Stevens Street on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $2000.00 under Article 23.
Article 24-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of seven thousand ($7000.00) dollars for the purpose of installing new pumping equipment, gasoline tank, Venturi meter, etc., at the Bancroft Road Pumping Station 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.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED that the town raise and appropriate the sum of sixty-five hundred dollars ($6500.00) for the purpose of installing pumping equipment, meters, and appurtenances at the Bancroft Road Pumping Station, in ac- cordance with the plans of Weston & Sampson, the work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works; and no work to be done until approved by a majority of the following boards: the Selectmen, the Board of Public Works, and the Finance Committee.
Article 25-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to assist in building a road up Wood Hill off Haggetts Pond Road providing the Radio Company which is to locate there will spend at least three times as much as the Town, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
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Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and ap- propriate $1000.00 to assist in building a road up Wood Hill off Haggetts Pond Road providing the Radio Company which is to locate there will spend at least three times as much as the Town and further provided that no contribution be made by the Town until the contract between the Radio Company and Town of Andover be approved by the Board of Public Works and by the Finance Committee.
Article 26-To see if the town will authorize the purchase of a new 112-ton truck with power winch for use in the Tree and Moth Departments and appropriate twenty-eight hundred and fifty ($2850.00) dollars together with any sum received for a worn out 1934 11/2-ton truck traded in, as referred from Town Meeting 1947.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $2850.00 under Article 26.
Article 27-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars for the pur- chase of a new mist blower type spraying machine for use in the Moth Department, in the control of insects including the elm bark beetles, carrier of the Dutch Elm Disease; and authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell an old Guptill solid stream sprayer.
Article defeated.
Article 28-To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to continue to maintain State-aided vocational educa- tion 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 nine hundred ($900.00) dollars therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $900.00 under Article 28.
Article 29-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of forty-six hundred ($4600.00) dollars for the purpose of converting one of the present boilers in the Shawsheen School to oil. This sum to be expended only when in the opinion of the Board of Selectmen it will not contribute to the present or a . future oil shortage, on the petition of the Andover School Com- mittee.
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Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $4000.00 for the purchase of automatic coal or oil heating unit for Shawsheen School.
Article 30-To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2500.00 to be used as follows: to grade and pave a playing surface for the Shawsheen Village School yard. This money would be spent under this direction of the School Com- mittee. (This project has the approval of the School Committee.) On petition of Shawsheen Village Parent-Teacher Association and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $2500.00 under Article 30.
Article 31-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be used to purchase a snow plow for use on truck at Spring Grove Cemetery, on petition of trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED Article 31 be with- drawn.
Article 32-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to install a water main on Sunset Rock Road from the hydrant in front of the property of Mr. V. E. Nunez to the corner of Hidden Road, a distance of approximately 770 feet and thence along Hidden Road northerly from the corner of Sunset Rock Road to an existing dead end a distance of approximately 150 feet and appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred ($3500 .- 00) dollars therefor, on petition of Ealph A. Bailey and others referred from Town Meeting, 1947.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED-Article 32 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 33-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main on Red Spring Road a distance of approximately twelve hundred (1200) feet and appro- priate the sum of seven thousand six hundred ($7600.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Patrick F. Donovan and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and ap- propriate $7600.00 under Article 33. No work to start until two houses are framed on sills and approved by a majority of the
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Board of Public Works, Board of Selectmen and Finance Com- mittee.
Article 34-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to extend the ten-inch water main from the corner of Haggetts Pond Road and Bailey Road along Bailey Road a dis- tance of twenty-nine hundred feet (2900) and appropriate the sum of seventeen thousand two hundred ($17200.00) dollars therefor, on petition of George E. Flint and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $900.00 under Article 34 and the Board of Public Works lay pipe along Bailey Road as far as possible.
Article 35-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to extend the water main from the hydrant near the State Police Barracks along Gould Road a distance of seventeen hundred (1700) feet and appropriate the sum of seven thousand five hundred ($7500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Robert M. Nichols and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate $7500.00 under Article 35.
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