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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1939~ 67 Maple ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS 1939 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER ~939 OFF~CI~RS' RI~PORT OF THE Receipts and Expenditures AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE Financial Year Ending December 31, 1939~ INCLUDING Report of School Committee and Board of Public Works TSE O. H. Dl~l:Vrr Co. 1940 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1939 Town Clerk Town Treasurer JOSEPH A. DUNCAN MAURICE C. CASEY SELECTMEN ARTHUR A. THOMSON FRANK HILTON JAMES P. iHAINSWORTH Board of Public Welfare FRANK HILTON ARTHUR A. THOMSON JAMES P. HAINSWORTH Board of Assessors HERBERT T. WILD Term expires 1940 EDWARD E. CURLEY Term expires 1941 JAMES P. HAINSWORTH Term expires 1942 Board of Health GEORGE E. JEWETT Term expires 1940 HERBERT E. McQUESTE,N Term expires 1941 EDWARD W. A. HOLT, M.,D. Term expires 1942 School Committee LOUIS H. McALOON Term expires 1940 FP~EDERICK C. ATKINSON, M.D. Term expires 1941 REV..CLINTON W. CARVELL Term expires 1942 Superintendent of Schools FRED E. PITKIN Board of Public Works WILLIAM SOMERVILLE Term expires 1940 ABBOT STEVENS Term expires 1941 BERNARD F. HUGHES Term expires 1942 Superintendent of Public Works WILLIAM B. DUFFY Board of Registrars of Voters PATRICK C. CRONIN Term expires 1940 HARRY F. CUNNINGHAM Term expires 1941 F. ORRIS REA Term expires 1942 JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Cler.k Permanent Police ALFR.ED H. McKEE, Chief RIOHAP~D S. HILTON, Captain MYRON B. LEWIS A. HOU,GHTON FARNHAM Collector of Taxes IRVING E. HINTON Highway Surveyor IRA D. CARTY Supt. Moth Dept. JOHN J. CONNORS DANIEL SHINE Town Auditor JAMES W. ELLIOTT Tree Warden JOHN J. CONNORS Building Inspector MARTIN LAWLOR Supt. Town Infirmary Matron Town Infirmary RICHARD HEIDER MRS. RICHARD HEIDER Pound Keeper Sealer Weights and Measures RICHARD HEIDER ERNEST SMITH Fire Engineers JAMES HARGREAVES THOMAS H. BRODERICK WILLIAM DRYDEN Agent Board of Health LUCIA P. KATHAN Fish Warden Burial Agent Dog Officer FRANK DENEU HAROLD BARRINGTON FRANK DENEU Co-ordinator of W. P. A. and Supervisor O. A. A. DANIEL A. DOYLE ROBERT H. CAMPBELL Public Weighers JAMES J. DOOLEY BYRON BENJAMIN Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber ARTHUR H. FARNHAM IRA D. CARTY ANGUS CROSS CLARENCE FARNUM CHARLES W. PAUL Fence Viewers WRIGHT STORK JOSEPH GILL Caretaker of Playgrounds Agent Public Welfare WILLILAM J. COSTELLO J. NEWTON FRYE Commissioner of Soldiers' Relief MAURICE C. CASEY Animal Inspector WILLIAM L. SMITH JAMES P. DAW JOHN J. COSTELLO ISAAC OSGOOD Planning Board Term expires 1940 Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 WILLIAM A. i~USSELL C. MASON TUCKER Bathing Beach Committee JAMES M. BANNAN, Chairman IRVING ttOWES HOWARD KELLY FREDERICK C. ATKINSON, M.D. ERNEST SMITH FRANK E. SMITH ALFRED H. McKEE Advisory Board ERNEST G. ABBOTT, Chairman WENDELL M. DILLON CLARENCE HUTTON FRED iD. WHITTIER ROLAND SHERMAN HAROLD HOLT JOSEPH V. FLANAGAN Constables Appointed by the Selectmen ~[RV]NG ELSTON GUSTAVE NUSSBAUM AUGUSTINE WALSH ~GEORGE WATERHOUSE PAUL WILLETT CHARLES PITMAN JOIIN C. PICKLES RICtIARD HARGREAVES, JR. EDWARD DONOVAN DONALD BUCHAN HORACE CULPON JAMES J. DILLON WILLIAM RITCIIIE HAROLD WOOD WILLIAM THOMSON FRED McCORMACK H UGI-I STEWART ,JAMES CORNELL JOHN J. ~AHONEY HAROLD TYNING ALBERT CURRIER PHILIP. SUTCLIFFE WALTER STAMP GEORGE STEWART iEDWARD R. GREENWOOD MICHAEL GOLDEN JOHN M. COSTELLO RICHARD HEIDER ARTHUR JENKINS GEORGE W. BUSBY FREDERICK RABS ALEXANDER M. WHITE GEORGE E. W. KERSHAW ~FREDERICK MOSLEY CHARLES WOOD JOHN A. SULLIVAN JOHN J. ROCHE JOHN kIAR~IN!GT 0N GEORGE EVER,SON WILLIAM P. CALLAHAN CHARLES ASHWORTH FRANK DENEU ROBERT H. CAMPBELL PETER RITCHIE GEORGE W. PAUL PHILIP MIDGLEY BOSLOW BUSH ALFRED P. DESJAR,IY~NS GEORGE KANE CLEMENT LAVIN FRED KIESLING FRANK SPENCER JOHN J. MURRAY JOItN H. FENTON WALTER E. CHAMPION EDWARD SARCIONE MARCUS L. CAREY LAURIE E. KNOWLES LEWIS HUMPHREYS CHARLES W. HINXMAN GEORGE F. CUNNINGHAM JOHN W. MAWSON THOMA,S FARRAGHER CYRIL KNOWLES ANDREW J. ]]ARA ARTHUR R. DRUMMOND DANIEL BALAVICH MICHAEL HURSON CORNELIUS iD~ONOVAN ROY HALL SAMUEL JENKINS WILLIAM TORRE¥ ARTHUR H. FARNHAM CLARENCE ELLIS JOSEPH BUMYEA PAUL GOUDERAULT ANNUAL REPORT Town Clerk's Record of Town Meeting held March 6, 1939 and Adjourned to March 18, 1939 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 Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes; an Auditor; a Tree Warden and five Constables for one year; also to elect a Planning Board consisting of five members, for the terms of one, two, three, four and five years, the term of each candidate to be determined by the number of votes he shall receive, the larger number of votes received to give the longer terms, and to vote upon 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. Candidates Precincts 1 2 3 4 961 1105 992 913 Moderator for one year Cornelius J. Mahoney 650 795 684 695 Blanks 311 310 308 218 Town Clerk for one year Joseph A. Duncan 723 857 777 752 William McKinnon 1 Blanks 238 248 215 160 Treasurer for one year Maurice C. Casey 709 848 719 698 Blanks 252 257 273 215 Selectmen for one year Harold P. Barrington 161 171 253 116 Harry C. Foster 406 535 323 539 James P. Hainsworth 52~ 662, 555 586 Frank Hilton 567 542 520 413 Arthur A. Thomson 549 552 534 454 WiIfred Wild 225 357 811 214 A. Soucy 1 Blanks 452 495 480 417 Highway Surveyor for one year Ira D. Carry 438 489 498 438 Philip J. McGee 72, 35 15 42 John H. Milnes 412 556 442 380 Frank L. Spencer 25 20 25 40 Blanks 14 5 17 13 Public Works for three years Totals 3971 2824 1147 3109 : 1 861 2974 997 701 1803 2326 2042 2089 110,7 1 1844 1858 164 1790 110 49 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. - 1 2 3 4 Bernard F, Hughes 631 652 456 507 2246 Fred Townsend 252 329 419 289 1289 /~]anks 78, 124 117 117 436 Assessor for three years Robert H. Campbell 259 306 258 200 1023 John J. Costello 256 257 167 134 814 Jamez-,P_-I~ainsworth I:: :: 393 489 503 517 1902 Blanks 53 53 64 62 232 Tax Collector for one year Irvin~g E. Hinton 701 873 769 729 3072 Blanks 260 252 223 184 899 Auditor for one year James W. Elliott 591 724 445 54l 2301 John H. Munro 286 301 467 279 1333 Blanks 84 80 80 93 337 School Committee for three years Clinton W. Carvell 468 580 471 515 2034 Cat,lynn Lenora McQuesten '395 470 430 311 1606 Blanks 98 55 91 87 33I Public Welfare for one year Harold P. Barrington 171 179 265 119 734 I~larry C. Foster 398 532, 330 536 1796 James P. Hainsworth 529 639 555 578 230,1 Frank Hilton 557 534 511 389 1991 Arthur A. Thomson 523 537 52,3 427 2010 Wilfred Wild 210 364 318 222 1114 A. Souey 1 Blanks 495 529 474 468 1966 Tree Warden for one year John J. Connors 517 709 514 557 2297 Albert Schofield 389 319 382 267 1357 Blanks 55 77 96 89 317 Board of Health for three y~ars Edward W. A. Itolt 691 865 q09 711 2976 Blanks ~70 240 283 202 995 Constables for one year George F. Cunningham 621 732 496 551 2400 John P. Harrington 516 734 478 556 2284 William C. Ritchie 462 419 433 295 1609 $ohn J. Roche 463 563 421 575 2022 William 2. Thomson 2,61 409 469 296 1435 Harold Walter Tynlng 539 537 517 465 2058 Augustine J. Walsh 600 609 500 534 2248 Blanks 1343 1522 1646 1293 5804 Planning Board for one to five years Term to be decided by number of votes received. The largest number of votes received to serve for 5 years, and so on until five are elected. John J. Costello 398 895 329 256 1378 James P. Daw 381 325 319 224 1249 Arthur .R. Drummond 153 192 234 282 861 James J. Maker 409 290 204 145 1048 William J. Morton 121 208 2,12 106 647 ANNUAL REPORT Leo H. Murphy 398 304 246 207 1155 Nicholas F. Nieetta 181 144 141 96 Isaac Osgood 227 462 337 425 1451 William A. Russell 293 470 357 385 150.5 Georg.e H. Schruender 209 226 158 257 850 Roland H. 'Sherman 149 290 210 201 850 Arthur R. Starre~;t 129 272 192 255 84g Cornelius E. Sullivan 243 281 205 286 1015 C. Mason Tucker 2.58 502 339 463 156S Everett Long 1 1 Blanks I256 1164 1477 976 4873 After final action on the preceding Article one, the said meeting shalI stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article one of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 18, 1939, at one thirty o'clock P. M., in the Town Hail, 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. Referred to the Selectmen. Article 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the port 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 turned into the treasury. Voted that the sum of $4,042.78 be appropriated from the surplus revenue of the town to provide for overlay deficit of 1938. Voted that the Assessors be authorized to use such sum, not exceeding $20,000.00, from the 'surplus revenue, toward the reduction of the 1939 tax rate, as the commissioner will allow. Article 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the finance committee. Voted to con'sider each item separately. DEPARTMENTS APPROPt~IATIONS 1 Selectmen, salaries $750.90, expenses $270.00 $1,020 O0 2 Auditor, salary $600.00, expenses $1,300.00 1,900 00 3 Treasurer, salary $1,050.00 (including' bond), expenses $1,500.00 2,550 O0 4 Collector, s~lary $1,050.00 (including bond), expenses $1,899.50 2,949 50 5 Assessors, salaries $1,~50.00, expenses $759.00 2,050 0O 6 Town Clerk, salary $350.00, expenses $100.00 450 00 7 Election, listing and Re-registration, salary $200.00 expenses $2,000.00 2,200 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 8 Police Department, salaries $10,416.00, expenses $1,584.00 12.,000 00 9 Fire Department (including Engineers and ambulance), salaries $13,838.00, expenses $2,662..00 16,500 00 10 Dog Warrant 150 00 11 Building Inspector, salary $50.00 50 00 12 Sealer of Weights and Measures, salary $250.00 expenses $90.00 340 00 13 Insect Pest 3,700 00 14 Brush Cutting 500 00 15 Tree Warden, salary $300.00, expenses $3,000.00 3,300 00 16 Fish Warden, salary $5.00 5 00 17 Board of Health, salaries $300.00, expense~ $4,500.00, Physician's salary $400.00 5,200 00 18 Garbage Disposal 1,800 00 19 Vital Statistics 200 00 20 Refuse Disposal 3,000 00 21 .Highway Surveyor, salary $3,000.00 3,000 00 22 General Maintenance Street Department 32,,000 O0 23 Snow Removal 5,000 00 24 Street Lighting 8,500 00 25 Board Public Welfare, salaries $300.00 300 00 26 Supt. and Matron, Outside Relief and Repairs, salary $1,600.00, expenses $25,000.00, Agent's ~alary $400.00 26,600 00 27 Public Parks and Triangles 2,000 00 28 Discount on Notes 1,000 00 2.9 School ©~epar~bment, salaries $90,236.00, expenses $22,000.00, Physician's salary $500.00 112,236 00 30 State Aid and Soldiers' Relief 6,000 00 31 Stevens Memorial Library 6,000. 00 32 Memorial Day 350 00 33 Board Public Works, salaries $300.00 300 00 34 Maintenance and Construction Water Dept. 2~,000 00 35 Maintenance and Construction Sewer Dept. 4,000 O0 36 Contingent Fund 1,000 00 37 Forest Fires 500 00 38 Forest Fire Warden, salary $100~00 100 00 39 Itemized Annual Repor~ 950 00 40 Insurance 7,900 00 41 Maintenance County HospitaI 3,467 84 42 Maintenance Town Building (including clerks) (See Article 15) 5,600 00 43 Town Ha]], Janitor, salary $300.00 300 00 44 Playgrounds 900 00 45 American Legion (rent) 450 00 46 Interest East Side Sewer Notes 1,282 50 47 Redeeming East Side Sewer Notes 2,000 00 48 Interest on New Schoolhouse Notes 573 75 49 Redeeming Ne~v Schoolhouse Notes ~,000 00 50 Board of Survey 51 Animal Inspector, salary $2.00.00 200 00 52 Expense on Dump, expenses $260.00 260 00 53 Town Forest 200 00 54 Bathing Beach 1,150 00 55 Old A,ge Assistance 32,400 00 56 Aid for Dependent Children 8,000 00 10 ANNUAL REPORT 57 Interest on N. R. A. Water Notes 187 50 58 Redeeming N. R. A. Water Notes 1,000 00 59 Tax Titles 500 00 60 License Commissioners, expenses $100.00 100 00 61 Reserve Fund 3,000 00 62 Armistice Day lO0 00 42 Town Building, expenses $5,600.00, Article 15, $367,222 09 transfer, $1,248.00 $4,352 00 Assessors, salaries $1,350.00, expenses $700.00, Article 15, expenses, $1,248.00, total $1,948.00 $3,298 00 Appropriations voted under other Articles in the Warrant Article 9 Planning Board; project $500.00, expenses Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article $100.00 $ 600 00 10 Town Building; cleaning, painting, etc. 500 00 11 Police Station, heating unit 700 00 12 W.P.A. 25,000 00 13 Police car 351) 14 Police motorcycle 400 00 23 Chickering Road, water main (conditional) 1,600 00 24 Mill Road, water main (conditional) 1,400 O0 25 Water mains and hydrants 3,150 00 26 Street Department, truck 700 00 27 Boxford and Salem Streets 2,000 00 $ 36,400 00 367,222 09 Article 5 Grand Total $403,622 09 Item 3 to include bond. Item 4 to include bond. Item 9. A motion for reconsideration of the amount voted under this item was lost. 163 voted for and 241 against. Item 17. It was voted that the Board of Health be authorized to appoint one of its members as Board of Health P.hysician and that his salary be fixed at $400.00, to be taken from the appropriation made for this department. Item 29. It was voted that the School Committee be authorized to appoint one of its members as School Physician and that his salary be fixed at $500.00, to be taken from the appropriation made for the School Department. 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, 1939, 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. TOWN OF NORTH ANDO'VER, MASS. 11 Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1939, 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 o4 less than one year in accordance ~vith Section 17, Chapter 44, of the Gen- eral Laws. The vote was unanimous and so declared. Article 7. To consider the report of all special commit- tees. No reports. Article 8. To see what action the town will take in regard to appointing a committee to care for the public parks and triangles of the town. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. 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 vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the use of the Planning Board in connection with a W.P.A. project, and one hundred dollars ($100) for incidental expenses. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hun- dred dollars to be used by the Planning Board in connection with a W. P. A. project, also t~he sum of one hundred dollars for incidental expenses of this board. Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the cleaning, painting and repairs in the Town Building, Peti- tion of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for cleaning, painting and general repairs of the Town Office Building. Article 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for a separate heating unit in the Police Station. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of seven hun- dred dollars for the installation of a separate heating unit in the police station. That three bids be secured from compe- tent heating contractors bidding on the same specifications. Article 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate 12 ANNUAL REPORT the sum of thirty-three thousand dollars ($33,000) to carry on the activities of the W.P.A. work. Petition of the Selectmen. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars, to carry on the various proj- ects of the W. P. A, Article 1~. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) for a new police car. Petition of Alfred H. McKee, Chief of Police. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of three hun- dred fifty ($350.00) dollars, to purchase a new police car. Article 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for a new motor- cycle fully equipped to replace the present motorcycle which is eight years old. Petition of Alfred H. McKee, Chief of Police. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars, for the purchase of a new motorcycle, fully equipped to replace the present motorcycle which is eight years old. Article 15. To see if the town will transfer from the town building appropriation $1,248.00, to the Assessor's appropriation, this money to pay for the clerk for the Board of Assessors. Petition of Herbert T. Wild and others. Voted to transfer the sum of one thousand two hundred forty-eight ($1,248.00) dollars, from the amount already appropriated for Town Building Maintenance and Clerks, to the Assesgors' Department. This money to pay for salary of clerk for Board of Assessors. Article 16. To see if the town will vote to specify that the number of members of the reserve police force in the town shall consist of twelve men, or such other number as the town may determine at this meeting, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 147, Section 13-A of the General Laws (Terc. Edition). Petition of John J. Roche and others. The town voted to indefinitely postpone the matter of specifying the number of members of the reserve police force. Article 17. To see if the town will vote and petition the Massachusetts General Court to abolish the reserve police force, in the Town of North Andover, under Chapter 147, Section 13-A of the General Laws, which Attorney General says was established in 1933, but was void because it did not specify in the Article, the number of men. Petition of Thomas Gosselin and others. TOWN OF NORTH AlXrD0~ER, 'MASS. 'Votd to indefinitely postpone action which would petl- trion the Massachusetts General Court to.abolish .the reserve 'poi/ce force of the town of North Andover, under Chapter 147, ;Section 13A, of the General Laws, which the Attorney Gen- eral says was established in 1933, but was void'because it did not specify in the article, the number of men~ Article 18. To see if the town will vote to direct the iSelectmen to petition the legislature for the enactment of the following statute: "An Act to make the provisions ,of Chapter 31 of the General Laws and the rules and a~egulations made ~chereunder to hereafter apply to James Hargreaves, the Chief of the Fire Department of the ~To~vn of North Andover, without requiring him to take an ,exam/nation." Petition of Isaac Osgood and others. Voted to d~rect the Board of Selectmen to petition the legislature for the enactment of a statute as follows: '~An ac~ to make the provisions of Cha~ter 31 o£ the General Laws :and the rules and regulations ~ade thereunder to hereafter apply to James Hargreaves, Chief of the Fire Department of ~he Town of North Andover, without requiring him to take an ~examination.' Article 19. To see if the town will vote to install a street .light on Upland Street between the residences of George Dunham and Merle McArthur. Petition of Thomas Frie~d and others. Voted to refer to the Board of Selectmen for action. Article 20. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install one electric light on pole number 2890 on Little Road. Petition of Robert McMurray and others. Voted ~hat this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen for action. Article 21. To see if the town will raise .and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to extend the sewer, eight hundred (800) feet on Massae3msetts Avenue from Linden Avenue. Petition of John H. Munro and others. Voted that the town extend its sewer system for a dis- tance of eight hundred (800) feet on Nassachusetts Avenue from Linden Avenue and that the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, be allocated from the amount appropri- ated under Article 12, of this warrant and that the work be done with the assistance of the Works Progress Adminis- tration. Article 22. To see if the town will vote to extend its ANNUAL REPORT water wnrks system from Great Pond Road near inter- section of Bradford and Pond Streets, along Pond Street to the Boxford Town Line, a distance of about 850 feet, and raise and appropriate or otherwise provide a sum of money sufficient to pay for the same. Petition of Delbert Ar Arel and others. It was voted nob to make this water extension. Article 23. To see if the town will vote to extend its water system from Massachusetts Avenue, southerly along Chickering Road for a distance of approximately 1380 feet, and raise and appropriate or otherwise make provision for the payment of the same. Petition of David Rennie and others, It was voted ~o extend the water system of the town from Massachusetts Avenue, southerly along Chickering~ Road, for a distance of approximately one thousand three hundred eighty feet; and that the town raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand six hundred ($1,600.00) dollars, ancI A. that a W.P.. project be drawn up by the Board of Public Works, progided the petitioner furnishes a satisfactory guarantee to pay 4% of the cost of this construction annu- ally for a period of ten years; and further provided thai this guaranf~ee be made on or before July first of the current year. Article 24. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to extend the water ~erviee from Johnson Street through Mill Road tn the residence o~ Charles W. Tucker and install a hydrant. Pet/t/on of Charles W. Tucker and ethers. Voted to extend the water main from Johnson Street through Mill Road to the residence of Charles W. Tucker and install a hydrant; and that for this purpose the town raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand four hundred dol- lars and that a W. P. A. project be drawn up by the Board of Publle Works, provided the petitioner furnishes a satis- faetor;~ guarantee to pay to the town 4 % of the cost of con- struetmn annually, for a period of ten years and further provided that this guarantee be made on or before of the current year. Artlele 25. To see if the town will transfer the unex- pended appropriations under Article 50, Morris Street water; Article 51, Morris Street sewer; Article 52, Rail- road Avenue Water; of the 1938 warrant of $900.00, $1,700.00. and $550.00 respectively to the Board of Public Works to be used in replacing temporary water lines on ~'OWN OF NORTH AN])OVER, i~ASS. 15 Bacon Avenue, Steven Street and Wood Lane .and provide ~ecessary additional fire hydrants in various parts of the town with or without the assistance of the Works Progress -Administration or other such Federal agency. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand one hundred fifty dollars, to be expended with or without the assistance Of the Works Progress Ad- ministration or other such Federal Agency, in replacing temporary water lines on Bacon Avenue, Stevens Street and Wood Lane and to provide necessary additional :fire hydrants in various parts of the town. Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of seven hundred dollars(S700) to pur- chase a one-half ton pick-up truck, for the use of the High- way Department. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of seven hundred ($700.00) dollars, to purchase a one-half ton pick-up truck ~or the use of the Highway Department. Article 27. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500) to finish three hundred feet on Boxford Street and continue on Salem Street under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, for this pur- pose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, to finish three hundred feet on Boxford Street and continue on Salem Street, under Chapter 90, of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, for this purpose. Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum o£ seventy-five hundred dollars ($7,500) to rebuild the center portion of Main Street with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration or other such Federal agency. Petition of the Highway Sur- veyor. Voted not to appropriate money for this construction. Article 29. To see if the town will vote for a compressor for the Highway Department and appropriate money for same. Petition of Fred Townsend and others. Voted to postpone indefinitely. ANNUAL REPORT Article g0'. To see if the tovox wilI vote to l~ave Harwoo~ Street resurfaced or improved by the Town of Nort?~: Andover. PetitiOn of George Townsend and others. Vbted to postpone indefinitely; Article 3I. To see' if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to gravel and oil 200 f~et (two hundred feet) of Buckingham Road, running from Herrick Road to Lymph Street. Petition of Peter F. White and/ others. V0tecl j~Bpstpone~ fndeffni~ely; Artic~¢~3~2_.,,'· To see if the town will vote to accept 20¢ feet (tx¥o~ hundred feet) of Buckingham Road', running' from Herrick Road to Lyman Street. Petition of Peter F. White and others· Voted' to accept two hundred feet of Buckingham Road, running from l{errick Road to Lyman Street, when the' requiremey~s- ~erf the Planning Board are met. Articie,~gg. ,.~ To see if the town will vote to have Harwood Street ac~&d by the Town of North Andover. Petition of George Townsend and others. Voted that the town accept Harwood Street when the requireme~-,0f the Planning Board are met. · i . . l Artmle[~34;¥. Tn see ff the town writ vote to accept llever y Street frohT'the eor~mr of Harold Street, southerly to land of the town, a distance of about 75 feet. Petition of Hildred/ Sharp and o~hers. ¥oted to accept that part of Beverly Street, f~'om the corner of Harold Street, southerly in land of the town, a distance of seven,y-five feet. Article 35. To see whether the town will adopt the fol- Iowing by-law or some modification thereof for the purpose of regulating billboards or other outdoor advertising devices. TOWN BY-LAW, ARTICLE NO .... Ri~GULATION OF ADVERTISING SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS Section 1. Statutory Authority. In pursuance of the authority granted to towns in Section 29 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws, and pursuant to all ether provisions of law, and without relaxing any restrictions now imposed on outdoor advertising devices by Sections 29 to 38 inclusive of said chapter or by any lawful state regulations there- under, such devices are hereby further restricted in the Town of North Andover as provided in the following see- tions. TOWN OF NORTH ANDO,VER, MASS. 17 Section 2. Exemptions. This by-law shall not apply to signs or other devices in or over public ways, described in Sections 1, 2 or 8, of Chapter 85, General Laws, or to signs or other devices on or in the rolling stock, stations, subways or structures of or used by common carriers, except advertis- ing devices on bridges or viaducts or abutments thereof. It also shall not apply to any advertising device legally per- mitted and maintained on the date of the taking effect of this by-law, until one year after the first day of July next following said date. Section 3. Definitions: "Advertising Devices" shall mean billboards, painted bulletins, poster panels, signs, plac~ ards and other outdoor units designed to call public attention to the matter displayed thereon. "Advertising Sign" or "sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device. "Sign-board" shall mean any structure designed for displaying an outdoor advertisement. "Highway" or "street" shall mean any public way twenty feet or more in width. "Public Park" shall mean a piece of public land of at l~ast five thousand square feet se~ apart for beauty and public enjoyment. "Public Reservation" shall mean a piece of public land set apart for recreational use, as a state or municipal forest, as a protection to public water supply, as a memorial or ceme- tery, or as a place of unusual scenic or historical interest. "Permitted" shall mean authorized by an official permit. "Display" shall mean to make or maintain visible from any highway, public park or reservation. "Area" of a sign or sign-board shall mean the area of the face view of the entire device including all attachments except supports and lattice at the base thereof. "Residential district" shall mean any area zoned as resi- dential. "Non-conforming business" shall mean a business located in a residential or rural district, other than such rural business as farming or the raising and sale on the same premises of farm, garden or orchard products. "Lawful sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising de- vice not prohibited by any provision of law or by any lawful state regulation. "Accessory sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device which carries only advertisements strictly incidental and subordinate to a principal use of the premises on which it is located, including signs indicating business transacted or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant 18 ANNUAL REPORT thereof, but not including any sign which is rented or con- trolled by any party except the owner or occupant of the premises. "Sign on a wall" shall mean a sign closely attached throughout to and facing with the wall, or on a window or door therein. "Lot" shall mean a plot of ground containing and voted to the purposes of a building, or laid out to contain a building, with ali required open spaces; or a tract of unbuilt, undivided land under one ownership. Section 4. Prohibitions. No person, firm, association or corporation, except the owner or a tenant occupant of the premises, shall be permitted or allowed to erect, dj.splay or maintain any billboard or other outdoor advertising device thereon except in pursuance of written authority from such owner or tenant and unless either the name and address of the party holding such authority or a lawful permit num- ber from the state licensing authority be displayed on such device. No billboard or other outdoor advertising device shall be erected, displayed or maintained: (a) Upon any rock, tree, fence or pole; (b) Within one hundred feet of any church, public building, monument or memorial, or within three hundred feet of any public park, playground or public reservation, if within view from any portion thereof; except that this pro- vision shall not apply to accessory signs on the walls of buildings; (c) If it contains any obscene, indecent or immoral matter. (d) Unless all parts and attachments and the ground about the base thereof are kept in neat and safe condition. Section 5. General Restrictions. No advertising sign or signboard shall be permitted or allowed to be so located as to obstruct a view between any points on connecting streets within fifty feet of a corner of the rights of way; or extend more than twenty feet above the surface on which it stands; or to obstruct any door, window or fire escape on a building; or, if on a roof or wall of a building, to extend above the legal limit of height for such build/ng or wall; or in a residential district, to extend not more than six inches nearer to any boundary of Vhe lot or premises on which it is located than it would be lawful to maintain a building, except as provided in paragraph (c) of Section 6. Section 6. Restrictions in Residential Districts. No person, firm, association or corporation shall erect, display TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. or maintain or allow to be displayed or maintained on his or its property, in a residential district, any billboard or other advertising device, except devices specified in paragraphs (a) (b) (c) and (d) of this section. (a) Any lawful accessory sign or signs not exceeding five square feet in aggregate area on any one building or lot; or any lawful sign or signs advertising only the sale or rental of the premises, not exceeding a total area of ten square feet; or, on the premises of any public building, public recreation ground, farm garden, tree-nursery or forest, any la~vful accessory signs not exceeding all together fifteen square feet in area within the limits of said premises; or any lawful accessory signs on the front wall of any building occupied by a non-conforming business. (b) Any lawful sign displayed by the town, or any sign displayed by the United States, the state or county relative to government business. (c) At any boundary line of the town a lawful sign not exceeding five square feet in area indicating the meet- ings of any civic organizations located therein. (d) On property owned or principally occupied by a religious, civic or charitable organization, association of war veterans or the like, any lawful acce'ssory sign displayed by written permission of the Selectmen, with approval of the inspector of buildings if any, for a limited period not exceeding sixty days. Section 7. Administration. Whenever notice of an application to a state authority for a permit for an adver- tising device to be erected or .displayed in the town is re- received by the Town Clerk or any other town off]cia], he shall immediately transmit to the Inspector of Buildings or other officer charged with the administration of this By-Law. Such off%er, or, in the lack of other responsible officer, the Town Clerk, shall thereupon make an examination of the case and, a.s promptly as possible, within thirty days of the receipt of the application by the town, shall send written notice to the state authority to whom the application is addressed, stating whether or not the proposed advertising device would violate any provisions of fbi's By-Law, and, if he finds such violation, specify what provisions would be violated. In case of such violation, he shall send like notice also to the applicant and to the owner or tenant of the pro- posed location of the device. Any person desiring to erect a sign in the town may file a description thereof and of it.s proposed location with the officer charged with the enforcement of this By-Law, who '20 ANNUAL REPORT shall thereupon make an examination of the case and shall give written notice to the applicant whether or not the pro- posed advertising device would violate any provision of this By-Law, and if so, what provision. Said officer shall preserve for record all descriptions, notices o£ applications, letters and other papers received by him and copies of all notices issued and letters sent by him relating to outdoor advertising. Section 8. Penalties and Enforcement. The Select- men or any other of Iicer charged with the enforcement o£ this by-law shall give written notice of any violation of Sections 4, 5 or 6 of this by-law to the party violating the same and to the owner or tenant of the property concerned, with orders to remove promptly any device in violation thereof, and shall cause any party who continues such violation for fifteen days after such notice to be prosecuted; shall pursue appropriate legal processes to restrain the erection or maintenance of devices in violation of this by-law and to cause their removal or abatement in accordance with Chapter 93, Sections 29, 31 and 33; and shall also notify the state regulatory authority o£ outdoor advertising o£ any known violations o£ ]awful state regulations ~hat come to his notice. Sect/on 9. If any provision of this by-law is declared unconstitutional or illegal by any court, the validity o£ the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. Section 10. No provision of this by-law shall be con- strued in such a manner as to be inconsistent with the rules and regulations now or herea£ter in force, concerning out- door advertising, of any state authority having jurisdiction. Voted to accept the By-Law as outlined in this article, a By-Law known as "Regulation of Advertising Signs and Billboards." Article 36. To act upon any other business which may legally be considered at this meeting. John W. I-Iegarty, Alfred Garneau, Leo Murphy, Irving IIowes, Tom Ingram, Lillian Dearden and Alice May checked voters into the meeting. Russell Dimery, Earl B. Tracy, C. Mason Tucker, J. New- ton Frye, Leo II. Murphy and Russell Chase assisted the Moderator in taking hand count of votes. About five hundred fifty voters were present. The meeting adjourned at 4:45 o'clock P. M. A true copy attest: JOSEPII A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Special Town Meeting held March 18, 1939 At two thirty o'clock a ~'ecess was declared in the con~ ~uct of the business pertaining to the Annual Meeting to consider articles in the Warrant calling for 'special meeting ~;o be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the town. Under Article One of this Warrant it was voted: to appropriate the sum of six thousand five hundred ~$6,500.00) ~ollars, from the Highway Fund, provided by Chapter 2, of the Acts of 1939 for any of the purposes mentioned in said chapter. The town voted that this amount be appropriated for general maintenance of the Street Department. Under Article Two of this Warrant it was voted: not 'to make this appropriation for the reason that no authority was obtained from the town for the purpose mentioned in this art/cie and that the town does not recognize any obli- gation. A true copy attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. Town Meeting April 10, 1939 Article 1. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, for snow removal. Article 2. Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in ar~ticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940, 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. A true copy attest: JOSEPH A, DUNCAN, Town Clerk. '22 ANNUAL REPORT Town Meeting October 9, 1939 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator C. J. Mahoney. Over one hundred citizens were present. The Court Room proved to be too small to conduct a meeting with that number of citizens present and some were obliged to stand in the corridor. After some discussion and on motion of Joseph V. Flan- agan, it was voted by those present to adjourn the meeting one full week and that the adjourned meeting be held at the Town Hall, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. on Monday, October 16th. Adjourned Meeting October 16, 1939 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator C. J. Mahoney. Under Article 1, it was voted to appropriate the sum of .two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars from surplus revenue, to be expended as follows: $375.00 for sand; $524.00 for work on snow fences and $1,101.00 for snow removal. Article 2 was accepted in every detail but later was disapproved by the Director of Accounts, who objected to that part of vote devoting the balance of this account to the American Legion B~athing Beach. Article 3. It was voted to appropriate the sum o5 seven · thousand four hundred ninety-two ($7,492.00) dollars, from surplus revenue, to be expended as follows: $6,500.00 to be used to complete projects now under cons,truction but not to inctude backfill in school projects. $992.00, the town's share in the Bicknell Estate drainage project. That any con- tribution received from the Commonwealth towards the completion of this drainage project be turned into the Town Treasury. Town Meeting December 11, 1939 Article 1. The town voted to amend action taken under Article 2 of the Warrant for the adjourned meeting held October 16, 1939, by the elimination of that part of the vote TOWN OF NORTI-I ANDOVER, MASS. 23 appropr/ating balance of fund mentioned in said vote, to the American Legion Bathing Beach. It further voted to appropriate the sum of one thou- sand five hundred sixty-three dollars and eighty-one cents ($1,563.81) from the Surplus War Bonus Fund, so-called, to be expended as follows: To purchase modern automatic inhalator-resuscitator, adult oxygen tent, adult invalid chair, maxker for Veterans' lot in Ridgewood Cemetery, a lot with boundary markers and memorial marker to be purchased in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Voted that the Selectmen appoint a committee to carry out provisions of this action. A true copy attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. ~OE~H BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OFr NOI TH ANDOVEIZ ESSEX COUNTY, MA.SS, Article I. Section. x. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held om the first Monday in March. Section 2. The warrants for all Town Meetings shall be d. irected 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. Af'mr the election of Town Officers whose names appear on the official ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting liconses for the sale of intoxicating liquor~, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand ad- journed for the consideration of all other matters in the warrant to 1 :g0 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 o£ 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 wit.h!n 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 %heir other duties hereunder, they may incur such reasonable expense as may be necessary. Article II. Section ~. 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 ~. 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. ~ORTH ~DO¥~ Article III. Section ~. The Selectmen shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at least five police officers, and a Chief of Police. The latter shall have general supervision and ~iirection 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 from the Board of Selectmen. The fee for such lfcense 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 o! 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- ~--L~WS 27 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 license to such constable or ot~cer. 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 Buildings The nature and size of frame shall at least conform to the following specifications: All rooms must be exposed f~ 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. Foundatio~z Foundations for all dwelling houses to be built of brick, cement or stone, to be well bonded together, and the same to be ]aid in mortar of the following proportions: One part of Portland cement, two parts lime with the proper proper- tion of clear sharp sand; and no cellar to be less than six feet, six inches in the dear, to have at least four windows for light and ventilation, said windows to be not less tlum' three light eight by ~en glass. Frame Frames for all houses used for dwellings to be according to the following schedule: On single dwellings, sills to be not ]ess 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 Camp Purpos~ 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 repairs not affecting the con- struction of ~he external or party walls. P~*lty Any violation of the foregoing Rules and Regulation~ shall be considered a misdemeanor and Bhan be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00. Arffcle 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 dose of the financial year and the time of making ~he 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 e. 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 ii so requested by the Se- lectmen, all money so received. All other persons who shall have in their possession money belonging to the Town shall pay the same forthwith to the Town Treasurer. Section 6. The Superintendent or other official charged by the Board of Water Commissioners with the duty of col- lecting and receiving money due the Town, shall give a bond in a penal st~m and with sureties approved by the Boar8 of 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 of estimates of ex- penses for which appropriations are to be made at the next annual Town Ivieeting, and to report the same in writing o~ or before the first day of February in each year to the Select- men, who shall incorporate said report in the Annual Tow~ Report. Section 8. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to inspect ail bills presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of the officer, board or committee contracting the same, and are in proper form; to indicate the account to which they are chargeable; and, if there are funds, to trans- mit said bills with his certificate to the Selectmen, who shall draw their warrant on the Town Treasurer authorizing pay- ment thereof; to examine the books and accounts of all town officers, boards and committees receiving and expending money; to investigate the condition of all funds and trust funds held for the benefit of the Town. He shall verify the amount of funds in the hands o! 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. He shall report to the Town in detail under each department ali 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 oi taxes shall be completed and the tax list and warrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes on or before the fifteenth day of August, and the tax bills shall be distributed on or be/ore the second day of Sep~ ~ember 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 ~anuary in each year. Section 3. The compensation of the Cotlector of Taxes shall 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 sewem. 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- lic 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. Article VII. .. Section ~. No person shall open any hydrant o~[ the ter-works system o£ thc Town without written permiss[o~ previously obtained from the ~eard o~ ~a~er Commls~ion- ers; provided, hewewr, that nothing in this section shall be con~trued to prohiblt the u~e of hydrants ~nd w~ter by the Ch~e[ of the Fire Department, ~ the person ~cting in hi~ ~tead, in case of ~rc. Article VIII. Section ~. The following shall be the device of the Tow~ seal: In the center of a double circle the inscription, "Incor- porated April 7th, ~g55 ;" in thc m~rgin without the inner cir- cle ~be legend, "Town o~ North Andover, M~ss~chusetts.' Article IX. Regulation 0f Advertising Signs and Billboards See Town Clerk's Record of Town Meeting ~'lareh 18, 1939 Article X. Section z. The violation of these By-Laws, except such aa by their terms provide a penalty for the breach ~ereoi, ahall be punished by a fine o~ not more than twenty dollars. Section ~. These By-Laws may be amended or repealed at any Town Meeting, provided an article or a~icles for that purpose have been inserted in the warrant of said meeting. Section 3. All By-~wa heretofore made and adopted are hereby repealed, North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1940. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the By-Laws of the Town of North Andover. -- Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. LIST OF JURORS Alexander, Albert I., Jr., 121 Herrick Road, Superintendent Bamford, William, Sr., 93 Pleasant Street, Machinist Bastian, Frederick W., 20 I-Iarolet Street, Clerk Bevin, Henry, 461 Stevens Street, Operative Bevin, Samuel, 6 East Water Street, Steamfitter Bower, William, 40 Harold Street, Landscape Architect Brad,bury, Fred, 102 Union 'Street, Percher Briggs, Raymond J., 14 Beverly Street, Clerk Buchan, Donald, Jr., 59 Lincoln Street, Clerk Bumyea, Joseph, 69 Brigh~wood Avenue, Watchman Cain, Michael, 297 Middlesex Street, Retired Calder, William H., 30 Annis Street, Chauffeur Calthorpe, Edmund, 26 Lincoln Street, Salesman Carr, Fred, 159 Railroad Avenue, Tinsmith Coffin, Andrew, 305 Sutton Street, Reporter Costello, John J., 17 Merrimack Street, Moulder Cross, Angus, 469 Stevens Street, Labm'er Culpon, lqorace, 58 Milton Street, Overseer Curtin, John, 18 Lincoln Street, Laborer Davis, Freeman J., 104 Milk Street, Salesman Desjardins, Alfred P., 12 Wiley Court, Machinist Dixon, Joseph F., 847 Turnpike Street, .Salesman DoWning, Charles, 55 Bradstreet Road, Broker Duerden, Richard, 89 Union Street, Operative Eldridg~, Walter, 142 Water Street, Carpenter Ellis, Clarence, 206 Middlesex Street, Operative Emery, Arthur, 146 High Street, Operative Elliott, James, 122. Middlesex Street, Barber Foster, Loring B., 469 Stevens Street, Mechanic Greenwood, Samuel, 316 Sutton S~reet, Operative Hargreaves, Harold, 107 Pleasant Street, Blacksmith Hargreaves, James, 362 Osgood Street, Machinist Hamilton, Phillip M, 27 Church Street, Salesman Hilton, Fred, 286 Middlesex Street, Retail Dealer Hilton, Frank, 19 Second Street, Painter Hilton, David, 6 Union Street, Pain'er Hinton, Irving E., 34 Milton ~treet, Bank Teller Holt, Harold, 19 Annis Street, Operative Jackson, David H., Jr., 20 Norman Road, Carpenter Keno, Leo, 27 Pleasant Street, Tinsmith Lane, James, 116 Union Street, Butcher Lund, Henry E., 75 Prescott Street, Overseer Mahoney, John J., 336 Middlesex Street, Operative McDonald, John, 32 May Street, Laborer McDuffie, Dennis D., 42 Union Street, Bus Driver McDuffie, Dennis D., Jr., 42 Union Street, Operative McKinnon, Charles, 38 Phillips Court, Operative McLay, John, 200 Middlesex Street, Milkman McMurray, William J., 244 Sutton Street, Weaver McQuesten, Herbert, 98 Hig~h Street, Butcher Milnes, John, 350 Osgood Street, Road Buil(/er Morse, George W., 75 Water Street, Moulder Murphy, Francis, 2.5 Union Street, Plumber Murphy, Walter, 8 Morton Street, Moulder ANNUAL REPORT Nichols, Alexander B., 28 Phillips Court, Operative Phelan, James P., 21 First Street, Dresser Pickles, John C., 221 Sutton Street, Operative Pillion, John M., 81 Massachr~setts Avenue, Piper Ritehie, Peter, 12_5 Massachusetts Avenue, Onerative Ritehie, William, 41 Thorndike Road, Operative Rivet, Joseph, 9 May Street, Laborer Robinson, Arthur, 52 Main Street, Clerk Roeseh, Paul, 258 Middlesex Street, Machinist Sanderson, Lewis, 36 Salem Street, Carpenter Sehofield, George E., 36 Marblehead Street, Dresser Smith, Richard, 105 Pleasant Street, Clerk Smith, Ernest, 26 Annis Street, Machinist Stewart, Alexander, 114 Beverly Street, Operative Swithenbank, Willimn, 156 Raih~ad Avenue, Painter Sydell, Harold, 301 Middlesex Street, Operative Thomson, James, 89 Lincoln Street, Advertising Manager Thomson, William, 48 Lincoln Street, Gas Station Attendant Torrey, William, 28 Harold Street, OCerative Turner, Harold, 51 Pleasant Street, Carpenter Tyning, Harold, 271 Su~on Street, Operative Walker, John F., 43 Brightwood Avenue, Piper Wallwork, Frank lt., 13 Chapin Road, C_ard Setter Warwick, Earl, 36 Marblehead Street, Insurance Agent Wentworth, Charles, 7 Main Street, Superintendent Whittier, Fred D., 933 Groat Pond Road, Farrn~er Winkle, John, 120 Second Street, Painter Jenkins, Arthur, 150 Railroad Avenue, Retired 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. ItAINSWORTH FRANK HILTON TOWN OF NORTH AND0¥ER, MASS. 35 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES I herewith submit my third Annual Report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1939. Sealing Fees collected Adjusted charges collected $77 96 2 85 Total $80 81 Work performed from January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939 Adjusted Platform over 10,000 lbs. 1 Platform over 5,000 lbs. 3 Platform under 5,000 lbs. 25 Counter under 100 lbs. 2 Counter over 100 lbs. Beam over 100 lbs. Spring over 100 lbs. Spring under 100 lbs. 13 Computing under 100 lbs. 4 Personal weighing Prescription Avoirdupois Weights Apoghecary Liquid Measures Grease ~eters Gasoline Meters Oil Truck Meters 2 Quality measures on pumps Kerosene Measuring pumps Yard sticks Totals 50 Sealed Condemned 3 4 45 14 1 4 2 40 19 1 2 155 2 34 6 10 33 9 1 1 399 2 36 ANNUAL REPORT 1936--48 Establishments were sealed with a revenue to the town of $30.15. 1937--82 Establishments were sealed with a revenue to the town of $69.34. 1938--87 Establish- ments were sealed with a revenue to the town of $72.20. 1939--86 Establishments were sealed with a revenue to the town of $80.81. The 1939 revenue is the largest amount ever turned into the town. Respectfully submitted, ERNEST SMITH, Sealer of Weights and Measures. ANIMAL INSPECTOR'S REPORT January 1, 1940 Board of Selectmen, Town of North Andover. As Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1939, 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. Twenty dog cases. 60 barns containing cattle were inspected. Ear tag numbers of 105 interstate cattle were read and reported to the Department of Livestock Disease Control. 850 cattle were inspected and listed. Respectfully yours, WILLIAM L. SMITH, Inspector of Animals. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. DOG OFFICER'S REPORT Dogs killed 14: Four at the request of owners. Ten killed by automobiles. Cats killed: Thirteen cats killed by automobiles. Destroyed seven dogs: Seven unlicensed dogs picked up, boarded all dogs six days and destroyed. Dogs sent to M. S. P. C. A.: Five dogs sent to M. S. P. C. A., owners unknown. Licensed dogs: 502 dogs licensed. 388 males @ $2.00 $ 776 00 37 females @ $5.00 185 00 75 spayed females @ $2.00 150 00 2 kennel.s licensed @ $25.00 50 00 502 dogs $1,161 00 Dogs lost and returned: Twenty-four licensed dogs returned to owners. Calls: Thirty-four calls attended to. Dog bites: Eight dog bites reported to the Board of Health. Claims 4: Livestock killed by dogs. Court procedure: Ten persons brought into court because of failure to pay their dog licenses. FRANK DENEU, Dog Officer, ANNUAL REPORT TOWN CLERK STATISTICS During the year 1939, there were 109 deaths recorded, 57 male, 52 female. The following persons had reached the age of 70 years or more :- John W. Bolton 78 John Somerville 73 Patrick Walsh 74 Jeremiah J. Keating 70 Mary L. Paul 76 Mary E. MerriI1 71 Elizabeth McCormack 84 Lucy M. Dean 86 Mary M. Coughtin 85 Margaret E. Dryden 76 Dennis J. Costello 83 Cora Ann WheeIer 83 Elizabeth E. Ackroyd $1 Arthur O. G~qe 74 John M. Burke 76 George II. Shaw 75 Jennie A. Smith 79 Florence A. Patrick 77 Rufus B. Marston 76 S. Albert Jenkins 75 Christina Arthur 85 Robert Wilcox 78 Lula Thissel! 74 Ida F. Smith 82 Julia A. Clark 89 Sarah Ida FernaId 70 Nathan B. Russell 85 Catherine E. Lynch 70 Matthew Manchester 70 Olivier Pineau 77 Frederick W. 1$larland 81 Pierre Lefebvre 87 IIerbert W. Field 86 Horace F. Downing 87 Edward Doherty 72 Florence Beddows 81 John Chippington 79 Helen McCarthy 79 Jane Taylor 89 Catherine A. Finn 71 Deaths by Ages 80 to 90 years 12 30 to 40 years ~ 70 to 80 years 31 20 to 30 years 4 60 to 70 years 32 10 to 20 years 9. 50 to 60 years 8 I to 10 years 0 40 to 50 years 9 Under I year 7 Causes of Death Hear~ Diseases 48 Hemorrhage 8 Nephritis 2 Appendicitis 3 Stillborn 3 Bronchitis 1 Pneumonia 7 Carcinoma 14 Tuberculosis 3 Accidental 1 Uremia 2 Septicemia 1 Arthritis 1 Other causes 14 Diabetes I Births Whole number recorded 83 Male 44 Female 39 TOWN OF NORTFI ANDOVER, MASS. 89 Native born ~Mixed Youngest groom Oldest groom Parentage 59 Foreign 1 23 Marriages Number recorded 109 20 Youngest bride 18 64 Oldest bride 51 Fishing, 154 @ $2.00 Hunting, 89 @ $2.00 Sporting, 65 @ $3.25 LICENSES Minor's Fishing, 24 @ $1.25 Minor's Trapping, I @ $2.25 Trapping, i @ $5.25 Sporting and Trapping--Free, 12 3-day Fishing, 1 @ $1.50 Non Res. Fishing, 1 @ $5.25 Duplicates, 2 @ $.50 336 @ $.25 12 to persons over 70 years 2 Duplicates 350issued Amount sent to Division of Fisheries & Game Dogs 388 male @ $2.00 37 female @ $5.00 75 spayed @ $2.00 2 kennel @ $25.00 5O2 Less fees @ 20 cents each Paid to Town Trea'surer $308 O0 178 O0 211 25 30 O0 2 25 5 25 I 50 5 25 I 00 $742 5O 84 00 $658 50 $ 776 00 185 00 1~0 00 50 00 $1,161 00 10040 $1,060 60 JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. 4O ANNUAL REPORT ASSESSOR'S REPORT To the Auditor, Town of North Andover, Mass. The Board of Assessors hand you our report for the year ending December 31, 1939. Aggregate value of Real Property Aggregate value of Personal Property Total aggregate $7,267,890 00 State Tax 35,100 00 State Parks 443 83 Overlay Deficit 5,958 56 County Tax 11,899 92 County Assessments (T. B. Hospital) 3,467 84 Overlayings 7,346 14 Tax Assessed Real Estate $262,940 15 Personal Estate 20,507 57 Polls 5,226 00 Dwellings assessed 1,513 Acres of land assessed 12,571 Horses assessed 91 Cows assessed 679 Other neat cattle 25 Swine 82 Fowl 910 Male dogs 288 Female dogs 64 Tax Rate $39.00 per M. EDWARD E. CURLE¥ JAMES P. HAINSWORTH HERBERT T. WILD $6,742,055 00 525,835 00 North Andover Board of Assessors. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. INSECT PEST CONTROL The work in this Department is practically the same each year, consisting of creosoting egg masses of the gypsy moth, cutting brown tail webs, cutting wild cherry trees and burning egg masses of the tent caterpillar. Thi's is £ollowed up by spraying these pests when in the larva form, also spraying for the elm leaf beetle and canker worm and other insect pests. A large amount of thinning of underbrush has been done on the road sides where gypsy moth infestation has been bad. This brush has been piled and burned. The condition of our roadside trees and woedland is much improved over last year. This department he's a W. P. A. Project for the control of Insect Pests. Th.ere are about twenty men employed on this project, painting gypsy moth egg masses and cutting brown tail moth webs in the wood- land, townwide. JOHN J. CONNORS, Moth Superintendent. TREE DEPARTMENT This department is still trimming and removing trees and stumps that were damaged during the hurricane. A number of trees have been bolted and cabled and many have been trimmed and shaped. A large number of dead limbs have been removed that created a hazardous condition. The Tree Department has planted 105 trees this year, which were bought and paid for by the Improvement Society. These trees were planted on Iluckingham Road, Norman, Chapin, Edmands Roads, Sutton Street, Ashland Street, Lin- coln Street, Robin~son Court, Stevens Street, Richardson Ave- nue, Peters Street, Railroad Avenue, Bay State Road, Marble~ head Street, Osgood Street and Beverly Street. This Department has a tree project that was approved last June but has not been started as yet. All available men have been working on the Sidewalk, Water and Sewer and Engine House Projects. JOHN J. CONNORS, Tree Warden. 42 ANNUAL REPORT BRUSH CUTTING A number of bad corners and curves in the road, and farrow country roads where the brush grows up every year have been cleared and the brush cut and burned. These places have to be cleared every year, so that motorists have a clear view and thereby help to avoid accidents. TOWN FORESTS This year the same number of trees received from the State Department of Forestry at no cost to the town. There were 3000 Red Pine seedlings planted in the Town Forest. This appropriation was spent for labor in planting and cutting brush around pines that have been planted in pre- vious years. W. P. A. TOWN FOREST PROJECT This project was started in June, 1938 and completed April 21, 1939. About 18 acres of land was cleared. Seventy cords of wood were cut and delivered to the Welfare Depart- ment for distribution among the needy families of the town. JOHN J. CONNORS, Tree Warden. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 43 POL~E REPORT 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 1 Rape, assault to, and attempt i (2) Crime against Property Larceny of automobiles Trespass on property (3) Crime against Public Order Violation of town by-laws 3 Motor vehicle, operating so as to endanger life 1 Motor vehicle, operating while intoxicated 3 Motor vehicle laws, ogher violation of 10 Drunkenness 19 Lewdness 2 Neglect or desertion of family, non-support 2 Nights' lodging 13 Insane patients committed 4 Total (4) Miscellaneous work of the Department Total number of miles patrolled with Police vehicles 36,759 Automobile operators' accidents investigated 87 Recommended, auto license suspensions 32 Officer sent with ambulance, trips 295 Buildings found open, and secured 23 Bicycles registered with police 67 Complaints investigated, ail classes 327 44 ANNUAL REPORT (5) Added service During the year a new Police service was offered to the citizens of our town, at the start of the usual vacation period in the summer months, in that, the officers made a regular nightly check-up on the homes and premises of persons who were temporarily living elsewhere. This 'service included a check-up with the occupant o£ the property, by the officer leaving a card which was prepared for the purpose, under a door or in a letter slot, with the date and time of inspection noted. For the most part these cards were left in the homes, but on occasion if the officer found his personal supply had become exhausted, he continued his rounds nevertheless. That this service has met with popular approval was indicated by the numerous expressions of gratitude received by the Department. It is intended to again carry out this work during the coming summer. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief of Police. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 45 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939 General Appropriation $32,400 00 Refund 36 00 Total $32,436 00 Expended $32,436 00 Federal Grant (Relief) $29,782 23 Expended 29,601 64 180 59 Refund 4 00 Balance Federal Grant (Administration) Expended $184 59 $1,104 67 1,032 60 Balance $72 07 ROBERT II. CAMPBELL. REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE From January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939 Appropriation, March, 1939 $32,400 00 Federal Grants (Relief) 29,782 23 Federal Grants (Administration) 1,104 67 Refunds 40 00 Total $63,326 90 Expenditures From General Appropriation $32,436 00 From Federal Grants (Relief) 29,601 64 From Federal Grants (Adminstration) 1,032 60 Total Balance Federal Grant (Relief) $184 59 Federal Grant (Administration) 72 07 Appropriation (General) None 63,070 24 Total 256 66 ~_NNUAL REPORT 1939 January February March May June July Augalsf~ September October November December No. of cases Paid directIy to recipients 171 $4,765 11 173 4,836 94 174 5,044 72 175 5,066 ~6 179 5,127 10 179 5,626 96 178 5,037 56 173 5,074 62 179~ 5,100 79 181 5,291 Og 184 5,370 8g 181 5,695 27 Federal Grants Received $62,037 64 OAA Admin. Relief only Balance January 1,1989 $1,441 71 $160 04 Date received. January 2,360 59 78 68 February 2,295 11 76 50 Marcl~ 2,304 65 76 82 April 2,289 85 76 32 May 2,340 10 78 00 June 2,346 47 78 21 July 2,414 25 80 47 August 2,400 07 80 DO Sepbembe~ 2,378 14 79 27 0ciober 2,353 95 78 46 November 2,402 92 80 09 D'ecembeg 2,454 42 81 81 Total $29,782 23 $1,104 67 32 new cases were opened in 1939:6 cases were re- opened; 28 cases closed; 15 closed by death, 2 transferred to other cities, 2 admitted to the Infirmary, 3 able to sup- port, 3 ineligible, I admitted to Public Institution, 1 left the state, i relative abl.e to support. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT H. CAMPBELL, Supervisor. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, 5lASS. 47 W. P. A. EXPENDITURES From January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939 Allied Paint Stor~ Bill's Auto Service Central Service Station Joseph A. CoEins John W. Conner Charles Cronin ,Robert H. Campbell Daniel A. Doyle Lillian Dearden ~Pearl Donnelly. ~Edgar Dunbar Eagle Auto Shop Essex Hardware Co. Essex Signs George Finucan~ Joseph Finneran Olive Grove Thomas .Gosselin Total $36,173.82 Office B1 48 Hildreth & Rogers $4 81 12 35 Philip ttickingbotham 8 38 101 61 John Hibbitts 2 50 5 10 John Hoskings 76 34 09 00 Jenny Mfg. Co. 8 98 3 00 Lawrence Lumber Co. 1 60 824 00 Thomas Lebe~l 16 83 612 00 Winfred Morse 2 50 463 O0 Leo McAvoy 3 00 111 0O N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 100 38 4 50 Thomas Parker 2 50 8 80 Peter Ritchie 4 00 2, 25 Henry 'Sherlock 20 00 1 50 A.B. Sutherland Co. 1 00 5 00 L.C. Smith Typewriter Co. 4 00 18 76 Victor Addin~ Math. Co. 64 20 35 75 H.J. Unwin Co. 75 05 ~4 50 Dr. D. Wallwork 2 00 Total $2,201 ~7 Commodity Department City of Lawrence $150 00 John Hosking 5 68 F. A. Hiscox 1 73 William Kent 135 00 Lawrence Savings Bank 63 00 Nathani~l Archer John T. Campbell Duhullu's Market D 8* D Market Charles D. Glennle A. L. Cole Co. Frank Facey Fred Leach $5 65 North Andover Coal Co. 17 00 Paul & Flagg 2 00 Standard Paper Co. 22 40 TreaSurer of U.S. 194 52 Total $59~ 98 Nursery School $45 40 Kirk's Marke~ $39 54 48 61 Longbo~om's Market 41 88 32 06 5~cQuesten's Market 67 43 79 14 A.R. Morin's Milk Co. 22 96 40 83 lq.. T. Sullivan 58 59 Total $475 84 Assessor's List $ 60 John l-Iosking $27 73 27 85 Spaulding Moss Co. 31 15 Total $87 83 48 ANNUAL REPORT Sewing Project Ralph Brasseur $15 00 Camire WeIding Co. 50 Edgar Dunbar 18 OO Essex Hdwre. & Plumb. Co. 1 5(1 Waiter Handy 12 00 Carl Kemp 5 00 Kirk's Market 1 5g William B. Kent 6 00 Shade Tree Ralph Brasseur $35 00 Chase Typewriter Co. 2 50 Cameracraft Shop 12 42 Central Service Station 30 42 Moth Ralph Brasseur $40 00 Capitol Motor Trans, Co. 2, 10 Central Service Sta. 23 27 Farm Arlington Mills $253 50 Ralph Brasseur 227 06 Andrew Bara 9 00 Louis Cyr 410 00 Central Service Station 1 20 Josephine Dal%on 45 50 Davis Furber Mach. Co. 2 60 John D. Driscoll 82 50 Henry Foley 20 00 Joseph Grande 182 50 Raymond Houghton 215 50 Benjamin Kenny 69 00 Louis Koberski 18 00 Lawrence Gas & Elec. Co. 45 00 Charles Lewis 8 31 Lakeside Filling Station 41 05 John J. McDuffie 332, 00 James McAvoy 12 50 Lawrence Wind. Clng. Co. $5 00 No. Andover Coal Co. 50 20 A. B. Sutherland Co. 128 45 Singer Sewing Mach. Co. 60 William Taylor 55 00 Treasurer of U.S. 1,087 00 White Sewing Mach. Co. 65 70 Augustine Walsh I 50 Total $1,455 ~g Survey John Hosking $76 87 F. A. Hiscox 1 23 Modern Blueprint Co. 19 82 L, C. Smith Type. Co. 4 00 Total $182 26 Project Eagle Auto Shop $67 10 Frost Insecticide Co. 66 84 William Kent 18 00 Total $217 31 to Market Bernard McDonald Co. $135 50 Charles Melamcd 108 O0 Nasagco Const. Co. 476 30 No. Andover Coal Co. 55q 25 N. F. Nicetta 10 50 Parker Danner Co. 16 25 Robinson's Exp. Set, 1,052 00 George Schruender i 05 Topsfield Sd. & Gray. Co. 30 20 John J. Thompson 165 00 Treat Hardware Corp. 86 90 Peter White 63 00 Vera White 80 00 G. F. White 15 00 Dr. D. Wallwork 12 50 Charles White Coal Co. 215 50 John Wilcox 133 75 Arnold Stork 208 50 Total $5,291 76 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 49 Surface Drains Andrew Bare $5 00 William Kent 14 00 Bill's Auto Service 1 84 Louis Koberski 74 00 M. L. Black 29 25 La~vrence Lumber Co. 53 75 Ralpb Brasseur 2.40 00 Charles M. Lewis 15 76 Central Service Station 25 15 Lakeside Filling Sra. 79 49 John Driscoll 30 00 Morton Oil Co. 7 00 Dyer Sales Mech. Co. 369 93 Bernard McDonald Co. 2,856 30 John Dude 22 60 N.F. Nicetta 52 50 Josephine Dalton 265 00 Arnold Stork 52 50 Davis & Furber Mech. Co. 63 George Seymour 18 55 Geo. L. Gage Coal Co. 868 50 State Prison 178 04 Gutterson & Gould 21 51 John Shea Co. 5 90 Louis Godin 100 50 George Townsend 12 00 Hilton Oil Co. 24 50 Treat Hardware Corp. 75 Hol ins' Super Service 7 45 ToDsfield Sd. & Gray. Co. 10 00 A. E. Halperin Co. 11 89 John J. Thompson 53 00 Waiter Kozdros $7 00 Chas. White Coal Co. 256 50 Ralph Brasseur Daniel Cotter Josenhinc Dalton Dick & Ned's Set. Sra. A. Fiola Gutterson & Gould Hedge & Mat~heis Raymond Houghton Louis Koberski John J. MeDufl~e Bernard McDonald Meagan's Drug Store E. F. Paradis Total $5,770 79 Co-Spo,nsor's Project Merrimack School $80 00 North Andover Coal Co. $4 50 21 50 John Roche 38 00 90 50 George Seymour 1 50 3 45 Shattuck's Express 1 50 57 54 To~)sfield Sd. & Gray. Co. 80 51 37 13 John J. Thompson 16 00 16 93 Treat Hardware Corp. 33 46 91 75 Chas. White Coal Co. 1,551 89 224 00 Vera White 36 00 117 25 Augustine Welsh 7 50 637 80 H.J. Welch ~1 03 1 47 TotM $3,221 21 Playground $80 45 J.E. Pitman Est. $16 12 Total $96 57 Bathing Beach Josephine Dalton $18 50 James Murphy $22 50 Raymond Houghton 15 00 Vera White 22, 50 John J. i~{cDufl~e 15 00 Chas. White Coal Co. 289 10 Total $382 60 Police Station Harlan Kelsey $7 00 Total $7 00 5O ANNUAL REPORT Bean & Poore Ralph Brasseur O0 John W. Connor 42 Louis Cyr 42 00 Central Service Station 97 29 Daniel Cotter 232 50 Camire Welding Co. 16 50 D. G. Donovan Mech. Co. 893 25 Dyer Sales & Mech. Co. 187 05 Sidewalk Project $156 45 Lakeside Filling Sra. 20 501 $166 92 Louis Koberski 544 00 Joseph McDuffie 518 00 James Murnhy 86 00 Meagau's Drug Store 3 49 Merrimack Boiler Works 5 82 B. L. McDonald Co. 86 00 Kane & Froulx 2 00 N. E. Asphalt & Tar Co. 282 45 Josephine Dalton 446 50 Dick & Ned's Service Sra. 4 30 Davis & Furber Much. Co. 59 39 Eagle Auto S~hop 29 10 Henry Foley 24 19 Joseph Finneran 8 88 A. Fiola 188 53 Gutterson & Gould 17 81 John Gowans 9 75 Raymond Houghton 399 O0 Hilton Oil Co. 83 90 HolIins Super Service 34 75 Jenny Mfg. Co. 7 86 Lawrence Lumber Co. 16 94 Nasago Const. Co. 1,012 77 E. F. Paradis 9 15 Paul & Flagg 10 23 James Roach 395 50 Ernest Sarther 20 00 Treat Hardware Corp. 234 86 ToDsfield Sd. & Gray. Co. 209 10 Trombley's Service Sra. 1 44 John J. Thompson 274 50 Trimount Bit. Pred. Co. 190 62 G. F. White 976 50 H. J. Welch 4 62, Charles White 470 13 Co-Sponsor's Project Central Fire Station ToL~I $8,475 49 Allied Paint Stores $3 00 Ralph Brassenr 90 00 Robert Baraford 5 00 Bill's Auto Service 14 65 Bean & Poore 582 80 Daniel Cotter 11 50 William Craig 5 00 Camire Welding Co. 12 50 William Cotter 36 00 William Carey 103 40 Josephine Dalton 18 00 Domenick Danagnola 43 50 Henry Enaire 5 00 Edwin Fiedler 90 00 Eagle Auto Shop 24 0O A. Fiola 29 25 I-Iedge & Mattheis 58 88 William Howar~h 5 00 Raymond Houghton 87 50 Walter Handy 10 00 Hollins' Super Service 25 04 Louis Koberski $87 50 Carl Kemp 5 00 Thomas Lebel 464 46 Lakeside Fi]lin~ Sm. 15 00 Lowell Iron & Steel Co. 1,145 00 Louis Miller 5 00 Louis McAloon 51 00 Bernard McDonald Co. 634 60 Lawrence O'Brien 5 00 Paul & Flagg 49 83 Rene Richard, Sr. 381 60 Henry Sullivan 5 00 Arthur Tremblay 85 00 Treag Hardware Corp. 139 13 John J. ThomDson 63 00 H. J. Welch 584 54 Chas. White Coal Co. 762 27 Arthur Wickey 55 50 Weigel Inc. 4 00 Vera White 58 00 Zeiner's Pattern Shop 9 51 John DeTora 5 O0 Total $5,674 46 TOWN OF NORTH AND0'VER, MASS, 51 Benjamin Fionte Joseph Finneran William Kent Town Forest $6 75 Treat Hard.are Corp. $36 50 4 20 J.F. While 81 00 213 00 Peter F. White 134 00 Sewer Project Total $475 45 Henry Foley $7 03 George L. Gage 109 70 ttollins' Super Service 42 65 Lawrence Lumber Co. 2 97 Boston & Maine R.R. 180 18 Daniel Cotter 143 01 N. E. Brick Co. 52 50 No. Andover Coal Co. 4 1)5 Parker Danner Co. 63 35 John J. Thompson 55 00 Chas. White Coal Co. 7 00 Joseph G. Pollard 27 56 Tom Robinson 10 50 John Shea Co. 50 40 The Sessions Foundry 133 80 Trimount Bit. Co. 170 80 Pete's Blacksmith Shop 33 80 Portland Stone Ware Co. 385 01 Louis MeAloon $1 50 Ralph Brasseur Proposed Project Rene A. Richards, Sr. $50 00 Topsfield Sd. &Grav. Co. 11 46 Andrew Wilson Co. 6 80 Total $1,499 07 Town Infirmary $15 00 Total $15 00 on Rounding Corners Total $50 00 52 ANNUAL REPORT STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY North Andover, Massachusetts Report of the Expenditures of the Town Appropriation -- 1939 Appropriation Expended Salaries Marion F. Batchelder, Librarian Itelen C. Sargent, Assistant-Librarian Martha E. Keatlng, Assistant Myra Stillwell, Assistant Virginia Driver, Assistant Winifred Fitzgerald, Assistant Dorothy Michelmore, Assistant William H. Coram, Janitor Fred Coram Heat, Light, Water North Andover CoaI Co. Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. North Andover Board of Public Works A. Ii. Farnham Books, Papers, Magazines American Library Association Baker & Taylor Co. F. J. Barnard & Co. College Book Exchange Book Shop William Deighan DeWol£e & Fisk Co. William J. Dryden E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. F. W. Faxon Co. Joseph Gaudet Ginn & Co. /t. R. I-Iuntting Internationa! Text Book Co. Junior Literary Guild Corp. Jean Kart & Co. May£alr Agency Thomas Nelson & Sons New England News Personal Book Shop Small & Hanson United Publishers Service W. A. Wilde Co. H. W. Wilson Co. Miscellaneous Andover National Bank Andover Press M. Iv. Batchelder K. M. Crawford Co. $6,000 O0 $1,800 O0 390 00 73 35 343 51 131 84 5 6O 55 00 1,350 00 2 00 $4,151 1{) $410 25 152 19 12 20 5 00 579 64 $17 55 89 63 t77 62 19 75 2 00 12 40 34 90 15 50 32 36 6 O6 8 23 14 51 17 30 1 O7 31 29 lB 66 58 25 5 00 105 48 144 69 13 55 39 80 7 41 61 14 934 15 $5 50 9 00 14 21 9 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. ba ?Day 8* Pedler 37 31 ~. H. Driver Co. 65 Dunco L,ibrary Supplies 6 00 ~-aylord Bros. 36 10 W. R. Hill 3 00 John R. Hosking ~5 81 II. R. Huntting Co, 4 37 George E. Jewett 4 50 ,.lohnson Service Co~ 47 33 iH. W, Kinports 2 49 N. L. & E. W. Krysman 19 31 Marshall Son & Wheelock 13 2,4 H. B. McArdle 7 45 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co, 35 07 Railway Exnress Agency I 10 J. Slipkowsky 1 25 Treat Hardware 4 75 Underwood Elliott Fisher 4 56 Witzgall Press 3 00 335 00 Total Expenditures $5,999 89 Unexpended Balance ii Fines collected and turned over to ~che town Respectfully submitted, MOSES T. STEVENS, Acting Secretary-Treasurer of Trustees. $6,000 O0 $346 02 STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Citizens of North Andover: The following annual report of the Librarian to the Trustees is an able presentation of the service rendered by the Library. To the Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library: I herewith present the 82nd annual report of the Library for the year ending December 31, 1939. Circulation and Use of Books 58,005 books were circulated from the Library. This is the fourth largest circulation in the history of the Library, 54 ANNUAL REPORT having been exceeded in the years 1938, 1934, and 1933 (in the order named). It is 2,988 less than the number of books is.su.ed in 1938. 31% of the books lent were non-fiction. The per capita circulation was 8. Circulation per registered bor- rower was 16.26. 14,362 volumes were issued from the Children's Room-- 321 less than in 1938. The schools, to which 1,096 books were sent, circulated 4,223--485 less than in 1938. 39,420 volumes were lent from the Adult Department. This is 2,182 less than the number lent in 1938. 'I~he most popular books among the adult readers were fiction (26,088 volumes), useful arts (2,059 volumes), biog- raphy (1,935 volumes), and travel (1,819 volumes). The best liked books among the children were fiction, fairy tales and folklore, travel, and useful arts, in the order named. The Library was open 302 days with an average daily circulation of 192 books. The largest issue in a single day was 337 on November 16, and the smallest was 74 on December 20. Registration of Borrowers 343 names were added as borrowers. This is 46 more than were added in 1938. 225 o£ these were in the Adult Department, while 118 were names of children under twelve years of age. 90 were transferred from the Children's Room. 379 names were withdrawn, making a net l~ss of 36 for the year and a total registration of 3,567 borrowers. This is 49% of the population served (1935 state census figures were 7,164). Book Collection 621 books were added to our collection. This is 46 less than the 'number added in 1938. Of the total only 32 were gifts. 1,228 were marked discarded. Of these, 57 were missing in inventory. Many out-of-date books have been weeded out to make room on the shelves. A great many have worn out, as the wear and tear on the books has been tremendous during the past five or six years. It is estimated that the Library now owns 20,198 volumes. This makes a net loss of 607. 2,507 volumes were repaired in the Library. This is 483 more than the number mended in 1938. 341 books were rebound by a professional binder. The Library officials and staff are very grateful to all individuals and organizations who have given books or maga- zines. One of our gifts of much local interest was "Tombstone Inscriptions---Kidgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Mas- TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 55 sachusetts," compiled by Mrs. Lenora White McQuesten, and given to the Library by the Trustees of Ridgewood Ceme- tery. Another gift of note was a book "Poems of Today," edited by Alice C. Cooper and illustrated by Mrs. Florence L. Heyn, wife of Rev. Cornelis Heyn, of the North Parish Church. This was presented to us by Mrs. Heyn. Others who have given books or magazines include American Tobacco Company, Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, K. M. Crawford, Frederick Crosdale, Jr., Filene Associates, Mrs. Charlotte Galaher, Georgetown Library, "A Graduate of Yale," Ann La Fountain, Massachusetts Secretary of State, and Burr McConnell. Library in the Community Library Hail has been used more than ever as a meet- ing place of many civic organizations, including the North Andover Woman's Club, North Andover Division of the Law- rence Community Chest, North Andover Improvement Soci- ety, and the Troop Committee of Girl Scouts Troop 22. Books belonging to the North Andover Garden Club are placed in a special section of the Reference Room for the use of the Club and are also available to the general public. Programs of the Andover Evening Study Groups for Adults, a~s well as application blanks, were distributed again from the Library. These courses are to be given from January through March, 1940. When it was announced in the local papers that a course in Education for Adult Aliens was being given at the Brad- street School, the Librarian wrote at once to the Superin- tendent of Schools, offering to borrow books in foreign lan- guages, as well as easy books on learning the English lan- guage, for the u'se of the men and women who were taking the course. We had requests for books written in Albanian, Arabic, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Yiddish. The Divi- sion of Public Libraries, in Boston, lent us these books which were very gratefully received. At the request of the Troop Committee of Girl Scouts Troop 22, the Librarian agreed to have a group of girls come to the Library on Saturday mornings, beginning the latter part of October, £or in'struction and practical problems in the use of the various reference books. The books taken up were chosen by the "Girl Scout Manual" and included "Web- ster's New International Dictionary, Unabridged," the more important encyclopedias, "Readers' Guide to Periodicals," two books of quotations, and an index to poetry and recita- tion. Eight girls attended most of the Saturday morning ANNUAL REPORT sessions. Jean Smith, Barbara Fenton and Phyllis Hurd had perfect attendance. Completion of this project will have earned the girls a Merit Badge as "Book Finder." Tke Librarian has given book reviews before The Young Married Women's Club at the Lawrence Y. W. C. A.; the woman's organization of the Presbyterian Church in Law- rence; and before the Woman's Union of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in town. Lessons in the Use of the Library During the month of May, all pupils in the Sth grades of the various public schools in town came to the Library for an hour's lesson in the arrangement of books on the shelves, the method of classification of the books, and the use of the card catalog. After their visit, problems were g~ven to each boy and girl to find out if they understood what had be~n told to them. Work With Children In June, Miss Dorothy Michelmore was engaged to do special work with the boys and girls during the vacation period. She organized a vacation reading club which was in the form of a travel bureau. Each child who enrolled in the travel bureau made a trip,--through the reading of books. It was necessary to read eight books to complete the tour. 250 children enrolled in this club. 152 did the required amount of reading. The aim of the summer reading project was to widen the scope o£ the children's reading and to inter- est them in non-fiction. That this was successful is shown by the fact that 1,289 more children's books were issued dur- ing June, July and August 1939 than during these months in 1938, and that 415 of these were non-fiction. For those who completed the required amount of read- ing, an entertainment was given in October by a group of 40 young girls from the International Institute in Lawrence. These young people presented a play in which folk songs and folk dances from nine different foreign countries were used. This was held in St. Paul's Parish House, as our Library Hall was too small £or such a large group. It w~s a fine per- formance and we ave very grateful to Rev. Alexander S. Twombly of St. Paul's Church for having made it possible. We are very appreciative of the cooperation of the Interna- tional Institute. Miss Michelmore has had two story hours, one during Book Week and one on December 21. The first one was for children of the first four grades. The latter was for boys and girl's of the last four grades. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 57 Resignation of Miss Helen Sargent Because of ill health, it was necessary for Miss Helen Sargent to retire from the Library in October. She had been with the Library since 1919, and it was w/th regret that we were obliged to accept her resignation. Library Meetings and Summer School Both Miss Myra Stillwell and Miss Virginia Driver attended some 'sessions of the New England Regional Confer- ence of Librarians held in Portsmouth in June. Miss Stillwell also attended the Round Table of Children's Librarians at the Boston Public Library in October, as well as the mid- winter meeting of the Massachusetts Library Association at Simmons College, Boston, last January. She attended the New Hampshire Summer Library School at the University of New Hampshire from July 8 to July 22. The Librarian attended both fall and winter meetings of the Massachusetts Library Association, the New Eng- land Conference of Librarians in Portsmouth, and the Round Table of C~hildren's Librarians in October. Cooperation of Other Libraries We are grate£ul to the libraries who.have lent us mate- rial to meet the needs of our readers. These include Lawrence Public Library, Memorial Hall Library, Andover, Boston Pub- ]ic Library, Haverhill Public Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library, Newton Free Library, Massachu- setts State Library, and the Division of Public Libraries in Boston to whom we often turn for loans of books and sel- dom without success. Respectfully submitted, MARION F. BATCHELDER, Librarian. Appended are the following: 1. Statistics of the Library in form recommended by the American Library Association. 2. Book accessions classified. 3. 1939 circulation by classes. 4. Circulation by years. 58 ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICS OF THE LIBRARY 1939 Arranged according to the form recommended by the American Library Association Annual Report for the Year ended December 31, 1939 Population served: 7,164 (1935 Massachusetts census figures). Terms of use: Free for lending and free for reference. Number of days open: 302. Agencies: 12 classroom libraries. Use Volumes Number of adult volumes of non- fiction lent for home use 13,332 Number of volumes of adult ftc- tion lent for home use 26,088 Number of books for children lent for home use 18,585 58,005 Circulation per capita: 8 Circulation per registered borrower: 16.26 Number of borrowers registered during the year: 34~ Pecentage of population registered: 49 % Total number of registered borrowers: 3,567 Book Stock Number of volumes at beginning of year: (estimate) Number of volumes added during year Per cent of total 23 45 32 100 20,805 621 21,426 Number of volumes lost or withdrawn during year 1,228 Total number of volumes at end of year (estimate) 20,198 Book Accessions Classified Adult Juvenile Total 000 General works 25 I 26 100 Philosophy 12 -- 12 200 Religion 6 I 7 300 Sociology 34 7 41 400 Language 2 -- 2 500 Science 9 2 11 600 Useful Arts 63 4 67 700 Fine Arts 45 3 48 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 59 800 Literature 20 4 24 900 History 24 I 25 910 Travel 46 2 48 920 Biography 43 6 9 Non-Fiction 329 31 360 Fiction 160 101 261 Total 489 132 621 Book Stock Volumes repaired in the Library 2,507 Volumes rebound 341 Volumes reserved for readers 1,651 Borrowers' Registration Number of borrowers December 31, 1938 3,603 Number o~ adult borrowers registered during 1939 225 Number of juvenile borrowers 1939 118 Names withdrawn 1939 3,946 379 Borrowers, December 31, 1939 3,567 Net loss 36 Percentage population registered 49% Petty Cash Receipts Fines and reserve fees $346 0'2 1939 Circulation of Books arranged by Classes Adult ChiL Room Schools Total Juv. Total Periodicals 1,032 262 -- 262 1,294 Philosophy 431 3 -- 3 434 Religion 312 50 -- 50 362 Sociology 1,295 1,018 302 1,320 2,615 Language 105 -- -- -- 105 Science 580 149 97 246 826 Useful Arts 2,959 530 277 807 2,866 Fine Arts 1,347 146 51 197 1,544 Literature 1,513 270 14 284 1,796 History 905 252 84 336 1,241 Travel 1,819 578 253 831 2,650 Biography 1,935 283 113 396 2,331 Tot~] non-fiction 13,332 3,541 1,191 4,732 18,064 Fiction 26,088 10,821 3,032 13,853 39,941 Grand total 39,420. 14,362 4,223 18,585 58,005 ANNUAL REPORT Adult non-fiction 13,332 Juvenile non-fiction 3,541 School non-fiction 1,191 Total non-fiction 18,064 Total non-fiction 18,054 Non-fiction is 31% of total. Circulation is 8 books per capita. Circulation per reglste~ed borrower is 16.26. Circulation by Years 1908 ................... 16,968 1909 ................... 16,817 191_0 ................... 20,580 1911 ................... 22,108 1912 ................... 20,543 1913 ................... 20,428 1914 ................... 20,498 1915 ................... 23,716 1916 ................... 22,276 1917 ................... 18,791 1918 ................... 18,532 1919 ................... 24,280 1920 ................... 21,680 1921 ................... 22,773 1922 ................... 25,823 1923 ................... 24,~52 Adult fiction 26,088 Juvenile fiction 10,821 School fiction 3,032 39,94{ Grand total 58,005 1924 ................... 25,350 1925 .................. 26,501 1926 ................... 24,389 1927 ................... 23,000 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 ................... 54,268 1938 ................... 60,993 1939 ................... 58,005 1939 figures are the fourth highest in the history of the Library, being exceeded hy the figures of 1938, 1984 and 1933 in the order named. ENDOWMENT FUNDS On hand On hand Name of Fund Jan. 1, 1939 Income Expended Dec. 31, 1939 Chas. Whitney Davis $3 89 $281 10 $210 59 $74 40 Phillips Religious 1381 64 82 04 65 90 1397 78 Phillips Educational 7 37 30 00 87 15 22 Berrian 25 56 2.5 O0 49 53 1 03 We are proud of the continued enthusiasm and success with which Miss Marion F. Batchelder carries on this im- portant work. We are pleased to record our appreciation of her loyalty and spirit and to commend all members of her staff, including the Janitor, for their faithful support. We would emphasize those portions of the Librarian's report which deal with the expanding influence of the Li- brary, and would call particular attention to the fact that since 1929 the circulation of books has increased from 38,849 to 58,005, or nearly 53%. During this period the annual ap- propriation by the Town has not been increased. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. In closing, we wish to express regret that Miss Helen C. Sargent, Assistant Librarian £or many years, ,has been obliged by ill health to retire £rom active work. She has served the Library faithfully and well for twenty years. Respect£ully submitted, NATHANIEL STEVENS, MARY O. TYLER, CHARLES A. APPLETON; MOSES T. STEVENS, HARRY R. DOW, GEORGE R. BARKER, ISAAC OSGOOD, Trustees. January 16, 1940. ANNUAL REPORT ltlGttWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT T6 J'ames W] EIliott, Auditor: I hereby submit to you my annual report of the Highway Department for the year ending December 31, 1939, Summary of the work of the Highway Department The money appropriated for snow removal was spent for ploughing, sanding streets and sidewalks, repairing snow equipment~ screening sand and hauling sand to town sheds,. also clearing snow from in front of stores, churches and public buildings. The snow fences were also taken care of in the Fall and Spring. The greater portion of the General Maintenance appro- priation was used in the repairing of the roads, which must be kept up for the heavy trucks and buses that travel over them. The following streets were shaped, scraped and treated ~vith tarvia and sanded: Academy Rd., Andover St., Bacon Ave., Chestnut St., Dana St., Dufton Ct., Farnum St., Gt. Pond Rd., Iterrick Rd., Hewitt Ave., Johnson St., Long- wood Ave., Little Rd., Margate Rd., Milk St., MiddIesex St., g,o~edale Ave., Riverview St., Saltonstall Rd., Railroad Ave., from Middlesex St. to Cemetery, Second St., Salem St., Sum- mer St,, Tucker St., Third St., Wood Lane and Young Rd. These were treated with tarvia and sanded: Beacon St., Beacon Hill Blvd., Belmont St., Court St., Forest St., Highland Rd., Lincoln St., Linden Ave., Lacey St., Maple Ave., Rea St., Pleasant St., Stevens St., ToIland Rd., Upland St., and Wilson Rd. The following were scarified, shaped, graveled and oiled: Church St., Cross St., Hodges St., May St., Saunders St. and Sargent St. On Marblehead St., Un,on St., Russell St., and on Sutton St. from the corner of High St., two coats of oil were used on each on account of heavy traffic. The shoulders were scraped on Railroad Ave. and Sutton St., also on Sutton St. from the Railroad Station to the Lawrence line the road was honed, covered with pea stone and sanded. All country roads were scraped and grav- eled where needed. Several catch-basins were repaired; four on Marblehead St., one on Brown Ct., two on Belmont St., two on Beech- wood St., two on Beverly St., one on Clarendon St., one on Chestnut St., two on Church St., one on East Water St., four on High St., three on Herrick Rd., two on Hodges St., two on Linden Ave., six on Middlesex St., one on Union St., one TOWN OF NORTH ANDOYER, MASS. ~n Chestnut St., one on May St., five on Main St., one on ~Ierrimack St., four on Railroad Ave., two on Russell SL, two on Pleasant St., two on Sutton St., two on Saunders St., one on Sargent St., three on Second St., two on Thorndike Rd. New catch-basins were built on Marblehead St. and Rail- road Ave. Two hundred feet o£ surface drain laid on Saunders St., one catch-basin constructed and one rebuilt. Thirty-four feet of cross-drain on Clark St. Two catch-bas/ns con'structed and lhirty-five feet of ten-inch pipe installed on Brightwood Ave.; ~ixty feet of cross-drain on Chestnut St.; thirty feet of cross- drain on Great Pond Rd.; thirty-four feet of cross-drain on Clark St. With the construction of these catch-basins and the cross-drains, it has elJrnJnated a considerable amount of damage which would have exisied had the water bee~ allowed to flow over property. Sidewalks Sidewalks on several streets were repaired or rebuilt, among them the following: Sutton St. from Marblehead St. to Ashland, four hundred sq. yds. new work and two hun~ tired two sq. yds. of dressing; Sutton St. from Thorndike Rd. to High St., three hundred seventy sq. yds. new work and two hundred seventy-five 'sq. yds. dressing; Union St. from Beverly to Marblehead St., ninety-six sq. yds. new work and five hundred twenty-five sq. yds. dressing; Marblehead St., fifty sq. yds. new work and seventeen sq. yds. of dressing; Beverly St., thirty-eight sq. yds. of new work; Cleveland St., one hundred thirty-seven sci. yds. new work and two hun- dred five sq. yds. of dressing; Saunders St., ten sq. yds. of dressing; Perry St., fifty-one sq. yds. new work. These sidewalks were covered with cinders and top- dressed with stone-dust: Main St. from Second St. to Third St., Clarendon St., Pleasant St., from Davis St. to Russell St., Russell St., Lincoln St., Beverly St. from Union St. to Union School, Brlghtwood Ave., Columbia Rd., Perley Rd., Troy Rd., I-lodges St., Belmont St. and Marblehead St. from Union St. to Suffolk St. All or,her sidewalks were repaired where needed. Expenditures on Chapter 90--Boxford St. Andrew Bara (labor) 70 00 Louis Miller (labor) I 41 Allied Paint Stores (supplies) 15 25 $86 66 64 ANNUAL REPORT At the dam on Sutton Street, opposite Sutton's Mill the wooden fence was replaced with three hundred feet of wire fence. This eliminated a very dangerous condition which existed as school children pass there every day. Two hundred dollars was spent from the appropriation for labor and materials used to widen the corner at Middlesex Street and Massachusetts Avenue. This corner was very dangerous owing to the increased amount of travel on these two roads. IRA D. CARTY, Highway Surveyor. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 65 66 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOYER, MASS. 67 68 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORT~ ANDOVER, MASS. 69 ?0 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTIt ANDOVER, MASS. 71 7g ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 73 74 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANI)OVER, MASS. 75 76 ANNUAL REPOI~T TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 77 ANMUAL REPORT 004 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 8'O ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. PUBLIC/WORKS 81 The Board of Public Works herewith submits its thirty- third annual report containing the forty-'second annual re- port of the Water Department and the thirty-third annual report of the Sewer Department for the year ending De- cember 31, 1939. WILLIAM H. soMERVILLE ABBOT STEVENS BERNARD F. HUGHES WATER DEP~JtTMENT The total amount collected for water rates during the year 1939 amounted to $25,907.43. Main Pipe During the year of 1939 the department laid 3828 feet of six-inch pipe and 1586 feet of eight-inch pipe as outlined in the Superintendent's Report. Service Pipe Service pipe laid (1939) on private property 1313.5 feet Service pipe laid (1939) on town property 717.9 £eet Total 2031.4 feet Service Pipe Renewals Service pipe laid (1939) on private property 868.8 feet Service pipe laid (1939) on town property 805.3 feet Total 1674.1 feet Bonds and Notes Outstanding The bonds and notes outstanding against the town for the water system amount to $4)000.00 due 1940 to 1943. $1,000.00 due 1940 to 1943. Statement of Amount to be Expended in 1940 on Account of Water Debt Already Incurred: For 3.75 per cent interest $ 150 00 For retiring bonds and notes 1000 00 $1,150 00 82 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Statement of Water Department, 1939 Debit Balance in cash January 1, 1939 $ 203 48 Appropriation £or maintenance and construction 25,000 00 Appropriation for Chickering Road, Art. 23 1,600 00 Appropriation for Mill Road, Art. 24 1,400 00 Appropriation for water extensions, Art. 25 3,150 00 Collected water rates 25,907 43 Collected water construction and miscellaneous 3,200 31 $60,461 22 $60,461 22 Water and Sewer Receipts for 1939 Cash balance January 1, 1939 $ 203 48 Collected water rates 1935 commitment 28 60 Collected water rates 1936 commitment 34 80 Collected water rates 1937 commitment 143 74 Collected water rates 1938 commitment 1,221 82 Collected water rates 1939 commitment 24,478 47 Collected water construction and miscellaneous account 3,200 31 Col]ected sewer account 1,061 68 Total collections for 1939 Paid Town Treasurer $30,372 90 $30,372 9O Statement of Articles Voted at the Annual Town Meeting-- 1939 Article Number Purpose Appropriation ~Expenditure Balance 21 Massachusetts Ave., Sewer Article 12 $ 999 07 $ 0 93 23 Chickering Road, Water $1,600 00 1,600 00 none 24 ~[ill Road, Water 1,400 00 1,400 00 none 25 Blanket Water (W. P, A.) 3,150 00 3,018 54 131 46 Credit Expended on administration account $ 4,905 19 Expended on general account 8,805 16 Expended on service account 2,219 58 Expended on pumping station account 6,692 77 Expended on extension account 8,350 90 Balance on maintenance and construction account 44 94 Balance on water extension, Art. 25, account 131 46 Paid Town Treasurer water rates and construction receipts 29,311 22 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOYER, MASS. 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 $327,530 76 1,943 61 49,902 85 16,910 38 32,558 55 83,697 38 5,471 38 1,015 70 3,917 80 $522,948 41 EXPENDITURE.S-=WATER DEPT. 1939 Admins- Coal Oil Packing Meters Pipe Supplies Miscellaneous 373 12 Wages 4030 35 Totals 14905 19 General 34 57 1231 77 1473 74 543 06 5522 02 S805 I6 Service~Plan_~t 8095 0~ 61 43 ~4 85 803 71 12 48 678 78 976 37 4~ 43 7 ~ 281 53 553 56 2803 O0 ~2219 58 ~6692 77 Exten- sions 3685 24 2858 34 426 19 1380 78 :8350 90 Total 3095 05 61 43 49 42 ~1547 96 5734 85 1831 37 1428~ ~1 84 ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Office: Town Office Building. OFFICE HOURS Daily: 8 to 12 and 1 to 5. Rules, Regulations and 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 a~ 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 Xst 2,000 cu. ft. 18 cents per 100 cu. ft. All over 2,000 cu. ft., 12 cents per 100 cu. ft. All meters read in cubic feet. A cubic is computed as seven and one-half gallons. No service shall pay lees than $1.50 per quarter. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 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. Th~ Water Department will in all cases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main to and through the cellar wall and provide on the end thereof a stop and waste valve. In any case where an owner shows sufficient reason he may be permitted to lay a pipe on his own property, but pro~ vision must be made, at the owner's expense, so that a meter installation can be made where the Water Depart- ment work ceases. The owner of the premises shall in all cases pay for such service pipe as may be laid within his premises, together with the stop and waste valve, at such rates as may be fixed by the Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to establish a minimum price for service installations. Payment in full must be made for any service inst~llation 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 5/~-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. 3, All persons using water must furnish internal pipes, connections and fixtures and keep them and all pip, to the street line in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and the Tow,~ will not be liable for any damage resulting from failure to do so. Any exp*n~ ANNUAL REPORT 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 for 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 rule~, the supply may be shut off and water will not again be let on except upon payment of the amount due and the sum of one dollar for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for repairs, testing of pipes or any other purpose the sum of one dollar will be charged. 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or 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 will be re- 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 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs er for violation of any of the Regulations. 10. Art. 7, Sec. 1, Town By-Laws: No person shah 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 I00 Lbs. Pressure. 1-64 Diagram / G~llo~s · 207 ' I 1244 Co,t .12~ 1.66 4.58 8.57 9.71 '~.80 ANNUAL REPORT Water Department--1939 Wages Supplies TotaI~ A. B.&C. Mof~r Trans~ Co. $ 3 91 $ 3 91 Addressograph Sales Agency i 41 I 4k Allied Paint Stores, Inc. 14 75 14 75 American Water Works Assoc. 10 00 10 06 Beacon Wiper Supply Co. 30 57 30 57 Belanger, Albert $ 33 75 33 75 Bevington, Thos. & Son, Inc. 10 00 10 06 Bill's Auto Service 103 85 103 85 Board of Public Works 12 51 12 51 Borden Express Co. Inc. 3 75 3 75 Boston & Maine R.R. 21 39 21 39 Braman, Dow and Co. 18 53 18 53 Breen, William H. 10 00 10 00 Bride Grimes & Co. 152 19 152 19 Brown, Curtis R. 2 50 2 50 Blanchard, ,Chester 1 88 1 8g Brady, John 9 00 9 00 Brainard, F. S. & Co. 5 00 5 00 Broadhead, Jack 117 11 117 11 Builders Ir(m ~'oundry $1 64 $1 64 Burke, John J, 12 00 12 00 Caldwell, George A., Co. 361 36 361 36 C-amire Welding Co. 9 50 9 50 Central ~ervice Station 132 41 132, 41 Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. 22 00 22 00 Coggins, Alden 5 4~ 5 42 Cole, A. L. Co. 9 75 9 75 Cole, Robert 8 34 8 34 Collins, Joseph § 05 5 05 Cotter, Daniel 16 66 16 66 Craig, William 29 35 29 38 Cutter RenewM Company 5 50 5 50 Darley, WDS & Co. 7 12 7 12 Davis & Furber Machine Co. $ 80 8 80 Deluxe Filter & Piston Co. 6 12 6 12 Detroit ,Stoker Co. 114 90 114 90 DiIIon, D. W. Boiler Works 6 00 6 00 Dolan,.George 927 10 927 10 Donovan, D. G. Mach. & Auto Sup. 88 74 SS 74 Driver, C. II. Co. 47 88 47 88 Dryden, John 90 41 90 41 Dufresne~ Arthur 77 72 77 72 Duffy, William ]g. (Expenses) 2,916 30 79 10 2,995 4O Duncan, Joseph A. 1,066 67 1,066 67 Donnelly, PhiliD 90 41 90 41 13 & S Leather Mfg. Co. 5 03 5 03 Eagle Tribune, The Lawrence 6 50 6 50 Eddy Valve Company 1,674:17 1,674 17 Eidam Tire & Supply ,Co. 7 50 7 50 Electro Bleaching Gas Co. 89 I0 89 10 Ellis, Leander S. 2,080 00 2,080 00 Ellis & Ford Mfg. Co. 6 10 6 10 Essex IIardware & Plumbing Co., Inc. 84 84 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 89 Wages Supplies Total Farnham, A. 10 00 10 00 FarreI1, James A. 16 26 16 25 Finneran, Joseph M. 2 70 2 70 Fiola, A. 4 35 4 35 Flanagan, George 5 00 5 00 Foley, Henry 63 14 63 14 Ford Meter Box Co., The 170 40~ 170 40 Foxboro Company, The 13 07 13 07 Gage, George L. Co. 25 19 25 19 Garlock Packing Co., The 34 57 34 57 Gile, Daniel 10 84 10 84 Gile, Thomas 19 17 19 17 Glints, Roland B. 21 40 21 40 Gotham Fire Equipment Co. 7 78 7 78 Grant, George 1,549 50 1,549 50 Godin, Louis J. 1,150 66 1,150. 66 Gutterson & Gould 2 50 2 50 Hamblet Machine Co. 10 88 10 88 Hamel, Trcfle 62. 50 62 50 HartweI1, H. N. & Son, Inc. 3,036 58 3,036 58 Haverhill Lawrence Trans. Co. Inc. 35 35 Hauck Manfg. Co. 14 18 14 18 Hellige, Inc. 1 16 i 16 Hersey Manfg. Co. 24 77 24 77 Hildreth & Rogers 12 00 12 00 Hobbs and Warren, Inc. i 08 i 08 Hollins' Super Service Station 53 1~ 53 14 Homelite Corporation 60 60 Hosking, John R. 10 68 10 68 Ingersoll-Rand Co. 47 58 47 58 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co. 51 49 51 49 Kiesling, Fred 7 92 7 92 Kncupfer, Albert E. 5 42 5 42 Koberski, William 6 00 6 00 Korite, Inc. 4 21 4 21 Lafond, A. W. & Co. 91 81 91 81 Lavigne, Arthur 63 63 Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. 62 36 62 36 Lawrence Rubber Co. 32. 67 32 67 Lawrence Trans~o~Lation Co. 35 35 Leadite Company, The 309 37 309 37 LeBaron, E. L. Foundry Co. 146 30 146 30 Lebel, Thomas 1 26 1 26 Lee, A. Co. 104 69 104 69 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., The 8 10 8 10 Lufkin Rule Co~, The i 86 1 86 Mabbs Hydraulic Packing Co. 14 85 14 85 Marbleridge'Grain Co. 7 10 7 10 Master-Craft CorD. 5 96 ~ 96 Merrimack Boiler Works 39 99 39 99 Mueller Co. 352 52 352 52 McCarthy's Express Co. 2 02 2 02 McDuffie, John J. 7 50 7 50 McEvoy, James 5 42 5 42 McGee, William J. 1,469 73 1,469 73 90 ANNUAL REPORT Wages McKenney, Ernest 65 42 National Boston Lead Co. National Meter Co. New England Inspection Bureau, Inc. New England Tel. & Tel. Co. New England Water Works Assoc. Neptune Meter Co. Nicetta, Nicholas F. O'Connor, James 24 58 O'Neil and Parker Parah, Louis 7 92 Parker, Panner Co. Pete's Blacksmith Shop Phelps Dodge Refining Cox'p. Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co. Pollard, Jose-ph G. Co., Inc. Prescott, ti. R. & Sons Public Works Supply Co. Railway Express Co. Rand Express Lines, Inc. Registry of Motor Vehicles Rensselaer Valve Co. Riley, Thomas 130 83 Roberts Filter Mfg. Co. Robinson, J. W. Robinson's Moving & Express Service Rogers, Anthony Sanford, Alfred 16 67 Sanford, George 1,572 85 Scione, Sebastian 575 79 Seymour, George Shawprint, Inc. Shea, John Co. Sherlock, ~/enry 93 74 Simon Motor Co., Inc. Smith, A. P. Mfg. Co. Smith, F. E. Smith Motor Co. Snow, Frank Spaulding-Moss. Co. Standard Oil of New York Starre~t, The L. S. Co. Sullivan Machinery Co. Sullivan, R. C. Sutherland, A. B. Thompson, John Tide Water Assoc. Oil Co. Topsfield Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Treat Hardware Corp. Tredennick, John Co. United .Seal Co., The United States P. O. Dept. Walworth Company Warren Pipe Co. of .Mass., Inc. Water Works Engineering Supplies 57 45 467 34 49 84 343 00 6 00 1,043 30 37 25 10 O0 115 42 82 50 40 99 12 55 6 89 q6 68 128 80 24 84 5 0O 8 00 370 99 45 00 32 65 282 79 33 75 9 00 65 88 19 23 27 90 10 95 $ 91 18 45 9 55 2~ 55 303 97 6 25 2 78 678 47 9 67 89 50 61 43 /.48 192 80 58 47 5 60 113 12 11 92 3,687 34 3 00 Total 65 42 57 45 467 34 49 84 343 00 6 00 1,043 30 37 25 25 48 10 00 7 92 115 42 82 50 40 99 12 55 6 89 76 68 128 80 24 84 8 00 370 99 45 O0 32 65 282 79 33 75 16 67 1,572 85 575 79 9 00 65 88 19 23 93 q4 27 90 10 95 8 91 18 45 9 55 25 55 303 97 6 25 2 78 678 47 9 67 39 50 61 43 1 48 192 80 58 47 5 6O 113 12 11 92 3,687 34 3 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 91 Wages Supplies Total Wilde, Samuel H. 51 38 51 38 Yelland, Fred W. 3 00 3 00 Totals $14,286 71 $16,686 89 $30,973 60 SEWER DEPARTMENT Twenty-one connections, totaling 1119.0 feet were made between buildings and main sewers during 1939. Bonds and Notes Outstanding The total amount of bonds and notes outstanding against the town for the system amounts to $28,000.00 as follows: $28,000.00 due 1940 to 1953 $2,000.00 each year Statement of Amount to be Raised in 1940 on Account of Sewer Debt Already Incurred For 4.25 per cent interest $1,147 50 For retiring bonds and notes 2,000 00 $3,147 50 Sewer assessments numbered 77, 78 and 79 for $1,138.10 were committed to the Town Treasurer for col- lection. Financial Statement--Sewer Department--1939 Debit Appropriation for maintenance and construction $4,000 00 Appropriation from W. P. A. Article 12 1,000 00 Sewer receipts 1,061 68 $6,061 68 Credit Expended administration account $ 698 87 Expended general account 665 35 Expended connections account 923 12 Expended extensions account 1,994 25 Paid Town Treasurer receipts from sewers 1,061 68 Balance W. P. A. Article 12 93 Balance maintenance and construction 717 48 $6,061 68 92 ANNUAL REPORT Expenditures--Sewer Department--1939 Wages Supplies Total A. B. C. Manufacturing Co. $ 27 47 $ 27 47 Atlantic Steel Company 12 98 12 98 Bamford, Robert 10 84 10 84 Belanger, Albert $40 83 40 83 Bill's Auto Service 30 S9 30 80 Boston & Maine R.R. 198 09 198 09 Bride Grimes & Co. 12 00 12 00 Broadhead, Jack 21 66 21 66 Coates, Benjamin 20 00 20 00 Coggins, Alden 5 42 5 42 Cotter, Daniel 49 38 49 38 Craig, William 39 79 39 79 Davis & Furber Machine Co. 2 49 2 49 Dolan, George 189 99 189 99 Donovan, D. G. Mach. Co. & Auk 44 37 44 37 Dryden, John 52 50 52 50 Dufresne, Arthur 30 01 30 01 Duffy, William B. 383 70 383 70 Duncan, Joseph A. 233 33 233 33 Donnelly, Philip 21 67 21 67 Espey, Edward 82. 00 82 00 Farrell, James A. 10 83 10 83 Foley, Henry 7 03 7 93 Gage, George L. Co. 108 60 108 60 Gile, Daniel 5 41 5 41 Gillette Publishing Co. 3 00 3 00 Grant, George 339 75 239 75 Godin, Louis J. 408 76 408 76 Hauck Manfg. Co. 13 55 13 55 HoIlins' Super Service Station 14 00 14 00 IngersoI1-Rand Co. 9 95 9 95 Kemp, Carl. 11 87 11 87 Kiesling, Fred 2 92 2 92 Lawrence Bindery Co. 6 00 6 00 LaWrence Lumber Co. 2 97 2 97 Lawrence Rubber Co. 6 50 6 50 Merrimack Boiler Workz 2 40 2 40 McAloon, Louis H. 1 5(] I 50 McGee, William J. 224 69 224 69 McKenney, Ernest 10 83 10 83 New England Brick Co. 52 50 52 50 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 31 55 31 55 Parah, Louis 8 34 8 34 Parker Danner Co, 196 51 196 51 Pete's Blacksmith Shop 9 95 9 95 Pollard, Joseph G. Co. 73 69 73 69 Portland .Stone Ware Co. 384 20 384 20 Railway Express Agency 80 80 Registry of Deeds, North Dist. 3 80 3 80 Riley, Thomas 35 00 35 00 Robinson, J.W. 1~ 10 18 10 Robinson's Moving & Express Service 15 20 15 20 Sanford, Alfred 16 25 16 25 Sanford, ,George 46 46 46 46 TOWN OF NORTH AND0~ER, MASS. 93 Wages Supplies TotM maunders Studio 2. 50 2 50 ,Scione, Sebastian ,274 13 .274 13 ~qesslons Foundry Co,, The tl,8 54 118 54 .Shea, John Company 7 00 7 00 Sherlock, Henry 11 25 1,1 25 ~Simon Motor Co., The t 75 1 75 ,Smith Motor Co. 26 55 26 55 Standard Oil Co. of New York 165 ~5 165 85 'Thompson, John 16 50 16 50 Treat Hardware Cor~. 26 49 16 49 White. Charles ~ 0~ 7 00 Wilson, Andrew Co, ~ 80 0 80 qWilde, .Samuel I-L ~5 00 35 00 Totals $2,480 39 $1,801 20 $4,281 g9 Financial Statement--Park Department--1939 Debit Appropriation :$2,000 00 Credit Expended for supplies :$ 351 17 Expended for wages 1,648 83 $2,000 O0 Expenditures--Park Department--ID39 Supplies Wages Totals Boston and Maine R.R. $ 94 $ 94 :Bruckman, H. 34 00 34 00 Burke, John J. 3 O0 3 O0 Casey, Maurice C. 8 00 8 00 Centre Garage 16 25 ~16 25 ColdWell Lawn Mbwer Co. 86 86 Dolge Gompany :[8 62 ~[8 62 Donnelly, Phillp $765 32 765 32 Duffy, William B. ~00 00 ~00 00 Enaire, Henry 5 00 5 00 Essex Hardware & Plumbing CO. i 96 i 96 Godin, Louis 9 80 9 80 Granz Mower & Marine .Service 7 50 7 ~0 Ideal Mower & Sales ,Service 93 14 93 14 Kelsey Highland Nursery 8 00 8 00 Koberski, Theodore 7 50 7 50 Marbleridge Grain Co. 50 ~0 McDuffie, Joseph 59 75 59 75 Oates. Frank & Son 5 00 ~ 00 Sanford, Alfred 768 7] 768 71 Scott, 0. M. and Sons Co, 14 00 14 00 A 1VNif.4,L P~EPOI~T Wages Supplies- She, a, John ], 75 1 75, Standard Oil Co. 29 09 29 09~ Treat Hard~vare Corp.- 5 31~ 5 31~ T-v~Lu~ Elm. Gardens~ 36 O0 36 $351 17 $1,648 83 $2,000 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT There were laid during the year 1939 one khousand fives hundred and eighty-six feet of eight-fnch, and three thou-- sand eight hundred and twenty-eight feet of six-inch cast: iron pipe. Two eight-inch gate valves, sixteen six-inch gate' va[ve~,, and ten~ hydran~ were pIaced. The water main sys-~ tern now consists of fifty-four and eighty:three hundredths: r~iles of main pipe, two twelve-inch check valwg, one four- teen-inch gate, ten twelve-inch gates, thirteen ten-inch gates, s~'xty:fihree eight-inch gates, and four hundred and e~ghty- eight six-inch gate valves, and three hundred and twenty- seven public fire hydrants. The new water main extensions were as follows: Pros- pect Street fron~ previous terminus 'southeasterIy', one hun- dred and ninety-two feet of six-inch pipe; Princeton Street from PIeasant Street easterly, one hundred and twenty-eight ~eet of six-inch pipe, and one six-inch gate valve; Richardson Avenue from the previous terminus easterly to Pilgril~ Street, sixty-six feet of six-inch pipe, and one six-inch gate valve; Pilgrim Street from Richardson Avenue southerly~ eighty fee~ of six-inch pipe; Harwood Street from the pre- viou's terminus southerly, eighty feet of six-inch pipe. Six- inch gate valves were placed on the following hydrant branches: near 304 Stevens Street; Dale Street at Sidney Rea's; Park Street at Franklin School; Prescott Street at Mt. Vernon Street; Prescott Street at Moody Street; Sargent Street at Murphy's; Water Street at Elm Street; Stevens Street at Pleasant Street, and hydrant replaced. The hydrant at the end of Saunders Street was moved back six feet and l'aised. Under the Works Progress Administration, the following Water mains were in'stalled with all pipe laid by regular wa~er deparimen~ employees: Chickering Road from Massa- chusetts Avenue southerly, fourteen hundred and eight feet of eight-inch pipe, fifteen feet of six-inch pipe, one eight-inch gate, two six-inch gates, and two hydrants; Mill Road from T0~N OF NORTt{ AND0¥ER, ~A~S. ~ ,~ohnson Street westerly, twelve hundred and seventy~five fleet of six-inch pipe, two six-inch gates, and one hydrant; Harkaway Road from previous terminu's easterly, one hun- ·lred and seventy-eight feet of e~ght-inch pipe, and-one eight- :inch gate:; Stevens Street from Harkaway Road northerly, :five hundred and one feet of six4nch pipe, one six-inch gate, and one hydrant; Adams Avenue from Massachusetts Ave- hue westerly, six hundred and sixty-seven feet of six-inch ~pipe, two six-inch gates, and one hydrant; B~con Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue westerly, five hundred and thir- teen feet of six-inch pipe, two six-inch gates, and one ~hydrant; Wood Lane from Andover Street westerly, two .hundred and fifty feet of six-inch pipe, and one six-inch gate valve; Osgood Street at Antonio Forgetta's, twenty-five feet of six-inch pipe, one six-inch gate, and one hydrant; Tolland Road at the end, seven feet of six-inch pipe, one sLx-inch xate, and one hydrant; Salem Street at John H. 3~orse's, ten feet of six-inch pipe, one six-inch gate, and one hydrant; 'at 147 Chestnut Street, thirteen feet of six-inch pipe, one ~ix-inch gate, and one hydrant. The W. F. A. spent $7,587.63 Tot labor and materials, and the town spent-S6,018.54 for materials under Articles 23, 24 and 25, and $510.00 for labor on the above W. P. A. projects. The system of water main pipes is listed according to size as follows: SIZE OF PIPE (INCHES) 121 12 10 8 6 LENGT}I OF PIPE (FEET) 788 17558 8095 42833 220198 There were installed during the year 1939 thirty-one new services, and fifty-five old services were either wholly or partially renewed. There were forty-three service leaks, three joint leaks, and one hydrant broken off by an automo- bile. Four services where the buildings had been torn down or removed were dug up and shut off at the main, making a total of one hundred and twenty-four services removed from danger of leaking. Monthly bacterial examinations of the water have been made by the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth and the water approved. After more than a year's study of the receipts and ex- penditures, the water consumption and meter readings, and the anticipated development of the water system, the water rates were reduced from the rate in effect since 1903 to eighteen cents per hundred cubic feet for the first two thou- AI~I~JAL I~EP OI~T sand cubic feet with the twelve cents per hundred cubic feet rate for aH over that amount remaining unchanged. Quarterly and intermediate reading of the water meters', started in 1937 has continued to prove successful for the department and the consumer. The inspection and repair' of three hundred and sixty meters by £actory methods in accordance with a definite program is producing the expected worth while results. Hydrants were inspected, repaired, and painted, and subsequently inspected again. Gate valves were. inspected as usual. The right of ways from the Pumping Station to Lake Cochichewick and to Great Pond Road were cleared of trees and brush so that the pipe line.s would be accessible if neces- sagy'. The right ot~ way from Johnson Street to the Reservoir was cleared also. Loam was placed on the new reservoir embankment and seeded. The paved slopes of the new reser: voit, where second hand paving blocks were used, were brought to llne where necessary and the entire bowl grouted for three feet above and below the usual level of the water in the reservoir. In late June and early July, Lake Cochiche- wick was successfully treated around the suction crib, under the direction of the Department of Public Health of the Com- monwealth, to remove the taste imparted to the water by the Algae, Synura. Out'side of painting the pumps, engines, and piping in the engine room no important repairs or re- placements were made at the Pumping Station. One hundred and sixty-three boats were registered for use on Lake Cochi- ehewick, and two hundred and fifteen residents were given permits to boat and fish there. Besides the physical growth in the water system in the past decade from 50.69 miles of mains and 1,458 meters to 54.76 miles and 1,646 meters the following important im- provements were made: 1930, a wall map showing the entire water system with a bound set of one hundred large blue- prints of every main, gate, and hydrant was completed; 1931, systematic hydrant inspection and reports started; 1932, gate valve inspections making use of bound sets of prints of every gate started, copper service pipe adopted as standard service pipe material; 1933, new meter reading system, commitment sheets, and new water bills inaugu- rated; 1934, leakage surveys started; 1935, new 1.5 million gallon reservoir construction begun; 1936, over one hun- dred discontinued services shut off at the main, average hourly water consumption record started; 1937, stoker in- stalled at the Pumping Station, new meter reading methods employed; 1938, factory methods in meter repair employed; TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 97 1939, percentage of water accounted for raised from 50.65 in 1930 to 72.15, small size temporary lines replaced with ca'st iron pipe. In following out a definite construction program in order that the water system may be strengthened and im- proved so as to meet any anticipated requirements in the future, it is recommended that: 1. A new twelve-inch main feeder line be ]aid 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 this line which is now supplied by six-inch mains may be better able to feed the system. 4. Connect the dead end at Railroad Avenue and Turn- pike Street with the dead end at 487 Railroad Avenue. Sewer Department The North Andover Sewerage System is designed to flow in three divisions: The East Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer following Cochichewick Brook from Lake Cochichewick to the Merrimack River; the West Side Drain- age Area with its trunk sewer oh Railroad Avenue, Greene Street, and along the Shawsheen River to the Merrimack River; the Central Drainage Area bounded by Railroad Ave- nue, Middlesex, and Water Streets, with the trunk sewers in Railroad Avenue, Water Street, and Main Street, to the Merrimack River. There are eighteen and twenty-four hundredths miles of sewers in the North Andover sewerage system with over four hundred manholes. There are eleven hundred and seven pa~ticular sewers connected ~vith 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 SEWERS (FEET) 5926 822 8450 3211 3294 10896 16994 46516 The following main sewers were constructed in 1940: Pilgrim Street, i'rom Milton Street to Richardson Avenue, two hundred and forty-three feet of six-inch pipe. Under the 98 ANNUAL REPORT Works Progress Administration the following sewers were constructed: Russell Street, from Allen Street to Main Street, four hundred and ninety-four of eight-inch pipe and four man- boles; Sargent Street, from Patriot Street, one hundred and eighty-five feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Sargent Street, from the above manhole towards Hodges Street, two hundred and two feet of six-inch pipe; Massachusetts Avenue, from the Linden Avenue extension, eight hundred feet of ten-inch pipe and four manholes. The W.P.A. spent $5,836.11 for labor and the town spent $1,499.07 for materials and $439.00 for labor. Twenty-one connections, totaling eleven hundred and nineteen feet, were made between buildings and the main sewers. Thirty-seven particular sewers, most of them blocked by roots, were cleared. The main sewers were flushed and cleared in the spring as u.sual. The following recommendation is made in order that lklae 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 Sawer to be extended from Stevens Street at ttarkaway 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 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 drain- age purpose is a violation of the rules relating to their use, and the continued use of the sewers for this purpose will eventually 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 provided in many locations and can be in many others to take care of such drainage without subsequent damage or expense. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 99 PARK DEPARTMENT The Center Common, Training Grounds, Memorial Park, Historical ~ociety Plot and the Triangles have been main- tained as usual. The triangle at the corner of Academy Road and Osgood Street was rebuilt, made smaller and new shrubs placed so as to better accommodate the automobile traffic. Considerable trimming and removing of dead wood from the trees on the Park, Common and Triangles was carried on, much of it necessary because of the 1938 hurricane. Several trees on the Park whSch did not respond to care and treatment after the hurricane damage were removed and replaced. A planting of evergreens around the base of the flagpole at the Park was made to cover up the unsightly appearance of the concrete base. The impossibility of properly maintaining a park and allowing it to be used as a playground, so well shown by the example of the Lawrence Common, is being demonstrated again at the Center Common and Memorial Park. It is recom- mended that other sites be secured for .playgrounds if the work and expenditures of the past twenty years by the town, the North Andovcr Improvement Society, the Garden Club and private persons are not to be greatly impaired. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM B. DUFFY, Superintendent. Elevation of Water in Lake Coehichewick Elevations refer to mean sea level and are from bench marks established by the Massachusetts Geodetic Survey of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works in 1936. January 1 111.10 feet July i 109.63 feet January 15 110.55 " July 15 109.12 " February 1 110.00 " August I 108.49 " February 15 109.85 " August 15 108.30 " March 1 110.29 " September i 108.05 " March 15 110.58 " September 15 107.90 " April I 111.70 " October I 107.54 " April 15 112.29 " October 15 107.13 " May 1 112.00 " November I 107.20 " May 15 111.30 " November 15 107.14 " June i 111.29 " December I 106.90 " June 15 110.29 " December 15 107.00 " Lowest water temperature, 38 °F, January 9. Highest water temperature, 80 ° F, August 16. ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. I01 p~dmnd sUC~l~0 uo~3anS pu~ 7777°???????, , qluolq ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARY OF STATISTIC~ For the Year Ending December 31, 1939~ In form recommended by the New England Water' Works Association Board of Public Works, North Andover, Essex County~ Massachusetts, Population 1935 Cen'sus, 7,164. System built in 1898 by Water Commissioners. Source of supply, Lake Cochiehewick. Mode of supply, pumping direct into system with overflow reservoir. Pumping Statistics 1. Builders o£ pumping machinery: Laidlow-Dunn-Gordon Company, 2 units~l--2,500,000 gallons ~ day. 1-- 1,500,000 gallons a day. :~. Description of fuel used: (a) Bituminous Coal (b) Average ]>rice ]>er net tou: $6.5g (c) Percentage of ash (d) Wood, 0 I~unds 3. Coal on hand January 1, 1939:140.00 tons estimated Coal purchased 1939:470.52 tons Coal consumed 1939:376.60 tons Coal on hand January 1, 194.0: 200.00 tons estimated 4, The amount of other £uel used: none 5. The equivalent coal consumed for the year (3+4) 376.60 tons 6. Total pumpage for the year, Venturi meter 167,279,550 gallons 7. Average static head against which pumps work: 277.0 feet g. Average dynamic head against which pumps work: glS.g feet 9. Number of gallons pumped per pound of equivalent coal (5) ~ 222.09 Difference represents loss due to evaporation of mois- ture, errors in estimates and weighing, and inaccuracy of scales. 10. Duty gallon's pumped (6) X 8.34 (lbs.) X 100 >( dy- nam~c head (8) + total fuel consumed (5) 59,049,580 Cost of Pumping figured on Annual Pumping Station Expenses $5,647.00 1i. Cost per million gallons pumped $33.76 12. Cost per million gallons raised one foot (dynamic) $0.1059 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. TOWN OF NORTtt ANDOVER, MASS. lO~ Statistics of Consumption of Water ~1. Population 1935 Census 7,164 2. Estimated population on lines of supply 7,400 3. Estimated population supplied 7,350 4. Total consumption of the year (gallons) 167,279,550 5. Passed through meters 116,064,750 Fires., flushings, known losses 4,627,500 4;. Percentage of consumption accounted for 72.15 7. Average daily consumption 458,300 .8. Gallons pex day to each inhabitant 61.93 9. Gallons per day to each customer 62.35 20. Gallons per day to each tap 278.43 11. Cost of supplying water per million gallons figured on the total maintenance plus interest on bonds $59.74 Statistics Relating to Distribution System 1. Kind of pipe Cast iron 2. Sizes 6 in. to 12 in. 3. Extended feet during the year 5414.0 4. Discontinued none 5. Total now in use . 54.76 miles 6. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter none 7. Number of hydrants added during the year 10 8. Number of hydrants now in use 327 9. Number of stop gates added during the year 18 10. Number of stop gates now in use 564 11. Number of stop gates smailer 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 ca'st iron Size of service pipes ~" to 10" Extended 2031.40 Discontinued 125.00 Total now in use 22.00 m/les Number of service taps added during the year 31 Number of service taps now in use 1,646 Average ]ength of services 70.57 Number of meters added 31 Number of meters now in use 1,646 Percentage of receipt from metered water 100% Percentage of service metered 100 % 104 ANNUAL REPORT TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT December 31, I939r To the Citizens of North Andover: The following report of your Tax Collector shows that the usual high percentage of collections on the current levies has been maintained in 1939 by the citizens of North Andover with 85% of the 1939 levy and 96% of the 1938 levy collected. It will be noted that the small balance of $294.62 on Motor Vehicle Excises of 1939 compares favorably with the balan, ce of $1,450.04 on 1938 Motor Vehicle Excises in last year's report. This is due to the facts that the Assessors were able to commit Motor Vehicle Excises as earIy as Feb- ruary and that it is now necessary for the Collector to report unpaid excises to the Registry of Motor Vehicles for can- cellation of registration. Poll Tax collections on the current levy are better than those shown in the 1938 Report by $218.00. The uncollected total on all classes of 1937 taxes is $173.77. With the exception of a balance of $ .49 the 1936 levy is collected. There are still some uncollected balances on the taxes of 1935 and back years which were recommitted to your present Collector. Due to auditing, investigating and other circumstances it has been necessary in some instances to take more time and some warrants have been re-issued. Two Real Estate Balances have been referred to the Town Counsel for legal action. The total interest collected and turned over to the Treas- urer during 1939 was $1,934.61. The total collections of all taxes, interest and demands turned over to the Treasurer during 1939 was $294,468.63. The Collector has welcomed the opportunity to plan with the citizens toward meeting their obligations. Signed: IRVING E. HINTON, Collector of Taxes. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 1939 Taxes POLLS: Commitment of April 4, 1939 $5,226 00 Commitment of December 20, 1939 12 00 Interest and Demand Receipts 56 59 Refunds 4 00 Cancelled Abatements 6 00 Collected and Pa.id to Treasurer $4,462 00 Interest and Demand Receipts 56 59 Abatements 410 00 Uncollected 376 00 PERSONAL PROPERT~;: Commitment of Sept. 11, 19139 $20,507 57 Interest Receipts 60 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $19,486 70 Interest Receipts 60 Abatements 7 80 Uncollected 1,013 07 REAL ESTATE: Commitment of Sept. 11, 1939 $262,940 42 Commitment of Dec. 20, 1939 206 50 Interest Receipts 62 83 Refunds 40 95 Cancelled Abatements 63 38 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $214,231 06 Interest Receipts 62 83 Abatements 7,018 99 Additions to Tax Title Accounts 3,434 17 Uncollected 38,567 03 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISES: Commitment of Feb. 23, 1939 $1,779 57 Commitment of March 22, 1939 4,770 97 Commitment of April 21, 1939 4,054 99 Commitment o£ July 7, 1939 1,333 37 Commitment of August 4, 1939 1,567 34 Commitment of October 13, 1939 903 29 Commitment of December 7, 1939 240 87 Interest Receipts less Refunds 12 64 Refunds 317 21 Refunds of Interest 02 105 $5,304 59 $20,508 17 $20,508 17 $263,314 08 $263,31-4 08 $14,980 27 $5,304 59 106 ANNUAL REPORT Collected and Paid to Treasurer $13,770 54 Interest Receipts 12 66 Abatements 902 45 Uncollected 294 62 MOTH ASSESSMENT: Commitment of Sept. 11, 1939 $118 75 $101 75 17 00 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Uncollected 1938 Taxfs POLLS: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 Interest and Demand Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest and Demand Receipts Abatements Uncollected PERSONAL PROPERTY: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 Interest Receipts $592 00 73 63 $434 O0 73 63 102 O0 56 O0 $1,017 06 20 71 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $912 52 Interest Receipts 20 71 Abatements 27 60 Uncollected 76 94 REAL ESTATE: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 $40,413 98 Interest Receipts less Refunds 875 28 Refunds 114 90 Refunds of Interest 69 Abatement Cancellations 27 47 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $27,760 44 Interest Receipts 875 97 Abatements 1,988 42 Additions to Tax Title Account 284 67 Uncollected 10,522 82 $14,980 27 $118 75 $118 75 $665 63 $665 63 $1,037 77 $1,037 77 $41,432 32 $41,432 32 TOWN OF NORTI-I ANDOVER, MASS. MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISES: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 $1,450 04 Commitment of Jan. 19, 1939 72 52 Interest Receipts 9 50 Refunds 67 63 Abatement Cancellations 4 57 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $1,265 71 Interest Receipts 9 50 Abatements 254 28 Uncollected 74 77 MOTH ASSESSMENT: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Abatements Uncollected $11 25 $8 oo 3 25 0 00 1937 Taxes POLLS: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 Interest and Demand Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest and Demand Receipts Abatements Uncollected PERSONAL PROPERTY: Uncollected Balance of Ja~mary 1, 1939 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatements Uncollected $87 00 13 59 $53 00 13 59 30 00 4 00 $119 92 2 80 $32 01 2 80 22 58 65 33 107 $1,604 26 $1,604 26 $11 25 $11 25 $100 59 $100 59 $122 72 $122 72 10S ANNUAL REPORT REAL ESTATE: Unco]lected Balance of January 1, 1939 $10,194 12 Interest Receipts less Refunds 590 67 Advertising Costs 5 00 Refunds 14 25 Refunds of Interest 33 Abatement Cancellations 6 29 $10,810 66 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $9,218 87 Interest Receipts 591 00 Advertising Costs 5 00 Abatements 629 19 Additions to Tax Title Account 282 68 Uncollected 83 92 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISES: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatements Uncollected MOTH ASSESSMENT: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 Abatements Uncollected $254 27 11 39 $145 83 11 39 88 02 20 42 $3 75 $$ 75 0 O0 1936 Taxes PERSONAL PROPERTY: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 $11 00 Interest Receipts 2 46 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $11 00 Interest Receipts 2 46 Uncollected 0 00 $10,810 66 $265 66 $265 66 $3 75 $3 75 $13 46 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 109 REAL ESTATE: Uncollected Balance of January 1, 1939 $55 02 Interest Receipts less Re£unds I 70 .Refunds 5 11 Refunds of Interest 60 .Abatement Cancellations 6 80 Adjusting Entry 9 94 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $49 16 Interest Receipts 2 30 Abatements 17 31 Additions ko Tax Title Account 10 40 Uncollected 0 00 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISES: Uncollected Balance o£ January 1, 1939 $ 49 Refunds 7 81 Interest Receipts 02 Credit Balance of January 1, 1939 $7.81 Interest Receipts 02 Uncollected 49 $79 17 $79 17 $8 32 Ss 32 AN~-UAL EEPOET TOWN OF NORTH AN'DOVER, MASS. 111 PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT 1939 Dr. Appropriations (Salaries) $300 00 Superintendent and Matron, Agent's Salary ($400.0'0) Outside :Relief and Repairs $26,600 00 Sup'erinten.dent and Matron, Agent's Salary, Outside Relief and Repairs, minus refunds of $17.79 Unexpended Balance Town Infirmary Salaries: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Iteider Labor: Miss Regina Zagula Mrs. J. Kelleher Mr. James Olisky Mr. Stanley Pas Mr. John J. Pas TotaI Groceries and Provisions: John T. Campbell Kirk's Food Shop D. & D. Market Frederick C. Small &Co. E. G. Dunn Longbottom's Market A. B. Sutherland & Co. Dehullu's Market Martin Smolak H. E. McQuesten F. Cox Total Electricity: Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. $19,935 60 $ 6, 64 40 $1,200 00 420 00 28 00 74 00 41 50 41 50 $605 O0 $128 29 54 97 111 36 25 O0 102 92 130 63 9 95 54 04 ! 20 106 31 139 17 $863 84 $88 13 ANNUAL REPORT Telephone: N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Fuel: North Andover Coal Co. Water: Board of Public Works Horse shoeing and repairs Frank Snow Samuel E. Lawes Camire Welding E. S. Richardson F. E. Thompson Bingham Mfg. Co. Treat Hardware Corp. To~a! Clothing: State Prison Thomas Fischera ~Viaca~ney's Reformatory £or Women To~l House Furnishing: Maine Mfg. Co. State Prison Institution of Blind F. A. Hiseox A. B. Sutherland Co. T. J. Buckley Co. Bristol House of Correction Total Auto: Bamford Bros. Bill's Auto Repair Central Service Station Mrs. William Adams Hollins Super Service standard Oil Co. of N. Y. Jenney Mfg. Co. Charles W. Trombly Eagle Auto Shop Registry of Motor Vehicles 58 55 196 95 30 06 4 84 21 25 1 5O 23 25 15 O0 1 75 I1 43 $79 02 $39 80 4 6O 1 50 1 61 $47 51 $9 40 7 50 4 00 6 02 16 44 2 95 2 91 $49 22 $6 98 44 19 31 68 11 28 14 28 15 75 5 81 12 09 18 45 2 00 Total 7 $162 51 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 113 Harness Repair: E. S. Richardson $29 25 Repairs: Thomas Lebel $22 30 Lawrence Lumber Co. 12 69 J. Adams 2 50 J. W. Heron 2 40 Trimount Mfg. Co. 52 00 II. J. Welch 71 70 Treat Hardware Corp. 5 37 L. II. McAloon 12 34 Wm. IIeinrich 6 80 E. W. Moody 11 99 Total Medical Attention and Supplies: Dr. Frank P. McLay Joseph M. Finneran Meagan's Drug Store Moulthrop & Youman Total Live Stock: F. W. Kezer George Townsend John A. Loring Total Feed and Grain: John Shea II. Bruckmann Total Sawing Wood: Martin Smolak Shavings: R. Heider Spraying Trees: Sidney Rea Service Cows: Martin Smolak Newspaper: Hildreth & Rogers Marbleridge Grain Co. $200 09 $4 oo 6 68 14 20 24 00 $48 88 $26 30 32 00 175 00 $233 30 $154 25 175 02 $329 27 $25 O0 $2 50 $9 O0 $4 oo $9 00 5 20 Total $14 20 114 ANNUAL REPORT Tobacco and Haircutting: James Elliott Miscellaneous: Curran & Joyce Co. McCarthy's Express Farley Awning Co. Total Expended Eggs Use of Telephone Grain hags Buggy Poultry Milk Vegetables Fruit Live Stock Pork Board Nato Archer Alice Lafond Guiseppi Messina John Campbell Dehullu's Market Frank Cox George Lannan Suitor's Market Longbottom's Market Hickingbotham's Store E. G. Dunn Vermont Tea & Butter Harold Wood No. Andover Groc. Str. Total $49 70 $1 00 35 I 15 $2.50 $4,328 48 Superintendent's Report $73 15 Number o£ Inmates Jan. i 30 25 2 00 12 00 80 00 1 75 35 10 00 8 00 68 00 105 00 $361 80 1, 1939 6 Admitted during year 8 Deaths none Discharges 10 Present number of Inmates December 31, 1939 4 Males 2 Females 2 Between 40 - 50 years 1 Between 50 - 60 years Between 60 - 70 years 2 Between 70 - 80 years Respectfully submitted, RICHARD HEIDER, Superintendent. Outside Relief Groceries $138 50 D. & D. Market 461 50 133 50 Mary Neketuk 477 00 282 00 II. E. McQuesten 349 00 502 50 Fred Pavoalarde 428 00 526 50 John Wal~h 86 50 38 00 Manhattan Market 393 50 376 50 Hargreaves S~re 272 00 409 00 Kirk's Market 475 75 300 50 Melamed's Market 294 00 156 00 Edgewood Farm 4 03 290 50 Benjamin Hayes 24 58 158 00 Charles D. Glennie 5 60 100 50 John Loring 35 14 54 00 E.T. ,Sullivan 12 13 $6,877 73 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 115 Fuel and Light Mol]ins' Super Service $156 00 Arthur Garneau 167 75 No. Andover Coal Co. 264 05 Chas. White Coal Co. 141 45 Wm. Kent Ice Co. 220 00 Total Medical: (Attendance, Dr. Frank Lee $222 75 Dr. E. P. Fuller 12 50 Dr. D. Wallwork 121 25 Dr. Marold Kay 18 00 Dr. Julius Kay 18 00 Dr. F. C. Atkinson 49 15 Dr. Frank McLay 1 00 Mass. Eye & Ear' Inf. 14 50 Hoso. Cot. for Children 374 04 3ose-~h Finneran 93 12 Total Max Rose $374 A. B. Sutherland Co. 7 Fischera Brothers 3 No. Andover Novelty Store 3 Total Everett Lundgren N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. J. Newton Frye (salary) $400 00 John R. Hosking 10 18 E. Naiman 48 00 Postmaster Cronin (stamps & envelopes) 13 12 Allan Wales Ad. Mch. Co. 81 00 Postal Tel. & Tel. Co. 86 Total Cash: William Morton 99 00 Milton's Oil Co. 265 75 Martin Smolak 9 50 Law. Gas. &Elec. Co. 3 15 $1,326 65 Care and Supplies) Meagan's ,DTug ,Store 82 28 The Lawrence Clinic 5 00 Beth Israel Mosp. 76 50 Standard Laboratories 25 20 Mass. General Hosp. 75 Lawrence GenI. Mosp. 821 87 Dr. M. P. Curren 6 00 Mrs. George Atwood 14 00 Gr. Pond Sanitarium 26 20 Dr. E. W. A. Molt 2 00 $1,984 11 Clothing 59 Gillespie & Roach 4 00 00 Clear Weave 54 35 Willlam Killen 8 49 91 Division of Child Guardianship Pondville Hospital Total Funeral Expense $1oo oo Telephone $35 95 Expense C. H. Driver Co. $401 79 6 50 Mobbs Warrcn Co. 1 75 J. Thompson (hauling wood) 6 75 Law. Whlse. Drug Co. 58 00 C. J. Mahoney, Atty. (services) 15 O0 $641 16 $1,333 25 Paid Commonwealth Mass. Dept. of Public $82 14 Welfare 128 56 280 00 $440 70 116 ANNUAL REPORT Paid Cities and Towns City of Boston Saugus 12 00 Welfare Dept. $1,097 24 Lawrence 261 00 Dept. Pub. Welfare Methuen 414 00 Peabody 36 00 Newburypori 96 82 Haverhill 340 72 Tewksbury 208 00 Total $2,465 78 Included in Cash, Groceries, Medical and Fuel is $1,594.24 which will be reimbursed from other cities and towns. Also included in Cash, Groceries, Medical and Fuel is $1,040.62 which will be reimbursed by the Commonwealth for aid granted to persons having no settlement. Welfare Cases 1939 Total Total Outside Outside Total Total Total and and Outside Outside Infirmary Infirmary Infirmary Month Cases Persons Persons 'Cases Persons January 88 285 6 94 291 February 85 245 5 90 250 MarCh 84 259 5 89 264 April 76 242 5 81 247 May 76 2,04 6 82 210 June 69 187 7 76 194 July 64 184 6 70 190 August 60 176 6 66 182 September 71 195 7 78 202 October 48 107 5 53 112 November 42 92 5 47 97 December 54 141 4 58 145 Welfare Cases 1938 Total Total Outside Outside Total Total Total and and Outside Outside Infirmary Infirmary Infirmary Month Cases Persons Persons Cases Persons January 176 636 8 184 644 February 162 569 8 170 577 March 175 616 8 183 624 Aoril 177 629 7 184 636 May 155 531 7 162. 538 June 124 424 7 131 431 July 100 335 8 108 343 August 67 212 8 75 220 September 74 212 8 82 220 0ct~ber 77 252 $ 85 269 November 81 253 7 88 260 December 82 250 6 88 256 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOYER, MASS. 117 The total appropriated for Welfare in 1938, including ail 'Salaries, Special Appropriations, Special Artices, Inside and Outside Relief and Repairs was $39,965.91. Of this amount $37,782.53 was expended lea~ing a balance of $2,183.38. In 1939 the total appropriated for all Salaries, Inside and Outside Relief and Repairs was $26,900.00. Of this amount $20,235.60 was expended, leaving a balance of $6,664.40. This represents a reduction in expenditures this year over last of $17,546.93. ' The substantial reduction as shown above, is due, to a great extent, to the co-operation of some of the local indus- trial plants, in placing Welfare recipients on their pay rolls. For this co-operation and assistance the Welfare Agent is extremely grateful. Respectfully submitted, J. NEWTON FRYE, Agent, AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN 1939 Appropriation Balance Federal Grant Money 1938 Federal Grant Money Received 1939, (Relief) Federal Grant Money Received 1939 (Administration) Total Expended: General Appropriation Federal Grants (for Relief) Federal Grants (for Administration) Total Balance: General Appropriation Federal Grants (Relief) Federal Grants (Administration) Total Balance $8,O00 00 175 79 1,464 25 247 03 $9,887 07 $7,807 22 1,133 77 98 22 $9,039 21 $192 78 506 27 148 81 $847 86 The Federal Grant balance of $655 08 will be carried over into 1940 to be used with the regular 1940 appropria- tion. IlS ANNUAL REPORT Cases 1939 Number in family To~al numSer' Month' Number Cases under 16 year's i~ family january 12 26 52 February 12 26 52 March 12 26 52 April 13 2g 56 May 13. 2g 56 June 13 25 56 July II{ 27 56 August 1~ 27 56 September 13 33 56 October 14 Sg 56 November 14 ,33 59 December 13 32 56 Cases 1938 Number in family To~al nurnber Mo~tb Number Cases under 16 years in family January 10 20 40 February l(I 20 40 March 10 20 40 April 10 20 4I May 10 19 41 June 10 19 41 July 10 19 41 Augu~ 10 18 41 September 11 20 44 October 11 20 44 November 11 21 45 December 1I 21 45 One-third of all assistance given to Aid to Dependent Children Cases is reimbursed by the Commonwealth. We wiIl receive $2,980.33 for 1939. The Federal Government reimburses on the following basis: one-third of $1g.00 for the first child and one-third ot~ $12.00 for each additional child. Respectfully submitted, J. NEWTON FRYE, Agent. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 119 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Selectmen, salaries $750.00, expen.ses $270.00 $1,020 00 Auditor, salary $600.00, expenses $1,400.00 2,000 00 Treasurer, salary $1,0o0.00, expenses $1,500.00 2,550 O0 Col±octet, salary $1,050.00, expenses. $1,899.50 2,949 50 Assessors, salaries ~1,800.00, expenses $2.,648.00 4,448 00 Town Clerk, salary ~360.00, expenses $100.0v 450 00 Election Expenses, salaries $200.00, expenses $3,800.00 4,000 00 Police Dept., equipment and expenses 13,000 00 Fire DepaFc., Engineers' salaries, ambulance expenses 17,000 00 9 10 Dog Warrant, expenses 150 00 21 Building Inspector, salary 50 00 :[2 Sealer of Weights and ,~leasures, salary $250.00, expenses $:135.00 385 00 13 Insect Pests 3,700 00 14 Brush Cutting 500 0O 15 Tree Warden, salary $300.00, expenses $3,000.00 3,300 00 .16 Fish Warden, salary 5 00 17 Board of Health, salaries $300.90 physician $400.00 expenses $4,500.00 5,200 00 18 Garbage Disposal 1,800 00 19 Vital Statistics 200 00 20 Refuse Disposal 3,000 00 21 Highway Surveyor, salary 3,000 00 22 General Maintenance Street Dept, 38,500 00 23 Snow Removal 5,000 00 24 Street Lightin~ 8,700 00 25 Board o£ Public Welfare, salaries 300 00 26 Supt. and Matron, salaries $1,200.00, agent's salary $400.00 1,600 00 ©a~gide relief and repairs 17,899 97 27 Public Parks and Triangles 2,000 00 28 Discount on No,es 300 00 29 .School Department 115,900 60 30 State Aid and Soldiers' Relief 4,500 00 31 Stevens Memorial Library 6,500 00 32 Memorial Day 350 00 33 Board of Public Works, salaries 300 00 24 Maintenance and Construction of Water Dept. 25,000 00 35 Maintenance am] Construction o~ ~Sewer Dept. 4,000 00 36 Contingent 1,000 00 37 Forest Fire, ex;)enses 500 00 38 Forest Fire Warden, salary 100 00 39 Annual Renort 1,000 00 40 Insurance 5,860 00 41 Maintenance County Hospital 3,572 84 42 Maintenance Town Building, including Clerk 4,500 00 43 Town Hail, janitor 300 00 44 Playgrounds 900 00 45 American Legion (rent) 5~0 00 46 Interest on East ;Side .Sewer 1,147 50 47 Redeemin.g on ,East Side.Sewer Notes 2,000 00 48 Interest and New Schoolhouse Notes 446 25 49 Redeeming o£ New Schoolhouse Not~s 3,000 00 50 Planning Board l~: ~00 00 12(} ANNUAL REPORT 51 Animal Inspector, salary 52 Expenses of Dumu 53 Town Forest 54 Bathing Beach 55 Old Age Assistance 56 Aid to Dependent Children 57 In~erest on N. R. A. Water Notes 58 Redeeming E. R. A, Notes 59 Tax Titles 60 License Commissioners, ex~ense~ 61 Reserve Fund 62 Armistice Day Total 200 00 260 0(~ 200 00 1,100 00 35,000 8,000 .150 00 1,000 O0 500 O0 100 O0 3,000 O0 100 O0 $374,144 06; ARTHUR A. THOMSON, FRANK HILTON, JAMES P. HAINSWORTH, JAMES W. ELLIOTT, Finance Commiktee- TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 131 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 Inspect. or Mr. Fred Cart Asst. Plumbing Inspector Mr. Orris Rea Slaughtering Inspector Regular meeting of Board of Health the last Thursday of every month. Following is a list of reportable diseases: Actinomycosis Anthrax Asiatic Cholera Chicken-Pox Cholecystitis (of typhoid origin) Diphtheria Dog Bite Dysentery-Bacillary Encephalitis Lethargica German Measles Glanders Gonorrhea Hookworm Disease Leprosy Lobar Pneumonia Malaria Measles M eningo coocus Mumps Ophthalmia Neonatormu Parathyphoid Fever A & B Pellagra Pfeiffer Bacillus Meningitis Plague Psittacosis Rabies Rocky Moun~:ain Spotted Fever Scarle~ Fever Septic ~Sore Throat Smallpox Suppurative Conjuncti¥itis Sy~)hilis Tetanus Trachoma Trichinosis Tuberculosis (Al1 forms) Tularemia The following diseases have been reported this year: Measles 94 Scarlet Fever 4 Whooping Cough 84 Tuberculosis 2 Mumps 21 German Measles 1 Dog Bite 19 Lobar Pneumonia 2 The following deaths have been reported from conta- gious diseases: Lobar Pneumonia 1 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1 ANNUAL REPORT All communicable diseases must be reported to the Board of Health by Physician, Parent or Guardian. The usual activities have been carried on by the Board of Health, spending a great deal of time investigating and adjusting complaints and other matters that have come to their atten- tion regarding Public Health and Sanitation. Immunizing against disease is now being carried out by Physicians with good results, probably the diseases best known thus treated are Diphtheria, Small-pox and Typhoid Fever. Diphtheria immunizing clinics were held in the Fall. Nearly all parents were contacted and advised to have their children over six months of age, have this protection given either by their family physician or at the clinic held by the Board of Health, which extended over seven weeks, as there were some who missed the first treatments and wished to have it done. There were two cases of Diphtheria reported this past year. One had never been immunized and the other did not attend school in North Andover. We appreciate the splen- did co~operation from the teachers in this work, without their help the clinic would not be the success it is. We also hope that the parents will continue to give us their help in the future as they have in the past. If this work were not kept up, we would soon have this disease as common as it used to be before immunization protection against Small-pox being compulsory before entering school. The disease is sel- dom heard of now. Baby Conference every Wednesday after- noon, two to four,--babies are weighed, advice given as to care and feeding. If a baby does not appear to be gaining as it should the parents are referred to their family physi- cian. Tuberculosis prevention and care are an important part of our work. At present we have four patients in Essex Sanatorium, had five, one being discharged. There was one patient discharged from the North Reading Sanatorium. LUCIA P. KATHAN, R.N., Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 12S REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT -- 1939 January 25, 1940 We the undersigned Board of Engineers submit, as lows, our annual report for the year 1939: Value of property endangered $170,250 00 Damage to property 7,863 00 Insurance paid on property 7,563 00 Fire alarms answered 215 Ambulance calls 295 We would like to report that as a result of increased fire alarm system expenses, large increase of alarms and more ambulance calls, we were unable to purchase new hose this year. It has bee~x the rule to purchase 500 feet each year to replenish old hose not dependable for dangerous fires. In 1938 we decided that we could get along for one year without hose so that we could repair the 1919 White pump that went out of commission. This was done and the hose money was used for the repair job. As you are aware, this department was cut 500 dollars from the usual appropriation this year. As a result we must have new hose this year. Should we have a large fire that would use the contents of the two trucks (2000 ft.) which is often the case we would not be able to reload with depend- able dry hose. It was necessary to replace batteries in the two White trucks (2 batteries each) and a new battery and a set of new tires for the ambulance. Of the 295 ambulance calls, 29 were to Boston hospitals, three to Pondville and 14.out of town including Tewksbury, Haverhill and vicinity, The remainder were to Lawrence hospitals. Respectfully submitted, JAMES HARGREAVES, ALEXANDER McKINNON, LEO KANE. 124 ANNUAL REPORT TREASURER~ REPORT Board of Selectmen Town of North Andover North Andover, Mass. Gentlemen: As Town Treasurer I submit herewith my report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1939. Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1939 $ 53,127 21 Receipts for the year 791,384 19 Total $844,511 40 Disbursements 818,450 86 Balance Closed ]]anks, Lawrence $ 7,216 97 Andover National Bank, Red School Fund 1,596 25 Andover National Ba~k, Ponds School Fund 680 78 Bay State Merchants Nat. Bank 16,566 54 $26,060 54 $26,060 54 MAURICE C. CASEY, Town Treasurer. TOWN OF NORTH AND0¥ER, MASS. 12~ REPORT O,F THE PLANNING BOARD TO THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER: General The Planning Board has held thirteen meetings during [the year. Field trips have been made to inspect areas where land developments have been proposed, to examine possible playground sites, to consider questions relating to the main- tenance of highways, and to check compliance with the Board <)f Survey regulations in existing developments. Two formal applicatious for approval of pla~s for real estate developments have been considered. In both cases the Board declined to give its approval (a) for non-compliance with the Board of Survey regulations; (b) for non-compli- ance ;vith State Board of Health regulations. A third appli~ cation is now pending and will be acted upon early in 1940. The preparation of a "kIaster Plan" or "Land Use Plan" of the Town is proceeding satisfactorily as a W. P. A. project. Applications to the State Department of Public Works for renewal of permits for advertising bill boards are regu- larly referred to us. We have consistently advised that we are not in favor of the renewal of these permits. Playground The field adjacent to the Center School has been leased by the Town until April 1, 1940, and by the efforts of the "Center Playground Association" has been improved for use as a baseball field and for other recreation. While there is some question whether this field is entirely adequate for a playground at the "Center," it appears that it will serve £or some years. It is likely that a school buiMin~ will be maintained for many years to come on the lot where the Center School now stands, and it is the opinion of this Board that the present school yard is unsafe and inadequate for a playground for the pupils at this school. Therefore, we favor the purchase by the Town of the so-called "Wilcox Field" to serve the double purpose of an extended playground for the Center School and a general playground area for this part of the Town. ANNUAL ltEP0'RT The system at present in effect for the maintenance of the Town highways is far from satisfactory. Modern high- way development needs the appIication of sound engineer- ing principles to a broad, carefully considered permanent; road building program, extending well into the future, not s~bject t~ politicaI influences or to the effect of haphazard action resuIting from the variabIe decisions of successive Town Meetings. We befieve thai; the needs of the Town wile be better and more economicaIly served if the Street, Water, and Sewer Departments are consolfdated under the direct%n of one Board, whose members are elected for three'- or five- year terms, and we favor action to accomplish this change; Building Code To guard against improper building construction we believe the Town should adopt a comprehensive building code. This will involve much study and work and probably cannot be completed for several years, and it may be advis- able to consider the adoption ¢¢f zoning regulations and a building code at the same time. It is our intention to support articles in the warrant for the annual Town Meeting to carry out the recommenda- tions made in this report. Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVER PLANNING BOARD, C. MASON TUCKER, WILLIAM A. RUSSELL, ISAAC OSGOOD, JOHN J. COSTELLO, JAMES P, DAW. STATEMENT OF PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS The undersigned members of the Planning Board dis- Sent from the majority with regard to the consolidation of the Highway Department under the Board of Public Works. We believe that the reorganization of town departments is not a proper subject for Planning Board consideration. JAMES P. DAW, JOHN J. COSTELLO. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. AUDITOR,S CERTIFICATE To the Selectmen of %he Town o]~ North Andover~. (]entlemen: I herewith submit to you the following report of the Department of Accounting for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1939. The receipts axe 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, 1939, and a sum- mary sheet of the appropria%ion accounts. Respectfully submitted, JAMES W. ELLIOTT, Auditor. RECEIPTS Taxes Current Year: Property Polls Previous Years: Property Polls Old Age Assistance Tax Title Redemption From State: Corporation Income Machinery-Chapt. 362, Sect. 4 Soldiers' Exemption In Lieu of Taxes License and Permits Common Victual]er lee Cream Junk Liquor Milk Pasteurization Oleomargerine ~unday Oil Burners Peddlers--State Agent and Sellers Auctioneer Pool $186,676 89 4,45_8 O0 37,956 39 693 63 37 O0 3,299 80 28,365 69 21,500 O0 1,214 88 ~21 57 $67 O0 1 O0 15 O0 2,150 O0 26 O~ lO O0 1 O0 75 OO 9 q5 52 O0 10 O0 8OO 2 O0 $284,746 18 2,426 t28 ANNUAL REPORT Fines and Forfeits Court Finc~ Grants and Gifts From State: Y'ocationa] Education $283 50 Tuition of Children 208 62 Adult Alien Education 60 00 From County: Do~ Licenses From Federal Government: U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance~ Assistance $28,341) ~2 U. 8. Grant--Old Age Assistance-- Administration 944 63 U. S. Grant--Aid Dependent Children-- Aid 1,464 25 U. S. Grant--Aid Dependent Children-- Ad,miniztration 247 03 Special Assessments Molh $109 75 Servers 762 44 Privileges Motto· Vehicle ExciSe Departmental General Government: Tax Collector--Cost and Adv. $156 55 Treasurer--Costs Tax Title 108 79 Treasurer--Court Room Rental 570 00 Protection of Persons and Property: Sealer Weights and Measures--Fee~ 80 Health and Sanitation: Stgte---Subsidy 692 85 Sewer--Construction and Misc. 1,0~1 68 Itighways: Sale of Junk t0 Oiling Driveway 5 00 Sale of Asphalt 15 60 From State--Highway Fund Chapt. 232 14,793 30 From State--Chapter 90 590 80 From County--Chapter 90 1,869 60 Char/ties: Infirmary: Sale of Produce 253 25 Board and Room 80 00 All Other 28 55 Reimbursements for ReHe£: From Other Cities and Towns 2,87,0 51 From Sf~ate 769 26 From State--Mother's Aid 2,738 08 I~eimb~rsements--Old Age Assistance: From Other Cities and Towns 631 77 552 12 659 19 80,996 43 872 1~ 15,120 58 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Fl-om State 20,625 02 ~ Soldiers' Benefits: State Aid. 169 00 Income--Stone Charity Fund 250 00 Schools: Tuition 1,583 55- Supplies 66 51 Library: Fines 346 02 Unclassified: Insurance Dividends 115 84 ]q~thing Beach 5 00 W, P.A. 86 O0 Public Service Enterprises Water: Sale of Water $26,553 26 Construction and Miscellaneous 2,757 96 Interest On Taxes and Assessments $1,774 49 On Tax Titles 369 74 On War Bonus 88 84 On Red School 88 75 On Pond School 37 83 In Anticipation of Revenue Indebtedness Agency State: Taxes $35,100 ~)0 County: Taxes 11,899 92 Dog Licenses 1,062 40 Refunds Taxes: Current Year $44 95 P~ior Years 134 26 Motor Vehicle Excise 392 65 Interest on Taxes 3 57 Collector Expenses (Petty Cash) 100 O0 Maintenance Town Building 35 00 Police 1 50 Snow Removal 12 50 Outside Relief 17 79 U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance 4 0,0 Old Age Assistance 36 0'0 Soldiers' Relief 42 90 Aid Dependent Children 1 00 Insura~c'e 8 O0 129 50,484 34 29,311 22 2,309 65 325,000. 00 48,062 82 838 22 130 ANNUAL REPORT Total Receipts Cash Balance January 1, 1939, including Cash in Closed Banks Total EXPENDITURES Selectmen Salaries New England Tel. & Tel. Co. H. B. McArdle (Carbon Paper) William E. Duffy (Hearing) Finance Association (Dues) Hildreth & Rogers Co. (Advertising) John R. Hosking (Office Supplies) John R. H.osking (Desk and Chairs) Charles A. Cronin (Stamps) Frank Carroll (.Sign) Roy I{. Lane (Association Dues) Allen Wales Adding Machine Co. Charles H. Driver Co. Expenses of Finance Committee $759 O0 70 99 2 75 21 10 10 O0 8 75 16 55 26 95 2 O0 6 90 6 O0 24 30 9 80 6 2O $791,381 19 53,127 21 $844,511 40 $961 39 Treasurer Salary $1,050 00 Mary Casey (Clerical) 371 09 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 36 00 Todd Sales Co. (Check Signer) 236 77 Todd Sales Co. (Duplicate Checks) 252 18 Charles A. Cronin (Stamps and Envelopes) 178 98 The Travellers' Insurance Co. (Bond) 30 90 The Travellers' Insurance Co. (Bond) 12 50 E. L. Arundel Insurance Co. (Bond) 193 00 Loyalty Group Insurance Co. 37 50 Com. of Mass. (Dept. of Corp. and Tax.) 20 00 Central Service Station 7 20 Chase Typewriter Co. 7 09 James Heron 3 00 Thomas Lebel 2 70 John R. Hosklng (Office ,Supplies) 18 90 Treat Hardware Corp. 50 Victor Adding Machine Co. 86 O0 Auditor Salary $600 00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 73 42 Mary Finn (Clerk) 1,117 00 Allen Wales Adding Much. Co. (Serv. Ribbon) 11 00 John R. Hosking (Ribbons, Carbon and Supplies) 32 98 John R. Hosking (Payroll Forms) 36 90 Charles II. Driver Co. (Ruled Paper) 14 00 Lawrence Bindery Co. 9 09 Charles A. Cronin (Stamps and EnveloPes) 4 86 Thomas Lebel (Bulbs) 60 1,899 76 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Robinson Moving Co. 6 02 Cornelius Donovan 75 Collector Salary $1,050 00 Elsie Salisbury (Clerk) 974 00 Petty Cash 100, 00 Emil Dehullu's Insurance (Bond) 25 09 Richard Freley (Bond) 10 00 Aetna Casualty Surety Co. 385 0~) Aetna Casualty Surety Co. 37 50 John R. IIosking (Office Supplies) 13 08 II. B. McArdle i 50 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 79 50 Charles A. Cronin (Stamps) 179 08 A. W. LaFond Company (Forms) 125 99 Lawrence Bindery Company 2 50 Lawrence Transportation 90 IIerbert T. Wild 4 00 Ernest J. Sarther (Agent) 7 50 Atlantic Register Company 9 24 A. L. Cole Co. I 35 Robinson Seal Co. 3 87 Irving IIinton (Miscellaneous Expenses) 21 62 The Davol Printing Co. 2 0~) $3,033 63 Re£und 100 00 Tax Title Foreclosure Irving Hinton (Recording, Deeds) $78 00 Hildreth & Rogers Pub. Co. 36 50 Salaries $1,350 00 Myrtle Mayer (Clerk) 1,248 00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 96 26 L. E. Murran Co. (Supplies) 18 35 James P. IIainsworth (Conventions and Mile- age Expenses to Association Meetings and Hearings for the Board of Assessors) 65 64 IIerbert T. Wild (Convention and Mileage Expenses to Association Meetings and Hearings for the Board of Assessors) 25 95 John R. tIosking (Office Supplies) 18 50 John R. IIosking (Cabinet) 39 50 Lawrence Bindery Company I 00 Essex County Association (Dues) 3 0O Lilla Stott (Transfer of Deed) 66 79 Commonwealth of Mass. (Printed Forms) 75 73 Commonwealth of Mass. Appellate Tax Board 3 00 Ralph B. Brasseur (Plats) 180 00 H. B. McArdle 1 00 Robinson Seal Co. 5 18 2,550 00 2,933 63 114 50 182 ANNUAL REPORT Spaulding Moss & Co. l~yaI Typewriter Co., Inc. Manifold Supplies Co, i 20 95 0'0 I 50 License Commissioners John R. t{osking (Office Supplies) $13 60 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass 6 30 Wright & Potter Co. (Printing) 3 15 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 5 83 L. E. Murran Co. 14 60 Thomas Lebel 4 13 Town Clerk Salaries $350 00 Thmnas Bevington & Sons (Bond) 5 90 Railway Express Agency 61 L. E. Murran Co, 5 75 Robinson Seal Co. 6 12 Charles H. Driver Co. 13 25 U. S. Postofiqce 11 12 Joseph A. Duncan (Postage) 2 00 John R. Jlosking (Supplies) 21 30 Water Commissioner 3,295 51 47 61 415.15 Salaries (Board of Registrars) $200 90 Raymond Lewis 3'0 00 John Ilegarty 5 00 William McCarty 7 00 James Corne]l 5 00 Mary McDonough 7 00 William Ward 5 00 Mary Foley 7 00 Harry Michelmore 5 00 Joseph Rivet 7 00 William Thomson 7 00 Fred Palois 7 00 Augustine Walsh 7 00 Elizabeth Cunio 7 00 Arthur Farnham q 00 James Lee 7 90 E.W. Moody 24 06 William Ward 7 O0 Chas. It. Driver 289 34 Thomas Gosselin 7 00 Edward Costello 7 00 George Morse 9 00 Edward Murphy 30 00 Elizabeth Murphy 9 00 Ilarry Michelmore 30 00 Reginald DeYebre ~ O0 James Murphy 30 O0 Jack flay 7 00 Ralph Stork 41 20 Olive Morton 7 00 Mary Dolan 30 00 George Leacock q 00 Charles Wentworth 30 00 Eileen Welch 7 09 Lawrence O'Brien 30 00 Alice Kane 7 00 Helen Mackie 97 87 Francis Mahoney 7 00 Augustine Walsh 18 00 Walter Eldridge 7 00 Wm. P. Callahan 8 Alvin Morse 7 00 CharIes Winning 2 00 Gladys Kane 7 09 Donald Thomson 2 00 George Cunningham 7 00 James Daw 2 Fred McCormack 5 00 Chris ltigginbottom 2 OO Stanley Armstrong 5 00 George Lewis 8 00 Alfred Garncau 5 90 John Wood 8 00 Election and Registrars Salaries 300 00 TOWN OF NORTH AND0¥ER, MASS. 2Fernley Wilcox 9 00 Spaulding Moss Co~ 129 20 Alfred Garneau 9 90 John P. Dineen 7 00 Cornelius tte~,arty 7 00 Chas. ti. Driver 9 00 :Frank McEvoy 7 00 George Rea 7 0O Alex Mitchell 7 00 Sidney Rea 7 00 Harry Michehnore 7 O0 Fred Whittier 7 90 Philip Hickingbottom 7 09 Albert Currier 7 0O Harold Holt 9 00 Virginia Driver 7 O0 John B. White 9 00 Raymond Lewis 7 00 Louis Broadhead 7 Duncan Boyle 7 00 Peter Ritchie 7 00 James Hennessey 7 00 Samuel Wilde ~10 O0 Joseph Gaudette 7 00 James W. DeAdder 9 00 Elizabeth Trombly 7 00 William Lawlor 7 00 Helena Gowans g ~)0 James J. Dillon q 91) .Fred Bastian 7 00 Ralph Stork 7 00 .James Murphy 7 00 Mary Dolan ~ 0O Charles Pitman 7 ~0 Helena Rostrum 7 00 John R. Hosking Helen Lawlor 7 09 (pencils and sul~) ~57 Gr~nd Tote/ 1,578 52 Janitor, Town Hall William P. Gallahan 300 00 Municipal Building Olive Regan (Clerk) $1,224 00 Mary McDonough (Janitoress) 819 00 I:iollins Super Service (Oil) 286 25 Kent Ice Co. (Oil) 253 75 North Andover Coal Co. 313 13 Hilton Oil Co. 252 50 Morton Oil Co, 190 00 North Andover Public Works 29 08 N~w Englan~ Tel. & Tel. Co. 63 29 ]]nrroughs Addin~ Machin~ 14 70 H. B. McArdle (Forms) 25 21 Lawrence Gas & Electric D. J. Costello Co. (Repairs) 34 99 Joseph Collins (Boiler Repairs) 30 60 George Mattheson (Chirm~ey) 1~ 00 John R. Hosking (Supplies) 12 18 Bostitch Boston Co. $ 25 Lawrence Wholesale Drug 25 20 Meagan Drug Co. (Supplies) 21 00 Lawrence Window Cleaning Co, 28 50 Thomas Lebel (Supplies) 25 36 Joseph A, Duncan (Miscellaneous Expenses) 30 09 State Prison 3 10 Goodco Sanitary (SUplffies) 12 O0 R. L, Polk Co. (Directory) 6 50 Fred Leach 38 30 Masury Young Co. 2 97 Typewriter Shop 12 75 Underwood Elllott Fisher Co, 138 00 $4,365 91 Refund 35 O0 4,330 91 ANiXrUAL REPORT Article 10--Cleaning Paint Lawrence Window Cleaning Co. $362 40 Fred Leach 42 00 D. J. Costello & Son 88 00 Police Department Alfred It. McKee (Chief) $2,120 00 l~ichard Hilton (Sergeant) 2,014 O0 ltoaghton Farnham 1,85~ 06 Myron B, Lewis 1,855 0O Daniel Shine 1,855 09 Augustine Walsh 348 00 George Curmingham 13 00 John Harrington 24 50. William Thompson 62 50 Frank Donne 17 00 William gitchie 30 09 Peter Ritehie 28 50 Michael Hurson 1 50 Harold Tyning 50 Nora Walsh (Matron) 8 0{) Alfred It. McKee (Expenses to Convert,ion) 30 00 Standard Oil Co. (Gas) 216 80 Texas Oil Co. (Gas) 13 20 Fluet Service Station (Gas) 12 80 Lakeside Filling Station (Gas) 100 69 Central Service Station (Gas) 138 66 Colonial Beacon Station (Gas~ 5 48 George Schruender (Gas) 102 69 Bill's Auto Shop (Gas) 176 73 Hollins Super Service Station (Gas) 45 88 Trombly Service 1 88 Sutton's Corner Service 47 Hilton Oil Co. I 25 Bamford Bros. Service ~ 90 Hillside Service 2 72 Eidam Tire Supplies Co. 126 36 Shawsheen Motor Co. 5 15 Nevins Auto Service 104 Hill's Garage 7 Collins Auto Shop 27 Lawrence Gas & Electric Co, 16 R. F. Bux~on 1 Mrs. George Hargreave~ 1 Goodco Sanitary Co. 23 Saunders Studio 36 Dr. Frank Lee 8 Mass. Chief's Association (Dues) 3 New England Tel. & TeL Co. 225 DeLux Filter Piston Co. 5 A. L. Cole Co. 5 Meagan Drug Stove 1 John P. Walsh Treat Hardware Corp. 36 William Thompson Co. 44 Meadow Brook Laundry 2 492 40 O5 00 30 49 00 67 00 5O 36 00 87 15 18 08 85 38 33 5O TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, ~ASS. 135 ~MacCartney Clothing CharIes Motta (Auto Repairs) Longbottom's Market ~Haverhfll Motorcycle and Radio Co. J. R. Travers (Liquid Pine Clea~er) ~Thomas Gosseliu John R. ttostdng (Supplies) Charles H. Driver Co. Leavitt Shirt Mfg. Co. ,John Dapk~ewicz (Gas) Lawrence Plate Glass Co. Jenny Mfg. Webster Thomas Co. (Tire Tubes) Andover Motor Co. North Andover Coal M. Linskey Co. Belmont Supply Ce. Joseph M. Finneran J. R. Carey (Auto Su~pl}es) 6 00 5 35 93 4 50 8 75 16 25 3 97 11 25 ~5 00 3 33 9 39 50 23 79 2 5O 10 75 54 O0 5 65 11 18 1 80 Refund $12,000 96 1 50 Police Car (Article 13.) Nevins Auto Cz. Police Station, Heating U~it (Article ll) Irving S. Dame (Plans) $15 O0 North Andover Coal Co. 645 0'0 Police Motorcycle (Article 14) Haverhill Motorcycle and Radio Co. Dog Officer 17rank Deneu Fire Department Jmnes Hargreaves (Chief Engineer) $4~)0 ~0 Thmnas H. Broderiek (Engineer) 125 00 William Dryden (Engineer) 125 90 Leo Kane (Engineer) 125 00 Alex McKinnon (Engineer) 115 40 Chauffeurs ~,610 09 Chauffeurs (sub-drivers) 1,530 76 Call Men 3,704 .69 Edward Cunningham, Jr. 5 O0 Rebate on Poll Taxes 58 00 Bamford Bros. Station (Gas and 0il) 21 33 tIollins Super Service 48 44 Jenny Manufacturing Co. 33 00 Central Service Station 86 62 Trombly Service 9 51 Lakeside Filling Station 81 07 Bill's Auto Service 289 27 Dyer-Clark Co. (Fire Alarm) 76 92 New England Tel, & Tel. Co, 107 35 11,9'9'9 46 350 O0 664) 00 4~0 00 150 00 ANNUAL REP01~T Board of Public Works 26 Thomas Lebel (Fire Alarm) 445 20~ North Andover Coal Co. (Coal) 264 00-~ Charles White Coal Co. (Coal) 250 00 Edwit~ Iioenig (Supplies) 10 Commonwealth of Mass. (Div. of Blind) 8 18. Commonwealth of Mass. (Div. of Women} 19 00 Joseph Finneran (Supplies) 23 81 Andover Steam Laundry Z6 19 Mrs. George Hargreaves (Supplies) 5 76 Chris Higginhottom (Express) 65 Charles Winning 50; McCarthy Express Co. 2 25~ Eagle Auto Shop Fred Leach (Repairs) '/7 70 Goodco Sanitary Produc~ Co. 63 09 Lawrence Gas & Electric Co, 249 98 A. B. Sutherland Co. 23 90 ~L Edwmrd Conner 85~ Essex Manufacturing C~, 7 David Pickles (Tuning Piano) 2 00 Louis W. Bills (Fire Alarm) 10 Off George Matherson (Cleaning Chhmley} 8 00 Fred Garneau 16 Farley Awning' Co. 4 Off D. G. Donovan (Repairs) 4 75 John J. Costello (Supplies) 7 R, M, Wood (Supplies) 13 27 Lawrence Rubber Co. i 67 James J. Daw, Jr. (Fire Alarm} 26 25 Davis & Furber Machine Co. 6 06 Treat Hardware Corp. 26 28' The Flexible Co. 25 23 00 Metropolitan Auto Body James Hargreaves (Expenses) 88 21 Charles H. Driver Co. 22 98 American LaFrance Foamite Corp. (Tire} 9 41 Nellie Fitzgerald (Stove) 10 90 Gorham Fire Equipment (Supplies) 5 19' The Windsor Co. 2 67 3 75 Weigel Co. gosepB Finnerar~ 5 O0 Hilton Oil Co. 96 44 l~uildi~tg Martin J. Lawlor (Salary) Sealer of Weights and Meamlres Ernesg Smith (Salary} $250 00 Hobbs, Warren Inc. 14 ~3 Ernest .Smith (Auto) 62 80 Edward Janusz 5 00 Ernest Smith (Stationary, Stamps, etc.} 8 00 16,475 54 50 O0 339 83 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 137 Insect Pests John J. Connors (Supt.) $1,683 00 John I-Iegarty (Labor) 495 00 Alfred Garneau 349 54 George Pierce 3 75 Phillip Hickingbottom $ 13 George Bradbury 14 63 Alfred Knuepher 144 22 Alfred Balanger 64 87 Edward Donovan 39 06 Alfred Sanford 64 37 Phillip Donnelly 5 45 Augustine Walsh 35 76 John Hibbetts 5 45 William Howarth 5 45 Frank Gile 5 45 T. St. Pierre 10 94 William Craig 5 45 Edward Melamed (Trucking) 288 O0 New England TeL & Tel. Co. 9 0'3 Bill's Auto Service 25 35 Central Service 161 20 Insect Insecticide 3 30 A. Lee Company 247 10 Eagle Auto Shop 10 45 John Shes Co. 2 15 John T. Campbell 51 Charles It. Driver Co. 5 90 Tree Warden John J. Connors (Salary) John ltegarty (Labor) Alfred Garneau (Labor) Robert Cole (Labor) Henry Sherlock (Labor) Alfred Knuepher (Labor) William Craig (Labor) Phillip Hickingbottom (Labor) Phillip Donnelly (Labor) Samuel Gile (Labor) Alfred Balanger (Labor) Paul T. Jones (Labor) John McDuffy (Labor) Samuel Bevin (Labor) Trefel Hamel (Labor) Carl Kemp (Labor) Joseph Rivet (Labor) Alfred Sanford (Labor) New England Tel. & 'Tel. Co. (Labor) Treat Hardware Corp. Central Service Station John J. Connors Pete's Blacksmith's Shop Frost Insecticide Dickam Trucking Nevins' Auto Shop $300 09 965 O0 978 79 5 O0 7 97 340 36 15 92 15 46 70 62 15 46 70 62 11 95 73 66 59 76 22 65 10 94 16 40 81 08 19 36 62 17 59 62 10 00 8 00 31 79 35 8 60 3,693 01 138 ANNUAL REPORT Essex Hardware Corp. H. L, Frost Higgin~ Co. (Mower Repairs) 2 98 41 25 Brusl~ Cutting John Hegarty $160 00 William Craig 10 94 Alfred Garneau 142 67 John Hibbits 81 88 Alfred Knuepher q0 78 John J. Connors 3~ O0 Forest Fire Department James Hargreaves (Warden) $100 00 Fred Garneau (Labor) 8 O0 William Roberts (Labor) 19 50 Samuel Donovan (Labor) 8 75 John Welsh 4 75 Harold Turner (Labor) 15 50 Carl Wainwright (Labor) 10 75 Hugh Costello (Labor) 8 75 Hem'y Albrecht (Labor) 16 75 Edward Koenig (Labor) 11 00 James Dillon (Labor) 18 59 William Dryden (Labor) 3 75 Martin Lawlor (Labor) 10 00 Ernest Wainwright 28 q5 Ray DeAdder (Labor) 22 00 Alex McKinnon (Labor) 18 75 James Dillon, Jr. (Labor) 2 75 Joseph McEvoy (Labor) 18 50 William McKinnon (Labor) 18 00 Everett Long (Labor) 21 75 Charles Driver (Labor) 10 00 Arthur Broderiek (Labor) 28 75 Thomas Broderick (Labor) 7 25 Edward Cunningham (Labor) 7 50 Carl Long (Labor) 6 25 Arthur Farnum (Labor) 2 50 William Roberts, Jr, (Labor) 1 00 John Farnum (Labor) 1 00 Alden Farnum (Labor) I 09 Joseph Finn (Labor) 8 50 John Cronin (Labor) q 00 Leo Kane (Labor) 8 25 Edward Cunningham, Jr. (Labor) 2 75 John Cavanaugh (Labor) I 50 Leslie Frisbee (Labor) i 50 John Lawlor (Labor) 3 00 Hector Lefebvre (Labor) 4 75 Francis Lawlor (Labor) 3 00 John J, Costello (Extinguisher) 87 00 Bill's Auto Shop (Gas and Oil) 17 45 C. A. Hemiken (Repairs on Pump) 4 90 Davis & Furber Niachine Company q 50 Harold Tyning (Signs) 5 00 3,295 67 499 27 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. R. M. Wood (Hose) Fabric Fire Hose Co. (Hose) 253 00 216 00 Contingent City o£ Newburyport (Shell Fish Area) $66 81 Helen Davis (Typist) 10 00 Hi]dreth & Rogers Co. 89 25 Mabel Mulcahy (Claim) 43 0O C. J. Mahoney (Legal Advice) 212 20 Frank Mahoney (Claim) 35 85 Ridgewood Cemetery Association 12 00 William P. Callahan (Hall) 25 00 Dr. D. W. 'Wallwork 54 20 Lawrence General Hospital 38 90 Dr. Frank Lee 35 00 Irving E. Hinton (Tax Collector) 64 88 Frank Denue 28 00 Dr. Julius Kay 33 0~ Thomas Lebell 13 47 Farley Awning Co. 25 00 Ralph Brasseur 15 0(~ Waldro A. Lynch (Claim) 75 00 Fish Warden Frank Denue (Salary) $5 O0 Board of Health Salaries Sa00 00 Dr. E. W. A. l-Iolt (Physician) 490 00 Lucia P. Kathan (Nurse) 1,599 96 F. Orris Rea (Inspector) 12 00 Essex Sanatorium 2,223 80 North Reading Sanatorium 177 O0 Dr. D. W. Wallv~ork 20 Dr. J. Kay 5 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 79 55 Frank Denue (Burying Dogs and Cats) 20 00 Meagan's Drug Store 13 92 Bill's Auto Service (Gas and Oil) 39 34 Central Service Station (Gas and Oil) 39 21 Treat Hardware Corp. 1 00 George Dolan (Burying Cats) 1 0O Lucia Kathan (Supplies) 4 76 William Thomson (Burying Cats) 2 00 John R. Hosking (Supplies) 5 90 Samuel Bevin (Burying Cats) i 00 Dr. Fred Atkinson 28 00 E. R. Squibb & Sons 7 00 George Cunningham (Burying Cat) 1 Harold Tyning (Burying Cat) 1 00 MacGregor Instrument Co. 35 88 James Cornell (Burying Cat) i 00 Frank DeTerrisi {Burying Cat) I 00 Fred Leach (Inspections) 92 00 Charles H. Driver Co. (Printing) 40 10 139 1,053 85 875 66 5 00 140 ANNUAL REPORT Joseph Finneran (Drugs) Fred Carr (Inspections) Frank Denue (Burying Cats and Dogs) Mass. Agricultural College Railway Express Co. 16 31 10 00 5 00 2 00 3O County T. B. Hospital Maintenance Essex County $3,467 84 Vital Statistics Joseph A. Duncan (Recording Deaths, Births and Marriages) $178 50 Dr. Frank Lee 1 25 Dr. David W. Wa]lwork I 25 All Others 3 50 Stephen Gallant Garbage Disposal $1200 00 William L. Smith Charles Perry Animal Inspector · Town Dump $200 00 $260 00 Sanitation Sewer Maintenance and Construction Wages $2,544 86 ]~[aterials 737 66 Refuse Disposal Wages $1,671 87 Trucks 1,328 13 Highway Department Highway Surveyor (Salary) General Maintenance ]]oxford St. Chapt. 90 S~ree~ Dept. Truck Snow Removal Refund Sand Snow Fences Street Lighting Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. Public Welfare Salaries (]]oard) Agent (.Salary) Supt. and Matron's Salaries $11,109 94 12 50 5,186 3,467 84 184 rio 1,800 O0 200 O0 260 O0 3,282 52 3,000 O0 3,000 00 38,499 81 86 66 700 00 11,096 54 874 70 522 O0 8,688 22 300 00 400 00 1,200 00 TOWN OF NORTH AND0~VER, fOutside Relief and Repairs $18,353 39 Refund 17 79 :Stone Fund Taylor Fund Old Age Assistance Old Age Assistance $32,436 50 Refund 36 0O ~U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance (Assistance) $29,601 64 Refund 4 00 Mothers' Aid (Aid Dependent Children) Refund $7,808 22 .1 00 U. S. Grant--Aid Dependent Children (Aid) U. ~ Grant--Aid Dependent Children (Admlnis~ra~on) U. S. Grant---Old Age Assistance (Admi~istratiaa) Daniel Doyle $408 90 Robert Campbell 180 00 Pearl Donnelly 92 00 Lillian Dearden 56 00 John R. Hosking (Office Suppli'es) 42 82 John R. IIosking (Forms) 24 50 Charles A. C~,onln (Stamped Envelopes) :115 09 Victor Adding M~c~ine Ce~ 65 00 ~vbbs, Warren Inc. ~ 3~ Charles ti. Driver Co. 24 28 ~n~ml Ser~ee Station 8 3t George H. Schruender 4 73 Jenney Manufacturing Co. 2 52 8oldiers' Relie~ and State Aid ~tate Aid $110 Cash Grants 955 00 09 Yermont Tea & Butter Co. (Groceries) 128 00 North Andover Coal Co. (Coal) 73 25 William B. K~nt Ice Co. (Fuel) ~4 50 Mrs. George IIargreaves (Groceries) 12 00 City of Medford 10 20 Dr, Fred Atkinson (Medical Service) 4~ 35 Dr. D. W. Wallwork (Medical ,Service) ~23 82 I{ollins Super Service (Fuel) 7 50 Hilton Oil Co. (Fu~I) 21 25 Fred Pappalardo (Groceries) 84 00 Dehullu's Market (Provisions) 89 ¢0 H. E. M,~'Questen (Provisions) 3 00 Hickingbottom Store (Groceries) 6 O0 Children's Hospital (Care) 129 55 Central Service (Gas and Oil) 99 82 John T. Campbell (Provisions) 68 64 Joseph Finneran Drug Store (Medicine) 120 24 1~335 69 · 243 75 · 21 0O 32,400 90 29~97 64 7,807 22 1,133 77 98 22 1,032 ANNUAL Dr. Julius Kay (Medical Service) Wilmorse, Inc. (Groceries) Dr. Charles Frank Lee (Medical Service) John lk Hosking (Office Supplies) Manhattan Market (Provisions) ~and Tailoring Co. Max Rose (Slxoes) Lav~'ence Genera~ ttospitaL E. T. Sullivag (Milk) Harold Wood (Provisions) Mary l~cGowan kIosp~aI (Care~ E. Dunn (Groceries) Dr. Harold Kay (Glasses) RaiIway Express Co.. Meagan's Drug Store (Medicine} New England Tel. & Ti~I. Co. Lon'gb~ttom's Markat (Groeeries]¢ Dr. Frank McLay Dr. ttarold 1~, Kin'th (Medical Service) JOhn R. Hosking (Typewriter Desk) Jame~ W. Eilfoit (Expenses) M~uric~ C'.. Ca%y (Agent) 24 9(~~ 8 91 5~ 33 54 50 09 3 95~ 22 00 91 7(~ 78 69~ 6 28 00 42 26~ 60 09 37 50 8 7O 10 91 8 90 500 13 00 45 00 5 65 125 00 $2,971 75 42 00 ]~d~caticm Expenses o~ S'chool Cbmln~t~ee $1,534 90 Teachers; Supervisors, Staff and S'upt~ (Salaries) 77,735 29 At~en~nce ~cer and Ca.us 385 96 Exp. of Su~., Superv. and Princ~ 387 40 Books and Supplies 4,551 91 JanltoriaI Se~ce 8,067 80 ~nel 3,563 2q Expenses of Operating Schools 2,416 46 Maintenance Repglrs a~d UpkeeF 3,830 34 ~ealt~ 2,814 85 Transportati6n 6,094 00 TuiHon ~03 40 New Equ~pmen~ 444 93 Adult Alien ~ns~rac~i0n 138 00 ~iscelianeoua ~7 al E~pended foe M~er~imack School Fence $464 gO Income Trnst Fund Moses Tow~;e Fund $174 85 Stevens Memorial Library Salaries $4,151 19 Heat, Light and Water 579 64 Books, Papers and Magazines 934 15 2,929 75 112,226 02 464 00 174 35 TOWN OF NORTH ANDDVER, MASS. ~iscellaneous 335 O0 5,999 Playground [Thomas Sullivan ~Labor) :Edward Sullivan (Labor) ~Arthur Sullivan (Labor) Douglas McCormack (Labor) ,James Do,oven (Labor) 4~orrelius Donovan (Labor) William J. Costello (Caretaker) George Finneran (Labor) Charles Turner (Labor) Leo Macklin (Labor) Charles Pitman, Jr. (Labor) North Andover Public Works (Water) Ray Lewis (Painting ef Bleachers) .Ray Lewis (Painting of Baekstol~a) North Andover Coal Co. (Coal) John 8hca Mrs. Katherine Wilcox (Rental of Land) Fred Leach (Repairs) Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. Robert Cole (Sharpening Mower) H. Bruckmann (Lime) Mrs. George Hargreaves (Supplies) Jrlilton Oil Co. (Oil) William B. Kent lee Co. (Oil) Lawrence Lumber Co. Edward Sullivan (Cabinet) :North Andover Novelty Store :$49 50 93 50 4:4 09 5 75 10 62 27 00 211 $0 22 50 g0 50 ~ 00 2 OO 15 58 B4 O0 ,25 O0 2.0 8~ 30 O0 29 20 13 07 4 25 ,~2 40 2 5O 3 24 2~(~ O0 I 60 Public Parks aml Triangles Wages $1,648 83 ~/iaterials 351 17 Tow~a Forest William Craig $17 95 John Hibbits 39 84 James Daw, Jr, 5 00 Daniel Gile 7 50 Daniel Connors 10 O0 Arthur Lavins 10 00 Alfred Knuepher 21 88 Fred Townserd 21 88 W. Handy 27 34 ]Frank Gile 16 40 William Howard 16 40 Railway Express Co. 8 14 Bathing Beach Daniel Balawitch $275 00 Clement Lavin 230 00 James Jorgenson 116 09 ~Iary Cassidy (Magror0 132 00 ~65 32 2,000 O0 197 3~ ANNUAL I~PORT Howard Riley Oscar Richard Herbert T. Wild (Repairz) Joseph. Grande John J. Wilcox Meagan's Rexall Store Alfred Des jardine Treat Hardware CorD. William B. Kent tee Co.. H. J. Unwla Co. (Lumber) Davis & Furber Machine Co. Allied Paint Store H. E. MeQuestaa New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Lawrence Gas & Electric Co. Augustine Walsl~ Central Boat Co. Fred Leach Hildreth-Rogevs Pub. Cc~ Topsfield Land Gravel Cod Board of Public Warks ff. B ruc'kmanr~ Longb~ttom~ Market Memorial Day Americaa Legion Drum Corps Hugh Stewar~ (Lunches) Samuel Bardsiey (Quartette) Bingham Greenhouse (Flowers) ~¥[oorehouse Bakery Co. (Doughnuts) Ckarlas H. Driver Co. (Programm~s) Acm~ Novelty Cm (Flags) American Legion (Wreaths) Pete~~ Sheridan (Service) William P. Callaha~ (Service) Harry C. Foster (Coffee) Hill's Beverage (Tonic) Curran & Joyee (T0nie) Marie McDonough (Bugler) Louis Robinson (Bugler) Ernest Stewart (Transportati6n') Louis Saa~dem (Tra~portation) Merrill F. Norwood Horace M. Culpon Emil Dehullu Maurice Casey Alexander Taylor Henry Hayman Ballanfiyne Agency Andrew Coffin Joseph W. Robinson Charles i~. Driver Co~ 5 0O~ 13 5~ 24 6*- 20 20 11 74. 5 00 10 46 20 (JO 8 93 8 79 4 79 3 33 4 39 3 46 3 59 40 O0 30 40 7 O0 23 05 8 4g ~ O0 55 $100 O0 64 O0 12 09 42 05 90~ 10 00 8 75 11 50 5 0O 10 0¢ 24 2~ 7 8~ 9 00 2 50 2 50 5 00 17 25 $658 95 740 67 949 94 437 17 777 08 325 09 353 19 2,409 09 353 19 31 45 $7,035 77 1,036 04 340 69 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Refund 8 O0 Town Reports Charles IL Driver Co. American Legion Quarters Rent Ando~er National Bank Armistice Day Hugh Stewart $39 85 John J. Lyons (Treas. Drum Corps) 35 (~0 Royal Hayes 19 00 Campbell's Flower Shop 8 00 Frank 0ares & Son ~ 00 Mary McDonough 2 00 Doris Robinson 2 00 Planning Board (Article 9) Project Spaulding Moss Co. (Tracing Cloth) $72 99 A. L. Cole Co~ (Tracing Cloth) 52 40 Treat Hardware Corp. (Tape) 15 40 John R. Hosking 5 15 Samuel Wilde 50 00 Arthur Emery (Auto) 9 58 B. L. Makepea~e, Inc. 7 89 Planning Board (Article 9) Expenses Blake & Rebhan Co. (Letterheads, Envelopes) American Legion (Special Article 2) Rev. Edmund C. Daly (Cemetery Lot) $5~)0 00 Bank o£ Nova Scotia (E. J. Resuscitator Inhalator) 410 O0 Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (Oxygen Tent and Oxygen) 388 50 C. H. Goldthwaite Co. (Wheel Chair and Rubber Sheet) 79 49 Larson-Carlson, Inc. (Marker) 200 00 George E. Tuttle (Engraving) 18 00 W. P. A. Office $2,201 67 Commodity Dept. 596 98 Nursery School 475 84 Assessors' List 87 83 Sewing Unit 1,453 03 Shade Trees 182 26 Moth Project 217 31 Farm to Market 5,291 76 Surface Drain 5,770 79 Co-Sponsor's Project Merrimack School 3,221 21 Fire Station 5,674 46 Playground 96 57 Bathing Beach 382 60 145 7,027 77 1,002 89 450 00 99 85 213 41 9 25 1,545 99 ANNUAL REPORT Police Station 7 00 Town Forest 475 45 Sewer Project 1,499 07 Sidewalk Project 8,475 49 Town Infirmary 15 00 Proposed Project on Rounding Corners 59 00 36,173 82 Maintenance and Construction (Water Department) Maintenance and Construction 24,955 06 Water Main (Chickering Rd.) Article 23 1,600 04) Water Main (Mill Rd.) Article 24 1,400 00 Water Main (Hydrants) Article 25 3,018 54 Interest Temporary Loans Second National Bank $648 02 Bay State Merchants Bank 25 42 673 44 Sewer $1,232 50 Schoolhouse 573 75 N. R. A. Water 187 50 1,993 75 Indebtedness Sewer $2,900 00 Schoolhouse 3,000 00 N. R. A. Water 1,00O 00 6,000 00 Tax Title Loan 6,601 73 Temporary Loans of 1939 330,000 00 Agency Trust and Investment State Tax $23,400 00 County Tax 11,899 92 County Dog Licenses 1,058 80 S~ate Park Reservations 374 83 36,733 55 Refunds Taxes--Current Year $44 95 Taxes--Prior Years 134 26 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 392 65 Interest on Taxes 3 57 Collector Expenses (Petty Cash) 100 00 Maintenance Town Building 35 00 Police 1 50 Snow Removal 12 50 Outside Relief 17 79 Old Age Assistance 36 00 U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance 4 ~)0 Soldiers' Relief 42 00 Aid Dependent Children 1 00 Insurance 8 00 833 22 Tutal Expenditures $818,450 86 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1939 Including Cash in Closed Banks Grand Total 147 26,060 54 $844,511 40 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Balance Sheet--December 31, 1939 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Assets Cash: In Office and Banks In Closed Banks John J. Costello, Collector: Cash Shortage Accounts Receivable: Taxes: Levy of 1930 Property Levy of 1931 Property Levy of 1931 Polls Levy of 1932 Polls Levy of 1933 Property Levy of 1933 Polls Levy of 1934 Property Levy of 1934 Polls Levy of 1935 Property Levy of 1936 Polls Levy of 1937 Property Levy of 1937 Polls Levy of 1938 Property Levy of 1938 Polls Levy of 1939 Property Levy of 1939 Polls Old Age Assistance Taxes: Levy of 1931 Levy of 1932 Levy of 1933 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1931 Levy of 1932 Levy of 1933 Levy of 1934 Levy of 1935 Levy of 1936 Levy of 1937 Levy of 1938 Levy of 1939 $38 43 59 28 4 00 14 00 9 40 14 00 40 12 00 6 00 2 00 75 25 4 00 10,645 24 56 O0 39,580 10 376 00 $2 O0 8 O0 7 O0 $29 89 8 73 39 38 12 32 18 38 I 39 22 43 74 77 294 52 $18,843 57 7,216 97 4,704 70 50,887 10 17 00 501 81 148 ANNUAL REPORT Special Assessments: M.oth 1939 Sewer Unapportioned Sewer Tax Titles: State and County Aid to Highways: Departmental: Treasurer (Court Room Rental) Health Sewer Construction and Miscellaneous Highway Public Welfare Old Age Assistance State and Military Aid Water Rates, etc.: Rates of 1938 and Prior Rates of 1939 Constructioa and Miseellaneous Overlay Deficits: Levy of 1929 Levy of 1930 Levy of 1931 Levy of 1982 Levy of 1933 '!: Levy of 1934 Levy of 1935 Levy of 1986 Levy of 1937 Levy of 1938 Levy ,of 1939 Old Age Assistance Tax Overlay: Levy of 1931 Levy of 1932 Levy of 1938 Moses Towne Fund Income: Income to be withdrawn $960 1,295 116 48 3,631 1,047 100 00 02 96 00 40 64 00 $454 45 955 64 582 47 $ 81 4 90 8 90 36 35 43 98 72 64 13 48 5 51 256 85 485 86 21 27 Liabilities and Reserves Property Taxes--1936 Poll Tax--1935 State Tax and Assessments Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Revenue Tailings Dog Licenses Sale of Real Estate Stone Fund Income Taylor Fund Income Overpayments to Collector l~nexpended Balances: Planning Board--Project Sewer Morris Street $4 00 14 00 17 00 17 90 2,471 58 2,013 21 26,0~88 62 30 40 7,199 02 1,992 56 948 25 35 O0 174 35 $123,141 14 $1 00 2 00 43 18 25,000 90 69 51 3 60 2,2q7 03 146 99 57 00 317 51 286 59 900 O0 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 149 Boxford and Salem Streets--Chapt. 90 2,000 00 ~-0. S. Grant--01d Age Assistance--Administration 72 07 U. S. Grant--Old Age Assistance--Assistance 184 59 U. S. Gran~:--Aid Dependent Children--Aid 506 27 U. S. Grant--Aid Depcndeni Children--Adnfinistration 148 81 W. P.A. 17 88 W. P. A.--Drainage Bicknell Estate 992 00 Water Mains and Hydrants 131 46 Water--Morris Street 1,709 00 Water--Railroad Avenue 550 09 ]~eserve Fund--Overlay Surplus 495 96 Overlay--Levy 1928 ~5 4,7 Reserve--Reserved Until C.allected: Motor Vehicle Excise '501 81 Special Assessment 4,501 79 Departmental 7,199 62 Wa~er Revenue 1~992 56 Tax Title 26,088 62 ~eserve Shortage Accou~t~John J. Costello, Co]lector 4,704 q0 Reserved for Deposit in Closed Banks 7,216 97 ~2ax Title Redemptions Reserved foe Paymen~ of De~b~ 450 94 Surplus Revenue--Excess and Deficienc~ 34,575 81 DEBT ACCOUNTS Dr. ~Net Funded or Fixed I)eb~ $57,715 97 Ct, ~ewer Loans $28J)00 O0 ~hool Loans 12,009 0O Water Loans 4,0~)0 00 Emergency Finance Loan 1938 13,715 97 TRUST ACCOUNTS Dr. Trust Funds--Cash and Securities $31,562 83 Cr. Joseph M. and Su~an F. Stone, Charity Fund $10,000 00 Taylor Charity Fund 100 63 Moses Towne School Fund 4,256 39 Sarah Barker Fund 1,688 38 Phillips Religious Fund 2,397 78 Phillips Educational Fund 1,200 22 Charles Whitney Davis :Fund 10,818 49 George W. Berrian and Ruth E. Berrian Me~norial Fund 1,001 03 Herman Koher Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 100 00 $123,141 14 $57,715 97 $57,715 9q $31,562 83 $31,562 83 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE' NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL COMMITTEE 153 To the Citizens of North Andover At a meeting held January 16, 1940, it was voted to accept the annual report of the superintendent and to adopt it as the report of the School Committee. LOUIS II. McALOON, Chairman, REV. CLINTON W. CARVELL, DR. FRED C. ATKINSON, School Committee. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS North Andover, Mass., January 13, 1940. To the Members of the School Committee, I herewith submit to you my thirteenth annual report. 916 Visit Evening Session In November National Education Week was observed in part in the elementary schools by holding an evening session Monday, November 6th, from 7.00 to 8.00 o'clock. The pur- pose was to give parents and citizens an opportunity to visit their schools and observe regular classroom work. The total number of visitors registered at this session was 916. At the Merrimack School there were 292 visitors, Bradstreet 207, Albert Thomson 140, Union 142, and at the Center 135. The afternoon sessions were shortened one hour that day. Monday evening, June 5th, from 7.30 to 9.00 o'clock, there was a similar evening session at Johnson IIigh School at which there were many visitors. The class schedule was the duplicate of a regular .daily schedule except that the class periods were about 12 minutes ~in length instead of the usual 43 minutes. Registration Results in Physical Examination for 87% From May 8 to 12, as in previou's 'years, Registration ANNUAL REPORT Days were held in the elementary schools by the school nurse and first grade teachers for the children that were to enter Grade I in the fall. Among the objects of these Regis- tration Days was encouraging parents of these children to have them examined by a physician and remediable defects treated before they entered school. The results this year were very good. Of the 79 new pupils to enter Grade I in Sep- tember, 69 of them, or 87%, had been given physical exami- nations by physicians. Local School Reports, 1856 to 1938, Bound in Four Volumes This Department now has in its offices a complete set of its annual reports covering the years 1856 to 1938 inclu- sive. This was made possible by the generous response of citizens in furnishing missing copies for the series. 1856 is the first year North Andover existed as a separate town- ship after being separated from the original Andover. These reports are bound in four volumes. 36 Attended Citizenship Classes An evening class for adult aliens taught by Miss Alice Robertson of Lawrence was held Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings for forty evenings from 7.00 to 9.00 o'clock in the Bradstreet School. Regular attendance at the class was 36. The term ended April 28 when the graduation exercises were held. The State reimburses the town for half of the teacher's salary. The eleven most advanced members studied chiefly history and government. The others gave most of their time to reading and English. Color Blindness Tests at Johnson In November all enrolled in Johnson High School were given the color blindness tests devised by Dr. Shinobu Ishihara. The tests consist in reading various colored num- bers placed on various colored background's. Fifteen boys and eight girls proved to be color blind in respect to certain shades of green and red. When these shades were used, red and green to them appeared identical and could not be dis- tinguished from one another. These pupils should avoid occupations in which a keen color sense is necessary for success. The tests were a gift to the School Department by the Eclectic Club. Merrimack School Yard Graded In the Merrimack School yard the slope from the build- ins to Water Street was so steep that the soil from the yard was washed away badly by rains. This kept the yard TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 155 rough and the Water Street sidewalk dirty. As an unemploy- ment project under the Works Progress Administration the yard has been improved at a total cost to date of $6,786.23 of which $3,221.21 was borne by the town and $3,565.02 by the federal W. P. A. The cost to date is $1,922.27 less than the $8,708.50 engineer's est/mate made before the work was started. The new 'surface is ready for a final coat of fine water washed gravel. About 315 feet of cement wall about three feet high were built around the lower side of the yard and the sur- face of the yard raised accordingly by filling. One 'six foot cement walk from the building to Main Street replaced two old six foot walks, and one six foot cement walk replaced three old six foot walks to Water Street. Six trees were removed from the yard and a new eight foot cement walk and drip apron was built on three sides of the building. Six trees were removed leaving about thirty trees on the grounds. About twenty years ago several trees were removed. More Chain Link Fence at Merrimack All along the top of the new cement wall at the Merri- mack School a five-foot chain ]ink fence was erected in December at a cost of $464 with money transferred to this Department's account from other accounts by the Selectmen. Except for about 225 feet of the old 11/.) inch pipe fence, five- foot chain link fence now entirely surrounds the Merrimack School. This type of fence greatly reduces the frequency with which pupils have to recover stray balls from amidst moving automobiles in the street. It also somewhat reduces the danger from stray dogs that might enter the school yard, and bite some pupils. Completion of the fence will further reduce this danger. Some New Shrubbery at Johnson Early last summer Kelsey-Highlands Nursery was en- gaged to study the grounds at Johnson High School and suggest a partial plan for improving the appearance with shrubbery. One of their plans wa's adopted and about $68 worth of low shrubs were planted accordingly about the turning area which was built the preceding year. In accord- ance with a policy of improving the appearance of the school grounds the same company set about $80 worth of shrubs on the Albert Thompson School lawn the year before. Fewer Trees, More Light and Grass at Johnson Johnson High School was built in 1867 and during the following years nearly fifty trees were set out on the grounds, 156 ANNUAL REPORT including a double row on thl'ee sides of the building. In t916 the building was greatly enlarged, bringing the class- rooms so close to the trees that several rooms had inadequate light. The shade on the grounds was so intense that in con- siderable areas gte'ss would not grow, and replaced soil again quickly washed away. About twenty of the trees have been removed this year to improve those conditions. A single row of trees about the building still remains. Savings Account Plan Adopted Believing that it would assist in leading some pupils into habits of thrift the School Committee in April voted to co- operate with the Community Savings Bank of Lawrence in a plan to encourage pupils to establish savings bank accounts. Up to December 31st 14 pupils had established such accounts totaling $67.30. The number of accounts established is un- expectedly low, but is gradually increasing. Many Classes Too Large Taking the Merrimack, Bradstreet, Albert Thomson and Union schools together, the total enrollment is now 687 with a total o£ 24 teachers or 28.6 pupils per teacher, a teacher- pupil ratio that is quite satisfactory. Each of those teachers have a single grade to teach. At the Center School the enrollment is now 147 and there are 4 teachers, making 36.8 pupils per teacher which is a high teacher-pupil ratio. Each of the t~eachers teaches two grades. If the staff there were increased so that some or all teachers taught a single grade, those teachers would tend to have half the present number of pupils, or about 19 pupils, which is too Iow to be economically efficient. Probably the enrollment there should be reduced by transferring quite a number of the pupils to the other school's, particularly those coming by bus and those living nearest the Merrimack School. I refer you to the report of the high school principal regarding the most serious problem in town of large classes. Warning was received from the State Department of Edu- cation last year that the number of teachers at Johnson High School was in'sufficient for the enrollment. Difficult for Seniors to Choose Occupation According to replies to the annual "Educational and Vocational Plans Inquiry" early in May by the 72 Seniors at the high school, 50% of them had not decided on their choice of occupation. This may be compared with 46% for the 1938 class and 66% for the 1937 class. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 157 Fifty-three members of the class expressed a desire to ~be given vocational aptitude tests and 25 wished for persoa- ality conferences. Guidance and Personality Tests ~or 1R Arrangements were made whereby Mrs. Beatrice Cahill ~)f the Department of Student Counseling of Boston Univer~ sity came to Johnson High School and gave eighteen pupils, nearly ail Seniors, group tests in mental ability, personality .and in vocational inter, ts for about 4 hours on May 26. After the tests were scored she had a personal conference with each. It is believed that under that plan those pupils :received very effective appraisal, personality t/rs, educa- tional advice, and voeaLional guidance. The pupils and the school shared the expense equalLv~ Many in ColLege Consider Prelmrafio~ at Johnson Above Average Last spring inquiries were sent to the 4'8 Johnson graduates that entered college during the four years 1935 lo 1938 inclusive, and replies were received from 41. To the question "In which fields do you feel your prepara- tion has been above average ?'~ sixteen replied foreign lan- guage, sixteen ~mathematies, fifteen social s~udies, fourteen English, and ten sciences. 28 % of J~hnson Graduates Reeelve Aid for Excellence To the question "Have you ever been awarded scholar- ship aid for scholarship excellence ?", five replied they had for one year, t~wo for two years, and five for four years. That is a total of 29 student-years and 28% of the total 103 student-years of college attendance by the 41 students, This is more than the equivalent of one ~ut of each four students receiving such aid for excellence all of the time. Johnson Graduates Prominent in College Life To the question "What honors have you won, what offices have you held and in what activities have you taken part ?' nine replied they had been club officers, seven on honor ~olls, seven on athletic teams, three class officers~ four in the honor societies, one R. O. T. C. officer, one in student council, not including many of somewhat less importance. Does Johnson High School Prepare One for Life ? Investigations have shown that Johnson graduates are well prepared for college, but 'since the majority of the grad- uates do not go on with higher education, inquiries were sent the latter type of graduates for their opinions as to t98 ANNTgAL REPORT how well their high school education was meeting their needs, Nine replies were r. eceived from graduates of the clasm of 1935, seven women and two men. The fields of study which they were finding to have been the most worthwhile were English by 8, business 6, social sci- ences 5, extracurricular activities 5, biology and health 2~ other sciences 2, foreign languages 2, domestic arts 2, coun- seling 2, mathematics 1, manual training 2. Of the program at Johnson in counseling and guidance 8 thought the assignment of particular teachers each to a small group of pupils was the most effective part. However, two believed the grade VIII course in "Planning a Career" more valuable than any high school phase. Of .opportunities not afforded now at Johnson 8 said that courses ~n public speaking, the art of conversation and personality development should be given, and 3 believed the school should operate a type of employment agency for the benefit of its younger graduates. These nine that replied averaged to rank in the upper two-fifths of their graduating class. 60% of Youth 15-21 Employed in September According to the School Census taken by Miss iVlargaret Donlan in September there were 359 boys and girls ages 15 to 21 years in North Andover. Of these 214, or 60%, were employed, of which 134 were boys and 80 girls. Fifty-one were at home, of whick 40 were girls. Forty-eight were in college, of which 28 were girls. Nineteen were in high school of which 10 were girls. Seventeen were in post secondary schools (not colleges) ~ of which 11 were girls. Ten were mar- ried, of which 8 were girls. 70% of l~lementary Pupils Score Well for Their Ages The Metropolitan Achievement Tests were given in April, May or June to all the elementary pupils. Of the 866 taking the tests, 609 or 70% scored as high as or higher than the standard median for their respective ages. They tended to sco~'e the highest in English and reading and lowest in spelling and arithmetic. New arithmetics are now being used and new spelling books are being purchased. 506 or 58% scored as high as or higher than the median standard for their respective grades. 19% in School in 1900; 8~% in 1939 In 1900 reports indicated that there were 316 boys and girls in North Andover, ages 15 to 18 years, of which only 59, or 19%, were in school. According to the School Census TOWN OF NORTtt AN-DOVER, ~IASS. 159 ~taken in September 1939 there were then 360 boys and girls in town of those age~ of which 310, or 86%, were attending school. While a falling birth rate has reduced the enrollments .somewhat in the lower grades, the enrollments in the higher ~rades and high sehooI has eorresl~ondingly increased. Improved Handwriting Instruction In .March a sample of the handwriting o~ each o£ 100 :pupils was scored by the National Board of Examiners for quality. 64% of the papers received passing marks for the respective grades of the pupils compared with 78% in other towns and cities. The test will be repeated for the same .pupils in 1940 to measure their progress. The increased at- tention that is being given writing in these grades will, it is ~oelieved, substantially raise the quality of the next samples. Classroom Air Extremely Dry The humidity of the air in classrooms of the various schools has been tested with a hygrometer. In warm weather when the buildings are not heated, the classroom atmosphere tests the same as the outdoor a/r, usually about 50%. In cold weather when the buildings are heated, the classroom air beeo.mes much drier than the outdoor a/r, the indoor humidity often being as low as 5 %. This parching dryness is believed to substantially increase and prolong various throat and ~aose infections. Only devices for putting moisture into indoor air can overcome this low humidity. Mental Tests Given in June In June the pupils of grades VI, VII and VIIi were given the Oti. s Quick Scoring Mental Ability Tests. According to these tests the intelligence quotients of the pupi}s varied from 61 to 189, 107 being the average of the groups. The advanced tests were given to the high school pupils. There the intelligence quotients ranged from 70 to 133, 105 being the average for the school. Many colleges and other institutions now ask for this information regarding their entrants from the high schools. In Closing With almost no exceptions I believe the administration and work of the schools has gone along smoothly and effec- tively, and that has made the year pleasant and satisfactory for me. I much appreciate the loyalty of the teachers an.d other employees, and am very grateful to the School Corn- ANNUAL REPORT mittee for the pleasant and effective manner in which they have per£ormed their duties and ¢onsi~lered their problems.. Resl~ectfully submitt~ed, FRED E. PITKIN, Supt. of Schools. ,~an. lg, 1946. The Kimball School The only one-room rural school building now owned by th~s town. Closed in 1932 when there were thirteen pupils. About 1930 it caught fire £rom a grass fire and partially burned. It was then remodeled so that ali windows were on the south (pupils' left). Now used by the SchooI Depart- merit as a store room. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL January 2, 1940 To the Superintendent of Schools: I submit to you, my eighth annual report for Johnson High School. The table below, eontalns our enrollment by grades, as of October 1, for the past five years. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 161 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Post Graduates 8 12 14 20 19 Seniors 79 77 79 73 72 Juniors 88 86 80 87 116 Sophomore's 107 92 101 123 131 Freshmen 105 112 130 134 114 387 379 404 437 452 From an inspection of this table, two facts stand out. The first is the practically continuous increase in our total en- rollment and the second is the size of our present Junior class. In June 1941 this class will be graduated, and it is practically certain that approximately 100 pupils will receive diplonms at that time. This will be 25 % larger than any previous class, and will present a problem because of the limited space avail- able for our graduation programs. No decrease in total enrollment can be anticipated next year. Indications point to a probable school of 460 to 485 pupils next October 1. The actual size will depend, to some extent, on a continuance of improved industrial conditions. Seventy-six pupils received diploma's last June. Of this number, 12 are now attending college while 25 others are attending schools of other than collegiate rank. Practically all of the remaining 39 are, at present, employed. The North Andover Women's Club Scholarship was awarded last June, to Brian MeKiernan, who is now in his first year at Massachusetts State College at Amherst. Once more I w~sh to extend my thanks to this fine organization for the excellent work it is doing, in assisting our deserving youth. As our enrollment increases, the size of our classes in various subjects also tends to increase, This year we are giving instruction in 70 full time classes. In 9 of these, the enrollment has been 41 pupils or more. This represents a 50 % increase in classes of this size, over the last school year. The least number of pupils which any teacher instructs each .day is 114, while the maximum number is 194. The rnedian number is 151. In other words, there are as many teachers in our school who instruct more than 151 pupils per day, as there are who instruct fewer than this number. Our pupil-teacher ratio i's nearly ~5. In the last four years it has increased from 29 to 31, then to 33 and now to practically 35. Indications are that for next year it will be 36. This would be 20% in excess of the maximum recom- mended by the State Department of Education and would 162 ANNUAL REPOR? indicate that we require at least two additional teachers to comply with the recommendations of that Department. Last spring, this school conducted, an Open House at which regular classes of 10 minute duration were held. Thi's session was in progress from 7.30 to 9.00 in the evening, thus giving to many parents and friends who could not visit a day session, some idea of the operation of our school. We were happy to welcome about 300 visitors during the evening. Two years ago, I conducted a survey dealing with the success of our graduates during their first year in college. Recently I conducted a similar survey along more exten- sive lines. From the colleges I received all the grades of all of our graduates who had enrolled in college during the previous four years. This survey included 50 pupil's and 23 different colleges. 957 grades were received, and the table below records the distribution of those grades in the various fields studied. Grades Received Subjects A B C D E Tls. English 23 61 57 16 I 158 Foreign Language 24 14 17 9 0 64 Mathematics 18 40 30 17 2 107 Natural Science 42 61 64 15 3 185 Social Science (History, Economics, etc.) 37 33 16 12 0 98 Miscellaneous 80 163 76 19 7 345 Totals 224 372 260 88 13 957 Percentages . 23.4 38.8 27.2 9.2 1.4 All schools marked on a five point scale, with "A" as honor work, "B" as good and "E" a~s failure. It will be ob- served that of the 957 grades, 596, or better than 62% were recorded as "A" or "B" and only slightly over 1% resulted in failure. A questionnaire was also sent to each student, asking ~or certain information regarding the adequacy of his high school preparation in various subjects, as indicated, by his success in doing college work. In a large percentage of the cases these students considered their preparation and foun- dation had been superior to that of the majority of pupils with whom they came in contact in college classes. During the past year the school has extended numerous services to its pupils, including weighing and measuring of all pupils three times during the year and notification of the home in cases of individuals who were greatly overweight or TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. lc3 underweight; testing of sight and hearing of all freshmen; medical examination by the school physician of all pupils in sophomore and senior classes; Ishihara test for color blind- ness fo~- all pupils; opportunity for all pupils to participate in the Chadwick clinic tests for tuberculosis and the privi- lege of having inoculation against diphtheria in all cases where such inoculation had not already been received. This work along health lines is a phase of our educational system which receives little recognition, but is of tremendous value in its long range aspects. It is our hope that some time, in the not too distant future, a full physical education program can be established in our school, for all pupils. When this time arrives, much correctional work can be accomplished which it is now impossible to attempt. Respectfully submitted, ALVAH G. HAYES, Principal. 164 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1939 Appropriation $112,236 00 Expenses of School Committee $ 1,534 90 Salaries: teachers, superv, staff and supt. 77,873 29 Attendance officer and Census 385 96 Exp. of Supt., Superv. and Prin. 387 40 Books and Supplies 4,551 91 Janitorial Service 8,067 80 Fuel 3,563 27 Expenses of Operating Schools 2,416 46 Maintenance, Repairs and Upkeep 3,630 34 Health 2,314 85 Transportation 6,094 00 Tuition 903 40 New Equipment 444 93 Miscellaneous 57 51 Total 112,226 02 Unexpended $9.98 Special Appropriation transferred from General Fund to School Dept. $465 00 Expended for Merrimack School Fence 464 00 Unexpended $1 00 The item for teachers' salaries includes payments to substitute teachers as follows :--Mary L. Boyle, $15.75; Margaret Donlan, $217.00; Helen Kelley, $115.50; Hazel Killam, $5.00; Arlene McEvoy, $13.50; Margaret McLay, $13.50; Helen McDonald, $6.75; Dorothy Michelmore, $22.50; Mary M. Poor, $22.75; Elizabeth O'Connor, $15.00; Charles Stanley, $25.00. ~r0WN OF NORTH AND0~VER, MASS. Statement of Net Local Cost of the School Department for 1939 '.Expenditures Receipts Tuition for State Wards High School Tuition from W. Boxford State Aid Vocational Schools State Aid Adult Allen Classes Sale of Supplies and Cash Receipts State Aid on Teachers' Salaries $112,226 02 $208 .62 1,583 55 283 50 60 O0 ~05 88 9,150 00 11,391 55 Amount expended from local taxation $100,834 47 School Department--Expense Accounts 1939 .Acme Tex. Mill Ends Co. Jan. supplies $14 Allied Paint Stores, paint 134 Al's Radio, repairs 13 Allyn & Bacon, books 63 American Book Co.~ books 48 Amer. Ed. Press, books 262 Am. Museum Nat. Hist. membership 3 Amen. Reedcraft, supplies 1). Appleton Century Co. 7 Amer. Trading Assn., films 4 Atwell Co., cylinder t Edw. E. Babb & Co., ~urn. and sup. 625 Babson's Institute, book 2 F. J. Bammrd Co., rebind- ing ~ooks 179 Barr Engrav. Co., pIates Beckley Cardy Co., books 2 Bobbs Merrill Co., books 9 Bostitch Boston, stab)les & machn. 10 Bride, Grimes Co., janitor supplies 6 ~Iary Buekley, supplies Bureau of Pub., book 1 Olive Butler, eng. dip. 26 Cambosco Scion. Co., sup. 92 Fred A. Cart, repairs 14 Cash, misc. items 30 Carroll & Connelly, coal 344 CenU1 Scien. Co., supplies 5 Cent'l Sero. Sta, rep. & bat. 8 Champion Pub. Co. seatwk. 9 Character & Citizenship, 30 subscrip. 2 00 97 Cinema Serg. repairs 7 75 40 City Treas., Law., tui. 898 40 74 City Treas., Lynn, tuition 5 09 59 City ]VinOow Cleaning Co., 70 cl. ~vin. 10 00 Civic Edu. Ser, subscrip. 9 50 04) Clearin~ House, subscriD. 5 O0 23 Patk. Cogger, stone dust 5 35 04 Coldwell Lawn Mower Co., 50 repairs 2 20 61 A.L. Cole Co., supplies 51 75 Com. of Mass, cit. mat. & 21 films 43 25 53 Continental Press, sup. 5 08 Chas. A. Cronin, box rent 1 00 28 K.M. Crawford, jan. sup. 93 25 04 Hedley V. Curren, repairs 6 10 87 Elisabeth Dandeneau, sup. i 24 94 Davis & Furber Mch. Co. revairs 33 82 00 Steph~en Daye Press, book 41 Div. Student Conn., tests 32 00 01 Edw. Doherty, Tabor 12 .50 60 C.B. Dolge, jan. sup. 48 00 60 NIarga~et Donlan, census 105 96 25 Cornelius Donovan, express 38 & irt. 13 99 25 Regina C. Donovan, sup. 1 76 00 Dowling~ Sch. Sup. Co., 65 supplies 89 26 12 Chas. H. Driver, prtg. ~9 16 ~' E. Mass. St. Ry., tckts. 214 00 47 Ed. Guild of N, E.,books 29 99 166 ANNUAL REPORT The Edu. Digest, subscrip. 2 Ed. & Personal Pub. Co., book Edu. Screen, sub. & book 3 Irven Elston, expenses 75 Essex Hdwr., supplies 6 Expression Co., books 29 Arthur H. Farnham, wood 72 Fellowcrafter's Inc., sup. 9 Finberg Sup. Co., jan. sup. 58 Jos. Finneran, health sup. 14 Forth. Lan. Infor. Ser., cit. mat. 5 Forgn. Poi, Assn., renewal & dues 8 Frontier Press, books 16 Gaylord Bros., paste 2 Gen. BioL Sup. Hsa., sup. 16 Gen. Ct. Stone Co., stone 2 Georgia Sct~ool Book Dep. books g Emile Giard, mowing' 29 Fred C. Gibeau, repairs 18 Ghm & Co., books 206 Gledhill Bros., fur. & sup. 310 Roland B. Glines, rep. 77 B. Goldberg & Son, sup. 86 Gutterson & Gould, iron Gregg Pub. Co., books 5 J, L. Hammett Co., furn. & sup. 284 Richard Handy, labor 2 Harcourt, Brace & Co., books 51 Harmon Found'., films 3 Harper Bros., books 74 Alvah G. Hayes, mis. exp. 7 D. C. Heath & Co.,books 95 Heywood, Wakefield Co. furniture 18 Henry Holt & Co., books 2 Ceo. W. Home Co., rep. g78 John R. Hosking, sup. 6 Raymond Houghton, fillg. 12 1-Iough~on Mifflin Co., books 38 F. Milton Ho~vard, exp. 3 J. B. Hunter Co., Man. Tr., sup. 308 Inst. for Research, books 17 Inst. Cinema aery., films 6 Jas. H. Joyce, repairs 201 K & N Sales, service 1 Harlan P. Kelsey Inc., shrubbery 68 William Kent. ire 8 Kirk's Food Mkt., sup. 00 Kneupfer & Dimmock, tun. piano 3 00 80 Laidlaw Bros., books 3 60 25 Law. Bdy. Co., punch. 3 50 00 Law. Ext. Co., fumigat. 10 00 58 Law. Gas & Elec. Ser. 1,398 43 68 Law. Lure. Co., lmnber 199 05 00 Law. Plt.& Wind., glass 66 50 70 Law. Rub. Co., baseballs 2 65 16 Law. Transp. Co,, exp. 50 85 Fred Leach, repairs 99 82 May C. Leach, expenses 15 00 25 Thos. Lebel, repairs 60 21 J. B. Lippinc'ott, books 21 90 00 Little, Brown & Co., books 2 67 50 Longbottom's Mkt., groc. 60 68 50 Lyons & Carnahan, books 95 78 36 The Macmillan Co., books 104 lg 10 Magnus Bt, & Craft, sup. 9 73 Mail Order Sup. Co., stem 9 60 12 Manifold Sup. Co., sup. 9 05 00 Manual Arts Pts., books 9 09 50 Marble Ridge Gr. Co., sup. I 20 43 Mass. Reformatory, chair 7 l0 67 Masury Young Co., jan. 10 supplies 1.37 26 75 Geo. lVlattheson, cl. chim. 7 90 75 Mrs. Alice ~Iay, labor 12 50 66 E. McCabe & Co., repairs 60 44 Timothy McCarthy, labor 50 011 93 John J. McDu~e, gravel, 66 loam 56 25 McGraw, Hill Book Co., 83 books 31 82 00 H.E. McQuesten, groc. 63 96 1"/ Meadow Brook Ldry.,ldry. 26 74 45 Milton Bradley Co., supplies, 45 books 712 52 E. W. Moody, repairs 18 q5 50 Nat. Assn. Pub. Sch. Bd., 15 membership 2 06 82 Nat. Bd. of Exam., scoring 5 35 50 Thos. Nelson & Sons, rnwl. 6 00 50 N.E.T. & T. Co., serv. 417 90 Newson & Co., books 21 23 95 N. Andover Coal Co., 70 fuel 3,146 62 N. Andover Bd. Pub. Wks., 63 water 309 02 25 James O'Connor, labor 40 00 82 G. II. Packwood Mfg. Co., 59 c'leaner 2 50 00 Pathesco~e Co., films 17 23 Photorlay Studies, subsm'p. 2 00 q5 David Pickles, repairs 2 59 85 Fred E. Pitkin. expenses 315 00 5~) Porter Cable Co., belts 15 87 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 167 Propaganda Analy., sub. 4 Railway Express, exp. 44 Ronnie, Inc., corr. varnish 2 Red Star Rib. Co., rib. 1 :Remington Rand, serv. 8 Robinson's Express, exp. 2 John Roche, cl. tank 15 :Rowe, Peterson Co., books 37 Royal Type. Co., type. 220 Rubank Inc., nmsic 9 :Russell Sage Found., book Rutger's Univ. Prs., book 3 Sargent Studio, pictures 2 F. S~chneider, repairs 4 Scholastic Coach, subscrip. 3 Scholastic Pub., subscrip. 7 School Activities, subscrip. 2 School Executive, subscrip. 3 Science Service, subscrip. 14 Scott, Foresman Co., books 289 Joseph Shea, repairs 1 Chas. Scribner's, books 38 Shattuck~s Express, exp. 3 Geo. Seymour, keys 1 Singer Se~v. Mch. Co., rep. 1 Frank Smith, painting 359 H. B. Smith, boiler rep. 44 Wallace Smith, ]abor 35 So. West. Pub. Co., hooks 51 Spaulding Moss Co., pic. 11 Supt. of Dom, suhscrip. 1 A. B. Sutherland, sup. 53 T. & R. Chemical Co., jan. supplies 157 00 Wm. Taylor, painting 276 80 37 O. It. Toothaker, books 2 28 00 Topsfield Sand & Gravel Co., 69 pea stone 12 09 11 A. Towle Express, exp. 50 40 Town Meeting, books 1 90 00 Town Piall Inc., subscrip. 7 59 P.W. Towsley, supplies 5 25 00 Earl B. Tracy, expenses 3 70 79 Treat Piardware Corp., 71 maint. & sup. 285 23 11 Trimount Bituminous, tar 11 50 00 Underwood Elliot Fisher, 00 typewriter 60 00 00 Univ. Pub. Co., books 12 81 79 Chas. I. Vincent, shp. tools 60 00 00 Visual Ed. Serv., proj. & 0O rep. 75 42 00 Augustine Walsh, labor 4 22 Webster Pub. Co., books 5 33 87 Edward Welch, repairs 12 50 00 PI. J. Welch, repairs 147 63 90 Chas. White Coal Co., 24 loam 30 00 55 Wilcox & Follett, books 20 43 20 Herbert T. Wild, rep. 79 19 95 Windsor Pad & Paper Co., 55 paper 86 22 94 A.J. Wilkinson, supplies 12 55 22 John C. Winston Co., books 78 World Book Co., books 87 00 00 40 $16,732 93 Geo. A. Nesbitt & Son, 50 scheol fence $4~4 ~ oooooo§~§§~ooo ,~oo~o~oooo .... oo~ TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 171 1'72 ANNUAL ]REPORT TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, REPORT OF ATTE~i'DANCE OFFICER 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 William P. Cal]ahan George Lewis Jeremiah Murphy Joseph Rivet William Werk Irven Elston James Taylor JANITORS Johnson High School Merrimack School Bradstreet School Union School Center SchooI Thomson School Franklin School BUS DRIVERS Joseph Crabtree Arthur Garneau HIGH ,SCHOOL CAFETERIA MANAGER Mrs. John J. Costello NO SCHOOL SIGNALS Three blasts o£ 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 for any school. 12:15 No afternoon session for Elementary Schools. No. of absentees investigated 120 130 100 120 75 No. of truancies reported 7 4 6 12 4 No. of parents notified 7 4 6 12 4 No. or pupils taken to schools ~ 5 2 6 2 No. transfer cards investigated 15 21 38 28 35 ]-Iome permits investigated 0 0 I 5 2 Committed to Training School 0 0 0 1 0 Respectfully submitted, IRVEN ELSTON, Attendance Officer. 174 ANNUAL REPORT Report of School Physician and School Nurse The following are sfatistical summaries of the 1939' work of Dr. Frederick C. Atkinson, School Physician ant[ Miss Grace N. Robinson, School Nurse. Comparative Health Data 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 No. of pupils given physical examination 1047 1040 839 879 848 897 Heart trouble 17 14 15 14 16 10 Lung trouble 0 0 0 0 0 Swollen glands in neck 3 0 43 53 114 159 Malnutrition 0 0 1 15 6 69, FauIty posture 0 0 4 4 6 18: Scalp trouble 1 5 13 2 5 9 Skin trouble 20 8 27 20 4 21 Bad Teeth 26 20 63 99 74 98 Throat trouble 57 48 135 131 208 211 Nose defects 46 25 9 4 0 Pupils having speech defects 0 12 1 0 0 No. of pupils having no phys- icaldefectsin October 892 716 506 627 501 520 No. of pupils receiving phys- ically fit tags inSune 714 734 758 419 452 40g Results of Tests by Teachers Uncorrected sight defects 48 71 67 53 59 86 Pupils defective in hearing 11 13 11 14 18 15 Pupils tested by Audiom- eter 366 1003 Pupils found to be defective by Audion~eter 16 41 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 Pupils with weight within the Health Range (10% below and 20% above average) 86% 86% 984 1047 1015 High School 70 % Elem. Schools 86 % Pupils had physical exam- ination before entering Grade I 87% 78% TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 175 Summary of Dental Work 'Percent of pupils having necessary dental work done 91% 91% 91% 50% 66% 46% Pupils receiving ail neces- sary dental treatment 789 790 854 450 613 2126 Number of those treated in local dental clinics 580 598 485 265 247 137 Proportion in N. Andover treated by private dentists 28% 24% 43% 42% 60% 65% Number receiving two dental certificates dur- ~ng year 324 339 229 126 119 87 Juniors taking tuberculin test 52 % Freshmen taking tuberculin test 72 %~ School Calendar 1939-1940 Sept. 6. Wednesday. Schools reopen. Nov. 29. Wednesday. Schools close at noon for re- mainder of week. Thanksgiving recess, Dec. 22. Friday. Schools close at night for Christmas vacation. Jan. 2. Tuesday. Schools reopen, Feb. 21. Wednesday. Schools close at night for mid- winter vacation. March 4. Monday. Schools reopen. April 26. Friday. Schools close at night for spring vacation. May 6. Monday. Schools reopen. June 19. Wednesday. Schools close in morning for summer vacation. June 21. Friday. High School closes for Summer vaca- tion. High School gwaduation. The following dates which occur in term-time will be holidays: Thursday, Friday, October 12, 13, Columbus Day; Friday, November 3, Teachers' Convention; Monday, Janu- ary 1, New Year's Day; Thursday, February 22, Washing- ton's Birthday; Friday, March 22, Good Friday; Friday, April 19, Patriots' Day; Thursday, May 30, Memorial Day, 176 ANNUAL REPORT 'IooRos u~. ~o3I ................... (gI"~I) IOOq~s ~! ~o~ ................... ~iooqw ~[qn~ aaq?.o Ul .............. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 177 GRADUATION EXERCISES JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Stevens HMI, North Andover, Mass. June 2:7, 1939, Eight o'clock PROGRAM March--Francaise Militaire Prayer and Response Rev. Clinton W. Carvell and Chorus Class Salutatory with Essay--Nationalism Ruby Winnifred Cochrane 0 Victorious People Chorus Class Essay--Propaganda Helen Frances Greenler Largo Chorus Class Oration--Nothing Great is Lightly Won Charles Henry Foster, Jr. Presentation of Prizes The Principal North Andover Woman's Club Scholarship Award Mrs. William A. Barrell Presentation of Diplomas Rev. Clinton W. Carvell Serenade Chorus Essay with Valedictory--Franz Schubert Ethel Virginia Carvell Class Song Graduates Exit March Saint-Saens Gaines Handel Schubert 178 ANNUAL REPORT GRADUATES 1935-1939 Motto:--Nothing Great is Lightly Won Class Colors :--Blue and White *William Joseph Amshey Robert Scott Ayer, Jr. Arthur Edward Banker Mary M. I. Barnes *tIilda Binns IIenry Scott Bonney SKenneth James Brierley Irene Ruth Byrom Gerald William Ca]laban *John Douglas Campbell TEthel Virginia Carvell SRuby Winnifred Cochrane l~osamond Jean Coughlln Ruth Emily Curley *Ruth M. Derby SKenneth Robert Dill *Barbara Irene Dillon Claire A. Doherty *Robert Chase Downing*William Joseph Driscoll, Jr. Robert Walter Farrell Ernest Francis Fionte Rita Mary Fogarty SEsther Forgetta *Charles IIenry Foster, Jr. Alice Pauline Frisbee Edward Clifford Garvey kAIlen Louis Gesing kCharles Thomas Gillesple *Helen Frances Greenler Cecilia Marie Gulanowski *Frank Erwin Ilill, Jr. Elizabeth Morgan Hodge Benjamin Topping Isherwood, Jr. Mary Geneveive Kane SMargaret Lorraine Keating kPhyllis Virginia Killam tEvelyn Elsie Koenig Walter William Kozlowski Americ Philip Lanni $Sarah Bixby Lewis Frances Martha MacRobbie Lillian Josephine Maker George Benedict Martin tMary Margaret McCallion TThomas Fergus McCubbin, Jr. Helen Theresa McEvoy Barbara I. McHale *Joseph Brian McKiernan T John Joseph iVlcLay, Jr. Tl~obert Ernest Miller Norma Elizabeth Morton THelen Cecilia Murphy Ida Patricia Narusho£ G. Shirley Nussbanm Francis James Nutter George Page, Jr. *Mary Letitia Peel Thomas E. Pendlebury *Lois Gertrude Pitkin Ralph Alwin Pratt, Jr. THelene Marguerite Richard Ruth Berniece Richardson Elizabeth V. Roberts James Pratt Shaw James Fielding Stewart tH. Stuart Stillings, Jr. Nellie Summers Wini£red Alice Temple TFrank Anthony Thompson Robert Duckworth Turner Ruth Alice Whittaker Virginia Belle Woodhouse TPhilip Mason Young James G. II. Yule, Jr. * Entered College Sept. 1939. Total 13. ? Returned to Johnson as Post Graduate. Total 14. $ Entered other institutes of training. Total 6. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 179 CLASS SONG FAREWELL We meet on this glad day To bid the fond farewell. Dear Johnson may thy memories Forever with us dwell. Dear friendships we have made Within thine ancient walls. Our teachers who have guided us Let us with love recall. And as we each remember thee What 'ere in life we do, In times of joy, in times of care May we to thee be true. Words and Music by Barbara I. Dillon, '39. Senior Marshal Thomas E. Pendlebury Junior Marshals Robert II. Cunningham Arthur Greenwood 180 ANNUAL REPORT EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES, JUNE 1939, TOTAL 111 James Allen George Barker John Rartley Viola Bell Arthur Bevin Ruth Bunker *Virginia Carey Kenneth Carvell Louise Currier Luella Currier Mary Daw William Deighan Joseph Donnelly Richard Dufresne Barbara Fenton Kathleen Ford t James Garneau John Gillouly Pearl ,Goodrich Darrell Brit~on George Carroll Eva Casale Ruth Cohen %Robert Cronin Walter De Adder Gilda Detora Dorothy Doiron Barbara Dubrueil Dewey Dyer Barbara Finn John Finneran Blanche Gaudin John Gordon $Charlotte Henry Mildred LaCourse Charles Leslie MERRIMACK SCHOOL John Greenwood William Hayman Edna Kelleher Jean Kennedy Dorothy Kent Claire Lambert Bernice Lefebvre Carl Long Marion Lund Ethel Lundquist Lea MacArthur Lillian Menson Richard Payson Jean Smith Edward Sullivan Carolyn Welch :~Leon Wilde Eleanor Wilton ~f Jane Young BRADSTREET SCHOOL SEarl Munro SMargaret Murray Elsie McKee James Palumbo Marilyn Richardson Joseph Rive~ Ruth Rogers SMary Sanford Raymond Schofield Lillian Sluskonis SLoe St. ttilaire Gilda Vernile Cecille Vigor Evelyn Wal,sh John Welsh Thelma Wilkinson CENTER Lillian Carry Mary Anne Chase Dennis Connelly Ka~hleen Cunningham Pauline Dainowski Eileen Driscoll Francis Driscoll Charles Du~on Barbara Earl SCHOOL Kenneth Girard Mary Margerison John McEvoy Edward McVey '~Veronlca Pas Perley Rea Edward Sarscione Dorothy Winning TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. ALBERT THOMSON SCHOOL 'Virginia Aponovich Louise Lafond Al£red Boeglin Paul Lafond Alice Bamford Etta Marshall Vivian Cam~ pbell Alexander Milne Chester Crampton Lois Parker Margaret Dempsie Charles Phair Warren Dill Rachel Ritchie John Farrell John Stewart k;Richard Hatton Earle Tracy Maurice Hennessy Robert Wentworth Betty Kreusel, Mary Wilkinson Leo Lafond * At home. ~'Le£t town. ~ Attending school out of town. All others entered Johnson High. 181 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Engine House in voting precinct one; 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 Fourth day of March 1940, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following articles: 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 of 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; also a member of the Planning Board to serve for iive years, and to vote upon any and all Town Oftlcers 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 one of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 16th, 1940, 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 o/ricers not required by law to be elected by ballot. 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. Article 4: To 'see what action the town will take as ~o 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 Treasureg, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the reve- nue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, 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 tJ~e report of all special commit~ tees. Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of sixty-eight dollars and three cents ($68.03) as North Andover's proportionate share of the ex- pense to be incurred by the City o£ Lawrence £or £m~her investigation o£ the Lawrence Gas & Electric Company rates. Petition of Board of Selectmen. Article 9. To see if the town will authorize the Select- men to purchase a piece of ]and for playground purposes, comprising approximately 162,000 square feet--3.719 acres --adjacent to the Center School, now owned by Miss Katha- tyne C. Wilcox, and rat.se and appropriate an amount of money not exceeding $2,000.00 for the purchase thereof. Petition of the Planning Board. Article 10. To see if the town will appoint a committee of five, or more, said appointment to be made by the Mod- erator, or otherwise as the town shall determine, to investi- gate the advisability, or need, of purchasing land of one Stefansky running from slightly north of Rea's Pond to Osgood Street, varying in width, and being a strip of land bounding on Great Pond Road, i~ order to protect the town water supply, as recommended by the State Board of Health, and investigate the possibility of the future straightening and widening of Great Pond Road and providing other tax- able property to town, said committee to be authorized to adopt whatever steps may be deemed necessary to report its recommendations to the town. Petition of John Pillion and others. Article 11. To see if the town will vote to adopt a by- law providing for an annual audit of the accounts of the town to be made by the Director of the Division of Accounts in the Department of Corporations an.d Taxation, or take any action relative thereto. Petition of Irving Hinton and others. Article 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-five thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars ($35,950.00), to carry on the activities of the W.P.A. work. Petit/on of Board of Selectmen. Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), to be used to continue the "Master Plan Project" of the W.P.A- Petition of Planning Board. Article 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a new police car. Petition of Alfred II. McKee, Chief of Police. Article 15. To sec if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) to purchase a light weight truck, to be used by the Fire Depart- ment to transport emergency equipment, such as the life boat, oxygen tent, wheel chair, hospital bed, resuscitator, flood lights, etc. Petition of Alexander M. White and others. Article 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-six hundred dollars ($3,600.00) to purchase two 2-ton dump trucks for the use of the High- way Department. Petition of the Highway Sm-veyor. Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3000.00) to rebuild Main Street under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for maintenance on any street in town under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Article 19. To 'see if/he town will vote to raise $10,000 by the issuance of bonds or otherwise to reconstruct Main Street from its junction with Sutton Street as far as the money will allow. Petition of the Planning Board. Article 20. To see if the town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of eleve]l hundred dollars ($1100.00) to purchase one thousand feet of new two and one-half inch hose for fire department. Petition of Board of Fire Engineers. Article 21. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of six thousand five hundred dollars ($6500.00) to be used for materials and services connecting the dead ends in the water system from Turnpike Street to 487 Railroad Avenue, a distance of three thousand feet on Railroad Avenue, with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration or other such Federal agency. Petition of Board of Public Works. Article 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1200.00) to connect the East Water Street Sewer directly with the East Side Trunk Sewer with or without the assistance of the Work Progress Administration or other such Federal Agency. Petition of Board of Public Works. Article 23. To see what action the town will take on the following unexpended balances: Sewer--Morris Street $900.00 Water Morris Street 1,700.00 Water--Railroad Avenue 550.00 The above appropriations were voted March 19, 1938. Petition of James W. Elliott, Town Auditor. Article 24. To see if the town will vote to continue its sewer system from Chadwick Street, six hundred feet on Prospect Street and raise and appropriate money to pay for the same. Petition of Louis F. Sirois and others. Article 25. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to install a sewer on Marblehead Street and William Street from Massachusett's Avenue to Railroad Ave- nue, or make some other provision for the same. Petition of Harry Dayson and others. Article 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a sewer on Marblehead Street and Dana Street from Harold Street, or make some other provision for the same. Petition of Harry Dayson and others. Article 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum o£ money to extend the sewer on Marblehead Street from Harold Street to Dana Street. Petition of James F. Rich- ardson and others. Article 28. To see if the town wilI raise and appropriate a sum of money to extend the water system on Marblehead Street from Harold Street to Dana Street. Petition of Emmett C. Mahoney and others. Article 29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a water main on Marble- head Street and William Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Railroad Avenue, or make some other provision for the same. Petition of Harry Dayson and others. Article 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate a sufficient ~sum of money to install a water main on Dana Street from Railroad Avenue to Marblehead Street, or make some other provision for the same. Petition of Harry Dayson and others. Article 31. To see if the town will vote to install an elec- tric light on Harwood Street, and to appropriate money for same. Petition of Fred Hilton and others. Article 32. To see if the town will vote to repair Har- wood Street which is in a very bad condition. Petition of Leo Gucciardi and others. 186 ANNUAL REPORT Article 33. To see if the town will vote to accept part of Lyman Road, beginning at the south end of Edmond Road and running east one hundred feet. Petition of John L. Parker and others. Article 34. To see what action the town will take in regard to appointing a committee to care for the public parks and triangles of the town. Petition of the t~oard of Selectmen. Article 35. To act upon any other business which may legally be considered at this meeting. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be posted not more than fifteen days nor ]ess than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover this twenty- ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty. ARTHUR A. THOMSON, FRANK HILTON, JAMES P. HAINSWORTH, Selectmen of North Andover. ANNUAL REPORT 187 CONTENTS. Appropriations Recommended ............................. 119 AssessoFs Report ........................................ 40 Auditor's Report ........................................ 127 Animal Inspector's Report ................................ 36 Board of Public V,~orks Report ............................ 81 Board of IIealth Report .................................. 12! Board of Public Welfare Report ........................... 11l Dog Officer's Report ..................................... 37 Fire Department Report ................................ 123 Highway SurveyoFs Report ............................... 62 List of Juror~ ......................................... 33 Moth Department ....................................... 41 Old Age Assistance ..................................... 45 Police Department ...................................... 43 Report of Planning Board ................................ 1-°5 Report of ~V. P. A ....................................... 47 School Committee's Report ................................ 153 Stevens Memorial Library ................................. 52 Sealer of Weights and Measures ........................... 35 Tax Collector's Report ................................... 104 Town Clerk's Report .................................... 38 Town Forest ............................................ 42 Town By-Laws ......................................... 24: Town Warrant .......................................... 182 Tree Warden's Report ................................... 42 Treasurer's Report ...................................... 124