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Appropriations for 1957
56 Water Accounts Receivable 110
Balance Sheet
106 Water Maint. and Construction
99
Board of Public Works
Wire Inspector
73,188
Accounts Receivable
110
Departmental Accounts Receivable
109
Director of Accounts
51
Expenditures for 1957
65
Municipal Indebtedness
105
*Also see School Report
Overlay
106
Receipts for 1957
59
Receipts-Analysis of Revenue Account
57
71,177
76
92
Town Debt *Trustees of Punchard Free School
119
Recreation Committee
98,184
74,184 Town Infirmary
87,173
Spring Grove Cemetery
104,134 Town Officers
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Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
MODERATOR Roland H. Sherman
BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND PUBLIC WELFARE
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Stafford A. Lindsay, Secretary
Term expires 1960
William V. Emmons
Term expires 1959
George H. Winslow, Clerk
Arthur W. Cole, Agent, Bureau Old Age
Assistance, Welfare Board
Francis P. Markey, Veterans' Services Agent
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Stafford A. Lindsay, Secretary
Term expires 1960
William V. Emmons
Term expires 1959
Archibald D. Maclaren, Jr. , Engineer
TOWN CLERK
George H. Winslow
Term, Tenure
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
James P. Christie
Term expires 1958
TREASURER
Anna M. Greeley
Term expires 1959
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
George C. Napier
TOWN COUNSEL Vincent F. Stulgis
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
George C. Napier, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Edmond E. Hammond
Term expires 1958
David L. Nicoll, Secretary
Term expires 1959
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Allen M. Flye, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Alexander H. Henderson, Secretary
Term expires 1958
P. Leroy Wilson
Term expires 1960
Francis P. Reilly
Term expires 1960
David M. Thompson
Term expires 1959
Harry Axelrod
Term expires 1958
Edward R. Lawson, Supt. * Stanley Chlebowski, Supt.
Ralph E. Preble, Jr. Supt., Sewer and Water Dept. and Engineer **
Donald C, Bassett, Supt., Sewer and Water Dept.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Roy A. Russell, Chairman
William A. Doherty, Secretary
Albert Cole, Jr.
Term expires 1958
Frederick S. Allis, Jr.
Term expires 1959
Term expires 1959
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Raymond F. Collins
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN John J. McArdle, Jr. , M.D.
SCHOOL NURSES
Ruth E. Westcott, R.N.
Gertrude A. Stewart, R.N.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Gordon L. Colquhoun, Chairman
Edward I. Erickson, Secretary
Fred W. Doyle
Stanley F. Swanton
Stephen H. Brennan, Jr. Fred I. Kent, II Melvin L. Weiner
BALLARDVALE SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Charles G. Hatch, Chairman
Edward P. Hall
John Sullivan, Secretary
John Erwin
Frederick S. Allis, Jr.
(Other School Committee Members served until contract was signed May 14, 1957)
BOARD OF HEALTH
Robert A. Walsh, Chairman
Term expires 1959
Richard D. McKallagat, Secretary
Term expires 1960
Philip W. Blake, M. D.
Term expires 1958
Manuel Raposa, Jr., Sanitarian and Health Agent, Milk Inspector Harold A. Gurry, Milk Inspector
Alexander Thomson, Inspector of Plumbing
Ray S. Youmans, Inspector of Slaughtering Elizabeth C. Nadeau, Public Health Nurse
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Ralph W. Coleman
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Archibald Maclaren, Jr.
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Alex. Ritchie, Jr.
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Term expires 1960
Term expires 1958
Reta V. Buchan
Edward I. Erickson, Superintendent
DENTAL HYGIENIST M. Augusta Breck
PLANNING BOARD
Lee F. Noyes, Chairman
Virginia H. Hammond, Secretary
Term expires 1961
Term expires 1960
Term expires 1959
Term expires 1962
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Newton A. Jones
Wilson Crawford, Deputy
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Ray S. Youmans
Sidney P. White
TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Arthur W. Reynolds, Chairman
Term expires 1964
William N. Perry, Secretary
Term expires 1961
Leo F. Daley, Treasurer
Term expires 1959
Alan R. Blackmer
Term expires 1960
Edward I. Erickson
Term expires 1958
Joseph Serio
Term expires 1962
Elinore L. Washburn
Term expires 1963
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
Rev. Frederick B. Noss
Rev. John S. Moses
Rev. Hugh B. Penney
Edmond E. Hammond
Term expires 1958
Fred W. Doyle
Term expires 1958
Harry Sellars
Term expires 1958
C. Carleton Kimball
Term expires 1958
Arthur W. Cole
Term expires 1958
TRUSTEES OF CORNELL FUND
Frederick E. Cheever, Treasurer
Term expires 1958
Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1959
Arthur W. Cole
Term expires 1960
TRUSTEES OF SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Frederick E. Cheever, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Albert E. Curtis, Secretary
Term expires 1960
William D. McIntyre
Term expires 1958
Malcolm E. Lundgren
Term expires 1959
Irving J. Whitcomb
Term expires 1960
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Ralph A. Bailey, Chairman
Term expires 1960
Walter F. McDonald
Term expires 1959
Joseph A. Horan
Term expires 1958
George H. Winslow, Clerk
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Donald G. Thompson Fredric S. O'Brien John N. Cole 2nd.
Term expires 1958
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Harold A. Rutter, Jr. Chairman Secretary
Charles G. Hatch, E. Dean Walen
Richard M. Zecchini William Mackintosh Robert A. Watters
Leslie N. Hutchinson
RECREATION COMMITTEE
L. Gleynn Yeaton, Chairman
Francis P. Markey, Secretary Durwood Moody
Walter Pearson James Doherty
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
James S. Eastham, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Alfred W. Fuller
Term expires 1959
Edward P. Hall
Term expires 1960
Walter C. Tomlinson, Associate Member
Leon A. Field, Associate Member
Hugh Bullock, Associate Member
PLANNING BOARD OF APPEALS
Thomas Burns
Term expires 1959
Frank Brigham
Term expires 1960 Term expires 1958
Vincent L. Stulgis, Associate Member
Robert Zollner, Associate Member
COMMITTEE TO STUDY TOWN BY-LAWS AND ZONING BY-LAWS
James St. Germain Alfred W. Fuller
COMMITTEE TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES, ETC.
Albert Cole, Jr., Chairman
Winthrop Newcomb Lee Noyes
William V. Emmons
Richard K. Gordon
Harold Rafton
COMMITTEE TO STUDY GENERAL LAWS; CHAPTER 41, SECTION 38A, RELATIVE TO THE COLLECTION OF MONEYS DUE THE TOWN
William Rhoads, Chairman John E. Gilcreast Robert Mower
Harry Axelrod
COMMITTEE TO STUDY GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE James B. Sullivan, Chairman Charles O. McCullom
Richard McKallagat, Secretary Winthrop K. White
Robert Walsh
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Karl Rohde, Secretary
Robert Holland, Secretary
Robert Zollner
Joseph A. McCarthy
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COMMITTEE TO STUDY CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Sidney P. White, Chairman
Alex. M. Wilson Mrs. Edmond E. Hammond, Jr. , Secretary Joseph A. McCarthy
Allen M. Flye Richard M. Zecchini Hugh Bullock
PERSONNEL BOARD
John . C. Young, Chairman
Term expires 1960
John S. Sullivan, Secretary
Term expires 1959
Kenneth C. Bevan
Term expires 1960
William A. Harnedy
Term expires 1959
William Mackintosh
Term expires 1958
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Ralph T. Urich, Chairman
James L. Dean
Harold Haller, Vice-Chairman
Robert Mayo
William W. Rhoads, Secretary
Robert Watters
Philip S. Clements
King McRury
Walter Goddard
ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Edward D. Johnston, State Member
Term expires 1961
George A. Noury, Chairman
Term expires 1958
Thomas R. Wallace, Treasurer
Term expires 1959
Roy A. Russell, Vice Chairman
Term expires 1960
Thomas P. Eldred, Asst. Treasurer
Term expires 1961
Ernest N. Hall, Exec. Director and Secretary
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Henry L. Hilton, Chief and Forest Warden
POLICE DEPARTMENT
David L. Nicoll, Chief William R. Hickey, Dog Officer
CONSTABLES
George N. Sparks
George B. Brown Roy A. Russell
Term expires 1958 Term expires 1958 Term expires 1958
CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR Harold W. Wennik
TOWN OF ANDOVER Population 1955 Census-14535 Registered Voters 1957-8649
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDING ANDOVER Senators
John F. Kennedy, Boston
Leverett Saltonstall, Dover
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FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Edith Nourse Rogers, 444 Andover St., Lowell
FIFTH COUNCILLOR DISTRICT Augustus P. Means, County Road, Essex
FOURTH ESSEX SENATORIAL DISTRICT Charles S. Marston, 3rd, 309 East Broadway, Haverhill
FIFTH ESSEX REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Frank S. Giles, Jr., 827 Riverside Drive, Methuen William Longworth, 25 Stevens Street, Methuen Arthur Williams, 127 Haverhill Street, Andover
ESSEX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS C. F. Nelson Pratt, Saugus Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen John R. Ahern, Lawrence
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARD
Joseph A. Horan, Chairman, Chandler Road, Andover
Thomas E. Cargill, Sr. Secretary, Boxford
Martin J. Lawlor, Jr., North Andover Thomas W. Fallon, 58 Maple Avenue, Andover
James Deyermond, 5 Temple Place, Andover Salvatore Basile, Chandler Road, Andover Govt. Appeal Agent
* Deceased
Resigned
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Annual Town Meeting MARCH 4, 1957
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, January 21, 1957, the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, quali- fied 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 FOURTH DAY OF MARCH, 1957
at 7:00 A. M. to act upon the following articles:
Essex, SS. Andover, March 4, 1957
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the constables of the Town of Andover, have noti- fied the inhabitants of said town, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of 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 Offi- cers. The ballot boxes were found to be empty and regis- tered 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 4713 -- viz: Precinct 1-1148; Precinct 2- 780; Precinct 3-860; Precinct 4-678; Precinct 5-383; Pre- cinct 6-864.
PRECINCTS
MODERATOR - FOR ONE YEAR
1 2 3 4 5 6
654 425 461 393 211 610 463 322 367 7 249 159 226
Roland H. Sherman 2754
John F. O'Connell
1786
31 33 32 36 13 28 Blanks 173
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PRECINCTS SELECTMAN - ONE FOR THREE YEARS
1 2 3 4 5 6 950 613 717 558 294 748
Stafford A. Lindsay
3880
1
2 1 Roy A. Russell 4
197 167 143 118 89 115 Blanks 829
ASSESSOR - ONE FOR THREE YEARS
912 601 699 548 283 736
Stafford A. Lindsay
3779
1
2 1 Roy A. Russell 4
235 179 161 128 100 127 Blanks 930
SCHOOL COMMITTEE - ONE FOR THREE YEARS
822 555 554 438 297 601
Roy A. Russell
3267
286 192 254 205 76 228 James J. Gordon
1241
40 33
52 35 10 35 Blanks
205
BOARD OF HEALTH - ONE FOR THREE YEARS
535 425 527 341 195 317
Richard D. McKallagat
2340
510 281 275 287 146 490
Karl L. Rohde, Jr. 1989
103 74 58 50 42 57
Blanks
384
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY ONE FOR SEVEN YEARS
973 623 712 576 304 783
Arthur W. Reynolds
3971
175 157 148 102 79 81
Blanks
742
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS - TWO FOR THREE YEARS
654 428 603 411 211 485
Francis P. Reilly
2792
604 350 354 288 167 446
P. LeRoy Wilson,
2209
117 135 97 67 65 126 Louis G. Conkey
607
144 156 188 116 57 95 Raymond S. LaRosa
756
223 136 124
158 108 176
Francis D. Sparks
925
255 116 89
99
50 162
Oliver R. Surette
771
26 15
20
48 16 38 Robert F. VanCoppenolle
163
273 224 245 169 92 200
Blanks
1203
PLANNING BOARD
- ONE FOR FIVE YEARS
601 448 327 288 203 544
John N. Cole, 2nd
2411
473 243 456 329 147 274
Allen M. Flye
1922
74 89 77
61 33 46
Blanks 380
CONSTABLES
- THREE FOR ONE YEAR
929 572 666 527 303 703
George B. Brown
3700
971 655 703 552 320 746
Roy A. Russell
3947
924 582 658
523 328 712
George N. Sparks 3727
620 531 553
432 198 431
Blanks
2765
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QUESTION -- "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-six, entitled "An Act establishing a selectman-town manager plan for the Town of Andover', be accepted by the Town?"
PRECINCTS
1 2 3 .4 5 6
415 193 321 249 115 452 Yes 1745
2791
696 551 500 404 253 387 Nc 37 36 39 25 15 25
Blanks 177
All the foregoing officers and question were voted for on one ballot and the check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 1
Andover, March 4, 1957
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. £ Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1148. Number of ballots received 2027. Num- ber of ballots returned 919. Number of ballots cast 1148. Police officer on duty, William Tammany. Voted to count ballots at 8:00 A. M.
Leo J. Raftery, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 2.
Andover, March 4, 1957
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Fernand J. Lussier. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 781 (ballot box skipped one ballot). Number of ballots received 1539. Number of ballots returned 768. Number of ballots cast 771 plus 9 absentee ballots. Police officer on duty, James M. Gorrie, Jr. Voted to count bal- lots at 9:00 A.M.
Joseph E. O'Brien, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 3
Andover, March 4, 1957
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, A. Norman Warhurst. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 860. Number of ballots received . 1864. Num- ber of ballots returned 1004. Number of ballots cast 860. Police officer on duty, W. Stewart. Voted to count bal- lots at 10:00 A.M.
Walter R. Davis, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 4
Andover, March 4, 1957
Polls opened at 7:00 A. M. Warden in charge, Robert H. Henderson. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 678. Number of ballots received 1254, plus 7 absentee ballots. Number of ballots returned 583. Num- ber of ballots cast 678. Police officer on duty, Raymond Pellerin. Voted to count ballots at 8:45 A. M.
James D. Doherty, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 5
Andover, March 4, 1957
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Clyde E. Mears. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 383. Number of ballots received 710. Num- ber of ballots returned 328. Number of ballots cast 382 plus 1 absentee ballot. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 10:55 A.M.
Eugene A. Zalla, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT 6
Andover, March 4, 1957
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Ralph A. Bailey. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 864. Number of ballots received 1755 plus 17 absentee ballots. Number of ballots returned 908. Number of ballots cast 864. Police officer on duty, James R. Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 8:30 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 Gen- eral Laws to Saturday, March 9, 1957, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. at the Memorial Auditorium.
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Adjourned Town Meeting
MARCH 9, 1957
The check lists were used at the entrance and showed 783 voters admitted to the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Roland H. Sherman, Moderator, at 1:30 P. M.
Unanimous consent was voted to admit nine persons.
Opening prayer was offered by Rev. John S. Moses.
Salute to the flag was led by Stafford A. Lindsay.
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 Selectman for three years, an Assessor for three years, two members of the Board of Public Works for three years, a member of the Board of Health for three years, a member 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, three Constables for one year, and any other town officers required by law to be elected by bal- lot, also to vote on the following question: "Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hun- dred and fifty-six entitled 'An Act establishing a select- men-town manager plan for the town of Andover', be accept- ed by the town?"
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.
The Town Clerk announced the results of ballot March 4th 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 to their respective offices.
Stafford A. Lindsay, Selectman for Three Years.
Stafford A. Lindsay, Assessor for Three Years.
Roy A. Russell, School Committee for Three Years.
Richard D. McKallagat, Board of Health for Three Years.
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Arthur W. Reynolds, Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for Seven Years.
Francis P. Reilly, Board of Public Works for Three Years. P. LeRoy Wilson, Board of Public Works for Three Years.
John N. Cole, 2nd. 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 year nineteen hundred and fifty-six, entitled, 'An Act estab- lishing a selectmen-town manager plan for the town of Andover', be accepted by the town?" The vote -- Yes, 1745 No, 2791.
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.
ARTICLE 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Offi- cers for the ensuing year.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the sal- aries of the elected Town Officers for the ensuing year be established at: (each item being voted on separately) :
Board of Selectmen
Three members at $800 each
per annum
Board of Assessors
Three members at $800 each
per annum
Board of Public Welfare
Three members at $200 each
per annum
Town Clerk
for 1957
$5187.50
Collector of Taxes
for 1957
5187.50
Town Treasurer
for 1957
4838.00
Board of Health
Three members at $100 each
per annum
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Chairman, Board of Public Works
per annum 300.00
Secretary, Board of Public Works
per annum 150.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees
per annum 100.00
Moderator, per meeting
25.00
ARTICLE 4. To determine what sums of money shall be appro- priated for the following purposes:
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and ap- propriate the following sums of money:
Moderator
75.00
Finance Committee
100.00
Selectmen
Salaries & Wages
6,300.00
Expense
2,050.00
1956 Bill
55.00
Town Accountant
Salaries & Wages
9,789.50
Expense
1,125.00
Treasurer
Salaries & Wages (plus $528.69 Sp. Art.#7 10/22/56) Expense
7,427.50
5,270.50
Parking Meter Clerk
389.00
Tax Collector
Salaries & Wages
8,878.50
Expense
2,017.00
Assessors
Salaries & Wages
17,595.00
Expense
2,500.00
Town Counsel
1,500.00
Town Clerk
Salaries & Wages
7,243.50
Expense
530.00
Election & Registrá-)
Salaries & Wages
5,060.00
tion )
Expense
2,350.00
Municipal Buildings
Salaries & Wages
4,400.00
Expense (includes
1956 bill of $5.54)
7,600.00
Planning Board
Salaries & Wages Expense
2,375.00
2,464.00
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Police Department
Salaries & Wages (includes 1956 bill of $50.00 for Bessie Goldsmith) Expense
96,529.00
15,300.00
Dog Officer
325.00
Parking Meter
Salaries & Wages $8,320.00
Expense 2,125.00
Fire Department
Salaries & Wages 123,229.02
Expense (includes 1956
bill of $21.50)
19,625.00
Brush Fires
2,200.00
Building Inspector (Includes 1956 bill, $162.96)
6,000.00
Inspector of Wires
1,550.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
800.00
Civil Defense
Salaries & Wages
900.00
Expense
3,025.00
Tree Department
Salaries & Wages
9,750.00
Expense
1,400.00
Moth Department
Salaries & Wages
5,200.00
Expense
1,622.00
Dutch Elm Department
Salaries & Wages
7,150.00
Expense
850.00
Board of Health
Salaries & Wages
10,626.00
Expense
1,690.00
Care & Treat.of TB
1,500.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Public Dump
3,500.00
Board of Public Works
Salaries & Wages
26,500.00
Expense
2,050.00
BPW Chairman
300.00
BPW Secretary
150.00
Highway
Salaries & Wages
49,500.00
Expense
30,500.00
Street Lighting
28,000.00
Snow Removal
20,000.00
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Sewer
Salaries & Wages Expense 8,350.00
5,500.00
Water
Salaries & Wages Expense 46,250.00
Truck, Garage & Repair Salaries & Wages Shop Maintenance Expense
7,700.00
Old Age Assistance
Salaries & Wages
2,740.00
Expense
61,560.00
Aid to Dependent Children
Salaries & Wages
900.00
Expense
7,920.00
Disability Assistance
Salaries & Wages Expense
8,644.00
Welfare
Salaries & Wages
1,600.00
Expense
9,700.00
Town Infirmary
Salaries & Wages
5,331.00
Expense
6,669.00
Veterans' Services
Salaries & Wages
8,065.00
Expense
20,935.00
Schools
Salaries & Wages
622,125.00 .
Expense
179,639.00
Libraries
Salaries & Wages
38,024.00
Expense (plus dog
15,765.00
Parks
Salaries & Wages
8,000.00
Expense
1,500.00
Recreation
Salaries & Wages
9,400.00
Expense
6,420.00
Pensions
Salaries & Wages
2,114.00
Expense
465.00
Pension Payments
50,270.00
Town Report - printing
2,000.00
Veterans' Quarters
2,220.00
Blanket Insurance
29,000.00
Patriotic Holidays
1,565.00
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35,000.00
24,300.00
356.00
license refunds)
Damage to Persons and Property
500.00
Cemeteries Salaries & Wages
Expense
18,034.00 3,235.00
Maturing Debt and Interest
Maturing Debt (Schools) 190,000.00 Interest - Maturing Debt (Schools) 51,847.50
Total to be raised by taxation
$2,060,470.02
Total not to be raised by taxation
10,834.00
Grand Total Appropriated
$2,071,304.02
SPECIAL ARTICLES
ARTICLE 5
Two new automobiles for Police
Dept. (Plus trade-in value of
one 1956 Ford Sedan and one
1956 Plymouth Sedan)
2,000.00
ARTICLE 6
One new one (1) ton Pick-up Truck for Fire Dept. (Plus trade-in value of one 1953 pick-up truck)
1,873.00
ARTICLE 7
New Typewriter-bookkeeping machine for Accountant's and Treasurer's Depts.
6,300.00
ARTICLE 9
Engage engineering consultants
for revaluation of taxable
property. (From available
funds, $35,000.00)
ARTICLE 11
Purchase land for off-street
parking (From available funds,
$25,000.00)
ARTICLE 12
To develop additional off-
street parking. (Transfer from
Parking Meter Account, $6,000.00)
ARTICLE 14 To acquire future school sites, etc. (From available funds, $25,000.00)
ARTICLE 15
Acquire land on Center & Andover
Sts., Ballardvale. (From avail-
able funds, $200.00 -- to add to
unexpended balance of $1,600.00)
ARTICLE 17
To study Town By-Laws and Zoning
1,000.00
By-Laws
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ARTICLE 24
To establish a Personnel Board 3,000.00
ARTICLE 26 Sidewalk construction 7,500.00
ARTICLE 27 Repairs to bridge in Ballardvale 5,000.00
ARTICLE 28 Construction for highway fence and guard rail 2,500.00
ARTICLE 29 Study for additional water supply (From available funds, $10,000.00)
ARTICLE 30 Improvements to sewerage facilities (From available funds, $8,500.00)
ARTICLE 31 Improvements to water system (From available funds, $95,810.00)
ARTICLE 32 Construct additional garage space (From available funds, $25,000.00)
ARTICLE 33 To purchase equipment for the B.P.W.
26,300.00
ARTICLE 34 For Highway Construction (From available funds, $23,000.00) Chapter 718 Acts of 1956
ARTICLE 35 Chapter 90 Highway Construction (From available funds, $30,000.00) (Chapter 718-Acts of 1956 $10,000.00)
ARTICLE 37 Install sewer in Juliette St. (From available funds, $10,000.00)
ARTICLE 49 State Aided Vocational Education 1,940.00
Total Special Articles to be raised by taxation 57,413.00
Total Special Articles not raised by taxation 303,510.00
Total-Special Articles $360,923.00
GRAND TOTAL -- Budget and Special Articles $2,432,227.02
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the purchase of two new automobiles for the Police Department and use the trade-in value of one 1956 Ford sedan and one 1956 Plymouth sedan as part of the purchase price.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,000.00 under Article 5.
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ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,873.00 to purchase and equip a new one (1) ton pick-up truck for use in the Fire Depart- ment and use the trade-in value of a 1953 pick-up truck as part of the purchase price.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,873.00 under Article 6.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $6,300.00 for the purpose of pur- chasing typewriter-bookkeeping machine and equipment for municipal accounting, to be used in the Accountant's and Treasurer's departments.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,300.00 under Article 7.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 670, Acts of 1955, and any amendments thereto, an act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retire- ment allowances, and annuities payable to certain former employees.
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