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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-01-19'546 ~9~2 Town Meetlng January 19~ W A R R A N T The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esse~ SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: Greeting~ . In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are here- by directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, quali~ E~ed to vote lu Town Affairs, to meet in the Court Room, Town. Building, in said North Andover, on'Monday, the nineteenth day of January, 1942 at V:30 o'clock P.M., then and there to act on the following business: Article 1. To see if the town will vote to raise and aPRropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00), to pay for a two-way radio purchased by the Police Department, under the emergency declared Dec- ember 22, 1941. , Article 2. ~To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sumof Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00), for the payment of equipment purchased by the Fire Depart_ment.under the emergency declared December 22, 1941. Article 3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum' of.money not in excess of ThirteenHundredd Ninety-five ollars ($1395.00), for the purchase of the followiu~ items for. the Fire Department, as recomnended by the Committee appointed by the/P~blic Safety Committee to investigate the needs of this Department~ 1. Spare tires for all apparatus except %he ambulance, as fol- lows~ 0ne--V:50". ~ 20" ReavyDuty, for the La-~ance pump 0ne-z38" x ~" Heavy Duty~ Tot the White pump Two--36" x 6" Heavy Duty, for -the Forest E~r&- Truck Two--32"J x 6"' Heavy Duty, .for the Iadder Tru~k - Estimated cost of above--S400.00 2. Five hnnd~ed feet'l~" cotton z~bber-liued hose. (This is in addition to the five Eundred feet no~ ordered.) Esti~ated'cost--$380.00 :'3. Renewal of plates and scid in the storage battery on the Fire Alarm system. Approximate cost--S300.00 4. One mile No. 8 hard drawn weather proofed copper wire for emergency repairs to'flre alarm circuits. Estimated cost--$225.00 5. Thirty pairs rubber boots for the Auxiliary Fire.~ighting force, Estimated cost $120.~0 Article'S. To ~ee if the town will raise and appropriate or other- wise provide the sum of Five Eandred Dollars ($500.00), to cover ex- penses of the Military Police Company, Massachusetts State Guard Reserve of North Andover, Massachusetts, from January 2, 1942 to ~arch 14, 1942. End you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copi~sthereof at the Town Hall, and at five Or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be posted note more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. ~ereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, this fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord cue thousand nine hundred and forty-two. Harry C. Foster Arthur A. Thomson Joseph M. Ftuneran Selectmeh"of North Andover Officer's Return I have notified the inhabitants ofthe town of North Andover, qualified to vote in town affairs, by posting true and attested copies of this warraut at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting precinct; said copies having been posted not more thau fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. John P. Harrington Constable The meeting was called to order at 7:50 o'clock P. M. by the Moderator Judge C. J. Mahoney and action on the articles in the was as follows:- Article 1. Voted: to raise and a~propriate the sum of two thousand ($2000~00) dollars, to pay for a two-way radio purchased by the Police Dept.under the emergency declared December 22, 1941. Article 2. Votedz to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred(S1500.00) dollars,.for the payment of e~ulpme~t purchased by the.~Fire Dept. under the emergency declared ecember 22, 19hl. Article 5. Voted: to raise and appropriate a sum of money no= in excess~of thirteen hundred ninety-fiv~ ($1595.00) dollars, for 'the purchase of the following items for the ~ire Department, as recommended by the committee appointed by the Public Safety Comm. to investigate the needs of this department. 1. Spare tires for all apparatus oxcep~ the ambula~.ce, follows: One 7:50" X 20" heavy duty, for the LaFrance pump.. One 58" X.7"~heavy duty for the White Pump. Two 56" X 6" heavy duty for the.Forest Fire Truck. Two 52" X 6" heav~, duty for the Ladder Truck. Estimated cost $400.00 as Five hundred feet' 1~" cotton rubber lined hose.( This addition to the five hundred feet now ordered). Estimated cost $550.00 is in Renewal of plates and acid in the s~orage battery on the Fire Alarm System. Approximate cos~ $500.00 4. One mile No. 8 hard drawn weather proofed copper wire for emergency repairs to fire alarm circuit. Estimated cost $225.00 5. Thirty pairs rubber boots for the Auxiliary Fire Fighting Force. Estimated cost $120.00 Article k. The Modera=or ruled that money could not be appropriated under this article as this Military Police Company has not as yet been inspected and approved by the ~epartment of the Adjutant General. The meeting lasted thirty, minutes. 55 persons were preseht. A true copy, Attest: . i ^ 548 Town Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts ~SBeX To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andove~: Greetings: - In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,&you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North ndover, ~alified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the ngine House iu voting precinct one; the Merrimack Schoolhouse in voting precinct two; the Union Schoolhouse in voting p~ecinCt three and the Town Hall iu voting precinct four, in said North Andover, on Monday the second day of March 1942, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following articles: Article 1. To elect a Moderator, Town clerk, Town Treas- "urer, three Selectmen, three members ofthe Board of Public Welfare for one year, one Assessor of Taxes, one member 6f School Committee, one member of Board of Health, one member of Board of Public Works for three'years; a Highway Surveyor, a collector of Taxes, an Audi- tot, a Tree Warden and five' Constables' for one. year, also a member of the Planning Board to serve for five years, and to ~ot~ upon any and all Town Officers required by law to be elected by ballot. All to be voted~for on one ballot. The polls shall be opened at nine o'clock A~. and shall be closed at eight O'clock P.M. After final action on the preceding Article one, the meeting shall stand'adjourned by virtue of Section'4, Article one 'of the Town By-laws, to .Saturday, March 14th,'19~2, at one thirty o'clock ?.Mi, in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the £ollow- lng arti:les:- Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be ~elected by ballot. Article 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as p~esented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Article 4. To see what action the town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Article §. To se~ wha~ action the town will take as to the recommendations of the finance committee. Article 6. To see if the town will VOte"to authorize the Tcwn Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time i~ anticipation of the rever~e of the financial year beginning January l, 1943, and to issu~ a note ornotes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Sec- tion l~, Chapter 44,' General Laws. Article ~. To consider the report of all special commit- tees. Article S. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to~appolnting a committee bd take care of the public parks and triangles of the town. Petition of Board of Selectmen. Article 9. To see what action the town will take with re- ference to the following proposed By-Law::: No'-person shall be allowed to place, tttrow, dump or otherwise deposit poster~, handbills, flyers, advertising sheets, waste or rubbish in the public streets or ways. ?etlon of the Board of Selectmen.