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Home My WebLink About1920 Annual Town Report TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER I92o OFFICERS' REPORT OF THE Receipts and Expenditures AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR FOR TtIE Financial Year Ending December 3~st, ~92o INCLUDING Report of School Committee and Board of Public Works T~,~ C. 'H. D~v~ Co. 1921 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1920. Town Clerk JOSEPH A. DUNCAN Town Treasurer GEORGE H. PERKINS Selectmen PETER HOLT ALEXANDER M. WHITE FRED LEACH Overseers of the Poor PETER HOLT JOHN T. CAMPBELL ALEX. M. WHITE Board of Health DR. EDWARD W. A. HOLT Term expires 1921 GEORGE B. BRIGHTMAN Term expires 1922 FRANK W. FRISBEE Term expires 1923 PETER HOLT PATRICK P. DAW EDWARD E. CURLEY Assessors S~oolCommittee DR. FRED S. SMITH ' CHARLES T.W-iLDE ' CHARLES A. APPLETON Term expires 1921 Term expires 1922 Term expires 1923 Term expires 1921 Term expires 1922 Term expires 1923 Superilxtendent of Schools DANA P. DAME Board of Public Works JOIrN F. BANNAN Term expires 1921 WILLIAM H. SOMERViLLE Term expires 1922 SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL Term expires 1923 Superintendent of Public Works RICHARD H. ELLIS Board of Registrars F. ORRIS REA JOHN J. WILLIS ARTHUR B. KEEFE Term expires 1921 Term expires 1922 Te~ expires 1923 Chief of Police WALLACE E. TOWNF, Constables JOHN H. 'CAMPBELL WALLACE E. TOWNE JOHN R. McEVOY JAMES H. GOFF JOHN P. WALSH Po]ice Officers RICHARD ROCHE PATRICK J. HEALEY JOSEPH GREENWOOD WRIGHT STORK HERBERT H. MORRILL ALBERT BREARLEY LAURIE E. KNOWLES FRED L. SARGENT WILLIAM P. DOWNES FREDERICK RABS GEORGE E. KERSHAW JOSEPH BUMYEA WILLIAM HUNT WALTER H. PAUL JABEZ WAGNER JOHN A. SULLIVAN SAMUEL A. JENKINS CHARLES W. PAUL JOHN MAWSON ARTHUR H. FA~RNUM GEORGE J. VanBUSKIRK WILLIAM P. WHITTAKER MARCUS L. CAREY ALVIN KANE JOHN A. MORRISSEY Keeper of Lockup JOHN A. MORRISSEY Highway Surveyor WILLARD H. POOR Tree Warden WILLIAM L. SMITH Engineers of Fire Department LOUIS H. McALOON EDWARD A. COSTELLO JOItN D. McP~O.BBIE Inspector of Animals DR. WILLIAM J. GREENLER Superintendent Town Farm GEORGE L. BARI(ER Agent of Board of Health HENRY R. SMITH Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber CLARENCE FARNUM CHARLES W. PAUL Forest Fire Warden W~ILLIAM L. SMITH Sealer of Weights and Measures JOHN DAVIS Fish Warden JOSEPtt I-IINCHCLIFFE Supervisor of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths WILLIAM L. SMITH Collector of Taxes FRANK A. MACKIE Town Auditor JAMES W. ELLIOTT Building Inspector JOHN GARVEY TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Town Clerk's Report Vote by Precincts of Candidates for Office Annual Town Election March 1, 1920. CANDIDA'TES PI~ECINCTS TOTALS 1 2 Moderator for One Year Arthur P Chickering 682 183 865 Blanks 254 52 306 Town Clerk for One Year Joseph A Duncan 720 202 922 Blanks 216 33 249 Town Treasurer for One Year George H Perkins 680 192 872 Blanks 256 43 299 Selectmen for One Year John T Campbell 360 115 475 Joseph Greenwood 176 22 198 Charles W Hinxman 284 45 329 Peter Holt 333 152 485 Fred Leach 373 137 510 Joseph P McDonough 369 80 449 William A Reddy 65 8 73 Alexander M White 464 79 543 Blanks 384 67 451 Highway Surveyor for One Year George Mattheson 431 75 506 Willard H Poor 429 149 578 Edward F Weeks 45 3 48 Blanks 31 8 39 School Committee for Three Years Charles Adams APPleton 625 182 807 Blanks 322 60 382 ANNUAL REPORT CANDIDATE:S PRECINCTS TOTALS I 2 School Committee for Two Years (to fill vacancy) Maurice C Casey 393 88 481 Charles T Wilde 489 132 621 Blanks 65 22 87 Assessor for Three Years Edward E Cu~ey 464 118 582 John MGarvey 411 98 509 Blanks 61 19 80 Auditor for One Year James W Elliott 725 192 917 Blanks 211 43 254 Tax Collector for One Year Frank A Mackie 715 192 910 Blanks 218 43 261 Member of Board of Public Works for Three Years Samuel Forbes Rockwell 655 180 835 Blanks 231 55 336 Overseers of the Poor for One Year John 'T Campbell 361 110 471 Joseph Greenwood 178 26 204 Charles W Hinxman 294 49 343 Peter Holt 325 150 475 Fred Leach 361 123 489 Joseph P McDonough 357 78 435 William A Reddy 72 7 79 Alexander M Wqaite 455 79 534 Blanks 405 78 483 Constableq for One Year John H 'Campbell 556 141 697 Michael W Costello 410 108 518 James T Dolan 173 39 212 James H Goff 556 153 709 John R McEvoy 451 114 565 Herber~ H Morrill 345 71 416 Wallace E Towne 645 160 805 John P Walsh 515 111 626 Blanks 1,029 278 1,307 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 9 CANDIDATES , PRECINCTS TOTALS 1 2 Tree Warden for One Year William L Smith 660 180 840 Blanks 276 55 331 Member of Board of Health for Three Years Frank W Frisbee 448 120 568 Fred Goff 361 86 447 Blanks 127 29 156 Shall licence be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ? Yes 565 135 700 No 292 81 373 Blanks 79 19 98 10 ANNUAL REPORT Synopsis of the Town Clerk's ReCords of Annual Meeting held March 1, 1920, and adjournment March 13, 1920. Article 1. To elect a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Overseers o£ the Poor for one year, one Assessor of Taxes, one member o£ School Committee, one member of the Board of Public Works, one member of the Board of Health, £or three years; a Highway Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, an Auditor, a Tree Warden, Moderator, and five Constables, £or one year; also a member of School Committee for two years, (to fill vacancy), and all o~her town officers rec~uired by law to be elected by bMlot. Also to vote on the question "Shall license be granted for the sale o£ intoxicating liquors in this Town?" All to be voted for on one ballot. The polls shall be opened at 6 o'clock A. M. and shall be closed at three o'clock P. M. After final action on the preceding article one, the sai~ meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, of Ar- ticle I of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 13th, at 1:30 o'clock P. M., at the Town Hall, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely: See vote by precinct. Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballo~. Referred to the Selectmen for action. Article 3. ~To see if the town will vote to accept the re-' port of the receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. Voted to accept. Article 4. To see what action the town will ~ake in re- gard to ~anexpended appropriations. Voted: That unexpended balances to be ~urned back into the Treasury, except that in the Libra~'y Trustee account; TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 11 that indicated under Art. 32; $500.00 appropriated last ~year under Art. 34, for Gray Street; $T76.29, remaining un- expended from appropriation under Art. 40, last year for fence repairs; $693.45 unexpended balance Salem and Box- ford Streets. Article 5. To see what action the town will take as to the recommendations of the Finance Committee. Voted to consider each item separately. Article 6. To see what sums of money the town will vote to raise and a~propriate for the use of the several de- partments for the current year, .to wit: Schools, School- houses, Highways and Bridges, Support of Poor and all other necessary and proper expenses arising during said year. (see Appropriations) · A~ppropriations under Article 6 Departments Selectmen: Salaries $900, Expenses $700 Auditor: Salary $500, Expenses $60 560 Treasurer: Salary $1000, Expenses including bond $175 1,175 Collector of Taxes: Salary $1100, Expenses $250 1,350. Assessors: Salaries $1050 Add, Salary $450, Expenses $350 1,850 Town Clerk: Salary $800, Expenses $100 400 Election and Registration: Salaries $200, Expenses $600 800 Janitor Town Hall: Salary 300 Police Dept.: Receipts and 4,100 Fire Dept.: Salaries $450, Expenses $13,800 14,250 Building Inspector: Salary 100 Sealer of Weights and Measures: Salary $125, Expenses $110 Serving Dog Warrant Insect Pest Exterm.: Expel%es $3000, Beetle expense $400 Forest Fire Ward.: Salary Tree Warden: Salary $150) Expenses $500 Fish Warden: Salary Board of Health: Sa]'aries $150, Expenses $2600 Vital Statistics Animal Inspector: .Salary Refuse Disposal: Expenses Highway Surveyor: Salary $2400, Suppe~ of team $400 Streets, Highways and Bridges: Expenses Street Oiling: Expenses }Iacadam Repairs: Expenses Sidewalks: Expenses Surface Drains: Expenses Snow: Expenses Street Lighting: Expenses Surveyor: Expenses Overseers of the Poor: Salaries Appropriations $1600 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 235 O0 35 00 3,400 00 100 O0 650 O0 5 00 2,750 00 300 O0 150 00 2,300 00 2,800 O0 7,500 O0 7,500 O0 5,500 00 2,500 O0 2,500 O0 8,000 O0 6,000 00 300 00 300 00 12 ANNUAL REPORT Departments Appropriations Town Farm Supt.: Salary 650 00 Town Farm Matron: Salary 350 00 Town Farm & Outside Relief: Receipts and 7,000 00 Base Ball Field 100 00 North Andover Improvement Society: Expenses 500 09 School Dept. & Evening School Tuition: Expenses 83.733 00 Library Trustees: Dog Tax and Expenses 3,300 00 State and Military Aid 1 000 00 Memorial Day Fund: Expenses 350 00 Board ~of Public Works: Salaries 300 00 Maint. & Const. Waterworks: Expenses 22,300 00 Maint. & Const. Sewers: Expenses 1.200 00 Wa~er Bond Sinking Fund: Expenses 2 200 00 Interest on Water Bonds: Expenses 5 000 00 Redeeming Water Bonds: Expenses 3,000 00 Interest on Sewer Bonds: Expenses 1160 00 Redeeming Sewer Bonds: Expenses 2,000 OO Interest on Bradstreet School Loan: Expenses 320 00 Redeeming 2 Bonds Bradstreet School Loan: Expenses 2,000 00 Interest on Merrimack School Loan: Expenses · 100 00 Redeeming (1) Merrimack School Bond: Expenses 1.000 00 Interest un High School Loan: Expenses 2200 00 Redeeming (4) High School Bonds: Expenses 4,000 00 Interest on Engine House Loan: Expenses 360 00 Redeeming (10) Engine House Bonds: Expenses 1,000 00 State and County Tax 37,000 00 Interest on Town No,es: Expenses 5,000 00 Contingent Fund: Expenses 700 00 Annual Reports: Expenses 825 00 Insurance: Expiring 1919 ~.0OO O0 Printing Assessors ten year valuation repro'ts 600 00 Total Amounts appropriated under other articles in the warrant: Art. 9. Town Building Comm. 100 00 ........................................... $272,458 00 Article 11. Water main, Beechwood Street Art. 13. Repairing drive to Pumping Station $1,000 00 1000 00 Mas~er meters 800 00 8" main ~o Reservoir '3.800 00 Water main, Bixby Ave. 1,400 00 Water mains in "Tavern Lot" 10,000 00 Sewers to "Tavern Lot" 14,000 00 Macadam on Stevens Street 2 000 00 Macadam on Dale Street 2,500 00 Depot Street repairs 590 00 Sutton Street repairs 2,500 00 'Court Street repairs 500 00 Union Street repairs 500 00 G. A. R. lot "Perpetual Care" 200 00 Base Bail F~eld Improvement 400 00 $41,200 00 41,290 00 Art. 14. Art. 15. Art. 16. Art. 19. Art. 20. Art. 21. Art. 26. Art. 28. Art. 29. Art. 30. Art. 31. Art. 38. Art. 40. Total amount appropriated at meeting $313,658 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 13 Article 7. To see what compensation the town will pay £or labor in the several departments for the ensuing year. Voted $5.00 per day and $10.00 per day for man and double team. Article 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year. So voted. Article 9. To hear'the report of the committee on Town Building and to take action thereon. Report of Committee on Town Building The committee has gone over the situation with a great deal o£ care and feels that there is an imperative need o£ a consolidation of the Town Offices in one building. Also of furnishing better facilities for operating the several depart- ments. It has carefu~.ly considered the high cost of building at the present time and after consulting with competent authorities have come to the conclusion that nothing can be gained by waiting. The committee therefore recommends that the Town construct an office building suitable to accom- modate sJl of the departments, including a court room and p9lice s~ation. Building to be erected on Town land on which stands the present Town building. That $70,000.00 be appropriated for such a building. JAMES B. EWART, Chairman NATHANIEL STEVENS PETER HOLT PATRICK P. DAW FREDERICK J. WHITEHEAD Voted to accept the report of the committee on Town offices and that the committee be continued; that no action be takes at present; that $100.00 be appropriated to meet expenses of this commit'tee. Article 10. To hear the report of the committee on Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial. Report of Committee on World War Memorial The committee has gone into the matter as to what has been done and is being done in other cities and towns and 14 ANNUAL REPORT find a great variety of methods in erecting memorials for the World War Heroes. It would suggest that for the present a suitable tablet be erected in the vicinity of the Stevens Memorial Library to contain all the names of those who served in the war, and that a sufficient sum be appropriated to erect such a tablet. JAMES B. EWART, Chairman NATHANIEL STEVENS PETER HOLT PATRICK P. DAW FREDERICK J. WHITEHEAD ALEXANDER M. WH'ITE Voted that this report be accepted as progressive and that the committee be continued. Article 11. To see if the town will raise an4 appro- priate or otherwise provide the sum of $1,000.00, for the purpose of laying a six inch (6~') water main on Beechwood Street, a distance of 400 feet, the same to replace small pipo now in service. Petition of Board of Public Works. Favorable action. Article 12. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the receipts from the saIe of water to the City of Lawrence for the purpose of retiring water bonds, in addition to the regular appropriation for that purpose. Petition Board of Public Works. Stricken from warrant. Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or otherwise provide the sum of $1,500.00, for the purpose of sub-draining and re-surfacing the drive from Pumping Station to Great Pond Road. Petition of the Board of Public Works. One thousand dollars be raised and appropriated to be expended by the Board of Public Works. Article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or otherwise provide the sum of $800.00, for the purpose of installing Master Meters on all large fire services. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Voted. TOWN OF NO/tTI:I ANDOVER, MASS. Article 15. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or otherwise provide th.e sum of $3,800.00, for the purpose of laying an eight inch ($t~) water main from John- son Street through the right of way on Scoville land to the Reservoir Lot, a distance of 1200 feet, the same to be used as an auxiliary supply and force main. Petition of the Board of Public Works. .So voted. A rising vote of thanks was extended to the donor of this right of way. Article 16. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate or otherwise provide the sum of $1,400.00, for the pur- pose of laying a six inch (6") water main on Bixby Avenue, from Pleasant Street to Water Street, a distance of 540 feet, the same to replace small pipe now~in service. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Favorable action. Article 17. To see if the town will vote to extend its water main on Salem Street to the residence of Richard Roche and raise by issuing bonds or otherwise and appro- priate the sum therefor. Petition of Richard Roche and others. Voted in the negative. Article 18. To see if the town will vote to extend its water mains from a point on Dale Street, near the resi- dence of Charles Adams Appleton, to the residence of John G. Thompson on Appleton Street, a distance of approxi- mately eight hundred feet, and raise and appropriate money for same, by authorizing the treasurer to issue bonds to the extent of $2,000.00. Petition of John G. Thompson and others. Voted in the negative. Article 19. To see what provision the town will make for extending/ts water mains through streets in the "Tav- ern Lot," so called, on Main Street, as the same may be laid out and built upon, provided the owners will guarantee an- nual revenue from such extensions equal to 5 % of the cost; and for meeting the cost of particular services within such streets. Petition of Nathaniel Stevens and others. 16 ANNUAL REPORT Voted: That the Board of Public Works be authorized to lay water mains in such streets as may be laid out in the "Tavern Lot", so-called, when residences shall be built upon the same, upon a guarantee to the said Board by the owners of said lot that revenue from water rates from such exten- sions as nmy be made, shall equal five percent, of the cost of such extensions, and upon the further condition that the owners of said land shall file a plan of said streets with the Town Clerk, under provisions of Chapter 48, of the Revised Laws, and also with the Registry of Deeds for the district in which the land lies; and that the sum of $10,000.00 be ap- propriated for the purpose from receipts of water sold to Lawrence; so much of the same to be used as may be re- quired by actual building development on said streets. Article 20. To see what action the town will take rela- tive to providing sewers in such streets and ways as may be laid out, constructed and 'built upon, in the "Taveln Lot" so called, on Main Street, as the same may be developed. Pe- tition of Nathaniel Stevens and others. Voted: That the Board of Public Works be authorized, by contract or otherwise, to !ay main sewers and usual eon- neetions through streets laid out in the "Tavern Lot", when a plan of the same, approved by the Selectmen, is recorded with the Town Clerk and also with the Registry of Deeds for the district in which the land lies; upon the condition that sewers are not to be laid, except as required by actual devel- opment of the land by building operations; and that for this purpose the sum of $14,000. be raised and appropriated; so much of the same to be used as may be required by said actual development of the land. Article 21. To see if the town will vote to macadamize Stevens Street, between Salem and Essex Streets, and raise and appropriate money for the same. Petition of Mauriee C. Casey and others. Voted to raise and appropriate $2,000.00. Article 22. To see if the town will appropriate 1,000.00 to finish macadamizing Beverly Street from Union Street to Middlesex Street. The money to be taken from the high- way appropriation. Petition of Alexander M. White and others. So voted. TOWN OF NORTH Ab/DOVER, MASS. 17 Article 23. To see if the town will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money sufficient to macadamize and repair High Street or High and Elm Streets, between Railroad Crossing at Machine Shop Station and Water Street. Petition of Gordon Currier and others. Postponed. · Article 24. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000,00), for the. purpose of grading, straightening and macadamizing the road around Great Pond, from the point on Great Pond Road where the macadam now ends, to the junction of Great Pond Road and Bradford Street; beginning the work at the end where the macadam ends, near the estate of Mr. Ethan Allen. Petition of Fred D. Whittier and others. Voted to instruct the Selectmen to confer with the County Commissioners regarding the possi'bility of an ar- rangement whereby the Commonwealth may bear a part of the expense of this road. Article 25. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two thousand dollars, ($2,000.00) to continue the macadam on Academy Road. Petition of Jos- eph Kittredge and others. Voted in the negative. Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriat the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, ($2,- 500.00) to improve Dale Street, providing the Massachusetts Highway Commission and the County of Essex will each ap- propriate a like sum. On petition of the Selectmen. So voted. Article 27. To see if the town will continue and raise the grade of Bruce Street, and order two hundred dollars, ($200.00) taken from the Highway appropriation to pay for the same. Petition of J. Ernest Miller and others. So voted. Article 28. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars, ($500.00) to repair Depot Street, and take the money from the street highway appro- priation. Petition of Albert C. Fish and others. So voted. 18 ANNUAL REPORT Article 29. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate five thousand dollars, ($5,000.00) for repairs on Sut- ton Street, beginning at Lawrence Line near Brightwood Mfg. Co. continuing easterly to join the piece constructed in 1917. Petition of Willard H. Poor and others. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2',500.00 to repair this street, beginning at the Lawrence line. Article 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars, ($1,000.00) for the improvement of Court Street. Petition of John F. Ban- nan and others. Five hundred dollars raiged and appropriated.~ Article 31. To see if the town will vote to accept Union Street ~rom Beverly Street to the Shawsheen River, if it shall appear that the said way has not been accepted and to appropriate from any available funds a sum of money suflieient to lay a cinder surface on said street. Petition of Charles Perry and others. Voted to accept and raise and appropriate the sum of $500.0'0 for the purpose mentioned in this article. Article 32. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate the sum of five hundred dollars to be used with the unexpended balance from last year's appropriation for the purpose of continuing the cinder road on Chestnut Street, from a paint near H. F. Mills' entrance to the residence of Robert Hodge as originally voted under Article 85, at the 1919 Town Meeting. On petition of George A. Rea and others. Voted that, in addition to the $500.00 appropriated last year, $500.00 be taken from the appropriation made for streets, highways and bridges for the purpose of this article. Article 33. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money for tar sidewalks on both sides of Annis Street. Petition .of Harold Holt and others. Voted in the negative. Article 34. To see if the town will vote to construct a concrete sidewalk on the northerly side of Union Street, TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 19 from Marblehead Street to Beverly Street. Petition of Jos- eph W. Emmett and others. No action taken. Article 35. To see if the town will vote to install two (2) electric lights, one at the junction of Salem and Stevens Streets and the other on Stevens Street midway between the junction of Salem Street and the light at present located opposite the residence of John Johnson, and the money for the same to be taken from the appropriation for lighting. Petition of Maurice C. Casey 'and others. Referred to the Selectmen with power to act. Article 36. To see if the town will vote to put one light ~n Bruce Street and appropriate money for the same. Pe- tition of Ernest Crotch and others. Referred to the Selectmen with power to act. Article 37. To see if the town will vote to erect an electric light at the corner of Parker Street and Green Street and raise and appropriate money for the same. P~ tition of Charles F. Jackson and others. Referred to the Selectmen with power to act. Article 38. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to put the G. A. R. lot in "Perpetual 'Care." Petition of James W. Elliott and others. V~ted to raise $200.00. Article 39. To see if the town will vote to install a fire alarm box on .Chestnut Street, near the residence of Robert Hodge, and provide for the payment of the same. Petition of Robert Hodge and others. No action taken. Article 40. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars, ($400.00) to defray the cost of erecting bleachers on the Grogan grounds and improve the playing area of the same field. Petition of Joseph Greenwood and others. Voted to raise and appropriate $400.00. ANNUAL REPORT Article 41. To see if the town will vote to fix the pay of police officers while on duty at sixty cents an hour. Pe- tition of David Hilton and others. Voted 50 cents per hour when on duty. Article 42. To see if the town will vote to install a street light at the corner of Minute and Hewitt Avenues and one halfway between Chestnut Street and Minute Avenue, on Hewitt Avenue, and provide for the payment of the same. Petition of George Deloge and others. Referred to the Selectmen with power to act. Article 43. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to purchase an auto- mobile for the Police Department. On petition of the Po- lice Dept. No action taken. Article 44. To act upon any other business which may legally be considered at this meeting. Voted that we extend to the members of the Advisory Board our thanks and appreciation of their services rendered the town. Voted that it is the sense o5 the meeting that the An- nual Reports be printed not later than Feb. 15th and that the warrant be printed separately, if necessary. Voted that citizens of the town be given preference in the employment of labor in the several departments. Voted that we extend our thanks to the Moderator as a show of our app/'eciation of his services. Voted: That a committee of seven be appointed, within thirty days of the date of this meeting, as follows: one to be appointed by the moderator, one by the Board of Select- men, one by the Advisory committee, and the remaining four ~by the three thus nominated; to consider any report on the advisability and means of simplifying the town gov- ernment and increasing its efficiency, by a combination of offices and departments, or by the adoption of a modifica- tion o5 the present system of town government; with in- structions to hold public hearings at which citizens shall be given an opportunity to be heard. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 21 RESOLVED: That it is the sense of this meeting that expenditures made by the committee appointed to advise the town government for necessary expenses ought ~o be reimbursed to them at the next Annual Town Meeting. Memorial Day Committee PATRICK HOGAN GEORGE I. SMITH MARTIN CASEY JAMES W. O'I~RIEN RAYMOND MOORE RALPH CAREY A true,copy. JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. 22 ANNUAL REPORT Synopsis of the Town Clerk's Record of Town Meeting June 2, 1920 Article 1. To see if the Town of North Andover will vote to adopt the Sunday Sports Act. Vavorable action. Article 2. To see if the town will instruct the commit- tee on Town Building to procure plans for said building, the expense to b'e taken from the back taxes of 1917, 1918 and 1919. Voted that a sum not in excess of $800.00 be appropri- ated from the uncollected taxes of 1917, 1918, and 1919, and placed at the disposal of the committee on Town Building for the purpose of enabling them to procure plans %o sub- mit to the next annual meeting. A true copy, JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 23 Synopsis of the Town Clerk's Record of Town YVIeeting Sept. 23, 1920 Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept a change in its voting precinct One as recommended by the Board of SeIectmen, the new division to be known as pre- cinct Three and to comprise the following Streets and Ways :--Union Street, Annis Street, Beverly Street, Mar- blehead Street, Suffolk Street, Middlesex Street from Rail- road Ave. to Mass. Ave., Robinson Ct., Mass. Avenue, from Lawrence Line to precinct Two boundry, Bruce Street, Beechwood Street, Fernwood 'Street, Commonwealth Ave., Trinity Ct., Green Street west of Mass. Ave., Railroad Ave- nue from Second and Union Street south to precinct Two boundry, Harold Street, Linden Ave., Perry Street and any and all Streets and Ways which may be included in such di- vision and not herein mentioned. This recommendation was unanimously adopted. A true copy, JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. ANNUAL REPORT Vote by Precinct of Presidential and State Election -- Precincts -- Candidates I 2 3 Totals President ,Cox & Roosevelt (D) 247 73 58 378 Cox & Gillhaus (S.L.) 2 I I 4 Debs & Stedman (S) 25 2 20 47 Harding & Coolidge (R) 1009 391 420 1820 Blanks 49 21 13 83 Governor Channing H. Cox (R) 910 378 385 1673 Walter S. Hutchins (S) 14 2 16 32 Patrick Mulligan (S.L) 11 I 4 16 John J. Walsh (D) 329 87 77 493 Blanks 68 20 30 118 Lt. GoVernor Marcus A. Coolidge (D) 327 88 79 494 David Craig (S.L) 14 0 5 19 Alvan T. Fuller (R) 786 326 361 1473 Thomas Nicholson (S) 17 8 12 37 Robert M. Washburn (Ind.) 67 38 16 121 Blanks 121 28 39 188 Secretary Frederick W. Cook (R) 876 368 380 1624 Edward E. Ginsburg (D) 252 63 55 370 Anthony Houtenbrink (S.L) 15 6 4 25 Edith M. Williams (S) 31 12 17 60 Blanks 158 39 56 253 Treasurer George H. Jackson (Citizen) 19 10 16 45 James Jackson (R) 862 367 362 1591 Louis Marcus (S) 13 4 14 31 Patrick O'Hearn (D) 311 69 75 455 Albert T. Waterman (S.L) 5 8 3 16 Blanks 122 30 42 194 Auditor Alonzo B. Cook (R) Alice E. Cram (D) Stephen J. Surridge (S.L) Herbert H. Thompson (S) Blanks 853 363 367 1583 279 78 66 423 12 7 6 25 20 9 18 47 168 31 55 254 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 25 Candidates Attorney-General J. Weston Allen (R) Morris I. Becker (S.L) John Weaver Sherman (S) Michael L. Sullivan (D) Blanks Congressman 7th District George F. Hogan (Pro.) Robert S. Ma]oney (R) Michael F. Phelan (D) Blanks Councillor 5th District James I. Ingraham (R) George M. Webster (S) Blanks Senator 5th District Frederick Butler (R) Daniel W. Mahoney Blanks -- Precincts -- i 2 3 Totals 814 350 362 1526 11 0 6 17 14 14 15 43 352 77 83 512 141 47 46 234 103 39 62 204 671 276 295 1242 489 150 128 767 69 23 27 119 930 383 375 1688 76 15 36 127 326 90 101 517 782 354 367 1503 464 107 105 676 86 27 40 153 949 391 378 1718 383 97 134 614 Representative 9th Essex District Charles E. Abbott (R) Blanks County Commissioners .(2) Parkman B. Flanders (S) Benjamin B. Gilman (R) James C. Poor (R) Blanks Sheriff--Essex County John F. Putnam (S) Arthur G. Wells (R) Blanks An Act to regulate the sale of beer, cider and light wines Yes No Blanks 78 19 30 127 768 297 296 1361 937 394 352 1683 881 266 346 1493 53 16 27 96 911~ 372 379 1662 368 100 106 574 658 204 230 1092 468 205 207 880 206 79 75 36O 26 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN CLERK'S STATEMENT To the Board of Health of the Tow~ of North Andover. Gentlemen :--The following is of Deaths recorded during the year 1920: Whole number of deaths, 95; Male, 39; Female, 56. Persons 70 years old and over who died daring the year 1920 Mary Hazelhurst 70 Susan Pratt 81 Joseph A. Jette 76 Hannah Lees Andrew 74 Mary Kennedy 70 Geo. A. Brocklebank 76 Maria D. Kimball 87 James Davis 79 Mary Ann Greenwood 88 Emma Hanson 81 Mary Reeves 81 Sarah Frances Carr 78 Ann M. Grover 88 Geo. F. Cunningham 73 Catherine Devitt 79 Daniel Perley Stiles 70 Louisa Holroyd 84 Richard Oliver 79 Jeannette G. JeWett 81 George Gilbert Davis 76 John Morris 72 Samuel A. Smith 76 William Freeman Hodgetts 70 Ellen F. Mahoney 73 John Meserve Coffin 76 Annie Brady 71 Emma J. Phillips Heart Disease S Hemorrhage 6 Arteriosclerosis 9 Nephritis 8 Pneumonia 12 Strang. Hernia 1 Carcinoma 9 Influenza 1 Accidental 2 Apoplexy 4 Septicemia I Tuberculosis 9 Scarlet Fever I Gall Stone 2 Anemia 2 Brain Tumor 2 Acute Indigestion I Appendicitis 1 Enteritis 2 Drowning I Diphtheria 1 Lightning I Unknown causes I Other causes 10 Vital Statistics Marriage Licenses Issued 101 Oldest groom 58 Oldest bride 53 Youngest groom 19 Youngest bride 18 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVEI% MASS. 27 Deaths by Ages $0 to '90 years o~d 8 70 to 80 years old 19 60 to 70 years old 16 50 to 60 years old 9 40 to 50 years old 5 30 to 40 years old 8 20 to 30 year~s old 4 10 to 20 years old 4 I to 10 years old 10 Less than I year 12 Whole number of births 113 Male 64 Female 49 Foreign Parentage 62 Dogs Licensed Male 223 @ $2.00 each Female 15 @ $5.00 each $446 00 75 00 Clerk's fees, 238 @ 20c each $521 00 47 60 $473 40 Paid County Treasurer Hunter's Licenses Resident Combination Fishing and Hunting Resident Fishing Fishing (Alien) 171 37 3 Clerks fees, 211 @ 15c each 211 $31 65' 28 NORTH ANDOVRR BY.LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NOI TH ANDOVEI ESSEX COUNTY, MASS, Article I. Section I. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first Monday in March. Section ~. The warrants for all Town Meetings shall De directed to either of the constables, who shall serve the same by posting a true and attested copy thereof at the Town Hall and at five or more public places in each precinct of the Town, not more than fifteen nor less than ten days before the time of holdlng said Meetings.. Section 3- When a Town Meeting'~hall be adiourned to a time certain that is more than ~ourt¢¢n clays [rom the time of adiournment, the Town Clerk shall cause notice of the time and place of such adiourned meeting to be duly posted in three or more public places in each precinct in the Town two days at least before the time o£ holding said adjourned meet- ing, which notice shall also briefly state the business to come before such meeting. Section 4. After the election of Town O~¢ers whose names appear on the of/icial ballot, and the vote upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, the Annual Meeting in each year shall stand ad- journed for the consideration of all other matters in the warrant to 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon of the second Satur- day next following, at a place to be designated by the Selectmen in the warrant for said meeting. The warrant shall also state the date and hour of said adjournment. BY--LAWS 29 Section 5. At-said adjourned meeting the Moderator shall appoint an Advisory Committee of seven, who shall serve from the dissolution of said meeting until the dissolu- tion o£ the Annual Meeting next following. They shall consider the reports of the Town Officers, the recommenda- tions o£ the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several articles in the Warrant for the Annual Meeting next following, and any and all other municipal questions. The Committee shall give at least one public hearing within ten days preceding the date of the Adjourned Annual Meeting, upon all matters to be considered by them. They shall prepare and distribute among voters, prior to said adjourned meeting; printed copies of such findings and recommendations as they see fit to make, and shall report the same to said meeting. For this purpose and for the performance of their other duties hereunder, they may incur such reasonable expense as may be necessary. Article II. Section t. The Selectmen in addition to their general duties, shall have authority to defend suits brought against the Town, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town. Section ~. The Selectmen shall annually cause a report to be printed which shall contain a statement of their doings during the preceding financial year; the report of the School Committee and of such other officers, boards and committees as are required to make reports; the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen; a report of all Town Meetings held since the publication of the last Annual Town Report; the regula- tions of the Board of Health and of the Board o{ Water Com- missioners; the By-Laws o~ the To~vn; and such other mat- ters as they deem expedient or as the Town votes to insert. Said report shall be bound in pamphlet £orm, and shall be ready for distribution among the taxpayers at least seven days before the Annual 'Town Meeting. 30 Article III. Section i. The Selectmen shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at least five police officers, and a Chief of Police. The latter shall have general supervision and direction o~ the constables and police officers of the Town. Section 2. The Selectmen may make such rules and reg- ulations as they deem necessary, under the Revised Laws, in relation to the passage o~ carriages, sleighs, street cars or other vehicles through the streets and ways of the Town, or the use of sleds or other vehicles for coasting therein. Any violation of said rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar or more than twenty dollars. Section 3. No person shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of iunk, old metal or second-hand articles, or shall go from house to house collecting or procuring by pur- chase or barter any such articles, without a written license from the Board of Selectmen. The fee for such license shall not be less than one dollar. Each license shall continue in force until the first day of May next ensuing unless sooner revoked by the Selectmen. · Section 4. No person shall behave in a rude or disorderly manner, nor use loud, profane or indecent language, nor throw stones, snow balls or other missiles in any street or other public place. Section 5- No person shall loiter upon any sidewalk, street or way of the Town, or upon private property thereto adjoining without the consent of the owner thereof, after he has been requested by a constable or police officer to depart. Section 6. No person shall pasture cattle or other ani- mals either with or without a keeper, upon any of the streets or ways o~ the Town, provided that this By-Law shall not effect the rights of any person to the use of the land within the limits of such street or way adjoining his own premises. Section 7. No person shall go through the streets or ways of the town as a hawker or pedler, selling or. expos- ~-~aws lng for saie fruits or vegetables, without first obta!ning a written license from the Selectmen of the Town; provided that this By-Law shall not apply to a person engaged in the pursuit of agriculture who peddles fruits or vegetables. Every licensee hereunder shall c~mse his name and the number of his license to be plainly and legibly exhibited up- on the vehicle, conveyance, or receptacle in which he carries or transports his wares, and every such license shall upon demand of a constable or other police officer of the Town exhibit his written license to such constable or officer. Petition of Board of Health. Section 8. The following Rules and Regulations shall govern the building and inspection of dwelling houses in North Andover. RULES AND REGULATIONS Construction of Buildings The nature and size of frame shall at least confo.rm to the following specifications: All rooms must be exposed to the outside light, and there shM1 be no room which is to be occupied as a living or sleeping room that shall have less than seven hundred cubic feet of air space. All build- ings must be set at least four feet from the side lines in every instance. Foundations Foundations for all dwelling houses to be built of brick, cement or stone, to be well bonded tagether, and the same to be laid in mortar of the following proportions: One part of Portland cement; two parts lime with the proper propor- tion of clear sharp sand; and no cellar to be less than six feet, six inches in the clear, to have at least four windows for light and ventilation, said windows to be not less than three light eight by ten glass. NORTH ANDOVER Frame ~' Frames for all houses used for dwellings to be according to the following schedule: On single dwellings, sills to he not less than six by seven inches,; ~oor ~oists two by seven inches, placed not more than eighteen inches on centers; and all crossed sills to be mortised and tenoned and pinned together, outside studding two by four inches, six- teen inches in centers, corner posts four by six inches, ra~ters two by six inches, twenty-four inches on centers. For double houses, sills to be six by eight inches, center sills eight by eight inches, floor joists two by eight inches, no more than eighteen inches on centers, outside studding and the studding under all carrying partitions to be two by four inches, placed not more than sixteen inches on centers, corner posts four by six inches, ceiling joists two by six inches, twenty inches on centers, rafters two by six inches, not more than twenty-four inches on centers, plates four by four inches, ledger-boards one by six inches, all nailed and spiked. Buildings to Be Used for Camp Purposes Only The foregoing Rules and Regulations shall not apply to buildings which are to be built and occupied ~for camp purposes only: Alteration and Additions Any alteration or addition to any building already erected or hereafter to be built, shall be subject to these regulations, except necessary repairs not affecting the con- struction of the external or party walls· Penalty Any violation of the foregoing Rules and Regulations shall be considered a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00. Article IV. Section ~. The financial year of the Town shall begin ~vith the first day o£ January and end with the 3~st day of De- cember and for the payment of bills contracted by the several departments for ordinary expenses, during the interval be- tween the close o£ the financial year and the time of making the next annual appropriations, the Selectmen shall have auth- ority to draw from any available funds in the hands of the Treasurer, and the amount so drawn shall be charged against the said next annual appropriation for the departmen~ for which such draft shall have been made; but in no case shall su, ch expenditure for any purpose exceed one-sixth of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Annual Towt~ Meeting in the preceding year. Section 2. No money shall be paid from the Town Treas- ury, except the state and county taxes and bank discount, without a warrant therefor signed by the Selectmen. Section 3- All promissory notes of the Town shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen. Section 4. Ail Towr~ officers, boards and committees, who in any way receive or expend money belonging to the Town, shall keep a record of their official acts, and an account of their receipts and expenditures; they shall make an annual report to the Town in season to be audited and incorporated into the Annual Town Report. Section 5. All Town officers, boards and committees, who shall receive money in behalf of the Town, shall pay to the Treasurer monthly, and oftener if so requested by the Se- lectmen, all money so received. All other persons who shall have in their possession money belonging to the Town shall pay the same forthwith to the Town Treasurer. Section 6. The Superintendent or other official charged by the Board of Water Commissioners with the duty of col- lecting and receiving money due the Town, shall give a bond 34 ~ORTH ANDOVER in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the Board of Selectmen. Section 7-' The Selectmen and the Auditor shall consti- tute a committee to be known as the Finance Committee, 'whose duty it shall be to prepare a table of estimates of ex- penses for which appropriations are to be made at the next annual Town Meeting, and to report the same in writing on or before the first day of February in each year to the Select- men, who shall incorporate said report in the Annual Town Report. Section 8. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to inspect all bills presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of the officer, board or committee contracting the same, and are in proper form; to indicate the account to which they are chargeable; and, if there are funds, to trans- mit said bills with his certificate to the Selectmen, who shall draw their warrant on the Town Treasurer authorizing pay- ment thereof; to examine the books and accounts of all town officers, boards and committees receiving and expending money; to investigate the condition of all funds and trust funds held for the benefit of the Town. He shall verify the amount of fund~ in the hands of the town officers, boards and committees by actually counting the cash in their possession, and: by personal application at banks of deposit, shall ascer- tain the amounts held therein to the credit of the Town. He shall report to the Town in detail under each department all receipts and expenditures by the Town for the previous financial year. Section 9. No office, board or committee of the Town shall have any pecuniary interest, either direct or indirect, person- ally or through another person, in any loan, contract or em- ployment of any sort made by, with or for that department to which his or its duties appertain. All contracts or employ- ments made in violation of this By-Law shall be void as to the Town, and no bills therefor shall be approved, audited or paid. ~y-~sws 35 Article V. Section ~. The assessment of taxes shall be completed and the tax list and warrant shall be delivered to the Collector o{ Taxes on or before the fifteenth day o{ August, and the tax bills shall be distributed on or before the second day of Sep- tember in each year. Section 2. The Collector of Taxes shall use all means and processes provided by law for the collection of taxes re- maining unpaid after the first day of January in each year. Section 3. The compensation 0f the Collector of Taxes shall be fixed annually by vote of the Town. Article VI. Section s. The Board of Selectmen may declare any sewer laid in any land, street or way, public or private, opened or proposed to be opened for public travel, to be a common sewer; and the same shall not be laid or connected with any existing common sewer except by the board of officers au- thorized by law to lay and maintain common sewers. Section 2. The Board of Health may make and enforce regulations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage and its connection with public sewers, ii a pub- lic sewer abuts the estate to be drained. Section 3. No person shall enter his drain into any com- mon sewer without a written license from the Board of Se- lectmen, and any person entering under such license shall comply with such rules and regulations as to material and construction as the Board of Selectmen may prescribe. Said Board may close any drain entering a common sewer for fail-. ute to comply with the provisions of this By-Law. No excavation shall be made within a public way in con- necting such private drains with a common sewer except un- der the direction of the Highway Surveyor or other persons having charge of the streets of the Town. Article VII. Section i. No person shall open any hydrant of the wa- ter-~vo~rks system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Commission- ers; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Department, or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. Article VIII. Section ~. The following shall be the device of the Town seal: In the center of a double circle the inscription, "Incor- porated April 7th, ~t855 ;" in the margin without the inner cir- cle the legend, "Town of North Andover, Massachusetts.' Article IX. Section ~. The violation of these By-Laws, except such as by their terms provide a penalty for the breach thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Section 2. These By-Laws may be amended or repealed at any Town Meeting, provided an article or articles for that purpose have been inserted in the warrant of said meeting. Section 3. All By-Laws heretofore made and adopted are hereby repealed North Andover, Mass., January 1, 1921. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the By-Laws of the Town of North Andover. -- Attest: JOSEPH A. DUNCAN, Town Clerk. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE To the Taxpayers of North Andover: I have examined the accounts o£ the Town Officers for the year ending December 31, 1920 and have found them cor- rect with satis£actory vouchers for a~l payment; have also verified the Treasurer's report relative to Trust Funds and cash on deposit in various banks, and herewith present the annual report of Receipts and Expenditures classified under the headings of the several departments with a statement of the Town indebtedness at the above date and a schedule of Town Property as valued by the heads of departments hav- ing charge of same. Persons having bills against the Town are requested to present the same to the heads of departments ordering the articles as soon as possible, charges to the several depart- ments to be made out on separate bills. Respectfully, J. W. ELLIOTT, Auditor. 38 ANNUAL REPORT SELECTMEN'S REPORT To theAuditor~ Weherewithsubmit the Annual Report of the Selectmen for the year 1920. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 39 g°o°°o°°°o°°°o°§oo oo oo 0 ~'~0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 u'~O 0 0 o 0 0 o , ~ TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES NAMES. '5 Alex,.rider M. White $300 oo Fred Leach Peter Holt Patrick P. Daw Edw~-rd E Curley Frank W. Frisbee Dr. 13. W. Holt George Brightman Total Appropriation 300 oo 300 oo 85co0o $900 oo 500 oo $oo oo 9oo oo ~5oo oo ~IO0 O0 I00 O0 IQ0 O0 $50 O0 50 oo 50 O0 ~ 50 oo ~4o0 oo 400 oo 900 oo ~00 O0 500 eo 50 oo So oo 50 O0 ~28oo O0 2800 oo lmox g$oo§oogg O0 O0 000000000 oooo02~ o o o o o o O xolaUllOO m,!pnv c o o o oo o o o o oo 0 o o o o o 0 0 0 o o o o O O o o o o O o o O o g TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 41 Appropriation Stale Aid Military Aid STATE AND MILITARY AID $1,000 O0 $404o0 200 0'0 604 O0 Appropriation Merchants Trust Company Andover National Bank DISCOUNT AND INTEREST $3,71002 1,516 66 $396 00 $5,000 00 $5,226 68 226 68 INTEREST ON WATER BONDS Appropriation Expended $5,900 00 WATER LOAN SINKING FUND Appropriation Expended $2,200 00 $5,9O0 O0 $2,200 00 ENGINE HOUSE INTEREST AND RETIRING OF 10 BONDS Appropriation $1,360 00 Expended $1,36o. 00 ~ERRIMACK SCHOOL INTEREST AND RETIRING OF ONE BOND Appropriation $1,100 00 Expended $1,100 00 42 ANNUAL REPORT HIGH SCHOOL INTEREST AND RETIRING OF FOUR, BONDS Appropriation $6,200 00 Expended $6,200 00 BRAD,STREET SCHOOL INTEREST AND RETIRING OF TWO BONDS Appropriation $2,360 00 Expended $2,360 00 REDEEMING BOND NO. 16 OF 1904 AND NOS. 31 AND 32 of 1905 Appropriation $3,000 00 Expended $3,000 00 SEWER INTEl{EST AND RETIRING OF TWO BONDS Appropriation $3,160 00 Expended $3,16ff 00 MEMORIAL DAY FUND Appropriation $ 350 00 Expended $ 337 69 337 69 STATE AND COUNTY TAX $ 12 32 Appropriation $37,000 00 State $24,360 00 County 14,382 71 Highway 3,195 81 Special 1,148 40 Bay State Street R R 159 80 Civillian War Poll Tax 5,595 00 48,841 72 11,841 72 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 43 Appropriation Expended STREET LIGHTING $5,570 22 $6,000 00 5,570 22 $429 78 ELECTION EXPENSES 1920 Appropriation Bamford Jehn Beck Herbert L Bowmen Samuel J Broderick Thomas H Brown Joseph Butterworth Alfred Campbell James Cart Fred A Clark Fred Costello John Cox Francis Cunningham Harry F Cunningham Edward Currier H Dana Daw James F Dillon James J De Adder James Driver Charles H Dunbar Walter Emmert Walter Espeg, Alberta F Gillespie James Gray Herbert Greenwood Joseph Handy William J Harrison William Healey Patrick J Healey Timothy $600 O0 $6 00 3 00 10 00 14 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 26 50 6 00 12 00 3 50 25 O0 6 00 13 50' 16 00 4 50, 3 50 25 00 12 00 I 00 3 50 I 00 7 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 25 O0 6 00 44 ANNUAL REPORT YIennessey James Hennessey Maurice Hig~on Arthur tIinxman Charles !ngram Harold Lake Eben Lawlor William Leighton Joseph Longbotton Miles Lyons Wallace Lumenello Vincent Mead Herbert Morrissey John McCarthy Joseph McDonald Albert McDonald John McKinnon Alex McQuestion Herbert Paul Andrew Porter Clarence Radcliffe John Rea Sidney Rea George A Reardon Margaret Schofield John Schofield Charles Sullivan James Whittier Fred Winning Raymond Wood Abel Thompson Frank Incidental-- Camp'bell John H Costello Michael W Driver C I-I & Co, ballot Driver C H & Co, voting list 26 50 6 00 1 00 19 00 26 50 7 00 13 50, 2 50 6 00 6 00 6 00 I 00 26 50 26 50 I 00 9 00 2 5O 7 00 7 00 6 00 6 00 25 00 13 50 3 5O 6 00 6 00 6 00 1 00 11 50 6 O0 6 O0 $25 75 7 50 60 00 167 31 $ 565 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 4~ Driver C H & Co Healey Patrick J Fitts Geo D Leitch James W Son Matherson George Morrill Herbert McAloon William Commonwealth of Mass. Webster Henry Whittaker Wi]liara Routl~ier's Pharmacy Sheridan Peter Sullivan Michael, table 78 60 24 00 6 30 48 77 19 00 5 00 · 14 00~ I 00 6 00 18 05 99 9 00 10 O0 $ 499 27 $ 1,064 27 CONTINGENT ApproPriation $ 700. 00 Fred H Magoun, Carter suit $2,400 00 Jeremiah F Mahoney, Carter suit 255 00 City o£ Lawrence, Industrial School 507 88 County of Essex, truant 150 43 North Andover Coal Co 122 44 C I Alexander, fuel, light, hall 53 13 Eben Sutton Engine Co, rebate 56 00 Edward A Garner, rebate 2 00 Mary A Gagin, suit 50 00 Char]es Chaplin, rooi 73 90 Lawrence Gas Co, hall 4 80 Jeremiah F Mahoney 3 00 $3,678 58 $2,978 58 46 ANNUAL REPORT SELECTMEN Appropriation $ 700 00 New England Tel & Tel Co $145 92 Lawrence Gas Co 88 02 John R M cEvoy killing dog 16 00 'The Planet Co, booth 84 00 John P Murphy 5 76 Burrough Adding Machine Co 5 08 Joseph A Duncan, janitor 100 00 Joseph A Duncan 1 50 John H Campbell, posting 12 00 Michael F Cronin, p m 10 00 James W Elliott 25 00 James W Leitch Son 20 95 A L 'Cole 1 90 The C H Driver Co, warran/~ 46 00 Hobbs Warren 80 The C H Driver Co, printing 25 97 Lawrence Rubber Co, 70 George Matherson 2 50 James W Elliott 50 00 Patrick J Healey 5 00 Bigelow Dowse, house number 17 94 H B M Aidler 10 88 American Railway Express Co 5 70 Joseph A Routhers 4 46 Treat Hardware Corp, hall 20 00 $ 706 08 $ 6 08 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 47 ASSE~SSOR'S DEPARTMENT Appropriation . $ 350:00 New England Tel & Tel Co $ 30 91 C L Cole 3 00 A W Browne]l 5 75 The C H Driver Co, street list 196 50 The C H~ Driver Co 24 85 Anna C Harredan, clerk 77 25 Lilla S Stott, transfer 52 90 Auto Publishing Co 5 00 Hobbs & Warren 3 52 399 68 $49 68 TREASURY DEPARTMENT Appropriation Corporalion and Taxation American Surety Co, bond Michael F Cronin, p m Merchants Trust 'Company $ 20 00' 40 00 44 64 6 00 $ 175 00 110 64 $ 64 36 AUDITOR Appropriation New England Tel & Tel Co The C H Driver Co A L Cole $ 27 71 43 51 50 $ 60 O0 71 72 $ 11 72 48 ANNUAL REPORT COLLECTOR~ DEPARTMENT Appropriation New England Tel & Tel ,Co Michael F Cronin, Postmaster American Railway Express The C H Driver Co Telegram Publishing Co Sun American Publishing Co Hobbs & Warren O'Neil & Parker, bond J L Fairbanks Transo Envelope Co Frank A Mackie, summons $ 20 70 66 00 I 67 66 65 6O 1 00 3 82 100 00 6 15 30, 92 19 00 $ 250 O0 310 41 $ 60 41 TOWN CLERK Appropriation A L Cole Joseph A Duncan, stamp H B McArdle A W Brownell Thomas Bevington Sons, bond Hobbs & Warren American Railway Express Munson Supply Co Library Bureau C YI Driver Co Joseph A Duncan, administrator Joseph A Duncan $ 100 O0 $~ 6~ 17 72 14 83 16 75 2 50 6 74 I 00 4 00 6 07 11 55 7 25 I 30 105 36 $ 5 36 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 49 VITAL STATISTICS Appropriation Joseph A Duncan $211 00 Dr Fred S Smith, et al 23 25 $ 300 00 234 25 $65 75 TOWN REPORT Appropriation The C H Driver Co $736 08 The C H Driver Co. ~- 104 87 $ 825 O0 $ 840 95 $ 15 95 5O ANNUAL REPORT INSURANCE Appropriation James B Ewart Town Shed Union School Hail, High School Po~rtable School Franklin School Bradstreet Merrimack Pumping Station Board of Public Works Liabilities Compensation Fire truck Stable Library Town Home Office $3,000 O0 $ 32 00 55 60 445 71 22 50 19 95 154 96 180 46 118 98 26 50 891 04 1,127 86' 48 00 2 90 24 69 117 22 14 63 3,283 45 $ 283 45 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 51 SEALER OF WEIGHTS Appropriation W L E Gurley Dover Stamp Mfg Co George Matherson Ira Carry John Davis James W Leitch & Son $ 6 28 24 00 13 50 12 00 21 00 65 69 $ 110 O0 142 47 $ 32 47 $9,883 59 Total FOREST FIRE New England Tel & Tel, et al $ 512 O3 Appropriation D J Costello Co John McDuffie John A Morrissey Dr Raymond Edward Doherty Frank Smith Thomas Ryley BASEBALL GROUND $394 96 38 27 30 00 17 50 17 50 500 5OO $ 500 00 $ 508 23 Overdrawn $" 8 23 PETER HOLT, FRED LEACH, ALEXANDER M. WHITE, Selectmen 52 ANNUAL REPORT OVERSEER'S REPORT James W. Elliott, Auditor Herewith presented is an account of receipts and ex- penditures in the Department of Overseers of the Poor for the year ending December 31, 1920. TOWN FARM--LABOR AND REPAIRS Herbert M Langley $480 00 Ida Witschi Harry H Ainson George H Simonds F. Orrin Rea H M Whittier Dr E A W Holt Peter Holt James W Leitch & Son Charles Wilcox C M Saville Dr Fred S Smith George A Smith Barstow Stove Co Dr Wm Greenler D J Costello Co Fred Lea~h George L Barker George Sergo Peter Olyzewsky C J Alexander Son John Olyzewsky James W Elliott Chas E Wilcox Fred L Sargent James Glennie 295 00 13 37 10 00 9 90 25 00 5 85 18 25 44 30 35 25 3 5O 5 00 8 4O 2 39 10 00 162 90 10 O0 78 00 18 O0 7 5O 4 5O 20 00 8 80 10 00 2 00 10 00 $1,359 91 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 53 TOWN FARM--SUPPLIES AND PROVISIONS Cross Dry Goods Co $ 45 08 Fred C Small 44 88 W H Atkinson 50 18 George H Perkins 11 90 Wm B Robinson 164 15 H E McQuesten 86 96 Marble Ridge Cream Co 944 17 Calvin Rea 7 50 Reid, Hughes Co 87 80 Luther N Hall 211 46 Miles Longbottom 17 10 No. Andover Board of Public Works 31 36 Lawrence Gas Co 80 04 New England Tel & Tel Co 48 05 Swift & Co 95 84 A B Sutherland 12 70 Howe & Phippin Co 233 50 American Railway Express 2 91 F A Messer 81 94 John Benson 13 00 Lawrence Telegram 6 00 Beach Soap Co 17 02 John Shea 2 30 Standard oil Co 10 31 B W Farnum 5 72 Gingrass, Kennedy 44 25 No. Andover Coal CO 265 66 Thornton Bros 10 95 Bicknell Bros 25 25 Lawrence Gas Co 4 80 Treat Hardware Corp 3 04 J H Nason estate 9 00 F L ,Calderwood 3 00 Lawrence Gas Co 6 00 2,683 82 $4,043 73 ANNUAL REPORT SUPPORT OUT OF HOUSE Order: No. 1 DrEAWHolt .... No. 2 Cash, ] No. 3 Cash Dr E A W Holt~ ..~ $480 00 3 00~ No. 4 Cash,:, $520 00 DrEAWHolt 5 00 No. 5 Cash, ,. No. 6 Cash $384 00 Dr Fred S Smith ~: 25 00 George H' Perkins 6 07 No. 7 Cas'h, ~ No. 8 Cash, No. 9 Cash $240 00 Dr E A W Holt~ ~.: 59 00 No. 10 Cash, ~ No. 11 Cash $180 00 Dr E A W Holt, 5 00 No. Andover Coal Co 45 61 49 00 120 00 483 00 $ 525 00 180 00 $ 415 07 t80 00 60 00 $ 299 00 240 00 $ 230 61 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 55 No. t2 Cash $240 00 No. Andover Coal Co 1.3 65 Dr Bushold, 8 00 Edward Adams 17 50 No. 13 Cash, No. 14 Cash, $140 00 No. 15 Cash, "'~ 60 00 No. 16 Cash, -" 40 00 No. 17 Cash 40 00 No. Andover Coal .Co, 6 50 No. 18 Wm B Robinson, Dr Fred S Smith Lawrence General Hospital No. 19 H E McQuesten Dr Fred S Smith Alice N Kane, George H Perkins No. 20 I-I E McQuesten~ Dr Fred S Smith No. 21 H E McQuesten, Dr E A W~ Holt $105 12 10 00 12 00 $ $245 11 28 O0 94 O0 69 $ $128 69 3 00 $ $ 85 59 22 80 $ $ 279 15 195 00 46 50 127 12 $367 80 131 69 208 39 56 ANNUAL REPORT No. 22 ~ P Currier Co, No. 23 Luther N Hall, No. 24 DrEAWHolt, 240 75 120 O1 16 50 $4,754 59 PAID PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS No. 25 Mass. Hospital School $339 43 No. 26 Farm Trade School 89 00 $328 43 PAID CITIES AND TOWNS No. 27 Town of Andover No. 28 City of Lawrence No. 29 City of Lawrence No. 30 City pf Lawrence No. 31 City of Lawrence $150 O0 110 O0 25 O0 128 O0 $ 378 20 413 00 $ 791 20 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 57 SUMMARY OiF POOR DEPARTMENT Appropriation Superintendent and Matron Receipts George L Barker Mothers' Aid $1,248 83 305 00 Total to expend $7,000 00 1,000 00 1,553 83 $9,553 83 Expended Superintendent and Matron Support Jn the House Support out o£ the House Paid public institution Paid cities and towns $1,000 00 4,043 73 4,754 59 328 43 791 2O 10,917 95 Overdrawn $ 1,364 12 PETER HOLT, FRED LEACH, ALEXANDER M. WHITE, Overseers of Poor. 55 ANNUAL REPORT ASSESSORS' REPORT North Andover, January 1, 1921. To James W. Elliott, Auditor: The Assessors o:f North Andover herewith presen~ their report £or the year ending December 31, 1920: TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 59 Aggregate value of real estate Aggregate value of personal estate Tax Assessment-- State tax State highway tax Special State tax ]]ay State Street Railway ~ax County tax Town grant Overlevyings Poll tax assessment Tax assessed on real estate Tax assessed on personal estate Rate per thousand Abatement authorized Acres of land assessed Dwellings assessed Hens assessed Cows assessed Other meat cattle assessed Swine assessed Persons liable to military duty Dogs (male) Dogs (female) $5,474,275 1,821,884 24,360 00 3,195 81 1,148 40 159 80 14,382 21 167,863 00 478 52 $211,587 74 $8,865 00 158,753 10 52,834 64 $ 29 00 2,711 84 14,109 1,072 277 697 197 53 1,047 223 15 PETER HOLT PATRICK P. DAW EDWARD E. CURLEY 60 ANNUAL REPORT MOTH DEPARTMENT North Andover, Mass., Jan. 6, 1921 To the Auditor of the Town, James W. Elliott. Report of the local Superintendent, William L. Smith. The gypsy moth work during the past year was on zhe whole a great success. The brown tail moth made its ap- pearance last spring to a limited extent in the northern part of the Town, especially in the orchards. I sincerely hope the property owners of the Town will give their orchards special attention the coming season so as to cope with this situation. Following bills have been approved: Dow Chemical Works The Glidden Co. William L Smith Charles Winning Albert Deardon John Morrissey John LaBel]e William Kenelley John Roache Frank Plummet Daniel Smith Richard Roache Frank Smith Joseph Leighton Albert McDonald Peter Holt $ 215 00 1,018 98 1,617 00 73 50 42' 00 265 00 84 00 16 00 31 50 128 75 237 50 505 00 120 00 i 76 31 03 90 O0 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 61 James W Leitch H L Frost W~lliam 'Callahan P J' Casey John Hulme William ~ulcahy Charles Holt Albert Butterworth John ~Shea Arthur~ Cole Charles H Driver Co. George H Perkins W B Robinson J Seymore H~ L Foster Marble Ridge Grain Co. Michael W 'Coste]lo Richard Roache, Jr Richard Roache, horse hire Peter Holt, horse hire Appropriation Private work and sale of lead 113 00 53 00 20 00 10 60 35 00 32 50 55 00 35 00 15 00 2 05 15 75 I 00 27 68 4 7O 62 50 2 10 5 00 75 00 118 00 2 5O $5,161 80 3,000 O0 2,108 12 62 ANNUAL REPORT ELM BEETLE . North Andover, Mass., Jan. 6, 192L Report of the Elm Beetle, year ending December 31, 1920. To James W. Elliott, Auditor: The elm trees of the Town were very successfully sprayed with arsenate of lead: against the ravages of the elm beetle -~with good results. The trees looked well and were in re- markably fine foliage last summer, and were highly compli- mented by the State officials. I recommend the appropria- tion of $600.00 so as this work can be continued. The following bills have been approved: Peter Holt Richard Roache Frank Smith Daniel Smith Albert Butterworth John Hulme John Morrissey William Mulcahy James Winning Charles Holt Richard Roache, horse hire Peter Holt, horse hire $ 105 00 35 00 85 00 50 00 35 50 50 00 47 50 50 00 50 00 35 00 18 75 2 5O Appropriated $ 514 25 40,0 00 Yours respectfully, WILLIAM L. SMITH, Moth Superintendent. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. TREE WARDEN'S REPORT Year ending December 31, 1920. North Andover, Mass., Jan. 6, 1921: To James W. Elliott, Auditor: I herewith submit my fourth annual report as Tree Warden, year ending December 21, 1920. By petition to the Tree Warden, live and dead trees have been removed from the following streets: Main, Turnpike, Third, Maple Avenue, Sutton, Summer and Second Streets. The following bills have been approved: Frank Spinney $ 154 00 John Walsh 3 50 John Roache 3 50 Frank Smith 48 50 Richard Roache 93 50 John Smith 3 50 Richard Roache, Jr 3 50 John Morr/ssey 47 50 Daniel Smith 45 00 Frank Plummet 15 00 George Kane 5 00 Alvin Kane 5 00 George Kane, Jr ~ 5 00 H L Foster 5 00 Richard Roache, horse hire 33 50 Appropriation $ 470 50 500 00 Yours respec££ully, WILLIAM L. SMITH, Tree Warden 64 ~ ANNUAL REPORT FOREST FIRE WARDEN'S REPORT North Andover, Mass. To James W. Elliott, Town Auditor: Dear Sir: Herewith submitted is my sixth annual report as the Forest Fire Warden of North Andover. There were a number of forest fires last autumn on ac- count of the dryness of the season. The Governor issued proclamations that there be no more hunting in the forest for a time. The hunters and campers heeded this warning, and I wish to thank them and also the citizens of the Town for their hearty co-operation for their precaution against fires in our forests. Total cost $ 512 03 19 Forest fires 29 Grass fires 50 Permits issued Supplies on hand: 16 Extinguishers 3 Force pumps 12 Steel brooms I Carbon of vitriol I Keg of soda Respectfully yours, WILLIAM L. SMYI'H, Forest Warden TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 65 MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE To James W. Elliott, Auditor: The Memorial Day Committee makes the following re- port for the year 1920: Appropriation $ John T Campbell $116 56 Patrick Hogan 8 10 Fred L Sargent 5 00 Fifth reg. drum corps 104 00 The C It Driver Co. 11 00 William Miller, orator 10 00 Louis Reuter, flowers 44 90 John McDonough, team 25 00 Ralph Casey i 63 Patrick J Healey 10 00 Raymond J Moore i 50 35O 00 337 69 $ 12 31 PATRICK HOGAN, RAYMOND J. MOORE, MARTIN CASE~, JAMES W. O'BRIEN, JOSEPt~ McDONOUGH, Committee. 66 ANNUAL REPORT SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL FUND North Andover, Jan. 1, 1921. To James W. Elliott: The Trustees of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund present their report. Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1920 $ 26 90 Interest I 32 Paid to Patrick J. Healey Amount in 'bank Jan. 1, 1921 $ 28 22 15 00 $ 13 22 HENRY A. WEBSTER, JAMES C. POOR, FRANK W. EATON, Trustees TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 67 POLICE DEPARTMENT North Andover, Mass., Jan. 1, 1921. TO the Auditor: I herewith su~bmit my annual report of the Police De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1920. Officers' Payroll John H Campbell $ 328 90 John R McEvoy 392 45 James H Goff 320 10 Wallace E Towne 908 95 John P Walsh ' 312 60 John A Morrissey 382 70 Herbert H Morrill 171 10 William P Whittaker 129 80 Michael W Costello 225 50 Waiter H Paul 163 30 Arthur H Farnham 23 75 Fred L Sargent 1 40 Fred Rabs 5.00 Albert Brear]ey 8 00 John A Sullivan 9 00 Laurie Knowles 10 50 Frank Spencer $ 50 George Withee 5 00 S Albert Jenkins 5 00 Geo.'ge E W Hershaw 5 00 Albert ]]arrington i 00 John Mawlson 5 00 Charles W Paul 13 50 George Clory 5 00 Alvin B Kane I 50 James M Craig 6 00 $3,448 55 68 ANNUAL REPORT Incidentals and Supplies Auto List Publishing Co. · Randolph Holt Leslie Frisbee Williams Carriage Co. Fred L Sargent New England Tel & Tel Co. John R McEvoy H Ainsworth & Co. Edward E Towne Patrick Murphy Arthur H Farnham J W Leitch & Son Henry Albrecht The C H Driver Co Michael W Coste]lo Herbert H Morrill Maurice I-Iennessey V Mandigo $ohn T ,Campbell Edward Harmon A P Weigel Wallace E Towne Albert Barrington Wm I-I Atchinson Traffic Sign & Signal Co. American Express William C Towne William ttowarth Dr Fred S Smith George LaBel]e Dr E A W Holt Police Court expenses Total expended $ 43 00 6 00 2 00 3 00 5 50 23 44 71 00 29 $0 5 00 53 61 10 00 I 3O 20 54 6 37 5 00 6 00 58 00 75 12 30 100 00 3 75 60 00 4 00 52 10 39 00 2 29 5 00 5 00 10 00 3 50 1000 $ 657 25 141 68 $4,247 48 TOWN_OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 69 Appropriation Received from Police~ Court Unexpended $4,100 00 323 00 $4,423 00 175 52 Males Females Total Number of Arrests Highway robbery Indecent assault Drunkenness Neglected children Assault Automobile laws Ringing false alarm of fire Town ordinances Breaking and entering Common drunk Disturbance Malicious mischief Larceny AduItery Concealed weapons Trespassing Illegal transporting of intoxicating liquor Arrested for out-of-town officers 71 1 1 6 2 11 3 4 4 5 1 1 21 5 2 2 2 1 6 78 7O ANNUAL EEPO~T Number of complaints Number of doors found open Children returned to l~arents Larceny of property Property recovered 800 12 5 $1,500 00 90O 00 Respectfully, WALLACE E. TOWNE, Chief of Police. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 71 NORTH ANDOVEB~ ~IASS. To the Au&?or o/ Tozw of Nortk Ando~er: Annual report of the Department oi Sealer of Weights and Measures. Office, Engine House Residence, 17 Main Street. Standards Famished by the Working F..quipment--Location,Eng~ne House Commdnwealth Avoirdupois Capacity Avoirdupois Measures Miscellaneous Weights Measures Weight Articles 50 lbs 25 lbs 20 lbs 10 lbs 5 lbs 4 lbs 2 lbs $ oz 4 or 1 oz 1-2 oz 1-4, oz 1-8 oz 1-16 oz 1-2 bushel 1-4 bushel 1-8 bushel bio bushel 1-32 bushel gallon quart pint -2 pint gill 50 lbs 25 lbs 30 lbs l0 lbs 5 lbs 4 lbs 2 lbs 1 lb 8 oz ~: oz 1 oz 1-2 oz 1-4 oz 1-8 oz [-16 oi 1 gallon 1-2 gallon 1 quart 1 pint 1-2 pint 1-2 bushel 1-4, bushel 1-8 bushel 1-16 bushel 1 glass graduate 1 qt steel seals seal p~ess 50 lead seals sealing clamps 35 red paper seals 35 green paper seals 25 condemmingtags drill punches hopper funnel level striking stick slicker plates Record Book Receipt Book Coal Re-weighing Book pair nippers I Box Apothecary Weights Standard 1 Box Apothecary Weights Working 1 " Metric " " 1 " Metric " " 1 Test Balance " 2 Test Balances " 72 ANNUAL REPORT Work Performed from Dec. ~, ~9~9 to Dec. 15, ~9:~o. Scales Sealed Condemmed Platform over 5~ooo lbs lqatform under " Counter Beams Spring Balances Computing " Measuing device Prescription Scales Avoirdupois Apothecary Metric Troy Capacity Measures Liquid Measmes Automatic Pumps Oil Pump Linear Measures Yard Sticks Slot Machine Totals 3 Adjusted Non-Sealed 6 17 17 g 19 '2 118 .21 87 '20 63 14 1 Respectfully submitted, JOHN DAVIS, Sealer. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 73 NORTH ANDOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY To the Auditor of the Town of North Andover: I hereby submit my report as Treasurer of the North Andover Improvement Society, 1920. Aug. 18 Paid Brightweod Mfg ~Co., labor of J. E~.]iott for May and June $248 80 Aug. 18 Paid Treat Hardware Co., .supplies 5 93 Aug. 18 Paid Frank W. Spinney, stock and labor for plantings 150 00 Aug. 18 Paid W. B. Robinson, supplies 2 15 Aug. 18 Paid Thompson & :Son, sharpening lawn mowers 3 50 Sept. 24 Paid Brightwood Mfg. ,Co., labor of J. Elliott, July 160 50 Oct. 7 Paid Brightwood Mfg. Co., labor of J.' Elliott, Aug. 150 00 Oct. 18 Paid Brightwood Mfg. Co., labor of J. Elliott, Sept. 123 Nov. I Paid Geo. B. Loring, use of horse 35 00 $878 88 1920 Aug. 10 Received from Town $261 88 Sept. 21 Received from Town 160 50 Oct. 5 Received from Town 78 12 $500 50 Town appropriation $500 00 Expenditures 878 88 Excess of expenditures over appropriation $378 YIARRIET RYDE~ EVERETT, Treasurer. 88 74 ANNUAL REPORT BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT North Andover, Mass. To James W. Elliott, Town Auditor: Building Inspector's report for 1920: In submitting my report I would recommend as I did in my last report, that a new and more complete set of building laws be established, as there are several important matters regarding house construction, and also the rules and laws governing the same, that are in doubt at the present time in this town. This Town is one of the few that are sadly in need of a set of building laws that will cope with the building condi- tions, and also to give the Inspector of Buildings the power of his office to settle disputes and to see that the laws are complied with. Judging from the number of buildings that were erected within the last ten years, and the future possibilities, this town should be prepared with building laws that will guard against inferior or objectionable buildings. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER~ MASS. 76 Following is the list of permits granted and the approxi- mate cost for the year. 1920 Feb. 11 Feb. 29 Mar. 2 Mar. 13 Mar. 18 April 2 April 5 April 10 April 23 April 23 April 23 May 27 May 27 May 27 June 5 June 8 June 14 June 14 June 14 July 9 July 12 July 24 July 27 July 31 Aug. 9 Aug. 23 Dec. 8 Name of Owner Cost Benjamin Duce, 'Chestnut St.* $5,000 00 Henry L. Bonney, Chestnut St.* 4,500 00 M. T. Stevens Co., Water .St.** 1,000 00 Geo. E. Kunhardt, Osgood St.** 5,000 00 Brightwood Mfg. Co., Sutton St.** 2,000 00 Hubert Sauvageot, Thorndike Rd.* 2,800 00 Robert L. Young, Sa'leto St.* 10,000 00 Ulric Lafond, 57 Beverly St.** 1,000 00 Samuel Stevens, Osgood St.** 8,000 00 Moses Stevens, Osgood .St.** 10,00:0 00 D. & F. Co. & Village Land Co., Water and E. Water Sts.** 3,500 00 Brightwood Mfg. 'Co., Union St.* 5,000 00 Brightwood Mfg. Co., Union St.* 5,500 00 Brightwo0d Mfg~ Co., Union St.* 6,000 00 James A. P. Weeks, Union St.* 16,000 00 Wm. & Edward Kimball, Salem St.* 13,000 00 Village Land Co., Water St.** 500 00 Vil]age'Land Co., Pleasant St.** 500 00 L. W. Falla, Main St.**. 200 00 Harry R. Daw, 79 Johnson St.** 4,500 00 James Dempsey, Linden Ave.** 3,500 00 Michael Donovan, Stevens St.** 4,000 00 Joseph Burgson, Andover St.* 2,000 00 Angelo Coppeta, High St.* 5,090 00 Standard Oil Co., Marblehead St.* 30,000 00 Herbert Hamilton, Middlesex St.* 4,000 00 S.tefano Dersuo, Fairland Manor* 4,500 00 *New building. **Additions and Alterations. JOHN M. GARVEY, Inspector of Buildings. 76 ANNUAL REPOR~ FIRE DEPARTMENT TO the Auditor of the Town of North Andover: We hereby submit our report of the Fire Department of the Town of North Andover for the year ending Dec. 3lsd, 1920. Company Pay Roll George Mattheson William McAloon Peter Sheridan Charles Winning W. J. Litch James Daw John .Costello Lawrence Gas Co. N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. O. Kress & Son J. W. Leitch & Son North Andover Coal Geo. D. Fitts John McDonough North Andover Board of Public Works American Express John P. Murphy Louis McAloon George Mattheson Reid & Hughes Mrs. Hurson Mrs. Sheridan Mrs. McAloon Treat Hardware Co. Michael J. Sullivan Army Supply Sam Smith Co. $4,162 50 1,479 00 1,585 00 1,478 00 1,344 00 250 00 229 16 229 16 105 31 37 22 75 00 232 36 424 33 1,455 23 366 00 15 90 87 8 00 150 O0 11 25 22 51 6O2 13 00 7 5O 18 23 12 5O 4 75 26 59 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 77 A. P. Currier 33 33 A. Thwaite 12 50 A. Lee & Co. 11 85 Chas. Driver Co. 10 19 Davis & Furber Co. 33 40 Edward Hannon 16 64 Knox St. Garage 4 50 John Burke 25 00 A. Foote 2 00 Gamewell Co. ~ 4 56 Joseph L. R~ivet 11 55 Henry C. Daughty 16 20 Boston & Maine R.R. 86 Joseph Routhier 10 55 Amount expended $13,942 52 Amount appropriated 13,809 00 Receipts 175 00 Unexpended 32 48 Alarms during year, 41. Bell alarms, 22; telephone calls, 19; total, 41. Value of property involved $615,067 00 Damage to property involved 20,990 00 Insurance no property involved 496,124 00 Engineers' Appropriation $450 00 Edward A. Costello $150 00 Louis H. McAloon 150 00 John D. McRobbie 150 00 $450 O0 EDWARD COSTELLO LOUIS H, McALOON, JOI:IN D. McROBBIE, Engineers. 78 ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF HEALTH Jan. 12, 1920. To James W. Elliott, Auditor: The Health Board o5 the Town of North Andover here- with presents the annual report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1920. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 79 Appropriation $2,60,0,. 00 Elizabeth Rutherford $1,149 99 Reuben Hulme 364 00 Mildred Allen 189 00 City of Lawrence 187 30 J. W. Leitch & Son 142 98 Francis S. ~Cox 144 00 F. L. Frisbee 137 14 Henry R. Smith 79 55 Fred M. Hill 69 00 C. II. Driver Co. 62 94 John P. Murphy 42 65 Edward W. A. Holt 40 75 George H. Perkins 36 14 A. L. 'Cole 29 80 New Eng. TeL & Tel. Co. 25 30 Joseph O. Routhier 3 92 Lawrence Gen'l Hospital 2 00 John Costello 2 00 Fred L. Sargent I 5(~ Wallace T0wne I 00 John A. Morrissey I 00 James Dolan I 00 Overdraft $2,712 96 112 96 $2,712 96 $2,712 96 DR. E. W. A. HOLT, FRANK W. FRISBIE, GEORGE E. BRIGHTMAN, Board of Health. $0 ANNUAL'REPORT REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTI~.RING To Health Department, North Andover, Mass. Sept.--20 hogs inspected, 0 condemned. Oct.--153 hogs inspected, I condemned. Nov.--178 hogs inspected, 0 condemned; 3 ca,tie inspected, 3 condemned. Dec.--ll5 hogs inspected, I .condemned; 2 ca~tle inspected, O condemned. Total inspected, 471; total condemned, 5. Cause of condemnation, Tuberculosis. Respectfully submi(ted, FRANCIS S. COX, Inspector of Slaughteringf TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 8][ To the Board of I~ealth, North Andover, Mass.: I herewith make the following report of the District, Child-welfare and Board of Health nursing for the past year, ending December 31st, 1920. No. of District visits with bed-side care, 966. Contagious Work No. of Tuberculosis cases (new) No. of Scarlet Fever cases (new) No. of Measles cases ' (new) No. of Pertuosis cases (new) No. of Diphtheria cases (new) No. of Chicken Pox cases (new) No. of Infantile Paralysis cases (new) No. of' Tubercular Meningitis cases (new) Np. of Influenza cases 7 27 96 43 12 10 1 1 8 No. of subsequent visits with instructions No. of subsequent visits with instructions No. of subsequent visits with instructions No. of subsequent visits with instructions No. of subsequent visits with instructions With instruction for care With instruction for care With instruction for care 205 73 44 22 13 40 192 Child Welfare No. of pre-natal visits with instructions No. of post-natal visits with instructions No. of post-natal visits subsequent with instructions 18 99 159 276 ANNUAL REPORT School Work from Jan. 1st, 1920, to June 1st, 1920 No. of schools visited No. of subsequent vislts to schools No. of absentees visited No. of school children operated for tonsils and ade- noids assisted by nurse Miscellaneous visits Total visits made, 1861. Total patients visited, 2060. Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH F. RUTHERFORD~ R. N. 6 30 112 2 150 72 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS.~ 83 HIGHWAY SURVEYOR'S REPORT No. Andover, Mass., Jan. 1, 1921. To James W. Elliott, Auditor: D, ear Sir--Herewith submitted is my annual report as Highway Surveyor for the year ending December 31, 1920. Respectfully, WILLARD H. POOR, Highway Surveyor. 84 ANNUAL REPORT To the Citizens of North Andover: The following is an account of the expenditures for the year 1920. Pathing Snow and Sanding Sidewalks $8000 appropriated · Labor: Hedges Richard Doran Patrick Doherty Edward Smith Gilbert Week William Alien William McDuffie John Poor James C. Roache John Dolan James O'Brien William Towne Edward Paradis E. F. Doran Edward -- Spencer Frank Travers Michael .. Cotter James Teohey William J. Doucet Sames Houghton Joseph II. Kodgraz Albert Foster Donald YIodge Rober~ Dubois E. L. Skulshi John Travers Frank Sanford Albert $321 68 322 57 64 14 264 30 215 51 45 50 625 89 284 00 132 ~8 137 94 179 09 108 75 60 35 16 64 55 00 21 88 3 50 17 50 35 50 16 64 3 50 7 00 33 66 20 90 12 25 38 73 5 25 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 85 Knightly Carl Driver John Doyle Robert Winning John Winning Robert Lappan E. L. Frost Char]es McDonough John Nice~ta Rego Foster Loring Smith Joseph Wilcox Charles McDonald John McDonough Thomas Dooley Michael Morris John Banks Isaiah Banks Amos Bishop Francis Bishop Harold Wilcox Charles Jr. Winning Charles P]ummer Frank Martin Albert Martin James Sharpner George Barteau× George Lisley Martin Dyer Edward Donovan Michael Kent Charles Junger George Bencker Ernest Boush Boleslow Paul Charles W. Namshof Edward Kane George L. 10 5O 10 50 24 50 16 66 16 66 69 16 66 95 71 50' 3 50 17 50 7 00 31 15 45 10 26 70 145 50 140 00 138 25 68 25 38 50 42 00 134 50 14 00 12 25 I 50 1 54 28 88 i 32 8 75 47 25 47.50 29 25 38 68 113 50 56 00 103 00 17 97 44 50 86 Rahs Fred Non'is W. E. McDuffie Thomas Murphy Leo Hamilton Charles Boush Frank Bode William Muldowny Francis Kent Arthur Kane Alvin B. Dunn Edmund Tucker Edgar Ariel D. A. Farris Willard Glennie James McDonald Leo John Wilcox Grey Harry DriscoI1 M. J. Adams Edward Treat Hardware Corp. Smith Colburn Foster Archie O. Lamprey Harold Friel John Ke]ly And?ew Smith Theodore Whittier Fred Rea Calvin Leitch J. W. & Son Towne Moses Boyce Walter Shea John Smith Herbert Dunn John Bamford Robert Marland Robert ANNUAL REPORT 55 50 8% 50 40 25 22 75 14 O0 7 O0 107 75 26 70 20 25 14 O0 62 O0 53 54 5 50 1 75 59 71 5 25 57 75 45 50 549 7O 230 25 28 33 84 O0 124 50 18 40 62 14 50 32 59 50 92 54 113 50 47 03 8 80 165 00 21 80 14 00 5 25 28 O0 10 50 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 87 Emery Arthur Garvey John Donohue John Olszewsky John Smith George Mandeau Philip Farnum Clarence Sanborn I~enry Rea George Mason Russell Barker Jacob Frazer Wa]do Foster Ernest Foster Orin Foster Charles Foster Guy Foster Nathan Roche Richard Roche Richard Jr. Wood W. A. McDuffie Daniel Murphy Joseph Donovan John Moody E. W. Allen Simon Sadler Gilbert Foster Herbert L. Wagner Jabez Roberts ~Villiam Clements William Clements Harold Clement David Lane John Wainwright Carl Mylott Leo McMahan John Lanman George 14 00 35 00 38 50 42 00 21 00 27 90 33 25 17 60 27 56 7 00 60 25 5 25 15 75 26 25 54 25 74 O0 165 75 17 50 21 O0 24 49 37 62 5 25 26 25 64 68 59 50 756 O0 85 75 59 29 21 O0 61 25 53 88 14 00 3 50 lO 50 3 5O 3 5O 7OO 85 'ANNUAl. REPORT Connolly Dennis Farnum B. W. Clark William Clark George Clark ,Charles Farnham Arthur Murphy James McDuffie John Jr. Brightman ,Cecil Brightman Norman Morrissey John McLoughlin Ernest Enaire Arthur Lee Frank Calthrope Edmund Delodge George Sanderson Louis Kane George W. Blodgette Harold Leigh Byron Gilbert Fred Moody Gardner Nearing Loyd Alien William Allen Ambrose Burdick Alience Galloni Joseph Greene Frank Duce I~grold Osgood Isaac Jr. Dill Robert Sliphowshas John Total 5 25 83 30 185 02 91 02 91 02 338 49 19 25 29 75 14 00 17 50 90 25 41 13 7 00 27 57 47 25 17 50 I 75 151 50 35 00 15 75 28 00 14 00 17 50 10 50 10 50 5 25 3 5O 11 82 7 O0 8 75 8 75 11 55 $10,585 90 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 89 Streets, Highways and Bridges $7500 Appropriated The streets and highways were cared for in the usual way. More money must be appropriated for the outlying country roads, than in the past, for the traffic is increasing every year. Labor: Hodges Richard Smith Gilbert Doran Patrick Spencer Frank Lane Francis Week William Doucet James Dolan James Poor James C. McDuffie John 'Roache John Dyer Edward Driscoll William Holland Con. Go. Sadler Gilbert Manning George Milnes John Bingham & Co. Doherty Edward Connors Daniel Paul Charles W. Boston & Maine R. R. N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Leitch J. W. & Son Nason J. H. Est. Foster, Nathan Foster Charles Foster Guy Newell J. Cole A. L. $244 92' 176 220 25 332 262 288 386 642 506 07 50 26 57 00 53 82 44 31 28 90' 120 15 277 50 97 40 50 139 74 546 00 189 90 111 57 96 57 16 5O 4 55 45 20 86 83 21 00 118 25 37 5O 47 50 18 00 24 45 90 ANNUAL REPORT Treat ~Corp Co. Paradis E. F. Frost Charles Norris William Wayett Fred Espey Edward Foster Archie O. Banks Alnos Whittier Fred Farnham Arthur N. E. Metal Culvert Co. Roche Richard Kozdras Albert Lennane Supply Co. Connolley Dennis F. Davis & Furber Mach. Co. American Ex. Farnum 2ohn Farnum 'Clarence Shea John N. A. Coal Co. Emerson Co. Sharpner George Olszewsky John Towne Edward Tavern Land Co. Boyce W. C. Wilcox Charles Travers Frank Driver Charles 79 76 26 40 90 00 100 00 17 50 48 80 55 00 20 00 10 00 57 50 580 70 20 00 15 00 62 O0 1,608 50 60 91 5 9O 5 63 2 5O 40 52 41 38 15 45 28 75 28 52 48 13 19 50 22 50 72 20 10 O0 5 2O Total $8,624 14 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 91 Sidewalks $2500 Appropriated Concrete by F. Bingham & Co. from St. Paul · Church to Rayan property'on Main St. $1,136 80 From Robinson Ct. to Beverly Street on Middle- sex Street 344 60 From Middlesex Street to Perry Street on Bev- erly Street 381 56 From North Main Street to Sutton Street on Ashland Street 458 00 From Main Street to N. Andover Depot on Sut- ton Street 227 60 Total $2,548 56 Sutton Street Improvement $2500 Appropriated The drainage on this street by the Brightwood Mill was in very bad condition, A stone culvert was replaced by 12-inch steel pipe, 200 feet of Akron pipe was ]aid, three catchbasins were con- structed. 1335 sq.'yds, of tarvia macadam was constructed. Labor: Hodges Richard $111 25 Connors Daniel ' 60 00 Town Edward 10 00 Doran Patrick 138 25 Mi]nos John 90 00 Davis & Furber Mach. Co. 64 20 Brightwood M. F. G. Co. 36 00 Week William 150 00 Deardon Alfred 20 00 Connol]ey Dennis F. 210 00 Poor James C. 145 00 Doherty Edward 60 00 Roache John 40 00 92 ANNUAL REPORT Doucet James McDuffie John Dolan James Dyer Edward Trap Rock Co. Boston & Maine R. R. Lane Francis Barrett 'Company Spencer Frank American Express Manning George N. Andover Coal Co. 39 06 205 00 110 00 20 00 318 48 144 86 20 00 333 10 90 00 3 53 20 00 77 35 Total $2,516 08 Court Street Improvement Cinders were used on this street. Labor: Doran Patrick $ 15 00 Poor James C. 90 00 Week William 100 00 Connolley Dennis F. 70 00 Doucet James 15 00 Dolan James 15 00 McDuffie John 150 00 Driscoll William 80 00 Lane Francis I0 94 Total $495 94 Surface Drains $2500 Appropriated This appropriation was used rebuilding old catchbasins 'and extending new drains. On Third Street from Milton to Middlesex street 242 feet of 10-inch Akron pipe was laid and 2 catchbasins con- structed. TOWN OF NORTH AN~)OVER, MASS. 93 On Middlesex Street from Third to Mr. Stone's prop- erty 340 feet of 12-inch Akron pipe was laid, 2 catchbasins constructed. Main Street by the Library to Middlesex street, 300 feet of pipe was laid, 3 catchbasins constructed. Andover Street 200 feet of pipe was laid and 2 catch- basins constructed. Labor: Puritan Iron Works $316 50 Dohe~'ty Edward 120 00 Lane Francis 21 56 Dyer Edward 23 75 Spencer Frank 165 00 Manning George 80 00 Hogan Patrick 85 00 Deardon Alfred 25 69 Week William 30 O0 Poor James C. 30 00 Hodges Richard 215 00 Doran Patrick 215 00 Doueet James 65 00 Dolan James 252' 20 Connors Daniel 230 94 Espey Edward 144 45 Trea~ Hardware Corp. 161 70 Brightwood Mfg. Co. 217 44 McDuffie John 30 00 Shea John 25 65 M. C. Mahoney Est. 63 65 Total $2,518 53 94 ANNUAL REPORT Macadam Repairs $5500 Appropriated $1000 o~ this appropriation was voted to be expended on Beverly Street, balance was used for patching and repair- ing macadam roads. Labor: .Hodges Richard /)oran Patrick Lane Francis Spencer Frank Manning George Week Williams Doucet James Dyer Edward McDuffie John Doherty Edward Smith Gilbert Mi]nes John Dolan James Barrett Company Cross Coal Co. Merrimac Boiler Co. Bride Grimes Co. Holland Con. Co. Buffalo Steam Roller Co. Deardon Alfred Poor James C. Roache John Connors Daniel No. Andover Coal Co. Trap Cock Co. $327 03 289 09 92 82 160 16 128 28 126 25 119 50 60 75 656 25 256 10 400.2 450 00 144 50 1,102 42 108 19 55 72 12 02 1,407 71 245 41 57 81 127 50 210 00 52 82 18 75 263 93 Total $6,513 03 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 95 Oiling $7500 Appropriated 'Tarvia B. and 60% Asphalt Oil was used for this work~" Labor: Hodges Richard Doherty Edward t~arrett Company Doran Patrick Connors John Week William Doucet James Dolan James Dyer Edward Hogan Patrick Kane John Newey Leo Fish Albert Lane Francis Spencer Frank Manning George Wayett Fred Poor James C. Roache John McDuffie John Drisco]l William Sadler Gilbert Smith Gilbert Milnes John Morrisey Mary Hardy Frank Standard Oil Co. Connors Daniel $ 40 00 10 00 3,909 92 40 00 22 50 204 38 145 63 123 13 128 00 8 00 27 50 32 50 32 50 172 85, 1~3 13 135 63 109 54 235 63 290 00 170 00 285 00 133 75 20 O0 36 00 10 00 27 50 957 00 10 00 Total $7500 09 96 ANNUAL REPORT Labor: Doherty Edward Spencer Frank McDufiie John Roache John Refuse Disposal $2300 Appropriated Total Chestnut Street Improvement $500 Appropriated 1919 500 Appropria~zed 1920 $1,000 Cinders were used on thi,~ street. Labor: Spencer Frank Week William McDufiie John Poor James C. Roache John Fish Albert Connolly Dennis F. Total $730 47 49 06 39 00 1,481 88 $2,300 41 $ 27 50 45 00 100 00 45 00 130 00 5 00 647'50 $1,000 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 97 Gray Street Improvement $500 Appropriated Cinders were used on this street. Kane George W. Kane George L. Milnes John Connolly Dennis F. Fencing $1,000 Appropriated 1919. Expended 1919 Labor, 1920: Dolan James Hodges Richard Doran Patrick Week William Connors Daniel Towne Edward Fish Albert Spencer Frank Lane Francis Milnes John Jr. Murphy James Costello D. J. Co. Tota/ $35 00 15 00 12 50 437 5O $500 00 $223 71 154 06 50 31 49 O6 49 06 74 O6 45 00 15 00 15 00 5 63 16 25 5 63 297 59 $1,000 36 95 ANNUAL REPORT Stevens Street Improvement $2000 Appropriated A stone culvert was replaced by 24-inch steel metal pipe, 100 feet 10-inch Akron pipe was laid, two catchbasins con- structed. Labor: Hodges Richard Doran Patrick Week William Doucet James Spencer Frank Poor James C. McDufiqe John Doherty Edward Milnes John Roache John Espey Edward New England Cul. Co. Dolan James Connors Daniel Holland Con. Co. Paradis E. F. Leitch J. W. & Son Puritan Iron Works Wilcox John No. Andover Coal Co. Hannon Edward Barrett Company $90 00 85 00 85 00 12 98 85 00 70 00 150 00 70 00 105 00 140 00 20 00 69 60 45 00 45 00 431 17 5 5O 10 58 37 O9 I 85 5'6 43 2 88 379 50 Total $2,000 49 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 99 Depot Street Improvement $500 Appropriated This appropriation was used in straightening and wid- ening two bad curves. Labor: Fish Albert Newey Leo Towne Edward Connors Daniel Mulchahey William Phealen Peter McAvoy Timothy Healey Timothy Bean William $97 26 58 76 116 $7 40 00 42 81 47 81 45 31 28 75 2344 Total $501 01 Union Street Improvement $500 Appropriated This street was graded from Beverly Street to the river. Labor: Dolan James $20 00 Spencer Frank 20 00 Connors Daniel 65 00 Mulchahey William 32 50 Phealen Peter 32 50 McAvoy Timothy 32 50 Healey Timothy 32 50 Bean William 16 25 Murphy James 32 50 Towne Edward 65 00 Sadler Gilbert 110 00 Milnes John 23 50 Poor James C. 17 75 Total $500 00 ANNUAL REPORT Beverly Street Improvement $1,000 Appropriated. $1.000 from macadam repair. Drainage on this street between Perry and Union Streets was very bad. 200 feet of 10-inch pipe was laid and six catch basins were constructed. Labor: Hodges Richard $30 00 Doherty Edward 30 00 Doran Patrick 30 00 Week William 30 00 Doucet James 10 94 Dolan James 35 00 Lane Francis 5 78 Spencer Frank 30 00 Manning George 30 04) Milnes John 40 00 Poor James C. 27 50 Roache John 60 00 McDuffie John 60 00 American Ex. 31 Barrett Company 186 00 Boston & Maine R.R. 105 22 Espey Edward 187 85 Holland Con. Co. 102 00 Total $1,000 60 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. lOl Salem and Boxford Street Improvement To expend $5,500.00 Expended, 1919, $2,419.63. year. Labor: Ingalls Leslie Dyer Edward ~em~esey Robert Wayett Fred Driscoll William Chaplin Charles Fuller Est. Kliner Est. Leitch J. W. & Son Kane George W. Foster Archie O. Bencker Ernest Rabs Fred Rabs Morris Roche Richard Jr. Smith Gilbert Sadler Gilbert Sharpner George Hill Fred Holland Con. Co. Smith Joseph Dolan James Balance to be expended this $418 00 45 44 99 99 71 99 31 88 6 80 19 20 81 40 10 50 64 38 645 46 325 78 233 85 317 98 294 13 S 13 122 50 139 44 90 67 5 6O 258 74 13 13 Total $3.304 99 Surveying $300 Appropriated Work done by John Franklin. Setting bounds $300 00 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 103 STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Citizens of North Andover: The Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library herewith present to you their report of the expenditures of the ap- propriation made by the town and of the various funds and gifts, together with the report of the condition of the li- brary. FINANCIAL REPORT RECEIPTS 1920 Balance on hand Dog Tax Town Appropriation Fines and Sa]es Telephone Tolls Interest PhiEips Fund, Loan $ 447 59 360 l0 3,300 00 158 66 1 45 17 5O 192 00 Total Receipts $4,477 30 EXPENDITURES Salaries Elizabeth M. Pond Helen C. Sargent Margaret S. Gibson Alison F. Whitehead Louisa L. Murray Helen Jackson Martha E. Keating John H. Fuller $1,200 00 472 50 154 00 46 50 50 00 62 00 77 35 1,059 60 $3,121 95 104 ANNUAL REPORT Light, Heat, Water Lawrence Gas Co. $ 77 61 North Andover Board of Public Works 30 88 North Andover Coal Co. 649 94 Books, Periodicals, Rebinding DeWolfe & Fiske Co. $134 81 The H. R. Huntting Co. 18 56 The H. W. Wilson Co. 25 20 L. A. Wells 15 84 F. J. Barnard Co. 83 94 William H. Guild & Co. 113 00 E. J. Kelly 36 00 Andover Press 4 00 The A. L.A. 2 00 The Torbell Co. ~ - 3 00 Library Art Club 6 00 Telephone, Express New England Tel. & Tel. Co. $ American Railway Express Co. 31 O7 10 24 Elizabeth M. Pond George H. Perkins ~thur L. Cole J. W. Leitch & Son Alfred F. Foote Library Bureau George D. Fitts The C. II. Driver Co. The Tyi~ewriter Shop Miscellaneous $ 13 81 25 6 60 22 65 2 00 14 82 9 30 10 10 1 25 $ 758 43 $ 442 35 $ 41 31 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 105 Gaylord Bros. Davis & Furber Machine Co. Dennison Mfg. Co. Total Expenditures Cash to balance 19 25 3 00 6 66 109 69 $4,473 73 3 57 $4,477 30 REPAIR ACCOUNT 19~0 Balance on hand $64 64 EXPlgNDITURES 1920 Bigelow, Kennard & Co. $ 8 50 J. W. Leitch & :Son 19 57 Johnson Service Co. 27 2'6 Total E~rpenditures Balance on hand $ 64 64 $55 33 9 31 PHILLIPS FUNDS ReligiousFund 1920 Balance on hand $353 72 Liberty Bond Coupons 4 26 Interest 58 97 Total Receipts $416 95 106 ANNUAL REPORT EXPENDITURES Books $ 42 11 Loan to Town Fund 100 00 Total Expenditures Balance on hand $142 11 274 84 $416 95 Educational Fund 1920 Balance on hand $405 32 Liberty Bond Coupons 4 26 Interest 65 20 Total Receipts $474 78 EXPENDITURES 1920 Books $16 61 Loan to Town Fund 92 00 Total Expenditures Balance on hand $108 61 366 17 $474 78 These permanent funds are invested as at the beginning of the year in the Essex Savings Bank of Lawrence and in the Andover Savings Bank. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 107 The following taken from the Librarian's report to the Trustees is of interest: "The service of our library to this community would have been much restricted during the past year owing to the excessive cost of books, if we had not received a large number of valuable gifts. Because of the generous kind- ness of our ~friends we have been enabled to add more books than during any previous year in the history of the library. These additions total 615 volumes. By gift we have added 478 books, by purchase frem money appropriated by the t~wn 95, and by binding periodicals 12 volumes. "Of the .gifts, we received from Mr. George G. Davis 130 books; from Mrs. John F. Tyler, 81 books for young people which have been very much appreciated; from Mr. Charles A. Appleton 44 books which included the first 25 volumes of the English periodical 'Punch'; from Mrs. George E. Kunhardt, 49; from the estate of Miss Maria D. Kimba!l, 34; from the American Library Association through the kindness of Mr. John G. Moulton, 119 books which had been returned from libraries for the soldiers in France; and a few more books from or.her friends. "We received the names of 269 persons who registered to take books. Our records show that our library has been well patronized by our townspeople the past year. The cir- culation of books by classes follows: 108 ANNUAL REPORT Fiction 15,643 General Periodicals 1,398 Philosophy and Religion 455 Sociology, Folk-lore 677 Language 16 Science 259 Industrial Arts 449 Fine Arts 231 Literature 579 Description and Travel 797 Biography 669 History 507 21,680" It will be noticed from these reports that the higher cost of books and of the general running expenses of the library make us need much more money than we did a few years ago and that the only way possible this last year for us to meet our indebtedness has been to borrow from next year. The Trustees hereby express their deep appreciation of the "Charles Whitney Davis Fund" which they received from Mrs. Ada M. Davis on October 20th. This fund is to be held by them and their successors forever in trust and its income is "to be expended in the purchase of books of or pertaining to history, biography, travel, economics, edu- cation, philosophy or science, or standard works of approved literary and moral excellence, for the use of the patrons of Stevens Memorial Library." Mr. Davis has for the last few years been a generous giver of books to our library, and this gift from Mrs. Davis consummated a plan of his which, had he lived a few hours longer, he would have completed himself. As it is, the Charles Whitney Davis Fund will stand forever to North Andover not only as a Memorial to Charles Whitney Davis but also to his parents, George G. and Ada M. Davis. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 109 The Trustees in closing this report wish to express thus publicly their satisfaction in the large circulation of books--large for a town of our size--the gvod patronage, and the general interest taken in the library; also, their gratitude to all those who care for the library, especially to the librarian and her assistants for their faithful and effi- cient service. Respectfully submitted, North Andover, Mass. January 3, 1921. SAMUEL D. STEVENS, ANNIE L. SARGENT, NATHANIEL STEVENS, MARY O. TYLER, JAMES C. POOR, CHARLES A. APPLETON, ARTHUR P. CHICKERING, Trustees. ANNUAL REPORT of the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools of the Town of North Andover For the Year Ending December 31, 1920. COMMITTEE Mr. Charles A. Al~pleton, Chairman Dr. Fred S. Smith Mr. Charles T. Wilde Dale St. 5 Third St. 105 Middlesex St. Regular meeting t'he first Tuesday of each month at the Committee Rooms. SUPERINTE'NDENT Dana P. Dame Residence, 15 Pleasant St. Tel. Lawrence 2169-W Office, 116 Main St. Tel. Lawrence 35 OFFICE ITOURS--3.30 to 4.30 p. m., Tuesdays and Thursdays during term time. May generally be seen at residence between 7 and 8 p. m. of school days. lli ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE To the Citizens of the Town of North Andover: AG a meeting of the School Committee held Jan. 4, 1921, it was voted to accept the report of the Superintendent and to adopt it as the report of the Committee. CHARLES A. APPLETON, FRED S. SMITH, CHARLES T. WILDE, School Committee. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 115 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the-School Committee:-- ~ The report o4 the schools for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920, is hereby submitted. It is the twenty-sixth in the series of annual repvr~s and the 'tenth submitted by me. It is a brief record .of the work, condition, and needs of the ~cheols, and contains recommendations which when adopt- ed, wi~_l promote their efficiency and welfare. Repairs and Improvements There have been many small repairs during the past year and several large repairs have also been made. The Pond School was re-shingled. A s~orage battery and motor generator were installed at the High School. The service water pipe at the Merrimack School, be- ing somewhat rusted and clogged, was replaced by a larger one and the main water pipe in the interior of the building was replaced for the same reason. T~he pupils' desks in the Bradstreet School and those in several rooms of the Merrimack School were renovated. The High School gymnasium and lavatories were sup- plied with seats. Some Needed Repairs an~ Improvements The interior of the Center School and the roof also need some repairs. The grounds and walks at the Union School need to be repaired. 116 ANNUAL REPORT The boiler at the old Bradstreet School may have to be retubed. A roadway suitable ~or loaded coal trucks should be constructed from Water Street to the coal bin of the Mer- rimack School and the roadway at the Center School should be repaired. A room at the High School should be equipped for pre- paring and serving hot lunches to the pupils. The flush-tanks at the Merrimack School are old and repeatedly out of repair and should be replaced. ACCOHHtS It will be observed that there is a large unexpended balance. The amount received for tuition was larger than usual, the amount spent for repairs and upkeep was con- siderably less than the appropriation for that purpose, and the full amount raised for fuel was not expended because we were unable to o~btain a full supply of coal. The amount to be appropriated for fuel the coming year should be con- siderably larger than last year. It should equal approxi- mately the sum expended for fuel this year plus an amount equal to the unexpended balance, about $8,000 in all, in or- der that there may be sufficient coal to last until June of 1922. Changes of Teachers There have been the roll.owing changes of teachers during the year. Mr. Alfred L. Skinner was added to the faculty of the High Sc.hoo~ in September as the increased number of pu- pils required a larger number of classes and consequently an additional teacher. Mr. Skinner is teacher of mathe- mat/es and also athletic coach. Miss Katherine C. Sullivan, teacher of the seventh grade, Bradstreet School, resigned to accept a position in the schools .of Lawrence and Miss Mary A. Batson of the Merrimack School was transferred as her successor. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 117 Miss Ruth L. Brocklebank, teacher of the seventh grade, Merrimack School, accepted a position to teach in the public schools of Fairhaven and Miss Maude H. Thwing of Georgetown was e!ected her successgr. The number of sixth grade pupils at the Merrimack in September was so large that the class was divided into two divisions, one of which Miss Ruth Taylor, transferred from the primary department, has charge of in the new portable building. Miss Elsie R. 0stler of Methuen, a grad- uate of the Fitchburg Normal School, succeeded Miss Tay- lor. Miss Elsie F. Lib'by resigned her pvsition at the Center School at the end of the school year and was succeeded by Miss Katherine C. O'Brien, a graduate of the Lowell Nor- mal School and the Hood Training School, who had served in the place of Miss Clara E. Bryer of the Union School on ~ leave .of absence during the preceding year. Miss Kath- erine L. Sargent of the Franklin School 'having resigned at the close of the year, Miss Mary C. McCarthy, teacher of the Kimball School, was transferred to the Franklin. Miss Gertrude Torrey of North Andover,. a gradqate of the Lowell Normal .School, was elected teacher of the Kim- baq School. At the beginning of the fall term khe work in household arts was extended and new classes formed, eessitating the employment of an additional teacher in this department. Miss Helen C. Sargent who had had charge of this department for a number of years was given charge of the sewing and Miss Florence R. Webster, a graduate of the Framingham Normal School, was elected teacher of cooking. School Accommodations The increasing school population makes it imperative that we give early and earefuI study to the proper housing of the school ehildren. At the present time with one port- able building which was opened at the beginning of the fall 'term on the Merrimack School grounds, we have about 50 first grade pupils at the Bradstreet School who are attend- 118 ANNUAL REPORT lng schooI on part time. We still have at the Merrimack School the teachers' room, about half the size of an ordi- nary school room, which was occupied last year and may be occupied again for small overflow classes, but like the other small room at the Merrimack, now occupied by about 20 pupils, no provision is made for ventilation except by the doors and windows. It therefore falls far short of ~being a desirable place in ~/hich to seat for 5 hours a day 25 pupils or less. As the town is growing and as all the suitable schoolrooms are already occupied and a number of pupils are now attending school on part time, it is urged that a committee be ap- pointed to study the matter of additional school accommo- dations, and present a definite solution at the earliest op- portunity. Salaries The teachers appreciate the substantiaI increases in their salaries Jan. 1, 1920. At the present time their sal- aries evmpare favorably with those in other towns of about the same size and substantially the same financial standing. Most of the cities and some towns pay higher salaries'than we, which of course is 'to be e.,cpected. There can be no great uniformity in this matter under the existing method of raising money for the support of schools. Greater State Aid, supplemented by Federal aid to schools, will no doubt eventually contribute towards and tend to equalize teach- ers' salaries throughout the country. Work of the Schools The details of the work done by the different schools in the several studies would require a too lengthy report. Suffice it to say that the quality and amount of work done in the schools during the year are in general highly com- mendable. The attitude of the teachers towards their pu- pils and their work shows a very general devotion to their calling and a deep interest in the progress and development TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 119 of their pupils. We are apt, however, to think that the sole purpose of our schools is to promote, intellectual training. But the end and aim of all school work, if it is to be of the greatest value t5 the community, must be more comprehen- sive than this. It must be a preparation for citizenship,-- "To make good American citizens, who will think right and do right because they know the right." Any educational system however efficient it may be in intellectual training is in some degree a failure if we do not aim to accomplish all this and meet with some measure of success. Cooking and Sewing As stated on another page, an important change has been made in the courses in .cooking and sewing by extend- ing the course in the former to include the grades from the sixth through the High School and in the latter to include the grades from the fifth through the High School. To en- able us to make this extension of courses it was necessary to employ a teacher ~or each subject instead of one teacher for both su~bjects as heretofore. The work done in these courses is of a thoroughly practical nature and the girls certainly derive great benefit from the study of subjects, a knowledge of which adds greatly tb the success and enjoy- ment of home making and of family life. Johnson High School The year just closing has been in some ways the best for our high school. It is n.ow the largest that it has ever been, numbering 186. Last June we graduated thirty, the largest class in our histery, and in September the largest freshman class was enrolled, a class of seventy. We £eel, too, that the standing of our school has been maintained, for of our thirty graduates twenty have entered higher institutions and are carrying their courses creditably. These are E. Corey Batson at Rensselaer, E. May Bixby at Jackson Col'lege, David S. Clement at Lowell Textile, Charles B. Donovan at University of Maine, John A. Friel at Boston 120 ANNUAL REPORT College, George W. Glennie at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sherman E. Golden at Clark College, Gertrude F. McAloon at Emmanuel College, Gardner S. ~Ioody at Boston University, Joseph A. Mulligan, Jr., at Worcester PoIytechnic Institute, Hazel G. Kent at Framingham Normal School, Annie C. Brightman, M. Beatrice Collins at Salem Commercial School, A. Nanette Kenny at Cannon's Commer- cial School, Margaret M. Sadler at Lawrence Commercial School, Robert G. Doyle, John D. Garvey, William A. Ward at Bentley School of Accounting at Boston. Of the others several l~ave secured excellent pvsiti~ns, and some are work- ing for a year, intending to carry their studies farther a little later. Their motto--"Not Luck but Pure Bull-Dog Grit"--will, we trust, make all succeed. Several changes in our Courses of Study beginning in September have strengthened our school. We are giving now a course in Community Civics to a~l freshmen and a 'course in United States History and Civics to all seniors. Some of the technical schools now require trigonometry for entrance and this has been added to our senior electives. An additional teacher for .domestic subjects has made it pos- sible for both sewing and cooking to be taught to all classes, whereas previously these could be offered only to students in the first two years. Under Miss Helen C. Sargent and Miss Florence R. Webster this department in our school promises to .be most useful to our girls. We are glad to say that the courses are p~pular. To relieve the principa~ from so much teaching and leave him free for his increasing duties as superintendent, we were fortunate to secure Mr. Alfred L. Skinner, a grad- uate of Harvard University, a young man well fitted to in- struct in mathematics and also to be director of boys' ath- letics and coach for them. This has brought what we have long desired for the improvement of our athletics, a very necessary part of all school life. Mrs. Bennink is, we are very glad to say, directing our girls' athletics again this winter. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 121 All the year thus far some classes have been too large for the teachers in charge to do the best of work. This will be remedied February 1st, when Miss Eleanor Cofran, a graduate of Wheaton College, will join our teaching force. There are other plans under consideration f.or the im- provement of our school and its pupils and there are various needs which we are confident will be supplied as time goes on. Last spring the Sons of the American Revolution offered the Washington and Franklin Medal for "Excellence in the Study of United States History." This is a beautiful bronze medal and it was awarded at graduation 1.ast June, to Hazel Gillies Kent of the senior class. This is an annual offer. No report of Johnson High School would be complete did it not state that the excellent standing of the school is due not .only to the generosity and cordial interest that our school committee take in it but also in very large measure to the excellent work and the splendidly loyal and fraternal spirit of the teachers, a,s well as of the pupils. School Savings Banks Matters of interest relating to the School Savings Bank System in conjunction with the Lawrence Savings Bank, from Nov. 1, 1919, to Nov. 1, 1920. Number of open accounts Nov. 1, 1919 525 Number of accounts opened during year 286 Numbeg of accounts el.osed during year 78 Withdrew 41 Graduated 811 119 Number of open accounts Nov. 1, 1920 692 122 ANNUAL REPORT Deposits made through School Bank School No. Amt. Bradstreet 300 $1,087 88 Centre 130 420 00 Franklin 38 113 00 Merrimack 551 1,344 08 Union 213 785 70 1,232 $3,750 66 692 pupils have $9,619.63 on deposit in Lawrence Sav- ings Bank; an average of $13.90 to each pupil. The following table shows in the first column the num- ber of new depositors and in the second the amount of de- posits during the several years since school banks were established. The great increase of 1920 over 1918 and 1919 is doulotless due to two facts: first, that many chi'_dren were buying Thrift and War Sav/ngs Stamps during 1918 and 1919; second, that Automatic Bank Tel~lers were installed in the Merrimack, Bradstreet, and Union Schools. These ma- chines stimulate saving, especially by the younger children. New Depositors Amount of Deposits The year 1912 255 $1,258 51 " " 1913 104 1,308 26 .... 1914 102 932 82 " " 1915 104 950 52 .... 1916 126 1,396 20 ..... 1917 146 1,882 00 " '" 1918 91 1,294 00 .... 1919 77 1,167 75 " " 1920 286 3,750 66 Total for 9 years $13,940 72 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 123 Eyesight and Hearing Tests By the laws of Massachusetts teachers of public schools are required annually to test the eyesight and hearing of their pupils. The following table shows the results o£ these tests for the year 1920: Number of Defective Defective Parents Pupils Enrolled {nEyesight Lq Hearing Notified High School 189 13 3 8 Merrimack 359 44 3 29 Bradstreet 305 45 7 ~17 Union 149 32 2 16 Centre 148 23 1 10 Franklin 30 10 0 0 Farnham 25 0 0 0 Kimball 13 0 0 0 Pond 10 0 0 0 Totals 1,228 157 16 80 School Nurse This report would be incomplete unless we mentioned and emphasized the need of a school nurse f~r the coming year, as the work of the Red Cross nurse assigned to the schools during most .of the past year has clearly demonstrat- ed the great help she may be to the School Physician in fol~.owing up his recommendations and so far as practicable in seeing that bis directions are carried out by parents and children. In the few months that the nurse has been work- ing in our schools, :she has done a great amount of good by inspecting the pupils as to cleanliness, headIice, contagious diseases, obvious physical defects and by co-operating with parents and teachers in bringing aoout higher physical and health standards among the pupils. It is clearly the duty of the town to assume the responsibility of safeguarding and ensuring the health and physical we]l~being of the children if parents are unable or neglect to do this, and this responsi- bility means an adequate appropriation for this worthy pur- pose--for the employment of a school nurse. 124 ANNUAL REPORT , PhysiCal Training During the World 'War there was a great awakening to the fact that while the United States had more of its popu- lation in school than any other nation, it was paying less attention to physical training than any of the other nations that were proving themselves most efficient in the great struggle. It is a we:l recognized fact that this country has given and is giving too little thought to physical education. There should be sy.stematic .drill from the lowest grade up through the High School, designed to correct unt'avorable and to develop favorable tendencies in posture and action, to the end that the health and physical powers of the pupils may be. improved. To accomplish this wou!d require the employment of somebody who has had special preparation 'for this work to develop and apply systematic physical drill from the lowest to the highest grade. Charles W. Eliot, Presi.dent Emeritus o~ Harvard Uni- versity, in a recent address said: "I take it for granted that everybody now understands that the one thing which the nations should attend to at once is universal physical train- ing. For our people, that is the main movement of the day and a most important thing to accomplish." When the cities and some of the towns already have special teachers of this subject, is it too much to expect that this town will take this forward step in the physical educa- tion of the school children ? Dental Clinic or Dispensary It seems timely to emphasize, as we di.d four years ago, the importance and need of a dental clinic either independ- ently or in connection with some other town. By an act of the General Court . "Any city or town is hereby authorized to establish and maintain one or more dental dispensaries for children of school age, the funds appropriated therefor to be expended upon such terms and conditions and under such regulations TOWN OF NORTH ANDOYEt~, MASS. 125 as the local Board of Health of the city or town may from time to time prescribe." Many children have decayed and diseased teeth which need treatment by a dentist. In towns and cities where there are school dental clinics in charge of dentists, there has been notable increase in the general health of the chil- dren. There are some pupils whose parents are unable to meet the expense of having their teeth properly treated and cared for. It was mainly for the benefit of such children that the above law Was enacted and the Town of North Andover could take no action more worthy or more needed than to appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Board of Health in establishirg and maintaining a dental dispensary for school children. Special Reports Particular attention is called to the reports of the special teachers, of the school physician and school nurse, and of the attendance officer. These reports contain information of interest and value to all who' have children in the schools. They merit and, I trust, will receive careful reading. In conclusion I wish to record my appreciation of the assistance and hearty support of this Committee, and of the co-operation and earnest work of the teachers. Respectfully submitted, Jan. 4,1921. DANA P. DAM]g, Superintendent of Schools. 1~26 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC Mr. Dana P. Dame, Superintendent of Schools, North Andover, Mass. Dear Sir: The following is submitted as the report of the work in Music in the North Andover schools for the year 1920; it includes mention of a few innovations, a review of the public performances of the past year, and a plan or two for the future. To take the place .of the old way of assigning the ad- vanced lesson at each visit, I made out this fall~ for the use of teachers throughout the year, outlines covering the work of each grade, which were typewritten by pupils of the Com- mercial Department of the High School. They are based on the text books used: the Educational Music Course in the first six grades; the Junior Laurel Reader and the HaIcyon Song Book in the seventh grade; and the Laurel Music Reader in the eighth grade. These outlines make plain to the teacher and supervisor the really considerable amount of work covered in the .short time alIoted daily to music. The sight-singing cards, introduced last year, were so satis- factory- to us all that we are c.ontinuing their use this year. The High School is taking up, for the work of this win- ter and spring, the cantata, "The Pilgrim Fathers," by Root and Macy, in the expectation of presenting it at the close of the spring term. In May (1920) the High School gave Lahee's cantata, "The Building of the Ship," in Stevens Hall. To present a cantata of this grade without the aid of hired soloists is no small achievement for a High School chorus. Girls were TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 127 found c~mpetent to take the solo parts, so that the cantata was given with no omissions before an appreciative audience. The proceeds went to the school athletic association. In the early spring, forty-five children from grades be- low the eighth, twice presented the .operetta, "The Carnival of the Flowers," by Rich. The audience each night showed much pleasure in the ability shown by the children. The teachers whose assistance made possible the giving of such an elaborate performance are to be congratulated on the perfection of their ~vork; as are, also, the mothers who so kindly assisted on the costumes. The returns amounted to $209, $50 of which has been sent as the contribution of the North Andover schools for the relief of the Armenian chil- dren. The rest of the money, we expect, will be used in the purchase of Victrola records f.or the purpose of beginning in the grades a course in Music Appreciation. We are most fortunate in having very g~od Victrolas, one in each build- ing, an equipment which provides the basis for the course. To help the pupils to become familiar with the person- ality of the great musicians and composers, a set of Perry Pictures has been purchased for the teachers to use in con- nection with the biographical studies. Arbor Day exercises, including appropriate songs, were this year held at each building. The chorus for the Memorial ])ay exercises held in Merrimack H:all was chosen from the sixth and seventh grades of the Merrimack building. The North Andover pupils show an encouraging interest in the music work, and I find the teachers both competent and painstaking. I wish to thank you, Mr. Superintendent, for your in- terest in the work and your ready assistance at all times. Respectfully submitted, Jan. 10, 1921. FLORA L. R~CHMOND. 1'28 ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF DRAWING AND MANUAL TRAINING Mr. D. P. Dame, Superintendent of Schools, North Andover, Mass. Dear Sir: I respectfully submit the annual report of the work in .drawing and manual arts for the past year. The drawing in the primary and grammar grades has met with favorable results and it is gratifying to note the interest taken by the pupils in the effort to mas+~er new projects. The work of the classes is on exhibition in the classrooms each week. This helps to stimulate the inter- est of the pupils and to create a desire to do better work. The freehand and mechanical classes at the High School are very much interested in the new phases of their art work. They are doing well, striving for accuracy and neat- ness, and though their time is limited, they have pe~'sisted and succeeded. The work in jewelry is good. Many students have been and are very much pleased with the results of their careful and painstaking efforts to produce articles of silver of their own design and workmanship.. The classes in manual training are exceptionally large. Therefore it has been necessary to divide them, a small group doing better work and receiving individual instruc- tion. This year we have taken as the basis of our work the outline of the manual training work given in the six~h, seventh, and eighth grades of the Boston schools, with TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 129 some modifications. A careful study of the rules, tools, and equipment is made and a good deal of emphasis laid on the care of all tools ann material. After the outline has been completed, advanced woodwork is given, including design- ing and making of small pieces of furniture. The language of drawing has its own orthography and grammar and .style, its idioms and abbreviations, and its study not only gives one ability to express thought hitherto impossible, but develops the constructive imagination and the habit of exact thinking. I wish to thank the Superintendent, School Committee, Principals and Teachers for their interest and co-operation during the past year. Respectfully su,bmitted, MATILDA A. OLSSON, Jan. 10, 1921. ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF SEWING To the Superintendent of Schools: From January through June of the present year the cooking, too, was under my supervision, but with the cook- lng and serving of the Class Supper by the Junior Class of the High School, my work in that department ended, and while I relinquish the work with regret, that fee]lng is more than counterbalanced by the pleasure I have as I think of the growth of this work which makes two toachers necessary. The cooking was begun in the spring of 1910 in the boys' basement of the Merrimack School with one class of twelve girls from the ninth grade, who had one ]es.son a week, the equipment being temporary tables set up on horses, gas plates, and ttfe few utensils which made this one lesson each week possible. I recall with pleasure the enthusiasm of those girls and the happy hours we spent together. From that experiment the work has gradually increased to its present proportions, with the fine equipment in the High School kitchen. I realize that this has been accomplished because of the constant interest and generous support o£ you, Mr. Superintendent, and of the School Committee, and I am very glad of this opportunity .of expressing my apprecia- tion of this interest which I have found unfailing. I appre- ciate, too, the interest of the parents; and of the girls them- selves, for they have been the real inspiration in ali the work which .has been done. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 131 The cooking now is in charge of Miss Florence Web- ster, and I am glad to leave it in such good hands. She is a thoroughly trained and competent teacher who will, I feel confident, carry on the work, se that in a few years we shall look back again to note the great progress made. In sewing the same general outline ~has been fo.qowed. · The separation of the two subjects of the Domestic Science department makes it possible to give more time in the eighth grade, and in the High School ~vhere the course is now open to Seniors and Juniors. Much good work has been done and with the increase in time more advanced work can be done in the future. Respectfully submitted, Jan. 6, 1921. HELEN CLEMENT SARGENT, Supervisor of Sewing. 132 ANNUAL REPORT Report of Supervisor of Cookery To Mr. D. P. Dame, Superintendent of Schools: Dear Sir: It is with great pleasure that I report favor- ably of the work in cooking since the beginning of .the school year. The pupils have shown much interest and have accom- plished a great deal in this line of work. Cooking ,hzs been introduced in the sixt,h and seventh grades this year, so that girls from the sixth grade through the High School have an opportunity to acquire the ability to plan, prepare, and serve meals, to learn the composition of foods, invalid cookery, and infant feeding. Besides the regular course in cooking, it is the aim of the instructor to teach sanitation, the use and care of house- hold appliances, household organization and management. The year promises to be very prosperous, and I wish to thank you, Mr. Superintendent, for your interest and co-operation. Respectfully ,submitted, FLORENCE R. WEBSTER,. Supervisor of Cookery. Jan. 3, 1921. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 133 REPORT ,OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN To the Superintendent of Schools: As School Physician I have made the usual examinations the past year and make report as below: No. of Pupils examined 1127 Defective Teeth 587 (52%) Nasal Breathing 378 (33 1-2~c) Adenoids 369 (,32 3-4 %) Hypertrophied Tonsils 341 (30 1-4%) Enlarged Cervical Glands 196 (17 1-2%) Cardiac Disease 24 (2 1-4%) Skin 18 (1 1-2%) Nits in the Hair 15 (1 1-3%) Blepharitis 12 (1%) Malnutrition 12 (1%) Orthopedic Defects 12 (1%) Posture, Pediculosis, Pulmonary disease, Speech defect, Rickets, Goitre, Discharging ear, Corneal Ulcer and Jaun- dice, less than 1%. In making the above examinations I have had the as- sistance of the school nurse, whose help has been much ap- preciated. Since last June the Town has had the services of a school nurse. Her salary has been paid by the Red Cross, but she acts under the direction of the school physician. Her services have been of great value to the schools, and I wish here to express my sincere appreciation of the earnest and efficient work which Miss Robinson has done. 134 ANNUAL REPORT I very strongly recommend that the ToWn take over from the Red Cross the maintenance of the school nurse, and provide sufficient money to pay her a suitable salary. She is well worth the added expense, as all who know what the work of school nurse is, are fully aware. The physical improvement of each child, the correction of any defects, the constant watchfulness against communi- cable diseases, the instruction of the children in health mat- ters of right living, these are the duties of a school nurse. She is really a special teacher in health matters and when the citizens become familiar with her work th~ey will be unwilling to be without her services. I have examined 91 who have applied for health certi- ficates ~o enable them to work and all have been accepted. Respectfully, FRED S. SMITH, School Physician. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 135 To the Superintendent of North Andover Schools, Mr. Dana P. Dame: On June 7, 192(~, I started my health demonstration in North Andover, my salary being guaranteed by the local Red ,Cross and the T. B. Ass~ociation. As my official posi- tion is that of .a School Nurse, my work is supervised by the School Physician and the School Committee, and also by a nursing committee of the Red Cross. The fo]lowing facts show what work has been accom- plished during the six months I have ~been here: In June 1088 pupils were weighed and measured, and of this number 162 .or 14.8% were found to be 10% under- weight. In September 1126 pupils were weighed and measured, and 213 or 18:9% were found ~o be 10% underweight. The June weighing gave me an acquaintance with the school children and much desired knowledge of their condi- tion. The Union School district wa~s taken, for convenience, as a sample district. There I made 87 "follow up" visits to the homes, to determine how much attention had been given to the notices of phy~sical defects of the children, that had been sent to l~he parents from the school. I found that little had been done, the parents needing further explanation and urging, and when the situation was thoroughly under- stood they usually co-operated with me. In August I did the "District Work" for Miss Ruther- ford, while she had her vacation, and also continued with the correction of the physical defects. In September, when school .opened, I launched the "Health Crusade" in eight of the schools. This method of instilling health habits in the minds of the children is well received .and the children are working hard and seem really impressed with its importance. About 75% of the school population have acquired the degree of excellence termed "Squire" and 50% that of "Knight." I am planning sys- tematic teaching of Hygiene in the grades, and more ad- .186 ANNUAL REPORT wanced work in the High School, where the Modified Home Nursing and Hygiene courses offered by the Red Cross will be given. The establ~s'hment of a hot school lunch to be served at the High School, and also .at the District Schools is being planned for the near future. Without the valuable assistance given 'by volunteers and the co-operation from the School Superintendent, School Physician, teachers, parents and other agencies, rll this work could not have been accomplished. Following is the Statistical Report of my work: Number of children weighed and measured 1,773 Assisting physician with physical examination of children. Number examined 1,124 Inspection of pupils 940 Time spent in sc'hools (hours) 294 Visits to schools 247 Visits to absentees 204 "Follow Up" Visits (after physical defect notices .are given) 125 Talks to pupils 121 Pupils accompanied to Lawrence General Hospital for tonsil and adenoid examination 31 Inspection of school buildings '31 Pupils excluded for contagion 23 Tonsil and adenoid cases cured 22 Treatments given to children 9.1 Post-operative calls (tonsil-adenoid) 14 Pediculosis treatments 9 Children accompanied to family doctor 7 Defective vision corrected 7 Cases referred to S. P. C.G. 5 Respectfully su~bmitted, GRACE N. ROBINSON, R. N. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 137 ATTENDANCE OFFICERS' REPORT To the Superintendent of Schools: The following is my report as Attendance Officer for the whole town for last year--Sept. 3, 1919 to June 25, 1920. Number of absentees~ reported by teachers 341 Number of truancies 38 Number of truancies, second offences 15 Number of truancies, third offences 10 Number cases of sickness 121 Number of parents or guardians notified 87 Number of pupils returned to school from street 21 Nmnber of arrests 0 Number of prosecutions 0 Cases of tardiness invest/gated 31 Cases contagious diseases reported 15 The attention of the parents and guardians ~s called to the following laws: Extract from Chapter 44 of the Revised Laws Section 1. Every child between seven and fourteen years of age, every child under sixteen years of age who does not possess such ability to read, write and spell in the English language as is required for the completion of the sixth grade of the public schools of the city or town in which he resides, and every c'hild under sixteen yea'rs of age who has not received an employment certificate as provided in this act and is not engaged in some regular employment or 138 ANNUAL REPORT business for at least six hours per day or has not the writ- ten permission of the superintendent of schools of the city (~'r town in which he resides to engage in profitable employ- ment at home, shall attend a public day school in said city or town or some other day school approved by the school committee during the entire time the pub'l*ic sehool~ are in session, subject to such exceptions as are provided for. Section 2. Every person having under his control a child as described in section one above shall cause him to attend sc'hool as therein required, and, if he fails for five day sessions or ten half-day sessions within any period of six months while such control obtains, to cause such child so to attend school, he shall, upon eomplain.t by an attend- anee officer and conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Whoever induces or attempts to induce a child to ab- sent himself unlawfully from school, or employs or harbors a child while school is in session, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars. Telephone 2161-J. Jan. 6, 1921. JAMES M. CRAIG, Attendance Officer. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 139 Janitors James M. Craig Harold New,on Henry A. Webster William Werk Patrick J. Healey Albert Brearley Roy Frost Mrs. Herbert Smith Ernest Bencker Mrs. Nellie Werk, noon matron, Joseph Smith, driver of school barge, Merrimack Bradstreet Union Center High Franklin Pond Farnham Kimballl Center Center Sept. 8. Nov. 25. Dec. 24. Jan. 3. Feb. 25. Mar. 7. Apr. 29. May 9. July 1. Sept. 7. School Calendar, 1920-1921 Schoo?s begin. (Noon) Thanksgiving recess. Schools close at noon. Schools begin 8 weeks' term. Schools close, I week's vacation. Schools begin $ weeks' term. Schools close, I week's vacation. Schools begin 8 weeks' term. Schools close. Schools begin. N~) School Signals Three blasts of ~he Fire Signal ,and three strokes of the Unitarian Church bell with an interval of five seconds be- tween successive blasts of the Fire Signal and successive strokes of the bell. Street lights will be on for five minutes as a supplementary signal. 7:30 No morning session for any ,school. 12:30 No afternoon scs:sion for any school. 140 ANNUAL REPORT STATISTICAL SUMMARY Population Census of 1920 6,265 (Data of School Census taken by David S. Clement) Number o£ boys 5 years or over and under 7 110 Number of girls 5 years or over and under 7 98 Number o£ boys 7 years or over and under 14 418 Number of girls 7 yet[r's .or over and under 14 407 Number of boys 14 years .er over and under 16 98 Numk-;r of girls 14 years or over and under 16 113 Number of boys 16 years or over and under 21, i'~literate 0 Number of girls 16 years or over and under 21, illiterate 1 Data Taken from Teachers' Registers Number of boys enrolled 1919-20 609 Number ~of girls enrolled 1919-20 609 Average membership, 1919-20 1165.1 Average daily attendance, 1919-20 1093.1 Percentage of attendance, 1919-20 93.8 Number of Pupils attending school, 5 to 7 162 Number of pupils attending school, 7 to 14 813 Number of pupils attending school, 14 to 16 154 Number of pupils attending school, over 16 89 Num'ber of schools, January 1, 1920 31 Number of' school buildings 12 Number of school buildings occupied 11 Employment and Educational Certificates No. of Employment Certificates (14 to 16 yrs.) issued 105 No. of different children receiving Employment Cer- tificates 84 No. of Educational Certificates issued to literate mhl- ors (16 to 21 yrs.) 268 No. of different literate minors receiving EduCationa! Certificates 216 No. of Educational Certificates issued to illiterate minors (16 to 21 yrs.) 3 No. of different illiterate minors receiving Educationa! Certificates 2 ~ o o o o o o o c o o o o o 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ~o~ o 91 o! t'l Lo;~ 144 ANNUAL REPORT GRADUATION EXERCISES JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL North Andover, Massachusetts Stevens Hall, June 24, 1920, Eight O'Clock Prograra March National Victory March Watson Prayer and Response Rev. L. William Adams Voices of June Time Wilson Chorus Class Salutatory David Scott Clement Essay--The Progress of Women during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Evelyn Mary Reid At Dawning Cadman Hazel Lillian Woolley Annie Christina Brightm-~, Prize Essay--What are the Benefits of Enlistment in the United States Army? Sherman Elias Golden Habenera from ' 'Carmen" Bizet Chorus Address--The Magical Chance Professor Dallas Lore Sharp Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Foster Presentation of S. A. R. Washington and Franklin Medal Presentation o£ Diplomas Mr. Charles A. Appleton Chairman of the School ,Committee Essay with Valedictory--Fl°ronco Nightingale Emily May Bixby -Auld Lang Sync Robert Burns Chorus and Audience TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 145 Class Motto Not Luck but Pure Bull-Dog Grit Graduates Mary Beul~ah Ayer Viola Baganski Edward Corey Batson Emily May Bixby Annie Christina Brightman Frances Ruby Cassidy David Scott Clement Mary Beatrice Collins Char]es Bradford Donovan Robert Gray Doyle Annie Elizabeth Forrest John Alfred Friel John Daniel Garvey George William Glennie Sherman Elias Golden Alice Nanette Kenny Hazel Gillies Kent Carl Weston Knightly Ralph Jvhn M~slen Gertrude F~ances McAloon Clarence Wilbur Metcalf Gardner Stevens Moody Joseph Albert Mulligan, Jr. Joseph Muldoon Kathryn Louise Paul Evelyn ~/Iary Reid Margaret Mary Sadler Max Simon William Andrew Ward Hazel Lillian Woolley 146 ANNUAL REPORT Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld 'acquaintance be forgot, And days of 'auld lang syne ? Chorus For auld ]ang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne; We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet For auld ]ang syne. And here's a hand, my trusty friend, And gie~s a hand o' thine; We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. Chorus TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 147 GRADUATION EXERCISES OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS OF NORTH ANDOVER at Stevens Hall, Tuesday Evening, June Twenty-Second, 1920 Program March, Spirit of America Orchestra Prayer Rev. Elvin J. Prescott Hungarian Serenade Roechel Chorus Address of Welcome Loring B. Foster, Kimball School Stow of the Man Without a Country Denunciation Helen Grace Altham, Merrimack School The Wandering Students L. Roques Chorus Nolan's Sentence Wentworth Wright Carr, :Merrimack School Love of Country Walter Scott Rena Al,berta Higton, Bradstreet School (a) Nellie Was a Lady (b) Old Black Joe Stephen Foster (c) Steal Away American (d) Swing Low, Sweet Char/or Negro Melodies Boys' Chorus Life on Ship Edward James Murphy, Bradstreet School Zamecnik 148 ANNUAL REPORT Thoughts of Home Sylvia Louise Mason, Bradstreet School Solo (a) (b) Ma Little Sun Flower, Good Night! The Brownies Mary Clare Mylott, Bradstreet School A Lesson to Youth Edwin Chester Brown, Merrimack School Honored in Death Eva Whitman, Pond School The Minuet £~:om "The Tales of Hoffmann" Choru~s Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Charles A. Appleton Chairman of the School Commitiee America Chorus and Audience VanderpooI Leoni Offenbach Gertrude Maude Al~bott Helen Grace A'ltham Ethel Mabel Bale'om Muriel Staneliffe Bower Louis David Brousseau Edwin Chester Brown Florence Annie Bryden William Burris Wentworth Wright Carr George Arthur Cassidy Henry James Clements Edward James Collins Francis Joseph Costello Ethel Lillian Cross George Addison Cm~cen Dorothy Evelyn Currier Marguerite Helen Donovan Irene Winnifred Driseoll Evelyn Esther Driver John Edward Dryden Sylvester Augustine Gaffney August}ne James Garvey Marion Isabel Hamilton Graduates Merrimack School Wilbur Judson Harvey Adeline Mary Hulme Allen Keedy John Arthur Keefe Maurice Philip Lambert Helen Ceeelia Mahoney Alice Laura Mason Eileen Veronica MeAloon Louis Henry McAloon, Jr, Elizabeth Helen McCarthy Howard Hayman Michelmore Andrew Joseph Morris Ella May l~Inlligan Stowell Payne Norman Bolton Richardson Alice Louise Roberts William Taylor Hector Leslie Thmnson Thomas P~lades Thwaites Elizabeth Mary Townc Helen Charlotte Wilde Thomas Erney Woodhead TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 149 Bradstreet School *Granted a Paimer Student's Certificate £or exc'cllence in penmanship. Benjamin WilIiam Annett William Earl Ayer Grace Adelaide Christopher JuIia Catherine Collins Francis PhiIlip Dawsan *Evangeline Frances Donovan Harnl,d Russell Dow Lillial~ Faubert Joseph Philip .Fox Mary P.atricia Gillespie Mary Louise Gillespie *Marion Emily Glidden *Renu AlberVa Higton James Howell Kelley John Augustine Lavin Bertha- Elizabeth Manchester Sylvia Louise Mason Luke Charles May Del~a l~rost Bernice Louise McCabe Thomas McMurray Edward James Murphy Eileen Margaret Murphy Mary Cl,are Mylott Irene Mary Pcrron William Augustus Reddy Marietta Spires John Smith Stott Bernice Harriett Taylor Margaret Doris Taylor Alexander Thomson Clara Elizabeth Tooey Lena Irene Tordoff Edward George Venner Vera May Wilcox Henry Phillip Wilson / Robert William Wilson Center School Annie Sh~apiro Pond School Eva Whitman Kimball School Loring Bradstreet Foster Joseph Arthur Therrien Farnham School Nina Cornelia Sanborn 150 ANNLIAL REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT Receipts GeneraI Appropriation, 1920 $83,733.00 Amount received ~or tuition 716.00 Refund, Eastern Mass. St. Railway Co. 78.31 Miscellaneous 9.41 $84,536.72 Expenditures School Committee, expenses $130.20 Sa]aries o£ Teachers and Superintendent 57.330.75 Salary of, Attendance Officer 153.60 Miscellaneous expenses of Superintendent, Spe- cial Teachers, and Attendance Officer 191.22 Books and .Supplies 4,339.44 Janitors' sa]ar/es 6,299.40 Fuel 5,391.01 Miscellaneous expenses 'of operation 794.55 Repairs and upkeep 2,062.21 School physician's salary 150.00 Transportation 1,046.40 Tuition 385.00 Portable building 2,700,00 New Equipment 638.06 Miscellaneous expenses 356.28 Unexpended balance 2,568.60 $84,536.72 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 151 MOSES TOWNE FUND Income Balance unexpended from 1919 Interest for 1920 Expenditures Balance, amount on deposit $883.68 247.17 $1,130.85 152 ANNUAL REPORT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT OF POOR FARM North Andover, Mass., Dec. 31, 1920. Gentlemen :- The following is my report from Jan. 1st, 1920, to date. To cash received:-- Eggs $422 09 Apples 294 27 Vegetables 127 65 Pork 213 92 Cows 170 90 Hay 20 00 Number of inmates Jan. 1, 1920 Admitted during year Discharged during year Present number, Dec. 31, 1920 Males Females $1248 83 4 7 6 5 2 3 5 Between 40 and 50 years Between 60 and 70 years Between 70 and 80' years Reapeckfully submitted, GEORGE L. BARKER, SuperinkendenL TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 153 ANIMAL INSPECTOR'S REPORT North Andover, Mass., Jan. 1, 1921. To the Board of Selectmen :- As Inspector of Animals in the Town of North Andover for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920, ! submit the following report: The yearly inspection of dairy barns and cattle has been done in accordance with directions from the Massachusetts Division of Animal Industry. Tuberculosis was the only disease dealt with, for which there were seven cattle condemned during the year. Very respectfully yours, WM.J. GREENLER, D.¥.M. 154 ANNUAL t~EPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT Engine House Bond of 1908 Dec. 1 Water Bond of 1893 July 1 1923 Water Bond o1~ 1899 July I 1930 Water Bond of 1904 May I (1 bond) Water Bond of 1914 June I (1 bond) Water Bond of 1915 June i (1 bond) Sewer Bond of 1909 July i (1 bond) Bradstreet School 1911 June i (1 bond) Merrimack School 1917 May 1 (t bond) High School House 1914 Aug. I (4 bonds) $8000 O0 80000 O0 40000 O0 11000 O0 1000 O0 14000 O0 28000 O0 9000 O0 2000 00 51000 00 $244000 00 ASSETS Cash in Treasurer's hands Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921 Poll Uncollected Taxes, 1917 Uncollected Taxes, 1918 Uncollected Taxes, 1919 Uncollected Taxes, 1920 Water Loan Sinking Fund Due from State, Military Aid Net Indebtedness of the Town $31618 65 380 O0 196 43 2982 40 4039 52 23912 51 100230 26 604 O0 80036 23 $244000 00 Respectfully submitted, JAMES W. ELLIOTT, Auditor. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVEE, MASS. 155 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT James W. Elliott, Auditor. Dear Sir: Herewith I submit the report of the Tax Col, lector for the year ending Dec. 31, 1920. 1917 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1920 $4326 52 Interest 463 09 Collected Warrant · $3249 66 Collected 463 09 Abated 880 43 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921 196 43 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1920 Interest Collected Warrant C'ollected Interest Abated Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921 Uncollected Jan. 1, 1920 Interest Collected Warrant Collected Interest Abated ,Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921 1918 1919 $4789 62 $4789 62 $6986 09 319 09 $3128 42 319 09 875 27 2982 40 $7305 18 $7305 18 $11231 07 175 80 6317 17 175 80 874 38 4039 52 $11406 87 $11406 87 156 ANNUAL BEPOBT POLL 1920 Warrant Collected Warrant Abated Warrant Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921 $8865 00 $7061 00 1424 00 380 00 Warrant Add. Warrant Moth Interest Collected Warrant Moth Interest Abated Uncollected Jan. 1, 1921 1920 $8865 00 $8865 00 $210874 87 4959 50 1472 99 61 54 $189210 02 1472 99 61 54 2~11 84 23912 51 $217368 905217368 90 CASH ACCOUNT 1917 Coll. Warrant Coll. Int. 1918 Coll. Warrant Coll. Int. 1919 Coll. Warrant Coll. Int. 1920 Coll. Warrant Coll. Moth Coll. Int. Coll. Costs Int. on Deposits 1920 Poll $3249 66 463 09 3128 42 319 09 6317 17 175 80 189210 02 1472 99 61 54 '19 O0 133 61 7061 00 $211611 39 FRANK A. MACKIE, Tax Collector. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 157 James W. Elliott, Auditor. Dear Sir: Herewith I submit the repor~ .of the taxes due and collected for the Town of North Andover during the year 1920. 1913 Uncollected Interest Collected Collected Interest $65 96 14 72 $65 96 14 72 1914 Uncollected Interest Collected Collected Interest Abated $80 68 $91 19 37 21 $80 68 $83 19 37 21 8 00 1916 Uncollected Interest Additional Collected Collected Interest $128 40 $223 08 49 23 117 96 $128 40 $341 04 49 23 $390 27 $390 27 · 158 ANNUAL REPORT CASH ACCOUNT Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1920 1913 'Collected Collected Interest 1914 ,Collected ,Collected Interest :~ 1916 Collected .Collected Interest $460 52 65 96 14 72 83 19 37 21 341 04 49 23 Paid to Geo. H. Perkins, Treasurer $1051 87 $1051 87 Respectfully, A. W. BADGER, JR. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 159 TREASUREWS REPORT Thirty-first Annual Report George Henry Perkins, Treasurer, in account with the Town of North Andover, Massachusetts. DR. Cornelius Donovan, acct. Fire Dept. J. B. Fillind & Son Essex S. S. Dog tax 1919 S. F. Rockwell, acct. Street Dept. Town of Boxford, acct. Schools James B. Ewart, Reimbursement acct. Insurance Barrett & Co., Reim'bursement acct. Streets Corporation tax P. S. Other than St. R. R. 1919 E. A. Peabody & Son Morris Black, Junk Dealers License Harry Watnik, Junk Dealer's License Benny Weinstein, Junk Dealer's License Sam Treseagnsky Eastern Mass. St. R. R. Reimbursement acct. Schools Ci/izens Mutual Ins. Co., Dividend Middlesex Mutual Ins. Co., Dividend Jos. Bagleau, Pedler's License J. L. Kent acct. Schools Town of Middleton, acct. SchooIs Town of Boxford, acct. Schools Carivitas Bros., Vegetable License Sam Dimauro, Pool Table License Fred D. Whittier, Refund $ 25 O0 150 O0 360 10 15 O0 253 7'5 27 77 1643 75 28 96 50 O0 25 O0 25 O0 25 O0 25 00 78 31 I 31 18 00 12 50 25 00 25 00 235 00 12 50 2'00 25 Off 160 ANNUAL REPORT Suttons Mills acct. Street Dept. Davis & Furber acct. Street Dept. Edward Adams acct. Street Dept. Geo. E. Kunhardt acct. Street Dept. Maurice Casey, acct. Street Dept. Lane ,Construction Co. acct. Street City of Haverhill, acct: Moth Eastern Mass. St. R. R. acct. Street Essex S. S. Boxford St. Improvement Robinson & Toohey 'Co., acct. Street City .of Methuen, acct. Moth B. M. R. R. Refund D. P. Dame, Supt. acct. Schools Hon. N. P. Frye, acct. Court Fines Andover National Bank, Interest Merchants Trust Co., Interest Comm. of Mass.: Income Tax 1917 Income Tax 1918 Income Tax 1919 Reimbursement acct. Loss of tax Highway Com. Mothers dependent Children Vocational Education Trust Gypsy Moth 'Tutti.on children Corp. Tax Public Service Corp. Tax Domestic Corp. Tax Foreign Income Tax 1920 Gen. Purposes Income Tax 1920 Gen. School Fund National Bank Tax St. R. R. Tax Military Aid State Aid Soldiers Exemption George L. Barker, Town Farm Receipts 981 54 108 00 50' 00 941 00 49 50 414' 00 65 00 81 00 1500 00 500 123 00 I 27 59 41 323 00 56 38 416 28 170 00 204 00 5220 06 113 10 2135 72 305 00 87 84 188 10 77 25 2050 06 53433 03 57 19 21210 78 7685 00 7744 39 118 50 110 00 718 00 ~9 85 1248 83 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 161 Board of Public Works, Water Rates Board of Public Works, Construction Board of Public Works, Sewer 'Construction Sewer .Colleetions and interest A. W. Badger, Tax Collections Frank A. Mackie, Tax Collections 29983 3762 2096 702 1051 211611 40 28 35 35 87 39 Total Income $360388 07 Merchknts Trust Co., Notes Nos. 2-3-5-11 Andover Nat'/Bank, Notes Nos. 6-7-8-9-10 $110000 O0 50000 O0 Am't of notes given in anticipation of revenue $160000 00 Jan. 13, 1920, Cash on hand 181 61 $520569 68 162 ANNUAL REPORT CR. Amt. expended acct. Overseers of the Poor Amt. expended acct. General Expenses Amt. expended acct. School Amt. expended acct. Stevens Memorial Repairs Amt. expended acct. Public Works Dept. Amt. expended acct. Unpaid orders 1919 $10917 95 180939 56 '81968 17 55 33 41335 52 734 50 Merchants Nat'l Bank: Merrimack School Bond 2 Bradstreet School Bonds Water Bond Merchant's Trust Co., Sewer Bonds First Nat'l Bank, Water Bond First Nat'l Bank, 4 High .School Bonds First Nat'l Bank Boston Notes Nos. 6-7-8-9-10 Merchants Tr. Co., Lawrence, Notes Nos. 2-3-4-5-11 $1,000 O0 2000 O0 1000 O0 2000 00 1000 00 lOOO oo 4000 O0 50000 O0 110000 O0 $315951 03 Total amt. of tax notes and bonds paid Jan. 4th, 1921, cash on hand $172OO0 00 31618 65 Total $519569 68 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 163 SEWER COLLECTION Location Perry Street Stonlngton St. Brightwood Ave Chadwick St. Merrimack St. Tavern Lot Amount Uncollected Jan. 13, '16 $15 00 51 00 220 77 27 67 16 60 $281 04 Added Ass'nt 534 39 534 39 Abate- ineat [ Amountl Amount Collect'd eollUe~t ed 1~ O0 . ~1 O0 91 50 29 27 27 67 16 60 534 39 685 16 80 27 Interest 17 19 $702 35 % Eugene DiMauro, Brightwood Ave. $23 74 Fred Garneau, Brightwood Ave. 10 96 John M. Costello, Merrimack St. 16 60 Elizabeth Bulgers, Perry St. 15 00 John Beliveau, Brightwood Ave. 11 68 Edmund M. Warren Land Trust, Chadwick St. 27 67 Edmund M. Warren Land Trust, Brightwood Ave. 45 12 Tavern Lot Co. 534 39 Interest $685 16 17 19 $702 35 16-1 ANNUAL REPORT STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY DR. Jan. 1920, .Cash on Hand $447 59 Received from Town of North Andover, Dog Tax 360 10 Appropriation 3300 00 Received from Library Trustees, Fines, etc. 146 11 Received from Library Trustees 206 00 Received from Merchants Trust Co., Interest 17 50 CR. Money expended as per order Library Trustees Cash on Hand TAYLOR FUND Amt. of funds in Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, at last annual report Annual interest to October HERMAN KOBER FUND Amt. of Funds in Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence Interest drawn by Ridgewood Cemetery Assn. EDUCATIONAL FUND Amt. of Fund in Lawrence Savings Bank at last annual report Interest $4477 30 $4,473 73 3 57 $4477 30 $756 20 38 27 $794 47 $100 00 $519 55 26 28 $545 83 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 165 MOSES TOWNE SCHOOL FUND Location Lawrence Savings Bank Andover Savings Bank Broadway Savings Bank Essex Savings Bank Principal 1000 00 1000 00 1000 00 1000 00 Anuual Interest 55 81 65 ~0 63 22 63 52 Total Interest 144 30 355 31 312 55 318 69 $4000 00 $2~7 17 $1130 85 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE HENRY PERKINS, Treasurer. Z TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 167 REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE' Departments Appropriation Selectmen Salaries $900 Expenses $700 $1600 00 Auditor Salary $500 Expenses $75 575 00 Treasurer Salary $1000 Expenses inc. premium bond $175 1175 00 Collector of Taxes Salary $1100 Expenses $250 1350 00 Assessors Salary $1500 Expenses $350 1850 00 Town Clerk Salary $300 Expenses $100 400 00 Election and Registration Salaries $20,0 Expenses $1200 1400 00 Janitor of Town Hall Salary $300 300 00 Police Dept. and Receipts 3800 00 Fire Dept. Engineer Salary $450 Expenses $13300 13750 00 Hose Expenses 600 00 Serving Dog Warrant 35 00 Building Inspector Salary $100 100 00 Sealer of Weights & Measures Salary $125 Expenses $75 200 00 Insect Pest Extermination Expenses 3000, 00 Elm Beetle 400 00 Forest Fire Warden Salary $100 100 00 Tree Warden Salary $150 Expenses $500 650 00 Fish Warden Salary $5 5 00 Board of Health Salaries $150 Expenses $2800 2950 00 Vital Statistics Expenses 300 00 Animal Inspector Salary $150 150 00 Refuse Disposal 2300, 00 Highway Surveyor and Support of Team 2800 00 Street Highway and Bridges ' 7509 00 Street Oiling. 7500 00 Macadam Repairs 7500 00 Sidewalks 2500 00 Surface Drains 2000 00 Snow 1000 O0 Fence Repairs 1000 O0 Street Lighting 6000 00 Overseers of Poor Salaries 300 00 Town Farm Supt. Salary 650 00 Town Farm Matron Salary 350 00 Town Farm and Outside Relief and Receipts $000 00 Repairs at Town Farm 600 00 Baseball Ground 200 00 North Andover Improvement Society 50,0 00 School Dept. and Evening School 87860 00 Library Trustees and Dog Tax 4500 00 Sta~e and Military Aid 1000 00 Memorial Day Fund 350 O0 168 ANNUAL REPORT Board of Public Works Maint. and Const. Water Maint. and Const. Sewer Water Bend Sinking Fund Interest on Water Bond Redeeming Water Bonds 3 Interest on Sewer Bonds 2 Redeeming Sewer Bond Interest on Bradstreet School Bonds 2 Redeeming Bradstreet School Bond Interest on Me~rimack School Redeeming i Merrimack School Bond Interest on High School Bonds 4 Redeeming 4 High School Bonds Interest on Engine House Bond Redeeming 10 Engine House Bonds State and County Tax Interest on Town Note Con~cingent Fund Annual Report Insurance Expiring 1921 Total 300 0,0 21000 00 600 00 750 00 5780 00 3000 00 1080 00 2000 00 280 00 2000 O0 60. 00 1000 O0 2080 00 4000 00 320 00 1000 O0 50000 O0 5000 O0 3006 00 1000 00 3000 00 $286350 O0 PETER I-IOLT, FRED LEACH, ALEXANDER M. WI-IITE, JAMES W. ELLIOTT, Finance ,Committee. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 169 PUBLIC WORKS The Board of Public Works herewith submits its thir- teenth annual report containing the twenty-third annual report of the Water Department and the fourteenth annual report of the Sewer Department for the year ending De- cember 31, 1920. WILLIAM SOMERVILLE, JOHN F. BANNAN, SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL. 170 ANNUAL REPORT WATER DEPARTMENT Whole amount collected for water rates during the year 1920 amounted to $30,012.12. Of this amount $14,701.23 was paid by the City of Lawrence for water furnished dur- ing the months of January, February, March and April, leav- ing $15,310.89 as the domestic receipts. This latter sum is $933.53 in excess of the collections for 1919. Main Pipe During the year 1920 the town ]aid 1,190 feet of 8'~ and 2,387.2 feet of six inch pipe as outlined in the Superinten- dent's Report. Hydrants Set to January 1, 1920 263 Set during year 1920 4 267 Service Pipe Service pipe laid (1920) on private property 1734.6 Service pipe laid (1920) on town property 1454.4 Service Renewals, 1920 Service pipe laid on private property Service pipe laid on town property 3,189.0 feet 854,5 925.2 1,779.7 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Services NUmber of services to January 1, 1920 Number of services added during year 1920 Total Services discontinued to December 31, 1920 Number of services actually in use Meters Meters set to January 1, 1920 Meters set during year 1920 1,194 44 1,238 25 1,213 1,081 43 1,124 ~Total meters sold 1,055 Meters rented 69 1,124 The total amount of bonds outstanding against the town for water system amounts to $146,000.00, as follows: $80,000.00 due in 1923 ~ Provided for by Sinking $40,000.00 due in 1929~ Fund *$11,000.00-due from 1921 to 1934, $1,000 due each year. $1,000.00 due 1921, $1,000 due. $14,0'00.00 due from 1921 to 1934, .$1,000 due each year. .Statement of amount to be raised this year on account of water debt already incurred, For Interest For Sinking Fund For Retiring Bonds Total The total amount of bonds $5840' 00 750 00 3000 00 $9590 00 outstanding against the town for Sewer System amounts to $28,000.00, as gollows: $28,000.00 due from 1921 to 1934, $2,000.00 due each year. 172 ANNUAL REPORT Statements of amounts to be raised this year on account of sewer debt already incurred: For Interest $1120 00 For Retiring Bonds 2000 00 Total *Nos. 28, 29, 30 purchased for retirement. $3120 O0 SINKING FUND The Sinking Fund Commissioners submit the following report: Bond Issue 1898 To reduce bonds Nos: 1 to 80 inclusive. Jan. 1, 1920, Amount of Fund Received from Town of North Andover Bonds Appropriation 2000 00 Bonds Appro. Jan. to July interest 1520 00 Bonds Appro. May to November interest 440 00 Rec. from Town of Falmouth Bonds May 35 00 Victory Bond Interest, due Dec. 15-19 ' 135 71 Third Liberty Bond, Interest 212 50 Victory Bond Interest 316 01 Merrimac School Bond, Interest 15 22 Profit on Merrimac School Bond Purchase 37 50 Profit on Victory Bond Purchase 156 60 Essex Savings Bank Interest 32 12 Broadway Savings Bank Interest 52 75 Salem Five-cent Savings Bank Interest 41 49 Salem Savings Bank, Interest 34 84 Cambridge Savings Bank, Interest 81 46 Maiden Savings Bank, Interest 50 69 Andover Savings Bank, Interest 55 47 Charlestown Five-cent Savings Bank 57 10 Worcester 'County Institution for Savings 52 65 $69299 46 Total $74626 57 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 173 Invested As Follows Town of North Andover Bonds Issue 1899 Town o£ North Andover Bonds Issue 1904 Town of North Andover Bonds Issue 1898 Victory Bonds Liberty Loan Third Issue Merrimac School Bond Essex Savings Bank Broadway Savings Bank Andover Savings Bank Worcester County Inst. for Savings Malden Savings Bank Cambridge Savings Bank Salem Savings Bank Charlestown Savings Bank Salem Five-cent Savings Bank Total 17000 00 11000. 00 21000 00 9000 00 5000 00 1000 00 927 83 1095 55 2018 46 1209 76 1052 67 1185 43 860 06 1185 72 1091 09 $74626 57 Bond Issue 1899 'To reduce bonds Nos. i to 40 inclusive. Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1920 Received from Town of North Andover Approp. Town of N. Andover Bonds, Int. Jan. and July Town of N. Andover Bonds, Int. May Town of Falmouth Bonds, Int. May and Nov. Liberty Bonds Interest May-Nov. Liberty Bonds Interest June-December Victory Bond Interest June-December V~ctory Bond Interest December Profit on Victory Bond Purchase Lawrence Savings Bank Interest Essex Savings Bank Interest Home Savings Bank Interest Franklin Savings Bank Interest $24806 20 200 O0 600 O0 20 O0 35 O0 42 50 42 50 47 50 23 75 39 15 46 03 56 94 50 23 50 15 174 ANNUAL REPORT Andover Savings Bank Intorest Winchendon Savings Bank Interest 12 68 31 06 Total Invested as Follows Town of No. Andover Bonds Issue 1899 Town of No. Andover Bonds Issue 1898 Town of Falmouth Bond Liberty Loan Bonds Victory Bonds Lawrence Savings Bank Andover Savings Bank Essex Savings Bank Franklin Sav/ngs Bank Boston Winchendon Savings Bank Home Savings Bank Boston Total $26103 69 $9000 00 6000 00 10O0 00 2000 00 2000 00 959 51 1063 08 1182 41 1152 74 588 34 1157 61 $26103 69 WiLLIAM H. SOMERVILLE, SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, JOHN F. BANNAN, Sinking Fund Commissiom GEO.' H. PERKINS, Treasurer. TOWN, OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. Financial Statement DR. Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1920 Sewer Balance Jan. 1, 1920 Appropriation for Maint. & Const. o5 sewers Const. of Sewers in Tavern Land Maint. & Const. Water Works Water Mains in Tavern Land Water Main in Beechwood Street Water Main to Reservoir from johnston St. Water Main in Bixby Ave. Pumping Station Driveway Master Meters Collected Sewer Const. Collected Water Rates Collected Water Const. Total CR. Expended for Maint. Sewers Expended for Const. Sewers Expended for Maint. Water Works Expended for Const. Water Works Paid Treas. Receipts from Water Rates Paid Treas., Receipts from Construction Balance Sewer Acct. (Dept.) Balance Sewer Acct. Tavern Land Balance Water Acct. (Dept.) Balance Water Acct. Tavern Land Balance App. for Master Meters Jan. 1, 1921, Cash Balance 175 $ 53 08 137 38 1200 00 140O0 00 22300 00 10000 00 1009 00 3800 00 1400 00 1000 00 800 00 2096 35 30012 12 3762 28 $91561 21 $ 646 68 6660 61 18011 98 16016 25 29983 40 3061 90 246 48 9879 96 45 01 6127 14 800 00 81 80 $91561 21 176 ANNUAL REPORT Receipts Water Rates Repairs Meters Sold Service Installations Other Construction Sewers Cash Balance Jan. 11 1920 $30012 12 766 78 587 00 1708 12 700 38 2096 35 53 08 Total Paid Geo. H. Perkins, Treas. $35923 8g 35842 03 $81 S0 Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1921 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 177 EXPENDITURE$-=WATEI~ 1920 Coal Oil Packing Meters Pipe Insurance Miscellaneous Supplies Wages Total Construction S ~r.l~eCe Dist. ' Pipe 299 25 1498 15 336 30 84 14 86 55 1044 74 846 44 1876 81 206 19 480:4 09 935 48 M ai~nten anc~e Pump. ] General Plant 3215 48 / 16 98 52 82 , 63 7O 325 13 122 54 331 61 888 81 420 85 2222 11 2188 13 7132 10 6267 09 [10707 67 Sub Total 3232 46 52 32 63 70 824 38 1834 45 122 54 1341 I1 4034 14 11398 28 22703 33 EXPENDITURES--WATER American Oil Co., oil American R'y ~.x. Co. A~ligi, John; labor' Andover Bd. ~. ~Vks., Fittings Boston & ~ai~e R, Construction ] Service Dist. Pump Pipe Pipe Plant 35 ;3 52 32 36 61 87/ 3 80[ 167 65 19 79 29 33 20 21 I 25 5 42 19 58 166 06! 111 87 1 46 Maintenance Total General 22 29! 43 18] 67 72I 393 02 288 501 30 62] I I$ 76i 19 50i 275717i 143 43i 80 O0 55 83 226 45, 52 92 96 00! ; ' 77 187 80, 51 77 Carrkdjeor~ard 644 221 1231 80[ 3488 t;3 35 83 56 52 32 ~844 54 87 47 47 56 15 62 120 62 50 3 80 11 1! 5O 20 001 20 O0 218 2SI 218 28 O0[, ~2 ~9 8 ' 8 O0 59 98i 59 98 I 167 65 5 8Bi 93 534 15 ;~ 72601 82 20 70! 127 17 1 25 36 04 18 76 19 50 ' 2757 17 I 143 43 30 53i 130 11 58 82 48 53 493 96 40 98 49 93 4 50: 4 50 I 96 O0 667 86; 964 80 585 56 600 36 51 77 19 26 19 26 ~ 611 2 61 1848 671 7213 82 EXPENDITUrES---WATER ]Davis & Furber Math. Daw, James, guppies I)eA~ge, Marco, labor I)earden, Alfred, labor DIFiIipo, Steve, labor D~Filipo, Andrea, la6or DiFuri, Reni, labor DeMars, Ceo. %V. clock Detora, Peter, labor Detora, Albert, labor Detora, John, labor Dimaro, Santo, labor Dimaro, Salva.tore, labor .Donaldson Iron Co., C. I., pipe Donnelly, Eugene, labor Dort, Tony, labor Driver, C. I-I., Co., print- Construction Service Dist. Pipe Pipe , 644 22 84 1231 80i 70 10 21! 49 17 51 26 84 17 61 05 122 29 · 5.5 42 10 83 5426 79 15 63] 5 19 17 22 09 889 4~ Maintenance 67 10 162 7~ 50 4~ 67 71 10 88 57 11 89 Pump General Plant 34,88 631 1848 67 oo 2 ~ 8 121 84 3 79i 18 13 40 00 70~ i 21.55 44 5 O0 4 80 4 180 O0 66 05 1 4fl 28 48 Total 7218 10 70 I0 S1 52 40 49 55 10 5426 15 92 92 05 913 61 918 4 37 26 58 75 58 10 0£ 10 889 7 1909 2155 5 3 284 180 5O 10 125 3 ~8 6 67 6 32 12 84 84 79 21 -67 09 O0 17 92 8:3 83 79 63 59 05 61 46 00 43 08 3O 44 00 00 36 00 42 71 83 4O 00 48 67 Amounts forward 8821 371 5648 28 5357 91! 20263 67 EXPENDITU~E~=~VVATE~ French, I~,, supplies Frost & Adams, supplies Furnarci. Joseph, labor Gaudrian, Pasqualli, labor G~nzol~, Joe, labor Grant, Joseph, labor Grass, Andrea, labor I. pipe bor Houdlet~e, Fre~ & Son, K~eble Mfg. Co., reDairs Lead Lined L Leaudoni, Cam?Ho, labor Pipe 986 11 33 11 25 191 38 44 8 13 8 5-~ 1498 15; 58 18 121 1 01.__ Dist, Pipe 832 Pump .Total Plant I General 20263 67 : 52 89, 52 89 · 67 91 67 91 465 75 465 75 55 84 ] 55 84 61 2T 24 59 119 61 391 34 79 156 04 89 288 09 75 27 651 59 1206 33 23 ~ , 23 41 199 95~ 51 901 110 63 596 87 78 12] 1 25 123 75 48 i 7 26 7 26 [ 68 46 68 10 42 10 42 34 77 34 77 ooi oo[ 220 oo 86 25 86 25 80 00 ~ 80 00 21 04i 79 ~ 24 58 9 ' 9 27 08 7 50 7 50 1 1 50 [ 8 54 54 64[ 54 64 3 60 3 60 60 2 62 11 32 49~ I0 , 43 2~ 79 ! 1498 15 60 OOi , 60 60 8 5t! 9 24 81i 101 48 90 01[ ' 18 33: 126 46 I 67 47i 1150 55 1219 08 __1 19 50 19 50 Amounts forward 31)78 92: 9597 39 6660 41 7588 85! ~6925 57 EXPENDITU~ES-~WATER ....... Library Bureau, office supplies Locke, Reg. C~r, .epairs Lo~endej, Salvatore, labor ~lahady, ~. F. Co., 1st aid kit Mahoney, J. F. & C. J., ~artin, James, services Mattheson, Geo., services auto registration ~cAloon, L. ~., supplies McCmbe, E. & CO, Rep. Mc~qlliams, John, labor Co., ad~ing machine brass fittings Muleh~hey, A. 5V., labor Mullen, James, labor Murphy, J. p. supplies Necetto~ Dominie, labor ters New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. Newey, ~eo, labor Nicola, John, labor North A,ndover Coal Co., ~ahoney, ~., brick Amounts Construction St'rvicc J Dist. P pc Pipe 9597 57 48 125 78 95i 27 70] 299 25 ~2 5ol 6 O4 25 58 I [ Total Pump General I Plant 666041! 7588852692.557 143 81 143 81 10 04 15 00 15 g0 00 , e8 28 00 501 54~ 0~[ ,54510086 3 3 26 22 50~ ~}" 2231675012 2 50 200 Off 200 00 4~ 749 17 5 ~ 26 46 25 21 g5 42, 6 98' 6 98 1~9 37 159 77~ 416 202 21] 202 21 11~ 05[ 109 80 5256~ 92 11848 5583 ~323] 2323 5 i~ 31 04 I0 83 95 28 3~ 53 i8'2 ANNUAL REPORT EXPENDITURE$-==WATER Co., supplies Rizo, Tho~., labor Robinson Toohey Emith, Geo. Smith, Y'rank labor Spidade, Corraddo. labor · aylor, W. Thoroughgood, D ~ited States P. O. Dept. Vidalli, Ortstinsio, labor VlglSo~e, Genaro, l~bor Waldo ~ros. & Bond Go., suppltes Water Works Equipment Co., C. I. fitting~ Wauw,inet Lodge Asso., rent Wilde, HerbeX, labor Winslow, Geo. E., charts %'orthington ~mp & Totals Construction Service Dist. Pipe Pipe 4362 11' 10051 34[ 104 3 54] 72 08 88 7~ 08 11 18 SSi 133 34 55 2O 181 92 149 83 58 260 4808 09 Total Pump I ,Ge,,eraI Plant 7027--43' 9146500~653058750053 31 2il 5228. 5 41 85 s0 84 O] I~°38[ 8 I 1~ 20£ 260 gl] 6 0C 523 2~ 66~ 29 5~ 155 57 13 07 300 00 55 20 10 14 62 6( 1070767 lg8 89 1 04 75 ~7 72 OS 20 2i 2 93 18 38 2 O0 12 71 765 20 5583 20 41 6 O0 874 56 6 29 64 52 41 25 42128 96 65 ~60 7l 300 O0 55 2O 10 14 62 66 34028 23 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 183 Cost of Construction Distribution Piping Suction Main Rese~woir Pumping Station Pumping Plant Service piping and meters incidental C~nstruction Expenses Land and Right of Way Tool Account Fountains $205836 1943 6389 10559 17137 33672 5471 60O 1139 590 88 61 65 74 02 29 38 70 02 49 Total $283340 78 184 ANNUAL REPORT Board of Public Works, North Andover, Mass. Office, Odd Fellows Building, 114 Main Street. Office hour: Daily, 8-12 and 1-5. Saturday evening 7 to 9. During the first ten days of January, April, July and October, every evening, 7-9. Rules and Regulations. All meters shall be computed quarterly; in case of a meter stopping or failing to register, the quantity of water used shall be estimated as the amount which ordinarily passes through the meter when in operation. Bills for metered water shall be rendered quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October for the amount of water used during the previous duarter, based on the following sliding scale: For first 2000 cubic ft. 20 cts. Cost Summary per 100 cubic ft., $4.00 2,000 cu. ft. $4.00 From 2,000 to 10,000 cubic ft. 12 cts. per 100 cubic ft.,. $9.60 10,000 cu. ft. $13.60 All meters read in cubic feet. A cubic foot is computed as seven and one-half gallons. No service shall pay less than $1.50 per ~luarter. Regulations. The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who uses water. 1. All applications for the use of water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners, and state fully the purpose for which it is intended to be used. The Town will in all cases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main and through the eel]ar wall, and provide on the end TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 185 thereof a stop and waste valve. And the owner of the premises shall in all cases pay for such service pipe as may be laid within his premises together with the stop and waste .valves, at suc~ rates as may be fixed by the Water Commis- sioners. Owner must in all cases pay his part of cost of service construction before water may be turned on. 2. The Town will set meters on all services and charge a rental of two dollars per year. Consumers at their option may purchase said meters when they will be marked on the books as private and no rental will be charged. All meters will be kept in repair by the Town and no charge made therefor, except in case of freezing or negligence. That in no instance shall more than one set of buildings be supplied' through one meter, and a separate meter shall be required for each building from which the owner receives revenue. 3. All persons using water must furnish internal pipes, connections and fixtures and keep them and all pipes to thee street line in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense, and the Town will not be liable for any damage resulting from a failure to do so. No person shall be per- mitted to connect to any water pipes on the inlet side of the meter in any way or manner without a written permit from the Water Commissioners. 4. Water rates shall be payable at the office of the Water Commissioners quarterly. No abatement of water rates shall be made except when the entire premises are shut off for a period of at least three months. In all cases of non-payment of water rates within/thirty days after the same are due as well as for any violation of these rules and regulations, the supply of water may be shut off and water will not again be let on except upon payment of the amount due and the sum of one dollar for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for repairs, testing the pipes or any other purpose the sum of one dollar will be charged. 186 ANNUAL REPORT 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or lessee o~ the whole premises and the owner shall in all cases be respon- sible for the water rates of his tenants. .6. No water taker shall supply water to parties not en- titled to its use, except on written permit. 7. All apparatus and places supplied with waker must be accessible at all times to the inspection of the Water Commis- sioners or their agents to examine the pipes and fixtures and ascertain the quality of water used and the manner of its use, and all pipes and fixtures shall be subject to rejection by said Commissioners if considered unsuitable for the purpose. 8. Art. 7, Section 1. Town By-Laws. No person shall open any hydrant of the water works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Commissioners. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment or the person acting in his stead, in case of fire. 9. The Commissioners reserve the rights to restrict the use of hose or fountains or to shut off the water when it be- comes necessary to make extensions or repairs or for viola- tion of the regulations. Water Waste at 100 Lbs. Pressure· Size 1-64 1-32 Leak 24 Hours I Day · 207 I .055 --'-, ~1~'- .129 1.66 4.58 3.87 8.57 TOWN OF NORTH ANDO?ER, MASS. 187 SEWER DEPARTMENT Connections made between dwellings and mai~l sewer during the year, 37. Main S~wer Pipe laid, 962.9~ fees. EXPENDITUDES--SEWEDS Am. %~trified Products Co., pipe Am'igi, John, labor Ashford, E., labor Blyth, Geo., labor II. 8* M. R. R.. freight Boston & ~%wrenc~ Des- patch, express ]~raman, Dow & Co., soil pipe Brightwood Mfg. Co., Buckley, D,, labor Bllrns, J., labor Bnsh, F., labor C,arty, 1. D., teaming Christo, C., labor Connors, I)., labor Costello, J., labor Detora, P., labor Detora, _&., labor Detora, J., labor Doherty, E., labor Dort, T,, labor Driseoll, 1>. ~r., labor Erdg, J., labor Feicollo, J. labor Gage, G. L. Co., akron pipe and brick Gerrusso, Peter, labor Gerrusso, Thom, labor Gonzola, Joe, labor Grant, George, labor Grasso, R., labor Grass, Andrea, labor Jones, Harry, labor Con~trnction Par' 570 57 81 27~ 5 0( 10 83 84 14 120 82 38 86 15 O0 88 12 30 0o Mai, Part Main 644 15 11 46] 229 42 23 109 17J 87 2 79[ 33 07 27 2O 159 10 16 17 44 36 86 24 59 66 208 34 20 42 59 88 382 70 148 54 ~o7 ~9 ]88 63t 4 111 7( 2~ 08 5 21 32 85 244 7; 5 00~ ____ 200'2 01[ 2203 471 6 96 Total 1215 72 57 92 15 10 11 46 310 49 5 49 272 40 5 O0 10 O0 23 34 120 O0 58 92 158 11 ~400 74 72 27 34 35 83 188 54 212 92 10 83 46 66 17 91 44 38 86 66 2i 59 208 34 .2°8 35 58 34 71 88 495 25 1S4 99 193 54 141 04 419 230 63 180 43 ,iO 83 16 0i 32 85 92 07 5 O0 5i57 21 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 189 EXPEN DITURES--SEWER Leitch, J. YV. & 8on, sup- plies ~ra.aden, ~occo, labor McLaughlin, 5Vm., labor [McLaughlin, Ed. labor 2lcYVilliams, John, labor ~ionroe Cal. Math. Reid & ~ughes Co., Tot~s Part Main Part Main 2002 01 3208 47: 6 96 244 77 a4 17! 30 48 2 71 26 05 11 20i. I t6 40[ 4 25 97 13 71 4,5 13~ 39 78 89 5I 82 17 16 I 6; 72 64 Total 5457 21 9 8~ 8 33 34 17 85 41 100 O0 102 29 59 19 $0 22 47 71 121 67 6~ 04 44 29 ~DO 21 11 2O 1~ ~0 192 O0 138 95 13 75 248 33 4 79 39 32 4 79 143 29 65 35 138 84 14 13 7307 29 190 ANNUAL I~EPORT December 31, 1920 To the Board of Public Works :- There has been laid during the year 1920, one thousand, one hundred afld ninety feet of eight-inch pipe, two thou- sand, three hundred and eighty-seven feet of s/x-inch pipe, one eight-inch gate, sixteen six-inch gates and four hy- drants making a total of forty-five and seventy-one one hundredths miles of main pipe, one twelve-inch check valve, one fourteen-inch gate, eighteen twelve-inch gates, twelve ten-inch gates, forty-six eight-inch gates, two hundred and sixty-two six-inch gates and two hundred and sixty-seven hydrants. The main pipe has been laid as fo]lows:-- Bixby Avenue from Water Street to Pleasant Street, five hundred and six feet of six-inch pipe, one hydrant and three six-inch gates. This line replaced an old one-inch supply. Five services are being supplied. Beechwood Street from the corner of Massachusetts Avenue to a point three hundred and twenty-seven feet dis- tant from aforementioned avenue, three hundred and sixty- ~even feet of six-inch pipe, two six-inch gates and one hy- drant. This line replaced an old one-inch supply. Five ser- vices are being supplied. Osgood Street from a point seventy-two feet east of the Haverhill-North Andover line to the aforeraent~oned line, seventy-two feet of six-inch pipe and one six-inch gate. This extension forms a connection between the Haverhill and North Andover water systems. Park Way from Main Street to Bradstreet Road three hundred and thirty-five feet of six-inch pipe, three six-inch gates and one hydrant. Two services are being supplied. This line also forms the connecting link in forming a grid- iron. Bradstreet Road from Green Street to Tavern Road, nine hundred and fourteen feet of six-inch pipe, five six-inch TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVlgR, MASS. 191 gates, and one hydrant. Thirteen services are being sup- plied. Linden Avenue from a point opposite the residence of Mr. Frank Oates a distance of one hundred and sixty-two feet to the residence of Mr. James Dempsie, one hundred and sixty-two feet of six-inch pipe. One service is being supplied. Reservoir "Right of 'Way" from Johnson Street at a point one hundred feet south of the J. I-L Morse barn to the Reservoir, a distance of twelve hundred and two feet. Thir- W feet of six-inch pipe, eleven hundred and ninety-two feet of eight-inch pipe, two six-inch and one eight-inch gate. This extension furnishes an auxiliary feed to the Reservpir as well as an additional supply from the same. There has also been installed on this line a draw-off. This improve- ment has been made possible through the recent gift of the "Right of Way" by Mrs. Lila Scoville. There have been instalJed during the past year forty- [our new water services, thirty-two renewals and one ser- vice has been discontinued. Attention should be paid to the comparatively large number of service renewals which are now becoming necessary. This is responsible for a consid- erable increase in the expenditures of the Water Depart- ment under 'Construction Service Pipe. The returns from this work, as well as the returns from new work showy as expenditures on our accounts and all receipts from such work are turned directly over to the Town Treasurer. Therefore allowance must be made for the same i~ asking for new appropriations. The installation of a Venturi Meter and further substi- tution of brass for iron pipe in feed lines etc., at the Pump- inging Station constitute the chief improvements made in the Station proper. The drive to the Station has been put in a more stable condition by constructing a drainage sys- tem from Great Pond Road to the rear of the Station. A cement walk has been laid from the aforementioned drive to the Engineer's house. 192 ANNUAL REPORT The Reservoir on Sutton's Hill was thoroughly cleaned during the month ef August. This accounts for the large amount .of water pumped during that month as it is neces- saw t~ run the pumps continuously and to overflow all water other than that actually consumed during the opera- tion of cleaning. A survey of the sanitary conditions existing around the shores .of Lake Cochiehewick brings to ]ight a number of instances where our regulations are violated and steps shouuld be taken to further protect the community against having a polluted water supply. It is hereby recommended that an allowance sufficient to permit of a thorough re-survey of all gates and valves be made for the coming year. It is further recommended that a waste survey be eon- ducted during the year 1921 to determine the average flow in different sections of the town and to assist in keeping down the annuaI consumption to the lowest possible point. Sewer Department The sewer system has been extended during the year 1920 throughout that section known as "Tavern Acres" as follows :- Park Way between Main Street and Bradstreet Road three hundred and eighteen feet of 'six-inch sewer being laid. Bradstreet Road southerly from Green Street a distance of six hundred and forty-four and ninety-five one hun- dredths feet in which was laid a six-inch sewer. There have been thirty-six dwellings connected arith the sewer system during the year 1920. Respectfully submitted, RICHARD II. ELLIS, Supt. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 193 No. KIND I Nan. Comp. 8 Crown I Gem 449 Empire 85 Nash 55~ Tdden~ 4 Columbia 23 Hersey 1 Worthington 1 Keystone i King 1 Magno Seal 1124 ' slz s 4 in. '2 in. 2 1½' i m.] 1 in. ]-in. 1 2 13 5 3 3 12 16 1 1 4'21 8'2 525 4 23 1 1 There are 1213 service connections which are at present supplying: 1431 families, 11 boarding houses 160 stables 4 railroad stations 32 stores 6 greenhouses 8 schools '22 buildings 5 churches I sewer flush 14 manufactories 9 standpipes 9 drinking fountains 17 fire services i cemetery 5 blow-offs 4 barber shops 2 dairies 12 gardens and pastures 1 Lunch Cart Samples of water from Grea~ Pond have been sent to the State Board of Health, and the chemical analysis of the same returned as follows: p~mnsnoD u~xO - rro!~.ooIIOO ~ TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, I~IASS. 195 000000000000 00000 0000 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. ELEVATIONS OF WATER IN GREAT POND 197 Month Date 1918 1919 1920 Jan. I 95,50 95.20 97,70 15 95.35 95.45 97.36 Feb, i 95.20 96.04 96,95 15 95.00 96.29 97,25 March 1 95.03 96.75 97.25 15 95.98 97.40 98.95 April I 95.30' 98~50 100.55 15 96,35 98.95 100.68 May I 97.00 99,03 100.52 15 97.22 99.70 100.80 June ] 97,05 100,03 100.55 15 96.55 99.70 100.00 July 1 96.10 99.53 99.86 15 95.65 99.20 99,45 Aug. 1 95.53 98.78 99.00 15 95.03 98.36 98.45 Sept. 1. 94.78 98.12 97.40 15 94.53 98.20 96.45 Oct: 1 94.88 97.53 96.00 15 94.70 97.25 95.70 Nov. I 94.55 97.20 95.40 15 94.53 97.33 95,12 Dec. I 94,54 97.78 95.87 15 94.87 97,95 96,95 31 95.20 97.75 ANNUAL REPORT Town Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ~ssex, To either of the Constables of the Town of North An- dover: Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of North Andover, qualified to vote in elections and town af- fairs, to meet in the Engine House in voting precinct One, the Town Hall in voting precinct Two and the Union School in voting precinct Three, in said North Andover, on Mon- day, the Seventh day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles :- ARTICLE 1. To elect Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor for one year; one Assessor 'of Taxes, one member of School Committee, one member of the Board of Public Works, one member of the Board of Health, for three years; a High- way Surveyor, a Collector of Taxes, an Auditor, a Tree Warden and five Constables for one year and any and all town officers required by law to be elected by ballot. A,lso to vote on the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of certain non-intoxicating beverages in this town." All to he voted for on one ballot. The polls shall be opened at nine o'clock A. M. and shall be closed at seven o'clock P. M. After final action on the preceding article one, the said meeting shal'l stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, of Article 1, of the Town By-Laws, to Saturday, March 19th, at 1.30 o'clock P. M., at the Town Hall, i;hen and there to act upon the following articles, namely: ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. ARTICLE 3, To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the receipts and ekpenditures as presented by the Selectmen and Auditor. ARTICLE 4. To sec what action the town will take in regard to unexpended appropriations. ARTICLE 5. To see wha't action the to~vn will take as to the recommendations of the Finance Committee. ARTICLE 6. To see what sums of money the town wi'Il 'vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the several de- partments for the current year, to wit: Schools, School- houses, Highways and Bridges, Support of Poor and all other necessary and proper expenses arising during said year. ARTICLE 7. To see what compensation the town will pay for labor in the several departments 'for the ensuing year. ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year. ARTICLE 9. To hear the repor~ ~)f the committee on Town Office Building and to see if the citizens will vo~b to raise and appropriate an amount not in excess of sixW thousahd (60,000'.0% dollars for t}ie purpose thereof. Petition of the committee on Town Office Building. ARTICLE 10. To see if the citizens, will vote to raise and appropriate a sum sufficient to erect a memorial tablet in honor of the soldiers and sailors from town who served in ihe World War. Petition of the committee on World War Memorial. ARTICLE 11. To see if the citizens of the town vcill vote to reopen the centre engine house, and to remove a piece of the present fire apparatus at the Central Fire Station to same. Petition of Joseph P. McDonough and others. ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will raise and ap- propriate a sum of money not in excess of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) for necessary repairs upon the Stevens Mernorial Library building. Petition of Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library. ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will change Section No. 5 of Article 1, .of the By-Laws ~o read: Section 5. At said adjourned meeting the Moderator shall appoint an Advisory Committee of ten, who shall serve from the dis- solution of said meeting until the dissolution of the An- nual Meeting next following. They shall consider the re- ports of the Tww~ Officers, the recommendations of the Finance Committee for the ensuing year, the several ar- ticles in the warrant for the Annual Meeting next follow- lng, and any and all other municipal questions. The committee shall give at least one public hearing at ~he Town Hall within ten days preceding the' date of the Adjourned Annual Meeting, for the general discussion of all matters to be considered by them. They shall prepare and distribute among voters, prior to said adjourned meet- ing, printed copies of such findings and recommendations as they see fit to make, and shall repoz~c the same to said meeting. For this purpose and for the performance of their other duties hereunder, they may incur such reasonable ex- pense as may be necessary. Petition by Harry F. Cunning~ ham and others. ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will vote to extend its water main on Turnpike Street, from a point on Turn- pike Street near Brook Street, to the residence of Her- bert W. Smith, a distance of 1650 feet, and raise and ap- pr.opriate er otherwise provide a sum sufficient to pay the 'cos~ of said extensiom On petition of George W.' Kane and others. ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will vote to extend its water main from the Fuller residence on Salem Street to the residence of Jacob Pickadlo on Boxford Street. Pe- tition of Jacob Piekadlo and others. ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will vote to extend its water main from the residence of Mrs. A. F. Fuller on Salem Street to the residence of Richard Roche on Salem Street and provide for by bond or otherwise. Petition of Richard Roche and others. ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money to construct a sewer on Upland Street. On petition of Harold A. Ingrain and others. ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will vote to con- struct a main sewer on Union Street from a point belo~v Beverly Street southwesterly to connect with the trunk line sewer and raise and appropriate or otherwise provide a sum sufficient to pay for the same. On Petition of Cath- erine Lane and others. ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will vote to con- struct a sewer through Green Street and Woodbridge Road, so called, and extend its water system through Woodbridge Road, and Green Street, using for the purpose the unex- pended balance of appropriations made in 1920 for sewer and water extensions in these ways, or otherwise raising money for the purpose. Petition of James B. Ewart and others. ARTICLE 20. To see if the tow~ will vote to con- struct that part of its projected general sewer system known as the "East Side Sewer," from a point near Machine Shop railroad station to Osgoed Street, and raise money for the purpose either by taxation or by board issue. Nathanial Stevens and others. ARTICLE 21. To' see it th.e town will vote to accept the amendment to section 6 of Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1906, as passed by the GeneraI Court of 1921, increasing the sewer assessment from three tenths to six tenths of one cent per square foot of area within the depths of 100 feet from the street line. Petition .of the Board of Public Works. ARTICLE 22. To see it the town will construct a sur- face drain, on Pleasant Street east of Stevens a distance ot 110 feet. Petition of Martin J. Lawlor and others. ARTICLE 23. To see if the towr~ will vote to macada- mize Andover Street, or any part thereof, from Andover Line easterly to near the intersection of Wood Lane and raise the necessary money for that purpose, Petition of William J. Leitch and others. ARTICLE 24. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money to macadamize Bixby Avenue from Water Street to Pleasant Street. Petition ,of Clarence C. Dunbar and others. ARTICLE 25. To see it' the town will appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars to macadamize, surface drain and put in sidewalk on Linden Avenue. Petition of Patrick Darcy and others. ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will vote to mac- adamize Saunders Street from Main Street to Cleveland Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay for the same. Petition of Frank E. Smith and others. ARTICLE 27. To see if the town will vo~ to raise and appropriate five thousand dollars to macadamize Dale Street, beginning where macadam now ends. Petition of Sidney Calvin Rea and others. ARTICLE 28, To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate two thousand dollars, to macadamize Perry Street, from Beverly to Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of Charles Beck and others. ARTICLE 29. To see if the town will raise a suf- ficient amount of money for the purpose of macadamizing Railroad Avenue from the end of the present mac. adam road, running thence south to the intersection with the Salem Turnpike. Petition cf John F. Barman and others. ARTICLE 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars, for the pur- pose of grading, straightening and macadamizing Gzeat Pond R.oad from a point where the macadam now ends near the estate of Ethan Allen, as far as the appropriation will admit. Petition of Fred D. Whittier and others. ARTICLE 31. To see what action the town will take to raise and appropriate the sum of six thousand four hun- dred d~llars ($6400) for a Buffalo Steam Roller o.r raise and appropriate one thousand eight hundred dollar~ ($1800) ~or repairs on old roller. Petition of Willard ti. Poor 'and others. ARTICLE 32. To see if the town will vote to grade Lincoln Street and fill in with cinders. Petition of Dennis F. Connelly and others. ARTICLE 33. To .see if the town will raise and ap- propriate the s.um of thirteen hundred dollars ($1300) providing the County Commissioners and State branch of Public Works will each appropriate a like sum to be ex- pended on the improvement of Boxford and Salem Streets. By request of County Commissioners. ARTICLE 34. To see if the voters of North Andover will authorize the Selectmen to confer with the County Commissioners and State Highway Commission in an en- deavor to secure improved direct route from Lawrence to the beaches by way of Barker Street. Petition of George R. Barker and others. ARTICLE 35. To see if the town will vote to extend the cinder road on Johnson Street from the res~idence of E. O. Reynolds to Mill Road, and also to build a cinder road on Mill R.oad from Johnson Street to Chestnut Street, this to continue on Willow Street to Turnpike Street, and raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) for each. Petition of Levi R. Starrett and others. ARTICLE 36. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Tucker Skreet to YIfilside Avenue. Petition of Calvin Rea and others. ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Depot Street to Marble Ridge Road. Petition of Susan L. Cogswell and others. ARTICLE 38. To see ff the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) to repair Abbott Street. Petition of Selectmen. ARTICLE 39. To see if the town will vote to construct a cinder sidewalk on the south side of Harold Street, from Marblehead Street to Beverly Street and provide money for the same. Petition of John T. Raw and others. ARTICLE 40. To see if the town will vote to con- struct a concrete sidewalk on Middlesex Street, south side, from Railroad Avenue to Marblehead Street, and appro- priate sufficient money for the same. Petition of William J. Thompson and others. ARTICLE 41. To see if the town will raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for tar sidewalks on both sides of Annis Street. Petition of Harold Holt and others. ARTICLE 42.' To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to concrete the sidewalk on the westerly side of Massachusetts Avenue, from the Shawsheen River Bridge t5 the turnout. Petition of Alexander M. White and others. ARTICLE 43. To see if the town will vote to build a crushed stone sidewalk on the south side of Second Street from Main Street to Maple Avenue the money to be taken from the appropriation of Streets, Highways and Bridges or otherwise. Petition of William McAloon and others. ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money to put Beechwood Street in proper condition for travel, also a light at the further end. Peti- tion of Harry Wilkinson and others. ARTICLE 45. To see if the town will vote to'erect two lights on Harold Street, one at the corner of Beverly and Harold Street, the other part way between Beverly and Marblehead. Peti~i.on o£ Emma B. White and others. ARTICLE 46. To see if the town will vote to a.~pro- priate a sufficient sum o£ money to install two extra hghts along Dale Street, extending from the Town Home. Peti- tion oI George Townsend and others. ARTICLE 47. To see of the town will vote to install a light at the crossing of Turnpike and Tucker Streets and appropriate a sum suf~cient to pay for ttie same. Petition of William J. Robinson and others. ARTICLE 48. To see if the town ~vill vote to erect a s~;reet light on Milk Street, between Johnson Street and the residence of Edward Adams and provide money for the same. Petition of William P. Whittaker and others. ARTICLE 49. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to install a light at the upper end of First Street. Petition of James P. Phe]an and others. ARTICLE 50. To see if the town will vote to install a light on Linden Avenue and provide money for the same. Petition of Frank Oates and others. ARTICLE 51. To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of installing a light on Lincoln S~reet to ~be placed above the residence of D. F. Connelly. Petition of D. F. Conne]ly and others. ARTICLE 52. To act upon any other business which may legally be considered at this meeting. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting a true and attested copy thereof at the Town Hall, and at five or more public places in each voting precinct; said copies to be posted not less than seven days before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding said meetin~ Given under our hands at North Andover this 10th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. PETER HOLT, FRED LEACH, ALEXANDER M. WHITE, Selectmen of North Andover. CONTENTS. Appropriations Recommended ............................. 167 Assessor's Report ........................................ 68 Auditor's Certificate ..................................... 37 Animal Inspector's Report ................................ 153 Board of Public Works Report ............................ 170 Building Inspector's Repor; ............................... 74 Water Dp't ......................................... 178 Sewer " . ....................................... 187 Board of Health Repor~ .................................. 78 Engineer's Report ....................................... 76 Foresv Fire Warden's Report .............................. 64 Highway Surveyor's Repor; .............................. 83 Summary-of Street Dept .................................. 102 Memorial Day CoramiVtee Report ....................... 64 Moth Dept ............................................. 60 Elm Beetle ............................................. 62 North Andover Improvement Society Repor~ ................ 78 Overseers of Poor Report ................................ 52 Almshouse Expenses ................................. 52 Out of House Expenses ............................. 54 Paid Public Institutions .............................. 56 Summary of Poor .................................... 57 Paid Cities and Towns ............................... 50 Superintendent's Report .............................. 15~2 Police Department Report ................................ 67 School Committee's Report ............................... 114 Expenditures ........................................ 150 Itemized Account Teachers, Janitors and Fuel ............ 140 Itemized Account Repairs and SupplieB ................. 150 School Calendar...: ................................. 140 Superintendent's Report .............................. 115 Selectmen's Report ..................................... 38 Contingent Fund ................................... 45 Election Expenses ................................... 43 Discount and Iaterest ................................ 4l Interest on Water Loan Bonds ...................... 41 Salaries Town Officers ............................... 39 State and County Taxes .............................. 42 State Aid ........................................... 41 Street Lighting ...................................... 43 Tabular Statement ................................... 110 Tree Warden Exp[nses .............................. 63 Water Loan Sinking Fund ............................ 172 Town By-Laws .......................................... '28 Town Warrant ........................................ 198 Town (~erk's Report ..................................... 7 Town Clerk's Statement .................................. 26 Town Officers ........................................... 3 Tax Collector's Reports ................................... 155 Town Notes ....................... ~. .................... 166 Treasurer's Report ....................................... 159 Moses Town School Fund ............................. 165 Stevens Memorial Library Account .................... 164 Taylor Fund ........................................ 164 Tree Warden's Report ................................... 63 Trustees of Stevens Memorial Library Report ............... 103 Sealer of Weights and Measures ........................... 71