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Home My WebLink About1976-09-14204' , R R , N Comonwealth of Massachusetts ESSEX SS: ' ' To either of the Constables cf the Town of North Andover, Mass. .~ GREETINGS: In the name of the Co~onwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby direct'to notify and warn the inhabitants ortho Town of North ~ndover.whO are. qualified to vote in primaries to meetin in the Bradstreet, School in Precinct one, St.' Michaels School im Precinct ~wo. Thomson School in Precinct %hree) Kittredge School in P~ecknct four and F~anklin School. in Precinct five. TUESDAY, the Fourteenth Day of September _19.76.. at eight o. clo.~k, A..M:.;,,,for the following purposes: To Bring in their votes %othe Fx-imary Off, cern for .Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices~ ' ' United States Senator in Congress For this ........ ~" Commonwealth, :7 Representative in Congress Councillor Senator Representative in General Court Clerk of Courts Register of Deeds For 6th Congressional District" For,Sth Councillor District For 3~d Essex' ~enatori~l District For 26th Essex Reprstn DiStrict ~ For Essex County '/,3 '.~,.~, Fpr Essex Northern Distz;ic~~. i'.J County Commissioners (2) For Essex County. [ The polls will be open from 8:C~~ A J(., until 8:00 P.M. '" ' Rereof fail not and make return of this Warrant with your'doings thereon at he, tine and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this 4th day of September ~.D.'1976~'~ A true copy: ATTEST: JOSEPH A. bUTHRIE Selectm~-of" · JOHN F. ¢OADY North An~ .o?e.r,. ~r~ THOY~S J. McEVOI. Mass. CONSTABLE. ' ' - September 4, 1976 ~/')~ -~ ~ · , ', ' Nor%h Andover, 'MaSs. ~ .... ',,' ~.~ : ~ ' OFFICe'S RETURN · · I have notified and w~arned the inhabitants of the-Town of North Andover who are qualified to vote in elections by postin~ true and attested 'copies of this Warrant at th~Toim[.'.. Office Buil~,S and at five or 2ore public places in each voting precinct of' the ,Town Said copies not having been posted not less .than seven days before - the time ,of said,meeting. North Andover, ~ass. CONSTABLE. -' i ~ September 4, 1976. ATTEST~~, .D. EI(O CRATI O-PARTY 3~ATC~ IN CONGRESS Edward M. Xeunedy of Barnstable Robert ~mett D~ore of Milton ~deri~ O. ~gone of Boston B~d P. S~on of Sto~ C~ SI~ DIS~CT ~chael j. H~,_of ' Bl~s Jo~ F. M~ of No~h ~dover '" ~ede~ck L. M~ of P6abo~ ~ D. Mass~-, of ~ce ' ~lph O. P~o of Ro~o~. A1We~ S. P~te, Jr. of ~ence Robe~ E. 'SchcoIcra~ of No~h Rea~ .... S~A~R ~ ~SEI DI~T~ J"maS P, R~ Of Haverhi~ J~s O. ~ of Haver~' S~on M. Po~d of Ma~ ~~ ~ ~ OO~T 26th ~S~ DIST. ~chael D. B~er of Nor~ ~do~r DaSd D~ta of ~ence ~k S. D~vo of No~h ~dover ~OSe~ N. H~-~u of No~h Andover Bl~s CL~K OF CO~TS ~R ~S~ ~eorge ~. ~%~s of La~enoe E~a~ H. C~ll of ~ Wi~= P. Casey of ~0~ F. ~ of 'North ~dover J~ D~s Le~ of Peabo~ Stephen N. Z~ of ~enc~ P.-R E C.I N ON~ .* TWO * THREE. 5o 61 81 28 52 77 16 33 47- 18 408 472 567. 142 199 238 17 28 2Y7 '7 _42 ,71 6 27 28 24 28. 4 II 427 43~ 2O 13 37 71 74 2 7 55 88 296 3~5 381' 17 19' 20 207 230 355 30 27 4~ 83 89 87 12 9 8 135 158 287 3O6 4O6 419 14 9 4 76 30 ~ 137 287 392 3~ 78 33 48 596 boo liS,, 476::334 .' ~' ': 21.:. '"'77 12 ~ 12 ': 38 ~ ~8 ~0 299 9O 648 19 13 61 164 162 9O6 352- 296 1779 10 2O 57 127 81 i9 145 368 17h i07 62 275 REGISTER OF DEEDS EssEX-NORTHERN DIST. Thomas J--B{{~ke of La~rence Blanks COUNTY OOMMISSIONERS FOR ESSEX COUNTY .(2). Daniel J. Burke of Peabo~ Katherine M. Donovan of Lawrence Joseph A. Guthrie of North Andover John W. McKean of Beverly REPUBLICAN PARTY REPUBLICAN PARTY ~ichael S. Robertson of Berkley Blenks CONGRESSMAN SIXTH DISTRICT 'mi W{iliam E; Bro~son. of Manchester . George ¢. V~-hos of Newbury COUNCILIDR FIFTH DISTRICT Jaoquel4-e M. Williams of F~rblehead Blanks SENATOR THIRD ESSEX DISTRICT Blanks REPRF~ENTAT-w IN GENERAL COURT 26th ESSEX DIST. JOhn W:' Ssl~man of North ~ndover. Joseph N. Norm--- of North Andover. Bi--ks ¢I2~K OF'ObuRTs EsSEX COUNTY J~mee ~j Laa~ of ?eabo~ REGISTER OF DEEDS ESSEX NORTHERN DISTriCT ~OUNTY OOMMISSIONENS OF ESSEX COUNTY I~wrence J. Kmxue~y, Jr. of Danvers Kevin J. Leach of Manchester · · Michael L. Madden of Beverl~ George A. McCarrier, Jr. Absent voting requests received Absent ballots mailed Absent' b-l lots receive~ and voted 428 498 613 599 404 2542 122 173 192 245 177 909 l~ 1~6 1~7 164 lo6 644 186 194 263 295 175 1113 319 434 ~17 490 385 21h~ 179 227 248 264 180 1098 305 371 435 475 316 1902 2o ~5 25 34 28 ~4 57 55 84 52 282 30 51 25 71 68 24~ 21 21 28 22 21 113 61 95 7~ ~34 104 469 24 34 33. 43 37 171 61 98 82 3.5,8 1 ~ 23 31 26 28 1 85 129 108 176 24 ~9 48 58 33 45 31 76 41 ~3 ~l 8o 20 32 24 40 52 69 72 100 3~ ~0 12 18 3 10 12 18 3 10 12 18 RESULTS OF ~-COUNT FOR ~th COUNCILLOR DISTRICT SEPTEF~ER 27~ 1976 DEMOCRAT N T COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Patrick M. Coppola of Lynn John T. Dully of Lynn Benjamin Franklin of Lynn John F. Markey of North ~-dover Frank D. Messina of Lawrence Frederick L. Murtagh of Peabody Ralph C. Pins of Rockport Albert S. Previte, Jr. of Lawrence. Robert E. Schsolcraft of North Reading. BLANKS WA R R A !7 27 28 42 lO 24 28 ~ ~ ~ 8 315 429 439 480 47 36 70 50 8 21 12 15 3 1 6 12 83 72 114 97 5 3 8 12 57 .~4 89 13.3 To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: ESSEX SS: 64O 108 497 33 639' F 6Eo 5o 63 2li8' 378? 13 338 2o~ 31 19 2 77 3~O GREETINGS: ~' In the name of the Co~onwealth of MassachusettS, you are hereby directed to not~ and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover who are ~,-lified to vote in elections to meet at the following polling places: In Precinct One the Bradstreet School, in Preci~dt" Two the St. Michaels School, in Precinct Three the Thomson School, in Precinct Four the Kittrsdge School and in Precinct Five the Frank!~n School on TUESDAY, the SECOND DAY OF NOV~MBER 1976 To bring in their votes to the Town Clerk and Election Officers for the Election of for the following offices: President, Vice President Senator in Congress Congressman Councillor Senator in General Court Representative in Genersd Court. Clerk of Courts Register of Deeds Two County Commissioners (2) and upon the following questions: Of the United States of America For this Commonwealth For the 6th Congressional District. For the SthCouncillor District. For the 3rd Senatorial District. For the 26th Essex Representative District. For Essex County For Essex NorthernDistrict. For Essex County. vote on a Question, mark a Cross QUESTION NO. 1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Do you approve of thc adoption of an amendment to thc Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court In joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on August 1.5, 1973, by a vote of 261-0, and on May 14, 1975. by a vote of 217-557 SUMMARY The proposed amendment would provide that equality under:~h~ law' may not be denied or abridged on the basis of sex, race, color, creed or national origin. This amendment adds one semcnce to Article I of Part thc First of thc Constitution which now contains a general statement of individual rights, including the right to enjoy and dc£cnd life and'liberty and thc right to acquirc and protect property, * ..QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION adoption of ae amendment to, summarized below, which was ¢Ouestlon 4 summary cont.) uppsar before other government agencies; apply for and receive l'cdcra] or other grants of£unds: and enter into contracts and agreements. Thc Authority will build and operate all new generating and trans- mission facilities in the Commonwealth and has the option to purchase .existing facilities through negotiation, condemnation, or eminent domain. After an initial two-year period, no other utility may constract. a new facility unless the Authority certifies that it lacks thc capability fin~anc¢ the facility and the facility would further the purposes oftbe actll thc full faith and credit of thc Commonwealth. Power will be sold'to' other utilities by contract but no special discounts or bonuses to the increased use of power may be given. Public hearth ,on all major contracts. , ,.. · T ' he Authority is required to develop a master, 20-year demand stud~' and siting plan within 18 months of its incorporation, to be updated. each succeeding year. Sites will be selected in accordance with-thc l Elei:tric Power Facilities Siting Council Act of. 1972 the community in which any facility is to be located approve the facility before it can be constructed. approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate'on August 15,'1973, by a vote of 199-66, and on May 7, 1975, a vote of 228-417 SUMMARY Thc Authority will be subject to all apphcablc federal ~n~l'~tate'[' environmental standards and must obtain all necessary federal and,s~tc permits and complete all necessary environmental impact statcm~*nts. · · Thc Authority will be exempt from taxation but will make paying'nfs m hca of tax. es.to cities and towns in an hmount equal.to the far, which woud be pard tftbe Authority's real and per~onai property, were owned reposed amendmcm would authorize thc Legislature to s~b~ti-- c present system error or uniform personal income iux rates a , by'a private electric utility company. ' - ~'~cystah~ of rates, graduated .according to the total amount or incamc~ - .............. .................. ' ................ :i rec~ved Thc Lcgislatase would also be authorized to provide for is forbidden ' ' . ~onablc cxemptlons, deductions, crcd ts, and ahatemcnts and cea d advertising. The Authority has the authority to bargain collnctivcl ', M~c~setts income tax previa oas on prey siena of Federal income General Laws, which governs the conciliation and ~rbitrati0n ot~indus- ?ta.x I~W.~ its employees and is subject to the provision~ of Chapter QUESTION NO. 3 -'NT TO THE CONSTITUTION of the adoption oran amcndmcm to summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the. House of Rapreaentativaeand Senate on August 15;.1973 by avote of 259-0, and on May 12, 1976, ~ a vote of 262-17 ! :'~' :~ SUMMARY n proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to pro- ming by persons who hold religious beliefs in conflict ofvoting on thc day on which any cleetion is to be held. QUESTION NO. 4 "! LAW PROPOSED BY AN INITIATIVE PETITION you approve or a law summarized below, which the House of Representatives on a vote of 179-46, and on which no taken by the Senate before May 7, 19757 trial disputes: Employees of the ,.are not subj scrvicc law and rules. Em the Authority have first SECTION 2 of thc act amends section ,~ General Laws to provide that ifa city or town v~tcs, in a'cco~danee with the provision of Chapter 164, to'establish a municipal utility the facilities o£ the utility 'currently serving the ~ utility refuses to sell its property to the city or town, of Public Utilities will establish a fair pric~ for I utility will be required to accept theprice determined by the depamn,~oL and tender the deed for thc facilities to the city or town.. ',- ;,' :':'~ :- · QUESTION 5 (This question appeared as question 5(al in the Information For Votem booklet.) LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve or a law summarized below, which was disapproved by the House of Representatives on May 3, 1976; by a vote of 197-35, and on which no vote was taken by the Senate before May 5, 19767 SUMMARY SECTION I ortho act inserts a n,~w chapter 164B into thc Laws'and establishes a Massachusetts Power Authority. a body ~rpo~'~ rate.and politic with seven members appointed by *theGoveraor to ~gcred six year terms. Thc Authority is to establish and operate'a k power su pply wholesale electric power to utilities · The primary purpose oftbe Authority ts to supply thc Commonwealth with power with thc minimum adverse mpact on thc environment. The Authority is also authorized to engage' in research and development of new sources or power, new siting tech-'i niques, and methods ofenvironmcntal protection. In carrying out its responsibilities the Authority is nuthori~J'to adopt by-laws; adopt an official seal; maintain o~ce~s; sue and be sued; 1 construct or acquire facilities eitber w thin or without the Common-:I w~alth: issue revenue bonds and borrow money in anticipation or issu- [ anco of'revenue bonds: acquire real and personal property: employ I professional, managcrlai and other employees doomed necessary and fix I their compensation to be paid solely out of revenues of the Authority; SUMMARY ;The proposed legislation would et!sale c~fany weapon from which a shot or bullet can ~hich has a barrel length of less than sixteen inches. Thc prohibition :would not apply to.military personnel law enforcement officers ally licensed handgun manufacturers and wholesalers, common c ina:thc 'ordinary course of transper~ or to historical* socictig museums. The act 'would not affect the posseSSion of rifles,, shotguns, · a~d certain antiques and replicas. Thc proposal also does not change the exlgting statutory penalties for unlawful possession, ownership or sale of handguns, including provision imposing mandatory jail sentences. .j The proposal would permit owners of handguns to surrender their weapons to any law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth within six months of the effective date of the act without incurring criminal. liability. Those surrendering handguns within that six months will be compensated at a rate to be determined by the Commissioner of Public Safety· , QUESTION NO. 6 LAW PROPOSED BY'ANINITIATIVE PETITION Do you approve of a law summarized below, which IYES~ was disapproved by the House of Representatives on I.~-~--~ May 3, 1976, by a vote of 146-85 and on which nolNO vote was taken by the Senate before May 5, 19767 i QUESTION NO..8 THIS QUESTION IS NOT BINDING The Following is a non-binding advisory question: "Shall the General Court enact legislation authoriz- ing the construction of an oil refinery and a deep water port, subject to the approval of those commu- nities directly affected and any reservations that the SUMMARY General Court may prescribe?" Thc proposed act would require every beverage container sbld br' offcrcd for sale in the Commonwealth to have a refund value of at:least', ' SUMMARY i five (5) cents, and would prohibit thc sale of mcta beverage containers .'Thc Lcgis aturc has p aced this question on the ballot in oi;dcr to with fl p-tops It would apply to containers for beer and other marI detcrminc whether thc acacia favor or oppose thc construct on oi~an oil beverages and to soO. drinks. It would not apply to containers for dairy refinery and deep water port re,MassachusettS. Thc vote on thru quit, n products or natural fruit juices, nor to containers which ara .bio- is not binding on thc Legislature Thc quastion deals with thc general degradable. ' advtsabtht of such constructio~and is not a specific proposallfdr a Thc act would authorize thc Secretary of Environmental Affairs to [~ h~oY ~ ~aYus~Ct f~sfi cdPi LTt~; laif~z ~d~' ~nV~° ~ludb~:cst u ?~¢ Cat nt; ar?st t r~i~..l~bn~ certify containers as reusable or rccycloble. [t contains both enforce- ?.,..c.~.~l: m¢~t and penalty provisions and would take effect on February i. 1977. imposed by the L¢§islature. QUESTION NO. 7 QUESTION NO. 9 ' THIS QUESTION IS NOT BINDING :LAW PROPOSED BY AN INITIATIVE PETITION D~):¥ou approve of a aw summarized below wh ch Iv~--'~[~ was disapproved by the House of Represan mtlvea on May.3;' 1976, by a vote of 182-49, and oh which no INO vote was taken by the Senate before May 5, 1976? · t :; ": :.'i:: SUMMARY :.. ;~ '*. Tt~c' ~ropos~d ecg would impasc a general rcquimmcnt tha~ avery ',te ~'~c :atility company charge a uniform ram per kilowatt hour of : i:elegtricity Thc proposed act would except from this general rule ratas - ,~! charged'to other electric utility companies and to residential customers.:.. --ct:who heat'~thelr principle place of residcoce by electricity. Thc ^ct would ."&ala0'.oorm t a d ffcrent rotate be charged resident al customers for thc , JiLfirst'th' r~e hundred (300) kilowatt hours they consume each month, and · would authorize "peak'load" pricing whereby a higher rate.than thc - uniform rate per kilowatt hour may be charged during thc periods of the day or, sea~ons of the year when consumption of electricity is the great- l~,est: The Act would authoriz~ d~ Dcpartmcnt. o f-PublicUtili,ties to issue'[ [ implementing miss and regulations and provides for enforcement. Thc following is a non-binding advisory question: "Shall retail stores Including package liquor stores, so ,called, be allowed to open for business,on Sunday?" ~ SUMMARY' ~' ~'~hc Legislature has placed this question on 'dctarminc whether thc certain slands, Sundays. Thc vctc~on ~his question The Pol~ will b~.open from 8:00 ,A.M., and will close at 8:O0 P.M. Hereof fail not and make return of nt with your doings thereon at the time and .: place of said meeting to the Town Clerk. Given ~uder our hands this eighteenth day of October A.D. 1976. ". S ° ......... ATTE T. JO~PH A. GUTERI~ Selectmen'[ F. COADY of : J. McEVOY. No. Andover.' TOWN CLERK. Oct 21, 1976; CONSTABLE. OFFICER'S - ·" I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the of North Audover who are qualified to ~:. vote in elections and Town Affairs by posting true -~ attested copies of this Warrant at the' Town Office Building and at five or more public in each voting precinct of the Town. Said copies not having been posted not less than seven days before the time of said meeting. North Andover, Mass. PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT Anderson & S~ackleford Came Jo & Reid CARTER & MONDAI~ ~ORD & DOLl LmRouche Jr. ami Evans McCarthy and Stauffer McBride and Bradford BLANKS SENATOR IN CONGRESS Edward M. ~ennedy Michael S. Robertson Carol Henderson Ev-~ H. Graham Lowry BIANKS CONGRESSMAN ~ichael J."'Harrtngton William E. Branson ATTEST: Tmrn Clerk ELECTION CONSTAR%E. NOV~mW.R 2~ 1976 POLLS 8 A.M; to 8 P.M., p R E C I N 'C T S ONE - TWO THREE FOUR FiVE TOTAL 1406 1~77 1607 2603 2268 9461 2 7 5 2 7 23 -4 3 1 2 0 10 860 813 968 1197 993 4831 484 697 581 1275 1191 4228 4 3 1 10 1 19 25 27 31 80 54 217 o o 0 0 2 2 27 27 20 37 20 131 1016 992 1117 1608 1319 6052 344 530 429 895 869 3057 14 10 7 25 23 79 5 5 13 9 13 45 27 40 41 66 44 218 920 884 1031. 1396 2.3.66 5397 362 562 443 956 942 3265 CONGRESSMAN (cont), ~i] ],tan Cundari ~c~w~ ~~key Jacqueline M. Wi~s B~ S~ren M. Pe~ ~J~ R~ak B~S ~E~ATI~ IN GE~ Joseph N. He~-~ Jo~ W. S~t~n B~ C~ 0F COES J~es De~S. ~ER OF '~s J. B~ B~ E ~ESSIO~R ~ther~e M.Don~ ~ ~. L~ch B~ION N0. 1 NO. 1 m. 3 N0 ~LANKS Q~ESTION N0.~ · BLAIIXS H0 NO ~ON ~.7, NO B~ ~ON NO. 8 ~S ~ON NO. 9. ~S~ ~EE ~LL~S VOTING N~ber of absentee vot~nE applications received. N~ber of absentee voting ballots processed. 110~ 1174 1300 1729 1576 6884 22~ 329 243 694 571 2066 72 74 64 180 121 511 1173 1246 1336 1942 1737 7434 7 4 6 17 233 331 264 657 525 2010 1056 1154 1324 1425 1~25 621 302 364 234 986 825-2711 48 59 49 192 118-466 lO85 1186 1268 1813. 159o 6940 321 391 339 782 678 2511 1108 1193 1279 1844 1623 7047 298 384 328 759 645 2414 817 8c~ 915 1213 1025 4771 326 433 368 892 755 2774 331 511 416 903 843 30o4 652 677 757 960 804 3850 686 732 758 1238 1109 4523 690 748 77Q 1474 1256 4~38 612 735 728 lo14 950 4039 104 94 lOt 115 62 484 298 26~ 285 5S~ 3.406 '1796 1015 1214 1195 1961 1793 7178 93 95 127 103 69 487 675 749 787 1446 1294 4951 596 7oo 682 lOlO 880 ~l 135 128 '138 3J~7 946 170 157 149 277 255 1008 qq?7 3.285 2313 2143 1898 7766 109 135 145 183' 115 687 434 49 4 451 lO13 769 3161 878 999 1058 1483 ~]!h7 5859 94 84 98 107 58 441 624 765 732 1389 3~336 4846 72~ 750 83.9 ;n51 895. 4342 55 62 56 63~ 37 273 266 273 277 459 41o 1685 1049 1205 1215 2006 1752 7237 91 99 115 138 96 539 822 907 964 1728 ~3~30 6001 4~4 536 %O8 681 '648 2827 130 134 135 lhh 9o 633· 789 819 893 1551 1398 545o 497 642 615 ~34 795 34~- 120 116 99 3.3.8 75-528 $ 58 57 53 153 111 432~ 58 57 53 153 111 432 Number of absentee ballots received and voted. 51 47 46 141 97 382 Precincts returned- completed One-1 A.M., Two-3.4~ A.M. Three-12.35 A.M., Four-3 A.M. %ive-3A.M. day-beautiful. ?~p~ ~t~?f~ll £ive precincts balanced-complete at 4:15 A.M. Weather for ATTEST: ~~ A~ue copy: · ~ C0~NEALTH OF NASSACHUSETTS. To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: ESSEX SS: GreetingS:In the name of the Commonwealth of ~ssachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Audover who are qualified to vote in Town~.~fairs to meet in the of our North for a Sp cial Town