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Home My WebLink About19701970 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS Advisory Committee Report and Town Warrant REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOWN MEETING MARCH, 1970 FELLOW CITIZENS OF NORTH ANDOvER: On the following pages you will find the reco~endations of your Advisory Board on the Budget and Articles submitted for your action at this 1970 Annual Town Meeting. We have examined in varying detail each and every item in the Warrant that involves the commitment or expenditure of your money. If our recommendations are followed by you and reimbursements to the Town from the State and/or Federal Governments are normal, we estimate that the tax rate will rise $18.00. We have prepared for you an illustration cf where your tax dollars will be used within the Town. The categories used are necessarily broad, however you may use your Town Report and this year's Warrant to exact whatever detail you wish. 1970 BUDGET ($4,439,711) Category % School Department 47.7 Debt Redemption(Principal) 8.1 Fire Department 6.5 Police Department 5.9 Highway Department 4.8 Department of Public Works 4.7 Interest on Debts 4.3 Employee Benefits 3.9 General Administration 3.7 Category % Rubbish Disposal 1.8 Library 1.5 Insurance 1.2 Lighting 1.2 Tree Department 1.1 Veterans Benefits 1.1 Public ~ealth .9 Recreation .9 Miscellaneous .7 100% Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVER ADVISORY CO~ITTEE John J. Burke, Chairman George R. Barker, Jr. Mrs. Daniel F. Cahill Donald W. Coan James A. Deyo George F. FitzPatrick James P. Gordon C.P.A. Atty. Merrill Rosenberg Cornelius J. Twomey Article No. 10 11 14 16 17 18 19 20a 20b 20c 20d 20e 20f 20g 20h 20i 2o9 20k 201 20m 20n 2O0 20p 2o~ 21 YOUR TALLY SHEET FOR ARTICLES REQUESTING FUNDS (To raise and appropriate $33,000 means an increase of $1.00 on the tax rate.) Description Fourth of July Celebration Christmas Lighting Salary or Expenses Executive Secretary Planning Program Soil Survey 2 Additional Patrolmen 4 Additional Fire Lieutenants) 7 Additional Fire Fighters ) A~ending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws ~mending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amount Requested $ 1,500 500 9,800 35,000 6,350 10,000 62,000 1,106 3OO 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 3OO 937.50 1,555 1S0 225 225 2,458 2,690 0 53,275 Amount Recommended $ 1,500 50O 9,800 6,000 6,350 5,000 32,000 1,106 300 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 150 937.50 1,555 75 225 225 2,458 0 0 53,275 Voted Article No. 23 25 36 37 38 42 43 44 5O 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7O 72 73 Amount Rec~uested Description Amendinq Personnel By-I~aws $ 0 Overtime pay to Fire Fighters from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969 5,500 5,500 Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist 6,458.40 6,458 *Acquire Site for new High School 350,000 6,000 *Construct and Equip New High School 6,950,000 187,500 *Town Garage 150,000 4,500 Chapter 90 - Salem, Johnson and Foster Streets 0 0 *Replace Water Main 40,000 0 3 Police Cars 7,000 7,000 Highway Equipment 54,350 15,200 Equipment Board of P~blic Works 11,000 6,000 Equipment Tree Department 8,200 2,500 Fire Chief's Car 2,500 2,500 *Extend Sewer System (Andover Street) 15,000 300 *Extend Sewer System (Turnpike Street) 16,000 320 *Extend Sewer System (Martin Avenue) 3,400 68 *Extend Sewer System (Greene Street) 2,100 42 Extend Drainage Syst~ (Martin Avenue) 4,400 4,400 *Extend Water System (Salem Street) 23,000 0 Acquisition of Land 40,000 0 Repair Streets 85,000 40,000 Purchase of 'Portable Classrooms 83,000 83,000 Conservation Fund 40,000 0 Pistol Range 10,000 0 Clean and Paint Standpipe 19,000 19,000 ~raffic Lights (Sutton Street) 7,800 0 Extension of Water Main 2,000 2,000 Maintenance Board of Public Works 3,000 3,000 Maintenance of Streets - Chapter 90 2,000 2,000 Piping Brook Disposal Site 5,000 5,000 Cleaning Brooks 5,000 2,000 $ 117,000 Amount Reco~ended Voted Article Amount Amount No. Description Requested Recomended 74 Guard Rails $ 10,000 $ 3,000 75 Replace Catch Basins and Grates 2,000 1,000 76 Fence at Disposal Site 1,500 1,500 77 Repair Stone Culverts 5,000 1,000 78 Repair Concrete Sidewalks 5,000 0 79 Stree{ Signs 500 400 81 Bou~daxyMarkers 2,500 2,500 84 Fence Town Yard ? 0 85 Hot-top Town Yard 6,000 0 86 Remodel Interior Town Building 2,000 2,000 90 Reserve Fund 35,000 35,000 91 stabilization Fund 0 0 *Bonded $ 601,956 TRANSFERS FROM ~SERV~ FUND DURING 1969 Approved b~ your Advisory Board under Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws Recreation Expenses $ 580.00 Election Expenses 1,400.00 Art. 14-1969, Rt. 114 & Rt. 125 study 50.00 Accountant Expenses 150.00 Planning Board Expenses 260.00 Refuse Disposal Expenses 3,500.00 Premium on Fire & Water Bonds 675.10 Stevens Memorial Library Expenses 300.00 $ 6,915.10 1,084.90 $ 8,000.00 Balance Closed to Revenue Amount of original appropriation COMMONWEALT~ OF MASSACHUSETTS ESS~ TO either of the Constables of the Town of North Ando~r.- GREETINGS: Voted In the name of the Con~onwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and ware the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover who are qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School Auditorium in Precinct One, the St. Michael's School Aud- itorium in Precinct Two, the Thomson School Auditorium in Precinct Three and the Kittredge School Auditorium in Precinct Four, all in said North Andover on Monday, the Second Day of March 1970 at 7 o'clock A.M., and there to act on the following Article: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator and Town Treasurer for one year, One Selectman, One Member of the Board of Assessors, one Member of the Board of Health, one Member of the Board of Public Works, one Highway Surveyor, one Tax Collector, one Tree Warden, and two Members of the School Committee for three years. One Member of the Planning Board and one Member of the Housing Authority for five years. ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town refer to the Selectmen the appoint- ment of Town Officers not required by law or By-Law to be otherwise chosen. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the re- port of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. It is recommended the report be accepted. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of elected officers of %he Town, as pro- vided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. It is reco~ended that the Town vote to fix the following annual salaries of the elected officers of the Town effective from January 1, 1970. Board of Selectmen and Licensing Commission - each per annum Board of Assessors - each per annum Board of Health - each per annum Board of Public Works - each per annum Town Treasurer - per annum Tax Collector - per annum Tree Warden - per annum Highway Surveyor - per annum Moderator - per annum $ 2,000.00 2,700.00 400.00 400.00 11,000.00 3,100.00 1,500.00 12,600.00 50.00 ARTICLE 5. TO see what action the Town will take as to its m]expended appropriations. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town vote to carry forward to fiscal 1970, the following articles and appropria- tions. Article 2 - 12/15/69 Contract Rail-Service 8/1/69-7/31/70 Article 12 - 1969 Town Charter Study Committee Article 10 - 9/30/68 Planning Board Consultant Town Building Maintenance (Painting-Lighting) Article 23 - 1969 Fix Up Town Office Building Article 1 Article 62 Article 20 Article 1 Article 47 Article 28 Article 38 Article 3 Article 51 Article 61 Article 78 Article 84 Article 48 Article 62 - 1963 - 1964 - 1969 - 8/4/69 - 1968 - 1969 - 1969 - 1967 - 1967 - 1967 - 1968 New Ladder Truck Town Fire Fighters Accident Construct & Equip, Furnish Fire Station Additional Funds to B/E Fire Station Rxtend Sewer - Peters Street Accept R & S Const. Sewer Extend Sewer Poor Avenue Highway Equipment (Loan Bal.) Sidewalks - Osgood St. " Ch. 90 - Salem St. " Hot Top Sidewalk $ 350.00 933.10 1,250.00 650.00 5,000.00 26.50 2,065.86 113,808.69 2,000.00 5,073.55 4,390.17 1,385.73 2,673.00 2,500.00 3,975.74 8,000.00 1968 1969 1969 Permanent Pavement Over Road Excavations 2,373.38 Highway Ch. 90 - Salem St. 46,000.00 " Piping Brook 5,000.00 Article 63 - 1969 Highway Surface Drain (Chestnut St.) $ 7,221.75 U. $. Old Age Assist. - Admin 14,28 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children - Admin. 22.27 U. $. Disability Assist. - Admin. 131.00 U. S. Medical Assist. - Grants 2,501.85 U. S. Medical Assist. - Admin. 966.99 school Expenses (Moguel, Mainco, Fisher, ]QL~) 708.80 School P. L. 864 2,974.14 School P. L. 874 26,709.30 School P. L. 88-210 60.99 School P. L. 89-10 (Title I) 7,635.81 School P. L. 89-10 (Title VI-A) 108.00 Article 19 - 1967 Addition to Franklin School 29,462.95 Article 68 - 1969 School Educational Consultant 17,830.07 Article 69 - 1969 School (Prel. Plans, Specs., ~igh School) North Andover School Lunch North Andover Athletic Association Playgrounds Expenses (sweene¥'s Fences) Parks & School Grounds Expenses (K. Bailey - P. Rea) Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Accrued 27 - 1969 Printing Town By-Laws 70 - 1967 Develop Well-Field 42, 52, 54, 55, 56 - 1968 Extend Water 44 - 1968 53 - 1968 30 - 1969 33 - 1969 34 - 1969 1 - 12/15/69 Water Extensions Extend Water Replace 6" Water Main Water Main Extensions Renew Water Services Extend Water - Adams Avenue Interest on Water and Fire Bonds 25,000.00 11,111.28 1,775.53 375.00 55O.OO 5OO.OO 52,068.64 1,676.15 1,000.00 1,649.52 48,842.07 2,000.00 733.62 620.02 287.72 $ 451,993.47 ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the budget recom~endations of the Advisory Co~m~ittee. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recom~aended that such num- bered items of the proposed bud- get as may be questioned by any voter be separately considered. Item .Np. RECOMMENDED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS - 1970 EXPENDED GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Co~m~. ReQuest Recommend Selectmen Salaries Expenses and Wages $ 9,575 $ 11,989 2,960 3,161 $ 12,060 $ 12,060 5,915 5,915 Salaries Expenses and Wages 14,320 15,948 17,335 17,335 3,963 5,764 5,977 5,977 Accountant Salaries Expenses and Wages 14,968 15,918 16,101 16,101 3,402 8,371 11,055 11,055 Tax Collector Salaries Expenses and Wages 7,733 8,741 9,099 9,099 4,820 4,651 5,370 5,370 Town Clerk Salaries Expenses and Wages 6,800 7,500 13,900 13,900 813 1,699 480 480 Assessors Salaries Expenses and Wages 18,389 19,070 19,806 19,806 5,963 5,897 6,866 6,866 Election and Registrars Salaries and Wages Expenses 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 10,986 8,304 7,974 7,974 Town Counsel Annual Retainer Expenses 4,000 4,000 5,000 5,000 1,040 1,040 1,560 1,560 9 Moderator Salary 50 50 50 50 10 Advisory Committee Expenses 160 150 150 150 Item No. GENEPAL C4~VERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 11 Capital Outlay Committee Expenses 12 Planning Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 13 Board of Appeals (Zoning) Salaries and Wages Expenses 14 Personnel Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 15 Town Building Salaries and Wages Expenses 16 Annual Town Meeting Expenses TOTAL - GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES EXPENDED 1968 1969 $ 366 $ 4O3 994 1,166 164 357 1970 Dept. Adv. Com~. Request Recommend $ 550 $ 550 2,020 2,020 480 480 1,089 1,168 2,020 2,020 192 106 350 350 1,053 1,298 1,440 1,440 186 188 250 250 2,080 2,080 2,080 2,080 5,942 5,705 6,600 6,600 3,019 3,083 3,575 3,575 $ 126,427 $ 139,209 $ 159,463 $ 159,463 PUBLIC SAFETY 17 Police Department (Includes School Crossing Guards) Salaries and Wages Expenses 18 Fire Department (Includes Forest Fires & Forest Fire Warden) Salaries and Wages Expenses 19 Dog Officer Salary Expenses 20 Civil Defense Salary Expenses 21 Building Inspector Salary Expenses 22 Wiring Inspector Salary Expenses 23 Gas Inspector Salary Expenses 24 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC SAFETY $ 189,604 $ 217,479 $ 234,610 $ 234,610 18,470 21,429 25,480 25,480 199,652 241,130 272,324 272,324 9,843 10,938 14,185 14,185 400 450 450 450 697 747 747 747 900 900 900 900 3,513 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,480 4,639 6,120 6,120 448 599 1,260 1,260 1,450 1,750 1,750 1,750 398 392 410 410 600 600 600 600 56 98 100 100 900 185 $ 430,596 900 1,200 1,200 25O 25O 250 $ 505,901 $ 563,986 $ 563,986 Item PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION 25 Board of Health Salaries and Wages Expenses 26 Greater Lawrence Sanitary District 27 Animal Inspector Salary 28 Garbage Disposal Contract TOTAL - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION PUBLIC WOPJfS 29 Board of Public Works Salaries 30 Sewer Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 31 Water Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 32 Parks and School Grounds Salaries and Wages Expenses 33 Tree Department Salaries and Wages Expenses 34 DutCh Elm Disease Labor Wages Expenses 35 Insect Pest Control Salary and Wages Expenses 36 Street Lighting Expenses 37 Streets - General Maintenance Salaries and Wages Expenses 38 Snow Removal Expenses 39 Refuse Disposal Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Comm. Request RecoAmlend $ 10,677 $ 11,588 $ 12,188 $ 12,188 6,191 6,531 7,130 7,130 1,466 1,466 400 400 400 400 15,951 16,864 17,796 17,796 $ 33,219 $ 35,383 $ 38,980 $ 38,980 $ 900 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 19,964 16,159 24,000 24,000 12,000 11,380 14,000 14,000 70,722 81,063 84,000 84,000 50,985 52,935 55,000 55,000 17,872 18,878 21,000 21,000 6,991 7,991 8,500 8,500 22,741 25,11i 25,871 25,871 5,586 6,915 6,915 6,915 7,261 7,258 7,269 7,269 1,599 1,595 1,600 1,600 11,682 13,009 13,109 13,109 3,182 3,184 3,185 3,185 52,366 54,357 57,000 55,000 91,048 101,957 114,400 107,600 49,908 54,998 72,400 62,400 54,549 114,906 45,000 45,000 56,471 61,115 67,000 67,000 9,800 13,500 18,000 14,500 $ 545,627 $ 647,511 $ 639,449 $ 617,149 Item No. WELFARE 40 *Board of Public Welfare Salaries 41 *Welfare ASm~nistration Salaries and Expenses Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 42 *Welfare Grants Total Spent Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 43 Veterans Benefits Salaries Expenses Cash Grants 44 Graves Registration Salaries Expenses 1970 EXP~NDED Dept. Adv. Col. 1968 1969 9~uest Recommend RESPONSIBILITY FOR WELFARE HkS BEEN ASS%r~ED BY THE STATE 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 239 227 285 285 30,278 41,136 46,150 46,150 124 175 175 175 374 325 450 450 34,185 $ 45,033 $ 50,230 $ 50,230 SCHOOLS 45 School Department Salaries and Wages Less re{mhursement special funds {P.L. 864 and 874) Net Salaries and Wages to be appropriated Expenses (Including $1,690 of Out-of-State-Travel) Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) Net Expenses to be appropriated 46 Regional Vocation School Allocation of cost to N. Andover TOTAL - SCHOOLS $1,266,393 $1,545,177 $1,765,819 $1,765,819 ...... 30,000 30,000 ...... 1,735,819 1,735,819 261,144 281,565 307,918 307,918 .......... 8,300 8,300 .......... 299,618 299,618 70~360 68,519 84,323 84,323 $1,597,897 $1,895,261 $2,119,760 $2,119,760 LIBRARY 47 Steven's Memorial Library salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - LIBRARY 42,189 $ 48,919 $ 50,185 $ 50,185 12~097 18,965 15,270 15,270 $ 54,286 $ 67,884 $ 65,455 $ 65,455 10 Item No. RECREATION 48 49 Playgrounds & Bathing Beaches Salaries and Wages Expenses Recreational Council Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - RECREATION EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Request Recommend 15,207 $ 16,601 $ 23,000 $ 23,000 5,000 5,986 7,000 7,000 4,990 5,104 5,840 5,840 2,498 2,616 4,000 4,000 $ 27,695 $ 30,307 $ 39,840 $ 39,840 EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS 50 Group Insurance $ 41,570 51 Essex County Retirement Pensions 83,777 TOTAL - EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS $ 125,347 $ 50,273 $ 62,513 $ 62,513 92,243 109,352 109,352 $ 142,516 $ 171,865 $ 171,865 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 UNCLASSIFIED Contingent Fund $ 3,500 Rental of Veterans Headquarters 1,200 Patriotic & Civic Celebrations 1,066 Insurance 51,775 Industrial Commission Expenses 23 Land Damage Claims 750 Ira Carry Pension 2,500 Out of State Travel (Not including Schools) 864 Conservation Commission Expenses 86 Senior Citizens' Council -- TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $ 61,764 3,025 $ 3,500 $ 3,500 1,200 1,200 1,200 803 1,000 1,000 45,664 55,000 55,000 15 100 100 550 1,000 1,000 394 2,000 2,000 250 500 500 $ 51,901 $ 64,300 $ 64,300 DEBT REDEMPTION 62 Highway Equipment $ 15,000 63 School Bonds 200,000 64 Welfare Bond 35,000 65 Water Main Notes & Bonds 77,500 66 Sewer Notes & Bonds 35,000 67 Fire Station ..... 68 Police Station ..... TOTAL - DEBT REDEMPTION $ 367,500 10,000 $ 16,000 $ 16,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 82,000 87,000 87,000 32,000 27,000 27,000 ..... 18,000 18,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 $ 334,000 $ 358,000 $ 358,000 11 Item NO. INTEREST ON DEBTS 69 Highway Equilmment 70 School Bonds 71 Bond Issue Expense 72 Water Main Notes & Bonds 73 Sewer Notes & Bonds 74 Fire Station 75 Short Term Borrowing 76 Police Station TOTAL - INTEREST ON DEBTS GRAND TOTAL EXPBNDED 1968 1969 $ 1,606 $ 1,168 78,920 72,590 ..... 1,428 20,853 21,035 11,278 10,906 18,558 34,597 2,188 3,783 $ 134,551 $ 145,507 $3,539,094 $4,040,413 1970 Dept. Request $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3,393 $ 190,683 $4,462,011 Adv. Co~m~. Recommend $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3,393 $ 190,683 $4,439,711 12 ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selec/men, to borrow money from t/me to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financ/al years begin- ning January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1971, in accordance with the previ- sions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 and to renew any vote or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 8. To consider the reports of all Special Committees. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to author/ze the Board of Health to appoint one of its membels to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his compensation, as such, as provided by Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,500, to be used for a Town 4th of July Celebration. any and all profits made at said celebration to be returned te the Town, said appropriation to be expended by a committee of nine members to be appointeddb'y the Selectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 11. To see if .the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 to oe expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of providing decorative lighting during the Christmas Season. Petit/on of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 12. To See if the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way Clark SWeet from the EsSex County stone bounds 227.8 feet north aL.Holt Read a d/?tanee of. 1185.69 feet northerly and northwesterly cn.e ~0resent terra, nons as Shown on plan of Charles E. CYS, Registered ne ~urv~or ana recorded as plan No. 5818, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Pet/t/on of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept as Public Ways those ways as are shown on a plan of land entitled "Definitive Plan of Whittier Farm, North Andover, Massachusetts)dated April 12, 196~6. Hayes E.ngin..e?ing, Inc., and reCOrded in the North Essex Registry of ye.cos as P.l. an_.~o. 5.483,..which has been developed and completed in aecoraance w~m ~'mnnmg ~oard Specifications as required under the Subdivision Control Law and all as laid out and adjudicated By the Board of Selectmen and to name the streets so accepted Ferneroft Circle, Mea- d? View .Road and High Wood Way. SpecifiCally excluding from con- slaeration hereunder any portions of a way called on said Plan, Old Ses- sions Road, as this way has never had any standing either as a priwte or public way or way to which the public had access. Pet/lion of John J. Willis and others. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selec.tmen to appoint an executive secretary for a term of three years, .anna. to. r~.~ye ~'..~n at~ their discretion, all as provided by Section 23A o~ ~naprer 4~ oz me ~/eneral Laws, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of compensating him and $1,800 for the purpose of meeting his travel and other necessary expenses all as the Selectmen may determine. ' Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 15. In the event of the Town's adoption of the preced- ing Article, to see if the Town will vote to exclude the office ofexecu rive secretary from the provisions Of the Town's Personnel By-Law by amending Section I of said By-Law by inserting after the phrase "the position of Town Counsel" the phrase, '~he position of Exeeat/ve Secre- tary''. Petition of the Selectmen. 13 It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the reports of special committees be heard. h is recommended that the town vole ~o ADOPT the article and to fix annual covn- pensation of Board of Health Physician at $1,100. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. Ho recommndation. Ho recommendation. It is recommended that the lown raise and appropriate the sums of $8,750. for the purpose of compensation and $],050. for the purpose of expenses with the con- dition the maximum salary for such posi- tion be $15,000. Ho recommendation. ARTICLE 16. To see ff the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $35,000, to be expended under the diret~on o]~ the Planning Board for the purpose of preparing a comprehensive plannh~ progl~m. Petition of the Planning Board. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to r~ise and appre- prbste the sum of $6350, to be expended under the direcLien of the Con- servation Commission for the purpose of obtaining a soll survey of the Town from the Essex Conservation District.. Petition of the Conse~mLion Comra~sion. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appre- priste the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the appointment of two regular patrolmen, fully quali- fied, who have passed the Civ~ Service physical and mental Lien all in accordance with Civil Service rules and Regulations. Petition of The Chief of Police. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town ~ vote to raise and apln~o- printe the sum of $62.000 to be expended under the direction of the Fire Engineers for the purpose of appointing four regular fire Lieu- tenants and seven regular fire fighters to m~n the new branch fLr~. station. All appointees to have passed the Civil Service physical an~ menta! examinations, all in accordance with the Civil Service Rules and Re~lations. Pet/Lion of the Fire Engineers. AETICLP, 20. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Personnel By-Law in the following manner: (A) Rsise and appropriate the sum of $1.106 for the purpose of amending Section ?, Schedule A, Depa ..r..tz.n. ent Head and Suporvi~....ry Group, class title Town Accountant, by striking therefrom compensation grade 8-17 and inserting in its place compensation grade S-19, effec- tive April 1, 19'/0. (B) RGiee and appropriate the sum of $$00 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule A. Department Head and S.u~r~.'~.ry Group, S-10, by striking therefrom $125 per month and inserting in its place $200 per month, effective 3unuaxy 1, 1970. (C) Amend Section ?, Schedule A, Clerle~l Group, by iazorb- ing therein class title Senior Clerk-Secretary and assigni~,g thereto cem- ponsation grade S-6, e~fsetive April 1. 1970. (D) Raise and appropriate the sum of $126 for the purpose of amending Section ~/, Schedule A, Clerical Group, by inserting there'_~n class title Assessors' Clerk and assigning thereto compensation grade S-5, effective April 1, 1970. 14 It is recommended that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000. to be expended by the Planning Board to en- gage professional planning consultants on a per diem or consulting besis for the pur- pose of implementing and rezoning specif- ic areas of the town for specific purposes. It b further recommnded that such con- sultant or consultants review, analyze and revise the existing zoning By - Law. Also review and make recommendatinm on Planning B~rd suggastinm, engge~- th)ns from cItizem or town service or- ganizatinm concerning new pmposels as they effect Ihs use of land in North And- over. It is recommended that the above recommenclatinm be continued in future yeats. it b recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to mlse and appropriate the sum of $5,000. for the appointment of I patrol- mall. It is recommended tha~ the town vote to authorize the appointment of 4 regular Fire Lieutenants from the present person- nel of the Fire Degartmnt and an adc#- tional 7 regular fire fighters to man the new branch fire station and to raise and sppropriale the sum of $32,000. for tho purpose of the article. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article with the following exceptions, 1. Sub-Paragraph G under PF-3 Maximum be set at $13,084. 2. Tha! the town vote to rake and appropriate the sum of $150. for the purpose of Sub-Paragraph I. 3. That Ihe town vole to raise and apprepr~ate the sum of $75. for the purpose of Sub-Paragraph L. 4. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT Sub-Paragraph P. (E) Amend Section 7, Schedule A, Labor Group, by inserting therein class title Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist and assigning thereto compensation grade W-8. (F) Raise and appropriate the sm of $525 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Public Safety Group, PF-i* * *, by striking therefrom $300 per year and inserting in its place the sm of $1,000 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (G) Raise and appropriate the sum of 29,560 for the purpose of mending Section 7 Schedule C, by striking therefrom the existing scale of rates and in.~erting in its place the following compensation scales: (Effective April 1, 1970). Min. II III IV ]~ax. PF-1 6,447 6,782 7,229 7.677 8,177 PF-2 8,138 8,674 9,212 9,812 PF-3 9,834 10,482 11,131 14,310 (ti) Amend Section 7, .Schedule D, by adding thereto compen- sation grades W-7 and W-8 and assigning to said grades the following rates: Min. II III IV Max. W-7 3.40 3.48 3.56 3.66 W-8 3.60 3.69 3.77 3.87 (I) Raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Registrar of Voters, by sta'ik- lng therefrom $350 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $450 per year. effective April 1, 1970. (J) Raise and appropriate the sam of $937.50 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Veterans' Agent, by strik- lng therefrom $2750 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $4,000 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (K) Raise and appropriate the sum of $1,155 for the purpose of mending Section 7, Schedule E, class title School Crossing Guard by striking therefrom $80 per week and inserting in its place the sun~ of $35 per w~ek, effective April 1, 1970. (L) Raise a}d appropriate the sum of $150 for the purpose of amending Section 7, achedule E, class title Gas Inspector, by striking therefrom $600 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $800 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (M) Raise and appropriate the sam of $225 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Sealer of Weights and Mea- sures, by striking therefrom $900 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1~200 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (N) Raise and appropriate the su~ of $225 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Wire Inspector, by strik- ing therefrom $1,450 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1,750 per year. effective April 1, 1970. (0) Raise and appropriate the sm of $2,458 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Reserve Patrolman, by striking therefrom $24 per day and inserting i~ its place the sum of $27 per day, effective April 1, 1970. (P) Raise and appropriate the sum of $2,690 for the purpose o.f mending S~tion 13, Uniform Allowance by striking existing mounts xrom paragraph three and inserting in place thereof: "One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) per uniformed man for police, and One Hundred Dollars ($100) per uniformed man for fire" etc. as written. lQ) Amend Section 15, overtime compensation, (D) Public Safety Group (2), so as to read as follows: An employee of the Fire Department shall be paid at time and one-half for hours worked in ex- cess of these constituting his work week as set forth in Section 14. Petition of the Personnel Board ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $~3,275 for the purpose of amending its PersonnelBy- Law, Section 7~ Schedules B, C. and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 7% increase to all rates in all compensation grades therein; said in- crease to become effective April 1, 1970. Petition of the Personnel Board. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Personnel By-Law, Section 7, Schedules A and C, by striking therefrom all com- pensation grades designated as PF, and inserting in place thereof P-l, P-2. P-3 for positions in the police classes, and F-l, F-2, F-3 for position in the fire classes; and assign to said grades the scales of compensation accorded Schedule C by vote of this annual town meeting. Petition of the Personnel Board. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. 15 ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sam of $117,000 for the purpose of amending its personnel By- Law, Section ? -- Schedules B, C and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 12% increase to all rates in all compensation grades therein said in- crease to become effective January 1, 1970. Petition of the North Andover Public Works 'Employees Assoc.-- Local 64. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 57B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as inserted by Chapter 149 of the Acts of 1963, which reads as follows: Any member of a poliee or fire department of a city or Town, who retires under the provisions of sections fifty-six to sixty, inclusive, and who was appointed reserve police officer or a call fire fighter shall, for the pu. rpose of retirement, be entitled to count as creditable service such serwce as reserve police or a call fire fighter as the retiring authority shah determine. Petition of Sames E. Fitzgerald and others. ARTICLE 25. To see ff the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sam of $5,500, to be expended under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Department for the purpese of paying overtime pay to regular firefighters of the Town earned from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969, and which the Town is required to pay by the provisions of an amend- ment of Chapter 48, Section 58C of the General Laws. Petition of Francis J. Devun and others. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,458.40, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of employing one Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist with assigned eempe~sation grade W-8, to ge into effect on April 1, 1970. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article III of its General By-Laws by adding the following new section: No driveway or other means of access to privately owned property from any public way or any way shown on an approved subdivision plan shah be constructed unless a permit for its entry into said way shall first have been issued by the Highway Surveyor. Petition of the .Highway Surveyor ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to amend article III of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following now section: See- tion 10: No snow or ice shall be deposited upon any portion of a way open to public travel for the safe maintenance of which the Town is responsible, except by Town employees acting in the proper pe.rformanee of their duties. This provision shall not prohibit an occupant cz premises abutting upon such a way from clearing snow or ice from a sidewalk in front oi~ such premises, or from that part of any driveway or other means of access from such premises to the way, provided that such clearing does not result in a narrowing of the travelled portion of the way as defined by prior snow removal procedures performed by Town employees. Petition of Nicholas F. Nieetta; Highway Surveyor, Joseph W. Lawlor; Chief of Police. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking out Sections I and 6 of Article III, and to remem- her the remaining sections of said Article accordingly. Petition of the Town By-Law Corm~ittee. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90, Section 18A, of the General Laws authorizing the Select- men to adopt the Pedestrian Law regulation. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town wilt vote to adopt the Building By-Law hereinafter set out in full in our Appendix to the Warrant for this Meeting. Petition of the Building Code Committee. 15 It is recommended that the Town vole to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. ~4o recommendation. f4o recommendation. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law, in order to permit certain uses in Neighborhood Business Districts not now specifically permitted, by adding thereto the following new section: Section 4.24: Banking, insurance, professional and other similar offices. Petition of Francis B. Kittridge and others. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 9.2 of its Zoning By-Law by striking therefrom the word "certified", so that notices of hearings may be sent to interested parties by regular first class mail, postage prepaid, as provided by statute, unless the Board of Appeals votes to send notices by certified mail in particular cases. Petition of the Board of Appeals. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend the North Andover Zoning By-Law by the addition of the following sections: 3.9 Floodplain District. 3.91 The Merrimack River floodplain bounded on the west and northwest by the North Andover-Lawrence and North Andover-Methuen boundaries as far downstream as the North Andover-Haverhill boundary, on the Northeast by the North Andover-Haverhill boundary, and on the east and southeast by a line following the center line of Sutton Street from the North Andover-Lawrence boundary downstream to the south- east boundary of property of the Boston and Maine Railway, thence along that property line to the North Andover-Haverhill boundary. 3.92 The Shawsheen River floodplain, bounded on the west by the North Andover Lawrence boundary, on the east by a line following eleva- tlon 30 feet from Route 495 southward to land owned now or formerly by DSM Realty Trust, thence the boundary turns westward along said property to the Shawsheen River. 3.93 The Cechichewick Brook floodplain between Chickering Road and Osgood Street bounded by these streets and contour elevation 100 feet on both sides of the brook. Also downstream from Chickering Road bounded on the northeast by the abandoned Boston and Maine right-of- way and on the southeast by East Water Street and on the northwest by a line at right angle to the thread of the stremn and passing through the point at which the stream enters the Mill Pond. 3.94 The Fish Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the brook from the North Andover-Boxford town line upstream to the point at which Fish Brook enters North Andover from Boxford. 3.95 The Mosquito Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the stream from its junction with Fish Brook upstream to the point at which it crosses the centerline of Foster Streetz thence the boundaries follow the 130 foot elevation contour line around the swamps contiguous to Mosquito Brook. Also the section of the flood- plain bounded by the center line of Salem Street at the point where Mosquito Brook crosses Salem Street and along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream downstream to meet the 130 foot eleva- tion contour. Also the section extending upstream from center line of Salem Street along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream as far as the center line of Rea Street, thence along that line northwestward and southeastward to elevation 170 feet, thence along a llne at elevation 170 feet around the swamp contiguous to the brook. 3.96 The Boston Brook floodplain bounded at the south by the North Andover-Middleton town line, on the west by the center line of Salem Street from the town line northward to join the eastern boundary 200 feet north of the point where the thread of the stream passes under the centerline of Salem Street. The eastern boundary follows a line 200 feet east of the thread of the stream from the town line northward to the point where it joins the western boundary. From the point at which Boston Brook cresses the centerline of Salem Street the boundaries ex- tend upstream along lines at 200 feet distance on both sides of the thread of the stream to the point at which he elevation of Boston Brook is 100 feet. At this point the boundaries intersect elevation 110 feet and follow contour elevation 110 feet around the swamp contiguous to Boston Brook and up stream to the point where Boston Brook is at an elevation of 110 feet. 4.9 FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT. The Floodplain District is estab- lished to ensure that development on land within the District will not eh- danger the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of land within the District and of the public. The Floodplain District shall be considered superimposed over the other districts enumerated or to be enumerated in This By-Law. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. 17 (a) Use of land in the Floodplain District shall con~orm to the uses permitted in the district upon which the Floodplain Dis- trict is superimposed except that no structure shall be exected and no fill or paving shah be placed therein unless a peratit has been issUed by the Beard of Appeals. (b) Persons desiring such a permit shall submit application to the Board of Appeals describing in detail the proposed use of the property and the work to be performed, accompanied, by p.la..ns and sections showing the locations and elevations ox ex~ing and propesed structures, watercourses, drainage easements, fill, paving and sewage disposal facilities. (e) 'Cae Board of Appeals will notify the Board of Health, Build- lng Inspector, Highway Surveyor, Board of Public Works and Conservation Commission of the application. These boards and individuals will make reccmamendations to the Board of Ap- peals within 15 days after which the Board of ..A.p.pea~ls..e~aH held a hearing as provided for in Section 9.2. Within ~o a~.ys thereafter the Board of Appeals shall i~e a permit trader this section if it finds that the use of the premises will not endanger the health and suf~4y of the occupants of the de- velopment, of the land within the District and of the public or it may issue a pe~nit with such conditions ~ it deems necessary to protect the health and safety of the occu~.nt.s of the development of the land within the District ann ox the public or it may deny the application. I~ no action is taken within 90 dayz the application shall be considered approve& Petition of the Conservation Coramlesion. ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town will vote to ratify the action of the North Andover School Building Committee requesting Repre.senta- tire Paul W. Cronin to file a bill on behalf of the Town, to autuorize the taking by eminent domain for school purpozea, the. S~v .e~, ,~.Coolidag~ Land from the Trustees of Reservations, excepting me ouiidinge an grounds on Andover Street occupying approximately six acres. Petition of North Andever School Con~mlttee and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the town vote to adopt the erticle, subjec! to recommen- dations under Article 37 ARTICLE g6. To see if the Town will vote to r~luest the Massa- chusetts Legislature to act definitively and affirmatively on th_e re~_uest of the North Andover School Building Committee to permit the 'town to acquire by eminent domain the Ste.ve~..-.Coolidg~, Land from the ,Trns- tees of Reservations, exce~ti.ng, the. building aha grounas on .annsVer Street occupying appproxmla~eiy mx acres. Petition of North Andaver School Cornmltt~e and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the town vote to adopt the article, subject to recommen- dations under Article 37 ARTICLE 87. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate, or transfer from available funds, such stuns as it may determ~e to be the fair and reasenable cost of aeffuiring for the Town, by purchase, eminent domain proceeding, or otherwise, all of those lands deser_ibe, d below, and other required lands, for the use of the North Andover~lb- lic School System, and to authorize and direct the Selectmen, in the name and behalf of the Town, to take such steps as may be necessary or advisable to effect such acquisition: Desvelptiwn : Two certain Parcels of land, the property of the Trustees of Reser- vations, bounded between Andovor Street and Waverley Read, North Andover, bounded and described as follows: PARCEL ON.g: A parcel on the easterly side of Chicksring Road eontalninK ~2 acres, more or less, and bounded ns follows: Southeasterly by Andover Street five hundred forty (~10) feet; Southwesterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations three hundred and twenty (320) feet; d Southeasterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations an Roland B. Hammond, eight hand,'ed fourteen (B14} feet; Northeasterly by land of Roland B. Hammond, forty-one (41) fsetl Southeasterly by land of George and Helen Busby and a portion mol Wood Lane one hundred sixty-seven (167) feet; Southwesterly by land of William J. and Margaret H. De/~an three hundred ninety (390) feet; ' '229' Southeasterly by land of Deighan two hundred twenty-nme t feet; It is recommended thet the Town vote to raise and appropriato $200,4)00. For the purpose of the article. It is further recom- mended that only parcel two be acquired by the Town for the use of the North Andover Public School System. 18 Northeasterly by land of said Deighan and Margaret A. Murphy six hundred fifty-three and 45/100 (653.45) feet; S~ou,t~.easteri~ b.y Andover Street seven hundred five (705) feet; 5oumwesterly ~y Duften Court eight hundred eleven (811) feet; Westerly by Chickering Road thirteen hundred (1300) feet; Northerly by land of Rose Filetti twenty-nine (29) feet; Northeasterly by land of Peter A. and Rose A. Romano, Robert W. and Carol A. Steer; Richard A. Kapelson five hundred ninety-two (592) feet; Northerly by land of Richard A. Kapelson, Robert P. and Gloria C. Barss~nian, James J. and Beverly C. O'Sullivan, William G. and Veru H. Weiss, G. Warren, Jr. and Germilla P. Hamblet, Julius and Herta M. Stern, Walter H. and Mary F. Flinn, George F. and Dorothy B. Henderson, Charles T. and Marilyn R. McCarthy eleven hundred fifty (1150) feet; Southwesterly by land of Charles T. and Marilyn R. McCarthy, one hundred fifty (150) feet; Northwesterly by Osgood Circle three hundred fifty (850) feet; Northeasterly by Osgood Street one hundred fifty (150) feet; Together with all rights in the fee to Wood Lane and Chickering Road whatever the same may be, PARCEL TWO: A certain parcel of land on the westerly side of Chickering Road owned by the Trustees of Reservations and containing 52 acres, more or less, being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Easterly by Chickering Road twelve hundred ten (1210) feet; Southeasterly by land of Beatrice I. Gaumond two hundred thirty- three (233) feet; Southwesterly by land of L. Robert Rolde and George Swartz six hundred and fifty-one (651) feet; Southeasterly by land of said Rolde and Swartz and Ipswich Street fourteen hundred sixty-one (1461)feet; Southwesterly by land of Joseph B, and Ida M. McKinnon three hundred forty-five (345) feet; Southerly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon, the northerly end of Harwich Street, other land of Joseph B and Ida M. McKinnon, the northerly end of Gruften Street, John J. ~nd Eilee~ M. Burke, and Alfred J. and Lynda DiStefano, six hundred ~inety-five (695) feet; Westerly by Waverley Road seven hundred thirty (730) feet; Northwesterly by land of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery) and a portion of Wood Lane sixteen hun- dred sixty (1660) feet; Northeasterly by land of Roy Fart and David and Dorothy J. Rennie nine hundred seventy (970) feet; Northwesterly by land of said David and Dorothy J. Rennie fifteen (15) feet; Southwesterly by other land of said Rennies one hundred ninety- five (195) feet; Northwesterly by other land of said Renniee three hundred five (305) feet. Together with all rights in the fee to Chickering Road, Wood Lane, Waverley Road and Ipswich Street, whatever the same may he. All measurements for both deseript/ons are more or less and are shown on a plan showing land in North Andovor, Massachusetts dated November, 1969 -- Scale 1"=100', compiled by Morse and Martin, 13 Ferry StreeL, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to offer the Town Farm Land as full or part payment for the Town's acquisition, by eminent domain or otherwise, of the Stevens- Coolidge Land under the control of the Trustees of Reservations. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to provide the sum of for the purpose of constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to improve~ landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes; and to determine whether the money shall be provided by taxation, by tran~ for from available funds in the treasury, by appropriation from the stabilization fund, by borrowing or otherwise. Petition of North Andover School Cgmmittee and School Building Committee. 19 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $6,250,000. for the purpose of the article. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize the School Build- lng Committee to. enter into any and all contracts necsss~a, ry for .th.e purpose of carrying out the vote passed under the preceding Arhele relative to constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to improve, landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school .purposes. Petition of North A~dover School Comm;ttoe and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote of the town on Article 1 of a Special Town Meeting held on Saturday, March 16, 1968, by striking out the words "Fifty (50) dwelling units" as appearing in said vote, and inserting in place thereof "Seventy-two (72) dwelling units" so that said VOTE shall read as follows: VOTED that the Town of North Andover hereby approves con- structien of a new housing project, namely: a project for the housin~ of elderly persons consisting of not more than seventy-two (72) dwel- ling unite, pursuant to Chapter 667 of Mass Acts of 1954 and Acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, to be known as State-Aided Housing Project #667-3. Petition of the North Andover Housing Authority. ARTICILE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propr/ate the sum of $150,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of erecting, furnishing, and equipping a t°wn garage and fencing and hot-topping a town yard on the land ac- quired for that purpose on Osgood Street at the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of meeting the Town's share of the eoste of Chapter 90 highway constructien of Salem Street, Johnson Street and Foster Street and to transfer $34,500 from unappropriated available funds to meet the State and County shares of such costs, the reimburse- ment from the State and County to be festered upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of replacing the old six-inch wnterpipes on Waverley Road from Greene Street to Margate Street and on Salem Street from Boxford Street to 1182 Salem Street with 12 inch cement lined cast iron pipe. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to emend the Zoning By-Law by rezoning the following triangular paroel of land from village residential to general business: A certain parcel of land owned by the Mangano l~alty Trust lo- eared on Chickoring Road, North Andover, bounded and described as follows: Northwesterly by C"~ichering Road, three hund_~ twenty (820) feet; Northeasterly by land of Village Land Company two hundred seven- ty-slx and 18/100 (276.18) feet; Southerly by, other land of the ]~[angano l~ty Trust three hundred fifty (~50~ fee~ Petition of Carmelo Mangano and othors. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the High- way Surveyor to execute in its behalf a release of an existing drainage easement across land belonging to Mangano Realty Trust, the said Trust having granted to the Town an equivalent easement in a different location. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from Village. Residential and/or Industrial to .G. en- erai Business the following described parcels of land or any portions thereof: No recommendation. No recommendation. It is recommended that the town v~te to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vole te ADOPT the article. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. 2O FIRST PARCEL Starting at a point on Chickering Read at land now or formerly of Haffner Realty Trust thence running in a westerly direction by land of Haffner .R, eal,ty T?ust 190.84 feet to a point; thence turning and running in a northerly direction by land now or formerly .of Lynch & Willis, 249.13 feet to a point; thence turning and running in an easterly direct/on by land now or formerly of Polisotti, 41.52 feet to a point; thence turning and running still by land of Pollzottl in a northwesterly td~rection 120 feet t.o a point on the southerly boundary of Davis Street; once turning and running in an easterly direction by the southerly boundary of Davis Street, 422.53 feet to a point on the westerly boun- dary of East Water Street; thence turning and running in a southerly direction by the westerly boundary of East Water Street, 105.61 feet to a ]~oint on the northerly boundary of Chickering Road; thence turning ~and. ?unnlng~ in a southwesterly d/reetion by the northerly boundary of ~niexering ~ead, 847.99 feet to the point ofbegirming. SECOND PARCEL Star_t/n~ at. a point on the easterly boundary of East Water Street in. .a. no~rther, ty ~rect. ian 686.99 feet to a point at land now or formerly ox me ~ougms t~eve~opment Company, Inc.; thence turning and ~m~ing in two (2) courses in a northeasterly direction by land of the Douglas Development Com.pany, Inc., 50 feet and 215.75 feet to a point; thence _turning and running in a northerly direction in two (2) courses 189.06 f~ect, an~ 249 feet to a point at land now or formerly of the Davis · 'uruer machine Co.; thence turning and running in a northeasterly di- rection by land of Davis & Furber Machine Co., 155.58 feet to a point; t. henec .turn..in~g .a. nd _rnn.ning in a southerly direction by land now or xormeriy ox waucer llealty Asseeiaf/on in two (2) courses, 306.38 a~nd .60.8:88 feet to a point on the northerl~f boundary of Chiekering ~a~..; ~en. ee turning and running in a southwesterly d/reef/on by the .normerly eenndary of Chickering Read, 601.48 feet to the point of oeghming. Petition of John J. Lynch and others. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to rezone a piece of land on Winthrop Avenue, North Andover described below from Resi- dential to Business: . Sturt/.ng from a point on Waverley Road and running in a southerly direction xor 480 feet more or less, then turning northwest along Winth- rop Avenue for 973 feet more or less, then turning northeast and run- ning for 596 feet more or less, then turning south and running for 800 feet more or less, then turning east and running 100 feet more or less, then turning south and running 815 feet more or less, then turning east and running 100 feet more or less, back to the point of or/gin, total parcel consisting of 8.810 acres more or less. Petition of Stewart P. Wilson and others. ARTICLE 49. To See if the Town will vote to change its zoning ~y.-Law by chang/ng from Rural Residence District to C, eneral Business strict the following described parcel of land on Turnpike St: On the easterly side of Turnpike St. 1204 ft., bY Mill 'Read 200 it., t~h..e, nse in a s.traight line northwesterly 1200 feet to a wall to land of ~,iwert Rea, mence westerly by the wall to the point of beginning. Said land owned by Charlotte P. and Gesrge A. Rea. Petition of George A. Rea and others. ARTICLE 50. ~TObeSee if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7000, ~o e expended under the direct/ou of the Selectmen for thc purchase of three new 1970 12 volt system c~rs with necessary safety equipment. Two 1968 and One 1967 cars to he turned in trade, and all equipment to Be changed over, such as police radios, sirens, and other similar accessories. Petition of the Chief of Police. ~h ARTICLE 5L To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate e sum of $54,350, to be expended under the direct[ou of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of purchasing the following equipment: One Redding Machine $5,500, One Road Roller $7,500, One 4 Wheel Drive Dump Truck, equipped with snow plow and wing $26,000, One Dmnp Truck 30,000 GVW $12,000, One 1962 Ford Dump Truck to be traded, One sedan to be used by the Highway Surveyor $3,3~0, a 1965 Ford Galax/e tu be traded. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. No recommendation. No recommendation. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $32,700. for the purchase of one Dump Truck 30,000. GVW, one 1962 Ford Dump truck to be traded and $2,500. for the purchase of one sedan a 1965 Ford Galaxie to be traded. 21 ARTICLE 52. To ~se if the Town will vote to raise and apprepr/ate the sum of $11,000, to be expended under the direction of .the. ~oard of Public Works for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Fora p_ta~xorm truck, a 1963 Chevrolet pick-up truck and a 1962 Model 140I~nterna- tional Tractor. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 53. To see ff the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $8,200, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden for the purchase of ~wo new trucks with necessary .equ. ip__me_n.t.: One half-ton Pick-up Truck, a 1963 Pick-Up to be traded Sz,boo. One Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck, a 1963 Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck to be trailed $5,700. Petition of the Tree Warden. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the g~un of $2,500, to he expended under the direction of the Fire En- gineers for the purpose of purchasing a new Fire Ckief's car, preset 1965 Chevrolet to be taken in trade. Petition of the Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extend/ng the sewer on Andover Street from Peters Street to 272 Andover Street. Petition of Robert E. Mascola ~d others. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the stun of $29,000, to be expended under the direction of the of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer en Turup~e Street from the present terminus to the Advanee Eepreductions Building on Turnpike Street, and to accept from Charles Nigrelli the sum of $12,000 towards the cost of the project. Petition of Charles S. 1/igrelli and others. ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approlrr/ate the sum of $3,400 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer system on Martin Avenue from the existing system 246 feet towards Massachusetts Ave. Petition of Mitchell P. Boatman and others. ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2100, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Greene Street 100 feet from Main Street. Petition of Walter S. Green and others. ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system on Martin Avenue towards Massachusetts Avenue to the end of the finished road. Petition of Stuart L. Miller and others. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the water system on Salem Street from its present terminus, a distance of about 1400 feet. Petition of George H. Fart and others. It is recommended that the Town mi~e and appropriate the sum of $6,000. for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Ford platform truck and a 1963 Cbevrole! pick- up truck. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the purpose of replacing one 1963 Pick-up. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $16,000. and to accept from Charles gig- relli the sum of $12,000. on or before July !, 1970 for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article provided that the construction of one foundation is com- pleted by August 1, 1970. on Martin Ave. on land of MItchell P. Bootrnan. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,400. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,- 200. and to accept from George H. Fart' the sum of $4,800. on or before July 1, 1970 for the purpose of rite article. ARTICLE 61, To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of having a revolving fund for the ac- quisition of land for municipal use. Petition of the Selectmen. 22 It is recommended that the Town vole to REJECT the article.. ARTICLE 6Z. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $85,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of resurfacing, oiling, repairing and nminte~ hence of any street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $83,000 to be expended under the direction of the School Committee for the purpose of purchasing and installing five relocatable ciass-rooms for the North Andover Public Schools to avoid possible double sessions in the 1970-71 academic year. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Contmittse. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000 or any other sum to be added to the "Conservation Fund" established by the vote of the Town upon Article 34 of the War- rant for the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of a pistol range for the Police Department. Petiton of the Chief of Police ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $19,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of cleaning and painting the interior and exterior of the million gallon water standpipe on Bradford Street at Barker Street. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $7,800, to be e~pended under the direction of the Select- men for the purpose of installing traffic lights at the intersection of Sutton and Main Streets. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of making such extensions of the water main system, subject to the standard regulations of said Board, on or before October 1, 1970, as it may ecnsider most necessary, such exten- sions not having been petitioned for at this meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $3,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of renewing water service to the pro- perry lines, placing gate valves on hydrant branches and raising man- hole frames and covers on streets that are being reconstructed. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of maintaining any street in the Town, under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and, in addition, to transfer $1,000 from unappropriated available funds, to meet the State's share of the cost of such work, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $9,008.05, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, with the prior approval of the Selectmen, for high- way projects having the approval of the State DeparLment of Public Works, apportioned to the Town by said Department under Section 4 of Chapter 768 of the Acts of 1969. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of piping a brook se that land may be used for the Disposal Site. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It Ss recommenck*d that the Town raise ~nd appropriate the sum of $40,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vole t° ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the arllcle. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the art/cie. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that th~ Town vote to ADOPT the article. 23 ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of cleaning brooks in order to keep water flowing so as to prevent flooding. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of erecting and replacing guard rails throughout the Town. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to ~aise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of replacing existing catch basin frames andgrates which are smaller than standard size. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will Toro to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the' purpose of installing chain-lh~k fence to enclose areas of the Disposal Site where needed, Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE ?7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing old stone culverts. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priato the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repair'rog concrete sidewalks. Petition of the Higltway Surveyor. ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of making and placing street signs. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to act for it in negotiating and executing a contract between the Town and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to provide for railroad commuter service between North Andover and Boston for the period beginning August 1, 1970 and ending on July 31, 1971 and to raise and appropriate such sum as may be necessary to pay the cost to the Town for such service. Petition of the Selectznen. ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money sufficient to bear its share of the cost of placing monuments marking the boundary line between the Town and the City of Lawrence, the placing of such monuments being required by Section 7 of Chapter 42 of '.he General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate for the use of Stevens Memorial Library the sum of $2727 received from the State under the previsions of Chapter 78, Section 19A. Petition of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,200, to be expended under the direction of Committee of five appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of fixing-up, pairing and making appropriately the b~se platform and foundation of the Flag Pole area at M~norial Park, (rear of Library) and to clean off all markings on W.W.1, Veterans monument and clean bronze plaque of same. Petition of Joseph Morkeski and others. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for the purpose of tho article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriale the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT tho article. It is recommended that the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 84. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sufficient sum of money, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of fencing in the Town Yard for security purposes. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $6,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor, Superintendent of Public Works and Tree Warden for the purpose of hot-topping the Town Yard from its point of beginning on Main Street through the entire yard. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, or such other Committees as they may vote to establish, and to ne used with the funds provided by the Town under Article 23 of the Warrant for the 1969 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of panelling walls in hallways and in the stairwells, painting ceilinEs in ~hallways and in the stairwells, washing all woodwork and painting with two coats, washing all doors and applying one coat of Polyurithane, clean and paint banisters in both of the ~tairwells, throughout the Town Office Building. · Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. ARTICLE 87. To see if the Town will vote to d/v/de the present Precinct Four voting precinct into two Precincts, to be known as precinct Four and Precinct Five, as recommended by the Selectmen in a state- ment to be filed with the Town Clerk at least seven days before the date of this Meeting, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 88. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori- zation to borrow in the sum of $5,000, which is the balance of the $60,000 authorized under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of March 18, 1967, for the purchase of highway equipment. Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 89. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori- zation to borrow in the sum of $47,000, which is the balance of the $757,000 authorized under Article 19 of the Warrant for the 1967 An- nual Town Meeting for the addition to the F~anklin School. Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 90. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Overlay Reserve the sum of $ to the Reserve Fund. Petition of the Selectmen. It /s recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ralse and appropriate the sum of $35,000. for the purpose of the article, A True Copy: ARTICLE 91. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate such sum as this meeting may determine, to the stabilization fund, as provided by Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. Petition of the Assessors. ARTICLE 92. To see if tho Town will vote to take the sum of from available funds to reduee the tax rate. Petition of the Assessors. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Office Building and at five or more public places in each voting precinct of the Town. Said copies to be posted not more than seven days before the time of ho]ding said meeting. Hereof, fall not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, the 26th day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventy. William B. Duffy, Jr. William A. Finneran Arthur P. Kirk Boo~d of SslscOne~ ATTE ST: CONSTABLE. North Andover, Massachusetts. January 12, 1970 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the town vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $-- for the purpose of the article. 25 APPENDI.X_ TO WARRANT FOR THE 1970 ANNUAL TOWN ~ETING SECTIqN 1. .P~..0POSED ~ORTH ANDOVER BUILDING BY-~,,W (Article 31 of Warrant) GENERAL PROVISIONS This By-Law shah be known as the North Andover ~,tlding By-Law. Its intent is to provide for the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town insofar as they are dependent upon build~ng construction. No structure, building, or part thereof, shell hereafter be built, con- structed, razed, altered, added to, or changed in type of use or occupancy except in conform~tywith this By-Law. The Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including the Board of Standards Building Code affecting buildings or structures, e~luding permissive legislation relating thereto not accepted by the Town of North Andover, shall be as fully complied with as though herein written. The Board of Standards Building Code, hereinafter referred to as the "State Co~e", sh~ll apply in all situations not covered or referred to in this By-Law. No provisions of the Zoning By-Law pertaining to use, location or con- struction of buildings shall be nullified by the provisions of this By-Law. BUILDINGS AFFECTED: The following shall be excepted from the provisions of this By-Law: (a) Buildings belonging to the United States of America or to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (b) Bridges, quays, and wharves. (c) B~ldings not mere than eight feet in length or breadth or seven feet in height measured to the extremities. (d) Temporary structures erected for storage or offices during construction operations, providing such structures shall be remeved at completion of operations. (e) Ordinary repairs. ENFORCEMENT: The Chief of Police, upon application of the Building Inspector, shall cause complaint to be made before the proper court for any violation of any provision of this By-Law. The Selectmen, or the Building Inspector, may institute proceedings to enforce this By-Law and to enJoin the erection, alteration, continuance or occupation of any structure in violation of the provisions of this By-Law. 10. PENALTT: No person shall continue work after the Inspector has notified him in writing that the work must be suspended, or has posted the structure with "Stop Work Orders", now shall such notices be removed without the per- mission of the Inspector. Whoever violates or continues to violate this By-Law after having been notified of such violation shall be punished by a fine not in ex~ess of $100. Each week during which such violation is continued shall be deemed to be a separate offense. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the Selectmen from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, m~tntenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a structure or portion thereof, or of the premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises. BUILDING APPEALS COMMITTEE: There shall be a permanent committee composed of five members, appointed by the Selectmen, one of whom shall be the Building Inspector, which shall be known as the Building Appeals Committee. The Building Inspector m~y submit to said committee any application for building permits which incorporate new methods or new mterials to be used in construction. Any person ag- grieved by act or decision of the Building Inspector may appeal therefrom within ten days by filing an application for a hearing with the B,,Slding Appeals Committee. Tn varying the application of any prevision of this By-Law, or in modifying an order of the Building Inspector, affirmative votes of three members shall be required; the Building Inspector not having voting power. The ruling of the Building Appeals Co~,~ ~ttee upon any such application shall be final and binding upon the applicant and the ~,~lding Inspector. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING LAWS: When this By-Law becomes effective, it shall repeal all prior inconsistent building By-Laws of the Town. VALIDITY: The invalidity of any section or provision of this By-Law shall not in- validate any other section or provision thereof. BUILDING DEPARTMENT The Selectmen shall annually inApril, appoint a Building ~n~spector, who shall hold office for the term of one y~ar or until such time as his successor is appointed. 15. The Selectmen shall have the power to discharge the Inspector for failure to perform his duties, and to fill any vacancy in the office. The Inspector or his authorized agent shall have the charge and control of the enforcement of the regulations relative to l~,~lding in the Town. His salary or compensation shall be such as the Town may from time to time determine. He may, with the approval of the Selectmen, employ such assist- ance, expert or otherwise, as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of his office. The Inspector shall administer the Building Department and enforce this By-Law, keeping a record of the business of the Department, making all returns required by law, render an annual report to the Selectmen and such other reports as they may request. He shall issue all permits and e~,~ne all buildings for which he has issued permits. He shall e~m~ne all t~tldings or structures reported to be insecure, dangerous, or da~m~ged by fire. He shall order the suspension of any work being done in violation of this By-Law. The ~,~lding Inspector shall not be personally liable while acting for the Town, and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any ds_mage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his official duties. For purposes of inspection and e~mtnation, the Inspector shall have the right of entry at any reasonable hour and upon proper identification. 16. 17. 18. 19. A_PPLICATIONS AND PEE, TS Before erecting, altering, moving, razing, addt~g to or maki,E amy change in use or type of occupancy of any building or structure, the owner sha~ file an application for a permit with the Building Department, along with plans and specifications as required by the Building Inspector. No ex- cavating or other work shall begin until a permit is granted. The Inspector shah examine all applications for pernuts, plans, specifica- tions and other data submitted in order to determine if a pei'~it shall be issued. He sb~11 require that all wor~n~ship and all building materials shall be of good quality and that types and methods of construction shall he in accordance with generally accepted standm~ds of engineering practice and not inconsistent with law. Each applicant for a building permit must submit a plan of his lot, to- gether with an application, showing the location, dimensions, estimated cost, nature and extent of the proposed work or ch~ges, purpose for which the building is to he used and such other information as the Inspector shall require. The lot must be staked with visible and adequate bounds in accord- ance with the plan suhaitted. The Inspector may require such changes in plans and specifications as will bring them in conformity w~th this By-Law. One copy of the submitted plans, ~roperly stamped with the Inspector's approval, shell be returned w~th the permit and kept on the site, available for reference. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. SPECIAL PERMIT: Nothing in the By-Law shall prevent the Inspector from issuing a special permit for a part of the work while the application is being examined. No work shall be done except in accordance with the permit. TIME LIMITATION: Permits shall be issued within thirty days after receipt of the application, providing the requirements of this By-Law and the Zo~g By-Law are fully complied with. Permits shall become void one year after date of issue unless construction thereunder shall have been commenced, or after the operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than one year. A new permit must be obtained before any further work is started. PERMIT FEES: Based upon estimated costs of construction, the permit fees shall be as follows: Up to tl,O00 . . Over ~7,000 ........ ....... $ 3.oo 10.00 ~ ~ ~5~ ~ thousand on estimated cost Residential estimated costs shell be based on $15.00 per square foot. I~SPECTION: No wall or ceiling of any structure shall be lathed or otherwise cover~ until the Inspector has been notified that the structure is ready for such work, and until he has given written consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such notice within 48 hours of its receipt. OCCUPANCY PERMIT: No building of any type shall be occupied until all requirements of this By-Law and the "State Co~e" are me_t and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the ~,~lding Inspector. DEFINITIONS ADDITION: An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure. ALTERATION: Any change in the arrangement of a building or structure or any work affecting the structural parts thereof, not constituting a repair. APARTMENT: One or mor~ rooms designed for, or occupied as, a residence by one family. APARTMENT HOUSE: A building designed for, or occupied as, a residence by more than two fe~lies. APPROVED: Unless otherwise provided, this refers to approval by the Inspector. ATTIC: The space between the top of uppermost floor construction and the under side of roof construction. BASEMENT: The portion of a building that is partly underground, but which has more than half its height measured from finished floor to ceiling above the average finished grade of adjoi~-g ground. BEARING WALL: A wall supporting any load other tb~ its own weight. BUILDING: A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the shelter, support, or enclosure of persons, animals or property. C~,T,TJLR: Lowermost portion of a building partly or totally underground having more than half of its height below the average grade of the adjoining gro~md. DEPART~NT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: The Depar~_.nt of Public Safety of the Cc,~.~..on- w~alth of Massachusetts and Board of Standards Budlding Code. DIVISION WALL: A masonry bearing wall extending between external or party walls, and sub-dividing a building into parts. ENGINEERING STANDARD: A specification, code, rule, guide, practice or pro- cedure generally accepted in the field of construction, based upon engineer- ing practice, capable of verification by objective scientific tests and widely recognised and accepted as authoritative. FIRE DOOR, AUTOMATIC: A fire door equipped with a fusible link so as to close by the action of fire. FIRE PARTITION: A wall or partition which sub-divides a building so as to restrict the spread of fire, or to provide an area of refuge. FIRST STORY: The first story wholly above adjacent ground. FOOTING: That part of a masonry foundation resting directly on the ground.' FOL~NDATION: A wall or pSer which is below ground and supports other parts of a building. HAT,lq' STORY: A story directly under a sloping roof in which the point of intersection of the bottom of the rafters and the face of the walls is less then five feet. INCOMBUSTIBLE: Material which will not support combustion. MILL CONSTRUCTION: That type of construction having masonry walls and heavy timber, interior construction with no concealed spaces. NON-~E~ARING WALL: A wall or partition carrying no load other than its own weight. PARTITION WALL: A non-bearing wall. PARTY WALL: A masonry wall used or built to be used in common by two or more buildings. PLOT PLAN: A plan showing measurements and boundaries of an individual lot. REINFORCED CONCRETE: An approved m~xture of Portland Cement, water and fine and coarse aggregate, reinforced by steel. REPAIR: The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing butl~t~g for the purpose of restoration. SPAN OF BEAM: The distance from center to center of its supports. STORY: That portion of a building above the basement or cellar which is between one floor level and the next higher floor level. STRUCTURE: Means a combination of materials to form a construction that is safe and stable~ including, s_~ong others, buildings, stadiums, tents, re- viewing stands, platforms, staging, observation towers, radio towers, water tanks, towers, private and public swimming pools, trestles, piers and wharves, sheds, shelters, fences and walls, and display signs; the term structure shell be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof". VENEER: A facing of brick, stone, concrete, tile, glass or ether material attached to a wall for the purpose of providing ornamentation or protection and not providing support. REQUIRED AREAS a. No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or used for habitation with a ground area of less than 600 square feet. b. In every dwelling hereafter erected there shall he in each apartment at least one room c~mtaining not less than one hundred and fifty square feet of floor area, and every other room except kitchenettes, water closet compart- ments and bath rooms, shall contain not less than ninety square feet of floor area and for rooms where people are employed there shall be at least twenty- five square feet of floor area for each person. 27. LIGHT AND VENTILATION a. In every apartment house, dwelling or place where people are employed, hereafter erected, every room shall have at least one window opening directly upon the street or upon the yard, or court, except that kitchenettes, pantries, toilets, and bathrooms may have such windows opening upon a light well or may be ventilated by fans, ducts, or ventilated skylights with the approval of the Building Inspector. All windows shall be of such size and so located as to properly light all parts of such rooms. No light well shall be less than three feet in its least dlmension nor less in area than twelve square feet for ane story, and nmst be increased six square feet in area for each additional story, and the walls of such light well shall be constructed c~ non-combustible material. b. ROCKS BELOW GRAIE: No room which has less than one-half (~) of its height above the finished grade shall be occupied as a habitable room. The provisions of this section shell not be construed to prohibit play, recreation or s~lar rooms below grade. c. ATTIC SPACES: Ail attic spaces and unoccupied spaces between roofs and top floor ceilings shall be ventilated by not less tb_-_~ two (2) opposite louvres or vents with a total clear area of opening not less than one-third (1/3) of one percent (1%) of the horizont-~ly projected roof area. d. CRAWL SPACES: Access spaces under grade floor construction and wherever wood, gypsum, metal or other floor construction subject to corrosion or de~A-ioration is installed above the ground without basements shall be provided not less than eighteen (18) inches in depth. Such spaces shall be vented with screened openings having a clear area of not less than one-third (1/3) of one per cent (1%) of the enclosed building area or shall he provided with other equivalent means of artificial ventilation. The screens shall be corrosion- resistive and rodent proof. WINDOW SI~R. In all ro~ used for residence purposes hereafter erected, the total window area in each room, including toilets and bathroom~, ex=ept where mechanically ventilated as prescribed by law, shall be at least one-tenth of the floor area of the room with not less tbA~ one-half of the required glass area avail- able for unobstructed ventilation. 29. ROOF STRUCTURES No structure shall be erected or placed on any building above the highest level permitted for the roof, except over stairs, tanks, elevators, elevator machinery~ cooling towers and the like. The average height of any parapet on a roof shall be not more than four feet above the highest level permitted for the roof, and the ,~mum height of the parapet above the roof shall not exceed s~x feet at any point. SK~.IG~rS, PROJECTIONS and SIGNS a. Ail skylight overshafts extending mere th~ one story on roofs of structure other than dwelling houses shall be metal and wire glass, and shall not be at any paint higher than six feet above the highest level pe. rmttted for the roof except with special approval. b. Bays, Balconies, Por~...hes, Corni.ces and Other Projections: No parts of a structure shall project over any street, square, or public way. c. Gutter leaders and conductors shall not project more than seven inches. d. Signs and marquees shall be allowed, if the materials and methods of construction are approved by the Building Inspector. Refer to Si~n By-Laws. ROOF WATER No roof sh~ll be so constructed as to discharge water, ice or snow upon a public way or adjoining property. EXIT REQUIREMENTS a. Every building and structure and part thereof hereafter erected shall have adequate exit ways providing safe and continuous means of egress to a street or to an open space with direct access to a street as herein pro- vided. The owner or lessee of every existing building and structure shall he responsible for the safety of all persons in or occupying such premises with respect to the maintenance and adequacy of means of egress therefrom. b. ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS: In dwellings, the exit stairway shall be not less than three (3) feet in width with continuous walls~ guards or handrails projecting not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) inches into the stair width. c. MULTI-F~MILY DWELLINGS: Every dwelling house hereafter erected or altered shall have two separate stairways leading from each apartment to tho ground, access to these stairways being at two points as far apart as possible. d. HEADROOM: The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway and its enclosure shall be not less than six and two-thirds (6-2/3) feet measured vertically. e. ACCESS TO FLAT ROOFS: Every building of two stories or more and havi~ a flat roof shall have permanent access to the roof, from the inside of the building, through an opening at least two feet By three feet, with fixed stepladder or stair. Such opening shall have direct access from a public corridor or a stair hah and shall not be equipped with a lock. 34. FOOTINGS AND FOUN$.ATION.S' FOUNDATIONS: The foundations of all structures for dwellings shall Be walls and/or piers of masonry. Ail other wooden structures not more than two stories in height, may be built wholly or in part upon piers or posts cf masonry or iron. The foundations of all structures must rest on solid ground or leveled s~rfaces of solid rock, or on piles, concrete, or other solid substance. Such foundations, other tb~_~ solid rock, shall extend not less th~_B three feet below the adjacent surface of the ground. Sundecks, porches and steps shall have suitable foundations of stone, brick, iron or concrete, ~,~t on undisturbed soil, not less than three feet six inches below, and extending not less than three inches above the finished grade. Excavations for stone foundations shall be made at least six inches beyond the outside of foundation walls and shmll not be backfilled until inspected. Foundation walls of stone shall be at least sixteen inches thick. Foundation walls of concrete sb~11 be poured with forms upon both sides and shall be well compacted into space. For dwellings, the thickness of the foundation walls sb~_l be at least ten inches, but garages and porches may have concrete walls eight inches in thickness. The concrete shall be mixed in such p~oportion of Portland cement, clean sharp sand and brokan stone or well-screened gravel as shaH, when set after a period of 28 days, have a minimum compressive strength of 2,500 pounds per square inch. Foundation walls of concrete block or brick shell be at least twelve inches thick for two-story buildings and at least twelve inches thick below grade and eight inches thick above grade for those of one story. No concrete or other masonry work shall be erected during free~ing temperatures unless adequate precautions are taken. Foundations shall not be "trench poured" ex~ept for non-residential structures. FOOTINGS: Ail foundation walls and piers for dwellings shall, have conerete footings at least eight inches in depth and projecting at least four inches beyond the wall or pier on each side. Concrete shall have a ~-t~um com- pressive strength of 2,500 lbs. per square inch. Footings for structures other then dwellings shell be constructed ~ designs and mixes appropriate to the weight to be imposed and as approved by the Building Inspector. Satisfactory bearing materials for foundations and footings shell include ledge rock on its natural bed; natural deposits of coarse or medium sand, gravel or dry clay, or a combination of such materials provided they do not overlie an appreciable amount of peat, organic silt, moist or wet clay or other objectionable materials. Test borings of the soil may be required by the Building Inspector if he considers it necessary. BRICK STR~CTL~RES, BON~. Ail brick walls shall be built with proper bond and all intersections of ~alls shall be. thoroughly bonded together with brick or tied together w~th a_nproved metal ties, as often as every eighth course. 36. Masonry veneer shall consist of brick, stone, concrete, or other approved material. Masonry veneer shall be at least four inches thick when used as a facing for wood frame construction, and shall not be per- mitted above two stories except for gables. Such veneer shell rest directly upon a foundation wall or upon reinforced concrete or other approved masonry. It shall be secured to the wall at intervals of not more tha_B sixteen inches vertically, and twenty-four inches horimontally, and combined with a wea~her- proof lining. Ail metal ties or clamps used for securing masonry veneer or ashlar shall be substantial and of an approved noncorrodible metal. 3?. PARTY WALLS OF BRICK STRUCTURES OTHER T ..HAN DWELLING HOUSES a. Party walls and all partition walls of brick, in all structures other than dwelling houses with external walls not exceeding forty feet in height, shall not be less than sixtean inches to the top of the second floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height, and, in ~,~ldings having external walls exceeding forty feet in height, said walls shall be not less than twenty inches thick to the top of the third floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height. b. No opening or doorway shall be cut through or formed in a party partition wall of any structure without a permit from the Building Inspector, and every such doorway shall be provided with approved automatic or self-closing fire doors on both sides of the wall. 38. No building, to be used as a dwelling, shall hereinafter be erected, and ho existing building shall be altered or added to for such purpose, thereby giving it a frontage of more than fifty feet, without one or more partition walls of m~sonry, extending from the bottom of the cellar or from a foundation wall to the under side of the roof-boarding, which shall be laid and be imbedded in mortar upon said wall. Such walls shall not be more than fifty feet apart throughout the length of the building. No existing building having a frontage of mere than fifty feet shall be converted for use as a dwelling-house without at least one partition wall, constructed as described in this section. Provided, however, that any single dwelling-house used for one family may be extended more than fifty feet in one direction without such partition wall. 39. F~IRE STOPPING Fire stoppings shall be designed and installed to close all concealed draft openings and to form effective fire barriers against the spread of fire in all subdivisions of any one story and between all stories of the building; and all open spaces in the structural frame, and all other openings that would permit the free travel of flame shall be effectively fire stopped. Such fire stopping shall be constructed of formed steel of not less tbsn No. 20 U.S. gage or other approved incombustible w~terials e/Tectively secured in place~ e~ept that in open spaces of wood-fr~ construction, firestops of two (2) thicknesses of one (1) inch lumber with broken lap joints or of two (2) inch lumber installed with tight Joints shall be permitted. a. 1/OOD STUD WALLS: All wood stud walls and partitions shall be fire stopped for the full depth of floor and roof framing at each floor level and between the ceili~ of the top story and the roof space. h. FUR~ED SPAOES: Ail furred spaces ~ frame wl~e and studded-off pieces of masonry w~].ls shall be firestopped at maximum intervals of eight (8) feet beth horizontally and vertically. c. S~I~NG DOORS: ~here sliding doors are pocketed in partitions, such pockets shell be cc~mletely firestopped ~n all sides. d. STAIRWAYS: Fire stopping shall be provided between stair stringers at least once in the middle portion of each run and at the top and bottom and between studs of frs~e construction along and in line with the run of the stairs. e. PIPES A~D DUCTS: The space around pipes, ducts or power shafting in floor or partition construction which is penetrated by such equipment shall be firestopped by filling with incombustible materials or by close-fitting metal collars at ceiling and floor line and at both sides of the partition; or such openings shall he otherwise protected to prevent the passage of fl,m~, hot gases and .~,~_ke. f. ATTACHED PRIVATE GARAGES: Ail private garages located beneath or attached to a dwellAng shall have the co~on walls and ceiling constructed of materials having not less than a one hour fire resistance, including exit ways through such walls. Where a c~,,mon ~ll exists, fire resistive materials w-st be carried to the roof line. The junction of garage wall and breezeway roof sh~l~ be properly fire stopped. g. BASE~F~NT RECREATION ROOMS: In other than one family d~llings, the basements of which are used as playrooms or for other recreational purposes with an occupancy load of t~elve (12) or more, such areas and the stairvay shall be enclosed with partitions and ceiling of not less than one-half (1/2) hour fire-resistive construction w/th direct access to the main street exit. A direct secondary exit from the basement to street, yard or court leading to the street shall be accepted in lieu of the requirement for an enclosed stairway. INSPECTION No firestopping shall be concealed or covered until it has been inspected and approved by the B~,~ding Inspector. CHIMNEYS, FLUES AND FIREPLAGE$ With the adoption of this Code, it will be necessary for any person to obtain a permit before starting the construction of a ch~w~ey or fireplace. A. MASONRY CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES: No chimney shell be corbelled from a wall. more than the thickness of the wall, nor be hung from a wall less than twelve inches thick. Every chi~ey shall rest on a proper footing of approved masonry. Concrete footings shall be at least four inches wider than the chimney on all sides, and shell be at least eight inches thick. Ail chimneys shall be built of brick or other solid masonry material, laid up in the best lime or cement mortar. All masonry chimneys shall have terra cotta flue lining or fire brick extending from the lowest thimble or ~ke chamber to the top of the ch_~w~ey. The ends of lining pipes shall be ~_-_de to fit close together; the ~oints shall be filled with mortar; and the lining shall be ~,~lt in as the flue or flues are carried up. Ail flue lining is to be supported by masonry. Each flue shell vent only one heater or appliance unless otherwise allowed by the Building Inspector. Every chimmey shall be topped out or capped with brick, te~:a cotta, stone, iron or cement. Every chimney shell extend at least two feet above the highest point at which it comes in contact with a roof of the building and at least two feet higher than any roof surface within twelve feet in a hori- zontal line, except chimneys on flat roofs shall extend four feet above the roof surface. No woodwork shall be within one inch of any chimney. If any chimney, flue, or heating apparatus sh~].l, in the opinion of the Inspector, be unsafe, he shell at once notify in writin~ the ox~er who, upo~ receiving said notice, shell make the s~m~ safe to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The Jambs and backs of all fireplaces shsll be of masonry~ not less than eight inches thick (including both the rough and finished work) if of brick, and not less then twelve inches, if wholly or partly of stone. Brickwork or stonework over fireplaces or similar openings shell be supported by steel lintels or by brick or stone arches. Ail portions of chimneys or fireplaces so constructed as to receive a lateral thrust, not taken care of by iron members thoroughly anchored to the masonry, shall be at least eight inches thick. No fireplace flue sh-~l! be less than 8" x 12", and in all cases the area of the flue shell be at least 1/10 the area of the fireplace opening. The interior of all fireplace throats shall be thoroughly covered with a coat of cement mortar, carried up to a solid connection with the flue lining, and every rake in the ch~w~ey shall be plastered with a good thick coat of cement mortar on both the outside and the inside. Ail hearths sh-ll he laid on masonry tr~.wm~-r arches, or on a re~,Forced concrete slab eight inches thick and shall extend at least eight inches b~yond each side of the finished fireplace opening. They shall have a uniform width of at least twelve inches in front of the finished jambs and fireplace. Every fireplace chimney shall extend a mtn~w~nn height of twelve feet above the damper. In every chimney having more than one flue there shall be a m~imum of three inches of w~c~ry between flues. The entire firebox and throat of every fireplace shall be constructed of hard clay or fire brick to the flue lining. B. METAL CHIMNEYS: Prefab~:icated metal ch~w~eys will he permitted provided they are of a type approved by the National Fire Underwriters Laboratory and the local Fire Department. FRAME CONSTRUCTION Exterior walls and interior partitions of wood fr~m- structures which are constructed of either bslloon, braced or platform types shall consist of s~ll s, posts, girts and rt. bbon strips to develop the required strength and rigidity in compliance with the requirements of this Section and as specified in Tables 12 and 13 of the State Building Code. The frame shall be braced at all angles or adequately sheathed, and the floor, attic and roof framt_ng of wood Joists, beams and rafters shall be secured by nailing as specified in the Nailip~ Schedule; or by any other approved connectLng devices of equal strength. The exterior walls shall be designed and constructed to resist a longitudinal, horizontal force of one hundred (1OO) pounds per lineal foot acting along the upper edge with a m~,,m horizontal displacement of one- eighth (1/8) inches. 43. GRAMS AND SI2ES: All lumber and timber used in load bearing members shall be sound, free from rot and large or loose knots, and damaging diagonal or spiral grain; and shall be at least eql,al in quality to the following con~ercial stress grades; studs, posts, planks, beams, joists and rafters 1200 PSI min. stress; and girders and timbers 1500 PSI m~n. stress. Ail timber sizes herein specified are nominal sizes. MINIMUM LOAD REQUIREMENTS: Ail structures to be used for dwelling purposes shall be designed to meet the following requirements for live loads: -14- MINIMUM LOAD REQUIREMENTS (cont.) 1. Floors and low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope: 40 lbs. per square foot. 2. Limited attic storage (no space for future rooms): 20 lbs. per square foot. 3. Roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12: a. Light roofing: b. Heavy roofing: 30 ihs. per square foot. (weighing over 5 lbs. per square foot) 40 lbso per square foot. 45. FLOOR JOISTS: For ordinary conditions of use and live loads, the spans of jois~ and beams shall be limited by the following table: This table will also a~ply to low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope. Floor-Jois%s- Maximum Clear Spans Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the joists joists species and grade of lumber used, refer to the col,~ below aominal) center ~to with the corresponding value to determ*-e ,~ dmum safe span. n inches center in inches ft. in~ ft. in. ft. in. ~t. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 12 8 9 9 3 9 8 10 0 10 6 10 11 11 3 2 x6 16 ? 8 8 0 8 4 8 9 9 1 9 5 9 9 74 6 3 6 7 6 10 7 3 ? 6 ? 10 8 1 12 11 7 12 2 12 9 13 A 13 10 ]4 5 ~ 4 11 ~ x 8 16 10 1 10 8 11 2 11 8 12 2 12 7 13 0 24 12 14 7 15 4 16 1 16 10 17 6 18 2 18 9 2 x 10 16 12 8 13 4 14 0 14 24 10 5 II 0 11 6 /2 1 12 ? 13 1 13 6 12 IV 6 18 5 19 4 20 2 21 0 21 10 22 7 2 x 12 16 24 12 7 13 4 13 11 14 7 15 2 15 9 16 3 ~ 20 4 21 5 22 6 23 '6 24 6 25 4 "26 3 2 x 14 16 17 10 18 9 19 8 20 7 21 5 22 3 23 0 24 14 ~ 15 6 16 3 17 0 17 8 18 4 19 0 46. CEILING JOISTS: L~m~ted attic storage (no space for future rooms) C_eiling Joists - Nam/mum Clear Spans Si~e of Spacing of Determf~e fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the Joists Joists species and grade of 1,,tuber used, refer to the column below (no~tnal) center to with .the corre~l,onding ~alue to dete~ ine maximum safe, spsn. in inches center in inches ft. in, £t. in. £t. in. in. ft. in. ft. in. i 1~ 12 5 13 1 13 9 14 4 15 0 15 6 16 2 x 6 16 10 10 31 5 12 0 12 7 13 1 13 7 14 24 9 0 9 5 9 10 10 4 10 9 ]_l 2 11 ]2 16 5 17 4 18 1 18 10 19 8 20 5 21 2 x 8 16 14 5 15 2 15 10 16 7 17 4 17 10 18 24 ]/ 10 12 6 13 1 13 8 14 4 14 9 15 ~ 20 6 21 7 22 7 23 8 24 7 25 6 26 2 x 10 16 15 4 19 4 20 2 21 1 21 10 22 8 2.3 24 15 0 15 9 16 6 17 2 18 0 18 8 19 ~ 24 6 25 9 27 1 28 4 29 5 30 0 30 2 x 12 16 21 7 22 9 23 10 25 0 26 0 27 0 27 1 24 18 0 19 0 19 10 20 9 21 7 22 5 23 ', 4?. RAFTERS: Allowable spans for roof rafters with a mi-~..m slope of 5 to 12. Rafter leng%hs to be measured along the slope of the rafter from plate to ridge. Rafter Lena~hs - Light Roofing SIme of spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the afters rafters species and grade of lumber used, refer to the co],~ below nom~-al) center to with the corresnondin~ value to determine .maxim~ safe n inches center in ,- r inches 900 1000 1100 ]200 1~00 ,. 1~00, 1~00 f~. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. 12 15 1 15 10 16 8 l? 5 18 1 18 9 19 2 x 6 16 13 2 14 0 14 8 15 4 15 10 :].6 6 l? 24 11 o 11 ? 12 2 12 8 13 2 13 8 14 12 19 8 20 9 21 9 22 9 23 8 24 ? 25 2 x 8 16 17 5 18 5 19 4 20 1 20 10 21 8 22 24 14 6 15 4 16 0 16 8 17 5 18 0 18 12 24 6 25 10 27 1 28 4 29 6 30 0 30 2 x 10 16 21 9 22 10 24 0 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 2~ 18 2 19 I 20 1 21 0 21 9 22 ? 23 Rafter Lengths - Heavy, Rqofin~ Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per scp~_-.re inch for the rafters rafters species and grade of lumber used, refer to the column below (nominal) center to __ with the corresponding valui to determ !ne maximum ~afe s~, _ in inches center in inches 9o0 ,, !ooo llO0 ,,, 2o0 1 00 ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 2 x 6 16 10 2 10 9 11 3 11 9 12 3 12 9 13 2 24 8 4 8 10 9 3 9 8 10 1 10 6 10 1( 32 15 5 16 3 17 O 17 10 1S 6 19 2 1.9 ~ 3 2 x 8 16 13 6 14 3 ~ 15 0 15 7 16 3 16 10 17 ~ 24 11 2 11 9 12 4 12 10 13 4 13 10 14 If 19 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 3 23 3 24 1 24 12 2 x 10 16 ]7 0 17 11 18 9 19 7 20 5 21 2 21 1$ 24 14 0 14 10 15 6 16 3 16 11 17 6 18 I 48. 49. 50. 51. Collar ties for rafters not over sixteen feet long must he one inch by six inches and for rafters over sixteen feet long must be two inches by six inches; in both cases collar ties must he provided for at least alternate rafters. R~oof Trusses: All calculations, design, and data for design of roof trusses shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for approval. BRIDGING: In all floor, attic and flat roof joist framing, there shall be not less than one line of bridging for each eight (8) feet of span, and the bridging shall be of not less thmn one by three (1 x 3) inch lumber, double-nailed at each end. A line of bridging shall also be required to support where adequate lateral stiffness is not otherwise provided. CUTTING Ab.rD NOTCHING: In girders, beams or Joists, cuts and bore holes shall not be deeper than one-fifth (1/5) the beam or girder depth or more th-- two (2) inches in diameter; and shall not be located nearer to the end of the span than three (3) t~m~.s the beam depth nor within the center third of the span, unless reinforced to meet stress calculations. In studs of bearing walls or partitions, notches made to receive piping or duct work or for other fab- rication ~-~poses shall be cut not more t~-n one-third (1/3) the depth of the stud or the required studs shall he doubled or otherwise reinforced. CONNECTIONS AND FASTENINGS: Ail structural members shall be co--coted and fastened at their junction with connectors, bolts, lag screws, spikes, nails, straps or other approved devices; in accordance with the recom-ended schedule. LINTEL REQUIREMENTS: Spans less than four (4) feet .......... T%w~ 2 x 4 Spans four (4) feet to six (6) feet ....... Two 2 x 6 Spans six (6) feet to eight (8) feet ...... Two 2 x ~ Spans eight (8) feet to ten (10) feet ...... Two 2 x 10 52. 54. 55. 56. 57. TlrPES OF SHEATIffNO: Except when approved stucco construction is used wlth a wrapping of No. 18 gage wire attached horizontally on the studs at six (6) inch intervals, the sheathing of all exterior frame walls _*~_1 consist of one of the following materials or any other approved material of equ~l strength and durability approved by the Building ~nspector: 1 - inch reinforced cement mortar 1 - inch w~od sheathing /~4- inch plywood inch fibre boards TYPES OF ROOF DECKING: Roof deck sheathing shall consist of not less than one (1) inch hoards or approved plywood of the thickness specified herein or other approved materials of equivalent strength and rigidity. If open deck sheathing is used on pitched roofs, it shall consist of not less than one by four (1 x 4) inch roofers spaced not more than six (6) inches on THICKNESS OF PLYWOOD REQUIRED: Fr~w~g members 16"-O.C. A. Subfloori~/~lto 12.:5 roof decking for roofs havAng less than a slope of '5 Plyscord with exterior glue. B. Wall sheathing: 1/2" Plyscord ~ith exterior glue. C. Roof sheathing: (For roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12) 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. All plywoods used mast have five layers, and Mst he stamped by the manufacturer certifying that the product meets the requirements of the D.F.P.A. FRAMING OF OPENINGS: All windows and door openings shall have double studs for the full height of the opening at Jambs, with double headers or trussed construction over the openin~ as provided in Section 51. EXTERIOR WEATP~RBOARDING AND VENEERS: Ail exterior ~ll coverings shall be of approved moisture and weather-resisting materials of sufficient stiffness and properly attached to resist rain and wind. TYPES OF ~F~ATHER W~T.~. COVERINGS: The following materials shall be accepted as approved weather coverings of the n_~,~_-~l thickness specified: Stucco or Exterior Plaster Wood Siding Protected Combustible ~iding Wood Shingles Exterior Plywood Asbestos Shingles Asbestos Cement Boards 3/_4 inches 5/_8 inches 1/2 inches 3/8 inches 5/!6 inches 3./8 ~nCheS Brick Masonry Veneers Stone Veneers Vitreous Tile Al,rm~nu~ Clapboard Siding Preformed Metal Siding Wood Clapboards 4 inches 2 inches 2 inches 0.030 inches 26 gage 1/2 inches 59. 60. JOINTS IN GIRDERS: The Joints of solid or built-up be~m_~ or girders shall be made over colu~m or pier supports when constructed as simple spans. ~en constructed of multiple Joists as continuous girders, the Joints shall be broken in adjoining Joists; and all joints shall be located between one- sixth (1/6) and one-quarter (1/4) the span length from supports and shall be securely nailed or otherwise bolted together in an approved manner. SPACING OF BEAMS: Be-m- and Joists shall be spaced not more than twenty- four (24) inches on centers for one inch floor or roof sheathing except for approwd, integrate.d assemblies; and for heavier planking the spacing shall be not more than thirty-two (32) times the thickness of the planking, center to center of beam supports; except that when reinforced with finish flooring the span of sub-floor pl,Bking shall not e~ceed forty-eight (48) times the thickness of the planks. HEADERS AND TRIMMERS: Ail headers more than four (4) feet in length and their trion, rs shall be doubled. Headers with four (4) or more tail be,ms or six (6) feet or more in length shall be supported on approved metal joist h~_~_gers. When nailing is permitted, the tail and header beams shall be secured in accordance with the nailing schedule. All tail beams or Joists which are twelve (12) feet or more in length shall be hung in approved joist or beam hangers. Ail trimmer beams supported on ~lls or partitions of frame construction shall be spiked together. W~T.T~, PARTITIONS AND POSTS: The load-bearing value of isolated posts or struts shall he limited by Table 12 and of framed walls and partitions by Table 13 of the State Building Code. Ail wood posts used in basements or cellars shall have concrete bases which extend not less than three (3) inches above the finished floor and bear directly on the post footing. Whe~ floorl~ of concrete or other approved ~ .mpervious materials is not provided, the con- crete base shall extend not less than six (6) ~ncbes above the finished floor. MULTIPLE STORIES: ~hen the frsme is more than one story in height and studs or posts are not continuous from sill to roof, the members shall he secured together ~ith approved clips, splices or other connections to insure con- tinuity and a well-integrated structure. Sheet metal clamps, ties, or clips shell be formed of galvanized steel or other corrosion-resistive materials equivalent to No. 2 U.S. gage for two (2) inch framing members and not less than No. 18 U.S. gage in thickness for three (3) inch members. For four (4) inch and larger members, col,~m splices and beam and girder supports shall be effected w~.th approved post caps of metal for reinforced concrete or with through-bolted corbel blocks or side bolsters. BRACING: All corner posts shall be the equivalent of not leaa than three (3) two by four (2 x 4) inch studs braced by not less than one (1) one by four (1 x 4) inch diagonal brace cut into the studs or by equivalent ~onstruction. FRAMING OVER OPENING: Lintels over openings in bearing w-13 s or parti- tions of one and two family dwellings shall consist of double joists not less than herein speeified or trussed construction bearing on jack studs, or other approved construction affording adequate strength: See Section 51. 65. 60 67. PLATES AND RIBBON OR LEDGER BOARDS: Plates which are used in exterior walls to support Joists or rafters shah be double, and tb~ same width as the supporti~ studs and each not less than two (21 inches thick. In non- bearing partitions, at least one (1) top and bottom plate shall be nfo- vided of the same width as the studs. Ribbon or lodger beards whic~ support floor or roof joists shall be not less than one by four (1 x 4) inches in sise and shall be cut into the studs an~ ns~lod. Joists or rafters supported on ribbon boards shall frame in adjacent to the studs and shall be nailed thereto as required by the nailing schedule. MULTIPLE JOISTS AND RAFTERS: Floor joists under partitions shall be doubled or formed of Et-up sections or may be replaced by a solid section of adequate strength to support the load. Dormer windows and other openings in roofs shall be framed with double rafters and headers. Valley rafters on spans over twelve (]2) feet measured horizontally shall be doubled. BEARING AND ANCHORAGE ON GIRDERS: Floor beams framing into girders shall he anchored, tied or nailed to secure continuity. The ends of all beams or Joists resting on girders shall hear not less than four (4) inches or shall he supported in approved metal stirrups or on wood clips or ribbon strips not less t~han two by three (2 x 3) inches in size. Beams or joists framing from opposite sides shall either lap not less than six (6) inches and shall be securely bolted or spiked to~ether, or when fr-mlug end to end, all joists, beams and girders shall be secured together by approved metal ties, straps, or dogs. FOUNDATION ANCHORAGE: Wall sills sh_-31 he anchored to foundation walls at corners and at intermediate intervals of not more than eight (8.~ feet w~th one-half (1/2) inch bolts embeddod in tb~ masonry foundation to a depth of not less than eight (8) inches. WALL SHEATHING AND ROOF DECKING: Exterior walls shall be sheathed w~th ply- wood or d3agonal wood sheathing, or shall be otherwise braced with approved equivalent construction to furnish r~gidity as required in Section ~2. RECOMMENDED NAILING SCHEDIN_E Building Element~ Nail Type Stud to Sole Plate Stud to Cap P~,te Corner Studs Sole Plate to Joist or Blocking Double Cap Plate Cao Plate Laos Ribbon Strip--6" or Less Ribbon Strip--Over 6" Roof Rafter to Plate Roof Rafter to Ridge Jack Rafter to Hip Floor Joists to Studs (No Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Studs (With Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Sill or Girder Ledger Strip Ceiling Joists to Plate Ceiling Joists to Alt. Rafters Ceiling Joist Laps (over partition) Collar Beam Bridging to Joists Diagonal Brace (to Stud & Plate) Tail Beams to Headers (When Nailing Permitted) Header Beams to Trimmers ~When Nailing Permitted) (1") Sub-Flooriug 6" or Less (1") Sub-Flooring ~' (2") Sub-Flooring (1") Sheathing 8' or Less (1") Sheathing over 8" Plywood Sheathing Plywood Sheathing Roof Sheathing 6" or Less Roof Sheathing Over 6" Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Weather Boarding Common-Toe~ Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common Contain-Direct C ommon-Dire c t Con,non-Direct Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail Common-Toe Nail Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail C ommon-Direct Common-Toe Nail C ommon-Direct Common-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Dire ct C ommon-Direct C om~on-End Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct Common-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive C o~mon-Direct C ommon-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Number and Distributi0~ 3--16D P--16D 16D. 3P' 0. C. 2OD 16" O.C. 16D 24" O.C. 3--1~D 2~iOD Each Bearing 3~lOD Each Bearing 2~16D 3--lOD 5---1OD or 3--16D 2~iOD 2~.. 16D 3--20D at Each Joist 2 ~16D 3--16D 3--16D 4--lOD 2~8D Each End 2--8D Each Bearing 1--20D Each 4 Sq. Ft. Floor 1--20D Each 8 Sq. Ft. Floor 2~8D Each Joist 3~8D Each Joist 2m20D Each Joist 2~8D Each Stud or Rafter 3--8D Each Stud or Rafter 60 5" O.C. Exterior Edges 6D 8m O.C. Intermediate 2~D Each Rafter 3--8D Each Rafter 8D-6" 0.C. Exterior Edges ~D-12" O.C. Intermediate 2-8D Each Bearing ATTEND TOWN MEETING DATE: TIME: PLACE: Saturday, March 14, 1970 1:30 P.M. Veterans Memorial Auditorium North Andover High School Please .~ring this cop.y, of Advisory Committee Report with you to Town Meeting. Retain for Futura Referenca to the Building By-Law. Advisory Committee Report Town of North Andover Massachusetts U. $. POSTAGE PAID No. Andover, Mass. Permit No. 191 NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845 1970 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS Advisory Committee Report and Town Warrant REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOWN MEETING MARCH, 1970 FELLOW CITIZENS OF NORTH ANDC On the following ps Budget and Articles submitte~ in varying detail each and e~ of your money. If our recomm State and/or Federal Governm~ We have prepared f¢ the Town. The categories us~ year's Warrant to exact what~ Category School Department Debt Redemption(Principal Fire Department Police Department Highway Department Department of Public Wor~ Interest on Debts Employee Benefits General Administration ~es you will find the recommendations of your Advisory Board on the for your action at this 1970 Annual Town Meeting. We have examined ery item in the Warrant that involves the com~titment or expenditure endations are followed by you and reimbursements to the Town from the nts are normal, we estimate that the tax rate will rise $18.00. r you an illustration of where your tax dollars will be used within d are necessarily broad, however you may use your Town Report and this vet detail you wish. 1970 BUDGET ($4,439,711) % 47.7 8.1 6.5 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.7 Category % Rubbish Disposal 1.8 Library 1.5 Insurance 1.2 Lighting 1.2 Tree Department 1.1 Veterans Benefits 1.1 Public Health .9 Recreation .9 Miscellaneous .7 100% Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVERADVISORY COmMiTTEE John J. Burke, Chairman George R. Barker, Jr. Mrs. Daniel P. Cahill Donald W. Coan James A. Deyo George F. FitzPatrick James P. Gordon C.P.A. Atty. Merrill ~senberg cornelius J. Twomey Article NO. 10 11 14 16 17 18 19 20a 20b 20c 20d 20e 20f 20g 20h 20i 20j 20k 201 20m 20n 20o 20p 20q 21 YOUR TALLY SHEET FOR ARTICLES REQUESTING FUNDS (To raise and appropriate $33,000 means an increase of $1.00 on the tax rate.) Description Fourth of July Celebration Christmas Lighting Salary or Expenses Executive Secretary Planning Program Soil Survey 2 Additional Patrolmen 4 Additional Fire Lieutenants) ) 7 Additional Fire Fighters ) Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amount Requested $ 1,500 5OO 9,800 35,000 6,350 10,000 62,000 1,106 300 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 300 937.50 1,555 150 225 225 2,458 2,690 0 53,275 Amount Recommended $ 1,500 500 9,800 6,000 6,350 5,000 32,000 1,106 300 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 150 937.50 1,555 75 225 225 2,458 0 0 53,275 Voted Article No. 23 25 36 37 38 42 43 44 5O 51 52 · 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 6O 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7O 72 73 Description Amending Personnel By-Laws Overtime pay to Fire Fighters from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969 Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist *Acquire Site for new High School *Construct and Equip New High school *Town Garage Chapter 90 - Salem, Johnson and Foster Streets *Replace Water Main 3 Police Cars Highway Equipment Equipment Board of Public Works Equipment Tree Department Fire Chief's Car *Extend Sewer System (Andover Street) *Extend Sewer System (Turnpike Street) *Extend Sewer System (Martin Avenue) *Extend Sewer System (Greene Street) Extend Drainage System (Martin Avenue *Extend Water System (Salem Street) Acquisition of Land Repair Streets Purchase of ~Portable Classrooms Conservation Fund Pistol Range Clean and Paint Standpipe Traffic Lights (Sutton Street) Extension of Water Main Maintenance Board of Public Works Maintenance of Streets - Chapter 90 Piping Brook DispoSal Site Cleaning Brooks Amount Amount Requested Recommended $ 117,000 $ 0 5,500 5,500 6,458.40 6,458 350,000 6,000 6,950,000 187,500 150,000 4,500 0 0 40,000 0 7,000 7,000 54,350 15,200 11,000 6,000 8,200 2,500 2,500 2,500 15,000 300 16,000 320 3,400 68 2,100 42 4,400 4,400 23,000 0 40,000 0 85,000 40,000 83,000 83,000 40,000 0 10,000 0 19,000 19,000 7,800 0 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 2,000 voted Article Amount No. Description Requested 74 Guard Rails $ 10,000 75 Replace Catch Basins and Grates 2,000 76 Fence at Disposal Site 1,500 77 Repair Stone Culverts 5,000 78 Repair Concrete Sidewalks 5,000 79 Street Signs 500 81 Boundary Markers 2,500 84 Fence Town Yard ? 85 Hot-top Town Yard 6,000 86 Remodel Interior Town Building 2,000 90 Reserve Fund 35,000 91 Stabilization Fund 0 *Bonded Amount Recommended Voted $ 3,000 1,000 1,500 1,000 0 400 2,500 0 0 2,000 35,000 0 $ 601,956 TRANSFERS FB~/M RESERUE FUND DUPING 1969 Approved by your Advisory Board under Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws Recreation Expenses $ 580.00 Election Expenses 1,400.00 Art. 14-1969, Rt. 114 & Rt. 125 Study 50.00 Accountant Expenses 150.00 Planning Board Expenses 260.00 Refuse Disposal Expenses 3,500.00 Premium on Fire & Water Bonds 675.10 Stevens Memorial Library Expenses 300.00 $ 6,915.10 1,084.90 $ 8,000.00 Balance Closed to Revenue Amount of original appropriation COFa~ONWEA~TH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX 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 inhabitants of the Town of North Andover who are qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School Auditorium in Precinct One, the St. Michael's School A~d- itorium in Precinct Two, the Thomson School Auditorium in Precinct Three end the Kittredge School Auditori%1m in Precinct Four, all in said North Andover On Monday, the Second Day of March 1970 at 7 o'clock A.M., and there to act on the following Article: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator and Town Treasurer for one year, One Selectman, One Member of the Board of Assessors, one Member of the Board of Health, one Men~ber of the Board of Public Works, one Highway Surveyor, one Tax Collector, one Tree Warden, and two Members of the school Committee for three years. One Member of the Planning Board and one Member of the Housing Authority for five years. ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Petition of the Selectmen. It is reco~ended that the Town refer to the Selectmen the appoint- ment of Town officers not required by law or By-Law to be otherwise chosen. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the re- port of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. It is recommended the report be accepted. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of elected officers of the Town, as pro- vided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town vote to fix the following annual salaries of the elected officers of the Town effective from January 1, 1970. Board of Selectmen and Licensing Co~ission - each per annUm Board of Assessors - each per annum Board of Health - each per arn%Um Board of Public Works - each per annum Town Treasurer - per annum Tax Collector - per annum Tree Warden - per annUm Highway Surveyor - per annum Moderator - per annum ARTICLE 5. To see what action the Town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Petition of the Selectmen. Article 2 - 12/15/69 Contract Rail-Service 8/1/69-7/31/70 Article 12 - 1969 Town Charter Study Comittee Article 10 - 9/30/68 Planning Board Consultant Town Building Maintenance (Painting-Lighting) Article 23 - 1969 Fix Up Town office Building Article 1 - 1963 Article 62 - 1964 Article 20 - 1969 Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article 1 - 8/4/69 47 - 1968 28 - 1969 38 - 1969 3 - 1967 51 - 1967 61 - 1967 $ 2,000.00 2,700.00 400.00 400.00 11,000.00 3,100.00 1,500.00 12,600.00 50.00 It is reco~nended that the Town vote to carry forward to fiscal 1970, the following articles and al~propria- tions. 78 - 1968 84 - 1968 48 - 1969 62 - 1969 New Ladder Truck Town Fire Fighters Accident Construct & Equip, Furnish Fire Station Additional Funds to B/E Fire Station Extend Sewer - Peters Street Accept R & S Const. Sewer Extend Sewer Poor Avenue Highway Equipment (Loan Bal.) - Sidewalks - Osgood St. " Ch. 90 - Salem St. $ 350.00 933.10 1,250.00 650.00 5,000.00 26.50 2,065.86 113,808.69 2,000.00 5,073.55 4,390.17 1,385.73 2,673.00 2,500.00 3,975.74 " Hot Top Sidewalk 8,000.00 Permanent Pavement Over Road Excavations 2,373.38 Highway Ch. 90 - Salem St. 46,000.00 " Piping Brook 5,000.00 Article 63 - 1969 Highway Surface Drain (Chestnut St.) $ 7,221.75 U. S. Old Age Assist. - Admin 14,28 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children - Admln. 22.27 U. S. Disability Assist. - Admin. 131.00 U. S. Medical Assist. - Grants 2,501.85 U. S. Medical Assist. - Admin. 966.99 School Expenses (Moguel, Mainco, Fisher, KLH) 708.80 School P. L. 864 2,974.14 School P. L. 874 26,709.30 School P. L. 88-210 60.99 School P. L. 89-10 (Title I) 7,635.81 School P. L. 89-10 (Title VI-A) 108.00 A~ticle 19 - 1967 Addition to Franklin School 29,462.95 Article 68 - 1969 School Educational Consultant 17,830.07 Article 69 - 1969 School (Prel. Plans, Specs., High School) North Andover School Lunch North Andover Athletic Association Playgrounds Expenses (Sweeney'e Fences) Parks & School Grounds Expenses (K. Bailey - P. Rea) Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Accrued 27 - 1969 Printing Town By-Laws 70 - 1967 Develop Well-Field 42, 52, 54, 55, 56 - 1968 Extend Water 44 - 1968 53 - 1968 30 - 1969 33 - 1969 34 - 1969 Water Extensions Extend Water Replace 6" Water Main Water Main Extensions Renew Water Services 1 - 12/15/69 Extend Water - Adams Avenue Interest on Water and Fire Bonds 25,000.00 11,111.28 1,775.53 375.00 550.00 500.00 52,068.64 1,676.15 1,000.00 1,649.52 48,842.07 2,000.00 733.62 620.02 287.72 $ 451,993.47 ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the budget recommendations of the Advisory Committee. Item NO. It is reco~aended that such num- bered items of the proposed bud- get as may be questioned by any Petition of the Selectmen. voter be separately considered. RECOMMENDED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS - 1970 1970 EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Cem~. GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 1968 1969 Request Recommend Selectmen Salaries and Wages $ 9,575 $ 11,989 $ 12,060 $ 12,060 Expenses 2,960 3,161 5,915 5,915 2 Treasurer Salaries and Wages 14,320 15,948 17,335 17,335 Expenses 3,963 5,764 5,977 5,977 3 Accountant Salaries and Wages 14,968 15,918 16,101 16,101 Expenses 3,402 8,371 11,055 11,055 4 Tax Collector Salaries and Wages 7,733 8,741 9,099 9,099 Expenses 4,820 4,651 5,370 5,370 5 Town Clerk Salaries and Wages 6,800 7,500 13,900 13,900 Expenses 813 1,699 480 480 Salaries and Wages 18,389 19,070 Expenses 5,963 5,897 7 Election and Registrars salaries and Wages 1,400 1,400 Expenses 10,986 8,304 8 Town Counsel Annual Retainer 4,000 4,000 Expenses 1,040 1,040 9 Moderator Salary 50 50 10 Advisory Committee Expenses 160 150 19,806 19,806 6,866 6,866 1,400 1,400 7,974 7,974 5,000 5,000 1,560 1,560 5O 50 150 150 Item No. GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 11 Capital Outlay Comm~ittee Expenses 12 Planning Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 13 Board of Appeals (Zoning) Salaries and Wages Expenses 14 Personnel Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 15 Town Building Salaries and Wages Expenses 16 Annual Town Meeting Expenses TOTAL - GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Com~. Request Reco~end $ 366 $ 403 $ 550 $~ 550 994 1,166 2,020 2,020 164 357 480 480 1,089 1,168 2,020 2,020 192 106 350 350 1,053 1,298 1,440 1,440 186 188 250 250 2,080 2,080 5,942 5,705 3,019 3~083 $ 126,427 $ 139,209 2,080 2,080 6,600 6,600 3,575 3,575 $ 159,463 $ 159,463 PUBLIC SAFETY 17 Police Department (Includes School Crossing Guards) Salaries and Wages Expenses 18 Fire Department (Includes Forest Fires & Forest Fire Warden) Salaries and Wages Expenses 19 Dog Officer Salary Expenses 20 Civil Defense Salary Expenses 21 Building Inspector Salary Expenses 22 Wiring Inspector Salary Expenses 23 Gas Inspector Salary Expenses 24 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC SAFETY $ 189,604 18,470 $ 217,479 $ 234,610 $ 234,610 21,429 25,480 25,480 199,652 241,130 272,324 272,324 9,843 10,938 14,185 14,185 400 450 450 450 697 747 747 747 900 900 900 900 3,513 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,480 4,639 6,120 6,120 448 599 1,260 1,260 1,450 1,750 1,750 1,750 398 392 410 410 600 600 600 600 56 98 100 100 900 185 $ 430,596 900 1,200 1,200 250 250 250 $ 505,901 $ 563,986 $ 563,986 Item No. 25 26 27 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION Board of Health Salaries and Wages Exp~nses Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Animal Inspector Salary 28 Garbage Disposal Contract TOTAL - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Request Recommend $ 10,677 $ 11,588 $ 12,188 $ 12,188 6,191 6,531 7,130 7,130 1,466 1,466 400 400 400 400 15,951 16,864 17,796 17,796 $ 33,219 $ 35,383 $ 38,980 $ 38,980 PUBLIC WORKS 29 Board of P~blic Works Salaries 3O Sewer Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 31 Water Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 32 Parks and School Grounds Salaries and Wages Expenses 33 Tree Department Salaries and Wages Expenses 34 Dutch Elm Disease Labor Wages Expenses 35 Insect Pest Control Salary and Wages Expenses 36 Street Lighting Expenses 37 Streets - General Maintenance Salaries and Wages Expenses 38 Snow Removal Expenses 39 Refuse Disposal Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC WORKS $ 900 $ 1,200 19,964 16,159 12,000 11,380 70,722 81,063 50,985 52,935 17,872 18,878 6,991 7,991 22,741 25,111 5,586 6,915 7,261 7,258 1,599 1,595 11,682 13,009 3,182 3,184 52,366 54,357 91,048 101,957 49,908 54,998 54,549 114,906 56,471 61,115 9,800 13,500 $ 545,627 1,200 $ 1,200 24,000 24,000 14,000 14,000 84,000 84,000 55,000 55,000 21,000 21,000 8,500 8,500 25,871 25,871 6,915 6,915 7,269 7,269 1,600 1,600 13,109 13,109 3,185 3,185 57,000 55,000 114,400 107,600 72,400 62,400 45,000 45,000 67,000 67,000 18,000 14,500 $ 647,511 $ 639,449 $ 617,149 1970 EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Co~m. 1968 1969 Request Recommend Item No. WELFARE 40 *Board of Public Welfare Salaries 41 *Welfare Administration Salaries and Expenses Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 42 *Welfare Grants Total Spent Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 43 Veterans Benefits Salaries Expenses Cash Grants 44 Graves Registration Salaries Expenses RESPONSIBILITY FOR WELFARE HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY THE STATE 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 239 227 285 285 30,278 41,136 46,150 46,150 124 175 175 175 374 325 450 450 $ 34,185 $ 45,033 $ 50,230 $ 50,230 SCHOOLS 45 School Department Salaries and Wages $1,266,393 Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) ...... Net Salaries and Wages to be appropriated ...... $1,545,177 $1,765,819 $1,765,819 ...... 30,000 30,000 ...... 1,735,819 1,735,819 46 Expenses (Including $1,690 of Out-of-State-Travel) 261,144 281,565 Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) .......... Net Expenses to be appropriated .......... Regional Vocation School Allocation of cost to N. Andover TOTAL - SCHOOLS 307,918 307,918 8,300 8~300 299,618 299,618 70,360 68,519 84r323 84,323 $1,597,897 $1,895,261 $2,119,760 $2,119,760 LIBRARY 47 Steven's Memorial Library Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - LIBRARY $ 42,189 $ 48,919 $ 50,185 $ 50,185 12,097 18,965 15,270 15,270 $ 54,286 $ 67,884 $ 65,455 $ 65,455 10 Item No. 48 49 RECREATION Playgrounds & Bathing Beaches Salaries and Wages Expenses Recreational Council Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - RECREATION 1970 EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Com. 1968 1969 Request Recommend $ 15,207 $ 16,601 $ 23,000 $ 23,000 5,000 5,986 7,000 7,000 4,990 5,104 5,840 5,840 2,498 2,616 4,000 4,000 $ 27,695 $ 30,307 $ 39,840 $ 39,840 EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS 50 Group Insurance 51 Essex County Retirement Pensions TOTAL - EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS $ 41,570 $ 50,273 $ 62,513 $ 62,513 83,777 92,243 109,352 109,352 $ 125,347 $ 142,516 $ 171,865 $ 171,865 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 6O 61 TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Contingent Fund $ 3,500 R~ntal of Veterans Headquarters 1,200 Patriotic & Civic Celebrations 1,066 Insurance 51.775 Industrial Comission EXPenses 23 Land Damage Claims 750 Ira Carty Pension 2,500 Out of State Travel (Not including Schools) 864 Conservation Co~ission Expenses 86 Senior Citizens' Council -- $ 61,764 3,025 $ 3,500 $ 3,500 1,200 1,200 1,200 803 1,000 1,000 45,664 55,000 55,000 15 100 100 550 1,000 1,000 394 2,000 2,000 250 500 5O0 $ 51,901 $ 64,300 $ 64,300 DEBT REDEMPTION 62 Highway Equipment $ 15,000 ~ 63 School Bonds 200,000 64 Welfare Bond 35,000 65 Water Main Notes & Bonds 77,500 66 Sewer Notes & Bonds 35,000 67 Fire Station ..... 68 Police Station ..... TOTAL - DEBT R~DEMPTION $ 367,500 10,000 $ 16,000 $ 16,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 82,000 87,000 87,000 32,000 27,000 27,000 ..... 18,000. 18,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 $ 334,000 $ 358,000 $ 358,000 11 Item NO. 69 j 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 INTEREST ON DEBTS Highway Equipment School Bonds Bond Issue Expense Water Main Notes & Bonds Sewer Notes & Bonds Fire Station Short Term Borrowing Police Station TOTAL - INTEREST ON DEBTS EXPENDED 1968 1969 $ 1,606 $ 1,168 78,920 72,590 ..... 1,428 20,853 21,035 11,278 10,906 18,558 34,597 2,188 3,783 $ 134,551 $ 145,507 $3,539,094 $4,040,413 1970 Dept. ReQuest $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3r393 $ 190,683 $4,462,011 Adv. Coum~. Recommend $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3,393 $ 190,683 $4,439,711 12 ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with tho approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to t/me in anticipat/on of the revenue of the financial .~ye~.~rs begin- ning January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1971, in accordance wire ~ne provi- sions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 and to renew any vote or notes as may be g/yen for a per/od of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 8. To consider the reports of all Special Committees. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of its membees to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his compensation, as such, as provided by Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- pr/ate the sum of $1,500, to be used for a Town 4th of July Celebr~tien. any and all profits made at said celebration to be returnedto .file 'l~own., said appropriation to bo expended by a committee of nine memoers w ne appointed by the Selectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raiec and appro- prlats the sum of $$00.00 to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of provid~mg decorative lighting dur/ng the Christmas Season. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote ts accept as a Public Way Clark Street from the Essex County stone bounds 22~.8 feet n.o .r~h of Holt Road a distance of 1185.69 feet northerly and northwee~en~ to the present terminous as shown on plan of Charles E. Cyr, Re~i .s~re. d Land Surveyor and recorded as plan No. 5813, Essex County Re~s~y of Deeds. Petition of the Beard of Public Works. ARTICLE 13. To see ff the Town will vote to accept as .P?.b. lic thoee wa, shown on a of rand entiaed': fi Plan of Whittier Farm, North Andover, MassachuseVcs, d~ted Apr~ ~-, 1966 Hayes Engineering, Inc., and recorded in the North Essex of l~eeds as Plan No. 5488, which has been developed and comp~etea in accordance with Planning Board Specifications .as ..req?i~.d .un. de~_ Subdivision Control Law and all as laid out and adjumeaten oy me of Selectmen and to name the streets so accepted Ferncroft Circle, ea- dow View Road and High Wood Way. SpecifiCally excluding fr~.m. ~n- 'sideration hereunder any portions of a way called on ea!.d Plan, sions Road, as this way has never had any standing either as a private or public way or way to which the public had aecoss. Petition of John J. Willis and others. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen to appoint an executive secretary for a term of~ t.h.rce years, and to remave him at them discretion, all as provid.ed by ~ec.~o.n 23A of Ctmpter 4Y of the General Laws, and to raise ana approprm~e the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of compeneating him and $1,800 for the purpose of meeting his travel and other necessary expenses, all as the Selectmen may determine. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 15. In the event of the Town's adoption of the preced- ing Article, to sec if the Town will vote to exclude the of.fi~ %f ex .e~u tire secretary from the provisions of the Town's Personnel .~y-baw.?~ amending Section I of said By-Law by inserting aft?~the p.n. rase_ "the position of Town Counsel" the phrase, '~he position ox ~:xecmave .~ecre- Petition of the Selectmen. 13 It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the reports of all special committees be heard. It Js recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article and to fix anneal com- pensation of Board of Health Physician at $1,100. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. No recommendation. It is recommended that the town raise and appropriate the sums of $8,750. for the purpose of compensation and $1,050. for the purpose of expenses with the con- dition the maximum salary for such posi- tion be $15,000. Ho recommendation. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $35,000, to be expended under the direction of the pl_~nning Roard for the purpose of preparing a comprehensive phuming program. Petition of the pl~nnlng Board. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the stun of $6550, to be expended under the direction of the Con- servation Commission for the purpose of obtainin~ a soil survey of the Town from the Essex Consolation District. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to r~i~ and appro- priate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction o]~ the Selectmen for the appointment of two regular patrolmen, i'ally fled, who have passed the Civil Service physical and mental or,,mlna- tion all in aecordanee with Civil Service rules and Regulaticos. Petition of The Chief of Police. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- Irriate the sam of $62.000 to be expended under the direction o~.the Fire Engineers for the purpose of appointing four regular fire Li.e.u- tenants and seven regular fire fighters to man the new branch fire station. All appointees to have passed the Civil Service physical and mental examinations, all in accordance with the Civil Servise Rules and Regulations. Petition of the Fire Engineor~ ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to ~mend its Personnel By-Law in the following manner: (A) Raise and appropriate the sum of $L106 for the p .u~pose of amending Section ?, Schedule A, Depariment Head and Superv~..ry Group, class title Town Accountant, by ~£rlking therefrom compensation grade S-17 and inserting in its place compensation grade S-I9, e~fec- tire April 1, 1970. (B) Raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of amending Seetio.n_ 7, Schedule A..D~e_partment ..Head .and S.u~i.'s~.,ry Group, S-10, by striking therefrom $12a per manta ana inserl~ng in im place $200 per month, offeetive January 1, 1970. (C) Amend Seetien 7, Schedule A, Clerical Group, by insert- ing therein class title Senior Clark-Seeretary and aseignin~ thereto com- pensation grade S-6, e~eetive April 1. 1970. (D) Raise and appropriate the sum of $126 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Clerical Group, by inserting therein. class title Assessors' Clerk and assigning thereto compensation graoe S-5, effective April 1, 1970. 14 It is recommended that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000. fo be expended by the Planning Board to en- gage professional planning consultants on a per diem or consulting basis for the pur- pose of implemonfing and rezoning specif- ic areas of the town for specific pwposes. It is further recommended that such con- sultant or coK-~Jltants review, analyze and revise the existing zoning By - Law. Aise review and m~dm recommendations on Planning Board suggestJom, sugges- tions from cJflzem or town survke ganizations concerning now proposals as they effect the use of land in HorJh And- over. It is recommended hat the above recommefldations be continued in future It is rocemmnded that tho town vole to ADOPT the artklo. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriato the sum of $5,000. for the appointment of 1 pdrol- I! is recommended that the town vote to authorize the appointment of 4 regular Fire Lieutenants from the present person- nel of the Fire Department and an addi- tional 7 regular fire fightors to man tho new branch tiro station and to raise and appropriate the sum of $32,000. for the purpose of the article, It is recommended that the town voto to ADOPT the article with the following exceptions, 1. Sub-Paragraph G under pr~3 Maximum be set at $13,084. 2. That the town vote to m~e and appropriate the sum of $150. for the purpose of Sub-Paragraph I. 3. That the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $75, for the purpose of Sub-Paragraph L. 4. It is recommended that file Town vote fo REJECT Sub-Paragraph P. (E) Amend Sect/on 7, Schedule A, Labor Group, by inserting therein class title Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist and assigning thereto compensation grade W-8. (F) Raise and appropriate the sum of $525 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Public Safety G,r, oup; Pi~-.i** *, bY. striking therefrom $300 per year and inserting in its place ~r~e sum ox $1,000 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (G) Raise and appropriate the sum of 29,560 for the purpose of amending Section 7 Schedule C, by striking therefrom the e.xistlng scale of rates and in~erting in its place the following compensation scales: (Effective April 1, 1970). Min. II III IV Max. PF-1 6,447 6,782 7,229 7.677 8,177 PF-2 8,138 8,674 9,212 9,812 PF-3 9,834 10.482 11,131 14,310 (H) Amend Section 7, Schedule D, by adding thereto compen- sation grades W-7 and W-8 and assigning to said grades the following rates: Min. II IH IV Max. W-7 3.40 3.48 3.56 3.66 W-8 3.60 3.69 3.77 3.87 (I) Raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpo.se ,of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Registrar of Voters, by s~rik- lng therefrom $350 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $450 per year, effecilve April 1, 1970. (J) Raise and appropriate the sum of $937.50 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, .class .title Veterans' Agent, by sf~ik- lng therefrom $2750 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $4,000 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (K) Raise and appropriate the sum of $1,155 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title School Crossing Guard. by striking therefrom $30 per week and inserting in its place the sum of $35 per week, effective April 1, 1970. (L) Raise a.n,d appropriate the sum of $150 for the purpo.s.e of amending Section 7, achedule E, class title Gas Inspector, by striking therefrom $600 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $800 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (M) Raise and appropriate the sum of $225 for the pu~.~e of amending Section 7. Schedule E, class title Sealer of Weights ana ~lea- sures, by striking therefrom $900 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1,200 per year, effective April 1, 1970. iN) Raise and appropriate the sum~f $2.25 for, the.purp, o.,se of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title wire znspecwr, oy sinK- ing therefrom $1,450 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1,750 per year. effective April 1, 1970. (0) Raise and appropriate the sum of $2,458 for the. purpo, se of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class tltl9 Reserve Patrolman, oy str~ing therefrom $24 per day and inserting in its place the sum of $27 per day, effective April 1, 1970. (P) Raise and appropriate the stun. of. .$.2.,690 fo.r, .the purpose ef amending Section 13, Uniform Allowance ay s~rlKmg .ex,~,~ng .a_mau. n~s, from paragraph three and inserting in place thereof: one liunarea Fifty Dollars ($180) per uniformed man for police, an.d One Hundred Dollars ($100) per uniformed man for fire" etc. as written. (Q) Amend Section 15, overtime compensation, (D) Public Safety Group (2), so as to read as follows: An employee of t~a.e Fire Department shall be paid at time and one-half for hours workea in ex- cess of those constituting his work week as set forth in Section 14. Petition of the Personnel Board ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote ~o raise and apI!ro- priate the sum of $53,275 for the purpose of amending its Personnel By- Law, Section 7, Schedules B, C and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 7% increase to all rates in ~11 compensation grades thereini said in- crease to become effective April 1, 1970. Petition of the Personnel Board. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Personnel By-Law, Section 7, Schedules A and C, by striking therefrom all com- pensation grades designated as PF, and inserting in place thereof P-l, P-2 P-3 for pesitlons in the police classes, and F-l, F-l, F-3 for position in ~he fire classes; and assign to said grades the scales of compensation accorded Schedule C by vote of this annual town meeting. Petition of the Personnel Board. 15 it is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. F4o recommendation. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $117,000 for the purpose of amending its personnel By- Law, Section 7 -- Schedules B, C and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 12% increase to all rates in all compensation grades therein said in- cre~se to become effective January 1, 1970. Petition of the North Andovor Public Works Employees Assoc.-- Local 64. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 57B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as inserted by Chapter 149 of the Acts of 1963, which reads as follows: Any member of a police or fire department of a city or Town, who retires under the provisions of sections fifty-six to slaty, inclusive, and who was appointed reserve police officer or a call fire fighter shall, for the pqrpose of retirement, be entitled to count as creditable service such service as reserve police or a call fire fighter as the retiring authority shall determine. Petition of James E. Fitzgerald and others. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500, to be expended under the dircetion of the Chief of the Fire Department for the purpose of paying overtime pay to regular firefightere of the Town earned from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969, and which the Town is required to pay by the provisions of an amend- ment of Chapter 48, Section $8C of the General Laws. Pet/t/on of Francis J. Devan and others. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,458.40, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of employing one Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist with assigned compensation grade W-8, to go into effect on April 1, 1970. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article III of its General By-Laws by adding the following new section: No driveway or other means of access to privately owned property from any public way or any way shown on an approved subdivision plan shall be constructed unless a permit for its entry into said way shall first have been issued by the Highway Surveyor. Petition of the .Highway Surveyor ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to amend article III of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following new section: Sec- tion 10: No snow or ice shall be deposited upon any portion of a way open to public travel for the safe maintenance of which the Town is responsible, except by Town employees acting in the proper performance of their duties. This provision shall not prohibit an occupant of premises abutting upon such a way from clearing snow or ice from a sidewalk in front of such promises, or from that part of any driveway or other means of access from such premises to the way, provided that such clearing does not result in a narrowing of the travelled portion of the way as defined by prior snow removal procedures performed by Town employees. Petition of Nicholas F. Nicetta; Highway Surveyor, Joseph W. Lawlor; Chief of Police. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking out Sections I and 6 of Article III, and to remem- ber the remaining sections of said Article accordingly. Pet/t/on of the Town By-Law Cormnittee. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90, Section 18A, of the General Laws authorizing the Select- men to adopt the Pedestrian Law regulation. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Building By-Law hereinafter set out in full in our Appendix to the Warrant for this Meeting. Petition of the Building Cede Committee. 16 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. Il' is recommended that the Tow~ vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended Ihat the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended thai the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law, in order to permit certain uses in Neighborhood Business Districts not now specifically permitted, by.adding thereto the following new section: Section 4.24: Banking, insurance, professional and other similar offices. Petition of Francis B. Kittridge and othere. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 9.2 of its Zoning By-Law by striking therefrom the word "certified", so that notices of hearings may be sent to interested parties by regular f!rst. class mail, postage prepaid, as provided by statute, unless the Boara ox Appeals votes to send notices by certified mail in particular cases. Petition of the Board of Appeals. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend the North Andover Zoning By-Law by the addition of the following sections: 3.9 Floodplain District. 3.91 The Merri~nack River floodplain bounded on the west and northwest by the North Andover-Lawrence and North Andover-Methnen boundaries as far downstream as the North Andover-Haverhill boundary, on the Not, east by the North Andover-Haverhill ~b?und~.~y, .a. nd o~trt~i east and southeast by a line following the center line os ~u~on wee from the North Andover-Lawrence boundary downstream to the south- east boundary of property of the Boston and Maine Railway, thence along that property line to the North Andover-Haverhill boundary. 3.92 The Shawshcen River floodplain, bounded on the west by the North Andover Lawrence boundary, on the east by a line following eleva- tion 30 feet from Route 495 southward to land oWned now or formerly bY DSM Realty Trust, thence the boundary turns wes~vard along said property to the b-'hawshcen River. 3.93 The Cochichewick Brook floodplain between Chickering Road and Osgood Street bounded by these streets and contour elevation 100 feet on both sides of the brook. Also downstream from Chickering Road bounded on the northeast by the abandoned Boston and Maine right-of- way and on the southeast by East Water Street and on the northwest by a line at right angle ta the thread of the streora and passing through the point at which the stream enters the Mill Pond. 3.94 The Fish Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the brook from the North Andover-Boxford town line upstream to the point at which Fish Brook enters North Andover from Boxford. 3.95 The Mosquito Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the stream from its junction with Fish Brook upstream to the point at which it crosses the eenterline of Foster Street~ thence the boundaries follow the 130 foot elevation contour line around the swamps contiguous to Mosquito Brook. Also the section of the flood- plain bounded by the center line of Salem Street at the point where Mosquito Brook crosses Salem Street and along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream downstream to meet the 130 foot eleva- tion contour. Also the section extending upstream from center line of Salem Street along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream as far as the center line of Rea Street, thence along that line northwestward and southeastward to elevation 170 feet, thence along a line at elevation 170 feet around the swamp contiguous to the brook. 3.96 The Boston Brook floodplain bounded at the south by the North Andover-Middleton town line, on the west by the center line of Salem Street from the town line northward to join the eastern boundary 200 feet north of the point where the thread of the stream passes under the centerline of Salem Street. The eastern boundary follows a line 200 feet east of the thread of the stream from the town line northward to the point where it joins the western boundary. From the point at which Boston Brook crosses the centerline of Salem Street the boundaries ex- tend upstream along lines at 200 feet distance on both sides of the thread of the stream to the point at which he elevation of Boston Brook is 100 feet. At this point the boundaries intersect elevation 110 feet and follow contour elevation 110 feet around the swamp contiguous to Boston Brook and up stream to the point where Boston Brook is at an elevation of 110 feet. 4.9 FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT. The Floodplain District is estab- lished to ensure that development on land within the District will not en- danger the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of land within the District and of the public. The Floodplain District shall be considered superimposed over the other districts enumerated or to be enumerated in This By-Law. 17 No recommendation. Ho recommendation. No recommendation. (a) Use of land in the Floodplain District shall conform to the uses permitted in the district_upon which.the Floodplain Dis- trict is superimposed except that no structure shall Be erected and no fill or paving shall be placed therein unless a permit has been issued by the Board of Appeals. (b) Persons desiring such a permit shall submit application to the Board of Appeals describing in detail the proposed use of the property and the work to be performed, accc~n]~anied by plans an~ sections showing the locations and elevations of existing and proposed structures, watercourses, drainage easements, fill, paving and sewage disposal facilities. (c) The Board of Appeals will notify the Board of Health, Build- ing Inspector, Highway Surveyor, Board of Public Works and, Conservation Commission of the application. These boards ane individuals will make recommendations to the Beard of Ap- peals within 15 days after which the Board of ..A.]~.a~s shall hold a hearing as provided for in Section 9.2. Within 90 days thereafter the Board of Appeals shall issue a permit under this section if it finds that the use of the premises will not endanger the health and safety of the occupants of the de- velopment, of the land within the District and of the public or it may issue a permit with such conditions as it deems necessary to protect the health and safety of the eecup.an~ of the development of the land within the Distr;Ct aha ox the public or it. may deny the application, If no action is take~_ within 90 days the application shall be considered approved. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to ratify the action of the North Andover School Building Committee requesting Represen.ta- tire Paul W. Cronin to file a bill on behalf of the Town, to authonse the taking by eminent domain for school purposes, the Stevens-Coolidge, Land from the Trustees of Reservations, excepti~ the buildings aha grounds on Andover Street occupying approximately six acres. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Com'm, its~ee. It is recommended that the town vote to adopt the article, subject to recommen- dations under Article 37 ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to request the Mnssu- chusetts Legislature to act definitively and affirmatively on the request of the North Andover School Building Cammittee to permit the Town to acquire by eminent domain the Stevens-Coolidge Land f. rom the T. rus- tees of Reservations, excepting the building and grounds on Aneover Street occupying appproximately six acres. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the Iown vote to adopt the article, subject to recommen- dations under Article 37 ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate, or transfer from available funds, such sums as it may determine to be the fair and reasonable cost of acquiring for the Town, by purchase, eminent domain proceeding, or otherwise, all of those lands described below, and other required lands, for the use of the North Andover lie School System, and to authorize and direct the Selsc.tmon. in the name and behalf of the Town, to take such steps as may be necessary or advisable to effect such acquisition: Description: Two certain Parcels of land, the property of the Trustees of Reser- vations, bounded between Andover Street and Waverley Road, North Andover, bounded and described as follows: PARCEL ONE: A parcel on the easterly side of Chickerlng Road contaip~ng 32 acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: Southeasterly by Andover Street five hundred, forty (540) .feet; Southwesterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations w_res hundred and twenty (320) feet; Southeasterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations and Roland B. Hammond, eight hundred fourteen (814) feet; Northeasterly by land of Roland B. Hammond, forty-one (41) feet;_ Southeasterly by land of George and Helen Bushy and a portion Wood Lane one hundred sixty-seven (167) feet; Southwesterly by land of William J. and Margaret H. Deighan three hundred ninety (390) feet; Southeasterly by land of Deighan two hundred twenty-nine (229) feet; It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $200,000. For the purpose of the article. It is further recom- mended that only parcel two be acquired by the Town for the use of the North Andover Public School System. 18 Northeasterly by land of said Deighan and Margaret A. Murphy six hundred fifty-three and 45/100 {653.45) feet; Southeasterly by Andover Street seven hundred five (705) fee.t; Southwesterly by Dufton Court eight hundred eleven (811} feeT; Westerly by Chickering Road thirteen hundred (1300) feet; Northerly by land of Rose Filetti twenty-nine (29) feet; Northeasterly by land of Peter A. and Rose A. Romano, Rober. t__W_.. and Carol A. Steer; Richard A, Kapelson five hundred ninety-~vo feet; C Northerly by land of Richard A. Kapelson, Robert P. and Gloria . Barsamian, James J. and Beverly C. O'Sullivan, William G. and Vera H. Weiss, G. Warren, Jr. and Germilla P. Humbler, Jul/us and Hefts M. Stern, Walter H. and Mary F. Flinn, George F. and Dorothy B. Henderson, Charles T. and Marilyn R. McCarthy eleven hundred fifty (1150) feet; Southwesterly by land of Char~es T. and Marilyn R. MeCaethy, one hundred fifty (150) feet; Northwesterly by Osgood Circle three hundred fifty (350) fee~; Northeasterly by Osgood Street one hundred fifty (150)feet; Together with all fights in the fee to Wood Lane and Chickerln~ Road whatever the same may be. PARCEL TWO: A certain parcel of land on the. westerly side. o.f Ch.~kering Road owned by the Trustees of Re~rvatlo?s~ an~ ?nta.~?m~g ~ ~a~cres, more or less, being more part/cularly oounusa ann uese.n~ea a~s.~o~: Easterly by Chickering Road t~velve hundred ten Southeasterly by land of Beatrice I. Gaumond two hundred thirty- three (238) feet' Southwesterly by land of L. Rchert l~olde and George Swartz mix hundred and fifty-one (651) feet; Southeasterly by land of said Rolde and Swartz and Ipswich Street fourteen hundred sixty-one (1461)feet; . Southwesterly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKmnon three hundred forty-five (345) feet; . Southerly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon~ the northe..ny end of Harwich Street, other land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKin~non, northerly end of Grafton Street, John J. and Eileen M. Burke, an Alfred ~. and Lyuda DiStefano, six hundred ninety-five (695) feet; Westerly by Waverley Road seven hundred thirty (780) feet; Northwesterly by land of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston JHoly Sepulchre Cemetery) and a portion of Wood Lane sixteen hun- red sixty (1660) feet; . Northeasterly by land of ROy Parr and David and Dorothy Rennie nine hundred seventy (970) feet; Northwesterly by land of said Dav/d and Dorothy J. l~enme nx~een (15) feet; Southwesterly by other land of said Penn/es one hundred ninety- five (195) feet; Northwesterly by other land of said Renn/es three hundred five (305) feet. Together with ail rights in the fee to Chickering Road, Wood Lane, Waverley Road and Ipswich Street, whatever the same may be. All measurements for both descr/ptions are more or less and arc shown on a plan show/ng land in North Andover, Massachusetts dated November, 1969 = Scale 1"_-100', eo/npiled by Morse and Mart/u, Ferry Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to offer the Town Farm Land as full or p.art pa.y~..ent_f, or ~se. Town's acquisition, by eminent domain or otherv~l.s..e, cz m..e ~even- Coolidge Land under the control of the Trustees o~ ~eserva~lons. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Comm{~tee. ARTICLE 89. To see if the Town will vote to prov/de the sum of for the purpose of constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to improve{ landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes; ann to determine whether the money shall be provided by taxation, by trans- fer from available funds in the treasury, .by appropriation from the · stabilization fund, hy borrowing or otherwise. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. 19 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It {s recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $6,250,000. for the purpose of the article. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize the School Build- ing Committee to enter into any and all contracts necessary for the purpose of carrying out the vote passed under the preceding Article relative to constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to improve, landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. No recommendation. ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote of the town on Article i of a Special Town Meeting held on Saturday, March 16, 1968, by striking out the words "Fifty (50) dwelling units" as appearing in said vote, and inserting in place thereof "Seventy-two (72) dwelling units" so that said VOTE shall read as follows: VOTED that the Town of North Andover hereby approves con- structien of a new housing project, namely: a project for the housing of elderly persons consisting of not more than seventy-two (72) dwel- ling units, pursuant to Chapter 667 of Mass Acts of 1954 and Acts in amendment thereOf and in addition thereto, to be known as Stats-Aided Housing Project #667-3. Petition of the North Andover Housing Authority. No recommendation. ARTICILE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $150,000, to be expended under the d~roction of the Selectmen for the purpose of erecting, furnishing, and equipping a town garage and fencing and hot-topping a town yard on the land ac- quired for that purpose on 0sgood Street at the 1968 Annual Town Meeting, Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of meeting the Town's share of the costs of Chapter 90 highway construction of Salem Street, Johnson Street and Foster Street and to transfer $34,500 from unappropriated available funds to meet the State and County shares of such costs, the reimburse- merit from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT fhe article. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum c4 $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of replacing the old six-inch water pipes on Waverley Road from Greene Street to Margate Street and on Salem Street from Boxferd Street to 1132 Salem Street with 12 inch cement lined cast iron pipe. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 45. To sec if the Town will vote to amend the Zo, dnff By-Law by rezoning the followin.g triangular parcel of land from village residential to general business: A certain parcel of land owned by the Mangano Realty Trust lo- cated on Chickering Road, North Andover, bounded and described as follows: l~orthweeterly by Chickering Road, three hundred twenty (320) feet; Northeasterly by land of Village Land Company two hundred seven- ty-six and 16/100 (276.18) feet; Southerly by, other land of the Mangano Realty Trust three hundred fifty (3501 feet. Petition of Carmelo Mungano and others. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. bio recommendation. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the High- way Surveyor to execute in its behalf a release of an existing drainage easement across land belonging to Mangano Realty Trust, the said Trust having granted to the Town an equivalent easement in a d~fferent location. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. No recommendation. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing fro.m Vil, lage..Re.sidentia,1 an, d~,or .Industrial to .G. en- eral Business the following aescr]~ea parems ox tuna or any poruons thereof: No recommendation. 20 FIRST PARCEL Starting at a point on Chickering Road at land now or formerly of Haffner Realty Trust thence running in a westerly direction b~7 land of Haffner Realty Trust 190.84 feet to a point; thence turning and running in a northerly direction by land now or formerly of Lynch & Willis, 249.13 feet to a point; thence turning and running in an easterly direction by land now or formerly of Polizotti, 41..52. feet to.a poin_t; thence turning and running still by land of Polizott~ m a nort.aw_esto~ly direction 120 feet to a point on the southerly boundary of Da~ns Street; thence turning and running in an easterly direction by the southerly boundary of Davis Street, 422.53 feet to a point on the westerly boun- dary of East Water Street; thence turning and running in a south~rltoy direction by the westerly boundary of East Water Street, 105.61 feet a l~oint on the northerly boundary of Chickering Read; thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction by the northerly boundary of Chlckering Read, 347.99 feet to the point of beginning. SECOND PARCEL Starting at a point on the easterly boundary o~ East Water Street in a northerly direction 686.99 feet to a point at land n. ow or.~orme.rly of the Douglas Development Company, Inc.; thence turmng..a?a ~ in two (2) courSes in a nerthe~etorly direction by land ox me. i~.o.ugias Development Company, Inc., 50 feet and 215.75 feet to a point; raence turning and running in a northerly direction in two .(2) .ce.u, rse~s 189,0&6 feet and 249 feet to a point at land now or formerly ox ~ne i~avis Furber Machine Co.; thence turning and running in a n_ort~, e. asterly, di.'- rection by land of Davis & Furber Machine Co., 155.58 fee~ ~o a point; thence turning and running in a southerly direction by la~n~d_n?~W, o.r formerly of Walker Realty Association in two (2) courses., ~..o.~..~,~ and 603.38 feet to a point on the northerll~ be.und, ary,.or ..ume,~en.,ng Road; thence turninl~ and .l~,l, nn.'tllg ill a zouthwes~eriy mr~.~.on ?Y. U~o~ northerly boundary of Chickermg Road, 601.43 feet to me point o beginning. Petition of John J. Lynch and others. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to rezone a piece of land on Winthrop Avenue, North Andover described below from Resi- dential to Business: Starting fram a point on Waverley Road and running, in, a sou,,,tl~.e.rly direction for 480 feet moro or less, then turning northwest along winm- rop Avenue for 973 feet more or less, then turning northeast and r~n~, ning for 596 feet more or ]ess, then turning south and running zor feet more or less, then turning east and running 100 feet moro.or le~ss~ then turning south and running 315 feet more or ]ess, then turnmg ea and running 100 feet more or less, back to the point of origin, total parcel consisting of 8.810 acres more or less. Petition of Stewart P. Wilson and other~ ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to change its zoning By-Law by changing from Rural Residence District to Ge~ner~,.1 Business District the following descr~ed parcel of land on TuruP~Ke On the easterly side of Turnpike St. 1204 ft., by Mill Road 200 ft., thence in a straight line northwesterly 1200 feet to a wall to land Gilbert Rea,thence westerly by the wall to the point of beginning. Said land owned by Charlotte P. and George A. Rea. Petition of George A. Rea and others. ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purchase of three new 1970 12 volt system cars with neceSSan~ safety equipment. Two 1968 and One 1967 cars to be turned in trade, an all equipment to be changed over, such as police radios, sirens, and other similar accessories. Petition of the Chief of Police.. ARTICLE 51. To see ii the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sGm of $54,350, to be expended under the direction of the High?ay Surveyor for the purpose of purchasing the following ec!.ulp~men, t:..o, ne Rodding Machine $5,500, One Road Roller $7~00, One ~ wheel r~nve Dump Truck, equipped with snow plow and wing $26,000, One DL~p' Truck 30,000 GYW $12,000, One 1962 Ford Dump Truck to be tra One sedan to be used by the Highway Surveyor $3,350, a 1965 Forn Galaxie to be traded. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 21 No recommendation. No recommendation. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that tho Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,700. for the purchase of one Dump Truck 3O,0O0. GVW, one 1962 Ford Dump truck to be traded and $2,500. for the purchase of one sedan a 1965 Ford Galaxie to be traded. ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Work~ for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Ford p_~atform truck, a 1963 Chevrolet pick-up truck and a 1962 Model 140 Internao tional Tractor. Petition of the Board of Public Work~ ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $8,200, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden for the purchase of two new trucks with necessary equipment: One half-ton Pick-up Truck, a 1963 Pick-Up to be traded $2,500. One Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck, a 1963 Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck to be trailed $5,700. Petition of the Tree Warden. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500, to be expended under the direction of the Fire En- gineers for the purpose of purchasing a new Fire Chief's ear, present 1965 Chevrolet to be taken in trade. Petition of the Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sma of $15,000 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Andover Street from Peters Street to 272 Andover Street. Petition of RoBert E. Mascola and others. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $28,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Turnpike Street from the present terminus to the Advance Reproductions Building on Turnpike Street, and to accept from Charles Nigrelli the sum of $12,000 towards the cost of the project. Petition of Charles S. Nigrelli and others. ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to reJse and appropriate the sum of $3,400 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer system on Martin Avenue from the existing system 246 feet towards Massachusetts Ave. Petition of Mitchell P. Bootman and others. ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum o~ $2100, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Greene Street 100 feet from Maiu Street. Petition of Walter S. Green and other~ ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise a~d appropriate a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system on MarLin Avenue towards Massachusetts Avenue to the end of the finished road. Petition of Stuart L. Miller and others. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,000, robe expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the water system on Salem Street from its present teZ~ninus, a distance of about 1400 feet. Petition of George H. Farr and others. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of having a revolving fund for the ac- quisition of land for municipal use. Potitien of the Selectmen. 22 It is recommended that the Town miso and appropriate the sum of $6,000. for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Ford platform truck and a 1963 Chevrolet pick- up truck. It is recommended that the Town vote fo raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the purpose of replacing one 1963 Pick-up. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $16,000. and to accept from Charles Nig- relli the sum of $12,000. on or before July 1, 1970 for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vete to ADOPT the article provided that the construction of one foundation is com- pleted by August 1, 1970. on Martin Ave. on land of Mitchell P. Bootman. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the adlcle. It is recommended that the Town raise and appreprlato the sum of $4,400. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,- 200. and to accept from George H. Fart the sum of $4,800. on or before July I, 1970 for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $86,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of resurfacing, oiling, repairing and mainte~ nanee of any stxeet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE $3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $83,000 to be expended under the direction of the School Committee for the purpose of purchasing and installing five relocatable class-rooms for the North Andover Public Schools to avoid possible double sessions in the 1970-71 academic year. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000 or any other sum to be added to h~e "Conservation Fund" ~stablished by the vote of the Town upon Article 34 of the War- rant for the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of a pistol range for the Police Department. Petiton of the Chief of Police ARTICLE 66. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $19,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of cleaning and painting tl~e interior and exterior of the million gallon water standpipe on Bradford Strect at Barker Street. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $7,800, to be expended under the direction of the Select- men for the purpose of installing traffic lights at the intersec~on of Sutton and Main Streets. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of making such extensions of the water main syste~n, subject to the standard regulations of said Board, on or before October 1, 1970, as it may consider most necessary, such exten- sions not having been petitioned for at this meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $3,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of renewing water service to the pro- perry lines, placing gate valves on hydrant ])ranches and raising man- hole frames and covers on streets that are being reconstructed. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 70. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Sm-veyor for the purpose of maintaining any street in the Town, under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and, in addition, to transfer $1,000 from unappropriated available funds, to meet the State's share of the cost of such work, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will vote to raise and alopropri- ate the sum of $9,008.05, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor~ with the prior approval of the Selectmen, for high- way projects having the approval of the State Depa~-t,~ent of Public ~W. ork?, apportioned to the Town by said Department under Section 4 of ~napter 768 of the Acts of 1969. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 72. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and apprepri- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of piping a Brook so that land may he used for the Disposal Site. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the artiCle. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT tho article, 23 ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approprl- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of cleaning brooks in order to keep water flowing so as to prevent fiooding~ Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apprepri- ate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of erecting and replacing guard rails throughout the Town. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approprio ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of replacing existing catch basin frames and grates which are smaller than Standard size. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approprio ate the sum of $1,500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of installing chain-link fence to enclose areas of the Disposal Site where needed. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate tho sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing old stone cUlverts. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- prlate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing concrete sidewalks. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum Of $500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of making and placing street signs. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to act for it in negotiating and executing a contract between the Town and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to provide for railroad commuter service between North Andover and Boston for the period beginning August 1, 1970 and ending on July 31, 1971 and to raise and appropriate such sum as may be necessary to pay the cost to the Town for such service. Petition of the Selee~nen. ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money sufficient to bear its share of the cost of placing monuments marking the boundary line between the Town and the City of Lawrence, the placing of such monuments being required by Section 7 of Chapter 42 of :he General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to appropr/ate for the use of Stevens Memorial Library the sum of $2727 received from the State under the provisions of Chapter 78, Section 19A. Petition of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apprepri- ate the sum of $1,200, to be expended under the direction of Committee of five appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of fixing-up, pairing and making appropriately the base platform and foundation of the Flag Pole area at M~morial Park, (rear of Library) and to dean off all markings on W.W.1, Veterans monument and clean bronze plaque of same. Petition of Joseph Morkeski and others. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the a~ticle. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. 24 ARTICLE 84. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apprepri~ ate a sufficient sum ef money, to he expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of fencing in the Town Yard for security purposes. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $6,000, to be expended under the direction of the YIigh~ way Surveyor, Superintendent of Public Works ~nd Tree Warden for the purpose of hot-topping the Town Yard from its point of beginning on ~Iain Street through the entire yard. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. · ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appre- p~ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the ?el?ctmen., or.?u.c.h other. Committees as they may vote to establish, and moe asea wx~n me runes provided by the Town under Article 23 of the Warra.nt for the 1969 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of panelling walls, m hallways and in the stairwells, painting ceilings in hallways and m the stairwells, washing all woodwork and painting with two coats, washing all doors and applying one coat of Polyuri~ane, clean a~n~d~, pa~int,.~b, anisters in both of the stairwells, throughout the Town vlilee J~utlding. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. ARTICLE 87. To see if the Town will vote to divide the present FPrecinct .Fo.ur v. oting .precinct into two precincts, to be known as Precinct our ana r~c~nct .F..~ve, as recommended by the Selectmen in a state* merit to be filed w~th the Town Clerk-at least seven days before the date of this Meeting, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of Chapte~ 54 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 88. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori~ zation to borrow in the sum of $5,000, which is the balance of the $60,000 author/zed under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of March 18, 1967, for the purchase of highway equipment. Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 89, To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authorl- ~7~n to borrow in the sum of $47,000, which is the balance of the $ 5 ,000 authorized under Article 19 of the Warrant for the 1967 An- nual Town Meeting for the addition to the Franklin School. Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 99. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Overlay Reserve the sum of $ to the Reserve Fund. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,000. for the purpose of the article. ARTICLE 91. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate such sum as this meeting may determine, to the stabilization fund, as provided by Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. Petition of the Assessors. ARTICLE 92. To see if the Town will vo~e Lo take the sum of from available funds to reduce the tax rate. Petition of the Assessors. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Office Building and at five or more public places in each voting precinct of the Town. Said copies ~o be posted not more than seven days befere the time of holding said meeting. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, the 26th day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and Will;~m ~. Dully, Jr. William A. Finneran Arthur P. Kirk Boa~,.d o[ Selvv~m~n~ A True Copy: ATTE ST: CONSTABLE. l~orth Andover, Massachusetts. January 12, 1970 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the town vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $~ for the purpose of the article. 25 APPENDIX TO WARRANT FOR THE 1970 ANNUAL TOWN MEETIN.G.. SECTION PROPOSED NORTH ANDOVER BUILDING BY-LAW (Article 91 of Warrant) GENERAL PROVISIONS This By-Law shall be known as the North Andover B,,flding By-Law. Its intent is to provide for the safety and welfare of the ~-babitamts of the Town insofar as they are dependent upon buildi~ construction. No structure, building, or part thereof, shall hereafter he built, con- structed, razed, altered, added to, or c~-nged in type of use or occupaucy except in conformity with this By-Law. The Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including the Board of Standards Building Code affecting buildings or structures, excluding permissive legislation relating thereto not accepted by the Town of North Andover, shall be as fully complied with as though herein written. The Board of Standards Building Code, hereinafter referred to as the "State Co~e", shall apply in all situations not covered or referred to in this By-Law. No provisions of the Zoning By-Law pertaining to use, location or con- struction of buildings shall be nullified by the pro~isions of this By-Law. The following shell be excepted from the provisions of this By-Law: (a) Buildings belonging to the United States of America or to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (b) Bridges, quays, and wha~-ws. (c) Buildings not more than eight feet in length or breadth or seven feet in height measured to the extremities. (d) Temporary structures erected for storage or offices during construction operations, providing such structures shall be removed at completion of operations. (e) Ordinary repairs. ENFORCEMENT: The Chief of Police, upon application of the Bntlding Inspector, shall cause complaint to be made before the proper court for any .~iolation of any provision of this By-Law. The Selectmen, or the Building Inspector, may institute proceedings to enforce this By-Law and to enjoin the erection, alteration, continuance or occupation of any structure in violation of the previsions of this By-Law. 5 10. No person shall continue work after the Inspector has notified him ~n writing that the work must be suspended, or has posted the structure with "Stop Work Orders", now shall such notices be removed without the per- mission of the Inspector. Whoever violates or continues to violate this By-Law after having been notified of such violation shall be punished by a fine not in ex~ess of $100. Each week during which such violation is continued shall be deemed to be a separate offense. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the Selectmen from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a structure or portion thereof, or of the premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises. BUILDING APPEALS COmmITTEE: There shall be a permanent co~,,~ttee composed of five members, appointed by the Selectmen, one of whom shah be the Building Inspector, which shall be known as the Building Appeals Committee. The Building Inspector m~y submit to said committee any application for building permits which incorporate new methods or new materials to be used in construction. Any .p~.rso~ ag- grieved by act or decision of the Building Inspector may appeal therefrom within ten days by filing an application for a hearing with the ~_lding Appeals Committee. In varying the application of any provision of this By-Law, or in modifying an order of the Building Inspector, affirmative votes of three members shall be required; the Building Inspector not having voting power. The ruling of the Building Appeals Committee upon any such application shall be final and binding upon the applicant and the Building Inspector. REPEAL GF CONFLICTING LAWS: When this By-Law becomes effective, it shall repeal all prior inconsistent building By-Laws of the To~n. VALIDITY: The invalidity of any section or provision of this By-Law shall not in- validate any other section or provision thereof. B~.UILD, ING DEPARTMENT The Selectmen shall annually in April, appoint a Building Inspector, who shall hold office for the term of one year or until such time as his successor is appointed. 13. 4. 15. The Selectmen she~ have the power to discharge the Inspector for failure to perform his duties, and to fill any vacancy in the office. The Inspector or his authorized agent shall have the charge and control of the enforcement of the regulations relative to building in the Town. His salary or compensation shell ha such as the Town m~y from time to time determine. He may, with the approval of the Selectmen, employ such assist- ance, expert or otherwise, as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of his office. The Inspector shall administer the Building Department and enforce this By-Law, keeping a record of the business of the Department, making all returns required by law, render an annual report to the Selectme~ and such other reports as they may request. He shall issue all permits and e~amine all buildings for which he has issued permits. He shall e~m~ne all buildings or structures reported to he insecure, dangerous, or d~m~ged by fire. He shall order the suspension of any work being done in violation of this By-Law. The Building Inspector shell not be personally liable while acting for the Town, and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his official duties. For purposes of inspection and examination, the Inspector shall have the right of entry at any reasonable hour and upon proper identification. 16. 17. 18. 19. A~.~ICATIONS AND PERMITS Before erecting, altering, movi~, razing, adding to or making any change in use or type of occupancy of any building or structure, the owner shall file an application for a permit with the Building Department, along with plans and specifications as required by the B,,41ding Inspector. No e~- cavating or other work shall begin until a permit is granted. The Inspector sha~_l e~m~-e all applications for permits, plans, specifica- tions and other data sub~tted in order to determine if a permit shall be issued. He shall require that all work,~nship and all building materials shall he of good quality and that types and methods of construction shall be in accordance with generally accepted standards of engineering practice and not inconsistent with law. Each applicant for a building permit must submit a plan of his lot, to- gether with an application, showing the location, d~,ansions, est4mated cost, nature and extent of the proposed work or changes, purpose for which the building is to be used and such other information as the Inspector sha~-I require. The lot must be staked with visible and adequate bounds in accord- ance with the plan sub~itted. The Inspector may require such c~uges in plans and specifications as wlll bring them in conformity with this By-Law. One copy of the svb,~tted plans, ~roperly stamped with the Inspector's approval, shall be returned with the pei~mlt and kept on the site, available for reference. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. SPECIAL PERMIT: Nothing in the By-Law shall prevent the Inspector from issuing a special permit for a part of the work while the application is being eEamined. No work shall be done eEept in accordance with the permit. TIME LIMITATION: Permits shall be issued within thirty days after receipt of the application, providing the requirements of this By-Law and the Zoning By-Law are fully complied with. Permits shell become void one year after date of issue unless construction thereunder shall have been comm~mced, or after the operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of mere than one year. A new permit must be obtained before any further work is started. PERMIT FEES: Based upon estimated costs of construction, the permit fees shall be as follows: Up to $1,0o0 . . Over $7,000 ........ ..... . . $ 3.00 10.00 on estimated cost Residential estimated costs sh~J] be based on $15.00 per square foot. INSPECTION: No wall or ceiling of any structure sha~] be lathed or otherwise co.red until the Inspector has been notified that the structure is ready for work, and until he has given written consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such notice within 48 hours of its receipt. OCCUPANCY PERMIT: No building of any type shall be occupied until all requirements of this By-Law and the "State Code" are met and a certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector. DEFINITIONS ADDITION: An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure. ALTERATION: Any change in the arrangement of a building or structure or any work affecting the structural parts thereof, not constituting a repair. APARTMENT: One or more rooms designed for, or occupied as, a residence by one fn~ l y. APARTMENT HOUSE: A building designed for, or occupied as, a residence by more than two f~m~lies. APPROVED: Unless otherwise provided, this refers to approval by the Inspector. ATTIC: The space between the top of uppermost floor construction and the under side of roof construction. BASEMENT: The portion of a building that is pertly underground, but which has more t~n half its height measured from finished floor to ceiling above the average finishe~ grade of adjoining ground. BEARING WALL: A wall supporting any Icad other than its own weight. BUILDING: A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the shelter, support, or enclosure of persons, a~Ws or property. CELLAR: Lowermost portion of a building partly or totolly underground having more than half of its height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: The Department of Public Safety of the wealth of Massachusetts and Board of Standards ~,~qding Code. DIVISION WALL: A masonry beard~__g w~ll extending between external or party walls, and sub-dividing a building into parts. ENGINEERING STANDARD': A specification, code, rule, guide, practice or pro- codure generally accepted in the field of construction, based upon engineer- ing practice, capable of verification by objective scientific tests and widely recognized and accepted as authoritative. FIRE DOOR, AUTOMATIC: A fire door equipped with a fusible link so as to close by the action of fire. FIRE PARTITION: A wall or partition which sub-divides a building so as to restrict the spread of fire, or to provide an area of refuge. FIRST STORY: The first story who~_ly above adjacent ground. FOOTING: That part of a masonry foundation resting directly on the ground. FOONDATION: A wall or pier which is below ground and supports other parts of a building. HALF STORY: A story directly under a sloping roof in which the point of intersection of the bottom of the rafters and the face of the walls is less than five feet. INCOMBUSTIBLE: Material which ~ill not support combustion. MILL CONSTRUCTION: That type of construction having masonry walls and heavy timber, interior construction with no concealed spaces. NON-BEARING W~T.L: A wall or partition carrying no load other than its o~n weight. PARTITION WALL: A non-bearing wa~_l. PARTY WALL: A masonry wall used or bv4~t to be used in eommon by two or more buildings. PLOT PLAN: A plan showing measurements and boundaries of an individual lot. REINFORCED CONCRETE: An approved mixture of Portland Cement, water and fine and coarse aggregate, reinforced by steel. REPAIR: The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of restoration. SPAN OF BEAM: The distance from center to center of its supports. STORY: That portion of a building above the basement or cellar which is between one floor level and the next higher floor level. STRUCTU~: Means a combination of materials to form a construction that is safe and stable; including, ~mong others, buildings, stadi~, tents, re- viewing stands, platforms, staging, observation towers, radio towers, water tanks, towers, private and public swimming pools, trestles, piers and wharves, sheds, shelters, fences and walls, and display signs; the term structure sh~l be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof". VENEER: A facing of brick, stone, concrete, tile, glass or other material attached to a wall for the purpose of providing ornamentation or protection and not providing support. 26. REQUIRED AREAS a. No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or used for habitation with a ground area of less than 600 square feet. b. In every dwelling hereafter erected there shall be in each apartment at least one room c~,taining not less than one hundred and fifty square feet of floor area, and every other room except kitchenettes, water closet compart- ments and bath rooms, shall contain not less than ninety square feet of floor area and for rooms where people are employed there shal I he at least twenty- five square feet of floor area for each person. 27. LIGHT AND VENTILATION a. In every apartment house, dwelling or place where people are employed, hereafter erected, every room sh~11 have at least one window opening directly upon the street or upon the yard, or court, except that kitchenettes, pantries, toilets, and bathrooms may have such windows opening upon a light well or may be ventilated by fans, ducts, or ventilated skylights with the approval of the Building Inspector. Ail windows shall be of such sise and so located as to properly light all parts of such rooms. No light well shell be less than three feet in its least dimension nor less in area than twelve square feet for one story, and must be increased six square feet in area for each additional story, and the walls of such light well sb~ l be constructed c~ non-combustible material. b. ROC~4S BELOW GRA~: No room which has less t~ one-half (~) of its height above the finished grade shall be occupied as a habitable roo~ The provisions of this section shall not he construed to prohibit play, recreation or stmtlar rooms below grade. c. ATTIC SPACES: Ail attic spaces and unoccupied spaces between roofs and top floor ceilings shall be ventilated by not less than two (2) opposite louvres or vents with a total clear area of open~-g not less than one-third (1/3) of one percent (1%) of the horizontally projected roof area. d. CRAWL SPACES: Access spaces under grade floor construction and wherever wood, gypsum, metal or other floor construction subject to corrosion or deterioration is installed above the ground without basements shall be provided not less than eighteen (18) inches in depth. Such spaces shall be vented with screened qpenings having a clear area of not less than one-third (1/3) of one per cent (1%) of the enclosed buildmng area or shall be provided with other equivalent means of artificial ventilation. The screens shall be corrosion- resistive and rodent proof. 28. WINDOW SIZE In all rooms used for residence purposes hereafter erected, the total window area in each room, including toilets and bathrooms, except where mechanically ventilated as prescribed by law, shall be at least one-tenth of the floor area of the room with not less than one-half of the required glass area avail- able for unobstructed ventilation. 29. ROOF STRUCTURES No structure shall be erected or placed on any building above the highest level permitted for the roof, except over stairs, tanks, elevators, elevator machinery, cooling towers and the like. PARAPETS The average height of any parapet on a roof shall be not more than four feet above the highest level permitted for the roof, and the m~ximmm height of the parapet above the roof shall not exceed six feet at any point. 31. SKYLIGHTS, PROJECTIONS and SIGNS a. Ail skylight overshafts extending more than one story on roofs of structure other than d~lling houses shall he metal and wire glass, and shall not be at any point higher than six feet above the highest level permitted for the roof emmept with special approval. b. B~¥s. Balconies. Porches. Cornices _~n~ Other Projections: No parts of a structure shall projact over any street, square, or public way. c. Gutter leaders and conductors shall not project more than seven inches. d. Signs and marquees shall be allowed, if the materials and methods of construction are approved by the Building Inspector. Refer to Sign By-Laws. 32. No roof shall be so constructed as to discharge water, ice or snow upon a public way or adjoining property. EXIT REQUIREMENTS a. Every building and structure and part thereof .hereafter erected shall have adequate exit ways providing safe and continuous means of egress to a street or to an open space with direct access to a street as herein pro- vided. The owner or lessee of every existing building and structure shall be responsible for the safety of all persons in or occupying such premises with respect to the maintenance and adequacy of means of egress therefrom. b. ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS: In d~elltngs, the exit stairway shall be not less than three (3) feet in width with continuous walls, guards or handrails projecting not more than three and one-half (3t_11/2) inches into the stair width. c. MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS: Every dwelling house hereafter erected or altered shall have two separate stairways leading from each apartment to tha gro~d, access to these stairways being at two points as far apart as possible. d. HEADROOM: The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway and its enclosure shall be not less than six and two-thirds (6-2/3) feet measured vertically. e. ACCESS TO FLAT ROOFS: Every building of two stories or more and having a flat roof shell have permanent access to the roof, from the inside of the building, through an opening at least two feet by three feet, with fined stepladder or stair. Such opening sb~.~l have direct access from a p~blic corridor or a stair h_~_!l and shall not be e~uipped with a lock. 34. FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS FOUNDATIONS: The foundations of all structures for dwellings shall be walls and/Or piers of masonry. Ail other wooden structures not more than two stories in height, may be built wholly or in part upon piers or posts of masonry or iron. The foundations of all structures must rest on solid ground or leveled surfaces of solid rock, or on piles, concrete, or other solid substance. Such foundations, other than solid rock, shall extend not less th~B three feet below the adjacent surface of the ground. Sundecks, porches and steps sh~ll have suitable foundations of stone, brick, iron or concrete, btttlt on undisturbed soil, not less than three feet six inches below, and extending not less than three inches above the finished grade. Excavations for stone foundations shall be made at least six inches beyond the outside of foundation walls ~,r~ shall not be backfilled u~til inspected. Foundation walls of stone shall be at least sixteen inches thick. Foundation walls of concrete shall be poured with forms upon both sides and shall be well compacted into space. For dwellings, the thickness of the foundation walls shall be at least ten inches, but garages and porches may have concrete walls eight inches in thickness. The concrete shall be mixed in such p~oportion of Portland cement, clean sharp sand and broken stone or well-screened gravel as shall, when set after a period of 28 days, have a minimum compressive strength of 2,500 pounds per square inch. Foundation walls of concrete block or brick shall be at least twelve inches thick for two-story buildings and at least twelve inches thick below grade and eight inches thick above grade for those of one story. No concrete or other masonry work shall be erected during freezing temperatures unless adequate precautions are taken. Foundations shall not be "trench poured" e~cept for non-residential structures. FOOTINGS: Ail foundation walls and piers for dwellings shall have concrete footings at least eight inches in depth and projecting at least four inches beyond the wall or pier on each side. Concrete shall have a ~ com- pressive strength of 2,500 lbs. per square inch. Footings for structures other than dwellings shall be constructed from designs and m~es appropriate to the weight to be imposed and as approved by the Building Inspector. Satisfactory bearing materials for foundations and footings shall include ledge rock on its natural bed; natural deposits of coarse or medium sand, gravel or dry clay, or a combination of such materials provided they do not overlie an appreciable amount of peat, organic silt, moist or wet clay or other objectionable materials. Test borings of the soil may be required by the Building Inspector if he considers it necessary. 35. BRICK STRUCTURES, BOND Ail brick w-I l s shall be built with proper bond and all intersections of ~alls shall be~ thoroughly bonded together with brick or tied together with approved metal ties, as often as e~ery eighth course. 6® Masonry veneer shall consist of brick, stone, concrete, or other approved material. Masonry veneer shall be at least four inches thick when used as ~ facing for wood frame construction, and shall not be per- mitted above two stories except for gables. Such veneer shall rest directly upon a foundation wall or upon reinforced concrete or other approved masonry. It shall be secured to the wall at intervals of not more than sixteen inches vertically, and twenty-four inches hori-.ontally, and combined with a wea~her- proof lining. All metal ties or clamps used for securing masonry veneer or ashlar shall be substantial and of an approved noncorredible metal. 37. PAriTY WALLS OF BRICK STRUCTURES OTHER THAN DWELLING HOUSES a. Party walls and all partition walls of brick, in all structures other than dwelling houses with external walls not exceeding forty feet in height, shall not be less than sixteen inches to the top of the second floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height, and, in buildings having external walls exceeding forty feet in height, said walls shall be not less than twenty inches thick to the top of the third floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height. b. No opening or doorway shall be cut through or formed in a party partition wall of any structure without a permit from the B,,4lding Inspector, and every such doorway shall be provided with approved automatic or self-closing fire doors on both sides of the wall. 38. F~RE W~LL~3 No building, to be used as a dwelling, shall hereinafter be erected, and ho existing building shall be altered or added to for such purpose, thereby giving it a frontage of more than fifty feet, without one or more partition walls of masonry, extending from the bottom of the cellar or from a foundation wall to the under side of the roof-boarding, which shall be laid and be imbedded in mortar upon said wall. Such walls shall not be more than fifty feet apart throughout the length of the b~ilding. No existing building having a frontage of more than fifty feet shall be converted for use as a dwelling-house without at least one partition wall, constructed as described in this section. Provided, however, that any single dwelling-house used for one family may be extended more than fifty feet in one direction Without such partition wall. 39. FIRE STOPPING Fire stoppings shah be designed and installed to close all concealed draft openings and to formeffective fire barriers against the spread of fire in all subdivisions of any one story and between all stories of the building; and all open spaces in the structural frame, and all other openings that wot~ld permit the free travel off lame shall be effectively fire stopped. Such fire stopping shall be constructed of formed steel of not less than No. 20 U.S. gage or other approved incombustible materials effectively secured in place; except that in open spaces of wood-frame construction, firestops of two (2) thicknesses of one (1) inch lumber with broken lap joints or of two (2) inch 1,~-ber inst, 1]ed with tight Joints shall be permitted. a. WOOD STUD WALLS.. All wood stud walls and partitions shall be firestopped for the full depth of floor and roof framing at each floor level and between the ceiling of the top story and the roof space. b. FUR~ED SPACES: All furred spaces ~ _/~_.em~ w~l.? and_ studded-off pieces of masonry walls shall be firestopped at m~wlw,m xntervals of eight (8) feet both horisontally and vertically. c. SLIDING DOORS: Whar~ sliding doors are pocketed in partitions, such pockets shall be completely firestopped on all sides. d. STAIRWAYS: Firestopping shall be provided between stair stringers at least once in the middle portion of each ru~ and at the top and bottom and hetwee~ studs of fr~e construction along and in line with the run of the stairs. e. PIPES AND DUCTS: The space around pipes, ducts or power shafting in floor or partition construction which is penetrated by such equipment shall be firestopped by filltng with incombustible materials or by close-fitting metal collars at ceiling and floor line and at both sides of the partition; or such openings shall be otherwise protected to prevent the passage of fl~me, hot gases and smoke. f. ATTACHED PRIVATE GARAGES: Ail private garages located beneath or attached to a dwalling shah have the common walls and ceiling constructed of materials having not less than a one hour fire resistance, including exit ways through such walls. Where a c~,mon wall exists, fire resistive materials must be carried to the roof line. The Junction of garage wall and breemeway roof ah~11 be properly fire stopped. g. BASEMENT RECREATION ROOMS: In other than one family dwellings, the basements of which are used as playrooms or for other recreational purposes with an occupancy load of twelve (12) or more, such areas and the stairway shall be enclosed with partitions and ceiling of not less than one-half (1/2) hour fire-resistive construction w/th direct access to the m~_in street exit. A direct secondary exit from the basement to street, yard or court leading to the street sbRll be accepted in lieu of the requirement for an enclosed stairway. INSPECTION No firestopping shall he concealed or covered until it has bean inspected and approved by the Building Inspector. C~HIMN~,~S~ FLUES AND FIREPLACES With the adoption of this Code, it will be necessary for any person to obtain a permit before starting the construction of a chimney or fireplace. A. MASONRY CHIMNEYS AND FIBEPLACES: No chimney shall be corbelled from a wall more than the thickness of the wall, nor be hung from a wall less than twelve inches thick. Every chimney shall rest on a proper footing of approved mas~ry. Concrete footings shall be at least four inches wider than the e~im~__ey ~ aH sides, and shall be at least eight inches thick. Ail chimneys shall be built of brick or other solid masonry material, laid up in the Best lime or cement mortar. Ail masonry chi~eys shell have terra cotta flue lining or fire brick extending from the lowest thimble or smoke chamber to the top of the chtw~ ey. The ends of lining pipes shall be m~de to fit close together; the Joints shall be filled with mortar; and the lining shall be built in as the flue or flues are carried up. Ail flue lining is to be supported by masonry. Each flue shell vent only one heater or appliance unless otherwise allowed by the Building Inspector. Every chimney shall he topped out or capped with brick, terra cot~a, stone, iron or cement. Every chimney shall extend at least two feet above the highest point at which it comes in contact with a roof of the building and at least two feet higher than any roof surface withtn twelve feet in a hori- montal line, except chimneys on flat roofs shall extend four feet above the roof surface. No woodwork shall he within one inch of any ch~ey. If any ch~w~ey, flue, or heating apparatus sh~ll, in the opinion of the Inspector, be unsafe, he shall at once notify in writing the owner who, upon receiving said notice, shall make the same safe to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The jambs and backs of all fireplaces shall be of masonry~ not less than eight inches thick (including beth the rough and finished work) if of brick, and not less than twelve inches, if wholly or partly of stone. Brickwork or stonework over fireplaces or similar openings shall be supported by steel lintels or by brick or stone arches. Ail portions of chimeys or fireplaces so constructed as to receive a lateral thrust, not taken care of by iron members thoroughly anchored to the masonry, shall be at least eight inches thick. No fireplace flue shall be less than 8" x 12", and in all cases the area of the flue shall be at least 1/10 the area of the fireplace OpeBtBg. The interior of all fireplace throats shall be thoroughly covered with a coat of cement mortar, carried up to a solid connection with the flue lining, and every rake in the chimney shall be plastered with a good thick coat of cement morte~ on both the outside and the inside. All hearths s~l be laid on masonry tr~,m~r arches, or on a reinforced concrete sl_~_b eight inches thick and shall extend at least eight inches beyond each side of the finished fireplace opening. They shall have a uniform width of at least twelve inches in front of the finished Jambs and fireplace. Every fireplace ch~m-ey shall extend a m~,,m height of twelve feet above the damper. In every chimney having more than one flue there shall be a mlm~ of three inches of m~_sonry between flues. The entire firebox and throat of every fireplace shall be constructed of hard clay or fire brick to the flue lining. B. I~ETAL CHIMNEYS: Prefabricated metal cb~w~eys will be permitted provided they are of a type approved by the National Fire Underwriters Laboratory and the local Fire Depa~nt. WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION Exterior walls and interior partitions of wood frame_- structures which are constructed of either balloon, braced or platform types shall consist of sills, posts, girts and ribbon strips to develop the required strength and rigidity in c~mpliance with the requirements of this Section and as specified in Tables 12 and 13 of the State B,,*lding Code. The frame ~11 he braced at all angles or adequately sheathed, and the floor, attic and roof framing of wood Joists, beams and rafters shall be secured by nailing as specified in the Nailing Schedule; or by ar~ other approved connecting devices of equal strength. The exterior walls shall be designed and constructed to resist a longitudinal, horizontal force of one hundred (100) pounds per lineal foot acting along the upper edge with a maximum horizontal displacement of one- eighth (1/8) inches. 43. GRADES AND SIZES: Ail lumber and timber used t, load bearing members shall be sound, free from rot and large or loose knots, and d--~ging diagonal or spiral grain; and shall be at least equal in quality to the following commercial stress grades; studs, posts, planks, be-m-s, joists and rafters 1200 PSI m~n. stress; and girders and timbers 1500 PSI m~n. stress. Ail timber sizes herein specified are nominal sizes. 4e MINIMBM LOAD REQUIREMENTS: Ail structures to be used for dwelling purposes shall be designed to meet the following requirements for live loads: -14- M~NIMUM LOAD REQUIREMENTS (cont.) 1. Floors and low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope: 40 lbs. per square foot. 2. Limited attic storage (no space for future rooms): 20 lbs. per square foot. 3. Roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12: 45. a. Light roofing: b. Heavy roofing: 30 lbs. per square foot. (weighing over 5 lbs. per square foot) 40 lbso per square foot. FLOOR JOISTS: For ordinary conditions of use and live loads, the spans of joist~ and beams shall be limited by the following table: This table will also aOply to low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope. Floor-Jois$-Maximum Clear Spans Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the joists joists species and grade of lumber used, refer to the column below (nominal) center $o with the correspondin~value to determt~e.~t~m safe span. £n inches center in ....... inches 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 !~O0 1~00 ,ft. in. ft. 'i~' ft. in. ft. in. ft. in, ft. in. ft. LO 8 9 9 3 9 8 10 0 10 6 10 11 11 3 2 x 6 16 7 8 8 0 8 4 8 9 9 1 9 5 9 , P4 6 S 6 7 6 10 7 3 7 6 '? 10 8 1 12 11 7 12 2 12 9 13 4 13 10 14 5 14 2 x 8 16 10 1 10 8 11 2 11 8 12 2 12 ? 13 0 ..... s 9 9 2 9 6 9 n 24 10 5 11 0 11 6 12 1 12 ? 13 1 13 6 LO 17 6 18 5 19 4 20 2 21 0 21 10 22 7 2 x12 16 15 3 16 2 16 11 17 8 18 5 19 1 19 9 24 12 7 13 4 13 i1 14 7 15 2 15 9 16 3 12 20 4 21 5 22 6 23 6 24 6 25 4 26 3 2 x ~. 16 17 10 18 9 19 8 20 7 21 5 22 3 23 O ....24 14 8 15 6 16 3 17 0 17 8 18 4 19 0 CE17,~NG JOISTS: Limited attic s~orage (no space for future rooms) Ceiling Joists - Naw~mum Clear Spans RAFTERS: Allowable spans for roof rafters with a minimum slope of 5 to 12. Rafter lengths to be measured along the slope of the rafter from plate to ridge. Rafter Lengths - Light Ro~fin~ S[me of spacing of ~etermlne fibre s~ress ~n ~s ~r s~ mncn ~'or ~ a~ers r~e~ s~eles and ~de of l~,mber used, ~fer to t~ col,,~ bel~ a~t~) cen~r to ~th t~ eo~t~m ~ to. dete~e ~r~ safe n inc~s center in inc~s ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. in. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. ~. tn ~ 15 1 15 10 16 8 1~ 5 18 1 18 9 19 6 2 x 6 16 13 2 ~ 0 ~ 8 15 4 15 10 16 6 24 H o ~ 7 ~ 2 ~ 8 13 2 13 8 ~ 2 ~ 19 8 20 9 21 9 22 9 2~ 8 24 7 25 6 2 x ~ 16 17 5 18 5 19 4 20 1 20 10 21 8 22 6 24 ~ 6 15 4 16 0 16 8 17 5 1~ 0 18 8 ~ 24 6 25 10 27 1 28 4 29 6 ~0 0 30 0 2 x 10 16 21 ~ 22 10 24 0 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 24 ~ 2 1~ 1 20 1 21 0 21 9 22 7 23 5 Si~e of Spacing of Determi~e fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the Joists joists species and grade of lumber used, refer to the column below (nominal) center to __ with the corresponding value to dete~ne maximum s. af~ shah. in inches center in inches 2x4 16 7 1 7 5 ? 9 $ 1 8 6 8 9 9 1 24 5 9 6 2 6 5 6 8 ? 0 ? 2 7 6 1~ 12 5 13 1 13 9 14 4 15 O 15 6 16 0 2 x 6 16 10 10 J_l 5 12 0 12 7 13 1 13 7 14 1 24 9 0 9 5 9 10 10 4 10 9 11 2 ll J2 16 5 17 4 18 1 18 10 19 8 20 5 21 1 2 x 8 16 14 5 15 2 15 10 16 7 17 4 17 10 18 24 31 10 12 6 13 1 13 8 14 4 14 9 15 4 ~ 20 6 21 ? 22 ? 23 8 24 7 25 6 26 6 2 x 10 16 3.~ 4 19 4 20 2 21 1 21 10 22 8 23 6 24 15 0 15 9 16 6 17 2 18 0 18 8 19 4 ~2 24 6 25 9 27 1 28 4 29 5 30 0 30 0 2 x 12 16 21 7 22 9 23 10 25 0 26 0 27 0 27 10 2~ 18 0 19 O 19 10 20 9 21 ? 22 5 23 2 Rafter LenEt~s - Heavy Roof~pm ~ ~lze of Spacin~ of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the rafters rafters species and grade of lumber used, refer to the col,,m- below in(n°minal)inchescenterCenter iht° with the correspon~ valuI to deterw ,ye m-~w,~m safe ~,. inches 900 1000 1100 /200 1300 !400 1~00 2 x 6 16 10 2 10 9 11 3 11 9 12 3 12 9 13 ; . 8 4 8 lO 9 3 9 8 lO 1 lO 6 io 12 1§ 5 16 3 17 0 t? iO 18 6 19 2 19 2 x 8 16 13 6 14 3 15 0 15 ? 16 3 16 10 /~ 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 3 23 3 24 1 24 2 x 10 16 17 0 17 11 i8 9 19 ? 20 5 21 2 21 1] 24 14 0 1Z. 10 15 6 16 3 16 11 17 6 18 I Collar ties for rafters not over sixteen feet long must he Me inch by six inches and for rafters over sixteen feet long must be two inohesbysix inches; in both cases collar ties must be provided for at least alternate rafters. 50. Roof Trusses: All calculations, design, and data for design of roof trusses shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for approval. BRIDGIN6: In all floor, attic and flat roof Joist fr~_~_ng~ there shall be not less than one line of bridging for each eight (8) feet of span, and the bridging shall be of not less than one by three (1 x 3) inch lumber, double-nailed at each end. A line of bridging shall also be required to support where adequate lateral stiffness is not otherwise provided. CUTTING AND NOTCHING: In girders- be~m-~ or Joists, cuts and bore holes she/1 not be deeper than one-fifth (1/51 the beam or girder depth or mere the~ tw~ (2) inches in diameter; and shall not be located nearer to the end of the span than three (3) times the beam depth nor within the center third of the span, unless reinforced to meet stress calculations. In studs of hearing wails or partitions, notches made to receive piping or duct work or for other fab- rication ourposes shall be cut not more than oue-third (1/3) the depth of the stud or the required studs shall he doubled or otherwise re~Bforee4. CONNECTIONS AND FASTE~[INGS: A?~ structural members shall he connected and fastened at their junction with connectors, bolts, lag screws, spikes, nails, straps or other approved devices; in accordance with the recoza.emded nailing schedule. 51. LINTEL REQUIREMENTS: Spans less than four (4) feet .......... Two 2 x 4 Spans four (4) feet to six (6) feet ....... Two 2 x 6 Spans six (6) ~eet to eight (8) feet ...... Two 2 x 8 Spans eight (8) feet to ten (10) feet ...... Two 2 x l0 54. 55. 56. 57. -17- TYPES OF SHEATHING: Except when approved stucco construction is used with a wrapping of No. 15 gage wire attached horizontally on the studs at six (6) inch intex-wis, the sheathing of all exterior fr~w~ walls shall consist of one of the following materials or any other approved material of equal strength and durability approved by the Building Inspector: 1 - inch reinforced cement mortar 1 - inch wood sheathing 1/2 - inch plywood 3/4 - inch f~bre boards TYPES OF ROOF DECKING: Roof deck sheath_trig sh~ll consist of not less than one (1) inch boards or approved plywood of the thickness specified herein or other approved materials of equivalent strength and rigidity. If open deck sheathing is used on pitched roofs, it shall consist of not less than one by four (1 x 4) inch roofers spaced not more than six (6) inches on centers, THICKNESS OF PLYWOOD REQUIRED: Framing members 16"-O.0. Ao Subflooring and roof decking for roofs having less than a slope of 5 to 12.: 5/~' Plyscord with exterior glue. B. Wall sheathing: 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. C. Roof sheathing: (For roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12) 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. All plywoeds used must have five layers, and must be stamped by the manufacturer certifying that the product meets the requirements of the D.F.P.A. FRAMING OF OPENINGS: All windows and door openings shall have double studs for the full height of the openim~ at j~bs, with double headers or trussed construction over the opening as provided in Section 51. EXTERIOR WEATHERBOARDING AND VENEERS: Ail exterior w~ll coverings shall be of approved moisture and ~eather-resisting materials of sufTicient stiffness and properly attached to resist rain and wind. TYPES OF WEATHER WALL COVERINGS: The following materials shall be accepted as approved weather coverings of the n~m~l thickness speeified~ Stucco or Exterior Plaster Wood Siding Protected Combustible Siding Wood Shingles Exterior Plywood Asbestos Shingles Asbestos Cement Boards inches inches 5/16 inches 5/3~ inches !/8 inches 61. Brick Masonry Veneers Stone Veneers Vitreous Tile Aluminum Clapboard Siding Preformed Metal Siding Wood Clapboards 4 inches 2 inches 2 inches 0.030 inches 26 gage 1/2 inches ~OINTS IN GIRDERS: The Joints of solid or Et-up be~m_~ or girders shall be made over columa or pier supports when constructed as simple spans. When constructed of multiple joists as continuous girders, the Joints shall be broken, in adjoining Joists; and all Joints shall be located between one- sixth (1/6) and one-qmrter (1/4) the span length from supports and shall be securely nailed or otherwise bolted together in an approved mamaer. SPACING OF BEAMS: Beams and Joists shall be spaced not more then twenty- four (24) inches on centers for one inch floor or roof sheathing except for approved, integrate? assemhlies~ and for heavier planking the spacing shall be not more than thirty-two (32) times the thickness of the planking, center to center of beam supports; except that when reinforced with finish flooring the span of sub-floor planking shall not exceed forty-eight (48) times the thickness cf the planks. HEADERS AND TRI~: Ail headers more than four (4) feet in length a~ their trimmers shall be doubled. Headers with four (4) or more tail or six (6) feet or more in length shall be supported on approved metal joist h~ngers. When nailing is permitted, the tail and header beams shall be secured in accordance with the nailing schedule. A~ tail berm8 or Joists which are twelve (12) feet or more in length shall be hung in approved Joist or beam hangers. All trimmer be~_m~ supported on walls or partitions of fr~e~ construction shall be spiked together. WALLS, PARTITIONS AND POSTS: The load-bearing value of isolated posts or struts shall be limited by Table 12 and of framed wails and partitions by Table 13 of the State Building Cede. Ail wood posts used in basements or cellars shall have concrete bases which extend not less than three (3) inches above the finished floor and bear directly on tl~ post footing. When flooring of concrete or other approved impervious materials is not provided, the con- crete base shall extend not less than six (6) ~nches above the finished floor° MULTIPLE STORES: ~hen the frame is more than one story in height and studs or posts are not continuous from sill to roof, the members shall he secured together with approved clips, splices or other connections to insure con- tinuity and a well-integrated structure. Sheet metal clamps, ties, or clips shall be formed of galvanized steel or other corrosion-resistive materials equivalent to No. 2 U.S. gage for two (2) inch framing members and not less than No. 18 U.S. gage in thickness for three (3) inch members. For four (4) inch and larger members, col,~ splices and beam and girder supports shall be effected with approved post caps of metal for reinforced concrete or ~th through-bolted corbel blocks or side bolsters. 63. BRACING: All corner posts shall be the equivalent of not less than three (3) two by four (2 x 4) inch studs braced by not less than one (1) one by four (1 x 4) inch diagonal brace cut into the studs or by equivalent construction. FRAMING OVER OPENING: T.~tels over openings in bearing walls or parti- tions of one and two family dwellings shall consist of double joists not less than herein specified or trussed construction bearing on jack studs, or other approved construction affording adequate strength: See Section 51. 65. 6m 67. 9e PLATES AND RIBBON OR LEDGER BOARDS: Plates which are used in exterior walls to support Joists or rafters shall be double, and the same width as the supporting studs and each not less than two (2~ inches thick. In non- bearing partitions, at least one (1) top and bottom plate shall be pro- vided of the same width ~as the studs. Ribbon or ledger boards which support floor or roof joists shall be not less than one by four (1 x 4) inches in si~e and shall be cut into the studs and n~led. Joists or rafters supported on ribbon boards shall frame in adjacent to the studs and shall be nailed thereto as required by the n~.iling schedule. MULTIPLE JOISTS AND RAFTERS: Floor Joists under partitions shall be doubled or formed of built-up sections or may be replaced by a solid section of adequate strength to support the load. Dormer windows and other openings in roofs shall be framed with double rafters and headers. Valley rafters on spans over twelve (12) feet measured horizontally shall be doubled. BEARING AND ANCHORAGE ON GIRDERS: Floor beams framing into girders shall be anchored, tied or nailed to secure continuity. The ends of all beams or Joists resting on girders shall bear not less than four (4) incb~s or shall be supported in approved metal sti~ps or on wood clips or ribbon strips not less than two by three (2 x 5) inches in size. Beams or joists framing from opposite sides shall either lap not less than six (6) inches and shall be securely bolted or spiked together, or when framing end to end~ all Joists, beams and girders shall be secured together by approved metal ties, straps~ or dogs. FOUNDATION ANCHORAGE: Wall sills sh~ll be anchored to foundation walls at corners and at intermediate intervals of not mere than eight (~) feet with one-half (1/2) inch bolts embedded in the m~_sonry foundation to a depth of not less than eight (~) inches. WALL SHEATHING AND ROOF DECk~iNG: Exterior walls sh~11 be sheathed with ply- wood or diagonal wood sheathing, or shall be otherwise braced with approved equivalent construction to furnish rigidity as required in Section ~2. RECOMMENDED NAILING SCHEDI~.E Buildin Element Nail Tyne Stud to Sole Plate Stud to Cap Plate Corner Studs Sole Plate to Joist or Blocking Double Cap Plate Can Plate Laps Ribbon Strip--6" or Less Ribbon Strip--Over 6" Roof Rafter to Plate Roof Rafter to Ridge Jack Rafter to Hip Floor Joists to Studs (No Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Studs (With Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Sill or Girder Ledger Strip Ceiling Joists to Plate Ceiling Joists to Alt. Rafters Ceiling Joist Laos (over partition) Collar Beam Bridging to Joists Diagonal Brace (to Stud & Plate) Tail Beams to Headers (When Nailing Permitted) Header Beams to Trimmers ~When Nailing Permitted) (1"l Sub-Flooring 6" or Less (1"~ Sub-Flooring ~, (2") Sub-Flooring (1") Sheathing ~' or Less (1") Sheat.bing over ~' Plywood Sheathing Plywood Sheathing Roof Sheathing 6" or Less Roof Sheathing Over 6" Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Weather Boarding Common-Toe Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common Common-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Direct Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail Cormmon-Toe Nail Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct C ommon-Direc t Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct Co~m~on-Direct Common-Direct Common-Direct Common-End Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct C orm~on-Direct C ommon-Direct Common-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Cce~on-Direct Common-Direct $ Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Number and Distributi~, 3--16D ~ --16D 16D. 3(~' O.C. 2OD 16" n.C. 16D 24" O.C. ~--16D 2--tOD Each Bearing 3--10D Each Bearing ~--16D 2--16D 5--1CO or 3--16D 2 --IOD 2--16D 3--20D at Each ~oist 2--16D ~--16D ~--16D 4--10D 2--80 Each End 2 ~SD Each Bearin~ 1-~OD Each 4 Sq. Ft. Floor 1--2ODEach 8 Sq. Ft. Floor 2--8DEach Joist 3--8D Each Joist 2--20DEach Joist 2--SDEach Stud or P~ter 3-~D Each Stud or Rafter 6D 5~ O.C. Exterior Edges 6D~ n.C. Yntermediate 2~8DEachRafter 3--80 Each Rafter ~-6" O.C. Exterior Edges 8D-12" O.C. Intermediate 2-SBEach Bearing ATTEND TOWN MEETING DATE: TIME: PLACE: Saturday, March 14, 1970 1:30 P.M. Veterans Memorial Auditorium North Andover High School Please bring this copy of Advisory Committee Report with you to Town Meeting. Retain for Future Reference to the Building By-Law. Advisory Committee Report Town of North Andover Massachusetts U. $. POSTAGE PAID No. Andover, Mass. Permit No. 191 NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845 7 1970 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS Advisory Committee Report and Town Warrant REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOWN MEETING MARCH, 1970 FELLOW CITIZENS OF NORTNAlqDOVER: On the following pages you will find the recommendations of your Advisory Board on the Budget and Articles submitted for your action at this ~970 Annual Town Meeting. We have examined in varying detail each and every item in the Warrant that involves the commitment or expenditure of your money. If our recon~nendations are followed by you and reimbursements to the Town from the State and/or Federal Governments are normal, we estimate that the tax rate will rise $18.00. We have prepared for you an illustration of where your tax dollars will be used within the Town. The categories used are necessarily broad, however you may use your Town Report and this year's Warrant to exact whatever detail you wish. 1970 BUDGET ($4,439,711) Category % School Department 47.7 Debt Redemption{Principal) 8.1 Fire Department 6.5 Police Department 5.9 Highway Department 4.8 Department of Public Works 4.7 Interest on Debts 4.3 Employee Benefits 3.9 General Administration 3.7 Category % Rubbish Disposal 1.8 Library 1.5 Insurance 1.2 Lighting 1.2 Tree Department 1.1 Veterans Benefits 1.1 Public Health .9 Recreation .9 Miscellaneous .7 100% Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVER ADVISORY CO~ITTEE John J. Burke, Chairauan George R. Barker, Jr. Mrs. Daniel F. Cahill Donald W. Coan James A. Deyo George F. FitzPatrick James P. Gordon C.P.A. Atty. Merrill Rosenberg Cornelius J. Twomey Article No. 10 11 14 16 17 18 19 20a 20b 20c 20d 20e 20f 20g 20h 20i 20j 20k 201 20m 20n 200 20p 20q 21 YOUR TALLY SHEET FOR ARTICLES REQUESTING FUNDS (To raise and appropriate $33,000 means an increase of $1.00 on the tax rate.) Description Fourth of July Celebration Christmas Lighting Salary or Expenses Executive Secretary Planning Program Soil Survey 2 Additional Patrolmen 4 Additional Fire Lieutenants) ) 7 Additional Fire Fighters ) Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Amending Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personae1 By-Laws Personnel B~-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Personnel By-Laws Amount Requested $ 1,500 500 9,800 35,000 6,350 10,000 62,000 1,106 300 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 300 937.50 1,555 150 225 225 2,458 2,690 0 53,275 Amount Recommended $ 1,500 5O0 9,800 6,000 6,350 5,000 32,000 1,106 300 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 150 937.50 1,555 75 225 225 2,458 0 0 53,275 Voted ~rticls No. 23 25 36 37 38 42 43 44 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 73 Amount ReQuested $ 117,000 Description Amending Personnel By-Laws $ 0 Overtime pay to Fire Fighters from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969 5,500 5,500 Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist 6,458.40 6,458 *Acquire Site for new High School 350,000 6,000 *Constz-uct and Equip New High School 6,950,000 187,500 *Town Garage 150,000 4,500 Chapter 90 - Salem, Johnson and Foster Streets 0 0 *Replace Water Main 40,000 0 3 Police Cars 7,000 7,000 Highway Equipment 54,350 15,200 Equipment Board of Public Works 11,000 6,000 Equipment Tree Department 8,200 2,500 Fire Chief's Car 2,500 2,500 *Extend Sewer System (Andover Street) 15,000 300 *Extend Sewer System (Turnpike Street) 16,000 320 *Extend Sewer System '(Martin Avenue) 3,400 68 *Extend Sewer System (Greene Street) 2,100 42 Extend Drainage System (Nartin Avenue) 4,400 4,400 *Extend Water System (Salem Street) 23,000 0 Acquisition of Land 40,000 0 Repair Streets 85,000 40,000 Purchase of 'Portable Classrooms 83,000 83,000 Conservation Fund 40,000 0 Pistol Range 10,000 0 Clean and Paint Standpipe 19,000 19,000 Traffic Lights (Sutton Street) 7,800 0 Extension of Water Main 2,000 2,000 Maintenance Board of Public Works 3,000 3,000 Maintenance of Streets - Chapter 90 2,000 2,000 Piping Brook Disposal Site 5,000 5,000 Cleaning Brooks 5,000 2,000 Amount Recommended Voted Article Amount Amount No. Description Requested Recommended 74 Guard Rails $ 10,000 $ 3,000 75 Replace Catch Basins and Grates 2,000 1,000 76 Fence at Disposal Site 1,500 1,500 77 Repair Stone Culverts 5,000 1,000 78 Repair Concrete sidewalks 5,000 0 79 Street Signs 500 400 81 Boundary Markers 2,500 2,500 84 Fence Town Yard ? 0 85 Hot-top Town Yard 6,000 0 86 Remodel Interior Town Building 2,000 2,000 90 Reserve Fund 35,000 35,000 91 stabilization Fu~d 0 0 *Bonded 601,956 TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND DURING 1969 Approved by your Advisory Board under Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws Recreation Expenses $ 580.00 Election Expenses 1,400.00 Art. 14-1969, Rt. 114 & Rt. 125 Study 50.00 Accountant Expenses 150.00 Planning Board EXpenses 260.00 Refuse Disposal Expenses 3,500.00 Premium on Fire & Water Bonds 675.10 Stevens Memorial Library EXpenses 300.00 Balance Closed to B~=venue Amount of original appropriation TOWN WARRANT COMM~NWEALTH C~ MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX SS: To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: GREETINGS: $ 6,915.10 1,084.90 $ 8,000.00 Voted In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover who are qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School Auditorium in Precinct One, the St. ~/chael's School A~d- itorium in Precinct Two, the Thomson school Auditorium in Precinct Three and the Kittredge school Auditorium in Precinct Four, all in said North Annoyer on Monday, the Second Day of March 1970 at 7 o'clock A.M., and there to act on the following Article: ARTICLE 1. TO elect a Moderator and Town Treasurer for one year, One Selectman, One Member of the Board of Assessors, one Member of the Board of Health, one Member of the Board of Public Works, one Highway Surveyor, one Tax Collector, one Tree Warden, and two Members of the School Committee for three years. One Member of the Planning Board and one Member of the Housing Authority for five years. ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town refer to the Selectmen the appoint- ment of Town Officers not required by law or By-Law to be otherwise chosen. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the re- port of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. It is recommended the report be accepted. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of elected officers of the Town, as pro- vided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recoI~mended that the Town vote to fix the following annual salaries of the elected officers of the Town effective from January 1, 1970. Board of Selectmen and Licensing Commission - each per annum $ 2,000.00 Board of Assessors - each per annum 2,700.00 Board of Health - each per annum 400.00 Board of Public Works - each per annum 400.00 Town Treasurer - per annum 11,000.00 Tax Collector - per annum 3,100.00 Tree Warden - per annum 1,500.00 Highway Surveyor - per annum 12,600.00 Moderator - per annum 50.00 ARTICLE 5. To see what action the Town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Tow~ vote to carry forward to fiscal 1970, the following articles and appropria- tions. Article 2 - 12/15/69 Contract Rail-Service 8/1/69-7/31/70 Article 12 - 1969 Town Charter Study Co~m~ittee Article 10 - 9/30/68 Planning Board Consultant Town Building Maintenance (Painting-Lighting) Article 23 - 1969 Fix Up Town Office Building Article 1 Article 62 Article 20 Article 1 Article 47 Article 28 Article 38 Article 3 Article 51 Article 61 Article 78 Article 84 Article 48 Article 62 - 1963 - 1964 - 1969 - 8/4/69 - 1968 - 1969 - 1969 - 1967 - 1967 - 1967 - 1968 New Ladder Truck Town Fire Fighters Accident Construct & Equip, Furnish Fire Station Additional Funds to B/E Fire Station Extend Sewer - Peters Street Accept R & S Const. Sewer Extend Sewer Poor Avenue Highway Equipment (Loan Bal.) " Sidewalks - Osgood St. " Ch. 90 - Salem St. " Hot Top Sidewalk $ 350.00 933.10 1,250.00 650.00 5,000.00 26.50 2,065.86 113,808.69 2,000.00 5,073.55 4,390.17 1,385.73 2,673.00 2,500.00 3,975.74 8,000.00 1968 1969 1969 Permanent Pavement Over Road Excavations 2,373.38 Highway Ch. 90 - Salem St. 46,000.00 " Piping Brook 5,000.00 Article 63 - 1969 Highway Surface Drain (Chestnut St.) $ 7,221.75 U. S. Old Age Assist. - Admin 14,28 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children - Admin. 22.27 U. S. Disability Assist. - Admin. 131.00 U. S. Medical Assist. - Grants 2,501.85 U. S. Medical Assist. - Admin. 966.99 School Expenses (Moguel, Mainco, Fisher, KLH) · 708.80 School P. L. 864 2,974.14 School P. L. 874 26,709.30 School P. L. 88-210 60.99 School P. L. 89-10 (Title I) 7,635.81 school P. L. 89-10 (Title VI-A) 108.00 Article 19 - 1967 Addition to Franklin School 29,462.95 Article 68 - 1969 School Educational Consultant 17,830.07 Article 69 - 1969 School (Prel. Plans, Specs., High School) North Andover School Lunch North Andover Athletic Association Playgrounds Expenses (Sweeney's Fences) Parks & School Grounds Expenses (K. Bailey - P. Rea) Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Acc~:ed 27 - 1969 Printing Town By-Laws 70 - 1967 Develop Well-Field 42, 52, 54, 55, 56 - 1968 Extend Water 44 - 1968 53 - 1968 30 - 1969 33 - 1969 34 - 1969 Water Extensions Extend Water Replace 6" Water Main Water Main Extensions Renew Water Services 1 - 12/15/69 Extend Water - Adams Avenue Interest oe Water and Fire Bonds 25,000.00 11,111.28 1,775.53 375.00 550.00 500.00 52,068.64 1,676.15 1,000.00 1,649.52 48,842.07 2,000.00 733.62 620.02 287.72 $ 451,993.47 ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the budget reconm~endations of the Advisory Comittee. Petition of the Selectmen. It is reco~ended that such num- bered items of the proposed bud- get as may be questioned by any voter be separately considered. RECOMMENDED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS - 1970 Item EXPENDED No. GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 1968 1969 Selectmen Salaries Expenses and Wages $ 9,575 $ 11,989 2,960 3,161 Treasurer Salaries Expenses 1970 Acco%lntant Salaries Expenses Dept. Adv. Conlm. ReQuest Recommend Tax Collector Salaries Expenses $ 12,060 $ 12,060 5,915 5,915 9 Moderator Salary 10 Advisory Cor~ittee Expenses and Wages 6,800 7,500 13,900 13,900 813 1,699 480 480 Assessors Salaries Expenses and Wages 18,389 19,070 19,806 19,806 5,963 5,897 6,866 6,866 Election and Registrars Salaries and Wages Expenses 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 10,986 8,304 7,974 7,974 Town Counsel Annual Retainer 4,000 4,000 5,000 5,000 Expenses 1,040 1,040 1,560 1,560 50 50 50 50 160 150 150 150 Town Clerk Salaries Expenses and Wages 7,733 8,741 9,099 9,099 4,820 4,651 5,370 5,370 and Waqes 14,968 15,918 16,101 16,101 3,402 8,371 11,055 11,055 and Waqes 14,320 15,948 17,335 17,335 3,963 5,764 5,977 5,977 1970 EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Com. 1968 1969 Request Recommend Item GENERAL C~VERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 11 Capital Outlay Committee Expenses 12 Planning Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 13 Board of Appeals (Zoning) Salaries and Wages Expenses 14 Personnel Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 15 Town Building Salaries and Wages Expenses 16 Annual Town Meeting Expenses TOTAL - GENEPAL GOVEP~NMENT & STAFF AGENCIES $ 366 $ 403 $ 550 $, 550 994 1,166 2,020 2,020 164 357 480 480 1,089 1,168 2,020 2,020 192 106 350 350 1,053 1,298 1,440 1,440 186 188 250 250 2,080 2,080 2,080 2,080 5,942 5,705 6,600 6,600 3,019 3~083 3,575 3,575 $ 126,427 $ 139,209 $ 159,463 $ 159,463 PUBLIC SAFETY 17 Police Department (Includes School Crossing Guards) Salaries and Wages Expenses 18 Fire Department (Includes Forest Fires & Forest Fire warden) Salaries and Wages Expenses 19 DOg Officer Salary Expenses 20 Civil Defense Salary Expenses 21 Building Inspector Salary Expenses 22 Wiring Inspector Salary Expenses 23 Gas Inspector Salary Expenses 24 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC SAFETY $ 189,604 $ 217,479 $ 234,610 $ 234,610 18,470 21,429 25,480 25,480 199,652 241,130 272,324 272,324 9,843 10,938 14,185 14,185 400 450 450 450 697 747 747 747 900 900 900 900 3,513 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,480 4,639 6,120 6,120 448 599 1,260 1,260 1,450 1,750 1,750 1,750 398 392 410 410 600 600 600 600 56 98 100 100 900 185 $ 430,596 900 1,200 1,200 250 250 250 $ 505,901 $ 563,986 $ 563,986 ~tem No___~. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION 25 Board of Health Salaries and Wages Expenses 26 Greater Lawrence Sanitary District 27 Animal Inspector Salary 28 Garbage Disposal Contract TOTAL - PUBLIC HEALTHAND SANITATION PUBLIC 29 Board of Public Works Salaries 30 Sewer Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 31 Water Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 32 Parks and School Grounds Salaries and Wages Expenses 33 Tree Department Salaries and Wages Expenses 34 Dutch Elm Disease Labor Wages Expenses 35 Insect Pest Control Salary and Wages Expenses 36 Street Lighting Expenses 37 Streets ~ General Maintenance Salaries and Wages Expenses 38 Snow Re,loyal Expenses 39 Refuse Disposal Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC WORKS 1970 EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Col~. 1968 1969 Request Reco~nend $ 10,677 $ 11,588 $ 12,188 $ 12,188 6,191 6,531 7,130 7,130 1,466 1,466 400 400 400 400 15,951 16,864 17,796 17,796 $ 33,219 $ 35,383 $ 38,980 $ 38,980 $ 900 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 19,964 16,159 24,000 24,000 12,000 11,380 14,000 14,000 70,722 81,063 84,000 84,000 50,985 52,935 55,000 55,000 17,872 18,878 21,000 21,000 6,991 7,991 8,500 8,500 22,741 25,111 25,871 25,871 5,586 6,915 6,915 6,915 7,261 7,258 7,269 7,269 1,599 1,595 1,600 1,600 11,682 13,009 13,109 13,109 3,182 3,184 3,185 3,185 52,366 54,357 57,000 55,000 91,048 101,957 114,400 107,600 49,908 54,998 72,400 62,400 54,549 114,906 45,000 45,000 56,471 61,115 67,000 67,000 9,800 13,500 18,000 14,500 $ 545,627 $ 647,511 $ 639,449 $ 617,149 Item No. WELFARE 4O *Board of Public Welfare Salarie.s 41 *Welfare Aam~uistration Salaries and Expenses Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 42 *Welfare Grants Total Spent Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 43 Veterans Benefits Salaries Expenses Cash Grants 44 Graves Registration Salaries Expenses 1970 EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Com. 1968 1969 Request Recomend RESPONSIBILITY FOR WELFAREHAS BEEN ASSUMED BY THE STATE 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 239 227 285 285 30,278 41,136 46,150 46,150 124 175 175 175 374 325 450 450 $ 34,185 $ 45,033 $ 50,230 $ 50,230 SCHOOLS 45 School Department Salaries and Wages $1,266,393 Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) ...... Net Salaries and Wages to be appropriated ...... Expenses (Including $1,690 of Out-of-State-Travel) 261,144 Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) ..... Net Expenses to be appropriated ..... 46 Regional Vocation School Allocation of cost to N. Andover TOTAL - SCHOOLS $1,545,177 $1,765,819 $1,765,819 ...... 30,000 30,000 ...... 1,735,819 1,735,819 281,565 307,918 307,918 ..... 8,300 8,300 ..... 299,618 299,618 70,360 68,519 84,323 84,323 $1,597,897 $1,895,261 $2,119,760 $2,119,760 LIBRARY 47 Steven's Memorial Library Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - LIBRARY $ 42,189 $ 48,919 $ 50,185 $ 50,185 12,097 18,965 15,270 15,270 $ 54,286 $ 67,884 $ 65,455 $ 65,455 10 Item No. RECREATION 48 49 Playgrounds & Bathing Beaches Salaries and Wages Expenses Recreational Council Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - RECREATION EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS 50 Group Insurance 51 Essex County Retirement Pensions TOTAL - EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Com~. Bequest Recor~end $ 15,207 $ 16,601 $ 2~,000 $ 23,000 5,000 5,986 7,000 7,000 4,990 5,104 5,840 5,840 2~498 2,616 4,000 4,000 27,695 $ 30,307 $ 39,840 $ 39,840 $ 41,570 $ 50,273 $ 62,513 $ 62,513 83,777 92,243 109,352 109,352 $ 125,347 $ 142,516 $ 171,865 $ 171,865 UNCLASSIFIED Contingent Fund $ 3,500 $ 3,025 Rental of Veterans Headquarters 1,200 1,200 Patriotic & Civic Celebrations 1,066 803 Insurance 51,775 45,664 Industrial Co~ission Expenses 23 15 Land Damage Claims 750 -- Ira Carty Pension 2,500 -- Out of State Travel (Not including Schools) 864 550 Conservation Commission Expenses 86 394 Senior Citizens' Council -- 250 TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED $ 3,500 $ 3,500 1,200 1,200 1,000 1,000 55,000 55,000 100 100 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 500 500 $ 61,764 $ 51,901 $ 64,300 $ 64,300 DEBT i~EDEM~TION 62 Highway Equipment $ 15,000 63 School Bonds 200,000 64 Welfare Bond 35,000 65 Water Main Notes & Bonds 77,500 66 Sewer Notes & Bonds 35,000 67 Fire Station ..... 68 Police Station ..... TOTAL - DEBT REDEMPTION $ 367,500 11 $ 10,000 $ 16,000 $ 16,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 82,000 87,000 87,000 32,000 27,000 27,000 ..... 18,000 18,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 $ 334,000 $ 358,000 $ 358,000 Item No. INTEREST ON DEBTS 69 Highway Equipment 70 School Bonds 71 Bond Issue Expense 72 Water Main Notes & Bonds 73 Sewer Notes & Bonds 74 Fire Station 75 Short Term Borrowing 76 Police Station TOTAL - INTEREST ON DEBTS EXPENDED 1968 1969 $ 1,606 $ 1,168 78,920 72,590 ..... 1,428 20,853 21,035 11,278 10,906 18,558 34,597 2,188 3,783 1970 Dept. Request $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3,393 Adv. comm. Reco~end $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3,393 $ 134,551 $ 145,507 $ 190,683 $ 190,683 $3,539,094 $4,040,413 $4,462,011 $4,439,711 12 ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the appreva] of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial years begin- ning January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1971, in accordance with the provi- sions of Gsneral Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4 and to renew any vote or notes as may be given for a 1oerlod of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17. Petit/on of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 8, To consider the report, s of all Special Committees. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of its members to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his compensation, as such, as provided by Section 43. of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. .ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apl?o- pria~e rue sum of $1,500, to be used for a Town 4th of July Celebration, an.y, and all ]??.fits made at said celebration to be returnedte the Town, sam approprmuon to be expended by a committee ef nine members to be appointed by the Selectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. priate the sum of ~ .uu m De expenaed under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of providing decorative lighting during the Christmas Season. Petition of the Selectmen, ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept as e Public Way Clark Street from the Essex County stone bounds 227.8 feet north of Holt Read a distance of 1185.69 feet northerly and northwesterly t.o the ~resent resinous as shown on plan of Charles E. Cyr, Registered ,,~an~a ~urveyor aha recorded as plan bo. 6818, Essex County Registry Petition of the Board of Public Works. pW1 AR.,TICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept as Public ays mose .w. ays_as are shown on a plan of land entitled "Definitive an of Whirl/er farm, North Andover, Massachusetts, dated April 12, 1966 Hayes Engineering, Inc., and recorded in the North Essex Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 5483, which has been developed and completed in a~cc, o,r.du.n.ce w~ith. P. la, nning .Board Specifications as required under the ~UO~II, VIS, IOn uon~ro.l J-~W an~ all as laid out and adjudicated by the Board o,~ ~eiec~nen and ~o name the streets so acce~0.ted Ferneroft Circle, Mea~ aow View Read and High Wood Way. SpecifiCally excluding from con- si. dera~on ,here .~, .der any portions of a way called on said Plan, Old Ses- sions, .~.oaa, as ~ms way h. as. nevor had any standing either as e private or pumic way or way ~o WhiCh the public had access. Petitien of John ~. Willis and others. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen to appoint an executive secretary for a term of three years, and to r~nove him at their discretion, all as provided by Section 23A of Chapter 417 of the General Laws, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of compensating him and $1,800 fei' .t~,e ~u, rp?se of mee,ti.ng his tr~vel and other necessary expenses, all as rue ~elec~men may ae~erm/ne. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 15. In the event of the Town's adoption of the Oresed- ing Article, to see if the Town will vote to exclude the office oiexecu tire s..ecreta~ry from the provisions Of the Town's Personnel By-Law by amending oection I of said By-Law by inserting after the phrase "the point,on of Town Counsel the pkrase, 'the position of Executive Secre- taft'. Petition of the Selectmen. It ~ recommended thdf the town voto fo ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the reports of all special committees be he,rd. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article and to fix anne,l com- pensation of Board of Health Physician at $1,100. It is recommended that the town vote t~ ADOPT the arfkle. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. No recommendation. It is recommended that the town raise and appropriate the sums of $8,750. for the purpose of compensation and $1,050. for the purpose of expenses with the con- dition the maximum salary for such posi- tion be $15,000. No recommendaffan. 13 ARTICLE 16. To see if the Tovrn will vote to raise and al0pro- prlats the sum of $85,000, to be expended under the dirsetion o~-.the planning Board for the pm'pose of preparing a comprehensive pinnnmg program. Petition of the p]~nn~g Boa~L ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $6~50, to be expended under the direction of the Con- servation Commission for the purpose of obtaining a soil survey of the Town from the Essex Conserw~ion Distrlek Petition of the Conservation Co_mm~ceion. ARTICLE 18. To see ff the To~,u will vote to raise and appro- printo the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction o~ the Selectmen for the appointment of two rea'ular patrolmen, fully qunli- fled, who havopassed the Civil Service physical and mental er~m;na- tion all in aseolvtn~ee with Civil Service rules and Regulations. Petition of The Chief of Police. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and al0pro- prlate the sum of $$2.000 to be expended under the direction of the Fire Engineers for the purpose of appointing four regular fire IAeu- tenants and seven regular fire fighters to man the new branch fir~. station. All appointees to have passed the Civil Service physical and mental examinations, all in accordance with the Civil Service Rules and Regulations. Petition of the Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 20. To see/f the Town ~ll vo~e to amend its Penmunel By-Lsw in the following mannor: (A) Raise and apprep~iate the ~m of $1.106 for the l~ose of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Department Head and Supervisory Group, class title Town Aeeountant, by striking the~frem compeneation grade S-17 and inserting in its place compensation grade S-19, effec- tive Alrtil 1, 1~0. (R) Raise and app~riate the sum of $~00 for the puz~ose o~f amending 8eetio.n, ?, S.,ehedu? A. Department ..Head p.nd S.u~vyrso..~ry ~ronp, S-10, by striking mere~r~n $125 per mon~n ana mserung m ~m place $200 per month, effective January 1, 1970. (C) Amend Section ?, Schedule A, Clerical Group, by inserb lng therein elass t~tle Senior Clerk-Secretary and assigning thereto com- pensation grade 8-6, effective April 1. 19~0. (D) Raise and appropriate the sum of $126 for the purpose of amending ~eetion 7, Schedule A, Clerical Group, by insert'..mg., therein. class title Aseessere' Clerk and assigning thereto compommtion grsde S-5, effective April 1, 1970. 14 It k recommended that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000. to be expended by the Planning Board to en- gage professional planning consultants on a per diem or consulting basis for the per- pose of implementing and rezoning specif- ic areas of the town for specific purposes. It is further recommended that such con- sultant or consultent~ review, analyze and revise the existing zoning By - Law. Also review and make recommendations on Planning Board suggestions, suggns- tions from citizens or town service or- ganizations concerning new proposals es they effect the use of land in North And- over. It is recommended that the above recommendations be continued in future years. It is recommended that the town vote to .ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate rite sum of $5,000. for the appointment of 1 palrol- ntano If is recommnded that the town vote to authorize the appointment of 4 regular Fire Lieutenants from the present person- nel of the Fire Department and an addi- tional 7 regular fire fighters to man the new branch fire station and to raise and appropriate the sum of $32,CC0. for the purpose of the adlcle. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the adicin with the following exceptions, 1. Sub-Paragraph G under PF-3 Maximum be set at $13,084. 2. That rite town vote to raise and approprbte the sum of $1S0. for the purpose of Sub-Paragraph I. 3. That the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7'5. for the ps,pose of Sub-Paragraph L. 4. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT Sub-Paragraph P. (E) Amend S~ion 7, Schedule A, Labor Group, by inserting therein class title Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist and assigning thereto compensation grade W-8. (F) Raise and appropriate the sum of $525 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Public Safety Group, PF-I* * *, by striking therefrom $300 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1,000 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (G) Raise and appropriate the sum of 29,560 for the purpose of amending Section 7 Schedule C, by striking therefrom the existing scale of rates and in~erting in its place the following compensation scales: (Effective April 1, 1970). Min. II III IV Max. PF-1 6,447 6,782 7,229 7.677 8,177 PF-2 8,138 8,674 9,212 9,812 PF-8 9,834 10.482 11,131 14,310 (ti) Amend Section 7, Schedule D, by adding thereto compen- cation grades W-7 and W-8 and assigning to said grades the following rates: Mira II III IV Max. W-7 3.40 8.48 8.56 3.66 W-8 8.60 3.69 3.77 3.87 ~. (I.~ Raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of amenmng ~ectlon 7, Schedule E, class t/fie Registrar of Voters, by strik- ing therefrom $350 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $450 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (J) Raise and appropriate the sam of $937.50 for the pm'pose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Veterans' Agent, by strik- lng therefrom $2750 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $4,000 per year, e~fect/ve April I, 1970. (K) Raise and appropriate the sum of $1,155 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Sch~ule E, class title School Crossing Guard by striking therefrom $30 per week and inserting in its place the sun~ of $35 per week, effective April 1, 1970. (L) Raise and apprepriate the sum of $150 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Gas Inspecter, by striking therefrom $600 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $800 per year, effective Apr/l 1, 1970. (M) Raise and appropriate the sum of $225 for the purpose of amending Section 7 Schedule E, class title Sealer of Weights and Mea- sures, by striking ~erefrom $900 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1~00 per year, effective April 1, 1970. (N) Raise and appropriate the sum of $225 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Wire Inspector, by strik- lng therefrom $1,450 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $1,750 per year. effective April 1, 1970. (0) Raise and appropriate the sum of $2,458 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class titl9 Reserve Patrolman, by striking therefrom $24 per day and inserting in its place the sum of $27 per day, effective April 1, 1970. . (P) Raise and appropriate the sum of $2,690 for the purpose ~o~: amending S~tion 13, Uniform Allowance by striking existing amounts zrom paragraph three and inserting in place thereof: "One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) per uniformed man for police, and One Hundred Dollars ($100) per uniformed man for fire" etc. as ~'ritten. S'' _(Q) Amend Section 15, overtime compensation, (D) Public are~y ~roup (2), so as to read as follows: An employee of the Fire Department shall be paid at time and one-half for hours worked in ex- cess of those constituting his work week as set forth in Section 14. Pc~dtion of the Personnel Bear~ ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote ~o raise and appro- p. riate_~he sum of $53,275 for the purpose of amending/ts Personnel ~By- Law, ~ection 7, Schedules B, C. and D, and Sect/on 8 and 9, by adding a 7% increase to all rates in all compensation grades therein; said in- crease to become effective April 1, 1970. Petition of the Personnel Board. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Personnel By-Law, Section 7, Schedules A and C, by striking therefrom all com- pensation grades designated as PF, and inserting in place thereof P-l, P-2. P-3 for positions in the police classes, and F-l, F-2, F-3 for position in the fire classes; and assign to said grades the scales of compensation accorded Schedule C by vote of this annual town meeting. Petition of the Personnel Board. 15 It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $117,000 for the purpose of amending its personnel By- Law, Section 7 -- Schedules B, C and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 12% increase to all rates in all compensation grades therein said in- crease to become effective January 1, 1970. Petition of the North Andover Public Works Employees Assoc.-- Local 64. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sect/on 57B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as inserted by Chapter 149 of the Acts of 1963, which reads as follows: Any member of a police or fire department of a city or Town, who retires under the provisions of sections fifty-six to sixty, inclusive, and who was appointed reserve police officer or a call fire fighter shall, for the pu. rpeee of retirement, be entitled to count as creditable service such service as reserve police or a call fire fighter as the retiring authority shall determine. Petition of James E. Fitzgerald and others. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500, to be expended under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Department for the purpose of pay/ng overtime pay to regular firefighters of the Town earned from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969, and which the Town is required to pay by the previsions of an amend- ment of Chapter 48, Section 58C of the General Lows. Petition of Francis J. Devan and others. ARTICLE 26. To see ff the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sam of $6,458.40, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of employing one Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist with assigned compensation grade W-8, to go into effect on April 1, 1970. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article HI of its General By. Laws by adding the following new section: lqo driveway or other means of access to privately owned property from any public way or any way shown on an approved subdivision plan shall be constructed unless a permit for /ts entry into said way shall first have been issued by the Highway Surveyor. Petition ef the .Highway Surveyor ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to amend article III of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following new section: Sec- tion 10: No snow or ice shall be deposited upon any portion of a way open to public travel for the safe maintenance of which the Town is responsible, except by Town employees acting in the proper performance of their duties. This provision shall not prohibit an occupant of premises abutting upon such a .way from clearing snow or ice from a sidewalk in front of such premises, or from that part of any driveway or other means of access from such premises to the way, provided that such clearing does not result in a narrowing of the travelled portion of the way as defined by prior snow removal procedures performed by Town employees. Petition of Nicholas F. Nicetta; Highway Surveyor, Joseph W. Lawlor; Chief of Police. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking out Sections I and 6 of Article III, and to remem- bet the remaining sections of said Article accordingly. Petition of the Town By-Law Cormnittee. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90, Section 1SA, of the General Laws authorizing the Select- men to adopt the Pedestrian Law regulation. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Building By-Law hereinafter set out in full in our Appendix to the Warrant for this Meeting. Petition of the Building Cede Committee. 16 It is recommended that ihe Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that ihe Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. No recommendation. Ne recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law, in order to permit certain uses in Neighborhood Business Districts not now specifically permitted, by adding thereto the following new section: Section 4.24: Banking, insurance, professional and other similar offices. Petition of Francis B. Kittridge and others. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 9.2 of its Zoning By-Law by striking therefrom the word "eertifled", so that notices of hearings may be sent to interested parties by regular first class mail, postage prepaid, as provided by statute, unless the Board of Appeals votes to send notices by certified mail in particular cases. Petition of the ~oard of Appeals. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend the North Andover Zoning By-Law by the addition of the following sections: 3.9 Floodplain District. 3.91 The Merrimack River floodplain bounded on the west and northwest by the North Andover-Lawrence and North Andover-Methuen boundaries as far downstream as the North Andover-Haverhill boundary, on the Northeast by the North Andover~Haverhill boundary, and on the east and southeast by a line following the center line of Sutton Street from the North Andover-Lawrence boundary downstream to the south- east boundary of property of the Boston and Maine Railway, thence along that property line to the North Andover-Haverhill boundary. 3.92 The Shawsheen River floodplain, bounded on the west by the North Andover Lawrence boundary, on the east by a line following eleva- tion 80 feet from Route 495 southward to land owned now or formerly by DSM Realty Trust, thence the boundary turns westward along said property to the Shawsheen River. 3.93 The Cochichewick Brook floodplain between Chickering Road and Osgood Street bounded by these streets and contour elevation 100 feet on both sides of the brook. Also downstream from Chickering Road bounded on the northeast by the abandoned Boston and Maine right-of- way and on the southeast by East Water Street and on the northwest by a line at right angle to the thread of the stream and passing through the point at which the stream enters the Mill Pond. 3.94 The Fish Brook floodplain along boundaries 209 feet on both sides of the thread of the brook from the North Andover-Boxford town line upstream to the point at which Fish Brook enters North Andover from Boxford. 3.95 The Mosquito Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the stream from its junction with Fish Brook upstream to thepoint at which it crosses the centerline of Foster Street~ thence the boundaries follow the 130 foot elevation contour line around the swamps contiguous to Mosquito Brook. Also the section of the flood- plain bounded by the center line of Salem Street at the point where Mosquito Brook crosses Salem Street and along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream downstream to meet the 130 foot ciera- tion contour. Also the section extending upstream from center line of Salem Street along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream as far as the center line of Rea Street, thence along that line northwestward and southeastward to elevation 170 feet, thence along a line at elevation 170 feet around the swamp contiguous to the brook. 3.96 The Boston Brook floodplain bounded at the south by the North Andover-Middleton town line, on the west by the center line of Salem Street from the town line northward to join the eastern boundary 200 feet north of the point where the thread of the stream passes under the centerline of Salem Street. The eastern boundary follows a line 200 feet east of the thread of the stream from the town line northward to the point where it joins the western boundary. From the point at which Boston Brook crosses the centerline of Salon Street the boundaries ex- tend upstream along lines at 200 feet distance on both sides of the thread of the stream to the point at which he elevation of Boston Brook is 1O0 feet. At this point the boundaries intersect elevation 110 feet and follow contour elevation 110 feet around the swamp contiguous to Boston Brook and up stream to the point where Boston Brook is at an elevation of 110 feet. 4.9 FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT. The Floodplain District is estab- lished to ensure that development on land within the District will not en- danger the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of land within the District and of the public. The Floodplain District shall be considered superimposed over the other districts enumerated or to be enumerated in This By-Law. 17 No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. (a) Use of land in the Floodplain District shall conform to the uses permitted in the district upon which the Floodplain Dis- trict is superimposed except that no structure shall be erected and no fill or pay/rig shall be placed therein unless a permit has been issued by the Board of Appeals. (b) Persons desiring such a permit shall submit application to the Board of Appeals describing in detail the proposed use of the property and the work to be performed, accompanied by plans and sections showing the locations and elevations of ex]sting and proposed structures, watercourses, drainage easements, fill, paving and sewage disposal facilities. (c) The Board of Appeals will notify the Board sf Health, lhuqd- lng Inspector, Highwa[ Surveyor, Board of l~ablic Works a~d. Conservation Comm/sswn of the application. These boards aha individuals will nmke recc~mendatious to the Board of AP- peals within 15 days a~ter which the Board of Appenls ~d~all hold a heaxing as provided for in Section 9.2. Within 90 da..ys thereafter the Board of Appeals cha]l iSsUe a permit uneer this section if it finds that the use of the premises will not endanger the health and safety of the occupants of the de- velopment, of the land within the District and of the public or it may issue a permit with such conditions as it deems necessary to protect the health and safety of the occupants_ of the development of the land within the Dist;rict and o ~f the public or it may deny the application. If no action is taken within 90 days the application shall be considered approved. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to ratify the action of the North Andsver School Buildlag Committee requesting Represen.t~- tire Paul W. Cronin to file a bill on behalf of the Town, to authorize the taking by e~ninent domain for school purpose.., the S ~t~ve..n~..Coolidg~, Land from the Trustees of Reservations, excepting the buddings aha grounds on Andover Street occupying approximately six acres. Petition of North Andover School Co~!ttee and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the town vote to adopt the arrlcle, subject to recommen- dations under Adicle 37 ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to request the Muses- chusett~ Legislature to act definitively and affirmatively on. the requesuest of the North Andover School Building Cc~nittoe to perrmt the Town to aequiro by eminent domain the Steven. s~Coolidg? Land from the T?us- tees of Reservations, excepting the building aha grounus on Anuover Street occupying appproxnnately six acres. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the town vote to adopt the article, subject to recommen- dations under Article 37 ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap .p?pri- ate, or transfer from available funds, such sums as it may determine to be the fair and reasonable cost of acquiring for the Town, by purehaso, eminent domain preceeding, or otherwise, all of those lands, desc~b~ below, and other required lands, for the use of the North Anaover ru llc School System, and to authorize and direct the Selectmen, in the name and behalf of the Town, to take such steps as may be necessary or advisable to effect such acquisition: Two certain Pare. eM of land, theproperty of the Trustees of Reser- vations, bounded between Andover Street and Waverley Road, North Andover, bounded and described as follows: PARCEL ONE: A panel on the easterly side of Chickerlng Road containing 32 acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: Southeasterly by Andover Street five hundred forty (540) feet; Southwesterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations three hundred and twenty (320) feet; ' d Southeasterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations an Roland B. Hammond, e/ght hundred fourteen (814) feet; Northeasterly by land of Roland B. Bnmmond, forty-one (41) feet_; Southeasterly by land of George and Helen Busby and a portion oZ Wood Lane one hundred sixty-seven (167) feet; Southwesterly by land of William 3. and Margaret H. Deighan three hundred ninety (390) feet; . Southeasterly by land of Deighun two hundred twenty-nine (229) feet; It b recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $200,000. For Hie purpose of the article, it is further recom- mended that only parcel two be ~CCluired by the Town for the use of the Horth Andover Public School System. 18 Northeasterly by land of said Deighan and Margaret A. Murphy six hundred f/fty~three and 45/100 (653.45) feet; Southeasterly by Andover Street seven hundred five (705) feet; Southwesterly by Dufton Court eight hundred eleven (811) feet; .W. es~rly, by Chickering Road thirteen hundred (1300) feet; ~.ormer~y by land of Rose Filet~ tWenty-nine (29) feet; ~ortheasterly by land of Peter A. and Rose A. Romano, Robert W. and Carol A. Steer; Richard A. Kapelsen five hundred ninety-two (592) feet; Northerly by land of Richard A. Kapelsen, Robert P. and Glori~ C. Barsomian, James J. and Beverly C. O'Sullivan, William G. and Vera ~. ~W. eiss, ~G. _Warren, Jr. and Germilla P. Hamblet, Julius and Herta · o~ern, walter H. and Mary F. Flinn, George F. and Dorothy B. Henderson, Charles T. and Marilyn R. McCarthy eleven hundred fifty (1150) feet; . .South. westerly by land of Charles T. and Marilyn R. McCarthy, one nunarea fifty (150) feet; . .N. er~west~rly by Osgoed Circle three hundred fifty (350) feet; ~ortneasterly by Osgood Street one hundred fifty (150) feet; 'together with all rights in the fee to Wood Lane and Chickering Road whatever the same may be. PARCEL TWO: A certain parcel of land on the westerly side of Chlckering Road owned by the Trustees of Reservations and containing 52 acres, more or less, being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Easterly by Chickering Road tWelve hundred ten (1210) feet~ Southeasterly by land of Beatrice I. Gaumend two hundred thirty- three (233) feet~ · Southwesterly by land of L. Robert Rolde and George Swarts six hundred and fifty-one (651) feet; ~ Southeasterl~ by ]and of said Rolde and Swartz and Ipswich Street fourteen hundred sixty-one (1461)feet; Southwesterly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon three hundred forty-five (345) feet; ..... Southerly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon, me normeny end of Harwich Street, other land of Joseph B and Ida M. McKinnon, the northerly end of Grafton Street, John J. ~nd Eileen M. Burke, and Alfred J. and Lynda DiStefano, six hundred ninety-five (695) feet; .W. esteriy by Waverley Road seven hundred thirty (730) feet; northwesterly by land of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery) and a portion of Wood Lane sixteen hun- dred sixty (1660) feet; Northeasterly by land of Roy Farr and David and Dorothy J. Rennie nine hundred seventy (970) feet; Northwesterly by land of said David and Dorothy J. Rennie fifteen (15) feet; Southwesterly by other land of said Rennies one hundred ninety- five (195) feet; Northwesterly by other land of said Rennles three hundred five (805) feet. Together with all rights in the fee to Chickering Road, Wood Lane, Waverley Road and Ipswich Street, whatever the same may be. All measurements for both descriptions are more or less and are shown on a plan showing land in North Andover, Massachusetts dated November, 1969 _- Scale 1"_--100', ceml0iled by Morse and Martin, 13 Ferry Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee~ ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town wl]l vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to offer the Town Farm Land as full or part payment for the Town's acquisition, by eminent domain or otherwise, of the Stevens- Coolidge Land under the control of the Trustees of Reservations. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to provide the sam of for the purpose of constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to improve, landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes; and to determine whether the money shall be provided by taxation, by trans- fer from available funds in the treasury, by appropriation from the stabilization fund, by Borrowing or otherwise. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. 19 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to rGise snd appropriate $6,250,000. for the purpose of the article. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize the School l~lild- lng Cmnmittee to enter into any and all contracts necessary for .file purpose of carrying out the vote passed under the preceding Article relative to constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and tn improve, landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to amend the vote of the town on Article 1 of a Special Town Meeting held on Saturday, March 16, 1968, by striking out the words "Fifty (50) dwelling units" ' two as appearing in said vote, and inserting in place thereof Seventy- (72) dwelling units" so that said VOTE shall read as follows: VOTED that the Town of North Andover hereby approves con- struction of a new housing project, namely: a project for the housing of elderly persons consisting of not more than seventy-two (72) dwei- ling units, pursuant to Chapter 667 of Mass Actz of 1954 and Acts in amendment thereof and in addition therote, to be known as Stato-Aided Housing Project #667-3. Petition of the North Andover Housing Authority. ARTICILE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and propriate the sum of $150,000, to be expended under the direction of the Seioelraen for the purpose of erecting, furnishing, and equipping a town garage and fencing and hot-topping a town yard on the land ac- quired for that purpose on Osguod Street at the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote ts raise and appropriate the sum of $11,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of meeting the Town's share of the costs of Chapter 90 highway construction of Salem Street, Johnson Street and Foster Street and to transfer $34,500 from unappropriated available funds to meet the State and County shares of such costs, the reimburse- merit from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of replacini/_the old six-inch water pipes on Waverley Road from Greene Street to Margate Street and on Salem Street from Boxford Street to 1132 Salem Street with 12 inch cement lined cast iron pipe. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to aw. end the Zonin~ By-Law by rezoning the following triangular parcel of land fram village residential to general business: A certain parcel of land owned by the Mangano Realty Trust cared on Chickering Road, North Andover, bounded and described as follows: Northwesterly by Chickering Road, tltroe hundred twenty feet; Northeasterly by land of Village Land Company two hundred seven- ty-six and 18/100 (276.18) feet; Southerly by. other land of the Mang~no Realty Trust three hundred fifty (850l feet. Petition of Carmelo Mangano and others. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the High- way Surveyor to execute in its behalf a release of an existing drainage easement across land belonging to Mangano Realty Trust, the said Trust having granted to the Town an equivalent easement in a different location. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from Village Residential and/or Industrial to Gen- eral Business the following described parcels of land or any portions thereof: No recommendation. bio recommendation. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT tho article. No recommendation. No recommendation. No recommendation. 2O FIRST PARCEL H__Start~ing,,at _a point on Chiekering Road at land now or formerly of a~ner l~eatty Trust thence running in a westerly direction By land of Haffner Realty Trust 190.84 feet to a point; thence turning andrunning in a northerly direction by land now or formerly of Lynch & Willis, 249.13 feet to a point; thence turning and running in an easterly d~[.rection by land now or formerly of Polizotti, 41.52 feet to a point; enc. e. turning and running still by land of Polizotti in a northwesterly iree~ion 120 feet to a point on the southerly boundary of Davis Street; ~hoenc~e turn~in~g and_running in an easterly direction by the southerly oun~ary oz ~av~s ~treet, 422.$3 fee~ to a point on the westerly boun- ddary.of E. ast.Water Street; thence turning and running in a southerly irec~ion by the westerly Boundary of East Water Street, 105.61 feet to a l~oint on the northerly boundary of Chickering Road; thenee turning ~ana. ~runnlng~ in a southwesterly direction by the northerly boundary of ~n[c~ering ~oad, 847.99 feet to the point of beginning. SECOND PARCEL Starting at a point on the easterly boundary of East Water Street in a northerly direction 686.99 feet to a point at land now or formerly .of .the D?~u. glas Development Company, Inc.; thence turning and rnnning ]n t~? t~) courses in a northeasterly direction by land of the Douglas Development Company, Inc., 50 feet and 215.75 feet to a point; thence ~r~ng.and running in a horsefly direction in t-~vo (2) courses 189.06 eot and 249 feet to a point at land now or formerly of the Davis & Fu~.ber ,Ma,chine C~o~j thence thruing and running in a northeasterly di- rection oy ~ana ox Davis & Furber Machine Co., 155.58 feet to a point; thence turning and runnin~ in a southerly direction by land now or formerly of Walker Realty Association in two (2) courses, 306.38 feet a~nd,60~3;38 feet to a point on the northerly, boundary of Chiekeriv~ r, oa?; .mence turning and running in a southwesterly direction by the ~no .r~e.rkv boundary of Chlckering Road, 601.4~ feet to the point of oegmnmg. Petition of John J. Lynch and others. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to rezone a piece of land on Winthrop Avenue, Erorth Andover described below from Resi- dential to Business: d Starting from a point on Waverley Road and running in a southerly irec~on for 480 fee~ more or less, then turning northwest along Winth- r?p ~.venue for 973 feet more or less, then turning northeast and run- .nmg rot 596 feet more or less, then turning south and running for 300 zeet more or lees, then turning east and running 100 feet more or less, then turning south and running 315 feet more or less, then turning east and nmning 100 feet more or less, back to the point of origin, total parcel consisting of 8.810 acres more or less. Petition of Stewart P. Wilson and others. No recommendation. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to change its zoning DBY-Law by changing from Rural Residence District to General Business istrict the following described parcel of land on Turnpike St: On the easterly side of Turnpike St~ 1204 ft., by Mill Read 200 ftc, t~h. ence in a straight line northwesterly 1200 feet to a wall to land of ~ilbert Rea, thence westerly by the wall to the point of beginning. Said land owned by Charlotte P. and George A. Rea. Petition of George A. Rea and others. No recommendation. ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7000, to be expended under the direction of the Seleetnaen for the purchase of three new 1970 12 volt system cars with necessary safety equipment. Two 1968 and One 1967 cars to be turned in trade, and all equipment to be changed over, such as police radios, sirens, and other similar accessorie~ Petition of the Chief of Police. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. th ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate e sum of $54,350, to be exoended under the direction of the ~Highway ~uc ~r~..yor for the purpose of-pu~rehasing the following equipment: One e~oing Machine $5,500, One Road Roller $7,500, One 4 Wheel Drive Dump Truck, equipped with snow plow and wing $26,000, One Domp Truck 30,000 GVW $12,000, One 1962 Ford Dump Truck to be traded, One sedan to be used by the Highway Surveyor $3,350, a 1965 Ford Galaxie to be traded. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,700. for the purchase of one Dump Truck 30,000. OVW, one 1962 Pord Dump truck to be traded and $2,500. for the purchase of one sedan a 1965 Ford Ga[axle to be traded. 21 ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Fo[4dI p_la?form truck, a 1963 Chevrolet pick-up truck and a 1962 Model I 0 Inmrua- tional Tractor. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and al~prepri- ate the sum of $8,200, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden for the purchase of two new trucks with necessary equipment: One l~lf-ton Pick-up Truck, a 1963 Pick-Ul~ to be traded $2,500. One Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck, a 1963 Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck to be tralted $5,700. Petition of the Tree Warden. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the stun of $2,500, to be expended under the direction of the Fire Eh7 gineers for the purpose of purchasing a new Fire Chief's car, preson~ 1965 Chevrolet to be taken in trade. Petition of the Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 55. To see ff Lhe Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,900 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Andover Street from Peters Street to 272 Andover Street. Petition of Robert E. Maseola and others. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $28,000, to be expended under the direction o:[ the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on rl'uru~ike Street from the present terminus to the Advance Reproductions Building on Turnpike Street, and to accept from Charles Nigrelli the sum of $12,000 towards the cost of the project. Petition of Charles S. Nigrelli and others. ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,400 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer system on Martin Avenue from the existing system 246 feet towards Massachusetts Ave, Petition of Mitchell P. Bootman and others. ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2100, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Gres~e Street 100 feet frei Main Street. Petition of Waiter S, Green and others. ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote te raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system on Martin Avenue towards Massachusetts Avenue to the end of the finished road. Petition of Stuart L. Miller and others. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town wilI vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the water syste~n on Salon Street from its present terminus, a distance of about 1400 feet. Petition of George H. Fart and others. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of having a revolving fund for the ac- quisition of land for municipal use. Petition of the Selectmen. 22 It is recommended that the Town miss and appropriate the sum of $6,000. for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Ford platform truck and a 1963 Chevrolet pick- up track. It is recommended that the Town vote te raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the pu~use of replacing one 1963 Pick-up. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vole to raise and appropriate the sum of $16,000. and to accept from Charles Nig- relli the sum of $12,000. on or before July I, 1970 for the purpose of rite article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article provided that the constmctlon of one foundation is com- pleted by August 1, 1970. on Martin Ave. on land of Mitchell P. Bootman. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,400. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vole to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,- 200. and to accept from George H. Farr the sum of $4,800. on or before July 1, 1970 for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vole to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 62. To sec if the Town will vote to raise' and appropriate the sum of $85,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of resurfacing, oiling, repairing and mainte- nanec of any street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $88,000 to be expended under the direction Of the School Committee for the purpose of purchasing and installing five relocatable class-rooms for the North Andover Public Schools to avoid possible double sessions in the 1970-71 academic year. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000 or any other sum to be added to the "Conservation Fund" established by the vote of the Town upon Article 84 of the War- rant for the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose ef a pistol range for the Police Department. Petiten of the Chief of Police It is recommended that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the a~ticle. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $19,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of cleaning and painting the interior and exterior of the million gallon water standpipe on Bradford Street at Barker Street. Petition of the Board of Public Works. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the art/cie. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $?,800, to be expended under the direction of the Select- men for the purpose of installing traffic lights at the intersection of Sutton and Main Streets. Petition of the Selectmen, ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of making such extensions of the water main system, subject to the standard regulations of said Board, on or before October 1, 1970, as it may consider most necessary, such exten- sions not having been petitioned for at this meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, ARTICLE 69. To sec if the Term will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $8,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of renewing water service to the pro- petty lines, placing gate valves on hydrant branches and raising man- hole frames and covers on streets that are being reconstructed. Petition of the Beard of Public Works It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of maintaining any street in the Town, under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and, in addition, to transfer $1,000 from unappropriated available funds, to meet the State's share of the cost of such work, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the TOwn vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 71. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sma of $9,008.05, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, with the prior approval of the Selectmen, for high- way projects having the approval of the State Department of Public Works, apportioned to the Town by said Department under Section 4 of Chapter 768 of the Acts of 1969. . Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the artkle. ARTICLE 72. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of piping a brook so that land may be used for the Disposal Site. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. l! is recommended that~ the Town vote to ADOPT the article. 23 ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of cleaning brooks in order to keep water flowing so as to prevent flooding. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appr~o'pri- ate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- ~ay Surveyor for the purpose of erecting and replacing guard rails throughout the Town. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2~000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of replacing existing catch basin frames and grates which are smaller than standard size. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of installing chain-link fence to enclose areas of the Disposal Site where needed. Pet/t/on of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing old stone culvertz. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 78. To see if the Tc~vn will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing concrete sidewalks. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of making and placing street sign~. Pet/tion of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to author/ze the Select- men to act for it in negotiating and executing a contract between the Town and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to prov/de for railroad commuter sero/ce between North Andever and Boston for the period beginning August 1, 1970 and ending on July 31, 1971 a~d to raise and appropriate such sum as may be necessary to pay the cost to the Town for such service. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money sufficient to bear its share of the cost of placing monuments marking the boundary line behveen the Town and the City of Lawrence, the placing of such monuments being required by Section 7 of Chapter 42 of the General Laws. Pet/t/on of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate for the use of Stevens Memorial L/braD· the sum of $2727 received from the State under the provisions of Chapter 78, Section 19A. Petit/on of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approprl- ate the sum of $1,200, to be expended under the direction of Committee of five appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of fixing-up, re- pairing and making appropriately the base platform and foundation of the Flag Pole area at Memorial Park, (rear of Library) and to clean off all markings on W.W.1, Veterans monument and clean bronze plaque of same. Petition of Joseph Morkeski and others. 24 It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the town vote te raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 84. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sufficient sum of money, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of fencing in the Town Yard for security purposes. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE $5. To see if the Town will vote ~o raise and appropri- ate the sum of $6,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor, Superintendent of Public Works and Tree Warden for the purpose of hot-topping the Town Yard from its point of beginning on Main Street through the entire yard. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the el,ectmenI or such other Committees as they may vote te establish, and oe usea with the funds provided by the Town under Article 23 of the arrant for the 1969 Annual Town Meeting for the purpose of panelling wa.lis in hallways and in the stairwells, painting ceilings in hallways and. in th? stairwells, washing all woodwork and painting with two coa.~s, washing all doors and applying one coat of Polyurithane, clean and paint banisters in beth of the stairwells, throughout the Town Office Building. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian: ARTICLE 87. To see if the Town will vote to divide the present Precinct Four voting precinct into two precincts, to be known as Precinct Four and Precinct Five, as recommended by the Selectmen in a state- merit to be filed with the Town Clerk-at least seven days before the date of this Meeting, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 88. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori- zation to borrow in the sum of $5,000, which is the balance of the $60,000 authorized under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of March 18, 1967, for the purchase of highway equipment. Petition of the Town Accountant~ ARTICLE 89. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori- zation to borrow in the sum of $47,000, which is the balance of the $757,000 authorized under Article 19 of the Warrant for the 1967 An- anal Town Heeting for the addition to the Franklin School. Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 99. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Overlay Reserve the sum of $ to the Reserve Fund. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. No recommendation. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $35,000. for the purpose of the article. ARTICLE 91. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate such sum as this meeting may determine, to the stabilization fund, as provided by Sect/on 5B of Chapter 40 of the C, enexal I~w~ Petition of the Assessorm ARTICLE 92. To see if the Town will vote to take the sum of from available funds to reduce the tax rate. Petition of the Assessors. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Off/ce Building and at five or more public places in each voting precinct of the Term. Said copies to be posted not more than seven days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusette, the 26th day of January in tim year of Our Lord ene thousand nine hundred and seventy. William R. Duffy, Jr. William A. Finneran Arthur P. Kirk Boa~ of SeteoOnet~ A True Copy: ATTE ST: CONSTABLE. North Andover, Massachusetts. January 12, 1970 It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the town vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $ for the purpose of the article.. 25 APPENDIX TO WARRANT FOR THE 1970 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING SECTION e PROPOSED. NORTH ANDOVER BUILDING BY-LAW (Article 31 of Warrant) _~$.NERAL PROVISIONS This By-Law shall be known as the North Andover ~,tlding By-Law. Its intent is to provide for the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town insofar as they are dependent upon building construction. No structure, building, or part thereof, shall hereafter he built, con- structed, razed, altered, added to, or ch-nged in type of use or occupancy except in conformity with this By-Law. The Laws of the Comonwealth of Massachusetts, ~ncluding the Board of Standards Building Code affectin~ buildings or structures, excluding permissive legislation relating thereto not accepted by the Tow~ of North Andover, shall be as fully complied with as though hereiu written. The Board of Standards Building Code, hereinafter referred to as the "State Co~e", shall apply in all situations not covered or referred to in this By-Law. No provisions of the Zoning By-Law pertaining to use, location or con- struction of buildings shall be nullified by the provisions of this By. Law. BUILDINGS AFFECTED: The following shell he excepted from the provisions of this By-Law: (a) Buildings belonging to the United ~States of America or to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (b) Bridges, quays, and wharves. (c) Buildings not more than eight feet in length or breadth or seven feet in height measured to the extremities. Temporary structures erected for storage or offices during construction operations, providing such structures shall be removed at completion of operations. (e) Ordinary repairs. ENFORCEMENT: The Chief of Police, upon application of the B~111ding Inspector, shall cause complaint to be made before the proper court for any violation of any provision of this By-Law. The Selectmen, or the B~lding Inspector, may institute proceedings to enforce this By-Law and to enjoin the erection, alteration, continuance or occupation of any structure in violation of the provisions of this By-Law. 10. PENALTY: No person shall continue work after the Inspector has notified him in writing that the work must be suspended, or has posted the structure with "Stop Work Orders", now shall such notices be removed without the per- mission of the Inspector. Whoever violates or continues to violate this By-Law after having been notified of such violation shall be punished by a fine not in ex~ess of $100. Each week during which such violation is continued shall be deemed to be a separate offense. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the Selectmen from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawfttl erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a structure or portion thereof; or of the premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises. BUILDING APPEALS COMMITEE: There shall be a permanent committee composed of five members, appointed by the Selectmen, one of whom shall be the Building Inspector, which shall be known as the Building Appeals Committee. 'The Building Inspector may Subm*t to said committee any application for building permits which incorporate new methods or new materials to be used in construction. Any person ag- grieved by act or decision of the Building Inspector may appeal t.herefrom within ten days by filing an application for a hearing with the B,,~lding Appeals Com~ttee. In varying the application of any provision of this By-Law, or in modifying an order of the Building Inspector, affirmative votes of three members shall be required; the Building Inspector not having voting power. The ruling of the Building Appeals Committee upon any such application shall be final and binding upon the applicant and the Building Inspector. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING LAWS: When this By-Law becomes effective, it shall repeal all prior inconsistent building By-Laws of the Town. VALIDITY: The invalidity of any section or provision of this By-Law shall not in- validate any other section or provision thereof. BUILDING DEPARTMENT The Selectmen shall annually in April, appoint a Bl,~lding Inspector, who shall hold office for the term of one year or until ~]chtimeashis successor is appointed. 15. The Selectmen shall have the power to discharge the Inspector for failure to perform his duties, and to fill any vacancy in the office. The Inspector or his authorized agent shall have the charge and control of the enforcement of the regulations relative to building in the To~. His salary or compensation shall be such as the Town may from time to time determine. He may, with the approval of the Selectmen, employ such assist- ance, expert or otherwise, as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of his office. The Inspector shall a&m~nister the ~,~ ~ding Department and enforce this By-Law, keeping a record of the business of the Department, making all returns required by law, render an annual report to the Selectmen and such other reports as they may request. He shall issue all permits and examine all ~,~dings for which he hes issued permits. He shell e~m~ue all b,_~dings or structures reported to he insecure, dangerous, or ~,m~ged by fire. He shall order the suspension of any work being done in violation of this By-Law. The Building Inspector shall not be personally liable while acting for the Town, and he is hereby relieved from aL1 personal liability for an~ damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his official duties. For purposes of inspection and examination, the Inspector shall have the right of entry at any reasonable hour and upon proper identification. 16. 17. 18. _AI/~L_ I~TIONS AND PEPJ~ITS Before erecting, altering, moving, razing, adding to or making any change in use or type of occupancy of any building or structure, the owner shaLl file an application for a permit with the Building Department, along with plans and specifications as required by the Building Inspector. No ex- cavating or other work shall begin until a permit is granted. The Inspector shall eEamine all applications for permits, plans, specifica- .tions and other data submitted in order to determine if a permit shall be issued. He shall require that all work,~ehip and aLl building materials shall be of good q,,-~ity and that types and methods of construction shall he in accordance with generally accepted standards of engineering practice and not inconsistent with law. Each applicant for a building permit must submit a plan of his lot, to- gether with an application, showing the location, dimensions, estimated cost, nature and extent of the proposed work or changes, purpose for which the building is to be used and such other information as the Inspector shall require. The lot must be staked with visible and adequate bounds in accord- ance with the plan submitted. The Inspector may require such changes in plans and specifications as will bring them in conformity wi. th this By-Law. One copy of the submitted plans, ~roperly stamped with the Inspector's approval, shall be returned with the permit and kept on the site, available for reference. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. SPECIAL PEPJ~IT: Nothing in the By-Law shall prevent the Inspector from is~,t.~g a special permit for a part of the work while the application is being eEamined. No work shall be done except in accordance with the permit. TIME LIMITATION: Permits shall be issued within thirty days after receipt of the application, providing the requirements of this By-Law and the Zoning By-Law are fully complied with. Permits shall become void one year after date of issue unless construction thereunder shall have been co,.~nced, or after the operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than one ~ear. A new permit must be obtained before any further work is started. PERMIT FEES: Based upon estimated costs of construction, the permit fees shall be as follows: Up to 31,000 . . Over $7,000 ........ ....... $ 3.0o : per thousand on estimated cost Residential estimated costs shall be based on $15.00 per square foot. ESPECTI~: No wall or ceiling of any structure shall be lathed or otherwise covered until the Inspector has been notified that the structure is ready for such work, and until he has given written consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such notice within 48 hours of its receipt. OCCUPANCY PEET: No building of any type shall he occupied until all requirements of this By-Law and the "State Code" are me~% and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector. DEFINITIONS ADDITION: An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure. ALTERATION: Any change in the arrangement of a building or structure or any work affecting the structural parts thereof, not constituting a repair. APARTMENT: One or more rooms designed for, or occupied as, a residence by one family. APARTMENT HOUSE: A building designed for, or occupied as, a residence by more than two families. -5- APPROVED: Unless otherwise provided, this refers to approval by the Inspector. ATTIC: The space betwees the top of uppermost floor construction and the under side of roof construction. BASEMENT: The portion of a building that is partly underground, but which has more than half its height measured from finished floor to ceiling above the average finished grade of adjoining ground. B~RING WALL: A wall supporting any load other than its own weight. BUILDING: A structure hav~,~g a roof supported by colu~as or walls for the shelter, support, or enclosure of.persons, animals or property. CELLAR: Lowermost portion of a building partly or tot-lly undergrouad having more than half of its height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: The Depa _r~_,ent of Public Safety of the Oo~on- wealth of Massachusetts and Board of Standards Bui~tug Code. DIVISION WALL: A ~sonry hearing wall extending between external or party walls, and sub-dividing a building into parts. ENGINEERING STANDARD: A specification, code, rule, guide, practice or pre- cedure generally accepted in the field of construction, based upon engineer- ing practice, capable of verification by objective scientific tests widely recognized and accepted as authoritative. FIRE DOOR, AUTOMATIC: A fire door equipped with a fusible link so as to close by the action of fire. FIRE PARTITION: A wall or partition which sub-divides a buildi~ so as to restrict the spread of fire, or to provide an area of refuge. FIRST STORY: The first story wholly above adjacent ground. FOOTING: That part of a masonry foundation resting directly on the ground. FOD~DATION: A wall or pier which is below ground and supports other parts of a building. HALF STORY: A story directly under a sloping roof in which the point of intersection of the bottom of the rafters and the face of the w~_l~s is less than five feet. INCOMBUSTIBLE: Material which will not support combustion. MILL CONSTRUCTION: That type of construction having masonry ~alls and heavy timber, interior construction with no concealed spaces. NON-BEARING W~LT.: A wall or partition carrying no load otber than its weight. PARTITION WALL: A non-bearing wsl~!. PARTY WALL: A masonry wall used or built to be used in co.~,~on by two or more buildings. PLOT PLAN: A plan showing measurements and boundaries of an individual lot. REINFORCED CONCRETE: An approved mixture of Portla_~_d Cement, water and fine and coarse aggregate, reinforced by steel. REPAIR: The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing for the purpose of restoration. SPAN OF B~AM: The distance from center to center of its supports. STORY: That portion of a building above the basement or cellar which is between one floor level and the next higher floor level. STRUCTURE: M~ans a combination of materials to form a construction that is safe and stable; including, ~.mong others, buildings, stadi,,,~, tents, re- viewing stands, platforms, staging, observation towers, radio towers, water tanks, towers, private and public swimm~tug pools, trestles, piers amd wharves, sheds, shelters, fences and wa~ls, and display signs ; the term structure s~11 be construed as if followed hy the words "or part thereof". VENEER: A facing of brick, stone, concrete, tile, glass or other m~terial attached to a wall for the purpose of providing ornamentation or protection and not providing support. 26. a. No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or used for habitation with a ground area of less than 600 square feet. b. In every dwelling hereafter erected there shall be in each apartment at least one room c~taining not less than one hundred and fifty square feet of floor area, and every other room except kitchenettes, water closet compart- ments and bath rooms, shall cont~.i~n not less than ninety square feet of floor area and for rooms where people are e~loyed there shall be at least twenty- five square feet of floor area for each person. 27. a. In every apartment house, dwelling or place where people are employed, hereafter erected, every room sh~ll have at least one window openi~ directly upon the street or upon the yard, or court, except that kitchenettes, pantries, toilets, and bathrooms may have such windows opening upon a light well or may be ventilated by fans, ducts, or ventilated skylights with the approval of the Building Inspector. Ail windows shall be of such size and so located as to properly light all parts of such rooms. No light well shall be less tb-~ three feet in its least dimension nor less in area than twelve square feet for one story, and must be increased six square feet in area for each additional story, and the walls of such light well shall be constructed c~ non-combustible tutorial. b. R00~S BELOW GRAE~: No room which has less than one-half (~) of its height above the finished grade shall be occupied as a h~bitable room. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit play, recreation or similar rooms below grade. c. ATTIC SPACES: Ail attic spaces and unoccupied spaces between roofs and top floor ceilings shall be ventilated by not less than two (2) opposite louvres or vents with a total clear area of open~-g not less than one-third (1/3) of one percent (1%) of the horizontally projected roof area. d. CRA~rL SPACES: Access spaces under grade floor construction and wherever wood, gypsum, metal or other floor construction subject to corrosion or de~-ioration is installed above the ground without basements shall be provided not less than eighteen (18) inches in depth. Such spaces shall be vented with screened openings having a clear ar~.ea of not less than one-third (1/3) of one per cent (1%) of the enclosed buildmng area or shall be provided with other equivalent means of artificial ventilation. The screens shall be cox~A=osion- resistive and rodent proof. 28. ,WINDOW SIZE In all rooms used for residence purposes hereafter erected, the total ~rlndow area in each room, including toilets and bathrooms, except where mechanics] !y ventilated as prescribed by law, shall he at least one-tenth of tha floor area of the room with not less ths~ one-half ef the required glass area avail- able for unobstructed ventilation. 29. P~OF STRUCTURES No structure shall be erected or placed on any building above the highest level permitted for the roof, except over stairs, tanks, elevators, elevator m~chinery, cooling to, ers and the like. The average height of any parapet on a roof shall be not more than four feet above the highest level permitted for the roof, and the msx~,.~ height of the parapet above the roof shall not exceed six feet at any point. .SK~IGHTS, PROJECTIONS and SIC~NS a. Ail skyligh~ overshafts extending more than one story on roofs of structure other than dwelling houses sb~_~l be metal and ~ire glass, and shall not be at any point higher than six feet above the highest level permitted for the roof ex~ept with special approval. b. Bays, .Balconies,..Por.ches, Cornices a~..d Other Projections: No parts of a structure shall project over any street, square, or public way. c. Gutter leaders and conductors shall not project more than seven inches. d. Signs and marquees shall be allowed, if the materials and methods of construction are approved by the Building Inspector. Refer to Sign By-Laws. 2. ROOF WATER No roof shall be so constructed as to discharge water, ice or snow upon a public way or adjoining property. 34. EXIT REQUIREMENTS a. Every building and structure and part thereof hereafter erected shall have adequate exit ways providing safe and continuous means of egress to a street or to an open space with direct access to a street as herein pro- vided. The owner or lessee of every existing building and structure shall be responsible for the safety of all persons in or occupying such premises with respect to the maintenance and adequacy of means of egress therefrom. b. ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS: In dwellings, the exit stairway shall be not less than three (3) feet in width w~th continuous walls, guards or handrails projecting not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) inches into the stair width. c. MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS: Every dwelling house hereafter erected or altered shall have two separate stairways leading from each apartment to the ground, access to these stairways being at two points as far apart as possible. d. HEADROOM: The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway and its enclosure shall be not less than six and two-thirds (6-2/3) feet measured vertically. e. ACCESS TO FLAT ROOFS: Every building of two stories or more and he. ring a flat roof shall have perm, nent access to the roof, from the inside of the building, through an opening at least two feet by three feet, with fixed stepladder or stair. Such opening shall have direct access from a public corridor or a stair hall and shall not be equipped with a lock. FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS FOUNDATIONS: The foundations of all structures for dwellings shall be walls and/Or piers of masonry. Ail other wooden structures not more than twe stories in height, may be built wholly or in part upon piers or posts of masonry or iron. The foundations of all structures must rest on solid ground or leveled surfaces of solid rock, or on piles, concrete, or other solid substance. Such foundations, other than solid rock, shall extend not less than three feet below the adjacent surface of the ground. Sundecks, porches and steps shall have suitable foundations of stone, brick, iron or concrete, ~t on undisturbed soil, not less tb~ three feet six inches below, and extending not less th~ three inches above the finished grade. Excavations for stone foundations s~ll be made at least six inches beyond the outside of foundation walls and sb~l 1 not be backfilled until inspected. Foundation walls of stone shall be at least sixteen inches thick. Foundation walls of concrete shall be poured with forms upon both sides and shall be well compacted into space. For dwellings, the thickness of the foundation walls shall be at least ten inches, but garages and porches may have concrete walls eight inches in thickness. The concrete shall be mixed in such p~opo~ion of Portland cement, clean sharp sand and broken stone or well-screened gravel as shall, when set after a period of 28 days, have a minimum compressive strength of 2,500 pounds per square inch. Foundation walls of concrete block or brick shall be at least twelve inches thick for two-story buildings and at least twelve inches thick below grade and eight inches thick above grade for those of one story. No concrete or other masonry work shall be erected during freezing temperatures unless adequate precautions are taken. Foundations shall not be "trench poured" e~ept for non-residential structures. FOOTINGS.' Ail foundation walls and piers for dwellings shall have concrete footings at least eight inches in depth and projecting at least four inches beyond the wall or pier on each side. Concrete shall have a minimum com. pressive strength of 2,500 lbs. per square inch. Footings for structuras other than dwellings shall be constructed from designs and mixes appropriate to the weight to be imposed and as approved by the Building Inspector. Satisfactory bearing materials for foundations and footings shell include ledge rock on its natural bed; natural deposits of coarse or medium sand, gravel or dry clay, or a combination of such materials provided they do not overlie an appreciable amount of peat, organic silt, moist or wet clay or other objectionable m~terials. Test borings of the soil may be required by the Building Inspector if he considers it necessary. . 35. BRI~K STRUCTURES, BOND Ail brick walls shall be built with proper bond and all intersections of walls shall be. thoroughly bonded together with brick or tied together with approved metal ties, as often as every eighth course. 36. M~_ .S.0NRY VENEERS Masonry veneer shall consist of brick, stone, concrete, or other approved material. Masonry veneer shall be at least four inches thick when used as a facing for wood frame construction, and shall not be per- mitted above two stories except for gables. Such veneer shell rest directly upon a foundation wall or upon reinforced concrete or other approved masonry. It shall be secured to the wall at intervals of not more th~B sixteen inches vertically, and twenty-four inches horizontally, and combined with a wea~her- proof lining. All metal ties or clamps used for securing masonry veneer or ashlar shall he substantial and of an approved noncorrodible metal. 37. PARTY WAT.T.S OF BRICK STRUCTURES OTHER THAN DWE .LLING HOUSES a. Party walls and all partition walls of brick, in all structures other than dwelling houses with external walls not exceeding forty feet in height, shall not be less than sixteen inches to the top of the second floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height, and, in buildings having external walls exceeding forty feet in height, said walls shall be not less than twenty inches thick to the top of the third floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height. b. No opening or doorway shall be cut through or formed in a pa~ty partition wall of any structure without a permit from the Building Inspector, and every such doorway shall be provided with approved automatic or self-closing fire doors on both sides of the wall. No building, to be used as a dwelling, shall hereinafter be erected, and ho existing building shall be altered or added to for such purpose, thereby giving it a frontage of mere than fifty feet, without one or more partition walls of masonry, extending from the bottom of the cellar or from a foundation wall to the trader side of the roof-boarding, which shell be laid and be imbedded in mortar upon said wall. Such walls shall not be more than fifty feet apart throughout the length of the building. No existing building having a frontage of more than fifty feet shall be converted for use as a dwelling-house without at least one partition wall, constructed as described in this section. Provided, however, that any single dwelling-house used for one fs.m~ly may be extended more than fifty feet in one direction Without such partition wall. 39. FIRE STOPPING Fire stoppings shall be designed and installed to close all concealed draft openings and to form effective fire barriers against the spread of fire in all subdivisions of any one story and between all stories of the building; and all open spaces in the structural frame, and all other openings that would permit the free travel of flame shall be effectively fire stopped. Such fire stopping shall be constructed of formed steel of not less than No. 20 U.S. gage or other approved inc~abustible materials effectively secured in placo~ except that in open spaces of wood-frame eonetruction, firestops of two (2) thicknesses of one (1) inch lumber with broken lap joints or of two (2) inch lumber installed with tight Jo~-ts shall be permitted. a. WOOD STUD WALLS: Ail wood stud walls and partitions shall be firestopped for the full depth of floor and roof framing at each floor level and between the ceiling of the top story and the roof space. b. FffRI~D SPACES: All furred spaces cf fra~e walls and studded-off pieces of masonry walls shall he firestoppod at w~__w~wa~ intervals of eight (8) feet beth horisontally and vertically. c. SLIDING DOORS: Where sliding doors are pocketed in partitions, such pockets shall be completely firestopped on all sides. d. STAIRWAYS: Firestopping shall be provided between stair stringers at least once in the middle portion of each run and at the top and bottom and between studs of frame construction along and in line with the run of the stairs. e. PIPES AND DUCTS: The space around pipes, ducts or power shafting in floor or partition construction which is penetrated by such equipment shall be firestopped by filet_rig with incombustible materials or by close-fitting metal collars at ceiling and floor line amd at both sides of the partition; or such ope-~-gs shall be otherwise protected to prevent the passage of fl~w~_, hot gases and smoke. f. ATTACHED PRIVATE GARAGES: All private garages located beneath or attached to a dwelling shall have the common walls and ceiling constructed of materials having not less than a one hour fire resistance, includin4~' exit ways through such walls. Where a e~,,~,.on wall exists, fire resistive materials must be carried to the roof line. The junction of garage wall and breezeway roof shall be properly fire stopped. g. BASEMENT RECREATION ROOMS: In other th_*~ one family dwellings, the basements of which are used as playrooms or for other recreational purposes with an occupancy load of twelve (12) or mere, such areas and the stairvay shell be enclosed with partitions and ceiling of not less than one-half (1/2) hour fire-resistive construction with direct access to the main street exit. A direct secondary exit from the basement to street, y~rd or court leading to the street shall be accepted in lieu of the requirement for an enclosed stairway. No firestopping shall be concealed or covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Building Inspector. CHIMNEYS, FLUES AND FIREPLACES With the adoption of this Code, it will be necessary for amy person to obtain a permit before starting the construction of a chimney or fireplace. A. MASONRY CHIMNEYS AND FIBEPLACES: No chimney shall be corbelled from a wall more than the thickness of the wall, nor be hung from a wall less than twelve inches thick. Every chimney shall rest on a proper footing of approved mas~ry. Concrete footings shall be at least four inches wider than the chimney ~ all sides, and shall he at least eight inches thick. Ail chimneys shall be built of brick or other solid masonry material, laid up in the best lime or cement mortar. Ail masonry chimneys shall have terra cotta flue lining or fire brick ex~ending from the lowest thimble or smoke chamber to the top of the chimaey. The ends of lining pipes shall be made to fit close together; the Joints shall he filled with mortar; and the lining shall he built in as the flue or flues are carried up. Ail flue lining is to be supported by masonry. Each flue shall vent only one heater or appliance ~ess otherwise allowed by the Building Inspector. Every chimney shall be topped out or capped with brick, terra cotta, stone, iron or cement. Every chimney shall extend at least two feet above the highest point at which it comes in contact with a roof of the building and at least two feet higher than any roof surface within twelve feet in a hori- montal line, except chimneys on flat roofs sh~l extend four feet above the roof surface. No woodwork shall be within one inch of any chimney. If any chimaey, flue, or heating apparatus shs11, in the op~B~on of the Inspector, be unsafe, he sh~ll at once notify in writing the owner who, upon receiving said notice, shall w~ke the s~m~ safe to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The jambs and backs of all fireplaces shall be of masonry~ not less than eight inches thick (including both the rough and finished work) if of brick, and not less than twelve inches, if wholly or partly of stone. Brickwork or stonework over fireplaces or sfmtlar openings shall be supported by steel lintels or by brick or stone sl~hes. Ail portions of chimaeys or fireplaces so constructed as to receive a l~ter~l thrust, not taken care of by iron members thoroughly anchored to the ,~sonry, shall be at least eight inches thick. No fireplace flue shall he less than 8" x 12", and in all cases the area of the flue shell be at least 1/10 the area of the fireplace opening. The interior of all fireplace throats shall be thoroughly covered with a coat of cement mortar, carried up to a solid connection with the flue lining, and every rake in the chimney sb~!l be plastered with a good thick coat of cement mortar on both the outside and the inside. All hearths sh~]l be laid on m~__sonry tr~,w~r arches, or on a re-~n*orced concrete slab eight inches thick and shall extend at least eight inches b~yond eaeh side of the finished fireplace opening. They shall have a ~*o~m width of at least twelve inches in front of the finished jambs and fireplace. Every fireplace chimney shall ex~end a minimum height of twelve feet above the damper. In every chimney having ~ore than one flue there shall be a minimum of three inches of masonry between flues. The entire firebox and throat of every fireplace shall be constructed of hard clay or fire brick to the flue lining. B. METAL CHIMNEYS: Prefabricated metal chimneys will be permitted provided they are of a type approved by the National Fire Underwriters Laboratory and the local Fire Depar*~e~nt. MOOD FPJ~ME CONSTRUCTION Exterior walls and interior partitions of wood fr-,~ structures which are constructed of either balloon, braced or platform types shall consist of sills, posts, girts and ribbon strips to develop the required strength and rigidity in compliance with the requirements of this Section and as specified in Tables 12 and 13 of the State Buildin~ Code. The frame shall be braced at all an~les or adequately sheathed, and the floor, attic and roof fr~_m~ng of wood Joists, beams and rafters shall he secured by nailing as specified in the Nailing Schedule; or by any other approved connecting devices of equal strength. The exterior walls shall be designed and constructed to resist a longitudinal, bori~ontsl force of one hundred (100) pounds per lineal foot acting along the upper edge with a maximum horizontal displacement of one- eighth (1/8) inches. GRADES A~D SIZES: All lumber and timber used in load hearing members shall be sound~ free from rot and large or loose knots, and damaging diagonal or spiral grain~ and shall be at least equal in quality to the following commercial stress grades~ studs, posts, planks, beams, joists and rafters 1200 PSI m4~. stress; and girders and t~mbers 1500 PSI min. stress. Ail timber sizes herein specified are nominal sizes. 41 MINIMUM LOAD REQUI~NTS: Ail structures to be used for dwelling purposes shall be designed to meet the following requirements for live loads: -!4- MINIMEM LOAD REQUIREMENTS (cont.) 1. Floors and low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope: 40 lbs. per square foot. 2. Limited attic storage (no space for future rooms): 20 lbs. per square foot. Roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12: a. Light roofing: b. Heavy roofing: 30 lbs. per square foot. (weighing over 5 lbs. per square foot) 40 lbso per square foot. 45. FLOOR JOISTS: For ordinary conditions of use and live loads, the spans of jois~ and beams shall be limited by the following table: This table ~ll also aoply to low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope. Floor-Joists- Maximum Clear Spans Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the joists joists species and grade of 1,,tuber used, refer to the eol, m~ below nominal) center ~to with the corresponding value to determine ~ ~mum safe span. n inches center in inches 9oo looo llO0 1200 l~00 ~1~00 1700 ft. in. ft. in. ft. in~ ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 12 8 9 9 3 9 ~ 10 0 10 6 10 11 11 3 2x6 16 7 8 8 0 8 4 S 9 9 1 9 5 9 9 P4 6 3 6 7 6 10 7 3 ? 6 7 10 S 1 12 11 ? 12 2 12 9 13 4 13 10 14 5 14 11 2 x S 16 10 1 10 8 11 2 11 8 12 2 12 ? 13 0 24 8 3 8 9 9 2 9 6 9 11 10 4 10 8 12 14 ? 15 4 16 1 16 10 17 6 18 2 18 9 2 x 10 16 12 8 13 4 14 0 14 8 15 3 15 10 16 5 24 10 5 11 0 11 6 12 1 ]2 ? 13 1 13 6 12 17 6 18 5 19 4 20 2 21 0 21 10 22 2 x 12 16 15 3 16 2 16 11 17 8 IS 5 19 1 19 9 24 12 7 13 4 13 11 14 7 15 2 15 9 16 3 12 20 4 21 5 22 6 23 6 24 6 25 4 26 3 2 x 14 16 17 10 IS 9 19 8 20 7 21 5 22 3 23 0 24 14 S 15 6 16 3 17 0 17 ~ iS 419 0 46. CEILING JOISTS: L~,~ted attic storage (no space for future rooms) Oei~....ing Joists - Mamimum Clear Spans Si~e of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square ~ch for the Joists Joists species and grade of 1,~mber used, refer to the colum~ below (nominal) center to with the corre~'~ondin~ v~lue to detem ine maximum saf~ span .... in inches center in inches ooo zzoo 12oo l oo z4oo,,. l OO ft. ia. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in, ft. 1~ 8 1 8 ? 9 0 9 5 9 8 10 1 10 2x4 16 ? 1 ? 5 ? 9 8 1 8 6 8 9 24 5 9 6 2 6 5 6 8 ? 0 ? 2 2 x 6 16 10 10 LT 5 12 0 12 ? 13 1 13 ? 14 24 9 0 c) 5 9 10 10 4 10 9 11 2 11 32 16 5 17 4 18 1 18 10 19 8 20 5 21 2 x 8 16 1/+ 5 15 2 15 10 16 ? 17 4 17 10 18 24 11 10 12 6 13 1 13 8 14 4 14 9 15 ~2 20 6 21 ? 22 7 23 8 24 7 25 6 26 2 x 10 16 18 4 19 4 20 2 21 1 21 10 22 8 25 24 15 0 15 9 16 6 17 2 18 0 18 8 19 ~ 24 6 25 9 27 1 28 4 29 5 30 0 30 2 x 12 16 21 7 22 9 23 10 25 0 26 0 27 0 27 24 18 0 19 0 19 10 20 9 21 7 22 5 23 47. RAFTERS: Allowable spe~s for roof rafters with a minimum slope of 5 to 12. Rafter lengths to be measured along the slope of the rafter from plate to ridge. ~ime of ~pac~ng of Determine fl~re stress in pounds per square inch for the afters rafters species and grade of l~-,ber used, refer to the col,,~_ below nominal) center to ,, with t. he corresno~in~ value to determine ma~im~ safe snan. a inches center in inches 2 x 6 16 13 2 14 0 ?~- 8 15 4 15 10 16 6 17 24 11 o ~1 ? 12 2 12 8 13 2 13 8 14 12 19 S 20 ~ 21 ? 22 9 23 8 24 7 25 2 x S 16 17 ~ 18 5 1~ 4 20 1 20 10 21 8 22 24 14 6 15 4 16 0 16 8 17 5 1S 0 18 12 24 6 25 10 27 1 28 4 29 6 30 0 30 2 x 10 16 21 ? 22 10 24 0 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 24 1~ 2 1~ 1 20 1 21 0 21 ? 22 ? 23 Rafter LenKths - Heavy RoofinK Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the rafters rafters species and grade of lumber used, refer to the col,,,,1 below (nominal) center to with the correso ~ndiD~ valu ~, to determine maximum safe sna ~. in inches center in inches 9o0 1000 1100 32,0Q. 1300 1400 1~00 ft. in. ft. in. ft. i~.' ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 12 , 11 ~ 12 4 32 11 13 6 14 0 14 6 15 1 2 x 6 16 10 2 10 9 11 3 11 9 12 3 ]2 9 13 2 24 8 4 8 10 9 3 9 8 10 1 10 6 10 12 15 5 16 3 17 0 17 10 18 6 19 2 19 11 2 x 8 16 13 6 14 3 15 0 15 ? 16 3 16 10 ~7 24 11 2 11 9 12 4 12 10 13 4 13 10 14 12 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 3 23 3 24 1 24 11 2 x 10 16 ~? 0 17 11 18 9 19 7 20 ~ 21 2 21 24 14 0 1~. 10 15 6 16 3 16 11 17 6 18 48. 49. 50. 51. Collar ties for rafters not over sixteen feet long mus%~ be one tush by six inches and for rafters over sixteen feet long must be two inches by six inches~ in both cases collar ties must be provided for at least alternate r~fters. Roof Trusses: Ail calculations, design, and data for design of roof trusses shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for approval. BRIDGING: In all floor, attic and flat roof Joist framing, there sS,?l be not less than one line of bridging for each eight (8) feet of span, and the bridging shall be of not less than one by three (1 x 3) inch lumber, double-nailed at each end. A line of bridging sb-~l also be required to support where adequate lateral stiffness is not otherwise provided. CUTTING AND NOTCHING: In girders, beam~ or Joists, cuts and bore holes shall not be deeper than one-fifth (1/5) the beam or girder depth or more rhea two (2) inches in disz~ter; and shall not be located nearer to the end of the span than three (3) times the beam depth nor within the center third of tbs span, unless reinforced to meet stress calculations. In studs of bearing walls or partitions, notches made to receive piping or duct work or for ether fab- rication ourposes shall be cut not more than one-third (1/3) the depth of the stud or the required studs shall be doubled or otherwise reinfereed. CONNECTIONS AND FASTENINGS: A~I structural members shall be co~-ected and fastened at their juaetion with connectors, bolts, lag screws, spikes, nails, straps or other approved devices; in accordance with the reco~emded nailing schedule. LINTEL REQUIF~ENTS: Spans less than four (4) feet .......... Two 2 x A s~ans four (4) feet to six (6) feet ....... Two ~ x 6 Spans six (6) feet to eight (8) feet T~o 2 x ~ Spans eight (8) feet to ten (10) feet ~ [ [ [ [ ~ Tw~ 2 x 10 54. 55. 57. TYPES OF SHEATHING: Except when approved stucco construction is used with a wrapping of No. 18 gage wire attached horizontally on the studs at six (6) inch inteA~vals, the sheathing of all exterior frame ~w~lls shall consist of one of the following materials or any other approved material of equal strength and durability approved by the Building Inspector: 1 - inch reinforced cement mortar 1 - inch wood sheathing /~4- inch plywood inch f~bre boards TYPES OF ROOF DECKING: Roof deck sheathing shall consist of not less than one (1) inch boards or approved plywood of the thickness specified herein or other approved materials of equiwlent strength and rigidity. If open deck sheathing is used on pitched roofs, it shall consist of not less than one by four (1 x 4) inch roofers spaced not more than s~x (6) inches on centers, THICKNESS OF PLYWOOD REQUIRED: Framing members 16"-O.C. A. Subfloo.ring and roof deckin~ for roofs having less th-~ a slope of 5 to 12. 5/8" Plyscord with exterior glue. B. Wall sheathing: 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. C. Roof sheathing: (For roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12) 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. Ail plywoods used mast have five layers, and mast be stamped by the manufacturer certifying that the product meets the requirements of the D.F.P.A. FRAMING OF OPENINGS: All windows and door openings shell have double studs for the full height of the opening at j_~_mbs, with double headers or trussed construction over the opening as provided in Section 51. EXTERIOR WEATHERBOARDING AND VE~.RS: Ail exterior' w~ll coverings shall be of approved moisture and weather-resisting materials of sufficient stiffness and properly attached to resist rain and wind. TYPES OF I~EATHER WALL COVERINGS: The following materials shall be accepted as approved weather coverings of the n~m~n-] thickness specified: Stucco or Exterior Plaster Wood Siding Protected Combustible Siding Wood Shingles Exterior Plywood Asbestos Shingles Asbestos Cement Boards A inches 8 inches 1/2 inches 3/8 inches 5/16 inches 5/32 inches ~Sinches Brick Masonry Veneers Stone Veneers Vitreous Tile AlySsum Clapboard Siding Prefox-~ Metal Siding Wood Clapboards 4 inches 2 inches 2 inch~s 0.030 inches 26 gage 1/2 inches 59. 60. 20 JOINTS IN GIRDERS: The Joints of solid or built-up be_-m~ or girders shall be made over eo~,,m~ or pier supports when constructed as simple spans. ~hen constructed of multiple Joists as continuous girders, the Joints sha]_l be broken in adjoining joists; and all joints shall be located between one- sixth (1/6) and one-quarter (1/4) the span length from supports and shall be securely nailed or otherwise bolted together in an approved manner. SPAOING OF BEAMS.. Be-m* and Joists shall be spaced not more than twenty- four (24) inches on centers for one inch floor or roof sheathing except for approved, integrated assemhli, es~ and for heavier planking the spacing shall be not more than thirty-two (~2) times the thickness of the planking, center to center of beam supports; except that when reinforced with finish flooring the span of sub-floor planking shall not exceed forty-eight (48) times the thickness of the planks. HEADERS AND TRIMMERS: Ail headers more than four (4) feet in length and their tr4~,ers shall be doubled. Headers with four (4) or more tail beams or six (6) feet or more in length shall be supported on approved metal Joist hangers. %~nen nailing is permitted, the tail and header be~.* shall be secured in accordance with the nailing schedule. Ail tail beams or joists which are twelve (12) feet or more in length shall be hung in approved joist or beam hangers. Ail trim~r beams supported on walls or partitions of frs~ construction shall be spiked together. WALLS, PARTITIONS AND POSTS: The load-bearing value of isolated posts or struts shall he limited by Table 12 and of framed walls and partitions by Table 13 of the State Building Code. Ail wood posts used in basements or cellars shall have concrete bases which extend not less than three (5) inches above the finished floor and bear directly on tl~ post footing. ~"nen flooring of concrete or other approved impervious materials is not provided, the con- crete base she]_l extend not less than six (6) ~nches above the finished flooro MULTIPLE STORES: When the fr-~ is more than one story in height and studs or posts are not continuous from sill to roof, the members shall be secured together with approved clips, splices or other connections to insure tinuity and a well-integrated structure. Sheet metal clamps, ties, or clips shall be formed of galvanized steel or other corrosion-resistive materials equivalent to No. 2 U.S. gage for two (2) inch framing members and not less than No. 18 U.S. gage in thickness for three (3) inch members. For four (4) inch and larger members, cold--mn_ splices and beam and girder supports shall be effected with approved post caps of metal for reinforced concrete or with through.bolted corbel blocks or side bolsters. BRACING: Ail corner posts sha3_l be the equivalent of not less than three (3) two by fottr (2 x 4) inch studs braced by not less than one (1) one by four (1 x 4) inch diagonal brace cut into the studs or by equivalent construction. FRAMING OVER OPENING: Lintels over openings in bearing WAllS or parti- tions of one and two family d~ellings shall consist of double joists not less than herein specified or trussed construction bearing on jack studs, or other approved const~]_ction affording adequate strength: See Section 51. 6?. 68. PLATES AND BIBBON OR T.~GER BOARDS: Plates which are used in exterior walls to support joists or rafters shall be double, and the same width as the supporting studs and each not less than two (2I inches thick. In non- bearing partitions, at least one (1) top and bottom plate shall be pro- vided of the same width as the studs. Ribbon or led~,er boards which support floor or roof Joists shell be not less than one by four (1 x 4) inches in size and' shall be cut into the studs an~ m~led. Joists or rafters supported on ribbon boards shall frame in adjacent to the studs and shall be nailed thereto as required by the nailing schedule. MULTIPLE JOISTS AND RAFTERS: Floor Joists under partitions shall bo doubled or formed of built-up sections or may be replaced by a solid section of adequate strength to support the load. Dormer ~indows and other openings in roofs shall be framed with double rafters and headers. Valley rafters on spans over twelve (12) feet measured horizontally shall be doubled. BEARING AND ANCHORAGE ON GIRDERS: Floor beams frsm~_ng into girders shall be anchored, tied or nailed to secure continuity. The ends of all beams or Joists resting on girders shall bear not less than four (A) inches or shall be supported in ap~roved metal stiA-x-Gps or on wood clips or ribbon strips not less than two by three (2 x 3) inches in size. Beams or joists framing from opposite sides shall either lap not less than six (6) inches and shall bo securely bolted or spiked together, or when fr~mtng end to end, all Joists, beams and girders shall be secured together by aporoved metal ties, straps, or dogs. FOUNDATION ANCHORAGE: Wall sills shall be anchored to fot~dation walls at corners and at intermedis.te intervals of not more t~an eight (8,~ feet with one-half (1/2) inch bolts embedded in the masonry foundation to a depth of not less than eight (3) inches. W.~T,T. SHEATHING AND R0~F DECKING: Exterior walls shall be sheathed with ply- wood or diagonal wood sheathin~, or shall be otherwise braced with approved equivalent construction to furnish r~gidity as required in Section ~2. RE~OMMENDED NAILING SCHEDULE _~Building,.Elemen~ Nail T.7~e Stud to Sole Plate Stud to Cap Plate Corner Studs Sole Plate to Joist or Blocking Double Cap Plate CaT Plate Laps Ribbon Strip--~' or Less Ribbon Strip--Over 6" Roof Rafter to Plate Roof Rafter to Ridge Jack Rafter to Hip Floor Joists to Studs (No Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Studs (With Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Sill or Girder Ledger Strip Ceiling Joists to Plate Ceiling Joists to Alt. Rafters Ceiling Joist Laps (over partition) Collar Beam Bridging to Joists Diagonal Brace (to Stud & Plate) Ta~l Beams to Headers (When Nailing Permitted) Header Beams to Trimmers (When Nailing Permitted) (1") Sub-Flooring ~' or Less (1") Sub-Flooring ~' (2"~ Sub-Flooring (~'i Sheathing ~' or Less (1") Sheathi~ over 8" Pl.vwood Sheathing Plywood Sheathing Roof Sheathing ~' or Less Roof Sheathing Over 6" Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Weather Boarding Common-Toe. Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common Common-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Direct Co.non-Direct Co,on-Toe Nail Common-Toe Nail Common-Toe Nail C croon-Direct C ommon~Direct Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct C o~a~on-Direct C ommon-D i~e c t Common-Direct Common-End Nail Common-End Nail C o~non-Direct C ommon-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Direct C ommon-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Common-Direct C o~on-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Number and Distributio. 3~16D 2--16D 16D. 3~' 0. C. 20D 16" O.C. 16D 24" C.C. 3--16D 2--lOD ~ch Bearix~g 3--lOD Each Bearing 3--16D 2~16D 3--1OD 5--1~ or 3--16D 2 --iOD 2 --16D 3--~OD at Each J'oist 2--16D 3--16D 3--16D 4--lOD 2--8D Each End 2--89 Each Bearing 1--~0D Each 4 Sq. Ft. Floor I ::~ODEach 8 Sq. Ft. Floor 2~8D Each Joist 3--8D Each Joist 2~20D Each Joist 2~8D Each Stud or Rafter ~ Each Stud or Rafter 6D 5" O.C. Exterior Edges 6D S' O.C. ~termediate 2--SD Each Rafter S---~ Each Rafter 8D-6" O.C. Exterior Edges 8D-12" O.C. Intermediate 2-8~ Each Bearing ATTEND TOWN MEETING DATE: TIME: PLACE: Saturday, March 14, 1970 1:30 P.M. Veterans Memorial Auditorium North Andover High School Please bring this copy of Advisory Committee Report with you to Town Meeting. Retain for Future Reference to the Building By-Law. Advisory Committee Report Town of North Andover Massachusetts U. $. POSTAGE PAID No. Andover. Mass. Permit No. 191 NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845 1970 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS Advlsory-~ommittee Report and Town Warrant REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOWN MEETING MARCH, 1970 FELLOW CITIZENS OF NORTH ANDOVER: On the following pages you will find the recommendations of your Advisory Board on the Budget and Articles submitted for your action at this 1970 Annual Town Meeting. We have exa~ned in varYing detail each and every item in the Warrant that involves the co~%itment or ~xpenditure of your money. If our reco~endations are followed by you and reimbursements to the Town from the State and/or Federal Governments are normal, we estimate that the tax rate will rise $18.00. We have prepared for you an illustration of where your tax dollars will be used within the Town. The categories used are necessarily broad, however you ~ay use your Town Report and this year's Warrant to exact whatever detail you wish. 1970 BUDGET ($4,439,711) Category % School Department 47.7 Debt Redemption(Principal) 8.1 Fire Department 6.5 Police Department 5.9 Highway Department 4.8 Department of Public Works 4.7 Interest on Debts 4.3 Employee Benefits 3.9 General Administration 3.7 Category % Rubbish Disposal 1.8 Library 1.5 Insurance 1.2 Lighting 1.2 Tree Department 1.1 Veterans Benefits 1.1 Publi~ Health .9 Recreation .9 Miscellaneous .7 100% Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVERADVISORY CO~ITTEE John J. Burke, Chairman George R. Barker, Jr. Mrs. Daniel F. Cahill Donald W. Coan James A. Deyo George F. FitzPatrick Ja~es P. Gordon C.P.A. Atty. Merrill Rosenberg Cornelius J. Twomey Article NO. 10 11 14 16 17 18 19 20a 20b 20c 20d 20e 20f 20g 20h 20i 20j 20k 201 20m 20n 20o 20p 20q 21 YOUR TALLY SHEET FOR ARTICLES REQUESTING FUNDS (To raise and appropriate $33,000 means an increase of $1.00 on the tax rate.) Description Fo%%rth of July Celebration ChristmAs Lighting Salary or Expenses Executive Secretary' Planning Program Soil Survey 2 Additional Patrolmen 4 Additional Fire Lieutenants) ) 7 Additional Fire Fighters ) Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amending Personnel By-Laws Amount Requested $ 1,500 500 9,800 35,000 6,350 10,000 62,000 1,106 3OO 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 3OO 937.50 1,555 150 225 225 2,458 2,690 0 53,275 Amount Recomended $ 1,500 50O 9,800 6,000 6,350 5,000 32,000 1,106 300 0 126 0 525 29,560 0 150 937.50 1,555 75 225 225 2,458 0 0 53,275 Voted Article No. 23 25 36 37 38 42 43 44 5O 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7O 72 73 Amount Requested $ 117,000 pescription Amending Personnel By-Laws $ 0 Overtime pay to Fire Fighters from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969 5,500 5,500 Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist 6,458.40 6,458 *Acquire Site for new High School 350,000 6,000 *Construct and Equip New High School 6,950,000 187,500 *Town Garage 150,000 4,500 Chapter 90 - Salem, Johnson and Foster Streets 0 0 *Replace Water Main 40,000 0 3 Police Cars 7,000 7,000 Highway Equipment 54,350 15,200 Equipment Board of Public Works 11,000 6,000 Equipment Tree Department 8,200 2,500 Fire Chief's Car 2,500 2,500 *Extend Sewer System (Andover Street) 15,000 300 *Extend Sewer System (Turnpike Street) 16,000 320 *Extend Sewer System (Martin Avenue) 3,400 68 *Extend Sewer System (Greene Street) 2,100 42 Extend Drainage System (Martin Avenue) 4,400 4,400 *Extend Water System (Salem Street) 23,000 0 Acquisition of Land 40,000 0 Repair Streets 85,000 40,000 Purchase of ~Portable Classrooms 83,000 83,000 Conservation Fund 40,000 0 Pistol Range 10,000 0 Clean and Paint Standpipe 19,000 19,000 Traffic Lights (Sutton Street) 7,800 0 Extension of Water Main 2,000 2,000 Maintenance Board of Public Works 3,000 3,000 Maintenance of Streets - Chapter 90 2,000 2,000 Piping Brook Disposal Site 5,000 5,000 Cleaning Brooks 5,000 2,000 Amount Recommended Voted Article Amount Amount No. Description ReqUested Reco~ended 74 Guard Rails $ 10,000 $ 3,000 75 Replace Catch Basins and Grates 2,000 1,000 76 Fence at Disposal Site 1,500 1,500 77 Repair Stone Culverts 5,000 1,000 78 Repair Concrete Sidewalks 5,000 0 79 Street Signs 500 400 81 Boundary Markers 2,500 2,500 84 Fence Town Yard ? 0 85 Hot-top Town Yard 6,000 0 86 Remodel Interior Town Building 2,000 2,000 90 Reserve Fund 35,000 35,000 91 stabilization Fund 0 0 *Bonded TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND DURING 1969 $ 601,956 Approved by your Advisory Board under Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws Recreation Expenses $ 580.00 Election Expenses 1,400.00 Art. 14-1969, Rt. 114 & Rt. 125 Study 50.00 AccOuntant Expenses 150.00 Planning Board Expenses 260.00 Refuse Disposal Expenses 3,500.00 Premium on Fire & Water Bonds 675.10 Stevens Memorial Library Expenses 300.00 $ 6,915.10 Balance Closed to Revenue 1,084.90 Amount of original appropriation $ 8,000.00 Voted COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAChUsETTS 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 inhabitants of the Town of North Andover who are qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School Auditorium in Precinct One, the St. Michael's School Aud- itorium in Precinct TWO, the Thomson School Auditorium in Precinct Three and the Kittredge School Auditorium in Frecinct Four, all in said North Andover on Monday, the Second Day of March 1970 at 7 o'clock A.M., and there to act on the following Article: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator and Town Treasurer for one year, One Selectman, One Member of the Board of Assessors, one Member of the Board of Health, one Member of the Board of Public Works, one Highway Surveyor, one Tax Collector, one Tree Warden, and two Members of the School Committee for three years. One Member of the Planning Board and one Member of the Housing Authority for five years. ARTICI~E 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recomended that the Town refer to the Selectmen the appoint- ment of Town Officers not required by law or By-Law to be otherwise chosen. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the re- port of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. It is recommended the report be accepted. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of elected officers of the Town, as pro- vided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that the Town ~Dte to fix the following annual salaries of the elected officers of the Town effective from January 1, 1970. Board of Selectmen and Licensing Comission - each per annum Board of Assessors - each per annum Board of Health - each per annum Board of Public Works - each per annum Town Treasurer - per annum Tax Collector - per annum Tree Warden - per annum Highway Surveyor - per annum Moderator - per annum ARTICLE 5. To see what action the Town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Petition of the Selectmen. 2,000.00 2,700.00 400.00 400.00 11,000.00 3,100.00 1,500.00 12,600.00 50.00 It is reco~ended that the Town vote to carry forward to fiscal 1970, the following articles and appropria- tions. Article 2 - 12/15/69 Contract Rail-Service 8/1/69-7/31/70 Article 12 - 1969 Town Charter Study Committee Article 10 - 9/30/68 Planning Board Consultant Town Building Maintenance (Painting-Lighting) Article 23 - 1969 Article 1 - 1963 Article 62 - 1964 Article 20 - 1969 Article 1 - 8/4/69 Article 47 - 1968 Article 28 - 1969 Article 38 - 1969 Article 3 - 1967 Article 51 - 1967 Article 61 - 1967 Article 78 - 1968 Article 84 - 1968 Article 48 - 1969 Article 62 - 1969 Fix Up Town Office Building New Ladder Truck Town Fire Fighters Accident Construct & Equip, Furnish Fire Station Additional Funds to B/E Fire Station Extend Sewer - Peters Street Accept R & S Const. Sewer Extend Sewer Poor Avenue Highway Equipment (Loan Bal.) " Sidewalks - Osgood St. " Ch. 90 - Salem St. " Hot Top Sidewalk $ 350.00 933.10 1,250.00 650.00 5,000.00 26.50 2,065.86 113,808.69 2,000.00 5,073.55 4,390.17 1,385.73 2,673.00 2,500.00 3,975.74 8,000.00 Permanent Pavement Over Road Excavations 2,373.38 Highway Ch. 90 - Salem St. 46,000.00 " Piping Brook 5,000.00 Article 63 - 1969 Highway Surface Drain (Chestnut St.) $ 7,221.75 U. S. 01d Age Assist. - Aamin 14,28 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children - Admin. 22.27 U. S. Disability Assist. - Ac]min. 131.00 U. S. Medical Assist. - Grants 2,501.85 U. S. Medical Assist. - Admin. 966.99 School Expenses (Moguel, Mainco, Fisher, KLH) 708.80 School P. L. 864 2,974.14 School P. L. 874 26,709.30 School P. L. 88-210 60.99 School P. L. 89-10 (Title I) 7,635.81 School P. L. 89-10 (Title VI-A) 108.00 Article 19 - 1967 Addition to Franklin School 29,462.95 Article 68 - 1969 School Educational Consultant 17,830.07 Article 69 - 1969 School (Prel. Plans, Specs., High School) North Andover School Lunch North Andover Athletic Association Playgrounds Expenses (Sweeney's Fences) Parks & School Grounds Expenses (K. Bailey - P. Rea) Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Accrued 27 - 1969 Printing Town By-Laws 70 - 1967 Develop Well-Field 42, 52, 54, 55, 56 - 1968 Extend Water 44 - 1968 53 - 1968 30 - 1969 33 - 1969 34 - 1969 1 - 12/15/69 Water Extensions Extend Water Replace 6" Water Main Water Main Extensions Renew Water Services Extend Water - Adams Avenue Interest on Water and Fire Bonds 25,000.00 11,111.28 1,775.53 375.00 550.00 500.00 52,068.64 1,676.15 1,000.00 1,649.52 48,842.07 2,000.00 733.62 620.02 287.72 $ 451,993.47 ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the budget recommendations of the Advisory Committee. Petition of the Selectmen. It is recommended that such n%%m- bered items of the proposed bud- get as may be questioned by any voter be separately considered. RECOMMENDED BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS - 1970 Item EXPENDED No. GENERAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 1968 1969 Selectmen Salaries Expenses 1970 Dept. Adv. Comm. Red,est Recommend and Wages $ 9,575 $ 11,989 $ 12,060 $ 12,060 2,960 3,161 5,915 5,915 Salaries Expenses and Wages 14,320 15,948 3,963 5,764 17,335 17,335 5,977 ' 5,977 Accountant Salaries and Wages 14,968 15,918 16,101 16,101 Expenses 3,402 8,371 11,055 11,055 Tax Collector Salaries Expenses and Wages 7,733 8,741 9,099 9,099 4,820 4,651 5,370 5,370 Town Clerk Salaries Expenses and Wages 6,800 7,500 13,900 13,900 813 1,699 480 480 Assessors Salaries and Wages Expenses Election and Registrars Salaries and Wages Expenses Town Counsel Annual Retainer Expenses 18,389 19,070 19,806 19,806 5,963 5,897 6,866 6,866 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 10,986 8,304 7,974 7,974 4,000 4,000 5,000 5,000 1,040 1,040 1,560 1,560 Moderator Salary 50 50 50 50 10 Advisory Committee Expenses 160 150 150 150 / Item GENERAL C4DVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES 11 Capital Outlay Committee E~penses 12 Planning Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 13 Board of Appeals (Zoning} Salaries and Wages Expenses 14 Personnel Board Salaries and Wages Expenses 15 Town Building Salaries and Wages Expenses 16 Annual Town Meeting Expenses TOTAL - GENEPAL GOVERNMENT & STAFF AGENCIES EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Request Recomend 366 $ 403 $ 550 $ 550 994 1,166 2,020 2,020 164 357 480 480 1,089 1,168 2,020 2,020 192 106 350 350 1,053 1,298 1,440 1,440 186 188 250 250 2,080 2,080 2,080 2,080 5,942 5,705 6,600 6,600 3,019 3,083 3,575 3,575 $ 126,427 $ 139,209 $ 159,463 $ 159,463 PUBLIC SAFETY 17 Police Department (Includes School Crossing Guards) Salaries and Wages Expenses 18 Fire Department (Includes Forest Fires & Forest Fire Warden) Salaries and Wagee Expenses 19 Dog officer Salary Expenses 20 Civil Defense Salary Expenses 21 Building Inspector salary Expenses 22 Wiring Inspector Salary Expenses 23 Gas Inspector Salary Expenses 24 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC SAFETY $ 189,604 $ 217,479 $ 234,610 $ 234,610 18,470 21,429 25,480 25,480 199,652 241,130 272,324 272,324 9,843 10,938 14,185 14,185 400 450 450 450 697 747 747 747 900 900 900 900 3,513 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,480 4,639 6,120 6,120 448 599 1,260 1,260 1,450 1,750 1,750 1,750 398 392 410 410 600 600 600 600 56 98 100 100 900 900 1,200 1,200 185 250 250 250 $ 430,596 $ 505,901 $ 563,986 $ 563,986 Item No. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION 25 Board of Health Salaries and Wages Expenses 26 Greater Lawrence Sanitary District 27 Animal Inspector Salary 28 Garbage Disposal Contract TOTAL - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SARITATION PUBLIC WOR~S 29 Board of Public Works Salaries 30 Sewer Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 31 Water Maintenance & Construction Salaries and Wages Expenses 32 Parks and School Grounds Salaries and Wages Expenses 33 Tree Department Salaries and Wages Expenses 34 Dutch Elm Disease LabOr Wages Expenses 35 Insect Pest Control Salary and Wages Expenses 36 Street Lighting Expenses 37 Streets - General Maintenance Salaries and Wages Expenses 38 Snow Removal Expenses 39 Refuse Disposal Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDED 1968 1969 1970 Dept. Adv. Comm. ReQuest Recommend $ 10,677 $ 11,588 $ 12,188 $ 12,188 6,191 6,531 7,130 7,130 1,466 1,466 400 400 400 400 15,951 16,864 17,796 17,796 33,219 $ 35,383 $ 38,980 $ 38,980 $ 900 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 19,964 16,159 24,000 24,000 12,000 11,380 14,000 14,000 70,722 81,063 84,000 84,000 50,985 52,935 55,000 55,000 17,872 18,878 21,000 21,000 6,991 7,991 8,500 8,500 22,741 25,111 25,871 25,871 5,586 6,915 6,915 6,915 7,261 7,258 7,269 7,269 1,599 1,595 1,600 1,600 11,682 13,009 13,109 13,109 3,182 3,184 3,185 3,185 52,366 54,357 57,000 55,000 91,048 101,957 114,400 107,600 49,908 54,998 72,400 62,400 54,549 114,906 45,000 45,000 56,471 61,115 67,000 67,000 9,800 13,500 18,000 14,500 $ 545,627 $ 647,511 $ 639,449 $ 617,149 1970 Item EXPENDED Dept. Adv. Comm. No. WELFARE 1968 1969 Request Recommend 40 *Board of Public Welfare Salaries 41 *Welfare Administration Salaries and Expenses Reimbursements Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 42 *Welfare Grants Total Spent Reimburs~ents Net Cost to Town Amount to be raised 43 Veterans Benefits Salaries Expenses Cash Grants 44 Graves Registration Salaries Expenses RESPONSIBILITY FOR WELFARE HAS BEEN ASSL~ED BY THE STATE 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 $ 3,170 239 227 285 285 30,278 41,136 46,150 46,150 124 175 175 175 374 325 450 450 $ 34,185 $ 45,033 $ 50,230 $ 50,230 SCHOOLS 45 School Department Salaries and Wages $1,266,393 Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) ...... Net Salaries and Wages to be appropriated ...... $1,545,177 $1,765,819 $1,765,819 ...... 30,000 30,000 ...... 1,735,819 1,735,819 46 Expenses (Including $1,690 of Out-of-State-Travel) 261,144 281,565 Less reimbursement special funds (P.L. 864 and 874) .......... Net Expenses to be appropriated .......... Regional Vocation School Allocation of cost to N. Andover TOTAL- $CHOOL~ 307,918 307,918 8,300 8,300 299,618 299,618 70,360 68,519 84,323 84,323 $1,597,897 $1,895,261 $2,119,760 $2,119,760 LIBPARY 47 Steven's Memorial Library Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - LIBRARY $ 42,189 $ 48,919 $ 50,185 $ 50,185 12,097 18,965 15,270 15,270 $ 54,286 $ 67,884 $ 65,455 $ 65,455 10 Item No. RECREATION 48 Playgrounds & Bathing Beaches Salaries and Wages Expenses 49 Recreational Council Salaries and Wages Expenses TOTAL - RECREATION EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS 50 Group Insl~rance 51 Essex County Retirement Pensions TOTAL - EMPLOYEE'S BENEFITS 1970 EXPENDED Dept. 1968 1969 Request Recommend $ 15,207 $ 16,601 $ 23,000 $ 23,000 5,000 5,986 7,000 7,000 4,990 5,104 5,840 5,840 2,498 2,616 4,000 4,000 $ 27,695 $ 30,307 $ 39,840 $ 39,840 $ 41,570 $ 50,273 $ 62,513 $ 62,513 83,777 92,243 109,352 109,352 $ 125,347 $ 142,516 $ 171,865 $ 171,865 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Contingent Fund $ 3,500 Rental of Veterans Headquarters 1,200 Patriotic & Civic Celebrations 1,066 Insurance 51,775 Industrial Commission Expenses 23 Land Damage Claims 750 Ira Carty Pension 2,500 Out of State Travel (Not including Schools) 864 Conservation Comission Expenses 86 Senior Citizens' Council -_ $ 61,764 $ 3,025 $ 3,500 $ 3,500 1,200 1,200 1,200 803 1,000 1,000 45,664 55,000 55,000 15 100 100 550 1,000 1,000 394 2,000 2,000 250 500 500 $ 51,901 $ 64,300 $ 64,300 DEBT REDEMPTION 62 Highway Equipment $ 15,000 63 School Bonds 200,000 64 Welfare Bond 35,000 65 Water Main Notes & Bonds 77,500 66 Sewer Notes & Bonds 35,000 67 Fire Station ..... 68 Police Station ..... TOTAL - DEBT REDEMPTION $ 367,500 11 $ 10,000 $ 16,000 $ 16,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 82,000 87,000 87,000 32,000 27,000 27,000 ..... 18,000 18,000 10,000 10,000 19,o00 $ 334,000 $ 358,000 $ 35~,0~9 Item No. INTEREST ON DEBTS 69 Highway Equipment 70 school Bonds 71 Bond Issue Expense 72 Water Main Notes & Bonds 73 Sewer Notes & Bonds 74 Fire Station 75 short Term Borrowing 76 Police Station TOTAL - INTEREST ON DEBTS GRAND TOTAL EXP~-~NDED 1968 1969 $ 1,606 $ 1,168 78,920 72,590 ..... 1,428 20,853 21,035 11,278 10,906 18,558 34,597 2,188 3,783 Dept. Re~.est $ 2,280 66,260 1,500 25,473 9,834 9,943 72,000 3,393 1970 $ 134,551 $ 145,507 $ 190,683 $3,539,094 $4,040,413 $4,462,011 Adv. Comm. Recommend $ 2,280 66,260 1,500. 25,473' 9,834~ 9,943- 72~000 3,393 $ 196,683 12 tim- ~r~-'rz-w~m me. .ap~.rovai of the Selectmen, to borrow money from ~t'~ '~- ~mze an..an~zc~zpac.zo_n of the revenue of the financial Years begin- -~ ~anuary ~, 1~71) anG 4anua~ 1, 1971, in accordance with thaprovi- sio. ns of General Laws, _Chapter 44, Section 4 and to renew any ~ote or wn~s.as_ ??y .b.e give~ .,for a p.~iod o~.less than one year, in aecSrdance ,,, ~e prommons ox ~enerm ~aws, unapter 44, Section 17. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 8. To consider the reports of all Special Committees. Petition of the Selectmen. of 'eAalRII'C-L-E 9...To ~e. ~. the T. own will vote to authorize the Board ~. n ~ aippom~ on.e or ~ memoers to the position of Board of Health rnyslcian andto fix his compensation, as such, as provided by Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the artlde. It is recommended that the reports of all special commiflees be heard. ft is recommended fhat ~he town vote to ADOPT the article and to fix annual com- pensation of Board of Health Physician at $L!00. ' L, It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- p~r~a, te the sum of $500.00 to be expended under the di~etlon of the ~lectmen [er the purpose of providing decorative lighting during the ~nristmas ~sason. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public eoaY C. lark Street from the Essex County stone bounds 227.8 fset north It Read a distance of 1185.69 feet n,o~ther, ly a~nd~northwesterly~.~ .present terms, nons as .shown on plan ox ~nur~es ~. ~yr, Registered ~,urveyer aha recorded as plan No. 5813, Essex County Pet/tion of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 13. To see ff the Town will vote to accept as Public Ways those ways as are shown on a plan of land entitled "Definitive 1Pg[~a~n o,,f Wh[~ttier. Farm, North An. dover, Massachusetts, dated April 12, ore. hayes ~ngmeerlng, Inc., aha recorded in the North Essex Registry ~ ~..t~.n.co wzm r~anmng ~oara ~pecifications as required ui~der the %uo~m,v~swn Control Law and all as laid out and a~udicated by the Board o,r ~tmen and to name the streets so accepted Ferncroft Cirole, Mea- a.o,w w. ew Road .and High Wood Way. SpecifiCally excluding teem eon- s½oera~on.hereu~.n.der any.portions of a way called on said Plan, Old Ses~ Petition of John J. Willis and others. It is recommended that the Town vole to ADOPT the art/cie. (,'; m~m ~mend~ion. It is reco,~mmended th~at the town raise ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct ~ ' the Selectmen to appoint an executive secretary for a term of three hF ,.an.d, t~, r~.~ve .h',,~n a~t their, discretion, .all as provided by Sectionand appropriate *the sums of ,~, for .,o,~a~r~} .o~ ~.n.e tieneraL "awe, and to raise and appropriate the of compensation $1,050. . ~--.. ~. ?,o,~u, ~or me purpose of compensating him und $1,800 for purpose and the purpose of meeting his travel and other necessary expenses all as for the purpose of expenses with the Selectmen may determine. · ~ . _~/'~ , / ~..-~ dition the maximum salary for such ' ~_~.~ .~ ,~ . ?ion oe ARTICLE 1~..~I~..the event of the Town's adoption of the preeed- No recommendation. lng Allele, to see ~ ~ne Town will vote to exclude the office of exec~ o, .own oune. p ra . oation of E.eativo Petition of the Selectmen. 13 ARTICLE 16. To see ff the Town will vote to raise and appre- priate the sam of $35,000, to be expended under the direction of the P~lg Board for the purpose of prepalq~g a comprehensive prog~n. Petition of the PI~J~u~u~ Ik)urd. gage professional plann, ing consultants on ///* ' ~ ,~;) ' . , -// ~.~,a per diem or corduiting basis for the pur- ~,'~ ~ " f f-~;~ ~ ~ pose of implementing and rezoning speclf- ~ ~ ~-~ ~ , ~ ~.~ ~ ~'~/ ic areas of the town for specific purposes. ~ .~ · ~ ,~,~'~ '~.~ ~' "~ ~/~ It is fudher recommended Ihat such con- ~./~J~;;~ ~*~ ' · ~ ~ sultant or consultanis review, analyze and -~ ~'~.~ ~,,~_~**; ~ ~: revise the existing zoning By- Law. %'~J~* *'~ "~t $ ~/~ on Planning Board suggestions, suggas- ~;~ ~'~ tions from citizens or town service er* ~' ganizations concerning new proposals as k//~ (.' they effect the use of land in Norlh And- over. It is recommended that the abov~ recommendafiom he continued in fulure It is recommen~/nd that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000. to be expended by the Planning Board to en- ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- prlate the sum o~ $6850, to be expended under the direction of the Con- servatlon Commission for the purpose of ob$~ug a soil survey of the Town from the Essex Conser~tion I)Jstr~. ~.~.~,~ ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will ~ote to rslse ~nd appra- ~riato the sam of $19,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the appoin'anont of two regular patrolmen, fully quali- fied, who havepass~d the Civil Service physical and mental e~c~]ni~lG- tion all in accerd~nee with Civil Service rules and Regulations. It is recommended that the town ~mto to ADOPT the artkle. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000. for the appointment of I patrol- ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appre- It is recommended that the town VGtG to priato the stun of $62.000 to be expended under the direction of the Fire Engineers for the purpose of appointing four regular fire Lieu- authorize the appoinlment of 4 regular tenants aud seven regular fize fighters to man the new hrm~ fira Fire Lieutenants from the present pe~n- station. Ail appointees to have passed the Civil Service phys/cal and __, mental exan~nations, all in accordance with the CiTil Service Rules and ~ RegulGtions. r-V .... ~-,~-./~ ~/,, r~ ~-3~innal 7 regular fire fighters to I1~ the Petition of the Fire Engineors.~ fi~..__~_~_~ _~. ~ f~_~/new br~n-~c fire sJatinn and ~o ,rake and [~;./ ~.- /~-~__~ appropriate the sum of $32,0~. for the ~ purpose of the article. (~, ~ .~; It is recommended that the town vote to ADOPT the a~cin with the following exceptiom, 1. Sub-Paragraph G under PP-3 Maximum be set at $13,084. ARTICLE 20. To see ff the Tbwn will vote to amend itz Personnel By-Law in the following ~n,er: /(A) tse app ,p a the 1. 0.3 fo? pu_ .pen of amending Section 7, ~chedme A, Deparunen~ ~e~a anG ~upervmery Group, class title Town Accountant, by strflrl.g therefrom compensation grade S-17 and inserting in its place compensation grade 8-19, effec- tive April 1, 1970. 2 That tho town vote to raise · (B) Raise and appropriate the stun of ~00 for the purpose · o~f ,,m~.ndin~ Sectio.n..7, S..chedule A..Depe~U-ent ..He~d p.nd S~.~.' o..ry and appropeiate the sum of $150. for the q~reup, S-10, by st_~ung TAere~rom rd,J,i~ per monr,~ an.~L--L~sert]nK ~ ~/ (C) Amend Section ?, Sch~cl~e A, C]~~-(~/.// 3. That the town vote to raise in~ therein class title Sen~or Clerk-Sseret~y and assJ~nin~ thereto eom- and a,mronriate the sum of I75 for the pensat~on grade S-G, effective April 1. 1970. rr r Sub-Paragraph purpose L/(D) Raise and appropriate the sum of $126 for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Clerical Group, by inserting therein 4. it is rocumm~nded th~ class title Asssssore* Clerk and assigning thereto compensation g~uie ~ow~ vote to REJ~C[ Sub-Par~raph P. S-5, effective April 1, 1970. 14 J~'E) Amend Section 7 Schedule ' ' ~ere!n c~ss title. Heavy ~lote~ EquipmenAt' ~Labor .G. roup, by inserting~/ credo compensation grade W~8. specialist and assigning (F) Raise and appropriate the sum of $525 for the p~u.rp.o.se of amending Section 7, Schedule A, Public Safety Group, PF-1 , by~ striking therefrom $300 per year and insertijag in i.ts place ilhe sun_s $1,000 pec?,_ .fectiv ' April 1, 1970. ~ ~a]se and appropriate the sum of 29~560 for the purpose of amending Section 7 Schedule C, by striking therefrom the existing scale of rates and in;~erting in its place the following compensation scales: (Effective April 1, 1970). Min. II III IV PF-1 6,4.i7 6,782 7,229 7.677 8,177 PF-2 8,188 8,674 9,212 9,812 PF-~ 9,834 10.482 11,131 14,310 ~ ~/(H) Amend Section 7, Schedule D, by adding thereto compen- sation grades W-7 and W-8 and assigning to said grades the fonowing W-8 8.60 8.69 8.77 8.87 (I) Raise and appropriate the sum of $890 for the p~pese of amending Sectien 7, Schedille E, class title Retdstrar of ~oters, by strik- ing therefrom $3B0 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $460 per yeast, effective April 1, 1970. ~ (J) Raise and appropriate the sam of $~ for the purpose of amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Vete-~-ans' Agent, by strik- lng therefrom $2750 per year and inserting in its place the sum of $4,000 per year, effective April 1, 1970. ~-~ (K) Raise and appropriate the sum of $1.1~5 for the purpose ~tfr~Z~ne~n~n~g.~e~n~,~ Schedule, E, cI,as.s title. SchooYCro.ssing.Guard. by .__ o .......... ,, ,o~ per wee~ an~ inserting in its place the sum of __ .. (L~) .Raise a~d. app. ropria~ the sum of $160 for the purpose of ameamlng ~ection 7, aeneauie E, class title Gas Inspector, by striking therefrom $600 per year and inserting in its place the sam of $800 year, effective April 1, 1970. ~.. (M~) ..Raise ~an.d .ap. pro. pti.ate the sam of $2_2~fer the purpose of ~ns~n_.g ?_.?.~on L ~ch. enuie~,~class title Sealeie'6TWeights and Mea- ~, o~ s~n~ng mererrom ~soo per year and inserting in its place the sum of $I~00 per year, effective April 1, 1970. . ~' iN) _Paise and appropriate the sum of $~ for the purpose o~ amending Section 7, Schedule E, class title Wirg-l'Kspecter, by strik- ing therefrom $1,450 per year and inso~ing in its place the sum of $1,750 per year. e~fective April 1, 1970. ~ (0) Raise and appropriate the sum of $2~ for the purpose ~t~in. ~e~d~g .Section_.7, Sel?dule E, class ,tie Resel've Patrolman, by ~ri ,a~ng ~.ero. z. roln. ~Z4 .pe~_a_y and inserting ir~ its place the sum of $~7 per uay, erseetive April 1, l~7U. , (P) Raise and appropriate the sam of $2,690 for the purpose of amending Section 13, Uniform Allowance by striking existing amounts from paragraph three and inserting in place thereof: "One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150) l~er uniformed man for police, and One Hundred Dollars/($100) per un]formed man for fire" etc. as written. S ~" (Q) Amend Section 16, overtime compensation, (D) Public a~ety Group (2), so as to read as follows: An employee of the Fire Department shall be paid at time and one-half fo~ hours worked in ex- cess of those constituting his work week as set forth in Section 14. Petition of the Personnel Board ~a~.AR. TICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- ~e~tl~e..sum_ o~ $f~275 fo_.r ~e purpose of amending its Personnel By- aw, aec~aon v, acnsumes ~, u and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 7v~ increase to all rates in. ~II compensation grades therein; said in- crease to becorae effective April 1, 1970. Petition of the Personnel Board. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Persennel By-Law, Section 7 Schedules A and C, by striking therefrom all com- pensatien grades ~esignated as PF, and inserting in place thereof P-l, P-2 P-3 for positions in the police classes, and F-l, F-2, F-3 for position in t~e fire classes; and assign to said grades the scales of compensation ~,~ accorded Sched~de C by vote of this annual town meeting. Petition of the Personnel Board. It is recommended that the Town vote . No recommendation. 15 ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $117,000 for the purpose of amending its personnel By- Law, Section 7 -- Schedules B, C and D, and Section 8 and 9, by adding a 12% increase to all rates in all compensation grades therein said in- crease to become effective January 1, 1970. Petition of the North Andover Public Works Employees Assoc.-- Local 64. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 57B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as inserted by Chapter 149 of the Acts of 1963, which reads as follows: Any member of a police or fire deparf~nent of a city or Town, who retires under the provisions of sections fifty-six to sixty, inclusive, and who was appointed reserve police officer or a call fire fighter shall, for the purpose of retirement, be entitled to count as creditable service such service as reserve police or a call fire fighter as the retiring authority shall determine. Petition of James E. Fitzgerald and others. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $55.~00, to be expended under the direction of the Chief of the Fire Dep~rt~i-ent for the purpose of paying overtime pay to regular firefighters of the Town earned from June 4, 1969 to December 31, 1969, and which the Town is required to pay by the provisions of an amend- ment of Chapter 48, Section $8C of the General Laws. Petition of Franc~s J. Devan and others. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,458.40, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of employing one Heavy Motor Equipment Specialist with assigned compensation grade W-S, to go into effect on April 1, 1970. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to amend article III of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following new section: Sec- tion 10: No snow or ice shall be deposited upon any pogtion of a way open to public travel for the safe maintenance of which the Town is responsible, except by Town employees acting in the proper performance of their duties. This provision shall not prohibit an occupant of premises abutting upon such a way from clearing snow or ice from a sidewalk in front of such premises, or from that part of any driveway or other means of access from such premises to the way, provided that such clearing does not result in a narrowing of the travelled portion of the way as defined by prior snow removal procedures performed by Town employees. Petition of Nicholas F. Nicetta; Highway Surveyor, Joseph W. Lawlor; Chief of Police. recommendation. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking out Sections I and 6 of Article HI, and to remem- ber the remaining sections of said Article accordingly. Petition of the Town By-Law Cor~m~ttee. No recommendation. / ' ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90, Section 1SA, of the General Laws authorizing the Select~ men to adopt the Pedestrian Law regulation. Petition of the Selectmen. No recommendation. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote ~o adopt the Building By-Law hereinafter set out in full in our Appendix to the Warrant for this Meeting. Petition of the Building Code Committee. No recommendation. 16 ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article III of No recommendation. its General By-Laws by adding the following new section: No driveway or other means of access to privately owned property from any public way or any way shown on an approved subdivision plan shall be constructed unless a permit for its entry into said way shall ~ ~ ~-~-~_~.--? ..... first have been issued by the Highway Surveyor. ,n ......~.. ;. ' ' Petition of the Highway Surveyor ~UtT~ .... in order to permit certain uses in Neighborhood Business Districts not now ~specifically permitted, by adding thereto the following new sect/on: ~ction 4.24: ~i~g, insurance, professional and o~r ~ Petition of Franc~ B. K~ttr~dge and other~. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 9.2 of its Zoning By-Law by striking therefrom the word "certified", so that notices of hearings may he sent to interested parties by regular first class mail, postage prepaid, as provided by statute, unless the Board of Appeals votes to send notices by certified mall in particular cases. Petition of the Board of Appeals. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Tow~ will vote to amend the Nor~ Andover Zoning By-Law by the addition of the following sections: 3.9 Floodplain District. 3.91 The Merrimack River floodplain bounded on the west and northwest by the North Andover-Lawrence and North Andover-Methuen boundaries as far downstream as the North Andover-Haverhil] boundary, on the Northeast by the North Andover-Haverhill boundary, and on the east and southeast by a line following the center line of Sutton Street fro?.the .North Andover-Lawrence boundary downstream to the south- oas; oounaary of proper~y of the Boston and Maine Railway, thence along that property line to the North Andover-Haverhill boundary. 3.92 The Shawsheen River floodplain, bounded on the west by the North Andover Lawrence boundary, on the east by a line following eleva- i % 0 fe_et . o Route.495 southward to land ow.ed new or fo ,y y o~v~ ~ear~y Trust, thence the boundary turns westward along said property to the b-~hawsbeen River. 3.93 The Cochichewick Brook floodplain be~een Chickering Road and 0sgood Street bounded by these streets and contour elevation 100 feet on both sides of the brook. Also downstream from Chickering Road bounded on the northeast by the abandoned Boston and Maine right-of- way and on the southeast by East Water Street and on the northwest by a llne at right angle to the thread of the strea~ a~d passing through the point at which the stream enters the Mill Pond. 3.94 The Fish Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the brook from the North Andover-Boxford town line fromUpStream to the point at which Fish Brook enters North Andover Boxford. ~.9~ The Mosquito Brook floodplain along boundaries 200 feet on both sides of the thread of the stream from its junction with Fish Brook upstream to the point at which it crosses the centerline of Foster Street, thence the boundaries follow the 130 foot elevation contour line aromud the swamps contiguous to Mosquito Brook. Also the section of the flood- plain bounded by the center line of Salem Street at [he point where Mosquito Brook crosses Salem Street and alon~ boundaries 200 feet either side of the tbread of the stream downstream to meet the 180 foot eleva- tion contour. Also the section extending upstream from center line of Salem Street along boundaries 200 feet either side of the thread of the stream as far as the center line of Pea Street, thence along that line northwestward and southeastward to elevation 170 feet, thence along line at elevation 170 feet around the swamp contiguous to the brook. 3.98 The Boston Brook floodplain bounded at the south by the North Andover-Middleton town line, on the west by the center line of Salem Street from the town line northward to $oin the eastern boundary 200 feet north of the point where the thread of the stream passes under the centerline of Salem Street. The eastern boundary follows a line 200 feet east of the thread of the stream from the town l/ne northward the point Where it ~oins the western boundary. From the point at which Boston Brook crOsses the cen~erline of Salem Street the boundar/ee tend upstream along lines at 200 feet distance on both sides of the thread of the stream to the point at which he elevation of Boston Brook is feet. At this point the boundaries intersect elevation 110 feet and follow contour elevation 110 feet around the swamp contiguous to Boston Brook and up stream to the point wbero Boston Brook is at an elevation of 110 feet. 4.9 FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT. The Ploodplaln District is es[ab- I/shed to ensure that development on land within the D/strict will not en- danger the health, safety and welfare of the oceupants of land within the District and of the public. The Floodplain Distric~ shall be considered superimposed over the other districts enumerated or to be enumera~t in This By-Law. H~ecommendation. No recommendation. 17 (a) Use of Land~'in the Floodplain District shall conform to the uses permitteS, in the district upon which the Floodplain Dis- trict is superimposed except that no structure shall be erected and no fill or paving shall be placed therein unless a permit has been issued l~y the Board of Appeals. (b) persOns desiring such a perm/t shall submit applic~, tion to..t~.e Board of Appeals describing in detail the proposea use ox ute property and the work to be performed, accompanied.by and sections showing the locations and elevations ox ex~s~lag and proposed structures, watercourses, drainage easements, fill, paving and sewage disposal facilities. (e) The Board of Appeals will notify the Board of Health, Build- Lng Inspector, Highway Surveyor, Board of Public Works and, Conservation Commission of the application. These boards anu individuals will make recommendations to the Board of Ap- peals within 15 days a/tor which ~e..Board of ,.A.l~peals' .s~all hold a hearing as provided for in oecdon 9.2. Wiutm Po a~.ys thereafter the Board of Appeals shall issue a permit unoer this section if it finds that the use of tho premises will not endanger the health and safety of the occupants of the velopment, of the land within the District and of the pumlc or it may issue a permit with such conditions as it de,ms nec~sary to protect the health and safety of the ocoup,an~ of the development of the land within the District aha ox the public or it may deny the application. If no action is taken within 90 days the application shall be considered approved. Petition ~f the Conservation Commis~ion. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to ratit~ the action of the North Andover School Building Committee requesting Representa- tive Paul W. Creuin to file a bill on behalf of the Town, to authorize the taking by eminent domain for school purposes, the. S .te. ve.,ns,,~Coolidge. Land from the Trustees of Reservations, exesptin~ me-- ~naouumngs an grounds on Andover Street occupying approximately six acres. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. It is recommended that tho town vote to adopt the article, subject to recommen- dations under Article 37 · ~). ~ _, ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to. requeet the Mnesa- chusetts Legislature to act definitively and affirmatively on the request of the North Andover ~shool Building Cmnmittoe to permit the Town to acquire by eminent domain the Stevens-Coolidge Land from the Tras- tees of Reservations, exce~0ting the building and grounds on Andover Street occupying appprexunately six acres. Petition of North Andover School Co,nm!tree and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the town vote adopt the article, subject to reco ~mmf~n-, dations under Article 37 r ~,*~~ ~ ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate, or transfer from available funds, such sums as it may determ'.me to be the fair and reasonable cost of acquiring for the Town, by purenase, eminent domain proceeding, or otherwise, all of those lands described below, and other required lands, for the use of the North A. ndover P~..b- lic School System, and to authorize and direct the Selecunen, in ute name and behalf of the Town, to take such steps as may be necessary or advisable to effect such acquisition: Two certain Parcels of land, the property of the Trustees of Reser- vations, bounded between Andover Street and Waverley Road, North Andever,~bounded and described as follows: PARCEL ONE: A parcel on the easterly side of Chickcring Road contaln'~n~ I]2 acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: Southeasterly by Andover Street five hundred forty (540) .feet; Southwesterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations utree hundred and twenty (320) feet; Southeasterly by other land of the Trustees of Reservations and Roland B. Hammond, eight hundred fourteen (814) feet; Northeasterly by land of Roland B. Hammond, forty-one (41) feet; Southeasterly by land of George and Helen Busby and a portion of Wood Lane one hundred sixty-seven (16'/) feet; . Southwesterly by land of Willim I. and Margaret H. Deighan three hundred ninety (390) feet; . ~, Southeasterly by land of Deighan two hundred twenty-nme (sac) feet; 18 It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $200,000. For the purpose of the article. It is further recom- rended that only parcel two be 4c~Jired by the Town for the use of the North Andover Public School System. · Northeasterly by land of said Deighan and Margaret A, Murphy six hundred fifty-three and 4~/100 (655.45) feet; Southeasterly by Andover S~reet seven hundred five (705) feet; 4; .....: ,~ ,~mc~ermg ~oau thirteen nunared (1300) feet; x~ortherly by land of Rose Filetti twenty-nine (29) feet; Northeasterly by land of Peter A. and Rose A. Romano, Robert W. and Carol A. Steer; Richard A. Kapelson five hundred ninety-two (592) feet; NoF&erly by land of Richard A. Kapelson, Robert P. and Gloria C. J. a _d aeveqy C. O'Suili n, William C. and · we ss, ~. warren, or. and ~ermilla p. Humbler, Julius and Herta M. Stern, Walter H. and Mary F. FLinn, George F. and Dorothy B. Henderson, Charles T. and Marilya E. McCarthy eleven hundred fifty (1150) feet; Southwesterly by land of Charles T. and Marilyn R. McCarthy, one hundred fifty (150) feet; Nerthwester[y by Osgood Circle three hundred fifty (850) feet; Northeasterly by Osgood Street one hundred fifty (150) feet; Together with all rights in the fee to Wood Lane and Chickering Read_whatever the same may be. PARCEL TWO: A certain parcel of land on the westerly side of ChiCkering Road oO__W~,ed b,y .the Trustees. of·Re, se.rvations and containing 52 acres, more r mss, oemg more ~artieutar~y ~ounded and described as follows: Easterly by Ckicke~ing Road twelve hundred ten (1210) feet; Southeasterly by land of Beatriee I. Gaumond two hundred thirty- three (233) feet; Southwesterly by land of L. Robert Rolde and George Swartz six hundred and fifty-one (651) feet; our~een nunurea Slxvy-one hun~SO~U~W~..ste, rly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon three urea xorry-ave (345) feet; _ Southerly by land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon, the northerly end ef ttarwich S~reet, other land of Joseph B. and Ida M. McKinnon, the northerly end of Graf~on Street, John J. and Eileen M. Burke. and Alfred J. and Lynda DiStefano, six hundred ninety-five (695) feet; Westerly hy Waverley Road seven hundred thirty (730) feet; tHo~_N.o~rU~_w~es, ter]y~by ].and .of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston ~ ~y cepumnre ~:eme~xy) ann a portion of Wood Lane six~en hun- dred sixty (15~0) feet; Northeasterly by land of ROy Fart and David and ~oo~omy Rennie nine hundred seventy (970) feet; Northwesterly by land of said David and Dorothy J. Rennle fifteen (15) feet; Southwesterly by other ]and of said Rennies one hundred ninety- five (195) feet; Northwesterly by other land of said Renn~es ,three. hundred five ge~ner w~m au rights in the fee to-~aia~$~gq~d, Wood Lane, ~ and -~. ~c,~St~eet, whatever the same may be. All measurements for both descriptions are more or less and am ~own,on a.~pl~a~n sho~win, g 1,a, nd in,North Andovex, Massachusetts dated ovemoer, ~9~ _-- ~eate i _--100, cc~npiled by Morse and Martin, 13 l~ea'~y Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Petition of North Andsver School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- ~ctmen to offer the Town Farm Land as full or part a ent for the ....... pym ~o .w~. s acquas~tmn, by eminent dommn or otherwise, of the Stevens- ~oohdge Land under the control of the Trustees of Reservations. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Gommittoe. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town wJll vote to provide the sum of for the purpose of constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to /reprove, landscape, grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes; and te determine whether the money shall be provided by taxation, by trans- fer from available funds in the treasury, by appropriation from the stabilization fund, by borrowing or otherwise. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. It is recommended that the Town vot~ ,kto REJECT ~he article. .,~ to raise and ,ppmvr~,e ~,250,bOO~ ~or the purpose oi ;he'article. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize the School Build- lng Committee to enter into any and all contracts necessary for the purpose of carrying out the vote passed under the preceding Article relative to constructing, erig/nally equipping and furnishing a new North Andover High School Building and to improve, landscape, grade ,and fence the school grounds for school purposes. " Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building / Committee. No recommendation. ARTICLE 41. To See if the Town will vote to amend the vote of the town on Article I of a Special Town Meeting held on Saturday, March 16, 1961~, by striking out the words "Fifty {50) dwelling units" as appearing in said vote, and inserting in place thereof "Seventy-~wo (72) dwelling units" so that said VOTE shall read as follows: ~ ' ~VOTED that the Town of North Andover hereby approves con- strnction of a new housing project, namely: a project for the housing of elderly persons consisting of not more than seventy-two (72) dwel- ling unite, pursuant to Chapter 667 of Mass Acts of 1954 and Acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, to be known as State-Aided Housing Project #667-3. Petition of the North Andover Housing Authority. ARTICILE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sam of $150,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of erecting, furnishing, and equipping a town garage and fencing and hot-topping a town yard on the land ac- quired for that purpose on Osgood Street at the 1968 Annual Town Petition of the Selectmen, . ~r~ J// ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of meeting the Town's share of the costs of Chapter 90 highway construction of Salem Street, Johnson Street and Foster Street and to transfer $34,500 from unappropriated available funds to meet the State and County shares of such costs, the reimburse- merit from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. No recommendation. It is recommended that the town vote fo ~l~d)~PT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote fo ADOPT the article.# ~/~ ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate [~ is recommended Shat the Town vote the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of te ADOPT g~e article. Public Works for the purpose of replacing the old six-insh water pipes on Waverley Road from Greene Street to Margato Street and on Salem Street from Bexford Street to 1132 Salem Street with 11/ inch cement Petition of the Board of Public Works. /3 ~* -- ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning No recommendation. ~-~ By-Law by rczening the following triangular pared of land from village residential to general business: A certain parcel of land owned by the Mangano Realty Trust lo- / follows°Ated an: Chickering Road, North Andover, bounded and de~a-ibed as Northwesterly by Chickering Road, three hundred twenty feet; Northeasterly by land of Village Land Company two hundred s~en- ty-six and 18/100 (2'/6.18) feet; Southerly by. other land of the Mangano Realty Trust three hundred fifty (350l feet. Petitioh of Carmelo Mangano and others. r to execute in its behalf a release of an existing ..draina~, easement across land belonging to Manga,no Realty Trust, t,.h,e, said. Trust having granted to the Town an equivalent easement in a aixxeren~ ~/~ location. .~ a /~.~ Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ~ ' ~--~' ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from Village Residential and/or Industrial ts Gen- eral Business the following described parcels of land or any portions thereof: No re,:ommendation. 2O FIRST PARCEL , ~'~ Starting at a point on Chickering Road at land now or formerly of ~, ~ ~ Haffner Realty Trust thence running in a westsrly direction by laud of Haffner Realty Trust 190.84 feet to a point; thence turning and running §//~n~^~no~rth. er!y d/reeqon b..y land now or formerly of Lynch & Willis, ,~]~ ~./.x.o. xe.er ? a. point; thence turning and running in an easterly ~mreeuen oy luna now or formerly of Polizotti, 41.52 feet to a point; thence turnh~g and ruwuing still by land of Polizotti m a nerthwe 1 ' ti · ' stet y ~ on 120 feet ~ a point on the southerly boun of Davis St~et men ' · - · ~ ; bou~ turnm~g and_rUnmng ~n an easterly d~rectmn by the southerly ary of ~avis Street, 422.53 feet to a point on the westerly boun- dary of East Water Street; thence turning and running in a southerly direction by the westerly boundary of East Water Street, 10~.61 feet to a l~oint on the northerly boundary of Chickering Road; thence turning anu running in a southwesterly direction by the northerly boundary of Chiokering Read, 347.99 feet to the point of beginning. SECOND PARCEL Starting at a point on the easterly boundary of East water Stxeet in a northerly direction 686.99 feet to a point at laud now or formerly ~nf ,the_ D?,u, glas Deve!opment ..Comp. any, .In..c.; thence turning and running ! ~ ~f ~ ~o ~) courses m a norme~s~erly oireetien by land of the D~uglas Development Company, Inc., 50 feet and 215.75 feet to a point; thence , aaa aev lee~ ~o a point au land now or formerly of the Davis & ~'~ ff~ . ~on oy lanu ox ~a~ns & ~'urDer ~lasnine Co. 156.58 feet to a point; ~ence .turu. in..g. ,a. nd running in a southerly direction by land now or o .rme~r.l.y_o_~ _w.aucer Realty Association in two (2) courses, 306.38 feet ana ~5 feet to a point on the northerly boundary of Chickering nRoO~; .three ~rning.an~d. ,nmn.ing i_n a southwesterly direction by the gs~n~ oounoary oz ~c,er~ ~ad, 601.~ ,eot ~o the point of Petition of 3ohn J. Lynch and others. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to resume a piece of No re¢ommeadatian. land on Winthrop Avenue, North Andover described below from Reei- dential to Business: Starting 18ro0f a.point on .Waverley Road a~d tutoring in a southerly ~. ~ ~ ~ direction for ~ xeet more or less, then turning northwest along Winth- .g or eve ~eet more or less, then turning south and running for feet more or less, then turning east and running 100 feet more or less, then turning south and running 315 feet more or less, then turning east and framing 100 feet more or less, hack to the point of origin, total parcel consisting of 8.810 acres more or less. Petition of Stewart p. Wilson and others. ,.~ .ART. ICL? 49. T_o see. if the Town will Vote to change its zoning No --commendation. ~ ~y.-.l~.w .~.y c.n,~, g~.ng Irem liural Residence District to General Business umtr~mt .~e ~ol?ew~. ~ ,described parcel of land on Turupike St: ~n me easterly sidle of Turnpike St. 1204 rE, by Mill Road 200 ft,, ~ii~l~t i~na ~s,traigh~ lin. e .no,l'thwesterly ~ feet to a Wall to land of _'.~er'r, ea, raence_westerly oy the wall fd'fhe point of beginning. Said ~/~.~/ ~ luna owned by Charlotte P. and George A. Rea, ~Lff - ~ Petition of George A. Rea and others. ~/~ f ARTICLE $0. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate It is recommended that the Town vot~ the stun of $7000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purchase of thrse new 1970 12 voit system cars with aecessary to ADOPT the article. safety equipment. Two 1955 and One 1967 cars to bo turned in trade, and ali equipment to be changed over, such as police radios, sirens, and other ~ slmi~L~ accessories. Petition of the Chief of Police. ARTICLE ~1. To see if the Town wil! vote to raise and ap ropriat~ It is recommended that the Town vote the sura of $$4,350, to be expended under the direction of the ~ighway to r~se and ~pprepriate the sum of Surveyor for the purpose of purchasing the following equipment: One Rodding Machine $§,500, One Road P~ller $7,600, One 4 Wheel Drive $12,700. ~or the purchase of one Dump Dump Truck, equipped with snow plow and wing $26,000. One Dmnp T~r~k 3.0,000 GVW $i~,600, One 1962 Ford Dump Truck to he traded, Truck 30,000. GVW, ~ne ~962 Ford ~ne sedan to be used by the Highway Surveyor $3,350, a 1955 Fo~d Dump truck to be traded aud $2,500. C-alax~e to he traded. the purchsse of one sedan a 1965 Ferd Petition ef the Highway Surveyor. . /~c ~ ~ Galaxie to be traded. 21 /~ ~ c /~f /? ARTICLE 52. To ~ee if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of replacing a 1961 Ford platform truck, a 1963 Chevrolet pick-up truck and a 1962 Model 140 Interns- tional Tractor. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 53. To see if the ToTM will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $8~00, to be expended nnder the direction of the Tree Warden for the purchase of two new tracks with necessary equipment: One half-ton Pick-up Truck, a 1963 Pick-Up to be traded $2,500. One Two Ton Stake Body Dump Track, a 1963 Two Ton Stake Body Dump Truck to be trailed $5,700. Petition of the Tree Warden. It is recommemtecl that the Tovm raise and appropriate the sum of .~p6,00~_. for the purpose of ~plachg a 1961 ~ platform ~ck and a l~~plck- up ~ck. ~/~ It b rec~mnd~ ~at the To~ vo~ te ~e~. for t~u~o~ ~ mpGcing one 1~ ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $.2,5~!.~00 to be expended under the direction of the Fire gineers for the purpose of purchasing a new Fire Chief's car, present 1965 Chevrolet to be taken in trade. PetiUon of the Fire Engineers. It is recommended ihat the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ~ ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate sum of $15,000 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on AndoVer Street fram Peters Street to 272 Andover Street. Petition of Robert E. Macrola and others. It is recommended that tho Town to ADOPT tho article. /'~ th ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate It is recommen~d_ed Sat the Town vote e sum of $28,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board . .---~7- . h u ex e sewe To ratse aha a ro nato me sum or of Public Works for t e p rpose of tending th r on Turnp~e ' PP P ' Street from the present terminus to the Advance Reproductions ,~16000. and te acce,,f from C~lesN~--· Build'_mg on Turapik? .S. treet,.an.d..to accep.t from Oharies Ni ~g~'elli the ..' .. . ..:~_._ __:~ sum of $12,000 towarns me c~sc of u~e prejec~. / ~ ,~7~ ~,j~/g~.~ rem me sum or ~12~ooo. on or ~o~ Petition of Charles S. Nigrelli and other. ~ ~f'c~ ~ July I, 1970 for the pu~os. OF ihs ARTICLE 67. To see if the Tow~ will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,400 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer system on Martin Avenue from the existing system 246 feet towardz Ma~achuset=Ls Ave. Petition of Mitchell P. Bootman and others. ~/, It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article provided that the construction of one foundation is com- pleted by August 1, 1970. on Martin Ave~-.~ ~ on land of Mitchell P. Bootman. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the water system on Salem Street from its present terminus, a distance of about 1400 feet. Petition of George H. Fart and others. ~,~/( / / ~? 7 O. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000, to be expended under the direction of the ]~oard of Selectmen for the purpese.~of having a revolvin~ fund for th~ ac- quisition of land for municipaPu~e~ Petition of ~he Selectmen. ~) ' ~/~ ~ It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,- 200. and to accept from George H. Farr the sum of $4,800. on or before July 1, 1970 for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town voto to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 58. To see ff the Town will vote to raise and appropriate It is recommended that the Town vote~ the sum of $2100, to be expended under the direction of the Board of to AD~PT *k~ Public Works for the purpose of extending the sewer on Greene Street~ -'~ ~'~ ~'"~'~' gO o 100 feet from Main Street. · £q 7 ~ ~-ff~' ~.~ / -~ Petition of Walter S. Gree? and others. ~ b, ~~ ~.~ ARTICLE ~9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate It is recommended that the Town raise a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system on Martin and appropriate the sum o~ ~_~_.~_~. lot Avenue towards Massachusetts Avenue to the end of the finished road. Petition of Stuart L. Miller and ethers, the purpose o~ the article. ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $85,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of resurfacing, oiling, repairing and mainte- nance of any street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $83,000 to be expended under the direction of the School Committee for the purpose of purchasing and installing five .r. elocata..b.le class-rooms for the North Andover Public Schools to avoid possiole double sessions in the 1970-71 academic year. Petition of North Andover School Committee and School Building Committee. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000 or any other sum to be added to the "Conservation Fund" established by the vote of the Town upon Article 34 of the War- rant for the 1968 Annual Town Meeting. Petition of the Conservation Commission. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of a pistol range for the Police Department. Petito~ of the Chief of Police It is recommendbd that the Town and appropriate the sum of $40..~:_,0.0.0.0.0~, for the purpose of the article. ~ It is recommnded that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ~ ~ ~ o, ~ n/ It is recommended that the Town~'-;~,----'"' to REJECT the article. to It is recommended that the Town vote REJECT the article. ~ ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $19_,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Werks'~for the purpose of cleaning and painting the interior and exterior of the million gallon water standpipe on Bradford Street at Barker Street. Petition of the BOard of Public Works. It is reco~nmended that the Towr~ vote to ADO..~._PT ~tl~-e article, t'~ ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $7~00, to be expended under the direction of the Select- men for the purpose of installing traffic lights at the intersection of Sutton and Main Streets. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 68. T° see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of making such extensions of the water main syg.te~), subject to the standard regulations of said Board, on or before October 1, 1970, as it may consider most necessary, such exten- sions not having been petitioned for at this meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. It is recommended that trhe Town vote to REJECT the article. ~ It is reco~lmended that the Town to ADOPT-the article. vole ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $3,000, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of renewing water service to the pro- petty lines, placing gate valves on hydrant branches and raising man- hole frames and covers on streets that are being reconstructed. Petition of the Board of Public Works It is reco~nmended th'at the Town to ADOPTIhe article. vote ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approPrl- ate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of maintaining any street in the Town, under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and, in addition, to transfer $1,000 from unappropriated available funds, to meet the State's share of the cost of such work, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Town treasury. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $9,008.05, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, with the prior approval of the Selectmen, for high- way projects having the approval of the State Department of Public. Works, apportioned to the Town by said ,Department under Section 4 of Chapter 768 of the Acts of 1969. Petition of th~ Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOP~T the article. ARTICLE 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5 0_5,_..~ to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor fear-the purpose of piping a brook so that land may;be used for the Disposal Site. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. 23 ARTICLE 73. To 'see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of cleaning brooks in order to keep water flowing so as to prevent flooding. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appreprl- ate the sum of $10,000, to be expended under the dlreetion of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of erecting and replacing guard rails throughout the Town. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the stun of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of replacing existing catch basin frames and grates which are smaller than standard size. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,50_0, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of installing chain-link fence to enclose areas of the Disposal Site where needed. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and aI~pro- priate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing old stone culvert. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appre- priate the sum of $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor for the purpose of repairing concrete sidewalks. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approjpri- ate the sum of $500, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor for the purpose of making and placing street signs. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to act for it in negotiating and executing a contract between the Town and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to provide for railroad commuter service between North Andover and Boston for the period beginning August 1, 1970 and ending on July 31, 1971 and to raise and appropriate such sum as may be necessary to pay the cost to the Town for such service. Petition of the Selectmen.- ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote t~ raise and appropri- ate a sum of money sufficient to bear its share of the cost of placing monuments marking the boundary line between the Town and the City of Lawrence, the placing of such monuments being required by Section 7 of Chapter 42 of :he General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate for the use of Stevens Memorial Library the sum of $2727 received from the State under the provisions of Chapter 78, Section 19A. Petition of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,200, to be expended under the direction of Committee of five appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of fixing-up, re- pairing and making appropriately the base platform and foundation of the Flag Pole area at M~,norial Park, (rear of Library) and to clean off all markings on W.W.1, Veterans monument and clean bronze plaque of same. Petition of Joseph Morkeski and others. 24 It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000. for the propose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, i,~ It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ~ for the purpose of the article. 0~. ,~o ~> It is recommended that the T;wn vote to REJECT the artkle. It is recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400. for the purpose of the article. Cf It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. It is recommended that the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500. for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. L~ Il is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 84. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sufficient sum of money, to be expended under the di.r~.tion of t.h.e Selectmen, for the purpose of fencing in the Town Yam ror security purposes. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of $6,000, to be expended under the direction of the High- way Surveyor, S~'~eperintendent of Public Worxs and Trec Warden for the purpose of hot-topping the Town Yard from its point of beginning on Main Street through the entire yard. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $2~00~ to be expended under the direction of the Select~aen, or such ot~h-~-~Committses as they may v?te ,to ..ea~ifih,~ed to be used with the funds provided by the Town unaer article z~ ox Warrant for the 1969 Annual Town l~Ieeting for the parpose of panelling walls in hallways and in the stairwells, painting ceilings in hallways and in the stairwellS, washing all woodwork and painting with two coats, washing all doors and applying one coat of Polynrithane, ~l~m and paint banisters in both of the stairwells, throughout the Town Offie~ Building. Petition of the Town Office Building Custodian. ARTICLE 87. To see if tho Town will vote to ~Uvide the pres. en.t PrecinCt Four voting .precinct into two pre. el. nets, to.be, k~. own .as Four and Precinct Five, as recommenctea vlg the ae~ecma, en ~n .a ;a..~e ment to be filed with the Town Clerk -at least seven aays eerere tn date of this Meeting, pursuant to the provisions of Section q of Chapter 54 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 88. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori- zation to borrow in the sum of $5,000, which is the ba~lanc, e.o~f the $60,000 authorized under Article 3 of the Warrant for the ~pecmt Meeting of March 18, 1967, for the purchase of highwaY equipment, Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 89. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the authori- zation to borrow in the sum of $47,000, which is the_ bal. anc~e~o~f the $757,000 authorized under Article 19 of the Warrant ior the xv~- An- nual Town Meeting for the addition to the Franklin School. Petition of the Town Accountant. ARTICLE 90. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Ove~rlay Reserve the sum of $ ~ to the Reserve Fund. Petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 91. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate such sum as this meeting may determine, to_the s?b. ilization fund, as provided by Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the t~eneral haws. Petition of the Assessors. ARTICLE 92. To sec if the Town will vote to take the sum of from available funds to reduce the tax rate. petition of the Assessors. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Office Building and at five or more public places in each voting precinct of the Town. Said copies to be posted not more than seven days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof, fail ~ot, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, .the. day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hunurea aha seventy. William B. Duffy, Jr. ~ William A. Finnerun A~hur P. Kirk Booett of Selectmen. A True Copy: ATTEST: CONSTABLE. North Andover, Massachusettz. January 12, 1970 25 It is recommended that the Town vote to ~ the article.~-~' It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT lhe article. No recommendat,on. It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the adlcle, It is recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. L~ It is recommended that the Town vote lo ~'~ iv 9 raise and appropriate the sum of $~ ~ ~ for the purpose of the article. It is recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. It is recommended that the town vote to transfer from available funds the sum of $ for the purpose of the article. /~ APPENDIX TO WARRANT FOR THE 1970 ANNUAL TOWN ~ETING SECTION 5 PROPOSED FORTH ANDOVER BUILDING (Article 31 of Warrant) ~(ENEBAL PROVISI0...N.S This By-Law shall be known as the North Andover Building By-Law. Its intent is to provide for the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town insofar as they are dependent upon building construction. No structure, building, or part thereof, shall hereafter be built, eon- structed, razed, altered, added to, or cbauged in type of use or occupancy except in conformity with this By-Law. The Laws of the Oo~aonwealth of Massachusetts, including the Board of Standards Building Code affecting buildings or structures, excl,,a~g perm~ ssive legislation relating thereto not accepted by the Town of Andover, shall be as fully complied with as though herein written. The Board of Standards Building Code, hereinafter referred to as the "State Co~e", sb~ll apply in all situations not covered or referred to in this By-Law. No provisions of the Zoning By-Law pertaining to use, location or con- struction of buildings shall be nullified by the provisions of this By-Law. BUILDINGS AFFECTED: The following shell be excepted from the provisions of this By-Law: Buildings belonging to the United States of America or to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (a) (b) (c) (d) '(e) Bridges, quays, and wharves. Buildings not more than eight feet in length or breadth or seven feet in height measured to the extremities. Temporary structures erected for storage or offices during construction operations, providing such structures shall be removed at completion of operations. Ordinary repairs. ENFORCEMENT: The Chief of Police, upon application of the~ildingInspector, shall cause complaint to he made before the proper court for any violation of any provision of this By-Law. The Selectmen, or the Building Inspector, may institute proceedings to enforce this By-Law and to enjoin the erection, alteration, continuance or occupation of any structure in violation of the provisions of this By-Law. 10. PENALTT: No person shall continue work after the Inspector has notified him in writing that the work must be suspended, or has posted the structure with "Stop Work Orders", now shall such notices be removed without the per- m1 ssion of the Inspector. Whoever violates or continues to violate this By-Law after having been notified of such violation shall be punished by a fine not in excess of $100. Each week during which such violation is continued shall be deemed to be a separate offense. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the Selectmen from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a structure or portion thereof, or of the premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises. BUILDING APPEALS COmmITTEE: There shall be a permanent ~ committee composed of five members, appointed by the Selectmen, one of whom shall be the Building Inspector, which shall be known as the Building Appeals Committee. The Building Inspector m~y submit to said committee any application for building permtts which incorporate new methods or new materials to be used in construction. Any persoa ag- grieved by act er decision of the Building Inspector may appeal tharefrom within ten days by filing an aoplication for a hearing with the B~,~ding Appeals Oo_mm~ttee. In varying the application of any prevision of this By-Law, or in modifying an order of the Building Inspector, affirmative votes of three members shall be required; the Building Inspector not having voting power. The ruling of the Building Appeals Com~ ~ttee upon any such application shall be final and binding upon the applicant and the ~11ding Inspector. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING LAWS: When this By-Law becomes effective, it shall repeal all prior inconsistent building By-Laws of the To~n. VALIDITY: The invalidity of any section or provision of this By-Law shall not in- validate any other section or provision thereof. BUILDING DEPARTMENT The Selectmen shall annually in April, appoint a Building In.specter, who shall held office for the term of one year or until such time as his successor is appointed. 13. 15. The Selectmen shall have the power to discharge the InspeCtor for failure to perform his duties, and to fill any vacancy in the office. The Inspector or his authorized agent shall have the charge and control of the enforcement of the regulations relative to building in the To~n. His salary or compensation shall be such as the Town may from time to time determ~Be. He may, with the approval of the Selectmen, employ such assist- ance, expert or otherwise, as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of his office. The Inspector shall administer the Building Department and enforce this By-Law, keeping a record of the business of the Department, making all returns required by law, render an annual report to the Selectmen and such other reports as they ney request. He shall issue all permits and eEamine all buildings for which he has issued permits. He shall eEamine all buildings or structures reported to be insecure, dangerous, or d~m~ged by fire. He shall order the suspension of any work being done in violation of this By-Law. The Building Inspector shall not he personally liable while acting for the Town, and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any dsm~_ge that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his official duties. For purposes of inspection and examination, the Inspector shall have the right of entry at any reasonable hour and upon proper identification. 16. 17. 19. A~_PLICATIONS AND PERMITS Before erecting, altering, moving, razing, adding to or making any change in use or type of occupancy of any building or structure, the owner shah file an application for a permit with the Building Department, along with plans and specifications as required by the Building Inspector. No ex- cavating or other work shall begin until a permit is granted. The Inspector shall eEam~ne all applications for permits, plans, specifica- tions and other data submitted in order to determine if a permit shall be issued. He shaS_l require that all workmanship and all building materials shell be of good q,,s~ity and that types and methods of construction shall be in accordance with generally accepted standards of engineering practice and not inconsistent with law. Each applicant for a building ~permit must submit a plan of his lot, to- gether with an application, showing the location, dimensions, estimated cost, nature and extent of the proposed work or changes, purpose for which the building is to be used and such other information as the Inspector shall require. The lot must be staked with visible and adequate bounds in accord- ance with the plan submitted. The Inspector may require such changes in plans and specifications as will bring them in conformity w~th this By-Law. One copy of the submitted plans, ~roperly stamped with the Inspector's approval, shall be returned with the permit and kept on the s~te, available for reference. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. SPECIAL PERMIT: Nothing in the By-Law shall prevent the Inspector from issuing a special permit for a part of the work while the application is being e~m~ed. No work shall be done eEcept in accordance with the permit. TIME LR~ITATION: Permits shsll be issued within thirty days after receipt of the application, providing the requirements of this By-Law and the Zordmg By-Law are fully complied with. Permits shall become void one year after date of issue unless construction thereunder shell have been commenced, or after the operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than one year. A new permit must be obtained before any further work is started. PERMIT FEES: Based upon estimated costs of construction, the permit fees shall be as follows: Up to ~1,000 . . $i,000 to 6,9~ iiiiii Over $7,0OO ........ 10.00 on estimated cost Residential estimated costs shall be based on $15.00 per sc~;__~re foot. INSPECTION: No wall or ceiling of any structure shell be lathed or otherwise covered until the Inspector has been notified that the structure is ready for such work, and until he has given written consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such notice within 48 hours of its receipt. OCCUPANCY PERMIT: No building of any type shall be occupied until all requirements of this By-Law and the "State Code" are met and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector. DEFINITIONS ADDITION: An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure. ALTERATION: Any change in the arrangement of a building or structure or any work affecting the structural parts thereof, not constituting a repair. APARTMENT: One or more rooms designed for, or occupied as, a residence by one family. APARTMENT HOUSE: A building designed for, or occupied as, a residence by more than two families. APPROVED: U~less otherwise provided, this refers to approval by the Inspector. ATTIC: The space between the top of uppermost floor construction and the under side of roof construction. BASEMENT: The portion of a building that is pertly underground, but which has more than half its height m~asured from finished floor to ceiling above the average finished grade of adjoining ground. BEARING WALL: A ~all supporting any load other than its own weight. BUILDING: A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the shelter, support, or enclosure of persons, animals or property. C~.LTAR: Lowermost portion of a t~,~lding partly or totally underground having more than half of its height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. DEPARTMBNT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: The Department of Public Safety of the Con,on- wealth of Massachusetts and Board of Standards ~,~ding Code. DIVISION WALL: A masonry bearing wall extending between external or party walls, and sub-dividing a building into parts. ENGINEERING STANDARD: A specification, code, rule, guide, practice or pro- cadura generally accepted in the field of construction, based upon engineer- ing practice, capable of verification by objective scientific tests and widely recognized and accepted as authoritative. FIRE DOOR, AUTOMATIC: A fire door equipped with a fusible l~__-_k so as to close by the action of fire. FIRE PARTITION: A wall or partition which sub-divides a building so as to restrict the spread of fire, or to provide an area of refuge. FIRST STORY: The first story wholly above adjacent ground. FOOTING: That part of a masonry foundation resting directly on the grou~. FOUNDATION: A w~__]] or pier which is below ground and supports other parts of a building. HALF STORY: A story directly under a sloping roof in which the point of intersection of the bottom of the rafters and the face of the walls is less than five feet. INCOMBUSTIBLE: Material which will not support combustion. MILL CONSTRUCTION: That type of construction having masonry wa]Is and heavy timber, interior construction with no concealed spaces. NON-~F~RING W~TJT.: A wall or partition carrying no load other than its weight. PARTITION WALL'. A non-bearing PARTY WALL: A masonry wall used or built to be used in c(~..,.on by two or more buildings. PLOT PLAN: A plan showing measurements and boundaries of an individual lot. REINFORCED CONCRETE: An approved mixture of Portland Cement, water and fine and coarse aggregate, reinforced by steel. REPAIR: The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing ~,tlding for the purpose of restoration. SPAN OF BEAM: The distance from center to center of its supports. STOEY: That portion of a building above the basement or cellar which is between one floor level and the next higher floor level. STRUCTU~: Means a combination of materials to form a constructios that is safe and stable; including, among others, buildings, stadiums, tents, re- viewing stands, platforms, staging, observation towers, radio towers, water tanks, towers, private and public swing pools, trestles, piers and wharves, sheds, shelters, fences and wslls, and display signs; the term structure shall be construed as if followed by t~e words "or part thereof". VENEER: A facing of brick, stone, concrete, tile, glass or other material attached to a w~1l for the purpose of providing ornem-ntation or protection and not providing support. 26. 27. a. No building shall hereafter be erected, altered or used for habitation with a ground area of less than 600 square feet. b. In every dwelling hereafter erected there shall be in each apartment at least one room C~taining not less than one hundred and fifty square feet of floor area, and every other room except kitchenettes, water closet compart- ments and bath ro~ms, shall contain not less than ninety square feet of floor area and for rooms where people are employed there shall be at least twenty- five square feet of floor area for each person. L!.GHT AND VENTII_~.TION a. In every apartment house, dwelling or place where people are employed, hereafter erected, every room s~8~1 have at least one window opening directly upon the street or upon the yard, or court, except that kitchenettes, pantries, toilets, and bathrooms may have such windows opening upon a light well or may be ventilated by fans, ducts, or ventilated skylights with the approval of the Building Inspector. All windows shall be of such size and so located as to properly light all parts of such rooms. No light well shall be less them three feet in its least dimension nor less in area than twelve square feet for one story, and ~Ast be increased six square feet in area for each additional -7- story, and the .walls of such light well sb-ll be constructed c~ non-combustible msterial. b. R0~S BELOW GRAE~: No room which has less than one-helf (~) of its height above the finished grade shall be occupied as a habitable room. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit play, recreation or similar rooms below grade. c. ATTIC SPACES: Ail attic spaces and unoccupied spaces between roofs and top floor ceilings sh~11 be ventilated by not less tb-_~ two (2) opposite louvres or vents with a total clear area of ope~g not less than one-third (1/3) of one percent (1%) of the hori~.ontally projected roof area. d. CRAWL SPACES: Access spaces under grade floor construction and wherever wood, gypsum, metal or other floor construction subject to corrosion or de~;loration is installed above the ground without basements shall be provided not less than eighteen (18) inches in depth. Such spaces shall be vented with screened openings having a clear area of not less than one-third (1/5) of one per cent (1%) of the enclosed building area or shall be provided with other equivalent means of artificial w~ntilation. The screens shall be corrosion- resistive and rodent proof. WINDOW SIZE In all rooms used for residence purposes hereafter erected, the total window area in each room, including toilets and bathrooms, except where mecb~.nically ventilated as prescribed by law, shall be at least one-tenth of the floor area of the room with not less than one-half of the required glass area avail- able for unobstructed ventilation. 29. ROOF STRUCTURES No structure shall be erected or placed on any building above the highest level permitted for the roof, except over stairs, tanks, elevators, elevator machinery, cooling towers and the like. The average height of any parapet on a roof shsll be not more than four feet above the highest level permitted for the roof, and the maximum height of the parapet above the roof shall not exceed six feet at any point. 8EYLIGHTS, PROJECTIONS and SIGNS a. Ail skylight overshafts extending more tb~n one story on roofs of structure other than dwelling houses shall be ~tal and wire glass, and shall not be at any po~-t hi~her than six feet above the highest level permitted for the roof e~cept with special approval. b. Bays, Balc~Bies, Porches, Cornices and Other Projections: No parts of a structure shall project over any street, square, or public way. c. Gutter leaders and conductors shall not project more than seven inches. d. Signs and marquees shall be allowed, if the materials and methods of construction are approved by the Building Inspector. Refer to Sign By-Laws. 32. ROOF WATER No roof sk~.l~ be so constructed as to discharge water, ice or snow upon a public way or adjoining property. 33. EXIT REqUIrEMENTS a. Every building and structure and part thereof hereafter erected shall have adequate exit ways providing safe and continuous means of egress to a street or to an open space with direct access to a street as herein pro- vided. The owner or lessee of every existing building and structure shall be responsible for the safety of all persons in or occupying such premises with resoect to the maintenance and adequacy of means of egress therefrom. 'b. .ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS: In dwellings, the exit stairway sh-ll be not less than three (3) feet in width with continuous walls~ guards or handrails projecting not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) inches into the stair width. c. MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS: Every dwelling house hereafter erected or altered shall have two separate stairways leading from each apartment to the ground, access to these stairways being at two points as far apart as possible. d. HEADROOM: The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway and its enclosure shall be not less than six and two-thirds (6-2/3) feet measured vertically. e. ACCESS TO FLAT ROOFS: Every building of two stories or more and having a flat roof shall have permanent access to the roof, from the inside of the building, through an opening at least two feet by three feet, with fixed stepladder or stair. Such opening shall have direct access from a public corridor or a stair hall and shall not be equipped with a lock. 34. FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS FOUNDATIONS: The foundations of all structures for dwellings shall be walls and/or piers of masonry. All other wooden structures not more than two stories in height, maybe b~.t wholly or in part uponpiers or posts of masonry or iron. The foundations of all structures must rest on solid ground or leveled surfaces of solid rock, or on piles, concrete, or other solid substance. Such foundations, other than solid rock, sb~11 extend not less t_h~n three feet below the adjacent surface of the ground. Sundecks, porches and stops shell have suitable foundations of stone, brick, iron or concrete, built on undisturbed soil, not less ths- three feet six inches below, and extending not less than three inches above the finished grade. Excavations for stone foundations shall be made at least six inches beyond the outside of foundation walls and shsl 1 not be backfilled until inspected. Foundation walls of stone shall be at least sixteen inches thick. Foundation walls of concrete sbsll be poured with forms upon both sides and shell be well compacted into space. For dwellings, the thick~ess of the foundation walls shall he at least ten inches, but garages and porches may have concrete WAllS eight inches in thickness. The concrete shell be mixed in such pmoportion of Portland cement, clean sharp sand amd brokon stone or well-screened gravel as shall, when set after a period of 28 days, have a minimum compressive strength of 2,500 pounds per square inch. Foundation walls of concrete block or brick shall he at least twelve inches thick for two-story buildings and at least twelve inches thick below grade and eight inches thick above grade for those of one story. No concrete or other masonry work shell be erected during freezing temperatures unless adequate precautions are taken. Foundations shall not he "trench poured" except for non-residential structures. FOOTINGS: Ail foundation walls and piers for dwellings shall have concrete footings at least eight inches in depth and projecting at least four inches beyond the wall or pier on each side. Concrete shall have a mimimum com- pressive strength of 2,500 lbs. per square inch. Footings for structures other than dwellings shall be constructed from designs and mixes appropriate to the weight to be imposed and as approved by the Building Inspector. Satisfactory bearing materials for foundations and footi~J~s shall include ledge rock on its natural bed; natural deposits of coarse or medium sand, gravel or dry clay, or a combination of such materials provided they do not overlie an appreciable amount of peat, organic silt, moist or wet clay or other objectionable materials. Test borings of the soil may be required by the Building Inspector if he considers it necessary. 35. BRICK STRUCTURES, BOND Ail brick walls shall be built with proper bond and all intersections of wa/is shall be thoroughly bonded together with brick or tied together with approved metal ties, as often as every eighth course. _MA.S_ONRY VENEERS Masonry veneer shall consist of brick, stone, concrete, or other approved material. Masonry veneer shall be at least four inches thick when used as a facing for wood frame construction, and shall not be per- mitted above two stories except for gables. Such veneer shall rest directly upon a foundation wall or upon reinforced concrete or other approved masonry. It shall be secured to the wall at intervals of not more than sixteen inches vertically, and twenty-four inches horimontally, and combined with a weather- proof lining. All metal ties or clamps used for securing masonry veneer or ashlar shall be substantial and of an approved noncorrodible metal. 37. PARTY .~_~LT,S OF BRICK STRUCTURES OTP~R THAN DWELLING HOUSES. a. Party walls and all nartition walls of brick, in all structures other than dwelling houses wit~ external walls not exceeding forty feet in height, shall not be less than sixteen inches to the top of the second floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height, and, in ~,,1ldings having external walls exceeding forty feet in height, said walls shall be not less than twenty inches thick to the top of the third floor, and not less than twelve inches thick for the remaining height. b. No opening or doorway shall be cut through or formed in a party partition wall of any structure without a permit from the Building Inspector, and every such doorway shell be provided with approved automatic or self-closing fire doors on both sides of the wall. 38. No building, to be used as ~ dwelling, shall hereinafter be erected, and ho existing building shall be altered or added to for such purpose, thereby giving it a frontage of more than fifty feet, without one or mere partition walls of masonry, extendi~ from the bottom of the cellar or from a foUndation wall to the under side of the roof-boarding, which shell be laid and be imbedded in mortar upon said wall. Such walls shall not be more than fifty feet apart throughout the length of the building. No existing building having a frontage of more than fifty feet shall be converted for use as a dwelling-house without at least one partition wall, constructed as described in this section. Provided, however, that any single dwelling-house used for one family may be extended more than fifty feet in one direction Without such partition wall. 39. F..I~E. STOPPING Fire stoppings shall be designed and installed to close all concealed draft openings and to form effective fire barriers against the spread of fire in all subdivisions of any one story and between all stories of the building; and all open spaces in the structural frame, and all other openings that would permit the free travel of flame shall be effectively fire stopped. Such fire stopping shall be constructed of formed steel of not less No. 20 U.S. gage or other approved incombustible w~terials effectively secured in pl. ac.e~ ex~pt that in open spaces of wood-f~,~- construction, firestops of two (2) thicknesses of one (1) inch lumber with broken lap joints or of two (2) inch 1;~ber installed with tight Joints shall be permitted. a. WOOD STUD WALLS: Ail wood stud walls and partitions shall be firestopped for the full depth of floor and roof fr-mt~g at each floor level and between the ceiling of the top story and the roof space. b. FUR~ED SPACES: Ail furred spaces ~ frame walls and studded-off pieces of masonry walls shall be firestopped at w~mum intervals of eight (8) feet both horizontally and vertically. c. SLIDING DOORS.- Where sliding doors are pocketed in partitions, such pockets shall be completely firestopped ~n all sides. d. STAIRWAYS: Firestopp~_~_g shall be provided between stair stringers at least once in the middle portion of each run and at the top and Bottom and betwean studs of frame construction along and in line with the run of the stairs. e. PIPES AND DUCTS: The space around pipes, ducts or power shafting in floor or partition construction which is penetrated by such equipment shall be firestopped by filling with incombustible materials or by close-fitting metal col.lars at ceili~ and floor line and at both sides of the partition; or such ope.t-gs shall be otherwise protected to prevent the passage of flame, hot gases and _~,oke. f. ATTACHED PRIVATE GARAGES: Ail private garages located beneath or attached to a dwelling shall have the cowm~n walls and ceiling constructed of materials having not less than a one hour fire resistance, including exit ways through such walls. Where a common wall exists, fire resistive materials z~,_st be c~-;~ied to the roof line. The Junction of garage wall and breeseway roof shall be properly fire stopped. g. BASEMENT RECREATION ROOMS.' In other than one f-m~ly dwellings, the basements of which are used as playrooms or for other recreational purposes with an occupancy load of twelve (12) or more, such areas and th~ stairway shall be enclosed with partitions and ceiling of not less than one-half (1/2) hour fire-resistive censtruction with direct access to the main street exit. A direct secondary exit from the basement to street, yard or court leading to the street sh, ll be accepted in lieu of the requirement for an enclosed stairway. INSPECTION No firestopping shall be concealed or covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Building Inspector. WARRANT Commonwealth of M ssachusetts 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 inhabitants of North Andover · Robert L. Sanborn; thence turning and run .ning northerly by saK1 land of Robert L. Sanborn 129.5 feetmore or less to a point; thence turning and running westerly by said land of Robert L. Sanborn, land of Virginia M. Peters and land of R. Ashton Smith 407.14 .feet more who are qualified to vote in Town Affairs to meet in the Veteran's or less to a point; the?e turning and r,;nning southeasterly by said Auditorium of our North Andover High School for a Special Town land of R. Ashton Snnth 587.66 feet to a point; thence turning and. Meeting on: running southeasterly and easterly by said land of R. Ashton Smith MONDAY, THE 15th DAY OF JUNE 1970 at o.m. and by a curve of 14.92 feet radius,26.97 fec¢ to a point in the north- erly line of Dale St~;'thence turning and ~g westerly by said then and there to act upon the following articIes: northerly line o~ Dale ~t. 86.50 feet to a point at land of %rginia M, Peters; thence turning and running northeasterly and northerly by ARTICLE IA. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-~ said land of Virginia M. Peters andby a curve of l~feet radius 26.40 priate the sum of $400,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring by pUr-~ feet tea point; thence turning and running northwesterly by said_ chase, eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes, the followingI land of Virgir~ M. Pe .t~rs 3302)6 feet to a l~.~.nt; thence turning and described parcel of land: running soutbw..esterly bY said 'land of Vir~ M: Peters, land of Beginning at a. point in the easterly line of Chickering Road at~ Andrew H. ,Gabryjelski, land of Theodore Peters, and land o~ R. its intersection with the southerly line of Prescott St.; thence run,j Ashton Smith et ux 671 feel'more or less to a point; thence turning .ning easterly by said southerly 1Me of Prescott St. 360 feet more or_ ~ and running southerly ant[ southw~esterly by said land of R. Ash. ton less to a point in the westerly line of Osgood St.; thence turning andJ Smith et ux and by a curve of 370 feet radius 173 feet more or less running southerly by said westerly line of Osgood St. 960 feet more to a point; thence turning and running southwesterly by said land of or less to a point at land of Caroline S. Rogers; thence turning and ~ R. Ashton Smith et mx 17.08 feet to a point in the northeasterly llne running westerly by ]and of Caroline S. Roge~s 170 feet more or less ~ of Dale St.; thence turning and runnh~ northwesterly by said north- to a point; thence turning and running southerly by said land of ( easterly line of Dale St. 50.62 feet to a point of land of Donald C. Caroline'S. Rogers 950 feet more or less to a point: thence turning and ~ Hillner; thence turning and running northeasterly by said land of . .~ Donald C. Hillner 25 feet to a point; thence turning and running north- running easterly by said land of Caroline S. Rogers 243.35 feet too ~ .~/v~, .~easterly and northerly by said land of Donald C. Hillner.and. by a stone bound in the westerly line of Osgood St.; thence turning and running southerly and southwesterly by said westerly line of Osgood ~ t~ . _~/~curve of 320 feet radius 380 feet to a point; thence_turning and run. St. 1007.47 feet more or less to land of A. Murray Howe et ux; thence ~// ning westerly by said land of Donald C. Hiliner 306.37 feet to a stone turning and running northwesterly by said land of A. wall at land of Larry J. Cadogan; thence turning and nmnin~ north- et ux 260 feet more or less to a point; thence turning and ~/ westerly as the wall stands and by said land of Larry J. Cad_ogan southwesterly by said land of A. Murray Howe et ux 570 . feet more or less to a comer of said wail; thence turning and run- or less to the northeasterly line of the New England Power Co. right, westerly. 'as the wall stands and by said land of. Larry J. Cad- of way; thence turning and running southeasterly by land of A~ Mur- I15 feet more Or less to a corner in the wall at land of Tom F. ray Howe et ux and by said northeasterIy line of .the New England et ux; thence turning and running northwesterly as the waft Power Co. right of way 400 feet more or less to a point in the westerly by said hnd of Tom F. Ingrain et ux 345 feet mo~ or less line of Osgood St.; thence turning and running southerly b.y Said west- to a corner in the wall; thence turning and running westerly as the erly line of Osgood St. 601.4 feet more or less to a point m the east- wall stands and by said land of Tom F. Ingrsm et ux 250 feet more or erly line of Wayne st.; thence turning and running northwesterly by Iess to a point in the easterly line of_ Marbleridge Road; thence,.turn~ said easterly line of Wayne St. 1117.63 feet more or less; thence and northerly and northeasterly by said easterly'line oz and the easterly llne of Great Pond Road 1800 turning and running Southwesterly by the northerly end of Wayne S~.. 20 feet more or less to a point at land of Mangano Realty Douglas A. Chandler et ux and point of thence turning and running westerly by said land Trust 276.18 feet to a point in the easterly line of 93.93 acres more or less, and to authorize the Selact- thence turning and running.northerly by said easterly line to take all action necessary.to acquire Said parcel. ering Road 2622 feet more;'or less to the~ ~therly line of of School Btiilding Committee and School Committee. St. and point of beginning. ' ¥~, ~ 2/~ " .... , ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise .a~.d app.ro,,, Containing4~5 acres more or less, and to anthonze ti ~ ~ the sum of $6,500,000.00 for the purpose of constructing, orig,- men to take all action necessary to acquire said parcel . Building and to improve, landscape, grade and fence me scuoot Petition of School Building Committee an.d, School Comnnttee. nauy equipping and furnishing a new North Andover Hi,gh Sc,hoo.i~ ARTICLE lB. To see if the Town will vote to r~. and appre- ground~ for school Purposes. pr]ate the sum of $300,000.00 for the purpose of acqmring by pu~- Petition of School Building Cowmlttee and School Committee,~.o~ ~ff.~ chase, eminent domain or etherw~so, for school purposes, the following ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will authorize the School described Parcel of land.: ' · ' Building Committee to enter into any and.all c?ntr.,acts nece,s?ary, fo.r Beginning at a point in the southerly tine o~ ,~C~e~ Road ........... the-pu~0e~m~s~y~o~t..~he~lmssed.~ .umm~ .r~?~ at the comer of a stone wall and land of Mary F. Charles, thence icle rehfive to constructing, originally equipping aha mrms,~g,a new running easterly by the said southerly line of Great Pond Road 1722 North Andover High School Building and to impro~d~ feet more or less to the westerly Hne of the New England Po~ver grade and fence the school grounds for school purposes. Company right of way; thence turning and runmng southeasterly by Petition of School Bu~.ding Committee an.d School Committee. said westerly line of the New England Po.w. er Company ~g?t of way ' 2140 feet more or less .to the westerly hne of Marblendge Road; . ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- [.~:~'~ thence turning and running southerly bY said wes..terly llne of Mar, pnate the Sum of $18,000.00 to he expended under the direction of~ bleridge Road to its intersection w~th the northerly line of Dale Street the Board of Public Works for the purpose of extending the sew~' and westerly by said northerly line of Dale Street .a total of 1270 sysiem on Autran Avenue from Wood Lane 860 feet t~ Unity Avenue.[[ feet more or less to land of Arnold Stork; thence turning and running Petition of Fred J. Fichera and othera northerly by said land of Arnold Stork and by land of Hannah Stork et als 200 feet to a point; thence turning and running westerly by said land of Hann(~h Stork et als 200 feet more or less to a stone wall and land of Louise S. Robinson; thence turning and running northerly as the wall stands and by said land of Louise S. Robinson 180 feet more or less to a point; thence turning and running westerly by said land of Louise S. Robinson 470 feet more or less to a stone wall and land of William W. Kurth et ux; thence turning and nmnlng north-%,~ eriy as the wall stands and by said hnd of William W. Kurth et ux 100 feet more or less to a point; thence turning and running westerly by said land of William W. Kurth et ux and land of Edward R. Mar. stun et ux 530 feet more or less to a point; thence turning and runninl Southerly by said land of Edward R. Marston et ux 347 feet more or/~ less to a point in the northerly line of Salem Street; thence turning ~ and running westerly by said northerly line of Salem Street 365 feet [,~ more or le~ to land of Carl E. Pearson et ux; thence turning and ~(~ running northerly by said land of .Carl E. Pearson et ux 235.5 feet ~ more or less to a point; thence turning and running westerly by said .~ land of Carl E. Pearson et ux and John A. Pearson et Ux 377 feet ~more or less to a stone wall and land of Lloyd R. Chase et Ux; thence ~turning and runnin~ northerly as the wall stands and by land of Carl E. Porter et ux, William M. Smith et ux, Raymond E. Lewis et ux and Mary F. Charles 680 feet more or less to .t~e southerly line of Great Pond Road and point, of beginning. ~,¢o~ C Containing 64.52 acres more or less, and to authorize the Select- men to take all Kcti0n necessary to acquire said parcel. Petition of School Building Committee and School Committee. ARTICLE 1C. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appre- prlate the sum of $150,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring by put. chase, eminent domain or otherwise, for school purposes, the following described parcel of land: Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Great Pond Road at land of Douglas A. Chandler et ux; thence running southeasterly by said land of Douglas A. Chandler et mx 506.32 feet to a stone wall at land of Ralph J. Palermo et ux; thence turning and running southerly. as the wall stands and by said land of Ralph J. Palermo et ux aha land of Emil J. Camuso et ux 733 feet more or less to comer of the wall; thence turning and running easterly as the wall stands and by said land of Emil J. Camuso et ux, land of Trustees of Old North Andover Realty Trust, land of Robert J. Kingsley et ux, land of Charles L. Garbarino, and land of Trustees of Old North Andover Realty Trust 1910 feet more or less to a stone wall at land of North Andover Country Club; thence turning and running southerly and southeasterly as the wall stands by said land of'North Andover Country Club and land of Edmund F. Leland, Jr. et ux 1550 feet more or less to a corner of the wall at land of the Town of North Andover; thence turning and running westerly and Southwesterly in part by a ditch and a stone wall and by said land of Town of North Andover, land of John J. Danahy et ux, !and of Phillip A. Bryant et ux, land of David C. Rand and land of John P. Sangermsno 1295 feet more or leas to a corner in the wall; thence turning and running southerly as the wall stands and by said land of John P, Sangermano 390 feet more or less to land of Harold Morley, Jr. et ux; thence turning and running westerly by said land of Harold Morley, Jr. et ux, land of Richard A. O'Toole et ux, land of Frederick R, White et ux and land of Mary E. Wingfidd 580.91 feet more or les~ to ~n4 of ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to advise the North Andover School Building Committee to take whatev_er .ac,tion is,,n.~- essary, in order that the present site of the North Anaover nigh School will be ~.'ven prime consideration when consideration is given to selecting a rote upon which to build a new High School or provide student space by expansion of the pr~ent High School. ,~ Petition of Edmund Co~,~er and others. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 12A of Article IV of its General By-Laws to read as follows: . Section 12A: There is hereby established an unpaid committee to. be known as the Capital Budget Committee, composed of one memver of the Advisory Committee appointed by and from i~, one.membe, r o.f the Planning Board appointed by and from it, the Town ^ccountanv and four additional members to be appointed by the Selectmen..The Town Accountant and the members from the Advisory Committee ahd the Planning Board shall be appointed for one year terms. The other members shall be appointed for four year terms such that one will expire eaCh year. V~canc~es shall be filled for the un. expired t.e..nns and in the manner of the original appointments. The com_m~?,ee shall annually prepare a Capital Budget Program for u~ by, the, ^a- visory Committee, the Planning Board, the voters ana o~ner ~own Boards and officials in their deliberations. The Committee shall pub- lieb such report or a summary thereof in a s.m.'table .ma.nner, ,de, posit the original with the Town Clerk and present ~t to each Annual 'town Meeting for its action. ~ ~ petition of the Selectmen. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to rescind its action under Article 87 of the Warrant for the 1970 Annual Town Meeting and vote to divide the voting precinct known, prior te~that, ac.ti?n, as, Precinct 4, into two suchprecincts, to b~ known, as.?r.ecmc~ · an? Precinct 5, as recommended by the Selectmen ~n their statemen~ dated June 1, 1970, and on that date filed with the Town Clerk, all as provided by Section 7 of Chapter 54 of th~ Gen~r_al Laws. Petition of the Select, men. ~t~~ And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at the Town Office Building, and at five or more public places in each vD_ting pr~ec',mc.t ~.of the ,Town,..not less than seven days before the stated.time f,o.r,n, ol.a.,mg su?n .m.,ee~ug~ Hereof, fail not, and make due return or tins wa.rranr w~m yo _ doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time aha place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts,. th,e Is,t day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand nme hunarea anu seventy. WILLIAM A. FINNERAN ARTHUR P. KIRK WILLIAM B. DUFFY, JR. Board o[ Selectmen A True COPy: ATTEST CONSTABLE NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSE'I~8 JUNE 6, 1970 CHIMNEYS, FLUES AND FIREPLAGES With the adoption of this Code, it will be necessary for any person to obtain a permit before starting the construction of a c~dm, ey or fireplace. A. MASONRY CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES: No cbtmBey shall be corbelled from a wall more than the thickness of the wall, nor be hung from a wall less than twelve inches thick. Every chjw~ ey shed_l rest on a proper footing of approved masomry. Concrete footings shall be at least four inches wider than the oB~m-ey ~ all sides, and shall be at least eight inches thick. All chimneys shall be built of brick or other solid masonry material, laid up in the best lime or cement mortar. Ail masonry chimneys shall have ter~ cotta flue lini~ or fire brick extending from the lowest thimble or smoke c_h-mber to the top of the c~fw~ey. The ends of lining pipes shall be made to fit close together; the Joints shall he filled with mortar; and the lining shall be built in as the flue or flues are carried up. Ail flue lining is to be supported by masomry. Each flue shall vent only one heater or appliance unless otherwise allowed by the Building Inspector. Every chimey shall be topped out or capped with brick, terra cotta~ stone, iron or cement. Every chimney shall extend at least two feet above the highest point at which it comes in contact with a roof of the building and at least two feet higher than any roof surface witht~ twalve feet in a hori- zontal line, except chinmeys on flat roofs shall extend four feet above tha roof surface. No woodwork shall be within one inch of any chimmey. If any chimney, flue, or heating apparatus sh-ll, in the opinion of the Inspector, be unsafe, he shall at once notify in writing the owner whop upon receiving said notice, shall make the same safe to the satisfaction of the Inspector. The jambs and backs of all fireplaces shall be of masonry~ not less tha~ eight inches thick (including both the rough and finished work) if of brick, and not less than twelve inches, if wholly or partly of stone. Brickwork or stonework over fireplaces or similar openings shall be supported by steel lintels or by brick or stone arches. All portions of chimneys or fireplaces so constructed as to receive a lateral thrust, not taken care of by iron members thoroughly anchored to the masonry, shall he at least eight inches thick. No fireplace flue shall be less than 8" x 12", and in all cases the area of the flue shall be at least 1/10 the area of the fireplace opening. The interior of all fireplace throats shall be thoroughly covered with a coat of cement mortar, carried up to a solid connection with the flue lining, and every rake in the chimney shall be plastered with a good thick coat of cement mor~a~ on both the outside and the inside. Ail hearths sb-ll be laid on masonry tr~_~r arches, or on a reinforced concrete slab eight inches thick and shall extend at least eight inches beyond each side of the finished fireplace opening. They shall have a uB~*o~m width of at least twelve inches in front of the finished jambs and fireplace. Every fireplace chimney shall extend a minimum height of twelve feet above the damper. In every chimney having mare than one flue there shall be a minimum of three inches of masc~ry between flues. The entire firebox and throat of every fireplace shall be constructed of hard olay or fire brick to the flue l~tng. B. ~ETAL CHIMNEYS: Prefabricated metal chtw~eys will be permitted provided they are of a type approved by the National Fire Underwriters Laboratory and the local Fire Depart_~me_nt. WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION Exterior walls and interior partitions of wood frs_me_- structures which are constructed of either balloon, braced or platform types shell consist of sills, posts, girts and ribbon strips to develop the required strength and rigidity in compliance with the requirements of this Section and as specified in Tables 12 and 13 of the State Building Code. The frame shall be braced at all angles or adequately sheathed, and the floor, attic and roof framing of wood Joists, beams and rafters shall be secured by nailing as specified in the Nailing Schedule; or by any other approved connecting devices of equal strength. The exterior walls shall b~. designed and constructed to resist a longitudinal, horizontal force of one hundred (1OO) pounds per lineal foot acting along the upper edge with a msximum horizontal displacement of one- eighth (1/~) inches. 43. GRADES AND SIZES: Ail lumber and timber used in load bearing members shall he sound, free from rot and large or loose knots, and d,maging diagonal or spiral grain; and shall be at least equal in quality to the following com~ercial stress grades~ studs, posts, planks, beams, joists and rafters 12OO PSI mC,. stress; and girders and timbers 1500 PSI min. stress. Ail timber sizes herein specified are nominal sizes. MINIMUM LOAD REQUIREMENTS: Ail structures to be used for dwelling purposes shall be designed to meet the following requirements for live loads: -14- MINIMUM LOAD REQUIBEMENTS (cont.) 1. Floors and low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope: 40 lbs. per square foot. 2. Limited attic storage (no space for fUture rooms): 20 lbs. per square foot. Roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12: a. Light roofing: b. Heavy roofing: 30 lbs. per square foot. Cweighing over 5 lbs. per square foot) 40 lbso per square foot. 45. FLOOR JOISTS: For ordinary conditions of use and live loads, the spans of jois~and beams shall be limited by the following table: This table will also aDply to low slope roofs having less than a 5 to 12 slope. Floor-Joists- Maximum Clear Spans Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pouads per square inch for the joists joists species and grade of lumber used, refer to the col,,~ below aominal) center $o with the corresponding value to determine ms~b~um safe spa~. n inches center in inches ~ i~o, iioo 12oo i~ 1~o 1~oo ft. in. ft. in. ft. in~ ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ~ 8 9 9 3 9 8 lO 0 lO 6 10 11 11 3 2 x6 16 7 8 ~4 6 3 6 7 6 10 7 3 7 6 ? 10 $ 1 ]2 il 2 x 8 16 10 1 10 8 11 2 ii 8 12 2 12 ? 13 0 24 8 3 8 9 9 2 9 6 9 II 10 4 10 8 '" 12 14 ? 15 4 16 1 16 10 i? 6 18 2 18 2 x 10 16 12 8 13 4 14 0 14 8 15 3 15 10 16 5 24 10 5 11 0 11 6 12 1 12 ? 13 1 13 6 1~ '17 6 18 5 19 4 20 2 21 0 21 10 22 2 x 12 16 15 ~ 16 2 16 11 17 8 18 5 19 1 19 9 24 12 ? 13 4 13 ll 14 ? 15 2 15 9 16 3 - - 12 120 4 21 5 22 6 23 6 24 6 25 4 26 3 2 x 14 i6 i? io 18 9 i9 8 20 7 2i 5 22 3 23 0 24 14 8 15 6 16 3 17 0 17 8 18 4 19 O 46. CEILING JOISTS: L!mtted attic storage (no space for future rooms) Ce~-lin~ Joists - Maximum Clear Spans Size of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the Joists Joists species and grade of limber used, refer to the columa below (n~minal) center to _ with the corre~l~nding value to dete~ ine in inches center in inches ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft.-in 2x~ 16 ? 1 7 5 ? 9 8 1 8 6 S 9 9 1 24 5 9 6 2 6 5 6 8 7 0 7 2 7 6 ~ 12 5 13 1 13 9 14 4 15 0 15 6 16 0 2 x 6 16 10 10 LI 5 12 0 12 ? 13 1 13 7 14 1 24 9 0 9 5 9 10 10 4 10 9 11 2 11 ? 19. 16 5 17 4 18 1 18 10 19 8 20 5 21 1 2 x 8 16 14 5 15 2 15 10 16 ? 17 4 17 10 18 7 24 ~ 10 ]2 6 13 1 13 8 14 4 14 9 15 4 ~ 20 6 21 7 22 7 23 8 24 7 25 6 26 2 x 10 16 1~ 4 19 4 20 2 21 1 21 10 22 8 2~ 6 24 15 0 15 9 16 6 17 2 18 0 18 8 19 4 ~ 24 6 25 9 27 1 28 4 29 5 30 0 30 0 2 x12 16 21 ? 22 9 23 10 25 0 26 0 27 0 27 10 24 18 0 19 0 19 10 20 9 21 ? 22 5 23 2 47. RAFTERS: Allowable spans for roof rafters with a minimum slope of 5 to 12. Rafter lengths to he measured along the slope of the rafter from plate to ridge. Rafter Lengths - Light R~oftn? Size of ~paclng of Deter,~e fibre stress in poundsper square inch for the afters rafters species and grade of lumber used, refer to the column below ncaLtnal) center to with the corremondingvalue to dete~.'~em~mum safe n inches center in inches 900 1000 1100 1200 1~00 1%00 1~00 i~. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. i~. ]2 15 1 15 10 16 8 17 5 18 1 18 9 19 6 2 x 6 16 13 2 14 0 14 S 15 4 15 10 16 6 17 1 24 11 o 33 ? ]2 2 ]2 8 13 2 13 8 14 2 12 19 8 20 9 21 9 22 9 23 8 24 7 25 6 2 x 8 16 17 5 18 5 19 4 20 1 20 10 21 8 22 6 24 14 6 15 4 16 0 16 8 17 5 18 0 18 8 "~'~. 12 2~ 6 25 10 2? 1 28 4 29 6 SO 0 30 0 16 21 9 22 10 24 0 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 k 24 18 2 19 1 20 1 21 0 21 9 7 23 Rafter Lengths - Heavy Roofing ~ize of Spacing of Determine fibre stress in pounds per square inch for the rafters rafters species and grade of lumber used, refer to the col,~ below (nominal) center to ..... .with the cor~.esp~ndin~ valu~ to determ!ne m~w~mum safe ~n inches center in~ inches 9oo lOOO nco l OO l OO 4oo l OO ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 12 11 ~ 12 4 12 11 13 6 14 0 14 6 15 1 2 x 6 16 10 2 10 9 11 3 11 9 12 3 12 9 13 2 24 8 4 8 10 9 3 9 8 10 1 10 6 10 10 12 15 5 16 3 17 0 17 10 15 6 19 2 19 11 2 x 8 16 lB 6 14 3 15 0 15 7 16 3 16 10 27 5 24 11 2 11 9 12 4 12 10 13 4 13 10 14 10 12 19 4 ~0 4 21 4 22 3 23 3 24 1 24 11 2 x 10 16 ~? 0 17 11 18 9 19 7 20 5 21 2 21 11 24 14 0 ~A 10 15 6 16 3 16 '11 17 6 18 1 48. 49. 50. 51. Collar ties for rafters not over sixteen feet long must be one inch by six inches and for rafters over sixteen feet long must be two inches by inches; in both cases collar ties must be provided for at least alternate rafters. Roof Trusses: Ail calculations, design, and data for design of roof trusses shall be submitted to the Building Inspector for approval. BRIDGING: In all floor, attic and flat roof joist fr~mt~g, there shRll be not less than one line of bridging for each eight (8) feet of span, and the bridging shall be of not less than one by three (1 x 3) inch lumber, double-~tled at each end. A line of bridging shall also be required to support where adequate l~teral stiffness is not otherwise provided. CUTTING AND NOTCHING: _I~n girders, beams or joists, CUtS and bore holes shah not be deeper than one fifth %/5) the beam or girder depth or more th~_~- t~ (2) inches in diaw~_ter; and shall not be located nearer to the end of the span than three (~) times the beam depth nor within the center third of the span, unless reinforced to meet stress calculations. In studs of hearing w~s or partitions, notches mede to receive piping or duet work or for other fab- rication purposes shall be cut not more than one-third (1/3) the depth of the stud or the required studs shall be doubled or otherwise reinforced. CONNECTIONS AND FASTENINGS: Ail structural members shall be conmected and fastened at their junction with connectors, bolts, lag screws, spikes, nails, straps or other approved devices; in accordance with the rec~mmeaded nailing schedule. LINTEL REQUIREMENTS: Spans less than four (4) feet .......... Two 2 x 4 Spans four (4) feet to six (6) feet ....... Two 2 x 6 Spans six (6) feet to eight (8) feet ...... Two 2 x S Spans eight (8) feet to ten (10) feet ...... Two 2 x 10 52. 53. 54. 56. 57. -1% T~PES OF SHEATHING: Except when approved stucco construction is used with a ~rapping of No. 18 gage wire attached horizontally on the studs at six (6) inch interLv~ls, the sheathing of all exterior fr,w~ ~alls shall consist of one of the following materials or any other approved material of equal strength and durability approved by the Building Inspector: 1 - inch reinforced cement mortar 1 - inch wood sheathing 3/4 - inch f~bre boards TYPES OF ROOF DECKING: Roof deck sheathing shall consist of not less tB-n one (1) inch boards or approved plywood of the thickness specified herein or other approved materials of equivalent strength and rigidity. If open deck sheathing is used on pitched roofs, it sro11 consist of not less than one by four (1 x 4) inch roofers spaced not more than six (6) inches on centers. THICKNESS OF PLYWOOD REQUIRED: Frami~ members 16"-O.0. A. Subflooring and roof deckir~, for roofs having less than a slope of 5 to 12: 5/~' Plyscord with exterior glue. B. Wall sheathing: 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. C. Roof sheathing: (For roofs having a minimum slope of 5 to 12) 1/2" Plyscord with exterior glue. Ail plywoeds used must heve five layers, and must he stamped by the manufacturer certifying that the product meets the requirements of the D.F.P.A. FRAMING OF OPE~INGS: Ail windows and door openings shall have double studs for the full height of the opening at jambs, with double headers or trussed construction over the opening as provided in Section 51. EXTERIOR WEATHERBOARDING AND VENEERS: Ail exterior w~ll coverings shall be of approved moisture and weather-resisting m~terials of sufficient stiffness and properly attached to resist rain and wind. TYPES OF WEATHER W.~'[,'L COVERINGS: The following materials shall be accepted as approved weather coverings of the no-~_~al thickness specified: Stucco or Exterior Plaster Wood Siding Protected Combustible Siding Wood Shingles Exterior Plywood Asbestos Shingles Asbestos Cement Boards 3/4 inches 5/8 inches 1/2 inches 3/8 inches 5/_16 inches 5/3a inches 1/8 inches Brick ~sonry Veneers ~ene Veneers Vitreous Tile Al,~,~num Clapboard Siding Preformed Metal Siding Wood Clapboards 4 inches 2 inches 2 inches 0.030 inches 26 gage 1/2 inches 58. 59. 60. 2. JOINTS IN GIRDERS: The Joints of solid or built-up he-mM or girders shall be made over col,,w~_ or pier supports when constructed as simple spans. When constructed of multiple Joists as continuous girders, the Joints shall he broken, in adjoining Joists; and all Joints shall be located between one- sixth (1/6) and one-quarter (1/4) the span length from supports and shall be securely nailed or otherwise bolted together in an approved manner. SPACING OF BEAMS: Be~m~ and Joists shall he spaced not more than twenty- four (24) inches on centers for one inch floor or roof sheathing except for approved, integrated assemblies~ and for heavier planking the spacing shall be not more than thirty~-*. -two (32) times the thickness of the planking, center to center of beam supports; except that when reinforced with finish flooring the span of sub-floor planking shall not exceed forty-eight (48) times the thickness of the planks. HEADERS AND TRIMMERS: All headers more than four (4) feet in length and their tr~_~rs shall be doubled. Headers with four (4) or more tail be~m~ or six (6) feet or more in length shall be supported on approved metal joist h~o~ers. When nailing is permitted, the tail and header be~ shall be secured in accordance with the nailing schedule. All tail beams or Joists which are twelve (12) feet or more in length shall be hung in approved Joist or beam hangers. All trimmer bee~ supported on walls or partitions of frame construction shall be spiked together. WALLS, PARTITIONS AND POSTS: The lead-bearing value of isolated posts or struts shell be limited by Table 12 and of fraud walls and partitions by Table 13 of the State Building Code. Ail wood posts used in basements or cellars shall have concrete bases which extend not less than three (3) inches above the finished floor and bear directly on the post footing. Whea flooring of concrete or other approved impervious materials is not provided, the con- crete base shall extend not less than six (6) ~nches above the finished flooro MULTIPLE STORIES: When the frame is more than one story in height and studs or posts are not continuous from sill to roof, the members sha~] be secured together with approved clips, splices or other connections to insure con- tinuity and a well-integrated structure. Sheet metal clamps, ties, or clips shall be formed of galvanized steel or other corrosion-resistive m~terials equivalent to No. 2 U.S. gage for two (2) inch framing members and not less than No. 18 U.S. gage in thickness for three (3) inch members. For four (4) inch and larger members, col,,mn splices and beam and girder supports shall be effected w~th approved post caps of mets_l for reinforced concrete or with through-bolted corbel blocks or side bolsters. BRACING: Ail corner posts shall be the equivalent of not less t..h~n three (3) two by ~four (2 x 4) inch studs braced by not less than one (1) one by four l1 x 4~ inch diagonal brace cut into the studs or by equivalent construction. FRAMING OVER OPENING: Lintels over openings in bearing w~lls or parti- tions of one and two family dwellings shall consist of double joists not less than herein specified or trussed construction bearing on Jack studs, or other approved construction affording adequate strength: See Section 51. 65. 6e 67. PLATES AND RIBBON OR LEDGER BOARDS'. Plates which are used in exterior w~_lls to support Joists or rafters shah be double, and the same width as the supporting studs and each not less than two (2) inches thick. In non- bearin~ partitions, at least one (1) top and bottom plate shall be pro- vided of the same width as the studs. Ribbon or ledzer boards which support floor or roof joists shall be not less than one by four (1 x 4) incb~s in sim, and' shall be cut into the studs an~ n~led. Joists or rafters supported on ribbon boards shall frame in adjacent to the studs and shah be nailed thereto as required by the nailing schedule. MULTIPLE JOISTS AND RAFTERS: Floor Joists under partitions shall be doubled or formed of built-up sections or may be replaced by a solid section of adequate strength to support the load. Dormer windows and other ope~tugs in roofs shall be framed with double rafters and headers. Valley rafters on .spans over twelve (12) feet measured horizontally shall be doubled. BEARING AND ANCHORAGE ON GIRDERS: Floor beams framing into girders shall be anchored, tied or nailed to secure continuity. The ends of all beams or Joists resting on girders shah bear not less than four (4) incb~s or shell be supported in approved metal stirrups or on wood clips or ribbon strips not less than two by three (2 x 3) inches in size. Beams or joists fram~g from opposite sides shall either lap not less than six (6) inches and shall be securely bolted or spiked to~ether, or when framing end to end, all joists, beams and girders shall be secured together by approved metal ties, straps, or dogs. FOUNDATION ANCHORAGE: Wall sills sha~l be anchored to foundation walls at corners and at intermediate intervals of not more than eight (S) feet with one-half (1/2) inch bolts embedded in the ~sonry foundation to a depth of mot less than eight ($) inches. WALL SHEATHING AND ROOF DECKING: Exterior walls shall be sheathed with ply- wood or diagonal wood sheathing, or shall be otherwise braced with approved equivalent construction to furnish r~gidity as required in Section 42. ~ECOMMENDED NAILING SCHEDULE ~ement Stud to Sole Plate Stud to Cap P~.te Corner Studs Sole Plate to Joist or Blocking Double Cap Plate Ca~ Plate LaDs Ribbon Strip--6" or Less Wibbon Strip--Over 6" Roof Rafter to Plate Roof Rafter to Ridge Jack Rafter to Hip Floor Joists to Studs (No Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Studs (With Ceiling Joists) Floor Joists to Sill or Girder Ledger Strip Ceiling Joists to Plate Ceiling Joists to Alt. Rafters Ceiling Joist Laps (over partition) Collar Beam Bridging to foists Diagonal Brace (to Stud & Plate) Tail Beams to Headers (When Nailing Permitted) Header Beams to Trig-re;mrs (When Nailing Permitted) (1") Sub-Flooring 6" or Less ~1" ) Sub-Flooring ~' (2") Sub-Flooring (1") Sheathing ~' or Less (1") Sheathing over 8" Pl.vwood Sheathing Plywood Sheathing Roof Sheathing 6" or Less Roof Sheathing Over 6" Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Fiber Board or Gyp. Wall Sheathing Weather Boarding Common-Toe. Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common Common-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Direct Comnon-Direct C crunch-TOe Nail Common-Toe Nail Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct Common-Toe Nail Common-Direct C ommon-Direct Common-Direct Common-Direct C omnon-Direct Common-End Nail Common-End Nail Common-Direct Common-Direct Common-Direct C ommon-Direct C ommon-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Common-Direct C om~on-Direct Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Corrosion Resistive Number and Distribution 3--16D 2--16D 16D. ~0" O.C. 20D 16" 0. C. 16D 24" 0.C. ~--16D 2--10D Each Bearing 3--10D Each Bearing 3--16D 2 --16D 3---100 5--100 or 3--16D 2 --16D 3--200 a% Each Joist 3--16D 2--8D Each End 2--8D Each Bearing 1--2OD Each 4 Sq. Ft. Floor 1--200 Each 8 Sq; Ft. Floor 2--8D Each Joist~ 3--8D Each Joist 2--200 Each Joist 2--8D Each Stud or P~ter 3--8D Each Stud or Rafter 6D 5" O.C. Exterior Edges 6D 8' O.C. Intermediate 2--8~ Each Rafter ~--SD Each Rafter 8D-6" O.C. Exterior Edges 8D-12" O.C. Intermediate 2-8D Each Bearing A'I-I'END TOWN MEETING DATE: TIME: PLACE: Saturday, March 14, 1970 1:30 P.M. Veterans Memorial Auditorium North Andover High School Please bring this copy of Advisory Committee Report with you to Town Meeting, Retain for Future Reference to the Building By-Law. Advisory Committee Report Town of North Andover Massachusetts U. ,S. POSTAGE PAID No. Andover, Mass. Permit No. 191 NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS 01845