Town annual report of Andover 1963-1969, Part 80

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 902

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Land of the Town of Andover near Pomps Pond, being Lot 9 on Assessors' Map No. 117, containing 22 acres.

Article 12 was withdrawn.

ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote taken under Article 7 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held 7 October 1968 and transfer the unexpended balance of funds appropriated for consultants' fees in the preparation and filing of applications for Federal grants for education to Surplus Revenue, or take any other action, on petition of Richard J. Bowen and others.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to approve Article 13 as printed in the Warrant.

The Vote-YES 270, NO 133.

ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote taken under Article 11, Sub-Section 3 of the Warrant for the Adjourned Annual Town Meeting held 6 March 1965 and transfer the unexpended balance of funds appropriated for the construction,

originally equipping and furnishing of a Town Hall to Surplus Revenue, or take any other action, on petition of Richard J. Bowen and others.

Article 14 was ruled illegal.

ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 or any other sum by transfer from available funds for repairs to the Town Hall, said repairs to include but not be necessarily restricted to the painting of the exterior of the building, the repairing of gutters, the installation of combination storm windows, the relighting and painting of offices, the installation of new flooring including carpeting in offices as required and the improvement of the building's heating and electrical systems, or take any other action, on petition of Richard J. Bowen and others.

Article 15 was disapproved by Finance Committee and not acted upon.

ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate by transfer from avail- able funds the sum of $6, 500 and authorize the Selectmen and Town Manager to expend the money to demolish the fire station on Park Street, bring the excavation to grade and pave the surface.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that Article 16 be approved as printed in the warrant in the amount of $6,500 from available funds.

A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by John Hardy. The Finance Com- mittee unanimously approved this article.

ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 272 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1966, which provides that firefighters may reside outside of the limits of the Town.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that Article 17 be approved as printed in the Warrant.

ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Town Modera- tor to appoint an unpaid committee, to consist of seven persons, none of whom is presently a member of any Town Committee, nor a duly elected official. Four addi- tional persons, consisting of one member from the School Committee, one member from the Finance Committee, one member from the Board of Selectmen, and one member from the Planning Board shall participate in the proceedings of the Committee but shall have no power to vote. The purpose of the Committee shall be to make an investiga- tion and study to determine the advantages and feasibility of establishing one site for the construction of all future school buildings and those structures essential to the education of Andover children. Said site shall be for the purpose of contain-

ing all buildings for the entire school system. Said committee shall consider and include the costs of construction, site acquisition, site development, maintenance and administration. Said committee shall survey possible sites and make a recommen- dation for the acquisition of a site. Said committee shall report to the Board of Selectmen not later than December 24, 1969. The committee shall insert its recommen- dation for a site in the warrant for the next town meeting to be held in March 1970, on petition of Irving L. Newman and others.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the Town authorize and direct the Town Manager to appoint an unpaid Committee to consist of seven persons, none of

Six whom is presently a member of any Town committee, nor a duly elected official. £ additional persons, consisting of one member from the School Committee, one member from the Finance Committee, one member from the Board of Selectmen, one member from the Planning Board, the Superintendent of Schools and the Town Manager, shall partic- ipate in the proceedings of the Committee but shall have no power to vote. The Com- mittee may authorize and appoint persons to assist it in carrying out the purpose set forth herein.

The purpose of the Committee shall be to make an evaluation of the present multi-site policy for school buildings and to make an investigation and study of alternatives to this policy, including a one site concept, with the view of deter-

mining the justification and feasibility of each alternative.

The Committee shall submit its finding, conclusions and recommendations in the following reports:

A. A preliminary report to the Board of Selectmen not later than December 24, 1969

B. A report to next Town meeting to be held in March, 1970, and

c. A final report to the Board of Selectmen on or about June 1, 1970.

The Town Manager is authorized to file for and accept for the Town any State, Federal and/or private grants that may be available for this purpose. The Town Manager is herewith authorized to expend such grant.

At this point, upon motion made by Town Counsel and duly seconded, it was VOTED to take up the Supplementary Warrant.

A quorum was questioned and a count showed less than the required quorum figure of 350.

Upon motion made and duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 P. M. until Tuesday evening, October 7, 1969, at 8:00 P. M. in the Memorial Auditori- um.

The foregoing is a true statement of the doings of the meeting.

ATTEST:

IRVING O. PIPER Town Clerk

ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, OCTOBER 7, 1969

The check lists were used at entrance and showed 332 voters admitted to the meet- ing.

Since the required quorum figure of 350 was not met, upon motion made and duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn at 8:45 P. M. until Monday evening, October 20, 1969 at 7:30 P. M. in the Memorial Auditorium.

ATTEST:

IRVING O. PIPER Town Clerk

ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 1969

The check lists were used at entrance and showed 446 voters admitted to the meet- ing.

The meeting was called to order by Arthur Williams, Moderator, at 8:00 P. M.

Unanimous consent was voted to admit five non-voters.

The Moderator stated that the Supplementary Warrant would be taken up at this time.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARRANT

ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate by transfer from available funds the sum of $15,000.00 to meet the obligations of the Town to pay overtime wages to firefighters.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that Article 1 of the Supplementary War- rant be approved as printed in the amount of $15,000.00 from available funds.

ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $20,000.00, in addition to the $150,000.00 appropriated under Article 5 at the Special Town Meeting held on August 1, 1968, to construct a 24-inch water line from the pumping station at Lowell Street, for a total distance of 4,000 feet more or less, and to determine how such additional sum shall be raised, whether by transfer or borrowing or by any combination of the foregoing or otherwise, or to take any other action relative thereto.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the sum of $20,000.00, in addition to the $150, 000.00 appropriated under Article 5 at the Special Town Meeting held on August 1, 1968, is hereby appropriated for the construction of 24-inch water mains from the pumping station at Lowell Street, for a distance of 4,000 feet more or less and that to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, is hereby authorized to issue and sell bonds or notes of the Town at one time or from time to time not exceeding in principal amount the sum of $20,000.00 pur- suant to Chapter 44, Section 8(6) of the General Laws, as amended and supplemented, each issue of said bonds or notes to mature in not more than twenty-five (25) years from its date.

The Vote-YES 378, NO 2 -- voted by more than 2/3 as required. The Finance Committee unanimously approved this article. A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by John Hardy. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote adopted under Article 6 at the Special Town Meeting held on August 1, 1968 so as to reduce by $20,000 the amount of money appropriated and authorized to be borrowed pursuant to said vote for the construction of a sewer line in the vicinity of Lowell Street, Bellevue Road and Osgood Street and for the construction of attendant facilities.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the vote adopted under Article 6 at the Special Town Meeting held on August 1, 1968 be and hereby is amended to read as follows:

that the sum of $150,000 be hereby appropriated for the construction of a sewer line in the vicinity of Lowell Street, Bellevue Road and Osgood Street and for the construction of attendant facilities, that to meet said appropriation the sum of $10, 000 shall be transferred from available revenue funds in the Surplus Revenue Account and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, is hereby authorized to issue and sell bonds of the Town at one time or from time to time not exceeding in principal amount the sum of $140,000 pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General Laws as amended and supplemented, each issue of said bonds or notes to mature in not more than thirty (30) years from its date; that the Selectmen are authorized in the name and on behalf of the Town to apply for and accept any Federal, State or County aid available for the project; that the Selectmen are authorized to acquire on behalf of the Town by purchase, by gift or by seizure by right of eminent domain temporary construction easements and permanent easements in land supposed to be owned by :

Mertie P. Jaques and as shown on Assessors' Map 176, Lot 1; and Arthur S. Chambers

and that the Town Manager shall, except as otherwise hereinbefore stated, have all powers necessary to carry out the sewer construction project hereinbefore author- ized.

The Vote-YES 382, NO 2 -- voted by more than 2/3 as required. The Finance Commit -- tee unanimously approved this article. A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by John Hardy . A quorum was present.

At 8:20 P. M., upon motion made by Town Counsel and duly seconded, it was VOTED to adjourn action of the Supplementary Warrant and resume action on the original warrant.

ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to install approximately 900 feet of 10" sewer from Chestnut Street to Summer Street and approximately 1400 feet of 8" sewer in Summer Street from Stratford Road to near Stevens Circle and to appropri- ate the sum of $68, 000 and to determine whether the same shall be raised by trans- fer from available funds, by borrowing or by any combination of the foregoing or take any action relative thereto.

Upon motion made and duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously that the sum of $68,000 is hereby appropriated for the construction of approximately 900 feet of ten-inch sewer from Chestnut Street to Summer Street and approximately 1,400 feet of eight-inch sewer in Summer Street from Stratford Road to near Stevens Circle; that to meet said appropriation the sum of $3,000 shall be transferred from avail- able revenue funds in the Surplus Revenue Account and the Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, is hereby authorized to issue and sell bonds of the Town at one time or from time to time not exceeding in principal amount the sum of $65,000, pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 7(1) of the General Laws as amended and supplemented, each issue of said bonds or notes to mature in not more than fifteen (15) years from its date; that the Selectmen are authorized in the name and on be- half of the Town to apply for and accept any Federal, State or County aid available for the project; and that the Town Manager shall, except as otherwise hereinbefore stated, have all powers necessary to carry out the sewer construction project here- inbefore authorized.

The Finance Committee unanimously approved this article. A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by David Erickson. A quorum was present.

The Moderator at this point informed the Town Meeting that he would allow a tape recorder for Station WCCM but persons wishing to address the meeting who did not want to be recorded could so signify.

ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to make available and easily accessible spring water or oth er suitable water not artificially fluoridated to those persons who request it, and appropriate the sum of $3,000 therefor and not to exceed such sum, or take any other action relative thereto, on petition of Catherine A. Stewart and others.

Article 20 was disapproved by the Finance Committee and was not acted upon.

ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to change the Zoning of the following property situated in Andover, on the westerly side of North Main Street, bounded and described as follows in accordance with a plan drawn by Horace Hale Smith, C. E., dated January 12, 1914, recorded with North Essex Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 164:

EASTERLY 471.8 feet by North Main Street;

SOUTHERLY 910 feet by land of John Jo yce;

WESTERLY 560 feet by land of Ellen Ayer Wood; and

NORTHERLY 765 feet by land of Ellen Ayer Wood

Containing 415,000 square feet or 9.53 acres from Single Residence B to Apartment District as defined in the Zoning By-law of the Town of Andover dated 1964, on

petition of C. Lincoln Giles and others.

Article 21 was defeated. The Vote -- YES 135, NO 258.

ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to change from Single Residence B to Apartment District the following described parcel of land:

A certain tract or parcel of land in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows :-- Beginning at a point on the Northerly side of Lowell Street in Andover, within said Essex County, at the southeasterly corner of land now or formerly of Barberian which point is 29.0 feet easterly from an Essex County stone bound in the northerly line of Lowell Street; thence NORTHEASTERLY along the northerly line of said Lowell Street 150.73 feet to an Essex County stone bound; thence NORTHEASTERLY again along Northerly line of said Lowell Street 188.57 feet to another Essex County stone bound; thence NORTHEASTERLY again along the Northerly line of Lowell Street 55.43 feet to a drill hole in the Southwesterly corner of land now or formerly of DiSalvo; thence NORTHWESTERLY 350 feet more or less to a point; thence NORTHERLY 272.00 feet to a point; thence NORTHERLY again 662.68 feet to an iron pin in a stone wall at land now or formerly of Lewis, et al; thence WESTERLY along the aforesaid stone wall in variou s courses 712.89 feet to a drill hole; thence NORTHERLY along said stone wall 369.84 feet to a drill hole; thence NORTH- WESTERLY in various courses along said stone wall 886.94 feet to an iron pin; thence NORTHWESTERLY again but a little more NORTHERLY 357.00 feet more or less to a point; thence NORTHWESTERLY again 325 feet more or less by land now or formerly of J. C. Ryan Construction, Inc. to a point; thence SOUTHERLY 162.25 feet by Lot No. 7 to a point as shown on a certain plan numbered 5226 filed with North District Essex Regis- try of Deeds; thence SOUTHERLY again 691.75 feet by Lots numbered 8 to 14 inclusive to a point as shown on a certain plan numbered 5241 filed with said Registry of Deeds; thence SOUTHERLY again 150.00 feet by Lot No. 43 to a point as shown on a certain plan numbered 6051 filed with said Registry of Deeds; thence EASTERLY 300.00 feet more or less to a point; thence SOUTHEASTERLY 325.00 feet more or less to a brook; thence in a general SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY direction along the brook 1030.00 feet more or less to an iron pin; thence SOUTHWESTERLY along said brook 266.90 feet to an iron pin; thence SOUTHEASTERLY 344.29 feet to land nor or formerly of Barberian; thence EASTERLY along said Barberian land 627.44 feet to a drill hole; thence SOUTHERLY 168.46 feet along said Barberian land to the point of beginning; Aforesaid tract containing approximately sixty (60) acres of land, on the petition of Edward J. Nantoski and others.

Article 22 was withdrawn.

ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to acquire for highway purposes a fee or easements in portions of Lots numbered 1, 2, 3, and 9A on Assessors' Map number 155, and Lot 30 on Assessors' Map 179, supposed to be owned by Raytheon Company, Helen G. Lamphier, and Knights of Columbus Andover Council No. 1078, Inc., all as shown on a plan entitled, "Plan of Land for Road Improvements, Frontage Road Extension to the Raytheon Site," dated June 2, 1969, a copy of which plan is on file with the Town Clerk, said land to be acquired by purchase, by gift, or by seizure by right of eminent domain, and to authorize the construction of a public way over the said land, as shown on the said plan, and to appropriate therefor, such funds appropriated un- der Article 8 of the Warrant of the Special Town Meeting held July 31, 1968, as may not have been already expended and to authorize the receipt and use of any funds which may be contributed by Raytheon Company for this purpose.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously that Article 23 be approved as printed in the Warrant.

The Finance Committee unanimously approved this article. A report of the Planning Board was read by David Erickson.

ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way and name Dor- set Circle as approved by the Andover Planning Board and laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown on a plan entitled, "Resubdivision Plan of Land located in Ando- ver, Mass. owned by Baker's Meadow Realty Trust, Feb. 1, 1969. Frank C. Gelinas, Civil Engineer and shown as Plan #5554, North Essex Registry of Deeds;" plan and

description, along with the necessary deeds on file with the Town Clerk, on petition of Joseph W. Watson, Jr. and others.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that Article 24 be approved as printed in the Warrant.

A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by David Erickson.

ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by deleting the Note under the heading, Table of Off Street Parking Requirements, Section VI.A. Paragraph 5. b. and by adding a new Paragraph #20 under Section II, Definitions as follows:

20. Usable Floor Area: The sum of the areas of the several floors of a building as measured by the exterior walls, excluding (1) stairs, hallways and other circulation spaces; (2) accessory garage areas or storage areas accessory to the operation of the building itself; (3) areas devoted to the operation of the building, housing heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED to amend the Zoning Bylaw by deleting the Note under the heading, Table of Off Street Parking Requirements, Section VI.A. Para- graph 5. b and by adding a new Paragraph #21 under Section II, Definitions as follows:

21. Usable Floor Area: The sum of the areas of the several floors of a building as measured by the exterior walls, excluding (1) stairs, hallways and other circulation spaces; (2) accessory garage areas or storage areas accessory to the operation of the building itself; (3) areas devoted to the operation of the building, housing heating, ven- tilating and air conditioning equipment.

The VOTE -- YES 245, NO 58 -- voted by more than 2/3 as required.

A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by David Erickson. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by deleting, in Section III.A.3 (Industrial Districts) , IB-Industrial B District and IC-Industrial C District as classes of Industrial Districts.

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to amend the Zoning Bylaw by deleting in Section III.A.3. (Industrial Districts) , "IB - Industrial B District and IC - Industrial C District" as classes of industrial districts and eliminate the men- tion of these districts in paragraph 2 of Section VI.C, by deleting these designa- tions from the second sentence of this paragraph so that it reads in part, "Specifi- cally in Industrial Districts, A and D, landscaping screening shall be provided .... "

A report of the Andover Planning Board was read by John Sheehy. A quorum was present.

ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section IV. B. Table of Use Regulations by deleting under the Industrial District categories, refer- ences throughout the table to IB and IC and make the following changes in the para- graphs or references in columns IA and ID:

Paragraph 1. Change reference under IA from Y (yes) to N (no).

Paragraph 17. Change reference under ID from N (no) to SP (Special Permit).

Paragraph 21. Change reference under ID from N (no) to SP (Special Permit).

Paragraph 28. Delete the present wording and substitute the following new paragraph therefor:

28. Laboratory for research and development work, or establish-

ment engaged in manufacture or other industrial work including fabrication, assembly, warehousing and uses accessory thereto. See, also, restrictions covered in other applicable portions of the bylaw. and

Change reference under ID from Y (yes) to N (no).

Paragraph 29. Delete the present wording and substitute the following new paragraph therefor:

29. As in Par. 28, provided that all activities includ- ing the storage of goods, materials, products, equip- ment and non-registered motor vehicles shall be con- ducted within enclosed structures. See, also, re- strictions covered in other applicable portions of the bylaw.

and

Change reference under ID from SP (Special Permit) to Y (Yes)

Paragraph 27.

Change reference under IA from Y (yes) to SP (Special Permit) .

Paragraph 30.

Delete the present wording and substitute the following new paragraph therefor:

30. Offensive Industrial Operations including the following:

(a) Abattoir, stockyard, or establishment for the reduction of offal, garbage or animal matter.

(b) Incinerator (except as operated by the Town) .

(d) Manufacture of cement or lime.

(e) Junk or scrap yard, which shall mean a lot used for the storage of any wornout, cast-off, or dis- carded material ready for destruction or collected for salvage or conversion to some use. A lot con- taining more than one unregistered motor vehicle not in condition for travel and stored in the open shall be considered to fall within this definition. The one motor vehicle permitted shall be stored so that it is not visible from any way or from any residential property or from any Office Park Dis- trict which abuts the lot on which the motor vehicle is stored.

(f) Truck Terminal or intermediate transfer facility.

(g) Any use which creates a hazard to safety and health in the community or danger of fire or explosion or which creates dust, smoke, odor, fumes, gas, vapor, fly ash, sewage, refuse, noise or vibration, any of which are perceptible under normal conditions at any property line.

and

Change references under IA and IG from Y(yes) to N(no) .

Paragraph 38.

Add to this paragraph, after the 12th word "building", the following phrase, "existing at the time of adoption of this amendment", so that the paragraph reads in part -- Use of a room or rooms in a dwelling or accessory building existing

at the time of adoption of this amendment by permanent, etc.

Paragraph 39.

Add to this paragraph, after the 4th word "dwelling" the following phrase, "existing at the time of adoption of this amendment", so that the paragraph reads in part -- Office in a dwelling existing at the time of adoption of this amendment for the practice, etc ... . . .

Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED unanimously to amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section IV.B. Table of U se Regulations by deleting under the Industrial District categories, references throughout the table to IB and IC and make the following changes in the paragraphs or references in columns IA and ID:

Paragraph 1. Change reference under IA from Y(yes) to N (no) .

Paragraph 17. Change reference under ID from N(no) to SP (Special Permit).

Paragraph 21. Change reference under ID from N(no) to SP (Special Permit).

Paragraph 28. Delete the present wording and substitute the following new paragraph therefor:

28. Laboratory for research and development work, or establishment engaged in manufacture or other in- dustrial work including fabrication, assembly, warehousing and uses accessory thereto. See, also restrictions covered in other applicable portions of the bylaw.

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Town annual report of Andover 1963-1969, Part 80

Author: Andover (Mass.) Publication date: 1963 Publisher: The Town Number of Pages: 902

Author: Andover (Mass.)
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 902