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Salaries
2,305.00
Expenses Pension Payments
63,119.00
Group Life and Medical Insurance
15,000.00
Spring Grove Cemetery
Salaries
18,875.00
($23, 846.00 less interest on
perpetual care funds-$4,971.00) Expenses
3,400.00
Bonded Debt Payments and Interest
Bonded Debt Payments
300,000.00
Interest on Bonded Debt
88,720.00
Interest-Temporary Loan
4,200.00
Bond Issue Expense
2,000.00
Miscellaneous :
Town Reports
2,475.00
Veterans' Quarters
2,880.00
Insurance
43,632.00
Damage to Persons and Property
500.00
Postage Meter
3,000.00
Industrial Development Comm.
300.00
Personnel Review Board
875.00
TOTAL FOR BUDGET TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$3,892,383.00
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530.00
Recreation Department
2,300.00
SPECIAL ARTICLES (All to be taken from available funds except Article 32)
ARTICLE 8 Water drainage improvements $ 33,000.00
ARTICLE 9 Chapter 90 Highway Construction 54,000.00
ARTICLE 10 Establish Boundaries 2,000.00
ARTICLE 11
Sidewalk Construction-Lovejoy Road
7,500.00
ARTICLE 12 Improvements to Water System
85,000.00
ARTICLE 13 Land for Pumping Station -- Mouth of Fish Brook
3,000.00
ARTICLE 15 Stabilization Fund 50,000.00
ARTICLE 27 Land Acquisition
19,000.00
TOTAL SPECIAL ARTICLES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 253,500.00
ARTICLE 32 Water Main in Cross Street (to be raised by taxation)
16,000.00
TOTAL SPECIAL ARTICLES
$ 269,500.00
Total BUDGET to be raised by taxation
3,892,383.00
GRAND TOTAL BUDGET AND SPECIAL ARTICLES
$ 4,161,883.00
ARTICLE 36 VOTED to permit the Assessors to use $75,000 free cash to reduce the 1963 tax rate and to offset appropriations for capital outlay voted at the 1963 meeting
ARTICLE 37 VOTED to transfer $35,000 from Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Town Manager and the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1, 1964 in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1964, in accordance with Section 4, 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 44.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 5 as printed.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $34,224.90 for roadway improvements under Chapter 782 of the Acts of 1962, 100% to be reimbursed by the Commonwealth, and to authorize the Town to acquire necessary easements by gift, purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over lands supposed to belong to Herbert MacMillan, James Deyermond, Ruth Muller, Clarence Lane and Timothy Brennan.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 6 and appro- priate the sum of $34, 224.90 for roadway improvements under Chapter 782 of the Acts of 1962, 100% to be reimbursed by the Commonwealth, and to authorize the Town to acquire necessary easements by gift, purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over lands supposed to belong to Herbert MacMillan, James Deyermond, Ruth Muller, Clarence Lane and Timothy Brennan.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way and name
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Gleason Street in accord with plans on file at the office of the Town Clerk and as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and to authorize the Town to acquire the neces- Sary easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over the parcels of land shown on said plan and numbered one through ten.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to accept Article 7 as printed.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $52, 500.00 for surface water drainage im- provements and authorize the construction hereinafter described, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over lands supposed to be owned by Frederick Higgins, George Luedke, Alfred Loftus and Mildred Horne.
To install drains not less than 12 and not more than 30 inches in size at the following locations :
1. Gleason Street and High Plain Road $29,200.00 19,300.00 2. Porter Road 4,000.00
3. Andover Street
$52,500.00
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to transfer from available funds the sum of $33, 000.00 under Article 8, for surface water drainage improve- ments and authorize the construction hereinafter described, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over lands supposed to be owned by Frederick Higgins, George Luedke, Alfred Loftus and Mildred Horne.
To install drains not less than 12 and not more than 30 inches in size at the following locations :
1. Gleason Street and High Plain Road $29,000.00
2.
Andover Street
4,000.00
$33,000.00
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $54,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construc- tion, the Town to be reimbursed 50% by the Commonwealth and 25% by the County, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary drainage easements by gift, by pur- chase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over land supposed to belong to Realty Construction of New England, Inc.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to transfer from available funds the sum of $54,000.00 under Article 9 for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, the Town to be reimbursed 50% by the Commonwealth and 25% by the County, and to authorize the Town to acquire the necessary drainage easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over land supposed to belong to Realty Construction of New England, Inc. The Vote Yes-583, No-5, voted by more than 2/3 as required.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $2,000.00 to establish boundaries and lay out the lines of existing ways used publicly but not accepted as public ways by Town Meeting action.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to transfer the sum of $2,000.00 from available funds under Article 10.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $35,000.00 for sidewalk construction on Lovejoy Road.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to transfer the sum of $7,500.00 from
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available funds under Article 11.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $90,000.00 for improvements to the water system and authorize the following construction:
To install water mains not less than six inches and not more than sixteen inches in size in the following locations :
(a) Cross country from Prospect Hill Reservoir in the direction of Vine Street to Salem 2900 feet more or less 12 inch
(b) In South Main Street from the end of the existing 8 inch near Ballardvale Road to the existing 8 inch near Rocky Hill Road 3500 feet more or less 10 inch
And authorize the Town to acquire the necessary easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over land supposed to belong to the Mabel B. Ward Trust and Amy G. Taft.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to transfer the sum of $85,000.00 from available funds for improvements to the water system and authorize the following construction:
To install water mains not less than six inches and not more than sixteen inches in size in the following locations :
(a) Cross country from Prospect Hill Reservoir in the direction of Vine Street to Salem 2900 feet more or less 12 inch
(b) In South Main Street from the end of the existing 8 inch near Ballardvale Road to the existing 8 inch near Rocky Hill Road 3500 feet more or less 10 inch
And authorize the Town to acquire the necessary easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, over land supposed to belong to the Mabel B. Ward Trust and Amy G. Taft.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $3,000.00 to obtain land at the mouth of Fish Brook on the Merrimack River for the site of a pumping station, and the neces- sary access thereto. And authorize the Town the right to obtain the necessary land and easements by gift, by purchase, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, from Andover Village Improvement Society and Jacob Shlekis, the supposed owners of the land.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to transfer from available funds the sum of $3,000.00 under Article 13. The Vote-Yes 618 -- No 5 -- voted by more than 2/3 as required.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $5,000.00 for the purpose of preparing pre- liminary plans for a new Public Works Building.
Article 14 was defeated.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation or transfer from available funds the sum of $100,000 to establish a stabilization fund under Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Law.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to transfer from available funds the sum of $50,000 under Article 15 to establish a stabilization fund under Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Law.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will appropriate $880, 000 or any other sum to con-
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struct a sewage pumping station off Riverina Road, a trunk sewer along Haverhill Street, from Haverhill Street to Balmoral Street, along Balmoral, York and Haverhill Streets, an intercepting sewer starting from Essex Street and extending in a souther- ly direction along the east bank of the Shawsheen River to Abbot Street, a trunk sewer extending from Andover Street to Lowell Street, with a connecting line to Res- ervation Road, a collecting sewer from the end of Kirkland Drive to Shawsheen Road, along Shawsheen Road and from Shawsheen Road crossing Lincoln Street to Arthur Road and lateral sewers in Abbot Street, Porter Road, Karlton Circle, Forbes Lane, Alden Road, Andover Street, Dascomb Road, Lovejoy Road, Lowell Street, Argilla Road, Straw- berry Hill Road, Rennie Drive, Lincoln Street, Chandler Circle, Lowell Street, Shir- ley Road, Virginia Road, High Plain Road and Beacon Street; to authorize the Select- men to acquire thenecessary land and easements by gift, by purchase or by seizure by right of eminent domain; to authorize the acceptance of federal aid for the work; and to determine how the appropriation will be raised, whether by taxation, transfer or borrowing or any combination of the foregoing.
Article 16 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 17. (A) To see if the Town will determine that the need for an urban re- newal program exists in the Town.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to use the secret ballot on this article. The Vote Yes 314 -- No 393 -- more than 25% of the voters present.
Article 17 (A) was defeated. The VOTE Yes 254 -- No 903.
ARTICLE 17. (B) To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to execute on be- half of the Town a "Cooperation Agreement" between the Town and the Andover Housing Authority providing for the cooperation required by the United States with respect to the Central Andover Urban Renewal Project Mass. R-22; said project to be carried out in accordance with a plan in substantially the form of the Land Assembly and Redevel- opment Plan for the project area dated February, 1963 on file in the offices of the Selectmen, Town Manager, Town Clerk and Andover Housing Authority to be adopted by the Authority subsequent to action of the Town under Article 17 (A); and said cooper- ation agreement containing provisions with respect to the making of the local grants in aid required by the United States in the form of cash, tax credits, site improve- ments, conveyance of town owned land, street and utility work and other forms of cooperation; copies of a suggested draft of which agreement dated February 1963 are on file in the offices of the Selectmen, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk and the Andover Housing Authority.
Article 17 (B) was unanimously defeated.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town pursuant to the provisions of Section 26CC of the Housing Authority Law contained in Chapter 121 of the General Laws as most recently amended, will vote to raise and appropriate by taxation and/or available funds and/ or by bond issue the sum of $359,300 for the purpose of defraying such part of the development, acquisition, and operating costs of the Central Andover Urban Renewal Project Mass. R-22 described in Article 17 (B) as will not be met by contributions or grants from the Federal Government or otherwise, and will authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Emergency Finance Board to borrow the whole or any part of the same.
Article 18 was unanimously defeated.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote by resolution: to declare that there exists in the town a need for low-rent housing at rents within the means of families of low income, as defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, which need is not being adequately met by private enterprise; to approve an application of the Andover Housing Authority to the Public Housing Administration, an agency author- ized by the said Act to provide financial assistance to local public housing agencies for undertaking and carrying out preliminary planning of low-rent housing projects, for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed $4,000 for surveys and planning in connection with low-rent housing projects of not to exceed approximately 20 dwelling units, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute on behalf of the town a
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'Cooperation Agreement', between the town and the Andover Housing Authority, sub- stantially in the form of a proposed agreement of which copies are on file in the office of the Board of Selectmen, the Andover Housing Authority and the Town Clerk, providing for the local cooperation as may be required by the Public Housing Admin- istration pursuant to the said Act.
Article 19 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence A to Business, the following parcel of land along Bartlett Street and Chestnut Street:
Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of Bartlett Street and Chestnut Street and running westerly along the center line of Chestnut Street to a point oppo- site the westerly boundary of Lot #33 as shown on Town Assessors' Map #39, 1962 edi- tion; thence turning and running northerly along the westerly boundary of said Lot #33 and easterly along the northerly boundaries of Lots #33, #34, and #37 to the cen- ter line of Bartlett Street; thence running southerly along the center line of Bart- lett Street to the point of beginning.
Article 20 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to change from Business to Single Resi- dence A, the following parcel of land at Florence Street and Park Street:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot #83 on Town Assessors' Map #39, 1962 edition and running easterly along the northerly boundary of said Lot #83 to its in- tersection with Lot #87; thence turning and running northerly, easterly and southerly along the boundaries of said Lot #87 to Park Street; thence crossing Park Street and running southerly, westerly and northerly along the boundaries of Lot #98 to the cen- ter line of Park Street; thence turning and running westerly along the center line of Park Street to a point opposite the westerly boundary of Lot #10; thence turning and running northerly along said westerly boundary of Lot #10 to its intersection with the southerly boundary of Lot #11; thence turning and running westerly, northerly and easterly along the boundaries of said Lot #ll to the westerly side of Florence Street and continuing in a straight line to the point of beginning.
Article 21 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to change from Business to Multiple Resi- dence the following parcel of land along Park Street:
Beginning at a point on the center line of Park Street opposite the easterly bound- ary of Lot #99 on Town Assessors' Map #39, 1962 edition and running southerly along the easterly boundaries of Lots #99 and #100; thence turning and running westerly along the southerly boundaries of Lots #100 and #101 and #102 to a point forty feet (40') west of the southeasterly corner of Lot #102; thence turning and running north- erly to a point on the northerly boundary of said Lot #102, forty feet (40') west of the northeasterly corner of said lot; thence proceeding on the same northerly course to the center line of Park Street; thence turning and running easterly along the center line of Park Street to the point of beginning.
Article 22 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will appropriate $1,500,000.00 or any other sum, to acquire the necessary land and easements and to construct, originally equip and furnish a town house, police station, and a fire station, all in the central part of the town; to authorize the acceptance of federal aid for the project; and to deter- mine how the appropriation will be raised, whether by taxation, transfer or borrow- ing or any combination of the foregoing.
Article 23 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to provide a By-Law for the appointment of an Inspector of Gas Piping and Gas Appliances in buildings and whose duty shall be the enforcement of the rules and regulations adopted by the Board established
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under Section 12H of Chapter 25 of the General Laws and as provided in the Acts of 1960, Chapter 737, Section 3-0.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 24 as printed.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to establish an advisory committee on home rule to be appointed by the moderator for the purpose of examining state-local relations and of reporting thereon to the selectmen from time to time.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to accept Article 25 as printed.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $150,000.00 or any other sum for the purpose of reconstructing Rogers Brook and its tributaries, and the sewers, other utilities, and surface drainage in connection therewith, to determine how the same shall be raised, whether by taxation, transfer, borrowing or otherwise and to provide for the easements therefor, with the understanding that the area involved is from the West side of Main Street to the headwall on the East side of Whittier Street.
Article 26 was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation $100, 000 or any other sum to be spent by the Land Acquisition Committee for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, by gift, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, land, and any build- ings thereon, for such school sites as may be designated by the School Committee, for such areas as may be designated by the Recreation Committee, for sites for munic- ipal buildings and municipal facilities, and for the purpose of securing options or refusals or making down payments or part payments on any such lands, including any buildings thereon, or obtaining easements; said Land Acquisition Committee having the right to advise as to any parcel of land to be acquired, but its advice not to be controlling; no money to be spent without the approval of the Board of Selectmen; on petition of the Land Acquisition Committee.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to transfer from available funds the sum of $19, 000 under Article 27 to be spent by the Land Acquisition Commit- tee for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, by gift, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, land, and any buildings thereon, for such school sites as may be designated by the School Committee, for such areas as may be designated by the Recre- ation Committee, for sites for municipal buildings and municipal facilities, and for the purpose of securing options or refusals or making down payments or part payments on any such lands, including any buildings thereon, or obtaining easements; said Land Acquisition Committee having the right to advise as to any parcel of land to be acquired, but its advice not to be controlling; no money to be spent without the ap- proval of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to make the following amendment to the Zoning By-law by adding to Section XI, the following subsection:
6. (a) In Single Residence, Multiple Residence, Apartment District and Educational District, the parking or keeping of a truck or com- mercial vehicle, on property in use as a residence, shall be deemed a permitted accessory use, provided :
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1. The truck or commercial vehicle does not exceed three- quarter (3/4) ton capacity, manufacturer's rating, and
2. The truck or commercial vehicle is used as a means of transport to and from the resident's place of business, and
3. The truck or commercial vehicle is parked or kept in a garage, and
4. The truck or commercial vehicle is not loaded with flam- mable, noxious or dangerous materials.
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(b) In all other districts, the parking or keeping of vehicles customarily employed in connection with permitted uses shall be deemed accessory.
(c) The Board of Appeals may, under Section XIII, of this by-law, grant a special permit for the parking or keeping, in Single Residence, Multiple Residence, Apartment and Educational Dis- tricts, of vehicles or equipment other than those allowed in 6 (a) above, provided that the Board finds such parking will not, under the circumstances, be detrimental to the neighbor- hood. The Board may impose such conditions as it deems neces- sary to safeguard the neighborhood, including limitations of time, number of vehicles, weight or capacity of vehicles or equipment. Among other things, the Board shall consider size, location of the lot, density of the neighborhood, vehicular access, garaging or parking facilities.
(d) A temporary permit, not exceeding one year, may be granted at the discretion of the Building Inspector for the parking or keeping of equipment, trucks or vehicles on construction sites.
By inserting the words "and equipment" after the word "building" in Section XI, sub- section #5 so that the amended subsection reads as follows :
5. In farm area, buildings and equipment incidental to a farm requirement shall be considered an accessory use and on lots of five acres or over, the keeping of riding or driving horses, all subject to the Board of Health regulations.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to make the following amend- ment to the Zoning By-law by adding to Section XI, the following subsection:
6. (a) In Single Residence, Multiple Residence, Apartment District and Educational District, the parking or keeping of a truck or com- mercial vehicle, on property in use as a residence, shall be deemed a permitted accessory use, provided :
1. The truck or commercial vehicle does not exceed three- quarter (3/4) ton capacity, manufacturer's rating, and
2. The truck or commercial vehicle is used as a means of transport to and from the resident's place of business, and
3. The truck or commercial vehicle is parked or kept in a garage, and
4. The truck or commercial vehicle is not loaded with flam- mable, noxious or dangerous materials.
(b) In all other districts, the parking or keeping of vehicles customarily employed in connection with permitted uses shall be deemed accessory .
(c) The Board of Appeals may, under Section XIII, of this by-law, grant a special permit for the parking or keeping, in Single Residence, Multiple Residence, Apartment and Educational Dis- tricts, of vehicles or equipment other than those allowed in 6(a) above, provided that the Board finds such parking will not under the circumstances, be detrimental to the neighbor- hood. The Board may impose such conditions as it deems neces- sary to safeguard the neighborhood, including limitations of time, number of vehicles, weight or capacity of vehicles or equipment. Among other things, the Board shall consider size, location of the lot, density of the neighborhood, vehicular access, garaging or parking facilities.
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(d) A temporary permit, not exceeding one year, may be granted at the discretion of the Building Inspector for the parking or keeping of equipment, trucks or vehicles on construction sites.
By inserting the words "and equipment" after the word "building" in Section XI, sub- section #5 so that the amended subsection reads as follows :
5. In farm area, buildings and equipment incidental to a farm requirement shall be considered an accessory use and on lots of five acres or over, the keeping of riding or driving horses, all subject to the Board of Health regulations.
A quorum was present. A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by Harold T. King, relative to Article 28.
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