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AUDI~TO~q]S' REPOi~T
zt e nditures
OF THE
TOWN OF NORTH ANI)OVER,
YEAR EN'DIN$ FEBRUARY Ii, 18L9.
LAWRENCE
1871.
THE
AUDITORS' ' i~EPO1]T
OF THE
OF THE
TOWN' OF NORTH ANDOVER,
~YEAR ENDY!~G FEBRUARY 14, 1879.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
SCHOOl'. DEPARTMElg'I'.
AMOUNT PAID FOR TEACHING SINCE LAST
Paid L. S. Hastings, High School, $915 00
Lorn M. White, " 351 25
A. L. Smith: Merrimae, $1,000 00
Mary F. Stevens." 200' 00
Emma J. Cheuey," 104 00
Sarah S. Barnes, ' 291 50
Mari~ F. Stevens," 285 00
Hannah C. Carleton, Merrimac: 285 00
Mary F. Foye, " 69 00
Susan M. Leach, Centre, $250 00
Albert Poor, " 120 00
C. A. Upton. " 84 50
Sarah Poor, " 156 00
Kate A. Carleton, Assistant Centre, 32 O0
Albert Poor, River, 91 00
Carrie E. Manning, River, 162 50
Annie F. Foster, Pond,
Lucy J. Kimball: Farnham:
Hattie A. Cowdery~ Kimball, 102 00
Mabel E. Blake, ': 70 00
REPORT.
$1,266 25
---- $rZ,284 50
$642 50
$253 50 196 80
285 O0
$260 00
$5 130 05
4
PAID X~OR COAL, WOOD AN~D JANITORS' SERVIcEs.
HIGH SCHOOl,.
Paid Davis & Furber for Coal, $169 42
O. F. Spofford, Janitor, 160 00
MERRIMAC DISTRICT.
Paid Davis & Furber, for Coal~ 214 43
Albert Berry, for Wood, 5 50
Wm. Barrett~ for Sawing, 2 50
E. EIlingwood: Janitor, 52 00
Fred L. Sargent, " 38 00
I. Q. Moulton, for Sweeping, 59 00
$329 42
371 43
CENTRE DISTRICT.
Paid Albert ~erry, for Wood, 47 21
E. Needham, for Sawing, 7 20
54 41
RIVER DISTRICT.
Paid J. A. Montgomery, for Wood,
prepared, 36 O0
E. Sutton, " " 3 00
G. G. Greenwood, Janitor: 5 00
POND DISTRICT.
Paid J. P. Foster, for Wood~ 9 97
Wm. Foster, " ,t 3 50
R. A. Reynolds, for Sawing, 50
Geo. B. Foster, Janitor, 5 00
44 00
18 97
Amount carried forward, $818 23
Amount brought forward,
FARNHAM DISTRICT.
Pai~l D. G. Berry, for Wood~ 9-6 70
Albert Berry, for Wood, 7 00
J. J. Foster, Janitor, 5 50
KIMBALL DISTRICT.
Paid L. G. Lacy, for Wood, 12 00
Lois Russell~ Janitor, 3 00
Paid
~EI~AIRS, SCHOOL BOOKS, 17IXTURES,
J. G. Brown, for School Books, 88 16
S. S. Hickok, for Tuning Pianos,
[~L & M.] S 50
B. F. Hamilton, Diplomas: [H.] 6 00
L. S. Hastings, Chemicals, [H.] 4 25
H. B. & W. C. Chamberlain,
tures, [H.] 6 75
Bill, Nichols & Co., Manuals, [H.] 6 50
P.W. Barnes, Brushes, Pails, &c., [M.] 6 40
A. L. Smith, Locks and Keys, [M.] 85
L. Stratton, Bl'~mk Book, [M.] 45
L. ttuntoon, Clock, [M.] 8 75
W. A. Kimball, & Co., Door
Springs, [M.] 5 00
R. Haughton, Stove, [R.] 15 42
E. Ellingwood, Repairs, [M.] 10 55
J. H. Rea, Building Out-house, [F.] 58 68
G. W. Gould, Painting Black
Board, [~F.] I 75
G. W. Gould, Setting Glass, [C.] I 90
"" " " " [~4.]
$818 23
39 20
15 00
8872 43
&C.
-- $171 58
INSURANCE.
Paid Andrew Smith, Treasurer, for Insur-
ance on Merrimac School Itouse,
$20.000--5 year Policies, Dated
February 6, 1872~
Whole amount of orders drawn in School
Department, $6682 06, viz:
For Teaching, $5~138 05
Fuel and Janitors' Services, 879. 53
Repairs, Schaol Books~ Fix-
tures, &c., 171 58
Insurance, 500 00
$5oo oo
$6,682 06
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
OFFICERS' SERVICES.
Paid John S. Day, services as School Committee,
Hiram Berry, :' " "
B. F. Hamilton~ ....
..... ' " "1872,
Francis Smith~ services as Constable~ etc.~
Matthew Neil, " " " 1869-70,
Andrew Smith: " " "
Joseph F. Allen, ': for Collecting Taxes~ 147
Andrew Smith, " as Town Clerk, 40
:, ~, " '~ Treasurer, 50
Charles r. Johnson, services as Selectman,
Assessor~ and Overseer of the Poor, 119 00
James C. Carlton~ services as Selectman,
Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 160 00
Joseph F. Allen, services as Selectman,
Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor, 100 00
$947 65
$1oo oo
80 00
75 O0
33 00
21 50
10 00
12 O0
15
00
00
7
ltEPAIRIIqG POND ROAD.
Paid .ames Nason, Labor on Road, $24 00
J. D. W. French, Removing Fence~ 59 60
S. M. Greenwood, Widening and Grading, 322 88
Nason & Hill, " ,, 898 25
James Nason, Building Bridge, " 200 00
J. O. Carleton, Repairing Railing, 11 00
$1,010 73
BUILDING ROAD NEAR THE HODGES PLACE.
Paid A. P. Fuller, Grading, ~41
Elizabeth L. Hodges, Land and Damage, 25
Hannah K. Crosby, " :' 25
Samuel L. Hodges, " " 25
Caroline Hodges, Guardian, Land and
Damage,
Lydia H. Clark~ Land and Damage,
~ID~E.~.
Paid Edward Adams, Drawing Gravel, District
1%. 1,
,, Joseph Farnham, Labor on HighWay, Dis-
trict No. 2,
John K. Blunh Labor on Highway, Dis-
tric~; No. 2,
Joseph B. Swan, Labor on HighwaY, Dis-
trict ~o. 2,
NatMniel Stevens & Sons, Planking Bridge,
1869, District No. 8,
~ Joseph Farnham: Labor on Highway, D~-
trier No. 8,
O0
O0
O0
O0
25 O0
25 O0
$166 oo
APi~ROYRIATIONS FOR ROADS AND
$158 10
18 O0
11 00
Amount carried forward,
8 50
65 64
85 00
$296 24
8
Amount brought forward, $296 24
John K. Blunt, Labor on Highway: District
No. 8, 10 00
Jonathan It. Fish, Labor on Highway, Dis-
trict 1%. 8. 5 80 '
Edward Adams, Drawing Gravel, District
1~o. 8, 16 20
Rufus A. Reynolds, Labor on Highway, Dis-
triet ~o. 9, 12 40
Nathan Foster, Labor on Highway, 'District
No. 11, 8 00
~athaniel Peters, Labor on Highway, Dis-
trict 1%. 18, 10 00
Albert Berry, Labor on Highway, District
No. 14, 87 50
Albert Berry, Repairing Bridges, District
lifo. 14, 22 00
$418 14
HIGItWAY TAXES WORKED AND RE-ASS~..SSEI).
Paid Charles P. Bailey, District No. 1, $50 94
T. H. Kimball, ': " 2, 13 23
Wm. B. Reynolds, " " 3, 8 75
Wm. Foster, " "10, I 56
Chas. F. Johnson, " "11, 5 88
Daniel Carleton, " "12, 29 87
Nathaniel Peters~ " "13, 8 59
Albert Berry, " "14, 87 29
Newell Atkins, " "15, 72
Joseph Averill, Jr.~ " "1.6, 25 16
S. Wm. IngMls, .... 17, 6 89
Wm. B. Chadwick, " "18, ' 119 88
$808 71
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid Farnham Spofford. District No. 7.
Jacob L Farnum, " "14,
lliram P. Goodhue, " "15,
Paid
OVERWORK BY HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
T. H. Kimball, Surveyor, Dist. No.
Daniel R. Rugg, ...... 7,
Willliam Foster. : ..... 10.
Nathaniel Peters, " " " 13,
Newell Atkins. " " 15,
Joseph Averill, Jr., ..... ' 16,
S. Wm. IngaIls~ .... " 17,
$4 80
4 30
6 90
$16 o0
TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT.
Paid Orin F. Spofford. Services as Janitor, 1870,
~' " ...... 1871,
" " " Supplies for Town HalI,
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Paid E. R. & W. B. Lamb, Tax of 1870, by vote
of Town,
Edwin Upton. Overqax~ 1870,
John F. Kimball, Over-tax,
Joseph Kittredge, "
Hannah Ingalls, "
$6 77
4 83
10 00
8 87
10 00
5 00
1 05
$46 52
$50 00 50 00
19 61
$119 61
$54 O0
51.
2 80
35 O0
10 53
$109, 84
10
REMITTAi~CE OF TA~ES.
Paid Joseph F. Allen, Collector, Sundry Taxes,
Assessed in 1870,
Joseph ~F. Allen, Collector, Sundry Taxes,
Assessed in 1871,
DISCOUNT ON TAXES.
Paid ,Joseph F. Allen, Discount on Taxes: Collect-
ed previous to Nov. 1st, 1S71,
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid J. F. Kirk~ to pay Members of Company No. 1,
Joshua.ttalkwood; to pay Members of Com-
pany No 2
Joseph S. Taylor, Services as Engineer, 1870,
Benj. P. Saunders, " " 1870,
Henry L. Hill, " " 1869,
.......... 1870~
Alfred Kershaw, Steward of Company No. 1,
Thcs. It. Wallwork~
J. C. Duchesney, "
Jeffrey Kclley~ ~
Eben Fish, ' ' .....
Wm. G. Kimball~ " " " "
E. R. & W.B. Lamb, Boiler, etc., " 1,
J. C. ilea, Cooking Stove, " :'~
Edward Page, ]Yelting, etc.,
E. McKone, Oil, "
Hinekley Brothers & Co, Manilla and
Line, " "
S. F. McQueston, Repairing Engine,
J.' F. Kirk, Painting Engine, "
$9~8 89
159 40.
$183 2~
$1,484 08
$724 55
744 80
10 00
10 00
10 00
5 00
910
12 95
8 40
11 90
14 85
9.8 69
6 75
15 O0
5 31
6O
I 81
9 00
45 30
Amount carried forward, $1,472 51
Amount brought forward~
Jeffrey Kelley, Labor &c.. on Engine, ''
J. C. Duchesney, ': " " "
Daniel Fcrnandes, Repairing Hos% "~
Davis & Furbcr, Oil, "
P. W. Barnes, Wicking, "
A. P. Cheney. Supplies, "
McDonald & Hanaford, Stock and Labor on
No. 2,
Thomas Coppinger, Drawing Engine To. 2,
John O']Bricn, " " ....
Horace Whitcomb, Burners, etc., ....
F. R. Bishop, Trucking Hose,
H. A. Winship & Co., Engineer Badges,
[lunneman & Co., Brass Nozzle~
$1,472 51
" 3 85
" 13 30
" 29 60
~'7 62
':36
" 4 17
NEW SCHOOL HOUS~E.
Paid rlanders & Severance:
A. Smith, Treas.i Insuranc%
INCIDENTAL I~,XPENS~S.
Paid A. Morrison, Printing Auditors' Report,
Geo. S. Merrill & Co, Printing School Re-
port: Orders, Bills: &c.,
Alanson ~Briggs, Services, and Paying Wit-
ness ]Fees in Bodwell Case,
Andrew Smith, Paying Witness Fees, Bod-
· well Cas%
Benj. P. Saunders, Services in Bodwcll
Case:
Amount carried forward,
27 75
6 00
1 00
2 85
I 00
8 9O
5 80
$1,788 71
$6 000 00
80 00
$6,030 O0
$46 50
53 50
110 70
40 50
13 O0
$264 20
12
Amount brought forward~ $264 20
Paid Oliver Stevens, Services before Legislative
Committee~ 25 00
Symonds & Poor, Building Road, 1866, 141 75
Chas. A. Butterfield, Land for Gravel Pit, 60 00
J. Pillsbury, Jr., Enamel Cloth, 2 00
Furber & Witherell: Office Chair, &c., 2 65
S. D. Webster, ]]nsurance on Lock Up, 7 50
Thomas Groom & Co.~ Collector's Books, 13 25
John Foster, Bill Holders, 1 00
WhitfoM.& Rice, Books and Stationery, 15 14
Lewis Stratton, Stationery, 3 40
A. C. Hardy, Fish Warden, 12 50
Geo. W. Gould, Guide Boards, Posts and
Setting~ 10 75
Andrew Smith, Paying State Aid, 10 00
Chas. ~F. Johnson, Services State Aid: 10 00
Andrew Smith, Recording Births, Marriages
and Deaths, 33 85
Andrew Smith, for Express and Postage
Stamps, 6 85
Andrew Smith~ Recording Deed, 75
James C. Carleton, Car Fare, &c., 13 75
Charles F. Johnson, Car Fare~~ 3 80
J. F. Allen, Returning 26 Deaths, 2 60
...... Labor in Small Pox Case, 4 00
$634 24
13
OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT.
Whole amount of Orders drawn by the Overseers of the
Poor for Supplies furnished out of the House:
Paid Mrs. John E. Young, $19 95
Henry Wood, 27 36
Mrs. James B. Fuller, 20 07
Mrs. McMurry, 2 00
Mrs. William Kimball, Charged to Andover, 17 53
Lunatic Hospital at Worcester, tbr Board of
Charlotte Walwork, 148 40
Joseph Stiles, 111 50
City of Boston, Mrs. Lucy Brown, 61 00
Mary A. Stevens, 35 25
Abbie E. Tyler, 22 50
Town of Saugus, for Barrows Family, 29 50
City of Salem, for A. A. Nichols, 50 88
City of Lawrence, Aid Rendered Mrs. J. E.
Young, 6 00
Receptacle for Insane, at Ipswich~ for Board
of Mary Ann Holt, 171 43
Jos. Kittredge, for Medical Attendance, 68 00
O. O. Davis, " - 23 O0
Jos. F. Allen, for Undertaker's Services 8 00
Andrew Smith, Expenses in Caxrying William
Barron to State Almshouse,
2 50
$824 87
FOR EXPENSES AND SUPFLI~'..S AT ~HE HOUSE.
Paid Rodney Sargent as Superintendent of the
Town Farm, $500 00
Warren Stevens, for Groceries, 343 85
Urias Un'y, for Blacksmithing, 27 66
Jacob C. Rea, for Meat, 36 53
Amount carried forward,
/$908 04
14
Amount; brought forward, $908 04
PaidLouis Well, for Clothing, 25 00
McDonald & Hanaford, for Harness, 54 00
Gile & Allen, for Whitewashing, 17 50
H. Plummer, for Shingles, 42 25
Joseph F. Allen, for Wood, 74 25
George W. Gould, for papering Room, 2 00
$1fl~8 04
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH
RODNEY SARGENT, Dr.
To Cash paid for Supplies to Feb. 14th~ 1872,
,, " " Flour:
- - " Meat,
:, ,, " Medicine,
,' " " GrMn,
" " " Clothing,
,, " ': Seed,
,, ,' " Stock,
,, - " Tools,
,, ,~ " Pasturlng~
,, ': " Repairs:
,, " :' Sewing,
- :, " Furnlture~
,, .... Incidentals,
To Cash in my hands,
Cr. By (lash in my hands Feb. 17th: 1871,
" Received for prOduce,
~' Calves~
" Labor,
$95 47
20 00
57 91
11 40
809 40
26 10
20 18
98 00
8 65
51 89
20 O0
8 9O
4 27
11 00
57 7~
10 47
8810 95
8 27
764 40
86 25
7 00
$810 92
NOTE.--Ninotv four traveling paupers have been a~commodated
the Almshouse the past year, at an estimated expense of $94 00.
RODNEY SARGENT, Sup't.
15
INHATES OP THE ALMSHOUSE,
James lq. Freeman,
Lydia G-ray,
Sophia Freeman, -
Benj. Farnham, ° -
Hannah Frye, -
Barzilla Lew,
James Leighton,
Joseph A. Hadley,
Dorcas Freeman, -
78
81
38
77
35
65
78
8
75
STOCK ON HAND AT TOWN FARM.
One Pair Oxen,
" " Steers,
Eight Cows,
Two Heifers,
One Horse.
Three Swine,
Thirty Fowls,
$150 O0
150 O0
280 00
60 O0
75 O0
80 00
22 50
$767 50
SUiPPLIES ON HAND AT TOWN FA_RM.
Ten Tens of English Hay,
Three Tons Run Hay,
Twelve Bushels of Beans,
Tools on Farm,
Furniture in Almshouse,
Provisions m Almshouse,
$850 O0
66 O0
42 00
400 O0
250 O0
400 O0
$1,508 O0
17
FINANCIAL GONDI'TION OF THE TOWN.
LIABILITIES.
Notes Payable, 926,315 80
ASSETS.
Cash in Treasurer's hands, 12,155 64
Cash in hands of Superintendent of Almshouse, 10 47
Duc from State for Soldiers' Aid, 680 00
" " City of Salem, 9 00
" " Town of Andover, 84 09
" " City of Boston, 20 07
Balance Due from Collector: 462 84
$18,871 62
Balance Against the Town,
$12,944 18
TOWN 01~ NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH
COMMITTEE ON THE COMMON.
DR. CE.
By Cash on Hand, $77 87
Received for Grass sold at Auction, 18 00
To Paid Auctioneer's Services, ' 1 00
1870.
Feb.
July.
1871.
Mar. By Interest: 5 87
" Received of T. H. Kimball, for
Grass Grown in 1868, ' 5 00
" Paid T. II. Kimba]l's Bill
for 18637 I 00
July. Received for Grass Soldat Auction~ 16 00
" Paid Auctioneer's Services, 2 50
" Repairs of Fence in 1870 and 1871, 1 00
" By Interest from March 1871 to
Dec. 1872, 5 16
': By Depesit in Andover Savings
. Bank, Dec. 20, 1871, to Balance, 117 40
$122 90 $122 90
HIRAM BERRY, for the Committee.
NORTU A~0V~.a, Feb. 14, 1872.
18
Taylor Represent;Ltive Fund One Hundred Dollars~
Interest Reported last year, $18 82
" Received this year, 6 58
$20 40
SUI~I~ARy OF EX~PENSES OF THE TOWN.
Orders drawn by the Selectmen per approval of the School
Committee:
For Teaching, $5,138 05
Fuel and Janitor's Services, 872 42
Repairs~ School Books, &e., 171 $8
Paid for Insurance on School Itouse,
$6,182 05
500 00
Total Amount of Selectmen's Orders,
OXrERSEERS' ORDERS.
For Relief Out of the House, $824 87
General Expenses of Almshouse, 1,123 04
Total Amount cf' Overseers' Orders, $1,947 91
SELECTMEi~IS' GENERAL ORDERS.
For O/tice~s' Services~ $947 65
For Repairing Pond Road, 1,010 73
Building Road near Hodges House, 16(; 00
Special Appropriation for Highways, 418 14
Highway Tgxes Worked and Re-as-
sessed, 808 71
Removing Snow, 16 00
Overwork by Highway Surveyors, 46 52
Town House Account, 119 6l
Abatement of Taxes, 102 84
Remittance of Taxes, 183 29
Discount on Taxes, 1,484 08
Fire Department, 1,783 71
New School House, 6,030 00
Incidental Expenses, 634 24
--$13,2512
$19~933 58
19
PAID BY THE TREASURER.
State Tax, $4,700 00
County Tax, 2,368 50
Less Discount, 22 10
--,$2,846 40
' Interest, $1~801 25
Land for New School House, 1,000 00
Selectmen and Auditors, 18 00
$9,865 65
Total Expense of the Town~ $81,747 14
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPEI~TY.
Town House, Fixtures and Land adjoining, $25,000 00
Engine House, 1,800 00
Engines and Apparatus, 2,000 00
Lock-up, 500 00
Town Farm and Buildings, 8,050 00
Personal Property at Town Farm; ~275 50
Safe and Furniture in Selectmens' Ot/ice~ 50 00
School House Property, 81,000 00
Amount already Paid on New School House and
Land,
7~000 O0
$77,675 50
2O
The Auditors chosen to audit the accounts of the Selectmen,
Overseers of the Poor and Town Treasurer, respectfully submit
that they have examined the above accounts and find them
correctly and carefully kept, and vouched for in every partic-
ular.
It will he noticed that an unusually large amount o£m6ney
remains in the hands of the Treasurer, which would be applied
to paying some of the Town notes were it not for thc fact that
a payment on the new school house must be made in a few
days, which will materially reduce the cash on hand. This
payment will probably be made before the annual meeting is
held.
AMOS D. CARLETOh;, )
LOUIS WEIL, ~ Auditors.
WM. FOSTER,
NeaTh At~vovmt, Feb. 14, 1872.
REPORT OF FII~ANCE COMM'ITTEE.
The Committee recommend the following appropriations for
the ensuing year, viz:
For School Department,
Repairs of Roads and Bridges,
Support of Poor,
General Expenses and Reduction of Debt,
CHAS. F. JOHNSON,
JAMES C. CARLETON,
JOSEPH F. ALLEN.
AMOS D. CARLETON,
LOUIS WEIL,
WM. FOSTER,
NORTa A~)0VrR, Feb. 14th, 1872.
$6,800 O0
8,000 '00
'2,500 00
1,200 00
Finance
~ Committee.
Ge~eral ~,:~7~enses and reduction of debl s/to?tM be
12,000 O0 instead of 1,200 00.
TOWN WARRANT.
ESSEX SS. To ANDREW' SMIrTy~, one of the Constables of the
of ~ ORTH A_~DO VER, Ct~EETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
tows of North Andover~ qualified by law to vote in elections
and to~vn affairs: to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on
Monday~ the fourth day of March next, at 19. o'clock, noon,
then and there to act on the following articles~ vi~,.:
ART. I. To choose a ~loderator to preside at said meeting.
AnT. II. To choose a Town Clerk for the year ensuing.
ART. III. To see if tho town will accept the Auditors'
port.
AnT. IV. To choose Selectmen: Assessors, Overseers
the Poor, Town Treasurer, one School Committee for three
years, and one School Committee for one year, Constables,
and all necessary tows officers for the year ensuing.
AR:p. V. To see if the town will accept of the 158th Chap.
of the ACts el' 1871:
ART. VI. To sec what method the Town will adopt to re-
pair their highways the ensuing year.
ART. VII. To see what sum of money the town will raise
to repair their highways and bridges the ensuing year.
ART. vIIi. To see what sum of money the town will raisa
for the support of schools in the town the ensuing year.
ART. IX. To see what sum of money the town will raisa
to reduce the town debt and to defray the other necessary ex-
penses arising in smd town.
2?
ART. X. To see what ~ncthod the town will take to collect
their public taxes for the year ensuing.
Aa~. XI. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer
of the town to hire money in anticipation of taxes, under the
direction of the Selectmen.
AnT. XII. To determine what compensation the town will
pay to members of engine comlSanies for their services the
year ensuing.
ART. X].[[. To see if the town will accept of the list of
jurors as posted by the Selectmen.
ART. Xl]V. To see what action the town will take in re-
gard to removing or selling the lock-up.
Az'r. XV. The see if the town will authorize their l~ngi-
neers to buy six hundred feet of hose for the use of the fire
department, on petition of the Engineers.
Ar~. XVI. To see if the town will vote to abate a tax
assessed to W. P. Perley~ on a certain tract of land in said
North Andover, on petition of William P. Perley and others.
AaT. XVII. To see if the town will be to the expense of
building a bank wall opposite the cemeter3~, on land of Wm.
$. Cheever and Charles A. Butterfield, on petition of Hiram
Berry and others.
AliT. XVIII. To see if the town will appropriate the sum
of one hundred dollars to Merrimac Engine Company, :No. 1,
to defray the expenses of decorating the graves of our fallen
soldiers buried in this town~ on Memorial Day, May 30, 1872,
on petition of said Company.
A~T. X£X. To see what action the town will take in re-
gard to building a new fence around the common, by request
of the committee.
Aa~. XX. To act on any other business that may legMly
come before said meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting true
and attested copies thereof at each of the churches in said
town:/;we Sundays at least before the time of holding said
meeting.
Hereof fail not~ and m~ke due return of ;his Warrant with
your doings ~bereon, to the Town Clerk~ at the time and place
of holding said meeting.
Oiven under our hands, at North Andover, this twentieth
day of February, in the yeah' one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two.
CHAS. F. $OHNSOI~, ) Seleennen
,Y. C. CARLt~TOi~, ~ of
,lOS. F. AI, LEN, ~ North Andover.