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ESSEX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen
C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus J. Fred Manning, Lynn
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARD
Samuel Rockwell, Chairman No. Andover
Martin Lawlor, No. Andover
George Cargill, Boxford
Joseph A. Horan, 6 Avon St., Andover
Thomas Fallon, 58 Maple Ave., Andover
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Annual Town Meeting MARCH 2, 1953
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, Febru- ary 5th, 1953, the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, met and as- sembled 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, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five, and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover on :
MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH, 1953
at 7:00 o'clock A. M. to act upon the following articles :
ESSEX, SS.
Andover, March 2, 1953
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 warrants have been posted and published seven days.
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 3872-viz: Precinct 1-1044, Precinct 2-751, Precinct 3-681, Precinct 4-436, Precinct 5-382, Precinct 6- 578.
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MODERATOR-for one year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6 845 558 572 365
318 514 Arthur Sweeney 3172
199 193
109 71 64 64 Blanks 700
SELECTMAN-For Three Years
486
190 216 182 138 290
J. Everett Collins 1502
199
226
240 176 106 139 Richard K. Gordon 1086
352
331
213
75 128 142 William L. McDonald 1241
7
4
12
3 10 7 Blanks 43
ASSESSOR-For Three Years
479
183
219
178 138 285
J. Everett Collins 1482
196
232
226
173 109 144
Richard K. Gordon 1080
356
327
219
79 128 143 William L. McDonald 1252
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9
17
6 7
6 Blanks 58
TREASURER-One For Three Years
910 618 569 374 345 532 Treasurer 3348
134 133 112 62 37 46 Blanks 524
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-One For Three Years
345
320 354 126 140 151
Raymond S. LaRosa 1436
657
399 318 304 231 421 Sidney P. White 2330
42 32 9
6 11 6 Blanks 106
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Two For Three Years
829 601 537 325 309 463
Anna M. Greeley 3064
763 496 493 346 297 475 Dorothy T. Partridge 2870
496 405 332 201 158 218 Blanks 1810
BOARD OF HEALTH -- One For Three Years
910 614 579 373 332 523 William V. Emmons 3331
134 137 102 63 50 55 Blanks 541
PLANNING BOARD-One for Five Years
835 557 566 355 310 493 Leon A. Field 3116 209 194
115 81 72 85 Blanks 756
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TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY-For Seven Years
Precincts
1 2
3 4
5
6
836 551 562 360
309
509 Alan R. Blackmer 3127
208 200 119 76 73 69 Blanks 745
TREE WARDEN- One For Three Years
620 392 421 311 145 373 George R. Abbott
2262
395 319 235 104 231 192 Leo E. Pimpare 1476
29 40 25 21
6 13 Blanks 134
ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY-One For Five Years
778 518 524 336 284 474 George A. Noury
2914
266 233 157 100
98 104 Blanks 958
ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY-One For One Year (To fill a vacancy)
800 554 547 352 297 472 Thomas R. Wallace
3022
244 197 134
84
85 106 Blanks 850
CONSTABLES-Three For One Year
528
320
367 219
169 317
George B. Brown 1920
156
107 135
63
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78 Elmer T. Churchill 571
56 70 134 68
29 57 John W. Gaudet 414
308 196 147 167
83 126
Chester J. S. Harnden 1027
301
287
213
96 108 206 Leo P. Lynch 1211
693 449 344
233
253
398 Roy A. Russell
2370
556 372
389
248
301
338 George N. Sparks 2204
534 452
314 215 170 214 Blanks 1899
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 1
Andover, March 2, 1953
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 1044. Number of Ballots received 1999. Absentee ballots 16, Total 2015. Number of ballots returned 971. Number of ballots cast 1044. Police officer on duty, William Tammany. Voted to count ballots at 8 :15 A. M.
JOSEPH W. MCNALLY, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 2
Andover, March 2, 1953
Polls opened at 7 A. M. Warden in charge, James Doherty. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 751. Num- ber of ballots cast 751. Police officer on duty Frank Koza. Voted to count ballots at 8:00 A. M.
NORMAN K. MACLEISH, Clerk REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 3
Andover, March 2, 1953
Polls opened at 7 A. M. Warden in charge, A. Norman Warhurst. Ballot Box registered when polls opened 0000. Pols closed at 7 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 681. Number of ballots received 1717. Absentee ballots 2. Total 1719. Number of ballots returned 1038. Number of ballots cast 681. Police officer on duty, Henry E. Smith. Voted to count ballots 10 A. M.
GARRET J. BURKE, Clerk REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 4
Andover, March 2, 1953
Polls opened at 7 A. M. Warden in charge, Charles B. M. Whiteside. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P. M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 436. Number of ballots received 995. Number of ballots re- turned 559. Number of ballots cast, 436. Police officer on duty, Warren Maddox. Voted to count ballots at 7:02 A. M. LEWIS D. LANE, Clerk REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 5
Andover, March 2, 1953
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 382. Number of ballots received 751. Number of ballots returned 369. Number of ballots cast 382. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 11 A. M.
EUGENE A. ZALLA, Slerk
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REPORT OF CLERK - PRECINCT 6
Andover, March 2, 1953
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 578. Number of ballots received 1468. Number of Absentee Bal- lots, 5. Total 1473. Number of ballots returned 895. Number of ballots cast, 578. Police officer on duty, Richard Caldwell. 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 Monday, March 9th, at 7 o'clock P. M. at the Me- morial Auditorium.
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Adjourned Town Meeting MARCH 9, 1953
The check lists were used at the entrance and showed 964 persons admitted to the meeting. The meeting was cal- led to order by Arthur Sweeney, Moderator at 7:00 P. M. Unanimous consent was voted to admit six persons. Opening prayer was offered by Rev. Patrick J. Campbell. Salute to the flag was led by J. Everett Collins.
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 Treasurer for three years, a Selectman for three years, an Assessor for three years, a member of the Board of Public Works for three years, a member of the Board of Health for three years, two members 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 member of the Andover Housing Authority for five years, a member of the Andover Housing Authority for one year to fill a vacancy, a Tree Warden for three years, three Constables for one year, and any other town officers required by law to be elected by ballot.
. All the above candidates to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will open from 7:00 o'clock A. M. to 7:00 P. M.
The Town Clerk announced the results of ballot March 2nd and declared Arthur Sweeney elected as Moderator for the ensuing year and he had previously been sworn to faith- fully perform the duties of that office.
The moderator then declared the other successful candi- dates elected.
J. Everett Collins, Selectman for Three Years.
J. Everett Collins, Assessor for Three Years.
Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer for Three Years.
Sidney P. White, Board of Public Works for Three Years.
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Anna M. Greeley, School Committee for Three Years.
Dorothy T. Partridge, School Committee for Three Years. William V. Emmons, Board of Health for Three Years. Leon A. Field, Planning Board for Five Years.
Alan R. Blackmer, Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for Seven Years.
George R. Abbott, Tree Warden for Three Years.
George A. Noury, Andover Housing Authority for Five Years.
Thomas R. Wallace, Andover Housing Authority for One Year. (to fill a vacancy)
George B. Brown, Constable for One Year.
Roy A. Russell, Constable for One Year.
George N. Sparks, Constable for One Year.
Article 2 .- To elect all officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED Edward P. Hall be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
Aritcle 3 .- To see if the Town will vote that a general wage increase, not to exceed $5.00 per week to any indivi- dual, be granted to all full-time employees except the school department and that funds to meet the increase referred to be included in the departmental budgets and be put into effect April 1, 1953.
Upon motion duly seconded it was VOTED that a general wage increase, not to exceed $5.00 per week to any indivi- dual, be granted to all full-time employees except the school department and the library and that funds to meet the in- crease referred to be included in the departmental budgets and be put into effect April 1, 1953.
Article 4 .- To see if the town will vote to increase the regular weekly wage of the full time employees of the Board of Public Works by twenty percent (20% ), on petition of Oliver Pike and others.
This article was stricken from the Warrant.
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Article 5 .- To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established at: (each item being voted on separately) : Chairman, Board of Selectmen per annum $ 800.00
Two members each per annum 600.00 Board of Assessors
Three members each per annum
400.00
Board of Public Welfare
Three members each per annum
$100.00
Town Clerk
To April 1st 3800.00 After April 1st Per Annum 4060.00
Collector of Taxes
To April 1st 3800.00 After April 1st Per Annum 4060.00
Town Treasurer
To April 1st 3700.00 After April 1st Per Annum Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden
3960.00
combined salary for both per week
To April 1st 67.00 After April 1st Board of Health
72.00
Three members each per annum
100.00
Chairman, Board of Public Works 300.00
Secretary, Board of Public Works 100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees
100.00
Moderator, per meeting
10.00
Article 6 .- To determine what sums of money shall be appropriated for the following purposes :
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the following sums of money, each item being voted on separately :
American Legion
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Disabled Veterans 480.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
1525.00
Aid to Dependent Children
15000.00
Veterans Services
19400.00
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Old Age Assistance Public Welfare Disability Assistance Retirement Fund
76000.00 13000.00 5800.00 22953.00
Damages to Persons and Property
Elections and Registrations
Insurance
20000.00
Essex T. B. Hospital
19838.04
Recreation
10894.25
Public Dump
1500.00
Printing Town Report
1400.00
Selectmen
3600.00
Treasurer
5389.00
Collector of Taxes
8359.00
Parking Meter (From meter fund)
300.00
Accountant
5692.00
Assessors
11595.00
Town Clerk
6215.00
Moderator
30.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board & Survey
200.00
Board of Appeal
100.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Building Inspector
2355.00
Town Scales
200.00
Inspector of wires
1175.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
760.00
Municipal Buildings
9336.00
Infirmary (Includes 12.76 unpaid bill 1952)
13850.00
Moth Suppression
8850.00
Dutch Elm Disease
8400.00
Police Department (Includes 7.64 unpaid bill 1952) 74450.00
Parking Meter Account (From meter fund) 4300.00
Fire Department Includes 110.00 upaid bill 1952) 94025.00 Brush Fires 1800.00
Interest
11406.25
Retirement of Bonds
79000.00
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500.00 4405.00
Tree Warden Board of Health
Care of T. B. Patients
10075.00 7040.00 3500.00
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library (plus dog license receipts)
35827.58
Spring Grove Cemetery
18379.00
School Committee
498690.00
Highway Maintenance
61150.00
Water Maintenance
60000.00
Parks
6400.00
Sewer Maintenance
7150.00
Snow Removal and Sanding (2000. equip. and snow removed from private ways)
17000.00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
20250.00
Street Lighting
26600.00
Administrative and Office
20560.00
Total to be raised by taxation
1,354799.12
Total not to be raised by taxation
4600.00
Grand total appropriated
1,359399.12
Special Articles
Article 12 .- Chain Link fence at dump 1000.00
Article 13 .- Engineering study of playground area
1000.00
Article 14 .- New Police Automobile
(Plus turn in 1952 car)
750.00
Article 15 .- Purchase and develop parking areas (From meter fund) 10000.00
Article 16 .- Traffic booth, Elm Square
4000.00
Article 17 .- Utility Truck, Fire Department (Turn in old) 1300.00
Article 18 .- Moral obligation to Albert Cole, Jr.
207.00
Article 19 .- Repair and build sidewalks
7500.00
Article 20 .- Extending and Improving Water System (Plus carry over from 1952 3678.77) 1300.00
Article 21 .- Chapter 90-Highway Maintenance
3000.00
Article 22 .- Three Sand Spreades, B.P.W.
1595.00
Article 23 .- Snow Loader, B.P.W.
11000.00
Article 24 .- Street Sweeper B.P.W.
(Plus turn in old one) 9700.00
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Article 25 .- Pick Up Truck, B.P.W. (Plus turn in old one) 1300.00
Article 26 .- Tractor, B.P.W. (Plus turn in old one) 925.00
Article 27 .- Supt. Automobile, B.P.W.
(Plus turn in old one) 1600.00
Article 28 .- Widening Whittier Street
4000.00
Article 29 .- Greenwood Road, purchase of land and construction 200.00
Article 30 .- B.P.W. Baseball diamonds at Playstead 750.00 Article 31 .- B.V. Sewer (From Available Funds) plus $40000.00 40000.00
Article 33 .- Engineering Study, Special Committee 200.00
Article 34 .- Sewer Extension, Summer Street 6150.00
Article 35 .- Storm Drain, William Street 1275.00
Article 39 .- State Aided Vocational Education 1700.00 Article 40 .- School planning Committee 1000.00
Article 44 .- Power mower, Spring Grove Cemetery 450.00
Total Special Articles raised by taxation 101902.00
Total Special Articles not raised by taxation 203241.93 Grand Total Budget and Special Articles 1,664543.05
Article 7 .- To see if the town will vote to require the Board of Selectmen, when sitting as the Board of Selectmen, to hold such sittings open to the public, on petition of Ray- mond LaRosa and others.
Motion made and duly seconded to use secret ballot for this article was lost.
This article was defeated.
Article 8 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, all or part of town owned land in the triangle bounded southerly by Greenwood Road, northerly by Chandler Road and westerly by Ledge Road, either by public auction or by private sale, for such price and upon such terms as they deem proper and to deliver a deed or deeds of said property in pursuance of this vote.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 8 as read.
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Article 9 .- To see if the town will vote to make the follow- ing changes in our building code :
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 9 as read. The vote was unanimous.
Article 10 .- To see if the town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 624, acts of 1952 increasing the retire- ment allowances and annuities payable to certain former town employees retired prior to April 1, 1951.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 10 as read.
Article 11 .- To see if the town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1952 which amends Chapter 41 of the General Laws by inserting after Section 111-E the following Section :
"Section 111-F. Whenever a police officer or fire fighter of a city, town, or fire district or water district is incapaci- tated for duty because of injury sustained in the performan- ce of his duty without fault of his own, he shall be granted leave without loss of pay for the period of such incapacity : provided, that no such leave shall be granted for any period after such police officer or fire fighter has been retired or pensioned in accordance with law or for any period after a physician designated by the board or officer authorized to appoint police officers or fire fighters in such city or town, or district determines that such incapacity no longer exists. All amounts payable under this section shall be paid at the same times and in the same manner as, and for all purposes shall be deemed to be, the regular compensation of such police officer or fire fighter."
Article 11 was withdrawn from the warrant.
Article 12 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1000.00 for the purpose of purchasing and erecting 270 lineal feet of seven foot chain link fences at the dump off Chandler Road.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 12 as read.
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Article 13 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1000.00 to make an engineering study of the playground area north and east of the present base- ball and football fields at the central playstead.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 13 as read.
Article 14 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 for the purchase of a new automobile for the Police Department, and use the trade in value of a 1952 Ford Sedan as part of the purchase price.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 14 as read.
Article 15 .- To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase and develop land near the center of town for the purpose of constructing public parking areas, and transfer from parking meter funds the amount of $1000.00 for this purpose, no amount to be expended unless approved by the Finance Committee.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 15 as read.
Article 16 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $4000.00 for the purpose of erecting a traffic booth in Elm Square that will include the installa- tion of the necessary traffic lights to govern all travel at that location.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 16 as read.
Article 17 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1300.00 to be used with the turn in value of the old utility truck for the purchase of a new utility truck for use in the Fire Department.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 17 as read.
Article 18 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
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propriate the sum of $207.00 for the purpose set forth in Chapter 166 of the Acts of 1952 as follows :
"Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli- gation, the Town of Andover is hereby authorized to appropriate the sum of $207.00 and to pay the same to Albert Cole, Jr., Deputy Chief of the Fire Department of said town, which sum of money is due him under the pro- visions of Section 24 of Chapter 708 of the acts of 1941, as most recently amended by Chapter 203 of the Acts of 1947." on petition of Albert Cole, Jr. and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 18 as read.
Article 19 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to repair and build sidewalks, and raise and appropriate the amount of $7500.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 19 as read.
Article 20 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $16300.00 for the purpose of exten- ding 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 raise and appropriate the amount of $1300.00 plus a carry-over of $3678.77 from 1952 for the purpose of extending and im- proving 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.
Article 21 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate 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.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 22 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase three sand spreaders, and raise and appropriate the amount of $1595.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 22 as read.
Article 23 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase one snow Loader, and raise and appropriate the amount of $12000.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase one snow loader, and raise and appropriate the amount of $11000.00 therefor.
Article 24 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a street sweeping machine, and turn in the present 1946 machine as partial payment, and raise and appropriate the amount of $9700.00 for the balance of payment.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 24 as read.
Article 25 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a pickup truck for Water De- partment use, and turn in present 1946 Dodge truck as partial payment, and raise and appropriate the amount of $1300.00 for the balance of payment.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 25 as read.
Article 26 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a rubber tired tractor with Frame and bucket, and turn in the present tractor as partial payment, and raise and appropriate the amount of $925.00 for the balance of payment.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 26 as read.
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Article 27 .- To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase an automobile and raise and appropriate the sum of $1600.00 therefor, and the price allowed for a 1946 Plymouth Coupe, known as the superin- tendent's car, be used as part payment for the new automo- bile.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 27 as read.
Article 28 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $4000.00 for purpose of widening a portion of Whittier Street near the school property, and for constructing additional access roadway to the school par- king area, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 28 as read.
Article 29 .- To see if the town will vote to purchase a parcel of land on Greenwood Road necessary to permit the widening and relocation of said road near High Plain Road, Said parcel being owned by Elmer O. and Betty S. Peterson and is shown on a plan on file at the office of the Town Clerk; and grade said portion of relocated road, and raise and ap- propriate the amount of $200.00 for said land acquisition and construction work, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 29 as read.
Article 30 .- To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $750.00 for the purpose of con- structing and maintaining baseball diamonds at the Play- stead, and for the purchase of related materials; all for use of the so-called Little League and all work to be performed under the supervision of the Board of Public Works; on pe- tition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the amount of $750.00 for the purpose of con- structing and maintaining baseball diamonds at the Play-
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stead, and for the purchase of related materials; all for the use of the younger children of our Town and all work to be performed by and under the supervision of the Board of Public Works.
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