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Article 18-To see if the town will vote to purchase or seize by eminent domain : a parcel of land necessary to reduce the curva- ture and widen the present roadway on the westerly side of Shaw- sheen Road abutting land now or formerly of Wilfred Boucher for a distance of two hundred and eighty-one (281) feet, more or less, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk ; and relocate the existing curbstones and widen the traveled way to thirty (30) feet from Cuba Street to a point about two hundred (200) feet west of Stevens Street; and raise and appropriate the amount of $4500.00 for said land acquisition and construction work.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to purchase or seize by eminent domain: a parcel of land necessary to reduce the curvature and widen the present roadway on the westerly side of Shawsheen Road abutting land now or formerly of Wilfred Boucher for a distance of 281 feet, more or less, as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk; and relocate the exist- ing curbstones and widen the traveled way to 30 fet from Cuba Street to a point about 200 feet west of Stevens Street ; and raise and appropriate the amount of $3900.00 for said land acquisition and construction work.
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Article 19-To see if the town will vote to purchase ar seize by eminent domain certain parcels of land on Greenwood Road necessary to permit the widening and relocation of said road from Lowell Street northerly for a distance of about 2850 feet, said parcels being (a) a parcel of land on the easterly side of Green- wood Road owned now or formerly by George H. and Mary D. Winslow, (b) a parcel of land on the westerly side of Greenwood Road owned now or formerly by Fred Kress, and (c) a parcel of land on the easterly side of Greenwood Road owned now or form- erly by Frederick A. Higgins, all as shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk; and grade and re-surface said road as widened and relocated, and raise and appropriate the amount of $1,500.00 for said land acquisition and construction work. tion work.
Upon motion duly seconded it was Voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1500.00 under Article 19.
Article 20-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a dump truck and raise and appropriate the sum of $4200.00 therefor, and the price allowed for a Diamond T. truck purchased in 1939 be used as part payment for the new dump truck.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 20 as printed.
Article 21-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 for the purpose of extending and improving the water system of the Town of Andover, all work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works and no work to be started until approved by the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to consider Article 30 with Article 21.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 21 as read.
Article 22-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $4750.00 for the purpose of the enclosing Rogers Brook in a buried culvert from the north end of the present cul- vert on Chestnut Street northerly for a distance of one hundred
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and fifty-one (151) feet, more or less, following the present brook bed on the common boundary line between land now or formerly of Edward M. Lidholm and land now or formerly of Ralph W. Coleman.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 22 as printed.
Article 23-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $1000.00 for the acquisition of land, or land and buildings, on the watershed of Haggetts Pond and Fish Brook, for the purpose of protecting the source of watersupply and in- creasing the available storage; said land, or land and buildings, to be purchased by negotiated sale or seized by right of eminent domain upon the recommendation of the Board of Public Works and with the approval of the Town Counsel.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 23 as printed.
Article 24-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2100.00 for the purpose of improving the lighting in the Reading Rooms of Memorial Hall Library through the in- stallation of modern electric light fixtures.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED by STANDING VOTE to accept Article 24 as printed. Yes 233 No. 118.
Article 25-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 plus the turn-in value of an old gasoline chain saw, for the purchase of a new 7 H. P. and a 3 to 4 H. P. chain saw for use in the Tree Department and for removal of trees under Dutch Elm Disease control work.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appro- priate the sum of $750.00 plus the turn-in value of an old gasoline chain saw, for the purchase of a new 7 H. P. and a 3 to 4 H. P. chain saw for use in the Tree Department and for removal of trees under Dutch Elm Disease control work, said saw to be pur- shased when approved by the Selectmen and the Finance Com- mittee.
Article 26-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1300.00 plus the turn-in value of an old tractor and mower, for the purchase of a new tractor with mower attachment
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for use in the Tree Department
Article defeated.
Article 27-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for the purpose of purchasing a power lawn roller for Spring Grove Cemetery.
Original motion lost by voice vote.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED, after the con- sideration of Article 38, to reconsider Article 27.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 27 as printed.
Article 28-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to grade and surface the road into Pomp's Pond, this money to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Public Works and the Committee on Recreation.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 28 as printed.
Article 29-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500.00 to improve and resurface a portion of the Central Playground for year round recreational purposes, this money to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Public Works and the Committee on Recreation.
Upon motion made and duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2300.00 to improve and resurface a portion of the Central Playground for year round recreational purposes, this money to be expended under the supervisinn of the Board of Public Works and the Committee on Recreation.
Article 30-To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub- lic Works to extend the water main from the present dead end on Spring Grove Road a distance of 824 feet and appropriate the sum of $4500.00 therefor, on petition of Pauline Johnston and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to act upon Article 30 with Article 21.
Article 31-To see if the town will vote to accept as a public way and name Henderson Avenue, as approved June 2, 1950 by the Board of Survey, as shown on a plan entitled Acceptance
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Plan for Henderson Avenue, Andover, Mass. made by Ralph B. Brasseur, Civil Egineer, Haverhill, Mass. Both plan and de- scription referred to being on file at the office of the Town Clerk, on petition of Alexander H. Henderson and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept as a public way and name Henderson Avenue 475 feet from Central Street as approved by the Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen, as shown on a plan entitled Acceptance Plan for Hen- derson Avenue, Andover, Mass. made by Ralph B. Brasseur, Civil Engineer, Haverhill, Both plan and description referred to being on file at the office of the Town Clerk.
Article 32-To see if the town will vote to accept as a public way and name Memorial Circle, as approved by the Board of Sur- vey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen, as shown on a plan entitled Subdivision & Acceptance Plan, Memorial Circle made April 1949 by Clinton F. Goodwin, Engineer, Haverhill, Mass. Both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's office, on petition of the Andover Housing Authority.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to have Article 32 stricken from the warrant.
Article 33-To see if the town will vote to accept an extension of Lincoln Circle, from the present terminus, northeasterly there- of, as a public way, for a distance of three hundred linear feet, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk, entitled Acceptance plan for a portion of Lincoln Circle, Andover, Mass. dated Jan- uary, 1950, Fred W. Stowers Registered Land Surveyor, on peti- tion of George R. Cairns and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to have article 33 stricken from the warrant.
Article 34-To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 820 of the Acts of 1950 which amends section 89 and 89A of Chapter 32 of the General Laws: an act providing for an increase in the annual amounts of certain pensions, retiremet al- lowances, annuities and other benefits payable by the town of Andover to certain former employees and persons claiming under them.
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Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 34 as printed.
Article 35-To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 783 of the Acts of 1950 which amends section 25 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws as appearing in section 1 of Chap- ter 658 of the acts of 1945: an act making applicable increases in retirement allowances to those persons retired after January 1, 1946 with a minimum allowance.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 35 as printed.
Article 36-To see if the town will adopt the following bylaw : "After a motion has been made and seconded on an article in the Town Warrant, a motion made and seconded to vote on the article by ballot shall be in order. If such motion is passed by a majority of the voters present and voting, ballots approved by the Moder- ator as to form shall be used" on petition of John J. O'Connell, and others.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 36 as printed.
Article 37-To see if the town will vote to accept $3018.00 received in 1950, for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery, and $10.00 additional for a flower fund, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 37 as printed.
Article 38-To determine what disposition shall be made of un- expended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED that all unexpended appropriations be turned into the treasury, except the following :
Article 2 (Nov. 1950) - Civil Defense $900.00
Article 8 (1946) - History of Andover 2000.00
Article 22 (1945) - Shaw Property Plans 2500.00
Article 19 (1945) - Water & Sewer Special Com. Study 486.07
Board of Public Works Machinery Account 2596.71
Article 11 - Sidewalks 2544.75
Article 1 (Nov. 1950) - School Construction 325000.00
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Article 26 - Preliminary Plans for School Buildings 2793.79
Article 30 (1948) - Shawsheen School Yard 466.68
Article 27 - E. V. Lovely, Pension 511.42
Article 1 (Supplementary Warrant) - B.P.W. Pump 14302.25
Article 18 - Water Dept. Improvements 5501.74
Article 21 - Extending Water System 6934.43
Article 24 (1948) - Pumping Equipment Bancroft Rd. 5361.08
That $20,000.00 of the Overlay Surplus be transferred to the Reserve Fund and that $65,000.00 free cash be voted to the Asses- sors to reduce the 1951 tax rate and to offset appropriations for capital outlays voted in preceding articles.
After the action on Article 38 it was VOTED to reconsider :
Article 27-See Article 27 for action.
Article 39-To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to accept the report of Town Officers and place on file.
Article 40-To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED to adjourn at 9:31 P. M.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MODERATOR
FINANCE COMMITTEE
· Charles W. Arnold
George E. Abbott Stanley F. Swanton
Harold G. Bowen
Louis Gleason Fred W. Doyle
Leo. F. Daley
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest : GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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Special Town Meeting JUNE 25, 1951
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, June 11, 1951 the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs met and assembled in the Memorial Auditorium on Bartlet Street on Monday, the Twenty-Fifth Day of June, 1951 at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Arthur Sweeney at 7:30 P. M. Prayer was offered by Rev. Frederick B. Noss. Selectmen J. Everett Collins led in a salute to the flag.
Check list showed 114 voters at the meeting.
Six voters who were not voters and whose names were presented by the Moderator were grantd unanimous consent to attend.
The warrant and return f service by the Constable was read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1-To see if the town will amend its Zoning By-Laws by extending the business district to the west side of Poor Street so as to include in the said business district, the following land, with the buildings thereon, owned by Esther Bredbury, to wit: Two tracts of land with the buildings thereon bounded and described as fol- lows :
First Tract : Beginning at the Southwesterly corner thereof at a point marked by a stake on the Northerly side of Lowell Street ; thence running Easterly by said Lowell Street eighty-four and 92/100 feet to an Essex County bound, thence turning and run- ning North 30°55' East thirty-one and 75/100 feet to a stone bound; thence turning and running North 19º39' West one hun- dred sixteen and 10/100 feet by Poor Street to an iron pipe; thence turning and running slightly South of West by the second tract hereinafter described fifty-five and 45/100 feet to an iron pipe, thence turning and running Southwesterly by land of the Town of Andover thirty-six feet to an iron post; thence turning and running Southerly by land of Bredbury ninety-eight and 82/ 100 feet to a point of beginning ; containing 11,695 square feet or more or less, being shown as Lot No. 1-B on "Plan of Land in
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Andover, Mass. Owned by Esther Bredbury" dated October, 1950, F. W. Stowers, Surveyor.
Second Tract : Beginning at the Southeasterly corner thereof and at the Northeasterly corner of the First Tract above described, which point is marked by an iron pipe on the Westerly side of Poor Street ; thence running Northwesterly by Poor Street seven- ty-seven feet to a point; thence turning and running South- westerly thirty-three and 5/10 feet ; thence Southeasterly nine and 3/10 feet thence Southwesterly again fift-one and 3/10 feet; thence Westerly eleven and 4/10 feet ; thence Southwesterly again about seven feet to an iron pipe; the last five courses being by land of the Town of Andover ; thence turning and running slightly North of East by the first tract above described fifty-five and 45/ 100 feet to the point of beginning; containing 1,566 square feet more or less and being shown as Lot 1-A on the plan referred to above, on petition of Esther Bredbury and others.
Motion was made by Attorney Vincent Stulgis to adopt Article 1 as read was duly seconded.
It was VOTED to vote by printed ballot on the above Article. Count Yes 65 No. 47 Total 112. Motion was lost since 2/3 major- ity vote was not received.
Article 2-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $10,000.00 to purchase or acquire by eminent domain land ad- jacent to the Central Schools and playstead, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire the same.
Upon motion made by Roy E. Hardy and duly seconded it was VOTED to raise and appropriate $10,000.00 to purchase land ad- jacent to Central Schools and playstead and authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire the same.
Article 3-To see if the town will vote to accept an extension of Lincoln Circle, from the present terminus, northeasterly there- of, as a public way, for a distance of three hundred linear feet, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk, entitled Acceptance plan for a portion of Lincoln Circle, Adover, Mass., dated, Jan- uary 1950, Fred W. Stowers, Registered Land Surveyor, on peti- tion of Stafford A. Lindsay and others.
Upon motion made by Stafford A. Lindsay and duly seconded it was VOTED to accept Article 3 as read.
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Article 4-To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Upon motion made and duly seconded it was VOTED to ad- journ the meeting at 8:30 P. M.
ESSEX, SS.
June 25, 1951
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 Townsmøn. Said war- rants have been posted ad published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk Attest :
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Report of the Town Clerk
To the Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my report for the office of the Town Clerk for the year 1951.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close of registration February 13, 1951 was 7318 by pre- cincts as follows :
1
1665
2
1444
3
1497
4
822
5
652
6
1238
7318
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of births recorded
215
Males
105
Females
110
Number of deaths recorded
179
Males
97
Females 82
Number of marriages 146
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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Report of Director of Accounts
May 3, 1951
To the Board of Selectmen : Mr. Roy E. Hardy, Chairman Andover, Massachusettts
GENTLEMEN :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1950, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG Director of Accounts
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
SIR :
In accordance with your instructions I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1950, and submit the follow- ing report thereon :
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the books of the town accountant and the treasurer.
The books and accounts of the town accountant were ex- amined and checked. The cash receipts as recorded were
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checked with the available departmental records and with the treasurer's books, while the payments were compared with the treasurer's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds.
The ledger accounts were analyzed, the appropriation ac- counts were checked with the amounts voted by the town as shown by the town clerk's record of town meetings, the transfers from the reserve fund were compared with the amounts authorized by the finance committee, while other ac- counts were checked with information in the various depart- ments in which the transactions originated.
A trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet which is appended to this report was prepared showing the financial condition of the town as of December 31, 1950.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were exam- ined and checked. The receipts as recorded were analyzed and checked with the town accountant's books and with the records in the various departments collecting money for the town, as well as with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were com- pared with the approved warrants. The cash balance as of January 31, 1951 was proved reconciliation of the bank ba- lances with statements furnished by the banks in which town money is deposited and by actual count of the cash in the office.
The payments of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined. The additions to the tax title account were checked with the tax collector's records and the tax title deeds were listed and reconciled with the town accountant's ledger and with the records in the Registry of Deeds.
The transactions of the several trust, investment, and re- tirement funds in the custody of the town treasurer and of the trustees were verified, and the securities and the savings bank books representing the investment of these funds were examined and listed.
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The payroll deductions for federal taxes, for the purchase of savings bonds, and Blue Cross were listed and checked with the treasurer's record of receipts. The payments to the Collector of Internal Revenue for the purchase of savings bonds, and to the Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc., were verified, and the balances in the general treasury on Jan- uary 31, 1951 were listed and proved with the accountant's ledger.
The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were ex- amined and checked in detail. The taxes, excise, and assess -- ments outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and reconciled with the assessors' warrants for their collection.
The payments to the treasurer for the several levies were compared with the treasurer's cash book, the abatements were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and recon- ciled with the accounts as shown in the accountant's ledger.
The records of departmental and of the water and sewer accounts were examined and checked. The reported pay- ments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's cash book, the abatements were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the town account- ant's ledger.
The outstanding tax, assessment, excise, departmental, and sewer and water accounts were verified by mailing no- tices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books and records as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The financial transactions of the town clerk were exam- ined. The receipts for dog and sporting licenses were checked with the record of licenses issued, and the payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game and to the town treasurer were verified. The receipts for town licenses, marriage per- mits, recording fees, and miscellaneous charges were check- ed, the payments to the town treasurer were verified, and the cash on hand on January 31, 1951 was proved by actual count.
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The surety bonds of the town officials and of the trust fund trustees required to file them for faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of cash collections by the sealer of weights and measures, by the inspectors of buildings, wires, and plumbing, and of the health, police, school, and library de- partments, as well as of all other departments in which money was collected for the town, were examined and check- ed. The payments to the town treasurer were verified and the cash on hand was proved by actual count.
In addition to the balance sheet referred to, there are ap- pended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and tax collector's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, assessment, tax title, departmental, and water ac- counts, together with tables showing the condition and tran- sactions of the trust, investments, and retirement funds.
While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was re- ceived from all the officials of the town, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreci- ation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts
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Report of the Town Accountant
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951
To the Board of Selectmen,
Andover, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :
In accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61, of the General Laws, I submit herewith my annual report for the year end- ing December 31, 1951.
A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and of the payments and the purposes therefore, follows. The condition of the various trust funds, as well as the Town of Andover Retirement Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts paid out are also set forth. A statement of the tem- porary loans, maturing debt and interest is included.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was pre- pared showing the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1951.
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