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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-03-16 ~own Meetin$ Pla~nin~ Boerd-five years. ~eter Ritchie Question: arch 1746. pate sworn March 18, 1946 The town adopted Civil Service for Office of the Chief of the Fire Department. 137 ~dJourned Annual Town Meetin$ March 16t 1946. Article 2. Voted that this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen for action. Article 5. Voted to accept the report of the receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. · Article 4. Voted that all unexpended appropriations be returned to the Treasury, with the exception of $7600.00, appro riated under Article 17, of the 1945 warrant and $27.00, from Artic the 1942 Warrant. le ~ in Also that the Assessors be authorized to use a sum not exceeding $5000.00, from free ~ash in the Treasury toward the reduction of the Tax Rate. 19. 20. 21. 29. ~0. 51. Article 5. Voted that each item be considered separately. Amounts recommended have been raised to allow for an increase of $150.00, per year for all permanent full time employees as set forth in the report of the Advisory Board. Departments 'Salaries Expenses Totals .1. ·Selectmen ~.ncludin$ Raise 94~.75 270.00 1218.75 2. Auditor 595.00 6~.67 45~.67 2A. Accountant 1~70.00 50~-55 2176.53 ~ Treasurer including Bond 55~0.00 767.00 4507.00 ~ Custodian Tax Title ACC 100.00 200.00 Tax Collector 500.00 including Bond Tax Title Foreclosures Assessors 5352.75 License Commissioners Town Clerk '' 4~2.75 Election-Registrars 255.00 Planning Board Janitor Town Hall 5~5.00 Maint. Town Bldg. including clerk Police Dog Warrant Fire Dept. In. Ambulance Building Inspector Sealer of Wis. & Measures ~45.00 Insect Pests ~862.75 Tree Warden 4092.75 Brush Cutting Town Forest Contingent Fund Forest Fire Warden Forest Fire Patrol 0.00 Forest Fires Board of Health 5048.00 County T.B. Hospital Animal'Inspector 255.00 Sewer Maint. & Const. ~550.00 Expenses of ~p Vital Statistics Garbage Disposal Highway Surveyor 5175.25 16294.20 189.75 255.OO 3772.50 nso.oo h~2~.25 oo.oo oo.oo U55.00 ~207.75 lO0.00 100.00 200.00 2.75 3200.00 3~55.oo lO0.00 100.00 545.00 4coo.co kooo.oo 228~'54 18577.74 86.oo 2~5.75 3~7.00 275U1.00 253.00 9o.oo 915.00 g777.75 ~15.00 b1~07.75 575.00 575.00 126.5o 126.5o 1000.00 1000.00 126.5o 126.5o 0.00 0.00 500.00 500.00 5625.00 6~75.00 5222.67 5222.67 25~.oo 15oo.oo 4650.00 260.00 26C~00 300.00 500.00 2500.00 2500.00 $772.50 Ad ourned Annual Town Meetln March 16 1 6. ~l Refuse Disposal Streets,General Maintenance I~ Snow Removal Street Lighting $9. Board Public Welfare ~0. Public Welfare Agent ~l. Supt. & Matron Town Infirmary ~2. Outside Relief & Repairs *5. Old Age Assistance Aid to Dependent Children State~& Military Aid,Soldiers, Relief & War Allowance Schools and Physician t~i Stevens Memorial Library Bathing Beach Public Parks,,Triangles and Cemetery 50. Playground-Grogan,s Field 51. William Drummond Memorial Playground 52. American Legion. Hent ~ Itemized Annual Town Report Insurance ~emorial Day Salaries 37~.50 506.00 1668.oo 2200.00 379.50 Reserve Fund Board Public Works ~gl Water Maint. & Const. Discount on Notes 61"~'Interest on E. Side Sewer Notes 62. 'Redeeming E.. Side Sewer No~es ~ Board of Appeals , ~ Essex County Retirement System 5~5o.oo 38100.00 16ooo.oo 9500.00 10300.00 50000.00 lOOOO.OO 5ooo'.oo 17o687.oo 9900.00 15oo.oo ll00.00 92o.oo 500.00 600.00 2365.92 6700.00 150.00 350.00 5000.00 33000.00 1000.00 637.50 2000.00 100.00 2788.00 Other Articles in Warrant. Art. ~ Amt. 13. Moth Dept. Truck Art. l~. Board Pub; Wks.-Coupe Art. i . Board Pub. Wks. Replacemen~ etc. Art. 20 *Hamilton Road~Water Extension Amt. 20 *Hamilton Road-Sewer Extension Ar~.~21 *Holbrook Road-Water Extension Art. 21 Ar.t. 22 Ar~. 2~ Amt. Art. 28 Art. 29 Ar~. ~1 Ar~. 33 Art. Ar~. ~9 Ar~. 1 Ar~. *Holbrook Road-Sewer Extension ~i~hwa~ Dept. Dump Truck amntenance under Chapt. 90 Sidewalk Project Greene St~ or other -Chap.. 90 Air Tanks-Fire Station 0il Burner-Fire Station Police ~ar Women Teachers-Equal Pay School Plans Stabilization Fund Planning ~oard-1945 Bills American ~egion-Beach Repairs V. F. W. Post No.2104-Rent Marbleridge Road-repairs 82.60 1600.00 850.00 3000.00 18OD.OD 2~oo.oo 1800.00 2900.00 5ooo.oo 2000.00 1000.O0 ~5oo.oo 1500.00 15oo.oo 5oo.oo ~lOO.OO 2500.00 15~5o.oo Grand Total * Provisional Totals ~5o.oo 38100.00 16ODD.OD 95oo.oo 379.50 506.00 1668.oo 10~00.00 50000.00 10000.00 5000.00 170687.00 9900.00 1500.00 33oo.oo 920.00 500.00 6OD.OD 2365.92 6700.00 15o.oo 350.00 5ooo.oo 379.50 33000.00 1000.00 637.50 2000.00 100.00 2788.00 200.00 3000.00 350.00 1000.00 Adjourned Annual Town Meettn$ March 16, 1~46. Under Item 10, of Article 5, it was voted that fifty dollars from expenses of this appropriation be set aside for services of the Moderator. Item 37, Snow Removal was increased from ten thousand dollars to sixteen thousand dollars. Item 60, Discount on Notes was decreased from fifteen hundred twenty dollars to one thousand dollars. Article 6. Voted that the town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticioation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January l, 194~, 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 cf less than one year in accordance with Section 17,Chapter ~l~l, General Laws. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Article 7. No reports. Article 8. Voted that the Board of Public Works be a committee to care for the Public Parks, Triangles and Playgrounds. This will avoid duplication of equipment and provide supervisory authority for the payment of bills. Article 9. Voted that the compensation of the Board of Health Physician be five hundred six dollars for the year 19~6, to be taken from the appropriation made for this department and that the Board be authorized as petitioned in the article. Article 10. A motion made by the Town Clerk that the Board of Fire Engineers be authorized to appoint one of its members driver for the current year and that his salary be fixed at $48.00 per week, the amount to be taken from the Fire Dept. appropriation was defeated in a hand vote. Sixty-one voted in favor ~nd(193) one hundred ninety-three voted against. Article 1!. Voted that the School Committee be authorized to appoint one of its member School Physician and that his compensation be fixed at $650.00, for the year 19~6, this amount being included in the School Department appropriation. Article 12. Voted to raise and appropriate $82.60, to build new see saws at Grogan's field playground. Article 13. Voted to raise and appropriate sixteen hundred ($1600.00) dollars for the purchase of a new one and one half ton truck for the Moth Dept. Article 14. Unfavorable action taken. Article 15. Voted to accept Rosedale Avenue running from Hewitt Avenue north to south to Longwood Avenue for a distance of about~. 1000 feet. This street has been identified as a public way for about 40 years and the present condition of roadway and drainage is satisfactory and acceptable to the Highway Surveyor. Article 16. Voted to.postpone action for the following reasons: l, present water service has sufficed for a considerable number of years; 2, a clearer picture of developments in the te~ritory con- cerned should be available before appropriating any major sum, such as asked for in this article, to the territory concerned; 3, any appropriation from the rehabilitation fund should be considered on the basis of "Greatest Service to the Greatest Number" and it is felt that other projects, either now or in the future, may merit appropriations from the rehabilitation fund in preference to the project called for in this article. Article 17. Voted to raise and appropriate eight hundred fifty ($850.00) dollars , with the present coupe to purchase to purchase a new automobile for the Board Public Works. 139 140 Adjourned Annual Tow~ Meetin$ March 16,19k6. Article 18. Voted to valse and appropriate the sum of three thousand(S5000.00) dollars, 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 work on Main Street, Water Street, Greene Street and Turnpike Street, before the streets are reconstructed. Article 19. Voted to accept the amendment to section 6, of Chapt. 580, of the Acts of 1906, as passed by the General Court of 1946, increasing the sewer assessment from six tenths of one cent to up to two cents per square foot of area within the depth of 100 feet from the street line. Article 20. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred($1800.O0)dollars, to install water on Hamilton Road,beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and extending to Putnam Road, provided the petitioners will make a guarantee , acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of 5% of the cost of construction over a ten year period; that the sum o£ twenty-nine hundred($2900.00)dollars, be raised and appropriated for the purpose of installing a sewer on this street; provided the layout and the plan of the street is approved by the Planning Board; provided proper assurance is given to properly constituded authorities-that is, the Selectmen- that in due course and prior to'the acceptance by the town, this street will be put into condition in conformity with reasonable street or highway construction Practice. Article 21. Voted that the sum of eighteen ~undre~d dollars be raised and appropriated to install a water system on Holbrook Road, beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and extending to Putnam Road, .~ provided the petitioners will make a guarantee acceptable' to the Board of Public Works, of 5% of the cost of construction ove~ a ten year period. That the sum of twenty-nine hundred ($2900.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of installing a sewer on this street; provided the layout and plan of the street is approved by the Planning Board; that installation should not be started unless construction of homes is underwayby July 1,19~6; provided proper assurance is given to properly constituted authorities- that is, the Selectmen- that in due'bourse and prior to the acceptance by the town, this street will be put in conformity with reasonable street or highway construction practice. Article 22. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum 9f five thousand($500O.00) dollars, to purchase a new five ton dump truck for the Highway Department. Article 25. Voted to strike from the warrant. Article 2~. Voted that t~e sum of two thousand ($2000.00)dollars, be raised and appropriated under Chapter 90, of the General Laws, to be' used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by State or County or both, but in no greater proportion of two dollars of town money to one dollar of State or County money or both. It is further voted under this article that if no money is available under Chapter 90, by June 15, 19~6, that the amount menttoned~as being raised be transferred to the maintenance account of the Street Department. Article 25. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand($10OO.00)dollars, for sidewalk projects, the town to provide one half the expense and the applicant the other. Article 26. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand five hundred(S4500.00) dollars, under Chapter 90, of the General Laws, for the purposes and under the conditions as Out- lined in this article, to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, but in no greater pr6portion than two dollars of the town money to one dollar of State or County money or both. Article 27. Unfavorable action voted. A hand vote was taken. voted in favor and 152 against. Adjourned Annual Town 'Meetln$ March 16~1~46. hundred Article 28. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen ($1500.00) dollars, to replace air tanks in Fire Station. Article 29. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen 'hundred(S1500.00) dollars, to install a new oil burning boiler in the Fire Station td replace a 55 year old coal furnace now in use. Article 50. Unfavorable action voted under this article. Article 51. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred(S500.00) dollars to be used with the present Hudson car to purchase a new Police car. The sum of one~thousand($1O00.00)dol!ars, will'be received for the old car. Article 52. No comment as your Advisory Board does not feel that this is.a matter which properly comes under its Jurisdiction. Voted to strike from the warrant: Article 55. Voted to accept an Act passed by the General Cour~ in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five,entitled 'An Act relative to equal pay for men and women teachers. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand one hundred(S4100.00) dollars, for this purpose. Article 5~. Voted that a committee of seven be chosen,three of the members to be selected annually by and from the School Committee; the. other four members to be appointed by the Moderator, for terms of three, four, five and six years respectively and that upon the expira- tion of the terms of each appointed member, the Moderator be authorized to fill such vacancy for a three year term. Article 55. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand five hundred~$2500.00) dollars, to be used by the School Building Committee ~o secure plans and specifications for proposed school buildings. Article 56. Voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand four hundred fifty.($15,~50.00) dollars~ =o create a Stabilization.Fund under Chapter 12~, of the Acts of 19~5,as recommended by the School Bui'lding Survey Committee, for use in connection with School Building Construction. Subject to recommendations as prepared and presented =o the town for th~&r consideration~by the School Building Committee as constitued under the terms of Art. 54, of this warrant. The vo~e was unanimous and so declared. Article 57.' It was voted that action on this article be postponed. Article 58. Under this Article Mr. Richard Whipple made the following motion: "That the townappropriate the sum of $175.,000.00,for the erection of a new Union School, a new school to replace the Bradstreet Frame School Building, a new Center School Building, $50,000.00 of said sum ~o be appropriated by transfer from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund, and $2,000.00,~o be appropriated from available funds in the treasury, the remaining $125,000.00 of said sum to be raised by a bond or note issue extending over a period of 20 years,, and that the Selectmen and Treasurer be authorized and empowered to negotiate said loan of $125,000.00, by issuance o~ bonds or notes on terms most satisfactory to the town." A show of hands counted and recorded indicated that 95~Vbted.'in favor and 151 voted against. Article 59. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of ~wo. hundred dollarsI$200.O0), for the payment of 19~5 bill for engineering services contracted by the Planning Board for Massachusetts Avenue sand bank survey in accordance with vote of the 19~5 Annual Meeting. Article ~0. Voted that this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 41. Voted ~o raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand(S5000.00) dollars, for repairs and maintenance of the American Legion Bathing Beach. '42 Adjourned Annual Town Neetln$ Narch 16~1~46. Article 42. The town voted that this property be conveyed to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 2104, for a sum of money equal to the cost of making the transfer. Article 45. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred fifty(S350.00) dollars, to partially defray the maintenance expenses of quarters for Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No.210~. Article 4~. This article has been provided for earlier in the warrant. Article ~5. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand(S1000.00) dollars, to grade and resurface ~arbleridge Road from Salem Street to Ida A. Atkins Nemorial entrance to Ridgewood Cemetery, a distance of approximately 1200 feet. ~Article ~6. Voted~that~thei~town~authortze~its~Board"of~Setect- men~o appoint a representative committee to plan some kind of a permanent memorial ~_~___~_-u .~ the members of the Armed Forces of World War two, this commlt~ee to report progress from time to time to the Board of Selectmen. Such appointments to be made for a defi- nite term or terms. The following people assisted the Noderator in taking count of votes:- F. Nilton Howard, Alfred_ Garneau, Robert Himber, Jol~u J. Costello, Harold A. Dushame and ~ohn B. 0sgood. The following people checked voters into hall:- Lillian Dearden, Angelina Kelly, Frank G. Lewis, Philip A. Busby, Leo J. Hickey and Carl Porter. A vote of thanks was extended to the Advlsory Committee for its services and the very excellent report prepared for the voters of the town. About 400 people were present. The meeting was disolved at four o'clock P. N. Chapter 266 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Inthe year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. AN ACT relative to p~clngunder the Civil Service Laws the Office of the Chief Engineer of the Board of Fire Engineers of the Town of North Andover. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled and by the authority of the same, as follows: Section 1. The~reference to the office of Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of North Andover in Chapter four hundred and twenty-five, of the Acts of nineteen hkndred and forty-five shall be held to'referFire to the office of Chief Engineer of the Board.~of/Engineers of said town to the same extent as if said last mentioned office were specifically referred to therein. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. House of Representatives, April 30,1946. Passed to be enacted, Frederick B.Willis,, Speaker. In Senate April 50, 1946. Passed to be enacted Arthur W. Coolidge, President. Approved, at 12 o'clock and o5 minutes, P.N. Naurice J. Tobin Governor. Officials appointed by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare. Office ~%-~ccountant for three years. Mary T. Finn Forest Warden James Hargreaves Fire En$ineers James hargreaves Leo ~ane Edwin Koenig Matron Town Infirmary Nora Foster Supt. Town Infirmary ~rrin Foster Supt. Moth Dept. ~ohn J. Connors Burial Agent Harold Barrington Public Welshers 'James J. Dooley Byron Benjamin Harold Ratcliffe Surveyors Wood, Bark & Lumber. ~ohn C. Farnum Arthur H. Farnham Angus Cross Charles W. Paul Ira D~ Carry Ernest Smith Pence Viewers. William A. Barrell Joseph Gill Sealer of Wts. .and Measures Arthur Jenkins DoS Officer John Dolan Keeper of Lock-U , Alfred H. McKee p Custodian of Tax-Titles. James J. Maker Auctioneer James J. Maker Registrar of Voters for three years. ~atrick Cronin Animal Inspector Robert Burke Inspector of Slaughtering Robert Burke Planning Board to l~48-Vacancy. ~lwyn A. King Board of Appeals to l 4S Elw~n A. ~ing Board of Appeals Asso. Member to 1947. James J. Regan Board of Appeals Asso. Member to 1948. Leo J. Murphy Soldiers' Relief Commissioner. William A. McAloon Building Inspector Martin Lawlor Special Constables ¥~alDer ~azurenKo Albert Houle Frederick Butler Raymond Broadhead Philip T. Miller ,Date Feb. Feb. May May Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Aug. NOV. NOV. NOV. sworn 28 1 a7 l0 3O 15 l0 26 12 2 8 5 5 9 2O 144 Special Constables Walter Stamp Jr. Roland Ambiehl Harry Binns Charles H. Davis John Donovan Archle Gourley Malcolm Hamilton Philip Midgley Frank Howard Alexander Ness Gustave Nussbaum Frederick Salois Albert Schofield Walter .Stamp Sr. William E. Torrey Edward E. Towns Everett R. Woodhouse Charles Zuill Hugh Stewart John A. Sullivan Joseph Welch John T. Dolan Sylvester F. Murphy Frank W. Lee Darrell Britton Gilbert E. Calvert Robert F. Leslie Thomas J. McGrail 1 46 Date Sworn Feb. 14 Apr. ll Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. 2~ Apr. Apr. 9 Apr. Apr. Apr. 6 Apr. Apr. 5 Apr. 6 Apr. 26 Apr. 27 Apr. 2~ Apr. Apr. Aug. 21 Aug. 21 June ll Ju y 9 Advisory Board Charles H. Wentworth, Chairman. Francis B. Kittredge Forbes Rockwell John J. Fitzgerald !~t~Ur.~:~Sunderland John T. Finn Kenneth Crawford Bathin~ Beach Committee James Barman, Irving Howes William F.Rock Chairman Walter ~amilton Alfred H. McKee W~t~iam Smith Article ~4-School Building Committee. Appointed by School Committee: Dr, Fred C. Atkinson Charles W. Trombly John J. Costello Jr. Appointed by the Moderator: Francis B. Kittredge Forbes Rockwell F. Wm. Clarenbach Eleanor F. Fretwell