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1904 Annual Town Report
AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE Financial Year Ending December 31st, ~9o4, INCLUDING Report of School Committee and Water Commissioners. THE [;. H, DRIVlgR CO , ~RINT, ~905. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVk]R OF ~9o4· F. PO WF OF TIlE .Receipts and *Expenditures ,kS URESENTED BY THE AUI)ITOR FOR l'kiE Financial Year Ending December 3~st. I904, INCLUDING Report of School Committee and Water Commissioners. 'l'u~: C. H. DI~IVIglt Co , P~:~NT. ~9o5· TOWN OFFICEI~$ FOi~ 1904. Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, ,lx~v:s W. I,v:IT(,[. ' GEom~e 14 Prz~Ki~S. Sekectmcn, Assessors, Overseers of ~m Poor and Board of Health' JAMES C. PooR, PETER, HOLT, PATRICK P. lIAr'. Collector of Taxes, Town Auditor, CORNELIUS J. MAIIONEY. ALBEgT B. HANsox. School Committee. Miss M,XR¥ G. Camm~(IN-, Term expires 1905. [}IL F[tb~D S. S%[ITH, Term expires 1906. ALI~EgT F. Ki~% 'Jg. Teton expires 1907. (~EORGE I~[. ~I~IZEN~ JOSEPH L. LEIGHTON~ MAucvs L. CAIm¥, CLARENCE GOLDSMITH, ,laMES M.' CIIARLES ~. PAUL~ FRED L. SAKGENT, CALVIN M. SANBORN, PATmCK J. SA~{UEL T. WOOD, Chief of Police, CI~:(ii~(3~: H. M~zzx. Constables, O<oRo~: L. Harms, FRED }[ARVIN. Wm[,xx~r J. Toou~¥. Keeper (ff Loekup and Agent BoaM of Healtb, G~ogG~ L. HaRms. Water Commissioners, Axqm~:w Rm~wcs, Term expires 1905. E .S. Co~,nv, Term expires 1~06. tt~mn~m' W. Fmc,,, Term eXpkcs 1907. Superintendent of Wamr Works, CLARENCE ~OLi)SMITH. P~k Commissioners, T,o~xs P. W~XTWO~;T,, Term expires 1905. Mosrs T. S,~:vx~s~ Ja., Term expires 1901i. Du. C. P. Mom~n~n, [Feral expires 1907. Trustees of Public Library, Miss ~NNIE L. SARGENT~ DR. C. P. ~om:~[r, T~OMAS P. WENTWORTH~ Librarian, Teton expires 190;5. Term expires 1906. Term expires 1907. Miss Hx:c-x'xn Registrars of Voters, THOMAS a. BROI)ERI(!K~ F. Om~s JOHN F. BANNON, J~a~:s W. L~Tcu. Highway Surveyor, WII,L[AM GIBE. Engineers of Fke Depar~men~ Aneuonso W. B~sr. [nspee*or of Animals, Supt. of Town Farm and Ponud Keeper, Term expires 1905. Term expires 1906. Term expires 1907. Tree Warden, PET Elf HOL% P~'rra c~ J. 'Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber, AMos D. ()An~TOr~, AB~aA~ P. FULL~R, DENNIS J. COSTELI,O, ROBERT H. I~ANSON, JOH_~' H. R~, PaTnrc~; P. DAW, E~w~N W. I)~a NIEL CONNORS~ F~DWARD S. EDMU~J)S~ \VILL~AM S. Roc~D¥, WILLIAM DOHERTY~ Public Weighers, Hra-R¥ R. SmTu, JOSEPH TEOMBL¥, Jon~ O'Bmr~, J. Lo~is TROMBLY. Field Drivers, MAROU~ L. CAEEY~ ARTHUR H. FAR~NHAM, WILLIAM P. WIIITTAK:ER, HIYB~RT M. WHITTIER~ Jom~ G. M. GILL. Fish W a~den, JAMrS W. ELLIOTT. Forest .Fire Ward, G~o~c,s A. N ATH ANIEL GAGE, Fence Viewers, Jos~- H. R~A, B~.I.W. FAEr~V~. Town Counsel, ARTHUR P. CHIOKERING. SYNOPSIS OF THE Town Clerk's Record of Town Meeting, F1AI~CH 7, 1904. AND ADJOUI~NED TO ?IAI~GH 12. A~Tlc~.u I. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. Arthur P. Chiekering, chosen. Airy. 2. To elect Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Pom'~ Town Clerk, Town Treasm'er, Highway Surveyor, one School Com~ mitcee for ~hree years, Col]eeCor of Taxes? Gonstables, Auditor, one Trustee of Public Libr~y for d~ree years, and one for one year, one Water Commissioner for fl~ree years, one Park Co]nmissioner for three years, and all o;her Town Officers require t by taw ;o be voted for by hallo;. Also ;o voCe on ~he ques~ioa, "Shall licenses be granC- ed for Che sale of in;oxiea[ing liquors in ;his town ? ?' All o~ ~he above, excep~ ModeraCor, to be vo~ed for on one ballot, in accordance with Chapter 11 of the ~evised Laws o~ Mass- achuseg~s. The polls will be open at 10 o'clock A. M., ami may be closed a~ 2 o'clock P. M. Voted to close at 4 o'clock. A~r. 3 l% ~l~c; a r,'ee Wr~r~len, Field Drivers, Fence Viewers and ali other Town Officers not required by law ;o be elco[- ed by tmllog. A~T. 4. To see if ;he town will accep~ ;he repot; of the re- ceip[s and expendi;ures of ghe Town as presen;ed by ~he Selecmmn aml Audi[or. Vo~ed ~o ae;ep~. Am'. 5. To see what ~c~ion the Town will take in regard to unexpended appropriations. Voted that all unexpended appropriations be turued into the Treasury except those to the credit of the Improvement Society, Fire Department, Special Appropriation for sidewalk on Massachu- setts Avenue, unexpended Excise tax elf 1903, Tree ~Varden Ex- penses, Memorial Day Fund and appropriation fei' Committees' penses on Proposed new Engine House. Voted that the amount to the credit of the Fire Departnent be used' for Fire Alarm Boxes. AgT. 6. To see what actien the Town will take as to the re- commendations of the Finance Connuittce. Voted to take up each item sepm'ately and it was voted to raise and appropriate thc following named sums for the several deparb merits: Assessprs $600 00 Auditor, '225 00 Clerk of Town, 150 00 Tax Collector, I per cent. on collections and premium on bend, 600 00 Fish Warden, 5 00 Forest Ffl'e Ward, 25 00 AuimM Inspector, 100 00 Selectmen, 475 00 Treasurer~ $300 and premium on bond. 350 00 Janitor of Town Hall, 200 00 Board of Health OfiScers, $30.00 of this for Clerks Salary. 50 00 Boaa'd of Health Expenseh 200 00 Fire Dept. Engineers, 150 00 Fire Dept. including support of horses and pay of drivers, 3,800 Police Depsa'tment, 1,'200 00 State aud County Tax, 10,000 00 Contingent Fund, 5~000 00 Discount on lgotes, 2,000 0u Election Expenses, '250 ' 00 Lighting Streets, 3,000 00 Registrars of Voters, 150 00 Sta~e and Military Aid, $700 00 Library Trustees, ( the dog tax and ) 1,200 00 Memorial, 200 00 Overseers of Poor, 225 00 Superintendant of Poor, 500 00 Support of Poor, Receipts from the farm and 5,00t) 00 Reduction of Town debt, uncollected taxes and 3,000 00 Union School Loan, 1,000 00 Supt. and Committee of Schools, 800 00 Teachers, Janitors~ Fuel, Supplies, Repairs and Text Books, 19,500 00 Highway Surveyor, 1,200 00 Streets and Bridges, 8500 from 190;3 Excise Tax and 3~000 00 Macadamizing~ 4~500 00 Sidewalks, Concret% Balance of 1903 Excise Tax, Sttrve~ng, 150 00 ;Vater Commissioners, 300 00 [nterdst on XVater Loan Bonds, 5~200 00 Maintainance, Water Works, [ Construction~ Water Works, ~( Receipts Sinking Fuud~ Water Loan Bonds, 8,500 00 Tree Warden~ 200 00 Tree Warden's Salm'y~ 75 00 Pathing Snow, Excise Tax of 1904 78,780 00 Voted that the amount appropriated for Macadamizing be ex- pended in repairing Macadam Roads. AgT. 7. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the use of the several departments for the current year, to wit: Schools, School houses, Highways and Bridges~ Side- walks, Support of Poor, and all other uecessar~v and proper expenses arising in said Town for the current year. Passed. AliT. 8. To see ff the Town will authorize the Selectmen and Treasurer~ jointly~ ~o hire money temporarily iu anticipation of taxes to be assessed for the current year. So Voted. AnT. 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen and Treasurer~ jointly, to issue promissory notes to meet ontstanding obligations. So Voted. A~T. 10. To see if the Tow~ will accept the list ot~ names for jurors as prepared, posted ~nd presented by the Selectmen. Vo~d to accept after adding John H. Rea and Calvin Rea. A~'~,. 11. To see what compensation the Town w~ll pa)~ for labor on Highways for the ensuing year. Voted ~0 cents per hour. AgT. 12. To see what compensation the Town will pay the members of the .Fire Engine companies for the ensuing year. Voted 50 cents per hour when on duty. ~4~T. 1~. To see what action the Town will take in regard to inducing the prompt payment of taxes. Voted--Interest to be charged at rate of 6 per cent per annum on all taxes not paid on or before Nov. 1st, 1904. AnT. 14. To see if the Town will vo~e to raise one thousand ($1~000) dollars for the p~u'pose of pai~ting the interior of the Town Hall and furnishing thew settees for the same. On petition of the Selectmen. Voted to strike from the warrant. AnT. 15. To see what action the Town will take upon the re- port of the committee to consider the ad¥isability of building a ne,a- Fire Station in Precinct One. Voted that the report be accepted and the colnmittee discharged. AnT. 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the suni of twenty thousand ( $20,000 ) dollars for the purpose of ]0 NOI~TH ANDOVER building a new Fire Station on the Town lot as recommended hy the Committee. On petition of said Committee. Voted to strike from the warrant. A~T. 17. To see if thc Town will app~'opriate the sum of eight hnndred ($800) d~,)llars to enable the Scheol ('om~n~ttee to red, air the High School Rob}ms. (:pon petition of t~ Scho:~l Uomt~fittec. Voted $450.00. A~:a'. 18. To see i~ the Town will app~'opriate the stun of fifteen hundred ( $1,5p0 ) doltars ~ enable the School Committee to purchase in the name of the Town, lot No. 90; and the northerly half of lot No. 92, on Beverly street, to enlarge the grounds of the Union school house. Upon petition of the School Committee. Voted $1:500.01~. At~T. 19. To see if the Tow~ will appropriate the stun of two hundred ( $200 ) dollars for the purpose of ~Iemorial'Day next, and appoint ~ Committee to take care of the same. Petition of Frank W. Eiaton and others. Appropriated under Art. 6. Committee Appo~ted, He~ry A. Webster, Frank W. Eaton, Parker J. Chase, Joseph Trembly ~nd Patrick Hogan. Awr. 20. To see what action ghe Town will take in the mat- ter of Clerk service for the Town O~cers, to wit: Selectmen~ sessors, Overseers and Beard of Health~ ~s recommended by the Town Book-keeping Committee in their report. Voted to strike ~om thc warrant. Alvr. 21. To see what change the Town will make if any in the matter of maintai~fiug the Town Farm. On petition of the ()verseers. Voged that the matter be left in the hands of the Overseers. A~a,. 22. To see ~ ~he Town will vo~e to raise and appropri- ate the stun of ~ve hundred ( $500 ) dollarsto grade and improve the roadway and sidewalk of Essex street fi'om the Unitarian chub'ch to the residence of Granville E. Foss~ Jr. Upon petition of Pe~r Holt and others. Vote(t that 8500 be taken fi'mn Highway appropriation. Ai,:r. 23. To see if the Town will vote to macadamize Pleasant ~tree~ from the corner of Eta ~xd Pleasant streets to the corner of ])avis and Pleasant streem near vhe residence of Thomas K. Gilman, and raise and approprizte a sum of money sentient for the same. Upon petition of Thomas P. ;Ventworth and others. Voted to raise and appropriate gl,000. ART. 24. To see if the Town will vote tn r~surface the Tel- ford Road on Osgood street from Prescott street to ~evens street, the cost to come out of the appropriation for macadam roads. On petition of Nathaniel Stevens and others. Passed. AitT. g(). To see if the Town witl vote to re-surface [he Tel- f,,l.d Road fi'om Carney's Corner ~o Phillips Square the cost to rome cut of the appropriation for macadam roads. Upon petition of E,L ward Adams and others. Passed. AgT. 2(L To see ~ the Town will vom*o maeadanfize Marble- head street ~e~ween Union and Sutton Streets or any portion of s;~i(1 s~reet, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the pur- pose or make other provisions for the same. Upon peti6on of An- drew Reeves and others. Voted to strike from the warrunt. Aur. ~7. To see if ~he Town will vo~e ~o appropriate ~he sum o~ two hundred and fifty dotlars for a conere~ side walk from ~he corner of Main and First Streets ~o fl3e corner of Maple Avenue and Firs[ Street. Upon petition of James P. Phelan and o~hers. Vo~ed ~o take $g50 from Sidew~k appropriations. A~T. 28. To see wha~ action *he Town will rake in ~he mat- ~er of placing a stree[ Ligh~ a~ ~he corner of Troy ~oad md Erring s~'eet. Upon dm petition of Carl Albreeh~ and Voted [o rMse and appropriate $65.00. A~'. ~9. To see wha~ action fl~e Town will take in fl~e matmr of repaking Troy road form Columbia road ~o Thorndike s~ree~. Upon ~t~e pefi6on of Carl Albreeh~ and o~hers. Voted to sta-ike from the warrant. At~'J'. 30. To see if the Town will vote to allow the North Andover Hay Scale Company to move their scales t~ Phillips Square. Upon petition of Edward Adams and others. So Voted. ARr. 31. To see if the Towu will vote to build a sewer from present terminus on Davis s~reet, to .~Iain street, thence Southerly on Main street to a point opposite St. Paul's church~ and raise and ~ppropriate the stun of eight hundred ( $800 ) dollars to pay for the same. Upon petition of George E. Kunhardt and others. Voted 8800. ART. 32. To see if the Town will vote to build a sewer in Sutton street between High and Main streets to provide fro' the dis- charge thereof between the points named, according to the sewerage system adopted by the Town~ aud raise and appropriate money for this purpose. Upon petition of Benj. 1~'. Hayes and others. Voted $'2,600. Ar~T. 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to maintain a bed ia the Lawrence General Hos- pital. Upon petition of L. Edgar Osgoo~l and others. Voted not to appropriate. Ama' 84.' To see if the Town will vote to extend the water system through Peters and Turnpike streets to Railroad Avenue, or any portion of the way and provide money to meet the expense thereof. Upon petition of Chas. H. Farnha~n and others. So Voted. A~a'. 35. To see if the Town will issue, and sell or pledge, · bonds of the Town of North Andover to an amount not exceeding ten thousand ( $10,000 ) dollars uncter provisions of law relative to ;he construction and extension of the water supply syste~n of said North Andover, for the purpose of extending said system in accord- ance with votes of the Town at the Special Meeting thereof held on Oct. 20, 1903, through Bradford and Essex streets, and through TOW-N (~LEIgKS RECORI) OF TO~VN ME~2TI~N-G, 13 Green.street~ and for the further purpose of extending said systeTM through Peters and Turnpike s~reets~ in said North Anclover. Upon petition of the Water Commissioners. So Voted. A~'r. 36. To see what method the Town will adopt for the payment of any loan obtained or indebtedness incurred undex or on account of any issue of bonds as allowed by law for the purpose of extending the water supply systein of No~th Andover. Passed. SYNOPSIS OF: THE Town Clerk's Record of Town Meeting:, JULY 19, 1904. AliT. 1. To choose a moderator ;o preside at said meeting. Peter Holt chosen. AR'r. 2. To see if town will vote to aecep; the offer of 3h'. Carnegie of Twelve Thonsand I)~>llars to erect a Free Publit' Lihrary Building for North Amlover. Voted to strike front the warranl. At:T. 3. To see if the Town will vote to extend its system of wa~er works ~hrough Essex Street to the house of lq. M. Whi~t, ier. On petition of Winfred S. Hnghes and o[hers. So Vote~t. AnT. 4. To aec on an3: other business that ma3 legally come before said meeting. SYNOPSIS OF THE Town Clerk's Record of Town Meeting, AU(iUST 24, 1904. AliT. 1. [Fo choose a moderator to preside at said meeting, Arthm. P. Chickerin~ chosen. AnT. 2. To see what action the Towu will rake upon the offer of the Hon..;loses T. Stevens ;o give, upon certain conditions, laml and a building for purposes of a public library fo,' the town. And fur;her to see if the Town will accep[ ami ~dopt the conditions of said gift, first, as to the election or choice of a board of Trustees: second, as to the care and management of the liM'ary, the p~trchase' ef books therefor, and the employment of ofticers and assistance to carry on ;he library f~.,r the use of the inhabitants of *he town: third, all other conditions of saki gift and Modifications thereof which may be made not specifically mentioned in ;his article. And further to see what action ;he Town will take as to its public re,ding room. L pon petition of the Selectmen. Vo'~ed t,o accept. A~'r. 3. To see if the Town will vote to purchase two ballot boxes at an expense to be limited by the meeting, Upon petition of the Selectmen. So Voted. ALIT. 4. To see if the Town will vote to extend its system of Water works from Depot; St. through Salem to Appleton, through Appleton [o Dale St. and through Dale St. to the Town Farm. Upon petition of Overseers of' the Poor. 16 NORTI{ ANI)OVER. So Voted. AliT. 5. 'l'o see if the Town will vote to instruct its board of Water Commissio~ers to issue bonds as allowed by Law for pay- merit o~ same. Voted $10,000. JAMES W. LEITCH~ SCHOOL REPORT. S¢I'iOOL ~O/'IMITTEEL Fred S. Smith, Chairman 'Ferm Expires 1906 Mary G. Carleton, Secretary, Term Expires 1905 A. F. King, Jr., Term Expires 1907 GEO. E. CHICKERING--Svrr~s~s~)~T. 18 NORTII A~DOVE R. TEACHERS. In Service ,Jail. 1, 1905. Ralph L. Wiggin, Annie L. Sargent Edna O. Spinney G. Bernice Rogers W. R. Bowen Hannah C. Carleton Mary E. Quealy Helen C. Sargent Cora R. Parsons Annie E. Sanborn Martha E. Keating Kate T. Fuller Joshph H. Hartley Carrie M. Carleton Clara E. Bryer Helen E. Roache Ella A. Small Gertrude A. Hamlin Grace B. Osgood Louis D. Cook Mary M. Taylor Henrietta Hatch Mary M. Quealy Fannie I. Goodhue Ruby F. Nason Nellie G. Meserve Edward F. Butterworth Maud Milner Theresa E. (~onnelly Violet A. Oakes Prin. of High school Asst. Prin. of High school Asst. High school Asst. High School Prin. Merrimack Gram. school Asst. MmTimack Grmn. Asst. Merrimack Gram. Asst. Merrimack Gram. Asst. Merrimack Gram, Asst. Merrimack Grant. Asst. Merrimack Gram. school school school sch ool school school school school school school school Asst. Merrimack Gram. Prin. Union Heights Asst. Union Heights Asst. Union I/eights Asst. Union Heights Prin. Centre school Asst. Centre school Asst. Centre school Prin. Bradstreet school Asst. Bradstreet school Assr, Bradstreet school Asst. Bradstreet school River school Pond school Farnham school Supervisor of Music Supervisor of Drawing Substitute Merrimack school Substitute Kimball school Ja~nes M. Craig--Truant Officer. $ U P~AR]N TEN])~2NT~S I~]~POI~T---$CH OOLS. 19 SUPE~INTENDENT'S ~EPO~T. NoR'rn A-~Dov~:r, Mass., JaN. 3rd, 1905. the .School (2om~;ltee : The writing of a detailed report of the ~vork of the schools be- comes more diflicttlt each year. The variation in the work is usu- ally so slight that each successive report must of necessity be very sinfiliar to that of the preceding ye;;r. It is not like recording the doings of the street department, the water'board~ or any other de- parm~ent of thc town organization. The former can readily state the number of loads of gravel it has hauled, and point to the num- ber of rods o~ roadway, or sidewalk; it has const~ucted~ and the pub- lic can easily judge of the e~ciency displayed. The water board can point to the new service pipe it has laid and the number of new consumers added to its list- and sv wi~h other departments; but with the school depar;ment, outside of the additional accommodations that have been furnished, we can show little that is tangible. The training that the pupils have received may be visible in theh' courteous demeanor on the streets and ia ~he home~ but the de- velopment of their minds and the amount of knowledge that e~ch has ~cquired are, to a gIe~t extent~ an unknown quantity. We can- not measure it ~nd place it alongside the items in the financial col- umn to balance the account. In a general way we recognize pro- gress. In particular instances teachers can estimate mental growth, but as a matter of public record how can it be stated. Fortunate it is that our fellow citizens, even when prone to criticise some things, know that education pays, and in contributing for its support doubt not that the investment is a profitable one. It seems sometimes, if our schools are to be judged by results, that we should consider the number that fail rather than the num- ber of those who succeed in life. By so doing we would be dealing with smaller figures, and the contrast would be greater. However, the taxpayers have a right to demand an accounting for the appropriations they have made, the parents of the pupils have a laudable desire to know what the schools are doing~ and the NORTH AN DO VEI~, public statutes require that a report shall be made annually. In at- tempting to make the report this year it may notbe amiss to remind you that thc statistics which follow are for the school year in ac- cordance with the requirements of the state. The school year ended last June. The figures for the balance of the calendar year, as far as it is possible to present them, may be found in the "Table of Attendance" on a succeding page. STATISTICS FOR 3g;HOOL YEAI~ 1903-4. Population according to Census 1902 4,243 Ne. of persons between 5 and 15 years of age, Sept. 1903 No. of boys between 5 and 15 years of age, Sept. 1903 393 No. of girls between 5 and 15 years of age, 5opt. 1903 413 No. of persons between 7 and 14 year's of age, Sept. 1903 58;4 No. of boys between 7 and 14 years of age, Sept. 1903 28O No. of girls between 7 and 14 years of age, Sept. 1903 303 :No. of pupils enrolled in public schools No. of boys enrolled in public schools 427 No. o~ girls enrolled in public schools 455 Total membership registered 945 Average number belonging in t)ublic schools ?94.0? Average daily attendance in public schools 747.12 No. of pupils attending school between 7 ;md 14 years of age, per enrolhnent fib::: No. of pupils attending school over 15 years of a,,_,'e 5~ No. of boys attending school over 15 years of age No. of girls attending school over 15 years of age 27 Per cent. of attendance for school year 94 Number of schools at present time 24 Number of school buildings at present time 9 21 SCHOOL ACCOFIFIODATIONS. There have been few changes in the way of better, or greater accommoclations for the school buildings. The grading of the grounds at the Union school, consequent upon the enlargement of the building, absorbed about alt the sum usually devoted to general repairs. We were also obliged to open another room at the Unio~J school in September' whid~ necessitated the purchase of new fur- niture. By transferring those pnpiL~ who lived iu this district from the Merrimack school the congestion in the latter school was reliev- ed, and the Union building now provides for all the grades living' south of Railroad street. Should the number of pupils ia'this ter- ritory increase materially, as is likely to he the ease, it will uot be long before tile upper grades wxll again have to be sent to the Mer- rimack buiMing, which will probably compel an enlargement of that building, unless a still fur;her enlargement of the Union build- ing should be deemed preferable. Under this head it ~nay be proper to suggest that outside en- trances he made ;o ;he hassment of the Bradst~'eet buildiug, similar to those at the Uuion school. They would conduce greatly to the handling of the scholars at recess and prove a great convenience to all. There is need of new furniture in a; least one room at thc Merritnaek Intihiing. If the comfort of the pupils is to be considered, and if the appropriation should permit, I would recommend new furni*nre in one ether roonl. ATTENDANCE. · The recs)rd of attendance for the year shows a slight improve- merit over that of last year and can be pronounced good. Of course in some few schools there is room for in~provement. The example of the teacher is of great value in this matter of inculcat lng promptness in all the duties of life. CHAN(iHS IN TEACH~RS. The vacancy at the High school caused by the resignation of Miss Florence W. Wheeler in December, was filled te~nporarity by Miss Helen A. Ward, a former successful teacher in this school who kindly consented to/ill the position and remain until we could secm'e a permanent teacher. In September we elected. Miss G. Bernice Rogers to this position, who has shown herself well fitted for [he work. P,'ineipal Chester R. Slaty ~f the Merrimack school, resigned a* the close of the school year, and was succeeded by Mr. W. R. Bowen of Salem, a [cachet of considerable experience in another state. Miss Edith M. E. Barker was succeeded in Septem- ber by Miss Cora Il. Parsons who was transferred from the Brad- street school. Miss Clara E. Bryer was transferred from ~he Centre school to Miss Curie;oh's room at the Union school in Sept- ember and Miss Carleton assigned to the sew room in the same building opened at that thne. Miss Gertrude A. Hamlin was elect_ ed ~o take Miss Bryer's place at the Centre school. The vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss E. E. Thompson at ~he Brad'- street school in December was lilled by the election of Miss Cora 1/.. Parsons who was transferred to the Merrimack in Sepgemher. Miss Mary A. Taylor was assigned to ;.he Bradstreet school in September having been trausferred from the Iliver school. At the latter school Miss Fannie I. Goodhue was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Milton Drisko resigned his position as principal of the Bra&- sn-eet school in Jaty and Mr. Louis D. Cook succeeded hint in September. Miss Hfmnah F. Carleton resigned her position at the Kimball school at the Thanksgiving recess aud Miss Violet A. Oakes is filling the position temporarily. We now have twenty-nine teachers in service, including the special teachers in music and drawing. JOHNSON HI(iH SCHOOL. q'he Johnson High school has had a prosperous year. The bnprovement noted in last year's annual report has shown still further progress. Especially is this true as regards discipline in the management, and loyalty on the part e~ thc pupils. Mr. Butter- worth, the Supervisor of music, has introduee(l an admirable feature n his work in this school by taking a portion of the time devoted to his branch to ;im rendition, once a umnth, on the pianp, of at least one of the productions of the old masters, hoping thereby to ineul- 23 ~ate a love for the higher class of musicial composiiion. He has been fortuna~ in having ann)rig the pupils one or more competent to execote them. The el~s that entered las~ September waq unusually large, vmnpelling the addition of one or n~ore additional seats. It is not probable that so la~k~e a clas~ will enter the coming year as noae will be promoted kom the Centre school and few, if any~ from the District schools. It kperhaps too early to agitate the necessity of in- creased accommodations, but ~t is one of the ttiings we must look ~orward to in the aear future. The class that gradua~d last June numbered twelve. They were as follows: Catherine Allen Brodie 5riaud Marie H ewes (~,LA SSICA L COURSI~k Clifton Parker Carney Cori Cnrrier Wat~ ENO LISU COursE. .~lphonso Warrea Badger Anna Margaret Costello Helena Genevieve Keefe L^T1N COUI~SIL Amelia May Drew Katherine Bernedett Driscoil Martha Celeste Lawlor Bessie Eva Rea George Albert Rea, Jr. The graduating exercises were held in Stevens Hall on the evening of June 22. The program was as follows: PROGRAM. Rev. George E. Sanderson. The Pilgrims' Chorns S_kLt~TaTO~¥ A_W~, Essay--Athletics for Girls Maud Marie Howes. 24 NORTII A_NI)OVER. Essay--Rapid Transit Clikon Parker Carney. Ess~v--Immigrafion Martha Celeste l,awlor. Essay A Scientific Discovery: Radium Bessie Eva Rea. The Gondola (Two-part Song) Class History Amelia May Drew. Ess^v--The Louisiana Purchase Alphonso Warren Badger, Jr. EssAY--The Value of Friends Anna Margaret Costello. Essay--Modern Archaeology Greeting to Spring Class Prophecy Catherine Allen Brodie. Blue Danube Waltz. Cori Currier Watts. Smart Johann Strauss Essay--The Growth of the United States Navy George Albert Rea, Jr. .Essay The Power of Russia Kather'me Bernede~t Essay .~,~ V~r~e~ox¥ Progress in American Cultuxe Helena Genevieve Keefe. Presentation of Diplomas Dr. Fred S. Smith, Chakman o~ School Committee. Song of the Vikings Farting SUPEI~IN TE~DENT~S I~EPORT SCHOOLS. 25 THE ORAg'iEIAI~ SCHOOLS. Utxde~. this head I will include all the schools, as practically each of our buildings, except that of the }tigh school, contains one or mo,'e grammar grades, The instruction has proceeded on about the same lines as last year except that we have systemized the meth- ods of tcaehh~g reading in the lower grades, and curtailed the de- partmental work in the upper graAes at the Merrimack school The discipline at the present thne is unusually good in all the schools. The revised course of study which I was authorized to prepare is ready but has not been given to the printer as yet, except in part. The following pupils graduated ko~n the grammar grades and were given (~er~iilcates of admission to the High school. F. Allison Blackstock Ellen J. Costello Arthur J: Daw Ethel G. Donovan Marion R. Fera~ld Charlotte E. Godfrey Lucy F. Houghton Lila M. Johnson Emma H. Ket-shaw Geo. E. Knowles Lavinia J. Laanb Rudolph C. Kempf F. Taylor Wiel O~qando Abbott Proctor Chandler Joseph Crocker Edward Joseph Driver May- Myrtle Hallawell M ~R~MACK SCHOOL. Mary E. Leeeock darold W. Lei~ch Florence O. Lewis Agnes G. McCarthy Elizabeth V. McGrail Manuel C. Mendonsa Alice Morris Herbert 5~ozeen Arthur A. Reeves Myrtle F. Royal Lena :Sr. Smith Marjorie D. Tilton · Lila Woodhouse CENTRE SCHOOL Frank McEvoy Ethel Daisy Oates May Hasbrouk Sutton Mary Madcline ~Vhit~aker Francis WillDan Whittaker Po~ ScHooL. Lila S. Walsh 26 NORTH A~I)OVER, R]¥ER SCHOOL -George I{. Baa'kef. Union School. Mary 13. Mendonsa. All but three entered the High school in September. Three others, educated elsewhere, were also admitted making a total of thirty-nine. IN OHNERAL. At thc opening of the schools in September there were 646 pupils in attendance. Not counting the Dista'ict schools or the High school, the average nmnber of pupils for each teacher would be forty. The District schools are unusually small. Quite a saving in expenses might be made by conveying the pupils of the River and rarnham schools, particularly the forlner~ to the Centr% as the electric cars are convenient in both cases. It has not been possible before this tin,% on account of the expense of transportation, to bring forward this reason for centralization. The large amount of water necessarily used in the closets of the Merrhnack and Bradstreet schools for which the school depart- ment is obliged to pay, suggests ~he propriety of asking for an extra appropriation for this purpose. Possibly a special rate might he granted by the ~rater Board. It seems unreasonable from our point of view that the children of the town should suffer on account of a false economy necessitated by the system o hook-keeping of another depart~nent which, as far as the town is concerned, is only the transfer of the money from one pocket to another. If we ~nust pay the regulm' rates in the future, I would recommend that att auto- marie supply arrange~nent be furnished the Bradstreet school, the sa~ne as is now in use at the Merri~nack. In again referring to the centralization of our schools I am conscious that I an, touching upon a delicate and ahnost forbidden snbject. Notwithstanding the fact that such a plan has been satis- facto~ in nearly all other towns where it has been tried, the pax- tial efforts we have made do not seem to have met with popular SUIq~ RI/qTENDENT~S REPORT--SCHOOLS. 27 favor here. I do not, therefore, wish to be considered as recom- mending any further action of this kind. I know well the value of a good Dista'ic; school, but it is no use to deny the fact that the pu- pils in the District schools generally, do not enjoy the satne advan- tages as in the graded schools. The best teachers are not selected for these schools. On the contrary the District schools are almost uni- versally regarded as practice schools for fresh Normal graduates. That we often do, in spite of the lack of experience and s~naHness of pa.~, obtain excellent teachers, is due to cembinations of circum- stances not easily explained by teachers or committees. In man.v cases it is due to the supply of borne talent being ahead of the home demand. ' Ho~ne talent is willing to accept One or two more dollars less per week than is. paid abroad. Just how far this has proved and incentive to home talen* in the way of effort is a ques- tion. I think fortune has favored us in the selection of our Dis- 'trier school teachers; but if these schools continue to decrease in size, we can not reasonably expect a long continuance of such good fortune. The number of labor certificates issued dhxing the year is thirty-five. It has not been customary to mention this subject in previous reports. It may, however, be valuable for furore refer- ence in the discussion of the question of child labor which st-ill agitates the pnbllc mind. I wish again to impress upon your minds the necessity "of a no session" signal that can be heard outside the lhnits o~ the ~Ierri- mack district. The present one is often worse than none as far as the schools outside of this district are concerned, often resulting in great confusion. CONCLUSION. In closing this Report I wish to thank yon as a body~ and in- dividually, for favors received, for your cooperation, and for your kindly consideration. Respectfully submitted, GEO. E. CHICKERIN~. Z ~.,.o ~-o ~ o° . ,~ 29 TO THE SUPEP, INTE~NDENT OF SCHOOLS. The to;vn Numl)er Cases following is my report as Truant Oflleer for the whole the last year -Sept. 1, 1903 to June 26, 1904. of absences reported by teachers, 276 " " without permission of parents, 87 " " second offences, 24 " " third offences, 9 "paren;s or guardians notified, 57 "pupils returned to school from street, 41 # arrests, 0 "prosecutions, 0 tardiness investigated, 87 Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. CRAIG~ Tq~u(~?tt O,~iceT, SCHOOL CALENDAI~. The Fall Term begins on She Tuesday following the first Monday in September, unless otherwise directed by the Com- mit;ce, and doses the Friday before the week in which oe,.m's Christmas. Recess of two weeks. The Winter Term begins on the first Monday after January 1 and doses the last Friday in March. l%ces~ of two weeks. The Spring Term begins on the second Monday in April and closes at such time as will complete thirty-eight weeks of school sessions. The High school begins at the stone time in Septe~nber, but omits one week of the Spring vacation, and closes at. the com- pletion of forty weeks of school sessions. SOHOOL SESSIOn* S. High School--Every week da3,, except Saturday, from 8.30 a. m. to 1.30 p. m. Common schools (except district schools)-t' 8.30 W 11.15 a. m. throughout the year; 1.15 to 8.30 p. m., November 1 to February 1; 1.45 to 4 p. m. the rest of the year. Holidays--Saturdays, Tha~;sgiving day and the latter half of day preceding and the day following. Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day and Memorial Day. The signal for no session Of the schools in stormy weather is the ringing of the bell on the Merrimack School building at 7.40, a. m. for no session in the forenoon, and 12. 40 p. m. for no session in ;he a[ternoon. FINANUIAL REPORT. 7'0 the :l'~dito~' qf North A~dover : We herewith submit the Financial Report of the School 1)e- partment for the year ending December 81, 1904. At a meeting of she School Corami~tee held January 8, 1905, it was votod to accept the report of the Superintendent, and to adopt it sa the ~eport of She Committee. F. S. SMITH, L ~ A BERT F. KING, Jr. MARY G. CARLETON. School Committee, Teachers SCHOOl,S, and Janitors. High, Merrimack, Bradstreet. Union, Centre, Farnham, Kimball, Pond, River, Music and Drawing, Incidentals Text Books 83,208 O0 4,509 61 1,999 40 1,751 14 1~.458 O0 392 001 281 O0 43 251 2 55~ 435 51 10 50 1'2 865 00~, 68 25 13 96 932 ]5! 173 33! Ftt,~l ] and Improve I and ! Supplies. merits, upplies. 3? 63 359 74i' , 18 50 273 021 384 50 1,007 03i 1,500 O0 117 00~ 86 ~9 29 75! 5 977 49 $15,331 ' ' Expended, 81!$1,181 38 $2,010 36!$1,950 O0 ~977 49 NAMIiS. George E. Chickering, Mary G. Carleton~ Expended, Unexpended, Jan. 1, 1904. Appropriations and Receipts, I Supt. and Mos:~s Towne I Fund. i Supply Agent. $454 03 161 60 ~775 O0 140 O0 8915 00 800 O0 Unexpended, $615 68 Overdrawn, $115 00 3g Teachers, NAMES. Janitors, and Fuel Ralph L. Wiggin Annie L. Sargent Edna O. Spinney llelen A. Ward G. Bernice Rogers Chester R. Stacv Warren R. Bowren Hannah C. Carleton Mary M. Quealy Helen C. Sargent Edith M. F. Barker Cora R. Parsons Amfie E. Sanborn Mar~ha E. Keeling Kate T. Fuller Theresa A. Connelly Milton Drisko Louis D. Cook Mary M. Taylor Henrietta Hatch Mary M, Qucaly Joseph H. Harfley Carrie Carleton Clara E. Bryer Helen E. Roaehe Ella A. Small Gertrnde Hamlin Grace B. Osgood Nellie G. Meserve Hannah F. Carleton Violet A. Oates Ruby F. Nason Fannie I. Goodhne Edw. Butterworth Meade Milner ~Patrick J. Healey ~James M. Craig" *James Armstrong $1,200 00 750 00 450 00 55 00 405 00 66585 421 12 518 14 429 00 ' 409 50 ~41 50 ~90 00 409 50 409 50 241 50 128 00 363 40 232 00 367 O0 409 50 409 50 513 14 390 00 409 50 409 50 487 50 144 O0 409 50 867 00 245 00 28 O0 409 ~0 120 O0 470 O0 462 15 348 00 676 270 50, TOTALS. Supplies. I~upplies. [ $1 59~ 1,201 59 2 93 752 93 450 00 55 O0 405 O0 665 85 421 12 513 14 429 00 409 50 241 50 390 00 409 50 409 50 241 50 128 00 368 40 232 00 367 O0 409 50 409 50 513 14 390 O0 409 50 409 50 487 50 144 O0 409 50 367 00 245 O0 28 00 1 9O 411 40 120 00 4 5 474 50 462 15 I 00 ~8 ~0t 784 00 18 50 284 00 G'arriedforward $15,059 80 84 NORTH ANDOVER. NAMES. Brought jbrward, ~William Werk *Mrs. Herbert Smith *J. H. Bencker *Edwin Frost SCan'lo M. Bassett ;A. M. Robinson SE. McKone SA. P. Fulier& Son $I). A. Carleton ;J. Trombley & Son ;Carroll & Gasey $Edw. Adams $A. O. Foster ;Smiths' Express ;John H. Rea $Nathan Foster SErnest J. Bencker Louis H. McAloon Fuller, Warren & Co, John Franklin · Wright, Stafford & Son James W. Leitch James Briefly G. A. Smith No. Andover W. W Lawrence Gas Co. A, P· Chiekering J. W. Richardson Mrs. Margaret Healey Carrie I. Craig Mns. Werk Mrs. Hartmann Geo. E. Chickering Wm. G. Evans Joseph Jacobs D. Donohue S. D. Hinxman Carried fbrward, Janitors, and Fuel 815,059 30 i75 5(I '27 25 $ 00 26 01 43 001 57 50 84 38~ 27 50'~ 885 OOf 5 75j 9 50 16 50 '24 '25! o01 10 50i 9 '2 95 7 80 518 73 7 65 82 375 62 300 106 19 12 111 16 80 5 9 39 29 11 15 6 1 2 $16,513 19 1,8 TOTALS, Repairs ~ext Bk's iand I and~upplies.$ Supplies, $78 80 52 ~15,142 62 175 50 27 25 $ 00 26 01 45 95 57 50 84 38 34 25 27 50 885 00 5 75 17 80 16 50 512 98 17 65 10 50 30 11 30 65 82 65 60 375 60 00 62 00 99 300 99 35 106 35 81 19 81 84 12 84 16} Ill 16 41 16 41 ool so oo 801 b 80 00 9 00 70 89 70 70 29 70 25 11 25 OI 15 01 75 6 75 ~6 96 ~5 1 75 O0 I 200 SUPERI2/TEJ~rll E N T~$ I~EPO~T--SCHOOLS. 85 NAMES Brought fo,'o,ard, Geo. W. DeMurs T. A. Holt & Co. Annie L. Steven~ ti. M. Whittier D. J, Grogan A. D. Foster Continental Brush Co. John J. Gilt Charles A. Pilling B. & M. t~. R. Merrimack BUdget W. H. Rea Fre:] L Sargeant Sanborn & Robinson Am. & Sun Pub. Co. T. & J. Joyce Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. Edw, E. Babb & Chandler Adj. C. & D. Co Ginn & Co. American Book J. L. Hammer Co. C. F. Winchester Benj. H. Sanborn Co. ~D. C. Heath & Co. L. E. Knott Apparatus Quincy E. Brewster Houghton Mifl~ & Co. Geo. F. King & Co. Oliver D~tson Co. Thompson, Brown & Co. Chase Brothers Dyer & Co. Geo. C. Josselyn Teachers, Repairs Jankors, I and and FudL i Supplies 816,513 19[$1,857 46 20 50 10 33 80 O0 5 50 8 60 1 87 11 ~b 2 80 · 2 O0 O0 ,50 6 ~0 8 50 16 gl 5 10 I and ?upplies. $4 52 t8375 20 10 80 5 1 11 2 2 1 5 7 7 15 16 6O 5 50 36 77 3 I 189 91 66 63 50 44 4'2 36 26 24 25 28 28 22 22 19 19 18 Atkinson & Mentzer 18 Milton Bradley Co, ____-18 15 __18 U(~rriedforward~ $16,518 19 $2,010 36 }856 311519379 I TOTALS. 17 50 33 00 50 60 87 25 80 00 92 00 50 70 50 '25 81 60 74 77 05 21 75 00 24 58 44 03 54 25 97 75 65 85 76 15 86 NAMES, Brought forward, $choenhof Book Co. Allyn & Bacon C. H. Driver Co. Teachers ! Repairs Text B'ks Janitors and I and TOTAI~. and Fuel Supplies. ! Supplies. $16,513 1952,010 365856 311819,379 8~ ] 13 45 13 45 'l 1'2 40~ 12 40 Silver Burdet~ & Co. Smith Prem. Typewriter Co. American Express G. C. Cannon F. F. Dans Duplicator Co N. E. Crayon (30. Authur L. Cole Geo. H.. Perkins II. C. Gay Knowles & Robinson W~m. A. Davis Co. Morrison Brothers rWeeks Progress Authur O. Gile John P. Murphy Lord & Co. Educational Pub. Co. Wadsworth & Howland Expended, Appropriations and Rec't~ Unexpended, $16,513 19 ~;2,010 36 19 87,i 19 87 9 95! 9 95 7 65! 7 65 6 O0 6 O0 5 O0 5 00 5 05 5 05 4 25~ 4 25 80 4 80 3 1 1 87 ~ 75 1 75 50 I 5O 1 8~ 1 35 I 2( 1 20 60 60 60 60 4 64 4 64 $977 49 M9,501 04. 519,533 54 $ 32 50 Janitors. $ Fuel. SU PEI{1NTEN DEN'/'~S EEPOE'I'--S'CHO OLS. '-37 HI(iH SCHOOL I~IPI~OVEMENTS. Louis ti. McAloon, stock and labor, $244 00 G. A. Smith, painting, etc., 196 00 T. &J. Joyee, stock and labor, 10 O0 Appropr[ation $450 00 $450 00 UNION .5GHOOL. Bevington & Tongue, land, Appropriation $1,500 O0 $1,500 O0 AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE. 'lb the T~.aTaye~'.s q/" :Vo~'th At, dover: I have examined the accounts of d~e Town Ottieers for the year ending Jan. 1, 1905 aa,1 have routed them correct wi~b satis- factory vouchers for all payment, have also verified the Treasurer's Report rdatiYe ~o Trust Funds and cash on deposit in various l~anks, and herew[gh present the annual report of Receipts and Ex~ penditures classified under the headings of the several departments with a statement of the Town indebtness at the above date and a schedule of Town Property as valued by the heads of ~]epartments having charge of same. Persons having bills against the Town are requested to present the same to ~be beads of Departme~ts ordering the ar;icles as soon as possible, charges to the several ~)epartmeots to be ma~le separate bills. Respectfully, A. l~. IL1ANSON, A~d~to~'. SELECTMEN'S REPORT. To the Auditor: We herewith submi~ the Annual Repot; of ~he Selecm~en ~or the year 1904. TOWN OFFICERS SALARIES, L. Edgar Osgood, $25 oo S. D. Berry, a5 oo P. P. Daw, ~t75 oo James C. Poor~ t25 00 Peter Holt, x25 oo Total, $475 co Appropriation~ 475 co Unexpended~ Overdrawn, S43 75 $~8 75 43 75 ~8 75 193 75 75 oo t5o oo 56 25 [50 oo 56 25 $58~ 25 $225 oo 600 O© 225 O0 $t8 75 $7 5° 7 5a 37 5° 10 Oo IO OO $72 50 5° OD $95 oo 95 oo 48~ 25 34[ 25 34~ 25 $~,353 75 ~,35o oo $~8 75 'aol!pav o o 0 0 '~XOlD o o o o o o < © APPOINTED OFFIGER$. 41 NAMES. Geo. ,~. Fuller, Wm. j. Geo. A. Thos. H. Brode~ck~ John f. Bannon. F. (htis Rea, lames ~V. Leitch. ~). W Wallwork. Fred Marvin. George H. Wilton P. ]. Casey, A. W. B~ger, Total, $400 oo Appiopriation, $~oo oo $5 oo $~5 oo ~5 oo I ~5 oo $37 5o 50 ,37 5° $347 25 8 29 47 23 35 oo $25 oo $~5o oo [ $~5© oo ELECTION EXPENSES. Annual Town ?leering. A. P. Chickering, 5Ioderator~ George L. Harris, ('minting, ere, Henry F. Cmmingham, Fred Phalen, " John Davis, " Roland Presc~,~.t, " Albert Currier, Daniel Donovan, " A~,hur B. Keefe, " John Willis, John Coste11% L. S. Ellis, " Thomas Milner, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Hinxman, " James ElliotL " John Healy, " George Meserve, P. J. Casey, " John Lewis, " John Donovan, " George L. Barker, " M. S. Jinkins, " J. F. Mahone~q " John H. }lea, l,abor c)n Booths, Fred Marvin, " " Wm. J. Toohey, " " P. J. Healy, " " George Il. Mizen, " " J. L. Leighton, " $3 00 4 5O 4 50 4 50 4 50 4 5O 4 50 4 50 4 5O 4 50 4 50 4 5O 4 50 4 50 4 5O 4 50 4 5~ '2 5O 4 50 4 50 3 5O 4 50 6 00 8 '25 3 2 1 50 4 00 $'20 0o $117 5O $137 50 43 State Election November. PRE~ 'IN ~ "1' ONE. George I,. Barker, Warden, 1). W. Wallwork, l)eput,y, A. P. Chiekering, Clerk, A. B. Kee:~e, I)ep~ty, James W. Ellis, J. F. Mahoney, W. ti. Knowles, Fred A. Carr, John J' Willis, Johu J. Collins~ John Cos*clio, James Gillispi, Fred Phe1~n, Bert MeQues~on, A. W. Badger~ Arthur Currier, E. J. BrMges, George Ma~erson, John K, Fish~ P. P. Daw, John H. Fuller & Co., oil, eW., Joseph 15. Leighton, L~bor oa Bootl;s, 1 O0 8 50 1 O0 ~ 5O 8 50 8 5O S 50 1 O0 2 50 2 50 4 oO 4 50 4 50 4 50 ;3 O0 2 O0 8 O0 i 07 4 2,5 $1o6 32 H. Cunningham, Warden, W. S. Hughes, Deputy, W. H. Hayes, Clerk, A,mou~ta c~'ried ./brward, $7 00 1 00 7 00 $1.5 O0 $187 5O $106 32 $258 82 44 Amou~ts brought G. II. Wilton, Deputy, .l.T. Finn, Inspector, It. G. Schrunder, Deputy, Calvin [~ea~ Inspector, SI. B. Meserve, Deputy, George H. Chadwick, Inspector, A. FI. Farnham, Deputy, P. J. Healy~ Inspector~ J. J. Dillon~ Deputy~ Andover Press, F. L. Sargent~ Geo. H. Mizen, W. J. Toohey, Geo. L. Harris, John H. Rea, $258 g2 1 7 00 1 00 7 00 1 00 7 00 I 00 7 00 l 00 13 00 2 55 8 00 1 50 3 75 5 00 $6l 80 Appropriation, $250 00 " for Moderator, 20 00 Overdrawn, 50 62 $3'20 62 MEIqORIAL DAY CO/q/qlTTEE. $61 80 Appropriation, Unused balance of 1903 appropriation, Expended, $171 84 Unexpended, 50 5'2 $320 6~ $200 O0 21 86 $2~1 86 $~21 86 SELECTMEN~S REPORT. 45 NORTH ANDOVER IMPOVEMENT SOCIETY. Unu~,e,1 balance of 1903 ~ppropria6on, $808 2~ Expended, $208 94 Unexpended, 99 29 $303 23 $303 23 JANITOR TOWN HALL. Appropriation, $200 00 Expended, $200 00 $200 00 $200 00 FIRE STATION. Appropriation, $100 00 Paid G. W. Meserve, sketches and plans, $25 00 L. P. Johnson, " " 25 00 Richard Cul~inane, " " '25 O0 D. W. Wallwork, expense, 5 00 Fred Marvin, " 5 00 George Wilton, " 5 00 P. J. Casey, " 5 00 Unexpended, 5 00 $100 00 $100 00 46 DISCOUNT AND INTEREST. Appropriation, Loring, Tolman & Tupper, Essex Saving Bank, Winthrop National Bank, Geo. Mixer, Bond & Goodwin, Geo. 51ixer, Winthrop Natioual Bank, Essex Savings Bank, Bay State National Bank, Essex Savings Bank, Unexpended $')87 b8 261 25 142 5O 135 O0 160 O0 133 75 lg5 42 135 O0 120 O0 233 33 84 38 50 01~ 1'21 79 $2~000 00 $'),000 00 Interest on Water Loan. ~ppropriation, gVinthrop National Bank, Unexpended, $2,400 00 800 00 2,400 00 100 00 $5,200 $5,200 O0 $5,200 State and County Tax. Appropriation, State Treasurer, County " Unexpended, $10,000 O0 $4,188 75 5,667 07 144 18 $10,000 O0 $10,000 REPORT. 47 Street Lighting. Appropriation, Street Light at Tr(iy Road and Thorndike St. Lawrence (}as Co~, Unexpended, $'2,999 87 65 13 $2~000 O0 65 O0 ~g2,065 00 $2,065 00 State and Flilitary Aid. Appropriation, Bassett Chas. H. Blanchard Ann, · Bm'kef Andrew Butterworth Ann, Craig Coyle Mary, Evans Sam'l A. Morse Geo. Himnan Ed. P. Mills Emma A. Sanborn Mary J. Wallwork Ellen, Wiuning Margareh Wood Ann, Roundy Wm. Pickles Mary A. Riley Sainuel~ Spanisl[ Wm', Overdrawn, $700 00 $48 00 48 00 48 00 24 00 48 00 48 00 72 00 4 00 60 00 48 00 24 00 48 00 48 00 48 00 54 00 4 00 50 00 24 00 $724 00 $724 00 48 NORTH ANDOVER. TREE WARDEN EXPENSES. Appropriation, Unused balance fi'om 1903' Expended, T~nexpended, Appropriation, Expended, WATER LOAN SINKINC FUND. Appropriation, Dog Tax Expended, NORTH ANDOVER PUBLJC LIBRARY. $200 0t~ 274 15 $415 12 59 O3 $474 15 $474 15 $3,500 $3,500 00 $3,500 00 $3,500 $1,200 00 492 74 Sl,692 74 81,692 74 $1,692 74 CONTINGENT FUND. FOREST FIRES. Eben Sutton Engine Co., Chochichewick Engitm Co., B. Holt Farnum, W'. G. Clark, Geo. B. Cl~rk~ C. H. Clark, Isaiah Banks, L. N. Farnum, YVm. J. Bode, L. D. Berry, Amount car~*ied forward, ~4 50 6 00 3 00 2 00 1 25 1 25 2 5O 2 50 1 00 2 00 $26 00 Paid F. L. Sarg~nL ~eam, 75 Con. Schlapp, 1 50 Wm. K. Cole, 3 3fl Geo. A. Rea, 1 00 F. O. Rea, I 00 Dr. F. S. Smith, returning 46 births, 11 50 Dr. C. P. MorriI1 " 17 " 4 26 Dr. Geo. E. Goodwin, " 4 " 1 0O Mrs. H. Hin~meL " 2 " 50 Dr, E. A. W. Holt, " 2 " 50 Mrs. Elizabeth H~ton, " 2 " 50 1)r Ilowa~'d L. Swain, " ~ " 25 Dr. Florence Robinson," 1 " 25 Dr. James A. Lei;ch, " 1 " 25 Dr. J. J. Daley, " 1 " Dr. I{. P. Root, " 1 " 25 Dr. John W. Crawford," 1 " 25 Dr. G. S. Allen, " 1 " 25 Geo. lq. Mken, posting' ~arrants, 1 50 ~'cd L. Sargeat, express; 1 00 Sanborn & Robinson, s~ck for Town hall, 19 00 H. J. S~anchfield, s~ock for Town hall~ 1 72 George H. Perkins, supplie~ 18 62 " " " milage book, 2 2~ Jo]In P. Murphy, supplies, 1 87 Kuox, Coulson & Cnrrier, legal services on BosWn & Northern St. R. R. and tax cases, 932 30 Henry Winn~ tax cases, 629 42 Arthur 8. Chi&ering, ta~ ca.eses 1903, 888 41 " " " ~nwn 1904, 415 35 Sweeney & Dow, stenographers services, tax cases, 24 50 E. W. Green, witness fees St. R. R. cases, 16 50 Thomas Dooley," " " " " 7 0O Amo~n~ ca~rled .?orward, $2502 57 Amount bronx/At ./brwa'rd, $2502 57 Paid Lawrence Gas Co., town hall, 158 25 " " " Selectmen's o~ce~ 22 52 James W. Leitch, bkths and marriages, " " " repairs 41 37 Daniel Donovan, " 12 Geo. A. Smkh, " , - - ,~ SelecVmen~s office, 45 47 John Franklin, sewer plans, 11~; 50 Wm. M. Downes, police dnty 1901-02, 22 00 S. I). Berry, en,-elopes and postage, 5 40 Meflmen Transcript~ printing reports, 319 70 Li~le, Brown & Co., 2 Mass. town o~ces, 10 E. S. Colby, insurance town o~ce and Union schoo~ E. S. Colby~ insurance ~wn farm build- ings, 40 W.Knowles~ work on a~om~t and books, Dumas & Co., 36 40 Anna M. S~evens, tax aba~ment, 4 16 Carter Ink Co., 2 20 Brigg & Allyn Mfg, Co, sash and door selecimen's office and police station, P. P. Daw, stock and labor" " :40 75 ,, ,, " 2 registers for " " ~ 50 Bait & Mnllen, eu~ains for " " 1 30 Lilla D. Stotg abstract of deeds, 17 75 Hobbs & W~ren, liquor license blanks, Buckley & Sullivan, cloth for tables seleetmen's o~ce, 10 Geo. F. King & Co., record book for town clerk, 7 Morrison Bros, printing assessor's lists, 49 25 Wm. Manchester, land damage Perry St., i25 00 J. L. Fairbanks, tax coll. book, ' 2 25 Amouy~t carried .fbrward, $377.5 83 51 Amount br(,w/]tt .forward, 83775 83 Paid A. I . Arnndel, tax coll. bond~ 40 00 Geo. DeMars, repairs on town clock, 2 00 E. McKone, coal selectmen's office, 48 75 Eben Sutton Engine Co., poll tax rebate~ 30 00 " " " " pay' roll for forest fires, 38 50 Cochichewick Engine Co., pay roll for forest fires, 15 00 Cochichewick Engine Co., poll tax rebate, 26 00 Wm. J. Toohey, services serving dog warranSs, 18 00 Wro. J. Toohey, services posting fish notices, 2 00 E. S. Pearl, tax reinbunsement, 6 08 Eliza Phinney, tax reinbnrsement, 4 80 M'. E. Donovan, repairs at town hall, 85 C. H. Driver, printing assessor's blank lists, warrants, etc., 162 80 A. B. tlanson, stationery, 5 00 North Andover W. W. tcnemenh 13 24 J. H. Rea, repairs on town hall doors, 8 05 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone~ 76 42 Jos. A. Duncan, janitor and services selectmen's oflic% 112 87 N. P. Frye, rent of steamer house land, 72 00 P. B. Murphy, dog license blanks, 2 50 Treas. Commonwealth Liquor License, 50 L. H. McAloen, repairs town hall, 2 85 Alonzo Bixby, rebat~ sewer assessment, 60 Andover Press, check lists, 16 80 Fred Marvin, keeper of [ockup, 19. 50 Geo. L. Ham5s, " " " 37 00 American & Sun Pub. Co., circulars and ad., 12 00 Wright & Potter Co., assessor's blanks, 6 50 Amount carried fomvard, 84543 94 5'2 Amo~Jnt brought forwar& $4543 94 Arther L. Cole, stationary, record book and letter file, 6 58 Chas. A. Pilling, stamps sclectmen's office, 6 00 Chas. A. Pilling, enveiopes mx collectoq 4,5 00 " " " " treasurer, 19 20 Telegram Pub. Co., adverfisin§, I 00 Geo. L. Harris~ posting warrants~ 8 50 American Express, 2t! Josselyn's " 50 Thomas. Bevingto% Supt. of Water ;Vorks bond, 7 50 BOARD OF HEALTH EXPENSES. Appropriation, Fred Marvin, fumigating, etc., C. H. Driver Co., printing, J. P. Mttrphy, supplies, W. H. Rea, G. L. Harris, fnmigating, etc., W. J. Toohey, burying dog, J. W. Leitch, supplies, Geo. H. Mizen, burying dogs? Third S*reet Sewer, Overdra~m, $4638 42 $4638 42 $200 00 $7 60 9 85 8 50 2 00 17 25 1 O0 25 2 00 175 47 28 $2 $223 82 $223 82 Respectfully submitted, JAMES C. POOR, PETER HOLT, PATRICK P. DA~~. NouTn Asm)v~n, M_ass., Jax, 25, 1905. Selectmen fbr Town of N'o. ~Andover, AUDITOR'S ltJ~PORT, 53 AUDITOR'S DEPORT. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Liabilities. Union School loan, ]Bills due estimated? $5,000 00 300 O0 Assefs. (',ash in Treasn,'er's hands, Unoollected Taxes-- A. F. King, Jr., $ 7,803 28 C. 5. Mahoney, 13,,340 99 Due from State and Military Aid, Due from Cities and Towns, Balance in favor of Town, *5,300 O0 20,887 6l ~657 79 20~694 27 72~ O0 111 55 $26,187 61 $26,187 61 .NoT~.--Ali of the outstancliag notes excepting the Union school loan have been paid. 57 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 1893. Uncollected Jan. 1, 1904, Uncolleetert Jan. 1, 1905, lS94. Uneo~le~ted Jan. 1, 1904, Imco]letted Jm~. 1, 1905, 1895. Uncollected Jan. 1, 1904, Uncollected Jan. 1, 1905, 1896. Uncollected Jan. ~ 1894, Collected, [Tneollected Jan. [~ 1905~ 1897. Uncollected Jam 1, 1904, Collected~ Abate~ Uncollected Jan. 1, 1905. $10 00 $10 00 810 88.~ 76 $33 16 883 76 $88 76 $146 90 $146 90 ~146 90 $146 90 $371 ~1 $2 O0 869 81 8871 81 $371 81 $699 58 $26 00 9 50 664 08 $599 58 8699 58 58 1898. Uncollected Jan. l, 1904, CollecVed~ Aba~ed, Uncollected Jan. 1, 1905, 1899. Uncollected Jan. 1, 19(t4, Collected, Abated, [Tncollected Jan. I, 1905, 1900. Uncollected Jan. 1, 1904, Interest, Collected, Collected Interest, UncolIected Jan. l. 1905, 190I. Uncollected Jan. 1, 1904~ Interest, Collected, Collected Interes~ Abated, Uncollected Jan. ls 1905, $942 72 $39 76 3 00 899 96 $942 7`2 $942 72 $1795 65 $43 14 2 90 1,052 61 $1,098 65 $1,099 65 81,534 09 38 03 $184 54 38 03 1,~49 55 $1,572 12 $1,572 1'2 $5~916 00 514 69 $1.221 57 514 63 1,867 62 2,8`26 61 $6,480 62 $6,430 62 TAX ()OLLECTOR~S REPOI~T. 59 Collected, Paid Treasurer, CASH. Nowr~ A~l)OVU;l~: M xss...].x~. 1, 1905. $2,069 66 $2,069 66 $2,069 66 $2,069 66 TAX ¢OLLF-A;TOR'S REPORT. 1902. Uncollected Jan. 1, 1904, Interest, Collected warrants, Collected Interest, Abated, Uncollected Jan. 1905, $8,414 89 583 67 65,536 10 583 67 2,774 89 108 90 1903. Uncollected Jan. 1, 1904~ Interest. Collected warrants, Collected Interest, Received from Arlington Nat. on deposit, Abated, Uncollected Jan. l, 1905, $8,998 56 $8,998 56 Bank int. 820,237 20 465 53 $13,353 38 447 53 18 O0 3,590 53 3,293 29 $20,702 78 $2~702 78 NI)RTH ANDOVEI~, 1904. Amount of 'a~arrants, Interest, B. & N. St. Ry. Excise Tax, Collected warrants, Collected Interest, (~ollected B. & N. ,St. l~y. Excise Tax. Abated, I~ncollecte(] .lan. 1, 1905, $73,823 77 49 63 2~927 86 $63,093 76 49 6:4 2,927 86 786 21 9,943 g0 $76,801 2ti $76,~01 2t; CASH ACCOUNT. £~ollected, 1902 Levy, $5,536 10 " Interest, 583 [47 ~ 1903 Levy, 13,353 3~ ;; Interest, 465 53 " (after closing of Treasurers b~foks for 1908)~ 131 90 ~ 1904 Levy, (58,093 76 " Interest, 49 63 " B. & N. St. Ry. Excise Tax, 2,927 Paid Treasurer, $86,t41 ~3 $86,141 83 $8(J,141 Sa Respectfully submitted, COR/qELI~[~S J. ~IAIION~Y~ t ~ollector. TI~E AS UnER~S REPORT. TREASURER'S REPORT. Oeorge H. Perkins, Treasurer in account with the Town of North Andover, /'lass. Episcopal Society, rental town hail, $7 00 Albert Currier, " " " 7 00 Essex s. s, dog licenses of 1903 returned, 492 74 John J. Smith, reimbursement~ 12 07 Jacob Spectore, junk dealers license, 1 00 Israel Schruberb," " - I O0 Commonwealth of Massachusetts~ balance 19t)3 Cor- poration tax~ 976 36 Comntonwealth of Massachusetts~ balance 1903 Na- tional bank t&x, 83 06 Town of Reading~ reimbursemenq 16 50 E. W. Pierce, reimbursement~ 1 8fi B. & M. R. R. 1-2 cost electric light to ()ct. 1903, 32 50 American & Sun Pub. Co., reimbursement, 5 50 City of Lawrence, reimbursement, 9 t3 George H. Perkins, liquor license, 1 00 John P. Murphy, " " 1 00 Graichen Bro's., junk dealers license, '25 00 Sam Black, " " " ',15 00 T. A. Holt & Co], fireworks " 1 00 P. F. Murphy, " " 1 00 ©ochichewick Lodge F. & A. M., rental town hall, 7 00 Ureka Fh'e Hose Co., 18 70 Board of Fire Engineers, junk 60 Amount ca,tied forward, $1720 51 Am(mat brou#ht .[brward, B. & M. R. IL 1-2 cost electric light to ()c~. 1904, Benj. H. Sanborn Co., reimbursemeut, William Cite, sand, Mrs. E. McKone, crushed sgone, Money unclaimed, Fred Lee, Andover Savings Bank, on accouu~ Moses Towne School Fund, Broadway Savings Bank, on accouot Moses Towne School Fund, Essex Savings Bank, on account Moses ~Fown School Lawrence Savhgs Bank, on accolmt 5Ioses Tow~w Schod Funa, Michael Mm'phy, sewer assessmem, William M~hy, Hon. N. P. Fry~ " Mm. Samuel Downing, " Congregational Church Society, Mrs. A. A. Sack, " Henry Keniston, " Estate W. It. Geaney, " l). & F. Machine Co., Geo. G. Davis et al, [rusmes, Mrs. Margare; McAloon, " Michael HaggerW, " Mrs. Mary E. Perkins; " John O'Brien, Mrs. Elten Morrissey, " John Carney, Mrs. Marg~et Cos~ello, M~s MaW G. Carleton, school receipts, James W. Leiteh, junk, $1720 5I 32 51/ 7 50 20 00 40 00 S0 40 4O 4O 411 40 40 40 40 30 O0 15 00 6 54 89 36 2S 15 89 50 15 07 3o 00 48 O5 24 15 20 lO 15 00 30 69 26 99 $ 66 2101 26 04 21 02 ~tmou~it carried ./brward, $'2485 44 03 Amo~t~t &'o.?,~.q/~t ./br~ard, $248b 44 Lawrence [louse of Correction, Court floes, 20 00 William H. Rogers, Esq., ,, 8 00 Hon. N. p. Frye, ,, 111 97 Charles E. Strout, house rent, 120 00 Mrs. James Colquhoun, ', 68 O0 Frank A. Pond, ,, 24 80 Bay- State National Bank, interest on deposit, 37 20 Winthrop " " " " " 15 01 Arthur Bm'nham, town farm receipts 386 82 Frank E. Oxton, ...... 716 05 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporation Tax 1904, 10,239 65 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, National Bank Tax 1904, 2,401 90 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State and Military Aid, 615 00 Commonwealth o;[ Massachusetts, St. 14. R. Tax, 3,189 A. F. King, Jr., taxes, 2,069 66 C. J. Mahoney, ', 86,141 83 Total income, Cash on hand, January 18, 1904, Bay State National Bank, Note No. Loring, Tohnaa & Tapper, " " 206, George Mixter, Notes No. 209-9.11, Bond & Ooodwin, Note No. 210, Amount of notes given in anticipation of $108,600 08 83,184 28 $'2,500 00 10,000 O0 20,000 00 10,000 $42,500 O0 Total receipts, $154,9,84 36 N OI~TH ~x NDOVEIL el'. Money expended on aeaount of Over- seers of Poor expense, Money expended on account of Gen- eral expenses? Money expended on account of School expenses~ Money expended on account of Trial Justice certificates, Totat amount expended on ac- count of running expenses, Essex Savings Bank, Note No. 198, - " " " " 199, Bay State National Bank, Note No. 2(}.5, Winthrop National Bank, Union scheol house no~, Winthrop National B~nk~ Note No. 206, ,, - " " "209. ,, ,' " " "210, , " " "211 Total a~nount of notes paid, Cash in Bay State National Bank Law- fence, Jan. 12, 1905, Total, $11~000 00 6,000 90 2,500 00 1,000 O0 10,000 O0 10,000 O0 10,000 O0 10,000 O0 $6,0Sl 55 60,436 36 22,366 04 242 62 $89,12(3 57 $60,5t)0 00 4,657 79 $154,'284 36 WATER WORKS ACCOUNT. (~5 Dr. Cash on hand .lan. 1;4, 1904~ ~24 46 Received from Town of North Andover, Wa~er bonds, 4,000 00 Received from Essex Savings Bank, Water bonds, 11,000 00 " " " " " premium on bonds, 281 60 " ;' " ;' " accrued interest from May 1, to Sept. 13, 161 33 Received from Water Commissioner~, 7,288 70 Total, $22,756 09 Money expended on accoun/of construction, $18,521 27 " " " " "maintenance, 4,185 98 Cash in Winthrop National Bank, .July 12, 1905, 48 84 Total, $22,756 09 PUBLIC LIBRARY ACCOUNT. Dr, Cash on hgnd Jan. 13, 1904, $11 11 Received from Miss Hannah Quealy, 19 26 " " Town of North Andover, 1903 dog t~x, 492 74 " .... " " " appropriation~ 1,200 00 Total, $1,728 11 Money expended per order Library Trustees, $1,647 53 Cash in Merchants National Bank, Jan. 12, 1905, 75 58 Total, $1,7~3 1l FIOSES TOWNE SCHOOL FUND. An(lover Savings Bank, Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence Savings Bank, Broadway Savings Bank, Torsi, The annual interest, and placed at the disposal of tim school Committee. $1,000 O0 1,0oo OO 1,0oo O0 l,O00 Oo S4,000 O0 aTnounting to $I6l 60, has been drawn TAYLOR FUND. Amount of fund io Essex Savings Bank at last annual report, Amount of interest to Oe[. 10, 1 ~04, Total, SEWER AsSESSFIENTS. $882 40 15 44 $397 84 N amc of Street, Amount of ]Assessment Second Street Sewer, Church .... t '275 57 Saunders" " 390 63 Cleveland Street Sewer, 36 87 Amoun~ paid on Second S~. Server . las[ year, Ainonnt A~nount Paid. [Yncollect'd $101 08 $536 60 161 85 118 72 116 99 273 64 86 87 $416 79 $923 06 $11 82 8405 47 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. PERKINS, ~[ reasurer. No~T~ A.w~>owm M,~ss., J~. 12, 1905. REPORTOFCATTLEINSPECTOR. To tile ]Iron. ]:loard qf Selectmo~ o.f the ~Tow~ qf ~o. Audooer : Gr;NTLI,.'~rEN: I submit to you my annual report of animals inspected by me for the year 1904 ~or conta~ous diseases including Tuberculosis and Font and Mouth diseases in Cattle, Hog Cholera in Swine and Glamtars and Fatty in Horses. There was one thousand cattle inspected during the year ou~ of which nine cases of Tuberculosis was found and killed. The number of Swine was not kept ceunt of but amongst them three out breaks of cholera occurred which was taken care of and cleaned up. There was only one case of Farcy come to iny notice during the year which was killed and taken care of. Respectfully submitted, GEO. S. FI-IA, ER, M. D. V., ('attic [~,spectorc. Expense for the year, $100 00. NO~TII ANDOVER. ~9 HIGHWAY SURVEYOR'S REPORT. To tAe (,~itizens qf the Town qf ~ortA An(lover Mass.: Pursuant to the duties of tbe office, I herewith present the fol- lowing report. Work of the department was early directed to cleaning the highways, s~reets and drains. S~wers. The Town having by vote authorized the construction of a sewer in Main street between St. Paul's church and Davis street, to connect with the Davis street sewer, the work was undertaken and completed as ~he Town directed although the sewer system adopted requires this portion of the Town to be provided for by pipes through Main and Park street, thence through Osgood street and private laud to Sutton street. Reversing the direction iudicated by the plan of the system required excavations of sixteen feet in depth wlfile the constant lia- bility of the trench to "cave" made it necessary Vd "shore" the sides much of the distance. The extra excavation and shoring and con- sequent expense~ caused an overdraft app~ oxmia6ng two hundred dollars. ,,Sutton Street .~ewer." In order to cover Sutton street sewer to a depth below freez- ing, at a point between the Sutt~n Mill and thc junction of Main sU'eet it Was necessary to enter ~he mMn sewer near the Boston and Maine crossing on North Main stree* and, to vary kom the adopted plan. This sewer now extends from the crossing before mentioned alorg Sutton street to Colvanbus street. 7O Third Street Sewer. At the requirement of the Selectmen exercising the authority of the Board of Health, Third street sewer was extended about two hundred feet. Streets. Tile appropriation a~tthorized for street work has bqen devoted principally to general repairs on the outlying roads, Middlesex streek from Marblehead street to a point below Beverly street, has been surfaced with crushed stone and should be luff. her improved in this manner. Essex street between Salem and Stevens streets receive:l d~e expenditure provided for and is noticeably benefited. Men, teams and materials provided by Moses T. Stevens were agencies which enabled a more thorough and substantial hnpro~e,nent to be made than would have otherwise been possible wit. h tbe means at my dis_' posal. A retaining wall, sidewalk ami iron rail fence and better grades are featm'es of improvement at th;~s point, and further provements are needed in this section. Macadamizing. The agreement with the Kittredge Heirs, relative [o obtaining 'stone from the Pleasant street ledge, continuing in effect, enabled pe~nauent road building to advance under favor dale cowli;ions. Application of the stun provided for this work reconst~ ucted Pleasant street between Elm and I avis streets and, in as much as three g~ades and eom'ses of broken stone were used, .practically ~na- cadamized Main street, from its junction with Elm and Green streets, to Osgood street and Osgood street to :~lassachusetts avenue; also that portion of Osgood street lying between Stevens and Preseot; st,'eeta. NORTH AND OV J~R. 7] Sidewalks. This appropriation was suflicient to concrete the westerly side of Marblehead street, between Suffolk and Union streets; the north- erly side of First street be~:ween 5lain street and Maple avenue; the northerly side of Pleasant st, reef between Ehn and Clarendon streets and after the State Highway Coinmissioners had built a necessary catch basin, the northerly side of Massachusetts avenue he;ween Middlesex street and the town land, was concreted. The well known firm of Smith and Bingham of La~n'ence, did the concreting in a substantial manner. In the way of general rep~th's ether walks were surfaced with cinders. l~¢moval of Snow. The successful and prompt handling of the unusual snow fall of last wimer was necessarily attended with considerable expense. Approximately two thirds of the cost was due to the extensive outlying area but in the main those entrusted with the work of pathing, who exercised reasonable diligence, cleared the highways and walks seasonably. l~ecom mendation$. Pleasant street east frown Davis street to Osgood street, I con- sider to be in the worst condition of any of the several streets and prior to making any improvement thereon some differen$ arrange- ment should be made to provide for the deluge of water &t the junction of Osgood and Pleasant streets and I would advise an ap- propriation for this purpose. I would further recommend the widening of Pond street at a point designated~ "Flats Bridge." HI¢~EI~'A¥ SURVEYOR'S 14EPOn'['. In view of the fact of the nature and extent of permanent roads and the probability of continued construction, I think it neces- sa~w and advisable and a matter of economy, to purchase another s~-eet sprinkler. ~Vith the exception of the i~m relative to Main street sewer M1 expenditures have been kept within amounts appropriated for this depa~ment. Appreciating the e~nest endeavors of the workmen to do thek par~, ~e benevolence of others and the good will o~ the citi- zens generally, it remains for me to thank those in other dep~t- ments oi the Town service who, in the interest and welfare of the Town, have contributed anything to the department of highways. Respec~ly submitted, WILLIAM GILE, Hi.qhway S~t~rveyor. NoaTn As~ovra Mass., JaN. 21, 1905. NORTH ANDOV~R ~ To Mfr. A. B. J~anson, Town Auditc,r : D~ae Sm: Ilerewi~h submit~e¢l is the repor¢ of ~he ltighway Surveyor for the financial year ending Dec. 31, 1904. N'ORTn A~Dovr~ Mxss., JAN. 21, 1905. Respectfully, WILLIAM GILE, tBghway Surveyor. © o © ~d dd ~ ~ d OVERSEER'S R~PORT. 7~o A. ~. ~anso~q Auditor .' Herewith presented is an account of receipts and expenditures in the Overseer's of Poor Department for the .year ending Jan. 1, 1905. Town Farm Supplies and Provisions. T. A. Holt & Co., groceries, $437 64 John F. Bennett, supplies, 206 25 George C. Dnnuells, supplies, 40 85 T. J. Farmer, supplies, 3'2 65 A. P. Currier, groceries~ 4'2 94 George H. Perkins, supplies~ 9 1'2 Beach Soap Co., supplies, 15 03 Edward T. Balfrey, supplies, 8 57 Valpey Brothers, supplies, 17 24 Joseph Trombley & So% coal, 55 44 Joseph Jacobs, coal ami lumber, 132 88 McDonald & Hannaford, repairs and supplies, 62 25 E. McKone, coal, 1 50 T. A. Ilolt & Co., grain, 279 87 E. W. Pierce, grai% 552 98 Edward Adams; hash 16 0O F. P. Hannaford, hay, 48 90 C. H. Butterfield, hay, 22 40 , Sarah W. Carleton, 1903 pasture ren;, 15 00 Charles A. Appleton, 1904 pasture rent, 35 00 W. H. Richards~ 1903 manure, 12 00 William Oswald & Co., supplies, 47 12 George Lord & Son, supplies, 14 90 W. H. Godfrey, supplies, 37 75 Lunt & Morss, supplies, 9.8 00 .Amou~t carrie(~ ./brwar(l~ $2,167 28 Amount brough! fbrwarcl, W. W. Colby, funeral expense for Frank ?red S. Smith, 51. D., medical attendance, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., repairs oa ~naehine, R. A. Roberts, spectacles, llugo Beil, repair clock, H. N. Towne, lumber and sawdust, Charles Meserve, supplies, William K. Cole, William S. Roundy, J. E. Reynolds, " Essex Shoe House, " Na~;han Foster, Hannah Williams, " E. A. Baseom. " ~V. Yg. Eaton, L. E. Goss, " Thomas J. Gray, " Sanborn & Robinso~ " John P. Murphy, Andover Press~ printing, Daniel Donov~, cows, B. ~. Charles, horse, John Nhea, grain, $2,167 30 3 1 1 lO 3 1 1 17 2 3 1 2 1 82 120 ilo 15 28 00 00 00 50 75 09 35 30 70 54 90 50 50 50 36 5o 75 0o 37 50 00 00 80 83 Town Farm Labor arid Repairs. North Andover Water Works, James W. Leitch, repairs, Charles Wilco×, horse shoeing and repairs, Turner & Schwarzenburg, repairs, P. P. Daw, repairs, Hamblett Machine Co., repai~, J. D. Perry, repairs,. Amo,u~,ts carried ./brweo'd,. $2,567 69 $44 80 198 32 104 56 24 28 18 00 3 9O 2 00 395 86 $2,567 69 Amounts brou~?zt H. J. Stanchfield, repairs and supplies~ George S. Fuller, veterinary services, George Josselyn~ express, Fred L. Sargent, labor, Maggie McNeil, house maid~ Sarah Davirl, labor, g. obert Burnham, labor, Melbourn Collins, labor, John Olzewsky, labor, William Carney, labor, David Murphy, labor, Hm'ry McDonald, labor~ John Schehy, labor, Mr. and Mrs. William Fm'gerson, labor, Ed. Gasskt, labor, Eliza O'Brien, labor, Edward Adams, labor~ F. Connor, labor, Michael Donovan, repah's, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boles, labor, Briggs & Allyn, repairs, .I.H. Craig, filing saws, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burnham, keeper~ Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Ox~on, keeper, Amount ¢¢~r~ried .forward, $395 86 $2~567 69 1.6 45 3 O0 ;~0 4 50 53 71 8 25 45 02 15 66 15 00 13 40 ;gO 75 20 00 8 00 108 O0 ~8 15 56 O0 9 D8 2 O0 45 55 170 57 4 2O i 55 124 98 374 94 1,555 82 $4,1'28 51 NOI~TH ANDOVER. ~5 Amount &~ou,qht ,forward, Relict out of House. E. McKone, coal George Royal, $15 00 Edward T, Balfrey, snpplies George Royal, 177 88 F. E. Hig~dns, " ~ " 10 68 A. P. Currier~ " Mrs. Bean, 65 00 John F. Bennett, " ,, 96 20 A. Mercier, " " 84 00 Ellen L. Mahoney, " Mrs. Bolton, 194 84 John W. Richardson, " Mrs. Hartman, 83 99 John H. Fuller & Co.," " 47 86 Currier & Campion, " Mrs. Garvin, 78 00 Henry Chegner, rent Mrs. Manning, 48 00 P. F.,Murphy, supplies, " 25 11 A. P. Currier, " Mrs. Itill, 3 '22 Joseph Jacobs~ coal " 7 50 84,128 51 936 78 Paid on Account of Cities and Towns; City of Lawrence, Mrs. Breen:-- Joseph Jacobs, co~l, $3 00 Ellen L. Mahoney, supplies, 22 23 Edward T. Balfrey~ " 20 82 Town of Andover, Caroline Stiles:- Arthur H. Farnhum, wood~ 11 00 Town of Aubm'n, Mrs. Wilghill:-- Fred S. Smlth~ M. D., medical attendance, 55 00 111 55 Amount carried ~orward, $5,171 84 OVICRSEEU~S }IF~PoRq~. Amount bro~tght forward, Paid {Sities and TownS. Town of Methuen, on account of William Garbut, City of Lawrence, on account of lq. G. Flyrn, City oi Lawrence~ on account of Sarah Flyne, City of Lawrence, on account of Brktget Keefe~ Town of Revere, on account of Mary Linch, Town of Winchester, on account of Mrs. Fenton, $5,171 $161 O0 62 5(} '109 O0 82 25 9 O0 36 O0 459 75 Paid Public Institutions. l)anvers Insane Hospital:- On account of Catherine Smith, $33 ~9 Massachusetts Hospital for Dipsomaniacs and Inebriates, On account of John Oliver, ~ 161 57 Charles Leslie, Ladies Union Charitable Society:- On account of William Lamier, 254 50 449 96 Amcntnt ca'tried forward, $6,081 55 NORTH AN I)OVER. Am,,~.~t b~"o~,;¢ht fo~'ward, Appropriation, For Supt. Town Farm, Town Farm receipts, From No. Reading, " City of Lawrence, $5,000 00 500 00 1,102 87 16 50 9 13 $6~081 55 $6,6~8 50 Unexpended, 546 95 $6~628 50 $6,628 50 Respectfully submitted, JAMES (2. POOR., PETER HOLT~ PATRICK P. DAW, NORTH A~IDOVER MASS., JAN. l, 1905. 88 SUPEI INTENDENT'$ REPOP..T. To the Oven.seers of tile Poor o~" tile To,w~z of North Andover : GE~,rTI,EMEN : I herewith submit my report for three months onding April 1, 1904. Paid for labor and supplies; Received for labor and produce and paid Treasurer, 8678 48 886 S2 $965 3O Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR BURNHAM. 7'0 the Overaeers q?' tl~.e P,)or q£ the 2 ow,~ of 2Vorth Ando~er : GE~rrLr,~s~: I submit the following as my report as Superin- tendent of Ahnshouse from April 1, 1904 to Jgn. 1, 1905. Received for Milk for 8 months, $518 59 Labor, 5 00 Vegetables, 13 25 Cows~ 60 O0 Eggs and Poultry, 37 48 Apples, 80 79 Calves, 6 00 Pigs and 1 Hog, 89 80 Uncollected Milk, 79 66 Uncollected otherwis% 4 80 $845 37 Paid Treasurer 8716 05 Uncollected, 84 46 Paid on supplies from produce, '20 78 Sundries paid fi'om money on hand, 24 08 Travelers from Ap~qA 1, 1904 to Jan. 1, 1905~ 188 Number of inmates, 5 Admitted~ 1 Discharged 0 Present, number, 6 $845 37 Respectfully submitted, FRANK E. OXTON, ~¥u~ot. of Town ASSESSORS' REPORT. To A. J~.. Ht~,son Auditor q/' Tow~* qf North Ancloa:er : The Assessors of Taxes for the Town of North Andover Mass., present herewith the following statement. VALtrE i)F PROPERTY ASSIgSS~]D FO~ TH~ YEAR 1904. Aggrega~ value Real Estate, $3,117,362 Aggregate value Personal estate. 1,340,874 Total vMHe ReM aha Personal, Rate of Taxation $16.00 per $1,000 $4,4.58,286 TAXES ASSESSED. Real Estate, $49~877 79 Personal Estate, 21,453 98 Polls, 2,492 00 $78,828 77 State Tax, $4,100 00 Cotmty Tax, 5,667 07 Highway, 83 75 Town Gran$, 60,765 89 Overlayings, 3,207 06 Total amount of taxes assessed, 873,828 77 91 Total amount of taxes requh'ed by Assessors~ W arrant, Abatements and exemptions authorized, $73,823 77 9,034 85 Acres of land assessed, ])wellings, lIorses, Other neat cattle, Swine, Fowl, V slue of Fowl, 15,151 73,3 377 646 119' 60 1,755 $975 Persons subject to Military duty, Dogs (Male), Dogs (Female), 188 19 785 207 RECAPITULATION. Total value of real estate assessed, Total value ot~ personal estate assessed, Taxes assessed on real estate~ 'Faxes assessed on personal estate~ Taxes assessed on polls, St. Ry. Excise tax, $49,877 79 21,453 98 2,492 00 2,927 86 $8.117,362 1,340,874 $4,458,236 $76,731 63 JAMES C. POOR, ~ Assesso~,s of 2flaxes PETER HOLT, for . PATRICK P. 1)ASAL ~ ~¥orth ~lndove~. ENOINEER$' REPORT. To the Auditor qf* the Town of z~orth Andooer .' We hereby sub,nit our report of the Fire Departmeut of the Town of No~h Andover for the year ending Jan. 1, 1905. Expense of Department. No. 1. Appropriation, Eben Sutto% pay roll, E. McKone, coal, Horace E. Towne, engineman, P Holland, overco,~ts, L~wrcnce Gas Co., J. Trombly, coal, C. N. Perkins Co, supplies? John Iq'. Beaneth supplies, North Andover Water Works, James W. Leitch, supplies, Geo. A. Smith, repairs, Johnson & Badger, supplies, S. D. Hinxman~ repairs, McDonald & Hannat'ord, repairs, Joseph Jacob% lumber, Geo. H. Perkins, supplies, J. W. Richardson, supplies, E. H. Humphrey, kindlings, A. P. Currier & Co., supplies, Sanborn & Robinson, sopplies, Da-vis & Furber, supplies, Geo. Mathersou, supplies, J. P. Murphy, supplies, $3,800 $450 5O 96 '25 7'2 0o 67 15 45 20 21 75 18 3b 15 00 14 30 10 76 9 69 9 57 9 08 9 05 8 84 7 97 7 43 6 50 5 O5 5 00 4 58 2 '50 1 85 carried $898 37 93 Smith Bros., express, Joseph Duncan, Boston & Maine R. g., freight, Ed. Troland, No. 2. Cochichewick, pay roll, Edward Adams, drawing steamer, David Crockett, steward, P. J. Ryan, engineman, M: Regan~ pung, Geo. L. Gage, steamer coal, E. McKone, coal, McDonald & Harm~ord, repairs, D. J. Grogan, repairs, Charles Wilcox, drawing steamer, Patrick Hogan, repairs, J. Trembly, coal American Locomo;ive Co., repairs~ C. N. Perkins & Co., supplies, Geo. L. Averall, drawing steamer, T. A. Holt & Co., supplies, North Andover Water Works, David Crockett, supplies, Davis & Furber, supplies, John F. Bennett, supplies, A. L. Parker, D. S. Hall & Son, supplies, Thos. E. Rhodes, supplies, D. W. Wallwork, expenses, John Iv. Davis, supplies, Sanborn & Robinson, supplies, $898 37 I 00 75 63 35 $379 50 78 00 68 00 60 00 55 00 24 00 ~1 0O 18 41 16 50 8 65 7 ~5 6 75 5 6O 5 00 4 95 4 50 3 50 2 75 2 24 2 00 2 00 i 76 I 28 1 00 94 $901 10 $802 83 $1,703 93 94 ¸ Expense of Horses. George Ill atherson, driver, John K. Fish, driver, E. W. Pierce, grain and straw. James C. Poor, hay, F. A. & C. F. Laycock, hay, S. 1). flin×man~ shoeing and repairs, 3//. T. Stevens, hay, C. J. Kelly~ shoeing, McDonald & ttannalord, repairs, H. R. Smith, driver, Thoraas Hughes, driver, E. E. Townes~ driveh A. P. Currier, supplies, H. A. Glazier, supplies, L. Malo, supplies~ $720 o0 551 25 331~ 19 102 $0 74 62 66 51 59 76 49 35 23 50 21 00 19 00 7 75 ~ 35 1 00 95 Pire Alarm, W. E. Deorow, W. E. Decrow, a Fh'e Alarm Boxes, W. E. Decrow, I " " Register, W. W. Hwes, J ames C. Chas. Driver, printing, Higgins Elee. Co., supplies, James W. Lei~ch, supplies, Fred L. Sargent, Josselyn's Express~ Americm~ Express, Boston & Maine Geo. 11. Perkins, supplies, 21~raount ca~ried .[brward, 8165 70 150 00 125 00 40 00 7 50 7 50 7 49 3 79 3 50 3 45 1 90 i 41 I 00 $508 24 95 Amongst b~.oW/~ht J. P. 5lnrphy, supplies, John F. Bennett, supplies, A. P. Cheney, Treat Hardware Co., supplies, Davis & Fnrber, supplies, $508 24 1 00 85 50 45 $511 29 Recapitulation. Appropriation, Sale of old junk, Unexpended balance, Overdraft, $3,800 O0 35 32 196 21 218 72 Expenditures, Fire department No. 1 and '2, Account o~ horses, Fire alarm, $1,703 93 2,035 08 511 29 $4,250 25 $4~250 25 Engineers. Appropriation, D. W. Wallwork, A. W. Badger, P. J. Casey, Fred Marvin, Geo. I. Wilton, $47 25 35 00 47 28 8 29 12 fi3 $150 00 $150 00 $150 00 96 NORTH ANDOV~R. The horses of Department including drivers have been em- ployed upon the streets of the Town from January 1st, 1904, to January 1st, 190.5, as follows: Steamer Horses. IIose Horses. January, 10 days 10 days February~ 10 " l0 " March, 10 " 10 " April, 21 " 21 " May5 28 " 23 " June, 28 " 28 July. 24 " 24 " August, 24 " 24 " September, 25 October, 23 " 23 " November, 18 " 18 " December, 16 " 16 " 227 " 2`27 " '227 days at $4.75 per day, $1,078 25 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, $1,078 25 $2,156 50 LOCATION OF BOXES. No. 2fi Eben Sutton Engine House. " 27 Prescott street cot. oi Osgood. " 29 Osgood street eot. of Pond. " 31 Osgood street near residence of L. Bassett. " 35 Sutton street cor. tIigh. ~ 36 Main street cot. Sutton. " 37 Brightwood Mills. " 39 Marblehead street cor. of Union. " 41 Middlesex street col of Massachusetts avenue. " 43 Main street cot. Railroad avenue. ;' 45 Maple ~venne cot. of Second sta~eet. "231 Osgood },tills. " 54 Pleasant street cot. of Clarendon. " 5~i Pleasant street cot. of Osgood. " 57 Stevens Mills, " 58 Depot street eot. of Essex. " 59 Depot street cot. of Sale~n. " 61 Essex street cot. of South Bradford. " ti2 DaNe street cot. of Winter. " 68 Johnson street cot. of Rea. " 65 Phillips Square. " 67 Andover street near residence of IL W. Clark. " 68 Osgood street eot. of Pi'escort. Vge report the apparatus in first class condition, but the pat~ment buildings are badly in need of repair. Therefore we the Board of Engineers recommend that appro- priations are made for repairing thc buildings of the Department. Your Board of E'ngineers also advises that the Towu ts~ke steps towards maintaining horses at the centre, for Street and Fire Department purposes. As there has been times when your De- partment was unable to obtain them, and fortunately as yet it has uot caused serious res~flts, but is liable to at any time. 99 INSTRUCTIONS. In case of a fire, to give an alarm always go to the nearest box to the fire, unlock the door, and you will see a hook projecting through the inside door. Pull the hook down to the end of the slot once and let go. If yon do not hear a small bell striking in the box, or the alarm bell outside, close the door and go ~o the next nearest box, open the door and w~it thh'ty seconds, if you do not hi, ar a small bell in that box pull the hook the sa~ne ks in the first })OX. It is impor~nt that the pe~son sending in an alarm should main at the box un~iI th~ l)ep~rt~nent arrives in order to direct them to the locali*y of the fire. Do not pull in second alarms. All second ainu-ms will be given by one o~ the engineers. This is important for the Engineer's sig- nal must always be given before the second ala~n is pulled. If this signal is not given it confuses the Department. Respectfully submitted, D. W. WALLWORK, ) A. W. BADGER, I Engineers. P. J. CASEY. POLICE DEPARTi~IENT. To the Auditor oJ' the ~own of l¥orth Andover : I herewith submit the Annual Repo~ of the Police Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1904. POLICE DEPAIgTM~2qT. 101 FINANCIAL REPOKVl' OF TIlE POLICE DEPARTMENT. Year ending December $1, 1904. Fred Marvin, W. J. Toohey, J. L. Leighton, Geo. H. Mizen, Geo. L. Itarris, 5I. H. Manchester, W, P. Whittaker, H. R. Smith, Chas. McCarthy, J. H. Campbell, J. bi. Shearer, P. J. Healey, J. M. Craig, F. L. Sargent~ A. H. Farnham, D: J. Donova~, M. L. Cary, H. M. Whittier, PAY ROLL OF THE OFFICERS. $159 10 90 45 78 75 98 50 81 75 35 75 61 50 4O 00 67 50 65 `25 70 55 87 75 75 9 ~5 18 50 '21 75 3 50 2 `25 $932 85 SUPPLIES AND INGIDENTAL EXPENSES. l~aR~e. F. L. Sargent, F. S. Smith M. D., J. P. Murphy, Geo. A. Smirch, N. E. Telephone~ Smith's Express, Mrs. Ellen Morrissey, Camden Street Laundry, S. D. Hinxman, C. H. Driver Co., A. H. FarRham, Geo. fl, Mizen, J. F. Bennett, J. N. Meserve, J. W. Leitch, Geo. E. Goodwin M. D. Incidental. $6 50 6 O0 3~ 3 2'2 8 50! 8 10 1 50 2 00 1 O0 10 O0 $33 80 Supplies. Total. $6 50 6 00 $8 65 t O0 3 71 8 71 3 50 7 5O 7 5O 8 10 1 50 5 oO 5 O0 2 O0 12 25 12 25 1 84 1 34 1 00 85 35 10 00 $87 17 $70 97 POLICE DEPARTMENT. 108 Nmnber of ~rrests for the year Fmnales, 6O 4 Total, 64 Assault, 9 Adultery-, 2 Common Drunk, 3 Cruelty to Animals, 1 Drunk, 22 Drunk and Assault, 4 Drunk and Disturbance, 2 Default on Wat~ant, 2 Insane Persons, 2 Kidnapping, 1 Larceny, 2 Stubborn Child~ 1 Tramp, 1 Town By-Laws, 1 Unlicensed ~)og, 1 Vagrant, 10 Total, 64 in addition to the above cases 107 complaints and 31 calls have been investigated, with no arrests. Injured persons cared for, 1 Sick persons cared for, 1 Drunks cared for without arrest, 5 Lost children found ~nd t~ken home, 2 Dangerous places reported to Street Commissioners, 9 104 Value o~ property reported s~olen, " " " returned, Lost property repqrted, " " returned, $587 O0 $435 O0 $475 O0 $450 O0 Respectfully submitted, GEO. H. MIZEN, 105 MEMORIAL DAY corvIi IITTEE; To A. B. tta.~.so~ Auditor: The Memorial Day Committee })resent this repm't for the year 191)4. Am(~mn of a,ppropriation, Expemted as follows: Paid A. G. Moody, flowers, $43 '20 Mecha~fics Brass Band~ 50 00 Peel Brothers, collation, 9 40 Edward Bugterworth, music, 6 19 Smith's Express, 2 00 Geo. H. Perkins, cigars, 5 31i A. P. Currier, collation, 4 59 II. W. Webster, collation 6 74 C. H. Driver, prin~b~g, 4 00 Joseph Duncan, rent, 1 00 Fred L. Sargent, carriages, 12 O0 ' R. G. gnuepfer, piano, 5 00 $'200 O0 TotM, $149 48 Balance, 50 52 $200 O0 Respectfully submitted, HENRY. A. ~,VEBSTER, PATRICK HOGAN, I PARKER J. CHA SE, ~ Committee. JOSEPH TROMBLE¥, F. w. EATON, 106 NORTH ANDOV~SR. I IEIlIORIAL DAY FUND. 7'o A. B. Hanson Auditor: The Trustees of the Memorial Fund present their report: VIZ. May 25, 1894, Received from Miss E. Ellis, $22 71 Jan. 27, 1896, " " N.P. Frye~ 15 00 Mar. 11, 18962 " " Town of North Andover, 17 99 "10, 1897, " " ' .... ' " 17 06 ,/'ne. 13, 1899, " " " " " " 84 '25 Apr. 9, 1901, .... " " .... 1 07 Mar. 18, 1902, " .... " " " 12 72 July 17, 1902, " " Rev. James Gild~y; 10 ~0 Mai'. 16, 1903, " " Town of North Andover, ',12 64 Apr. 30, 1903, " " ' ..... " '21 86 Interest to Jan. 1st., 1905, 49 90 Total amount received~ $275 20 All of which is deposited in the Essex Savings Bank. Respectfully submitted, HENRY A. WEBSTER~ ) CHARLES W. PHELPS,I T.m~stees. FRANK W. EATON, 107 REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARD. To the Y-Ycq~. Board ~]' Selectmen q2' ,¥orth Andover :' report seveu forest fires as follows: 1904. April 5, Grass fire on land of J. Kershaw. No dan, age. " 6, Grass fire on {and of Davis & Furber Co., caused by Locomotive. No damage. "16, On land of J. O. Poor, caused by Locomotive. No damage. '~ 24, On land of E. E. Pearle. Burning over abou* twc acres young wood. Damage $10. Cause un- known. May 7, Fire on land of Daniel Lane. Spread ';o land of CaL yin Rea. Doing damage of about $25. No;.. 7, Grass fire near Massachusetts avenue. No damage. " 12, Woodland of L. N. Faruum, two acres burned oger. Da~nage $20. Supposed to be caused by gunners. Respectfully submitted, GEO. A. REA, For~tFire W'ar~ J[ 0~{ XO ~,YrH ,l N J) 0 VEI~. VILLAGE II IPROVEI IENT SOCIETY. the Auditor q/' th~ Tow~4. oJ' ,~orth ~t~de, per: l)~,~u SJn: Find herewith the report of the the North Andover Improvement Society. Unexpended balance for 1903, Paid W. S. Ronndy, for work on Common, $124 89 Peter Holt, for work on roads, etc., 44 70 Mr. Baile~, Arbor Day lecture, 80 00 Mr. Kirkland~ lecture on Moths, 39 71~~ Sanbo~ & }~obiJason, paint, 2 g5 Treasurer $303 23 * $88 26 was paid, after Treasurer's books were closed. ]{espectfully submitted~ SAMUEL F. ROCK'~VELL, Mass., Jxx. 26, 1905. $61 03 Unexpended balance for 1904, Total, $242 20 $24'2 ~0 109 TREE WARDEN'S'REPORT. To t]~e Auditor of the Tow~ of ~V'orth Andover : I herewith submh, my fifth Annual Report as Tree Warden for the year ending January 1, 1905. Sixty trees have been planted the past season, a less number than usual because it was found necessary to expend more in pruning and cutting bushes by the wall sides, that interfcrred with public travel. There is still much more of this work necessary. The elms on our streets and public grounds have been protected from Canker worms. The Brown Tail 5lo*& has blfested our Town and must be met with a deter- mined effort on the part of every citizen if we would eleminate or control this pe~t. A i~rger appropriation will be needed. i would th~nk those citizens who have ~nanifested so much iu- terest in our street trees. More than $500. has been expended by them on the street trees abuting their estates. The following bills have been approved: James W. Leitch, supplies, $6 95 John Fitzsinttnons: work, 5 34 FJ'ank 1I. Goodhtte, work, 5 70 John Mort'is, work, 1 80 Peter Ho!t, work, 266 ~5 Frederick B. Shsttuck~ work, 88 48 H. L. Frosh work, 20 00 T. C. Thurlow, trees, 50 00 Unexpended, 59 03 Une~pended from Appropriation, 1903,' $274 15 ~kppropriation 1904, 200 00 $474 15 $474 15 Respectfully submitted, PETER HOLT, Tree Warden. 110 NOI{TH A~DOVIER. TOWN GLEI;~K'S STATEMENT. February lst., 1905. 7'0 the ~Board of Health: GE.'~wLr:g~.w: ! herewith submit my report for the year 1904. Daring the year there have been 66 deaths recorded. The following persons have died duri~tg the year (over 75 years of age.) Ma~' W. Hyde, 92 Daniel Cronley, 87 Sarah Emmett, 8'2 George F. Morse, 80 Mary A. Hill~ 77 Sarah Sunderland, 76 Hannah H. Richardson, 76 Nathaniel Gage, 75 The causes of death ~'ere as follows: Aneurism, 1 Influenza, 2 Asth~na, 1 Intestinal obstruction, 1 Arteriosclerosis~ I Mai-Nutrition, 1 Brights Disease, 1 Marasmus, 1 Cancer, 3 MitM Insufficiency, 1 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, 1 Peritonitis, 1 Child-Birth, 2 Phthisis, 1 Consumption, 1 Puerpural Fever~ 1 Convulsions, 1 Pneumonia, 8 Empyerna of Pleura, 1 Scarlet Fever, 1 Enterelcosis, 1 Senile Debility, l Enteritis; 1 Septicemia, 1 Fright, 1 Still-Born, 1 TOWN CLEI~K~S STATEMENT. Dantriti~, '2 General Debility, 1 Heart l)isease~ 5 Hemorrhage from Bowels, 1 Suicide, Typhoid Fever. Tuberculosis, Unknown Cause, 111 1 1 1 VITAL STATISTICS. The Vital Statistics of the Town of year 1904 are as follows: Marriages, whole number, Oldest groom, Oldest bride, Youngest groom, Youngest brid% Deaths, whole number, Oldest person, Mary W. Hyde, Over 90 years of age, Over 80 years of age, Over 70 years of age, Over 60 years of age, Birtt~s, whole number, North Andover for the 48 62 64 19 17 66 92 1 4 13 22 98 Foreign parentage, 52 115 Females, Males, l~'emales NO~TH ANDOVER. Number of Dogs l~eturned by Assessors. Number of Dogs Licensed. Respectfnlly submitted, JAMES W. LEIT('H, 189 21 210 271 44 gib 113 BOAI~D OF HEALTH DEPORT. the A~cditor of the Towc~ of ~Vorth Andover : The Selectmen acting as ti~e Board of Health present the lowing report. James W. Leitch continued to act as an agent for the issue of brrial permits and Geo. L. Harris was appointed agent for the pur- pose of posting notices and fumigation. Eleven eases of contagious diseases have been reported for the year 1904, divided as follows: Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever~ Measles, Board of Health ~xpenses. Appropriation~ Fred Man-yin, fumigating, etc., C. H. l)~iver Co., printing, J. P. Murphy, supplies, W. H. Rea, G. L. Hun-tis, fumigating, etc., W. J. Toohey, burying dog, $7 50 9 85 8 50 2 00 17 25 1 00 $2O0 00 Amounts carried .forward, ~46 10 $200 00 ]14 Amounts brought forw(t:r~ J. W. Leitch, sUp~iies;~ ~' G~. H. Mizem b~ying dogs, Thkd S~eet Sewer, Overdrawn, $46 10 '25 2 00 175 47 $200 0o 28 82 $223 82 $228 82 Respectfully submitted, JAMES C. POOR, PETER HOLT, PATRICK P. DAW, NOr. TH AI~IDOYER MASS., JAlq. 2,~} 1905. Board of .I-[ealth. rrSL~C L~nRAR¥. 115 PUBLIC LIBI~AI~¥. REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES. To the Auditor of' ~¥ort]~ Ando~er : The Trustees of the Public Library herewith present t~)the Town their report of the. expenditure of,,their appropriation, and of the condition of the library at the present time. We are pleased to notice ~ha~~ ou~ 'ch'culation' this year has been 88'2 mbre than it was the year before; the smallest number of books issued inany month in 1908-was 741, a'nd this last year it has been 788; the largest number in'1903 was 940, while thls'last year it has been 1~102; While thi~; circ'alatioa'in'proportion tcJ the popu- lation compares favorably:wi;h that of other 'towns, we feel that it ought to bdyet bette~ and hope ~hat the next year veill find more people availiug themselves of the good ]i~erature thus offered.them. The pioUares on exhibition from time to time fr0m.~he IAbrary Art Club have been excellent. These, too, are in themselves an education. This year some shelves have been placed in tl;~ Reading Room, and some of cai' reference books put upon them.'~ This has been the best we could do towards putting these books M, here the pflblic gen- erally could get at th.em. We have also add~;d o~ie of 'ghe latest and best encyclopaedias to tbis room. The Reading Room is well patronized. NORTh AN l)0 VER. FINANCIAL RE, PORT. Receipts. Appropriation, Balance on hand~ January 1904~ Dog Tax~ Fines, $1,200 00 11 11 492 74 19 26 Total receipts, EXPENDITUI~ES. Wauwinet Lodge, I. O. O. F., rent, Hannah J. Quealy, Librarian, Cora C. Holt, Assistant Librarian, Stormont Josselyn, Assistant Librarian, Wm. S. Roundy, care of books at Center, Fred L. Sargent, carrying books to Center Geo. L. Harris, periodicals, Kelly Bros., papers for Rea/ling Rotan, Wm. H. Guild & Co., magazines, Library Art Club, Little, Brown & Co., books, Scientific American Club, eneyclopeadia, J. B. Crabtree~ book, James H. Stark, books, Harper & Bros., books, Edward H. Briggs, book, Balch Bros., book, W. S. McKnighg book, Essex Publishing Co, book% F. J. Barnard & Co., rebinding, American Express Co., Josselyn's Express, C. H. Driver Co., Dennison 3ffg. Co., $50O 300 52 45 36 88 22 48 84 5 307 96 2 8 81 2 2 4 81 21 7 i 1 O0 O0 40 O0 O0 65 45 68 95 O0 23 O0 44 O0 5O 5O 90 50 50 O0 7O 80 50 75 $1,728 11 Amounts carried .[brward, $1,604 95 $1,723 11 117 Amount~ bro~%ght j'er~'ward~ Ha~n~nond Typewriting Co., E. S. Colby, hisurance, Box Rent at Post Office, Annie L. Sargent, Clerk~ Cash on hand to balance, Total expenditures, ~1,601 95 $1,7'23 11 78 14 80 2 00 '25 00 1,647 53 75 58 $1,723 11 $1,723 11 118 NORTH A~DOVER. STATISTIGAL REPORT, Month. J an uary February March May July August September October November December Total~ No. Books Issued. 963 945 1102 1066 788 924 876 812 820 925 989 981 11,191 ~_mt. Fides ~ Collected. $1 85 1 24 1 91 1 80 1 80 1 05 I 65 I 35 2 26 I 60 1 35 $19 26 Issued, 11 18 8 5 8 11 20 12 10 136 No.: i~Jays Open. 105 Average Circulation, Largest Cireulation~ April 23rd., and Dec. 10th., Smallest Circulation, May 25th., Number of books Jauuary 1st., 1904, N umber of books added during year, Number of books January 1st., 1905, 106.58 14,5 60 10,827 257 11,084 PUBLIC LIBRARY. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN I~EADINO I~OOM. Lawrence American, Boston Globe, Boston Journal, Boston Transcript, American Machinist, Hru'per's Weekly~ Atlantic, Century, Harper's, Daily. Lawrence Telegram, Bosten Herald, B~ton l~r4, New York Worht. Weekly. :' "~ Scien*ific AmericaB, Leslie's Weekly, Youth's Companion. Plonthly. New Englai4d~'''' *'~ ! Cosmopolitan, Outing, North American Review, McC!.ure's, k[unsey?s, . Scribner's. ' So,ne new books will be added s0on to the libr:~:'y, and they will be found, as during the past year, on the table near the' di)or, where they may be e.xamined by the patrons of th~ librhry, and selr ection made from them. The library is open for the delivet'y of books Wednesdays and Saturdays, except legal holidays, from two o'cJock in the afternoon until nine, and th6 Reading. R¢ofi~ is open every evening, except Sundays, from seven o'elocle t9 nine o'eqock. In closing this report, the Trustees wish to express their grati- tude to Hen Moses T. Stevens for his gift to~*l~, pleasure that at no,.dis;ant day our library will b~ plae~,ia,a lng suitable for ih where the patrons can be so ,uaoh~: behter, than is possible a.~ present. Respectfully submitted, CIIAS. P. MO~RRILL, THOS. P. WENTWORTH,f Trust~es. S,ARO NT.' NORTH ANDO ~Ell, SCHEDULE AND VALUATION OF TOWN PROPERTY. SCHOOL DlqPARTHHNT. Schoolhouses and land: Laboratory, apparatus and chemicals, fuel, furniture and supplies, $66,500 00 2,000 00 $CHI:..DUL£ AND VALUATION OF TOWN PROPERTY. Town hall, fixtures and land, $23,000 00 Settees, 50 00 Voting booths railing, P. 1 and 2, 100 00 Eight chair~, 4 00 Chandelier and lamps~ 175 00 Tables, 5 00 Clock, 10 O0 Table at Town l~'am~ office, 4 00 Radiator at Town Farm office, 20 00 Chairs at Town Farm office, 5 00 Vault at Town Farm ottiee, 100 00 Buildings, village office, 800 00 Library village office, 475 00 Tables village ~ffice, 15 00 Chairs village office, 15 00 Letter Press, village office, 3 00 Gas Fixtures, village office, 20 00 Heating Apparatus, village office, 95 00 Vault, village office, 300 00 Amounts carried ~fbrwar& $25,196 00 $68,500 00 8CHI~]BULE AND VALUATION OF TOWN PRoPEnTY. 121 Amo.~o~ts b~.o~e.q]~! .~>rw~r& ~25,196 00 $68,500 00 Clock, village o~ce, 14 00 Miscellaneous, 10 00 Water tzough, Amtover street, 25 00 Wa;er ~rough, Osgood sweet, ~5 00 Wa;er trough, l)alc stree;, 25 00 Two Commons, 1,200 00 Bnitdings and land, Main s~reet, 8,000 00 Town s[~eds~ Main street, 500 00 Stand~rd weights and mcasnres, Treasurer's department, 200 00 Duplicate set for Dcpn;y's usc, 90 00 Tsylor hind, 382 40 Moses Towne school fund, 4,000 00 Safe, Town Clerk's office, 150 00 OM office safe (at Town Clerk's,) 100 00 Town seal, 8 00 Reglstrar's seaL 8 00 Ballot boxes, 100 00 Miscellaneous, Town (qerk's office, fi5 00 Town scales, 400 00 Amo*~n~ carrie~g .?br*oard, $40,458 40 $108~958 40 122 NORTH ANO~)VEIL Amou~it brought $1o8,958 4~! Fire Department Property. Eben ~qttt~on, steamer house ,md s~ahle. kloiler and fixtores for heating, Gas fixturos~ ~]beu Sutton steamer, One relief v~lve for ~e~m~r, One hose wagon, One ~hous~nd feet of new hose, Eight hundred feet of old hose, Two star extinguishers, Twenty overcoats, Two Eastraan sets, One CMtaha~ shu*-off nozzle and pipe, l'hree hydrant gains, single, One hydrant gain, double, One reducing Y, Two fire hooks, ~onr horses, Pwo scm of hanging harness, Two sets of working harness, Two s~gl¢ harness~ Collars, chains, etc., Nine horse blankets, Two carts~ One two ho~se sled, One hose s~eigh~ Two gauges for testing pressur% Hay and grain, Water metre and fixtures, Four fire ladder:s, $l,200 00 250 00 25 00 4,000 00 50 00 300 O0 500 00 240 00 40.00 70 00 125 00 82 O0 30 O0 25 00 10 O0 5 O0 800 O0 15(} O0 100 O0 20 O0 20 00 20 00 [25.00 40 00 50 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 15 O0 $8,302 O0 Amo~nts ca, tried forward, $8,302 00 $108,908 40 St HI~JDULE AND VALUATION OF TOWN PI4OPI~RTY. 1'28 A',ao~r*&' b,ou~,/At fbrward, $8,302 00 $108,958 40 ()nc pormt~le vice and bench, 10 00 Seventy-five feet of ~a,'don ho~e, 9 00 Two warrlrobes, 20 00 Bed and bedding, 18 00 One clock, 4 00 ()ce sn-eet lamp, 2 00 $8,865 00 Coehiehewick stearner house and land, $750 00 Ileater and fixtures, lg5 00 Water meter and fixtures, ~0 00 Cochiehewiek steamer and jmnper, 8,500 00 Eigh~ hundred feet of new hose, 400 00 Six hundred feet of old hose, 180 00 One Callahan shut-off nozzle and pipe, 82 00 Two hydrant gates, 20 00 Two Star extinguishers, 40 00 One Babcock extinguisher, 20 00 Seventeen overcoats, 52 00 Five settees, 5 00 Five chairs, 5 00 Two lamps, I 50 One hose sieigh~ 75 00 Wood and coal, 2 00 . Amo'¢,nt c(~rried ,/brward, $5,227 50 $122,550 90 Amount bro~ght fbrl~ard, Fire Alarm. 8122,550 9~ Five Alamn systems as installed, Exteusions anfl eight atdition~l Tapper line with sixteen ;appe.s, Three generators, One dozen jars, One-half ,nile of Alarm wire, One Gamwell lire alarm register, S1,900 O0 925 O0 250 O0 15 O0 2 O0 9 O0 125 O0 $3,226 O0 Schedule of Police Property. Sixteen p~h' handcuffs, at. -$.75 per pa[r, Four twister, Three dark lanterns, Two flash lights, Eight blankets, Twenty badges, Fifteett new badges, Three *in slop pails, One table, Five chairs, ()ne wash basin, Six towels and rack, One measuring stick, Two hand fire exting~fishers~ Two grappling hooks and ropes, One 14-foot ladder, Two coal hods, Three easpidores, Amoze~ts carried .fvrward, $60 O0 4 O0 l 50 6 O0 10 O0 15 O0 22 50 75 1 25 2 5O 15 1 50 50 2 O0 3 O0 1 50 50 75 $133 40 $125,776 90 Amo~n,ts h~.ow/At .fi,*~oa~'d, $133 40 $1'25,776 90 Ode s~ret~her, 1 50 One co~, pillow and bhmk~t, 7 50 One ~on of ooal, 9 50 Wood, 4 50 Two axes, 2 b0 $158 90 Stock at Town Farm. 8 Horses, l'2 Cows at $40.00 each, 2 Heifers a; 816.00 oaeh, 4 Hogs at $&00 each, 100 Fowls at 5% each, $fi00 00 480 00 80 00 20 00 50 00 Implements. farm wagon, democrat wagon, two horse wagon, sqnare wagons, dump cart, tow horse sled, do,blo runner, sleigh, hay ~ender, horse rake, mowhxg nmt4~ine, ploughs, harrow, $1,080 00 $30 O0 30 O0 75 O0 75 O0 75 O0 40 O0 40 O0 20 O0 15 O0 12 O0 30 O0 15 O0 15 O0 Amounts car~'ieet forward, $47'2 O0 $127,015 80 1 cultivator, 5 00 1 root cutter, 3 O0 1 grind stone, 4 00 1 force pinup, 3 00 1 set scales, 15 00 ~ set double harness, 30 00 Two single harness, 5 00 1 market harness, 20 00 Small tools, 30 00 Seed sower, 5 00 6 ladders, 10 00 Washing machine, 5 00 Blankets and Robes, 25 00 Engine and Saw, 225 00 $867 00 Supplies on Hand at Town Farm. 15 tons of English hay at $16.00 per ton, 8'240 00 5 " Meadow ha3, at, $9.00 " 45 00 5 cords prepared wood at $5.00 per cord, '25 00 12 cords wood at $4.00 per cord, $4.00 per cord, 48 00 15 Bushels of potatoes, at 75c per bushel, 11 25 100 cans of fruit at 1Se per can, 15 00 Vegetables, 10 00 20 Barrells oi Apples, 80 00 400 Gallons of Cider~ '20 00 Flour, sugar and other supplies, 30 00 6 Tons of Coal, 45 00 $128~39'2 05 AUDITOB'S 'CERTIFICATE. the ('itize~.s qf the ~'ow~. qf ~'t]~ A~dover : This is to certify that I have examined the accounts of your Water Department for year ending January lst., l~Ob and have found the })ills to correspond with the amounts paid by the Town Treasurer. I als(, have a record of all bills paid. A. B. HANSON, Auditor. WATER C01~II~IISSIONERS' REPORT. The W~Lter Commissioners herex~ith submit their seventh an nual report for the year ending 1)ecember 317 1904. The year 1904 shows an increase of $789.05 i,~ the receipts ~or water rates as compared with the previous year. All oatst, anding bills have been paid and all water rates have been collected and turned over to the Town Treasm'er. ~lain Pipe. During the year 17,946 feet of six-inch pipe have been laid as detailed in Superin~endent's reporL Hydrants. ttydrants set to Jan. 1~ 1904, Hydrants set dm'lng the year, 144 18 To'~al, 162 .Service Piping. Service pipe laid on private property, Service pipe laid on Town land, 8078.2 feet 1675.3 feet Total~ 4753.5 feet The Town has received dnring ;he year on account of service piping and meters soht $892.76. ~o. of water services, .lan. 1, 1904, Added during the year. 5'28 50 Total, 57~ Meters set to Ja.n. 1, 1904, Added during the year. rleters. 345 Total, 408 - Meters sold, 371 Meters rented, 37 Total, 408 Of the 171 Massachusetts cities and towns having a ~)ublic water supply this town is the seventh lowest in daily eonsum,tion per capita, being 24 gallons- The highest is 156 gallons, as per re- port of the State Board of Health. This small consumotion is owing to the meter system. Water Bonds. . In accordance with the vote of the Town $15.009, 4 per cent. bonds were issued, and elated May 1, 1904 and sold as follows: $9.,000 numbers 12 and 13 to Sinking Fund of 1898, $2,000 num- bers 14 and 15 to Sinking Fund of 1899 and thebalance of $11,000 numbers 1 to 11 were sold to the Essex Savings Bank at 102.56 sod interest, amounting to $11442.93. The total amount of Bonds ou~- standing' against the Town amounts to $185,000 due as follows: $80~000 $40,000 $15,000 due in 1923. due in 1929. due from 1905 to 1919, $1,000 due each year. Electrolysis. We have had to replace two service pipes on Sutton street on accounts of electrolysis this year. CITY OF LAWRENCE. Water Supply. The following is tile eorrespondenc~ between the Water Boards of the City of Lawrence and the Towa of North Andover in regard to supplying fixe CiW of Lawreace with water in case of etn ergeney. LAWI~EN~ 1% OCT~ 12, 1904. To the Board of Water Commissioaers, N,)r~h Andov4~r Mass, (~ENTLEM~:N: The Water Board of the City o~ Lawrence respeetfnlly reqnes~ that Lawrence he allowed to make a connection with thc North Andover water syst~errh so tha$ in case of an emer- gency du?:ing the corning winter, the Town of North Andover will s~pply a limited amount of water to the city of Lawrence. In all probability Lawrence wonld not be obliged to call on North Andover for any water a,~ under ordinary conditions our sup ply is sufficient. It is only when the weather is extremely severe that oor supply is in any waylimited, (ming to the difficulties en- countered hy ice a.t the filter. If we shonld call on your towu for assistance, at no time would we ask for more than 50¢)00,000 gallons, to be furnished dm'lng the mouths of January, February and March. Please inform us if yon to. Id fnrnish th:~s amoltiit, ant! the cost pct' ,nill~.rt gallons. WATEI~ (!OStMtSSIO2qERS~ REPORT. 131 Lawrence wild ma. kc the couuecl;ion at no expense ;o thc town of North Andover, and will put in a meter where the town designates, with a gate ou both sides of the meter. Trusting you will favor us with a reply at, your earliest con- venience, I am Respectfully yours, (Signed) M. F. For the Water Boal'd. NORTh A~m~vr:l*, OCT. 13, 1904. To the Lawrence Water Board, Lawrence, Mass. G~TLE~N: Your favor of the 12th. inst. at hand. ~Ve have refe=ed your letter to the town counsel, and on receipt of his opinion of our rights in the ma;ter, will write you definitely in re- gard to your request. Very truly, (Signed) Asrmmv R~wzs, NOI4TIt ANDOV]~I{, ()CT. '20, 1904. To the Lawrence Water Board, Lawrence. Mass. (4~STn~mS : Replying further to your letter of Oct. 12fl~., we beg to suhmit herewith a copy of a letter received from the town counsel. In the light of this opinion, we do not see our way clear to grant your request. Very truly yours, (Signed) A~grw R~rws, C~m~. NORTII A N DOV I~R. Oc,r. 19, 1904. Board of Water Commissioners, No~'th A~dover, Mass. G~-TLSM~N : At ~he req~e~t e~ your chairman [ have con- sidered ~ second tirue the question of the tight of North At,dover to contract with Lawrence to supply the latter mnnicipality with water withm~t fin,ling red,son to cha~ge my 5rst opinion. The ac~s of the legislature under which the town of North ~{ndover has cons~uctcd and maiutalned a systet~ of water works, .gives no authority to any officer or board of the rowe to supply other municip~lltles with water. Nor can the town itself, in town meeting, ~der these acts, or u,~der the revise(] laws, or by vh'tue of ~ny municipal powers take such action. In ~he absence of a specia1 act creating a new right, the town is restricted to supplying its own inhabitants witb water. Whether, indeed, the legislature is com- petent to create such a right is a question which need not be con- sidered unless and until a special act is defirfitelv contem?lated. Very truly yours, (~igned) ARTHUR I). (:III( I(~RIN(;, TOWN (~OUNSEI,. 133 Pumping Station. After careful consideration the Water Commissioners believe that it is necessa~T to have a duplicate plant at the pumping station and as it would not be advantageous to install a new pump and boiler the same year, would recommend a pump be installed the coming year and place before you the following reasons. The pumpage of the present plant for the past six years has been in gallons, as follows: 1899, 17,650,500 1900, 28,486,500 1901, 30,3~3,000 1902, 33.425,000 1903, 49,565,000 1904, 55,055,000 l)uringthe past summer the highes~ daily consumption was somewhat over 200,000 gallons and bearing in mind that the capac- ity of the reservoir is one rnillion gallons it will be seen that if an accident should occur when the reservoir was ball emptied there wotdd be but a little over two days supply (allowing nothing for fire t,rote :;io:~, which if needed would take a large quantity.) The works a~'e now supplying 582 service connections thus making the greater part of the thickly settled portions of the vil- lages absolutely dependent o1~ the water supply: The pump which is now in use is a low duty pump costing about $2,000, making 60,000,000 ft. lbs. duty per 100 lbs. coal, and has been in use over six years without any repairs, and it would be impossible So make any extensive repairs should occasion arise~ be- fore the pump would be needed for use. 134 NORTII AN DOVER. In light of the present cost of coal it seems advisable to put in ~ high duty fly wheel pump erected complete at a cost of about $6,000, making a duty of 110,000,000 ft. lbs. per 100 lbs. coal. The saving in cost of opera,lng the high du~' pump is easily seen by the gain of 50~000,000 ft. lbs. on each 100 lbs. coal consumed. HERBERT W. FIELD, ANDRDW REEVES, EDMUND S. COLBY. Board Wetter C' ommissioners. NORTh A~)ovsu, Mas% Dfc., 31, 1904. SINKING FUXD, 135 SINKING FUND. The Sinking Fnnd Commissioners present the following report: or' 1898. To redeem Bonds Nos. I to 80 inclusive. Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1904, $14,002 44 Received Lmn Jan. :nd July Coupons on Bonds, 560 00 Received interest Broadway Savings Bank, 4 14 Received kom November Coupons on Bonds~ 40 00 Received from Town of North Andover, 1,500 00 $16,106 58 Invested as follows: Town of North Andover Water Bonds~ issue of 1899, $14,000 00 Town of North Andover ~Vater Bonds, issue of 1904, 2,060 00 Deposit Broadway Savings Bank. 66 58 (!ash on hand, 40 00 ~16,106 58 nOrD ~ssu~ or 1899. To redeem Bonds Nos. 1 to 40 iuclusive, Balance on.hand, Jan. 1, 1904, $3,012 3;4 Received from Jan. and July Coupons on Bonds, 120' 00 l{eceived from November Coupons on Bonds, 40 00 Received interest Essex Savings Bank, 32 Received interes~ Lawrence Savings Bank~ 1 3'2 Received from Town of North Andover, 2,000 00 $5,173 97 Inves;ed as follows: Tewn of North Andover Water Bonds, issue of 1899, $3,000 00 Town of North Andover W~:et' Bonds, issne of 1904, 2,000 00 Deposit Essex Savings Bank, 8 75 Deposit Lawt.ence Savings Baak, 1`25 '22 Cash on h~md, 40 00 $5,173 97 HERBERT W. FIELI , ANDREW REEV ES, EDMUND,S. COLB'~ . G~o. H. PERKINS~ Treas~zrer. NO~TH A~ovg~, l)r~c. 31, 1904. ~ (7o~nmissior, ers. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Report of the receipts and expenditures of the Water Depart. ment for the year ending Dec. 31, 1904. l~e~eipt$. 1904. Jan. 1, Balance on hand, Service piping and material sold, Receipts, Appropriation for maintenance~ Appropriation for construction, Water Loan Bonds, Premium on Water Loan Bonds, $24 46 1,608 60 5,680 10 4,185 98 1,494 12 15,000 00 442 93 Expenditures. 1904. Dec. 31., Bills approved for maintenance, Bills ~pproved for construction, Paid Geo. H. Perkins, treasurer, Cash~ construction, $28,436 19 Sq18fi 08 18,521 27 5,680 10 48 84 $28,436 19 NORTII ANDOVER. RECEIPTS. BILLS. Andrews, Charles, Appleton, C, A. Barman, John, Bigelow, Mary R. Black, Sam, Brightwood Mfg. Co. Colby, E. S. Connor, J. J. Flynn, William, Foster, J. Frank, Glennie, Chas. D. Greenwood, F. M. Holt, Peter, Knnhardt, G. Otto. Leitch, James W. Miffl';n, Geo. H. Murphy, Michael, Poor, James C. Stevens, M. T. & Sons Co. Symonds. Geo. H. Winthrop National Bank, Turning on Water, Service pipes and meters~ various parties, Total, Water rotes, Mainten- $ 5° 2 07 Ioo oo Service Piping. $6 oo ~ 09 7 °5 12 60 26 3° 24 80 6 29 II 67 3 24 892 76 $991 7° 8 oo Dist. , TOTALS. Piping. $2 3° ~ 3o 50 7 62 7 6e I 46 i 46 9 86 9 86 6 oo 3 t6 7 °5 2 O0 2 OO ~2 6o ioo oo 23 23 4 83 4 83 26 3° 29 6o 54 40 329 45 329 45 88 6 29 24 24 x78 ~9o 55 3 x4 5° 43 5o 43 8o0 89· 76 8616 9° gt,TX9 ~7 5,569 53 $7,z$8 7° EXPENDITURES. Adams, Edward, wood, American Express Co. express, American ()il Co., oil. Anderson, Alex, labor, Anderson, John, labor, Angelo Saransa, labor, Bagley, John, labor, Barrey, Maurice, labor, Blake, Goo F. Mfg. Co~ repairs, Bond, Harold ,-;. jute, B. & M, R. R., freight, B. & N. St. Ry. Co., Boston Belting Co., valves, Breen, Michael, labgr. Bresnahan, John, labor, Builders iron Voundry castings, Bushey, Thomas. labor, Callahan, Thomas, labor, Callary, Pet'r, labor. Campbell, George, labor, Carroll, Tholnas, labor, Carter. Edward, labor, Carter, James, labor, Carter, Robert, labor, Carter, William, labor, Catar2 Sam, labor, Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., hdts, Cheney, A P., horse him, Colby, E. S, expenses, Cole, A~chur L., stationary, Connom, Daniel, foreman, Connors, John, water-boy, Connors, Michael, labor, Craig, WillJmn, labor, Cnrran & Burton, coal, Currier, A. P. & Co., supplies, Davis & Fnrber Mach. Co., rep., Daw, P. P.. tool box, Delaney, Martin, labor, ' Dohe~ty, Edward, labor, Donohue, Daniel, labor, Donovan, Michael, labor, Driver, The C. H. Co., printing, Duncan, Joseph, A., services. Ellis, Leander S., engineer. Field, Ilerbert W., expenses, Fitzgerald, James, labon Foley, William, labor, Mainte, 1 $70 1o ] 4 °5 ~9 37 I 5 dO i i 54 252 Oo 3525 7 22 IO oo 5 7o 496 97 357 88 ~?o 24 I oo 4o IO Carrt~rl .lbrwar& 84 oo ! 34 $t,$7907 J~ $13o o3 $2,943 Service Dist. Total. Piping. Piping. $4 So $74 60 4 o5 ~9 37 ] 10 OO I0 O0 $2 5ol 7 9 9 60' 75 20 75 20 ~4 6o ~4 6o 43 50 53 zo x 54 3 92 3 9 ~J 69I 957 21 1,222 9 i 75 oo 75 oo 35 25 67 40 67 40 26 40 26 4 ~64 6o 164 60 26 ao 26 20 3 6o 3 60 7° 20 7° 20 6 40 6 4o 98 oo 98 oo 3 6o/ 3 60 63 40I 63 40 I3oo S26oI ~o282 24 44 ~7 80 lO2 24 I O0 I O0 306 85 306 85 I0 O0 ~ 5° ~ 5° 5 7° 4 oo 217 33 718 30 ~4 26 x4 26 28 oo 28 oo 9 oo 9 oo 357 88 6 99 ~37 23 9 75 9 75 3 60 3 60 62 80 225 50 288 3° 3860 3860 240o 2400 4° 25 358 to 5° ~ 5° 70 34 7° 60 60 454,95~ I Brouffltt jorward. Fuller, Geo. S.. veterinary, Garlock Packing Co., packin~g, Garner, Thomas, labor, Gile, John J.,labor, Gile, William, labor, Goldsmith, Clarence. salary. Goldsmith, Clarence, expenses, Goodall, Robert, labor, Greene, E. W., wood, Greenwood, Frank M, teaming, Grogan, Daniel, carpenter, Gatterson & Gould, lead, Hadley, Charles, labor, Hardnett, Edward, labor, Hathorn, Geo. ~r., draughtsman, Haynes, Patrick, labor, Horsey Mfg. Co, repairs, Hession, Dennis, labor, Holt, Peter, teaming~ ltolt, T. A. & (30., supplies, Hinxman, S. D., blacksmith, Hooper, Louis & Co., supplies, Houghton, Con., labor, .i acobs, Joseph, lumber, Jepson, William A., coal, !euseppi, Longeo, labor, Iones~ Herbert E., labor, Jossely, Goo, C., express, l<~ess Brothers Co., repairs, Laflin, Rand Powder Co., dynra't Lake~ William, labor, Lamb & Ritchie, pipe/ Lane, Edmond P., labor, Lanigan, Georg% labor. l~aurent, Peter, labor, Lawless. Richard, labor, Lawrence Gas Co., coke, Lawrence Rubber Co., supplies, Lead l.ined Iron Pipe t'o., pipe, Lee, Joseph, labor, Leltch, James W., supplies, Loftus. W F., horse clipping, Ludlow Valve Mfg, Co., hydrants. Lynchbuvg Foundry (o. pipe, Malo, Lewis, repairs, Martin, Hugh, labor, McAloon~ Louis, ca,enter. Mcbride, Thomas, labor, McCabe, Thomas, repairs, McCarty, Patrick, labor, forward. Mainten- ~ervice I)ist. ance lJping. Piping. $],879 07 $~3° 03 $2,943 3 3 oo ~9 27 {5 oo 22 oo 4 ~o oo 9 05 5 65 ~8 05 6~ 8oi '5 46 4° $3,444 ~ 38 5° 7 20 31 6~ ~6 53 r6 53 454 83 42 4© 56 64 5 20 2~ ~o [5] 48 89 3° 89 8o ~o 80 6 04 39 80 254 lO 2 05 25 38 1 80 66 25 4° 4° 62 oo1 4 ~o 77 4oI ~ 4° t9~ 72 ~9 52 23 585 42 4,o7~ 37 55 6 20 3 60 7 20 $~,227 ~ $9,~63 62 Total. $4,952 4~ 3 19 27 38 5© 7 20 3~ 60 6 oo I ~4 4© ~6 53 t6 53 454 83 4~ 4° $6 64 5 2o 4 5o ~73 28 93 3° 98 85 3 45 IO 80 7 84 7~ 4° ~93 9° 7 70 ~8 05 25 38 ~ 80 66 25 40 4© 62 oo 81 60 206 12 25 O0 49 5° 880 25 ~9 80 ~76 6~ ~ 50 ~85 42 4,o7t 37 55 6 go tS 46 3 60 4° 7 20 $]3,834 9° Brouffh/ Jbrzvard. McClintock~ Joseph, labor, McCormack, William, labor, McDonald & //anafmd, repab'% McDonough, Martin, labor.' McKenna, John, labor. McKnen, John, labor. McLeod &Henrv ('o.. fire b~ick. Meserve, C. S., (upplies. Millar, (;has. & Sons'Co.. pipe, Montgomery, John, labor, Moody, E. W., wood, Mcr, John, labor, Mofiarty, John, labor, Murphy, James. labor, M'~rphy, Joh~ P., sup?lit s. Murphy, Lat~rencc, labor, Murphy, Michael, labor, Mnrphy, Thomas, labor, National Meter Co., meters, Negral, Charles, labor, Neptune Meter (o,, meters, Norris, William, labor, N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone, O'Brien. Frank, labor, O'Brien, Michael, labor. t)'Bfien, Timothy labor. ' O'Donnell, (!has., labor~ O'Neil, Con., labor, Peraz, Frank, labor, Perrin, Seamans Co.. tools, Piazza, Orazio, labor. Pilling, Chis. A,, postage, Pierce, E. W., grain, Poor, James ., ream{ng, Porter, Toni, labor, Rayerdon, John, labor, Reagan. Jerry, labo~ Richards & t :o., l:'ad, Riley, Henry, labor, Robinson, Charles, tel. line, Ratter, W. I~. & Co., snpplies, Ryan, Edward, labor, Sampson, Goo H. Co, dynamite, Sargent, F. L., team, Sheridan, Edward, foreman. Small, John, labor, Smith's Express, teaming, Smith, Geo. A., repairs, Soraghs. n, H ugh, labor, Spencer, I,emuel, labor, Carried for~vard, Maintem $3,444 43 $5 2 45 18 50 14 42 15 00 138 18 lg 67 1:33 22 56 '73 l~ 67 O0 22 50 8 76 31 22 $4,088 13 Service Dist Total. Piping. Piping. $1,227 11 23 20 5,1 20 32 44 10 80 I 197 60 371 25 38 9 60 22 6~ 6O O0 06 05 O0 88 87 46 $9163 62 13 20 1 80 120 80 194 55 109 90 2,366 40 37 O0 96 60 24~ 21 20 46 80 111 60 34 20 196 O0 15 36 80 5 4O 99 OO 4 4O 50 66 35 90 163 45 I 80 9 60 41 80 106 22 283 61 43 20 68 76 77 74 214 54 i 50 284 64 16 80 1 80 252 27 $14543 28 $18834 90 13 20 I 80 2O 70 144 O0 248 75 109 90 43 85 2 45 2,366 40' 87 O0 5 O0 96 60 2'73 65 7 20 2 15 57 60 131 40 2 3O 2'74 35 34 20 389 '75 284 25 36 80 15 O0 99 O0 440 $1 33 35 90 163 45 l 8O 15 O0 138 18 5 25 '29 '20 41 8O 118 22 297 28 43 20 188 22 602 55 '7'7 74 214 54 1 5O 368 36 4O 8O 22 50 8 76 1 80 380 32 $21818 87 Spotswood, Patrick, labor, Sweet & Doyle, valves, Trancred, William, labor, The Boston Bank Note Co. bond%[ The F~irbanks Co., tape, Tierney, Thom~, labor, Thoebum, John, labor, Tmynor, Patrick, labor, Trombly, Joseph, coal, teaming, Treat Hdw. & Sup. Co., supplies, Waldo Brothers, cement, Wallwork, Charles, labor, Walwonh Mfg. Co, pipe, Mainten- Service Dist. ance.__Piping'.-- . Piping. S4,088 1,g $2,68q' 46 $14543 I 10 $0 102 226 7 53 2 40 100 74 1 81~ 180 ~14 63 12 33 6"/ I 4 450 45 OI 21 O0 10 00 I 120 54 16 ! 208 28 20 50 20 00 70 60 10 8O 60 80 94 Total. $21838 87 118 O0 226 50 7 2(} 53 O0 2 40 100 70 74 60 181 90 47 48 9 00 151 80 268 10 Whitehead, George, labor, i Wilcox, Charles, blacksmitk, I I Winslow E. N. Co., accident ins.. I I Western Union T. & T. Co., I Worthington, Henry R., meter, [ I $ 40 .....Wright Stafford & Son, repairs, 4 t)5 · Total, I ~4,185 95[$2,779 52 14 30 30 53 111 80 4O $15741 75 14 30 80 53 111 80 40 8 4(I 4 05 $22707 25 (!()ST 0~' (~ONSTRUCTION, COST OF CON,STI~UCTION. ~To January lst., 1905.) Distribution piping, Suction main, Reservoir, Pumping station, Pumping plant, Service piping and meters, Incidental construe;ion expenses, Land and rights of way, Tool account, Fountains, 143 $105,807 57 1,943 61 6,88~ 65 6,982 04 5,708 86 9,228 43 5,471 38 499 70 442 39 515 31 $142 988 94 145[ N ORTIf A~NI)OVE14. J^~t-.~w 1, 1905. North Andover Water Works, North Andover Mass. Water Commissioners office I1(; Main Street. Office hours: Saturday afternoon 2-5. Saturday evening 7-9: During the first ten days of January, April, July and October every afternoon 2-5, every evening 7-9. Rules and Water Rates. All meters shall be computed quarterly; in case of a meter stopping or failing to registeq the quantil;y 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 quarter, based on the following sliding scale: For first 2000 cubic feet 20 cts. per 100 cubic feet, From 2000 to 10,000 cubic feet 1'2 cts. per i00 cubic feet, Cost. Sure,nary. $4.00, 2,000 cu. ft. $4.00 $9.60, 10,000 cu, ft. $13.60 All over 10,000 cubic feet 8 cts. per 100 cubic feet. Allmeters read i~ c~*'c feet. A cubic foot is computed ~ seven and one-half gallons. No service shall pay less than $1.50 per quarter. ~EG ULATIONS. 14[) Regulations. The following Regulations, uutil further notice shall he con- sidere(l a part of the contract with every person who uses water. 1. All applications for thc use of water must he made at the o~ce of the Water Commissioners and state fully the purpose for which it is intende(t to be useil. The Town will in all cases furnish and lay the service pipe from the street main and through the cel- l;ir wall and provide on the end ~ereof a stop and waste valve. And the owrer of ;he premises shall in all cases pay for such service pipe as may be laid within his premises, together with the stop and waste valve, at such rates as m~y be fixed by ~he Wa~er Commis- sioners. 2. The Town will set meters on all services and ohm'ge a ren tal of two dollars per year. Consumers at their option may pur- chase sa~d meters when they will be marked on the books as private and no rental will be charged. All meters will be kept iu repah' by the Town and uo charge ~nade therefoL except in case of freezing or negligence. That in nc instance shall more than o~e set of buihlings be supplied thro~gh one meter, and a separate meter shall be requh, ed from each building fi'om which ~he owner receives rev- 3. All persons using water must furnish internal pipes, con nections and fixtures and keep thegn and all pipe to *he street line in good repah' and protected from frost, at theh' own expense, and the Town will not be liable ~or any dunnage resulting from a failure to do so. No person will be permitted to connect with any water pipes on the inlet side of the ~neter in an~' way or ~nanner without a writ- ten permit from the Water Commissioners. 4. Water: ~'a.tes shall be payable at the office of the Water Commissioners qt,~a~'terl~'. No abatement of water rates shall be made except when the entire premises are shut off for a period of at leas~ three months. In ali cases of non pa~,ment of water rates within sixty days after the same su'e due as well as for any violation of these rules and regulations, the supply of water may be shut off' and water will not affMn be let on extent upon payment of the amount due and the sum of one doilar for shutting off and letting on the water. In case of shutting off or letting on the water for re- pairs, testing the pipes or any other purpose the sum of one dollar will be chargecl. 5. The water rates shall be paid by the owner or lessee of the whole premises and the owner shall in all cases be responsible for the wate~ rates of his tenants. 6. No water taker shall supply wamr to parries not entitled to its use, except on written permit. 7*. All apparatus and places supplied with water must be ac- cessible at all seasonable times to the inspector of the Water Com- ~nissioners or their agents to examine the pipes and fixtures and as- certain the quantity' of water used and the manner of its use, and all pipes and fixtures shall he subject, to rejection by said Commis- sioners if considered unsuitable for the purpose, $. A~t'. 7. Src. 1. Town By-Laws. No person shah open any hydrant of ~e water works system of the Town, without writ- ten permission previously obtained from the Board of Water Corn- ' missioners. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be constructed to prohibit the use of hydrants and water by *he Chief of the Fh-e Department or the person acting in his stead, !n case of fire. 9. The Commissioners reserve the right to restrict the use of hose or fountains or to shut off the water when it becomes necessaqv to make extensions m' repairs or for violation of any of the Regula- tions. SUPEF~INTENDENT~ REPOnT. lJ~ SUPHI~INTENDENT'$ I~EPOI~T. To the Board q[' V~ater Uo~r~issioners : There have been laid during the past year 17946.0 feet of slx- inch main pipe and 16 six-inch gates, and 18 hydrants have been set, making a total of 24.96 miles of main pipe, 1 twelve-inch cheek vakve, 1 fourteen-inch gate, 17 twelve-inch gates, 12 ten-inch gates, 40 eight-inch gates, 112 six-inch gates, 162 hydrants. The main pipe was laid as follows: Greene street, from Main steeet to Parker s~reet, 1~50.8 feet six-inch pipe, I two-nozzle hydrant, 1 three-nozzle hydrant, 1 six- inch gate. Peters street, from Andover street to Turnpike street, 1208.6 feet six-inch pipe, 1 two-nozzle hydrant, i six-inch gate. Turnpike street, fi'om Peters street to point opposite residence of John A. Driseoll, 1091.3 feet six-inch pipe, 1 two-nozzle hydrant, three-nozzle hydrant, 1 six-inch gate. Marblehead street., frekn Middlesex street to point 196.8 fee; south, 196.8 feet six-inch pipe, 1 six-inch gate. Paa'k sweet, from Pleasant street to point 568.2 feet west, 577.2 feet six-inch pipe, I two-noizle hydrant, 1 six-inch gate. Essex street, from Charlotte Home to Bradford street, 7352.5 feet six-inch pipe, 5 two-nozzle hydrants, 2 three-nozzle hydrants, 7 six-inch gates. Merrimack street, from point 110 feet west from Water street to point 329.5 feet west from Water street, 225.8 feet six-inch pipe, 1 two-nozzle hydrant. 148 ~o~Tn Ashland street* east from last hydrant, 26.6 feet six-inch pipe. Salem streets from Depot street to Appleto~ street, 584.0 feet six-inch pipe, I three-nozzle hydrant, I six-inch gate. Appleton street, frown Salem street to Dale street, 1032.5 feet six-inch pipe, 1 three-nozzle hydrant, 1 six-inch gate. Dale street, fi'om Appleton street to point opposite Poor Farm buildings, 8607.5 feet six-inch pipe, 1 three-nozzle hydrant, 1 six- inch gate. 150 NORTH A~ffDOYER. Sixty-three meters have been set this year, making a total of 408 meters in use. SIZES. No. NAME. Crown, 1 Gem, 176 Empire, 39 Nash, 158 Trident, 9 Columbia, 21 Hersey, 1 Wor[hington, 408 2 In. 1 hL 3-4 In. 2 1 1 3 7 l! 5-~ In. 167 88 152 21 l 387 There are 582 service connections which at present are supply- 722 families. 111 stables. 18 stores. 6 schools. 4 churches, 6 manufactories. 7 dr'mk'mg founts'ms. 2 barber shops. 1 cemetery. boarding houses. laundries. railroad stations. greenhouses. buildings. fn'e services. sewer flush. stand-pipes for watering carts. blow-off. SUPERINTEZ~D~2NT ~S REPORT. 151 Samples of water fi'om Great Pond have been sent to the State Board of Health, a.nd the chemica! analysis of the same returned as ~ollows: 'u°PoaIIOD ~ The following recorcls show the work done by pumpS, average ~laily consumption, etc., during ~;he year 1904: .uoDdmnsnoD 'sql 'sq[ '~ .podm nd stiol[~ .-'.-'D 'q!uol~ 158 L~A~$. Jan. 10~ Sutton street, service pipe 493, electrolysis. March 4, Secoud strect, corner .Railroad avenue, sixduch branch, blown joint. April 7, Church street corner Main street, six-inch pipe, blown joint. May 5, Sutton streeh service pipe 453, electrolysis. August 19, Jefferson square, six-inch branch, blown joint. August 23, Johnson street, service pipe "150, three-inch pipe, split pipe. August 31, Sutton street~ corner Main street~ eight-inch gate, stuffing box. Respectfulty submitted,. CLARENCE GOLDSMITH, Superintendent. North Andover, December 31, 1904. LIST OF JUI~OI~$. The Selectmeu herewith present a list of persons who if said list is approved and accepted by the town at its forthcoming annual meeting wilI be liable to be drawn for ,iury duty. Badge~', Alphonso W. leather worker. Batson, Jashua B. carpenter. Barker, John Gartner. Barker, Jacob farn,er. Casey~ P.J. mill hand. Chadwick, George G. farmer. Chadwick, J. Gilbert farmer. Col[ins, John J. pedler. Colby, E.S. ins~trance. Cunningham, H.F. station agent. Dillon, James J. machinist. Dono~'~n, Daniel machinist. Duncan, Joseph A. clerk. Eaton, Frank ~V. machinist. Eughley, Henry H. woolsorter. Farnham, Arthur H. farmer. Foster, Archie O. farmer. Foster~ Harry C. clerk. F0ss~ Eugene P. farmer. Foster~ Horace B. mach~ist. Foster, Nathan farmer. Gage, Stephen De M. bacteriologist. Graham, Alexander B. woolsorter. Glennie, James farmer. Halliday, William clerk. Hayes~ Benjamin F. operator. Healey~ P.J. jankor. Hayes, Walter H. farmer. Hinxman, S.D. blacksmith. HoD;~ Peter farmer. Hubbard, WiI[iam shoemaker. Jenkins, II. Fred Jones, Thomas L. Josselyn, H~u'ry A. Keefe, Arthur B. Kershaw, Robert Knowles, William H. Leiteh, James ;V. Mackie, William McAloon, Lewis F. McDonald, Albert Meserve, Mosher B. Milner, Thomas Mahoney, J. F. Miller, James B. O'Brien, John J. Osgood, L. Edgar Prescott, Roland A. Poor, ~¥illard H. Poor, James C. Putman, Joseph H. Rea, George A. Rea, F. Orris Rea, Calvin Robinson, Addison M. Stiles, Ilorace Tisdale, Frank Trembly, Lewis J. Webster, Henry A. Whittier, Hubert M. Whittier~ Fred D. Wills, Thomas P. Young, Oscar T. painter. clerk. loomfixer. woolsorter. plumber. carpenter. harnessmaker. clerk. clerk. dark. section hah& shoemaker. reporter. clerk. farmer. farmer. clerk. farmer. farmer. farmer. carpenter. card.set,er. woolsorter. farmer. farmer. carpenter. farmer. JAMES C. POOR, ) PETER HOLT, f Selectmea. P. P. DAW, North Andover, Fob. 1, 1905. 156 BY=LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NOt, TH ANDOVEI~. ESSEX COUNTY, MASS. Article I. S~:~:qc~oN 1. The Annual Town 3leering shall be held on the first Monc~ay in March. Src~c~oN 2. The warrants for all Town meetings shall'he di- rected to either of the constables, who shall serve the same by post- ing 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 tl~e time of holding said Meet- ings. ~ECTION ~. When a Town Meeting shall he adjourned to a ti~ne certain that is more than fourteen days fron~ the time of ad- jourument the Town Clerk shall cause notice of the time and place of such adjourned meeting to be duly posted in three or more public places in each precinct in the Town two days at least before the time of holding said adjourned meeting, which notice shall also bricfly st, ate the business to come before such meeting° SI~CTiOtq 4. The Annual Town meeting in each year shallbe adjourned bY the Moderator, immediately upon the closing of the polls, to the Satin.day next following said Annual Town Meeting at half past one o'clock in the afternoon for the consideration of all ar- ticles in the warrant for said Annual Town Meeting, except those for the election of town officers, boards and cmnmittees. Before said adjourmnent the Moderator shall appoint a corn mittee of five to consider the recommendations of the Finance eom- mittee and the appropriations asked for in the various articles of the warrant for said Annual Town Meeting and to report to said adjour- ned meeting. UV-L.~WS. 157 A~ticle II. S~cl,~o× l. The Selectmen in addition to their ~eneral da;les, shall have authority to' defend suits brought agains~ the Town, artless o~;herwise or~lere~l by a vote of the Town. SECTION 2. The Sdlectmen shall annually cause a report ~o he printed which shall contain a s~atement of their doings during ~e preceding financial ?ar; the report of the School Committee and of such other o~cers, i)oards and committees as are required to ~nake reports; the list of jurors as prepare~t by the Selectmen; a report of all Toum ~leetings held s,nce the publicavion of the last Annual Town I~eport; the regulations of the Board of Health and of the Board of Water Con]missioners; the BysLaws of the Town; and such other ~natters as they deem expedient or as the Towu ye;es to iuse~.t. Sai.,l report shall k~e bo~nd in p~/mpl21et form, and shall be ready for dlsti%utiou among ~he taxpayers a; least seven clays bek fore the Annual Town Meeting. Article Ilk S~;eTIo~ 1. The Selectmen shall annually, during the month of March, appoint at least five police ollicers, a6d a Chief of Police The latter sh;~ll have genera/ supervqsion and direction of the con- stables and police of~cers of thc Town, S~,:2'~ON 2. The Select~nen may make such rules and regula- aliens as they deem n~cessary, un(ler the 14evised Laws, in relation to the passage of carriages, sleighs, street cars or other vehicles through the sta'eets and ways of the To,an, or the use of sleds or other vehicles fo~ c~,asting therein. An.y violation of said rttles and regulations shall be pllaished b~- a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars. S~CTIO~ 3. No person shall keep a shop for the purchase, sale or bsa'let of junk, old metal or second-hanoi art~cles~ or shall go frown house to house collecting or proem'hag by purchase or barter any NonTn ANDOVER. such articles, without a written license from the Board of Select- men. The fee for such license shall be one dollar. Each license shall continue in force until the first day of May next ensuing unless sooner revoked by the Selectmen. Src?~oN~ 4. No person shall behave in a rude or disorderly manner, nor use loud, profane or indecent language, nor throw stones, snow bails or other missiles in any street or other public place. SEc,rto~ 5. So person shall loiter upon any sidewalk, street or way of the Town, or upon private property thereto adjoining with- out the consent of the owner thereof, after he has been requested by a constable or police officer to depart. ~ECTION 6. ~O person shall pasture cattle or other animals either with or without a keeper, upon any of the streets or ways of 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. Article IV. Src'r~o~ 1. The financial year of the Town shall begin with the first day of January and end with the 31st., day of Dece~nber. and for the pay~nent of hills contracted by the several departmente fro' ordinary expenses, during the interval between the close of the financial year and the time of making the next annual appropri. ations~ the Selectmen shall have authority to draw from any avail. able funds in the hands of the Treasurer, and the amount so drawn shall be charged against the said naxt annual appropriation for the department for which such draft shah have been made; but in no case shall suoh expenditure for any pm'pose exceed one-sixth of the amount appropriated for that purpose at the Annual Town Meeting in tho preceding year. SECTION 9.. NO money shall be paid from the Town Treasury, except the state and county taxes and bank discount, without a war. ran* therefor signed by the Selectmen. ~v-~xws. 159 Sr. cv~o.~ 3. All promissory notes of the Town shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen. S~cxros 4. All Town officers, boards and co~nmittees, who in any way receive or expend money belonging to the Town, shall keep a record of theh' official acts, and an account of their receipts and ex- 'penditures; they shall make an annual report to the Town in season to be audited and incorporated into the Annul Town Report. SECT~O~ 5. All Town officers, bo;~rds and com~nittees, who shall receive money in behalf of the Towu, shall pay to the Treas- urer monthly, and oftener if so requested by ~he Selectmen, all money so received. All other persons who shall have in their pos- session money belonging to 'he Town shall pay the same forwith to the Town Treasurer. SECTION 6. The Superintendent or other official charged by the Board o~ Water Commissioners with the duty of collecting and receiving money due the Town, shall give a bond in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the Board of Selectmen. S~cT~ox 7. The Selectmen and the Auditor shah constitute a committee ;n be known as the Finance Committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare a table of estimates of expenses for which appro- priations 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 Selectmen, who shall incorporate said report in the Annual Town Report. Srcxxor 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 transmit said bills with his certificate to the Selectmer, who shall draw their warrant on the Town Treas- re'er authorizing payment thereof; to examine she books and ac- counts of all town offiCers~ boards and committees receiving and ex- pending money; to investigate the condition of all funds and trust funds held for the benefit of the Town. He shall veri~y the amount NOt, TH ANDOVI,:IL of funds in the hands of the town officers, boards and commitS;ecs by actually counting the cash in their possession, and by personal ap- plication at banks of deposit, shall ascertain the amounts held there_ in to the credit of the Town. He shal! repor; to the Town in de_ tail under each departmee; all receipts and expenditures by Town for the previous financial year. S~:cT~o~ 9. No ofllce~ board or committee of the Town shall have any pecuniary interest, either direct or indirect, personally Or through another person, in any loan, contract or employment of any sort matte by, with or for tt~at department to which his or its duties appe~ain. All contracts or employments made in violation of this By-Law shall he void as to the Town, anti no bills therefor shall be approved, a~dited or paid. Article V. S~CT~OS 1. The assessment of taxes sh~ll be completed and tbe tax list and warrant shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes on or before the fifteenth day of August, and thc tax bills shall be distributed on or before the second day of September in each year. Sr~cr~o~ 2. The Collector of Taxes shall use all means and processes provided by law for the collection of taxes remaining un- paid after the first day o~ January in each year. SnCT~O~ 3. The compensation of the Collector of Taxes shall be fixed annually by vote of the Town. Article VI. Srcxu0~ 1. The Board of Selectmen may declare any sewer laid in any land; street or way, public or private, oPened or pro- posed 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 authorized by law to lay and maintain common sewers. uv-l~aws. Ifil S>:CTION '2, The Board of Hea,lth may ruake and elfforce reg- nlations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage and its connection with public sewers, if a pubiie sewer abuts the esta[e to be drained. S~:CTm~ 3. No person shall enter hisdrain into any common sewer without a written license front the Board of Selectmen; and any person onterlug under such license shall comply with such rules and regulations as to material anti construction as the Board of Selectmen may prescribe. Said Board may close any drain enter- ing a common sex'er for failure to comply with the provisions of this By-Law. No excavation shall be made within a public way in connect- ing snch private drains with a common sewer except under the di- rection of the Highway Surveyor or other persons having charge of the streets of the Town. Article VII. S~:CTm~ ]. No person shall open any hydrant of the water~ works system of the Town without written permission previously obtained from the Board of '~Va~er Commissioners; provided, how- ever, that nothing in this sec;ion 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 fi~e. Article VIII. SECTION ]. The following shall be the device of the Town seal: In tho center of a double circle the inscription, "incorporated April 7th, 1855;" in the mm'gin without the inner circle the legend, ,'Town of North Andover~ Massachusetts. Article IX. S~cTtos 1. The violation of these By-Laws, except such as by their terms provide a penal~y for the breach thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twen~' dollars. 162 ~ORTH A~DOVER. S]~CTIOi~' 2. These By-L~ws 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. S~CT~Or 3. All By-Laws heretofore made and adopted are hereby repealed. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACIIUSETTS. Essux ss. SUPERIOR COURT. The foregoing By-Laves having been examined axe approved by the court. Attest: N;vember 16, 1908. JAMES P. HALE. Ass't Clerk. NOI~T~ A/qVOYrl~ MASS., NOV. 23, 1903. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the By Laws of the Town of :North .4ndover as accepted by the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held March and., 1908, and approved by the Superior Court November 16th., 1903, Attest: JAMES W. LEITCH, RJS£~O~MIgNI)ATIONS OF THE I*INANCE COMMITTI~E. 16~ Appropriations l~ecommended by the Finance Committee. APPROPRIATION Assessors, $600 00 Auditor, 250 00 Animal Inspector, 100 00 Board of IIealth Officers, 90 00 " Expenses, '200 00 Clerk of Town, 150 00 Collector of Taxes, 800 00 Contiugent Fund, 4,000 00 l)iscount on Notes, 2,000 00 Election Expenses, 250 00 Fish Warden, 5 00 Fire Department, I~800 00 Fire Engineers, 150 00 Forest Fire Warden, 25 00 Janitor of Town Hall. 200 00 Lighting Streets, 3~000 00 Memorial Day Fund, 200 00 Poor Overseers of, 225 00 " Superintendent of, 500 00 " Support of, 5,000 00 & Receipts Public Library, 1,200 00 & Dog Tax Police Departmen*, 1,200 00 Registrars of Voters, 150 00 No. Andover Improvement Society, 500 00 County Co~mnissioners award R. R. ave., 588 37 State and Military Aid, 800 00 State and County Taxes, 11,000 00 Selectmen, 475 00 Treasurer~ 500 O0 Tree Warden Expenses, 1,000 00 Amount carried ./brward, $38,908 87 N OP~TIt' A NI)OV I~ 1¢. Amount brought forward, $38,908 37 " Salary, 100 00 'Water Commissioners, 300 00 Interest of XVater Loan Bonds, 5,680 00 Water Loan Sinking Fund, 3,000 00 Maintenance and Construction of Water Works, Receipts h'om Water Rates- School Teacher~ Janitors, Fttei and Repairs, $21,000 00 School Superintendent and Committee, 900 00 Union School Loan, From Uncollected Tax, 1,000 00 Highway Surveyor, 1,200 00 Streets, Highways and Bridges, 3,500 O0 Macadamizing 5,000 O0 Sidewalks, 1,500 O0 Surveying, 150 00 Pathing Snow, Court Expenses, Redeeming Water Bond No. 1, 1904, From Uncollected Taxes. Railway Excise Tax of 1905 '225 00 1,000 00 JAMES C. POOR, 'l PETER HOLT, ~ Finance PATRICK P. DAW, ~, C~ommitte~. ALBERT B. HANSON, ~ TOWN WARRANT. COMMON~VEALTH OF ~ASSACIIUSETTS, ESSEX To ]~ither of t]~e (J'onstables of t]~e Tow~ of l~rortA Andover: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said North Andover qualified by la~v to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in Town l/all in said Town, on Mouday, the sixth day of March next commencing at 10 o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to act on the ~o]]owing articles, viz: ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. ART. 2 To elect Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer~ Highway Surveyor, one School Committee for three years, Collector of Ta~res~ Constables, Auditor, one Trustee of Public Library Ior three years, one Water Commissioner for three years~ and all other Town officials quired by la~- to be voted ~or by ballot. Also to vote on the question, "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" All the above, except Moderator, to be voted for on one ballot, in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Revised Laws of Massachusetts. The Polls will be open a~ 10 o'clock A. ~., and may be closed at two o'clock r. ~. Aa~. 8. To elect a Tree Warden, Field Drivers, Fence Viewers, and all other Town officials not required by law to be elected by ballet. AgT. 4. To see if the Town will accept the report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town as present, ed by the Seleet~nen and Auditor. AgT. 5. To see what action the Town will take in regard to unexpended appropriations. ART. 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the recommendation of the Finance Oommittee. ART. 7. To see what stun of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the use nf the several departments for the current year, to wit: Schools, School houses, Highways and Bridges, Sidewalks, Support of Poor, and all other necessary and proper expenses arising in said Town for the current year. ART. 8. TO see if the Town will authorize the Select~nen and Treasurer, jointly, to hire money te~nporarily in anticipation of taxes to be assessed for the earrent year. A~T. 9. To see if the Town will vote to attthorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow during the municipal year beginning March 6th, in anticipation of tlte collection of taxes of said year, the sum of sixty-five thousand ($65,000.00) dollars, giving the notes of the Town thereof payable within one year from date thereof. All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year. AgT. 10. To see if the Town will accept the list of names for jurors as prepared, posted and presented by the Selectmen. A~T. 11. To see what compensation the Town will pay for labor on Highways for the ensuing year. A~:~. 12. To see Wha$ compensation the Town will pay the members of tho Fire Engine companias for the ensuing year. An~. 18. To see what actiou the Town will take in re_ regard to inducing the prompt payment of taxes. ART. 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to expend a sum not to exceed one hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars, for clerk hire. Ann,. 15. To see if the Town will appropriate Two hundred (200) dollars, for the purpose of Memorial Day next, and appoint a committee to take care of the same. On petition of ~'rank W'. Eaton and others. AnT. 16. To see if the Town will direct the Highway Sur~'eyor to macadamize and ftu'ther repair Marblehead street as shall be otherwise needed, beginning at the Boston and Maine Railroad, and raise and appropriate one thousand (81,000) dollars therefor. Upon the petition of Albert F. King and others. A~T. 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build a concrete sidewalk on Clevelancl street, running from Main to Saunders streets. Upon petition of James M. Craig and others. ART. 18. To see if the Town will vote to macadamize all or any part of Sutton and Pond streets as each is a continuation of the other~ from a point in Sutton street near the residence of James J. Pinega% where macadaraizing in said street now ends, to the entrance of the Richard Russell estate on Bradford street. And r~ise and appropriate mt, ney for the said purpose. Upon petition of George E. Kunbardt and others. AnT. 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept Troy Road leading from Thorndike street to Columbia Road and appropriate money for the same. Upon petition of ]~fiehael McDermot and others. A~T. '20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money to construct a surface drain from the corner of Middlesex street and Railroad Avenue to Main street with catch basins at suitable places. Upon petition of John W. Morris and others. AnT. 21. To see what action the Town will take in regard to appointing three permanent Police o~cers. Recommendation of Selectanen. Aa~. 9,'2. To see if thc Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of five hundred ( $500 ) dollars to be expended hkr the kN-orth Andover Improvement Society in the improvement of parks and public places, and in the plantil~g and care of trees in p~blic ways. under the direction of the Tree Warden. Upon petition of Harry R. Dow and others. ART. 23. To see if the Town will ¥ote to raise aud appropri- ate a sum o~ money suflicient to erect a Primary schoolhouse some- where near Steven's Village for the benefit of the smalt children in anti near Steven's Village. Upon petition of George Stone and others. A~. '24. To see i~ the Town will vote to ~uthorize the .School Co~nmit~ee ~o fit up, furnish and use for the business of the School depart~nent ~he upper story of the Town huilding or the Town tene- ment house on Main sU'eet, and raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ( $1000 ) dollars therefor. Upon petition of School Committee. ART. 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water Commissioners to purchase and install a new Pumping Engine at ~e Pumping Station, and issue bonds to the a~nount of six thous- and ( $6000 ) to pay for the same. A~r. '26. To see if the Town will vote to extend its Water Suppl~' system from the corner of Green and Parker streets along Green stree* to a point opposite the residence of E. W. Greene, and provide money to meet expense caused by the same. Upon petition of Ja~aes W. Leiteh and others A~. 27. To see if the Town will vote to extend its Water system on Milk street from Chestnut street through Milk street to Johnson street. Upon petition of Edward Adams and others. A~r. '28. To see if the Town will vote to extend its sysSem of Water ~'orks h'om the residence of H. M. Whittier on ldssex street to the residence of Mrs. W. H. Salsbury on Bradford street and authorize the Water Commissioners to issue bonds to the amount of two thousand ( $2000 ) dollars or such part thereof as may be uecessary to pay for the same. Upon petition of H. M. Whittier and others. A~r. 29. To see if ti:e To~vn uql] extend its Water syste~n by laying a water main from a poh~t on Osgood s~reet near the re- sidence of Arthur Clmdwick to Bradford Street~ and lhence up Bradford st, rc~ to the residence of George E. Davis and Mrs. Na- thaniel Gaye: and appropriate fi~teen hundred ($~5t~0) dollars there~or~ or otherwise provide for Vhe cost of the same. This upon a guarantee of four per t'~n~ on c.~st of cvns~ruction. Upoa petition of George E. I)~tuis and others. AwL 80. To see if the Town will vote to extend its Wat,e.t system on Johnson street to tile residence of ]. E. Reym,]ds and through Rea and Chestnut streets to Turnpike street and provide money ( $7,000 0O ) seven tbeusand dollars to pay for l~he same. Upon petition of l)enman Blanchard and others. Al{'r. 31. To see if the Towo will vote to extend its Water s?stem from the junction of Essex street through South Bradfe:'d street to the residence of James Glennie and from Pond school house through Winter street to the residence of Calvin Ilea and provide money to meet the expense (,f the same. Upon petition of James Glennie a~;d others. Awr. 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sore of one hundred ten ( $110.00 ) dolbtrs to purchase a hose ptmg' for the use of the Eben Sutton Engine Company. l?pon petition of the engineors. AgT. ~;~. To see if the Town will vote to raise aud appropri- ate the sum of four hundred ( $400.00 ) dollars to make needed re pairs and improvements at, t, he Ehen Sutton Sutton Engine house. Upon petitim~ of the Engineers. A~;r. 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate tl~e stun of one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars to make needed repah's at the Cochichewiek Engine house. Upon petition of the Engineers. AaT. 35. To sec if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of one hundred eighty ($180.00) dollars for the purchase of a new tire hose to replace a like a~nount of old hose. Upot~ peti- tion of the Engineers. A~'r. A6. To see if the Town will vote to raise an~t appropri- ate the sum of five thousand ($5,000 00) dollars for the purchase of a pair of horses for the Cochiehewick Engine Company and for making the repairs and altera6ons at Cochiehewiek Engine house incident to proparly carin~ for said horses. Upon petition of Pat- rick .1. t !asey and others. ART. :;7. To see if the Town uill vote to erect and maintain a street light near the bridge on I{iverview sU-eet and raise ~nd appro- pria*e a sum of money therefor, Petkion of Patrick McCray and orher.~. A,d you are directed to serve tills warrant by posting a true and t;ttestcd copy thereof at the Town Hall anti arrive or more pub- lic places in each precinc; of the Town not more than fifteen nor less tha, ten days before the time ot~ holding saki meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant. wkh your doings thereon to the Town Cl?k at the tirae and place of holding saki meeting. (dvc~ under our hands in said North Andover, Massachusetts, this thirteenth day of February, in the year nineteen hundred and .lAMES C. POOR PETER. HOLT PATRICK P. DAW Selectmen Town of' 2V'orth Andover, 21fassachuaetts. CONTENTS. Appropriations Recommended ............................ 1~i3 Assessors' Report ....................................... 90 Auditor's Certificate ..................................... Auditor's l~eport ....................................... 54 Board of IIealth, Report of the ........................... Cattle Inspector's Report ................................ By-Laws .............................................. 15~; Engineer's Report ...................................... 92 Engineers ......................................... 95 Ilorse Expenses .................................... 94 Records of Alarms and Fires ......................... Location of Boxes ................................. 9~ Support of Fire Dep~rtrne~lt .......................... 9:2 Financial Statement ..................................... Forest Fire Ward's Repo~% ............................... 107 List of Juror's .......................................... Memorial ])ay Uom~dttee ................................ Me~norial Day- Fund ..................................... Overseer's Report .................................... 82 Almshouse expenses ................................. 82 Paid Cities and Towns .............................. Paid t~ Public Instimf~ns .......................... 86 Police Dqmrtmen~ ...................................... Public LiLratkv, l?.eport of Tr,t.~tees ........................ 115 tIeeord of Town 3Ieeting ................................ School Co*~mfittee, Report of ............................. ' 17 School Superintendent, Report of ..................... Expenditures of Schools ............................ [mtnized Account of Teaci~ers, .Ianito~s and Fuel ........ Itemized Account of Repairs and Supplies .............. 83 Itemized Account of Books and Stationary .............. 83 School Calandar .................................... Table of Attendance ................................ Record of Graduates of Johnson High School ........... '23 High School hnpro~,ement Account ................... 37 School Property .................................... 190 Truant ()fticer~s Report .............................. ?9 Selectmen's Report ..................................... 39 Contingeat Fund .................................. 48 Election Expenses .................................. 42 Fire .Station ...................................... 45 · Memorial Day ..................................... 44 State and County Taxes ............................ 46 State Aid ......................................... 47 'Free V~arrlen Expenses .............................. 48 North Andover Improvement Society .................. 45 Lighting Streets .................................... 47 Janitor Town Hall ........ : ........................ 45 Interest on Water Loan Bonds ....................... 46 Nm~h Andover Public Library. ......... - ............. 48 Discount and Interest ............................... 46 ~Vater Loan Sinking Fund ........................... 48 Board of Heal~;h Expenses ........................... 52 Town ()i-tleer's ~alaries ........................... 40-41 Highwa3, Surveyor's Report .............................. Street Depar;ntent Expeuditures ..................... 78 Schedule and Valuation of Town Propert&* ............ ..... 120 Town Clerk's Statement ................................. Town Oflicers .......................................... T,~× Collector's lleport ................................ 57-§9 Town Notes ........................................... 67 Town Warrant ........................................ 165 Treasurer's Report ...................................... Water Works Account .............................. 65 Public Library Acco~mt ............................. · 65 Moses Towne School Fund ........................... 66 Sewer Assessments ................................. 66 Taylor Fund ....................................... 66 Tree Warden's R,eport .................................. 109 Village Improvement Society Repor; ...................... 108 Water Commissioner's t{~port ............................ 128