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Adjourned Town Meeting March 29, 1958
AMOUNTS TO BE RAISED AND APPROPRIATED
20.
26.
~7.
~9.
50.
69.
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(e)
(d)
(a)
(d)
St. Ann,s Orpb-uage. Bill of 195,6..
Theodore Smolak. " "19514.-56 k'.~7~.O0
Town Infirmary, repairs 1,500.00
Johnson High School 2,000.00
(a) Water, Salem St. Snmmer to 168 Sale~ 12,000.00.
" 140' on Poor Ave. Sutton St. ' 1,ISOjO0
" · 225t on Moody St. Prostor St. 900~00
" 120t on Hemlock St. Spruce St.' 55O&'OQ
sewer; 600' on Chadwick St. 5,000~00;
" 240' on Poor Ave. Sutton St.
" Spruce & Hemlock St. 2,'~00¥00
Surface-Water: Pleasant St. 1,200~0,0
Surface drain,- Park St.. ~'~0~00
New ~ire Lieutenant ~', 5.0_0~[00,
Three New Regular Firefighters.
New Ambulance 10,000;,00
New Fire Hose ....
Two New Police Cars
Street Signs ~00~; 00
New ~nck Chasis. Highway Dept. : 6,000.0'0
New Refuse Truck, Disposal. ~10.,945%.00
Disposal Site. - 1',000;00;
Cha~,ter 90. Any streets in Town. ~4','O00'j00
90. Dale Street 7-,500~'0'0'.
Painting & replacing street signs - 200¥00~'::
Hydraulic Sand Spreader. Highway Dept.
Pump. Highway Dept. : : ' ' ....
Sight plan revue, new'garage. ' 1,000700
Resu~facing Streets ~25,000j00'
Low-boy Cub Tractor. Publiff. Works. ~1;~00~00.~..,
New Pick-up tx,Ack. " "'' ..... - 1,8001e'O0
Water Main.Extensions. " .':-~" :-~ .~. 2~5[00~00
West Side .Txamk Sewer. · ". " ' 8,:0.00~;'00.
,Mist Shade T~ee Sprayer, Pest Dept. :2,650e"00
New Truck' with Hoist. " '"
New Power Saw. Tree Dept. ~
Skating Ri~k~) Brooks School. '1~?00.~00
Hot top. Basketball Courts-Playgrounds'. ~i,?0'0.00
Steel Pier. Legion Beach.
Benches, Aplin Playground. : ' "100.00
Supplies, -Activities, Playgrounds. - 800~00
Police Officer, stickers, .Legion Beach.
Supervisor & Instructors, PlaygroUnds'; ~
See-Saws, Basketball Stds. ,, :. , ~00~00:>
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED & APPR0~RIA~ED $1~:~17072~;'
.AMOUNTS TO BE TAKEN PROM AVAILABLE FUNDS: ..... "~: ........
qha~er 90. Any Stre'ete in Tow~.:,. 2,005,~00~
90. Dale Street . 22~500~'0'0~"
To ~educe 1958 Tax Rate. ~, _- ~ :' 11~000.0'0,~;
AMOUNT TO .BE TAKEN PROM AVAILABLE FUND
O~v~e~la~ $.urp}u~s-.to keserve, Fu~d... $1,~. 000.00
SUM'MARY
A~0UNT APPRORRIATED AT 1958 TOWN ~RR. TING (Budget) $1,500,'921:~0.
· AMOUNT TO B~ RAISED & APPROPRIATED (A?ticles) 1~f170~25.
GR~D TO~AL.' ~ 1,6k~.o.91.~5
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Join( ~. LYOns..Town Clerk.. ,_ _,....~
ARTICLE 7. VOTED to' authorize the Town T~easur'er, wi.th "the approval 'of t.tie
Selectmen, to 'borrow money, .from time to time in anticipation of"~he~ revenue
o.f th.e. financial, year beginning J~nuary 1, 1959 and to issue a note or notes
therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or. notes.asa'.may be
given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Secti0n: 17,
Chapter ~, General Laws. The vote was unanimous and so declared. - '
ARTIOLE 8, No Committee Repot.ts.
ARTICLE 9. VOTED TO AU~i0RIZE the Board of Health to appoint one of their
members to the po'sition' of Board' of Health Physician and to fix his compen-
sagion in accordance with Section ~A, Chapter b_l of the General La~s'. - '-
Co~p. ensation in the amount of $950.00 included in Board of Health Budget..'
ARTICLE 10. VOTED to authorize the School Committee to appoint one 'of "
members to the position of School Ph.vsician and to fix his. compensation in
accordance with Section 4A, Chapter ~1, General Laws. Compensation in the
amount i.of, $1',500.00 included in School Department :Budget.
ARTICLE~ 11. Voted to amend the North Andover. Zoning By-Law by strik:".~ing 'out
the preamble words under par. 4.11 between the. ~umerals 4.11 and the'n~era.ls
4.11 (a), and by substituting in place of thsm the following preamble words.
4.11' Single~ duplex or two family dwellings and gardens, including the right
t~ convert in accordance with the standards set' forth below any one-
-,, family structure built prior to January 1, 1950, to accommodate not more
,~han two families, or, if approved in accordance with the standards her. e-
under by the Board. of .Appeals after a public'.lhearing with due notice.
given, not more than four families, provided~
The'.v~t9 w'~'~..- AFFIRMATIVE 139, NEGATIVE 541 A two-third~ majority.
ARTICLE 12.'"'VOTED to amend the North Andover Zoning By-Law by striking out
pamagra~h~s 6.61 and 6.62 and by substituting in place of them the following
' pa~agr_aphs,'6*61 .and 6.62: ' -
6.61'~:'The~ r~sidential lot areas and lot' widths above required under, paragraph
6..3 of this By-Law shall 'not apply in any residence district, to any lot
of less area or ~ess width than above required if such lethe not ad-
i · ~J?in?~.,d by. other land of the s_-~_e owner, vacant and available for corn-
: ' 'q~na=mon~with.~ ~.~ .....or use in connection with 'such lot, pr°v'ided' ' that 'the'
o .~~i..~pp~!~cant~ for a building permit~'on' any such lot shall' 'show b citations
']j~ [.. ifr~'.~%..~h? Essex- .County Regist~w. of Deeds inc'orporated' ~ 'or' at~:acheCl ~o
'"' such' -'p~licati~ that such lot was:lawfully laid' out and duly recordgd
b.y plan or_dee~ prior to the effective date of 'sald~paragraDh' 6.3:':'
., .~.De..o~mber. 6, .1956) and provided that on such a lot t~ere eh-all b~ kept
~, "] ~,.' op.en "and" no~uilt 'upon a front- yard and a rear' yamd: eac~ ~*ot 'less t~
· ~'.]".' ~'[:feet",deept, ',and two 'side yards, es.ch not less than 1~ feet wi'de'. '-
' 61!6'2 ,~ .viiia~e E~sidence Districts only,-itwo, or more .vacant 1etS;
a new lot or lots not less ~,~ 10,000 sq. ft.. area each not less tha~-
,:' 100:f. tj;width at~ the street frontage,, l~rovided it be shown to-the Boam~
:'-. , of,.,Appe~l's 'that' each ;of said; vacant. Iota, before. 'combination: was of
~-: ....area: or~ less width 't~m required:under the~ aforesaid paragraph 6;]~
~'~,::': by'citations, from the~Essex County:Registry of-Deeds, that each
:.:' ~ ~"'~-: lbt: was lawfully laid~ out~ and duly recorded by plan .or deed prior ;~to
-- ~ ~!the. effective date of Said paragraph: 6.3i:(December~ 6, 1956')- and. the .
...... Building Inspector shall permit the construction of .one single-family
.... dwelling'onYeach,sUch 10,000' sq'*~ ft. lot. ': - , ·
The..vote. was.,[AFFIRMATI~E 166. NEGATIVE 16. A .two-thirds. majority.
ARTICLE 15. VOTED that the Zoning By-Law and the zoning'Map of th~ .Town
amended, ..... b~ reclassifying the followine., described parcel of land~ from a General
Business~ bistrict'-to .the- Country Residence. and Rural Residence. Districts of.
whibh' it. was/a part prior to 0etcher 7, 19~7:
A certain parcel of land lying to'~ the North' of~ Hillsi. de. Road between,~ the
,.Salem' TurnPike and the Andover By-Pass, and bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at the intersection cf..the westerly line of the Salem
Turnpike. with .the northerly line of Hillside Road; thence ~o~thwesterly
by the northerly line of-Hillside Road, '467.89 feet to an iron pipe marking
an an~le in the said street line; thence again' southwesterly, but more
westerly, bY, the northerly line of'.Hillside'Road,. ]84 feet to an iron pipe
at the intersection of' the northerly line of. ,Hillside Roa~ w~th the
Easterly line of the Andover By-Pass; thence' northerly by the easterly
line of the Andover: By-Pass, 620'.igc feet to"an iron pipe; thence north-
easterly, '465.~3 feet to'an iron pipe in the westerly line of .the Salem
Turnpike; thence southeasterly, by the westerly line of the Salem Turn-
'p'ike, 437 feet .to the point of. beginning,: Containing 5.27 acres more
or 1eSSa
So much of, sa~d parcel as lies ~southeaste=ly of ~ line parallel
to, and 250 feet northwesterly from the CCh'tar,tine of Hillside ~oad
shall hereafter be' in the Rural Residence District, an~ the r~mainder
of said parcel shall hereafter be in.~the Country Residence. District.
The vote., was AFFIRMATIVE 179. NEGATIVE 5]. A two-thirds majority.
ARTICLE..~]4. ::stricken from' the warrant..
ARTICLE 15. VOTED to defer until next Annual Tgwn Meeting.
ARTICLE.16. VOT~D to amend the By-Law governing the ~Vage and Salary
Administration Plan for the employees of. the Town of North Andover adopte'd
on July 22, 1957 at a special town meeting, pursuant to the provisions of
the General r:aws, Chapter 41, Section 108A and 1080, 'as amended, in the
following manner:
ART. 16. Con't.
(A.) ~e~ Pa~t 1, Section2, by s~lk~g out sentence ..two ~ its entl~e~y~
~d ~sert~ the~e~ the follow,g: Those Dositi~s cf office~ a~ employees~
~ the service of the To~, whethe~ ~-t service be on the Sasls of full tl~,
part time, seasonal, causual, sDecial, Civil Service, er ~y o~e~ basis,
~d which a~e classified herein, ot~ th~ position filled by
election er positions ~de~ the directi~ ~d control cf the School. Co~it~ee
are hereby ~efe~ed to by titles ~ ~chedule A, which schedule Is .entitled
Classificatl~ Sched~e, ~ is attached ~ete ~d ~de ~a~t
(B.) ~ended all p~ts of ~e. By-Law wherein reference is ~de by.title
otherwise to school De,so,el by st~lk~g out all. ~efe~ences the~e~.~ so t~t
By-Law shall exclude all school department perso~el. ~.,~ .'
(C.) ~end Pa~t ~, Install~tion, Zection ~ by st~lk~g out sentenb~'~"2~, ~d
~ in their enti~e~ so t~t said pa~ag~a~ s~ll ~ead as follows: ~'P~o~ess-
ion, Each ~e~la~ employee of the Te~ s~ll be progressed t0 .the ~ate
his Job o~ posltl~ as pe~ Bchedule "B,, co~espond~g '~o ~e'appro~late
c~ssification ~ Schedule "A" a~slste~with his yea~s cf cont~uo~s se~'~ce
f~om the date of his ~ st hir~g, p~omotton er tr~mfe~' tc that' ~cb
positI~. However, .twa ye~s s~ll elapse before the emDloyee
eligible fo~ ~s step ~ate f~om ~e ~ate below the m-~ for hi's
to the m~xi~ for ~s Desitin.
(D.) Amend Schedule "C", Fringe Benefits, Overtime, by striking,'o~tTsentence
one in its.entirety and~lnSertlng therein the following: 0ver~i~e~hAll not
be paid to Department Heads~ Professional ~ersonnel, persons
c~a ssified in the A.T.?. Schedule, not to any persons classifl~d' in Code-R
of tee I.T.S. Schedule. ' , ~
'(E.) Amend Schedule "C", Fring Benefits, Special Differentials," paragraph one,
by adding the words ,who are. paid on'an hourl2 rate" so that ~said~parag~aph
so amended shall read as follows: E~Ployees o~n JObs e'la'ssified' in-th~ I.T.S.
Schedule, who are paid on'an hourly, ra~e shall' receive (and so .f~rth ~to end-of
said paragraph, all exactly as previously adopted). ~' "~'"-',?
~(F. ) Amend. Schedule '!C",J~Fring Benefits, Special Differentials,..:by ~striking
,:ou~ Paragraph', two in. its entirety and inserting therein the following~ sentence
so that said paragraph, shall'~read: as follows: Any employee workimgr in any
capaeity~ during snow removal shall receive an~ added lO.cents perf..hour, for
each ~hou~ so spent beyond the completion of the~.regu~ar work~day,jbu'~,no one~
shall receive more than one spe.cial differential at any one .~ime for.~any hou~
:(G.) Amend Cooed P.P., Rate of Progression, by inserting thereto the~following:
Six ~nths probationary perio~ shall b~' waive~ for any employee app~'i~ted t
position of Regular, Patrolman or negular .~irefighter who has previously,'
served for a greater period of time as a Reserve Police Officer or a. Call
Pireman.
(H.)Amend Code I.T.S~.,' Clas,~ifica~icn/Sohe~ule "A", by ins~rbing iviI:Service
titles for existing titles so that said' ic'lassification shall' read .Aa: foll~ws:
Code, I. T. :S. -' A: Utility' Laborer ....
ltigllw~y.~Lab oror ,.
Publi~ orks Laborer . -~ ~.
Forestry Laborer.
Code, Io .T. $.,-N:; Public Workes Maintenance, Man -, ,,:~.:, ,
. . Fore.~try Maintenance Man
.Playground Maintenance Man .,, ~.
· Motor, E..quipment Operator. . -.,~" ~_ .... ~...
Code, I. T. ~, - D: Publi~ Works. Maintenance Craftsman : :c ':
T~ee Climber , - '
Heavy Motor Equipment ~0perator ...... -
Special .Heavy Motor Equipment 0pera~or ~/:
Porestry' Maintenance Crafts~ . ?..,
-. Motor Equipment-Operator
Code, ~, T. S. - V~ Tree Climber and Surgeon . ..
Code, I, T. S, - E~ Water Meter and Hydrant Repair Man.
Code, I, T. S, - R: ~orking]
Code, I. T. S. - T.:. Custodian -.
Code, I..T. S; - H: ~r. Custodian
(!.) Am'end Code I.T,S.,' Compens'ation Schedule "B", by removing the asterisk
in Code I.T.S. -A and Code I.T.S. - E, .under Step 5, so that saict designated
rate shall become permanent.
(J.) Amend Code A.T.P., Classification Schedule "A" by changing Superintendent
of Public Works title from Code A.T.P - ~t00 to Code A.T.P. - 500'.
(K) Unfavorable action. Increase' appropriated in budget items.
T0Va mT=O 29,
ART. 16. 0on't:
(L.) Amend Code A.T.P., Classification Sche. dule. "A", and. compensation Schedule
"B", by ins erring the following title, Code and rates:
TZTtw., CODE A,T,'P, Z,
oth suv . 7a. 77.50 82.50 87.50 90.00 95.00
(M.) ~e~ Code A..T.P., 0lassifioation Sohedu~ "A", by ~sert~g in Code
A.T.P. -..70 ~ follow~g title: "Asslmt~t
This ~crease was t~en ease of ~ the B~ge.t, ~dem,,.Item 50, Stevens Memorial
(N'). ~end Code A.T.P., Classification SchedUle ."A", by chang ~e title
"To~ Aooom~t" f~om Code A.T.P. - 50 :o Code A.T.P. -
(0.'] ~end Code 00, Classification Schedule "A", by s~lk~g out all present
titles ~d ~serting there~ the follow~g titles:
Cede 00-90: AssZst~t Assesso~
- ~puty T~ Collecto~
Code 00-80: Secretly
Btenog~ap~e~
Senio= Cle=k
Co~e 00-~.0 ~ Cle=k
~st~
~ Code 00-~0=
Code 00-~0= ~. Clerk
(P.)~n~ N~-Cl=ss~e~ Jobs ~d poslt~ons, ~c~ed=le "B" by st~l~S o=t
"$~00.00 pe= ~=~" ~ccc=de~ t~e He=lt~~ ~xpecto=
'~non-com~ens~t~S" t~eb~ ~lec~s t~e ~=t~es o~ t~s se~ce
c~tent ~o~ .~e Bc~=d o~ ~eelt~ ~se..
T~ek=o~'~g ~=s ~mo=s ~d .so dec~=~ed.
~IC~ ~?. ~V0~ thet the s=m.o~ ~1,0~.2~ be ~Ise~
~=~d to~Bte. ~e' s 0~ese z'o= ~o===, ~oom ~c
necess~7?=ep~t=s ~to t~ ~o~I~=mn~y ~d ~o= ~ ~inten~ce o~ t~e
~=m~ Eq=~nt. :
Eo= t~e cost o~ dts~os~ ~ ~emov~s ~=om ~e 1~ =p~c~ ~t Is locete~
=s~t~e Boe~d ~ Selectmen ~7 ~ete~e.
~IC~.21~ V0~ th=t the s~ o~ ~i~ Cents (.50) ~ee ~o= e~ch Electrlc~!
Pe=~t ~e c~ge~ ~d t~t s=c~ ~ees ~be ~ed ove= to ~e' ~o~ ~=e=s==~.
~C~-2~~ Stricken '~=om ~e ~=~t-
~C~ 2~ 'Motl~ to:'~nd~s'~t~cle:~de
Esq=i=e ~o~ ~e'~b=~'~dove= ~°=s~gA=~o=~,
B~on~-Fo~t~,~lso o~ ~the. ~o=~ ~o=e= ~o=~g ~o=~,.
~7 t~ ~et~g. ~en ~ticze b=o=~t to ~ vo~
~t. ~t~cle
ARTICLE 2J$. ¥0TE~ ~-h-t Article I of the Town, By-Laws, as appearing on Page 97
of the 1957 Annual Town Report, be amended by adding thereto the following
ne~Wbrs~e C'tt ~nr:' . .
~'~ section 6. 'No Artic'lef calling ~o~ 'the appropriation of funds
~ shall be considered at any special Tow~ Meeting,~ unless the
~ pr.o~osed expenditure is of an ~ emergency nat-are, and is re-
.. :.~ ~ commended by the Selectmen. and the Advisory Board.
The: vote. was unanimous and so declared.
ARTICLE 25. Article declared ill~gal, Ruled out by Moderator.
~RTICLE 2~. VO'TED. 'that 2he sum of $12,000.00 be raised and appropr'iated, to
be expended by the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the
Water system~fr~m Salem Street on ~,mmer Street ~o 168 $~,mm,r Street (Mandry
Residence), subject ~o-the following condition: That on or before August 1,
1~58, the petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board
of Public :Works', of- six percent of $~.500.00, the estimated cost o'f a six inch
main,, as water rates for a period of fourteen years.
ARcH ag, 1958
ART. 26. Con't.
(B) VOTED that the sum of $1,150.00 be ~alsed ~d a~ro~.~-~ ~ ~
~y ~he ~o~rd_of_~blic Works to extend the Wate~ Sys~m
crea aha x-or~y ~eet on Poor Avenue .from Sutton Street,. subject to ,the ~ollowing
oonditiong~ That on or be'fore Au~st 1, 195~ t~e pe'titiqners and/~r o~ders
make a guar~tee acceptable tg the Boa~d of ~blio Works of six percent of the
acutal cost of construction, as wa~eP rates, fop a pe~iod ~ fo~teen, ~a~s;
~d t~t ~ or before Augua~ 1, 1958, ~e oons~ction of at least one
shall have been started.
?)_. VO~ }ha~ ~. ~u~.,of. $909.00 be rai~ed ~d appropriated, to be 'expended
y ~ne ~oar~ cz ~uoimo. ~or~s, x-or ~e P~pose of ~s ,~ti~le~
e~lew~g-eem~i~&eme,-~'~a~, to extend .~e .Wa~er System on Needy Street
approximately 225 feet toward Prescott Street, subject to the following
conditions: 1That on or befor, e August 1, 1958, the .petitioners and/or owners
make a guarantee acceptable to the Board of Public Works of ei~c~percent of
the actual cos~ of cons~ruotion, as water rates, for a period of fourteen
years; and that on or before August 1, 1958, the Construction of at least one
additional house shall have been' started.
(D). VOTE~ that the sum of $550.00 be raised and ~ppropriated, to be expended
by the Board of Public Works to extend the Water System southeasterly on
Hemlock Street approximately 125 feet from Spruce'.Street, 'subject to the
fell'owing conditions: That on or before AugustC1, 1958, the petitioners
and/or owners make a guarantee acceptable to .the Board of 'PubliC' Works of
six percent of the actual cost of construction, a-s water rates, for a period
of fourteen years; and that on or before .August 1, 1958,-- the construc'tion
at least one additional house- shall, have been s~arted. ~,,:~ O-J.~.~,, ·
ARTICLE 27.(A) VOTED that the sum of $5,.000.00 be raised and appropriated,",'tc
be expended by the Board of Public Works, to extend the sewer sysSem.,.~m~Chad.
wick Stree~ approximately to and in61uding house number 155, or approxima~61y
600 fee% subJect,~o the .assessments. cr,bet~erments.:oharges uncer .the ,condi-.
VOTED t he sum of $1,600.00 be raised and a~l~o-riatel ; *-~
~ended by the Board of Public Works, ~o extend the sewer system approxi~mately
~u Poor Avenue. from S~tton Street, subject to the asseesmen~t~.~o~
betterments charges~ under the 'conditions of Chapter ~80 of. the. Acts·
(D:) VO~n that,the s.um.'0f Sa~$00.0G be .raised and appropriated,
pended ~y the Boa~d of Public Works. to extend ,the.,sewer. system on~,Spruce;,.~
Street and.Hemlock Street, subject to the Assessments or .betterments.charges
under t he conditions of Chapter ~80 of She Acts of 1906 as amended.
.ARTICLE 28. Stricken F:?om,The Warrant. ' ¥..: ~ -_-
ARTIOTM 29. Stri'oken From The Warren:. ' ~ ~:i~J'".~ ~.~
'ARTICLE }0. VOTED that the s%un of $1,~00.00 be Raised and APpropriated to
install an underground, drain .to,,take care of the surDace water for.::a',~required
diet. anco .from a point on Pleasant Street,. so that. Town drainage_ wi-ll.,:no:,jlonger
flow On privately owre d land,bordering on said Pleasant Street. And
~ohat_~he,a.ele o~men be hereby empowered :to :;take whatever steps ,are..necessary,
o e~x'ec: ~ae accomplishm,nt of said article including the obtain_i~.,g .o~ '
necessary:easements. And, further that the amount ,of money approp~ia~ced.,Under
:,Article }0 of the Annual, Town Warrant ,in 1957 be. carried .forward' ~to' ,be used''
with .an amount of money to be. appropriated under this .'article in order~ to .... '
complete the project.
-ARTICLE 1 ' ' ' .... ~',,'~;" ·
· _r,a! e and ,app?op ia. e ..the s m'of $)00.00 to, install a
surface araLu on ~ark Street. 100 feet of ten-inch pipe and' one catOl~o'a~sin
to be needed to complete this project. . ~,
ARTICLE ~2. VOTED to raise and appropriate the um of $~,500.00 :to'~e '~dded'
to the Fire Department Appropriation ~to' provide .for'the. appointmeht Of one
(1) Lieutenant from an'eligible Ci,vil Service List.. ' '
ARTICLE ~. VOTED to raise and. appropriate the sum of $7,590.00 to be added
to the Fire Department APpropriation C provide for the appointment of three
to
(~) competent and qualified men under, ivil Service Rules to be regular fire .
fighters.
ARTICLE 5[~. VOT~D to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to be used
with the presen~ 19[~7 ambulance to .purchase a new ambulance.
ARTICLE ~5. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00-for, the~-'
purchase of 500 feet of new 2 1/2" hose and 500 feet of new 1 1/2 ." hose.
ARTICLE ~6. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for the'
purchase of two new 1958 12 volt s~stem cars. Two present cars to b~ turned
in, in trade. Ail equipment to be changed over, such as police radios,
sirens, etc.
ARTICLE 57. VOTED to raise and. appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the purpose
Of placing of signs and the painting and repainting of several streets in
ARTICLE 58. Stricken From T~e Warrant.
ARTICLE 59. VOTED-to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for the pur-
chase of a chassis 'for a truck only, as the~..Town owns the body, The Agree-
merit.must also include the installatio~ of the body on the new chassis. A
19h~ 'Mack Truck to be turned in, in trade.
ARTICLE 40. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,9~5.00 for the
purchase off'an enclosed Refuse Disposal Truck, for the use of the Highway Dpt
ARTICLE ~1. Stricken From The Warranu.
Following disposition of previous article a motion was duly made, seconded
and so 'voted that the meeting stand adjourned at this time until '~aturday
..March 22, 1958 at 1:50 P.M., Meeting adjourned at 6:40 P.M. Less than
100 people were present.
Meeting of'~Sa~urday, Ma~ch 22, 1~58 opezed at 1:50 P.M. with 47 registered
voters present. Chairm_-n of the Advisory Board moved that due to the bad
snow~storm,.the fewpeople in attendance and in the best interests of the'
Town that the meeting stand adjourned until 1:50 P.M., Saturday, March 29,
1958.:'~' :Motion. was duly made, seconded and so voted.
Mbderator..call the Adjourned Town Meeting to order at i:~0?.M., on
Sa,turday .Afternoon March 29, 1958 in the Veteran's Auditorium cf.:the North
AnooverHzgh School, with 557 Registered Voters present.and~commencing.with
ArticIe~.42' of the Warrant.
ARTICLE ~?,. VO~ ~o raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the
maintenance of the Disposal Site on Clark Street.
ARTICLE ~. VOTED t~ raise and appropriate the sum of$~,000,00 for the
,.ma~.i~tenance of any streets in Town under Chapter 90 of'. the General Laws,
_~o.;oe~ex?nded.by'the Wighway'Sur..veyor under Chapter 90.of the. General
'aws and in.:additiun, the sum of $~,000.00 ,bo'.transferred froTM unappro-
priated, available funds in'the Town Treasu~y'~to~'meet the State and' County .
shares..of the cost of t~e work, the reimbursement from the State and County
~_c~e.';restored.upon their:'reoeipt to umappropriated available funds i~ the
'A~e as1~12y e . ' .~.
ARTICLE'3!I~, VOTED to raise and appropriate the sumof $7,500,00 ~oi. meet'.the
Townts share of the cost of further rebuilding of 'Dale-Street under'.'.Chapte~
'90, Highway Construction, .and that in addition, the sum.of $22,500,00 be
transferred'from unappropriated available 'funds in'the Town Trea.~u~y to
· ~meet'~,thecState: and County. shares of.the cost. of .tho..work, the .reimbursement:
:. ;from~the.:State .and County 'to'be restored upon~their receipt to unappropriated
aVa£1able:.funds in. the Town Treasry.
ARTICLE ~5. ~OT~D tS 'raise 'and appropriate the sum of :$200.00 for the pu~-
":POS~ o,f-.pai~nting and-replacing street signs. _ '
ART~.¢LE,.~?.o.:VO~.,t~'.~atse 'and app~opriate., the,sum of' $900.00 Sot the ~'. '..:!..
bal~c~ due au a hYd~aulis sand spreader fo~ the Use of the Highway 'Dept., . .:
The total cost being $1,500.00 but' $600.00 has been paid on the spreader
for rental. '
ARTICLE ~. .VOTED. to raise and appropriate the sum of $$00.00 for the
purchase of ~wo pumps for the .use of ~he Highway Department.
$~_.~TICLE ~. Sericken From The Warrant.
ARTICLE ~0. VOTED that' the'~um of $1,000 be raised and appropriated for a
sigh~, plan.:revue for Town Garage. .
ARTICLE 51. V0~ED to raise and appropriate.the sum of $25,000.00 to be used
for ,r,e surfacing Streets.
ARTICLE.5~,' VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to-be used
with a 1950 Massey-Harris Tractor to purchase an:International Low-boy Cub
Tra~gtor. For the Board of Public Works.
ARTICLE :55. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800.00 to be used
~i'th":a':1951"Ford Truck to purchase a new pick-up truck. For ~he Noard of
· Publi'c Works.
llz ' TOW MEETING MARCH
~TIC~ 5~. V0~D to ~aise ~d.'-appropriate ~e s~ of $80,000.00 for the
purpose of install~g the followi~ twelve~ch water ~s: Sutton Street
from High Street to Ma~ Street; Jonson Street, from ~dover Street to Res-
ervoir ~ight-of-way, ~d Reservoir Ri~t-of-way from Jo~s~ Street to the
Reservoir, and to meet t~s appropriation, ~e s~ of $25,000.00 be ~ansferred
from the ~exp~nded appropriation ~der Article ~8 of ~e 1~57 ~h~al To~
Mactag, ~d that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, ~e ~d
is htreby au~orized to borrow from time to time a ~ of up to $55,000.00 ~d~
~o isle bonds or no,es of the To~ therefor, ~der authority of C~pter ~ of
the General Laws as amended, each issue to ~e paid ~ no~ more ~am 15 7ears
from its da~e or at such e~lier time as the Treas~er ~d Select,n. ~y
The vote was ~imous and so declared.
~TIC~ 55. V0~ T0 Raise ~d Appropriate ~e s~ of $2,500.00 t0 make such
extensions of the water ~ system, ~der the radiations voted at the
~ual toe meeting as ~e Board of ~blic Works, on October lst,~ considers
most necess~y, such extensions not hav~g been petitioned for at ~he ~ual
meet~g.
~TIC~ 56. V0~ ~t ~ ~ of $1~8,000.OOsbe ~alsed ~d app~opriatsd fo~
the p~pose of extend~g the West Side ~k ewe~ f~cm ~ssachusetts ~venue
atl Beechwo~ Street to ~eene Street by way of Beechwood $treet, .B~wsheen.
Avenue ~d ce~ta~ ~t~ts of way, along G~eene Street to~ssac~se$$s Avenue,
Wood L~e to Woodstock Street ~d Nave~ley Road ~t° ~yad ~treet,~in accordance
with the s~vey of Ca~, D~esser & NcKee, Consuit~g ~gin~ers,~"o~ ~ such
location as state Hi.way cons~uction my. re.we, neceas~y,~d ~t ~,to 1meet
said app~opriatl~.~the s~ of $8,000.00 be ~aised by t~atlon, ~d. that .(-.
$15,000.00 be tr~Sfe~=ed f~om the S~biltzat!on. ~d ~. ~e To~-T~e~s~y~
~d t~t the T~eas~er, With t~ approval of ~e Selectmen,- be ~d~he~eby,~
is autho~ized to bo~ow the s~ of $~5,005~00 ~d to la~e b~d ~d notes
therefo~ payable ~ accord~ce w lth the p=ovisions ~of C~p,te~of~ ~the,~
General Laws so t~t ~e w~ole, lo~ s~ll be~ Daid~ not mo~e
y~ars f~om t he date of issue of ~e first bond or note.
The vote was ~animous ~d so decl~ed~~ ' ' - ~ · :~% ~-,~.
chase' 6f a Mist Shade Tree~.Bprayer for ~e Department of-Pest: OontrO2~ ~.A
'19~8 Mist:'Blower~'to ~e ~ed' ~, ~ t~ade. .... :~'.~,/.- .:?-, -'
~TIC~ 58..V0~. ~o raise ~d a~pPoP~iate the~ s~.of $),)00.00,:-to~p~c~se
a two ~on S~e B~y with Hoist for ~he Depar~ent. of Pest C~ol,.:~.,~. ....
~TIC~ 59. V0~D ~o ~aise ~d appropriate the s~ of $250.00 to;purc~se a
p~er saw.for ~ Tree ~par~men:. ,.,..-, ~:* . :.
~TI~= 61. V0~ to...~cOept C~p~er'~7, Secti~ 1 .~d ,2 of. t~.Ac~s.~ofi~1957.
-.~ ac~ ~creas~ the amo~$ of Pension of.ce~ta~,:retired P011ce:.Office~s:~d
Fire Fighters, ~ ~he amour of $~00,00.provided, :-~oever, t~t,-the~otal,.a~t
'of ~y such pensl~ as so ~c~eased shall not exceed $2,500.00.
~TIC~ 62. V0~ to au~horize"$he'~Recreational'.Co~cil appo~te~.~y~',
of Selectmen ~o leasecfPom ~e Brooks School oerta~ l~d o~ed by it which
is used as a skating Pink,~d ~o authoPize' the Recreational Co, cji %o-pro-
mo~e ~d oonduo~ ice skating ~ereon foPresidents of ~e To~, and to~.Raise
~d Appropriate-the` s~'of $1,700.00'for the p~pose-of"fi~s ~ticIe~'all
accord~ce w-i~ C~pter:45 of ~e ~neral Laws.
ARTICLE 65. Stricken From The WarrantJ
ARTICLE 6~. VOTED/to r~ise and appropriate the sum:of $~,700.00.t0 h02~top
the basketball eourts'.'on the town playgrounds.
ARTICLE 65. VOTED to raise and appropriate ,the sum'of $1,700.00.t6 p~6vide
a steel pier.for the American Legion Beach at S~evens Pond. ...-~
ARTICLE 66. VOTED to raise and appropriate' the sum of $100&O0
benches for the Aplin Playground. ..
ARTICLE 6?. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum'of $800.00 for playground
supplies, ~.b~s amount to include expenses, special trips and gene. ral play-
ground activities for the children of North Andover.
ARTICLE 68. · VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $650.00 for thO"services
of a police officer at the Bathing Beach, four hours daily, eight hours on
Saturdays and .~undAys and Rolidays for a ten week period to enfo~ce£pa?kin'g
for residents of Nor6h Andover, this figure ~o include cost of car stickers.
ARTICLE 69. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,888.00 for eight
playground instructors and one supervisor for an eight week period.