Town annual report of Andover 1950-1954, Part 3

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1012


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GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable


A true record:


Attest:


GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk


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APPOINTMENTS BY MODERATOR


SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE


(Same as appointed at Annual Town Meeting March 13, 1950) Herbert P. Carter Gordon L. Colquhoun Roy E. Hardy


Harold T. Houston C. Carleton Kimball Kenneth L. Sherman Stanley F. Swanton


SALARY AND WAGE STUDY COMMITTEE Emil J. C. Shulze, Chairman


William S. Titcomb Charles W. Arnold


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State Election


NOVEMBER 7, 1950


WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


ESSEX, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Andover Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Elections to meet in Precincts, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six viz: The Central Fire Station, Precinct One; The Square and Compass Hall, Precinct Two; the Sacred Heart School, Balmoral Street, Precinct Three; the Grange Hall, Pre- cinct Four; the Ballardvale Fire Station, Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, 1950, at 7:00 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes:


To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election of the following officers:


GOVERNOR-For this Commonwealth


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-For this Commonwealth


SECRETARY-For this Commonwealth


TREASURER-For this Commonwealth


AUDITOR-For this Commonwealth ATTORNEY GENERAL-For this Commonwealth


REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-For Fifth Congressional District COUNCILLOR-For Fifth Councillor District


SENATOR-For Fourth Essex Senatorial District


THREE REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT-For Fifth Essex Representative District DISTRICT ATTORNEY-For Eastern District


COUNTY COMMISSIONER-For Essex County SHERIFF-For Essex County


Also to vote Yes or No on the following questions:


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QUESTION .NO. 1 Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Con- stitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 244 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 242 votes in the affirmative and 7 in the negative?


SUMMARY


This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides for the time when the respective terms of office of the governor, lieu- tenant-governor and councillors shall begin and the time when their respective terms shall end. It also makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of the governor elect before qualification for the office of governor; and it further makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of both the governor elect and the lieutenant-governor elect before qualification for their respective offices.


YES NO


QUESTION NO. 2


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Con- stitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 4, 1948, received 154 votes in the affirmative and 44 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 160 votes in the affirmative and 93 in the negative?


SUMMARY


This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides for an increase in the number of signatures of qualified voters required upon an initiative or upon a referendum petition, and it further makes provision for changes in legislative procedures thereon with reference to dates upon, or within which, acts shall be done in the various stages necessary to be taken upon such petitions.


YES NO


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QUESTION NO. 3


Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?


SUMMARY


This measure provides for minimum payment of seventy-five dollars per month, or eighty-five dollars per month if blind, as assistance to deserving aged persons who have reached the age of sixty-three years or over and are in need of relief and support. YES NO


QUESTION NO. 4


Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?


SUMMARY


This measure provides for the creation of a Massachusetts commission for the purpose of conducting once every month a lottery drawing to raise additional funds by means of tickets sold to the public, within the Commonwealth, the net proceeds to be divided as follows : 50 per cent to the winners as prizes, 35 per cent for assistance to needy aged persons, 712 per cent for assistance to needy blind persons, 712 per cent for assistance to dependent children.


YES NO


QUESTION NO. 5


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disap- proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative?


SUMMARY


The proposed measure strikes out the first sentence of section 113B of Chapter 157 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) as most recently amended by section 4 of Chapter 459 of the acts of 1935, and inserts in place thereof a sentence which provides that the Commissioner of Insurance shall annually, on or before September fifteenth, after due hearing and investigation, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate,


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just, reasonable and non-discriminatory premium charges to be used and charged by insurance companies in connection with the issue or execution of motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, as defined in section 34A of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, for the ensuing calendar year or any part thereof, but said classifications and premium charges shall be uniform throughout the Common- wealth and shall not be fixed or established according to districts or zones.


YES NO


QUESTION NO. 6


A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?


YES NO


B. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?


YES NO


QUESTION NO. 7


A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt bever- ages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)?


YES NO


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)?


YES NO


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


YES NO


QUESTION NO. 8


(a) If a voter desires that this city (or town) shall declare by popular referendum that a shortage of rental housing accommo- dations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent


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control in this city (or town) after December thirty-first, nine- teen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, he will vote YES on said question.


(b) If he desires that federal rent control shall cease to be in effect in this city (or town) at the close of December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, he will vote NO on said question. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question is in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed to have declared by popular referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accom- modations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nine- teen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nine- teen hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of said Act. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question, is not in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed not to have declared by popular referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty- first, nineteen hundred and fifty.


Shall a declaration be made by popular referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental housing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty- first, nineteen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thir- tieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of said Act?


YES NO


All the above candidates and questions to be voted for upon one ballot.


The polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this 16th day of October A.D. 1950.


ROY E. HARDY J. EVERETT COLLINS


SIDNEY P. WHITE


Selectmen of Andover


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ESSEX, SS.


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. Said war- rants have been posted and published seven days.


GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in Elections at the designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six in said Andover, on the Seventh day of November, 1950


GOVERNOR


Precincts


1


2


3


357


633


471 227 236


1042


588


791 443 299


4


4


3


1


3 Horace I. Hillis of Saugus 16


1


2


4


1


6 Mark R. Shaw of Melrose 16


12 Blanks 89


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


333


589


433 218 199


209 Charles F. Jess Sullivan of Worcester 1981


1058


628


822 451 332


860 Laurence Curtis of Boston 4151


4


5


8


2


1


27


28


14 26


9


20 Blanks 124


SECRETARY


361


584


442 222 197


1013


606


801 439 313


4


6


9 Ellsworth J. M. Dickson of Needham 31


3


6


7


1


2


42


50


22


31


23


227 Edward J. Cronin of Chelsea 2033


826 Russell A. Wood of Cambridge 3998


3


4


5


1 2 8 24 4 5


6 246 Paul A. Dever of Cambridge 2170


824 Arthur W. Coolidge of Reading 3987


18


23


4


2 Lawrence Gilfedder of Boston 22


1 Fred M. Ingersoll of Lynn 20


28 Blanks 196


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TREASURER


Precincts


1


2


3


4


5


432


643


507 249 236


935


553


726 410 283


5


4


7


2


2


1 Henning A. Blomen of Boston


21


5


-


8


-


45


50


29


36 20


52 Blanks 232


AUDITOR


396 980


617


489 242 218


263 Thomas J. Buckley of Boston 2225


787 William G. Andrew of Cambridge 3792


3


5


4


4


2


4


2


8


2


2


39


62


38


24 21


37 Blanks 221


ATTORNEY GENERAL


311


558


386 203 190


177 Francis E. Kelly of Boston 1825


1079


639


846 456 332


881 Frederick Ayer, Jr., of Wenham 4233


3


1


8


3


-


1 Anthony Martin of Boston 16


4


4


7


3


5


5 Howard B. Rand of Haverhill 28


25


48


30


32


14


27 Blanks 176


CONGRESSMAN-FIFTH DISTRICT


1212


892 1004 539 452


949 Edith Nourse Rogers of Lowell


5048


182


312


241 133


78


103 Clement G. McDonough of Lowell 1049


1 Philip K. Allen of Andover


1


28


46


32


25


11


38 Blanks 180


COUNCILLOR-FIFTH DISTRICT


489


664


547 281 237


277 Cornelius J. Twomey of Lawrence 2495


911


532


705 387 284


789 Herbert S. Tuckerman 3608


22


54


25


29


20


25 Blanks 175


SENATOR-FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT


422


625


496 263 219


286 John W. Coddaire, Jr., of Haverhill 2311


948


553


734 400 291


771 Archibald M. Eastabrook of Haverhill 3697


52


72


47


34 31


34 Blanks 270


40


-


-


6 317 John E. Hurley of Boston 711 Fred J. Burrell of Medford 3618


2384


10 Harold J. Ireland of Worcester 23


564


738 425 298


3 Robert A. Simmons of Boston 21


1 Francis A. Votano of Lynn 19


REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT-FIFTH ESSEX DISTRICT Precincts


1


6


1122


926


887 156 334


511


723 390 263 281 134 121 503 237 250


133 Herbert B. Bower of Methuen


1159


157


370


295 152 113


113 Walter Sliva of Lawrence 1200


606


609


392 283 223


260 Blanks


2373


1002


630


3914


385


569


523 252 186


270 Charles W. Trombly of North Andover 2185


35


51


23


29 21


20 Blanks 176


COUNTY COMMISSIONER-ESSEX COUNTY


1126


742


941 499 381


904 Arthur A. Thompson of Methuen 4593


244


438


295 171 136


144 Charles M. Boyle of Peabody 1428


52


70


41


27


24


43 Blanks 257


SHERIFF-ESSEX COUNTY


1017


607


748 415 320


816 Frank E. Raymond of Salem


3923


359


563


491 252 196


230 Everett B. Dowe of Lawrence 2091


46


80


38


30


25


45 Blanks 264


QUESTION NO. 1


Amendment-Succession in Office


995


717


867 423 341


798 Yes -


4141


192


199


166 121


92


130 No


900


23-5


334


244 153 108


163 Blanks


1237


QUESTION NO. 2


Amendment-Referendum Petitions


716


472


511 268 204


587 Yes


2758


423


433


515 275 222


326 No


2194


283


345


251 154 115


178 Blanks


1326


QUESTION NO. 3


Increased Old Age Benefits


328


433


351 190 194


236 Yes


1732


947


615


765 396 301


750 No


3774


147


202 161 111 46


105 Blanks 772


2 675 550


3 4 5 859 480 352 778 415 301


4384 896 J. Everett Collins of Andover 3777 807 Frank S. Giles, Jr., of Methuen 795 William Longworth of Methuen 3569


412


701


269 Joseph A. Horan of Andover 2372


DISTRICT 731 416 334


ATTORNEY-EASTERN DISTRICT


801 Hugh A. Cregg of Methuen


41


QUESTION NO. 4


1 2


4 5


6


State Lottery


207


266


250 136 113


135 Yes


1107


1077


790


869 457 369


857 No


4419


138


194


158 104


59


99 Blanks


752


QUESTION NO. 5 Flat Rate Insurance


217


1283 1115 1169 614 492 1008 No


5681


94


92


56


53


28


57 Blanks


380


QUESTION NO. 6 A (Pari-Mutuel Horse Races)


2075


820


572


689 378 249


681 No


3389


164


213


147


98


75


117 Blanks


814


B (Pari-Mutuel Dog Races)


377


404


413 188 186


225 Yes


1793


822


571


670 377 261


699 No


3400


223


275


194 132


94


167 Blanks


1085


QUESTION NO. 7 A-(All-Alcoholic on premises)


805


833


826 431 356


630 Yes


3881


494


264


321 187 136


369 No


1771


123


153


130 79


49


92 Blanks


626


QUESTION NO. 7


B-(Wines and Malt Beverages)


793


793


809 423 347


629 Yes


3794


447


232


288 169 119


323 No


1578


182


225


180 105


75


139 Blanks


906


QUESTION NO. 7 C-(Packages)


873


842


858 452 365


736 Yes 4126


402


200


267 155 110


239 No


1373


147 208


152


90


66


116 Blanks


779


45


43


52


30


21


26 Yes


438


465


441 221 217


293 Yes


.


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Precincts 3


QUESTION NO. 8


1 2


Precincts 3 4


5


6


Rent Control


656


645


633 286 266


493 Yes


2979


474


311


377 229 150


385 No


1926


292


294


267 182 125


213 Blanks


1373


TOTAL VOTE


1422 1250 1277 697 541 1091


6278


DISTRICT VOTE-REPRESENTATIVE 5TH ESSEX DISTRICT


Collins


(R)


Giles


(R)


Longworth


(R)


Bower


(D)


Horan


(D)


Sliva


(D)


Andover


4384


3777


3569


1159


2372


1200


Lawrence-Ward 1


1602


2451


1688


2824


3390


3450


Methuen-Precinct 1


1165 .


1511


1593


1018


857


665


Methuen-Precinct 2


445


637


639


793


675


570


Methuen-Precinct 4


675


1291


919


828


694


638


Methuen-Precinct 5


854


1144


1127


855


725


505


North Andover


2152


2142


2195


1273


1761


1343


11277


12953


11730


8750


10474


8371


REPORT OF CLERK-PRECINCT 1


Andover, November 7th, 1950 Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000.


Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 1422. Number of absentee ballots received-44. Number of bal- lots received-1887. Number of ballots returned-509. Number of ballots cast-1422. Police officer on duty -- John Deyermond. Voted to count ballots at 7:30 A.M.


JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk


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REPORT OF CLERK, PRECINCT 2


Andover, November 7th, 1950


Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Mark Keane. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000.


Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 1239. Number of ballots received, 1778. Number of ballots re- turned, 539. Number of ballots cast, 1239. Police officer on duty- David Nicoll. Voted to count ballots at 7:45 A.M.


NORMAN K. MACLEISH, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK, PRECINCT 3


Andover, November 7th, 1950


Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lind- say.


Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000.


Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 1277. Number of ballots received, 1762. Number of bal- lots returned, 485. Number of ballots cast, 1277. Police officer on duty, Richard Caldwell. Voted to count ballots at 7:15 A.M.


GARRETT J. BURKE, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK, PRECINCT 4


Andover, November 7th, 1950 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, 686. Number of ballots received, 870. Number of ballots returned, 184. Number of ballots cast, 686. Police officer on duty, Raymond Collins. Voted to count ballots at 9 A.M.


FREDERICK J. KEARN, Clerk


REPORT OF CLERK, PRECINCT 5


Andover, November 7th, 1950 Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, William Miller, Jr. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000.


Polls closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 541. Number of ballots received, 718. Number of ballots returned, 180. Number of ballots cast, 541. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 9:15 A.M.


EUGENE A. ZALLA, Clerk


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REPORT OF CLERK, PRECINCT 6


Andover, November 7th, 1950 Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge. Ralph Bailey. Ballot box registered when polls opened, 0000.


Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, 1091. Number of ballots received, 1383. Number of ab- sentee ballots received, 48. Total 1431. Number of ballots re- turned, 340. Number of ballots cast, 1091. Police officer on duty, Joseph O'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 8:00 A.M.


JOHN M. LYNCH, Clerk


The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers' return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.


Attest:


GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk


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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 1950.


The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close of registration, October 6, 1950, was 7277 by precincts as follows :


1


1608


2


1487


3


1503


4


806


5


637


6


1236


7277


VITAL STATISTICS


Number of births recorded


221


Males


107


Females


114


Number of deaths recorded


145


Males


67


Females


78


Number of marriages


145


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk


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Report of Director of Accounts


July 21, 1950.


To the Board of Selectmen


Mr. Roy E. Hardy, Chairman Andover, Massachusetts


GENTLEMEN :


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and ac- counts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1949, 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:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year ending De- cember 31, 1949, and report thereon as follows:


An examination and verification was made of the recorded financial transactions of the town as shown on the books of the departments receiving or disbursing money or committing bills for collection.


The books and accounts of the town accountant were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were compared with the departmental records of payments to the treasurer and with the treasurer's record of receipts, while the recorded payments were checked with the treasury warrants and with the treasurer's records of disbursements.


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The appropriations and transfers as recorded on the ledger were compared with the town clerk's record of financial votes passed at town meetings and with the records of the finance com- mittee.


The ledger was analyzed, a trial balance was drawn off proving the ledger to be in balance, and a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1949 was pre- pared and is appended to this report.


The books and accounts in the town treasurer's office were examined and checked. The cash book was footed throughout, the receipts being analyzed and compared with the departmental records of payments to the treasurer, with other sources from which the town received money, and with the town accountant's books. The recorded payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds.


The cash balance on December 31, 1949 was verified by recon- ciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks in which town money is deposited and by actual count of the cash in the office.


The recorded payments on account of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.


The transactions of the several trust, investment, and retire- ment funds in the custody of the town treasurer and the treasur- ers of the John Cornell, Punchard Free School, and Memorial Hall Library funds were verified, and the securities and savings bank books representing the investment of these funds were ex- amined and listed.


The tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were listed from the records kept by the treasurer and all transactions per- taining thereto were verified and checked with the records at the Registry of Deeds.


The records of deductions from employees' salaries for federal taxes, for the purchase of savings bonds, and for Blue Cross and Blue Shield were examined and checked. The payments to the Collector of Internal Revenue and for the purchase of bonds, as well as the payments to the Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc., were verified.


The books and accounts in the tax collector's office were ex- amined and checked. The taxes, excise, and assessments out-


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standing at the time of the previous audit and all subsequent commitments were audited and compared with the assessors' warrants. The cash receipts as posted in the commitment books were compared with the cash book record of collections, the abatements were compared with the assessors' record of abate- ments granted, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the control accounts in the accountant's ledger.


The town clerk's records of sporting, dog, and town licenses, as well as of permits, recording fees, etc., were examined and checked. The payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified by comparison with the receipts on file, and the payments to the town treasurer were compared with the treas- urer's cash book.


The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.


The records of departmental accounts receivable were ex- amined. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the abate- ments were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger accounts.


The books and accounts of the public works department were examined. The records of water and sewer charges were examined and checked. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the abatements as recorded were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the town accountant's ledger accounts.


Verification of the outstanding tax, excise, assessment, de- partmental, and water accounts was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.


The records of cash receipts of the sealer of weights and measures, of the inspectors of buildings, wires, and plumbing, of the health, police, school, and library departments, and of all other departments wherein money is collected for the town were examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer and the cash on hand being verified.


Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, assessment, tax title,


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departmental, and water accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust, investment, and munici- pal contributory retirement funds.


For the cooperation extended by the several town officials during the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for my- self, to express appreciation.


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, 1950


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 ending December 31, 1950.


A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and of the payments and the purposes therefor, follows. The condition of the various trust funds, as well as the Town of Andover Re- tirement Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts paid out are also set forth. A statement of the temporary loans, maturing debt and interest is included.




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