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In accordance with
warrant, a meeting was held
15, 1940, at seven thirty o'
the requirements of the foregoing
in the Town Hall, on Nonday, April
clock.
JUdge Cornelius J. Nab°ney presided.
The warrant for the meeting was read by the Town Clerk.
. The votes under the articles in the warrant were as
follows:-.
' Article 1. Voted: that the Town of North Andover take
under provisions or.Chapter 45, Section 14, .of the'General Laws
of Massachusetts, Tercentenary Edition, by eminent domain ttuder
Chapter 79, of ~the General Laws, and acts in amendment thereof,
the land known as the Center Playground Tract, containing 5.719
acres, more or less, the'~aid pre~ises being located a~ North
Andover Center adjacent to the Center School ~nd being the same
referre~ to in instrument dated May 16, 1939, by virtue of.
which Eatha~ne C. Wilcox, of North Andover, for consideration
of thirty dollars, allowed the Town of North Andover to:~se .the
field adjoining the Center School for the snmm~er~nd fall of 1939,
as a play field, however the same being bounded and'describe~;
said premises appearing on the records of the Assessors for the
Town:'of North Andover as the property of Eatharyne.~. Lane;
And ~o appropriate the sum of.two thousand ($2000.00)'j
dollars,_of.monies heretofore raised a~ the Annual Meeting of
the Town for the ~ear 1940 at its adJourned.~own Meeting held
MArch.16, '1940, under Article 9.
..And that the Selectm~ of the Town'of North '~Andover~
actingunder the p~ovlsions~ of Chapter 45, Section~.2,~of said
General 'Laws, in their capacity as Park Commissioners, shall
be .and hereby are authorize~ to do. and perform lall acts
necessary or usefUl in carrying out the purpose of this vote.
A count of ~ands was taken, forty-nine voted in favor
and eight voted against.
Article 2, Voted to accept Chapter 403, of the Acts of
~93~, being an act of amendment under Workmen's Co~pensation,
%o so extend the terms laborers, workmen and mechanics .as to
in'clude, all employees, regardless of the nature of. theirwork
or '~uties., but no~ to include members'of .Police or Fire force.."
Before the close of the meetingMr..Tucker ~f the
Planning Board gave a brief report, of the cormnittee appointed
under Article 10, at the Adjourned Meeting held March..16,1940,
relative to PUrchase of land.by the:.town, from ~. Stefansky.
Abou= eighty persons were present.,
A srue cody,
Town lerk.
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· THE, .. '~ 0MMoNEALTH- --
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~ARRANT
To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover:
Greeting:
In the na~e of the Commonwealth you ~re hereby required
to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, who are
qualified =o vote in Preeidential Primaries, to meet in the Engine
House in precinct one~ the merrimack School in precinct two, the
Union School in precinct three and the Town Hall in precinct four,
TUESDAY, the thirtieth day of A~rilt 1940,
at twelve o,clock noon for-~he following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers fo~ the
Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the~following offices:
4 ~elegates at Large ~o the.National Convention of ~he Republican
Parby.
4 Alternate Delegates at 'Large to the ~ational~Conventton of the
Rel~blican Party. .' '
~12 ~elegates at Largeto tho~'ational Convention of the Democratic
Party.
12 Alternate Delegates at Large to the ~ational Convention Of the
Democratic;Party.
2 District Delegates to the Nationa~ Convention of.the Republican
Party, ,Sixth~ Congressional District.
2 Alternate District~Delegates~to the National'C0n~e~tibn of the
Republican Party, Sixth.congressional District.
4'District Delegates tothe National Conv~ntion of~he~Democrati~
Party, Sixth Congressional District.
~ Alternate?District Delegates to theNational Convention of the
Democratic P~rty, -Simth Congressional District.
District Members of State Committee(one man and one woman) for~
each political party, for the Fourth Essex Senatorial District~.
Ten members of the Republican Town Committee.
Ten members of the Democratic Town Committee.
All to be voted for~Dn one ballot.
The polls will be open from 12 noon .until 6 6'clockP.M.
And you are directed ~o serve this warrant.by-mposting
true.and attested copies of this warrant thereof, at the Town'Hal~
and .4t five or more public places 'in each'voting precinct. JSald
copies to be posted not more than fifteen days ~or.less than ten
days before the time of'holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due 'rerun of thls.warr~nt' with
your.doings-thereon to the ~own ~lerk at the time.and place o~.said
meeting.
Given under our hands at North Andover, ~assachusetts,
this eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and forty.
James P. Hainsworth Selectmen
Harry C. Foster of
........ Arthur .A..Thomson North Andover.
Officer's Return
I have notified ~he in~aOitants of North Andover,
qualified ~to vote in Presidential Primaries, by posting true and
attested ~opies of this warrant at the Town Hall and at five or
more public places in each voting precinct; said copies having
been posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days
before the time of holding said meeting.
Augustine J. Walsh,
Constable.
North Andover, April 16,19~0.