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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1930-07-31113 · Town Meeting July 51, 1930, ..~ARRANT To either of the ~onstab!es of North Andover: Greeting:- In the name. of the Uo~monwealth o£ Haesachusetts, you are hareby required, to notify and warn the inhabitants of North And. over, who are qualiz'ied to vot.e in Town Affairs, to meet and assemble in the Town Hall, on Thursday July 51, 19~0, at eight o'clock P. ~,, then and %mere %o ac~ upon the ~ollowing business: Article 1. To see if the tov~n will indemnify the Oommonwealth of ~assachusetms against any and .all claims for lan~ grade and · d~ainage damages v~ichm~y be caused~by or result from the laying ou~ and cons%ructio~ of State Highway from a point at oi~.nea~ Stevens Corner, so called, mo Zhe junction of ~ndover and Peters S.tree~, ~n North Andove=~ or any section or relocation thereof, and wi!~ authorize ~he Board of Selectmen to sign an indemui~y agreement therefor, or take any other action with respect thereto, Article 2. To see i* the tovm will vote to discontinue the way known as Appleton Street, running ever the railroad bridge, £ro~ a point near the residence of ~Mr. Phelps, on Salem Stress,to Dale Street. ..Article.~m To act upon any o~ner business which may legally be considere.d a~ this meeming, . And y~u are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and atmcs~ed copies thereof a~ the To~ Hall and at five or more public places in each vo~ing precinct: said copies to be posted not more ~than fifteen days nor !ess than ten days beforc the time of holding said meeting, Hereof fall no~ and make due re~urn oi' this warran~ with your doing~ thereon at ~he time and place of holding said meeting. Given 'under our hands at North Andover this fourteenth day~ July A._~j one thousand nine hundred and thirty. Ho.try ~oster- ~oseph EcDonough .... James P. Hainsworth Sele~ ~ Andover 114 ~' 0 V~ N ~E E T I N ~; ~'ul. 31 1930.. WAR. RAET. ,Ar,ticle ,, ,2. 5o see if the town will. provide,either by taxation or' transfer, a sum not in excess of seven hundred[S700.00) dollars to be used by the Highway'Surveyor, dollar for dollar with money which may be received from the Boston and Maine Railroad, to dismantle the bridge in Dale Street over the old Essex Railroad in the Marbleridge district and to reconstruct Dale Street at that location. 0ffi.c.~r ' s Return North Andov. er, july. -19, '~950. Ih ave notified the inhabitants of North Andove~, · qualified ~o vote in town aff~irs,~by postir~ true and atte'sted c~pies of this warrant, at the~TcwnHall and at five or more public places in each voting.precinct;said copies, having been posted no~ more than ~ifteen days nor less them ten days before the time of holding sail meeming. ~red L. Sargent~ .Gonstable. Under said warran~ action was :taken as.follows ~ Art~ql, e, 1. The moderator called upon Roland ~. Earris, 'chairman of the committee 'on roads t~ speak on this article. Harris' told. of the various conferences he had had with, ~he State Board of Public W6rks in regard to carAng for future f~raf~c~problems which is bound ~o occur in North Andover due to more direct'routes from~os~on ~o points north. Eeveral of the citizens through whose land the proposed relocation would run m~de vigorous opposition but the project was s'tron~ly supported by those who, could see a benefit to town at la'ge. After a great deal of discussion a motion to strike from the warrant was made. A vote ~taken by show of hands Town Meeti ~ul 31 on striking from the warrant resulted in 102 voting for and 150 against taking out of the warrant and the article remained in the warrant. The following motion made by Mr. Harris was adopted 1~. the town Voted~ That the Tov~ of North Andoverwill indemnify the Commonwealth of M~ssachusetts. to the extent of fifteen thousand dollars, agminst any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which ms~ be caused by-or result from the laying out, alteration, construction or reconstruction of the.State Highway from Stevens Corner to the junction of Andover and Peters Streets in said Town, or any section or relocation thereof, and the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign an .indemnity agreemen~ therefor in behalf .of the ~own · indemnifying the Commonwealth as aforesaid to said exten~ The m~uner of voting was by yes and no ballot~ 167 voted in'the affirmative and-ll5 voted in the negative and there were 2 blanks~ Voted to strike this article from the warrant and that the 'Selectms, n andElghway Surveyor see that the road is properly marked as a dangerous road,for travel. .,,Ar. tiole 3~ Voted to raise the sum of seven hundred dollars,' and appropriate so much thereof as may be required for the removalof the bridge in Dale Street over the location 'of the Railroad at.Marbleridge, on condition tha~ t~e Boston and Maine Railroad shall pay to 'the town for tha~ purpose a sum equal'to one 2~alf o~ the expense incurred in said ~roJect: said apprcDriation.and ~ayment. to be spent under the dire~tion of the ~urveyor of Highways. Arti.c. le 4. 'Total number voting at meeting 282. A true color, Town~ Clerk.