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Home My WebLink About1946ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS 1946 -q TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 1946 Officers' Report OF THE ' S Receipts and Expen&ture AS PRESENTED BY TIlE SELECFMLN FOR THE Financial Year Ending December 31, 1946 IN CLU DIN(, 'REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMIT lEE AND BOARI) OF Pt BLIC XVORKS TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1946 Town Clerk JOSEPH A. DUNCAN Moderator CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY Town Treasurer JAMES J. MAKER Selectmen ARTHUR A. TtlOMSON JOSEPH M. FINNERAN ARNOLD H. SALISBURY Board Public Welfare JOSEPH M. F1NNERAN ARTHUR A. THOMSON ARNOLD II. SALISBURY Board of Assessors Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949 Agent Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1949 EDWARD E. CURLEY OSCAR L. SOUCY HERBERT T. WiLD Board of Health HERBERT E. McQUESTEN EDWARD W. A. HOLT GEORGE E. JEWETT LUCIA P. KATHAN School Committee FREDERICK C. ATKINSON, M.D. CHARLES W. TROMBLY JOHN J. COSTELLO CAROLINE M. INGRAM CAROLYN L. McQUESTEN Superintendent. of Schools FRED E. P1TKtN--resigned FRANCIS J. O'BRIEN Board of Public Works DONALD A. BUCHAN JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN JOHN T. CAMPBELL Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1940 Superintendent of Public Works WILLIAM B. DUFFY Registrars of Voters JOI(N J. McDUFFIE JR. Term expires 1947 FRED McCORMACK Term expires 1948 PATRICK C. CRONIN Term expires 1949 JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Clerk Collector of Taxes Town Accountant IRVING E. HINTON MARY T. FINN $ Highway Surveyor IRA D. CARTY Supt. Moth Department JOHN J. CONNORS DONALD A. BUCHAN EL~gN A. KING CHARLES W, TROMBLY HAROLD C. KAY PETER RITCHIE JOHN ALTER ELWYN A. KING JAMES J. REGAN Pl,anning Board Board of Appeals IRVING C. HOWES Associate Members Permanent Police ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief RICIIARD S. ttlLTON, Captain A, HOUGItTON FARNHAM Fire Engineers Tree Warden JOHN C. CONNORS Building Inspector MARTIN LAWLOR Term expires 1947 Term expires 1938 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951 HENRY E. LUND DONALD A. BUCHAN LEO J. MURPHY MYRON B. LEWIS DANIEL SHINE Burial Agent HAROLD BARRINGTON Supt. Town Infirmary Matron Town Infirmary ORRIN FOSTER NORA FOSTER Public Weighers JAMES J. DOOLEY BYRON BENJAMIN HAROLD RATCLIFFE Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber JOHN C. FARNUM ANGUS CROSS IRA D. CARTY Fence Viewers WILLIAM A. B.M{RELL Soldiers' Relief Agent WILLIAM A. McALOON Sealer of Weights & Measures ARTHUR JENKINS Animal Inspector ROBERT J. BURKE 4 ARTHUR H. FARNtIAM CHARLES W. PAUL ERNEST SMITH JOSEPH GILL Public Welfare Agent LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Forest Fire Warden JAMES HARGREA~CES Slaughtering Inspector ROBERT J. BURKE Dog Officer Keeper of Lock-Up JOHN DOLAN ALFRED H. McKEE Bathing Beach Committee JAMES M. B~%NNAN, Chairman IRVING C. HOWES WALTER HAMILTON .ALFRED H. McKEE WILLIAM SMITH WILLIAM F. ROCK Advisory Board CHARLES H. WENTWORTH ARTHUR E. SUNDERLAND JOHN T. FINN S. FORBES ROCKWELL JR. KENNETH CRAWFORD FFANCIS KITTREDGE JOHN J. FITZGERALD Article 34--School Building Committee Appointed by School Committee: DR. FRED C. ATKINSON CHARLES W. TROMBLY JOHN J. COSTELLO, JR. Appointed by Moderator: FRANCIS B. KITTREDGE FORBES ROCKWELL F. WM. CLARENBACH ELEANOR F. FRETWELL Constables GEORGE EVERSON JOHN P.H.~RINGTON JOHN J. ROCHE AUGUSTINE J. WALSH HAROLD WOOD Constables appointed by the Selectmen WALTER STAMP JR. HARRY BINNS JOHN DONOVAN MALCOLM HAMILTON FRANK HOWARD GUSTAVE NUSSBAUM ALBERT SCHOFIELD WILLIAM E. TORREY EVERETT R. WOODHOUSE HUGH STEWART JOSEPH WELCH SYLVESTER F. MURPHY DARRELL BRITTON ROBERT F. LESLIE ROLAI~D AMBLEHL CHARLES H. DAVIS ARCHIE GOURLEY PHILIP MIDGLEY ALEXANDER NESS FREDERICK SALOtS WALTER STAMP SR. EDWABD E. TOWNE CHARLES ZUILL JOHN A. SULLIVAN JOHN T. DOLAN FRANK W. LEE GILBERT E. CALVERT THOMAS J. McGRAIL ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Article 1--To elect a Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three members of the Board of Public Welfare for one year; one Assessor of Taxes, two members of School Committee, one member of the Board of Health and one member of the Board of Public Works for three years; one nlember of the School Committee to serve two years; one ~nember of the Board of Public Works to serve two years, to fill vacancy; a Highway Surveyor, a Col- lector of Taxes, a Tree Warden and five Constables for one year and a member of the Planning Board to serve five years and to vote upon any and all Town Ofiqccrs required by law to be elected by ballot. Also to vote upon the following question: "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen htmdred forty-five, entitled 'An Act Authorizing the Placing of the Off]ce of Chief of the Fire Department of the Town of North Andover under the Civil Service Laws', be accepted?" I 11 IH IV Totals Moderator for one year Mahoney, Cornelius J. 466 718 569 581 ~34 Blanks 20a ~70 254 182 908 Town Clerk of one year Duncan, Joseph A. 537 792 649 646 ~6~4 Blanks 131 196 174 117 618 Town Treasurer for one year Maker, Jamea J. 549 801 597 8~l 2583 Blanks 119 187 226 122 654 Three Selectmen for one year Finneran, Joseph M. 390 5~t5 418 501 1834 Foster, Harry C. ~84 47a 345 489 1591 Salisbury, .Arnold H. 400 586 502 847 1835 Thomson, Arthur A. 293 476 473 393 1635 Welsh, John B. ~80 318 182 176 951 Illarnks 357 591 549 BBS lsd0 Highway Surveyor for one year Catty, Ira D. 597 7~ 1 639 648 9.565 Bla~ks 161 217 184 115 677 Public Works for two years Sullivan, Joseph D. 464 733 535 606 2~8 Bla~ks 204 255 ~88 157 904 Public Works for three years Campbell, John T. 478 72~ 567 564 /232 Blanl~ 190 265 9256 199 910 Assessor of Taxes for three years Wild, Herbert T. 469 728 592 584 ~873 Blanks 199 260 ~31 179 869 Tree Warden for one year Connors, John J. 500 774 608 609 ~491 Blanks 168 ~14 215 · 154 751 Board of Health for three years Jewett, George E. ~47 516 478 430 1671 Macldin, James P. 342 840 ~03 22~; 1107 Blanks 79 16~ 142 111 464 School Committee for two years Costelle, John J. 264 ~60 143 178 845 Drummond, Arthur R. 79 99 69 223 470 Holt, Harold 69 110 281 70 530 Neal, Erwin H. 49 136 76 ~4 295 Wild, Wilfred 10S t50 129 147 630 BL~nks I08 133 1~5 111 472 School Committee for three years Dennis, Daniel 80 43 42 57 ~2~ Ingrain, Caroline Moody 179 403 286 343 1211 McAloon, Vincent J. 221 260 170 168 819 McQuesten, Carolynn Lenom ~02 411 ~40 538 1086 Ritchie, Peter 112 186 261 121 680 Wentworth, Charles H. 198 ~.37 174 146 755 Whipple, Richard G. 54 127 111 192 484 Blanks 200 350 $62 266 1277 Public Wdfare, three for one year Finneran, Joseph M. 39~ 581 417 498 1888 l%ster, Harry C. 271 477 855 471 1574 Salisbury, Arnold H. 899 580 407 341 1817 Thomson, Arthur A. 296 462 457 893 1608 Walsh, John B. ~71 308 185 172 986 Blanks 375 606 558 414 1958 Tax Collector for one year Hinton, Irving 1~. 486 765 611 574 ~486 Blanks 18~ 223 ~12 189 806 Constables for one year Everson, George ~97 457 828 324 1401 Gailey, George It. 190 297 520 350 1057 Harrington, John P. 412 649 416 441 1918 Ness, Alexander, Jr. 229 324 387 219 1159 Roche, John J. 370 588 339 478 1725 Welsh, Augustine J. $5~ 477 841 889 1559 Wood, Harold 321 515 514 860 1710 Gillespie, James 1 1 Blanks 1169 1682 1575 19,.54 5680 Planning Board for five years Ritchie, Peter 447 679 572 543 2241 Ward, John T. 1 1 Blanks ~20 809 251 ~20 1000 Question Yes ~6 441 872 880 1439 No 297 418 284 271 1~70 Blanks 125 129 167 112 588 ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 16, 1946 After final action on the preceding Article one, the said mceting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article one of the Town by-laws, to Saturday, March 1O, 1940 at one- thirty o'clock I~.M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles :-- A.~icle ~To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Action taken at Town Meeting. Voted that the article be referred to the Board of Select- men for action. Article 3--To see if the town will vote to accept the report of receipts and e×penditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Voted to accept the report of the receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Article 4--To see what action the town will take as to its unexpected appropriations. Voted that all unexpended appropriations be returned to the Treasury, with the exception of $7600.00, appropriated under Article 17, of the 1945 warrant and $~7.00, from Arti- cle 47 in the 194~ warrant. Also that the Assessors be authorized to use a sum not exceeding $5000.00 from free cash in the Treasury toward the reduction of the Tax Rate. Article 5--To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the finance committee. Voted that each items be considered separately. Amounts recommended have been raised to allow for an increase of $150.00 per year for all permanent full time employees as set forth in the report of the Advisory Board. ARTICLE FIVE Department Scdariee Includin# Raise Ez~ensea Totals 1. Selectmen $ 945.75 $ ~70.00 $1~18,75 ~. Auditor 898.00 6L. 67 454.67 ~A Accountant 1870.00 308.~ ~178.~ 3. Treasurer-bond included 8~40.~ 7~.00 4. Custodian Tax Title ACC 100.00 ~00.00 5. Tax Coll~to~inclnding bond a178.~5 llg0.00 ~. Tax Title Foreclosures 400.00 4~. 00 7. Ass~sors 885g.75 8~5.00 4t07.75 8. License Commissioners 100.00 100.00 9. Town Clerk 44~.75 ~00.00 64~.75 10. Eleetion--geglstrars ~3.00 8~00.00 11. Planning Board 100.~ 100.00 lg. Janitor Town HMI 845.00 18. Maintenance Town BuiMing including clerk 4~0.00 Departmo~I~ Salaries im4.uding Raise Expenses 14. Police 10~94.~0 ~288.54 15. Dog Warrant 189.75 86.00 16. Fire Dept. Inc. ambulance °.3934.00 11447.00 17; Build/ng Inspector ~154.00 18. Sealer of Weights and Measures 845.00 90.00 19. Insect Pests $86~. 7.5 915,00 ~0, Tree Warden 409~ 75 815.00 fi1. Brush Cutting 575.00 ~g. Town Forest 126.50 28. Contingent Fund 1000.00 24. Forest Fire Vqarden 126.50 ~5. Forest Fire Patrol 0.00 0.00 26. Forest Fires 500.00 g7. Board of Health 3048.00 8625.00 78. County T.B, Hospital 5~27.67 ~9. Animal Inspector ~54. O0 90. Sewer Maint. and Const. 3350.00 1800.00 81. Expenses of Dump ~60.00 32. Vital Statistics 300.00 88. Garbage Dispasal ~500.00 34. Highway Surveyor 3772.50 $5. Refuse Disposal 5450.00 36. Streets, General Maint. 3'18100.00 37. Snow Removal ' 16000.00 38. Street Lighting 9500.00 39. Board Public Welfare 379.50 40. Public Welfare Agent 506.00 41, Supt. & Matron Town Infirmary 1668.00 42. Outside Relief and Repairs 10400.00 43. Old Age Assistance 50000,00 44. Aid to Dependent Children 10000. O0 45, State & Mihtakv Aid. Soldiers' Rebel and War Allowance 5000.00 46. Schools and Physician 170687.00 47. Stevens Memorial Library 9000.00 48. Bathing Beach 1500.00 1100.00 9~0.00 500.00 600.00 6700.00 150.00 350.00 5oob.oo $3000,00 1000.00 637.50 2000.00 100.00 ~788.00 49. Public Parks, Triangles & Cemetery ~00,00 50. Playground~Grogan's Field $1. William Drummond Memorial Playground 5~:. American Legion--Rent 53. Itemized Annual Town Reports 54. Insurance 55. Armistice Day ,50. Memorial Day 57. Reserve Fund 58. Board Public Works 879.50 59. Water Maint. & Const. 60. Discount on Notes 61. Interest on East Side Sewer Notes 6~. Redeeming East Side Sewer Notes 63. Board of Appeals 64. Essex Comtty Retirement System Total amount appropriated under Article 5 of the warrant Appropriated under other articles in the warrant: Article 1~ Grogan's Field Article 13 Moth Department truck Article 17 Board Public Works--Coupe Article 18 Board Public Works Replacemeuts etc. Article ~0 Hamilton Bond-Water Exten, (Provisional) Article 20 Hamilton Road-Sewer Exten. (Provisional) $ 82.60 1600.00 850.00 3O00.00 1800.00 2900. O0 2btals 18577.74 275.75 ~7381.00 ~53.00 485.00 4777.75 4407.75 575,00 l~6.50 1000.00 126.50 0.00 500.00 6675.00 ~54.00 4650.00 ~60.00 $00.00 ~500.00 377~.50 5450.00 38100,00 16000.OO 9500.00 379.50 506.00 1668.00 10800.00 50000.00 10000.00 5000.00 170687.00 9900.00 1500.00 8300.00 9~0.00 500.00 600.00 ~65.92 6700.00 150.00 350.00 5000.110 379.50 83000.00 1000.00 637.50 ~000.00 100.0o 2788.00 ,q~96879.08 Article 21 ffolbrook Road-Water Ex'ten. (Provisional) 1800.00 Article 21 ttolbrook Road-Sewer Extem (Provlsianal) ~900.00 Article 22 Highway Dept. Dump Truck /$000.00 Article ~4 Malntenance under Chapter 90 ~000.00 Article ~/$ Sidewalk Project 1000.00 Article 26 Greene St. or other under Clmpter 90 4/$00.00 Article 28 Air Tanks--Fire Station 1/$00.00 Article 89 Oil Burner-Fire Station 1/$00.00 Article 31 Police Car 500 Article ~15 Women Teachers 4100.00 Article 1~5 School Plans ~500.00 Article S6 Stabilization Ftmd 1/$450.00 Article $9 Planning Board--194/$ bills 200.00 Article 41 American Legion Beach--repairs $000.00 Article 48 V.F.W. Post No. 2104--Rent Article 45 Masbleridge Road--rep~ks 1000.00 Grand Total $/$/$4411.68 Under Item 10, of Article 5, it was voted that fifty dollars from expenses of this appropriation be set aside for services of the Moderator. Item 37, Snow Removal, was increased from ten thousand dollars to sixteen thousand dollars. Item 60, Discount on Notes was decreased from fifteen hundred twenty dollars to one thousand dollars. Article 6--To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1947 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Voted that the town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1947, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year; mad to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Artlele 7~To consider the report of all special com- mittees. No reports. Article ~To see what action the town will take in regard to appointing a committee to take care of the public parks and triangles of the town. Voted that the Board of Public Works be a committee to 10 care for the Public Parks, Triangles and Playgrounds. This will avoid duplication of equipment and provide supervisory authority for the payment of bills. Article 9--To see if the town will vote to authorize the Boaa'd of Health to appoint one of their members to the posi- tion of Board of Health Physician and to fix his compen- sation, in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 51, General Laws. Petition of Joseph A. Duncan, Town Clerk Voted that the compensation of the Board of Health Physician be five hundred six dollars for the year 1946, to be taken from the appropriation made for this department and that the Board be authorized as petitioned in the article. Article 10 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Fire Engineers to appoint one of its me~nbers as a permanent driver for the duration of the war and to fix his compensation, in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. Petition of Joseph A. Duncan, Town Clea'k A motion made by the Town Clerk that the Board of Fire Engineers be authorized to appoint one of its members driver for the current year and that his salary be fixed at $48.00 per week, the amount to be taken from the Fire De- partment appropriation was defeated in a hand vote. Sixty- one voted in favor and (193) one hundred ninety-three voted against. Article 11--To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members to the posi- tion of School Physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Sect/on 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. Petition of Joseph A. Duncan, Town Clerk Voted that the School Committee be authorized to appoint one of its members School Physician and that his compensa- tion be fixed at $650.00 for the year 1946, this amount being included in the School Department appropriation. Article I~--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Eighty-Two Dollars and Sixty Cents ($8~.60) to build new See-saws at the Grogan's Field Playground. Petition of the Board of Selectmen Voted to raise and appropriate $8~.60 to build new see- saws at Grogan's field playground. Article 15--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1600) for the purchase of a new one and one half ton truck for the Moth Depart- ment. Petition of the Board of Sdectmen 11 Voted to raise and appropriate sixteen hundred ($1600.00) dollars for the purchase of a new one and one half ton truck for the Moth Dept. Art'icle l~--To see if the town will vote to accept Glen- wood Street which is located between Railroad Avenue and Beechwood Street and runs in a westerly direction from Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of Fred Hilton and others Unfavorable action taken. Article 15--'1'o see if the town will accept Rosedaie Avenue running from Hewitt Avenue north to south to Longwood Avenue, approximately 1000 feet. Petition of Pahner Long and others Voted to accept Rosedale Avenue running from Hewitt Avenue north to south to Longwood Avcnue for a distance of about 1000 feet. This street has been identified as a public way for about 40 years and the present comlition of roadway and drainage is satisfactory and acceptable to the Highway Surveyor. At'title 16 To see if thc town will appropriate Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) frown the Postwar Rehabili- tation Fund to extend the water system on Osgood Street from Prescott Street to Sutton Street with a connection to Chadwick Street, so as to improve the water supply and fire protection in the High Street, Chadwick Street, Prospect Street, Brightwood Avenue and Furber Avenue Area and on Great Pond Road, in accordance with the recommendations of the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association. Petition of the Board of Public Works Voted to postpone action for the following reasons: 1, present water service has sufficed for a considerable number of years; ~, a clearer picture of developments in the territory concerned should be available before appropriating any major sum, such as asked for in this article, to the territory concerned; .~, any appropriation from the rehabilitation fund should be considered on the basis of "Greatest Service to the Greatest Number" and it is felt that other projects, either now or in the future, may merit appropriations from the rehabilitation fund in preference to the project called for in this article. Article 17---To see if the town will raise and appropriate Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($850.00) to be used with the present Dodge Coupe to purchase a new automobile. Petition of the Board of Public Works Voted to raise and appropriate eight hundred fifty ($850.00) dollars, with the present coupe to purchase a new automobile for the Board of Public Works. Art~le 1,~'--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) to replace water services to the property lines, place gate valves on hydrant branches, repair valves and valve boxes, replace manhole frames and covers and do other necessary work on Main Street, Water Street, Greene Street and Turnpike Street before the streets are reconstructed. Petition of Board of Public Works Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand ($3000.00) dollars, to replace water services to the property lines, place gate valves on hydrant branches, repair valves and valve boxes, replace manhole frames and covers and do other necessary work on Main Street, Water Street; Greene Street, and Turnpike Street, before the streets are recon- structed. Article 19--To see if the town will vote to accept the amendment to section fi of chapter 380 of the Acts of 1900, as passed by the General Court of 1946, increasing the sewer assessment from six tenths of one cent up to two cents per square foot of area within the depth of 100 feet from the street line. Petition of Board of Public Works Voted to accept the amendment to section 6, of Chapter SS0, of the Acts of 1906, as passed by the General Court of 1946, increasing the sewer assessment from six tenths of one cent to up to two cents per square foot of area within the depth of 100 feet from the street line. Article £0--To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a suffleient sum of money to install a water system and sewer system on Hamilton Road, beginning at Massa- chusetts Avenue and extending to Putnam Road. Petition of Dorothy Houston and others Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred ($1800.00) dollars, to install water on Hamilton RosA, beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and extending to Putnaln Road, provided the petitioners will make a guar- antee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of 5% of the cost of construction over a ten-year period; that the sum of twenty-nine hundred ($~900.00) dollars be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of installing a sewer on this street; provided the layout and the plan of the street is approved by the Planning Board; provided proper assurance is given to properly constituted authorities--that is, the Selectmen-- that in due course and prior to the acceptance by the town, this street will be put into condition in conformity with reasonable street or highway construction practice. Article ~l--To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient stun of money to install a water system and sewer system on Holbrook Road, beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and extending to Putnam Road. Petition of Dorothy Houston and others Voted that the sum of eighteen hundred dollars be raised and appropriated to install a water system on Holbrook Road, beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and extending to Putnam Road, provided the petitioners will make a guarantee acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of of the cost of construction over a ten-year period. That the sum of twenty-nine hundred ($~900.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of installing a sewer on this street; provided the layout and plan of the street is proved by the Planning Board; that installation should not be started nnless construction of homes is underway by July 1, 1946; provided proper assurance is given to properly con- stituted authorities--that is, the Selectmen~hat is due course and prior to the acceptance by the town, this street will be put in conformity with reasonable street or highway contruction practice. Article ~2--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for the purchase of a new five ton Dump qq'uck for the use of the Highway Department. Petition of the Highway Surveyor Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand ($5000.00) dollars, to purchase a new five-ton dump truck for the Highway Department. Article 23--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($9,450) for the purchase of a Cletrac Tractor complete with "V" Sno~-plow with wings and Bulldozer attachments. Petition of the Highway Surveyor Voted to strike from the warrant. Article £~--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum o~ Two Thousand Dollars ($~,000) for maintenance on any street in town under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for 14 this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto; Petition of the Highway Surveyor Voted that the sum of two thousand ($~000.00) dollars be raised and appropriated under Chapter 90, of the General Laws, to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by State or County or both, but in no greater proportion of two dollars of town money to one dollar of State or County money or both. It is further voted under this article that if no money is available under Chapter 90, by June 15, 1946, that the amount mentioned as being raised be transferred to the maintenance account of the Street Department. Article 25--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($~,000) to be used for a sidewalk project; the Town to provide one half of the expense and the applicant the other half of the cost. Petition of the Highway Surveyor Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars, for sidewalk projects, the town to provide one half the expense and the applicant the other. Article 26--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-five Hundred Dollars ($4,500) for the rebuilding of Green Street under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, but if not used on said street, money to be used for the further rebuilding of Main and Water Streets under ChaPter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or Co~mty, or both, for this purpose; or to take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand five hun&ed ($4500.00) dollars, under Chapter 90, of the General Laws, for the purposes and under the couditions as outlined in this article, to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, but in no greater proportion than two dollars of the town money to one dollar of State or County money or both. Article 27--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($4,960) to install a surface drain from the corner of Railroad Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue to Lyman Road and continuing on Lyman Road for a distance of 500 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor Unfavorable action voted. A hand vote was taken. 81 voted in favor and 13Z against. Article £8--To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars (81,500) to replace air tanks in Fire Station condemned by insurance inspector. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred (81500.00) dollars, to replace air tanks in Fire Station. A,rtlcle £9--To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars (81,500) to install a new oil burning boiler in the fire station replacing g5-~ear-old furnace now in use. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred (81500.00) doll,s, to install a new oil burning boiler in the Fire Station to replace a 35-year-old coal furnace now in use. Article SO--To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000) to purchase a new ambulance. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers Unfavorable ~etion voted under this article. A~'ticle 31--To see if the town will raise and appropriate Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to be used with the present Hudson Car to purchase a new Police Car. The sum o{ One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) will be received for the old car. Petition of Alfred ti. McKee and others Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to be used with the present Hudson car to purchase a new Police car. The sum of $1000.00 will be re- ceived for the old car. Article 32--RESOLVED: That the Chief of Police be instructed by the Board of Selectmen to make available to the duly elected constables, all extra and special police duty for the town of North Andover, as passed by the town at a previous Town Meeting but is in effect and not being en- forced. The present system is not in accord with the General Laws which specifically state that no special appointed con- stable of any city or town shall be paid by thc city or town for duties performed in that capacity. Petition of John P. Dineen and others No comment as your Advisory Board does not feel that this is a matter which properly comes under its jurisdiction. Voted to strike from the warrant. Article 33--"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year One thousand nine hundred and forty-five en- titled 'An Act relative to equal pay for men and womeu teachers' be enforced in this town?" Petition of North Andover Teachers Association Voted to accept an Act passed by the General Court in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, entitled 'An Act relative to equal pay for men and women teachers.' Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand one hundred (84100.00) dollars, for this purpose. Article &;--To see if the town will authorize the mod- erator to appoint a committee to consist of seven (7), to include three ($) members of the School Committee' and four (4) other citizens of the town, to be known as the School Building Committee, to carry out the progra~n sub- stantially as outlined in the School Survey Report. Petition of the School Building Survey Committee Voted that a committee of seven be chosen, three of the members to be selected annually by and from the School Committee; the other four members to be appointed by the Moderator, for terms of three, four, five and six years re- spectively and that upon the expiration of the terms of each appointed member, the Moderator be authorized to fill such vacancy for a three-year term. Article 35--To see if the town will raise and appropriate Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($~,500) to be used by the School Building Committee to secure plans and specifications for proposed school buildings. Petition of the School Building Survey Committee Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand five hundred (8~500.00) dollars, to be used by the School Building Committee to secure plans and specifications for proposed school buildings. Article 36--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($15,450) to create a stabilization fund under Chap- ter 1~4 of the Acts of 1945, as recommended in the School Building Survey. Petition of the School Building Survey Committee Voted that the town raise and appropriate the stun of fifteen thousand four hundred fifty ($15,450.00) dollars, to create a Stabilization Fund under Chapter lt4, of the Acts of 1945, as recommended by the School Building Survey Committee, for use in connection with School Building 1¸7 Construction. Subject to recommendations as prepared and presented to the town for their consideration by the School Building Committee as constituted under the terms of Art. 84, of this warrant. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Article 37--To see if the town will appropriate Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from the Post War Rehabili- tation Fnnd for the use of the School Building Committee in building new school buildings. Petition of the School Building Survey Committee It was voted that action on this article be postponed. Article 38--To see if the town will raise and appropriate, by bond issue or otherwise, the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000), of which Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) shall come from the Rehabilita- tion Fund, so called, for the erection of a new Union School, a new school to replace the Bradstreet Frame School Build- ing and a new Center School Building. Petition of Carl E. Porter and others Under this Article Mr. Richard ~'hipple made the follow- ing motion: "That the town appropriate the sum of $175,000.00, for the erection of a new Union School, a new school to replace the Bradstreet Frame School Building, a new Center School Building, $50,000.00 of said sum to be appropriated by trans- fer from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund, and $2,000.00 to be appropriated from available funds in the treasury, the remaining $123,000.00 of said sum to be raised by a bond or note issue extending over a period of 20 years, and that the Selectmen and Treasurer be authorized and empowered to negotiate said loan of $123,000.00 by insurance of bonds or notes on terms most satisfactory to the town." A show of hands counted and recorded indicated that 95 voted in favor and 151 voted against. Article 39--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for the payment of the unpaid 1945 bill for engineering services contraetep for by the Planning Board for the Massachusetts Avenue sand bank survey in accordance with the vote of the 1945 Annual Meeting. Petition of the Planning Board Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the payment of 1945 bill for engineering services contracted by the Planning Board for Massachu- 18 serfs Avenue sand bank survey in accordance with vote of the 1945 Annual Meeting. Article 40--To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of not more than Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($14,500) to construct a playground on the site of the Town sand bank on Massachusetts Avenue, in accord- ance with plans drawn by Charles E. Cyr, Engineer. Petition of the Planning Board Voted that this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 41--To see ff the town will raise and appropriate Three Thousand Dollars ($$,000) for repairs and mainten~ anee of the American Legion Bathing Beach. Petition of the Bathing Beach Committee Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand ($3000.00) dollars, for repairs and maintenance of the American Legion Bathing Beach. Article 42--To see if the town will vote to convey the Franklin School house to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. ~104 for a nominal sum of money. Petition of William G. Martin and others The town voted that this property be conveyed to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. ~104, for a sum of money equal to the cost of making the transfer. Article ~;3--To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to partially defray the main- tenance expenses of quarters for Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post Number gl04. Petition of William G. Martin and others Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred fifty ($350.00) dollars, to partially defray the maintenance expenses of quarters for Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. g104. Article J~--To see ff the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the salaries and wages in each town department, to grant a ten per cent increase to all town employees. Petition of Edward J. McCarthy and others This artihle has been provided for earlier in the warrant. Article ~5--To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to grade and resurface Marbleridge Road from Salem Street to the Ida A. Atkins Memorial entrance to Ridgewood Cemetery, a distance of approximately twelve hundred ($1,e00) feet. 19 Petition of Board of Directors of Ridgewood Cemetery and others Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars, to grade and resin'face Marbleridge Road from Salem Street to Ida A. Atkins Memorial entrance to Ridgewood Cemetery, a distance of approximately lO~00 feet. Article j.6--To see if the town will authorize the Moder- ator or the Board of Selectmen to appoint a representative committee to plan some kind of a permanent memorial ~or the members of the Armed Forces of World War II, this committee to report progress from time to time to the Board o~ Selectmen. Petition of the Service Flag Committee Voted that the Town authorize its Board of Selectmen to appoint a representative committee to plan some kind of a permanent ~nemorial [or the members of the Armed Forces of World War II, this committee to report progress from time to time to the Board of Selectmen. Such appointments to be nmde for a definite term or terms. Article 47--To act upon any other business which may legally be considered at this meeting. The following people assisted the Moderator in taking count of votes: --F. Milton Howt;rd, Alfred Garneau, Robert Himber, John J. Costello, Harold A. Dushmne and John B. Osgood. The following people checked voters into hall:--Lillian Dearden, Angelina Kelly, Frank Gl Lewis, Philip A. Busby, Leo J. Hiekey and Carl Porter. A vote of thanks was extended to the Advisory Committee for its services and the very excellent report prepared for the voters of the town. About 400 people were present. The meeting was dissolved at four o'clock P.M. JOSEPH A. DUNCAN' Town Clerk SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JUNE 24, 1946 Article 1. Voted: That there be transferred from funds received from the sale of real estate the sum of one thousand dollars, which includes two hundred dollars for the 1946 taxes and title examination, to purchase from the New Eng- land Cities Ice Company about one acre of land situated on the northerly side of Lake Cochichewick and bounded on the north by Great Poud Road, on the west by land of Sarah B. Beck, Frank M. and Mabel E. Greenwood and on the east by land of the Stefanowicz family Trust, so as to secure the sanitary protection of the waters of Lake Cochichewick, used by the Town of North Andover as the source of water supply. A trne copy, Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN Town Clerk SPECIAL TOWN MEETING DECEMBER 23, 1946 Article/--Voted to transfer from overlay surplus account $1050.00 to supplement Old Age Assistance appropriation. Article 2--Voted to transfer from overlay surplus account $600.00, to supplement Aid to Dependent Children. Article 3--Voted to transfer from overlay surplus account $700.00, to supplement Outside Relief and Repair Appropri- ation. Article 4;--Voted to accept Prospect Street, as lald by the Board of Selectmen, a distance of $50 feet southerly from Chadwick Street. Article 5--Voted to accept Lyman Road between Massa- chusetts Avenue and Middlesex Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, for a distance of 600 feet, beginning at Massa- chusetts Ave. Article 6--Voted to amend the Zoning By-Laws, by changing the classification of property owned by William A. MeAloon, from a residential to a business area. JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Clerk TOWN CLERK'S STATISTICS During the year 1946 there were 160 deaths reeoMed in the Town of North Andover, 80 males and 80 females, Of this number 54 were non resident persons. The following persons had reached the age of 70 years or more:-- Bernard Michlun 73 Florence E. Miller 86 Jane Farrar 86 Katherine White 79 Joseph Greenwood 82 Kal~ Foster 71 Ellen Mahoney 79 Annie 0sguod 86 John Nolan 74 Ellzabeth Hill 79 Carolyn Cranston 83 David Jackson 86 Elizabeth Stewart 82 Margaret Cotter Nathan Stoodley 89 William Townsend 77 Catherine Herbert 85 Charlotte Friend 70 Nathaniel Stevens 88 George T, Roberts Mice A. Ducker 75 Sarah Wood 76 Rubina Traversa 79 Jane A, Donovan John Luby 73 Edward W. Moody 78 Robert Kerr 78 Whittaker Barnes 81 Blanche L. lPayne 71 Mary A. Field 75 Annie Hegarty 75 Annie J. Whittaker 75 Octave Boulanger 76 Nellie T. Murphy Maurice F. McKenna 74 William M. Fernald 83 Charles F. Kellom 72 James M. Dill 81 Annie M. Northam 81 Dennis Delaney 85 Anna T. Moody 80 George W. Blanchard 79 Emma Emery 89 Harriet E. Towne 83 Abbie Gray 92 Teresa Cain 70 Arnold Chamberlin 78 Julia Clark 75 James Broadhead 84 Lillian M. Woodwurd Peter Galloni Causes of Death Cerebral hemorrhage 18 Arteriosclerosis 10 Pneumonia 14 Coronary Thrombos/s 16 Heart Diseases ~O Myocarditis 17 Uremia 4 Accidental Tuberculosis ~ Pulmonary Edema Carcinoma 16 Chronic Nephritis Diabetes 1 Other causes Death bg Aries 90 to 100 4 80 to 90 30 70 to 80 45 60 to 70 50 to 60 ~2 40 to 50 14 30 to 40 1 20 to 30 4 lO to 20 1 1 to 10 Under 1 year 5 Marriages recorded 158 Oldest groom 77 Oldest bride 70 Youngest groom 19 Youngest bride 16 Birth returns through August 1946 Male 54 Female Native parentage 85 Foreign parentage Mixed parentage ~,~ males (4 ~.00 each 17 females ($ 5.00 each 108 spayed ~ ~.00 each ~ kennel ks ~5.00 each 1 kennel ks 10.00 each Dogs Lice,seal 446.00 85.00 ~16.00 50.00 10.00 $807,00 70.~0 $796.80 Checks paid to Town Treasurer In addition six licenses to owners of dogs in the Military Service. Fishing and Hunting Liceases a65 fishing (4 $~.00 157 hunting (~ $~.00 122 sporting (~ $3.~5 71 fishing (minor) (4 $1.~5 4 trapping (minor1 ks 9 trapping ~ $5.25 1 3-day fishing ~ $1./;0 1 non residen~ minor fishing ~ $ non resident fishing kS $5.~5 3 duplicates ® 0.50 $526.00 274.00 896.50 88.75 9.00 47.~5 1.50 15.75 1.50 $186~.50 15~.75 $1~09.75 )anount sent to Division of Fisheries and Game In axldition there were 85 free licenses issued. JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Clerk ~4 BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACIIUSETTS ARTICLE 1 Sectio~t /--The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first Monday in March. Section 2--The warrants for all Town Meetings shall be directed to either of the constables, who shall serve the same by posting a true and attested copy thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each precinct of the Town, nor more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holding said Meetings. Section S--When a To%n Meeting shall be adjourned to a time certain that is more than fourteen days from the time of adjournment, the Town Clerk shall cause notice of the time and place of such adjourned meeting to be duly posted in three or more public places in each precinct in the Town two days at least before the time of holding said adjourned meeting, which notice shall also briefly state the business to come before snch meeting. Section 4--After the election of Town Officers whose names appear on the offieial ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand ad- journed for the consideration of all other ~natters in the warrant to 1 :$0 o'clock in the afternoon of the second Satur- day next following, at a place to be desigmated by the Selectmen in the warrant for said meeting. The warrant shall 'also state the date and honr of said adjournment. Section 5--At said adjourned meeting the Moderator shall appoint an Advisory Committee of seven, who shall serve from the dissolution of said meeting until thc dissolution of the Annual Meeting next following. They shall consider the reports of the Town Officers, the recommendations of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting next follow- lng, and any and all other mnnicipal questions. The Committee shall give at least one public hearing within ten days preceding the date of the Adjourned Annual Meeting, upon all matters to be considered by them. They shall prepare and distribute among voters, prior to said adjourned meeting, printed copies of such findings and recommendations as they see fit to make, and shall ~5 report the same to said meeting. For this purpose and for the performance of their other duties hereunder, they may incur such reasonable expense as may be necessary. ARTICLE II Sectior~ /--The Selectmen in addition to their general duties, shall have authority to defend suits brought against the Town, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town. Sectior~ 2--The Selectmen shall annually cause a report to be printed which shall contain a statement of their doings during the preceding financial year; the report of the School Committee and of such other officers, boards and committees as are required to make reports; the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen; a report of ali Town Meetings held since the publication of the last Annual Town Report; the regula- tions of the Board of Health and of the Board of Water Com- missioners; the By-Laws of the Town; and such other mat- ters as the>, deem expedient or as the Town votes to insert. Said report shall be bound in pamphlet form, and shall be ready for distribution among the taxpayers at least twenty- one days before the Annual Town Meeting. AaT~CLE III Section ~--The Selectmen shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at least five police officers, and a Chief of Police. The latter shall have general supervision and direction of the constables and police officers of the Town. Section 2--The Selectmen may make such rules and regu- lations as they deem necessary, under the Revised Laws, in relation to the passage of carriages, sleighs, street cars or other vehicles through the streets and ways of the Town, or the use of sleds or other vehicles for coasting therein. Any violation of said niles and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar or more than twenty dollars. S~tion $ No person shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metM or second-hand articles, or shall go from house to house collecting or procuring by pur- chase or barter any such articles, without a written license from the Board of Selectmen. The fee for such license shall not be less than one dollar. Each license shall continue in force until the first day of May next ensuing unless sooner revoked by the Selectmen. Section 4--No person shall behave in a rude or disorderly manner, nor use loud, profane or indecent language, nor throw stones, snow balls or other missiles in any street or other public place. ~6 Section 5--No person shall loiter upon any sidewalk, street or way of the Town, or upon private property thereto adjoining without the consent of the owner thereof, after he has been requested by a constable or police officer to depart. Section 6--No person shall pasture cattle or other ani- mals either with or without a keeper, upon' any of the streets or ways of the Town, provided that this By-Law shall not affect the rights of any person to the use of the land within the limits of such street or way adjoining his own premises. Section 7--No person shall go through the streets or ways of the town as a hawker or peddler, selling or exposing for sale kuits or vegetables, without first obtaining a written license from the Selectmen of the Town; provided that this By-Law shall not apply to a person engaged in the pursuit of agriculture who peddles fruits or vegetables. Every licensee hereunder shall cause his name and the number of his license to be plainly and legibly extfibited up- on the vehicle, conveyance, or receptacle in which he carries or transports his wares, and every such license shall upon demand of a constable or other police oflieer of the Town exhibit his written liecnse to such constable or oflieer. Petition of Board of Health. Section 8--See Building Laws adopted in 194~ and printed in pamphlet form. AnTmLE IV Section /--The financial yeax of the Town shall begin with the first day of January and end with the 31st day of De- cember and for the payment of bills contracted by the several departments for ordinary expenses, during the interval be- tween the close of the financial year and the time of making the next annual appropriations, the Selectmen shall have authority to draw from any available funds in the hands of the Treasurer, and the amount so drawn shall be charged against the said next annual appropriation for the depart- ment for which such draft shall have been made; but in no ease shall such expenditure for any purpose exceed one-sixth of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Azmual Town Meeting in the preceding year. Section 2--No money shall be paid from the Town Treas- ury, except the state and county taxes and bank discount, without a warrant therefor signed by the Selectmen. Section 3--All promissory notes of the Town shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen. Section ~--AI1 Town officers, boards and committees,who in any way receive or expend money belonging to the Town, shall keep a record of their official acts, and an account of their receipts and expenditures; they shall make an annual report to the Town in season to be attdited and incorporated into the Annual Town Report. Section 5--All Town officers, board and committees, who shall receive money in behalf of the Town, shall pay to the Treasurer monthly, and oftener if so requested by the Se- lectmen, all money so received. All other persons who shall have in their possession money belonging to the Town shall pay the same forthwith to the Town Treasurer. Section 6--The Superintendent or other official charged by the Board of Water Commissioners with the duty of col- lecting and receiving money due the Town, shall give a bond in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the Board of Selectmen. Section 7--The Selectmen and the Auditor shall constitute a committee to be known as the Finance Committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare a table of estimates of expenses for which appropriations are to be made at the next annual Town Meeting, and to report the same in writing on or before the first day of February in each 3'ear to the Select- men, who shall incorporate said report in the Annual Town Report. Section 8--It shall be the duty of the Auditor to inspect all bills presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of the officer, board or committee contracting the same, and are in proper form; to indicate the account to which they are chargeable; and, if there are funds, to trans- mit said bills with his certificate to the Selectmen, who shall draw their warrant on the Town Treasurer authorizing pay- ment thereof; to examine the books and accounts of all town officers, boards, and committees receiving and expending ~noney; to investigate the condition of all funds and trust funds held for the benefit of the Town. He shall verify the amount of funds in the hands of the town officers, boards and committees by actually counting the cash in their possession, and by personal application at banks of deposit, shall ascer- tain thc amounts held therein to the credit of the Town. He shall report to the Town in detail under each department all receipts and expenditures by the Town for the previous financial year. Section 9--No office, board or committee of the Town shall have any pecuniary interest, either direct or indirect, person- ally or through another person, in any loan, contract or em- ployment of any sort made by, with or for that department to which his or its duties appertain. All contracts or employ- ments made in violation of this By-Law shall be void as to the Town, and no bills therefor shall be approved, audited or paid. ARTICLE V Section/--The assessment of taxes shall be completed and the tax list and warrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes on or before the fifteenth day of August, and the tax bills shall be distributed on or before the second day of Sep- tember in each year. Sect~)n 2--The Collector of Taxes shall use all means and processes provided by law for the collection of taxes re- maining unpaid after the first day of January in each year. Section 3--The compensation of the Collector of Taxes shall be fixed annually by vote of the Town. AUriCLE VI Section /--The Board of Selectmen may declare any sewer laid in any land, street or way, public or private, opened or proposed to be opened for public travel, to be a common sewer; and the same shall not be lald or connected with any existing common sewer except by the board of officers au- thorized by law to lay and maintain common sewers. Section 2--The Board of Health may make and enforce regulations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage and its connection with public sewers, if a public sewer abnts the estate to be drained. Section 3--No person shall enter his drain into any eom- mort sewer without a written license from the Board of Se- lectmen, and any person entering under suer license shall comply with suer rules and regulations as to material and construction as the Board of Selectmen may prescribe. Said Board may close any drain entering a common sewer for fail- ure to comply with the provisions of this By-Law. No excavation shall be made within a pnblie way in eon- neeting such private drains with a common sewer except un- der the direction of the Highway Surveyor or other persons having charge of the streets of the Town. A~?~cL~ VII Section/--No person shall open any hyeh'ant of the water- works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Commission- ers; provided, however, that notking in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. ARTICLE VIII Section/--The following shall be the device of the Town seal: In the center of a double circle the inscription, "Incor- porated April 7th, 1855"; in the margin without the inner circle the legend, "Town of North Andover, Massachusetts." Au~xcnz IX Regulation of Advertising Signs and Billboards Section 1--Sq~ATUTORY ~4~UTi[ORITY. IR pursurance of the authority granted to towns in Section ~9 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws, and pursuant to alt other provisions of law, a~d without relaxing any restrictions now imposed on outdoor advertising devices by Sections ~9 to ¢3 inclusive of said chapter or by any lawful state regulation thereunder, such devices are hereby further restricted in the Town o~ North Andover as provided in the following sections. Section 2--~XEMPTIO~,'S. This bydaw shall not paply to signs or other devices in or over public ways, described in Sections 1, ~ or 8, of Chapter 85, General Laws, or to si~s or other devices on or in the rolling stock, stations, subways or structures of or used by common carriers, except advertk- lng de~ces on bridges or viaducts or abutments thereof. It also shall not apply to any advertis~g device legally per- mitted and maintained on the date of the t&ing eff~t of this by-law, until one year after the firs~ day of July next following said date. Section 3~DEr~N~ONS: "Advertising Devices" shM1 mean billboards, painted bulletins, poster panels, Mgns, plac- ards and other outdoor u~ts designed to call public attention to the matter displayed thereon. "Advertising Sign" or "sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device. "Sign-board" shMt m~n any structure designed for displaying an outdoor adveRisement. "Highway" or "street" shall mean any public way twenty feet or more in width. "Public Park" shall mean a piece of public land of at least five thousand square feet set apart for beauty and public enjoyment. "Public Reservation" shall mean a piece of public land set apart for recreational use, as a state or municipM forest, as a protection to pubhc water supply, as a memorial or ceme- tery, or as a place of un,ual scenic or ~storical interest. "Permitted" shall mean authorized by an official permit. "Display" shall mean to make or maintain visible from any highway, public park or reservation. "Area" of a sign or sign-board shall mean the area of the face view of the entire device including all attachments except supports and lattice at the base thereof. "Residential district" shall mean any area zoned as resi- dential. "Non-conforming business" shall mean a business located in a residential or rural district, other than such rural business as farming or the raising and sale on the same premises of farm, garden or orchard products. "Lawful sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device not prohibited by any provision of law or by any lawful state regulation. "Accessory sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device which carries only advertisements strictly incidental and subordinate to a principal use of the premises on which it is located, including signs indicating business transacted or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant thereof, but not including any sign which is rented or con- trolled by any party except the owner or occupant of the premises. "Sign on a wall" shall mean a sign closely attached throughout to and facing with the wall, or on a window or door therein. "Lot" shall mean a plot of ground containing and de- voted to the purposes of a building, or laid out to contain a building, with all required open spaces: or a tract of unbuilt, undivided land under one ownership. Section 4--Pnom~T~o~s. No person, firm, association or corporation, except the owner or a tenant occupant of the premises, shall be permitted or allowed to erect, displW or maintain any billboard or other outdoor advertising device thereon except in pursuance of written authority from such owner or tenant and unless either thc name and address of the party holding such authority or a lawful permit num- ber from the state licensing authority be displayed on such device. No billboard or other outdoor advertising device shall be erected, displayed or maintained: (a) Upon any rock, tree, fence or pole; (b) Within one hundred feet or any church, public building, monument or memorial, or within three hundred feet of any public park, playground or public reservation, if within view 31 frown any portion thereof; except that this provision shall not apply to accessory signs on the walls of buildings; (c) If it contains any obscene, indecent or immoral ~natter. (d) Unless all parts and attachments and the ground about the base thereof are kept in neat and safe condition. Section 5. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS. No advertising sign or signboard shall be permitted or allowed to be so located as to obstruct a view between any points on connecting streets within fifty feet of a corner of the rights of way; or extend more than twenty fcct above the surface on which it stands; or to obstruct any door, window or fire escape on a building; or, if on a roof or walk of a building, to extend above the legal limit of height for such building or wall; or in a residential district, to extend not more than six inches nearer to a~y boundary of the lot or premises on which it is located than it would be lawful to maintain a building, except as provided in paragraph (c) of Section 6. Section 6--RESTRICTIONS IN- RESIDENTIAL DISTraCTS. No person, firm, association or corporation shall erect, display or maintain or allow to be displayed or maintained on his or its property, in a residential district, an}- billboard or other advertising device, except devices specified in paragraphs (a) (b) (c) and (d) of this section. (a) Any lawful accessory sign or signs not exceeding five square feet in aggregate area on any one building or lot; or any lawful sigxx or signs advertising only the sale or rental of the premises, not exceeding a total area of ten square feet; or, on the premises of any public building, public recreation ground, farm garden, tree-nursery or forest, any lawful accessory signs not exceeding all together fifteen square feet in area within the limits of said premises; or any lawful accessory signs on the front wall of any building occupied by a non-conforming business. (b) Any lawful sign displayed by the town, or any sign displayed by the United States, the state or county relative to governnmnt business. (c) At any boundary line of the town a lawful sign not exceeding five square feet in area indicating the meetings of any civic organizations located therein. (d) On property owned or principally occupied by a religious, civic or charitable organization, association of war veterans or the like, any lawful accessory sign displayed by written permission of the Selectmen, with approval of t~e inspector of buildings if any, for a limited period not exceeding sixty days. Section 7--ADmmSTm~,TIO~. Whenever notice of an application to a state authority for a permit for an adver- tising device to be erected or displayed in the town is eeived by the Town Clerk or any other town official, he shall immediately transmit to the Inspector of Buildings or other officer charged with the administration of this By-Law. Such officer, or, in the lack of other responsible officer, the Town Clerk, shall thereupon make an examination of the ease and, as promptly as possible, within thirty days of the receipt of the application by the town, shall send written notice to the state authority to whom the application is addressed, stating whether or not the proposed advertising device would violate any provisions of this By-Law, and, if he finds such violation, specify what provisions would be violated. In ease of such violation, he shall send like notice also to the applicant and to the oWner or tenant of the pro- posed location of the device. Any person desiring to erect a sign in the town may file a description thereof and of its proposed location with the officer charged with the enforcement of this By-Law, who shall thereupon make an examination of the case and shall give written notice to the applicant whether or not the pro- posed advertising device would violate any provision of this By-Law, and if so, what provision. Said officer shall preserve for record all descriptions, notices of applications, letters and other papers received by him and copies of all notices issued and letters sent by him relating to outdoor advertising. Section 8--PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT. The Select- men or any other ottieer charged with the enforcement of this by-law shall give written notice of any violation of Sections 4, 5 or 6 of this by-law to the party violating the same and to the owner or tenant of the property concerned, with orders to remove promptly any device in violation thereof, and shall cause any party who continues such violation for fifteen days after such notice to be prosecuted; shall pursue appropriate legal processes to restrain the erection or maintenance of devices in violation of this by-law and to cause their removal or abatement in accordance with Chapter 98, Sections ~9, $1 and 33; and shall also notify the state regulatory authority of outdoor advertising of any known violations of lawful state regulations that. come to his notice. Section 9--If any provision of this by-law is declared unconstitutional or illegal by any court, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. 33 Section 10--No provision of this by-law shall be con- strued in such a manner as to be inconsistent with the rules and regulations now or hereafter in force, concerning out- door advertising, or any state authority having jurisdiction. i~kRTICLE X There shall be an annual audit of the accounts of the town to be made by the Director of the Division of Accounts in the Department of Corporations and Taxation, in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44, of the General Laws. AR~rlCLE XI No person shall be allowed to place, throw, dump or otherwise deposit posters, handbills, flyers, advertising sheets, waste or rubbish in or from the public streets or ways. AnTICL~ XII Previous to the erection of a new building or thc altera- tion of any existing one, notice shall be filed with the Board of Assessors by the owner o5 the property. AaTxc~m XHI Section /--The violation o5 these By-Laws, except such as by their terms provide a penalty for the breach thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Section 2--These By-Laws may be amended or repealed at any Town Meeting, provided an article or articles for that purpose have been inserted in the warrant of said meeting. Section 3--All By-Laws heretofore made and adopted are hereby repealed. (See "Zoning By-Law" adopted in 1945 and printed in · pamphlet form.) North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1947 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the By-Laws of the Town of North Andover. Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk S4 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department o£ Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts August 16, 1946 To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Arthur A. Thomson, Chairman North Andover, Massachusetts GENTLEMEN: I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the tov~ of North Andover for the period kom June ~0, 1945 to May 15, 1946, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director o~ Accounts. Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG, Director of Accounts Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston Sm: In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of North Ando- vet for the period from June ~0, 1945, thc date of the previous audit, to May 15, 1946, and submit the following report thereon: An examination and verification was made of the re- corded financial transactions of the town as shown on the books of the departments receiving or disbursing money or committing bills for collection. The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were examined and checked. The ledger acconnts were analyzed, the receipts, as recorded, being compared with the treasurer's cash book and the payments being checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The appropriations and transfers as recorded on the ledger were checked with the town clerk's records of financial votes passed in town meeting and with the finance committee's records. A trial balance was taken off, proving the accounts to be in balance, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of thc town as of May ] 5, 1946, was prepared and is appended to this report. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and verified. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records in the departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were checked with the treasury warrants. The cash book was footed and the cash balance was verified by actual count of the cash in the office on May 15, 1946, by reconciliation of the bank balm, ces with statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by examination of the savings bank books. The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and were checked with the cancelled securities and coupons on file. The transactions of the several trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer and the treasurer of the library trustees were verified, and the securities and savings bank books representing the investment of these funds were personally examined and listed. The records of tax title redemptions and tax titles taken by the town, as well as of tax titles foreclosed, were checked in detail, and all outstanding tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed and proved. Verification of the tax titles, as listed, was made by comparison with the records in the office of the Registry of Deeds. The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and verified. The tax accounts outstanding ac- cording to the previous examination as well as all subsequent commitments, were audited and compared with the assess- ors' warrants for their collection. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the abatements as entered were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the taxes transferred to the tax title account were reconciled with the records of tax titles held by the town, and the outstanding taxes were listed and proved with the town accountant's ledger. The departmental and water accounts committed for col- lection were examined and verified. The commitments were proved, the recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the town accountant's ledger. The outstanding tax, departmental, and water accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of per- sons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the outstanding accounts, as listed, are correct. The records of receipts of the selectmen and of the health department for licenses issued were examined and checked and the payments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's cash book. The financial records of the town clerk were examined. The collections on account of dog and sporting licenses were verified and proved with the payments to the town treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game. In addition to the departments and accounts mentioned, the books and accounts of all other departments collecting money for the town were examined. The recorded collections were checked with the payments to the treasurer, and the cash balance was verified by actual count of the cash on hand. The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish such surety were examined and found to be in proper form. Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the cash of the town treasurer, tax collector, and collector of water and sewer charges, summaries of the tax, tax title, tax possessions, and departmental accounts, as well as schedules showing the condition and transactions o~ the several trust and invest- ment funds. For the cooperation received from the several town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts LIST OF JURORS JULY, 1946 Ackroyd, Harold Alexander, Albert 1. Jr. Bamford, William, Jr. Bamford, William, Sr. Bastian, Frederick W. Bevin, Henry Bower, William Btmayea, Joseph Calder, William Callahan, John J. Cam Walter W. Chenard, Alcide E. Coll~n, Andrew Coggins, Alden K. Costello, John J. Sr. Crabtree, Joseph Cronin, Patrick C. Culpon, Horace Cullen, George Curren, Hedley V. Davis, Freeman J. DeTeresi, Matteo Downing, Charles H. Drummond, Arthur Dubois, William Elander, Frank Emery, Charles Farnum, Alden B. Faruum, John C. Fessenden, Charles A. Flanagan, Christopher Foster, Loring B. Gill, Josepk Gravel, Aleide Hilton, David W. Holt, Harold Houston, Kenneth W. Humphries, Norman Johnson, Martin C. Jenkins, A~thur Kane, George W. Kimel, David Lane, James J. Leaceck, George P. Lee, George, Sr. Lodge, Russell Long, David Lurid, Henry E. Mackintosh, Fred McDonald, John MeDuflle, Dennis D. Jr. McDuffie, John Jr. McKinnon, Charles McMurray, William J. McQuesten, Herbert Addre~ Oeeapagon 3~i Merrimack Street Weaver lil Herrick Road Superintendent t5 Thorudike Road Salesman 03 Pleasant Street Machinist t0 Harold Street Clerk 461 Stevens Street Salesman 40 Harold Street Landscape Architect 138 High Street Machinist 30 Annis Street Chauffeur 97 Second Street Operative 71 Elm Street Foreman 115 Massachusetts Avenue Carpenter 305 Sutton Street Cost Clerk 4 Johnson Street Contractor 17 Merrimack Street Moulder ~82 Railroad Avenue Salesman 34 Saunders Street Operative 58 Milton Street Overseer 45 Elm Street Reporter 8~ Maple Avenue Electrician 104 Milk Street Salesman 83 Beverly Street Barber 55 Bradstreet Road Security Salesman 38 Johnson Street Operative 50 School Street Operative 89 Union Street Pin Setter 19 Merrimack Street Pemher 4~6 Farnum Street Mechanic 397 Farnnm Street Mechanic $ Williams Street Line Assigner 316 Middlesex Street Foreman 489 Stevens Street Mecha~fic 56 Harold Street Printer 12 Suffalk Street Operative 6 Union Street Painter 19 Annis Street Operative Lyman Road Garage Mechanic 84 Pleasant Street Mule Spinner 41 Harold Street Machinist 150 Railroad Avenue Sealer 107 Gray Street Laborer 23 Edmands Road Company Manager 116 Union Street Operative 8 E. Water Street Machinist 11 Bruce Street Machinist g5 Stonington Street Milkman 34 Milton Street Insurance Agent 75 Prescott Street Overseer 47 Prescott Street Machinist 54 Water Street Clerk 42 Union Street Operative 586 Middlesex Street Foreman 38 Phillips Court Weaver ~44 Sutton Street Weaver 104 High Street Butcher Midgiey, Philip Murphy, Leo Murphy, Walter Pearman, Ernest J~ Phelan, James P. Pill/on, John M. Regan, James J. Richardson, James F. Ritchie, Peter Robinson, Arthur Smith, Ernest Smith, Thomas F. Smith, William C. Swlthenbank, William E. Syddall, Harold Thomson, Leslie H. Thomson, William J. Torrey, William E. Tyning, Harold Walker, John F. Warwick, Earl B. Welch, Frank A. Wentworth, Charles H. Whittaker, Charles Wild, Herbert T. Wild, Wilfred Winkle, John 73 Davis Street Operative 39 S~rgent Street Clerk 8 Morton Street Moulder lg Little Road Engineer 21 First Street Foreman 81 Massachusetts Avenue Piper 3~ Pilgrim Road Assistant Manager 29 Massachusetts Avenue Foreman 1~5 Massachusetts Avenue Moulder 2~6 Main Street Clerk 26 Annis Street Machinist 36 Chapin Road Overseer 29 Brightwood Avenue Bank Manager 156 Railroad Avenue Painter $01 Middlesex Street Operative $1 Pleasant Street Operative 148 Railroad Avenue Bus Driver 28 Ha~old Street Operative 371 Sutton Street Operative 45 Brightwood Avenue Steam Fitter $6 Marblehead Street Insnranc~ Agent I21 Osgood Street Plumber 7 Main Street Operative 69 Milk Street Bus Operator 74 Herrick Road Carpenter ~5 Stordngton Street Operative 118 Second Street Painter The foregoing is a list of persons, legal voters in the Town of North Andover, presented by the Selectmen of the Town of North Andover, as persons liable for Jury Duty, in accordance with Chapter 9~4 of the General Laws. ARTHUR A. THOMSON, Cka~rma~ JOSEPH M. FINNERAN ARNOLD H. SALISBURY 39 BOARD OF ASSESSORS REPORT To T~iE BOARD O~' Sr~LI;C~M~N North Andover, Mass. The Board of Assessors gives you their report for the year ending December 81, 1946, as follows: Aggregate value of Real Estate $7,040,670.00 Aggregate value of Personal Property 577,4~0.00 $7,618,090. O0 Total of Real and Personal Property Number of Polls Assessed ~,037 Real Estate Tax Personal Property Tax Tax ]Rate $53.00 per thousand Special Real Estate Assessment 34.65 Moth Assessment ~06. State Parks and Reservations $10.64 State Municipal Audit 701.81 County Tax 16,003.50 County T.B. Hospital 5,~tft°~. 67 Overlay, current year 5,59~6. O0 Dwellings assessed 1,757 Horses assessed 55 Cows assessed 64~ Other neat cattle assessed Swine assessed 16~ Sheep assessed 6 Fowl assessed 8,168 Other 6 Male dogs Female dogs 17 ~o~oR Number of vehicles and trailers assessed ~,489 Valuation of vehicles and trailers Motor vehicle and trailer excise Motor vehicle rate per thousand--SS5.40 Respectfully submitted, HERBERT T. WILD OSCAR L. SOUCY EDWARD E. CURLEY 4O 373,155.46 30,603. ~6 337,410.00 9,908.4~ Board of Assessors ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MOTH AND TREE DEPARTMENTS This year we had a bad infestation of the fall web worms. This pest comes late in the month of August long after the regular spraying season is over. A number of truck loads were' cut and destroyed. The Elm Leaf Beetle did some heavy feeding, especially axound the Center district. We did some spraying with D.D.T., with good results. The Tent Caterpillar was out in abundance this year. It feeds on the foliage of several trees and shrubs, such as wild cherry, black cherry, and apple trees. Except in severe cases, however, caterpillars themselves and their unsightly gray nests are even more annoying than the actual damage done. The Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth and Canker Worm, feeding was light this year, with the exception Of some heavy feeding by the Gypsy Moth in the vicinity of the Harold Parker State Forest. This year there was a bad outbreak of the Birch Skeleton- izer. These outbreaks occur at intervals of about ten years, when large Birches have been skeletonized. The greatest amount of feeding occurs late in August and September, at which time the trees have passed through the most active season, and thus are not so seriously injured, as they would be by a similar attack earlier in the summer or spring. The Tree Department removed a number of trees and stumps this year for different reasons, such as blocking side- walks, in driveways, dead, and diseased trees. Twenty-five trees have been taken down, after these trees had been posted and had had a public hearing. Some twenty or more trees have been taken down without having a hearing. These trees were dead and in dangerous condition. The trees on a number of streets have been cared for by removing dead wood, trimming, and shaping, and removing low hanging branches. A number of trees that have split, have been bolted and cabled. Also, thirty Norway Maples have been Planted in many parts of the town. Brush cutting has been done, as in the other years, in parts of the town that are in the worst condition. Most of the work is done in narrow country roads and bad corners. In our Town Forest some trimming and release cutting has been done. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. CONNERS, Tree Warden 41 194,6 REPORT OF LIBRARIAN OF STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY To TIiE TRUSTEES OF STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY: I hereby submit the $0th annual report of Stevens Me- morial Library for the year 1946. IN 1946 YOUR LIBRARY DID THESE THINGS EXTENDED its hours of opening from $6 to 60 hours weekly. APPOINTED Miss Myra P. Stillwell to the newly created position of Children's Librarian who TOLD STORIES to children at seven stoQ~ hours held in the library and at two held at the Community Center, as well as having arranged three film programs for children. ORGANIZED a summer vacation reading club to which 80 boys and girls belonged. INSTRUCTED three Freshman English classes in the use of reference books and prepared questions to test their knowledge of thc books discussed. ARRANGED a corner for young people's reading in the Reading Room. PROVIDED a program for the North Andover Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation at its November meeting. MIMEOGRAPHED two lists of books recommended for boys aad girls, dis- tributing them through the schools and at the November meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association. 4~ CIRCULATED 34,945 adult books aaxd ~t,505 children's books making a total of 57,450 books loaned to library patrons. This is 7.6 for every one in town OR 17.5 for every person registered at the library. It is an increase of 8088 over the number of books issued in 1945. REGISTERED 499 men, women, boys, and girls as users of the library. This makes 3~71 borrowers. It means that 43% of the total population of the town is registered at the library. RESERVED 1000 specific books upon request. CATALOGUED 080 new books which brings the total to 1O,04g volumes in our book stock. SUBSCRIBED TO 60 magazines 4 newspapers. RECEIVED 185 books as gifts of which 16 were memorial gifts. LOANED 1034 books to 11 classrooms and to the high school library. CIRCULATED 5465 books from the Community Center and ~966 books from schools. ADVISED the high school librarian in thc setting up of a charging system. SPONSORED 7 public forums in the Library Hall. OBTAINED information for many requests, a few of which follow: the color of the flag of Denmark, the address of the 45 makers of "snap-on" machines, the text of a letter writ- ten by Robert Louis Stevenson about lepers in the South Pacific, and the dates of operation of the Andover to North Andover railroad which used to run on Rail- road Avenue. RE-ARRANGED the books in the main Reading Room making the col- lection more alive and usable. SET UP a new section in the Reference Room devoted to the catalogs of schools and colleges and other vocational ~naterial. USE OF BOOKS (arranged according to the form recommended by the American Library Association) Population served (1940 census): 75¢4. Terms of use: Free for lending and free for reference. Number of days open: ~91 (closed Saturdays during the summer). Agencies: 1 deposit station and 11 classroom libraries. Adult volumes of non-fiction lent Adult volumes of fiction lent Volumes of chikh'en's books lent Volumes Percent 14,~o7 ~4 q- ~o0,718 36+ E~,505 39-{- 57,45O 100 Volumes circulated from Community Center 5465 Volumes circulated from schools ~966 Total volumes from agencies 8431 Volumes issued froxn library alone 49,019 Circulation per capita 7.6 Pictures loaned 314 Maps loaned ~ Volumes sent to schools 10~4 REGISTRATION OF BORROWERS Borrowers registered December 31, 1945 ~855 Adult borrowers registered 1946 304 Juvenile borrowers registered 1946 195 Borrowers registered 1946 499 44 Adult borrowers withdrawn 50 Juvenile borrowers withdrawn 33 Total borrowers withdrawn Net gain Borrowers registered December 31, 1946 83 416 3~71 BOOK STOCK Volumes in library Deeembr 31, 1945 Volumes added by purchase 1946 804 Volumes added by gift 1946 185 Total volumes added 1946 989 Volumes lost or withdrawn 1946 1311 Net loss Volumesin library, December 31, 1946 Current periodicals rcceived 60 19,814 19,49~ Respectfully submitted, MARION F. BATCHELDER, Librarian STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY Report on the expenditures of the Town Appropriation, 1946 Appropriation $9900.00 Expended Salaries Marion 1~'. Batchelder, Librarian $?,39~. 50 Myra P. Stillwell, Childl;en's Librarian 1177.40 M. Virginia Driver, Assistant 1845.76 MartM g. Keating, Assistant 111.56 Mary Clare Ilickey, Assistant ~$.70 Marion B. Smith, Assistant Z. ~0 Margaret E. Taylor, Assistant 446.40 William II. Coram, Janitor 19~5.5§ $74~5 .$8 Heat, Light, Water, Telephone Day & Pedler 9,76 A. H. Farnham 6.50 ,lames Heron 2.50 Johnson Service Co. ~o~. 91 Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. 185.70 New Eng/and Telephone & Telegraph Co. ~15.75 North Andover Board of Public Works North Andover Coal Co. Books, Papers, Magazines Americana Corporation Amexioan I,ibrar2 Association American Photographic Publishing Co. F. J. Barnard & Co. Bellman Publishing Co. Boston Herald-Travder Corporation R. R. Bowker Crosby Publishing Co. Cross Book Shop Doubleday, Doran & Co. Encyclopaedia Britta~ica Frontier Press of Boston Ginn & Co. A. L. Hanson It. 1~. Huntting Library Book House Mayfair Agency A. C. McClnrg & Co. McGraw-Hill Book Co. National Baseball Congress National Recreational Association Irene F. Newman New England News Company Pergande Publishing Company Personal Book Shop ,Inc. Readers Press, Inc. David Rosenfeld Science Research Associates Society for Occupational Research State Schools Robert Thomson (evening papers) William Torrey (evening papers) O. H. Tooth&er Turner Subscription Agency University of Chicago H. W. Wilson Company Miscellaneous Andover National Bank Eddy Asivartham Edward E. Babb & Co. Marion F. Batehelder (mileage allowance) Beckley-Cardy Company Cheyne Aerial Surveys Cody Company K. M. Crawford Company C. A. Cronin, Postmaster, or Marion F. Batehelder (postal supplies) C. H. Driver Company Loonard Firth Gaylord Brothers, Inc. Hearn Brothers John R. tlosking, Stationer Marshall Son & Wheelock H. B. McArdle MeQueston's Pathescope Company Railway Express Agency John Slipkowsky 11.~2 5&5.51 5.1)0 4.65 ~. 50 197.68 28.44 8.40 4.04 8.00 58.00 2.67 10.00 17.66 1.18 18.~5 ~.90 5.83 99.75 9.00 1~.88 1. ~0 128.78 4.5,5 448.84 ~.18 5. O0 19.95 4.50 6.00 6.80 4.94 16.50 1.5O 6,00 Zl. 50 7.00 14,80 6.95 ~Zl. 10 8.70 18.~ 31.85 13.85 1~.87 68.80 29.$8 1~.38 9.20 lr¢.66 1.13 5. oo 899.85 1248,65 Underwood Corporation United Nations Association of Massachusetts Ernest L. Wilkinson 11.09 lO.0O $55.06 Unexpeuded balance Fines and reserve fees collected and delivered to Town Treasurer Endowment Funds Chas. Whitney Davis Fund Phillips Religious lhmd Phillips Educational Fund G. W. & Ruth E. Berrian Fund Miscellaneous Gift Fund Eli~beth P. Stevens Fund $9858.94 41.06 $ 466,$1 On hand On hand Jan. 1, 1946 Inewne Expense Dee. 31, 19~6 78.03 934.88 ~65.58 44.83 15~9.73 97.06 51.89 1575.40 ~1.3~ ~4.00 $9,31 6~01 ~.37 ~0.00 7.75 14.6~ 20,$4 158.~6 127.65 45.96 65,47 19~.50 ~19,33 38.64 Improvement Fund On hand On hand Jan. 1, 19:~6 Iaeo~ne Expense Dee. 31, 19~6 ..................... $~ooo.oo Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. RUSSELL Secretary-Treasurer of Trustees The Trustees record with deep regret the loss during the past year of two of their members; also the recent death of a former Trustee. Mr. Nathaniel Stevens, who had been Chairman of the Board for forty-two years, died on Jtme 15. Mrs. Helen S. Carvell, a Trustee since 194~, died on Novem- ber 6. Judge Harry R. Dow, who until his retirement in 1945, served on the Board for many years, died on January 8, 1947. Little can be added to the comprehensive review given by the Librarian's report. We believe that under Miss Batch- elder's able direction the Library is effectively maintaining its proper place as a community service of major importance. We extend our sincere thanks to the entire staff for their loyalty and splendid service. Respectfully submitted, MOSES T. STEVENS GEORGE R. BARKER A. MURRAY HOWE KATHERINE C. OSGOOD MARY 0. TYLER JOHN W. COSTELLO JOHN W. RUSSELL 47 PUBLIC WORKS The Board of Public Works herewith submits its fortieth mmual report containing the forty-ninth mmual report of the Water Department and the fortieth annual report of the Sewer Department for the year ending Deeember $1,1946. JOHN T. CAMPBELL, Chairman DONALD A. BUCHAN JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN WATER DEPARTMENT The total ~amotmt collected for water rates during the year 1946 amounted to $3~,170.7~. Main Pipe During the year 1946 there were laid 1136 feet of six-inch pipe as outlined in the Superintendent's Report. Service Pipe Service pipe laid (1946) on private property Service pipe laid (1946) on town property 11¢8 feet 964 feet Total ~09~ feet Service Pipe Renewals Service pipe laid (1946) on private property Service pipe laid (1946) on town property Total 915 feet. 891 feet 1806 feet Financial Statement of Water Department, 1946 Debit Appropriation for Maintenance and Construction $33,000.0 Appropriation for cleaning and cement lining water mains, Art. 17, 1945 Appropriation for replacing water services to property lb;es, Art. 18, 1946 Appropriation for water system on Hamilton Road, Art. ~0, 1946 Appropriation for water system on Holbrook Road, Art. o~1, 1946 Appropriation for automobile, Art. 17, 1946 Appropriation made at Town Meeting June °24, 1946 for purchase of land from New Eng- land Cities lee Co. Collected water rates Collected water construction and miscellaneous Gasoline tax refund 7,600.00 3,000.00 1,800.00 1,800.00 850.00 1,000.00 3~2,170.7~ 4,8~3.77 7.98 $86,05~47 49 Credit Expended on Administration account Expended on General Account Expended on Service Account Expended on Pumping Station Account Expended on Extension Account Balance Maintenance and Construction Account Balance from Town Meeting June ~4, 1946 Balance from Article 18, 1946 Balance from Article ~0, 1946 Balance from Article ¢1, 1946 Gasoline Tax refund Paid Town Treasurer--Water rates and con- struction $ 6,368.07 1~,~7.99 ~,484.06 11,670.16 1~,845. ~8 ¢~.4~ 11.67 ~,051.58 654. ¢1 716.56 7.98 36,994.49 $86,05~.47 Water and Sewer Receipts for 1946 Collected water rates 1945 commitment $ 636. ~ Collected water rates 1946 commitment 31,534.50 Collected water construction and maintenance 4,8¢3.77 Collected sewer construction and maintenance e,796.08 $39,790.57 Statement of Articles Voted at Town Meetings March 1946 and June 24, 1946 Art{de Number Appropriation Expended Balance 17, 1945 $7600~00 $7600.00 $ 0.00 17, 1946 850.00 850.00 18, 1946 3000.00 948.42 ~051.58 ~0, 1946 1800.00 1145.79 654.~1 ~1, 1946 1800.00 1083.44 716.56 1, 6/~4/46 Land purchase 1000.00 988.$$ 11.67 1~, 1946 See-Saws Grogan's Field 8f~. 60 82.60 0.00 ~0, 1946 Sewers--Hamilton Road ~900.00 ~445.75 454. ~1, 1946 Sewers~--Holbrook Road ~900.00 ~78.91 4~1.09 Cleaning and cement lining water pipes Automobile Replacing water services Water on Hamilton Road Water on Holbrook Road Cost of Construction Distribution Suction Main Reservoirs Pumping Station Pumping Plant Service Piping and Meters Incidental Construction Expenses 50 $349,3~23.75 1,943.61 49,90~. 85 18,684.43 34,373.55 99,876.46 5,471.88 Land and Right of Way Tool Account 1,815.70 4,38~. 76 $565,774.49 EXPENDITURES--WATER DEPARTMENT 1946 Adminis- Pump. Ex~en- tration Oenerrd Services Pla*tt sloss Total Coal $5709.54 $t~709.54 Oil 147,85 147.85 Packing $ 8.78 61.94 65.7~ Meters 775.88 $ ~8~.50 1058.88 Pipe 461.t7 461.Z7 Supplies $ 555,41 3451, ~;9 779.8~ 840.4~ $1~030.76 17638.00 Miseellaneo~s 469.36 1464.10 124,78 ~058.19 Wages 5363.30 658~.64 960.47 4785,68 81a.54 18454.61 Totals $6368.07 $1~7.99 $~484.06 $11670.16 $1t844.~8 $45593.56 &l BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Office: Town Office Building OFFICE HOURS Daily: 8 to lg and 1 to 5 Rules, Regulations and Water Bates All meter rates shall be computed quarterly; in case of a meter stopping or failing to register, the quantity of water used shall be estimated as the amount which ordinarily passes through the ~neter when in operation. Bills for metered water shall be rendered quarterly on the ilrst day of ~amtar~, .april, July anal October for the amount of water used during the previous qua~4er, based on the following sliding scale. SCHEDULE 0F RATES First t000 cubic feet 18 ce~ts per 100 cubic feeL. All over 2000 cubic feet It cents per 100 cubic feet. These rates are subject to the following minimum charges per quarter: ~ff~" meter .................. $1. ~0 i" meter .................. $15.00 ~' meter ................... t. 00 3" meter .................. ii;. 00 1" meter ................... ~.00 4" meter ................. 1-~" meter ................ 8.00 6" meter .................. 100.00 Regulations The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the eontr~t with every person who uses water. 1. All applications for the use of water must be made at the office of the Board of Public Works and must state fully the purpose for which it is intended to be used. The Water Department will in all cases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main to and through the cellar wall and provide on the end thereof a stop and waste valve. In any case where an owner shows sufficient reason he may be permitted to lay a pipe on his own property, but pro- vision must be made, at the owner's expense, so that a meter installation can be made where the Water Depart- ment work ceases. The owner of the premises shall in all cases pay for such service pipe as may be laid within his premises, together with the stop and waste valve, at such rates as may be fixed by the Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works reserves the right to establish a minimum price for service installations. Payment in full must be made for any service installation before the water is turned on. ~. The Water Department will set meters on all services and charge a rental of two dollars per year for K-inch meters and a suitable increase for larger sizes. Consumers at their option may purchase said meters when they will be marked on the books as p~qvate and no rental will be charged. All meters will be kept in repair by the Water Department unless damaged by the frost, hot water, or through the fault or negligence of the owner or tenant of the property. No more than one meter may be installed on any service unless the owner agrees to have each additional meter (for the purpose of billing) considered as a separate service. 3. All persons using water must furnish internal pipes, connections and fixtures and keep them and all pipe to the street line in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and the Town will not be liable for any damage resulting bom failure to do so. Any expense incurred in clearing services must be borne by the consumer. No person will be permitted to connect with any water pipes on the inlet side of the meter in any way or manner without a writ- ten permit from the Board of Public Works. 4. Water rates shall be payable at the office of the Board of Public Works quarterly. No abatement of water rates shall be made except when the entire premises are shut off for a period of at least three months. In all cases of non- 53 payment of water rates within sixty days after the same are due as well as for any violation of these rules, the supply may be~shut off and water will not again be let on except upon payment of the amount due and the sum of one dollar for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for repairs, testing of pipes or any other purpose the sum of one dollar will be charged. 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or lessee of the whole premises and the owner shall in all cases be re- sponsible for the water rates of his tenant. 6. No water taker shall supply water to parties not en- titled to its use, except on written permit from the Board of Public Works. 7. All apparatus and places supplied with water must be accessible at all reasonable times to the inspection of the Board of Public Works or their agents to examine the pipes and fixtures and ascertain the quantity of water used and the manner of its use, and all pipes and fixtures shall be sub- jeer to rejection by said Board of Public Works if considered unsuitable for the purpose. 8. Upon application of an owner a meter will be removed and tested. For this service a charge of one dollar will be made. In case the meter in question is found to over-register more than three per cent this charge will be cancelled and a proper adjustment made. 9. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to restrict the use of hose or fountains, to shut off the water when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs or for viola- tion of any of the Regulations. 10. Art. 7, See. l, Town By-Laws: No person shall open any hydrant of the water works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Public Works. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in ease of fire. Water Waste at 100 Lbs. Pressure 1-64 ~07 .055 1.66 4.58 1-3~ · 484 .1~9 $.87 8.57 1-16 * 1~44 .815~ 7.57 19.71 1-8 · 4890 1.:504 ?.5.07 72.80 BOOSTER STATION--MARBLI{HEAD AT SUTTON STREET 1000 g.p.m, Fairbanks Morse Pump, ~31 foot head, 75 h.p. motor for pumping water from Lawrence during pipe lining project. 55 Expenditures--Water Department, 1946 Martials Wa~es Total A.B. & C. Motor Transportation Co. Inc. 80~ 97 80.97 American Water Works Association 10.00 10.00 Amshey, William 99.16 99.16 Anderson, A. H. Inc. 1 .~5 Andler Sales & Distributing Co. 8.00 8.00 Arsenault, william 39.00 39.00 Associated Transport 1.29 1. Bernitz Furnace Appliance Co. 118.43 118.43 Bevington, Thos. and Sons. Inc. 10~ 00 10.00 Bili's Auto Service ~A4.45 ~44.45 Board o~ Public Works 20.4~9 ~0.49 Boston and Maine Railroad 4.99 4.99 Bride, Grimes & Co. 191.13 191. Bruckmann, It. 12~ 92 12.9~ Builders-Providence Inc. 13.08 13.08 Burke, John J. 65.00 65 Caldwell, George A. 1158.41 1158.41 Capitol Motor Transportation Co. .90 .90 Carey, George A. 143.97 143.97 Carroll & Connelly 5709.54 5709.154 Central Service Station 1~7,90 1~7.90 Chamberlin, Francis J. 684.13 684.13 Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., The ~8.00 ~8.00 Cole, A. L. Co. 5.90 5.90 Collins, Joseph A. 147.48 147.48 Cronin, Robert 418.47 418.47 Culpon, Hox~ace M. 8.00 8.00 Cyr, Louis C. 2093.2A ~093.25 Davis and Furber Machine Co. 39.50 39.5D Deluxe Filter and Piston Co. 4.73 4.73 Dill, Raymond 61.78 61.78 Dill, Robert S, 1614.73 1614.7~ Duncan, Joseph A. 1550.51 1550.51 D. & S. Leather Mfg. Co. 8.~5 8.25 Driseoll, John D. 20.00 ~0.oo Driver, C. H. Co. 6.90 6.90 Duffy, William B. salary and expenses Dunham, George gl. 75 81.75 Dyer-Clark Company 4.60 4.60 Eagle '15'ibune Publishing Co. 13.75 18.75 E~stern Tire and Appliance Co. 10.14 10. Eddy Valve Company 11.36 11.36 Engineering News-Record 12.00 I]. 00 Essex Signs 1~.50 12.50 Essex Sand and Gravel Co. 144. ~5 144.25 Farnham, A. tt. 20.00 ~0.00 Fiuherg Supply Co. 372.08 87~.08 Finn, Mickey 4.35 ' 4.35 Foley, Henry P. 8~. 76 3~. 76 Ford Meter Box Co., The 30.17 30.17 Foxboro Company, The 7.56 7.56 Gage, George L. Co. ~:8.60 28.60 Garloek Packing Co., The 66.96 66 Gesing, R.M. 1.99 1.99 Giarrusso, Domenic 19.27 19.~7 Gile, Thomas Jr. 89. Godin, Louis J. 2557. Grande, George 1582.74 158~.74 Gotham Fire Equipment Co. 50.09 50.09 56 Hall, Ralph P. Inc. fledge and Mattheis Company Hersey Manufacturing Co. Hosking, John R. IIowe and French Inc. IIulub, Paul Kirsch, Robert M. Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., Thc King, Elwyn A. Lafond, A. W. & Co. Lafond, William C. Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. L~wrence Rubber Co. Lawrence Water Dept. Lee, A. Company Lewis, Al[red McCarthy, Timothy J. McDonald, John Merrimac Boiler Works Messina and Sons Midgley, Alfred Miller, J. Ernest Mine Safety Appliance Co. Mueller Co. Neptune Meter Co. New England Cities Ice Co. New England Tel. & Tel. Co. New England Water Works Association Niagara Alkali Co. Nutter, L. ~rvlng Insulating Co. Paradis, P. A. Parker, Danncr Company Perfection Grate and Stoker Ca. Picketing Governor Co., The Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Division Plibrico Sales and Service Co. Pollard, Joseph G. Co. Inc. Poor, James T. Public Works Supply Co. Radio Shack Corp., The Railway Express Agency Reliable Electric Supp13~ Co. Rensselaer Valve Co. Robinson's Moving and Express Service Robinson, J. W. Company Sanford, George II. Savoy, Frederick Sclone, Roceo Scione, Sebastian Scott and Marshall Scott, O. M. and Sons Co. Smith, A. F. Mfg. Co. Smith, Frank Smith Motor Company Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Spaulding-Moss Company Stamp, Walter Jr. ' Strain, Eva E. Sullivan, R. C. Tare Pipe Linings Inc. Tide Water Associated Oil Co, 57 Mat~/a/s 10~6.~5 5,97 27.75 10.99 $. 05 16.58 88.$$ 119.45 7~5.89 ~1.77 1316.40 848.06 20. O0 16.85 18.00 101.56 851.28 800. O0 ~182.95 6.00 59.40 5.20 49.74 58.71 100.69 $6.00 lO.O0 7.70 24.63 25.44 6.16 186.86 .75 894,. 50 5.20 40.00 8.85 46.85 ~60,87 119.70 65.68 6656.18 151.70 Wages 190.69 2156.81 19.55 437.42 $.69 191.84 ~317.64 11.$3 69.11 14~78 8.00 186,44 1026 5.97 ~7.75 10.99 $. 05 190.69 2156.81 16.58 88.88 119.45 19.55 725.89 21.77 1316.40 848.06 ~0.00 8.69 16.85 18.00 191.84 ~16.97 101.56 851.28 800 .O0 $$~.95 6.00 59.40 5.~0 49.74 58.71 32. O0 100.69 86.00 10.00 7.70 24.68 ~5.44 6.16 186.86 .75 894.50 ~$17.64 5.20 11.$3 69.11 40.00 14.78 46.85 260.S7 1.19.70 8.0O 186.44 65.68 6626.18 151.70 Towle, A. Co. Express Tax Collector Transport Clearings Associates Treasurer of the United St~tss Treat Hardware Corporation United States P. O. Department Walsh, John B. Walworth Company White Scale Co. Wilde, Samuel It. Wiley, John and Sons, Inc. Willey's Express Wood, R. D. Company Materials Wafe~ Total .7~ 150.00 150.00 1.08 1.08 480.00 480.00 151.67 151.67 ~01.6~ ~01. $$5.77 355.77 1.9~ 1,9~ 14.5O 14.50 1,50 15.63 17.18 6.75 6.75 .75 .75 4.65 i~27070~$0 $185~.~6 $4559~56 SEWER DEPARTMENT Thirty-seven connections, totaling ~291 feet were made between buildings and main sewers during 1946. Twelve hundred and fifty-seven feet of main sewer were installed as outlined in the Superintendent's Report. Bonds and Notes Outstanding The total amount of bonds and notes outstanding against the town for the system amounts to $14,000,00 as follows: $14,000.00 due 1947 to 1953 $~,000.00 each year Statement of Amount to be Raised in 1947 on Account Sewer Debt Already Incurred For 4.~5 per cent interest $ 55~.50 For retiring bonds and notes ~,000.00 $f~,55~. 50 Sewer assessments number 104 through 107 for $~,798.56 were committed to the Town Treasurer for collectiom Financial Statement--Sewer Department--1946 Debit Appropriation for maintenance and construction Appropriation for Hamilton Road Appropriation for Holbrook Road Collected Sewer Account 58 $4,650.00 ~,900.00 ~,900.00 ~,796.08 $14,~46.08 Credit Expended Administration Account Expended General Account Expended Connection Account Expended Extension Account Balance Sewer Account Balance Article 20--Hamilton Road Balance Artlcle ~l--Holbrook Road Paid Town Treasurer Sewer Receipts $ 77~. 94 1,258.$1 ~,605.96 4,924.66 l~. 79 454.25 4~1.09 ~,796.08 $13,246.08 Expenditures--Sewer Department--1946 Materials Wa~es Total Amshey, Wi//iam 151.88 151.88 Be,rr~, Clifton S. $. $0 3.30 Bidden, J. $o Cordage Co. 104.34 104.34 Bills Ants Service 86.85 83.8ii Bride, Grimes & Co. 119.~5 119.~ Board of Public Works 3.50 3.50 Boston & Maine Railroad 1.55 1.55 Carey, George A. 111.07 111.07 Central Service Station 44.38 44.38 Chambeelin, Francis J. 361.69 361.69 Cronin, Robert 110.79 110.79 Cyr, Louis C. 4070.86 4070.86 Dill, Raymond 76.21 76. ~! Dill, Robert S. 670.54 670.54 Driscoll, John D. 1~. 00 1~. 00 Duffy, William B.---salary and expenses 4ill. 98 451.98 Duncan, Joseph A. ~ 74 ~4~. 74 Dunham, George 10. ~5 10. ~5 Essex Sand and Gravel Co. 4tk50 4~.50 Finberg Supply Co. 4~. 00 4~. 00 Finn, Mickey 18.96 18.96 Foley, Henry P. · 51.50 iii.50 Gage, George L. Co. ~71.18 ~71.18 Giarrusso, Domenic 18.70 13.70 Grande, George 610.16 610.16 Hauck Manufacturing Co. .35 .35 Hedge ,~nd Matheis Co. 58.77 58.77 Hollins Super Service Station 30.70 $0.70 Hulub, Paul 10a. 85 10~. 85 Lafond, William C. ~. 58 ~. 55 Lawrence Rubber Co. 4.75 4.75 McCarthy's Express Co. a 88 3.88 McCarthy, Timothy J. $9.~i $9.~5 McDermott, J.F. 6.ii5 6..55 McDonald, John 3.16 3.16 Metallurgical Equipment Co. 1~. 61 1~. 61 Midgley, Alfred 140.54 140.54 New England Tel. and Tel. Co.mpany ~$.11 13.11 Paradis, P.A. I0.~0 10.~0 Parker, Danner Company 111 .$~ 111.3~ Pollard, Joseph G. Co. Inc. 47.50 47.50 Portland Stone Ware Co. $78. ~8 878.t8 59 Materials Wages Total Registry of Deeds--Northern District t ~40 i .46 Robinson, J. W. Company 36.75 36.75 Sanferd, George II. 64.67 64.67 Seione, Rocco Seione, Sebastian 41.95 4t.96 Scott and Marshall 7.50 7.50 Simon Motor Co. Inc. 18,80 18.80 Socony--Vacuum 0il Co. 93.43 98. Spaulding-Moss Company 10.88 10 Strain, Eva E. 16.0~ 16.0~ Transport Clearings Associates 6.89 6.89 WaJsh, John B. ~47. White, C. M. Iron Works 300.00 800.00 Wilde, Samuel II. 18.75 18.75 Wolff's Express ~.99 ~.99 $3499.79 $606fl.08 $9561.87 Financial Statement--Park Department--1946 Debit Appropriation for Wages Appropriation for Supplies Credit $~,~00.00 1,100.00 $3,300. O0 Expended for wages $¢,195.54 Expended for supplies 1,100.00 Balance wages 4.46 $3,300. O0 Expenditures--Park Department Materiol* Wa.qes Total Bruc-kmamh II. $75.74 $ 75.74 Burke, J. Cashman Service Station 6.60 6.60 Central Service Station 5.99 5.99 Chamberlin, Francis $. 110.00 $996.48 110§.4~ Cronin, Robert ~9.46 ~9.46 DeTeresi, Paul 1~9.75 Dodge .Associates, The 100.00 100.00 Duffy, William B. 115.00 115.00 Essex IIardware & Plumbing Supply Co., Ine. 6.7~ 6.7~ Foley, tIenry P. 14.70 14.70 Granz Mower attd Marine Service Jarvis, R, E. Co. 606.95 606,95 Jacobsen Power Mower Co. 9.16 O. 16 Lewis, Ray 1.50 I. 'JO McAloon, Vincent 497.51 497.51 Oates, Frank and Son 7.00 7.00 Paradis, P.A. 5.90 5.OO Sanford, George II. 18. ~7 18.~7 Scott, O. M. and Sons Company 46.50 46 50 6O Ma~rials Waqes Total Smith, Frai~k 73.66 73.66 Socony*Vacuum Oil Co. 46.19 46.19 Sutherland, A. B. CO. 18.60 18.60 Walsh, John B. $35.47 385.47 $1100.00 $~2195.54 $3~95.54 Financial Statement--Grogan's Field--1946 Debit Appropriation Expended for wages Expended for supplies Credit $1,4~0.00 $695.02 7~4.98 $1,4~0.00 Expenditures--Grogan's Field Beane ~md Poore Board of Public Works Bruc~nann, It. Cashman's Service Station Chamberlin, Francis J. Cross, Angus Cyr, Louis C. Cronin, Robert DeTeresi, Paul Driscoll, Claire DutIy, William B. Essex Sand and Gravel Co. Essex Signs l~vet, Francis E. Rivet, Joseph L. Rivet, Joseph L. Jr. Scott, O. M. and Sons Co. Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Goldberg, B. and Son Granz Mower and Marine Service Gargreaves, George tt~iltml Oil Co. Hulub, Paul Lawrence Gas and Electric Co. LawrenCe Lumber Co. Lawrence Rubber Co. Leacl~ ],'red LeBel, Joseph P. Lee, A Company Miller, J. Ernest McAloon, Vincent McDonald, Bernard L. Co. Noeera, Frank North Andover Coal Co. Natter, Irving L Fab, John WMsh, John B. $ g.75 $ ~6.70 g6.70 46.00 46.00 5.00 5.00 107.14 107.14 4.00 17.50 17.50 3.97 3.97 g2.11 2~.11 91.~0 91.~0 75.00 75.00 15.75 15.75 5.00 5.09 9.00 3.00 12.00 ~80.00 ~80,00 ~.00 ~.00 ~6.88 ~6.88 15.10 15~I0 8.06 8.06 15.90 15,90 ~.35 ~.35 12,00 1~.00 15.30 15.80 3.~9 $.~9 3.45 3.45 ~.00 ~.00 lI1.50 111.50 5.70 5.70 6,45 6.44 74.86 74.36 44.gg 44.g~ 1.00 1.00 285.00 ~85.00 18.96 18.96 5.~9 5,~9 ~.00 ~.0O 45.08 45.08 $7~4,98 8695,0~ $14~0.00 Expenditures--Article 12 Materials Wages Total Beane and Poore $~8.49 $g8.49 Croniu, Robert gS. 97 S. 97 Dill, Robert 4.07 4.07 Grande, George 4.65 4.65 Lafand, William C. .~.97 3.97 Lawrence Lumber Co. 7.90 7.90 Miller, J. Ernest 29.55 ~9.55 $65.94 $16.66 Financial Statement--Drummond Field--1946 Debit Appropriation $500.00 Credit Expended for Wages 8~3g. 53 Expended/or supplies 261.47 $500. O0 ExPenditures--Drummond Field MateriMs Wa~ea Total Allied Paint Stores $ 4.40 $ 4.40 Beane and Poore 14. Bruckmann, H. ~3. Cross, Angus $ 8.00 8.00 Cushing, John J. 150.00 150.00 Duffy, William B. ~5.00 ~i,O0 Miller, J. Ernest 19.48 19.48 Nicetta, N.E. 200.00 ~00.00 Smith, Frank 55.53 55.53 $~6 I. 47 $i:38 . 53 $500. O0 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT There were laid during the year 1946 eleven hundred and thirty-six feet of six-inch east iron pipe. Two six-inch gate valves were placed. The water main system now consists of fifty-six and forty-two hundredths miles of main pipe, two twelve-inch cheek valves, one fourteen-inch gate, twelve twelve-inch gates, thirteen ten-inch gates, sixty-three eight- inch gates and five hundred and forty-eight six-inch gate valves and three hundred and thirty-five public fire hydrants. Five hunch'ed and fifty-four feet of six-inch pipe and one six-inch gate valve were placed on Hamilton Road from Massachusetts Avenue under A_rtiele i0 ~md five hundred and seventy feet of six-inch pipe and one gate valve were placed on Holbrook Road from Massachusetts Avenue under Article il of the 1946 warrant, by Louis C. Cyr, Contractor, the low bidder. The hydrant at Hillside Road and Turnpike Street was moved back with twelve feet of six-inch pipe on account of the reconstruction of Turnpike Street. The system of water main pipes is listed according to size as foll0ws: SIZE OF PIPE (INCHES) 14 1~ 10 8 6 LENGTH OF PIPE (FEET) 788 ~08~8 8095 4~858 ~f~5358 There were installed during the year 1946, thirty-nine new services, which is more than three times as many as last year and the most since 1941. Forty-nine old services were either wholly or partially renewed. Twenty-nine new meters were installed and two hundred and thirty-three old meters, including twenty-one frozen meters, were inspected and re- paired by the usual satisfactory factory methods. There were thirty service leaks, two joint leaks and two hydrants broken by automobiles. All hydrants were inspected and many of the ones installed over for~y years repaired with new improved part~. Gate valves were inspected and several leaking stuffing boxes dug up and repacked. The leaking main steam valve on the 1913 boiler at the Pumping Station was replaced with a new one. The furnace walls of the 19~8 boiler were repaired. All pipes in the engine room basement were painted with red lead. The algae, Synura and Asterionella caused tastes in the water in June 63 and July which required treatment of part of Lake Co- chichewick under the direction of the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth. Over thirty-eight hundred feet of twelve-inch main from the Pumping Station, through the right of way and along Great Pond Road, were cleaned and cement-lined in place by Tare Pipe Linings,' Inc. under Article 17 of the 1945 warrant. Labor difficulties added to the slow progress of the work so that our entire supply was purchased from Lawrence frown October ~1 to November 8 and part of the supply from then until November ~5. The 1000 gallon per minute centrifugal pump for ¢31 foot head and 75 horsepower motor which was installed at Marblehead and Sutton Streets to pmnp water from the Lawrence system maintained an adequate supply of water for domestic pur- poses and fire protection at all times while our main pumping station could not be operated because of the pipe lining. The pipe lining and continued corrosion prevention treatment have been satisfactory as regards quality of water and rate of pumping. George Grande, an employee for over thirty years, in poor health during the year, retired in November. In addition to the telephone grounds to water mains placed in 1941, permission was granted to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company to place the following grounds: Marbleridge Road near Great Pond Road, Hewitt Avenue near Minute Avenue, Johnson Street near Rea Street, Rea Street near Johnson Street, and Great Pond Road at the Country Club. One hundred and eleven boat registration plates were issued and three hundred and ninety-six residents were granted permits to boat and fish on Lake Cochichewick. Upon the offer to the town by the New England Cities Ice Company and the reco~nmendation by the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth about one acre of land between Great Pond Road and Lake Cochichewick, the site of the ice houses, was purchased at a special town meeting June ~4, so as to secure the sanitary protectio~ of the waters of Lake Cochichewick, used by the town as the sot~rce of water supply. Constant bacterial ex- aminations of the water have been made by the Department of Public Health and the water found to be satisfactory. Quarterly inspection of the double check valve installations between the public water supply and other sources of supply for industrial use only, have been made in cooperation with the Department of Public Health of the Comxnonwealth. :: Thc recommendations of the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association, made in 194~, are repeated as follows: Recommended Mains Size Along From To 16" Great Pond, Marbleridge Rds. Pumping Station Johnson Street 1~" Johnson & Turnpike Streets 8" to Reservoir Boston Street 1~" Chestnut St., Hillside Rd. Turnpike St. 1~" to Reservoir Andover St. 1Z" Andover, Peters and Turnpike Sts. Chestnut St. Dartmouth St. lZ" Railroad Ave. Margato St. Greene St, 1~" Railroad Ave. Mass. Ave. Main St. lg" Stevens, Osgood and Chadwick SLs. Great Pd. Rd. Sutton St. · 1~'t Right of Way, Marblehead and Union Stso Sutton St. Railroad Ave. 1~" Stevens and Johnson Sts. Great Pond Rd. S" to Reservoir $" Wood Lane Andover St. Railroad Ave. 8" Chickering Rd. Andover St. Wood Lane 8" Chickering Rd. Mass. Ave, Pleasant St. 8" Elm & Greene Sts. Water SL Mass. Ave. 8" Mill St. Johnson St. Chestnut St. S" Osguod St, Chadwick St. Sutton St, In addition to the above, the recommendations to replace the wooden coal bin at the Pumping Station with a larger reinforced concrete bin is repeated. SEWER DEPARTMENT The North Andover Sewerage System is designed to flow in three divisions: The East Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer following Cochichewick Brook from Lake Cochichewick to the Merrimack River; the West Side Drain- age area with,its trunk sewer on Massachusetts Avenue and along the Shawsheen River to the Merrimack River; the Central Drainage area bounded by Railroad Avenue¢ Mid- dlesex and Water Sts., with trunk sewers on Railroad Ave- nue, Water Street, and Main Street to the Merrimack River. There are twenty and sixty-five hundredths miles of sewer in the North Andover sewerage system with about five hundred manholes. There are twelve hundred and seventy-three sewers connected with the main sewers. The main sewers are listed according to size as follows: SIZE OF SEWERS (INCHES) 9Mt ~0 18 15 1~ 10 8 O LENGTH OF SEWERS (FEET) 59~6 8~ 8450 31513 $~14 14957 ~386~ 47903 The following main sewers were constructed in 1946 by Louis C. Cyr, Contractor, the low bidder: Hamilton Road from Massachusetts Avenue, six hundred and twelve feet 65 of eight-inch pipe and four manholes, and Holbrook Road from Massachusetts Avenue, six hundred and forty-five feet of eight-inch pipe and four manholes. A manhole on Elm Street was rebuilt. Thirty-seven connections totaling twenty-two hundred and ninety-one feet were laid between buildings and main sewers. Forty-nine particular sewers, most of them blocked by roots, were cleaned. All main sewers were flushed and cleaned in the spring as usual, while fourteen main sewers partially blocked with roots were inspected and cleared several times. The followi~g recommendations are made in order that the sewerage system may be improved in accordance with a definite program to promote the health and convenience of the people of the town: The sewer on Osgood Street be extended from Bay State Road to Andover St. The East Side Trtmk Sewer be extended from Stevens Street at Harkaway Road in order to take care of the Bath- ing Beach and the Center. Further extensions of the sewerage system on the West Side Drainage Area must await the extension of the West Side Trunk sewer from Massachusetts Avenue southerly along the Shawsheen River. Few extensions in the Central Drainage Area remain to be made. It should be noted that the sewerage system in North Andover was designed and has been constructed as a separate system making use of small diameter pipes and high velocity of flow with no provision for drainage of surface or ground waters. The use of the sanitary sewer for drainage purposes is a violation of the rules relating to their use, and the eon- tinued use of the sewers for this purpose will eventually lead to unsanitary eonditlons and considerable expense to the towxx, especially if the proposed trunk sewer from Lowell to the sea is constructed and North Andover's sewerage dis- posed of in that manner. Surface drains have been provided in many locations aatd can he in many others to take care of such drainage without subsequent damage or expense. PARK DEPARTMENT The Center Common, Training Grounds, Memorial Park, Historical Society Plot, Farrington Burying Ground and the Triangles have been maintained as usual. Proper grass cutting with the 1955 power mower was difficult until the new mower was delivered in September. All the trees on the Osgood Street half of the Common were fed with tree food. The impossibility of properly maintaining a park and allowing it to be used as a playground is being demonstrated again at Memorial Park. It is recommended that other sites be secured for playgrounds if the present parks developed over the past twenty-five years by the town, the North Andover Improvement Society, the Garden Club and private persons are not to be da~naged and their attractiveness destroyed. PLAYGROUND DEPARTMENT Upon the recommendation of the Advisory Board and the vote of the town meeting the care and supervision of the playgrounds were undertaken for the first time. At Gro- gan's Field, loam and grass seed were placed where needed and fertilizer applied for the first time in many years. The grass was cut on the entire field regularly by the park de- partment. With the approval of the Advisory Board funds were provided to put all the toilet facilities in the Community Field House in condition, to repair the leaking roof, to repair the building and paint the entire building inside and outside so that the building was again placed in first class condition for the extensive use it had during the year. The see-saws were replaced and considerable repairing of the bleachers was done. Many favorable comments on the condi- tion of the field and the field house were heard. DRUMMOND FIELD Loam, grass seed and fertilizer were applied and the grass cut by the caretaker. The brush was cut along Milk Street and the field leveled off on that side so as to make a sloping embankment to the sidewalk. The marshy area in the north- west corner of the field was cleared of brush and weeds and the loam removed to provide a skating rink. The loam was stockpiled for further use on the field and embankment. Respectfully sumbitted, WILLIAM B. DUFFY, Superintendent Elevation of Water in Lake Cochiehewlck Elevations refer to mean sea level and are from bench marks established by the Massachusetts Geodetic Survey of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works in 1936. January I 11~.50 feet July 1 11~.$5 feet January 16 115.00 " July 16 112.00 " February I 115.80 " August 1 111.~5 " February 16 113.80 " August 16 111.50 " March I 11~.13 " September 1 111.75 " March 16 113.58 " September 16 110.50 " April 1 113.58 " October 1 110.~5 " April 16 113.00 " October 16 109.75 " ~Iay I 113.00 " November 1 109.50 " May 16 113.16 " November 16 109.~5 " June I 113.16 " December I 108.00 " June 16 113.i5 " December 16 107.64 " Lowest: temperature water, 36°F, January 7 Highest temperature water, 76°F, July 18. uo?u~dsnS . . uo!~nlos uI ' q!uoBI 71 COMPARISON OF WATER PUMPED AND WATER RATES RECEIVED 1920--Venturi Meter Installed at Pumping Station 1931--System 100% Metered 1940--Rates Reduced 7~ Pumping Statistics 1. Builders of pumping machinery: Laidlow-Dunn-Gordon Company, ~ units--l-~,500,000 gallons a day. 1-1,500, 000 gallons a day. e. Description of fuel used: (a) Bituminous Coal (b) Average price per net ton: $11.761 (e) Percentage of ash (d) Wood $. Coal on hand January 1, 1946:~50.00 tons, estimated Coal purchased 1946' 485.45 " Coal consumed 1046: 495.95 " Coal on January 1[}47 e00.00'~i ", estimated 4. The amount of other fuel used: & The equivMenteoal consumed for the year (3-4)-- 4~3.95 tons 6. Total pumpage for the year, Venturi meter, 193,949,705 7. Average static head against which pumps work: ~77.0 ft. 8. Average dynamic head against which pumps work: 391.0 feet 9. Number of gallons pumped per pound of equivalent coal (5) 9 7.9 *Difference represents loss due to evaporation of moisture, errors in estimates and weighing, and inaccuracy of scales. 10. Duty gallons pumped (6) X 8.34 (lbs.) × 100 × dy- namic head (8) + total fuel consumed (5) = 61,90~,100. Cost of pumping figured on Annual Pumping Station Expenses, $10,560.49 11. Cost per million gallons pumped $54.65 1~. Cost per million gallons raised one foot (dynaanic) $0.17 Booster Station--Sutton at Marblehead Street 1000 G.P.M. ~31 foot head, centrifugal pump with 75 H.P. motor. Electric current used 91,600 K. W. Hrs. Water Pumped 14,696,650 gallons Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. Population 1945 Census 7,936 9. Estimated population on lines of supply 7,800 3. Estimated population supplied 7,800 4. Total consumption of the year (gallons) 907;876,355 5. Passed through meters O. Fires, flushings, known losses By-Pass to Lake 7. Percentage of consumption accounted for 8. Average daily consumption 9. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 10. Gallons per day to each customer 11. Gallons per day to each tap 168,593,819 4,948,3~3 3,60f~,543 8~ 559,654 70.50 71.70 305.30 1~. Cost of supplying water per million gallons figured on thetotal maintenance plus interest on bonds $58. Statistics Relating to Distribution System 1. Kind of Pipe Cast Iron ~. Sizes 6 in. to le in. 3. Extended feet during the year 1,136 4. Discontinued none 5. Total now in use 56.4o~ miles 6. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in dioaneter none 7. Number of hydrants added during the year none 8. Number of hydrants now in use 335 9. Number of stop gates added during the year ~ 10. Number of stop gates now in use 638 11. Number of stop gates smaller than 4 inch none 1~. Number of blow-offs 5 13. Range of pressure on mains 96 lbs. to 148 lbs. 14. Kind of service pipe Cement lined, lead lined, copper and east iron 15. Size of service pipe '~" to 10' 16. Extended ~09~ 17. Discontinued none 18. Total now in use ~3.95 miles 19. Number of service taps added during the year 39 o~0. Number of service taps now in use 1853 ~1. Average lengths of services 68.99 ~. Number of meters added $9 ~3. Number of meters now in use 1833 ~4. Percentage of receipt from metered water 100% eS. Percentage of service metered 100% 74 ANNUAL REPORT OF NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL COMMITTEE 'Fo the Citizens of North Andover: At a meeting held January 9, 1947, it was voted to accept the report of the Superintendent of Schools and to adopt it as the annual report of the School Committee. HON. CHARLES W. TROMBLY, Chairman DR. FRED C. ATKINSON MRS. TOM F. INGRAM I~IR. JOHN J. COSTELLO MRS. HERBERT E. McQUESTEN 7~ 1946 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS January 9, 1947 To the School Committee of North Andover: In compliance with your regulatlons, I submit the follow- ing as a report of the year 1946: I Historically, the most important event of the year 1946 for the schools of North Andover was the retirement of Mr. Fred E. Pitkin from the oiIice of superintendent of schools. In his letter of resignation Mr. Pitkin summed up the more conspicuous changes that occurred during his eighteen years in North Andover: ". .... The various school committees with whom have worked have labored effectively and courageously for thc improvement of the schools. Through their initiative and support, there has taken place a very pleasing series of progressive steps since the days of several one-room schools, horse-drawn pupil-transpor- tatlon vehicles, and some gas-lighted or unlighted village schools that were here in 19~7. Among the improvements that have taken place are thc following: Abolishing the one-room schools, introduction of motor bus transportation, electric lights in the Union and Old Bradstreet Schools, telephones in all schools, in- creased sick leave for teachers, longer sessions at the high school, safety patrols for pupils, use of the electric audiometer for better hearing tests, evening citizenship classes for aliens, higher standards for teacher training, improved curriculum, more adequate supply of text- books, standard tests for measuring pupil progress, adjustment room for retarded pupils, physical educa- tion for boys and girls in the high school, a state- approved guidance director, increased safety of school buildings, and much improved salary schedules." In the annual Macintosh Public Speaking Contest for students of Johnson High School, the following pupils were the winners: First Prize ($15) .............. Joan Reilly Second Prize ($10) ............ Patricia Chadwick Third Prize ($5) .............. Rita Nicetta These prizes, made possible by the bequest of a public- spirited citizen of this Town, are well calculated to center attention on an important phaSe of the educational program, oral English. II Educationally schools are no better than their curricula, nor can schools rest upon past laurels. Times change; not to change with them is to risk retrogression. These considera- tions lead school administrators, like business men, to ap- praise the outcomes of instruction. In large systems, visiting experts from Columbia's Teachers College or the Harvard Graduate School of Education are occasionally invited to make surveys. Less objective, less impressive-but much less expensive -is self-appraisal. For some years it will un- doubtedly pay the principals and teachers of North Andover to take up, one after another, the basic studies of the cur- riculum, to consider local practice, to compare this with the best contemporary practice, and to revise the subject-matter and the methods of the courses of study. English, because it is by all odds the most important subject taught, as well as the most difficult to teach effective- ly, is at this moment receiving special thought and attention. It is interesting to note that records compiled by Principal Alvah G. Hayes of Johnson High School show that North Andover boys and girls are at least as well prepared for college work in English as the boys and girls from other high schools. Questionnaires circulated by Mr. Hayes reveal, however, that these Johnson graduates believe that they might have been better prepared. This challenge, and the fact that the English course has not been revised in many years, marked English as perhaps the best point of departure for a study of instruction in the North Andover schools. The committee on the teaching of English includes: Assist- ant Principal John V. Donovan (general chairman), Miss Veva Chapman, Miss Edith Pierce, Miss Ruth Callanan (all of Johnson High School); Miss Gladys Sullivan of the Bradstreet School (chairman of the elementary teachers); Mrs. Joseph Myatt and Miss Mary Koroskys of the Albert Thomson School; Miss Regina Donovan of the Center School; Miss Genevieve Lane of the Merrimack School. Many other teachers have been interested participants. Severally and collectively, the members of the committee have worked hard and well. Is there need, one may naturally ask, of such a cautious approach to the teaching of a subject like English, long known in the schools? It wotdd be possible, of course, to take the excellent report of the commission of the National Council of Teachers of English--to accept An Experience Curriculum in En#lish without change for the North Ando- vet course. The principal objection to this easy solution is set forth in the preface to this report by the chairman, W. Wilbur Hatfield of the Chicago Normal College: "This is intended to be a pattern curriculum. A pattern is not itself to be worn; it is merely an instrument to assist in the cutting--often with allowances for the individual peculiarities of the wearer--of the cloth to make a dress or suit .... To attempt to create a single curriculum suited to pupils so different as are to be found in the United States would be folly. The previous experiences and attainments, the capacities, the in- terests, the present and the probable future needs are not the same for children in a city tenement neighbor- hood, for children in a wealthy suburb, and for children on the farm .... " Part of the gain from such work as that of the committee lies in the training that accrues to the participants. They will never again teach quite as they have taught in the past; they will have a new awareness of goals, a sharply critical attitude toward methods, a new resourcefulness in their work. III The 1940's may well be remembered as the era when Americans began to be concerned about their schools as they had not been since the days of Horace Mann. Widened op- portunities for e~nployment, the increase in the cost of living, lured--or forced--many away from teaching, and made the proble~n of replacement critical. North Andover met the challenge of the ti~nes by adopting the prinicple of equal compensation for ~nen and women and by a new and more generous salary schedule. The maxinm in this schedule are: Superintendent $4~00 Supervisors: Music ~400 Art ~400 Special Teachers l~lem. Dom. Arts and Lunchroom Manager ~400 Manual Training ¢400 Special Class o~400 78 Principals High School $$600 High School Assistant ~00 8-Room Elementary 900 4-Room Elementary 150 Teachers High School (Bachelor's degree) ~500 High School (Master's degree) e600 Elementary ~00 Health Nurse ~00 Physician 650 Janitors High School ~350 High School Assistant 1750 8-Room Elem. (~ bldgs.) ~100 8-Room Elementary ~000 4-Room Elementary 1800 Clerks Superintendent's See. ~080 High School See. 1400 Attendance Officer 358 Elementary Athletic Supervisor ~00 High School Athletic Coach 600 IV When all who choose may attend high school for four years, it is altogether fair to impose upon all who ask for a diploma a uniform standard of proficiency. When many are required by war to forego the quiet, leisurely years in high school, who would say that it is fair to impose on these veterans the same standard as on their older brothers and sisters who attended school prior to 19417 Mindful of its obligation to maintain a standard and yet to maintain that standard flexibly, the School Committee has accepted the following as a policy toward diplonms for veterans: Any resident of North Andover who served in the armed forces during World War II, prior to V-J Day, may be awarded a high-school diploma by the School Committee, provided he has credits for sixteen courses of high-school work. Veterans may accumulate credits in three ways: (1) Basic, or "boot," training will be considered equiva- 79 lent to two credits. Other military courses may also be given credit, if the work done and the grades received are reported by U.S.A.F.I. (~) Credit will also be given for courses completed in the special schools for veterans operating under the Massachusetts Department of Education. (3) A veteran may obtain credit by passing the High School Equivalency Examinations. The number of credits so obtained shall be computed according to the norms set by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Previous attendance at high school is recommended but not absolutely required. V In ordinary and special repairs the sum of 88,651.0~ was spent during 1946. A considerable part of this expense was made necessary by suggestions almost equivalent to com- mands, made by the State Building Inspector, whose aim was to reduce or eliminate fire hazard in the school buildings. A new roof was given to Johnson High School, and a new switchboard to eliminate dangerous overloading of electric circuits. The yard of the Merrimack School, usually a bog in the winter and spring whence water flowed into the base- ment of the adjacent Methodist Church, has been covered. At the last annual Town meeting a committee on school building was authorized. On April 11, 1946, three members of this committee were chosen by the School Committee: Hon. Charles W. Trombly, Mr. John J. Costello, Dr. Fred C. Atkinson. On December 31, 1946, the moderator appointed four citizens to serve with these gentlemen: Mr. F. William Clarenbach, Mrs. Thomas Fretwell, Mr. Francis B. Kit- trcdge, Mr. S. Forbes Rockwell, Jr. ¥II Four teachers retired frmn the North Andover schools in June, 1946: Mrs. Natalie Manson, to teach in Melrose; Mrs. Clara Richards, Mrs. Elinor Driseoll Stanley, and Mrs. Elisabeth Dandeneau Carrell, because of marriage. Mrs. Manson was succeeded by Miss Constance Fitzgerald, A.B. (Radcliffe); Mrs. Richards by Miss Marie Murphy, B.S. (Simmons); Mrs. Stanley by Miss Grace Torrey (Lowell 80 Teachers' College), who has had several years' experience in the schools of Boxford and Haverhill. Mrs. Carrell was suc- ceeded by Miss Mary Koroskys, transferred from the Center School. Miss Koroskys was succeeded by Miss Virginia Gile, B.S. (Lowell Teachers' College), who had been teaching in Bedford Village. VIII Speaking for the pupils and the parents, as well as for myself, I give warm thanks to the School Committee for direction, advice, support, and to the principals and teachers for loyal cooperation and faithful serfvice. Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS J. O'BRIEN, Supt. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Jauuary ~, 1947 To the Superintendent of Schools: I submit to you my fifteenth annual report for Johnson High School: By grades, as of October 1, the enrollment figures, for each of the last five years are shown in the following table: 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 Post Graduates .~ 4 0 I 8 Seniors 78 86 64 76 66 Juniors 108 73 86 65 81 Sophomores 96 96 76 87 Freshmen 109 79 99 115 394 358 3~5 344 336 Diplomas were awarded to 73 graduates last June. Among the colleges with which some of these graduates enrolled are Boston University, Massachusetts State College, Lowell Textile, MA.T, University of Illinois, William Jewell Col- lege, Bridgewater Teachers' College, New England con- servatory of Music and Nasson College. A rather large num- ber of girls from this class are now registered in schools of nursing. Others have entered business or trade schools while many have accepted work in this and nearby com- munities. For several years the North Andover Woman's Club has awarded a scholarship to a deserving member of the graduat- ing class. Last June this award was made to William Torrey. It is pleasing to note that two additional scholarships were made available for the first time last June. One of these was provided by the North Andover P.T.A. and was awarded to Helena Satmders, while the other was established by the North Andover V.F.W. and Auxiliary~ to be awarded to a student in the business course. The winner of this award was Mabel Arlit. During the year, six former students who had been in the Armed Forces, completed their requirements for our high school diploma. In the spring of 1946 the school committee voted to establish a school for veterans under the so-called .Regional High School program, in order to assist the veterans ~n review work for college entrance, and in completion of 8~ work necessary for a high school diploma, if such had not already been received. These classes are conducted two evenings each week in the high school building and are under the direction and supervision of Miss Margaret Don- lan of the Johnson High faculty. With the ending of hostilities, several of the war time courses were dropped from our program. These courses had been adopted to assist in training young men for their places with the Armed Services. One other change has been made in our program this year. All pupils in the first two years of high school are required to take Physical Education, unless excused by a doctor's request. Eventually gymnasium should be required of all pupils, but at the present time, with our limited facilities, this is an impossibility. Among those associated with the high school, four changes have occurred since my last report. Miss Charlotte Howe, who was in charge of the girls' physical education program, resigned in January 1946. Her place was filled by Mrs. Natalie Manson, who had been doing this type of work in the Medford school system. However, in June Mrs. Manson accepted an opportunity to teach in her home town of Mel- rose, effective in September 1946. This vacancy has now been filled by Miss Constance Fitzgerald, a former Johnson student, and graduate of Radcliffe College. Mrs. Robert Richards, who had been in charge of the North Andover school lunch program resigned in June, and this position is now occupied by Miss Marie Mmrphy, a recent graduate of Simmons College. Because of the heavy janitorial duties at the high school, the school committee appointed an assistant janitor to help Mr. William Callahan in the performance of his tasks: Mr. George Cunningham was appointed to this position. Upon the recommendation of the high school principal, a committee was established to consider the English course of study in our schools. This is an extensive and long range program which reaches down into the grade schools, as well as through the high school. Mr. John V. Donovan, assistant master at the high school is chairman of this committee. A splendid start has been made by the committee, but the final report will of necessity, not be available for some months, beemlse of the magnitude of the program~ For some time we have felt that the school library could provide maxinmm benefit to our pupils only if the services of a librarian could be provided. Consequently our school program was revised in such manner that Miss Irene Cook, one of our faculty members, could devote approximately half of her time to library duties. This plan has worked out in a very satisfactory ~nanner for both teachers and pupils, and is fully justified through the increased use which is now made of the school library facilities. We have also enjoyed the splendid cooperation furnished by the Stevens Library, through the loan of books from its shelves. The appointment of a part time librarian does not, however, solve all the problems in this area. In order to secure the greatest benefits from a library, our materials must constantly be revised and kept up-to-date. We feel that the logical and most syste- matic way of doing this, is through a regular school depart- ment appropriation in the annual budget. Definite plans for expansion and improvement can then be undertaken on a long range basis. Authorities in the field of school library service feel that an appropriation of $1.50 per pupil per year provides a satisfactory amount for replacement and repairs. In our school this would figure to about $500 a year, at the present time. Once again, during the past year, we have conducted a rather extensive testing program for our pupils. From an educational point of view, the more we know about the abilities, interests and capacities of our students, the more effective can be our work in the field of guidance. Through our guidance office an attempt is made to determine the major interests of our pupils, and then to tie up or match these definite interests with each pupil's demonstrated abilities. The guidance office has the responsibility not only of steering boys and girls toward fields in which they have the interests and abilities to succeed, but also to persuade them away from those fields which require certain skills and abilities which the pupil obviously lacks. The school is only one of several factors which influence the growth and development of the chid. The home has an equal responsibility. Only when there is close cooperation between the two, can effective outcomes be secured. In order to achieve this closer cooperation, my office has undertaken to secure more contacts with the home, by letters, than have been possible in the past. It is our feeling that the re- suits obtained in this manner, through improvement in school work, have fully justified the effort expended. With the ending of the war, and establishment of a more normal routine, our program of extra-curricular activities is once more expanding. At present, the Student Council is considering plans for the expansion of our club program. In order that a full and integrated program might resuk, Mr. John V. Donovan of the faculty has been assigned the 84 duties of director of extra-curricular activities within the school. Still another activity of the Student Council, at the present time, concerns the securing of a bronze memorial plaque, to honor all former Johnson students who served their country during the recent war, with special commem- oration of those who made the supreme sacrifice for their country. Money for this project was secured from a maga- zine sales campaign some time ago. Several years ago the school conducted a survey of the success of its graduates who had gone on to college. Last year a similar survey was conducted, covering all Johnson graduates who had entered college between September 1940 and September 1945 inclusive: Sixty-seven pupils were in- volved, in twenty-n/ne different colleges. Results of this survey were highly pleasing, as had been the ease in the previous survey. This most recent investigation indicated that of 1178 marks or grades given by the colleges to these pupils, exactly 600 were recorded as A or B ("excellent" or "good"), Only 33 marks were recorded as "failure." Ex- pressed in terms of percentages, 51% were indicated in the A or B range while only $% were failures. In view of the fact that the survey covered not only pupils who were certi- fied to colleges by this school, but also those whom the school could net certify as capable of doing satisfactory college work, the results are highly gratifying and indicate that the teaching of our staff has been sound and effective. In closing this report I wish to express my thanks to all who have, in an.y way, contributed toward making the past year a success. It is only when all concerned are working for the best interests of the boys and girls, that maximum po- tentials can be attained. Respectfully submitted, ALVAH G. HAYES, Principal SCHOOL DEPARTMENT--NORTH ANDOVER FINANCIAL REPORT January 1, 1946 to December 1, 1946 Appropriation Refunds Transferred from Surplus Fund $170,687. O0 35.¢0 1,500. O0 Expenses of School Department Office $ 4,~86.~4 Salaries of Teachers, Principals, Supervisors, etc. 117,170.50 Salary of Attendance Officer and School Census 388.00 Expenses of Officers, Supervisors, Principals, etc. 515.07 Salaries of Janitors 1~°,980.3~ School Books and Classroom Supplies 7,510.88 Fuel 4,935.77 Expenses of Operation of Buildings 4,~86.57 Repairs, Replacements, Upkeep Health Services Transportation Tuitions New Equipment Miscellaneous Total Expenditures 8,631.0~ 8,196.15 6,~77.00 38~.76 1,418.70 ~$6.46 Unexpended Balance 17fl,¢15.44 $6.76 The item for teachers' salaries includes payments to sub- stitute teachers as follows: Evelyn Bolderson $344.50; Mary Hill $439.~5; Alicia McAloon $61.75; Helen McDonald $~7~.50; Alice Gaiero $19.50; Barbra Armstrong $55.~5; Frank Hill $75.00; Evelyn Rancourt $300; Catherine Mc- Laughlin $7.50; Katherine Osgood $75.00; Nellie F. Regan $60.00; Helena Duhamel $15.00; Mildred Mulcahy $67.50; Myrtis Clough $$5.75; Christina Korney $65.00; Josephine Durkin $58.50; Veronica Fitzgerald $9.75; also included in this figure is $187.75 for Home Instruction paid to Mary Hill. 86 STATEMENT OF NET LOCAL COST OF THE SCHOOl[, DEPARTMENT FOR 1946 Expenditures $17~,~15.44 Receipts High School Tuition, Town of West Boxford $~,140.3~ State Aid for Vocational School 80.50 State Aid on Teachers' Salaries 9,750.00 Tuition for State Wards ~6.88 Sale of Supplies and Cash Receipts 176. ~7 Petty Cash Advance 10.00 Total Receipts 1~,183: 97 Amount Expended from Local Taxation $160,031.47 WOMEN TEACHERS--ARTICLE 33 Appropriation Expended High School Women Teachers $3,900.00 Elementary Principal o~00.00 Total Expenditures Uncxpcndcd $4,100.00 4,100.00 0.00 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT--EXPENSE ACCOUNT The Acme Textile Mill Ends Co., cleaning cloths Allied Paint Stores, Inc., paints and supplies Allyn and Bacon, books American Association of School AdmivAstrators, pamphlets American Book Company, books American Council on Education, record folders, book American Education Press, Inc., subscription, workbooks American Hardware Company, janitors' supplies American Museum of Natural History, membership dues The American School Board Journal, subscription D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc., book E. J. Ardon Co., art supplies Atlas Sewer Cleaning Co., cesspools cleaned at Center Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc., classroom supplies F. J. Barnard & Co., binding books and registers Bart Engraving Co., cuts for Town Report Bay State Entertainment Service, movie projector repairs Bean and Poore, lumber Beaudette & Co., Inc., duplicating supplies Bellman Publishing Co., Inc.;monographs The H. Berger Paper Co., paper towels, toilet tissue Bill's Auto Service, greasing elevator, welding 87 $177.56 1~.91 36.71 5.8~ 96. ~ 14.50 9~. 47 31.66 4.00 1:95 9.95 70.00 8~8.0~ 300.67 ~.8~ 45.60 1.5. ~ 46.69 9.66 ~6~. 17 16.90 Emilio Bixhy, sweeping and cleaning lunchroom at Center 64.00 Bostitch Northeast, Inc., Staples $ .70 Boston mid Maine Railroad, frieght charges 4.46 Boston Music Company, music 7~.70 Tha Boynton Press, printing 49. Ralph B. Brasseur, specifications and supervision 9~. 00 Bureau of Publications, books 4.80 Business Education World, subscription 3.00 Report for The Business Executive, subscription $.00 Business Week, subscription 10 Olive Butler, printing diplomas ~9. William Callaban, janitorial service for Veterans' Classes 171.00 Cambosco Scientific Co., science supplies Cash or Rite Enaire, petty cash Character & Citizenship, subscription 2.50 Cashman's Service Station, oil .50 Francis J. Chamber]in, labor on snow fences at Grogan's Field 14.75 The Chemical Rubber Co., handbook 4.18 Cheyne Aerial Surveys, aerial view of North Andover 7.50 Joe Cifre, Inc., emergency lighting unit, signs, flame-proofing curtain 18~. 48 City of Boston, tuitions 40.80 City of Lynn, tuitions ~6.50 City Treasurer, Lawrence, tuitions 286.60 Civic Education Service, subscriptions 46. $0 The Cody Office Supply Co., stencils, supplies $0.65 A. L. Cole Co., bookkeeping sheets 1.6.5 Joseph A. Collins, electrical repairs ~95.13 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of UnivErsity Extension, film contract 117.50 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Reformatory, table 18.45 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Workshop for the Blind, brooms 17.50 Consumer's Union, sul~scriptions 8.00 Continental Car-Na~Var Corp., floor scrubbing machine 459.0~ The Continental Press, class record books 16.87 Conway Barrel Co., barrels 6:00 Irene E. Cook, library books Cooperative Test Service, history answer sheets .85 County Treasurer, tuition 78.86 K~. M. Crawford Company, sweeping and cleaning compounds 369.75 Charles Cronin, postmaster, postal cards and stamps 71.00 Angus Cross, labor on snow fences at Grogen's Field 15.60 Edwin T. Cunningham, labor at Kimball School ~8.50 John J. Cushing, janitorial work at Johnson High 40.88 Edna Days~n, travel allowance 250.00 Demon Library Supplies, charge tray for library 4.95 Desk Clearing House, filing ease 46.00 Dictaphone Corporation, cylinders and cartons 8.00 The C. B. Do]ge Company, liquid soap 175.00 John Donovan, school bus contract t,850.00 Doubleday and Company, Inc., book . Dowllng School Supply Co., paper and supplies 441.18 John D. DriecolL concrete, masonry 1~6.50 C. H. Driver Co., printing $96.08 Dura Binding Company, rebinding books ~54.45 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co., pay roll sheets, advertisement.s The Education Digest, subscription 5.00 The Educational Screen, subscription 5.00 Educational Test Bureau, specimen tests .75 Educators' Progress Service, guide to free films 4.00 Irven Elston, telephone and automobile allowance 75.00 Emerson Books, Inc., book ~.47 Rite L. Enaire, services at Committee meetings 65.~6 Essex Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co., Inc., janitor's supplies 15~. 89 88 George Everson, police duty at Johnson graduation 8.00 Faraday Electric Corp., service of inter-room telephones 45.70 A. H. Farnhara, wood 117.00 Field Publications, subscription 7.40 Finber~ Supply Co., projection bulbs, flanges 18.98 Carl Fischer, Inc., music 36.88 Foreign Policy Association, associate dues S. 00 Free World, subscription 4.00 Arthur Garncau, school bus contract 3,487.00 Gaylord Bros., Inc., library supplies ii. ~ ' R. M. Gesing, brooms, brushes 65.77 Nazaire Giard, labor on school grounds $0.00 Fred C. Gibcau, piano repairs and tuning $8~00 Giau nad Company, books 570 Gled}fill Cros., Inc., classroom supplies 116.65 B. Goldherg & Son., lunchroom equipment 18.89 Grand Rapids Herald-Review, book g.g0 Gregg Publishing Company, books ~6. ~ The 6regg Writer, subscriptions IS. 00 J. L Hammett Company, classroom supplies 848.40 Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc., books Harper & Brothers, books 8.58 Alvah G. Hayes, oonference expemses 7.80 Haymarket Hardware Co., panic bolts ~.8~. 50 D. C. Heath & Company, hooks 805.08 Henry Holt & Company, books 8~.98 George W. Home Company, roofing repairs 919.65 John R. Hesking, filing cabinet, office supplies 84.60 Houghton Mifflin Co., books 93.61 The Institute for Research, career monographs 7.50 International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations, ~ms 11.01 Iroquois Publishing Co., Inc., books 7.87 Jim's Radio Lab, amplifier for graduation 15.00 The George T. Johnson Co., toilet tissue 28.75 Journal of Chemical Education, book 3.00 James H. Joyee, pl~ster repairs 511.~ Junior Scholastic, subscriptions 104.40 William B. Kent, trucking $5. lg K/rk's Food Market, grocer/es for food classes ga. 94 Alfred A. Knopf, INC., book g.48 Knuepfer & Dimmock, phonograph repairs 4 Lawrence Gaa & Electric Co., service 1,81~t. 71 Lawrence Lumber Company, lumber for repairs and manual training clnssesl,gg6.86 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Co., glass, putty glg.98 Lawrence Rubber Co., baseba~s, basketball Fred Leoch, plumbing repairs A. Lee Company, calcium chloride J. B. Lipplncott Company, books Lorenz Publishing Company, music Lyons & Carnahan, books The Macmillan Company, books C. J. Mahoney, legal advice The Mail-Order Supply Co., stencils Manifold Supplies Co., carbon paper Manzi Electrical Co., electrical work at Johnson High George Martin, labor on snow fences at Grugan's Field Masury-Youug Company, lqinid soap, wax, floor supplies Vincent McAloen, labor on snow fences at Grogan's Field McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co., workbooks McGraw-Hili Book Co., Inc., books McKinley Publishing Co., subscription The DeClan X. McMnilen Co., book H. E. McQucsten, groceries for food classes 51.50 7.75 53.85 14.81 8.81 107.6g 65.00 23.68 109,80 $~5.00 13:60 445.51 14 gl.98 16.06 ~ O0 .88 lg. O1 89 MeQuesten's, overhauling mimeograph and supplies 45. Meadow Brook Soft Water Laundry, Inc., towels aud shower curtains Mee~an's Rexall Drug Store, health supplies Chanes E. Merrill Co., Inc., workbooks 35. ¢8 Merrimack Movie Service, movie prejeetor repairs 41.10 F. J. Miller, street map of Merrimack Valley la.50 J~ Erzmst Miller, labor 1,049. Model Airplane News, subscriptions 7.50 Jas. F. Morse & Company, shorthand notebooks 1. Multiplex Display Fixture Co., display rack 79.00 James J. Murphy, labor at KimbaLl School Marie L. Murphy, travel allowance 30.00 National Association of Secondary-School Principals, inembership, record forms 9. The Nation's Schools, subscription 8.00 Nesbitt's Radio Shop, mnplifier repairs 10. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., servioe 457. The New Republic, subscription 8.00 New York Herald-Tribune, subscription ~. 06 News Map of the Week, Inc., subscription 16.50 N. F. Nieetta, repairs, Merrimack School yard 1,59~. Noble and Noble, Publishers, Inc., book 4.10 North Andover Board Public Works, water 315. North Andover CuM Company, fuel 4,818.77 Norton's, window shades L. Irving Nutter Insulating Co., brushes, paint 6.88 Francis J. O'Brien, travel allowance Omnibook, Inc., subscription 7.50 Katherine Osgood, travel allowance g0.00 The Paperera~ters, Public School Div., Inc., classroom supplies P. A. Paradis, strap 1.00 The Parents' Institute, Inc., subscription 3 Phillips Express, express charges S. Pierog, regrading lawn at Johnson High 174.50 Fred E. Pitkin, travel allowance, conference expenses Prentice-Hall, In~., books The Psychological Corp., vocational tests, answer sheets 16. Railway Express Agency, express charges 71. Harold Ratcliffe, boiler repairs 138.50 Thomas W. Reed Co., tongue depressors 4.~4 Reliable Electric Supply Co., bulbs, fuses 68.60 Clara L. Richards, travel allowance 100.00 Rinehart Functional Handwriting System, handwriting supervision 485.00 Robinson's Express Service, express charges ~. ~0 Row, Peterson & Company, books 51. Royal Typewriter Company, Inc., typewriters and typewriter repairs gsa. 57 Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co., books 103. Saunders Studio, frames for building licenses 10.50 Ti J. Scanlon Co., supplies 4.50 Scholastic lh~blications, subscriptions 6.60 School Activities, subscription 4,. 50 School Service Company, library supplies 6.94 Science Research Associates, testing program 845.07 Science Service, subscription 11.00 Scott, Foresman & Company, books, workbooks 176.37 Charles Scribner's Sons, books 76.89 Sears, Roebuck & Company, mq cans 4.50 Douglas A. Seed, window scaffolds 80.00 George Seymour, lock repairs, saws filed Silver Bnrdett Company, books 4. Simon & Schuster, lne., book $. Singer Sewing Machine Cu., sewing machine parts and supplies 6. John Slipkowsky, lawnmowers sharpened 4. 9O Frank E, Smith, painting (labor and supplies) · Frank E. Snow, lnc,, screens South-Western Publishing Co., workbooks Spaulding-Moss Co., school manuals Sportsman's Log Cabin, lock repairs The Standard Electric Time Co., time cio& repairs The Steck Company, workbooks Superintendent of Documents, book Sttrvey Associates, Inc., subscription A. B. Sutherland Co., lunchroom equipment William A. Taylor, sanding and refinishing desks Thompson-Winchester Co., dishes for cafeterias O. It. Toothaker, books l'reat Hardware Corp.. jamtors supplies The Twentieth Century Fund, book The Typewriter Shop, typewriter rental Underwood Corp., typewriters The University of Chicago, subscription ~he University Publishing Co., plan book~, textbooks [ nderwood Corp., typewriters The University of Chicago, subscription The University Publishing Co., plan books, textbooks H. J. Unwin Co., lumber D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., book Charles I. Vincent, repairing desks Visual Education Service, Inc., films, projector repairs Karl Wainwright, labor at Kimball School Martha Warner, expenses for guidance talk Webster Publishing Company, books H. J. Welch Co., repairs Wheeler Publishing Co., book White Scale Co., scale Whitworth's, softballs, bats Wilcox & Follett Co., books Wilfred Wild, labor at Kimball School Windsor Pad & Paper Co., Inc., paper Wing's Express, Inc., express charge The John C. Winston Cb., workbooks Henry S. Wolkins Co., classroom supplies World Almanac, 1946 almanacs Worhl Book Company, books, tests Wright & Potter Printing Co., bookkeeping forms TotalExpenses ~.95 15.17 ]iO. 56 .75 39.04 70,47 ' 1,00 $.00 83.68 168.88 419.51 15.51 .79 10.00 ~03.7~ $8.66 ~. 50 88.66 59,~1 150.00 48.16 ~. 98 g.~0 61.08 592;. 55 37.4~ 2.00 155.95 1.89 ~06.16 18.94 3.90 ~36,417.$4 91 fo 98 REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER 1942 1943 No. of absentees investigated ~00 150 No. of truancies reported 15 10 No. of parents notified 15 10 No. of pupils taken to schools 1~ 6 No. of transfer cards investigated ~0 No. of home permits investigated No. committed to Training School 0 0 Respectfully submitted, (signed) 1944 1945 1946 175 180 ~8 ¢0 15 15 ~0 15 ~ 8 10 5 10 10 ~9 0 0 '0 1 0 0 IRVEN ELSTON A~tendance O~cer William P. Callahan George Cunningham George E. Everson John J. Cushing Irven Elston Joseph Rivet William Donahue JANITORS Salary Rec'd School 1946 $~350 Johnson High 953.4~ Johnson High ~000 Merrimack ~100 Bradstreet 1800 Thomson 1800 Union 1800 Center TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS October 1, 1946 Arthur Garneau, $34¢7 John Donovan, $~850 INSTRUMENTAL CLASS LESSONS Miss Marya Rodzynski Violin Mr. Herbert Rowcll Brass Instruments Mr. Henry LaJoie Reed Instruments Miss Lois Gingraa Baton Classes Mr..lames Winning Drum Classes CAFETERIA OPERATORS Mrs. Ross Hamilton, a5 Clarendon St. Johnson High School Mrs. John Hay, 17 Bixby Avenue Johnson High School Mrs. Emilie Bixby, Abbott Street Center School Mrs. Donald Thomson, 161 Main Street Bradstreet School 96 NOON SUPERVISORS Salary Rec'd Mrs. Veronica Perkins, 113 Andover Street Mrs. Amy Mclntyre, ~0A Johnson Street Mrs. Alice May 34 Church Street Mrs. Alice Albrecht Mrs. Alicia McAloon Mrs. Lillian Seymour Miss Margaret McLay Mrs. Mary Hill Mrs. Evelyn Bolderson Mrs. Barbara Armstrong Mr. F. Milton Howard Mrs. Alice Cavallaro Miss Myrtis Clough School $~o45.64 Center ~o44. ~6 Center 10~.00 Bradstreet 11.00 Substitute 38.50 " 40.50 " 1.10 " l f~ . frO " 3.30 " 16.50 " I. 10 " 9.00 " 1.50 " $7~6.60 REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN AND SCHOOL NURSE The following are statistical summaries of the 1946 work of Dr. Fred C. Atkinson, School Physician, and Miss Edna Dayson, School Nurse: The percent of pupils with major physical defects found in previous years and since corrected are shown in the table below: DEFECTS CORRECTED 194~-43 1945-44 19t4--45 1945-46 Merrimack School Grade VIII $$% 0 0 100% v~i 50 s7~4% Adj. Rm. SS 0 0 0 V 60 0 ~5 0 IV 50 50 HI 60 80 83 1/8 tO II 50 ~0 37~ 0 Bradst~et ~r~de VIII ~5 0 VH ~ S7~ SS 1/S 7~ V 50 ~5 50 3~ 1/~ IV tO tO 40 80 Ill ~5 40 0 0 II Thomson-Union Schools Grade VIII 50 0 VII SS 0 VI 50 100 V 50 ~ IV 40 0 III $$ 0 II 33 ~5 Center School Grade VII-VIII $0 0 V-VI ~5 0 III-IV 50 0 I-I1 ~3 lO Comparative Health Data 1942-4~ 194~44 Number of lhtpils Examined 833 938 Heart Trouble 86 19 Swollen Glands in Neck 1 5 Scalp Trouble 0 0 Bad Teeth 48 46 Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids 74, 54 Total Number of Major Defects 159 126 Total Number with Major Defects I~1 109 Number New Defects 39 29 Number Irremediable Defects 3 8 Grads 1 in S~ptend~ Total Registration 88 86 Number of Children presenting a record of pkysicol examin~tlon 82 81 Number of Defects found at the time of physical examination ~0 21 Number of Defects corrected previous to entering first grade 7 9 Number of Children entering school with no significant defects 64 61 Number of Children presenting dental certificate -- 76 1944-45 194&46 826 850 9 ~ 0 0 45 64 94 110 112 105 46 64 4 4 83 9~ 77 84 7 10 65 74 70 80 Report of School Nurse School visits 861 Number of pupil inspections 405 Pupils excluded for pedicnlosis 8 Pupils excluded for skin conditions 19 Number of consultations 642 Pupils visit to habit clinic 6 Number o/pupils to dental eli~e 56 Home visits 450 Minor treatments 370 Pupils referred to family physician 14 Number of children taken to clinic 50 Pupils examined by school physician 883 Number meetings attended 14 for School Year 104&44 lO~-45 x945-~o 850 886 850 1400 1014 lloo 16 10 7 650 573 664, 8 1 5 52 5 7 492 404 415 4OO 378 400 20 35 58 I 7 045 826 859 6 8 5 Number tested Number retested Number of failures Audiometer Report 1945-46 1944-45 1943-44 830 515 880 64 7~ 109 18 15 $9 Results of Audiometer Test Total number who failed test Number new defects Number examined by physician Number not examined Number irremediable Number of old defects Number remediable 18 15 39 7 10 i6 5 6 15 t 4 11 1 1 1 11 5 13 11 5 10 Massachusetts Vision Test The Massachusetts Vision Test, now employed in our schools, provides a method for screening children who re- quire an examination by an eye specialist. The test is com- posed of three parts: 1. Visual acuity or clearness of vision. Part one is planned to sort out cases who cannot see at a distance. ~. Functional disturbance or far-sightedness. Part two is intended to detect those who may pass the visual acuity test, but who nevertheless have an error which is latent and may require correction. 3. Muscle Coordination Part three is designed to indicate the cases in which there is difficulty in using both eyes together. Results of Massachusetts Vision Test 1943-44 1954-45 1945-46 Total number of Eye Defects 153 98 90 Number new defects 95 ~3 eS Number new defects examined 58 15 15 Number examined and glasses prescribed 40 9 9 Number examined with no recommendations 18 6 6 Number new defects not ex- amined $7 8 8 Number of old defec~ 58 75 6~ Number of old defects examined ~5 17 1~ Number examined and lens changed 15 10 6 Number examined with no recommendations 1~ 7 6 Number old defects not examined $3 8 50 SPEECH CLASS 1945o1946 There were twelve Saturday morning classes held at the Merrimack School for the correction of Speech Defects. The average attendance for the year was ~2~ pupils including pre-school as well as those of school age. Following are the types of Speech Defects and the number that received in- struction: Stuttering or stammering 7 Lisping 10 Baby Talk 4 Substituting one sound for another 6 Pitch too low 1 Cleft Palate 1 RESULTS OBTAINED FROM SPEECH CLASS Number with marked improvement Number with moderate improvement Number with slight improvement Number with no improvement 100 SCHOOL CALENDAR 1946-1947 September 4, Wednesday November ~7, Wednesday December ~0, Friday January g, Thursday February ~8, Friday March I0, Monday April ~5, Friday May 5, Monday June 18, Wednesday June ~0, Friday Schools reopen. Schools close at noon for re- mainder of week. Thanksgiv- ing recess. Schools close at night for Christmas vacation. Schools reopen. Schools close at night for mid-winter vacation. Schools reopen. Schools close at night for spring vacation. Schools reopen. Elementary schools close in forenoon for summer vacation. High school closes for sum- mer vacation. High school graduation. The following holidays which occur during school time will be observed: Friday, November 1, Essex County Teachers' Association Meeting; Monday, November 11, Armistice Day; Friday, April 4, Good Friday; Friday, May $0, Me- morial Day. No School Signals Three blasts of the fire signal, 7:30 A.M. and 1~°:15 P.M. Radio broadcasts from Stations WLAW and WLLH. 101 SEVENTY-SEVENTH GRADUATION EXERCISES JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Stevens Halls North Andover, Massachusetts June 11, 1946 Eight o'clock PROGRAM Festival March Mendelssohn Prayer--Rev. Cornelis Heijn Response Chorus Class Salutatory with E~say--"The Chemist--Molder of a Better Destiny" William Edward Torrey, Jr. "Tomorrow's Road" Mendelssohn Chorus Class Essay--"Forgotten Heroes" Shirley Mae Wentworth "Stout-Hearted Men" Romberg Chorus Class Oration--"With the Ropes of the Past We Will Ring the Bells of the Future" Norman Taylor Campbell Presentation of Awards--The Principal North Andover Woman's Club Scholarship Award Mrs. John F. Alter V.F.W. Post No. ¢104 and Auxiliary CommereiM Scholarship Award Commander William G. Martin Past President Katherine Philman North Andover Parent-Teacher Association Scholarship Award--Mrs. Ernest G. Abbott Presentation of Diplomas--Mrs. Tom F. Ingrain "Victory" (American Selection) Yoder-Breek Chorus Essay with Valedictory--"A Plea to America" Gloria D. Bottai Class Song--Graduates "The Star-Spangled Banner"--Audience and Graduates Spirit of St. Louis March Herfurth 10Z CLASS SONG "Farewell, Johnson!" (Tune--Moonlight and Roses) Johnson, we leave you, With fond hearts and memories dear; We'll always love you, Tho' we are far or near. Thanks to our teachers, And those who have seen us all through, Altho' time may part us, In thought we're with you. Johnson, we'll miss'you; We've shared all our tears and our laughs. You stand behind us, As we take our separate paths, Classmates forever, Through all that the future may tell. Our Alma Mater, We bid you farewell. --Audrey Ferrin, '~6 Senior Marshal Chorus Marshal Edward It. Mooradkanian '46 Marie Bernadette Torpey '47 (Members of Class of 1947) Robert George Blanchette James Laurence Greenler Francis Connors D. Robert Nicetta Harold Arthur Dushame Herbert Thomas Wild, Jr. Decorating Committee (Members of Class of 1947) D. Robert Nieetta Barbara Elizabeth Stewart Janet Dorothy Smith George Herbert Stewart. Herbert Thomas Wild, Jr. Music by the North Andover School Orchestra Conductor~Betty James CLASS MOTTO--"With the Ropes of the Past We Will Ring the Bells of the Future'~ CLASS COLORS-Black and Gold lO3 1942---GRADUATES 1946 Mabel C. Arlit (Lawrence Woodcraft Office) Carol Potter Berry (Bridgewater Teachers' College) *Gloria D. Bottai (Married) Priscilla Bredbury (Andovcr Bank) lqerbert H. Brightman (working on farm) Norman Taylor Canxpbell (William Jcwcll College) Arthur A. Carlson (Osgood Mill) James Warren Chadwick, Jr. (Tilton Academy) Patricia Ann Chad~4ck (Massachusetts State College) Barbara Jean Cochrane (Telephone Company) Gardner D. Cook (working on farm) Rita Nancy Coppola (Davis & Fnrber Office) June A. Davis (New England School of Art) Ruby Caroline Dill (lqytron Company) ltoward Francis Doherty (Arlington Mill Office) Elizabeth Arlene Donnelly (Elevator operator in Detroit) William Francis Driscoll (Navy) Arthur R. Drummond, Jr. (Stevens Mill) kNqcholas J. Evangelos (Treat Hardware) Audrey L. Ferrin (Wilson School) Eleanor Margaret Finn (Bridgewater Teachers' College) Eleanor E. Gaudet (Davis & Furber Office) Emily Eleanor George (Oak Grove School) Thomas John Giaquinta (Navy) William Joseph Gosselin (Navy) Edward E. Hamel (Wood Mill) Velma Joan Hinton (Nasson College) Margaret Ann Holder (Boston University) Beverly A. Howard (Lawrence General Hospital) June lngran~ (University of Illinois) Vincent Joseph lppolito (Army) Sally Lou Kane (Davis & Furber Office) Shirley Ann Kelly (Lawrence General Hospital) Gerald Charles Kent (Kent Moving Company) Donald Russell Kimel (Hebron Academy) Nancy Louise Kinports (Telephone Company) Barbara Mary Lambert (Wilson School) ' Anthony Carmine Laurenze (St. Anselm's College) Rose Therese lawlor (Loring Studio O~ce) Palmer James Long, Jr. (Treat Hardware Corp.) Philip Long (Navy) Carmelo S. Mangauo (Mangano Plumbing Supply Co.) Eleanor Viola Marland (At. Home) ~ Alfred Stewart McKee (Colby l%neral Home) Elsie M. Miller (Married) Marjorie L Mitchell (At Home) Edward Iq. Mooradkanian (Hebron Academy) Rita Anne Mulcahey (Lawrence General Hospital Office) Mary Galoway Ness (Davis & Furber Cfliee) Rita Ann Nieetta (Boston University) Shirley M. Pcndlebury (Davis & Furber Office) Donald J. C. Phair (Davis & Furber) Joan Pitman (Andover Bank) Joseph Allen Rand (Army Air Corps) Kathleen T. Roche (Wilson SchooD Alma Kathleen Sanford (Lawrence General Hospital) Helena Catherine Saunders (Boston Inlversity) Ethel Tnrne~ Shapcott (Fisher School) Francis Richard Shottes (Marines) Robert E. Skinner (Marines) Robert Allan Smith (Post-graduate at Johnson) 104 Oscar Lurent Soucy (Worcester Academy) Clarence W. Spencer (Working with father) James Arthur Terret (N. E. Conservatory of Music) **William Edward Torrey, Jr. (M.I.T.) Blancbe Lesley Turner (Boston University School of Music) Lawrence Joseph Walker (Army) Claire Nancy Warwick (Lawrence Rubber St,ore) ***Shirley Mse Wentworth (Ri J. Macartney s Office) Frederick R. White (Working on farm) John Stewart Wilkinson (Davis & Furber) William Wilson (Navy) Ethel Therese Winning (At Home) * Highest Honors ** Second Honors *** Third Honors Diploma~ Awarded Durin~ Year 19~5-19~6 Davis Storrie Ritchie Adam (At Home) Alan Plue Armstrong (At Home) Robert Walter Carter (Tyer Rubber Company) Edward Robert Cunnlngham (Town of Boxford) Charles Raymond Dobson (Working in California) Edward Francis Fitzgerald (Working in Portland, Oregon) Richard George Hopping (Bus Company in New York) John Marchant Knowles, Jr. (Davis & Furber) Stephen Paul Lannau (General Motors, Buffalo, N. Y.) Edward Sulhvan (Sullivan's Milk) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES, JUNE 1946 David J. Balzius Albert J. Belanger Robert Cunningham Bertha H. Curry Evelyn Theresa Devine James N. Dill Kathleen Agnes Donnelly Patrieia Ann Drummey **Walter Dubois George A. Emmott J, Thomas Finn Richard W. Hargreaves Robert M. Hay *John J. Healey William D. Alexander Dorothy C. J. Alvino ~ttarry Beckwith, Jr. Jane M. Brown Marilyn F. J. Caliri Jnstine Margaret Cyr Beatrice C. D'Anjou Thomas Howe Emmett Raymond A. Florin Raymond J, Gile Frank R, Lee MERRIMACK SCHOOL Leslie L~urendcau Daniel M. Long Rae A. Long Eva B, Lnndquist James A. McEvoy John Terry McGuire Beatrice I. McKinnon Mae A. Murray Ernest R. Nelson David C. Rand Arthur D. Robinson Rose C. Sarkiaian Nancy Dale Schuster Ruth McGregor Thomson THOMSON SCHOOL Mary Grace Lazzio Edith Alice Massey *Frank A. Noeera, Jr. *Santo J. Noeera Joan Richards David R. Smith Donald Miller Smith Barbara Ann Stack Arthur A. Thomson, Jr. David H. Twomey Herbert Waddington Barlmra J, Wild 106 *John J. Ahem Jean Louise Atilt Robert J. Bisson Marilyn Jane Chase Elizabeth L. Cole l~dyanthia P. Cousins rgaret A. Crui~kshank *Patricia Rose Dyer Anthony J. Forgetta, Jr. Theodore S, Fowler ~Lorraine B. Prost Bruce Earle Goedson David Lawrence Hamilton BRADSTREET SCHOOL Herbert F. Hayes Roy R. Houde Virginia B. lGmba]l Rosemary A. Macldlu William B. Magowan Elizabeth Rose McLaugldin Mbart Richard Midgley Joan B. Narushof Mary Ann Nigrelli Ruth S. Sanford George Ernest Scott *John Vincent Shola Harry K. Thomas Leo William Black John L. Girard CENTER SCHOOL Margaret Mary Hickey Raymond Edward Lewis Coustance W. Welch * Entered Parochial School Left Town ** At Home All others entered Johnson High School 106 TREASURER'S REPORT Board of Selectmen ,' Town of North Andover North Andover, Mass. Gentlemen: As Town Treasurer I submit my report for the fiscal year ending December $1, 1946: Balance on hand January 1, 1946 $ 88,899. ~1 Receipts for the year 976,41~o. 78 Total Disbursements for the year 1,065,$11.99 990,~50. O1 Balance on hand December 31, 1946 Reconciliation of Cash: Bay State Merchants National Bank The Second National Bank of Boston Community Savings Bank Andover National Bank: Red School House Fund Pond School House Fund $59,499.87 10,000.00 $,533.8~ 1,766.68 ~61.61 Balance on hand December 31, 1946 $75,061: 98 $75,061.98 RECONCILIATION OF BANK STATEMENT Balance per Bank Statements $101,768.99 Deposits in Transit · 4,406.~1 Balance per Check Register $69,499.87 Outstanding Cheeks 36,675. $$ $106,175.~0 $106,175.~0 Respectfully submitted JAMES J. MAKER Town Treasurer 107 TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS Balance, January 1, 1040 Debit: Land Court Decrees and Land Low Value Affidavits Credits: Sold Balance, December $1, 1946 $11,066.~8 749.63 $11,815.91 1,579.69 $10,¢36.~ TAX TITLE ACCOUNT Balance, January 1, 1946 Debits: Tax Title Takings in 1946 $ 38.59 Subsequent Taxes Added in 1946 8o~9.33 Total Debits Credits: Redeemed Partial Redemptions Lamd Court Decrees Land Low Value Foreclosures Chapter 58, Section 8 Balance, December 31, 1946 $~,867.14 867.9~ $3,735.06 $1,716.0~ 35.30 187.~4 769.16 171.11 ~,878.84 $ 856. FREE CASH AND ANALYSIS OF GENERAL CASH 'ACCOUNT, DECEMBER 31, 1946 Surplus Revenue, Excess and Deficiency Less Outstanding Taxes of 1946 $71,577.78 19,9~9. $0 Total Free Cash $51,648.48 Balance Cash Account, December $1, 1946 $75,061.98 Less--Cash Reserved: Federal Withholding Taxes Tailings Sale of Real Estate Trust Fund Income $$,058. ~8 85.9~ ~,0~8. ~9 440. $4 Dog Licenees Due County 7. ¢0 Reserved--Gain on Tax Titles, Sec. 79--Chapter 60 G.L. ~0.56 Federal Grants: Old Age Assistance 543.79 Aid to Dependent Children 357.64 Reserve Fund--Overlay Surplus a,38¢. 86 Overlay--Reserved For Abate- ments 1946 871.53 Total $9,~71.41 Uncxpended Appropriation Balances: Art. Sl--Poliee Car $ 14~.55 Art. ¢8--Fire-Air Tanks 1,500.00 Art. ~9--Fire-Oil Bnrner 1,500.00 Art. ¢0--Sewer--Hamilton Road 454. ~5 Art. el--Sewer--Holbrook Road 4~1.09 Art. i4--Highway Mtee. Chap, 90 .84 Art. ~--Highway Greene St. or other Chapter 90 4,477.41 Art. 45--Highway Marble- rid.ge Road Re- pa~rs 3.4~ Art. ~5--Sidewalk Project 15:1~ Art. ~--Highway Dump Truck 16. li Art. $5--School Plans ~,500. O0 Art. 41' American Legion Beach Repairs 3~3.3.g Art. ~0--Water Hamilton Road 654. ~1 Art. ~l--Water Holbrook Road 716.56 Art. 18--Public Works Replacements Etc. ~,051.58 Art. 1--Sanitary Protection of Waters of Lake Cochickewick 11.67 $14,786.15 Less Total Cash Reserved $24,057.56 Add--Under-estimates: State Tax 1946, Parks and Reservations County Tax 1946 Overlay Deficits $186.40 $7~. 98 84.68 851,004.4~ 644.06 Proof--Total Free Cash as Above $51,648.48 Definition of Available Funds or Surplus Revenue This account represents the amount by which the Cash, Accounts Receivable, and other current assets exceed the liabilities and reserves. This account may be built up as follows: (A) Unexpended balance of general and special Appro- priations, including the balance of the Reserve Fund. (B) The excess of receipts from sources other than taxa- tion over estimated receipts, as used by the assessors. The amount of this account over and above uncollected taxes of prior years may be considered "Free Cash" and available for appropriations either for specific purposes or to offset the total of appropriations voted. No use of available funds may be made unless by vote of Town Meeting and upon the written approval of the Tax Commissioner. JAMES J. MAICER Town Treasure~, 110 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT 1946 Taxes (all levies) 1946 Real Estate Levy Prior Years The uncollected 1946 balances are: Real Estate Personal Property Poll Motor Vehicle Excise Moth 95. ~% collected 94.83% collected 100% collected $19,¢84. O0 645.$0 0.00 94.87 19.50 Total taxes uncollected December 31, 1946 $~0,043.67 There will be a credit of $3~ percent of the premium paid for the 1945 Collector's bond due to the fact that the 1945 taxes were eleaxed prior to December 31, 1946. Motor Vehicle Excise committed in 1946 was $9908.40. This is an increase of $~807.49 aa compared to 1945, however, in 1941 the committed excise was $~,1~0.8~.. It can be expected that the excise revenue will continue to increase as new cars are available. The total collections of taxes, water liens, interest and demands turned over to the Treasurer in 1946 was $409,703.- 94. Respectfully submitted: IRVING E. ItlNTON, Collector of Tazes 111 1942 TAXES POLLS: Refund $ 2.00 Abatement 9.00 1943 TAXES POLLS: Refunds $ 4.00 Abatements 4.00 1944 TAXES POLLS: l~efuncls $ 8.00 Abatements 8.00 1945 TAXES POLLS: Refunds $ ~0.00 Abatements ~0.00 PERSONAL PROPERTY: Uncollected balance January 1, 1946 $ 416.80 Interest Receipts 5.91 Adjustment 1.00 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $ 417.80 Interest Receipts 5.91 Uncollected 0.00 REAL ESTATE: Uncollected balance January 1, 1946 $14,666.4~ Interest Receipts ~74.75 Charges (Advertising Costs and Certificates of Municipal Liens) 33.92 Refunds ~. 08 Adjustments 17.84 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $14,663. Interest Receipts 274.75 Charges (Advertising Costs and Certificates of Municipal Liens) New Tax Titles ~g. 14 Adjustment 1.00 Uncollected 0.00 MOTOII~ VEHICLE EXCISE: Uncollected balance January I, 1946 Commitment January 17, 1946 Commitment January 09, 1946 Interest Receipk~ Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatements Uncollected MOTH ASSESSMENT: Uncollected balance January 1, 1946 Cancelled abatement 1~4,64 54.0O 19.78 .6~ 189.75 .6~ 8.67 0.00 11.25 .75 $ 423.71 .71 $14,995.05 $14,995,05 $ 199.04 $ 199.04 $ 12.00 Collected and Paid to Treaaurer Abatement Uncollected WATER LIENS: Uncollected l~]ance January l, 1946 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Adjustment Uncollected 1946 TAXES POLLS: Commitment of January 16, 19446 Commitment of January ~5, 1946 Commitment of March 19, 1946 Commitment of September 14, 1946 Commitment of September 14, 1946 Interest and Demand Receipts Refunds Cancelled Abatements Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest and Demand Receipts Abatements Uncollected PERSONAL PROPERTY: Commitment of July 12, ~946 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasnrer Interest Receipts Abatements Uncollected REAL ESTATE: Commitment of January 29, 1946 Commitment of June ~8, 1946 Commitment of August 9, 1946 Commitment of December 20, 1946 Interest Receipts Certificate of Munic"~pal Liens Cancelled Abatement Refunds Collected and Paid to Treasoree Interest Receipts Certificate of Municipal Liens Abatements Additions to Tax Title Account Uncollected 118 $ 11.~5 0.00 87.09 1.79 76.67 1.79 10.4,2 0.00 $ ~98.00 1~6~.00 4048.00 ~6.00 126.00 47.77 40.00 6.00 $ 3874.00 47.77 19~2.00 0.00 830,605.40 129.85 645.30 $71,781.46 9.00 1,418.55 58.85 29. O0 $35.90 ~1~.61 $850,809.80 58.85 29,00 715.85 19,~84. oo $ 1~.00 88.88 $ 88.88 5853.77 $ ~53.77 830,605.62 ~0,605.62 $373,828.02 $$73,8~8.02 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE: Commitment of March 5, 1946 Commitment of March 29, 1946 Commitment of May $1, 10~6 Commitment of August 9, 1946 Commitment of September 10, Commitment o/September 19, 1946 Commitment of October 10, 1946 Commi'~mcnt of October 11, 1956 Commitment of November 5, 1946 Commitment of December 6, 1946 Interest Receipts Audit Adjustment Cancelled Abatements Refunds Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Aba~ements Uncollected MOTH ASSESSMENT: Commitment of August 9, 1956 Collected ~d Paid to Treasurer Uncollected ~896.30 1017,60 1190.68 1684.19 ~94, $3 152. ~ ~55~ 91 3~7.36 161,1~ 7,7S ,02 ~.~$ 9685.62 7,73 158.29 94.87 2O6.5O 187.00 19.50 $9,944.51 $9,944.51 $ 206 205 114 FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT We the undersigned Board of Fire Engineers herewith sub- mit the annual report of the Fire Department for the year 1946. Number of alarms ~95 Value of property endangered $664,400.00 Total value of property damaged 810,3~5.00 Insurance paid on property $6,875.00 Loss to property owners on uninsured property $1,800.00 Ambulance calls Out of town trips (included) Respectfully submitted, JAMES I~RGREAVES EDWIN L. KOENIG ARTHUR J. BRODERICK 115 BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT I hereby submit my annum report as Building Inspector: There were 71 permits granted for the year 1946. Joseph Sambatero, Lyman Rd., Home----estimate cost $7,000; three houses on Holbrook Rd., homes, --estimated cost $7,500 each; Lyman Rd., Shed--estimated cost none. E. Dewey Dyer, 65 Prospect St., Home--estimate cost $$,500. Elfreda Berthael, Osgood St., Home--estimate cost $6,500. Michad CristMdi, Green St., Home--estimate cost $9,500; Two Garages at Mifflin Park--estimate cost $500 each. Max Cohen, Bunker Hill St., Garage--estimate cost $500. Helen Farnham, 87 Court St., Greenhouse--estimate cost $¢00. Plymold Corp., Andover St., Home--estimate cost none. Vincent J. Pellerin, ¢~¢ Massachusetts Ave., Garage--esti- mate cost $400. Village Land Co., 88 East Water St., Porch--estimate cost $150. Harry Sutton Jr., Sutton Hill Rd., ttome estimate cost $7,000. Gordon Chamberlh~, 77 Hewitt Ave., Home estimate cost none. Stanley ~'[elillo and Anthony Lupo, 1804 Salem St., Altera- tions-estimate cost $700. SMvatore D'Agata, ~31 Railroad Ave., Garage estimate cost $300; 41 Herrick Rd., Home--estimate cost $7,000. Mary and Frances Langlois, ~67 Chickering Rd., Alterations --estimate cost, $1,500. Ann Savoy, Home estimate cost, none. M. T. Stevens & Sons Co., 316 Stevens St., Alterations-- estimate cost, $300; I~0A Stevens St., G.L Home esti- mate cost $7500. North Andover Country Club, Great Pond Rd., Repairs-- estimate cost $~00. Charles Canty, ~74 Hillside Rd., G. I. ttome-~estimate cost $1,500. Mary S. Ramsdell, Sutton Hill Rd., Home estimate cost $6,000. Oliver H. Shipp--Massachusetts Ave., Home and Garage estimate cost $6,000. John Glennie, Inc., Osgood St., Garage Office estimate cost $15,000. 116 Daniel Dennis, 44 to 45 May St., Home--estimate cost unknown. John Cyr, Parker St., Home estimate cost $7,500. Louis F. Sirois, Beverley St., Home, c.~timate cost $6,000. Beverley St., Garage catimate cost, none. Frank P. Hennessy, ~08 Hillside Rd., Garage estimate cost, $~$0. Thomas E. Pendlebury, 98 Lyman Rd., Garage--estimate cost $~00. John Lafrance, Princeton St,, Home, estimate cost $4,000. Charles Finieclnaro, Massachusetts Ave., Corner Jetwood St., Home estimate cost $$,000. William Hollins, ~4 Saltonstall Rd., Home--estimate cost none. Emma Smith, 328 Middlesex St., Alterations--estimate cost $3,000. Charles D. Glennie, Inc., 107 Massachusetts Ave., Repair Shop--estimate cost none. Charles Trombly, 153 Sutton St., Garage, --estimate cost $1500. George $. Marsh, Beechwood St., Home--estimate cost 84,000. Thomas Mullin, 1116 Salem St., Alterations--estimate cost $500. John T. Greco, 43~ Johnson St., Home--estimate cost $7,000. William P. Cardello, o~ Massachusetts Ave., Home--esti- mate cost $8,000. Anthony Ventura, Massachusetts Ave., Home--estimate cost $7,000. Phillip Gioco, Corner Massachusetts Ave. and Spruce Ave., Home, --estimate cost $4,000. William P. Cardello, Massachusetts Ave., Home--estimate cost $8,000. Anthony Ventura, Massachusetts Ave., Homc cstimate cost $7,000. Rose Ellen Hayes, 316 Greene St., Milk Room--estimate cost $I,000. Michael Cristaldi, Mifflin Park, Alterations--estimate cost 84,000. Philip Gioco, Parker St., Home~-estimate cost $4500. Freda K. Oakes, Railroad Ave., Tool Shed--estimate cost Ssoo. Davis & Furber Machine Co., Water St., Storage--estimate cost 81,500. 117 Louis Sergi, 615 Massachusetts Ave., Home--estimate cost $5,000. E. Dewey Dyer, 67 Prospect St., Home,--estimate cost $a,500. Max Cohen, Pleasant St., Hom~cstimate cost $$,500o Steve Verda, 701 Salem St., Garage, Repair and Body Shop--estimate cost $5,000. City of Lawrence, Lawrence, Mass., Airport, Waiting Room at Airport--estimate cost $1~00. Michael CristMdi, Mifflin Park, A]teratlons--estimate cost $~,000. Community Center Inc., North Andover, 83 Johnson St,, Social Activities catimate cost $800. Frank S. Hayward Jr., 47 Harold St., Garage--estimate cost $100. Michael Cristaldi, Mifflin Park, Alterations~-estimate cost $3,000. Community Center Inc. o~ North Andover, $3 Johnson St., Athletic and Social Activities: .estimate cost $4,000. Plymold Corp., Salem Turnpike, Homes, --estimate cost one at $10,000; one at $9,850; four at $9,750. Bartolane Licciousk, Home estimate cost $~,000. Isabelle Ceplikas, 55 Concord St., Alterations--estimate cost $350. Mr. and Mrs. Erie W. Hope, Hamilton Rd., Home cati- mate cost $7,500. Gardner Humphreys, $t~ Turnpike St., Home. estimate cost $5,000. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN J. LAWLOR 118 REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD January ~1, 1947 Board of Selectmen North Andover Massachusetts Gentlemen: The Planning Board hereby presents its Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1946. The Planning Board held eleven regular meetings and six special meetings during the year. The Mifflin Park Project is progressing and only one plan awaits final approval. Final approval has been given to the plans of the Scoville estate. Mr. Malcolm B. Beattie is the engineer. During the year approval was given to plans of Pioneer Slopes. The continued cooperation of the citizens and town of- ficials is greatly appreciated. Respectfully yours, PETER RITCHIE, Chairman DONALD A. BUCHAN, Secretary HAROLD C. KAY CHARLES TROMBLY ELWYN KING 119 DOG OFFICER REPORT Dogs destroyed--Eight at request of owners Ten stray dogs destroyed. All dogs boarded six days Dogs sent to M.S.P.C.A.--Five $48 licensed dogs ~a$ Males ® 446.00 17 Females ~ 85.00 10S Spayed @ ~16.00 o~ Kennels @ 50.00 1 Kennel ~ 10.00 $807.00 6 Free Lost dogs returned--Fifteen licensed dogs returned to owners Calls--Seventy calls attended Dog bites--Ten reported Livestock killed by dogs--Three claims JOHN' DOLAN Dog PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT 1946 Dr, Appropriation (Salaries--Board Members) Superintendent, Matron, Agent--Outside Relief and Repairs Transfer--from Reserve November 1946--Superintendent and Matron Transfer~from Reserve October ~5, 1946 --Outside Relief and Repairs Transfer--from Reserve December 31, 1946--Outside Relief and Repairs Transfer--from Reserve December 16, 1946--Outside Relief and Repairs Salaries--Board Members Superintendent, Matron, Agent--Outside Relief and Repairs $ 379.50 1~,474:00 75.00 ~,500.00 196.6~ 700.00 $16,3~5.1~ $$79.50 15,945.6~ $16,$~5.1~ Balance None Refunds from Welfare recipients amounting to $156.50 were received but were credited to the Estimated Receipts Account. Salaries: Orin B. Foster, Supt. Nora L. Foster, Matron Wages: l~rs. Florence Ball Carl Kemp Francis Bartly Sam Wright Henry Smolak Guy Foster C. M. Lewis Steve Gallant Jr. Town Infirmary $ 871.50 871.50 $1743.00 $ 840.00 64.00 64.00 9.48 9.00 18.00 1~. 00 ~8.60 $104S.08 Groceries: Longbottom's Market McQueston's Market E. G. Dunn K~k Food Market Corner Cash Market A. B~ Sutherland Company D. & D. Market Electricity: Lawrence Gas & Electric Company Telephone: New England Tel. & Tel. Company Fuel: North Andover Coal Company House Furnishings: Middlesex House of Correction James S. Adams A. B. Sutherland L. Irving Nutter Wator: Board of Public Works Horse Shoeing and Repairs: Samuel E. Lawes Thomas McDut~e Clothing: State Prison Reformatory for Women G. I. Shoe Fix Diekerman & McQuade Inc. A. B. Sutherland French Apron Shop General Repalrs: H, J. Welch Co. Lawrence Plato Glass Co. C. A. Nelson Treat Hardware Corporation J. Ernest Miller L. Irving Nutter Loring Foster Davis & Furber Machine Shop Thomas H. Lcbel Auto: Bill's Auto Service Roy's Auto Repair Orin B. Foster (Truck Rcgistratlon) (1946) Smokes and Miscellaneous: Clifton S. Berry Daily Paper: Lawrence Eagle and Tribune Seeds: Thornton and Crouch $ 194,g6 15~. 64 195. $7 159.71 157.96 g7.10 501.81 $1557.95 $95.15 $ 1.19 ~. O0 10.8~ $5~.57 ~ .00 ~. 00 $~.~ $ 1.45 ~.91 11.00 ~4. g8 7.~ 1~. 50 7.50 Ii.50 211.68 ~39 31.75 ~. 00 $270. ~ ~3.97 $~e. oo ~.80 Sawdust: A, H. Famham Lawrence Sawdust $15.00 7.00 Sawing Lumber: A, YL Farnbam Sawing Wood: Alphonse Brien Medical Attention and Supplies: Bulger .,4nimal Hospital Meagan s Drug Store Moulthrop and Youman's Dr. William Carroll Orin B. Foster $2~. 00 $30.00 $147,65 $89.50 34.89 5, O0 $.0o 1.50 Livestock: William Whiteside Feed and Grain: H. Bruckmann tt~ircuts: Matteo DeTeresi Town Directory: Crosby Publishing Co. Miscellaneous: Royce Badge (use of horse) Royce Bodge (hauling lumber) Eggs Use o[ telephone Livestock Hay Total Expense Superin~endent's Report $144.89 $75.00 $1039.87 $19.50 $8. oo $10.00 ~0. O0 Sso. oo $7453 ~ 97 10,05 169.00 30,00 $~8.40 $160.00 was received from one inmate for board at the Infirmary. This amount was credited to the General Account. NUMBER OF INMATES January 1, 1946 5 Admitted during year 4 Deaths--none 0 Discharges 3 Number of inmates December 31, 1946 5 Males 5 Females Z Males between 40.50 yrs. 1 Males between 50-60 yrs. ~ Males between 70-80 yrs. 1 Males between 80-90 yrs. 1 Females between 40-50 yrs. 1 (dis.) Females between 80-90 yrs. 1 (dis.) Respectfully submitted, ORIN B. FOSTER, Superintendent GENERAL RELIEF--1946 Cash (including rents) Groceries and Provisions Vermont Tea and Butter Co, D. & D. Market George Lannon Kirk's Market Messina' s Market John T. Campbell Fred Pappalardo Suitor's Market Medical Dr. Francis O'Reilly Dr. W. Stoehrer Dr. Charles Lee Dr. William Carroll Lawrence General Hospital Dr. Edward Holt North Andover Private Hospital Hale Hospital Meagan's Drug Store Clyde Bedell Dr. M. P. Curren Dr. A. John Anselmi Sophia Whiting Nursing Home Dr. Warren Hookway Morris Yorshis, M.D. Dr. Julius Kay Berger's Shoe Store Fashion Clothing Shop Tetreau Shoe Store Clothing William B. Kent North Andover CoM Company Arthur Gameau Trembly Bros. Service Station Fuel and Light Telephone New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Miscellaneous John Hosking Rt. Rev. Edmund Duly Gerhard Becker Charles Cronin or Lillian Dearden C. J. Mahoney William Kent Lillian Dearden (Salary) Lillian Dearden (Expense) -North Andover Public Works $2230.60 $11O75 ~1.1~ 158.85 81.40 65.00 4~.75 16 5,90 $502.02 $ 12.00 12.00 45.00 3.00 89.06 454.00 1601.44 140.50 461.07 10.00 8. O0 6,00 858.00 0~00 10.00 159, O0 $I]890.47 ,~ .ss 7.85 9,85 $1955 $09.40 7.67 04.40 4.85 $ 26.04. $ 1.50 $0,0o 1.00 75.00 t.3.09 506. ~1 6. ~0 7.50 $684,65 Paid to Other Cities and Towns City of L~wrence $107t. 00 Total Expended $8591.65 Included in cash, groceries, fuel and medical is $1415.16 which was paid to individuals having settlements in other cities and towns. North Andover will be reimbursed fully on this amount. Also included in cash, fuel, groceries and medical is $641.83 paid to individuals having no settlement in the Commonwealth and North Andover will be reimbursed by the Commonwealth/or this amount. Welfare Cases Month Outside Infirmary Total Cases Cases Persons January 7 4 February 11 4 35 March 15 4 44 April 9 4 $1 May 8 June 5 3 10 July 5 4 11 August ti 4 11 September 5 4 11 October November December S S 9 Respectfull7 submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent OLD AGE ASSISTANCE 1946 I)r. General Appropriation Transfer from Reserve Fund Federal Grants--Aid Federal Grants--Administration $50,000.00 1,050.00 $0,1~5. ~4 1,144 $8~,$19.76 Expenditures: General Appropriation--Aid and Administration 51,050.00 Federal Grants--Relief ~9,858.54 867.48 $8I ,775.97 $~77.09 ~66.70 None $548.79 Federal Grants--Administration Balance: Federal Grants--Aid Federal Grants--Administration General Appropriation 1946 Number of Cases Paid Directly to Recipients January 184 $5,799.87 February 188 5,845.59 March 138 6,170. ~8 April 186 6,186.86 May 159 6,56~. 95 June 144 6,579. ~6 July 145 6,537.98 August 147 6,69~. 19 September 145 6,816.69 October 145 6,69~. 4~ November 146 7,008.78 December 150 7,700. ~1 Paid to Cities and Towns for Aid only $78,543.08 $818.68 Administration--Regular Appropriation Charles Cronin, Postmaster or Lillian Dearden (Postage) $ 66.~4 Lillian Dearden (Salary) 80S. 09 Lillian Dearden Expense 6. ~0 Essex Ruling and Printing Winifred Sherlock Hemmerle (Salary) John Hosking Manifold Supply Company New England Tel. and Tel. Company Royal Typewriter Co. Federal Grants Received $.00 609.4~ 3.45 15.00 ~.88 13.00 $1,546.78 OAARelief Admin. Only Balance January 1, 1946 ' $ 697.0¢ $ 163.59 January ~,187.05 71. ~$ February ¢,049.37 68.31 March ~,845 . ¢~ 78.17 April ~t,855.63 78.5¢ May ¢,898.57 79.95 June ¢,877.95 79. £7 July ~,476.47 8~. 55 August ¢,544.50 84.8e September ~,53~. 68 84.4~ October ¢,560.08 85.33 November ~,546. ~0 84.87 December 3,104.60 103.49 $30,1~5.£4 $1,144.5~ UNITED STATES GRANT:--Administration Expenses Salaries, supplies, telephone, postage, transportation $867.43 The Federal Government reimburses one-half up to $45.00 on each case; the State reimburses two-thirds after Federal Deductions and the local cost is the remainder after State and Federal deductions. NEW AND CLOSED CASES There were forty-five new cases in 1946; twenty dosed and one rejected. Fourteen cases closed by death; two returned to work; one transferred to other city; two--children will support fully; one admitted to Town Infirmary. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN--1946 Dr. Appropriation: $10,000. O0 Transfer--Reserve Ftmd December 16, 1946 600.00 Balance Federal Grant Money--Aid--1045 $~1.38 Balance Federal Grant Money (Adrainistration)--1945 4. ~1 Federal Grants received during 1946--Aid ~,638.28 Federal Grants received during t946 (Administration) 455.6~ Expenditures: Appropriation Federal Grants (Aid) Federal Grants (Administration) Balancea: Federal Grants (Aid) Federal Grants (Administration) Regular Appropriation Mon th Aid to Dependent Children Cases Number of Cases January February March 15 April 13 May June July August 11 September October 11 November 11 December Regular Apprepriation $14,010.49 $10,600.00 2,791.40 ~90.45 $18,681.85 $16S.~6 169.38 $337.64 Children Under 16 Years or under 18 Years and Regularly Attending School 30 Sl 31 31 29 29 ~7 29 Lillian Dearden (salary) Winifred Sherlock Hemmerle (salary) Total amount of Aid granted United States Grant Expenditures $ 566.08 518~50 9,715.4~ $10,600.00 SaJaries, Supplies, Transportation Expense $~90.45 One-third of all assistance granted to Aid to Dependent Children recipients is reimbursed by the Commonwealth. The Federal Government reimburses on all Aid to Depend- ent Children cases as follows: One-half of the aid granted up to $¢4.00 for the first child and one-half up to 815.00 for each additional child eligible for aid. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent STATE AND MILITARY AID, WAR ALLOWANCE, SOLDIERS RELIEF DEPARTMENT Soldiers Relief Cash Disbursements Medical and Medicine Mcagan's Drug Store MeCarty Clinic Dr. Wm. J. Carroll Dr. Harold Kurth 37.50 19.50 89.00 ~.00 Groceries Kirk Food Market D. D. Market Longbottom' s Market A. P. Tea Co. 45.00 35:00 10.00 10.00 Coal, Furl Oil, Gas Trombley's Service Station Hollins' Super Service North Andover Coal Co. Charles White Coal Co. Central Service Station Hilton Oil Co. Schruender's Service Station 4.5~ 7.30 17.50 159.50 6.30 16.10 37.~1 Miscellaneous Town o~ Andover ~ .00 Robinson Seal Co. Inc. (recording supplies) 6.9~ Typewriter Shop (supplies) ~. 85 Saunders Studio (photostats) a48.00 Charles Cronin (stamps) 3.00 William A. MeAloon (telephone calls) ~. 45 Harriet Flanagan (clerk) 3 months ~5.00 Catherine Donovan (clerk) ~ months 50.00 Anna MeAloon (clerk) 7 months 175.00 John Hosking (stationer) 9.67 William B. Kent (moving desk) 5.15 Joseph V. Flanagan (expenses to Boston) 5 1,~07.00 168.00 100.00 ~48.43 015.04 Joseph V. Flanagan, Soldiers Relief Agent William A. McAloon, Soldiers Relief Agent War Allowance 4~.00 116.13 50.00 State Aid 360.00 Military Aid Cash Lawrence General Hospital 354.~1 Dr. Ganem 340.00 Dr. Skei~k 1,078.54 1~0.00 1,77~.75 Total $4,809.35 WILLIAM A. McALOON, Agent HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT January ~/1, 1947. To Board of Selectmen: I hereby submit to you my report of the Highway Depart- merit for the year ending December 31, 1946. Summary of the Work of the Highway Department Snow Removal appropriation was spent for plowing, sand- ing streets and sidewalks and removing snow from in front of stores, churches and public buildings. The sand boxes have been filled at various corners and many new ones have been placed at dangerous intersections. The equip~nent has been repah'ed and painted. The following streets were oiled and sanded: Buckingham Road, Chapin Road, Bradford Street, Chestnut Street, Cabot Street, Dale Street, Appleton Street, Academy Road, Beech Street, Great Pond Road from the corner of Marble- ridge Road to South Bradford Street, Edmund Road, Her- rick Road, Lyman Road, Little Road, Young Road, Salton- stall Road, Norman Road, Lorraine Ave., Longwood Ave. Rea Street, Dale Street frown the Town Infirmary to Boxford Line, High Street, Pilgrim Road, Richardson Ave., Pleasant Street from Davis to Stevens Mill, Maple Ave., Second Street, Wood Lane, Parker Street, Trinity Court and Green Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Railroad Avenue. The Old Boston Road was graveled and oiled and Winter Street and Foster Street also graveled and oiled. Ingalls Street, Farnham Street, Dufton Court and a distance of five miles from North Andover Center to lee Houses was dug up, leveled, patched, graveled and oiled after damage done by the frost. Lyman Road was also graveled and oiled after stones from frost heaves had been removed. Two hundred feet 10-inch pipe and one catchbasin built on Green Street and thirty feet 10-inch pipe on Baldwin Street to relieve conditions on Union Street. Thirty-six feet of 10-inch pipe and one catchbasin installed on Prospect Street. Three hundred feet twelve-inch pipe and two catch- basins installed on Parker Street. At the lower entrance to Ridgewood Cemetery thirty-six feet of thirty-inch culvert pipe was placed. This has helped to clear up a. very dangerous condition there as well as helping to improve a most unsightly appearance at this entrance. 1~1 Article No. 45--Marbleridge Road At the annual Town Meeting one thousand dollars was appropriated to grade and resurface this road. A distance of one thousand feet was grave]ed and two applications of TS and T6 were applied to put the road in condition. Artlde No. 24~Chapter 90 Maintenance As no funds were available for Chapter 90 Maintenance from State and County Funds this year, the money appro- priated at the Town Meeting was used to resurface Johnson Street, Railroad Avenue and Middlesex Street from Railroad Avenue to Main Street. Article No. 25---Sidewalks At the annual Town Meeting one thousand dollars was appropriated to continue the cement sidewalk project. This has proved to be a worthwhile project and many applica- tions on hand could not be considered on this appropriation. Article No. 26---Greene Street or others Under Chapter 90 Bids were not considered early enough in the season to allow the continuance of rebuilding Main and Water Streets under Chapter 90. This project will be started early in the Spring. These sidewalks were top-dressed with bituminous con- crete; May Street, Second Street from Railroad Ave., to Maple Ave., Railroad Avenue, Sargent Street Perry Street, from Union to Massachusetts Avenue. Pleasant Street was top-dressed with stone-dust. All other sidewalks repaired where needed. IRA D. CARTY Highwa~ Surveyc~r Expenditures of the Highway Department for the year 1946 Arsenault, Wilfred (Labor) B. & K. Surplu~ Distributor (Coveralls) Bamford, William (Labor) Bannon, James (Labor) Bara, Andrew (labor) Bara, Joseph (labor) Barker, George (tractor) Bauehnnmu, Lloyd (labor) Bdanger, Albort (labor) Snow Refuse Gen'l Total Re~aoval Disposal Maint. $ 9.88 $ 9.88 19.90 19.90 6 .S~ 12.65 I~. 65 1~.65 12.1~ 1~.§5 6 3~ 18.97 8.00 8.00 S.16 S. 16 12.65 1~.65 Berger Metal Culvert Co. (pipe) B~ll's Auto Service (repair) 847. Black, Oral 0abor) 8. Bodge, Royce (truck hire) 470.00 Boston & Maine Railroad (express) 12.51 Bouslb Alfred (plow) 1~4.00 Boush, Frank (labor) 9.49 Brasseur, Ralph (survey) Britton, Darrell (labor) Burdick, Charles (labor) 48~ 48 Callahan, Thomas (labor) 6.8~ Calzetta, John (labor) 154. Carter, Enos (labor) 190.52 Carty, Leonard Oabor) 22.14 Cachman's Ser*,ice Station (repair) 86~. 06 Central Service Station (tires and tubes) Clark, Philip (labor) 9.48 Coggins, Alden 0abor) 808.98 Cotter, James (labor) 36.87 Cronin, Charles (envelopes) Cross, Angus (labor) 183.60 Culpon, Horace (plates) Cunningham, Edwin (labor) 91.38 Cunningham, George (labor) Cyr, Louis {rental) Davis Tractor Co. (repair, parts) t,042.69 Davis & Furber Machine Co. (repair) 18.00 Deloge, George (labor) 3.16 Doherty, Stephen (labor) 6.32 Donovan Machine & Auto Supply (repair) Donovan, Francis (labor) 68.77 Donovan, Michad (labor) 12.64 Driscoll, John D. (plow) ~0.00 Driscoll, John (sidewalks) Duda, John & Sons (repair) Duncan, Melvin (labor) 13.60 DuPont Motor Co. (repair) Dyar Sales and Machinery Co. (supplies) 1,136.10 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising) Eastern Tire & Appliance Co. (supplies) 46 98 Essex Hardware and Plumbing Supply (bulbs) Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (Sand, gravel and stone) Clyde Everett Equipment Co. (supplies) Farnham, Arthur (tractor and lumber) ~l 5.00 Farnham, A. Houghton (signs) Farrell, James (labor) 12.64 Flanagan, George (labor) Files & O'Keefe Co. (supplies) Foley, Henry P. (salt) 188.00 Foster, Earl (tractor) 184. O0 Foster, Guy (labor) 18.44 Foster, Loring (labor) 18.97 Freeman, Charles (labor) 6.32 189 - 12.65 i78.88 115.60 114.81 7.50 6.00 58.~ 3~.81 69.~1 768.27 3.95 15.61 81.00 1~.06 ~5.77 303.47 72.38 5.95 595.47 370.59 16.66 1,131.17 18.00 1,128.10 6.80 80.00 8~0.10 17.40 9.50 249.49 50.00 5.50 40.80 51.95 7045 5.00 3.84 5,338.65 18.00 30.00 45.00 31.08 12.00 96.00 69.21 1,115.58 lZ.~5 470.00 28.12 124.00 9.49 31.0o 12.06 81.90 031.73 878.45 ~8.09 957.58 376.59 9.48 583.46 ~.$7 10.66 1,814.77 18.00 1,8'34.29 6.80 80.00 2,892.79 ~g.40 3.16 17.00 68.77 50.00 11.50 112.68 51.95 1,206.55 5.00 46.93 3.84 5,575.27 1800 45.00 1~.64 63.34 ~24.10 188.00 ~80.00 18.44 18.97 Gallant, Stephen Jr. (labor) 48. ~8 48. Gaudet, John J. (labor) 12.t;5 12.65 Giard, Roland (l~bor) 3.95 Gile, Daniel (labor) 6 80 6.80 Gillespie, Charles (labor) 31.6~ 31. Gilmore, Joseph (labor) 6.32 Goodhue, Ira (plow and labor) 15.81 15.81 Grande, Frank (truck hire) ~5.00 25.00 Grande, George (labor) 4~ 25 4. Griva, James (labor) ~770 968.66 550.41 1,545.~7 Hallsworth, Fred (labor) 16. ~1 Hamel's Auto Body Shop (repair) 14.00 14.00 Hamb]et Machine ~Co. (bolts) 1.80 1.80 Heil Co. (supplies) It;. 80 19.08 36.78 Hilton Oil Co. (oil and tires) 3~.3~ 13~.42 164.74 Hollins Super Service (truck hire, kerosene) ~70.00 36 45 306.45 Hollins, George (labor) 48.17 48.17 Hosking, John R. (supplies) 1.9(I 1.90 Houghton, Raymond (labor) 7.12 Hurson, Michad (labor) 174.24 1,§~6.56 1,800.80 International Harvester Co. (repair) 81.5g 81.58 Johnson, Martin (labor) 40.80 13.60 55.40 Kane, George (labor) 58. Z9 1,471.31 $91.90 1,9~1.50 Kant, Leo (labor) 1~. 00 12.00 Kemp, Carl (labor) ~7. ~0 aT. Kent, William B. Ice aud Oil Co. (truck hire) $05.00 305.00 Kent, Charles Jr. (Labor) 18.60 15.60 Kent, Gerald (labor) 39.10 39.10 Klm~s, Henry (cinders) 71. ~5 71. Knuepfer, Albert (labor) 839.15 1,055 76 1,894.91 Koffee Shop (sandwiches) 9.75 9.75 Kozdras, John (truck hire) 430.00 430.00 Lafond, Paul (labor) 9.09 9.09 Lakeside Filling Station (supplies) 2.78 2.78 Lanni, Americo (labor) 15.02 15.0Z Lauren~a, Anthony (truck hire) ~2.50 ~2.50 Lanrenza, Samuel (labor) 3.83 8.88 Lawlor, Edward (labor) 175.49 546.69 9~1 04 Lawrence Elee. Supply and Constr. Co. (repair) 67.00 67 00 Lawrence Gas and Electric Co. (power) 58 ~6 Lawrence Lumber Co. (lumber) 74.37 74. :37 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Co, (glass) 4t;.8~ 46.82 Lebowitz Bros. (paint) I1.90 69.30 81 .~0 Lee Co. (salt) 176.00 11.60 187.60 Lewis, Charles (labor) 7.1~ 7 Long, Everett (labor) 20.95 ~0.95 Long, Philip (labor) 18.97 18.97 McDoaald Co. Bernard (supplies) 56.09 56.09 McDonald, John (labor) 30~,.97 487.3~ 74630 McGee, William (labor) 1~. 65 1o. 65 MeKenny, Ernest (labor) 7.91 7.91 Macklin, La;vrence (labor) 1 ~ 65 12.65 Mahoney, C. J. & J. F. (legal) 50.00 50.00 Mandry, Louis (labor) 1.18 1.18 Marland, Roy Jr. (labor) li. 65 12.65 Martin, George (labor) 355~61 1St; 87 1,077 ~,~ 1,568.87 Massey, George (labor) 12.65 12.65 Melamed, Edward (truck hire) 600.00 600.00 184 Melamed, Manrice (labor) ,95.65 Merrimack Boiler Works (welding) 46.90 56.00 102.90 Michlum, Andrew (bricks) 7.00 7.00 Murphy, James (labor) ~49. ~1 30.55 68~. ~1 961.97 Nasagco Materials and Constr. 7,551.89 (20. (gravel and sand) 700 00 700. N. E. Asphalt & Tar Co. (Patch, road oil) 7,531.99 7,531.89 N. E. Concrete Pipe Corp. (pipe) 181.11 181. N. E. Paint and Wallpaper Co. (paint) 84.00 84.00 N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. (service) 194.30 194.80 Nicetta, Nicholas F. (truck k/re, sidewalks and rentals) 418.00 64.00 138.00 6~0.00 Nicetta, Robert (labor) 7.91 7.91 Hurter, Irving Insulating Co. (supplies) 4.66 Paradia, P. A. (sharpening teols'~ 4.50 29.60 ~/,. 10 Parker, Danner Co. {repair) 67.88 67.88 Phelan, Fred W. (labor) 1~. 6~; Pierog, Adam (labor) 5554 Poor, Daniel (labor) 9.78 10.63 9.78 80.19 Ranschousen, Allen (labor) 179.86 810.55 310.26 1,800.17 Ray's Auto Repair (repair) 316.95 81695 Rea, George (truck hire) 5.00 5.00 Rca, Gilbert (truck hire and loader) 460.0O 185.75 645.75 Rca, Sidney (labor) 0.98 6.98 Richardson, Arthur (labor) 8.95 8.95 Robinson's Moving and Express Service (express) 1. Robinson, J. W. Co. (supplies) ~¢ao 2.80 Roche, John (labor) 81.6Z $1. Roebuck, Albert (labor) 6.3Z 6. 652 Rogers, Fred (labor) 6 82 136. Rowe Contracting Co. (stone) Royal Typewriter Co. (typewriter) 1~1.13 121.13 St. Pierre, Timothy (labor) 10.01 10.01 Sanderson, Lewis (labor) 8.16 13.16 Schlott, Albert E. (tires and tubes) aT1.48 114.14 BSa;. 6Z Schruender, George (supplies) 19. ~5 563 8~ 5.57.10 1,140.17 Slipkowsky, John (labor) 6.8~ Smith, Frank (labor) 15.42 15. Smith, Theodore (labor) 38.74 88.74 Snow, Frank g. (repairs) ~12.2~ 186.95 349.17 Spencer, Clarence (labor) 15 81 15.81 Spencer, Frank (posts) 45.00 45.00 Spencer, Frank (labor) 830~02 ~78.49 608.51 Stamp, Walter (labor) 495.85 80 18 1,548.88 ~L078.86 Stewart, Adeline (services) 1,745.9/) 1,745.90 Stewart, Frank (labor) ~0.40 84 00 54.40 Stork, Arnold (truck hire) 4,15 75 415.75 Stork, Ralph (labor) 72 74 72.74 Sullivan, Henry (labor) 18.60 18.60 Suttons Mills (cinders) ,36.00 $6.00 Tamski, Anthony (labor) 67.99 67.99 The Texas Co (gasoline) 39§.~6 113.~ 1,240.10 1,749.61 Topsfield Sand & Gravel Co. (sand and gravel) 118.89 11839 Towers Motor Parts Cor~. (supplies, dcmurrage~ 2§ 127.48 127.74 Towle, A. (express) 1.70 1.70 Travers, Michael (labor) 18.18 18.18 Travers, Peter (labor) 18.18 18 18 Treat Hardware Corp. (supplies) 41.69 Tremblay, Arthur (labor) Trimount Bit. prOducts Co. (patch) Trombly Bros. Service Station (repair) Tyning, Harold (labor) Valliere, Arthur (labor) Verda's Garage (repair) Wainwright, Karl (labor) Waldo Bros. (supplies) Wilcox, John D. (labor) Wilcox, lolm J. (truck hire) Windle, Harold (labor) Wood, HaroM (signs) Id;. ~3 86.9~ ~.$7 ~.$7 778.95 778.95 110.20 301.34 411.54 6.$~ 6.$~ ~.1~ ~.18 145.00 14~.~ 6.3~ 6.3~ 7~. ~ 7~. 7S 520. ~0 5~0. O0 3~1 B7 69.65 1,~9.59 1,6~0.64 100.00 100.00 Axtlde No. 25-~Sidewalks Brasseur, Ralph (survey) Driscoll, John D. (rebuilding sidewalks) $15,997.65 $5,447.3~ $38,010.48 $59,455.45 $324.0O 665.88 Article No. 26~Greene $t. or other Under Chapter 90 New England Road Builders (advertising) $6.80 The Christian Science Publishing Society (~lvertising) 5.95 Post Publishing Co. (advertising) 7.65 Eagle-Tribune (advertising) 2.19 Article No. 24~-Maintenance Under Chapter 90 Cunningham, Edwin (labor) 40.80 Cross, Angus (labor) Knuepfer, Albert (labor) Windte, Harold (labor) Stamp, Walter (labor) Murphy, James (,labor) Martin, George (labor) Lawlor, Edward (labor) Ransehousen, Allen (labor) New England Asphalt & Tar Co. (tar) Trimount Bituminous Pro. Co. (road oil) Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (sand) 14.60 40.80 45.83 ~7.~0 40.80 40.80 13.60 843,78 591.65 259.50 Article No. 45--Marbleridge Road Repairs $986.88 $1,999.16 Stamp, Walter (labor) Murphy, James (labor) Griva, James (labor) Knuepfer, Albert (labor) Windle, Harold (labor) Lawlor, Edward (labor) Cunningham, Edwin (labor) Cross, Angus 0abor) Kane, George (labor) Ransehousen, Allen (labor) Martin, George (labor) Nasageo Materials and Const. Co. Gravel New England Asphalt & Tar Co. (tar) Brassanr, Ralph (survey) Essex Sand and Gravel Co. (sand) Article No. 22--Dump Truck Diamond T. Trucks Inc. 49.08 34.00 37.88 27.20 ~.40 51.43 47.80 13.60 13.60 34.00 11150 485.91 10.00 36.00 $4,983.88 136 REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1946 Board of Selectmen North Andover, Mass. GENTLEMEN: Fo]lowing is a summary oi work done by me for the year 1946: Sealing Fees and adiusting charges collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer. ~ , $70.6t adjusted scaled Platform ~000 lbs. or over 6 7 Platform under ~;000 lbs. 14 Counter over 100 lbs. 9 15 Counter under 100 lbs. Beam over 100 lbs. Spring under 100 lbs. Computing under 100 lbs. Personal Weighing 1 Avoirdupois Weights Apothecary Weights SS Liquid Measures 3 9 0il Jars -. Gasoline Pumps 5 16 Stops on Pumps · · Oil Pumps B Grease Measuring Devices Kerosene Measuring Devices Yard Sticks ' ' ' Cloth Measuring Devices ' ' Prescription Scales Tank Trucks ' ~ 9 77 354 Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR JENKINS, Sealer of Weights and Mea~res 187 REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT In carrying out our duties, the following arrests were made with subsequent court action. (1) Crime Against the Person Assault and battery Safe keeping (2) Crime Against Property Breaking and entering and larceny 4 13 17 1 (3) Crime Against Public Order Drunkenness Drunk and disturbance Operating without license Operating to endanger Operating after revocation of license Leaving scene of accident Arrests for out. of town police Total arrests (4) Complaints investigated Accidents reported Doors found open License suspensions recommended Bicycles registered 310 67 8 37 61 Respectfully submitted ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief of PoHee 138 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH The regular meeting of the Board of Health is held the last Tuesday of the month in the ottlee at the Town Building. All complaints regarding health and sanitation are investi- gated as soon as possible and measm'es taken to correct or adjust as seems best from a health standpoint and in fair- ness to all concerned. We are pleased to report that there has been no serious run of communicable disease, while we had an unusual number of measles reported. This appears to run in cycles, is very "catching" and we rather expect an extra number of eases every few years. With proper care and watching for complications which are more dangerous than the disease, they generally recover without any serious results. Following is a list of communicable diseases reported during the year: Measles ~40 Chicken-pox ~9 Dog bite 16 Scarlet' fever 1~ Pertussis 9 Malaria 4 Tuberculosis 3 Rubella ~ Undulent fever 1 Meningococcus Meningitis 1. Deaths from reportable disease Tuberculosis ~ At present we have four patients at Essex Sanatorium, and one waiting to be admitted. We have had six (luring the vent, two have been discharged, to return periodically for ]X-Ray and examination as recmmnended bs[ the physician. We are fortunate to have Essex Sanatormm available for X-Ray and chest examinations. If the Board of Health nurse has notice of any one that should have this examina- tion, she will gladly take them down. The regular clinic day is Thursday ~-5 P.M. Pre-school clinic was held in June. Dr. Holt gave each child who attended a physical examination and the results were recorded on the school physical record card. This clinic is held early to allow the parents plenty of time to have any defects taken care of before the child enters school in the Fall. 159 DIPHTHERIA While this is the sixth consecutive year ;vithout a case re- ported in the Town, there has been an increase in prevalance in the past year throughout the State. Up to November 7th, 1946 there were 317 cases, with 17 deaths, in a later record a total of 441 cases. In 1945 there were 194 cases. This increase is considered partly due to a slowing down of the immunizing program in many communities; most of the cases occurred in children who had not been immunized. While there is no cause for undue alarm, it is poor policy to depend upon curing the disease, rather give the children the benefit of preventive treatment. Owing to this increase of diphtheria, extra atten- tion was given to Schick testing or giving booster dose of diphtheria toxoid to those whose primary inmunization was in the majority of eases given a few years ago. Dr. Holt, Board of Health physician, decided to take the Thompson School group for the test, their ages are about 8-19 years and nearly all had previously had treatments. The parents of 88 children signed consent slips to have this done. Of this group of 88 children, 86 were found to be im- mune to the disease and needed no further treatment. Two were positive reactors, one had had treatments when a baby, the other had never been i~nmunized. The clinic to prevent this disease was carried on as usual in the schools this year. No. of children in schools who completed treatments ¢0 No. of pre-school (age 6 months to school age) 30 Number given Schick test 110 Number given a booster dose diphtheria toxoid 6 We have a score of 90% of first grade pupils protected from this disease, either by their family physician or at the clinic before entering school this year. This shows that the majority of parents realize the importance of having their children given these treatments during the most susceptible and dangerous years. A great deal of time is given to this work, and it is very gratifying to get this splendid co-opera- tion of the parents and teachers, and to know that so many children are protected from this much dreaded disease. The financial report of this department may be found elsewhere in the Town Report. Respectfully submitted, LUCIA KATHAN, R.N. Clerk 140 TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT Current Year: Poll $ Property 356,880. Previous Yesr: Levy of 1945 Property 15,044.96 Tax Title Redemptions Tsx T~tle Possessions 1,430.60 From Stste Income 81,117:50 Income--Schools 9,750.00 Corporat~un 48,580. Meal Tax 2,878. In Lieu of Taxes 738.18 Federal Withholding Tax Essex County Retirement Fund Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Fund Licenses and Permits Common Victualer 115.00 Sunday 60.00 Milk tO. 50 Pasteurization 10.00 Oleomargarine 5.00 Ice Cream 5. O0 Auctioneer 17.00 Ta~ ~6.00 Liquor 3,905.00 l~evolver 35.00 Second Class Auto Dealer's 10~ 00 Employmeht Office $. 00 Used C~r Dealers 10.00 Junk 25~ 00 Pool 2.00 Slaughtering 7.00 F~reaxms 5.00 Alcohol 6.00 Court Fines Fines and Forfeits Grants and Gifts From State: Vocational Education 80.50 Highway Fund 9,008.05 From County: Dog Licenses 51S. 11 Board of Dogs ~nd Fee~ 45.00 From Feder~ Government: Old Age Assis~c~ Assist~ee i9, S28. it Admlni~ration 980. ~ $471,573.11 ~6,261.87 5,864.73 557.11 30,409.15 Aid to Dependent Children Aid Administration Special Assessments Moth t~,638. ~8 141;5.6° 198. ~5 ~,075 78 Privileges Motor Vehicle Excise' Departmental General Government: Treasurer--Court Room Rental 1~0.00 Costs Tax Titles 37. Collector Demands, Municipal Liens 109. Tax Title Foreclosure--Tax Lien Case 5.00 Protection of Persons and Property: Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees 70.6~ Realtb and Sanitation: State Subsidy T.B. 970.00 Sewer Construction and miscellaneous ~,796.08 Highways: Use of Roller 1,099.50 Oiling 9 00 Charities: Stone Ftmd--Ineome 187.50 Infirmary, Sale of Produce 258.35 Board and Care 160.00 Telephone Tolls 10.05 Reimbursement for Relief: From Individuals 156.85 From Other Towns 15.00 From State 396.94 Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance From State 31,689.87 From Cities and Towns ~,915 From Individuals 5.00 Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent Children From State 3,916. Soldiers Benefits: 730.00 Schools: Project Money 75.50 Supplies and Books 77.00 Tuition--Boxford ~,140.32 Tuition (State Wards) ~6.88 All Other ~3.77 Moses Towne Fund: 104. Library: Fines and Reserve Book Fees 466.31 Unclassified: Insurance 37. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. gl04 10.00 Public Service Enterprises Water: Sale of Water fi2,170.7Z Construction and Miscellaneous 4,823.77 Water Liens added to Taxes 1945 76.67 Gasoline Tax 1945 4.05 142 $,09~. 90 ~,~74.05 9,847.84 48,615.72 $7,075. On Taxes and Assessments Ou Tax Titles On Deposits On Sales of Real Estate: Pond School Red School On Water IAens In Anticipation of Revenue State: County: Ta~xes Dog Licenses Interest Indebtedness Agency Refunds Current Year Prior Year Interest and Demand Motor Vehicle Excise Collector's Expenses--Petty Cash Tax Title Foreclosnre Expenses Police Expenses Contingent Fund Essex County Retirement Schools Scaler Weights & Measures Expenses Water Maintenance and Construction (Gasoline Tax) Soldier's Relief Tots] Receipts Cash Balance, January 1, 1946 Total EXPENDITURES Selectmen Arthur A. Thomson, Salary Joseph M. Finneran, Salary Arnold H. Salisbury, Salary Harry C. Foster, Salary New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service) Albert P. Wadleigh, Treasurer (Dues) Frank Oates & Son (Flowers) Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (notices) Croshy Publishing Co, (Directory) John R. Hosklng (Supplies) George Seymour (Keys) Everett Hale Whltlock (Map) Charles A. Cronin, P.M. or Lillian Deardcn (Postage) Mary T. Finn (FinanCe Meetings) Lillian B. Dearden (Finance Meetings) Massachusetts Selectmen Association, (Dues) L. G. Bent Treasurer (Finance Association, Dues/ 144 351.29 89.09 69.6~ 6.74 ~5.45 1.79 6,750.00 16,~95 31 7~J3. ~o ~.5~,61 36.08 ~5.53 100.00 31.40 4O80 657 .50 50.00 7.98 ~.o0 316.25 816.~5 ~56.96 59,~9 98.48 9.00 15.00 ~.~J g.00 9.30 t. 00 43.60 9 65 9.65 45,00 10.00 548,98 300,000.00 ~3,778.5! 609.03 976,41~.78 88,899.~1 1,065,811,99 948.75 262.4S Auditor James W. Elliott, Salary 40.88 Mary T. Finn, Salary ~9~i. Royal Typewriter Co. Inc. (Servicing and Ribbons) 9.00 National Cash Register Co. (Service Contract) 11.00 Adeline Stewart (Clerical) 10.00 John R. Husking (Office Supplies) 3.50 N, E. Tel. & Tel, 10 Mary T. Finn, Salary Chnrl~s A. Cronin, Postmaster (Envelopes & Stamps) 9. John R. Husking (Printed Payroll Forms) 75.00 New England Tel, & Tel, Co. (Service) The Townsman Press, Inc. (Binding) 13 National Cash Register Co. (Adding Mach, Ribbon) .75 A. A. Smith Co. (Supplies) 2.80 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Division of Accounts (Printed Forms) $1.50 John R. Husking (Office Supplies) 34.95 James J. Maker (Salary) ~,350.00 Rose S. McEvoy (Clerical) 1,190.00 The Todd Sales Co. Inc.: t0 M, Litho. Duplicate Checks 815. Servicing Cheek Writer and Signer 30.00 Ribbons for Check Writer and Signer 8.$0 Charles A. Cronin, P.M. (Envelopes and Stamps) ~0i. 28 Travelers Insurance Co. (Treasurer's Bond) . 28t. 50 Loyalty Group Insurance Co. (Forgery Bond) $7. Aetna Casualty Insurance Co. (Burglar and Hold-up Insurance) James J, Maker, Expenses: Meetings and Membersh'tp Treasurers' Association ~.04 Bus Fares to Break and Registry of Deeds I$ .00 Transportation State House and Retirement Board Underwood Corporation (Typewriter) Royal Typewriter Co. (Servicing) Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Certifying Notes) 14.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service} 41.36 Bay State Merchants National Bank (Safe Deposit Box R~at) 6. O0 Robinson Seal CO. (Withholffmg Tax Sheets) 5.71 John R. Husking (Offic~ Supplies) 28. ia The Cody S, upply Co. (Office Supplies) $. $1 McQuesten s (Office Supplies) 6.40 Crosby Publishing Co. (North Andover Direetory) 8.00 Hobbs and Warren (Tax Title Forms) 1.47 The Naiman Press (Forms) 8.bO Thomas Groom Co. (Binder) 8.00 A. A. Smith Co. (Supplies) The Townsman Press, Inc. (Binding) 8.50 Custodian Tax Title Acmount James J. Maker (Salary) Charles A. Cronin, P.M. or James J. Maker (Postage) Elwya A. King (Le.~. Services) 160.00 Eagle-Tribune Pubhshing Co. (Adverlising) 9.07 144 43.83 1,870.00 $,540.00 1,149.$3 lO0,O0 169,61 Tax Title Foreclosure Expenses The Land Court 380.50 G. Hudson Driver (Registering Deeds) 68.54 James J, Maker (Travel Expenses) :~. 08 Refund 31.40 Tax Collector Irving E. Hinton (Salary) t,3~8. ~ Ida K, Farrell (ClericM) 1,675.00 Eva Strain (Clerical) ~ 47.88 Petty Cash 100.00 Charles A. Cronin (Envelopes and Stamps) ~87.78 Charles A. Cronin, Postmaster (Box Rent) ~. 40 John B, Hosking (Supplies) 80.97 Dnigneau & Co. (Supplies) .40 Royal Typewriter Co. (Services) 6.5¢) Essex Ruling and Printing Co. (Binding) 19. ~5 Robinson Seal Co. (Forms) ~. 93 Thomas H. Lebel (Repairing) . 6.00 Railway Express Agency (Cartage) 1.0~ Ida K. Farrell (Tax Collector's Meetings) 6.1~ A. A. Smith Co. (Supplies) ~.80 Emil Dehullu's Insurance Agency (Clerk's Bend) 1~.50 John E. McDonald Insurance Co. (Deputy Coll. Bond) 5.00 Aetna Life Insurance Co. (Collector's Bond) ~75.45 Andrew J. Coffin (Burglar and Hold-up insurance) 5~, 05 A. W. Lafond & Co. (Printing Tax Bills) lg0.0.~ Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising Takings) 8.75 G. Hudson Driver (Recording Tax Title Takings) 7.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 78.97 Refund Petty Cash 1,I~8.95 100.00 569. ~,~ · 569. ~5 569.~ 1,645. O0 Edward E. Curley (Salary) Oscar L. SoueY (Salary) Herbert T. Wild (Salary) Flora H. McCubbin (Clerical) Massachusetts Assessors Association (Dues) 6.00 Davol Printing Co. (Forms) ~. 10 Robinson Seal Co. (Forms) 116.84 Hobbs & Warren (Forms) 3.17 Highland Towel Supply (Towel Service) 15,00 Underwood Corporation (Repairs) 3.75 Railway Expresa Agency (Cartage) . $0 Robinson Seal Co. (Binding) 8.50 A. A. Smith Co. (Supplies) ~. 80 Eva Strain (Clerical) 38.98 11.70 John R. Hasking (Office Supplies) Mittag & Volger (Office Supplies) 3.50 Daigneau & Co. (Office Supplies) 1.85 Stoneham Independent (Excise Tables) 1.00 Y & E Sales Co. (Forms) 13.83 Essex Ruling & Printing Co. (Binding) 7.75 C. H. Driver Co. (Letterheads) 3.75 Charles A. Cronin, P.M. (Envelopes & Stamps) ~0.78 144~ 370.7~ 3,051,13 1,038.95 3,35~.75 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service) O~car I,. Saucy (Mileage Assessing & Convention) Herbert T. Wild (Mileage) Assessing Flora H. McCuhhia (Convention Session Lilla Stott Turner (Transfers) Ralph B. Brasseur (Plans & Transfers) 54.71 97.40 16.~0 135.57 ~80.00 License Commissioners Expenses New England TeL & Tel. Co. (Service) 29.04 Commissioner of Public Safety (6 License Books) 3.60 Naiman Press (Application Forms) 16.75 Hobbs & Warren (Office Supplies) 11.36 Town Clerk Joseph Duncan (S~lary) Eva Strain (Clerical) 123.60 John R. Hosking (Ot~ce Supplies) 10.30 Joseph Duncan (Postage, Parcel Post) 14.00 Royal Typewriter Co. (Inspection & Repairs) 9.50 Daigneau & Co. (O~ce Supplies) 3 85 Thos. Bevington & Sons, lac. (Bond) 5.00 Joseph Duncan, Salary Patrick C. Cronin, Salary 63. ~5 Fred McCormack, Salary 63. ~5 John J. McDuffie, Salary 64 Election Expenses Street lasting Precincts 1, 2~ 3, Angelinc Kelley 50.00 Madeline Driscoll 100.00 Mary E. Chase+Mileage 59.15 Wages Kathryc Finn $0,00 Leo Murphy 36. O0 Edward Costello 24. O0 Arlene Bell 16.00 Elizabeth Cunio ~4.00 Walter Hamilton 8.00 Peter Phelan 8 .(gl Mary Hill ~. 00 Andrew Coffin 8.00 Rose Mack]in 16 00 Cornelics Hegarty 30.00 Alexander McGregor 16.0O Eva Routhier 16. O0 Julia Moynihan 24.00 Clarence Bell 14.00 Walter Ellingwood 8.00 Emily Murphy 8 00 David Roberts 8.00 Hazel Walsh $. 00 Mary Crunln 6.00 John W. Hegarty 6. O0 Alfred Garneau 6.00 George Morse 30.00 Elizabeth Murphy 30.00 Olive Morte~ ~4.. 00 850.13 60.75 166.~ George Leec~,,k Reginald De~ ebre John Itay Rose McEvoy Margaret Farraher Raymond Morris James Gillespie Malcolm Norwood George Fielding Leslie Thomson Henry Enaire William Bamford James Taylor Harvey Rumyea Mary Daw Catl~erine McGrail Mary Fitzgerald Harry Michelmore Helen Matheson Mary Sndl Mildred Howard Helena Reilley Dorothy Humphries Madeline Driscoll Elizabeth Mahoney Barbara Armstrong Fred W. Bastian Catherine E. Cain Lewis Broadhead Hannah Pendlebary Elizabeth A. Trombly James Hennessey Alice Gagne Martin C. Johnson Agnes Doherty Marion Morse Charles Pitman Helen Legare Marion Weeks Josephine Rivet Vera Warwick Amy Pitman George Clayton Charles Driver Natalie Forgetta George Rea James Dillon Sidney Rea John H. Milnes Fred D. Whittier M. Virginia Driver Rita Milnes Claribel Reynolds Helena Rostron Mary E: Finn Stanley Ward Everett Long William McKinnon Ralph J. Stork Florence Lawlor Sebert White Herbert Mead Frederick A. Butler 157 24.00 8.00 24.00 16.00 8.09 8.00 8.00 16.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 ~:4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 14.00 8.00 8. O0 8. O0 8.00 8,00 8.00 8.00 8.00 80.00 30.00 ~,4. O0 8 ~4. O0 ~4.00 8.00 ~4. O0 8.00 16.00 ~4.00 ~4.00 8.00 8.00 8. O0 80.00 86. O0 ~4. O0 ~4.00 Z~, O0 10.00 ~4.OO 16,00 8.00 8.00 8.00 16.00 16.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 Gastave Nussbaum ~4.00 Myron B. Lewis 8.00 Everett Woo&house $. 00 ttamld W~x~d 1600 George Everson ~4.00 Daniel Shine 8.00 James Daw 6.00 Christopher Higglnbottom 6.00 Charles Winning 6.00 Do~ald Thomson 6.00 [lector Lefebvre 6.09 George Everson 24.00 Joseph L. Rivet 24.00 William P. Callahnn ~4.00 Eva E. Strain 41~.36 Augustine J. Walsh 5.00 Harold Wood 1~. 00 Miscellaneous Cornelius J. Mahoney (Legal Advice) 46.00 L, Irving Nutter Insulating Co. Supplies ~. 09 Joseph A. Duncan (Postage) $ .00 John R. Hosking (Binder, Pencils, Ink) 16.11 The Charles H. Driver Co. (Voting Lists and Ballots) 825 65 Robinson Seal Company, Inc. (1~ books printed) 1~, 13 Thomas H. Lchel (Repairing Lights) 9.20 Spaulding Moss Co. (Poll Lists) 208.00 Hobbs & Warren Inc. (Forms) 23.79 Dumas & Co, (Tally Sheet & State Election) 5.00 Cornelius J. Mahoney (Services as Moderator) 50.00 Board of Appeals Expenses Davis & Furher Machine Co. (Mimeographing) :L 00 Elwyn A. King (Postage) 4.17 Pla,,n}ng ]Board Expenses Ralph B. Brasseur, Engineering Services ~, 00 Davis & Furber Machine Co., Mimeographing 11. ~8 Eag]e-THbune Publishing Co., Advertising 2.50 Article No. 39--Planoin~ Board 1945 Bills Charles E. Cyr (Plans of Playground) Town Hall Janitor William P. Callahan, Salary Maintenance Town Building Lillian Dearden (Clerical) 195.15 Lillian Dearden i(Services) 4.5.40 Rose Mel~voy (Services) 117.45 George Sanford (Wages) 565.40 George ~;anford (Care of lawn) 48.00 Lawrence Gas & l~lectrie Company 6~7. B 1 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 64,89 John Hosking (TYPe Table) 8.50 Winifred Sherlock Remmerle (Services) 16.00 L. Irving Nutter (Spray and Nozzle---Labor) ~. 34 A. H. Anderson, Inc. (Repair roof leak) 31.65 Atlas Products Co. (Signalite Combination) 9.5.94 J. Ernest Miller (Panel in School Office Door) ~ 75 405.48 7.17 88. '/8 ~00. O0 345. O0 G. A, Nesbitt & ~un (Wire fence partition romov~l gad reset) 75.0o Board of Public Works (Water Bills) ~, 64 Hollins Super Service (Fuel Oil) iiT. 87 Joseph Collins (Repairs to boiler sad lighting system} ~4~. 07 Joseph A. Dunean (Expense) 3. S$ Rapid Transportati0n Co. (Express Charges) .7~ Masury Young (Mico Sheen) 16.9~ C. H. Kimball (Chimney and Boiler Cleaned) ~t. 50 Essex Signs 8, O0 John $. Costello (Fire Extinguishers Cleaned) 2~, 50 H. Bruckmsan (Supplies) 3. $5 Central Service Station (ii Lamps) 3. ~4 Fred Leach (Labor and Supplies) I I. 00 Lawrence Plate and Glass Co. (changing garage door) 66.61 Lawrence Window Cleaning i& 00 Meagan's Drug Store (Supplies) 18.00 Hilton Oil Co. (Fuel Oil) 8~8.51 Police Salaries ~fred H. MeKee, Chief $1952.80 Richard S. Hilton, Sergeant t,68t. 40 Myron B. Lewis, Patrolman t,~05.00 A. Houghton Farnham, Patrolman ~505.00 Daniel Shine, Patrolman t,~0.88 Harold Wood, Special Censtable 1,845.95 Everett Woodhouse, Special Constable 55~. ~ George Everson, Constable 434.t0 Thomas McGrall, Jr., Constable 15~. ~3 Alex Ness, Constable 278. ~0 Hugh Stewart, Constable 3.90 Walter Stamp, St., Constable 68.56 Police Expenses New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. (Service) $195. Cresby Publishing Co. (Directory) 8. O0 Alfred H. MeKee (Expends, Convention) 49.50 Henry Sevigny (Radio Repair) 169.4~ Star Electric Service & Tire Co. (Supplies) 3.75 $ohn R. Ho~king (Supplies) 16.85 M. Linsky & Bros. Inc. (Uniforms) 117.55 Bill's Auto Service (Repair, Gas & Oil) i:14.81 Shawsheen Main Street Garage (Repairs) Highland Towel Supply (Towel Supply) 16.50 Everett Woodhouse (Labor) 16.60 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (Gasoline) 309.60 Frank Lee (Radio Repairs) Boynton Press (Envelopes and Tags) i:9.86 Essex Signs (Lettering) t6.00 George Everson (Labor) Anderson-Wells Inc. (Repairs) MacMillan Free Ring Oil Co. (Oil) 30.4~ K~ly-Insulating Co. (Painting Ceilings) Albert Schlott (Tires and Chaln~) 50 Hearne Brothers (Map) tt:.~O Reliable Electric Supply Co. (Supplies) i. 15 Mass, Police Chiefs Association (Dues) 8. Eastern States Police Radio League (Duss) 10.00 Irving Nutter Insulating Co. (Supplies) 5.00 Dave's Sunoco Service Station (Gas) Shattuck's Express (Castage) .70 3,378.73 16,~89.9~ Hugh Stewart (Labor) 16.90 Boston & Maine Railroad (Cartage) New England Police Chiefs Association (Dues) 3.00 Walter Stamp (Labor) 15. ~8 Meagan's Rexall Drug Store (Supplies) .40 Cu]len Studio (Photos) 24.00 H. B. McArdle (Cabinet) 9.85 David M. Gardner (Linoleum) t8.13 Deluxe Filter & Piston Co. (Supplies) 4.00 Merrimack Boiler Worlcs (Supplies) 6.48 Frank Oates (Flowers) 7.00 Hollins Super Service Station (Fuel, Oil and Gas) 311.81 Thomas McGrail Jr. (Labor) 34.46 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Co. (Paint) 12.08 Cashman's Service Station (Repairs) 190.19 B. F. Goodrich Co. (Tires) Fred Leach (Plumbing Repairs) 8.17 Treasurer Boston & Maine Railroad (Signs~ 7.50 Connor Battery & Ignition Co. (Repairs) .50 Trombly Bros. Service Station (Supplies) 7.90 McQuesten (Stationery) Ray Lewis (Gas) Central Service Station (Repair) 40. Franklin Street Garage (Repair) 3.05 Eastern Tire & Appliance Co. (Supplies) Lakeside Filling Station (Gas) a. 00 Chester Van Ardle (Handbook) 1.00 James Rogers (Laws) 8.14 George Sehrnender (Gas) 17.00 George Seymour (Keys) .$0 2,297.26 Rdtmd 40.80 Article 31--Police Car Anderson-Wills, Inc. 1946 Hudson Sedan Dog Warrant John Dolan, salary Jo]m Dolan, care, custody and destroying dogs Fire Salaries James Hargreaves, Chief Engineer 295.16 Edwin Koenig, Acting Chid Engineer 21.84 Leo Kane, Acting Chief Engineer 63.15 James Hargreaves, Engineer 145.84 Edwin Koenig, Engineer 350.00 Leo Kane, Engineer 204.18 Arthur Brodeeick, Engineer 175.4~ James 17. Daw, Regular 2,502.76 Charles Winning, Regular 2.50~. 76 Chris Higginbottom, Regular 2,502.76 Donald Thomson, Regular 2,50~. 76 Hector Lefebvre, Regular 2,502.76 Jaraes Hargreaves, Regular 884.21 James F. Daw, Acting Lieuteuant ~8.75 Charles Winning, Acting Lieutenant ~8,75 John Walsh, Sub-Driver 481.30 James P. Daw, Sub-Driver 48.14 Martin Lawlor, Call Captain 308.48 Leslie Frisbie, Spare-Driver 285.85 John Walsh, Spare Driver 406.98 150 2,256.46 357.45 189.75 40.00 Karl Wainwright, Spare Driver James P. Daw, Spare Driver Arthur Broderiek, Call Man Henry Albrecht, Call Man Joseph Bisson, Call Man Charles Ashworth, Call Man Edwin Cunningham, Call Man Harold Turner, Call Man James Dillon, Call Man Charles Driver, Call Man Daniel Donovan, Call Man Everett Long, Call Man Richard Lawlor, Call Man Henry Martin, Call Man Joseph McEvoy, (',all Man William McGee, Call Man William Roberts, Call Man Calvin Snell, Call Man William McKinnon, Call Man Raymond DeAdder, Call Captain Charles Winning, Ambulance Donald Thomson, Ambulance Chris Higginbottom, Ambulance Joseph Bisson, Ambulance Hector Lefebvre, Ambulance John Walsh, Ambulance James Daw, Ambuhmce 490.00 $0~. ~ 119, ~5 270.00 ~70.00 270.00 270.00 11~.50 ~70.00 ~70. O0 ~70. O0 f~70. oo 270. oo ~7o. oo ~7o. 0o 82.50 ~70.00 il't0.00 ~70. O0 ~70. O0 18.50 ~.00 5500 10.00 4.00 6.00 Fire Expenses Essex H~rdware & Plumblng, SuppLies ~9.30 Mack Motor Truck Co., Repairs 51.98 Keystone Signalphone Co., Diaphragms 5.56 Meagan's Drug Store, Supplies 17.45 D. G. Donovan Machine and Auto, Repairs Buick 08.50 Elliott's Store, Pillow Cases $. 00 George Gosselin, Labor--Fire Alarm Sg.O0 Robinson's Army Store, Blankets R. J. MacArtney Co., Uniform Pants 18.~0 Christopher Higginbottom, Fire Drills and Sur~ey 18.50 Lux Fire Equipment Co., Re. Fire Extinguisher 9.77 Lawrence Carolan, Battery Chargers 77.50 Lawrence Motor Farts Co., Fog Nozzles ~1.00 James Hargreaves, Exp uses--Boston 5.00 The Naiman Press, Letter-heads 7. C. H. Driver Co., Record Cards 30.6~ Michael J. Sullivan Co., Mattresses 79.00 John W. O'Hearn-Secretary, Treasurer, N.E. Fire Chiefs dues $.00 Cashman's Service Station, Rental and Supplies 69. ~4 George H. Schruender, Tires and Tubes 490 87 George H. Schruender, Gas, Oil & Tire Repairs 54.96 American Hardware Co., Bolts .$5 Lawrence Motor Parts Co., Hose ~nd Kit 11.05 lkay's Auto Repair, Gas and Oil ~. 18 lterbert Ackroyd, Labor--Compressor 8. Ray Lewis, Mobil Oil ~.80 Puritan Compressed Gas, Soda Lime 7.95 Cogan's Auto Supply, Plugs . ~6 Internat'{ Assoc. Fire Chiefs, Dues $. 00 Gamewell Co., Transmitter and Supplies 50.41 Fire Protection Co., Re. Fire Extinguisher $. ~5 Willey Express, Cartage .7~ North Andover Coal Co., Fuel Oil ~70.$$ $Zl,474.88 L. Irving Nutter, Rope, Paint, Brushes Christopher Higginbottom, Reimbursements Expenses Hoilins' Service Station, Battery ~. 94 M. Edward Connur, Generator Repair 6.10 Lakeside FillingStatlon, Welding 6. N.A. Board of Public Works, Water la, 18 M. T. Stevens Sons Co., Iron 1.35 Walter Stamp Jr., Labor with Tractor 1.50 John B. Walsh, Reimbursements Expeases 1. Edwin T. Cmmingham Jr., Labor 7.88 American LaFrance Corp., Equipment Repair Parts 195. DeLuxe Filter & Piston, Cartridges 7.48 Belmont Supply Co., Batteries 7.30 Trombly Bros. Service Station, Links and Gas 4.18 Star Electric Service, Lens I. 50 Davis & Furber Machine Co., Pipe, Elbows, Labor 13 Lawrence Hate & Window, Glass 4.55 Evans Supply Co., Re. Fire Extingukaher 3. Arthur S. Hodgkins Co., l~wbeat Blancher Bros. Grill, Lunches ltl. A. B. Sutherland Co., Window Shades 7.40 Central Service Station, Battery, Gas, Oil, Repair 103.57 Karl Wainwright, Labor 3.40 North Andover Radio Service, Flashhghts g.?0 Railway ExpreSS Agency, Cartage 1. Hector Lafebvre, Reirabursements Expenses 1.00 Donald Thomson, Reimhu~sements Expenses 1. Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co., Advertising 11.~ Cashman's Service Station, Labor, Ambulance l~1 The Texas Co., Gasoline 563 .~9 Mrs. George Hargreaves, Supplies 15. Meadow Brook Laundry, Service ~. $0 N.E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., ,Services 106. Treat ttardware Corp., Sundry Supplies Lawrence Gas & Electric Co., Services Reimbursements on Poll Taxes 50.00 Highland Towel Supply, Rental Towels 13. F. A. Hiscox Co., Shesta William Boyle, Labor Fire Alarm 87.00 North Aadover Coal Co., Coal 166.$t Dyer-Clark Co., Batteries and Supplies 33 Kelly's Motor Service, Labor and Repairs 18. Towers Motor Parts Corp., Oxygen, Hose, Blow Gun John R, Husking, Ot~ce Supplies 3. Bride, Grimes & Co., Bolts, Nuts t.01 Smith Motor Co., Repair Parks . Lawrence Lumber Co., Firring Little Fawn Cleaners, Dry Cleaning ~8.83 James P. Daw, Labor 4.00 Ruildln~ InspeCtor Martin Lawlor, Salary Sealer of Weights and Measures Arthur Jenkins, Salary Arthur Jenkins, Mileage and Expenses William Thomson, Labor Refund 152 133.90 5.00 135.90 50.00 3,439. ~3 34~. 00 $88.90 Inseet Pests John J. Connors, Supt. Salary John Hegarty Sa!,ary Alfred Garneau Leo Lafond " Edward Garvey Everett Long Clifton Berry (Supplies) The C. H. Driver Co, (Signs) New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Service) Essex Signs (Lettering) A. Lee Co. (Insecticide) Central Service Station (Repair, Gas & Oil) P. A. Paradis (Repairs) John J. Connors (Plates) Horace Culpon (Registration Plates) D. G. Donovan Machine Co. (Repairs) Bill's Auto Services (Gas & Oil) Frost Insecticide Co (Supplies) Irving Nutter (Faint) Treat Hardware Corp. (Supplies) John R. Hosking (Type Cleaner) Frank E Snow Inc. (Repaim) J. W. Robinson Co. (Chains) Lawrence Lumber Co. (Lumber) $2,317.41 55~. 0~ 557.89 2~q8.00 149.60 85.79 10.60 17.24 lg.00 ~8~/. 7~ 182.25 6.00 ~/. 00 ~.00 18.50 90.86 41.88 ~7.90 5.0o 10~. 15 30.88 84. ~6 Tree Warden John J. Connors, Warden Salary John Hegarty Sal,a, ry ,Mfred Garneau Everett Long " Herbert Barwell " Leo Lafond New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. John J. Connors (Dues) Central Service Station (Gas, Oil and Repairs) Frost Insecticide Co. (Creosote, Bl0Jes, Brushes) John J. Connors (Expenses to Conferences) J. W, Robin~n (Inspection and Repairs) Harlan Kelsey (Tree and Shrubs) Treat Hardware Corp. (Supplies) &~70.50 1,180.48 1,308.60 48.0~ 5~.?0 1,I01.1~ 11.15 5. O0 116 95 20.94 1.85 77.00 85.01 Brush Cutting John Hegarty Salary Alfred Garneau " Leo Lafond " Herbert Barwell " 168.g0 188.70 ~.08.00 18.70 Town Forest John Hegarty Sa!,ary Alfrad Garneau Leo Lafond 40,80 40.80 40.80 Article 13--Moth Department Truck J. W. Robinson Co., New Dodge Truck 155 8~,85~.71 866.52 4,071. $07.15 574.60 1~.40 $1,800,00 Contingent Fund Theodore C. Kelly (Auto Damage) Board of Pob]ie Works (Service) Cornelius J. Mahoney (Legal Advice) Freeman J. Davis (Auto Damage) Eagle-ql3rihune Publishing Co. (Advertising) Loretta It. Wiseman (Auto Damage) North Andover Coal Co. (Coal for V.F.W. flail) J,~mes Adam (Lens) Virginia Wentworth (Advisory Board Clerk) Robert Mitchell (Auto Damage) The Farley Awning Co. (Mourning Decorations) Joe Citfre~ Inc. (Emergency Lightlng l~nit for J.ii.S.) George Sutton (Lefts) Bay State Entertainment Service (Amplifier Town Meeting) N.E. Concrete Pipe Corp. (Concrete Culvert Pipe as per Agreement) Ridgewood Cemetery Association (Care of lots) Frank Gates & ,Son (Floral Piece) Daniel J. Shine (Traveling Expenses) St. Ann's Drum Corps (Jnly 4th Celebration) Johnson High School Band l%nd (Memorial Day Exercises) William T. Ilenrick (Rope and Painting Flag Pole) Lawrence Ilardware Corp. (2:00 ft. Cord for Flag Pole) Gerald W. Callahan (Washing Walls) ' Everett Hale Whitlock (Maps) Richard Whipple (Typing Envelopes) John R. Hosking (Mimeograph Paper) Ralph Brasseur (Engineering Services) Anthony Rogers (Damage to Saw Rig) Harry C. Foster (Coffee and Cups Armistice Day) Charles D. Glennie (Milk--Armistice Day) Franels Rivet (Bugler---Armistice Day) Janet Knightly (Bugler-Armistice Day) Charles E. Cyr (Engineering Services) Refund James J. Hargreaves (Salary) Robert Cunningham Daniel Balzises John Lawlor Robert Driscoll Frank Magulre David Rand George Cunnlngham Francis Lawlor Edward Lawlor William Ileyu Robert Jerdon Francis Sparks Edward Downe Charles McKinnon Dominick Juroszius Martin Lawlor Forest Fire Warden Forest Fires Wages 154 15.00 8.90 12:~.00 ~5.00 34..57 17.50 7.00 15.00 7.00 60.00 83.2:2: 9.50 75.00 15. {hq 10.00 6.60 65.00 ~.41 36.00 6,00 2:5.00 1.50 40.61 105.00 49.00 13. 115 4.90 2:. 50 35.00 1,004,59 6.57 t. O0 1.00 t.O0 1. O0 1.50 1.50 7.50 ~.~5 ~.~5 3.75 9.75 6.00 6.00 2:.50 5075 $ 998.0~ Everett Long Charles Ashworth Charles Driver William Roberts Arthur Broderiek Daniel Donovan Henry Martin John Walsh Calvin Snell Richard Law]or Leo Kane Joseph Bisson William McGee Henry Albrecht Leslie Frisbie Raymond DeAdder Edward Bardsley Edwin Cunningham Douglas Robinson Harold Turner Robert Hay Karl Wainwright Daniel Long Edwin Koenig George Haphey James Dillon William Driscoll Joseph MeEvoy William McKinnoa Supples Treat Hardware Corp (Supplies] Hilton Oil Co. (Batteries) James Hargreaves (Traveling Expenses) George H. Schruendcr (Gas & Oil) Cashraan's Service Station (Gas and Oil) Ceatral Service Station (Battery Cable) 4~. 00 8t. 00 41 gf1.50 47.00 13.~5 53.00 10.~5 58.00 50.75 ~i.75 50. b0 5.75 86.75 31.50 18.75 8. O0 7.50 8.00 58.75 g.00 88.75 8.00 41.75 1.00 35.50 38.50 5.78 45,40 8.00 5.15 ~.00 $ 9~0~ 03 Health Expenses Essex Sanatorium, (Board and Card) 8,196.00 McQuesten's (Office Supplies) 88.40 New England Telephone and Telegraph 77. ~7 Meagan s Rexall Drag Store 15.40 l~¥ed Leach (Plumbing Inspections) 11;8 00 City of Lawrence (Board and Care) 168.00 Central Service Station (Gas and Oil, Bepairs) 9.5.71 MacGregor Instrument Co., (Medical Supplies) 14.66 William J. Surette (Electric Repairs) 17.00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Inspection) ~. 00 Antonio Forgetta (Burying Cats) 3.00 Royal Typewriter Co. (Typewriter Ribbon) l. 00 Joseph M. Finneran 8-49 Ray's Auto Repair (Repairs) 34.80 Horace Culpon (Plates) 2 00 Board of Health Salaries Dr. Edward W. A. Holt, Physician $506.00 Dr. Edward W. A. Holt, Member 1~6.50 Herbert E. McQuesten, Member 1~6.50 George E. Jewett, Member 1~6.50 Lucia P. Kathan, R.N., Agent ~,168.50 88,048.00 John G. Mil/er M.D. (Dog-Bite Injections) The Naiman Press (Record Book) i~. R. Squibb & Sons (Rabies Vaccine) John R. Hosking (Supplies) The Typewriter Shop (Ribbons) Lucia P. Kathan (Post~ge and Supplies) Hobbs and Warren Inc. (C~rds) Crosby Pub. Co. (Directory) William Finneran (Burying Small Animal) John Dolan (Burying small animals) Hugh Stewart (Burying small animal) George Everson (Burying small animals) Railway Express Agency (Cartage) 14.00 7.50 4.00 1.~0 g.00 8.79 .80 8.00 1.50 ~7.00 1.00 ~1.00 .40 County T.B. Hospital Maintenance County Treasurer Sewer Maintenance and Construction Salaries Expenses Article No. 20--HamLlton Road Sewer Extension Labor and Materials Article No. 21--Holbrook Road Sewer Extension Labor and Materials Robert Burke (Salary) Charles Perry Animal Inspector Expenses of Du~ap Vital Statistics Joseph A. Dnncan (Recording Births, Marriages and Deaths) Eva E. Strain, Clerical The Charles H. Driver Co. (Printing) John R, Hosklng (Stationery) 8.00 18..q5 Garbage Disposal Stephen Gallant ltlghway Ira D. Carry, Highway Surveyor Salary Refuse Disposal Streets, General Maintenance Snow Removal Article ~--Sidcwalks Article 26--Greene Street or other under Chapter 90 G.L. Article ?.4--Maintenance Chapter 90 G.L. Article 4&-~Marbleridge Road Repairs Article 22--Dtmap Truck Street Lighting Lawrence Gas and Electric Co. Public Welfare Board Members (Salaries) Agent (Salary) Superintendent and Matron, Infirmary (Salaries) Outside Relief and Repairs 150 $2,916,92 $~,$50. O0 1,287. ~1 $~,44~ 75 $2,478.91 ~58.06 ~60 00 $ ~72.70 $~,509.00 3,772.50 5,447.$~ 38,010.48 15,997.05 986.88 22.59 1,999.16 996.58 4,983.88 ~179.50 506.00 1,788.00 l$,696.6~ Old Age Assistance 51,050.00 U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance--Assistance ~9,S58.54 U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance--Administration 867.43 Aid to Dependent Aid to Dependent Children 10,600.00 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children--Aid ~,791.40 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children--Administration 290. Trust Fund Income Joseph M. and Susan F. Stone Fund ~9~. State and Military Aid, Soldiers' Rellef and War Allowance 4~.00 Joseph V. Flanagen, Agent (Salary} William A. MeAloon, Agent (Salary) Harriet Flanagan (Clerical) Catherine Danovun (Clerical) Anna McAloon (Clerical) Cash Disb~ents Medicine Hospital and Doctors Groceries Coal, Fuel Oil and Gas l~aotastats All other Refund 116.15 85.00 50.00 175.00 1,769.00 1,90S. ~ 100,00 ~48.4S ~48.00 4,831.36 Schools and Physician Refund 17~,~15,44 35.20 Salaries Moses Towne Fund Article 33--Women Teachers Stevens Memorial Library Salaries: Librarian Assistant Librarians Janitor Expenses: l~teat, Light, Water, Telephone Books, Papers, Magazines All other ~,39~. 50 $,107.~12 1,9~. 56 8~9.85 3~i .06 Bathing Beach Wages Thomas Hayes Constance Fitzgerald J_.,o~.. h winis Willmm Lafond Suppties New England Telephone and Telagr~ph Co. ~ ~eh (Ph~b~g ~pairs) , , M~n's ~H D~g S~re (M~ica] Supplies) ~ ~g Nutter ~s~at~g Co. (Suppli~) M. T. Stevens ~m Co. No~ ~dover BoaM of Publ~ Wor~ (~i~) 1~7 ~90.00 315.00 15.9R 18.56 17.5~ $~.9'/ 4.60 17~,180.~.4 4,100.00 105.~4 9,858.94 Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. (Service) Harlan P. Kelsey Inc. (Shrubbery) Enos Carter (Labor) Article No. 41--American Legio~ Beach--Repairs N. F. Nicetta (Resuffacing Parking Space, sand & drain ~,4~5.00 Thomas Hayes (Labor) Joseph Willis (Labor) ' 35.00 Arthur $. Hodgkins Co. (Diving Board and Rob. boat) 17~. L. Irving Nutter (Supplies) 9.47 Public Parks, Triangles and Cemetery Salaries Expenses Salaries and Expenses Playgrotmd--Grogan's Field Article No. 12~rogau's Field Expenses ' William Drummond Memorial Playground .Salaries and Expenses American Legion Rent North Andover Club Article No. 48--¥.F.W. Post No. 2104 Veterans of Foreign Wars (~5~el Oil and Repairs) (Joseph Gilmore, Quartermaster) Printing Itemized Annual Town Reports The C. H. Driver Printing Co. (Printing) $~;,48a. ~0 The Andover Press Ltd. (Printing) 186.00 Horace M. Ctflpon $817.31 Henry HaTrnan 1,~9.56 Thomas J. McGrail, Jr. 646.06 Emil Dehullu's Insurance Agency 776.71 The James P. Halnsworth Insurance Agency 165.30 Merrill F. Norwood 357.78 Richard G. Whipple 165.30 A. R. Ballant3me 155.00 Andrew F. Coffin 2,481.88 Joseph W. Robinson lt8.17 Article 47, 1942--Committee on Public Safety The Andover Inn (Dinners for Selectmen and Service Group) Armistice Day Reata Currier (Wreath) North Andover Taxi (Transportation of Band) Hugh Stewart (Sandwiches) Temple's Electric and Radio Shop (Amplifier) Benjamin Cardillo Fi~e and Drmn Corps $15.00 15 30.00 15.00 75.90 1,475,80 ~,676.67 ~,195.54 1,100.00 $1,4~0 00 8~. 60 500 00 $600.00 $550.00 ~,568.3o 6,901 ~ 07 150~00 Memoifial Day North Andover Taxi (Transportation of Band) g0.00 Charles D. Gleoaie (Milk) 6.00 Temple Electric & Radio Shop (Amplifier) IS. 00 William Callahan (Janitor at Hall) 10.00 Harry Foster (Coffee) $4. ~5 Frank Oates and Son (Wreaths) 2~. 00 Hugh Stewart (Sandwiches and Doughnuts) 109.56 Samuel Bardsley (Quartette) 12.00 Francis Rivet (Bugler) g. 50 Janet Knightly (Bugler) 2.50 Boynton Press (Programs) 14.60 Benjamin Carde]lo (Fife and Drum Corps) 75.00 Johnson High Scheft Band Fund (Exercises) ~6.59 Essex County Retirement System Coanty Treasurer Article No. 36~Stabilization Fund Andover Savings Bank $,000.00 Esse~ Savings Bank 4~000.00 Community Savings Bank $,000.00 Lawrence Savings Bank 3,450.00 Federal Withholding Tax Collector of Internal Revenue 10,11~.4~ Bay State Merchant~ National Bank 1g,~75.10 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund Essex County Retirement Board 5,865. Befund . Massachusetts Teachers Rctlrcment Fund Massachusetts Teacbers Retirement Association Board of Public Works John T. Campbell, Salary Donald A. Buehan, Salar~v Joseph D. Sullivan, Salary 1~6.50 126.50 126.50 Water Department Maintenance and Construction 3~,977.58 Gas Tax Refuml 7.98 Article 20~Hamilton Road--Water Extension Construction and Materia}s Article 17--Board of Public Works--;Coupe J. W. Robinson Company Article 18--Board of Public Works--Replaeement~ etc. Wages 6~. ~0 Material 324.9~ Article 21--lrlolbrook Road Water Extension Wages gl. 87 Construction and ~aterials 1,061.~7 860. O0 ~,788 Oo 15,450.00 ~6,587 52 5,86~.73 ~,015.54 87950 $~,969.60 1,145.79 850.00 948.4~ Artide 17, 1945--warrant--Cleznlng and Cement Line Water Mains Labor and Supplies 7,600.00 Article 1- Special Town Meeting June 24, 1946 Land Purchase 988.3~ Diseotmt on Notes The Second National Bank of Boston--Revenue 766. Interest on Maturing Debt The First National Bank of Boston--East Side Sewer Notes 687. Indebtedness The First National Bank of Boston--East Side Sower Notes ~,000.00 The Second National Bank of Boatou--Revenue aS0,000 00 Agency State Tax 6,750.00 State Parks and Reservations 497.04 State Audit Municipal Aecounks 701.81 County Tax County--Dog Tax 7~7.80 Current Year 2,$~. 61 Prior Year $6.08 Interest and Demand .36 Motor Vehicle Excise ~. 53 Collector Expenses--Petty Cash 100.00 Tax Title Foreclosure Expenses $1.40 Police F_xpenses 40.80 Contingent Fund 6.57 Essex County Retirement .50 Schools 35. ~0 Sealer Weights and Measures Expenses 50.00 Water Maintenance and Construction (Gas Tax) 7 98 Soldiers' Relief t~. 00 Total Expenditures Cash on hand December $1,1946 Total 609.03 990, Z50.01 75,061,98 $1,065,$11.99 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Balance Sheet--December 31, 1946 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Ca~: General $75,061.98 Accounts Receivable: Levy of 1946--Personal $ 645.30 --Real Estate 19,284.00 10,9~9.30 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1946 94.87 Special Assessment Revenue: Moth 1946 19.50 Unapportioncd Sewer 6,501.64 6,6~1.14 Departmental: Health 8~. 21 Highway 50.00 Sewer 26./A Aid to Dependent Children 1,855.43 State and Military Aid and War AHowance 1,376.58 Schools 846.51 8,736.97 Water: ]Lares 1946 563.36 Liens Added to Taxes 1946 90.61 Construction and Miscellaneous 279.68 933.65 Tax Titles and Possessions: Tax Titles 856. ~2 Tax Possessions lOdt86. ~ 11,09~°. 44 Under-estimates: State qhx 1046--Parks and Reservations 186.40 County Tax 1946 37~. 98 Overlay Deficits: Overlay 1944 8.00 1943 4.00 1M2 ~.00 1940 24.12 19~9 ~8.40 19'38 9.3.16 85.68 $118,014.41 LIABILI'IIES AND RESERVES Federal Withholding Taxes $3,053.28 Tailings 85.92 Dog Licenses--Due County 7. g0 Sale of Real Estate ~,0t8. ~9 Reserved~Gain on Tax Title, Sect. 79, C. 60 G.L. t0.56 Trust Fund--Income: Stone Fund 86'~. 34 Towne Fund 73.00 1§1 440.34 Unexpended Appropriation Balances: Article 31--Folice Car 1 Article iS--Fire--Air Tanks 1,500.00 Article 29--Fire--Oil Burner 1,500.00 Article 20--Sewer~Hamilton Road 454. Article 21--Sewer~Holbrook Road 421.09 Article ~ltighway--Maint enance Under Chapt. O0 G,L. . Article ~6~Highway--Greene Street or other, under Chapt. 90 G.L. 4,477.41 Article 45~ltighway--Marblerldg¢ Road, Repairs Article ~5--Sidewalk Project Article ~2--Highway--Dump Truck Article $5--School Plans 2,500. O0 Article 41--American Legion--Beach Repairs ~1~/2, .ES Article gO--Water Extension--Hamilton Road 654.21 Article 18--Publkc Works~Replacements etc. Article ~l--Water Ex~ension--Ilolbrook Road 716.56 Artlc]e 1--Sanltary Protection of Waters of Lake Cochiche~ick 11.67 Federal Grants: Old Age Assistance: Assistance 266.70 Administration ~77.09 Aid to Dependent Children: Aid 1 Administration 169.38 Reserve Fund--Overlay Surplus Overlay Reserved for Abatements; Levy of 1956 Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Departmental Special Assessment Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Water ~ Tax Title Surplus Revenue--Excess and Deficiency $,755.97 6,521.14 94.87 933.6A 11,092.44 14,786.15 543.79 $71.53 ~,879.07 71,$77.78 $118,014.41 Net Yunded or Fixed Debt ~wer Loan DEBT ACCOUNTS Debit $14,000,00 $14,000.00 TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS Debit Trust and Investment Funds--Cash and Securities Credit Post-War Rehabilitation Fund Joseph and Suzan F. Stone Charity Fund Taylor Charity Fund Moses Towne Sehool Fund Sarah Barker Sehoo] Fund Phillips Educational Fund, Library Ch~rle~ Whitney Davis Fund, Library Phillips Religious Fund, Library George W. and Ruth E. Berrian Memorial Fund, Library Elizabeth ?. Stevens Fund, Library Herman Kober Cemetery Perpettml Care Fund Stabilization Fund, Chapter 1~, Acts 194~ $158,682.18 $101,6~3.1§ 10,000.00 78.1)5 4,126.99 1,649. ~4 10,788.83 2,676.40 1,014.6~ 10,058.64, 100.00 16,&81.61 $168,688.18 167 168 REPORT OF THE PERMANENT WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE The Board of Selectmen appointed a Permanent War Memorial Committee consisting of nine members, on April 9, 1946. Meetings were held on April ~2~ and on May and at various times during the year. Shortly after the appointment of this committee question- naires were sent out to the families of deceased veterans to determine how they felt about having triangles dedicated to deceased veterans and the returns showed that the families favored a permanent memorial. Families were then visited personally by members of the committee and it was found that they all felt that a perman- ent war memorial would be the best solution. The committee considered the tract of land west of the Main Highway which is owned by the town and had in mind building a Memorial Pa~k, the Memorial Field to be bounded by Chickering Road and Parker Street on about 16 acres of land now owned by the loam, this to be the initial construc- tion in a project which when completed would include play- ing fields, field house, grand stand, parking areas, etc., and completed would cost an estimated $100,000. The committee also recommended that funds be secured from the Federal Works Agency for planning this project. Recommendations of the committee were submitted to the Board of Sdectmen and articles will be inserted in the warrant. JOHN A. CRONIN, Chairman WILLIAM F. ROCK JOHN WILLIS EDWARD GARVEY FRANCIS KITTREDGE JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN FRED PITKIN JAMES MAKER JOHN BOYLE Permanent War Memorial Committee 169 REGULATIONS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED IN A PARTICULAR CASE 1. All requirements of the Planning Board must have been complied with, and the petitioner shall file with the Board of Selectmen a detailed copy of the plan approved by the Planning Board and such other plan as the Board may require. Releases from all abutting owners relieving the Town of North Andover from all damages which may be caused by changes in line and grade must be furnished by the peti- tioners. 3. The conformity of the existing grade of the proposed way to the grade established by the Planning Board must be shown. 4. The condition of the road surface must be satlsfaetory to the Itighway Surveyor, who shall certify in writing to the Board of Selectmen, that it has been put in eondltion in conformity with reasonable street or highway construc- tion practice. 5. The existing drainage must be satisfactory to the High- way Surveyor, and such fact shall be so certified by him in writing to the Board of Selectmen. Adopted by the Board of Selectmen, January 13, 19/~7 170 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE The School Building Committee, authorized by the annual Town meeting in 1946, comprises four members appointed by the Moderator and three elected by the School Committee, from its own membership. It has been instructed to formulate, on the basis provided in the "Report on a Study of the Public School Buildings of North Andover" made in 1945 by Griffenhagcn & Associates, a school building policy for North Andover and to carry this policy out. Among the more important recommendations in the study just mentioned are these: (1) To erect an addition of at least four classrooms and a gymnasium (that can also be used as an assembly hall) to the Albert Thomson School, and so to eliminate the Union School, a wooden structure completed in 1884. (~) To build a similar addition to the Bradstreet School, and so complete the elimination of the wooden schools. (3) At a favorable time, to erect a new high school of about twenty-five classrooms, with shops equipped for in- struction in the mechanic arts, and special rooms equipped for instruction in domestic arts. The new high school should have an auditorium with a seating capacity of about one thousand and a gymnasium with basketball court; it should be located near adequate playing fields for football, baseball, and tennis. (4) To erect a new Center School of structure similar to the Thomson and Bradstrect additions. The members of thc Committee, appointed by the Moder- ator on December 29, 1946, are: Mr. Francis B. Kittredgc for a term of six years, Mr. S. Forbes Rockwell, Jr., for a term of five years, Mrs. Thomas Fretwell for a term of four years, l~Ir. F. William Clarenbach for a term of three years. The members elected by the School Committee to serve for one year are: Dr. Fred C. Atkinson, ~YIr. John J. Costello, and the Honorable Charles W. Trombly. ~'VIr. Kittredge was elected Chairman by the Committee; the Superintendent of Schools serves as Clerk. 171 REPORT OF THE VETERANS HOUSING COMMITTEE North Andover, Mass. Decelnber ~0, 1946 Board of Selectmen Town of North Andover, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Your committee sent compret~ensive questionnaires to approximately 1000 veterans in order to appraise the extent and acuteness of housing shortage mnong veterans. About ~o00 replies were received and all of the questionnaires which were returned were carefully analyzed as to the individual needs. It was found that !9 veterans indicated a desire to lease dwelling units which were needed by them and ¢7 veterans indicated a desire to purchase dwelling units which were needed by them. Of the 56 eases where housing was desired and thought to be urgently needed a careful examhmtion of all the circum- stances surrmmding each case indicated that about o~5 eases only could be regarded as urgent and about five cases seezn to be of a highly acute character. It, is therefore the conclusion of the committee thM a pro- vision of housing for ~5 families of veterans would furnish a practical and satisfactory solution to the problem. If administration expenses could be minimized by using clerical personnel already employed by the town on other work the committee is of the opinion that it would be desir- able for the town to raise and appropriate a snffieient sum of money to establish an information "centre" for the listing of available housing accommodations for the purpose of giving information to Veterans of World War II, advice and assistance in purchasing or renting such dwelling units where such veterans are residents of North Andover. Such a centre would require very little time of any office personnel used in its operation and a possible method of avoiding unnecessary admhfistratlve expense would be the ~oining of one or more nearby towns in joint operation of such a centre. It is the opinion of the committee that the Board of Selectmen should, and it is so recommended, accept St. 194§, e. 561 and St. 1946 e. 59~2, section g so that the Board of Appeals may by unanimous vote authorize variation from the provisions of the Zoning By-Laws to permit the use of two and one-half story buildings for dwellings or not more than three families, to be effective until June 14, 1948. The committee is of the opinion that the Board of Select- men should initiate a program under existing legislation for the purpose of providing about twenty-five dwelling units for veterans of World War II who are in need of housing, if the Board finds that such program would prove feasible. This program is to be considered independently of action taken as to an i~ormation centre recommended in the earlier part of this report. (See St. 1946 c. 37`2, s. 4 (a).) The existing legislation to be considered by the Board of Selectmen under this recommendation of the committee would include. St. 1946, ch. 37`2, section 4 (a)--use of buildings acquired through tax lien foreclosures or acquiring buildings by other means (and reconstructing same when necessary) for renting to veterans at reasonable rates. St. 1946, ch. 37'2, section 4 (a) erection of dwelling units of a temporary character on vacant tracts of land acquired by the town by tax foreclosures or otherwise and renting same to veterans at reasonable rates. St. 1946, ch. 37`2, section 5--the acquiring of a tract of land (or utilizing a tract already owned under tax foreclosure), erecting temporary structures thereon, and renting these to veterans at reasonable rates. St. 1946, ch. 37`2, section 6~acquiring of a tract of land for a housing development and sell to veterans lots therefrom on condition that the purchaser erect a dwelling within a designated time, or sell to others on condition that such purchasers erect dwellings within a designated time to be sold or rented to veterans or build dwellings thereon and rent to veterans on the condition that within a year after the ending of the emergency the dwellings shall be offered for sale at fair market value. The Committee believes that thc Board of Selectmen should exercise its own judgement as to what legislation, if any, would prove feasible. If any program under such legisla- tion is deemed to be feasible the most desirable from the standpoint of the town would be that under St. 1946, ch. 37`2, section 6 but it is possible that such a housing develop- ment is not suitable because the number of dwelling units involved is too small. JOHN F. ALTER, Chairman JOHN T. CAMPBELL ELWYN A. KING HENRY E. LUND FRANCES KITTREDGE WILLIAM A. McALOON 175 175 TOWN WARRANT 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 North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Engine House in voting precinct one; thc Merrimack Schoolhouse in voting precinct two; the Union Schoolhouse in voting precinct three and the Town Hall in voting precinct four, in said North Andover on Mon- day the third day of March 1947, at nine o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to act upon the following articles: ART~CLr~ 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three members of the Board of Public Welfare for one year; one Assessor of Taxes, one member of School Committee, one member of Board of Health and one member of the Board of Public Works for three years; a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, a Tree Warden and five Constables for one year and a member of the Planning Boaxd to serve five years and to vote upon any and all Town Officers required by law to be elected by ballot. All to be voted for upon one ballot. The polls shall be open at nine o'clock A.M. and shall be closed at eight o'clock P.M. After final action on the preceding Article One, the said meeting shall staad adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article one of the Town by-laws, to Saturday, March 15, 1947 at one-thirty o'clock P.M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles :-- ARTrCLE 2. To elect all Other o~icers not required by law to be elected by ballot. A~tTicrm 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the re- port of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Select- lnen. AnT~CLE 4. To see what action the town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. 176 ARTICLE $. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the Advisory Board. ARTICL~ 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the reve- nue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1947 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. AaTICLE 7. To consider the report of all special commit- tees. ARTICLE 8. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to appointing a committee to take care of the public parks, triangles and playgrounds of the town. AaTICLE 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their members to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his eom- pensation, in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. AR*ICL~ 10. To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members to the posi- tion of School Physician and to fix his compensation in ac- cordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. ARTICL~ 11. TO see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400) for the east of painting the walls in Stevens Hall. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 1~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600) for inshruetion of children on Drummond Memorial playground, and Gro- gan's Field playground during eight we~e,k,s, beginning July 6, 1947 and ending August ~9, 1947. ~his amount to be distributed as follows: one hundred and forty dollars ($140) to be paid to each of three instructors and the balance of one hundred and eighty dollars ($180) to be paid a supervisor, whose duty it shall be to execute the playground program plans of. the Recreation Council, to coordinate the activities of the two playgrounds named above, and to supervise and instruct during the eight weeks the playgrounds are open. First aid, sports, and handcraft equipment will be secured by 177 other than town funds. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Committee. AnTlCLE 18. TO see ff the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700) to pay its proportion of the salary and expenses of a Director of Veterans' Services for the District composed of the Town of North Andover and the Town of Box/ord. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. A~TICL~ 14. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of not less than three and not more than five members, to study the by-laws of the town with view to suggesting amendments thereto and preparing a revision thereof, and said committee to make a report of same at the next annual town meeting. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. A~T~CL~ 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for the purchase of the American Legion Bathing Beach property. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. A~TICLE 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Dollars ($14,~90) for the purpose of conducting an engineering survey of real estate valuation in the town. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 559 of the Acts of 1946 which is "An Act authorizing increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired." Petition of the Board of Selectmen. An~ICLE 18. TO see ii the town will appropriate Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from the Rehabilitation Fund to grade, drain, gravel, loam, seed, and fence a Memorial Park in honor of North Andover residents who served in WorldWar II, the Memorial Field to be bounded by Chicker- ing Road and Parker Street on about 16 acres of land now owned by the To~, this to be the initial construction in a project which when completed would include playing fields, field house, grand stand, parking area, etc., and completed would cost an esthnated $100,000. Petition of Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Permanent War Me- modal Committee. 175 Aa~Ic~m 19. To see ff the town will vote to authorize the Permanent War Memorial Committee to secure funds from the Federal Works Agency, if deemed advisable, to cover the preparation of plans for the project as contemplated and outlined in the preceding article. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of Permanent War Memorial Committee. AI~TiCLY, ~0. To see if the town Will raise and appropriate Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500) to clean and cement line water mains in the water works system. Petition of the Board of Public Works. AnTiCLE 021. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to purchase a half ton truck for the water and sewer departments, the present 1941 half ton truck to be transferred to the Park, Cemetery and Playground Department. Petition of the Board of Public Works. AaTxCLE 0202. To see ff the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to sell a 1000 gallon per minute centrifugal pump, 75 horse power motor, motor control, check vMve and other appurtenances. Petition of the Board of Public Works. A~tT~cI~ ~3. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Eight Hundred Dollars ($800) to purchase and install a "Junglegym" climbing structure and a six-swing steel pipe frame swing at Grogan's Field and Drummond Field as recommended by the Recreational Council. Petition of the Board of Public Works. AaT~CLE 024. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a suificient stun of money to in.~tall a water system on Mifflin Drive, beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and end- ing at Middlesex Street. Petition of Joseph J. Sambataro and others. ARTICLE °25. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap, propriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer system on Miffiin Drive, beginning at Massachusetts Avenue and ending at Middlesex Street. Petition of Joseph J' Sambataro and others. ARTICLE 026. To see if the town will raise and appropriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for extending the sewer system on Chickering Road from Massachusetts Avenue to the property owned by Dr. Edward Bulger on Chickering Road. Petition of Gerard E. Langlois and others. ARTIC~m O27. 'To see if the town will raise and appropriate by bond issue, or otherwise, a sum of money sufficient to install a water system on Sutton Hill Road, as laid out on a plan of "Sutton Hill," duly filed with the North Andover Planning Board, extending from Johnson Street, through so much of Sutton Hill Road as is laid out on said Plot Plan, Section 1, being a distance of thirteen hundred sixty-five (1365) feet, more or less. Petition of John J. Dineen and others. AR~ICLS aS. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for laying water mains of not less than six inches in diameter on Boxford Street from Salem Street to Forest Street, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by the issuance of a loan, by taxation, or by the transfer from available funds in the treasury. Peti- tion of Louis Furnari and others. ARTICL~ °29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for laying water mains of not less than six inches in diameter on Inglewood Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Mablin Avenue and determine whether the money shall be provided for by the issuance of a loan, by taxation, or by transfer from available funds in the treasury. Petition of Albert Mistretta and others. ARTICLE $0. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer system on Woodbridge Road beginning at Greene Street and extending to Mifflin Drive. Petition of Santo A. Di Mauro and others. AR~ICL~ $1. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to install a water system on Woodbridge Road beginning at Greene Street and extending to Mifflin Drive. Petition of Santo A. Di Mauro and others. ARTICLE 3O2. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, ($O2,000) to be used for a sidewalk project; the town to provide one half of the expense and the applicant the other half of the cost. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 180 ARTICLE 33. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($~,000) for maintenance of any street in town under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Peti- tion of the Highway Surveyor. A~TICLE 34. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-sLx Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($3,6~5) for the further rebuilding of Water Street under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLr 35. TO see if the town will raise and appropriate the stun of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for the purchase of a new Dump truck for the use of the Highway Department. A 1940 Dump truck to be sold and proceeds to be turned over to the Town Treasurer. Petition of the Highway Stlr- veyor. ARTICLE $6. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to roll and oil Salem Street from Boxford Street as far as it will go. Petition of Morris Rahs and others. ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to be used with the present Hudson car to purchase a new police car. Petition of Alfred H. McKee and others. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the suni o~f Fifty-two Hundred Dollars ($5,~00) to be added to the Police Department Appropriation, to provide for the appointment of two competent and qualified men, under Civil Service Rules, to be regular patrolmen. Petition to Alfred H. McKee and others. ARTICL~ 39. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-seven Dollars ($~,447) plus any increase which may be given, to cover full time employment for the Chief En- gineer of the Fire Department. Petition of James Hargreaves and others. ARTICLE 40. To sec if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Six hundred and Fifty Dollars ($650) to 181 purchase new hose for the Fire Department. Petition of the Board of Engineers. ARTICLZ 41. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to pur- chase forest fire hose. Petition of the Forest Warden, James Hargreaves. ,Mt~cLg 4t. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($5,800) to purchase a new ambulance. Petition of the Board of Engineers. Aa~tCLE 43. To see ii the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred and Eight Dollars ($7,508) (plus increase as may be granted) to be added to the Fire Department Budget to permit the appointing of three permanent drivers and five hundred dollars ($500) to purchase such equipment necessary for the performance of their duties. Petition of the Board of En- gineers. ARTICLE 44. To sec if the town will vote to instruct its~ Board of Selectmen to change the Board's fourth rule rela- tive to petitions for the laying out of town ways so as to read as follows: All loam shall have been taken off the full width of the street and sidewalks. The condition of the road' and gravel sidewalks shall be satisfactory to the highway sur- veyor, who shall certify in writing to the Board of Selectmen that they have been put in condition in conformity with reasonable street and sidewalk construction practice. Petition of Leonard Firth and others. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Town Zoning By-law by changing the following districts from restricted residential or general residential to business districts: (a) The land on the westerly side of Chickering Road from Turnpike Street to Massachusetts Avenue, a depth of 200 feet; (b) The land on the westerly side of Chickering Road from Massachusetts Avenue to Main Street, a depth of ¢00 feet; (c) The land on the westerly side of Chickering Road from Main Street to Sutton Street, a depth of 200 feet; (d) The land on the easterly side of Chickering Road from Andover Street to Massachusetts Avenue, a depth of 200 feet; (e) The land on the easter]y sideof Chickering Road from Massachusetts Avenue to Main Street, a depth of 200 feet; (f) The land on the easterly side of Chickering Road from Main Street to Osgood Street, a depth of ~00 feet. Petition of the Planning Board. A~TxcLg 46. Proposed Amendment: To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws, by changing the classification of the property owned by William A. MeAloon, from a residential to a business area. SMd property is located on Chickering Road and is bounded and described as follows: A certain pared of land at the junction of Pleasant Street and Franklin Street, beginning at an intersection at the southerly line of Pleasant Street with northerly line of Franklin Street; thence running southwesterly seventy-seven and 95/100 feet (77.95) by the northerly line of Franklin Street to beginning curve of said Street line; thence southwesterly still by said northerly line of Franklin Street by a curve of seventy-two and 22/100 (72.~) feet radius to end of said curve; thence westerly still by northerly line of Franklin Street fifty-nine (59) feet more or less to easterly line of Chickering Road; thence northerly by easterly line of Chickering Road about fifty-two (5~) feet to remaining part of lot fifty-nine (59); thence northeasterly by smd lot fifty-nine (59) thirty- nine ($9) feet more or less to southerly line of Pleasant Street; thence by said southerly line of Pleasant Street westerly one hundred and twenty (120) feet to point of be- ginning. Petition of William A. MeAloon and others. AaTxcI.~ 47. To see if the town of North Andover will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($$50) for maintenance and expenses of North .a~ndover Post 2104 Veterans of Foreign Win's, for the year 1947. Petition of John J. Willis and others. As~c~g 48. To see if the town will vote to change the term of office of the Highway Surveyor from one year to three years, effective at next election. Petition of E. Dewey Dyer and others. A~IcLr 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate ($18,000) Eighteen Thousand Dollars for the purpose of granting an increase of Three Hundred Dollars ($$00) in salary or wages to each and every permanent School Department employee, Petition of the School Com- mittec. 18.°, ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will vote to rMse and ap- propriate a su~cient sum of money for the salaries and wages ia each town department, except the School Department, to grant a Three Hundred Dollar ($$00) increase to all full time town Employees. Petition of Edwin T. Cunningham and others. ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Fifty ($15,450) dollars, to be added to the stabilization fund under Chapter 124 of the Acts of 1945, as created under Article 36 of the Warrant for the annual meeting held March 16, 1946, and as recommended in the Reeves School Survey. Petition of the School Building Committee. ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and equipping an addition to the Thomson Elementary School to replace the Union School and the starting of the Bradstreet School project; determine whether the money shall be pro- vided for by taxation, by transfer from available funds in the treasu~, by borrowing, or by appropriation from the Stabil- ization or Post-War Rehabilitation Funds. Petition of the School Building Committee. ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Building Committee created under Article :34 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting held March 16, 1946, to enter into any contracts necessary for the purpose of carrying out the vote passed under Article 52 relative to constructing and equipping of the addition to the Thomson Elementary School, and the starting of the BraAstreet School project. Petition of the School Building Committee. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate Three Thousand (83,000) dollars additional to the Two Thousand five hundred ($~,500) dollars appropriated under Article 35 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting held March 16, 1946, to be used by the School Building Commit- tee to secure plans and specifications for the addition to the Thomson Elementary and Bradstreet Elementary Schools and any other school buildings, and to authorize the School Building Committee, if desirable, to borrow funds for plans for new school buildings under title 5, Public Works, Acts of 1944, or take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the School Building Committee. 184 And you are here directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding smd meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover this twenty- seventh day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-seven. ARTHUR A. THOMSON JOSEPH M. FINNERAN ARNOLD H. SALISBURY Selectmen of North Andover CONTENTS Finance Committee Recommendations ..... 174 Assessor's Report ......... 40 Auditor's Report ........... 141 Board of Public Works Report ...... 48 Board of Health Report ......... 159 Board of Public Welfare Report ...... 1~1 Building Inspector's Report ........ 116 Dog Officer's Report ......... lC0 Fire Department Report ....... 115 Highway Surveyor's Report ........ 131 List o{ Jurors ............ $8 Moth Department and Tree Warden's Report 41 Old Age Assistance .......... 126 Police Department .......... 188 Report of Planning Board ........ 1i9 School Building Committee's Report ..... 171 School Committee's Report ....... 75 Stevens Memorial Library Sealer of Weights and Measures ...... 137 Tax Collector's Report ......... 111 Town Clerk's Report ......... Town By-Laws ........... Town, Warrant .......... 176 Treasurer's Report ........ 107 State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief 129 Veterans' Housing Committee Report ..... 17~ War Memorial Committee's Report .... 169 187