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Home My WebLink About1882 Annual Town Report 5I?I-IE AUD1TORS'~'REPORT OF' T~E AND EXPENDITURES OF TIlE Tows OF NORTH ANDOVER, FOK THE :Fl?AR I?,'VDfNG ' l~'l?BR UAl? 1~ 14. 1882, AND ~UPPLEMENT TO AUDITORS'H~POaTFOR.YgARE~B~H8 F~B,I~, 1881,~- LAWRENCE, MASS.: AUDITORS' REPORT 'REGEIPTS AND EXPENDITUBE$ OF TI-%E TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, FOIl TIiE &ND '~[IPPLEMENT TO AUDITORS' REPORT FOR Y~AR END[NC F~:B, 15, 1881. LAWRENCE, MASS.: SUPPLEME IT TO AUDITORS' REPORT, FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 15, 1881. By a vote of the Town at the Annum Meeting, held in March, 1~81, the Auditors' Report~for the year ending Feb. 15th previous, was recommitted to the Auditors to be revised, reprinted and distributed to the voters of the Town, for their acceptance before the Annual Meeting in March, 1882. Such recommittal was occasioned by the desire of the School Committee to have ccrtaiu changes made as to the ~inancial showing of their department, and to make a slight addition to the Report which was unintentionally omitted by the Audi- tore when the Report was printed. Although the vote of the Town was, in fact, an instruction to the Auditors to reprint the whole Report in its revised form, yet the Auditors were of the opinion that all alleged defects could be cured by adding a Supplement to the Report presented last year, thereby saving the Town more than one hundred dol- lars expense, and have the Report equally acceptable. Acting under that opinion, we present the following Supple- ment, which together with the. Repor.t made last year, we ask the voters of the Town to accept as the Auditors' Report for the year ending Feb. 15th, 1881, Viz.: In the Report of lasS year the amount of $860.00 paid to A. D. Swan, for insurance, is charged to the Merrima¢ School, whereas it should be charged to the Town House account, which will make the expense of the Merrimac School $4,309.11, 4 AUDITORSj REI~ORT. instead of $4,669.11, and the Town House aceount'$590.79~ instead of $230.79. In the last Report, under the School Department, it reads as follows: Amount appropriated March-1, 1880, for School Department~ ............................. $8~500 09 Amount of orders drawn in School Department,.. · 10,265 8~ Amount of orders overdrawn, ................... 1~765 86. It should read as follows: · Amount appropriated March l, 1880, for School Department, ............................. $8,500 00' Amount from Mass. School Fund ............... 201] 48 " " John Parkhm'st, tuition,. .......... 40 0(} " " George W. Kittredge, supplies, . ... · 7 60. ~' " Wm. J. Dale, Jr., grass, .......... 3 00 $8,754 Amount of orders draw~ in School Department, to Feb. 15~ 1881, ........................... $9.805 86~ Amount of orders overdrawn, .................. 1,051 78 Thc amount paid to the School Committee for their services was also charged to the School Department, and is included in tlxe above amount of orders dr~wn, whereas ~.t has usually been charged, as ofllccrs' services. The Auditors are of the opinion that it should be charged to the School Department, and there- fore leave that amount as it appeared last year. When it was known that Andrew Smith was a defaulter as Town Treasurer, the. Selectmen took possession of the books. an'd money that he had on hand, and appointed Joseph P. Blake Town Treasurerl to whom they passed the same, and he, held the office until lhe Annual Meeting iu March, 1880, when Herbert W. Field was elected Treasurer. Although Mr. Blake.. transa.cted no business as Treasurer, .,,'bt his account with the Town should have appeared in the last Report; but as Report was presented at the meeting of tile Aullitor% as is. AUDITORS' REPORT. 5 customary for the Treasurer to do, the matter was forgotten, accordingly we now present to the Town the following: Jos~ru P. BLAKE, TOWI~I TREASURER. ~880. .Dr. Feb. 13th, cash recei{~ed from Selectmen, ........ $233 15 deposited in Bay State National Bank,.. 1,389 1~ $1,622 28 IN ACCOUNT WITH Town o~' NORTH A~'/DOVER. x850. March 2d, paid Herbert W. Field, Town Treasurer, cash,. ............................ $233 1,~. paid Herbert W. Field, Town Treasurer, deposit in Bay State National Bank... 1,389 13 $1,622 .'28 The foregoing constitules the Supplement to the Report of last year, which in connection with that Report we respectfully submit to the Town for acceptance as the Auditors' Report for year ending Feb. 15, 188I. M. S. JENKINS, NATHANIEL PETERS,~ AUnrTORS. J. GILBERT CHADWICK, AUDITORS' REPORT. FEBRUARY :~4, 1882. The Auditors of the Town of North Andover having examined the various accounts of the Town Officers for the financial ye.ar ending Feb. 14, 1882, and finding them all correctly kept, with satisfactory vouchers for the same, respectfully submit the following Report to the Town for their aceeptsnce. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. AMOUNT PAID FOR SCHOOLS SINCE LAST REPORT. High Schsol. Paid George N. Cross, teaching 22 weeks 2 days ........ ................ $560.00 Charles 8. Palmer, teaching 28 weeks,.. 700.00 Annie L. Sargent, " 47 weeks,. · 470.00 Edward Butterworth, teachlugmusio,.. 51.50 Orin F. Spofford, janitor, ............ 150.00 Edward McKone, coal, ............. 215.04 Edward Adams, wood, ............. ] 0.50 Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor, ...... 22.86 John H. Rea, stock and labor, ....... 6.06 George S. Merrill, printing, ......... 2.25 .Amount carried forward, $2,188.21 AUDITORS~ RE:POInT · Amount brought foi~vard ]Paid S. A. Ellis, tuning piano, .... ' ....... $ '2.50 Dyer & Co., " " ........... '2.50 C. C. Tompkins, drugs, chemicals, etc., 14.50 Journal Newspaper Co., advertlsing,.. 3.00 George 2. Cross, supplies,. .......... 65 John W. Richardson, supplies, ........ 15 Edward W. Green, " . ...... 4.15 E. S. R~tchie, '~ ....... 53.71 Charles S. Stearns, " ....... 2.33 ~lohn G. Brown, " ....... 7.25 Town & Fuller, " . ...... 1.50 Davis & Furber, " : ...... 4.83 Merrimac School, Paid A]l'red L. Smitl~, teachiag 47~ weeks $1,,181.58 Emma I'. Cheney~ " 17 " 212.50 Jessie B. F. Green, Hannah C. Carleton, " 43 Laura A. B,~iley, " 43 " Mary E. Quealey, " 43 " Annie G. Card, " 43 Annie M. Osgood, " Georgianna Bassett~ Jennie I. Kershaw, ', 7 " Phineas Foster, janitor, ............. Arthur Stott, ~'.... ..... .... Geo. H. Monlton, '~ ............. J. Q. 5loultou, cleaning and sweeping~ Edward McKoae, coal, .............. Charles S. Foster, wood .............. ~ew England School Furnishing Co., seats and desks, ............... 278.67 516.00 504.00 451.50 480.00 497.25 182.00 47,60 126.00 14.50 14.00 125.88 '224.00 9.81 189.50 .,4mount carried forward, $2,188.21 $2,285.28 $4~947.79 AUDITORS~ REPORT. Amount brought forward, Paid Davis & Furber, stock, . .......... $44.42 Phineas Foster, stock and labor, .... 17.55 Aarou G. Rca, " " .... 28.28 Samue! HoIroyd, shock, labor, paint- ing, .......................... 86.57 ~vVil]iam Flynn~ labor~. ............ 16.00 Henry Keniston, stock and labor,... 14.00 C~. B. Smart & Co, stock and labor au £urnacc ..................... 190.28 EdWard W. Green, freight on grates, 5.84 Henry Riley, drawing gravel, ...... 54.00 4]eorge G. Adams, services, ....... 3.00 C. A. Mctca~f, supplies, ........... · 2.80 Edward W. Green. supplies ......... 4.65 · John G. Brown, " ........ 12.06 Tompkins & Mann, " ........ 40.17 John W. Richardson," ........ 2.41 Town & Fuller, " ........ 1.34 -$4,947.79 $5,47i.16 Paid Centre School. Emily F. Carletou, teaching 51 weeks, Mabel E. Blake, teaching 51 weeks~ James L. Kimball, janitor~ ......... Edward McKone, coal, ............ Edward Adams, wood, ............ James L. Kimball, ~tock and labor~.. S. F. Holt, stock and labor, ....... G. B. Smart & Co., stock and labor, H. H. Bishop, supplies, . .......... I. F. Osgood, books and supplies,... Boston School Supply Co.] supplies, Baker, Pratt & Co., supplies ........ Joseph Huse & Son, fl~rnace grate,.. $637.50 503.35 112.70 169,00 33.80 32.90 1.75 18.41 .75 1.30 3.75 4.83 9.35 $1~529.39 AUDITORS' REPORT. 9 Farnh am ' School. ~aid ]~I. lqetti9 Berry, teaching 51 weeks, $459.00 John J. Foster, janitor, ............ 21.25 B. H. Farnum, wood, ............. 31.50 H. H. Bishop, stock and labor, ...... 75 James L. Kimball, labor, .......... 4.50 D. A. Carleton, supplies, .......... B.35 $519.35 Kimball School. l~aid Jessie B~ F. Green, teaching 26 weeks, $250.00 M. Alice Pollard, teaching '25 weeks, 208.00 John A. Beneker, janitor, .......... 13.00 Lawrence G. Lacy, wood, .......... ' 25.75 J. L. Kimball. labor, .............. 3.25 I. F. Osgood, books and supplies,... 1.00 D. A, Carleton, supplies~ .......... 2 05 8503.05 Pond School. Paid I-lannah F. Carleton, teaching 51 weeks, ........................ $408.00 Freddie Hermann, janitor, . ........ 6.50 James ~{anion, ~' ......... 4.00 Natt. Foster~ '~ ......... 4.50 Wendell Tattle, ,, ......... 2.00 John P. Foster, wood,. ............ 15.40 Joseph Carleton, stock and labor,... 18.60 Henry Quimby, stock ............. 16.95 L. t/unWon & Son, clock,. ........ 2.50 D. A. Carleton, supplies, ........ .. 2.35 8480,80 River School. Paid Carrie Wi Needam~.teachlng 51 weeks 8386.00 ~eorge I). Hayes, janitor, ......... 13.00 George L. Barker, wood, .......... 13.50 Town & Fuller, supplies, .......... 1.15 John W. Richardson, supplies, ...... 70 Edward W. Green, supplies, ........ 75 $415.10 AUDITORS~ REPORT. ~ Union School. l:'aid Jennie I, Kershaw, teachings. · .~.... $200.00 Edward McKone, coal, ............ 14.00 George L, Barker, wood ........... 11.00 13. A. Metcalf, hand bell ............ 95 /q'. E. School Furnishing Co., supplies 10.75 Davis & Furber, pump ............. 7.00 John W. Richardson, supplies, ...... 1.25 L. D. DeMurs, clock, . ............ 3.00 Union School House. Amount appropriated Mar..7,.1881, for new school house, . ..... · ...... ................... Paid Pedriok & Closson, school house lot, $200.00 games T. Johnson, recording deed,. 1.00 Patrick P. Daw, contract on school house .......................... 1,54b.40 P. P. Daw, extra labor on school house 104.19 Henry Keniston, contract on cellar to school house ........ 271.08 " " extra labor on school house,. .......... 36.00 George G. Adams, plans and specifi- cations ........................ 15.00 C. H. Littlefield, services ........... 4.00 He~nry Riley, drawing gravel,. ...... 10.00 Henry Keniston, stock and labor, ... 28.40 Excelsior School Furnishing Co., seats and desks, ..................... 129.72 g. A. Smart, agent,'f~suranee, ..... 18.7;5 Joseph Twombly, stock and labor... 9.75 G. B. Smart & CO., stock and labor, 39.61 James Brierley, " " 88.95 George Wilton, '~ ', 25.50 Overdrawn appropriation, .............. $'2,000.00. $2,522.85~ Incidental Expensea ~Paid Edward Butterworth, teaching music, $205.00 Geo. L. Harris, truant officer ....... 10.00 S. F. Holt, truant officer ........... 5.00 George S. Merrill. printing School Report, ....................... 53.50 Briggs & Ailyn, glass. &c.,. ....... 19.50 S. F. Holt, storing school furniture, 12.00 Edward W. Green, postage, stationery, &c.~ .......................... 5.75 Pedrick and Closson. gravel ........ 12.00 l~klward Butterworth. books and sup- plies .......................... 14.70 Josselyn's express,. ............... 1.00 Ginn. Heath & Co., supplies~ . ..... 7.70 J. L. Hammett. ,, . ..... 14.50 I. F. Osgood, -. . ..... 5.91 Pulsifer, Jordan & Wilson, supplies, 20.70 Edwards & Linnel]. ,, 10.46 /q'. E. Schoo! Furnishing Co., " 20.50 11 $418,22 School Coram~tee. Paid Daniel A, Carleton,,services 1880 . · $ 95.00 Edward W. Green, ,' " .. 80.00 Charles P. Morrill, to Oct. 1, 1881,.. 50.00 Edward W. Green, " ,, .. 50.00 Recapitulation. Amount appropriated March 7, 1881, for School Department ............. $9000.00 'From Massachusetts School Fund ...... 208.08 Sawyer Brothers, Tuition ......... §5.00 $275.00 $9,244.08 12 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount of order~ drawn for School Department is follows :- Teaching ........................ ~;9,129.45 Fuel and Janitors ................ 1,373.63 Repairs, hooks and supplies ....... 944.00 Incidentals ...................... 418.22 School Committee, services ........ 275.00 Amount o~' orders overdrawn ........ as l~rrE.--In the above amount of orders drawn for teaching, is~ included the amount of $1,086.65 drawn to pay for teaching during the month of February, 1882. Although orders for that. amount have been drawn by the Selectmen and charged upon their books to the School Department, the Treasurer has not. yet paid them, as the money is not due the teachers until March 1, 1882, and the above amount will appear in the Treasurer's. account as a part of the cash on hand. As in previous reports of the Auditors, the orders d~awn for teaching, have oely cov- ered one year, to wit :--to February 1, of each year, and as this report gives the amount drawn to March 1, of this year, a period of thirteen months, it will appear that the amount of overdrawn orders for one year ending February l, 1882 is $1,809.57. This change arises from the new method ,adopted by the Town Treasurer, for the acco~lmodation of the teachers, $12,140.3~ 2,896.22' AUDITORS~ REPORT. 18 SELECTMENS' REPORT. OFFICERS' SERVICES. Paid Bradford H. Barden, constable, 1880, .$ 20.00 William Gile, constable, 1880 ....... 20.00 Dennis F, McCarty, constable, 1880... 10.00 Samuel F. Holt, constable, 1880 ..... 10.00 Joseph F, Allen, collecting taxes .... . 271.61 Isaac F. Osgood, Town Clerk ........ 50.00 James T. Johnson, Town Treasurer... 150 00 Charles F. Johnson', Selectman ...... 76.00 Calvin Rca, Selectman .............. 81.75 William J. Dale, Jr., Selectman ...... 91.00 Charles F. Johnson, Assessor ........ 64.00 Calvin Rea, Assessor ............... 59.75 William J. Dale, jr., Assessor ........ 57.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT, l~aid George~I. Smith~ topay memtyers .of Company ..................... $~46.80 William E. Dyer, steward ........... 80.25 Frank A. Caen, steward ............ 48.40 ~Enos S. Robinson, engineer .......... 89.94 Joseph Jacobs, jr., coat ............. 55.00 Hall Rubber Co., suction tlose ...... 18.20 William E. Dyer, glass and setting... 9,00 Aaron G. Rea, stock and labor ...... 7.87 A~no~nt ca,Tied forward, $961.11 $400.46 ] 4 AUDITORSp REPORT Amount brought forward, Paid ArielP. Cheney, drawing hose carriage, $7.30 Win. A. Johnson, stock and labor. · ·: 6.50 Stephen Huse, services as driver ..... 6.30 Towne & Fuller, supplies ............ 5.96 Call & True, wood ................. 2.25 Davis & Furber, iron work and oil .... 2.12 James W. Holt, repairs on steamer... 1.75 . Oliver R. Gile, labor ................. 75 $433.39 COCI-IICHEWICK~ lq'O, 2~ Paid Wm. Hargraves, to pay members of Compaoy ..................... $185.85 George A. Towne, steward .......... 27.50 Haft Rubber Co., suction hose ....... 18.20 Edwards & Linnell,. supplies ......... 4.74 George W. Libbey, keys ............ 2.00 Azro R. Durgan, rope, etc ........... 1.08 Edward Adams, sawing wood, 1880.. 1.00 $240.37 ENGINEERS. Paid Oliver R. Gile, services, 1880 ....... $ 10.00 James W. Holt, " ,, ....... 10.00 F. P. Hanaford, "'~ ....... 10~00 ' · Robert Elliot, " " ....... 10.00 John ~r. Carr, " ,' ....... 10.00 a~s~.avom, :~o. 7,' u~os S~a~:~/i'. Paid Henry Kenlston, stock and labor .... $486.93 Edward Adams, teaming stone ....... 86.00 $50.00 $723.76 $522.93 REPORT OF ENGINEERS. The Engineers appointed by the Selectmen report the fire apparatus in good order, and the houses in good repair. It has been the aim of the Engineers to keep everything in good repair, and fit for service at any time. They would recommend that the Hose Carriage be sold, as they have had no use for it for several years. There has been one reservoir built the last year, (~o. 7): at the corner of Union and Marblehead.streets, at a cost of $592.98, and is filled with a good supply of water. There has been three fires ~luriug the year; the first was on Sunday, Dec. 11. 1881. au old dwelling-house on Main street, owned by Ebeu Sutton: unoccupied; total loss; no ~nsurance; cause of fire. incendiary. Second fire was on Satdrday, Dee. 24, 1881; building owned by Wm. G. IIolden, on Middlesex street, used as a broom factory; loss. including tools, $550; insured for $350; cause of fire unknown, Third fire was on V~ater street, in a tenement house owned by Davis & Furber, small amoun~ of damage; fully insured. JAMES W. HOLT,~ F. P. HANAFORD, ~ Engineers. ROBERT ELLIOT, J TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT, Paid Orrin F, Spofford, janitor ........... $100.00 Orrin F. Spofford, supplies'. ......... 80.17 Warren J. Jones, step and setting, etc. 85.00 Samuel Clark~ pump ................ 4.50 MILITARY AID. -Paid Ann ~ood~ aid .................... 44.00 Harriet E. Needham. aid ............ 89.00 Urias Urry, aid .................... 80.00 Patrick~McCar~y, aid ............... 4.00 $169.67 $167.00 TAXES. Paid W. P. Phillips, over-tax, 1881 ...... $79.17 Paid Joseph F, A:llen, collector of taxes, assessed in 1880 ............... 137.64 Joseph F. Allen, collector of taxes, assessed in 1881 ............... 413.18 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. Geo; S, Merrill, printing Valuation. ~ 210.00 Paid Geo.. S. Merrill, printing Auditor's Report ....................... 91.00 Geo. S. ~Ierrill, printing warrants, tax bills, etc ...................... 28.50 Committee on Decoration of Soldiers' Graves ....................... 190.00 3I. S. Jenkins, extra service as Auditor 10.00 H.-F. Barnard, labor and material on table ......................... 14.17 C. H. Littlefield~ surveying streets .... 11.00 Sherman & Bell, advice, Smith case. · 15.00 Warren E. Rice, books and stationery. 8.65 Fred. W. Barry, books and receipts... 6.75 lq.. t~. Morse & Co., vault doors, etc... 125.00 Boston and Maine railroad, freight... 1.20 Isaac F. Osgood. express, stamps, sta- tionery, etc .................... 5.97 Isaac F. Osgoo'd, recording birlhs, marriages and deaths ........... 48.95 Wm. D. Lamb, returning 7 deaths .... 1.75 Joseph F. Allen, returning 16 deaths.. 4,.00 W. W. Colby, returning 26 deaths .... 6.50 $550.82 Amount carried forward. . $683.44 AUDITORS' REPORT. 17 Amount brought forward, $683.4~ Paid Thomas Groom & Co., collector's book $2.00 Chas. F. Johnson~ car f~res, stamps, etc. 9.79 Wm. J. Dale, jr., travelling expenses. 5.40 Samuel Trisden, daraage ............ 2.00 Samuel Clark, repairs on pump, High st 1.50 J.H. Clifford, painting street sign ..... 35 ChaHey Wilcox, repairs on pump ...... 25 $704.73 CHARLES F. JOHNSO~q, ~ Selectmen CALVIN REA. ~ of W. J. DALE: JR., .~ 2~o~th Andover. 1'8 AUDITORS~ REPORT, ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. ~loney raised March 7th, 1881 .......... . Paid Abijah P. Failer, self and team ...... $259.27 Albert Berry, self, men and team .... `221.54 Amos Parker, labor ................ 77.83 Edward B. Evans, labor ............ 75.59 William W. Phelps, self and team .... 71.87 Benjamin H. Farnum ............... 69.50 Edward Adams, men and team ....... 58.43 Rea Brothers, men and ~eam ......... 57,92 William Verrier, labor .............. 54.99 John I.[Farnum .................... 44.00 Henry P.[Ingalls, self and team ...... 42.50 Levi, Goodhue, labor ........... ~ .... 39.60 Peter Holt, jr., self and team ......... 33.75 John~F. Carleton, self' and team ...... 31.00 Joseph ~verill, men and team ....... 30.00 Jonathan H. Fish, labor ............ '26.00 Calvin Rea ........................ 20.85 Julius Bode, self and team ........... 20.`25 Charles Brennan, labor .............. 19.50 Est. Joseph Kittredge, gravel ........ 18.90 Wm. W. Phelps, gravel ............. lS.00 ¥ictor ¢errier, labor ................ 16,50 Henry A. Towne, self and team ...... 15.00 Eli Sal]oway, labor ................. 14.62 James H. McCloy~ labor ............ 11.25 Edward Adams, snow plow, ........ 10.00 John B.~Jeak~ns, self and team ...... 10.00 Samuel Evans, labor ............... 9.75 Charles A. Butterfield,[labor ......... 8.00 .Amount cavr~ed forward, $4,500.00 $1,853.91 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brought forward Paid Orin 2{. Foster, men and team ....... $7.50 Joseph Varter, labor ................ 7.12 Charles A. Metcalf. tools ............ 6.29 Simeon F~)ster, labor ............... 6.00 Leonard Killam, gravel ............. 5.00 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber. .......... 4.52 Judson Reynolds, labor ............. 2.12 Jacob L. Farnum. labor ............. 2.00 · William A. Evans. labor ............ 1.50 Abijah P. Fuller, gravel...: .......... 45 Paid George L. Barker. sell' and team ..... $373,00 Edward Adams, men and team ....... '324.35 H. 5{. Ellis, labor ................. 107.25 Oliver Stevens, men and ~;eam ....... 90.50 George W. Russell, men and team .... 71.75 Harry ti. IIunt~ labor ............... 56.25 John Town, self and team.' .......... 53.62 ~Vm. A.. Russell, men and team...... · 46.50 Wm. ~V. Phelps, gravel and labor.... 30.40 S. M. G. recnwood, men and team ..... 25.12 Eben Sutton, gravel ................ 25.00 John Fiynn, labor .................. 25.00 Rea Rrothers, men and team ......... 24.60 Don 1). Dame, labor ................ 24.00 .Horatio B. Ellis, men and team ...... 22.50 Peter Holt, jr., self and team ......... 18.00 John Hall, labor ................... 16 50 i~Ioses T. Stevens, lumb. er. etc ....... 12.14 John Hopkins, labor ................ 10.50 John P. Foster, labor..~ ............ 9.01 Moses Clark, labor ................. 9.00 Charles S. Evans, labor ............. 9.00 Est. of Joseph Kittrege, gravel ...... 5.40 Amount carried forward, 19 $1,353.91 $1,418.41 $1,394.39 AUDITORS~ REPORT. .4mou~t brought forward, Paid T. P. Rich, labor .................. 94.50 Charles A. Metcalq tools ............ 4.45 Victor Verrier, labor ................ 3.00 Benj. F. Jenkins, labor .............. 9.00 William Verrier~ labor .............. 1.50 George A. Towne, labor ............ 1.50 Michael Lawler, labor .............. 1.50 James M. Horn, labor .............. 1.00 Paid Wm. B. Chadwick, self and team .... 9567.25 Henry Riley~ self and team .......... 222.75 Thomas Murphy, labor .............. 144.75 Patrick Kelley, labor ................ i24.50 Edward Adams, men and team ....... 125.95 Stephen Huse, men and team ........ 12h50 James R. Treat & Co., drain pipe .... 107.58 Daniel Donovan, labor .............. 106.87 Pedrick & Clossou~ gravel; .......... 79.80 John Murphy, labor ................ 72.00 John Tov~, sel~' a~d team ........... 55.75 James Mzlrphy, labor ............... 31.50 John Flynn, labor .................. 98.25 Est. l~athaniel Swi~t~ gravel ......... 18.60 Michael Lawler, labor, .............. 16.50 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber ........... 13.50 John Sweeney, labor ................ 10.50 Charles A. Metcal£, tools ............ 9.35 Arno P. Ellis~ iron work ............ 3.30 Lawrence Lumber Co.~ plank ........ 3.18 John McDu~fie, labor... ............. 2.95 John V. Carr, iron work...% ......... 70 Davis & Furber ..................... 50 Tota~ expenditure Overdrawn ...... ...... ................ 91~394.39 91,408.$4~ 91~864.83 9~,692.08 $192.0S AUDITOI~Sm REPORT. SUTTON STREET BRIDGE. Appropriation March 7, 1881 ............ $848.49 Paid Henry Keuistou, stock and labor on ~ arch .......................... $381.48 Wm. B. Chadwick, self and team ..... 46.00 Wm. B. Chadwick, stone ............ ' 32.50 George Laing, painting railing ....... 8.50 Thomas Murphy, labor .............. 8.25 Daniel Donovan, labor .............. 6.75 · John Murphy, labor ................ 6.00 Joseph Jacobs, jr., lumber .......... 5.59 Eben Sutton, grading ............... 5 70 PAtrick Kelley, labor ......... : ..... 5.25 John McDuffie, labor ............... 3.00 Total expenditure ................... $509.05 Balance unexpended ................. $889.47 Due to P. P. Daw, for building .railing. · $17.17 PATHING SNOW. Paid Abijah P. Fuller ................... $ 19.50 Rea Brothers ..... . ................. 54.60 Frederic Symonds .................. 35.63 Orin N. Foster .... , ................. 27.73 John I. Farnham ................... 21.00 Joseph Aver[Il ..................... 20.85 Daniel Carleton .................... 19.25 Albert Berry .............. ........ 17.4/1 Jacob L. Farnum ..... ~. ............ 15.26 John F. Carleton ................... 14.77 Julius Bode ....................... 13.57 Peter IIolt, jr ................... .. . 11.70 ~ tlmount carried forward, $271.30 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brought forward Paid Milon S. Jenkins .... ............. $10.25 Levi Goodhue ..................... 10.13 He,,ryjF. Ingalls .................. 10.05 Benjamin H. Farnmn .............. '. 9.45 Charles S. Foster .................. 8,21 Edward Adams .................... 7.85 Nathan Foster ..................... 7.72 Jonathan H. Fish .................. 6.90 Lawrence G. Lacy .................. 6.90 William J. Dale, jr ................. 6.00 Daniel F. Stiles .................... 5.77 Jacob Farnum ..................... 525 Daniel F. Harriman ................ 5.00 Frank H, Goodhue ..... · ............ 4.63 John B. Jenkins ................... 4.20 Ira O. Gray ....................... 3.85 William A. Evans .................. 3.37 Edward B. Evans .................. 3.37 William W. Phelps ................. 2.66 Willard Synmnds .................. 2.62 Hiram P. Goodhae ................. 2.55 Moses P. Goodhue ................. 2.55 Charles F. Ada~ns .................. 2.47 Flint A, Symonds .............. ~... 2.40 Samuel Evans ..................... 2.32 Henry J. Gray ..................... 1.65 John L. Killam ............... ; .... 1.27 Ja~nes II. McCloy ..... .............. 90 Paid George L. Barker ................. $59.40 Oliver Stevens ..................... 62.20 Samuel 5f. Greenwood .... ~ ......... 52.50 Edward Adams .................... 33.00 Amongst car~qed forward, $271.30 $411.39 $207.10 AUDITORS~ ~EPOllT. ~4mount brought forward~ Paid Moses T. Stevens ................. $80.85 J. Gilbert Chadwick ................ 27.60 Charles F. Bisbee .... · .............. 21.15 Nathan Barker ..................... 19.50 John P. Foster .................... 18.40 · William A. Russell ................. 12.20 George Tuttle ........... ; ........ 10.27 John C. Fish ...................... 10.06 Nathaniel Gage .................... 9.65 Barker Brothers .................... 9.60 Wilitam W. Phelps ................. 6.60 James A. Montgomery .............. 6.47 Charles W. Foster, ................ 6.45 Winfield S. Hughes ................. 6.37 ~]ugene P. Foss .................... 5.12 Dean Andrews ..................... 5.10 Rutus A. ReyngIds ................. 4.56 Charles O. Heminway ............... 4.50 Hubert M. Whittier ................ 4.35 James H. Towne ................... 3.90 Roland P. Kimball ................. 2.70 George B. Loring .................. 2.50 Edgar R. Tucker ................... 2.25 William H. Rea .................... 2.25 Rea Brothers :., ............... 1.80 James Brierley, 2d... .............. 1.80 John Donnelly ..................... 1.50 J.. Albert Hadley ....... : ........... 1.43 John H. Rea ................ · ...... 1.35 Charles E. Holt .................... 1.00 James H. Reynolds .................. 75 Geol'ge A. Towne ................... 75 George Gould ...................... 75 $207~10 $450,18 AUDITOR8' REPORT. Paid William B. Chadwick .............. $110.00 Johu Flynn ........................ 8.25 John~Town ........................ 6.50 Edward Adams .................... 4.80 Thomas Murphy .................. 3.15 Dennis] Murphy .................... 1.00 $15a.7o $995.22 ABIJAIt P. FULLER, GEO. L. BARKER, WM. B. CHADWICK. Road Commissioners. 25 OVERSEERS' ACCOUNT; OFFICERS' SERVICES. ,Charles F. Johnson, Overseer of Poor, .... $43.50 'Calvin Rea, " " .... 25.00 W. J. Dale, jr., "0 " ..,. 35.00 Peter Strout, salary as Superintendent 3 mos. 125.00 Jacob L. Farnum, " 9 " 375.00 GENERAL EXPENSES AT ALMSHOUSE. Paid J. W. Richardsoa, sugar, .. ........ $25.00 A. P. Fuller, shorts, ........ · ...... 50.61 J. L. Faraum, [ pair oxen, ......... 125.00 J. L. Farnum. from Town Treasurer,.. 120.00 Samuel F. Holt, stock and labor, ..... 61.$I Briggs & Allyn, window fi'ames, .... ', '2.50 E. A. Fiske, wall paper ............. 14.79 Charles Wilcox, iron work, .......... 5.59 Tompkins & Mann, paint and oil, .... 13.23 3oseph Jacobs, lumber~~. ? ........... 34.43 H. Keniston, stock and labor, ....... 210.55 Charles G. Gould, stock and labor, .. 53,03 MEDICAL .ATTENDANCE. ~Dr. ]~Iary B. }lan'is, attendance on Hulda Stevens, ................... $§0.00 'O. T. Howe~ 1~I. D., examination of Casey, insane, .................... 2.20 ~4mount carried forward, $603.50 $716.51 $32.20 AUD1TOR$~ REPORT, Amount brought forward~ Charles P. Morrill, M. D., attendance at Almshouse, ...................... 18.75 Charles P. Morrill, M. D., attendance on Mrs. Sarah J. Townes, ............. 1.00 Charles P. Morrill, M. D., attendance on Martin Moran~ .................... 2.00 Charles P. Morrill, M. D., attendgnce on John A. Woodbury, ................ 3.50 Charles P. Morrill, M. D., attendance on James Conners .................... 2.00 $32.20 $59.4~ RELIEF OUT OF THE HOUSE. Paid for supplies furnished Mrs. Hulda Stevens ...................... $ 48.75 For suppl.ies furnished Mrs. Sarah J. Townes ...................... 64.10 For supplies furnished John F. Lord. 16.69 " " " Mrs. P. Keating. 104.00 " '~ " "P. Donovan. 156.50 " " " J.A. Woodbury. 12.95 " " " Mrs, E.J.Thomas 2.13 " " " Mrs. M~ry A. Emerson, (clxarged to Methuen). 5.00 For supplies furnished Mrs. Mahan, on account of Kelley children, and charged to City of Boston.. 78.00 For supplies furnished and expense of sending Jos. Abbott and family to Canada, and charged to State of For Massachusetts ................. 37.98 supplies furnished Mrs. Luke ttayes, and charged to State of Massachusetts ................ 17.88 AUDITORS' REPORT. 27 CITIES AND TOWNS. ~'ald town of I)anvers for aid rendered Na- talie 'C. Lacronse and children.. $49.05 City of Boston for aid rendered Lucy Brown ....................... 67.00 City of Boston for aid rendered Mich- eel Ryan ..................... 104.00 City of Boston for aid ~ndered Abbie E. Tyler ..................... 104.00 City of Boston for aid rendered Edward Rextrow ..................... 4.00 City of :Boston for aid rendered Au- gusta B. Stevens .............. 1.63 City of Salem for aid rendered Mrs. N. T. Eastman .................. 25.00 City of Lo,yell for aid rendered John Ivory ........................ 4.00 $858.66 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. ~Paid J. L. Falrbank & Co., pauper register, $8.50 RECAPITULATION. Amount appropriated for support of poor March 7, 1881 ................ ' $2~500.00 Officers services ................. $603.50 General expense at Almshouse .... 716.54 Medical attendanca .............. 59.45 Relief out or the house ........... 543.98 · Cities and Towns ............... 358.66 Incidental expenses .............. ' 3.50 $2,285.63 Balance unexpended ................... $214.37 Amount due from State of Mass., for aid furnished ...................... ; $55.$6 CHAS. F. JOHNSON, l Overseers of CALVIN REA, ~ the Poor ~¥, J. DALE, Jm ~ ~Torth Andover. AUDITORSJ REPORT. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH STROUT. PETER' DR. To cash paid~ Supplies to April 1st, 1881, ......... $89.52 Meat, ............................ 6.77 ~Fish, ............................ 1.85 Clothing, ......................... 4.21 Griuding corn, .................... . 2.87 Blacksmith, ........................ 72 Jacob L. Farnum, ................. ~6.79 CR. By cash received-- For Milk~ ........................ . $53.00 Apples, . ..................... 12.25 I~o~atoes, ..................... 10.00 Eggs~ ........................ 5.47 Calf, ......................... 2.00 $82.72' $82o7~ PETER STROI~T, ~2~erinte~dent. AI~DITOR$~ REPORT. 29 TOWN Of NORTH ANDOVER IN ACCOUNT WITH JACOB L. FARNUM, To Cash Paid. Supplies to Feb. 14, 1882 .............. $314.51 Meat ................................ 106.63 Fish ................................ '21.18 Clothing ............................. 78.14 Medicine ............................. 5.20 Furniture ............................ 24.64 -Cows ................................ 90.00 Ca'yes .......... , .................... 16.50 Swine .............. ~ ................ 39.50 Grain ............................... 188.59 Seeds ............................... 14.05 Blacksmith ........................... 29.49 Labor ............................... 109.50 Fertihzer ............................ 36.50 Lumber ........... ; ................. ~ 6.59 Repairs .............................. Tools ............................... t7.88 Drain-pipe ........................... 5.10 Pasturing ............................ 17;00 Coal ................................ 12.00 Barrels . .. 5.10 Incidentals ........................... 29.55 Cash in my hands ..................... 9.81 CE. By Cash Received. From Peter Strout .................... $ 96.79 For Milk ............................ 820.30 Apples .......................... 292.40 Cows ............................ 118.00 Calves ........................... 101.27 $1,219.71 Amount carried forward, $858.76 80 AUDITORS' REPORT° AmounJ brought forward, $858.76 · For Bull ............................. 822.00 Pork ............................ 45.39 Beef .......... ~ .................. 11.12 IIide and Tallow .................. 7.92 Vegetables ....................... 15.95 Eggs ............................ 39.0i Butter ........................... 3.18 Cherries ......................... 2. '25 Vineger ......................... 6.60 Premiums ........................ 22.00 Labor ........................... 41.00 Bricks ............................ 50 From Town of Qulney ................. 24.00 From Treasurer ....................... 129.00 $1,219.71 Jico~ L. I~R~, Superb~tcndent. ~Tt~Tr.--Twenty-seven traveling paupers have been accom- v, udated at the Almshouse, the past year, ending February 14, at an estimated expense of $13.50. The Auditors would sug- gest the most rigid enforcement of the "Tramp Law," in order that our community may enjoy the comfort and safety intended for us by our legislators. If the law is not enforced the effect will soon become apparent, STOCK AND IMPLEMENI'S ON TOWN FARM. One horse ............................ $110.00 One pair Oxen ........................ 1~0.00 Five cows, ~ ~40.00 .................. 200.00 Three cows, ~ $~0.00 .................. 90.00 One cow ............................. 50.00 Two heifers, f& $27.50 ................. 55 00 Amou,nt carried forward, $655.00 AUDITOHS~ REPORT. 31 Amount brougl~t forward, One heifer ........................... 15.00 ~'ive shoats. ~ 85.00 ................... 25.00 One breeding sow .................... .~ 15.00 One hog ............................. 35.00 Forty fowls, f& 50cts .................. '20.00 Farm Implements ..................... 400 00 Furniture, etc., in house ................ 225.00 $655.00 $1,390.00 SUPPLIES ON HAND AT TOWN FARM. Sixteen Wns English hay, (& $22.00 ...... $352.00 Four tons swale hay, ~$15.00 .......... 60.00 Two tons meadow hay, (& $12.00 ........ 24.00 Oat straw .................. - ......... 20.00 Corn fodder ......................... ? 15.00 Two huudred fifty bushels corn on the ear, (& 40cts .......................... 100.00 Five cwt. shorts ....................... 5.00 Four bushels meal ..................... 3.00 Two bushels oats ...................... 1.25 One hundred twenty lbs. beef, ~ 10c~s .... 12.00 Thir£y-two lbs. fresh pork .............. 3.84 One hundred fi£[een lbs. ham ............ 15 80 · Two hundred twenty lbs sugar, (white)... 22,00 One hundred lbs. sugar, (brown) ........ 9,00 Forty ]bs. lard ........................ 6.00 Twenty.six lbs. butter ................. 9.36 Thirty-seven lbs. soap ................. 7,00 Three bushels beans ................... 9.00 Thirty-seven lbs. tea ................... 12.95 Two bbls. flour ....................... 18.00 Fourty-four bushels potatoes ............ 44,00 Amount carried forward~ $786.20 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brought forward, Thirty bushels rata baga turnips ........ $18.00 Eighteen bbls. apples .................. 36.00 Twenty gallons mol~tsses ............... 9.60 Three hundred twenty-five lbs. salt pork.. 89.00 One hundred lbs. salt beef .............. 10.00 Three hundred gallons vinegar .......... 30.00 Three hundred twenty gallons cider ...... 38.40 Twenty-two cider barrels ............... 22.00 Thirty flour barrels .................... 6.00 Other supplies ........................ 10.00 $747/20 $966.20 lqoT~.--About the 1st of April, 1881, Jacob L. Farnam aqd wife, took charge at the Town Farm, and the Auditors take pleasure in commending them for their faithful attention to all interests in their charge, and for the many improvements made under their direction. INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE. Freeman H. Fuller .................... age 82 CharlesW. Teel ....................... "60 Hannah E. Frye ...................... ~ 46 George C. McLaughlin ................ "3i VITAL STATISTICS, The following are the vita[ statistics of the town of North Andover for the year 1881: Number of marriages .................. 29 Oldest g~'oom ...................., 52 Youngest groom .................. 18 Oldest bride ...................... 40 Youngest bride ................... 18 _.Number of births ..................... 68 English pareutage ................. 14, Irish ~ ' ................. 22 S~oteh " , ................ 2 German " .... , ........... , 1 ~N~mber of deaths ........ ~ ............ .36 Oldest person, 84, Joseph Farnham. Six died who were over 75. Ten were of foreign parentage. PUBLIC LIBRARY. Owing to the absence of Eben Sutton in Europe, the Auditors :are unable to furnish the town with any report about the Library. · 34 AUDITORS' REPORT. Dr, jAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer, in account To'cash received-- From Selectmen, ......................... $1,761.62' * Essex Savings Bank, note No. 6, .......... 6,000.00 * Bay State National Bank notes, Xo. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14 ........................ 11,500.01) Orrin F. Spofford, rent of Town Hall, ....... 277.00 Eben Satton, Treasm'er, rent of Great Pond, ( for two years ),. .................... 100.00 DaRiel A. Gleaso~!, Treasurer, Nat'l Bank tax, 6.91 Johnson High School, tuition of Sawyer Bros., 35.00 Joseph F. Allen, Auctioneer's license,. ...... 2.00 ~ Theron Johnson, notes No. 12 and 18 ...... 4;700.00 Merrimack Mutual insurance Co., dividend,.. '7.12 'John G. Brown, ~4me~ioneer's license ........ 2.0¢ Danvers Lunatin Hospital,. ................ Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, Corl)oration [ax, 8,386 50~ " ': '~ Nat'l Bank '- 2,694.83 " " " M[litary aid,.. 44.00 E. Kendall Jenkins, Treasm'er, Dog tax ..... 310.24 Town Of Methuen, Pauper account .......... 5.00 Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, School fllnd, .. 209.80 City of Boston, Pauper account, ............ 78;00 Joseph F. Alien, Collector of Taxes ......... 26,705.3~ $57,828.35 .AUDITORS' nEPORT. 35 :with tho TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER. Gr. .By cash paid, * Essex Savings Bank, note No. 1, . ........ $6,000.00 " " " interest for one year,... '240.00 * Bay State National Banks discount, ........ 168.84 '~ " '~ notes No. 7, 8, 10, ' 11 and 14,. 11,500.00 Daniel A. Gleasoa, Tre~surer~ Corporation tax, 64.20 " " " Nat"l Bank tax, 7.06 Henry A. Davis, se~)ing weights and measures, 7.75 ~ Theron Johnson, note No. 12, ............ 700.00 " ~" intercs~ 30 dsys~ ......... 2.59 " " note No. 5 .............. 4.000.00 "' '~ interest 9 months, . ........ l~0.00 E.:I{endall Jenkins, Treasurer, County tax,.. ~,024.~3 Daniel A. Gleason, Treasurer, State l~x, . ... 1~860.00 Eben Sutton, Treasurcr North Andover Library appropriation, ............... . ......... 500.00 Essex Savings Bank, part prinvjpal of note No. 6, ................. 3,500.00 ~ " " interest on above pa~maeot 40.05 Selectmens' orders for general expenses ....... 10,075.51 " " school, ............... 13,526.00 Overseers' orders for snppot't of the poor, ..... 2,285.63 Castl on hand to balance account, ........... 1,125.99 $57,828.35 JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer. lgORTU ArDOVE~, Feb. 14, 1882. *Sec detailed report of notes. AUDITOIIS~ REPORT. Report of Notes against the Town outstandifig Feb. I$ ]4 DATE. Mar. Dec. ~8, Aprll I, May 2, June 6, July 5, Aug. Sept. 19, Nov. S, To WHOM PAYABLE. Essex Savings Bank, Theron Johnson, Essex Savings Bank, Bay State Nat'l Bank, Thc, r, on Joh, nson, Bay State lqat'l Bank, TIME. Demand, Demand, Demand, 7 Months I Year, I Month, Int. Payable 0er Semi-annqy Annually, Semi-ann'l~, Disc,o~ntedr Annually, Discounted~ Total amount pi interest paid during the year, $S6n42, Total amount hired through the year, ~2~,~o. *I'otal amount paid through the year, St 5,700. Leaving notes now outstanding to the amount of A~DITOI~ S' REPORT. 1581, and Feb. 14, 1882, and Notes paid during the Year. WHEN DUE. W~IEN PA[D, ~EMAEKSo Demand, Demand, Demand, Nov. 4, ~88h Nov. 5, 1881, OcL 9, ~88~, Sept. 8, 1881, Sept. ~5, ~88i, Sept. 19, I882, Dec. 8, ~88I, *April I, ~88~, *Sept. 19, ~88t, ]an. ~3, '82, $3,500 Nov. 4, ~88I, Nov. 5, r88f, Oct. 8, ~88x, Sept. 8, x881/ Sept. 39, ~88~, Dec. 7, ~881, Now outstanding,*$2,5oo No w outstanding, $4,000 Total, *The vote of the Town in t88o, under which these two notes were hired, not being legal, the holders wished them replaced by new notes, under the vote of x88L This was done, as see notes No. 6 and t3' Thus the anaonnt actually hired through the year was ~t2,2oo, instead of $22,200. CHARLES F. IOIINSON, } CALVIN REA, ~ Selectmen. W. J-. DALE, ~g., JAMES T. JOHNSON Treasurer. ~OKTH ANDOYER, Fel). 14, I882. AUDITORS~ REPORT. Dr. JOSEPH F. ALLEN,~in account To ta×es due in 1879 ................ $ 237.01 " " "" 1880 ................ 1,054.08 ,6 Assessors warrant for taxes, 1881.. 27,160.59 -- -- $28,451.68 1N'ORTU Am)ov~, FrR. 14, 1882. Dr. COMMITTEE ON COMMON', in account To Cash Received. Balance on hand~ 3larch, 1881 .......... Geo. 15I. Tattle, on his due bill for wood.. fol' grass ............... $ .89 2.50 4.50 $7.89 TAYLOR FUND. Fund ................................ $100.00 Former income. 68.14 Income for year 1881 .................. 6.78 $1'74.92 A~JDITORS' R, EPORT · 39 with JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer. By Cash for taxes of 1879 ............ $ 237,01 " ..... ' "i880 ............ 954,,08 ~' ~' " " "1881 ............ 25,514.24 Amount of taxes now due and uncollect. ed for 1880 ................ 100100 Amount of taxes now ~lue and uncollect- ed for 1881 ................. Gr. 1,646.35 $28,451.68 JOSEPH F, ALLE~, Collector. JAMES T. JOIINSON, T~'easurer. with the TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER. By Cash Paid. 'Rben Fist[ for labor .................... C-co. H. Tattle, for gravel and labor ..... - ,, ,i two trees and setting the same...,.. .......... ~.... (]ash on hand to balance ................ Gr. $ .60 2.50 3.00 1.79 $7.89 JAS. T. JOHNSON, Treasurer. A1JDI~011S~ gEl'OR'l, TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, Account with Committee on Me~mrial Day. Amount appropriated March 7, 1881 ..... Paid Band for music ................... $ 45.00 Mrs. L. S. Waterman, flowers ...... 20.40 A. B. P. King, hams .............. 10.40 A. P. Cheney, teams ............... 10.00 Geo. S. Merrill, printing ........... 3.00 Hammon Reed, printing ............ '2.00 J. P. Kent, bread ................. 5.00 J. D. W. French, milk ............. 1.20 Asa Swett, coffee .................. 1.00 Towne & Fuller, sugar ............ 1.00 Paul C. Horne, labor .............. 1.00 $100.00 $I00.00 MATHIAS BIXBY, ) ROBERT ELLIOT, ) Committee on WILLIAM LAINC-, ) Memorial Day. AUDITORS' REPORT, 41 Amount of State tax ............ " County tax, ......... '~ Town grant .......... ' ~ Overlay ............. ASSESSORS' REPORT. Whole number of ratable polls, 920. Aggregate of personal estate... ,.. $ 584,685.00 Aggregate of real e~tate ......... 1,686,480.00 -- $2,221,065.00 1,860.00 2~024.78 22,348.49 926.92 Poll tax ....................... Tax on personal estate .......... Tax on real estate .............. Rate of taxation per $1,000 ...... Total number of dwelling houses.. horses.. ..... ... . 6, sheep .......... '~ '~ acres of land taxed 1,840.00 6~664.84 18,655.30 $11.40 689 360 682 136. 15,380x~z $27,160.14 $27,160.14 CHAS. F. JOHNSON, ] CALVIN REA, ~ A~sessors, W. J. DALE, Jm ~ SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY. Town house and land adjoining (includ- ing High school house) .......... $18,000.00 Cochichewick engine house ........... 500.00 Steamer engine hens9 ................ 2,500.00 Library building .................... 500.00 ~lmount carried.forward. $21.500.00 AUDITORS' REPORT. Amount brou~tht forward, Steamer Ebon Sutton apparatus ........ $3,500.00 Two hand engines ................... 500.00 Library' and furniture in Selectmen's office .......................... 800 Standard weights and measures, (2 sets) 200.00 School house property (not ineludin~g high school) .................... 40.000.00 Town farm and buildings ............ 6,,500.00 Safe at town house .................. 175.00 Fittings to vault at town farm ........ 125.00 $72,800.00 $21,500.00 FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN. · LIABILITIES. Notes payable-- Essex Savings Banknote ............. $2,500.00 '/'heron Johnson note .... ~ ............. 4,000.00 Due for teaching as per orders drawn and unpaid .......................... 1,086.65 ASSETS. Cash in treasurer's hands .............. $1,125.99 Due from State of Massachusetts ....... 55.86 Due as Military Aid .................. 131.00 Unpaid taxes ........................ 1,746.85 Balance against the town .............. $7,586.65 $3,059.20 $4,527.45 TOW:N WARRANT. ~SSE~¥, 5S. 5re BradJord ~r. Barden, o~e of lhe Con- slablea' of the town of North ~4ndover. Greeting~ : In the name of the CommonWealth of Massachusetts, yon~are hereby direeWd to notify and warn tho inhabitants of the Town of North Andover, qualified by law to vot~ in elections and town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Monday the sixth day of March next, at twelve o'clock, noon, then and therfi to art on the following articles, viz :-- A~?. 1.. To choose a l~loderator, to preside in said meeting. · ~'r. ~. To see if the town wilt accept the ~uditors' Reports for 1880 and 1881. AI~: 3. To choose Town Clerk, Treasurer, Selectmen, As- sessors, Overseers of the Poor, one School Comnfittee, for three years, one Road Commissioner for three years, Collector of Taxes, Board of Health, Constables, and all other Town Officers; Ail Officers except Moderator to be voted for on one ballot. An~. 4. To see what action the Town will take in regard to unexpended appropriations, As~. 5. To see what sum of money the town will raise, and appropriate for the use 9f the several departments the current year;~to wit :--Schools, School-houses, Highw.ays and Bridges, Removing Snow, Support of Poor, and for other necessary ex- penses arising in said town. Aux. 6. To determine what method the town will adopt to repair the highways, and what compensation they will pay for labor for the year ensuing. Asx. 7. To determine what compensation the town will pay to members of engine companies for their services, the ensuing year. AUDITORS nEPORT. ART. 8. To see what compensation the town will pay the collector of taxes, tbr the ensuing year. Aux. 9. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treasurer to hire money for the use of the town when necessary, upon the approval of the Selectmen. AliT. i0, Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in this town. A'arv. 11. To sec if the town will accept and revise the list of names for jurors, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen. ARr. 12. To see if the town will pay lo the Treasurer of the Library, the money received from the County Treasurer for Dog Licenses, ~o aid in the support or' the Library. 2[RT. 13. To see if the town will raise Ave hundred dollars for the support of, and purchase of books for the Library. ARr. 14. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars to defray the expenses of decorating the Soldiers ara, yes on the thirtieth day of ~¥lay next. .&ar'. 15. To see if:thc town will vote to sell thc large Hose Carriage, as recommended by the engineers. A~. 16. To sec what action tile town will take in the matter of fixing the compensation to be paid the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer. ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to provide a well near the Farnhmn school house on petition of School Committee and others. A~r. 18. To see if the town will accept of a piece of road leading frown the corner of Third street (near ~he house of Geo. E. Hathorn,) to Railroad street, as laid out by the Road Com- missioners on petition of Joseph l~f. Stone and others. Awr. 19. To see if the town will accept of a piece of road known as Middlesex street, on Green land, leading from Law- fence street to Railroad street, as laid out by the Road Com- missioners~ on petition of Thomas Dooley and others. ARr. 20. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Boston stree~ to Osgood street. AUDITORS~ REPORT, 47 ART. '21. To see what action the town will take in regard to changing the heating apparatus in the 5Ierrimac school build- ing from furnace to steam heat, and make appropriation for the same, by request of the School committee. ART. 22. To see what sum o£money the town will appro- priate to enrich, re-seed and otherwise improve the Common at the Centre, on petition of Hiram Berry and others. A~r. 23. To see what action the town will take in the mat. ter of hereafter voting for all the town officers, except Moderator on one ballot. ART. 24. To see what action the town will take in ,'egard to the By-Laws reported to the town at the annual meeting of 1880. AnT. 25. To act on any other business that may legally come before said meeting. And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof, at each of the churches in said town, two Sundays at least before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings theron to the Town Clerk, at' the time and place of holding sa~d meeting. Given under our hands in North Andover this sixteenth day of February~ in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. CHARLES F. JOHNSON,~) Selectmen CALVIN REA, ~ of. W. J. DALE, J~. ) North Andover.