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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER -1955- JOSEPH A. DUN(IAN. 1907 - 1946 TOWN CLERK OF NORTH ANDOVtlR, MASS. Mr. Duncan died during the month of our Centennial Observance, Jnne 25, 1955 nine years after his retirement as Town Clerk. The standard that he set for himself was perfection. Year after year he strove to approach his ideal. He was thoroughly familiar with every detail of the vast multitude of statutes that affected his work as Town Clerk. tie was glad to share his knowledge, and the mnnicipal clerks far and wide turned to him constantly for guidance. He was a humble man. No request was too trivial to receive his attention; no demand, howe'-~er unreasonable, could exhaust his patience. Those who knew him think o~ him as seldom without a smile. He had a sense of humor, and a worthwhile collection of his witty remarks could be assembled. No barbed word was so sharp that the person to whom it was addressed could not join in laughter. JOHN J. LYONS Town Clerk, North. Andover, Mass. 1955 OFFICERS~ REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES AS PRESENTED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR THE Financial Year Ending December 31, 1955 INCLUDING REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1955 Moderator ARTHUR A. THOMSON, Eseluire Town Clerk JOHN J. LYONS Town Accountant MARY T. FINN WILLIAM A. FINNI~RAN Town Treasurer JAMES g. MAKER Tax Collector JAMES DEWHIRST' Selectmen RAYMOND BROADYIEAI~ ARTHUR P. KIRK LILLIAN B. DEARDEN, Secretary Board of Public Welfare ARTHUR P~ KIRK WILLIAM A. FINNERAN RAYMOND BROADHEAD Licensing Board RAYMOND BROADHEAD WILLIAM A. FINNERAN, ARTHUR P. KIRK Highway Surveyor Building Inspector IRA D. CARTY MARTIN LAWLOR, Tree Warden JOHN J. CONNORS Plumbing Inspector Asst. Plumbing Inspector EDWARD J. WELCH GAETANO MANGANO Supt. Moth Department Wiring Inspector JOHN J. CONNORS JOHN J. THOMPSOI~ Board of Assessors HENRY E. LUND Term Expires 1956 MARGUERITE M. SOUCY Term Expires 1957 ~DWARD W. PHELAN Term Expires 1958 FLORA H. McCUBBIN, Clerk Board of Health R. GEORGE CARON Term Expires 1956 DR. JULIUS KAY Term Expires 1957 GEORGE, E. JEWETT Term Expires MARY F. SHERIDAN, R, N. and Clerk Board of Public Works IRVING C. HOWES Term Expires i956 JOSEPH D. SULLIVAN Term Expires 1957 FRANCIS B. KITTREDGE Term Expires 1958 Su.,~erintendent of Public Works WILLIAM B. DUFFY School Committee DR. FRED C. ATKINSON Term Expires 1956 CHARLES W. TROMBLY, Esquire Term Expires 1957 ROGER B. MERRIMAN, Resigned, 9/55 FRANK B. ASHBURN, Appoinled 9/12/55 Term Expires 1957 WILLIAM F. ROCK Term Expires 1958 CAROLINE M. INGRAM Term Expires 1953 Superintendent ot Schools FRANCIS J. O'BRIEN Board of Registrars JOHN J. McDUFF!E FRED McCORMACK PATRICK C. CRONIN JOHN J. LYONS, Clerk Planning Board NICHOLAS N!CETTA RALPH E. FINCK, Esquire HOWARD GILMAN JAMES M. BANNAN JOHN B. OSGOOD Term Expires 1956 Term Expires 1957 Term Expires 1958 Permanent Police ALFRED II. McKEE, Chief RICHARD S. HILTON, Sergeant A ~IOUGHTON FARNHAM MYRON B. LEWIS, Retired NORMAN M. FLEMING RUSSELL F. DONNELLY JOSEPH W. LAWLOR ROBERT L. SANBORN EVERETT R. WOODHOUSE JOHN J. LANNI PAUL G. DYER CHARLES R. McCUBBIN FRANK II. DUSHAME, JR. Housing Authority BERNARD W. BINGHAM Term Expires 1956 EDWIN C. MURPHY, Appointed by State until July 27, 1956 RAYMOND Bt~O~DHEAD Term Expires 1958 JOIIN A. MeNIFF, Esquire Term Expires 1959 IRVING C. HOWES Term Expires 1960 Board of Appeals (Appointed by Selectmen) ANDREW E. ALVINO Term Expires 1958 ALFRED BOEGLIN Term Expires 1957 N~CHOLAS NICETTA Term Expires 1958 RALPH E. FINK, Esquire, Appointed Term Expires 1959 HENRY E. LUND Term Expires 1960 MISS JANE BRODERICK, Clerk Associate Members Board of Appeals (Appointed by Seleelmen) DONALD F. SMITH DARRELL BRITTON BENEDICT PERRONE Term Expires 1956 Term Expires 1957 Term Expires 1958 Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1960 Reserve Police Force PAUL V. LAFOND LEO R. MACKLIN RONALD F. HAGGERTY PHILLIP T. MILLER ERNEST A. ROBERTS LEO J. GALEAZZI ED. T. SULLIVAN Constables PRANK HOWARD ARCHIE M. GOuRLEy ALEXANDER NESS, JR. JOHN J. ROCHE. AUGUSTINE WALSH Fire Department JAMES P. DAW, Permanent Chief EDWIN KOENIG. 1st Deputy CALVIN' R. SNELL, 2nd Deputy-Clerk Permanent Firemen DONALD D. FOUNTAIN ERNEST SUMMERS' PETER H. MARTIN DONALD FOSS STUART SUMMERS DONALD THOMSON Deceased HECTOR LE FEBVRE WM. McEVOY' CHRISTOPHER HIGGINBOTTOM, Retired Civil Defense DEWEY A. DYER, Director FIRE CHIEF JAMES P. DAW, Safety Officer PATROLMAN EVERETT R. WOODHOUSE, Training Officer TOWN CLERK JOHN J. LYONS, Public Relations Officer MISS MARY R. SHERIDAN, R. N., Chief Nursing Advisor DR. CHARLES P. LEE, Medical Advisor. DOMENIC F~ BONNANO, Sergeant Auxiliary Police Advisory Board (Appointed by Moderator) JOHN E. HANSON JOHN BARRINGTON HUGH NicCLUNG JOHN CARSE' I~ICHARD WHIPPLE JOHN HARRIMAN GEORGE DUPONT, Appointed Jan., 1956 School Building Committee Appointed by School Committee: DR. FRED C. ATKINSON CHARLES W. TROMBLY, Esq.. WILLIAM F~ ROCK Appointed by the Moderator: FRANCIS B. KITTREDGE ABBOT STEVENS JOHN W. COSTELLO S. FORBES ROCKWELL Supt. Town Infirmary Matron, Town Infirmary ORIN FOSTER MRS. NORA FOSTER. Public Weighers JAMES J. DOOLEY, Deceased ALBERT E. HOULE EDWARD J. ELLSEY DOMENIC REITANO ROBERT HEBB GENEVIEVE HEBB Surveyor of Wood, Bark and Lumber JOHN C. FARNHAM JOHN M. BARRELL Animal Inspector DR. EDWARD C. BULGER Custodian Tax Title Property JAMES J. MAKER Veterans Agent BERNARD BINGHAM Bog Officer STANLEY BURTURLIA Public Welfare Agent LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Keeper of Lock-Up ALFRED H. MeKEE~ Chief Fence Viewers WILLIAM $. THOMPSON JOHN $. WILCOX Slaughtering Inspector ROBERT J. BURKE Auctioneer Tax Title Property JAMES J. MAKER Burial Agent BERNARD BINGHAM Sealer of Weights and Measures ROBERT TURNER Special Civil Constable JOHN H. FENTON Forest Fire Warden JAMES P. DAW, Permanent Recreational Council MRS. ELIZABETH ELLIOT CARL THOMAS ELMER JACKSON NATHANIAL ARCHER JOitN CUSHING PHILIP SUTCLIFFE DOMENIC BONNANO WILLIAM McEVOY WARREN STANWOOD MRS. LILLIAN MARSHALL WILLIAM LAFOND NICHOLAS EVANGELOS Special Police Officers SYLVESTER MURPHY ROLAND AMBIEHL ALEXANDER NESS 'CHARLES S. FOWLER JOHN J. LYONS ~JOSEPH J. SENIA RENE BEAULIEU WALTER STAMP, JR. .FRANK HOWARD FRED CHRISTIE WILLIAM McEVOY PHELAN JOHNSON DOMENIC BONANNO WALTER HAMILTON ALBERT ,SCHOFIELD ROBERT FINNERAN WM. WHITE TOM SPEDDING RUSSELL CHAMBERLIN FRANCIS HANNEY DAVID RAND JOHN T. DOLAN PHILIP MIDGLEY CHARLES ZUILL JOHN J. WILCOX DONALD E. HILTON FRANK W. LEE KENNETH L. DEARDEN MALCOLNi HAMILTON CARL H. THOMAS WILLIAM P, CALLAHAN JOi~N FARNUM JOHN HANSON EDWARD MANNING OTTO BISHOP JAMES THOMPSON JAMES McCABE JOHN SLIPKOWSKY JOSEPH SLIPP ARTHUR AWLEY LLOYD BAUCHMAN Rent Control Board Appointed by Selectmen Special Town Meeting, July 31, 1953 DOMENIC J, BONANNO, Chin, IRVING C. BOWES PHILIP SUTCLIFFE WILLIAM BAMFORD CYRIL KNOWLES MRS, ANNA DONAHUE; Clerk 1955 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COUNTY OF ESSEX TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER TIIIS JANUARY 1955 JOtIN J. WILLIS, Esquire ARTHU~ P. KIRK WILLIAM A. FINNERAN A PRO(ILAI~ATIOI~ 1955 The North Andover Board of Selectmen has directed that a proclamation be issued setti~xg apart the week of June sixth through June twelfth as CENTENNIAL WEEK. In so directing, it is the p,blie and open intent of the Board to pay due honor to our predecessors over many years. It is fitting that this Proclamation take cognizance of the aggregate .years in xvhi,h vigilant and civic minded citizens discussed, argued, clarified and passed resolutions to further economic justices to all in the Town of North Andover: to ensure and strengthen rights of citizenship and obligations and duties for all alike regardless of sex. race, creed or color. It is fitting, too, for the Board to Honor all who have, in the past and in the present, advised and cooperated in the further development of North Andover's public facilities, and in particular, in the development of its educational, ree~'eational and cultural establishments, both public aud private. A spirit of liberty and friendship has been fostered through the passing' years, and we in 1955 are the recipients of a broad and all embracing civic peace and community harmony. Each man, woman and child of Noryh Andover is,: in a definite sense. a custodian of all thdse gifts of liberty and public integrity and commmfity pride in our institutions. It is the role of a guardian, then, to protect, preserve safely and to hand on to others such peace-producing qualities. " During these one hundred years of our history, five wars have interrupted our peace; the Civil War. the Spaafish American War, World War I, World War IL and the cold war in Korea. In each war our Country has fonnd the people from North Andover responding patrioticaliy [o the call ;o arms for victory or death. The sacrifices these people have made are beyond our power to measnre or appreciate, but for all those who ?ound' death in victory, we stand together in eternal gratitude. Today, as we pray together to Ahnighty God for a lasting peace, we must also pay tribute to the people of North Andover of the past 100 years who have exhibited thekr sincerity, interest and loyalty iu the chapters of history of the Town of North Andover. Now, therefore, we JOHN J. WILLIS, ARTHUR P. KIRK, WILLIAM A. FINNERAN, the Selectmen of the Town of North Andover, Massachusetts, do hereby set aside the week of JUNE 6 through JUNE 12, 1955 as CENTENNIAL WEEK. In North Andover Massachusetts and request that the citizens of this Town cooperate and enjoy in its obserx'ance of 100 years since its incorporation in April, 1855. Given this 12th day of January 1955, The Honorable Board of Selectmen. Written and Attested by: JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk of North Andover, Massachusetts. TOWN MEETING -- MARCH 7, 1955 ARTICLE I. At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, and questions, convened ~n the Bradstreet School in Precinct 1, the Engine House in voting precinct 2, the Thomson School in voting' precinct 3, and the Town Hall in voting precinct 4, agreeable ~o the requirements of the fore- going 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 Total Moderator for one year Thomson, Arthur A. 601 988 765 799 3153 Lyons, John g. 1 1 2 Blanks 174 217 137 181 709 Town Clerk for one year Lyons, John g. 671 1045 754 855 3325 Blanks 104 161 148 126 539 Town Treasurer for one year Maker, James J. 667 1057 761 834 3319 Blanks 108 149 141 147 545 Tax Collector for one year Bresnahan, Bernard A. 23 26 23 26 98 Dewhirst, James H. 172 442 307 297 1218 Joyce, Ralph R. 29 ~6 20 59 194 McEvoy, Frank M. 15 34 24 22 95 Roberts, Ernest J. 137 150 126 120 533 Roche, David F. 67 104 70 84 .~25 Stanwood, Warren C. 27 63 141 57 293 Willis, John J. 293 279 176 295 1048 Blanks 7 17 15 21 60 Selectmen for one year Finneran, William A. 607 858 590 704 2759' Kirk, Arthur P. 391 682 503 604 2180 Broadhead, Raymond 372 727 615 500 2214 Finck, Ralph E. 477 644 457 596 2174 Blanks 478 707 541 539 2265 Board of Public Welfare for one year Finneran, William A. 601 858 586 700 2745 Kirk, Arthur P. 395 670 493 603 2161 Broadhead, Raymond 365 737 620 502 2224 Finck, Ralph E. 475 646 449 585 2155 Blanks 489 707 558 553 2307 Highway Surveyor for one year Carry, Ira D. 524 816 611 661 2612 Mahoney, John J~ 227 351 261 286 1125 Blanks 24 39 30 34 127 Tree Warden for one year Connors, John J. 614 920 657 578 2769 Busby, Philip A. 129 233 188 360 910 Blanks 32 53 57 43 185 Assessor for three years Phelan, Edward W. 556 666 433 591 2246 Wild, Herbert T. 191 495 431 337 1454 Blanks 28 45 38 53 164 Board of Public Works for 3 years Kittredge, Francis B. 618 966 713 790 3109 Blanks 157 218 189 191 755 Board of Health for 3 Years Jewett, George E. 474 746 620 630 2464 Bouanno, Domenic J. 230 365 208 270 1073 Blanks 71 101 74 81 327 Housing Authority for 5 years Itowes, Irving C. 606 974 699 787 3060 Blanks 175 232 203 194 804 School Committee for 3 years Ingrain. Caroline Moody 480 847 636 718 2681 Rock, William F. 542 783 613 665 2603 Blanks 528 782 555 579 2444 Planning Board for 5 years Detora, Albert 150 159 124 131 564 Foster, Charles I{. 163 298 196 239 896 Fountain, Raymond C. 215 260 219 102 796 Osgood, John B. 187 412 272 440 1311 Blanks 60 77 91 69 297 Planning Board unexpired 4 year term Bannan, James M. 288 341 265 301 1195 Clarke, John 184 285 274 283 1026 Farley, George B. 214 452 240 266 1172 Blanks 89 128 123 131 471. Constables for one year Gourley, Archie M. 529 881 600 688 2698 Howard~ Frank P. 516 857 632 683 2688 Ness, Aie×ander, Jr. 523 879 642 694 2738 Walsh, Augustine J. 532 863 593 696 2684 DeMario, Gasper J. 465 772 547 634 2418 Blanks 1310 1778 1496 1510 6094 ATTEST: March $, ]955 JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk. Recount of Votes Held In Court Room, Town Building Monday, March 14, 1955 PRECINCTS One Two Three Four Total 'Selectmen for one year Finneran, William A. 605 859 590 704 2758 Kirk, Arthur P. 392 680 502 605 2179 Broadhead, l~aymond 371 730 616 498 2215 Finck, Ralph E. 478 646 458 597 2179 Blanks 479 702 540 539 2260 Board of Public Welfare for one year Finneran, William A. 599 859 586 699 2743 Kirk, Arthur P. 394 668 496 608 2166 Broadhead, Raymond 367 739 616 497 2219 Finck, Ralph E. 478 646 451 586 2157 Blanks 491 706 557 553 2307 Planning Board (4 year unexpired term) Barman, James NL 288 341 263 299 1191 Clarke, John 184 286 284 284 1038 Farley,George B. 212 '453 232 265 1162 Blanks 91 126, 123 131 471 Mrs. Vera Warwick, Miss Natalie Forgetta, Mary Cronin, Margaret Riordan, Con Hegarty, A1 Garneau, Harry Michel- more and Dennis Evaugelos assisted t.he Board of Registrars and Town Clerk on the counting. Meeting opened at 7:00 p. m, and adjourned at 2:30 .a.m. ATTEST: March 15, 1955 JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk. ANNUAL ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING Held Saturday, March 19, 1955 North Andover High School Veterans Auditorium. Meeting opened at 1:30 P. M. ARTICLE 2. VOTED to refer this to the Selectmen for action. AI~TICLE 3. VOTED that all reports be accepted on receipts and expenditures. AI~TICLE 4. VOTED that all unexpended appropriations be returned to the Treasm'y, with the exception of the follow I0 ing amounts as of January 1, 1955 which were originally ;propriated under the articles indicated. ART. 3. October 18, 1954 Pla.cuing Board Revision of Town By-Laws, Zoning Maps, Etc. 4,400.00 :ART. 10. 1954 Decennial Census for 1955 $725.00 Hurricane Emergency (Carol) See. 31, Ch. 44. G.L. 15,064.07 ttnrricane Emergency (Edna) Sec. 31, Ch. 44. G.L. 128.03 1954 to meet County and State and Town share of lIighway Const., Ch. 90. G.L. 26,971.68 1954--drainage and imvrove road on Mifflin Drive 783.04 Aprq 14, ] 951, Putnam Rd., drainage and improve road. 172.57 ]954--Re,airs a+ Town Infirmary 774.55 ~. S. Old .Age Assistance--Assistance 2,502.85 U. S. Old Age Assistance Administration 715.87 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children--Aid 4,573.95 IY. S. Aid to Dependent Children--Adm. 141.31 L~. S. Disability Asslstanee--Assistanee 917.34 Lr. S. Disability Assistance Adm. 87.36 School Imnch Account 3,540.86 Johnson I-Iigq~ School Athletic Account 99.10 ART. 72. 1950--Kittredgc School Cons't. Fence, etc. 268.83 At~T. 19. 1952--New High School 213,331.92 ART. 29. 1954 Stevens Mem'l. Lib. on2side repairs 163.08 ART. 18. 1951--Civil Defense 1,672.58 ART. 13. 195~ Publishing History of Town 4,592.37 ART. 1. July 15, 1954 Western Elco. Co. Escrow Account 236,012.96 ART, 62. 1953 Extension of Water mains 385.86 ART. 2. July 15, 1954 Locate-develop new sources of water 559.63 ART. 3. July, 15, 1~54 lining water mains 20,832.08 Reserve for appropriation from Stabilization Fund, Art. 64, 1958 9,000.00 TOTAL $548,416.89 ARTICLE 5. VOTED to approve all items collectively :as to the recommendations of the Advisory Board with thc exception of the following changes: Item 40, Snow Removal increased from $10,000.00 to $14,000.00 and Item 48, Veterans Benefits (Agents Salary) increased from $450.00 to $750.00 Motion was duly made and seconded: ART. 32. ART. 75. ART. 3. ART. 25. I1 Salaries NO. Departmeni ~ Wages Expenses Total 1. Selectmen, Salaries $1,080.00 $1,080.00. Clerk, Salary 780.00 730.00 Expenses $480.00 480.00 2. Treasurer, Salary 3,940.00 3,940.00 Clerk, Salary 2,885.96 2,885.96; Expenses (Bond Inc.) 1,525.00 1,525.00 3. Accountant, Salary 3,570.00 3,570.00. Clerk, Salary 500.00 500.00 Expenses 400.00 400.00 4. Tax Collector, Salary 1,525.00 1,525.00 Clerk, Salary 3,030.00 3,030.00 Expenses 1,740.00 1,740.00 5. Town Clerk, Salary 700.00 700.00, Expenses 300.00 300.00 6. Assessors, Salaries 2,550.00 2,550.00 Clerk, Salary 2,886.00 2,886.00 Expenses 3,204.00 3,204.00 7. Election and Registrars, Salaries 650.00 650.00 Expenses 3,552.00 3,552.00 8. Vital Statistics, Expenses 400.00 400.00 9. Moderator ($50.00 Incl. in Art. 7) 10. Advisory Board, Exp. 100.00 100.00~ 11. Planning Board, Exp. 750.00 750.00 12. Board of Appeal, Exp. 200.00 200.00' 13. Town Building Janitor, Salary 936.00 936.00' Expenses 5,884.00 5,864.00: 14. Town Hall Janitor (Dis- continued) 15. Custodian of Tax Titles, Salary 100.00 100.00. Expenses 100.00 100.00 16. Tax Title Foreclosures, Expenses 50.00 50.00 17. License Commission, Exp. 100.00 100.00 18. Rent Control Board, Expenses 150.00 150.00 19. Police Department, Chief Salary 4,422.56 4,422.56 Sergeant 4,048.16 4,048.16' Patrolmen 36,082.80 36,082.80 Reserves and Specials 3,160.00 3,160.00. Expenses (Incl. $100.00 for out of State Travel) 5,190.00 5,190.00. 20. Fire Department, Chief Salary 4,~22.5§ 4,422.56 Regulars, Salary 25,261.32 25,261.32' Engineers Call and spare employees, Salaries 12,332.50 12,332.50 Vacations 1,110.40 1,110.40 Expenses 9,555.00 9,555.00 21. Forest Fire Warden, Sal. 150.00 150.00 22. Forest Fires, Expenses 500.00 500.00 23. Dog Officer, Salary 245.00 245.00 Expenses 255.00 255.00 24. Building Inspector, Sal. 500.00 500.00 Expenses 100.00 100.00 12 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, Supt., Salaries 3,800.00 3,800.00 Labor, Wages 4,160.00 4,160.00 Expenses 1,300.00 1,300.00 28. Dutch Elm Disease, Wages 3,800.00 3,800.00 Expenses 400.00 400.00 29. Brush Cutting, Wages 1,000.00 1,000.00 30. Town Forest, Wages 150.00 150.00 31. Tree Warden Supt., Sal. 400.00 400.00 Labor, Wages 6,560.00 6,560.00 Expenses 660.00 660.00 ~32. Street Lighting, Exp. 16,500.00 16,500.00 · 33. Board of Health, Board Salaries 600.00 600.00 Nurse, Salary 3,270.00 3,270.00 Physician, Salary 750.00 750.00 34. Refuse Disposal, Sal., etc. 8,727.70 8,727.70 Expenses 1,000.00 1,000.00 35. Garbage Disposal, Contract 4,100.00 4,100.00 .36. .Sewer Maintenance & Construction, Salaries 5,500.00 5,500.00 Expenses 4,000.00 4,000.00 36A. East Side Sewer Survey 2,300.00 2,300.00 37. Animal Inspector, Salary 325.00 325.00 38. t-iighway Surveyor, Sal. 4,880.00 4,880.00 .39. Streets, General Maint. Clerk, Salary 2,889.60 2,889.60 Labor, Wages, Tarvia, Road Oil 22,410.40 22,410.40 Cinders, Stone & Gravel 24,000.00 24,000.00 Repairing sidewalks 600.00 600.00 Gas & Oil 3,100.00 3,100.00 Equipment -- repairs 5,000.00 5,000~00 Miscel. Expenses 1,000.00 1,000.00 40. Snow Removal 14,000.00 14,000.00 41. Board of Public Welfare, Salaries 450.00 450.00 42. Welfare Agent, Salary 750.00 750.00 43. Supt. and 3/Ialron, Salary, In6rmary 3,292.00 3,292.00 44. Outside Relief and repairs Infirmary, Wages ' 1,631.00 1,631.00 Expenses 27,369.00 27,369.00 45. Old Age Assistance 84,000.00 84,000.00 46. Aid to Dependent Children 17,500.00 17,500.00 47. Disability Assistance 5,000.00 5,000.00 48. Veterans Benefits, Agent, Salary 750.00 750.00 Clerk, Salary 300.00 300.00 Equipment and Exp. 490.00 490.00 Cash grants 13,830.00 13,830.00 49. Schools, Salaries 252,928.00 252,928.00 Expenses 60,086.00 60,086.00 13 50. Stevens Memorial Library Librarian, Salary 3,800.00 3,800.00 Assistants and Janitor 10,700.00 10,700.06 Expenses 4,000.06 4,000.00 51. Playground, Bathing Beach, Salaries 5,200.00 5,200.0ff Expenses 2,008.00 2,000.00 52. Public Parks, Triangles & Burying Grounds, Salaries 3,700.00 3,700.00 Expenses 650.00 650.00 53. School Grounds Wages & Expenses 8,500.00 3,500.00 12,000.00 54. Essex County Retirement System 16,265.20 16,265.20- 55. Contingent Fund 2,000.00 2,000.00 56. Rental of Quarters, American Legion 600.00 600.00 57. Rental of Quarters, V. F. W. Post 2104 600.00 600.00 58. Armistice Day 300.00 300.00 59. Memorial Day 500.00 500.00 60. Itemized Annual Town Report 2,700.00 2,700.00 61. Insurance 14,970.00 14,970.00 62. Group Insurance 1,900.00 1,900.00 63. Community Center 4th of July 150.00 150.00 64. Reserve Fundto be appro- priated from Overlay Surplus 65. Board of Public Works, Salaries 450.00 450.00. 66. Water Maintenance & Construction, Salaries 29,700.00 29,700.00 Expenses 30,000.00 30,000.00 67. Redeeming School Bonds 104,000.00 104,000.00~ 68. Interest on School Bonds 37,465.00 37,465.00 TOTALS $508,966.96 546,935.20 1,055,902.16 Art. 10. Art. 11. Art. 14. Art. 16. Art. 17. Art. 18. Art. 19. Art. 20. Art. 21. Art. 22. Art. 23. Art. 24. Art. 31. Art. 36. Art. 37. Art. 38. Art: 39. Amounts to be Raised and Appropriated Centennial Celebration $7,500.00 Fire Insurance, Town Property 2,306.34' Repair Town Infirmary 6,500.00 School Building Needs 800.00 Playground instructors and supervisor 1,488.0ff Shuffle Board and enlarge closet 550.00 Police Officers and Stickers, Bathing Beach 500.00 Safe for Town Treasurer 729.00 Filing Cabinet for Town Treasurer 57.00 Power Chain Saw, John Connors 325.0ff New Police cruiser 1,375.00 12 Colt revolvers, Police Dept. 585.00 Man to be regular firefighter 2,775.96 Sidewalk project 2,000.00 Sidewalk damages~hurricane 1,000.00 Replacing Street signs 200.00' Operate Disposal Site 1,000.00~ 14 Art. 49. Radio communication, Civil Detense 3,500.00 Art. 53. Drainage System, Prescott St., Chap. 80 5,583.0(~ Art. 56. Well casing, screen tests, Bd. of P.W. 4,000.00 Art. 59. Water Extension, Bd. of P.W. 700.00 Art. 60. Backstops Drummond Field 500.00 Art. 61. Repair and Gunite reservoir, Bd. of P.W. 6,000.00 Art. 62. Sewer System, Item 4, Main St. 570.0(~ Sewer System, Item 6, Parker St. 850.00 Art. 63. Water System, Item 1, Pembrook Rd. 400.00 Water System, Item 2, Parker St. 600.00 Water System, Item 3, Wentworth Ave. 800.00 Water System, Item 6, Moody St. 940.00 Total Amount to be Raised and Appropriated $54,134.30 Amounts to be Taken from Available Funds Art. 15. Welfare Dept., Automobile $2,050.00 Art. 27. Reduce 1955 Tax Rate 30,000.00 Art. 28. New 1 V2" hose for Fire Dept. 625.00 Art. 29. New 2%" hose for Fire Dept. 825.00 Art. 35. Motor Grader for Highway Dept. 5,800.00 Art. 40. Maintenance of Streets 2,000.00 To meet State & County Share 1,000.00 Art. 41. Chapter 90, Gr. Pond Rd. 7,500.00 To meet State & County Share 22,500.00 Art. 42. Half-ton pick-up truck, Highway Dept. 1,600.00 Art. 43. Hydraulic sand spreader 600.00 Art. 44, Drain, Prescott St., Highway Dept. 2,214.54 Art. 45. Storm drain, Linden Ave., Highway Dept. 2,451.37' Art. 47. Drain, Waverly Rd., Highway Dept. 6,589.30 Art. 48. Emergency Generator, Civil Defense 3,000.00 Art. 57. Replace Chlorinator at Pumping Station 1,000.00 Art. 58. New pick-up truck, Public Works 1,400.00 Art. 62. Sewer System, Item 4, Main St. 570.00 Sewer System, Mass. Avenue 4,400.00 Total Amounts to be Taken from Available Funds $97,955.21 Summary Amount Appropriated at Town Meeting (Budget) Amount to be Raised and Appropriated GRAND TOTAL $1,055,902.16 54,134.30 $1,110,036.46 ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to ~orrow money from time to time ~n anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning' January l, 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. VOTED to authorise the Town Treasurer with the approval' of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antiei~ patior~ of the revenue of the financial year beginning ,Tammry ]5 2,' 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. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 7. To consider the report of all special eom- mittees. )tr. Nicholas Nieetta spoke briefly on the plans of the Planning Board in the making of the new Zoning I~aws and introduced 5lr. Blaekwel[, of Boston, the Planning Board Engineer who is making new maps and various zoning section, Mr. Blaekwell assisted by Town Clerk John J. l~yons displayed and explained the several maps of the Town with various zoning variances. ARTICI~E 8. To see if the town will xmte 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. 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 the amount of $750.00 for the year 1955. (Included in Budget) AI~TICI~E 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 ~tA, Chapter 41, General Laws. VOTED to authorize tlae School Committee to appoint one of its members to the position of School Physician and to his compensation in the amount of $1,000.00 for the year (Included in budget) ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Four- 'teen Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($14,600) to be used for the Centennial Celebration. petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,500.00 to be used for the Centennial Celebration. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from avail3ble 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. 16 VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,306.34 for the purpose of adding extended coverage endorsement to the fire insurance, covering town property. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept Beacon Hill Boulevard as a public way from Osgood Street to Chickering Road as shown on plan on file in the Town Clerk's Off'ce. I>etition o£ the Board of ~electmen. VOTED to accept Beacon Hill Boulevard as a public way from Osgood Street to Chlckering Road as shown on plan on file in Town Clerks office. The acceptance of this road as a pu~blie way was adjudicated by the Board of Selectmen on February 14, 1955. ARTICLE 13. To sec what action the Town wil[ take to close the Town Infirmary. PetRion of the Board of Public Welfare. VOTED that the Town Infirmary be continued as is. 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 eondRion to receive a license to operate, fror[~ thc Massachusetts S~ate Board of Itealth. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. VOTED to raise and appropriate the stun of $6,500.00 to repair and place the Town Infirmary in acceptable condition to receive a license to operate from the Massachusetts State Board of Ilealth. ARTICLE 15. To see 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 P~b!ie Welfare. VOTED that the suni of $2,050.00 be taken from available fnnds in the Town Treasury fox' the purchase of an automobile to be used by the Welfare Department to make the visits to recipients as required by law. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum to be determh~ed by the Advi_sory Board, to be expended by 'he School Building Committee. ~or a study of the immedSate school building needs of the Town. Petition of the School Building Committee and of the School Committee. 17 VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 to ' be expended by the School Building Committee for a study of the immediate school-building needs of the Town. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Fourteen Hundred Eighty-eight Dollars ($~488) for six playground instructors and a supervisor, a six hour day for an eight week period. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ¥OTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,488.00 for six playground instructors and a supervisor, a six hour day for an eight week period. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($(~25) ta 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 o~ thc Recreational Council. VOTED to raise and appropriate the stun of $550.00 for shuffle board courts, one each for Waverly and Drummond playgraunds and enlarge a storage closet at Drummond Play- ground. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of 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 ear parking limited to North Andover residents; this figure to include the cost of ear stickers. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Cmmeil. VOTED to raise and appropriate the smu of $500.00 for the services of a Police Officer at the Bathing Beach four hours daily, eight hours on Saturdays and Sundays for a ten week period, to enforce ear parking Iimited to North Andover resi- dents; this figure to include cost of car stickers. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise an~I appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Seve~ Hundred Twentymine Dollars ($729) for the purchase of a safe for the nsc of the Town Treasurer's Office. Petition of James J. Maker. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $729.00 for the purchase of a safe for the use of the Town Treasurer's Office. 18 ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and_ appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Fifty- seven Dollars ($57.00) for the purchas~ of a filing cabinet for use in the Town Treasurer's Office. Petition of James J. Maker. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $57.00 for the, purchase of a filing cabinet for use in the Towu Treas~rer's. Of~ce. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and' ap[)roprJ~ate or transfer from available funds the sum of Three. Hundred Twenty-five Dollars (3325) tb be used with the present power chain saw (purchased in 1948) to purchase a power cbai~ saw. Petition of John J. Connors. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $325.00 to be. used with the present power chain saw (purchased in to purchase a power chain saw. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise anti appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of Six- teen Hundred Seventy Dollars (21670) to be used with the 1953 police car, to purchase a new police cruiser. Petition of Alfred H. MeKee, Chief. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,375.00 to be used with the 1953 police car, to purchase a new police cruiser. 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 "Marshall' revolvers for ail regular members of the Police: Department. Petition of Alfred H. MeKee, Chief. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of 585.00 tc~ purchase twelve Colt "Marshall" revolvers for all regular' members of the Police Department. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote that all full t:me 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, if not used during~ the year, or remaining portion thereof, be allowed to aeeumu-. late to a total of sixty working days. For absence of a peri.od~ of more than five days the appointing authority may reqmre, evidence ]n the form of a physician's statement for the neeessit? of such absence. Petition of Robert L. Sanborn and others. VOTED to strike from the Warrant. 19 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 ali regular full time Town employees in their respective Departments, a two weeks annual vacation with pay. Petition of George A. Carey and others. VOTED to strike from the Warrant. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to use the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) from available funds to reduce the 1955 tax rate. Petition of the Board of Assessors. VOTED that the sum of $30,000.00 be taken from available funds to reduce the 1955 tax rate. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and 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. VOTED that the sum of $625.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to purchase 500 feet of new 1¼" hose for the Fire Department. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of ESg'h+ Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($825) to ptu'chase 500 feet of new 2~/~'' hose for the Fire Department. Petition of the Board o±' Fire Engineers. VOTED that the sum of $825.00 be taken from available fuuds in the Town Treasury to purchase 500 feet of new 21h'' hose for the Fire Department. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the Shin of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) io pur- chase a two way radio to install in the ambulance. Petition of the Board of Fire Eugineers. Stricken from the Warrant, ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Seven Hundred SeveP. ty five Dollars and Ninety-six cents /$2775.961 to be added to the Fire l)epartment 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 1~Sre Eng'ineers. VOTED to raise and ~ppropri~te the sum of $2,775.96 to be added to the Fire Department Appropriation to provide 20 for the appointment of one competent and qualified man under Civil Service Rules to be a regu~,ar firefighter. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the snm of Four Itundred Fifty Dollars ($450) to purchase a t~vo-way radio to be installed in the Forest Fire trnck. Petition of Forest Fire Warden, James P. Daw . VOTED to strike from the Warrant. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from ava.liable fnnds the sum of Thirty Seven Hundred Dollars ($3700) for the purchase of a garbage truck fully equipped. Petition of the Board of ttealth. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 3t. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the sum of Fifty-three Hundred Dollars ($5300) for salaries, wages and maintenance to operate and maintain the truck in the above article. Petition of the Board of Ilea!th. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICIJE 35. To see if ~he Town will raise and appro- priate the sum 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 . VOTED to take from available funds the sum of $5,800.00 for the purchase of a Motor Grader for the use of the Highway Department. ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to be used for a sidewalk project; the Town to pay one-ball the cost and the applicant to pay thc other half. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to be used for a sidewalk project; the To~w~ to pay one-half the cost aud tho applicaut to pay the other half. To be expended under direction of Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the repairing of sidewalks damaged during the hurricanes. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 21 VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for thc repairing of sidewalks damaged during the hurricanes. To be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two tIundred Dollars ($200) for the purpose of painting and replacing street signs. Petition of the Ilighway Surveyor. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the purpose of painting and replacing street signs. To be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate thc sura of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to dig ditches necessary to operate tim Disposal Site. Petition of the IIighway Surveyor. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to dig ditches necessary to operate the disposal site. ARTICLE 40. To see if the To~vn will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for main- tenanee of any streets in Town under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, said nmney 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. VOTED that the sum of $2,000.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purpose of this article, to Be expended by the High~vay Surveyor under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, together with any money which may be allotted for such purpose by the State or County or both, and that in addition, the stun of $1,000.00 be transferred from unappropriated aYailable fnnds iu the Town Treasury to meet the State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reim- bursement from the State and Conuty to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the Treasury. ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will raise a~xd appro- priate the sum of Seventy-five tlundred 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 Counly or both for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Sur~ceyor. VOTED that the sum of $7,500.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and that in addition, 22 ¢he sum of $22,500.00 be transferred from unappropriated avail- able funds in the Town Treasury to meet thc State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursemer~t from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to un- .appropriated available funds in the Treasury. ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1,600) ~or the purchase of a one-half ton pick-up truck for the use of the Highway Department. A 1947 Pick-up truck (Chevrolet) to be turned in, in trade. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED that the sum of $1,600.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purchase of a one-half ton pick-up truck for the use of the Highway Department. A 19i7 pick-np truck (Chevrolet) to be turned in, in trade. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600) for the purchase of a Hydraulic Sand Spreader for the nsc of the Highway Department. The total cost of the spreader is Eleven Hundred 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. VOTED that the stun of $600.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purchase of a hydraulic sand spreader for the use of the Highway Department. The total cost of the spreader is $l,100.00 but $500.00 will be paid for rental on the spreader which will reduce the cost to $600.00. AI~TICLE 44. To see if the Town ~vill raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen Dollars and Fifty-four Cents ($2,214.54) to extend the present draiu on Prescott Street from Summit Avenue to Moody Street. Three hundred twenty feet (320) of fifteen inch and eight inch pipe and four catch basins will be required to complete this project. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. ¥OTED that the stun of $2,214:.5i be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to extend the present drain o~ Prescott Street, from Summit Avenue, to Moody Street, 320 feet of 15 inch and 8 inch pipe and 4 catch basins will be required, to complete this project. ~i'o be expendec~ under the direction of the Highway Surveyor under the provisions of Chapter $0 of the General Laws as amended. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Twenty-four Hundred Fifty.one Dollars and 2~ 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 fonr catch basins needed for this project. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. VOTED that the sum of $2,451.37 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to extend the existing storm drain on Linden Ave., to Woodstock St. About 524 ft. of 10 inch and 8 inch pipe and four catch basins needed for this project. To be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws as amended. ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixty-five Hundred Forty-five Dollars and Fifty Cents ($6545.50) to extend the present drain on Green Street from Trinity Court to Linden Avenue. About 4(~2 feet of 30" pipe and (50 feet of 8" pipe with five catch basins will be needed to complete this project. Petition of the Ilighway Surveyor. VOTED to strike from the Warrant. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixty-five Ilundred Eighty-nine Dollars and Thirty Cents ($(i589.30) to install a drain on Waverly Road. This drain will begin at a poiut about 240' northerly from Margate Road ami flow son'.herly along Wavcrly Road to a 2' x 3' stone box culvert. This enlvcrt crosses Waverly Road at a point about 100' southerly at Marengo Street and needs clean- ing at its inlet. About 920 feet of 15", 12" and 8" pipe and 8 catch basins will be needed for this project. Petition of the Itighway Surveyor. VOTED that the sum of $(;,589.30 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to install a drain on Waverly Road. This drain will begin at a point about 240' northerly from Margate Road and flow southerly along Waverly Road to a 2' x 3' stone box culvert. [['his culvert crosses Waverly Road at a point about 100' southerly at Margengo Street and needs cleaning at its inlet. About 920 feet of 15", 12" and 8" and 8 catch basins will be needed for this project. To be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor nnder the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws as amended. AlgTICLE 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 provide power for the Town Building, Fire 24 Department, Police Department and town yard in the event of' emergency power failure. Petition of Civil Defense Director and Fire Chief. VOTED that the stun of $3,000.00 be taken from available funds in ;he Town Treasury to be expended under the direc- tion of the Director of Civil Defense with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to purchase and installation of an emer- gency generator power unit to provide power for the Town Building', Fire Dept., Police Dept., and Town Yard in the event of an emergency power failure. AI~TICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to x. aise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3500) to be expended at the direction ct~ the Director of' Civil Defense for the purchase of radio communications equip- merit for use by the fire department and the o~ce of Civil Defense. Petition of Civil Defense Director and Fire Chief. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 to be expended at the direction of the Director of Civil Defense for the purchase of radio communication equipment for use by thc Fire Dept., and the office of Civil Defense. AIVI'ICLE 50. To see if thc Town will vote to raise and appropriate the stun of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000) to be expended at the Direction of tl~e 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 efficient conduct of the Office of Civil Defense Activities. Petition of the Civil Defense Director. Stricken £rom the Warrant. ARTICLE 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 anmml 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 therefor, without loss of his ordinary remnnera lion as an employee or ofi%ial of the Town, and shall also be entitled to the same leaves of absence or vacation with pay gix'en to oth. er like employees or offieials. Petition of Edward C. Garvey, 152 Middlesex Street and others. Stricken from the Warrant. 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 stun of money to install a surface water 25 .drain at a point on Chickering Road whe,,e the drainage water passes under said road near the intersection or Pleasant Street, .and to carry said drainage by pipes to Coehiehewiek Brook. Petition of Steve tlelbrick and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICL]~ 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and · appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds the sum of Five Thousand Five Hundred 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 Moody Street as accepted in lS38. This will require about 1080 feet of 15", 10" and 8" pSpe and eigh~; catch basins. The above mentioned work to be · done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of bettermen;a upon the property owners. Petition of Howard Beeley and others. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,588.00 to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws as amended to extend the drainage system from the present terminus on Prescott Street northerly about 1842 feet to the southerly end of that port/on of Moody Street as accepted in 1,938. This will require 1080 feet of 15", 10" and 8" pipe and cig'bt catch basins. The above mentioned work to be done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments upon the property owners. 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 sn~eient sum of money to extend the drainage system underground on Wentworth Avenue One Hundred Forty Feet (140) from Chadwick Street. Petition of Louis I~. Sirois a~ld others. Stricken from the Warrant. ART[CItE 55. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds, a sufficient snm of money to provide an adequate drain under Academy Road. Petition of O. F. Clark and others. Stricken frown the Warrant. ARTICI~E 56. 2'0 see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available i'unds Four Thousand Dollars (24000) to enable the Board of Public Works to conduct well .easing and screen tests to determine the dependable yield of water i~ accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Public I-Iealth directives. Petition of the Board of Public Works. 9,6 VOTED to raise and appropriate tke' sum o£ $4,000.00 to .:enable the Board of Public %Vorks to conduct well easing and screen tests to determine the dependable yield of water in accordance with the B{assaehusetts Department of Public · lealth directives. ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Twelve IIundred Dollars ($1~00) to replaoe the 1~27 Chlorinator at the Pumping Station with a new and larger chlorinator. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that the sum of $1,000.00 be taken from available :funds in the Town Treasury to replace the 1927 chlorinator at the Pumping Station with a new a~d larger chlorinator with authorization to dispose of the existing chlorinators: ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will raise and appro- 'priate or transfer from available funds Fourteen 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. VOTED that the sum of $1,400.00 be taken from ava.liable funds ]n lhe Town Treasury to be used with the present Dodge ipickup truck to purchase a new pickup truck for 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 62, 1953 to make such extensions of the water main system, under the regulations voted at the annum town meeting, as thc Board of Public Works, on October first, considers nmst neees- sary, such extensions not having been petitioned for at the ammal meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $700.00 to be .expended under the dlreetion of the Board of Public Works to be added to the unexpended appropriation made under Article 62, 1958 to make such extensions of the water main system, under regulations voted at the anmml town meeting, as the Board of Public Works, on October first considers most necessary, such extensions not having' been petitioned for at the annual meeting. 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 o~ the Board of Public Worlds. 27 VOTED to raise m~d appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be expended under thc direction of the Board of Public Works to replace the old backstop at Drnmmond Field with a new woven wire backstop. ARTICI~E 61. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds Six Thousand Dollars ($(~000) to repair and Gm~ite the paved slopes of the 1,500,000 gallon reservoir constructed in 1936. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED to raise and appropriate the suni of $6,000.00 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works to repair and gunite the paved slopes of the 1,500,000 g'allon reservoir constructed in 11136. 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 sewer' system ou the following' streets ou petition of the persons named, and others: (1) Pembrook Road, 500 feet from Mifflin Drive towards Tyler Road. (Alphonse II. Brien, Woodbrid~e Road) (2) Massachusetts Avenue, Seven Hundred Sixty Feet (760) easterly from Chiekering Road. (Alfred E. MeEvoy, 68~ Massachusetts Avenue) (3) l¥Iount Vernon Street, Three Hundred Fifteen Feet (315) from Prescott Street. (Nora A. Smith, 84 Main Street) (4) lYtain Street from the present terminns to a distauee of seventy-five (75) feet easterly toward Osgood Street. (Daniel A. Greeo, 111 Maiu Street) (5) Court Street, Thirteeu Hundred Feet (1300) from Osgood Street towards Aeademy Road. (Francis B. Kittredge, 56 Academy Road) (6) Parker Street, Oue Hundred Fifty (150) feet easterly from Faulkner Road. (John J. Cyr, 535 Chiekering Road) ITEM 1. VOTED that the sum of 22,400.00 be taken from available fuuds in the Town Treasury to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Works subject to the assessments or betterments charges under the conditions of' Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906 as amended to extend the sewer system on Pembrook Road 500 feet from Mifflin Drive. towards Tyler Road. 28 ITEM 2. VOTED that the sum of $4,400.00 be taken from :available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by the Board of Public Works subject to the assessments or better- ments charges under the conditions of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906 as amended to extend the sewer system on Mount Vernon Street 315 feet from Prescott Street. ITEM 3. Stricken from the Warrant. ITEM 4. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $570.00 to be expended under the Board of Public Works subject to the As~',essment or betterments charges under the conditions of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906 as amended to extend the sewer ~ystem on Main Street from the present terminus to a distance of 75 feet ea',4terly toward Osgood Street. ITEM 5. Stricken from the Warrant. ITEm'[ 6. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $850,00 to be expended by the Board of Public Works, subject to the asses:.men~ or betterments charges under the conditim~s of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 190(; as amended from Parker iStreet ]50 feet easterly from Faulkner Road. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apl~ropr'ate ,or prov:(!o by bm-,d issue, or transfer from avail- able fund, a su'f:ei,,~t ~,~ o¢ money to extend the water system on the fo~iov,'~n'!' ~tc~,et~ on peqt~on of the per:,ous :named and other~. (1) Pembrook ~',,~ "" :,', the creent terminua One thm- dred Feet (10[I) towards Mi~n Dr~ve. (Alphm~se R. Brien, Woodbr[dge Road) (2) Parker Street, One lhmdred Fifty Feet (150) easferly from Faulkner Road. (John J. Cyr, 535 Chieker]ng Road) (3) Wentworth Avenue One Hundred Sixty-five feet from Chadwick Street. (Louis F. Sirois. 92 Beverly Street) (1) Chiekering Road, Four Hundred (:I00) feet from Dufton Court towards Andover Street. (Edward Melamed. 276 Andover ~1 (5) Monnt Vernon Street, Three Hundred Fiftee~ (315) from Prescott Street. (Nora A. Smith. 84 ~[ain Street) ((;) 3~oody Street, Two Hundre~t (200) feet from Chad w~ek Street. (l~a}ph F. Robb~se:~. 202 IIig'h 29 VOTED to raise and appropriate the money for the items.. nnder this article subject to the following conditions: 1. That on or before June 1, 1955 the petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six per cent of the actual cost of construction, as water rates for a period of 14 years. 2. That on or before June 1, 1955 the construction of at least one house shall have been started. ITEM. 1. $400.00 to extend the water system on Pen- brook Road from the present terminus 100 feet towards Mifflin Drive. ITEM 2. $600.00 to extenct tile water system on Parker- Street 150 feet easterly from Fanlkner Road . ITEM 3. $800.00 to extend the water system on Went- worth Avenue 165 feet from Chadwick Street. ITEM 4 & 5 reqnested by petitioners to be stricken from V~rarrant. ITEM 6. $940.00 to extend the water system on Moody Street 200 feet from Chadwick Street. ARTICI~E 64. To see if the Town will vote to amend~ its By-Laws by inserting after Article i~II 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 law 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 smd hoard, 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 neees- saw, designate one of the associate 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, such associate member shall haYe the. powers and perform the duties of such regular member during~ the latter's absence or disqualification. A regular 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. MeClnng and others. VOTED to amend the By-Laws by inserting after Article XII thereof the following new article: 30 ARTICLE XIIA. There shall be a Planning Board of Appeals, which shall have the powers and duties prescribed by,. and which shall be sub.jeet to, the provisions of the subdivision control law of the Commonwealth. Said board shall consist of five regalar 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 tw.o 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 necessary, designate one of the associate 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 case, and, when so designated, such associate member shall have thc powers and perform the duties of such regnlar mem- ber dm'lng the letter's absence or disqualification. A regular' or associate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals may be appointed ss a regnlar or associate member of said Planning Board of Appeals. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-L&w by adding at the end of Section 2 of Article the following sentence: All parts of the Town not shown upon the Zoning above referred to shall be deemed to be in the agrieultnraI District. as hereinafter defined. Petition of ,lames M. MeClung and others. VOTED to amend the Zoning by-laws by adding at the end of Section 2 of Article 1, the following sentence: All parts of the Town not shown upon the Zoning Map above referred to, except areas otherwise specifically zoned, shall be deemed to be in the A~-ienltural District. The vote was unanimous and so declared. 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 seetion six. Petition of James M. MeClung and others. 31 VOTED to accept Section 8 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, which provides as follows: Section 8. After acceptance of this section or corres- ponding' 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 beeu unfavorably acted upon by a city council or town meeting, shall be considered on its merits by the city eouneil or town meeting within two years after the date of such un- favorable 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. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate, provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, One ttundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for the purpose of exte~ding the east side trunk sewer from its present ten minus at Harkaway Road a~d Stevens S+reet to Phillips Square. Petition of Ernest A. Brown, ~lr., and others. Stricken from the Warrant. ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to amend Zoning By-Laws by changing from General Residential to Business the following described parcel of land: A parcel of land on the southwesterly side of Massa chnsett~ Avenue beginning at a poi~t at ~he Southwesterly corner of laud new or formerly of one Longbottom; said point 'being 100 fdct southwesterly from the southwesterly l~ne of 3~assachusetts Average and 160 feet southeasterly frown the southeasterly line of Commonwealth Avenne; thence south- easterly 249 feet more or less by land now or formerly of Long- bottom, Desrosiers, Hennessy, Calabrese, Kamal and ttennessy. said li~e being ]00 feet from and parallel to the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, to a point 113 feet from westerly side of Beeehwood Street; thence southwesterly with an in- terior angle of 90 degrees, 300 feet more or Icss to the Shaw- sheen River; thence northwesterly by the Shawsheen River 280 feet more or tess to land now or formerly of Turner; thence northeasterly by land now or formerly of Turner, Williams, Towne, Fogerty and MeDonough 250 feet more or less to the point of beginning' containing 74,000 square feet more or less. Petition of Mary C. Bentley and others. VOTED to amend the zoniug by-laws by changing from General Residential to businses the parcel of land as described in the above article ~58. The vote was unanimous and so .declared. ARTICLE 69. To see if thc Town of North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By Law by changing from Single residence District to Business District, the following described parcel of land: A parcel of land on the westerly side of Osgood Street bonnded and described as follows: Beginning' at a stone bound in the westerly line of Osgood Street at land now or formerly of Steinberg; thence southerly one hundred feet by said Osgood Street to a stone bound; thence northwesterly two hundred twenty-five feet more or less by lot numbered four on plan of land 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 Steinberg' to a stone bound; and thence southeasterly two tmndred feet along a wall to the point of beginning. Petition of Leo It. Murphy and others. Stricken from the Warrant. 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 land located on the easterly side of Chickering Road and being bounded and described as follows: Westerly by Chiekering Read 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. VOTED to amend the zoning laws by changing from general residential to business the parcel of land as described in the above Article 70. The vote was 141 in the affirmative and 21 in the negative, and so declared. ARTICLE 71. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-I~aw by changing from Agricult~ral to Business, the following described parce] 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, b.y' 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. Stricken from the Warrant. 33 Meeting adjourned.at 5:40 P. M. At the opening of the ~neeting, the first in the new Vet- eran's gfuditorium of the new North Andover High Scho(~l, the meeting was opened with prayer by the Right Reverend Monsignor Francis L. Shea, D.D. of St. Michael's Church. The National and State Flags were posted by Commander Ernest Roberts of the V.F.W. and Past Commander Carl Thomas of the American Legion. The Salute to the Flag was led by Town Clerk John J. Lyons. All voters were checked by the Board of Registrars. 315 voters were present. There were nine sections at the meeting with a counter assigned to each section to assist the Moderator and Town Clerk when hand vote was needed. Mr. William Duffy moved, and motion seconded that the meeting extend a vote of thanks to Moderator and Town Clerk and Advisory Board for a good job done. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING FOLLOWING ANNUAL ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 19, 1955 ARTICLE ]. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or trausfer from available funds, a sufficient sum of money to extend the drainage system and improve the road on Adams A~:enne frOln Massachusetts Avenue for a distance of 1620 feet, nnder Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing' for the assessment of betterments upon the property owners. Petition of Alfio A. Coppola and others. Stricken from the Warrant. A True Copy ATTEST JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk SPECIAL TOWN MEETING At the Special Town Meeting in North Andover High School Veterans Auditorium Wednesday evening, April 27, ]955 the following articles appeared in the Warrant with the vote of same following: ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 225, Acts of 1955 to eontinne Rent Control in the Town of North Andover until December 31, 1955. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED 194 to 123 to accept Chapter 225 of the Acts of 1955 to continue Rent Control in the Town of North Andover until December 31, 1955. 34 ARTICLE 2. To ee it the Town wil! vete to,ra~:e and appropriate or tran.:fer from available funds, the sum of $300.00 for Rent Con rol expenses for the remainder of the year. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to raise and appropriate the snm of $300.00 for Rent Control expenses for the remainder of this year. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise an¢t appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $295.00 to be used with the $],375.00 appropriated under tiele 23 of the warrant for the Annual Tow~ Meeting of March 19, 1955 to pnrehasea ~ew police cruiser, with the present 1953 police ear to be used as a trade in. Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $295.00 to be used with the $1,375.00 appropriated under Article 23 of the warrant for the annual Town Meeting of March 19, 1955 to purchase a new police cruiser, with the present ]953 police ear to be used as trade-in. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town w~ll raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the sum of $300.00 for the salary of a Health Inspector. Peti¢ion of the Board of Health. VOTED ~o raise and appropriate the sum $300.00 for the salary of a Ilealth Inspector. ARTICI:E 5. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $1200.00 to give 24,esl] fire-fighters of the Town of North Andover a fifty dollar raise in pay per man per year. Petition of Donald Foss and others. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,088.00 to give a 10% increase ~o 24 call firefi~hters of the Town. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to a. eeept Section lllB of Chapter 4I of the General Laws as amended, relating to sick leave for ee~,tain municipal employees. Petition of James P. Daw. VOTED to accept Section llIB of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended relative to siek leave for certai~ mmficipal employees. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise ant[ appropriate or transfer from available funds, the sum of $]350.00 for the purpose of conducting a Fireman's Muster 35 ~n conjunction with the North Andover Centennial Celebration during the week of June 6, 1955, Mouey to be expended by Town's Centmmial Committee. Petition of Lee MaeArthur and others. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sam of $1350.00 for the purpose of conducting a Fireman's Muster i~ eon.inaction wi~h the No~h Andover Centennial Ce]ebration during' the week of Jnne 6, 1955. The money to be expended by the Town's Centennial Committee. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 59, Chapter 33 of the General Laws that any person i~ the Service of the CommonweMth or of a County, City or Town which, by vote of its County Commis- sioners, o~ City ConneJl or of its inhabitants at a Town Meeting accepts this section, or has accepted similar pro- x'is]ons of earlier laws, shall be entitled, d~xring the time of his services h~ the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth during~ his annum tour of duty of not exceeding fifteen days as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, to receive pay therefor, without loss of his ordhmry remuneration as an employee or official of the Com- monwealth, or of such County, City or Town, dud droll also be entitled to lhe same leaves~o~ ab~m~ee or vaeat/~m with pay ~'[ven to other like employees. Petition of Ed Garvey and others. UOTED to accept the provisions of Section 59, Chapter 33, o~ the General haws as s~ated above. AgTrCL~ 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or pror[do by bond iss~m, or trans2er from avail- able funds, a Sherle}cut snm of mm~ey to extend the sewer system on ~emlock Stre¢l. a dista~(~e of approximately 210 feet southeast from WMnut Avenue. and a su~e~ent sum of mm~ey to extend the water system on Spruce Btreet ~rom the present termim~* to Hemlock Street, a distance of aaproxi- mutely 105 feet and thence a distance of 100 feet sontheast on Hemlock Street. Petition o~ Lawrence H. Stahley, Jr. and others. VOTED to raise ~nd appropriate the sum o~ $1,000.00 to be expended by the Board of Pnblie Works to extend the sewer system on Hemlock Street, a dista~me of approximately 2]0 feet sou!heast from Walnut Avenne, subject to the Assess- ments of Betterrnerrts charges under the condition of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906 as amended. And, that the stun of ,$900.00 be raised and appropriated to be expended by the Board o~ Public Works to extend the water system on Spruce Street from the present terminus to Hemlock Street a distance 36 of approximately 105 feet and thence a distance of 100 feet southeast on Hemlock Street subject to the follo~ving eon- ditions: l. That on or before September 1, the petitioners and/or owners make a gnarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six percent of the actual cost of' eons*ruction, as ~vater rates, for a period of 14 years. 2. That on or before September 1, 1955 the eonstrnetion of at least one house shall have been started. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to amen6 the zoning by laws for the Town of North Andover by changing from a restric*ed residential to an educational district a certain parcel of land located in the general area between Main St., Second St., Ma~le Ave.. and Third St., being more particularly bonnded and described as follows: Be~'~nning at a point on the easterly line of Maple Ave., sa~d point being a distance of 327 feet more or less from the in*ersection of the easterly line of Maple Avenue, and the southerly line of Second Street; thence turning at a right angle and running in the easterly direction a dis* tanee of 125 feet to a poine; thence turning at right angles and running a distance of 80 feet in a northwesterly dir- ection to a point; thence turning and running in a north- eas*erly direction a distance of 339 feet to a point; thence turning mtd running in a southerly direction a distance of 271 feet to a point; thence turning and rnnnlng in a southwesterly direction a dlstanee of 344 feet to a point on the easterly line of Maple Ave., said point being ap- proximately 300 feet from the intersection of the northerly line of Third Street and the easterly line of Maple Ave., thence turning and running' in a northwesterly direction Moue' 'he easterly line of said Maple Ave., ltl0 feet to the point of beginning. Petition of John J. Lynch and others. VOTED to amend the zoning bydaws for the Town of North Andover by changing from a restricted residential to an educational district a certain parcel of land located in the general area between Main St., Second St., Maple Ave., and Third St., being mm'e particularly bounded and described as stated above. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 1, of Article IV of thc North Andover Zoning By-Laws by striking out and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 1, Size of Lots in All Zoning' Districts. 37 In determining the area and frontage of any lot in any zoi{ing district, there shall not be included any land within the limits of a street upon uhich such lot abuts even if the fee to such street is in the owner of the lot, except that if a corner lot has its corner bounded by a curved line connecting other bounding lines which if extended, would intersect, the lot area and lot frontage shall be computed as if such bounding lines were so extended. No lot, upon which is then located any building or with respect to which a pernfit has been issued and is then out- standing for the erection of any building, shall then be sub-divided or reduced in area iu any manner unless said lot shall thereafter be of sufficient area and width to meet the requirements of this By Law and unless such lot so altered, and any building thereon, shall meet all the other requirements of this ]3y-Law. If land be sub-divided, eon- veyed, devised or otherwise u'ansferred m violation there- of, no building permit or other permit shall be issued with reference to any of the land so transferred or with ref- erence to the lot (s) retained until all of such land and lots meet the requirements of this lgy-Law. Any land taken by eminent domain or conveyed for a public purpose for which the land could have been or was taken by eminent domain shall not be deemed to be transferred in violations of the provisions thereof. When a lot in one ownership is situated in part in the Town of North Andos'er and in part in an adjacent Town or City, the provisions, regulations and restrietio~s of this By-Law shall be applied to that portion of such lot as lies in the Town of North Andover in the same manner as if the entire lot were situated therein. Except as hereinafter provided, in single residence, general residence, educational, industrial and agricultural districts there shall be provided for each dwelling or other per- mitted principal building erected after the adoption of this amendment to this By-Law, a lot containing an area of not less than 20,000 square feet and a frontage of not less than 125 feet upon the frontage street. The lot size and lot frontage requirements abo~e specified shall not apply to any lot containing less than 20,000 square feet area and having less than 125 feet width upon the frontage street if such lot was lawfully laid out and duly recorded by plan or deed prior to the effective date of this amendment to this By-Law and if at such date such lot was not adjoined by other land of the same owner avail- able for combination with or use in connection with such 38 lot, provided that on any such lot there shall not hereafter be built any duplex or 2 family residence and provided that there may be built on any such lot only on single family resident or one permil~ted non-residential structure fulfllliug the yard space reqairements of this By-_Uaw Petition of thc Planning Board. VOTED to amend Section 1, of Article IV of the North Andover Zoning By-Laws by striking it out and inserting in place thereof as described above, in article. The vote was affirmative 187 ~ negative 75. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to amend thc Zoning By-Law to change the following described parcel of land from Agricultural to I~dnstrial. ~ parcel of land on the northerly side of Clark Street, bonnded and described as follows: Starting at a stone bonnd on thc northeasterly stale of Clark Street 175 feet. westeriy of the corner of Clark Street and Osgood Street, North Andover, Mass. thence running in a northwesterly direction by Clark Street 760.03 feet to a stake; thence running in a more westerly direction by Clark Street 270 feet more or less to a stake; thence turn- ing and rmmmg in a northeasterly direction 455 feet more or less to a stake; thence turning and running in an east- southeasterly diree+Aon in two courses 470 feet more or less to a stone wall, then along a stone wall 540 feet more or less to a stone bound; thence turning alxd running in a southerly direction 456.50 feet more or less to the point of beginning. Said tract of land contains ten acres, more or less. ~a~i bounck; are shown on a plan of land entitled Plan of Parr of Laud of Albert A. Steinberg in North Andover, Mass., dated March 1955, drawn by Ralph B. Brasseur, C. E., Haverhill, 2Jass. Petition of Flora F .MeCnbbin and others. VOTED to amend the Zoning By-Law to change the (fol~ lowing shove described) parcel of land front Agricultural to 1 n dustrial. The vote was unanimous and so declared. All voters were checked by the Board of R~gistrars. proximately 400 present. There were nine sections at the' meeting with nine counters assigned. Meeting adjourned .at ]0 P. M. A true copy: ATTEST JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk 39 SPECIAL ELECTION FOR OFFICE OF SELECTMAN -- HELD MAY 2, 1955 9 A.M.--BP. M. ARTICLE ]. To elect one Selectman to serve until the next Annual Town Meeting. One Arthur P. Kirk 268 Ralph E. Finek 343 Blanks I Votes Cast in Each Precinct 612 Arthur P, Kirk declared duly Office May 2, 1955. A true copy: ATTEST JOHN J. PRECINCTS T~vo Three Four Total 625 428 445 1766 419 292 377 1431 1 0 5 7 1045 720 827 3204 elected selectman, Oath of LYONS, Town Clerk SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD IN PARISH HALL, NORTH ANDOVER SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 11, 1955, AT 2 P. M. END OF CENTENNIAL WEEK At the Special Town Meeting' held in the Parish Hall. (Center) Saturday afternoon, June ll, 1955 at 2 P. M., end of Centennial Week, the following Article appeared in the Warrant: ARTICLE 1. For the pnr~)ose of rr, ading of the Pro- elamation "An Act To Divide The Town of Andover and to incorporate The Town of North Andover, Passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on April 7, 1855. Meeting opened by Town Moderator Arthur A. Thomson, Warrant read by Town Clerk John J. Lyons. Town Clerk Lyons moved that Moderator Thomson turn the meeting over to the Narrator of the occasion, the Reverend Ernest A. Brown, Jr., in accordance with the Article of the Warrant just read and for the Re-enactment of the Special Town Meeting, held in this Parish Hall in 1855; in connection with the ~¢resent Celebration of our Centennial Week this .hme 11, 1955. Moderator Thomson: The motion by Town Clerk Lyons has been duly made and seconded, the chair recognizes the Reverend Mr. Ernest A. Brown~ ,Jr. 4O Rev. )ir. Brown: The time is 1855. Through the past twrr centuries the lovely community of Andover has grown to be- come a thriving town which consists of two parishes: one which is located near the shore of Lake Coehiehewick, is known as the North Parish, the other located near the Shawsheen River is known as the South Parish. By 1855 these two parishes had grown to approximately equal "size and there had been expressed some interest by reside~tts of the South Parish, led by Amos Abbott, that they might have closer access to their town govermnent. The section of the North Parish where we gather today had until this time served as the center of towu affairs and in this very building town meetings had been held. Titus, in 1855 a petition bad been presented to the General Court of tt, e Commonwealth of Massachusetts seeking for an equitable division of the terri- tory of Coehiehewiek into two communities. Notwithstanding the~ opposition of many leading citizens of the North Parish, with resulting controversies and delays, an Act was passed by the General Court on April 7, 1855 designating thc North Parish as North Andover and the Sonth Parish as Andover. We eau imagine that there had been numerous meetings of approval and dissent held in the two Parishes and today's enactment is suggestive of such an imagi~mry meeting which might have been arranged to hear the reading of the Act proclaiming the separation into the two towns. Since the Parish Hall was the location of all community meetings, today ~ve become a part of the history of this eom- munity by sitting in the seats of those who might have taken part in such an imaginary historic occasion just a century ago. Wherever possible, direct descendents have been chosen to sit in the places of their ancestors and many others have jointed ns to take the pisces of those who did not participate in the discussion of the Act. ]~irst come the selectmen (who are also assessors and overseers of the poor) Daniel Carleton, (William A. Finneran) dames O. Carleton, (Arthur P. Kirk) Farnham Spofford, (Ray- mend Broadhead). Here eon-ms Dan Weed (Carl Miller) and daaghter (Alice 'Miller) serving on the School Committee. IIerc~ comes Hiram Berry, Town Clerk. (John J. Lyons.) Now comes some out-of town visitors--the Saltonstalls, and come by train from Salem for the day. The Andersons of Virginia; aiad here are the I,Jndieolts from Beverly, the Picketings from Salem, Mrs. A. A. Stevens front Ware; Mr. and Mrs. William C?ray Brooks from Boston. Mrs. Brooks xvas formerly Miss Phillips of Osgood Street, North Andover. Next comes the Rev. Bailey Doting, (Rev. William Nichols) the beloved retired minister o'f the North Parish Church. Close behind him comes 41 ~lrs. Hannah Kittredge, for many years }'resident of the Ladies Benevolent Society, widow of one Dr. Joseph Kittredge, and mother of another who is still with her today. Here are Daniel l~ea (George t~ea) and his wife, closely follo~ved by the Hon- orable George Hedges, (Francis Kittredge) the woolen manu- £acturer. Next we see severa~ substantial North Andover ilies, ,lacob Farnum (John l?arnum], Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Foster, (Earl Foster and wife), Mrl and 5~rs. John Barker, (Gem'ge Barker Jr. and wife) and Patrick Costello. Here is the Hmmrable George I~. Davis, Owner of the 3,~aehine Shop, (Davis Simpson), and now appear Captain Nathaniel Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, (Abbot Stevens and wife), and after them, Captain Nat's sou and partner in the woolen mill. Moses T. Stevens with his wife, the former Charlotte Osgood. Next we see in with his wife, ,lonathan Walhrork who is a cloth finisher in town, and a~ter them, that well-known citizen Theron Johnson. General William Sutton has come over from Danvers, bringing with him his son and daughter-in-law, the Eben Suttons who are said to be interested in finding a place to settle in North Andover so as to be near the family business. I:astly we see arriving the Honorable Gayton P. Osgood, a former Congressman and member of the State Legislature (John B. Osgood) who is aeeompanymg Miss l¥Iary Farnham, later to become his wife. On this occasion Gavton Osgood will act as Moderator of the Meeting, so we will ~oxv leave further proceedings in his hands. Moderator Gayton Osgood: (John B. Osgood) The meeting will please emne to order. Fellow citizens, and friends of the Town of North Andover, you all know that a bill to divide the Town of Andover and to incorpor.ate the Town of North An dover has been passed by the Ceneral Court of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. We have met here today for the reading of the Act of Separation. Before we proceed to the reading of the Act, is there any discussim~s? Mr. Boring: Rev. Bailey Loring: (Rev. Wm. S. Nichols) rising. As pastor of the North Parish Church for forty years, and as a resident of this Town for an additional five years, I still ~ay I see no reason fro' the division. Daniel Rea: (George Rea) Some of the folks in Andover claim it's too far to come over here to transact town business. Hon. George Hedges: (Francis B. Kittredge) i was on the Remonstrance Committee and we went over all arguments. I say we were winning our case, we had pretty fairly convinced that it would be better to leave well enough alone, when some of our friends in--er--"Andover" slyly came up behind us and tripped us up. Now we've got to show them we eau be knocked down and get up again with a grin on our faces. Jacob Farnum: (John Farnmn) Mr. Cb,qirman, what I ,don't see is--what's goine' to happen at election time. Moderator: Your point is well taken Mr. Farnnm. As I understand it, however, North Andover will continue to vote with Andovex: until there is a new census--in 18~0, that is, Nathan Foster: (Earl Foster) Who's going to look after the paupers? ~loderator: According to the Act., Mr. Foster, each town will look after its own poor. Joh~ Barker: (George Barker, Jr.) How are we going to look after them wi;hour a Town Farm? Ge6rge I~. Davis: (Davis Simpson) Mr. Moderator, it is my understanding that by the terms of the bill the Committee appointed by the Court of Common Pleas will determine upon a stun to be paid to the Town of North Andover by the Town of Andover. With that stun, we might buy a Town Farm. Daniel Weed: (Carl Miller) We may be short a poor farm but remember, North Andover has two fire engines--- one downtown--one right up here on the common. Moderator: That is correct, gentlemen--Captain Stevens. Capt. Nat S~even:.: (Abbot Stevens) Mr. Moderator: as a member of the Comm!tt~e of Remonstrance, I believe my for- mcr sentiments are well known to this company. However, may i point out that we are living in a time of great changes. We must look to Lhe future; 1 now believe we have no choice but to concur with the Committee on Towns; which, after dne consideration, decided that the public good would be promoted by a division of the Town. Moderator: If the chair may be allowed to express an ~pinion. I would say that North Andover is a fine name for fine town, and I for one have no wish for any other. And now: if there is no further duseussion, we will proceed to the read 5ng of the Act by our Town Clerk and will be dismissed with a prayer by our-pastor. Mr. Clerk. Town Clerk Hiram Berry: (John J. Lyons) To the Cit;zens of the Town of Andover. GREETINGS: AN ACT TO DIVIDE THE TOWN OF ANDOVER AND TO INCORPORATE TIlE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows 43¸ Section ]. All that part of the town of Andover, in the, Coun[y of Essex, which lies northerly and easterly of the line (further described in the A_et) is hereby incorporated into a separate town, by the name of North Andover. Section 2. The inhabitants of said town of North Andover~ shall be holden to pay all arrears of taxes legally assessed upon them before tile passage of this Act. Section 3. The said town of North Andever shall be- holden to pay its proprotion of the debts due and owing by, and of all liabilities existing against tile Town of Andover at the time of the passage of this Act. Section 4. The said towns of Andover and North Andover shall be respectively liable for the support of all persons who now are relieved or may hereafter be relieved as paupers. Section 5. The Punehard Free School in Andover shall' be f~-ee for all youths residents in said town of North Andover. Section 6. In case the said towns shall disagree in respect to the division of the paupers, town property, town debts, or State and County Taxes, the Court of Common Pleas for the Connty of Essex 5s hereby authorized to .... appoint three disinterested persons as commissioners to bear the parties, and award thereon. Section 7. The said town of AndoYer, in consideration of' the x, arions disadvantages arising to North Andover from the division thereby made shall pay to the said to;vn of North Andover, sneh stun as the Commissioners above provided for shall determine--.., and the said town of Andover shall--... furnish for the town of North Andover a full and correct copy of ,qll the records kept by the Town Clerk of the town of Andover, not in existence, up to the time of the passage of this Act. Section 8. The said town of North Andover shall remain a part of the town of Andover for the purpose of electing State officers, Senators and Representatives to the General Court until the next decennial census shall be taken, or nntil another appointment of Representatives to the General Court shall be made. Section 9. Any Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex is hereby authorized to issue his warrant to any principal inhabitant of said town of North Andover requiring him to warn the inhabitants of said town to meet at the time and place therein appointed. 44¸ Section 10. This act shall take effect from and after the passage. By: House of Representatives, April 7, 1855 Passed to bc enacted, Daniel C. Eddy, Speaker In Senate, April 7, 1855 Passed to be enacted, Ilenry W. Benchly, President. Nortk Andover, June 11, 1855. Hiram Berry North Andover, June 11, 1955. John J. Lyons A true copy. Rev. )cir. Brown: (Narrator) Having heard the Declaration of the great and General ~Court of the Commonwealth of Massaehusetts granting per- mission for the division of the territory of Coehiehewiek into two separate cmnmunities we can imagine that the citizens returned to their daib' ways. The Act of Separatiou made pro, visions for a Committee to correct any iniquities which migh~ arise in the division of territow. Sueh a Committee was im mediately appointed and after amicable conversations the} presented to later meeting of the town towns their report which provided that: 1. The Town of Andover should relinquish to Town of North Andover all right, title and interest in two fire engines, called the Coehiehewiek and the Merrimack, now located in North Andover, together with the equipment and houses con- nected therewith. 2. The Town of North Andover should assume ali liability resting on the Town of Andover for contract between Andover and Nathaniel Stevens to maintain a fire engine in North Andover. (That engine is today ioeated in the historical bui!d~ ins. ) 3. The Town of Andover should retain the fire engine called the Shawshin with equipments and ho~_ses and land con- nected therewith. 4. Tke Town of Andover would have and own all of 'Town Farm known as the Alms House or Poor Farm, situated in Andover. 5. The Town of Andover would pay to the Town of North Andover the sum of $6500.00 with interest from June 25, 1855. 6. The Town of Andover should not charge the Town of North Andover anything for paupers previous to Jnne 25, 1855. 45 Thus it is that North Andover has become a separate, entity--a newly named community with a glorious heritage~ and history, read>- to take its place in the growing life of the, Commonwealth and devoted to the same integrity and good feeling which had been its trade-mark through earlier years. Today the town of Andover and North Audover exist side by side with mutual good feelings and hopeful of a resurgence. of interest in the concerns which they hold in common. Benediction was given by the gev. William S. Nichols. Meeting turned back to Moderator Arthur A. Thomson. Remarks of occasion were made by Moderator. Motion was duly made and seconded that meeting stand adjourned. Ad- journed at 2:30 P. M. ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 29th, 1955 At the Special Town Meeting held in the Veterans Mem- orial Auditorium of the North Andover IIigh School on Wed- nesday evening, June 29th, ~955 at S P. M., the following articles appeared Jn the Warrant with the vote of same following: Town Clerk John J. Lyons requested permission from the 5[oderator to address the Town Meeting. Permission gran- ted by the Moderator. Remarks as follows: Mr. Moderator, and Members of the Town Meeting. Among the hundreds of men and women who have lived in our beloved Town of North Andover, there are those to whom we should especially honor. There has been, fortunately in each genera- tion, those xvho had the foresight, the courageous perserver- anee to right principles, even in the face of many difficulties that could cost them persortal disappointment and popularity. Many of them have given of themselves beyond the means of strength for the sake of making a better North Andovcr to live in. Deep concern for the welfare of North Andover were the virtues possessed by many of our former townsmen and townswomen. Mr. Joseph A. Duncan, my predecessor and our former Town Clerk of 39 years has now gone to his eternal reward. Mr. Joseph A. Duncan possessed and cultured all of these great virtues, may he rest with them in peace. 46 In behalf of this great friend to all, in recognition of the services of the past he rendered to all, I shall move, Mr. Moderator, that we pay tribute to Mr. Joseph A. Dmican at this Special Town Meeting, many of which he recorded over' and stand for a minute of reverend silence. Thank you one and all. Motion was duly seconded and a minute of reverend sil- ence observed. ARTICLE I. To see if the Town will vote to change or amend ~he Zoning map or Zoning by-laws of the Town of' North Andover by changing or reclassifying from a single residence district to a business district the following described parcel of real estate: Being Lot 4A on a plan entitled "Plata of land in North Andover, Massachusetts owned by Frank H. and Francis S. Dushame, May ]3, 1955, Ralph B. Brasseur, C.E., ttav- erhill, Massachusetts", recorded in the North District, Essex Registry of Deeds as Plan 3013, bom~ded and des- cribed as follows: Westerly by Osgood Street by a curved line as shown on said plan one hundred sixty-five and 92/]00, 165.92) feet; northerly by Lot 3A as shown on said plan three hundred three and 52/'100 (303.52) feet; easterly by land mm, er formerly of one Banuon as shown on said plan seventy-eight and 94,/~00 (78.94) feet; sontherly by land now or formerly of one Magulre as shown on said plan three hundred two and 36/100 (302.36) feet; con- taining 36,196 square feet, more or less according to said plan, or take any other action relative thereto. Petition of Barbara Fountain and others. Stricken from the Warrant. Affirmative 68, Negative 117. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available. funds, $600.00 to extend the water system approximately 150 feet southerly on Glenwood Street. Petition of Yvonne Giard and others. VOTED that the sum of $600.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to extend the water system ap- proximately 150 feet southerly on Glenwood Street upon the following conditions: That on or before September 1, 1955, the petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six percent of the actual cost of eonstr~action, as water rates, for a period of 14 years. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise an¢I appropriate or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- 47 able funds, .$800.00 to extend the water system approximately 200 feet southerly on Bacon Avenue. Petition of Yvonne Grand and others. VOTED that the sum of $~00.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to ex[end the water system proximately 200 feet southerly on Bacon Avenue, upon the following conditions: That on or before September 1, 1955, the petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six per ceut of the actual cost of construction, as water rates, for a period of li years. ARTICI~E 4. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the general funds of the Town or in any raanner eon- sistent ~vith law permit the use of the sum of $800.00 appro- priated under Article 63, Subdivision 3, of the Annual Town Meeting to be used [o extend the water system on Wentwor.th Avenue 165 feet from Furber Avenue. Petition of Fred Hilton and others. VOTED that the sum of $800.00 be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to extend the water system on Wentworth Avenue 165 feet from Furber Avenue, on the following conditions: That on or before September 1, 1955, the petitioners and/or owners make a guarantee, acceptable to the Board of Public Works, of six per cent of the actual cost construction, as water rates, for a period of 14 years. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or provide by bond issue the sum of $1,000.00 to extend the sewerage system on Wentworth Avenue approximately 165 feet from Furber Ave. Petition of Fred Hilton and others. VOTED that the sum or $1,o00.oo be taken from available funds in the Town Treasury to be expended by tlae Board of Public %Vorks, to extend the sewerage system on Wentworth Avenue approximately 165 feet from l~"urber Avenue, subject to the assessments or betterments charge under the conditions of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906, as amended and with the hit[her provision that eons[rue[ion of one house shall have been started on or before September 1, 1955. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. 5~[. Approximately 250 voters were present. A true copy: ATTEST: JOHN J. I~¥ONS, Town Clerk 48 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING October 19, 1955 At the Special Town Meeting held in the Court Room of the Town Building on Wednesday evening October 19, 1955 at 8 P. M., the following articles appeared in the Warrant with the vote of same following: ARTICLE 1. T& see if the Town will vote to accept from the Kelport Corporation of Hampton, New Hampshire, the sum of $2500.00 to be used by the Town and applied towards thc cost of extending' the water system on Turnpike Street easterly from Waverly Road. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED that the Town accept $2500.00 from the Kelport Corporation of Hampton, New Hampshire, and appropriate said sum for use by the Board of Public Works in extending the water system on Turnpike Street easterly from Waverly Road with any unexpended balance to be refunded to the Kel- port Corporation. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,971.00 to complete the payments of the 1955 insurance premiums. Petition of the Board of Selectmen- VOTED that the sum of $1,971.00 be transferred from available flmds in ~he Town Treasury for the purpose of this :article. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer · the sum of $800.00 from the Disability Assistance Appropriation to the Outside Relief and Repairs appropriation. ~Petition of the Board of Public Welfare. VOTED that the stun of $800.00 be transferred from the Disability Assistance Appropriatiot~ to the outside Relief and iRepairs Appropriation. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from the Aid to Dependent Childrens Appropriation, the sum of $3,600.00 to tl~e Veterans Benefits Appropriation. ' Petition of the Board of Selectmen. VOTED that the sum of $3~600.00 be transferred from the Aid to Dependent Childrehs Appropriation to thc Veterans [Benefits Appropriation. 49 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 16, 1955 At the Special Town Meeting held in the Court Room of the Town Building on Weduesday evening November 16, 1955 at 8 P. M., the following articles appeared in thc Warrant, with the vote of same following: ARTICLE 1. To see if the Tow~ will vote to transfer Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) from the Water Department salaries and wages account to the Water Department expenses account. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED to transfer the stun of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) from the Water Department salaries and wages ac- count to the Water Department expenses account. The vote was unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) frmn the School Grounds salaries and wages account to the School Grounds expenses account. Petition of the Board of Public Works. VOTED to transfer the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) from the School Grounds salaries and wages account to the School Grouuds expenses aceonnt. The vote was unani- mous and so declared. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Four Thousand Five Hundred ($4,500) Dollars from the Salary Item in the School Department budget to the Expense Item in the School Department budget. Petition of the School Cmnmittee. VOTED to transfer the sum of Four Thousand Five Hun- dred (84,500) Dollars from the Salary item in the School Department budget to the Expense Item in tt~e School De- partment budget. The vote ~,as unanimous and so declared. ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or to transfer from available funds, the sum of Five Thousand Five Hundred ($5,500) Dollars for the Expenses of the School Department, or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Committee. VOTED that the sum of Five Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500) be transferred from the Overlay Reserve to 5O the expenses of the School Departmet~t. The vote was unanL mous and so declared. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Four tIundred ($400) Dollars for the payment of a bill contracted in 1953 by the Highway Department. Petition of the Board of Seleet~nen. VOTED that the sum of Four Hundred ($400) Dollars be, transferred from available funds in the Town Treasury for the purpose of this article. The vote was unanimous and so declared. A true copy, ATTEST: JOHN J. LYONS, Town Clerk.. 51 BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE 1 Section 1. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on ~the first 1V[onday in March. Section 2. The warrants for all Town Meetings shall be ~directed to either of the constables, who shall serve the same by posting a true and attested copy thereof at the Town Hall ~and at five or more public places in each precinct of the Town, not more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holding said _5icetings. 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 p~ace of such adjourned meeting to be duly posted i~ three or more public places in each precinct in the Town two days at least before the time of holding said adjourned meet- lng, which notice shall also briefly state the business to come before such meeting. -~ection 4. After the election of Town Officers ~vhose ~names appear on the official ballot, and the vote upon the ~question of g'ranting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand adjourned ~for fhe consideration of all other matters in the warrant to 1:30 o~clock in the afternoon of thc second Saturday next 'following, at a place to be desig'~ated by the Selectmen in thc warrant for said meeting. The warrant shall also state 'the date and hour of said adjonrmnent. 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 ot' thc Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting next following, and · any and all other municipal questions. The Committee shall give at least one public hearing within ten days preceding the date of the Adjourned Annual Meeting, upon all matters to be considered by them. They · shall prepare and distribute among voters, prior to said ad- journed meeting, printed copies o~ such findings and recom- mendations as they see fit to make, and shall report the same ~to said meeting. For this purpose and for the performance of ~their other duties hereunder, they may bmnr such reasonable ,expense as may be necessary. 52 AI{TICi,E II Section 1. The ,Selm. tmen in additiou to their general duties, shall have authority to defend suits brought against the Town~ unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town. Section 9.. The Selectmen shall annually cause a report to be printed which shall contain a statemen~ of their doings during the precedhtg financial year; the report of the Schoo~ Committee and of such other officers, boards and committees as are required to make reports; the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen; a report of all Town Meetings held since the publication of the last Annual Town Report; the regula- tions of the Board of Health and of the Board of Water C, ommissioners: 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, a~d shall be ready for distribution among the taxpayers at least twenty-one days before the Annual Town lk~eeting. ARTICI~E III Sectio~ 1. The Select,non shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at bast 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 9.. 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 ears or. ()*her vehicles through the streets ard ways of the Town, or- the use of sleds or other vehicles for coasting therein. Any violation of said rules and regulations shah be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar or more than twenty dollars. Section 3. No person shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metal or second-hand articles, or shall go from house to house collecting or procuring by pur- chase or barter any such articles, without a written license ~rom the Board of Selectmen. The fee for such license shall not be less than one dollar. Each license shall continue in force until the first day of May next ensuing unless sooner revoked by the Selectmen. Section 4. No person shali behave in a rude or disorderly manner, nor use loud, profane or indecent language, nor throw stones, snow balls or other missiles in auy street or other public place. Section 5. No person shall loiter upon any sidewalk~ street or way of the Town, or upon private property theretn 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 oz- ways of the Town, provided that this By-La~v shall not affect ;he rights of any person to the use of the land withia thc limits of such street or way adjoining his own premises. Section 7. No person shall go through the streets or ways of thc 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 pursui~ of agriculture who peddles fruits or vegetables. Every licensee hereunder shall cause his name and the mm~ber of his license to be plainly and legibly exhibited upoD 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 flis written license to such constable or officer. 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 ~hc first day of January and end with the 31st day of De- ,eember and for the payment of bills contracted by the several departments for ordinary expenses, daring 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 Treasm'er, and the amount so drawn shall be charged against the said next annual appropriation for the depart- meat for which such draft shall have been made; but in no .case shall such expenditure for any purpose exceed one-sixth · of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Annual 'Town Meeting in the preceding year'. 8ectio~ 2. No money shall be paid from the To~vn Treasury, ('xeept the state and county taxes and bank discount, without .a warrant therefor signed by the Selectmen. Sect/oT~ 3. All promissory notes of the Town shall be signed by the Treasurer and eonntersigned by the Selectmen. Section 4. All Town officers, boards and committees, who in any way receive or expend money belonging to the Town, shall keep a record of their official acts, and an account of their receipts and expenditures; they shall make aa 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 ,hall receive money in behalf of the Town, shall pay to tho 54 l'reasurer monthly, and oftener if so requested by the Selee~- 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 offlcia] 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 stun and with 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 he to prepare a table of estimates of expenses for which appropriations are to be made at the next annual Town Meeting, and to report the same in writing on or before the first day of February in each year to the Selectmen, who shah incorporate said report in the Annual Town l~eport. · %etioI1 8. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to inspect all hills presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of the officer, hoard or committee contracting the same, and are in proper form; to indicate the acconnt 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, hoards, and committees receiving and expending money; to investigate the condition of ali funds and trust funds held for the benefit of thc Town. lie shall verify the amount of funds in the hands of the town officers, boards '~nd committees bx' actually count- ing the cash in their possession, and bv p~'r'sonal app]ieatio,~ at banks of deposit, shall as(.ertain lhe a~nounts held therein to the credit of the Town. IIe shall report to the Town in detail under each department all receipts and expenditures by the Town for the previous financial year. Section 9. No office, board or committee of the Town shall have any pecuniary interest, either direct or indirect, person- ally or through another person, in any loan, contract or em- ployment of any sort made by, with or for that department to which his or its duties appertain. All contracts or employ- merits 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. The assessrnent of taxes shall be completed and the tax list and warrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes on or before the fifteenth day of August, and the tax hills shall be distributed on or before the second day of Sep- tember in each year. 55 Section 2. The Collector of Taxes shall use all means and processes provided by law for the collection of taxes re- maining unpaid after the first day of January in each year. Section 3. The compensation of the Collector of Taxes shall be fixed ammally by vote of the Town. ARTICLE VI Section 1. The Board of Selectmen may declare any sewer lald 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 Itealth 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 close any drain entering a common sewer for failure to comply with the provisions of this By-Law. No exeavati'on shall be made w~thin a public way in eon- neeting such private drains with a common sewer except un- der the direction o~ the Highway Surveyor or other persons having charge of the streets of the Town. ARTICLE VII Section 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 ~.,mstrned to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in ease of fire. ARTICLE VIII Section 1. The following shall be the device of the Town ~eal: In the center of a double circle the inscription, "Incor- porated April 7th, 1855"; in the margin without ~he hmer circle the legend, "Town o£ North Andover, Massachusetts." ARTICLE IX Regulations of Advertising Signs a~d Billboards Section 1. STATUTORY AUTHORITY. In pursuance of ~he authority granted to towns in Section 29 of Chapter 93 56 of the General Laws, and pm. suant to all other provisions ot 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 regtflation thereunder, such devices are hereby further restricted in the Town of North Andover as provided in the following sections. f]eetion 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 ]n the rolling stock, stations, subways or structures of or nsed 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 ~ollowing' said date. Section 3. DEFINITIONS: Advertising Devices" shall' mean billboards, painted bullet[ns, poster panels, signs, 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 nman any structure designed for displaying an outdoor advertisement. "Highway" or "street" shall mean any public way twenty feet or' more in width. "Public Park" shall mean a piece of public land of at least five thousand square feet set apart, for beauty and public en- joyment. "Public Reservation' shall mean a piece of public land set apart for ~.eereational use, aB a state or municipal forest, aB a protection to public water supply, as a memorial or ceme- tery, or as a place of unusn,~] scenic or historical interest. "Permitted" shall xuean anthorized by an oflqc[al permit. "Display" shall mean to make or maintain visible from any highway, pnblic park or reservation. "Area" of a sig'n or sign-board shall mean the area of the face view of the e~tire device including all attachments except supports a~td lattice at the base thereof. Residential district" shall mean any area zoned as resl.- dentia]. "Non-conforming business" shall mean a business located in a residential or rural district, other than such rural business. as farming or the raising and sale on the same premises of' farm, garden or orchard products. "I~awfu! sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device- not prohibited by any provision of law or by any lawful state regulation. 57 "Accessory sign" shall mean any outdoor advertising device which carries only advertisements strictly incidental and subordinate to a principal use of the premises on which it is located, including signs indicating business transacted or goods sold or produced on the premises or an occupant thereof. but not including any sign which is rent6d 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 ~vindow or door therein. "Lot" shall mean a plot of ground containing and devoted ~o the purposes of a building, or laid out to contain a building, with all reqtfired 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 ~hereon except in pursuance of written authority from such ~)wner or tenant and unless either the name and address of the party holding such authority or a lawful permit number from the state licensing anthority be displayed on such device. No billboard or other outdoor advertising device shall be erected, displayed or maintained: (a) Upon any rock, tree, fence or pole; (b) Within one hundred feet of any church, publie 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; (e) if it contains any obscene, indecent or immoral matter. (d) Unless all parts and attachments and the ground about the base thereof are kept in neat and safe condition. Section 5. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS. No advertising sig'n or signboard shall be permitted or allowed to be so located · os to obstruct a view between any points on connecting streets wire, in fifty feet of a corner of ~the rights of way; or extend more than twenty feet above tbe 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 in 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 malntah~ a building, except as provided in paragraph (e) of Section 6. Section 6. RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL DIS- TRICTS. No person, firm, association or corporation shalI 58 erect, display or maintain or allow to be displayed or main- -rained on his or its property, in a residential district, any bill- board or other advertising device, except devices speeifled in paragraphs (a) (b) (e) and (d) of this seetion. (a) Any lawful accessory sign or signs not exceeding five square feet in aggregate area on any one building or lot; or any lawful sign or signs advertising only the sale or rental of the premises, not exceeding a total area of ten square feet; or, on the premises of any public building, public recreation ground, farm garden, tree-nursery or forest, any lawful accessory signs not exceeding all together fifteen square feet in area within the limits of said premises; or a~y 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 eonnty relative to government business. (e) At any boundary line of the town a lawful sign not exceeding five square feet in area indicating the meetings of any civic organizations located therein. (d) On property owned or principally occupied by a religions, 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 buildi~,gs if any, for a limited period not exceeding sixty days. 8ee~ion 7. ADi~{[INISTI{~iTION. Whenever notice of an application to a state authority for a permit for an adver- tising device to be erected or displayed in the town is received by the Town Clerk or any other town otgeial, he shall imme- diately transmit to the Inspector of Buildings or other ofl]eer charged with the administration of this By-Law. Sneh ofiieer, or, iu the lack of other responsible officer, the Town Clerk, shall thereupon make an examination of the ease and, as promptly as possible, within thirty days of the receipt of the application by the town, shall send written notice to the state authority to whom the application is addressed, stating whether or not the proposed advertising device would violate any provisions of this By-I~gw, and, if he finds such violation, specify what provisions would be violated. In ease of such violation, he shall send like notice also to the applicant and to the owner or tenant of the proposed location of the device. Any person desiring to erect a sign in the town may file a deseription thereof and of its proposed location with the of~eer charged with the enforcement of this By-I~aw, who shall thereupon make an examination of the case and shall give 'written notice to the applicant whether or not the proposed advertisJng device would violate any provision of this By-- Law, and if so, what provision. Said officer shall preserve for record all descriptions, notices. of applieations, 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 o~fleer 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 eanse any party who continues such violation for fifteen days after such notice to be prosecuted; shall pursue a.ppro- 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 xdolations of~ lawful state regulations that come to his notice. I~ection 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 of this by-law 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 rising, or any state authority having jurisdiction. ARTICLE There shall be an amlual audit of the accounts of the town. to be made by the Director of the Division of Accounts in the Department of Corporations and Taxation, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, of the General I~aws. ARTICLE XI No person shall be allowed to place, throw, dump or other- wise deposit posters, handbills, flyers, advertising sheets, waste or rnbbish 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, notice shall be filed with the Board of Assessors by the owner of the property. 60 ARTICLE XIII 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-La;v" adopted in 1943 and printed in ~pamphlet form.) North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1956. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the ?By-Laws of the Tow~a of North Andover. .lOllN J. LYONS 'ro~vn CIork TOWN CLERK'S REPORT To The IIonorable Board of Selectmen North Andover, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I am pleased to submit the report of the Town Clerk for the year ending December 31, 1955. The official population figure released by the State Census. Divisiou every five years and for the 5 year period of January 1955 was 9,a62. AUDITOR'S REPORT Report in brief of audit made by State 04` Mass.; Division of Accounts for a period of December 15, 1953 to February 3, 1955 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 committin~ bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the records in the- offices of the To~vn Accountant and Town Treasurer. The books and records and accounts of the town account- ant were examined and checked, the cash receipts, as recorded, were checked with the departmental records and with the. treasurer's books. The ledgers were analyzed, the appropria- tions and loan authorizations were checked with the amounts voted by the town as shown by the Town Clerk's record 04" town meetings. The Treasurers records of tax titles and tax possessions held by the Town were examined and checked. The audit of the accounts of the tax collector was extended to March 15, 1955. preparatory to a recommitment to the new collector. Cash books were foo~ed, abatements were compared with the as- sessors records of abatements granted, and the outstanding' accounts were listed and proved. The commitments of departmental and water accounts. ;vere examined and checked. Outstanding accounts were listed and proved with thc accountants ledger controls. The records of department cash collections by the Select- men and Sealer of weights and measures, as well as the Tower Clerk, Health, Public Welfare, School and Library departments and all other departments in which money was collected for the Town were examined and checked and payments to the 62 Town Treasurer were verified, the cash on hand in the severaI departments were proved by actual count. All surety bonds on Town Officials Bonded, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer aud Tax Collector for the faithful performance of their dnties were~ examined and found to be in proper form. During the progress of the audit cooperation was ex- tended by all the Town Officials, £or which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Yv'ILLIAM SCI~IWARTZ, Asst. Director of Accounts. January 20, 1956. This certifies that on the 31st day of December 1955, all Fmxds and Acconnts of John J. Lyon~, in the position of Town Clerk were exa~nined by the Town Ac- countant up to the close of business on the 31st day of Decem- ber 1955, and to the best knowledge of the ~mder~signed such accounts were found to be correct and that the funds on hand' were sufflclent in amount and consistent with the account. /s/ MARY T. FINN, Town Accountant. NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14~, Section. ]3, General Laws, a certification 'of registration must be fi]ed and signed by the holder with the Town Clerk of any license granted as related to the KEEPING, STORAGE, MANUFAC- TURE OR SALE OF INFLAMMABLES OR EXPLOSIVES. Certificates will be supplied by the Town Clerk. IMPORTANT REQUESTS If the name o£ 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 January 1st, next following. Naturalized citizens presenting themselves fen re~o'istration MUST present their naturalization papers ~r~pection. If ~ qualified voter of this town whose name was on the voters list last year, finds after the close of registration 3(~ d,q.y~ before bi-ennial election and 20 days before a Town election, that his name is not on the voters list for the current year, by reason of bering been omitted by clerical error or' m~st,qke, 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 persm~ nmst be 21 years of age, living in theTown s~x months and the St~qte one year. 63 .January 11 February 15 March 6 VITAL STATISTICS RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 1955 BIRTHS To November 20, 1956 April 11 July 11 October 11 May 1~ August 11 November 16 June 15 September 19 December There were 2 sets of twins both Males. 70 Males 70 Females Place of Births: Lawrence, 81; Methuen, 51; North dover, 1; Cambridge, 1; Rumford, Maine, 1; Beverly, 1; Hav- erhill, 3; Lowell 1. MARRIAGES Recorded for 1955 78 Marriages performed in North Andover 37 Marriages performed of both North Andover residents out of Town 7 5,Iarriages performed in North Andover of both parties o from out of Town Marriages performed in North Andover of both parties local residents North Andover bride and out of town groom 28 North Andover groom and out of town bride 30 DEATHS Deaths recorded - 160. Males - 91. Females- 69. Oldest 93 yrs. Deaths by Ages: 91 to 100 81 to 90 71 to 80 61 to 70 51 to 60 -- 7 41 to 50 -- 13 -- 38 31 to 40 -- 1 -- 42 21 to 30 -- 2 -- 32 1 l to 20 -- -- 19 0 to 10 -- 5 North Andover residents who died in North Andover and buried in North Andover 35 North Andover residents who died in North Andover and buried out of Town 26 North Andover residents who died out of Town and brought here for burie! 18 North Andover residents who died out of Town and buried (}ut of Town 27 Non Residents who died in North Andover and buried in North Andover Non Residents who died in No. Andover and buried out of Town 13 Non Residents brought to North Audover for burial 38 6~ FISHING - HUNTING - TRAPPING There are nineteen (19) various types of licenses put out. by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Game. 520 of these licenses were issued during the year 1955. The Gross amoun~ received was $1,667.50 -- Fees $130.25 -- Net amount forward to State was $1,537.25. Twenty-seven (27) free licenses were issued to those 70 years of a~e and to those of old age assistance. DOGS LICENSED Males, 226 -- Females, 13 -- Spayed Female.. 115 -- $10 Kennel, 7 -- $25.00 Kennel, 3. Gross amount received was $892.00, Fees $72.80. Net amount turned over to Town Treas- urer, $819.20. May 4, 1955. Frank H. Dushame appointed permanent police officer. May 17, 1955. Edward T. Sullivan, Jr. appointed to Re- serve Police. September 12, 1955. Stewart Summers appointed a per- manent fire fighter. October 28, 1955. William P. McEvoy appointed a per- manent fire fighter. There were seven (7) new businesses recorded with the Town Clerk for the year 1955. As Town Clerk, I ~vJsh to express my sincere thanks and appreciation tc all the Town officials, all the various Depart- ments, to all my fellow workers of the Town Building and all the T~)wnspeople for their kindnesses and cooperation during the past year on my part time position as To~n Clerk. I am most grateful for tile spirit of friendliness and genuine help- fulness that marked all our tra~lsactions. As clerk of the Board of Registrars, I wish to thank publicly tile other members of the Board, Mr. Patrick C. Cronin, Mr. Fred McCormack and Mr. John J. McDaffie for their coopera- tion, guidance and assistance given to me during the past year of many events. TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE HOURS Monday Mornings 8:30 A. M. to 12:00 Noon Monday Evenings 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. Wednesday Evenings 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. Friday Afternoons 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Saturday Afternoons 1:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Respectfully snbmitted, JOHN J. LYONS Town Clerk 65 THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF NORTH ANDOVER For about 175 years North Andover was a part of the Town of Andover and was known as the North Parish. In 1855 it was incorporated as a Town known as North Andover. The year 1955 marked the 100th anniversary of its existence and plans were started the early part of January 1955 to commemorate its eentenniah The then Board of Selectmen, comprising John J. Willis, Esquire Chairman, Arthur P. Kirk and William A. Finneran, met in executive session and named as general chairman of the centennial celebration William A. MeAloon to formulate plans and appoint the various chairmen to observe the occasion. Town Clerk John J. Lyons was authorized to write and issue a proclamation for the Centennial. Funds being' necessary, an article was inserted in the warrant of the Annual Town Meeting for the purpose: "ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Town Treasury the stun of $14,600.00 to be used for the Centennial Celebration." The Advisory Board recommended and it was voted at the Town Meeting' that the sum of $7,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. It was decided to hold the anniversary observance the week of June 6 to 12. Cooperation from Town O~eials, news- papers, various organizations and citizens was sought. Ail willino,'ly consented to do their share in the work. An Executive Committee was set-up, a general outline of a week's long pro- gram was drawn up, and Chairman Wi]liam A. MeAloon named the various committee (,hairmen, who in turn appointed mem- bers to assist them in their respective undertakings. All went to work in earnest and as a resnlt of the efforts of these chair- men and their committees an outstanding job was carried out most successfully. Ideal weather was one of the main factors in making' the week's long program an enjoyable occasion, with the exception of a rainy Sunday the day of the big cen- tennial parade, but even this did not mar the spirit of the participants or the spectators. One of the most interesting aspects of the planning and carrying out of the 100th anniversary celebration was the splendid cooperation shown by each and every committee member. The meetings held by all were many, the enthusiasm shown by all involved in the detailed program of the celebra- tion showed that each felt it was their town and their cele- bration. It was such feeling and such cooperation that made 66 the 100th anniversary celebration a success. North Andover can well be proud of itself and its citizens. The following is the list of officials and committees who so ably assisted in carrying out thc week-long celebration, followed by the schedule of events of the week: COMMITTEES FOR CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE Honorary Committee William A. Finneran, Raymond Broadhead, Arthur P. Kirk Board of Selectmen General Committee William A. MeAloon, Chairman Edward W. Phelan, Vice-Chair. James J. Maker, Treasurer Raymond P. Beandoin Richard L. Heider Francis B. Kittredge Atty. John J. Lynch William A. Reddy Custome Ball Joscph A. Duncan and James W. Elliott, Itonorary Chairmen Mr. and git. John J. Lyons, Co-chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Boynton, ,Ir. Arty Ralph E. Finck, See. Irving E. Hi]ton, Asst. Treas. Andrew Scott Daniel J. Shine Ernest Stewart Harry Sutton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. George Caron Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cushing Mr. and Mrs. A. Itenghton Farnham Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foster Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hosking Mr. and Mrs. George IIoughton Mr. and Mrs. Myron B. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Raymond N. Maynard Mr. and Mrs. William A. ~ieA[oon Mr. and Mrs. Francis T. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. James T. Poor Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Riley Atty. and Mrs. Arnold ti. Salisbury Mr. and Mrs. Robert Saltonstall Mr. and Mrs. George Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Blain A. Saunders 51r. ain't IV[rs. Walter 1~. Stamp, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thomson Mr. and Mrs. John Torla Mr. and Mrs. Earle B. Warwick Mr. and Mrs. E. Fessenden Wilder 67 HistoricM Events at Center Harry Sutton, Jr., Chairman Rev. Ernest A. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. 0sgood Centennial Mr. and Mrs. William C. Robert E. Finneran Vincent X. Hanlon Henry Libby James A. MeGuire Philip Suteliffe and Raymond Ernest G. Abbott Domenie J. Bonanno Raymond Broadhead Mrs. James E. Cummings James P. Daw George B. Farley Charles Foster William A. Finneran Arehie M. Gourley John J. Greenwood Paul Graham Daniel J. Grieeo William C. Lafond Americ Lanni Howard Remiek Mrs. Horatio Rogers Dinner Lafond, Co Chairmen Robert Xieetta Lillian Poliehnowski Louis P. Sannders Joseph Smith Parade P. Bcandoin, Co-Chairmen Frank W. Lee Michael Lawlor James M. McClung Alfred H. MeKee Mrs. Reginald J. Mead John Nicora Earl Pomerleau IIoward C. Richardson Ernest J. Roberts David Roche William Smith Alfred A. Souey Philip Watson William E. White Fireworks Martin J. Lawh)r, Jr., Chairman Ilans Christensen, Jr. John Lawlor William Coppinger Wilbur Wormald First Aid Waiter Corcoran, Chairman Miss Agnes MeClung, R.N. Miss Mary Sheridan, R. N. Children's Special Program Mr,q. J. Edmond Elliott, Chairman Mrs. William E. Andrews Joseph Chamberlin Mrs. James E. Cummings Mrs. Irving G. Dow William B. Dnffy Mrs. Panl Graham Mrs. Richard Graham Mrs. George Ilayes Mrs. G. ()liver McClellan Mrs. Robert L. Riley Mr. an~t Mrs. Dean Ross Mrs. Harold Stott Mrs. Fred D. Whittier Mrs. Donglas Wilson 68 Sports Events Wflliam MeEvoy, Chairman Frederick Christie Howard Crozier Robert E. Finneran Anthony Galvagna Norman Heinzc William Laroehelle William Maekie Frank 5~eEvoy Edward W. Phclan Joseph Smith John Taey Carnival Edward C. Garvey, Chairman Raymond P. Beaudoin ttans Christenson Philip F. Clark ,John Cyr Charles Dobson Charles Foster Edward Lawlor Martin Lawlor, Jr. Mfehael Lawlor Lee MacArthnr Frank MeEvoy Thomas MeEvoy Alfred Montgomery Wilbur Wormald Centennial Queen Contest Willfam A. Finneran, Chairman Miss Mae Finn James J. 3~aker Tnrkey Shoot and Gun Exhibit Everett Woodhonse, Chairman Roland B. Hammond, Jr. Edmund F. Leland, Jr. Religious Events Joint Committee Rev. Ernest A. Brown, Jr. Rev. Clinton W. Carvell Rev. Donald D. Douglass Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis L. Shea Rev. Alexander S. Twombly Speakers Col. John S. O'Brien, Chairman Carl J. Berg Daniel J. Murphy, Jr. Kurtz M. Hanson George F. Thompson Industrial Exhibition Roland B. Hammond, Jr., Chairman Paul Dempsey Davis Simpson Frank Potter Arnold Spofford Decorations R: George Caron, Chairman School Participation Mfss Olive Butler, Chairman 69 Public Safety Chief of Police Alfred It. McKee and Fire Chief James P. Daw Co-Chairmen Publicity Francis T. Murphy and Arnold Sullivan, Co-Chairmen Photography Blain Saunders, George J. Cullen, Raymond Maynard and Robert E. Finneran, Joint Chairmen Invitations Francis J. O'Brien, Chairman Brothers of the Brush Ernest J. Roberts, Chairman Sisters of the Swish Mrs. Americ Lanai, Chairman Program Publication Andrew F. Coffin Dewey A. Dyer .George J'. Cullen John B. Osgood SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday, June 5th RELIGIOUS SERVICES Morning --Masses at St. Michael's Church will be offered in honor of the Centennial Year. :8:00 P. M.- Commnffxty Vesper Service in Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, North Andover IIigh School. Shoot and Exhibit :9:30 A. M.- Turkey Shoot and Antique Gun Exhibit at Lc- land's Pasture, Great Pond Road. MONDAY, JUNE 6;h Torch Light Parade :9:00 P. M.- Starting and ending at Carnival Grounds, torch- light procession through down-~own streets of town. TUESDAY, JUNE 7th Road Race '5:30 P. 2VL--Five mile Road Race, starting at Bradstreet School, Main Street, and ending at Carnival Grounds, Chickering Road and East Water Street. 70 Block Party 8:00 P. 321.--Block Party on Main Street in front of Town B~ildh~g. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th Student's Track Meet 1:30 P. ~[. -- At North Andover High School. Track and field events for elementary and high school students. Children's Special Program 7:00 P. M.- At Drummond Playground, North Andover Cen- ter. All elementary school children in the town will participate in the following program: Royal Procession Crowning of Prince and Princess May Pole Dances Historical Pagentry Specialty Dance Presentation of $]00 Gift of School Children to Boston Museum of Science for Chair in Ilayden Planetarium Birthday Cake Ceremony Human Birthday Greetin7 (The superintendent of schools, principals of all public elementary schools, and Sister Superior of St. Michael's School are cO-operating in this program. ) Historical Drama 8:30 P.M.--Performance of play, "A Gentlewoman in New England" at Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, North Audover High School. This historical drama on the life of Anne Bradstreet, written by Mrs. Alvah G. Hayes, is sponsored by the North Andover Women's Club. Admittance free. THURSDAY, JUNE 9th Sports Even~ 2:30 P. :5~. -- Foul Shooting contest at Bradstreet School. Main Street. 5:30 P. M.- Old Timers' baseball game at Grogan's field. Block Party 8:00 P. M. -- Block Party on Park St. in front~ of V.F.W. Hall. Fireworks 10:00 P. M.--Fireworks display at Carnival Grounds, Chicker- lng Road and East Water Street. 71 FRIDAY, JUNE 10th Little League Games 4:00 P. M.- Little League baseball games at Waverly Play- groined, Massachusetts Avenue. Costume Ball 8:00 P. M.- At North Audover Iligh School ~'ymnasinm. Ceuteunial Costume Ball with Sammy Eisener's orchestra. Old time concert from 8:00 to 9:00. Modern and ol&fashioned dancing from 9:00 to 1:00, with grand march and awarding of' prizes for costumes. SATURDAY, JUNE llth Historical Activities at Center Morning: 9:00tol2:00~At Drummoud PlaygTouud and Community Center. Athletic events for children and grownnps. Prizes. --At North Parish Church. The enacting of a meeting to hear the reading of the Proclamation which made North Andover a separate township in 1855. Principal partici- pants represented by descendants xvith many others in costumes of period. :00 --Baud Concert on Common Walter G. Gerstenberger, Conductor. :00 to 5:00 -- North Andover Garden Club. Open houses aud gardens (complete list belo~v) :00 to 5:00 -- North Andover I~istorieal Society. Open House at Bradstreet House and Steven Memorial Museum ~v~th special exhibits. :30 to 5:00-- At Ilay Scales Exchange. Exhibition and demonstration of handera£ts. :30 to 5:00 At North Parish Church. Special exhibits and refreshments. :$0 to 5:00 -- At Grange Hall. Ilobby Show, exhibit and refreshments. :30 to 5:00 At Coehiehewiek Lodge building. Exhibits and refreshments. Afternoon: 2:00 Evening: 7:30 to 11:00 Square dancing in Center. 72 North Andover Garden Club Open Houses and Gardens from two to five Mrs. John G. Coolidge 137 Andover Street (Gardeu only~ l~{r. and Mrs. Harry R. Dow, Jr. 114 Academy Road Built in 1820 Mr. and Mrs. Roland B. Hammond, Jr. 169 Andover Street Built in 183f{ Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Kittredge 56 Academy Road Built in 1784 Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Leland, Jr. 11 l~Isrbleridge Road Built in 1680 Mrs. Mary S. Ramsdel] 4.9 S~tton Hill Road Dr. and Mrs. Horatio Rogers 580 Osgood Street Built in 1799 Mr. and Mrs. Abbot Stevens 623 Osgood Street (Garden only) Mrs. S. Brooks Thomas 168 Osgood Street Built in 1752 Including refreshments at barn of Mr. and Mfs.Walter M. Whitehill, 44 Andover Street (Nominal admission fee) SUNDAY, JUNE 12th Centennial Parade 1:00 P. M. -- Centennial Parade, forming at North Andover Center. Route: Andover Street to Osgood Street to Main Street to Waverly Road to Middlesex Street. Prizes for musieM units aud drill teams. Judges stand at Town Building, Main Street. Dinner 6:30 P. M. -- Centennial Dinner, at North Andover High SchooI gymnasimn. Nomnan A. Abrams, Assistant United States Post- master General, will be the principal speaker. JUNE 6th through JUNE llth Industrial Exhibition Daily from 1:00 to 5:00 P. M. there will be an exhibit/on of the products of North Andover industries at Stevens Hall. JUNE 6th through JUNE 12th The camfival will be conducted daily during Centennial Week at the Cazmival Grounds at Chiekering Rd. and E. Water St~ 73 First Aid Stations A~I events of Centennial Y~eek will be covered for emergency first aid treatment by I{ed Cross instructors. Emergency sta- 'tiGriS will be set up at the following locations: Bradstreet School, 5lain Street near t{ailroad Square Fire Station, Main Street Stevens Nlemorial Library, l~{ain Street near Elm Street North Andover High School, 5~ain Street at Chickering Road North Parish Church Vestry, at the Center. Town Cited for 100th Anniversary: Resolutions congratu- lating the Town of North Andover on the ]00th anniversary were enacted by the State Legislature on 5larch 30, 1955. The complete text of the citation--a copy of which was received by Town Clerk ,~ohn J. Lyons, is as follows: WHEREAS The Town of North Andover will celebrate the 100 ~Snniversary of its incorporation during the current year; and WHEREAS the area now occupied by the Town of North Andover, once a part of the Town of Andover which was founded in the year 1646, is rich in ~he history, traditions, and deeds that have made America the great land of the free; and WHEREAS The celebration of the 100th annirersary is a historic event of great interest to the Town of North An- dover and its inhabitants and is deserving of proper recogni- tion by the Commonwealth; now therefore be it RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts express its congratulations to the Town Officials and inhabitants of the Town of North Andor.er upon the 100th anniversary of its incorporation, and extend its best wishes for a continued flourishing and pros- perous municipal life: and be it further RESOLVED that an engrossed copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts to the Town Clerk of the Town of North Andover, to be filed with the records in the archives of the Town. SIGNED: LAWRENCE R. GROVE, Clerk of the House ~f Representatives, l~areh 30, 1955 ATTESTED: EDWARD J. CRONIN, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and LEO M. HARLOW, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth. Other congratulatory messages were received from high National and State figures: from President Dwight D. Eisen- 74 hewer, Senators Leverett Saltonstall and John F. Kennedy, Congressman Thomas ,1. Lane and Governor Christian A. tIerter. Church Services opened the Centennial observances on Sunday, Jnne 5, 1955, with all Churches having their respective services offered in honor of Centennial Year. In the evening a most fitting and very impressive Community Vesper Service was held in the Veterans Anditorium of the IIigh School with Rev. Alexander S. Twombly of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis L. Shea, Rev. Thomas F. P. Walsh and Rev. James T. McDonald of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Clinton W. Varvell of the Trinitarian Congregational Church, Rev. Ernest A. Brown of the North Parish Unitarian Church, and Rev. Donald D. Douglass of the First Methodist Church, all Town Clergymen, participating. Many former residents and visitors who had come to Town for the anniversary attended the special services in the various Churches that day. The Commmfity now boasts of five beautifl~ Churches, around which revolves the social and the cultural life 'of North Andover. An Industrial Exhibit was held in Stevens Hall of products of North Andover, some of which are world-famous, others vital to the defense of our Cmmtry, and others able to make every-day affairs more efiieient and pleasant. A turkey shoot, gun exhibit, torch light parade, "herr]bios" parade, road race, track meet, block pm'ties, square dancing, sporting events, children's program of royal processions, may-pole dances, his- torical pageantry, human birthday card greetings, and the presentation of the $100 gift of the school children to the Boston Museum of Science for a chair in the Hayden Plane- tarium, all public elementary schools and parochial school chil- dren participating in this program, l~ittle I~eague ball games, old timers' ball game, fire works, band concerts, a huge bonfire and a historical drama by the North Andover Woman's Club rounded out a full week's activities. Friday evening with some 1400 townspeople in attendance the Costume BaH was held in the North Andover High School gymnasium, a popular Boston orchestra was featured with a concert and dance tunes of today and yesteryear to modern -and old-fashioned dancing with a professional dance-caller. Everyone in costume added much color to the affair. The gnests of the evening were North Andover's venerable men and women 75 years of age and over; a section of a garden fence arrangement was made for their comfort, convenience 'and pleasure, refreshments were served throughout the evening'; the high school gymnasimn was cleverly and gaily decorated with wagons, water wells, and flowers; two lovely latticed 75 arbors which were all decorated with rosettes were used to pass: through the years of 1855 to 1955 in the grand march which all participated in. For the evening's winners of best costumes,. the handsomest couple, best dressed couple, both for the elders and young people and prize waltz, were presented properly engraved junior oscars, a beautiful remembrance of the oc- casion. The Centennial Queen of 1955, chosen by popularity contest, was Miss Beverly G. Kem'~edy, daughter of Mr. audi Mrs. Edward L. Kennedy. Miss Kennedy, a sophomore at North Andover High School chose as her Prince Charmin~ of the even~ng'~ Mr. Alan Comstock, a classmate of hers; Miss Kennedy was crowned Centemfial Queen during' the evening by General Centennial Chairman William A. MeA]oon; she received several fine gifts of clothing as well as a beautiful enscribed gold braeele~ from Town Clerk John J. Lyons? Centennial Ball Chairman, as a gift and remembrance from the people of North Andover. An(love~· a separ~te Township i~ ]g55. The p.im:ipal pa~{i(i- pants were all represented by descendants, all appearing in the costumes of the period. The ~neeting was held in the North Parish Church, which was the meeting place of the period. Open Houses and Gardens sponsored by the North Andover Historical Society with the many special exhibits of the sen- ruby, its demonstration of handcrafts and hobby show, its Stevens Memorial Mnsenm exhibit, refreshments, band eom eert on common and square daneitxg in the center in the even- inU, concluded the historical events at the Center while down Town were all the old hand tubs ~rom Maine, New Hampshire, ~hode Island, and throng'hour the State, many with thei~ own drum aorps, all competing in an old fashioned ~ireman's mus- ter. The week-long midway w~th its ferris-wheel, merry-go- round and other anmsements was a financial success. Much honor and dignity go to its chairman, Edward C. Garvey and his eomnfittee, for its fine work, and for maintMning' the high type of fun and frolic provided for young and old. Sunday, amidst showers and heavy doxvnpour at times, was the big centennial parade from the Center, down Main Street to Waverly Road to Middlesex Street; the dismissal point, reviewing stands and judges stand were set-up in front of the Town Building. Many musical units, drill teams, U. S. Amny Band from Fort Devens, Military [Jnits, civic, fraternal, business organizat]or~s, surrounding Fire Departments and many other units filled the many divisions in the four-mile long parade, headed by all Town officials. The complete parade from beginning to end was an everlasting tribute to Ray Beaudoin and Philip Sutdiffe, co-chairmen and their eom- mittee and any and all others who had anything to do with such a large undertaking. Within the long 1/ne of march of men, machines and floats there was represented the h~story of North Andover. Snnday evening the Centennial Dinner was held in the North Andover High School gymnasium. This was the eon- eluding affair of the week. Many State, County, and neighbor- ing City and Town Officials were gnests of the evening and spoke words of congratulation to the citizens and offieJals of the Town on its Centennial observance. The principal speaker of the evening xvas Mr. Norman R. Abrams, Ass]stant Post- master General of the L~nited States. The whole evening's affair and its arrangements by W[llialn C. Lafond, Chairman, and energetic committee were a most fitting m~d appropriate climax to a full week of enjoyable an4 interesting' activities. The Centennial Baby Committee headed by H. Parker Eaton, Chairman, had little difficulty in its choice: Little Linda Marie Black, daughter of Mr. Charles E. Black and Joan E. (Canty) Black of 50 Main Street, North Andover, was born on .Sunday, June 5, 1955 a~ 3:3~ A. M. Little binda received many 77 gifts from the merchants of the Town, some of which will serve: to her later in ]ifc as a reminder of the honor given to her. The fun-making part of the Centennial ~reek was the Bro- thers of the Brush, with Ernest J. Roberts, Chairman, with their long mustaches and beards, a reminder of yesteryear that: helped to provide the setting and atmosphere of the time. Their holding of their "I~angaroo Court" with sentences me- tered out to Town Officials and Town Citizens for any shaving or clipping off of their tonsorial protection, (their mustaches'. or beards) provided much fun and laughter for all. Their Sisters of the Swish with Mrs. Winffrcd Lanni, Chairman, with their authentic garb of the period added much gaiety and color to the celebration and provided a grand combination of life of the ]800's. With the singing of Auld Lung Sync, everyone reluctantly concluded the week's program, all xvith the feeling of weI1- being the committee members, the police and fire departments. Civil Defense unit and others, all proud to have played a part in planning sneh gala successes, all happy to have had such fun and all with the same thought, "North Andover knows how to celebrate." Saturday, December 3, the final curtain of Centennial Year came down with a big Santa Claus Day, Santa Clans arriving at the Railroad Station at 9:30 A. 5[. on a big Boston to Portland Maine express train. A big' parade proceeded up Main Street through Town with three bands, fire trucks from Lawrence, g~[ethuen, Andover and our own Fire Department. At the Fire Station the children who wished, ali had a talk with Santa Claus; each child received a box of candy and a toy. Fifty children from the Orphanage in Lawrence were the guests of the occasion, with some (2300) twenW-three hundred children all in the spirit of Christmas frolicking and fun-making arom~d the Fire Station and Town Building. William A. Fin- r, eran filled in Santa Claus's shoes. John J. Lyons, Philip Sut- eliffe and Carl Thomas were the committee in charge, with the assistance of the Fire and Police Dgpartments, the Civil De- fense Unit, Board of Trade, Eclectic Club, North Andover Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, Veterans of For- eign Wars, and Boosters Club, all banded together to perform,. protect and complete a most perfect banner day and Centennial Finale at Christmas time for the children of North Andover. As our present Board of Selectmen, William A. Fiuneran, Chairman, Arthur P. Kirk, and Raymond Broadhead state "While our Citizens may have their heads in the clouds, they always have their feet on the ground and when they undertake to do a job, they do it well." By John J. Lyons, Town Clerk. 78 ASSESSOR'S REPORT FOR 1955 Aggregate Value of Real Estate $13,035,140.00 Aggregate Value of Personal Estate 756,870.00 Total Assessed Estate Nmnber of Polls 2,881 Real Estate Levy Personal Estate Levy $5,762.00 703,897.56 40,870.98 $13,792,010.0(r Total Levy 750,530.54 Tax Rate $54.00 per thousand Appropriated: Town Warrant Available Funds (after 1954 rate) 101,189.00 State Parks, etc. 1,554.80 Municipal Audit Ifil 1.82 County Tax 27,563.00 T. B. Hospital ]6,458.78 Overlay, 1!)55 21,151.71 Overlay deficit, 1952 506.00 Veteran's District fee 700.00 Underestimates, 1954 (T. B. Hospital) 1,730.75 Hurricane Expense 15,394.03 $1,115,269.46 Total Appropriation Estimated Receipts: From Available Funds to meet other articles From Available Funds to reduce rate Local, State and County receipts Overestimates, 1954 $101,189.00 30,000.00 420,685.46 224.35 1,302,629.35. Total Estimated I~cccipts 552,098.81 Balance to be raised by taxation Moth Levy Water Liens $165.50 563.69 $750,530.54 79 Betterments: Apportioned Chap, 80 with interest 772.55 Apportioned Chap. 380 ;~ith in revest 91.59 Forest Land 48.60 Omitted Property: Real Estate Levy, Dee. ]955 860.22 Personal Estate 'Levy, Dee. 1955 54.00 Special Real Estate Levy 5.40 No. of Motor Vehicles taxed to Dec. 31, 1955 4139 Excise levied on vehicles to Dee. 31, 1955 Rate of Excise -- $53.37 per thousand Number of Dwellings assessed 2,182 Sheep 43 Horses 17 Cows 501 Other neat cattle 146 Swine 78 Fowl 4,540 Other 270 (for dogs, see Town Clerk's report) Exempt Properties Real Estate Angnstinian College of the Merrimack Valley $522,310.00 Brooks School 426,080.00 Boston University 90,030.00 Society of Jesus of New En gland l 14,960.00 Roiling Ridge Methodist Comm. 50,530.00 N. Andover Historical Soc. 27,480.00 N. Andover Improvement Society ] 4,630.00 Comnmnity Centers of N. Andover, Inc. 6,670.00 500.00 Post 219 Am. Leg. Bldg. Corp. 9,290.00 5,000.00 Post 2104 V. F. W. Bldg. Corp. ] 3,390.00 5,000.00 Trustees of Reservations 3,200.00 Ridgewood Cemetery Assoc. 3,660.00 Roman Catholic Arch- bishop of Boston 101,440.00 80 Personal $200,000.00 200,000.00 20,000.00 75,000,00 25,000:00 20.000.00 65,000.00 $95,396.36 Total $722,310.00 626,0~0.00 Il0,030.00 189,960.00 75,530.00 47,480.00 14,630.00 7,170.00 14,290.00 18,390.00 3,200.00 3,660.00 166,440.00 Rca] E~tate Trinitarian CohEre. Soc. 49,4] 0~00 First M. E. Society 53,910.00 St. Paul's Society 37,330.00 Unitarian Society 37,640.00 South CohEre. Society of Lawrence 4,700.00 Trim Congre. Society of Lawrence 5,650.00 First Unitarian Society of Lawrence 3,390.00 Vet. Firemen's Assoc. 2,000.00 Municipal, incl. schools 828,640.00 Housing Authority 69,780.00 Comm. of Mass. 40,100.00 Airport Buildings 3,400.00 Disabled Veterans (133) 267,890.00 Personal Total 25,000.00 74,410.00 5,000.00 58,910.00 5,000.00 42,330.00 10,000.00 47,640.00 4,700.00 5,650.00 ,3,390.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 385,000.00 ],213,640.00 2,000.00 71,780.00 40,100.00 3,400.00 267,890.00 Total Exempt Property $2,787,510.00 $1,048,500.00 $3,836,010.00 Respectfully submitted, MARGUERITE SOUCY EDWAt~D W. PHELAN HENRY E. LUND Board of Assessors TREASURER'S REPORT Board of Selectmen Town of North Andover North Andover, Massachusetts Gentlemen: As:Town Trcausrer i submit my report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1955: Balance on Hand, January l, 1,9'55 Receipts for the year Total Disbm'sements for the year $640,283.49 1,717,779.91 $2,358,063.40 $2,059,201.21 Balance on Hand, December 31, ] 955 $298,8~2.i9 :81 Reconciliation of Cash: Bay State Merchants National Bank of Lawrence $95,508.46 Second Bank-State St. Co. of Boston 24,558.44 Arlington Trust CO. of North Andover 86,264.00 Andover National Bank of North Andovcr 45,000.00 Community Savings Bank of Lawrence 4,337.94 Andovcr 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 Andover National Bank of North Andover Arlington Trnst Co. of North Andover 13,000.00 14,000.00 14,000.00 Balance on Hand December 31, 1955 $298,862.19 Reconciliation of Bank Statements Balance as per Bhnk Statements $337,916.85 Deposits in Transit 8,479.30 Balance as per Check Register Outstanding Checks $292,330.90 54,065.25 $346,396.15 $346,396.15 Respectfully submitted JAMES J. MAKER Town Treasurer TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS Balance, January 1, 1955 $7,958.87 Debit: Low Value Foreclosures 74.12 98,032.99 Credits: Sold 65.79 Balance, December 31, 1955 $77~7.20 82 TAX TITLE ACCOUNT Balance, January 1, 1955 Debit: Tax Title Takings in 1955 Snbsequent Taxes added in 1955 $508.97 572.24 Total Debits Credits: Redeemed Land Low Value Foreclosures Total Credits Balance, December 31, 1955 $67.45 74.12 $685.~4 1,081.2I $1,766.85 141.57 $1,625.28 $147,347.63 19,377.57 $127,970.06 FREE CASH Surplus Revenue, Excess and Deficiency Less--Outstanding Taxes of 1955 Total Free Cash as of December 31, 1955 Definition of Available Fund or Surplus Revenue This acconnt represents the amo~l~it by which the Cash,~ Accounts Receivable, and other current assets exceed the liabilities and reserves. This account may be built up as; follows: (A) Unexpended balance of general and special appro- priations, including the balance of the Reserve Fund. (B) The excess of receipts from sources other than taxa- tion over estimated receipts, as used by the Assessors. The amount of this account over and above uncollected' taxes of prior years may be considered "Free Cash" and avail able for appropriations either for specific purposes or to offset the total appropriations voted. No usc of available funds ~nay be made unless by vote of the Town Meeting. Under the provisions of Section 7, Chapter 798, Acts o~ 1951, use of available funds shall not be subject to the approval of the Tax Cmnmissioner. Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. MAKER Town Treasurer 83 PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT Dr. Appropriation (Salaries--Board Members) $450.00 Superintendent and Matron 3,292.00 Agent (Salary) 750.00 Outside Relief and Repairs 27,369.00 Florence Ball (Wages--Infirmary) 1,631.00 Transfer from Disability Assistance Appropriation Special Town Meeting Oct. 19, 1955 $00.00 Refund 25.00 ~penditUres: Board Members (Salaries) Superintendent and Matron Agent (Salary) Outside Relief and Repairs Florence Ball (Wages--Infirmary) Balance Salaries: Orin B. Foster Nora L. Foster TOWN INFIRMARY Wa~es: Florence Ball Labor: Kenneth Chadwick James A. Duffy Eldred & Leonhard Joseph Giard James Heron Henry Martin Gilbert Rea Frank E. Snow Treat Hardware Corp. II. J. Welch Co. 84 $34,317.00 $450.00 3,292.00 750.00 28,194.00 1,631.00 $34,317.00 None $1,646.00 1.646.00 $3,292.00 $1.631.00 $24.90 93.00 15.00 20.00 8.00 16.00 60.00 4.00 7.50 26.00 $274.40 Repairs: A.A.A. Cesspool Reda]ming Co. Davis & Furber Machine Co. James W. Heron Kalgar IIeating & Appliance Co. John Slipkowsky A. B. Sntber]and Co. H. J. Welch Co. Groceries: Aaronian's Market Campbell's Market Corner Cash Market Dawson's Market Dehul]u's Market Dunn's Market First National Stores Charles D. Glennie, Inc. Adam Kwet Legare's Market Longbottom's Market Mac's General Store Manhattan Market Merrimac Valley Nurseries Messina's Marke[ Middlesex Market Plrelan's C-r oeew Sunny Acre Farm A. B. Sntherland Co. Electricity: Lawrence Electric Co, Telephone: New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Fuel: Carroll & Connelly Coal Co. Joseph P. Lebel Water: Board of Public Works 85 $70.00 1.50 18,10 12.55 4.00 9.0(~ 43.90 $159.05 $290.37 343.79 175.91 197.1] 194.05 122.20 130.74 503.52 21.83 126.09 142.65 192.09 173.74 9.00 41.63 181.37 145.55 11.55 31.78 $3,034.97 $123.45 $150.93 $580.48 252.00 $832.4~ $47.76 Clothing: French Apron Shop A. B. Sutherland Co. $76.16 3.56 Auto Expense: Bill's Auto Service Central Service Station Frank's Atlantic Service Hollins Super Serviee $79.72 $133.40 12.37 67.61 7.13 Livestock: Thomas Leonhard Tobacco: Meagan's Pharinaey :Haircuts: Matteo DeTeresi Feed and Grain: H. Bruckmann iHome Furnishings: B. Goldberg & Son A. B. Sutherland Co. $220.51 $50.00 $92.36 $65.25 $294.58 $22.00 24.90 :Supplies: H. Bruekmann Concrete Products Co. Crane Hardware Co. Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. Nora Foster G. I. Shoe Fix Robert Gesing John A. Gould Kalgar Heating & Appliance Co. Meagan's Drug Store A. B. Sutherland Co. Treat Ilardware Corp. $46.90 $21.40 20.00 252.35 26.38 11.80 2.25 38.39 6.50 5.25 114.59 22.10 8.69 Medical: Dr. Morton B. Green Dr. Julius Kay $529.70 $s.oo 75.00 86 Total Expenses Lawrence Genera[ Hospital 693.90 Meagan's Drug Store ] 30.35 Professional & Hospital Equipment Co. 38.61 Dr. David W. Wallwork 3.00 $948.86 $11,873.92 Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEAI~DEN Agent SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT -- 1955 Board and room (two inmates) $930.00 Telephone 6.70 Hay 60.00 Cow and hay 195.00 l¥1achinery 20.00 Total amount of cash rec. and turned over to Treas. $1,211.70 Number of Inmates Age Group .January 1, 1955 10 40-50 years old 2 Admitted 2 50-60 3 Discharged 3 70-80 2 Deaths i 80-90 1 December 31, 1955 8 There are six male and two female inmates as of December 31, 1955. Respectfully submitted, ORIN B. FOSTER, Superintendent GENERAL RELIEF -- 1955 Cash Grants Medical Dr. Clovis A. Bedard Bessie Bnrke Memorial Hospital Beth Israel Hospital Boston City Hospital Dr. Julian Burgiel Casey's Pharmacy Dr. Thomas Ceplikas Dr. Z. William Colson $13,371.64 $21.50 342.86 114.41 525.00 90.40 12.45 10.00 3.00 87 Dr. M. P. Curren Joseph M. Finneran Dr. Joseph A. Guerrera Hale Hospital Hospital Service Corp. Dr. Michael Kannan Dr. Julius Kay Lawrence General Hospital Dr. Charles Lee Dr. Joseph Maker Dr. Frank P. McLay Meagan's Drug Store Pauline Morgan North Andover Taxi Dr. John Walsh Dr. David W. WalIwork Messina's 51arket Alice May Norwood's Store Groceries Clothing 6.00 244.85 27.00 119.20 16.35 18.00 12.00 854.53 129.00 40.00 10.00 66.41 265.75 3.00 44.00 16.00 $2,991.71 $18.00 $59.93 2.98 Fuel & Light North Andovcr Coal Co. Trombly Bros. $62.91 $26.25 32.50 Rent Mary Kulik Lawrence Housing Authority $58.75 $18.00 255.05 Telephone New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Paid to Other Cities and Tow~ Boston Lawrence Medford Methuen Salem $273.05 $57.57 $24.00 1,864.42 15.00 385.08 555.00 Paid to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $2,843.50 $1,021.20 88 Miscellaneous Emil Boulanger (Labor) $14.6(k Central Service Station (Gas & Oil) 27.75 Walter Coreoran (Repairs) 13.00 Lillian B. Dearden (Transportation expenses) 12.57 Elizabeth Doherty (Services rendered) 70.59 Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. (Legal notice) 3.94 Frank's Atlantic Service (Gas & oil) 23.60 Globe Transport Inc. (Ads-bids) 32.45 Gulf Servieenter (Gas & oil) 9.80 John Ilosking (Supplies) 2.03 Wm. B. Kent & Sons (Moving expense) 75.17 Leo Lafond (Services rendered) 4.00 Lawyers' Co-op. Publishing Co. (Supplements) 30.00 Naiman Press (Forms) 6.50 North Andover Taxi (Services) 13.00 Barbara Philbriek (Services rendered) 158.75 R. L. Polk Co. (Directory) 40.00 Trombly Bros. (Fuel) 7.00 $544.75 Total Expended $21,243.08 Included in Cash, Groceries, Fuel and Medical is $3,320.54 which was caid to individuals having settlements in other cities and to-wns. North Andover will be :fully reimbursed for this amount. Also included in Cash, ~edical, Fuel and Clothing is $2,855.15 which was paid to individuals having n6 settlement in the Commonwealth and North Andover will be fully reim- bursed for this amonnt by the Commonwealth. Received from the Commonwealth for aid rendered to unsettled eases, $3,190.33. Received from other Cities and Towns for aid rendered to persons living in North Andover but having settlements elsewhere, $387.83. Received from individuals, $352.36. Cash from last three items tm'ned over to Treasurer and cannot be ~mcd by this department. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARLDEN Agent 89 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- 1955 Regular Appropriation Balance Federal Grants, January 1, 1955 (Aid 0nly) Balance Federal Grants, January 1, 1955 (Administration) Federal Grants Received during 1955 (Aid 0nly) Federal Grants Received during 1955 (Administration) Expenditures: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (Aid 0nly) Federal Grants (Administration 0nly) Transferred to Veterans' Benefits Appropriation iBalances: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (Aid Only) Federal Grants (Administration) Aetnal Cost for Aid Only Federal Share State Reimbursement (Paid directly to treasury) Local Cost Aid to De!~ndent Children Cases $17,500.00 4,573.95 141.31 8,359.98 2,079.08 $32,654.32 $13,746.66 12,181.36 1,480.84 3,600.00 $31,008.86 $153.34 752.57 · 739.55 $1,645.46 $24,568.58 12,181.36 8,363.33 4,023.89 $24,568.58 Chllflre~ Under 16 Years or Under 18 Years and Month Number of Cases Regularly Attending School Jannary 15 31 February 15 31 March 14 28 April 14 28 May 16 30 June 16 28 July 15 28 August 15 28 September 15 31 October 16 30 November 16 29 December 15 29 90 Federal Grants for Aid Only -Balance, January 1, 1955 $4,573.95 January 534.25 February 569.20 March 724.25 April 708.87 May 633.31 · June 618.83 July 823.45 August 894.65 September 612.78 October 641.13 November 758.57 December 840.69 $12,933.93 Regular Appropriation -- Expenditures Lillian B. Dearden (Salary) $450.00 Angelina Kelley (Salary) 425.00 Agnes Doherty (Salary) 484.44 'Sundry persons payroll (Aid only) 12,387.22 $13,746.66 U, S. Federal Grants -- Administration -- Expenditures 'Salaries and supplies $1,480.84 U. S. Federal Grants -- Ex_~enditures Sundry persons payroll (AID ONLY) $12,181.36 New and Closed Cases Three new cases were accepted in 1955 and five cases were .closed. Five cases became self-supporting during the year. One third of ali aid granted in the A. D. C. category is reimbursed by the Commonwealth. The Federa! Government reimburses one half of all aid granted up to $30.00 for the first child and each eligible parent, one half up to $21.00 for each additional child eligible for assistance plus $4.50 per month for each parent (eligible) and for each eligible child. The local share is the remainder after Federal and State shares have been deducted. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent 91 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE -- 1955 Regular Appropriation $84,000.00~ Refunds--Regular Appropriation 25.20· Federal Grants Received (Aid Only) 5%043.03 Refund--Federal Grant (Aid) 4.75 Recoveries from Estates (Federal Grant Aid Only) 510.76 U. S. Federal Grant--Administration 3,899.53 Balance Federal Grants--Adm.,Jan. 1, 1955 715.87 Balance Federal Grants--Aid Only, Jan. 1, 1955 2,502.85 Transfer front Reserve Fund, Dec. 12, 1955 420.00 Expenditures: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (Aid Only) Federal Grants (Administration~ $149,121.99 $84,444.89 59,980.50 3,301.73 Balances: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (Aid Only) Federal Grants (Administration) $147,727.12 $ .31 80.89 1,313.67 Actual Cost for Aid Only Federal Share State Reimbursement (Paid directly into Treasury) Local Cost $1,394.87 $141,752.89 59,980.50 59,184.19 22,588.20 Old Age Assistance Cases January 153 February 151 March 150 April 151 May 154 June · 154 July 159 August 160 September 160 October 160 November 156 December 153 $141,752.89 Paid to Recipients $11,242.43 1],756.70' 10,665.58 11,519.11 10,429.88 11,568.19 11,222.92' 11,325.77 12,260.02 12,642.86 12,467.91 11,639.23 $138,740.60; 92 :Paid to cities and towns for aid rendered Received from other Cities and Towns for aid granted to recipients who reside in North Andover but who have a settlement elsewhere Reeoverles from individuals upon release of pro- perty lien. This amonnt as apportioned be- tween Federal, State and local agencies Administration -- Regular Appropriation Lillian B. Dearden (salary) Angelina Kelley (salary) Agnes Doherty (salary) Federal Grant Receipts Month Aid Only Balance J~nuary 1, 1955 $_9,502.85 ,January 4.509.00 February ~ 283.92 l~arch 4.700.27 April 4,664.33 May 4.552.71 .June 4.830.93 .July 4.590.69 August 4.726.76 *September 5.041.55 October 5.111.57 November 4.921.37 December 5.109.93 Recovery %stimates~ 5~ 0.76 3,012.29 $141,752.89 $1,154.93 $1,004.35 $867.20 858.36 660.00 $2,385.56 Admlrastratio~x Only $715.87 832.78 813.78 812.97 1.440.00 $60.056.64 $4.615.40 U. S. Federal Grant Administrat;,on Expenses 'Supplies, salaries, telephone, transportation, postage $3,301.73 The Federal Government reimburses one half up to $55.00 on each case plus $7.50 per month per ease. The State re~mbnrses two thirds after Federal deductions. The local cost is the remainder after Federal and State deductions. New and Closed Cases During the Year There were 35 new cases in 1955 and 28 closed eases; four 4, ases were transferred to other cities and towns, 14 were ¸93 closed by death, 5 cases went into private employment, 2 cases will be supported by children, I case admitted to Sanitarium and 1 case had excess resom, ces. Respectfully submitted, LILLIAN B. DEARDEN Agent DISABILITY ASSISTANCE -- 1955 Regular Appropriation $5,000.00' U. S. Grants (Aid Only) 1,804.92 U. S. Grants (Administration 0nly) 115.76 Balance U. S. Grants Jan. 1, 1955 (Aid 0nly) 917.34 Balance U. S. Grants Jan. 1, 1955 (Administration Only) 87.36 $7,925.38 Expenditures: Regular Appropriation $3,974.14 Federal Grants (Aid Only) 2,326.76 Federal Grants (Administration Only) 0~ Transferred to General Relief from Regular Ap- propriation (Special Town Meeting, Oct. 19, 1955) 800.00 Balances: Regular Appropriation Federal Grants (Aid Only) Federal Grants (Administration 0nly) $7,100.90; $225.86 395.50 203.12 $824.48 Three new applications were taken during the year. Two applications were rejected and one was accepted. Two cases were dosed by death. The Federal Government and the State pays 75% of the- total cost of Disability Assistance and the local cost is 25% of the total cost expended. Total cost of Disability Assistance, Aid Only $5,418.34 Federal share, Aid Only 2,326.76 State reimbursement paid directly to treasury 2,481.92 Local cost 609.66 $5,418.34 Respectfully submitted, LILLIANB. DEARDEN Agent 94 PUBLIC WORKS The Board of Public Works herewith submits itu t~orty-ninth annual report containing the fifty-eighth annual report of the Water Department, the forty-ninth annual report of the Sewer Department, the thirty-first annual report of the Park Department, the ninth annual report of the Playground Department and the seconcl annual report of the Schools Grounds Department, for' the year ending December 31, 1955. JOSEPH C. SULLIVAN, Chairman FRANCIS B. I£ITTREDGI]I IRVING C. It0WE8 95 WATER DEPARTMENT The total amount collected for water rates during the year · 1955 amounted to $47,255.47. Main Pipe During the year 1955 there were laid 163 feet of three-inch, .576 feet of four-inch, 1788 feet of six-inch, 36 feet of eight- inch and 11358 feet of twelve-inch emnent lined cast iron pipe as outlined iu the Snperintendent's Report. Service Pipe Service pipe laid (1955) on private property Service pipe laid (1955) on town property Total Service Pipe Renewals Service pipe laid (1955) on private property :Service pipe laid (1955) on town property 5215.2 feet 3270.0 feet 8485.2 feet 850.8 feet 549.5 feet Total 1400.3 feet Bonds and Notes Outstanding Thc total amount of notes outstanding against the town :for the water system amounts to $36,000 as follows: $4~000 due 1956 to 1964. Statement of amount to be raised in 1956 on account of water debt already incurred: For 1.30 per cent in~*erest $468.00 For retiring notes 4,000.00 $4,468.00 Financial Statement of Water Department -- 1955 Debit Appropriation for Maintenance and Construction $59,700.00 Article 56 Well Casing and Screen Tests 4,000.00 Article 57 Chlorinator at Pumping Station 1,000.00 Article 58 Pick-up Truck 1,400.00 Article 59 Extension of Water Mains 700.00 Article 61 Repair and Gunite Reservoir 6,000.00 Article 63-1 Water--Pembrook Road 400.00 Article 63-2 Water--Parker Street 600.00 Article 63-3 Water--Wentworth Avenue 800.00 Article 63-6 Water--Moody Street 940.00 96 Article Article Article Article Article · June 29, 1955 Water--dlenwood Street 600.00 June 29, 1955 Water--Bacon Avenne 800.00 June 29, 1955 Water--Wentworth Ave. 800.00 April 27, 1955 Water--Spruce Street 900.00 October 19, 1955 Water---Turnpike St. 2,500.00 Article 62 March 1953 Extension of Water l~la~ns 385.86 Article 1 July 1954 Water System Expansion 300,000.00 Article 2 July 1954 New Water Snpply 5,000.00 Article 3 July 1954 Clean and line water mains 45,000.00 Collected Water Rates 47,255.47 Collected Water Construction and Maintenance 17,762.44 $496,543.77 Credit Expended on ~dministration Account $9,956.77 Expended General Account 15,500.09 Expended Service Aeconnt 14,899.71 Expended Pumping' Station Account 13,769.51 Expended on Extensions 3,589.06 Expended on Article 56 Well Casing and Screen Tests 2,318.37 l~]xpended on Article 57--Chlorinator 932.85 Expended on Article 58~Pick-np Truck 1,177.78 Expeuded on Article 61~Repair and Gmdte Reservoir 4,858.43 Expended on Article 634 Water---Pembrook Road 346.89 Expended on Article 63-2 Water--Parker Street 539.45 Expended on Article 2--Jnne 29, 1955 Water -- G]enwood Street 559.51 Expended on Article 3~une 29, 1955 Water -- Bacon Avenue 800.00 Expended on Article 4~Jnne 29, 1955 Water -- Wentworth Avenue 800.00 Expended on Article 1--Oct. 19, 1955 Water -- Turnpike Street 2,340.00 Expended on Article 62--March 1953 Extension Water Mains 385.86 Expended Article 1--July 1954 Water System Expansion Expended Article 2--July 1954 New Water Supply 5,000.00 Expended Article 3--Juty 1954 Clean and line water mains 27,613.07 Balance Maintenance and Construction Account 1,984.96 Balance Article 56 Well Casing and Screen Tests 1,681.63 Balance Article 57 Chlorinator 67.15 Balance Article 58 Pick-up Truck 222.22 Balance Article 59 Extension of Water Mains 700.00 230,470.58 97 Balance Article Balance Article Balallce Article Balance Article Balance Article Balance Article Street 61 Repair and Gunite Reservoir 63-1 Water--Pembrook Road 63-2 Water--Parker Street 63-3 Water--Wentworth Avenue 63-6 Water--Moody Street 9--April 27,1955 Water--Spruce Balance .Article 2~Jnne 29, 1955 Water--Glen- wood Street Balance Article 1--Oct. 19, 1955 Water--Turn- pike Street Balance Article 1--July 1954 Water System Ex- pansion Balance Article 3~July 1954 Clean and line mains Paid Town Treasurer--Water Rates and Constrnc- Lion Water and 8ewer Receipts for 1955 Collected Water Rates 1955 Collected Cater Construction and Maintenance Collected Sewer Construction and Maintenance 1,141.57 53.11 60.55 800.00 940.00 900.00 40.49 160.00 69,529.42 17,386.93 65,017.91 $496,543.77 $47,255.47 17,762.44 6,598.74 $71,616.65 Expenditures -- Water Department -- 1955 Admlnls- Pumping Exten- Co~l $416.40 $416.40 Meters $464.44 $2,044.45 g,508.89 Pipe 4,538.55 $1,514,07 6,052.62 Supplies $573.39 1,305.16 3,469.32 1,676.31 1.2gO.15 0,173.33 Miscellaneous 1,179.84 3,000.31 2,430.42 554.64 429.76 7,694.97 Wages 11,203.54 10,730.18 2,476.97 3,8(t8.95 435.98 25,715.62 $9,95~.77 $15,500.09 $14,899~.71 $13,769,51 $3,589.06 $57,71§~0~ Cost of Construction Distribution Suction Mains Reservoirs--Standpipe Pumping Stations Pumping Plant Service Piping and Meters Incidental Construction Expenses Land and Right of Way Tool Account 98 $489,544.48 5,863.61 108,589.85 42,667.88 50,113.89 179,677.89 24,471.38 4,815.70 4,597.80 $910,342.48 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NORTH ANDOVERI MASS. Office: Town Office Building OFFICE HOURS Daily: 8 t(~ 12 and 1 to 5 Sat~rdays 8 to 12 Rules, Regulations and Water Rates All meter rates shall be computed quarterly; in case of a meter stopping or failing to register, the quantity of water used shall be estimated 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 for 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 ]00 cubic feet All over 2000 cubic feet 12 cents per 100 cubic feet These rates are subject to the following minimum charges per quarter: '~/a' meter ......... $1.50 8~" meter ......... 2.00 1" meter .......... 4.00 1'1fi2 meter ........ 8.00 2" meter ......... $15.00 3' meter ......... 25.01) 4" meter ......... 50.00 6" meter ......... 100.00 99 Regulations The following regulations, nnti~ further notice, shMl be considered a part Of tile 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 eases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main to and through the cellar wall and provide on the end thereof a stop and waste valve. In any ease 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 eases 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 minimu[n price for service installations. Payments in full must be made for any service installation before the water is turned on. 2. The Water Department wii1 set meters on all services aud charge a rental of two dollars per year for ~/8-ineh meters and a suitable increase for larger sizes. Consumers at their .option may purchase said meters when they will be marked on the books as private and no rental will be charged. All meters will be kept in repair by the Water Department unless damaged by the frost, hot water, or through the fault or negligence of the owner or tenant of the property. No more ~bhan one meter may be installed on any service unless the 'owner ag'tees to have each additional meter (for the purpose -3f billing) considered as a separate service. 3. All persons using water must fmmish internal pipes, connections and fixtures and keep them and all pipe to the street line in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and the Town will not be liable for any damage resulting from failure to do so. Any expense incurred in clearing services must be bmme by the consumer. No person will be permitted to connect with any water pipes on the ~nlet 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 due as well as for any violation of these rules, the supply may b~ ~h,~ aff and water will not ag'alu be let'on except upon 100 payment of the amount due and the sum of one dollar, for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for repairs, testing of pipes or any- other purpose the stun of one dol!~r will be charged. 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or lessee- of the whole premises and the owner shall in all cases be. 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. A|I apparatus and places supplied with water must be accessible at all reasonable times to the inspection of the Board of Public \Vorks 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 subject to rejection by said Board of Public Works if eom. sidered unsuitable for the purpose. 8. Upon application of an oxvner a meter will be removed and tested. For this service a charge of one dollar will be~ made. In ease the meter in question is found to over-register- more than three per cent this charge will be cancelled and proper adjustmeut 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, See. 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' Put>lie Works. Provided, however, that nothing in this section ~hall be eonstrned to prohibit the use of hydrants and water hy the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting-: J, }tis stead, in ease of fire. Water Waste at 100 Lbs. Pressure 1-64 207 .055 I 1.66 4.58 1-32 · 484 .129 3.87 8.57 1-16 · 1244 .332 7.57 19.71 1-8 · 4890 ] 1.304 25.07 72.80 101 Expenditures -- Water Department -- 1955 Supplies Wages .Addressograph Multigraph Corp. Allied Paint Stores, Inc. American Water Works Assoc. Barrett Division Bassetts Auto Radiator Shop Bean & Poor Beaudoin, Archie T. Belmont Smelting & Refining Works Bcvington & Sons Inc, Thos. Bills Auto Scrvice Board of Public Works Bootman, Mitchell Boston & Maine Railroad Boynton Press Inc. Bride, Grimes & Co. Britstol Co., The Bronson Chevrolet Co. Builders-Providence Inc. Caldwell Co., George A. Carey, George A. Central Service Station Chamberlin, Francis J. Christie, Frederick Cities Service Oil Company Clyde Equipment Co., Everett Coleman Leather Co., M. Crane Hardware Co. Curtain Shoppe, The Cyr, CHarles E. Cyr, L. C. Davis & Furber Machine Co. Del Duca Construction Co., E. V. DiMartino & Sons Inc. Dill, Robert S. Donovan Machine & Auto Sup- ply, D. G. Donovan, Edward Dow Company, The Duda & Sons, John Duffy, William B. Dufresne, Thomas Dyer-Clark Co. Eagle-Tribune Eddy Valve Co. Edson Corporation, The Ellis & Ford Mfg. Co. Inc. Essex Hardware & Plumbing Supply Co. Essex Signs Faltin Motor Trans., J. E. Field C., T. E. Finberg Supply Co. Foley, Henry P. Franks Atlantic Service Galvagna, Anthony Garlock Packing Co., The ~Garofolo Building & Wrecking $21.92 35.74 10.00 216.96 19.25 42.96 $2,139.81 77.65 10.00 113.19 27.49 219.60 12.30 20.05 1,224.29 15.16 80.53 24.97 3,757.93 1,394.51 218.09 729.33 646.45 5.80 88.90 4.86 160.75 7.96 80.00 188.64 18.75 82.50 225.42 2,314.97 21~08 70.00 139.70 13.60 168.71 5,400.00 86.80 23.90 62A4 778.57 31.11 16.32 .70 25.00 2.25 19.91 420.69 131.62 138.13 31.08 7.07 39.91 I02 Total $21.92 35.74 10.00 216.96 19.25 42.96 2,139.81 77.65 10.00 113.19 27.49 219.60 12.30 20.05 1,224.29 15.16 80.53 24.97 3,757.93 1,394.51 218.09 729.33 646.45 5.80 88.90 4.86 160.75 7.96 80.00 188.64 18.75 82.50 225.42 2,314.97 21,00 70.00 139.70 13.60 5,568.71 86.80 23.90 62.14 778.57 31.11 16.32 .70 25.00 2.25 19.9I 420.69 131.62 138.13 31.08 7.07 39,91 Supplies Wages Total Glines Co., Roland B. 6.29 6.29 Godin, Louis 3,662.90 3,662.90 Graf Brothers 6.24 6.24 Granz, A.P. 20.80 20.80 YIaddow, Wilma 2,240.88 2,240.88 Hallsworih, John 663.39 663.39 Hauck Mfg. Co. 7.89 7.89 Hersey Mfg. Co. 151.58 151.58 Holmes Trans. Co. 2.10 2.10 Hope Tire & Supply Co. 9.50 9.50 Hosking, John R. 99.78 99.78 Howe & French Inc. 15.20 15~20 Hume Pipe of New England Inc. 16.86 16.86 Hydraulic Development Corp. 18.22 18.22 Jackson Lumber Co. Inc. 4.45 4.45 Jenkins Trans. Co., Henry 4.65 4.65 Joy Mfg. Co. 198.20 198.20 Keuffel & Essex Co. 3.18 3.18 LaMotte Chemical Co. 11.22 11.22 Lanni, John J. 15.57 15.57 Lawlor, Edward 18.19 18.19 Lawlor, Joseph W. 13.84 13.84 Lawrence Electric Co. 7,172.30 7,172.30 Lawrence Lurnher Co. 4.20 4.20 La~vrence Rubber Co. 24.71 24.71 Lawrence Truck Sales Co. 59.93 59.03 Lee Co., A. 1,501.17 1,501.17 Long, W. H. Co. 6.39 6.39 Lufkin Rule Co., The 16.31 16.31 Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles 19.50 19.50 May, Edwin 38.03 38.03 McCubbin, Charles 20.76 20.76 MsDonald Co., John A. 1,025.72 1,025.72 McKay's Garage 28.92 28.92 McQuesten's 8.00 8.00 Merrimac Boiler Works 31.69 31.69 Methuen Tire & Service Co. 175.00 175.00 Mitchell, Charles 5.79 5.79 Modern Blue Print Co. 2.25 2.25 Mueller Company 239.09 239,09 Nasagco Materials & Const. Co. 3.00 3.00 Neptune Meter Co. 2,357,31 2,357.31 Neumann Brothers 2.66 2.66 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 728.26 728.26 New England Water Works Assoc. 6.00 6,00 Niagara Alkali Co. 69.50 69~50 No Pee Trading Co. 5.25 5.25 North Andover Coal Co, 416.40 416.40 Nulter Hardware 23.58 23.58 O'Mahoney Co., M. 17.00 17.00 Pandelena, Michael 83.00 83.00 Parker, Danner Co. 31.33 31.33 Pipe Founders Sales Corp. 358.98 358.98 Pollard Co. Inc., Joseph G. 10.20 10.20 Portland Stone Ware Co. 35.18 35.18 Prescott & Sons Inc., H.R. 1,809.77 1,809.77 Proportioneers, Inc. 536.93 536.93 Public Works Supply 122.34 122.34 Railway Ex,)tess Co. 8.45 8.45 Ramey Contractors 418.19 419.19 103 Supplies Wages Total Rehn, Doris 160.00 160.00 Rei]ly, Francis P. 1,594.25 1,594.25 Rensselaer Valve Co. 6.84 6.64 Roberge, William 248~81 248.81 Robinson's Express Co. 7.00 7.00 Robinson Co., J.W. 45.00 45.00 Rockwell Mfg. Co. 59.43 59.43 Sanborn, Robert 56.22 56.22 Sanlord, George H. 3,452.23 3,452.23 Severence Moving & Trucking Co. 1.80 1.80 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 34.93 34.93 Shawshoen Motor Mart 104.18 104.15 Sheehan, Cecilia M. 225.00 225.00 Shottes, Frank 523.29 523.29 Smith, Coburn 32.24 32.24 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 503.33 503.33 Spaulding-Moss Company 19.53 19.53 Standard Duplicating Machines Corp. 51.50 51.50 Star Electric Service & Tire Co. 62.97 62.97 FuHivan Brothers 30.00 30.00 Sullivan, Edward 13.84 13.84 Sullivan, Henry 64.90 64.90 Sutton Co. Inc., Howard 20.20 20.20 Taylors Express Co. !.15 1.15 Thomnson, John J. 35.00 35.00 Tide Water Associated Oil Co. 3.67 3.67 Treat Hardware Corp. 30.00 30.00 United Seal Co., The 12.80 12.80 United States Post Office 156.15 156.15 Vanderkerkove, Henry 1,338.79 1,338.79 Wallace & Tiernan Inc. 147.49 147.49 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 1,849.39 1,849.39 Welch, H. P. Co. 2.40 2.40 Wilde, Lee 9.60 9.60 Wilde, Samuel If. 98.40 98.40 Wipex, Inc. 33.75 33.75 Totals $31,999.42 $25,715.62 $57,715.04 ARTICLE 1 --JULY 15, 1955 -- WATER SYSTEM EXPANSION Supplies wages Total Barker, George & Carrie $1,000.00 $1,000.00 ]~arbagallo, Ralph & Mary 2,000.00 2,000.00 Cyr Construction Co., L.C. 37,923.34 37,923.34 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. 36,666.00 36,666.00 DiMartino & Sons Inc. 14,561.85 14,567.85 Dow Co., The 250.00 250.00 Jalco Corp. 10,742.61 10,742.61 Prescott & Sons Inc., II. R. 3,271.87 3,271.87 Ross Valve Mfg. Co. 793.00 793.00 Thomson, Arthur A. 82.00 82.00 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 46,692.87 46,692.87 Weston & Sampson 12,500.00 12,500.00 $166,463.s4 $166,403.54' ARTICLE 2 -- JULY 15, 1954 -- WATER SUPPLY Supplies Wages Total R. E. Chapman & Co. $559.63 $559.63 104 ARTICLE 3, 1954 -- WATER LOAN -- CLEAN & LINING ~upplies Wages Total Barrett Division $103.22 $103.22~ Centriline Corp. 1,387.25 1,387.25 Dill, Robert S. $6.37 6.37 I~effron & Sons, N. 1,942.52 1,942.52 Vanderkerkove, Henry 5.79 5.79 Totals $3,432.99 $12.16 $3,445.15 ARTICLE 56 -- WELL TESTS Supplies Wages Total R. E. Chapman Co. $2,316.37 $2,318.37 ARTICLE 58 -- PICK-UP TRUCK Stlpplies Wages Total ~3ronson Chevrolet $1,150.00 $1,150.00 Eagle Tribune 3.00 3.00 Essex Signs 15.00 15.00 Merrimac Boiler Works 9.78 9.78 Totals $1,177.78 $1,177.78 ARTICLE 63-1 -- PEMBROOK ROAD -- WATER Supplies Wages Total $1.87 $1.87 $11.22 11.22 11.22 11.~2 37.50 37.50 11.83 11.83' 15.00 15.00 30.00 30.00 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75 10.75 196.00 196.00 $280.37 $66.52 $346.89 Builders-Providence, Inc. Beaudoin, Archie Carey, George A. Del Duca Construction Co., E. V. Dill, Robert S. Hydraulic Development Corp, Focony-Mobil Oil Co. Shottes, Frank Sullivan, Henry Vanderkerkove, Henry ~Varren Foundry & Pipe Corp. Totals ARTICLE 63-2 -- PARKER STREET -- WATER Supplies Wages Total Builders-Providence Inc. $1.87 $1.87 Beaudoin, Archie $17.26 17~26 Caldwell Co., George A. 67.42 67.42 Carey, George A. 12.08 12.08' Dill, Robert S. 20.93 20.93 Dow Company, The 70.00 70.99 Hydraulic Development Corp. 15.00 15.0~q Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 30.00 30.~ Sullivan, Henry 11.57 1!.57 Vanderkerkove, Henry 11.57 11.57' Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 281.75 281.75 Totals $466.04 $73.41 $539.45 ARTICLE 2 -- JUNE 29, 1955--GLENWOOD STREET~--WATER Supplies Wages Total Builders-Providence, Inc. $1.87 Dow Co., Thc 200.00 Hydraulic Development Corp. 15.00 Northeast Sand & Grave] Co. 10.00 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 332.64 $1.87 200.00 15.00 10.00 332.64 $559.5I $559.51 105 ARTICLE 3 -- JUNE 29, 1955 -- BACON AVENUE -- WATER Supplies Wages Total Beaudoin, Archie $40.57 $40.57 Builders-Providence Inc. $1.87 1.87 Cyr Construction Co., L.C. 78.00 78.00 Caldwell Co., George A. 17.00 17.00 Dill, Robert S. 36.40 36.40 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. 11.10 11.10 Hydraulic Development Corp. 15.00 15.00 Mitchell, Charles 5.79 5.79 Rensselaer Valve Co. 97.45 97.45 Reilly, Francis P. 31.50 31.50 Shottes, Frank 33.07 33.07 Sullivan, Henry 10.75 10.75 Vanderkerkove, Henry 33.07 33.07 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 388.43 388.43 Totals $640.35 $159.65 $800.0~ ARTICLE 4- JUNE 29, 1955 -- WENTWORTH AVENUE -- WATER Supplies Wages rrotal Beaudoin, Archie $11.22 $11.22 Caldwell Co., George A. $17.00 17.00 Dill, Robert S. 11.83 11.83 Dow Co., The 260.00 260.00 Hallsworth, John 10.75 10.75 Rensselaer Valve Co. 102.07 102.07 Reilly, Francis P. 13.50 13.50 yanderkerkovc, Henry 10.75 10.75 Warren Foundry & Pipe Corp. 362.88 362.88 Totals $755.44 $44.55 $800.00 ARTICLE 1 -- OCT. 19, 1955 -- TURNPIKE STREET -- WATER Supplies Wages Total Belmont Smelting & Refining Works $18.40 Caldwell Co., George A. 35.05 'Cyr, L.C. 1,440.00 Pipe Founders Sales Corp. 658.99 Prescott & Sons Inc., H.R. 187.56 $18.40 35.05 1,440.00 658.99 187.56 Totals $2,340.00 $2,340.00 SEWER DEPARTMENT Fifty-three sewer connections, the largest number in any year, totaling three thousand seven hundred and forty-nine feet were made between buildings and main sewers in 1955. Two thousand and eig'hty-two feet of main sewer were stalled as outlined in the Superintendent's Report. Sewer Assessments nmnbered 149 through 155 for $5,474.69 were committed to thc Town Treasurer for collection. 106 Financial Statement of Sewer Department 1955 Debit Appropriation for Maintenance and Construction $9,500.00 East Side Sewer Survey 2,300.00 Article 62-1- Pembrook Road -- Sewer 2,400.00 Article 62-2-- Massachusetts Avenue ~ Sewer 4,400.00 Article 62-4-- ~ain Street -- Sewer 570.00 Article 62-6--Parker Street -- Sewer 850.00 Article 9 -- April 27, 1955 -- Hemlock Street Sewer 1,000.00 Article 5 -- June 29, 1955 -- Wentworth Avenue -- Sewer 1,000.00 ,Collected Sewer Account 6,598.74 iExpended Expended iExpeuded Expended Expended Expended Expended Sewer Expended Credit Administration Account General Account Connection Account Extension Account East Side Sewer Survey Article 62-1 --Pbmbrook Road -- Sewer Article 62-2--Massachusetts Avenue -- Article 62-4-- Main Street-- Sex?r Expended Article 62-6- Parker Street-- Sewer Expended Article 5--June 29, 1955--Wentworth Avenue -- Sewer Balance Maintenance and Construction Account Balance East Side Sewer Survey Balance Article 62-1-- Pembrook l~oad-- Sewer Balance Article 62-2--Massachusetts Avenue-- Sewer Balance Article 62-4--- Main Street -- Sewer Balance Article 62-6 -- Parker Street-- Sewer Balance Article 9--April 27, 1955--Hemlock Street -- Sewer Balance Article 5--June 29, 1955--Wentworth Avenue -- Sewer iPaid Town Treasurer -- Sewer Reeeipts $28,618.74 $1,141.26 1,650.35 6,533.42 19.90 1,706.55 2,275.68 4,241.68 405.56 721.46 873.61 155.07 593.47 124.32 158.32 164.44 128.54 i,000.00 126.39 6,598.74 $28,618.74 10'7 Expenditures -- Sewer Department -- 1955 Adminis- Connec- Exten- tration General tlons sions Total Pipe $1,525.42 $1,525.42' Supplies $27.05 $476.91 1,338.16 $19.90 1,862.02 Misc. 244.74 367.82 612.56 Wages 1,114.21 928.70 3,302.02 5,344.93 Totals $1,141.26 $1,650.35 $6,533.42 $19.90 $9,344.93 Expenditures Sewer Department- 1955 Supplies Wages Total Barrett Division $32.34 $32.34 Bean & Poore 9.68 9.68 Beaudoin, Archie $964.00 964.00 Boston & Maine R.R. 104.84 104.84 Bride, Grimes & Co. 33.53 33.53 Caldwell, George A. 11.85 11.85' Carey, George A. 425.53 425.53 Chamber]in, Francis J. 132.37 132.37 Christie, Frederick 203.39 203.39 Crane Hardware Company 16.94 16.94 Cyr, Charles E. 95.63 95.63 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 108.00 108.00 Davis & Furber Machine Co. 8.55 8.55 Dill, Robert S. 979.06 979.06 Dow Company, The 50.00 50.00 Puffy, WiIliam t]. 700.00 700.00' Dufresne, Thomas 21.49 21.49 Edson Corporation, The 10.00 10.00 Everson, George 7.50 7.50 Finberg Supply Co. 233.60 233.60' Foley, Henry P. 51.64 51.64 Franks Atlantic Service 11.95 11.95 Garofolo Building, Wrecking 71.40 71.40 Graham, Richard A. 43.75 43.75 Haddow, Wilma 406.21 406.21 Hallsworth, John 283.14 288.14 Hedge & Matthias Co. 16.75 16.75 Hollins Super Service 109.70 109.70 Joy Manufacturing Co. 19.30 19.30 McDermott, J. F. Co. 94.61 94.61 McQuesten's 2.25 2.25 Merrimac Boiler Works 3.00 3.00 Methuen Tire & Service Co, 47.33 47.33' O'Mahoney Co., M. 1,059.58 1,059.56 Pollard, Joseph G. Co. Inc. 3.70 3.70 Portland Stone Ware Co. 484.29 484.29 Ramey Contractors 336.81 336.81 Rehn, Doris 8.00 8.00' Reilly, Francis P. 701.25 701.25 Roberge, William 10.75 10.75 San/oral, George II. 27.23 27.23 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 38.49 38.49 Shottes, Frank 379.86 379.66 Smith, Coburn 26.45 26.45 Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 172.99 172.99- Spaulding-Moss Company 5.75 5.75, 108 'Sullivan, Henry Vanderkerkove, Henry Water & Sewage Works Supplies Wages Total 43.00 43.00 732.45 732.45 3.0O 3.00 Totals $4,000.00 $5,344.9~ $9,344.93 ARTICLE 62-6 --'PARKER STREET -- SEWER supplies Wages Total Beaudoin ,Archie $44.88 $44.88 Carey, George 23.73 23.73 Chamberlin, Francis J. 11.61 11.61 Christie, Frederick 21.49 21.49 Clyde Equipment Co., Everett $26.60 26.60 Cyr, John J. 57.50 57.50 ]Dill, Robert S. 23.66 23.66 Dow Company, The 130.00 130.00 Foley, Henry P. 7.75 7.75 Hol]ins Super Service 24.70 24.70 Lawlor, Edward 11.99 11.99 O'Mahoney, M. Co. 168.07 ]68.07 Pollard, Jos. G. 7.40 7.40 Puritan Iron Works, Inc. 31.75 31.75 Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 103.87 103.87 Sullivan Henry 10.75 10.75 Vanderkerkove, Henry 15.71 15.71 $557.64 $163.82 $721.46 ARTICLE 62-1 -- PEMBROOK ROAD -- SEWER Supp] les Wages Total Boston & Maine Railroad $45.42 $45.42 The Dow Company 1,637.66 1,637.66 Foley, Henry P. 45.00 45.00 O'l~ahoney, M. Co. 247.45 247.45 Pollard, Joseph G. Co. Inc. 14.80 14.80 Portland Stone Ware Co. 221.85 221.85 Puritan Iron Works Inc. 63.50 63.50 $2,275.68 $2,275.68 ARTICLE 62-2 -- MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE -- SEWER sllpplles Wages Total Boston & Maine Railroad $136.34 $136.34 Dill, Robert $11.83 11.83 Dow, The Company 2,987.49 2,987.49 Dufresne, Thomas 10.75 10.75 Foley, Henry P. 66.00 66.00 O'Mahoney, M. 349.55 349.55 Pollard, Joseph G, Inc. 29.60 29.60 Portland Stone Ware Co. 438.92 438.92 Puritan Iron Works Thc. 127.00 127.00 Shottes, Frank 10.75 10.75 Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 62.70 62.70 Vanderkerkove, Henry 10.75 10.75 Totals $4,197.60 $44.88 $4,24L68 109 ARTICLE 62-4 -- MAIN STREET -- SEWER Supplies Wages Tot~ Barrett Division $37,73 $37.7~ Beaudoin, Archie $33.66 33.661 Carey, George A. 28.48 28.48 Clyde, Everet% Equipment Co. 26.60 26.60 Dill, Robert 30.03 30.03 Dow, The Company 65.00 65.00 Foley, Henry P. 10.00 10.00' Nol]ins Super Service 7.75 7.75. O'Mahoney, M. Co. 36.02 36.02 Shottes, Frank 10.75 10.75 Socony Mobil Oil Co. 81.51 81.51 Sullivan, Henry 10.75 10.75' Vanderkerkove, Henry 27.28 27.28 Totals $264.61 $140.95 $405.56' ARTICLE 5 -- WENTWORTH AVENUE -- SEWER Supplles Wages Total Dow Company, The $649.45 $649.45~ O'Mahoney, Co., M. 159.40 159.40 Puritan Iron Works, Inc. 31.75 31.75' Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 33.01 33.0I $373.6x $673,6{ ITEM 36A -- TRUNK SEWER -- EAST SIDE Supplies Wages Total Camp, Dresser & McKee $1,706.55 $1,706.55: SCHOOL GROUNDS DEPARTMENT Financial Statement -- 1955 Debit Appropriation for expenses Appropriation for wages Transfer--wages to expenses Expended for expenses Expended for wages Balance on expenses Balance on wages Credit $3,500.00' 7,500.00 1,000.00 $12,000.00' $4,227.16 3,706.3~ 273.14 3,793.37' $12,000.0~ 110 Expenditures -- School Grounds -- 1955 Supplies Wages Total Bailey, Kenneth C. $329.37 $329.37 Barrett Division 887.88 887.88 Bean & Poore 43.06 43.06 Beaudoin, Archie $28.48 28.48 Bruckmann, H. 368.05 368.05 Central Service Station 2.75 2.75 Chamberlin, Francis J. 818.19 818.19 Christie, Frederick 992.80 992.80 Clapper Co., The 830.00 . 830.00 Crane Hardware Co. 18.46 18.46: Cronin, J. J. Company 262.00 262.00 Cyr, Charles E. 40.00 40.00 Cyr, L. C. Const. Co. 156.00 156.00 Dill, Robert S. 11.83 11.83 Donovan, Edward 64.90 64.90 Duffy, William B. 500.00 500.00 Eastern Metal of Elmira Inc. 59.40 59.40 Frank's Atlantic Service 30.00 30.00 Game Time 133.50 133.50 Granz, A.P. 114.35 114.35 Herbst Brothers 88.00 88.00 Hosking, John R. Inc. 13.55 13.55 Lawlor, Edward 53.74 53.74 Lee, A. Co. 189.80 189.80' Mitchell, Charles 42.58 42.58 Nesbitt Fence Co. 11.92 11.92 O'Mahoney, M. Co. 47.04 47.04 Pandelena, Michael 77.50 77.50 Reilly, Francis p. 87.50 87.50 l~oberge, William 16.53 16.53 Sawtelle Brothers 191.65 191.65 Sears, Roebuck & Co. 66.80 66.80 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 73.38 73.38 Shottes, Frank 80.19 80.19 Smith, Coburn 563.77 365.77 Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 87.35 87.35 Star Electric Service & Tire Co. 14.69 14.69 Sullivan, Henry 477.39 477.39 Treat Hardware Corp. 3.16 3.16 Yanderkerkove, Henry 56.23 56.23 Totals $4,227.16' $3,706.33 $7,933.49 PARK DEPARTMENT Financial Statement -- Park Department -- 1955 Debit Appropriation for expenses $650.0(~ Appropriation for wages 3,700.00 Expended for expenses Expended for wages Balance on wages Credit $4,350.00 $650.00' 3,469.21 230.79 $4,350.00 111 Expenditures -- Park Department -- 1955 Beaudoin, Archie Bruckmann, Ii. $17.00 Central Service Station 17.90 Chemberlin, Francis J. Christie; Frederick Crane Hardware 31.84 Dill, Robert Dolge, C. B. Company 30.99 Duffy, William B. Frank's Atlantic Service 49.45 Granz, A.P. 77.05 Hallsworth, John Herbst Brothers 22.00 Hosking, John R. 9.00 Lawrence Electric Co. 26.68 Lee, A. Co. 170.82 Oates, Frank & Son 7.00 Parsons, Ronald Retelle, Albert Roberge, William Sawtelle Brothers 55.00 Shawsheen Farm Equipment Co. 25.20 Shawsheen Motor Mart 34.32 Smith, Coburn Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 38.05 Sullivan, Henry Thompson, John J. 37.70 Vanderkcrkove, Henry Watkiewitz, John C. 'Young, Melvin $650.00 Total $20.71 $20.71 17.00 17.90 832.56 832.56 679.92 679.92 31.84 16.38 16.38 30.99 200.00 200.00 49.45 77.05 14.88 14.88 22.00 9.90 26.68 170.82 7.00 75.20 75.20 16.45 16.45 10.75 10.75 55.00 25.20 34.32 813.43 813.43 38.05 564.62 564.62 ~7.70 19.84 19.84 68.15 68.15 136.30 136.30 ~3,469.19 $4,119.19 PLAYGROUND DEPARTMENT Financial Statement -- 1955 Debit Appropriation for expenses Appropriation ~or wages Article 1S--Shuffle Boards Article 60-Back Stop $2,000.00 5,200.00 550.00 500.00 Credit Expended for expenses Expended l~or wages Expended Article 18--Shuffle Boards Expendde Article 60--Back stop Balance on expenses Balance on wages Ba]ance--Artiele 18--Shuffle Boards Balanee--Art~de 60--Baek stot) $8,250.00 $1~759.23 5,030.00 549.18 425.00 240.77 169.08 .92 75.00 $8,250.00 112 Expenditures -- Playground Department -- 1955 supplies wages Total A. B. C. Motor Transportation Co. $3.45 $3.45 American Playground Device Co. 413.51 413.51 Athletic Trainers Supply Co./nc. 35.17 35.17 Bean & Poore 98.12 98.12 Baudoin, Archie $47.46 47.46 Board of Public Works 29.10 29.10 Boston & Maine Railroad 3.13 3.13 Bride, Grimes & Co. 20.33 20.33 Bruckmann, H. 177.45 177.45 Carey, George A. 22.44 22.44 Central Service Station 19.30 19.30 Chamberlin, Francis J. 907.07 907.07 Christie, Frederick 594.43 594.43 Corcoran, Walter 295.00 295.00 Crane Hardware 224.83 224.83 Cushing, John 120.00 120.00 Davis & Furber Machine Co. 24.00 24.00 Dill, Robert S. 25.48 25.48 Donovan, Edward 34.74 34.74 Drummey, Geraldine M. 345.00 345.00 Duffy, William B. 400.00 400.00 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. 49.77 49.77 Finberg Supply Co. 14.75 14.75 Granz, A.P. 76.85 76.85 Hennessey, Robert 140.00 140.00 YIerbst Brothers 70.00 70.00 YIilton Oil Company 68.16 68.16 I~Iosking, John R. 12.00 12.00 Lawlor, Edward 27.28 27.28 Lawrence Building & Wrecking Co. 13.65 13.65 Lawrence Electric Co. 6.90 6.90 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass 5.10 5.10 Lawrence Rubber Co. 13.90 13.90 LeBe], Joseph P. 18.90 18.90 Lee, A. Co. 113.88 113.88 Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles 9.00 9.00 McCarthy, Richard D. 402.50 402.50 Meagans Rexall Drug Store 13.16 13.16 Merrimac Boiler Works 20.40 20.40 Mitchell, Charles 34.74 34.74 Nesbitt Fence Co. 10.00 10.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 19.93 19.93 North Andover Coal Co. 19.20 19.20 Perkins, Leonard S. 345.00 345.00 Roberge, William 5.79 5.79 Sawtelle Brothers 54.70 54.70 Shawshecn Farm Equipment Co. 33.18 33.18 Shottes, Frank 10.75 10.75 Smith, Coburn 470.41 470.41 Socony-Mobil Oil Co. 57.48 57.48 Stone, Clifton Jr. 320.00 320.00 Sullivan, Henry 434.04 434.04 Treat Hardware Corp. 9.93 9.93 Yanderkerkove, Henry 48.79 48.79 $1,759.23 $5,030.92 $6,790.15 113 ARTICLE 18--SHUFFLEBOARDS AND STORAGE LOCKER -- PLAYGROUND ~upplies Wages Total Crane Hardware $15.60 $15.60 Driscoll, John D. 498.40 498.40 Georgetown Lumber Co. 35.08 35.08 $549.08 $549.08 ARTICLE 60 -- BACKSTOP -- PLAYGROUND -- 1955 Supplies Wages Total So. Lawrence Hardware & Supply Inc. $425.00 $425.00 SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT There were installed during the year 1955 one hundre~~ sixty feet (cf three-inch, five hundred seventy-six feet of fora inch, seventeen hundred and eii'ht feet of six-inch, thirty-six feet of eight-inch and eleven thonsm~d three hundred and fifty-eight feet of t~velve-ineh cement lined east iron water pipe. Twenty-three six-inch, one eight-inch, thirteen twelve inch, one four-inch gate valve, one twelve-inch altitude valve and eight new hydrants were placed. The 'water main system now consists of sixty-three and forty-eight hundredths miles of raain pipe, two twelve-inch cheek valves, one twelve inch altitude valve, thirty twelve-inch gates, thirteen ten-inch gateg, sixty-seven eight-inch gates, six hundred and sixty-eight six inch gates, and one four-inch gate valve and three hundred and sixty-four publie fire hydrants. The following six-inch cement lined water mab~s were placed in 1955: Woodstock Street. one hundred and thirty- three feet easterly from Linden Avenue; Parker Street, one hundred and sixty feet easterly from Faulkner Road and one gate valve; Pembrook Road, ninety-six feet from previous terminus towards Mifflin Drive; Bacon Avenue~ on~ h,mdred ninety-three feet from previous terminus towards Martin Avenue and one gate valve; Glenwood Street, one hundred and forty-four feet from previous terminus towards l~ablin Ave- hue; Wentworth Avenue, two hundred and eight feet from Furber Avenue and one gate valve; Sylvan Terrace, one hundred and forty-four feet from Linden Avenue and one gate valve; Woodstock Street, one hundred and eight feet wes'erly from Linden Avenue and one gate valve; Putnam Road, one hundred and sixty feet from Mifflin Drive towards Greene Street and one gate valve; Sutton Hill Road, two hundred and fifty-eight 'feet from previous terminus and one gate valve. Companion mains were placed in the opposite side of state 114 highways where': existing' mains were already supplying fire proteetion as follows: From 625 Turnpike Street southeasterly, e~'hty feet of three-inch pipe to service one house; Tmmpiko Street from Waverly Road, thirty feet of six-inch pipe, tlve hundred and seventy-six feet of four-inch pipe and eighty feet of three-inch pipe and one six-inch and one four-inch gate va]ye to service seven houses. The water mains, valves and hydrants installed under the water system expansion program are described under that heading in this report. New hydrants were installed to replace broken hydrants: at 249 Sutton Street, 1070 Salem Street and 37 Court Street: where a g'a'e valve was placed on the hydrant branch a~d the. hydrant moved back s~x feet. The hydrant on Pond Street was: moved back five feet on account of Chapter 90 Road Con~ strnetion and a gate placed on the hydrant branch. Four- hydrants on Osgood Street near the Western Electric plant were moved back a total of thirty eight feet on account of' road construction. One new hydrant, one gate valve and four feet of six inch pipe were placed at Clark S~reet at the Law- fence Proce;~s Company plant. SIZE 0F PIPE (INCHES) 14 12 10 8 ~ 4 Il LENGTH OF PIPE (FEET) 788 40440 8095 43842 239947 576 160 There were installed during 1955, one hundred fourteen new water services, forty-three more than the previous record year of 1947. Thirty-one old services were either wholly or partially renewed. The new and renewed services equalled one and eight-tenth miles of pipe. Ninety-nine new meters were installed and one hundred eighty-seven old meters~ including eight frozen meters, were inspected and repaired. There were twenty-seven services leaks, two main joint leaks, one brokcr~ twelve-inch main, one cracked six-inch main, and three hy-~ drants broken by automobiles. All hydrants were inspected as~ usual and repaired where necessary. The annual inspection, and repair of ahnost eight hundred gate valves and valw~ boxes in the system proves to be most worthwhile in their. quick and easy location and operation in any emergency, The paved slopes of the million and a half gallon reservoi~ built in 1936 were repaired and two inches of concrete applied~ under pressure (Gunite) over wire mesh reinforcement for a~. distance of twelve feet from the top of the slope. A mesh reinforced Gunite curb was installed around the top edge of' the reservoir; The work was done by National Gunite Corpora- tion of Boston, the low bidder. A model 2XSC Simplex Adjust- O-Feeder was purchased to replace the Chlor-O-Feeder in- 115 :stalled in August 1953 on the Sodimn Fluoride application at the Pumping Station beeansc of the excessive wear on the feeder due to the high pressure involved. A Fisher and Porter Company Model S801 Chlorinator was purchased under Article 57 of the warrant [o replace the 1927 Wallace and Tiernan Chlorinator. A second chlorinator slightly used as a demon- strator, was presented to the Town without cost by the Fisher and Porter Conlpany to replace the 1941 Wallace & Tiernan Chlorinator. The chlorinators in the new North Pmnping Station will also be Fisher and Porter Cornpany chlorinators so that operation and maintenance will be uniform. One hundred and forty-six boat registration plates were issued and one hundred and ninety-seven residents were · granted pexmits to boat and fish in Lake Cochichewick. Enforcement of the regulation of the State Department of Public Health for preventing the pollution and securing the sanitary protection of the water of Lake Cochichewiek, source of our water supply, has become serious with the increasing use of the lake for recreational purposes. Thc 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 he satisfactory. Annual inspection of the double check valve installation between the public water supply and other sonrces of supply for industrial use only have been made in coopera- tion with the Department of Public HeaIth of the Common- wealth. The recommendations of the New Eng'land Fire insurance Rating Association, made in 1942, are rcpeatcd as follows: RECOMMENDED MAINS Size Along 16" Great Pond, Ma~blerid~e Rds. 12" Johnson and Turnpike Sis. 12" Chestnut St., Hillside Ave. Turnpike St. 12" Andover, Peters and Turnpike 12" Waverl¥ Road 12" Stevens & Chadwick Sis. 12" Right of Way, Marblehead and Union St. 12" Stevens and Johnson St. 8" Wood Lane S" Chickering Road 8" Chlckerlng Road 8" Elm and Oreene ~St. r 8" Mill St. Pumping Station Johnson St. 8" to l~eservolrs Boston 12" to Reservoirs Andover St. Chestnut St. Dartmouth St. Margate St. Greene St. Great Pond Rd. Sutton St. Sutton St. Waverly Rd. Great Pond Rd. 8" to Reservoir Andover St. Waverly Rd. Andover St. Wood Lane Mass. Ave. Pleasant St. Water St, Mass. Ave. 116 WATER EXPANSION PROGRAM Under the Three Hundred Thousand Dollar expansio:~ program authorized by Artiele 1 of the July 1954 Special Town. Meeting, the Jaleo Corporation of Norwood completed their' part of the pipe installation contract started in 1954 with the, placing of twelve hundred and ninety-six feet of twelve-. inch, nineteen feet of six-inch water main, three six-inch gat¢ valves, and four twelve-inch gate valves on Osgood Street~ The second part or ~he pipe installation work was axvarded to~ C. D. DiMartino and Sons of Hyde Park, the low bidder, for' placing the following water mains on Barker Street, Bradford[ Street, a thirty foot right of way from Bradford Street to Osgood Street secured from Georg'e A and Carrie Barker, aug Great Pond Road: ten thousand and sixty-two feet of twelve- inch cement lined wa~ter main, eighty-seven feet of six-inch, thirty-six feet of eight-inch water main, six twelve-inch, te~ sixdnch and one eight-inch gate valve and seven fire hydrants. A million gallon steel standpipe was erected on a plot of land at the corner of Barker and Bradford Street, purchased from Ralph and Mary Barbagallo of Lawrence, by the Chicago Bridge and lron Compm~y, the low bidder. The standpipe was filled with heavily chlorinated water under the direction of the Department of Public Ilealth of the Commonwealth, in- spected, tested and emptied. The standpipe was then filled and became part of the water works system early in December. The third part of the expansion program consisting of a suction intake into Lake Coehiehewick, a pumping station on the site of the former ice houses on Great Pond Road and the standpipe foundation was contracted for with the L. C. Cyr Construction Company of Lawrence, the low bidder. The intake into Lake Coehichewiek, the standpipe foundation and the concrete foundation and walls of the pumping station ha~,e been completed. No work has been done by the Turbine Equip- meat Company of New England on the eoutract awarded on their low bid, for the two pumping units with accessory equip- meat, the chlorinators, fluoridators and other equipment to be ins*ailed in the pumping station. No further work was done nnder Article 3 of the July 1954 Special Town Meeting on completing the cleaning and cement lining of water mains by the Centriline Corporation of New York because the stand- pipe and new North Pumping Station were not ready to supply the water consumption of the town while the mains to the olc} reservoirs are being cleaned and cement lined. Dependable yield tests were conducted by the R. E. Chapman Company under the direction of the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth in a location near the Merrimack River and the IIaverhill line where water of good quality but limited. yield was found. 117 SI~ISVE R DEPARTMENT' The North Andover Sewerage System is designed to flow in three divisions, the East Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer following Coehiehewick Brook from Lake Coehiehewiek to tke Merrimack River; the West Side Drainage Area with its trunk sewer on Massachusetts Avenue and along the Shaw- sheen Rivet' to the Merrimack River; the Central Drainage Area bounded by Waverly Road, Middlesex and Water Streets, with trunk sewer on Waverly Road, Water Street, and Main Street to the Merrimack River. There are twenty-two and ninety-six hundredths miles of main sewers in the North Andover Sewerage System with sixteen hundred and forty sewer connections. SIZE OF SEWERS (INCHES) 24 20 18 15 12 10 8 6 4926 LENGTIt OF SEWERS (FEET) 822 8450 3429 3214 17864 32332 49987 The following main sewers were constructed in 1955 by the Dow Company of Methuen, the low bidder: Pembrook Road from Mifflin Drive, four hundred eighty-eight feet of eight-inch pipe and two manholes; Massachusetts Avenue from Chickering Road, four hundred and thirty feet of ten- inch pipe, four hundred and thirty feet of eight-inch pipe and four manholes; Wentworth Avenue from Furber Avenue, two hundred feet of eight-inch pipe and one manhole. The fol- lowing main sewers were constructed by department labor: Parker Street, from Faulkner Road, one hundred and seventy feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Main Street from pre- vious terminus to 530 Main Street, sixty-four feet of six-inch pipe. The following main sewers xvere constructed for the de- veloper by a contractor under our specifications and super- vision: Woodstock Street, from Linden Avenue, one hundred and fifty feet of six-inch pipe and one manhole; Sylvan Ter- race, from Linden Avenue, one hundred and fifty feet of six- :inch pipe and one manhole. Fifty-three sewer connections, one more than last year, totaling three thousand seven hundred and forty-nine feet were laid between buildings and main sewers. Seventy-five particular sewers, most of them blocked by roots, were cleaned. All main sewers were flushed and cleaned in the spring as usual while txventy-two main sewers partially blocked by roots 'were inspected and cleaned several times. 118 The survey of the Eas~ Side Sewerage System voted at the annual to[vn meeting was raad~ by Camp, Dr~sse~ and .~lcKee, Consulting Engineers of Boston. Whose report is summarized as follows: The proposed.comprehensive sewerage system for the East Side Drainage Area as shown on the accompanying map will serve by gravity an area of about. ].050 acres, and by pumping an additional ].010 acres tributary to the south end of Lake Cochichewiek The plan includes a trunk sewer starting at the divide on Great Pond Road and draining .along Great Pond t/oad and arouud Stevens Pond to enter the existing East Side Interceptor at Harkaway Road. The plan includes a branch trunk sewer draining northeasterly along Andover Street through North Andover Center to the gully east of Stevens Street and thence northerly down the gully to enter the main trunk sewer on the south shore of Stevens Pond. The total .estimated cost of construction of the entire comprehensive plan as shown on the map, but not including sewers and pump- ins stations along the south shore of Lake Coehichewiek is $843,]$0. The total length of sewer involved in the plan is approximately 68,130 feet at an estimated average cost of $12.40 per lineal foot. The proposed initial construction program estimated to cost $211,670 consists of the following' sewer: 27 inch Trunk Line from Harkaway Road to Pleasant Street at Stevens Gully line, 15 inch Stevens Gully Line, Great Pond Road to Andovcr Street, Stevens Street--Great Pond Road to Salem Street, Johnson 8treet--Andover to Salem Street, Andover Street to Cypress Terrace, Chestnut Street Andover Street to Longwood Avenue, Ilewitt Avenue, 5[inute Avenue, Rose- dale Avenue, Maplewood Avenue and Longwood Avenue. The following recommendations are made in order that the sewerage system may be improved in accordance with a definite program to promote the health and convenience of the people of the town. The sewer on Osgood Street be extended from Phillips Brooks Road to Andover Street. The East Side Trunk Sewer be extended from Stevens Street at Harkaway Road in order to take care of the Bathing Beach and the Center. Further extensions of the sewerage system on the West S~de Trunk Drainag'e area must await the extension of the West Side Trunk sewer from Massacl~usetts Avenue southerly along the Shawsheen River. Few extensions in the Central Drainage area remain to be made. Attention has been direct'ed each year since 1937 to the growing illegal use of the sewerage system for ground and surface water drainage. The North Andover sexy.erase system 119 was designed and approved by the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealt.h, and constructed as a separate system making nsc of small diameter pipes and high velocity flow for sanitary drainage purposes only. Surface drains have been installed by the town in many locations and should be in many others, and at sufficient depth, to take care of ground and' surface water drainage. SCHOOL GROUNDS DEPARTMENT Under the provisions of Chapter 80 of the Acts of 1954, the care, improvement and maintenance of school department property, exclusive of school buildings, was assumed at that time. The areas involved are as follows: Bradstreet School-.- 1.20 acres, Thomson School 2.99 aercs, Kittredge Sehool-- 6.57 acres, Johnson High School--l.57 acres, North Andover Iligh School--28.73 acres, a total of 41.06 acres. The hot top area on the south side of the I(ittredge School was extended fourteen feet by Kenneth C. Bailey of North Andover, the low bidder. One hundred and ten feet of vitrified clay pipe was placed from the electric and telephone manhole in fron* of the North Andover High School to an existing catch basin to de-water the manhole so that uninterupted electric and tele- phone service could be maintained. The baseball and softball fields were turned over to this department early in November. Two hundred and eighty feet of the underground center drain on the above playing' fields were dug up and baekfilled with washed gravel to clear up the poor existing drainage. Over a thousand cubic yards of fill were placed in thc area north of the softball field, which had not been included in either grading contract, to bring it to proper grade. Fertilizer and grass seed were placed on the baseball and softball playing fields. A football field was laid out at the Thomson School. All school grounds were maintained as usual. PARK DEPARTMENT The Park system new consists of the Center Common of 3.2 acres, Training Gronnds of 1.9 acres, Memorial Park of 2.7 acres, Old Burying Ground of 1.1 acres and the smaller His~ torieal Society Plot, Farrington Burying Ground and twenty small plots at street intersections, a total of over ten acres. All the above areas were maintained as usual. Thc Phillips Brooks Statute on the Center Common was floodlighted at Christmas. Considerable necessary tree trhn- ming at thc Center Common and Memorial Park was done by the Dodge Associates. Several trees and shrubs were placed on the Center Common by the North Andover Garden Club to replace those lost by disease and hurricane damage. 120 The impossibility of properly maintaining a park allowing it to be used as a playground is being demonstrated again at Memorial Park, and the Center Common. it is recom- mended 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 a!traetiveness 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 1.4 acres and Waverly Play- ground 4.7 acres, a total of 15.8 acres. The above areas and the playgrounds equipment and buildings were maintained as usual. Special work was done a~ follows: Drummond Field--woven wire baseball backstop under Article 60, Little ~eagne diamond laid out and backstop erected and a shuffle-board court under Article 18; Waverly Playgronnd all steel slide with stainless steel bedway and a shuffle-board court under Article 18. Grogan's Field was main- tained for the North Andover High School baseball and foot- ball teams because the athletic fields at the Iligh School had not been completed and accepted by the town. The American l:egion Beach was operated from June 27th to September 3rd from 9:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. with two life guards always present. The life guards were Red Cross graduates. Swimming classes for over 300 children were conducted by Instructor Walter Corcoran. The annual swimming meet, sponsored by the Vet- eras, of Foreign War~, Post 2104, held on August 21 attracted many entrants and over 200 spectators. Ahnost 100 tons of sand were spread over the beach to repair the hurricane washouts. The examination of the beach by the 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 cooperation of all other town departments is grate- fully acknowledged and particular thanks is given for the g'enerous assistance of Highway Surveyor Ira D. Carry and Tree Warden John J. Connors during a year which has been one of record making activity. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM B. DUFFY Superintendent. 121 Elevation of Water in Lake Cochichewick 1955 January I 112.0 feet July 1 January 16 111.6 feet July 16 February I 109,8 feet August 1 February 16 110,2 feet August 16 iMarch I 112,0 feet September 1 March 16 111.6 feet September 16 April I 111,8 feet October 1 April 16 111,6 feet October 16 May 1 112,4 feet November 1 May 16 111.8 feet November 16 June I 112.6 feet December 1 June 16 112.0 feet December 16 112.0 feet 111.6 feet 110.8 feet lll.0 feet 111.0 feet 110.6 feet 110.4 feet 111.6 feet 111.8 feet 113,0 feet 112.4 feet 112.0 feet Lowest temperature of water 34°F, January 21. Highest temperature of water 72°F, August 12. 122 27 ,24 2:2. 2/ 2.0 /g 17 1,~ 4-7 .~4 3~ 123 plod -- aoPO .~oIo9 ~,uom[pos ~4p~.q.mz uo.~oOlIOO ~o o~G Summary of Statistics Population by census of 1955--9362. Date of construction-- 1898. Source of supply~ake Cochichewick. Mode of supply pumped direct overflow to reservoirs. Two reservoirs capacity 1,500,000 gallons each. One Standpipe 1,000,000 capacity. Pumping Statistics 1. One Laidlow-Dunn-Gordon 2.5 MGD steam driveu reeeip- roeating pump. One Warren 2.0 MGD electrically driven centrifugal pump. 2. Description of fuel: (a) Electricity 383,224 I~.W.H. Average price per K.W.H..01866 3. Total pumpage for the year, Venturi meter, 267,509,600 4. Average static head against which pumps work: 277.0 feet 5. Average dyuamie head against which pumps work: 314.6 6. Number of gallons pumped per K.W.H. 698.05 7. Cost of pumping figured on Annual Pumpiug Station Expense $13212.04 8. Per million gallous pumped $49.38 9. Per million gallons raised one foot dynamic 0.156 Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. Population 1955 Census 9,362 2. Estimated population of lines of supply 9,000 3. Estimated population supplied 9,000 4. Total eonsmnption of the year (gallons) 267,509,600 5. Passed through meters 232,431,000 6. Fires, flushiugs, known losses 6,172,400 7. Percentage of eonsmnption accounted for 89.2 8. Average daily consumption 732,900 9. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 78.28 10. Gallons per day to each customer 81.43 11. (_]allons per day to each tap 298.77 ;12. Cost of supplying water per million gallons based on administration, general maintenance, pumping, plus interest on bonds. 148.57 Statistics Relating to Distribution System 1. Kind of pipe Cast iron 2. Sizes 3 in. to 12 in. 3. Extended feet during the year 13918 4. Diseountinued none 5. Total no~v in use--~niles 63.48 6. Length of pipe Iess than 4 inches in diameter none '7. Number of hydrants addec~ d~ring the year 8 128 8. Number of hydrants now in use 365 9. Number of stop gates added during the year 38 10. Number of stop gates now in use 782 11. Number of stop gates smaller than 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 cast iron Size of service pipe 3~,, to 10" 15. 16. Extended 17. Discontinued 18. Total now in use--miles 19. Number of service taps added during the year 20. Number of service taps now in use 21. Average lengths of service 22. Number of meters added 23. Number of meters in use 24. Percentage of receipt from metered water 25. Percentage of service metered 8485 none 32.93 ]14 2453 70.7 114 2453 100% ~oo'7o i29 REPORT OF THE MOTH AND TREE DEPT. INSECT PEST This department had good control over the insect pest this year, There was lio~ht feeding hy the Elm Lea,f Beetle and Fall Web Worm; the Tent Caterpillar is on the increase over last year. We notleed heavy feeding in the woodlaftds by the Birch Leaf Miner. Ail street trees were sprayed to control these pests. This department also did $165.00 worth of private spraying. TREE DEPARTMENT Requests were granted for the removal of 25 trees. We also removed about 35 trees that were badly damaged in the hurricane. There are several more that will have to come down. There are a number of trees that we are trying to save by trimming, bolting and cabling. Also, the trees on a number of streets have been eared for by removing dead wood and low hanging branches. We planted 55 trees on the town streets; some replacements, some at new homes. We did the nsnaI brush cutting, trying especially to keep the school bus routes open. DUTCH ELM DISEASE This year 80 "snspcct samples" of Elm trees were sent to the University of Massachusetts Shade Tree Laboratories to be cultured. Of this nnmber, ~9 had this d~sease. We had 25 diseased trees left from 195~ to take down. We have 18 trees left that will have to come down and be burned before the 15th of April, 1956 to prevent the spread of the disease. We sprayed most of 'the Elm trees three times to eontroI the Bark Beetle, the carrier of this disease, for which no cure has been found. The annual re'port from the shade tree laboratories for 1955 is as follows: North Andover 89 DED Essex County (Including 33 Towns) 3,564 DED State (1955) 9,01;5 DED Total for State (~950-1~)55) 3,q,797 DED Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. CONNORS Tree Warden 130 STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRAR5r To the Citizens of the Town of North Andover:' The trustees of the Stevens Memorial Library herewith present to the citizens of North A~dover their report of expenditure of the money appropriated by the to,ara for their use in administering the affairs of the I~hrary. They akso give, an accounting of the endowment ~unds and include the report of the librarian on the activities and progress of the institutiom REPORT OF EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN--1955 $18~500.00~ Appropriation Expended Salaries: Marion F. Batchelder, Librarian $3,800.00 Louisa M. King, Assistant Librarian 3,000.00 Eleanor F. Forman, Cildren's Librarian 2,900.00 Allison I. Kirk, Assistant 247.05 Annie G. Buchan, Assistant 674.10 Margaret A. Macklin, Assistant 86.40 Nancy Pendlebury, Assistant 262.91 Judith Knightly, Assistant 14~.22 Geraldine Drummey, Assistant 31.51) Janet Knightly, Assistant 32.40 William H. Coram, Janitor 3.300.00 David McCoy, Projectionist 17.79 $14,498.37 Heat, Light, Water and Telephone New England Tel. and Tel. Company $185.10 Lawrence Electric Company 360.84 Lawrence Gas Company 12.72 North Andover Board of Public Works 6.12 North Andover Coal Company 784.00 James Heron 21.20 1,369.98 Books, Papers and Magazines: The H. W. Wilson Company R. R. Bowker American Library Association New England News Company Essex Institute Campbell and Hall, Inc. North Andover Stamp Cmnpany $102.6~ 34.88 22.25 511 S1 3.00 625.83 9.0~ 131 Pergande Company 9198 A. A. Hanbner 116,22 David Livesey 10.20 James I£elly 5.60 United States News and World Report 8.00 George D. Hall 30.00 ti. R. Huntting 23.97 Catholic Digest Book Club 6.50 Public Aeairs 2.50 Bellman, Belhnan Publishers 10,31 Consmners Digest 5.00 National Catholic Welfare Conference 3.08 Mayfair Agency 143.55 F. J. Barnard and Company 4.88 Colonial Book Service 5.16 National Parents and Teachers 1.25 ])enison & Co. 2.32 Harry Lord 26.50 'Colliers 4.19 'Curtis Circulation Company 3.50 Personal Services Inc. 3.50 'Grolier Society 5.30 Art Digest 5.00 Central Book Company 6.00 R. L. Polk and Company 40.00 Thomas More Society 5.00 Anchor Book Shop 3.70 National Directory Service 2.00 ,James E. Bunting 6.00 'Thomas Y. Crowell 2.96 Miscellaneous: Crane Hardware Co. The Mimeograph Shop Naiman Press Avon Paper Company Ernest L. Wilkinson 7Remington Rand Gaylord Brothers ti. B. McArdle Company Demeo Library Supplies Marion F. Bateheldor or Cash John R. Hosking Marshall Wheeloek and Sons K .M. Crawford Company Library of Congress Mason K. Downing Lawrence Plate Glass Company 132 $13.25 19.15 9.75 17.55 25.00 28.80 151.36 40.79 121.60 49.91 8.00 30.02 32.25 21.52 26.75 9.38 1,811.54 Johnson Service Company Bay State Merchants National Bank J. Ernest Miller Library Products Treat Hardware T. E. Field Company R. M. Gessing Dagncan Company Bro-Dart Industries 55.80 7.70 41.50 5.91 3.00 13.50 21.43 3.00 58.02 81'4:9~ $I8,494.83! 10.00~ $18~484.83' 15.1T Petty Cash Refund Unexpended Balance $18,500.00, Fines, reserve notice fees, etc. collected and delivered to the Town Treasurer $607.45 Article 29, 1953 Warrant--Repair the metal flashings, gutters and downspouts. Appropriation balance $163.08,' A. It. Anderson, Inc. $65.90 John E. Allison 97.18 163.08 Summary of Income and Expense of Endowed Funds--1955~ Gifts Bal- & Addl- In- Bal. Fund anco tlons to vested Ex. ance Jan. 1 Pr/ri. Income Prin. pense Dec. 91 Charles Whitney Davis $69.35 $312.64 $263.14 $118.85 Phillips 159.03 178,20 221.03 116.20, Fine Arts 5.88 3,61 2.27 O. W. & R. E. Berriaa 19.37 28,75 30,80 17.32 Elizabeth P. Stevens 3.23 288.76 212.55 79,44: Stevens 17ot~ndatiolx 699,79 625.00 268.02 1,255.97 Dale Stevens Memorial 1,097.05 362.09 $1,000.00 442.16 16.98; Improvement 10.40 10.I0 0.00, Moses T. Stevens 237.11' 285.10 470,02 44.19 ~ Mary O. Tyler 80.23 396.5I 301.46 175.28 Ar~xe Bradstreet 359.63 $12.086.30 49.77 11,380.97 1,113.6~. Totals $2,940.72 $12,086.30 $2,525.82 $1,000.00 $13,612.66 $2,940.11k * Includes $231.61 accumulated interest 133 1955 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY ~'To the Trustees of Steveus Memorial Library: I am submitting to you the forty-eighth annual report of Stevens Memorial Library for the year ending December 31, 1955. Cffculation of Books The circulation of books, periodicals and pamphlets is the largest in the history of the library, being 71,874 volmnes. 61i876 of these were circulated from the library, and 10,498 were from schools to which the library sends book deposits and loans. The total figure is a gain of 6824 over the number of books circulated during 1954. 933 records, 361 pictures and .two maps were also issued. Book Stock In order to determine the value of the book collection for insurance, a detailed count of the number of books in the library has been made. The result shows a slight change from the number of books which we had previously estimated that the library ow~ed. The total number of vohnnes in the library is 24,405. The net increase for the year xvas 740. 160 volumes were gifts. Record ~ollection The library now owns 370 phonograph i'eeords, the net increase during 1955 having bem~ 37. Twenty of tkose added during the year were gifts. Most of the records which the library has.acquired this year have beeu long piaying. ?Ve shall gradually discard the 78 s, as soon as they sk0xv signs of wear, except in the Children's room where there will stihl be. a need for them. Gifts The library has received many useful gifts during the year. Individuals who have given books, reeSrds, a record player and other useful articles inchtde the Sherritl Bigelow estate; Frank H. Blood; Harry Bradstreet; Ruth E. Buehan; Mrs. Walter Bullock; Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Cadogan; James D. Casey; Mr. ~and 3irs. Buchanan Charles; Mr. and Mrsl Mason W. K. Downing; Mrs. Helena DuhameI; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Emery; John H. Fenton; Jokn F. Gaudet; Ann Gioco; James W. tleron; Chris Higginbottom; Mr. and 5irs. Frank Hill; 3'Irs. Jennie - J. Wight Howes; Alexander E. Hoyle; Mrs. Charles Kitehin; A. C. Kostandin; E. Frank Lewis estate; Samuel Eliot Mor- ison; Rev. Robert G. Morris; North Andover officials and ,employees; John W. R.amsden; Mrs. George C. Rand; Mrs. _Robert Saltonstall; Langdon L. Sprague; Frank E. Wallwork; 134 and George E. Zink. Organizations xvhieh have made gifts to the library include American Petroleum Institute; Memorial Hall Library in Andover; and the West Newbury Public Library. There have also been some anonymous givers. Library Film Cooperative A new venture which has met with community approval is the free circulation of films to community groups. It is designed to assist adult a. nd youug people's groups in program planning and has been made possible because this library has joined a public library cooperative, administered by the Office of Audio-Visual Education of the State Department of Educa- tion. Since the beginning of this service on October l, there have been 71 showings of 23 fihns with a total attendance of 2947. Children's Room Activities The children's department has continued to expand. The regular st~ory hours which are held every other Thursday afternoon when the schools are in session have had an average attendance of 33. The pre-school children have enjoyed stories told espeeiai!y for thom every alternate Friday mornings when school keeps. Free movies for children are shown on the third Saturday morning of each month during the school year. There are usually three showings of each film in order to include all who wish ~o see them. They are also shown at the Center through the cooperation of Rev. Ernest A. Brown, Jr., minister of the North Parish church. Book Week A special Book Week program, with Miss Eileen Kneeland as story teller, attracted a capacity audience. Miss Knceland divided her program into two parts telling stories to the boys and girls of the first four grades during the first twenty minutes and entertaining the fifth, and sixth grades during the last half of the program. Vacation Reaaing Project 72 children received certificates for having successfully completed the summer vacation reading project in the Chil- dren's room. Lesso~s in the Use of Reference Books The eighth grade of the Bradstreet school came to the library in May for a lesson in the use of encyclopedias. Prob- lems were assigned to give them practical application of the lesson taught. File of Coming l~.vents The library'is in the process of compiling a hist of the organizations in N~rth Andover, with officers, time of meeting, 135 etc. as well as a file of coming events in the community so that we can provide the information as to what is going on in North .4_udover and that we may assist organizations in selecting dates for events. Many organizations are glad to provide this information and we hope that we may be able to have a complete file soon. Staff Activities All full-time staff members have given book talks, told stories, and have spoken about library services at nmnerous meetings in North Andover and at some in Lawrence. Miss Batehelder, who is vier-president of tile 3:[errimaek Valley Library Association, planned and presided over tile fall meet- ing, in the absence of the president, who was in South America. 3~[rs. King, Mrs. Forman and Miss Batehelder have attended meetings of the Massachusetts Library Association and the Merrimack Valley Library Assoeiatim;. Library as a Meeting Place The library has provided a rneeth~g place for the Exe~utlve Board of the North Andover Woman's Club: the P. T. A. Executive Council, the U N rotan-fitter; Committee for Better Schools; the Executive Committee of the North Andover Im- provement Society; and has used the Children's rotan to show films to adult and high school groups. Retirement of l¥lx. (loram William H. Coram, who has been building custodian since May 1925, retired at the end of this year. He will be much missed by both the staff and the publie. Other Staff Changes Miss 3¢largaret Maeklln, who had been a high school assistant since 1952, res~'ned in June to enter a convent. The staff now consists of Miss Batehelder, librarian; Mrs. Louisa M. King, assistant librarian; Mrs. Eleanor G. Forman, ehiL dren's librarian; Mrs. Annie G. Buehan, Miss Allison Kirk, Miss Geraldine Drummey, bIiss Nancy Pendlebury, Miss Judith Knightly, part-time assistants; Gordon Timmons, building custodian; and David McCoy, Jr., projectionist. A smnmary of the work of the library during 1955 follows in table form. Total Percentage Volumes of adutt fiction lent ~24828 35 Volumes of adult non-fiction lent 17580 24 Volumes of children's books lent 29466 41 Total books lent 71874 * Includes young people's books 100 136 Circulation per capita (1955 population is 9362) Number of records lent Adult records 575 Children's records 358 7.6 933 Nmnber of pictures lent Number of maps lent Days open Average daily eireulatlon Book Stock Volumes added by purchase Volmnes added by gift 933 361 2 293 245 1205 160 Total volumes added Volumes discarded 1365 625 Net gain 740 Number of volumes December 31, 1955 24,405 Records Records January 1, 1955 33~ Records added 57 Records discarded 20 Net gain in records 37 Records December 31, 1955 370 Registration of Borrowers Adult Juvenile Total Borrowers registered 1955 348 245 593 Total borrowers registered Dec. 31, 1955 2861 1066 3927 Percentage of population registered 41% ]~{agazines currently received 93 Newspapers currently received 7 Respectfully submitted, MARION F. BATCItELDER Librarian Thc trustees, in submitting the accountings above and the rel)ort of the librarian, feel that the library's increasing use- fn!ne*-~s is clearly indicated. That the library should grow in ;)tactical value to the town is our main desire. Additionally, in a continuing effort to develop the full potentialities of the library, we have maintained our purpose of attempting to 137 extend the influence of the institution beyond the boundaries of the town. During the past year our efforts in this direction ihave been aimed at bringing the historical and literary im- portance of North Andover to the attention of a wide public through the expansion of Anne Bradstreet collection of books and manuscripts. 2/Irs. Bradstreet, considered the first Amerie,sn poet and the first significant woman poet of the English language, is of interest in literature and education throughout the Eng'lish speaking world. It has, therefore, seemed obligatory on the part of the library to promote the distinction of the town as having been the residence of 5frs. Bradstreef while she was writing' her best poems during' the last twenty-five years of her life from 1647 until 1672. In the expanding and publicizing of the Anne Bradstreet collection, the past year has been particularly successful. January, 1955, we were able, through the generosity of several contributors, both local and as far away as England in ()ne direction and Pennsylvania in another, to secure Anne Brad street's only kno~vn manuscript. This is considered one: of the ma~or items of American literary history. Our acquisition of it was widely noted. Articles on the subject appeared in The Times of London, The Boston 0lobe, The Boston Herald, the Atlantic seaboard edition of The Christian Science Monitor, The Lawrence Daily Eagle, and the [mwrence Evening Tribune, the last paper ha~Sng also made important editorial comment. Another article is soon to appear in the Library Journal, a nationally circulated library magazine. The library was invited by the eenten~i~;l e6rmn'itte(~ 6]"the North Andover Historical Society to have an exhibit at the Bradstreet house on ,Iune ~, 1955 during' the centeflnial celebration. On that occasion there were shown the manuscript a.nd the first English and American editions of Mrs. Bradstreet's poems, all dating back into the 1600's. The exhibition was made possible in part by the assistance o~.the Massachusetts Historical Society which lent a copy of The Tenth Muse (l, on- don, 1650), the first edition of the poems. Also in the exhibi- tion was a portrait of the Rev. John Woodbridge, first minister of this town and Anne Bradstreet's brother-in-law, who was instrumental in the first publication of the poems. The por- trait, a copy of the 17th century original, is the work of Mr. Harry Sutton, Jr., of North Andover. Mr. Sutton generously presented it to the trustees of the library in 1955, as a con- tribntion to the Anne Bradstreet collection. It now hangs in the Reference Room of the library. In April, 1955 ,a special Anne Bradstreet exhibition, eluding the manuscript and the E~glish and American first 138 .editions, was arranged at the library in com~ection with the New England conference of the American Association of Museums, held at Phillips Academy, Andover. Another important event of the past year, of an entirely different kind, was the retirement on December 31 of our building custodian, Mr. William H. Coram, after thirty years of service. Mr. Coram's devotion to his work and eheer£ul disposition earned him the high esteem of two successive librarians, of innumerable staff members who came and went during his long term of service, and of a succession of trnstees. His leaving was the cause of great regret for everyone eon- corned. The trustees wish him many years of health and happiness. To Miss Batchelder and her capable staff, the trustees extend congratulations on the excellent accomplishments of the past m~d give enthusiastic encouragement for continued :success in the future. BUCHANAN CHARLES, Chairman (IEORGE lq. BARKElq JOHN W. COSTELLO A. IIURRAY HOWId KATHERINE OSGOOD ARTHUR E. SUNDERLAND ~IIRIAM F. TUCKER DOG OFFICER'S REPORT Dogs destroyed at owners request Number of stray dogs destroyed Number of calls completed Lost dogs retnrned to owners Damages to livestock, etc. (number of eases) Dog bites reported Number of kennels licensed Number of dogs licensed Kennels:@ $25.00 three Kennels: @ $10.00 seven Male dogs licensed--226 @ $2.00 Female dogs licensed--43 @ $5.00 Dogs sPaYed--Il5 @ $%00 Total 3 30 64 18 1 22 10 356 $75.OO 70.00 452.00 65.00 230.00 ~ss2.0o~' STANLEY BUTUlqLIA, Dog Officer 139 ANNUAL REPORT NORTH ANDOVER HOUSING AUTHORITY During the fiscal year, ending September 31,. ]955, we. had four vacancies, three families moved out of town and one purchased a home. The order of preference for admission to State-Aided I{ousing is as follows: 1. Low income veterans of World War Ii, Korean veteraus and their families. 2. Lo~v income veterans of other United States wars and their families. 3. Low income single veterans, or the widow or widower of a veteran, who are fifty (50) years of age or over. 4. Elderly persons of low income (65 years or over), couples (both 65 years or over), or another person or. persons of low income qualifying for housing for the elderly or necessary to the physical Welfare of the elderly occupant. 5. Persons of low incoming living in substandard housing. The management program requires that rents charged shall bear the following relationship to the tenant's net famil~~ 18% for families with one or less minor dependents 16% for families with two minor dependents 14% for families with three or more minor dependents $100 dednetion from total family income for each minor dependent in excess of three in number. Applicants shall be admitted to tenancy in the project: only if their net annual incomes are below the following estab- lished income admission limits: Families with one or less minor dependents $3,650.0¢ Families with two minor dependents $3,775.00· Families with three or more minor dependents $3,900.00 Tenants who have been admitted within the above limim will be considered ineligible for continued occupancy when their incomes shall have exceeded the following limits for. continued occupancy. These tenants shall be required to move from the project: Families with one or less minor dependents $3,900.00 Families with two minor dependents $4,025.01} Families with three or more minor dependents $4,150.00~ 140 The Balance sheet, as of December 31, 1955 is as follows: Assets CASH ~A-dministration Fnnd $5,855.22 Savings Account 9,117.38 FISCAL AGENT FUND Debt Fund 0.00 Development Fund $234,000.00 Development Liquidation 20,000.00 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ~Tenants IAabilities ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Accrued Pilot 0.00 Accrued Insurance $2,201.00 'Tax Withholdings 44.40 FIXED LIABILITIES Bonds Authorized $234,000.00 Bonds Retired 20,000.00 RESERVES Matured Int. & Principle 'Operating Reserve Debt Service Reserve Reduction Annual Contribution $1,936.25 6,859:52 3,806.25 1,000.00 $14,972.60 214,000.00 0.00 $228,972.60 $2,245.40 214,000.00 13,602.02 $229,847.42 Deficit $874.72 OPERATING i~ESERVE SCHEDULE NO. 2590 Bcginning of Quarter $5,086.94 Quarterly Accrued 288.00 Part of Surplus fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1955 1,484.58 $6,859.52 OTHER ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES NO. 4102 Service Fiscal Agent $73.40 EDWIN C. MURPHY, Chairman RAYMOND BROADHEAD JOHN A. McNIFF BERNARD BINGHAM IRVING C. HOWES 141 REPORT OF THE RENT CONTROL BOARD A special town meeting was held in April and it was voted to continue rent controls because a shortage existed of rental property. The rent control law will expire Dec. 31, 1955. The members of the rent control board wish to express their apprecia~6on to the officials and the citizens of the town who co-operated in every way. The board held 17 meetings and 6 private hearings. Cases disposed of: 20% increase 10 cases Increase due to taxes 24 eases ~Vlajor improvements 8 eases Increase to secure fair net-operating income 1 case General purpose 2 eases Complaints 2 cases De-Controlled dwellings 6 eases Total 53 eases The board also ordered refnnds due to overcharge in rent, to 3 tenants. Expenditures: John R. Hosking, supplies $1.50 Elizabeth Balzius, postage 4.75 l~leQuesten's, supplies 1.95 Elizabeth Balzius, wages 309.36 Anna Donahue, wages 70.00 Total $387.56. Appropriated $450.00 Unexpended balance $62.44 Th~ State will reimburse the to;vn for 40% of this amount. ' ' Respectfully submitted, DOMENIC J. BONANNO, Chairman PHILIP SUTCLIFFE WILLIAM BAMFORD CYRIL KNOWLES 142 REPORT OF THE RECREATION COUNCIL This was the ninth year of supervised playgrouncI activities under the guidance of the Recreation Council. Approximately 400 children enjoyed some part of reerea- t/on activities and programs during the eight weeks that the. playgrounds were in operation under the supervision of in- structors. Special trips were made in chartered busses by the three playgrounds to the Fells~vay Zoo under the supervision of the instructors. It had been planned that at the end of the playground season to take the combined three playgrounds on an outing to Can~bie Lake, but due to the Polio epidemic it was eon- sidered advisable to cancel this outing. In its place a moving picture show was held and refreshments were served to the children and parents of the three playgrounds in conjunction with the annual parents night. Through the cooperation of the instructors it was a very suceessfu! season, although the extreme hot summer and the Polio epidemie was a handicap for participation of playground~ a etivities. This was the third season that the Bathing Beach parking" area was patrolled by the police under the supervision of the Reer~afion Council to whieh approximately 1000 car stickers, for parking were issued to North Andover residents . This years instructors were: Norrane Mahoney, Super- v~sor; Drnmmond Playgrolmd, Barbara Driseoll, Martin Kel- e(mrse; Grogan Playground, Joa~ Valliere, Barbara Wood; Waverly Playground, Panla Weymouth, Robert Harris; Sub- stitutes, Josephine Bonanno, Carol Ackroyd. The Recreation Council wishes to express their apprecia- tion for the cooperation given them by the Police Department, the Board of Public Works and the citizens of the town of North Andover. PHILIP SUTCLIFFIg. Chairman MRS. ELIZABETH T. F~I, LIOTT MRS. LIIAAAN MARSHALL CARL A. THOMAS NATHANIAL ARCttlgR WILl.lAM McEVO¥ WILLIAM C. LAFOND JOHN J. CUSHING DOMENIC J. BONANNO NICHOLAS J. F, VANGELOS WARREN C. STANWOOD North Amlover Recreation CounciI 143 BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT q'o the Board of Selectmen North Andover, Mass. t3entlemen: I hereby submit my report as Building Inspector. There were one hundred and sixty permits (160) granted for the year 1955. Leo F. Provencher, Mablin Ave. Daniel J. Murphy, Great Pond Rd. Gactano Firlito, Mablin Ave. Roland B. Hammond, Andover St. Frank M. Waugh, Hewitt Ave. ?one Medolo, Pembrook Rd. Eleanor M. Adams, Salem St. Charles Finochiaro, Turnpike St. Leopold Pomerleau, Hillside Rd. 'Messina's Market, Sutton St. Mario J. Trovato, Middlesex St. Alfred & Alice Lemay, Parker St. Itelen C. Burns & Mary F. Ackerman, Pleasant St. Carleton Hoyt, Waverly Rd. Vance Peterson, Gr. Pond Rd. Itarold T. Stott, Bay State Rd. Emile A. Girard, Appleton St. Leonard Perkins, Milk St. J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc. Osgood St. Western Electric Co., Inc. Osgood St. Louis & Hilda Perterson, Irving Rd. Frank & Ruth Grande, Moody St. Carolyn L. McQnesten, High St. Eve W. Eldridge, Boston Hill Rd. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Alvino, Winter St. Sherman Seeche, Johnson St. & Sutton Hill Rd. ]¢oston & Maine Railroad, Sutton St. Walter Hopping, Winter St. ]gdward & Bernice Dudley, Osgood St. 144 Type of Building Estimated Cost Porch $300.00 Addition ~,000.00 Tool Shed 10.00 Garage 2,500.00 Garage 900.00 Addition 1,000.00 Dwelling 1,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Addition 10,000.00 Dwelling 10,500.00 Addition 2,400.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Dwelling 14,500.00 Dwelling 16,600.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Implement Shed 50.00 Garage 1,200.00 Additi on 4,500.00 Lifts Dwelling 10,000.00 Garage 300.00 Garage 600.00 Barn 2,500.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling & Garage 10,000.00 Railroad Station 2,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Serv. Station 17,500.00 Vincent A. Salvo, Chadwick St. ,joseph Balavieh, Cot. Osgood & Phillips Ct. Daniel Olenio, Osgood St. Annie C. Coffin, Columbia Rd. Michael Alfio Cristaldi, Pembrook Gordon Timmons, Dale St. Oordon Timmons, Dale St. Kenneth Malcolm & Ester R. Crawford, Marblehead St. Dwelling Horace Howard, Brightwood Ave. Garage Martin Smolak, So. Bradford St. Barn Kenneth Reader, Woodbridge Rd. Dwelling George C. & Edith W. tlayes, First St. Garage Clarence ~Vinslow Spencer, So. Bradford St. Mrs. Ready, Great Pond Rd. William Sherlock, Lyman Rd. D. & G. Realty, Clart¢ St. Frank Lewis, itighland Joseph Grotkowski, Abbott St. · John E. Allison, Sargent James & Margarite Austin, Wentworth Ave. Dwelling George H. Galley, Marbleridge Rd. Barn Joseph E. E. Giard, Beacon Hill Blvd. Garage Anthony Spinayola, Poor St. Dwelling Roland R. Siskind, Marbleridge Rd. Angelo L. Lostilnolo, Mifflin Dr. Thomas & Annie Foulds, Bucking- ham Rd. Addition Robert E. Leyland, Jr. Turnpike St. Garage Nathanial Hart, Roscdale Ave. Garage Sal. Paladino & Wm. DiPrinon, Jetwood St. & Mass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co., Mass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co., Mass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co., Mass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co, Mass. Ave. Daniel Joseph Buckley, Mass. Ave. ,james G. Winning, Salem St. George R. Barker, Osgood St. William Mcl)owcll, Linden Ave. Rosario Coppola, Osgood St. 145 Dwelling 15,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Roadside Stand 150.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 Dwelling 12,000.00 Barn 300.00 Hen Ilouse 200.00 8,000.00 350.00 500.00 15,000.00 800.00 Dwelling 8,500.00 Addition 2,800.00 Alterations 500.00 :\ianui'acturing 200,000.00 Alterations 100.00 Dwelling 1,200.00 Alterations & One Room 10,000.00 400.00 800.00 5,000.00 Dwelling 25,000.00 Dwelling 11,800.00 1,500.00 450.00 675.00 Dwelling 12,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling ] 7,000.00 Dwelling' 8,000.00 Dwelling 6,500.00 Addition 1,500.00 Garage 1,000.00 Greenhouse 1,500.00 Name and Address Davis & Furber Machine Co., Elm St. Colgate Const. Co., i~ass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co., Mass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co., Mass. Ave. Colgate Const. Co., Mass. Ave. Joseph J. Averka, Abbott St. Philip I(. Chaplain, Sutton Ilill ltd. Patrick Boylan, Pleasant St. 31aude Bulmer, Pleasant St. William O. Bootman, Chadwick St. Louis Menieueei, Bay State Rd. Harold P. Barrington, Prescott St. Robert & l~aymond Dill, Gr. Pond Road Roland E. Ambiehl, Mass. Ave. Joseph Taro, Osgood & Barker James CaIzetta, Johnson St. Charles J. Packard, Johnson St. James M. McClung, Bradstreet Rd. Western Electric Co., Inc., Osgood St. Daniel P. Valpey, Greene St. Charles T. Pcroechi, Johnson St. Joseph Langlois, So. Bra. dford St. Dante J. Ippolito, Beacon Hill Blvd. Joseph & Mary Alosky, Sutton St. Benjamin LaTone, Mass. Ave. John Sawyer, Turnpike Rd. Robert P. Miller, Dale St. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Maple Ave. Joseph G. Karolisyn, Sutton St. Trifon Saehuk, Lexington St. Mitchell Bootman, Pleasant St. Brooks School, Gr. Pond Rd. Paul E. Desrosiers, Waverly ltd. Brooks Sehooi, Gr. Pond ltd. Authony Rogers, Clark St. Mr. & Mrs. Waiter Putnam, Brad- street Rd. G. Lincoln Giles, Main St. Walter P. Hoyt, Court St. Mary Jiadosz, Riverview St. Benjamin t(alinouski, Osgood .q~. Type of EuilciJ. ng Estimated Cost New Floor 11,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling 17,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 Dwelling 10,000.00 I)welling 14,000.00 Oarage 600.00 l)we]ling 10,000.00 Dwelling 9,500.00 Garage 200.00 P>arn i ,000.00 Garage 700.00 Diner 5,000.0(~ Storage & Sales Room 700. to 800. Dwelling 3,000.00 Dwelling 15,000.00 Mfg. 5,000.000.00 Dwelling 3,0~}0.00 Dwelliiig 14,000.00 Dwelling 7,000.00 Dwelling 9.500.00 ~[fg. 2,503.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 D~velling 900.00 Wagon 8bed School & Hall 200,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 Addition 2,000.00 Garage 600.00 Addition 32,200.00 Dwelling 9,000.00 tloekey Bldg. 1,750.00 Dine & Dance Hall 10,000]00 Dwelling 16,000.00 Remodel 3,000.00 Dwelling 12,000.00 Ad'n. of Porch 1.f;00.00 Dv'e]lJng 12.000.00 Donald R. Brasseur, Riverview St. Albert E. Harris, Si]sbee Rd. John F. Anthony, Prescott St. Frederick Milton Chase, Boston St. Dewey A. Dyer, Milk St. Joseph F. Andrukaitis, Foster St. Margaret C. Howe, Hillside Rd. Nicholas F. Nieetta, Mifflin Dr. Leo J. Galeazzi, Sawyer Rd. Joseph Meneccicci Jr., Salem Gulf Oil Corp., Main St. Paul E. Desrosiers, Waverly Rd. Paul E. Desrosiers, Waverly Rd. ~Ierbert Wieland, Bradstreet lid. Paul E. Desrosiers, Waverly Rd. Paul E. Desrosiers, Waverly Rd. Salvatore Tomarehio, Russell St. Ben B. Killner, Turnpike St. Caromelo 5lorin, Woodstock Rd. Antonio Lieeeardello, Glenwood St. Averly Trust, Turnpike St. Aver]y Trnst, Turnpike St. Averly Trust, Turnpike St. Antonio Abate, Salem St. John P. & Kastant Shay, Winthrop Rd. Sa]vatore Ventimeglia, Prescott St. Jehu J. Cyr., Parker St. Itugh T. Clark, Inc., Turnpike William I. Wilkinson, Prescott ' A~clrew E. Alvino, Bradstreet Rd. John P. Childs, Moody St. Carmel.o Marino, Sylvester St. leranels P. Areari, Waverly Rd. Carmelo Morino, Woodstock Rd. Carmelo Morino, Waverly Rd. Averly Trust, Turnpike St. Averly Trust, Turnpike St. Averly Trust, Turnpike St. Averly Trust, Turnpike St. Antonio Abate, Salem St. Antonio Abate, Salem St. Antonio Abate, Salem St. Antonio Abate, Salem St. 147 Type of Building r Estimated Shop & Storage 100.00~ Dwelling 8,000.0¢ Garage. 500.00~ Dwelling 9,000.00~ Dwelling 15,000.00, :Dwelling 6,000.00, 'Dwelling 12,000.00~ Dwelling 10,000.00~ Garage & Breezeway 600.0ff Dwelling 9,000. to 10,000. Gas Station 10,000.00, Dwelling 9,000.0(} Dwelling 9,000.00 Dwelling 12,000.00~ Dwelling 9,000.00~ Dwelling 9,000.00.: Enlarge Kitchen 500. to Garage 450.00 Dwelling 8,000.00~ Dwelling 6,000.00' Dwelling 9,000.00' Dwellin g 9,000.00~ D;velling 9,000.00 D~veHing 12,000.00., Concession Bldg, Projec. Rm. 8;000.00' Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 Dwelling 9,000.00' Dwelling 8,500.00' Dwelling 15,000.00' Dwelling 11,000.00 D~velling , 8,000.00' Ad. 2 Roomg 2,000.0& Dwelling 8,001~.00' Dwelling I2,0D0.00~ Dxvelling 9,000~00 Dwelling 9,000.00~ Dwelling · 9,000.00~ Dwelling 9,000.00~ Dwelling 12,000.00! Dwelling 12,000.00~ Dwelling 12,000.00~ Dwelling 12,000.00 John P. & Kostant Shay, Win- throp St. Joseph J. Ciarcia, Marbleridge Rd. Joseph P. Kort, Brewster St. Raymond Minardi, Mifflin Dr. Mr. & Mrs. John C. Damon, John- ston St. Dwelling Joseph A. H. Giard, Marbleridge Rd. Garage Frank J. Rudis, Pleasant St. Dwelliug 5lt. & Mrs. Francis Enaire, Brad- street Rd. Dwelling Carleton A. Iloyt, Weverly Rd. Dwelling Francis W. Connor, Hamilton Rd. Addition Respectfully submitted, MARTIN Type of Building Estimated Cost Picture Screen 10,000.00 Dwelling 7,500.00 I)welling & Garage 10,000.00 Dwelling 8,000.00 6,000,00 500.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 14,500.00 1,000.00 J. LAWbOR Building Inspector REPORT OF CIVIL DEFENSE Great strides forward have been made by your Office of 'Civil Defense during the past year. We have been successful in obtaining approximately $6,500.00 in Federal and State Approved Funds to assist our development program. We have installed what is ~videly described as a Model Commmtieations System, second to none in the entire New England area, and composed of the finest most-up-to-date , equipment obtainable. As a result of this, every public safety vehicle in town is now equipped with two-way radio which may be controlled from either the Fire Station or Civil Defense Headquarters. The pickup truck operated by tim head of the Tree De- partment is also radio equipped, since this department will co-operate closely in rescue work and in removing trees from electric lines and similar emergency work operations. Projeets are submitted and awaiting federal approval for emergency power system installations, radiological monitoring and training in this field, and will be made possible by the :success of your Civil Defense Department in obtaining state .and federal financial assistance. 148 We have also obtained a portable emergency generator giving us two of these units available, and two emergency flood light units. Stock piles of medical equipment, obtained at no cost to the town, have been stored for emergency hospital use. We now have a partially trained auxiliary police nnit, fully mfiformed, and available for emergency use. Many these unselfish citizens have already been called to assist thc policing on several occasions, providing at these tiraes augmented police protection at no cost to the tow~. 0ur auxiliary fire personnel take regular training exer- cises and are organized to a,et as stand-by fire platoon in operation with the regular fire department. Our headquarters and control center is described by some C. D. 0~eials as being one of the most efficiently organizecI which they have seen. It is our earnest desire that our full plans may be realized by this time next year, making the office of Civil Defense in a sense a third public safety department for the town, aug- meriting police and fire services and swinging into action keyed to the needs which would be presented in the event that this town should suffer the ravages of tornado, hurricane, flood, beach bomb attack, or auy other ma~or disaster or emergency. As Civil Defense Director, I would like to particularly eom- mend Chief Janms Daw of the ~ire Department and his men, Officer Everett Woodhonse of the Police Department, and Miss Claire Torpey of the North Andover High School Commercial Department, and Superintendent of Schools, Francis O'Brlen. for the fine co-operation and assistance on their part which has so greatly assisted us ~n the measure of success whieh we have thus far obtai~ed. To you, the citizens of North Andover, f would like to commend the various citizens who have volunteered, and who give unsfiutingly of their time as members of our Civil Defense team, actually sacrificing their time to be modernday m~nnte- men standing guard over your health, safety, and welfare. These men and women are ready and willing to sacrifice their time and physical well-being without compensation and more often than not without even a kind word of thanks or recogni- tion for their service. They are deserving of your sincere appreciation and commendation. Respectfully submitted, DEWEY A. DYER, Director, Civil Defense 149 REPORT OF VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPT., 1955 Cash DisbUrsements Medical and Medicine Joseph Barbieri, M. D. -Ernest Beroz, qS{. D. 'Thomas A. Ccplikas, M. D. :Stanley G. Chart, M. D. George W. Desmet~ M. D. Leonard A. Despres, D. M. D. Eolo DeRosa, M. D. Herbert A. Fenton, M. D. Thomas B. Hayes, M. D. Julius Kay, M. D. Charles F. Lee, M. D. Joseph T. McNally, M. D. Joseph 1t. Nictmlson, M. D. David W. Wallwork, M. D. Philip E. Zanfagna, M. D. Clover Hill Hospital :St. Elizabeth's Hospital Lawrence General Hospital Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Crockett Convalescent Meagan's Drug Store Joseph M. Finneran Elite Pharmacy Earley's Drug Store ~onotone of Lawrence Community Opticians Groceries Messina's Market Miscellaneous Ruth Bing'ham, Clerk MeQuesten's Town of M~ddleton John J. Thompson Saunders Studio Postage New England Tel. & Tel, Co. American Photocopy Equipment Co. P. S: Willey Co, Inc. Mass. Yet~rans Agents Association $11,281.10 $4~00 4.00 3.00 162.00 74.00 17.00 8.00 3.00 110.00 57.00 76.00 17.00 7.90 6.35 51.00 34.00 182.00 589.86 622.50 2,690.20 242.35 247.68 545.89 3.70 185.10 12.00 5,955.53 70.00 $300.00 71.20 70.85 16.00 10.00 15.00 44.08 262.99 3.86 10.00 803.92 150 Bernard W. Bingham, Veterans' Agentl Cancellecl checks 750.00 $18,860:6i 150.50 $18,710.11 Respectfully submitted, BERNARD W. BINGIIAM Veterans' Agent REPORT OF NORTH ANDOVER-BOXFORD DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES The following cases werc~ assisted in 1955: Bonus 62 Discharge (certified copy) 11 Discharge (recorded) 44 Forms notarized 9 Photostats 160 Taxes 22 Annual Income Report 30 Compensation 8 Pension ] 6 Education, Training 12 Ilospitalization 8 Insurance 10 Medics.1 - Dental 15 Power of Attorney 24 Respectfully submitted, BERNARD W. BINGHAM DistrSet Director North Andover aud Boxford District Department of Veterans' Service No. Anrlover Boxford Total Balance carried over £rom 1954 $157.20 $22.07 $179.27 Appropriated in 1955, Section 11, Chapter 599, Acts of 1946, Raised by the Assessors in 1955 Tax Levy 700.00 100.00 800.00 Totals $857.20 $122.07 $979.27 Expended to Dec. 31, 1955 (A) 682.14 95.76 777.90 Balance, December 31, 1955 $175.06 $26.31 $201.37 i51 (A) Basis for Apportionment, Chapter 599, Acts of 1945. An Act establishing the basis for apportiomnent of State and Comity Taxes. North Andover Boxford $9,386,690.00 -- Percent .8769 1,31.7,222.00 -- Percent .1231 District Department of Veterans' Service JAMES J. MAKER District Treasurer North Andover and Boxford District Department of Veterans' Service Bernard 'W. Bingham (Salary) $72t3.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 46.40 Veteran's Information Service, Frank Ostlin Director, Mollne, Illinois (Veterans Laws) 9.00 Thomas J. McGrai], Jr. (District Treasurer's Bond) 2.50 Total $777.90 Respectfully submitted, BERNARD W. BiNGHAM Agent REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955 Inspeations made: Plumbing 398 Septic Tanks 6 Total Inspections 404 Respectfully snbmitted, EWARD J. WELCII ]52 REPORT OF CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE -- 1955 We hereby submit the following report on the official observance of the 100th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of North Andover in 1855 so that we may conclude our activities and that there may be a permanent public record of the Celebration which we hope will be of increasing interest and service in the years to come. In the fall of 1954, meetings were held and all interested townspeople were invited to attend and it was suggested that these people volunteer for service on the various committees which were being organized. At the Annual Town Meeting in March 1955, the town voted to appropriate $7,500 to cover the celebration expenses. Appropriate ceremonies opened the Annual Town lV[eeting to usher in the Centennial Year. The celebration was to take place from Jmm 5th through June 12th and committees started immediately to do their planning so that all would be in readiness for this event. On Snnday June 5th, religious services were held and then began the various events to be held during the week, all of which were very successful. A Costume Ball was one of the main events during the week and on Sunday the Centennial Parade was held with a Dinner at the North Andover High School which was very successful. The prindipal speaker was Norman R. Abrams, Assistant Postmaster General of the United States. Congratulations were received from President Eisenhower as well as Governor Hotter, Lcverett Saltonstall, Thomas J. Lane and many others. The Committee is grateful for all those who helped in any way to make this Centennial Celebration a success. Respectfully submitted, WiLLiAM A. McALOON Chaimnan Edward Phelan, Vice chairman ..lames J. Maker, Treasurer Raymond P. Beaudoin Richard Ileider Francis B. Kittredge Atty. ,John J. I~ynch William A. Reddy Atty. Ralph E. Finck, Sec'y. Irving E. Hinton, Asst. tress_ Andrew Scott Daniel J. Shine Ernest Stewart Ilarry Sutton, Jr. 153 HIGHWAy DEPARTMENT 'REPORT The placing of the sand boxes at various dangerous inter- :sections for a number of years has helped many motorists, and the public has been most eo0perative in spreading the ~sand when it was needed. All streets were plowed and sanded during the winter months and the s~mw removed from the entrances of all stores and churches. The treacherous freezing rain storms, melting some and freezing again caused a hazard~ oas condition which meant many extra hours of eontinnous sauding. The snow equipment repaired and replaced if needed, and painted. Snow fence placed in sections of the town and then removed in the Spring. These streets were oiled and sanded: Appleton Street, Chapin Road, Beacon Hill Boulevard, Dale Street, Young Road, Little Road, Marblehead Street from Union Street to Mass. Avenue, Sargent Street, May Street, Summer Street, sections of Green Street, Minute Ave.; Hewitt Ave., Linden Ave., Harold Street, Trinity Court, Forest Street, Clark Street, South Bradford Street to Barker Street, Dana Street, Dewey Street ,section of Beverly Street, William Street, Marbleridge ]~oad, Farnham Street, Depot Street, Wood Lane, Parker Street, section of Pembrook Road. Lyman Road from Mass. Avenue to Middlesex Street and Marblehead Street was oiled and sanded, as also Johnson Street from Salem Street to the Salem Turnpike was treated with MCS, honed and sanded. All country roads were scraped. Due to the exceptional heavy traffic on some of the streets, many cross drains have had to be replaced and in other places because of the increase of water flow, larger pipe had te be installed. Article 32, 1954--Article 41, 1955- Chapter 90 G. L. Highway Construction Great Pond Road The money appropriated for the past few years from State, County and Town funds have been used for tiffs work on Great Pond Road. The road is now complete to the Boxford Line. Surface drains installed and the road hot-topped, and in the ;Spring' the bankings will be graded and seeded. This will complete this project. Article 36- Sidewalk Project Due to the lateness of obtaining materials for the cement ,sidewalks there were only a few completed, but it is hoped that this year more will be done as this project has improved lhe appearance on many of the Town streets. ~5~ ~ Article 37--Hurricane D~mage tb SideWalks ~ After the stmnps had been rem'oved after the hurricane damage, the money appropriated for the project was spent in filling in the holes in the sidewalks and then covering them with hot-top dressing. Article 38- Painting and Replacing Street Signs In many sections of the town it was necessary to r,eplace some of the street signs, as some had been broken. Others were repainted and placed in a more conspicuous spot. New signs were' made for some of the new streets recently taken over by lhe town. Article 39' Operate Disposal Site Ditches The money ,sppropriated at the annual town meeting for this work was spent for the digging of these ditches so that the debris could be dumped into them and so elhninate the possibility of it being blown over the disposal site. Article 40--Chapter 90 G. L. Street Mai~ttenance At the annual town meeting money was appropriated for this Chapter 90 Street Maintenance work along with money appropriated by the State and County. The work was done on several streets of thc town. On Salem Street the road was treated with MC2 sanded and honed, Osgood Street from Mass. Avenue to Main Street was treated with MC3, honed and sanded. Sutton Street from Suttons Corner to Columbia Road was covered with one-hal~ inch Pea Stone, and RC3 and then rolled: Article 44--Extend Drainage System on Prescott Street On Prescott Street from Summit Avemm to Moody Street, about three hundred ninety feet of pipe was installed, and catchbasins built. The road was graded and rolled, but in the Spring more work will be necessary in order to completely finish this project. Article 45 ~ Extend Drainage System on Linden Avenue On Linden Avenue from the residence of Mr. Walter Itoyt to Woodstock Road, about five hundred feet of pipe installed, four eatchbasins built and fwo cross drains installed. The road was graveled, graded and rolled and oile[t. There will also be some work needed on this road to complete the project. Article 47- Install Drainage System on Waveriy Road The contract for this drain was given to E. Vi DelDuea Construction Company of Lawrence. The surface drain was installed as voted and the culvert cleaned. The balance on this project has been carried over to allow the necessary wqrk'on this road to be completed in the Spring. 155 Article 53, 1955 -- Extend Drainage System on Prescott Street Chapter 80 G. L. Under this article, the drainage system on Prescott Street was extended on Moody Street from Chadwick Street to the- end of the Crane property. Then at the Grande property on Moody Street the surface draiu was extended one hundred seventy-five feet to complete the draiuage. Over one thousand feet of drainage installed and eight catehbasins built. This project was finished rather late iu the season so it has seemed advisable to complete the remainder of the work in the Spring' when the fi'os[ is out of the gronud_. Article 75, 1954 -- Extend Drainage and Improve Road on Mifflin Drive The balance on this appropriation was carried over from the previous year, as the road work and drainage was not completed until too late in the season to fully complete the. project. In tile Spring the road was rolled and oiled and now ~s in proper condition for acceptance by the town. General Maintenance Expendlutles Expenses Wages Total American LeFrance Foamite Corp. (supplies) $36.25 $36.25 Andover St. Building Supply Co. (pipe) 4.62 4.62. Appleyard's Motor Transp. Co. (express) 1.00 1.00 Bassett's Auto Radiator Shop (repair) 43.00 43.00, Beaudoin, Archie $11.22 ll.2g Bill's Auto Service (repairs, gas and oil) 2,128.67 2,128.67 Black, Charles 521.04 521.04 Boulanger, Albert 8.00 8.00 Brasseur, Ralph (survey) 52.00 §2.00 Bride, Grimes & Co. (cap) .35 .35 Byron, J. F. (supplies) 4.10 4.10 Cahill, Daniel, Postmaster (envelopes) 24.24 24.24 Carry, Ira D. (registrations) 30.00 30.00 Cashman's Service Station (repairs) 1,125.60 1,125.60 Chamberlin, Francis 11.61 11.61 Clark, Philip 1,852.86 1,852.86 Clyde Everett Equipment Co. (repairs) 156.16 t56.1~ Corridino, Michael 32.00 32.0(~ Cogan's Auto Supply Co. (supplies) .70 Costello, John 24.00 24.0(> Cotter, James 14.00 14.00' Crane Hardware Co. (supplies) 58.56 58.5g Cronin, J. J. Co. (gravel) 23.10 23.1~ Cyr Oil Co. (gasoline) 3,400.85 3,400.85 156 Expenses Wages Total iDavis & Furber Machine Co. (repairs) 1.00 1.00 Davis Tractor Co. (repairs) 1,550.64 1,550.64 E. V.'DelDuca Constr. Co. (rental) 54.00 54.00 DeLuxe Filter Piston Co. (cartridges) 35.91 35.91 Desmulier, Gaston 16.00 . 16.00 Donovan, D. G. Machine & Auto Repair (repairs) 40.88 40.88 Donovan, Edward 2,319.24 2,319.24 The Dow Company (stone) 17.90 17.90 Dubois, Walter 64.00 64.00 Duda, John & Sons (repairs) 125.66 125.66 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. (parts) 384.77 384.77 Essex Sand & Gravel So. (sand~ patch, stone and gravel) 6,054.03 6,054.03 Essex Signs (lettering) 20.00 20.00 Foley, Henry (shovels) 9.63 9.63 Foster, Earl (scraping) 50.00 50.00 Frank's Atlantic Service (repairs) 9.45 9.45 Georgetown Sand & Gravel Co. (sand and gravel) 446.43 446.43 Glennie, John Inc. (sprinkler use) 8.00 8.00 Griva, James 1,916.48 1,916.48 Gulf Servicenter (oil) 139.30 139.30 !{argreaves, Richard 107.50 107.50 Harper Brush Works (brushes) 25.81 25.81 Hebb, Robert (lumber) 44.80 44.80 Hilton Oil Company (oil and kerosene ) 181.43 181.43 Hope Tire & Supply Co. (tires) 105.50 105.50 Hosking, John Inc. (supplies) 68.35 68.35 I~ubshman Factors Inc. (brooms) 24.00 24.00 Hume Pipe of N. E. (pipe) 73.20 73.20 Jackson Lumber Co. (lumber) 15.10 15.10 Kane, George 2,400.01 2,400.01 Kemp, Carl 64.00 64.00 Kent, Gerald (gravel) 5.00 5.00 Lawlor, Edward 2,370.84 2,370.84 Lawrence Mack .Sales (repairs) 542.82 542.82 Littlefield, Edwin .192.00 192.00 Lovering, Charles H. (pump) 140.65 140.65 McDonald, Bernard L. Co. (supplies) 7.20 7.20 McGrail. Thomas J. (registrations) 4.50 4.50 Mass. Highway Association (dues) 5.00 5.00 Merrimac Boiler Works(repairs) 42.89 42.89 Mitchell, Charles 2,419.70 2,419.70 Nassar Motor Co. (repairs) 40.00 40.00 Nasagco Materials & Constr. Co. (gravel) 139.50 139.50 New England Asphalt & Tar Co. (road oil) 12,788.59 12,788.59 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (service) 327.02 327.02 Nicetta, N. F. (sidewalk repair~s) 214.50 214.50 Nightingale, Wilfred 128.00 128.00 Northeast Sand & Gravel Co. ( gravel ) 99.50 99.50 ~Iorth Shore We]ding Service (welding) 51.10 51.10 157 Nutter Hardware Co. (supplies) 69.95 69.95. Penn Culvert Company (pipe) 114.47 114.47 Piper, Cyril 4.00 4.00. Registry of Motor Vehicles ,(registrations) 36.00 36.00 Sehlott, Albert E. Inc. (supplies) 789.70 789.70 Shellnutt, Albert (gasoline) .85 .85 Slomba, Adam 16.00 16.00 Smith, Foster 108.00 108.00 Smith, William 100.51 100.51 Stamp, Robert 6.00 6.00 Stamp, Walter 2,640.90 2,640.90 Stamp, Waiter (posts) 20.00 20.00 State Street Truck Repair (repair) I].26 8.26: Stork, Arnold (mowing) 15.00 15.00 Su]iivan Typewriter Co. (inspection) 13.35 13.35 Tarnowski, Anthony 40.00 40.00 Thomas, Harry 24.00 24.00 Towers Motor Parts Corp. (demurrage) 13.68 13.68 Townsend, Earl 4.17 4.17 Treat Hardware Corp. (supplies) 36.07 36.07 Trimount Bit. Products Co. (road oil) 755.25 755.25 Trombly Bros. Service Station (repairs) 674.11 674.11 Tyning, Harold 2,324.58 2,324.58 Vanderkerkove, Henry 48.67 48.67 Wilcox, Charles (mowing) 120.00 120.00 Wil]ey's Express (sxpress) 3.48 3.48- Windle, Harold 2,333.62 2,333.62 Windle, Wilfred 108.84 108.84 Winwar, Inc. (supplies) 51.05 51.05 $33,704.48 $22,231.79 $55,936,27 Refuse Disposal Expenditures Materials Wages Black, Charles Clark, Philip Gar Wood Industries, Inc. $85.15 Kane, George Mitchell, Charles Smith, William Trombly Bros. Service Station 914.85 Tyning, Harold Wind]e, Wilfred Total $2,077.57 $2,077.57 766.59 766.59 85.15 33.33 33.33 33.33 33.33 2,894.85 2,894.85 914.85 11.11 11.11 2,910.82 2,910.82 $1,000.00 $8,727.60 $9,727.60, Article No. 32, 1954- Chapter 90 Construction Great Pond Road Martin Mallet (Contract $21,832.10 Dept. of Correction (frames and grates) 370.00 State Prison Industries (frames and grates) 360.50 $22,562.60' 158 Article No. 35--Motor Grader Morrissey Bros. Tractor Co. (Grader) $5,230.00 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising) 3150 $5,283.5(~ Article No. 36- Sidewalk Project Nicholas Nicetta (Contract) $289.24 Ralph B. Brasseur (Survey) 109.68 $398.92 Article No. 37 -- Hurricane Damage to Sidewalks Nicholas Nicetta (Repairs) $825.00 Essex Sand & Gravel (Patch) 173.21 $998.21 Article No. 38--Painting and l~eplacing Street Signs Edwin Cunningham (painting and replacing Signs $142.5¢ Article No. 39- Operate Disposal Site Ditches E. V. DclDuca Construction Co. $979.00, Article No. 40- Ch~.nter 90 l~Iaintenance Waiter Stamp (wages) $74.99 Edward Lawlor (wages) 60.66 George Kane (wages) 68.74 James Griva (wages) 57.63 Edward Donovan (wages) 55.55 Harold Windle (wages) 57.63 Charles Mitcheil (wages) 22.22 Harold Tyning (wages) 22.22 Wallace Towne (wages) 4.00 New England Asphalt & Tar Co. (road oil) 1,944.09 John J. Lanni (police officer) 20.01 Fa'nest Roberts (police officer) 13.92 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (supplies) 568.62 Trimount Bit. Products Co. (supplies) 23.72 $3,000.00 Article No. 41--Chapter 90 Construction Great Pond Road J. J. Donovan Constr. Co. (contract $22,037.03 Mass. Correction Industries (grates and frames) 80.00 State Prison Colony (grates and ~ramcs) 8.50 $22,125.53' Article No. 42- One-half Ton'Pick-up Truck Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (truck) $1,300.00 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Advertising) 3.94 $1,303.94 Article No. 43- Hydraulic Sand Spreader Dyer Sales & Machinery Co. (sand spreader) $600.0(~ Article No. 44 ~ Extend drainage system on Prescott Street Walter Stamp (wages) $69.44 Edward Lawlor (wages) 69.44 George Kane (wages) 66.66 James Griva (wages) 55.55 Edward Donovan (wages) 66.66 Charles Mitchell (wages) 66.66 159 ]-Iarold Windle (wages) 66.66 Harold Tyning (wages) 66.66 Charles Black (wages) 22.22 Hume Pipe of N~ E. Inc. (pipe) 377.89 B. L. McDonald Co. (cement) 4.20 Ralph B. Brasseur (survey) 144.94 Cyr Oil Co. (gasoline) 72.00 E. V. Del Duca Construction Co. (shoved 570.00 Methuen Tire & Service Co. (tire) 105.32 Mass. Correctional Inst. (grates and frames) 84.00 $1,908.30 Article No. 45 -- Extend drainage system on Linden Avenue Waiter Stamp (wages) Edward Lawlor (wages) George Kane (wages) James Griva (wages) Charles Mitchell (wages) Edward Donovan (wages) Harold Windle (wages) Harold Tyning (wages) Adam Slomba (wages) Benjamin Isherwood (wages) Wallace Towne (wages) Richard Hargreaves (wages) Wilfrcd Nightingale (wages) Edwin Littlefield (wages) Hume Pipe of N. E. Inc. (pipe) Winchester Brick Co. (brick) $144.43 66.66 44.44 99.99 66.66 66.66 125.68 147.21 40.50 24.50 12.00 8,00 16.00 32.00 346.33 76.50 B, L. McDonald Company (cement) 41.25 Hilton Oii Company (kerosene) 7.75 Cyr Oil Company (gasoline) 37.00 State Prison Colony (grates and frames) 252.00 Bill's Auto Service (towing) 12.00 Jackson Lumber Co. (lumber) 2.24 The Dow Company (shovel) 320.00 Ralph B. Brasseur (survey) 160.00 $2,149.80 Article No. 47- Install drainage system on Waverly Road E. ¥. DelDuca Construction Co. (shovel) $5,700.00 Ralph B. Brasseur (survey) 360.00 $6,060.00 Article No. 53--Extend drainage system on Prescott Street Chapter 80 G. L. Walter Stamp (wages) $191.92 Anthony Tarnowski (wages) 24.00 Edward Lawlor (wages) 147.21 George Kane (wages) 144.43 James Griva (wages) 133.32 Edward Donovan (wages) t66.65 Charles Mitchell (wages) 138.18 Harold Windle (wages) 171.49 Harold Tyning (wages) 165.94 Charles Black (wages) 111.10 Philip Clark (wages) 11.11 Wilfred Nightingale (wages) 16.00 Walter Dubois (wages) 24.00 160 Richard Hargreaves (wages) 40.00 Hume Pipe o£ N. E. Inc. (pipe) 858.48 E. V. DelDuca Construction Co. (shovel) 421.25 Winchester Brick Co. (bricks) 166.50 Nasagco Materials & Constr. Co. (gravel) 48.00 Cyr Oil Company (gasoline) 288.00 Ralph B. Brasseur (survey) 299.00 Dept. of Correction (grates and frames) 336.00 B. L. McDonald Co. (cement) 13.75 Andover St. Builders Supply Co. (cement) 22.05 Jackson Lumber Co. (lumber) 3.75 Northeast Sand & Gravel Co. (gravel) 60.50 Mass. Correctional Institution (grates and frames) 126.00 $4,128.63 Article No. 5, October 19, 1955--Repair 1948 Tractor Bill's Auto Service (repair) $77.90 Article No. 75, 1954- Extend drainage system on Mifflin Drive L. C. Cyr Construction Co. (contract) $500.00 State Dept. of Public Works (inspection services) 12.18 $512.18 161 Snow 1~moval Expenditures Expenses Wages Total A1]ied Steel Co. (blades) $464.92 $464,92 A. Baglieri (truck hire) 54.00 54.00 Bailey, Kenncth C. (truck hire) 223.50 223.50 Beaudoin, Raymond (truck hire) 130.00 130.00 Bill's Auto Service (repairs) 757.35 757.35 Black, Charles $52.08 52.08 Calzctta, Carmine (truck hire) 30.00 30.00 Cashman's Service Station (repairs) 1,023.20 1,023.20 Clark, Philip 198.58 198.58 Clyde Everett Equipment Co. (repairs) 172.14 172.14 Corridino, Michael 8.00 8.00 Cotter, James 21.00 21.00 Cyr, John J. Jr. (truck hire) 88.00 88.00 Cyr Oil Company (gasoline) 1,202.99 1,202.99 Davis Tractor Co. (parts) 13.30 13.30 Desmulier, Edmund 56.00 56.00 Dill, James 3.00 3.00 Donovan, D. G. Machine & Auto Repair (repairs) 29.00 29.00 Donovan, Edward 297.19 297.19 Driscoll, John D. (truck hire) 125.00 125.00 Dubois, Walter 56.00 56.00 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. (rental and parts) 934.50 934.50 Essex Sand & Gravel Co. (sand) 586.92 586.92 Fieldhouse, Edward 4.00 4.00 Foley, Henry P. (salt) 957.19 957.19 Frank's Atlantic Service (supplies) 393.25 393.25 Georgetown Sand & Gravel Co. (sand) 301.42 301.42 Giard, Emile (truck hire) 27.00 27.00 Goodhue, Ira Jr. (truck hire) 185.00 Griva, James Hargreaves, Richard Hebb, Robert (lumber) 26.95 Hilton Oil Company (oil) 81.30 Janusz, Edward (truck hire) 204.00 Keno, George Kent, Robert Kent, William & Sons (truck hire) 120.00 Lauretto, Charles Lawlor, Edward A. Lee Company (salt) 998.00 Littlefield, Edwin Melamed, Charles (truck hire) 145.00 Melamed, Maurice Merrimac Boiler Works (repairs) 39.50 Mistretta, V. & Sons (truck hire) 112.00 Mitchell, Charles Nicetta, N~ F. (truck hire) 63.00 Nicosia, James Nightingale, Wil~ed Nutter Hardware (supplies) 2.25 Rea, Gilbert (truck hire) 171.00 Sawyer, John Schruender Service Station (oil) 139.20 Shattuck Express (express) 1.25 Slipkowsky, John J. Smith, Foster Smith, James F. (truck hire) 69~00 Smith, William Smolak, Martin (truck hire ) 228.00 Stamp, Robert Stamp, Walter Stork, Arnold (truck hire) 214.00 Stott, Alfred Tarnowski, Anthony Treat Hardware Corp. (supplies) 4.50 Trombly Bros. Service Station (repairs) 56.99 Turnpike Service Station 254.50 Typing, Harold Yanderkerkove, Henry Wilcox, John J. (truck hire) 234.50 Windle, Harold Wind]e, Wilfred Winward, Alexander Jr. (truck) 140.50 $11,008.12 185.00 . 177.76 177.76 35.50 35.50 26.95 81.30 204.00 278.44 278.44 11.00 11.00 120.00 8.00 8.00 265.25 265.25 998.00 96.00 96.00 145.00 15.00 15.00 39.50 112.00 265.25 265.25 63.00 3.50 3.50 32.00 32.00 2.25 '171.00 8.00 8.00 139.20 1.25 16.00 16.00 28.00 28.00 69.00 41.66 41.66 228.00 6.00 6.00 301.63 391.63 214.00 8.00 8.00 16.00 16.00 4.50 56.99 254.50 315.25 315.25 56.00 56.00 234.50 262.47 262.47 41.68 41.66 140.50 $2,980.22 $13,988.34 REGULATIONS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED IN A PARTICIJ?.III~ CASE 1. All requirements of the Planning Board must have been~ complied with, and the petitioner shall file with the Board~ of Selectmen a detailed copy of the plan approved by the Planning Board and such other plan as the Board may require. 2. Releases from all abutting owners relieving the Town of North Andover from ail damages which may be eause~ by cha~ges ~n line and grade must be furnlshecl 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 Seleetmen~ that they have been put in condition in conformity witl~ 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 18, 1947) TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT 1955 Total Conmfitments $848,866.04 1955 Real Estate Levy 704,811.78 1955 Personal Property Levy 40,924.98 1955 Motor Veh. Ex. Levy 95,396.36 1955 Poll Tax Levy 5,784.00 1955 Water Liens 563.69 1955 Moth Assessments 165.50 1955 Betterments--Chap. 80 1,156.73 1955 Betterments Chap. 380 63.00 97.2 % Collected 97.3% Collected 97.7% Collected 95.8% Collected 100% Collected The uncollected balances of 1955 taxes are: Real Estate $18,~52.69 Personal Property 524.88 Motor Vehicle Excise 4,070.17 Poll none Water Liens 241.41 ~1oth 5.50 Betterments--Chap. 80 124.40 ]Betterments--Chap. 380 none The year 1955 saw another increase in the volume of taxes to be collected. Specifically, the emnmitment was $77,639.67 higher thau the previous year, or an increase of 10%,. Reasons for this rise were an increase of $4.00 in the tax rate, the erectiou of new taxable property, and the continued upward surge in the registration of automobiles. Funds transferred to the Treasurer during 1955 amounted to $839,832.03, which is $96,275.61 more than thc previous year, and an all time high for taxes collected in our town. An examination of records for the past 37 years reveals that in no previous year during that period was so high a percentage of current commitments collected as in 1955, namely 97.19%. Due to the fact that all 1954 taxes were collected prior to December 31, 1955, there will be returned to the town :treasury 331fi~% of the cost of the Collector's bond. The Tax Collector wishes to express his gratitude to 'taxpayers and town office building workers whose excellent ,cooperation made the 1955 record possible. Respectfully submitted, JAMES H. DEWttlRST Collector of Taxes 164 1954 TAXES PERSONAL PROPERTY Uncollected balance January 1, 1955 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Abatement Interest Receipts Uncollected REAL ESTATE Uncollected balance January 1, 1955 Refunds Interest Receipts Municipal Liens Audit Adjustment Collected and Paid to Treasurer Abatements Interest Receipts Municipal Liens New Tax Titles Uncollected MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Uncollected balance January 1, 1955 Commitment January 12, 1955 Commitment January 29, 1955 Commitment March 25, 1955 Refunds Interest Receipts Adjustment Collected and Paid to Treasurer Abatements Interest Receipts Uncollected WATER LIENS Uncollected balance January 1, 1955 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Tax Title Adjustment MOTH Uncollected balance January 1, 1955 Collected ~and Paid to Treasurer 165 $593.50 5.74 $578.50 15.00 5.74 0.00 $17,566.26 332.69 426.47 122.00 2.93 $17,172.23 328.15 426.47 122.00 401.50 0.00 $17,957.38 1,447.59 101.43 51.86 375.14 32.29 6.00 $18,258.78 1,580.62 32.29 0.00 $318.15 8.01 $309.47 8.01 7.00 1.68 $5.00 $5.00 $599.24~ $599.24~ $.1.8;45f).35 $18,450.3~ $19,971.69~ $19,971.69~ $326,1~ $326.1~ $5.00 $5.00 BETTERMENTS--Chap. 80 (Added to Taxes) 'UncoLlected balance January 1, 1955 $128.04 ~Committed Interest 66.92 Interest Receipts 4.39 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest Collected Interest Receipts Uncollected $128.04 66.92 4.39 0.00 BETTERMENTS--Chap. 80 (Unapportioned) Balance January 1, 1955 $1,150.00 Betterment Discharges 4.00 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Abatements Betterment Discharges Apportioned $222.99 289.68 4.00 637.33 1955 TAXES POLL Commitment April 11, 1955 Commitment July 11, 1955 Commitment October 18, 1955 Commitment December 12, 1955 Interest Receipts Refunds 'Collected and Paid to Treasurer iInterest Receipts Abatements Uncollected '. ' PERSONAL PROPERTY '~k)mmitment July 11, 1955 *Commitment December 20, 1955 Interest Receipts Refunds Adjustment ~Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts Abatements lJneollected REAL ESTATE ~Commitment July 11, 1955 'Commitment July 11, 1955 ~Commftment Ju]y 21, 1955 'Commitment December 20, 1955 'Interest Receipts 'Municipal Liens 'B/~funds .'Adjustment 166 $199.35 $199.35 $1,154,00 $1,154.00 $5,762.00 14.00 6.00 2.00 3.23 8.00 $5,795.23 $4,750.00 3.23 1,042.00 0.00 $5,795.23 $40,870.98 54.00 2.85 59.40 10.00 $40,997.23 $39,850.12 2.85 619.38 524.88 $40,997.23 $703,897.56 48.60 5.40 860.22 117.10 92.00 988.47 136.25 $706,145.60 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Interest Receipts 1V~unicipal Liens Abatements Addition to Tax Titles Adjustment Uncollected MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE Commitment February 10, 1955 Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Commitment Refunds .March 1, 1955 March 16, 1955 March 21, 1955 March 28, 1955 April 11, 1955 June 1, 1955 July 14, 1955 August 9, 1955 September 23, 1955 October 18, 1955 December 1, 1955 December 8, 1955 Interest t~eceipts Co!lected and Paid to Treasurer ~ batements Interest Receipts Uncollected WATER LIENS · Commitment July 11, 1955 Interest Receipts Collected and Paid to Treasurer Adjustment Tax Title Interest Receipts Uncollected NIOTH Commitmeni July 11, 1955 Collected and ]Paid to Treasurer Abatement Uncollected BETTERMENTS~Chap. 80 (Added to Taxes] Commitment July 11. 1955 Committed Interest Interest Receipts 167 $670,509.36 117.10 92.00 16,001.77 562.68 10.00 18,852.69 $5,542.68 3,571.55 3,779.03 12,006.02 8,453.81 2,710.61 15,661.83 13,406.74 16,697.18 6,261.97 2,008.98 3,991.29 1,304.67 2,982.15 20.04 $85.521.80 8,786.55 20.04 4,070.16 $563.69 .24 $180.03 136.25 6.00 .24 241.41 $165.50 $157.00 5.60 $587.13 185.42 .28 $706,145.60 $98,398.55 $98,398.55 $563.93 $563.93 $165.50 $165.50 $772.83 Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest Collected Interest Receipts Uncollected Committed Interest Uncollected BETTERMENTS--Chap. 80 (Apportioned Paid in Advance) Commitment January 14, 1955 Commitment June 0, 1955 Commitment September 12, 1955 Commitment October 21, 1955 Committed Interest Betterment Discharges Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest Collected Betterment Discharges Uncollected BETTERMENTS--Chap. 380 (Added to Taxes) Commitment July 11, 1955 Committed Interest Collected and Paid to Treasurer Committed Interest Collected Uncollected $462.73 143.41 .28 124.40 42.01 $174.60 244.80 115.80 34.40 11.82 4.00 $569.60 11.82 4.00 0.00 $63.00 28.59 $63.00 28.59 0.00 $772.83 $585.42 $585.42 $91.59 $91.59 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH The Board of Ilealth hereby submit the Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1955. Financial Report APPROPRIATION $10,790.00 EXPENDED: SALARIES: Board Members $600.00 Physician 750.00 Agent-Nurse 3,270.00 Health Inspector 300.00 EXPENSES: Phm~bing Inspector $1,307.00 Sanitarian ] ,415.00 Telephone 194.48 Car 189.~ 0 Animal s 82.50 $4,920.00 168 Stationery, Postage and Printing 67.79 New Equipment 356.01 Legal Services 98.65 Miscellaneous 32.24 QUARANTINE & CONTAGIOUS: Board and Treatment $493.00 Medicines and Drugs 11.71 Postage (Wassermans) 9.00 3,742.77 513.71 TOTAL EXPENDED 9,176.4g UNEXPENDED BALANCE $1,613.52 Summary of Income Fees for percolations tests $882.00 Plumbing permits 1,]29.50 Septic Tank Permits 172.00 Oleomargarine Permits 7.00 Milk Licenses 17.50 Alcohol Licenses 8.00 Pasteurization Licenses 20.00 Ice Cream Licenses 10.00 Kindergarten Licenses 3.00 Slaughtering Licenses 5.00 Received froxn SDPH (Subsidy for care and treatment of persons with Tuberculosis) 275.71 TOTAL INCOME PAID TO TOWN TREASURER $2,529.71 All cmnmnnicable diseases are required by law to be reported to the Board of Health by the attending physician, parent or guardian. While contagions disease reports were very high in comparison to recent years, North Andover was for- tnnate in having only four cases of poliomyelitis. We were also fortunate that all four patients recovered. All are receiving follow-up treatment, two at Childrens' kIedical Center, one at 5I. assachusetts General Hospital, and one who has no evidence o~ any paral~'sis has been referred to Physlo Therapy Clinic for routine muscle examinations. There were 2 cases of menin- gitis, one of these patients died. Four patienls were hospitalized for Tnberculosis during the year. A mobile x-ray unit was available for all food handlers 169 iu December. Fo]Iow-up work on questionable reports will be done early in 1956. Transportation is offered by this depart- ment to troy one desiring to attend the chest clinic at the ~ssex Sanatorium which is held every Thursday from 1:30 to 5:00 P. M. The yearly immunization clinic was held in March for School children. Booster doses of Triple Antigen (diphtheria, tetanus and whooping' cough) were given to 69 first grade pupils. A Polio Clinic was initiated in May, first and second grade pupils in all the schools were offered the Salk Vaccine. A total of 306 children received the first dose. In March a nmnthly Physical Therapy Clinic was started. Children are referred to this clinic from the Crippled Child- ren's Clinic. A Physical Therapist instructs, evaluates and supervises treatment. Biologies and diagnostics are available for physicians at the Board of Ilealth office and may be obtained on a 24 hour basis. Routine inspections were made of the following: Rest Homes, Boarding Itomes for Infants, Nursery Seho0ls, Stores, Iiestaurants and all places where food is handled. Forty-three violations existed in individual sewage disposal systems within the watershed of Lake Coehiehewick, as vealed in a report received from the Mass. Dept. of Public Health. A Sanitarian, employed on a part time basis, investi- gated and approved methods of correcting these systems. He also approved and inspected all selvage disposal works stalled during the year. Many requests for new housing developm'ents in un- sewered areas were received for approval. All these areas were tested and evaluated and the disapprovals were based on opinions that the area in question was unsuitable for sub-sur- face disposal works. Igespeetfully submitted, MARY F. SHERIDAN, R. N., Agent 170 PRECINCT OFFICERS Appointed to Serve for One Year August 15, 1955 through August 15, 1956 PRECINCT ONE ~Varden Deputy Warden Clerk Deputy Clerk Ballot Clerk Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk :Inspector Inspector Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector PRECINCT TWO Warden Deputy Warden Clerk Deputy Clerk Ballot Clerk Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk Inspector Inspector Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspect~r PRECINCT THREE Deputy Warden -Clerk Deputy Clerk Ballot Clerk Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk Deputy Inspector Deputy Inspector PRECINCT FOUR Deputy Warden Clerk Deputy Clerk Ballot Clerk Ballot Clerl~ Deputy Ballot Clerk Deputy Ballot Clerk Inspector Deputy Inspector Katherine Finn Mabel B. Smith Ethel ~, Donovan William Ward Arlene Bell Mabel W'alsh (R) 22 Saunders Street (R) 346 Sutton Street (D) 42 S~rgent Street (D) 11 Saunders Street (R) 61 Waverly Road (D) 41 Main Street (P~) 85A Main Street (D) 91 Waverly Road (D) 11 Cleveland Street (R) 75 Waveriy Road (D) 71 Saundei~ Street (It) 38 Columbia Road (R) 85 Water Street (D) 141 Water Street (D) 26 Second Street (R) 70 Maple Avenue (R) 28 Second Street (D) 22 Clarendon Street (t~) 35 Merrimack Street (R) 74 Buckingham l~oad 171 LIST OF JURORS -- 1955 NAME Ackroyd, Harold Archer, Nat haI~iel Awley, Arthur Bamford, William Jr. Bamford, William Bell, Arlene M. Blood, Pauline Butterworth, Annie Calthorpe, Edmund Chamberlain, tterbert Christie, Fred Cogglns, Alden K. Costello, Agnes Costello, Hugh Costello, Vincent Cronin, Mary J. Culien, George Davis, Freeman J. DeSlmone, Anthony, Driver, Sarah T. Duhamel, Helena D. Farley, James J. Farnum, Alden B. Fessenden, Charles A. Foster, Beatrice Fountain, Raymond Fretwell, Eleanor F. Griffin, Charles E. Heidel Marjorie ttumphries, William Kwet, Emily Lawlor, Martin Sr. Lewis, Myron Llvesey, Ernest ~ong, David D. Lund, Henry E. McEvoy, William McIntosh, Fred McKinnon, Charles McMurray, William J. McQuesten, Carolyn L. Mackie, William ADDRESS 35 Merrimac Street 10 Ehn Street 11 Main Street 25 Thorndike Road 168 Water Street 61 Waverly Road 61 Waverly Road 206 Osgood Street 162 Greene Street 44 Church Street OCCUPATION Clerk Assistant Underwriter Milk Route Driver Machinist Housewife Moving Picture Proj. Real Estate Agent Clerk Automobile Salesman Clerk Caretaker Caretaker Housewife Retired Time Study Work Senior Clerk Reporter & Photographer:. Men's Clothing Retailer Letter Carrier ~Iousewlfe Retired NAME ADDRESS OCCUPATION Midgley, Alfred 451 Stevens Street Weaver ~V~idgley, Philip 22 Maple Avenue Overseer of Spinning Miller, Prilip T. 9 Saunders Court Dry Cleaning Business Moody, Olive A.F. 100 Marbleridge Road Nurse Murphy, James J. 85A Main Street Outside Machinist Murphy, Jeremiah 26 Second Street 1~etired Page, George 32 Harkaway Road Payroll Clerk Pearman, Ernest J. 12 Little Road Retired Pedler, Lillian M. 2~ Sutton Street ~Jnemployed Riley, l~elsen 36 Sllsbee Road Bookkeeper Roche, John 1719 Osgood Street Plastic Worker Roesch, Paul A. 256 Middlesex Street Retired Russell, Roland B, 14 Edmands Road Time Study Clerk Shapcott, Harold T. lllA Marblehead Street Loom Pixer Shapcotte, Thomas, 121 Mass Avenue Overseer Sharp, Eva G. 149 Beverly Street ~Iousewife Stephenson, Fred R. 67 Maple Aven~e Overseer Stone, William 273 Osgood Street Retired Stott, ~IaroId 10 Beaconhill Blvd. Florist Sullivan, Winifrod 26 Clarendon Street Saleslady Terroux, Kenneth 32 Silsbee Road Salesman Thomas, Carl 4 Ashland Street School Janitor REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD The Planning' Board held thirty-three meetings duriBg the year 1955. Seven applications for re-classification of which three were approved, three were denied, and one was withdraxvn. The Board also had five applications for Sub division of which three were denied, and two given conditional approval. A Public Hearing' was also held on the Board's reconunen- dation in view of increased petitions for Sub-divisions to in- crease the lot size under the Zoning By-Laws from sevenW-five hundred square feet ~o twenty thousand square feet. This recommended amendment was adopted at a special Town Meet- ~ng held on April 27, 1955 by the Town. 173 During the year, the Board, in conformance with the vote of the special Town Meeting held October 18, 1954 is conducting a complete study £or revision of the Zoning-By- Laws. This has been done unfqer the direction of Mr. John T. Blaekwell, professional planning consultant. The matter has been given thorough and lengthy study, and the Board has conferred with the pertinent Town officials and departments on the Zoning problems of the Town. The Planning Board will make a report on the progress of this project at the annual Town Meeting in ~[areh. Respectfully submitted, NICHOLAS P. NICETTA, Chairman tlOWARD GILMAN, Secretary RALPIt E. FINCK, Esq. JOHN OSGOOD JA1'IES BANAN REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals held twenty meetings during the year 1955. Ten of these meetings were Public Hearings. Eighteen applications were reeeivecl for consideration by the Board. Five of these applications were requests for approval of variances from the Zonin~ By-Laws due to subdivision of property and non conforming side and rear lot lines; eleven applications were for special bniiding permits. Nine of these were approved, two were denied. The Board wishes to express their appreciation of the eo-operation given them by the citizens and offieials of the Town. Respectfully Sumbitted North Andover Board of Appeals RALPH E. FINCK, Chairman ANDREW AI~VINO, Secretary HENRY E. LUND NICHOLAS F. NICETTA ALFRED BOEGLIN DONALD F. SMITH, Esq., Associate MemBm- BENEDICT PERRONE~ Associate Member DARRELL BRITTON, Associate Member 174 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, 1955 shows work covering inspections as follows: Nmnber Lawrence Electric Specifications 362 Oil Burner Inspections~ New Work 233 Oil Burner Conversions 89 New Range Oil Installations 73 Replacement Oil Installations 58 Parlor Units 22 Electric Inspections Alterations 276 Electric Inspections--New I~omes 268 Changing Service 197 CommerciM 39 Bank Building 4 Gas Burners 20 Theater 4 Filling Stations 6 1651 Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. THOMPSON Electrical Inspector' REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT We, the nndersigned Board of Fire Engineers respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year 1955. The Fire Department answered 267 alarms in 1955. Valuation of Bnildings Involved Insurance on Buildings Involved Loss on Bnilding's Insurance Paid Value of Building Contents Insurance on Contents Insurance Paid on Contents $63,825.00 37,000.00' 18,170.00 10,106.53: 36,000.00 26,000.00, 1,413.00~ 175 Automobiles or Truck Fires 15 Brush Fires 13 Ambulance Calls Answered 513 Including Boston Calls which numbered 22 Iu 1[)55, we had over 100 Grass Fires. Over 60% of these fires were caused by the carelessness of people burning rubbish in their incinerators. All it takes is a small gust of wind to blow a burning piece of paper out of a barrel, and we have a grass fire on our hands. A Town Ordinance regulating the time for burning and the type of incinerator to be used would cut down on the number of needless grass fires. With the increased building of both residential d~vellings, :and industrial buildings in our Town, your Board of Engineers feel that the Fire Department should start now and build up in permanent manpower. Our apparatus is now in Class A condition, therefore eliminating the need for new apparatus for some time to come. We do need permanent men to cope with the area we have to cover, and the property we have to protect. Changes In Department In iY[ay, Donald B. Foss was appointed to the department. Mr. Foss has been a member of the Call Department since .January 1950. In September, Stuart Summers was appointed to replace Donald Thomson who died of a heart attack while on vacation frora the department. Mr. Summers has been a member of the Call Department since May 1954. In October, William P. McEvoy was appointed to replace Christopher L. Higginbottom who reached the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five. 5fr. MeEvoy has been a member of the Call Department since February 1~55. Respectfully submitted, JAMES P. DAX¥ EDWIN F. KOENIG CALVIN R. SNELL Board of Engineers 176 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 endin2' December 31, 1955. Device Sealed Adjusted Not Sealed Scales 100 to 5,000 lbs. 23 3 Under 100 lbs. 48 5 Weights 100 Capacity Measure Liqnid one gallon or under 20 Auto Measuring Devices Meters one inch or less Gasoline pumps 27 5 Oil and Grease 10 Miscellaneous Twenty-six inspections of licenses of Ilawkers and Peddlers Fifty-three inspections of pre-packaged goods. t~espeetfully submitted, ROBERT D. TURNER Sealer REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT During the year 1955, complaints were secured and pre- sented before the Court for action on the following offenses: Drunkenness Assault Larceny Breaking and entering Using a motor vehicle without authority Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated Motor vehicle laws, violated Total Complaints investigated Auto a~cidents reported, property damage only Auto accidents, personal injury Pedestrians injured AutoInobile licenses suspended Doors fonnd open in business places Bicycles registered Homes checked Respectfully submitted, ALFI~ED H. MeKEE, Chief 11 1 2 1 4 3 22 44 517 81 67 1 58 7 721 83 177 TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT RECEIPTS Taxes Current Year--1955: Poll $4,742.00 Property 681,106.01 Previous Year~1954: Property 17,418.04 Tax Titles: Redemptions 67.45 Possessions 130.00 Water Liens added to Taxes: Levy of ]955 ]80.05 Levy of 1954 309.47 From State: Income 4,050.00 Income 7,446.33 Chapter 70, Income 14,609.75 Chapter 70, School Aid 29,800.00 Chapter 70, School Aid 23,600.00 Tuition Vocational Pupils 1,238.40 Corporation Tax: Business 32,222.98 Business 24,975.00 Business 3,375.00 Meal Tax Old. Age Assistance 3,038.29 Transportation Vocational Pupils 64.28 Reimbursement Loss of Taxes (State) 2,140.14 Abatements to Paraplegic Veterans 261.36 North /~ndover Housing Authority In Lieu of Taxes 1,728.00 Licenses and Permits Liquor $5,100,00 Pedlar 70.00 Sunday 92.00 Common Victualer 100.00 Milk 17.50 Pasteurization 20.00 Ice Cream 10.00 Alcohol 8.00 Oleomargarine 7.00 Slaughter 5.00 Employment 5.00 Taxi 16.00 Junk 15.00 Drive-In Theater 50.00 Sell, Rent, Lease Fire Arms 10.00 Kindergarten 3.00 Revolver 43.50 Dancing 4.00 Auctioneer 2.00 Plumbing 1,129.50 Septic Tank 172.00 Used-Car and Dealer 3fl.0& Moving Picture 2.00 $852,502.53 6,911.5~ 178 Fines and Forfeits Court Fines Grants and Gifts From County: ]~oard of Dogs and Fees for Killing $234.00 Dog Fund Account 737.47 From Federal Government: Old Age Assistance: Assistance 57,047.78 Administration 3,899.53 Aid to Dependent Children: Aid 8,359.98 Administration 2,079.0~ Disability Assistance: Assistance 1,804.92 Administration 115.76' Special Assessments Unapportioned Sewer $6,738.77' Apportioned Storm Drain Chapter 80 Due in 1955 462.73. Committed Interest Storm Drain Chapter 80, Due in 1955 143.41 Storm Drain Chapter 80 Paid in advance 569.60' Committed Interest Storm Drain Chapter 80, Paid in advance 11.82' Apportioned Sewer Assessment Chapter 380, Due in 1955 63.00 Committed Interest Sewer Assessment Chapter 380, Due in 1955 28.59 Apportioned Storm Drain Chapter 80 Added Taxes 1954 128.04 Committed Inlerest Storm Drain Chapter 80, Added taxes 1954 66.92~ lJnapportioned Storm Drain Chapter 80 222.99 Molh -~ssessments 1955 157.00 Moth Assessments 1954 5.01Y Privileges Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Taxes: Levy 1955 Levy 1954 $82,539.65 17,883.64 Departmental Treasurer: Certificates of Redemption $6.00 Pro Forma Tax Chapter 247, Acts 1955 1.67 Tax Collector: Gross Return 1953 Premium Bond 119.25 Betterment Discharges 8.00 Municipal Liens: Levy 1955 92.00 Levy 1954 122.00 179 605.06 74;278'.52 8,597,87' 100,423.29~ From Individuals: Use of ambulance 16.50 Damage to Fire Alarm System 100.00 Oxygen 24.00 Health: Fees/or Percolation Tests 882.00 From State: T. B. Subsidy 275.71 Sewer Miscellaneous and Construction 6,598.74 Town Building: Sales~ld Book Case and Desk 2.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures: Fees 98.50 Itighway: From Individuals: Use of l~oller 220.00 Scrape, Patch, Oil 30.00 Sale of Cement Mixer (old) 20.00 Fire Loss Cletrac Tractor 77.90 From State--Joint Construction 21,934.57 From County--Joint Construction 10,967.28 From State--Maintenance 2,000.00 Infirmary: Board and Room 883.70 Telephone Tolls 4.95 Sales 275.00 Charities: Reimbursement for Relief from-- State 3,235.38 Cities 387.83 Individuals 491.51 Stone Fund Income 306~27 Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent Chi]dren from State 8,362.73 'Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance: From State 59,184.19 From Cities and Towns 1,134.59 From Individuals 1,004.35 Reimbursement for Disability: From State--Assistance 2,481.92 From State--Administration 57.87 Veterans' Benefits Reimbursement from State 5,910.81 Schools: From State--Tuition 11,055.64 Rental North Andover High Facilities 705.00 Sale of Supplies 230.13 School Lunch: State Aid 7,005.07 Receipts 20,668.45 North Andover High School: Athletics 2,495.07 Sehool Building: From State~Bradstreet 4,811.72 From State~Kittredge 7,920.78 From Stat~New High 23,552.25 Stevens Memorial Library: Fines, Lost Books and Reserve Book Fees 614.31 180 Unclassified: Registered mail 1.1T Return Premium and Dividend 1954 1,221.27' 1955 Dividend 2,009.58 Civil Defense 1,504.04 Toilings 26.63 Hurricane Emergencies: Reimbursement from State "Corol" 25,471.83 Reimbursement from Store "Edna" 4,313.14 Reimbursement from Store Hurricane Relief 177.15 Rent Control: Reimbursement from State 159.25 Public Service Enterprises Sale of Water $47,255.47 Construction and Miscellaneous 17,762.44 Article 1, October 19, 1955--Kelport 2,500.00 Interest On Deposits $122.04 On Deferred Toxes 555.39 On Betterment Assessments 117.21 On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 52.33 On Water Liens 8.25 On Pond School 3.45 On Red School 28.05 On Tax Titles Redeemed .35 Agency County Tax Dog Licenses---Due County $28,205.60 819.20 Employees Payroll Witholdings Federal Tax Withholding $54,110.45 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund 13,869.62 Mass. Teachers Retirement Association 10,077.18 Employees Group Insurance Deductions 1,869.99 Temporary Loans In Anticipation of Revenue Refunds Taxes $1,388.56 Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise Taxes 3,357.29 Guarantee Deposits (Health) 386.00 Water Construction & Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable 10.20 Estimated Receipts 2.00 Tax Collector Expenses: Petty Cash Advance 100.00 Reimbursements Advertising Costs 1.52 Highway General Maintenance Expenses 12.11 Outside Relief & Repairs Expenses 25.00 Old Age Assistance 25.20 181 241,259,7~ 67,517,9I 887.07 29,024.8~ 79,927.24 250,000.00 XL S. Old Age Assistance--Assistance 4.75 Veterans' Benefits 150.50 ,School Expenses: Petty Cash 10.00 Overpay 40.08 ;School Lunch 4.17 ;Parks--Salary 100.00 Insurance 40.07 Town Reports 18.20 Water Maintenance & Construction Expenses 40.00 'Police Reserves 69.39 Police Expenses 21.46 Stevens Memorial Library Expenses: Petty Cash 10.00 Recreational Council Expenses 2.01 Advisory Board Expenses 3.60 Article 10, 1955 15.00 Federal Tax 3.20 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund 3.47 Group Insurance Deductions .70 5,844.48 $1,717,779.91 640,283.49 $2,358,063.40 'Total ~Cash Balance Jnuary 1, 1955 Grand Total EXPENDITURES -- 1955 Selectmen -- Salaries William A. Finneran (Salary) $360.00 Raymond Broadhead (Salary) 289.40 Arthur P. Kirk (Salary) 320.26 John J. Willis (Salary) 70.60 Total Expended $1,040.26 Balance to Revenue 1955 39.74 Selectmen -- Expenses ~Commissioncr of Public Safety (Revolver permit books ) $1.50 Lillian B. Dearden (Services rendered) 780.00 Lillian B. Dearden or Daniel Cahill (Postage) 38.54 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Legal notices) 7.00 Essex County Selectmen's Assoc. (Dues) 9.00 YIobbs & Warren (Forms) 7.45 John Hosking (3 sets casters) 11.10 Mass. Selectmen's Assoc. (Dues) 45.00 Naiman Press (Forms, Letter Heads) 29.50 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 291.90 Frank Oates & Son (Flowers) 23.00 Barbara Philbrick (Services rendered) 15.00 Total Expended $1,258.99 Balance to Revenue 1955 1.01 182 $1,080.00 1,2fi0.00 Article 10, 1954-- Census Stanley Buturlia (Services) $84.24 Lillian B. Dearden (Director o~ Census) 30.48 Richard R. Dearden (Services) 20.70 Charles Dineen (Services) 83.58 Elizabeth Doherty (Typing census lists) 30.00 Olive Ferguson (Services) 75.00 Winifred Hurrell (Services) 75.00 John Hosking (Supplies) 16.00 Bertha Martin (Services) 75.00 Catherine Roberts (Services) 75.00 Emma Triekett (Services) 75.00 George Soucy (Services) 75.00 The Boynton Press (Printing, drilling cards) 10.00 Total Expended Accountant Mary T. Finn (Salary) Accountant -- Clerical Hire Elizabeth Doherty $136.50 ~Rose McEvoy 67.00 Joan Finn 38.00 Total Expended $241.50 Balance to Revenue 1955 258.50 TOTAL Accountant ~ Expenses Daniel F. Cahill, Postmaster (Stamps) $6.00 Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Notices) 8.00 John R. Hosking Co., Inc. (Supplies) 29.63 John R. I-Iosking Co., Inc. (Payroll Forms) 95.00 Lawrence Bindery Co. (Binding Books) 25.25 Massachusetts Municipal Auditors and Accountants Association (Dues) 3.00 National Cash Register Co. (Sar. contract) 20.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service) 161.78 Panama~Beaver of N. E. (Supplies) 9.96 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Service contract) 14.70 Total Expended $373.32 Balance to Revenue 1955 26.68 TOTAL Treasurer- Salaries James J. Maker (Salary) $3,940.00 Rose S. McEvoy (Salary) 2,885.96 Daniel F. Cahill, Postmaster (Envelopes, Stamps and Registered Mai!) $365.30 Phoenix Indemnity Co. (Treas. Bond) 235.50 United States Fidelity Co. (Forgery Bond) 37.50 Aetna Casualty Co. (Burglary and Holdup Insurance) 40.24 183 725.00 3,370.00 500.00 400.00 6,825.96 The Todd Co.: 20M-Litho Dup. Blue Streak Checks 398.94 Servicing Check Writer & Signer 36.00 Ribbons & Belts for Check Writer and Signer 17.00 James J. Maker, Expenses: Meetings, Treasurer's Association 33.11 Dues. Treasurer's Association 2.00 Bus Fares to Bank and Regisiry of Deeds 32.10 Trips to Boston to Hurricane Board 10.33 Trip to Salem Retirement Board 2.40 New England Tel. & Tel. (Services) 98.03 Commonwealth of Mass. (Certifying Notes) 10.00 Lawrence Bindery Co. (Bindings) 22.00 Bay State Merchants National Bank (Rent Safe Deposit Box) 5.50 Graf Brothers, Inc. (Freight on Checks) 3.35 John R .Hosking (Office Supplies) 56.85 Hobbs & Warren (Payroll Forms) 31.20 McQuestens (Office Supplies) 27.45 The Naiman Press (Letterheads) 6.00 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Servicing Typewriter) 16.10 Total Expended $1,456.9~ Balance to Revenue 1955 38.10 TOTAL 1,525.00 Custodian Tax Title Account James $. Maker (Salary) 100.00 Elwyn A. King (Legal Services) $20.00 Daniel F. Cahill, Postmaster (Registered Mail) 1.00 Bay State Merchants National Bank (Stamp on Deed) 1.00 Total Expended $22.00 Balance to Revenue 1955 78~00 TOTAL 100.00 Tax Title Foreclosure Expenses North Essex Registry of Deeds (Recordings) $16.50 Daniel F. Cahillo Postmaster (Registered Mail) .94 Total Expended $17.44 Balance to Revenue 1955 32.56 TOTAL 50.00 Article 20, 1955--Safe for Town Treasurer Kenneth P. Thompson Company (Total Expended) $603.50 Balance to Revenue 1955 125.50 TOTAL 729.00 184 Article 21, 1955--Cabinet for Town Treasurer McQuesten, (Filing Cabinet) TOTAL Expended Tax Collector -- Salaries John J. Willis (Salary) $317.70 James H. Dewhirst (Salary) 1,207.30 Ida K. Farrell (Salary) 3,030.00 Tax Collector- Expenses, Including Bond Petty Cash, Advance $100.00 Cecelia Sheehan (Services) 318.00 Postmaster, Lawrence (Envelopes and Stamps) 396.80 Postmaster, Lawrence (P. O. Box Rental) 4.40 A. W. LaFond Co. (Printing Tax Bills) 281.15 Hobbs and Warren (Forms) 8.95 Anthony Insurance Co. (Deputy's Bond) 5.00 J. P. Hainsworth Ins. Co. (Office Deputy's Bond) 12.50 Great Pond Ins. Co. (Collector's Bond) 391.50 Great Pond Ins. Co. (Burglary and Holdup Insurance) 49.18 Emile O. Eoulanger (Office Renovations) 23.60 La~vrence Plate Glass (Office Renovations) 5.35 George Seymour (Cha{~ging Combination) 5.00 Essex Sign Company (Lettering Door) 11.00 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Tax Taking Advertising) 22.75 G. Hudson Driver or James H. Dewhirst (Recording Deeds and Tax Taxing Exp.) 60.90 Lawrence Bindery (Binding Records) 28.75 John R. Hosking (Supplies) 23.85 John R. Hosking (Repairing Desk) 22.00 Longbottom's Market (Supplies) .59 Massachusetts Collector's Ass'n. (Dues) 2.00 Massachusetts Deputy Collector's Ass'n (Dues) 1.00 Caron Express (Cartage) 1.80 Standard Duplication Machine (Sealer) 51.50 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Contract) 13,35 Harold E. Larkin (Services Deputy Coll.) 38.00 New England Telephone Co. (Services) 152.41 Ida K. Farrel] (Tax Collector's Meeting, Boston) 4.73 Crane Hardware Co~ (Supplies) 2.91 Minus Petty Cash Advance Minus Credit Tax Taking Adv. Balance to Revenue $2,038.97 100.00 1.52 $1,937.45 2.55 Assessors' Expenditures-- 1955 Assoc. of Mass. Assessors $9.00 Typewriter Shop 6.00 T, E. Field Co. 12.67 57.0(~ 4,555.00' 1,940.0~) Sullivan Typewriter Co. 14.70 McQuesten's 33.35 ;YIobbs & Warren, Inc. 176.49 The Boynton Press, Inc. 35.90 Arthur A. Thomson 50.00 Henry E. Lurid (Mileage, etc.) 163.27 Marguerite Soucy (Mileage, etc.) 74.18 Edward W. Phelan (Mileage, etc.) 67.68 Cecelia Sheehan 98.00 Doris Rehn 116.00 Flora H. McCubbin (Asst. Assessor & Postage) 228.00 Myrtle Mayer 232.50 Stoneham Independent 1.00 Lawrence Bindery 14.50 College Bindery 16.50 Walter F. Costello 5.00 Kee Lox Mfg. Co. 20.94 Manifold Supplies Co. 19.50 Kenneth P. Thompson Co. 23.80 John R .Hosking 21.09 Lila S. Turner 172.84 Ralph B. Brasseur 1,330.50 N. Essex Registry of Deeds 130.40 Daniel Cahill, Postmaster 44.26 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 87.93 Total Expense IIenry E. Lund (Salary) $850.00 Marguerile Soucy (Salary) 850.00 Edward W. Phelan (Salary) 850.00 Flora II. McCubbin (Salary) 2,886.00 Total Salaries Grand Total Expended License Commissioners-- Expenses I-Iobbs & Warren (Forms) $1.25 Angelina Kelley (Services rendered) 33.20 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Service) 64.42 Total Expended $98.87 Balance to Revenue 1955 1.13 Town Clerk-- Salary John J. Lyons (Salary) Town Clerk-- Expenses Emile Boulanger (Book Cases) $68.42 The Boynton Press, Inc. (Forms) 26.60 Daniel F. Cahill, Postmaster (Postage) 6.52 Walter Costell (Mass. Law Book) 5.00 The College Bindery (Binding o£ Records) 5.00 Crane Hardware Co. (Supplies) 4.90 John R. Hosking (Office Supplies) 41.04 Thomas J. McGrail Jr. (Bond) 10.00 John J. Lyons (Swearing in officials) 28.00 iMassachusetts Town Clerk Assoc. (Dues) 7.50 186 3,204.00 5,436.00 $8,640.0({ 100.00 700.00 ~The National Institute Municipal Clerks (Dues) 10.00 ~New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 77.08 Tota~ Expended $290.06 Balance to Revenue 1955 9.94 TOTAL Election l~egistrars John J. Lyons (Salary) $150.00 Patrick Cronin (Salary) 150.00 Fred McCormack (Salary) 150.00 John J. McDuffie (Salary) 150.00 Arthur A. Thomson (Moderator) 50.00 Total Expended Election Expenses STREET LISTING, PRECINSTS 1o 2, 3, 4 Marie Busby $105.00 ~ Cecilia M. Sheehan 100.00 Allan L. Morse 100.00 i Leo Galeazzi 100.00 MISCELLANEOUS Bee Publishing Co. (Town Warrants) 64.75 The Boynton Press Inc. (Ballots, Tally Sheets records) 353.63 Daniel F. Cahill (Postage) 12.43 · Crane Hardware Co. (Bulbs) 1.59 Mason W. K. Downing (Mounting Old Charter) 10.00 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. (Printing Forms and Cards) 182.47 George Everson (Registration) 4.00 John R. I-Iosking (Office Supplies) 31.82 Frank Howard (Posting Warrants) 20~00 John ,J. Lyons (Conference Expenses) 9.00 McQuesten's (Cabinet & Supplies) 47.07 Frank Oates & Son (Flowers) 5.00 Cecilia Sheehan (Clerical) 217.00 Spaulding Moss Co. (Street Lists) 272.35 Carl A. Thomas (Registration) 4.00 WAGES Kathryn Finn $28.00 Cornelius I-Iegarty 23.00 Arlene Bell 24.00 Warren Finn 12.00 Katherine White 24.00 Doris Rehn 12.00 Ethel Donovan 25.00 Mabel Wa]sh 24.00 Yvonne Whittaker 24.00 iI-Ielen G. Hegarty 24.00 187 300.00 650.00 Ida Chadwick Mabel Smith Rose Macklin Clarence Bell George Cunningham Patrick C. Cronin Fred McCormack Norman Fleming Mary Cronin John Ward George Morse Elizabeth Murphy Rose McEvoy James Todd Constance Boyle Harry Michelmore Alfred Garneau John Lanni Katherine Roberts Alice Cavallaro Loretta Wilson Flm'ence Maguire Florence I{av Bertha Martin Ellen Summers Andrew Scott Nellie McGlynn Harold Ackroyd Clara Sutcliffe Betty Shea Donald Thomson Chris Higginbottom Karl Wainwright Hector Lefebrvre Ernest Summers Henry Martin Donald Fountain George Sanford Marion Weeks Yera S. Warwick Lewis Broadhead Catherine Sweeney Gertrude Gillespie Sam. Bottomley Jacqueline Riley Emma Tricker Dennis Evangelos Delina Ellis Mary Lannan Vera Sheridan Josephine Rivet William Humphries Alice Smith Allan Morse Phyllis Jackson James B, McCormish Rita Markey Robert Sanborn Carl Thomas Thomas Smith Sidney Rea 188 24.00 24.00 12.00 12.00 24.00 28.00 9.00 24.00 10.00 12.00 28.00 26.00 24.00 12.00 24.00 22.00 34.00 24.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 24,00 24.00 24.00 24.00 12.00 12.00 24.00 24.00 12.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 12.00 28.00 36.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 34.00 12.00 24.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 28.00 Natalie Forgetta 56.00 George Rea 24.00 Eleanor Montgomery 24.00 Fred D. Whittier 24.00 Cornelius J. Donovan 24.00 Joseph W. Lawlor 24.00 George Everson 24.00 YIelen Busby 24.00 Margaret Reardon 34.00 Elizabeth Elliott 12.00 Maude Farnum 12.00 John Slipkowsky 8.00 Veronica Perkins 12.00 Amy McIntyre 12.00 Adah L. Rea 12.00 Vera Barbette 12.00 Edna Whittaker 12.00 Rose Broderick 24.00 Eleanor Roberts 12.00 Marion Shellnut 12.00 Total Expended $3,327.11 Balance to Revenue 1955 224.89 TOTAL Board of Appeals--Expenses Jane C. Broderick (Services) $10.00 Elizabeth A, Doherty (Services) 6.25 George Seymour (Open File, replaced Lock) 5.00 The Boynton Press (Forms) 25.45 The Eagle Tribune Pub. Co, (Legal Notices) 9.21 Daniel F. Cahill, (Postage) .30 Total Expended $56.21 Balance to Revenue 1955 143.79 TOTAL Planning Board-- Expenses Elizabeth Balzius (Services) $10.62 Jane Broderick (Services) 104.38 Elizabeth Doherty (Services) ' 21.25 Daniel F. Cahill (Postage) 3.35 Ralph B. Brasseur (Zoning Maps) 39.50 t~egistry of Deeds (Copy of rules) 11.60 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising of Notices and Hearings) 47.26 Demelle G. Garey & Son (Mounting 6 Plans) 48.60 I~Sass. Federation of Planning Board (Dues) 12.50 McQuesten's (Plan Erie) 10.00 Arnold H. Salisbury (Legal Service) 200.00 Frank Oates & Son (Flowers) 10.00 Total Expended 5t9.06 Balance to Revenue 1955 230.94 TOTAL 189 3,552.00 200.00 750.00 Article 3, October 182 1954 Planning Board, Revision ot Town By-Laws, Zoning Maps, Etc. John T. Blackwell $3,150~00 Lee B. Wilde 29.16 Total Expended $3,179.16 Forwarded to January 1956 1,220.84 TOTAL Maintenance Town Building- Salary George Sanford (Salary) Maintenance Town Building--Expenses Al H. Anderson (Garage gutters cleaned) $16~95 Berger Paper Company (Supplies) 12.62 Emil Boulanger (Labor and material) 16.50 City Window Cleaning Co. (Washing, waxing office floors) 75.00 Crane IIardware Company (Supplies) 67.15 Lillian Dearden (Services) 75.00 Joseph DeLco & Sons (Floor covering-- 12 offices) 1,900.00 Elizabeth Doherty (Services) 22.50 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Bids) 12.69 Farley Awning Co. (Mourning Decorations) 15.00 Howe Heating Corp. (Fuel oil) 399.60 William B. Kent & Sons (Fuel oil) 798.12 Lawrence Electric Co. (Service) 824.20 Lawrence Gas Co. (Service) 12.48 Lawrence Plate-Window Glass (Repairs garage doors) 205.97 Lawrence Window Cleaning Co. (Washing windows) 30.00 Meagan's Drug Store (Supplies) 61.75 New England TeL & Tel. Co. (Service) 196.23 B.oard of Public Works (Water bill) 30.72 North Andover Coal Co. (Fuel oil) 782.22 William C. Pickersgill (Vacuum eleanor & attachments) 300.38 George Sanford (Care of lawns) 43.88 George Seymour (New locks and keys) 58.50 John J. Thompson (Electrical work) 152.68 Treat Hardware Co. (Supplies) 12.90 H. J. Welch (Repairing drinking fountain) 79.43 Total Expended $6,196.47 Balance to Revenue 1955 2.53 Police -- Salaries Alfred II. McKee (Chief) Richard S. Hilton (Sergeant) Balance to Revenue 1955 $3,736.32 311.84 A. Houghton Farnham (Patrolman) $3,608.28 Everett Woodhouse (Patrolman) 3,608.28 Norman Fleming ('Patrolman) 3,608.28 Joseph W. Lawlor (Patrolman) 3,608.28 190 4,400.00' 936.00 6,199.00~ 4,422.56' 4,048.1ff Russell Donnelly (Patrolman) 3,608.28 Robert L. Sanborn (Patrolman 3,608.28 Charles McCubbin (Patrolman) 3,608.28 Paul G. Dyer (Patrolman) 3,608.28 John J. Lanni (Patrolman) 3,6~)8.28 Frank Dushame (Patrolman) 2,636.82 Myron B. Lewis (Retired) 971.46 Total Expended Edward T. Sullivan (Reserve Officer) $499.38 Philip Miller (Reserve Officer) 636.22 Paul Lafond (Reserve Officer) 210.33 Leo Galeazzi (Reserve Officer) 625.3,6 Ernest Roberts (Reserve Officer) 597..93 Ronald F. Heggarty (Reserve Officer) 225.12 Leo Macklin (Reserve Officer) 59.16 Total Expended Refunds ' $2,903.49 69.39 $2,834.10 325.90 Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL Pollee -- Exl~enses The Berger Paper Company (Supplies) $29.50 Bill's Auto Service (Repairs~ Gas and oil) 605.97 Harry Bloomberg Police School (Text Book) 15.00 Roland W. Bourget (Police duW-- Centennial) 9.96 Comm. of Mass Dept. of Public Safety (Police School) 100.00 Daniel Cahill, Postmaster (Stationery) 18.27 Central Service Station (Oil and Supplies) 18.20` Charles Steak House (Dinners for Officials--Centennial ) 21.35 Comm. of Mass. Dept. of Correction (Signs) 108.00 Continental Associates, Inc. (Signs) 28,36 M. Edward Connor (Regulator Repairs) 24.40 Crane Hardware Co. (Supplies) 14.65 Dalrymple Oil Co., Inc. (Rental) 37.70 Davis & Furber Machine Co. (Supplies) 8.00 The C. B. Dolge Co. (Supplies) 14.06' Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) 8.7ff Eastet'n States Police Radio League (Dues) 5.00` Finberg Supply Co. (Batteries) 6.30 Faurot, Inc. (Fingerprint Kit) 19.49 Frank's Atlantic Service (Gas, Repairs and Supplies) 32.75 Gibbs Ex~ress (Express) 1.39 ©orharn Fire Equipment Co. (Flares and Supplies) 52.2ff Gulf Servicenter (Lubrication and Washing) 7.55 G-al Bros. Inc. (Express) 1.25 Harley-Davidson Sales Service (Supplies) 41.50` R;chard S. Hilton (Expenses to Meetings) 48.27 Highland Towel Supply (Towel rental) 24.0~ 191 36,082.80' 3,I60.0~ iHollins Super Service (Fuel Oil) 285.01 John R. Hosking (Supplies) .80 Frank Howard (Placing and replacing signs) 67.50 International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police (Dues) 30.00 Ivers Johnson Sporting Goods Co. (Supplies) 4.50 Kirkwood Bros. Inc. (Targets) 15.61 Paul Lafond (Cleaning and labor at Station) 181.00 Lakeside Filling Station (Gasoline) 1.40 iM. Linsky & Bros. Inc. (Uniforms) 522.95 Longbottom's Market (Supplies) 2.55 Look Photo Service (Photos) 1.00 IIarry T. Lord (County Maps) 26.50 II. B. McArdle (Supplies) 45.87 Francis X. McCarthy (Police duty at Centennial) 9.96 Alfred H. McKee (Expenses to Meetings and Convention) 121.19 McQuesten's (Supplies) 39.30 Manifold Supplies Co. of Mass. (Typewriter ribbon) 6.00 Mass, Chiefs of Police Association (Dues) 5.00 S. D. Myres Saddle Co. (Holsten) 72.95 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 400.56 New England Assoc. of Chiefs of Police (Dues) 5.00 North Andover Catering Service (Sandwiches--Centennial) 48.75 Old Rock Gun Shop (Ammunition) 13.60 Public Service Publications (Directory) 10.33 Railway Express Agency (Express) 8.92 Edward J. Riemitis (Radio Repairs) 243.00 Albert E. Schlott, Inc. (Supplies) 94.72 Shawsheen Motor Mart (Repairs, Gas and Oil) 315.29 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (Gasoline) 1,168.20 John J. Spanks (Police duty--Centennial) 9.96 Sportsman's Log Cabin (Supplies) 27.50 The Flag Shop (Decorations--Centennial) 15.00 A. t~. Thomas (Typewriter repairs) 31.95 Treat Hardware Corp. (Supplies) 20.14 Trimount Plastic Co. Inc. (Safety belts) 27.51 H. J. Welch Co. (Plumbing repairs) 26.58 Willey'$ Express (Express) 1.85 Total Expended Refunds Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL $5,209.89 21.46 $5,188.43 1.57 Article 19, 1955- Police Officer at Bathing Norman Fleming (Police Officer) $13.92 Joseph W. Lawlor (Police Officer) 27.84 Everett Woodhouse (Police Officer) 55.68 Edward T. Sutlivan Jr. (Police Officer) 234.90 Leo J. Galeazzi (Police Officer) 34.80 Ernest Roberts (Police Officer) 27.84 192 $5,190.00 Beach Paul Lafond (Police Officer) 13.92 John J. Lanni (Police Officer) 27.84 The Boynton Press, Inc (Car stickers) 13.69 Total Expended $450.34 Balance to Revenue 1955 49.66 TOTAL 500.00 Article 23~ 1955--New Police Cruiser Article 3~ Aoril 27. 1955 -- Additional to Art. No. 23 Shawsheen Motor Mart (8 CyL Mainline 2 door Sedan) $1,668.27 Balance to Revenue 1955 1.73 TOTAL 1,670.00 Article 24. 1955- 12 "Colt" l~e~olvers Kirkwood Bros. Inc. (Revolvers) $570.71 Balance to Revenue 1955 14.29 TOTAL 585.00 Dog Warrant-- Salary Stanley Buturlia (Salary) 245.00 Dog Warrant-- Expenses Stanley Buturlia (Care, custody and destroying animals) $243.10 Total Expended $243.10 Balance to Revenue 1955 11.90 Fire -- Salaries Includes Article 5, April 27, 1955 10% Increase for Call Fire Fighters James J. Daw, Chief $4,422.56 Edwin Keonig, Engineer 660.00 Calvin Snell, Engineer 660.00 Christopher Higginbottom, Regular 2,635.20 Donald Thomson, Regular 2,429.00 Hector Lefcbvre, Regular 3,608.76 Thomas K. Wainwright, Regular 3,608.76 Ernest Summers, Regular 3,603.76 P. Henry Martin, Regular 3,608.76 Donald Fountain, Regular 3,608.76 Stuart Summers, Regular 1,179.76 William P. McEvoy, Regular 693.96 Donald Foss, Spare Driver 209.98 Wilfred Arsenault, Spare Driver 665.01 David Roberts, Spare Driver 752.50 Stuart Summers, Spare Driver 414.15 Archie Gourley, Spare Driver 666.46 Philip Miller, Spare Driver 217.75 N[artin Lawlor, Captain 537.50 Raymond DeAdder, Captain 416.64 Edward Lawlor, Call Man 494.50 Frederick Soucy, Call Man 422.82 255.00 193 Frederick Christie, Call Man Kenneth Rabs, Call Man William McEvoy, CaLl Man Edward Donovan, Call Man John LaFrance, Call Man Everett Long, Call Man William McKinnon, Call Man Charles Ashworth, Call Man Richard Lawlor, Call Man Christopher Kelly, Call Man George Everson, Call Man Arthur Broderick, Call Man Stewart Wilson, Call Man Joseph Guthrie, Call Man George Windle, Call Man Kenneth Long, Call Man Walter Marshall, Call Man Frederick Soucy, Lieutenant Richard Lawlor, Lieutenant VACATIONS 494.50 494.50 355.46 453.28 387.00 387.00 387.00 387.00 387.00 387,00 387,00 387.00 387.00 120.00 387.00 329.68 288.46 28.75 28.75 Hector Lefebvre 14.45 Thomas K. Wainwright 20.23 Ernesi Summers 40.53 P. Henry Martin 81.06 Donald Fountain 14.45 Donald Foss 14.45 Wilfred Arsenault 485.80 David Roberts 20.23 Stuart Summers 361.45 OVERTIME DUE TO ILLNESS Donald Thomson 14.50 P. Henry Martin 30.45 Donald Fountain 5.80 Total Expended $43,088.37 Balance to Revenue 1955 1,126.41 TOTAL 44,214.7~ Article 31, 1955- Man to Be Regular Fire Fighter Donald Foss $2,567.76 R. J. Macariney Co. (Uniform) 73.95 Total Expended $ 2,641.71 Balance to Revenue 1955 134.25 TOTAL Fire -- Expenses American LaFrance Foamite Corp. (Parts and Labor, Overhaul of Truck) $2,672.13 Arrow Cleaning & Dying System (Cleaning) 1.00 Wilfred Arsenault (Ambulance Service) 8.00 Bassetts Auto Radiator Shop (Radiator Repaired) 9.00 Barneys Shoe Fix (Repair Raincoat) 1.25 The II. Berger Paper Co. (Wax & Cleaner) 54.16 John Bedmaski (Polish) 16.20 Bills Auto Service (Repairs to Apparatus) 132.80 2,775.9~ 194 Bride, Grimes & Co. (Valves) William Boyle (Fire Alarm Repairs) M. Edward Connors (Install Alternator on LaFrance and overhaul Starter) Cogans Auto Supply Co. Inc. (Clean Waste) Crane Hardware Co. (Supplies) Cyr Oil Co. (Gas, Oil & Fuel Oil) Davis & Furber Machine Co. (Repairs to Pump) James P. Daw (Convention Expenses) D.E.P. Chemical (Soap & Wax) D. G. Donovan Machine Auto Supply (Alignment Front end of Mack & Overhaul of Booster Tank) Ernest Dugarden (Repair Morse Gate) Joseph Duguette (Fire Alarm Repairs) Dyer Clark Co. (Fire Alarm Supplies) Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Call for Bids) Farley Awning Co. (Draping Station) Fire Chief Club of Mass. (Dues) Finberg Supply Co. (Electrical Supplies) Joseph Finneran (Supplies) The Flag Shop (Decorating Station for Centennial) Frank's Atlantic Service Station (Parts and Repairs) Donald Foss (Ambulance Service) The Gamewell Co. (Batteries, Fire Alarm Boxes and Fuses) Highland Towel Co. (Towels) Lawrence Electric Co. (Services) Lawrence Gas Co. (Services) Lawrence Mack Sales (Speedometer Cable Lawrence Motor Parts (Labor & Parts) Lawrence Plate & Glass Co. (Replace broken Window in Trucks) Joseph Lebel (Install Heater and Repair Thermostat) Longbottoms (Supplies) R. J. Macartney Co. (Uniforms) Roy Marland (Re-upholster Seat of Truck) Mathias Hart Co. Inc. (Spurs & Safety Belt) Merrimack Sales Inc. (Supplies) Bruce McCabil, Inc. (Forms) Rose Mc~voy (Clerical) McQuesten's (File Street Directory and Box Location) A. J. Murphy & Sons (Repairs to Roof) Mulvey Laundry (Laundry) The Naiman Press (Paper, Envelopes and Ambulance Cards) New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) North Andover Board of Public Works (Water) North Andover Coal Co. (Fuel Oil) North Shore Welding Service (Oxygen)) Nutter Hardware (Supplies) Augustin O'Brien (Fire Alarm Repairs) Preston Coal & Coke Co. (Fresh Air) Poll Tax Rebates Public Service Publication (Directory) 195 6.74 48.16 305.15 28.50 12.29 794.72 20.00 24.00 78.50 42.50 3.00 20.64 85.25 3.94 40.00 5.00 5.47 7.00 62.00 57.75 5.00 996.04 28.25 416.64 20.98 4.90 160.91 20.86 261.24 4.33 209.95 75.00 39.53 51.60 8.33 15,00 85.60 258.00 107.23 42.25 367.43 17.64 545.77 20.50 34.07 20.64 9.30 62.00 10.33 Edward Retelle (Batteries) 13.85 Reusch's Service Station (Tires, Batteries and Lights) 490.35 Edward J. Riemitis Co. Inc. (Repairs to ~ Radio) 53.40 Star Electric Service & Tire Co. (Over- haul Carburetor) 15.10 Sears & Roebuck (Tools & Tool Box) 30.86 Simplex Time Recorder Co. (Repair Re- corder) 30.00 Stuart Summers (Ambulance Service) 16.00 Surrette Supply Co. Inc. (Oil Filters) 12.38 A. B. Sutherland (Sheets) 4.74 John J. Thompson ( Lights and Labor ) 207.19 Bruce Tittetts (Labor on Truck) 10.50 Treat Hardware Co. (Varnish and Wax) 22.02 Vals Restaurant (Sandwiches) 2.60 Verda's Garage (Repairs to Ambulance) 8.00 .I-L J. Welch (Replace Bowl) 120.63 Total Expended $9,482.09 ~Balance to Revenue 1955 72.91 TOTAL Article 28, 1955--New 1~" Hose Fire Dept. American-LaFranee l~oamite Corp. (Hose) $588.00 Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) 9.63 Total Expended $597.63 Balance to Revenue 1955 27.37 TOTAL Article 29, 1955--New 2~" Hose Fire Dept. ~American-LaFrance Foamite Corp. $784.00 Total Expended $784.00 Balance to Revenue 1955 41.00 [TOTAL John J. Connors John W. Hegarty Alfred E. Garneau Leo Lafond ~Theodore Iminskl 'Raymond Walsh Bernard McGrath .James Calder Insect Pest -- Salaries Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL 196 $3,800.00 1,032.31 1,093.95 896.67 699.39 370.59 35.62 11.29 $7,939.82 20.18 9,555.00 625.00 825.00 7,960.00 Insect Pest -- Expenses Bill's Auto Service (Labor, parts and repairs) $117.20 Central Service Station (Oil, gas & repairs) 220.30 Crane Itardware Co. (Supplies) .45 John J. Connors (Transportation to Moth Supt. Meeting) 9.00 D. G. Donovan Machine & Auto Supply (Labor & repairs) 20.86 Eggleston Supply Co. Inc. (Repairs to Chain Saw and Fuel Purmp) 63.85 Frost Insecticide Co. (Screw Rods Nuts) 1.44 Hartney Spray Corp. (DDT Powder) 532.20 Rose McEvoy (Clerical) 10.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 29.90 Shawshecn Motor Mart (Repairs) 11.80 Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. (Mobilgas) 269.53 Total Expended 1,286.53 Balance to Revenue 1955 13.47 TOTAL Hurricane "Carol' Section 33, Chapter 44, G. L. Antonio Giarrusso $932.50 Dm~inic Conti 772.50 Leon E. Petell 922.50 James Doran 60.00 John T. Hallsworth 307.50 Waiter Hamilton 10.00 David Hallsworth 35.00 Bernard McGrath 512.50 Frank Shottes 852.50 Edward Donovan 5.00 John Haigh 50.00 Harold Lambert 5.00 David Knightly 50.00 Fred Clark 15.00 Robert Hallsworth 115.00 Leslie Cooney 200.00 Or~zio Galvagna 275.00 William H. Stone 822.50 George Dolan 70.00 Carl Kemp 40.00 Amatia Tree Surgeons (Rental of Cranes, Chain Saws and Tree Climbers) 7,490.58 A. H. Anderson, Inc. (Repairs to Roo5 and Skylights on Johnson High School) 76.41 Essex Sand and Gravel Co. (Bank Gravel) 3.90 Frost Insecticide Co. (Rental o5 Two Man Chain Saw 110.00 Emile Giard (Rental o5 Truck and oper.) 60.00 Henry Green (Master Diver and Assistant Diver and _Air charge 5or Cylinders use to clean out Culvert) 212.50 Leo Const. Co. (Rental of Bull Dozer and Truck) 376.00 1,300.0~ 197 The Martin Way (Repairs to Town Infirmary 400.00 .Socony Vacuum Oil Co. (Mobilgas) 163.03 Total Expended $14,944.92 Ba]ance to Revenue 1955 119.15 TOTAL Dutch Elm Disease- Salaries John W. Hegarty $941.76 Alfred Garneau 885.02 Leo Lafond 986.40 Theodore Iminski 1,002.84 Raymond Walsh 615.81 James Calder 65.76 Total Expended $4,497.59 Balance to Revenue 1955 2.41 TOTAL Dutch Elm Disease ~ Expenses Central Service Station (Oil, gas and repairs) $56.50 Eggleston Supply Co. Inc. (Parts) 79.04 Hartney Spray Corp. (Equipment) 60.05 New England TeL & Tel. Co. (Services) 12.20 Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. (Gas) 182.29 Shawsheen Motor Mart Co. (repairs and part) 5.40 Crane Hardware (Supplies) .90 Total Expended $396.38 Balance to Revenue 1955 3.62 TOTAL Tree -- Salaries John J. Connors, Supt. $400.00 John W. Hegarty 1,325.04 Alfred Garneau 1,056.27 Leo Lafond 1,189.84 Theodore Iminski 1,584.40. Raymond Walsh 1,183.68 Bernard McGrath 65.76 James Calder 132.54 Total Expended $6,937.53 Balance to Revenue 1955 22.47 TOTAL Tree -- Expenses ~rane I-Iardware (Supplies) $124.80 ~ Central Service Stat]on (Oil, Labor, parts and repairs) 151.90 /John J. Connors (Convention and Con- ference Expenses) 81.70 qDrrest Coppeta (Repairs) 6.00 198 15,064.07 4,500.00 400.00 6,960.00 Davis & Furber Machine Co. (Repairs) .95 Eggleston Supply Co. Inc. (Oil, Labor, parts and repairs) 94.93 Essex County Tree Warden's Association (Dues) 5.00 John B. M. Fielding (Repairs to Fence) 5.00 Frost Insecticite Co. (Equipment) 24.77 Hartney Spray Company (Tree paint and Peat) 35.40 George Henry Co. (Repairs to Circular Saws) 33.92 Hilton Oil Co. (Range Oil) 7.75 John R. Hosking (Paper) .83 Kelsey Highland Nursery (Trees) 216.45 Lawrence Plate & Glass Co. (Installed Light on Truck) 7.16 Lowell Motor Sales Inc. (Repairs, parts and labor) 74.33 Mathias Hart Co. Inc. (Gloves and Equipment ) 41.77 William A. Mears (] 2 Cutters) 6.00 Merrows Outboard Motor Shop (Labor and paris) 19.25 Rose McEvoy (Clerical) 10.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 31.52 Nashua Industrial Machine Co. (Repairs to Brush Cutter) 6.50 Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc. (Mobilgas) 137.03 George Seymour (Keys) 1.00 Treat Hardware Corp. (Equipment) 8.06 William & Hussey Machine Corp. (Part~) 21.60 Tota] Expended $1,153.62 Balance to Revenue 1955 6~38 TOTAL John W. Hegarty Alfred Garneau Leo Lafond Theodore Iminski Raymond Walsh Brush Cutting $135.36 295.92 295.92 131.52 131.52 1,160.00 Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1955 $990.24 9.76 $65.75 65.76 16.44 $147.96 2.04 TOTAL Alfred Garneau Leo Lafond Theodore Iminski Town Forest 1,000.00 Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL' 150.00 Article 22. 1955--Power Chain Saw Frost Insecticide Co. $305.25 Total Expended $305.25 Balance to Revenue 1955 19.75 TOTAL Sealer of Weights and Measures Ernest Roberts (Salary) $94.97 Robert Turner (Salary) 330.03 Total Expended Sealer of Weights and Measures--Expenses Robert Turner (Expenses and supplies) $42.80 Total Expended $42.80 Balance to Revenue 1955 47.20 Wiring Inspector-- Salary John J. Thompson (Salary) Wiring Inspector -- Expenses John J. Thompson (Transportation, postage, supplies) $12~.80 Total Expended $123.80 Balance to Revenue 1955 1.20 Building Inspector-- Salary Martin Lawlor Sr. (Salary) Building Inspector-- Expenses Martin Lawlor: Mileage on car $48.55 Telephone Calls 14.77 Stamps and envelopes 2.84 Total Expended $66.16 Balance to Revenue 1955 33,84 TOTAL Contingent Fund Allied Awning Co. (1Vl[ourning Decorations) 15.00 Anne M. Arsenault (Damage Claim) 18.00 Bee Publishing Co. (Town Warranfs) 167.75 Ralph Bevin (Damage Claim) 45.00 Boys Town Headquarters (Meeting and dinners--2) 11.00 Alfred Briguglio (Damage Claim) 8.20 Raymond Broadhead (Perambulating Bounds) 35.00 Ernest Brown (Supplies--U N Day) 4.50 Kafhleen Casey (Damage C]aim) 26.25 Mrs. Alfred Concemi (Damage Claim) 10.00 Crane Hardware Co. (Bulbs) 6.89 2OO B25.00 425.00 90.00 500.00 125.00 500.00 100.00 Mason K. Downing (Printing Resolution) 18~75 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Ad-Dumping hours notice) 4.80 Essex Hardware & Plumbing Co. (Lights and fixtures) 17.65 George Everson (Services--U. N. Day) 7.50 William A. Finneran (Perambulating bounds--expense to Conference-- three members) 163.40 Farley Awning Co. (Mourning Decora- tion) 15.00 Gertrude Gillespie (Damage Claim) 11.00 5.00 Phyllis Hanson (Mimeographing) Joseph Kalikow (Settlement--accident) 150.00 Arthur P. Kirk (Perambulating bounds-- expense to hearing in Boston) 42.00 Henry Lund (Laurel decoration) 10.00 Alfred ti. McKee (Police Chief's Meet- ing--4) 19.76 Thomas McGrail (Damage Claim) 111.50 R. J. McCartney (Rental of suits) 20.25 Charles II. Metcal£ (Releases--petition Chap. 90) 5.00 Frank Oates & Son (Flo~ers) 69.50 Ridgwood Cemetery (Annual care o£ lois) 15.00 William Robinson (Damage Claim) 24.05 Arnold H. Salisbury (Legal services) 241.50 A. A. Smith & Co. (Rental--electric adder--per State auditor) 15.00 Sullivan & Worcester (Professional ser- vices) 157.50 The Mimeograph Shop (Planning Board policies) 143.40 The Flag Shop (Decorations--Town Building, Johnson Building) 122.50 ~rthur A. Thomson (Legal services) 39.80 Charles W. Trombly (Legal services) 106.20 Trombly Brothers (Damage Claim) 97.85 Total Expended $1,981.50 Balance to Revenue 1955 18.50 Forest Fire Warden Jame~ P. Daw (Salary) Forest Fire ~ Expenses P. Henry Martin (Wages) $6.00 Donald Foss (Wages) 14.00 Wilfred Arsenault (Wages) 26.00 Edwin Koenig (Wages) 8.00 Calvin Snell (Wages) 24.00 Martin Lawlor (Wages) 16.00 David Roberts (Wages) 11.00 Stuart Summers (Wages) 16.00 ~rchie Gourley (Wages) 8.00 Edward Lawlor (Wages) 2L00 Frederick Soucy (Wages) 7.00 Frederick Christie (Wages) 5.00 Kenneth Rabs (Wages) 6.00 William McEvoy (Wages) 7.00 201 2,000.00~ 150.00 Edward Donovan (Wages) John LaFrance (Wages) William McKinnon (Wages) Charles Ashworth (Wages) Richard Lawlor (Wages) Raymond DeAdder (Wages) Christopher Kelly (Wages) George Everson (Wages) Arthur Broderick (Wages) Stewart Wilson (Wages) Kenneth Long (Wages) John Cronin (Wages) Vincent DeMario (Wages) John DeMario (Wages) John MeGuire (Wages) Richard Killen (Wages) William Burris (Wages) Edward Snell (Wages) Charles Hutchin (Wages) Frank Vvnorius (Wages) James Kelly (Wages) Michae] Broderick (Wages) Stephen Broderick (Wages) Peter Martin (Wages) Dennis Currier (Wages) Amos Bird (Wages) .Michael Cronin (Wages) Thomas Cotter (Wages) 6,00 20.00 6.00 3.00 22.00 1.00 §.00 3.00 16.00 6.00 19.00 7.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 8.00 8,00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 8~00 4.00 Bruno Szlest (Wages) 2.00 .~ me~iean La-France Foamile Corp. (Steel Dranon 5 Gal. Forest Fire Back Pump g/a CP Mystery Nozzle) 130.95 Bill's Auto Service (Oil. Labor & Parts) 24.45 Davis & Furber Machine Co. (Labor on 2 Stands) 8.25 James Lyons (Sandwiches and Coffee) 2.56 Pose McEvov (Clerical) 10.00 Ernest Sumraers (1 Case Coco Cola) 1.00 Total Expended $545.21 Balance to Revenue 195§ 54.79 TOTAL Board of Health -- Salaries Julius Kay, M. D. (Physician) $750.00 Julius Kay ,M. D. (Board Member) 200.00 George E. Jewett (Board Member) 200.00 R. George Caren (Board Member) 200.00 lYIary F. Sheridan R. N. (Agent) 3,270.00 000.00 TOTAL 4,620.00 Article 4, April 27, 1955- Health Inspector Salary Mary F. Sheridan R. N. (Salary) 300.00 Board of Health- Expenses The Boynton Press (Printing plumbing permits) $11.90 Daniel Cahill (Stamped envelopes) 36.54 Essex Sanatorium (Board and treatment) 493.00 202 ,George Everson (Burying animals) 6.00 Frank's Atlantic Service (Repairs, gas and tires) 185.60 Joseph Finneran (Medical supplies) 2.45 Leo Galeazzi (Burying animals) 3.00 Hobbs & Warren (Forms) 7.15 J. L. Hammett & Co. (Survey maps) 3.83 Frank Howard (Burying animals) 13.50 Little Fawn Cleaners (Services) 9.00 McGregor Instrument Co. (Equipment) 9.26 Meadowbrook Laundry (Services) 1.21 Mass. Public Health Assoc. (Dues) 3.00 Carlotta Spencer (Postage) .94 Walter Stamp (Burying animaIs) 60.00 Mary F. Sheridan (Postage and supplies) 13.26 Sullivan Typewriter Co. (Contract) 14.70 Arnold Salisbury (Legal Services) 98.65 Alexander Thomson (Plumbing inspections) 101.00 Railway Express Co. (Cartage) 9.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Services) 194.48 McQuesten's (Supplies and equipment) 358.01 Edward Welch (?lumbing inspections) 1,206.00 Total Expended $2,841.48 Balance to Revenue 1955 1,528.52 TOTAL 4,370.00 Services of Sanitarian (Reserve Fund Transfers) Ernest Romana (Services) $1,415.00 Balance to Revenue 1955 85;00 TOTAL 1,500.00 County T. B. Hospital Assessment 'Counly Treasurer (Assessment) 9,663.90 Animal Inspector -- Salary Dr. Edward C. Bulger (Salary) 325.00 Vital Statistics John J. Lyons (Recording Births, Deaths and Marriages) 400.00 Sewer Maintenance and Construction--Salaries Salaries (Total Expended) $5,344.93 Balance to Revenue 1955 155.07 TOTAL 5,500.00 Sewer Maintenance and Construction--Expenses Expenses (Total Expended) 4,000.00 East Side Sewer Survey--Expenses Survey (Total Expended) $1,706.55 Balance Forward to 1956 593.45 TOTAL 2,300.00 Article 62, 1955-- Sewer System, Mifflin Drive (1) Expenses (Total Expended) $2,275.68 Balance to Revenue 1955 124.32 TOTAL 2,400.00 2O3 Article 62, 1955--Sewer System, Massachusetts Avenue (2) Labor $44.08 Expenses 4,197~60 Total Expended $4,241.68 Balance to Revenue 1955 158,32 TOTAL 4,400.00 Article 62, 1955--Sewer System, Main Street (4) Labor $140.95 Expenses 264.61 Total Expended $405.56 Balance to Revenue 1955 164.44 TOTAL 570.00 Article 62, 1955--Sewer System, Parker Street (6) Labor $163.82 Expenses 557.64 Total Expended $721.46 Balance to Revenue 1955 128.54 TOTAL 850.00- Article 9, April 27, 1955- Extend Sewer System on Hemlock Street Balance to Revenue 1955 1,000.00~ Article 5o June 29, 1855 -- Sewer System Wentworth Avenue Expenses (Tota! Expended) $873.61 Balance to Revenue 1955 126.39 TOTAL 1,000.00 Garbage Disposal Stephent Gallant (Total Expended) 4,100.00. Highways Ira D. Carry, Highway Surveyor (Salary) 4,880.00 Adeline L. Stewart (Salary) 2,889.60 Refuse Disposal Wages: Total Expended $8,727.60 Balance to Revenue 1955 .10 TOTAL 8,727.70' Refuse Disposal Expenses: Total Expended 1,000.00 YIighways--Genera] Maintenanc~Wages: Total Expended $22,231.79 Balance to Revenue 1955 17&61 TOTAL 22,410.40' 2O4 l-Iighways--General Maintenance--Expenses: Total Expended $33,704.48 Refund 12.11 $33,692.37 Balance to Revert eu1955 7.63 TOTAL Article 32. 1954- Cha..ter 90 Const- Great Pond Road Martin Mailet (Contract) Materials Total Expended Balance Forward to 1956 TOTAL $21,832.10 730.50 $22,562.60 4,409.08 Article 35- Motor Grader ;Morrissey Bros. Tractor Co. (Grader) $5,280.00 ;Eagle-.Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) 3.50 Total Expended $5,283.50 Balance to Revenue 1955 516.50 TOTAL Article 36, 1955 J Sidewalk Project 'Nicholas Nicetta (Contract) $289.24 Survey 109.68 Total Expended $398.92 Balance Forward to 1956 1,601.08 TOTAL 33.700,00 26,971.68 5,800.00 Total Expended $998.21~ Balance to Revenue 1955 1.79 TOTAL Article 38. 1955 -- Painting and l~eplacing Street Signs 'Total Expended $142.50 Balance to Revenue 1955 57.50 TOTAL Article 39, 1955- Ol~erate Disoosal Site Ditches Total Expended $979.00 Balance to Revenue 1955 21.00 TOTAL 1,000.00 200.00 205 1,000,00 'Contractor (Repairing sidewalks) $825.00 ~Materia]s 173.21 Article 37, 1955--Hurricane Damage to Sidewalks 2,000.00 Article 40, 1955 -- Cha,~ter 90 C-., L. -- Street Maintenance Wages $463.57 Materials 2,536.43 TOTAL Article 41, 1955--Chapter 90 G. L. Construction Great Pond Road Contractor $22,037.03 Materials 88.50 Total Expended $22,125.53 Balance Forward to 1956 7,874.47 TOTAL Article 42, 1955--.One-half Ton Pick-up Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (Truck) $1,300.00 Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. (Advertising) 3.94 Total Expended $1,303.94 Balance to Revenue 1955 296.06 TOTAL Article 43 195~,--Hydraulic Sand Spreader Total Expended Article 44~ 1955- Extend Drainage System on Prescott Street Wages $549.95 Materials 1,358.35 Total Expended $1,908.30 Balance Forward lo 1956 306.24 TOTAL Article 45, 1955- Extend Drainage System on Linden Avenue Wages $894.73 Materials 1,255.07 Total Expended $2,149.80 Balance Forward to 1955 301.57 TOTAL Article 47. 1955- Install Drainage System on Waverley Road Contractor $5,700.00 Survey 360.00 Total Expended $6,060.00 Balance Forward to 1956 529.~6 TOTAL 206 3,000.00t 30,000.00 Truck 1,600.0(3 600.0(3 2,214.54 2,451.37 6,589.30~ Article 53, 1955- Extend Drainage System on Prescott Street Chapter 80 G. L. Wages $1,485.35 Materials 2~fi43.28 Total Expended $4,128.63 Balance Forward to 1956 1,454.37 TOTAL 5,583.00 Article 5, Soecial Meeting October 19, 1955 Repair 1948 Tractor Total Expended 77.90 Article 75° 1954--Extend Drainage System and Improve Road on Mifflin Drive Contractor $500,00 Materials 12.18 Total Expended $512.18 Balance to Revenue 1955 270.86 TOTAL 783.04. Article 3, 1954--Extend Drainage System and Im!~rove Road on Putnam Road Balance to Revenue 1955 172.57 Snow Removal Wages $2,980.22 Expenses 11,008.12 Total Expended $13,988.34 Balance to Revenue 1955 11.66 TOTAL 14,000.00 Highway--Article 5, November 16, 1955 Eleanor Bourdelais 400.00 Hurricane Emergency "Edna" Section 31, Cl~apter 44, G. L. Labor (Total Expended) 128.03 Street Lighting Lawrence Electric Company $16,092.02 Balance to Revenue 1955 407.98 Public Welfare--Board of Public Welfare-- Salaries William A. Finneran (Salary) $150.00 Raymond Broadhead (Sala~r) 120.57 Arthur P. Kirk (Salary) 150.00 John J. Willis (Salary) 29.43 Total Expended Public Welfar~ Agent -- Salary Lillian B. Dearden (Salary) $750.00 Total Expended 2O7 16,500.0ff 450.00 750.0~ Suoerintendent and Matron Salaries-- Town Infirmary Oring B. Foster (Salary) $1,631.00 Nora L. Foster (Salary) 1,631.00 Total Expended 3,262.00 Outside Relief and Repairs--Infirmary Salaries Florence Ball (Salary) $1,631.00 Total Expended 1,631.00 Article 25, 1954- Repairs at Town Infirmary John J. Thompson $774.55 Total Expended 774.55 A~:ticle 15, 1955--Welfare Department Car Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (1955 Ford) $1,730.00 Lowell Motor Sales, Inc. (Snow tires and 1,000 mile check 63.57 · Thomas McGrail (Number plates) 3.00 Total Expended $1,846.57 Balance to Revenue 203.43 TOTAL 2,050.00 Outside ttelief and Repairs--Expenses Outside Relief and Repairs $23,194.00 Refunds 25.00 Total Expended 28,169.00 Stone Fun_t_ Income Disbursements 158.85 Article 14, 1955- Town Infirmary A. E. Alvino (NIaterial, labor) $4,255.76 American Lafrance Corp. (Fire extin- guishers) 65.30 James A. Duffy (Labor, materials to install drainage for septic tank) 298.40 Tolal Expended $4,619.46 Forward to 1956 1,880.54 TOTAL 6,500.00 Old Age Assistance--Expenses Expenses Salaries To!al Expended Refunds Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL 2O8 $81,772.39 2,672.50 $84,444.89 25.20 $84,419.69 .31 84,420.00 U. S. Old Age Assistance- Assistance Assistance Refunds $59,980.50 4.75 $59,975.75 Balance Forward lo 1956 80.89 TOTAL U. S. Old Age Assistance- Administr/ttion $2,385.60 916.13 Total Expended $3,301.73 Balance Forward to 1956 1,313.67 TOTAL Aid to Dependent Children--Expenses $1,359.44 12,387.22 Total Expended $13,746.66 Balance to Revenue 1955 153.34 Salaries Expenses Salaries Expenses TOTAL 60,056.64 4,615.40 13,900.00 U. S. Aid to Dependent Children--Aid Aid (Total Expended) $12,181.36 Balance Forward to 1956 752.57 TOTAL U. S. Aid to Dependent Children- Administration Salaries $1,165.20 Expenses 315.64 Tolal Expended $1,480.84 Balance Forward to 1956 739.55 TOTAL Disability Assistance Total Expended $3,974.14 Balance to Revenue 1955 225.86 U. S. Disability Assistance- Assistance Total Expended $2,326.76 Forwarded to January 1956 395.50 U. S. Disability Assistance- Administration Total Expended none Forwarded to January 1956 Veterans' Benefits Cash Disbursements $11,281.10 Bernard W. Bingham 750.00 Ruth Bingham 300.00 12,933.93 2,220.39 4,200.00 2,722.26 203.12 209 Medical and Medicine 5,955.53 Groceries 70.00 Miscellaneous 503.98 Total Expended $18,860.61 Cancelled Checks 150.50 $18,710.11 Balance to Revenue 1955 259.89 North Andover and Boxford District Department of Veterans' Services To~al Expended School and Physician- Salaries Salaries (Total Expended) $248,416.85 Balance to Revenue 1955 11.15 TOTAL School Expenses Expenses (Total Expended) $70,130.91 Refunds 50.08 Balance to Revenue 1955 $70,030.83 5.17 Special School Lunch Expenses (Total Expended) $22,795.83 Refunds 4.17 $22,791.66 Forwarded to January 1, 1956 8,422.72 North Andover High School Athletics Expenses (Total Expended) $2,333.34 Forwarded to January 1, 1956 255.83 Article 19, 1952- New High School Total Expended $197,755.11 Forwarded to January 1, 1956 15,576.81 Article 72, 1950 -- Kittredge-- Construction Fence, etc. Total Expended none Forwarded to January 1, 1956 Article 16, 1955- School Building Needs Total Expended Stevens Memorial Library- Salaries Librarian $3,800.00 Assistant Librarian 3,000.00 Children's Librarian 2,900.00 Assistant Librarians 1,480.53 Janitor 3,300.00 Projectionist 17.79 Total Expended $14,498.37 Balance to Revenue 1955 1.63 210 18,970.00 700.00 $248,428.00 70,086.00 31,214.38 2,594.17 213,331~92 268.83 800.00 14,500.00 Stevens Memorial Library -- Expenses Heat, Light, Water, Te]ephone Books, Papers, Magazines Miscellaneous $1,369.98 1,811.54 814.94 Total Expended $3,996.46 Refund Petty Cash 10.00 3,986.46 Balance lo Revenue 1955 13.54 Article 29~ 1953- Stevens Memorial Library -- Repairs Outside Total Expended Playgrounds--Salaries & Wages Total Expended $5,130.92 Balance to Revenue 1955 69.08 Playgrounds -- Expenses Total Expended $1,759.23 Balance to Revenue 1955 240.77 Public Parks, Triangles and Burying Grounds--Salaries & Wages Total Expended $3,480.94 Refund 100.00 $3,380.94 Balance to Revenue 1955 319.06 Public Parks~ Triangles and Burying Grounds -- Expenses Total Expended Balance none School Grounds-- Wages Total Expended $3,706.63 Balance to Revenue 1955 3,793.37 School, Grounds -- Expenses Total Expended $3,403.96 Balance to Revenue 1955 272.84 Reserve for School Grounds Expenses Forward to January 1, 1956 Article 18, 1955- Shuffle Boards & Enlarge Storage Closet--Waverley and Drummond Playgrounds Total Expended $549.08 Balance to Revenue 1955 .92 21l 4,00ff. 0(~ 163.~8~ 5,200.00> 2,000.0~ 3,700.00' $650.00~ 7,500,00~ 3,676.80~ 823~2~ 550.00 Article 60. 1955--Back Stop- Drummond Field ~Total Expended 425.00 Balance to Revenue 1955 75.00 Civil Defense Articie 18, 1951, Article 5, October 18, 1954 and Uniforms £or 35 Aux. Police American LaFrance (Flood light) $77.00 American LaFrance (Cartridges) 26.85 .Joseph Byron (Uni£orms, shirts, misc.) 269.98 Roland Cook (1st prize--Essay contest) 15.00 Dewey Dyer (Postage, supplies, misc.) 41.35 Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Legal notices) 9.19 Joyce Foulds (3rd prize--Essay contest) 5.00 Jackson Lumber Co. (lumber, nails, wire mesh, etc.) 105.22 Lucas Map Company (Maps--mounting) 219.25 Peter Martin (Labor) 25.00 MeQuesten's Office Supplies (Supplies & police badges) 84.65 Anne Messina (2nd prize--Essay contest) 10.00 Robinson's (Whistles, police hats, coats, lantern ) 150.80 Robinson's Express (2 pkgs.--maps) 1.75 Verda's Garage (Sand and paint helmets) 15.00 Young & Young of Lawrence, Inc. (1 Terado "Chief" 12V) 36.64 Total Expended $1,093.18 Forward to January 1956 2,345.94 TOTAL Article 48, 1955--Civil Defense-- Emergency Generator Power Unit fCommonwealth of Massachusetts (Emer- gency Power Generator) $1,750.00 Forward to 1956 1,250.00 TOTAL Article 49, 1955- Civil Defense-- Radio Communication Equipment "Commonwealth of Massachnsetts (Radio equipment) Article 17. 1955 -- Six Playground Instructors and one Supervisor Josephine Bonanno $10.00 Barbara Driscoll 190.00 Robert Harris 200.00 ]5.ar tin Kilcourse 200.00 l'qoranne Mahoney (Supervisor) 288.00 Joan Valliere 200.00 Paula Weymouth 200.00 Barbara Wood 200.00 Total Expended 2t2 500,00 $3,439.12 3,000.00 3,500.00 1,488.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund--$400.01~-- Playground Supplies Bill's Auto Service (gas) $9.00 Bunny's Restaurant (Lunches) 13.64 Joseph Byron (Supplies) 22.43 R. II. Campo Co. (Supplies) 1.35~ Crane Hardware Co. (Supplies) 30.52~ Dunn's Market (Tonic) .55 George Everson (Services) 5.00 Glennie's Milk Co. (Ice Cream) 3.38; W. R. tIill, Inc. (Supplies) 86.23 John tIosking (Books and Supplies) 3.77 Jackson Lumber Co. (Lumber, nails) 1.56 Charles Kent (Bus transportation) 28.00 Lawrence FIoor Covering Co. (Supplies) 9.15 Lawrence Lumber Co. (Supplies) 12.84 Lougins (Supplies) 19.50 Macartney's (Supplies) 8.90 Noranne Mahoney (Supplies) 7.32 Messina's Market (Food) 9.87 National Recreation Assoc. (Books) 19.00 Phelan's Variety Store (Food) 4.48 Pix Film Service (4 sound shorts, 16mm) 6.30 Sears Roebuck Co. (Supplies) 12.96 Swanson's Hobby Shop (Supplies) 7.50 Carl Thomas (Services) 10~00 Trombly Motor Coach Servlce (Bus transportation) 20.00 Whitworth's (Supplies) 28.40 F. W. Woolworth (Supplies) 6.81 Total Expended Minus refund Balance to Revenue 1955 $388.46 2.01 $386.45 13.55 Community Center--July 4, 1955 Walter K. Gerstenberger (Band) Pontiac Drmn & Bugle Corps (Band) Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL Thomas Bevington & Sons Great Pond Insurance Agency Thomas McGrail Total Expended Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL $70.00 75.00 $145.00 5.00 $15,609.55 862.95 454.I0 $16,926.60 14.40 213 400.00' 150.00 !6,941.0~ Itemized Annual Town RepOrts ~ee Publishing Company $2,267.57 1300 Town Reports ~50 copies Board of Public Works Report 50 copies Public School Building Report 268 addtional town reports ~Eagle Tribune Pub. Co. (Legal notice) 7.88 Nlac Press 979.45 3800 Advisory Board Reports 3500 printed envelopes 3300 envelopes---self addressed Total Expended $3,254.90 Refund 18.20 Balance to Revenue 1955 $3,236.70 18.20 Americaa Legion Rent Post No. 219, Building Corporation, Charles T. McCarthy, Treasurer Total Expended V. r. W. Post 2104, l~ental o~ Quarters ¥. F. W. Building Corporation, William F. Hibbits, Treasurer Total Expended Article 11, 1955 -- Fire Insurance Bevington & Sons (Extended coverage) $2,306.31 Balance to Revenue 1955 .03 Total Essex County Retirement Fund Pension Fund $15,143.00 Expense Fund 1,053.86 Special Fund, NLilitary Service Credits 68.34 TOTAL Town Employees GrouD Insurance John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Total Expended $1,763.44 Balance to Revenue 1955 136.56 Article 13, 1954 -- Publishing History of Town Andover Art Studio (Photostatic copies-- prints) $40.95 .Josephine Bonanno (Typing) 20.00 Anna Donohue (Typing) 236.89 Essex Registry of Deeds (Photostatic copies) 14.08 John Hosking (Supplies) 2.40 Eric Muller (Enlargements--postage) 4.46 Carolyn McQuesten (Services rendered) 1,020.00 .Carolyn McQuesten (Supplies--transpor- tation) 144.78 214 3,254.90 600.00 600.00 $2,306.34 $16,265.20 1,900.00 A. Franklin Priest (Photostatic copies-- deeds) 10.52 The Typewriter Shop (Rental of typewriter) 50.00 Total Expended $1,544.08 Forward to January 1956 3,048.29 Advisory Board Expenses Association of Town Finance Committee (Dues) $25.00 George Everson (Services) 7.50 Daniel Cahill, Postmaster (Bulk mailing) 10.00 The Mat Press (Advisory Board reports, Budget Forms) 472.53 Tribune Publishing Co. (Bids) 4.00 Total Expended $519.03 Balance to Revenue 1955 29,60 Rent Control Expenses Elizabeth Balzius (Clerical services) $309.36 Elizabeth Balzius (supplies, postage) 8.20 Anna Donohue (Clerical services) 70.00 Total Expended $387.56 Balance to Revenue 1955 62.44 TOTAL Armistice Day -- 1955 Domenic Giarusso ,Miscellaneous) $10.00 Robert Harris (Bugler) 5.00 Frank Oates & Son (Filling urns) 15.00 Pontiac Drum & Bugle Corps (Services) 150.00 Seymour-Florist (Flowers, wreaths) 20.00 Val's Restaurant (Sandwiches, coffee, etc.) 115.00 James Yule (Miscellaneous) 35.00 Total Expended Memorial Day -- 1955 American Legion Post 219 (Refreshments) 45.00 Samuel Bardsley ,Services) 25.00 Bresnahan Oil Co. (Ice) 1.20 J. F. Byron (Flags) 60.75 Fould's Home Bakery (Refreshments) 20.00 Robert Harris (Bugler) 10.00 William P. Lafond (Services) 20.00 Joseph P. Lebel (Sound service) 10.00 North Andover Catering Service (Food) 40.50 Frank Oates & Son (Filling urns) 22.00 Pontiac Drum and Bugle Corps (Services) 150.00 Salem Coca Cola Co. (Supplies) 20.48 V. F. W. Post 2104 (Refreshments) 58.71 ~Domenic Vernile (Services) 9.00 Total Expended 492.64 Balance to Revenue 1955 7.36 TOTAL 215 4,592.37 548.63 450.00 350.00 500.00 Article 10, 1955 -- Centennial Celebration A & B Calendar Co. $70.90 American LaFranee Foami~e Company 95.10 American Legion Band, Post 80 75.00 American Legion Post 219 15.00 Andover Press 40.00 Andover Riding Academy 30.00 Andover Townsman 19.95 George W. Beaumont 5.00 Philip Bevin 22.00 Elizabeth Black 55.00 Blessed Sacrament Drill Team 82.00 Bolla Products 53.00 Domenic Bonanna 10.00 George Boyle 10.00 Boynton Press 140.75 Joseph F. Byron 17.43 Andrew F. Coffin 40.25 Commander Color Guards 45~00 Conlon Brothers 3.61 Walter Corcoran 19.00 Robert W. Costello 15.00 Crane Hardware Company 17.89 Howard Crozier 10.00 George F. Cunningham 7.50 Curran & Joyce 17.60 Joseph Cushing 10.45 Danvers Drum Corps 50.00 Davis & Furber Machine Company 10.00 Dawson's Market 1.80 Anna Donohue 65.00 Eagle Tribune Pub. Company 21.60 Parker Eaton 9.50 Eighth Regiment Drum Corps 50.00 Mrs. J. Edmund Elliot 1.85 George Emmons 30.00 Farr's Fabric Shop 79.44 Ralph E. Finck 25.00 Joseph M. Finneran 27.58 Flag Shop 203.00 Fould's Bakery 27.00 Raymond Fountain 11.75 Frank's Atlantic Service 2.00 Arthur Garncau 8.00 Walter K. Gerstenberger 185.00 Charles D. Glennie 10.00 Mrs. Richard Graham 10.45 The Grenadiers 30.00 Frances Hayes 19.92 Cornelius Hegarty 22.50 Richard Hilton 19.00 F. A. Hiscox 15.68 Holy Trinity Cadets 40.00 Hooker-.Howe Costumes 12.15 Joseph F. Houghton 90.00 Immaculate Conception Girl's Drill Team 215.00 Dante Ippoliito 10.00 Jackson Lumber Company · 18.00 Kitty Kardinels Juniors 106.00 Lawrence City Bank 190.00 216 Lawrence Drum Corps 150.00 Lawrence Yligh School Band 125.00 Lawrence Lumber Company 128.10 Lawrence Publications, Inc. 15.00 Joseph Lebel 7.50 Legion Cadets 200.00 Marcus Window Display Service 9.27 Bertha Martin 12.00 Frederick McGowan 10.00 Neil McAloon 10.00 McAloon's Package Store 25.56 William McAloon or Daniel Cahill 73.00 Mimeograph Shop 56.50 Minute Maids 40.00 Most Blessed Sacrament Drill Team 75.00 Most Precious Blood Cavaliers 70.00 Naiman Press 10.00 New England Paint & Wallpaper Co. 8.50 North Andover Catering Service 134.80 Frank Oates & Sons 12.00 Louis Pearl 29.30 Arthur J. Pinard 22.00 Polish American War Veterans Drill Team 50.00 Pontiac Drum & Bugle Corps 200.00 Providence Fireworks Mfg. Company 620.00 Russell Mfg. Company 34.90 Roland Russell 10.00 William B. Russell Concert Band 190.00 St. Kevin's Emerald Knights 45.00 Salem Clipper's Drum Corps 170.00 Salvation Army Bank 50.00 Seymour's Greenhouse 7.80 Sumplex Drum Corps 150.00 Sons of Italy Drum Corps 50.00 A. Stowe]l Company 25.00 Philip Sutcliffe 64~50 Harry Sutton, Jr. 64.00 Carl Thomas 7.50 Triton High School Drum Corps 85.00 Trombly Brothers 30.00 U. S. Marine Drum Corps 50.00 V.F.W. Drum Corps, Lorraine Post 50.00 Domenic Vernile 22.50 Charles Vincent 4.00 Whitworth's 188.00 Williams Sound Engineering Company 225.00 Worcester Letter Carriers 50.00 Total Expended Refund Balance to Revenue 1955 TOTAL $6,211.38 15.00 $6,196.38 1,303.62 Article 7---S.necial Town Meeting April 27, 1955 -- Firemen's Muster Bunny's Restaurant (Refreshments) $43.20 Crane Hardware Co. (Knives and pads) 1.28 Eagle Veteran Firemen's Asso. 50.00 217 7,500.00~ Hancock Veteran Firemen's Asso. 175.00 Hydrant Company No. 3 100.00 Jerry No. 5--Marblehead 25.00 Neptune Veteran Firemen's Asso. 50.00 Nutter Hardware Co. (25 rolls paper) 46.25 Old Newbury Association 50.00 OKO Veteran Firemen's Asso., Marblehead 325.00 OKO Veteran Firemen's Asso., Marblehead 150.00 Pontiac Drum and Bugle Corps 50.00 :The Hi-Spot (Dinner for judges, officials and committee) 49.60 V. F. W. Post 2104 142.60 Val's Restaurant (Sandwiches, coffee) 9.00 Witzga]l Press (Printed forms) 27.00 Total Expended $1,293.93 Balance to Revenue 1955 56.07 TOTAL Board of Public Works-- Salaries Yrancis B. Kittredge (Salary) $150.00 Joseph Sullivan (Salary) 150.00 Irving E. Howes (Salary) 150.00 Total Expended Water Maintenance and Construction- Salaries and Wages ~Total Expended $25,715.62 Balance to Revenue 1955 1,984.38 Water Maint. and Construction- Expenses Total Expended $31,999.42 Refund 40.00 $31,959.42 Balance to Revenue 1955 40.58 Article 62. 1953- Extension of Water Mains Total Expended Western Electric Company Escrow 'Total Expended $166,483.54 .Forward to Revenue 1956 69,529.42 1,350.00 450.00 27,700.00 32,000.00 385.86 236,012.96 Article 2, July 15, 1954 -- Locate and Develop a New Source of Water Supply Total Expended Article 3, July 15, 1954-- Lining Water Mains Wages $12.16 .Material 3,432.99 Forward to January 1956 17,386.93 218 559.63 20,832.08 Article 57, 1955--Replace Chlorinator at Pumping Station Material $932.85 Balance to Revenue 1955 67.15 Article 58, 1955--New Pick-up Truck Essex Signs $15.00 Merrimac Boiler Works 9.78 Eagle-Tribune Pub. Co. 3.00 Bronson Chevrolet Company 1,150.00 $1,177.78 Balance to Revenue 1955 222.22 Article 56, 1955- Well Casing-Screen Tests ~Total Expended $2,318.37 Forward to January 1956 1,681.63 Article 59, 1955--Water Extensions ~Total Expended none Forward to January 1956 Article 61, 1955--Repair and Gnnite Reservoir Wages $11.83 Material 4,846.60 $4,858.43 Forward lo January 1956 1,141.57 Wages Material Article 63. 1955--Water System Item 1, Pembrook Roa~ $68.52 280.37 Balance to Revenue 1955 $346.89 53.11 Article 63. 1955--Water System Item 2. Parker Street Wages $73.41 Material 466.04 Balance to Revenue 1955 $539.45 60.55 Article 2. June 29. 1955 Water System on Glenwood Street Material $559.51 Balance to Revenue 1955 40.49 Wages Material Art~le 3, Sune 29, 1955- Water System on Bacon Avenue $159,65 640.35 219 1,000.00 1,400.00 4,000.00 700.00 6,000.00 400.00 600.00 600.00 800,00 Wages Material Article 4, June 29, 1955- Water System on Wentworth Avenue $44.55 755.45 Article 1, October 19, 1955--. Water System -- Turnpike Street-- Kelport Material $2,340.00 Forward to January 1956 160.00 Interest on School and Water Loans Second Bank-State Street Trust Co.: On School $3,275.00 On High School 33,670.00 On Water 520.00 Redeeming School and Water Leans Second Bank-Slate Street Trust Co.: School Bonds $30,000.00 New t{igh School Loan 70,000.00 Water Loan 4,000.00 Discount on Notes Arlington Trust Company $1,002.69 Balance to Revenue 1955 497.31 Agency State Parks and Reservations $1,367.68 Auditing Municipal Accounts 1,111.82 County Tax 28,205.60 County Dog Tax 796.80 Total Total Total Total Refunds Federal Tax Withholding $54,039.35 3.20 800.00' 2,500.00, 37,465.00 104,000.00 1,500.00 31,481.90 54,036.15 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund $13,869.62 Refunds 3.47 13,866.15 l~Iassachusetts Teachers Retirement Association 10,077.18 Employees Group Insurance Deductions $1,875.86 Refund .70 Temporary Loan in Anticipation of Revenue Arlington Trust Company 220 1,875.16 250,000.00~ Temporary Loan l~eimbursement -- Chapter 90 Bay State Merchants National Bank of Lawrence 1,000.00 Excess and Deficiency The Commonwealth o£ Massachusetts: Department o5 Corporations and Taxation Bureau o5 Insurance, Taxes and Stamp Excises 6.25 BeSunds Taxes $1,388.56 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Exicse Taxes 3,357.29 .Guarantee Deposits (Health) 336.00 Water Construction and Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable 10.20 Estimated Receipts 2.00 Tax Collector Expenses: Petty Cash Advance 100.00 Reimbursements Advertising Costs 1.52 Highway General Maintenance Expenses 12.11 Outside Relic5 and Rcpairs Expenses 25.00 Old Age Assistance 25.20 U. S. Old Age Assistance~Assistance 4.75 Veterans' Benefits 150.50 School Expenses: Petty Cash 10.00 Overpay 40.08 School Lunch 4.17 ]Parks--Salary 100.00 Insurance 40.07 Town Reports 18.20 Water Maintenance and Coast. Expenses 40.00 PoIice Reserves 69.39 Police Exoenses 21.46 Stevens N~emorial Library Expenses: Petty Cash 10.00 Recreational Council Expenses 2.01 Advisory Board Expenses 3.60 Article 10, 1955 15.00 ;Federal Tax 3.20 Essex County Annuity Savings Fund 3.47 ,Group Insurance Deductions .70 Total Expenditures Cash on Hand December 31, 1955 TOTAL 5,844.48 $2,059,201.21 298,862.19 $2,358,063.40 221 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER Balance Sheet -- December 31, 1955 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS Cash: General Accounts Receivable: Taxes: Levy of 1955: Personal Property Real Estate $524.88 18,852.69 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Levy of 1955 Special Assessments: Levy of 1955: Moth $5.50 Sewer Unapportioned 10,220.55 Beacon Hill Boulevard, Chap. 80 671.73 Apportioned Storm Drain: Chapter 80--Due 1955 90.00 Committed Interes~Storm Drain: Chapter 80--Due 1955 45.89 Departmental: Health $75.00 Sewer Construction and Misc. 384.94 Highway 4.00 Old Age Assistance 20.34 Aid to Dependent Children 2,655.88 Veterans Benefits 5,001.08 School 180.00 Water: Liens added to Taxes: Levy of 1955 $241.41 Rates 1,784.02 Construction and Miscellaneous 1,893.17 Tax Titles and Possessions: Tax Titles Tax Possessions Aid to Highways: State and County Under-estimates: County.Tax 1955 Due from Stabilization Fund Appro- priation for Cleaning and Cement Lining Water Mains $1,612.28 7,967.20 $298,862.19~ 19,377.57- 4,069.16; 11,033.67' 8,321.24 3,918.60' 9,579.48' 10,107.11 642.60' 9,000.00 $374,911.62 222 LIABILITIES AND ]RESERVES Payroll Deductions: Federal Tax Withholdings $4,937.33' Dog Licenses---Due County 24.20 Tailings 139.42' Sale of Land of Low Value ]Reserved-- Chapter 60, Section 79, G.L. 87.51 Sale of Real Estate 4,458.37 Trust Funds Incomes: Stone Fund $339.27 Taylor Fund 78.00 417.27' Over-estimates: State Assessments 1955 $187.12 County T. B. Hospital Assessment 1955 6,794.88 Federal Grants: Old Age Assistance: Assistance $80.89 Administration 1,313.67 Aid to Dependent Children: Aid 752.57 Administration 739.55 Disability Assistance: Assistance 395.50 Administration 203.12 Appropriations Carried Forward to January 1, 1956: Also Lunch and Athletic Accounts: East Side Sewer Survey $593.45 Article 32, 1954, YIighway Construction, Chapter 90, G.L. 4,409.08 Article 41, 1955, Great Pond Road~ Construction, Chapter 90 G.L. 7,874.47 ArticIe 44, 1955, Drain on Prescott Street--Highway Department 306.24 Article 45, 1955, Storm Drain on Linden Avenue, Highway Department 301.57 Artic]e 47, 1955, Drain on Waverley Road, Highway Department 529.30 Artic]e 53, 1955, Drainage System-- Prescott Street, Chapter 80, Highway Department 1,454.37 Article 36, 1955. Sidewalk Project 1,601.08 ,~.rtic]e ]4. 1955; Repair Town Infirmary 1,880.54 Fchool Lunch Account 8,422.72 North Andover High School--Athletic Account 255.83 ~rticle 72, 1950, Kittredge School-- Construction, Fence, etc. 268.83 ~rticle 19, 1952, New High School 15,576.81 Reserve for School Grounds Expenses-- Board of Public Works 823.20 .~rticle 18, 1951 and Article 5, October 18, 1954, Civil Defense 2,345.94 Articl~ 48, 1955, Emergency Generator-- Civil Defense 1,250.00 6,982.0~ 3,485.3(~ 223 .Article 13, 1954, Publishing History of To~vn 3,048.29 Western Electric Company Escrow Account Article 1, July 15, 1954 69,529.42 Reserve for. Appropriation from Stabilize-. tion Fund--Article 64, 1953 9,000.00 Article 3, July 15, 1954, Lining Water Mains 17,386.93 Article 56~ 1955, Well Casing, Screen Tests, Board of Public Works 1,681.63 Article 59, 1955, Water Extensions 700.00 Article 1, October 19, 1955, Water System Turnpike Street (Kelport) 160.00 Article 3, October 18, 1954, Planning Board, t~evision of Town By-Laws, Zoning Maps, etc. 1,220.84 Reserve Fund--Overlay Surplus Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Overlay 1955 $3,488.56 Overlay 1954 4,338.65 Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise $4,069.16 Special Assessment Revenue 11,033.67 Dqpartmental $,321.24 Water 3,918.60 Tax Title 9,579.48 State and County aid to Highways 10,107.11 'SURPLUS REVENUE (EXCESS & DEFICIENCY) 150,620.54 1,556.58 7,827.21 47,029.26 147,347.63 $374,911.62 $i,471,ooo.oo $1,471,000.06 $175,000.00 1,260,000.00 36,000.00 $1,471,000.00 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 Joseph M. and Susan F. Stone Fund Addle S. Armitage Fund Taylor Fund ~VIoses Towne Fund 224 $188,839.28 $188,839.28 $10,000.00 4,232.41 95.50 4,372.37 Sarah Barker Fund Kate H. Stevens---Preservation of the Old Burying Ground Charles Whitney Davis Fund Phillips Funds George W. and Ruth E. Berrian Memorial Fund Elizabeth P. Stevens Fund Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. Stevens-- Foundation Fund Dale Stevens Memorial Fund ]5~oses T. Stevens Fund Anne Bradstreet Fund Niary O. Tyler Fund Fine Arts Fund Herman Kober Fund Post-War Rehabilitation Fund Stabilization Fund (School) Stabilization Fund (Water) "Western Electric Company Escrow Account"- Interest Earned 1,688.16 132.99 10,862.85 3,316.20 1,017.32 10,079.44 26,255.97 12,516.98 9,918.08 3,263.68 12,675.28 2.27 100,00 3,472.42 60,299.30 11,138.(]1 3,399.45 $188,839.28 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sewer Assessments: Not Due--Chapter 380 Apportioned Street Betterment Assessments: Not Due---Chapter 80 $483.80 4,068.10 $4,551.90 Apportioned Sewer Revenue: Due in 1956 $63.00 1957 63.00 1958 63.00 1959 63.00 1960 63.00 1961 42.20 1962 42.20 1963 42.20 1964 42.20 $483.80 Appo~ioned Street Betterment Assessments: Due in 1956 $553.90 1957 553.90 1958 553.90 1959 553.90 1960 553.90 1961 553.99 1962 342.90 1963 342.90 1964 58.90 $4,068.10 MARY T. FINN Town Accountant 225 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL COMMITTEE To thc Citizens of North Andover: At a meeting held February 9, 1956, it was voted to submit the report of the Superintendent of Schools to thc Town as the annual report of the School Committee. CHARLES W. TROMBLY, Chairman FRED C. ATK[NSON ' )IRS TOM F. INGRAM WILLIAM F. ROCK FttANK D. ASHBL~RN 226 1955 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL8~ December 31, 1955~ )Irs. Ingrain and Gentlemen: 101 is an impressive number when it is used to measure, years. Not to impress you but to comply with your rules and' the provisions of the General Laws, I submit the following report of the year 1955; it will be the 101st in the series of' annual reports presented by the School Com~nittee to the Tovrr~ of North Andover. (It is the sixtieth of the annual reports prepared by a superintendent of schools.) CONTENTS The page or two written by the superintendent of schools should be regarded as the introduction to the annual report. In the pages that will follow these in print the citizens may find: Personnel Changes 1. The Retirements--Roger B. Merriman, for example, ant[ 1V[iss Ilelena G. Kee£e 2. The Ne;v Teachers II. The Report of the High School Principal, inelndlng his estimate of the enrohnent for next year (1956-1957), his connuent on the new high school after a year's use, and his explanatio~ of test results. When I was a boy, tests meant a ~eat deal to the teacher who prepared, and to the pnpils who took, the tests--and to ne one else in the world. The same test givea to another class in the same subject would probably give very different results and lead to very different eonelus~ ions. Then the mathematicians took over testing in ali fields, and the modern standardized test, like the Iowa Tests of Educational Development given annually to North Andover High School students in Grades IX and XI, will give comparable resnqts year after year if you m~derstand the foreign language spoken by educational statisticians. 3Ir. Hayes knows that language like a native; you will find his comment on test results illuminating. III. The Graduatiou Programs, with a note on what eaet} graduate is now doing IV. The School Nurse's Report, which would ~ustify our. saying that to the 3 R's of the old curriculum has beea added H 227 V. Enrobnents for the last five years and other Data VI. Expenditures item by item 1855 - ~ 955 In the centennial celebration which reached a climax in June the schools were happy to cooperate. The leadership and initiative were exercised hv the Committee appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Iu the' report of that Committee you will find an account of the activities aud services of the school children. I should mention, since it can too easily be forgotten, the work of selected pupils from the high-school classes in ofllee practice and typewriting; they typed and addressed the letters of invitation to the Town's guests of honor. No one is likely to forget Miss Olive Butler's work: the imaginative float, using the family of Anne and Simon'Bradstreet (will Anne's precedence over Simon produce a rift between their spirits?) as a focal point, in the construction of which Miss Butler and Industrial Arts Teacher Charles Vincent collabora- ted, and the murals in the high-school gymnasium and in all the elc~nentary schools silently speak for themselves. One :activity alone belonged exclusively to the schools; to eom- memorate the Centenary the g'raduation from the eighth grade was held not in the three elementary schools, as usual, but in the Veterans' Memorial Auditorimn--the theme being NORTH ANDOVER: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE (program on Page 241 ). 2055 There is a temptation to look ahead from this Centennial ~oward the next--a temptation all the stronger because no ()ne can explode this prophet's reputation nntil long after the prophet has stopped earing'. I foresee ... after conferring' with the Planning Board and listening' to its consultant, a North Andover at least twice as populous as the present town. The time for an addition to the high school will have come long since; by 2055 the building will probably consist of two eom pleted quadrangles, and people w~ll be fuming because the auditorium and thc library, the cafeteria and the gymnasium "are so small." The Thomson School will have a primary wing at right angles to the present building; the Kittredge will be twice as large as the school we know; a twenty-room school, campus style, will stand not far from Wilson's Corner; and :another new school, almost as larg'e, on Salem Street, not far from the site of the vanished KimbaI1. The School Committee ,of that day; well schooled in group dynamics, will wonder why the School Committee of this day and the School Building Committee deliberated so long in finding a permanent solution ~o the problem of growing enrohnents in the elementary 9.28 schools (as shown on Page 246). Curriculum? Teaching methods? Luckily I am saved from a wild sm'mtso by the. limits of what Albert Einstein called time-space. And teachers' salaries? Well, even thc far-sighted revision of the salary schedule made by the School Committee in 1955. deserves to be discussed in full after a year's experience. ()ne thing even a century of a(,eelerating progress will~ not ~,hange. Ir Nor!h Andover schools are relatively as good then a.s they are now, the superintendent of schools will have, to ascribe their excellence, as I do now, to the intelligence, the good character, and the hard work of the staff--the tea- chers, the principals, the clerks, the nurse and physician, and the custodians. And one thing more can be said now without fear of time's unanswerable contradiction: the School Committee of 2055, good as we hope it will be, cannot be ~nore conscientious. than the lady and the gentlemen who served in 1955. t[espectfully submitted, FRANCIS J. O'BR[EN S~perintendent of Schools- CHANGES IN PERSONNEL Roger B. Merriman, Helen G. Keefe, John L, Finneran, llced 1(. Taylor, Ruth Turner Connelly, Veronica Perkins, Amy Melntyre--thesc are the people whose services we lost: in 1955; we have recruited Frank D. Ashburn, Mary Boyle, Noranne Mahoney, ,Joseph Lynch, James McDonald, Thomas Powers, Ann Hickey, and Edgar Beal. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE Roge, B. Merriman resigned from the School Committee irt Augusi. He has moved from North Andover some ninety miles to the North; he now lives in New Hampshire within stone's throw of Squam Lake. He was elected to the Schoo! Committee in 1951, re-elected in 1954. Mr. 5ferrhnan is the very pattern of the good citizen. Ylanag'er of the Sutton Mill, treasurer of Brooks School, he made thne to be chairman of the budget committee of the Community Chest and the United Fund, interested himself in the affairs of the School Building Committee, of whieh he. became a member in 1950, then took his place on the School Committee. His fellow members will remember him for his unfailing' courtesy, his genial leadership in the members' col-. lective interviews with applicants for teaching positions, and his interest in raising teachers' salaries to the point at which_ able young' people can be attraeted to the North Andover Public Schools. 229 North Andover made a happy choice of sueee:,sor to Mr. Merriman. Early in September the Board of Selectmen and the 'School Committee met in joint session, in accordance with the General Laws. Frank D. Ashburn, L.H.D., Headmaster of Brooks School, was elected. MISS KEEFE BETIRES Miss Helena G. Neefe, teacher of the fourth grade at the Kittredge School, who had taught for many years at the Merrimack School, retired. Miss Keefe began her teaching career at the River School, and is therefore one of the few teachers in North Andover who can literally speak of teaching experience in a little red schoolhouse. Miss Keefe is a native of North Andover and is still living ;among the people whom she served so well. No one who ever met her could be merely neutral toward her. The popular adjective "dynamic" might have been invented to describe her. Thc School Committee transferred from the third grade at the High School (this is correct) to the fourth grade at the Kittredge a promising young teacher with one year's ex- ]perienee--Rosemary Maeklin, B.S. in Education (Lowell State Teachers College). ~IUSIC Edgar Brown Beal, a teacher of long experience, came to ns in September from Tewksbury, where he had been supervisor of music. He has been of great help to Director of ~,{usie Education Clarence Mosher. Mr. Beal's special interest is sing- ing; he devotes most of his time to Grades 1-8. THE IIIGH SCHOOL John I~. Finneran and Reed ~. Taylor left us for more 'lucrative positions--the one as a research chemist with Nuelear Metals, Inc., of Cambridge, the other to teach in Wayland. Mr. Finneran gave several brilliant years to the teaching of mathematics and science; Mr. Taylor was our first teacher of 'Speech. The latter is a graduate of Emerson College, the for- mer of Harvard. Joseph Lynch, B.S. (Holy. Cross), an indus- trim chemist, took over Mr. Finneran's classes; James W. McDonald, B. S. (Emerson College), is continuing Mr. Taylor's work. Thomas F. Powers, A.B. (Tufts), was added to the faculty to teach the extra classes in Social Studies. Mr. Powers had a year's teaching experience in New Hampshire. Miss Mary Boyle, B.S. in Ed., and Miss Noranne Mahoney, B.S. in Ed., both graduates of Lowell State Teachers College, were elected by the School Committee to teach the third and 'the fourth grades that are now in--but perhaps not quite ~of--the high sehooh 23O !rile KITTREDGE SCHOOL Miss Ann M. Hickey, A.B. (Merrimack College), was elected assistant teacher at the Kittredge SehooI. The Kit- tredge enrolment has reached the point at which Principal Howard needed relief from his teaching duties during at least part of the school day. Miss Iliekey has not only relieved Mr. Howard but has also helped out in the large first grade. Veronica (Mrs. I]eonard) Perkins and Amy (Mrs. John) l~lelntyre resigned as noon supervisors at the Kittredge. For more than ten years these ladles had given some two hours a day to the supervision o£ pupils who remain for lunch. Tea- ehers are thus set free for needed relaxatiou during thc noon hour. No posit]on in the Public Schools requires more of the teacher thax~ Grade 1. North Analog'er has been fortunate in its first-grade teachers. We nmst therefore consider om, selves unhappy in losing Ruth Turner Connelly, who taught the first grade at the Kittredge. Mrs. Conn~lly is a North Andover girl, A.B. (Emmannel), who became interested in first-grade work in the Haverhill Public Schools. She came to us with a year's exper]erme under Miss Kelt. She brought to her teach- ing great professional skill, resourcef~flness, patience, and the tirelessness of youth. Her marriage to a yonng New York man, who has now completed his nfilitary service, is the reason for her resignation. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL Januaw 9, 1956 To the Superintendent of Schools: I submit to you my twenty-fourth annual report and my second for North Andover High School. Seniors Jun] ors Sophomores ~'reshmen ENKOLMENT AS OF OCTOBER 1951 !952 1953 1954 1955 0 0 1 0 3 66 71 78 72 76 71 80 78 78 92 79 78 80 99 102 83 92 100 112 129 299 321 337 361 402 231 As these figures indicate, there has been a gradual increase in the enrolment for the last several years. Indications are that the increase is about to become more prm~ouneed during the next few years and it is highly probable ~hat in the not too distant futm'e, eonsideratimt must be given to plans for additional space. It is anticipated that for the year beginning next September we will be faced with an inerease of approxi- mately twenty per cent (20%) over the enrolment of Sep- tember 1955. CLASS OF 1955 Las~ June diplomas were awarded to seventy-two pupils at our graduation exercises. Gnidance Department fi~ures, provided by Miss Made[ine Gillen our Guidance Director, in- dicate that seventeen of these are now enrolted in four year, degree-granting colleges and that nine others are furthering their education in other specialized schools. Nine boys are no~v in are armed forces, one is married and the remainder are now gainfully employed in industry. SCHOLAItSHIPS As usual, a fairly substantSal number of scholarships were awarded at our graduation exercises. The recipients and the amounts awarded are indicated below: Roberta Bamford $150 Gladys C. Sullivan Memorial l~obert Bontilier Hiram Connell Ann Crawford Ann Crawford Ann Crawford Dorothy Itoessler Robert Kellan Elsie Thomas Elsie Thomas Joan Valliere Scholarship (awardecl by the North Andover P.T.A.) 700 Brown l~niversity 100 Trinitarian Congregational Church 50 Methodist Youth Fellowship 200 Helen S. Carvell Memorial Scholarship (awarded by the N. Andover Woman's Club) 100 Wmnen's Soeiety for Christian Service 100 V.F.W. Auxiliary and Post No. 2104 Commercial Scholarship 200 Lawreneian Scholarship (the Lawrence Scholarship by Greater Lawrence Syrian, Lebanese Society) 250 Dr. Edward W. A. Holt Mem- orial Scholarship 100 Bo:ton University 100 St. 5{iehael's Holy Name Society 232 ANNIE L. SARGENT SPEAKING CONTEST On February 2, 19.5.5 the annual Annie L. Sargent Speaking~ Contest was conducted in the Veterans 31emorial Auditorium at the high school. A competent corps of judges awarded the prizes in the following manner: 1st prize of $15.00 Karen Roebuck Class of 1~58 2nd prize of $10.00 Carole Parker Class of 1958 3rd prize of $5.00 Dorothy Hoessler Class of 195;~ PERSONNEL CIIANGES During the last year several ehan~::es in the teaching staff bare become neeessar)~. Some have b~en due to increased enrolment and others to chang'es in positions. Because of a larger nmnber of students enrolled, one new teacher was employed. The School Committee elected Mr. Thomas F. Powers as teaeher in the Soeia! ~tudies and English fields. Powers is a graduate of Tufts College and has had two experience in the Pla}stow, New Hampshire, School System. Mr. ,John Pinneran, a very fine teacher in the fields of mathematfl'.s and science, who had been with us for six years, resigned in June to enter private industry. 35r. Joseph Lynch, a graduate of the Oollege of The Iloly Cross was engaged to take over Mr. ]?innerau's duties. During the smnmer Mr. P~eed K. Taylor resigned in order to accept a more ]m?rative position in the Wa.yland School System. Mr. Taylor had done outstanding work in the fields of Speech. English, and Social Studies. The School Committee elected' Mr. James W. McDonald, a graduate of Emerson logo, to take over the former duties of Mr. Taylor. PUBLIC USE As had been anticipated, the facilities in the new high school have been used by the general public to a snbstantiaI deC'rec. ]n fact, not only have the auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria been used. but also, at times, individual e/ass rooms. As an illustration 0f this type of use, a University Extension course was conducted in our building by Dr. Miller of the Boston University faculty, for all teachers, other than those from North Andover, who are located in this area. Dr. RIi]ler also conducted during the past year, the same type of course for North Andover teachers. During January 195.5 a very interesting.' exhibit of water color paintings was sponsored in our library by the Fine Arts Society. This organization has also conducted several concerts in our auditorium. LIBRARY BOOK FUNDS As pointed out in my last annual report, the Class of 1929 raised a substantial amonnt of money for the Amfie L. Sargmtt 233 Library in our school. A portion of these funds has now been ,set aside, the in~erest from which to be used for the purchase of new books for our school library. Several books have been purchased this year, and added to our collection. The family of Daniel Greco, a former member of the Class of 1955, also donated a suni of money last year as a memorial to Danny. The interesl' from this money is also to be used ~or the purchase of additional books for the library. Last year several books were added as a result of this fund. All books purchased ~rom either of these funds will bear a distinctive name plate indicating the fund from which the book was purchased. EVALUAT tON All teachers of the high sehooI are now assigned to eom- mittees which are evaluating the courses and the services of our school to its pupils. These committees will meet throughout the remainder of the year ]956 and will, in all probability, continue their deliberations into the early part of 1957. After these committees have completed their work, a group of specialists will come to our building to check and verify the work of our committees. These teacher committees are meeting .after regular school hours. North Andover is, at the present time, one of a very few core, inanities in the state which are conducting such evahmtions. ELEMENTARY GRADES For the last two years, two elementary grades have been housed in the high school because of lack of space in the Ele- nxcntary School Buildings. Since the High School is growing' rapidly, the continuance of these classes Jn the high school is creating a crowded situation. ~Iowever, since no other space is available at present, the housi~g of these elementary pupils will probably be continued in the high school for another year. By the end of that time it will be necessary to find other space ~'or them: This problem is now under consideration. PRACTICE TEACHERS It is customary for colleges which are training future ~eachers to offer practice teaching experience to their pupils. For several years our high school has cooperated with colleges in this rather important matter. During thc present year we have had four yoking men receiving their experience in practice teaching in our building. SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS As has been noted in many pnblieations, there is a severe shortage of all ~eaehers at the present time. The problem 9, 234 .even more acute when it becomes neeessary to secure a sub- stitute teacher because of a regular teacher's absence. As a consequence, it has, at times during the year, become necessary to engage a substitute teacher who was not qualified in the specific sub,eot areas to be t~ught. It does not appear that this problem will adjus~ i~self for some time. ATHbETIC P~OGRAM DEVELOP~IENT With proper facilities now available, there has been an entire reorganizatiou of the athletic program. Several teaehers on the high school staff are now associated with this program, which includes organized teams and schedules for Varsity, Junior VarsRy, aud Freshmen sports. Puthermore the high school facilities are being used by the athletic directors for physical education activities in Grades 7 and 8. Au excellent job is being' done in these areas by the Directors of Physical Education, Miss Harriet Dnnham and Mr. Howard Crozier. Their efforts in the elementary schools are gradually showing encouraging results in the high school. MaclN ~()St AWARD For the second year the high school faculty selected a member of the graduating class to receive the John Macintosh Award. This award is made to the Senior who, in the estimation of the faculty, has best exemplified the sph'it of loyalty, service, .and cooperation. Miss Elsie Thomas ~as selected from the class of 1955 as the winner of this award. STEVENS IABRARY COOPERATION Our big'h school library is quite well supplied with refer- once books dealing with ~arious subjects. However, in a school library it is usually not possible to have the breadth of selec- tiou which is to be found in a large public library. We have been extremely fortunate in having wonderflfl cooperation from Miss Marion Batchelder of the Stevens Memorial Library wheu reference books were needed which were not available in the high school library. On numerous occasions many books have been loaned for rather extensive periods of time and this has made the problem of reference work much simpler for our ~students. ATIILETIC FIELDS Our high school plant has been equipped with two athletlc fields--one for practice and one for game comPetition. There have been some problems in connection with these fields, which have prevented their use during the present year. It is antici- pated however, that these playing areas, which are now in the competent hands of Mr. William Duffy, Superintendent of the Board of Public Works, will be in shape for use during the coming' year. This is not a promise but rather a hope. 235 LIBRARY GIFT During the year, Mr. Charles Demetropolis, a prominent painter and a college classmate of Dr. James W. Thomson of our staff, presented to the Annie L. Sargent Memorial Library a very beautiful water color painting of a portion of the Boston Common. We appreciate this exceedingly friendly gesture on the part of },'fr. Demetropolis and wish him to know that we appreciate the gift. It now occupies a prominent plaee in the library. IOWA TESTS For several years the high st~hool has administered to all Grade 9 and Grade ~1 pupils, the l~owa Tests of EdneationaI Development. These are tests of achievement, and they are used as one means of evaluating the quality of the high school program of instruction. Each year a different form of this test is used and the tests are o~ comparable difficulty. Natur- ally a pupil who takes this test in Grade 11 should achieve a higher score than when the test was taken in Grade 9. It is easily possible to determine the average increase in score which a pupil should make between these txvo years. It is also possible, from the results, to determine the actual increase which our pupils have made during this two-year period. The Iowa Tests indicate achievement in nine different areas of learning. The results of the rnost recent set of tests show that North Audover High School pupils, iu eight of these nine areas, improved their scores between Grade 9 and 11 by an araonnt greater than that which was to be expected, according to the New England norms. This is one indication, ~ve feel, that our. teaching has been at a satisfactory level. NEW BUILDING We are now in our new bnilding for the second year. When I made my report last year we had been occupying this structure for only a brief time and naturally, irt a building of' this maguitude, it takes some time before one eau make an accurate statement as to its adaptability. Now, however, I feel that I can say that our building meets the needs of our high school program in a most satisfactory manner. If the building were to be rebuilt I eau honestly say that very few changes would be recommended. This is high tribute to the architects and Building Committee for their keen consideration of the many details involved. CONCLUSION As ahvays, it has been a pleasure to work in North Andover, partieularly ;vith a group of teachers, a Superin- tendent of Schools and a School Committee who have, in every 236 respect, proved to be helpful and cooperative in all matters pertaining to the education of youth. Such cooperation is deeply appreciated, in the solutim~ of our many and varied preblems. Sincerely yours, ALVAH 0. HAYES, Principal EIGHTY-SIXTH GRADUATION EXERCISES NORTH ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOLS Class of 1955 Veterans Memorial Auditorium, North Andover, Mass, June 24, 1955 -- Eight O'Clock OVERTURE--"The Troubadour" Buehtel PROCESSIONAL MARCH--"Pomp and Circumstance" Elgar Band PRAYER--Rev. Donald D. Douglass CLASS SALUTATORY WITH ESSAY--~"Patriotism" Helen 3'larie McCarthy "TIIE HEAVENS ARE TELLING" (from "The Requiem") Brahms Chorus CLASS ESSAY--."Maturity" Dorothy Mae Weingart FINALE FROM "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" Saltivau Chorus with Soloists: Dorothy Anne tloessler and Irene Lucy Lomazzo PRESENTATION OF AWARDS S. A. R. (;cod CitizenshSp Award George F. Russell, President.: Brig. General Joseph Frye Chapter, S, A. R. Ilarvard Club of Andover Award Betsy Ross Chapter D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award Science Award Valedictory Award John Melntosh Memorial Award Annie L. Sargent Latin Award The Principal ~.CLASS ORATION---"Climb Though the Rocks Be Rugged" Robert Francis Boutilier 237 PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS Saint Michael's Holy Name Society Scholarship Methodist Youth Fellowship Scholarship Ilelen S, Carvell Memorial Scholarship: Awarded by North, Andover Woman's Club Gladys ~. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship: Awarded by North Andover itigh School Parent-Teacher-Student Association Dr. Edward W. A. Holt. Memorial Scholarship: Awarded by North Anflover Board of Trade V. F. W. Auxiliary and Post No. 2104 Commercial Scholar- ship The Principal PRESENTATION OF D1[PLOMAS--Dr. Fred C. Atkinson "THJA NATION'S CREED" Williams. Band and C}~orus ~'ALEDICTORY Preceded by Essay: "The Testing Itour of Democracy" Helcu Sybil Mooradkanian CLASS SONG Words by Dorothy Arum !4oessler Graduates "THE STAll SPANGLF~D BANNER" Key Graduates and Audience "RECESSIONAL" Rousseau-Righter Class Song Adapted from the tune "Lancashire" of Henry Smart Farewell our Alma Mater, Our hearts pour forth our thanks; For we are now prepared to fight In the world's competing rm~ks. We've found no sadness, but joy As in your halls we've known, Un/ting love, and friendship To last when youth has flown. We've made our home within these wails, And now we mns~ go on, But memories will linger still When high school clays are gone. Acquainted for .just one shor~ year, Our hearts with sadness fill; And may the echo of our thanks Remain when all is still. --Words by Dorothy Anne Hoessler 238 Senior Marshals Junior Marshal R. ohert Elias Kellan Virginia Eleanor Foster Corinne Sally Smith Ushers (Members of Class of 1956) Leo Julius Axtin Benjamin Gale Farnum Raymond Miles Chadwick Norman Herbert tteinze Dennis Lee Currier Charles Kendall Itutchins [{.obert ttoward Ela Richard Hopkins Moody Decorating (~ommittee (Members of Class of 1956) Frances Oail Broderiek Norman Herbert Heinze Dennis Lee Currier Beverly Nancy Niehol Nancy Ann Pendlebury Music by North Andover High School Band Conductor Clarence F. Mosher, Jr. Accompanists Bernice Ann Florin and Josephine Ann Bonnan~ Class Motto--"'Climb Though the Reeks Be Rugged" Crass Colors--I~,oyal Blue and Silver School Colors--Scarlet and Black 1951 -- GRADUATES -- 1955 Ackroyd, Norma Jean~Lunington Footwear *Ambiehl, Gall Patricia--Lowell Teachers College Annaloro,Charles Richard, Jr.--Western Electric Co. *Bamford, Roberta Elizabeth---Simmons College *Boutilier, Robert Francis---Brown University *Boyle, Joan Frances---Lowell Teachers College Canty, Margaret Ann~Hytron Cushman, Rosemary Eileen--Telephone Co. Cole, Richard Norman--Northeastern University Connell, Hiram Eugene Todd---Merrimack College Coppeta, Arthur Russell Air Force Corcoran, Laurence Walter--Army *Crawford~ Ann Lindsay--Boston University Cushing, Mary Margaret--Lawrence General H~spilal DiMario, Vincent--Army Dineen, Patricia Joan Marie--Clark Plumbing Co. Doherty, Dorothy Ann--Lawrence General Hospital Doiron, Daniel Harris--Army Driscoll, Barbara Ann--Lowell Teachers College *Fessenden, Ruth Adra--Boston University Forgetta, Geraldine Elizabeth--Dillon's Office *Giard, Mary Jeanne--Pacific Mill Office Gillick, Francis William--Huntington Prep. Glennie, John William--Gulf Service Station *HMght, Janet Gertrude--Halght Company Hallsworth, David William Army 239 Hamel, Barbara Ann--Babysitting Hamel, Theresa J.--William Barry Inc. Harvey, Ernest George---Davis & Furber Office Hawkes, Carolyn Ruth---Lawrence General Hospital *Hoessler, Dorothy Anne--American Mutual Insurance Co. Holleran, Robert Stephen--Whiteside Farm Houldsworth, Joan Beatrice--McIntosh Business School Kay, Marjorie Ann-~Western Electric Co. *Kellan, Robert Elias--Boston College Kettinger, Charles William--Army Killen, Richard W.--Bolta Company Kozdras, Lorraine Mildred--Mclntosh Business School Lomazzo, Irene Lucy--M. J. Amore Insurance Co. *Macklin, Margaret Ann--Convent MacDonald, Daniel Edward--Army *Mammino, Ida--Stevens Mill Office Marts, Priscilla Dca--Telephone Company Maynard, Raymond Michael--S. H. Brennan Company *McCarthy, Helen Marie--Emmanuel College McDowell, John William--Cashman Service Station Mellian, Katherine--Pacific Mills Office *Mooradkanian, Helen Sybil--Wellesley Moran, Jeanne Ann--Salesgirl, A. B. Sutherland Co. Nicosia, Richard James--Western Electric Co. Noone, Ronald L.--Army O'Neil, Patrieia Carol--M. I. T. Personnel Office *Pavledakes, Dawn Marie---Andrew Coffin Insurance Co. Rapacz, Kenneth Paul--Northeastern University Riedel, D/anne Marie-Davis & Furber Office Russell, Roland Richard--Northeastern University Salemme, William N.--Massachusetts Radio & T V *Sargent, Jane Esther~Stevens Mill Office *Smith, Corinne Sally--Telpehone Company Smith, J. Gerald~ortheastern University Smith,Marilyn Marie--Sutton's Mill Office Smith, Maureen Elaine--Pacific Mill Office Stamp, Walter Robert--Hollins Service Station Tanski, Joan Wanda--Burdett *Thomas, Elsie E.--Boston University Tymvakiewiz, Maryann Frances--Massachusetts Service Co, ~Valliere, Joan Louise--Merrimac College Ventrillo, Katherine Rosalie Marie--At Home *Weingart, Dorothy Mae-Western Electric *West, Charlotte Louise--First National Bank (Boston) Wilcox, Robert R.--Army Zahn, Sarah Louise--Married * Indicates Membership in National Honor Society 240 GRADUATION OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF NORTH ANDOVER Bradstreet -- Thomson -- Kittredge Friday, June ]0th 1955 at 2 P. /vi. Veterans Memorial Auditorimn, North Andover, Mass. PROCESSIONAk~-"Commencement Day March" Crammond Christina. Mary Hosking John James Hosking (Thomson School) BIBLE READING LORD'S PRAYER Mr. F. Milton IIoward Principal Kittredge School CENTENNIAL PROCLAMATION SALUTE TO THE FI~AG Mr. Daniel J. McCarthy Assistant Prine]pa], Bradstreet School NORTH AND()VEI{ PAST--1855-1900 Susan H. Rober;s Clark G. Lewis (Bradstreet School) "PRAISE YE THE LORD, TIIE ALMIGHTY" Gesangbuch-Olds Chorus Catherine A. Cmnmings, Accompanist (Kittredge School) NORTH ANDOVER PRESENT 1901-1950 Richard Campbell Saunders Joan Elaine Wicks (Thomson School) "1 BELIEVE" arranged Wilson Chorus NORTH ANDOVER FUTURE--1950- Charlotte M. Bullock Charles A. Salisbury, II (Kittredge School) "BORN TO BE FREE' 5Villiams Chorus GOOD CITIZENSHIP AWARDS Betsy Ross Chapter, D.A.R. Miss Genevieve A. Lane, Principal, Bradstreet School Miss Mary A. Hennessy, Principal, Thomson School Mr. F. Milton Howard, Principal, Kittredge School 241 ADDRESS Hon. Charles W. TrombIy, chairman of the School Committee CERTIFICATES OF GRADUATION RECESSIONAL--"Grand March' Mack Carol J. Morse (Br~dstreet School) Music under the direction of Clarence F. Moshec, Jr., Music Supervisor USHERS Margaret Curtis Shirley Frost Jean Newcomb Sandra DeBurro Joaune. Ge. sing Susan Stamp Kathleen D'Urso Margaret Lee Cynthia Watts ~.LEI~I~.NTARY SCHOOL GRADUAT~.S -- 1955 Bradstreet School Ackroyd, Marilyn A. Bamford, Jacqueline A. Bam£ord, Richard W. Cormstock, Allan H. deVebre, Jane K. Donnelly, Beverly A. Donovan, David T. Duncan, Janet L. Ferguson, Laurie P. Gourley, A. Bruce *iiarvey, Bertha M. Heinze, Andrew P. Johnson, Terry A. Kellan, Kenneth C. Kershaw, Virginia Lewis, Clark G. **Macklin, James P. Montanaro, Bettyann Morse, Carol J. Nadeau, Wilfred J. Roberts, Susan II. Thomson School Arcari, Gerald Gerard Barclay, James Gerry Barclay, Joseph Bruce Bridges, Joan Arvilla Champion, Linda Jeaa Cook, Roland George Currier, Alan Bruce Elander, Frank Edward Foulds, Jovce Eleanor Fournier, ~hirley Anne Gravel, Olive Sylvia HeideL Carolyn Jean Hosking, Christina Mary IIosking, John James IIoward, Ronald Crosby Kittredge Bodge, Richard Byron, Robert Bullock, Charlotte iYL *Cole, James Cummings, Catherine A. Curren, Nancy Foster, Earline Marion Kennedy, Dorothy Sandra Kettinger, Arthur Philips *LaScola, Matthew Frank Mastin, George James McClung, Judith Parker McDowell, Diana Ann Messina, Anne Jane Ormsby, Judith Arm Perrone, Ursula Josephine Roachc, Gall Anita Saunders, Richard Campbell Smith, Lorna Jean Virr, Margaret Ann Wicks, Joan Elaine School Foster, Emily Marie Foster, Martha A. Galloni, Raymond *iiodgdon, Vernon ~iioelzer, Ronald Kenneally, Francis J. Mandry, Louise 242 Marcoux, Catherine Mary Mayer, J. Douglas McIntyre, Thomas Meserve, Lois Jean Morse, David J. Newman, Henry Irving, Jr. Nicora, Judith A. O'Brien, John Slade, Jr. Osgood, Benjamin Phelan, Edward Piazza, Gaetana Pitman, Henry Elmer Riley, John *Roc~ivell, Eleanor G. Salisbury, Charles A., II Subatch, Barbara Travers, Lucille Ann *Valliere, Phyllis R. E. Walshe, Victor Douglas SWilliams, Arthur Wilson, Walter A. * Entered Essex Agricultural School ** Entered Central Catholic High School $ Moved from Town SEntered Special School Ail others entered North Andover High School St. Michael's Graduates Entering N. A. High- 33 Pupfl~ Bousb, Robert F. Boutilier, Janice M. Broderick, Michael E. Buchanan, Barbara A. Byron, Michael J. Carney, Constance M. Cotter, Thomas Cronin, David H. Curtin, Joyce M. D'Agata, Gilda T. DeAdder. Nancy A. Devine, (~olin J. Dufresne, Robert H. Dunn, Linda A. Finn, Muriel F. Fountain, Sheila J. Fraser, Joan M. Friel, John C. Hanson, Joyce R. Hearty, Mary L. Kelly, Marcia D. Kilton, Ann M. Mahoney, John McAloon, Mary M. McDuffie, Catherine L. Pierog, Beverly Roberts, Stephen Stott, Gall A. Sullivan, Ann Surette, Judith A. Thompson, Thelma Walsh, Joseph F. Ward, Mary M. 2~3 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL LIBRARY The June 1955 inventory shows that the library has a 'book collection of 2091 volumes. During the year ~nany new books have been added to thc 'collection, seventy-five of which were gifts of friends, in- eluding several volumes ~iven by the Stevens Memorial Library. Twenty-five books were purchased from the Annie L. Sargent Memorial Fund, five were purchased from the Daniel Greeo Memorial Fnnd, and twenty-six were purchased by the School Department. Records show 1600 volmnes borrowed by students during the year, and a total of 4490 library permission slips issued to permit pupils to come to the library during school hours for reference work and for reading'. Yario,s collections of both fiction aml reference books have been loaned to the .library by the Stevens Memorial Dibrary. The students appreciate their new library, and are very grateful to those who have given books. IRENE E. COOK, Librarian HEALTH R~PORT Statistical summ~qries of ~he work of Dr. Fred Atkinson, ~Sdhool Physician, and Agnes MeChmg', School Nm'se-- Sep- tember 195&[-June 1955. PreSBohool Registration Number of children rep.'/stering 104 Number of children presenting' a record of physical exa~nination 93 Number of major defects fmmd at time of physical examination 23 Number of major defects corrected previous to entering school 3 Number of children still under treatment 5 Number of children presenting a record of dental examination 69 Physical Examination Number of children examined 506 Number of major defects fonnd 92 ~Number of Children having these defects 80 244 Types of defects fmmd: Heart murmurs 22 Carious teeth 34 Enlarged or infected tonsils 34 Other 2 Number of defects corrected 36~ Number of childreu still under treatment 22~ Nmnber of children seen by family doctor--no treatment given 21 Nmnber of parents taking no action 13; Number of children examined by their family phycisian 40 Number of parents present at the physical examinatioa 2~ Pure-Tone Audiometer Test Nmnber of pupils lested 1266: Number of pupils fMling the retest 36; Number of irremediable defects 4~ Number of pupils seen by an ear specialist 13 Number of defects corrected or under treatment 12 Massachusetts Vision Test Nmnber of pupils tested 1263 Nmnber of pupils failing the retest 62 Number of irremediable defects 10 Nmnber of pupils seen by au eye specialist 36 Number of defects corrected or under treatment Report of the School Nurse Number of school visits Number of pupil inspections 442 Number of pupils excluded for pedieulosis Nmnber of pupils excluded for skin conditions 1 Number of pupils excluded for communicable disease symptoms 12' Number of pupils 'transported home 183 Number of pupils to clinics 48 Number of pupils referred to family physician 55 Minor treatments 275 Number of consultatious 164 Number of home visits 88 Number of meetings attended 15 Cens-as of Physically ttandicapped Children Total mnnber of children on physically handicapped list Amputations 2 Auditory defects 2 Cerebral palsy 5 Congenital abnormalities 12 Epilepsy 1 245 53 Muscular atrophy ' 2 Poliomyelitis 6 Rheumatic fever 6 Speech dmfects 10 Visual defects 5 Others 2 Number of children attending school Number of children in State Institutions Nmnber of children in the hospital Number of children receiving home instruction 48 2 1 2 ENROLMENT ON OCTOBER 1 Grade 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1 85 319 120 115 124 2 92 93 127 128 121 3 86 88 99 137 137 4 ' 119 94 81 108 140 5 89 116 95 87 112 '6 70 87 112 97 94 7 87 72 85 ]25 111 8 88 87 . 66 84 130 'Special 12 5 11 14 16 Elementary 728 761 796 895 985 9 83 92 100 114 129 10 78 77 80 99 102 11 79 80 78 77 92 12 70 71 78 73 76 P.G. 1 3 High 310 320 3B7 363 402 Total 1038 1081 1133 1258 1387 NO-SCHOOL SIGNALS Three blasts of the Fire Signal 7:00 A. M.--12:15 P. M. Radio Broadcasts Stations WLLII and Note: The signal at 7:00 A. M. applies to the elementary schools only, The Superintendent of Schools may eM1 off the session of the high school under conditions of extraordinary severity by a signal at 6:45. 246 September 7, November 23, Wednesday: December 23, Friday: January 3, Tuesday: February 17, Friday: February 27, Monday: April 13, Friday: April 23, Monday: June 22, Friday: SCI~OOL CALENDAR 1955-1956 Wednesday: Schools reopen f~ehools close at noon for remain- der of week. Thanksgiving 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 smmner vaeation. The fo]lowing holidays which occur during school time will be observed: Friday, October 7, Essex County Teachers' Association Meeting; Wednesday, October 12, Columbus Day; Friday, November 11, Veterans' Day; Friday, March 30, Good Friday; Wednesday, May 30, Memorial Day. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 No. of Absentees Investigated 20 51 53 43 39 No. of Truancies Reported 15 3 8 17 9 No. of Parents Notified 13 19 30 44 42 No. of Pupils Taken to School 3 3 0 3 2 No. of Transfer Cards Investigated 12 10 ] 5 12 30 No. Committed to Training School 0 0 0 0 0 No. of Home Permits Investigated 0 0 0 0 No. of Pupils Taken I-Iome Sick 26 28 38 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE EVERSON Attendance Officer TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS Kenneth Dearden, 82 Davis Street Charles R. Kent, Jr., 56 Ehn Street Robinson's Express Company, 41 Second Street Francis J. Trombly, Lupine Road, Andovcr 247 $2,450 2,520 2,700 3.240 FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1955 North Andover High School Athletic Association Receipts Balance Brought Forward Football Receipts Athletic Association Dues Basketball Receipts Torsi Receipts Total Expenses Balance on Hand December 31, 1955 Expemes ~Joseph Lawlor James Bradbury Raymond Rourke 'George Lee Everett Woodhouse Nate AIdrich Beatrice Con]fig Dominick Vernile Alfred McKee Vincent Fronin Walter Corbett William MeEvoy Ben Green Marie Garrity Arrow System Whitworth Sporting Goods iBoynton Press Freddies Fruit Market .James Brine Co. Howard Crozier William Larochelle Leo Axtin Frank Oates & Sons Central Service Station l~amsey's Ins. Globe Ticket Co. Bill's Auto Service Itollin's Super Service Tony DeTeso Norman Fleming Charles MeCubbin ]~fike Sehaff 251 $99.10 1,217.27 96.40 1,181.40 $2,594.17 2,338.34 $255.83 $21.00 24.00 36.00 12.00 35.00 60.00 20.00 7.00 14.00 12.00 12.00 46.00 16.00 10.00 ] 08.45 354.95 15.40 16.06 350.55 47.49 15.68 14.00 5.00 12.00 27.00 36.73 3.00 1.00 12.00 14.00 7.00 36.00 Cornelius Hegarty D. Robert Hegarty Edward M~ddleton Robert Reardon Philip Miller Wilmington II. S. Athletic Association Gilbert Cardoza Paul Merrill Raymond Palmig~ano Carl Thomas George Cunningham Frank's Atlantic Service Lowell Suburban League Collegiate Ilonse Finneran's Drug Store Mass. Secondary Print. Association Ivory System Mason Downing Phil Murray Crane Hardware Mercury System Athletic Trainers Supply Co. Edward Sullivan Dr. Tho~nas Hayes Kenneth MeKiniry James Jordan Fred Drescher James Heunelly Charles Salisbury IIenryNewman Steve Roberts Allan Virr 28.00' 8.00 12.00 12.00 7.00 10.90 7.00 36.00 12.00 7.00 7.00 6.50' 162.20 99.16 19.25 20.00 71.50 16.00 148.80 2.38 57.80 12.54 7.00' 40.00 30.00 60.00 15.00 10.00 3.00 3,00 3.00 3.00 Total Expenses $2,338.34 Respectfully submitted, HOWARD CROZIER, Faculty Manager' 252 NORTH ANDOVER SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Receipts and Expenditures January 1, 1955 -- December 31, 1955 Receipts Cash Balance, January, 1, 1955 Sale of Food $20,061.73 State Reimbursement 71611.89 Refund 4.17 Total Receipts Total Cash Available Expenditures Ace Distributing Co. $27.00 Bnrgcss Pnblishing Co. 3.62 John E. Cain Co. 122.80 Cascade Paper Co. 3.82 Commonwealth of Mass. 136.00 Craue Hardware 11.68 Dyer-Clark Co. 74.82 E1 Economics Lab., inc. 99.25 G & G Supply Co. 31.77 Glennie's Milk Co. 6,958.08 Graf Bros. 3.72 Grm~ite State Potato Chip Co. 28.64 W. T. Grant Co. 4.48 Clifford J. Hale 40.11 tt. P. Hood 2.70 John J. IIos:king, Inc. 19.45 Jersey Ice Cream Co. 3,017.55 George T. Johnson Co. ]8.92 Koffman Paper Co. 24.03 Lang;ford's Sea Foods 12.20 Lawrence Provision Co. 511.21 Lawrence Rubber Co. 1.78 F. J. ),~ahoney Paper Co. 46.75 Megowan Educator Food 29.90 Messina's Market 18.]3 Morehonse Baking Co. 1,098.74 National Business Journal 8.00 National Cash Register Co. 14.50 J. J. Newbury Co. 2.55 Plastic Tag and Trade Check Co. 26.70 J{obinson's Express Co. 1.85 Severance Trucking Co. 124.73 John Sexton Co. 242.67 Shaheen Bros., Inc. ~,415.04 253 $3,895.25 27,677.79 $31,573.04 Shattuck Express 2.75 So]ux Chemical Co. 25.55 Stone-Forsythe Co. 45.60 A. B. Sutherland Co. 5.95 Colony Food Products 2.04 United Restaurant Equipment Co. 530.70 West Co. 54.55 Webster-Thomas Co. 87.90 John E. Wilson Co. 100.60 Winwar, Inc. 31.00 Blue Cross 183.59 Insurance (employees) 9.78 Workers' Retirement Fund 288.71 Withholding Tax 738.07 Salaries 5,589.32 Total Expenditures Cash Balance, January 1, 1956 Respectfully submitted, ALICE NEAL~ Auditor STATEMENT OF NET LOCAL COST of the PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 1955 Expenditures Receipts: State Aid for Public Schools $59,264.93 State Aid on Local Transportation of Pupils none State Aid for Tuitions of Pupils attending Vocational Schools 1,238.40 State Aid for Transportation of Pupils to Vocational Schools 64.28 Tuition of Boxford Pupils 11,029.64 Rental of N. A. H. S. Facilities 705.00 Sale of Supplies and Cash Receipts 230.13 Petty Cash Advance 10.00 Total Receipts Amount Expended from Local Tavation $22,879.30, $8,693.74 $318,547.76; 72,542.38 $246,005.38 This accounts for $18.09 in the annual tax rate, or 34 cents in every dollar raised by taxation. In 1954 the proportion expended from local taxes was. greater than in 1955--$19.10 in the tax rate, or 38 cents for- every dollar raised by taxation. 254 NORTH ANDOVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Expense Accounts, 1955 Acm~ ChEmical Company, janitorial supplies $200.95 Adams IJo¢~k Company, inc., books 32.76 Albrite Carpet Cleaning Co., cleaning 6.88 Allied 'Paint Stores, Inc, crafts 5.42 Allyn and Bacon, Inc., books 36.23 American Air Filter Co., filters 19.00 American Association of School Administrators, filmstrip 5.00 American Book Co., books 626.80 American Museum of Natural History, subscription 5.00 American Natm'e Association, subscription 3.25 American School and University, book 4.90 Americana Corporalion, subscription 10.00 American Council on Education, supplies 14.40 The Arlo Publishing Company, books 135.68 Atwell Serwce Sompany, audograph supplies 20.31 The Baker & Taylor Co., supplies 19.35 Barron's Educational Series, Inc., book 1.70 Beacon l~{usical Instrument Co., instruments 320.00 Beco Associates, boiler service 450.00 Chas, A. Bennett Co., Inc., filmstrip 17.47 Bensen's home economic supplies 11.98 H~ Berger Paper Co., janitorial supplies 35L35 Bill's Auto Service, athletic equip, repaired 1.50 Bing's Dry Cleansers, band uniforms cleaned 48.15 C C. Birchard V. Company, books 24.45 Charles Black, erec. snow fence 6.94 Bostitch-Northeast~ Inc., supplies 12.70 Boston Blue Print Co., Inc., maps 10,50 Boston University, curriculum 647.00 R. R. Bowker Co., subscription 10.00 The Boynton Press, Inc., printing 356.15 lV~ilton Bradley Company, classroom supplies 779.45 Ralph B. Brasseur, lnaps 9.00 Bride, Grimes & Co., fittings 6.69 James W. Brine Company, band letters 46.63 Bra-Dart Industries, library supplies 20.25 Brown Products Company, boiler compound 152.40 Bureau of Publications, folders 8.74 Burgess Publishing Co., book 3.16 The Journal of Business Education, subscription 3.90 Business Education World, subscription 5,00 Olive Butler, travel allowance 200,00 Byron 5c-$1.00 Store, supplies--sewing classes 1.40 Cambosco Scientific Co., supplies--chemical classes 477.05 'Campbell and Hall, Inc., books 147.55 Capital Theatre Supply Co., color ~rames 10.40 Carson Express, express 1.50 Casey's Pharmacy, supplies 1.40 Cash, petty cash 44.58 Alice Cavallaro, services 15.00 William Cavallaro, travel exp. to Hay. Trade School 24.48 Central Service Station, exp. driver training car .45 City of Haverhill, tuition 2,006.92 City of Lawrence, tuition 933.60 City of Lynn, tuition 315.00 City of Portland~ book 3.16 The Clearing House, subscription 6.60 Andrew F. CofFin, public liability insurance 1~2.00 256 Combustion Service Co. of N. E., burner service 323.25 The Com'l. of Mass, Dept. of Education, subscription 2.00 The Com'l. of Mass., State Prison Colony Ind., ash cans 13.59 The Corn'1. of Mass., Workshop for the l~lind, brooms 3.23 Communi~ty Radio & Television Service, repairs 14.65 Conlon Bros., Janitorial supplies 363.89, Irene E. Cook, library supplies 3.25 C oper s Express, Inc., express charges 3.44 Dana Cotton, membership 10.00 The George F. Cram Company, charts 98.44 Crane Hardware Co., supplies 154.04 K. M. Crawford Co., paint 220.00 Arthur C. Croft Publications, subscriptions 18.96 Cross Coal Company, fuel oil 2,740.?7 Howard Crozier, travel allowance and expense 210.20 John Cruickshank, travel to Hav. Trade School 5.44 George Cunningham, evening janitorial fees 100.00 Cyr Oil Company, fuel oil 1,520.53 Dalrymplc Oil Co., Inc., service 7.50 Kenneth L. Dearden, pupil transportation 2,610,60 DeMambro Sound Equipment Co., mic., stand, and cord 56.66 Denoyer-Geppert Company, maps 108.66 Denver Public Schools, book 4.00 Oep Chemical Company, Inc., janitorial supplies 86.05 Joseph F. Devon, Jr., convention 4.08 A. B. Dick Products Co.. supplies 98.35 Margaret Donlan, HavJ Institute 7.50 Edward Donovan, erect, snow fence 6.94 John V. Donovan, conference 19.87 Dramatics, subscription 2.50 Harriet Dunham, Hay. Institute & Services 20.50 Dyer-Clark Company, base lam~>s & elco. repairs 234.48 Eagle-Tribune, Printing, printing 153.50 Electric Time Co., Inc., service 9.10 Educational Testing Service, school reports 3.00 Rita Enaire, meetings 110.98 Enrichmen{ Records records 6.00 George Evcrson, P.T.A. meetings, travel allowance 135.00 Fairbanks, Morse & Co., service 17.30 Field Enterprises, Inc., book 4.50 T. E. Field Company, repairs to office machines 98.46 Finberg Supply, Pullman cleaner, supplies 104.50 Joseph M. Finneran, supplies--chemistry 4.00 Carl Fischer, Inc., music, instrument repairs, supplies 703.76 The Flag Shop, flag and pole installed centennial decora. 450.00 Norman M. Fleming, service ' 7.00 Follett Publishing Co., books 59.96 Margaret H. Fragala, travel allowance 250.00 Gaylord Bros., Inc., supplies--library 63.22 General BioIogical Supply House, hooks 6.49 Madeline Gillcn, conferences 9.82 Ginn and Company, books 1,2§2.94 Gledhill Bros., Inc., books and supplies 196.61 Chas. D. Glennie: Inc., milk--teachers' meeting 1.64 Globe Book Company, books 166.03 B. Goldberg & Son., Dom. Arts---kitchen equipment 35.22 The Grolier Society, Inc., Book of Knowledge, rack 148.00 J. L. Hammett Company, classroom equip, and supplies 1,182.02 Harcourt, Brace & Company, books 241.73 Harper & Brothers, books 9.00 M. A. Harriman, gymnasium floor finish 276.68 257 Robert Haskell Co., Ditto cabinet and service on Ditto 59.60 Alvah G. Hayes, Travel Allowance and conference 194.96 D. C. Heath & Company, books 745.26 Cornelius Hegarty, extra evening service 112.50 High School Athletic Association, deficit 1,889.79 Mary C. Hill, conference 33.84 J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Co., foot baths and tanks 118.50 Henry Holt and Co., Inc., books 114.68 F. A. Hiscox & Company, towels 18.16 Chas. W. Homeyer & Co., Inc., music 321.82 Hope's Windows, Inc., mesh screens 48.00 John R. Hosking, Stationer, supplies 85.09 Houghton Mifflin Companyz books 545.09 Hubshman Factors Corp., lanitorial stkpplies 43.25 Indiana University, Audio-Visual Center, Supplies 2.16 International Business Machines Corp., service on roach. 15.21 Iroquois Publishing Co., supplies 7.74 The George T. Johnson Co., paper towels, sponge ends 175.05 The Journal of Business Education, subscription 3.00 George Kane, erect snow fence 6.94 t~arl Manufacturing Co., typewriter stand 29.60 Kenmore House, books 70.19 Charles R. Kent, Jr., pupil transportation 2,817.80 William B. Kent & Sons, moving service 15.45 Neil A. Kjos Co., music 12.50 Knuepfer & Dimmock, Inc., records 39.51 Koffman Paper Products, Inc., paper cups 14.04 Korbey Heating & Oil Company, fuel oil 5,582.48 N. L. & E. W. Kruysman, Inc., envelopes 82.05 Laidlaw Brothers, books 55.20 John J. Lanni, police service 7.00 B. A. Larson & Co.~ flags and holders 76.90 Lawrence Bindery Company, books rebound 441.25 Lawrence Electric Co., electric service 9,442.30 Lawrence Gas Company, gas service 498.31 Lawrence Lumber Company ,lumber 875.80 Lawrence Plate & Window Glass Co., glass 237.02 Lawrence Window Cleaning Co., cleaning windows 279.00 Joseph P. LeBel, service 15.60 John Levesque, travel to Hay. Trade School 24.48 Library Efficiency Corp., library supplies 17.25 Life The World We Live In, subscription 9.95 Longbottoms Market, groceries 59.12 Harry D. Lord, maps 57.25 John R. Lyman Company, cleaning cloth 47.73 Lyons Band Instrument Co., music supplies 44.16 ' 55.75 The Mac Press, Cards Rosemary A. Maeklin, conference 29.40 The Macmillan c(~mpany, books 275.54 Mainco Trading Company, supplies 120.15 Manifold Supplies Co. of Mass., supplies 115.50 Manzi Electrical Corp., lamps and service 200.27 Mass. Assoc. of School Committees, Inc., membership 40.00 Mass. Bible Society, 2 bibles 5.30 Mass. Motion Picture Service, Inc., film 60.32 Martin & Murray Company, Inc., books 121.90 Masury-Young Company, ]~anitoriaI supplies 258.96 Daniel J. McCarthy, conference 12.07 Agnes M. McClun~, travel allowance, supplies, Hay. Inst. 279.79 McCormick-Mathers Publishing Co., books 63.79 McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., books 173.25 258 McKinley Publishing Co., subscription 3.50 McQncsten's supplies 4.50 Meadow Brook Soft Water Laundry, Inc., laundering 117.83 Meagan's Drug Store, health supplies 15.26 G. & C. Merriam Company, books 14.38 Ci~aries E. Merrill Company, books 202.28 The Merrimack Sales Co., Inc., janitorial supplies 13.20 Messina's Market, groceries 15.23 Methuen Lumber & Woodworking Co., sup. for carpenter 10.40 Metro Music Center, Inc., music 31.38 Philip Miller, police service 7.00 James Millward, Jr., subscription 3.62 Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator CO., ser. to thermostats 250.35 Charles Mitchell, erect snow fence 6.94 Model Airplane News, subscriptions 13.12 Clarence F. Mosher, Jr., travel allowance, music supplies, instrument repairs, music festivals 444.40 A. V. Mueller, tuning pianos 26.50 Wellington Murray, installing gym equip., and repairs 96.00 Nat'l. Citizens Com. for the Public Schools, booklets 21.25 National Council for the Social Studies, membership 5.00 Nat'l. Council of Teachers of English, membership, pub. 18.75 National Council of Teachers of Math., subscription 5.00 National Geographic Society, subscription 6.50 National Industrial Conference Board, Inc., almanac 1.00 National School Methods, Inc., tardy slips 2.21 National School Public Relations Assoc., books 17.20 The Nat'l. Society for the Study of Education, membership 5.00 Alice M. Neal, conference, Hav. Institute 58.47 New England Ceramics, crafts supplies 18.39 New Eng)and Film Service, Inc., filmstrip and record, repairs to projector 58.93 New England School Development Council, membership and book 128.45 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service 1,486.58 J. J, Newbury Co., cloth for sewing dept. 2.13 News Map of the Week, Inc., subscription 35.50 New York Herald Tribune, subscription 6.00 New York Scientific Supply Co., charts, etc. 54.08 The New York Time Company, subscription 15.00 North Andover Board of Public Works, water service 376.44 North Andover Coal Co., stoker coal 707.29 North Andover School Lunch Program, lunches for exchange students 4.35 Frank Oates & Son, soil with peat 5.00 Francis J. O'Brien, travel allowance and conference 218.35 Osgood Hill; Boston University, conference 54.95 Outdoor Life, subscription 3.00 F. A. Owen Publishing Co., subscription 23.00 Pan American Union, booklets 3.60 The Papercrafters, Inc., supplies 356.26 Patterson, Wyldc & Windeler, Inc., ins. on F~ne Arts 5.00 John A. Pearson, books 71.54 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., labor and parts 73.35 James Phelan, supplies .69 David Pitman, travel to Hay. Trade School 21.76 Popular Science, subscription 3.40 Practical ,.English, books 32.50 Prentice-Hall, Inc., books 77.28 Railway Express Agency, express 95.22 Rand McNally & Co., books 69.59 259 Harold Ratcliffe, 2 stoker belts 3.50 Re-Tone Products, supplies 107.45 Rinehart Handwriting System, handwriting 550.00 Riverside Transportation Co.: trans, charges 4.00 William Roberge, erecting snow fence 5.00 Robinson's Express Co., pupil transportation 2,770.00 Dale Rodger, transportation to Hay. Trade School 13.60 Row, Peterson & Co., books and work books 80.73 Royal Typewriter Company, 7 typewriters 6l 5.00 Garland B. Russell, teachers' handbooks 9.53 Russell Sage Foundation, books 1.50 Rutter's Laundry, Inc., cleaning 1.25 St. Louis Button Co., plastic cases 20.24 Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co., books 28.98 Frank Savoy, travel to Hay. Trade School 29.92 T. J. Scanlon Company, supplies 8.18 Scholastic Publications, subscriptions 188.05 School Service Company, library reading permits 8.90 Science F. O. M. Club, filmstrips 30.00 Science Research Assoc.. pupil tests and subscription 270.76 School Service Company, library permits 4.45 Science Servico, subscription 10.00 Scott, Foresman' & Company, books 216.75 Shaheen Bros., Inc., supplies 10.74 Shawsheen Motor Mart, Inc., service to Driver Training Car 11.03 Henry C. Shelley, conference 18.17 Katherine Sheridan, Hay. Institute 7.50 S. A. Shiepe Co., Inc., I window shade Silver Rurdett Company, books 387,91 Simon & Schuster, Inc., cookbooks 13.49 Singer Sewing Machine Co., labor and parts 85.00 The L. W. Singer Company, Inc, books 13.14 Smith's Fire Equipment, fire equipment 119,20 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., gasoline and heating oil .q72.52 South-Western Publishing Co., books 256.27 Spaulding-Moss Company, public school manual 48.35 Sports, Illustrated, subscription 10.50 Sportsman's Log Cabin, Inc., keys 4.80 The Slandard Electric Time Co., maint, of elec clocks 40.00 The Steck Company, books 17.92 Stone & Forsyth Company, towels 45.50 Sullivan Typewriter Company, repairs and supplies 94.89 Superintendent of Documents, subscription and book 2.75 A. B. Sutherland Company, Home Economic Supplies 76.14 Test Service & Advisement Center, testing material and teachers' workshop 710.40 A. K. Thomas Co., machine adjustment 4.50 Carl Thomas, evening services 214.96 James Thomson, garage rent--driver training car 32.00 John J. Thomson, service 83.22 Mabel Thomson, service 22.50 Ti~ne Incorporated, filmstrips 30.00 Time, Inc., subscription 11.00 Today's Secretary, sub. scriptions 35.00 Claire T. Torpey, serwce 36.60 Town of Andover. tuition--Andover Prac. Arts 6.00 Tow~ of Boxford, 'tuition---one pupil 85.20 Treat Hardware Corp., supplies and repairs 349.66 Francis J. Trombly. pupil transportation 85.2.60 Trombly Bros. Service Station. oil and grease 6.40 260 The Tropical Paint & Oil Co., varlox Twombly Associates, Inc., desks and chairs Underwood Corp., typewriters U. S. News and World Report, subscription The University oi Chicago Press, books University of Colorado, snbscription The University Publishing Co,, books Dominic Vernile, evening service Visual Curriculum Center, lamps and adapter cord Vocational Guidance Manuals, inc., books John Wanamaker, planetarium Webster Publishing Co., books H. J. Welch Company, labor and supplies W. M. Welch Manu:~acturing Co., graph chart Wendell Berman Insurance Agency, insurance West Disinfecting Co., janitorial supplies C. E. H. Whitlock, maps Whitworth's athletic equipment The H. W. Wilson Company, subscriptions Harold Windle, eree. snow fence Windsor Pad & Paper Co., Inc., supplies The John C. Winston Co., work books Winwar & Sons, Inc., janitorial supplies Henry S, Wolkins Company, supplies World Book Company, tests and books Wright & Potter Printing Co., supplies Young & Young, parts for tape recorder Total Expenses 49.50 785.98 330.00 8.00 6.38 3.75 20.23 65.42 28.94 5.40 13,80 42,48 189.95 19.23 ,200.00 237.56 10.00 145.50 8.00 6.94 301,16 47.86 80.79 116.69 §52.42 11.40 3.00 $70,130,91 26l ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE December 3L 1955 To the Voters of North Andover: This ks the ninth in the series of annual reports submitted to you, in compliance with the good, old, New England custom. by your School Building Committee. As usual, it breaks down into two parts: Part L--A review of the School Situation; Part II----Financial Data. I A taxpayer may well ask the School Building Committee this question: Is there ever to be even a tem¢orary end to school building, in North Andover? The School Buildin~ mfttee cannot give the taxpayer a reassuring answer m~til the ~nembers know the answers to two ,luestions: (1) ~Iow nmeh long'er will young Americans keep up the happy practice of gettin~o, married in their early 20%? (2) When wilt Americans stop moving from the urban center of population to the towns? On October 2, 1950, 718 p~mils were enrolled in the Public Elecentary Schools of North Andover--an average of 29.6 pupfls per classroom; on!~ one ~'oom had 40 r, unils. On October 3. 1955, 987 pupils were enrolled i~ the Pub!~e Elementary Schools of North Andover--an average of 37.8 pupils per classroom; cig. hi rooms ha~,e more than 40 pupils. Your School BuildJn~ Corrtmittee made use of the $800 alloeated by you at the last Annual Town 5{eetinp; for a survey to ealI back Dr. Charles E. Reeves, who on two pre~ious occasions had studied the North Andover school-building problems. His re~ort was reem~tly cublished in full ~n the Lawrence EVENirNG UNE and is included with this report. It points to the need of a new elementary school in the near future; it designates certain sites fur this new school, all located east of Chiekering' t~oad in the area between Chestn,t Street and Dufton Court in one db~ec*ion and Checkering' l~oad and AndoYer Street in the other direction. Yom' Committee will soon be confronted by the necessity of recommending- which site shall be acquired and whether plans should be immediately called for. Your Com~ittee has now substantially completed all the school buildinp's contemplated in the first tteeves' I~eport--the additions to the Thomson and Bradstreet Schools, the new Kittrede'e School, and the new High School. The new High School has been in operation for one school year--long enough to permit Principal Hayes and his fellow teachers to say with confidence that it is an adequate structure to house a modern, high-school curriculum; long enough, also, to bring into focus certain needs not yet provided for--flower/ug shrubs and evergreens on the lawn to fei]eve the functional austerity of the building; lights outside in the parking spaces; another application of asphalt in the parking spaces to assure a per- manm~tly hard surface. Your School Building' Committee is happy to report that thanks to the farsig'hted and generous support of the voters of North Andover this Town has ~mw come nearer to providing adequate housing for its school children than any other eom- munity in northeastern 3~assaehusetts. PART II ~¢hool Building 0ommittee FINANOIAL STATEMENT -- 1955 Available Funds: Article 72 (1950), Bal. January 1, 1955 Article 19 (1952), Bal. January 1, 1955 $268.83 213,331.92: $213,600.75, 263 Expended 1955: Adden, Parker, Clinch & Crimp, services $14,229.87 Bay State Merchants National Bank, photostats 2.25 Joseph Beal& Co., metalworking equipment 34.85 Ralph B. Brasseur, staking of fence 132.00 T. J. Buckley Co., cot and mattress 31.50 Capital Theatre Supply Co,, spotlights 146.00 Commonwealth Lock Co., hand rail brackets 54.00 Crane Hardware Co., supplies (J. McGuire) 17.50 Costantino Brothers, Inc., fencing. 6,181.20 The Curtain Shoppe, shower curtains 331.00 Bennett & Bigelow, Inc., Locker, locks and padlocks 1,945.00 John C. Duff, ~ypewriter desks 118.00 The Dunton Corporation, faculty room furniture 1,100,68 Eagle Tribune Pub'L Co., advertising 13.57 Elloitt's Custom Floors. Into. auditorium carpet 1,744.00 J, O. Ellis a Son, lumb~r and supplies 99.64 Rila I. Enaire services 50.00 Frizeil Ladder Co., ladders 117.00 Paul Garabedian, site improvement 9,185.9Z General Electric Co., steam irons 20.60 Gledhill Bros., Inc., bulletin boards, chairs 234.70 J. L. Hammett Co., speaker stands 124.50 Hussey A~'anufscturing Co., Ina., bleachers 4,935.00 Jackson Chairs, Inc., cafe tables coat racks 730.40 Jones. McDuffee & Stratton Corn.: cafe dishes, utensils 836.12 1?ogee: W. Kent & Co., Inc., faculty room rug and pad 311.00 O. P. Killam & Son, metaRvorkii'~g tools 673.80 Knoll Associates, Inc., guidance room furniture 705.50 Lawrence Electric Co., laundramat, ironer, dryer 455.31 Lawrence Gas Co., 2 Caloric ranges 409.60' Lawrence Lumber Co., shield for oencil sharpeners 11,84 Library Efficiency Corp., catalog tra-y and table E. F. Mahady Co., health room equipment 275.04 Domenick Mangano & Sons Co.. plumbing work 383.00 Manzi Electrical Corp., electrical work 1,989.50 Masury-Young Co., vacuum cleaner 239.37 John J. McGuire, carpenter work (plank walk on roof) 52.00 Newton Potters & Supply, Inc., arts and crafts equipmenl 647.55 J. E. Porter Corp., gym apparatus 689.90 l~ich Brothers Construction Co., construction 129,421.56 Scott & Duncan Co., Inc., gym locker room benches 325.00 Singer Sewing Machine Co., sewing machines 778.80 A. K. Thomas Co., storage cabinets, bookcase, mail boxes Treat Hardware Corp., hardware Up-Right Scaffolds, scaffolding Visual Curriculum Center, visual aid equipment Wi~itman & Howard. engineering services Andrew Wilson Co., lockers and locker trim Henry S. Kolkins Co., science, household arts, crafts equipment Total Expendiiures Balance January 1, 1956 *Article 72 (1950) Article 19 (1952) SPECIAL ARTICLE NO. 16 (1955) Appropriated Expen dad: Griffenhagen & Assoc., survey of school building needs by Dr, Reeves Balance 495.55 270.00 539.95 1,611.70 1,124.04 557.75 13,272.25 $197,755.11 *$15,845.64 15,576.81 $15,845.64 $800.00 800.00 Non e Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS B. KITTRI]DGE, Chairman S. FORBES ROCKWELL, JR, ABBOT STI~iVENS JOIIN W .COSTELLO CHARLES W. TROMBL¥ DR. FRED C. ATKINSON WILLIAM F. ROCK 264 SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Speeia[ Ar~iele No. 16 "To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the stun~ to be de,ermined by lhe Advisory Roard~ to be expended by the School Bnild~n~' Committee, for a study of the immediate se~ool-building' needs of the Town." APPltOPRIATED, March 19, 1955 $800.00~ Expended: Griffenhag'en and Associates, survey of school- buildin~ needs by Dr. Reeves (Report follows) 800.00 Balance December 31, ] 955 l'X~oue North Andover, Massaehnsetta November 1, 1955 The School Building Committee Town of North Andover Massachusetts Dear Sirs: We are pleased to submit, herewith, a brief Report on ~ Study of the Public SehooI Building Requirements of the Town of North Andover, Massachusetts. We have attempted to answer the questions raised dealing with the requirements and policies of the immediate future relating to school buildings.. Faithfully yours, Charles Evera.nd Reeves Director of Education Studies~ Griffenhageu and Associates Report on a Study of Th~ Public School Building Requirements: of the Town of North Andovar, Massachusetts. November 1, 1955 Section 1. Pm'9ose of the Study At the March 19, 1955 town meeting in North ~nd'over~ the following, article, on petition of the School Building Com- mittee and the School Committee, received favorable action: "Article 16. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum to be determined by the Advisory Board, to 265 be expended by the School Building Committee, for a study of the immediate school-building ~,eeds of the Town." Most of the classrooms of the elementary schools had ex- aeessive numbers of pupils enrolled and the probabilities seemed to be that e~rollments would continne to increase. A new parochial school building was about to be constructed and is, .at present, being' constructed. It was desired to learn whether or not a new public school building is required and, if so, 'where it should be located. In a meeting of the School Building Committee, held Oeto- 'bev 26, 1955, certain questions were formulated for study and ,report by Dr. Charles Everand Reeves, Director of Education ~Studies, Griffenhagen and Associates. Section 2. Revised Estimate of Future School Population 1. What is the revised estimate o~ school population of North Andover for the next 10 years? Town Population The population of North A~n~over has fluctuated over the years but has shown varying rates of increase in each 5-year period. Federal census figures for even numbered years and State census figures for odd numbered years and the increases by periods have been as follows: Per cent Year Population Increase Increase ~ 900 4243 1905 4614 371 8.7 1910 5529 915 19,8 1915 5956 427 7.7 1920 6265 309 5.2 1925 6839 574 9.2 1930 6931 92 1.3 1935 7154 223 3.2 1940 7524 370 5.2 1945 7936 412 5,5 1950 8429 493 6,2 1955 93fi23/ 933 11.1 :si Unofficial figures The increases in poulation have been accelerating since 19, O. If the economic conditions 19'30 and; particularly, since 5 continue, in the nation, as at present, the Town should have a .population.of about 11,500 by 1965. 266 Births The number of births in North Andover since 1921 has been as follows: 5-Year 5-Year Year Births Average Year Births Average 1921 114 1941 92 1922 126 1942 146 1923 124 (124) ].943 117 (117) 1924 135 1944 113 1925 121 1945 119 1926 139 1946 ]65 ]927 115 1947 149 1928 102 (109) 1948 201 (167) 1929 89 1949 158 1930 101 1950 161 ]931 92 1951 145 1932 100 1952 1933 76 (90) 1953 170 (173) 1934 96 1954 192 1935 87 1955 190 (a) 1933 95 (a) Estimated figure ]937 82 193s 88 (ss) 1939 86 1940 91 The nnmber bf births was low during the years of the great depression a~id early recovery. The number has been relatively high for the last 10 years. ~Birth Rate Using the Population at the 5-year census periods as the average of the five year period, including two prior and two succeeding years, and the average number of births for each five years, the number of births per 1,000 population may be shown as follows: Average Average Average Births per Period Population Births 1,000 Population 1918-1922 6265 122 19.5 1923-1927 6839 127 18.6 1928- 1932 6931 97 14.4 ]933-1937 7154 87 12.2 1938-1942 7524 101 13.4 1943- 1947 7936 133 16.8 1948-1952 8429 167 19.8 1953-1955 9362 (a) 184 19.7 (a) Unofficial figure 267 it is e/ear that the birth rate follows general eeouomie conditions. From 19.5 per tho~sand in the prosperous period of 1918-1922, the rate dropped to 12.2 in the depressior years, 1933-1937. It then increased to 19.8 in the prosperous period 1948- 1952 and 19.7 in the prosperous three years 1953-1955. B~rth Predictions Assuming au increasing populaliou for the towm as iu- dieated by its history during the lwe~fieth century, and assum- ing an average bir~h rate of about ]9.7 births per thousand of the population, it may be estimated that the average uumber of births from ].956 to 1960 will be abou~ 200 each year. Methods of Estimating Future Enrollments, Two methods have been used i~ estimating future enroll- ments. Batios have been c, ompnted from the base of present enrollments and from the ha:se of actual and estimated births. Some t~me was devoted to the estimatimt of future enroll- merits by these methods on the assumption that the pat[em of increases of the last 10 years would be followed in the ~xext ten years. The computed iuereases were unrea, souably low, indieatiug that the assumption was unsound. During the last ten years the increases have been rapidly aeeelerath~g, as is shown in the following tabulation for the elementary public and parochial schools: Elementary School Increase 1945 to 1946 36 1946 to 1947 7 1947 to ~948 77 1948 to 1949 29 1949 to ]950 78 1950 to 1951 80 1951 to 1952 71 1952 to 1953 82 1953 to 1954 lll 195~ to 1955 127 Average, 1945 to 1948 was 37 per year Average 1949 to 1951 was 76 per year Average, 1952 to 1955 was 107 per year It is believed that the accelerating increases of enrollments cannot continue indefi~fitely nor even through the next 10-year period. The last increase of 127 pupils enrolled is the highest and may not be reached again immediately, but it would seem to be conservative to estimate 127 as the average annual inerese through the next 10 years. The increases will not be 268 steady, of course, but that figure would seem to be conservative for an average increase. It assumes that for the next 10 years increases will continue at the present high level but without acceleration. Anyway, it is fairly certain that the acceleration, 5l'. there is any, will not be of the pattern of the last 10 years, or North Andover would become a fairly la,rg'e city and it is not developing' as a city. Ilence, the assumption that the next, ten years would follow the pattern, irt general, of the last ten years, being, apparently, unsound, the computed figures cannot be u:;ed end are not included in this report. To use the present relatively high annual increase as the average increase until 1965 will be more realistic t, han to assume that the increases will fall back to those in the first four years after 1945. If the increases during the next 10 years should be t27 a year, there will be the following numbers of pupils in the public and paroehia.1 schools: Elementary Year Enrollments ] 955 1448 (actual) 1956 t575 1957 1702 1958 1829 1959 1956 1960 2083 1961 2210 1962 2337 1963 2464 1964 2591 1965 27t8 With the construction of the Western Electric Co. plant in North Andover and with various manufacturing plants located around Boston, made more accessible to North Andover by improved highways, it appears that the next ten years are likely to be years of continued growth for North Andover. Even if the 'birth rate should again decline toward its de- pression low of 12.2 per 1,000 population, that would affect school population very little because nearly all the children under consideration for the next 10 years, are progressing through the grades or have been born and are in the preschool group. !tn fact, of the 120 year-age groups for the ages 5 to 16, inclusive, for 10 years, 55 are now in school: 50 are the pre- school age children, already born, and only 15 are in the year- age groups yet unborn. About the only possible causes for a declining school population at any time in the next 10-year period would be excessive movement out of the town or excessive number of deaths. Neither of these eau be expected. Another cause of movement into North Andover is prob- ably the head start the Town had in constructing new school 269 hui~din,~,.s. [f the Town were still using the old frame Bradstrect building, the old Union building, the old Center building, and the crowded, old Johnson high school building, North Andover probably would have had less growth, for it would have been less attractive to young people establishing families. A factor which may discourage some who might otherwise select North Andover for their homes is the new zonb*g s~rietions requiring large tots. Some young people may feel they are too busy to care for large grounds. The figures given do not allow for fnrther acceleration at the rate of acceleration in the past 10 years. If enrollments should eontinne to accelerate in the next 10 years as in the last 10 years the estimates would appear about as follows: If Enrollments Continue to Year Accelerate 1955 1448 (actual) 1956 1624 1957 1800 1958 1976 1959 2152 1960 2327 196~ 2506 1962 2680 1963 2856 1964 3032 1965 3508 It is believed that the elementary school enrollment will not increase in the same ratio of growth from the 1955 base, of 1,448, as it did from the 1945 base, of 752. The preceding figures are safer to use as estimates, and it must be expected that there wilt be fluctuations ~rom these figures. Section 3, Effect of Parochial Schools on Public School Enrollment 2. What will be the effect of the ~ew parochial elementary school on public school enrollment? The Catholic Church maintains a paroehiaI elementary school o£ 8 classrooms and a present enrollment of 460 pupils. It has in process of constrnet~on a second school building of 8 classrooms. It is the plan of the Church authorities to use three additional classrooms, for primary children, in the fall of 1956 and to add an additional grade each year until there :are two classrooms for each grade, or 16 classrooms in all. It is planned to enroll an average of 45 pupils i~ each classroom 270 ,or a total of 720 pupils in both ,,~ehools, when they are in complete operation in the fall of 1551. If the plans are realized, the effect of the new parochial school will be to tend to retrace the excessive enrollments in tl~e present parochial sebooi a~d to take additional pupils who would, otherwise, be' enrolled in the public schools. There is, of course, no certainty that a sufficient nmnber of teachers .eau be obtained to conduct all of the classes contemplated. Also, it is not certain that there will be a sufficient number of appicants for enrollment in the school to fill all rooms to the number of 45 pupils, on the average, though present enroll- me~ts indicate that the number of appliea.nts will be greater than the contemplated number of admissions. There is also a possibility- that pupils from other towns may be admitted, but that is not contemplated by the present parochial school authorities and no such pupils are at present admitted. · Translating the plans as they exist into numbers of pupils, the estimated October enrollments for the next 10 years would be as follows, if the plans of the parochial school authorities are e[i'ectnat~id and if North Andover gains elementary school enrollment at the rate of iucrease from 1954 to 1955, of 127 pupils per year: Estimated Elementary School Enrollments Year Public Parochial Total 1955 988a/ 4604/ 1448a/ 1956 1050 525 1575 1957 1149 553 1702 1958 1236 593 1829 1959 1322 634 1956 1960 1410 673 2083 1961 1490 720 2210 1962 1617 720 2337 1963 1744 720 2464 ]964 1871 720 2591 1965 1938 720 2718 a/ Actnalenroihnent The parochial school enrolhnent has been computed at 45 pupils per classroom, on the average, as at present planned. If the average number should be less than 45, and more in. line with sound educational policy, there would be corres- pondingiy more pupils for the public schools. The effect of parochial school enrollment on public school enrolhnent, ultimately, will be to reduce the requirement for 24 public school classrooms by use of 16 parochial school class- rooms under present plans of the paroehial school authorities. 271 Section 4, Need for a New Elementary School Building 3. [~ a ue~¥ ele~nen~ary sehool building needed immed~ Pre~,sut elementary school enrolhnen~, served by fi7 regular teacher:~ (2 high school classrooms, and fi teachers in one first grade) and one adjuatmm~t class' tc~cher, one homemaking teael~er, a~d one J~dustrial arts teacher (though not full time) or 80 teachers in all, is large enough for 38 teachers at 30 pl]pils per teacher, on the average. RTine of the existing classes have more thm~ t0 pupils, but one of these, a class of 50 first. grode pupils, is served by two teachers. Considering this large class as two classes of 25 pupils for each teacher, 22 of the classroom teachers have classes of more than 30 pupils each and 16 of these have more than 85 pupils, which should be the maximum classroom load. if the industrial arts and home- making teachers are included, there would still be a present need for 3 additional teachers and classrooms to reduce ex- cessive enrollments in eertain classes. I~ there should be an increase of 127 pupils in the Town, in the fail of 1956, as estimated in the table of Seetlon 3 of this report, of which 62 would enter the public schools, there would be a need for 5 instead of 3 additional teachers and classrooms by 1956. Also, the two classes in the high school building will need to be moved from that building, making the need for 5 additional teachers and 7 additional classrooms next year. 1957, a probable increase o2 99 pupils for the public schools will require 3 more classrooms, making 10 new ones. It wonld appear that a new school building should he proxqded for the fall of 1956 or, at the latest, by the fall of ] 957. If enrollment. continues to increase as during the last year, there will be need ~or two more such units before 1965, with some pupils to he absorbed above 30 pupils per teacher. Also, enrollment may, possibly, continue to increase in accelerating numbers, though that is not anticipated at all, or not for more than two or three more years. An average increase of 127, as occurred from 1954 to 1955, ~s the anticipated increase. As an economy measure, it is suggested that the next elementary school buildings be constructed without industrial arts and homemaking rooms and that seventh and eighth grade pupils walk, er be transported, one half day a week to other elementary schools providing these In the future all elementary school buildings should open-type construction so that rooms can be added ff needed to serve pupils in the area as population grows. It may be necessary for the Town to gain permission to further exceed its debt limit if the limit is based on the- assessed valuation as equalized 10 years ago. 272 ;:Section 5. Location of the Next Elementary School Building 4. If' an elementary schoo! building ~s needed, immedl- ately, where shou]d it be located? A new elementary schoo] btfilding is needed. It should be so located as ~o serve the developing area between Stevens Street and ,Johnson Street. on e~ther side of their intersection and Salem Turnpike to t~.e South. Twelve possible sites of eight or more acres, each, some overlapping others, have been investigated alon~ Chestnut Street, Andover Street, and Ch~¢k~ evins Road. In eonsiderlng the r~lative merits of sites, there .should be considered: (1) the location with respect to the homes of pupils who will walk to school. (~) the lay o~ the land so as ~o provide natural drainage, without being so steep as to preclude development of the land for play areas. (8) the accessibility of the site to the pupils to be served within walking distance. Also, there will need to be considered the accessibility of ~ sewerage line to the site. Of the twelve possible sites measured and inspected, the five best seem to be the following: Intersection of Wood Lane and Chiekering Road to to the South Intersection of Chicker~ng Road and Dnfton Com't to the North of Dufton Court ~ntersection of Andover Street and Dufton Court, to the North of Dufton Court D. Intersection of Wood Dane and Andover Street, to the South of Dufton Court E. luterseetion of Chestnut Street and Andover Street, to the North of Chestnut Street and East of Andover Street. These sites may be rated roughly on the three factors, as Yellows: A B C D E Location 5 4 3 2 1 Site I 2 3 4 5 Accessibility 5 4 3 2 1 Total 11 10 9 8 7 It is believed that Site 1~ would It would probably need some grading 278 be the best of the five. or drainage for parts of the area, which the sites o~ A, B, and C might not reqlffre~ Its advantages of location and accessibility would seem to outweigh its slight disadvantage as to lay of laud. A fault as to location is that it is rather too near the Kittredge School, but so are the others. A good site with good accessibility could not be found this side ol~, bat near, the reserxmir. An advantage as to location is ~hat it is further than the other' possible sites from the Andover boundary line. It is possible that Site E may be accessible to a new sewer line, if it should be extended to the area. That would be an advantage for this site. A new sewer would also encourage the eonstruetim~ of more ~ew houses in the area.. If that should occur, and sewers were not made available at the other sites, there would be a~ additional reason why Site E wonld he thr* best. Section ~. Provision for Excess E~rollment in 1956-1957 5, What shall be done with overcrowded classes next year or until a new school Building is constructed Elementary school classrooms are overcrowded at present and it may be expected that there may be about 60 or more additional pupils in the elementary schools next year. Three possibilities are ope~ for relieving the condition in 1936-1.957. 1. O~)erate the classes in two shifts, one shift during a iehgthened morning session and the other shift daring' a lengthened afternoon scssiom g. Construct portable buildings for temporary use at any school building where they are needed. 3. Use four, or possibly five, rooms of the abandoned Johnson High School building for elementary school classes. Use of Do~ble Shifts: The operation of double shifts is iu eommm~ use in crowded school buildings of many cities and towns. As a m*le the plan is not liked by parents and is a hardship on pupils. The length of time pupils are in class is necessarily shortened to allow time for other pupils to occupy the room. The schedule might be somewhat as follows: First shift: 8:00 A. M. to 12:00 M Seeondshift: 12:30 P. M. to 4:30 P. A half hmtr is needed for the change of shifts, to permit the first class to put away working materials and the second class to get its materials to the desks, ready to use. The instruction time for each class would be less than four hours because the half day of each would need to be broken for 274 lunch and recess. Other objections are the increased bus mileage required and possibly increased time required for cafeteria employees, unless lunches were to be reduced to milk and cookies. Then there are objections from parents who must have their children ready at an earlier hour for the morning class. There is also the inconvenience to teachers who must store thc materials, daily, of the class not using the room. Some teachers, however, like the half day of freedom from teaching duties. Uss of Portable School Buildings: Portable school build~ inns for temporary use, could be constructed at the Kittredge and Thomson scho61s. Th}s plan is used in many places as an alternative to the ust* of double shifts for some classes, ~n case ~here Js no alternative of using an abandoned school building. In a large cnty it is sometimes practicable to use portable school bu_ildings and to move them from school to school, as needed. This method was used extensively in Port- land, Oregon, for example, prior to mid during the late war, whe~ there was a flnctuatine' and shifting population. But in that city the problem of heating the remus was relatively' unhnportant. Portables have been used in both Chicago and New York. Heating must be provided by extension of heating lines or by stoves. Water systems of the main buildb~g are used. The use of portables is no[ recommended for a small school system, such as North Andover, because (1) their use would be more expensive than the use of au abandoned school building and (2) North Andover might not need them eon- tinuously at~d they would deteriorate when ~ot in use. Use of Rooms in Johnson High School Building: The most economical method of providing for tbe excess mm~ber of pupils, until a new elementary school building can be con- structed, would probably be ~ba~ of using rooms in the better part of the abandoned ..lohnson High School building. The heating plant bas not been removed and is said to be service- able for the rooms in the newer section of the building'. The least amount necessary should be used for alteration and repair, but the rooms should be made usable. The floors of sonic of the rooms will need to be repaired; Electric lights should be replaced where necessary and the ~%ring' system checked. Toilet rooms should be thoroughly renovated and kept e!ean and well vel~tilated. If it is planned to use the rooms much for overflow classes, they probably should be decoraced. Overflow classes assigned to the rooms probably should be seventh and eighth grade classes. The industrial arts and h~.m~emM;ing rooms should not be equipped. The p~;pils should '~se the rooms in the Kittredge school. 275 [t is believed that the newer part of the old Johnson Itigh School building should be reserved for use for overflow classes, probably lhroug'h the ~ext decade, but its use should' not be considered as permanent and should not delay the construction of needed future high school bnildings or addL tions to buildings. Section 7. Probable Future School Building Requfl-ements 6. 5Vhat will be the probable future school building quirement for the next 10 years ? A considerable area to the East and Northeast of the location of the recommended new building is being developed wRh new houses at present and will still not be served by schools for the eomnmnities. For a few years the recommended new school would serve as the school for children transported to school, for there are not yet enough children within xvalking distance to fill eight rooms. There is likely to be need for two, oz' possibly three, new elementary school units before 19~5. Determination of the next building sites must await further developmen~ of the Town. It appears, at present, as though two or three of the following may be required at some time within the next ten years: 1. An eight-room addition to the Kittredge School, or possibly a four-room addition, 2. An eighbroom addition to the new school recom- mended for construction by 1~57. This is probable. 3. An eight-room school on or near Johnson Street be- yond the Center. This or No. 4 is probable. 4. A site near Salem Street or between Johnson Street and Salem Street, possibly on lower Rea Street, may need to be selected for a new building, if there should be further development on either side of that area. Zoning restrictions might be lifted so as to permit the construction of houses North and East of the new Western Electric Co. plant and a sufficient number of people might live in that part of the Town to warrant the construction of a school building by or after the close of the next 10 years. The construction of the other buildings or additions should await the location of future housing developments. 276 TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF HASSACHUSETTS ESSEX ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover: GREETING: In tile name of' the Commonwealth of ~[assa. ehusetts, you are hereby directed to ~totify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School in Preehmt One; the former Court Room, Town Building i~ Precinct Two; the Thomson School in Precim~t Three and the Kittredge School in Precinct Four, in said North Andover on 3londay, the fifth day of March, 1956 at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following article: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Hii'hway Surveyor, Collector of Taxes, Tree War- den, Three Selectmen, Three members of the Board of Public Welfare and fiye constables for one year. One Assessor of Taxes, one member of the Board of Health, one member of the Board of Public Works and one member of the School Com- mittee for three years. One member of the School Committee for one year, nnexpired term. One member of the Planning Board for five years and o~m member of the Housing Authority for fiYe years, and to vote upon the question: Shall chapter thirty-two B of the General Laws, authorizing any county, eity,"tewn or district to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical in- surance for certain persons in the service of such county, city, town or district and their dependents, be accepted by this town~. All to be v~ted upon one ballot. The polls shall open at nine o'clock A. 5I. and shall be closed at eight o'clock P. M. After final action on the preceding Article One, the said meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article One of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 17, 1956 at one-thirty o'clock P. 3l., in the North Andover High School Auditorium then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. ARTICIJE 3. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Select- 277 ARTICLE 4. To see what. action the town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. ARTICLE 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the Advisory Board. 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, 1957 and to issue a note or notes therefor, pa.yab]e 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. '~,gTICLE 7. To consider the report of all special eom- AR?ICLE 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of their nmmbers to the position of Board of Health physician and to fix his compensation in accordance with Section 4A, Chapter 41, of the General Laws. 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 dA, Chapter 41, General Laws. ARTICLE 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available fnnds, the sum of J~'ive thousand four hundred forty.six dollars and ten cents ($5,446.10) to be paid to the County Commissioners for the reimbursement for services and taking of land on Great Pond Road. Petition of the Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 11. To see if the toxxn will vote to ado~)t the following' by-law as al~thorized by Section 21A of Chanter of the General Laws; Every employee of the police, fire and library departments as well as every enmloyee in the town infirmary and every clerical employee of the town, excerpt employees appointed or em;)loyed by the sehooI who has completed six months of eontinnous service, shaU be granted leave without loss of pa3: for absence caused by ness, injury, or exposure to contagious disease, or by serions illness or death of a member of the ~mployee's family, provided, however, that, except when accumulated as hereinafter pro- vided such heave shall not aggregate more than fifteen working days in any year, and such leave not need in a year may be accumulated up to but not exceeding thirty days for use in subsequent year. Such leave not used prior to termination of an employee's service shall lapse and an employee shall not be entitled to any compensation in lieu thereof. Petition of the Board of Selectmen 278 ARTICLE 12. To see if the *.own will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 670, Acts cl. 1955 approved by the legis- lature August 11, 1955. "An Act relative to increasing the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities pay-- able to certain former public employees. Petition of the Board cl. Selectmen ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will vote to raise-ant[ appropriate or transfer from available fnnds, the sum of Six- teen hnndred dollars ($1,600) for washing, painting and re- pairing the offices in the Town Building and painting the fire escapes in the rear of the Town Building and connecting the- Town Building and the Fire Station. Petition of the Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 14. To see ii' the town will vote to authorize' the Board of Selectmen to convey to the abutters on Beacon Ilill Boulevard from Osgood Street to Chiekering Road, that portion of Beacon Hill Boulevard existing between extensions: of the north and south property lines now' existing at Osgood Street as extended to Chiekering Road and the original nortk and south property lines with the provisions that the abutters. pay for all legal and engineering expenses involved. Petition o~ the Board o£ Selectmen ARTICLE :15. To see ii. the town will vote to authorize' the Board of Selectmen to convey to the abutters on Bay State Read from Osgood Street to Chiekering Road that portion of' Bay State Road existing between the extensions of the north and south property lines now existing at Osgood Street as extended to Chickering Road and the original north and south' property lines with the provisions that the abntters pay for' ali legal and engineering' expenses involved. Petit[on of the Board of Selectmen. ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds the sum of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) to complete the repairs and improvements of the Town Infirmary as required by the State, Department of Public Health. Petition of the Board of Public Welfare AlgT1CLE 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and' appropriate an additional sum of money for the sMaries ancl wages in each Town Department, to grant a Four Hundred/ Dollar ($400) increase to all full time employees, with the exception of the School Dapartment employees. Petition of Frederick lg. Christie and others ARTICL;E 18. To see if the Town bf North Andover will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from General 279 Residental to Business, the following described parcel of land. A parcel of land located on the westerly side of Chiekering Road, bounded and described as follows: Beg'inning at a point in the westerly line of Chiekering l~oad, smd point being at ,station 22 - 7~.~4 of the State Highway stationin?; thence northwesterly, by the northerly line of a brook or ditch, 186.4 feet to a point; thence again northwesterly, by the northerly line of said brook, 110 feet to a point; thence southwesterly, 1815 feet to a point in tJ~e northerly line of Cotnit Street; ~henee northwesterly by the northerly line of Cotuit Street, 130.69 feet to a point; thence northwesterly and westerly by a curve of 193.01 feet radius, 237.10 feet to a point in the northerly line of Cotuit Street; thence westerly by said northerly line of (lotnit Street, 332.84 .feet to a point; thence northerly 25.160 feet to a point; thence northwesterly 241.23 feet to h point; thence northeasterly 50 feet to a point; thence northwesterly 1D0 feet to a point; thence northeasterly 100 feet to a point lit the southerly Tine of Ipswich Street; thence northwesterly by the southerly line of ipswich Street 117.66 feet to a point; thence northwesterly and westerly by a curve of 52.~7 feet radius, 30.91 to a point; thence northerly across Ipswich Street, 40 feet to a point; thence northeasterly by a stone wall, 1315.~2 feet to a corner in the wall; thence southeasterly by the wall 645.5 feet more or less to the corner in the wall; thence southeasterly by the fence 218.3 feet to Chickering Road; thence southerly by the westerly line of Chickering R.~ad fi5~.9 feet more or less to the point of beginning. Petition of Edward 5felamed and others ARTlCLE 19. To see if the Town of North Andover vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing' from General Residential to Business, the following described parcel of land. A parcel of land located on the southerly side of Sutton ' Street and on the westerly side of Osgood Street, bounded and ~deseribed as follows: Be~'inning at the intersection of the westerly line of Osgood Street with the southerly line of Sutton Street; thence southerly by the westerly line of Osgood Street 872.62 feet to a point; thence westerly 197.82 feet to a point: thence northerly 347.33 feet to a point which is 200 feet wes- terly of Osgood Street; thence again northerly 500 feet to a point in the southerly line of Sutton Street,; thence easterly by the southerly line of Sutton Street, 200 feet to the point of beginning. Peition of Edwin C. 5~nrphy and others ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town of North Ando,:er will vote to amend ~hc Zoning By-Law by changing from Agricul- tural to Business the following described parcel of land: A parcel of land on the easterly side of Salem Turnpike :and northerly side of tlillside Road, bounded and described as 280 follows: Beginning' at a point in the easterry I/he of tile Salem Turupike, said po[n~ being' 138 feet northerly £rom Hillside Road; thence northerly by the easterly line of the Salem Turn- pike, 7.19 feet to a poiut; theuee northeasterly by a stone wall 34..0~ feet to a point; thesce easterly by the stone wall, 680.42 feet to a point; thence southwesterly ~65 feet to a point ~n the~ northerly line of Hillside Road; thence southwesterly by the, northerly lixm of Hillside Road, 100 feet to a point which is 110.7 feet front the Salem Turnpike; the~ee northwesterly 91.3 feet to a point; thence southwesterly 100 feet to the point of beginning. Petition of William B. Kent and others ARTICLE 2L To see if the Town of North Andover wilI vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by changing from General llesidential to Business the following described parcel of land: A parcel of land located on the easterly side of the Salem Turnpike and en the northerly side of Peters Street, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an Essex County Bound marking the easterly end of a curve at the .junction of Peters Street and the Salem Turnpike, thence southwesterly, westerly a~d ~mrthwesterly by a curve of 80 feet radius, 120.88 fee~ to a stone bound; thence northwesterly by the easterly line of the Salem Turnpike about 115 feet to a point; thence north- easterly at an angle of 90 de~rees witt~ the last deseribecl line, 150 feet to a point; thence northwesterly at an angle of 90' degrees with the last described line, 225 feet to a poh~t; thence southwesterly at an angle of 90 deR'roes with the last described 1;ne, 150 feet to a point in the easterly line of the Salem Turn- pike, thence northwesterly by the easterly line of the Salem Turnpike, about 75 feet to a highway bound; thence agai~ north- westerly by the easterly line of tlne Salem Turnpike by a curve of 4,000 feet radius, 511.6 feet to a point; thence northeasterly by a s~one wall, 620.45 feet to a point; thence again north- easterly by said stone wall, 118.49 fee~ to a corner in the wall; the~ee southeasterly by a stone wall, ~52.71 feet to a point; thence southwesterly 175 feet to a point; thence southeasterly 300 feet to a point in the northerly line of Peters Street; thence southwesterly by the northerly line of Peters Street, 3~1.20 feet to the point of beginning. Petition of John D. Driscoll and others AIITICLE 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from avai}ablc fnnds, the sum of Two hundred dollars ($200) to set up three islands in the Town; one at Jefferson Square, one at l-~allroad Square and one a~ Suttons Corner. Petition of Alfred II. 31cKee, Chief of Police 281 ~{IiTICI~t~ 2~. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Two thousand dollars ($2,000) to be used with the two present police cr,isers, one 1954 and one 1955 Ford, to purchase two new police cruisers. Petit,ion of Alfred H. MeKee, Chief of Police ARTICLE 24. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from a,~ailable fnnds the sum of One thousand dollars ($1,000) to paint white lines on Sutton Street from the Lawrence line to Osgood Street.; l~[ain Street from ;Sutton Street to Chickering Road; Water Street from Jeffer- :son Square to Elm Street and Middlesex Street from Third :Street to l~assaehusetts Avenue. Petition of Alfred II. MeKee, Chief of Police .I_RTICLE 25. To see if the town will vote to increase the present Reserve Force from seven to nine men, appoint- ments to be made from a list of men who have fully qualified and p~ssed the State Civil Service physical and mental ex- aminations; all in accordance with Civil Service Rules and llegnlat'ions; to become effective immediately. Pe'tlt,ion of Alfred Il. MeKee, Chief o.f Police ARTICLE 26. To see if the town ;viii vote to raise and -appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($925) to purchase Five Hundred Feet (500 feet) of new 2~/fi'' lmse for the Fire Department. Petklou of tire Fire Engineers ~RT1CLE 27. To see if the town will vote to raise and *ppropriate the sum of Five Thousand Five l-{undred lPifty-one dollars and ninety-two rents ($5551.92) to be added to the Fire Department Appropriation to provide for the appointment of two (2) competent and qualified men under Civil Service Ih]les to be regular firefighters. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers ARTICLE 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six ttundred Twenty-five Dollars ($625) ~o purchase one t,honsand feet (1000 ft.) of 1Vs" forestry hose. Petition of James P. Daw, Forest Fire Warden ART1CLE 29. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or transfer ~rom available funds, a sum to be expended by the School Building' Commit,tee for the purpose of bnying and setting' up outside lights at the North Andover High School grounds in compliance with the request of the Board of Selectmen (January 20. ]955) which sum, according to the architects' estimate, need not exceed three thousand seven 282 hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) or take other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Committee and approved by the School Building Committee ARTICLE 30. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds, the stun of Four Hun- dred Dollars ($400) to be expended by the School Building Comm;~ttee for the purpose of a survey of the Johnson building by an architect or mechanical engineer to determine the feasi- b]lity and the expense of preparing said building for elemen- tary-school use and to report thereon to the School Committee and the School Building Committee, or take other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Committee and approved by the School Building Committee ARTICLE 31. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the stun of six thousand dollars ($6,000) to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, from Mrs. John G. Coolidge of North Andover, for a public school site, a parcel of land abutting on Andover Street and Dalton Court, being roughly rectangular in shape, with a frontage of about 520 feet on Andover Street, and about 430 feet on Dnfton Court;, and containing about five acres. And provide that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is, authorized to act for the Town in connection with this transaction, and that said board be further authorized ¢o execute, if possible, an agree- ment under which (1) the said Mrs. John G. Coolidge shall retain the right to use the land for farm purposes until sueh time as the land may be built upon; and (2) the Town of North Andover shall have prior r]ghL and option to acquire from the said Mrs. John G. Coolidge or her assigns, an abutting parcel of land fronting on Dalton Court and Chiekering Road, and containing about four acres, if or when the said Mrs. John P~. Coolidge or her assigns may be willing to relinquish title to such acreage, or take other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Building Committee and approved by the School Committee ARTICLE 32. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1800) to be expended by the School Com- mittee for adult evening classes at the North Andover High School; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the School Com~nittee ARTICLE 33. To see if the town will vote to accept as a gift One thousand three hundred five dollars and seventy-one cents ($1,305.71) from the Centennial Committee which repro- 283 scuts the profit from its various activities conducted during the Centennial Celebration. Petition of the Centennial Committee, By 3ames J. Maker AI{T1CLE 34. 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 Highway Construction, or take any action Jn relation thereto. Petition of ~ames J. Maker AgTICD~ 85. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Ohapter 90, Highway Maintenance, or rake any action in relation thereto. Petition of James ~. Maker 2kRT[CLE 3(¢. To see if the town will raise attd appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for main- tenanee of any streets in town under Chapter 90 of the GeneraI Laws, said money to be nsed in conjunction with ~noney which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this pur- pose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the II~ghway S, rveyor ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Seventy-five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the rebuilding of Green Street from the Lawrence line and con- tinuing as far as the ~noney will allow, under Chapter 90 of the Genera] Laws, said money to be used with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor ARTICLE 38. To see if the to~vn will raise and al)pro- pilate the stun of Forty-cig'hi hm~dred dollars ($4,800) for the purchase of a [hree and one-half ton dump truck for the use of the Highway Department. A 194f~ truck to be turned in, in trade. Petition of the Highway Surveyor AR. TICDE 39. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for the purpose of painting and replacing stree[ signs. Petition of ~he Highway Surveyor ARTICL~ 40. To see tf the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to repair bulldozer at the Disposal site. Petit/on of the Highway Surveyor AgTtCL¢ 41. To see if the town wiI1 raise and appro- priate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) for the maintenance of the Disposa[ Site on Clark Street. Petition of the Higkway Surveyor 284 ARTICLE 42. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) instal[ a surface drain on Prescott Street from Osgood Street to Chiekering Road. Three hundred feet (300) of twelve inch pipe and one catch basin will be required to complete this project. Petition of the Highway 8m'veyor ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred l~'ifty Dollars ($16,350) to install a storm drain, surface roadway and remove stumps and trees on Wood Lane from Waverly Road to Woodstock Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or take from available funds the stun of Seventy-five hundred dollars ($7,500) for rebuilding Dale Street 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 Sidney Rea and others ARTICLE 45. To see if the town will vote et appropriate er take from available funds the sum of Two thousand dollars ($2,000) to put a surface drain on tIighland Avenue, a distance of 300 feet from Chadwick Street. Petition of Veronica E. Welsh and others ARTICLE 48. To see if the town will vote to appropriate or take from available funds the sum of Eleven hundred dollars. ($1,100) to put a tar sidewalk on Chadwick Street from High Street to the residence of John O'Neil. Petition of Aug~ustine J. Welsh and others ARTICLE 47. To sec if the town will raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to enable the Board of Public Works to install two tennis courts at the North Andover High School for use of students and the people of North Andover. Petition of Elizabeth T. l~lliot and ethers AIiTICLE 48. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from avail- able funds, a sniT]eient sum of money to extend the 4rahmge system and improre the road on Adams Avenue to Unity Avenue under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for lhe Assessment of bettemnents upon the property owners. Petition of Norman J. Scott and others ARTICLE 49, To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, or provide by bond issue, a sufficient sum of money to clean and cement line 285 in place, the existing water main on Salem Street from Stevens Btreet to 595 Salem Street. Petition of Shirley A. Jaekson and others ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 40B of the General Laws as appearing' in chapter 374 of the acts of 1955 and as amended by ehapter 656 of the acts of 1955. The purpose of this chapter is to permit a city or town to plan jointly with cities and towns to promote with the greatest efficiency and economy the co-ordinated and orderly development of the areas within their jurisdiction and the general welfare and prosperity of their citizens. This chap- ter shall be designated and may be known as "The Regional Planning Law". Petition of thc Planning Board, Nicholas Nieetta, chairman ARTICLE 51. To see if the town will vote to request the Board of Selectmen to appoint the two (2) patrolmen with the most police service to the newly created Sergeants positions. Petition of Waiter S. Bnrk~ and others ARTICLE 52. To see if the town will vote to have the duly elected constables be appointed Intermittent Police Officers as they have in the Town of 5[ethnen. Petition of Cornelius F. Donovan and others ARTICLE 53. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the stun of ($200,000) Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, or any other sum for the purpose of extending the East Side Trunk Sewer from Itarkaway Road to Great Pond Road, Andover Street and adjoining street, except Maplewood Avenue, in accordance with the survey of Camp, Dresser and McKee, Consulting Engineers, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by taxation, by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, and by borrowing nnder authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or take any action in relation thereto. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 54~ To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 712 of the Acts of 1955 which provides for extention of the time for the payment of sewer assessments and provides :for interest, of four per cent per annum on unpaid assessments. Petition of the Board of Public Works AIgTICLE 55. To see if the town will accept the 195~ legislative act amending Chapter 309 of the Acts of 1.906 which increases the rate of sewer assessment up to six cents per square foot of area within the depth of one hundred feet from the line of such street or way. Petition of the Board of Public Works 286 AI~TICLE 56. To see if the ~own will raise and appro- priate Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for an engineering study and report including costs of proposed construction of the West Side Trunk Sewer from 5fassachusetts Avenue at Beech- wood Street to Waver]y Road, Wood Lane and the West Side Drainage Area. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 57. To sec if the town will raise and appro- priate thc sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750) to acquire by purchase or otherwise from the Stefanowicz Family Trust of North Andover the so-called "Wharfage Lot" on the :northerly shore of Lake Cochichewick and Great Pond Road containing about twenty-six hundredths of an acre of land. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 58. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to sell the steam pumping plant and all steam. accessories at the South Pumping Station. Petition of the Board of Public Works AP~TICLE 59. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate nine hundred dollars ($900) to provide a ~med truck to replace the 1941 truck for mounting the Ingersoll-Rand air .compressor. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 60. To see if the town will raise and appro- pr/ate, provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, Five thousand dollars ($5,000) to provide fire ]xydrants on Hillside Road, Wood Lane, Winter Street, Woodstock Street, 3/Iassaehusetts Avenue and other necessary locations. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 61. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate, provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, Twenty-four hundred dollars ($2400) to provide a chain link fence around the standpipe lot at Barker Street and Bradford Street. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 62. To see if the town will vote to accept ~Seetion 42G, 42H and 42-1 of the General Laws which authorize the levy of special assessments to meet the cost of laying water pipes in public and private ways. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 63. To see if the to~vn will vote to provide that the special assessment for the cost of providing and laying water pipes in public and private ways shall be made upon the several parcels of land receiving benefit from the laying of :such pipes according to the area of such land within one 287 hundred feet from such a way at a rate not to exceed three. cents per square foot. Petition of the Board of Public -Works At~TI(JLI~ 6'4. To see if the town will raise and appro priate or transfer from available funds Eighteen Itnndred Dollars ($1800) to provide a new pick-up truck for the Park,. Playground and School Grounds Department. Petition of the Board of Public Works ARTICLE 65. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to purchase a Ford Tractor for the Park, Playground and School Grounds De- partment. Petition of ~he Board of Public Works ARTICLE 6~. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer froat avail- able funds, a su.~icicnt sum of money to extend the sewer system on the following streets on petition of the persons named, and others: (q) Spruce Street from Massachusetts Avenne to 22 Sprnee Street (Thayer S. Warshaw, 22 Spruce Street) (2) Ilemloek Street, a distance of approximately One Hundred Twenty feet (120) southeast from the. present temninus. (Lawrence H. Stahley, 75 DavSs Street) ARTICLE ~7. 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 oil the following streets on petition of the persons named, and o~hers: (1) Sprnee Street from the present terminus to Hemlock Street, a distance of approximately one hundred thirty feet (]30). (Lawrence It. Stahley, Jr., 75 Davis Street) (2) Moody Street, Two hundred feet (200) from Chad- wick Street. (Onofrio E. Faraci, 49 Maple Avenue) ARTICLE 68. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Fourteen hundred eighty-eight dollars ($1488) for six playground instructors and a supervisor for an eight week period. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. 288 ARTICLE 69. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate thc sum of Five hundred dollars ($500) for the services .of a police o~cer at thc Bathing Beach four hours daily, eight hours on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays for a ~en week period to enforce cap parking' for North Andover residents, this figure to include [he cost of ear stickers. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 70. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Hundred dollars ($600) for playground supplies, this amount to include expenses of special trips and playground activities for playground children. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recoinmendation of the Reereatio~ml Council. ARTICLE 71. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a suitable sum of money to purchase two Basketball Standards to be installed in the Thomson School play area. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 72. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Hundred dollars ($100) to puzcehase two regulation Ping-pong tables, one each for the Waverly and Drumamnd playgrounds. Petition of the Board of Se]ectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 73. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) to send a member of the Recreation Conncil as a delegate to the International Recreation Congress in Phila- delphia, Pa. Petition of the Board of Selectmen on reeounnendation of the Recreational Council. ARTICLE 74. To see if the town will raise and appro- pria:e the stun of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) to build forms for an ~ee skating rink to be maintained by the Board of Public Works. Petit/on of the Board of Selectmen on recommendation of the Recreational Council. AR.TICLE 75. To see if the town will vote to accept thc extensimn of Prospect Street 250 feet or less to the residence .of Richard Graham. Petition of l%'ederiek W. Phelan and others ARTICLE 76. To see if the town will vote to accept West Bradstreet Road from Mifflin Drive to Green Street as shown ~n plan on file in the ofiqee of the Boarci of Public Works. Petition of Board of Selectmen 289 ARTICLE 77. To see if the town will vote to aeeept: Woodbridge Road from Mi~lin Drive to Tyler Road as shown on plan in the ol~See of the Board of Public Works. Petition of Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 78. To see if the town will vote to accept Putnam Road from Mifflin Drive to Greene Street as shown on plan filed in the office of the Board of Public Works. Petition of Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 79. To see if the town will vote to accept Mifflin Drive front Middlesex Street to Massachusetts Avenue as shown on plan filed in the office of the Board of Public Works. Petition of Board of Selectmen ARTICLE 80. To see if the town will vote to amend its By-Laws to provide that, after the Annual Town Election, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand adjourned to a day and time (to be determined by the meeting), other than 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the second Saturday next following said election. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association ARTICLE 81. To see if the town will vote to amend its By-lmws to provide that the presence of a quorum (in some number to be determined by the meeting) be hereafter required at all adjourned annuat town meetings. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association ARTICLE 82. To see if the town will vote to amend its By-Laws to provide that the presence of a quorum (in some number to be determined by the meeting) be hereafter required at all speeial town meetings. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association ARTICLE 83. To see if the town will vote to instruct the moderator to appoint a committee of citizens to study all of the By-Laws of the town, and to report to a special town meeting (to be held at a date and at a time to be set by this ~neeting) relative to the advisability of revising, amending and consolidating said By-Laws, and publishing them in a single pamphlet. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Assoeiation AKTICLE 84. To see if the town will vote to accept Section 20 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, whieh pro- vides as follows: After acceptance of this section or corresponding pro- visions of earlier laws as provided in section four of chapter' four, no appeal or petition under paragraph three of section fifteen for a variance from the terms of such an ordinance or~ 290 by-law with respect to a particular parcel of lm]d or tht~ building thereon, and no application under paragraph two of section fifteen for a special exception to the terms of any such ordinance or by-law, which has been unfavorably acted upon by the board of appeals shall be considered on its merits by said board within two years after the date of such unfavorable· action except with the consent of all of the members of the planning board, or of the board of selectmen in a town having' no planning board. Petition of North Andover Taxpayers Association ARTICLE 85. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of twenty thousand nine hundred ten dollars ($20,910) to be added to the Stabilizatiou Fund, created under Article 36 (Annual Town Warrant, ~945) by authority of the Acts of 19~5, (Chapter 124); which sum represents fifteen dollars per pupil eurollcd ht the North Andover Public Schools on October 1, 1955, is recommended in the first Reeves School Survey, and is intended to be used for school building purposes. Petition of the School Building Committee. Approved by the School Committee And you are directed to serve this warrant 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 fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place. of said meeting. Given under our hands at North Andover, Massachusetts, the Sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred fifty-six. WILLIAM A. FINNERAN, Chairman ARTItUi~ P. KIRK RAYMOND BROADHEAD Board of Selectmen 291 CONTENTS Assessor's Report .......... 79 Aeeountant's Report .......... 178 Board of Appeals Report ........ 174: Board of Public Works Report ....... 95 Board of Public Health Report ...... 168 Board of Public Welfare Report ...... 84 Building Inspector's Report ........ 144 Centennial Committee Report ....... 153 Civil Defense Report ......... 148 Dog' Officer's I~eport ......... 139 Electrical D~speetor's Repot; ..... 175 Fire Department Report ........ 175 Ilighway Surveyor's Report ....... 154: Housing Authority Report ........ 140 List of Jurors ........... Moth Department aud Tree Warden's Report 130 Planning Board I~eport ......... 173 Plumbing Inspector's Report ....... 152 Police Department Report ........ 177 Precinct ()ffleers .......... 171 Recreation Council ....... 143 Regular, ions for Laying Out Streets ..... 163 Rent Control Board Report ........ 142 School Building Committee's Report 262 School Committee's Report ..... 226 Stevens Memorial Library ....... 131 Sea]er of Weights and Measures ..... 177 ;Tax Collector's Report ......... 164 Town Clerk's Report ......... 62 Town By-Laws ........... 52 'Town Meeting ........... 8 Town Officers and Committees ....... 3 q'own Warrant ........... 277 Treasurer's Report .......... 81 ~i,~eterans' Benefits Department Report ..... 150 292 This expression o)~ the people of North Andover on the occasion o~ Centennial Year 1955, is a living reminder to its townspeople and a loving memorial to its dead. It is fitting ~or this statement of dedication to honor all who have, in the past and present, advised and cooperated in the ~urther development of North Andover's public ~acilities, in the development o~ its educational, recreational, and cultural establishments', both public and private; those who have worked so hard to ensure and strengthen rights o~ citizenship, oblibations and duties ~or all alike, regard- less o~. race, sex, creed or color. A spirit o~ liberty and friendship has been ~ostered through the passing 100 years and we here in 1955 are the recipients o~j a broad and a!l embracing civic peace and community karmony. Each man, woman and child o~ North Andover is, in a definite sense, a custodian o~ all these gi~ts of liberty and public integrity and community pride in our institutions. It is the role of a guardian, then, to protect, preserve sa~eIy and to hand on to others such peace-pro- ducing qualities. Today, as we pray together to Almighty God for a lasting peace, we must also pay tribute to the people o~ North Andover of the pas~ 100 years; who exhibited their sincer- ity, interest and l~yaIty. We take pride in appraising the values o~ our community which have contributed to the richness o~ our American heritage. Our North Andover centennial o~ June 1955, provides us with a ~resh under- standing o~, and a renewed Ieyalty to, those human qualities which have helped ~o make America great, and which have prepared here ~.or leadership in a changing world, all recorded in the chapters of the History o~ North Andover. by John J. Lyons Town Clerk.