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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1950-03-06300 Essex ss. Greeting: TOWN WARRANT 1950 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: 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 affairs, to meet in the Engine House in voting precinct one; the Merrimack Schoolhouse'in voting precinct ~wo; the Thomson Schoolhouse in voting precinct three and the Town Hall in voting precinct four, in said North Andover on Monday the sixth day of March 1950'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 Treasurer, three Selectmen, three members of the Board of Public Welfare for one year: one Assessor of Taxes, one member of the School.Committee, one member of the Boar,.of Health one member of the Board of Public Works for three years, and one member of the Board of Public Works for the unexpired two year term to fillvacancy; Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, a Tree Warden, and five Constables for One year and a member of the Planning Board to serve for fi've.years; and elect one.member, of. the Veterans, Housing Aurhtority to serve for five years. All to be voted upon one ballot. The polls shall open at nine.- o'clock A.M. and"sha'll be closedat eight o'clock P.M. After final action on the preceding Article One, the said meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article one of the Town by-laws .to Saturday, March 18, 1950, at one-thirty o'clock P.M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the~followlng articles:- ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law'to b$.~elected by ballot. ARTICLE 5. To see if the town will v~te to accept the report of receipts 'and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. 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 ~he recommendations of the Advisory Board. ARTICLE 6. T~ see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time t'o time in antica-. pation of the revenue of the financial year beginning JanUary l, 1951 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 44, General Laws, ARTICLE 7. To consider the report of all special committees. ARTICLE 8. 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 Section 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. ARTICLE 9. 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 ~A, Chapter 41,.General Laws. i~' 'ARTICLE 10, To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) to.purchase a basket ball set, new table, two benched 'i. and two concrete seats for the Drummond Playground. ~ Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recraational C0~ncil. 'ii. ARTICLE ll. To see if the town..~will raise and appropriate the suTM of Eight ?: Hundred Dollars ($800) to purchase a sand box, new shelter, concrete' seats, new ii!' table and basket ball'set for Grogans , Field Playground.. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 12. To see i~ the town will vote Do raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($~000) to the use of the Public Works Department to ~rade the sandbank lots, froTM Marblehead Street to MassachusettsAvenue, .w£th material on the site sO that it can be used for playground purposes in - a~c0rdance with the 'pr0posed plan of'the Planning BOard or such other use or ~ sposal as the town may decide. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ~'~ ARTICLE 15. To See if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850) to be used for salaries of Playground Instructors for the six week schedule in the summer of 1950 and for Playground Handicraft' supplies. Six Hundred Dollars ($600) for salaries and Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) to be used to purchase supplies. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE l~. To see if the town will vote to raise and a~propriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($~00) to be used for the installation of a drinking fountain in the Town Building. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. 1950 TOWN WARRANT 19~0 301 ARTICLE 15. TO see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of 'Selectmen to appoint a wiring inspector for the town in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 529, Acts of 19~9 and to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Three Hundred Dollars $500) as compensation for said inspector for the year 1950. Petition of Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will vote to accept the sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred ~Seventy-three dollars and Forty-nine Cents ($~,675.4~) as directed in the will of Abbie S. Armitage, otherwise knowm as Addle S. Armitage, under date of September 2, 1913, to be used for such charitable purposes as the Board of Public Welfare mayfrom time to time decide. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTZCLE 17. To see if the town will vote to .raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($525) to purchase a set of swings and a see-saw for Massachusetts Avenue Sand lot. ~ Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the ~ecreational Count ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to post- pone consideration or acceptance of the proposed new by-laws'untD~ some such time as the Selectmen may decide that said By-Laws are in order for submission tb the town for acceptance. Petition of the.Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1800) to.be used by the Highway Department for the improvemen~ or elimination of the curve on Sutton near HighStreet. Petition of Board of Seiectunen. ARTICLE 20. To.see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) ~o purchase a stove for the kitchen of the Town Infirmary. Petition of Board of Public Welfare. ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($1325.) ~o be used with the presen~ 1955~.Chevrolet pi~k-up truck to purchase ~a new truck for the Town Infirmary. Petition of Board of'Public Welfare. ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will vote ~o raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sufficient eum of money ~o care for and maintain the Old Burying Groundon Academy Road, opposite the Kittredge property, in the same historical and picturesque manner .as said Burying Ground has been cared for and maintained for a period of years by Miss Kate Stevens and to assign to the Board of Public Works the care and maintenance of said Burying Ground. Petition of BoArd of Selectmen. ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will vote =o grant a permanent increase of' One Hundred Dollars ($100) to the annual salary of each Call Fireman. Petition of the Members of the~Fire Department. ARTICLE 24. To see if the town will vo~e to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) =o provide new window shades, wash wa~ls, ceilings~ and woodwork in the offices mostly used in the Town Building. Petition of Joseph Duncan and others. ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will vote ~o raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Ninety D~llars ($290) to purchase a new, ~electrically opera~ted,~ .adding machine, =o be used dn the office of Town Accountant.~ Petition of Mary T. Finn and others. ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1600) =o be used with the present Ford ~ar to purchase a new car for the Bca rd of Health. Petition of Board oT Health. ARTICLE 27. To see if the town will vo~e ~o raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the .sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600) to be used with the presen~ Chevrolet Car, to purchase a new police car~. Petition of Alfred H. McKee and others. ARTICLE 28. To see if the ~own will vote ~o raise and appropriate'the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) to purchase new hose for the Fire Dept.' Petition of Board of Engineers. ARTICLE 29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Sixty Five Hundred Dollars ($6500) ~o replace the twenty-six year old White Forest Fire Truck now in use and unsafe for continued service. Petition of James Hargreaves, Forest Warden. ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1500) to purchase new ladders for Ladder Truck. Petition of Board of Engineers. 302 1~0 TOWN WARRANT, Con',~ 1~50 ARTICLE 31. To see if the town will vote to authorize the appointment of a committee to study the town manager form of government, and also'submit a legislative act for insertion in the Warrant at the next annual Town Meeting; at which time the voters at said meeting will determine whether or not the abov~ mentioned act will be submitted to the State Legislature, for further action. Petition of Leo H. Murphy and others. ARTICLE 32. To' see if'the ~own will vote to amend the Zoning By*Laws by changing the c~assification of a piece of land-property owned by Mrs. Mabel Sarcione from a residential to a business district. Said property is located at the corner of Andover Street and Prospe6t Terrace, and is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the corner of Andover Street and Prospect Terrace, thence northerly by Andover Street 102.08 feet to a point: thence easterly ll0.05 feet to a point: thence southerly 100 feet to a point in the northerly line o~ Prospect Terrace: thence wes. teEly, by the northerly line of Prospect Terrace 89.05 feet to the point of.beginning. Petition of Mrs. Mabel Sarnione and others. 'ARTICLE 33-' To see if the town will vo~e to amend the Zoning By-Laws by changing .the classification of a piece of property owned by Wasil Musichuck from a residential ~istrict to a business district. Said property is located on Beverly Street and is bounded and described as follows: "Beginning at a point in the easterly, line'Of Beverly Street, said point being lb5 feet northerly from Midd~esex Street, thence northerly by the easterly line of Beverly Street 250 fe~t to a point;'thence easterly, a~ an angle of 90 degrees with the first described line,.l~5 feet '~o a point; thence southerly 250 feet to a point; thence westerly 195 feet to the point of beginning. ' Petition of Andrew J~ Bara and others. ARTICLE ~h'. T8 see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum 'of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.) for the purchase of a new Dump Truck for the~use of the Highway Department. a. 19~1 Dump Truck to be sold and proceeds to be ~urned over to the Town Treasurer. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 35. To see if the town'will raise and appropriate the sum of Thirteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) for the purchase of'a new Pick-up truck for the use of the Highway Department. A 19~0 pick-up truck'to be-sold and proceeds to .be ~. ~urned over to the Town Treasurer. Petition'of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE'S6. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of'Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.] ~o be used for a sidewalk project; the town to pay one-half the cost and the applicant to pay the other half. ~. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. .~ARTICLE ~7- To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum-of Two~ -Thousand-.Dollars ($2000) for maintenance of any street in town under'Chapter ' 90 9f. the General Laws, said money to.be used in conjunction with any money whichimay be allot~ted by the State or.County, or both fo~ this purpose; or any other action in relation thereto. Petition of.Highway Surveyor. -ARTICLE 38~ To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five '6Usan~Dollars ($5000) for the contin~ati0n of the rebuilding of Main Street rom'S·tJ Paul, s Church ashlar as the money will allow, under Chapter 90 of the ~neral. Laws~'said-.money.to be used with'.any moneywhich'may be allotted by the ~Etate or County, .or 'both~ f0r'this purpose, or take any other action in. relation · thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ~,kRTICLE ~9..To'see'If the tow~ will raise and appropriate the sum'of Seventeen '.~ Ht~dred Eighty,Dollars ($1780) for the purpose of shaping, gr%ding; gravelling ~and'0iling Baldwin Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 'ARTICLE ~0. TO see.£f the town.will raise and appropriate the sum-of Seven -HundredEighty;'Dollars($780)'for the purpose of shaping~ grading, gravelling and .'~illng Francis Streetl"~ Petition of the Highway.Surveyor. ARTICLE 4l. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Seven H~n~ed Sixty.~D011ars ($760) for the purpose of shaping, grading,'graveling, and 0i~ting-Patriot Street from ~ailroad Avenue =o Gilbert Street. ~Petltion of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 42=,To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum'of Three Hundred Seventy-DoIlars ($~70) for the purpose of oiling Gilbert Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE h~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Hundred Dollars ($200) for the purpose of painting .and replacing street signs. Petition of ~he~Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 4~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Ninety Five Hundred Dollars ($9500) to install a trunk storm drain from the corner of Railroad and Massachusetts Avenue Through Massachusetts Avenue and L~nan Road to Middlesex Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. TOWN WARRANT Con' t 1~0 303 ARTICLE 45. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700) for'the purpose of having the 1950 real estate llst printed for public use. Petition of Board of Assessors. ARTICLE 46. To see £f ~he town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by.~bond issue,'~or~transfer~ f~om~a~AilaBle.fun~s,~ a suffic~ent~um of money to extend~ the water system on~ Sawyer Road Five Hundred Fifty Feet (550) from Pembrook Road.. Petition of .~homas .E. Pendlebury and others. ARTICLE 47. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to ~extend the sewer system on Sawyer Road Five Hundred Fifty Feet (550) from Pembrook Road. Petition of Thomas E. Pendlebury and others. ARTICLE 48. To see if the town will vote'to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Pembrook Road and Mifflin Drive Seven Hundred Feet~ (700) to Bradstreet Road. Petition of Thomas E. Pendlebury and others. ARTICLE 49. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Pembrook Road and Mifflin Drive Seven Hundred Feet (700) to Bradstreet Road. Petition of Thomas E. Pendlebury and others. ARTICLE 50. To see if' the town will.vote to raise and appropriate; or provide by bond i~ssue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Moody Street from Furber Avenue Three Hundred~ Feet (500) towards Chadwick Street. Petition of Geo F.H.Moody and others. ARTICLE 51. To see if the town will vota~to raise and appropriate., or Provide by bond issue, or transTer from available funds, a sufficienb' sum of money to extend the water system on Dufton Court from the present terminus to Chickering Road. Petition of Beatrice I. Gaumond and others. ARTICLE 52. To seeif the town'will' vote to raise and appropriat$, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, sufficient sum of money to extend the water system One Hundred Sixty Feet (160) on~ Cotnit Street from Andover Street. Petition or'Alfred~ DeFusco and others. ARTICLE 55- To see if the town. will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of moneSy to extend the water system on Turnpike Street Twelve Hundred Feet (1200) from the previous terminus near Chestnut Street toward Boston S~treet.' Petition of Fl'orence B. Allico~'and.others. ' ' ARTICLE 54- To see' if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of mone~y to extend the water system on Foster Street Two Thousand (2000) feet from the present terminus towards Winter'Stree~. Petition of A~be~t Lavole and others. ARTICLE 55- To see if th~ town willvote ~o raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer system on Morris Street for a distance Of One Hundred Eighty-~ig~t feet from the southerly line of Second Street. Petition of Arthur~McAllister and others. ARTICLE 56. To see if the town will vote to'raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Hemlock Street Three Hundred feet (500) from Massachusetts·~venue. Petition of Bennie Gioco and others. ARTICLE 57. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Princeton Street about Two Hundred (800)feet from Pleasant Street. Petition of Christopher Kelly Jr, and others. ARTICLE 58. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($5~0) to paint the bleachers at Grogan's. Field. Petition of Board of ~ublicV~Works. · ~ ARTICLE 59. To see if the =own will vote to raise'and appropriate. Twelve Hundred Dollars (1200) to purchase a small rubber ti'red tractor and gang mower for use on the Public Parks, playgrounds ~and cemetery. Petititon of Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 60. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate Two Thousand Dollars ($2000) to place fire hydrants on Chestnut Street, Dale Street and other necessary locations. Petition of Board of Public Works. 304 TOWN WARRANT Con't. 1950 ARTICLE 61. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Nine Hundred Dollars ($900) to install a drain at D~ummond field so that the entire field can be used. Petition of Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 62. To see if the town will vote to'raise and appropriate, or provide by bond Issue, or transfer from available funds, Seven Thousand.Dollars ($7000) to ~%onnect the water main from Peters Street to Andover Street on Turnpike Street so as to provide better domestic supply and fire protection for the Wilson Corner Area in accordance wi th the recommendation of the.New England. Fire Insurance' Rating Association. Petition of Boavd of Public Works. ARTICLE 65. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate,~provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to clean and cement line water mains in thewater works system. Petition of Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 64. To ~ee if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of .~Three Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to replace water services to the property lfne, gate hydrant branches', replace gate boxes and manhole frames and covers, replace temporary water llne with water main and do other necessary work before Main Street and Greene Street are rebuilt under Chapter 90 reconstruction. Peti%ion of Board of Public Works. ARTICLE65. To see.if the town will appropriate from Available funds, the sum of Four Thousand Fi~e Do~la~s and Ninety-seven cents ($4,005.97). being ~the amount of~:water department receipts in excess of water department operating . expenses for 1949 to Stabilization Fund as provided for by Chapter 124 of the Acts of 19~5, with the understanding that it is to be used by the town for c~pital improvements in the water works system under the provisions of .the above act. Petition of the Board of'Public Welfare. ~ ARTICLE 66. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to place a catch basin at .the corner of Princeton Street and Pleasant Street. Petition of Ch~istopher Ke.~'y, Jr., and others. ARTICLE 67~. To see if the town will. ~ake available to the School' Committee from the Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars ($~2,000) allotted by the General Court for th~ purpose of increasing teachers' salaries, and now in. the general fund, the sum of Eightee~ Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars ($18,860) to raise the maximum salary of teachers since this raise will not affect the tax rate. Petition of the North Andover Teachers Association. ' i U ARTICLE 68. To see if the town will raise and .appropriate the s m of Eighteen Thousand one Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($18,165) to be added to the Stabilization Fund under Chapter'12~, Acts of 1945, ~s created under Article 56 of the. Warrant for the Annual Meeting held Narch .16,'19~6, and as recommen- ded in the Reeves' School Survey. Petition of School Building Committee. ~"~RTICLE'69. To see if the town will raise and appropriat~ the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($~0,000) to be used by the ~chool Building Committee for research educationalspeclfications, sketches,plans, and such other disbursements as may be preliminary to the building of a high school. Petition of School. Building Committee. ARTICLE 70. To see if the town willraise and appropriate, transfer from the Stabilization Fund, or otherwise provide a sum not ~o exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000)'for the purchase of two parcels of land needed' for access to the proposed site of-the new high school: one parcel of approximately ten acres bel&nglng to the Stevens Estate, and the other parcel the adjoining lot on ~ain.Street owned by Daniel Valpey of Nethuen. Petition of School Building Committee. ARTICLE 71. To see~if the town will authorize the School Building'Committee, created under~Article 54 of'the Warrant of the Annual Town Nearing Held Narch 16, 19~6, to'enter'~into any contracts necessary for the purpose of carrying out the vote passed under Article 69, relative to'"research, educational specifications, sketches, plans, and such other disbursements as may'be prelir~inary to the building of a high school." Petition of School Building Committee. ARTICLE 72. To see if the town will place at the disposal of the School Building Committee, for .the purpose of .completing the Kittredge School, landscaping the same, and surrounding the site by a suitable fence, and any other, school expenditures deemed necessary by the said School Building Committee, the sum of Thirty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($57,100) now held in the Stabilization:Fund created under Article 56 of the Warrant for the Annual Neetipg held on M~rch 16, 1946, and having been added to at the Town Neeting of 1947, 19~8, 1949, and 1950. Petition of School Building Committee. TOWN WARRANT Con' t. 19~0 205' ARTICLE 75. To see if the town will vote to accept Gilbert Street as shown on .plan, R. Braseeur, C.E. dated 12/1~8 on record with Town Clerk~, which is located in The Grogan,s Field tract, adjacent to the Veterans. Housing Develop- ment and runs from Patriot Street to Baldwin Street. The layout of said Gilbert Street was ap.nfo'red by the Board of Survey and the.."Regulations for the La~ing Out of Stree.ts, have-been, observed... Petition of the Nort~ Ando~er Housi~g_Authori.ty. ARTICLE 7~. To see if the .town will vote to accept as a public way, Lyman Road from Middlesex Street to. that section of Lyman Road already accepted as a public way, all as shown on plan 8815A on record in the Registration Land Divlelon Of the North- E~sex~ Regostry of Deeds. Petition of Thomas E. Pendlebury and others. ARTICLE 75~ To see if the town will vote to accept Pembrook Road from Lyman Road to Mifflin Drive, as shown on plan accepted, by the .Plannihg Board and recorded with the. Town .Clerk. ARTICLE 76. To see if the town will vote to accept as public ways, Hamilton and Holbrook Noads from pM~assa.chusetts.Avenu? to Putnam Road, all as indicated on plan appr6ved by the -ann~ng ooar~ on September 25, 19~6, said plan known as Mifflin Park plan, or plan of portion of Mifflin Park, recorded with the Clerk. Petition of Edwin W. Reinhold and others. ARTICLE 77. If affirmative action is taken on the previous article, ~o see if the town will raise and appropriate or otherwise p~ovide the sum of Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars($~155.) for ineta'lling drainage on Hamilton and"Eolbrook Roads. Petition of Edwin W. Reinhold and others. And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by. posting 'true and attes- ted copies thereof at the Town Hall, and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to'be posted-no.t-more~:.than~ fifteen days nor less than ten days' 'before'-'the-tiEe of hotdin.g~--said~meeting~ - Hereof fait not and make. due. return, o£ this~ war, arm. wi.th, your. doings thereon, ~o the Town. Clerk, at .the .~ime._and~.place of~..hold~g..said meeting. Given under our hands at North-Andover-thls sixteenth day Of January in .the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine-Hundred-and 'Fi ft~; Arthur A. Thomson. Selectmen Joseph M. Finneran. of Andrew~F. Coffin. North And0ver; OFFICERS ~ETURN. I have notified the, inha~itants of~ the Town of North Andover, ,qualif~ ed., 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 =en days before the time of holding said meeting. North Andover, Mass. February 25, 1950. George E. Everson. Constable. Attest. John J. Lyons. Town Clerk. WARRANT. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss:- To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: Greeting: In the name of the Commonweal. th of Massachusetts-,' you are :Hereby~ directed to notify and warn the inhabitan~s of North. Andover, qualified =o vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall at.the conclusion of the Annual Town Meeting on March 18, 1950, then and there to act on the following business. ARTICLE. 1. To see if the ~own will vo~e =o raise and appropriate~ or transfer from available.funds in thetreasury,, a sum of money to be added to the Stabilization Fund under Chapter 12~, of the Acts of 1945, Section 5B of Chapter ~0. Petition of the School Building Committee. " c~pies And you are directed to set. ye this warrant by posting true 'anda thereof, at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each ~ precinct. Said copies to be posted not more than 21fteen days nor less ~han 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 ofsaid meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, the twenty- eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred fifty. Arthur A. Thomson. Joseph M. Finneran. Board . Andrew F. Coffin. of Selec ~men. A True. copy. Attest: & No. 'Andover, Mass. December 19~9 ~ Constable. 806 OFFICERS 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 hhving been posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten daysbefore the time of holding said meeting. North Andover, Mass. March 8, 1950 ~S/ George E..Everson. Cons table. ANNUAL TOWN NEETING MARCH 6~ 19~0 Article 1. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified to' vote in~ elections and Town Affairs and questions, convened in the Engine House'in voting precinct one~ the Merrimack School in voting precinct two: the Thomson School in vo~ing precinct' three; and the Town Hall in voting precinct four, agreeable ~o the requirements of the foregoing warrant, business was transacted and votes for the dandi- dates and questions appearing on the ballot were as follows:-- Number Of Votes By Precinct. Moderator - one year NAHONEY, Cornelius J. Blanks Town Clerk - one year LYONS, John J. Blanks Town Treasurer - one year NA~R, James J. Blanks ~'.Tax Cbllector - one year -~WALLWORK, Frank E. Jr. ~ Blanks S~lectmen -one year. COFFIN, Andrew F. FINNERAN, Joseph M. ROBINSON, Tom Jr, THOMSON, Arthur' A. WALSH, John B. Blanks. Hishway surveyor - one year CARTY, Ira~ D. STAMP, Walter MILNE, Alexander :., ,. Blanks Public ~Works -~ ~.years ~ . BUCHAN, Donald CAMPBELL, Joseph M. Blanks Public Works - 2 years ~ KING~ Elwyn A. EITTREDGE, Francis B. ~. Blanks . ' .~., . Board"of' Health. - ~ years CARON,. R. Gee rge Blanks. Assessor CURLEY, Edward E. LUND, Henry E. · ' PHELAN, Edward W. .THONAS, Carl A. ~ Blanks Tree 'Warden - i year CONNORS, John J. · Blanks School Committee ~ ,years ATKINSON, Fred C. NEAL, Erwin H. Blanks .ON.E TWO THREE FOUR _TOTAL 602 849 717 675 - 2845 196 187 1~5 9~ 95 99 479 ~ 59o 576 125 99 127 568 590 ~2 598 5~4 5~5 179 25~ 19l 177 55 ~9~ · ~55 5o8 '505 685 57~ 585 1 97'~ '"165 1~5 .89 25~,_ '49o 297 575 · 47 48 .69 59 247 40 ~6 25~ 479''664 251 151 a2h i 4 1~2 158 100. lk0i~ 110 2172 a~88 51~ 1868 1~6o ~02 1499 2~45 1 225 .2245 6oo 5?? ?o8, 269 21o 95o 75 47 197 CON ' T. ANNUAL TOWN MEETING; MARCH 6, 1950 Number of voters by precinct. Plannin$ Board - 5 ,years KILTON, Lyman' H. Jr. REINHOLD, ,.Edwin W.~ SURETTE, John W. DAW, James Blanks. ONE TWO THREE FOUR ' TOTAL 228 275 277 250 lOlO 154 262 216 15~ 791 70 74 56 ll6 516 1 149 258 168 170 725 Public Welfare - 1 year COFFIN, Andrew ~. 375 589 FINNERAN~ Joseph M. 392 537 ROBINSON, Tom Jr. 175 251 THOMSON, Arthur A. 309 538 WALSH, John. B. 206 228 Blanks_ 353 Housing Authorlt~ - 5 years HOWES, Irving C. UO0 ~75 . . 428 1550 197~. 196 U27 224 Bl~uks 55 106 · 287 ConstabIes- I year EVERSON;.George 387 596 ~85 ~80 . 1948 HOWARD, Frank 379 550 . ~85 ~62 1876 NESS, Alexander, Jr. 78 574 376 1818 ROCHE, John J. ~1~37U 5~ ~90 WALSH, Augustine ~. ~ ~62~ 1959' lo92 16, 195o Recount of votes for Office of Asse-ssor. Held in Court Room, Town Building. Ma~ch Assessor ~-.Three years. CUR~Y, Edward E. lll 167 735 55 LUND, He~r~ E. PHELAN, E~w~rd W. 225 155 THOMAS, Ca~i A.' 135 ~ 132 '152 . ~. 178 156 2HE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE EEECTED TO OFFICE: M°dera~°r'~ Date Sworn Into 0ffi6e MAHONEY, Cornelius J. ' March 7, 1~50 March 7,' 1950 Marc~ 7, 1950 March 7 March 17, 1950 March ll,' 1950 March 15, 1950 March 7', 1950 March ~ 1950 March 7~ 1950 .... March 18, 1950 Mmrch 17, 1950' March 9,.1950 March 7 March 16,~ 1950 March 17, 1950 March'll, 1950 Marbh 15, 1950 March 7, 1950 March 7, 1950 March 7, 1950 March 7, 1950 Town Clerk. Town Treasurer. MAKER, James J.' Tax Collec ~o~. ~kE. Se-le c tmen b~~, ~drew F. FINNERAN, Joseph M. THOMSON~ Arthur A. H~ghway Surveyor. CARTY, ira D. Board Of Public W~rks BUCHAN, Donald A. KITTEEDGE, Francis B. Board of Health'. C~RON, R.~ George Assessor. LUND, ~enry E. Tree Warden. CONNORS, ,John J. School Committee. ATKINSON,' Dr. Fred C. Plannin$ Board.- KILTON, Lyman H. · Publ! c Welfare. 'COFFIN, Andrew F. FINNERAN, Joseph M. THOMSON, Arthur A. N.A. Housin~ Authori=y. HOWES, Irving C. Constables. :~orge E. HOWARD, Frank NESS, Alexander Jr. ROCHE, John J. WALSH, Augustine J. 307