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Home My WebLink About1881 Annual Town ReportOF THE RECEIPTS^ND EXPENDITURES TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, Y.E.4R ENDIz'V~ FEB. 15, 1881. LA-WI~ElqCE~ MAS~.: JOB 1~RI~12~ · 1881. T~-~E AUDITORS' REPORT RECEIPTSAND EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, FOR TH]~ YEAII EzYDIN~ FEB. 15, 1881. LA"WRENOE~ MASS,: AMERICAN JOB PRINT. 1881. AUDITORS' REPORT. The Auditors' of the Town of North Andover having ex- amined the various accounts for the year ending February 15th, 1881, and finding them all correctly kept, with satisfactory vouchers for the same, respectfully submit the following report to the Town for their acceptance. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. AMOUNT PAID FOR SCHOOLS SINCE LAST ~IGI~ ]Paid George N. Cross, Teaching, ....$1,200.00 Annie L. ~argent, - .... 322.50 Annie S. Davis, ,, .... 144.00 Edward Butterworth, Teaching music, .................... 21.00 Orin F. Spofford, janitor, ..... 150.00 Edward McKone, coal, ......... 113.40 Edward Adams, wood .......... 9.00 Aaron G. Rea. stock and labor,. · 64.53 D. lq. & C. M. Martin. stock and labor ..................... 12.86 H. B. & W. O. Chamberlain, sup- plies ...................... 48.81 New England School Furnishing Co., supplies, .............. 9.15 George lq. Cross, supplies, .... 22.16 John G. Brown, " .... 1.20 L. H. Downing, " . ... 6.86 John C. Dow, " .... 8.87 John W. Richardson," .... 1.21 Town' & Fuller, ,, .... 95 Davis & Farber, - .... 10.05 Tompkine & ]~Iann~ '~ .... 6.84 REPORT. $2,147.39 AUDITORS~ REPORT. HERRI]~AC SCHOOL. Paid Alfred L. Sm[t,h, Teaching,..,.$1,000.00 Emma J. Cheney~ " . ... 537.50 Mary E. Quealy, " .... 451.50 Laura A. Bailey, " .... 430.50 Annie G. Card, " .... 480.00 Hannah C. Carleton," .... 408.00 Annie ]g. Osgood, " .... 286.65 Annie L. Dyer, " .... 144.00 Sarah .Poor, " .... 50.70 Phineas Foster, janitor,. ....... 129.07 Arthur Stott, janitor, . ......... 28.75 J.Q. Moulton, cleaning and sweep- ing, . ..................... 76.88 Edward McKone, coal, . ....... 201.92 A. D. Swan, Insurance, ........ 360.00 William Laing, wood, . ........ 9.00 William B. Chadwick, wood, .... 8.25 G. B. Smart & Co., stock and labor,. .................... 57.79 Davis & Furber, stock and labor, 18.69 J. G. Brown, books, supplies, etc., 13.06 Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor, 11.05 John W. Richardson, supplies,.. 7.15 Henry Keniston, stock and labor~ 6.00 B. F. ]~itchell, paint ........... 7.65 CENTRE SCHOOL~ Paid Emily F. Carleton, Teaching, .... $475.00 Habel E. Blake, ,, .... 375.00 J. L. Kimball, janitor, ......... 121.15 Edward McKone, coal, ......... 116.55 Edward Adams, wood,. ........ 9.00 Amount carried forward, $4,669.11 $1096.70 $1096.70 ~kUDITORS~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Henry H. Bishop, furnace,. ..... 51.00 I. F. Osgood. books, supplies, etc. 3.93 Briggs & Allyn, glass,. ........ 19.45 J. L. Kimball. stock and labor,.. 21.20 Samuel Clark, pump, ........... 6.50 Daniel Appleton & Co., books,.. 4.40 ~RS~A~ SCHOOL. Paid M. Nettie Berry, Teaching, ...... $342.00 John J. Foster, janitor, . ....... 22.35 Arillia Abbott, cleaning ho'use,.. 3.00 I. F. Osgood, books, etc., ...... 2.08 Daniel Ca~'leton, wood, ........ 21.00 D. A. Carleton, supplies, ...... 2.25 Henry H. Bishop, labor on pipe,. 1.75 KIMBALL SCHOOL. Paid Jessie F. Green, Teaching,. .... $386.00 John A. Bencker, janitor ....... 13.00 Julius Bode. wood, . ........... 20.77 A. 1~I. Lacy, wood, ............ 19.25 Hardy & Cole, stock and labor,. · 291.84 I. F. Osgood, books, ........... 1.55 D. A. Carleton, supplies, ....... 2.60 PO~iD SCHOOL. Paid Hannah F. Carleton, Teachings.. $266.00 J. Albert Hadley, janitor, ....... 6.50 James Manion, janitor, ......... 4.00 Frederic M. Hermann, janitor,.. 4.50 John P. Foster, supplies~ etc.,... 19.05 D. A. Carleton, supplies ........ 1.80 $1096.70 $1,202.82 $394.43 8735.01 $301.85 AUDITORS~ REPORT. RIVER SCHOOL. Paid Carrie W. Needham, Teaching,.. $i75.00 George D. Hayes, janitor, ...... 8.00 Frank D. Chapman, stock and labor,. ................... 29.30 James A. Montgomery, wood,... 21.00 L. Huntoon & Son, clock, ...... 4.50 W. A. Kimball, supplies~ ....... 90 W.H. Hayes, labor, .......... 1.50 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Paid S. M. Greenwood, conveying chil- dren from River to Pond school, .................... $52.00 O. C. Carpenter, .~ dozen feather dusters, ................... 9.00 George W. Kittrcdgc~ supplies, postage, etc.,. ............. 7.30 George S. ]~Ierrill, 800 School Re- ports,. .................... 49.50 Nichols & Hall, books, ......... 8.00 New England School Furnishing Co., supplies, .............. 26.50 L. Huntoon & Son~ repairing clock, ..................... 75 A. D. Swan, Insurance,. ....... 72.00 George L. Harris, truant officer.. 10.00 Amos D. Carleton, taking school census, ................... 15.00 SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Paid William J. Dale, jr., services, 1879, ..................... $80.00 George W. Kittredge, services, 1879, ..................... 95.00 Amount carried forward, $240.20 $250.05 $175.00 AUDITORS~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Joseph II. Stone, services, 1879, 50.00 William J. Dale. jr., services, 1880, ........................ 100.00 RECAPITULATION. Amount appropriated i~arch 1st, 1880~ for School Department, $8,500.00. Amount of orders drawn in School Department, $10,265.86. Teaching .......................... $7,445.65 Fud! and janitors, .................. 1,111.84 Repairs, books and supplies, ......... 1,134.12 Incidental, ........................ 250.05 School Committee .................. 825.00 Amount of orders overdrawn, $175.00 $325.00 $10,265.86 1,765.86 AUDITORS~ i~EPORTo SELECTMEN'S REPORT. OFFICERS' SERVICES. Paid John H. Rea, constable, 1879, .... $ 25.00 Calvin Rea, constable, 1879, ..... 30'.00 Bradford H. Barden, constable, 1879, ..................... 20.00 Dennis F. McCarty, constable, 1879, .................... . 20.00 Dennis F. McCarty, constable, 18807 ...................... 20.00 William H. Stevens, constable, 1879, ..................... 10.00 George L. Harris, police officer, 1879, . .................... 20.00 Joseph P. Blake, Town Clerk, Treasurer~ Collector, etc.~ Feb. 1880~ ...................... 30.00 Chas. F. Johnson, taking valua- tion, . ..................... 158.75 Chas. F. Johnson, preparing valua- tion for printing and recording, 44.25 Clinton C. Barker, taking valua- tion, · ..................... 188.00 Calvin l~ea, taking valuation, .... 176.25 Joseph F. Allen, collecting taxes, 493.18 Isaac F. Osgood, Town Clerk,... 50.00 Herbert W. Field, Town Treas- urer, ......................... 150.00 Amount carried forward, $1,435.62 AUDITORS~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Chas. F. Johnson. Selectmen and Overseer of Poor, ........... 107.00 Chas. F. Johnson, Assessor, ..... 67.00 Clinton C. ]3arker, Selectman and Overseer of Poor, ............ 80.00 Clinton C. Barker, Assessor~ ...... 57.00 Calvin Rea, SeIectman, Assessor, and Overseer of Poor, ........ 163.00 $1,485.48 $1~909.43 FIRE DEPARTMENT. STEAMER ER~N SUTTO~qo Paid John F. Kirk, to pay members of Company, ................. $132.02 Frank A. Coan, steward ........ 87.50 Enos S. Robinson, engineer, .... 33.54 Joseph Jacobs, jr., coal,. ....... 43.50 Manchester Locomotive Works, link blocks, ................ 14.30 Stephen Huse, services as driver, 6.30 Michael Regan, labor on well,... 6.00 Towne & Fuller, supplies, ...... 3.27 Ariel P. Cheney, self and teazn to tlres~ ..................... 2.65 Henry Riley, drawing cinders,.. 2.25 Edward Adams, drawing steamer, 2.10 William Laing, wood ........... 2.00 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber, ...... 1.89 John A. Woodbury, labor on drain, .................... 1.50 Est. Wm. A. Kimball~ whip, .... 1.25 Davis & Furber~ cinders, ....... 1.20 Davis & Furber~ tin work~ etc.,.. 1.00 $342.27 10 AUDITORS~ I~EPORT. COCHIOHE~VICK~ ~0o 2. Paid Charles F. Marshall, to pay mem- bers of Company, .......... $238.14 William A. Evans, stewards .... 7.35 Charles S. Evans, steward~. ..... 8.05 McDonald. & Hanaford, lead, oil, etc., ...................... 30.45 Charles O. Hanaford, labor~ etc.. 23.60 McDonald & ganaford, wood .... 6.16 Edward Adams, drawing en~ne, 2.10 Charley Wilcox, iron work, ..... 2.10 McDonald & Hanaford, painting house, .................... 1.00 ENGINEERS, Paid Oliver R. Gile, services~ 1879~.. $10.00 Jamcs W. Holt, services, 1879,.. 10:00 lq'. P. Hanaford, services~ 1879,. 10.00 Robert Elliott, services, 1879, .... 10.00 John 12. Carr, services, 1879, .... 10.00 REPORT Of ENGINEERS. $318.95 $50.00 $711.22 The Engineers appointed by the Selectmen report the Engine Houses and Engines in good order and repair. OLIVER I~. GILE, ~ JAMES W. HOLT. ~ F. P. HANiAFORD, ~ E~ineers. JOHN ¥. CARR~ ~ ROBERT ELLIOTT,! AUDITOR5~ EEPOH~. 11 PATHING SNOW. Paid Abijah P. Fuller,. ................ $1.40 Joseph Averill, · ................. 6.80 Rea Brothers, .................... 5.10 Henry P. Ingalls, ................. 4.50 Julius Bode, ..................... 4.12 John I. Farnham, ................ 3.82 . Frederic Symonds, ............... 3.00 Jacob L. Farnum, ................ 2.40 Albert'Berry, .................. 1.95 Daniel Carleton, ................ 1.50 John F. Carleton, ................ 1.35 Edward Adams, .................. 1.05 Levi Goodhue, .................... 83 Azro R. Durgau~. ................. 75 Paid George L. Barker, ............... $6.20 Edward Adams, ............... 5.42 Nathan Barkers .., ' . 2.10 John P. Foster~ .................. 1.20 Dean Andrews, ................... 75 Paid John Town, ...................... $29.75 HIGHWAYS. Money raised March lst~ 1880, ...... Paid Abijah P. Fuller, self, men and team, .............. ' ...... $353.95 Albert Berry, self, man and team, 119.05 Pet~ Holt, jr., self and team,. · · 117.97 Jacob L. Farnum~ self and team, · 86.75 Amount carried forward, $38.07 $15.67 $29.75 $83.49 $4,500.00 $677.72 AUDITORS' REPOR~r. Amount brought forward, $677.72 Paid Edward Adams, labor and team,, 84.50 Rea Brothers, labor and team,... 76.51 William W. Phelps, labor and team, ..................... 61.20 John F. Carleton, self and team,. 56.50 Joseph Averill, self man and team, 55.98 John B. Jenkins, self and team,.. 53.75 Henry P. Ingalls, men and team, 39.00 John I. Farnham, men and team,. 83.75 William Verrier, labor,. ........ 30.75 James A. Treat & Co., drain pipe, 22.44 Oliver Stevens, man and team,.. 18.00 Frederic Symonds, labor, . ...... ] 6.75 Levi Goodhue, labor, ........... 14.85 Chas. A. Butterfield, labor, .... 14.60 Judson E. Reynolds, labor and team~ ..................... 13.50 John L. Killam, labor and team,. 12.00 George M. Sharpner, labor, .... 12.00 John G. Johnson, labors ........ 1'2.00 Abbott & Jenkins, plank, ....... 11.17 Eli Salloway, labor, ............ 9.00 Est. Joseph Kittredge, gravel, .. 7.~0 Jonathan H. Fish, labor, ....... 5.25 Orin iN. Foster, men and team,.. 5.00 i~athan Foster, labor, .......... 4.95 Abij ah P. Fuller, gravel,. ....... 4.90 Benjamin It. Barnum, timber,... 4.83 Azel M. Lacy, labor ........... 4.12 James L. Kimball, labor, ....... 3.88 Dennis Sylvester, labor, ........ 3.75 C. R. Mason & Co., tools, ...... 3.65 Joseph Jacobs, jr., plank, ...... 3.06 Charley Wilcox, iron work, ..... 1.93 Amount carried forward, $1,378.49 AUDITORS' REPORT. 13 Paid Paid Amount brought forward, $1,378.49 Daniel Carleton, labor, ......... 1.87 Davis & Furber. grate .......... 1.75 Victor Yerrier, labor, .......... 1,50 James HcCloy, labor, .......... 1.50 Henry .Lambert, labor, ......... 1.50 George L. Averill. labor, ....... 1.40 William Freeman, labor,. ...... 1.25 Charles II. Butterfield~ labor, ... 1.00 Hiram Goodhue, labor, .......... 75 Wallace R. Foster, labor, ....... 75 Charles Hill, labor .............. 25 $13.52 $1,392.01 George L. Barker, self and team, $379.40 Edward Adams, self, men and team ..................... 328.50 H. M. Ellis, labor, ............ 98.95 Samuel M. Greenwood, labor and team, ...... .... .......... Oliver Stevens, men-and team,.. William A. Russell, men and ~eam, .................... Peter Holt. jr., self and seam,. :. Moses Clarke, labor, ......... John Town, self and team, ...... George A. Towne. labor,. ..... Charles A. Butterfield, gravel,... Waiter H. Hayes, labor, ....... James A. Treat & Co, drain pipe, P. A. Miller, labor,. .......... Alfred Walker, labor ........... Michael Brennan, labor ........ James H. Town, labor, ......... Est. Eben Sutton, gravel, ....... 96.75 78.90 54.00 51.90 47.20 44.25 87.50 37.50 36.00 83.17 25.50 17.25 15.00 15.00 15.00 Amount carried forward, $1,411.77 14 AIYDITOR~~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid George W. Russell, man and . team, ..................... 14.55 C. R. Mason & Co., tools, ...... 12.78 William B. Chadwick, stones, ... 12.00 Thomas Murphy, labor, ......... 12.00 J. Gilbert Chadwick, labor, ..... 10.00 John Barker, labor,. ........... 9.30 · J. A. Montgomery, labor,. ...... 9.00 Charles Wilcox, iron work ...... 8.50 James Briefly, labor, .......... 6.80 Nathan Barker, labor,. ......... 5.40 John Flynn, labor,. ........... 5.25 Edgar Tucker, labor, .......... 4.50 James Shannon, labor~. ........ 4.50 Chas. E. Holt, labor, ........... 4.50 C. F. Bisbee, labor, ............ 4.00 Barker Brothers, labor, ......... 4.00 Moses T. Stevens, cinders, ...... 3.84 Asa Deming, labor, ............ 8.00 George B. Loring, labor, ........ 2.50 T. P. Rich, labor ............. '.. 2.25 Dean Andrews, labor~ .......... 1.50 Paid William B. Chadwick, self and team, ......... ~ ........... '$4'20.75 Edward Adams, men and team,. · 139.75 tlenry Riley, self and team ...... 108.00 John Town, self and team,. ..... 105.75 Thomas Murphy, labor, ........ 102.75 Daniel Donovan, labor,. ........ 82.50 John Flynn, labor, . ........... 77.87 Est. Eben Sutton, gravel, ....... 69.10 Andrew J. Barker, labor ....... 56.25 ]Edward M~rphy, labor, ........ 46.50 Amount carried forward, $1,411.77 $189.67 $1,551.44 $1,209.22 AUDITORS~ REPORT. 15 Amount brou~lht forward, Paid John Murphy, labor, .......... 39.75 James A. Treat & Co., drain pipe, 38.87 D. D. Chase & Son., lumber, ... 33.36 Wm. A. Kimball & Co., drain pipe, ..................... 31.12 John McDuffee, labor, ......... 27.75 . James Shannon, labor, ........ 25.50 Davis & Furber, cinders, ....... 20.00 Daniel J. Donovan, labor, ...... 15.75 John McCarthy, labor, ......... 15.00 Walter H. Hayes, labor, ....... 18.50 John V. Cart, iron work, · ...... 10.00' C. R. Mason & Co., tools, ..... 9.00 Patrick McCarty, labor, ....... 5.00 William Burke, labor, . ......... 5.00 Est. Eben Sutton, plank, ....... 5.00 Arno'P. Ellis, iron work, ....... 1.50 Davis & Furber, lumber, ....... 1.44 Dennis Carton, labor, .......... 1.00 Total expenditure, ............ Balance unexpended, ........... $1209.22 $298.54 $1,507.76 ${,451.91 $48.79 MACHINE SHOP BRIDGE. Appropriation March 1st, 1880, Paid Henry Kenniston, building arch, $541.75 William B. Chadwick, self and team, ..................... 39.25 Davis & Furber~ cinders, ....... 10.00 Est. Eben Sutton, stone and gravel, ................... 10.00 Amount carried forward, $I,000.00 $601.00 ~UDITORS~ I~EPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Thomas Murphy, labor, ........ 9.75 John McDuffee, labor, .......... 9.75 Daniel Donovan, labor, ......... 8.25 John V. Carr, iron work, ....... 7.76 Andrew J. Barker, labor,. ...... 7.50 John Murphy, labor, ........... 7.50 Total expenditure, ............. Balance unexpended, ........... TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT. Paid Orrin F. Spofford, janitor, ...... 8100.00 Henry Keniston, stock and labor,. 89.77 John II. Rea, stock and labor,... 18.82 Orrin F. Spofford, supplies, .... 17.60 Aaron G, Rea, repairing chairs and settees, ................ 4.60 TAXES, ABATEMENTS, Paid IIerbert W. Field, on personal property, ................. $61.67 Mary Stevens, on personal prop- erty, ...................... 10.80 Alonzo Bixby, on personal prop- erty, ...................... 5.15 Frank C-. Brainard, on real estate, 2.06 Dennis Murphy, 6, ,, 2.06 REMITTAI~CES. Paid Joseph F. Allen, collector of taxes, assessed in 1879, . ......... $180.90 Joseph F. Allen, collector of taxes assessed in 1880, ........... 208.15 8601.00 850.51 $651.51 $348.49 $230.79 $81.24 $388.85 AUDITORS' REPORT. 17 LIBRARY. Paid Briggs & Allyn, whitewood, shelv- ing~ elc .................... $37.00 Asa Angler, insurance, .......... 10.00 Chas. A. Pilling, street lantern and fixtm'es, ............... 6.25 Samuel Holroyd, painting and graining,. ................. 6.00 Davis & Farber, lead, oil, ere .... 5.10 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Paid Geo. S. Herrill & Crocker, print- ing Auditor's Report ........ $90.00 Geo. S. Merrill & Cr(~cker, print- lng warrants, check lists, note book, bills, etc., ........... 31.25 Warren E. Rice, books, station- ery, etc., .................. 47.10 Joseph II. Ston% Auditor, extra service, ................... 10.00 Edward Adams, mowing common, 1879, .................... 1.50 Thomas Groom & Co., Collec- tor's, book, ................. 2.50 A. C. Hardy, Fish warden, ..... 5.00 Samuel Clark, repairing puml~, High street, ............... 5.00 Samuel Clark, pump at Centre,.. 4.00 Samuel F. Holt, platform, ....... 2.00 Joseph F. Alien, returning 24 deaths, ................... 6.00 Isaac F. Osgood, stamps, station- ery, express~ etc.,...~ ....... 8.06 Amount carried forward, $64.85 $212.41 ANDITOR$~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Isaac F. Osgood, recording births, marriages and deaths~ ....... 51.10 Chas. F. Johnson~ car fares~ stamps, etc, .............. 14.18 J. P. tIealy~ legal services in re- lation to Smith defalcation,.. 20.00 Geo. W. Morse, legal services in relation to Smith defalcations 50.00 Justin E. Varney, examination of accounts at Bay State Bank~ relating to Andrew Smith,... 50.00 Committee on Decoration of sol- diers graves, .............. 100.00 Newton P. Frye, legal services-- ~larblehead street crossing,.. 75.00 Newton P. Frye, expenses--Mar- blehead street crossing,. ..... 44.68 $212.41 $617.37 AUDITORS~ REPOET. 19 OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT. GENERAL EXPENSES OF ALMSHOUSE. Paid Peter Strout, services as SuperiE- tendent for one year~ ........ $500.00 Joseph Jacob's, Jr., for coal and lumber, ................... 80.07 Peter Strout, to balance account,. 106.62 MEDICAL ATTENDANCE. Paid C. P. Morrill, M. D., attendance at Almhouse~ .............. $14.00 ~C.P. Morrill, ~I. D., attendance on Mrs. Sarah J. Towne and child, ..................... 8.00 C. P. l~orrill, i~[. D., attendance on Mrs. Sarah J. Grindrod,.. 4.25 C. P. Morrill, l~. D., attendance on case of Daniel Frazier.... 2.50 C. P. 51orrill, 5I. D., attendance on ease of . Abbott, ..... ~°.00 FUNERAL EXPENSES. Paid Charles S. Parker, for Coffin and l~obe for Barzilla Lew, ...... Charles S. Parker, for Coffin and Robe for Benj. Farnham, . ... .Amount ~arried forward, $13.00 13.00 $686.69 $30.75 $26.00 AUDITORS' REPORT. ~mou~t brouqht forward, Paid J. F. Allen, services as Under- taker in case of Barzilla Lew,. $4.00 J.F. Allen, services as Under- taker in case of Benj. Farnham, 4.00 A. P. Cheney, for use of team in case of Lew and Farnham,.., 2.00 RELIEF OUT OF THE HOUSE. Paid for supplies fiirnished Mrs. P. Don- cyan, ..................... $158.18 For supplies furnished Mrs. P. Keating, .................. 153.16 For supplies fm'nished Mrs. P. Mahan, on account of Kelly children, .................. 104.00 For supplies furnished Mm. Sarah J. Towne,. ................ 81.29 For supplies furnished Mrs. Sarah J. Grindrod, ............... 16.48 For supplies furnished ~{rs. Jane Barrows, .................. 15.00 For supplies furnished Mrs. Hulda Stevens, .................. 15.25 For supplies furnished John F. Lord ..................... 13.04 For supplles furnished John A. Woodbury ................ 10.70 For supplies furnished John Frye, 1.00 $26.00 $36.00 $568.10 REFORM INSTITUTIONS. Paid State Reform School for board of John It. Conlon, ........... $52.00 $52.00 AUD~OR8~ REPORT. 21 CITIES AND TOWNS. Paid city of Boston for aid rendered Lucy Brown, .............. $ 65.00 Michael Ryan's family,. ........ 158.00 l~lary A. Stevens, ............. 25.75 Abby E. Tyler, .............. ~ 108.50 Edward Rcxtrow, .............. 7.25 City of Lynn for aid rendered Al- bert Barrows and family~ .... $'218.31 City of Salem, for aid rendered Mrs. N. T. Eastman, ....... 16.50 City of L~wrence for aid rendered John A. Woodbury and family, 7,25 Town of Middlctou for aid ren- dered Mrs. ~lartha Kimball and family,. ............... 14.17 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Paid Geo. B. Loring for team to convey Martin Moran to the State Almshouse, Tewksbury, ..... $$.00 Bradford H. Barden, expense of taking Daniel Frasier to the State Asylum, Danvers,. .... 2.15 RECAPITULATION, Amount appropriated for support of poor, ~lareh 1, 1880 ........ General expense of almshouse,. · · 8686.69 Medical attendance, , .......... 30.75 Funeral expenses .............. 86.00 Relief out of the house, . ....... 568.10 Reform institutions ............. 52.00 Cities and to~ns, ... ~ ......... 620.78 Ineidental~ ................... 5.15 Balance unexpended~ .......... 8620.78 $5.15 $2,500.00 $1,999.42 $500.58 AUDITOn$~ i~EPOI~T. TOWN Of NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH PETER STROUT. To Oash Paid. Supplies to Feb. 15, 1881, . ......... t~408.84 Meat, . ........................... 49.74 Fish, ............................. 10.10 Clothing, . ........................ 47.02 Medicine, ......................... .4.35 Stock~ ............................ 66.00 Pigs, ............................. 15.00 Qrain ............................. 53.96 Seed, ............................. 9.75 Blacksmith, ........................ 14.87 Barrels, .......................... 4.00 Labors .................. ' ......... 93.50 l~epairs, .......................... ?1.88 Incidentals~ ....................... 17.62 eR, ~y Cash Received. For Milk, ........................ · [$267.02 $866.63 PETER STROUT, Superintendent. ~o?E.--0ae hundred and ninety traveling paupers have been accommodated at. the almshouse, the past year at an estimated expense of $76.00. Only seven travelers have applied for lodg- ing since the first of ~lay, 1880, about the time the" Tramp Law" went into effect. A striking example of its worth. Apples, ...................... 146.45 Stock, ....................... 177.50 Calves ........................ 64.80 Pork, ........................ 52.78 Eggs, ........................ 24.74 Cow Hide's, .................. 9.75 Potatoes, ..................... 3.97 Wood, etc, . . 13.00 From treasurer, ............... 106.62 11866.63 AUDITORS' REPORT- 23 STOCK AND TOOLS ON One horse, ..... , .......... Ten cows d~ $35.00,. ............. Three calves fW $12.00, ............ Six shoats, ............... ~ ...... Twenty-seven fowls, .............. Farming tools, ................... Furniture, ....................... SUPPLIES ON HAND AT Seventee~ tons English hay, ....... Five tons Meadow hay,. ............ Ten bushels meal, ................ Three cwt. shorts, ................ Two hundred seventy-five bushels corn on the ear ............... Eight bushels beans, .............. Fifteen lbs. tea, .................. Flour, 1~ bbls., .................. Three hundred lbs. sugar,(brown)- · Forty lbs. sugar, (white) .......... Five gallons oil,. ................. Seventy-two lbs. soap, ............ Twenty lbs. butter, ............... Sixty lbs. coffee .................. Twenty-one lbs. tobaccos .......... Forty lbs. lard ................... Twenty gal. molasses, · ..... .~.. .... Two hundred and fifty gal, cider, ,. Four hundred and fifty gal. vinegar~ Twenty bbls. apples,. ............. Seventy bushels potatoes, ......... Three hundred lbs., pork, ......... Two hundred and rifty lbs., beef,... TOWN FARM. $150.00 350.00 86.00 48.00 15.00 400.00 200.00 $1,199.00 TOWN FARM. $74.00 55.00 6.00 4.00 82.50 16.00 7.50 13.75 22;50 4.00 1.25 4.75 6.40 4.80 9.24 4.00 10.00 20.00 36.00 15.00 49.00 30.00 20.00 $795.69 NOTE.--The Auditor's were much pleased with the neat ap- pearance and healthy condition of everything at the town farm, under the management of Mr. and l~Irs. Strout. AU~ITOR~~ REPOET. INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE. Freeman H. Fuller, age 81: Charles W. Teel, age 59; Hannah E. Frye, age 45; Edmund Briefly, age 39; Susan E. Brlerly, age 36; Sarah E. Briefly, age 6; (~eorge C. MnLaughlin, age 30; Albert F, Barrows, age 30; Hannah Barrows, age 25; Thomas A. Barrows, age 4; Horatio N. Barrows, age 2; Joseph Barrows, age $ months. AUDITORS~ REPORT. Dr. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER To Cask Paid. Sarah W. Stevens, note, ............. Sarah W. Stevens, interest, ........... 3o.oo Enoch Frye, note, ............... $oo. oo Enoch. Frye, interest, ........... . . . ! 5.oo Enoch Frye, note, ............... 600.00 Enoch Frye, interest, .............. ]8.0o George B, Loring, note .............. i,6oo.oo George B. Loring, interest, . .......... 25.27 Bay Sta'te National Bank, interest, ........ 6Loo State Treasurer, liquor licenses, ......... I3[.5o Bay State National Bank, interest, ........ 4t.oo Bay State National Bank, interest, ........ 13.67 State Treasurer, Corporation tax, ......... 97.67 State Treasurer, National Bank tax, ....... 5.6t Essex Savings Bank, interest, ........... ~25.33 Eben Sutton, Treasurer North Andover Library,.. 500.00 Theron Johnson, interest, ............ 175.oo Bay State National Bank, note, .......... $,ooo.oo E. K. Jenkins, Treasurer, County Tax, ....... ~o24.73 Sarah F. Abbott, claim, ............. I,ooo.oo Sarah F. Abbott, interest, ............ 60. oo Bay State National Bank, note, .......... $,ooo.oo Bay State National Bank, note, .......... [,ooo.oo Lucy Prescott, claim, .............. r,ooo, oo Lucy Prescott, interest, ............. 66.67 Mary Prescott, claim, .............. ~,ooo. oo Mary Prescott, interest, ............. 66.67 Chas. Endicott, Treasurer, State Tax, ...... t,86o.oo Theron Johnson, note, ............. 3,500.oo Theron Johnson, interest, ...... - ...... 35.48 Henry Keniston, claim .............. x,7oo.oo Henry Kenlston, interest, ............ 124.66 Daniel F. Gardner, claim, ............ 1,6oo.oo Daniel F. Gardner, interest, ........... tt7.$3 Eben Sutton, Treasurer North Andover Library, Dog Tax for ~85o, . . . . ......... 296.5o Ann Wood, State Aid, ] [ months at $4 per month, , 44.oo Orders drawn by Selectmen for Ovemeer of the Poor, h999.42 " " " " " General 6xpense, . . 9,488.80 " " " " " School Department, io, 365.86 Selectmen and Auditors ............. ~8.oo Cash on hand to balance ............. x,76t.6a in account with HERBERT W. FIELD, Town Treasurer. From former Tre~nrers, ............ St,6sz. z$ City of Haverhill~ Pauper Account, ........ $.oo City of: Boston~ " " ........ I°7'59 Essex Savings Bank, note, ............ 6,000.00 Geo. W. Kittredge, supplies, ...... ..... 7.60 John Pa~khurst, Tuition, ............ 40.00 Bay State National Bank, note, ......... $,ooc~.oo C. S. Stearns, Druggists License,. ........ I.oo George Morton, Liquor " . ........ ]75.00 Daniel Dwane, · ....... ' t75'°° Edward Cooper, " ......... [75.00 Bay State National Bank, note ........... 3,o°°.oo los. F. Allen, A. ucdoneer's License,. ...... Bay State National Bank. note, ......... I,ooo.oo James C. Carleton, Auctioneer's License, ..... 2.00 State and Military Aid,. ............ 36t'24 State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, .... - .... Davis & Furber, old pipe ............. 7 Johnson [-Ugh School,. ............ I7.41 Chas. Endicott, Treasurer, Corporation Tax,... 3,~$o.45 Chas. Endicott. Treasurer,{National Bank}Tax,.. %825-~- Chas. Endicott, Treasurer, State]Aid,. ...... x33.°° Theron Johnson, note, ............. 4,°°o.oo Wm. J. Dale, Jr., grass, . ............ 3.00 E. K. Jenkins, Treasurer. Dog Licenses for t88o,.. ~96.5o Massachusetts School Fund ............ 2o3'48 Town of Bradford, Pauper Account, ....... 9. oo City of Boston, . ...... r°4'°° Rebecca Barker. grass .............. 2.00 O. F. Spofford, Rent of Town Hall, ....... tSLoo los. F. Allen, Taxes for ~$79, · ......... 588'°° los. F. Allen. Taxes not assessed, . ....... 42.79 [os. F. Allen, Taxes for i88o, . ......... z~,757'~8 North Andover, Feb. 15, [88n Gr. 849,971.79 HERBERT W. FIELD, Treasurtr. AUDITORS~ REPORT. Dr, JOSEPH F. ALLEN, COLLECTOR in account with Taxes not assessed, ............. $42.79 Taxes due in 1879~ .............. 825.01 Assessors warrant for taxes, 1880, . 23,791.26 $24,659.06 TAYLOR FUND. Taylor representation fund, ...... 8100.00 Former income, ................ 61.64 Income for the year 1880, ........ 6.50 $168.14 AUDITORS~ REPORT. 29 HERBERT W. FIELD, Treas. Town of North Andover. Cr. By Cash ......................... $42.79 By cash for taxes of 1879, ........ 588.00 By cash for taxes of 1880, ........ 22~787.18 Amount due and unpaid taxes for 1879, ................... 237.01 Amount due and unpaid taxes for 1880~ ................... L054.08 $24~659.06 30 AUDFrOH8~ BEPOR?. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, In account with Committee o~ the ~ommo~, 1880. Dr. By appropriation 5Iareh, 1880, ......... $300.00 Paid Peter Holt, for labor,. ............ $241.38 F. O. Hanaford, for labor, ........ 3.95 F. P. Hanaford, for labor ......... 4.40 M. Brennan, for labor, ............ 3.43 Eben Fish, for labor .............. 8.01 Edward Adams, for labor,. ........ 28.11 Scott & Victor, for grass seed, ..... 2.24 Boynton & Thissell, for drain pipe, 4.32 James T. 'Johnson, trees and setting same, ....................... 4.00 Balance in Town Treasury, . ....... 16 Rec'd for grass sold Geo. H. Tuttle, .... 6.00 Geo. H. Tuttle's due bill for s~anding wood, ....................... 2.50 Lumber sold at publio auction, .... 6.95 Paid J. F. Allen, auctioneer ........... 1.00 Geo. H. Turtle, for labor, ......... 6,00 Boynton & Thissell, for drain pipe, 1.44 C. H. Butterfleld. for gravel, ....... 3.60 Balance to be expended, ....... 3.39 $315.43 $315.43 HmAa BEaR~, ~ Committee on the I. F. OsoooD, j Common. North Andover, Feb. 12, 1881. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, In account w~th Comraitte on Memorial Day. Dr. Gte. By appropriation March 1st, 1880~ ...... $100.00 Paid Mrs. L. S. Waterman for flowers,. ~17.20 A. P. Cheney, for teams, .......... 6.00 Amounts carried forward, 823.20 8100.00 AUDITORS~ REPORT. 81 Amounts brought forward, $28.20 Paid American brass band, ............. 33.00 Scott & Victor, provisions, ........ 5.18 Towne & Fuller, provisions,. ...... 4.45 J. (~. Brown, lemons, ............ 2.39 J. Kent, bread, ................. 1.50 George Levy, services, ............ 5.00 George S. Merrill & Crocker, print- ing, ........................ 1.00 F. Coan, services, ................ 1.50 D. Allen, milk, ...... ...... ~ ...... 45 Edward Bntterworth, singing,. .... 2.00 William Blackmer, ............... 1.00 Improvements on G. A. R., lot, .. · 19.40 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 North Andover, Dec. 27th, 1880. ~V~xq~rHIAS BIXBY, ~ WILLIAI~ LAINC-, ~ Committee. REPORT OF ASSESSORS. Whole number of ratable polls, 882. 2~ggregate of personal estate, .... · Aggregate of real estate, ........ Amount of State tax, ........... ,' County tax, ......... " Town grant, ......... " Overlay, ............ l~oll tax~... .................... Tax on personal estate, ......... Tax on real estate, ............ $579,069.00 1,559,465.00 .$2,138,584.00 1,860.00 2,024,73 19,000.00 906.17 $23,790.90 1,764.00 5~964.41 16,062.49 $28,790.90 AUDITOnS~ REI~ORT o Rate of taxation per $1,000,... $10.30 Total number of dwelling-houses~ 625 " " Horses, . ....... 858 ~' " Cows, ......... 709 ,6 ~, Sheep, ........ 219 '~ " acresofland taxed, 15,830 9-20 CHARLES F. JOHNSON, ~ CLINTON C. BARKER, ~ Assessors. CALVIN REA, ~ NORTH ~IqDOYER, JA~. 1, 1881. To the Selectmen of the Town of _~Yorth Andover : Gentlemen: I herewith submit the Annual Report on the condition of the North Andover Public Library, for the year ending December 81, 1880:-- Number of volumes added during the year, 870 Number of volumes now in the library, 4,754 Number of borrowers, during the year, 894. Circulation of books during the year, 16,800 Very Respectfully, EB~-~ SUTTON. AUDITOI~S~ REPORT. Dr, Cash paid for books, $409.70; Binding $65.02, ................. $474.72 Cash paid A. L. Smith, librarian, ...... 90.62 " H.B. Stevens~ ............. 59.38 NORTH ANDOVER LIBRARY in Account " Mrs. Moulton, janitrix, ...... 50.00 " Chas. E. Foye, ass't librarian,. 25.00 " E. 0sgood, " " 25.00 " Rand, Avery & C9.~ tags~ .... 12.00 " Geo. S. Merrill & Crocker, printing, ................ 10.00 '~ J. Jacobs~ Jr., coal, ........ 7.00 " Postal cards, doc., .......... 6.83 " Express~ .................. 5.80 " P.P. Dorr, carpenter, ....... 4.50 " Wm. Laing, wood, ......... 2.72 $77~{.07 214.00 8987.10 AUDITORS' REPORT. 35 with EBEN SUTTON, Treasurer. 1880, Jan. 1, 15. Sept, 18. Dec. $1. 1881. 3an. 1. $151.96 Balarl~se~,, · · ,o, · · oo · .... · · Treasurer l~orth Andover, Dog TaX, ·. .......... 8805.22 Treasurer North Andover, Dog Tax, ............ 500.00 A. L. Smith, Fines, ....... 2.30 Horace B, Stevens, Fines,. ~ 27.62 $29.92 $987,1~ By Balance, ............... 214.08 EBEN SUTTON, Treasurer. North Andover, Jan. 1, 1881. SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY. Town house and land adjoiuiug (in- cluding high school house), .... 820,000.00 Eugiue house .................... 500.00 Steamer engine house, ............ 2,500.00 Library building, ................. 500.00 Steamer l~ben Sutton apparatus, .... 3,500.00 Two hand engines, . .............. 500.00 ]~'urniture in Seleetmen's off]ce, ..... 100.00 Standard weights and measures, .... 125.00 School house property (not including high school,) ................ 38,000.00 Town farm and buildings, ......... 6,000.00 Safe at town house~ .............. 175.00 $71,900.00 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN. LIA. BILITIE8, Notes payable. Essex savings bank, not~, ......... Theron Johnson, note, ............ $6,000.00 4,000.00 ASSETS, Cash in treasurer's hauds, ......... $1,761.62 State aid, ....................... 48.00 Unpaid taxes, ................... 1,291.09 Balance against the town, ......... $10,000.00 $3,100.71 $6,899.29 AITD ri'ORS~ REPORT. 37 REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. For schools and repairs, .......... $9,000.00 roads and bridges, · .......... 4,500.00 support of poor ................ 2,500.00 general exPenses, ............ $,000.00 CHARLES F. JOHNSON, CLINTON C. BARKER, CALVIN RE~, NA'rHANIEL PETERS~ J. G~L~ERT CnAO~OK, DANIEL ~. CARLETON~ Committee. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1880. Number of births registered, ..................... ]Kales, .................................... 46 Females, .................................. 34 Born of American parents, ............... 33 " Irish ,, ............... 13 E gl' h ,, ....... 10 " Scotch ,, ........... 2 " Danes - .:~.....o.. .... .. 1 Prtg .... ~ O U uese, ~ ..... .... . . Others are those where the father and mother different nations. Number of marriages registered, .................. Oldest groom, ...... 70 ,, bride, .............................. 56 Youngest groom, .......................... 19 " bride, ........................... 18 Number of deaths registered, .................... Males . . 98 ' Females 30 OF THE TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, 80 are of 22 58 38 AUDITORS'. REPORT. Number of American birth, ...................... 26 Foreign " ........................ 32 Under 10 years of age, ................ 29 Between 10 and 20 years 9fage, ........ 2 Between' 20 and 30 years of age, ...... 4 " 30 " 40 " "· ..... 5 " 40 " 50 " " ...... 1 " 50 " 60 " '" ...... 2 " 60 " 70 "' "'. ..... 3 " 70 " 80 " " . ..... 9 " 80 " 90 " "· ..... 1 Over 90 '~ " ...... 1 Oldest person, Hepsikiah Tucker, 90 years, 6 months, 11 days. N(YrE.--In concluding this report the Auditor's desire to call the attention of the town to the unsafe conditibn of valuable papers and books in the office at the Almshouse, as the old safe, in which they are kept, cannot be locked, which leaves them almost entirely unprotected from fire or burglars. The new safe being at the Town House, is comparatively useless, as the Select- men need their books and papers at the office where they meet. A change of some kind seems desirable and necessary. Respectfully submitted, M. S. JENKINS, NATHANIEL PETERS, Auditors. J. GILBERT CHADWICK, NORTH ANDOVER, ~IASSACHUSETTS~ April 6th, 1880. To the Board of Select.men: GrN~EMr. N :---The committee appointed to settle the irregu- larities of Andrew Smith, late Town Treasurer, so far as the town is financially affected, are prepared to report. That they have carefully examined the transactions of said Smith, and have consulted,eminent legal authorities upon the peculiar phases of the case. The advice of Counsel warrants the committee in making the following decision. ~UDITORS~ REPORT. The claims of Mrs. Sarah F. Abbott, Mrs. Lucy Prescott and Miss Mary Prescott, are pronounced good, becanse, although the notes which these person~ hold, have been entered as paid upon the town books, it is a fact that they never have been paid. The town have, (as is shown by the Treasurer's books), received the money, and the Selectmen originally knew of~ and approved of the hiring of the funds of these individuals, hence the town is still legally held for the payment of these debts. The committee also decide that the claim of Mr. Daniel F. Gardner is good for the amount of $1,600, (Sixteen hundred · dollars,) as this sum was, on Hatch 15th, 1877, hired by the town of Mr. Gardner, and was with the knowledge of the Selectmen so hired, this loan was also properly entered upon the town books, and although at another 'time this sam was, by the books said to be paid, it was a fraudulent entry. The bal- ance of Mr. Gardner's note is not a lawful claim against the town for reasons hereafter given. In the matter of Mr. Henry Kenistoa, the committee con- clude that the amount of $1,700, (seventeen hundred dollars), is v. alid loc the reason that apart of the above sum (1,000,) was hired wi'th the knowledge and consent of the Selectmen, was properly entered upon the towns books, and has never been paid, though Smith falsely represented it as paid upon the town books. The balance ($700) the committee allow, because they are satisfied that this sum was f~lsely endorsed by Smith upon a valid note of Mr. Kcniston. The remainder of Mr. Kenlston's claim the committee rejeet~ for reasons given elsewhere. Below please find a SUMi~ARY Or V~LID CLAIMS. Mrs. Sarah F. Abbott, ............... $1,000.00 Mrs. Lucy Prescott, ................. 1,000.00 Miss Mary Prescott, ............. ~... 1,000.00 Mr. Daniel F. Gardner~ ............. 1,60.0.00 Mr. Henry Keniston~ ................ 1,700.00 Total · · $6,300.00 40 AUDITOR$~ REPORT. The Committee decide that the following are not valid against the town~ because these sums were hired by Andrew Smith, without the knowledge of the Seiectmen, ~nd have never been entered upon the town books, nor received by the town. SC~ARr OF ZNVXL~n CL~Z~S. Mrs. Lydia J. Abbott, .... , ........... $5,400.00 Mr. Asa Abbott, ..................... 100.00 Mr. Henry Keniston,. ................ 3,300.00 Mrs. Mary A. Muslin, ................ 500.00 Mrs. Sarah J. Taylor, ................ 400.00 Mr. George B. Loring, ................ 1,000.00 Mr. Daniel F. Gardner, ............... 400.00 Mr. Charles F. Sauuders, .............. 2,100.00 Mr. Abbott Prescott, .................. 500.00 Mr. William B. Chadwick, ............. 1,600.00 Total, ........................ $15,300.00 The Committee are not yet prepared to report upon the status of affairs concey, ning the bondsmen. Very respectfully submitted, EBF, Iq SUTTON, ~ GEO. E. DAVIS, L CO~?T~. JOS. It. STONE;) To the Selectmen of ~Vorth .dndover : The committee on the defaulcation of Andrew Smith, late town treasurer, make this additional report covering matters not ascertained at the time of their former report or not fully discussed therein. 1st--It appears that only two of Smith's official bonds, as Treasurer, are in existence, viz. those for the years 1878 and 1879, all the others were given up to Smith by the Selectmen from time to time after the expiration of the year i'or which they were seve~lly given~ and without doubt have been de- stroyed. There is no record showing who were sureties on the AUDITORS' REPORT. 41 missing bonds, but it could probably be shown that George L. Davis was one of the sureties on all of them; and that Ebon Sutton, John A. Wiley, Theron Johnson and Hoses T. Stevens, were severally co-sureties with ~r. Davis on some of them. We have been unable to obtain certain information as to the sureties on any particular one of the missing bonds, save that for the year 1869, George L. Davis and Ebon Sutton were the sureties. On the two bonds in existence, ~/Iessrs. Davis and Johnson were sureties for 1878, and ]~[essrs. Davis and Stevens for 1879. All these bonds were, without doubt, in the same form as the annexed copy, and the signers liability is joint and not several, which fact adds materially to the difficulty of the situation. COPY OF BOND. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, Andrew Smith of North Andover, in the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as principal, and George L. Davis and Moses T. Stevens, of said North Andover, as sureties, are belden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto the said town of North Andover, in the full and just sum of fifteen thousand dollars, to be paid unto the said town, to which payment will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the Fourteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.nine. The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas, said Andrew Smith has been chosen Treasurer and Collector of taxes, for said town of North Aadovcr, for the current year, and has accepted said offices and been duly sworn to the faithful discharge o£ the duties thereof, respectively. ' Now if the said Andrew Smith, shaI1 as Treasurer and Collector, as afore. said, faithfully collect, account for and pay over ail the taxes which he shall be legally required to collect, and also faithfully discharge all other legal duties of said offices, then this obligation slmll be void, otherwise to remain, ih full force and virtue. Executed in presence of J. L. TATTERSALL TO A. SMITH, ANDI~.RW SMITH. CHARLES A. PILLING TO G. L.D. GrORnR L. ])AVIS, A. 1). STZV~S. Mos~ T. ST~VRNS. AUDITORS' REPORT. Sd. Smith has concealed or destroyed all the checks which he drew against his bank account as treasurer, and all papers and vouchers, save those relating to his last year of service. The only written evidence of his financial transactions we have thus far found is contained in ~;he Treasurer's Cash Book, which covers all the years of his service. The books of the Bay State National Bank, where the town's money was depos- ited, do not show in whose favor the cheeks were drawn, or to who,n they were paid, but simply the date and amount of each payment. Smith declares that he is unable to tell what sums he has wrongfully taken, or when he took them, and has no means of fixing the a~nounts or dates, lie borrowed considerable sums of money ko~n iedi¥iduals, and had many dealings with private banking houses on his private account. All payroents made by him on these accounts were in bank bills, and we are unable to ascertain to what extent he used the town's money for that purpose. 3d. The payments entered on the Treasurer's Casi~ Book appears to be correct, with certain exceptions, namely: A. Certain entries purporting to represent payments of cer- tain notes and parts of notes, which payments were never made. B. Certain entries purporting to represent payments for interest on notes. We and instances where the amounts paid by Smith as interest on what he claimed ~o be town notes, were in excess of the amounts entered by hi~n on the Cash book. The reason for discrepancies of this class must be obvious to all familiar with the case. 4th. The committee have called upon the gentlemen known to be sureties on Smith's bonds to pay iuto the town treasury the amount stolen by their principal, without waiting for the town to resort to legal proceedings, but they all decline to pay any sum whatever, until their legal liability therefor has been determined. 5th. The committee have laid a full statement of the facts in the ease before eminent counsel and have been advised as follows: AUDITORS' I~EPORT. 4S It would be necessary for the town to prove'who signed each bond on which suit should be brought, for the bonds being in joint form, the signers on each bond must be sued jointly. one surety can be proceeded against separately, therefore, · Davis, though one of the two sureties on all the bonds cannot be sued separately for one half of the deficit. The custom of returning the bonds to Smith, at the expiration of a year or two from their dates, was wrong. These bonds were valid for twenty years from their date, and were valuable property of the town. They should have been carefully preserved until lapse of time made them worthless. Suit could be brought on the lost bonds, but the making and signing of the bond would have to be strickly proven, as would also a loss or defalcation during the time covered by the bond. Investments and purchases of stock by Sm,ith in any particular year do not prove a breach of the bond for that year. It would have to be shown that the money so used was the town's mouey. Nor do the false entries of payments of, or on notes prove a breach, for no money was actually paid so far as is known, and these entries were simply a part of Smith's system of fraud. Counsel say: In a suit at ]aw to recover of Smith's bondsmen any sum. or sums, it would devolve upon the town to show at what particu- lar time such sums were abstracted by Smith. The basis for a suit must be that particular bond wt~ich protected the treasury at time the peculation took place. No set of sureties will be made to pay for a loss which may possibly have taken place before or after the period for which they bound themselves to indemnify the town. Hence it is necessary to fix the date of the abstraction of each and every sum. It will be understood readily~ that the obligation to fix dates of peculation is a great obstacle in the way of the town's remedy. Difiqcult under nearly all circumstances, it is peculiarly so in this case where checks and othe.r papers have bben destroyed. Smith's custom of drawing cash from the bank in considerable sums to keep by him~ and mingling the same with his own and with borrowed money in utter confimion~ makes it well nigh impossible to trace the town's money after it came into his hands. 44 AUDITORS~ REPORT. In view of the foregoing facts and legal opinion, the commit- tee will not begin suit~ on any of tl~e bonds unless specially instructed thereto by ~he town, or unless further evidence should come to light. EBEN SUTTON, } GEO. E. DAVIS, ~ Committee. J. H. STONE. ] North Andover, J~nuary 13, 1881. TOWN WARRANT. I~SSEX~ S.S. To Bradford H. Burden, one of the Gonsta- bles of the town of North Andover. Greeting: In the name et'the Commonwealth of i~assachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town Of North Andover, qualified by law to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Mon- day, the seventh day of March next, at twelre o'clock, noon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz :-- A~r. 1st. To choose a ]Yioderator to preside in said meet- ing. AnT. 2. To choose a Town Clerk for the year ensuing, A~r. 3. To see if the town will accept the Auditor's Report. A~T. 4. To choose Selectmen, Assessors~ Overseers of the Poor, Town Treasurer~ one School Committee for three years, and one for two years~ one Road Commissioner for three years~ Collector o£Taxes~ Board of Health, Constables, and all the necessary Town Officers foe. the ensuing year. ART. 5. To determine what method the town will adopt to repair the highways: and what compensation they will pay for labor, for the year ensuing. AR~. 6. To see what sum of money the town will raise to repair its highways and bridges.. ART. 7. TO see what sum of money the town will raise for the support of schools in the town~ for the ensuing year. ARr. 8. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the support of the poor, the year ensuing. ARr. 9. To see what sum of money the town will raise to defray the necessary expenses arisin~g in said town. 46 AUDITORS' REPORT. ART. 10. To see what compensation the town will pay the collector of taxes, for the ensuing year. ART. 11. TO see if the town will authorize the Town Treas- urer to hire money for the use of the town when necessary, upon the approval of the Selectmen. ART. 12. To determine what compensation the town will pay to members of engine companies for their services, the ensuing year. ART. 13. To see if the town will accept and revise the list of names for jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen. ART. 14. TO see if the town will pay to thc Treasurer of the Library, the money received' from thc County Treasurer, for dog Licenses, to aid in the support of the Library. ART. 15. TO see if the town will raise five hundred dollars for the support of, and purchase of books for the Library. ART. 16. To see if the town will take any action towards paying the claims against the town, pronounced "not valid," on April 6, 1880, by the report of the committee appo;.nted by the town to settle irregularities of Andrew Smith, late Town Treasurer, on petition of Chas. E. Stillings and others. A~T. 17. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars to defray the expenses of decorating the Soldiers' graves on the thirtieth day of May next. ART. 18. To see if the town will vote to build a school- house, and authorize the Selectmen to purchase land for the same in the vicinity of Marblehead street, for the accommoda- tion of thc young children residing in that vicinity, on petition of A. !2V. Brainerd and others. ART. 19. TO see if the town will build a Reservoir in that part of the town, know as Union Heights, on petition of Joseph Trombley and others. ART. '20. To see if the town will accept of a piece of road leading from the corner of Third Street and Maple Avenue, to what is known as the Old Road, as laid out by the Road Com- missioners: on petition of George E. Hathorn and others. AUDITORS' REPORT. 47 ART. 21. To see if the town will accept of a piece of road leading from Water Street, (between the Engine House and St. Michael's Hall) to Main Street~ as laid out by the Road Com- missioners, on petition of John W. Richardson and others. AnT. 2'2. To see if the town will vote to exempt from taxa- tion from .lannary 1, 188l, to January 1, 1890, all real es- tate that hereafter sh~ll be taken and used for the purpose of establishing and maintaining any lawful manufacturing business on petition of John'L. Webster and others. A~T. 23. To see if the town will vote to change the. name .of Boston Street, to Osgood Street, on petition of T. Osgnod Wardwell and others. AliT. 24. To see if thc town will vote tochange the name of Front Street to Andover Street, upon petition of Joseph P. Blake and others. ART. 25. Shall the Selectmen be authorized to grant licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town. ART. 26 To sde if the town will appropriate five hundred dollars to build an arched bridge of brick or stone over Co- chichewick Brook, near Sutton's Mills. ART. 27. To act on any other business that may legally 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, two Sqndays at least before the time of holding said meeting. ttereoffail 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 Audover, this seventeenth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. CHARLES F. JOHNSON, ~ Selectmen CLINTON C. BARKER, I of CALVIN REA, North Andover. AUDITORS'. ~ REPORT TOWN OF NORT~ ANDOVER, FOR THE 7'~4I~ ~V~DIArG t(~BRUAR$~ 14. 1~$2, AND LAYVRENCE, bIAS$,: AUDITORS' REPORT. REOEIPTS AND EXPENEIITUi~ES OF T~E - TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, FOR THE :FEAR EA,1)I1VG .~'.EBR U'A R I' 14~ 1882, SUPPLEMENT TO AtII][TORg' REPORT FOR YEAR ENDINg FEB, 15, 1881, LAWRENCE~ MASS,: SUPPLEMENT TO AUDITORS' REPORT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB, 15, 1881. 'By a vote of the Town at the Annual Meeting, held in March, 1881, the Auditors' Report, for the year ending Feb. 15th previous~ was recommi%ted to the Auditors to be revised, reprinted and distributed to tl~e voters of the Town, for their acceptance before the Annual Meeting in'March, 1882. Such recommittal was occasioned by'the desire of the School Committee to have certain changes made as to the financial showing of their department, and to make a slight, addition to the Report which was unintentionally omitted by the Audi- tots when the Report was printed. Although the vote of the Town was, in fact, an instruction to the Auditors to reprint the whole Report in its revised form, yet the Auditors were of the opinion that all alleged defects could be cured by adding a Supplement to the Report presented last year, thereby saving the Town more .than one hundred dol- lars expense, and have the Report equally acceptable. Acting under that opinions we present the following Supple- ment, which together with the Report made last year, we ask the voters of the Town to accept as the Auditors' Report fur the year ending Feb. 15tl~ 1881, viz.: Ia the Report of last year the amount of $$60.00 paid.to A. D. Swan, for insurance, ~s charged to the Merrimac School, whereas it should be charged to the Town House account, which will make the expense of rite Merrimac Scheol $4,309.11, AUDITORS~ I~EPORT. instead of $4,669.11, and the Town House account iastead of $230.79. In the last Report, under the School Department, it reads as follows: Amount appropriated March 1, 1880, for School Department,.. ............................ $8,500 00 Amount o£ orders drawn in School Department,.. · 10,265 86 Amount of orders overdrawn, ................... 1,765 86 It should read as follows: Amount appropriated March 1, 1880, for School Department, ............................. $8,500 00 Amount from Mass. School Fund, . ............. 203 48 " '~ John Parkhurst, tuition,. .......... 40 O0 " " George W. Kittredge, supplies~ .... 7 60 " " Wm. J. Dale, Jr., grass~ .......... 3 $8,754 08 Amount of orders drawn in School Departmcnt, to Feb. 15, 1881, ........................... ;$9.805 86 Amount of orders overdrawn, .................. !,051 78 The amount paid to the School Committee for their services was also charged to the School Department, and is included in the above amount of orders drawn, whereas it has usually been charged as officers'.scrvices. The Auditors are of the opinion that it should be charged to the School Department, and there- fore leave ihat amount asit appeared last year. When it was known that Andrew Smith was a defaulter as Town Treasurer, the Selectmen took possession of the hooks and money that he had on hand, and appointed Joseph P. Blake Town Treasurer, to whom they passed the same, and he held the office until ~he Aunual Meeting in March, 1880, when Herbert W. Field was elected Treasurer. Although Mr. BL~ke transacted no business as Treasurer, yet his account with the Town should have appeared in the last Report; but as no Report was presented at' the meeting of the Auditors~ as is AUDITORS' REPORq~- 5 customary for the Treasurer to do,,the matter was forgotten, accordingly we now present to the Town the following: JOSE?K P. BLAKI~, Tow1~ ~88o. Feb. 13~h, cash reueived from Selectmen, ........ $233 15 " deposi~d ia Bay St~ ~ationsl Bank,.. t~389 13 $1,622 28 IN ACCOUNT WITH TO~rN 0r ~ORTH ANDOVER. March 2d, paid Herbert W. Field, Town Treasurer, cash, ............................ " 'paid Herbert W. Field, Town Treasurer, deposit in Bay State National Bank,.. 1,389 81,622 98 The foregoing constitutes ihe Supplement to the Report of last year~ which in connection with that Report we respectfully submit to the Town for acceptance as the Auditors' Report for year ending Feb. 1.5, 1881. M. S. JENKINS, NATIIANIEL PETERS,i AUDITORS. J. GILBERT CHADWICK, kUDITORS' REPORT. FEBRU.ARY 14: ~188~. The Auditors of the Town of North Andover having examined the various accounts of the Town Officers for the financial year ending Feb. 14, 1882, and finding them ali correctly kept, With satisfactory vouchers for the same, respectfully submit the following Report to the Town for their acceptance. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. AMOUNT PAID FOR SCHOOLS SINCE LAST REPORT, High School. Paid George N, Cross, teaching 22 weeks 2 days ........................ $560.00 Chaxles S. palmer, teaching 28 weeks,.. 700.00 Annie L. Sargent, " 47 we6ks,.. 470.00 Edward Butterworth, teaching music,.. 51.50 Orin F. Spofford, janitor, ............ 150.00 /~dward McKone, coal, ............. 215.04, Edward Adams, wood, ............. 10.50 Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor, ...... 22.86 John H. Rea, stock and labor, ....... 6.06 George S. Merrill, priming, ......... 2.25 Amount carried fo~,/~ard, $2,188.21 AUDIeI'O RS' .REPORT. A~noun! brought fomva~'d Paid S. A. Ellis, tuning piano, ........... $ 2.50 Dyer &Co., " " ........... C. C. Tompkins, drugs, chemicals, etc., Journal l~'ewspaper Co., advertising,.. George ~. Cross, supplies, .......... John W. Richardson, supplies,. ...... Edward W. Green, " . ...... E. S. Ritchie, " ....... Charles S. 8tesrus, " ....... John G. :Brown, " ....... Town &:Fu]ler, " ....... Davis & Furber, " , ...... 2.50 14.50 8.00 .65 .15 4.15 53.71 2.33 7.25 1.50 4.83 $2,188.21 $2,285.28 Merrlmac School. Paid Alfred L. Smith, teaching 47~ weeks $1,181.58 Emma I. Cheney, Jessie B. F. Green, " 26 " Hannah C. Carle~on, " 48 " Laura A. Bailey, " 48 " Mary E. Quealey, " 48 " Annie G. Card, " 43 " Annie 5/. Osgood, " 51 " Georgianna Bassett, " 26 " Jennie I. Kershaw, " 7 " Phineas Foster, janitor, ............. Arthur Stott, " .... Geo. H. MoUlton," ............. J. Q. Moulton, cleaning and sweeping, Edward McKone, coal, ........ Charles ~. ~ os~er, wood ............ . . Iqew England School Furnishing Co., seats and desks, ............... 212.50 278.67 516.00 504.00 451.50 430.00 497.25 182.00 47.60 126.00 14.50 14.00 123.88 224.00 9.81 189.50 Amount carried forward, $4,947.79 .Amouut brought fo?'ward, Paid Davis & Fnrber, stock, . .......... $44.42 Phineas Foster, stock and labor, .... 17.,55 Aaron G. Rea~ " " . ... 28.28 Samuel Holroyd, stock, labor, paint- ing, . ......................... 86.57 William Flynn. labor,., ........... 16.00 Henry Keniston, stock and labor,... 14.00 G. B. Smart & Co, stock aud labor on flnmace, .................... 190.28 Edward W. Green, freight on grates, 5.84 Henry Riley, drawing gravel, ...... 54.00 George G. Adams, services, ....... 3.00 C. A. Metcalf, supplies, ........... 2.80 Edwa~:d W. Greea, supplies ......... 4.65 John G. Brown, " ........ 12.06 Tompkins & Mann, " ........ 40.17 John W. Richardson," ........ 2.41 Town & Fuller, " ........ 1.34 Centre School, Paid EmilyF~ Carleton~ teaching 51weeks, $637.50 Bfabcl E. Blake, teaching 51 weeks~ 505.$5 James L. Kimball janitor, ......... 112.70 Edward Mci{one, coal, ............ 169,00 Edward Adams, wood, ..; ......... 83.80 James L. I{imball, stock and labor,.. 32.90 S. F. Holt, stock and labor,. ...... 1.75 G. B. Smart & Co., stock and labm', 18.41 H. H. Bishop, supplies, ............ 75 I. F. Osgood, books and st~pplies,... 1.30 Boston School Snpply Co., supplies, 3.75 Baker, Pratt & Co;, supplies ........ 4.83 Joseph Huse & Son, furnace grate,.. 9.35 $4~947.79 $5,471.15 $1~529.39 REPORT~ Farnham ,School. Paid M. Nettle Bert~', teaching 51 weeks, $459.00 John J. Foster, janitor,. ~: ......... 21.25 B. II. Farnum, wood, ............. 31.50 H. H. Bishop, stock and labor, ...... 75 James L. Kimball, labor, .......... 4.50 D. A. Car]eton, supplies, .......... 3.35 School. Paid Jessie B. F. Green, teaching 26 weeks, $250.00 M. Alice Pollard, teaching 25 weeks, 208.00 John A. Bencker, janitor,. ......... 13.00 ~Lawrenee G. Lacy, wood~ .......... 25.75 J. L. Kimball, labor, ..... ' ......... 3.25 I. F. Osgood, books and supplies,... 1.00, D. A. Carleton, supplies ........... '2 05 Pond School. ~'aid Hannah F. Carleton~ teaching 51 weeks ......................... $408.00 Freddie Hermann. janitor, . ........ 6.50 James 3lanion, " . ........ 4.00 Natt. Foster~ ,, .........~ 4.50 Wendell Tattle. ,, . ........ ~.00 John P. Foster, wood,. ............ 15.40 Joseph Carleton, stock and labor,.. · 18.60 Henry Quimby, stock ....... .. ... . 16.95 L. Huntoon & Son, clock .......... 2.50 D. A. Carle~on, supplies,, ......... 2.35 River School, Paid Carrie W.. Needam, teaching 51 weeks $386.00 George D. IIayes, jan~tor, ......... 13.00 George L. Barker, wood, .......... 13.50 ppli Town & Fuller, su es, .......... 1.15 Johu W. Richardson, supplies~ ...... 70 Edward W. Green, supplies, ........ 75 $519135 $503.05 $480.80 $415.10 Union School. :Paid. Jennie L Kershaw~ teachlug,, ...... $'200.00 Edward Mci{one, eo~.l, ............ 14.00 George L. Barlcer, wood, . ......... 6.00 C. A. ~Ietcalf~ hand bell, . .......... 95 ;N. E. School Furnishing Co., supplies 10.75 Dax, is & Furher, pump,. ........... 7.00 John W. Richardson, supplies, ...... 1 .'25 L. D. De~lars, clock, ............. 3.00 $242.95- Union School House. Amount appropriated Mar. 7, 1881, for new school hous~e, . ............................... $2,000.0(~ Paid Pedrick & Closson, school house lot, $200.00 James T. Johnson, recording deed,. · 1.00 Patrick P. Daw, contract 6n school house .......................... 1,545.40 P. P. Daw~ extra labor on school honse ~04.19 Henry Keuiston, con~rect on cellar to school house ........ `271.08 '~ " extra labor on school house,. .......... 36.00 George G. Adams, plans and speei~ cations ................. , ...... 15.00 C. H. Littlefield, services, .......... 4.00 Henry Riley, drawing grayel,. ...... 10.00 Henry Keniston, stock and labor, .. · 28.40 Excelsior School Furnishing Co. seats and desks, .......... ........... 129.72 J. A. Smart~ agent, tnsurance~ ..... 18J5 Joseph Twombly, stock and labor, .. 9.75 G. B. Sma~ & Co., stock and labor, 39.61 James Brlerley, " ', 88.95 George Wil~on, '~ ' ,, 25.50 Overdrawn appropriation~ .............. $2,522.~5 $522.35 AUDITORS~ REPORT. Incidental Expenses. ~ald Edward Butterworth, teaching music, $205.00 . Geo. L. Harris, truant officer ....... 10.00 S. F. Holt,, truant officer ........... 5.00 George S. Merrill, printing School Report, ....................... 53.50 Briggs & Allyn, glass. &c .......... 19.50 S.F. Holt, storing school furniture, 1'2.00 Edward W. Green, postage, stationery, &c., .......................... 5.75 Pedrick and Closson, gravel,. ...... 1'2.00 FAward Butterworth, books and sup- plies .......................... 14.70 Josselyn's express ................. 1.00. Ginn, Heath & Co,, supplies ....... 7.70 J. L. Hammett. " . ..... ]4.50 I. F. Osgood. " . ..... 5.91 Pulsifer, Jordan & Wilson, supplies, 20.70 Edwards & Linnell. " 10.46 N. E. School Furnishing Co., ;' 20.50 School Committee. ~Paid Daniel A. Car[eton, services 1880 .. $ 95.00 Edward W. Green~ " " ·. 80.00 Charles t'. M'orriU, to Oct. 1, 1881,.. 50.00 Edward W. Green. " " .. 50.00 Recapitulation, .Amount appropriated March 7, 1881, for School Department ............. $9000.00 From 3lassachusetts School Fund ...... 208.08 Sawyer Brothers. Tuition ........ 35.00 1! $275.00 $9,'244.08 $418.22 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount of orders drawn for School Department is as follows :- Teaching ........................ $9,129~45 Fuel and Janitors ................ 1,373.63 Repairs, books and supplies ....... 944.00 Incidentals ...................... 418.22 School Committee, services ........ 275.00 ---- $12,140.80' Amount of' orders overdrawn ........ 2~896.22 1NOrrE.--In the above amount of orders drawn for teaching, is included the amount of $1,086.65 drawn to pay for teaching during the month of February, 188'2. Although orders for that amount have been drawn by the Selectmen and charged upon their books to thc School Department, the Treasurer has not 3'et paid them, as the money is not due the teachers until March 1, 1882, and the above amount will appear in the T~easurer's. account as a part of the cash on hand. As in pre-~ious reports of the Auditors, the orders drawn for teaching, have only ered one year, to wit :--to February 1, of each year, and as this .report gives the amount drawn to March 1, of this year, a ·..peri°d of thirteen months, it will dppear that the amount of overdrawn orders for one year ending February 1, 1882 is $1,809.57. This change arises from the new 'method' adopted by the Town Treasurer, for the accommodation of the teachers. AUDITORS~ REPORT. 18 SELECTMEN$' REPORT. OFFICERS' SERVICES. ]?aid Bradford H. Barden, constable, 1880..$ '20.00 William Gile, constable, 1880 ....... 20.00 Dennis F.McCarty, constable, 1880... 10.00 Samuel F. Holt, co~s;able, 1880 ..... 10.00 Joseph F. Allen, cgilecting taxes ..... 271.61 Isaac F. Osgood, Town Clerk ........ 50.00 James T. Johnson, Town Treasurer.,. 150 00 Charles F. ~Johnson, Selectman ...... 76.00 Calvin Rea, Selectman .............. 81.75 William J. Dale, Jr., Selectman ...... 91.00 Charles F. Johnson, Assessor ........ 64.00 Calvin Rea, Assessor ............... 59.75 William J. Dale, jr., A,sessor ........ FIRE DEPARTMENT. STr~M~g ESE~' smirch. ]['aid George !. Smith, to PaY ~nembers of Company.. ........... : ....... $146.80 William E. Dyer, steward ........... 80.25 ]?rank A. Coan, steward ............ 43.40 Enos S. Robinson, ensineer .......... 89.94~ Joseph Jacobs, jr., coal ............. 55.00 Hall Rubber Co., suet[on Hose ...... 18.20 William E. Dyer, glass and setting... 9,00 Aaron Qr. Rea, stock and labor ...... 7.87 $961.11 Amount ca,'tied for~,ard, $400.46 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brought forward, 1)aid Ariel P. Cheney, drawing hose carriage, $7.80 Win. A. Johnson, stock and labor .... 6.50 Stephen Huse, services as driver ..... 6.30 Towne & Fuller, supplies. ........... 5.96 Cai! & True, wood ................. 2.25 Dazzis & Furber, iron work and oil .... 2.12 James W. [{olt, repairs on steamer... 1.75 Oliver Ii. Gile, labor ................. 75 $400.46 (2OCI{ICHF, V/IOK~ 110, 2, raid Wm. Hargraves, to pay members of Company ............... : ..... $185.85 George A. Towne, steward .......... 27.50 Hall ][lubber Co., suction hose ....... 18.20 ]{dwards & Liuuell, supplies ......... 4.74 George W. Libbey, keys ............ 2.00 Azro It. Durgan, rope, etc ........... 1.08 Edward Adams, sawing wood, 1880.. 1.00 $240.87 Paid Oliver R. Gile, services, 1880 ....... $ 10.00 JamesW, Holt, ~' "....... 10.00 F. P. Hanaford, " " ....... 10,00 Iiobert Elliot, "' " ....... 10.00 John V. Cart, " " ........ 10.00 $50.00 8723.76 RESER¥OIR~ ~IO. 77 UlqlO~q STI~EI~. : Paid tlcnry Keniston, stock and labor .... $436.93 Edward Adams, teaming stone ....... 86.00 $522 REPORT OF ENGINEERS. The Engineers appointed by the Selectmen report the fire apparatus in good order, and the houses in good repair. It has been the aim of the Engineers to keep everything in good repair, and fit for service at any time. They would recommend that the Hose Carriage be sold, as they have had no use for it /'or several years. There has been one reservoir built the year, (No. 7), at thc corner of Union and Maxblehead streets, at a cost of $522.93, and is filled with a good supply of water. There has been three fires dm'ina the year; the first was on Sunday, Dec. 11, 1881~ au old dwellingThouse on Main street, owned by Eben Sutton; nnoccupied; total loss; no insurance cause of fire, incendiary. Second fire was on Saturday, Dec. 24, 1881: building owned by Wm. G, Holden, on Middlesex street, used as a broom factory; loss, including tools, $550; insured for $350; cause of fire unknown. Th/rd fire was on Water street, in a tenement house owned by Davis & Furber, small amount of damage; full5' insured. JAMES W. HOLT,') F. P. HA. NAFORD, ~ Engineers. ROBERT ELLIOT, j TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT. Paid Orrin F. Spofford, janitor ........... $100.00 Orrin F. Spofford, supplies .......... 30.17 Warren J. Jones, step and. setting~ etc. 35.00 Samuel Clark, pump ................ 4.50 $169.67 MILITARY AID. Paid Ann Wood, aid .................... 44.00 Harriet E. l~Ieedham, aid ............ 39.00 Urias Urry, aid .................... 80.00 Patrick McCarty, aid ............... 4.00 $167.00 16 &UD1TORS' REPORT. TAXES. Paid W. P. Phillips, over-tax, 1881 ...... $79.17 Paid Joseph F. Allen, collector of taxes, assessed in 1880 ............... 187.64 Joseph F. Allen, collector of taxes, assessed in 1881 ............... 413.18 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES, Paid Geo. S. Merrill; printing Valuation.. 210.00 Geo. S. Merrill, printing Auditor's Report ....................... 91.00 Geo: S. Merrill, printing warrants, tax bills, etc ...................... 28.50 Committee on Decoration of Soldiers, Graves ....................... 100.00 M. S. Jenkins, extra service as Auditor 10.00 H. F. Barnard, labor and material on table ......................... 14.17 C. H' Li,otle~etd, surveying streets .... 11.00 :Sherman & Bell, advice, Smith case.. 15.00 Warren E. Rice, bool;s and stationery. 8.65 Fred. W. Barry~ books and rev~ipts,.. 6.75 E. R. ]~orse & Co.,vault doors, etc... 125.00 ~BSston and Maine railroa4, freight... 1.20 Isaac F. Osgood. express, stamps, std. tionery, e~c .... ...;. ............ 5.92 Isaac F. Osgood, recording births, marriages and deaths ........... 43.95 Wm. D. Lamb, returning 7 deaths .... 1.75 Joseph F. Allen, returning 18 deaths.. 4.00 W, W. Coll~y, returning 26 deaths .... 8.50 .Amount carried fo~.ard, $550.82 .$ $683.44 AUDITORS' REPORT. 17 Amount brought forward, * $683.44 Paid Thomas Groom & Co., collector's bool~ $2.00 Chas. F. Johnson~ car fares~ stamps, etc. 9.79 Wm. J. Dale, jr., travelling expenses. 5.40 Samuel Trisden, damage ............ 2.00 Samuel Claxk~ repairs ou pump, High st 1.50 J. II. Ciifforcl, painting street sign ..... 35 (~harley Wilcox, repairs en pump ...... 25 $704.78 CHARLES F. JOHNSON, ] Selectme~ CALVIN REA, ~ of W. J. DALE, JR., ) ~Vortl~ Andover. 18 ~.UDITOR$' REPORT. ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. Money raised March 7th, 1881 ........... Paid Abijah P. Fuller, self and team ...... $259.27 Albert Berrj% self, men aud team .... 221.54 Amos Parker, labor ................ 77.83 Edward B. Evans, labor ............ 75.59 William W. Phelps, se{f and team .... 71.87 Benjamin H. Farnum ............... ~9.50 Edward Adams, men and team ....... 58.43 Rea Brothers, men and team ......... 57.92 William Verrier, labor .............. 44.99. John I. Farnum .................... 44.00 Henry P. Ingalls, self and team ...... 42.,50 Levi Goodhue, labor ................ 39.60 Peter Holt, jr., self and team ......... 33.75 John F. Carleton, self and team ...... 31.00 Joseph Averill, men and team ....... 30.00 Jonathan H. Fish, labor ............ 26.00 Calvin Rea ........................ 20.35 Julius Bode, self and team ........... 90.25 Charles Bren. nan, labor .............. 19.50 Est. Joseph Kittredge, gravel ........ 18.90. Wm. Yv% Phelps, gravel ............. 18.00 Victor Verrler, labor ................ · 16.50 Henry A. Towne, self and team ...... 15.00 :Eli Salloway, labor ................. 14.62 James H. ~icCloy, labor ............ 11.25 Edward Adams, snow plow ......... 10.00 John B. Jeakins, self and ~;eam ...... 10.00 Samuel Ev~ns, labor ............... 9.75 Charles A. Butterfield, labor. · ....... 8.00 $4~500.0~ Amount carried forward~ $1,358.91 AUDITORS~ REPORT. 19 .,4mouz~t broucjht forward ]Paid Orin N. Foster, men and team ....... $7.50 Joseph Vartcr, labor ................ 7.1'2 Charles A. Metcalf, tools ............ 6.'29 Simeon Foster~ labor ............... 6.00 Leonard Killam, gravel ............. 5.00 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber ........... 4.52 Judson Reynolds, labor ............. 2.12 Jacob L. Farnum, labor ............. 2.00 William A. Evans, labor ............ 1.50 Abijah P. Fuller, gravel .............. 45 Paid George L. Barker, self and team ..... $373.00 Edward Adams, men and team ....... 324:35 II. M. Ellis, labor ................. 107.25 Oliver Stevens, men and team ....... 90.50 George W. Russell, ~ueu and team .... 71.75 Harry H. Hunt, labor ............... ,56.25 John Town, self and team ........... 53.62 ~,¥m. A. Russell, men and team ...... 46.50 Wm. W. Phelps, gravel and labor.... 30.40 S. M. Greenwood, men and team ..... 25.12 Eben Sutton, gravel ................ 25.00 John Flynn, labor .................. 25.00 Rea Brothers, men and team ......... 24.60 Don D. 'Dame, labor ................ 24.00 Horatio B. Ellis, men and team ...... 2'2.50 Peter Hol~; jr., self and team.. ....... 18.00 John Hall, labor ................... 16 50 Moses T. St~vens~ lumber, etc ....... 12.14 John Hopkins, labor ................ '10.50 John P. Foster, labor ............... 9.01 Moses Clark, labor .... .~ .......... ,. 9.00 Charles S. Evans, labor ............. 9.00 Est. of Joseph Kittrege, gravel ...... 5.40 $1,353.91 $1~418.41 ztmo~tnt carried forwa~-d, $1,394.39 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid T. P. Rich, labor .................. $4.50 Charles A. Metcalf, tools ............ 4.45 Victor Verrier, labor ................ 3.00 Benj. F. Jenkins, labor .............. 2.00 William Verrier, labor .............. 1.50 George A. Towne, labor ........... .. 1.50 Michael Lawler, labor .............. 1.50 James M. Horn, labor .............. 1.00 Paid Wm. B. Chadwick, self and team .... $567.25 Henry Riley, self' and team .......... 222.75 Thomas Murphy, labor .............. 144.75 Patrick Kelley, labor ................ 194.50 Edward Adams, men and team ....... 1,23.95 Stephen Huse, men and team ........ 1'21.50 James R. Treat & Co., drain pipe .... 107.58 Daniel Donovan, labor .............. 106.87 Pedrick & Clossoo, gravel ........... 79 80 John Murphy, labor ................ 72.00 John Town~ self and team ........... 55.75 Jgmes Murphy, labor ............... 31.50 John F~ynn~ labor .................. 28.25 Est. :Nathan/el S~ift~ gravel ......... 18.60 l~iichacl L~wler, labor ............... 16.50 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber ........... 13.50 John Sweeney, labor ................ 10.50 Charles A. Metca]f, tools ............ 985 Arno P. Ellis, iron work ............ 3.30 Lawrence Lumber Co.: plank ........ 3.18 John McDuf~e, labor ............... 2.25 John V. Carr, iron work ............. 70 ])avis & Furber ..................... 50 Total expenditure ...................... Overdrawn ............................ $1,394.~9' $1,408.8~ $1,864.8~ $4~692.08 AUDITORS' SUTTON STREET BRIDGE. Appropriation March 7, 1881 ............ $848.49 Paid Henry Keniston, stock and labor on arch .......................... $381.48 Wm. B. Chadwick, self and team .... .46.00 Wm. B. Chadwick, stone ............ 32.50 George Laing, painting railing ....... 8.50 Thomas Murphy, labor .............. 8.25 Daniel Donovan, labor .............. 6.75 John Murphy, labor ................ 6.00 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber .......... 5.59 Eben Sutton, grading ............... 5 70 Patrick Kelley, labor ............... 5.25 John McDuffie, labor ............... 3.00 Total expenditure,, i ................ $509.05 Balance unexpended ................. $339.47 Due to P. P. Daw, for building railing.. $17.17 PATHING SNOW. Paid Abijah P. Fuller ................... $ 19.50 · Rea Brothers ...................... 54.60 Frederic Symonds .................. 35.63 Orin ~. Foster ..................... 27°73 John I. Farnham ................... 21.00 Joseph Averill ..................... 20.85 Daniel Carleton .................... 19.25 Albert Berry ...................... 17.44: Jacob L. Farnum .................. 15.26 John F. Carleton .............. : .... 14.77 Julius Bode ....................... 13.57 Peter Holt~ jr ...................... 11.70 Amount ca~'ried forward, $271.80 AUDITOH~~ AMount brought forward Paid Milon S. Jenkins ................. $10.25 Levi Goodhue ..................... 10.13 He~ry, P. Ingalls .................. 10.05 Benjamin H. Farnum ............... 9.45 Charles S. Foster .................. 8.21 Edward Adams .................... 7.85 . Natha~ Foster ..................... 7.72 Jonathan H. Fish .................. 6.90 Lawrence G. Lacy .................. 6.90 William J, Dale. jr ................. 6.00 Daniel P. Stiles .................... 5.77 Jacob Farnu~n ..................... 5 15 Daniel F. Harriman ................ 5.00 Fr:~nk H. Goodhue ................. 4.63 John B, Jenkins ................... 4.20 Ira O. Gray ....................... 3.65 ' William A. Evans .................. 8.87 Edward B. Evans .................. 3.37 William W. Phelps ................. 2.66 Willard Symonds .................. 2.62 Hiram P. Goodhue ................. 2.55 Moses P. Goodhue ................. 2.55 Charles F. Adams .................. 2.47 Flint A. Symonds .................. '2.40 Samuel Evans .......... · ........... 1.$2 Henry J. Gra}, ..................... 1.65 John L. Killam .................... 1.27 James H. McCloy ................... 90 Paid George L. Barker ................. $59.40 Oliver Stevens ..................... 6~.20 Samuel M. Greenwood .............. 5~.50 Edward Adams .................... 33.00 $271.30 $411,39 Amount carried forward, $207.10 AUDITORS~ KEPO1/T. Amount brought forward, Paid Moses T. Stevens ................. $$0.35 J. Gilbert Chadwick ................ 27.60 Charles F. Bisbee .................. Nathan Barker... ~ ................. John P. Foster .................... William A. Russell ................. Geerge Tattle ..................... John C. F/ah ...................... Nathaniel Gage .................... Barker Brothers .................... 9.60 William W. Phelps ................. 6.60 James A. Montgomery .............. 6.47 Clmrles W. Foster, ................ 6.45 Winfield S. Hughes ................. 6.37 Eugene P. Foss .................... 5.19 Dean Aadrews ..................... 5.10 Ruins A. Reynolds ................. 4.56 Charles O. Heminway ............... 4.50 Hubert M. Whittier ................ 4.35 James H. Towne ................... 3.90 Roland P. Kimball ................. 9.70 George B. Loring .................. 9.50 Edgar R. Tucker ................... 2.'25 William H. Rea .................... 2.95 Rea Brothers ..................... 1.80 James Brierley, 2d ................. 1.80 John Donnelly ..................... 1.50 J. Albert Hadley ................... 1.43 John H. Rea ...................... 1.35 Charles E. Holt .................... 1.00 James H. Reynolds .................. 75 George A. Towne ................... George Gould ...................... 75 21.~5 19.50 18.40 12.20 10.97. 10.06 9.65 2~ $207.10 8450.18 AUDITORS' REPORT. P~id William B. Chadwick .............. $110.00 JohnFlynn ............... ... ... ... 8.25 John Town ........................ 6.50 Edward Adams .......... · .......... 4.80 Thomas Murphy .................. Dennis Murphy .................... 1.00 $133.70 $995.22 ABIJAH P. FULLER, ) GEO. L. BARKER, ~ Road WM. B. CHADWICK. ) Commissioners. AUD]LTOR$' REPORT. 25 OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT. OFFICERS' SERVICES. Charles F. Johnson, Overseer of Poor, .... 843.50 Calvin Rea, " " .... 25.00 V~r. J. Dale, jr., " " .... 35.00 Peter Strout, salary as Superintendent 3 mos. 125.00 Jacob L. Farnum, " 9 '~ 375.00 GENERAL EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE. ]Paid J. W. Richardson, sugar, .......... $25.00 A. P. Fuller, shorts, ............... 50.61 J. L. Faraum, ~ pair oxen, ......... 125.00 J. L. Farnum. from Town Treasurer,.. 120.00 samuel F. Holt, s~ock and labor, ..... 61.81 Briggs & AlIyn~ window frames, ..... '2.50 E. A. Fiske, wall paper, ............ '14.79 Charles Wilcox, iron work, .......... 5.59 Tompkins & Mann, paint and oil, .... 13.23 Joseph Jacobs, lumber,., ........... 3~.48 H. Keniston, stock and labor, ....... 210.55 Charles G. Gould, stock and labor, · · 53.03 MEDICAL ATTENDANCE. ~Dr. ~[ary B. Harris, attendance on Mrs. Hulda Stevens, ................... $30.00 O. T. ttowe, M. D., examination of Casey, insane, .................... 2.20 $603.50 $716.54 ~lmount carried fox,yard, $32.20 Amount 5ro~ght forward, Charles P. Morrill, M. D., attendance at Almshouse, ...................... 18.75 Charles P. Morrill, 1~. ]).~ a~endance on Mrs. Sarah J. Towaes, ............. 1.00 Charles P. Morrill, M. D.,attendance on Martin Moran, .................... 2.00 Charles P. Morrill, M. D., ~ttendance on John A. Woodbury, ................ 3.50 Charles P. Morrill, M. D, a~tendance on James Conners, ................... 2.00 RELIEF OUT OF THE HOUSE. Paid for supplies furnished Mrs. Hulda Stevens ...................... $ 48.75 For supplies fl~rnished Mrs. Sarah J. Townes ...................... 64.10 For supplies fi~rnished John F. Lord. 16.69 '~ " " Mrs. P:Keating. 104.00 " '~ " "P. Donovan. 156.50 '~" '~ J.A. Woodbury. 11~.95 " ': '~ Mrs. E.J.Thoma~ 2.1g ~ " ~ Mrs. ]~[ary A, Emerson, (charged to Methuen). 5.00 For supplies furnished Mrs. Mahan~ on ~ccount of Kelley children, and charged to City of Boston.. 78.00 . For supplies furnished and expense of sending Jos. Abbott and family to Canada, and charged ~o State of Massachusetts ................ 37.98 For supp[ies furnished Mrs. Luke H~yes~ and charged to State of Massachusetts ................ 17.88 $32.29 $59.45 $543.9S AUDITORS~ REPORT, CITIES AND TOWNS, Paid town of Danvcrs for aid rendered Na- talin C. Lacrouse and children.- $49.08 City of Boston for aid rendered Lucy Brown ....................... 67.00 City of Boston for aid rendered ?vlich- ael Ryan ..................... 104.00 City of Boston for aid rendered Abbie E. Tyler ..................... 104.00 City of Boston for aid rendered Edward Rextrow ..................... 4.00 City of Boston for aid rendered Au- gusta B. S~evens .............. 1.63 City of Salem for aid rendered Mrs. Iq. T. Eastman .................. 25.00 City of Lowell for aid rendered John Ivory ........................ 4.00 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Paid J. L. Fairbank & Co., pauper register, 83.50 RECAPITULATION. Amount appropriated fop support of poor March 7, 1881 ................ Officers services ................. $603.50 General expense at Almshousa .... 716.54 lVIedical attendance .............. 59,45 Relief out of the house ........... 5i3.98 Cities and Towns ............... 358,66 Incidental expenses.., ........... 3.50 Balance unexpended ................... Amount due front State of 3lass., for aid fnrnlshed ....................... CHAS. F. JOHNSON, CALVIN REA, W. J. DALE, Ja. $~,500.00 $9,985.69 $914.$7 $55.86 Overseers of the Poor ~o~hAndover. 8358.66 28 A~DITORS~ REPORT. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH PETER' STROUT, 'DR, To cash paid-- Supplies to April 1st, 1881,. ........ $39.52 Mcat, .... ; ....................... 6.77 Fish, ............................ 1.84 Clothing, ......................... 4.21 Grinding corn, .................... 2.87 Blacksmith, ........................ 72 Jacob L. Faruum, ................. 26.79 CR. By cash received-- For Milk, ........................ $58.00 Apples, ...................... 12.25 Potatoes, ..................... 10.00 Eggs, ........................ 5.47 Calf, ......................... 2.00 $82.72~ Ps:r~ STRO~r, Superintendent. AUDITORS~ REPORT, 29 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH JACOB L. FARNUM. To Cash Paid. Supplies to Feb. 14, 1882 .............. $314.51 Meat ................................. 106.63 Fish ................................ 91.18 Clothing ............................. 78.14 Medicine ............................. 5.20 Furniture ............................ 94.64 Cows ................................ 90.00 Calves ............................... 16.50 Swine ............................... 39.50 Grain ............................... 188.59 Seeds ............................... 14.05 Blacksmith ........................... 99,49 Labor ............................... 109.50 Fertilizer ............................ 36.50 Lamber ............................. ~ 6.59 Repairs .............................. ~q3.32 Tools. .................... .. . , , ... .. 17.35 Drain-pipe ........................... 5.10 Pasturing ............................ 17.00 Coal ................................ 12.00 Barrels .............................. 5.10 Iucidentals ........................... 29.53 Cash in my hands ..................... 9.31 :By Cash Received. From Peter Strout .................... $ 26.79 For Milk ............................ 820.30 Apples .......................... 292.40 Cows ............................ 118.00 Calves ........................... 101.27 $1,219.71 Amount carried forward, $858.76 Amount brought forWard, $858.76 For Bull ............................. $22.00 Pork ............................ 45.89 ]]ee£ ............................. 11.13 Hide and Tallow .................. 7.92 V?getables ....................... 15.95 Eggs ............................ 39.04 ]Butter ........................... 3.18 Cherries ......................... 2.25 Vineger ......................... 6.60 Premiums ........................ 22.00 Labor ........................... 41.00 Bricks ............................ 50 From Town of Quincy ................. 24:.00 From Treasurer ....................... 120.00 81,219.71 JAcol~ L. F~Nu~[, Supe~qntendent. ~No~.--Twenty-seven traveling paupers have been accom- modated at the Ahnshouse, the past ysar, ending February 14, at an estimated expense of $13.50. The Auditors would sug- gest the most rigid enforcement of the "Tramp La~," in order that our community may eujoy the comfort and safety'intended for us by our legislators. If the law is not en£orced the ettbct will soon become apparent. STOCK AND IMPLEMENTS ON TOWN FARM, One horse ............................ $110.00 One pair oxen..,. ..................... 150.00 Five cows~ ~ $40 00 .................. 200.00 Three cows, ~ $30.00 .................. 90.00 One cow ............................. 50.00 Two heifers, (-~ $27.50 ................. · 55 00 Amount carried forward, $655.00 A UDI~OI~$~ I~EPOI~T. .Amount brought forward, One heifer ........................... 15.00 Five shoats, fa) $5.00 .................. 25.00 One breeding sow .......... , .......... 15.00 One hog ............................. $5.00 Forty fowl~ ~ 50ets .................. 20.00 Farm Implemen%s ..................... 40.0 00 Furnitnr% etc., in house ................ 925.00 $655,00 I~1~390.00 SUPPLIES ON HAND AT TOWN FARM, Sixteen tons English hay, ~ $22.00 ...... 8352.00 Four tons swale hay, ~$15.00 .......... 60.00 Two tons meadow hay, F~ $12.00 ........ 24.00 Oat straw .................... , ....... 20.00 Corn fodder .......................... ' 15,00 Two hundred fifty bushels corn on the ear, ® 40ets .......................... 100.00 Five cwt. shorts .... ~. ~ ................ 5.00 Four bushels meal ..................... 3.00 Two bnsl~els oats ...................... 1,25 One hundred twenty lbs. beef, (~ lOcts .... 12.00 Thirty-two lbs. fresh pork .............. 3:84 One hundred fifteen lbs. ham ............ 13 80 Two lmndl, ed twenty lbs sugar, (white). · · 22.00 One hundred lbs. sugar, (brown) ........ 9.00 Forty lbs. lard ........................ 6.00 Twenty.six lbs. butter ................. 936 Thirty-seven lbs. soap ................. 7.00 Three bushels beans ................... 9.00 Thirty-seven lbs. tea. .................. 12.95 Two bbls. flour ....................... 18.00 Four,y-four bushels potatoes ............ 44.00 Amount carried forward, $736,20 AUDITORS~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, $747.20 Thirty bu~shels ruta bsga turnips ........ $18.00 Eighteen bbls. apples .................. 36.00 ' Twenty gallons molasses ............... 9.60 Three hundred twenty-five lbs. salt pork. · 39.00 One hundred lbs. salt beef ........ : ..... 10.00 Three hundred gallons vinegar .......... $0.00 Three hundred twenty gallons cider ...... 88.40 Twenty-two cider barrels ................ 22.00 Thirty flour barrels: ................... 6.00 Other supplies ........................ 10.00 $966.20 NoTz.--About the 1st of April, 188i, Jacob L. Farnum and wife, took cha~e at the Town Farm~ and the Auditors take pleasure in commending them for their faithful attention t~ all interests in their charge, and for the many improvements made under their direction. INMATES Of ALMSHOUSE. Freeman II. Fuller .................... age. 82 Charles W. Teel ....................... "60 l~Iannah E. Frye ...................... "46 George C. McLanghlin ................ ~ 31 AUDITORS' REPORT. VITAL STATISTICS. The following are the vital statistics of the town of ~Torth ~,ndover for the year 1881: ]~umber of maveiages ............ Oldest groom ..................... Youugest groom .................. Oldest bride ................ ; ..... Youngest bride ................ .. lqumber of births ..................... English parentage ................. II'ish " Scotch ' ' ................. lqumber of deaths ..................... Oldest person, 84, Joseph Farnham. Six died who were over 75. Ten were of foreign parentage. 59 18 40 18 68 14 1 36 PUBLIC LIBRARY. Owing to the absence of ~Eben Sutton in Europ'e~ the Auditors are unable to furnish the town. with any report about the Library. 34 Dr. AUDITOI~S' REPO]RT, ,JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer, cash received-- From Selectmen, ......................... ~* Essex Savings Bank, note No. 6,. ......... * Bay State National Bank notes, No. 7~ 8~ 9, 10, 11 and 14 ........................ 11,500.00 Orrin F. Spofford, rent of Town Hall,. ...... 277.00 Eben Sutton, Treasurer, rent of Great Pond, ( for two years ), ..................... 100.00 Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, Nat'l Bank tax, 6.91 Johnson High School, tuition of Sawyer Bros., 35.00 Joseph F. Allen~ Auctioneer's license, ....... 2.00 * Theron Johnson, notes No. 12 and 13, ..... 4,700.00 Merrimack Mutual Insurance Co., dividend,.. 7.12 John C-. Brown, Auctioneer's license, ....... 2.00 Danvers Lunatic Hospital, ................. 3.00 Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, Corooration ~ax, 3,386 50 '~ " " Nat'l Bank " 2~694.83 " " " Military aid, . · 44.00 E. Kendall Jenkins, Treasurer, Dog tax, . ... 310.94 Town of Methuen, Pauper account, ......... 5.00 Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, School fund, .. 909.80 City of Boston, l~auper account, ............ 78.00 Joseph. F. Allen, Collector of Taxes, . ....... 26,705.33 in account ~1,761.62 6,000.00 $57,828,~5 with the TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER. Cr. 13~- cash paid, * Essex Savings Bank, note No. 1, ......... $6,000.00 " " " interest for one year,.. 240.00 * Bay State National Bank, discount, ........ 168.84 " " " notes No. 7,8, 10, 11 and 14, .... 11,500.00 Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, Corpora/ion tax, 64.20 " " " Nat't Bank tax, 7.06 Henr~, A. Davis, sealing weights and measures, 7.75 * Therou Johnson, note No. 1'2, ............ 700.00 '~ ;' interest 30 d~'s, ......... 2.59 " " note No. 5, .............. 4~000.00 " " interest 9 ~nonths, ........ 150.00 E. Kendall Jenkins, Treasurer. County tax,.. 2,0~4.73 Daniel A. Gleasou, Treasurer, State tax, .... 1,860.00 Eben Sutton, Treasurer North Andover Library appropriation, ........................ 500.00 Essex Savings Bank, part principa! o~' uo~e No. 6, · ................ 3,500.00 " " " ~ntercst on above payment 40.05 Selectmens' orders for general expenses,- ..... 10,075,51 ~ " school, ............... 13,526.00 Overseers' orders for support of the poor, ..... 2,~85.63 Cash on hand to balance account, ........... 1,125.99 $57,828.85 JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer. lq'ou~ Asoov~, Feb. 14, 1882. *Sec detailed report of notes. AI]DI~ORS~ ItRPORT. Re 3orr of Notes a[a{nst the Town outstanding To w~oM DAT~. Dec. rg, April ], April I, May 2, June 6, 5~pt. ~9, Nov. ~, Essex Savings Bank, Theron Johnson, Essex Savings Bank, Bay State Nat'l Bank, Thor, on Ioh,,nson, Bay State Nat'l l~ank, emand, emaud, Months Month, Semi-annqy Annually, Semi.ann'll~ Discounted, Annually, Discounted, Total amount of interest paid during the year, $56].43. Total amount hired through the year, Total amount paid through the year, Lea¥iug notes now outstanding to the amount of $6,5oo. AUDITORS' REPORT- 1881, and Feb. 14, 1889, and Notes paid during the Year. V~'HEN DUE. %VHEN PAID. P~EMARKS. Demand, Demand, Demand, Nov. 4, Nov. 5, ~88h Oct. 9, ~88r, Sept. 8, 188h Sept. ~5; ]881, Sepi. I9, ~882, Dec. 8, Amount. $6,oo0 oo 4~oo0 oo 7o0 ~ *April ], *Sept. ]9, i881, Jan. ]3, '8~, 33,500 Nov. 4, x88~, Nov. 5, z88], Oct. 8, Sept. 8, 188L Sept. ]9, ]88[, Dec. 7, x88t, iow outstanding, $2,5oo 'Iow outstanding, Total, . $6,50o * Thc vote of the Town in z88o, under which these two notes were hired, not being legal, the holders wished them replaced by new notes, under tl~ vote of ~88L This was done, as see notes No. 6 and ]3' Thus the amonnt actually hired through the year was $]2,2o0, instead of $22,2oo. CHARLES F. JOHNSON, } CALVIN REA, '{ Selectmtm W. I. DALE, JR., ) JAMES T. JOHNSON Treaturer. ~ORTH ANDOVER, Feb. z4, ]882. 38' AUDITORS~ REPORT. Dr. JOSEPH F. ALLEN, in account To taxes due in 1879 ............... ~, $ 237.01 " " "" 1880 ................ 1~054.08 ~' Assessors warrant for taxss, 1881.. 27,160.59 ---- 828,451.68 iq'oR~r~ ASDOVER, FRB. 14, 1882. Dr. COMMITTEE ON COMMON, in account To Oash Receb~ed. Balance on hand, ]~arch, 1881 .......... $ .89 Geo. H, Tuttle, on Ids due bill for wood.. 2.50 " '~ for grass ............... 4.50 87.89 TAYLOR FUND. Fund ................................ $100.00 ~'ormer income ........................ 68.14 Income for year 1881 .................. 6.78 $174.92 AUDITORS' REPORT. 39 with JAMES T, JOHNSON, Treasurer, By Cash for taxes of 1879 ............ $ ~37.01 " " " " "1880 ............ 954.08 " " " " "1881 ............ 25,514.24 ~.moant of t~xes now due and uncollect- ed .for 1880 ................ 100.00 Amount of taxes now due and nncollcet- ' ed for 1881 ................ Gr. 1,646.35 ---- $28,451.68 JOSEPH F. ALLE/ff, Collector. JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer. with the TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, By Cash Paid. leben Fish for labor .................... Geo. H. Tattle, for gravel and labor ..... " " "two trees and setting the same.........., .......... Cash on hand to balance ................ Gr. $ .60 2.50 3.00 1.79 $7.89 JAN. T. JOHNSON, Treasurer. AUDITORS~ REPORT. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, In Account w~th Committee o~ Memorial Day. Amount appropriated March 7, 1881 ..... Paid Band for music ................... $ 45.00 ~/frs. L. S. Waterman, flowers ...... 20.40 A. B. P. King, hams .............. 10.40 A. P. Cheney, teams ............... 10.00 Geo. S. Merrill, printing ........... ~.00 Hammon Reed~ printing ............ 2.00 J. P. Kent, bread ................. 5.00 J. D. W. French, milk ............. 1.z0 Asa Swett, coffee .................. 1.00 Towne & Fuller, sugar ............ 1.00 Paul C. Horne~ labor .............. 1.00 $100.00 $I00.00 MATHIAS BIXB¥, ) ROBERT ELLIOT, ~ Committee o~ WILLIAM LAINO,) Memorial Day. AUDITORS' REPORT. ASSESSORS' REPORT. Whole number o£ ratable polls. 920. Aggregate of personsl estate ...... $ 584,635.00 Aggregate of real estate ......... 1,636,430.00 --$2~22I~065.00 Amount of State tax ............ 1,860.00 " County tax; ......... 2~024.73 " Town grant .......... 22,348.49 " Overlay ............. 926.92 $27,160.14 Poll tax ....................... 1,840.00 Tax on personal estate .......... 6,664.84 Tax on real estate .............. 18,655.30 $27,160.14 Rate of taxation p~r $1,000 ...... $11.40 Total number of dwelling houses.. 639 '~ '; horses .......... 860 ~ ~ cows ........... 682 ~' " sheep .......... 136 " " acresoflandtaxcd 15~$80~ CIIAS. F. JOHN~0S, } CALVIN REA, Assessors. W. J. DALE, JR. SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY. Town house a~d land adjoi~fiug (includ- ing High school house) .......... $18,000.00 Cochichewick engine house ........... 500.00 Steamer engine house ................ 2,500.00 Library building .................... 500.00 .,qmount carried forward, $21.500.00 AUDITORS~ REPOR~. Amou*~t brought forward, Stea~ner Eben Sutton apparatus ........ $3,50000 Two hand engines ................... 500.00 Library and furniture in Selectmeu's 0~ce .......................... 300,00 Standard weights and measures, (2 sets) 200.00 School house property (not including high school) .................... 40.000.00 Town farm and buildings ............ 6,~00..00 Safe at town house .................. 175.00 ]Fittings to vault at town farm ........ 125.00 $21,500.00 $72,800.09 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN. LIABILITIES. Notes paYable-- Essex Savings Banknote .... , ........ $9,500.00 Theron Johnson uote ................. 4,000.00 Due for teaching as per orders drawn and unpaid .......................... 1,086.65 $7,586.65 ASSETS, Cash in treasurer's hands .............. $1~125.99 ]Due from State of Massachusetts ....... 55.86 Due as Military Aid .................. 131.00 Unpaid taxes ...... ., ................. 1,746.1~5 Balance against the town .............. $3,059.20' 84,527.45 REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. For schools ........................ 89,000.00 Repairs and supplies fbr schools., 500.00 Insurance on school property ..... 240.00 Services of School Committee .... 300.00 Ro~ds and bridges .............. 4,500.00 Pathing snow .................. 1,000.00 Support of poor ................ 2,50000 General expenses ............... 2,00000 CIIARLES F. JOIINSON~ CALVIN REA~ W~r. J. DALE, JR., 5I. S. NATHANIEL PI~2TERS ~ J. GILBERT CHADWrCK CIlARLES ~. ~ORRILL~ EDWARD W. (~REENE~ 43 Committee. Norz.--As a conclusion to this report the At~dltors would make commendatory meutlon of ~bc action of the Selectmen ia h~viag a vault built at thc Town Farm for the safe keeping of ail the valuable papers and books belot~gtng to the Town, and if any one should feel disposed to criticise the items of expense incurred in its constructio% we would respectfully sugges~ that tl?y visit the Town Farm and examine the very valuable acquisition to the Town property, when, we think, they will fully justify the Selectmen for the i.m~rovements made. The Auditors would also make special mention of the new methods adopted by the Town Treasurer in the payment of bills, as being a great advancement to the safety of our Town in financial matters. Too much care and strictness cannot be exercised. Respectfully submitted~ M. S. JENKINS, NATIIANIEL PETERS, ~ Auditors. J. GILBERT CHADWICK~ TOW'lq' 2~ SS2~X, ~5S. To 27radJord Jar. 2Caf'den, one of the] Con- stables of tile town o~[ 2¥orth Andover. Greett'ng : In the name et' the Commonwealth of Massachusetts~-you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified by law to vot~ in elections and t~wn affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Monday '~he sixth day ~f March next, at twel~re o'oloek, noon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz 'AaT. 1. To choose a Moderator, to preside in smd meeting. A~T. 9. To see it' the town will accept the Auditors' Reports for 1880 and 1881. Ar~'r. 3. ~o choose Town Clerk~ Treasurer, Selectmen, As- sessors, Overseers cf the Poor, one School Committee, for three years, one Road Commissioner for three years, Collcc~r of Taxes, Board of Health, ~onstables, and ali other Town Officers All Officers except ~Ioderator to be voted for on one ballot. Au~. t. To see what, action the Town will ~ake ia regard to unexpqn~led appropriations, As'r.~5. To see what sum of money the town will raise~ and appropriate for the use of the several 'departments the current year, to wit :--Schools, School-houses, Highways and Bridges, Removfng Snow, Support of Poor, and for other necessary ex- penses arising in said town. A~. 6. To determine what method the town will adopt to repair the highways, and what compensation they will pay for labor for the year ensuing. Ax~x. 7. To determine what compensation the t~wn will pay to members of engine companies for their services, the ensuing year. AgT. 8. To see what compensation the town will pay the collector of taxes, fbr tl~e ensuing year. AnT. 9. To see if the town will authorize thc Town Treasurer to hire money for the use of the town when necessar35 upon tho approval of the Selectmen. AR~. 10. Shall licenses begranted f'or the sale of intoxicating liquors, in this town. Am'. 11. To see if the town will accept and revise the list of names for jurors~ as prepared and posted by the Selectmen. Aivr.. 12. To see if the town wilt pay ,o tlm Treasurer of th~ Library,. thc money received fron1 the County T,'easm'er for Dog Licenses, to aid in the support of the Library. AR~.,13. To see if the town will raise five htmdrcd dollars for the support of, and pm'chase of books for the Library. AR'~. 14. To see if the town will ~ppropriate the sam of on~ hundred dollars to defr%, the expenses of decorating the $oldier~' graves on the thh-tieth day of May oext. Au~. 15, To sec'it' the tow~. will vote to sell the large Hose Carriage, as recommended by the engineers. Awr. 16. To sec what action the town will take in the matter of fixing the compensation to be paid the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer. A~T. 17. To see iF the town will vote to provide a well near the Farnham school hoose on petition of School Committee and others. ART. 18. To see if the town will accept of a piece of road leading fi'om the corner of Third Street (near thc house ct. Geo. lC. Itathorn,) to Railroad street, as laid out/)y the l/cad Com- missioners on petition of Joseph M. Stone and others. A~'r. 19. To see if the ~own will accept of a p;.eee ct. road known as Middlesex street, on Green hind, leading from Law- fence street to Railroad street, as laid out by the Road Com- missioners, on petition of Thomas Dooley and others. ART. 20. To see if the town wilt vote to change the name of Boston street to Qsgood street. AUDITORS' REPORT. 47 ART. 21. TO see what action the town will take in regard to changing thc heating apparatus in the 5J[errimac school build- ing from furnace to steam heat, and make appropriation for the eame~ by request of the Sc]mol eommlttec. ART. 22. To see wh~'~t sum of money the town will appro- priate to enrich, re-seed and otherwise improve thc Common at the Centre, ua p'et[tlou of Hiram Berry and others. ART. 23. ' To see what action the t~'n will take in the mat. ter of hereafter voting for all the town ollqcers, except Moderator on one ballot. AR'r. 24. 'To see wha~ action the town will take in regard to the By-Laws reported to the town at thc annual meeting of 1880. A~. 25. To act on any other business that may.legally come before said meeting. And you arc directed to serve this Warrant by posting tru~ and attested copies thereof, at each of the churches in said town~ two Sundays at least before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail nut, and make duc return of this Warrant, w~b your doings theron to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of holding said meeting. Given under our hands in North Andover this sixteen~:h day of February, ia the year one thousand eigh~ hundred and eighty-two. CHARLES F. JOHNSON,) Selectmen CALVIN REA, ~ of W. J. DALE, JR. ) North Andover.