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All the above candidates and question to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open from 7:00 o'clock A. M. to 7:00 o'clock P. M.
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J. Everett Collins announced the results of ballot March 1st and declared Roland H. Sherman elected as Moderator for the ensuing year and that he had previously been sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of that office.
The Moderator then declared the other successful candi- dates elected as well as the result of the question relative to the consolidation of the tree and moth departments with the board of public works.
Stafford A. Lindsay, Selectman for Three Years.
Stafford A. Lindsay, Assessor for Three Years.
P. LeRoy Wilson, Board of Public Works for Three Years. Francis P. Reilly, Board of Public Works for Three Years. Roy A. Russell, School Committee for Three Years.
Charles O. McCullom, Board of Health for Three Years.
William N. Perry, Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for Seven Years.
Edward I. Erickson, Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for Four Years (to fill a vacancy) .
Thomas R. Wallace, Andover Housing Authority for Five Years.
Eugene A. Bernardin, Jr., Planning Board for Five Years.
George B. Brown, Constable for One Year.
Roy A. Russell, Constable for One Year.
George N. Sparks, Constable for One Year.
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the current year, entitled 'An Act authorizing the town of Andover to make its tree department and moth department divisions of its department of public works', be accepted?" The vote - Yes, 2166 - No, 2045.
ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED Arthur W. Cole be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three years.
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ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate sufficient money for the purpose of granting to each regular fulltime employee of the Board of Public Works a raise in salary of $5.00 per week, on petition of William Knipe and others.
Article was lost by default.
(See Budget for Article 4, 5 and Special Articles.)
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken at a special Town Meeting held August 24, 1953 which accepted Chapter 434 of the Acts of 1953 establishing rent control and declaring that a substantial shortage of rental housing accommodations existed and that a control of rents was necessary in the public interests.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 6 as read.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to amend para- graph one of section 9 of the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Andover, to provide in single residence districts for lot frontages of not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet and for lot areas of not less than fifteen thousand (15000) square feet within one mile radius of the Town House and within a half mile radius of Ballardvale Fire Station and within a half mile radius of Shawsheen Square, and for lot frontages of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet and lot areas of not less than twenty-five thousand (25000) square feet beyond the areas designated above, on petition of John R. Abbot and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 7 as read. The vote Yes, 792 - No, 109 - voted by more than 2/3 as required.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Moderator to appoint a committee of not less than seven nor more than nine members to study the zoning prob- lems of the Town, consult with the Planning Board, and re- commend to Town Meeting changes in the Zoning By-Law
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and to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500 to be used for the study, on petition of John R. Abbot and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500 under Article 8.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to make the fol- lowing change in the Zoning By-Laws: namely to repeal Article 2, Section X, and substitute therefor the following :
Article 2. Removal of earth, etc. The removal for sale of loam, sand, gravel, or quarried stone shall not be permit- ted in any section of the town except by permit from the Board of Appeals, and they shall have power to control the conditions of depth, contour, and extent. No loam to be removed for sale for more than one-half of its depth in any part of the Town, except when incidental to, and in connec- tion with the construction of a building, for which a permit has been issued.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to make the following change in the Zoning By-Law: namely to repeal Article 2, Section X, and substitute therefor the following :
Article 2. Removal of earth, etc. The removal for sale of loam, sand, gravel, or quarried stone shall not be permit- ted in any section of the town except by permit from the Board of Appeals, and they shall have power to control the conditions of depth, contour, and extent. No loam to be re- moved for sale for more than one-half of its depth in any part of Town, except when incidental to, and in connection with the construction on the premises of a building, for which a permit has been issued. The vote Yes, 716 - No, 2 - voted by more than 2/3 as required.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will establish a Planning Board under the provision of General Laws Chapter 41, Sec- tion 81-A with the provision that members of the Planning Board now in office shall serve as members of the new Board as provided by said Chapter.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 10 as read.
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ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Helen E. Hardy a deed of a parcel of land, consisting of about 12.21 acres situated on the west side of Red Spring Road, in the rear of the town gravel pit, shown as lot #3 on Assessors map #92, on file in the Assessor's Office of the Town of Andover.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 11 as read.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $675.00 to be paid as follows to Henry L. Hilton $342.00 and to George C. Williams $333.00 for purposes set forth in Chapter 203 of the Acts of 1947.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $675.00 under Article 12.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will instruct the moder- ator to appoint a committee of five, known as the Town Of- fice Building Committee, make available to this Committee the $2500.00 appropriated under Article 22 at the town meet- ing in 1944 for the purposes of preparing plans for the Shaw Property at 85 Main St. and instruct the committee to prepare preliminary plans and estimates for a new town of- fice building, and request the committee to make a report at the annual Town Meeting in 1955.
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 ap- propriate the sum of $1,350.00 for the purchase of two new automobiles for the Police Department, and use the trade in value from two 1953 Ford Sedans as part of the purchase price.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,350.00 under Article 14.
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ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $5,063.40 to be spent with the unex- pended balance $3,936.60 of appropriation made in 1953 to erect a traffic booth in Elm Square that will include the in- stallation of traffic lights to govern all travel at that location.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,063.40 under Article 15, to be spent with the unexpended balance $3,936.60 of appropria- tion made in 1953.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chap- ter 85, Section 11A of the General Laws - an act relative to registration of bicycles by the Police Department - and to raise and appropriate $100.00 to initiate this registration service.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Chapter 85, Section 11A of the General Laws - an act rela- tive to registration of bicycles by the Police Department. No appropriation.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $8,300.00 to be spent by the Fire Department to purchase a new ambulance.
Article 17 was defeated. Yes, 327 - No, 338.
ARTICLE 18. 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.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $20,000.00 for the purpose of ex- tending 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 ap- proved by the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Public Works.
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Upon motion duly second, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the purpose of extend- ing and improving the water system of the Town of Ando- ver; 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 20. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to repair and build sidewalks, and raise and appropriate the amount of $5,000.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 under Article 20.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $750.00 for the purpose of renewing and adjusting sewer and water structures in the way of the proposed state highway reconstruction on Main Street, be- tween Dwight Street and Wheeler Street.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 under Article 21.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from available funds, the amount of $80,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a sewerage sys- tem in Ballardvale ; said amount to be added to funds already set up under Article 31 of the 1953 Town Warrant, and to be used for the furtherance of said article.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate from 1954 taxes the sum of $30,000. together with $30,000 to be taken from free cash and to be added to unexpended balance set up under Article 31 of the 1953 war- rant.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $15,000.00 for the purpose of constructing relief sewers in Chestnut Street, Elm Street, Essex Street, and other necessary locations; all work to be
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done under the supervision of the Board of Public Works and no work to be started until approved by the Board of Select- men, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 under Article 23.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $5,000.00 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 water supply and increasing the available storage; said land, or land and buildings to be acquired by release, by purchase, or by seizure 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 raise and appropriate the amount of $2,500.00 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 water supply and increasing the available storage; said land, or land and buildings to be acquired by release, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, upon the recommendation of the Board of Public Works and with the approval of the Town Counsel.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of $4,500.00 for the reconstruction of Elm Street from the present end of the state highway near Washington Avenue south-westerly toward Elm Square; said amount to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose.
Article 25 was defeated.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $1,000.00 for the purpose of con- structing and maintaining baseball diamonds at the Play- stead and for the purchase of related materials; all work
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to be performed under the supervision of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 under Article 26.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $1,500.00 for the purpose of widen- ing and improving Beacon Street and Chandler Road in the vicinity of their common intersection, and to acquire by re- lease such land as may become available for said widening.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 under Article 27.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $2,000.00 for the purpose of con- structing a storm drainage system in the vicinity of #5 and #7 Hidden Road; and authorize the Board of Public Works to obtain easements as necessary for the disposal of said storm water on private land.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 under Article 28.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the mount of $825.00 for the purpose of widen- ing the easterly side of Riverina Road from Haverhill Street northerly for a distance of about three hundred and fifty feet.
Article 29 was defeated.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- appropriate the amount of $825.00 for the purpose of widen- ing and improving a portion of Summer Street from a point of about seven hundred and fifty feet.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 under Article 30.
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ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $10,000.00 for the purpose of per- forming preliminary excavation, subdrainage, grading and other work necessary for the orderly development of the recently enlarged Playstead Area.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for the purpose of perform- ing preliminary excavation, subdrainage, grading and other work necessary for the orderly development of the recently enlarged Playstead Area.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the amount of $9,450.00 for the purpose of enclos- ing Rogers Brook in a buried culvert, from the north end of the present culvert at the rear of Coleman's Property westerly for a distance of about 315 feet, following the pres- ent Brook more or less to a point near Bartlet Street.
Article 32 was defeated.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to acquire a parcel of land from the Andover Shawsheen Realty Com- pany for the purpose of extending the protective fencing along the Shawsheen River, said land being located at the northeasterly corner of Kenilworth Street and Riverina Road as shown on a sketch on file with the Town Clerk; and raise and appropriate the amount of $25.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate $25.00 under Article 33.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road and Brundrett Avenue northerly for a dis- tance of about 1600 feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis, and raise and appropriate the amount of $6,400.00 therefor, on petition of Roger H. Lewis and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate $6,400.00 under Article 34.
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ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road and Brundrett Avenue along Brundrett Ave- nue southerly for a distance of about 800 feet to the proper- ty of Wilfred J. Robidoux, and raise and appropriate the amount of $3,200.00 therefor, on petition of Wilfred J. Robidoux and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,200.00 under Article 35. The vote - Yes, 160 - No, 135.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to install an 8-inch sewer main in the westerly side of Elm Street from the existing sewer at Westwind Road, northeasterly for a distance of about 1050 linear feet, to a point near #172 Elm Street, and raise and appropriate the amount of $5,250.00 therefor; on peti- tion of Russell H. Berthel and others.
Article 36 was defeated.
ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer in Suther- land Street from the existing end northwesterly for a dis- tance of about 255 feet to a point in front of #29 Sutherland Street; and raise and appropriate the amount of $1,150.00 therefor ; on petition of Frederick A. Plummer and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to authorize the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer in Sutherland Street from the existing end northwesterly for a distance of about 255 feet to a point in front of #29 Sutherland Street ; and raise and appropriate the amount of $930.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to construct a sidewalk on the east- erly side of Burnham Road, extending from High Street northerly for a distance of about 900 feet, to include the re- moval of trees and the excavation of banking on public and private land as necessary; and raise and appropriate the amount of $5,014.00 therefor; on petition of Lynn C. South- well and others.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,014.00 under Article 38. The vote - Yes, 208, No, 53.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $312.00 for the purchase of a twenty inch chain saw, with an extra chain, for use in the Tree De- partment and for removal of diseased elm trees under Dutch elm control work, on petition of George R. Abbott and others.
Article 39 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,250.00 for the purchase of a new tractor and roadside mower with safety release attachment, for use in the Tree Department and for removal of diseased elm trees under Dutch elm control work, on petition of George R. Abbott and others.
Article 40 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to continue to maintain State-Aided Vocational Education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws, and Acts Amendatory thereto, or F dependent thereon, and further raise and appropriate the sum of $1,755.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,755.00 under Article 41.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 for the further study of the needs and the preparation of preliminary plans to meet the requirements of the expanding junior and senior high school populations, and to authorize the moderator to ap- point a School Building Committee.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the further study of the needs and the preparation of preliminary plans to meet the requirements of the expanding junior and senior high school populations, and to authorize the moderator to ap- point a School Building Committee.
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ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chap- ter 387 of the Acts of 1953, an act authorizing a city or town to grant annuities and to increase certain retirement allow- ances, pensions and annuities of certain officials and employ- ees or to their surviving spouses or children; upon recom- mendation of the Selectmen.
Article 43 was defeated. The vote - Yes, 36 - No, 179.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $600.00 to improve and resurface a por- tion of Central Playground for year round recreational pur- poses, this money to be expended in conjunction with the $2300.00 appropriated in 1950 and under the supervision of the Board of Public Works and Committee on Recreation.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 under Article 44 to be used with the unexpended balance of $2300.00 appropriated under Article 29 in 1951.
ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate $2,500.00 to be used by the Board of Selectmen to repair and paint the Community Room, former Precinct Room, Corridors, Stairways and Washrooms in town-owned Community Building on Andover Street, Ballardvale, on pe- tition of Albert T. Warner and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 under Article 45.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate $5,000.00 to be used by the Recreation Committee to install and equip a regulation "Little League" baseball diamond and field, and put in serviceable condition the pres- ent standard-size baseball diamond and field, on the Ando- ver-Woburn Street Playground in Ballardvale, on petition of Albert T. Warner and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to be used by the Recrea-
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tion Committee to install and equip a regulation "Little League" baseball diamond and field, and put in serviceable condition the present standard-size baseball diamond and field, on the Andover-Woburn Street Playground in Ballard- vale.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept as public ways the following roads, as approved by the Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen, as shown on the plan entitled "Subdivision and Acceptance Plan for Hidden Acres" made in January, 1947 by Clinton F. Good- win, C.E., both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's Office.
1. Alden Road from Porter Road to Nutmeg Road, a distance of 1,553 feet.
2. Lantern Road from Hidden Road to Alden Road, a distance of 561 feet.
3. Nutmeg Road from Sunset Rock Road to Alden Road, a distance of 208 feet, on petition of Har- ry Axelrod and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept as public ways the following roads, as approved by the Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen, as shown on the plan entitled "Subdivision and Acceptance Plan for Hid- den Acres" made in January, 1947 by Clinton F. Goodwin, C.E., both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town Clerk's Office.
1. Nutmeg Road from Sunset Rock Road north- erly to Alden Road, a distance of two hundred and eight (208) feet.
2. Alden Road from Nutmeg Road northerly to the north line of a proposed way known as Lan- tern Road, a distance of about one thousand and twelve (1012) feet.
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ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way and name Cassimere Street as approved by the Board of Survey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on a plan entitled Sub-division and Acceptance Plan of Cassimere Street dated December, 1952, Clinton F. Good- win, Registered Professional engineer, Haverhill, Mass. Both plan and description referred to being on file at the office of the Town Clerk, on petition of David L. Markert and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Art- icle 48 as read.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way #1 the remaining portion of Forbes Lane extend- ing in a westerly direction about 610 feet from the west bound of the portion of Forbes Lane which was voted upon and accepted at the town meeting of March, 1953; #2 also a portion of Karlton Circle extending south from the end of Forbes Lane to Porter Road, a distance of 432 feet; same being approved June 13, 1952 by the Board of Survey, and laid out by the Board of Selectmen, as shown on a plan en- titled "Acceptance plan of Karlton Field, Andover, Mass.", same plan being made by Fred W. Stowers, Civil Engineer of Methuen, Mass. Both plan and description being on file at the office of the Town Clerk, and in the Registry of Deeds of Essex County, on petition of Karl C. Killorin and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Art- icle 49 as read.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to accept an ex- tension of Henderson Avenue, from the present terminus, northerly and westerly to the intersection of Lupine Road thereof, as a public way, for a distance of about 416 feet, as approved by the Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk, entitled "Plan of Section No. 2 Henderson Acres" dated July 1952 by Ralph Brasseur, Engineer, Haverhill, Mass. Both plans and descriptions referred to being on file at the
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