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Home My WebLink About1937TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 1937 OFFICERS~ REPORT OF THE Receipts and Expenditures AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE Financial Year Ending December 31, 1937. INCLUDING Report of School Committee and Board of Public Work~ NORTH ANDOVER~ ~ASS. Tn~ C. H. DRrv~ Co. 1938 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1937 Moderator CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY Town Clerk Town Treasurer JOSEPH A. DUNCAN CORNELIUS I~. l~EAGAN--resigned MAURICE C. CASEY Selectmen ARTHUR A. THOMSON JAMES P. HAINSWORTH FRANK HILTON Board of Pablic Welfare FRANK HILTON ARTHUR A. THOMSON JAMES P. HAINSWORTH Board of Assessors EDWARD E. CURLEY Term expires 1938 JAMES P. HAINSWORTH Term expires 1939 HERBERT T. WILD Term expires 1940 Board of Health HERBERT E. McQUESTEN Term expires 1938 EDWARD W. A. HOLT, M.D. Term expires 1939 GEORGE JEWETT Term expires 1940 School Committee FREDERICK C. ATKINSON, M.D. Term expires 1938 REV. CLINTON W. CARVELL Term expires 1939 LOUIS H. McALOON Term expires 1940 Superintendent of Schools F'RED E. PITKIN Board of Public Works ABROT STEVENS Term expires 1938 BERNARD F. HUGHES Term expires 1939 WILLIAM H. SOMERVILLE Term expires 1940 Superintendent of Public Works WILLIAM B. DUFF~Y Board of Registrars of Voters HARRY F. CUNNINGHAM Term expires 1938 F. ORRIS REA Term expires 1939 PATRICK C. CRON Term expires 1940 JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Clerk Regular Police ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief RICHARD HILTON, CAPTAIN MYRON B. LEWIS A. HOUGHTON FARNHAM DANIEL J. SItINE Highway Surveyor Supt. Town Infirmary IRA D. CARTY RICHARD HEIDER Tree Warden Pound Keeper JOHN J. CONNORS RICHARD HEIDER Engineers of Fire Dept. JAMES HARGRAVES THOMAS H. BRODERICK WILLIAM DRYDEN Matron Town Infirmary MRS. RICHARD HEiDER Building Inspector MARTIN LAWLOR Town Auditor JAMES W. ELLIOTT Sealer Weights & Measures ERNEST SMITH Collector of Taxes IRVING E. HINTON Supt. Moth Dept. JOHN J. CONNORS Agent Board of Health LUCIA P. KATHAN Fish Warden Burial Agent FRANK DENEAU MARTIN CASE¥ Public Weighers JAMES J. DOOLEY THOMAS GAGNON Special Police Officers MICHAEL GOLDEN CORNELIUS DONOVAN JOHN M. COSTELLO CHARLES W. PAUL GUSTAVE NUSSBAUM HAROLD TYNING JOHN J. MURRAY SAMUEL JENKINS IRVEN ELSTON BOSLOW BUSH FRANK SPENCER PIIILIP SUTCLIFFE RICHARD HEIDER ARTHUR H. FARNHAM AUGUSTINE WALSH GEORGE KANE JOHN II. FENTON GEORGE STEWART GEORGE W. BUSBY JOSEPH BUMYEA PAUL WILLETT FRANCIS MURPHY EDWARD SARCIONE BERTRAM SMITH WILLIAM THOMSON JAMES J. DILLON ARTHUR H. DRUMMOND ARTIIUR JENKINS JOHN C. PICKLES GEORGE WATERttOUSE I-IU GH STEWART HAROLD WOOD MICHAEL HURSON LAURIE E. KNOWLES WALTER CHAMPION FREDERICK MOSLEY FREDERICK RABS EDWARD DONOVAN CHARLES PITMAN RICHARD HEIDER CHARLES W. HINXMAN MARCUS L. CAREY JOHN A. SULLIVAN GEORGE E. W. KERSHAW HORACE CULPON RICHARD HARGREAVES, JR. JOHN W. MAWSON LEWIS HUMPHREYS JOHN tIARRINGTON CttARLES WOOD WILLIAM RITCHIE DONALD BUCHAN CYRIL KNOWLES JOHN HILL, JR. WILLIAM CALLAHAN OSCAR W. ARNOLD PAUL GOUDERALT ALEXANDER WHITE JOHN FRIEL WILLIAM CAIRNS THOMAS FARRAGHER FRANK DENEAU GEORGE EVERSON JAMES CORNELL ALFRED P. DESJARDIN PETER RITCHIE Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber ARTItUR II. FARNHAM CLARENCE FARNUM IRA D. CARTY CHARLES W. PAUL Fence Viewers WRIGHT STORK Caretaker of Playground WILLIAM J. COSTELLO Commissioner of Soldiers' Relief MAU~ICE C. CASEY JOSEPH GILL Agent Public Welfare J. NEWTON FRYE Animal Inspector WILLIAM L. SMITH Co-ordinator of W. P. A. & Supervisor of Old Age Assistance DANIEL A. DOYLE Advisory Board ERNEST G. ABBOTT, Chairman DAVID A. FINN CLARENCE HUTTON CHARLES T. McCARTHY JOHN W. PERLEY JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN FRED D. WHITTIER Memorial Day Committee MARTIN CASEY, Chairman JOSEPH D. McROBBIE LOUIS P. SAUNDERS JOSEPH TRICKET RALPH CAREY CLARENCE ELLIS WILLIAM J. McGEE ANNUAL REPORT Synopsis of Town Meeting, March 1, 1937 and Adjourned to March 13, 1937 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, one member of School Committee, one member of Board of Health, one member Board of Public Works for three years; a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, an Auditor, a Tree Warden and five Constables for one year, and any and all Town Officers required by law to be e~ected by ballot. Also to vote upon the follo~ving question: "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, entitled 'An Act placing under the civil service laws the office of Chief of Police of the town of North Andover,' be accepted?" YES: ............. NO: .............. All to be voted for on one ballot. The polls shall be opened at nine o'cloek A. 3/I. and shall be closed at eight o'clock P. M. See list of candidates. Candida[es 1 Moderator for one year Cornelius J. Mahoney 578 Fred Kane George Leseul Blanks 267 Town Clerk for one year Joseph A. Duncan 654 Blanks 191 TOwn Treasurer for one year Cornelius B. Meagan Blanks Selectmen for one year Harry C. Foster James P. Hainsworth Frank Hilton Arthur A. Thomson Blanks Precincts Totals 2 3 4 710 625 623 2536 I 1 1 1 266 249 167 949 778 708 678 2818 199 167 112 669 641 772 674 664 2751 204 205 201 126 736 ~73 500 367 512 1752 444 531 455 507 1937 570 558 585 895 2198 585 639 628 517 2369 563 703 590 439 2295 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 7 Highway Surveyor for one year Ira D. Carry 591 735 754 625 Philip DonnelIy 217 202 95 141 Blanks 37 40 26 24 Precincts Candidates 1 2 3 4 Collector of Taxes for one year Irving E. Hinton 635 781 716 655 2787 Blanks 210 196 159 135 700 Public Works for one year William I{, ,Somerville 5~5 692 643 614 2534 Blanks 260 285 232 176 953 Assessor for three years Herbert T. Wild 588 691 666 604 2549 Blanks 257 286 209 186 938 Town Auditor for one year James W. Elliott 610 731 652 618 2611 Blanks 285 246 223 172 876 Member School 'Committee for one year Caroline Moody Ingrain 248 446 373 Harold C. Lacaillade 75 94 73 Louis ti. McAloon 470 382 353 Blanks 52 55 76 Public Welfare for one year Ilarry C. Foster 370 497 361 James P. I{ainsworth 44~ 517 462 Frank Hilton 576 552 584 Arthur A. Thomson 571 635 627 Blanks 575 730 591 Tree Warden for one year John J. Connors 635 745 659 Ernest Farbrotber 1 Blanks 210 232 215 Board of Health for three years Edward FieIdhouse 346 27,05 655 127 Totals 361 1428 105 347 275 1480 49 232 502 1730 492 1914 394 2106 5O8 2341 474 2370 621 169 2660 1 826 321 176 197 1040 George E. Jewett 347 480 564 467 1858 Blanks 152 176 135 126 589 Constables for one ~ear Frank P. Deneu 310 255 287 227 1079 Albert Debora 267 330 233 208 1038 John/{. Fenton 422 528 487 455 1892 John P. Ilarrington 495 658 480 508 2141 John J. Roche 417 467 887 444 1715 Harold W. Tyning 502 492 534 454 1982 Augus~ne J. Walsh 563 584 517 505 2169 Blanks 1249 1571 1450 1149 5419 ANNUAL R~PORT Precincts Totals Candidates 1 2 3 4 Question Yes 322 490 369 435 1616 No 446 442 440 289 1617 Blanks 77 45 66 66 254 After final action on the preceding article one the said meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article 1, of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 13, 1937, at one thirty o'clock P. M. in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles. Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Voted to refer to the Selectmen. Article 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Voted to accept. Article 4. To see what action the town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Voted that all unexpended balances be returned to the treasury with the exception of $600.00, which was appropri- ated under article 28, of the 1936 warrant. Voted that the sum of $25,507.91 be appropriated from surplus revenue of the to~vn to provide for overlay deficits of 1936 and prior years. Voted that the Assessors be authorized to use such sums as the Tax Commissioner may approve from free cash toward the reduction of the 1937 tax rate. Article 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the finance committee. Voted to consider each item separately. DEPARTMENTS APPROPRIATIONS 1 Selectmen, salaries $750.00, expenses $270.00 $1,020 00 2 Auditor, salary $600.00, expenses $1,600.00 2,200 00 . 3 Treasurer, salary $1,050.00, oxpenses (including bond) $1,050.00 2,100 00 4 Collector, salary $1,050.00, expenses (including bond) $2,127.50 3,177 50 5 Assessors, salaries $1,350.00, expenses $700.00 2,050 00 6 Town Clerk, salary $350.00, expenses $100.00 450 00 7 Election Expenses $1,000.00, Registrars salaries $200.00 1,200 00 $ Police Department, equipment and expenses 12,000 00 9 Fh'e Department, Engineers, ambulance and expenses 17,000 00 10 Dog Warrant 100 00 11 Building Inspector, salary 50 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 9 12 Sealer of Weights & Measures, salary $250.00, expenses $90.00 340 00 13 Insect Pest 3,700 00 ~4 Tree Warden, salary $]50.00, expenses $1,000.00 1,150 00 15 Brush Cutting 500 00 16 Fish Warden, salary 5 00 17 Board of Health, salaries $300.00, expenses $5,000.00, physician $100.00 5,400 00 18 Garbage Disposal 1,800 00 19 ¥1ta] Statistics 200 00 20 Refuse Disposal 3,000 00 21 Highway Surveyor 3,000 00 22 General Maintenance Street; Dept. 40,000 00 23 Snow Removal 5,0,00 00 24 Street Lighting 8,500. 00 25 Board of Public Welfare, salaries 300 00 26 Supt. and Matron Town Infirmary, salaries'S1,200.00, expenses $23,400.00, agent $400.00 25,00.0' 00 27 Public Parks and Triangles 2,250 00 28 Discount on Notes 1,000 00 29 School Department 114,500 00 30 S~ate and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief 3,500 00 31 Stevens Memorial Library 6,000 00 32 Memorial Day 350 00 33 Board of Public Works, salaries 300 00 34 Maintenance and Construction Water Deptl 25,000 00 35 Maintenance and Construction Sewer Dept. 4,000 00 36 Contingent Fund 1,000 00 37 Forest Fires 1,000 38 Annual Report 900 00 39 Insurance 4,000 00 40 Maintenance County Hospital 3,507 79 41 Playgrounds 1,000 00 42 Maintenance Town Building including clerks 5,600 00 43 Janitor Town tIall 300 00 44 American Legion, rent 450 00 45 interest on East Side Sewer Notes 1,402 50 46 Redeeming East Side Se~er Notes 2,000 00 47 Interest on New Schoolhouse Notes 828 75 48 Redeeming 3 New Schoolhouse Notes 3,000 00 49 Board of Survey 100 00 50 Forest Fire Warden, salary 100 00 51 Animal Inspector, salary 200 00 52 Expenses on Dump 260 O0 53 Town Forest 100 00 54 Bathing Beach. 1,000 00 55 Old Age Assistance 17,000 00 56 N.R.A., Interest 337 50 57 Redeeming N. R. A. Notes 2,000 00 58 Game Wardsn 100 00 500 00 100 O0 3,000 O0 100 00 59 Tax Titles 60 License Commissioner (expenses) 61 Reserve Fund 62 Armistice Day 10 ANNUAL REPORT Article Article Article 11 13 16 Article 17 Article 18 Article 19 Article 20 Article 21 Article 25 Article 26 Article 27 Article 28 Article 29 Article 31 Article 32 Article 84 Article 35 Article 36 Article 37 Article 38 Article 39 Article 48 Articles voted in the Warrant Markers $ 125 00 Showers 1,000 00 Pub. Works automol~ile $600.00, from unex- pended under Art. 28 App. 1936 together with trade-in value and with bal. from Sewer & Water Public Health, automobile 800 00 Police Dept., automobile 890 00 Street Dept., truck 1,800 00 Combination pump, Fire Dept. 9,000 00 Boxford Street with State and County 3,500 00 Water Mains with W. P.A. 1,000 00 Reservoir repairs and Pump. Sta. repairs from 1936, receipts $4,579.94 Sewers with W. P.A. 2,500 00 Water Young Road (conditional) 1,100 00 Water--Lyman Road (conditional) 150 00 Herrick Rd. to Lyman--Water (conditional) 600 00 Water--Dewey St. (conditional) 800 00 SeWer Dewey Street 1,100 00 Sewer--Buckingham Rd. 500 00 Sewer--Herrick to Lyman 800 00 Sewer--Lyman Rd. 75 feet 150 00 Hillside Road 1,000 00 Barker Street 2,000 00 W. P.A. 7,000 00 $ 35,815 00 Article 5 346,029 04 Grand TOtal $381,844 04 A hand vote was taken on item 23 of this article; 148 persons voted in favor of appropriating $5000.00 and 89 persons voted against. Recommendation of Advisory Board was $2000.00. Under item 17, it was voted to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of its members Board of Health Physician and that his salary be fixed at $100.00, to be taken from appropriation made for this department. Under item 29, it was voted to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members as School Physician and that his salary be fixed at $250.00, this amount to be taken from appropriation made for schools. Article 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1937, 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 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 11 less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. It was voted that the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1937, 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, of the General Laws. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Article 7. mittees. No reports. To consider the reports of all special com- Article 8. To see what action the town will take in regard to appointing a committee to care for public parks and triangles of the town. Petition of the Board of Select- men. Voted that the Board of Public Works be a committee to care for the public parks and triangles. Article 9. To see if the Town will take over that part of the area of land, at the Centre, lying between Milk Street and the converging lines of Johnson and Salem Streets, now oWned by J. II. and A. W. Morse and agree to hold permanently and maintain and care for the said area in common with the other road-intersection park areas of the Town, a covenant of the deed of gift being that the Town shall permanently hold the given area and maintain the same as a part of the Town Park System for ornamental purposes, no buildings or other monuments to be erected thereon and no individual name to be attached thereto. Such part as may be needed for the broadening and/or relocation of either of the boundary roads may be so used a condition of such using being for such a public purpose as would make its taking under other conditions possible by right of eminent domain. I am adding that any planting, if any, will be of such a low growing character as will keep at all times the view open and unobstructed in all directions, all of which is im- portant in these days of fast moving traffic. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to refer the matter to the Board of Selectmen for disposition. ANNUAL REPORT Article 10. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to appoint a town accountant in accordance with Section 55, Chapter 41, General Laws, to abolish the office of town auditor, or take any action relative thereto. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to postpone action relative to authorizing the Selectmen to appoint a Town Accountant. Article 11. To see if the Ttwn will appropriate and raise a certain sum o£ money to erect suitable markers and such other necessities as may be necessary to properly com- memorate Captain Thomas J. Milnes and Joseph P. Mc- Donough.. It is also petitioned that the Selectmen be em- powered to allot squares, triangles or parks for the erection of the above. Petition of Commander H. Barrington and others. Voted to raise the sum of one hundred twenty-five dol- lars to erect suitable markers to commemorate Thomas J. Milnes and Joseph P. McDonough and that the Selectmen be authorized to allot squares, triangles or parks for the erection of markers. Article 12. To see what action the Town will take upon an offer made by the Rev. Clinton W. Carvell, as Trus- tee for a donor-benefactor who desires his name withheld, to provide a building on the lot now used for a playground known as Grogan's Field; said 'building to contain shower baths and dressing rooms for the use o5 the Town, upon the condition that a suitable sum be provided by the Town for its maintenance. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. It was voted to accept this offer and that a committee be appointed by the Moderator, to cons/st of the Trustee, the Supt. of the Public Works and one member from the Board of Selectmen. The Moderator appointed Rev. Clinton W. Carvell, William B. Duffy, Supt. Public Works and Frank Hilton, a member of the Board of Selectmen. Article 13. To see What sum the Town will raise and appropriate, or appropriate from any source available for the purpose of the foregoing Article. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars for the purposes of article 12. Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars (100') for the observ- ance of Armistice Day. Same to be spent by a committee TOWN OF NORTH .~.~NDOVER, MASS: appointed by the moderator and selected from the member- ship of the Local Post of the American Legion. Petition of Harold P. Barrington, Commander and others. Provided for under item 62 of article 5. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to'accept the provision of Chapter 147, Section 13A of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, relative to the establishment of a reserve police force in town, to consist of not more than eight (8) men. Petition of John Roche and others. Voted to postpone action on this question for another year. Article 16. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Works to use the unexpanded appropriation of six hundred dollars ($600) under Article 28 of the 1936 appropriation for a water main on Longwood Avenue and such additional sum from the appropriations for mainte- nance and construction of water and sewer departments as will purchase a coupe automobile. Petition of Board of Public Works. Voted to use unexpended appropriation of $600.00, under article 28, of the 1936 warrant, together with the trade value of old car and such other sums as may be neces, sary to carry out the provisions of this request be taken from the appropriations made for maintenance and construction of water works and sewer department. Article 17. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money not in excess of eight hundred dol- lars, ($800.00) to purchase an automobile for the use of the Board of Health. Petition of Board of Health. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eight hun- dred dollars to purchase a new car for the Board of Health Department. Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of eight hundred and ninety dollars ($890) to purchase an automobile for the use of the Police Depart- ment. Petition of the Chief of Police. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred ninety dollars to purchase an automobile for use of Police Department. Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of thirty-five hundred ($3500) to purchase two 21/.2-ton trucks, for the use of the HighWay Department, Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand 14 ANNUAL REPORT eight hundred dollars to purchase one 2~2-ton truck for the use of the Highway Department. Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars to purchase a new Seven Hundred and Fifty gallon pump and combination truck to replace the old pump and combination truck now in use and the proceeds received from the old truck be paid over to the Town Treasurer. Petition of the Board of Engi- neers of the Fire Department by Charles W. Hinxman and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of nine thousand dollars to purchase a new seven hundred and fifty gallon pump and combination truck to replace the old pump and combination truck now in use, the proceeds received from the old truck to be turned into the treasury. Voted that the truck be of a standard make. Voted that the Moderator appoint a committee of five to consist of the Selectmen and two other citizens who shall have full power to make the purchase. The Moderator appointed Selectmen Arthur A. Thomson, James P. Hainsworth, Frank Hilton, Charles W. Hinxman and Harry C. Foster. The moderator designated Arthur A. Thomson as chairman of the committee. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars ($3500) to continue the rebuilding of Boxford Street under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunc- tion 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. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, to continue the rebuilding of Boxford Street, under Chapter 90, of the General Laws. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of seventeen hundred dollars ($1700) to purchase lighting equipment and truck to transport same. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to lay on table. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Street light at the dead end of Edmands Road and provide payment for same. Petition of Peter White and others. Referred to the Selectmen. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain a street light on pole No. 2775 on Prospect Street. Petition of John C. Bushnell and others. Referred to the Selectmen. Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for mate- rials and services to be used in constructing six-inch water mains on Little, Young, Buckingham and Lyman Roads with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration or other such Federal Agency. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars, to be used for materiaIs and services in laying six inch water mains in Little, Young, Buckingham and Lyman Roads, with the assistance of the Works Progress Adminis- tration or other Federal Agency. Article 26. To see if the Town will appropriate from receipts of 1936 the sum of four thousand, five hundred and seventy-nine dollars and ninety-four cents received from the city of Lawrence for water rates for the purpose of making necessary repairs to the reservoir constructed in 1898 and making necessary repairs and improvements to the Pumping Station. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Voted to appropriate from receipts of 1936, the sum of four thousand five hundred seventy-nine dollars and ninety- four cents, the amount received from the City of Lawrence as water rates to make necessary repairs to the reservoir constructed in 1898 and to make necessary repairs and im- provements at the Pumping Station. Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of three thousand dollars for materials and services to be used in constructing sewers and manholes on Commonwealth Avenue, Hodges, Belmont, Sargent, Milton, and Third Streets, Richardson Avenue, Lyman, Perley, Buckingham, Chapin, Young and Little Roads with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration or other such Federal agency. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars for materials and services to be used in constructing sewers and manholes on Commonwealth Ave., Hodges, Belmont, Sargent, Milton and Third Streets, Rich- ardson Ave., Lyman, Perley, Buckingham, Chapin, Young and Little Roads, with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration or other such Federal Agency. 16 ANNUAL REPORT Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to place a six inch water main on Young Road from Herrick to Lyman Road. Petition of Sam. DiMauro and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand one hundred dollars to place a six inch water main in Young Read from Herrick to Lyman Road provided a satisfactory guarantee to pay 4% of the cost of construction for a period of ten years, is made with the Board of Public Works. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to extend the water service on Lyman Road 75 feet starting at a point where it now enters the residence of Mr. James McCormish. Peti- tion of Leonard Firth and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars to extend water main on Lyman Road 75 feet starting at a point where it now enters the residence of James McCormish, provided a 4% guarantee on the cost of con- struction is given for a period of ten years, with the Board of Public Works. Article 30. We, the undersigned, owners of property on Innis, Wesley, and Adrian Streets, in the town of North Andover are making this application to the voters of the Town of North Andover that they may accept the above- mentioned streets as a part of the Town property, and that they may vote to extend the town water line to reach Wes- ley Street as far as Adrian Street in the aforementioned Town of North Andover. Petition of Guiseppe Balsamo and others. Voted to postpone until the street has been accepted by the Board of Survey. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to extend the water service from Iterrick Road to Lyman Road hy way known as Little Road a distance o£ 259 feet. Petition of Leonard Firth and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars to extend the water main from tterrick Road to Lyman Road by way known as Little Road, a distance of two hundred fifty-nine feet, with the understanding that the petitioners will furnish a satisfactory guarantee to pay 4 % of the cost annually for a period o£ ten years. Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise a~d appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a 6 inch TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 17 water main on Dewey Street for a distance of 350 feet start- ing at Railroad Ave. running westerly to Marblehead Street. Petition of E. Dewey Dyer and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars to lay a six inch water main in Dewey Street for a distance of three hundred fifty feet, starting at Railroad Avenue, provided that the petitioners will furnish a satis- factory guarantee to pay 4% of the cost annually for a period of ten years. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to place a sewer on Young Road from Herrick to Lyman Road. Petition of Sam DiMauro and others. Voted that no action be taken until the road has been put in a passable condition. Article 34. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer for a distance of 350 feet on Dewey Street starting at Railroad Ave. running westerly to Marblehead Street. Petition of E. Dewey Dyer and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand one hundred dollars to install a sewer in Dewey Street, a distance of three hundred fifty feet from Railroad Avenue. Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to install its sewer system in Buckingham Road from Herrick Road, running southerly for a distance of two hundred feet. Petition of Mrs. F. E. Mitchell and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars, to build a sewer in Buckingham Road, from Herrick Road southerly for a distance of two hundred feet. Article 36. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to install a sewer from Herrick Road to Lyman Road by way known as Little Road a distance of 259 feet. Petition of Leonard Firth and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars to install a sewer from Herrick Road to Lyman Road by way known as Little Road, a distance of 259 feet. Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to install a sewer on Lyman Road for a distance of 75 feet starting at a point 18 ANNUAL REPORT where it now enters the residence of Mr. James McCormish. Petition of Leonard Firth and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars, to install a sewer in Lyman Road, for a distance of 75 feet, starting near the residence of James McCormish. Article 38. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of thirty-five hundred ($3500.00) to macadam Hillside Road between Turnpike Street and Andover By- pass. Petition of Peter Turgeon and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars and that an oil surface be applied to this road. Article 39. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000.00) to resur- face Barker Street from its junction with Osgood Street and continuing as far as the appropriation will allow. Petition of George R. Barker and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars, to resurface Barker Street, from its junction with Osgood Street, continuing as far as the appropriation will allow. Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to make suit- able repairs on Edmands Road and provide money for the payment thereof. Petition of Philip Sutcliffe and others. Voted to refer to Highway Department for attention provided the street is accepted as called for in Article 45. Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the money to make Young Road passable for vehicles form Herrick to Lyman Road. Petition of Sam DiMauro and others. No action taken. Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept a way known as Herrick Road from the intersection of Massa- chusetts Avenue to the intersection of Middlesex Street. Petition of Francis Clarkson and others. Voted to accept I-Ierrick Road as a public way, from its intersection with Massachusetts Avenue to its intersection with Middlesex Street. Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept a part of Chapin Road from the residence of William Taylor to Middlesex Street. Petition of William A. Taylor and others. Voted to accept part of Chapin Road from the residence of William Taylor to Middlesex Street, when put in proper TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 19 shape and in condition to be acceptable to the Board of Selectmen and Board of Survey. Article 44. To see if the Town will install a surface drain or catch basin on the east side of Edmands Road at lot line of 14 and 16 and provide payment for same. Peti- tion of William N. Wilkinson and others. Voted to defer action. Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept the remainder of Edmands Road in accordance with the layout accepted by the Board of Survey. Petition of Peter F. White and others. Voted that this part of Edmands Road be accepted pro- vided it meets with the requirements of the Board of Survey. Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept Dewey Street for a distance of 350 feet. All expense of lay- ing out and building to be borne by E. Dewey Dyer. Petition of E. Dewey Dyer and others. Voted the acceptance of Dewey Street when it meets with the requirements of the Board of Survey. Article 47. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money to install a surface drain on Irving Road. Petition of Patrick Driscoll and others. Voted to install a surface drain in Irving Road, that the article be referred to the Highway Department and that the expense be taken from General Maintenance Appropriation. Article 48. To see if the Town will raise and appro- prtaie the sum of seven thousand dollars ($7000) to carry on the activities of the W. P. A. Work. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of seven thou- sand dollars, to carry on the activities of the W. P. A. Mary Cassidy, Lillian Dearden, Cornelius Hegarty, Alfred Garneau and Tom F. Ingram checked voters into the hall. William B. Duffy, Cornelius Hegarty, Howard Kelly.and George A. Rea assisted the Moderator in making count of votes taken on questions in the warrant. About three hundred citizens were present. A true copy, Attest, JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. 20 ANNUAL REPORT Special Election June 1, 1937 Town Treasurer, to fill vacancy Precincts Totals Candidates I 2 3 4 Edwin C. Brown 97 192 178 180 647 Maurice C. Casey 209 285 98 155 747 William Farrell 26 18 32 29 105 Philip M. IIamilton 33 93 25 47 198 John II. Munro 6 6 48 19 79 Harold S. Sanborn 23 27 12 9 71 Clarence R. Smith 5 7 6 0 18 Blanks 1 0 0 3 4 JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN MEETING MONDAY, NOV. 8, 1937 Article 1. Voted to transfer the sum of five thousand dollars from available funds to the Old Age Assistance appro- priation. Article 2. Voted ko transfer the sum of two thousand dollars from available funds to the Public Welfare appro- priation. Article 3. Voted to transfer the sum of five hundred dollars from available funds to the Board of Health appro- priation. JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 21 TOWN CLERK STATISTICS During the year 1937, 120 deaths were recorded, male 66, female 54. The following persons reached the age of 70 years or more :-- Elmore E. Willi's 75 Max C. A. Espig 81 James B. Miller 84 Benjamin F. Dame 90 Annie R. Glennie 73 William R. Hallawell 72 George Boucher 82 Eliza L. Greenfield 85 Samuel A. Blackstone 102 Emmaline H. Storey 96 Horatio B. Dennett 89 William Hiley 80 William H. McGee 79 Margaret McDonald 75 Albert McDonald 87 Mary Ann Taylor 75 David F. Farrisey 79 Joseph Regan 72 Julia C. Long 82 Annie Kearney 80 Albert Stott 71 Emily C. McDonald 84 Mary M. Brown 76 Ellen Clark Allison 86 Emma C. Thayer 75 Mary Hill 76 Frances Howes 84 Elizabeth McDonald 75 Frank A. Pond 72 William G. Davis 82 Stephen Hughes 81 Maria Flanagan 78 Albert Bower 74 Elizabeth H. Winning 82 Henry B. McCarthy 70 Frank Hodges 77 Thomas Johnson 77 Maria E. Morehouse 87 Ernest Lavigne 73 Katherine C. Collins 75 Lewis A. Foye 77 Rose Leecock 72 Catherine Hogan 74 James Murphy 79 Deaths by Ages Over 100 years 1 90 to 100 years 2 80 to 90 years 16 70 to 80 years 26 60 to 70' years 31 50 %0 60 years 18 40 to 50 years 11 30 to 40 years 2 20 to 30 years 3 10 to 20 years 0 1 to 10 years 0 under I year 10 22 ANNUAL REPORT Causes of Death Heart diseases 40 Stillborn Accidental 7 Pneumonia Nephritis 5 Carcinoma Bronchitis 3 Diabetes Tuberculosis 3 Uremia Appendicitis I Other causes Hemorrhage 15 Births Whole num~ber of births 67 Male 34 Native born Female 33 Foreign Mixed 13 Marriages ~-ecorded 85 Oldest groom 50 Oldest bride Youngest groom 20 Youngest bride LICENSES Fishing, 148, @ $2.00 Hunting, 91, @ $2.00 Sporting, 60, @ $3.25 Minor's Fishing, 18, @ $1.25 Trapping, 2, @ $5.25 Free--issued to persons over 70 years old, 12 Duplicates, 4, @ $.50 Less fees, 319 licenses @ $.25 Amount sent to Division of Fisheries & Game Dogs 302 male @ $2.00 32 Female @ $5.00 63 Spayed @ $2.00 395 @ $.20 Paid Town Treasurer 3 11 15 1 1 15 $296 00 182 00 195 00 22 50 10 50 2 00 $708 00 79 75 $628 25 $604 O0 160 O0 126 O0 $890 00 79 40 $810 60 50 4 48 17 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. ANNUAL REPORT MOTH--TREE DEPARTME~ITS 23 This department is for the control of the Gypsy Moth, Brown Tail Moth, Tent Caterpillars and other Insect Pests. The work consists of creosoting the egg masses of the gypsy moths and spraying. The abundance of the gypsy this year has been greater than it has been in a number of years. The brown tail moth has increased in the last few years; a large number of the web's have been collected and destroyed. The tent caterpillar has also increased. This pest lays its eggs mostly on Wild Cherry growth. A large amount of this growth (wild cherry trees) has been removed from the road- side and burned to destroy the egg masses. A great amount of spraying has been done. $250.00 of this appropriation ha's been used for spraying on private property. JOHN J. CONNORS, Moth Supt. W. P. A. MOTH PROJECT This project is for the control of the Gypsy Moth, Brown Tail Moth, Tent .Caterpillar and other Insect Pests. The Federal funds, $5,900.00, and the town's share, $250.00 was spent mostly on Gypsy Moth work. About 200 acres of wood land has ~been scouted. The men creosoted between 5,000 and 6,000 egg clusters per day from December 9, 1936 to June 11, 1937. This Department has the same kind of a project started January 19, 1938. Two crews of men will be employed as we are late in getting started. We hope to again obtain good results. This Department also had a project sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, for brown tail moth work on pri- rate land. This work consisted of cutting brown tail webs, and destroying and removing old diseased and decayed apple trees. Approximately 13,000 brown tail webs were cut and destroyed in this town. 112 apple trees, 15 pear trees and 20 cherry trees were cut down, trimmed out and the brush burned. JOHN J. CONNORS, Moth Supt. 24 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN FOREST The Town Forest is located on town property opposite the Town Infirmary on Dale St. This forest was started some years ago and has been in the care of the Town Forest Committee. The Town Forest has been turned over to the care of the Tree Warden. It is the hope of the Tree Warden to give this forest the same good work and care that the Town Forest Committee has done in the past. There are now some 20,000 pine trees growing in this forest. This year there were 3,000 Scotch Pine Trees planted which the town received from the State Department of For- estry. About 3,000 more trees planted would nearly cover all the cleared land that is now available. JOHN J. CONNORS, Tree Warden. BRUSH CUTTING This appropriation being small, most of the work has been done cutting the brush at bad corners and cutting on narrow country roads. This brush must be piled up and burned or carted away and destroyed. JOHN J. CONNORS, Tree Warden. TREE DEPARTMENT This Department has removed from the road sides some 35 trees, large and small, for reasons such as: diseased or dangerous or other good reasons. Considerable trimming and shaping of trees has been done. Most of this work has been done on our elms in which there is a lot of dead wood. A great many more of our trees which are in bad condition we hope to put in good shape in the near future. 25 maple trees have been planted on a num'ber of different streets. JOHN J. CONNORS, Tree Warden. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 25 ASSESSORS' REPORT January 14, 1938. To the Auditor, Town of North Andover, Mass.: The Board of Assessors hand you our report for the year ending December 31, 1937. Aggregate value of Real Proper~y $6,670,210 00 Aggregate value of Personal Property 527,075 00 Total aggregate $7,197,285 00 State Tax State Audit State Parks Overlay Deficit County Tax County Assessments (T. B. Hospital) Overlayings $15,985 00 3,405 10 167 61 24,560 01 13,058 88 3,507 79 4,940 65 Tax Assessed Real Estate Personal Estate Polls Dwellings Assessed Acres of land assessed Horses assessed Cows assessed Other Neat Cattle Swine Value of fowl Male Dogs Female Dogs Tax Rate $37.00 perm $246,798 02 19,501 79 4,524 00 1,731 13,440 100 661 97 15 $545 00 256 42 EDWARD E. CURLEY, HERBERT T. WILD, JAMES P. HAINSWORTH, North Andover Board of Assessors ~OETH A~DOY~R BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVEI ES.SEX COUNTY, MASS, Article I. Section ~. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first Monday in March. Section a. 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, not more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holding said Meetings. Section 3- When a Town 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 meet- ing, which notice shall also briefly state the business to come before such meeting. Section 4. After the election of Town Officers whoae names appear on the official ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, the Annum Meeting in each year shall stand ad- journed for the consideration of all other matters in the warrant to 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon of the second Satur- day next following, at a place to be designated by the Selectmen in the warrant for said meeting. The warrant shall also state the date and hour 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 the dissolu- tion of the Annual Meeting next following. They shall consider the reports of the Town Officers, the recommenda- tions of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting next following, and any and all other municipal 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 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. Section x. 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. Section 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 all 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 they 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. NORTH iNDOVRR Article III. Section x. 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 reg- ulations 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 rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar or more than twenty dollars. Section 3- No person shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metal 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 /rom 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. 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 effect 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 pedler, selling or expos- lng for sale fruits 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 exhibited 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 officer of the Town exhibit his written ]icense to such constable or officer. Petition of Board of Health. Section 8. The following Rules and Regulations shall govern the building and inspection of dwelling houses in North Andover. RULES AND REGULATIONS Construction of Bnild~ngs The nature and size of frame shall at least conform to the following specifications: All rooms must be exposed to the outside light, and there shall be no room which is to be occupied as a living or sleeping room that shall have less than seven hundred cubic feet of air space. All build- ings must be set at least four feet from the side lines in every instance. Foundations Foundations for all dwelling houses to be built of brick, cement or stone, to be well bonded together, and the same to be laid in mortar of the following proportions: One part of Portland cement, two parts lime with the proper propor- tion of clear sharp sand; and no cellar to be less than six feet, six inches in the clear, to have at least four windows for light and ventilation, said windows to be not less than three light eight by ten glass. ~O~T~ ~DOV~ Fra-~le Frames for all houses used for dwellings to be according to the following schedule: On single dwellings, sills to be not less than six by seven inches,; floor joists two by seven inches, placed not more than eighteen inches on centers; and all crossed sills to be mortised and tenoned and pinned together, outside studding two by four inches, six- teen inches in centers, corner posts four by six inches, rafters two by six inches, twenty-four inches on centers. For double houses, sills to be six by eight inches, center sills eight by eight inches, floor joists two by eight inches, no more than eighteen inches on centers, outside studding and the studding under all carrying partitions to be two by four inches, placed not more than sixteen inches on centers, corner posts four by six inches, ceiling joists two by six inches, twenty inches on centers, rafters two by six inches, not more than twenty-four inches on centers, plates four by four inches, ledger-boards one by six inches, all nailed and spiked. Buildings to Be Used for Ca_mo Purpose~ Only The foregoing Rules and Regulations shall not apply to buildings which are to be built and occupied for camp purposes only: Alteration and Additions Any alteration or addition to any building already erected or hereafter to be built, shall be subject to these regulations, except necessary repair~ not affecting the con- struction of the external or party walls. p~nlty Any violation of the foregoing Rules and Regulation~ shall be considered a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00. Article IV. Section ~. The financial year of the Town shall begin with the first day of January and end with the 3~st 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 auth- ority 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 department for which such draft shall have been made; but in no case shall such expenditure for any purpose exceed one-sixth of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Annual Town Meeting in the preceding year. Section ~. 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 4- All 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 audited and incorporated into the Annual Town Report. Section 5. All Town officers, boards and committees, who shall receive money in behalf of the Town, shall pay to the Treasurer monthly, and oftener if so requested by the leetmen, 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 o{ Selectmen. Section 7- The Selectmen and the Auditor shall consti- tute a committee to be known as the Finance Committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare a table o{ estimates of ex- penses 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 year 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 tlae 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 money; to investigate the condition o{ all funds and trust funds held for the benefit o{ 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 the amounts held therein to the credit of the Town. lie 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 ot 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. Section 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 shalI be fixed annually by vote of the Town. Article 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 laid 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 pub- lie sewer abuts the estate to be drained. Section 3- No person shall enter his drain into any com- mon sewer without a written license from the Board of Se- lectmen, and any person entering under such license shall comply with such 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 public way in con- necting 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. NOITH ANDOY~, Article VII. Section x. No person shall open any hydrant of the wa- ter-works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Commission- ers; 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 case o{ fire. Article VIII. Section I. The following shall be the device of the Town seal: In the center o{ a double circle the inscription, "Incor- porated April ?th, I855 ;" in the margin without the inner cir- cle the legend, "Town of North Andover, Massachusetts.' . . Article IX. Section I. The violation of 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. North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1935 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the By-Laws of the Towa of North Andover. -- Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES I herewith submit my first Annual Report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1937. Sealing Fees Collected $66 74 Adjusting Charges Collected 2 60 Total $69 34 Work Performed from March, 1937, to December 31, 1937 Platform under 5000 lbs. Platform over 5000 lbs. Counter under 100 lbs. Counter over 100 lbs. Beam over 100 lbs. Spring under 100 lbs. Computing under 100 lbs. Personal weighing Prescription Avoirdupois Apothecary Liquid Measures Vehicle Tanks Gasoline Meters Oil Tank ~Ieters Quality Measures on Pumps Kerosene Measuring Pumps Yard Sticks Adjusted Sealed Condemned 15 39 1 2 6 2 19 1 3 10 32 3 25 1 2 143 4 25 7 3 28 10 25 1 1 Totals 371 1936--48 Places were sealed with a revenue to the town of $30.15. 1937--82 Places were sealed with a revenue to the town of $69.34, an increase of $39.19 for 1937. Respectfully submitted, ERNEST SMITH Sealer of Weights and Measures. 32 5 36 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF W. P. A. COORDINATOR Expenditures from January 1, 1937 to December 31, 1937 Balance January 1, 1937 $1,840 61 Approp. January, 1937 7,000 00 Total $8,840 61 Office $1,522.44' *The above includes salaries, office supplies, telephone, light, transportation of men to sea wall in Haverhill, moving of Sewing Unit, installation of heat in .sewing unit and erec- tion of movable combination once and toolhouse to be used on projects. Public Works Department $569.69* *The above includes pipe, cement, manhole frames and cov- ers, bricks, trucks, etc. Sanitary sewer construction on various streets. Highway Department $3,846.34* *The above includes pipe, cement, bricks, trucks, catch ba- sins, frames and grates, equipment, tools, etc. Moth Department $250.88* *The above includes trucks, insecticide, tools, etc. Commodity Department $492.48* *The above includes rent, light, heat, truck, office supplies, storage, etc. Expense o£ rent, light and heat are now eliminated. Sewing Project $631.19' *The above includes rent, truck, materials, findings, heat, etc. Expense of rent is now disconlinued. Nursery School $204.10' *The above includes food, milk and incidentals. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 87 Book binding, cleaning and repairing $66.36* *The above include's materials, etc. Playground $323.51' *The above includes 12 swings, 6 see-saws, roo~ed sandpit, gravel, cement, trucks, etc. Street Numbering $147.30' *The above includes office supplies, etc. Police Department $48.50* *The above was allowed the Police Department for warning signs and road marking. Appropriation, $7,000 and 1936 Balance, $1,840.61 Expenditures--1937 Balance Januaw 1, 1937 $8,840 61 8,102 79 $737 82 DANIEL A. DOYLE, Co-ordinator. 38 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE From January 1, 1937 to December 31, 1937 Appropriated January 1, 1937 November, 1937 $17,000 00 5,000 00 Total $22,000 00 Paid Total directly to 1937 Men Women cases beneficiaries January 40 50 90 $2,309 84 February 46 55 101 2,658 24 March 46 52 98 2,664 02 April 47 54 101 2,758 34 May 49 57 106 2,820 19 Jane 49 63 112 2,911 34 July 51 67 118 3,085 56 August 52 70 122 3,346 04 September 52 72 124 3,432 21 October 53 78 131 3,627 36 November 58 83 141 3,969 30 December 61 87 148 4,092 87 $37,946 83 Total $17,262 96 Federal Grant Balance January 1, 1937 $3,066 41 January 1,116 50 February 1,268 50 March 1,275 75 April 1,265 50 May 1,361 00 June 1,419 25 July 1,500 25 August 1,605 50 September 1,610 50 October 1,721 30 Novem~ber Pending December Pending $17,210 46 Refunds 52 50 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 39 Federal Grant for Administration Purposes Balance January 1, 1937 $147 21 January 37 21 February 42 28 ~arch 42 52 April 42 18 May 45 36 June 47 30 July 50 00 August 53 51 September 53 68 October 57 37 November Pending December Pending Only $618 62 Administration Expenses From January 1, 1937 to December 31, 1937 $556 50* Unexpended Balance 62 12 *The above inckudes salaries, new file cabinet, office supplies, printing, binding, postage, etc. No outstanding bills. 59 cases added during year 1937. 14 cases closed during year 1937--8 by death, 3 by transfer, 2 ineligible, 1 admitted to public institution. There is no expense to this Town for aid granted when a person has a settlement in another City or Town or (No Settlement). The Federal Government reimburses the Town one-half up to $30.01) per month. The State reimburses the Town two- thirds of the remainder and the Town pays one-third of the remainder, if the grantee has a settlement in the Town. If a person has (No Settlement) it is then a State ease and the Town is reimbursed for full amount of the remainder by the State. When a person has a settlement in another City or Town, the City or Town in which settlement is claimed, re- imburses this Town for their one-third share of cost. We are aiding 11 State eases, 7 Lawrence cases, 2 Haver- hill cases, 1 Methuen case, 1 Clinton ease and 2 Boxford eases. DANIEL A. DOYLE, Supervisor. 4O ANNUAL REPO}¥F PUBLIC WORKS The Board of Public Works herewith submits its thirty- first annual report containing the fortieth annual report of the Water Department and the thirty-first annual report of the Sewer Department for the year ending December 31, 1937. WILLIAM H. SOMERVILLE ABBOT STEVENS BERNARD F. HUGHES TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 41 WATER DEPARTMENT The total amount collected for water rates during' the year 1937 amounted to $23,141.89. Main Pipe During the year of 1937 the department laid 1884 feet of six-inch main pipe as outlined in the Superintendent's Report. Service Pipe Service pipe laid (1937) on private property Service pipe laid (1937) on town propet"cy 1,170.90 feet 1,200.70 feet Total 2,371.60 feet Service Pipe Renewals Service pipe laid (1937) on private property Service pipe laid (1937) on town property 830.10 feet 1,353.90 feet Total 2,184.00 feet Bonds and Notes Outstanding The bonds and notes outstanding against the town for the water system amount to $7,000.00 due 1938 to 1943. $2,000.00 due in 1938; $1,000.00 due 1939 to 1943. Statement of Amount to be Expended in 1938 on Account of Water Debt Already Incurred: For 3.75 per cent interest $ 262 50 For retiring bonds and notes 2,000 00 $2,262 50 42 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Statement of the Water Department, 1937 Debit Balance in cash Jan. 1, 1937 Appropriation £or maintenance and construction Appropriation for blanket water, Article 25 Appropriation for automobile, Article 16 Appropriation for Lyman Road, Article 29 Appropriation for Dewey Street, Article 32 Appropriation for Young Road, Article 28 Appropriation for Little Road, Article 31 Appropriation for Reservoir and Pumping Sra. repairs, Article 26 Collected water rates Collected water and construction miscellaneous Restricted balance in bank $ 186 03 25,000 00 1,000 00 600 00 150 00 800 00 1,100 00 600 00 4,579 94 23,141 89 4,266 07 385 01 $61,808 94 Expended administration account Expended general account Expended services Expended pumping station account $ 4,876 96 14,001 37 4,336 46 5,765 80 Expended extensions 4,253 84 Paid Town Treasurer water rates and construction 27,466 32 Balance maintenance and construction account 12 45 Balance Lyman Road, Article 29 72 Balance Dewey Street, Article 32 I 87 Balance Young Road, Article 28 344 32 Balance Little Road, Article 31 228 48 Balance reservoir & pumping station, Article 26 7 67 Balance restricted account 885 01 Cash balance January 1, 1938 127 67 $61,808 94 TOWN OF NORTI-I ANDOYER, MASS. 43 Water and Sewer Receipts for 1937 Cash balance January 1, 1937 $ 186 03 Restricted balance, January 1, 1937 385 01 Collected water rates, 1934 commitment 16 60 Collected water rates, 1935 commitment 22 78 Collected water rates, 1936 commitment 755 00 Collected water rates, 1937 commitment 22,347 51 Collected on account of sewers 2,047 76 Collected water and construction miscellaneous accounts committed prior to 1936 34 11 Collected water construction and miscellaneous accounts committed 1936 and 1937 4,231 96 Total collections Paid Town Treasurer Balance Restricted balance Cash balance $30,026 76 29,514 08 $ 512 68 $ 385 01 127 67 Statement of Articles Voted at the Annual Town Meeting-- 1937 Article Number Purpose Appropriation Expenditure Balance 16 Automobile $ 600 00 $ 600 00 None 25 Blanket Water (W. P.A.) 1,000 00 1,000 00 None 26 Pumping Station and Reservoir 4,579 94 4,572 27 $ 7 67 27 Blanket Sewer (W. P.A.) 2,500 00 1,827 34 672 66 28 Young Road, Water 1,100 00 755 68 344 32 29 Lyman Road, Water 150 00 149 28 72 31 Little Road, Water 600 00 371 52 228 48' 32 Dewey Street, Water 800 00 798 13 i 87 34 Dewey Street, Sewer 1,100. 00 443 76 656 24 35 Buckingham Road, Sewer 500 00 171 41 328 59 36 Little P~oad, Sewer 800 00 213 50 586 50 37 Lyman Road, Sewer 150 00 150. 00 None 44 ANNUAL REPORT Cost ,of Construction Distribution Suction Main Reservoirs Pumping Station Pumping Plant Service Piping and Meters Incidental Construction Expenses Land and Right of Way Tool Account $303,926 20 1,943 61 49,392 74 16,910 38 32,358 55 79,068 57 5,471 38 1,015 70 3,513 58 $493,600 71 EXPENDITURE$..WATEI~ DEPT. 1937 Admins- Pump. Exten- tr~tion General Services Plant sions Total Coal 2470 13 $2470 1 Oil 36 82 49 85 86 $7 Packing 6 58 42 29 48 87 Meters 1268 82 733 34 ' 13 42 2015 58 Pipe 1188 19 2156 82 3144 91 Supplies 371 29 4366 78 1002 46 297 99 983 13 7021 60 Miscellaneous 518 63 2751 71 28 96 262 99 27 70 3589 99 Wages 3987 04 5570 71 1383 61 2629 13 1086 19 14656 68 Totals ~4876 96 ~14001 37 $4336 46 ~5765 80 $4253 84 $33234 4; TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 45 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Office: Town Office Building. OFFICE HOURS Daily: 8 to 12 and 1 to 5. Rules, Regulations ami Water Rates 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 ordi- narily passes through the meter when in operation. Bills for metered water shall be rendered quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October for the amount of water used during the previous quarter, based on the fol- lowing sliding scale: For 1st. 2,000 cu. ft., 20 cents per 100 cu. ft. All over 2,009 cu. ft., 12 cents per 100 cu. ft. All meters read in cubic feet. A cubic is computed a~ seven and one-half gallons. No aervice shall pay less than $1.50 per quarter. 46 ANNUAL REPORT Regulations The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract 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 service pipe from the street wall and provide on the end In any case where an owner all cases furnish and lay the main to and through the cellar thereof a stop and waste valve. 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- merit 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. 2. The Water Department will set meters on all serv- ices and charge a rental of two dollars per year for %-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 private 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. 8. 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 from failure to do so. Any expense TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 47 incurred in clearing services must be borne by the con- sumer. 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 written 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 ~or a period of at least three months. In all cases of non-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 ul~on 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 les- see of the whole premises and the owner shall in all cases be responsible for the water rates of his tenants. 6. No water taker shall supply water to parties not entitled 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 subject to rejection by said Board of Public Works if considered unsuitable for the purpose. 8. Upon application of an owner a meter wi]] be moved 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 or to shut off the water 48 ANNUAL REPORT when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs or for violation of any of the Regulations. 10. Art. 7, Sec. 1, 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 hy- drants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. Water Waste at 100 Lbs. Pressure. -- Month Quarter . 207 .05f ~ ~-- 1244 17~ 7.~7 19.7i TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 49 Sewer Department Thirty-eight connections, totaling 1882.0 feet were made between buildings and main sewers during 1937. Main pipe laid 4258.6 feet, as outlined in the Superin- tendent's Report. Bonds and Notes Outstanding The total amount of bonds and notes outstanding against the town for the system amounts to $32,000.00 as follows: $32,000.00 due 1937 to 1958 $2,000.00 each year Statement of amount to be raised in 1938 on account of sewer debt already incurred: For 4.25 per cent interest For retiring bonds and notes $1,317 50 2,000 00 $3,317 50 Sewer assessments numbered sixty-seven through seventy-six for $1,664.32 were committed to the Town Treasurer for Collection. Financial Statement--~ewer Del~artment 1937 Debit Appropriation for maintenance and construction of sewers Appropriation blanket sewer, Article 27 Appropriation for Lyman Road, Article 37 Appropriation for Little Road, Article 36 Appropriation for Dewey Street, Article 34 Appropriation for Buckingham Road, Article 35 Sewer receipts $4,000 00 2,500 00 150 00 800 O0 1,100 O0 500 00 2,047 76 $11,097 76 · 50 ANNUAL REPORT Credit Expenditures for administration Expenditures for general Expenditures for connections Expenditures for extensions Balance blanket sewer, Article 27 Balance Little Road, Article 36 Balance Dewey Street, Article 34 Balance B~fckingham Road, Article 35 Balance sewer appropriation Paid Town Treasurer sewer receipts $ 709 00 458 94 1,783 98 3,842 68 672 66 586 50 656 24 328 59 11 41 2,047 76 $11,097 76 Financial Statement--Park Department Debit Appropriation for Parks and Triangles Credit Expended for supplies Expended for labor $2,25O 00 $ 548 50 1,701 03 $2,249 53 Balance 47 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 51 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT There were laid .during the year 1937 one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four feet of six-inch cast iron pipe. Fourteen six-inch gate valves and four hydrants were placed. The water main system now consists of fifty-three and fifteen hundredths miles of main pipe, two twelve-inch check valves, one fourteen-inch gate, ten twelve-inch gates, thirteen ten- inch gates, sixty-one eight-inch gates and four hundred and forty six-inch gates, and three hundred and fifteen public fire hydrants. The new water main extensions were as follows: Dewey Street from Railroad Avenue southwester]y, three hundred and eighty-three feet of six-inch pipe, two six-inch gates and one hydrant; Young Road from Herrick Road toward Ly- man Road, two hundred and twenty-three feet of six-inch pipe and one six-inch gate valve; Lyman Road from the pre- vious terminus of the water main towards Little Road, eighty feet of six-inch pipe; Patriot Street from Railroad A_venue westerly, one hundred and five feet of six-inch pipe and one six-inch gate valve; Edmands Road from the pre- vious terminus of the water main to Lyman Road, seventy- four feet of six-inch pipe, two six-inch gate valves and one hydrant; Johnson Street hydrant branch, eleven feet of ,six- inch pipe, one six-inch gate and one hydrant; Sutton Street Hydrant branch, one six-inch gate valve; Wilson Road from the previous terminus of the water main toward Turnpike Street, thirty-two feet of six-inch pipe; Lyman Road from Edmands Road towards Middlesex Street, ninety-six feet of six-inch pipe. Under the Works Progress Administration the following mains were installed: Little Road from Her- rick Road to Lyman Road, three hundred and twenty-five feet of six-inch pipe and two six-inch gate valves; Lyman Road from the previous terminus of the water main to Young Road, three hundred and seventy-tw5 feet of six-inch pipe, two six-inch gate valves and one hydrant; Young Road from the previous terminus of the water main to Lyman Road, one hundred and eighty-three feet of six-inch pipe and one six-inch gate valve. ANNUAL REPORT The system of water main pipes is listed according to size as follows: SIZE OF PIPE (INCHES) 14 12 10 8 6 LENGTH ;OF PIPE (FEET) 423 17558 8095 41247 213298 There were installed during the year 1937, forty-four new 'services, which is five less than the peak year of 1923 on new service installation in one year. Fifty-seven old services were either wholly or partially renewed. Over three hundred services have been renewed in the past six years but there are still more than three hundred services installed over thirty years which have not been renewed. There were forty-six service leaks and two hydrants broken by automobiles. Three more services no longer in use were dug up and shut off at the main making a total of one hundred and ten services removed from danger of leaking. Because of numerous irregularities in the meter read- ings and records it was found necessary to employ a new meter man. All meters are being read every month, as the gas and electric meters are, but the water bills are sent quar- terly as usual. In this way unknown leaks in the consumers' premises will be discovered before the registration reaches serious proportions and meters that fail to register will be discovered sooner and repaired. Hydrant and gate valve inspections were carried out as in former years. With the money received from Lawrence for water sup- plied during 1936 and appropriated for the use of the depart- merit under Article 26, a 'six-inch reinforced concrete bottom was placed in the reservoir constructed in 1898, the stone paving on the slopes was relaid where necessary and the embankment loamed, sodded, and seeded. A one-inch copper line was placed from the new reservoir to the telemeter standpipe so that the level of the water in either or both reservoirs may be obtained. The drain gate manhole on the new reservoir was waterproofed. Labor for the above project was 'supplied by the W. P.A. Under the same article the Locke damper regulator installed at the Pumping Station in 1898 was replaced by a Ruggles-Klingeman step-action regulator. A Detroit Lo-stoker was installed on the boiler placed in 1928. A lower priced coal and more efficient boiler operation is expected to make the stoker installation self- liquidating within a few years. Seventy-nine boats were registered for use on Lake Cochichewick and one hundred and ninety-two residents were given permits to boat and fish there. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, i~ASS. 53 The additional water supply reservoir completed in 1936 was marked with a bronze plate on a large stone set in the embankment marking it as a W. P. A. project constructed during 1935-1936. This major improvement to the water system again demonstrated its value during the repairs to the old reservoir which would have been practically im- possible without the new reservoir as it would have involved maintaining the water pressure in the system twenty-four hours a day for over two months with almost half the water pumped during the time by-passed back into Lake chichewick. In following out a definite construction program in order that the water system may be strengthened and improved so as to meet any anticipated requirements in the future it is ~'ecommended that: 1. A new twelve-inch main feeder line be laid from the reservoir to the downtown section via Chestnut Street, Hillside Road, Turnpike Street, and Railroad Avenue. 2. The original wooden coal bin at the Pumping Station be replaced with a larger bin of permanent construction. 3. An eight or ten-inch main be placed on Johnson Street from Milk Street to the present eight-inch auxiliary line to the Reservoir in order that ~his line which is now supplied by six-inch mains may be better able to feed the system. For 1938 it is recommended that the following minor extensions and improvements be made to the system: 1. Replace the following temporaw supply pipes with six-inch cast iron pipes in order to provide better domestic supply and provide fire protection: a) Wood Lane from Andover Street b) Bacon Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue c) Highland View Avenue from Chadwick Street d) Stevens Street fromHarkaway Road 2. Connect the six-inch mains: a) Middlesex Street from Milton Street to Lyman Street b) Brightwood Avenue to Furber Avenue c) Chapin Road to Middlesex Street d) Saltonstall Road to Herrick Road e) Wilson Road to Turnpike Street f) Russell Street, Allen to Oxford Streets 3. Raise, relocate and place gates on several hydrants throughout the town a~d especially on these heavily traveled 54 ANNUAL REPORT ways: Sutton, Main, Middlesex Street, and Massachusetts Avenue. 4. Place new hydrants where the nearest present hydrant entails the use of excessive lengths of fire hose:: a) End of Tolland Road b) Near 225 Massachusetts Avenue c) Middlesex Street near Greene Street d) Near 665 Salem Street e) End of Beacon Hill Road f) Pleasant Street at Lexington Street g) Lincoln Street between Pleasant and Oxford Streets h) Near 471Massachusetts Avenue i) Near 375 Massachusetts Avenue j) Near 62 Salem Street 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 chichewick to the Merrimack River; the West Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer on Railroad Avenue, Greene Street, and along the Shawsheen River to the Merrimack River; the Central Drainage Area bounded by Railroad Avenue, Middlesex, and Water Street, with the trunk sewers in Rail- road Avenue, Water Street, and Main Street, to the Merri- mack River. There are seventeen and seventy-eight hundredths miles of sewers in the North Andover sewerage system with over four hundred manholes. There are one thousand and seventy-one particular sewers connected with the main sewers. The main sewers are listed according to size as follows: Size of Sewers (Inches) 24 20 18 15 12 10 8 6 Length of Sewer (Feet) 5926 822 8450 3211 3294 9596 16504 45886 The following main sewers were constructed in 1937: Robinson Court from Middlesex Street, two hundred and eighty feet of six-inch pipe and two manholes, the entire cost being charged to the abuttors; Dewey Street, two hundred and fifty-one feet of six-inch pipe from Railroad Avenue and two manholes; Baldwin Street, one hundred and sixty-five feet of six-inch pipe from Belmont Street and two manholes; Lyman Road, ninety-three feet of six-inch pipe from Ed- TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 55 mands Road; Marblehead Street at Belmont Street, one manhole. Under the Works Progress Administration the follow- ing sowers were constructed: Sutton Street, westerly fi-om Main Street in addition to the construction in 1936, one hundred and fifty-three feet of eight-inch pipe and two manholes; Commonwealth Avenue, from Massachusetts Avenue, relaid three hundred and twenty feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Hodges Street, from May Street to Sargent Street, five hundred and nineteen feet of six-inch pipe and three manholes; Belmont Street, from Hodges Street, four hundred and eighty-two feet of six-inch pipe and two manholes; Sargent Street, from Hodges Street, two hundred and three feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Young Road, from Herrick to Lyman Road, four hundred and thirty feet of eight-inch pipe and two manholes; Lyman Road, from the previous terminus to Little Road, two hun- dred and forty-one feet of six-inch pipe and two manholes; Chapin Road, from previous terminus, seventy feet of six- inch pipe and one manhole; Perley Road, from previous ter- minus to Columbia Road, seventy-five feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Columbia Road, from previous terminus towards Perley Road, one hundred and fourteen feet of six- inch pipe and one manhole; Little Road, from Herrick to Lyman Road, three hundred and seventeen feet of eight-inch pipe and one manhole; Buckingham Road, from Herrick to Lyman Road, four hundred and eighty-five feet of eight-inch pipe and two manholes; Milton Street near Middlesex Street, one manhole; Richardson Avenue, from previous terminus to Pilgrim Road, sixty feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole. Thirty-eight connections totaling eighteen hundred and eighty-two feet were made between buildings and the main sewers. Three particular sewers blocked by roots were re- laid and forty-five particular sewers, many blocked by roots, were cleared. The entire 'sewerage system was flushed as usual. Ten manhole frames and covers below the grade of the street were raised. The following recommendation is 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: 1. The East Side Trunk Sewer to be extended from Stevens Street at Harkaway Road in order to take care of the Bathing Beach and the Center. Further extensions of the sewerage system on the West Side Drainage area must await the extension of the West 56 ANNUAL REPORT 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 sepa- rate 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 purpose is a violation of the rules relating to their use and the continued use of the sewers for this purpose will eventu- ally lead to unsanitary conditions and considerable expense to the town especially if the proposed trunk sewer from Lowell to the sea is constructed and North Andover's sewage disposed of in that manner. Surface drains have been pro- vided in many locations and can be 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, and the Triangles have been main- rained as usual. All the trees on the Common were trimmed, shaped, and the dead wood removed by the Bartlett Tree Expert Com- pany. Two diseased elms on the Andover Street side of the Common were removed. Two settings of hawthorne trees on Memorial Park which have grown together and over the walks were separated and planted elsewhere. A large dis- eased elm on the Greene Street side of the park was removed. The triangles at the corner of High and Sutton Streets, High and Prescott Streets, and Marbleridge Road and Great Pond Road were rebuilt and made smaller to better accom- modate the automobile traffic. Through the cooperation of the North Andover Improve- ment Society in loaning their Whirlwind mower considerable improvement was made in the Training Grounds. It is recommended that some other place be provided for the older boys in the Center to play football as the lawn and shrubs, placed around the Phillips Brooks statue at con- siderable expense by the Improvement Society have been damaged and the work of the .department seriously impaired. Works Progress Administration Sutton Street Sewer--Work started in December 1936 to take care of several buildings where a serious sanitary TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. condition prevailed after the 1936 flood was completed by the placing of an additional one hundred and fifty-three feet of eightdnch pipe and two manholes. The paving between the car tracks was replaced by reinforced concrete and by bituminous macadam to correspond with the adjoining road surfaces. The W. P. A. spent $1,963.32 on the project and the town $740.63 with an unexpended balance of $191.99 in the town funds provided under Article 48 for the project. Blanket Sewer Project--By means of this project many of the recommendations of recent years for relaying trouble- some sewers and completing sewers to a manhole so that they could be flushed were taken care of. The following sewers were constructed: Commonwealth Avenue, from Massachusetts Avenue, relaid three hundred and twenty feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Hedges Street, from May Street to Sargent Street, five hundred and nineteen feet of six-inch pipe and three manholes; t]elmont Street, from Hedges Street, four hundred and eighty-two feet of s/x-inch pipe and two manholes; Sargent Street, from Hedges Street, two hundred and three feet of sixdnch pipe and one manhole; Young Road, from Herrick to Lyman Road, four hundred and thirty feet of eight-inch pipe and two manholes; Lyman Road, from the previous terminus to Little Road, two hun- dred and forty-one feet of six-inch pipe and two manholes. Chapin Road, from the previous terminus, seventy feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Perley Road, from the pre- vious terminus to Columbia Road, seventy-five feet of six- inch pipe and one manhole; Columbia Road, from previous terminus towards Perley Road, one hundred and fourteen feet o~ six-inch pipe and one manhole; Little Road, from tterrick Road to Lyman Road, three hundred and seventeen feet of eightdnch pipe and one manhole; Buckingham Road, from Herrick Road to Lyman Road, four hundred and eighty-five feet of eight-inch pipe and two manholes; Milton Street near Middlesex Street, one manhole; Richardson Avenue from pre- vious terminus to Pilgrim Road, sixty feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole. The W. P. A. spent $12,838.44 for labor and the Town spent $3,095.96 for materials and services including nominal rentals for town equipment. An unexpended balance of $672.66 remains under Article 27 under which town funds were provided. Reservoir Repair Project--After the fence was removed on the reservoir constructed in 1898 all loose concrete was removed from the bottom of the bowl, reinforcing rods placed on the bottom and a sixdnch concrete slab poured with '58 ANNUAL REPORT transit-mix concrete from trucks on top of the embankment. Suitable construction joints were placed and the concrete properly cured. All paving blocks on the slopes that had settled were removed and replaced at grade. The top of the embankment was brought to grade with loam, the inner and outer edges sodded and all was seeded. The fence was replaced and the reservoir filled and approved for use after proper treatment by the State Board of Health. A one-inch copper pipe was placed from the new reservoir to the tele- meter .standpipe so that the level of the water in either reser- voir can be recorded by the telemeter. The drain gate man- hole on the new reservoir was waterproofed and the banks seeded where necessary. The W. P. A. spent $2,280.16 for labor and the town $2,098.87 for materials and services eluding nominal rentals of town equipment of which $1,924.28 was provided under Article 26, the amount received from Lawrence for water supplied in 1936. Blanket Water Project--This project was started on November 12 and continued with the following water mains placed: Little Road, three hundred and twenty-five feet of six-inch pipe from Herriek to Lyman Road, with two six-inch gate valves; Lyman Road, from the previous terminus of the water main to Young Road, three hundred and seventy- two feet of s/x-inch pipe, two six-inch gate valves and one hydrant; Young Road, from the previous terminus of the water main to Lyman Road, one hundred and eighty-three feet of six-inch pipe and one six-inch gate valve. The project was suspended on December 24 until the summer of 1938, with Buckingham Road and Lyman Road to be done. The W. P. A. spent $1,440.61 for labor and the town $1,142.08 for materials and services of which $1,000.00 was provided under Article 25. A project to revise the system of meter readings, verify meter and se~wice records, making new reading sheets and service locations where necessary, which was started in 1936, was completed in 1937. The W. P. A. spent a total of $584.27 on the project. A project to provide an organized system of house num~ bering was prepared in cooperation with the W. P. A. officials at Salem because of the constant demands for house numbers at the Board of Public Works office and the absence of any established system or records to follow in assigning numbers. A bound set of over one hundred plans, eighteen by thirty-six inches, has been prepared showing house num~ bets for every street now in North Andover. Existing houses were spotted on the plans after location by a field party. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOYER, MASS. Property owners were notified of the correct number for each house. The system as set up will provide, with proper additions as need arises, a house numbering wstem for North Andover for all time. The W. P. A. spent for labor up to December 31, $1,440.26 and the town $241.30. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAI~ B. DUFIeY, Superintendent. Elevation of Water in Lake Cochichewick Elevations refer ~o mean 'sea level and are from bench marks established by the Massachusetts Geodetic Survey of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works in 1936. January 1 109.63 feet July 1 110.65 feet January 15 109.96 " July 15 109.76 " February I 110.13 " August I 109.00 " February 14 110.18 " August 15 108.20 " ]~Iarch 1 110.20 " September I 108.79 " March 14 110.29 " September 15 108.69 " Aprill 110.05 " October 1 108.44 " April 15 110.45 " October 14 108.11 " May 1 110.95 " November I 108.19 " 2May 15 111.10 " November 16 108.44 " June i 111.12 " December I 108.94 " June 15 111.00 " December 16 109.58 " pomnsuoD uo~f×O [' [' {' I' uoDdmu~uoD t~u(I O 0 62 ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARY OF STATISTICS For the Year Ending December 31, 1937 In form recommended by the New England Water Works Association Board of Public Works, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Population 1935 Census, 7,164. System built in 1898 by Water Commissioner. Source of supply, Lake Coehichewick. l~lode of supply, pumping direct into system with overflow rese~w'oir. Pumping Statistics 1. Builders of pumping machinery : Laidlow-Dunn-Gordon Company, 2 units --1--2,500,000 gallons a day. 1-- 1,500,000 gallons a day. 2. Description of fuelused: (a) Bituminus Coal (b) Average price per gross ton: $8.80 (c) Percentage of ash (d) Wood, 0 pounds 3. Coal on hand January 1, 1937: 195.00 tons estimated Coal purchased 1937: 297.60 tons Coal consumed 1937: 312.72 tons Coal on hand January 1, 1938: * 160.00 tons estimated 4. The amount of fuelused: none 5. The equivalent coal consumed for the year (3 q- 4) ~-- 312.72 tons 6. Total pumpage for the year, Venturi meter 175,155,590 gallon's 7. Average static head against which pumps work: 277.0 feet 8. Average dynamic head against which pumps work: g17.6 feet 9. Number of gallons pumped per pound of equivalent coal (5) -~ 250.00 · Difference represents loss due to evaporation of mois- ture, errors in estimates and weighing, and inaccuracy of scales. 10. Duty gallons pumped (6) x 8.34 (lbs.) x 100 x dynamic head (8) ~- total fuel consumed (5) ~ 66,231,840. Cost of pumping figured on Annual Pumping Station Expen'ses $5453.30 11. Cost per million gallons pumped $81.13 12. Cost per million gallons raised one foot (dynamic) $0.0980 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 63 Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. l%pulation 1935 Census 2. Estimated population on lines of supply 3. Estimated population supplies~ 4. Total consumption of the year (gallons) 5. Passed through meters Fires, flushings, known losses 7,164 7,250 7,250 175,155,590 109,021,500 5,272,300 114,293,800 6. Percentage of consumption accounted for 62.25 7. Average daily consumption 479,878 8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 65.73 9. Gallons per day to each customer 66.19 10. Gallons per day to each tap 300.86 11. Cost of supplying water per mill~on gallons figured on the total maintenance plus in- terest on bonc}s $80.18 Statistics Relating 1o DistribUtion System 1. Kind of pipe Cast iron 2. Sizes 6 in. to 12 in. 3. Extended feet during the year 1884.0 4. Discontinued none 5. Total now in use 53.15 miles 6. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter none 7. Number of hydrants added during the year 4 8. Number of hydrants now in use 315 9. Number of stop gates added during the year 14 10. Number of stop gates now in u'se 528 11. Number of stop gates smaller than 4 inch none 12. Number of blow-offs 5 13. Range of pressure on mains 26 lbs. to 148 lbs. 14. Kind of service pipe Cement lined, lead lined, copper and cast iron Sizes of service pipes ~'~ to 10" Extended 2,371.60 15. t6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25. Discontinued none Total now' in use 21.31 Number of service taps added during the year 43 Number of 'service taps now in use 1,595 Average length of services 70.54 Number ef meters added 43 Number of meters now in use 1,595 Percentage of receipt from metered water 100 % Percentage of services metered 100% 64 ANNUAL REPORT STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Citizens of North Andover: We cannot better present to you the work of our library for the year than to give you the report which our Librarian has submitted to us. To the Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library: I herewith present the 30th annual report of the Library with the year ending December 31, 1937. Circulation and Use of Books 54,268 books were circulated. Of these, 29 % were non- fiction and 71% fiction. This is 2,458 less than the total number issued in 1936, but represents a period of only 47 weeks, because of the five weeks which the Library was closed for redecoration. The per capita circulation is 7.5 (1935 census figures were 7,164). The circulation per registered borrowed was 15. 14,298 volumes were issued from the Children's Room. This i's 544 less than in 1936. 4,752 books were circulated from schools to which 1,049 books have been sent. This is 1,560 ]ess than in 1936. 35,218 adult books were loaned, 354 less than in 1936. The most popular adult books other than fiction in the order of popularity were useful arts, biography, and travel. The best liked among the children's books were fairy tales and folklore, travel, and magazines, in the order named. The Library was open 273 days with a daily average cir- culation 198 (as compared with 1936 when we were open 304 days with a daily average of 186). The largest issue on a single day was 420 on November 29th and the smallest was 35 on July 3rd when the Library closed at 5 P. M. Registration of Borrowers 278 new names were added a.s borrowers. This is 16 more than were added in 1936. Of these, 196 were in the Adult Department and 82 were in the Children's Room. Besides these, 75 names were transferred from the Chil- TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 65 dren's Room to the Adult Department. 205 names were withdrawn, making a net gain of 73. The total number of registered borrowers is now 3,557 or 49 % of the population se~ved. Book Collection 768 volumes were added to our collection, This is 41 more than the number added in 1936. Of the total number, only 85 were gifts. 295 books were discarded. Thi's makes the net gain 473. It is estimated that the Library now owns 20,442 volumes. 2,084 books were repaired in the Library. 247 were rebound. The Library is very grateful to those who have given books and magazines. Noteworthy gifts have been a set of the latest edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica and a copy of Mrs. Joseph Kittredge's book "The Kittredge Family in America." The latter was given by Mrs. Kittredge. Those who have given books are American Chemical Society; Edna Cassidy; Richard Dufresne; Clemens B. Em- inert; John F. Fenton; Mrs. Dana Glidden; Mrs. O. M. God- frey; Warren Goff; Mrs. Joseph Kittredge; Legge Memorial Committee; Massachusetts--Secretary of State; Rand McNatly Company; Nellie Regan; Robert S. Rockwell, Mrs. S. F. Rockwell; and J. Frederick Talcott. Library in the Community Library Hall has served as a meeting place for the regu- lar monthly Executive Board meetings of the Woman's Club and for many of the Club committee meetings. It has been used by the North Andover Improvement Society for com- mittee meetings. The Li'brarian served on the Scholarship committee of the North Andover Woman's ~Club and at the Johnson High School Graduation Exercises presented the scholarship to Paul Bixby, the 1937 winner. A review of the book "Schoolhouse in the Foothills," by Ella Enslow, was given by the Li'brarian at one of the regu- lar meetings of the Woman's Union of the Trinitarian Con- gregational Church. The North Andover Garden Club has placed its book collection on ~shelves in our Reference Room. These books may be used by the general public as well as by members of the Garden Club. A list of Outstanding Books of 1936, compiled by lead- ing libraries of the country, has been checked to show what books are available here and distributed to our borrowers. ~6 ANNUAL REPORT Announcements of the Adult Evening Study Groups given by Phillips Academy in Andover have been placed on our charging desk for the use of our patrons. Many North Andover residents are registered for some of these courses. Free Service Again a record has been kept of the number of books reserved for our readers. This year 1,491 were reserved and the reader notified by means of a postal card. We make no charge for this service, although most libraries charge one cent for the postal. Neither do we charge when we borrow books from other libraries to fill the need of those who wish nonfiction which we can not afford to buy. We have borrowed books in Lithuanian, Polish, and Ru'ssian from the Division of Public Libraries. Lessons in the Use of the Library Lessons in the use of the Library were given to pupil's of the 8th grades in the elementary schools. Each class came to the Library to listen to a talk on the arrangement of books on the shelves and the use of the card catalog. Then each pupil did five practical problems on which he was graded. It is our i'eeling that these lessons help the student to use the Library better when he goes on to high school and more reference work is required of him. Library Meetings The Librarian and Miss Riley spent four days at the annual meeting of the American Library Association, held in New York in June. The Librarian has also attended some of the Round Table meetings of the Children's Librarians' Section of the Massachusetts Library Association. Library Staff There have been some changes in the Library Staff during the year. Miss Martha Keating, who was not with us after June 1936, came back for two evenings each week in September of this year. We are very glad that she feel's able to undertake the work again. Miss Ellen Riley left the Library in November to take a position in the studio of WLAW, the new broadcasting station in Lawrence. We were very sorry to lose Miss Riley as she had been an excel- lent assistant. We have taken on Miss Virginia Driver, a graduate from Johnson High School in the Class of 1985. We are using Miss Ruth Drummond about the same num~ber of hours weekly that we had employed Miss Riley. Miss Edna Cassidy, who also worked part-time in 1936, was away TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 67 most of the past autumn, but has now returned to town, and is available for substitute work. Miss Drummond is likely not to be here long for she wishes to take up nursing. Miss Cassidy plans to enter Simmons 'College in September 1938, Added Hours of Opening Since the reopening of the Library on September 7th, after it had been closed for redecoration, the hours of being open have been extended to 36 hours weekly. This is a step toward standardization of the Library according to the 'standards prescribed by the Sub-Committee on Classificatibn o£ Massachusetts Public Libraries of the Massachusetts Li- brary Association Planning Board at a meeting held in Plymouth in June. At this time members of the Massachu- setts Library Association put themselves on record as vol- untarily attempting to measure up to the standards outlined. The other point on which we were ~below standard was the number of full-time assistants. The Librarian is looking forward to the time when we may be up to standard in this respect also. Cooperation of Other Libraries We are very grateful to the other Libraries who have helped us by means of their interlibrary loans to obtain non- fiction requested by our borrowers. As usual we have bor- rowed many books from the Division of Public Libraries. We are also indebted to Memorial Hall Library, Andover; Boston Public Library; Haverhill Public Library; Lawrence Public Library; ,Massachusetts Horticultural Society Li- brary; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library; Newton Free Library; Somerville Public Library. Respectfully submitted, MARION F. BATCHELDER, Librarian. ANNUAL REPORT STA/TISTICS OF LIBRARY Arranged according to the form recommended by the American Library Association Annual Report for the Year 1937 Population served: 7,164 (1935 Massachusetts census figure). Terms of use: Free for lending and free for reference. Number of days open during the year: 273 (closed five weeks for redecoration). Number of hours open weekly: 36 (since September 7, 1937). Agencies: 10 classroom libraries. Use Per cent of Volumes circulation Number of adult volumes of non- fiction lent for home use 11,539 21 Number of adult fiction lent for home use 23,679 44 Number of books for children lent for home use 19,050 55 54,268 100% Circulation per capita 7.5 Circulation per registered borrower 15 Number of borrowers registered during the year 278 Percentage of population registered 49 Total number of registered borrowers 3,557 Book Stock Number of volumes at beginning of year (estimated) 19,969 Number of volumes added during the year 768 20,737 Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year 295 Total number of volumes at end of year (estimated) 20,442 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 69 Our Library has just ended thirty years of service and the following table of Circulation as compiled by Miss Batch- elder tells its own story. 1908 .............. 16,968 1909 .............. 16,817 1910 .............. 20,580 1911 .............. 22,108 1912 .............. 20,543 1913 .............. 20,428 1914 .............. 20,498 1915 .............. 23,716 1916 .............. 22,270 1917 .............. 18,791 1918 .............. 18,532 1919 .............. 24,280 1920 .............. 21,680 1921 .............. 22,773 1922 .............. 25,823 1923 .............. 24,752 1924 .............. 25,350 1925 .............. 26,501 1926 .............. 24,389 1927 .............. 28,000 1928 .............. 31,165 1929 .............. 38,349 1930 .............. 43,766 1931 .............. 47,939 1932 .............. 57,436 1933 .............. 58,063 1934 .............. 58,485 ' 1935 .............. 57,322 1936 .............. 56,726 1937 (47 wks.) ..... 54,268 Endowment Funds By the will of Sarah L. Phelps we received on March 31, 1937 the sum of one thousand dollars to be named the George W. Berrian and Ruth E. Berrian Memorial Fund. The in- come is "to be expended for the purchase of books calculated for the instruction and help as well as for the entertainment of the young people of public school age." We invested this in the Essex Savings Bank of Law- rence. We have received interest $12.50 and paid out $5.75; on hand Dec. 31st $6.75. Charles Whitney Davis Fund has furnished us income of $336.43. We have spent $333.91 and have a balance of $2.52. Phillips Religious Fund: available $1,403.69, stent $60.94, on hand $1,842.75. Phillips Educational Fund: available $45.05, spent $40.55, on hand $4.50. Library Building It was a great pleasure to us that we were able this las~ summer entirely to renovate the interior of our library build- ing to which nothing has been done for sixteen years; also to restore all of our portraits. This was due to a gift to the Trustees of $2,800 made by Mrs. John F. Tyler, Mr. Nathaniel Stevens, and Mr. Moses T. Stevens in memory of the donor of the building. 7O ANNUAL REPORT 'We are sure from the comments heard that all our patrons are glad to have the building thus far restored to its original beauty. In closing this, our thirtieth report, we thank all who, during all this time, have given gifts of any sort to our Library and who have helped us by their patronage and kind- ly interest. Their support of our efforts is greatly appre- ciated. Too, we are very grateful to our Librarian and her entire Staff and to our Janitor for their efficient, willing, faithful service. Respectfully submitted, January 22, 1938. NATHANIEL STEVENS, MARY O. TYLER, ANNIE L. SARGENT, CHARLES A. APPLETON, MOSES T. STEVENS, HARRY R. DOW, GEORGE R. BARKER, Trustees. TOWN OF NORTI-I ANDOVER, MASS. 71 LIST OF JURORS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ~3 14 16 :17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4O 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Barrinton, Harold P., 90 Union Street, Electrician Bastain, Frederick W., 22 Harold Street, Clerk Bevin, Samuel, 6 East Water Street, Steamfitter Bower, William, 42 Harold Street, Landscape arch. Briggs, Raymond J., 118 Union Street, Clerk Buchan, Donald Jr., 59 Linceln Street, Clerk Bumyea, Joseph, 62 Pleasant Street, Watchman Cain, Michael, 285 Middlesex Street, Retired Calder, William H., 32 Annis Street, Chauffeur Carr, Fred, 157 Railroad Ave., Tinsmith Coffin, Andrew, 301 Sutton Street, Reporter Costello, John J., 17 Merrimack Street, Moulder Cross, Angus, 468 Stevens Street, Laborer Culpon, Horace, 158 Railroad Ave., Overseer Curtin, John, I8 Lincoln Street, Laborer Davis~ Freeman J., 124 Milk Street, Salesman Desjardins, Alfred P., 12 Wiley Ct., Machinist Dixon, Joseph F., 847 Turnpike Street, Salesman Schofield, George E., 34 Marblehead Street, Dresser D,owning, Charles, 55 Bradstreet Road, Broker Duerden, Richard, 89 Union Street, Operative Eldridge, Walter, 142 Water Street, Carpenter Emery, Arthur, 152 High .Street, Operative Everett, John, 1807 Osgood Street, Retired Elliott, James, 122 Middlesex Street, Barber Farnham, Arthur H., 2089 Turnpike Street, Farmer Farnum, Benjamin, 442 Farnum Street, Farmer Foster, Loring B., 475 Stevens Street, Mechanic Hargreaves, Harold, 107 Pleasant Street, Blacksmith Hargreaves, James, 340 Osgoed Street, Machinist Hamilton, Philip M., 27 Church Street, Salesman Hilton, David, 6 Union Street, Painter Hilton, Frank, 19 Second Street, Painter Hinton, Irving E., Milton Street, Bank teller Holt, Harold, 19 Annis Street, Operative Jenkins, Arthur, 150 Railroad Ave., Retired Jackson, David H. Jr., 20 Norman Road, Carpenter Kelley, Howard, 19 Pleasant Street, Machinist Lane, James, 120. Union Street, Butcher Lurid, Henry E., 75 Prescott Street, Overseer Mahoney, John J., 324 Middlesex Street, Operative McCarthy, William, 23 Cleveland Street~, Weaver McCormack, Daniel, 5 Marblehead Street, Operative McDonald, John, 144 Railroad Ave., Laborer McDuffie, Dennis D., 44 Union Street, Bus Driver McKinnon, Charles, 30 Harkaway Road, Operative McLay, John, 124 Mass. Ave., Milkman McMurray, William, 244 Sutton Street, Weaver McQuesten, Herbert, 104 High Street, Butcher Milnes, John, 330 Osgood Street, Road Builder 72 ANNUAL REPORT 51 Morse, George W., 87 Water Street, Moulder 52 Murphy, Francis, 25 Union Street, Plmnber 53 Murphy, John P.; 2{t Sargent Street Retired 54 Murphy, Walter, 6 Morton Street, Moulder 55 Nicols, Alexander B., 28 Phillips Court, Operative 56 Phelan, James P., 21 First Street, Dresser 57 Pickles, John C., 151 Sutton Street, Operative 58. Pitman, Charles E~, 19 Marblehead Street, Laborer 59 Rea, F. Orris, 34 Rea Street, Farmer 60 Rea, George, 635 Chestnut Street, Farmer 61 Ritchie, Peter, 133 Mass. Ave., Operative 62 Rivet, Joseph, 89 May Street, Laborer 63 Robinson, Arthur, 54 Main Street, Clerk 64 Roche, James, 94 Second Street, Reporter 65 Roesch, Paul, 248 l~iidd]esex Street, Machinist 66 Saunders, Lewis, 213 High Street, Machinist 67 Sanderson, Lewis, 36 Sa]em Street, Carpenter 68 Senior, Herbert, 200 Osgood Street, Operative 69 Schofield, James H., 111 High Street, Percher 70 .Smith, Ernest, 28 Annis Street, Machinist 71 Some~:vil]e, John, 85 Mass. Ave., Machinist 72 Sydell, Harold, 43 Union Street, Operative 73 Thompson, John C.; 217 Appleton Street, Station Agent 74 Townsend, William, 33 Harold Street, Moulder 75 Turner, Harold, 105 Pleasant Street, Carpenter 76 Walker, John F., 47 Brightwood Ave., Piper 77 Wallwork, Frank E., Chapin Road, Card Setter 78 Walsh, Patrick, 109 Second Street, Operative 79 Wentworth, Ckarles, 18 Stenington Street, Superintendent 80 Whittier, Fred D., 891 Great Pond Road, Farmer 81 Williams, Albert, 22 Salem Street, Motorman 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 234 of the General Laws. ARTHUR A. THOMSON, Chairman JAMES P. HAINSWORTH FRANK HILTON. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS, 73 REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH Dr. E. W. A. Holt, 52 Church St. Chairman Mr. Herbert McQuesten, 104 High St. Mr. George Jewett, 20 Marblehead St. L. P. Kathan, R.N., Agent 40 Pleasant St. Milk Inspector Mr. Fred Leach Plumbing Inspector Mr. Fred Carr Asst. Plumbing Inspector Mr. Orris Rea Slaughtering Inspector Regular meeting the last Thursday of every month. The work of the Board of Health means many hours given by them to accomplish results. All complaints coming to their attention are investigated and adjusted to the best of their ability. Communicable Diseases Reported in 1937 Measles 130 Lobar Pneumonia 7 Scarlet Fever 43 In£an~ile Paralysis 1 Dog bites 31 Tuberculosis 2 Whooping Cough 12 The following preventive work has been carried on as usual. Diphtheria immunizing clinics were very successful, owing a great deal to the splendid co-operation of parents and teachers. This is the sixth consecutive year that we have not had a case of diphtheria reported. This disease, one of the most dreaded of childhood diseases, is gradually being stamped out in this state due to immunization and the constant war being waged against it 'by health authorities. You will notice we had 31 dog bites reported during year. We ask the co-operation of all dog owners to see that their dogs are licensed at the proper time, as under the new law there will be NO REIMBURSEMENT to a town, if the biting or exposure is by an unlicensed dog. In December a clinic was held for immunizing dogs against rabies, which was not as well attended as we hoped, these inoculations should be given every year. Well baby conferences every Wednesday 2 to 4 P. M. 74 ANNUAL REPORT Summer round-up for a physical examination for chil- dren entering school for first in the fall, was held in June. The parents were called on and urged to have their family physician give this examination or bring them to a clinic which was held in the Board of Health rooms, thus giving the summer to have defects if any remedied and child in good physical condition on entering school for the first time. The following diseases are reportable to The Board o~ Health: Aetinomycosis Anterior Poliomyelitis Anthrax Asiatic Cholera Chicken Pox Cholecystitis of Typhoid Origin Diphtheria Dog-bite Dysentery a. Amebic b. Bacillary Encephalitis Lethargica German Measles Glanders Gonorrhea Hookworm Disease Infectious Diseases of Eye: a. Ophthalmia Neoatorum b. Suppurative Conjunctivitis e. Trachoma Leprosy Lobar Pneumonia Malaria Measles Meningitis a. Meningoeoccus b. Pfeiffer Bacillus Mumps Paratyphoid Fever At Paratyphoid Fever BJ Pellagra Plague Rabies Scarlet Fever Septic Sore Throat Smallpox Syphilis Tetanus Trichinosis Tuberculosis All forms Typhoid fever Typhus fever Undulent fever Whooping Cough Yellow fever A householder that knows that there is a case of infec- tious or contagious disease in their home should report the same to the Board of Health, See Chapter 111. Sec. 109, Public Health Laws: A householder who knows that a person in his family or house is sick of smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever or any other infectious or contagious disease declared by the depart- ment dangerous to the public health shall forthwith give notice thereof to the board of health of the town where he dwells. Upon the death, recovery, or removal of such per- son, the householder shall disinfect to the satisfaction of the board, such rooms of his house and articles therein as, in the opinion of the board, have been exposed to any infec- tion or contagion. But the board may, in its discretion, dis- infect or fumigate all such premises as, in its opinion, have been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease, at the expense of the town, and may employ any proper and com- petent person to so disinfect or fumigate. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. Tuberculosis is a very important part of our work, at present there are two patients in Essex Sanatorium and one in North Reading. Arrested cases as well as contacts are watched and taken to Essex Sanatorium for X-ray and chest examinations when advised. Look elsewhere in town report for financial report of this department. LUCIA P. KATHAN, R.N. Agent. 76 ANNUAL REPORT POLICE REPORT Total number of miles patrolled with l~olice vehicles In'carrying out the work of the department, it was found necessary to make the following arrests, with consequent Court action: (1) Crime against the Person Assault 6 Manslaughter 1 Murder 1 Robbery, assault to, and attempted 4 12 (2) Crime against Property Breaking, entering and larceny, also entering in attempt to commit larceny Larceny, and attempt to commit Use of motor vehicle without authority 14 10 2 26 Total _. 135 (3) Crime against Public Order Cruelty to animals 2 Disturbing the peace 2 Driving a motor vehicle so as to endanger life 3 Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated 5 Drunkenness 44 Gaming, and present at 13 Motor vehicle laws, violation of 14 Peddling, unlicensed 1 Tramps, vagabonds and vagrants 1 Nights' lodging 11 Insane Patients committed 1 9"/ TOWN OF NORTII ANDOVER, MASS. 77 (4) Miscellaneous work of the Department Automobile accidents reported 97 Recommended auto license suspensions 14 Officer sent with Ambulance, trips 113 Buildings found open and secured 28 Bicycles registered with the Police 69 Complaints investigated, all classes 343 The first purpose of an efficient police department is to prevent crime, the second is to detect and apprehend offend- ers if crime has been committed. To these ends all of the efforts of the police must be directed. The protection of life and property, the preservation of public tranquility and the absence of crime, will alone prove whether or not those efforts have been successful and the objects for which the police were appointed, have been attained. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED ti. McKEE, Chief of Police. 78 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE ~RE DEPARTMENT We, the undersigned board of fire engineers submit our annual report. Having tint.shed our first year as a board we wish to report to the citizens of North Andover the condi- tions as they exist in the fire department at the present time. The apparatus and station, we are pleased to say, are in fine condition. We have had Booster brakes installed on the two older pieces and they have proven to be a great success. The trucks can now be stopped quickly without endangering the operator and are no longer a menace to the public. The firemen are now well equipped with helmets, rubber coats and boots. We have made several changes affecting the carrying of men to answer alarms because after careful study we decided that the ladder truck was not designed to carry the additional load of eight or ten men plus the ladders and equipment. The ladder truck now responds directly to all box alarms. We have appointed two acting Lieutenants, one on each platoon of regular men to take charge of the station and equipment. We have replaced the four beds that had been in use for the past twenty or more years. The stairs in the station have been recovered with new rubber treads and metal strips and the varnish refinished. This work was done by the regular men stationed there. After numerous chimney fires and forest fires, at night, we decided that the lighting equipment we had was not ade- quate for the safety of the men working on roofs nor con- sistent with the economic and efficient administration of the department. It was then voted to buy a portable lighting unit which has been done and has proven very satisfactory. This purchase was made from regular appropriation funds and was made possible by a diligent disbursement of the regular appropriation. We are suggesting a new fire station this year (1938) to be located in the Stevens Comer section of the town. We believe that this will increase the efficiency of the department and help the uptown district. It will affect the time taken to respond to alarms in that section and will make the time TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 79 much more rapid in answering downtown a]arm,s. We are also suggesting that the fire alarm system be replaced because the one now in operation is in very poor condition. We ask for your earnest consideration on the two latter points. The following is a record of calls and fire losses during the year: Number of calls 185 Ambulance calls 212 Assessed value of property $160,110.00 Property damaged $ 16,903.50 Insurance paid on property damaged $ 16,362.53 Respectfully submitted, JAMES HARGREAVES, Chief, THOMAS It. BRODERICK, WILLIAM J. DRYDEN. 8O ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL COMM~TEE To the Citizens of North Andover At a meeting held January 11, 1938. it was voted to accept the annual report of the superintendent and to adopt it as the report of the School Committee. LOUIS ti. McALOON, Chairman, DR. FRED C. ATKINSON, CLINTON W. CARVELL, School Committee. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. REPORT OF THE ;SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS January 11, 1938. To the School Committee of North Andover: I hereby submit to you my eleventh annual report. In 0ct~ber of 1937 I completed my tenth year of service here as superintendent of schools. The fact was observed then by the teachers at a dinner party in a way very pleasing to Mrs. Pitkin and myself. T~en Years of Progress and Change For the purpose of giving some perspective in respect to the past ten years I am listing below some of the changes and occurrences that I have observed taking place while working here under the guidance of you and your prede- cessors. 1928 New roof on New Bradstreet School with 20-year guar- anty bond. 1928 Maximum salary for elementary teachers raised from $1,450 to $1,500. 1928 Requirements for new elementary teachers raised as follows: For Grades I-¥I, raised from none to 2 years of normal training. For Grades VII and VIII, from none to 3 years of normal training. 1928 Plan adopted giving 3-year bonus to teachers who com- plete 6 semester hours of approved training while in service. 1928 10-day maximum of sick leave absence for teachers established. 1928 Thomson School lot cleared, drained, and later graded for use as playground. 1928 Steel lockers installed at high school for boys' teams and private dressing stalls for girls' teams. 1929 Pond School closed and transportation of pupils by bus arranged. 1929 Weekly practice tests begun in English, reading and arithmetic. 1929 Gravel road built through Center School yard. 1929 Electric lights put into the Union School. 1929 Front yard of Union School graded and hedge set around it. 1930 Homogeneous grouping in high school. 82 ANNUAL REPORT 1930 Teachers' colleges begin annually to request opportuni- ties for cadet teachers here. 1930 Elementary curriculum revised and adopted. 1930 6x8 inch diplomas replace large ones at Johnson High School. 1930 Biology and four years' work in domestic arts added to high school courses, and one teacher added to staff. 1930 Bus replaces team in transporting Salem St. pupils. 1931 School Committee regulations revised and printed. 1931 Duties of janitors revised and printed. 1931 Eighth grade graduation exercises .discontinued by vote of parents and School Committee. 1932 Miss Annie L. Sargent retired as principal of Johnson. 1932 Length of high school day increased by 30 minutes. 1932 Revised high school curricula adopted including Social Arts Curriculum, junior and senior social science and junior and senior business training. 1932 Kimball School closed and pupils transported by bus. 1932 School Department Employees contribute 6% of their salaries. 1933 Business Seniors at high school begin serving in stores and offices for school credit. 1933 10 % salary reductions becau'se of economic depression. 1933 Student clubs added to program of curricular activities at high school. 1934 Silent moving pictures added as a method of instruc- tion. 1935 Part time classes for retarded pupils established. 1935 Farnham School closed and pupils transported. 1935 Begin operating high school cafeteria as a concession. 1935 0-12% sliding scale salary reductions because of de- pression. 1936 Delineoscope projection added as method of instruc- tion. 1936 Bus transportation star, ed for pupils at Wilson's Cor- ner and Stevens' Village. 1936 Electric lights installed in Old Brads/reef School. 1936 Bradstreet School the first to organize traffic patrol squads. 1937 Teachers' manual approved and printed. 1937 Forced draft installed in one boiler at Merrimack School. 1987 Audiometer firs% used %0 res% hearing of pupils. 1937 New floor ]aid in high school gymnasium, metal treads put on high school stairs, 5-foot wire fence put along Main St. sides of Merrimack and Bradstreet Schools, TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 83 and new cement walks at Bra6street School, and 59 windows at Thomson School weatherstripped. Freshman College Marks Rise 25 % in Eight Years In October of 1937, Mr. Alvah G. Hayes, principal of Johnson High School, wrote to the various colleges asking for the Freshman college marks of all the graduates of our high school that had entered colleges during the last four years. A similar inquiry was made in 1929, which was eight years ago. The replies received from the inquiries of last October show that our college Freshmen now receive 25.4% more A's and B's than they did eight years ago and 25.2 % fewer D's and E's. Of the 361 marks received by the local college Freshmen during the past four years, 58% were A's and B's, 31% were C's, and 11% were D's and E's. Less than 1% were failures. This inquiry indicates that North Andover graduates are achieving exceptional success in their college work. See Mr. Hayes' report below for .details of the inquiry made by him. 87% of Elen~entary Pupils Have Physical Defects Treated By June 1937 758, or 87% of the elementary pupils had received Physically-Fit certificates from the school nurse. The certificate indicates that they had had all of their physi- cal defects adequately treated. Compared with the work of other towns this is a very high record. Public School Exhibitions The evening of Nov. 9 a Horace Mann Pageant was given in Stevens Hall under the direction o£ the North Andover Teachers' Association. The production was excellently done and the attendance was very good. The following committee of teachers organized and supervised the program: Irene W. I)riscoll, Chairman, Ruth Goff, Mildred E. Green, Mary E, Murphy and Mary C. Mylott. The evening of June 14 a physical education exhibition wa~s given in Stevens Hall by the elementary pupils in which 225 took part. The program consisted of £o]k dances, setting- up exercises, health dramas, and playground games and con- tests. Over-enthusiastic applause o£ pupils in the audience detracted from the enjoyment of the program by the adult audience. The evening of March 31 an operetta, "Paints and Patches" was given by a cast selected from the elementary pupils. This highly successful production was supervised by Miss May C. Leach, Music Supervisor. ANNUAL REPORT A Few Urgent Needs Among the most pressing needs for increase in service rendered by the schools and for improvement in equipment and buildings are the following: 1--A full time teacher for retarded pupils. 2--An instructor in public speaking and of pupils with defective speech. 3--A full time instructor in physical education. 4--Adoption of a long term building program, and build- ing of the first unit. The program should include a new building at the Center School, a junior high school, and addi- tions to the New Bradstreet and Thomson Schools replacing the inflammable old Bradstreet and Union Schools. The Center School has a serious lack of ventilation, of a lunch room for the 75 noon pupils, of adequate coat rooms, and the ceilings are 15~ feet high. Windows at Thomson School Weatherstripped During the summer the Ideal Metal Weather Strip Com- pany was engaged to weatherstrip 59 of the large windows of the Thomson School. The total cost was $269. As a result the building is much warmer and quieter. W. P. A. Book Repair Project The Federal Works Progress Administration book repair project is in its second year of operation as a project to re- lieve unemployment. During 1937 they repaired 4,390 books and rebound 726 books. The wages paid by the federal gov- e~mment totaled $763.21. The amount paid for supplies by the School Dept. totaled about $160. The present staff con- sists of Mrs. Mary Burnham, Mrs. Alice May and Mrs. Lillian Russell. W. P. A. Nursery School About 25 pupils, ages from two through four years, have attended the Federal Works Progress Administration Nursery School throughout the year in the Franklin School. The amount in wages paid by the federal government was about $3,740. The School Department paid $180 for janitor service and about $170 for fuel. The present staff consists of Dorothy Stearns, teacher, Mrs. Elsie Cornell, R.N., nurse, and Mrs. Clara Richardson, cook. During the early part of the year Miss Adela Dainowski and Miss Elinor Driscoll also were teachers. N. Y. A. Project Under the National Youth Administration six boys and girls have been given employment in the school department TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 85 with an opportunity to earn a maximum of $6.00 a month during school terms. The cost of supplies for this project is so small that they are taken from the general school supply. Merrimack School Fence A heavy wire mesh fence five £eet high ha's been erected on the Main St. side of the Merrimack School yard and along one of the sides adjacent to the property of St. Michael's Church. This fence was installed primarily for the safety of the pupils. Several times during each school day it was necessary for pupils to watch traffic as they retrieved their bails that had rolled into the street. Balls very seldom roll into Main St. now. However, Water St. remains a hazard in that respect. The cost of this fence was $439. New Cement Sidewalks and Main St. Fence at Bradstreet School A five foot mesh fence identical with the new fence at the ~Ierrimack School was erected along the Main Street boundary of the Bradstreet School yard at a cost of $285. This is very valuable as a safety measure as playground balls seldom roll into the street now. The old Tarvia walks and drip aprons under the eaves were ail replaced with cement ones at a cost of $587. After the walks were completed, the grounds were graded at a cost of $236. The interior woodwork of the new Bradstreet School was varnished and the window frames and sashes painted inside and out. New Coal Road at Union School About 25 years ago, a cinder road was built, extending from Beverly Street up through the steep yard at the Union School to the leveI of the building for use primarily by the heavy coal trucks. Because the rains constantly washed this road out together with portions of the adjacent yard, it was replaced this year with a rugged hard surface road, and that section of the grounds was re-graded. The total cost of this work was $339. Forced Draft at Merrimack School From one to three mornings each year atmospheric con- ditions, perhaps caused by the tall trees situated close to the school, were such that draft was lacking in the furnaces. The result on these days was that the building did not get heated by the time the morning sessions began. This year an automatically controlled motor and fan 86 ANNUAL REPORT have been installed to provide forced draft when needed. The results have been very satisfactory. Changes in Teachers Effective September 1937 In April Miss Clara L. Curley resigned as teacher of domestic arts at Johnson High School to be married, which position she had held for three years. She was a graduate of Johnson High and of the domestic arts course at Framing- ham Teachers' College. Her work was taken over by Miss Mary Buckley and Miss Edith C. Jensen was elected to take up the original duties of Miss Buckley. Miss Jensen graduated last year from Tufts College where she especially trained for teaching. At college 'she was a member of the Students' Council, President of the Athletic Association, Hockey man- ager, and Vice-President of the History Club. In August Miss Viola M. Sanderson resigned as teacher of Grades V and VI in the Thomson School to be married. Miss Sanderson graduated from Johnson High School and from Lowell Teachers College in 1928 where she acquired marked ability in freehand crayon. She taught in Wilming- ton previous to her election here in the summer of 1930. To fill her position Miss Mary MyIott was transferred from the Center School and Miss Elisabeth Dandeneau was elected to succeed Miss Mylott. Miss Dandeneau received her degree from Salem Teachers' College where she specialized in teach- ing the upper elementary grades. Annual School Census Taken by Miss Mary Galaher During September Miss Mary Galaher took the annual school census making a careful house to house enumeration of the children 41~2 to 21 years of age: A rather £ull statisti- cal report of this is found following this report. Her report showed that of the 330 persons ages 18 to 21 years, there were 187 or 57% employed, 76, or 23%, attend- ing school, college or other traifling institutions, 57, or 17%, remained at home neither attending school or having paid employment, and 10, or 3%, were married. Of the 243 persons, ages 16 and 17 years 65% were in schools, colleges or other institutions of training, 17% are employed, 17% are at home neither attending school or having paid employment, and 1% are married. Chemistry Class Gives College Demonstration In April at the request of the School of Education of Boston University Miss Clara Chapman and her class in Chemistry gave a demonstration of their excellent class work before the science teachers taking their training there. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 87 Letters of commendation were later received from the college. Elementary Pupils Score 8 % above Grade Standards and 22% above Age Standards Late in the spring the pupils of Grades I to VIII were given the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, Form A. Nor- mally 50 % of the pupils are expected to score as high as the standard average. In North Andover 58% scored as high or higher than the standard grade average and 72% as high or higher than the standard average scores for their ages. Hence the grade scores were 8% above normal and the age scores 229¢ above. Nursery School Mother's Club Founded Though there are no parent-teacher associations in this town, this year under the initiative of the staff at the Nurs- ery School a Mother's Club has been organized which has about 30 members and meets twice a month with the staff. The officers are Pres., Mrs. John Crabtree; Vice-Pres., Mrs. Philip Garneau, and Sec.-Treas., Mrs. Raymond Lewis. Town Ranks 8th in Pupils' Dental Work During' the year 91% of the elementary pupils went to dentists and had all necessary .dental work done. According to a report of the State Dept. of Health only seven towns in Massachusetts rank higher. Much credit for this is due to the several organizations whose contributions have made it possible to render increased service. The work was done under the supervision of Miss Grace N. Robinson, R.N., School Nurse. In Closing The ten years of service I have rendered have been very enjoyable. The janitors, teaching staff, and you and your predecessors have been congeaial co-workers. Substantial progress has been made during these years and all share the credit. I hope my services are as pleasing to you as your co-operation and guidance are to me. Respectfully submitted, FRED E. PITKIN, Supt. of Schools. 88 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Fred E. Pitk[n Superintendent of Schools North Andover, Massachusetts My dear Mr. Pitkin: It is a pleasure to submit to you at this time my sixth annual report which is the seventieth in the series of yearly reports of Johnson High SchooI. Enrollment figures as of October years are given below. Post Graduates Seniors Juniors Sophomore~ Fre'shmen 1 for the past five 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 9 19 8 12 14 79 55 79 77 79 55 101 88 86 80 112 113 107 92 101 118 120 105 112 130 373 408 387 379 404 Totals Of the 77 graduates of last June, many are continuing their academic education. Among these is Paul Bixby who was awarded the North Andover Women's Club Scholarship, and is now enrolled at Tufts College. By virtue of a New England Competitive examination Caroline Barker was awarded a scholarship at Jackson CoIlege where she is now serving as secretary of her clas's. This school has felt for some time that it was success- fully preparing pupils for further education, but no concrete evidence of that fact was at hand. Accordingly, a survey was recently conducted, to determine the success of our graduates of the last four years, during their first year in college. This survey included ail graduates of the Iast four years, who according to our records had entered coIleges, granting degrees, during this period. Nineteen different col- leges were included in the survey, involving thirty-one pupils, and the results are listed in the folIowing table: TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 89 First Year College Grades Received by Johnson High Graduates Entering College from 1932 to 1936 Grades Received Field of Study A B C D E* English 8 22 19 10 0 Foreign Language 8 11 9 0 Mathematics 5 13 10 4 0 Natural Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.) 8 26 21 9 1 Social Science (History, Sociology, etc.) 9 15 8 3 0 Miscellaneous (Art, Music, Religion, Foods, Hygiene, etc.) 17 67 45 11 1 Totals 55 154 112 37 3 *"E" represents failing grade. All colleges contacted marked according to a five point system,~four passing grades and one failing grade. "A" represents in all instances a mark recorded by the colleges as "Honor work" while "B' represents a mark recorded as "Good." A study of the table indicates that of the 361 marks given, over 57% fall in these two groups, while somewhat less than 1% of the grades recorded are failures. The results obtained from this survey are very gratifying, and seem to indicate that in all field's of instruction, our High School preparation is most adequate, for successful college work. As a matter of record the schools surveyed, together with the number of pupils £or whom grades were received, is given below: College Pupils Investigated Boston University 1 Bridgewater Teachers' College 2 Colby College 1 Emmanuel College 2 Framingham Teachers' College 3 Harvard University 1 Jackson College 2 Lowell Teachers' College 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 Massachusetts State College 2 Mount Holyoke College 1 Northeastern University 1 Radcliffe College I 90 ANNUAL REPORT Salem Teachers' College Tufts College University of Georgia University of Vermont Villanova College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Total 31 During the year we were fortunate in having only.one change in our faculty. Miss Clara L. Curley, who had g~ven excellent service in our Domestic Arts department, resigned in June, to be married, and this vacancy was filled by Miss Edith Jenson, a recent graduate of Jackson College. In addi- tion to her teaching duties, Miss Jenson is assisting Miss Dorothy Colburn with the girls' basketball team. Our athletic teams for the school year ending last June were highly successful. Four championships were won, and as a result, four new trophies grace our trophy room. How- ever, I wish to call to your attention once more, a fact which was mentioned in my last report. The school feels the need of a physical education program for all pupils. At present, only those engaging in athletics receive the benefits of such a program, and paradoxically, those are the very ones who least need these benefits, as they must be physically fit before permission to participate is granted. This is a prob- lem, which, ! believe, merits serious consideration. During the last few years some difficulty has been ex- perienced in heating the chemical laboratory. Lack of radia- tion surface is, apparently, the reason for this. The labora- tory is one of our large rooms, and yet it contains only one radiator. Addition of further heating surface might pos- sibly eliminate this difficulty. The table which follows lists the size of full time classes for the present school year, as of December $, 1987. Size of Class Number of Classes 1- 5 pupils 1 6-10 " 1 11-15 " 3 16-20 " 5 21-25 " 12 26-30 " 18 31-35 " 15 36-40 " 4 41-45 " 2 Total Classes 61 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. A study of this table shows the median class size to be in the 26 to 30 range, and that 21 classes contain more than 30 pupils. In the majority of subjects, 30 pupils represent the maximum number which can be taught with efficiency. Furthermore the State Department of Education suggests that the pupil-teacher ratio should not exceed 30 pupils for each full time teacher. Our pupil-teacher ratio is 31, which obviously is in excess of the maximum as recommended by our State Department. The addition of another English teacher to our staff would remedy this situation, as well as permitting us to teach five periods of English each week, in place of the four periods now being taught. The boys of our baseball and football teams are deeply indebted to the donor of the fieId house at Grogan's Field. This splendid building fills a long felt need, and is a worthy addition to the playground essentials of our town. There are two other matters which deserve immediate consideration at Grogan's Field. In order to keep spectators in the stands, and off the field during progress of games, a low iron fence between three and four feet in height is suggested. This fence should run parallel to the three large stands, and be placed approximately six feet in front of them. Those who have attended recent games will readily see the advantage of such a fence. The second matter concerns a fence to sur- round the fie~d. In order to carry on an athletic program in a successful manner over a period of years, definite assurance of certain minimum gate receipts for each year becomes necessary. At present, this minimum is not assured from year to year, and as a result, no long range plans for an ade- quate athletic program of varied activities can be developed. It is an exceedingly difficult task, with no inclosed field to make both ends meet each year. Up to the present time we have been fortunate enough to keep a slight surplus in our treasury, but how long this situation can exist is problemati- cal, unless a fence is provided which will enable the athletic association to collect that revenue to which it is rightfully entitled. As I have pointed out in past reports, it is a joy to work under the pleasant conditions prevailing in North Andover. Everyone connected in any way with our High School has been ready to co-operate at all times for the best interests of our pupils, and in closing this report, I wish to extend my thanks and gratitude to those individuals who have been responsible for making our school year a success. Respectfully submitted, ALVAI-I G. HAYES, Prinqipal. 9'2 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1937 Receipts Appropriation $114,500 00 Refunds 4 01 Total $114,504 01 Expenditures Expenses of School Committee $ 1,554 67 SMaries: teachers, supt. 77,577 79 Attendance Officer and Census 463 62 Expenses of Officials 335 00 Books and Supplies 4,764 36 Salaries of Janitors 7,964 84 Fuel 3,703 44 Expense's of Operating 2,328 01 Repairs and Replacements 6,072 52 Health Work 2,063 19 Transportation 5,418 25 Tuition 912 97 New Equipment 1,096 82 Miscellaneous 247 58 114,503 06 95 Unexpended Balance $114,504 01 96 ANNUAL R~PORT TOWN OF NORTI-I ANDOVER, MASS. 98 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER No. of absentees investigated No. of truancies reported No. of parents notified No. of pupils taken to schools No. transfer cards investigated Home permits investigated Committed to Training School William P. Callahan George Lewis Jeremiah Murphy John Wood William Werk Irven Elston James Taylor 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 100 120 75 50 27 6 12 4 10 15 6 12 4 10 10 2 6 2 5 38 28 35 30 46 I 5 2 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 Respectfully submitted, IRVEN ELSTON~, Attendance Officer. JANITORS Johnson High School Merrimack School Bradstreet School Union School Center School Thomson School Franklin School BUS DRIVERS Joseph Crabtree Arthur Garneau HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA MANAGER Mrs. John $. Costello NO SCHOOL SIGNALS Three blasts of the Fire Signal with an interval of five seconds between successive blasts. Street lights will be on for five minutes as a supplementary signal, 15 minutes after whistle blows. Radio stations WLAW and WLLH will also broadcast "no school" notices. 7:30 No morning session £or any school 12:15 No afternoon session for Elementary Schools. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 99 Report of School Physician and School Nurse The following are statistical summaries of the 1937 work of Dr. Frederick C. Atkinson, School Physician and Miss Grace N. Robinson, School Nurse. Comparative Health Data 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 No. of pupils given physical examination 839 879 848 897 920 Heart trouble 15 14 16 10 12 Lung trou'ble 0 0 0 0 1 Sore eyes 2 0 0 0 0 Swollen glands in neck 43 53 114 159 Malnutrition I 15 6 69' 50 Faulty posture 4 4 6 18 57 Scalp trouble 13 2 5 9 6 Skin trouble 27 20 4 21 45 ]]ad Teeth 63 99 74 98 229 Throat trouble 135 131 208 211 120 Nose defects 25 9 4 0 0 Pupils having speech defects 12 i 0 0 11 No. of pupils having no phys- ical defects in October 506 627 501 520 462 No. of pupils receiving phys- ically fit tags in June 758 419 452 408 251 Results of Tests by Teachers Uncorrected sight defects 67 53 59 86 63 Pupils defective in hearing 11 14 18 15 13 Work of the School Nurse School visits 352 415 512 450 450 No. of pupil inspections 3512 4011 3950 4651 4817 Pupil weighings and measuring 1257 3204 3373 1953 2302 Teacher consultations 1325 1923 1535 1346 1405 Classroom talks 310 349 197 495 475 Pupils excluded for sickness 30 9 46 50 Pupils referred to school doctor 5 8 0 6 Total consultations 2102 ANNUAL REPORT 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 Pupils referred to family doctor 19 39 4 6 19 Pupil visits to habit clinic 10 15 0 3 2 Pupils excluded for pediculosis 13 16 21 20 15 T. & A. cases 40 20 27 60 Pupils taken to oculist 45 33 45 19 10 Visits to pupils' homes 233 236 328 291 166 Minor treatments 313 483 45 469 490 Pupils with weight within the Health Range (10% below and 20 % above average) 86% 984 1047 1015 962 Hearing 6 % defective by audiometer, number of pupils 41 Summary of Dental Work Percent of pupils having neces- sary dental work done 91% 50% 66% 46% 48% Pupils receiving all necessary dental treatment 854 450 613 ,126 455 Number of those treated in local dental clinics 485 265 247 137 247 Proportion in N. Andover treated by private dentists 43% 42% 60% 65% 46 Number receiving two dental certificates during year 229 126 119 87 90 Seniors taking tuberculin test 16%~ Juniors taking tuberculin test 47% Sophomores taking' tuberculin test 0 Freshmen taking } 40 % tuberculin test 69%5 State, VII, IX, XI 52% TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 101 SCHOOL CA, LENDAR, 1937-1938 Sept. 8. Wednesday. Schools reopen. Nov. 24. Wednesday. Schools close at noon for re- mainder of week. Thanksgiving Recess. Dec. 23. Thursday. Schools close at 2:00 P. M. for Christmas vacation. Jan. 3. Monday. Schools reopen. Feb. 18. Friday. Schools close a~ night for midwinter vacation. Feb. 28. Monday. Schools reopen. Apr. 14. Thursday. Schools close at night for Spring vacation. Apr. 25. Monday. Schools reopen. June 22. Wednesday. Schools close in morning for Summer vacation. June 24. Friday. High School closes for Summer vaca- tion. High School Graduation. The following dates which occur in term-time will be holidays: Tuesday, 0ctaber 12, Columbus Day; Friday, November 5, Teachers' Convention; Thursday and Friday, November 11 and 12, Armistice Day; Thursday and Friday, November 25, 26, Thanksgiving; Monday, May 30, Memorial Day. 102 ANNUAL REPORT (gI'~I) ;!ru~tacI omoR ......... ,~ · ~ ...... 'IooKa~; u! ~o~I ................ TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 103 GRADUATION EXERCISES JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Stev, ens Hall, North Andover, Mass. June 25, 1937, Eight o'clock We dedicate our Commencement program this year to the memory of Horace Mann, often called the father of American education. The writers of h/story have given themselves mostly to the doings of the great ones of earth. But Horace Mann saw deeper. To him it was clear that if a nation is to have great men, it must have the people to inspire and support them. Every boy and girl must be awakened to the worth of him- self, must be led to assume responsibility for his own destiny, must be trained in purpose, taste, and skill until he can stand alone, asking no special favors or privileges. The American school is rising to meet the needs of a new day. The growth of the educational enterprise is strikingly shown in the expansion of the high school from an enrolment of about 200,000 in 1890 to about 7 million in 1936. The foundations of this great cultural enterprise were laid by Horace Mann. To his memory we dedicate our 1937 commencement program. 104 ANNUAL REPORT PROGR2~M March--Bay State Commandery W.F. Burrell Prayer and Response Rev. Ray S. True Class Salutatory w~th Essay--Let Youth Speak for Itself Thomas Deglan McKiernan 0 Blow, Ye Horns--(March from Aida) Vm'di Chorus Class Essay--Horace Mann, Pioneer in Education Caroline Barker My Little Nest of Heavenly Blue (from Operetta Frasquita) Spaeth-Lehar Chorus Class Oration--The 01d Order Changeth, Yielding Place to l~ew Paul Bixby Presentation of Prizes The Principal North Andover Women's Club Scholarship Award Miss Marion F: Batchelder Presentation of Diplomas Rev. Clinton W. CarvelI The Heavens Are Telling (from Creation) Haydn Chorus Essay with Valedictory--Trends of Chemistry Mason Leverett Downing Class Song Graduates TOWN OF NORTH ANI)OVER, MASS. 105 GRADUATE~ 1933--1937 Motto :--The Old Order Changeth, Yielding Place to New Class Colors:--Royal Purple and Old Gold Marion Shirley Bamford *Caroline Barker *Paul Bixby *Needham Ballou Brown, Jr. $.Rosemary Barbara Cashman IEdna Blanch Cassidy $Olga Isabell Ceplikas *John Tyler Chadwick, 8rd Barbara May Chase **Evelyn Clark Stuart John Coughlin, Jr. tMary Frances Curtin ?Helen Marguerite Daw SGeorge Andre Dehullu Anthony Joseph I)etora Mildred Irene Dill *Doris Mae Dimery Anne Marian Dineen Eileen Mary I)oherty *Marie Alice Dolan Mary Pearl Donnelly *Mason Leverett I)owning tWarren E. Drew :~Ruth Elizabeth Drummond Frances Anna Kmlec Barbara Knowles $Rachd Janet Krusehwitz *Carl E. Lager, Jr. SDorothy Phyllis Lord Chester Ednmnd Lundquist t Joseph Anthony Maker Elinith Dorothy MeCubbin Rose Sarah McEvoy I)orothy Ann McGregor Thomas Deglan McKiernan Annie Howard Maxwell McNeil tMargaret Catherine McRobbie *Francis Patrick Murphy, Jr. Julia Ann Narushof John Alexander Patterson SPhyllis Day Pearl *Isabelle Marie Phelan Gilbert Rea Ernest John Roberts SWelter Campbell Roberts ~William H. Roberts, Jr. :~Dorothy Evelyn Rokes Mary Claire Routhier *Barbara Jane Eldredge Alice Beatrice Culshaw Emmason Walter Frank Fredriek 'kRobert Brisbane Galaher Phyllis Irene Gallant Olive Martha Grove Alice Teresa Hajdys *James Arthur Hargreaves ?tIoraee Jones Hayman S Jackson Itayman SWilliam E. Holt *Joseph K. Kattar $.Mary Ruth Keating I)oris V. Kent John Alfred Klu£ts Robert Lincoln Sanborn Emily Lorraine Sanderson SEvelyn Suzanne Sauvageot *Katherine Curtin Sheridan Frank Henry Spofford, Jr. *Norman Arthur Stead *Frank John Szymosek ?Mary Evans Thomson Gordon Thurlow Pearl Marion Warm'house Harold West Mary Gertrude Wilcox t James Even Williams Everett Rokes Woodhouse *--Entered college Sept. 1937. Total 16. Carl 01son, .Class of 1936, also entered college this year. T--Returned to Johnson as post graduates Sept. 1987. Total 11. ~--Entered other institutions of training. Total 14. 106 ANNUAL REPORT CLASS SONG The joyful days we've spent in school On wings of time have flown, We hope we've lived the gold rule; Oh, may our ardour never cool. Our dear old halls we'll see no more No more we'll climb the stair We sadly linger at the door With thoughts that school is o'er. When we leave school the paths ahead Seem all too small at first But as our teachers long have said, Select a job, then go ahead. With faltering steps we tread our way To future worthwhile tasks We all look forward and we say Success will come our way. Johnson, Johnson, Give her your heartiest cheer. Oh Johnson, we salute you, Our course in life you'll steer, Johnson, Johnson, Your leadership none can deny; To honour your name we now proclaim A toast to Johnson High. Words and Music Phyllis Day Pearl. Senior Marshal Junior Marshals Ernest John Roberts Thomas Henry Sullivan Herbert Edward Barwell TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES, JUNE 1937, TOTAL 121 *Ethel Ann Bolton Mary Carroll Madeline Cashman ]'Dorothy Champion Virginia Collins Barbara Dearden Helen Elaine Farnham Doris Goodrich Sarah Jacobs Elaine Kelly Ruth Kennedy Helen M. Long E,'nest Noring, Jr. Kenneth Robinson Ethel Lawton Frances Lefebvre Frances MeCallion Marian MeClung Isabella McKinnon $Inice Pomme I~Iary Plummet Helena Poliehnowski MERRIMACK SCHOOL Beatrice Murray ]'Stanley Armstrong, Jr. William Bar,Icy Frank Carvell Gordon Rokes Charles Welch JO John MeColley Frederick Chase Phillip Donnelly Charles Naylor /~obert Garneau Robert Kimel Oliver Kirk John M. Know/es, Jr. ]'Julius Koryeki Harry Long Alexander McKinnon Edward Garneau Joseph Noone Ernest Westbro.oke George Wilton BRADSTREET SCHOOL Arthur Detora Joseph Willis l~aymond Martin M. Jessie Murphy ST. Estelle Doughty l~lary I-Ioward Agnes Iredale James Dewhirst Albert Colby Lena Ranfone Florence Kmiee Thomas Sullivan Dorothy Harris ]'Helen Kandrut Antonette Montanaro James Richardson Ethel Lewis William Thompson Thomas Casale Dorothy Nieoll Angelo Mosehetto Helena Kmiee George Emmons Barbara Bishop AIbert Robertson June Barnard Joseph Finneran Alexander Fraser 108 William Lafond Paul Medolo Ernest Summers James Guthrie Rober~ Wainwright Eleanor M. McNally George Massey Irene Taylor Daniel Valpey Rita Pickles Thomas Howard Elaine Ayer Laurel Ayer Evelyn Dawson Douglas Cu]pon Marguerite Soucy Winfield Twombly Thomas Calzetta Charlotte Kruschwitz Warren Rea Ruth Atkinson tPaul Gallant Robert Sullivan 5{arilyn Hopping Mary Giarrusso Anita Eionte ANNUAL REPORT THOMSON SCHOOL Josephine Tardiff Bernice Brierley Shirley Harrison Dolly ]?hair Marguerite Costello Raymond Broadhead l~obert Hennessy *James Gihuor e Virginia Gile George Hayes George Patterson Irene Oates Wilma Haddow Francis Gowans Eleanor Barrington CENTER SCHOOL Harold Laeaillade Virginia Miller Katherine Earl Hubert Camire Sylvia Harris Eleanor Lewqs Constance Kruschwltz Henry Doerr Ernest Fickenworth *--Pupils who in Sept. entered some other school than Johnson High. Total 2. i~Pupiis that did not enter any high school, working or at home. Total 5. ~--Moved out of town. Total $. Alt others entered Johnson High School, Sept. 1937. Total 111. Six ethers moved into town to enter the Freshman Class .at Johnson High School. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 109 HIGI/WAY DEPARTMENT REPORT I hereby submit my annual report of the Highway De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1937. Summary of the work of the Highway Department for the year 1937 Having an exceptionally mild winter, the money appro- priated for snow removal was spent for screening and haul- ing sand to the Town sheds and the usual work with the snow fences. It was possible to return two thousand seventy- three dollars to the Town Treasurer. The following streets were treated with Tarvia and sanded: Bradford St., Beverly St., Bixby Ave., Belmont St., Boston St., Columbia Rd., Clarendon St., Church St., Chestnut St., Dale St., Duf~on Ct., Davis St., Edmund Rd., Essex St., Furber Ave., Farnham St., Foster St., Gr. Pond Rd., Green St., Gray St., Hewitt Ave., Hodges St., Hillside Rd., High St., Har- oId St., Ingalls St., Jewett Ave., Longwood Ave., Linden Ave., Main St., ~Iilk St., Middlesex St., N. Main St., PerIey Rd., Prospect St., Pleasant St., Parker St., Rea St., Robinson St., Riverview St., Rosedale Ave., Richardson Ave., Salem St., Stevens St., Suffolk St., Summer St., Trinity Ct., Wood Lane and Winter St. These street's were repaired with cinders or gravel: One hundred yds. of cinders on Bradford Street, from the junc- tion of 0sgood and Bradford Sis. to the Gage residence. Five hundred dollars spent for gravel on Forest St., Three hundred dollars spent for gravel on Salem St., Two hundred dollars spent for gravel on Bradford St. During the year these streets were treated with Asphalt and covered with Pea Stone: Railroad Ave. from Main to Union Street, Main Street from Methodist Church to Elm Street, Osgood Street from John.son High School to State Line at North Andover Centre. On the last named two applications were necessary. On Mass. Ave. from State Line to junction of Johnson and Salem Sis. and also on Salem Street, two applications of Asphalt were used. Three-fifths of a mile on Great Pond Road, near the Country Club was scarified and two applications of Tarvia used. 110 ANNUAL REPORT One catch~basin installed on Railroad Ave. to take care of water which originally caused land damage. After completion of Sewer project on Commonwealth Ave., thi's street was in such a condition that it had to be graveled and two coats of Tarvia used. It was also necessary to gravel and oil Belmont St. and Dufton Ct. after Sewer projects were completed. Through the efforts of the Highway Surveyor, all rails and ties of the Eastern Mass. Street Railway have been re- moved excepting those from Sutton's Corner to Elm Street, and the road filled in with gravel The raiIs were also re- moved Carney's Corner to Wilson's Corner. At the corner of Andover St. and Osgood St. and the corner of Chestnut St. and Andover St. the crossings were laid with Stone and Asphalt. A new iron fence was built on Great Pond Road near Grange Hall. The wooden fences were repaired where neces- sary, and ali fences were painted. All country roads were scraped and shaped in the Spring and Fail of the year. Irving Road It was voted at the annual Town Meeting ~o install sur- face drain on this street. Six hundred feet of ten-inch pipe was laid and six catch-basins built. This work was done under the General Maintenance appropriation. Hillside Road One thousand dollars was appropriated at the meeting to repair this street. This money was used for shaping, graveling and oiling. Barker Street At the Town Meeting two thousand dollars was appro- priated to resurface this street. It was necessary to put in a surface drain before resurfacing, and five hundred feet of ten-inch pipe were laid and four catch-basins buiIt. The road was covered with six inches of gravel, one coat of Tarvia and one of asphalt. Three-fifths of a mile, fourteen feet wide, was completed. Sidewalks These sidewalks were top-dressed with stone dust: Edmund Road (2), Hcrrick Rd. (2), Norman Rd. (2), Mid- dlesex St. from Railroad Ave. to Third St. (2), Richardson Ave. (2), Milton St., Sutton St., Chestnut S~., Andover St. and Furber Ave. The following were repaired or rebuilt: Nine hundred sq. yds. of new work and fifty-three sq. yds. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 111 of dressing on Plea'sant St.; one hundred eleven sq. yds. dressing on Cross St.; two hundred fifteen sq. yds. new work and twenty-five sq. yds. dressing on Second St.; one hundred forty-six sq. yds. of new work and one hundred sixty-eight sq. yds. of dressing on Beverly Street. Boxford Street The work on Boxford Street wa's started in July and carried on with State, County and Town funds. Three thou- sand feet of road completed, covered with mixed-in-place No. 2 stone, and nine hundred sixty feet of cable guard rail set up. Three twenty-inch corrugated culverts, forty feet long were built. One thousand yards of excavation, and six hun- dred fifty sq. yds. of ledge taken out. All brush cut to the junction of Salem and Forest Streets. If similar appropria- tion is made this year it will be possible to cover close prox- imity of junction of Salem and Foster St~-eets. Respectfully submitted, IRA D. CARTY, Highway Surveyor. 11'2 ANNUAL REPORT ANIMAL INSPECTOR'S REPORT January 22, 1938. Board of Selectmen, To~wn of North Andover: As Inspector of Animals for the year ending Dec. 31, 1937, I submit the following report: The yearly inspection of barns and cattle has been done in accordance with the orders of the Department of Live Stock Disease Control. Eighteen dog case's. 60 barns containing carrie were inspected. 727 cattle, 6 hogs, 2 sheep were inspected and listed. 6 visits to interstate cattle. Respectfully yours, WILLIAM L. SMITH, Inspector of An[roMs. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS Article 5 Departments Appropriation 1. Selectmen (salaries $750.00, expenses $270.00) $1,020 00 2. Auditor (salary $600.00, expenses $1,609.0.0) 2,200 00 3. Treasurer (salary $1,(}50.00, expenses including' bond , $1,200.00) 2,250 09 4. Collector (salary 81,050.00, expenses including bond $1,870,00) 2,920 00 5. Assessors (salaries $1,350.0(}, expenses $$90.00) 2,150 00 6. Town Clerk (salary $350.00., expenses $100.00) 450 00 7. Election Expenses (salaries of Registrars $200.00, expenses $2,600.06) 2,800 O0 8. Police Department (equipment and expenses) 12,500 00 9. Fire Dept. (engineer, ambulance and expenses) 17,000 00 10. Dog' Warrant 100 00 11. Building Inspector (salary) 1~0 0O 12, Sealer of Weights and Measures (salary $259.08, expenses $90.00) 840 00 13. Insect Pest 4,951 00 14. Tree Warden (salary $300.00, expenses $2,009.00) 2,300 15. Brush Cutting 500 00 16. Fish Wardcn (salary) 5 00 17. Board of Health (salaries $300.00, physician $200.00', expenses $5,40'0.00) 5,900 00 18. Garbage Disposal 1,800 00 19. Vital Statistics 21)0 00 20. Refuse Disposal 8,900 00 21. Highway Surveyor (salary $3,000,00) 3,000 00 22. General Maintenance Stree~ Dept. 40,00¢ 00 23. Snow Removal 5,009 00 24. Street Lighting 8,500 00 25. Board of Public Welfare (salaries) 800 00 26. Supt. and Matron (salaries $1,200, agent $40(}.00, outside relief and repairs $30,009.00) 31,$00 00 27. Publlc Parks and Triangles 2,000 00 28. Discount on Notes 1,20(} 00 29. School Department 114,500 00 30. State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief 4,600 81. Stevens Memorial Library 6,000 00 32. Memorial Day 350 00 38. Board of Public Works (salaries) 80(? 00 34. Maint. and Construction Water Dept. 25,000 09 35. Maint. and Construction Sewer Dept. 4,000 00 36. Contingent 1,000 00 37. Forest Fires 1,000 0O 38. Annual Report 89.0 00 39. Insurances 4,500 00 114 ANNUAL REPORT 40. Maintenance County Hospital 41. Playgrounds 42. Maintenance of Town Building (including clerks) 43. Town Hall Janitor 44. American Legion (rent) 45. Interest on East Side Sewer Notes 46. Redeeming East Side Sewer Notes 47. Interest on New Schoolhouse Notes 48. Redeeming New Schoolhouse Notes 49. Beard of Survey 50. Forest Fire Warden (salary) 51. Animal Inspector (salary) 52. Expenses on Dump 53. Town Forest 54. Bathing Beach 55. Old Age Assistance 56. Aid Bependen~ Children (Mothers Aid) 57. N. R. A. (interest) 58. Redeeming N. R. A. Notes 59. Tax Titles 60. License Commissioner (expenses) 61. Reserve Fund 62. Armistice ])ay To~al 3,636 57 1,100 00 5,600 00 300 00 450 09 1,317 50 2,000 00 701 25 3,000 00 100 O0 190 O0 200 00 269 0O 30(~ 00 1,200 00 26,000 90 1,200 00 262 50 2,000 0~ 5~9 O0 100 00 5,00~) O0 100 O0 $371,513 82 Signed: ARTHUR A. THOMSON, FRANK HILTON, JAMES P. I-IAINSWORTH, JAMES W. ELLIOTT, Finance Committee. TOWN OF NORTI-I ANDOVER, MASS. 115 PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT 1937 Dr. Appropriations (Salaries) Superintendent and Matron, Agent's Salary ($400.00) Outside Relief and Repairs Transfers Emergency--Chapter 44, Section 31 Aid to Dependent Children balance Jan. 1937 and Federal grants in 1937 $300 O0 25,000 00 2,497 $2 1,500 00 2,172 49 Total $31, { 60 3 { er. Expended Relief $30,997 76 Refunds 38 00 Total Expended $30,959 76 Balance $.96 Welfare and $199.59 A.D.C. Bal. 200 55 This $199.59 is Federal grant money and is carried in to 1938 for Aid to Dependent Children relief. Outside Relief C~sh Medical Attention, Supplies, etc. Groceries Clothing Fuel and Light Rent Telephone and expense Paid Commonwealth Paid Cities and Towns $8,679 O4 2,827 91 9,078 04 553 78 2,366 10 710 38 583 71 853 46 629 16 $26,281 58 E~planatory Notes $7,074.64 was expended for Aid to Dependent Children during 1937. Of this amount the following reimbursements are expected: 1/3 of total cash given reimbursed by the state. 1/3 of $18.00 for the first child and 1/3 of $12.00 for each additional child in each family reimbursed by the Federal Government. 116 ANNUAL REPORT Included in Cash, Medi.cal, Groceries and Fuel is $1,273.26 which will be reimbursed us from other cities and towns. Also included in Cash, Fuel, Groceries and Medical is $3,096.46 which will be reimbursed by the Commonwealth for aid granted persons having no settlement. Bills held for payment until Town Meeting 1932 $25 71 Bills held for payment until Town Meeting 1934 48 86 Bills held for payment until Town Meeting 1935 13 71 1937 bills held for payment until Town Meeting 786 03 Welfare Cases 1937 Total Cases Persons Infirmary Persons Total Cases January 48 154 4 158 52 February 64 188 4 192 68 March 62 182 4 186 66 April 53 166 4 170 57 May 43 135 4 139 47 June 47 143 4 147 51 July 41 118 5 123 46 August 61 178 5 183 66 September 69 223 5 228 74 October 86 288 6 294 92 November 124 439 6 445 130 December 166 576 6 583 172 Aid to Dependent Children In :family C,ases under 16 years Total in family January 11 23 44 February 12 25 47 March 11 24 42 April 10 23 42 May 10 23 44 June 12 27 48 July 11 24 44 August 11 24 44 September 11 24 44 October 10 22 41 November 10 22 41 December 10 20 40 Respectfully submitted, J. NEWTON FRYE, Agent for Welfare. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 117 Town Infirmary Salaries: Superintendent and Matron $1,200 O0 Labor 648 00 Groceries 982 76 Electricity 114 80 Telephone 63 01 'Fuel 189 98 'Water 23 92 Horse-shoeing and Repairs 81 68 Harness Repair 12 25 Clothing 44 37 House Furnishings 78 03 Auto 142 20 Repairs 255 12 Medical Attention and Supplies 65 35 Live Stock 180 30 Feed and Grain 402 09 Tobacco and Hair Cutting 42 15 Sawing Wood 52 50 Shavings 2 00 Spraying Trees 8 00 Canvas Cover 18 50 Use of Horse 50 00 Newspaper 12 20 Miscellaneous 8 95 $4,678 16 Respectfully submitted, RICHARD HEIDER, Superintendent. Superintendent's Report Eggs $71 25 Use of Telephone 1 70 Hay 63 O0 Poultry 6 00 Board and Room 32 00 Grain Bags 2 60 Bushel Boxes 1 O0 Vegetables 1 50 Pork 67 O0 Live Stock 14 O0 $260 05 118 ANNUAL REPORT Number of Inmates January 1, 1937 3 Admitted during year 5 Deaths None Discharges 2 Present number of Inmates December 31, 1937 6 Males 5 Females 1 Between 20-30 years 1 Between 30-40 years -- Between 40-50 years 1 Between 50-fi0 years 1 Between 60-70 years 2 Between 70-80 years 1 Respectfully submitted, RICHARD HEIDER, Superintendent. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 119 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT To the Board of Selectmen and Citizens of North Andover: Your collector respectfully submits his second annuaI report. A high percentage of collections has been main- tained on the current 1937 tax levy, approximating 86% as of December 31st, while the percentage collected on taxes of 1936 has increased to 97%. This is a most creditable :~howing for the townspeople of North Andover, and it seems as though almost nothing except a gain in business con- ditions can further improve it. It has been necessary to center considerable attention on the poll and motor vehicle excise levies of older years. This attention must be continued during 1938 for the col- lector is charged with this duty under his surety bond. At the same time, he has attempted to use every possible means 'to plan with citizens toward meeting these, obligations. Collections of interest have again more than covered the amount of the collector's appropriation, which, of course, will not be the case as old taxes are finally collected. The sub- stantial savings of interest which taxpayers can make by meeting as promptly as possible the terms as stated on the tax bills is respectfully called to your attention. The due dates for the various taxes are all stated on the bills. Tax- payers are entitled to receive all bills and notices at the earliest possible date so that they may be properly informed. Your collector's office keeps modern oflice and account- ing records. They are for your use. Signed: IRVING E. HINTON, Collector of Taxes. December 31, 1937. ANNUAL REPORT Mr. James W. Elliott, Auditor: I herewith submit my annual report as Collector of Taxes for the year ending December 31, 1937. 1937 Taxes POLLS: Committed on May 26, 1937 Committed on December 20, 1987 Interest and Demands Refunds Refunds of Interest and Demands Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest and Demands Abatements Uncollected REAL ESTATE: Committed on June 29, 1937 Committed on December 20, 1937 Interest Refunds Cancelled Abatements Disclaimed Tax Titles Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Abatements Transferred to Tax Title Account Uncollected PERSONAL PROPERTY: Committed on June 29, 1937 Interest Refunds Collected and Paid to Treasurer Inferest Abatements Uncollected MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISES: Committed on March 2, !937 Committed on July 27, 1937 Committed on October 29, 1937 Committed on December 22, 1937 Interest $4,524 00 50 00 20 88 2 00 37 $4,597 25 $3,764 00 21 25 120 00 692 00 $4,597 25 $246,798 02 485 26 62 82 50 72 151 70 16 65 $247,565 17 201,438 09 62 82 6,802 58 4,224 48 35,037 20 .$247,565 17 $19,501 79 2 00 18 50 $19,522 29 $1g,395 gl 2 0O 91 02 1,033 96 $19,522 29 $ 678 88 9,286 40 6,382 57 578 36 8 33 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 121 Refunds 367 48 Refunds of Interest 06 $17,302 08 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $13,627 79 Interest 8 39 Abatements 1,340 34 Uncollected 2,825 56 $17,302 08 MOTH: Committed on August 16, 1937 $124 25 $124 25 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $108 75 Abatements i 00 Uncollected 14 50 $124 25 1936 Taxes POLLS: Uncollected Balance on January 1, 1937 $761 00 Interest and Demands 86 73 Refunds 2 00 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $573 00 Interest and Demands 86 73 Abatemmlts 176 00 Uncollected 14 00 REAL ESTATE: Uncollected Balance on January 1, 1937 $41,586 57 Intel-esi 998 Refunds 1,084 Cancelled Abatements 54 Disclaimed Tax Titles 827 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $28,978 Interest 998 Abatements 2,170 Transferred to Tax Title Account 3,132 Uncollected 9,271 PERSONAL PROPERTY: Uncollected Balance on January 1, 1937 Interest Cancelled Abatements $849 73 $849 73 7O 72 24 65 $44 551 88 92 70 77 29 20 $44 551 88 $1,700 40 34 42 7 60 $1,742 42 122 ANNUAL REPORT Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Abatements Uncollected MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISES: Uncollected Balance on January 1, 1937 Committed on February 20, 1937 Committed on December 31, 1937 Interest Refunds Refunds of Interest Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Abatements Uncollected MOTH: Uncollected Balance on January 1, 1937 Interest Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Uncollected $1,045 40 34 42 582 80 79 80 $5,958 22 481 57 7 68 87 34 159 86 07 $6,015 49 87 41 448 18 143 66 $36 25 5O $35 00 50 I 25 $1,742 42 $6,694 74 $6,694 74 $36 75 $36 75 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 123 124 ANNUAL REPORT TREASURER'S REPORT of the Year Ended December 31, 1937 Board o£ Selectmen, Town of North Andover, North Andover, Mass. Gentlemen :- As Treasurer I submit herewith my report for the year 1937. Receipts $725,749 78 Disbursements 685,508 37 Balance $40,241 41 Bay State Merchants National Bank $28,013 40 Merchants Trust Co. (Closed) 1,494 99 Merchants Trust Co. (Closed) 78 00 Lawrence Trust Co. (Closed) 5,258 97 Broadway Savings Bank 1,469 67 Andover National Bank 3,926 39 $40,241 41 MAURICE C. CASEY, Town Treasurer. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 125 AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE To the Se]ectmen of the Town of North Andover: Gentlemen: I herewith submit to you the following report of the I)epartment of Accounting for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1937. The receipts are classified as to their source and the payments as to their several purposes. Also appended is a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the Town on December 31, 1937, and a summary sheet o£ the appropriation accounts. Respectfully submitted, JAMES W. ELLIOTT, Auditor. RECEIPTS Taxes Current Year: Property $189,382 56 Polls 3,762 00 Previous Years: i Property 44,583 29 Polls 1,802 37 Old Age Assistance 215 00 Tax Title Redemptions 9,590 18 ~rom State: Corporation 32,335 54 Income 26,581 92 Nlach~ery--Chapt. ~62 Acts 1936 Sect. 4 3,644 65 So]diets' Exemp,tion 16 42 In lieu of Taxes 539 86 $312,363 79 126 ANNUAL REPORT License and Permits Alcohol Common Victua]ler Ice .Cream Junk Liquor Milk and Oleo Oil Burners Pasteurization Peddlers (State) Peddler Sunday Used Car Court Fines Fines and Forfeits Grants and Gifts From State: Aid to Industrial Schools Tuition From County: Dog Licenses From Federal Government: U. S. Gran~Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant--Aid to Dependent 'Children Special Assessments Moth Sewers Privileges Motor Vehicle Excise Departmental General Government: Tax Collector~ost~ and Adv. Costs Releases Allowance on old Check Writer Allowance on old Adding Machine Pre~ection of Persons and Property: Sealer of Weights and Measures--Fees Moth Commission Police: Allowance on Used Car Sale of Junk Fire: Allowance on Fire Truck Sale of old material $1 O0 75 OO i OO 16 O0 2,950, O0 26 50 19 75 20 O0 65 O0 2OO 55'OO 2 O0 $139 30 203 70 $16,737 14 1,884 49 $152 25 419 31 $216 00 18 40 39 00 700 11 50 72 40 111 50 306 OO 100 29 00 3,233 25 185 00 343 O0 263 89 18,621 63 571 56 23,008 10 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 127 Health and Sanitation: State--Subsidy 881 43 County--Vaccine 348 50 Rebate on Carboys 3 00 Sewer Const~ction 2,225 75 Highways: Use of Roller 100 61 Oil Driveways 38 ~0 Sale of Sand 1 00 From State~Chapt. 90, Boxford St. 4,745 00 From Coun~ty--Chapt. 90, Boxford St. 2,100 00 Charities: Infirmary: Sale of Produce, etc. 225 00 Other 26 05 Reimbursement for Relief: From Individuals 9 00 From Other Cities and Towns 1,5.23 72 From state 594 81 Reimbursements--Old Age Assistance: From Other Cities and Tewns 274 15 From State %062 93 Reimbursements--Aid to Dependent Children: From State 1,285 78 Soldiers' Benefits: State Aid 31 50 Income Stone and Taylor C~arity Funds 280 00 Schools: Tuition 1,746 49 Sale of Supplies fig 26 Income Town Fund 159 10 Library: Fines 287 47 Tow'n Hall: Rent 10 00 Unclassified: Insurance~Dividends 250 39 Refund Interest Tax Title Loan 58 99 24,756 04 Public Service Enterprises Water: Sale of Water $23,637 03 Construction and Miscellaneous 4,585 16 Interest On Deposits $59 75 On Taxes and Assessments 2,826 95 On Tax Titles 904 58 Indebtedness 28,222 19 3,791 28 In Anticipation of Revenue $225,000 00 Other Temporary Loan 7,350 00 232,350 00 ANNUAL REPORT Agency Taxes $17,027 50 County: Taxes 13,354 12 Dog Licenses 823 20 Refunds Current Years $71 22 Prior Years 1,389 26 Old Age Assistance Tax 2 00 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 594 69 Moth Assessment 2 00 Interest on Taxes 7 39 Treasurer--Expense 177 05 Collector Expense 100 00 Assessors--Expense 7 00 Town 'Clerk Expense 3 75 Town Building Maintenance 2 00 Public Welfare--Outside Relief and Infirmary 60 95 Old Age Assistance 52 50 Schools 4 01 Total Receipts Cash Balance January I, 1937 EXPENDITURES SeIectmen Salaries Expenses Telephone Association Dues Printing R. R. Sign Claim All Other Salary Cabine~ Clerk Telephone Files Supplies Adding Machine Binding Record Forms Ali Other Auditing ~unicipal Accounts Auditor $750 00 17 15 28 56 6 00 17 59 34 40 10 00 53 02 $600, 00 40 67 1,049 00 51 10 24 35 30 84 162 0~ 6 00 85 44 85 10 31,204 82 2,464 8~ $651,379 37 37,120 14 $916 63 2,125 50 3,405 10 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Salary $1,050 00 Dept. Corporation and Taxation 20 00 Telephone 32 55 Bonds 226 90 Bonds 31 Typewriter 100 00 Stamps, Envelopes 106 14 Check Protection 188 76 Adding Machine 161 50 Expenses 94 00 Supplies 41 65 All Other 46 39 Collector Salary $1,050 00 Bond 403 00 Bonds, Clerk and DeDuSy 72 50 Stamps 272 92 Forms 161 39 Telephone 82 50 Clerk 843 O0 Adding Machine 125 90 Printing 61 75 All Other 85 55 Tax Title Foreclosure Advertising $55 rio Recording 71 O0 Assessors Salaries $1,350 00 Telephone 105 03 Expenses 94 12 Forms 60 40 Deeds 81 65 Street Lists 155 94 Plans 144 95 Binding 5 00 Supp]ies 45 98 All Other 5 50 License Commissioners Telephone $13 29 Stamps 2 00 Supplies 34 97 Clerk Salary $350 90 Bond 5 00 Cabinet 44 50 Stamps 10 86 Printing 13 70 All Other 19 13 2,099 59 3,157 61 126 50 2,048 57 50 26 443 19 130 ANNUAL REPORT 8alarles Salaries of Registrars Election Officers Police Setting up Booths Ballots Revising Cheek Lists All Other Expense Salary Clerks Janitoress Telephone Fuel Gas, Electricity, Water Vacuum Cleaner Repairs Supplies Typewriter Window Cleaning Labor Curtains All Other Chief . Patrolmen Special Officers Motorcycle Repairs Gas, .Oil Lights Repairs Janitor Supplies Telephone Printing Equipment All Other Automobile Salary Water Commissioners Election and Registrars $200 00 654 00 28 00 32 09 352 55 29 05 36 68 Board of Survey Janitor Town Hall Manicipal Buildings $2,392 780 57 1,08q 496 69 60 90 126 25 22 36 140 00 06 99 60 13 95 22 55 00 00 90 00 17 Police Department $2,080 6,587 1,546 265 1,191 16 45 44 SO7 ~9 108 00 00 25 79 84 91 57 57 41 26 69 32 Article 18--Police Dog Officer 300 00 1,332 28 300 0O 5,383 61 12,299 61 890 00 100 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Fire Department Engineer $885 41 Chauffeur 9,133 10 Call Men 3,714 15 Equipment 347 22 Repairs 556 32 Gas, Oil 259 12 Fire Alarm 254 34 Fuel 483 00 Light 236 72 Water, Laundry, Supplies 85 32 Telephone 10~ 23 Un}ts 300 00 Hose 375 00 Furniture 48 07 AIl Other 162 70 Article 20--Fire Truck Fire Truck Inspector of Buildings Salary Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary $250 Auto Hire 78 Supl~Iies 11 00 50 24 Moth Department Wages 2,670, 34 Truck Hire 224 00 Telephone 21 89 Arsenate of Lead 258 90 Gas, Oil 506 48 All Other 17 29 Tree Warden Salary $150 0O Wages 833 76 Telephone 8 56 Trees 97 50 Gas, Oil 47 75 All Other 11 45 Brush Cutting Wages $481 00 Telephone 2 17 Gas, Oil 15 94 131 16,939 70 8,900 00 50 09 339 74 3,699 90 1,149 499 11 132 ANNUAL REPORT Forest Fire Department Warden, Salary $100 00 Wages 915 35 ttose 205 80 Repairs 164 82 Unit 150 00 Supplies 43 75 All Other 16 00 Contingent Legal Advice $572 00 Medical Service 35 09 Damages 42 00 Shell Fish Area 82 34 Furniture 75 09 Cemetery Lois 24 00 Town Hall Repairs 163 50 All Other 2 28 Salary Salary Game Warden F~sh Warden Board of Health Salaries of Members $300 00 Physician 109 00 Nurse 1,500 0~ Tuberculosis 1,628 30 Vaccine 45 00 Hospital 597 72 Nursing 570 50 Doctor 299 00 Telephone 82 ,60 Gas, Oil, Repairs, Auto 121 96 Burying Dogs, Cats 27 00 Inspector 134 00 Supplies 27 29 All Other 34 01 Board of Health--Article 17--Automobile Expended County Hospital Maintenance Vital Statistics Deaths, Births, Marriages 180 00 Birth Return 7 00 Salary Expenses Inspector of Animals Garbage Disposal 1,595 72 996 12 100 00 5 00 5,467 38 587 09 3,507 79 187 00 200 00 1,511 35 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Sanitation Sewer Maintenance aha Construction Wages 2,932 80 Material 497 58 Ali Other 558 21 Sewer Dewey St.--Article 34 Wages $830 75 Material 75 08 Ail Other 37 93 Sewer--Buckingham Rd.--Article 35 /gaterial $152 61 All Other 18 80 Sewer--Herrick St., Lyman Rd.--Article 36 Wages $42 25 ~Iaterial 146 86 All Other 24 45 Sewer--Article 27 with W. P. A. Mater~al $1~899 75 Truck 243 36 All Other 184 23 Lyman Street--Article 37 Wages $96 74 Truck 4 67 Material 48 59 Town Dump Expense Refuse Disposal Wages $1,563 21 Teams 1,486 79 Highway Department l~xpenditures Salary Highway Surveyor General Maintenance Wages $15,875 29 Trucks 747 ,67 Stone, Gravel 2,974 18 Clerk 1,040 O0 Equipment and Repairs 2,571 72 Gas, Oil 3,349 53 Tarvia 10,113 54 Sidewalks 2,981 25 Office Supplies 153 87 All Other 1,096 46 133 3,988 59 443 ~6 171 41 213 50 1,827 34 159 00 B,000 00 8,000 00 39,997 51 Expenditure ANNUAL REPORT Truck--Article 19 Barker Street--Article 39 Wages $443 42 Gravel 109 80 Trucks 722 00 Material 611 78 All Other 113 00 Snow Removal Wages $1,607 85 Trucks 119 82 Equipment 706 21 Fences 322 05 Material 75 92 Chloride 77 71 All Other 26 20 Hillside Road--Article 38 Wages $182 20 MateriaI 815 80 Trucks 422 00 All Other g0 00 Boxford Street Article 96 Wages $3,682 48 Truck 1,966 90 Material 3,708 O0 Tools 924 O0 Fences 62 65 All Other 505 83 Street Lighting Expended Public Welfare Salaries $300 00 Agent'~ Salary 400 00 Supt. and Matron, Salary 1,200 O0 Outside Relief and Repairs 27~96 86 Aid to Dependent Children Mother's Aid (U. S. Grant) Income Trust Fund S~oner Fund $215 20 Taylor Fund 39 00 Old Age Assistance Old Age Assistance $22,009 00 Old Age Assistance (U. S. Grant) I5,894 33 Old Age (Administration U, S. Grant) 556 50 1,80~ O0 2,000 O0 2,926 1,600 O0 10,849 86 8,4~1 40 29,296 86 1,962 90 245 20 38,450 83 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Soldiers' Relief and State Aid Cas~h $2,742 00 Fuel 149 00 Groceries 889 77 ]~ent :144 O0 Medicine, Medical Attendance 300 43 Clothing 36 90 ~upplies 22 45 Ail Other 15 43 Total expended on Soldiers' Relief $4,299 9~ Cash StaLe Aid 109 00 Education Expenses of School Committee: Secretary's Salary $1,092 00 Telephone 462 67 $1,554 67 Sa]aries of Teachers and Super- visory Staff 77,577 79 Attendance Officer: Salary and Census 468 62 Expenses of Officials 885 00 Books and Supplies 4,764 36 Salaries of Janitors 7,964 84 Fuel 3,703 44 Water, Gas, Elec. and Bldg. Supplies 2,328 01 Maintenance and Repairs 6,072 52 ]Sealth Nurse and Physi- cian, Supplies 2,063 19 Transportation: Bus ])rivers ~5,288 25 Car Tickets 1 80 5,418 25 ]New Equipment 1,096 82 Tuition, EYen~ng Sc'hool 912 97 All Other 243 57 Income Trust Fund: Towne Fund Stevens Memorial Library Salaries $4,245 00 Fuel, Light and Water 469 92 Books 963 O~ All Other 319 26 I~.rks Wages $1,981 03 Supplies 268 50 State Park Reservation 185 4399 98 114,499 05 159 10 5997 21 2,249 53 243 52 136 Wages All Other Wages Marker Flowers All Other Wages Trucking' Repairs Plumbing AIl 'Other Lunches Music Flowers Trio Expenses Flags Programs All Other Lunches Music Oration Flowers All Other Wages Material Benches Burner Fuel E x~inguisher Ail Other Wages Signs Bleachers Ail Other Printing and Binding ANNUAL REPORT Town Forest $95 00 3 79 Marker (Article 11) $12 00 65 90 17 00 3 63 ~athing Beach $797 00 65 00 60 83 25 25 3963 Memorial Day $145 12 10 10 10 29 0~ 55 00 85 00 75 Armistice Day $37 30 10 8 12 04 00 O0 O0 Showers--Article 13 $342 04 305 65 55 20 187 50 55 84 18 50 25 71 Playgrounds $178 3 775 37 86 O0 O0 56 Town Reports 98 79 98 53 997 21 349 98 97 64 987 44 994 42 854 55 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 137 Premiums Insurance 4,384 43 American Legion Quarters Rent 450 00 W. P. A. Expenditures Office $1,522 14 Public Works Department 569 69 Highway Department 3,846 34 Moth Department 250 88 Commodity Department 492 48 Sowing Project 631 19 Nursery School 204 10 Book Binding Project 65 36 Playground 323 51 Street Numbering 147 30 Police Department 48 50 8,1(}2 79 Maintenance and Construction, Water Department Superintendent $2,781 21 Clerk 1,205 83 Stationery and Postage 210 18 Printing 189 49 Telephone 376 90 'Wages 7,968 81 Pipe and Fittings 3,921 04 Meters and Fittings 1,289 46 Oil, Waste and Packing 71 16 Coal 2,470 13 Engineers 2,074 00 Gas, Oil, Repairs 512 19 Supplies 543 18 Trucks 91 15 All Other 1,283 72 Automobile Article 16--Automobile 24,987 55 600 00 Reservoir--Article 26--Receipt from Water 1936 Wages $55 41 Trucks 187 30 Material 1,729 67 Mixer 12 00 Pumps 49 50 Regulator 162 00 S~oker 2,239 39 All Other 137 00 4,572 27 Lyman Road---Article 29 Wages $78 17 Truck 4 50 Material 66 61 149 28 138 Wages Pipe and Fittings All Other ANNUAL REPORT Young Road--Article 28 $226 27 497 48 31 93 Wages Pipe and Fittings All Other Dewey Street--Article 32 $297 67 445 23 55 23 Material Material Trucks All Other Little Road Artlc]e 31 Herrick Road--Article 25 $945 67 1 83 Temporary Loans General Loans: Sewer Schoolhouse N. R. A. Water Interest $1,402 50 828 75 337 50 $1,002 18 2,568 75 General Sewer Sehoo}house N. R. A. Water Temporary Loans: 1937 Anticipation of Reimburse- meut; State and County Indebtedness $2,009 00 3,000 00 2,009 00 $7,000 00 225,000 00 7,350 00 Agency Trust and Investment State Tax 17,027 50 County Tax 13,354 12 County Dog License 823 20 755 68 798 13 371 52 1,000 00 3,570 93 239,350 00 31,204 82 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Refunds Taxes: Current Year $71 22 Prior Years 1,380 26 Old Age Assistance Tax 2 00 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 594 69 Moth Assessment Tax 2 00 Interest on Taxes 7 39 Treasurer, Expenses 177 05 Collector, Expenses 100 09 Clerk, Expenses 3 75 Assessors, Expenses 7 00 Maintenance Town Bldg. 2 00 Public Welfare 60 95 Old Age Assis~tance 10 50 Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 42 00 Schools 4 01 Total Expenditures Cash Balance December 31, 1937 139 2,464 82 $685,508 37 32,991 14 $718,499 51 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Balance Shoot--December 31, 1937 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Assets Cash: In Office and Banks In Closed Banks John J. Costello, Collector: Cash Shortage Petty Cash Advance: School Department Accounts Receivable: Taxes: Levy of 1928 Polls Levy of 1928 Proper~y Levy of 1929 Polls Levy of 1929 Property Levy of 1930 Polls Levy of 1930 Property $6 00 70 52 50 00 $ 47 222 00 61 12 $33,409 45 6,831 96 4,676 83 46 00 140 ANNUAL REPORT Levy of 1931Pb]ls 214 91 Levy of 1931 Property 176 48 Levy of 1932 Polls 302 00 Levy of 1932 Property 75 13 Levy of 1933 Polls 419 00 Levy of 1933 Property 173 68 Levy of 1934 P~ls 476 00 Levy of 1934 Property 429 54 Levy of 1935 Polls 318 63 Levy of 1935 Property 332 05 Levy of 1936 Polls 14 00 Levy of 1936 Property 9,351 00 Levy of 1937 Polls 692 00 Levy of 1937 Property 36,071 16 Old Age Assistance: Levy of 1931 Levy of 1932 Levy of 1933 $110 00 152 00 211 00 Under-Estimates 1937: State Tax County Tax State and County Aid to Highways Motor Vehicle Excise: Levy of 1929 Levy of 1930 Levy of 1931 Levy of 1932 Levy of 1933 Levy of 1934 Levy of 1935 Levy of 1936 Levy of 1937 $289 897 946 1,150 1,102 679 636 143 2325 85 53 16 24 7O 16 16 66 56 Special Assessments: Moth 1927 Moth 1928 Moth 1933 Moth 1934 Moth 1935 Moth 1936 Moth 1937 Sewer Sidewalk $1 1 2 9 1 14 2,776 1,114 5O 5O 75 90 50 25 50 85 26 49,463 69 473 00 1,118 41 295 24 505 00 8,171 02 3,923 01 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 141 Tax Titles Public Welfare--Outside Relief and Repairs E~nergency section 31--Chapter 44 General Laws Departmental: Moth $385 70 Health 547 53 Sewer Construction 382 59 Highway 35 00 Public Welfare 4,657 54 Old Age Assistance 537 61 State and Military Aid 10 00 Schools 573 52 Water rates, etc.: Rates of 1933 and Prior $749 93 Rates of 1934 79 91 Rates of 1935 54 61 Rates of 1936 767 26 Rates of 1937 1,820 82 ConstructionandMiscellaneous 1,258 89 OveEay Deficits: Levy of 1927 $62 52 Levy of 1928 79 33 Levy of 1929 233 27 Levy of 1930 459 72 Levy of 1931 642 24 Levy of 1932 866 42 Levy of 1933 : 923 34 Levy of 1934 1,190 89 Levy of 1935 1,273 19 Levy of 1936 762 22 Levy of 1937 1,995 25 Old Age Assistance Tax Overlay: Levy of 1931 159 00 Levy of 1932 192 00 Levy of 1933 162 00 26,817 29 1,499 O4 7,129 49 4,725 92 ~,001 39 $158,086 74 142 ANNUAL REPORT Liabilities and Reserves Tailings Overpayments to Collector Accounts Payable: Health Expense County--Dog Licenses Sale of Real Estate Trust Fund Income Unexpended Balances: Sewer--Buckingham Road $328 59 Sewer--Dewey Street 656 24 Sewer--Little Road 586 50 Sewer With W. P. A. Art. 27 672 66 U. S. Grant, Old Age Assistance-- Admin. 62 12 U. S. Grant, Old Age Assistance-- Assist. 1,316 13 U. S. Grant--Aid to Dependent Children 199 59 Water Herrick-Lyman l~oads 228 48 Water--Young Road 344 32 W. P.A. 737 82 Soldiers' War Bonus Fund Reserve Fund--Overlay Surplus Reserve--Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Special Assessment Tax Title Departmental Water $8,171 02 3,918 01 26,817 29 7,129 49 4,725 92 $69 51 453 28 51 O0 3 60 2,130 29 137 16 5,132 45 1,430 08 495 96 50,761 73 Reserve: Shortage Account--John J. Costello, Collector 4,676 83 Reserved for Deposits in Closed Banks 6,8~1 96 Reserved for Petty Cash Advance 46 00 Surplus Revenue 85,886 89 $158,086 74 TOWN OF NORTH AND.OVER, MASS. 143 DEBT ACCOUNTS Dr. Net Funded or Fixed Debit $57,000 00 Sewer Loans $32,000 00 School Loans 18,000 00 Water Loans 7,000 00 TRUST ACCOUNTS Dr. Trust Funds--Cash and Securities $31,090 62 Cr. Joseph M. a~d Susan F. Stone Charity Fund $10,000 00 Taylor Charity Fund 95 77 Moses Towne School Fund 4,090 70 Sarah Barker Fund 1,554 19 Phillips Educational Fund 1,197 28 Charles Whitney Davis Fund 10,708 18 Phillips Religious Fund 2,337 75 George W. Berrian and Ruth E. Berrian Memorial Fund 1,006 75 Herman Kober Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 100 00 $57,000 00 $57,000 O0 $31,090 62 $31,090 62 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. TOWN WARRANT 147 Commonwealth of Massachusetts ~ssex 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; the 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 Monday the seventh day of March, 1938, at nine o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to act upon the following a~icles: 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, one member of School Committee, one member Board of Health, one member Board of Public Works for three years; a High- way Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, an Auditor, a Tree War- den and five Constables for one year, and any and all Town Officers required by law to be elected by ballot. All to be voted for on one ballot. The polls shall be opened 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 stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article 1, of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 19, 1938, at one thirty o'clock P. M., in the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles :- Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Article 3. To see if the to~m will vote to accept the re- port 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 unexpended appropriations. Article 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the finance committee. Article 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval o5 the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the 148 ANNUAL REPORT revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1938, 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. Article 7. To consider the reports of all special com- mittees. Article 8. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to appointing a committee to care for the public parks and triangles of the town. Petition of the Selectmen. Article 9. The term of the Selectman and the Board of Welfare of the Town of North Andover, is hereby changed from the term of one year to the following term and at the next town election: One Selectman and one member of the Board of Wel- fare shall be elected for the term of one year; one Selectman and one member of the Board of Welfare shall be elected for the term of two years; and one Selectman and one member of the Board of Welfare shall be elected for the term of three years. Thereafter, Selectmen and members of the Board of Welfare shall hold office for the term of three years. Petition Irving E. Rogers and othel's. Article 10. The term of office of the Tax Co]lector for the Town of North Andover, shall be changed as follows: At the next town election there shall be elected one per- son as tax collector of the Town of North Andover, who shall hold office for the term of three years, and the term of office for the tax collector shall be three years. Petition Irving E. Rogers and others. Article 11. The term of office of the town clerk for the Town of North Andover, shall be changed as follows: At the next town election there shall be elected one per- son as town clerk, who shall hold office for the term of three years, and the term of office of town clerk shall be for the term of three years. Petition Irving E. Rogers and others. Article 12. The term of office of the treasurer for the Town of North Andover, shall be changed as follows: At the next to~m election there shall be elected one per- son as town treasurer, who shall hold office for the term of three years, and the term of office of the treasurer of the Town of North Andover shall be three years. Petition Irving E. Rogers and others. Article 13. To see if the town will authorize the ap- pointment by the moderator of a committee of three mem- bers to study the present By-Laws of the Town of North Andover, confer with State officials and other authorities on TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 149 town government, and report recommended changes in the ]~y-Laws at the next annual meeting of the town. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers' Association. Article 14. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Assessors to publish in the next annual town report, a of the abatements granted on real estate, personal and poll taxes. Petition of John M. Pillion and others. Article 15. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 147, Section 13A of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, relative to the establishment of a re- serve police force in town, to consist of not more than eight (8) men. Petition of Joseph V. Markey and others. Article 16. To see whether the town will establish a planning board under the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 81A, as added by Chapter 211 of 1936; and accept the provisions of Chapter 41, Sections 81F to 81J inclusive, as above added. Petition o£ F. W. CIarenbach and others. Article 17. To see if the town will accept the wstem of house numbering prepared as a W. P. A. project and estab- lish it as the house numbering system of the tow~. Petition of Joseph A. Duncan and others. Article 18. To see if the town will designate a board or official of the town to assign house numbers in accordance ~vith the accepted house numbering system. Petition of Jos- eph A. Duncan and others. Article 19. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to provide street numbers to be given to property owners. Petition of Joseph A. Duncan and others. Article 20. To see if the town will transfer the follow- ing unexpended balances: Article 27, Blanket Sewer $672.66; Article 28, Young Road water, $344.32; Article 31, Little Road water, $228.48; Article 34, Dewey Street sewer, $656.24; Article 35, Buckingham Road, sewer, $328.59; Article 36, Little Road sewer $586.50; for materials and serv- ices to be used in connecting dead ends in the water system on Middlesex and Russell Streets, Brightwood Avenue, Chapin, Saltonstall and Wilson Roads, and Trinity Court with or without the assistance of the Works Progress Ad- ministration or other such Federal agency. Petition of Board of Public Works. Article 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for a W. P. A. project to repair the local public buildings. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. 150 ANNUAL REPORT Article 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred ($300) doIIars, for the purpose of painting the exterior of Stevens Memorial Library and mak- ing such minor repairs as may be deemed necessary. Peti- tion of Nathaniel Stevens and others. Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of four hundred and twenty dollars ($420.00) for painting the buildings at the Town Infirmary, all buildings to receive two coats of paint except the wood- shed which will receive one coat. Petition o£ the Board of Public Welfare. Article 24. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of nine hundred twenty-one dollars and fifty- three cents ($921.53) for the unpaid bills of 1937 of the Board of Public Welfare. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. Article 25. To see if the town wilI raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred twenty-four dollars and thirty-eight cents for the unpaid bills of 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936 BoarcI of Public Welfare. Petition of the Board of PubIic Welfare. Article 26. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of eight thousand ($8,000.00) to carry on the activities of the W. P. A. work. Petition of Board of Selectmen. Article 27. To see if the toven will raise and appro- priate the sum of two hundred fifty-one dollars and thirty cents ($251.30) for unpaid bills of 1937 for Attorney C. J. Mahoney. Petition of Board of Selectmen. Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional $50.00 to be added to the dog warrant. Petition of Dog Officer and others. Article 29. To see what action the town will take on over-due Moth Assessments, years 1928, 1929 and 1930, amount $385.70. Petition of James W. ElIiott, Auditor. Article 30. To see what action the town will take on over-due sidewalk assessments, amount $1,114.26, 1924- 1925. Petition of James W. Elliott, Auditor. Article 31. To see what action the town will take on' War Bonus Fund, amount $1,469.67. Petition of James W. Elliott, Auditor. Article 32. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to purchase a strip of land located at the corner of Middlesex and Massachusetts Avenue, containing approxi- mately 760 feet, to eliminate a dangerous traffic condition, and appropriate the sum of $240, said money to be paid to TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. I51 the owner of the land, Sarah Ann Al/em Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Article 33. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the stun of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a new police car. Petition of Alfred H. McKee, Chief of Police. Article 34. To see if the town will appropriate a suf- ficient sum of money for two electric lights on Dewey Street on poles being numbered. Petition of Arthur Stead and others. Article 35. To see if the town will vote to install and maintain a street light on pole No. 2874 Young Road. Peti- tion of William Kent and others, Article 36. To see if the town will vote to appropriate sufScient money to install an electric light in front, or near the residence of Fred W. Kane, 42 Bay State Road. Petition of Edwin May and ethers. Article 37. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of five hundred dollars, to resurface Trinity Court with gravel and oil. Petition of M. Louis O'Neil and others. Article 38. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) to continue the macadam on Dale Street onward from its pres- ent ending to the Boxford Line. A distance of one thousand feet. Petition of Charles M. Lewis and others. Article 39. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-eight hundred dollars ($3,800.00) for the purpose of macadamizing Clarendon Street from Pleasant Street to Water Street. Petition of Thomas Fa~'ragher and others. Article 40. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,200.00 to replace outside wire and change the present 2 circuit system to a 4 circuit system. Petition of the Board of Fire Department Engineers. Article 41. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500.00 to install a new six circuit fire alarm ot~ice at the fire station. Petition of the Board of Fire Department Expenses. Article 42. To see if the town will install a fire alarm box on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and I{errick Road. Petit/on of Will/am Kent and others. Article 43. To see if the town will accept Young Road for a distance of two hundred and twenty-five feet (225) beginning from Herrick Road. Petition of William B. Kent and others. Article 44. To see if the town will accept Moody Street, a distance of 500 feet from Chadwick Street, according to the ANNUAL REPORT Moody Plan. Petition of Edward M. Epey and others. Article 45. To see if the town will vote to accept two hundred and fifty feet of Lyman Road from a point already accepted two hundred and fifty feet from Massachusetts Avenue in accordance with the Iay~out as accepted by the Board of Survey. Petition of Leonard Firth and others. Article 46. To see ff the town will vote to accept Little Road from Iterrick Road to Lyman Road, a distance of two hundred seventy-five feet in accordance with the lay-out as accepted by the Board of Survey. Petition of Leonard Firth and others. Article 47. To see if the town will vote to accept East Water Street from the intersection of Chickering Road in a Northwesterly direction to where it was previously accepted a distance of about 815 feet. In accordance with the layout approved by the Board of Survey. Petition of Samuel F. Rockwell and others, Article 48. To see if the towi will vote to accept Bel- mont Street from the intersection of Marblehead Street to- ward Hodges Street to where it was previously accepted, a distance of about 980 feet. In accordance with the layout approved by the Board of Survey. Petition of Samuel F. Rockwell and others. Article 49. To see if the town will vote to accept the following: Baldwin Street from the intersection of Uu£on Street to the intersection of Francis Street, a distance of about 220 feet. Francis Street from the intersection of Baldwin Street to the intersection of Pa~.riot Street, a distance of about 612 feet. Patriot Street from the intersection of Railroad Avenue to the intersection of Belmont Street, a distance of about 885 feet. Sargent Street from the intersection of Patriot Street in a northeasterly direction toward Hodges Street, about 103 feet, All in accordance with the layout approved by the Board of Survey. Note: These streets are grouped together because they form a thoroughfare from Belmont and Sargent Streets right through up to Union Street. Petition of Irving C. ttowes and others. Article 50. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer on Morris Street running from Middlesex Street to Second TOWN OF NORTH AN-DOVER, MASS. 153 Street. Petition of Peter White and others. Article 51. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a 6 inch water main on Morris Street running from Middlesex Street ~o Second Street. Petition of Peter White and others. Article 52. To see if the town will raise and approptSate a sum of money sufficient to extend its water system from Railroad Avenue and Turnpike Street, westerly on Railroad Avenue, about 200 feet. Petition of John J. Collins and others. Article 53. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500) to finish the rebuilding of Boxford 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, £or this purpose; or take any other action in rela- tion thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 54. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum o5 seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for W. P. A. sidewalk projects. This sum to be used for gravel, sand~ and trucking. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 55. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-six hundred forty dollars ($5,640) for one twelve-ton Buffalo-Springfield Gas Roller with attachments, an allowance of four hundred fifty dollars ($450) will be made for town's old Buffalo Steam Roller, or to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum o5 fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) to repair old steam roller. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 56. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) to purchase a one-half ton pick-up truck, for the use of the Highway Department. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 57. To see if the town will vote and appro- priate sufficient sum of money to install a five foot cement culvert across Sutton Street, near Sutton's mill property and to clear brook on both sides of Sutton Street. Petition of Ralph Pratt and others. Article 58. To see if the town will vote to construct a surface drain on Prescott Street, from Upland Street to the residence of John W. Sullivan, and raise and appropriate money sufficient to pay for same. Petition of John W. Sulli- van and others. Article 59. To act upon any other business which may legally be considered at this meeting. 154 ANNUAL REPORT And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true 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 be- fore 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 said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover this seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight. ARTHUR A. THOMSON, FRANK I4_ILTON, JAMES P. HAINSWORTH, Selectmen of North Andover. CONTENTS. Appropriations Recommended ............................. 1 l 3 Assessor's Report ........................................ 25 Auditor's Report ........................................ 125 Anbnal Inspector's Report ................................ 112 Board of Public XVorks Report ............................ 40 Board of Health Report .................................. 73 Board of Public Welfare Report ........................... 115 Fire Department Report ................................ 78 Highway Surveyor's Report ............................... 109 Inspector of Slaughtering ................................. 112 List of Jurors ........................................ 71 l~:[oth Department ....................................... 23 Old Age Assistance ..................................... 88 Police Department ...................................... 76 Report of W. P. A ....................................... 86 School Committee's Report ................................ 80 Stevens Memorial Library ................................. 64 Sealer o~' Weights and Measures ........................... 85 Treasurer's Report ....................................... 124 Tax Collector's Report ................................... 119 Town Clerk's Report .................................... 21 Town Forest ............................................. 24 Town By-Laws ........................................ 26 Town Warrma~; .......................................... 147