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Home My WebLink About1876 Annual Town Report~ AUDITOR'S 'Pt, EPORT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES TOWi~ OF NORT~ ANDOVER, I~br rue Year ending Febr~*ary 17. 1876, LAWRENCE, MASS.: ~ GEO, S, MERRILL ~' CROCKER, PRINTERS. gq 1876. THE AUDITOR'S REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES TOWN OF NORT~ kiWI)OVER, For tlm Year ending/February 17, 1876. LAWRENCE, MASS.: G'I~O. S. MI~P, RILL ~ CROCKER~ i~RINTEP, S. 1876. AUDITORS' REPORT. Having examined the accounts of thc Selectmen~ Overseers of the POor, and Town Treasurer, and finding them eorrecg and vouched for, thc Auditors wish to express to our citizens their appreciation of the efforts of those officers in carrying ou~ their respective duties, and congratulate them on the eondiQon of the financial a~rs of the Town, and respectfully submit the following report :-- SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. AMOUNT PAID FOR TEACHING SINCE LAST REPORT. HIGH SCHOOL. Paid Percival J. Parris~ .............. $600 00 Martha R. Smith, .............. 400 00 Annie M. Howe, . .............. 270 00 a~rRma~-c SCaOOLS. PaidA. L. Smith, .................. 1~100 Emma J. Chency~ .............. 366 00 00 Sarah S. Barnes, ............... 366 00 Hannah C. Carleton, ............ 366 00 Mary F. Stevens, ............... 366 00 Julia McDuffbe, ................ 194 00 Vina Standring, ................ 108 00 Annie G. Card, ................ 118 42 Annie K. Logan, ............... 118 42 1~270 O0 3,102 84 Amount ca~¥&d fi~rward, $4,872 84 4 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amount brought forward, Cr~TRE SCHOOLS. Paid Amos E. Rollins, .............. 336 00 Emily P. Carleton, ............. 223 00 Mabel E. Blake, ............... 330 Julia ~eI)u~ie, ............ · ..... 158 00 ~x~rnx~ school. Paid C. H. Morss, .................. 136 00 Alice Gray, .................... 96 00 Emily F. Ca~'le~on~ ............. 1~0 00 Kt~r~ SChOOl. Paid Jessie F. Green, ............... ~vr~ SCHOOL. Paid Mary E. Qucales', .............. POND Pdd Annie F. Foster, ............... 175 00 Sarah P. Foster~ ............... 84 00 FUEL, AND JANITORS' SERVICES. HIGH SCHOOL. Paid 0. F. Spofford, janitor, ......... $150 00 R. Brookhouse, coal, ............ 182 75 Albert Berry, wood, . ........... 11 00 ~ERRI~AC SCHOOLS. Paid C. W. l~oulton~ janitor, ........ 131 00 J. Q. Moulton~ sweeping and clean- ing~ ....................... 117 00 R. Brookhous% coal, ............ 2,~ 86 E. McKone, coal, .............. 283 15 Wm. Laing, wood, ............. 18 25 Wm. Brown, sawing' wood, ...... I 50 $4,372 84 1,047 00 352 00 333 00 271 00 959 00 343 75 574 76 Avzou~zt carried forward, $7~553.85 AUDITOR'S REPORT, Amount brought forward, Paid Amos E. Rollins, janitor, ....... 88 25 J. L. Kimball, janitor, .......... 36 00 R. Brookhouse, coal,. ........... 148 10 N. Stevens, coal, ............... 12 29 Albert Berry, wood, ............ 10 37 ri~rnx~ scuooL. Paid John J. Foster, janitor~ ......... 5 50 Albert Berry, for wood~ ......... 28 25 G. H. Goodhue, sweeping and building fires~ .............. 2 50 B. K. Farnham, sweeping and building fires, .............. 3 45 Isaac F. Osgood, cleaning house,. · ~ 00 POIqD SCI{OOL, Paid J. A. IIadiey, janitor, .......... 5 00 J. P. Foster, wood and labor: .... 13 50 C. W. Foster, wood, . ............ 4 50 RIVEP~ SCHOOL. Paid ~Vlartha J. Thornton, sweeping and building fires, .............. 13 00 J. Q. 3loulton, cleaning, ........ 5 0'0 J. A. Montgomery, wood, ....... 25 50 ~nxrL school. Paid Willie Russell, janitor, and sawing wood, ......................... Julias Bode~ wood, ............. 5 00 $7,553 35 295 01 41 70 23 O0 43 50 38 22 A~ount carried forward, $7~994 87 6 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amount brougAt forward, $7,994 78 REPAIRS, SCHOOL BOOKS, FIXTURES, etc. HIGH SCHOOL. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, diplomas, paper and ink, ................... $20 20 John Foster, paper, ............. 2 21 P. J. Parris, paper, .............. 1 60 Hiram Berry, supplies, .......... 72 J. G. Brown, books, ink, paper,.. 4 97 Isaac Stevens, tunisia piano, ..... 3 00 N. A. Bishop, grate and labor,... 8 00 H. Keniston, stock and labor~ .... 5 00 Isaac F. Osgood, books, ink~ etc., 3 25 48 98 IffERRIMACK SCHOOLS. Paid John G. Brown, books, ink, etc., $26 55 Hannah C. Carleton, book, ...... 85 L. Huntoon, Jr., repairing clock, 75 A. P. Ellis, repairing wheelbarrow, 2 00 Geo. F. Laing, stock and labor, .. 10 23 R. Brookhouse, lumber, ......... 48 26 H. Keniston, stock and labor~ .... 70 08 Henry Sargent, labor, ........... 2~ 00 Aaron G. ilea, stock and labor, .. 152 21 S. E. Ellis, timing piano, ........ 2 00 C. R. Mason & Co., hammer, saw, m~d screw driver, ........... 2 63 W. Rice, waste basket, .......... I 25 J. L. Hammett, seats and chairs, 296 90 Isaac F. Osgood, bell~ advertising, etc., ...................... 10 J. W. Richardson, supplies, ...... 7 Isaac F. Osgood, books, ink, etc, 8 Amonnt carried forward, 3O 36 2O 663 57 $8,707 83 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amount brought forward, 88,707 33 CE~crRz SCHOOLS. Paid John G. Brown, books, station- cry, etc., .................. $80 43 Isaac F. Osgood, books, stationery, 19 99 John Foster, paper and oil, . ..... 56 Horn & Emerson, stock and labor, 22 09 Charles G. Gould, stock and labor, 16 47 Geo. W. Gould, stock and labor,. 3 50 J. P. Blake, stock and labor, ..... .20 40 James Urry, labor~ .............. 3 00 Cyrus Williams, windows, ....... 14 6'2 H. Berry, supplies~ ............. .2 43 N. A. Bishop~ 1 dome grate, ..... 10 00 W. A. Kimball, locks, handles, etc., .2 49 Amos E. Rollins, supplies, ....... 5 15 Geo. W. Gould~ glass and setting, 1 75 John H. Stafford, brushes, ....... 2 00 154 88 Paid John G. Brown, books, ink, etc., 9 82 Isaac F. Osgood, books, ink, etc., 11 42 J. P. Blake, stock and labor, ..... ' 51 C. G. Gould~ stock and labor, .... 4 90 FrankH. Goodhue, stock antilabor, 1 75 James Urry, Iabor~ ............. 12 00 R. Brookhous% imnber, ......... 67 51 Hiram Berry~ supplies, .......... 1 N. A. Bishop, flmnel, wire and bor, ............. ; ........ ~1 90 W. A. Kimball, locks, handles, etc., 7 77 189 49 Amount carriedforward, $9,051 70 8 AUDITOR'S REPORT. A~,ount brought for~:ard, POND SCHOOL. Paid& G. Brown, books, stationery, etc., ...................... I 92 Isaac F. Osgood, books~ stationery, etc, ...................... 8 50 Charles W. Foster~ stock and labor~ 10 25 J. P. Blake, labor, .............. 2 00 James Urry~ labor~ .............. 6 00 N. A. Bishop, stove, funnel and labor, ..................... '22 80 KI~BALL SCHOOL. Paid J. G. Brown, books, stationery~ etc., ...................... I 07 Isaac F. Osgood, books, stationery, 6 66 J. P. Blake, stock and labor~ ..... 105 71 S. Holt, labor, ................. 22 50 James Urry, labor~ ............. 18 00 Charles G. Gould, stock and labor, 17 77 R. Brookhous% lumber, ......... 73 25 L. Huntoon, clock, ............. 6 00 Hiram Berry, supplies, .......... 35 N. A. Bishop, stove funnel, etc., . 31 65 W. A. Kilnball, hardware, ....... 4 73 Paid J. G. Brown, books, ink, etc.,.., i 60 M. E. Quealey, cards, .......... 3 00 Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor, .. 42 57 H. Keniston~ stock and labor, .... 12 00 L. Huntoon, clock and repairs,... 6 25 Whole amount of orders drawn in school department, ................... Tcaching~ ......................... I~6,634 84 Fuel and janitors~ .................. 1,859 94 Repairs~ books and fixtures, .......... 1,456 50 89,051 70 46 47 287 69 65 42 $9,451 28 -- $9,451 28 AUDITOR'S I~tgPORT. SELECTMEN'S REPORT. OFFICERS' SERVICES. Paid Hiram Berry, services as school committee, ...... . .......... 820 00 J. W. Lewis, services as school committee, ................ 60 00 Chas. P. Morrill, services as school committee, ................. 90 00 Calvin Rca, services as constable, 1873, ..................... 24 00 Samuel F. Holt, services as con- stable, 1873-74, ............ .24 00 Wm. B. Chsdwick, services as con- stable, 1874, ............... 10 00 Andrew Smith, services as consta- ble, 1875, ................. 1'2 O0 Francis S~nith, services as police officer, 1874, ............... 1'2 00 J. F. Allen, services collecting taxes, ..................... .210 08 Andrew Smith, services as Town Clerk, .............. ' ....... 40 00 Andrew Smith, services as Treas- urer, ...................... g0 00 Charles F. Johnson, services as Selectman and Overseer the Poor, . .................... 97 00 Charles F. Johnson~ services as As- sessor, .................... 61 00 Daniel Carleton, services as Select- man and Overseer of the Poor, 80 00 Daniel Carleton~ services as Asses- sor,. ...................... 60 O0 John W. l~ichardson, services as Selectman, Assessor and Over- seer of the Poor~ ........... 100 00 $960 08 IO AUDITOR'S REPORT. FIRE DEPARTM,ENT, STEA]~EP* EBEN' SUTTON. Paid David W. Wallwork, to pay mem~ bets of company, . .......... $18g 4,5 Emos S. Robinson, engineer~ ..... 49 3l J. F. Kirk~ steward, ............ 30 10 Joseph A. Rand, steward~ ....... 59 70 R. Brookhouse, Jr., coal, ........ 26 97 Wm. Laing, wood,. ............. 9 50 Robert Haughton, stove, etc., .... 11 25 p. P. Daw, stock aud labor, ..... 8 25 Stephen Hnse, labor, ............ 16 10 J. Harry Brown, record book, .... 1 00 g. W. Frost & Co., keys~ ........ '2 40 Davis & Furber, oil aud turpentine, 4 75 W. A. Kimball & Co., rope, ..... 1 20 Wiley Hose Co., hose and coup- lings, ..................... 270 O0 Amoskeag Manufactm4ng Co., hose carriage, · ................. 400 00 Boston & 5la[ne R. R., transporting hose carriage, .............. 3 J. W. Richardson, supplies, ...... 11 8O 28 -- $1,088 06 OOCHICHEWICK, NO. ~. Paid F. E. Marshall, to pay members of Company, ............... $186 80 Wm. G. Kimball, steward, ....... 4 35 James L. Kimball~ steward~ ...... 21 30 S. B. ~liller, repairing hose, ..... 4 O0 J. P. Blake, teaming hose, 1874, . 1 00 J. P. Blake, stock and labor, ..... 20 15 J. F. Kirk, pMnting sig% ........ 6 00 Amounts carriedforward~ $243 60 $1,088~06 AUDITOR'S REPORT. I I Araounts bronghtforward, $243 60 $1~088 06 Paid Charles Wilcox, ice chisel, ....... 1 50 Cbas. F. Marshall, bracket lamps, I 90 John I. Farnham~ wood~ ......... 8 50 255 50 Paid T. J. McClary, services, 1874,... $10 00 Joseph P. Blake, services, 1874,.. 10 00 Wm. B. Chadwick~ services~ 1874, 10 00 S. Henry Furber, services, 1874, . 10 00 James W. Holt, ................ 10 00 50 00 $17393 56 REPORT OF ENGINEERS. The Engineers appointed by the Selectmen of the town, would report the ~qre apparatus in good order~ with the excep- tion of the hose. A part of the hose is old and has been in constant use siuce the Fire Department was organized in this town; at the fire at the Merrimack school house they would not stand to force water that distance, eight hundred feet,--scverat lengths burst before water couhl be got on the/ire. There has been one Reservoir built the htst year: 24~ feet deep, 16 feet diameter~ located at the corner of Main and Third streets, which is now well filled with water; the other Reser- voirs are in good condition at this time, Feb. 17~ 1876. T. J. McCLARY~ J. P. BLAKE, WM. B. OHADWICK, ~ Enfneers. S. H. FURBER, J. W. HOLT~ 12 AUDITOR'S REPORT. HIGHWAY APPROPRIATIONS. ]Paid Isaac F. Osgood, District No. 1~ /}280 00 Thomas H. Kimball, District No. 2, 130 00 Orin F. Spoftbrd, District No. 3,.. 255 00 Samael M. Greenwood, District No. 4, .................... 80 00 James C. Poor, District No. 5, . .. 45 00 Jacob,Barker, District No. 6~ .... 80 0O Wm. S. Ben3-, District No. 7, ... 60 00 Peter Holt, Jr., District /go. 8, 1874, ..................... *9 40 Peter Holt, Jr., District No. 8,... 100 00 Rodney Sargent, Dtstrmt ~o. 9, .. 55 00 Benjamin F. Jenkins, District ~To. 10~ ....................... 5.5 00 Abijah P. Fuller, District No. 11, 65 00 John I. Farnham, District No. 1874, ..................... Henry P. Ingalls, District No. Edward Adams, District No. 13,.. Albert Berry, District No. 14, .... Hh'am P. Goodkne, District No. 15, Lawrence G. Lacy, District No. 16, S. Wm. Ingalls, District No. 17, Wm. B. Chadwick, District No. 18, *Balance, appropriation for 1874, ..... ~25 25 200 O0 55 O0 200 O0 60 O0 50 O0 30 O0 1,200 O0 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, labor and mate- ritd, District No. 1, ......... $16 ~2 Edward Adams, labor and material, District Igc. l, . ............ 65 82 Thomas H. Kimball, labor, Dis- trict No. 2, ................ - 1 96 A~ount carried forward, $88 90 $3,034 65 34 65 $3,000 00 AUDITORS' REPORT, I3 Amouut brought .?orwc~rd, $83 90 Paid S. M..Greenwood~ labor, Distri6t ~N~o. 4, .................... James C. Poor, labor, District. 5, ........................ 11 00 J. D. W. French, building bridge, District No. 6, ............. 87 00 Wm. S. Berry, labor, Disn'ict No. 77 ........................ 84 00 Peter Holt, Jr., labor, District No. 8, ........................ 5 80 Rodney Sargent, railing road, Dis- ~Tic~ No. 9, ................ 15 79 Henry P. Ingalls, labor, District No. 19~ ................... 80 Edward Adams, labor, District No. 15, ....................... 6 00 Hiram P. Goodhue, labor, District No. 15~ ................... 19 30 'Wm. B. Chadwick, labor and ma- terial, District ~o. 18, ...... 99 R. Brookhouse, Jr., lumber, railing Pond road, ................ Lawrence Lumber Co., lumber for Flats bridge, ............... 46 60 D. F. Gardner, labor and material Flats bridge, ............... 25 13 Henry Keniston, building Flats bridge,. ................... - 164 12 Lawrence Lumber Co., lumber for bridge, Sutton street, ....... 12 56 R. Brookhouse, Jr., timber for bridge, Sutton street, ....... 8 81 OVERWORK BY HIGHWAY SURVEYOR. Paid Frederic Symonds, surveyo~ Dis- trie~ No. 18, 1874~ ......... $597 33 $5 10 14 AUDIT01~S' REPORT. PATHING SNOW. Paid Isaac F. Osgood, District No. 1, $16 0,5 Thomas H. Kimball, ~' " 2, 16 50 Daniel F. Gardner, " " 4, 15 00 Dane Foster, " '* 5, Il 40 James Nason, " " 6, 29 90 Wm. S. Bench '~ " 7, 12 60 I~eter Holt, Jr., ~ '~ 8, 9 00 Rodney Sargent, " " 9, 1,5 00 M. S. Jenkins, " "107 6 20 Nathan Foster, " "Ill 6 $0 John I. Farnham, ~' "1'2, 30 30 Daniel Carleton, " "1'2, 8 00 Frederic Symonds~ " "13, 18 20 Jacob L. Farnham, " ~ 14, 35 15 Ira 0. Gr~y, " '~ 14, 3 20 George W. Tucker, " ~' 15, 22 00 Joseph Avcrill, Jr., " "16, 13 20 S. Williamlngalls~ " "17, 2 80 Win; B. Chadwick. " '~ 18, 124 40 $395 20 TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT, Paid Orin F. Spoflbrd, janitor, ....... $75 00 Orin F. Spoilbrd, repah's, oiI, etc., 6 00 John W. Richardson, oil, ........ 2 70 Itorn & Emerson, repairs~ ........ 52 25 C. T. Wilcox, insurance, ........ 150 00 P. P. Daw, building horse sheds, 423 85 J. P. Blake, services and tabor, horse sheds, ................ 14 50 E. Adams, grading, drawing stones, horse sheds, ............... 38 51 ~nount cam'ied fo~'ward~ $7,57 81 AUDITORS' REPORT. 15 A.mount brought forward, $757 81 Paid C. A. Butterfield, stone posts, horse sheds, . ................... 11 00 John V'. Cart, iron work~ horsesne,~s. 6 80 Daniel /gahoney, labor, horse sheds, ..................... 9 00 George A. Towne, labor, horse sheds,. .................... 1 75 H. Barton & Co., lead, oil, etc., horse sheds, ............... 17 11 Charles O. Gould, painting and sanding horse sheds, ..... . .. 20 06 $893 53 RESERVOIR No. 3, Paid Henry Keniston, labor and ma- terial, ..................... $166 70 Joseph P. Blake, labor, etc.,. .... 103 47 George A. Towne, labor, ........ 28 00 William Ilargraves, 1abet, ....... 18 00 Terence Carrel, labor, ........... 18 62 James E. Lawle,', labor, ......... 18 75 Ira S. Ordway, labor, ........... 15 00 Stephen Murphy, labor, ......... 15 75 Thomas ~cKone, labor, ......... 16 87 Daniel Mahoney, ............... 15 00 Patrick Casey, labor, ............ 13 87 Patrick Carrel, labor, ........... 9 75 Patrick Laien, labor, ............ 7 00 J. Reaves, [abor~ ............... 6 19 3~ichael Conlon, labor, .......... 2 25 Joseph A. Rand, labor, ......... 2 00 Thomas 13. Foye, labor, ......... 5 50 J. W. Richardson, tools~ etc., .... 7 44 A~nonnt carried forward, $470 16 . 16 AUDITORS' REPORT. 2tmount brought forward, $470 16 Paid Davis & Furber, lumber and cast- ings, ...................... 7 50 R. Brookhouse, Jr,, ]umber, ..... 8 02 John V. Cart, iron work, ........ 12 95 Edward Adams, horse at den'ick, and teaming, ............... 18 00 Richardson & Ordway, cement,... 30 00 John N. B. Green, bricks~ ....... 61 20 Wm. B. Chadwick, stone, ....... 150 35 G. W. Chandler, cap stone, ...... 18 00 LIBRARY. Paid G. G. Durrel] & Co.~ rail, posts~ etc ....................... ~26 10 J. Pillsbury, Jr., desk, .......... 20 00 Pedriek & (;lossgn~ oil cloth, mat- ting, etc., ................. 14 98 E. A. ]?iske, curtains and fixtm'es, 8 60 TAXES. DISCOUNTS. :Paid Joseph F. Allen, discount on taxes collected previous to Nov. 1, 1875, ..................... REMITTANCES. Paid Milon S, Jenkins~ collector? sun- dry taxes assessed in 1872,.. 84 00 Amos D. Carleton, collector, sun- dry taxes assessed in 1873,... 22 00 Joseph F. Allen, collector, staidU, taxes assessed in 1874, ...... 8~ 75 Joseph F. Allen,. collector, sumh3: taxes assessed in 1875, ...... 198 19 $776 18 69 68 $1,530 62 $303 94 AUDITORS' Rt~PORT, I? ABATEMENTS. Paid Nehemiah B. Chase, over tax, .... Margaret Foster, over tax, 1874-75, INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. 8 00 12 26 $15 26 Paid Geo. S. Merrill & Crocker, print- ing Auditor's report, etc., .... 58 00 Geo. S. Merrill and Crocker, print- lng bills~ orders, warrants, etc.? 13 50 R. A. McKone, printing School re- ports, ..................... 80 O0 Whitford & Rice, books and sta- tionery, ................... 9 82 J. ~N. Taylor~ insnrance on town property, . ........... ~,;... 285 00 J. lq'. Taylor insurance on li-brary and bnilding, ............... 25 00 A. D. Swan, insurance on school honse property~ ............. 291 Wm. S. Knox, services., Conlon cas% ......... ,;. ......... 5 00 E. J. Sherman, services~. Bodwell' case, ...................... 500 00 Daniel Saundcrs, services, Bodwel/ case,. ..................... 500 00 J. A. Montgomery, services, well case, .................. 18 00 Wm. D. Lamb, witness, Bodwell case,., r ................... 65 00 J. C. Carleton, advertising and selling lock-up, ............. 5 00 A~4ou~tt carried forward, $1,735 32 18 AUDITORS' REPORT. ~lmount brought forward, $1,735 82 Paid Thomas Daw, use of land for lock- up, ....................... 18 00 A. C. l. Iardy~ fish warden ........ 10 0O C. F. Johnson, services and expen- ses, State Aid, · ............ 10 00 A. Smith, paying StateAid, ...... 10 00 J. F. Allen, returaing thirty-two deaths, .................... 8 00 A. Smith, recording births, mar- riages and deaths, ........... 58 40 A. Smith, stamps, stationery, tele- grams, and express, etc., .... 12 48 ~ $1,857 20 OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT. The Overseers of the Poor report that thc whole amount of orders drawn is RELIEF OUT OF THE HOUSE. Paid for supplies to Benjamin Stevens, Paid for supplies to H. Towne, ....... 87 00 7 78 MEDICAL ATTENDANCE. Paid Dr. Joseph Kittrcdge, attendance at the house .................... FUNERAL EXPENSES. Paid Joseph F. Allen, services as under- taker, ......................... Paid for coffin and robe for James Free- 4 O0 12 50 CHARGED TO CITIES AND TOWNS. MiddIeton, supplies to Betscy Fish, ... .22 00 Haverhill, supplies to Charles E. Green- leaf, .......................... 8 05 $2,691 71 94 78 50 5O 16 50 3O O5 Amount carried figrwarc~; $191 82 AUDITORS' REPORT. ~9 Amount brought fomvard, INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Paid W. D. C. Elli, s, keeping tramps,.. II. Fish, mason work, ........... W. A. Kimball, pipe and hay tools, PAID FOR FARM STOCK, E. F. Graves, swine, ................ Joseph Ki~trcdgc~ two cows, ......... PAID CITIES AND TOWNS. City of Boston, suppm't of ~ucy BroWn, CRy of Boston, support of family of M. Ryan, ....................... ,. City ot' Boston, support of Mary A. Stevens, ....................... City of' Boston, support of Abbie E. Tyler, ......................... City of SMem, support orA. A. Nichols, City of Salem, st~pport of N. P. East- Town of Middleton, support of family of D. Kimball, ................. Town of Saugus, support of Barrows · family, ........................ Town of Marblehead, support of S. A. Town of Ipswich, support of Caroline Goodhne~ ...................... Connty of Essex~ board of E. Kimball, Worcester Lmmtic IIospital, for Char- $191 83 I 00 19 50 ~7 40 , 40 90 125 00 120 00 245 00 $~7 oo 174 00 32 48 78 O0 21 00 17 25 13~ 25 146 56 52 14 44 64 7 70 Paid R. Sargent, amount duc Feb. 11, 1875, ..................... R. Sargent, services: ............ Mrs. Sanborn: labor~ ............ R. Sargent~ to balance account to Feb. 17, 1876, ............. Total expense, ...................... 236 90 600 00 17 50 401 90--1,~56 30 $2,69! 83 lotte Wallwork, ................ 182 66--$957 68 GENERAL EXPENSES OF ALMSHOUSE, 20 AUDITORS' REPORT. ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF NORTH RODNEY SARGENT. To cash due me, Feb. 11, 1875, ...... $236 99 To Cash Paid. Supplies, to Feb. 17, 1876, .......... 278 46 Flour, ............................ 84 50 Mcat, ............................ 10~ 66 Fish, ............................. 30 42 Grain, ............................ 50l 40 Medicine, ......................... 6 65 Clothing, ......................... 75 07 Seed, ............................. 19 41 Labor,. ........................... 150 70 Blacksmith,. ....................... 97 00 Coal, . ............................ 2 50 Tools, ............................ 86 50 Furniture, ........................ 16 61 Lumber, ........................... 7 50 Reps. i~'s, ........................... 35 41 Pasturing .......................... 25 00 Standing grass, .................... 17 00 S.~lt hay, . ......................... 92 00 Incidentals, ........................ 27 24 ---- $l,893 02 t]y cash received. From Treasnrer~ .................... $236 99 For SUlk, ......................... 732 61 Vegetables, .................... 125 00 Apples, ....................... 3 00 Pigs, .......................... 89 00 Stock~ ......................... 88 25 Cowhide, ...................... 3 15 Hay, .......................... 74 12 Labor, ........................ 55 00 Wood, ........................ ~4 00 I{eepiug horse, ................. 60 00 From Treasurer, .................... 401 90 ---- $1,893 02 l~o~m--Four hundred and seventy-seven traveling paupers have been accommodated at the almshouse the past year, at an estimated expense of $358.00. AUDITORS' REPORT. STOCK AND TOOLS ON TOWN FARM. One horse,. ........................ 840 00 Two yoke of oxen, .................. 8~5 00 Eight cows, ........................ 8'20 00 Twenty-three fowls, ................. 20 00 Six pigs, .......................... 84 00 Fartning tools, . .................... 400 00 Furniture, ......................... 250 00-$1,439 00 HAND AT TOWN FARM. $160 OO 180 00 126 00 45 O0 80 O0 165 O0 48 90-- $752 90 SUPPLIES ON Eight tons English hay, ............. Ten tons run hay, .................. Nine tons salt hay, ................. Ninety bushels potatoes, ............. Eighty bushels turnips, .............. Eighty gallons cider, ................ One hundred gallons vinegar,. ........ Eleven hundred pounds salt pork, ..... Provisions, lardy flour and tea, ........ FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN. LIABILITIES · Notes payable, ..................... $14,800 O0 ASSETS, Cash in Treasurer's hands, . ......... 4,812 30 Due fi'om State for soldiers' aid, . ..... 249 00 Due fi'om dillon S. Jenkins, collector, 1872, ......................... 80 00 Due from Amos D. Carleton, collector, 1878, ......................... 88 24 Duc from Joseph F. Allan, collector, 1875, ......................... 900 0O Taylo,' Rep. Fund, accrued interest to date, ......................... 47 95 I)uc frown City of' Haverhill, .......... 8 05 Due from Town of Middleton, ........ '22 00--$6,156 84 Balance against town, ............... $8,648 16 Town debt reduced in 1875,. ......... $4,352 70 TAYLOR REPRESENTATIVE FUND. Amouut of fund, ................... $100 00 Income of .f~d uaexpe~.ded in hands of Treasurer. Interest formerly reported, ........... $40 55 Interest received in 1875, ............ 6 70 $47 25 22 AUDITORSI REPORT. Dr. To Cash Paid. State tax, ... ~ ..................... $3,060 County tax, ........................ 2,102 State aid, ......................... 246 3Ioncy hired, ...................... 16,400 Interest, .......................... 1~657 State Treasurer, on account of licenses, 50 Eben Sutton, Treasurer public library~ amount of dog tax, ............. 359 Selectmcn's orders, ................. 21,213 Overseers, . ....................... 2,691 B~lance due from Joseph F. Allen, Col- lector of Taxes~ 1875~ .......... 900 Selectmen and Auditors, .......... ... 20 In treasm:v to balance, .............. 4~812 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER 00 10 00 00 54 00 in account 61 61 71 00 00 30 $53,512 87 $53,5]2 87 AUDITORS~ REPORT~ z3 with ANDREW SMITH, Town Treasurer. By cash on hand, February 11, 1875,.. By cash rece&ed. Edmond Barker, for use of common, 1874 and 1875, ................. Town of Middleton, account paupers,. Andrew Smith, guardian E. I~. Kimball, James M. Home, for gTass on common, 1875~ ........... .............. F. P. Hanaford, for grass on common, 1872, ......................... Andrew Smith, for license, ........... F. E. McKone, for license, .......... George ~{orton, for license, .......... George Morton, for loekup building, .. A. D. Swan, return premium on insur- E. Sutton, Treasurer, for use of Great pond, ......................... Orin F. Spofford, for use of.Town Hall, Joseph F. Allen, auctioneer's license, . Jamcs C. Carleton, auctioneer's license, County Treasurer, discount on county County Treasurer, dog tax, .......... State Treasurer, State sehool fund, .... State Treasurer, corporation tax, ..... State Treasurer, national bank tax, .. · State Treasurer, state aid, ........... Milon S. Jenkins, collector, 1872, .... Amos D. Carleton, collector, 1878, .... Joseph ¥. Allen, collector, 1874, ..... 3~oney hired,. ...................... Assessors' Warrant for taxes, 1875,... ANDREW North Andover, Feb. ~7, ~876. Ct. $4,205 11 4 00 81 O6 60 50 5 5O 5 87 50 00 50 00 100 00 165 00 1 27 4 17 16 00 2 00 2 00 ~4 14 359 61 248 66 1;371 23 2,734 53 ~16 50 20 00 5~3 39 9~1 34 12,000 O0 g0,Ol0 99 ----$53,$12 87 SMITH, TOW~ TR~ASUREI~. AUDITORS' REPORT. SUMMARY OF EXPENSES OF THE TOWN. For ~eaching, ...................... $6,634 84 For fuel and janitors' services, ........ 1,859 94 For repairs, fixtures and books, ....... 1,456 50 For officers' services, ................ 960 08 For Fire department, ................ 1,393 56 Paid highway surveyors, ............. 3,034 65 Paid speciM appropriations for roads and bridges: ................... 597 Paid over work by higt~way su,weyor,.. 5 For pathing snow, .................. 895 For town house account, ............. 823 For reservoir :No. 3, ................ 776 For library, ........................ 6D For discount on taxes, .............. 1,580 For remittance of taxes .............. 308 For aba~e,Rent of taxes, ............. 15 Incident~d expenses, ................ 1,857 Total ~mount of selectmen's orders,.. · OYEIISEI~ES' ORDERS. For relief out of the alms house, ...... For general expenses of almshouse, ... PAID BI' THE TREASURER. State tax, ......................... County tax, ........................ Discount, .......................... Interest, ........................... Selectmen and auditors, ............. Total running expenses of the town,... OF SCHOOL $9,451 28 83 10 20 53 18 68 62 94 26 20 11~762 38 $21,213 61 1,082 51 1,609 20 2,691 71 ~3,905 32 3,060 00 9,102 10 44 14 9,057 96 1,657 54 20 O0 $30,70O 82 AUDITORS' REPORT. SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY. Town House~ fixtures and land adjoin- ing, ........................... $.95,000 00 Engine house, ...................... 500 00 Steamer engine house, ............... 3,000 00 Library building, ................... 600 00 Steamer Eben Sutton ami apparatus, .. 4,000 00 Ta'o hand engines and apparatus~ ..... 700 00 Town farm and buiklings, ............ 6,000 00 Fersonal property at town form, ...... 2,191_ 90 Safe and furniture in Seleetmen's office, ~5 00 Standards weights and measures, ...... 125 00 School house property, .............. 41,000 00 -- $83,141 90 JOSEPH P. BLAKE, ) WILLIAM FOSTER, ~ Auditors. JA]~LES tA DAVIS, ) 26 AUDITORS' REPORT. REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE, APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1870. Schools, ........................... 88,000 00 Repairs on school houses, ............ 150 00 Roads and bridges, ................. 3,000 00 Support of poor, .................... 2,500 O0 General expenses, and reduction of town debt, ......................... 9,000 00 CHARLES F. 'JOB~XSON, ,JOHN W. I~ICIIAIIDSON, DANIEL CAItLETOI% W ILLIAII FOSTER~ J~s H. Daws, Committee. AUDITORS~ REPORT. REPORT OF ASSESSORS. The whole number of ratable polls, 812 Aggregate of personal est:~te, .... $589,535 Aggregate of real estate, ........ 1,513,205 Amount o(' State tax, ........... $3,060 Amount of County tax, .......... 2,102 10 Amount of Town grant, .......... 24,000 00 Amount of Overlay, ............. 848 89 Poll tax, ...................... $1,624 00 T;lx on personal estate, ........ 7,958 72 Tax on real estate, .............. 20,428 27 Rate of taxation per $1,000, ..... $13 50 Total number of dwelling houses, 567 Total number of horses, ......... 315 Total number oF cows, .......... 608 Total nnmher of sheep, .......... Total mtmber acres of land taxed, 15,394{ 00 $2,102,740 00 00 $30,010 99 $30,010 99 CtIARLEg F. JOHNSON, J. W. ~I~ICIIARI)SON, ~ Assessors. DANIEL CARLETON, North Andovcr, Feb. 17, 1876. 28 AUDITORS' REPORT, VITAL STATISTICS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, FOR THE YEAR 1875, lq'umber of births registered, .......................... 79 Males,. .................................... 38 Females,. .................................. 4l Born of American parents~ .................... Irislx parents, ........................... 18 Euglish parems, ......................... German parents, ........................ Canadian parents, ....................... Scotch parents, .......................... 1 The others are those where the father and mother are of dif- ferent nations. Number of deaths registered in 1875, .................. 59 Males, ..................................... '27 Females,. .................................. 32 Of this number there were of American birt, h~ ....... 47 Foreign, . .................................. 12 Under ten years, . ........................... 18 Between 10 and 20, .......................... 5 20 and g0~ .............................. 7 30 and 40, .............................. 8 40 and 50, .............................. 5 50 and 60~ .............................. 8 60 and 70~ .............................. 70 and 80,. ............................. $0 and 90, .............................. 6 The oldest person was 87 years, 10 months~ 21 days. lffumber of marriages registered, ...................... 25 The oldest groom was ....................... 51 The oldesg bride was ........................ 41 The youngest couple: groom, 20; brid% 17. Four grooms and three brides have been married before. TOWN WARRANT. ESSEX, ss. To ANDREW SMITH~ ONE OD TH~ CONBTAIgLI~a oD ~z Tows o~ Not~t~ As~ov~, ~eeffaF: In the n~me of fl~a Commonwealth of Massachusetts~ you are hereby directed to notify and w~rn the inhabitants of the town of ~orth Andover, qualified by law to vo~ in electrons and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in sa~d ~own, on Mon- day, the sixth day of March next, at ~welve o'clock, noon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz: Aa~. 1. To choose a ~{oderator to pres[de in said mee~ng. Ant. ~. To choose a Town Clerk for the year ensuing. A~T. 3. To see if ~he town will accept the Auditors' report. A~. 4. To choose Selectmen, Asscssors~ Overseers of the Poor, Town T~'easurer, one School Commit~e for three years, and one School Committee for one year, Cons~ables~ and all necessary town o~ccrs for the year ensuing. AgT. 5. To see if the town w~ll accept the 158th Chapter of the Acts of 1871. Ag~. 6. To determine what mefl~od the town will adopt to repair their highways the ensuing year. Au'r. 7. To see wh~t sum of money the town will raise to repair flmir highways and bridges the ensuing year. AgT. 8. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the support of schools in the town the ensuing year. 3° TOWN WARRANT. Ane. 9. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the support of thc poor the ensuing year. Awr. 10. To see what sum of money the town wilt raise to reduce the town debt, and to de/ray the necessary expenses arising in said town. Aa~. 11. To see what method the town will take to collect their public taxes for the year ensuing. AnT. 12. To see if' the town will authorize the Treasurer of the town to hire money in anticipation of' taxes, under the di- rection of the Selectmen. AnT. 13. To determine what compensation the town will pay to members of engine companies for their services the ed~ suing year. Am'. 14. To see if the town will accept of thc list of' jurors prepared and posted by tlxe Selectmen. AnT. 15. To see what action the town will take in regard to the dog fired. A~'r. 16. To see if the town will accept of the road as laid oat by the Selectmeu, on petition of Asa G. Haskell and others. Adv. 17. To see if the town will vote to purchase fifteen hundred feet of hose, for the Fire Department, on petition of T. J. MeCla~3- and others. AI~T. 18. To see if the town will instruct their selectmen to compare such portlou of the town records as were originally fm'nished by thc town of Andover, wiLh their record% in order to escertaiu if they are correct. AnT. 19. To see if the town will appropriate five hundred dollars for the support of, and purchase of books for the Libra~T. AnT. 20. To see if tim town will accept of the alteration made in the highway by Oliver Stevens, near his house. Ag?. 21. To see if the town will discontinue a road of about three tmndred f.cet in length lcadiug fi'om the Haverhill road near the house lately occupied by Col. Eben Sutton, to a way leading fi'om the Haverhill road towards Johnson landing. TOWN WARRANT. A~T. ~2. To see if the town will appropriate ttxe sum of one hundred dollars to deft'ay expenses for decorating our sol- diers' graves upon the thirtieth day of May next. A~'. 93. To act on any other business that ma3, legally' come before said meeting. And you arc directed to serve this warrant b3~ posting true and attested copies thereof at each of the churches in said towu, two Sundays, at least, before the time of ho]ding said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant~ with your doings thereon, to the Town Clcrk, at thc time and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands in North Andover, this twenty-first day of February'~ in the year one thousand eight liuudrcd and seventy-six. CHAS. F. JOHNSON, ) Setectmen J. W. RICHARDSON, ~- qf DAN/EL CARLETON~ } 2~orth ~Andover. A true copy. Attest. ANDREW SMITH~ Constable of ,Vorth .4ndover.