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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-03-041946 TOWN WARRANT COmmONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 129 Essex SS, To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualiEied to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Engine House in voting precinct one; the Merrimack School- house 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 fourth day of March 19~6, 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 of the Board of Public Welfare for one year; one Assessor of Taxes, two members of School Committee, one member of the Board of Health and one member of the Board of Public Works for three years; one manfoerof the School Committee to serve two years; one member of the Board of Public Works to serve two years, to fill vacancy; a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, a Tree Warden and five Constables for one year and a member of the Planning Board to serve five years, and to vote upon any and all Town Officers required by law to be elected by ballot. Also to vote upon the following question: "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nine- teen hundred forty-five, entitled 'An Act Authorizing the Placing of the vffice of Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of North Andover under the Civil Service Laws', be accepted?" Yes No If a majority ~f the votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative, then this'act shall thereupon take full effect, but not otherwise. All to be voted T0r.~=upon one ballot. The polls shall be 'open at n~ne o'clock A. M. and shall be closed a~ eight o'clock P.M. After final action on the preceding Article one, the said meeting shall stand adJourned b.~-~tueof Section ~,' Article one of the Town by-laws, to Saturday, March 16, 1946 at one-thirty o'clock P. M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act'upon the fol- lowing articles:- 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 presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Article 4. To see what action the town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Article 5. To see what 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 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, 19~7 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 p~riod of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter ~, General Laws. 130 TOWN WARRANT Article 7. To consider the report of all special committees. Article 8. To see what action the town will take in regard to appointing a committee to take care of public parks'and triangles of the town. Article 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their member~ to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his~compensatlon, in accordance with Sectlon 4A, Chapter ~l, General Laws. Petition of Joseph A. Duncan,Town Clerk. Article 10. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Fire Engineers to appoint one of its members as a permanent driver for the duration of the war and to fix his compensation, in accordance with Section ~A, Chapter 4l, General Laws. Petition of Joseph Duncan, Town Clerk. Article ll. To see if the town will authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members to the position ~f School ~Physiclan and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section ~A, Chapter 41, General Laws. Petition of Joseph A.~Duncan, Town Clerk. ' Article 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Eighty-Two Dollars and Sixty Cents ($82.60) to build new See-saws at the Grogan's Field Playground. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ~' Article 13.' To see if the town will raise and. appropriate . the sum of Sixteen Hundred D~tta~s ($1600) for the purchase of a new one and one half tom truck for the Moth Department. ' Petition of .the Board of Selectmen. Article 14. To see if the town will vote to accept Glenwood Street which is located between Railroad Avenue and Beechwood Street and runs in a westerly direction from Massachusetts'Avenue. Petition of Fred HiltoD and others. Article 15. To see'if the town will accept Rosedale Avenue running from Hewitt Avenue north to south ~8 Longwood Avenue, approx- imately 1000 feet~ Petition Of Palmer Long and others. Article 16. To see if the Town will appropriate Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) from the Postwar Rehabilitation Fund to extend the water system on'0sgood Street from Prescott Street to Sutton Street with a connection to Chadwick Street, so as to improve the water supply and fire protection in the High Street, Chadwick Street, prospect Street, Brightwood Avenue and Furber Avenue Area and on Great Pond Road, in accordance with the recommendations of the New · England Fire Insurance Rating Association. · ' Petition of the Board of Public Works. Article 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($850.00) to be used with the present Dodge Coupe to purchase a new automobile. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to replace water services to the property lines, place gate valves on'hydrant branches, repair valves and valve boxes~ replace manhole frames and covers and do other necessary wo~R on Main Street, Water Street, Greene Street and Turnpike Street before the. streets are reconstructed. Petition of.Board of Public Works. Article 9~f To see if the Town will vote ~o accept the amend- ment to section ~ chapter ~80 of the Acts of 1906, as passed by the General Court of 19~, increasing the sewer assessment from six tenths of one cent up to two cents' per square foot of area within the depth of 100 feet from the street line. Petition of Board of Public Works. TOW WARrAnT 131 Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a Sufficient sum of money to install a water system and sewer system on Hamilton Road, beginning at Nassachusetts Ave. and extending to Putnam Road. Petition of Dorothy Houston ~nd others. Article 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to ~nstall a water system and sewer system on Holbrook Road, beginning at Nassachusetts Avenue · and extending to Putnam Road. Petition of Dorothy Houston and others. Article 22. To see if the town will raise and app'ropriate the sum Of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for the purchase of a new five ton~ D~mp Truck for the use of the Highway Department. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 23. To see if the town Will raise and ~ppropriate the sum of 'Nine Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,450) for the. purchaBe of a Cletrac Tractor complete with "V" Snowplow with wings and Bulldozer a~tachments. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 24. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for maintenance of any street in town under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, 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 take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Artlcle 25. To see if the town Will raise and appropriate the sum of Two 'l~ousand Dollars ($2,000) to be used as a sidewalk proJe.ct; the Town to p~ovide one half of the expense and the applicant the other, half of the cost. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 26. To see {f the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-five Hundred Dollars ($4,500) for the rebuilding of Green Street under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, but if not ~sed. on said street, money to be used for the further rebuilding of Nain and Water Streets under chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State o~ County, or both, for.th~s p~rpose; or to take any other action in relation 'thereto. ~ Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the .sum of Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty DollaPs'($4,960) to install a surface drain from the corner of Railroad Avenue and ~assachuset~s Avenue to Ayman Road and continuing on Lyman Road for a distance of 500 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 28. To see if the town will vote ot raise' and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500) to replace air tanks in Fire Station condemned by insurance inspector. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. Article 29. To see if the town will vot~ to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500) to .install a new ~tl Burning boiler in the fire station replacing 35 year old coal furnace now in use. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. Article )0. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($~,000) to. purchase a new ambulance. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. 132 TOWN WARRANT 1946 Article 51. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to be used with the present Hudson Car to purchase a new Police Car. The sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) will be received for the old car. Petition of Alfred H. McKee and Others. Article 52. RESOLVED: That the Chief of Police be instructed by the Board of Selectmen to make available to the duly elected constables, all extra and special police duty for the town of North Andover, as passed by the town at a previous Town Meeting but is in effect and not being enforced. The present system is not in accord with the General Laws which specifically state that no special appointed constable of any city or town shall be paid by the city or town for duties performed in that capacity. Petition of John P. Dineen and others. Article 53. "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year One thousand nine hundred and forty-five entitled "An Act relative to equal pay for men and women teachers,, be enforced in this town?" Petition Of North Andover Teachers Association. Article 54. To see if the town will authorize the moderator to appoint a committee to consist of seven (7), ~to include three (5) members of the School Committee and four (~) other citizens of the town, to be known as the School Building Committee, to carry out the program substantially as outlined in the School Survay Report. Petition of the School Building Eurv~ Committee. Article 55. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) to be used by the School Building Committee to secure plans and specifications for proposed school buildings. Petition of the School Building SUrvey Committee. Article 56. To see if.the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars, ($15,450) to create a stabilization fund unde~ Chapter i24 of the Acts of 1945,~ as recommended in the School Building Survey. Petition of the School Building Survey Committee. Article 57. To see if the town Will appropriate Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund for the use of the School Building Committee in building new school bUildings. Petition of the School Building Survey Committee. Article 58. To see if the town will raise and appropriate, by bond issue or otherwise, the sum of One Hundred and Seventy- Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) of which Fifty Thousand Dollars (~50,000) shall come from the Rehabilitation Fund, so called, for the erection of a new Union School, a new school to replace the Bradstreet Frame School Building and a new Center School Building. Petition of Carl E. Porter and others. Article 59. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for the'payment of the un- paid 1945 bill for engineering services contracted for by the Planning Board for the Massachusetts Avenue sand bank survey in accordance with the vote of the 1945 Annual Meeting. Petition of the Planning Board. Article 40. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of not more than Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, ($14,500) to construct a playground on the site of the Town sand bank on Massachusetts Avenue, in accordance with plans drawn by Charles E. Cyr, Engineer. 'Petition of the Planning Board. TOWN WARRANT Article ~1~ To see if the town will raise and appropriate Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) for repairs and maintenance of the American Legion Bathing Beach. Petition of Bathing Beach Committee. Article ~2. To see if the town will vote to convey the Franklin School house to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 210~ for a nominal sum of money. Petition of William G. Martin & Others. Article 43. To see if the town wilI vote to raise and appropriate the sum of money to partially defray the maintenance expenses of quarters for Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post Number 210~. Petition of William G.,Martln and others. Article 4~. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficiant sum of money for the salaries and wages in each town'department, to grant a ten per cent .increase to all town employees. Petition of Edward J. McCarthy and others. Article ~5. To see if the'town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to grade and resurface Marbleridge Road from Salem Street~to the Ida A. Atkins Memorial entrance ~o Ridgewood Cemetery, a distance of approximately twelve' hundred (1,200) feet, Petition of Board of Directors of Ridgewood Cemetery and others. A~ticle 46. To see if the town will authorize the Moderator or the Board of Selectmen to appoln~ a representative committee to-pla~ some kind of a permanent memorial for the members of the Armed Forces of World Wa~ II, this committee to report progress'from time to time to the Board of Select- men. Petition of the Service FlAg Committee. Article ~7. To act upon an~-.o'ther business which may legally be considered at this meeting. And you are here 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 days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the tima and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover this Twenty- eighth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-six. HARRY C. FOSTER ARTHUR A. THOMSON JOSEPH M. FINNERAN 'Selec.tmen of No~th Andover. A true copy Attest: Augustine J. Walsh, Constable. 134 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 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 o£ holding said meeting. North Andover, Nass. February 20, 1946. Augustine J. Walsh Constable. Article 1. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified to vote in Hlections and Town Affairs, 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 Town Hall in voting precinct four,agreeable to the requirements of the foregoing warrant, business was tranacted and votes for the candidates named in the ballot w~ of question appearing on the ballotwere as follows:- Number of_ballots by precinct. Office Mod~or for one year Cornelius J. Nahoney~ 466 Blanks 202 Town Clerk for one year. 'Joseph A. Duncan 557 Blanks 151 Town Treasurer for one year. ~ames ~. ~aker 549 Blanks ll9 Three Selectmen for one year. 'Joseph M. Finneran Harry C. Foster 2 Arnold H. Salisbury 400 Arthur A. Thomson John B. Walsh 2 0 Blanks 557 Highway Surveyor ,for one year. Ira D. Carry 507 Blanks 161 Board Public Works .~wo years-vacancy. ooseph D. Sullivan Blanks One ~o Three Four Totals. 270 25~ 581 235~ 182 90~ 792 64~ 646 2624 196 174 117 618 801 597 641 258~ 187 226 122 654 · 01 771 648. 25~5 115 20~ 255 157 904 Board Public Works three years. '~ohn T. Campbell 478 Blanks 190 567 564 2 52 256 199 910 Office ~ssessor for Blanks Town Meetin March 1 *'6 Precincts One o hre e FOUr 135 Tree Warden for one Fear. John J. uonnors Blanks Totals Board of Health for three years. George E. Jewett James P. Macklin Blanks 199 260 251 179 869 School Committee for two years. John J. Costello Arthur R. Drummond Harold Holt Erwin H. Neal Wilfred Wild Blanks 500 774 608 609 2491 168 214 215 154 751 54o 2o5 222 11o7 79 152 142 111 464 264 26O 145 178 79 99 ~ 225 69 llO 2 70 i 25O 129 I 121 192~ 266 Two Members of School Comm. for three years. Daniel Dennis 80 45 Caroline U. Ingram 179 405 Vincent J. NcAloon 221 260 Carolynn L. McQuesten 202 411 Peter Ritchie ll2 156 Charles Wentworth 198 257 Richard G. Whipple 54 127 Blanks 29O 359 17o '2 o 1714- 562 P~blic Welfare three members for one year. Joseph M. Finneran Harry C. Foster Arnold H. Salisbury Arthur A. Thomson John B. Walsh Blanks 592 5 271 4~ 55 ~71 296 4 7 595 271 5o8 18 5 172. 575 6o6 558 Tax Collector for one year. Irving E. Hinton Blanks 486 765 611 5~k' 182 225 212 1~9 ' 1254 Five Constables for one year. George Everson George H. Galley John P. Harrington Alexander Ness Jr. John J. Roche Augustine J. Walsh Harold Wood Joseph Gillespie Blanks 19o 2 7 l 229 .52 587 552' 521 515 514 1169 1682 1575 Planning Board five years. Peter Ritchie John T. Ward Blanks 845 47o 55o 295 6~o 222 1211 lO86 65o 1277 1858 1574 1817 16o8 956. 1955 2 56 ~o6 QUESTION Civil Service Office of Chief of Fire Dept. 1401 lO5~ 1918 1159 1725 1559 171o 1 568o ~47 679 572. 545 22kl 1 1 220 509 251 220 1000 167 58o 271 112 NO 297 Blanks 125 (See Page 1~2) 129 1270 136 1946 Town Meetln~ March ~ 1946. After a careful canvass of the returns made by the Election Officers in Precincts One, two,Three and Four of votes cast for candidates and question as appearing on the official ballot, the Board of Registrars of Voters declared the following persons to be elected to office:- Office Mod~or Cornelius J. Mahoney Town Clerk Joseph A. Duncan Town Treasurer James J. maker Selectmen Joseph M. Fin~eran Arnold H. Salisbury Arthur A. Thomson Highway Surveyor Ira D. Catty Public Works-two years. Joseph D. Sullivan Public Works-three years. ~ohn T. Campbell Assessor-three Herbert T. Wildyears' Tree Warden ~ohn J. Connors Board of Health-three years. George E. Jewe=t School ComnLittee-two years. ~ohn J. Cos~ello School Committee-three years. ~aroline M. Ingram Carolynn L. NcQuesten Public Welfare ~oseph M. Finneran Arnold H. Salisbury Arthur A. Thomson Collector of Taxes. ~rving E. Hinton Constables ~eorge Everson John P. Harrington Date when sworn March ll, 1946 March ll, 1946 March 8, 1946 March ?, 1946 March 5, 1946 March 11, 1946 March 5, 1946 March 6, 1946 March ?, 1946 March 11, 1946 March 5, 1946 March ~, 1946 March 12 1946 March 11 1946 Msrch ~, 1946 March ?, 1946 March 5, 1946 March 11, 1946 March 6, 1946 March 5, 1946 John J. Roche Augustine J. Walsh Harold Wood March 5, 1946 March 5, 1946