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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931-03-02~sse~ ,COM~(O}~EALTH O~ HAS,S.A~_-__~L~_.SETTSl To~m Hee, t~n~ l~n~,ch 2,....1951. T~ either of the Constables of the Tovm of North An~over:- G~eettngr- In the name, of the Cocmonwealth of ~ssachusetts, you are hereby~irecte~ to notify and w~rn the inhabitants of North Anaover. ~ualifie~ to vote ~n elections and to~n affairs, to meet in the, Engine E0use in voting precinct one, Herrimack Portable ~School in voting, precinct two, the Union Schoolhouse in voting'precinct three a~ the To?m Hall in voting precinct four. in sai~' North Annoyer , on ~on~a~. the secon~ Say of ~ch,--19~I, ~t nine o'clock in ~he forenoon, then an~ there to act upon the following A~,ticle Qne. To eleat Ho=er~tor. Town els=k, Town Treasurer,three Selectmen. three mem%ers of the ~oam& of l~ubli= ~elf~re for one year~ one &ssessor of T~xes. one member of School =omm-tttee, one m~be= of the Boar~ of Health. one membe= of the ~oar~ of.Public ~orka, for fJLree years; &~ghway Su=veyor, a ~ollector of Taxes, amXu~itor. ~ Tr~¢ aha ,five. 0onstahlea~for one year., and any a~ a~ll town officers re~ulre~y law to be elects~by All to'be'vote~ for on one ballot~ The polls shall be opene~ a~ n£ne o'clock A.~. ~ sha~l be close~ ~t eight o'clock After final ~ction.on~the preceding article one. the sai~ meeting shall .stan~ ~ijouzne~by virtue of section A. amt~cle 1, of the Tow~']~y-Law8, ~o S=tur~a~, Me=ch 14, l~l,&t, one thirty o'clock ~.' H. in the To~n Hall, then an~ there to act upon the following &rticle, To elect all other officers no~ require~ by l~w to be elec~e~ by ballot. ,A~,ti~!e Thre,e. to see ,if the %o~n will vote to accep% the report of the receipts an~ expenditures as presente~ by ~he Selectmen and Auditor. Article l~our. To see wha~ action the town will take as to its unexpenaed appropriations. ~Own ~eeting ~arch 2~ 1931. ~arrant. A~ticle Five% To see what action the town will take as recommendations of the Finance Committee. Article Six. To eee with the approval · cf the revenue of to the if th~ town will vote mo authorize the Treasurer, of the Selectmen, ftc borrow money in anticipation the current financial year. Article ~e~e,~ To consider the report of~all special committees. ~ ~rticle EiEht ~ see if the town will vote ~o raise and. appropriate'the. smmof ~wo hundred($200.00)dollars, for the purpose of arranging a- Christmas lighting program along the lines, inaugurated by the Chamber of Commerce during the Chris,mas holidays of 19~0, and ~place a commi~t'ee in. charge · ~ Article .To see if the tovm will vote thousandfive hundred[$9$08.00)dollars, .Petitioh of the 'Board of Fire Engineers~ A~..~.ti~l~ ~e~ off,he same. Petition of. Eaurice C.. Gasey and~others. tors~tse and. appropriate nine for a new ladder truck., To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money not-~o exceed three thousand.one hundred[S3100.00) d011krs, for.'~the purchase of an ambulance with full .equipment. Petition of Alexander E. ~hite and others. Ar.tic.le. Eleven. TO see if the town will raise-and appropriate a sum not~in excess of one thousand two hundred($1200.00)dollarso for the purchase of a service truck for the Highway Department, by the surveyor, with the aclvice and approval of the Committee on Roads. Petition of the Committee on Roads~ .Ay..ticle Twelve. town will instruct the Chief of Police to To see if ,fhe give preference to the duly elected Constables in making assignments for extra or special duty. Petition of Timothy L. ~cAvoy and others. Artic.%e Th%~teen.. To see what action the tov~ will take in regard to appointing a committee to care for the public parks and triangles of the town. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. 149 Meet. - --~rch 2 1931. ~rticle. Fourteen. T'o see if the tovm will raise and appropriate a sum to meet obligations, estimated am not in excess of twenty-five hundred dollars, which may arise under chapter llSA General Laws, entitled~ "Adequate ~ssistance to Certain ~ged Citizens." Petition of Selectmen. Article Fifteen. · To see if the tovm will raise and appropriate a sum suffici~nt for the purpose of providing additional acsomadat~ons· for spectators at Grogan's Field, upon estimates mo be furnished by the committee appointed at the last annual meeting to reporZ on the project'. Petition of the committee. ~rtlc~e. S~xte. en. TO aec if the town will raise and appropriate a. su~sufficient to e~uip a swimming place for ~oung people, ~n land of D:, F~tttredge, lying between. PleaSant Street and Stevens. Pond, nes. r the-old~Oauseway leading ~from'the s~ree~ to the Gate House., estimated to cost not more than three thousand~$S000.00)~ollars, and provide a's~m nom in excess of eleven hundred($1100.)dollars, for supervision of the place during the ensuing yea~; upon estimates to be furnished by the'~ccmmitt~e appointed a~ .the last annual meeting mo repots on the project. Petition of the .committee. To aee if the town will raise and appropriate a sum not in excess of nine hundred($900o00~: dollars, to supplemenm payments by the 2ed Cross and certmin insurance companies, for the purpose of c6ntinu~ng the services of the bedside nurse ~nployed by the nursing committee, of the Red Cross, the appropriati~ to be expended bi the Board of Health, as recommended by said committee. Charles A. Appleton and ~hers. To see if the town will vote to apply the S435Jg?,~receive~ by the Treasurer on account of the Kimball School fire towards paymen~ of the ~ills outstanding against this ~ccount and raise and appropriate the sum of $100.79 to pay the remaining balance~ Petition of Town Treasurer. Town ~eeting 'March Warrant o Art i c 1 ei .~ .ine. t e eh. 2, 1931. by taxation, or by bond To sea if the town-will vote mo accept the report of the Selectmen, laying ~abot Road as a town way, in a~cordance wi. th the provisions of Chapter 82, of~the General Laws.Petition of Raymond H. Twombly and others. Article Twenty-four. To see. if the town will vo~e to accept the repor~ of the Selectmen, layin~ ou~ l~orman Road as a tov,m way, in accordance,with the provisions~ of Chapte= SM, of the Geners~l Laws.Petition of Eugene Boeglin and//thers. .'.Article Twenty-five; / 2o see if the town will vo~;e to accept the repor~ of the Selecl;men laying out Buckingham Road as a town ~y,in accgrdance/~ith provieons of Chapter 82, of the ~ene~al Laws.Petition of Leonard/Firth and others, Buckingham Road, Cabot Road and Norm~ Road, town ways, upon report of the Select~en to be _.Article Twenty-three. or any of said ways , aa filed with the meeting. ~o 'see if the town will vote to raise issue or notes, or in part by one and in part by. another method, the sum:0f ~fifteen thousand($15,000.00)'dollars, and to appropriate so much o~ the same 'aa may be required to me~t the obligations of the town,. incurred and anticipated by vote of the special meeting held ~uly $1, 1930, bywhich the town assumed land damages, no~ in excess of said amount, arisiug ou~ of the laying out and construction of the proposed State Highway f~o~ tha Junction of Andover ~nd Peters Streele- northerly to 0sgood Stre~ near its junction with Sutton Str~at. Article Twenty. To see if the town will vote to discontine as a tovrn way(if it is a.townway) the unused pomtion"of Wood Lane from Andover Stree~ to a point to the north along lhe lane beyond the place where the new State Highway will cross it, as recommended by the State Board of Publi~ · orka~Petition of the ~o~ittee on ~oade. Arti,cle Twe.nty-o.ne. To' see if the town will rose to instruct the 6electmen, in'conjunction · with the Committee on Roads, to petition the ~ounty~Commissioners.under Chapter 28~of the Acts of 1924, for.relief fro~ the obligation of keeping ~ddleton Street in repal=.Pe~ition of the Oommittee on Roads. .iArticle Twenty-two. TO see if the ~own will accept the laffing out of Pilgrim Street, Town ~eeting March 2~ 1931. V/s~rran~a Article Twenty-six. To~eeo if ~e town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money aufficient to exten~ the sewer fr~ its pre~nt te~nus on ~ss~huaett~ Avenue, ~o~ ~n~en Avenue to the corner of Sylvan Terr~e. Petition of Leon~d 0rotes ~d others. ~ticle Twenty-seven. To aee if the town will raise and appropriate ~ s~ of money' to exten~ the sewer from l~ssachusetts Avenue to Trinity. Oouz~, ~ distance of 510 feet~ Petition of Louis E~ber and others. ~tic le Twenty-e fght To see if the town will raise, and appropriate s~ficien~ mone~ to extend its sewer souther~ ~ong S~tonmt~l Roa~, ~out ~wo bund=ed feet. Petitio~ of Leon~d ~th and others. ~ticte Twenty-nine. To aee if ~he town will vote to r~se and appropriate s~ficient ~ney to extend its. water ~n s~uthe'rly ~ong S.~tons.t~l Road about two hundred feat. Patitdon of Leonard F~tk and others. ~ticle T~rty. To aee if the town will vote to lay its ware= main from ~iside Ro~ ~ong~esley Ro~, so-called, -on pl~ of.~ilbur Comps; ~o .the residence of gunzi0 ~chese., and raise and approprimte money"to'~pay for the ~.Petition-of ~s. '~ohn Elliot and others. , ~t~e Thirty-one ~. To see if the town, will vote to extend the water m-in on P~k S.tree.t fro~ its present te~inus ne~ the Franklin School ~o ~in Street ~d to raise an~ appropriate a s~ of money suffl~ent, therefo='. Petitio~ :of the ~d of ~blic Worka.. .... " ~ticle Thirty-two. To see if the town will vote to ~mend the s~-inch wmter m~n on ~-bleridge Ro~ from i~s. prose,hr te~nus ne~ the residence of ~bert ~izh to Salem Street, a distance of fourteen hundred fee~, mnd will raise and appropriate ~ s~ of money sufficient:therefor. Petition of the Bo~d of ~blic ~ticle Thir~y-t~e To see- if the town will vote to r~se and appropriate a aufficien~ s~ of money to keep ,the lightm of the town lit ~1 night. Petition' of Alexander M. ~te.and others. Town, Eeetin~ ~wch Z, 195!. ~arran, t Article ~hirt2-fou~. TO see if the to~n will authorize the Police Department to replace the cement traffic marker at the intersectiom of R. R. Ave. and ~[iddleeox Street with an overhead light.Petition Police Dept. Article Thirty-five. To see if the town will vote .to remmve the beacon light the junction of Railroad. Avenue and ~iddlesex Street and replace with an overhead wa~ning light. At it now stands it creates a hazas, d motorists. Petition of Edwin 2roct and others. Article Thir ty-s, ix. To see if the tova~ will vote to install street lights o~ Salem Stree~ from the residence of ~filliam Phelps to the residence of ~oseph .~-~th~ Petition of. C~arles Pe'terson. and ~1~,t, ic,1 e Thir ty.Jseven. To see if ~he mown will' vote to install s~ree~ lights on Eewitt Avenue, on Po~t 1285. Petition of George Deloge and omhera. Article Thirty-e izht. To see if the movm will vo~e ~o install a street light on Bay Etate Road tn front of the residence 'of Eaurice A. Sullivan~ Petition of ~ame~ ~. Daw and others'- " Article Thirty-nine. To, see if the mown will rome ~o =alee and appropriate sufficient money for a surface drain on Elm Street from ~ater Street to ~n Street.Petitioh of ~Lichael ~. Oonnelly and othe'rs. Article, ~o.r. ty J To see if :the town will &ppropriate and raise the sum of tA~ree hundre~ dolta~s to straighten and widen the very bad bend in the road on For=eat Street; located about 1000 feet from the residence of O. W. Paul and others. -Article To see if the mown will vote to raise and appropriate five hundre~ dollars mo concrete ~everly Street on the western side from · Union Street to Perry Stree~;J. lex. H. White and others. Article Fort~,-two, ~o see if the mown will vo~e to raise and appropriate a not to exceed five hundred dollars to top dress Fores.t Street with cinders where needed mo make it safe in mud time. 'Petition of ~rederick Rahs and others. 153 1'54 Town Heetin ~rc~ ~ lg~l. Article Fort -three. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate ~a sum of money, to macadamize the follo$ing streets; Sargent Street, ~elmont Street, May Street, Horton Street an~ Eodges Street. ~etition of ~ames ~. Smith and others, A~tiqle To see if the town will vote to raise, and appropriate, or raise ~y bond issue or otherwise, a sufficienm sum of money to macadamize Pleasanz Street, between Davis Street and Stevens Petition of Thomas ~. ~arragher and others. Article ~ort--fivet To ac~ on. any othe= busiuess which may legally be considere~ at this meeting. And you are directed to serve this warran: by posting t~ue and attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be pfosted not more than fifteen days nor less than ~en days before the time of holding'said meeting. Hereof fail no~ and m-ke due return of this warrant with your doings thereon ~o the Town Olerk, at the time and place of holding said mee%ing. Given under our hands at North Audover this twenty-sixth day of Jaaummy in the year of our Lor~ one thousand mine hundredand ~hirty-onei Harry O. ~oster, ~ames P.'HainsworthA Se,leo%men of North Andover. ,Town Meeting ~ March 2~ 193,1. Warrant ,,,Officer's Eeturn. I have notified the inhabitants of North Andover.qualified to vote in Town Affairs, by posting true and attested copies of {his warrant, at the Town Hall and at five or,more ~blic'places i~ each voting precinct; said copies having'been posted not more them fifteem ~ays nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. ~red L. Sargent Constable North Andover.~:eb.' 18.1931. Article One.. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Yown .of North And~ve~, Qualified ~o vote in ~lectio.ns and town affairs,convened in the Engine Housm in precinc~ ~neothe ~errimack Portable Schoolhouse in p=ec£nct ~wm, the Union School in precinc~ t~ree and the Town Hall in precinct four, agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing . w~rra~l;, ~umlness was on the ballot were as Candidates ~oderator Arthur P. Ohickering T[own Clerk Joseph.. A. Duncan 2own ~reasurer. Selec~en ~e~ K. Coggina ~fred De~den · ose~ V. ~ C. Foster ~es E. G~les~le ~em P. H~nswor~ ~ed BmrPie Nelson ' ~exander E. ~Ite ~la~. ~raneacted and votes for the officers named 501 687 605 572 22.5 ~ 151 145 ?B~ 51~ 690 586 5~1 2~55 207 209 17~ 1~6 ?42 28, 52 42 14a 265- 124 156 10~ 120 566 409 525. 52.~ 142.5. 254 500 aSO 409 15la ~5~ 528' 22.8 170 1056 281 44? 460 424 161Z 146 22.4 105 75 548 61 43 44 66 214 2,a6 197 195 9~ 721 ~SZ 341 418 3~, 14~9 follows:- ~ghole. number of bal,%oZ~ 309~. P ~ e c i n c t a T~tals. 1 2 ~ 4 450 6Z7 §~5 512 2.1.44 ~76 27~ 201 205' 954 56' ~/~hwa~ Surveyor Ira D. &ndy ~. ~lchlun John H. ~ine~ S~oot ~o~ft~ee ~e~e~ ~th~ Robin~o n Bl~nks ~sessor of ~e~ ~a~rick ~. D~w · =e~erick E. 'Redd~ ~=~: :Dewey ~c~ *A. Roche ~ohn J. ~0steZlo Boar~ of ~blic ~e~f~e ~den K. ~fre~ De~rden ~r~ C. ~oster $~es E. G~le~p~e ~urpie E. Nelson er E. Meeting Ma~ch Z~ I931. A~ticle One. ,P r ,e c t n c t 1 ,.Z 3 s _Totals. 4 269 336 240~ 246 1091 45, 17 2~ 6 91 34& 497 454 595 1694 6~ 43 32 65 200 6 6 5 5 22 586 Z?~ 224 155 1044' 115 . lOg LSg 127 506 64 -80 fig 11~ ~I§' 489 611 540 ,486 2126<; '2..%.? 2aa 216 231 ' 2~7 250 16~ '202 278 45~ 336 ~2~ 157& 114 16~ 18~ 108 . , 57I,' ~7 55, 62 79 204 169 187 9~ 658 230: 193 18fi P~.~ 821 -P.~* 44~ 51~ 351 ' · 1~ 20~ 51G 245 491 1950 191 949 §5 21~, 50 56 59 148' 273 128 167 112 126- 561 ~87 527 314 1589 25? 479 541 584 ,1461 526 50~ 22~ 170 I05~ 26~ 450 440 ~99 61 55 4~ 65 224 194 157 Candldateg Constables', $ohn H. Fenton ~e~ L. S~gent ~llmce E. Towne Harold W. ~ning ~u~atine ~. Walak ~o ld* ~o od ~ee ~mrdem_ · o~ ~. Conno=m ~a~ ~ember. ~a~ of ~e.~lth ~th~ ~. Bo~ner George B. Brigh~ma- George O. Eaton ~eetin~ ~arch Z, 19311 Article One&' P r e c n c t a Totals:. 3 4 171 405 187 165 92~ 357 50Z 390 375' 162.4 501 260 514 199 1074 430 578 251 272 1331 175 ~7 467 267 1256 1147 133~ 1157 106Z 470~ 554 660 595 526 2515 19Z 259 165 '191 785 75 68 200 48 59I 25a 458 195 219 lO90 247 215 121 234 815 103 11~ 191 125 5~ 6.5 6;?. 49 95 26? A~ter ~caref~ ~a~l~s. of the coun~made by the precinct officers,. ~he Board of Registrzrs find thmt the following pe=sons received the. highest number of votea and were therefore declare& elected. Date when sworn. Eo~mtor for one year. A~bu~ P. ~hickering March ~, 1931 Town ~mrk for one ye~ $ose~A. ~nc~ ~c~ ? 19~1 To,vm ~=e~e= for ,one ye~ .~o=~on ~rrie= M~ch 2, 19~1 ~ree Selec~n for erie ye~.Joee~V.'~ ~ch ~, 1951 ~r~y C. Foste= ~rch 2;1931 ~mes P. ~nswor~ ~rch 2,1931 E~hway Su~eyor for one ye~ ~ohn H. ~lnes, S~ool Co.tree ~ember for t~ee ye~s ~lea T. ~llde ~sess~r o~ T~es for ~ee ye~s. Patrick P. Daw Town Audito.~ for one yea= Member Board of Public Worke .. for three years. Jamee ~. Elliott · illiamE. So~erville l~arch 3,1931 l~urch 7,1931 Earch ?,193i ~rch 3,1931 March 5,1931 155 Meeti M~rch 2. 1951. Article One. T~cUollector.for one ~ear John J. Costello Three members ~oard of P~blic Welfare for one ,ea~. Joseph V. ?lanagan Harry C. ~oste: James p, Hainswor~h Five Constables for one _ear~ John. H. Yen~on John J. Murray Pred L. Sargent Wallace E. Towne Date when swo'rn. March 7,.19SI ~rch 3,1931 Hatch 2.;1931 March 2,1931 March 2,1931 ~ar~h'14, 1931 March 3,1931 Tree ~arden for one .ear ~ember Board of Health ,for three .-ears. Augustine J. Welsh John. J. Oonnors George B. Brightman, March 2;1931 lfarch 3,1931 ~arch 7, 1931 ~d~TownEeeti- Ma~ch14.1931. Article 2~ Voted tha~ officials be appointed by the Selec~men. .- Article 3 Vote~ ~o accept; Article 4 Voted that.all balances be turned into the treasury with the exception of balances of bonds or no~es issued, and other balances stipulated by special acta, except the balance of the ~oard of P~blic Works,Sewer Dept..of $1494.68, and the School fire balance of $~55.97 . The Boar~ of Public ~orks' balance of $1~4.68 ~o he applied'-" to the maintenance and construction of sewers.