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Home My WebLink About1956-04-07FOLL0W NG OFFICERS FOR 1956 DATE SWORN TOWN MODERATOR TOWN CLERK .TOWN TREASURER BOARD OF SELECT~,~N & PUBLIC WELFARE ARTHUR A. THOMSON JOHN J. LYONS . ~RCH ~, 1956 JAMES J. MAKER MARCH 7, 1956 RAYMOND BROADHEAD " 9 WTLLIAM L. ?INNERAN " ARTHUR P. KIRK " HIGHWAY SURVEYOR IRA D. CARTY " 7 " TAX COLDECTO~ JANES H. DEWHIRST " 8 TREE WARDEN JOHN. J. CONNORS " 9 BOARD OF ASSESSOR (~ ~e'ars) HENRY E. LUND " 12 " BOARD O~ HEALTH .. R. GEORGE CARON BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS IRVING C. HOWES " 8 SCHOOL COMNfITTEE (~ years) DR. FRE~ C. ATKINSON " 8 " " (1 "Unex)FRANKD. ASHBURN HOUSING AUTHORIT~ 5 Ye~s BERNARD W. BINGHAM PLANNING BOARD (5 Yearg) NICHOLAS F. NICETTA. " 8 CONSTABLES GASPAR J. DE~RIO ARCHIE M. GOURLEY FRANK L. HOWARD " ALFXANDER~NESS, JR. AUGUSTINE J. WALSH ~' 10 Th~ Annual Adjourned Town Meeting scheduled for Saturday March 17, 1956 was' voted'by fhose oresent to adJo~-n till Sat~]rday. March 2~, due to the severe blizBard of p~evious evening. '153 registered voters were nresent. March ~, 1956. Town Meetin~ scheduled was 'voted to again adjourn.till Saturday April 7, 1956 due'to the heavy snowstorm of the day. 124 registered voters were present. ANNUAL ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING ~r~70 SATURDAY APRIL 7, 1956 ARTICLE 2. VOTED to refer to ~he Board of.Selectmen for action. ARTICLE ~. voTED that report be accepted. ARTICLE 4.' VOTED that all unexpended appropriations be returhed to the Treasury, with the exception of the following amo~xnts as of January 1, 1956. which were originally appropriated under the Articles indicated: Art. Art. Art. 52. 1954-.Highway ConstructionrChapter 90. G.L. East Side Sewer Survey- Expenses Art..~.. 1955- Chapter 90, G.L. Ct. Pond Rd. Construction, Art. ~d~. 1955- Drain, Prescott St. Highway Department. Art. ~5- 1955- Storm Drain Linden Ave. Highway Department Art. ~7. 1955- Drain, Wa=erley Rd. Highway ~epartment Art. 5). 1955--Drainage SYstem- Prescott Street, Chapter.80. . . . Highway Department Art. 56. 1955__ Sidewalk project . Art. ~. 1955 Repair Town Infirmary Art. U.S. Old age Assistance - Assistance U.S. Old Age Assistance - Administration U.S. Aid Dependent Children- Aid U.S. Aid Dependent Children- Administration U.S. Disability Assistance- Assistance U.S. Disability Assistance- Administration School Lunch Account No. Andover High School Athletic Account 72. 1950- Kittredge School, Construction Fence, etc. 19. 1952-.New High School · Reserve For School Grounds- expenses Art. 18, 1951_& Art. 5, Oct 18, 1954. Civil Defense Art. 48. 1955 Emergency Generator, Civil Defense. Art. 15. 195~-.Publishing History of Town ~ Art. 1. 195~- July 15, Western Elec, Co. ~scrow Account Reserve for a~propriatlon from Stabilization Fund- Art.64,195~ Art. ~. 1954f July 15. Lining water mains. Art. 5~. 1955 Well casing, screen tests. Brd. Public Works Art. 59- 1955-'Water Extension, Brd. of Public Works Art. l, 1955- Oct ~ Water S~stem, Turnpike St. (Kelport) Art. ~. 195~-~Oct Planning Board Revision of Town By-Laws. Zoning maps, e~c. TOTAL ~01.57 1, 54. 7 1,60LO~ 8o.9 1,~1~.67 752.57 7~9.55 95.5o 2o5. 15, 76.81 1,250.00 ,oh8. 9 69,529.~2 9,000.00 17,~86.~ 1,681.65 7OO.OO 160.00 $15h, lO5.84 ADJOUENED TOWN MEETING APRIL 7, 1956. CONTINUED. ARTICLE 5- (Budget) MOTION DULY MADE AND SECONDED AND SO VOTED to approve all items collectively as to the recommendations of the Advisory Board with the exception of the following changes. Item 28, Dutch Elm Disease- Salaries re- duced $700.00 to $4800.00. Item 39, Increased $675.43 from Insurance adjust- ment received to Equipment and Repairs on Street Department to $7675.43. Item 40, Snow Removal increased $9~000.00 to $19,000.00. Item 62, Group Insurance expenses increased $5500.00 1. Selectmen: Salaries Clerk, Salary Expenses 2. Treasurer: Salary Clerk, Salary Expenses, Bond included 3. Accountant: Salary Extra Clerical Expenses 4. Tax Collector: Salary Clerk, Salary Expenses 5. Town Clerk, Salary Expenses, bond included 6. Assessors: Salaries Clerk, Salary Extra clerical Expenses' 7, Election-Registrars: Salaries Expenses 8. Vital Statistics: Expenses 9. Moderator: Salary 10. AdviSory Boards Expenses 11.~ Planning Board: Expenses 12. Board of Appeals: Expenses 13. Town Building: Salary Janito~ Expenses 14.~ Custodian: Tax Titles: Salary Expenses . 15.~ Tax Title Foreclos~res..Expenses 16.'~License Commission. Expenses 17'.. Police Dept. Chief Salary · ~ Sergeants · Patrolmen · Reserves and specials EXPenses (Zmcl.$100~out of 18.'Fire. Dept. Chief Salary · ~Regulars- Salary · Engineers - Salary '. ~, · Call-spare employees ' .~Vacations .Expenses 19. Forest Fire Warden: Salary 20.. Forest Fires- Expenses 21. Dog Officer: Salary ~ m~enses to $7,372.oo. SALARIES AND WAGES $1,500.00 780.00 k, 4o.oo 3,370.00 5oo.oo 1,525.oo 3,030.00 85o.oo 2,550.00 2,886.00 1,000.00 600.00 50.00 936.oo 100.00 12 28,866.24 3,200.00 stateStravel) 8,87o.o8 · 1,320.00 12, .4o.5o 1,2~.20 22. Civil Defense: Empenses 23. Building Inspector: Salary '. Expenses ~Wire Inspector: Salary Expenses 25. ~ealer of Weights and Measures: Salary Expenses 26. ~nsect, Pest Control. Salary-Supt. Labor, Wages ..:Expenses Poison Ivy Control: Labor-Wages · Expenses . 28. Dutch Elm Disease. Labor,Wages Expenses 29. Brush Cutting: Labor-Wages 30. Town Forest: Labor-Wages 31. Tree Warden: Supt.-Salary Labor-Wages Expenses 32. Street Lighting: Expenses 33. Board of Health: Salaries Health Inspector-Salary Nurse-Salary Physician-Salmry Expenses 15o.oo 245 · 00 500.00 5oo.oo 425.00 ~,800.00 ,160.00 5oo.oo '4,800.00 1,000.00. 15o.oo 400.00 7,000.00 600.00 3OO.OO 3,270.00 750.00 EXPENSES Si. Soo.co 480.00 1,475.00 543.00 1,800.00 300.00 3,059.00 5,950.00 .~00.00 100.00 750.00 200.00 4,300.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 4,874.00 8,025.00 500.00 300.00 1,500.00 100.00 125.oo 90.00 1,300.00 5oo.oo 400.00 1,120.00 17,300.00 4, 620.00 TOTALS ~1.5oo.oo 780.oo 48o.o0 4,540.0o 2,885.96 1,475.00 3,3~0.oo 5po.oo 543.oo 1,525.00' ~,030.00 1,800.00 850.00 300.00 2,550.00 2.,886.00 1,000.00 3,~59.oo 600.00 5,950.00 ~00.00 SO.CO 100~00 750.00 200.00 936.00 4,300.00 100.00 100.00 So.co 100.00 12, kk.48 28,866.ak 3,200.00 .~,874.00 2~,870.08 .1,320.00 .12,94o.5o .-l,a~9.2o 8,025.00 150.00 590.00 ~.5.oo 300.00 .1,500.00' 5oo.oo 100.00 SOO.CO ~25.oo 5.00 _90.00 3,~00.00 4,160.00 ,1,300.00 5oo.oo 500.00 4,800.00 4oo,oo 1,000.00 15o.oo 400.00 7,000.00 1,120.00 17,300.00 600.00 300.00 3,270.00 750.00 4,6ao.oo ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING 54. Refuse Disposal. Labor-Wages. Expenses ~56~ Garbage Disposal: Contract Sewer Maintenance & Construction Labor & Wages Expenses ~ Animal Inspector: Salary Highway Surveyor: Salary 59. Streets, General Maintenance Clerk, Salary Labor, Wages Tarvia, ~Road 0il, Cinders Stone and Gravel Repairing Sidewalks Gasoline & Oil. Equipment. & Repairs Miscellaneous Expenses Snow Removal: Expenses Board.of 2ublic Welfare: Salaries 450.00 Welfare Agent: Salary 750.00 Superintendent & Matron Town Infirmary: Salaries Wage s Outside Relief & Repairs: Expenses (Incl. Infirmary) 01d Age 'Assistance .Aid. to Dependent Childred: Disability Assistance: Veter. ans Benefits :- Agent Salary 750. 00 Clerk- Salary 500.00 Expenses Cash ~rants 49- SchooIs: Salaries Exp~nses 50. Library, Librarian: Salary ~Assfstants & Janitors-Wages Exp~nses 51. Playground: Bathing .Beach-Salaries Exp~nses 52. Parks,'Triangles,Burying Grounds. Superintendent Salary Lab6r Wages Exp~nses 5~. SchooI Grounds: Labor-Wages Expe~nses 54. Essex County Retirement System: ~56: Contizigent. Fund: American Legion hental of Quarters ~ V.F.W. 2104 " Armistice Day 5690~ Memorial Day Itemized Annual Town Reports 61.. Insurance 2.. Group Insurance ~.. Community Center ~. ~' Reserve Fund . 65.. Board of Public Works.~ Salaries _ 450.00 6~. Water Maintenance & Construction Wages Expenses 67. Redeeming School Bonds. 68~. Interest on School Bonds. ~69. Interest on Water Mains 70. Redeeming ?'ater Main Notes 71. Discount on Notes TOTALS APRIL 7, 1956 $8.727.70 4,100.00 Con't. 2,000.00 6,000.00 ~25.oo ~,88o.oo 4,000.00 22,410.40 21,~00.00 6OO.O0 5,~00.00 7, 1,100.00 19,000.00 5,292.00 1,651.00 ~95,9o8~oo 5,800.00 11,220.00 5,200.00 28,500.00 92,000.00 16,000.00 5,000.00 200.00 18,88o.oo 80,487.00 4,200.00 2,000.OQ 200.00 5,500.00 8,500.00 650.00 '5,500.00 18,066.~-t 2,000.00 600.00 600.00 550.00 55o.oo 2,900.00 20,978.60 7,572.00 15o.oo 10,000.00 50,000.00 52,000.00 100,000.00 54,6~7.5o 468.00 '4,000.00 ~,280.00 $566,572.~28 .$6o9.,lO%94 2,000.00 4,100.00 6,000.00 4,000.00 ~25.oo ~,88o.oo 2,~89.$o 22,410.~0 21,~00.00 600.00 5,700.00 7,675.45 1,100.00 19,000.00 ~5o.oo 750.00 5,292.00 1,651.00 28,500.00 92,000°00 16,000.00 5,000.00 75o.oo 5oo.oo' 200.00 18,88o.oo 295,9O8.00 80,~87.00 5,UO0.O0 11,220.00 4,200.00 5,200.00 2,000.00 200.00 5,~00.00 650.00 8,500.00 5,500.00 18,066.~1 2,000.00 6oo.oo 600.00 ~5o.oo 550.00 2,900.00 20,978.60 7,572.00 15o.oo iO,O00.QO 450.00 '50,000.00 '52,000.00 100,000.00 4,000.00 ~,28o.oo $1,175,678.22 480 ADJOURNED~TOWN MEETING. APRIL 7, 1956. Continued. AMOUNTS TO BE TAKEN FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE TREASURY. ARTICLE 5. " lO. ,, " 28. " 30. " ~i. " ,, " 67 · " 29. · ARTICLE Item 40, Snow emov~l Gr. Pond Rd. Land Zakin~ .Repairing Tova~ Building.-' " " Infirmary Raise~. Town Employees Fire ~ept. New Hose. 2~" " ,, :, r, 1 1/8" School Survey' New School Si~e .Cha~,ter 90. " ~ Borrowlr~ '.New truck. Highway Dept. .Maintaining Dump Site -.Surface Drain. Prescott St. Study. West side trunk sewer Fire Hydrants. New .~T~uck. Park, Playgrounds. New ~rac tot ~erUCe Bt. sewer system. mlock St. " .Spruce St. water system. .Moody St. " " .Lights outside High School grounds 'TOTAL AMOUNT TAKEN FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS. *-BORROWING. .AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED AND APPROPRIATED · Three Islands. Two new police cruisers $21,000~00 5,4h6.1o 1,600.00 4,000.00 25,025.00 925 .oo 625.00 oo.oo 6,000.00 22,500.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 4, 800.00 1,000.00 750.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 1,800.00 r2,000.00 1,800.00 ~00.00 00.00 1,000.00 5,750.00 $115;921.1o ~ 'Painting white lines 2y. T~o permauentlfiremen 5~..Chapter 90. , ~9; Street Signs. ' ~0..Repairing bulldozer a~disposaI site. 45. Surface drains on Wood Lane 55. East Side Trunk Sewer 57. Wharfage lot'at lake. ~ T~uck, for air compressor 'Six p~ayground instructors 69. Police Officer,-bathing beach 70. 'Play,round supplies 71. ' ~ basket ball standards TOTA~.AMOUNT TO BE RAISEDAND APPROPRIATED. 55. ~ast Side Trunk Sewer, to be taken from the .Stabilization ~und. $20,000,00 SUMMARY · AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AT TOWN MEETING (Budget) · AMOUNT TO BE RAISE ADN APPROPRIA'z~ (Articles) GRAND TOTAL '15o.0o 2,000.00 500,00 5,551.92 7,500.00 .. 200.00' 2;ooo,oo 2~500.00 5,000,00 750,00 900.00 z,488.oo 500,00 ~00.00 18 .oo, $29,824.92 $1,175,678~22 29,8 4.- 2 $1,2o5,5.o3.' ARTICLE 6. VOTED to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the.~oproVal of the' Selectmen, to borrow money fr~m time to time in a~ticipation ofthe revenue of' the'financial'year beginning Jmuary 1, 1957 and to issue anote or notes therefore, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be ~ven for 9 period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 'of the ~enera~ Laws. The vote was unanimous and so decZred. ' ARTICLE7. NiCholas ~icetta Chairman of the Planning Board report,don the- B~ackwell Report. IZoning By-Laws).meetings are being held, open ~o public for discussion~ on new.by, taws. These' meetings are most helpful to the Board for them in their final decisions. ~h-nked people for their cooperation with the Planning Board and hoped to have their decisions soon. ARTICLE 8. VOTED to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their members to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his comp~msation in the amount of $750.00 in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter ~1, of the General Laws. This amount ~ncluded in the Board of Health Budget. ARTICLE 9. VOTED to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members to the position of School Physician and to fix his compensa$~on in the amount of $1250.00 in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 42, General Laws. This amount included in the School Department ~udget. ,ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING APRIL 7, 1956 ARTICLE 10. VOTED that the sum of $5,~6.10 be taken from available funds in the Town 'm~reasury to be paid to the County Commissioners for the reimbursement for services and taking of land on Great Pond Road. ARTICLE 11. VOTED to adopt the following by-law as authorized by Section 2lA of Chapter ~0 of the General Laws; Every employee of the police, fire, and library departments as well as ever~ employee in the town infirmary and every clerical employee of the town, except employees sppointed or employed by the school committee, who has completed .six months of continuous service, shall be granted leave without loss of pay for absence caused by sickness, injury or exposure to contagious disease, or by serious illness or death of a member of the employee's family, provided, however, that except when accumulated as hereinafter provided such le ave shall not aggregate more than fifteen working days in any year, an~ such le ave not used in a year may be accumulated up to but not exceeding thirty days for use in a subsequent year. Such leave not used prior to termination of an employee's service shall lapse and an employee shall not be entitled to any compensation in lieu thereof. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 12. VOTED to accept the provisions of Chapter 670, Acts of 1955 approved.by the legislature August ll, 1955. "An act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees. The vo~e was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 15. VOTED that °~he st{~ of $1600.00 be taken f~ availkble..f~_ $~in the Treasury for washing, painting and repairing the offices in ~h~ T6Wxi · Building and painting the fire escapes in the rear of the Tov~ Building and connecting them..Town Building and the Fire '~tation. ARTICLE l~. Stribken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 15. Stricken from the "arrant. ARTICLE 16. VOTED that the sum of $4000.00 be taken from available funds in the Treasury to complete the repairs and improvements of the ToWn Infirmary as re. quired b.y the State Department of Public Health. ARTICLE 17. VOTED that the sum of $25,025.00 be taken~from available funds in the Treasury so that a 12~ percent raise be given to each full time e~mployee of the Town with the exception of the School Department employees. 'Abe raise to be effective as 'of March 19, 1956. ARTICLE 18. VOTED 196 affirmative, 70 negative that this article be deferred until a future meeting and referred to the Planning Board for consideration and in connection with the new.proposed zoning by-laws and B]a ckwell report. ARTICLE 19. VOTED unfavorable action until the rezoning of the Town has been completed. ARTICLE 20. VOTED to amend the Zoning by-law by changing from Agricultural to business the following described parcel of laud: A parcel of land on the easterly side of Salem ~urnpike and northerly side of Hillside Road, bounded and descirbed as follows: Beginning at a point being 158 feet northerly from Hillside Road; thence northerly by the ~easterly line of the Salem Turnpike, .719 feet to a point; thence northeasterly by a stone wall 5~.05 fee. t to a point; thence easterly by the stone~.wall, 680.4~ feet to a point, thence southwesterly 565 feet to a point in the northerly line of Hillside Road; thence southwesterly by the northerly line of Hillside Road, 100 feet to a p~int which is 110.7 feet from the Salem Turnpike; thence northwesterly 91.~ feet to a point;, thence southwesterly 100 feet to the point of beginning. The vote was: 52~ Affirmative. 1 Negative. ARTICLE 21. 'VOT~s~ unfavorable acti6n until the rezoning of the Town has been completed. ARTICLE 22. VOTED that the sum of $150.00 be raised and appropriated to set up two island in the Town: one a~ Jefferson Square and one at Railroad Square. ARTICLE 2~. VOTED that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated to be used with the two present police cruisers, one 195~ and one 19?~ort~)purchase two new police cruisers. ARTICLE 2~. VOTED that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated to paint white lines in the vicinity of schools. ARTICLE 25. VOTED to increase, the present Reserve Force from seven to nine men, appointments to be made .from a list of men who have fully qualified and passed the ~tate Civil Service physical and mental examinations; Ail in accordance with Civil Service nules and negulations, to become effective immedia rely. ARTICLE 26. VOTED that the sum of $925.00 be taken from available funds in the Treasury to purchase 500 feet of new 2~" hose for the Fire ~epartment. Adjourned Annual Town Meeting April 7, 1956 ARTICLE 27. ¥,0. TED that the sum of $5,551.92 be raised and ap prcpriated, to be added to the ~'ire Department Appropriation to provide for the app6tntment of two (2) competent and qual. ified men under Civil Service Rules to be regular fire fighters. ARTICLE 28. VOTED that the sum of $625.00 be taken from available 'funds in the ~easurY to purchase 1000 feet of 1 1/8" forestry hose. ARTICLE 29. VOTED that the sum of $3,750.00 be taken from available funds in the Treasury, to be expended by the School Building Committee for the purpose 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 architects estimate, need not exceed $3,750.00 of take other action in relation thereto. ARTICLE 30. VOTED lthat the sum of $400.00 be taken from available funds in the Treasury, to be expended by the School Building Committee for the purpose of a survey of the JoHnson building ~ an .architect or mechanical engineer to determine the feasibility and the expense of preparing said building for elementary-school use and to report thereon to the School 0ommittee and the School Building Committee, or take other action in relation thereto. ARTICLE 31. VOTED that the sum of $6,000.00 be taken Trom available funds in the urc~se or' otherwise, from Mrs. John G. 'Coolidge of North Andover, for a ~ublic school si,re, a parcel of land abutting' on Andover Street and Dufton Court, being roughly reptangular in shape, with a frontage of about 520 feet on'Andover Street and about ~30 feet on Dufton Comrt, and. containing about five acres. And · provide that the Board of ~electmen be and hereby i's, authorized ~o act for the Town in connection with this transaction, and that said beard .be further authorized to execute, if possible, an agreement.under which (1) the said ~rs. ~John G. Coolidge shall retain the right~ to use the land for farm purposes l~til such time as the land may be built upon: ~nd (2) the Town Of North Andover shall have prior right and option to ac quire from the said Mrs. John G.'^Coolidge or her assigns, an abutting parcel.of land fronting on Dufton Cou~t and Uhickering Road and containing about four acres, if or when the said Mrs. John G~.Coolidge or her assigns may be willing to relinquish title to such~ acreage, or~ take other action in relation thereto. The vote was Affirmative 170~ Negative 150. ~RTICLE ~2. Stricken from "arrant. ~ARTICLE 33. VOTED to accept as a gift $1,~05.71 from the Centennial Committee which represents the profit from its various activities conducted during the Centennial Celebration. ARTICLE 34. VOTED that the sum of $7,500.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and that in addition, the sum of $22,500.00 be, transferred from unappropriated available funds in the Town Treasury to meet the State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursement from the State and County. to be restored upon their receipt to u~appropriated:available funds in the Treasury. Itwas further .voted motion being dulyi~made and seconded: provided however, that the Selectmen are hereby instructed' to take alt possible steps to persuade the State and ~ounty Authorities to agree to the use of 'said funds for the reconstruction of Dale St. ARTICLE 3.5. Stricken from Warrant. .~_RTICLE 36. V0'.'~ that th~ sum of $2,000.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purpSse of this article, ~o be expended by the Highway Surveyor under ~hapter 90 of the General Laws, ~ogether with any money which' may be allotted for such purposes by the ~tate or County or both. And that, in addition, the sum of $1,000.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to mee~, the rotate and County's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the Sta~e aud County to be. restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Treasury. A~TICLE 37. Stricken from Warrant.. ARTICLE 38. V0~,',:.) that the sum of $$800.00 be taken from available funds, in the Treasury for the purchase of a 3~ ton dump truck' for the use of the Highway Department. A 1949 truck to be turned in, in trade. ARTICLE 39. V0'~ that the sum of $200.00 be raised ~ud appropriated for the purpose of painting and replacing street signs. .o~AR~CLE-40~V0~TED~tha~t ~ th~sum.~ of $2000.00 be .raised and appropriated to rep~.ai.r the bulldozer at ~he disposal site. ARTIC~LE 41. V0',~:,~ that the sum of $1000.00 be taken from available funds in the '~'reasury, ~o be~'~xpended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the maintenance of the disposal site on Clark St. Adjourned Antual Town Meeting April 7,:1956 483 ARTICLE42. VOTED that the su~ of $750.00 be taken .from available l~undsin the Treasury to install ~ surzace drain on Prescott Street from 0sgood Street to Chickering Road.i?~00 feet of 12 inch pipe and one catch basin will be required to complete this project. To be expended under'the direction of the Highway Surveyor under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General'Laws as amended. ARTICLE h~. VOTED THAT the sum of $2,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the removal of trees and repair of road. from ~arrant. from ~arrant.' ARTICLE ~J$. Stricken ARTICLE 45- Stricken ARTICLE h6~ Stricken ARTICLE~7.'Strioken ARTICLE hS. Stricken ARTICLE hg. Stricken ARTICLE 50. Stricken ARTICLE 51.~,Stricken from Warrant. from Warrant. from Warrant. fromWarrant. from Warrant.. frbm Warrant. ARTICLE52. Stricken from Warrant. RECESS.~0F.~iFiVEi(5)~MINUTES DECLARED BY MODERATOR. ARTICLE 5~.iVOTED that the sum of ~200,000~00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of extending the East Ide Tx~mk Sewer from Harkaway. Ro~d tc Great PondRoad,~Andover Street and adJotningstreets except Maplewood Avenue~%n accordance with the survey of' Can~, Dres'ser &' McKee, Consulting Engineers, and that to meet' said appropriation the sum of $5,000.00 beraised. the sum of $20,000~00 .be appropriated from the ~Stabilization :Fund in the ~Town Treasury, ~n~ ~that the Treasurer, .wit~ t~ek~M~y~l_~f: t~e_ Se~ecltm~p, ~e':and. hereby:~Is authorized to borrow the.m;.S~ OZ ~7~,OUU~U~ arA~/~2~s~e, o~a · notes ~therefor payable' in accordance with .the provms~ons cz chapter ~J$.o~i..tne General:~Laws so t~'-t the whole loan ~shal~ be paid in not more 'than ~en~years from. the date of issue of the first bond or note. The Vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTIO~E [5~. :V0~ 't~ accept'Chapter 712 of,the'Acts o~ 195~ vhiqh.PrO,vl~?s fo~,ext'ention of the time-,for the payment of sewer assessments ~an~ prov~ces. · for. i~erest:, of:~f.o~r per cent per annum on unpaid assessments'. ARTICLE 55. VOTED to accept the !956 legislative act amtnding Chapter. 580 of the Acts of 1906 which increases the rate of sewer assessment up to six cents per square foot of area within the depth of one hundred'feet~from'the line~., such s~reet or way. ARTIOLE a vo . t .me of.$ 000. 0 d th~iTreaSUry for an 'engmneerzng s~uay ana report zncmummng co~ const~cti0n of"the West Side'.Tx~znk Sewer from MasSachusetts Avenue"at --~'~ Beechwood Street to Waverley Road,.Wood Lane and the West Side.D~ainage Area. ARTIO ,i that th : i m:sf $7 0.00 be 'raised and appropriated to acqutr, by p~rchaseorLotherwise..z~m tn~.S~efanowicz Family Trust of North. Andover the,so'called' .,Wharfage ~ot on,ne northerly shore of' Lake Cochichewick Gre~t Pond Road ~ontainiHg about twenty-six hundreths'~'of an acre ~f land. ARTICLE 58.. VOTED to authorize the Board of Public Works to sell thesteam pumping plant.and all ~steam accessories a~ the SouthP~m, ping ttatlon. ARTiCLES~.,~VOTED that the sumof. $900.00 be raised and appropriated to prc.vide'aused truck"to replacet~e ~!9~1 truck for mounting the IHgersollr Rand air compressore ARTICLE 60,'VOTED that the sum of $5000.00 be taken fromavailable funds'in the Treasu_ry to provide fire hydrants on Hillside RoAd, Wood Lane, Winter~tre~ Wo~dstockS~reet, Massachusetts Avenue and other necessary locations. ARTICLE~61. Stricken from Warrant. AR~CLE 62. Stricken from Warrant. ARTICLE 65. Stricken from Warrant. ARTICLE 6~. VOT~ that the sum of $1800.00 be taken from available funds in the".Trea'sury to provide a new pick-up truck for the Park, Playground and School Grounds Department. ART~'¢LE 6~. VOTED that the sum o[ $2000.00 be taken from available funds in the Treasury to purchase a Ford ~ractor for the Park, Playground and School Grounds Department. ~84 Annual Adjourned Town Meeting April 7, 1956 ARTICLE 66. VOTED THAT THE SUM 0F $1800.00 be taken from available funds in the Tre~asury to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the. sewer system on ~pruce Street from Mass Ave., to 22 Spruce Street, sub~Ject to the Assessments or betterments charges under the conditions of Chapter ~0 of the ~cts of 1906 as amsnded. (2) VOTED that the sum of $700.00 be taken from available funds in the Treasury, to be expended by the Board of Public ~orks to extend the sewer system approximately 120 feet southeast from the present ter~minus, subject to the Assessments or betterments charges uhder the conditions of Chapter' 380 of the Acts of 1906 as amended. ARTICLE 67. (1) VOTED that the sum of $800.~0 be taken from availagle funds in the Town T~easury, to be expended by the Board of Public Works ~o~eXtend~.the water system on Spruce Street from the present terminus to Hemlock. Street, a distance of approximately l~0~feet, subject to the following conditions. That on or before September 1, 1956, the petitioners, and/or owners, make a guaran- tee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six pe.rcent of the actual cost of construction, as water rates, for a period of 11~ years. That on or before September 1, 1956, the construction of at least one house shall have been started. (2) VOTED that the sum of ~1000.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury, to be expended by the Board Of Public Works to extend the water system on Moody Street 200 feet from Chadwick ~treet, subject to the following condition. That on or before Sep.tember 1, 1956, the petitioners, and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, or six ~rcent of the actual cost of construction, as wa~er rates, for a period of years. That on or before September. 1, 1956, the construction of at least one house shall have been started. ARTICLE 68. VOTED that the sum of $1,488.00 be raised and appropriated for six playground instructors and a supervisor for an eight week period. ARTICLE 69. VOT~D that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the services of a police officer at the Bathing Beach four hours daily, .eight hours on Saturday, Sunday~ and Holidays for a ten week period to enforce car parking for North Andover residents, this figure to include the cost of car stickers. 'ARTICLE 70. V0','kD that 'the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated for playground supplies, t~is amount to include expenses of special trips and playground activities for playground children. ARTICLE 71. VO~ that the sum of $185.00 be raised and appropriated to purchase two basketball standards to be installed in the Thomson School play area. ARTICLE 72. Stricken from Warrant. ARTICLE 73. Stricken from ~arrant. ARTICLE 7~. Stricken from ¥~arrant. ARTICLE 75. V0~ to accept the extension of Prospect ~reet 250 feet or less .to the residence of Richard Gra~-m. ARTICLE 76. VOTED to accep~ West Bradstreet Road from Mifflin Drive to Green Street as shown on plan on file in thg office of the Bce rd of PubIic Works. ARTICLE 77. VOTED to accept Woodbridge Road from Mifflin Drive to Tyler Road as s~own on plan in the office of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE ?8. VOTED to accept Putnam Road from Mifflin Drive to Green Street as shown on plan filed in the office of the Board of Public Wlrks. ARTICLE 79. V0~'~'~ to accept Mifflin Drive from MiddleseN Street to Massachusetts Avenue as shown on plan filed in the office of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 80. Stricken from Warrant. ARTICLE 81. Stricken from ¥~arrant. ARTICLE'82. Stricken from ~'arrant. ARTICLE 83. VOTED that the Moderator be and he is hereby empowered and in- structed to appoint a By-Law Revision Committee of seven voters of the town to study all of the By-Laws of the town and to report in writing to the town, at a special meeting to be called for such 'purpose, relative to the advisability of revising, ame. nding and consolidating said By-Laws, and publishing them in a single pamphlet, and that the Select~en, be, and they are hereby ~nstructed to call such a special town meeting when advised by said Committee that its study is completed and its report prepared, and to provide such funds as may be necessary for the printing of said report. ARTICLE 8~. VOTED to accept Section 20 of Chapter ~0A of the ~eneral Laws, which provides as follows: After acceptance of this section or corresponding provisions of earlier laws as provided in section four of chapter four, no appeal Annual Adjourned Town Meeting April 7, 1956 485 ART. (Con' t) or petition under paragraph three of section fifteen for a variance from the terms of such an ordinance of by-law with repsect toga particular parcel of land or the building thereon, and no application under paragraph two section fifteen for a special exception to the terms of any such ordinance or by-law- which has been unfavorably acted upon by the board of appeals shall be con- sidered on its merits by said board within two years after the date of such unfavorable action except with the consent of all the members cf the planning board, or of the board of selectmen in a town having no planning board~ ARTICLE 85. VOTED to strike from Warrant. It.was moved and seconded that the meeting go on record for a grand Job done by the Advisory ~oard, Moderator and Town Clerk on such a large warrant for this meeting. Harold Page, Raymond Guay, Milton Howard, Sid Hea, John McNiff, William Driscoll and Qeorge ~ea assisted the Moderator and Town Clerk in checking voters into meeting and counting of hand votes when required. The meeting opened at 1:50 P.M. with prayer by Rev. Mr..?'rnest A. Brown, and adjourned at 6~15 P.M, Approximabely 440 voters were present. The following appointments were~made_-by--th~d of ~electmen March 27, 1956 John J. ~Connors ~An~spec.tor~ Sworn April 2, 1956~ Dewey A. Dyer Dir. Civil Devense " March 50, 1,9,56 John J. McDuffie 'Registrar (5 years) April 2. Board of Appeals (5 years) Kenneth Terroux 0RIN B. FOSTER Nora L. Foster Edward J. Ei~ ey Albert E. Houle Domenic Reitano Robert Hebb G&nevieve Herb John C. ~'arnum Johm M. ~arrell Patrick Drlscoll Jo~ J. Wilcox Albert Jonson Dr. ~ward C. ~lger James J. ~ker James J. ~er B~ard~ Bing~ Be~ard Bingh~. Robert ~er ~o~ H. Fenton Alfred H. McKee Domenlc Bo~ano Willi~ McEvoy .Philip ~tcliffe Carl ~o~s Elizabeth Elliot Nicholas Ev~g~los Lilli~ Mar~all 'Sup~. Town Infirmary Matron " " Public Weigher Surveyor,Woo~,Bark, Lumber Fence. Viewer Animal Inspector Custodian Tax Title Prop. Auctioneer" " " Veterans Agen~ Burial Agent Sealer-Weights~Measures Special Civil Constable Keeper of Lock-up Recreational Council Appointmen=s made April 16, William Lafond John J. Thompson Daniel T. O'Leary 'Appointments made April 25, Stanley Buturlia Edwin Koenig Calvin Snell 1956 Graves Registration Officer Wiring Inspector Assoc.Memb. Board of Appeals. 1956 Dog Officer Fire Engineer Fire Engineer Appolntmen~s made April $0, 1956. Martin Lawlor Building Inspector Appointments made April 16, Norman Fleming Russell Donnelly. Edward J. Ryax~ ~r. Raymond T. Walsh 1956. Police Sergeant Trans. Off. Civil ~evense Permanent ~ireman " 18 April 2. -" 11 March ~pril 25 May 12. April 20. May 21. April 28. April ~0. May 2; 1956 May 2; 1956 April'2~. Ma~ 17, 1956