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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
January 20, 1947
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Article 1. Voted to amend the zoning by-law of the Town
of North Ahdover, 1943, by deleting the words Chickering Road at
Park Street", from Article II, Section 5, sub-section (i) which
"No
reads, new licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages of any
kind shall be granted in the following Business Districts, except-
ing the licenses now in force may be continued.
Massachusetts Avenue ak Middlesex Street
Railroad Avenue at Middlesex Street
~Chickering Road at Park Street
North Andover Center
~ote was unanimous and so declared.
Article 2. Voted to amend the zoning By-law by changing
the classification of the property owned'by Edward Melamed~from
a general residential to a business area. Said property is'located
on Greene Street. For further description off,property see Article
2 on page 169.
Vote was unanimous and so declared.
Artible 3. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of Two
Hundred Twenty-four Dollars and Fifty Cents ($224.50) for engineer-
ing services on Lyman Road.
Vote was unanimous and so ~eclared.
Article 4. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of One
Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-nine Dollars and Forty-four. cents
.($1,~59.44) to cover the expense of the snow removal during the.
emergency recently declared by the Hoard of Selectmen.
vote was unanimous and SO declared.
Fortyrtwo voters were present.
A true copy,
Attest:
s~he Town Clerk.
The foregoing amendment Zoning By-Law adopted by the
town January 20, 1947, under articles one and two of the warrant
were approved by Clarence A. Barnes,Attorney General of the
Commonwealth February 5~ 1~7, and advertised in the The Evening
Tribune, Monday Feb. 10,1947,Tuesday Feb. ll, 19~7 and Wednesday
February 12, 19~7. ~
Attest: ~' / ' . ~-----_______ ·
~// Town Clerk ~
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To either of
Greeting:-
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COMMONWEALTH OF ~SSACHUSETTS
the Constables of the Tow~ of North Ando~ r:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are
hereby directed to notify end warn the inhabitents of North Andover,
qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Enging
House in voting precinct one; the Merrimack Schoolhouse in voting
precinct two;the Union Schoolhouse in voting precinct three and the
Town Hall in voting prec&nct four, in said Nor. th Andover, on Monday'
the third day of March at nine o'clcok in the forenoon, then and
there to act upon the following articles:-
Article 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Clerk, ToM. m Treasurer,
three Selectmen, three members of the Board of Publib Welfare for
one year; one Assessor of Taxes, one member of the School Commit.tee,
one member Board of Health and one member of the Board of Public
Works for three years;a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, ,
Tree Warden and five Constables for one year and a member of th~
Planning Board 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 upon one ballot. The polls shall be
open at nine o'clock A. M. and shall be closed at eight o'clcok
P·M.
After final action on the preceding Article~0ne, the said
meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section ~, Article one
of the Term By-Laws, to Saturday March 15, 19~7, at one-thirty
o'clock P. M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act~ upon the
following articles:-
Article 2.
elected by ballot·
Article 5.
of ~he receipts and
To elect all other officers· not required to be
To see if the town will vote to accept the report~
expenditures as presented by the Selectmen·
~: .... .Article ~. To .see what action-the town will take as to its
unexpended ~ap~ropriations.
Article 5. To see what action the town will take as to the~.
recommendations.of the Advisory Board~
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the
To~ 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, 19~8,and to issue a note or notes therefor,
payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be give~
for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, ·
Chapter ~, General Laws.
Article 7. To consider the reports of all special committees.
. Article 8. To see whet'action the town will take in regard to.
· appointing a commLttee to. take care of the public parks,triangles and
playgrounds of.~the tov, n.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board
of Health to appoint one of their members to the position of Board of
Health Physician and to fix his compensation, in accordance with Sec.4A,
Chapter ~l, General Laws..
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to authorize the
School Committee to appoint one of its members to the position of
School Physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section
4A,Chapter 41,General Laws.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to r~Ise and appropriate
the sum of four hundred ($~00.00) do~lars, for the cost of painting the
walls in Stevens aall. Petition of the Board of Selectmen.
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Article 12. To see if the town will raise and. appropriate the
su~ of six hundred(S600.00) dollars, for instruction of children on
Drummond Memorial Play-round and Gro~an's Field P' .......... ~ - --
...... ~ . o ~aya~oun6 aur_ng elgn=
~ee~s,.~e~g.~uxY~bt.19~7 and ending August 29, ~. This amount
~o oe c~s~rmoutec as rommows: one hundred and forty (140.00) dollars,
to be paid to each of three instructors and the balance of ($180.00)
dollars, to be paid a supervisor, whose duty it shall'be to execute.
the payground program 'plans of the Recreation Council, to coordinate the
activities of the two playgrounds named above,and to supervise and ~
instruct during the eight weeks the playgrounds are open.First aid, sports,
and handcraft equipment will be secured by other than to~ funds.Petition
Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the necreational Committee.
Article l~. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of seven hundred ($700.00)dollars, to pay its proportion of the
salary and expenses of a Director of Veterans, Services for the District
co~posed of the Town of North Andover and the Town of Boxford. Petition
of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 1~. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator
to appoint a committee of not less than three and not more th~n five
members, to study the by-laws of the town with view to suggesting
amendments thereto and preparing a revision thereof, and said committee
to make a report of same at the next annual town meeting. Petition of
the Board of Selectmen.
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of five hundred($500.00)dollars,' for the purchase of the American
Legion Oathing Beach property. Petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 16. To see if the to~m will vot~ to rais~ and appropriate
the sum of fourteen thousand two hundred ninety ($1~290.00) dollars,for
the purpose of conducting an engineering survey~of real estate valuation
in the town. Petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions
of Chapter 559 of the Acts of 1946, which is "An Act authorizing increases
of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former employees who have
been retired." Petition of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 18, To see if the to~ will appropriate fifty thousand
($50,000.O0)dollars, from the Rehabilitation Fund to grade,drain,gravel,
loam, seed and fence a Memorial Park in honor or'North Andover residents
who served in World War ~-J~, the Memorial Field to be bounded by Chickering
Road and Parker Street oH"about 16 acres of laud now. owned by. the town,
this to be the initial~construction in a project which when completed would~
include playing fields,field house~ gr~aud staud, parking area, etc. and
completed~would cost an estimated one hundred thousand($100,000.00)dol~rs.
Petition of Selectmen on recommendation of Permanent War Memorial Committee.
Article 19. To see if t~e town will vote to authorize the Permanent
War Memorial Committee to secure funds from the Federal Works Agency, if
deemed advisable, to cover the preparation of plans for the as contemplated
°and outlined in the preced'ing article. Petition of the Board of Selectmen
on recommendation of the Permanent War Memorial Committee.
Article 20, To see if the to~.~ will vote to raise and appropriate
~Ive thousand(f~!hd~dred($5500.00) dollars,to clean and cement line
water maine in the water works system. Petition Board Public Works.
Article 21. To see if the to~vn will raise and appropriate the
sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars, to purchase a half ton truck
for the water and sewer departments, the present 19~l half ton truck
to be transferred to the Park, Cemetery and Playground Department.
Petition of the Board Public Works.
Article 22. To see if the tov~n will authorize the Board of Public
Works to sell a 1000 gallon per minute centrifugal pump,75 horse ~ower
motor,motor control, check velve and other appurtenances. Board Pub.Works.
Articl~ 25. To see if the to~ will raise and appropriate eight
hundred($800.O0) dollars, to purchase end install a "Junglegym" climbing
structure and a six swing steel pipe frame swing at Grogan,s Field and
Drummond Field,as recommended by the Recreational Council. Bd. Public Wks.
Article 2~. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate,
provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds,a sufficient sum
of money to install a water system on Mifflin Drive,beginning at Nasa. Ave.
and ending at Niddlesex Street.Petition of Joseph Sambataro and others.
Article 25. To see if the tovm will vote to raise end appropriate,
provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum
of money to install a sewer system on Mifflin Drive,beginning at Nasa. Ave.
and ending at Middlesex Street. Petition of Joseph Sambataro and others.
Article 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate,provide.
by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for
extending the sewer system on Chickering Road from Massachusetts Avenue
to the property owned by Dr. Edward Bulger on Chickering Road. Petition of
Gerard E. Langlois and others.
Article 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate by
bond issue,or otherwise, a sum of money sufficient to install a water
system on Sutton Hill Road, as laid out on-a'plan of"Sutton Hill",duly
filed with the North Andover Planning Board,extending from Johnson
Street, through so much of Sutton Hill Road as is laid out on s~ch Plot
Plan, Section 1,being a distance of thirteen hundred sixty-five (1365)
feet,more or less.Petition of John J. Dineen and others.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
a sum of money for laying water mains of not less than six inches in
diameter on Boxford Street from Salem Street to Forest Street,and determine
whether the money shall be provided for by the issuance of a loan, by
taxation,or by transfer from available funds in the treasury. Petition
of Louis Furnari and others.
Article 29. To see if the tovm will raise and appropriate ~ su~n
of money for laying of water mains of not less than six inches in diameter
on Inglewood Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Mablin Ave.and determine
whether the money shall be provided for by the issuance of a loan, by
taxation,or by transfer from available funds in the treasur~. Petition
of Albert Mistretta and others.
Article 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and
appropriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from availab].e funds,
a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer system on Woodbridge Road
beginning at Greene Street and extending to Mifflin Drive. Petition of
Santo A. Dimauro and others.
Article 31. To see if the tov.~ will vote to raise and appropriate,
provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum
of money to install a water system on Woodbridge Road beginning at Greene
Street and extending to Nifflin Drive.Petition Santo A.DiMauro & others.
Article 32. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the
the sum of two thousand ($2000.00)dollars, to be used for a sidewalk project;
the town to provide one half of the expense and the applicant the other
half of the cost. Petition of the Highway Surveyor.
Article. 32. 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 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 in relation thereto. Highway Surveyor.
Article 3~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
the sum of thirty-six hundred twenty-five(S3625.00) dollars,for the
further rebuilding of Water Street 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 bo~h for this purpose,or take any
other action thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor.
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Article 35. To see if the tovm will raise and appropriate the sum
of five thousand($5000.00)dollars, for the purchase of- a new dump truck
for the use of the highway department. A 1940 dump truck to be sold and
the proceeds to be turned over to the Town Treasurer. Highway Surveyor.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of one thousand ($1000.00)dollars, to roll and oil Salem Street
from Boxford Street as far as it will go,Petition Norris Rabs & others.
Article 37. To see if the town will raise and appropriate five
hundred($500.00)dollars, to be used with the present Hudson car to
purchase a new police car. Petition Alfred H. McKee and others.
Article 38. To see if the town will vote'to raise and appropriate
the sum of fifty-two hundred ($5200.00)dollars,to be added to the Police
Department appropriation, to provide for theappointment of two competent
and qualified men,under Civil Service Rules, to the regular patrolmen.
Petition of Alfred H. McKee and others.
Article 39. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of two thousand four hundred forty-seven($2447.00)dollars,plus
any increase which may be given to co,er full time employ~..ent for the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. Petition of James hargreaves &others.
~Article 40. To see if the town will vote To'raise and appropriate
'the sum of-six hundred fifty($650.00)dollars to purchase new hose for
the Fire Department. Petition Board of Engineers.
Article 41. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of five hundred($500.00)dollars, to purchase forest fire hose.
Petition of Forest Fire Warden,James Hargreaves.
Article 42. To see if the town will vote to raise'and appropriate
the sum of five thousand eight hundredI$5800.00)dollars,to purchase a
new ambulance. Petition Board of Engineers.
Article 43. To see if the tovn will vote to raise~and appropriate
the sum of seven thousand five hundred elght($7508.00) dollars,plus
increase as may be granted, to be added to the Fire Department Budget to
permit appointing of three permanent drivers and five hundred ($500.00)
to purchase such equipment necessary for the performance of their duties.
Petition of the Boardof Engineers.
Article I1~I. To see if the town will vote to instruct its Board of
Selectmen ~to change the Board's fourth rule relative to peti~tions for
the laying out of town ways so as co read as follows:All loam shall have
been taken off the full width of the street and sidewalks. The condition
of the road and gravel sidewalks shall be satisfactory.to the Highway
Surveyor, who shall certify in writing to the Board of Selectmen that
they have been put in condition in conformity'with reasonable street
and sidewalk construction practice. Petition of Leonard Firth & others.
Article ~5. To see if the town will vot& to amend the town Zoning
By-law by changing the following districts from restricted residential
or general residential to business districts.
(a) The land on the westerly side of Chickering Road~from Turnpike
Street to Massachusetts Avenue, a depth of 200 feet.-
Ch)
The land on the westerly side of Chickering Road from Massachusetts
Avenue to Main Street, a depth of 200 feet.
Cc)
The laud on the westerly side of Chickering Road from ~.~In Street
to Sutton Street, a depth of 200 feet.
Cd)
The land on the easterly side of Chickering Road from Andover
Street to Massachusetts Avenue, a depth of 200 feet.
Ce)
The land.on the easterly side of Chickering Road from Massachusetts
Avenue to Main Street, a depth of 200 feet.
Cf)
The land on the easterly side~ of Chickering Road from Main Street
to 0sgood Street, a depth of 200 feet.
Petition of the Planning Board.
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Article ~6. Proposed Amendment: To see if the town will vote
to amen~ the Zoning By-Uaw, by changing the classification of the
property owned by William A. NcAloon, from a residential to a business
area. Said property is located on Chickering Road and is bounded and
describea as follows:
A certain parcel of land at the Junction of Pleasant Street and
Franklin Street,beginning at an intersection at the southerly line of
Pleasant Street with northerly line of Franklin Street;thence running
southwesterly seventy-sev and 95/100 feet(77.95) by the northerly line
of FranKlin Street to beginning curve of said street line;thence south-
westerly still by said northerly line of Franklin Street by a curve of
seventy-two and 22/100(72.22) feet radius to end of said curve; thence
westerly still by northerly line of Franklin Street fifty-nine(59~)
feet more or less to easterly line of Chickering Road;thence northerly
by easterly line of Chlckering Road about f~fty-two fee~52) to
remaining part of lot fifty-nine(59); thence northea~te said lot(59)
thirty-nine feet more or less to southerly line of Pleasant Street;
thence by said southerly line of Pleasant Street westerly one hundred
and twenty feet (120) to point of beginning. Petition of Wm.A.~!cAloon.
Article ~7. To see if the town of North Andover will raise and
appropriate the sum of t~ree hundred ~ifty($350.00)dollars for
maintenance and expenses of North Andover Post 210~ Veterans of Foreign
Wars,for the year 19~7. Petition of John J.Willis & others.
Article ~8. To see if the town will vote to change the term of
office of the Highway Surveyor from one year to three years, effective
at next election. Petition of E. Dewey Dyer and others.
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· rticle ~9- To see if the town will vote to raise and aooroprlate
eighteen thousand($18,000.00)dollars, for'the pur ose of ra -- .
in?rease of three hundred($500.00)dollars' in Sal2r~ or w~m~t~g~a~n~
ana every permanent school department employee. P=t~tion S~hoo~-C~
Article 50. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
a sufficient sum of money for the salaries and wages in each town
department, except the School Department, to grant a three hundred(S300)
increase to all full time town employees. Petition of Edwin T.
Cunningham and others.
' ^ Article 51. To see if the town will rais~ and appropriate the
s.u~. oz.fiftcen, thousand four hundred fifty($15,~50.00)dollars' to be
acced ~o the s~abilixation fund under Chapter 124, of the Acts of 19~5,
as created under Article 56, of the warrant for the annual meeting held
March 16, 19~6, and as recommended in the Reeves School Survey. Petition
of the School Building Committee.
Article 52. To see if the totem will vote to raise and appropriate
a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and equipping an addition'
to the Thomson Elementary School to replace the Union School and the
starting of the Bradstreet School project; deterntine whether the money
shall be provided for by taxation, by transfer from available funds in
the treasury, by borrowing, or by appropriation from the Stabilization
or Post-War Rehabilitation Funds. Petition of the School Building Comm.
Article 5~. To see if the town will vote to authorize the School
Building committee, created under Article 5~ of the warrant for the
annual meeting held March 16, 19~6, to enter into'any contracts
necessary for the purpose of carrying out the vote passed under Article
52, relative to construc~ting and equipping of the addition to the
Thomson Elementary School,and starting of the Bradstreet School project.
Petition of the School Building Committee.
Article 5~. To see if.the town will raise and appropriate three
th°usand($3,000.00) dollars additional to the two thousand five hundred
($2,500.00) dollars,~ppropriated under Art. 35, of the warrant for the
annual meeting.held ~arch 16, 19~6, to be used by the School Building
Committee to secure plans and specifi'cations for the addition to the
Thomson Elementary and Bradstreet Elementary Schools and any other
school buildings,and to.authorize the School Building Committee, if
desirable, to borrow funds for plans for new school buildings under
Title 5,Publlc WOrks,Acts of 19~%, or take any other action relative
thereto.Petition of the School Building Committee.
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And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting
true and attested copies thereof at the Tov~ 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 time and place of holding said
meeting.
Given under our hands at North Andover this twenty-seventh
day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred forty-
seve~.
Arthur A. Thomson
Joseph M. Finneran
Arnold H. Salisbury
Selectmen
of
North Andover
Massachusetts.
Officer's Return
I have notified She inhabitants of the Town of North
Andover,qualified to vote in elections and tov~ 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 of holding said meeting.
North Andover,Mass.,February 18,1947.
Alfred H. McKee,
Chief of Police.
r icle 1. A 1 g 1 meetin~ af the inhabitants ~ e To N rth
' ~over, qua~i~ie~ %o vo=e zn ~zec~zons an~ 'z'own
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 precinc~ four, agreeable To ~the require-
ments ~of the foregoing warrant, business was transacted and votes
.for the candidates~appearing on the ballot were as folloes:-
Number of votes by precinct.
Two ~ree Four Total
Moderator
One year 51~ 215~
Cornelius J. Mahoney ~l~l 6.29 552
Blanks 15~ 2~5 211 75~
Town Clerk
One year ~
Joseph A. Duncan h75 685 60 586 2555
· Blanks' 120 189 15 97 5'60
Treasurer
One year ~
James J. ~aker ~89 696 588 56 2~2
Blanks 106 178 175 ll 57~
Selectmen
One year ~
Lloyd E. Crockett 70 98 80 ~57
John J. Ennis 6~ 299
Joseph M. Finneran ~ ~ ~i ~7 1827
Arthur A. Thomson 51 5[~1 ~5 1768
John J. Willis ~ ~15 ~ l~51
Blanks 501 512 277 1~78