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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1935-03-16Selectmen Auditor Treasurer(expenses to include bond) Adjourned Annual ~eetinE ~arch 16~ 1935 Article 2. Voted to =efsr. to the Board of Selectmen for action. 'Article 3. ~oted to accept {he report of 'the receipts and expenditures as presente~ by the Selectmen a~ud A~ditor. Article 3. 'Voted that all balances be turned into the treasury with the exception of the balance~ on ~onds..or~otes~saued ~:'~c' and other 'balances s~pulated by special acts, also 'the sum of $1015.00, which was appropriated for a water main and hydrant under Article 25, of the 19~4 Town ~arrant. Article 5. .Voted that each item be considered separately. .Under item 1 of this article ~ hand vote was taken on a cut of ten per cent. T46 voted in favor an~ 95 voted against. .Under item 9, lll voted in favor of adopting Advisory Board's fig~.res ~ith a ten per cent cut and 162 voted agains=. Finance Committee's.recommendation of $17,000.00 with a ten per cent cut was fina~lly adopted. U~der item 2~,Street Lighting, ll5 voted for a $9000.00 appropriation and 188 voted against. It was finally voted to cut this appropriation fifty per cent and $5000.00, ~Tas adopted. Item 57, 151 for and %41 against sustaining ~ ten per cent cut on the ~ppropriation. T~e following appropriations were voted: ..Salary Expenses. ~LPPROPRIATI0~S. $67 .00 $ 24 .00 540.00 90.00 630.00 945~00 Tax. CollectOr(expenSes to ~nclude bond) ." 945,00 ~ssessors Town Clerk Election Espenses Bd. Registrars Police Department Fire Depart~2ent Dog Warrant. Building Inspector Se~ler of ~eights and ~easurers 648.00 1593.00 702.00 1647.00 1215.00 576.00 179!.00 315.00 67.50 382.50 900.00 180.00 ( ~E~uipmen~,salaries and expenses) (Ambulance~salaries:E~gineers and expenses) salary 225.00 81.00 Insect Pest 1080.00 11000.00 15300.00 90.00 45.00 306.00 2700.00 Adjourned Town Neeting march 16~ 1935. DEPARTI~NTS Tree Warden Brush Cutting Fish Warden, Board of Health; See votePhysic.ian Expenses Sal~y Expc rise s t)135.00 $900.00 salary 270.00 90.00 5100.00 Gs~rbage Disposal Vital Statistics Relfuse Disposal Highway Surveyor 2700.00 Ge.~eFmalmaintenance St. Dept. ~ Snow Removal Street Lighting Bo~d of Public Welfare ; salaries Supt. & Natron Town Infirmary; Outside Relief and Repairs Public Ps~rks and TrianMleA Discount on ~otes ~chool Department; Expenses $100575.00 See vo~e ........... Physicimn 225.00 State and E~litary Aid & Soldiers'Relief Stevens memorial Library ~emorial Day Board of Public Worksl; salaries ~aintenance & Const. Water Depm. Eaintenance & Consto Sewer Dept. Contingent and Forest Fire Annual Report Insurance Eaintemr~nce of Gounty Hospital Play Grounds Town Hall danitor salary Eaintenance Town Building & Clerks salaries 1080.00 Agen~ 21060.00 APPROPRIATIONS lO35.oo 450.00 4.50 - 5460.00 $44452.00. m-900.00 2700.00 2700.00 36000.00 25000.00 ~;5000.00 270.00 . 22500J00 1980.00 '~2500.00 100800100 3600.00 . 5400.00 300.00 270~00 $254532.00 22500.00 3600.00 1800.00 921~00 3600.00 2192.82 270.00 270.00 4500.00 ~ Town'arch 16 1955. DEPARTI~NTS American Le ion,rent Interest on E__~ast Side Sewer Note~ APPROPRIATIONS. 450.00 1572.50 Redeemin~ East Side Sewer Notes Interes.~ton Yew Shoolhous___~eeNotes R_edeemi~s 3 dew Sch6olhouce itotes Interest on Town She'~. Police___~Station and Gara__~ Redeeming 4 Town Shed, Police Sra. and Ga~~ Redeemin 3 Bonds o/n ~ewJHi ,hwa Interest on New~. Board of Su.rve Forest Fire Warden~salary Animal Ins0ector~se.!ary £000.00 1085.75 5000.00 85:.00 4000.00 3000.00 52.50 90.00 90.00 180.00 Exoense______on Du~R. Town Fores.____~t.. ~athinE_.Beach 334.00 81.00 900.00 Old e Assistance N.R.A. interest; $487..50,T~easu~em au~rized'to draw.upon the Andover Savings Bank for this amount,from ~.R.A.Fund. 14000,00 ~'.R.A______~.Redeeming Bond $2000.00,. The Tovm Treasurer was author'ized to draw upon the Andover Savings Bank , from K.R.A. Fund. Game Warden salary 90.00 Tax Titles -- $325594.57 ~nder item 17, the Board of Health was authorized to mppoin{ one Of its members Board of Health Physician and that his salary be fixed $90.00. Welfare 0nder item 26,it was voted to pay Agent of Public salary of $$60.00 Under itgm 29, the School G6mmittee was authorized to 'appoint one of its members School Physician and that his salary $22 .oo ~i'curne~n~ee~in~-~arc~ 1~, 1955. Article 6 . Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the.Selectmen, he and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of beginning January l, 1955, and to issue a note payable within.one year, and to renew any note given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Lavm. The voZe was ura~nimous. Article 7. Report of 21anuing Board as progressive and Committee continued to report at a late~ meeting. ~e financial year or notes therefor, or notes as may be Article S' Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars as a Reserve Fund and that no part of this amount be spent unless approved by a special to~vn meeting. Article 9. Voted that the town raise and appropriate the su~ of *.~wee thousand five hundred dollars,to rebuild Boxford Street, under the provisions of Chapter 90, '~f the *enera~' Laws, providing the ~0unt~'willppaY. a like amount, three thousand five hundred dollars ,and the Co~aonwealth pay the sum of seven thousand .dollars. Article ,lC Voted to ~raise and. appropriate the sum~f four hundred dollars for taking State Census. Article ll ~oted to raise and appr~priate~ the sum o.f one thousand two hundred dollars for this .purpose and that specification~ be prepared and work contracted for.~ The present roof is twer~ty-s.ix years old and.should be entirely .covered with a six ply tar and gravel~. roof. The coppe~ conductors and gutter: in'the rear should be eliminated and iron pipe put inside the building, connecting with the present drain i~ the cellar. '~his will avoid freezing which has been th~ cause of the wall damage. We feel'that it has been neglected for several years. The rear wall will need repairs and a cricket put on the roof to divert water to the new outlet. Article 12. The Question of raising and appropriating eight hundred dollars 'was put to a hand vote. 142 voted for and 142 voted against and the motion ~vas lost. It. was voted to appropriate . six hundred dollars to reconstruct the entire cement run and sidewalk of the Central Fire Station. This amoun~ would iuu addition cover the 'cost of a new water service as the present pipe line is twenty-six years' old and will soo~ h~ve to be renewed.This will avoid the tearing up of concrete later. The present cement is in good condition to a considerable extent. 365 ~nual ~eeti_____~rch 16, 1935. Axticle 13 It was'voted to lay this article on the table. Article 14 ~oted ts~raiee~'and.approprl~t~ the~sumt°f ~thir~een thousan&.~dollars~to be expended for E. R. A. wor~..and that th~ money so spent ah6uld be c6nfined to permanent improvement such as sewers, water and road construction. .J~rticle 15. It was voted that the purchase of this l~nd be indefinitely postponed. ~ticle 16. Voted to raise' and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars to build a suitable raft at the American Legion ~athing Beach. ~.rticle 17. It was voted no~ to petition the Director of Accounts cf the Department of Corporation and T~xa~ion for an~ installation of an accounting system this year. At the c~nclusion of this article ~r. ~aloney presented a motion that the meeting reconsider, all items under . , Article five of the warrant which involve salaries and paymen~ of wages. A hand vote was taken and the count showed 148 in favor and ~25 opposed. It was then voted that the meeting adjourn to Thursday ~iarch 21, 1955, at seven o'clock P.~. ~ ~l~ourned ~ee~ing ~arch 21~ 1935~ The meeting was.called to order by the Eod~rator, i~v. ghickering, who read the purpose of the meeting , the reconsideration of votes taken tmder article 5 and action on articles .not reached at Saturday's meeting. ~r. 0sgood made an amendment to the motion of reconsideration as follows: That this meeting confirm, and re-enact all votes appropriating money, taken at the session cf the Town Zeeting held Saturday, ~arch 16, 1935, under ~Lrticle 5, of the Warrant, and raise and appropriate money in accordance therewith. ~tr. ~aloney then moved to amend the amendment by striking out ~herefrom the words'~ confirming and re-enact ell votes appropriating money taken at the session of the Town HeetingoZ~arch 16, 1955,.under Article 5, of the Warrant and raise ~nd appropriate money in accordance therewith," and substituting therefo~ the words" ta~e .any action as they .may deem proper under axticle ~, of the Warrant. This amendment to the amendment was clearly lost in a voice vote taken by the meeting.