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Home My WebLink About1878 Annual Town ReportTHE _&UDITORS' REPORT OF T}IE RECEIPTSAND EXPENDITURES TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, FOR THE YEAR E~'DI. YG FEB. 13~ 1878, LAWRENCE: MERRILL (~ CROCKER~ PR~NTER~. 1878. AUDITORS' REPORT. The Auditors chosen by the Town, find the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Town Treasurer, cor- rectly kept, and properly vouched for. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. AMOUNT PAID FOR TEACHING SINCE LAST REPORT. HIGH SCHOOL. Paid George 1~. Cross, .............. $1,150.00 Sarah A. Leonard, ............... 500.00 Paid Pa~d ~ERRISIAC SCHOOLS. Alfred A. Smith, ............... 1,000.00 Emma J. Cheney, .............. 475.00 Hannah C. Carleton, ............ 424.99 Julia McDuflqe, ................. 425.39 Annie G. Card, ................ 375.00 Kate C. Field, ................ ; 263.16 Annie K. Logan, ............... 246.71 Laura A. Bailey, ............... 186.84 ]~ary E. Quealy, ............... 128.29 CENTRE SCHOOLS, Charles R. Brickett~ ............ 171.05 B. W. Flagg, .................. 78.94 L. B. Grigson, ................. 262.13 Mabel E. Blake~ ................ 365.13 Amount carried forward, $1,650.00 3,475.38 877.25 $6,002.63 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Emily F. Carleton, .............. K~Ar.r. SCHOOL. Paid Jessie F. Greene, ............... RIVER SCHOOL. Paid Mary E. Quealy, · .............. Hannah F. Carlcton, ............ Paid Annie F. Foster,. .............. 188.00 91.00 FUEL AND JANITORS' SERVICES. HIGH 8CI~OOL. Paid, O. F. Spoitbrd, janitor, ......... $150.00 Edward ]KcKone, coal, .......... 105.19 Frederick Symonds, wood, ....... 6.65 ~rEERI~IAC SCHOOLS. Paid Phineas Foster, janitor, .......... 118.10 Edward Murphy, janitor ..... .... 11.50 J. Q. Moulton, sweeping~ ........ 78.00 Edward ){cKone, coal, .......... 190.18 'CENTRE SCHOOLS. Paid, James L. Kimball, janitor, ...... 49.50 L. B. Grigsou, janitor, .......... ~4.50 Edward McKone, coal~ .......... 104.00 Frederick Symonds, wood, ....... 4.78 FARNHA~[ SCHOOL. Paid John J. Foster. janitor, .......... 32.~8 B. H. Farnum, wood, ........... 12.00 J. Farnum, wood, .............. 8.65 Amount carried forward, $6,002.63 880.00 -267.00 979.00 266.00 261.84 397.78 192 78 53.13 $8,200.16 AUDITOr, S' REPORT. Amount brought forward~ $8~200,16 FOND SCHOOL, Paid J. Albert Hadley, janitor, ....... 6.00 Thames Manion, sweeping, ...... 3.00 L. C. Hermann, sweeping ........ 3.00 John P. Foster~ wood, .......... 9.61 21.61 RIVER SCHOOL, Paid Alice Greenwoods janitor ......... 18.00 James A. 3J[ontgomcry: wood, .... 80.00 KI3~BALL SCHOOL, Paid Minnie Bencker, janitor, ........ 8.00 Laurence G. Lacy, wood~ ........ 22.75 S. William Ingalls, wood, ....... 3.00 48.00 03.75 REPAIRS, SCHOOL BOOKS, FIXTURES &C. HIGH SCHOOL. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, supplies, ....... 16.85 George N. Cross, books and sup- plies, ...................... 16.53 Richard Parkinson, repairing and tuning piano, . ............. 2.00 J. L. Hammett, chemicals, ....... 18.28 ~magr~c SOaOOLS. Paid Hannah C. Carleton, supplies,.... 3.15 George lq. Cross, supplies, ....... 8.37 G. B. Smart & Co., repairing fro'n- ace, ...................... ~9.67 Phineas Foster, supplies, ........ 3.65 Isaac F. Osgood, supplies, ....... 11.30 William Dyer, labor and material, 1.50 Amo~nt~ carried forward, $5~.64 48.66 $8,35~.18 fi A_UDITORS~ REPORT. Amounts brouflht forward, $52,64 S.A. Ellis, repairing and tuning piano, .................... 2.50 Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor, .. 26.61 A. & C. Morrison, school certifi- cates,. .................... 2.50 Town & Fuller, broom, water pail, dipper, &c., ............... 2.98 John W. Richardson, brushes, .... 9.85 Davis & Furber, castings, ....... 2.90 Robert Brookhouse, Jr., lumber,.. .93 John G. Brown, supplies, ........ 4.47 Perry Mason, paper, ............ 2.00 CENTRE SCI~OOLS, Paid Isaac F. Osgood, supplies, ....... 29.58 James L. Kimball~ repairing seats and doors, ................. 6.50 'Samuel F. Holt, stock and labor, . 39.32 J. D. W. Harrington, cleaning out- buildings, ................. 1.00 Charles Gr. Gould, setting glass anal painting door, .............. 5.25 A. M. Williamsi glass, .......... 5.20 W. P. Nightingale, advertising for teacher~ .................... 1.13 C. R. Mason & Co., lag screws,. · 1.00 Henry N. Bishop~ repairing furn- ace, ...................... 10.84 FARN/~Ai~ SCHOOL. Paid Isaac F. Osgood~ supplies,. Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor,.. Samuel F. Holt, stock and labor,. Robert Brookhouse, Jr., lumber~.. POND SCHOOL, Paid Isaac F. Osgood, supplies,.. · · ;. · Charles W. Foster, stock antilabor, John Po Foster, water pail, ...... Amount carried forward, 17.08 50.19 4.00 31.67 $8,852.18 107.38 , 99.82 102.94 6.68 11.45 .30 18.43 $8,680.75 AUDITORS~ REPORT. A~aouat brought foru{ard, KIMB~.LL SCHOOL. Paid, Isaac F. Osgood, supplies, ...... RIVER SCUOOL. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, supplies,. ·; .... John G. Brown~ supplies,. ....... Chas. Mason & Co.~lock and knob, Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor~ . · 8.93 2.05 1.52 1.85 88,680.75 7.10 8.85 Whole amount of orders drawn in School Department: Teaching, ...................... : ... 7,294:.63 Fuel and janitors, ................... 1,008.89 Repairs, books and fixtures, ........... 393.18 $8,696.70 SELECTMEN'S REPORT. OFFICERS' SERVICES. ]Paid Isaac F. Osgood, services as school committee, ................ $125.00 George L. Harris, notifying town officers, ................... 4.50 James ~L Holt, services as consta- ble, 1876, ................. 12.00 Andrew Smith, services as consta- ble, 1877, .... ............. 15.00 Andrew Smith, services as Town Clerk~ .................... 40.00 Andrew Smith, services as Treas- urer, ...................... 60.00 Andrew Smith, collecting of taxes, 150.00 Charles F. Johnson, services as Selectman, and Overseer of the Poor, .................. 97.00 Charles F. Johnson, services as sessor, .................... 59.50 Daniel Carleton, services as Select- man and Overseer oF the Poor, 90.00 Daniel Carleton, services as Asses- sor,. ...................... 50.00 Wm. B. Chadwick, services as Se- lectman and Overseer of Poor, 70.00 Wm. B. Chadwick, services as As- sessor, .................... 55.00 $828.00 AUDITO]~$~ REPOI~T. FIRE DEPARTMENT. STEAM~E EBEN SUTTON. J. F. Kirk, to pay members of Com- pany, ..................... $179.00 Enos S. Robinson, engineer, ..... 35.72 ~M[. L. Dunbar, steward, ......... 107.55 James Boyd & Sons, hose, ....... 181.35 James O. Parker, insurance, ..... 60.00 J. K. Norwood, insulanee, ...... 14~00 Davis '& Fnrber, plank, ......... 12.46 Wm. B. Chadwick, expenses buy- ina hose, .................. 8.00 Joseph P. Blake, expenses buying hose~ ..................... 5.65 S. Henry Furber, expenses buying hose, ..................... 10.00 R. Brookhouse, Jr., coal, ........ 38.00 R. Brookhouse, Jr., lumber, ...... 19.76 Davis & Furber, leather,oil, casting, 3.35 J. F. Kirk, glass and setting, ..... 9.50 Stephen ttuse~ labor: ............ 13.65 A. G. Rea, stock and labor, ..... 34.11 Geo. W. Rexstraw, labor on drain, 4.00 William Laing, wood, ........... 9.75 Davis & Furber, hose, straps and spaners, ................... 3.25 'Wm. A. Kimball & Co., rope, ... 2.40 A. P. Cheney, drawing hose to fire, 2.00 McDonald & Hanaford, belts and sockets, ................... 6.75 Nathan k. Bishop, grate and bed, 3.50 Towne & FuLler, whip,. ......... 1.25 F. A. ]~IcKone, acid and polish:. · 1.10 Wm. D. C. Ellis, refreshments, · · 8.50 J. W. Richardson, supplies, ...... 5.97 $766.57 AUDITORS' COCHICHE~glCK~ NO. Paid C. F. Marshall, to pa)' members of Company, ................ ~07.25 Wm. A. Evans, steward, ....... 30.27 I. O. Nash, repairing hose, . · ;. · 20.00 John C. Dow, lantern, etc., ..... 1.55 H. P. Ingalls, wood ............ 8.69 H. G. Starrett, supplies, ........ 8.75 H. P. Ingalls, supplies, ........ 2.63 ENt~INEERS. Paid Joseph P. Blake, services, 1876, 10.00 S. Henry Furber, services, 1876,. 10.00 James W. Holt, services, 1876,.. 10.00 R~SzRvom ]Nos. 4, 5, 6. Paid Henry Keniston, building three reservoirs,.. $269.14 $80.00 $1,622.41 REPORT OF ENGINEERS. The Engineers appointed by the Selectmen would report the fire apparatus in good order; but there is need of considerable repairs in and around the houses. They would recommend that the Hook and Ladder truck and apparatus be put in better eon- dition, and also a better and more convenient place to keep it. There has been three reservoirs built the last year: No. four, near the house of Aaron G. Rea; No. five at the junction of High and Sut~;on streets; No. six, near the Grammar school- house at the centre, all of which are now well filled with water. S. HENRY FUi~BER,t OLIVEI~ R. GILE, HENRY KENISTON, ~ Engineers. JAhiES W. HOLT, F. P. HANAFORD, / PATHING SNOW. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, District ~No. l, · · $51.20 Isaac L. Farnham, District :No. 2,.. 21.70 Orin F. Spofford~ District No. 3,,.. · 54.00 Henry Wilber, Distri.ct :No. 4 ...... 54.85 Dane Foster, District No. 5, ...... 25.10 John Bm'kef, District No. 6, . ..... 25.85 Charles O. Barker, District No. 6, · 29.80 Daniel L. Whipple, District :No. 7,. 39.40 Peter Holt, Jr., District No. 8, .... 8.00 John F. Carleton, District No. 9, .. 2~.30 William Foster, District :No. 10,.. · 35.20 Abijah P. Fuller, District :No. 11,. · 13.60 :Nathan Foster, District No. 11, .. · 10.00 Henry P. Ingalls, District No. 12, . 34.40 Daniel Carleton, District :No. 12, . · 21.90 John I. Farnham, District :No. 12, . 19.60 Edward Adams, District No. 13,... 38.50 Seth T. Farnham, District No. 14, . 59.70 Loring B. Rea, District No. 15, .... 62.50 Lawrence G. Lacy, District No. 16, 47.10 S. William Ingalls, District No. 17, 7.30 Wm. B. Chadwick, District No. 18, 118.50 HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, District No. 1, · · $210.00 Isaac L. Farnham, District No. 9, . 110.00 Orin F. Spofford, District :No. 3,.. · 205.00 Sam'l M. Greenwoods District 1~1o. 4, 97.22 James C. Poor, District No. 5, .... 97.22 George L. Barker, District No. 67. · 97.22 Joseph iYI. Russell, District No. 7, . 97.22 Ch~rles A. Butterfield~ District No. 8, 97.22 John F. Carleton, District No. 9, .. 97.22 William Fosters District :No. 10,... 97.22 Abijah P. Fuller~ District No. lli. · 97.22 Amount ca~'ried fomcard, $1~302.76 11 $807.50 12 AUDITORS' Amount brought forward, $1,302.76 Henry P. Ingalls, District No. 12, . *35,60 James T. Johnson, District No. 12, t117.00 i~athauiel Peters, District No. 13~ . 97.92 Seth T. Farnham, District No. 14, . 160.00 Loring B. Rea, District No. 15, ... ~f88.40 John L. Killam, District No. 16, .. 97.22 S. William Ingalls, District No. 17, 97.22 Wm. B. Chadwick, District No. 18, 988.36 *Balance, Appropriation of 1876, Dis. No. 12, J-Balance, not worked, District No. 12, $4,3.00, District No. 15, $8.82, ................ SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, labor and material, Main Street, ................ $45.85 Edward Adams, labor on Lawrence Street, ..................... 53.50 Isaac L~Farnham, gravel, Front St. 1.10 Orin F.. Spofford, planking bridge, Boston Street, .............. 51.72 OrinaF. Spottbrd, labor on Stevens Street, ..................... 10.00 J. G. Chadwick, labor~ on Boston Street, ..... ' ................ 35.00 James C. Poor, labor on Bradford Street, ..................... 7.03 George L. Barker, labor on Bradford Street~ ..................... 21.88 Joseph M. Russell, labor on Essex Street ...................... 15.28 William Foster, labor on Foster St. 6.95 Abijah P. Fuller, labor on Salem St. 7.20 Nath'l Peters, labor on Chestnut St. 25.00 · Amount carried forward, $277.51 $2,983.78 35.60 27948.18 51.82 $3,000.00 AUDITOi~8' REPORT. 13 Amount brougkt forward, $ 277.51 Seth T. Farnham, graveling, Farnum Street~ ..................... 70.11 Seth T. Farnham, planking bridge~ Farnam Street, .............. 13.07 L. J:I. Cheney, labor on Cheney St.. 36.00 Wm. B. Chadwick, graveling, Law- rence Street, ................ 52.50 Wm. B. Chadwick, labor on highway District No. 18, . ............ 322.40 Davis & Farber, labor and material, District No. 18, ............. 61.05 Edward Adams, grading, Sutton St. 83.00 REMITTANCE OF TAXES. Paid Andrew Smith, Collector, taxes as- sessed in 1876, .............. $24.60 Andrew Smith, Collector, taxes as- sessed in 1877, .............. 140.64 TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT. Paid Orin F. Spofford, janitor, ......... $75.00 P. P. Daw, building stagei ........ 60.50 D. O. Story, scenery~ ............ 112.00 G. C. Josselyn, express, scenery, · · 2.50 Orin F. Spofford, cleaning out well, 6.00 Edward Adams, gravel round pump~ 3.20 A. D. Swan, insurance, ........... 136.25 C. C. Sawyer, safe, . ............. 145.00 Chabot & Charter, remodelling safe, etc., ........................ 30.00 Boston & M~/ine R.R., transporting safe, 3.84 Edward Adams, moving safe, ...... 4.00 Orin F. Spofford~ supplies, etc., .... 11.70 R. Brookhoase~ Jr.~ lumber, ....... '.95 $915.64 $165.24 $590.94 14 AUDITORS~ REPORT. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Pard Geo. S. Merrill & CrocRer, printing Auditors' report, ............ ~50.00 Geo. S. Merrill & Crocker, printing School report, .............. 86.00 Geo. 8. Merrill & Crocker, printing warrants, orders, bills, ere .... 22.00 Geo. S. 5lerrill & Crocker, printing check lists, ................. 12,00 J. P. Blake, getting Auditors' re- port printed, ............... 4.00 W. E. Rice, books and stationery, 6.33 Thomas Groom & Co., Collector's book, ...................... 2.00 John F. Kimb~I1, surveying Sutton s~reet, ..................... 5.00 Ives & Lincoin~ Bodwell case, ..... 575.00 Joseph Kittredge, services, Bodwell case, ...................... 5.00 P. Webster Locke, Wm. La Clair case, ...................... 225.00 M. S. Jenkins, services, La Clair case, ...................... 75.00 Chas. R. ]~ason & Co.', band cuffs, 7.00 Pedr[ck and Closson, plans, ...... 6.00 C. F. Johnson, watering tub, centre, 1.40 Sec'y Commonwealth, register of voters, .................... 1.20 A.G. Rea, repairing wells, Brier- ley's fire, ................... 85 G. B. Loring, damage, .......... gO.00 A. D. Swan, insurance, Merrimac school house, ............... 372.50 A~munt carried forward $1,426.28 AUDITORS~ REPORT, ' .Amount brought fomrard, $1,426.28 A. D. Swan, insurance,~ Centre school house, ............... 245.00 A. C. Hardy, Fish %Vardeu, ..... 10.00 C. F. Johnson, car fares, ........ 7.80 J. F. Allen, labor in old cemetery, . 3.00 J. F. Allen, returning twent3'-seven deaths, .................... 6.75 Andrew Smith, paying State aid,.. 10.00 O. F. Johnson, serv~ces~ State aid, 10.00 Andrew Smith, recording bi~ths, marriages and deaths, ........ 55.90 Andrew Smith, stamps, stationery, express, etc., ............... 9.81 15 $1,784.54 16 AUDITORS~ REPORT. OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT. GENERAL EXPENSES OF ALMSHOUSE. Paid Samuel B. Hill, services as Super- intendent, three months,. ..... $100'.00 Samuel. B. Hill, cash paid for labor, 50.00 Samuel B. Hill, to balance accounts, 11.93 O. Andrews & Co., flour bought by Rodney Sargent, . ~ .......... 9.50 j. ~r. l~ichardson, supplies bought by S. 13. Hili, .............. 53.91 Louis Weft, clothing bought by S. B. Hill, .................... 3.50 Shattuck Bros., groceries for Alms- house, . .................... 81.09 Robert Brookhouse, Jr.~ coal for Almshouse, ................. 24.90 Peter Strout, cash paid for supplies~ 130.93 Peter Strouh services as Superin- tendent, nine months, ....... 375.00 FARM STOCK, Paid Peter Strout, four cows, .................... CHARGED TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. ~Paid for supplies furnished children of ' William Kelley, ....................... MEDICAL ATTENDANCE, Paid Joseph Kittredge, M. D., attend- ance, at Almshouse, .......... 7.50 C. P. Morrill, M. D., attendance on Patrick Donovan, ........... 14.00 840.76 167.66 17.48 21.50 A1TDITORS' REPORT. 17 FUNERAL EXPENSES. Paid Charles S. Parker, fi)r eofiqn and robe for Charles K. Hadley ,.. 15.00 Joseph F. Alien, services as under- taker, C. K. Hadley's funeral, 4.50 19.50 LUNATIC HOSPITAL, AND REFORM INSTITUTIONS, Paid State Reform School, for bdard' of John Conlon, . ........ ' ...... 52.00 State Reform Scool, for board of Michael lq'. Conlon, .......... 5'2.00 Taunton Lunatic Hospital, for board of Daniel A. Luke, .... 88.00 Lawrence House of C0rrectio% for board of Mbses P. Bixby~ .... 17.42 209.42 RELIEF OUT OF THE HOUSE. Paid for supplies furnished Hermon Town, $80.24 for supplies furnish Beuj. Stevens,. 89.00 for supplies furnished C. K. Hadley; ~4.80 for supplies furnished Moses Farmer, 82.00 for supplies furnished Mrs. Patrick Donovan, .................. 9.51 235.05 PAID CITIES AND TOWNS. 'Paid town of Middleton, support of Mar- ~ha Kimball,., ............. $130.00 Town of Ipswich, support of Caro- line ~3. Goodhue, ............ 19.50 City of Salem, suppor~ of Mrs. N. P. ]gastman,. ............... 15.65 City of Lawrence, support of Bmdg- et Keefe and family, ......... 26.70 City of Boston, support of Lucy Brown, .................... 67.00 ~'Imount ea,'ried forward $1,426.28 AUDITOES~REPORT. A~nount brot~jh~ forward, $277.51 City of Boston, support of Michael Ryan's family,. ............. 156.00 City of Boston~ support of Mary A. Stevens, ................... 30.84 City of Boston, support of Abbie E. Tyler~ ..................... 83.38 $529.07 STATE PAUPERS. Paid ~rsupplies ~rnished Ivory Young, $14.10 ~r supplies ~rnished Mrs. l~ary Smi~, .................... 14.80 28.90 INCIDENTAL, Paid Geo. L. IIarris, taking John Down- ing to Tewksbury Almshouse,. TotM amount of Overseers' orders, ..... RECAP)TULATION. General expenses of Almshouse, ....... $840.76 Farm stock, ......................... 167.66 Charged to the City of Boston, ........ 17.43 MedicM attendance, .................. 21.50 Funeral expenses, .................... 19.50 Lunatic hospital, and reforminstitutions, 209.42 Relief out of the hous% .............. 235.05 Paid cities and towns, ................ 529.07 State paupers, ....................... 28.90 Incidental, .......................... 4.50 4.50 $2,078.79 $2,073.79 AUDITORS~ REPORT, TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH SAMUEL B, HILL, DR. To Cash Paid. Supplies, to April 1, ]877, ............ $9.95 bleat, .............................. 19.34 Fish~ .............................. 3.80' Clothing, ............................ . 9.84 Blacksmith~ ........................ 2.55 Labor, ............................. 114.30 lg~king cider, ....................... 20.47 Horse blanket, etc ................... 2.50 $167.55 My Cash RecOil:ed. In my hands~ ....... . ................. $54.99 For milk~ ........................... 92.28 ¥cgetables, ..................... 7.05 Calf, ........................... 6.50 Labor, ......................... 14.80 From Treasurer~ to balance, ........... 61.98 $167.~5 SAMUEL B. HILL,~Sup't. AUDITORg' REPORT, TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH PETER STROUT, .By Cash Paid. .$npp]ies, to Feb. 18, 1878, ............ $288.64 lqeat~ .............................. 80.96 Fish, ............................... 10.21 Clothing, . .......................... 55.02 Medicine, .......................... 6.70 Stock, '. ............................ 155.50 Pigs,. ..... '. ........................ 15.00 Grain: ............................. 173.14 Seed, .............................. 6.15 Labor, . ............................ 9.00 Tools, .............................. 10.15 · Blacksmith, ......................... 14.10 Furniture, .......................... 13.92 Repairs, ............................ 25.38 Incidentals, ......................... 11.70 CR. By Cash Received. From Treasurer, ..................... $124.23 For Apples,. ........................ 157.09 Milk, .......................... 258.66 Stock,. ......................... 188.84 ~769.87 PETER STROUT, Sup't. No~E.--Eight hundred and twenty-three traveling paupe,~ have been accommodated at the Ahnshouse, the past year, at an estimated expense of $411.50. Vegetables, ..................... 10.13 Eggs, .......................... 16.06 Cow hide~ ...................... 2.46 Old iron and rags, ............... 1.45 Taking Miss Foss to hospital, ..... 10.95 $769.87 AUDITORS~ REPOI~T. STOCK AND TOOLS ON TOWN FARM. One horse, .......................... $150.00 One yoke of oxen, ................... 125,00 Eight cows, ......................... 240~00 One Bull, ........................... 10.00 Six shoats, .......................... 24.00 One hog, . ..................... · ..... 20.00 Sixteen fowls, ....................... 12.00 Farming tools, ...................... 400.00 Furniture, .......................... 200.00 21¸ $1,181;00 SUPPLIES ON HAND AT THE TOWN FARM. Fourteen tons of English hay, ......... 280.00 One ton run hay, .................... 10.00 Two tons fodder, .................... 28.00 Thirty bushels potatoes, .............. 21.00 Ninety gals. vinegar, ................. 22.50 Two hundred and sixty gals. cider, .... 25.00 Ninety lbs. lard, ..................... 1O.00 Seven hundred lbs. pork, ............. 84.00 Seventy-five lbs. beef, ................ 5.00 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN. Liabilities. Notes payable, ...................... ASSETS, Cash in Treasurer's hands, ............ $5~711.14 Due from State for soldiers' aid, ........ 299.40 Due from unpaid taxes, ............... 520.57 Due from Boston, .................... 17.48 Due from the State, .................. 28.90 Balance against the Town~ ............ Town debt reduced in 1877, ........... $485.50 $7,700.00 6,577.44 $1,122.56 2,281.97 AUDITOIIS ' I~E PORT. Dr, To Cash Pa~d, State tax, ........................... $1,860.00 County tax, ........................ 1,84~1.25 State aid, .......................... 278.00 ~[oney hired, ....................... 13,850.00 In~erest, ............................ 918.80 State Treasurer, on account license, .... 12.50 Eben Sutton, treasurer, appropriation for Decoration Day, ................. 100.00 Eben Sutton, treasurer, appropriation for public library, ................... 500.00 Ebeu Sutton, treas., amount of dog tax, 80L22 Selectmen's orders drawn~ ............ 19,460.45 Overseers' orders drawn, ............. ~o,073.79 Unpaid taxes assessed in 1877, ........ 550.57 Selectmen and Auditors, .............. 18.00 In treasury to balance, ............... 5,71 [.14 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER in account $47,446.22 AUDITORS~ RE~'OETo wi'~h ANDREW SMITH, Town Treasurer. $5,6~6,68 By cash on hand, Feb. 13, 1877, ....... By Cash Received. City of Haverhill, pauper account, ..... 24.00 ]Return premiums on insurance, ........ 108.22 James P. McDonald, for rent of Common in 1876, ........................ 6.00 Estate of Edmond Barker, for rent of Common in 1877,. ............... 5.00 James Boyd & Sons, old.hose, ........ 107.00 M. L. Dunbar, old lumber, ..... ' ....... 3:25 F. E. McKone, license, ............... 50.00 Joseph F. Allen, auctioneer's license .... 2.00 James C. Carleton, auctioneer's license, 2.00 Eben Sutton, treasurer, tenet of Great Pond, .......................... 10.00 Orin F. Spofford~ rent of Town Hall,... 97.00 Sundry poll taxes, 1876, .............. 6.00 Sundry poll taxes, 1877, .............. 42.00 Tax on personal estate, 1877, ......... 5.50 Interest on taxes, .................... 6.84 On account of t~xes assessed in 1876, .. 329.96 · 94,368.45 · 11,850.00 Assessors' warrant for taxes, 1877, .... !Money hired, ....................... County Treasurer, discount on county tax, ........................... 15.44 County Treasurer, dog tax, ........... 804.22 State Treasurer, corporation tax, ...... 1,402.10 State Treasurer, iNational bank tax, .... 2,638.49 State Treasurer, State aid allowed, ..... 216.00 State Treasurer, income Massachusetts school fund, .................... 210.07 · Ct. $47,446.22 North Andover, Feb. ]3, ~$78. SMITH, A]~'DITOi~S~ TAXES REMAINING UNPAID, FEBRUARY 13, 1878. Assessed in 1876, South District, Non resident, $12.84 Ass'd in 1877, South ])istrict, Resident, 188.10 Non Resident, 36.68 224.75 ~iiddle District, Resident~ 111.45 North District, Resident, 184.34 ~520.57 SUMMARY OF EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. For teaching,. ....... ' ................ 7,294.65 Fuel and janitors' services, ............ 1,008.89 Repairs, books and fixtures, ........... 893.18 For oilicers' services, ................. $828.00 Fire department, ..................... 2,688.12 Paid highway surveyors, .............. 2,988.78 Pathiug snow, ....................... 807.50 Special appropriation, ................ 915.64 Town House account, ................. 590.94 For remittance of taxes, .............. 165.94 Incidental expenses, .................. 1,784.54 Total amount of Selectmen's orders, For relief out of house, ................ $1~057.87 For general expenses of almshouse, ..... 1,015.92 State tax, ........................... ~1,860.00 County tax, ......................... 1,844.25 Interest, ............................ 913.80 Paid Selectmen and Auditors, ......... 18.00 Total running expenses of town,... OF SCHOOL $8,696.70 $10,763.76 $19,460.45 2,073.79 4,635.55 $26,169.79 AI~I)IT OR8~ I~EPORT. 25 TAYLOR REPRESENTATIVE FUND, $100, Income forraerly reported, ............ 53.60 Income for 1877, ..................... 4.64 Coal purchased for lkfrs. H~nnah J. Farmer~ Balance, ............................. $58.24 7.00 $51.24 SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY. Town House and land adjoining (includ- ing High School Itouse), ........ $20,000.00 Engine House, ............. ......... 500.00 Steamer Engine House, .............. 9,700.00 Library bail(ling, ................... 500.00 Steamer Eben Sutton and apparatus, in- clttding the new hose, ............ 4,000.00 Two Hand Engines and apparatus, .... 500.00 Personal Property at Town Farm, ..... 1~790.6! Safe and furniture in Selectmen's ofllce, 25.00 Standard weights and measures, ...... , 125.00 School House property (not including High School), .............. :... 40,000.00 Town Farm &nd Buildings, .......... 6,000:00 Safe at Town House, ......... ; ...... t50.00 ~ $76,290.61 JOSEPIt P. BLAKE,') WILLIAM FOSTER, ~ Auditors. JOSEPH H. STONE,_} REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. For Schools, ....................... t8~000.00 RepMrs, · .......................... 400.00 Eo~ds ~nd Bridges, · ................ 4~000.00 Support of Poor, .................... ~500.00 OenerM expenses and reduction of ~own debt, . ......................... 4,000.00 CHARLes F, JOHNSOn, DANIEL CARLETON ~ ~ILLIAS~ B. CHADWICK W~. FOSTgR, Jos. H. S~os~, ~'ina~ee Committee. REPORT OF ASSESSORS, Whole number ratable polls, 756. Aggregate of personal estate, · · $550,280.00 Aggregate of real estate, . ..... 1,5'27,569.00--$2,077,849.00 Amount of State tax, · ........ $1,860.00 Amount of County tax, · ....... 1,844.95 Amount of Town Grant, ....... ' 20,300.00 Amount of overlay, ........... 364.07.- - Poll tax, ..................... $1,512.00 Tax on personal, ............. 6,053.08 Tax on real estate, ............ 16,803.24 Rate of taxation per $1,000, . .. $11.00 Total number dwelling houses,.. 602 Total number of horses ........ 318 Total number of cows, ........ 6~0 Total number of sheep, ........ 74 Total No. of acres of land taxed, 15,285~ CHARLES F. JOHNSON, i DANIEL CARLETON, WM. B. CHADWICK, North Andover, Feb. 13th, 1878. $24,868,32 AUDITORS~ REtOrT. 27 VITAL STATISTICS OF THE TOWN.OF NORTH ANDOVER FOR THE YEAR 1877. I'~nmber of births reglstered~ ]~Iales, ....................................... 32 Females, ................................... Born of Americ.~n parents, ................ 28 Irish, . .............................. 15 English,. ............................. 6 Canadian, ............................ 2 Scotch ~ .............................. 1 German, ................ , ............ 1 The others are those where the father and mother are of dif~brent nations. lq'umber'of marriages registered, ........................ 21 Thc oldest groom was, . ....................... The oldest bride was ........................... 51 The youngest groom, .......................... The youngest bride, w~s ....................... 18 Three grooms and one bride have been married before. ~umber of deaths kegistered, ......................... 60 Males, ...................................... 31 Females, .................................... 29 Of this number there were of American birth, 48 Fore]gu birth, ........................ 12 Under l0 years of age,~ ............... 22 Between I0 and 20, .................... 4 20 and 30 ...................... 2 30 and 40 ..................... 7 40 and 50 .................... 5 50 and 60 .................. :.5 60 and 70 ~ ................... 7 70 and 80 .................... 5 80 and 90 .................... 3 . The oldest person was 83 years and 9 months. INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE, Benjamin Farnham, age 83; Freeman It. Fnller, age 78; Enoch Bailey, 78; Barzilla. Lew, 73; Charles W. Teal, 56; Hannah E. Frye, 41; Edmund Brierley, 85; Susan E. Brier- Icy, 83; Sarah E. Brierley, 8; George C. McLaaghlin, 26. AUDITORS' REPORT. To the Selectmen of the Town of 2gorth Andover :-- I herewith submit the Annual Report on the condition of the North Andover Library for the year ending Dec. 8l, 1877: The number of volumes added to the Library during the year was 491. The number of volumes now ia the Library is 3,424. Reference books, 31 Public documents, 890 Off, er books, 3,003 Total, 8,424 The circulation or,books during the year was 16,200 volumes. Of these books 62 per cent. consisted of Fiction, 11 per cent. History, 8 per cent. Miscellaneous~ 6 per cent. Travel, 5 per cent. Biography~ 5 per cent. Poetry, 8 per cent. Science. The number of borrowers during the year, 762. The number of volumes rebound, 85. It will be necessary during the com~.ng Summer to into'ease the shelf room. The duties of the Librarian have, as in former years, been discharged with the accustomed fidelity and promptitude, For the Committee, Enr~r Srrrvos. NORTH ANDOVER LIBRARY in acc, with EBEN SUTTON, Treas. Paid for books and rebinding, ......... $504.36 Librarian, ....................... 150.00 Assistant Librarians, ............. 50.00 Express,. ....................... 8.30 Mrs. Moulton, ................... 50.00 E. Pik% ........................ 3.80 Geo. S. Merrill & Crocker, ........ 11.50 R. Brookhouse, Jr., .............. 3.25 Balance, OR, By Balance, . ...................... Dog Tax, ....................... Town of North Andover, Andrew Smith, Treas., .............. Fines, etc., ..................... Balance, $110.76. Jan. z, z878. ................... 110.76~ $891.47 86.96 376.19 500.00 8.32-- $891.47 EBEN SUTTON, Treasurer. TOWN W_kRRANT. ESSEX~ Ss. To ANDREW S~ITH, ONE OF T]l~ CONSTABLES or ~R~ Tow}; or Novon A~novEu, ~ Gree~ing: In the name o£ the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover~ qualified by law to vote in elec- tions and town affairs, to meet at the Town IIall in said town, on NIo~mA~, the Fourth day of March next, at twelve o'clopk, noon, then and there to a~t on the following arti- cles, viz. :-- A~. 1.--To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting. AmT. 2.--To choose a Town Clerk for the year ensuing. AmT. 3.--To see if the town will accept the Auditors' Report. ART. 4.--To choose Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Town Treasurer, one School Committee for three years, and one for two years~ Constables, and all necessary town offi- cers for the year ensuing. ART. 5.--To see if the town will accept the 158th Chapter of the Acts of 1871. AR~. 6.--To determine what method the town will adopt to repair the h~ghways the ensuing year. ART. 7.--To determine what compensation the town will pay per hour for laborers on the highway. · AmT. 8.--To see what sum of money the town will raise to repair its highways and bridges the ensuing year. AmT. 9.--To see what sum of money the town will raise for the support of schools in the town the ensuing year. 30 AUD1TOR~ REPORT. ART. 10.---To see what sum of money the town will raise for the suppgrt of the poor the ensuing year. ART. ll.--To see what sum of money the town will raise to defray the necessary expenses arising in said town. ART. 19.--To see what method the town will adopi to collect its taxes for the year ensuing. ART. 13 .--To sec if thc town will authorize the Town Treas- urer to hire money for the use of the town when necessary, upon approval of the Selectmen. AR?. 14.--To determine what compensation the town will pay to the members of engine companies for their services the .ensuing year. ART. 15.--To see if the town will accept and revise thc list · of names for jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen. ART. 16.---To see if the town will pay to the Treasurer of the Library the money received fi'om the County Treasurer for dog licenses, to aid in the support of the library. AET. 17.--To see if thc town will appropriate five hundred dollars for the support of, and purchase of books for, the library. ART. 18.--To see if the town will grant John C. Gage leave to straighten his wall and.improve the highway l~orth of his house. AET. 19.--To see ii' the town will aufl~orizc the School Com- mittee to rent school buildings to citizens of the town for use of clubs, etc. ART. 20.--T0 see what action the town will take in regard to fi~rnishing a town map. ART. 2l.--To see if the town will cause suitable signboards to be painted and put up at the junction of the streets in town, designating the name of said streets. ART..22.--To see if the town will accept of a street leading from Main street to Pleasant street, as laid out by the Select- men, on petition of George L. Davis and others. ART. 23.--To see if thc town will appropriate the sum of on~ hundred dollars to deTray expenses for decorating the soldiers' graves upon the Thirtieth day of May next, on petition of Wil- ]iam Laing and others. ,~.UDITORS' EEPORT. ~1 AR~. 24.~To act on any other business that may legally come before said meeting. And you arc directed to serve this Warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof at each of the churches in said towu~ two Sundays at least before thc time of holding said meeting. I~Iereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands in North Andover, this Sixteenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred aud seventy-eight. CHAI~LES F. JOHNSON: '} Selectmen DANIEL CARLETON, ~ of WILLIAM B. CHADWICK,~ North A~dover. A ~-lle cop},. ATTEST: AI~DREW SMITH, Constable of l~orth Andover.