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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947-03-15181 1947 19k? Adjourned Annual Town Meetln~ March 15~ 1947. 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. Article 4. Voted that all unexpende~ aporopriations be retu:med to the Treasury, with the exception of $4,5~0.00 aopr~nria~ed under Article 26 of the 19k6 warrant, $2,500.00 under Article p~ of the 19~6 warrant; and $2,051.58 under Article 18 of ~he 19~6 warrant. Article 5. Voted that each i~em be considered separately. The salary figures as recommended by the Advisory Board include allow- ance for an increase of $500 per year for all regular and permanent full time employees and a corresponding proportionate increase for all other part-time regular permanent employees. Departments Salaries Expenses Including Raise Totals z. lO8O.OO $ 27o.oo $ l~5O.OO 2. 255o.o0 5~o.o0 2~70.oo gigo.co 825.00 g965.oo ~. ~oo.oo 2oo.oo -5oo.o0 5. ~g70.00 1165.00 6. 225 .oo- -225.oo ~. gog5.oo 1555,oo '5580.00 · loc.co lOC.CO 9. 500.00 200.00 700.00 10. 500.00 2200.00 2500.00 ll. 200.00 200.00 12. ~oo,oo goo.oo ~ooo.oo '4ooo.oo 1559o.oo aa85.5g 1787~.5g 220.00 86.00 - 506.00 26~7 ,oo 5687.00 301~.00 20. 21. 22. 52 41. Selectmen $ Accountant including bond Custodian Taz Title Acct. Tax Collector including Bond Tax Title Foreclosures ~ssessors License Commissioners Town Clerk Election- Registrars- Moderator $50.00 Planning Board Janitor To~ Hall Maintenance Town Bldg. including clerk Police Dog Warrant Fire, In. Ambulance (includes vote under Art.) (59) Building Inspector Sealer of Wts. & Measures Insect Pests Tree Warden Brush Cutting Town Forest Contingent Fund Forest Fire Warden Forest Fires Board of Health. County T. B. Hospital Animal Inspector Sewer Maint. & Const. Expenses of dump Vital Statistics Garbage Disposal Highway Surveyor Refuse Disposal Streets-Gen. Maintenance Snow removal Street Lighting Board Public Welfare Public Welfare Agent Supt.& Matron Town Infirm- ary Outside Relief & Repairs  00.00 00.00 90.00 62.75 715.00 ~755.25 gl5.00 575.oo 126'.5o' 1000.00 15o.oo .5oo.oo 5487,50 4000.00 7006',~5 500.00 .4075.00 5200.00 1~200.00 ~5g '00 .00 1968.oo 6000.00 26o.oo 500.00 2500.00 95o.oo 25100.00 10000.00 ll~00.00 12000.00 ~00.00 90.00 5577.75 5168.25 575.00 la6.5o 1000.00 15o.oo 5oo.oo 7987.5o 7006.~5 500.00 6ooo,oo 260.00 500.00 i5oo.oo o?5.oo 15o.oo glSOO.OO 10000.00 ll~pO.OO 4~o,oo 650.00 1968.oo 12000.00 19l~7 Adjourned Annual Term Meetin~March 15,1947 Departments Old Age Assistance Aid to Dependent Children State & Mil. Aid,Soldiers' Salaries including Raise Relief & War Allowance ~6~ Schools and Physician Stevens Memorial Library ~ Bathing Beach Public Parks, Triangles & Cemetery 49. Playground-Grogans Field 50. William Drummond Memorial Playground 51. American Legion-renu 52. IDemized Annual Town Report Armistice Day ~ Memorial Day Reserve Fund 57. Board Public Works 58. Water Maint. & Construction oisoo t on Notes Interes~ on East Side Sewer Nc tes 61. Redeeming E.Side Sewer Notes 62~ Board of Appeals 6~. Essex County Retirement System gSO.OO Expenses 63000.00 133oo.oo 5000.00 197700.00 12265.00 1500.00 33oo.oo 1100.00 ~25.oo 00.00 2125.oo 6600.00 25O.OO ~5o.oo 5ooo.oo ~9200.00 2100.00 552.5o 2000.00 100.00 8120.00 Totals 63000.00 .~oo.oo 5000.00 197700.00 12265.oo 1500.00 ~3oo.oo 11oo.oo ~25.oo 00.00 2125.00 6600.00 250.00 ~5o.oo 5ooo.oo 45o.oo 59200.00 2100.00 552.5o 2000.00 100.00 812o.oo $ 567000..49 Art. Art. Art. Art. ~rt. Art. Art. Art. Art, Art. Art, Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Other Articles in Warrant. 11. Painting Stevens Hall' 12. Playground Instruction l~. Directbr Yeterans' Affairs I~ Purchgse American Legion Beach Engineering Survey-'Re'al Estate 21. Truck-Board Public Wo~ks 2~. Junglegym-Playgrounds 29. Water main-Inglewood St (conditional)' ~2. Sidewalk ProJec~ ~ Chapte~ 90 -Stree~ Maintenance ~ Chapter 90-Rebuilding Water St. 55. Dump truck- Highway Dept. ~1 Police'Car Regular Patrolmen (Two) ~9. Included under Fire Dept. App ,0 Fire Hose 1. Fire Hose- Forest Fir~ 2. Ambulahce Post 2104 - V. F. W. ~ .~ School'Bldg. Comm. Plans & Specifications G~and 'Total $ ~00.00 600.00 7OO.OO 500.00 5000.00 1000.00 800.00 2350.00 2000.00 2O0O.OO 3625.00 1000.O0 ~00.00 00.00 650.00 ~oo.oo 5~oo.oo 350.00 ~oo.oo ~175.oo 602175.49 1947 ~947 Adjourned Annual Town Meettn~ March 15~ 1947 Under Item 7, Article 5, Assessors Expense account reduced $1000.00, in view of appropriation made under Art. 16 of the warrant. Item 10. $50.00 voted for services of Moderator from election expenses. 'Item 14. Police salaries reduced $2200.00 Item 16. Fire inc. Ambulance - salaries increased $2~7.00 after favorable action on Art. 39. Total Appropriation Item ~6. Increased $1265.00. Total Appropriation $12,265.00 Item 52 Increased by $419.00. Total Appropriation $2,125.00 Article 6. Voted that the town 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 begin- ning January l, 1948, 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. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Article 7. The reports of the School Buildin~ Committee, the Veterans' Housing Committee and the War ~'emorial Committe are to be found iu the Tov~ Report. Article 8. Voted that the Board of P~blic Works be constituted as the permanent committee to care for the public parks, triangle and playgrounds. This merely reaffirms ~n a stable and continuing basis the favorable action extended to the corresponding article in the 1946 warrant. Article one of their and that his Article one of their compensation Article dollars , to 9. Voted to authorize the Board of Health to appoint members to the position of Board of Health Physician compensation be $575.00, for the year ~9~.7. 10. Voted to authorize the Schobl members to the position of School be $750.00, for the year !947. Committe~ no appoint Physician and tha~ his 11. Voted to raise and appropriate fou~ hundred(S400.00) paint the walls in Stevens Hall. Article 12. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars, for the purposes mentioned in this article with distribution in the manner as outlined. Article 13. Vo~ed to raise and appropriate the sum of seven hundred ($700.00)dollars, =o pay the town's proportionate share of sa!~r~ ~ ~ ~ .~ ~ expenses of a Director of Veterans' Services fo~ the district composed of the town of North~ Andover and the town of Boxford as recommended by the Board of Selectmen. · Article 1[~. Vo~ed to authorize .the Moderator to appoint a committee of five members ~o study the by-laws of the town with a view to suggestiong amendments thereto and preparing a revision thereof and to make a report at the next annual town meeting. Article 15. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00)dollars,' for the purchase of the American Legion Beach, Of this sum involved two hundred dollars represents land value and three hundred dollars is for unadjusted rental covering the years 19~0 to 1946 inclusive. Adjourned Annuel Town ~leetln$ Narch 1~19~7 Article 16. Vo~ed that the sum of five thousand($5000.00)doll~rs, only, be raised and appropriated, as an initial and substantial step, thissum to be used for the engineering survey of land and buildings in that portion of the town bounded by Nassachusetts Avenue, Chickerlng Road, thence along the line of the Airport, and along the llne of the Shawsheen River to Nassschuaetts Avenue , at the point of beginning. This is to be considered an initial step in a complete,~impersonal and impartial survey of the real estate property within the town, as fully outlined on page five of the Advisory Board's report on Survey of real estate va~luatlon. Article 17. Voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 559, of the Acts of 19~.6, which is "An Act authorizing increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired". The vote was unanimous and so declared. Article 18. Voted that the subject'matter in this article be referred back to the comm~.ttee for further.study with instructions to report back at next Annual To~ Nee ting. On motion of ~r. Duffy the Treasurer was instructed to hold title, to ~his land in the name of the town and not offer it for public s~le. Article 19. Voted to strike from the warrant. Article 20. 'Voted to appropriate the"sum:of five thousand'five h~ndred ($5500.00)dollars, from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, to clean ~nd cement line water mains in the water works system. Article 21. voted to raise and aporopriate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00)dollars, to purchase a half ton truck for the water and sewer ~epartments, 'the present 19l~l half ton truck to be transferred to .the ParS. Cemetery and Playground department. Article 22. Voted that the Board of Public sell a 1000 gallon per minute centrifugal pump, 75 control, check valve and other appurtenances Article 2~. Voted to raise~ and aporopriate the sum of eight hundred($800.00)dollars, to purchase and ~nstall a "Junglegym" 'elimbing structure and a six-swing steel pipe frame 'swing at Grogan's Field and Drummond Field as recommended by the recreational council. Works be authorized to horse~ power motor,motor ! Article 2~. Voted to appropriate the sum of two thousand five hundred($2500.00)dollars, from unapproprtated available funds in the treasury, orovided the petitioners and~or owners will on or before Nay l~, 19~7 make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of ~ublic Works, of~10% of the cost of construction for a period~of ten'years; provided the layout and plan of the street has been approved by the Planning Board; provided installation shall not be started unleas construction of holmes is tuuder way by July l, 19~7; provided proper assurance is ~iven to the Board of Selectmen with respect to compliance with Regulations for laying out streets" as adopted by the Board of Selectmen on January t5, 19~7~ These provisions are numbered 1,2,5,~. Article 25.Voted~]~)that the sum of three thousand ($~000.00) dollars, be appropriated for this purpose, from unappropriated available funds in the treasury; (2) provided the Board of Public Works approves a two cent assessment rate as provided under the amendment to ~ectlon 6, of Chap.?er ~80, of the Acts of '1906, as passed by the General Court of 19~6;(5) provided .the layout and plan of the street has beeu approved by the Planning Board, (~ provided installation shall not be started unless construction of'homes is under way by July 1,' 191~7;(5) provided proper assurance is given to the. Board of Selectmen wi'th respect to compliance with Regulations for laying .out Streets" as adopte~t by the Board of Selectmen on January 15, 19[~7. , 1 47 Adjourned Annual Town Meeting Msrch !5~1~47. Article 26. Voted that the sum of five thousand 1 47 dollars be appropriated from unappropriated available funds in the treasury and provided that the Board of Public Works approves a two cent assessment rate as provided under the amendment to section 6 of Chapter 380, of the Acts of 1906, as passed bT the General Court of 1946, for the purpose of this article. Article 27. Voted (1) that the sum of three thousand dollars be taken for this purpose from unappropriated available funds in the treasury provided the petitioners and /Or owners will on or before May l~, 1947, make a guarantee acceptable to the Board of Public ~ks, Of 10~ of the cost of construction for a period of ten years; provided the layout and plan of the street has been approved by the Planning Board; (5) provided the installation shall no6 be started unless construction of homes is under way by &lly l, 19~7;(4)provided proper assurance is given to the Board of Selectmen with respect to compliance with "Regulations for laying out Streets" as adopted by the Board of Selectmen on January 13, 19~7. Article 28. Voted unfavorable' action as the customary guarantee represents a p~ohibitive cost to the petitioner. Article 29. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand three hundred fifty for the purpose mentioned in this article provided the petitioners and or/owners will on or before May 15, 1947, make a guaran'tee acceptable tc the Board bf Public Works , of ten per cent of the cos= of cons=ruction for a period of ten years; and provided the plan of the stree= is approved by 'the Planning Board. Article 50. Voted to strike from the warrant. Article 51. Voted (1) that one thousand five hundred(Si500.00) ~ol~rs~ be taken ~or this purpose from unappropriated available funds mn =ne =reasury~provided the petitibners and /or owners will on or before May l~, 1947 ma~e a guarantee acceptable to the Board of Public Works , of 10% of the cost of constr~ction for a period of ben years,(2)provided the layout and plan of the street has been approved by the Planning Board; (5)provided installation shall not be started unlesB construction of homes is under way by July l, 1947;(4) provided proper assurance is/given to the Board of Selectmen with respect to compliance with"RegUlations for laying ou~ Streets"' ~s adooted by the Board of Selectmen on January 15, 1947. Article 52. Voted ~o raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand ($2000.00)dollars, to be used for sidewalk projects; the town to provide half the expense aud the applicant the other half of the cost. Article 55. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand ($2000.00)dollars, under Chapter 90, of th& General'Laws, to be used in couJunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, but in'no g~eater proportion than two dollars of town money to one dollar of State or County money or both. Artiole 54. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand six hundred twenty-five ($5625.00)dollars, to beused Under~ Chapter 90, of the General Laws, for the purposes and under the conditions as outlined in this article, to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or'County or both, but in no greater proportion than two dollars of town money to one dollar of State or County money or both. Article ~5. Voted that the sum of one thousand(S1000.00) dollars be raised and appropriated, said sum to be ~sed for the purchase of a light delivery and pick-up truck. Article 56. Unfavorable action voted. Article 57. Voted to raise and appropriate five hundred dollars to be used with'present Hudson car to purchase a new police car. 186 Adjourned Annual Town ~e~ Article 38. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand four hundred($~00.00)dollars, to Provide for the aopointment of two competent and qualified men, under Civil Service Rule~, to be regular patrolmen, said amount as voted to p~ovide payment at the prevailing rate over the balance of this year 19~7. Article 39. The subject matter of this article is provided for under Item 16, Article 5, Fire Department Appropriation. It was voted to put the petitioner, James Hargreaves, on full time employment. ArtiCle 40.' Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred fifty(S650.00) dollars, Go purchase new hose for the Fire Department. Article l;1. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hpndred ($500.00)dollars, to purchase forest fire hose. Article 42. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand eight hundred ($5800.00)dollars, to purchase a new ambulance for the town and that a committee of five, consisting of the Board of Selectmen, the ~hief Engineer of the Fire Department and one member of the Advisory Board be authorized to act as a purchasing commission for the new ambulance at a cost not to exceed the Amount stated. Article 43. Unfavorable action voted. Article ~. Voted to instruct the Board of Selectmen to change the Board's fourth rule relative to petitions for the laying out of town ways so as to' read as follows; All loam shall have been taken of the full width of the street and sidewalk~. 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. Article 45- It was voted to strike from the warrant. Article ~6. In view of the fact tha~ the subject matter ln'~his article has received favorable consideration of the Planning :'"Board and that no opposition has.been presented to the Advisory Board .it is hereby voted that the article be adopted. Article 47. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred fifty(S350.00) dollars, for the maintenance and expenses of North Andover Post 2104 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Article ~8. Thds article was defeated. InaSmuch as the requested increase Article in wages _has been provided for in appropriations voted for the various departments, this article is hereby str!ken £rom the warrant. Article 50. Inasmuch as the requested increases in wages has been provided'for in appropriations voted for the various departments, this article is hereby strlken from ~he warrant. Article'51..~ Voted that the sum of fifteen thousand four hundred fifty($15,~50.00)dollars, be taken from the unappropriated 'available funds in the treasury, to be added to the Stabilization Fund under'Chapter 124, of the Acts of 19~5, as created under Article ~6, of the warrant for annual meeting ~arch 16, 19~6. Article 52. Voted that the sum of'one hundred thirty-one thousand(S151,000.00) dollars, be appropriated for the purpose of constructing and equipping an addition to the Thomson Elementary School ~o replace the Union School and the starting of the Bradstreet School .project; of this sum voted thirty-one thousand ($31,000.00) is to be taken from the Stabilization Fund and one hundred hundred($100,O00.00) dollars,be taken fron the Pos~ War Rehabilitation Fund. The vo~e was unanimous. 187 Adjourned Annual Town Meetin$ March l~. Article 53. Voted: that the Town authorize the School Building Committee created under Article 3~, of the Warrant for the Annual Neetlng held March 16, 19~6, to enter into all contracts necessary for the purpose of carrying out the vote passed u~der Article 52, relative to the con- tracting and equipping of the addition to the Thomson Elementary School and the starting of the Bradstreet School project. Article 5~. Voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of three thousan~l($3000.00)dollars, additiou,1 to the two thousand five hundred(t2500.00) dollars,' appropriated under Article 55, of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting held March 16, 19[~6, to be used by the School Building Committee to secure plans and specifications for the addition ~,to the Thomson Elementary and Bradstree= Elementary Schools and any other school buildings and to authorize the Sbhool Building Committee , If desirable, to borrow funds for plans fo,~ new school buildings under · Title 5, Public Works, Acts of 194~, or take any other action relative there to. On motion of Mr. Dully a rising vote of thanks was extended to the members of the Advisory Board for their very flue report and recommendations on the subject matter in the warrant. About four hundred fifty voters were present. .Rose McAvoy, Rite Enaire, Lillian Dearden, Angeline Keiley, Alfred Garneau and John W. Hegarty were checkers at the various doors. John W. Russell, M. William Noulton, William B. Duffy, Milton Howard, Sidney Rea'.and Andrew Coffin assisted the. Moderator in counting votes taken under the various articles in the warrant. The meeting was adjourned at five o'clock P. M. The Moderator appointed the followln$ committees. Advisor7.Board S. Forbes Rockwell Kenneth M. Crawford ; Arthur E. Sunderland John J. Phelan John J. Fitzgerald Francis B.~Kittredge · Earl L. Foster Committee on By-Laws Art. 14 Arnold H. Salisbury John F. Alter ~rthur A. Thomson John V. Donovan William B. Bartlett Jr. Ambulance-Article 42 Arthur A.. Thomson Joseph M. Finneran S. Forbes Rockwell Jr. Arnold H. Salisbury James Hargreaves Notic~ Amendment to Zoning By-Law as called for under article 46, of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, was adopted by the town at the Adjourned Annual Mee~ing held March 15, 19~7. It was approved by Clarence A. Barnes Attorney General of the Commonwealth on March 28, 19~7- It was advertised in the Evening Tribune Friday April fourth, Saturday April fifth and Fri~ay April e~venth, 1947~L. ~ /. ~ Town Clerk