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ANNUAL REPORT 1954 -- 1954 OFFICERS' REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES AS PI~ESENTED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR THE Financial Year Ending December 31, 1954 INCLUDING REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1954 Moderator ARTHUR A. THOMSON, Esquire Town Clerk JOHN J. LYONS Town Accountant MARY T. FINN Town Treasurer JAMES J. MAKER Tax Collector FRANK E. WALLWORK, JR., Resigned JOHN J. WILLIS, Esquire Selectmen JOHN J. WILLIS, Esquire WILLIAM A. FINNERAN ARTHUR P. KIRK LILLIAN B. DEARDEN, Secretary Board of Public Welfare ARTHUR 1°. KIRK WILLIAM A. FINNERAN JOHN J. WILLIS, Esquire Licensing Board WILLIAM A. FINNERAN JOHN J. WILLIS, Esquire ARTHUR P. KIRK Highway Surveyor IRA D. CARTY Tree Warden JOHN J. CONNORS Supt. Moth Department JOHN J. CONNORS Board of Assessors EDWARD W. PHELAN HENRY E. LUND MARGUERITE ~V[. SOUCY Building Inspector MARTIN LAWLOR, SR. Plumbing Inspector EDWARD J. WELCH Wiring Inspector JOHN J. THOMSON Term Expires 1955 Term Expires 1956 Term Expires 1957 FLORA H. McCUBBIN, Clerk Board of Health GEORGE E. JEWETT Ter~ Expires 1955 R. GEORGE CARON Term Expires 1956 DR. JULIUS KAY Term Expires 1957 MARY F. SHERIDAN, R. N. and Clerk Board of Public Works FRANCIS B. KITTREDGE Term Expires 1955 IRVING C. HOWES Term Expires 1956 JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN Term Expires 1957 Superintendent of Public Works WILLIAM B. DUFFY School Committee WILLIAM F. ROCK Term Expires 1955 CAROLINE M. INGRAM Term Expires 1955 DR. FRED C. ATKINSON Term Expires 1956 CHARLES W. TROMBLY, Esquire Term Expires 1957 ROGER B. MERRIMAN Term Expires 1957 Superintendent of Schools FRANCIS $. O'BRIEN Board of Registrars PATRICK C. CRONIN JOHN J. McDUFFIE FRED McCORMACK JOHN J. LYONS, Clerk Term Expires 1955 Term Expires 1956 Term Expires 1957 Planning Board FRANCIS G. DRISCOLL Term Expires 1955 NICHOLAS NICETTA Term Expires 1956 RALPH E. FINCK, Esquire Term Expires 1957 HOWARD GILMAN Term Expires 1958 PETER RITCHIE, (Resigned) Term Expires 1959 RAY BROADHEAD (Vacancy till 1955) MISS JANE BRODERICK, Clerk Housing Authority IRVING C. YIOWES Term Expires 1955 BERNARD W. BINGHAM Term Expires 1956 EDWIN C. MURPHY, Appointed by State until July 27, 1956 RAYMOND BROADHEAD Term Expires 1958 JOHN A. McNIFF, Esquire Term Expires 1959 Board of Appeals (Appointed by Selectmen) HENRY E. LUND Terra Expires 1955 ANDREW E. ALVINO Term Expires 1956 RICHARD G. WHIPPLE Term Expires 1957 NICHOLAS NICETTA Term Expires 1958 PETER RITCHIE, Resigned Term Expires 1959 RALPH E. FINK, Esquire, Appointed Term Expires 1959 MISS JANE BRODERICK, Clerk Associate Members Board of Appeals (Appointed by Selectmen) DONALD F. SMITH JAMES J. REGAN BENEDICT PERRONE Permanent Police ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief RICHARD S. HILTON, Sergeant A. HOUGHTON FARNHAM MYRON B. LEWIS NORMAN M. FLEMING RUSSELL F. DONNELLY JOSEPH W. LAWLOR ROBERT L. SANBORN EVERETT R. WOODYIOUSE JOHN J. LANNI PAUL G. DYER CHARLES R. McCUBBIN Reserve Police Force FRANK H. DUSIiAME, JR. LEO R. MACKLIN PAUL V. LAFOND RONALD F. HAGGERTY PHILLIP T. MILLER ERNEST A. ROBERTS LEO J. GALEAZZI Constables FRANK HOWARD ARCHIE M. GOURLEY ALEXANDER NESS, JR. JOHN J. ROCHE AUGUSTINE WALSH Fire Department JAMES HARGREAVES, Chief, (Retired) DONALD THOMSON, Acting Chief JAMES P. DAW, Permanent Chief EDWIN KOENIG, 1st Deputy CALVIN R. SNELL, 2nd Deputy-Clerk Permanent Firemen DONALD D. FOUNTAIN ERNEST SUMMERS CHRISTOPHER HIGGINBOTTOM DONALD THOMSON HECTOR LeFEBVRE T. KARL WAINWRIGHT PETER H. MARTIN Civilian Defense Director S. FORBES ROCKWELL, (Resigned) DEWEY A. DYER, Appointed Oct. 27, 1954 Advisory Board (Appointed by Moderator) TURNER A. BRIDGES THOMAS WILKINSON, Resigned JOHN E. COUGHLIN, Resigned HARVEY S. L]ZBOW, Resigned JOHN GAUDET, Resigned LEONARD WINDLE, Resigned ROBERT SALTONSTALL, Resigned HUGH McCLUNG JOHN E. HANSON JAMES DEWHIRST JOHN BARRINGTON JOHN CARSE RICHARD WHIPPLE School Building Committee Appointed by School Committee: DR. FRED C. ATKINSON CHARL]~S W. TROMBLY, Esq. WILLIAM F. ROCK Appointed by the Moderator: FRANCIS B. K1TTREDGE ABBOT STEVENS JOHN W. COSTELLO S. FORBES ROCKWELL Supt. Town Infirmary ORIN FOSTER Matron, Town Infirmary MRS. NORA FOSTER JAMES J. DOOLEY EDWARD J. ELLSE¥ Public Weighers ALBERT E. HoULE DOMENIC REITANO Surveyor of Wood, Bark and Lumber JOHN C. FARNHAM Fence Viewers JOHN M. BARRELL WILLIAM J. THOMPSON JOHN J. WILCOX Animal Inspector DR. EDWARD C. BULGER Custodian Tax Title Property JAMES J. MAKER Veterans Agent BERNARD BINGHAM Dog Officer STANLEY BURTURLIA Public Welfare Agent LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Keeper of Lock-Up ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief Slaughtering Inspector ROBERT J. BURKE Auctioneer Tax Title Property JAMES $. MAKER Burial Agent MYRON LEWIS, (Resigned) BERNARD BINGHAM Sealer of Weights and Measures ERNEST J. ROBERTS Special Civil Constable JOHN H. FENTON Forest Fire Warden DONALD THOMSON, Acting JAMES P. DAW, Permanent Recreational Council MRS. ELIZABETH ELLIOT CARL THOMAS ELMER JACKSON NATHANIAL ARCHER JOttN CUSHING PHILIP SUTCLIFFE DOMENIC BONNANO WILLIAM McEVOY WARREN STANWOOD MRS. LILLIAN MARSHALL NICHOLAS EVANGELOS Sl~eeial Police Officers SYLVESTER MURPHY ROLAND AMBIEHL ALEXANDER NESS CHARLES S. FOWLER JOHN J. LYONS JOSEPH J. SENIA RENE BEAULIEU WALTER STAMP, JR. FRANK HOWAR2) FRED CHRISTIE WILLIAM McEVOY JOHN T. DOLAN PHILIP MIDGLEY CHARLES ZUILL JOHN J. WILCOX DONALD E. HILTON FRANK W. LEE KENNETH L. DEARDEN MALCOLM HAMILTON CARL H. THOMAS WILLIAM P. CALLAHAN JOHN FARNUM WILLIAM McEVOY Rent Control Board Appointed by Selectmen Special Town Meeting, July 31, 1953 DOMENIC J. BONNANO, Chin. IRVING C. HOWES PHILIP SUTCLIFFE WILLIAM BAMFORD RAYMOND BROADHEAD, (Resigned) CYRIL KNOWLES MRS. ANNA DONAHUE, Clerk TOWN MEETING- MARCH 1, 1954 ARTICLE l. At a legal meeting of the inhahitants of thc Town of North Andover, qaulified to vote in elections and Town Affairs, and questions, convened in the Bradstreet School in voting Precinct 1, the Engine IIouse in voting pre- cinct 2, the Thomson School in v-oting precinct 3, and the Town Hall in voting precinct 4, agreeable to the requirements of the foregoing warrant, business was transacted and votes for the candidates and questions appearing on the ballot were as follows: Number of Votes by Precinct One Two Three Four Totals 810 1216 896 979 3901 Moderator for one year Thomson, Arthur A. 622 935 722 779 3058 Scott, Harold 1 1 Blanks 188 281 174 199 842 Town Clerk for one year Lyons, John J. 700 1034 746 846 3326 Blanks 110 182 150 133 575 Town Treasurer for one year Maker, James J. 694 1046 728 826 3294 Blanks 116 170 168 153 607 Tax Collector for one year Wallwork, Frank E., Jr. 661 1017 750 825 3253 Blanks 149 199 146 154 648 Tree Warden for one year Connors, John J. 667 1019 733 813 3237 Blanks 143 197 163 161 664 Highway Surveyor tot one year Carty, Ira D. 541 815 613 722 2691 Mahoney, John J. 241 361 245 220 1067 Scotl, Harold 2 2 Blanks 28 40 38 35 141 Selectmen for one year Kirk, Arthur P. 289 553 377 539 1758 Willis, John J. 504 559 389 603 2055 Broadhead, Raymond 216 511 516 332 1575 Dyer, Dewey A. 169 271 156 230 826 Eaton, H. Parker 226 452 272 301 1251 Finneran, William A. 486 591 411 511 1999 Fountain, Raymond C. 96 122 90 56 364 Blanks 444 589 477 365 1875 Board of Public Works for 3 years Sullivan, Joseph D. 639 961 686 773 3059 Blanks 170 255 210 206 841 Board of Health for 3 years Kay, Julius 625 967 703 771 3066 Blanks 185 249 193 208 835 Assessor for 3 years Soucy, Marguerite C. 618 943 663 755 2979 Blanks 192 273 233 224 922 School Committee for 3 years Nierriman, Roger B. 355 584 374 507 1820 Trombly, Charles W. 394 514 389 431 1728 Dewhirst, James ti. 328 469 379 259 1435 Elliot, Elizabeth T. 215 416 313 447 1391 Blanks 328 449 337 314 1428 Planning Board for 5 years Ritchie, Peter 420 633 532 517 2102 Smith, Donald F. 270 404 262 316 1244 Blanks 120 179 112 144 556 Planning Board for 3 years Unexpired Finck, Ralph E. 389 517 303 478 1687 Lee, Frank W. 306 549 466 367 1708 Blanks 115 150 127 114 506 Housing Authority for 5 years McNiff, John A. 548 823 603 683 2657 Blanks 262 393 293 296 1244 Board of Public Welfare for 1 year Kirk, Arthur P. 290 556 388 534 1768 Willis, John J. 506 557 379 597 2039 Broadbead, Raymond 217 492 503 333 1545 Dyer, Dewey A. 164 267 152 234 817 Eaton, II. Parker 234 459 274 291 1258 Finneran, William A. 477 575 404 501 1957 Fountain, Raymond C. 97 126 93 62 378 Blanks 445 616 495 385 1941 Constables for 1 year Gourley, Archie M. 447 685 476 540 2148 IIoward, Frank P. 400 627 545 590 2162 Ness, Alexander Jr. 367 647 550 605 2169 Roche, John J. 482 710 512 676 2380 Walsh, Augustine J. 362 542 398 523 1825 Bauchman, LIoyd D. 182 321 218 208 929 Christie, Frederick R. 373 517 340 310 1540 Demario, Gasper J. 132 107 125 101 465 Blanks 1305 1924 1316 1342 5887 bQUESTION:"Shall an act passed y the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, entitled "An Act increasing the Powers and Duties o~' the Board of Public Works of the Town of North Andover" be accepted? YES NO Blanks 364 608 390 492 1854 168 266 191 235 860 278 342 315 252 1187 The Following Officers Were Elected for the Year 1954 Date Sworn Town Moderator Arthur A. Thomson Town CIerk John J. Lyons Town Treasurer James J. Maker Town Tax Collector Frank E. Wallwork, Jr. Tree Warden John J. Connors Highway Surveyor Ira D. Carry Selectmen & Board of Public Welfare John J. Willis Arthur P. Kirk William A. Finneran Board of Pub. Works ( 3 years) Joseph D. Sullivan Board of Health (3 years) Board of Assessors (3 years) School Committee (3 years) School Committee (3 years) Planning Board (5 years) Planning Board (3 years) Housing Authority (5 years) Constables for one year Dr; Julius Kay Marguerite C. Soucy Roger B. Merriman Charles W. Tr0mbly Peter Ritchie Ralph E. Finck John A. McNiff Archie M. Gourley Frank P. Howard Alexander Ness, Jr. John J. Roche Augustine J. Walsh Mar. 13, '§4 Mar. 2, '54 Mar. 2, '54 Mar. 2, '54 Mar. 2, '54 Mar. 2,'§4 Mar. 3, '54 Mar. 3, '54 Mar. 3, '54 Mar. 4, '54 Mar. 10, '54 Mar. 2, '54 Mar. 2,'54 Mar. 3, '54 Mar. 10, '54 Mar. 10, '54 Mar. 3, ~54 Mar. 29, '54 Mar. 29, '54 Mar. 6, '54 Recount Held on Un-Expired TerTM of Planning Board. March 10, 1954 Finck, Ralph E. 393 525 315 477 1710 Lee, Frank W. 311 548 456 389 1704 Blanks 106 143 125 113 487 3901 Cornelius Hegerty, Alfred Garneau, Harry Michelmore, Philip Busby, The Board of Registrars assisted the Town Clerk in the recount. ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING- March 13, 1954 ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law, to be elected by ballot. VOTED that this article be referred to the Selectmen. ARTICLE 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Select- ¥OTED to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. ARTICLE 4. To see what action the town will take as to its nnexpendcd appropriations. VOTED that alt unexpended appropriations be returned to the Treasury, with the exception of the ~oHowlng amounts as of January l, 1954, which were originally appropriated under the articles indicated: Art, Year Description Amo~lnt 1. 1953 Special Town Meeting $18,000.00 11. 1952 Sealer of Weights and Measures (3 Wghts & Glass Containers) 35.12 Chapter 90, G.L. Highway Construction 3,823.99 Kittredge School, Fence, etc. 268.83 New High School 811,399.71 Stevens Mem'l Library Repairs-outside 2,000.00 Stevens Mem'l Library Repairs-inside 335.70 Civil Defense 866.70 Continuance of Town History 620.51 Extension of water mains. 745.70 Reserve for appropriation from Stabilization Fund 9,000.00 Excavating trenches at the new dump site. 748.70 TOTAL $847,844.96 ARTICLE 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the Advisory Board. VOTED to approve all items collectively as to the recom- mendations of the Advisory Board with the exception of the following changes: Item 27, Insect Pest Control Salaries increased from $6,715.00 to $7,360.00 Item 28, Dutch Elm Salaries increased from $2,750.00 to $3,000.00. Item 29, Brush Cutting increased from $645.00 to $1,000.00. Item 31, Tree Warden Salaries increased from $6,060.50 to $6,360.00. Item 47, Snow l~emoval increased from $~0,000.00 to $15,000.00. Item 63, V.F.W. Rental quarters increased from $350.00 to 41. 1953 72. 1950 19. 1952 29. 1953 30. 1953 18. 1951 13. 1953 62. 1953 64. 1953 $600.00. Motion was duly made and seconded. Salaries NO. Department & Wages Expenses Total 1. Selectmen, Salaries, Wages and Expenses $1,080.00 $1,000.00 $2,080.00 2. Treasurer, Salary 3,640.00 3,640.00 Clerk, Salary 2,585.96 2,585.96 Expenses Bond Inc. 1,347.00 1,347.00 8. Accountant, Salary 3,070.00 3,070.00 Clerk, Salary 500.00 500.00 Expenses 350.00 350.00 4. Tax Collector, Salary 1,525.00 1,525.00 Clerk, Salary 2,730.00 2,730.00 Expenses 1,640.00 1,640.00 5. Town Clerk, Salary 700.00 700.00 Expenses 250.00 250.00 6. Assessors, Salary 2,100.00 2,100.00 Clerk, Salary 2,586.00 2,586.00 10 Salaries NO. Department & Wages Expenses Total Expenses 2,384.00 2,384.00 7. Elections, Registrars Salary 650.00 650.00 Expenses 4,492.00 4,492~00 8. Vital Statistics 400.00 400.00 9. Moderator (Incl. in Art. 7) 10. Advisory Board, Exp. 100.00 100.00 11. Planning Board, Exp. 500.00 500.00 I2. Board of Appeals 200.00 200.00 13. Town Building, Salary 936.00 936.00 Expenses 3,764.00 3,764.00 14. Town Hall, Janitor 400.00 400.00 15. Custodian of Tax Title Salary & Expenses 100.00 100.00 200.00 16. Tax Title Foreclosures Expenses 100.00 100.00 17. License Commission 100.00 100.00 18. Rent Control Board 300.00 300.00 19. Police, Chiefs Salary 4,122.56 4,122.56 Sergeant 3,748.16 3,748.16 Patrolmen 23,161.32 23,161.32 Reserves and Specials 2,960.96 2,960.96 Expenses (Incl. $100 out of State Travel) 5,090.00 5,090.00 20. Fire, Chiefs Salary 4,122.56 4,122.56 Firemen (full-time reg.) 23,161.32 23,161.32 Call men and spare employees 12,961.63 12,961.83 Expenses 5,000.00 5,000.00 21. Forest Fire Warden, Sal. 150.00 150.00 22. Forest Fires 500.00 500.00 23. Dog Ofticer, Salary 245.00 245.00 Expenses 140.00 140.00 24. Building Inspector, Sal. 500.00 500.00 Expenses 100.00 100.00 25. Wire Inspector, Salary 500.00 500.00 Expenses 125.00 125.00 26. Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary 425.00 425.00 Expenses 90.00 90.00 27. Insect Pest Control, Sal. 7,360.00 7,360.00 Expenses 1,300.00 1,300.00 28. Dutch Elm, Salaries 3,000.00 3,000.00 Expenses 350.00 350.00 29. Brush Cutting 1,000.00 1,000.00 30. Town Forest 150.00 150.00 31. Tree Warden, Sal, etc. 6,360.00 6,360.00 Expenses 660.00 660.00 32. Street Lighting 16,000.00 16,000.00 33. Board of Health, Salaries 450.00 450.00 Nurse, Salary 2,970.00 2,970.00 Physician, Salary 750.00 750.00 Expenses 5,380.00 5,380.00 34. Refuse Disposal, Salaries 7,770.00 7,770.00 Expenses 1,000.00 1,000.00 35. Garbage Disposal 3,600.00 3,600.00 36. Sewer M'tnce. & Const. Salaries 5,000.00 5,000.00 Expenses 3,000.00 3,000.00 11 Salaries No. Department & Wages Expenses Total 37. Animal Inspector, Sal. 325.00 . 325.00 38. Highway Surveyor, Sal. 4,580.00 4,580.00 Clerk, Salary 2,589.60 2,589.60 40. Labor, Wages 20,310.40 20,310.40 41. Tarvia, Road Oil, Stone- gravel-cinders 20,000.00 20,000.00 42. Equipment & Repairs 5,000.00 5,000.00 43. Gasoline &Oil 3,000.00 3,000.00 44. Repairing Sidexvalks 600.00 600.00 45. Rental of Equipment 400.00 400.00 46. Miscellaneous, Expenses 1,000.00 1,000.00 47. Snow Removal 15,000.00 15,000.00 48. Board of Public Welfare 450.00 450.00 49. Welfare Agent, Salary 750.00 750.00 50. Supt.-Matron Town Inf. 2,692.00 2,692.00 51. Outside Relief and Rep. 1,331.00 22,669.00 24,000.00 52. Old Age Assistance 86,000.00 86,000.00 53. Aid to Dep. Children 20,000.00 20,000.00 54. Disability Assistance 5,000.00 5,000.00 55. Veterans Benefits 13 000.00 13,000.00 56. Schools, Physician and Salaries 231,878.00 231,678.00 Expenses 52,034.00 52,034.00 57. Stevens Mem. Library Salaries 13,300.00 13,300.00 Expenses 4,000.00 4,000.00 58. Playgrounds, Bathing Beach, Salaries 4,250.00 4,250.00 Expenses 2,000.00 2,000.00 59. Public Parks, Triangles, etc., Cemeteries 3,500.00 650.00 4,150.00 60. Essex County Retirement System 14,259.50 14,259.50 61. Contingent Fund 2,000.00 2,000.00 62. American Legion, Rental of Quarters 600,00 600.00 63. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rental of Quarters 600.00 600.00 64. Armistice Day 300.00 300.00 65. Memorial Day 500.00 500.00 66. Itemized Town Reports 2,600.00 2,600.00 67. Insurance 14,570.00 14,570.00 68. Group Insurance 1,900.00 1,900.00 69. Community Center 65.00 65.00 70. Reserve Fund lo be appro~ priated from Overlay Surplus $10,000.00 (not raised) 71. Board of Public Works Salaries 450.00 450.00 72. Water M'tnce & Const. Salaries 25,000.00 25,000.00 Expenses 26,000.00 26,000.00 73. Redeeming School Bonds 96,037.10 96,037.10 74. Interest on School Bonds 39,252.50 39,252.50 75. Discount on Notes 2,500.00 2,500.00 TOTALS $444,877.87 $510,899.10 $955,776.77 12 Art. 10. Art. 11. Art. 12. Art. 13. Art. 18. Art. 19. Art. 20. Art. 21. Art, 22. Art, 23. Art, 25. Art, 26. Art. 28. Art, 29. Art. 30. Art, 35. Art, 44. Art. 45. Art. 49. Art. 51. Art, 52. Art. 55. Art. 57. Art. 58. Amounts to be Raised and Appropriated Decennial Census for 1955 $500.00 Disposing Center School 2,000.00 Police Department bill of 1948 250.00 Publishing History of the Town 6,000.00 Recaulking Town Building Roof 1,000.00 Police Officer at Bathing Beach 400.00 Six playground instructors and supervisor 1,250.00 Playground supplies and special trips 500.00 Horseshoe Courts--playgrounds 150.00 Castle Tower (junglegym) playgrounds 225.00 Repairs at Town Infirmary !,000.00 Increase to ali full-time employees 18,000.00 Power Chain Saw 500.00 Power Brush Cutter 300.00 Three new police officers 7,445.00 Hose dryer for Fire Dept. 700.00 Replacing and painting street signs 200.00 Sidewalk projects 2,000.00 Operate disposal site 1,000.00 Building at disposal site 500.00 Beacon Hill Blvd. from Osgood Street 1,150.00 Care of school grounds 8,000.00 New float for American Legion Beach 1,000.00 FIuoridation of the water supply 1,000.00 $55,070.00 Total Amount to be Raised and Appropriated Art. 27. Art, 31. Art, 32. Art, 32. Art, 33. Art. 34. Art. 36. Art, 38. Art. 43. Art, 48. Art. 59. Art, 60. Art. 64. Art. 65. Art. 66. Art. 73. Art. 74. Art, 75. Art. 76. Art, 77. Art. 82. Total Amount to be Taken from Available Funds Summary Amount Appropriated at Town Meeting (Budget) Amount to be Raised by Taxation GRAND TOTAL Amounts to be Taken from Available Funds Moth Dept. new truck with winch & Equip. $3,500.00 New car for Police Dept. 1,860.00 Towns share, Chapter 90, Highway Const. 7,500~00 To meet County and State share Highway Construction 22,500.00 Chapter 90, Highway Maintenance 2,000.00 2¥2 inch hose for Fire Dept. 1,640.00 1000 feet of Forestry Hose for Fire Dept. 700.00 Reduction of 1954 tax rate 30,000.00 30" storm drain, Green St. from Waverly Rd. 4,200.00 3 ton heavy duty truck~Highway Dept. 5,000.00 New ear for Public Works 1,500.00 Gang-mower-tractor for Public Works 4,200.00 Drainage & improve Rd., W. Bradstreet Rd. 3,060.00 Sewer System, W. Bradstreet Rd., Mifflin Dr 2,500.00 Water System, W. Bradstreet Rd., Mifflin Dr. 2,000.00 Drainage-imp. Woodbridge Rd., Mifflin Dr. 5,040.00 Sewer system Woodbridge Rd., Mifflin Dr. 2,700.00 Drainage-improve road, Mifflin Drive. 14,090.00 Sewer system Mifflin Dr. from Douglas Rd. 4,000.00 Water system Mifflin Dr. from Douglas Rd. 2,600.00 Water system Putnam Rd., toward .Mifflin Dr. 700.00 $121,290.00 $955,776.77 55,070.00 $1,010,846.77 13 ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1955 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 per]od of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. VOTED to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation o£ the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1955 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable ~vithin 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. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 7. To consider the report of all special eom- mittees. Mr. Francis Kittredge reported for the School Building Committee on the progress of the new High School. That upon its completion and opening of the next school season we shall have one of the best equipped and best educational schools in the Country. ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their members to the posi- tion of Board of Health physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41 of the General Laws. VOTED to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their members to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41 of the G.L., in the amount of $750.00 for the year 1954. This amount having been included in the budget. ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members to the position of School Physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. VOTED to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of their members to the position of School Physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, G.L., in the amount of $1,000.00 for the year 195~. This amount having been included in the budget. ARTICLE 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate thc sum of Five Hundred Dollars (8500) for the purpose of taking the Deeemfial Census for 1955 as requfred by law. Petition of [he Board of Selectmen. 14 VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of taking the Decennial Census for 1955, as required hy law. ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to pay for the cost of disposing and removing from the land upon which it is located, the building known as the Center School, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may determine. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to pay the cost of disposing and removing from thc land upon which it is located, the building known as the Center School, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may determine. ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) for the purpose of paying ,~ bill deemed to be due, after investi- gation, to the Harvey Radio Corporation for materials and services provided to the Police Department in 1948, the Board of Selectmen being of the unanimous conclusion that non-pay- merit of this bill in the year in which the services and materials were provided was due to a confusion existing between the Harvey Radio Corporation a~d the Police Department, due to a notation on the Harvey Radio Corporation statement as "final bill". Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the purposes of paying the bill due the Ilarvey Radio Corpora- tion in accordance with the above. ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available fumls the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($fi,000) to be expended by the Board of Selectmen in the completion of writing and publishing' the history of the Town of North Andover. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to raise and appropriate the stun of $6~000.00 to be expe~ded by thr~ Board of Selectmen in the completion of writing and publishing' the history of the Town of North Andover. ARTICLE 14. To see if the town wilt vote to accept Phillips Court as a public way from Osgood Street, to Pleasant Street as shown on the plan approved by the Planning' Board 15 under date o£ December 7, 1953 and filed in the office of the Town Clerk. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTBD to accept Phillips Court as a public way from Osgood Street to Pleasant Street as shown on the plan ap- proved by the Planning Board under date of December 7, 1953 and filed with the Tow~ Clerk. This road as a pnblie way was adjudicated by the Board of Selectmen on January 18, 1954. ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will vote to accept a strip of land, at the request of Kasper Kasperian, at the corner of Middlesex and Greene Streets to eliminate a very dangerous corner, with the provision that the town will remove the section of stone wall bordering said land, said land described as follows: Beginning at a bound marking the intersection of the westerly line of Greene Street with the northerly line of Middlesex Street; thence northwesterly, by the northerly line of l~fiddlesex Street, 18 feet to a point; thence southerly, easterly, and northerly, by a curve of 10.42 feet radius, 21.43 feet to a point in the westerly line of Greene Street; thence southerly, by the westerly line of Greene Street, 18 feet to the point of beginning, containing 74 square feet, more or less. Petition of the Board o~ Selectmen. VOTED, as described above. ARTICI~E 16. To see if the town witl vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($160) to pay for the cost of removing stonewall referred to in Article No. 15. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED UNFAVORABLE ACTION. The work of remov- ing this small wall can be taken care of by the I~ighway Sur- veyor within his regular budget. ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to accept the extension of Heath Road running west and north from Johnson Street to its intersection with Sutton I-Ii11 Road 475 feet; thence Sutton Hill Road westerly and southerly 1200' to the southerly boundary of land now or formerly owned by Frances S. Barrows, as shown, on the plan filed in the Town Clerk's Office; the whole said distance to be known as Sutton Hill Road. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to postpone action at this time and refer to the next annual Town Meeting. ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or trans£er from available funds the sum of One 16 Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the purpose of putting a new roof on the Town Building and reeaulking certain windows in the building to correct a condition caused by leaks under the windows. Petition o~' Lillian B. Dearden and others. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum o£ $1,000.00 for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of ($400) Four Hundred 'Dollars for the services of a policeman at the Bathing Beach four hours daily, eight hours Saturdays and Sundays fox' a ten week period, to enforce the parking limited to North Andover residents; this figure to include the cost of car stickers to be issued by said policeman. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the purpose of this article. ARTfCLE 20. Tosee if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1250) for six play- ground instructors and a supervisor for an eight week period. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. VOTED that $1,250.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for playground sup- plies, this amount to include expenses of pre-play-ground work- shops and special trips for the playground children. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Couucil. VOTED that $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose o£ this article. ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) for ,the purpose of building boxes for horseshoe courts, building' an additional sand box and furnishing one new extra heavy duty work table for various playgrounds. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. VOTED that $150.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of building an additional sand box and £tu-nishing one new extra heavy duty work table for various playgrounds. 17 ARTICLE 23. To see if the town ~vill raise and appropriate the sum of Two IIundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225) to furnish and install Castle Tower (junglegym) American No. DCT 7' 9" high, ~3' overall diameter at Waverly Playground. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of thc Recreational Council. VOTED that $225.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 24. To see if the town will raise and appropriate thc sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for banking and flood- ing skating rinks. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. Stricken from Warrant. ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1.~000) to make necessary repairs at the Town infirmary. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. VOTED that $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the salaries and wages in each Town Department, to grant a Three Hundred Dollar ($300) increase to all full time employees. Petition of George A. Carey and others. VOTED that $18,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the salaries and wages in each Town Department ,to grant a $300.00 increase to all full time employees. ARTICLE 27. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of Thirty-five Hundred Dollars ($3500) to be used with the present 1946 truck, to purchase a new two-ton truck with a winch attached, all equipped. Petition of John J. Connors, Moth Supt. VOTED that $3,500.00 be taken from available funds for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for thc purchase of a power chain saw. Petition of John J. Connors, Moth Supt. VOTED that $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. 18 ARTICLE 29. To sec if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) for the purchase of a Power Brush Cutter. Petition of John J. Conners, Moth Supt. VOTED that $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Four IIundred Forty- five Dollars ($7~445.00) to be added to the Police Department appropriation to provide for the appointment of three com- petent and qualified men, under Civil Service Rules, to be regular patrolmen. Petition of Alfred II. McKee. VOTED that $7,445.00 be raised and appropriated, to be added to the Po|~ce Department appropriation to provide for the appointment of three competent and qualified men, under Civil Service Rules, to be regular patrolmen. ARTICLE 31. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriat~ or transfer from available funds the sum of Twen- ty-four Hundred Ninety-five Dollars ($2495) for the pm, chase of two new police cruisers, $635 to be used with the present po]icc car and $1860 to be used for the purchase of the other car, and that the Chief call for bids. Petition of Alfred H. i¥IcKee. VOTED that $1,860.00 be taken from available funds in the town treasuw for the purchase of one new police cruiser, that the present one-year old police car can be retained for use as the spare cruiser. ARTICLE 32. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from mmppropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 IIighway Con- struction, or take any action in relation thereto. Petition of James J. Maker, Treasurer. VOTED that $7,500.00 be taken from available fm~ds in the Town Treasury to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 H~ghway Construction, and that in addition, the sum of $22,500.00 be transferred from unappropriated avail- able funds in the Town Treasury to meet the State and Cotmty shares of the cost of the workj the reimbursement from the State and County to he restored upon their receipt to un- appropriated available funds in the treasury. ARTICLE 33. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds 19 in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto. Petition of James J. Maker, Treasurer. VOTED that $2,000.00 be taken from available funds in the To~vn Treasury for the purpose of this article, to be ex~ pended by the Highway Surveyor under Chapter 90 of the General I~aws, together with any money which may be allotted for sneh purposes by the State or County or both. ARTICLE 34. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixteen Hundred Forty Dollars ($1640) to purchase One Thousand (1,000) feet of 2 and ~2 inch hose for the Fire Department. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. VOTED that $1,640.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to purchase hose for the above article for the Fire Department. ARTICLE 35. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700) to pur- chase a (Cireul Air) Hose Dryer for the Fire Department. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. VOTED that $700.00 be raised and appropriated, to pnr- chase hose dryer (Cireul Air) for the Fire Department. AI~TICDE 36. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the snm of Seven Hm~dred Dollars ($700) to pur- chase One Thousand (1,000) feet of forestry hose. Petition of the Forest Warden. VOTED that $700.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to purchase 1,000 feet of forestry hose. ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will vote to allow the Assessors to close their office on Saturday mornings and keep open on x~Vednesday afternoons instead. Chapter 265, Acts of 1947. Petition of the Board of Assessors. VOTED to allow tke Assessors to close their office on Saturday mornings and keep open on Wednesday afternoons instead, Chapter 265, Acts of 1947. ARTICLE 38. To see if the town will vote to use Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) of available funds for the reduction of the 1954 tax rate. Petition of the Board of Assessors. VOTED that $30,000.00 of available funds be used for the reduction of the 1954 tax rate. 20 ARTICLE 39. To see if the town will vote to adopt as revised by-laws of the town of North Andover, the proposed bydaws as printed in the Annual Town Report of 1948, as prepared by a committee appointed under authority of the vote of the town meeting on Article No. 14 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1947. .! Petition of R. George Caron and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 40. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws.of the Town of North Andover by adding the words "or motel" to item b of Section 1, of Article II of said bydaws so that item b. Section I, Article II will read as fol- lows: The taking of boarders, or the leasing of rooms by a family residing on the premises, providing there is no sign or display to advertise such use, but it is not permissible to construct or operate overnight camps or motels. Petition of Robert P. Dnlude and others. Stricken from the Warrant, and referred to the Planning Board. ARTICLE 41. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1952, the following section III-II notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to thc contrary, any police officer of a city or town who is required to perform any service beyond his regular established hours of service . . . Primary Day, Election Day or at any parade or race or at any public celebration or while police listing, shall be compensated for such additional hours of service at the rate per hour-of his regular compensation. This section shall take effect in the town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting. Petition of Philip Sutcliffe and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 42. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the stun of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500) for the purchase of an Oliver wheel Tractor and Loader for the use of the Highway Department. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will raise and approprlate the sum of Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ten Dollars ($9,410) to extend the 30'~ storm drain in Greene Street frown Waverley Road toward 5Iassachusetts Avenue. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED that $4,200.00 be taken from available funds in the To;vn Treasury to install a 30" drain from the pre~ent 21 terminus of the 30" drain at the interseetiou of Greene Street and Waverly Road up Greene Street towards Massachusetts Avenue for a distance of approximately 390 feet to connect with the existing 15" drain in Greeue Street. ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Ilundred Dollars ($200) for the purpose of painting and replacing street signs. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED that $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of painting and replacing' street signs. ARTICLIg 45. To see if the town wiI1 raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to be used for a sidewalk project; the town to pay one half the cost and the applicant to pay the other half. Petition of the Hig'hway Surveyor. VOTED that $2,000.00 be raised aud appropriated, to be used for a sidewalk project; the Town to pay one half of the cost and the applicant the other half. ARTICLE 46. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for maintenance of any streets in Town under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with 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. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICI~E 47. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-five Hundred Dollars ($7500) for the fur- ther rebuilding of Great Pond Road under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used with any money allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTIC][~E 48. ~o see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($5,800) for the purchase of a three-ton heavy duty l~laek Dump Truck for the use of the Highway Department. Petition of thc Highway Surveyor. VOTED that $5,000.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be used with whatever allowance can be obtained for a 1947 dump truck for the purchase of a 3 ton heavy duty dump truck for the use of the Ilighway Depart- merit. Provisions of Chapter 40, Section 4-B require calling for bids on purchases of this type. 22 ARTICLE 49. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of O~e Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to dig ditches neces- sary to operate the Disposal Site. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED that $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated to dig ditches necessary to operate the disposal site. ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will raise and appropriate lhe sum of Seven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-five Dollars ($7,355) to install a surface drain on Baldwin Street, from Union to Belmont to 1Vlarblehead Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 51. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five Itundred Dollars ($500) for a building at the Disposal Site for the bulldozer operator, which will also serve as a shelter for the bulldozer when not in use. This has been a suggestion from thc Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED that $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 52. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to construct a road on Beacon IIil] Boulevard from Osgood Street to Chickering Road under Chapter $0 of the General Laws providing for the assess- ment of betterments upon the property owners. Petition of Arthur R. Murphy and others. VOTED that $1,150.00 be raised and appropriated to construct a road on Beacon Hill Blvd., from Osgood Street to Chickering Road under Chapter SO of the General Laws pro- riding for the assessment of betterments upon the property AIiTiCLE 53. To see if the town will raise and appropriate, or transfer from a~.ailable funds, the sum of Twenty-five Thou- sand Dollars ($25,000) to create a stabilization fund m~der Chapter 124, Acts of 1945, for the purpose of extending the east side trunk sewer from its present terminus at YIarkaway Road and Stevens Street to Phillips Square. Petition oJ~ Ernest A. Brown, 3r. and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 54. To see if the town will instruct the modera- tor to appoint a committee to investigate, and report on at the town meeting of 1955, the advisability and legal method of changing the name of the town to Old Andover; this action to 23 be taken in view of the ]00th anniversary in 1955 of the in- corporation of the town under its present name, which would be an appropriate time to make this change which would clarify the status of this community as ha~ing been the centre of the original Andover, incorporated in 1646, and eliminate the disadvantages of the present name which has created and eontiues to create the impression that the town is merely the northward extra, sion of a community that originated to the south, instead of indicating as it should that North Andover represents the old, original village of Andover. Petition of Buchanan Charles, and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICI, E 55. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) for labor and expenses in taking care of the School Grounds. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that $8,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 56. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000) to build a storage building at North Andover ttigh School for gang mowers, tractors, etc. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 57. To see if the town will raise and appropriate One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to provide a new float for the American Legion Bathing Beach. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for tl~e purpose of this article. ARTICLE 58. To see if the town will raise and appropriate One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to continue the Fluoridation of the water supply. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of this article. AI~TICI~E 59. To see if the town will raise and appropriate Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) to be used with the present Dodge Coupe to pm-chase a new automobile. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that $1,500.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purpose of this article. AI~TICI~E 60. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($4200.00) 24 to purchase a gang mower, tractor with loader, leaf mill and koller for use in thc Parks, Playgrounds and School Grounds. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that $4,200.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 61. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, Eifteen' Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) to clean and cement line water mains in the water works system. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 62. To see if the town will appropriate from available funds, the sum of Seventy-three ~tundred and Seven- teen Dollars and Thirty-three cents ($7317.33) being the amount of water department receipts in excess of water department operating expenses for 1953 to a stabilization fund as provided for by Chapter 124 of the Acts of 1945, with the understanding that it is to be used by the town for capital inlprovements in the water works system under the pro~qsions of the above act.. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 63. To sec if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to tie the Lincoln Street surface drain into the Russell Street surface drain by way of Pleasant Street. Petition of ~lohn J. Slipkowsky and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 64. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system and improve the road on West Bradstreet Road under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments upon the property owners. Petition of Andrew E. A~vino and others. VOTED that $3,0(;0.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to extend the drainage system and improve the road on West Bradstrcet Road under Chapter 80 of the General Laws as amended, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take such steps as provide for the assessment of betterment~ therefor under Chapter 80 as amended. No money to be spent until such time as utilities (gas, sewer and water services have been installed.) 25 ARTICLE 65. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on West Bradstreet Road from Mifflin Drive to Greene Street. Petition of Andrew E. Alvino and others. VOTED that $2,500.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer system on West Bradstreet Road from Mifflin Drive to Greene St., subject to the conditions of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906, and with the further provision that construction of at least two additional houses shall have been started on or before June 1, 1954. ARTICLE 66. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient stun of money to extend the water system on West Bradstrcet Road from the present terminus Five Hun- dred Fifty (550) feet to Mifflin Drive. Petition of Andrew E. Alvino and others. VOTED that $2,000.00 bc taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Public Works for the purpose of this article on the following con- ditions: 1. That on or before Jnne 1, 1954, thc petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee acceptable to the Board of Public \Vorks or six percent of thc actual cost of construc- tion as water rates, for a period of 14 years. 2. That on or before June 1, 1954 tl~e construction of at least two additional houses shall have been started. ARTICLE 67. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system on Wentworth Avenue Three Hundred Fifty (350) feet from Chadwick Street. Petition of Louis F. Sirois and others. Stricken from the Warrant: ARTICLE 68. To see if thc town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Wentworth Avenue Three Hundred Fifty (350) feet from Chadwick Street. Petition of Louis F. Sirois and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE ~9. To see if thc town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water 26 system on Wentworth Avenue Three Hundred Fifty (350) feet from Chadwick Street. Petition of Louis F. Sirois and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 70. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system and construct a road on Douglas Road from Mifflin Drive to Gree~e Street, under Ckapter 80 of the C~enerM I~aws providing for the assessment of betterments upon the property owners. Petition of Ralph F. Dnffy and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICI~E 71. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Douglas Road from l{ifltin Drive One Hundred Twenty-five (125 feet. Petition of Ralph F. Duffy and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 72. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Douglas Road from ~[ifflin Drive One Hm~dred Twenty-five (125) feet. Petition of Ralph F. Duffy and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 73. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a su~eient sum of money to extend the drainage system and improve the road on Woodbridge Road from Mifflin Drive to Tyler Road, under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments upon the property owners. Petition of Edwin C. Murphy and others. VOTED that $5,040.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended under the direction of the ltighway Surveyor to extend the drainage system and improve the road on Woodbridge Road from Mifflin Dr~ve to Tyler Road, under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws, as amended, a~d the Selectmen are hereby authorized and empowered and directed to take such steps as provide for the assessment of betterments therefor under Chapter 80, as amended. No money to be spent until such time as utilities (Sewer, water and gas services have been installed. 27 ARTICLE 74. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able fnnds, a sufi%ient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Woodbridge Road from Mifflin Drive to Tyler Road. Petition of Edwin C. Murphy and others. VOTED that $2,700.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend thc sewer system on Woodbridge Road from Miffli~ Drive to Tyler Road. Subject to the Assessments or betterment charges under the conditions of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906. ARTICLE 75. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system and improve the road on Mifflin Drive under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of better- ments upon the property owners. Petition of Benedict Perrone and others. VOTED that $14,090.00 be taken from available fm~ds in thc Town Treas~ry to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor to extend the drainage system and improve the road on Mifflin Drive, under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws as amended, and thc Selectmen are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take such steps as pro- vided for the assessment of betterments therefor under said Chapter 80 as amended. No money to be spent until such time as utilities, (gas, sewer and water services have been installed. ARTICLE 76. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds,, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sewer system on Mifflin Drive from Douglas Road to Bradstreet Road. Petition of Benedict Perrone and others. VOTED that $4,000.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer system on Mifflin Drive from Douglas Road to Bradstreet Road, subject to assessments or betterment charges under the conditions of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906, and with the further provision that construction of at least one or more houses shall have been started on or before June 1, 1954. ARTICLE 77. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Mifflin Drive Five Hundred Thirty (530) feet from Middlesex Street. Petition of Gaspar J. DeMario and others. 28 VOTED that $2,600.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the water system on Mifflin Drive 530 feet from Middlesex Street, on the £ollowing conditions: 1. That on or before June 1, 1954, the petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, o2 six percent of the actual cost of construction, as water rates, for a period of 14 y~ars. 2. That on or before June 1, 1954, the construction of at least one additional house shall have been started. ARTICLE 78. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum bf money to extend the sewer system on Linden Avenue from Sylvan Terrace One Hundred and Seventy (170) feet. Petition of John J. Bonelli and others. Stricken ~rom the Warrant. ARTICLE 79. To sec if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Linden Avenue Two Hundred and Fifty (250) feet from the previous terminus. Petition of John J. Bonclli and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 80. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of ~noney to extend the water system Four Itm~dred (400) feet from Dufton Court towards Andover Street on Chickering Road. Petition of Charles Melamed and others. Stricken from the Warra~t. ARTICLE 81. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Wright Avenue Four Hundred and Fifty (450) feet ~rom Sutton Street. Petition of Victoria Torrlsl and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 82. To see i~ the to~vn will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issne, or trans£er from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system from thc previous terminus on Putnam Road Two IIundred (200) feet toward Mifflin Drive. Petition o~ Alsdou H. Arold and others. 29 VOTED that $700.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the water system from the previous terminus on Putnam Road 200 feet toward Mifflin Drive, on the following conditions: 1. That on or before Jnne 1, 1954, tile petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six percent of the actual cost of construction, as water rates, for a period of 14 years. 2. That on or before June 1, 1954, the petitioners and/or owners shall post a bond with the Selectmen in such form and amount as the latter may require to assure the town that six months after the completion of the project the road and sidewalks affected by the pro.jeer shall have been so reeonstrneted and repaired, inchtding' the installation of all necessary drainage systems therein, as to meet such requirements as the Highway Surveyor shall have pre- scribed as the conditions precedent to his certification of such ways under the Seleetmen's "Regtdations for the Laying Out of Streets." ARTICLE 83. To see if the town wi[l vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system on Cotuit Street One Hundred Sixty (160) feet from Waverley Road. Petition of Benjamin IIollins and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 84. To see if the Town of North Andover will ~mte to amend the Zoning By-Law to change the following described parcel of land from General Residential to Business. A parcel of land on the westerly side of Chickering Road, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the westerly line of Chiekering Road, said point being at land of Robert J. Burke and about 600 feet northerly from Peters Street; thence westerly, by a stone wall and by land of said Burke, about 210 feet to a corner in the wall; thence northerly, by the wall about 22 feet to a point; thence westerly, by a fence and land of Burke, about 520 feet to an angle in the fence; thence again westerly about 175 feet to a stone wall; thence northerly, by a stone wall, about 175 feet to an angle in the wall; thence northeasterly, by the wall about 155 feet to land of Helen S. Coolidg'e; thence southeasterly, by the wall and land of Helen S. Coolidge, about 325 feet to a corner in the wall at land of Beatrice Gaumond; thence again southeasterly, by land of said Gaumond, 218.8 feet to Chiekering Road; thence 30 southerly, by Chickering Road, about 552 feet to the point of beginning. Petitien of Charles Melamcd and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-L~w by changing £rom Agri- cultural to Business, the following described parcel of land. A parcel of laud on the easterly side of Osgood Street bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly side o£ Osgood Street at land of George R. Barker known as the "Gage Woodland"; thence norther]y, by the easterly line of Osgood Street, 218 feet to a State Highway bound at the southerly cud of a curve of 1669.98 feet radius; thence again norther]y, by the above mentioned curve, 57 feet; thence easterly 148 feet; thence southerly 241 feet, by a line which is 150 feet easterly from and parallel to the fivst scribed course; thence westerly 161 feet, by laud of said Barker, to the point of beginning. Petition of Daniel Olenio and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from General Residential to Business the following described parcel of land. A parcel of land on the easterly side of Chickering Road bounded and described as fellows: Beginning at a point in the easterly side line o~ Chickering Road, said point being 98.47 feet northerly from Pleasant Street; thence northerly, by the easterly line of Chickering Road, 440 feet to land of the Village Land Co.; thence northeasterly, by land of thc Village Land Co., 35 feet to the southerly line of Concord Street; thence southeasterly, by the southerly line of Concord Street, 263.9 feet to land of Subatch; thence southwesterly by land of Subatch and land of Helbick, by a line which is 80 feet westerly from and parallel to the westerly line of Bunker IIil] Street, 375 feet to Cbickering Road and fl~e point o£ beginning. Petition of Sam DiMauro and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 87. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from Agri- cultural to Business, the following described parcel of land. A parcel of land on the westerly side of Osgood Street and on the southerly side of Sutton Street, bounded and de- scribed as follows: Beginning at a point in the westerly line of Osgood Street at its intersection with thc sontherly line of Sutton Street; thence southerly, by the westerly line of Osgood 31 Street, five hnndred (500) feet; thence westerly two hundred (200) feet; thence northerly five hundred (500) feet; to the southerly line of Sutton Street; thence easterly, by the south- erly line of Sutton Street, two hundred (200) feet to the point of beginning. Petition of Sam Dii~Iauro and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICI~E 88. To see if thc Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law to change the classification of the following described parcel of ]and from Agricultural to Business. A parcel of land on the easterly side of Osgood Street, bounded and deseribed as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Osgood Street about 2350 feet sou~;herly from the Haverhill line; said point being thc corner of land of George R. Barker known as "Gage Woodland'; thence easterly, by land of Olenio and land of Coppola, 420 feet to a point; thence southerly, by other land of said Barker, 290 feet to land of Paparella; thence westerly, by land of said Paparella, 400 feet to Osgood Street; thence northerly, by the easterly line of Osgood Street, 200 feet to the point of beginning. Petition of George 1~. Barker and others. Stricken from the Warrant. Motion made by Mr. Wm. B. Duffy and duly seconded that a vote of appreciation be given to the Advisory Board, the Moderator and the Town Clerk for a well done job on this big Warrant this year. So voted. Mrs. Lillian Dearden, Mrs. Angie Kelley, 5{iss Rose MeEvoy and Miss Rita Enaire, Jack Hegarty and Alfred Garneau assisted the Board of Registrars and the Town Clerk in checking in voters to the meeting. Mr. Sid Rea, James Bingham, Ray Beaudoin, John Thomp- son, Dax'id Roche, Carl Thomas and Kenneth Rollins assisted the Moderator and Town Clerk in the counting of the hand votes when required. Guests of the Town Meeting upon the invitation of the Town Clerk were the following students from foreign coun- tries attending a Boston Business School. Mr. and Mrs. Jagsish Pareek from India, Mr. Kuljas Batia from India, Mr. Khin Kyi from Burma, Mr. Chaim Titlas from Israel, and Mr. Jack Stevenson the local exchange teacher from England. All were introduced by the Town Clerk to the meeting and received a warm welcome. All were dressed in native attire. Meeting adjourned at 6:55 P. 5[. Approximately 400 voters were present. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS 32 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING FOLLOWING ANNUAL MEETING. At the Special Town Meeting follo~ving the Annual Ad- journed Town Meeting March 13, 1954, the following articles appeared in the Warrant for same: ARTICLE 1. To see if the To~vn of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning' By-Law to change-the elassifieation of the following described parcel of land from l~estricted Resi- dential to Business: A pa.reel of ]and on the easterly side of Barker Street near its junction with Osgood Street, bonnded and described as follows: Beginning at a Massachusetts Highway bound in the easterly line of Osg'ood Street, said bound being at the northwesterly corner of land of Stefanowicz; thence northeas- terly, by the easterly line of Barker Street, 727.7 feet to a corner in the wall: thence southeasterly and easterly, by the wall, 850 feet to a ~orner in the wall; thence northerly, by the wall, 49 feet to a corner in the wall; thence northeasterly, by the wall, 640 feet to a point; thence southerly, by a straight line, 100~ feet to an iron pipe near a large rock; thence south- westerly, by other land of Steinberg, 754.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence westerly 320 feet to an iron pipe; thence northwesterly 522.8 feet to an iron pipe; thence westerly 322.72 feet to an iron pipe; thence southerly 50 feet to an iron pipe; thence northwesterly 190 feet to the point of beginning, all as shown on the plan submitted to the Plmming Board for approval. Petition of Alber~ A. Steinberg and others. VOTED: Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing the elassifiiea- tion of a parcel of land owned by Albert A. Steinberg, from Restricted Residential and Agricultural to Business. The parcel in question is located on the northerly side of Osgood Street and the westerly side of Clark Street and is bounded and described as foltows: Beginning at a stone bouud in the northerly line of Osgood Street, said bound marks the westerly terminus of a curve at the junction of Osgood Street and Ch~rk Streets; thence southwesterly and westerly, by the northerly line of Osgood Street, 853 feet to a stone wall; thence northerly, by the stone wall, 265 feet to a point; thence north- easterly 721 feet to a point in the westerly line of Clark Street; thence southeasterly, by the ;vesterly line of Clark Street, 242 feet to a stone bound; thence southerly a~d southwesterly by a curve of 25 feet radius, 83.20 feet to the point of beginning. Petition of Albert A. Steinberg and others. VOTED: Stricken from the Warrant. ~3 ARTICLE 3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of ,$1,875.00 to be expended by the Moth Superintendent for spraying gypsy moth infested areas, which will not be covered by aeroplane spraying under state supervision. Petition of John J. Conners. VOTED that 81,875.00 be raised and appropriated to be expended by the Moth Superintendent for the purpose of this article. Meeting adjourned at 7:00 P. M. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS, SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Wednesday Evening, 8 P. M. April 14, 1954- Town Hall ARTICLE l. To see if the Town will vote to accept the extension of Heath Road running west and north from Johnson Street to intersection with Sutton Hill Road 475 feet westerly and southerly 1,200 feet to thc southerly boundary of land now or fo~m~erlv~ owned by Frances S. Barrows, as shown on the plan filed in the Town Clerk's office; the whole said distance to be known as Sutton Hill Road. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to accept the extension of Heath Road running west and north from Johnson Street to its intersection w;th Sutton Hill Road 475 feet; thence Sutton t[ill Road westerly and southerly 1,200 feet to the southerly boundary of ]a~d now or formerly owned by Frances S. Barrows, as shown ~n the plan filed in the Town Clerk's Office; the whole said dis~- tanee to be known as Sutton Hill Road. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the sower syst~em on Moody Street from Chadwiel'~ Street to the residence of ]?rank Grande. Petition of Davis MeKee, Frank Orm'~de and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 3. ~ To see if thc Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or zransfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of nmney to extend tike drainage system and improve the road on Pntnsm Road from Greene Street to MifflSn Drive, under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the Assessment of Betterments upon the property owners. Petition of H. Arnold and others. VOTED that $4,615.00 be raised and appropriated to ex- tend the drainage system and improve the road on Putnam Road from Greene Street to Mifflin Drive, under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the Assessment of Better- ments upon the property owners. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available cash the stun of $750.00 to provide an increase of $150.00 to each of the five school cus- todians. Petition of Carl A. Thomas and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the Town Treas- ury, the sum of $2,250.00 for the purpose of providing a car for the Chief of the Fire Department for official use only, this car to be equipped with a two-way radio. Petition of Donald M. Thomson and others. VOTED that $2,250.00 be taken from available funds ]n the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Fire En- gineers, for the pm'pose of providing a car for the Chief of the Fire Department for official use only, this car to be equipped with a two-way radio. ARTICLE 6. To see i~ the Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from AgricuL rural to Business, thc following described parcel of land. A parcel of land on the easterly side of Osgood Street and des- cribed as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly side of Osgood Street at land of George R. Barker known as the "Gage Woodland"; thence northerly, by thc easterly line of Osgood Street 218 feet to a State Highway bound at the southerly e~ld of a curve of 1,669.98 feet radius; thence again northerly by the above mentioned curve, 57 feet; thence eas- terly 148 feet; thence southerly 241 feet, by a line which is 150 feet easterly from and parallel to the first described course: thence westerly, 161 feet, by land of said Barker to the point of beginning. Petition of Daniel Olenio and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, $750.00 to extend the sewer system on Linden Avenue an accepted street from Sylvan Terrace 170 feet. Petition of Santa A. DiManro and otbers. VOTED Stricken from the Warrant, but modified by vote of permission given to petitioners to do same and assmning full cost of same with satisfactory approval of Board of Public ~¥orks. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds $800.00 to extend the water system on Linden Ave- nne an accepted Street '9.50 feet from the previous termbms. Petition of Santo A. Dii'¥fauro and others. VOTED Stricken from the Warrant, but modified by vote of permission given to petitioners to do same and assuming full cost of same with satisfactory approval of Board of Public Works. AWI~ICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, $1,000.00 to extend the water system on Wright Avenue 230 feet from Sutton Street. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds the sum of $3,425.00 for the purpose of restoring to the budget of the School Committee said sum of $3,425.00 which was deleted by the Advisory Board in its recommendation to the Annual Town Meeting held March 13, 195'4, and which is, in the considered opinion of the School Committee, ~eeded for the proper opera- tion of the educational program during 1954:. Petition of the School Committee. VOTED that $3,425.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of restoring to the budget of the School Committee said sum of $3,425.00 which was deleted by the Advisory Board in its recommendation to the Annual Town Meeting held March 13, 1954: and which is needed for the proper operation of the education program during 1954. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $6,520.00 to be added to the budget of the School Committee in order that the personnel of the School Departnmnt may, in ~'airness, receive he same increases in pay as were voted to all regular employees of the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held on March 13, 1954. Petition of the School Committee. 36 VOTED that $6,270.00 be raised and appropriated to be added to the budget of the School Committee in order that the personnel of thc School Department may, in fairness, receive the same increases in pay as were voted to all regular employees of the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held on March 13, 1954. Meeting adjourned at 8:25 P. M. Approximately 300 voters were present. Sial t{ea, Fred Phelan, Will/am Whittaker, Phil Suteliffe, Donald Anderson, and Charles Vincent assisted the Moderator and Tow~ Clerk in taking the hand vote count when necessary. Board of Registrars checked all into the meeting. ATTEST JOHN J. LYONS. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday Evening, June 15, 1954, 8 P. 3/1. -- Tow~ ARTICLE l. To see if the Town will vote to continue Rent Control for an additional period, not exeeedi~lg nine months from June 30, 1954 in accordance with Chapter 434, Acts of 1953, Section 14. Petition of Board o~ Selectraen. VOTED to continue rent control for an additional period, not exceeding nine months from June ~20, 1954 in accordance with Chapter 434. Acts of 1953, Section 14 and that a substan- tial shortage of housing exists iu North Andover. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will modify as far as may be necessary the action taken at the 1955 Annual Town Meeting under Article 81 (Wright Avenue water extension) and Article 83 (Cotuit Street water extension) as to permit the Board of P~blie Works to allow the petitioners under Article 81 and Article 83 to make the water extensions q~msted at their own expense nnder thc direction of the Board of Public Works. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED to modify as far as may be necessary the action taken at the 1954 Annual Town Meeting under Article 81 (Wright Avenue water extension) and Article 83 (Cotuit Street Water extension) so as to permit the Board of Public Works to allow the petitioners under Article 81 and Article 83 to 37 make the water extensions requested at their own expense under the direction of the Board of Public Works. Meeting opened at $ P. M., and adjourned at $:15 P. M. Twenty-seven (27) registered voters were present and checked by the Board of Registrars. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Thursday l~.veni~g, July 15, 1954 -- Town I-Iall, 8 P. l~I. Ai~TICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the Western Electric Company the smu of $300,000.00 to be used by the Town and applied towards the costs of the follow- ina additions required in connection with extensions to the water supply system; new pumping station, new standpipe and new larger water nmins. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that the Town of North Andover accept $300,000.00 from the Western Electric Company to be applied toward the costs of a new pnmping station, new standpipe and new and larger water mains required in connection with extensions to the water system; said sum of $300,000.00 to be held in escrow by thc Toxvn Treasarer and expended by the Board of Public Works xvith the advice, consent and approval of the Western ]~]eetrie Company; any balance remaining upon eompletion of the extensions to the water supply system to be refunded to the Western Electric Company; and the Board of Public Works be and is hereby authorized to enter into all agreements and eon- tracts necessary to the carrying out of water system extension. A mmmimons vote -- favorable. ARTIC[~E 2. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds $5,000.00 to enable the Board of Public Works to locate and develop a new addi- tional source of water supply. Petition of Board of Public Works. VOTED that the sum of $5,000.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works to locate and dex-elop a new and additional source of water snpply. AIgTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum o~ $45,000.00 for the purpose of lining the following water mains with linings of not less than 1/16 of an inch: Chestnut Street from Milk Street to reservoir, and 38 Osgood Street from Andover Street to Prescott Street; and deternfine whether thc money shall be provided for by appro- priation from available funds in the treasury, by taxation, or by borrowing under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. Petition of the Board of Publie Works. VOTED that the stun of $45,000.00 be raised and appro- priated to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works for the purpose of lining the following water mains with linings of not less than 1/16 of an inch: Chestnut Street from Milk Street to the reservoir and Osgood Street from Andover Street to Prescott Street and that to meet said appropriation, the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated from available funds, and thc Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow thc sum of $40,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended, such issue to be paid in not more than 15 years from its date. L~nanimous vote-- favorable. ARTICLE 4. To see if the town will transfer from in- surance receipts to the Refuse Disposal expense account the sum of $200.16 received in settlement of damage to the bull- dozer at Disposal Site. Petition of the It]ghway Surveyor. VOTED that the sum of $200.16 received in settlement of damage to bulldozer at the disposal site, be transferred from insurance receipts to the Refuse Disposal expense account. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, a suf[lcient sum o~ money to extend the sewer on Moody Street from Chadwick Street to the residence of Frank Grande. Petition of Davis B. MeKee, Frank Grande and others. VOTED that the stun of $2,100.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to extend the sewer on Moody Street from ©hadw]ek Street to the residence of Frank Grande. All articles were voted unanimously and so declared. 260 registered voters were present and checked by the Board of Registrars. Philip Busby and Russell Chase were appointed counters to assist the Town Clerk and Moderator should hand voting be required. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 P. M. and opened at 8 P. M. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS 39 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Monday Evening', August 16, 1954 -- 8 P. M. ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from Agricultural to Business, the following described parcel of land A parcel of land on the easterly side of Osgood Street, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly side of Osgood Street at land of George R. Barker; thence northerly by the easterly line of Osgood Street, 218.8 feet to a State Highway bound at the southerly end of a curve of 1669.98 feet radius; thence again northerly, by the above mentioned curve, 56.2 feet; thence easterly 358 feet; thence southerly 206.8 feet; thence westerly 369 feet to the point of beginning'. Petition of Daniel Olenio and others. VOTED mffavorable action. Meeting' opened at 8 P. M., arid adjourned at 8:25 P. M. 67 voters were present and checked by the Board of Registrars. Board of Registrars Fred McCormack and John MeDuffie as- sisted the Town Clerk and Moderator in the hand vote counted. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD IN BRADSTREET SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Monday Evening, October 18, 1954 at 8 P. M. ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $3,000.00 front the Old Age Assistance Account to the Outside Relief and Repairs Account. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. VOTED to transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from the Old Age Assistance Account to the Outside Relief and Repairs Account. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $3,500.00 front the Aid to Dependent Children Account to the Outside Relief and Repairs Account. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. VOTED to transfer the sum of $3,500.00 from the Aid to Dependent Children Account to the Outside Relief and Repairs Account. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the purpose of preparing 4O a town-wide plan for desirable growth of North Andover in accordance with the statute, also preparing a comprehensive revision of the zoning by-law and zoning map of the To,va of North Andover based on such town-wide plan, with the aid of a competent professional planner and zoner. Petition of the Planning Board. VOTED to take from available funds in the Town Treasury the sum of $5,000.00 for the purpose of preparing a town-wide plan for desirable growth of North Andover in accordance with the statute, also preparing a eomprehenslve revision of the zoning by-law and zoning' map of the Town of North Andover based on such town-wide plan, with the aid of a competent professional planner and zoner. It was further voted that said sum shall be expended, under the direction of the Planning Board, in such manner as to take the fullest possible advantage of such grants of assistance as may now or hereafter be avail- able from the federal government, under the provisions of the Federal Ilousing Act of 1954, or other federal legislation, and said board shall take all steps necessary to entitle the Town to all such federal aid. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of $1,483.63 from a fund raised from a private source for cmnnmnity purposes during World War I, and transfer this amount to the Civil Defense Accotmt. Petition of Selectmen. VOTED to accept $1,483.63 from a fund raised from a prR. ate source for community purposes during World War I and transfer this anaount to the Civil Defense Account. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from a~-ailable funds the sum of $950.00 to be expended with the aforementioned $1,483.65 by the Director of Civil Defense. Petition of Selectmen. VOTED to take from available ftmds in the Town Treasury the sum of $950.00 to be expended with the aforementioned $1,483.65 by the Director of Civil Defense. Meeting opened at 8 P. M., by Town Clerk John Lyons in the absence of the Moderator. Nominations were called for a temporary Moderator of the evening and resulted in John J. Willis, Esqulre, Chairman of the Board o£ Selectmen elected. All of the articles were of unanimous vote and so declared. 63 voters were present and checked by the Board of Registrars. Meeting opened at 8 P. 5I. and adjourned at 8:25 P. M. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk. 41 BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE 1 ~ection 1. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first l~onday in iVfarch. Section 2. The warrants for ali Town Meetings shall be directed to either of the constables, who shall serve the same by posting a true and attested copy thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each precinct of the Town, not more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holding said Meetings. . Section 3. When a Town Meeting shall be adjourned to a time certain that is more than fourteen days from the time of adjournment, the Town Clerk shall cause notice of the time and place of such adjourned meeting to be duly posted in three or more public places in each precinct in the Town two days at ]east before the time of holding said adjoin'ned meet- ing, which notice shall also briefly state the business to come before such meeting. Section 4. After the election of Town Officers whose names appear on the official ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting Iieenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand adjourned for the consideration of all other matters in the warrant to 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon of the second Saturday next following, at a plaee 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 dissolution of the Annual Meeting' next following. They shall consider the reports of the Town Officers, the recommendations of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting next following, and any and all other municipal questions. The Committee shall give at least one public hearing within ten days preceding the date of the Adjonrned Annual Meeting, upon all matters to be considered by them. They shall prepare and distribute among voters, prior to said ad- journed meeting, printed copies of such findings and recom- mendations as they see fit to make, and shah report the same to said meeting. For this purpose and for the performance of their other duties hereunder, they may incur such reasonable expense as may be necessary. 42 ARTICLE II Section 1. The Selectmen in addition to their general duties, shall have authority to defend suits brought against the Town, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town. Section 2. The Selectmen shall annually cause a report to be printed which shall contain a statement of their doings daring the preceding financial year; the report of the School Committee and of such other officers, hoards and committees as are required to make reports; the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen; a report of aH Town Meetings held since the publication of the last Annual Toxvn Report; the regula- tions of the Board of tIealth and of the Board of Water Commissioners; the By-Laws' of the Town; and such other matters 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. ARTICLE III Section 1. The Selectmen shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at least five police officers, and a Chief of Police. The latter shall have general supervision and direction of the constables and police officers of the Town. Section 2. The Selectmen may make such rules and regu- lations as they deem necessary, under the Revised Laws, in relation to the passages 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 flae 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 {or such license shall not be less than one dollar. Each license shall continue in force until the first day of May next ensuing unless sooner revoked by the Selectmen. Section 4. No person shall behave in a rude or disorderly manner, nor use loud, profane or indecent language, nor throw stones, snow bahs 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 animals either with or without a keeper, upon any of the streets or 43 ways of the Town, provided that this By-Law shall not affect the rights of any person to the use of the land within the limits of such street or way adjoining his own premises. Section 7. No person shall go through the streets or ways of the Town as a hawker or peddler, selling or exposing for sale 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 upo~ the vehicle, conveyance, or receptacle in which he carries or transports his wares, and every such licensee shall upon de- mand of a constable or other police officer of the Town exhibit his written license to such constable or oi~icer. Petition of Board of Health. Section 8. See Building Laws adopted in 1942 and printed in pamphlet form. ARTICLE IV Section 1. The financial year of the Town shall begin with the first day of January and end with the 31st day of De- cember and for the pay~nent of bills contracted by the several departments for ordinary expenses, during the interval be- tween the close of the financial year and the time of making the next annual appropriations, the Selectmen shall have authority to draw from any available funds in the hands of the Treasurer, and the amount so drawn shall be charged against the said next annual appropriation for the depart- ment for which such draft shall have been made; but in no case shall such expenditnre for any purpose exceed one-sixth of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Annual Town Meeting in the preceding year. Section 2. No money shah be paid from the Town Treasury, except the state and county taxes and bank discount, without a warrant therefor signed by the Selectmen. Section 3. Alt promissory notes of the Town shall be signed by the Treasm'er 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 shah make an annual report to the Town in season to be audited and incorporated into the Annual Town Report. Section 5. All Town officers, board and committees, who shall receive money in behalf of the Town, shall pay to the 44 Treasurer monthly, and oftener if so requested by the Select- men, 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 collecting and receiving money due the Town, shall give a bond in a penal sum and w~th sureties approved by the Board of Select- men. Section 7. The Selectmen and the Auditor shall constitute a committee to be known as the Finance Committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare a table of estimates of expenses for which appropriations are to be made at the next annual Town l~[eeting, and to report the same in writing on or before the first day of February in each year to thc Selectmen, who shall incorporate said report in the Annnal Town l~eport. ~ection 8. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to inspect all bills presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of the officer, board or committee contracting the same, and are in proper form; to indicate the account to which they are chargeable; and, if there are funds, to transmit said bills with his certificate to the Selectmen, who shall draw their warrant on the Town Treasurer authorizing payment 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. IIe shall verify the amom~t of funds in the bauds of the town officers, boards and committees by actually count- ing the cash in their possession, and by personal application at banks of deposit, shall ascertain the amounts held therein to the credit of the Town. lie shall report to the Town in detail under each department all receipts and expenditures by the Town for the previous financial year. Section 9. No office, board or committee of the Town shall have any peetmiary interest, either direet 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 1. Thc assessment of taxes shall be completed and lhe tax list and warrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Tsxes on or before the fifteenth day of August, and the tax bills shall be distributed on or before the second day of Sep- tember in each year. 45 Section 2. The Collector of Taxes shah use all means and processes provided by law for the eollection of taxes re- maining unpaid after the first day of January in each year. Section 3. The compensation of the Collector of Taxes shall be fixed annually by vote of the Town. Ai~TICLE VI Section 1. The Board of Selectmen may declare a~y 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 authorized by law to lay and maintain common sewers. Section 2. The Board of Health may make and enforce regulations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage and its connection with public sewers, if a public sewer abuts the estate to be drained. Section 3. No person shall enter his drain into any common sewer without a written license from the Board of Selectmen, 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 closo any drain entering a common sewer for failure 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 Sectioa 1. No person shall open any hydrant of the water- works system of the Town without written permission pre- viously obtained from the Board of Water Commissioners; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. ARTICLE VIII Section 1. The following shall be the device of the Town seal: In the center of a double circle the inscription, "Incor- porated April 7th, 1855"; in the margin without the inner circle the legend, "Town of North Andover, Massachusetts." ARTICLE IX Regulations of Advertising Signs and Billboards Section 1. STATUTORY AUTHORITY. ~n pursuance of the authority granted to towns in Section 29 of Chapter 93 4~ of the General Laws, and pursuant to all other provisions of law, and without relaxing any restrictions now imposed on outdoor advertising devices by Sections 29 to 33 inclusive of said chapter or by any lawful state regulation thereunder, such devices are hereby further restricted in the Town of North Andover as provided in the following sections. 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 adver~ rising devices on bridges or viaducts or abutments thereof. It also shall not apply to any advertising device legally permitted 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, s~gns, placards and other outdoor units designed to call public atten- tion to the matter displayed thereon. "Advertising Sign" or "sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device. "Sign-board" shall mean any structure desimxed ~or displaying an outdoor advertisement. "Highway" er "street" shall mean any public way twenty feet or more in width. "P~bl~c Park" shall mean a piece of public land of at least five thousand square feet set apart for beauty and public joyment. "Public Reservation" shall mean a piece of public laud set apart for recreational usc, 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" sha]l mean to make or maiz~tain visible ~rom any highway, public park or reservation. "Area" of a sign or sign-board shall mean thc area of the face view of the entire device inclmiing ali attachments except support~ and lattice at the base thereof. "Residential district" shall mean any area zoned as resi- dential. "Non-c~mformlng 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. "Laxvfnl sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device not prohibited by any provision of law or hy any lawful state regulation. 47 "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 ~ndicating business transacted or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant thereof, but not including any sign which is rented or controlled by any party except the owner or occupant of the premises. "Sign on a wall" shall mean a sign closely attached through- out to and facing with the wall, or on a window or door therein. "Lot" shall mean a plot of ground containing and devoted to the purposes of a building, or laid out to contain a building, with all required open spaces: or a tract of unbuilt, undivided land under one ownership. Section 4. PROHIBITIONS. No person, firm, association or corporation, except the owner or a tenant occupant of the premises, shall be permitted or allowed to erect, display or maintain any billboard or other outdoor advertising device thereon except in pursuance of written authority from such owner or tenant and nnless either the name and address of the party holding such authority or a lawful permit number from the state licensing authority be displayed on such device. No billboard or other outdoor advertising device shah be erected, displayed or maintained: (a) Upon any rock, tree, fence or pole; (b) Within one hundred feet of any church, public build- ing, monument, or memorial, or within three hundred feet o[ any public park, playground or public reservation, if within view from any portion thereof; except that this provision shall not apply to accessory signs on the walls of buildings; (c) If it contains any obscene, indecent or immoral matter. (d) Un]ess ail 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 building or wall; or ia a residential district, to extend not more than six inches nearer to any boundary of the lot or premises on which it is located than it would be lawful to maintain a building, except as provided in parag~'aph (c) of Section 6. -%ct~on 6. RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL DIS- TRICTS. No person, firm, association or corporation shall 48 erect, display or maintain or allow to be displayed or main- tained on his or its property, in a residential district, any bi/l- board 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, ou the premises of any public building, public recreation ground, farm garden, tree-nursery or forest, any ]awful 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 bonndary line of the town a lawful sign not exceeding five square feet in area indicating the meetings of any civic organizations located therein. (d) On property owned or principally occupied by a religious, civic or charitable organization, association of war veterans or the like, any lawful accessory sign displayed by written permission of the Selectmen, with approval of 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 autl~ority for a permit for au adver- tising de,,ice to be erected or displayed in the town is received by the Town Clerk or any other town official, he shall imme- diately transmit to the Inspector of Buildings or other officer charged with the adminlstratiou of this By-Law. Such officer, or, in the lack of other responsible officer, the Town Clerk, 'shall thereupon make an examination of the case and, as promptly as possible, within thirty days of the receipt of the application by the town, shall send written notice to the state authority to whom the application is addressed, stating wlxether or not the proposed advertising device would violate any provisions of this By-Law, and, if he finds such violation, specify what provisions would be vlolated. In case of such violation, he shall send like notice also to the applicant and to the owner or tenant of the proposed location of the device. Any person desiring to erect a sign in the to~vn may file a description thereof and of its proposed location with the officer charged with the enforcement of this By-Law, who shall thereupon ~nake an examination of thc ease and shall give written notice to the applicant whether or not the proposed 49 advertising device would violate any provision of this By- Law, and if so, what provision. Said officer shall preserve for record all descriptions, notices of applications, letters and other papers received by him and copies of all notices issued and letters sent by him relating to outdoor advertising. Section 8. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT. The Se- lectmen or any other officer charged with the enforcement of this by-law shall give written notice of any violation of See- tions 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 appro- priate legal processes to restrain the erection or maintenance of devices in violation of this by-law and to cause their re- moval or abatement in accordance with Chapter 93, Sections 29, 31 and 33; and shall also notify the state regulatory au- thority of outdoor, advertising of any known violations of lawful state regulations that come to his notice. Section 9. If any provision of this by-law is declared un- constitutional or illegal by any court, the validity of the re- maining provisions shall not be affected thereby. Section 10. No provision o~ this by4aw shall be construed in such a manner as to be inconsistent with the rules and regu- lations now or hereafter in force, concerning outdoor adver- tising, or any state authority having jm. isdietion. ARTICLE X There shall be an annual audit of the accounts of the town to be made by the Director of the Division of Aeconnts in the Department of Corporations and Taxation, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, of the General Laws. ARTICLE XI No person shall be allowed to place, throw, dump or other- wise deposit posters, handbills, flyers, advertising sheets, waste or rubbish in or from the public streets or ways. ARTICLE XII Previous to the erection of a new building or the alteration of any existing one, notlee shall be filed with the Board of Assessors by the owner of the property. 50 ARTICLE ~TII Section 1. The violation of these By-Laws, except such as by their terms provide a penalty for the breach thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Section 2. These By-Laws may be amended or repealed at any Town Meeting, provided an article or articles for that purpose have been inserted in the warrant of said meeting. Section 3. All By-Laws heretofore made and adopted are hereby repealed. (See "Zoning By-Law" adopted in 1943 and printed in pamphlet form. ) North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1955. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the By-Laws of the Town of North Andover. Attest: JOHN J. LYONS Town Clerk 51 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT To The Honorable Board of Selectmen North Andover, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I am pleased to submit the report of the Town Clerk for the year ending December 31, 1954. January 3, 1955. Mary T. Finn, appointed Town Ac- countant until December 3I, 1957. Janna. ry 29, 1955. Donald Thomson appointed Interim Fire Chief Engineer. February 1, 1955, Donald Thomson appointed Interim Pire Forest Warden. January 29, 1955. This certifies that on the 31st day of December 1954, all funds and accounts of John J. Lyons, in the position of Town Clerk were examined by the Town Accountant up to the close of business on the 31st day of December 1954 and to the best of knowledge of the nndersigned such accounts were found to be correct and that the funds on hand were sufficient in amount and consistent with the account. /s/MARY T. FINN, Town Accountant. April 12, 1954. Paul G. Dyer, John J. Lanni, and Charles R. McCnbbin sppointed permanent police patrolmen. April 26, 1954. Martin Lawlor appointed Building Inspec- tor. Stanley Baturlia appointed Dog Officer. Calvin R. Snell a.ppointed Fire Engineer. Edwin Koenig appointed Fire En- gineer. April 29, 1954. Bernard Bingham appointed Burial Agent. William Lafond appointed Graves Registration Officer. May 10, 1954. Peter Ritchie appointed to Board of Appeals. June 7~ 1954. Leo J. Galeazi, Philip T. ~Iiller and Ernest A. Roberts appointed reserve police patrolmen. August 2, 1954. Cyril Knowles appointed Member of Rent Control Board. August 16, 1954. Frank E. Wallwork, Jr., resigned from the office of Tax Collector having accepted a new position out of State. August 18, 1954. John J. Willis, Esquire appointed Tax Collector. August 18, 1954. James P. Daw appointed Permanent Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. 52 August 23, 1954. James P. Daw appointed Forest Fire Warden. August 26, 1954. Donald J. Fountain appointed pern~anent Fire Fighter. September 27, 1954. Ralph Finck, Esquire appointed to Board of Appeals. Raymond Broadhead appointed to Planning Board. October 25, 1954. S. Forbes l~ockwell resigned as Civil Defense Director. October 27, 1954r Dewey A. Dyer appointed Civil Defense Director. September 30, 1954. Mrs. Flora H. McCubbin sworn to office of Assistant Assessor in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 29, G. L. January 1, 1955. Advisory Board appointed by the Moder- ator: John Baxrington, Turner A. Bridges, James Dewhirst, IIngh McClnng, John E. Hanson, Richard E. Whipple and John Curse, until dissolution o2 Town Meeting 1955. AUDITOR'S REPORT: Report in brief o2 audit made by State of Mass., Division o2 Accounts for period of October 9, 1952 to December 14, 1953 in accordance with Chapter 44 of the General Laws. "The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committiug bills for collection, were examined, checked and verified by comparison with the books of the Town Ac- countant and thc Treasurer." "The books and accounts o2 the Town Accountant were examined and checked in detail. The receipts, as recorded, were compared with the departmental records o2 payments to the Treasurer and with the Treasurer's records o2 receipts, while thc recorded payments were checked with the treasury war- rants and with the Treasurer's record o2 disbursements." "The appropriations, transfers, and loan authorizations, as recorded on the ledgers were compared with the Town Clerk's record of financial votes passed by the Town." "Thc books and accounts of the Tax Collector were ex- amined and checked. Recorded receipts were checked with the payments to thc Treasurer. Outstanding accounts were listed and proved." "The commitments of departmental, water, and sewer accounts were examined and checked. Outstanding account~ 53 were listed and reconciled, collections as recorded were com- pared with payments to the Treasurer, abatements were verified." "The financial records of the Town Clerk, and the Select- men were examined and checked, l~ecords of all licenses issued were proved with payments to the Treasurer and various Divisions." "For the cooperation extended by all the Town Officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation to all. Respectfully submitted. /s/ WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, Asst. Dir. of Accounts. TAX COLLECTORS AUDIT /~eport in brief of audit made by State of Mass., Division of Accounts for period from December 15, 1953 to August 24, 1954 of books and accounts of Tax Collector. "All accounts were audited and proved, with the Assessors Warrants, collections checked, all abatements and transfers verified, outstanding accounts listed and proved. Aggregates of the outstanding accounts were given to the assessors for their use in preparing the recommitment warrants for the new Collector. All outstanding taxes, motor vericle excise and assessments verified by mailing notices, all accounts listed, are ,~orree~6.:~ The cooperation received from the several Town Officials, on behalf of my assistants and myself, I wish to express appre- ciation. Respectfully submitted. /s/ WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, Asst. Dir. of Accounts. IMPORTANT REQUESTS If the name of a female who is duly registered as a voter is changed by marriage or by decree of court, must re-register, her right to vote in her former name shall continue till Januaw Jst, next following. Naturalized citizens presenting themselves for registration MUST present their naturalization papers for inspection. If a qualified voter of this town whose name was on the voters list last year, and who has been assessed for the current year, finds after the close of registrations 30 days before bi-ennial election and 20 days before a Town election, 54 that his name is not on the voters list for the current year, by reason of having been omitted by clerical error or mistake, he may, upon personal application, have his name placed upon the voting list, or if application be made upon the day of election he may have a certificate to vote. A person must be 21 years of age, living in the Town six months and the State one year. Please notify the Town Clerk of any.known error or omission in births, deaths, or marriages of the Town. Errors not reported when known can be corrected only by sworn affidavit, as prescribed by General Laws, and may cause you ineenvenienee which can be avoided by prompt attention. , In accordance with Chapter 46, Section 4, a member or servant of a family in which a child is born, having knowledge of the facts required for a record relative to such birth, shall furnish the same upon request of the Clerk of the Town where its parents reside. Such member or servant refusing to furnish such facts to the Town Clerk shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars. In aeeordance with Chapter 46, Section 15. The Clerk will furnish blanks for all returns for those applying therefor. NOTICE In accordance with thc provision of 'Chapter 148, Section 13, General Laws, a certification of registration must be filed and signed by the holder with the Town Clerk of any license granted as related to the I~EEPING, STORAGE, MANUFAC- TURE OR SALE OF INFLAMMABLES OR EXPLOSIVES. Certificates will be suppl~ed by the Town Clerk. VITAL STATISTICS RECORDED FOt~ THE YEAR 1954 BIRTHS January 14 April 13 July 19 October 14 February 9 May 12 August 17 November 9 March 18 June 15 September 9 to Nov. 21 Males 73 Females 66 Total 139 1 Set of male twins, I set of twins, male and female. Places of birth: Lawrence, 91; Methuen, 38; Boston, 3; Haverhill, 3; Beverly, 2; Waltham, 1; Lowell, !' MARRIAGES Recorded for 1954 72 Marriages performed in North Andover 44 Marriages performed of both North Andover residents out of town 2 55 Marriages performed in North Andover of both parties out of town 4 Marriages performed in North Andover of both parties residents 11 North Andover bride and out of town groom 34 North Andover groom and out of town bride 21 DEATH8 Deaths recorded- 163 Males- 88 Females - 75 Oldest 94 yrs. Deaths by Ages: 91 to 100 -- 7 41 to 50 -- 10 81 to 90 -- 33 31 to 40 6 71 to 80 -- 43 21 to 30 -- 61 to 70 -- 32 11 to 20 -- 2 51 to 60 -- ]7 0 to 10 -- 12 North Andover residents who died and was buried in North Andover 21 North Andovcr residents who died in North Andover, buried out of town 29 North Andover residents who died out of town and brought here for burial 25 North Andover residents who died o~t oe town and buried out o~ town. 22 Non-residents who died and buried in North Andover 3 Nou-residents who died in North Andover and buried out of to~vn. 26 Non-residents brought to North Andover for burial 37 DOGS LICENSED Males, 248 -- Females, 17 -- Spayed, 138 -- $25.00 Ken- nels, 3 -- $10.00 Kennels, 8. Gross Amount received $1012.00 Fees, $82.80 -- Net returns paid to the Town Treasurer, $780.80. FISHING - HUNTING - TRAPPING There are nineteen (19) various types of licenses put out by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Game. 524 of these various types were issued during the year 1954. Gross ainount received $1,739.25 -- Fees $130.75 --- Net amount of returns sent to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Game, $1,608.50. Free Licenses issued to those over 70 years of age, those in the Military and Naval Services and old age assistance was 36. There were six (6) "New Business Certificates' filed during the year 1944. 56 As Town Clerk, I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all the Town Officials, all the ~,arious Depart- merits, to all my fellow workers of the Town Building and all the Townspeople for their kindnesses and cooperation daring the past year. I am most grateful £or the spirit of friendliness and genuine helpfulness that marked all our transactions. As clerk, ex-officio of thc Board of Registrars, I wish to publicly thank Chaimnan Patrick C. Cronin, Fred McCormack and John ,1. MeDufflc, Board Members for their grand spirit of cooperation, guidance, and active assistance they have been to me. TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE HOURS i~londay mornings: 8:30 A. M. to 12:00 Noon Monday evening: 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. Wednesday evening: 7:00 P. 1~. to 9:00 P. M. Friday afternoons: 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Saturday afternoon: 1:00 P. )~. to 5:00 P. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk 57 ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR 1954 Aggregate Value of Real Estate Aggregate Value of Personal Estate Total Assessed Estate Number of Polls 2,828 Real Estate Levy Personal Estate Levy Total Levy Tax Rate $50.00 per thousand Appropriated: Town Warrant State Parks, etc. Municipal Audit County Tax T. B. Hospital Overlay, J 954 Overlay deficit, 1952 Veterans' District Fee Gypsy moth control Underestimates, 1953 Total Appropriation Estimated Receipts: From Available Funds to meet other appropriations From Available Funds to reduce rate Local, State and County Total Estimated Receipts Balance to be raised by taxatim~ Moth levy Water Liens Betterments, with interest Forest Land Omitted Real Estate Levy Special Real Estate Assessments New Betterments, 1954 Number of Motor Vehicles taxed to Dec. 31, 1954 $12,651,170.00 946,95O.0O $13,598,120.00 $5,656.00 632,558.50 47,347.50 685,562.00 $1,138,171.77 1,765.54 785.28 27,328.94 13,543.44 20,384.55 22.00 700.00 3,128.90 2,720.92 $1,208,551.34 $111,140.00 30,000.00 381,849.34 522,989.34 $685,562.00 210.00 485.83 961.51 45.00 51.50 87.12 1,150.00 3,886 58 Levy on Motor Vehicles to Dec. 31, 1954 Rate of Excise $51.86 per thousand Number of 'Dwellings assessed Sheep Horses Cows Other neat cattle Swine Fowl Other animals (For dogs see Town Clerk's Report) Exempt Properties: Real and Personal Estate: For Religious Purposes Educational -- Private Benevolent & Charitable Municipal, including schools individual disabled veterans (115) Commonwealth of Mass. Cemetaries /lousing Authority Total exempt from taxation 2,116 7 14 489 199 77 4,041 123 $606,980.00 1,329,320.00 102,940.00 1,167,930.00 245,685.00 40,100.00 6,160.00 71,780.00 82,198.73 $3,570,895.00 Respectfully submitted, HENRY 13. LIJND, Chairman MARGUERITE SOUCY EDWARD W. PHELAN Board of Assessors 59 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT 1954 Total Commitments $771,226.37 1954 Real Estate Levy 632,742.12 1954 Personal Property Levy 47,347.50 1954 Motor Veh. Ex. Tax Levy 82,198.73 1954 Poll Tax Levy 5,694.00 1954 Water Liens 485.83 1954 Moth Assessments 210.00 1954 Betterments--Chap. 80 2,527.39 1954 Betterments Chap. 380 20.80 The uncollected balances of 1954 taxes are: 95.28% collected 97.23 % collected 98.74% collected 78.68% collected 100.00% collected Real Estate $17,566.26 Personal Property 593.50 2%~[otor Vehicle Excise 17,957.38 Poll none Water Liens 318.15 Moth 5.00 Betterments--Chap. 80 1,278.04 Betterments--Chap. 380 none Taxes committed during the year 1954 increased sub- stantially due to the increase in the tax rate and to the obtaining of new taxable property. The increase in the tax rate was from $44.00 per thousand in 1953 to $50.00 per thousand in 1954. During 1954 the funds collected and transferred to the Treasurer amounted to $743,556.42 an increase of $95,566.30 over the previous year. Since I took office in August of 1954 the major responsi- bility of collecting the 1954 revenue fell upon me. An examin- ation of the statistics contained in the report above reveals that collections were excellent and compare favorably with those of previous years despite the increase in commitments. Thc only exception is the Motor Yehicle Excise levy, which show-s a rather large and unusual uncollected balance due to three commitments in December, 1954, totalling $21,430.53, which were impossible to collect prior to the end of the year. Having cleared all 1953 commitments from the books yonr Collector ]s anticipating a refund of $119.27 on his 1953 bond, a 331j3% refund of the original cost. In closing this report I would be remiss if I did not mem- orialize for the record the splendid accomplishments of my predecessor, Mr. Frank E. Wallwork, Jr., when he acted in the 60 capacity of your Tax Collector. No person could hope to come into a new job, and especially one with the responsibilities and technicalities of the office o£ Tax Collector, and find the opera- tion proceeding so efficiently and smoothly. North Andover should indeed be grateful for having had the services of a ma~ like Frank E. Wallwork, Jr. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. WILLIS Collector of Taxes 1941 TAXES REAL ESTATE Cancel]ed Abatement $72.15 Collected and Paid to Treasurer 72.15 1942 TAXES REAL ESTATE Cancelled Abatement $72.15 Collected and Paid to Treasurer 72.15 1953 TAXES PERSONAL PROPERTY Uncollected balance January 1, 1954 $616.44 Interest Receipts 1.00 $617.44 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $614.24 Interest Receipts 1.00 Abatement 2.20 Uncollected 0.00 $617.44 REAL ESTATE Uncollected balance January 1, 1954 $12,308.49 Refunds 239.72 Interest Receipts 304.66 Municipal Liens 68.00 $12,920.87 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $12,267.93 Interest Receipts 304.66 Abatements 246.40 Municipal Liens 68.00 New Tax Titles 33.88 Uncollected 00.00 $12,920.87 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Uncollected balance January 1, 1954 Commitment January 6, 1954 Commitment January 11, 1954 Commitment January 22, 1954 Commitment January 26, 1954 Commitment January 29, 1954 Interest Receipts Refunds Adjustmenl $7,454.36 1,836.88 73.03 2,457.16 249.94 14.04 15.69 557.92 .35 $12,659.37 61 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $11,411.59 Interest Receipts 15.69 Abatements 1,232.07 Adjustment .02 Uncollected 00.00 WATER LIENS Uncollected balance January 1, 1954 $320.60 Interest Receipts 3.10 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $320.60 Interest Receipts 3.10 Uncollected 00.00 BETTERMENTS--CHAP. 80 (Apportioned) Uncollected balance January 1, 1954 Committed Interest Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest Collected Interest Receipts Uncollected $19.30 6.95 .79 $19.30 6.95 .79 00.00 BETTERMENTS--CHAP. 60 (Unapportioned) Balance January 1, 1954 $4,167.58 Betterment Discharges 6.00 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $411.49 Betterment Discharges 6.00 Apportioned 3,756.09 Uncollected 00.00 1954 TAXES POLLS Commitment April 1, 1954 $5,656.00 Commitment June 1, 1954 22.00 Commitment July 9, 1954 8.00 Commitment October 23, 1954 6.00 Commitment December 27, 1954 2.00 Interest Receipts 2.79 Refunds 12.35 Cancelled Abatements 4.00 Collected and Paid to Treasurer $4,658.35 Interest Receipts . 2.79 Abatements 1,052.00 Uncollected 00.00 PERSONAL PROPERTY Commitment June 9, 1954 Interest Receipts Refunds $47,347.50 84.95 27.50 62 $12,659.37 $323.70 $323.70 $27.04 $27.04 $4,173.58 $4,173.58 $5,713.14 $5,713.14 $47,459.95 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatements Uncollected REAL ESTATE Commiiment January 2, 1954 Commitment February 1, 1954 Commitment June 9, 1954 Commitment June 9, 1954 Commitment December 30, 1954 Interest Receipts Refunds Municipal Liens Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Municipal Liens Abatements Addition to Tax Titles Uncollected MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Commitment March 1, 1954 Commitment March 5, 1954 Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment ~March 29, 1954 April 14, 1954 Mry 27, 1954 May 24, 1954 June 21, 1954 July 14, 1954 August 6, 1954 August 27, 1954 September 27, 1954 October 1, 1954 October 5, 1954 October 26, 1954 December 2, 1954 Commitment December 16, 1954 Commitment December 27, 1954 Interest Receipts Refunds Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatements Uncollected WATER LIENS Commitment June 9, 1954 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Uncollected 63 $46,416.50 84.95 365.00 593.50 $75.68 11.44 632,558.50 45.00 51.50 94.15 2,990.25 176.00 $603,622.44 94.15 176.00 14,289.75 253.92 17,566.26 $1,172.06 3,040.79 1,582.14 2,862.17 1,632.22 6,512.93 9,469.40 5,253.53 2,620.98 2,647.39 9,181.35 7,872.05 1,953.91 4,967.28 3,066.36 9,819.82 8,544.35 15.87 2,061.20 $61,055.70 15.87 5,296.85 17,957.38 $485.83 .32 $167.68 .32 318.15 $47,459.95 $636,002.52 $636,002.52 $84,275.80 $84,275.80 $486.15 $486.15 MOTH Commitment August 12, 1954 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatement Uncollected BETTERMENTS--Chap. 80 (Unapportioned) Commitment December 30, 1954 Collected BETTERMENTS--Chap. 80 (Added to Taxes 1954) Commitment June 9, 1954 Committed Interest Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest Collected Interest Receipts Uncollected Committed Interest uncollected BETTERMENTS--Chap. 80 (Apportioned--Paid in Advance Commitment January 14, 1954 Commitment June 17, 1954 Commitment June 28, 1954 Commitment September 17, 1954 Committed Interest Betterment Discharges Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest collected Betterment Dischargcs BETTERMENTS--Chap. 380 Commitment June 9, 1954 Committed Interest Collected and Paid 40 Treasurer Committcd Interest Collected Uncollected $210.00 .01 $203.50 .01 1.50 5.00 $1,150.00 $1,150.00 $638.19 293.78 .67 $510.15 226.86 .67 128.04 66.92 $180.80 194.40 201.60 162.40 2.10 4.00 $739.20 2.10 4.00 $20.80 8.74 $20.80 8.74 00.00 $210.01 $210.01 $1,150.00 $1,150.00 $932.64 $932.64 $745.30 $745.30 $29.54 $29.54 64 TREASURER'S REPORT Board o~ Selectmen Town o£ North Andover North Andover, Massachusetts Gentlemen: As Town Treasurer I submit my report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1954: Balance on hand, Jannary 1, 1954 $1,062,438.07 Receipts for the year 1,881,233.85 Total Disbursements for the year $2.943,671.92 2,303,388.43 Balance on Hand, December 31, 1954 Reconciliation o~ Cash: Bay State Merchants National Bank of Lawrence $124,474.72 The Second National Bank of Boston 212,381.56 Arlington Trust Co. of Lawrence 97,017.96 Community Savings Bank of Lawrence 4,215.90 Andover National Bank: Red School House Fund 1,913.68 Pond School House Fund 279.67 Western Electric Escrow Account: Bay State Merchants National Bank of Lawrence 66,000.00 Andover National Bank, Andover 67,000.00 Arlington Trust Co., of Lawrence 6%000.00 Balance on Hand, December 31, 1954 Reconciliation of Bank Statements Balance as per Bank Statements $682,135.17 Deposits in Transit 530.57 Balance as per Check Register Outstanding Checks $640,283.49 $640,283.49 $682,665.74 $633,874.24 48,791.50 $682,665.74 Respectfully submitted JAMES J. MAKER Town Treasurer 65 TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS Balauce, January 1, 1954 Debit: Land Court Decrees $250.72 Low Value ?oreelosure 27.06 Total Debits Credits: Sold Balance, December 31, 1954 $8,255.38 277.78 $8,533.16 574.29 $7,958.87 TAX TITLE ACCOUNT Balance, January 1, 1954 Debit: Tax Title Takings in 1954 Subsequent Taxes Added in 1954 Total Debits $71.40 279.55 Credits: Redeemed $268.36 Land Court Decrees 250.72 Land Low Value Foreclosures 261.94 Total Credits Balance, December 31, 1954 $1,115.71 350.95 $1,466.66 781.02 $685.64 $124,841.75 18,159.76 $106,681.99 Free 0ash Surplus Revenue, Excess and Deficiency Less--Outstanding Taxes of 1954 Total Free Cash as of December 31, 1954 Definition of Available Fund or Surplus Revenue This account represents the amount by which the Cash, Accounts Receivable, and other current assets exceed the 66 liabilities and reserves. This follows: (A) account may be built up as lYnexpended balance of general and special appro- priations, including the balance of the Reserve lqkmd. The excess of receipts from sources other than taxa- tion over estimated receipts, as used by the Assessors. The amount of this account over and above uncollected taxes of prior years may be considered "Free Cash" and avail- able for appropriations either for specific purposes or to Offset the total appropriations voted. No use of available funds may be made unless by vote of the Town Meeting. Under the provisions of Section 7, Chapter 798, Acts of 1951, use of available funds shall not be subject to the approval of the Tax Commissioner. Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. MAKER Town Treasurer PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT Dr. Appropriation (Salaries--Board Members) $450.00 Superintendent and Matron 3,292.00 Agent (Salary) 750.00 Outside Relie£ and Repairs 22,669.00 Mrs. Bali's Salary (Infirmary) 1,631.00 Transfer from O.A.A. and A.D.C. 6,500.00 Refunds 36.20 Expenditures: Board Members (Salaries) Superintendent and Matron Agent (Salary) Outside Relief & Repairs Mrs. Bali's Salary (Infi~qnary) Balance 67 $35,328.20 $450.00 3,292.00 750.00 28,232.05 1,631.00 $34,355.05 $973.15 Salaries: Orin B. Foster Nora L. Foster TOWN INFIRMARY Wages: Florence Ball Labor: Fred Eldred Joseph H. Giard Ilcnry Martin Gilbert Rea John Slipkowsky Adam Slomba John J. Thomson Emil Valliere H. J. Welch Co. Groceries: Aaronian's Market Calzctta Farm Campbell's Market Corner Cash Market Dawson's Market Dehullu's Market Dunn's Market First National Stores Freddie's Fruit Mart Charles D. Glennie, ]]nc. Adam Kwet Legare's Market Longbottom's Market Mac's General Store Manhattan Market Messina's Market Middlesex Market Phelan's Variety Store Martin Smolak Frank W. Spinny A. B. Sutherland Co. Electricity: Lawrence Electric Co. 68 $1,646.00 $1,646.00 $3,292.00 $1,631.00 $14.50 28.00 8.00 10.00 8,00 18.00 44.80 16.00 15.00 $162.30 $263.03 8.50 149.17 130.81 166.67 168.75 198.54 124.59 239.10 112.40 27.73 189.12 84.57 124.79 134.64 205.69 133.63 158.94 14.00 51.40 19.15 $2,705.22 $153.o0 Telephone: New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Fuel: Carroll & Connelly Coal Co. Joseph P. Lebel Water: Board o1: Public Works Clothing: French ~-pron Shop A. B. Sutherland Co. Auto Expense: Bill's Auto Service Joseph Burgson Cashman's Service Station Central Service Station Orin B. Foster Frank's Atlantic Service Hollins Super Service Merrimae Boiler Works Livestock: Bulger Animal Hospital Millstone Farm Dr. R. R. Monlthrop Charles Peterson General Repairs: James W. Ileron George Kershaw Lawrence Electric Co. Merrimac Boiler Works John Slipkowsky John Thompson It. J. Welch Co. Daily Papers: Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. 69 $147.49 $524.75 236.00 $760.75 $36.60 $47.81 12.67 $60.48 $322.05 154.69 33.94 22.48 3.00 273.32 11.08 11.26 $831.82 $45.00 50.00 17.85 5.00 $117.85 $13.50 28.00 3.60 80.00 3.00 34.50 67.80 $230.40 $15.00 Tobacco: Meagan's 'Drug Store Medical Care and Medicine: Dr. Morton Green Dr. Benjamin Hollins Dr. Julius Kay Lawrence General Hospital Meagan's Drug Store Dr. David Wallwork $74.56 $1.00 9.00 127.00 26.00 193.37 3.00 Haircuts: Matteo DeTeresi Feed and Grain: H. B~mckmann Supplies: Crane Itardware Co. Davis & Furber Machine Co. G. I. Shoe Fix R. M. Gesing F. A. Hiscox and Co. John R. ttosking Jackson Lumber Co., Inc. Kalgas Heating & Appliance Co. Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Co. La;vrence Rubber Co. Meagan's Drug Store Merrimac Boiler Works D. W. Pingree Company Sears l~oebuek & Co. Frank E. Snow, Inc. A. B. Sutherland Co. Treat Hardware Corp. $359.37 $69.00 $553.66 $269.72 22.00 3.75 28.45 12.50 1.80 25.76 5.00 8.82 5.80 67.81 11.00 8.00 58.17 22.65 9.00 102.52 Home Furnishings: Bob's Appliance & Television Co. F. A. Hiseox and Co. A. B. Sutherland Co. Toher's Inc. $662.75 $23.50 24.61 31.34 200.00 Total Expenses $279.45 $12,142.70 Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent 70 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT -- 1954 Board aud room (two inmates) $1,096.20 Telephone 2.80 Machinery 5.00 Livestock 10.00 Hay 30.00 Total amount of cash rec. and turned over to Treas. $1,114.00 Number of Inmates Age Group January 1, 1954 5 40-50 years old 3 Admitted 11 50-60 1 Discharged 6 60-70 1 Deaths 0 70-80 3 December 31, 1954 10 80-90 2 There are eight male and two fe~nale inmates as of Dec- ember 31, 1954. Respectfully submitted, ORIN B. FOSTEI~, Superintendent GENERAL RELIEF -- 1954 CASH (including rents) Medical Dr. Leonard Ainsworth $3.~0 Dr. Clovis Bedard 23~00 Boston City Hospital 350.00 Burke Memorial Hospital 34.20 Capitol Rest Home 172.00 Dr. Thomas Ceplikas 12.00 Dr. Z. William Colson 3.00 Community Opticians 21.00 Crockett Sanatorium 791.00 Joseph M. Finneran 126.66 Hearing Aids Co. of Lawrence 121.50 Dr. Benjamin Hollins 3.00 Hoyle Pharmacy 23.80 Dr. Julius Kay 240.00 Langevin's Pharmacy 15.00 Lawrence General Hospital 2,052.50 Dr. Charles Lee 152.00 Dr. Joseph 5~aker 34.00 Dr. Frank McLay 120.00 Meagan's Rexall Drug Store 145.64 Mttller Nursing Home 1,214.00 Dr. R. G. Szostak 48.00 $10,376.22 71 Dr. J. Peter Thornton Dr. David WalIwork Dr. John W. Walsh 15.00 7.00 86.00 9roceries and Provisions First National Stores Frank's Corner Market $5,813.30 $12.00 35.00 $47.00 Clothing Alice May $51.54 Fuel and Light Trombly Bros. Service Stations $8.68 Funerals Caron Funeral Service $345.00 Telephone New England Tel. & Tel. Co. $49.43 Miscellaneous Lillian B. Dearden (Transportation) $12.00 William B. Kent (Moving expense) 32.96 Leo Lafond (Services rendered) 5.00 Lawyers Co-op. Publishing Co. (Annotated Laxvs) 33.00 Nort~h Andover Taxi (Transportation) 25.25 Barbara Philbrick (Services rendered) 400.00 George Sanford (Services rendered) 6.50 $514.71 Paid Other Cities and Towns Andover $131.00 Lawrence 1,885.90 $2,016.90 Paid to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $1,789.57 Total Expended $21,012.35 Included in Cash, Groceries, Fuel and Medical is $395.83 ~vhich was paid to individuals having settlements in other cities and towns. North Andover will be fully reimbursed. Also included in Cash, Medical, Fuel and Clothing is $3,005.30 which was paid to individuals having no settlement 72 in the Commomvealth and North Andover will be fully reim- bursed hy the Commonwealth. Received from the Commonwealth for aid rendered to persons who are nnsettled, $2,706.22. Received from other Cities and Towns for aid rendered to persons living in North Andover but having settlements elsewhere, $122.40. Received from individuals $352.36, and turned over to the treasurer. Respeetfully submitted. LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- 1954 Regular Appropriation Balance Federal (]rants, January ], ]954 (AID ON~Y) Balance Federal Grants Jammry 1, ]954 (Administration 0nly) Federal Grants Received during 1954 (AID ONLY) Federal Grants Received during 1954 (Administration Only) Expenditures: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (AID ONLY) Federal Grants (Administration Only) Regular Appropriation--Transfer to Outside Relief & Repairs Balances: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (AID ONLY) Federal Grants (Administration Only) $20,300.00 3,529.81 539.09 11,162.65 1,329.98 $36,861.53 10,118.51 1,727.76 $28,624.18 3,500.00 $32,124.18 $22.09 4,573.95 141.31 $4,737.35 73 Actual Cost for AID ONLY Federal Cost State Reimbursement paid directly to Treasury Local Cost $11,162.65 8,606.81 5,890.52 Aid to Dependent Children Cases $25,659.98 $25,659.98 Children Under 16 Years or Under 18 Years and Month Number of Cases Regularly Attending School January 16 38 February 16 38 March 18 41 April 18 39 May 18 40 June 18 40 July 19 41 August 19 41 September 18 38 October 18 38 November 15 30 December 15 31 Federal Grants Received for AID ONLY Balance January 1, 1954 $3,529.81 January 718.65 February 899.40 March 861.40 April 821.20 ~lay' 1,190.19 June 1,026.24 July 937.05 August 988.30 September 1,041.30 October 947.95 November 865.52 December 865.45 $14,692.46 Regular Appropriation -- Expen~tures Lillian B. Dearden (Salary) $396.00 Agnes Doherty (Salary) 15.00 Angelina Kelley (Salary) 384.00 Barbara Philbrick (Salary) 441.44 Sundry Persons Payroll (AID ONLY) 15,541.47 $16,777.91 74 U. S. Federal Grants Adminstration -- Expenditures Salaries and Supplies $1,727.76 U. S. Federal Grants -- Expenditures Sun,try Persons Payroll (AID ONLY) $10,118.51 New and Closed Cases 4 new cases were accepted in 1954. 4 ceses were closed itt 1954. 2 cases were closed as they became sel£-supporting, I case moved out of state and the case was closed and 1 case was transferred to another town. One-third o£ all aid granted in A.D.C. category is reim- bursed by the Commonwealth. The Federal Government reimburses one hail of the aid granted up to $30 for the first child and each eligible parent, one half up to $21 for each additional child eligible for aid plus $4.50 per month for each eligible child and parent. Local share is the balance after Federal and State deductioas. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent OLD AGE ASSISTANCE- 1954 Regular Appropriation $86,600.00 Refunds (Regular Appropriation) 246.86 Federal Grants Received (AID ONLY) 59,238.59 Refunds (O.A.A.U.S. Grants-AID) 29.55 Balance--Ii. S. Grants AID January ~k, 1954 1,567.55 U. S. Grants Received for Administration 3,854.77 Balance--U. S: Grants--Administration--Jan. 1, 1954 1,711.27 Expenditures: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (AID ONLY) Federal Grants (Administration) $153,248.59 $83,777.15 58,332.84 4,850.17 Regular Appropriation--Transfer to Outside Relief & Repairs $146,960.16 3,000.00 $149,960.16 75 Balances: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (AID ONLY) Federal Grants (Administration) $69.7l 2,502.85 715.87 $3,288.43 Actual Cost for AID ONLY Federal Cost State Reimbursement paid directly to Treasury Actual Cost to Town $59,238.59 56,815.25 23,726.50 $139,783.34 $139,783.34 Old Age Assistance Cases Month Number of Cases Paid Dlrectly to Recipients Jauuary 159 $10,901.74 February 163 11,501.35 March 164 11,329.02 April 163 12,264.94 May 163 12,375.53 June 163 11,975.73 July 162 9,384.14 August 163 11,489.02 September 160 11,478.60 October 158 11,137.10 November 153 11,957.59 December 153 10,913.04 $136,707.80 Paid to Cities and Towns for Aid Only $3,075.54 Received from other Cities and Towns for Aid Granted to recipients who reside in North Andover but who have settlements elsewhere $1,694.70 Recoveries from Individuals upon release of Pro- perty Lieu $1,315.36 Administration -- Regular Appropriation Lillian B. Dearden (Salary) $696.96 Angelina Kelley (Salary) 687.24 Barbara Philbrick (Salary) 699.30 L. Dearden (Expense to Conference) 5.80 National Cash Register Co. (Equipment) 224.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service) 13.35 $2,326.65 76 Federal Grant Receipts Old Age Asslsta~cc~ Month Aid Only Adminls~ration O~ly Balance--January 1, 1954 $1,567.55 $1,711.27 January 4,802.56 February 5,066.27 March 4,939.98 1,017.58 April May 10,178.65 905.82 Recovery--Advice of Audit May 15, 1954 225.56 June 5,012.97 July 4,972.31 August 4,939.69 985.91 September 4,410.38 October 5,002.90 November 5,076.63 December 4,610.69 945.46 $60,806.14 $5,566.04 U. S. Grant Administration--Expenses Supplies, salaries, tele., transportation, postage $4,850.17 The ~cdcral Government reimburses one-half up to $55 on each case plus $7.50 per mouth per ease. The State reimbm'ses two-thirds after Federal deductions. Local cost is the remainder after Federal and State de- ductions. New and Closed Cases There were 24 new cases in 1954 and 29 closed cases: 6 cases were transferred to other cities and towns, 16 cases were closed by death, 3 cases entered private employment and 4 cases received OASI benefits sufficient to meet their needs. I~espectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent DISABILITY ASSISTANCE -- 1954 Regular Appropriation $5,000.00 U. S. Grants for AID ONLY 1,050.73 U. S. Grants for Administration 56.41 Balance U. S. Grants-- Administration January 1, 1954 35.95 $6,143.09 77 Expenditures: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (AID ONLY) Federal Grants (Administration) Balances: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (AID ONLY) Federal Grafts (Administration) $3,082.39 133.39 5.00 $3~220.78 $1,917.61 917.34 87.36 $2,922.31 4 new cases were accepted during 1954, making a total of five active eases. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT January 21, 1955 During the year 1954, complaints were secured and pre- sented before the Court for action on the £ollowing offenses: Drunk Assault Larceny Breaking and entering Using a motor vehicle without authority Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated Motor vehicle laws, violating Defaults Total Complaints investigated Anto accidents reported, property damage only Auto accidents, personal injury Pedestrians injured Automobile licenses suspended Doors found open in business places Bicycles registered Homes checked Respectfully submitted, ALFRED H. McKEE, Chief 10 2 1 1 3 5 17 1 40 462 97 63 1 61 9 648 71 78 PUBLIC WORKS The Board of Public Works herewith submits its forty-eighth annual report containing the fifty-seventh annual report of the Water Department, the forty-eighth annual report of the Sewer Department, the thirtieth annual report of the Park Department, the eighth annual report of the Playground Department and the first annual report of the Schools' Grounds Department, for the year ending December 31, 1954. JOSEPtI C. SULLIVAN, Chairman FRANCIS B. KITTREDGE IRVING C. ItOWES 79 WATER DEPARTMENT The total amount collected for water rates during the year 1954 amounted to $41,409.11. Main Pipe During' the year 1954 there were laid 2154 feet of six-inch, 592 feet of eight-inch and 9550 feet of twelve-inch cement lined cast iron pipe as outlined in the Superinteudent's Report. Service Pipe Service pipe laid (1954) on private property 3251.4 feet Service pipe laid (1954) on town property 1946.0 feet Total 5197.4 feet Service Pipe Renewals Service pipe laid (1954) on private property Service pipe laid (1954) on town property 1963.0 feet 879.6 feet Total 2842.6 feet BONDS AND NOTES OUTSTANDING The total amount of notes outstanding against the town for the water system amounts to $40,000 as follows: $4000 due 1955 to 1964. Statement of amount to be raised in 1955 on account of water debt already incurred: For 1.30 per cent interest $520.00 For retiring notes 4,000.00 $4,520.00 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF WATER DEPARTMENT 1954 45,000.00 Debit Appropriation for Maintenance and Construction $52,749.30 Article 58 Fluoridation 1,000.00 Article 59 Automobile 1,500.00 Article 82 Water--Putnam Road 700.00 Article 77 Water--Mifflin Drive 2,600.00 Article 66 Water--;Vest Bradstreet Road 2,000.00 Article 62 1953 Water Extension 745.70 Article 3 Special Meeting--Clean and line water ~nains ¸8O Article 2 Special Meeting--New Water Supply Article I Special Meeting--Water System Ex- pansion Collected Water Rates Collected Water Construction and Maintenance Credit Expended ou Administration Account Expended on General Account Expended on Service Account Expended o~ Pumping Station Account Expended on Extensions Expended on Article 58--Fluoridation Expended on Article 59--Automobile Expended on Article 82 Water--Putnam Road Expended on Article 77--Water Mifflin Drive Expended on Article 66--Water--West Bradstreet Road Expended on Article 62--Water Extensions 5,000.00 300,000.00 41,409.11 13,178.99 $465,883.10 $9,760.44 16,305.14 11,284.60 12,266.65 1,994.20 859.58 1,486.57 665.50 2,556.43 1,542.41 359.84 Expended on Article 3 Special Meeting'--dean and line water mains Expended on Article 2--SpeciaI Meeting--New water supply 4,440.37 Bxpended on Article ]--Special Meeting Wrater System Expansion 63,987.04 Balance Article 58--Fluoridation 140.42 Balance Article 59--Automobile 1.3.43 Balance Maintenance and Construction Account 1,138.27 Balance Article 82--Water--Putnam Road 34.50 Ba.lance Article 77 Water--Mifflin Drive 43.57 Balance Article 66--Water West Bradstreet l~oad 457.59 Balance Article 62--1953--Water Extensions 385.86 Balance Article 3 Special Meeting--dean and line water mains 20,832.08 Balance Article 2 Special Meeting New water supply 559.63 Balance Article 1 Special Meeting--Water system Expansim~ Paid Town Treasurer--Water Rates and Construction 24,167.92 236,012.96 54,588.10 $465,883.10 81 WATER AND SEWER RECEIPTS FOR 1954 Collected Water Rates 1953 $678.83 Collected Water Rates 1954 40;730.28 Collected Water Construction and Maintenance 13,178.99 Collected Sewer Construction and Maintenance 7,477.35 $62,065.45 EXPENDITURES -- WATER DEPARTMENT -- 1954 Adminls- Pumping ]gxten- tration General Services Plant slons Totals Coal 229.91 229.91 Electricity 0,566.62 6,566,62 Meters 310.38 2,621.60 2,931.96 Pipe 2,1~1.20 973.92 3,155.12 Supplies 1,608.46 3,165.46 2,847.11 761.87 417.35 8,800.25 Miscellaneous 909.33 1,264.54 1,456.40 501.92 183.93 4,626.50 Wages 7,242.65 11,564.76 2, I78.29 4,206.33 419.00 25,611.03 9,760.44 16,305.14 11,~84.60 12,266.65 1,994.20 51,611.03 Cost of Construction Distribution Suction Main Reservoirs Pumping Station Pumping Plant Service Piping and Meters Incidental Construction Expenses Land and Right of Way Toll Aeconnt $457,047.30 1,943.61 49,092.85 20,462.37 50,113.89 164,778.18 5,471.38 1,815.70 4,597.89 $755,323.17 82 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Office: Town Office Building OFFICE HOURS Daily: 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 Saturdays 8 to 12 Rules, Regulations and Water Rates Ali meter rates shail be computed quarterly; in case of a meter stopping or failing to register, the quantity of water used shall be estimated as the amount which ordinarily passes through the meter when in operation. Bills for metered water shall be rendered quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October £or the amount of water used during the previous quarter, based on the following sliding scale. SCHEDULE OF RATES First 2000 cubic feet 18 cents per 100 cubic feet All over 2000 cubic feet 12 cents per 100 cubic feet These rates are subject to the following minimum charges per quarter: 5/~" meter ......... $1.50 2" meter ......... $15.00 ~ meter ......... 2.00 3" meter ......... 25.00 1' meter .......... 4.00 4" meter ......... 50.00 ]~1/2 meter ........ 8.00 6" meter ......... 100.00 83 Regulations The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who uses water. 1. All applications for the use of water must be made at the office of the Board of Public Works and must state fully the purpose for which it is intended to be used. The Water Department will in all cases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main to and through the ceHax 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 provision must be made, at the owner's expense, so that a meter in- stallation can be made where the Water Department 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. Payments in full must be made for any service installation before the water is turned on. 2. The Water Department will set meters on all services and charge a rental of two dollars per year for 5/s-inch meters and a snitable 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. Al1 persons using water must furnish internal pipes, connections and fixtures and keep them and all pipe to the street line in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and thc Town will not be liable for any damage resulting from failure to do so. Any expense incurred in clearing services must be borne by the consumer. No person will be permitted to connect with any water pipes on the inlet side of the meter in any way or manner without a 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 eases of non- payment of water rates within sixty days after the same are due as well as for any violation of these rules, the supply may bo shut off and water will not again be let on except upon 84 payment of the amount duc and the sum of one dollar, for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for repairs, testing of pipes or any other purpose the sum of one dollar will be charged. 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or lessee of the whole premises and the owner sh~l in all cases be responsible for the water rates of his tenant. 6. No water taker shall supply water to parties not en- titled to its use, except on written permit from the Board of Public Works. 7. All apparatus and places supplied with water must be accessible at all reasonable times to the inspectio~ 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 con- sidered unsuitable for the purpose. 8. Upon application of an o~vner a meter will be removed and tested. For this service a charge of one dollar will be made. In case the meter in question is found to over-register more than three per cent this charge will be cancelled and a proper adjustment made. 9. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to restrict the use of hose or fountains, to shut off the water when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs or for violation of any of the Regulations. ~10. Art. 7, Sec. 1, Town By-Laws: No person shall open any hydrant of the water works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Public Wo. rks. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. Water Waste at 100 Lbs. Pressure Size Diagram Gallons Cost Cost Cost in of per perper per Inches Leak 24 Hrs. Day Month Quarter 1-64 207 .055 1.66 4.58 1-32 ' 484 .129 3.87 8.57 1-16 · ] 1244 .332 7.57 ] 9.71 1-8 · 4890 1.304 25.07 , 72.80 85 WATER EXPENDITURES- 1954 Materials Wages Totals Acciard, Robert $125.26 $125.26 Allied Paint Stores, Inc. 96.44 96.44 Amer.-LaFrance Foamite Corp. 45.00 45.00 American Water Works Asso. 10.09 10.00 Ashton, Huntress & Pratt 6.08 6.08 Bacigalupo-Sali~bury 20.00 20.00 Barrett Division 121.54 121.54 Bassetts Auto Radiator Shop 9.50 9.50 Bean & Poore 19.23 19.23 Beaudoin, Archie 1,679.64 1,679.64 Beaudoin, Raymond P. 25.00 25.00 Bevington, Thos. and Sons, Inc. 10.00 10.00 Bills Auto Service 132.50 132.50 Board of PubLic Works 28.85 28.85 Boynton Press, The 5.60 5.60 Braman, Dow & Co. 7.65 7.65 Bride, Grimes & Co. 1,428.73 1,428.73 Bristol Co., The 37.44 37.44 Bronson Chevrolet Co. 255.99 255.99 Bruckmann, H. 3.55 3.55 Builders-Providence, Inc. 64.54 64.54 Burgess Manning Co. 18.29 18.29 Caldwel], George A. Co. 2,782.55 2,782.55 Calzet~:a, John J. 554.46 554.46 Carey, George A. 2,262.58 2,262.58 Carpenter Manufacturing Co. 1.50 1.50 Carson Express 1.80 1.80 Chamberlin, Francis J. 865.20 865.20 Christie, Frederick 269.68 269.68 Cities Service Oil Co. 6.20 6.20 Coleman, M. Leather Co. 17.59 17.59 Connor, M. Edward 6.95 6.95 Central Parking Station 3.80 3.80 Central Service Station 275.30 275.30 Clark-Wilcox Co. 27.09 27.09 Clinton Transportation Co. 3.35 3.35 Crane Hardware Co. 137.20 137.20 Cyr, L. C. Construction Co. 318.75 318.75 Davis & Furber Machine Co. 6.50 6.50 DeLuxe Filter & Piston Co. 7.52 7.52 Desmulier, Edmund 10.75 10.75 Desrosiers, Paul E. & Co. 108.62 108.62 Dill, Robert S. 2,465.97 2,465.97 Donovan, Edward 165.33 165.33 Driscoll, John D. 24.00 24.00 Duda, John & Sons 26.11 26.11 Duffy, Will'am B. 73.35 5,010.62 5,083.97 Dumas and Co. 96.00 96.00 Dyer-Clark Co. 30.40 30.40 Eagle Tribune 59.80 59.80 Eddy Valve Co. 275.72 275.72 Edson Corporation 296.13 296.13 Essex Farm Equipment Co. 10.15 10.15 Essex No. District Reg. of Deeds 7.00 7.00 Finberg Supply Co. 992.28 992.28 Fleming, Norman 13.84 13.84 Foley, Henry P. 72.36 72.36 Frank's Atlantic Service 57.10 57.10 86 Garofolo Building Wrecking 32.69 32.69 Garlock Packing Co. 7.03 7.03 Glines, Roland B. Co. 16.50 16.50 Graf Brothers 3.96 3.96 Granz, A.P. 41.10 41.10 Great Pond Ins. Agency, Inc. 25.00 25.00 Godin, Louis J. 3,667.85 3,667.85 Haddow, Wilma 2,203.61 2,203.61 Hauk Manufacturing Co. .50 .50 Haverhill-Lawrence Trans. Co. 1.25 1.25 Hedge & Mattheis Co. 7.65 7.65 Hersey Manufacturing Co. 11.81 11.81 Hilco Supply Inc. 17.22 17.22 Himber, Albert 962.23 962.23 Hohnes Transportation Service 4.00 4.00 Hope Tire & Supply Co. 8.50 8.50 Hosking, John R. 105.46 105.46 Howe & French Inc. 15.20 15.20 Ingersol, Rand Co. 16.00 16.00 Jenkins, Henry Trans. Co. 11.40 11.40 Lanni, John J. 13.84 13.84 Lawlor, Edward 16.95 16.95 Lawrence Electric Co. 6,566.62 6,566.62 Law. Plate & Window Glass Co. 26.96 26.96 Lawrence Rubber Co. 40.50 4~0.50 Lawrence Truck Sales Co. 80.55 80.55 Lee, A. Co. 267.88 267.88 Lufkin Rule Co., The 8.65 8.65 LaFond, A. W. & Co. 153.18 153.18 LaMotte Chemical Co. 23.48 23.48 Marshall, Walter 21.49 21.49 Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles 18.00 18.00 Merrimac Boiler Works 78.25 78.25 Minnesota Mining & Manuf. Co. 15.00 15.00 Munroe Calculating Machine Co. 35.33 35.33 Mueller Company 39.90 39.90 Murphy, James 12.00 12.00 MacMillan Oil Co. 14.03 14.03 McCubbin, Charles 11.16 11.16 McLaughlin, James 10.75 10.75 Nash Engineering Co., The 236.09 236.09 Neptune Meter Co. 2,809.04 2~809.04 Neumann ]~rothers 9.82 9.82 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 681.24 681.24 Niagara Alkali Co. 309.75 309.75 North Andover Coal Co. 229.91 229.91 Nutter Hardware 63.23 63.23 Overland Express 2.06 2.06 Park-Son 5.00 5.00 Parker, Danner Co. 262.75 262.75 Picneer Foundry & Manuf. Co. 75.72 75.72 Prescott, H. R. Inc. 15.03 15.03 Public Works Supply Co. 9.34 9.34 Railway Express Agency 16.59 16.59 Rapid Transportation Co. 4.06 4.06 Rehn, Doris 177.00 . 177.00 Reilly, Francis P. 1,355.00 1,355.00 Renesselaer Valve Co. 224.35 224.35 Ric-Wil Co., The 91.36 91.36 Rebinson Express Co. 7.20 7.20 87 Materials Wages Totals Robinson, J. W. Co. 312.10 312.10 Rockwell Manufacturing Co. 111.13 111.13 Rock-Asphalt 10.78 10.78 Sanford, George II. 3,364.88 3,364.88 Saunders Studio 12.00 12.00 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 18.93 18.93 Shawsheen Motor Mart 81.40 81.40 Sheehan, Cecilia 77.00 77.00 Shottes, Frank 681.98 681.98 Smith, Coburn 17.78 17.78 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 939.09 939.09 Spaulding-Moss Co. 32.66 32.66 Star Elec. Service & Tire Co. 73.55 73.55 Sullivan, Henry 81.84 81.84 Sullivan & Worcester 607.50 607.50 Sutton Mill 5.00 5.00 Thomas Express 1.03 1.03 Tide Water Associated Oil Co. 7.40 7.40 Treat IIardware Corp. 24.31 24.31 United States Post Office 278.68 278.68 Vanderkerkove, Henry 342.64 342.64 Wallace & Tiernan Co., Inc. 5.69 5.69 Walworth Co. 66.15 66.15 War Surplus Stores 20.00 20.00 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 973.92 973.92 Water Works Engineering 10.00 107]0 Westou & Sampson 211.69 211.69 Whittaker, William 393.50 393.50 Wipex Supply Co. 41.18 41.18 Wilde, Samuel II. 107.20 107.2q Wiley, John & Sons Inc. 7.62 7.62 $26,000.00 $25,611.03 $51,611.C3 ARTICLE 58 -- FLUORIDATION ~upplies Wages Totals Beaudoin, Archie T. $11.99 $11 q9 Carey, George A. 18.55 18.55 Dill, Robcrt S. 13.19 13.19 Driscoll, John D. 18.00 13.00 Lee, A. Co. $756.00 756.09 Murphy, James 9.00 9.~3 Propor tioneers, Inc. 20.86 20.86 Whittaker, WiIliam 11.99 11.99 $776.86 $82.72 $859.58 ARTICLE 59 -- NEW AUTOMOBILE Supplies Wages Central Service Station $28.00 Essex Signs 9.00 Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. 1,395.00 Nassar, H. J. Motor Co. 20.00 Shawsheen Motor Mart 34.57 $1,486.57 ARTICLE 62 -- WATER EXTENSIONS Supplies Wages Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. $359.84 Totals 28.00 9.00 1,395.00 20.00 34.57 $1,486.57 Totals $359.84 88 ARTICLE 66 -- WEST BRADSTREET ROAD -- WATER Supplies Wages Totals Acciard, Robert $21.49 $21.49 Beaudoin, Archie T. 32.24 32.24 Caldwell, George A. Co. $66.73 66.73 Carey, George A. 22.44 22.44 Clyde Everett Equipment Co. 36.92 36.92 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 103.00 103.00 Dill, Robert S. 23.66 23.66 Foley, Henry P. 16.00 16.00 Garofolo Building Wrecking 7.00 7.00 Himber, Albert 21.49 21.49 Inspection Service 9.00 9.00 Leadite Co., The 63.81 63.81 Marshall, Walter 32.24 32.24 Rensselaer Valve Co. 97.45 97.45 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 20.00 20.00 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 968.94 968.94 $1,388.85 $153.56 $1,542.41 ARTICLE 77, 1954 -- MIFFLIN DRIVE -- WATER ~upplleS Wages Totals Acciard, Robert Beaudoin, Archie Builders-Providence Inc. 66.19 Caldwell, George A. Co. 134.05 Carey, George A. Chamberlin, Francis J. Cyr, L. C. Construction Co. 126.50 Dill, Robert S. Eddy Valve Co. 155.42 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. 7.90 Foley, Henry P. 20.00 Garo£olo Building Wrecking 11.82 Himber, Albert Leadite Co., The 34.00 Marshall Waiter P'o lard, Joseph G. Co., Inc. 13.66 Public Works Supply Co. 6.24 Rapid Transportation Co. 4.37 Sanford, George H. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 21.80 Sullivan, Henry Warren Foundry- & Pipe Corp. 1,509.60 Whittaker, William Windle, Harold $2,111.57 $48.77 $48.77 68.20 68.20 66.19 134.05 54.81 54.81 8.04 8.04 126.50 77.35 77.35 155.42 7.90 20.00 11.82 50.01 50.01 34~00 27.28 27.28 13.68 6.24 4.37 50.47 50.47 21.80 27.28 27.28 1,509.60 21.49 21.49 11.16 11.16 ~4.86 '$2,556.43 AIqTICLE 82, 1954 -- PUTNAM ROAD -- WATER Beaudoin, Archie $40.51 Builders-Providence Inc. $3.95 Carey, George A. 23.73 Cyr, L. C. Construction Co. 62.50 Dill, Robert S. 36.85 Denovan, Edward 5.79 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. 7.70 89 To%~ls $40.51 3.95 23.73 62.50 36.85 5.79 7.70 Supplies Foley, Henry P. 8.70 Garofolo, Building Wrecking 4.00 Inspection Service 4.12 Leadite Co., The 22.00 Public Works Supply Co. 7.48 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 24.95 Wm'ren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 389.25 Whittaker, William Wag~ To~;a~s 8.70 4.00 4.12 22.00 7.48 24.95 389.25 23.97 23.97 $534.65 $130.85 $665.50 ARTICLE 1, July 1954 Meeting -- Water System Expansion Supplies Wages Totals Jalco Corporation $5,985.95 $5,985.95 Prescott, II. R., Inc. 3,123.32 3,123.32 Weston & Sampson 6,500.00 6,500.00 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 48,377.77 48,377.77 $63,987.04 $63,987.04 ARTICLE 2, July 1954 Meeting -- Locate Supplies Chapman, R. E. Co. $4,440.37 New Water Supply Wages Totals $4,440.37 ARTICLE 3, July 1954 Meeting Clean and Cement Line Water Mains SuppLies Wages American Bank Note Barrett Division Caldwell, George A. Co. Centriline Corp. Essex Sand & Gravel Co. Foley, IIenry P. Hedge & Mattheis Co. Hollins Super Service Lee, A. Co. McKay's Garage Shawsheen Motor Mart Totals $9.25 $9.25 434.70 434.70 364.82 364.82 22,509.75 22,509.75 7.75 7.75 144.22 144.22 398.00 398.00 244.33 244.33 4.65 4.65 12.00 12.00 38.45 38.45 $24,167.92 $24,167.92 SEWER DEPARTMENT Fifty-two sewer connections, the largest number in any year, totaling three thousand, two hundred and eighty-four feet were made between bnildings and main sewers in 1954. Three thousand, two hundred and forty-one feet of main sewer were installed as outlined in the Superintendent's Report. Sewer assessments numbered 144 through 148 for $7,333.00 were committed to the Town Treasurer for collection. 90 Financial Statement of Sewer Department 1954 Debit Appropriation for Maintenance and Construction Article 65 West Bradstreet Road Sewer Article 74 West Woodbridge Road Sewer Article 76 Mifflin Drive Sewer Collected Sewer Account $8,348.74 2,500.00 2,700.00 4,000.00 7,477.35 $25,026.09 Credit Expended Administration Account $1,193.95 Expended General Account 1,757.]1 Expended Connection Aceonnt 3,719.50 Expended Extension Account 757.77 Expended Article 65--West Bradstreet Road Sewer 2,335.84 Expended Article 74--SVest Woodbridge Road Sewer 2,019.51 Expended Article 76 Mifflin Drive Sewer 4,000.00 Balance Maintenance and Construction Account 920.41 Balance Article 65--West Bradstrcet Road Sewer ] 64.16 Balance Article 74 West Woodbridge Road Sewer 680.49 Paid Town Treasurer--Sewer Receipts 7,477.35 $25,026.09 Expenditures -- Sewer Department -- 1954 Admlnis- Connec~ Exten- tration General ~ions siGns Total Pipe $990.55 $181.17 $1,171.72 Supplies $32.87 $539.42 431.43 202.47 1,206.19 Miscellaneous 29.25 278.04 216.54 98.03 621.88 Wages 1,131.83 939.65 2,080.98 276.10 4,428.56 Totals $1,193.95 $1,757.11 $3,719.50 $757.77 $7,428.33 Sewer Expenditure~ -- 1954 supplies wages Totals Acciard, Robert $27.28 $27.28 Bacigalupo and Salisbury $15.00 15.00 ]~arrett Division 26.95 26.95 Beaudoin, Archie T. 623.96 623.96 Board of Public Works 2.97 2.97 Boston & Maine R.R. 96.82 96.82 Bride, Grimes & Co. 17.88 17.88 Bronson Chevrolet Co. 101.20 101.20 Calzetta, John J. 201.58 201.58 Carey, George A. 787.53 787.53 Central Service Station 7.99 7.99 Chamberlin, Francis $. 129.53 129.53 Christie, Frederick 33.48 33.48 Crane ~tardware Co. 9.86 9.86 91 Supplies Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 170.66 Davis & Furber Machine Co. 12.60 Dill, Robert S. Dolge, The C. B. Co. 9.56 Donovan, Edward Driscoll, John D. Duffy, Willimn B. Dumas and Company 12.30 Eagle & Tribune 5.00 Essex Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co. 50.00 Essex No. District Reg. of Deeds 14.25 Essex Sand and Gravel Co. 19.83 Foley, Henry P. $43.32 Glines, Roland B. Co. 1.10 Graham, Richard A. 57.75 Haddow, Wilma Hauk Mfg. Co. 81.84 Himber, Albert Hollins Super Service 59.10 Kane, Geor.,g~ Lawlor, Ed~ ard Marshall, walter Merrimac Boiler Works 8.85 Murphy, James McDermott, J. F. Co. 59.07 McKay's Garage 8.60 Nasagco Materials & Const. Co. 3.75 O'Mahoney, M. Co. 1,460.67 Parker, Danner Co. 62.76 Railway Express Agency 2.73 Ramey Contractors 30.00 Reilly, Francis P. 432.00 Sanford, George H. Sears, Roebuck & Co. 15.83 Shottes, Frank Smith, Coburn Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 71.40 Star Electric Service & Tire Co. 14.83 Sullivan, Henry Thompson, John J. 6.00 Treat Hardware Corp. 7.30 Whittaker, William Wages Totals ]70.66 12.60 755.78 755.78 9.56 14.47 14.47 21.00 21.00 689.38 689.38 12.30 5.00 50.00 14.25 19.83 $43.32 1.10 57.75 $442.45 442.45 81.84 210.80 210.80 59.10 11.16 11.16 22.32 22.32 5.79 5.79 8.85 10.50 10.50 59.07 8.60 3.75 1,460.67 62.76 2.73 30.00 432.00 79.49 79.49 15.83 81.01 81.01 16.53 16.53 71.40 14.83 33.07 33.07 6.00 7.30 231.45 231~45 $2,999.77 $4,428.56 $7,428.33 ARTICLE 5, July 1954 Meeting -- Moody Street -- Sewer Supplie~ Wages Totals Boston & Maine R.R. $12.60 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 1,605.89 O'Mahoney, M. Co. 418.01 Puritan Iron Works, Inc. 63~50 $12.60 1,605.89 418.01 63.50 $2,100.00 $2,100.00 ARTICLE 65 -- West Bradstreet Road -- Sewer Supplies Wages Totals Boston & Maine R.R. $61.00 $61.00 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 1,504.56 1,504.56 Foley, Henry P. 59.10 59.10 92 Supplies Garabedian, Paul & Sons 24.00 Gara/olo Building Wrecking Co. 4.00 O'Mahoney, M. Co. 438.62 Pollard, Joseph G. Co., Inc. 39.00 Puritan Iron Works, Inc. 63.50 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 110.31 Suttons Mill 31.75 Totals 24.00 4.00 438.62 39.00 63.50 110.31 31.75 $2,335.84 $2,335.84 ARTICLE 74 -- West Woodbridge Road -- Sewer Supplies Wages Totals Beaudoin, Archie T. $32.66 $32.66 Boston & Maine R.R. $45.00 45.00 Carey, George A. 22.44 22.44 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 1,217.30 1,217.30 Dill, Robert S. 35.94 35.94 Eddie Express 4.88 4.88 Foley, Henry P. 59.09 59.09 Garofolo Building Wrecking 3.00 3.00 Himber, Albert 21.49 21.49 O'Mahoney, M. Co. 342.04 342.04 Pollard, Joseph G. Co., Inc. 39.00 39.00 Puritan Iron Works, Inc. 63.50 63.50 Sanford, George II. 11.61 11.61 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 110.81 110.81 Whittaker, William 10.75 10.75 $1,884.62 $134.89 $2,019.51 ARTICLE 76 -- Mifflin Drive -- Sewer Supplies Wages Totals Beaudoin, Archie T. $14.47 $14.47 Boston & Maine R.R. $148.90 $148.90 Carey, George A. 15.10 15.10 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 2,436.88 2,436.88 Dill, Robert S. 15.92 15.92 Foley, Henry P. 57.92 57.92 Garofolo Building Wrecking 8.00 8.00 O'Mahoney, 1VI. Co. 1,087.19 1,087.19 Pollard, Joseph G. Co., Inc. 30.30 30.30 Puritan Iron Works, Inc. 127.00 127.00 Sanford, George H. 11.61 11.61 Sullivan, IIenry 21.49 21.49 Whittaker, William 25.22 25.22 $3,896.19 $103.81 ~4,000.00 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ARTICLE 55 SCHOOL GROUNDS Debit Appropriations Expended on expenses Expended on wages Balance Credit 93 $8,000.00 $1,761.31 3,309.72 2,928.97 $8,000.00 Expenditures -- Article 55 -- School Grounds Sul~plies ~'ages Totals Bean & Poore $63.52 $63.52 Beaudoin, Archie T. $97.38 97.33 Beaudoin, Raymond P. 104.92 104.92 Bill's Auto Service 23.85 23.85 Bruckmann, H. 375.77 375.77 Calzetta, John J. 6.04 6.04 Carey, George A. 24.17 24.17 Chamber]in, Francis J. 762.73 762.73 Christie, Frederick 707.62 707.62 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 88.00 88.00 Crane Hardware Co. 15.80 15.80 Del Duca, E. V. Const. Co. 141.50 141.50 Dill, Robert S. 20.02 20.02 Donovan, Edward 62,42 62.42 Doran, James 21.49 21.49 Driscoll, John D. 35.00 35.00 Duffy, William B. 400.00 400.00 Eastern Metal o£ Elmira, Inc. $64.16 $64.16 Essex Farm Equipment Co. 19.40 19.40 Garofolo Building Wrecking Co. 20.00 20.00 Gibbs Express 3.35 3.35 Granz, A.P. 66.80 66.80 Herbst Brothers 265.60 265.60 Lawlor, Edward $50.42 50.42 Lunds Garden Center 8.00 8.00 Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles 3.00 3.00 McCubbin, Charles 57.86 57.86 Mitchell, Charles 5.79 5.79 Sanford, George H. 23.22 23.22 Saunders Studio 4.00 4.00 Sawtelle Brothers 238.36 238.36 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 98.19 98.19 Sha~vsheen Motor Mart 23.09 23.09 Smith, Coburn 630.76 630.76 Smith, William 5.79 5.79 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 77.29 77.29 Sullivan, Henry 313.31 313.31 Treat Hardware Corp. 21.71 21.71 Whittaker, William 109.12 109.12 Windle, Harold 11.58 11.58 $1,761.31 $3,309.72 $5,071.03 PARK DEPARTMENT Financial Statement -- Park Department -- 1954 Debit Appropriation for supplies Appropriation for wages Transfer Reserve Fund--Parks $650.00 3,745.70 500.00 $4,895.70 94 Credit Expended on supplies Expended on wages Transfer Reserve Fund--Parks Balance on supplies Balance on wages . Balance Transfer Reserve Fund--Parks $609.00 3,314.64 444.07 41.00 431.06 55.93 $4,895.70 Expenditures -- Park Department -- 1954 Supplies Wages Totals Associated Seed Growers, Inc. $44.33 $44.33 Beaudoin, Archie T. $21.97 21.97 Beaudoin, Raymond P. 15.00 15.00 Bruckmann, It. 39.50 39.50 Carey, George A. 17.26 17.26 Central Service Station 7.25 7.25 Chamberlin, Francis J. 890.75 890.75 Christie, Frederick 702.66 702.66 Crane Hardware Co. 75.42 75.42 Cyr Oil Company 35.00 35.00 Del Duca, E. V. Coast. Co. 20.00 20.00 Dill, Robert S. 6.37 6.37 Dolge, C. B. Company 29.80 29.80 D.onovan, Edward $11.16 $11.16 Doran, James 32.24 32.24 Duffy, William B. 200.00 200.00 Garofolo Building Wrecking Co. 5.90 5,90 Granz, A.P. 25.00 25,00 Hartney Spray Company 40.00 40,00 Henrick, William 25.00 25.00 Herbst Brothers 59.00 59,00 Jones Express 2.70 2.70 Lawlor, Edward 22.32 22.32 Oates, Frank and :Son 7.00 7.00 Rock-Asphalt Co. 15.93 15.93 Sanford, George II. 6.25 6.25 Sawtelle Brothers 34.80 34.80 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 13:40 13.40 Shawsheen Motor Mart 15.12 15.12 Smith, Coburn 926.67 926.67 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 59.45 59.45 Sullivan, Henry 390.19 390.19 Thompson, John J. 39.40 39.40 Whittaker, William 86.80 86.80 $609.00 $3,314.64 $3,923.64 TRANSFER RESERVE FUND -- PARKS Supplies Wages Totals Bean & Poorc $2.64 $2.64 Crane Hardware Co. 19.28 19.28 Wild, Herbert T. 422.15 422.15 $444.07 $444.07 95 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF PLAYGROUND DEPARTMENT -- 1954 Debit Appropriation for expenses $2,000.00 Appropriation for wages 4,898.56 Article 22 Table 150.00 Article 23 Castle Tower 225.00 Article 57 Raft 1,000.00 Article 60 Tractor, etc. 4,200.00 Credit $12,473.56 Expended on expenses $1,986.23 Expended on wages 4,660.42 Article 22 Table 80.09 Article 23 Castle Tower 171.70 Article 57 Raft 848.05 Article 60 Tractor, etc. 4,200.00 Balance on expenses 13.77 Balance on wages 238.14 Balance on Article 22 Table 69.91 Balance on Article 23 Castle Tower 53.30 Balance on Article 57 Raft 151.95 $12,473.56 96 Allied Paint Stores $7.88 $7.88 American Playground Device Co. 286.39 286.39 Athletic Trainers Supply Co., Inc. 14.29 14.29 Bailey, Kenneth C. 48.20 48.20 Bean & Poore 118.88 118.88 Beaudoin, Archie T. $75.35 75.35 Board o£ Public Works $30.22 $30.22 Boston & Maine R.R. 3.22 3.22 Bride, Grimes & Co. 35.74 35.74 Bruckmann, H. 202.80 202.80 Carey, George A. $27.64 27.64 Central Service Station 8.05 8.05 Chamberlin, Francis J. 800.37 800.37 Christie, Frederick 630.14 630.14 Corcoran, Walter 250.00 250.00 Crane Hardware Co 188.32 188.32 Cushing, John 160.00 160.00 Del Dura, E. V. Const. Co. 20.00 20.00 Dill, Robert S. 40.95 40.95 Dolge, C. B. Company 24.11 24.11 Donovan, Edward 39.28 39.28 Doran, James 27.28 27.28 Duffy, William B. 400.00 400.00 Expenditures -- Playground Department -- 1954 Supplies Wages Totals Supplies Wages Totals Essex Hardware Co. 2.50 2.50 Essex Sand and Gravel Co. 63.12 63.12 Finberg Supply Co. 12.74 12.74 GarOfolo Building Wrecking Co. 10.00 10.00 Granz, A.P. 43.65 43.65 Hennessey, Robert 140.00 140.00 Herbst Brothers 56.60 56.60 Krinsky, II. 7.50 '7.50 Lawlor, Edward 28.11 28.11 Lawrence Electric Co. 4.50 4.50 Lawrence Rubber Co. 2.17 2.17 Lewis, Robert 396.75 396.75 Long, Mary 340.07 340.07 Martin, John P. 11.18 11.18 Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles 9.00 9.00 McGann, T, F, & Sons Co. 100.00 100.00 Meagans Rexall Drug Store 26.07 26.07 Merrimac Boiler Works 10.22 10.22 Miller, J. Ernest 35.32 35.32 Mitchell, Charles 10.75 10~75 New England Tel. & TeL Co. 14.75 14.75 North Andover Coal Company . 26.15 26.15 Sawtelle, Brothers 350.79 350.79 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 22.10 22.10 Shawsheen Motor Mart 17.29 17.20 Smith, Coburn 313.72 313.72 Smith, Mort 11.58 11.58 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 90.00 90.00 Spaulding Moss Co. 3.98 3.98 Star Electric Service &Tire Co. 23.05 23.05 Stone, Clifton Jr. 320.00 320.00 Sullivan, Henry 216.59 216.59 Thompson, John J. 3.75 3.75 Treat Hardware Corp. 42.99 42.99 Wallwork, David 340.07 340.07 War Surplus Stores 8.80 8.80 Whittaker, William 80.19 .80-19 Windle, Harold 11.58 11.58 $1,986.23 $4,660.42 $6,646.65 Allied Paint Stores Bean & Poore Crane Hardware Co. ARTICLE 22 -- TABLE -- PLAYGROUND Supplies Wages Totals $7.05 $7.05 65.57 65.57 7.47 7.47 $80.09 $80.09 ARTICLE 23 -- CASTLE TOWER Supplies PLAYGROUND Wages Totals American Playground Device Co. $1'14.71 $114.71 Beaudoin, Archie T. $16.53 16.53 Carey, George A. 17.26 17.26 Dill, Robert S. 18.20 18.20 O'Mahoney, M. Co.~ 5.00 5.00 97 $!19.71 $51.99 $171.70 ARTICLE 57 -- RAFT -- PLAYGROUND Supplies Wages Totals Alvino, A.D. $795.00 $795.00 Crane Hardware Co. 20.57 20.57 Doran, James $27.28 27.28 Treat Hardware Co. 5.20 5.20 $820.77 $27.28 $848.05 ARTICLE 60 -- TRACTOR Etc. -- PLAYGROUND Supplies Wages Totals Eagle & Tribune $3.50 $3.50 Sawtelle Brothers 1,272.30 1,272.30 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 2,924.20 2,924.20 $4,200.00 $4,200.00 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT There were installed during the year of 1954 t~venty-one hundred and fifty-four feet of six-inch, five hundred and ninety- two feet of eight-inch and nine thousand five hundred and fifty feet of twelve-inch cement lined east iron water pipe. Eighteen six-inch, one eight-inch and five twelve inch gate valves and five new hydrants were placed. The water main system now consists of sixty-and eighty-four hundredths miles of main pipe, two twelve-inch check valves, seventeen twelve- inch gates, thirteen ten-inch gates, sixty-six eight-inch gates and six hundred and forty-five six-inch gate valves and three hundred and fifty-six public fire hydrants. The following six-inch cement lined water mains were placed in 1954: Lyman Road, one hundred sixty feet from Silsbee Road towards Middlesex Street Putnam Road from previous terminus two hundred twenty-four feet towards Mifflin Drive; Linden Avenue from previous terminus to Woodstock Road two hundred and seventy-six feet and one gate valve; Ehuwood Street from previous terlniuus towards Mablin Avenne two hundred fifty-six feet West Bradstreet Road from previous terminus to Mifflin Drive five hundred forty-nine feet and one gate valve; West Woodbridge Road from previous terminus to Mifflin Drive seventy-five feet and one gate valve; Cotnit Street froln Waverly Road easterly one hundred sixty feet and one gate valve; Beacon Hill Boulevard from previous terminus towards Chiekering Road one hundred and twelve feet; Margate Street from previous terlninus westerly thirty-two feet; Mifflin Drive from Midd]esex Street to West Woodbridge Road five hundred and ninety-two feet of eight-inch pipe, two gate valves, one hydrant and eight feet of six-inch pipe. The water mains, valves and hydrants installed under the water system expansion program are des- cribed under that heading in this report. 98 Gate valves were placed on the following hydrant bran- ches: Maple Avenue at Stonington Street, at 135 Academy Road, at 43 Osgood Street and Osgood Street at ttarkaway Road. The defective hydrant on Milton Street was replaced with a new one. SIZE OF PIPES (INCIIES) 14 12 10 8 6 LENGTH OF PIPE (FEET) 788 30378 8095 43806 238159 There were installed during 1954, sixty-nine new water services, only two less than the record year of 1947. Thirty- sever old services wcrc either wholly or partially renewed. The new and renewal services equalled over a mile and a half of pipe. Sixty-eight new meters were installed and two hundred and thirty-seven old meters, including six frozen meters, were inspected and repaired. There were twenty-two service leaks, one main joint leak and one hydrant broken by a~ automobile. All hydrants were inspected as usual and repaired where necessary. The annum inspection and repair of over seven hundred gate valves and valve boxes in the system proves to be most worth while i~, their quick and easy location and opera- tion in any emergency. The million and a half gallon reservoir built in 1898 was emptied, cleaned, disinfected and returned to service during' September. The million and a half gallon reservoir built in 1936 was similarly treated. The paved slopes of the 1936 reser- voir were found to be in bad need of repair due to the action the waves and ice. The metal ceiling, brick side walls, and basement walls of the engine room were painted. Because of trouble with the plastic tubing in the Fluoridation equipment it was necessary to transfer the point of application of the sodium fluoride solution to a manhole in the Pumping Station yard which was built over the discharge main. Only the prompt attention and hard ~vork of the men of the Lawrence Electric Company, Tree Warden John J. Connors and our own department kept the period of electric power failure at the Pumping' Station to twelve hours for Hurricane "Carol" on August 31st and ten hours for Hurricane "Edna" on September llth. One hundred and sixty-nine boat registration plates were issued and txvo hundred and thirty-eight residents were granted permits to boat and fish in Lake Cochichewick. Enforcement of the regulation of the State Depart~nent of Public Health for prevening the pollution and securing the sanitary protection of the water of Lake Coehiehewiek, source of our water supply, has become serious with the increasing use of the lake for' 99 recreational purposes. The reservoirs were inspected by the County Engineer as required by the General Laws and found to be in satisfactory condition. Constant bacterial examinations of the water have been made by the Department of Public Health and the water found to be satis£aetory. Annual inspection of the double cheek valve installation between the public water supply and other sources of supply for industrial use only have been made in cooperation with the Department of Public Itealth of the Commonwealth. The recommendations of the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association, made in 1942, are repeated as follows: RECOMMENDED MAINS 16" Great Pond, Marblerldge Rds. 12~' Johnson and Turnpike Sts. 12" Chestnut St.; Hillside Turnpike St. 12" Andover, Peters and Turnpike Sts. 12" Waverl¥ Road 12" Waverly Road 12" S~evene, O~good & ChadMck ets. 12" Right of Way. Marblehead and Union St. 12" Stevens and Johnson St. g" Checkering Ro~d S" Elm and Greene St. Pumping Station Johnson St. g" to Reservoirs Boston St. 12" to Reservoirs Andove~ St, Chestnut St. Dartmouth St. Margate St. Greene St. Mass. Ave. Main St. Grea~ Pond Rd. Sutton St. Sutton St. Waverly Rd. Great Pond Rd. 8" to Reservoir WATER SYSTEM EXPANSION PROGRAM Under Article I of a Special Town Meeting on July 15, ]954 it was voted to accept from the Western Electric Com- pany the stun of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars to be used by the town and applied toward the costs of certain additions to the water supply. In accordance with the vote of the Special Meeting, Weston and Sampson, Consulting Engineers of Boston were engaged as engineers for the expansion program. The installation of the new twelve-inch water ~nain on Osgood Street was awarded to the Jaleo Corporation of Norwood, l~iassaehusetts, the low bidder. Nine thousand five hundred and fifty feet of twelve-inch cement lined xvater pipe have been placed under this contract on Osgood Street from Prescott Street toward the YCestern Electric Company plant. Two hun- dred and fifteen feet of six-inch pipe was placed on Chadwick Street to the new twelve-inch main. Eighty-seven feet of six- inch pipe was used to install four hydrants and make three connections to the existing six-inch water main. Five twelve- inch gate valves, eight sixdnch gate valves and one eightdnch gate valve were placed. 100 Under Article 3 of the July 15th Special Town Meeting the Centriline Corporation of New York cleaned and cement lined in place the twelve-inch water main on Osgood Street from Andover Street to Stevens Corner, a distance of thirty- seven hundred and five feet, and the eight-inch main from Stevens Corner to the entrance of 580 Osgood Street, a dis- tance of thirty-seven hundred ahd thirty feet. Freezing weather caused the shutting down of the work in mid De- cember. Under Article 2 of the same Special Town ):leering the R. E. Chapman Compauy was engaged to determine if there existed within the bonndaries of the Town a subsurface water supply of sufficient potential yield and of satisfactory quality for public consumption to supplement the present supply. Using the United States Geological Survey for reference, a survey of the Town was made and test sites selected which from surface appearance and such local information as could be obtained indicated favorable drainage and water shed areas. The restricted water shed around Lake Cochichewick was avoided, and as is customary, sites nearest to existing mains for purposes of economy were teste*d initially. Two and a half inch wash wells were used except late in the year when some holes were installed by the jet process. All wells were driven to refusal. Areas tested were: adjacent to Shawsheen River from Massachusetts Avenue and Waverly Road; adjacent to the l~lerrlmaek River £rom Riverview Street, Clark Street and Osgood Street; kMosquito Brook from Salton Street, Foster Street and Winter Street; Boston Brook from Salem Street and Cochichewick Brook from Chickering Road. Depths from fourteen to eighty-three feet were obtained in thc forty-five locations tested but appreciable quantities of water were found in only three. Due to the unfavorable soil characteristics encountered many wells had to be drilled and final testing was not possible within the appropriation. An additional appro- priation will be sought to conduct the tests for dependable yield required by the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth. SEWER DEPARTMENT The North Andover Sewerage System is designed to flow in three divisions, the East Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer following Coehichcwiek Brook from Lake Coehiehewiek to the Merrimack River; the West Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer on Massachusetts Avenue and along the Shaw- sheen l~iver to the Merrimack River; the Central Drainage Area bmmded by Waverly Road, Middlesex and Water Streets, with trunk sewer on Waverly Road, Water Street, and Main Street to the 5lerrimack River. There are twenty-two and fifty-seven hundredths miles of main sewers in the North Andover Sewerage System with fifteen tmndred and eighty-seven sewer connections. S1ZE OF SEWERS (INCHES) 24 20 18 ~5 12 10 8 6 LENGTH OF SEWERS (FEET) 4926 822 8450 3429 3214 17434 31414 49453 The following main sewers were constructed in 1954 by the L. C. Cyr Construction Compauy of Lawrence, thc low bidder: Mifflin Drive from Douglass Road to Middlesex Street, seven hundred and fifty feet of ten-inch pipe, three hundred and seventeen feet of eight-inch pipe and four manholes; West Woodbridge Road from Mifflin Drive, four hm~dred and thirty feet of eight-inch pipe and two ~nanholes; West Brad- street Road from Mifflin Drive, five hundred and fifty-nine feet of eight-inch pipe and three manholes; and Moody Street from Chadwick Strect~ seven hundred and thirty-five feet of six-inch pipe and two' manholes. The following main sewers were constructed by department labor and paid for by the petitioners: Lyman Road from Silsbee Road, one hundred seventy feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Linden Ave,me from Sylvan Terrace to Woodstock Road two hundred and forty feet of six&~ch pipe and one manhole and Phillips Court from previous terminus towards Osgood Street forty feet of six-inch pipe. Fifty-two sewer connections, totaling three thousand two hundred and eighty-four feet were laid between buildings and main sewers. Seventy-one particular sewers, most of them blocked by roots, were cleared. All main sewers were flushed and cleaned in the spring as usual while twenty main sewers partially blocked by roots were inspected and cleaned several times. The following recommendations are made in order that the sewerage system may be iraproved in accordance with a definite program to promote the health and convenience of the people of the town. The sewer on Osgood Street be extended from Phillips Brooks Road to Andover Street. The East Side Trm~k Sewer be extended from Stevens Street at Harkaway Road in order to take care of the Bathing' Beach and the Center. Enrther extensions of the sewerage system on the 'West Side Trunk Drainage area must await the extension of the West Side Truuk sewer from 5~Iassaehusetts Avenue southerly along the Shawshecn River. Few extensions in the Central Drainage area remain to be made. 102 Attention has been directed each year since 1937 to the growing illegal nsc of the sewerage system for ground and surface water drainage. The North Andover sewerage system was designed, and approved by the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth, and constructed as a separate system making nsc of small diameter pipes and high velocity of flow for sanitary drainage purposes only. A three inch rainfall on the week end of May 9t.h and the illegal use of the sanitary sewer house connections by property owners in the Massachusetts Avenue area above Waverly Road brought about a surcharged condition of the )Iassachusetts Avenue sewer below Waverly Road so that many cellars were flooded and sanitary facilities could not be used. Surface drains have been installed by the town in many locations and should be in many others, and at suflleient depth, to take care of ground and surface water drainage. SCHOOL GROUNDS DEPARTMENT Under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the Acts of 1954, accepted by the voters iu March, the care, improvement and maintenance of school department property, exclusive of school buildings, was assumed for ~he first time. The areas involved are as follows: Bradstreet School--l.20 acres, Thom- son School--2.99 acres, Kittredge School---6.57 acres, Johnson High Schoo1--1.57 acres, North Andover tligh 8ehool--28.73 acres, a total of 4].06 acres. In order to correct the poor drain- age at the Thomson School Grounds, where sm'face water from the adjoining' streets ran directly into thc school grounds, sev- eral hundred yards of loam were placed on tire Saltonstall Road and Herrick Road embankment and the water diverted into existing' catch basins. A new catch basin was built on the school grounds on an existing drain to dry np an area in the rear of the school. Loam, fertilizer and grass seed were placed over the entire area and the grass cut as needed. Loam, fertilizer and grass seed were placed at the Kittredge School Grounds in front of the school building to the edge of the macadam surface on Main Street so the area could be cut by gang mowers. Thc area in the rear of the school was similarly treated. The grading was completed with loam, fertilizer and grass seed to the edge of tire macadam surface on Main Street and gutters shaped to carry the surface water to the existing catchbasins, at the North Andover High School. The areas adjacent to thc school building, accepted as complete by the town, were mowed and fertilized. The o~her school gro~mds were maintained as required. PARK DEPARTMENT The Park system now consists of the Center Common of 3.2 acres, Training Grounds of 1.9 acres, 5lemorial Park of 103 2.7 acres, Old Burying Ground of 1.1 acres and the smaller Itistorieal Society Plot, Farringtou Burying Ground and twenty small plots at street intersections, a total of over ten acres. All the above areas were maintained as usual A great deal of daatage was done to the trees in the Park system by Hurricane "Carol" on August 31st, and to a less extent by Hurricane "Edna" on September llth. Most of the damage has now been cleared up by Hurricane Emergency workers ~nder Tree Warden John J. Connors and department employees. The impossibility of properly maintaining a park and allowing it to be used as a playground is being demonstrated again at Memorial Park. It. is recommended that other sites be secured for playgrounds if the present parks developed over the past thirty years by the town, the North Andover Improvement Society, the Garden Club and private persons are not to be damaged and their attractiveness destroyed. PLAYGROUND DEPARTMENT The recreational areas in the Playground System now consists of Grogans Field 4.7 acres, Drummond Field 5.0 acres, American Legion Bathing Beach 1.i acres and Waverly Play- ground 4.7 acres, a total of 15.8 acres. After the Center School was removed and the area rough graded by the building wrecker, loam, fertilizer and grass seed were placed and the area made part of the adjoining play- ground. A water service from h~Yilk Street provided a bubbler and an overhead shower for the users of the playground. A new sand box was installed under Article 22 of the warrant. The field was again extensively used for twilight soft ball teams. Loam, fertilizer and grass seed were placed on Grogans Field and the £ootball and baseball fields lined out and main- rained for North Andover Iligh School as well as independent and playground teams. The exterior of the field-house was painted and the hurrieane damaged roof repaired. A new slide was also placed at Grogans Field. The Farm League Field and backstop at Waverly Playground were relocated for more effective use. Loam, fertilizer and grass seed were placed on both levels and the Little League diamond maintained as usual. A junglegym was iustalled under Article 23 of the warrant. The American Legion Beach was operated from June 25th to September 1st from 3 :,gO A. M. to 8 P. M. with two life guards always present. The life guards were graduates of the Red Cross Acquatie School. Swi~nming classes for over 300 children were conducted by Walter A. Coreoran, employed by the town for that purpose. 104 The examination of the beach by thc Department of Public Health, of the Commonwealth showed the bath-house and toilet facilities to be adequate and that the water was of suitable quality and safe for public bathing. The annual swim- ming meet sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2104, held on August 22 attracted many entrants and a large crowd of spectators. Thirty prizes were awarded to the win- hers of the various events. The identification tags for bathers, the stickers for cars and the additional police recommended by the Recreational Council were most effective in limiting the nsc of the Beach to North Andovcr residents only. A new float was provided under Article 57 of the warrant by contract with Andrew E, Alvino of North Andover, the low bidder. Some much needed storage space for Park, PlaygTound and School Grounds supplies and equipment was provided by the Board of Selectmen at the Town Infirmary in an m~used carriage shed. Doors were placed on the open sheds by Ilerbert T. Wild, the low bidder. The hurricane damaged roof of the bath house was re- paired. Over 100 tons of sand were placed on the shores of Stevens Pond on August 3rd, after the water level had been lowered and the bathing area thus extended northerly. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM B. DUFFY Superintenden~ Elevation of Water in Lake Cochichewick 1954 January 1 110.0 feet July 1 112.0 feet January 16 110.5 " July 16 116.6 " February I 110.5 " August I 110.8 " February 16 1]0.8 " August 16 110.6 " March 1 111.0 ' September I 110.6 " March 16 111.75" September 16 112.0 " April I 112.0 " October I 112.0 " April 16 112.6 " October 16 112.0 " May 1 113.0 " November 1 112.0 " May 16 114.0 " November 16 111.6 " June I 113.7 " December I 111.8 " June 16 112.8 " December 16 112.0 " Lowest temperature water 36' F, December 27. Highest temperature water 73~ F, August 16. 105 24- /.5- ~4 24- ~ .23 ~0 COMPARISON OF WATER PUMPED AND WATER RATES RECEIVED 1920--Venturi Meter Installed at Pumping Statio~ 1931--System 100% Metered 1940--Rates Reduced 106 Summary of Statistics Population by census of 1950--8485. Date o£ construction-- 1898. Source of supply--Lake Cochichewick. Mode of supply-- pumped direct overflow to reservoirs. Two reservoirs capacity 1,500,000 gallons each. , Pumping Statistics ' 1. One Laidlo~v-Dunn-Gordon 2.5 MGD steam driven recipro- cating pump. One Warren 2.0 MGD electrically driven centl'ifugal pump. 2. Description of fuel: (a)Electricity 335,016 D.W.It. Average price per K.W.H..01956 3. Total pumpage for the year, Venturi meter, 234,697,800 4. Average static head against which pumps work: 277.0 feet. 5. Average dynamic head against which pumps work: 313.8 6. Number of gallons pumped per K.W.II. 705.5 7. Cost of pmnping figured on Annual Pumping Station Expense $11,495.37 8. Per million gallons pumped $48.97 9. Per million gallons raised one foot dynamic 0.156 Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. Population 1950 Census 8,485 2. Estimated popnls.tion of lines of supply 8,900 3. Estimated population supplied 8,900 4. Total consumption of the year (gallons) 234,697,800 5. Passed through meters 209,788,500 6. Fires, flushings, known losses 4,330,000 7. Percentage of consumption accounted for 91.2 8. Average daily consumption 643,000 9. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 72.25 10. Gallons per day to each customer 72.25 11. Gallons pcr day to each tap 274.90 12. Cost of supplying water per million gallons based on administration, general maintenance, pumping, plus interest on bonds. $163.32 Statistics Relating to Distribution System 1. Kind of pipe Cast Iron 2. Sizes 6 in. to 12 in. 3. Extended feet during thc year 10296 4. Discontinued none 5. Total now in use 60.84 6. Length of pipe less than 4 inches in diameter none 7. Number of hydrants added during the year 5 110 8. Number of hydrants now ia use 357 9. Number of stop gates added during the year 24 10. Number of stop gates now in use 744 11. Number of stop gates smaller titan 4 inches 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 east iron 15. Size of service pipe 3/~,, to 10" ] 6. Extended 5197 17. Discontinued none 18. Total now in ~]se--miles 31.33 19. Number of service taps added during the year 69 20. Number of service taps now in use 2339 21. Average lengths of services 70.7 22. Number of meters added 69 23. Number of meters in use 2339 24. Percentage of receipt from metered water 100% 25. Percentage of service metered 100% ]11 REPORT OF THE MOTH AND TREE DEPT. The local Moth Superintendent of every city or town, is that community's authorized agent in charge of its control program against those insects and diseases specified by law a "public nuisance" in Chapter 660, Acts of 1948. These inch~de gypsy and brown tail moths, canker worm, tent caterpillar, hog moth, elm leaf beetle, ticks, and poison ivy, as well as the big problem of dutch elm disease, under Chapter 761, Acts of 1949. The work of this department comes under thc super- vision of the Dept. of Natural Resources. Thc big project of 1954 was the aerial spraying of seven towns in this area. Thc town of North Andover was one of the largest areas to be sprayed. There were 1,800 acres of wood land heavily infested with the gypsy moth which were sprayed and the results were very good. We also carried out our regular spraying program for all the insects which were mentioned above, on all of the streets in the town during the feeding period. The results of this were also very good. DUTCH ELM DISEASE The dutch elm disease continues to spread all over the state. This year we sent $6 "Suspect Samples" to the Shade Tree Laboratories at the University of Massachusetts, to be cultured. Of this number sent, 73 of these had this disease. The hurricane of August 31, 1954 eat this program short. Up to this time we had removed 48 of these trees. We are, at this time, making every effort to remove and burn as many of these trees as possible, before the first of April to control the spread o£ the Dutch Elm Disease. The regular spraying pro- gram was carried out as in previous years. The annual report from the Shade Tree Laboratories for 1954 is as follows: North Andover 73 D. E. D. Essex County (33 towns) 2,944 D. E. D. State 7,337 D. E. D. Total for State 30,732 D. E. D. TREE DEPARTMENT This year the tree dept. had a large number of requests for the removal of trees. There were 30 trees removed for various reasons, such as removing trees where new houses were being built, trees interfering with driveways and side- walks, and various other reasons. Most of the trimming of Maple trees is clone in the summer months, which is the proper time to prevent bleedJng. There were 45 trees planted mostly on new streets and near new homes in all parts of the town. 112 With the new' power brush' cut~er~purchased this year, we accomplished about three times more brush cutting along road- sides than in past years. TOWN FOREST The town forest has been cared for in the same manner as past years. The hurricane of August 31, 1954 blew down about 250 of these trees: This damage has been cleaned up by the hurricane emergency crew. The hurricane "Carol" was the most destructive storm this town has had. Our district Supt. of the Dept. of Natural Resources informed me that North Ando~er had more damage than any other section around here. The town lost a lot of very valuable trees. Three days after the storm the State Dept. wanted a report on tJ~e nmuber of trees down as a result of the storm. We made a fast tour of the town and counted about 570 trees down, also a large number of broken limbs hanging, and many trees were so badly injured that they had to come down later. This storm caused so muc}~ damage, an emergency was declared by the Board of Selectmen. We then, hired every man, truck and saw we could obtain and started clearing the streets to keep tra~e moving and restore the electric power lines that had been knocked down by the falling trees. At this date we are still working on the hurricane project. Thc worst of the damage has been cleaned up, but there are still a number of trees that will have to come down, and many more to be trimmed up at a later date. About 80 or 90 stumps have been removed and about 28 more remaining. At this time T would like to thank everyone who in any- way helped our Dept. and especially Mr: RockwcIl of Davis & Furber Col, who sent out n~en with truck, saws and tractors to remove trees from the street, giving the use of his Equip- ment free of charge. We also would like to thank Mr. Duffy of the Public Works Dept. and Mr. Carry of the Highway Dept. for the use of their men and trucks, and the Police and 1~irc Depts. for their cooperation. Respectfully subraitted, JOHN J. CONNORS Tree Warden 113 STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRABY To the Citizens of the Town of North Andover :- The trustees of the Stevens Memorial Library herewith present to the citizens of North Andover their report of ex- penditure of the money appropriated by the town for their use and from thc endowment funds. The report of the librarian on the activities and progress of the library is included. REPORT OF EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN--1954 $18,500.00 Appropriation Expended Salaries: Marion F. Batche]der, Librarian $3,800.00 Louisa M. King, Assistant Librarian 3,000.00 Eleanor C. Forman, Children's Librarian 2,654.66 Barbara W. Ryan, Children's Librarian 176.10 Allisan I. Kirk, Assistant 182.32 Annie G. Buchan, Assistant 521.55 Rosemary A. Macklin, Assistant 250.10 Janet Knightly, Assistant 40.50 Margaret A. Macklin, Assistant 154.59 Nancy Pendlebury, Assistant 115.30 Judith Knightly, Assistant 14.30 William H. Corem, Janitor 3,300.00 Horace Howard, Assistant Janitor 11.42 Robert Wilcox, Assistant Janitor 5.50 $14,226.34 Heat, Light, Water and Telephone: New England Tel. and Tel. Co. $169.42 Lawrence Electric Company 348.22 Lawrence Gas Company 11.48 North Andover Coal Company 857.50 John C. Farnum 14.00 North Andover Board of Public Works 6.30 James W. Heron 24.48 H. J. Welch Company 24.40 Johnson Service Company 20.20 1,476.00 Books, Papers and Magazines: Ginn and Company New England News Company The II. W. Wilson Company Follett Library Book Co. Campbell and Hall, Inc. North Andover Stamp Service R. R. Bowker A. A. Haubner The Mariners Bookstall Start Book Company American Library Association Beacon Press Central Book Company Porter Sargent 30.73 292.80 142.60 3.60 794.29 9.00 38.07 110.02 3.27 6.00 23.00 4.12 10.00 7.20 Doubleday & Company, Inc. Beckley-Cardy Co. Personal Services Inc. David Livesey National Parent-Teachers New York Times Essex Institute Institute for Research The Gilmary Society Prospect Union Educational Exchange National Poetry Association Public Affairs Committee Inc. Catholic Digest Wall Street Journal Mayfair Agency Art Digest Industrial Research Service F. J. Barnard and Company Miscellaneous: T. E. Field Company Marion F. Batchelder Demco Library Supplies K. M. Craw£ord Company Gaylord ;Brothers J. L. Hammett Company Library of Congress Marion F. Batchelder or Cash Bro-Dart Industries H. B. McArdle The Mimeograph Shop Crane Hardware R. M. Gesing Naiman Press Ernest L. Wilkinson Lawrence Plate and Window Company Atty. Arthur A. Thomson John R. I{osking Frank E. Snow, Inc. Bay State Merchants National Bank Petty Cash Refund Unexpended Balance Fines, reserve fees, etc. collected and delivered to the Town Treasurer 9.13 34.04 3.50 15.90 1.25 27.50 3.00 21.34 3.50 2.00 3.00 2.50 5.00 20.00 139.15 5.00 9.92 18.04 1,798.47 $13.50 3.29 100.55 47.25 331.45 6.18 2.28 43.43 58.79 26.59 9.50 9.48 4.22 4.00 25.00 7.21 5.00 8.55 3.90 6,00 716.17 $18,216.98 10.00 $18,206.98 293.02 $18,500.00 539.35 Article 29, 1953 -- Repair the metal flashings, gutters and downspouts. Appropriation $2,000.00 A. II. Anderson, Inc. $1,836.92 Article 30, 1953 -- Replace worn cork runners in main lobby and install rubber treads to protect stairs leading to the Chil- dren's room. Balance of appropriation $335.70 Fretwell-Carmichael $196.00 115 Summary of Income and Expense of Endowed Funds 1954 Phillips Funds Fine Arts Fund Elizabeth P, Stevens F~Ind Stevens Foundation Fund Improvement Fund Anne Bradstreet Fund Mary O. Tyler Fund Totals $5362.70 $1033.01 $2726.36 $3000.0053681.35 $2940,72 1954 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library: I alu submitting to you the forty-seventh annual report of Stevens Memorial Library for the year 1954. Increasing use of the library is substantiated by the cir- culation of (15,050 books, periodicals and palnphlets. Of these, 55,862 were from the library and 9188 were from schools. The total figures show an increase of 3650 over the circulation during 1953. Referfmce work is increasing, too, but we ha~'e no figures to show the amount of reading and reference work done inside the library. 957 phonograph records, 309 pictures, and 20 clippings were circulated. There are 24,367 books in the library, the net increase having been 1149. The record collection now numbers 333. The library has begun to collect long-playing records and intends to add gradually to this collection. The former "dark closet" near the children's room has been equipped as a record room, the record player is kept there and the adult public is welcome to listen to records as well as to borrow them. Mr. Buchanan Charles has given to the library a complete set of the works of Richard Hovey, the poet, whose mother, Harriet Spofford Hovey, was the daughter of l~lr. and Mrs. ]~'arnhaln Spofford. Richard Hovey spent summers at his grand- parents' farm on Great Point Road across from Rolling Ridge. He is buried in Ridgewood cemetery. The North Essex Council, Boy Scouts of America gave the ]/braW a set of Boy Scout merit badge pamphlets. Vahlable aids to reference work are a new set of the World Book Eneyelopedia, Collier's Encyclopedia, The Century 116 Cyclopedia of Names and Grove's Dictionary of Music and l~fusi¢ians, 5th edition. The library now subscribes to 96 magazines and seven newspapers. Periodicals added ;o the subscription list this year include National Parent-Teacher. The Progressive, Sports Illustrated, The Times Literary Supplement, and The Times Weekly Review. Newspapers added during 1954 include The New York Tixne% The New York Sunday Times and The Wall Street Journal. Hours of opemng of the adult department were extended in October for the convenience of the public. The library ~s now open from 9 a. m. until 9 p. m. Mondays through Fridays. it is open from 1 p. m. until 6 p. m. on Saturdays. The children's room continues ;o be open from 1 p. m. until 5 p. m. daily and from 9 a. m. until 12 noon during school vacations. Lessons in the arrangemen~ of books on the shelves, the use of the card catalog, and the makeup of a book wGre ;aught to the seventh grade English classes in the public schools ~n May. This fall. a lesson in the nsc of six specific encyclopedias was taught to the eighth grade of the Thomson school. In each case problems were assigned ;o each pupil. Three United Nations films were secured during United Nations week and were loaned to church groups. One of the films was shown a; the community observance of U N week. We were happy to lend books from the Anne Bradstreet collection to the Fine Arts Society when Miss Elizabeth Wade White spoke on Anne Bradstreet at the February 18 meeting of the Fine Arts Society. We have continued to display masterpieces of painting from the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy. These displays have been arranged by Mr. BuChanan Charles. Mrs. Eleanor C. Forman, our children's librarian is doing much to attract children to the library. She reports that the regular bi-weekly story hour brings about fifty children to the library. She has continued the morning story telling for pre-school children twice a month. Approximately twenty children come to these and look forward eagerly to the time when they may become real library borrowers. Free movies are shown to a near capacity group 'of boys and girls on the third Saturday morning of each month. Ani effort has been made to show films on as high an ethical and artistic level as possible. In addition to the usual three show- ings, we have jtist added a fourth showing in the vestry of the North Parish church for the benefit of children living in that section who find it diflqeult to get to the library. 117 Mrs. Forman makes quarterly visits to he schools where she tells stories and gives book talks to twenty-four separate classes. The smnmer reading project took the form of a "Treasure }Iunt", the treasure being those found within books. A party was held at the end of the summer when children's reading was recognized by certificates and gold-paper-covered choco- late coins. During Book Week two special programs were presented by the boys and girls themselves. Five girls put o~ a puppet show with story book characters and a Book Week theme. A program for the upper grades took the form of a quiz show. This proved to be so popular that plans are being made for another similar program. The library has provided a meeting place for the Executive Board of the North Andover Women's Club; various eom- mittees of the North Andover Parent-Teacher Association; the North Andover Woman's Club Program committee; the Annie L. Sargent memorial committee; and various other community organizations. Staff members have given book talks to organizations in Greater Lawrence when they have been asked to do so. They have attended meetings of the New England Library Associa- tion, the Massachusetts Library Association, and the Merrimack Valley Library Association. Miss Batchelder is the vice-presi- dent of the Merrimack Valley Library Association for 1954-55. We are grateful to all who have given books and magazines to the library and to other libraries that have lent books to fill special requests. We hope that we may serve the public with increasing understanding and helpfulness durihg the year ahead. Respectfully submitted, MARION F. BATCHELDER Librarian Volumes of adult fiction loaned ~22178 Volumes of adult non-fiction loaned ®16025 -Valumes of children's books loaned 26847 Total books lent 65050 ~ Includes young people's books Circulation per capita 7.6 34 25 41 100 118 Number of records loaned 957 Number of pictures loaned 309 Clippings loaned 20 Days open 284 Average daily circulatio~ 229 Book Stock Volumes January 1, 1954 Volmnes added by purchase 1288 Volumes added by gift 149 23218 Total volumes added 1437 Volmnes discarded 288 Gain in volumes 1149 Volumes December 31, 1954 24367 Records Records January 1, 1954 262 Records added 85 Records discarded 14 Gain in records 71 Records December 31, 1954 333 Registration of Borrowers Adult Juvenile Total Borrowers registered January 1, 1954 2618 1262 3880 Borrowers registered 1954 37~ 217 590 Total borrowers Dec. 31, 1954 1479 Newspapers currently received 7 Magazines currently received 96 3091 4470 In making this report, the trustees are conscious of their indebtedness to the donors of funds and to those persons who have made gifts of books to the library's collections. It is from these sources that we are constantly trying to increase tJae library's value and usefulness beyond the requirements of efficient, up-to-date libraw service. Donations of funds have contributed greatly towards the cost of necessary repairs to the library building and grounds. There arc many such items, large and small: a new lighting system in the upper stacks, improved lighting in the main reading room, electrical repairs, painting, a new phonograph record room, etc. Very conspicuous examples are the granite 119 steps put in place in 1950; the additional floor of book stacks instafled in 1952; and the driveway and curbing constructed in 1954. The old steps were disintegrating; the. book capacity had been more than exceeded; the driveway had become rutted and stony; and in the absence of a curbing automobiles were encroaching further and further onto the lawn. it is worthwhile to remind ourselves that these repairs would have required the appropriation of thousands of dollars of town funds if it had not been fox' the civic interest and generosity of the library's benefactors. We also point out with gratitude the assistance two other institutions have given us in making the library more attractive and agreeable. These are the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy. With the paintings i~y old aud modern European and American masters which they have lent, added to the good design of the building provided by the original building committee, the library has taken on a good deal of warmth and friendliness of a fine house, instead of having the cold, bare appearance generally associated with au institution. Finally, it is a pleasure to eaII attention, as we have in many preceding years, to the splendid, creative work being done by the librarian, Miss Marion F. Batehelder. Her vigil- anee and resourcefulness ensure constant progress. Her assis~ tants, Mrs. King, Mrs. Forman, Mr. Coram, and the entire staff also receive great credit for their important share in the library's work, maintaining the cheerful, intelligent, helpful service which is a characteristic of Miss Batchelder's adminis- tration. BUCHANAN CHARLES, Chairman GEORGE R. BARKER JOHN W. COSTELLO A. MURRAY HOWE KATtlERINE C. OSGOOD ARTHUR E. SUNDERLAND MIRIAM F. TUCKEI~ 120 ANNUAL REPORT NORTH ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE YEAR 1954 For the fourth consecutive year the North Andover Ho~- lng Authority closed its fiscal year, October 3], ;1954, with all of its 24 units occupied. Tenant turnover increased slightly over the previous year--reasons for moving are, purchased own homes or moved out of town. The Authority adopted a new management program rais- ing the admission and continued occupancy limits. The rents charged shall be in accordance with the following schedule: 18% for familics with one or less minor dependents 16 % for families with two minor dependents 14% for families with three or more minor d~pendents $100 deduction from total family income for each minor dependent in excess of three in number. The established income admission linfits: Families with one or less minor dependents $3,650 Families with two minor dependents 3,375 Families with'three or more minor dependents 3,900 Tenants who have been adnfitted within the above limits will be considered ineligible for continued occupancy when their incomes have exceeded the following limits for such con- tinned occupancy. These tenants shall be required to move from the project: The established continued occupancy li~nit Families with one or less minor dependents $3,900 Families with two minor dependents '4,025 Families with three or more minor dependents 4,150 The project suffered only minor damage due tO the two hurricanes. Mr. John A, McNiff was elected to fill the expired term of Mr. William Andrews. The Balance sheet of the Authority, as of December 31, 1954, is as follows: ' Assets CASH Administration Fund Savings Account $10,776.28 5,016.67 $15,792.95 121 FISCAL AGENT FUND Debt Service Fund Development Fund 234,000.00 Development Liquidation 16,000.00 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Tenants 218,000.00 163.36 $233,956.31 Liabilities ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Accrued Pilot $864.00 Accrued Insurance 1,781.00 Tax Withholdings 44.40 FIXED LIABILITIES Bonds Authorized $234,000.00 Bonds Retired 16,000.00 RESERVES Matured Int. & Prh~ciple $1,953.00 Operating Reserve 8,485.83 Debt Service Reserve 3,081.25 $2,689.40 218,000.00 13,520.08 Deficit OPERATING RESERVE SCHEDULE Balance Beginning Quarter $6,614.44 Surplus Fiscal Year ending 9-31-54 1,871.39 Balance end o~ quarter $8,485.83 OTHER ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE Services Fiscal Agent $77.82 $234209.48 $253.17 EDWIN C. MURPHY, Chairman JOHN A. McNIFF BERNARD BINGHAM RAYMOND BROADHEAD IRVING C. HOWES 122 REPORT OF THE RENT CONTROL BOARD Expenditures A. I£. Thomas Company, Rental and purchase of typewriter $107.00 Daniel F. Cahill, Postage 4.00 Anna Donahne, Wages 459.37 Jane Broderick, Wages 28.13 Total $598.50 Cases Disposed Of: 20% increase 17 General purpose: readjustment Major improvements 6 De-controlled 6 Increases due to taxes 29 Increases to secure fair net operating income 6 Complaints 1 Denied increase 1 Total 67 The Board held 18 meetings, 6 private hearings and 1 public hearing during thc year. O~ March 22nd a public hearing was held to enlighten the Board as to the present day situation on housing accomo- dations in Town. A Special Town Meetings was held on June 15, 1954 to continue t~ent Control for an additional nine months from July 1, 1954 to March 31, 1955. On September 7th, the State returned $275.15 to the Treasurer of the town for its reimbursement which is 40% of the cost to the town for operating the Rent Control Office. During the year, Cyril Knowles was appointed to succeed Raymond Broadhead, who resigned due to pressure of business. The Board wishes to express their appreciation for the cooperation given them by the citizens and officials of the town. Respectfully submitted, DOMENIC J. BONANNO, Chairman PHILIP SUTCLIFFE WILLIAM BAMFOI~D Ii~VING C. HOWES CYRIL KNOWLES 123 REPORT OF THE RECREATION COUNCIL This year was the eighth year of supervised playground activities under the guidance of the Recreation Council. Pre- vious to 1947 thc only playground supervision was at the Drummond playground and was carried on by a group of comnmnity minded citizens. From 1347 through 1951 Grogan and Drummond playgrounds benefited from summer programs. In 1952 the Waverly playgrom~d was added for the pleasure of the children of that section of the town. This years instructors at the three playgrounds were: Drummond Playground, Lois Broderick and Richard t£ennedy; Grog'an Playgrom~d, Noram~e Mahoney and Dorothy Sut- eliffe; Wavcrly Playground, Elsie Thomas and Corinne Smith; Substitute, Joan Valliere; Supervisor, Mrs. Elizabeth Elliot. Approximately 300 children enjoyed some part of the different activities and programs during the summer mont}~s. Special trips were made to the Fellsway Zoo, the Lawrence Airport, the Andover Fire Tower and an outing at the camp of 3~Ir. and Mrs. Carl Thomas. 5fany different types of sports contests and a wide variety of handwork to interest boys and girls of all ages were offered the children. Showers were in- stalled by the Board of Public Works which were also enjoyed by the children. A parent's night was held at all three play- grounds with the children and a display of handwork and special contests were put on for the parents. This is the second year that the Bathing Beach was under police patrol which was recommended by the Recreation Coun- cil and was very successful. Enter and exit signs, Bathhouse signs, issuing bathing tags, and ear stickers have been a great help for the residents of the town. The members of the Rec- reation Council, the Board of Public Works and the Police Department have worked cooperatively on all projects. The Recreation Council members wish to express their appreciation for the cooperation given them by the oftleials and citizens of the town. PHILIP SUTCLIFFE, Chairmah MRS. ELIZABETH ELLIOT ~IRS. LiLLIAN MARSHALL CARL TIIO~IAS NATHANIAL ARCHER WILLIAM McEVOY ELMER JACKSON JOHN CUSHING DOMENIC BONNANO NICHOLAS EVANGELOS WARREN STANWOOD 124 REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board held twenty meetings during the year 1954. Eight applications for approval of the Board for proposed amendments to the Zoning By-Laws were received on which Public Hearings were held. Four of these applications were approved, four were denied. Early in July an Open Forum was called by the Board in Stevens Hall for the purpose of obtaining public opinion with regard to the revision of' the Zoning By-Laws. The opinion of those present was that the Board should initiate a proposed revision. On October 18, 1954 a Special Town Meeting was held in the Bradstreet School at which $5,000.00 was appropriated for this project. Consultations were held by the Board with several pro- fessional planning advisors and after careful consideration of the qualifications of each, the Board unanimously voted to engage the services of l~{r. John T. Blaekwell, Professional Planning Consultant, to conduct the planning and rezoning program. Mr. Blaekwell ealled on the citizens of the town to aid him in this project and he has received the overwhelming support of the townspeople. At present they are actively engaged in this work. At the Annual Town Meeting in March, Mr. Blackwell will submit a progress report. Respectfully submitted, The Planning Board of North Andover NICHOLAS F. NICETTA, Chairman HOWARD GILMAN, Secretary RALPH E. FINCK, Esq. FRANCIS DRISCOLL, JR. RAYMOND BROADHEAD 125 REPORT OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR Board of Selectmen North Andover, Mass. Gentlemen: The annual report of the Electrical Inspector for the period January I to December 31, 1954 shows work covering inspections as follows: Number Mileage Lawrence Electric Specifications 343 Oil Burner Inspections, New Work 245 715 Oil Burner Inspections, Conversions 90 270 Hurricane Inspections 225 675 New Range Oil Installations 75 150 Replacement Oil Installations 59 175 Parlor Units 20 60 Electric inspections-alterations 214 428 New homes 115 330 Changing service 206 618 High School 5 15 Chapel 3 9 Commercial 14 42 Bank building 8 16 Gas Burners 15 45 1637 3548 t~espeetfully submitted, JOHN J. THOMPSON, Electrical Inspector REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954 Inspections made: Plumbing 240 Septic Tanks 23 Total Inspeetlons 263 Respeetflfily submitted, EDWARD J. WELCH 126 BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT To the Town of North Andover, Mass: I hereby submit my report as Building Inspector. There were One Hundred and Forty-Seven (1417) permits granted for the year 1954[. Name and Address Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. Joseph S. Cyr, Francis & Patriot St. Antonio Abate, Sutton St. Rolling Ridge Meth. Conf., Great Pond Road Chas, Radone & Carmello, Main St. Albert E. Harris, Silsbee Road Joseph S. Cyr, Praneis St. Chas. F. Jackson, Silsbee Road Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. V.F.W. 2104[, Park St. Francis O'Loughlin, Waverly Rd. Hildreth Aner, Winter St. Frank H. Dushame, Osgood St. Robert M. Stronaeh, Beacon Hill Bldg. North Parish Church, Academy Road Yillage Land Co., Pleasant St. John E. Hanson, Main St. Lloyd Brightman, S. Bradford St. Lloyd Brightman, S. Bradford St. Joseph Pattee, Main St. Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. Paul Desrosiers, Waverly Rd. Thomas Leonhard, Dale St. Alex & Sophie Antonewiez, Win- ter St. Freeman Hatch, III, Osgood St. Arthnr Murphy, Beacon Hill Blvd. Anthony Olenio, Mass. Ave. Aleide Gravel, Suffolk St. The Texas Co., Turnpike St. Marien Alvino, Bradstreet Rd. Marion Alvino, Bradstreet Rd. L. J. Hyder, Sutton Hill Rd. Vralter P. Hoyt, Linden Ave. Henry Simard, Turnpike St. Estimated Type of Building Dwelling $7,500.00 Dwelling 8,500.00 Dwelling ] 0,000.00 Addition 20,000.00 ])welling 11,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 5,000.00 Garage 300.00 Dwelling 5,000.00 Addition 12,000.00 Dwelling 8,800.00 Sun Porch 600.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 12,500.00 Addition 500.00 Garage 2,500.00 Garage 300.00 Garage 600.00 Addition 2,000.00 Addition 50.00 Dwelling 5,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 5,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Garage 500.00 Garage 500.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Alteration 100.00 Bilboard Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Play House 60.00 Dwelling 2,500.00 127 James Batterbury, Woodbridge Rd. Lonis H. McAloon, Woodbridge Rd. Fred 1~. White, Dale St. Frances R. Sergi, Mifflin Park Gustave & Melvina Schlott, Main St. Daniel Bourassa, Waverly Alva Eldridge, Mass. Ave. Ralph Joyce, Greene St. David Young, Foster St. Herbert Barwell, Woodbridge Rd. DeHullu Market, Union St. Louise Campbell, Chestnut St. Robert Ted, Boxford St. Charles Macdaid, Columbns Rd. Paul Dcsrosiers, Mass. Ave. Odelle Cashman, Dale St. Panl Desrosiers, Margate Rd. Paul Desrosiers, Margate Rd. Ann Ilainsworth, Waverly Rd. John Jackson, Salem St. Fred White, Dale St. Nicholas Evangelos, Prescott St. Michael Grusheck, Jr., Russell St. John Calzetta, Johnson St. Louis Fiori, Chestnut St. William Wilson, Bay State Rd. Kenneth Robinson, Lyman Rd. Village Land Co., Pleasant St. Village Land Co., E. Water St. Village La~d Co., E. Water St. Richard & Doris Clamp, Waverly Rd. James McDonough, Pleasant St. Western Elect. Co., Osgood St. William Rock, Woodbridge Rd. Edmund F. Leland, Jr., Great Pond Rd. Daniel Crane, Moody St. At]as Const. Co., Waverly Rd. Raymond & Eileen Pybus, Sutton St. Franeesco Piazza, Beacon Hill Blvd. Edward Ryan, Chadwick St. 128 Estimated Type of Building Cos~ Dwelling 18,000.00 Dwelling 20,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Banking & Of. 20,000.00 Garage 400.00 Garage 150.00 Dwelling 16,000.00 Dwelling 5,000.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Alteration 1,000.00 Garage 450.00 Storage Bldg. 600.00 Garage 1,875.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage 700.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage 1,500.00 Garage 300.00 Porch 150.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 10,235.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Alteration 2,000.00 Garage & Breezway 500.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Garage 1,500.00 Porch Garage 1,500.00 D~ elling 8,000,00 Garage 900.00 ~5:[anf. & Assoc. Service 200,000.00 Dwelling 20,000.00 Addition 3,000.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage Dwelling 6,000.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Name and Address Frank Slipp, Pleasant St. \Villiam Dewhirst, Waverly Rd. Henry Lund, Chickering Rd. Adrien Fortin, Turnpike St. Adrien Fort. in, Turnpike St. Antonio Abate, Waverly Rd. Antonio Abate, Waverly Rd. Antonio Abate, Waverly Rd. Antonio Abate, Waverly l~d. Dr. Thaddeus Zimmy, Condon Airport Fred Bastian, Dana St. -Williard Bayloe, Mifflin Drive And. Nat'l. Bank, l~Iain St. Karam Kattar, \Voodbridge Rd. Florence Bevin, Rosedale Ave. Rosario Coppola, 0sgood St. Thomas Leonhard, Dale St. John Martone, Sawyer Rd. James Abbott, Wright Ave. Derman & Rite Harris, Salem St. Joseph D'Agata, Mifflin Dr. Waiter J. Pendak, Marblehead St. Mary M. Hennessey, Middlesex St. Alice Hibbits, Bchnont St. Edwin & Mgt. Miller, Putnum Rd. Archic Beaudoin, Hillside Rd. Joseph Faro, Belmont St. Paul Desrosiers, Furber Ave. Kastant Shay, Winthrop Ave. William M. Smith, Stevens St. Paul Desrosiers, Furber Ave. John & Maureen MeNiff, Main St. Town of North Andover, High- way, Clark St. Vincenzo Mistretta, Inglewood St. John Posternak, Beacon tlill Blvd. George Layeoek, Stevens St. Joseph S. Cyr, High St. Anthony Giglio, Middlesex St. Edward & Rosalind Ward, Pleas- an~ St. John Glennie Inc., Osgood St. Marguerite K. Shun, Prescott St. Rosario Coppola, Osgood St. Paul Desrosiers, Waverly Rd. Charles Peterson, Salem St. 129 Estimated Type of l~uildlng Cos~ Dwelling 7,500.00 Addition 1,000.00 Greenhouse 500.00 Toolshed 500.00 Dwelling 7,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Office 500.00 Dwelling 12,000.00 Dwelling . 8,000.00 B~nk Bldg. 42,000.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Dwelling 4,000.00 Greenhouse 1,000.00 Hen Shelter 500.00 Dwelling 7,000.00 Dwelling 3,500.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 11,000.00 Addition 270.00 Alterations 50.00 Garage 1,500.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Addition 50.00 Addition 6,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Breezeway & Garage 400.00 Dwelling 4,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Porch 150.00 Shed 500.00 Garage 500.00 Dwelling 11,000.00 Dwelling 13,500.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage 200.00 Addition 1,500.00 Terminal 60,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Greenhouse 2,500.00 D~velling 9,000.00 Alteration 2,500.00 Geo. Colizzi & Jam. Pepe, Wood- bridge Rd. Robert Gray, IIigh St. Walter Cushing, Dana St. Ernest Pappalardo, Robinson Ct. George & Helen Cuddy, Marble- ridge Rd. John & Stella Pas, Winter St. R. George Caron, Main St. Claude G. Howard, Johnson St. Roland Hammond, Andover St. Domenic & Angelina D. Falco, E]mwood St. I~ouis H. Masse, Mass. Ave. Antonio Abate, Wood Ave. Cbas. H. Lovering, And. By-Pass Thomas Robinson, Lyman Rd. Jean T. Zakoruiko, Beacon Hill Blvd. Merrimack College, Turnpike Carmelo Marino, Linden Ave. Carmelo l~farino, Linden Ave. Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. Joseph S. Cyr, Francis St. Charles E. Cyr, Belmont St. Abbott Stevens, Osgood St. Edward Greenwood, 'Chestnut St. Carmelo Marino, Woodstock Alphonse & Jeanne Brien, Pem- brooke Rd. Carmelo Marino, Woodstock Rd. Carmelo Marino, Woodstock Rd. Estimated · ype of Building Cost D~velling 12,000.00 Garage 500.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage 400.00 Dwelling 12,000.00 Alterations 400.00 Alterations 1,000.00 Garage 500.00 Alterations 4,900.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Garage & Breezeway 1,300.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Barn 800.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage 500.00 Ch apel 450,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Tool Shed 1,000.00 Alterations 5,000.00 Addition 3,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 I also posted Publlc Buildings in town in accordance with the State Fire 3~arshal Laws. Respectfully submitted, MAR, TIN J. LAWLOR Building Inspector 130 REPORT OF THE SEALER AND WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Board of Selectmen Town of North Andover North Andover, Mass. As Town Sealer I submit my audited report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1954. DEVICE Sealed Adjusted Condemned Scales 100 to 5,000 lbs. 26 10 1 Under 100 lbs. 53 18 1 Weights 90 Capacity Measure Liquid one gallon or under 12 Auto Measuring Devices 1Vteters one inch or less Gasoline Pumps 24 3 Oil and Grease 12 1 Vehicle Tank Meters 2 Bulk S;orage i 1 Miscellaneous: Twenty~seven inspections of licenses of Hawkers and Peddlers. Thirty-nine inspections of pre-packaged goods. R~espectfully submitted, ERNEST J. I~OBERTS Sealer REPORT OF CIVIL DEFENSE 1954 - 55 In step with the increasing tempo and seriousness of -World affairs, the Civil Defense office has initiated a develop- ment program calling for a potent, active skeleton group of well trained and equipped people, capable of providing a bulwork in the event of emergency, and about which a larger organization could be formed if need be. Bearing in mind the need for frugal handling of town · funds, we are giving priority to those needs of the town which can be fulfilled taking advantage of the Federal Governmeni Matching Funds Program to acquire equipment which will be of daily use as well as necessary to efficient functioning in case of emergency. We are heartened by the excellent response of many nnselfish citizens, eager to assume their place within our 131 ranks, to assist in protection of lives and property of om peoples in event of emergency, and active units of Auxiliary Police, Auxiliary Fire, Warden Service, and Medical Services are presently being trained, to be followed soon by additional necessary related service groups. Headquarters are being' set up in the protective shelter of the fire house basement, and the organization expects to be on a ready basis, capable of swinging into action with about 30 minutes notice, by mid-summer or early fall. The eitize~ry will be kept fully informed, of course, and we depend upon and hope t~or your full cooperation and assis tanee. Respectfully submitted, DEWEY A. DYER, Director of Civil Defense REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals held thirteen meetings during the year 1954. Seven of these meetings were Public Hearings. Nine applications were received for consideration by the Board. Six of these applications were requests for approval of ~arianees from the Zoning By-Laws due to subdivision of property and non-conforming side and rear lot lines; three applications were for special building permits. Five of these applications were approved, four were denied. The Board wishes to express their appreciation of the co-operation given them by the citizens and officials of the Town. Respectfully submitted, North Andover Board of Appeals RICHARD G. WIIIPPLE, Chairman ANDREW E. ALVINO, Secretary RALPH E. FINCK, Esq. HENRY E. LUND NICHOLAS F. NICETTA DONALD F. SMITH, Esq., Associate Member BENEDICT PERRONE, Associate Member JA/CIES J. REGAN, Associate Member 132 REPORT OF VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPT., 1954 Cash Disbursements Medical and Medicine: Fred G. Arragg, M. D. William g. Bain, M'. D. Ernest Beroz, M. D. Harry V. Byrrie, 3~. D. Stanley G. Chart, M. D. Eolo DeRosa, M. D. Dr. Warren Hookway Julius Kay, M. D. Charles F. Lee, M. D. Joseph T. 3{[eNally, M. D. Parkinson L. Octdy, M. D. Edmund P. Qninn, M. D. David W. Wallwork, M. D. Crockett Convalescent Boston Lying-In Hospital Lawrence General Hospital Meagan's Drug Store Elite Pharmacy Joseph M. Finneran Alan Drug Sonotone of Lawrence Community Opticians Groceries: J. Phela.n $3.00 5.00 12.00 3.00 208.00 8.00 3.00 35.00 12.00 6.00 66.00 10.00 3.00 609.60 168.00 391.80 256.69 89.05 48.65 89.83 133.34 14.00 $20.00 Miscellaneous: Ruth Bingham, Clerk $300.00 New England Tel; & Tel. Co. 49.00 Sannders Studio 42.00 McQuesten's 25.30 Postage 15~50 Gallant's Sundial Shoes 5.95 Mass. Veterans' Agents Association 10.00 Bernard W. Bingham--Veterans' Agent $10,619.69 $2,174.96 20.00 447.75 300.00 CanceHed Checks $13,562.40 47.50 $13,514.90 Respectfully snbmitted, BERNARD W. BINGHAM 'gctcrans' Agent 133 REPORT OF NORTH AND0VER-BOXFORD DISTRICT DEPT. OF VETERANS' SERVICES The following cases were assisted in 1954: Discharge (photostat) 42 Discharge (certified copy) 12 Discharge (recorded) 6 Bonus 58 Forms notarized 12 Taxes 15 Power of Attorney 22 Compensation 6 Pension 11 Annual Income Report 27 Educational, Training 2 Loan Guaranty 6 IIospitalization 8 Insurance 15 Insurance (dividend) 2 Medical-DentM 8 Respectfully submitted, BERNARD W. BINGHAM District Director DOG OFFICER'S REPORT April 1, 1954 to January 1, 1955 Dogs sent to M.S.P.C.A. Dogs destroyed (stray) Dogs destroyed (request of owners) Dog bite cases reported Number of calls attended to Cases dogs destroying livestock Nmnbcr of Dog Licenses issued Number of Kennel Licenses Total Licenses 3--$25.00 Keunel Licenses 1~$10.00 Kennel Licenses Ma]e Dogs Licensed--240 @ $2.00 Spayed Dogs Licensed -- 137 @ $2.00 Female Dogs Licensed -- 17 ~ $5.00 $75.00 100.00 480.00 274.00 85.00 4 28 2 35 102 3 394 13 4O7 $1,014.00 STANLEY BUTURLIA Dog 0ff~cer 134 REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT We, thc undersigned, Board of ])'ire Engineers, respectfully submit the annual report for the Fire Department for the year 1954. The fire department answered 175 alarms in 1954. Valuation of Buildings Involved Insurance on Buildings Involved Loss on Buildings insurance Paid Value of Building Contents Insurance on Conteuts Insurance Paid on Contents Automobile or Truck Fires $114,300.00 77,505.00 28,740.90 28,590.90 55,700.00 25,100.00 5,598.44 10 The ambulance answered 425 calls, including trips to the following places: Boston 26 Cambridge 7 Salem, N.H. 5 Middleton Sanatorium 3 Haverhill 3 Box ford 2 Amesbury 1 Newbnryport 1 Lynn 1 Middleboro 1 Peaeedale, R.I. 1 Norway, Maine 1 Elliot, Maine 1 One of the most expensive pieces of equiprnent in the Fire Department is the ambulance. It seems as though it's use has been abused. The ambulance is for persons who are injured or too ill to go to a hospital by private ear or taxi, etc. It doesn't seem right that the ambulance should be tied up with taking patients to their destination when they are able to travel either by private car or taxi. We never know when an emergency call will come in for the ambulance, and there are precious moments lost calling for an out-oLtown ambulance to fill in thc job. Your Board of Engineers is in the process of drawing up regulations governing thc use of the ambulance which we hope will be fair and equitable to all residents of the Town of North Andover. 135 Fire Alarm System In the fire alarm system, we service 38 miles of overhead wire, and 54 outside alarm boxes. During "Hurricane Carol," we had approximately 125 breaks throughout the system. On Tuesday of the fo]lowing week, we had three (3) circuits in full operation with the exception of three (3) boxes which had to be jumped because of wire down and missing. During "Hurricane Edna," we had to discontinue working on the fire alarm wires and start pumping out cellars. The number of cellars pumped was seventy-five (75) including two of our local mills which only two of our trucks eolfld cope with. The department pumped out cellars from Saturday until the job was done Tuesday noon. Recommendations We would like to make the following recommendations to the people of the town: I. Install a two-way radio on each piece of fire apparatus, either by bnying two (2) sets per year, or by purchas- ing them through use of Civilian Defense Fund, whereby the town pays half, and the Federal Govern- ment pays half. 2. Replace four (4) obsolete boxes per year with the new three-fold, non-interfering fire alarm boxes. 3. Overhaul the 1937 American Lafranee pump which is 18 years old, and has never had the head removed or any other work done to the engine except for minor adjustments. The pump needs repaeking and adjusting. We feel that when this is done, the town will get as many years again out of the truck. Respectfully submitted, JAMES P. DAW EDWIN F. KOENIG CALVIN R. SNELL Board of Engineers 136 REPORT OF TIlE BOARD OF HEALTH The Board of Health hereby submits the Ammal Report for the year ending December 31, 1954. All communicable diseases arc required to be reported to thc Board of Health by the attending physician, parent or guardian. An Immunization Clinic is held every Spring and is avail- able to all families in North Andover. As a protection against whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus, immunizations arc urged during the first year of life and booster doses thereafter. These diseases are only kept in check as long as' the population is immmfized. It is therefor hoped that whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus will vanish as smallpox has done. Tuberculosis control remains a most important need in the health depart~ncnt program. The aim is still toward early diagnosis and early hospitalization. In December with the assistance of the Essex County tIealth Association, a Mobile Unit was in town for two days. All food handlers were x-rayed in the sm'vey. A chest clinic is held every Thursday from 1,30 p. m. to 5 p. m. at Essex Sanatorium. The department will arrange transportation for anyone desiring x-rays at this clinic. Biologics, cuturc outfits and tumor kits are available to all local physicians at all times at the Board of Health office. The health department, through the cooperation of the American Diabetic Association, holds a one week Diabetic Detection program each year in November. Any person in North Andover, regardless of age, may have their urine ex- amined to rule out the presence of sugar. The townspeople are urged to take advantage of this opportunity, and if a positive reaction results, to see their family physician for diagnosis and treatment. Sanitation Homes not connected with the permanent underground sewage system are becoming an increasing problem. This board is constantly made aware of faulty septic tanks and disintergrating cesspools which overflow into streets and gutters. This becomes a health hazard to both thc individual home owner and his neighbors. A sanitarian has been employed on a part time basis to survey all new housing developments where septic tanks are 137 installed. He will also make a detailed survey of all homes within the water shed of Lake Coehiehewick. The Board of I-Iealth has accepted the newly revised State r(,~gulations on plumbing. Booklets of the new rules have been printed and are available at the Board of Health office. Respectfully submittecl, MARY F. SHERIDAN, R. N., Agent LIST OF JURORS--1954 NAME ADDRESS OCCUPATION Ackroyd, Harold 35 l~ierrimac St. Weaver Archer, I~athanlel 10 Elm Street Clerk Bamford, William, Jr. 25 Thorndike Road Salesman Bamford, William, Sr. 168 Water Street l¥1achtnlst Barman, James 59 Court Street Retired Bell, Arlene M. 61 Waverly Road Housewife Bell, Clarence 61 Waverly Road I~Iotion Picture Oper. Bottomley, Sam 59 tterrtck Road Operative Calthorpe, Edmund 44 Church Street Sale,man 138 NAME ADDRF~S OCCUPATION Kwet, Emily , 107 Gray Street Housewife Lund, Henry E, 75 Prescott Street Overseer MacCannell, Augustine 12 Lincoln Street Stereotyper Malcohn, David 69 Pleasant Street Retired May, Edwin 34 Church Street Operative Mayer, John ti. 84 Academy P~oad Wool Sorter Maynard, Margaret 55 Maple Avenue Housewife McKinnon, Charles 334 Osgood Street Weaver McMurray, William J. 32 DuIton Court Weaver The foregoing is a list of persons, legal voters in the Town of North Andover presented by the Selectmen of the Town o£ North Andover, as persons liable for Jury Duty, in accordance with Chapter 234 of the General Laws. JOHN J. WILLIS, Chairman WILLIAM A. FINNEI~AN ARTHUR P. KIRK Board of Selectmen of North Andover 139 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT During the winter months roads were plowed, snow re- moved from the entrances of public buildings, stores and churches, l~{any new sand boxes were made and placed at dangerous places and all others were repaired and painted. Many were changed to other locations so that they would serve the public to better advantage. Snow equipment was repaired and painted. Refuse Disposal routes have been lengthened because of new homes and streets in various sections of the town. The following streets were oiled with MC3 and sanded: Beach St., Bay State Rd., Beacon Hill Blvd., Belmont St., Foster St., Gr. Pond Rd., Longwood Ave., Rosedale Ave., )~inute Ave., Hewitt Ave., Faulkner Rd., Sawyer Rd., Marble- ridge Rd., Holbrook Rd., Hamilton Rd., Si]sbee Rd., Lyman Rd., Pembrook Rd., Summer St., Lincoln St., Russell St.; Stevens St., First St., 5Iarblehead St., Second St., Middlesex St. from Waver]y Rd., to Third St., Greene St. from Mass. Ave. to \Vaverly Rd., Wilson Rd., Tolland Ed., Andover St., Main St. at High School, Lorraine Ave.~ Chadwick St., Pres- cott St., Second St., sections of Salem St., Bradford St. from Barker St. to \Vard Hill Line, Elm St., Pleasant St., Maple Ave., Abbott St., Rea St., Farnham St., Lexington St., Con- cord St., Bunkerhill St., Camden St., Court St., Academy Rd., Ing]ewood St., Dufton Ct., Boston St., Johnson St., Great Pond Rd., Milk St., Chestnut St., Herrick Rd. treated with MC2 and honed. Dust oil on Abbott St. and Clark St. Article 32- Chapter 90 Highway Construction On Great Pond Road under Chapter 90 Construction the drainage has been completed. The old culvert at the bridge has been replaced by 6-foot corrugated pipe, six catch basins. This completes the road to the entrance to Campion Hall. Article 33- Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance Sutton Street from High to Osgood Street was treated with RC3~ pea stoned and rolled. Salem Street was also oiled under this appropriation. Article 43- 30" Storm Drain on Greene Street At the annual meeting, money was appropriated to extend the surface drain on the street. This drain was completed from Waverly Road to about 20 feet beyond Trinity Court. 30" rei~foreed concrete pipe was used, 2 catch basins built and the gutter filled in which made the road much wider. Article 44- Painting and Replacing Street Signs With the money appropriated, many new street signs were made, others which had been broken were replaced. Some others were taken down, painted and moved to a more con- spicuous spot. Article 45- Sidewalk Project This project has been carried on for a few years now' and has improved the appearance of many streets in town: in the new settlements especially, the cement sidewalks have been an asset to these streets. Article 49--Operate Ditches at Disposal Site Under this article ditches were dug at Disposal Site so that debris collected is covered and thereby eliminates unsightly conditions which othemvise would exist. Article 51--Building at Disposal Site A small buildir, g was erected at the Disposal Site for the bulldozer. It is used for storage and it is also a place for keep- ing the equipment dried out in case of heavy storms; Article 52- Construction of Road on Beacon Hill Boulevard from Osgood Street to Chickering Road At the anmml meeting money was appropriated for this work. Five hundred feet of this road was completed. After excavating, the road was filled in with twelve inches of gravel, then rolled and oiled. Articles 64 - 73 - 75 -- Art. 3 (Special Meeting) Extend Drainage and Improve Roads on W. Bradstreet, Woodbridge, Mifflin Drive and Putnam Road The work on these roads was done by L. C. Cyr Construe- tion Co., Drainage has been completed and all roads gravelled. Due to the lateness in the season of this completion, it seemed necessary to shape, roll and oil these roads in the Spring. Respectfully submitted, IRA D. CARTY ttighway Surveyor 141 Refuse DispOsal Expenditures Name Materials Bassett's Radiator Shop $17.00 Beaudoin, Archie Bill's Auto Service 45.20 Black, Charles Brasseur, Ralph 65.00 Cashman's Service Station 54.00 Clark, Philip Cyr Oil Co. 117.00 Davis Tractor Co. 246.74 Desmulier, Edmund Donovan, Edward Gar Wood Industries, Inc. 152.38 Gibson Motor & Machine Service 29.36 Gillespie, Vincent Hargreaves, Richard Jr. Helfrich Bros 13.50 Kane, George Keating, Arthur Lawlor, Edward Mitchell, Charles New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 20.95 Roberts, Raymond Smith, William Trombly Bros. Service Station 423.55 Vanderkerkove, Henry Windle. I-Iarold Windle, Wilfred Zieba, Louis Wages Total $17.00 $376.42 376.42 45.20 1,922.32 1,922.32 65.00 54.00 468.12 468.12 117.00 248.74 8.00 8.00 652.08 652.08 152.38 29.36 40.00 40.00 8.00 8.00 13.50 70.87 70.87 16.00 16.00 59.76 59.76 874.24 874.24 20.95 24.00 24.00 2,762.67 2,762.67 423.55 8.00 8.00 99.99 99.99 1,317.23 1,317.23 16.00 16.00 *~1,186.68 $8,723.70 $9,910.38 * Includes $200.16 Art. No. 4 (Spec. ~Meeiing) July 15, 1954. Article No. 32--Chal~ter 90 Construction--Great Pond Road Martin Mallet (Contract) $2,654.72 Dept. of Correction (Frames and Grates 373.60 $3,028.32 Article No. 33, 1954--Chapter 90 Maintenance New England Asphalt & Tar Co. (Road Oil) $1,994.39 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (Sand and Stone) 668.39 Rock-Asphalt Corp. (Patch) 217.22 Cyr Oil Co. (Gasoline) 120.00 $3,000.00 Article No. 41, 1953--Chapter 90 Construction Great Pond Road Martin Mallet (Contract) $2,638.93 Article No. 43, 1954-- Greene St. Storm Drain Waiter Stamp (Wages) Edward Lawlor (Wages) James Griva (Wages) Edward Donovan (Wages) Charles Mitchell (Wages) Harold Windle (Wages) Walter Marshall (Wages) Albert Roebuck (Wages) Henry Vanderkerkove (Wages) Harold Tyning (Wages) $135.41 11.11 111.10 24.30 11.11 133.32 8.00 34.00 127.88 87.88 142 Palmer Long (Wages) 50.00 Carl Kemp (Wages) 50.00 R/chard Winning (Wages) 24.00 Htu'ne Pipe Co. ('Pipe) 1,745.07 Andover St. Builders Supply (Cement and bricks) 125.11 Jackson Lumber Co. (Lumber) 3.78 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (Gravel and tailings) 34.67 Helfrich Bros. (Welding) 72.60 Paul Desrosiers & Co. (Supplies) 7.40 E. V. DelDuca (Rental of shovel) 829.40 Ralph Brasseur (Survey) 168.00 Cyr .Oil Co. (Gasoline) 117.00 Dept. of Correction (Frames and grates) 99.20 Article No. 44, 1954--Street Signs Edwin Cunningham (Repairing and painting signs) Article No. 45--Sidewalk Project Nicholas F. Nicetta (Contract) $1,509.47 Ralph B. Brasseur (Survey) 243.93 Arlington Trust Co. 195.09 Article No. 48--Heavy Duty Truck Lawrence Mack Sales (Truck) $4,745.00 Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) 4.82 Article No. 49--Operate at Disposal Site E. V. DelDuca (Bulldozer) Article No. 51--Building at Disposal Site Martin Lawlor (Wages) $96.50 Harold Tyning (Wages) 96.50 Philip Clark (Wages) 22.22 James Murphy (Wages) 8.00 3~Tartin Lawlor (Lumber) 4.50 Robert Hebb (Lumber) 181.51 Crane Hardware (Supplies) 54.95 Jackson Lumber Co. (Lumber) 23.14 B. L, McDonald Co. (Cement) 7.50 Walter Stamp (Windows and doors) 5.18 $4,010.34 $200.00 $1,948.49 $4,749.82 $845.00 $500.00 Article No. 52--Beacon Hill Blvd. Road Construction Edward Lawlor (Wages) $55.55 Charles McCubbin (Wages) 11.11 Edward Donovan (Wages) 55.55 Donald G]llespie (Wages) 15,75 Walter Stamp (Wages) 44.44 Harold Windle (Wages) 44.44 James Griva (Wages) 44.44 George Kane (Wages) 44.44 Edwin Littlefield (Wages) 8.00 GasCon Desmdller (Wages) 8.00 N. F. Nicetta (Truck hire) 16.00 Nasagco Materials & Constr. Co. (Gravel) 73.75 Ne'a/England Asphalt & Tar Co. (Road Oil) 310.01 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (Sand) 35.49 143 Georgetown ,Sand & Gravel Co. (Gravel) 197.04 E. V. DelDuca (Shovel) 81.25 Cyr Oil Co. (Gasoline) 101.46 Article No. 64--Extend Drainage and Improve on West Bradstrect Road L. C. Cyr Construction Co. (Contract) $2,847.60 Ralph B. Brasseur (Survey) 199.34 Article No. 73--Extend Drainage and Improve Woodbridge Road L. C. Cyr Construction Co. (Contract) $4,764.30 Ralph B. Brasseur (Survey) 275.20 $1,146.72 Road $3,046.94 Road $5,040.00 Road Article No. 75--Extend Drainage and Improve Mifflin Drive L. C. Cyr Construction Co. (Contract) $12,403.70 Ralph B. Brasseur (Survey) 903.26 $13,306.96 Article No. 3 (S0ecial Meeting)- Extend Drainage and Improve Road on Putnam Road L. C. Cyr Contruction Co. (Contract) $4,151.80 Ralph B. Brasseur (Survey) 290.63 Hurricane Emergency "EDNA" Section 31, Chapter 44, G. L. Walter Stamp (Wages) $172.20 Edward Lawlor (Wages) 115.96 George Kant (Wages) 171.51 Edward Donovan (Wages) 149.92 James Griva (Wages) 118.73 Philip Clark (Wages) 138.18 Charles Mitchell (Wages) 149.29 Harold Windle (Wages) 98.60 Henry Vanderkerkove (Wages) 110.00 Harold Tyning (Wages) 208.88 Palmer Long (Wages) 140.00 Wallace To~vne (Wages) 20.00 Carl Kemp (Wages) 125.00 Wilfred Windle (Wages) 20.83 William Smith (Wages) 43.74 Roman Griva (Wages) 10.00 Charles Black (Wages) 34.02 Joseph Kondrat (Wages) 10.00 Thomas McIntyre (Wages) 10.00 Stuart Summers (Wages) 33.34 Raymond Roberts (Wages) 10.00 David Roberts (Wages) 5.56 Joseph W. Lawlor (Police Officer) 17.40 Robert Sanborn (Police Officer) 12.18 Leo Galeazzi (Police Officer) 22.26 Cyr Oil Co, (Gasoline) 237~00 Nasagco Materials & Consir. Co. (Gravel) 497.50 Champey Constr. Co. (Bulldozer) 489.00 Kenneth Bailey (Truck hire) 346.37 Arnold Stork (Truck hire) 210.38 Henry P. Foley (Torches) 226.26 $4,442.43 Alexander Winward Jr. (Truck hire) E. V. DelDuca Constr. Co. Henry Green (Frog-man) James F. Smith ,Truck hire) Hilton Oil (I~erosene) Georgetown Sand & Gravel Co. (Gravel) Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (Gravel) 110.50 170.00 111.00 54.00 21.00 402.50 49.49 Snow Removal Expenditures $4,871.97 ~45 Name Expenses Wages Total Allied Steel Co. $140.11 $140.11 Bagliere, A. 99.00 99.00 Bailey, Kenneth C. 210.00 210.00 Barker, George 74.00 74.00 Beaudoin, Archie 153.67 153.67 Beaudoin, Raymond 208~00 208.00 Bevin, Ralph 24.00 24:00 Bill's Auto Service 104.10 104.10 Black, Charles 269.03 269.03 Black, Oral 11.00 11.00 Brierley, James 16.00 16.00 Bronson Chevrolet Co. 112.24 112.34 Bumyea, Joseph 24.00 24.00 Callahan, Gerald 61.00 61.00 Calvert, Gilbert 40.00 40.00 Calzerta John 50~95 50.95 Cashmen s Service Station 981.39 981.39 Clark Wilcox Co. 8.74 8.74 Coppinger, William 8.00 8.00 Clark, Philip 86.82 86.82 Cotter, James 20.00 20.00 Crane Hardware Co. 1.89 1.89 Cyr Oil Co. 902.40 902.40 Davis Tractor Co. 100.59 100.59 DeAdder, Donald 8.00 8.00 Desmulier, Edmund 96.00 96.00 Desmulier, GasCon 48.00 48.00 Donovan D. G. Mech. & Auto Repair 3.50 3.50 Donovan, Edward 195.14 195.14 Driscoll, John D. 95.00 95.00 Dubois, Walter 32.00 32.00 Duda, John & Sons 25.15 25.15 Dyer Sales & Machinery Co. 2,379.65 2,379.65 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. 494.39 494.39 Florin, Raymond 8.00 8.00 Foley, Henry P. 948.24 948.24 Foulds, Donald 8.00 8.00 Fountain, Ronald 8.00 8.00 Frank's At]antic Service 171.35 171.35 Goodhue, Ira Jr. 360.00 360.00 Grande, Joseph 8.00 8.00 Griva, James 160.51 160.51 Haigh, John 16.00 16.00 Hargreaves, Richard Jr. 40.00 40.00 Haverhill Lawrence Transp. Co. 1.29 1.29 Helfrich, Bros. 128.00 128.00 Hope Tire & Supply Co. 345.30 345.30 Howard, John 8.00 8.00 Jackson Lumber Co. 4.26 4.26 Janusz, Edward 314.50 314.50 Kane, George 365.10 365.10 Keating, Arthur 16.00 16.00 Kent, Charles 3.00 3.00 Kent, William B. & Sons 165.00 165.00 Kopec, Lawrence 8.00 8.00 Kozdras, Walter 7.00 7.00 Lawlor, Edward 276.50 276.50 Lawson, Roger 8.00 8.00 LeClair, Rudolph 16.00 16.00 Lee, A. Co. 247.50 247.50 Lewis, Robert 8.00 8.00 Littlefield, Edwin 56.00 56.00 Long, Kenneth 8.00 8.00 Long, Milton 8.00 8.00 Lundquist, Norman 8.00 8.00 McCubbin, Charles 368.05 368.05 McIntyre, Thomas 16.00 16;00 McLaughlin, Daniel 8.00 8.00 Marland, Fred 8.00 8.00 Melamed, Charles 95.00 95.00 Melamed, Maurice 19.00 19.00 Merrimack Boiler Works 48.47 48.47 Mistretta, V. & Sons 123.50 123.50 Mitchell, Charles 84.83 84.83 Murphy, James 5.00 5.00 Nicetta, N.F. 96.00 96.00 North Shore Welding Service 5.89 5.89 Nutter Hardware 2.25 2.25 Rea, Gilbert 432.00 432.00 Rhodes, Cecil 6.00 6.00 Roche, Richard 8.00 8.00 Sandberg Equipment Co. 119.10 119.10 Schofield, George 8.00 8.00 Schruender, G. H. Service Sra. 139.20 139.20 Slomba, Adam 8.00 8.00 Smith, James 250.63 250.63 Smith, Robert 8.00 8.00 Smith, William 117.95 117.95 Smith, William J. 8.00 8.00 Smolak, Martin 162.00 162.00 Stamp, Walter 427.23 427.23 Stewart, Francis 8.00 8.00 Stork, Arnold 477.00 477.00 Tarnowsky, Anthony 8.00 8.00 Travers, Joseph~ 58.00 58.00 Treat Hardware Corp. 24.47 24.47 Tyning, Harold 20.83 20.83 Vanderkerkove, Henry 56.00 56.00 Wilcox, John 444.00 444.00 Windle, Harold 329.32 329.32 Windle, Wilfred 29.83 28.83 Windle, Ralph 8.00 8.00 Winning, John 11.00 11.00 Winward, Alexander Jr. 25.00 25.00 Wood, Paul 57.00 57.00 Yurkiwicz, Michael 16.00 16.00 Zahn, Raymond 8.00 8.00 Zahn, Richard 16.00 16.00 $11,070.10 $3,912.76 $14,982.86 146 REGULATIONS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED IN A PARTICU~.~,R 1. All requirements of the Planning Board must have been complied with, and the petitioner shall file with the Board of Selectmen a detailed copy of the plan approved by the Planning Board and such other plan as the Board may require. 2. Releases from all abutting owners relieving the Town of North Andover from all damages which may be caused by changes in line and grade must be furnished by the petitioners. 3. The conformity of the existing grade of the proposed way to the grade established by the Planning Board must be shown. 4. All loam shall have been taken off the full width of the street and sidewalks. The condition of the road and gravel sidewalks shall be satisfactory to the highway surveyor, who shall certify in writing to the Board of Selectmen that they have been put in condition in conformity with reasonable street and sidewalk construction practice. 5 The existing drainage must be satisfactory to the High- way Surveyor, and such fact shall be so certified by him in writing to the Board of Selectmen. ~Adopted by the Board of Selectmen, January 13, 1947) ]51 TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT RECEIPTS Taxes Current Year---1954 Poll Property Previous Year--1953 Property Levy of 1942: Property Levy of 1941 Tax Titles: Redemptions Possessions Water Liens added to Taxes: Levy of 1954 Levy of 1953 From State: Income Tax Corporation Tax Business Meal Tax Old Age Assistance Income Tax Under Educational Basis, Chapter 70, G. L. School Transportation Vocational School Transportation Reimbursement Loss of Taxes $4,646.00 619,909.67 12,642.45 72.15 72.15 523.36 535.00 167.68 320.60 38,109.93 64,622.98 3,843.24 36,500.00 282.00 77.43 2,079.59 Licenses and Permits Liquor $4,300.00 Pedlar 70.00 Sunday 65.00 Cmnmon Victualer 100.00 Milk 22.00 Pasteurization 20.00 Ice Cream 10.00 Alcohol 11.00 Oleomargarine 11.50 Slaughter 5.00 Employment 5 Taxi 16.00 Junk 15.00 Drive-In Theatre 50.00 Sell, Rent, Lease Fire Arms 10.00 Nursery School 4.00 Revolver 46.50 Dancing 10.00 Auctioneer 22.00 Court Fines Fines and Forfeits Grants and Gifts From County: Dog Fund Account $734.17 Board of Dogs 81.00 Fees for killing 36.00 Bob-eat Bounly 10.00 $784,404.23 5,293,00 10.00 152 From Federal Government: Old Age Assistance: Assistance 59,013.03 Administralion 3,854.77 Aid to Dependent Children: Aid 11,162.65 Administration 1,329.98 Disability Assistance: Assistance 1,050.73 Administration 56.41 Special Assessments Unapportioned Sewer $7,827.19 Apportioned Storm Drain Chapter 80 Due 1954 510.15 Committed Interest Storm Drain Chapter 80 226.86 Apportioned Sewer Assessment Chapter 380 Due 1954 24.50 Committed Interest on Sewer Assessment Chapter 380 5.04 Apportioned Storm Drain ChapTer 80 Due 1953 19,30 Committed Interest on Apportioned Storm Drain Due 1953 6.95 Apportioned Storm Drain Chapter 80 Paid in Advance 73§.20 Committed Interest on Apportioned S~orm Drain Chapter 80 Paid in Advance 2.10 Chapter 80 Drain Assessment Unappor- tioned Pembrook and Sawyer Rds. 411.49 Moth Assessments 1954 203.50 Privileges Motor Vehicle and Trailcr Excise Taxes: Levy 1954 Levy 1953 $58.944.50 10.853.67 Departmental Treasurer: Certificates of T3x Title Redemptions $12.00 Tax Collector: Gross Return 1952 Premium Bond 119.13 Municipal Liens 244.00 Police: Reimbursement Express Charge 1.80 Health: Plumbing Inspections 612.00 Septic Tank Permits 90.00 From State--Subsidy 1;049.99 Fire: Sale of old materials 18.48 From Individuals: Gasoline (Use of ambulance) 2.76 Installation of two telephone cords 3.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures: Fees 144.50 153 77,328.74 9,976.28 69,798.17 Highway: From Individuals: Oil Driveways 15.00 Patch 10.00 Sand 10.00 Gravel 4.00 Use of Roller 20.00 From State--Joint Construction 2,865.38 From County--Joint Construction 1,432.69 Sewer: Miscellaneous and construction 7,477.35 Infirmary: Board and Room 1,037.50 Telephone Tolls 2.80 Sales 45.00 Charities: Reimbursement for Relief: From State 2,706.22 From Cities and Towns 122.40 From Individuals 352.38 Stone Fund Income 262.50 Reimbursement for Aid to Dep. Children: From State 8,606.81 Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance: From .State 56,818.25 From Cities and Towns 1,694.70 From Individuals 1,315.36 Reimbursement for Disability Assis.: From State 884.27 Veterans' Benefits: Reimbursement from State 5,745.49 School: Reimbursement from State: Tuition Vocational School Pupils 969.63 From Individuals: Tuition 50.44 Project Money 204.75 Miscellaneous and Supplies 39.47 Moses Towne Fund 256.49 School Building Program: Reimbursement from State: Bradstreet 4,811.72 Kittredge 7,920.7~ North Andover High School 23,567.33 Reimbursements from Contraetors (Forfeits) 30.00 Stevens Memorial Library: Fines and Reserve Book Fees 528.35 Lost Books 11.00 Unclassified: Town Building--Telephone Tolls 2.00 Bathing Beach--Sale of Tags 23.85 North Andover Housing Authority: Payment in lieu of taxes 1~390.24 From .State--Reimbursement Rent Control 275.i5 Insurance Reimbursements for: Tractor 200.16 Fence 52.00 Automobile 34.00 Hurricane Damage Police Cars 228.99 · 154 Return Premiums High School Bonds 959.03 Premiums on Water Loan of Oc'~. 15, 1954 64.00 Sale of Old Material-- Book cases, tables, desks, file 6.00 School Lunch Account: Receipts $17,676.41 State Aid 4,899.27 Johnson High School: Athletic Account Public Service Enterprises Sale of Water $41,409.11 Construction and Miscellaneous 13,178.99 Interest On U. S. Treasury Bills $3,522.00 On Deposits 108.51 On De£erred Taxes 487.54 On Betterment Assessments 11.46 On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 31.56 On Water Liens 3.42 On Pond School 3.45 On Red School 28.05 On Tax Titles Redeemed 19.66 Temporary Loans Reimbursement Cbapt. 90 G. L. In Anticipation of Revenue $1,000.00 250,000.00 135,351.72 22,575.68 1,094.03 54,588.10 4,215.65 251,000.00 40,000.00 Water Loan Proceeds from Sale "Escrow Account" Western Electric Company 300,000.00 Hurricane Emergency- Section 31, Chaoter 44, G. L. Reimbursement from State: For expenditures Hurricane "Carol" 12,912.00 Agency County Tax 1954 $27,111.52 Dog Licenses--Due County 980.20 Employees Payroll Withholdings Federal Tax Withholding $53,391.11 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund 13,053.70 Mass. Teachers Retirement Association 9,699.53 Employees Group Insurance Deductions 1~832.03 28,091.72 77.976.37 Refunds Taxes $3,269.82 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 2,619.12 Interest Taxes .02 155 Tax Collector Expenses: Petty Cash Advance 100.00 Reimbursements Advertising Cosls 19.95 Police Reserves and Specials 46.11 Police Expenses 35.75 Town Forest 9.68 Health Salaries .28 Outside Relief and Repairs Expenses 36.20 Old Age Assistance Expenses 246.86 U. S. Old Age Assistance~Assistance 29.55 Veterans' Benefits 47.50 School Expenses Petty Cash Advance 10.00 School Expenses 90.70 Johnson High School Athletic Accounl: Petty Cash Advance 40.00 Stevens Memorial Library Expenses: Pet%y Cash Advance 10.00 Itemized Anual Town Reporls 6.62 Total Cash Balance January 1, 1954 Grand Total 6,618.16 $1,881,233.85 1,062,438.07 $2,943,671.92 EXPENDITURES -- 1954 Selectmen ~ Salaries William A. Finneran (Salary) $300.00 Arthur P. Kirk (Salary) 380.00 Arthur A. Thomson (Salary) 60.00 John J. Willis (Salary) 360.00 Total Expended Selectmen- Expenses Boynton Press (Supplies) $10.80 Lillian B. Dearden (Services rendered) 520.00 Lillian B. Dearden/Daniel Cahill (1,000 3 cent envelopes printed) 38.70 Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. (Notices) 32.82 Essex County Selectmen's Assoc. (Dues) 9.00 John R. I-Iosking (Supplies) 53.65 Mass. Selectmen's Association (Dues) 45.00 New England Tel. & TeL Co. (Services) 257.25 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Repairs) 3.00 Total Expended $970.22 Balance to Revenue 1954 29.78 TOTAL Article 11, 1954--Disposing Center School Philip DiGloria $785.00 Total Expended $785.00 Balance to Revenue 1954 1,215.00 TOTAL 156 $1,080.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 Article 18, 1954- Recaulking Town Building Roof The Martin Way, Edward L. Martin, co- partner (New roof and counter flashing on Town Building) $558.00 William Cyr (Recaulking and pointing of the Town Building) 242.00 Total Expended $800.00 Balance to Revenue 1954 200.00 TOTAL Accountant Mary T. Finn (Salary) Accountant- Clerical Hire Nancy A. Hamel $73.70 Rose McEvoy 76.00 Total Expended $149.70 Balance to Revenue 1954 350.30 TOTAL Accountant -- Expenses New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) $156.00 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) 14.80 Lawrence Bindery Co. (Binding of Account Books) 34.75 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Service Con.) 12.10 John R. Hosking (Office Supplies) 30.95 John R. Hosking (Payroll Forms) 65.00 National Cash Register Co. (Service Con.) 20.00 Daniel F. Cahill (Stamps) 6.00 Mass. Municipal Association (Dues) 3.00 Manifold Supplies Co. (Supplies) 5.02 Total Expended $347.62 Balance to Revenue 1954 2.38 TOTAL Treasurer- Salaries James J. Maker (Salary) $3;940.00 Rose S. McEvoy (Salary) 2,885.96 Treasurer -- Expenses Daniel F. Cahill, Postmaster (Envelopes, Stamps and Registered Mail $336.39 Phoenix Indemnity Co. (Treas. Bond) 229.50 Phoenix Indemnity Co. (Forgery Bond) 37.50 Aetna Casualty Co. (Burglary and Holdup Insurance) 36.68 The Todd Sales Co.: 20M-Litho Dup. Blue Streak Checks 378.01 Servicing Check Writcr& Signer 39.00 Ribbons & Belts for Check Writer and Signer) 15.05 James J. Maker, Expenses: Meetings, Treasurers Association 37:78 1,000.00 3,370.00 500.00 350.00 6,825.96 ]57 Dues, Treasurers Association 2.00 Bus Fares to Bank and Reg. of Deeds 32~40 Trips to Boston on Water Loans 7.36 Trips to Boston to Hurricane Board 3.48 Comm. of Mass. (Certifying Notes) 12.00 Lawrence Bindery Co. (Bindings) 20.00 Bay .State Merchants National Bank (Rent of Safe Deposit Box) 5.50 John R. Hosking (Office Supplies) 18.18 Hobbs & Warren, Inc. (Payroll Forms) 6.60 NIcQuestens (Office Supplies) 4.69 The Naiman Press (Letterheads) 5.50 Crosby Publishing Co. (Directory) 15.00 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Quarterly Inspection) 12.10 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 95.20 Total Expended $1,346.92 Balance to Revenue 1954 .08 TOTAL Custodian Tax Title Account James J. Maker (Salary) Daniel F. Cshill (Register Mail) $1.29 Elwyn A. King (Legal Services) 70.00 Bay State Merchants National Bank (Stamp on Deeds) 3.00 Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising) 6.00 Total Expended $80.29 Balance to Revenue 1954 19.71 TOTAL T~x Title Forclose Expenses The Land Court $2.30 North Essex Registry of Deeds 9.75 Bay State Merchants National Bank (Stamp on Deeds) 2.00 Daniel F. Cahill (Registered Mail) 4.40 Elwyn A. King (Legal Services) 25.50 Total Expended $43.95 Balance to Revenue 1954 56.05 TOTAL Tax Collector-- Salaries Frank E. Wallwork, Jr. ((Salary) $975.66 John J. Willis (Salary) 549.34 Ida K. Farrell (Salary) 3,030.00 Tax Collector--Expenses, including bond Petty Cash Advance $100.00 P. O. Box Rental 4.20 Postmaster, Lawrence (Envelopes and Stamps) 353.60 John R. Hosking (Supplies) 30.85 Sullivan Typewriter Company (Contract) 12.10 158 1,347.00 $1oo.oo 100.00 100.00 $4,555.00 Mass. Collector's Ass'n. (Dues) 2.00 Mass. Deputy Collector's Ass'n. (Dues) 1.00 Lawrence Bindery (Binding Records) 26.25 Carson's Express (Supplies) 4.89 Naiman Press (Supplies) 5.50 McQuesten's (Supplies) 2.95 Anthony's Ins. Agency (Deputy Collec- tor's Bond) 5.00 Roger Dehullu (OITxce Deputy Collector's Bond) 12.50 Great Pond Ins. Co. (Collector's Bond) 374.25 Great Pond Ins. Co. (Burglary and Holdup Insurance) 44.83 Eagle-Tribune (Advertising Tax Taxings) 34.13 G. Hudson Driver or John J. Willis (Recording Deeds and Tax Taking Expenses) 21.75 Cecelia Sheehan (Services) 90.00 Harold E. Larkin (Services Deputy ColL) 40.00 A. W. LaFond and Co. (Printing Tax Bills) 265.90 Hobbs and Warren (Forms) 9.78 Boynton Press, Inc. (Warrant Notices) 8.25 New England Telephone Company 112.45 John J. Willis (Tax Collector's Meeting Boston) 4.73 Emil O. Boulanger (Renovation of O~ce) 125.00 Lawrence Plate and Window Glass Co. (Renovation of Office) 68.00 Total Expended Minus Advance Petty Cash Minus Credit Advertising Tax Takings Balance to Revenue TOTAL Assessors' -- Salaries Henry E. Lund (Salary) $700.00 Edward W. Phelan (Salary) 700.00 Marguerite Soucy (Salary) 700.00 Flora H. McCubbin (Salary) 2,886.00 Assessors~ ~ Expenses $1.759.91 100.00 19.95 $1,639.96 .04 Association of Mass. Assessors (Dues) $9.00 Bec Publishing Co. (Binding) 11.75 Boynton Press (Forms) 10.15 Ralph B. Brasseur (Services) 1,197.00 Daniel Cahill, Postmaster (Envelopes) 37.86 Walter F. Costello (Services) 5.00 M. Grossman (Supplies) 2.50 Hobbs & Warren, Inc. (Forms) 136.22 John Hosking (Supplies) 9.55 Lawrence Bindery (Binding) 51.50 Henry E. Lund (Mileage) 54.96 Henry E. Lurid (Meetings) 69.55 Manifold Supplies (Supplies) 16.92 Myrtle Mayer (Services) 94.50 Flora H. McCubbin (Assr. Assessor) 189.50 159 $1,640.00 4,986.00 Flora H. McCubbin (Transfers) 36.25 Flora II. McCubbin (Postage) 4.00 McQuesten's (Supplies) 19.86 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 85.75 L. I. Nutter (Supplies) 8.95 Edward W. Phelan (Mileage) 57.60 Cecelia Sheehan (Services) 43.00 Marguerite Soucy (Meetings) 10.80 Marguerite Soucy (Mileage) 77.16 Stoneham Independent (Supplies) 1.00 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Contract-Equip.) 13.35 Lila S. Turner (Services) 112.49 Total Expended $2,366.17 Balance to Revenue 1954 17.83 TOTAL 2,384.00 License Commissioners -- Expenses Commissioner of Public Safety (Forms) $2,70 IIobbs & Warren, Inc. (Forms) 13.90 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 66.22 Barbara Philbrick (Services rendered) 17.00 Total Expended $99.82 Balance to Revenue 1954 .18 TOTAL 100.00 Town Clerk-- Salary John g. Lyons (Salary) 700.00 Town Clerk-- Expenses Boynton Press (Forms) $28.70 Daniel F. Cahill (Stamps & registered Mail) 9.00 The College Bindery (Bindings) 16.00 John R. Hosking (Supplies) 9.35 John J. Lyons (Swearing in or Officers) 15.50 Thomas J. McGrail Jr. (Bond) 10.00 McQuesten (Office Supplies) 7.98 Mass. Town Clerk Asso. (Dues and Sub- scription) 7.50 Thc National Institute of Municipal Clerks (Dues) 10.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 66.89 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Complete Cleaning & Oiling) 25.00 Total Expended $205.92 Balance to Revenue 1954 44.08 TOTAL 250.00 Election Registrars John J. Lyons (Salary-) $150.00 Patrick C. Cronin (Salary) 150.00 Fred McCormack (Salary) 150.00 John J. McDuffie (Salary) 150.00 Arthur A, Thomson (Moderator) 50.00 Total Expended 650.00 160 Election Expenses STREET LISTING, PRECINCTS 1, 2, 3, 4 Allen Morse $90.00 Edmee Beaucheane 25.00 Evon J. Whittaker 96.00 Cecilia M. Sheehan 155.00 MISCELLANEOUS Boynton Press (Ballots, Check List) 671.64 Bee Publishing Co. (Printed Warrants) 64.75 Daniel F. Cahill (Postage) 12.00 George Emmons (Sound Machine) 10.00 John R. ttosking (Office Supplies) 18.16 Frank Howard (Posting of Warrants) 12.50 NIcQuesten (Office Supplies) 31.65 Cecilia Sheehan (Clerical) 109.60 Hobbs & Warren, Inc. (Forms) 10.90 Garnett Wi]son (Sound Machine) 40.00 Spaulding & Moss (Street List) 262.00 Samuel Wilde (Making plan of Voting Precincts 3.50 John J. Thompson (Wiring Voting Booths) 15.35 WAGES Kathryn Finn 42.00 Cornelius Hegarty 47.00 Arlene Bell 36.00 Wi]liam Ward 36.00 Mabel Walsh 36.00 Doris Rehn 36.00 Katherine Davis 12.00 Teresa Walsh 12.00 Ethel Donovan 36.00 Mabel Smith 24.00 Barbara McCarthy 24.00 John Lavin 12.00 Rose Mackin 24.00 Mary C. Hill ~ 12.00 George Cunningham 36.00 Joseph Lawlor 36.00 Patrick Cronin 42.00 Fred McCormack 12.00 Katherine White 24.00 Geraldine Hegarty 24.00 Norman Fleming 12.00 Yvonne Whittaker 12.00 Catherine Lebel 12.00 Ida Chadwick 12.00 Myron B. Lewis 36.00 Frank Howard 5.00 George Morse 42.00 Elizabeth Murphy 39.00 Constance Boyle 36.00 Vera Earbette 24.00 Rose McEvoy 36.00 Harold Ackroyd 24.00 Alfred Garneau 44.00 Harry Michelmore 32.00 Loretta Wilson 36.00 John SuLlivan 12.00 Wilfred Windle 12.00 161 Alice A. Cavallaro Florence Maguire George Windle Florence Kay Bertha Martin Clara Sutcliffe Lillian McDonald George Reilly Everett Woodhouse Christopher Higginbottom James P. Daw Hector Lefebvre Ernest Summers Peter H. Martin Karl Wainwright Donald Fountain Frederick Soucy Donald Thomson Stephen McGrail Ellen Summers James Todd Nellie McGlynn Katherine Roberts John Lanni Marion Weeks Vera S. Warwick Lewis Broadhead Gertrude Gillespie Sam Bottomley Thomas Smith Dennis Evangelos Andrew Milne Elizabeth Trombly Josephine Rivet Jacqueline Riley Vera M. Sheridan William Humphries Emma A. Trickett Mary E. Lannon Helen Stanwood Frank Elander Marion Morse Charles A. Ward Catherine Sweeney Robert L. Sanborn Carl A. Thomas John J. Cushing Phyllis Jackson Gladys Houghton Alice Smith Allen Morse Sidney Rea Natalie Forgetta George Rea Eleanor Montgomery Fred D. Whittier Cornelius J. Donovan Helena Busby John Milnes Margaret Reardon William J. Stone 162 36.00 36.00 12.00 24.00 36.00 36.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6,00 2.00 2.00 24.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 24.00 42.00 39,00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 24.00 12.00 36.00 24.00 36.00 24.00 24.00 36.00 24.00 24.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 36.00 24.00 48.00 36.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 5.00 42.00 39.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 24.00 36.00 12.00 36.00 12.00 Adah Rea 24.00 Veronica Perkins 24.00 Edna Whittaker 12.00 Amy McIntyre 36.00 Marion l~owar d 7.00 Philip Busby 20.00 Elizabeth Dushame 24.00 John Slipkowsky 24.00 Marion I. Shellnut 12.00 Rose Broderick 12.00 Florence Kilcourse 12.00 Phyllis Guptil 4.00 George Everson 12.00 Total Expended $4,213.05 Balance to Revenue 1954 278.95 TOTAL 4,492.00 Planning Board -- Expenses Angelina Kelly (Services rendered) $75.00 Anna Donohue (Services rendered) 70.75 Jane Broderick (Services rendered) 27.50 George Cunningham (Services) 8.00 Tribune Publishing Co. (Adveriising) 34.20 Boynton Press (Stationery) 9.20 Angeline Kelley (Postage) 6.00 Mass. Federation of Planning Boards (Dues) 12.50 Northern District Essex County Registry of Deeds (Recording Fees) 12.80 Garnett Wilson (Sound Service) 15.00 Boston Blue Print Co. (Remounting maps) 23.35 McQuesten's (Plan file) 392.50 Demelle G. Ga~y Co. (..Maps) 7.50 Total Expended $694.30 Balance to revenue 1954 80.70 TOTAL 775.00 Article 3, 1954 -- Special Town Meeting -- Oct. 18, 1954 Planning Board Revision of Town By,Laws, Zoning Maps, Etc. John T. Blackwell $600.00 Total Expended $600.00 Forwarded to January 1955 4,400.00 TOTAL Board of Appeals Angelina Kelley (Services rendered) $75.00 Anna Donohue (Services rendered) 12.50 Angelina Kelley (Postage) 6.00 Arnold H. Salisbury (Legal services) 100.00 Total Expended $193.50 Balance to revenue 1954 6.50 5,000.00 200.00 TOTAL 163 Sanitor Town Hall John J. Cushing (Salary) Maintenance Town Building p Salary George Sanford (Salary) Maintenance Town Building- Expenses H. Berger Paper Co, (Supplies) 14.75 Board of Public Works (Water) 24.96 Emile Boulanger (Labor & supplies) 117.05 Crane Hardware Co. (Supplies) 13.84 John D. Driscoll (Incinerator) 175.00 Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. (Notice) 3.94 Finberg Supply Co. (Lights) 9.94 ti. L. Gilman (Labor & supplies) 95.75 Howe Heating Corp. (Fuel oil & clean boiler) 610.15 William B. Kent & Sons (Services) 30.00 Lawrence Electric Co. (Services) 723.00 Lawrence Gas Co. (Services) 11.24 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Co, (Labor & supplies) 28.55 Lawrence Window Cleaning Co. (Wash- ing windows) 120.00 Meagan's Drug Store (Supplies) 20.75 J. Ernest Miller (Labor) 6.88 New England TeL & Tel. Co (Services) 187.75 George Sarfford (Care of lawn) 40~00 George Seylr~our (Labor & supplies) 24.50 F. E. Smith (Labor & supplies--painting offices ) 226.37 John J. Thompson (Labor & supplies) 86.95 Trombly Bros. Service Stations (Fuel oil) 1,397.60 H. J. Welch Co. (Labor & supplies) 87.51 Total Expended $4,056.48 Balance to Revenue 1954 7.52 TOTAL Police -- Salaries Alfred H. McKee (Chie£) Richard S. Hilton (Sergeant) Myron B. Lewis (Patrolman) $3,603.76 A. Houghton Farnham (Patrolman) 3,608.76 Everett Woodhouse (Patrolman) 3,608.76 Norman Fleming (Patrolman) 3,608.76 Joseph W. Lawlor (Patrolman) 3,608.76 Russell Donnelly (Patrolman) 3,608.76 Robert Sanborn (Patrolman) 3,608.76 Total Expended Ronald Haggerty (Reserve Officer) $414.00 Philip Miller (Reserve Officer) 528.96 Frank Dushame (Reserve Officer) 473.16 Ernest Roberts (Reserve Officer) 410.55 Paul Lafond (Reserve Officer) 533.15 Leo Galeazzi (Reserve Officer) 248.22 Leo Macklin (Reserve Officer) 124.53 Frank Howard (Reserve Officer) 63.60 400.00 936.00 4,064.00 4,422.56 4,048.16 25,261.32 Charles McCubbin (Reserve Officer) 50.88 John J. Lanni (Reserve Officer) 256.02 Total Expended $3,103.07 Refunds 46.11 Balance to Revenue 1954 TOTAL Police -- Expenses American Lafrance Poamite Corp. (Rubber Coat) $16.00 Andover Press (Signs) 57.75 Atomlite (Beacon Light) 40.00 Robert S. Ayer (Ammunition) 20.00 Edward Bardsley (Radio tube) 1.35 II. Berger Paper Co. (Supplies) 39.41 Bill's Auto Service (Repairs, gas & oil) 766.43 Boynton Press (Printing) 5.60 J. F. Byron 5c to $1.00 Store (Bulbs) 2.58 Central Service Station (Repairs) 9.50 Com. of Public Safety (Permit Books) 1.10 M. Edward Connor (Regulator repairs) 33.65 Crane IIardware Co. (Supplies) 38.89 Davis & Furber Machine Co (Repairs) 8.00 D. G. Donovan Machine & Auto Repair (Repair) 12.50 Eastern States Police Radio League (Dues) 5:00 Essex Signs (Repairing neon signs) 22.00 Joseph M. Finneran (Medical supplies) 15.00 Norman Fleming (Expenses to F.B.I. Meeting) 10.00 Frank's Atlantic Service (Repair, gas and oil) 116.40 Leo Galeazzi (Street marking) 56.00 Howard Gilman (Oil burner repairs) 33.00 Gorham Fire Equipment Co. (Flares and badge) 22.76 Graf Bros., Inc. (Express) 2.94 Mary V. Hannigan (Matron) 10.00 Highland Towel Supply (Towels) 24.00 Hollins Super Service (Fuel Oil) 320.02 Frank Howard (Cleaning and replacing signs ) 44.00 Jackson Lumber Co. (Lumber) 1.81 Kelleher's Esso (Tire change) .50 Paul L'afond (Cleaning and labor at station) 150.50 John J. Lanni (Use of car) 3.90 Law] 'Plate & Window Glass Co. (Glass) 2.60 Joseph W. Lawlor (Expenses to F.B.I. Meeting) 10.00 Myron B, Lewis (Expenses to meeting) 30.87 M. Linsky & Bros. Inc. (Uniforms) 228.20 Longbottom's Market (Supplies) 3.10 Lowell Motor Sales (Installing equip- ment) 22.96 Manifold Supply Co. (Stationery) 13.40 Mass. Chiefs of Police Asso. (Dues) 5.00 165 $3,056.96 4.00 3,060.96 Mass. Sa£ety Officers League (Dues) 4.00 H. B. McArdle (Stationery and supplies) 29~09 Alfred H. McKee (Expenses to meetings and convention) 115.60 McQuesten's (Stationery and supplies) 93.82 Merrimack Sales Co., Inc. (Supplies) 25.48 J. Ernest Miller (Repairs) 5.80 New England Asso. of Chiefs of Police (Dues) 5.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 363.91 Pellerin Auto Body (Repairs) 270.99 A, L. Postman Co. (First-aid kit refill) 8.47 Railway Express Agency (Express) 1.80 Edward Retelle (Lights) 9.00 Edward Riemitis (Radio repairs) 286.20 Ernest Roberts (Examining Floats) 3.00 George I-I. Schruender (Gasoline) 5.80 Albert Schlott (Tires) 159.92 Shawsheen Motor Mart (Repairs) 189.02 Albert Shellnut (Gasoline) 2.00 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (Gasoline) 892.48 Sportsman's Log Cabin (Supplies) 145.59 State Prison (Signs) 147.50 SuIlivan Typewriter Co. (Repairs) 35.20 John J. Thompson ( Eleclrical repairs) 11.18 Treat Hardware Co. (Supplies) 11.66 Trombly Bros .Service Station (Repairs) 13.74 Tropical Paint & Oil Co. (Street marking paint) 58.81 Woodworth's Motors (Gasoline) 7.33 Weston Emergency Light Co. (Bulbs) 7.00 Cyr Oil Co. (Motor Oil) 29.80 Wing's Express (Express) 3.65 Total Expended Refunds Balance to Revenue 1954 TOTAL $5,170.06 35.75 $5,134.31 244.68 Article No. 30--Three Regular Patrolmen Charles McCubbin (Patrolman) $2,428.65 Paul Dyer (Patrolman) 2,428,65 John J. Lanni (Patrolman) 2,428.65 Total Expended $7,285.95 Balance to Revenue 1954 159.05 TOTAL Article No. 31- New Police Car Lowell Motor Sales (8 Cyl. Mainline 2 Dr. Sedan) $1,849.00 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Adver- tising) 3.94 Total Expended $1,852.94 Balance to Revenue 1954 7.06 TOTAL 166 $5,378.99 $7,445.00 $1,860.00 Article No. 12- Police BiU of 194g Harvey Radio Laboratories (Police radio) $250.00 Total Expended Article No. 19- Police OHieer at Bathing Norman Fleming (Officer) $67.47 Leo Galeazzi (Officer) 76.32 John Lanni (Officer) 117.64 Joseph W. Lawlor (Officer) 13.84 Myron B. Lewis (Officer) 55.36 Philip Miller (Officer) 12.72 Ernest Roberts (Officer) 6.36 Robert Sanborn (Officer) 41.52 Everett Woodhouse (Officer) 46.71 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Car stickers) 12.00 Total Expended $449.94 Balance to Revenue 1954 .06 TOTAL Dog Warrant ~ Salary Stanley Buturlia (Salary) Dog Warrant -- Expenses Stanley Buturlia (Care, custody and destroying animals) $234.00 Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. (Notice) 3.60 Total Expended $237.60 Balance to Revenue 1954 2.40 TOTAL Fire -- Salaries James P. Daw, Chief $1,652.36 James Hargreaves, Chief, Retired 340.20 Donald Thomson, Acting Chief 2,430.00 Edwin Koenig, Engineer 549.96 Calvin Snell, Engineer 549.96 James P. Daw, Regular 2,260.45 Donald M. Thomson, Regular 1,625.91 Christopher Higginbottom, Regular 3,608.76 Hector L,efebvre, Regular 3,608.76 Thomas K. Wainworight, ReguLar 3,608.76 Ernest Summers ,Regular 3,608.76 P. Henry Martin, Regular 3,608.76 Donald Fountain, Regular 3,331.16 Donald Fountain, Spare Driver 699.96 David Roberts, Spare Driver 699.96 Wilfred /~rsenault, Spare Driver 699.96 Stuart Summers, Spare Driver 641.63 Martin Lawlor, Captain 499.92 Donald Fountain, Call Man 58.83 Everett Long, Call Man 360.00 George Windle, Call Man 443.30 William McKinnon, Call Man 360.00 John LaFrance, Call .Man 360.00 Archie Gourley, Call Man 459.96 167 $250.00 Beach 450.00 245.00 240.00 Kenneth Rabs, Call Man Richard Lawlor, Call Man Raymond DeAdder, Call Man Charles Ashworth, Call Man Christopher Kelley, Call Man George Everson, Call Man Thomas Drisco]l, Call Man Arthur Broderick, Call Man Leo Galeazzi, Call Man Slewart Wilson, Call Man Joseph Guthrie, Call Man Frederick Christie, Call Man Frederick Soucy, Call Man Edward Lawlor, Call Man Edwin Cunningham, Call Man 459.96 360.00 360.00 360.00 360.00 360.00 30.00 360.00 150.00 360.00 360.00 383.30 268.29 306.64 270.00 OVERTIME~DUE TO ILLNESS James P. Daw 34.56 Hector Lefebvre 14.40 Karl Wainwright 14.40 Ernest Smnmers 20.16 P. Henry Martin 20.16 Donald Fountain 47.76 VACATIONS Frederick Soucy 971.60 Total Expended $41,938.05 Balance to Revenue 1954 707.66 TOTAL Fire -- Expenses Arrow Cleaning Co. (Cleaning) $4.00 American LeFrance Foamite Co. (Equipmcnt & Supplies) 267.73 William Boyle (Services on Fire Alarm) 83.40 Louis Bills (Services fixing tappers) 29.25 Bill's Auto Service (Repairs, oil, labor on Mack, & Ambulance) 334.84 Crane Hardware (Supplies) 134.01 Cyr Oil Co. (Gas & Oil) 371.84 Ernest Dugarden (Hose gates) 11.50 Davis &Furber Machine Co. (Steel Box Sheets of Steel Metal) 8.60 Dyer Clark Co. (Equipment) 58.89 Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising & printing) 36.00 Essex Hardware Co. (Manella Rope) 5.20 E. & J Company of New England ( Oxygen Cylinder) 3.65 Elander & Swanston (Suit for Chief) 78.25 Fire Engineers Magazine (Subscription) 6.00 Franks Atlantic Service Station (Wire, Fuses & oil) 12.66 Farley Awning Co. (Draping of Station) 11.33 Joseph Finneran (Supplies) 4.58 Raymond Galloni (Fixing Chimney) 125.00 Gamewell Co. (Fire Alarm Equipment) 3.64 Highland Towel Co. (Services) 29.25 John R. Hosking (Office Supplies) 4.05 168 42,645.71 New England Tel.& Tel. Co. (Services) 262~04 Jackson Lumber Co. (Masonite Board) 3.92 William Kent & Sons (Cartage) 3.50 Lawrence Gas Co. (Service) 14~02 Lawrence Electric Co. (Services) 345.84 Joseph Lebel (Furnace Repairs) 81.30 Longbottoms Market (Supplies) 6:81 Lawrence Motor Paris (Cleaning Motor, Supplies) 3L38 Lawrence Rubber Co. (2 pair of Boots) 21.00 Hector Lefebvre (Lunch) 1.75' Rose McEvoy (Clerical) 10.00 Mulvey Laundry (Services) 135.59 Merrimack Sales (Brushes & Handles) 14.00 Macartney (Suit & cap) 73.95 Charles Murane (Ser. fixing Fire Aalrm) 15.00. Midtown T. V. & Radio Co. (Tubes) 5.35 Mack Motor (Fixing pump & motor, labor) 434.37 North Shore Welding (Oxyg!n) 24~00 North Andover Coal Co. (Oil) 424.34 Nenry Nason (Miscr. siped tires) 15.00 Nutter Hardware (Paint & Varnish) 11.00 Peter O'Connor (Repairs on Fire Alarm 20.40 Professional & Hospital Equipment Co. (Oxygen Gauge) 29.00 North Andover Public Works(Services) 17.48 Pellerin Auto Co. (Paint & Body Work Mr. Hargreaves Car) 120:00 A. L. Postman Co. (First Aid Supplies) 18.38 Edward Riemitis Co. (Services) 102.30 Edward A. Retelle (Boots) 41.44 Reusch's Service Station (Tires, tubes, cl'.ains for Ambulance) 184.26 George Seymour (Reset Comb. on Safe) 5.00 Stewart Machine Co. (Automatic Light Switch) 17.50 Shawsheen Motor Mart (Ambulance rep.) 29.49 S. M. Spencer Co. (Badges) 7.03 Frank Snow (Recharge Fire Extinguisher) 2.75 John J. Thomson (Electrical Services) 39.35 Typewriter Co. (ribbon) 1.25 Tropical Paint & Oil Co. (Paint) 56.78 James Ventre (Tailoring) 9.00 Verda's Garage (Fixing LaFrance Truck) 82.00 Val's Restaurant (Lunches) 7.50 Charles White Coal Co. (Oil) 705:04 Winwar Inc. (Floor Wax, Cleaner) 50.47 Woodworth Motors (Truck Repairs) 5.25 Young & Young (Parts) 26.50 Poll Tax Rebates 64.00 Total Article 34, 1954--Fire 2~"~ Hose Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) $3.94 Amer. LaFrance Foamite CdrP. (Hose) 1,568.00 Total Expended $1,571.94 Balance to Revenue 1954 68.06 TOTAL 169 5,200.00 1,640:00 Article 35, 1954--Hose Dryer for Fire Department Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. ( Advertising ) $3.50 Amer. LaFrance Foamite Corp. (Hose Dryer) 684.90 William B. Kent & Sons (Cartage) 11.60 TOTAL 700.00 Article 5, 1954- Special Town Meeting--April 14. 1954 New Car for Fire Chief Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising) $3.94 Morse Chevrolet, Newton, N. H. (Chevrolet Car) 2,231.00 Total Expended $2,234.94 Balance to Revenue 1954 15.06 TOTAL 2,250.00 Article 1,-- Special Town Meeting--March 14, 1953 New Ladder Truck & Equipment American LaFrance Foamite Corp. $17,994.00 Total Expended $17,994.00 Balance to Revenue 1954 6.00 TOTAL Building Inspector- Salary Martin Lawlor Sr. (Salary) Building Inspector -- Expenses 18,000.00 500.00 Article 11. 1952 ~ Sealer of Weights and Measures 3 Weights & Glass Containers Hobbs & Warren Inc. $27.00 Total Expended $27.00 Balance to Revenue 1954 8.12 TOTAL Sealer of Weights and Measures Ernest Roberts (Salary 170 35.12 425.00 Martin Lawlor: Mileage on Car $65.25 Telephone Calls 5.00 Court Expenses, Trans. and Meals 16.33 Stamped Envelopes 7.19 ,Manila Envelopes 5.00 Total Expended $98.77 Balance to Revenue 1954 1.23 TOTAL 100.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures--Expenses W. & L. E. Gurley (Supplies) $1.85 Hobbs & Warren, Inc. (Supplies) 13.24 Ernest Roberts (Supplies and expenses) 59.30 Total Expended $74.39 Balance to Revenue 1954 15.61 TOTAL Wiring Inspector -- Salary John Thompson (Salary) Wiring Inspector -- Expenses John R. Hosking (Supplies) $ .70 Naiman Press (Letterheads) 5.00 A. It. Thomas Co. (Typewriter) 55.00 John Thompson (Expenses) 64.00 Total Expended $124.70 Balance to Revenue 1954 .30 TOTAL Insect Pest ~ Salaries John J. Connors $3,745.34 John W. Hegarty 994.72 Alfred E. Garneau 941.51 Leo La/ond 826.78 Theodore Iminski 766.34 Donald Dearden 205.72 Hugh Dowling 434.64 Raymond Walsh 23.98 Total Expended $7,939.03 Balance to Revenue 1954 20.97 TOTAL Insect Pest ~ Expenses BiLls Auto Service (truer repairs, gas, oil and labor) $191.22 H. Bruekmann (Insecticides) 1.86 Central Service Station (Repairs, oil, gas for trucks) 210.66 John J. Connors (Replaced loss number ~ plate) 1'50 D. G. Donovan Machine and Auto Supply Co. (Repairs to Tail gate) 1 .50 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising) ~c Hartney Spray Corp. (Insecticides) 521'94.01 Hope Tire Co. (Recap Tires) 41.32 Rose McEvoy (Clerical) 1~.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 11.25 Registry of Motor Vehicles (Regis.) 26~.00 Socony Vacuum Oil Co. (Gas) .28 Total Expended $1,282.48 Balance to Revenue 1954 1].52 TOTAL 171 90.00 500.00 125.00 7,960.00 1,300.00 Dutch Elm Disease--Salaries John J. Connors $73.08 John W. I-Iegarty 657.60 Alfred E. Garneau 779.76 Leo Lafond 714.00 Theodore Iminski 714.00 Hugh Dowling . 385.01 Donald Dearden 201.62 Raymond Walsh 65.76 Total Expended $3,590.83 Balance to Revenue 1954 9.17 TOTAL ~ Dutch Elm Disease -- Expenses Bills Auto Service (oil & parts) $§.05 Central Service Station (Oil, chains & Storage) 43.65 Crane Hardware (Rope & Supplies) 91.07 D. G. Donovan Machine Auto Supply (Power assemble) 6.50 Eggl~ston Supply Co. (Chains & Blades) 146.23 Hartney Spray Corporation (Line Saw) 25.10 Nashua Industrial Machine Tool Co. (Equipment) 15.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Ca. (Services) 5.53 Total Expended $339.13 Balance to Revenue 1954 10.87 TOTAL Tree Warden-- Salaries John J. Connors (Salary) $400.00 John W.I.iegarty 1,265.84 Al£red E. Garneau 1,387.77 Leo E. Lafond 1,557.36 Theodore Iminski 1,367.55 Donald Dearden 376.67 Hugh Dowling 456.48 Roy Houde 21.92 Anthony Galvagna 30.96 George Dolan 20.64 David Hallsworfl~ 25.80 Bose McEvoy 32.00 Total Expended $6,942.99 Balance to Revenue 1954 17.01 TOTAL Tree Warden -- Expenses Bills Auto Service (Gas) $3.22 Crane Hardware Co. (Saws, axe handles & Supplies ) 47.61 John J. Connors (Tree Warden Meetings dues, Tree Conferences) 70.10 Eggleston SuppIy Co., Inc. (Repairs of saws & sharpening) 19.85 Essex County Tree Warden Association (Dues) 5.00 172 3,600.00 350.00 6,960.00 Franks Atlantic Service Station (Gas) Frost Insecticide Co. (Spruce poles, saws & brushes) ' Hartney Spray Corporation (Hank Rope) George Henry (Saws retoothed) John R. Hosking (Supplies) Kelsey Highlands Nursery (Sugar Maples, hale of peat) Lombard Governor Corp. (Muffler) Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (mirrorhead) Mathias Hart Co., Inc. (Gloves, Climber equipment) William A. Mears (Cutter) Mall Tool Co. (Saw repaired) Rose McEvoy (Clerics1) Socony Vacuum Oil Co. (Gas) Treat Hardware Corp. (Saw Files) New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) Shattucks Express (Cartage) Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1954 4.16 1.37 7.50 7.92 .85 1 ~.95 ~.57 1.58 43.57 S.OO L97 141 .00 .53 .85 .30 ,00 $65 .90 .10 TOTAL John W. Negarty Alfred E. Garneau Leo Lalond Theodore Iminski Walter Corcoran Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1954 Brush Cutting $13] .52 31~( .44 32,' .18 18Z .92 3~ .54 $994.60 .40 TOTAL Louis Zieba Carl Kemp Harold Lambert Edward Harris Anthony Galvagna George Schofield Total Expended Refund Town Forest $3~ .88 5( .76 if .48 lC .32 lC .32 2~ .80 $151.56 .68 $141.88 Balance to Revenue 1954 TOTAL Article ?,7, 1954--Moth Department--l~ Winch & Equipment Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (New Ford Truck) $3,474 Total -Expended $3,474 Balance to Revenue 1954 2( TOTAL 173 .12 O0 O0 660.00 1,000.00 150.00 Truck, 3.500.00 Article 28, 1954--Power Chain Saw Hartney Spray Corporation (1 McCullock Model Saw Blades & Chains $484.70 Total Expended $484.70 Balance to Revenue 1954 15.30 TOTAL 500.00 Article 29, 1954 -- Power Brush Cutter Hartney Spray Corporation (McCullock Brush Cutter, Blades, Lines) $299.30 Total Expended $299.30 Balance to Revenue 1954 .70 TOTAL 300.00 Tree Department--Second /land Truck Emergency, Section 31, Chapter 44, G. L. Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (Ford Truck) 1,100.00 Hurricane "Carol"--Section 33, Chapter 44, G. L. Frederick W. Phelan $105.00 Joseph H. Houghton 122~50 Walter Hunt 80.00 Reginald H. DeVebre 80.00 Roger Lawson 5.00 Howard I. Ratcliffe 65.63 David Wallwork 45.00 George R. Roache 330.63 Edward J. Laycock 20.00 William J. Coppinger 110,00 John F. Gavin 360.00 Wi]liam Stone 95.00 Edwin Littlefield 465.00 Leonard S. Perkins 27.50 Raymond J. Walsh 680.00 Antonio Giarrusso 807.50 James Doran 470.00 John F. Keaney 90.00 William F. Mackie 25,00 William A. Dubois 276.25 Wilfred Nightingale 75.00 Leon E. Petell 800.63 Thomas T. Shapcott 86.25 George Reilly 117.50 Walter Marshall 266.25 Dominic Conti 755.00 John E. Fenton 145.00 Harold R. Dow 340.00 John W. Costello 465.00 James J. McLaughlin 126.25 Philip M. Walsh 106.25 Frederick W. Wilson 100,00 Fred Brothers 487.50 Walter Hamilton 475.00 John Howard 116.25 Thomas F. Spedding 36.25 Albert Detora 25.00 Edward T. Sullivan 180.01 174 Robert A. Smith William C. Laiond David H. Knightly Robert J. Lefebvre Loughman Kilton Robert L. Moynihan John Roche Herbert Toomey Donald Foss Charles A. Carroll Leonard White Frank Donovan William Walsh Frederick Christie Raymond Niaynard George Shackleton Charles J. tIarbolt Anthony Galvagna Michael Corradino Archie Sarkisan Jr. Joseph Smith Donald Dearden Donald Elliott Leonard E. Enaire Frank Shottes John Belyea Richard Hargreaves Ar%hut Beaudoin Fred Chase Salvator DiPietro Dominie Bannano Albert Himber Arthur Scalaro Char]es F. Phair James Calder George Hayes Edward O'Brien John Greenwood John F. Sullivan Walter Stamp Jr. Edward Donovan Charles Black Philip Clark Charles Mitchell James Cotter Eastman Wedge Irving Dow Raymond Roberls John Cruickshank John Gallant Daniel McDonald _Allen Chadwick Robert Lupo Harold Windle Robert Gravel Roger LaRoche Walter Dubois Daniel Quinlan John Pickles Martin Lawlor Sr. Daniel McLaughlin 175 12~ 38 3~ .13 3~ .75 4£ .00 1£ .00 2~ .00 3~i00 3£ .00 6C .00 60 00 6C 00 5~ 75 40 00 61 25 50 lOOOO 25,00 20.90 35, D0 20. DO 10,DO 65. D0 55.30 20, D0 70.)0 50.)0 150.)0 25.)0 35.10 65.10 45.33 25.]0 25.)0 75.)0 25.)0 20. )0 80.)0 30.33 228.15 118.)5 133.32 106. ~0 180. 30. 0 30. 0 45~ 20. 20. 45.( 10.( 15.( 36.~ 60.( 10.( 350.( 21.1 100.( 73f, 5.( David Hallsworth Leonard Oates FranR Mi¢osia Robert Turner Felix Miller Edward Lawlor Davis McKee Edward Snell Kenneth Long Donald Foulds Raymond Watts William Smith John Burns John Haigh Calvin Tardiff ' Hugh Stewart Henry Martin Arnold Wilcox Frank McGlynn Jay McDonald George Walsh Leonard Coppetta Henry Sullivan Amos Charles Bird Robert Lewis Fred Clark william McAloon Robert Harris Bernard McGrath Robert Stamp Leonard Aube Daniel Doiran John Yakawonis Joseph Shea Robert Stewart Ralph Bevin David Mulchay Waiter Hamilton Joseph Flynn Richard Roche Kenneth Roebuck Joseph Trickett Frederick Soucy John Glennie John Levesque Charles Wood Joseph Ruess William Driseoll Frank Driscoll Raymond Bogelin John W. Hegarty Alfred E. Garneau Leo Lafond Theodore Iminski Hugh Dowling George Kane William Smith Wilfred Windle Leslie Cooney Adam Slomba John T. Ward 176 5.00 5.00 5~00 10.00 10.00 264.53 51.88 30.00 27.50 35.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 12.50 15.00 15.00 147.40 25.00 15.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 15.00 46.25 7.50 17.50 17.50 7.50 7.50 15.00 7.50 55,00 70.00 20.00 290.00 30.00 10.00 10.00 30.00 40.00 20.00 30.00 49.85 40.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 12.50 5.00 5.00 191.81 193.18 191.81 191.81 171.26 117.25 27.78 58.33 325.00 3.75 17.50 David A. Finn John J. Connors Curtis Bush Timothy O'Connor James Beaulieu 'Vincent J. McLaughlin Saverio Medici David Roberts Calvin Snell Wi]fred Arsenault Edwin Keenig Stuart Summers Donald Fountain Hector Lefebvre Christopher Higginbottom William McEvoy Everett Woodhouse John J. Lanni~ Leo Macklin Norman Fleming Paul Lafond Philip IMiiler Leo Galeazzi Ernest Roberts Joseph W. Lawlor Myron B. Lewis ttobert L. Sanborn Alfred H. McKee Charles NIcCubbin Amalio Tree Surgeons Inc. (Tree Climbers and cranc) American LaFrance Foamite Corp. (Batteries) A. H. Anderson Inc. (Repair storm dam- ages to Kittredge School Roof) Kenneth Bailey (Truck hire m~d man) Raymond Beaudoin (Truck hire and man) Bills Auto Service (Gas) Crane Hardware Co. (Equipment) Cyr Oil Co. (Gas) Davis & Furber Co. (Truck, Laborers and Crane) Donald Dearden (Power Saw & operator) John J. Driscoll (Truck hire and man) Dyer Clark Co. (Equipment) Eggeston Supply Co. Inc. (Saw Equipment) Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (Bank Gravel) Franks Atlantic Service (Gas & oil) Frost Insecticide Co. (Equipment) Alfred Garneau (Auto hire) Garwood Industries (Supplies) Ira Goodhue Jr. (Truck hire and man) Charles Hassey (Truck hire and man) Hilton Oil Co. (Kerosene) Joseph H. Houghton (Truck hire and Leo Lafond (Power saw and truck) Lawrence Plate & Glass Co. (Glass & putty) 1~ .50 17~ .47 16~ .75 .00 6~ .00 .00 9C .00 63.70 83.20 62.40 83 20 40 95 32 50 12 35 35 10 32.50 29.41 50 17 13 84 24 22 76 12 50 47 24 22 39 79 41 52 13,84 36,33 20176 8 65 698 50 133 59 250 52 170 )0 648 )0 9484 125163 !20t00 752~89 114~00 692~0 578t~9 614.78 26.?8 lO. t2 11.~0 23.58 50.35 236. )0 132. )0 28.35 87~50 96. .50 19.)0 Lawrence Rubber Co. (Rubber coats, boots and pants) 120.98 John J. ,Maguire (Repairs to venlilators Thomson School) 135.79 John J. Niahoney (Truck hire and man) 664.00 $. Ernest Miller (Repairs to Club House Grogans Field) 59.68 Mabel Morse (Rooms for 4 men, Sept. 20 - 28) 56.00 Henry Nason (Chain Saw) 27.50 Nutter Hardware (Equipment) 44.50 Plant Construction Co. (Repairs to Police Dept. garage doors) 75.00 F. J. Smith (Truck hire and man) 261.50 Henry Smolak (Truck hire and man) 264.00 Socony Vacuura Oil Co. (Gas) 94.05 Arnold Stork (Truck hire and man) 102.00 Walter Stamp (Chain Saw and Man) 75.00 John J. Thompson (Hooking up Emer- gency generator) 25.00 Treat Hardware Corp. (Equipment) 52.20 Vals Restaurant (Meals for 4 men: Sept. 27- Oct. 6, 1954 144.32 Alexander Winward (Truck hire and man) 80.00 Total Expended $24,935.93 Balance Forward to Jan. 1955 15,064.07 TOTAL 40,000.00 Contingent Fund ]Bee Publishing Co. (Town Warrants) $159.75 Stanley ]Buturlia (Damage Claim) 58.37 Charles A. Campbell (Damage Claim) 4.50 City of Newburyport (Purification Plant) 71.41 Crane Hardware Co. (Supplies) 44.06 Fannie Cruickshank (Damage Claim) 23.70 George Cunningham (Services rendered) 5.00 Lillian B. Dearden (registered letters) 3.70 Philip DiGloria (Removal of stone, granite) 14.60 Mason W. K. Downing (services rendered) 14.00 George Evarson (Services rendered) 10.00 Elizabeth Fallon (Damage claim) 15.00 William A. Finneran (Expenses to meeting) 4.25 Arthur P. Kirk (Expenses to meeting) 4.25 J. Ernest Miller (Labor & supplies) 10.13 Mimeograph Shop (Forms mimeographed) 6.90 William Nelson ( Damage claim) 9.50 Frank Oatcs & Son (Flowers) 10.00 Michael Perotta (Damage claim) 26.00 John J. Praetz (Damage claim) 49.90 Ridgewood Cemetery Association (Care of lot) 15.00 Arnold H. Salisbury (Legal services) 125.00 Herbert Vickery (Damage elah~) 28.59 Herbert Whittemore (Damage claim) 15.00 178 John J. Willis (Selectmen's expenses to meeting & recording fee) Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1954 TOTAL Forest Fire Warden James P. Daw James Hargreaves Donald Thomson 49. )5 $777. ]6 1,222. {,4 $50. )0 12. ~0 87. ~0 Forest Fire-- Expenses Wilfred Arsenault (Wages) $23. )0 Charles Ashwor~h (Wages) 15.)0 Arthur Broderick (Wages) 13.)0 Frederick Christie (Wages) 12. )0 Edwin Cunningham (Wages) 10.}0 Raymond DeAdder (Wages) 7. George Everson (Wages) 14. Donald Foss (Wages) 26. Leo Galeazzi (Wages) 5. Archie Gourley (Wages) 23. Joseph Guthrie (Wages) 13. Christopher Kelly (Wages) 15. Edwin Koenig (Wages) 23. Edward Lawlor (Wages) 1. Martin Lawlor (Wages) 13. Richard Lawlor (Wages) 14. Everett Long (Wages) 12. William McKinnon (Wages) 15. Kenneth Rabs. (Wages) 23. David Roberts (Wages) 8. John LaFrance (Wages) 11.( Calvin Snell (Wages) 19.( Stuart Summers (Wages) 20.( Frederick Soucy (Wages) 15.( George Windle (Wages) 11.( Stewart Wilson (Wages) 15.( William Salemme (Wages) 2.( Vincent Demario (Wages) 2.( Michael Cronin (Wages) 6.( John Cronin (Wages) 6.( Raymond Roberts (Wages) 2.( John Torla (Wages) 2.( James Reusch (Wages) 2.( Bruce Hamilton (Wages) 2.( Hector Lefebvrc (Wages) 4.( Henry Martin (Wages) 7.( Donald Fountain (Wages) 2.( American LaFrance Foamite Corp. (Portable pump, Booster Hose, 2 flow Hose Reels) $546.J Cyr Oil Co. (Gas, ba]l crank tube outfit) 150.( Shawsheen Motor (Advance Governor on Mileage) 3J Rose McEvoy (Clerical) 10.( A. F. Robinson Boiler Works (gears to pump) 27.~ Longbottoms (Lunches) 4.~ 179 2,000.00 150.00 James Phelan Grocery Store (Lunches) 2.55 Cashman's Service Station (Tube re- pairs and labor) 16.85 Bills Auto Service (batteries, oil, lub.) 34.70 Total Expended $1,209.50 Balance to Revenue 1954 17.50 TOTAL 1,227.00 Article 36, 1954--1,000 Feet Forestry Hose Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) $3.07 Charles H. Clougherty Co. (Hose) 470.40 Total Expended 473.47 Balance to Revenue 1954 226.53 TOTAL 700.00 Board of Health--Salaries Julius Kay, M. D. (Physician) $750.00 Julius Kay, M. D. (Board Member) 150.00 George E. Jewett (Board Member) 150.00 R. George Caron (Board Member) 150.00 IV~ary F. Sheridan (Agent) 3,270.00 Total Board of Health-- Expenses Bee Publishing Co. (Hea]th Cards) $15.00 Boynton Press Co. (Plumbing Applica- tions and permits) 39.30 George Cunningham (Services) 10.00 James Daley, (Medical Supplies) 2.56 George Evarson (Burying Animals) 4.50 Essex Sanatorium (Board and Treatment) 591.00 Frank's Atlantic Service (Gas & Repairs) 105.20 Hobbs & Warren Co. (Forms) 11.93 Frank Howard (Burying Animals) 7.50 Mass. Public Health Association (Dues) 3.00 1V~eadowbrook Laundry (Services) 1.35 Philip Miller (Burying Animals) 3.00 McQuesten's Co. (Supplies) 49.37 National Sanitarians Association (Dues) 7.50 No. Reading State San. (Board & Care) 704.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service) 172.70 Railway Express Co. (Cartage) 7.20 Arnold Salisbury (Services) 25.00 Mary Sheridan (Conf., postage & travel) 60.27 Walter Stamp (Burying Animals) 58.00 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Contract) 12.10 John Thomson (Service) 1.75 Edward Welch (Plumbing Inspection) 766.00 Weston & Sampson Co. (Services) 56.77 Daniel Cahill (Stamped envelopes) 37.06 Alex Thomson (Plumbing Inspections) 72.00 Total Expended $2,824.06 Balance to Revenue 1954 2,555.94 TOTAL 180 4,470.00 5,380.00 County T. B. Hospital Assessment County Treasurer (Assessment) 15,274.19 Animal Inspector -- Salary Dr. Edward C. Bulgar (Salary) 325.00 Vital Statistics John J. Lyons (Recording Births, Deaths and Marriages) 381.00 · Total Expended 381.00 Balance to Revenue 1954 19.00 TOTAL 400.00 Sewer Maintenance and Construction- Salaries Salaries (Total Expended) $4,428.56 Balance to Revenue 1954 920.18 TOTAL 5,348.74 Sewer Maintenance and Construction- Expenses Expenses (Total Expended) $2;999.77 Balance to Revenue 1954 .23 TOTAL 3,000.00 Article 65. 1954--Sewer. West Bradstreet Road Mifflin Drive Expenses (Total Expended) $2,335.84 Balance to Revenue 1954 164.16 2,500.00 Article 74,1954--Sewer, Woodbridge Road Labor $134.89 Materials 1,884.62 Total Expended $2,019.51 Balance to Revenue 1954 680.49 TOTAL 2,700.00 Article 76, 1954--Sewer, Mifflin Drive from Douglas Road Labor $103.81 Materials 3,896.19 TOTOL 4,000.00 Article 5, Soecial Town Meeting, July 15, 1954 Extension Sewer, Moody Street Expenses (Total Expended) 2,100.00 Garbage Disposal Stephen Gallant (Total Expended) 3,600.00 Itigl~ways Ira D. Carry, Highway Surveyor, Salary $4,880.00 Adeline L. Stewart ,Salary 2,889.60 Refuse Disposal--Wages: Total Expended $8,723.70 Balance to Revenue 1954 4.00 TOTAL 8,727.70 181 Refuse Disposal--Expenses: Materials--Total Expended $986.52 Art. No. 4, July 15, 1954 200.16 Balance to Revenue 1954 13.48 TOTAL Highways General Maintenance-Wages: Total Expended $22,173.26 Balance to Revenue 1954 237.14 TOTAL Highways Tarvia, Road Oil, Cinders, Stone, etc.: Total Expended $19,993.70 Balance to Revenue 1954 6.30 TOTAL Itighways--Equipment and Repairs: Total Expended $4,988.05 Balance to Revenue 1954 11.95 TOTAL Highways--Gasoline and Oil: Total Expended $2,997.17 Balance to Revenue 1954 2.83 TOTAL Highways--Repairing Sidewalks: Total Expended $594.88 Balance to Revenue 1954 5.12 TOTAL Highways--Rental of Equipment: Total Expended $396.50 Balance to Revenue 1954 3.50 TOTAL Highways--Miscellaneous Expenses: Total Expended $999.74 Balance to Revenue 1954 .26 TOTAL Article No. 32, 1954- ChaDter 90 C-.. L. Construction, Great Pond Road Martin Mailer (Contract) Materials Total Expended Balance Forward to 1955 TOTAL 1,200.18 22,410.40 20,000.00 5,000.00 3,000.00 600.00 400.00 1,000.00 Article No. 33,1954--Street Maintenance Chapter 90 G.L. Materials (Total Expended) 3,000.00 $2,654.72 373.60 $3,028.32 26,971.68 30,000.00 Article No. 41, 1953--Chapter 90 G.L. Construction, Great Pond Road Contractor (Total Expended) $2,638.93 Balance to Revenue 1954 1,185.06 TOTAL Article No. 43,1954--Greene Street Storm Wages $808.11 Materials 3,202.23 Total Expended 4,010.34 Balance to Revenue 1954 189.66 TOTAL Article 44- Painting and Replacing Street Total Expended Article 45 -- Sidewalk Project Contractors $1,704.56 Survey 243.93 Total Expended $1,948.49 Balance to Revenue 1954 51.51 TOTAL A~ticle No. 48--Heavy Duty Truck--3 Ton Lawrence Mack Sales $4,745.00 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. 4.82 Total Expended $4,749.82 Balance to Revenue 1954 250.18 TOTAL 3,823.99 Drain 4,200.00 Signs 200.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 183 Article No. 49- Operate at Disposal Site Total Expended $845.00 Balance to Revenue 1954 155~00 TOTAL 1,000.00 Article No. 51--Building at Disposal Site Wages $223.22 Materials 276.78 TOTAL 500.00 Article No. 52- Beacon Hill Blvd. Road Construction Wages $331.72 Materials 815.00 Total Expended $1,146.72 Balance to Revenue 1954 3.28 TOTAL 1,150.00 Article No. 64--Extend Drainage and .Improve Road on W. Bradstreet Road Contractor $2,847.60 Survey 199.34 Total Expended $3,046.94 Ba]ance to Revenue 1954 13.06 TOTAL 3,060.00 Article No. 73--Extend Drainage and Improve l~oad on Woodbridge Road Contractor $4,764.80 Survey 275.20 Total Expended 5,040.00 Article No. 75- Extend Drainage and Improve Road on Miftlin Drive Contracter $12,403.70 Survey 903.26 Total Expended $13,306.96 Balance Forward to 1955 783.04 TOTAL 14,090.00 Article No. 3 (Special Meeting) Extend Drainage and Improve Road on Putnam Road Contractor Survey Wages Expenses Wages Materials Total Expended Balance Forward to 1955 TOTAL Snow Removal Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1954 TOTAL $4,151.80 290.63 $4,442.43 172.57 $3,912.76 11,070.10 $14,982.86 17.14 HUrricane Emergency "EDNA" Section 31, Cha~ter 44, G. L. $1,046.97 2,925.00 Total Expended 4,871.97 Balance Forward to 1955 128.03 TOTAL Street Lighting Lawrence Electric Co. Balance to Revenue 1954 BOTA~L $14,493.92 1,506.08 184 4,615.00 15,000.00 5,000,Ob 16,000.00 Public Welfare -- Board ~f Public' welfare -- Salaries William A. Finneran (Salary) $125.00 Arthur P. Kirk (Salary) 150.00 Arthur A. Thomson (Salary) 25.00 John J. Willis (Salary) 150.00 Total Expended 4:50.00 Public Welfare Agent- Salary Lillian B, Dearden (Salary) Total Expended 750.00 Superintendent and Matron Salaries--Town Infirmary Orin B. Foster (Salary) $1,646~00 Nora L. Foster (Salary) 1,646.00 Total Expended 3,292.00 Outside Relief and Repairs- Infirmary Salaries Florence Ball (Salary) Total Expended 1,631.00 Article 25, 1954- Repairs at Town Infirmary John J. Thompson $225.45 Total Expended $225.45 Forward to January 1955 774.55 TOTAL 1,000.00 Outside Relief and Repairs- Expenses Outside Relief and Repairs (Total) 28,232.05 Refunds 36.20 $28,195.85 Balance to Revenue 1954 973.15 TOTAL Disbursements Salaries Assistance Stone F~ind Income Old Age Assistance- Expenses $80~021.54 3,755.61 $83,777A5 Refunds 246.86 $83,530.29 Balance to Revenue 1954 69.71 TOTAL U. S. Old Age Assistance- Assistar~ce $58,332.84 Refunds 29.55 $58,303.29 Forward to January 1955 2,502~85 TOTAL 185 29,179.00 387.35 83,600.00 60,806.14 U. S. Old Age Assistance- Administration Salaries $1,008.32 Expenses 3,841,85 To~al Expended $4,850.17 Forward to January 1955 715.87 TOTAL 5,566.04 Aid to Dependent Children- Expense Salaries 1,091.28 Expenses 15,§86.63 Total Expended $16,777.91 Balance to Revenue 1954 22.09 TOTAL 16,800.00 U. S. Aid to Dependent Chihlren- Aid Aid (Total Expended) $10,118.51 Forward to January 1955 4,573.95 TOTAL 14,692.46 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children--Administration Salaries $1,727.76 Forward to January 1955 141.31 TOTAL 1,869.07 Disability Assistance -- Expenses Total Expended $3,082.39 Balance to Revenue 1954 1,917.61 TOTAL 5,000.00 U. S. Grant Disability Assistance- Assistance Total Expended $133.39 Forward to January 1955 917.34 TOTAL 1,050.73 U. S. Disability Assistance- Administration Total Expended $5.00 Forward to January 1955 87.36 TOTAL Director of Veterans' Affairs North Andover and Boxford Department o~' Veterans' Service (Total) Veterans' Benefits Bernard Bingham Rulh Bingham Cash Disbursements Medical & Medicine Groceries Miscellaneous Total Expended Minus Refunds Balance to Revenue 1954 $300.00 300.00 10,619.69 2,174.96 20.00 147.75 $13,562.40 47.50 $13,514.90 485.10 TOTAL 92.36 700.00 14,000.00 186 School and Physician--Salaries Salaries (Total Expended) $238,146~05 Balance to Revenue 1954 1.95 TOTAL Moses Towne Fund School Expenses Expenses (Total Expended) $55,559.01 Refunds 100.70 $55,458.31 .69 Balance to Revenue 1954 TOTAL Special School Lunch Expenses (Total Expended) $19,528.59 Forward to January 1955 3,540.86 TOTAL Johnson High School ~'_thleties Expenses (Total Expended) $1,618.93 Refund 40.00 $1,578.93 99.10 Forward to January 1955 TOTAL Article 19, 1952--New High School Total Expended $598,067.79 Forward to January 1955 213,331.92 TOTAL Stevens Memorial Library- Salaries Librarian $3,800.00 Janitors 3,316.92 Children Librarians 2,830.76 Assistant Librarians 4,278.66 Total Expended $14,226.34 Balance to Revenue 1954 273.66 TOTAL Stevens Memorial Library--Expenses Heat, Light, Water, Telephone $1,476.00 Book, Papers, Magazines 1,798.47 Miscellaneous 716.17 Total Expended $3,990.64 Refund 10.00 $3,980.64 Balance to Revenue 1954 19.36 TOTAL 187 238,148.00 256.49 55,459.00 23,069.45 1,678.03 811,399.71 14,500.00 4,000.00 Article 29, 1953 -- Stevens Memorial Library Repairs, Outside Total Expended $1,836.92 Forward lo January 1955 163.08 TOTAL 2,000.00 Article 30, 1953--~ Stevens Memorial Library Repairs, Inside Total Expended $196.00 Balance to Revenue 1956 136.70 TOTAL 335.70 Playground, Bathing Beach--Salaries and Wages Salaries (Total Expended) $4,660.42 Balance to Revende 1954 238.14 TOTAL 4,898.56 Playground, Bathing Beach- Expenses Expenses (Total Expended) $1,986.23 Balance to Revenue 1954 13.77 TOTAL 2,000.00 Public Parks, Triangles, and Burying Grounds- Salaries Salaries (Total Expended) $3,314.64 Balance to Revenue 1954 431.06 TOTAL 3,745.70 Public Parks, Triangles and Burying Grounds- Expenses Expenses (Total Expended) $1,053.07 Balance to Revenue 1954 96.93 TOTAL 1,150.00 Article 20, 1954--Six Playg.round Instructors. and One Supervisor Elizabeth T. Elliot, Supervisor $204.00 Noranne Mahoney 172.00 Elsie Thomas 160.00 Dorothy C. Sutcliffe 148.00 Richard D. Kennedy 164.00 Corrainne Smith 160.00 Lois Broderick 160.00 Joan Valliere 32.00 Total Expended $1,200.00 BaIance to Revenue 1954 50.00 TOTAL Article 21, 1954 -- Playground Supplies Joseph Byron (Supplies) $28.46 Conlon Brothers (Supplies) 15.16 Crane Hardware Company (Supplies) 26.54 Dunn's Market (Food Supplies) 4.82 Elizabeth Elliot (Supplies) 38.72 B. Goldberg & Son (Supplies) 9.83 J. L. Hammett Company (Supplies) 129.73 1,250.00 188 John R. Hosking (Supplies) , ~ 19.23 Charles R. Kent (Transportation) 28.00 Lawrence Rubber Company (Supplies) 57.18 Mac's General Store (Food Supplies) 7.67 Messina's Market (Food Supplies) 3.99 National Recreation Asso. (Subscriptions) 26.00 J. E. Pitman Estate(Lumber) ~ 7~67: Trombly Brothers (Transportation) 14.00 Whitworth's (Supplies) 15.45 Total Expended $432.45 Balance to Revenue 1954 ~ 67.55 TOTAL 500.00 65.00 Community Center--,$ul~ 4th, 1954 Pontiac Drum & Bugle Corp. Total Expended Armistice Day Darcy & Nagel (Wreaths) $20.00 Robert Harris (Bugler) 5.00 William C. Lafond (Services rendered~ i0.00 Frank Oates & Son (Filling urns) 15,00 Pontiac Drum & Bugle Corps (Services) 150.00 Ernest Roberts (Miscellaneous expenses) 35.00 Val's Restaurant (Coffee, milk & doughnuts) 65.00 Total Expended 300.00 Memorial Day American Legion, Post 219 (Grave markers & services rendered) $57.25 Samuel Bardsley (Services) 2'5.00 Boynton Press~ Inc. (Programs) 19.55 Bresnahan Oil Company (Ice) 2.00 J. F. Byron (Flags) 60.00 John J. Cushing (Services rendered) 9.00 George Emmons (Sound system) 20.00 Fould's Bakery (Doughnuts) 20.00 Robert Harris (Bugler) 5.00 North Andover Catering Service (Food suPPlies) 40.50 Frank Oates & Son (Filling urns~ 22.00 Pontiac Drum & Bugle Corps ( Services rendered) 150.00 Salem Coca Cola Bottling Co.. Inc. (Supplies) 15.10 ¥.F.W., Post 2!04 (Markers and refreshments 35.94 Total Expended $481.34 Balance to Revenue 1954 18.66 TOTAL 500.00 Article 22, 1954 Sand Box & Tables Playgrounds Total Expended $80.09 Balance to Revenue 1954 69.91 TOTAL 150.00 189 Article 23, 1954J Castle Tower gunglegym -- Playgrounds Total Expended 171.70 Balance to Revenue 1954 53.30 TOTAL 225.00 Article 55, 1954 w Care of School Grounds Salaries $3,303.03 Expenses 1,768.00 Tolal Expended $5,071.03 Balance to Revenue 1954 2,928.97 TOTAL 8,000.00 Article 57 --New Float for American ]Legion Beach Salaries $5.20 Expenses 842.85 Total Expended $848.05 Balance to Revenue 1954 151.95 TOTAL 1,000.00 Article 60, 1954- Gang Mower Tractor w Public Works Expenses (Total Expended) Insurance Thomas Bevington & Sons, Inc. Roger Dehullu Thomas J. McGrail Total Expended 4,200.00 $12,349.87 742.95 1,873.58 Itemized Annual Town Reports Bee Publishing Company $1,813.30 1300 Town Reports 50 copies Board of Public Works Report 50 copies School Dept. and School Building Report Eagle Tribune Publishing Company Bids for Town Report 9.00 Mac Press 2984-56 page Advisory Board Reports 823.09 300 extra copies---mailing cost 68.49 Tota] Expended Refund $2,713.88 6.62 $2,707.26 6.62 14,966.40 Balance to revenue 1954 TOTAL 2,713.88 American Legion Rent Post No. 219, Building Corporation Charles T. McCarthy, Treasurer Total Expended 600.00 V. F. W. Post 2104 Rental of Quarters V. F. W. Building Corporation William F. Hibbitts, Treasurer Total Expended 600.00 190 Article 5, 1954 -- Town ~.mployees Group Insurance Total Expended $1,820.79 Balance to Revenue 1954 79.21 TOTAL 1,900.00 Essex County Itetirement System County Treasurer 14,259.50 Civil Defense Article 18, 1951~Article 5, 1954 Total Expended $144.12 Forward to January 1955 1,672.58 TOTAL 1,716.70 Article 13, 1953- Continuance of Town History Carelynn McQuesten (Services rendered) $420.00 Carelyrm McQuesten (Expenses) 53.15 Loretta S. Hayes (Services rendered) 12.25 Anna Donahue (Services rendered) 70.63 Goodspeed Book Shop Inc. (Supplies) 21.84 Mason W. K. Downing (Services rendered) 10.00 The Typewriter Shop (Rental of Typewriter) 15.00 The Essex Institute (Supplies) 2.00 Essex Registry of Deeds (Supplies) 15.63 Total Expended 620.51 Article 13, 1954- Publishing History of Town Carol~nn McQuesten (Services rendered) $1,140.00 Carolynn McQuesten (Expenses) 63.09 Anna Donahue (Services rendered) 93.13 Goodspeed Book Shop Inc. (Supplies) 1.88 The Typewriter Shop (Rental of Typewriter 30.00 Priscilla Laycock (Services rendered) 11.88 John R. Hosking (Supplies) 40.85 Cross Book Shop (Supplies) 10.00 Commonwealth of l~ass. (Supplies) 6.80 Lois Broderick (Services rendered) 10.00 Total Expended $1,407.63 Forward to January 1955 4,592.37 TOTAL 6,000.00 Advisory Board ExDenses Association of Town Finance Committee (Dues) $10.00 Joseph Byron ( Servic es rendered) 11.50 Daniel Cahill (Stamped envelopes) 79.62 Anna Donahue (Services rendered) 6.00 George Evarson (Services rendered) 5.00 Phyllis Hanson (Services rendered) 59.50 Harriet Joyce (Services rendered) 19.50 Mary Joyce (Services rendered) 36.50 Ralph Joyce (Services rendered) 11.50 William Joyce (Services rendered) 14.50 Mac Press (Services) 37.50 191 Marguerite 1V~ cEvoy (Services rendered) 3.50 John A. ~4IcNiff (Legal services) 75.00 McQuesten's O~[ice Supplies (Cabinet, supplies & mimeographing) 272.86 U. S. Post Office-North Andover (Mailing Reports) 79.62 Total Expended $722.10 Balance to Revenue 1954 2.90 TOTAL Rent Control Expenses Jane Broderick (Services rendered) $23.13 Daniel Cahill/Anna Donahue (Postage) 4.00 Anna Donahue (Services rendered) 459.37 A. K. Thomas Company (Rental o~ equipment & typewriter) 107.00 Total Expended $598.50 Balance to Revenue 1954 186.50 725.00 TOTAL 785.00 Board of Public Works- Salaries Francis B. Kittredge (Salary) $150.00 Joseph Sullivan (Sa]ary) 150.09 Irving E. Howes (Salary) 150.00 Total Expended 450.00 Water Maintenance and Construction -- Salaries a~d Wages Total Expended $25,611.03 Balance to Revenue 1954 1,138.27 TOTAL 28,749.30 Water Maintenance and Construction- Expenses Total Expended 26,000.00 Article 62. 1953--Extension of Water Mains Total Expended $359.84 Balance lo Revenue 1954 385.86 TOTAL 745.70 Article 58, 1954 Fluoridation Water Snpply Total Expended $859.58 Balance to Revenue 1954 140.42 TOTAL 1,000.00 Article 59, 1954--New Car, Public Works Total Expended $1,486.57 Balance to Revenue 1954 13.43 TOTAL 1,500.00 Article 66, 1954- Water--West Bradstreet Road, Mifflin Drive Total Expended $1,542.41 Balance to Revenue 1954 457.59 TOTAL 2,000.00 192 Article 77, 1954--Water System--Mifflin Drive Salaries Expenses $444.86 2,111.57 Total Expended $2,556.43 Balance to Revenue 1954 43.57 TOTAL 2,600.00 Article 62--Water System--Putnam l~oad Toward Mifflin Drive Salaries $130.85 Expenses 534.65 Total Expended $665.50 Balance to Revenue 1954 34.50 TOTAL 700.00 Article 2, 1954- Special Town Meeting Locate and Develop New Water Supply Total Expenses $4,440.37 Forward to January 1955 559.63 TOTAL 5,000.00 Article 3. 1954- Special Town Meeting Lining Water Mains Total Expended $24,167.92 Forward to January 1955 20,832.08 TOTAL Article 1--Water System Western Electric Escrow Account Tola] Expended $63,987.04 Forward to January 1955 236,012.96 TOTAL Interest on School Bonds The Second National Bank of Boston (Expended) l~edeeming School Bonds The Second National Bank of Boston (Expended) Discount on Notes The Second National Bank of Boston (Expended) $533.29 Balance to Revenue 1954 1,966~71 TOTAL 2,500.(]0 Agency State Parks Reservations 1,758.61 Auditing Municipal Accounts 785.28 Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth 3,128.90 County Tax 27,111.52 County Dog Tax 994.60 TOTAL 45,000.00 300,000.00 39,252.50 100,000.00 33,778.91 193 Federal Tax Withholding Collector of Internal Revenue $20,642.06 Bay State Merchants National Bank 33,269.52 TOTAL 54,111.58 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund Essex County Retirement Board 13,053.70 Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Association Teachers Retirement Board 9,699.53 Employees Group Insurance Deductions John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1,826.16 Temporary Loan Reimbursement--Chapter 90, G. L. The Second National Bank of Boston 1,000.00 Temoorary Loan in Anticipation of Revenue The Bay State Merchants National Bank of Lawrence 250,000.00 Premium on Water Loans American Bank Note Company $24.00 Director of Accounts 40.00 TOTAL 64.00 Excess and Deficiency Surplus Revenue Abandoned Property Section Commonwealth of Mass., Commissioner of Corporation & Taxation Refunds Taxes $3,797.32 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Taxes 2,619.12 Interest Taxes .02 Tax Collector Expenses: Petty Cash Advance 100.00 Reimbursements Advertising Costs 19.95 Police Reserves and Specials 46.11 Police Expenses 35.75 Town Forest 9.68 Health Salaries .28 Outside Relief and Repairs Expenses 36.20 Old Age Assistance Expenses 246.86 U. S. Old Age Assistance Assistance 29.55 Veterans' Benefits 47.50 School Expenses: Petty Cash Advance 10.00 Cancellations 90.70 Johnson High School Athletic Account: Petty Cash Advance 40.00 Stevens Memorial Library: Petty Cash Advance 10.00 Itemized Annual Town Reports 6.62 Total Expenditures Cash on hand December 31, 1954 TOTAL 194 76.06 7,146.16 $2,303,388.43 640,283.49 $2,943,671.92 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Balance Sheet -- December 31, 1954 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS Cash: General Accounts Receivable: Taxes: Levy of 1954: Personal Property Real Estate $593.50 17,566.26 Mo%or Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Levy of 1954 Special Assessment: Moth 1954 $5.00 Unapportioned Sewer 11,580.63 Apportioned Storm Drain: Chapter 80, Due 1954 128.04 CommitIed Interest on Storm Drain, Chapter 80, Due 1954 66.92 Chapter 80--Beacon Hill 1,150.00 Tax Titles $685.64 Tax Possessions 7,958.87 Departmental: Fire $37.25 Highway 14.00 Sewer Miscellaneous and Constr. 126.63 Aid to Dependent Children. 2,981.30 Veterans' Benefits 2,410.33 School 2,724.36 Aid to Highway: State and County Water: Rates 1954 $1,285.96 Rates 1953 2.25 Construction and Miscellaneous 318.94 Liens Added to Taxes 1954 318.15 Due from Stabilization Fund: Appropriation for Cleaning and Cementing Water Mains Overlay DeCeit: Levy of 1952 Under-estimates: County Tuberculosis Hospital, 1954 Revenue 1955~Sec. 31, Chap. 44 G.L.: Hurricane Emergency "Carol' Revenue 1955--Sec. 31, Chap. 44 G.L.: Hurricane Emergency "Edna" $640,288.49 18,159.76 17,967.38 12,930.69 8,644.51 8,293.87 22,525.47 1,925.30 9,000.00 506.00 1,730.75 27,088.00 5,000.00 $774,045.12 195 LIABILITIES AND RESERVES Temporary Loan: In Anticipation of Reimbursement, Chapter 90, G. L. Payroll Deductions: Federal Tax Withholdings $4,866.23 Employees Group Insurance 5.87 Dog Licenses---Due County Tailings Sale of Land of Low Value Reserved-- Chapter 60, Section 79, G. L. Sale of Real Estate Trust Fund Income: Stone Fund $200.05 Taylor Fund 78.00 Old Age Recoveries Over-estimates: State Assessment 1954 $6.93 County Tax 1954 217.42 iFederal Grants: Old Age Assistance: Assistance $2,502.85 Administration 715.87 Aid to Dependent Children: Aid $4,573.95 Administration 141.31 Disability Assistance: Assistance $917.34 Administration 87.36 2.ppropriations Forward to January 1, 1955: Article 10, 1954, Decennial Census for 1955 $725.00 Article 3, October 18, 1954 Planning Board, Revision of Town By-Laws, Zoning Maps etc. 4,400.00 Hurricane Emergency "Carol", Section 31, Chapter 44, G.L. 15,064.07 Hurricane Emergency "Edna", Section 31, Chapter 44, G.L. 128.03 Article 32, 1954 To meet County and State Share and Town Sharc, High- way Construction, Chapter 90, G.L. 26,971.68 Article 75, 1954, Drainage and Improve Road on Mifflin Drive 783.04 Article 3, April 14: 1954, Putnam Road, Drainage and Improve Road 172.57 ArticIe 25, 19§4, Repairs at Town Infirmary 774.55 Article 72, 1950, Kittredge School, Construction, Fence etc. 268.83 Article 19, 1952, New High School 213,331.92 Article 29, 1953, Stcvens Memorial Library--Repairs Outside 163.08 Article 18, 1951, Civil Defense 1,672.58 Article 1, July 15, 1954, "Western Electric Co. Escrow Account" 236,012.96 196 $1,000.00 4,872.10 1.80 111.79 87.51 4,458.37 278.05 737.01 224.35 8,938.68 Article 13, 1954, Publishing History of Town Article 62, 1953, Extension of Water Mains Article 2, July 15, 1954, Locate and Develop a new source of Water Supply Article 3, July 15, 1954, Lining Water Mains Reserve for Appropriation from Stabili- zation Fund, Article 64, 1953 School Lunch Account Johnson High School Athletic Account Reserve Fund--Overlay Surplus Overlay Reserved for Abatements: Overlay 1954 Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Special Assessment Departmental Water ~ Tax Title State and County Aid to Highways SURPLUS REVENUE (EXCESS & DEFICIENCY) 4,592.37 385.86 559.63 20,832.08 9,000.00 $17,957.38 12,930.59 9,293.87 1,925.30 8,644.51 20,525.47 535,838.25 3,540.86 99.10 14,056.58 4,681.80 70,277.12 124,841.75 $774,045.12 $1,575,000.00 $1,575,000.00 $205,000.00 1,330,000.00 40,000.00 $1,575,000.00 DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt TOTAL School Bonds New High School Project Loan~Acts of 1948 Water Loan TOTAL TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS Trust and Investment Funds-- Cash and Securities $182,931.73 $182,931.73 ]97 Joseph M. and Susan F. Stone Fund $10,000.00 Addie S. Armitage Fund 4,118.38 Taylor Fund 92.82 Moses Towne Fund 4,228.58 Sarah Barker Fund 1,643.27 Kate H. Stevens~Preservation of the Old Burying Ground 129.42 Charles Whitney Davis Fund 10,813.35 Phillips Funds 3,359.03 George W. and Ruth E. ~errian Memorial Fund 1,019.37 Elizabeth P. Stevens Fund 10,003.23 Stevens Memorial Library Improvement Fund 10.10 Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. StevenS--Foundation Fund 25,899.79 Dale Stevens Memorial Fund 12,597.05 Moses T. Stevens Fund 10,111.00 Anne Bradstreet Fund 2,359.58 Mary O. Tyler Fund 12,580.23 Fine Arts Fund 5.88 Herman Kobcr Fund 100.00 Post-War Rehab~itation Fund 3,378.88 Stabilization Fund (School) 58,534.93 Stabilization Fund (Water) 10,838.52 "Western Electric Company Escrow Account"- Interest Earned 1,108.32 $182,931.73 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Assessments--Not Due: Sewer $546.80 Apportioned Assessments--Not Due: Street 4,587.50 $5,134.30 Apportioned Sewer Revenue: Due in 1955 $63.00 1956 63.00 1957 63.00 1958 63.00 1959 63.00 I960 63.00 1961 42.20 1962 42.20 1963 42.20 1964 42.20 $546.80 Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue: Due in 1955 $560.90 1956 560.90 1957 560.90 1958 560.90 1959 560.90 1960 560.90 1961 560.90 1962 330.60 1963 330.60 $4,587.50 TOTAL 546.80 $4,587.50 $5,134.30 MARY T. FINN Town Accountant 198 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL COMMITTEE To the Citizens of North Andover: At a meeting held January 20, 1955, it was voted to submit the report of the Superinte~dent of Schools to the Town as the annual report of the School Committee. CHARLES W. TROMBLY, Chairman FRED C. ATKINSON MRS. TOM F. INGRAM ROGER B. MERRIMAN WILLIAM F. ROCK 199 1954 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS December 31, 1954 To the School Committee: In compliance with your rules I submit the following report of the year 1954. It is thc 59th in the series of annual reports prepared by the superintendent of schools; in the series of annual reports presented by thc School Committee it is the one-hm~dredth. LOOKING BACKWARD One hundred years of public education in one New England town... Thc time dimension is impressive. Naturally we think of the founders of the Town--their aims as well as their accomplishment. Self-conscious as our generation is, we cannot help wondering what the judgment of the founders might be on us, their successors. Founders though they were, the men who wrote the first school report of North Andover were not p~oneers. That title their ancestors of three hundred years ago could rightfully claim--the Danes, the Stevenses, the Bradstreets, who built farmhouses and meeting houses, wrote poems, withstood the Indians, survived the witchcraft trials, and took the offensive against "that old deluder Satan" by requiring every town of a hundred families to employ a schoolmaster. North Andover was fotmded by what we are tempted to call "social fission." In the middle of the nineteenth century Andover, long an intellectual center, covered a larger area than any town in the Commonwealth. It must have been well-nigh impossible--communications being what they were-- to administer as one unit the more than fifty square miles and the growing but widely scattered population. The North Parish and thc South Parish became two towns; the latter, as every one knows, kept the historic name. SCHOOL BUILDING THEN AND NOW The men and women of the North Parish prized edueatlon less only than religion. Did not the Phillips family, to whom the wor~ld owes Andover Academy, live in the North Parish~ Does not Academy Road owe its name, according to one tradition, to the Franklin Academy, the first coedueationa; school in thc U. S.; according to another tradition, to the medical school which the hereditary physician of the Town-- his name was usually Doctor Joseph Kittredge--condueted 2OO for many years? Promptly, earnestly, and at great sacrifice the fathers of the new town set about providing schools. There is no objective standard for comparing the sacri- fices of one generation with those of another. The dollar~ This is indeed the most stable unit of value in the world, but people who have witnessed a world depression and a world war are well aware of the relativistic gyrations of the dollar. Om- generation should perhaps plead guilty to being slow in recognizing school building needs; once aroused, we have not fallen short in earnestness or preseverance. CURRICULUM We can come pretty close to understanding what men i~ the past had in mind when they built--whether they built pyramids or dwellings, churches or schools. This is not true of educational programs. Writing down aims, formulating "a philosophy of educa- tion"--these activities, which are commonplaces in American educational practice today, carried on here and everywhere, were unknown in the 1850's. There were no professional ad- ministrators; ordy half a dozen cities in the U. S. employed a superintendent of schools. Specific training for teachers was only beginning. The great meu in education, Henry Bernard and Ilorace Mann, were gifted amateurs, or rather statesmen, who, like Jefferson, believed in education as the indispensable instrument of our form of government. Our nineteenth-century predecessors thought education a much simpler, more certain business than we know it to be. They had no notion of the infinite diversity of human abilities. Nor were they aiming at truly universal schooling; compulsory education had been a matter of law for only a year or two. What they had in mind was the Jeffersonian concept, as the Harvard Report on General Education in a Free Society calls ii,: to make sure that every man of ability has an opportunity for education commensurate with his ability. School Com- nfittees attached much value to "disciplinc"--not mental but physical. With brutal frankness their reports often name the teacher who could not maintain perfect order in a class of sixty, or they note with praise the silence that prevailed in another room, where a truly £ormidablc gorgon stopped tumult with a glare. If Iloraee Mann may be their spokesman, they were just as dissatisfied with children's achievement in reading as a Bestor or a Lind is today: "I have devoted special pains to learn, with some degree of numerical accuracy, how far the reading, 201 in our schools, is an exercise of the nfind in thinking and feeling, and how far it is a barren action of the organs of speech upon the atmos- phere .... More than eleven-twelfths of all the children in the reading classes, in our schools, do not understand the meaning of the words they read; they do not master the sense of the reading lessons, and the ideas and feelings intended by the author to be conveyed to, and excited in, the reader's mind, still rest in the author's intention, never hay. lng yet reached the place of their destination." LOOKING BACK ON 2~ODA¥ There is an almost irresistible temptatio~ at such a time as this to speculate on what the superintendent of schools ]n North Andover may say, in his report for 2054, of the school building program and the curriculum of today. (There will be a superintendent of schools in 2054, I confidently believe, and his title will ~ot be "commissar.") One might, in the naive manner of a high-schoo! class prophecy, ~oreeast a North A~dover with 20,000 inhabitants, imagine the quadrangular plan of the new high school completed, and dot the langseape with new elementary schools, junior highs, and perhaps a junior college. Seriously, I forecast that the present school buildings will not be so soon outmoded as the present curricu- lum and methods of teaching. "No matter what kind of curriculum is planned and developed, it gets its meaning through teachers," says Edgar Dale in OUR SCHOOLS AREN'T GOOD ENOL'GH. "Our schooIs will not be good enough until the profession of teaching is so attractive that the best-minded, the best- hearted young people will choose it." ACKNOWLEDGS~IENTS This is a good point at which to conclude this introduction to the one-hundredth report, for it brings me the opportunity of saying "Thank you" to our teachers and principals, as loyal as teachers anywhere to the fundamental task of teaching. I am grateful, also to the other employees of the Public Schools-- especially to all the custodians, without whose cooperation the new high sehool could not have opened, as it did, on Sep- tember 13, 195~. The publie schools, of course, gratefully enjoy the services given by other Town departments. The polieeinen have been exemplary in their vigilance at the intersection of Chiekering 202 Road and Main Street. The highway surveyor and his hard- working assistants never fail to do what they can, at the end of a snowstorm, to clear school driveways and playgrounds. In this report, however, the Board of Pnblle Works deserves especially appreciative notice. At the last annual town meeting they accepted responsibility for the upkeep of all school grounds. They have carried out their task intelligently and efficiently. , As for the members of the School Committee, I eau only repeat what I said at the dedication ot~ the high school; if I knew where there is a better school committee, there I should like to teach. Respectfully FRANCIS J. O'BRIEN Superintendent of Schools CHANGES IN PERSONNEL HOME ECONOMICS AND CAFETERIA Miss Jennie Marino, for the last five years our teacher of home economics and cafeteria director, decided to leave the North Andover Public Schools last June, to pursue her graduate studies at the B. C. Graduate School of Education with more concentration than her busy schedule here would permit. Her going is a great loss, but no one can doubt her wisdom in devoting all of her time during 1954-1955 to pro- fessional preparation. North Andover has been fortunate in its teachers of home economics (and cafeteria directors), from Mrs. Richards to Miss Marino. We have been fortunate again in selecting Margaret Hyder Fragala, A. B., Ed. M. (Mrs. Andrew Fra- gala), who has done similar work in the Derry (New Hamp- shire) Schools. MUSIC The School Con~mittee has been less fortunate in replacing Joseph Pulvino, assistant director of music education. Mr. Pulvino resigned, after the beginning of the school year, to accept the position of director of music in the Lawrence Public Schools. Nicholas Giangrasso of Lowel~ has been en- gaged, on a part-time basis, to give instrumental instruction formerly given by Mr. Pulvino and Mr. Mosher (our director of music). Miss Mildred Moore of Laxvrence has temporarily undertaken the supervision of music in the elementary grades. 203 HOME INSTRUCTION Mary Hill (Mrs. Paul Hill) was formally elected a teacher. She will continne to do what she has been doing, on a tem- porary basis, for several years--to give special instruction to pupils prevented by chronic illness or disability from attending school. Those who know Mrs. Hill know that she finds joy ]n teaching, and in her work with each of her pupils always displays insight and understanding. GRADES 2 AND 3 IN HIGH SCHOOL Two young teachers came to us in September--one from the Methuen Public Schools, the other directly from the State Teachers College at Lowell: the first, Miss Jean Mahoney, B. S. in Education (Bridgewater State Teachers College), Ed. M. (Calvin Coolidge College); the second, Miss Rosemary Mack- lin, B. S. iu Education. \Vhen the excessive enrollment in Grades 2 and 3 made the organization of a fourth grd grade and a fourth 2nd grade advisable, Miss Mahoney and Miss Macklin became the teachers. They have been pioneers; they teach in the high school. Principal Alvah O. Hayes made avail- able two rooms in the new high school, which now presents a unique type of organization, including Grades XiI, XI, X, IX, and 1II and II. By the end of December matrimony ter- minated Miss l~lahoney's service. DIR.ECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ttoward E. Crozier, who received both the bachelor's and the master's degree in physical education from American College in Springfield, has been appointed Director of Physical Education and Athletics. He will, of course, teach all the boys' classes in physical education at the high school, coach football and track, and supervise instruction in physical education in the elementary schools. SOCIAI~ STUDIES AND BASKETBAI~Iu William S. Laroehelle, a graduate of Boston University, is teaching the social studies. The School Committee is following the policy of selecting new teachers, prinmrily, for their aca- demic ability but also with the thought of strengthening the program in athletics by securing men and women, as far as possible, with some skill in sports. Mr. Laroehelle, a native of Methuen, who had a fine record as coach at the Woodbury High School (Salem, New Hampshire), is head coach of bas- ketball and assistant coach of football. NEW CUSTODIAN Dominie Vernile, of Saunders Street, has been selected by the School Committee to be the third custodian at the new high school. 2O4 REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL January B, 1955 To the Superintendent of Schools: I submit to you my t;vcnty-third and last annual report for Johnson Iligh School and my first report for North Andover High School. ENROLLMENT AS OF OCTOBER 1 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 P.G. 0 0 0 1 0 Seniors 66 70 71 78 72 Jmfiors 71 79 80 78 78 Sophomores 79 78 78 80 99 Freshmen 83 83 92 100 112 299 310 321 337 361 As I pointed out in my last report, the turning point in high school enrollment figures was reached in 1950. There has been a gradual increase since that time and this rate of in- crease will be more pronotmced during the next five years than it has been during the last five. Indications are that we eau expect between 405 and 415 pupils for next September and that by September 1962, the enroklment will probably exceed 600. CLASS OF 1954 At the graduation exercises of last June, diplomas were awarded to 78 pupils. Of this number, according to figures re]eased by our Guidance Office, twenty-three continued their education in four-year, degree,granting colleges. Of the re- mainder, nineteen continued their education in schools of other than college grade. SCHOLARSIIIPS Several scholarships were awarded at our graduation exercises. With the cost of college education what Jt now is, such scholarships are of tremendous assistance to our boys and girls. The recipients of this financial assistance are, I am certain, exceedingly grateful to the various organizations within our commnnity which have made these scholarships possible. A list of the pupils receivSng such assistance follows: Edithanne Bamford $200 Simmons College Edithanne Bamford 150 Gladys C. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship (awarded by the North Andover P. T. A.) 205 Edithanne Bamford Ann C. Bullock Katherine M. Himber Clinton G. Hollins Richard D. Kennedy Nellie R. Mosehetto Richard E. Neal Donald J. Slipp 150 Helen S. Carroll Memorial Scholarship (awarded by the N. Andover Women's Club) Full tuition at the University of N.H. 100 V.F.W. Auxiliary and Post No. 2104 Commercial Scholarship 250 Northeastern University 250 Northeastern University 100 St. Michael's Holy Name Society 300 Brown University 250 Dr. Edward W. A. Holt Memorial Seholarship NEW NAME With the opening of school in September 1954, the name of Johnson High School ceased to exist for the first time in eighty-seven years. The new high school, by vote of the School Committee, was changed to North Andover High School. DEDICATIONS On Sunday, October 31, 1954, the North Andover IIigh School was dedicated, with appropriate exercises, before an audience of 700 people. At the same time the Auditorium was dedicated to the North Andover ~rar Veterans. The Class of 1929, wishing to create a memorial for the beloved Annie Ix Sargent, who was a teacher and principal in Johnson High School for a period of fifty-four years, requested of the School Building Committee during the year that the library in our nexv building be dedicated in her name. This request was granted and, under an energetic committee headed By Mrs. Lois Taylor Gill, approximately $2500 was raised from alumni and friends of Miss Sargent. From these funds a splendid oil painting of Miss Sargent was created by Mr. Harry Sutton~ Jr.: some beautiful furniture ~vas provided for the library; a history of Miss Sargent's activities was developed by Mr. Mason W. K. Downing; three Latin prizes were pro- vided and the remainder of the money, in thc amount of some $1500 was deposited in a savings account, the annual income from which was to be used for purchase of books for the School library and to continue the Latin prizes. The library is to be known ofiicially as the Annie L. Sargent Memorial lzibrary. A Complete program of thc dedication ceremonies is included at the emi of this report. 206 PERSONNEL With our expanded program it became necessary to in- crease our teaching staff, beginning in September, 1954. Mr. Howard Crozier, a graduate of Springfield College, with his Masters' Degree from that same institution, was engaged to head our Physical Education program. Ir[ addition to his regular physical education activities, he is acting as head football coach, coach of track and supervisor of intra4nural activities. Mr. Crozier came to North Audover with four years' experience in [he ]~'armington, Maine, high school. Mr. William Larochelle, a graduate of Bates College, was engaged to teach in the Social Studies and Eng'lish fields. He is also acting as head coach of basketball and assistant coach of football. Mr. Laroehelle joined our staff after two years experience in the Woodbury High School of Salem, New Hampshire· Because of an injury suffered during the summer by our regular librarian, lV[/ss Irene Cook, it was considered abvisable to provide her with some assistance. Consequently, Miss Ruth Buehan, a graduate of Johnson High School, and a graduate of the training course in the Springfield City Library, was engaged. Miss Buehan has had extensive experience in library work. All of the new teachers on our staff are perfornfing ex- cellent service and indicate that the School Committee ex- ercised splendid judgment in their selection. Miss Jennie Marino who was the Cai'eteria Director last year, resigned to do advanced studying. Mrs. Margaret Frs- gala who has had several years experience in the Derry, New Ilampshire schools, was engaged to replace Miss Marino. She is doing a very efficient job in the operation of our School Lunch Program. Our new school is much larger than the old Johnson High School and consequently required an addition to the staff of custodians. Mr. Dominie Vernile was engaged to assist lhe ja~ltorial staff and has been assigned to duties which require his services into the evening hours. SARGENT SPEAKING CONTEST Last year for the first time, the Annie L. Sargent Speaking Contest wa~ conducted, replacing the Macintosh Speaking Contest which had been conducted for several years. This new contest was made possible through prizes offered by an anony- mous donor. The following pupils were winners of this contest: 1st prize of $15.00 -- Helen M. McCarthy Class of 1955 2nd prize of $10.00--Ann C. Bullock Class of 1954 3rd prize of $ 5.00--Mary Love Class of 1954 207 PUBLIC USE Our new building has a fine Auditorium, a large Cafeteria, and a splendid Gynmasium. Since North Andover has few facilities of this type, our school is being used to a considerable extent by various organizations. Naturally such use increases the total operating' cost for the Town and consequently a schedule of rental fees has been drawn up and adopted by the School Committee. For the records, a schedule of these fees is included at the end of this report. STEVENS LIBRARY Our schools have beeu very fortunate in having such splendid cooperation from the local public library. Many thnes during the year it has been possible for the school library to secure, for an extended period of time, reference books which were not avilable in our own library. This has been done due in large measure to the kindness and interest of Miss Marion Bachelder, the librarian at the Stevens Memorial Library. ELEMENTARY GRADES Because of overcrowded conditions in certain grades of thc elementary schools, the School Committee voted to set up a second and a third grade in our new high school This was possib].e because all of our classrooms are not, at present, being used for instruction of high school pupils. This is however, only a temporary situation, sh~ce in the not too distant future the high school will require the use of all of its rooms. BOXFORD PUPILS With the opening of our new school in September, all ninth grade pupils from our neighboring com~nnnity of Box- ford were enrolled in our school as tuition pupils. Pupils beyond the ninth grade were also permitted to enroll if they so desired. As a consequence we have at the present time 23 pupils who make their residence at Boxford. This uumber will become much greater during the next three years. We are very happy to have this group with us since they are proving, on the whole, to be excellent members of our school. DEPARTMENT IIEADS As a school increases in size, it becomes necessary to have several teachers instructing in the same subject fields. This year we have seven teachers offering instruction in the field of English. When this situation exists it is highly desirable to designate one of the teachers as a head of the department, in order that the activities of the department might be better coordinated. For this reason, Mr. John V. Donovan, my assis- tant was elected as Head of the English Department by the School Committee. 208 CONCLUSION Naturally the past year has been one of many trials in- cidental to the problem of moving from One school to another and because of the organization required in a new building. Things have g'one as efficiently as eau be expected nnder such circumstances and this has been due only to the wholehearted cooperation and loyal support of everyone connected with our school. Without this cooperation, our problems would have been multiplied many, many times. Consequently I would like to close this report by extending to ali who have been so helpful, my most sincere thanks. Respeet£ully, ALVAtt G. HAYES Principal 209 DEDICATION OF NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL Sunday, October 31, 1954 MEDALLION OVERTURE Johnson TIIE STAR SPANGLED BANNER Smith North Andover High School Band Clarence F. Mosher, Jr., Director INVOCATION Rev. CEnton W. Carvell PRESENTATION OF BUILDING AND DEDICATION OF VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM Francis B. Kittredge, Chairman of School Building Committee ACCEPTANCE BY SCHOOL COMMITTEE Hon. Ci~arles W. Trombly, Chairman School Committee HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM Alvat G. Hayes, Principal High School "The Heavens are Telling" from "The Creation" Haydn-Bets North Andover High School Chorus Clarence F. Mosher, Jr., Director DEDICATION OF ANNIE L. SARGENT MEMORIAL LIBRARY Lois Taylor Gill, Class of 1929 PRESENTATION OF AMERICAN FLAG by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mrs. Clarence C. Seheipers presenting: Robert Kellan, President of Student Council, accepting. INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS Francis J. O'Brien, Superintendent of Schools BENEDICTION Rt. R. ev. Francis L. Shed "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" Ward North Andover ttigh School Band Soloists for Choral Number: Karin Roebuck, Soprano; Dorothy Weingart, Contralto; Ernest Harvey, Baritone; Ber- nlee Florin, Accompanist. At the conclusion of the dedication High School pupils were available to usher audience about school. They were identified as "Guides". Conducted tours o£ school continued until 5:30 P. M. Plants loaned by Oates the Florist 210 TEACHING METHODS IN JOHNSON HIGH ~v'e should all know a great deal about teaching, whether we are teachers or not. For years w6 have gone to school. As we becmne older and begin to look back, we eau all conjure up from our own past incidents that occurred in the classroom. And yet one of the puzzles of education is what did go on in the classrooms of the past. How did Annie L. Sargent teaeh.~ It is like asking, "How did Edwin Booth play Hamlet?" This is our excuse for publishing a summary of methods used in Johnson High School in the 1950's. METHODS USED IN J. H. S. The numbers 1, 2, and 3 indicate the methods used most, a cheek any of the other methods used considerably. I 2 3 v 1. question by teacher, answer by pupils 39 ]~ 7 15 2. Class discussion, teacher conducted 32 20 13 14 3. Class discussion, pupil conducted 1 20 0 1l 4. Field Trips 0 0 0 fi 5. Instruction in Techniques of Study 5 6 6 '26 6. Use of Community Resources 0 3 3 17 7. Laboratory Demonstration by Teacher 11 11 3 8 8. Laboratory Demonstraiton by Pupil 2 4 7 9 9. Lecture by Teacher 3 0 ]6 9 10. Reading Aloud from Reference Book by teacher i 0 0 16 11. Reading Aloud from Reference Book by pupil 0 0 1 23 12. Topical Report by Pupils 8 4 19 22 13. Laboratory by Class 12 3 8 2 14. Dictation by Teacher 0 2 4 21 15. In 26 classes there were exhibited 123 films (motion or slide. 16. On 94 days nine classes used other visual aids. 17. On 55 days ten classes nsed records or tapes. 18. Pupil Participation in Planning, carrying out, or evaluating work o~ class or club 1 0 0 17 19. Creative Expression by Individuals 0 4 0 19 METIIODS OF MAKING ASSIGNMENTS 1. By pages in books 22 9 12 2. By topics, problems, units 5 58 23 2 3. By contracts 0 0 0 4. Same assignment for all 17 14 10 5. Two levels of assignments 0 19 3 Translation and blackboard work by pupils were other methods noted by four teachers as 1, 2, or 8; one teacher used more than three levels of assignment an appreciable number o£ times. 211 EIGHTY-FIFTH GRADUATION EXERCISES JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1954 Stevens Hall, North Audover, Massachusetts June 25, 1954 Eight O'Clock OVERTURE "The King's Itighway' Isaac PROCESSIONAL MARCH Schmidt PI~AYER--Rcv. Alexander S. Twombly CLASS SALUTATORY WITIt ESSA¥--"North Andover-- Past" Barbara Ann Wainwright "WITH A VOICE OF SINGING" Shaw Chorus £~LASS ESSAY--"North Andover--Present' Ann Clement Bullock "DANNY BOY"--(Adapted from an Old Irish Air) Weatherly Chorus PRESENTATION OF AWARDS S. A. R. Good Citizenship Award George F. Russell, Jr., Commander Harvard Club of Andover Award Betsy Ross Chapter, D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award John Mclntosh Memorial Award Science Award Valedictory Award The Principal CLASS ORATION "In the End We Find the Begimfing" Donald Joseph Slipp PRESENTATION OF SCttOLARSHIPS Saint Michael's Holy Name Society Scholarship Helen S. Carvell Memorial Scholarship: Awarded by North Andover Women's Club Gladys C. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship: Awarded by North Andover Parent-Teacher Association Dr. Edward W. A. Ilolt Memorial Scholarship: Awarded by Nortk Andover Board of Trade V.F.W. Auxiliary and Post No. 2104 Commercial Scholarship The Principal PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS William F. Rock "AMERICA--OUR HERITAGE" Ades Chorus CLASS VALEDICTORY PRECEDED BY ESSAY--- "North Andovcr--Future" Beverlee Ann Thomson 212 CLASS SONG-- Words by Lois S. Ilaigh and Nellie Rose Marie Moschetto Graduates "THE STAI~-SPANGLED BANNER" Key Graduates and Audience RECESSIONAL--"War ~l[arch of the Priests" (from Athalia) ]?lcndelssohn-Lake CLASS SONG Tuue--"Auld Lang Sync" Oh Johnson High the time has come, The years have swiftly With tears in heart we now depart, As we go on alone. Our teachers who have guided us, And set us on our way, We'll strive to make you proud of ns, Through all the coming days. Through these bare halls we wander now, Without a thought in view. The memories we take with us, Shall always be of you And so dear Johnson now we part, With sadness and a tear; But evermore we shall remain, The last class passing here. Words by Lois S. Haigh and Nellie Rose Marie Mosehetto Senior Marshal Junior Marshal Arthur William Lynch Irene Lncy Lomazzo Ushers (Members of Class of 1955) Robert Francis Boutilier Kenneth Paul Rapacz Robert Elias Kellau Roland Richard Russell Charles William Kettinger Walter Robert Stamp Decorating Committee Barbara Ann Driscoll Richard William Killen Francis William Gilliek Elsie E. Thomas Joan Louise Valliere Music by Johnson High School Baud Conductor Clarence F. Mosher, Jr. Accompanist Bernice Ann Florin. Class Motto--"In the End We Find the Beginning" Class Colors--Red and White School Colors--Scarlet and Black 213 1950 -- GRADUATES -- 1954 Abbott, Joseph H.~A. B. Sutherland Co. Acciard, George Warren--Army Avery,Priscilla Joyce~-Marricd *Bamford, Edith Anne--Simmorls College *Beletsky, Betty Joan--Marrimack College Bootman, Mary Ann--Merrimack College Broderick, Lois Elaine--Plymouth Co. *Bullock, Ann Clement---University of N. H. Carlson, Roll A.--Riverview Greenhouse Casale, Peter P.--Messina's Market *Cavallaro, Martha Ann--State House Chadwick, George Allan--Boston University Coates,Philip Gorden--Air Force Cranston, Richard Perry--Army Cuddy,Joyce Ann--Merrimack College Daley,Patricia Ann Lawrence General Hospital *Dehullu, Robert F~--Rensselear DeMario, Victor D.--Merrimack College Dineen, Catherine Ann--Comptometer School Doherty,Mary MadeIine---Marriner Combing Co. Donnelly, Jacqueline M.--Hytron Driscoll, Kathryn L~--Watertown Arsenal Elander,Patricia M.--Lawrence General Hospital Enaire,Rose Mary--Fazio School of Beauty Culture Finn, Madeline Jacquelyn---Derby Chemical Foulds, Donald Frederick---Coast Guard Fountain, Ronald Albert-~Bolta Company *Gillick, Julie M.--Lowell Teachers College Gravel, Robert John--Treat Hardware Gulanowski, Carolyn M.---Comptometer School Haigh, Lois S.--Boston Navy Yard Hamilton, Bruce Alan Army Hassey, Sally Ann -Ludington Footwear *Hearty, Susan Anne--University of Massachusetts Himber, Katherine .M.--United Farmers Holleran, Laurence P.--Air Force *Hollins, Clinton G.--Northeastern University *Houghton, Jeannette, R.--J. H. Barrington & Co. Howard, Rosalie E.--National Shawmut Bank Janusz, Robert James~Boston University Keane, Mary Diana~Lawrence General Hospital Kennedy, Richard D.--Northeastern University Kilcourse, John T.---Suffolk University Klufts, Albert E.~Linotype School Knightly, David H.--Bentley School of Accounting Knowlton, M. Patricia~Lawrence General Hospital Lane, David Joseph University of Massachusetts Lavallee, Theodore W.--Coyne Elec. School Lawson,Roger Barrett--Army Long, Carol Ann--Nevins Auto Co. Long, Kenneth Edward BoegIin Construction Co. Love, Mary Rose--Burbank Hospital Lundquist, Norman D.--Russell Flower Shop *Luzzio, Josephine E.---Lawrence General Hospital Lynch, Arthur W.--Marines McIntosh, Jean E.--MacIntosh Business School McLaughlin, Daniel P.--Sanborn Seminary Mcssina, Josephine P.~Bedford Air Base Morley, Beverly Ann-- Union College 214 Moschetto, Nellie R.~Merrimack College *Neal, Richard Erwin---Brown University *Paradis, Barbara Ann--Watertown Arsenal ~ Roberts, Francis R. Navy Roebuck, Kenneth A.--Training, YIaverhill Shoe Rose, Mildred Viola--Field & Cowles Ins. Co. Slipkowsky, John N.--Bentley School of Accountilxg *Slipp, Donald Joseph--Boston College Smith, Joseph A.--Phelan'~ Grocery Smith, William J.--Army Stewart, Francis W.~Lawrence Printworks Sutcliffe. Dorothy C.~errimack Mutual Fire Ins. Co. *Thomson, Beverly Ann-- Pembroke *Thomson, Ina Richmond--Agawam Dye Company (office) Turner, Charles H.--Sanborn Seminary, Pacific Mill Office Waddington, Joan Ann--At Home *Wainwright, Barbara Ann--Salem Hospital Watts, Raymond L.--Springfield College Wilson, Frederick W.~Lowell Tech. * Indicates Membership in National Honor Society ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES--JUNE 18, 1954 Kittredge School- 30 Pupils David L. Bevin Francis E. Bodge *Donald Briggs John A. Broadhea'd Francis J. Chamberlain John R. Chase Paula L. Coates Stephen R. Cohen Hollis R. Curtis SJean A. DiPaolo Bruce C .Elliott Joseph L. Flynn Freeman C. Hatch Philip D. Henry Richard R. Lange **Joseph J. Laurenza Jackson Long Regina Marcoux **J. Vallerie Mathews Rachael I. Mitchell Diane L. Morely iDonna Mae Pickard Priscilla Elaine Roche Alice E. Sargent Nancy Elizabeth Saul Gene Ann Sztucinski Dorothy M. Travers A. James Valliere John E. Walvius Charles NI. Warchol Bradstreet SChool- 23 Pupils **Gilbert Russell Bamford Patricia Ann Bernardini Elizabeth Ann Bisson Gilbert J. Cardoza Mary Isobel Glennie John Barker Holt Beverly G. Kennedy David A. Lambert Richard Francis Magoon Robert Donald Magowan *John Mahoney Robin C. Munroe Robert M. Murphy Carole Ann Parker Robert Brian Pybus Allyn Ernest Ratcliffe John Martin Smith William Gilbert Stanley Donald Bruce Stewart Priscilla Watts Barbara Ann Weingart Ann Wild Andrew Peter Michael Zigelis 215 Thomson School -- 16 Pupils Lorraine D. Candiano Charlotte Mary Caron Bruce Malcolm Crawford Stella Louise D'Agata Leonard Alfred Despres Marianne Fenton Roberta Louise ttimber Barbara Jean Houston * At Home Frank Joseph LaVallo Anne C. McCarty Emily Jean Pappalardo John James Pickles, Jr. Joan Roberts Karin Louise Roebuck Carl W. Schubert Benjamin Edward Ventura ** Entered Phillips Andover Academy t Entered Essex Agricultural School $ Entered Our Lady of Nazareth School All others entered North Andover High School St. Michael's Graduates Entering N. A. High--22 Pupils Ann Marie Barrett Victor Battaglioli John Burke Christine Carney Patricia Casale Nancy Cyr Charles Dineen Janet Drummey Margaret Forgetta Frank Hilton Mary Mahoney Carol McLaughlin John Minihan Claire Oskar Maw Phelan Joan Robertson Philip Roche Faith St. Louis John Shea Charles Trombly William Trombly Ronald Zahn OUR ADJUSTMENT ROOM North Andover is fortmmte i~ the sympathetic man who teaches those children who, for one reason or another, are not keeping up with their grade. His report is worthy of your attention especially the last paragraph, in which he sets forth what becomes of his pupils. The Adjustment Room in the North Andover School system is not a seg'regated class. With the cooperation of the principal and staff, it is an integral part of the Kittredge School. The children participate in all the regular curricular and extra- curricular activities. Our classroom is one of the most attractive rooms, designed for Special Class work, in this section of the country. Our purposes and objectives are different from the or- dinary Special Class. In many school systems, this class is restricted ~o children who are definitely mentally retarded. This type of class leaves nnhelped a number of eI~ildren who may have grave di/~ieulty in school and who require serious remedial work and careful understanding. We feel that provi- sion should be made for such children and that the logical place is our Adjustment Room. 216 We, therefore, have two objectives which we try to attaiu in our Special Class. One, to educate all mentally retarded children in North Andover, gearing their instruction to their individual capabilities. These children rarely go on to the higher grades in school, so our pm'pose here ~s to equip them, to the best of their abilities, to become selfsustaining members of the community. Ordinarily, all of these children would remain in the Adjustment Room until they reach the age of sixteen. At that time, they would either go to work or, perhaps, to trade school. Thc second objective is to take those who, for one reason or another, have fallen far behind in scholastic achievement. In cases of this nature our purpose is to bring these children to a level which will enable them to rejoin ~heir regular classes. The length of time a child in this category may remain in the room is variable, but it has never exceeded two years. How well do we attain our objectives ? A statistical answer is, perhaps, the only way of determining. Alnong thc children who have been graded as mentally handicapped, a survey finds only two unemployed. In both of these eases, physical handicaps make it dii~ieult to find suitable employment. Pour are in the armed forces, one of whom, I am happy to report, is wearing scrgeant's chevrons. Of the seventeen who have been sent back to their regular grades: one is now attending college, four', g.raduated from high school, five are now in high school, one is ni the eighth grade, three are in the sevenflr gracle, and three are in ~be sixth grade. 194%50 1950 51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 Statistical Chart of Last Five Years Children Children Children Children During Returned Reaching Retained Year to Grade 16 in l~oom 10 2 3 5 11 3 2 6 10 2 4 4 11 3 3 5 15 7 2 6 Respectfully submitted ,JOSEPH ~. DEVAN, ,JR., Teacher 217 SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM Statistical summaries of the ~vork of Dr. Fred Atkinson, School Physician and Agnes McClung, School Nurse--Septem- ber 1953 ~ June 1954. Pre-School Registration Number of children regislering 116 Number oi~ ch:ildren presenting a record of physical examination 100 Number of ~najor defects fonnd at time of physical examination 18 Number of major defects Corrected previous to entering school 1 Number of children still under treatment 5 Number of children presenting a record of dental examination 70 Physical l~.xamination Number of Children examined 305 Number of nmjor defects found 58 Number children having these defects 50 Types of defects found: Heart murmurs 10 Carious teeth 24 Enlarged or infected tonsils 23 Enlarged cervical glands 1 Number Of defects corrected 20 Number of children still under treatment 13 Number of parents consulting their family doctor 11 Number of parents taking no action 14 Number of children examined by their family physician 40 Number of parents present at the physical exa~nination 2 Pure-Tone Audiometer Test Number of pupils tested 611 Number of pupils failing the test 11 Nmnber of irremediable defects 1 Number of defects corrected or under treatment 5 Number of pupils seen by an ear specialist 8 Massachusetts Vision Test Number of pupils tested 622 Nmnber of pupils failing the test 70 Number of irremediable defects 6 Number of pupils seen by an eye specialist 55 Nmnber of pupils given corrective treatment by an eye specialist 41 Report of the 8chool Nurse Number of school visits 737 Nmnber of pupil inspections 1187 Number of pupils excluded for pediculosis 22 218 Number of pupils excluded for skin conditions Number of pupils excluded for communicable disease symptoms Number of pupils transferred home Number of pupils transforted to clinics Number of pupils referred to family physician Minor treatments Number of eons~fltations Number of home visits Number of meetings attended Census of Physically Handicapped Total number of children on physically Children handicapped list Amputations 2 Auditory defects 2 Cerebral palsy 4 Congenital abnormalities ] 5 Epilepsy 1 Muscular Atrophy 2 Poliomyclitis 5 Rheumatic fever 5 Speech defects 9 Visual defects 6 Others 3 Nmnber of children attending school Number of children in State Institutions Number of children receiving home instruction Number of children in hospital ENROLLMENT ON OCTOBER 1 Grade 1950 1951 1952 1 86 85 119 2 85 92 93 3 113 86 88 4 86 119 94 5 74 89 116 6 86 70 87 7 95 87 72 8 83 88 87 Special 10 12 5 Elementary 718 728 761 9 83 83 92 1.0 79 78 77 11 71 79 80 12 66 70 71 P.G. High 299 310 320 Total 1017 1038 1081 1953 120 127 99 81 95 112 85 66 11 796 100 80 78 78 1 337 1133 219 10 204 27 73 352 257 179 17 54 47 2 4 1 1954 115 128 137 108 87 97 125 84 14 895 114 99 77 73 363 1258 SCHOOL CALENDAR 1954-1955 September 13, Monday: Schools reopen. November 24, Wednesday: Schools close at noon for remain- December 23, Thursday: January 3, Monday: February 18, Friday: February 2S, Monday: April 15, Friday: April 25, Monday: June 24, Friday: der of week. Thanksgiving recess. Schools close at noon for Christ- mas vacation. Schools reopen. Schools close at night for mid- winter vacation. Schools reopen. Schools close at night for spring vacation. Schools reopen. Schools close for summer vacation. The following holidays which occur during school time will be observed: Friday, October 8, Essex County Teachers' Association Meeting Tuesday, Oocober 12, Columbus Day Thursday, November 11, Veterans' Day Friday, April 8, Good Friday Monday, 3~lay 30, Memorial Day NO-SCHOOL SIGNALS Three blasts of the Fire Signal 7:30 A. M. -- 12:15 P. Radio Broadcasts Stations WLAW, WLLH, and WCCM No~e: The signal at 7:30 A. M. applies to the elementary schools only. The Superintendent of Schools may call off the session of the high school under conditions of extraordinary severity by a signal at 7:15 A. M. 221 REPORT'OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 No. o£ Absentees Investigated 51 53 43 39 26 No. o£ Truancies Reported 3 8 17 9 8 No. of Parents Notified 19 30 44 42 31 No. of Pupils Taken to School 3 0 3 2 2 No. of Transfer Cards Investigated 10 15 12 30 20 No. Committed to Training School 0 0 0 0 1 No. of Home Permits Investigated 0 0 0 0 0 No. of Pupils Taken Home Sick 28 38 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE EVERSON Attendance Officer TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS Kenneth Dearden, 83 Davis Street $2,450 Charles R. Kent, Jr., 56 Elm Street 2,520 Robinson's Express Company, 41 Second Street 2,700 222 m ~m ATHLETIC SCHEDULE A. Administration ]. Faculty Manager $300 B. Interscholasties 1. Football Coach (Howard Crozier) 400 2. Football Ass't Coach (\Villiam Larochelle 250 3. Basketball Coach (~riliam Laroehelle) 4, Basketball Ass't, Coach (Harwood Steele) 200 5, Baseball Coach 300 6. Track Coach (Howard Crozier) 200 7. Girls' Basketball Coach (Harriet Dunham) 100 C. Intramurals---High School 1. Fall--Boys 50~ Girls 50 2. Winter--Boys 50 Girls 50 3. Spring--Boys 50 Girls 50~ D. Intramurals--Elementary Schools 1. Fall--Boys (3 schools at $50 each) 150 Girls 150 2. Winter--Boys 150 Girls 150 3. Spring--Boys ]50 Girls 150 Included in teaching salary $2,550 Physical Education Teacher--no charge ATHLETIC FINANCES For the first time in many years athletics in North An- dover cost the taxpayers money--S1,686, to be exact. Faculty Manager John L. Finneran's financial statement, which follows, does not include this figure. He sets forth, with meticulous accuracy, cash receipts and cash disbursements. The consider- able outlay required for football and basketball this year was met out of the appropriation for education, under the control of the School Committee. 226 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1954 North Andover High School Athletic Association Balance Brought Forward Football Receipts Athletic Association Dues Basketball Receipts Transportation Guarantee Girls Sweaters Insurance Payment Receipts $584.00 725.89 86.00 209.14 25.00 21.00 27.00 Total Receipts Total Expenses $1,678.03 1,578.93 $99.10 Balance on Hand December 31, 1954 Expenses Charles R. Kent Robinson School Bus Service Beatrice Couhig Bruce Hamilton Constance Leonard Maw Luciano Richard Kydd Raymond Palmigiano Walter Roberts Nate Aldrich Kenneth McKinery James Jorden Walter Zipps Fred Maccoron William Larochelle Harold l)riscoll Cornelius Hegarty Fred Dreschcr C. W. Radars Basil Bova Henry Oulette Richard Billings Edmund Graczyk Raymond Rourke James Horton James W. Brine Whitworth Sporting Goods A. Houghton Farnham Everett Woodhouse Robert Sanborn $137.00 94.00 20.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 6.00 35.00 10.00 20.00 10.00 17.00 20.00 14.00 ]0.00 30.00 17.00 7.00 30.00 15.00 60.00 15.00 15,00 481.03 200.05 14.00 14.00 14.00 227 Joseph Lawlor 14.00 Arrow System 17.00 Mercury System 4.25 Athletic Trainers Supply Co. 22.50 Globe Ticket Co. 14.65 Lawrence P~nbber Company 1.50 John Glemfie 6.00 Leo Axtin 8.00 Walter Stamp 2.00 Central Service Station 17.00 Fredd]es Fruit Market 7.62 Crane Hardware 1.97 North Andover School Lunch 13.61 Glennies Milk 4.35 John Conrad 6.00 Nat Fredericko 3.00 Frank Oates & Son 5.00 Boynton Press 8.40 Eagle Tribune 12.00 Charles L. Lee M.D. 20.00 'Thomas Hayes M.D. 40.00 Total .Expenses $1,578.93 JOHN FINNERAN Faculty Manager NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Like the report on athletics, Miss Alice Neal's report comprises cash receipts and cash payments only; it does not include expenditures for equipment, the director's salary, or the stipends of the noon supervisors at the Bradstreet and Kittredgc Schools--all of which are charged to general appro- priation for schools. Receipts and Expenditures January 1, 1954--December 31, Receipts Cash Balance, January 1, 1954 Sale of Food State Rehubursement Total Receipts Total Cash Available 1954 $726.40 $17,588.42 4,899.27 22,487.69 $23,214.09 228 Expenditures George Bancroft & Co. $103.99 Baehman's Food Shop 4.00 Bernard Food Industries, Inc. 110.75 ~ohu E. Cain Co. 124.44 Commonwealth of Mass. ~11.65 Donahue Bros., Inc. 6.90 F. A. Foulds Co. 75.91 Glenn4e's ~lilk Co. 5,626.88 Granite State Potato Chip Co. 9.08 Clifford J. Hale 56.50 John R. Hbsking 4.65 Jersey lee Cream Co. 3,118.50 Longbottom's Market 11.12 Megowan Educator Food 2.05 Messina's Market 87.88 Louis Milani Foods, Inc. 196.53 Morehouse Baking Co. 952.30 National Cash Register 1.81 Platt's Pork Store 40.00 Radio Foods Corp. 17.10 Rex Potato Chip Co. 3.57 Rutter's Linen Service 83.75 Severance Trucking Co. 115.44 John Sexton Co. 853.76 Sbaheen Bros. 1,032.16 Solux Chemical Co. 125.13 Stone-Forsythe Co. 71.44 ~uffolk Grocery Co. 320,57 Webster-Thomas Co. 711.13 Withholding Tax 473.00 Blue Cross 129.45 Insurance (en~ployees) 8.40 Workers' Retirement Fund 164.31 Salaries (5 operators and bookkeeper) 4,564.69 Total Expenditures Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 $19,318.84 $3,895.25 229 BRADSTREET, KITTREDGE AND NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIAS Profit and Loss Summary, Ja~. 1, 1954--Dec. 31, 1954 (as summarized from mm~thly Profit and Loss Statements submitted by Alice M. Neal, bookkeeper.) North Andover Bradstrect Kittredge High School Profit Loss Profit Loss Profit Loss Jan. $101.01 $116.89 $32.07 Feb. $13.46 364.65 200.60 March 37.62 $94.28 107.68 April 302.65 237.03 146.49 5iay 56.93 144.31 39.73 June 22.41 247.23 58.61 Sept. 13.08 26.80 108.26 Oct. 164.69 211.69 9.52 Nov. 135.61 222.84 163.95 Dec. 270.68 335.92 .59 Totals $1,004.05 $114.09 $1,880.56 $121.08 $592.95 114.09 121.08 274.55 Profit for Year $889.96 $1,759.48 $318.40 3274.55 STATEMENT OF NET LOCAL COST of the PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 1954 ]gxpenditures $293,705.06 Receipts: State Aid for Public Schools $53,414.93 State Aid on Local Transportation of Pnpils 282.00 State Aid for Tuitions of Pupils attending Vocational Schools 969.63 State Aid for Transportation of Pupils to Vocational Schools 77.43 Rental of N. A. H. S. Facilities 30.00 Sale of Supplies and Cash Receipts 213.22 Petty Cash Advance 10.00 Total Receipts 54,997.21 Amount Expended from Local Taxation $238,707.85 This accounts for $19.10 in the ammal tax rate, or 38 cents in every dollar raised by taxation. 23O NORTH ANDOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Expense Accounts, 1954 Abbott-Allen Statione~y Co., envelope moistner $ .98 Ace Express, express charge on janitorial supplies 1.03 Acme Chemical Company, Klomine 21.75 Allied Paint Stores, Inc., janitorial supplies 7.32 Allyn and Bacon, books 271.53 American Air Filter Co., Inc., filters 79.56 American Book Company, books 317.51 American Library Association, library books 8.50 American Museum of Natural History, subscription 5.00 American School Health Association, subscription 3.00 The American School and University, annual 4.01 Americana Corporation, annuals 20.00 Applcton-Century-Croits, Inc., book 3.76 The Arlo Publishing Co., books 78.08 Atwell Service Company, audograph, ediphone service 399.56 Dr. Fred C. Atkinson, use of car to M.A.S.C. meeting 18.00 Avon Paper Co., Inc., janitorial supplies 34.80 Beaudette & Co., Inc., rex-o-graph service, supplies 72.92 Beckley-Cardy Company, signs Beco Associates, boiler service 150.00 Charles A. Bennett Co., Inc., book 1.81 The II. Berger Paper Co., janitorial supplies 147.45 The Berkshire Inn, school committee conference 23.93 Wendell Berman Insurance Agency, accident insurance 1,080.00 Bill's Auto Service, service of driver-training car, welding 19.50 Bing's Dry Cleansers, cleaning and storage of band uniforms 55.00 C. C. Birchard V. Company, books 18.25 Roy Bird, transportation to Haverhill Trade School 29.48 The Blakiston Company, books 48.00 Bostitch-Northeast, Inc., staples 13.40 R. R. Bowker Company, catalog 1.00 The Boynton Press, Printing 435.72 Milton Bradley Company, classroom supplies 36.10 l~alph B. Brasseur, supervision of Thomson School yard rosurfacing 70.80 British Information Services, postage and insurance on films .63 Bro-Dart Industries, library supplies 13.40 Burgess Publishing Company, book 2.62 Olive Buller, travel allowance 200.00 J. F. Byron Five Cent to $1.90 Store, craft supplies 11.21 Cambosco Scientific Company, science supplies 8.78 Campbell's Market, supplies for cooking classes 248.97 R. II. Campo, numbering .80 Cantflame Fire-Proofing Company, fire blankets 35.10 Cash or Rita Enaire, petty cash 39.95 Cashman's Service Station, service 4.00 William Cavallaro, transportation to Haverhill Trade School 35.36 Central Service Station, gasoline, oil 4.18 City of Haverhill, tuitions 924.16 City of Lawrence, tuitions 322.70 City of Lynn, tuitions 231.25 The Classical Journal, subscription 3.75 Joseph A. Collins, electrical repairs 109.15 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education, sui~scription 3.00 232 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Workshop for the Blind, brooms 9.50 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Slate Prison, signs 23.00 F. E. Compton & Company, encyclopedia, table 119.21 Conlon Bros., paper towels and tissue 290.36 Consumer's Research, subscription 5.00 Crane Hardware Company, janitorial supplies 76.51 K. M. Crawford Company, floor wax 149.50 Arthur C. Croft Publications, wall charts, subscription 20.10 John Cruickshank, transportation to Haverhill Trade School 8.16 George Cunningham, services at P. T. A. meetings and First Aid Course 90.00 The Curtain Shoppe, window shades 7.00 John J. Cushing, P. T. S. A. meeting 5.00 Cyr Oil Company, £uel oil 1,528.52 Dalrymple Oil Co., Inc., rue! oil 1,791.83 Davis & Furber Machine Company, filing saws 132.00 Kenneth L. Dearden, pupil transportation 745.00 Paul E. Desrosiers & Co., cement 2.30 Joseph F. Devan, Jr., conference expense 2.25 Donahue Brofhers, soap powder 4.85 Edward Donovan, labor erecting snow fences 11.11 Dramatics Magazine, subscription 2.50 Dyer-Clark Company, bulbs, starters 52.52 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co., printing, advertising 144.00 The Education Digest, subscription 10.00 Educational Testing Service, handbooks, reports 6.10 Elementary Evaluative Criteria, reports 6.20 Rita L. Enaire, meetings 99.55 Essex Machine Sales Company, machine belts 1.60 George Evarson, P. T. A..meetings, travel allowance 120.00 Eye Gate House, Inc., filmstrips 25.00 Theodore E. Field (Underwood Corp.) typewriter repairs 29.57 Field Enterprises, Inc., encyclopedia 122.36 Carl Fischer, Inc., music, instrument repairs, supplies 749.11 The Flag Shop, flagpole and flag 172.24 Follett Publishing Co., books 24.11 Margaret H. Fragala. travel allowance 62.50 John J. Gaffny & Sons, boiler repairs 97.06 Gaylord Bros., Inc., library supplies 106.10 Gerrish, Peters and Company, cafeteria supplies 10.10 Emile Giard, mowing Thomson School yard 25.00 ~adeline Gillen, conferences 16.15 Ginn and Company, books 562.88 Gledhill Bros., Inc., classroom supplies 363.42 Globe Book Company, book 1.77 B. Goldberg & Son, step ladders 8.94 Graf Brothers, express charges 1.35 The Grolier Society, Inc., books and book racks 175.21 J. L. Hammett Company, classroom supplies 1,815.84 C. S. Hammond & Company, wall atlas 101.41 Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc., books 102.82 Harper & Brothers, book 5.82 Hastings House Publishers, books 8.47 Haverhill Chain Link Eence, repair of fence (Bradstreet) 52.00 Alvah G. Hayes, travel allowance, extra services 205.76 D. C. Heath & Company, books 223.75 233 N. Heffron & Sons, surfacing Thomson School yard, installation of basketball standards 1,446.10 Helfrich Bros., boiler repairs 615.00 High School Athletic Association, deficit, pupil transportation 1,726.25 Henry Holt & Company, books 57.24 Charles W. Homeyer & Co., Inc., music 252.96 John R. Hosking, classroom and office supplies 270.29 Houghton-Mifflin Company, books, tests 325.66 Edward B. Hutchinson, instructo boards 16.09 International Business Machines Corp., typewriter, service, ribbons 224.30 Jackson Chairs, Inc., nuts and bolts .91 The George T. Johnson Company, paper towels, supplies 201.40 Jordan Marsh Company, rubber stamps 5.00 The Journal of Business Education, subscription 3.00 The Journal of Education, subscription 3.00 George Kane, labor erecting snow fences 11.11 Kansas State Teachers College, books 3.65 Helena G. Keefe, conference expenses 7.20 Charles R. Kent, Jr., pupil transportation 3,088.01 William B. Kent & Sons, moving 293.04 I~nuepfcr & Dimmock, records, music 76.96 Korbey Heating & Oil Co., Inc., fuel oii 1,552.10 Lawrence Electric Company, service 3,934.33 Lawrence Gas Company, service 316t32 Lawrence Lumber Company, lumber 811.46 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Company, glass and installations 59.85 Lawrence Rug & Linoleum Co., rubber matting (Cafeteria) 10.00 Lawrence Window C]eaning Co., Inc., cleaning windows outside three elementary schools 190.00 Lebowitz Bros., janitorial supplies 26.20 John R. Levcsque, train transportation to Haverhill Trade School 10.88 J. B. Lippincott Company, books 39.32 Little Fawn Cleaners, Inc., laundering 25.35 Longbottom's Market, supplies 4.25 Look Photo Service, projection lamp 3.73 Lougins~ domestic arts supplies 17.08 John R. Lyman Company, cleaning and polishing cloths 41.48 The Mac Press, printing 68.50 The Macmillan Company, books 338.54 Mainco Trading Company, classroom supplies 109.97 Manzi Electric Corp., electrical repairs 50.77 Jennie C. Marino, travel allowance 187.50 Martin & Murray, Inc., books, atlas 136.20 Massachusetts Association of School Committees, membership, conference registration 36.00 Massachusetts Envelope Company, envelopes 42.60 Masury-Young Company, janitorial supplies 149.64 Daniel J. McCarthy, conference 12.35 Agnes R. McClung, travel allowance, conference 256.00 McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co., books 56.31 John McDuffie, garage rental 31.25 McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., books 101.82 John J. McGuire, carpentry work 34.20 McKinley Publishing Co., maps, subscription 4.69 McQuesten's office supplies 8.55 ~Meadow Brook Soft Water Laundry, Inc., laundering 89.70 234 Meagan's Drug Store, health supplies 34.51 Charles E. Merrill Co., Inc., workbooks 333.67 Merrimac Boiler Works, boiler repairs 23.40 The Merrimack Sales Co., Inc, janitorial supplies 43.56 Messina's Market, food supplies 25.61 Middlesex Machine Company, labor and supplies 231.58 Arthur G. Miller, services as physical education consultant 500.00 Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., servicing, repairs 156.42 Charles Mitchell, labor erecting snow fences 11.11 Model Airplane News, subscription 9.37 Modeler's Haven, supplies 3.91 The Modern Language Journal, subscriptions 8.00 Monter Hall School, books 3.25 Clarence F. Mosher, Jr., travel allowance, conferences 310.00 A. V. Muelter, piano tuning 46.00 Jim Mulligan's Radio Lab., amplifier rental 20.00 The National Cash Register Co., maintenance service 12.50 National Council of Teachers of English, subscription fi.00 The National Council for Social Studies, subscription 5.00 The National Council of Teachers of Math, membership 3.00 The National Education Association, booklets 4.83 The National Geographic Society, subscription 6.50 The Nation's Schools, subscription 5.00 John J. Nesbitt, Inc., filters 35.75 Nesbitt's Radio Shop, projector repairs 23.75 New England Paint & Wall Paper Company, arts and crafts supplies 25.60 New F. ng]and School Development Council, mem- bership 112.80 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., service 1,025.49 New England Woodwin Exchange, band instrumets, cases 350.00 The New York Times Co., subscription 15.00 News Map of the Week, Inc., subscription 16.50 Noble & Noble Publishers, Inc., books 71.32 North Andover Board of Public Works, water 175.32 North Andover Coal Company, stoker coal 203.24 Northeast Hobby Distributors, Inc., craft suppJies 3.03 L. Irving Nutter Insulating Co., janitorial supplies 6.18 Frank Oates & Son, corsages (high-school dedication) 10.70 Francis J. O'Brien, travel allowance, conferences, supplies 273.21 M. E. O'Brien & Sons, basketball standards 140.04 Ostwald, Inc., band uniforms 751.24 F. A. Owen Publishing Co., subscriptions 18.00 Pampa Electronics Sales Corp, tape recorders 259.33 The Perolin Company, Inc., fuel oil treatment 186.00 The Personal Book Shop, Inc., books 85.40 Petroleum Heat and Power Company, boiler repairs, service 470.00 J. P. Phelan, ammonia .38 David Pitman, train transportation to Haverhill Trade School 24.48 Plastic Tag & Trade Check Co., plastic checks 10.36 Players Magazine, subscription 3.50 Popular Science Filmstrip-of-the-month Club, membership 30.00 Prentice-Hall, Inc., books 18.24 Joseph Pulvino, music conference 12.45 Railway Express Agency, express charges 92.17 235 Rand-McNally & Company, books 8.02 Harold Ratcliffe, boiler repairs 72.50 The Readers Digest, class subscriptions 64.64 Re-Tone Products, chamois 21.00 Rinehart Handwriting System, supervision 450.00 J. W. Robinson So., servicing driver-training car 31.90 Tom Robinson, Jr., pupil transportation 3,241.89 Robinson's Moving & Express Service, moving 63.27 William P. Rock, conference expenses 59.18 Row, Peterson & Company, books 35.64 Royal Typewriter Company, Inc., typewriters 600.00 Garland B. Russell, handbooks for teachers 14.15 St. John & McCall, Inc., mimeograph maintenance, supplies 162.81 Benjamin H. Sanborn & Company, books 30.73 Frank Savoy, train transportation to Haverhill Trade School 32.64 T. J. Scanlon Company, master keys 5.70 Scholasitc Publications, subscriptions 128.60 School Executive, subscription 6.00 School Service Company, reading permits 8.90 Science Education, subscription 5.00 Science News Letter, subscription 10.00 Science Research Associates, testing, guidance service 368.06 Science Service, subscription 3.00 Scott, Foresman & Company, books, tests 349.47 Jack Seltzer Photo Company, record player 107.95 A. Shabot, dish towels 7.00 Shawshcen Motor Mart, insurance, lettering, and servicing driver-training car 48.98 Silver Burdett Company, books 114.38 Snider Fuel Corp., stoker coal 1,095.32 Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, gasoline 93.34 Solux Chamical, Inc., floor wax 48.75 South-Western Publishing Co., workbooks, practice sets 317.23 Sports Illustrated, subscription §.00 Stanford University Press, book 2.82 Robert J. Stevenson, express charges on films 4.72 Street and Smith Publications, Inc., subscription 8.00 Sullivan Typewriter Company, typewriter repairs, supplies 140.87 Superintendent of Documents, subscription 1.25 Carl A. Thomas, evening services, tuition 65.00 A. K. Thomas Company, typewriter repairs 16.30 Thomas', Boston, Lowell & Lawrence Express, express charges 2.35 John J. Thompson, electrical repairs 17.00 Time Incorporated, filmstrips 37.00 Time-Saving Specialties, spine marker set 5.65 Today's Secretary, subscriptions 26.25 Claire T. Torpey, lettering diplomas 27.30 Town of Andover, tuitions 12.00 Treat Hardware Corp., janitorial supplies, manual training supplies 310.32 Trombly Brothers, pupil transportation, supplies 2,595.88 The Tropical Paint & Oil Co., janitorial supplies 49.63 Twombly Associates, Inc., pupil desks and chairs 1,306.80 The Union Library Association, books 4.86 The University of Chicago Press, subscriptions 9.00 The University Publishing Company, plan books 20.47 236 Varsity Debate Researchers, books Charles I. Vincent, repairing of chairs Visual Curriculum Center, projector, screen, supplies Webster Publishing Company~ books It. J. Welch Company, plumbing repairs Welch & Allyn, glasses West Disinfecting Company, janitorial supplies Whitworth's, athletic supplies Wilcox & Follett Company, books John Wiley & Sons, Inc., books The H. W. Wilson Company, books Andrew Wilson Company, storage cabinet Harold Windle, labor erecting snow fences Wing's Express Inc., express charges The John C. Winston Company, workbooks Winwar, Inc., janitorial supplies IIenry S. Wolkins Company, classroom supplies World Book Conqpany, books, tests Young and Young, reels, tape for tape recorders TOTAL EXPENSES 2.58 35.00 167.48 29.03 336.86 5.30 441.29 122.05 51.46 9.08 43.00 63.35 11.11 4.14 35.08 174.95 424.14 493.15 158.95 $55,559.01 237 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE .SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE December 31, 1954 To the Voters of North Andover: Your SehooI Bnilding Committee, in compliance with an ' old and good custom, submits its Report--its eighth Annual Report. As usual, the report is in two parts: tire second part financial, accounting to you in detail for every dollar of yours spent in 1954; the first part general, a brief glance back over the things done in the year just past and a glance equally hasty in the opposite direction--that is, forward, over the year ahead; both parts as short as possible. PART I In thc year just past your Committee completed the task that you entrusted to it at the 1946 Annual Town Meeting-- "to carry out the program substantially as outlined in the School ~urvey Report." The nexv high school, a every one knows, opened its doors to pupils on September 13, 1954. It was formally dedicated on Sunday, October 31, when approximately two thousand people visited the building. In the spirit of brevity detailed comment on the high school or description of the building is omitted; the booklet distributed at the dedication contains the story of the high school from its inception and also a miuute account of ail the facilities. It is no more than fair to say that no town in the Com- monwealth has done more than North Andover in providing its school children with modern school buildings. What of the immediate future? Is there to be an end-- at least for a few years to school building in North Andover? The members of the School Building Committee, four of whom ha~'e served since the beginning, wish they could answer with an assured "Yes." They cannot; they cannot give you a defini- tive answer. Your Colnmittee has repeatedly told you that their work was, in a sense, a race against time. Everywhere children in rapidly increasing numbers appeared in American schools, from 1947 to the present year. In 1946 the total me~nbership in all schools was 1064; by October, 1954, it was 1294. North Andover has been more fortmmte than many towns; the school building program has kept up with the school population. North Andover has now arrived at a critical point. The number of schoolrooms with forty pupils or more is a rough 238 measure of how well the pupils of a town are housed: in 194fi no room in any North Andover school had forty pupils in it; in October, 1954, se~en classrooms had more than forty pupils. By using two available rooms in the new higt~ school for pupils in Grades II and III the School Committee reduced the seven to three. North Andover is therefore again at the point of decision as to new school building. Your decision, when ]t is made, should be an informed decision. It should rest on a thoroug'h study of population trends by an impartial expert. Acting in concert with the School Committee, your School Building' Committee is spon- soring an article calling for study of pupil population. Relying' on the information provided by this study, your Committee will prepare recommendations by which you many prudently chart your course. PART II Financial Statement -- 1954 Available Funds: Article 72 (1950), Bal. January 1, 1954 Article 19 (1952), Bal.' January 1, 1954 $268.83 811,399.71 $811,668.54 Expended 1954: Adden, Parker, Clinch & Crimp (architects), profes- sional services and services of reSident inspector $12,250.42 ~ merican-LaFrance-Foamite Corp., fire extinquishers 160.00 Joseph Boa1 & Co., metalworking machinery and equipment 4,179.03 The Boynton Press, Inc., printing 17.95 Milton Bradley Company, wastebaskets, pencil sharpeners 73.25 Capitol Theatre Supply Co., stage curtain and equipment 5,361.00 Crane Hardware Co., arts and crafts supplies 113.98 George Cunningham, cleaning 121.44 The Curtain Shoppe, venetian blinds and window drapes 2,025.48 John J. Cushing, cleaning 134.60 F. W. Dodge Corp., advertising 15.60 John C. Duff, typewriter desks 885.00 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co., printing, advertising 296.54 Rita L. Enaire, clerical 50.00 William H. Field Co., woodworking machinery and equipment 1,863.28 Carl Fischer, Inc. of Boston, music stands 362.10 Gainey's Construction Newsletter, advertising 12.00 Paul Garabedian, site imbrovement 81,959.08 Gledhill Bros., Inc., wooden furniture 14,618.10 Hunt-Marquardt, Inc., automotive ~ools 341.97 Jackson Chairs. Inc., cafeteria tables 933.50 Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Corp., cafeteria dishes, utensils, etc. 560.06 239 William B. Kent & Sons, moving chairs 6.70 O. P. Killam & Son, sheet metal bench and metal- working hand tools 267.50 Knuepfer & Dimmock, Inc., electric ranges, refriger- ator 725.94 John J. Lanni, police duty at dedication 8.70 B. A. Larson & Company, flags 174.20 Lawrence Lumber Co., lumber for racks in Shop 107.13 Maranto's White Way Station, cafeteria closet 13.95 T. F. McGann & Sons Co., tablet 275.00 John J. McGuire, carpentry labor and ,supplies 41.70 Philip Miller,, police duty at dedication 8.70 Norris & Company, Inc., pianos 1,568.00 A. $. Nystrom & Company, map railing 68.63 M. E. O'Brien & Sons, gym apparatus 764.80 Packard Machinery Co., metalworking machinery and equipment 1,181.00 J. E. Porter Corp., gymnasium apparatus 882.36 Rich Brothers Construction Co., general contractor on account 432,957.69 Rene Robichaud, site clearance 60.00 St. John & McColl, Inc., mimeograph stand 63.90 Saundcrs Studio, photos, frames for plans 37.92 T. J. Scanlon Company, key cabinet, coat hooks 135.39 Snap-On Tools Corp., automotive tools 496.09 Steel-Craft Letter Co., steel and aluminum letters 1,317.00 M. D. Stetson Company, rubber mats 556.64 A. K. Thomas Co., typewriters, metal furniture 8,239.10 Carl A. Thomas, cleaning 60.57 Twombly Associates, auditorium seating 10,037.80 W. C. Vaughan Company, door signs, numeral plates 135.60 West Disinfecting Company, sanitary machines and supplies 91.50 Andrew Wilson Co., lockers 7,522.90 Winwar, Inc., vacuum cleaner and polisher 527.30 Henry S. Wolkins Co., science, household arts, arts and crafts equipment 3,400.00 Total Expenditures Balance January 1, 1955 *Article 72 (1950) $268.83 Article 19 (1952) 213,331.92 $213,600.75 $598,067.79 *$213,600.75 Respectfully submitted, TIIE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Francis B. Kittredge, Chairman Charles W. Trombly Frederick C. Atkinson John W. Costello William F. Rock S. Forbes Rockwell, Jr. Abbot Stevens 24O TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX ss: To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: GREETING: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yon are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School in Precinct One; the Engine tlouse in Precinct Two; the Thomson School in Precinct Three and the Kittredge School in PrecinCt Four, in said North Andover on Monday, thc seventh day of March, 1955 at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the fol- lowing article: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Highway Surveyor, Collector of Taxes, Tree War- den, Three Selectmen, Three Members of the Board of Public Welfare and Five Constables for one year; One Assessor of Taxes, Two Members of the School Committee, One Member of the Board of Itealth. One Member of the Board of Public Works for Tt~ree Years; Ohe Member of the Planning Board for Five Years, One Member of the Planning Board for the nnexpired term of Four Years and ()ne Member of the Housing Authority for Five Years. All to be voted upon one ballot. The polls shall open at nine o'clock A. M. and shall be closed at eight o'oelck P. M. After final action on the preceding Article One,' thc said meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article One of the Town By-laws, to Saturday, March 19, 1955, at one-thirty o'clock P. M. in the North Andover High School Auditorium then and there to act on the following artleles: ARTICLE 2. To elect ail other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. ARTICLE 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Seleet- nlen. ARTICLE 4. To see what action the town will take as to its nuexpended appropriations. ARTI'CLE 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the Advisory Board. ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow 241 money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1956 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than One year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. ARTICLE 7. To consider the report of all special com- mittees. ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their members to the position of Board of Health physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, of the General Laws. AI~TICLE 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to appoint one of its members to the position of School Physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, General Laws. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available t'unds the sum of Four- teen Ti~ousaud Six Hundred Dollars ($14,600) to be used for the Centennial Celebration: Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Two Thousand Three Hundred Six Dollars and Thirty-four Cents ($2306.34) for the purpose of adding extended coverage en- dorsement to the fire insurance, covering town property. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept Beacon YIill Boulevard as a public way ~rom Osgood Street to Chickering Road as shown on plan on file in the Town Clerk's O~fice. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 13. To see what action the Town will take to close the Town Infirmary. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of Six Thou- sand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500) to repair and place the Town Infirmary in acceptable condition to receive a license to operate, from the Massachusetts State Board of Health. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. ARTICLE 15. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of Two Thousand Fifty Dollars ($2,050) for the purchase of an auto- mobile to be used by the Welfare Department to make the visits to recipients as required by law. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. 242 ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum to be determined by the Advisory Board, to be expended by the School Building Committee, for a study of the immediate school-bnildlng needs of the Town. Petition of the School Building Committee and of the S~d~ool Committee. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate thc sum of Fourteen tIundred Eighty-eight Dollars ($1488) ]'or six playground instructors and a supervisor,, a six hour day for an eight week period. Petition o£ the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($625) to purchase two Regulation Ply-wood Ping-Pong tables, one each for Waverly and Drummond Playgrounds. Build two Shuffle- board courts, one each for Waverly and Drummond Play- grounds. Enlarge a storage closet at Drummond Playground. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE ~9. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum o£ Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for the services of a Police Officer at the Bathing Beach four hours daily, eight hours on Saturday and Sundays for a ten week period, to enforce car parking limited to North Andover residents; this figure to inclnde the cost of car stickers. Petition of the Board o£ Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Seven Hundred Twenty-nine Dollars ($729) for the purchase of a safe for the use of the Town Treasurer's Office. Petition of James J. Maker. Al~TICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available ~unds thc sum of Fifty- seven Dollars ($57.00)for the purchase of a filing cabinet for use in the Town Treasurer's Office. Petition of James J. Maker. ARTICI~E 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer £rom available funds the sum of Three Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($325) to be used with the present power chain saw (purchased in 1948) to purchase a power chain saw. Petition of John J. Connors. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of Six- 243 teen Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1670) to be used with the 1953 police car, to purchase a new police cruiser. Petition of Alfred H. McKee, Chief. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of Five Hundred Eighty-five Dollars ($585) to purchase twelve (12) Colt "Marshal" revolvers for all regular members o£ the Police Department. Petition of Alfred H. Mci(er, Chief. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote that ail full time employees of the Town, other than those appointed by the School Committee, be granted sick leave, with pay, of fifteen days during each year of service. Such leave, ii: not used during the year, or remaining portion thereof, be allowed to accumu- late to a total of sixty working days. For absence of a period of more than five da~'s the appointing authority may require evidence in the form of a physician's statement for the necessity of such absence. Petition of Robert L. Sanborn and others. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the heads of the Departments in the Town of North Andover to grant to all regular full thne Town employees in their respective Departments, a two weeks annual vacation with pay. Petition of George A. Carry and others. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Toxvn will vote to use the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) from available fm~ds to reduce the 1955 tax rate. Petition of the Board of Assessors. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise ancl appropriate the sum of Six Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($625) to purchase 500 feet of new 1~'' hose for the Fire Department. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. At~TICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($825) to purchase 500 feet of new 2~" hose for the Fire Department. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to pur- chase a two-way radio to install in the ambulance. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the stun of Two Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy- five Dollars and Ninety-six cents ($2775.96) to be added to the 244 Fire Department Appropriation to provide for the appointment of one (1) competent and qualified man under Civil Service Rules to be a regular firefighter. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the s~m of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450) to purchase a two-way radio to be installed in the Forest Fire truck. Petition of Forest Fire Warden, James P. Daw . ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the sum of Thirty Seven Hundred Dollars ($3700) for the purchase of a garbage truck fully equipped. Petition of the Board of Health. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transf'er from available funds the sum of Fifty-three Hundre¢l Dollars ($5300) for salaries, wages and maintenance to operate and maintain the truck in the above article. Petition of the Board of Health. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the stun of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($5,800) for the purchase of a Motor Grader for the use of the Highway Department. Petition of the Highway Surveyor . ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town wiE raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to be used for a sidewalk pro.iect; the Town to pay one-half the cost and the applicant to pay the other half. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the repa}rin2' of sidewalks damaged during the hurricanes. Petition of the IIighway Surveyor. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for the purpose of painting and replacing street signs. P~tition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 39. To sec if the Town will raise and appro~ priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to ~ig ditches necessary to operate the Disposal Site. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will raise and appro-. priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for main- tenance of any streets in Town under Chapter 90 of the~ 245 General Laws, said money to be used in conjunction with 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 41. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Seventy-five ttundred Dollars ($7,500) for the further rebuilding of Great Pond Road under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said money to be used with any money 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 42. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1,600) for the purchase of a one-half ton Pick-up truck for thc use of the l-Iighway Department. A 1947 Pick-up truck (Chevrolet) to be turned in, in trade. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will raise and appro~ priate the sum of Six Itundred Dollars ($600) for the purchase of a Hydraulic Sand Spreader for the use of the Highway Department. The total cost of the spreader is Eleven IIundred Dollars ($1100) but Five Hundred Dollars ($500) will be paid for rental on the spreader which will reduce the cost to Six Hundred Dollars ($600). Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Two Ilundred Fourteen Dollars and Fifty-four Cents (22,214.54) to extend the present drain on Prescott Street from Sumndt Avenue to 5~oody Street. Three hundred twenty feet (,_220) of fifteen inch and eight inch pipe and fora' catch basins will be required to complete this project. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Twenty-four tlundred Fifty-one Dollars and Thirty-seven Cents ($2451.37) to extend the existing storm drain on Linden Avenue to Woodstock Street. About 524 feet of 10" and 8" pipe and four catch basins needed for this project. Petition of the Hkghway Surveyor. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the stun o~ Sixty-five Hundred Forty-five Dollars and Fifty Cents ($6545.50) to extend the present drain on Green Street fron~t Trinity Court to Linden Avenue. About 462 feet of 30" pipe and 60 feet of 8" pipe with five catch basins will be needed to complete this project. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 246 ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixty-five Hundred Eighty-nine Dollars and Thirty Cents ($6559.30) to install a drain on Waver]y Road. This drain will begin at a point about 240' northerly from Mars'ate Road and flow southerly along Waverly Road to a 2' x 3' stone box culvert. This culvert crosses 'vVaverly Road at a point about 100' southerly at Marengo Street and needs clean- ing at its i~flet. About 920 feet of 15", 12'! and 8" pipe and 8 catch basins will be needed for this project. Petition of thc Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3000) to be expended at the direction of the Director of Civil Defense to be used for the purchase and installation of an emergency genera- tor power unit to pro-~qde power for the Town Building, Fire Department, Police Department and to,va yard in the event of emergency power failure. Petition of Civil Defense Director and Fire Chief. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Five tIundred Dollars ($3500) to he expended at the direction of the Director of Civil Defense for the purchase of radio communications equip- meat for nsc by the fire departrnent and the office of Civil Defense. Petition of Civil Defense Director and Fire Chief. ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000) to be expended at the Direction of the Director of Civil Defense for the purchase of radio-activity monitoring system and such other operational costs as may arise in conjunction with proper and eff~cient conduct of the Office of Civil Defense Activities. Petition of the Civil Defense Director. ARTICI~E 51. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 105 of Chapter 33 of the General Laws that any person in the service of the Town shall be entitled during his annual tour of duty of not exceeding fifteen days as a member of the Organized Reserve of the Army of the United States, or of the United States Naval Reserve Forces, to receive pay ttterefor, without loss of his ordinary remunera- tion as an employee or official of the Town, and shall also be entitled to the same leaves of absence or vacation with pay given to other like employees or officials. Petition of Edward C. Garvey, 182 Middlesex Street and others. ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to install a surface water 247 drain at a point on Chiekering Road where the drainage water passes m~der said road near the intersection of Pleasant Street, and to carry said drainage by pipes to Cochichewiek Brook. Petitiou of Steve Helbrick, 206 Pleasant Street and others. ~RTICLE 53. To see if the Town will ¥ot~ to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able fro]ds the stun of Five Thousand Five IIundred Eighty- three Dollars ($5,583) to extend the drainage system from the present terminus on Prescott Street northerly about. 1342 feet to the southerly end of that portion of lqoody' Street as accepted in 1938. This will require about 1080 feet of 15", 10" and 8" pipe and eight catch basins. The above nmntioned work to be done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments upon the property owners. Petition of Howard Beeley, 55 Moody Street, and others. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system underground on Wentworth Avenue One Hundred Forty Feet (140) from Chadwick Street. Petition of Louis F. Sirois, 92 Beverly Street, and others. ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will raise and appro priate or transfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to provide an adequate drain under Academy Road. Petition of G. F. Clark, 139 Osgood Street, and ~others. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Fora' Thousand Dollars ($4000) to enable the Board of Public Works to conduct we'.l easing and screen tests to determine the dependable yield of water in accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health directives. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Twelve IIundred Dollars ($1200) to replace the 1927 Chlorinator at the Pumping Station with a new and larger chlorinator. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town ~vill raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Fo~rteen Hundred Dol- lars ($1400) to be used with the present Dodge Pickup truck to purchase a new pickup truck. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or otherwise provide Seven Hundred Dollars ($700) to be added to the unexpended appropriation made under Article 248 62, 1953 to make such extensions of the water main system, under the regulations voted at the annual town meeting, ~as the Board of Public Works, on October first, considers most neces- sary, such extensions not having been petitioned for at thc annual meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to replace the old backstop at Drummond Field with a new woven wire backstop. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Six Thousand Dollars ($6000) to repair and Gnnite the pav~d slopes of the 1,500,000 gallon reservoir constructed in 1936. Petition of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or tran~sfer from avail- able funds, a sufiqeient stun of money to extend the sewer system on the following streets on petition of the persons ~aamed, and others: (1) Pembrook Road, 500 feet from Mifflin Drive towards Tyler Road. (Alphonse R. Brien, Woodbridg'e Road) (2) lYfassachusctts Avenue, Seven Hundred Sixty Feet (760) easterly from Chiekering Road. (Alfred E. MeEvoy, 681 };Iassaehusetts Avenue) (3) -Mount Vernon Street, Three Hundred Fifteen Feet (315) from Prescott Street. (Nora A. Smith, 84 Main Street) (4) Main Street from the present terminus to a distance of seventy-five (75) feet easterly toward Osgood Street. (Daniel A. Greeo, 111 Main Street) (5) Court Street, Thirteen Hundred Feet (~300) from Osgood Street towards Academy Road. (Francis B. Kittredge, 56 Academy l%ad) (6) Parker Street, One Hundred Fifty (150) feet easterly from Fau[kner Road. (John J. Cyr, 535 Chiekering Road) ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate ,or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the ~vater system on the following streets on petition of the persons named and others. 249 (1) Pembrook Road from the present terminus One Hun- dred Feet (100) towards Mifflin Drive. (Alphonse R. Brien, Woodbridge goad) (2) Parker Street, One Hundred Fifty Feet (150) easterly from Faulkner Road. (John J. Cyr, 535 Chickering Road) (3) Wentworth Avenue One Hundred Sixty-five (165) feet from Chadwick Street. (Louis F. Sirois, 92 Beverly Street) (4) Chickering Road, Four Hundred (400) feet from Dufton Court towards Andover Street. (Edward Melamed, 276 Andover Street) (5) Mount Vernon Street, Three Hundred Fifteen feet (315) from Prescott Street. (Nora A. Smith, 84 Main Street) (6) Moody Street, Two Hundred (200) feet from Chad- wick Street. (Ralph F. Robinson, 202 High Street) ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by inserting after Article XII thereof the follow- ing new article: Article XIIA. There shall be a planning board of appeals, which shall have the powers and duties prescribed by, and which shall be subject to, the provisions of the subdivision control ]a~v of the Commonwealth. Said board shall consist of five regular members, to be appointed by the selectmen for terms of such length, and so arranged, that the term of one appointee will expire in January of each year. The selectmen shall also appoint two associate members' of said board, for terms of such length, and so arranged, that the term of one such appointee will also expire in January of each year. The chairman of the planning board of appeals shall, when neces- sary, designate one of the assoeiate members thereof to serve in the place of a regular member who is absent, or is for any reason disqualified or unable to act in a particular ease, and, when so designated, sneh associate member shall have the powers and perform the duties of such regular member dm'ing the ]atter's absence or disqualiiieation. A regalar or associate member of the zoning board of appeals may be appointed as a regular or associate member of said planning board of appeals. Petition of James M. McClung and others. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by adding at the end of Section 2 of Article I the fo]lowing sentence: All parts of the Town not shown upon the Zoning Map above referred to shall be deemed to be in the agPicultural District as hereinafter defined. Petition of James M. McClung and others. 250 ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 8 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, which provides as follows: Section 8. After acceptance of this section or correspond- ing provisions of earlier laws as provided in section four of chapter four, no proposed ordinance or by-law making a change in any existing zoning ordinance or by-law, which has been unfavorably acted upon by a city council or town meeting, shall be considered on its merits by the city council or town meeting within two years after the date of such unfavorable action unless the adoption of such proposed ordinance or by-law is recommended in the final report of the planning board or selectmen required by section six. Petition of James M. 5[cClung and others. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for the purpose of extending the east side trunk sewer from its present ter- minus at Hathaway Road and Stevens Street to Phillips Square. Petition of Ernest A. Brown, Jr., and others. ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to amend Zoning By-Laws by changing from General I~csidential to Business the following described parcel of land: A parcel of land on the southwesterly side of Massa- chusetts Avenue beginning at a point at the Southwesterly corner of land now or formerly of one Longbottom; said poix~t being 100 feet southwesterly from the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue and 160 feet southeasterly from the southeasterly line of Commonwealth Avenue; thence south- easterly 249 feet more or less by land now or formerly of Long- bottom, Desrosiers, Hennessy, Calabrese, Kamal and Hennessy, said line being 100 feet from and parallel to the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue; to a point 113 feet from westerly side of Beechwood Street; thence southwesterly with an in- terior angle of 90 degrees, 300 feet more or less to the Shaw- sheen River; thence northwesterly by the Shawsheen River 280 feet more or less to land now or formerly of Turner; thence northeasterly by land now or formerly of Turner, Williams, Towne, Fogerty and McDonough 250 feet more or less to the point o~ beginning' containing 74,000 square feet more or less. Petition of Mary C. Bentley and others. ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from Single residence District to Business District, the followir~g described parcel of land: A parcel of land on the ~vestcrly side of Osgood Street bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone bound in the westerly line of Osgood Street at land now or formerly 251 of Steinberg; thence southerly one hundred feet by said Osgood Street to a stone bound; thence northwesterly two hundred t~venty-five feet more or less by lot numbered four on plan of ]and of Richard J. and Sophie F. Haphey, dated September 1945, Charles E. Cyr, C. E. to a stone bound; thence northeasterly one hundred feet by land of said Steiuberg to a stone bound; and thence southeasterly two hundred feet along a wall to the point of beginning. Petition of Leo H. Murphy and others. ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to amend the zoning' laws by changing from general residential to business the following described parcel of laud located on the easterly side of Chickering Road and being bounded and described as follows: Westerly by Chiekering Road four hundred forty feet (440), more or less; southeasterly by general residential area as shown on said plan three hundred seventy-five feet (375); northeas- terly by Concord Street as shown on said plan two hundred sixty-three and 9/10 feet (263.9); and northwesterly by stone wall as shown on said plan thirty-five feet (35); more or less. Petition of Santo DiMauro and others. ARTICLE 71. To see if th~ Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-lmw by changing from AgrienlturaI to Business, the following described parcel of land: A parcel of land on the easterly side of 0sgood Street, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly side of Osgood Street at land of George R. Barker; thence northerly, by the easterly line of Osgood Street, 218.8 feet to a state highway bound at the southerly end of a curve of 1669.98 feet radius; thence again northerly, by the above mentioned curve, 56.2 feet; thence easterly 358 feet; thence southerly 206.8 feet thence westerly 369 feet to the point of beginning. Petition of Daniel Olenio and others. And yon are directed to serve this ~varrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Building and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies to be posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fait not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, the twenty-fourth day of Jmmary in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred fifty-five. JOIIN J. WIIJ~IS AI~THUR P. KIRK WILLIAM A. FINNERAN Board of Selectmen 252 CONTENTS Assessor's Report .......... 58 Accountant's Report ......... 152 Board of Appeals Report ........ 132 Board of Public Works Report ...... 79 Board of Public Health Report ...... 137 Board of Public Welfare Report ...... 67 Building Inspector's Report ....... 127 Civil Defense Report ......... 131 Dog Officer's Report ......... 134 Electrical Inspector Report ........ 126 Fire Department Report ........ 135 Highway Surveyor's Report ....... 140 Housing Authority Report ....... 121 List of Jurors ........... 138 Moth Department and Tree Warden's Report . 112 Planning Board Report ......... 125 Plumbing Inspector's Report ....... 126 Police Department Report ........ 78 Recreation Council .......... 1'_)4 Regulations for Laying On; Streets ..... 151 Rent Control Board Report ........ 123 School Building Committee's Report ..... 238 School Committee's Report ........ 199 Stevens Memorial Library .... . .... 114 Sealer of Weights and Measures ...... Tax Collector's Report ......... 60 Town Clerk's Report ......... 52 Town By-Laws ........... 42 Town Meeting ........... 7 Town Officers and Committees ....... Town Warrant ........... 241 Treasurer's Report .......... 65 Veterans' Benefits Dept. Report ...... 253