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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1945-03-05TOWN WARRANT COMS~ONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Essex se, To either of the Constables of Town of North ~ndover: Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affslrs, to meet in the Engine House in voting precinct one; the Merrimack School in voting precinct two; the Union Schoolhouse in voting precinct three and the Town Hall in voting precinct four; in said North Andover, on MONDAY the fifth day of March 19[~5, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following articles:- Article 1. To elect ~ Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three members of the Bo~rd P~blic Welfare for one year, one Assessor of Taxes, one member of School Committee,one member of Board of Health, one member of the Board PDblic Works for three years; a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, an Auditor, a Tree Warden, five Constables for one year and a member of the Planning Board to serve for five years and to vote 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. M. and shall be closed at eight o'clock P. M.. · After final action on the preceding Article one, the said meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section ~, Article 1 of the Town By-Laws to Saturday, March 17, 1945, at one-thirty o'clock P.M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles:- Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Article ~. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Article ~. To see wh~t action the to~'~ will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Article 5- To see what action the town will t~ke as to the recommendations of the finance committee. Article 6. To see if the to¥~ will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January l, 1946 and to issue a note or notes therefor, 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 Section 17, Chapter ~, General Laws. Article 7. To consider the report of all special committees. Article 8. To see wh~t action the town will t~,ke in regard to appointing a committee to take c~re of the public-parks and triangles of the town. Petition of the Selectm~n. Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the~sum of five hundred (t~500.00) dollars for ~he purpose of taking the Decennial Census of 194~ as required by law. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Article 10. To see if the to~'m will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred(S200.00) dollars for the purpose of repairing or replacing street signs throughout the town. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. TOW~ WAR1L~NT Article ll. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred flfty($~50.00) dollars to paint the bleachers at Grogan'e Field. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Article 12. To see if the town will vote to r~ise and aoproprlate the sum of one hundred sixty ($160.00) dollars, to replank the worn p~rts of the bleachers at Grogan's Field. Petition of the ~oerd of Selectmen. Article 13. To see if the town will vote to accept the following streets which hmve been adjudicated by the Board of Selectmen:and are now ready for acceptance b~r the town: School Street; Baldwin Street from Francis Street to Belmont Street; Mablin Avenue for a distance of one hundred feet in a westerly direction from the intersection of ~ilroad Avenue. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Article l~. To see if the town will vote bo raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-four dollars and sixty-seven cents ($5~.~7) for the pa.vment of miscellaneous bills in 19~ for Grogan s Field playground. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Article 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred($~00.00) dollars, for the purpose of transcribing Birth Records of the town from the year 1916 through the year 1941. Petition of Joseph ~. Duncan. Article 16. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a Town Accountant in accordance with Section 55, Chapter ~l, of the General Laws; to abolish the office of Town Auditor, or take any action relative thereto. Petition of James W. Elliott, Town Auditor. Article 17. To see if the town w~ll?vote to raise and appropriate seven thousand six hundred ($7600.00) dollars , to clean and cement line water mains in the water works system. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Article 18. To see if the to~'~ will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars, to nut in adrian on L,vman Road, beginning at the intersection of' Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of Joseph J. Sambataro and others. Article 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand eight hundred ($3800,00)dollars, to purchase a Mack Dump Truck complete. Petition of Highway Surveyor. Article 20. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand($2000.00)dollars, for maintenance on any street in town under Chapter 90 of the Ueneral ~aws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose;or to take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the Highway. Surveyor. Article 21. To see if the to~'m will ra~.se and appropriate the sum of eight hundred ($~00.00) dollars, to install a new surface drain and two catch basins on Academy Road. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate (A) twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars to enable the School Department to secure plans and specifications for a new High School, or(B$ fourteen thousand ($1~,000.00) dollars to enable the School Department to secure plnns ~nd specifications for an addition to the High. School, or (C) two thousand (1i2000.00) to enable the School Department to have a survey conducted by one or more qualified persons regarding the need of the town for new school buildings or additions to school buildings. Petition of Fred E. Pitkin,Superintendent, on behalf of the School Committee. 10'1 i9k5 TOWN WARHANT Article 23. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars, for the purchase of a . new Police Cruiser. Petition of Alfred N. ~:~cKee. Article 2~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of eleven hundred (Si100.00) dollars to purchase 1000 feet of 2~-" hose. Petition of Board of Fire Engineers. Article 25. To see if the town will vote to grant a permanent increase of fifty-(~50.00) dollars, to the annual salary of thc "C,~ll Firemen", such increase to be retroactive to January l, 19~5. Petition of members of the Fire Department. Article 26. To see if the town will vote to increase the School Department appropriation for 19[~5, by nine hundred ninety-three dollars and fifty cents ($99~.50) to gr~nt an increase of ten per cent to all School Department Janitors, this increase to be based upon the wages provided for in the 19[~ School ~epartment appropriation. Petition cf George E. Everson and others. Article 27. To see if the town will reise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to be added to each department's appropriation, except the School Department, to provide a ten per cent increase in wages and salaries for all employees. Petition of town employees. Article 28. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint the five duly elected constables as Reserve Police officers in the town of North Andover. Petition of May Ward Mulvey and others. Article 29. To see if the town will vote to increase the number of School Committee members from three to five. Petition of North Andover Teachers' Association. Article ~0. To see if the town will raise and appropriate 'th8 su~ of twelve hundred(S1200.00) dollars, for necessary repairs to Stevens ~emorial Library Building. Petition of Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library. Article ~1. To see if the town will vote to change the town zoning by-law, article 2, section 5, initial~I to read as follows: "To become mandatory; No new license for the sale of alcoholic beverages of any kind shall be granted in the following districts, except that the licenses th~.t are now held by present owners, ma~ be continued; Massachusetts Avenue and Middlesex Street in precinct three and .Chickerlng Road and Park Street, North Andover Center." Petition of J0hn N. Pilion and others. Article 32. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five tho~sand ($5000.00) dollars to be used for a slde-walk project; the town to provide one half the expense and the applicant the other half of the cost. Petition of Frederick N.Robinson & others. Article ~5. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to construct a sidewalk on Sutton Street, starting from High Street and going northerly on the right hand side of Sutton Street to meet the other sidewalk. Petition of William J. Dryden and others. Article 3~- To see if the to~m will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to construct a tarvia sidewalk on May Street, the same to extend from Paradis's garage to the end of said street. The cost to be estimated by the Highway Surveyor. Petition of Ferdinand 0. Kruger and others. TOWN WARRANT Article 55. To see if the term will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of War Bonds or other Bonds that are legal inve'stments for Savings Banks, for s Postwar Rehabilitation Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1945. Petition of the Board cf Selectmen. Article 56. To act upon any other legal business which may legally be considered at this meeting. And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten da?rs before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with yonr doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, this twenty-ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty- five. Harry C. Foster Arthur A. 'ffnomson Joseph H. Finneran Selectmen of North Andover. .Officer's Return I have notified the inhabitants of the town of North Andover , qualified to vote in elections and town affairs by posting true and attested copies of this warrant st 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. North Andover, Nasa., February 21, 19~5. Augustine J. Walsh, Constable. 103 Town Warrant Article 1. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affslrs, convened in the Engine House in voting precinct one; the Nerrimack Schoolhouse in voting precinct two; the Union Schoolhouse in voting precinct three and the To~m Hall in voting precinct four, agreeably to the requirements of the foregoing warrant, business was traDsacted and votes for the candidates named in the ballot were as follows:- Number of ballots by precinct. One Two Three Four Totals. Office for one year. Cornelius J. Mahoney Blsnks 562 520 ~2 410 175~ ll5 176l~h 125 556 Town Clerk for one year. Joseph A. Duncan Blanks T, own'Treasurer for one year. '~ames J.'Maker Blanks 598 575 456 459 1866 77 125 150 94 42~ Three Selectmen for one year. 'Joseph M. Finneran Harry C. Foster Arnold H. Salisbury Arthur A. Thomson Blanks 2805~ i!! 541 56~ 1459 260 408 ~ 299 1401 274 455' 510 1~05 Highway Survey for one year. Ira D. Carry Blanks 595 585 48~ 474 1957 80 lll 105 59 555 Board Public Works for three years. Bernard F. Hughes Blanks 582 '557 414 426 1759~ 95 159 172 107 Assessor for three years. Oscar L. Soucy Edward Sullivan Blanks 568 555 427 456 178~ 1 1 107 1[~5 158 97 505 Auditor for one year. James W. Elliott Blanks School Committee for three years. Charles W. Trombly Wilfred Wild Blanks 564 526 457 422 1749 1 1 111 169 149 1!1 540 Public Welfare three for one year. Joseph M. Finneran Harry C. Foster Arnold H. ~alisbury Arthur A. Thomson Blsnks ~o9 525 58o 1574 282 ~6 1256 506 1~95 104 19k~ Town Clerk 19k5 Office Tax Collector for one year. Irving E. Hinton Blanks Tree Warden for one year. John J. Connors Blanks Board of Health for three years. Edward W. A. Holt Blanks Five Constables for one year. Samuel H. Bevin John P. Harrington John J. Roche Augustine J. Walsh Harold Tyning William J. Thomson George Everson Gus Nussbaum William F. Ward Mateo DeTeresi Arthur Kirk Michael Hurson William E. Torrey Charles Jewett Joseph Gill Harold Wood Walter Stamp Angus Cross William McKinnon Robert Burke Philip Sutcliffe Blanks Member Planning Board for five years. Harold C. Kay Bl'anks Precincts One mo Three Totals 9~ ll4 ll0 93 415 581 50~ 458 ~l 1782 94 19h 128 92 5O8 566 541 425 450 1762 lO9 155 lgl ,lO3 528 298 492 '562 529 ~91 576 517 L~75 5 8 510 2 1 58 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ll~2 1512 1478 .378 l~l 2 ~ 14 9 1 i 2 1 7 1 1 1 9 9 i 1 I 1 i 1 1 1154 5256 555 5~1 416 ~ 17o2 122 185 17o lll 588 After a careful canvass of the returns made by the Election Officers in Precincts One,Two,Three and Four, of votes cast for candidates as appearing on the official ballot thereof,the Board of Registrars ~of Voters declared the following persons to be elected to office:- Office ~-6-~tor Cornelius J. Mahoney Date when sworn. March 10 Town Clerk Joseph A. ~ncan Town Treasurer James J. Maker March 10 by C.J.M. Marc~ 6 Selectmen Joseph M. Finneran March 7 Harry C. Foster March 5 Arthur A. Thomson March 8 Highway Surveyor Ira D. Catty March 6 Board Public Works Bernard F. Hughes March 6 Assessor of Taxes Oscar L. Soucy Auditor ~. Elliott School~ Committee Public Welfare o~p~ran Harry C. Foster Arthur A. Thomson Tax Collector r! in - ton Tree Warden J-~ J. Connors Board of Hea. lth ~i.~ t Constables ~Bevin John P. Harrington John J. Roche Augustine J. Walsh Gus Nussbaum Plannin~ Board aro~. Kay ~Town Warrant Date when sworn March 8 March 6 March March 7 March 5 March 8 March 7 March 6 March 20 March /31 March 6 April 2 10.,5