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Home My WebLink About1939-03-06Annual Town Meetin March 6, 1939.. Article 1 At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs,convened in the Engine House in voting precinct one;the Merrimack Schoolhouse in voting precinct two; the Union Schoolhouse in voting precinct three and the Town Hall in voting precinct four, agreeably to the require- ments of the foregoing warrant, business,was tarnsacted and votes for the officers named in the ballot were as follows:- Number of ballots by procinct Office Moderator for one year ~us---~. Mahoney Blanks One Two three Four Totals. 650 795 684 695 2824 311 310 308 218 1147 Tovm Clerk for one year Joseph A. Duncan 723 William McKinnon Blanks 238 857 777 752 5109 1 1 248 215 160 861 To~rn Treasurer for one year Maurice C. Casey 709 Blanks 252 Three Selectmen for one year Harold P. Barrington 161 Harry C. Fester 406 James P. Hainsworth 523 Frank Hilton 567 Arthur A. Thomson 549 Wilfred Wild 228 A. Soucy Blanks 452 848 719 698 2974 257 273 215 997 171 253 116 701 835 323 839 1803 662 555 586 2326 542 520 413 2042 552 534 454 2089 357 311 214 1107 1 1 495 480 417 1844 Himhway Survey for one year Ira D. Carry 438 Philip J. McGee 72 John H. Milnes 412 Frank L. Spencer 25 Blanks 14 489 493 438 1858 35 15 42 164 556 442 380 1790 20 25 40 110 5 17 13 49 Member Public Works for three years Bernard F. Hughes 631 Fred Townsend 252 Blanks 78 652 456 507 2246 329 419 289 1289 124 117 117 436 Assessor for three years Robert H. Campbell 259 John J. Costello 256 James P. Hainsworth 393 Blanks 53 306 268 200 1023 257 167 134 814 489 503 517 1902 53 64 62 232 Tax Collectorfor one year Irving E. Hinton 701 Blanks 260 873 769 729 3072 232 223 184 899 Auditor for one year. James W. Elliott John H. Munro Blanks 591 724 445 541 2301 286 301 467 279 1333 84 80 80 93 337 Member School Committee for three ysars. ~linton W. Oarvell Carolynn Lcnora McQuesten Blanks 468 580 471 515 2034 395 470 430 311 1606 98 55 91 87 333 Annual Town Meetin.~ March 6~ 1939 P r e c i n c t s One Two Three Four Totals Three Members Board of Publi~ Welfare for one year Harold P. Barrington 171 179 Harry C. Foster 398 532 James P. Hainsworth 529~ 639 Frank Hilton 557 534 Arthur A. Thomson 523 537 Wilfred Wild 210 364 A. Soucy 1 Blanks 495 529 Tree Warde~ for one year ~ohn J. Connors ' 517 709 Albert Schofield 389 319 Blanks 55 77 265 119 734 330 536 1796 555 578 2301 511 389 1991 523 427 2010 318 222 1114 1 4V4 468 1966 514 557 2297 382 267 1357 96 89 317 Member Board of Health for three years. Edward W. A. Holt 691 865 Blanks. 270 240 709 711 2976 283 202 995 Five Constables for one year. George F. Cunningham 621 732 '496 551 2400 John P. Harrington 516 734 478 556 2284 William C.~Ritchie 462 419 433 295 1609 John J. Roche 463 563 421 573 2022 William J. Thomson 261 409 469 296 1435 Harold Walter Tyning 539 537 517 465 2058 Augustine J. Walsh 600 609 500 534 2243 Blanks 1343 1522 1646 1293 5804 Planning Board for one to five years. Candidates receiving most votes to serve for the longer terms. John J. Costello 398 395 329 256 1378 James P.,Daw 381 325 319 224 1249 Arthur R. Drummond 153 192 234 282 861 James J. Maker 409 290 204 145 1048 William J. Morton 121 208 212 106 647 Leo J. Murphy 398 304 246 207 1155 Nicholas F. Nicetta 181 144 141 96 562 Isaac Osgood 227 462 337 425 1451 William A. Russell 293 470 357 385 1505 George H. Schruender 209 226 158 257 850 Roland H. Sherman '149 290 210 201 850 Arthur R. Starrett 129 272 192 256 848 Cornelius E. Sulliavn 243' 281 205 286 1015 C. Mason Tucker 258 502 339 463 1562 Everett Long 1 1 Blanks 1256 1164 1477 976 4873 After a careful canvas made by the Board of Registrars of Voters of the returns made by the precinct officers in precints one, two, three and four, the following persons receiving the largest number of votes for said offices were declared elected. Office Elected Term-years Qualified Moderato~ Tov~n Clerk Tovm Treasurer Cornelius J. Mahoney One Josoph A. Duncan One Maurice C. Casey One March 16 March 13 March 13 (M.C.C.) Selectmen James P. Hainsworth One March ?' Frank Hilton One March 13 Arthur A. Thomson One March !3 Annual Office ~y SurveTor Public Works Assessor Tax Collector ~uditor School Committee Public Welfare Tree Warden Board of Health Constables Plannin~ Board Town Meetin~ March 6~ 1939. Elected Term-years Ira~arty One Bernard F. Hughes Three James P. Hainsworth Three Irving E. Hinton One James W. Elilott One Clinton W. Carvell Three James P. Hainsworth One Frank Hilton One Arthur A. Thomson One John J. Connors One Edward W. A. Holt Three George F. Cunningham One John'P. Harrington One John J. Roche One Harold Walter Tyning One Augustine J. Walsh One C. Mason Tucker Five William A. Russell Four Isaac 0sgood Three John J. Costello Two James P. Daw One Qualified. March 15 March 9 March ? March March 7 March 10 March ? March 13 March l3 March March 20 March 8 11 March 7 ' March 7 ' March 18 March ? March 1~ Petition for Recount of Votes Cast for Himhway S~srveyor at Annual Town Election Held March 6~ 1~9 To the Town C!erk North Andover, Mass. Dear Sir: We the undersigned, being ten or more qualified votersof North Andover, hereby declare that we have reason to believe and do believe that the records of the election officers of Precinct 1,2,3,and of said North Andover, for the election of a Highway Surveyor are erroneous. That votes co~nted for one or another of the candidates for' said office of Highway Surveyor should have been counted for John H.. Milnes and that votes were counted as blanks that should have been counted for John H. Milnes. We believe that a recoont of votes cast in Hhese precincts will affect the oloctlon of the cand!dste for the office of said Himhway Surveyor. 477 Signatures Leo H. Murphy · Robert Bamford John J. Pickles Robert Cole Henry Konica John W. Boyle Philip E. Garneau John J. Roche Thomas Pendlebury Harry R. Bamford Arthur J. Howarth Harry F. Cvnningham Residosce, January 1~ 1959 59 Sargent Street 33 Stonington Street 98 Main Street 5 Irving Road 46 Ashland Street 9 Great Pond Road 25 Clarendon Street 41 Park Street ll4 Middlesex Street 221 Sutton Street 3@ Church Street 426 Pleasant Street COMMON'!.~ALTB 0P MASSACHUSETIS Essex, ss. March 7, 1959 Personally appeared Robert I. Bamford one of the signers. to this petition and'made oath to the truth of the above statements Before me, Joseph A. Duncan No~ary Public We certify that eleven signers of this petition are registered voters in the Tomu of North Andover. F. Orris Rea Harry F. Cunningham Patrick C. Cronin Joseph A. Duncan Received and filed Narch 8, 1939. 3:30 P.M. Board of Registrars The following is the result of the recount: One Two Three Four Total Catty, Ira D. 437 487 493 440 1857 McGee, Philip J. 68 35 15 41 159 Milnes, Johm H. 416 558 442 382 1798 Spencer, Frank L. 25 18 27 39 109 Blanks 15 7 15 11 48 ~etitlon for Recount of Votes Cast for PlanninM Board at Annual Election Held March 6~ 19~9 To theTown Clerk North Andover, Mass. Dear Sir: We the undersigned, b ein~ ten or more qualified voters of North Andover, hereby declare that we have reason to believe and do believe that the records of the election officers of Precinct 1,2~3, and of said North Andover, for the election of a Flannlng Board, consisting of five members are erroneous. That votes counted for one or another of the candidates for said office of Planning Board should have been co~nte~ for Leo H. M~rphy and that votes were counted as blanks that should have been counted for Leo H. Murphy. 478 We believe that a recount of votes cast 'in these prec.lncts will affect the election of the candidates for the office of said Planning Board. Signatures Philip F. Rickingbotham Francis L. Bartley James F. Daw Charles J. Daw James H. Greenwood Daniel J. Donovan F. Leslie Frisbec Donald M. Thomson William F. McAloon P.J. Kennedy Residence Januar I 1939 4 Bixby Avenue 4 Second Street 52 Second Street 36 Second Street 46 Stonington Street 23 Maple Avenue 46 Stonington Street 161 Main Street 17 Third Street 35 Brightwood Avenue Frank S. Smith 771 Salem Street Harry F. Cunnin~ham 426 Pleasant Street C0~0~VEALTH 0F MASSACHUSETTS Essex, ss. March 9, 1959 Personally appeared Philip Hickingbotham one of the signers to this petition and made oath To the truth of the above statements. Before me, We certify that in the Town of North Joseph A. Duncan Notary Public eleven of the foregoing signers are legal voters ~ndover. F. Orris Rea Harry F. Cunningham Joseph A. Duncan PatrickC. Cronin Registrars of Voters North Andover. Filed March 9, 1939 at 11:52 A.M. The following is Joseph A. Duncan Town Clerk the result of ~he recount: One Two Three Four Totsl Coste!lo, John J. 596 595 340 Daw, James P. 381 323 319 Drummond, Arthur R. 152 195 234 Maker, James J. 412 286 206 Morton, William J. 118 211 206 Murphy, Leo H. 401 30! 257 Nlcetta, Nicholas F. 175 145 124 0sg~od, Isaac 230 464 357 Russell, William A. 294 468 359 Schruender, George H. 209 226 ~0 Sherman, Roland H. 149 294 209 Starrett. Arthur R. 129 272 192 Sullivan, Cornelius E. 245 280 205 Tucker, C. Mason 261 501 338 Blanks 1255 1164 1474 At the con6lusion of thc recount of Precincts 1, Murphy withdrew hi~ peDition. 2, and 3 Mr.