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ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a
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Public Way, Princeton Avenue, for a distance of 345 feet westerly from that portion of Princeton Avenue which is now a public way, as approved by the Planning Board and laid out by the Board of Selectmen: and as shown on a plan entitled: "Section No. 1, Shawsheen Heights, Andover, Mass. Owner, Loretta Cairns; Engineer, Ralph B. Brasseur; dated July 25, 1955," and recorded with North Essex Regis- try of Deeds as Plan No. 3076, a copy of said plan being also on file with the Town Clerk for the Town of Andover, on petition of George R. Cairns and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept as a Public Way, Princeton Avenue for a distance of 345 feet westerly from that portion of Princeton Avenue which is now a public way, as approved by the Planning Board and laid out by the Board of Selectmen; and as shown on a plan entitled: "Section No. 1, Shawsheen Heights, Andover, Mass. Owner, Loretta Cairns; Engineer, Ralph B. Brasseur; dated July 25, 1955," and recorded with North Essex Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 3076.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way, Stevens Circle, a way off Summer Street, as approved by the Planning Board, January 18, 1955, and laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown on the plan made by Clinton F. Goodwin, Engineer, Haverhill, and dated December 10, 1954, both plan and description being on file at the Town Clerk's office, on petition of Rolland E. Davis and others.
Article 46 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way a way now known as Suncrest Road, off South Main Street, as shown on a plan by D. J. McCracken of Methuen dated September, 1955, both this plan and a des- cription being on file in the office of the Town Clerk, on petition of Robert W. M. White and others.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept as a public way a way now known as Suncrest Road, easterly of South Main Street, as shown on a plan by D. J. McCracken of Methuen dated September, 1955, both this plan and a description being on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1, 1958, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1, 1958, in accordance with Section 4, Chap- ter 44, General Laws and to issue a note or notes, there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note so
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issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 48 as printed.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to continue to maintain State-Aided Voca- tional Education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws, and acts amendatory thereto, or dependent thereon, and further raise and appropriate the Sum of $1,940.00 therefor.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,940.00 under Article 49.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after March 11, 1957 in anticipation of the elementary school bond issue of $885,000 authorized by vote of the Special Town Meeting of October 22, 1956 under Article 1 of said meeting, in accor- dance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 50 as printed.
ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to inform Congressman Rogers that the Town of Andover is in hearty accord with her supporting the follow- ing congressional bills HR317, 318, and 319, relative to the development of flood control of the Merrimack River.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 51 as printed.
ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to accept $3,763.00 including a flower fund of $300.00, received in 1956, for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Ceme- tery, on petition of Anna M. Greeley, Treasurer.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 52 as printed.
ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to accept $30.00, the gift of Helen and Harold Rafton, as approved by the School Committee, to be awarded as the Rafton Science Prizes at Punchard High School, on petition of Anna M. Greeley, Treasurer.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept with thanks Article 53.
ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to accept nine- teen shares of Middle South Utilities, Inc., common stock, the gift of Helen and Harold Rafton, as approved by the School Committee, the annual income therefrom to be award- ed as the Rafton Science Prizes at Andover High School, on petition of Anna M. Greeley, Treasurer.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept with thanks Article 54.
ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 1, Section 3 of the Town By-Laws by adding the words "Ballots shall be given to each voter when being checked for admittance at door of Town Meeting by the Town Elec - tion officers, whose duty it will be to collect and count them whenever used, in presence of the Town Clerk in full view of the voters," on petition of John F. O'Connell and others.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 55. The Vote, Yes-231; No-40. A quorum was present.
ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to transfer $20,000.00 from Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 56 as printed.
ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to permit the Assessors to use $60,000.00 free cash to reduce the 1957 tax rate and to offset appropriations for capital outlay voted at the 1957 meeting.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Arti- cle 57 as printed.
ARTICLE 58. To see what disposition shall be made of un- expended appropriations and free cash in the Treasury.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that all unex- pended appropriations be turned into the Treasury, except the following:
Article 7 - 1956 Spec. Town Meeting 10/22/56 Town Treasurer, Clerical Assistance 528.69
Article 55- 1956 Planning Board of Appeals 100.00
Article 8 - 1956 Remodeling Town Offices 13,938.59
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Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 352.75
Article 2- 1956 Sewer, Andover St., B.V.
25,200.00
Article 21-1956 Sewer Line-Golden's Gardens 15,000.00
Article 22-1954 Ballardvale Sewer Disposal 567.32
Article 34-1955 Constructing Relief Sewers
1,135.84
Article 36-1956 Sewerage and Drainage
6,929.28
Article 23-1956
Chapter 90 Construction
39,975.55
Article 42-1956 Storm Drainage-Hidden Road
2,185.83
Article 15-1956 Purchase Sidewalk Snow Plow
775.40
Aid to Dependent Children Grants
106.35
Old Age Assistance Grants 602.34
Article 10-1955 New High School Building
727,353.59
Article 13-1955 West Elem. School Addition 42,870.36
Article 14-1955 Shawsheen School Addition
15,497.44
Article 77-1956 Shawsheen School Addition
7,000.00
Article 1-1955 Preliminary Plans Elementary School Building 105.15
Civil Defense
1,061.69
Article 2- 1951
Purchase Land adjacent to Central Schools & Playstead
1,333.15
Article 7- 1955
Purchase Land in Ballardvale Corner Andover & Center Sts.
1,600.00
Article 8- 1946 History of Andover up to and including World War II 800.00
Article 9- 1956
Mapping of Town 20,000.00
Article 11-1956
Repair Indian Ridge School
2,500.00
Article 13-1953
Engineering Study of Play- ground Area 390.00
Article 15-1953 Purchase & Develop Parking Areas
4,000.00
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Article 19-1956
Establishing Development and Industrial Commission
431.90
Article 31-1954
Excavation, Subdrainage and Grading Playstead Area
2,697.30
Article 38-1955
To legally acquire land to widen Torr Street
1.00
Article 40-1955
To legally acquire land to relocate portion of Ballardvale Road
1.00
Article 29-1951
Improving the bathing and recreational facilities at Pomps Pond
1,274.93
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Article 44-1954
Improving the bathing and recreational facilities at Pomps Pond
600.00
Article 18-1956
Rogers Brook and tributaries
25,000.00
Article 24-1954
Acquisition of land or build- ing on the watershed of Haggetts Pond and Fish Brook
2,496.25
Article 27-1955
Acquisition of land, etc., water supply on watershed of Fish Brook and Haggetts Pond
7,500.00
Article 31-1956
Fluoridation Equipment 1,820.00
Article 35-1956
Water Extensions 9,709.57
Article 37-1956
Reservoir, etc., Wood Hill
137,587.84
Article 38-1956
Reservoir and improvements to high level system, Prospect Hill
54,866.30
Article 13-1956 Acquiring land, Prospect Hill 200.00
Article 39-1956
Acquire land, watershed Haggetts Pond
3,500.00
TOTAL UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS NOT )
$1,179,595.41 TURNED INTO TREASURY
ARTICLE 59. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
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Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept the report of the Town Officers and place on file.
ARTICLE 60. To transact any other business that may legal- ly come before the meeting:
A motion was made and seconded that the special commit- tee for the study of garbage disposal be continued for another year.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn at 6:30 P. M.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MODERATOR
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Harold Rutter, Jr. Chairman
Charles G. Hatch, Secretary
Leslie N. Hutchinson Robert A. Watters
William Mackintosh E. Dean Walen
Richard M. Zecchini
APPOINTMENTS BY THE SELECTMEN
COMMITTEE TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES, ETC.
Albert Cole, Jr. Chairman
Robert Holland, Secretary
William V. Emmons
Winthrop Newcomb Lee Noyes Richard K. Gordon
Harold Rafton
COMMITTEE TO STUDY TOWN BY-LAWS AND ZONING BY-LAWS
Robert Zollner
James St. Germain Alfred W. Fuller
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
Karl Rohde, Secretary Harry Axelrod
PERSONNEL BOARD
John C. Young, Chairman
Kenneth C. Bevan
John S. Sullivan, Secretary
William A. Harnedy William Mackintosh
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
ATTEST: GEORGE H. WINSLOW Town Clerk
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Special Town Meeting JANUARY 5, 1957
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, December 10, 1956, the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs met and assembled in the Memorial Auditorium on Bartlet Street on Saturday, the fifth day of January, 1957 at 2:00 P. M.
The check lists were used at entrance and showed 557 voters admitted to the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Roland H. Sherman, Moderator at 2:00 P. M.
Opening prayer was offered by Rev. Hugh B. Penney.
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.
(Constable's Return)
Essex, SS.
January 5, 1957
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 place 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
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ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section VII of the Zoning By Law as most recently amended by Articles #70 and #71 of the Warrant of the Town Meeting held March 10 and 12, 1956 by striking from said amend- ments the words "the Board of Selectmen or its duly auth- orized appointees" wherever said words appear and by sub- stituting therefor the words "Board of Zoning Appeals" or to take any other action thereon.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to
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amend Section VII of the Zoning By Law as most recently amended by Articles #70 and #71 of the Warrant of the Town Meeting held March 10 and 12, 1956 by striking from said amendments the words "the Board of Selectmen or its duly authorized appointees" wherever said words appear and by substituting therefor the words "Board of Zoning Appeals", as approved by the Planning Board. A quorum was present.
ARTICLE 2. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting:
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn at 2:15 P. M.
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
ATTEST:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Town Clerk
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Special Town Meeting
SEPTEMBER 16, 1957
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, August 30, 1957, the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, quali- fied to vote in Town Affairs met and assembled in the Memorial Auditorium on Bartlet Street on Monday, the six- teenth day of September, 1957 at 7:30 P. M.
The check lists were used at entrance and showed 295 voters admitted to the meeting.
Secret ballots were passed out to the voters as they entered the hall.
The meeting was called to order at 7:47 P. M. by Roland H. Sherman, Moderator.
Unanimous consent was voted to admit several persons (non-voters).
Opening prayer was offered by Rev. Ralph Rosenblad.
Salute to the flag was led by Selectman Stafford A. Lindsay.
The warrant and return of service by the constable was read by the Town Clerk.
(Constable's Return)
September 16, 1957 Essex, Ss.
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 post- ing 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
Articles 1-16 in the Warrant were not taken up since a quorum was not present.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 8:04 P. M.
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The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
ATTEST:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Town Clerk
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Special Town Meeting OCTOBER 7, 1957
Agreeably to a Warrant signed by the Selectmen, Septem- ber 23, 1957, the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs met and assembled in the Memorial Auditorium on Bartlet Street on Monday, the seventh day of October, 1957 at 8:00 P. M.
The check lists were used at entrance and showed 578 voters admitted to the meeting.
Secret ballots were passed out to the voters as they entered the hall.
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Roland H. Sherman at 8:00 o'clock P. M.
Unanimous consent was voted to admit twenty-two persons (non-voters).
Opening prayer was offered by Rev. Donald J. Ryder.
Salute to the flag was led by Selectman Stafford A. Lindsay.
The warrant and return of service by the constable was read by the Town Clerk.
(Constable's Return)
Essex, SS.
October 7, 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 post- ing 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. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from taxation and/or available funds and/or by bond issue the sum of $280,000.00, $28,000.00 of which is to be raised by taxation and/or transferred from avail- able funds, the balance to be provided for by a fifteen or ten year bond issue and authorize the Board of Public
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Works to construct additional sources of water supply and connect such sources to the existing water systems includ- ing wells at the Ballardvale site and the Abbott site, approximately 6200 feet of force main and all necessary buildings, piping, equipment and appurtenances and author- ize the Board of Public Works to acquire the necessary land and easements for this purpose by purchase, by gift or by seizure by right of eminent domain as may be neces- sary. 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 unanimously that the sum of $280,000 be hereby appropriated for the pur- poses hereinafter specified, and to meet said appropria- tion $28,000 is hereby transferred from available funds and the treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to issue and sell $252,000 bonds of the town, payable in 15 years, and the Board of Public Works is hereby authorized to take or purchase additional water sources and develop well fields, includ- ing wells, pipes and original pumping station equipment, and including wells at the "Abbot" site off Andover Street and the "Ballardvale" site near Pomp's Pond and connecting piping greater than 6" and less than 16" in diameter and a 16" force main approximately 6200 ft. long in Woburn Street, Porter Road, and across private property to South Main Street, for reinforcing the existing system; and authorize the Board of Public Works to acquire the neces- sary land and easements for this purpose, by gift or by seizure by right of eminent domain or by purchase as may be necessary; all of which are located in the Town of Andover, and are described as follows:
"Ballardvale" Well
Parcel (a). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Alfred T. Drinkwater bounded as follows: north by Pomp's Pond, east by land now or formerly owned by the Quannapo- witt Council Inc. Boy Scouts of America and by land now or formerly owned by the Essex Sand and Gravel Co., south by land of Alfred T. Drinkwater, west by land now or formerly owned by F. Homer Foster, containing 7 acres, more or less.
Parcel (b). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by the Essex Sand and Gravel Co. adjacent to Cold Spring Brook, bounded as follows: north by land now or formerly owned by Quannapowitt Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America; east by land now or formerly owned by Essex Sand and Gravel Co .; south by land now or formerly William F. Col- lins; west by land now or formerly owned by Alfred T. Drinkwater containing 10.4 acres, more or less. Said
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parcel may be taken subject to a right of the prior owner to remove sand and gravel from the property, such right to be subject to such rules and regulations as may be established by the Board of Public Works and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, to prevent operations which in the opinion of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health may endanger the sources of supply in any way.
Parcel (c). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Quannapowitt Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America, bounded as follows: north by land now or formerly of the Quanna- powitt Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America; east by land now or formerly owned by Quannapowitt Council, Boy Scouts of America, and by land now or formerly owned by William G. and Alice M. McDermitt; south by land now or formerly owned by Essex Sand and Gravel Co., west by land now or formerly owned by Alfred T. Drinkwater, containing 2.7 acres, more or less. Said parcel may be taken subject to rights of the prior owner to use the existing roadway thereon and to use said land for recreational purposes only, such rights to be subject to rules and regulations as may be established by the Board of Public Works and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, to prevent operations which in the opinion of the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Health may endanger the Sources of supply in any way.
Parcel (d). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by F. Homer Foster, bounded as follows: north by Pomp's Pond; east by land now or formerly owned by Alfred T. Drink- water; south by land now or formerly owned by Alfred T. Drinkwater; west. by land now or formerly owned by F. Homer Foster, containing 2.9 acres, more or less.
Parcel (e). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by William G. and Alice M. McDermitt, bounded as follows: north by the land now or formerly owned by William G. and Alice M. McDermitt; east by Woburn Street, south by the land now or formerly owned by Hayward; west by the land now or formerly owned by Quannapowitt Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America, containing 0.1 acres, more or less.
"Abbot" Well
Parcel (a). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Chester D. Abbot bounded as follows: north by land of now or formerly owned by Chester D. Abbot; east by land now or formerly owned by William Phillips Foster and John Franklin Foster; south by land now or formerly owned by Northeastern Scale Models Inc., west by land. now or former- ly owned by the Boston and Maine Railroad, containing
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7.6 acres, more or less.
Parcel (b). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Northeastern Scale Models Inc., bounded as follows: north by land now or formerly owned by Chester D. Abbot; east by land now or formerly owned by William Phillips Foster and John Franklin Foster; south by land now or formerly owned by Northeastern Scale Models, Inc .; west by land now or formerly owned by Boston & Maine R. R., containing 0.73 acres, more or less.
Parcel (c). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by William Phillips Foster and John Franklin Foster, bounded as follows: north by land now or formerly owned by William Phillips Foster and John Franklin Foster; east by land now or formerly owned by William Phillips Foster and John Franklin Foster; south by land now or formerly owned by William Phillips Foster and John Franklin Foster; west by land now or formerly owned by Northeastern Scale Models Inc., and by land now or formerly owned by Chester D. Abbot, containing 2.6 acres, more or less.
Parcel (d). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Sidney P. White, bounded as follows: north by land now or formerly owned by Sidney P. White; east by land of the Boston & Maine R.R .; south by land, now or formerly owned by James and Kathleen M. Townsend; west by Andover Street, so called, containing 8000 sq. ft., more or less.
Parcel (e). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Sidney P. White, bounded as follows: from a point 180.5 feet more or less easterly of the land of James and Kath- leen Townsend on Andover Street, thence bounded on the south by land now or formerly of Sidney P. White to a point on the Boston & Maine R.R., 163.5 ft. easterly of said Townsend's land; east by land of the Boston & Maine R.R .; north by land now or formerly of Sidney P. White; west by Andover Street, containing 1470 sq. ft., more or less.
Parcel (f). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by the Boston and Maine R.R., bounded as follows: north by land of the Boston and Maine R.R .; east by land now or formerly owned by Chester D. Abbot; south by the Boston & Maine R.R .; west by land now or formerly owned by Sidney P. White, containing 924 square feet, more or less; this taking to be an easement subject to any and such general laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pertaining to the taking of such easements or rights from a railroad.
16-in. Reinforcing Main (Easements only)
Parcel (a). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by
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C. Lincoln Giles on land now known as "Hidden Way", not over 40 feet in width extending from the intersection of Hidden Road and Porter Road easterly to land now or for- merly owned by Robert and Madeline Robichaud, containing 0.2 acres, more or less.
Parcel (b). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Robert and Madeline Robichaud, not over 20 feet wide, ex- tending from Hidden Way, so called, to South Main Street, containing 0.1 acres, more or less.
Parcel (c). A parcel of land now or formerly owned by Edward and Elizabeth Bower; said parcel being a part of land now known as "Hidden Way", containing 0.14 acres, more or less.
No work shall be started under this vote until approved by the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee.
A quorum was present.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to adopt a by-law under the provisions of Section 21 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 98 of the Acts of 1949, as amended, for the purpose of regulating the remov- al of soil, loam, sand and gravel from land not in public use in any part of the Town; or act in any other manner in relation thereto.
By-law. Sect. 1. Anything in any other by-law of this Town to the contrary notwithstanding, no person shall re- move for purpose of sale any soil, loam, sand or gravel from any land not in public use in any part of the Town without first obtaining written permit therefor from the Board of Selectmen after a public hearing at which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard. At least twenty days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall, at the expense of the applicant for a permit, be published in a newspaper of general circula- tion in the Town.
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