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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-01-18468 WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHIrSETTS~ ESSEX SS: TO either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover GREETINGS: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the imhabltants of North Andover, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Kittredge School Auditorium in said N~th Andover on Wednesday evening, the 18th day of January, 1956 a t 7::30 P.M., then and there act on the following business: ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to maise'and appropriate $7,500.00 or any other sum to have an engineering study and~epomt made of the water supply resources of North Andover and carry out such well drilling or other work as may be required for such study. Petition of the Board of Public Works. And you are hereby directed to s erv~ this warrant by posting true and attestec copiesthereof, at the Town Office Building, and at five or more public places in each voting pmecinct. Said copies to be posted not more than fifteen days no~ .less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof, fail noG, and make due return of this War~ant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Mass.., the 29th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-five. ' A true copy: ATTEST North Ando%er,.Mass. 'January 4, 1956 WILLIAM A. FINNERAN Board RAYMOND BROADHEAD of ARTHUR P. KIRK ' SELECTMEN /s/ FRANK HOWARD Constable. OFFICER'S RETURN I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs by posting true and attested copies of this warrant at the Town Hall and at five or more public olaces in each voting precinct. Said copies having been posted not more than fifteen days nom less than ten days before the time of holding sai~, meeting. · -- ~, ~Y'~ k_~ /s/ FRANK HOWARD, Constable. ' January ~, 195b ATTEST: /?JOH~./J~L~ONS~ Town Clerk .At the~ pecial Town Meeting h~ld in the Kittrsdge School Auditorium on Wednesday evening January 18, 1956 at 7.~0 P.M., the following was voted. ARTICLE 1. VOTED that 'the sum of $7,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of t~is article, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Meeting adjourned at 8 P.M. A true copy: ESSEX ss. ~6 registered voters were ATTEST. TOWN WARRANT present. JOHN J. LYONS. COMMONWEALTE OF MASSACHUSETTS To either of the Constables of the Town of North'Andove~. GREETING: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you. are hereby directed and warn the i~b,bitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet in the Bradstreet School in Precinct One; the former Cou~t Room, Town Building in Precinct Two; the Thomson School in Precinct Three and the Kittredge School in Precinct Four, in said North Andover on Monday, the fifth day of March 1956 at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following article: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Highway Surveyor, Collector of taxes , Tree Warden, Three Selectmen, Three members of the Board of Welfare and five constables for one year. One Assessor of Taxes, one member of the Board of Health, one Member of the Board of Public Works and one Member of the School Committee for three years, one Member of the School Committee for one year, un-expired term. One Member of the Planning Board for five years and one member of the Housing Authority for five years, and to vote upon the question: Shall chapter thirty-two B of the ~eneral Laws, authorizing any County City, Town or District to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance for certain persons in the service of such county, city,' town or district and their dependents, be acceDted.by this Town? Ail to be voted upon one ballot, The polls shall be open at nih o'clock A.M., and shall be closed at eight o'clockP.M. T OW N 'W ARR A N T for I 9 5 6 Con't. After final action on the preceding~Article One, the said meeting .shall stand ~dJournXed by,virtue If ~ectlon.~, 'rticle One of the Town By-Laws, to ~atu march 17, 1956 at one thirty o'clock P.M., in the North Andover High ~chool Auditorium then and there to act on the following articles. ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be e~ected by ballot. ARTICLE 3.. To see if the town will vote to accept the re,port of recipts ~nd expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. ARTICLE ~. To see whet 'action the town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. ARTICLE 5- To see what action ~se town will take as to the recommendations of 'the Advisory Board. ARTICLE 6. To see if the to~n will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, ~ith the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticapa- ,:tion.of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957 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 ~, Seneral 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 ~A, Chapter ~1,. of the 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 P'hysician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section ~A, Ohapter ~l, General Laws. ARTICLE lC. To s~e if the ~own will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of $5,~6.10 ~o be paid to the County Commissi, ers for the reimbursement for services and taking of land on Great Pond Road~ Petition of the. Board, of. Selectmen. ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will vote to adopt the following by-law as authorized by Sectio~: 2lA, ~Chapter h0 of the General Laws. Every employee' police, fire and library departments as well as every employee in the town i~ffrmary and everT~clerical employee of the town, except employees appointed or'employedby the school committee, who has completed s~x months.of c service, shall be granted leave without loss of pay for absence caused 'ness,"inJury, or exposure ~o contagious disease of by serious illnes or death of a member of the employee's' family, provided, however, that except when accumulated as.hereinafter provided such leave shall not aggregate, more than fifteen working days in any year, and such leave not used in a year may be' accumulated up to but no~ exceeding thirty days for use in a subsequen~ year. Such leave not used prior to ~ermlnation of an employee's service shall lapse and an employee shall no~ be entitled to any compensation in lieu thereof. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 12. To see if the to~n will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 670, ~cts of 1955 approved by the legislature August 11,. 1955. "An Act re- lative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable' to certain former public ~mployees. ARTICLE l~ To see ~f the =own willvote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, th~ sum of $1,600.00 for washing, painting and repairing the offices in the Town ~uilding and painting the fire escapes in %he rear of the Town Building and connecting the Town Build and the Fire Station. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE lb. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen convey~to' the abutters on Beacon Hill Boulevard from Osgood Street to Chicker- lng Road that portiontol Beacon Hill Boulevard existing between ex=ensions of the north and south property lines now existing at Osgood Street as extended Chickering Road and the. original north and south property lines with the pro- visions that the abutters pay for all legal and engineering expenses involved. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey to the abutters on Bay State Road from Osgood Street to ~hickering Road. that portion of Bay State Road existing between the extensions of the. north and south property lines no existing at Osgood Street as extended to Chickering Road and the original north and south property lines with the provisions tha~ the abutters pay for all logan and engineering expenses invol- ved. Petition of the Board of ~electmen. Town Warrant for 1956 ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $~,000.00 to complete the repairs and improvements of the town infirmary as required by the State Departmentof Public Health. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate and additional sum of money for the salaries and wages in each Town Department, to gr.ant a $~00.00 increase to all full time employees, with the exception of the School Department employees. Petition of Frederick R. Christie and others.. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town of ~orth Andover will vote to amend the Zoning by-law by changing from General Residental to Business, the followi~ described parcel of land. A parcel of land located on the westerly side of Ohickering Road, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a p~int in t~ westerly line of Chickering Road, said point being at station 22 - 79.34 of the State Ht;hway stationing; thence northwesterly, by the northerly line oX a brook or ditch, · 186.~ feet to a point, thence again northwesterly, by the northerl~line of [] said brook, 110 feet to a point; thence southwesterly, 185 feet to a point in the northerly line of Cotuit Street; thence northwesterly by the n6rtherly line of Cotuit Street, 1~0..69 feet to a point; thence northwesterly and westerly by a ~curve~of 193.01 feet radius, 237.10 feet to a point in the northerly line Of Cotuit Street; thence westerly by said northerly line of Cotuit Street, ~feet to a point; thence northerly 25~160 feet to a point; thence northwesterly 241.23 feet to ~ point; thence northeasterly $0 feet to a point; thence' northwest- erly 100 feet to a point; thence northeasterly 100 feet toga point in the South- · erly line of Ipswich Street; thence northwesterly by the southerly line of Ipswich Street 117.66 feet to a point; thence northwesterly~andwesterly by a curve of 152.67 feet radius, 30.91 to a point; thence northerly across Ipswich Street, 40 feet to a point; thence northeasterly by alstone wall, 1315.52 feet to a corner in the wall; thence southeas'terlyby the wall 645.5 feet more or.less ~o the corner the wall; thence southeasterly by ~he fence 218.3 ~e~t to ChickeringRoad; thence southerl~iby the westerly line of Uhickering Road 656.9 feet more or less-to the point.of beginning. Petition of Edward Melamend and others. ARTICLE 19~ To see if the Town of Nor.th Andover will vote to amend the Zoning by-. law by changing from General Residential to business, the following described parcel of land. A parcel of land iocate~ on the southerly side of Sutton ~treet and on the westerly side of Osgood Street,~ bounded and described as follows: Beginning at th~ intersection of the ~westerly line of Osgood Streeb with~ithe southerline line of Sutton Street; thence southerly by the westerly line.~Of Osgood Street 873.~2 ifee~ to a point; thence westerly 197.82 feet to thence northerly 347.~3~'feet~ to a point which~is 200 feet westerly of Osgood Street; ~thence again northerly 500 feet toga point in the southerly line of SUtton Street; thence.easterly by the southerly line of Sutton Street', 2~0 fee~. ~to the~ point of beginning. Petition of Edwin C. Murphy and others ARTICLE 20. To see if' the town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning by-law by changing from 'Agricultural to Business the following described parcel of land: AparCel of land on the easterly side of Salem Turnpike and northerly side of Hillside Road;ibounded and describedas follows;_Beginning at a point in the. easterly line of~salemTurnpike, said pointbeing 13~ feet northerly from Hill' side Road; thence northerly by the easterly line .of the Salem Turnpike 719 feet to a point; thence northeas~?ly by a stone wall 54.05 feet to a point; thence east- erly by the stone wall, 6~0.42 feet to a point; thenc'e southwesterly~565 feet to apoint'in~ the northerly line of'Hillside Road; thence~southwesterlybythe north- erly line of Hillside Road 100 feet to a p~int which isllO,77feet from the Salem Turnpike; thence ~orthwe~terly 91~3 feet to a'Point; thence southwesterly 100 to thepoint of beginning. Petition of William B.~ Kent and others.. ARTICLE 2i. To see if the Town of Nor~hAndover. will vote to amend the Zoning'By' laws by changing from General Residential to Business the following described parcel of land; A parcel of land locatedon the easterly side"of the Salem Turn- pike and on the northerly side of Peters S~reet, bo~ded and described as follows: Beginning at an Essex County Bound marking the easterly end cfa c.urve at the Junction of Peters Street and the Salem Turnpike,.thence southwesterly,wester-~ ly and northwesterly by .a'curve of 80 feet radius, 120.83 feet to a stone bo ~u~ thence northwesterly by the easterly~line of the Salem Turnpike about 115 feet~ to a point; thence northeasterly at am angle of 90 degrees withthe last describr ed line 150 feet to a point; thence northwesterly at an angle of 90 degrees with' 't be'last described line, 225 feet to a point, thence southwesterly at an angle of ~0 degrees with the last described line, 150 feet to a point in the easterly line of the Salem Turnpike, thence northwesterly by the easterly line of the S~lem Turnpike about 75 feet to a highway bound, thence again northwesterly by the easterly line of the Salem Turnpike by a curve of ~,00~ feet radius, 511.6 feet to a point, thence northeasterly by a stone wall, 620.~5 feet to a point, thence again northeasterly by said stone wall, 118.~9 feet toa corner in the wall; thence ~southeasterly by a stone wall, 652.71 feet to a point; thence southwesterly 175 feet to a point, thence southeasterly 300 feet to a point in the northerly line of Peters Street, thence southwesterly by the northerly line of Peters Street 331.20 feet to the point~of beginning. Petition of Jol~n J. Driscoll and others. TOWN MEETING WARRANT FOR 195~ ~' ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate of tr from available funds, the sum of $200.00 to set up three island in the Town: one at Jeffermon Square, one at Railroad Square and one at Suttons Corner. Peti~on of Alfred H. McKee, Chief of Police. ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will' vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum 'of $2,000.00 to be used with the two pre,ant police cruisers, one 195~ and one 1955 Ford, to purchase two new police cruisers. Petition of Alfred R. acKee, Chief of Police. · ARTICLE 24.- To see if the town willvote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $~,000.00 to p~int white lines onASutton Stree' from the Lawrence line to Osgood °treat; Main Street from Sutton ~treet to Chickering Road; Water Street from Jefferson Square to Elm Street and Street from Third Street to Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of Alfred H. McKee. Chief of Police. ARTICLE 25. To see if the town willvote to increase the present Reserve Force from seven to nine men, appointments to be made from a~ llst of men who have fully qualified and passed the .State Ci~ 1 Service physical and mental examlna~ tio~ns; all in accordance with Civil Service Rules and Regulations; to become efzective immediately. Petition of Alfred E. McKee, Chief of Police. ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate-the sum of $925.00 to purchase 500 feet of new 2~" hose for the Fire Department. Petition of Fire ~Engineers ~ART. ICLE 27. To see if the town will.vote to raise and appropriate the sum of '$5,551.92 tobe added to the Fire Department Appropriation to provide for the appointment of two (2)' competent and qualified men under.Civil Service Rules to be regular firefighters. Petition of Board .of Fire Engineers.? A~TICLE 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate .the sum of $625~00 to purchase 1000 feet of 1 1/?, forestry hose. Petition of James P. Daw, Forest Fire ,arden. A~TICLE 29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum to be expended by thc School Building ~Committee for the purpo, se of buying and setting up outside lights at the North Andover High School grounds in compliance with the request of the Board of Selectmen, January 20, 1955 which sum, according to the architect' s estimate, need not exceed $5,750.00 or take other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Committee and approved by the School Building Comittee ~ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or trs_usfer from available funds, the sum of $400.00 to be expended by the School Building ~ommittee for the purpose of a survey'of the Johnson Building by an architect or mechanical engineer to determine the feasibility and the expense of prepari~ said building for elementary-school use and to report thereon to ~He School Committee and the School Building Committee, or take ~ther action in relation thereto~ Petition of the ~chool Committee and approved by the School Building Committee. ARTICLE ~1. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or ~transfer from available funds the sum of $6,000.00 to acquire by pur. chase or otherwise from Mrs. John G. Coolidge of North Andover, for.a public school site, .a parcel of land abutting on Andover Street and Dufton Court, being roughly shape, with a frontage of abou~ .520 feet on Andover Street, and about feet on?Dufton Court, and containing about five acres. And provide that the Board of Belectmen be and hereby is, authorized to act for the Town in connection with this transaction, and that siad board be further authorized to execute, if possible, an agreement under which (1) the said Mrs. John G. Coolidge shall retain the right to u~e the land for farm purposes until such time as the land may be built upon; and (2) the Town of North Andover shall have prior right and option to acquire from the said Mrs. John G. Coolidge or her assigns, an abutting parcel of land fronting on D~fton Court and Chickering Road, and containing about four acres, if or when the said 'Mrs. John G. Coolidge~ or her .assigns maybe willing to relinquish 'title to such acreage, or take other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Building .Committee and approved bY the Echool Comm~ittee. ARTICLE 52. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1800.00 to be expended by the School Committee for adult evening classes at the North Andover High School; or take any other action in Relation thereto.. Petition of the School Committee. ARTICLE 55- T.c~see if the town will vote to accept as a gift $1,505.71 from the CentenniaI'. Committee which represents the profit from its various actlvi t- ies conducted Suring the Centennial Celebration. Petition of James J. Maker C enbennial Committee. ~. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate,, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in .the Treasury, a s~ of money fo~ C~pte~ 90 Highway Const~uctlon, o~ take any action i~ ~elatlon~ t~eto. Petltien ef ~a~s ~. Naked. ~TIC~ ~5. To see if the town will vote to ~alse ~d app~op~ to, o~ trans~e~ from ~app~opriated available ~ds i~ the. ~eaus~, a s~ of mone~ fo~ Ghapte~ 90 Highway Nalnten~ce, o~ take any action in ~elatlon ~hereto. Petition of ~ames J. ~ake~. ~TIC~ ~6. ~e ~ee if the to~ will ~alse ~d~app~op~late the s~ Df $2000.00 ~a~ten~ce of any streets in to~ unde~ ~pte~ 90 of the ~ene~al Laws, said .to be used In conJ~ctien ~th money which ~y be a~otted by the State , e~ both, for this p~pose; o~ take any othe~ action i~ ~elation thereto. of the Hi,way ~TICLE ~7- Te see If the to~ will ~alse and appropriate the' s~ ef $7500.00 for ~e ~rebuildi~of ~een S~reet from the Law~e~ line ~d continui~ as far as~ the money willa~ow, under ~apter 90 of ~the General ~aws, said money to be used with ~y~money which ~y be ~lotted by the ~tate or Co~, or both for this purpose; o~ ~e an~ other action in relation thereo. Petition of t~ Highway ~rveyor.. ARTIC~8. To see if ~e to~ will raise and appropriate the s~ ?f $48~0.00 for the p~rchase of a ~ee ~d one-~lf ~on d~ t~ck for the use of ~the Highway Depar~ent. A 19~9 truck ~o be turned ~, In trade. Petiton~ o~ the Hi,way S~veyor. ., '~TIC~ ~9. To see if .the to~ will raise ~d appropriate. ~e s~'of ~200.00 for ~the p~pose of painti~ ~d ,replaci~ street si~s. Petition cE Highway S~veyor. ' ~TIC~ ~0. To see if the to~ will riase and ~propriate the s~.of $2000.00 'to repair b~ldozer at.the disposal site. Petition of Highway Surveyor, ~!C~ ~. To see if ~e town ~ili raise ~d approDriat~ ~e s~ of $~000.0~ .:~o~'1 'the ~int~na~e of ~e 'disposal site on Cl~ S~reet.' ',~etition of ~tne Highway S~veyor. ~ . . ~TZCLE ~. To see i~ the to~ 'will raise'~d appropriate the s~ of $750.00 to inatall_ a s~face drain on Prescott Stree~ from Osgood Street.to Chickeri~ Road O0-feet, of twelve.inch pipe ~d one catch basin ~11 be requiwed:to co, leto ~o /inttall:a.~.s~o~ dr~n, s~face roadway ~d remove st~ps and' t~ees onWood Lane ,x'rOml. averzey noad to Woods.~ock ~treet, Petition of Hi~way~S~veyor. ~'~TIC~;' To see' if the town will raise and app~priate or take from 'available ~s ~the-,~'Of~$7500.00 for rebuildi~ Dale Street ~der C~pter 90 of ~e ~eneral Laws, s aid money to be used ~th ~y,money allotted by, the 'State or cowry, 0r both, fo~ t~s purpose, or'take ~y o~er action in relations,thereto. .Petition of Sidney ~ea~'and others. ~TICLE?h~. To see If the 'to~ will"vote =o appropmiate or-t~e from available ~/~f~s?he~s~ of $2000.00 ~o put a s~face.drain on High, nd Avenue, a dist~ce [of,~OO"f~et'from Chad~ck ?tr~et. i Petition o~ Veronica E. ~alsh.~d o,~ers. ' ,~ds,~e:'s~ of $1100.00 to put a tar sidewalk on C~dwick Street from, Hi~ Street-to resident of Jo~ 0'Nell. Petition o~ A~ust~e J. '~alsh and Others. ~TICLE ~7. :To'see i~'the to~n will ~ise ~d approp~ate a sufficient ~oneY'/to enabie the B6~d of PuBlic ~orks to install two te~is co~ts-'at the North ~dover Hi~ School for use of students ~d the people of Nor'th Andover Petition of Ellzabe~ T. Ell$ot ~d 9thers. ..~TICLE'~, To see if ~e to~ will vote toraise ~d appropriate, or provide by bo~ issue, 5r tr~sfer from available f~ds, a sufficient sum of money to extend ~e ~nage system ~d.improve ~e road on ~ams Avenue to Uni~.~ve.,~ ~der Chapter 80 Of the General Laws-pro~di~ for the Assessment of betterme~ upon the pro~r~y o~rs. Petition of North ~..Scott,~d others. ~TICLE 49. T~ s~e" if the to~ w~l vote to:.rais · ~d appropriate or transfer from available ~ds, or pro,de by bond issue, a sufficient s~ of money ~o cle~ and cement line in place,"'~e existing water main on Salem Street' from Stevens Street to 595 Salem Street. Petition.of Shirley A.. Jackson and others. ~TICLE 50. To see if the to~ will vote to accept the provisions, of C~pter ~OB of the General Laws as apperai~ in chapter ~7h of ~e Acts of 1955 and as ~ended by C~pter 656 of the acts cT 1955. ~e p~pose of ,t~s c~pter ts to pe~it a city of town to pl~ Jointly ~ cities ~ to~s to p~omote with ~e greatest efficiency and economy the co-ordinated a~ orderly d%velopement of the areas wi~in their Ju~sdiction and ~e general welfare and prosperity 'of their citizens ~is c~pter shallbe designated ~d,~y be kn~ as "~e Regional Pla~i~ Law." Petition of the Pla~lng Board, icholas Nicetta, ~ai~. TOWN WARRANT FOR 1956 ARTICLE 51. TO see if the town will vote to reouest the Board of ~elect to appoint, the two patrolmen with the most poli~e service to the newly created Sergeants positions. Petition of Walter S. Burke and others. ARTICLE 52. To see if the town will vote to have the duly elected constables be appoin, ted Intermittent .Police Officers as they have *.n the Town of Methuen. Petition of Cornelius F. Donovan and others. ARTICLE 55. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200,000.00 or any other sum for the purpose of extending the East Side Sewer from Harkaway Road to Great Pond Road, ndover Street, and adjoining streets-. except Maplewood Avenue, in accordance with the survey of Camp, Dresser and McKee, Consulting Engineers, and determine whether ~the money shall be provided for .by taxation, by appropriation from available funds in the treas.ury, and by borrowing under authority of Chapter ~Bof the General Laws, or take any actioz in relation thereto. Petition of the card of Public Works. ARTICLE 5~- To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 712 of the Acts of 1955 which provides for extention of the .time for the payment of sewer assess- ments and provides for interest of four per cent per annum on unpaid a'ssessment~ PetLtion of the Board of Public Works. ,ARTICLE ~$ To see if the town will accept the 1956 legislative act amending ChapSer of the Acts of 1906 ~which increases the rate of sewer assessment up to six ~cents persquare foot o~f area within the depth of 100 feet from the line 'of such street or way. Petition of the Board of Public Works.. ARTICLE 56. To see if the town will riase and appropriate $2,000.00 for an engineering stud~ and report including costs of prooosed construction of 'the West. Side Trunk ~ewer from Massachusetts Avenue at Beechwood Street to Waverly Road, Wood Lane and the West Side Drainage Area. Petition Board of~ Public Works ARTICLE 57.~To see if the town will raise and~appropriate the sum 'of $750.00 to acquire by purchase or otherwise from the Stefanowicz Family ~Trust of North Andover t~e so-called "Wharfage Lot" on the northerly shore of Lake~ Cochiche- wick and ~reat Pond Road containing about twen. ty-eix hundredths of acre of land. i Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTI.CLE 58. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public W. orks to eel: the steam pumping p.lant and all steam accessories at the South Pumping Station Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 59. To see if~ the to~n will raise and appropriate $900.00 to provide a ~sed truck to rep~a ce the 194~l truck for mounting the Ingersoll-Eand air compressor. Petitio~n of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 60. To see if the ~own will raise and appropriate, provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, $5,000.00 to privide fire hydrants on Hillside Road, Wood La~e, Wint.er Street, Woodstock Stree.t, Massachusetts Avenue and other necessary locations. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 61. To see if the town will raise and appropriate, provide by bond issue or transfer from available ftu~.ds, $2~00.00 to provide a chain link fence around the standpipe lot at Barker '~treet and Bradford Street. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 62. To see if the town will vote to accept Section 42G, }!~ and ~2T of -the General Laws which a~ thorlze the levy of special assessments to meet the cost of laying water pipes in public and private ways. dA~p~ ~ Petition of Board of Public Works. ARTICLE ~. To see if the town will vote to provide that the special asses: for the cost of providing and leying water pipes in public and private ways shall be made upon the several parcels of land receiving benefit from the of such pipes according to the area of such land within one hundred feet from s.uch a way at a rate not to exceed three cents per square foot. Petition of the Board of Publi.c Works. · ARTICLE 6~. To see if the town vA ll raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds $1800.00 to provide a new pick-up truck for the Park, Play- ground and School Grounds Department. Petition of Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 65. To see 'if 'the town will raise and appropriate $2,000.00 to purchase a Ford Tractor for..the Park, Playground and ~chool Grounds Department. Petition of Board of Public Works. A~TICLE 66. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum o~f money to extend the sewer system on the following streets on p'etition of the persons named and others. 1. Spruce Street from Mass Avenue to 22 Spruce St. Thayer S.Warshaw, 22 Spruce. 2. Hemlock St., a distance o'f ~approximately 120 feet southeast from the present terminus. Lawrence H. Stahley, 75 Davis St. ~74 TOWN WARRANT FOR 19~_~ ARTICLE 67. TO see if the town will vote to raise m d sp propriate, .or prlvide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system .on the following streets on petition of the persons named, 'and o,thers: 1. Spruce Street from the present terminus to Hemlock S~trse~, a distance ,of approximately 130 feet. (Lawrence H. Stahley, Jr. 75 -avis ~treet.) 2. Moody Street,. 200 fe.et from Chadwick Street. ' (0nofrio E. ~aracl, 49 Maple Avenue) ARTICLE 68. To see if the town will rlase and appropriate the sum of ~1~88.00 for 'six playground instrUctors and a supervisor for an eigh~ week period. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of Recreational Council. ARTICLE 69. To see if the town will raise and so ~roprlate the sum of $500.00 f~ the set.vices of a police officer at the Bathin~ Oeach four hours daily, eight hours.on Saturday. s, Sundays and Holidays for a ten week period to enforce car parking for North Andover residents, this figure to include the cost of car .stickers. Petition of Board of Selectmen on recommendation of Recreational Council. ARTICLE 70. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for playground supplies, this mnount to include expenses of special trips and playground activities for playground children. Petition of Board 'of SeYe ctmen on recommendation of the Eecreational Council. ARTICLE 71'. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suitable sum~of money to purchase two basketball standards to be installed in the Thomson School play area. Petition of Board of Selectmen on recommendation of nedreati'onal Council. ARTICLE 72. To see if the town will raise and appropriate ~he sum cf $100.00 to purchase two regulation ping-pong tables, one each for the Waverly and Drummond playgrounds. Petition of Board of Selectmen on recommendation of Recreational Council. ARTICLE 73. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $100.00 to send a member of the Recreation Council as a delegate to the International Eecreation Congress in Philadelphia, Pa. · :~.ARTICLE 7~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00-to build forms for an ice skating rink tc be maintained by the Board of.~Public 'Works. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on r~commendation of the Recreational Counc.~ ARTICLE 75' To 'see if ~he ~own will vote ~o accept the extension oP prospect street 250 feet or less to the residence of Richard Grham. Petition of Prederick W. P~elan and others. ARTICLE 76. To see if the town will vote to accept West Bradstreet ~toad from Mifflin Drive to Green Street a.s shown on poan on file in the office of the Board 'of Public Works. Petition of Board of Selectmen. A~TICLE 77- To see if the town will vote to accept Woodbridge Road from Mifflin Drive' to Tyler Road as shown on plan in the office of the Bcard of 'Public Works. Petition of Board of Sel'ectmen. ' .. iARTICLE 78. To see if the town will vote to accept Putnam Road from Mifflin Drive '.'to .Greene Street as shown on plan filed in the office of the Board of Public Works Petition of Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 79. To see if the town will vote to accept Mifflin Drive from.Middlesex Street to Massachusetts Avenue as shown on plan filed in the office of the Boamd of Public Works. Petition of Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 80. To see if the town' will vote to amend its By-Laws to provide that, !~:a~ter the Annual Town Election, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand ad- Jourhed to a day and time (to be determined by the meeting), other than o~clock in the afternoon of the second Saturday next following said election. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association. ARTICLE 81. To see if the town will vote to amend its By-Laws to pr.ovide that the. presence of a quorum (in some number to be de~ermine.d by the meeting) be hereafter required at all adjourned annual town meetings. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association. ARTICLE 82. To se'e if. the town will vote to amend its By-Laws to provide that the presence' of a quorum (in some number to be determined by the meeting) be hereafter required at all special town meetings. Petition of North Andover ~axps~ers Assoc. ARTICLE 8~. To see if the town ~ill vote to instruct the moderation' to appoint a committee of citizens to study all of the By-Laws of the town, and to report to a special town meeting (to be held at a date and at a time to be set by this meeting) relative to the advisability of revision, amending and consolidating said By-Laws, and publi'shing them in a single pamphlet. ~Petitlon of North Andover Taxpayers Association. TOWN WARRANT FOR 1956 ARTICLE 8~. To see if the town will vote to accept Section 20 of Chsp te of the General Laws, ~hich pr ovides as follows: ~.~ After acceptance of this section or corresponding provisions of earlier laws as provided in section four of chapter four, no appeal or petition under paragraph three of section fifteen for a variance from the terms of such an ordinance or by-law, with respect to a particular parcel of land or the building thereon, and no application under paragraph two of section fifteen for a special exception to the terms of any such ordinance o~ by-law, which has been unfavorabl~ acted upon by the board of appeals shall be considered on its merits by said board within two years after the date of such action except with the consent of all of the members of the planning board, or 'of the board of select, hen in a town having no planning board. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association.. ARTICLE 85. To see if the town will raise and appropriate,_or transfer from available funds, the sum of $20,910.00 to be added 'to the Utabilization Fund i ' . Petition of the School Building Committee, approved by school committee. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Building, and at five or mcr e 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 doing thereon to the TOWn Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, the 16th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred 'fifty-six· WILLIAM A. FINNERAN ,Chairman ARTHUE P. KIKK RAYMOND BROADHEAD~ Board of Selectmen.. A true copy: Attest: /s/ Frank Howard~onsta~le. OFFIC~2~ ~ S RETURN. t have notified the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover qualified to vote' in Town Affairs, by posting true and attested copies of this warrant au the ~Town Hail and at five or more public p~a ces in each v~oting precinct. Said copies having been posted not more than fifteen days nor less than .ten days days,,before the'time of holding said meeting. ,7~ · Not, th Andover,. Nas s. ~~ · February 21, 1956. /s/ Frank Howard, Constable. .RESULTS OF ELECTION (Art. 1. MONDAY 5, I955 OF VOWS P C NC S ONE OD RATOR FOX 792 THOMSON, Arthur A. 610 LYON~, John J. F~INCK, Ralph E. :.Blanks. 182 ~.OWN~:Or~,FOR ONE ~R LTONS, Bl~s T~N T~S~ FOR ONE ~ ~R, ~es ~.- 661 B~s 1~1 BRO~,~ Ra~ond Fi~N,~William A.. 59~ · I~, Arth~ P. FINCK, Ralph E. F0~TAIN~ ~ond C. 115 C0~IN, Andrew %V;O THREE FOUR TOTAL lO 7 850' 9 5, 1 ~ 1 2~ 1~8 205 779 ..... 189 158 597 1108 ~{~ 969 55.7a 185 171 651 601 2072 1~5 1Il 5~7 1 1 727 528 618 ~5o8 '476 ELECTION MARCH 5, 1956 BOARD OF PUBLIC WELPARE FOR ONE /EAR BROADHEAD, Raymond FINNERAN, William A. KIRK, ~rthur P. FINCH, Ralph E. FOUNTAIN, Raymond C. Blanks HIGHWAY SURVE~0R FOR ONE YEAR CARTY, Ira D. MAHONEY, John J. COTTER, James Blanks ONE TWO THR .I~E FOUR TOTAL 2920 111 17U 15 6)7 456 721 5~ ~ ~ 860 660 77 2812 )91 299 1249 2 2 TAX COLLECTOR FOR 0NE YEAR DEWHIRST, James H. WILLIS, John J. Blanks ~20~ 757 584 2)4o 5o7i )~ ~6 175o TR~ WARDE~ FOR ONE YF~.H CONNORS, ~ohn ~. BUSB~ PhillpUK. Bla~s L~, He~y E. Bla~s BOARD OF HEALTH.FOR~THR~YEA/{~~ CARON, R. George .~ Blanks BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THREE YEARS HQ~S,I Irving C. SCHRUENDER, George H. Blanks SCHOOL COMMITT~FOR THBw~.YEARS ATKINSON, ~ederick C. SMITH, Robert A.~ Blanks SCHOOL COMMITT~.~FOR 0~E T~J~R (Un-expired) ASHBURN,.Frank D. ' Blanks HOUSING AU~HORITYFOR FIVE.Y~J{B BINGHAM, Bernard W. Blanks PLANNING BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS NICETTA, Nicholas F. HEIDER, Richard L. Blanks · 52 20U 201 7IU 126 207154 220 707 )90 ~ 5~ '~607 228~ )27 )51 ~ 1~ 75 100 105 16k 259 209 2~ 877 589~ 1002 .~' 89o 20~ 291 25o 3~ 176 282 214 274 456 606 kol 5~ 20o5 CONSTABLES FOR ONE_YEAR GOURLEY, Archie M. 542 872 ~73 761 28h~ HOWARD, Frank L. 512 828 705 783 282~ NESS, A~xander Jr. 503 868 11 796 2878 0LENI0, Daniel ~ )71 32~ %2~ 2726 Blanks 1190 2074 1455 1~32 ~6)~6 QUESTION: "Shall Chapter Thirty-two (32) B of the General Laws. authorizing any County, City, Town o~ District to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance for certain persons in the service of such County, City, Town or District and their dependents, be accepted by this Town?" YES 2128 NO 895 BLANKS 1200