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R;EPORT
TOWN',0F NORTH' ANDOVER,
FINANCIAL YEIkR, ENDING JANUARY 7, x885,
. 14EPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
LAWRENCE, MASS,
[')AILY AMERICAN JOB PI~INT.
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THIRTIETH
ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN OF NORTtt ANDOVER
FOR YEAR 4884.
DALLY A,~Ea~CA.~ JoB PRiNt.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee herewith submit their thirtieth an-
nual report of the public schools.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS,
No extensive repairs have been made the past year, and
with the excetvtien of the house at the Centre, the buildings are
in a fair state o£ preservation. The basement of the Union
school has been cemented to furnish a suitable play-room for
the pupils in stormy weather. The ,Centre building still defies
all attempts to put it intu good condition. The furnaces have
been repaired and chauged but. though some improvements
have been effected, the heating of the school rooms is still un-
satisfactory. As usual the building leaks badly. The north
wall of the Merrimack $chooI-honse v~ill soon need relaying
unless an add[tio~ be built on that end ~o give the necessary
support.
COURSE OF STUDY.
A new course of study was adopter! May 29, I884. The old
course, made before there were so many schools as at presenl;~
had beer found inadeqoate ro the demands and had fallen into
disuse. The forming of several new schools on the old plan
had so interfered with a regular course of study that there
were eighteen classes iu the Merrhnack building, each class
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supposed to represent a year's work. These classes have been
combined into ten gr:tdes, distributed among eight schools, and
representing ten years' work. A child of ordinary intelligence
can complete this course in that time, and one of more brilliant
qualities in eight years.
The results of the experiment with a three years' course at
the High School were unsatisfactory to pupils, parents, teachers,
and committees, and the change recommended in the report of
last year was made this year. Hereafter, a course o[ four years
will be required for a diploma. It was found impossible with
~he present number of teachers to have two courses of study,
an English and a Classical, and to have the instruction satisfac-
tory in point of thoroughness. As not one in twenty-five
would take a college course, it was thought to be of the great-
est advantage to the greater number to have one thorough
English course. A course to prepare for college must be
modelled on an entirely different plan, a'nd to carry such along
with the English would require at least o~ze more teacherl which
for a school of this size, would be considered unwise. As the
school increases in numbers it is to be hoped a college prepara-
tory course may be added. -
Your committee have tried to avoid the common error of in-
troducing a great: variety of studies into this course for the
High School, believing that a few subjects thoroughly mastered
are of more permanence advantage than many superficially
learned. The English l~nguage and literature h~ve been made
the foundation of the course, and instruction is given in a few
of the elementary sciences and mathematics. Latin is studied,
not to make classical scholars, but to give the best mental
discipline and a firm basis for the understanding of our own
language.
8Cli00I, 11EPOJ~'r. ~,
TEACHERS,
Twenty teachers, four males and .sixteen females, are now
employed in town. The care of the large army of children
that 'assembles at the Merrimack schools required so much of
the master's time that it was found necessary to appoint an as-
sistant to his room. The results arising from the more careful
supervision of the various grades of this building, and the in-
estimable value of Mr. Smith's services !n aiding the Committee
to carry into effect the new course of study have justified the
appointrn~.nt.
Fully convinced that the custom of employing inexperienced
teachers is a detriment to the best interests of the schools, the
Committee decided to employ no inexperienced person as
teacher. In order that graduates of the High School and
others properly qualified may obtain the necessary training as
teachers, a few have been allowed ro enter the schools and re-
ceive instruction in the profession from the teachers employed.
Two terms of this service are reqtfired without pay. The ap-
pointments to fill vacancies are made from the number who
have thus studied, ~- t/l0, s/ww su~.,,:i~nt ability and aptitude.
The Committee have every reason to feel satisfied with the suc-
cess of this new regulation.
1)ISCIPLINE~
Our ideas on the su.bjec: of discipline have.changed much
during the last twenty years. The old notion that a teacher
must be a veritable martinet has passed' away; but with onr
modern ideas there is danger of too much laxity in the manage-
ment of pupils. Discipline shonld always be mild, hut firm and
decided. Attention must be the first point in order to good
teaching, and without a perfect control on the part of the
tcacher; this cannot be secured. With few exceptions the
teachers have controlled their schools to the full satisfaction of
the Committee. But in several instances their efforts have not
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been seconded by the parents. Whenever a parent wishes to
criticise the teacher of his child, he should consider how much
more difficult he renders the teacher's task by doing this in the
presence of the child. The respect of the latter for his teacher
is lessened, and consequently the difficulty of securing good de-
portment increased.
FREI; TEXT-BOOKS.
Since the annual Town Meeting last March the following ]aw
has been enacted by the Legislature and approved by the
Governor :---
SECTION L The School Committee of every city' and to~vn
shall purc'hase, at the expense of said city or towu, text-books
and other supplies used in the public schools, and said text-
books and supplies shall be loaned to the pupils of the public
schools free of charge, subject to such rules and regulations, as
to care and custody, as the School Committee may prescribe.
SECTmN 2. Pupils supplied with text-books at the time of
the passage o[ this act shall not be supplied with similar books
by the Committee until needed.
SECTION 3- This act shall take effect upon the first day of
August, ~884.
Acting in accordance with this law'$~336.~3 have beeu ex-
pended for bboks, slates, pencils, ere The number of books
purchased is 2482, at an average cost of '82.~o per pRpil. Those
who had books of their own were not supplied with new ones,
and the expense of t~ese supplies to the town next year will
probably be two-thirds as much as the past year. It is.esti-
mated that books will have to be replaced on an average every
three years. Many will not wear so long, and a few may last
longer. The books are del[vered to the teachers, and an
count, kept of all supplies furnished each. At the beginning
of the term the teacher opens an account with each pupil,
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charging him with the books and supplies loaned. At the end
of the term the books are collec'ted and examined. If any book
be unnecessarily injured or destroyed, the pupil must pay the
cost of the book.
A parent still has the opportumty to purchase the books for
his child, if he wish. One result of the free text-book law
seems to have been to increase the attendance in the higher
grades.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
'/'he whole amount received for schools during the year has
been $~0,725.59 as follows:
Support of schools. ~9,ooo oo
Repairs and supplies. 800 oo
Services of schoo'l officers, 400 oo
Supplies, ~ 6~
Johnson High School. laboratory breakage, 6 8o
State School Fund. 218 06
Dog Tax, 2c)9 I2
Total received, filo, 725 59
Tr, tal amount expended, not including free text books. $[o,-
6o2.7o. Had it not been for the text-book law Which was ap-
proved March 22, I884, thc amom,t received would have beeu
ample and there would have' been a small surplus in favor of
the schools.
More teachers will be employed the coming year, aud, as the
dog tax is not availabls, it will be necessary to increase the ap-
propriation for the support o[ schools, and likewise make a
speciaI one for the purchase of books.
S UPER1NTENDENT.
The State Board of Education in its last annual report says:
"If the schools are uniformly to attain to the h tghest excel-
lence, the office of school committee must be supplemented by
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a skilled educator who shall act as superintendent. Where-
ever the schools have been entrusted, without reservc, to well
qualified superintendents, whose tenure of office has bccn well
assured, and who have had prudent, progressive school com-
mittee to give them sup~ort and counsel, thc results ot: their
labors have been highly favorable to the schools. All the de-
fects which wc find in thd schools are dne directly or indirectly
to imperfect supcrwision. School committccs arc almost
unanimons in the opinion that it is not in their power to furnish
such supervision as the schools need." Gov. Robinson in his
annual message, ~885, to thc Legislature recommends the same
plan as follows :~" Intelligent and thorough supervision contri-
butes to thc excellence of the schools. The advanced condi-
tion of the public schools in thc cities and Iargc towns afford
the best proof of this fact. * * * * * Any practicable meas-
ure looking to and encouraging the adoption of the system
generally thoronghout the State should receive your earnest
support."
Your Committee would recernmend the adoption of the sys-
tem at once. No time is better than the present when we are
beginning a new course of study. The additional expense to
the town ncedbe nothing, for, by combining the office of super-
intendent with that of principal of thc Higtx School, a man of
broad training in educational affairs could be secured. Of
course it would be necessary to employ another female assist-
ant at the High School, but there wo.uld then be no need of a
master's assistant at the Merrimack, for the master's work that
renders such an assistant necessary would £all upon the super-
intendent. The amount saved from the discontinuance of this
position and from the School Committee's expenses would de-
fray the additional expense at the High School.
SCHOOL REPORT.
HIGU SCHOOL.
This school has had a change of principal the past year. At
the end of the spring term, Mr. Palmer, who had served us so
acceptably as principal for three years, resigned to enter upon
more congenial labors, and Mr. Kinley, a graduate of Yale
College, was elected to the vacancy.
The graduation exercises last June were marked by greater
simplicity than those of previous years, and bore evidence of
good taste and judgment. Exhaustive preparations for an
elaborate display on such occasions should be discouraged.
The last class added to their laurels, won bv careful study, in
making no show in their exercises, but d~pending on merit only.
We hope all succeeding classes will exhibit similar wisdom.
The following were graduated in the class ot~ 1884: Mary E. '
Davis, Harriet A. McKone, Helen E. R0ache, Annie E. San-'
born, Bessie M. Shepard. Beside these, two others received
certificates for a partial course.
Nineteen candidates, all from the Merrimack School, pre-
sented themselves for admission on June. 28, of whom sixteen
were admitted. On accouut of the change in the course of
study from three years to four, no class will be graduated next
.June.
The classes in Rhetoric, Latin and French have done especi-
ally good work, and the work of the others has been fair.
MERRISL~.CK SCHOOLS.
These schools have laboreti under the great disadvantage of
being too crowded. Ten teachers are now employed in the
eight schools, and aid has also been rendered by those serving
in the training class. Rooms 4, 5, 7 and 8, each have
more pupils than can be accommodated in oue room with safety
to health, and more than can be properly taught by one teacher.
The other rooms hr&ve also more than their usual number.
Temporary rooms must be provided this spring till more can be
built. The south basement has been .partly floored over, and
one class is taught there. This room cannot be used after the
fires are discontinued, owing to the dampness.
Miss M. A. Blanchard of the training classhas charge of this
class. The pupils sit in Rooms 4and 5, though all belong to
the grade of No. 5. Rooms 7 and 8 each need an assistant,
and it is hoped some means will be de~ised for relieving these
rooms before many weeks.
The Committee recommend an addition of four rooms to
the north end of the present building. Such an addition would
be pre[erable to a separate building. It can be heated from the
boiler now in use with little additional expense, and.it is ad-
¥isable to have all the chi'ldren as far as possible under the
charge of the master. It will be observed that the cost per
pupil is lower than in any other school in town. being only
S ~o.7o.
The written examioations for promotion, which were estab-
lished last June should be continued as they arouse more ambi-
tion in the children, and incite them to greater effort than the
practice o[ allowing them to advance from grade to grade each
year. prepared or nor.
l{eading, with the exception of one grade, is gdod Silent
and sight reading have been practised, .and the results are very
encouraging. Music, History, and Spelling are good in'all the
grades. Arithmetic' averages well, but we must except two
grades. Geography and Writing are in an unsatisfactory state.
' 'I'he results of Drawing are not what had been expected, but
possibly this is due to the. recent introdu'ctign of the present
system. We trust the comi~*g year will witness much improve-
merit in these branches by the introduction of more modern
methods. Technical grammar is well .taught, but practical
grammar is neglected. The writing of letters and qomposi-
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tions is now required in all ~rades but No. 8, and in most eases
good' results, have been obtained. Book.keeping has been in-
troduced into No. r. The pkm is to have this snbject studied
two years before entering' the Hi'gh School. It is hoped this
may supply a long-felt waul.
Several changes of teachers have been made. MiSS Pollard,
of No 2, resigned on accouut of ill health at the end of the
winter term and was succeeded by Miss Berry, Of the Farnham.
At the end of the spring term Miss Berry resigned and Miss
H. C. Carleton, of No. 3, and Miss Quea!y of No. 4, were each
promoted, a grade, and Miss Cross, assistant m No. ~, was
pointed to No. 4. Miss Tucker of the training class, was elected
to the ~acancy ia No. ~.
u~o~~ scuoo£s.
These ~chools h'a¥c retained the same corps of teachers as
las~ year2 There are now three classes in each room of this
building. Promotions are made from No.~ to Merrimack No.
2. Both rooms have fair-sized schools, and, as each class
small} the teachers are able to follow the same course of study
as pursued at tile Merrimack..Room No. 2 takes tile course Of
the. first three yea. rs of the primary grades; No. ~ [he fourth
year primary and the first and second years of the grammar
grades.
With the exception o.[ Reading, and Geography, the work
accompliShed has been very satisfactory. Drawing is espec[~-
ally good.
CENTRE SCttOOLS.
These schools are not so Carefully graded as tlaeotlier schools.
No. t pursues ~he cmtrse of study prescribed for'the grammar
schools, but the classes have to be combined into four to enable
one teacher to do the work. No. 2 also has four classes as
nearly as possible. The classes are so small that it is possible
to complete all the work of both rooms in eight years.
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The studies are in a fair condition, save Geography and
Drawing. The Reading in No. 2 is exceptional.ly good.
Miss Blake resigned her position at the end of' the spring
term and was succeeded by Miss Waters who has fully carried
out Miss Blake's excellent methods.
UNGRADED SCHOOLS,
T~vo of these schools, the Farnham and thc Kimba~,l, have
been maintained the entire year of thirty-eight weeks, and the
t~ond school only twenty-four weeks. In the last named, the
number of pupils had dwindled to six, two ot~ whom could at-
tend the Centre as conveniently. Permission was obtained for
the other four to attend school in Boxford at ~rhe expense of the
town, and the school was closed for the spring term Only one
pupil availed himself of the permission to attend the Boxford
school; the others remained at home. Yi. elding to the oft re-
peated requests of the parents the school was re-opened at the
beginning of the fall term.
The Progress in a school where there can be ohly one
pupil in a class is necessarily not so good as in the larger
schools where there is the competing with others to stimulate
~mbition.
The Farnham and the Kimball. schools have both made satis-
factory progress. Grammar at the Farnham, and Geography at
the Kimball are especially good.
~iss Berry was trans[erred to the Merrimack schools at the
beginning of the sprh~g term and Miss H. F. Carleton was ap-
pointed to th~ Farnham. Miss Ingalls had charge of the Pond
school till is was discontinned. At the beginning of tb.e fall
term Miss Pollard was appoipted to the place.
PLE6ULfl TIOI S PUBLIC, GHOOLS,
CHAPTER I.
SCHOOL S~S~ONS.
SECTION I. The school-year for alt schools shM1 5¢gln the first Monday in SCp-
tember, and skMl continue 38 weeks, (except the High School), wkh vacations as
follows: Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks, the week of the annual Fast and the
xveek preceding.
The High School year shall continue 4o weeks, and shall be considered as having
two terms, the ~rst ending with the public examination on the first Friday in Feb-
rusty; the second beginning on thc Monday followiog the first Friday in February
and~ompleting the year. The vacations shall be as for the other schools, except
that the }pring vacation shall include only the week of the annual Fast.
SzcTro~ 2. There shall be no session o~ the schools on Saturday, nor Memor[al
D~y. Teachers may take two days each year for the purpose of visiting other
schools, and may attend the meetings of the State and County Teachers' Associa-
tions, first notifying the Committee of their intention.
' SECTION 3' There shall be two sessions daily of the schools (except the High
School], a morning session from 9 to r2, and an alternoou session from L3o to 4.3°
from April r to November r, and from I' ~ 5 to 4 the re~t of the year. Ungraded schools
shah have an a[ternooa session from t to 4 throughout the year. The afternoon
Session of Primary Schools shall close at 4 throughout the year. The High School
shall have but one session daily, from 8.30 to L3o.
No teacher shall close his session before the hour fixed for closing, except in case
of slckness or with the consent of the Committee.
CHAPTER IL
TEACHER~
SECT[O~ i. All teachers are required to acquaint themselves with these reguia-
tlons, and to see that they are hlthfally observed.
SECTIOH 2. Teachers shall be present in their respective robins at least to
utes before the hour of opening each session.
Szm'~o~ 3. There shall be a recess of ~5 minutes [o each session, The High
School may give an additional one o~ 1o minutes.
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RULES Alql) REGULATI01~S.
S~c'rloN ]. No teacher shall be absent from his school and no substitute shall be
employed without permission from the Committee.
SECTION 5. No person unauthorized by the Comraittee shah be employed as a
substitute.
SECTION 6. The teachers shall maintah~ good order h~ their rooms, cmplol, iug
for this purpose whatever means their best judgment may suggest.
SECTION 7. In case corporal punishment is resorted to, at least oxxe hour must
elapse between the commission of the offence and the infliction of the penalty.
SECTION 8. Whenever the example o£ a pupil is injurious to the welfare of the
school, thc teacher may suspend such pupil from the school; and any one thus sus-
pended shall not be restored to his place except by a concurrent vote of the Com-
mlttee, and after satisfactory evidence has been presented them that ~here will be a
reformation in his conduct.
S~c-rto~ 9. Teachers of all grades (except of the lowest primary) shall examine
their classes at least six times a year by written questions.
SECTION IO. Teachers may send dowu to a lower class such pupils as from re-
peated ahsences~ or from any other cause, arc unable to sust3in the average standing:
of the class; and, when sufficiently prepared, pupils m~y be promoted to higher
classes; hut ill either case only after consultatior~ with the Coulllli[tee.
SECTION II. The Committee shall make promotions by clas~es at the end
the spring term, by written examinations.
SI.iCT[ON I2. Where the divlshm of a class is necessitated by its size, such,
d[vlsion shall be made without regard to rank.
SEC'rlo.~I ~3. The principal o1! the Merrimack schools shall hear the rec~tatlons
i~r all The rooms under his charge at least once a month.
,~I~CTION t4, No teacher shall dismiss a pupil before the c~ose of a session, ex-
cept in case of slckuess, or pressing emergency, or a written request signed hy the
parent or guardian o£such pupil.
SECTION 15. No person shall b-~ permitted to enter a school for the purpose of
promotit~g the sale of any article whatever; nor shall teachers allow notices to be
given, advertisements, circulars, or other printed matter to bc distributed, or
like interference with the ordinary ~md regular coarse of school work.
SECTION 16. Teachers are required to attend to the proper ventilation of
their romns, changing the air in them at every recess, and at the close of each session.
Extremes of heat and cold must be avoided, and particular care taken, that a pupil
be not exposed to mmccessary draughts o~ air from open windows.
S~CTION t7, Teachers shall require pupils to pay particular attention to per-
sonal cleanliness,land to present at ali times a neat and orderly appearance.
SFx:rlt)N ~S. Teachers shall keep at their desk a programme of their daily
exercises.
SECTtON t9. Teachers shall read aloud to their pupils the Rules and 1.[egula-
lions, once each term.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
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CfIAPTER III.
S~cT~ot~ r, Every pupil shall be required to attend school as constantly as pos-
s~ble, and in case of absence or ~ardiness, to fm'nish satisfactory evidence to the
teacher, that such absence or tardiness was unavoidable. Prompt obedience to tl~e
~.eacher is required from every pupil.
Sr:crmN ~. No pupil shall lea.~,e the scho~)l-yard d. ur[ug recess.
S~c'rro:~ 3. When the schools are dismissed the pupils nmst depart immediately
£rom the school-grounds, and they are not to mhke nsc of the same for a play-
ground at any time except during recess.
Sr;c'rto:q 4. No pupil ia one section ,3f the town shall be allowed to attend
school in any other, except by vote of the Committee.
S~¢x'ros S. Any pupil who is guilty of marking~ cutting, defaci~g, or in any way
in~urlng any of the'school-houses~ 0ut-buildlngs trees, books, or a:ny other school
pr6perty, sh:~ll subject his parent or guardian to the payment of all shch damage
d.one, an([ shall also h~ liable to such other punishment ,.s the circumstances of the
case shall demand.
Slrc'rlo.N 6. All pupils are ~'orbidden to cllmb on any tree, fence, or railing, otc.,
about the school-house; or to leave whittlings or other rubbish ia the play-ground;
or to throw stones, snow-balls, or other missiles aboub the neigb, borho0d of the
school-house; or to use any profane or indelicate language.
Sgc'rlox 7. Bo,~ks are [oaned to pupils on t[xe following conditions:
~. They are to be used carefully, and not to be marked or defaced.
2. They are not to be taken from the scb_ool-room without the c~nsent o£ the
teacher. :
3. If lost or injured, they are to be pald for by the pupil us[ag them.
' CHAPTER IV.
JANITOP~S.
~I~'CT1ON~ I~ ~The duties of each }~rt~lor shall be as follows ~ To sweep and care-
tully to dust all the rcoras twice every week; to wash and clean the outbuildings as
often as necessary; to shovel the snow, and keep the paths open in winter; to re-
port to the teachers and Committee any injuries done to the school-housei out-build-
iu[s, trees, or fences; to kindle the fires a:id to see that the rooms are properly
heated; to take the general care and superintendence of the school-house to the
satisfaction of the Committee.
COURSE OF STUDY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH ANDOVER.
PRIMAR%r.
FIRST YEAR.
17eadinff. Familiar words and simple sentences from bl~ck-board and charts, w~th
lessons carried forward through Barnes's Printer. Olve special attention
to articulatlou and pronunciation. Two lessons, at least, eact~ day. Ex-
ercises in elementary sounds.
Spelling. All words ia the reading lessons to be spelled by sounds.
atg~tffllg~'g, Correct common el-rots in the use o[ language.
Wrflin.(. Letters and simple words from reading lessor~s to he written on ruled
slates, and results examined by the teacher.
AZumbers. Develop the idea of number, by thc use of objects, as far as twenty.
Numeration and notation to twenty. Add, subtract, and multiply to
twenty. Count to one hundred, using the numera! flame.
~(asic. Easy songs by rote.
I)ra~i~tff. Elementary instruction.
Oral]nstructian. Simple object lessons.
Physlazl ~xerci;e. Singing and gymnastic exercises, at intervals, each hMf-dxy.
SECOND YEA~R.
.A'e~zding. Read. through Barnes's First Reader. Teach names of punctuation
marks as they occur in the reader. Two lessons each day. Practise sight
reading from Supplementary Readers.
St~dfin~c. Oral and wrhten lessons from the Roader.
Zan~fuage. Correct common errors in use of language, and encourage the pupil to
gh,e his answers in complete sentences. Lead the pupil to write in short
sentences descriptions of pictures, or what he knows of any familiar object,
once each week.
Fgritinff. Instruction in writing to be given by means of the slate, black-board,
paper. Use primary copy-book No. ~, with a pencil.
Wumbers. Bradbury's Eaton's Elementary Arithmetic to Multiplication, or cf alva-
lent work. Numeration and notation to one hundred. Dictate mental ex-
ercises daily ia addition and subtraction of small numbers. Count to
fifty by twos, threes, and fours.
J'Zusic. .Easy songs by rote. G clef, notes, and rests.
Drawinff. Progressive exercises in straight lines on slate and black-board.
Oral ~tnslr~elion. Object lessons.
tvhy~ica! ~..xerc~e. Singing and gym~mstic exercises, at intervals, each half-day.
THIRD YEAR.
l~eading. Barnes's Second Reader. Cultivate distinctness of articulation, and
avoid improper clipping of terminations, Two lessons each day. Prac-
tise sight reading from Supplementary Readers.
S.~tlting. Oral and written lessous from reading lesson, and from Speller to Les-
son 38. Give special attention to spelling ct mmou words, such as thorn
their~ which, etc.
Zan~ua~e. Work of preceding year continued.
Writing. Instruction in writing to be given by means of slate, b!ack-board~ aucl
paper. Use primary copy-book Bro. 2, with a pencil, requiring the pencil
to be held correctly'.
~VuInbgrt. Bradbury's Eaton's Elementary Arithmetic to Part II. Numeration
and notation to one thousand. Require pupils to write the multiplication
tables frbm memory. Dictate mental exercises in the four rules. Count;
by twos, threes, fours, etc.
Gea~ra~l{y. Oral instruction in Geography.
Music. Keys of C. G,'F, D, from chart.
Draw[ng. Progressive exercises in straight and curved lines, and simple geomelr5c
figures on slate and black-hoard.
OralIns~ructian. Object lessons continued.
Physical £xercise. Same as preceding year.
]?eading,. Butler's Second Reader. Encouraf. e the pupils to defihe words in their
own language, as they occur in the lesson. Explain words not fully
understood. Two lessons each .day. Supplementary reading at sight-
and silent reading.
S25elllng. Oral and wriven lessons from reading lesson and from Speller, to Les-
son 59. Continue the p~actice of spelling comm*~n words,
Za~g~ua.~Se. Lead the pupils to make several Statements about the same object, them
unite them by using proper connecting words, and omitting allunnec-
essary words. Letter writingcommenced. Require the pupils to commit
to memory a short poem, once duriug the term~ and recite together or
COURSE OF STUDY'.
14Zdting. Primary copy-book No. 3, with pencil. Much attention should bc given
to correct position, and the proper manner of holding the pencil.
drit]zme~ic. Bradbary's Eaton's Elementary Arithmetic, Part If, to Multiplication.
Numeration and notation to one million. Mental exercises as in the
preceding year. Require pupils to write multiplication and division tables
from memory Comff by twos, threes, fours, fives, etc.
6)ogra~hy. Warren's Primary Geography to the New England States·
Mast~. ]~'inish keys from chart,
Drawing. Primary Course. ¥\'h~te's Industrial Series, No. ~.
Oral £.structi~m. Hooker's Child's Book of Nature, Part I.
]2hysical ]7. xerct~t. Same as preceding years.
GRAMMAR,
IeIRST YEAR,
A'ea ding. Barneds Third Reader. Endeavor to leach the pupilsI to read with
fluency, and with a natural and easy expres~,inn. Sight reading from Sup-
plementary Readers, and easy stories for silent reading·
Spelliir~'. Oral and written lessons from Reader, and from Speller to Lesson t t4,
Continue the drill of cmmnon words.
f~a~tgttage. Correct common errors. Read short stories, and require the pupils to
write therein their own language. Pupils to write, fortnightly, ~_ letter or
short composition, upon slate or paper. Once d~ring the term require the
papiI to commit to memory a short poem.
Penmanshtfl. Primary copy-book, No. 4, with pea. Zmls! on correct position and
correct use of pen.
,4rithmeNc, Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic to Division, or equivalent
work. Eatnn's Intellectual Arithmetic to Lesson 5, Section IlL Fre-
quent exercises in the tables and ready reckoning. Continue the practice
of counting by twos~ threes, etc.
Geography. Warren's Primary Geography finished.
~rusic. Two part songs. Keys of C. G. D. A, Second Music Reader.
zOrawi~¥. Primary Course, White's Industrial Series, No. 2.
Oral Instruction. Hooker's Child's Book o~ Nature, Part II.
SECOND YEAR.
]fending. Butler's Third Re,der. Observe all previpus directions. Sight read.
lng from Supplementary Re:zders, and silent reading.
Sj~ellin¥. Oral and written lessons from Reader, and from Speller to Part II.
Continue the drill of common words.
Zattguage. Criticise ungrammatical expressions. Oral lessons on the parts of
speech, beginning with the noun. Pupils to point out the different parts
of speech in tim reading lessons. Teach the properties oi nouns, com-
parison of adjectives, etc. Composition or letter writing fortnightly.
Poetical recitations twice each term.
COURSE OF STUDY.
.Penrn~nMip. Copy-book, No. I. Business Staudard.
zlrithmetic. Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic to Jfullipficat/~ ad° ]tractions,c,
Eaton's Intellectual Arilhmetic to Section V. Continue the exercises in
ready reckoning.
Geog;ra~.~y, Warren's Common School Geography to Southern States,
]£istory. Readings by the teacher.
Music, Two part songs. Second Music Reader finished,
Oraw~5~,¥. White's industrial Series No. t.
Oral f~tslrltclion. Gray's "How Plants Grow." Teach the r3rgans of the plant
and of the flowei'; the seed, and how plants grow from the seed; the
arrangement of buds and branches, and how plants store up their food,
etc.
TM[RD YEAR.
Neutrino, Barnes~s Fourth Reader. Observe direclions previously given, par-
ticularly as regards expression and fluency. Sight and silent reading
from supplernentaW hot, ks.
Oral and written exercises frmn Reader, and from Speller to Lesson 60,
Part Il.
Grammar. Wells's Shorter Course in English Grammar tn Vml~s. with parsing
from the Grammar. Compositions once a momh. Poetical recitations
twice each term.
I'enmanship. Copy-book No. ~, Business Standard.
Arithmetic. Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmet!c, to Compound 2Vumbers.
EsCort's Intellectual Arithmetic to Lesson ~ Section VI. Frequent ex-
ercises in ready reckoning.
Geog'ra~hy. Warren's Commou School Geography, to Western Europe.
[/istary. Goodrich's Child's History of the United States, through the 'a. ar of
the Revolution,
~lusiL Three-part songs. Third Music Reader,
Drawings. Whlte's Industrial Series, No. 2.
Oral /J~strucllon. Gray's "How Plants Grow? Teach form of robts, stems, and
leaves.
Butler's Fourtl~ Reader. Sight and silent reading.
Oral and writte~ exercises from Reader, and front Speller to Lesson
~34, Part IL
Grammae. Wells's Shorter Course, to Syntax, with parsing frmn the reading
book. Compositions once a month. Poetical recitations twice each
]~enmansMp. Copy.book, No. 3, Business Standard,
~lrithmelie Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic to [uleresA tgatOn's Intel-
lectual Arithmetic, to Section VIII.
COURSE OF STUDY.
Geo.~ra~hV. X,¥arren's Common SdmoI Geography finished.
lit'story. Goodrich's Child's llistorv of the United States~ completed ~nd
reviewed.
~slc. Three-part songs. Third bfusic Reader.
Z)rawing~. White's industrial Series, No. 3.
Or,:l Inslructivn. Gray's" How Plants Grow." Flowers, their forms and kinds.
l~adinff. Barnes's Fifth Reader. S]£ht and silene reafli'ng.
5?dltnff. Oral and written exercises from Reader, and [rom Spe!ler to Less6n
co5, Part II.
Grammar. Wclls's Shorter Course, completed. Parsing from the Reader,
]~e,~mansl~t~. Copy-book, No. 4, Business Standard.
Arithmetic. Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic, to Cube Root. Frequent
drill in questions selected'by the teacher from Colburn's Mental Arithmetic.
Barnes's Brief History of the United States to Epoch IV,
]3aok-k~e~ittg~ Si~gle Entry, one lesson each week.
Three-part songs. Fourth Music Reader.
\/,'bite's Industrial Series, No, 4.
Oral fl~ytruclion. Gray's "~ow Plants Grove'." Fruit and seed, and the essential
part of Chapters III and IV.
])tda~tatio~s a~d A'e~Vatio~s. Twice each term.
Readbt. g'. Butler's Filth Reader. Read selections £rom other hooks and from
daily papers Silent at,d sight reading.
.~r/~d~inff. Spel/er fin/shed, and words as they occur in other lessons.
Grammar. X.¥elIs's Shorter Course reviewed. Parsing and analysis from Reader
and other hooks.
]gnmandtt?. Copy-hook, No. 5, Business Standard.
~l~ithmet~c. Bradbury~s Eaton's Practical Arithmetic, finished and re~riewed. Con-
tinue the drill in Co/burn's Mental Arithmetic.
Gvo~,rafi;Sy. Warren's ColYnllo['l School Geography, thoroughly reviewed.
l/istary. Barnes's Brief History of the United States, finished and reviewed.
]3ook-/'~.~in~. Single Entry, one lesson each week.
~udc. Three-part songs. Fourth Music Reader.
Drawin.~. Whlm's Industrial Series, No. 5.
OrctZ l~struclion. Review of Gray's ~' How Plants Grow," and analysis of simple
flowers
Declamalians and Rect?atians. Twice each termf
COUR$~ OF STUDY.
tlIGH SCHOOL.
FIRST YEAR.
~[,~ebra Wentworth's. Four times a week through the year.
/Zt.sg~y. Berard's Histocv of England, with collateral readings in ~uglish and
5n contemporaneous general l~istory~ Four times a week through the
),ear.
~rench. B6cher's Otto's French Grammar. Easy translations, and the corn-
miring to memury of short poems and other easy French. Five times a
week through the year.
.Com, ao~itiott. Instruction in English Composition, once each week, and six essays
to be written al,ring the year.
J3ook.kee~ing. Single .Entry reviewed and Double Entry studied. PraCtical exer-
cises in the drawh~g of checks, drafts, etc.; two times each week.
29ra~vi~g~ White's Industrial Series, No. 6 and Projections.
SECOND YEAR.
'Oeemeto,. Wentworth's Plane Geometry. Four times a week through the year.
,Pl~ysivlog~y. "The Human Body," Martin, with brief lectures on comparative
anatomy. Four thnes a week, first half-year.
2?alan),. Gray's School and Field Book. Exercises in the fields; drawing'
diagrams of flowers; analysis of fi[ty specimens; illustrations by the
solar nficroscope. Four times a week, second half-year.
3¢ench. Translation of French plays and novels. Sight translations and exer-
cises English into French. Five times a week first half-veer. Sight trans-
lations once a week second half-year.
Legist. Comstock's Latin Lessons. Five times a week, second half-year.
Cvmt~oshion. Progressive les~ons in English composition once eael~ week. Six
essays.
*8ook.keet>iJtff. Review of Single andDoahle Entry; Commercial Arithmetic. Once
a week during the year.
~Or. aw/~{¥. White's Geometrical Drawing, Nos. 7 and 8.
't [[IRf) YEAR.
~¢/letor'ic. The principles of Rhetoric a~td [/~e~'r aZ~p/ic~rttbn. Pay particular at-
tention to solecisms, improprieties, the choice and nsc of words, and tn
punctuation, Four times a week~ first half-year.
f.#,.'rat~¢re. The history and development of the English language aud literature,
with a special stndy of Chaucer, {l~rolofftte [0 the Canterbury 7ltles,} SpeEser,
{Faery Qnet~tt, ~oo.~ L} and Bacon~ (six essays.} Four times a wcek,~econd
half-year.
];relt(~. Sight translations once each week.
Latin. Caesar and Virglk Translations at sight. Five times a week through
theyear.
[~OURSE OF STUDY.
The study of Botany aill be continued for faur wee/es at the opening
of the school year for the special study of fruits. Four times a week.
Chemistry. ri% be began after the completion of the Botany. Laboratory practice
with Appleton's Young Chemist as a guide. The outlines of qualitative
analysis. Recitations and lectures in general chemistry, with Youmans's
Chemistry as a basis. Four times a week through the year.
Cem~asiticn. Progressive instruction once each week. Six essays.
Drawinff. White's Perspective Drawing, No~. 9 and to.
Literature. History of English Literatme continued, with special study of Shakes-
peare, (three,lays) Milton (Paradise Last, one book and.Cvmus ar Zyeidas.}
Selections f~om Pope~ Addison, Burns, Scott, Wordsworth, Irving, and
modern English and American authors. Three times a week through the
year.
Lath*. Virgil and Cicero. Sight translatiou~ Four times a week through
the year.
Physics. Gage's Physics with exercises hr the hboratory. Four tlmcs a week
first half-year.
Civil Government. Young's Government Class Book. The Co,~stitution of Massa-
chusetts and the provisions of, the Public Statutes regirdlng state, county,
and town affairs, publhc officers, institutions, etc. Four times a week,
second half.year.
Compvsilian. A contiuuance of the work of precedln'g years, once each week.
Six essays.
]eez,iews. English Grammar and Analysis, and Geography; second half-year,
Z>rctwing. White's Model and Object Drawing, A and B,
Or~lI~s~ructlon. In Physical Geogra~)hy, Zohlogy, Astronomy and Political~
Economy, one subject being selected each year, so that daring the cours~i
the four subjects may be included. Instruction skonld he partly by
lectures and partly by essay writiug. Once each week.
Z)eclama;ians. Once a month.
]x'eading. Once a week. During the first and sedond years the.following are ~o~
be read :--Selections from Longfellow, Goldsmith, Tennyson, Irving's
Sketch Book, and Thackeray's Henry Esmond. During the third and
fourth years the following: Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady of the Lake,
Shakespeare's MercAang of g_~n[ce, 5~ul,t'~ts Cesar! aud ihrenry gila
2~_usic. Progressive lessons in music under the direction of the music-teacher.
TRUANTS.
In accordance with the requirements of the Public Statutes,
Chapter 45~ Section ~o--that towns shall provide suitable places
{or the confinement, discipline, and instruction of truant chil-
dren-the Committee have made arrangements with the Di-
rectors of the Lawrence Industrial School to receive those
convicted of habitual truancy. Happily there have been no
commitments during the year.
The Truant Officers, Mess?s. Trombly and Roundy, report as
follows:
Whole number of absences investigated, $ r
'; " " tr~mnts reported, 17
Number of truants, one offence, ~2
" " " two offences, I
" " " three '" I
STATISTICS.
Number of children between 5 and ~5 years of
age, May. ~884, 702
Nnmber of children between 5 and ~$ years of
age, May, ~879, 548
Increase in five years,
The following shows the cost per pupil in the various schools
~f the town.
Merrimack, $1o.7o
Union r3.42
Center, ~3.77
Kimball, ~ 7.63
Farnham, 2 L47
High, 62.79
Pond, (1g6.73 per month,) 63.94
SCHOOL REPORT.
TABULAR STATEMENT OI? ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS:
High
Merrimack,
43
,, . 42
.... 5 49
.... 6 49
.... 7. 54
.... 8i 63
Union, No. ~ 23
" " 2 42
Center," ~ 3r
" " 2 38
Farnham, ~4
Kimball, .~ 6
Pond,
Winter { Spring
Term. Term.
3I 28
34 30
J8 25
42
44
49
72
69
25
41
29
51
~9
24
Fall Winter Spring Fall
Tcrm. Term, Term. Term,
35 3r.3 27'8 32.7
39
43
54
58
48
63
58
34
28
52
~7
6
Visitors
forlhe year,
6I
25.4 22.I
37,9 37. I
34.4 37-4
42.9
44'7
42.I 55.7
4L5 62.6
45.8 54.6
I5.6 I9. I
33.7 35.6
26 23.6
29.3 ! 42.5
9.7 t4.8
8.4 2~.9
34.9 35.
37'9 34
47.2 25
54.3 19
4I-7 33
55 Io2:
47 4t
z8 39
22.9 32
23.2 25
449 36
13.5 23
71.5 32
S .5 24
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD W. GREENE,) School
CHARLES H. MOR, SS,
MARY G. CARLETON, COM~tt'rTEE.
AUDITORS' REPORT
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER,
FINANCIAL YEAR, ENDING JANUARY 81 ~885,
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
1)ALLY AMERICAN Jori P~'r.
AUDITORS' REPORT,
JANUARY 7TH, i885.
FINANCIAIJ REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
'.lb the Ho~orable Board of A~Mitors q/' the Town of North A~dover :
' Thc School committee herewkh sulmfit an account of the expenses
of the School l)epartmcn~ for the year ending Jalmary 7th, 1885:
High School.
Paid Charles S. Pahner, tea.ching 24 weeks .... $f;80 00
Daeid Kinley, ~eaehiag 15 weeks ........ 375 00
Amfie L. SargenL teaching 39 weeks .... 390 00
O. F. Spofford, janitor ................. 150 00
E. 3[cKone, eta.l, 3i tons .............. ~203 50
E. Adams, wood ...................... ll 00
$17,896
E. Butterwc,~th~ taning piano ........... 3 00
W. F. Rutter & (Jo., st. earn fitting ....... 26 45
$3(;4 50
$29 45
Ammo~t carried ./b'rl,,a rd, $1,788 95
Ammtnt br(mf~ht fiwwacd,
Charles S. l'ahncr, books and stationcry.. 4 60
C. C. Tompkins, ehemk, als ............. 18 23
Cnpples? Uphani & ('o., book ........... 2 95
G. C. Cannon, filling out diplomas ...... 3 50
Knight, Adams & Co, furniture ........ 3 24
$1~788 95
$31 82
Merrlmac School.
Paid A. L. Smith, for teaching 38 ~eeks ..... ~902 50
.M. Alice Poll:Ird, ~ ll '~ ..... 115 50
M. Ncttac ])c tv, 126 00
ttannah ('. Carleton," 38 " ..... 42~ 50
M~rv E. Que:flv. ' .... . .... 406 50
Ma,r,y F. Cross, " 27 ..... ~74 00
l,aura A. Bailey, " 38 ..... 380 00
Annie (] Cra'd, ;' 38 " , .... 380 00
Annie M. Oso'ood. " 38 '~ 380 00
Lizzie A. Kelley, " 38 -' , .... 32~ 00
Antra M. 'l'ucker~ " 15 " . .... 63 00
Mary A. 1]l:~nehard. " 2 ~; ..... 5 00
$1,820 77
$3676 00
Aoscph Trombly. janitor ............... 288 55
]~. Mci(one. coal. 70~ tons ............. 473 02
Joseph Trombly. cleaning and repairs .... 32 00
])avis & Fro.bet. rcpnirs ............... 3 37
¥,~. F. Rutter & CO, ste~un fitting ....... 33 61
E. ]:;uttcrwovth~ tuning piano ........... 2 75
$S33 30
.fmol~! carr;ed jbcward, $4,509 30
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
.Amoont bro.,yht Jbrward,
]',',id W. It. Reai repairing chimRcy .......... 5 00
J. Jacobs, Jr., hnnber ................. 3 83
Boynton & Co., k)ck .................. 40
14. Huntoon & Son, repairing docks ..... 4 00
J. Il. Rea, repairs .................... 3 01.
Tompkins & Mann, glass ....... ....... 3 00
(!arroll W. ()lark, desks ................ 12 00
J. T. Griffin, moving desks and radiators, 1 00
$4,509 80
Boynton & Co., hardware .............. ~ 2'2
I%drick & Closson~ chairs .............. 1 70
Dyer & ('o., piano stool ................. 2' 00
J. L. Hamme~t, nmneral frame ......... 68
C. C. Tompkins, ink filler .............. 2 15
3. G. Brown, books ................... 5 09
Tompkins & Mann, brush .............. I 75
J. W. Richardson, rake, broom% ere ..... I 77
E. W. Green, express ................. 25
$32 24
$17 61
84%559 15
Union School.
]'hid Jessie F: Greene, for teaching 38 weeks., $399 00
'~8
Carrie W. Needham, " '~ ., 380 00
Joseph Trombly Janitor ............... 69 50
E. McKonc coal 8~0 tons .............. 55 55
William Greene, wood ................. 6 25
~779 00
$131 30
Amountcarriedforward, $910 80
A~DITORS~ REPORT.
~]~o*~r~t bro~.qht
Paid Joseph Tromb[y, repairs ............... 26 83
Aames A. Treat & ('o., pipe, etc ........ '2 d0
O. E. Reynolds, cemeu; ................ 18 70
,L Jacobs, Jr., hnnber ................. I 50
Knight, Adams & Co., slating .......... 4 50
J. T. Griffin, stones and san(1 ........... 6 00
$910 30
Joseph Trombly~ repairs ............... 10
J. G. Brown, hooks ................... 5 81
Winkley, Dresser & Co., books ......... 3 20
J. W. Richardson, broom and nails ...... 58
A. D. Swa.n. insurance ................ 40 00
$49 69
Center School,
$l,018 92
I'aid T. B. Pollard, for te:;ching $8 weeks ..... :$475 00
Mabel E. Blake, " '2.3 " ..... P-80 00
S. Jessie Waters, " 15 ..... 150 00
(L A. Towne, janitor .................. 119 80
E. MeKone, coal. 15 tons .............. 98 25
8855 00
Mary Towne~ cleaning ................. 6 00
G. A. Towne~'repair~ ................. 14 94
C. V~L EmersotL, repairing clock ......... l 00
$'21~q 05
$2 l 94
~l~&ot~at carm;ed focwa.rd~ $1,094 99
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount bro'ught jbmvard,
Edwards & Linnell, brooms, pails, etc...
J. L. Hammett, books .................
J. G. Brown, books ...................
J. F. Osgood, books ............ ; ......
Famham School.
Paid bi; Nel~tie Berry, I'or te:~clfing 11 weeks.
Itannah F. Carleton " 26 " ..
1). A. Carlcton, paid ja.nitor. ...........
A. MiIbury, jsni~;or ...................
D. A. (!arleton, wood ..................
Maria Wardwel[, cleaning ..............
B. Il. Lucas, reps. irs ...................
i)yer & Donovan, repairs ..............
J. H. Rea. stock and labor .............
D. A. Carleton. stove lifter ............
J. I,. Hammett, books .................
A. Milbury, broom a, nd repairs ..........
1. F. Osgood, books ...................
$1~094 99
7 72
7 38
2 47
3 23
$2O 80
$1,115 79
99 O0
234 O0
$333 00
8 25
6 5O
27 92
$42 67
2 00
3 20
18 8,t
3 5t/
10
I 4O
I 10
2 ~8
$32 42
$408 09
8 AU])ITORS~ REPORT.
Kimball School,
PMd Helen C. Sargent, for teaching 38 weeks, $380 00
D. A. Carleton, ps, id janitor. ........... 4 25
John A. Bencker, janitor ............... 8 00
Lawrence ¢;. Lacy, wood .............. 27 25
John A. Bencker, cleaning trod repairs... 1 55
D. A. Carleton, hitching rings .......... 20
ii. F. Osgood, books ................... 2 04
Pond School.
Paid Lizzie F. Ingalls, for teaching 1~ weeks.. $88 00
M. Alice Pollard " 15 " * 120 00
D. A. Carleton, paid janitor ............ 8 00
Ilar~.ey Mead, janitor .................. 5 00
J. G. Brown, books ................... I 16
D. N. & C. M. Martln~ duster ..........
Colbnrn Brothers, bible ................
d. P. Foster, wood .................... 4 O0
I. F. Osgood~ books ................... 2 54
Conveyance of Atice ~1. Barker ......... 16 25
$380 00
$39 50
$3 79
$423 ~9
8208 OO
$38 30
$246 30
AUDI'FOIlS' REPORT.
Music.
Paid E. Butterwm'th for teaching 38 weeks .... $380 00
(~inn, Het;fl~ & Co., Music readers ...... !~ 85
Incidental Expenses.
Pa,id Pulsil'er~ .Jordall & 5Vilsoll, st~afionery ....
I¥ison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., sla;es... 1
J. L. tl~aminett, ink, ink wells and pointers, 8
,I. L. Ilttmmett, drawing pencils: ........ 2
Josselyn's express ..................... 1 ~
Bost~m and Ma. ine }laih'oad, freight ..... '. 2
George 8. Merrill ~x~ Co. printing .......
3. ~. Brown. hot, ks ...................
(!. H. Morss, stationery and postao_'e .....
('. Il. Morss, exF'ess ..................
C. lI. Morss. fares ro Boston and Return.
E. W. Greene. f:tres |o Boston and return.
$34 b0
01
4,3
4O
O5
20
4;4 50
7 43
4 00
3O
5 20
3 75
Officers' Services,
l'aid l)aniel A Carlet~m. School ('olnmiLl;ce .... $1;5 O0
('hal'les P. Mol'r[]J, Scoool Lommi~tee .... 100 00
Edward W. ~reenc. School Committ, ee... 135 00
Charles 11. Morss. School [ommitte~ .... 91 fi0
Mary tl k:trletm~, School Committee .... 98 00
Thomas H. Ke[h,v. hddn~ (.cnsus ........ 25 00
George L. Ihu'ris. truant olHeer ........ 10 00
,h>seph Tromblv. trtmnt olhuer. ......... 'ti 25
William Roundv. truant o~Heer. ........ 7 50
$389 85
$493 25
10
F~eceived for ,Schools.
For Support of Schools .................... $9,000~00
repairs and supplies ................... 800 00
serviccs of school oflicers .............. 400 00
From .lohnson Iligh School, brc:tkage ........ (; 80
supplies sold ........................ 1 i; 1
Massachusetts School Fund ............ 218 06
Dog tax ............................ 299 12
Total amount received ..................... 810,725 59
Amount expended (except for free text books).. $10,607 80
Balance for pm'cbs.se of Lext books ............ 117 7!)
$10,725 49
Since tile apl)ropriatious for schools were made a law has been ch-
·aetcd, taking effect August 1, 1884~ requiring towns to furnish free
text books. This law bas necessitated thc following additional ex-
pendi~urcs, fei' which no apl)ropria~iou was lll,q(lt!:
Free Text Book Account.
Paid Knight, Adalus & Co .................. $1t~9
Lee & Shephard .....................
Ginn~ l[teath & Co ................... 130
1). Appleton & Co ................... 30
Ilarper & Brother. ................... 172
E. H. Butter & ('o ................... 80
Thompson, Brown & Co .............. 189
Charles H. Whiting & (!o ............. 217
lvison, Blakemml Ti?tot, t;: Co ........ 67
Boston School Supply Co .............. 174
/;7
78
16
02
75
42
88
61
02
54
$i,097 85
~b~*ount carried Jbmcard, $1,097 85
AUDITORS' REPORT; 11
zl~,o~nt brm~ght fi~rward, ~] ~097 85
Paid [Pulsifer~ Jordan & Wilson ............. $16 20
T. W. (;ilson ........................ 56 25
Carl Schoenhof ....................... 20 52
Houghton, Mifflin & Co ............... 19 25
George F. King & Merrill ............. ~ 5~ 91
Willard Sm~ll ....................... 30 50
J. G. Brown ......................... 18 35
M. G. Carleton~ covering, labeling, etc.. 25 00
Total amount for text hooks ................ $1,336
SurPlus of ordinary expense ................ 117 79
Balance in excess of receipts ............... $1,218 34
Received for schools ...................... 10,725 59
Total :tmount expended .......... $11,94~q 93
No.n~ :--The Auditors found a bill of $5.95 for tel)airs at the
Town tlouse~ ohm'ged to the School Department, which should have
been charged to Town House Account; attd also a bill of $1.50 for
freight, which shonhl have been charged [o General Expenses in
Selectmen's Report. This amount of $7.45 would make the expert-
ditto'es of the School ('ommit~ee so ~nuch less.
The following is a schedule o£ the town properW in clmrge of the
School Department:
Books in school room .................... $100 00
Book case .............................. 20 00
Miners! case ............................ 8 00
Collection of minerals .................... l'2 00
Pictures ................................ 30 00
l~ogers statuary ......................... 10 00
$180 00
Amount cmv'ied forward. $180 00
Two clocks ............................. 87 00
I)esk ................................... 8 00
One piano .............................. 75 00
One globe .............................. 5 00
Chemical and physi(~al aplmratus, with chemi-
cals ........................... 450 00
Twenty-fi;e tons tqml .................... lt0 00
Miscellaneons ........................... 25 00
$150 O0
MEI:RIM ~{' ,~t 'llOI}L.
Schoo! house, lixtul'e~ and land ............ $24,000
Thirty-three ~ons coal .................... ~:;I
00
Pine wood .............................. 7 50
Twent)-fom' se~r~(,es ...................... 48 00
I'natta('hed s(,nts and desks ............... 32 00
Nlm, clocks ............................. 17 00
One pi:in(> .............................. 50 00
F~i~ht tabh, s ............................. 40 O0
Eight wns~e b:tskets ...................... 8 O0
· Three ('harts ............................ 12 00
F(>til' (~[ol)t,s ....... ~ .................... 1'5 00
Eight arm (.hhir,- ......................... 12 00
Sixtc(,n chair's ........................... ~) G0'
M}q)s ........................ ,; ........ (; 00
Books :md SUlYl)lies ...................... 25 00
kMisc(~llaneous ........................... 40 00
$900 00
$21,553 10
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
13
u~oN SCHOOl..
~qchool house :;nd land .................... $2,,500 00
Two stoves and ~ixturcs .................. 50
Two tables ........................
Two waste baskets .......................
Two arm ,'hairs .......................... 3 00
Four chairs ............................. 3
Two clocks ............................. 2
Two ~,harts ............................. S 00
),laps .................................. ~; O0
Coal ................................... '24 ~0
Wood .................................. 1
Books and supplies ......................
Miseellaneous .......................... 5
$;ohoo] dense, fixtut'es :tnd land ............ $10.000
Ten tons eoal ........................... 70
00
Pine wood ............................. ~; 00
Unattached seats and desks ............... 30 00
Settee .................................. ~ 00
Eleven chairs ........................... 10 00
~)n~ table ..................... ' ......... 5 00
~)~e desk ............................... ;5 00
Two t.looks ............................. ~; 00
( ~?.' glol~e ............. i ................ 2 00
Tw¢~ ~v:~ste basket~ ....................... 2 00
Three charts ............................ ~; 00
Two maps .............................. 2 00
Books and s~pplies ...................... 5 00
Miscellaneous ........................... ' 20 00
$2A;24
$10~174 O0
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
FARNHAM $CIIOOL.
School house and hind .................... $800 00
One desk ............................... b 00
Three chairs ............................ 3 00
Two charts .............................. 4 00
Stove and fixtures ........................ 7 00
Two settees ............................. ~ 00
One clock ............................... 3 00
Books and supplies ...................... a 00
One pump .............................. 5 00
Wood .................................. 5 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 5 00
School house aud land .................... $600 00
One st.)ye and llxtures .................... 10 00
One table ............................... 4 00
One globe .............................. 2 00
One waste basket ............ ~ ........... 1 00
Two charts .............................. 5 00
One ch)cir. .............................. 3 00
Two chairs .............................. 2 00
Books and supplies ....................... 3 0(}
Wood .................................. 8 O0
Miscellaneous ........................... 5) O0
ro_~'t~ schooL.
School }muse and land .................... 8400 00
S~ove and fnnnel ........................ 7 00
$(;43 O0
$407 00
Amow~*t carried formard, $407 00
AUDITORS' REPORT. 15
Amo~nt bro~q/ht fi)r~vavd, $407 00
One table ............................... $5 00
· One clock ............................... I 50
Two maps .............................. 2 00
One chart ............................... 2 00
(!hairs .................................. 3 00
Wood .................................. 8 O0
lhmks ,'lnd supplies ...................... 3 O0
Pmnp ............ ; ..................... 8 O0
Miscellaneous ........................... 3 O0
~4chool house and kind .................... $1,000
Stove a,nd funnel ........................ 7
q'wo maps .............................. 2
One chair ............................... 2
{)nc ~;,q ble ............................... 5
Books and supplies ...................... 2
Pll]alj ............................. ,, ,, , ;~
5,1 isc, ella neons ........................... 3
$442 50
oo
00
oo
oo
oo
0o
oo
0o
8applies a,t house of Mar? G. (ku'leton:
Pape. ................................. $5 O0
Pen(dis ................................. 1 0 O0
Pens .... ~ ............ , ................. 2 00
ErasRres ................................ 2 00
l)rawing Books ..... ' ........... 10 O0
Writing books ........................... 8 00
Otl~er books ............................. 15 00
Slates .................................. 8 O0
$1,024 00
$60 O0
AUDITORS' REPORT.
S,pplies a~ honse of E. W. Greene:
(!rayons ................................ $~2 80
Paper .................................. S 40
last of rex; books purchased duriug thc past year. a~ required
muter the "Free Text-Book" lnw. and distributed among tim sch.ols.
1 set, lhnls(m's Shakespenre.
18 volmnes AIo'ebras,
27 " Euglish llistory,
lls French (D'ammar.
t5 " French I)ic6onm-y,
15 Plays.
1 VOlnllle lAterature,
I " Novels.
Jill:lieS (.';PSI/I.
¥ohl~ws (2iee, ro.
· . Book-keel)ing.
Y oull~nn's ('hemlst,'y.
Young ('henfist,
· ' lihctoric.
· - Drawing Books,
· ' lvanhoe,
-- Ev:mgetilw,
I,ongfellow's Poems,
vols. ll:~wthor,e's 'Biograp]o'
Stories.
105 volmnes B~wnt~s'
48
55
4~ ....
24 "
100 Ihltler's 1st 58
(;9 2d "
45 3cl 4 I
4 [ -- 4th --
17 " 5th .- 38
91; SI)oilers, 36
106 vohtmes l~atou's Elemeutary 75
Arithmetic~ P:,rt 1st,
1st, Reader. I;7 volumes 1,;atou's ['rt,,tk'al
· 2(I '; Aritlmtetie,
3d ': :~s ~olulnes Collmrn's h~telleettml
4fl~ " Arithmetic.
5th ~/0 volun}es l'rimary (~cogra~phy.
-,.
raphy,
volumes Primary llistory.
-- ['. S. History,
Book-keepl
l)ietio]laries,
Music books,
AUDITORS' REPORT.
50 volumes Ea~ou's Elementary 447 Writing books,
Arithmetic, Part 2d, 384 Drau,ing books,
132 volumes Eaton's Intellectual 122 Slates,
Arithmetic, 25 vohm~esAmerican Educational
. Reader.
CENTER S()[IOOL~ ~NO.
6 v)lumes Barnes 3d Reader, i5 volumes Primary History,
9 " " 4t, h '~ 3 " U. Si History,
8 volumes Buffer's 3d " 8 '~ Grammar,
5 '; " 5th " 4 " Book-keeping,
118 volumes Eaton's Intellectual 10 " Dictionary,
Arithmetic, 4
7 volumes Eaton's Practical 57 Drawing books~
Arithmetic, 1 slate.
8 volumes Common School Geog-
raphy,
CENTEI{ SCHOOL~
8 volumes Barnes' 1st Reader, 27 Slates,
12 " " 2d " 35
15 " Butler's 2d " 16
7 " Primitive G cogru.pby,
L N'fON SCIIOOL1
Writing books,
supplementary Readers.
NO, l.
14 volumes Barnes' 3d Reader, 10 vols. iElementary Arithmetic,
12 " Butler's 2d " Part 2,
10 " " 3d ;' 4 volumes Spellers,
~} volumes Common ScboolGeog- 2 Slates,
mphy, 35 Drawing books,
16 volumesPrimitiveGeography, 35 Writing books,
15 " PractiealArithmetic, 6 Music Readers.
UNION SCHOOL~ NO. ~.
12 volumes Barnes' 1st Reader, 12 Writing bookS~
15 " '; 2d '; 12 Slates~
12 " Spellers, I Abacus.
12 vols. Elementary ArmithctiC,
Part 1,
18
:1 volmnes Barnes 1st Reader,
2 " " 3d
2 " Butler's 2d
Elementary Arithmetic, Part 1
Practical Armithetic, Part 1
Comn~m Sehoo~ Geography,
vols. Intellectnat Arithmetic,
Writing books,
2 vols. Element:~ry Arithmetic, 2 Drawing books.
Part ~,
KIMIgALL
volumes Barnes' 1st geadm'.
5th '~
Butler's 4th "
vols. I'ractical Arithmetic,
vols. Intellectual Arithmetic~
vol. Colburn's Arithmetic, ·
vol. Primary History,
15 Writing books,
4 l)rawing books,
t Speller.
I Conmmn School Geography,
3 Book-keeping,
2 vols. Elemen~u?' Armithetlc.
FARNltAM SCHOOL.
5 vohunes B~rncs' 1st Reader, ;3 xols. Ilistm7,
Lq " " 2d " 14 Writing books,
7 " " 3d " ;3 Ih'awing books,
7 " 4th " 2 Slates~
;3 " Bullet's 5~h " 9 vols. Primary Geography,
3' vols. Prima~v Arithmetic. I Speller,
5 " IntellectuM Arithmetic, I Grammar.
~ " Elemen;ary Arithmetic, 1 Book-keeping,
[11 et/(!]l St:llOOI will be found a few new volmnes on tcatchcr's desk
m addition to th~ foregoing list, all of Milch c~)st the Town $1;350.
TotM estimated property in School l)el)artmcnt, $41,376 30
Respectfutly submitted,
E. W. GIHqENE, )
SCHOOl,
CIIAIILES
MARY 0.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To the Ilonorable Board qf 2luditors of the town of Worth ~tndover :
We herewith submit our ammal report, with the itemized reports of
the several departments.
OFFICERS' SERVICES,
Paid W. J. Dal% Jr., Selectman ....... .... $25
N. P. Frye, selectman ............... 25
00
00
Loring B. Rca, sclcctunm ............ 25 00
M. S. Jenkins, auditor ............... 75 00
M. S. Jenkins, checking ............. 3 00
J. Cl. Cb~dwick, anditor. ............ 18 O0
Nat.haniel Peters, auditor ............. 8 00
Robert Elliott, fish warden ............ 5 00
W. J. Dale, Jr., selectman ........... 150 00
N. P. Frye, selec[man ............... l'25 00
Calvin Rea, " ............... 125 00
W. J. Dale, ,lt.. assessor. ............ 90 00
· ~ l, lye, ............. 75 00
C'&lvin Rea., " ., ........... 75 00
W. J./)ale, ,h'.~ boa,d of health ...... 20 0O
N. P. Frye, " ...... '25 0O
Calviu Rea, "......' 5 00
'g. iF. Osgood, town clerk ............. 75 O0
James T. Johnson, trea.sm'er .......... 150 00
J. F. Alien, collector ................ 277 11
C.C. ~ -, .......
])~.u. kc., registrator. ..... 17 00
Jeffrey Kelley, " . ............ 115 50
'17. K. (~llhnan, " ............. 15 50
t. F. Osgood, " . ............ 34 25
$.1,458
AUDITORS' I~EPORT.
ROaD COMMISSIONERS.
Pa.id A. P. Fnller, roads .................. $1.7(;0 76
'~ pa.thing snow .......... 155 37
Paid Wm. B. Chadwick, roads ............. $2,449 65
" pathing snow ...... 114 85
" railing ............ 46 61
" Marblehead street.;. 129 00
Pa.id F. E. Nason. roads .................. $1,799 45
" pathing snow ............ 112 60
railings ................ 120 77
" i;ond hill ............... 84(; 60
Palid poliec department ................... $331 79
Pa.id fire department .................... $2,265 53
STATE AID.
P~kl Patrick McCarty .................... $60 00
Thomas 1). Black .................... 60 00
Ann Wood ......................... 48 00
Martha D. Blood .................... 8 00
$1,916 13
$2,7t0 11
$2,379 42
$7,035 66
83:31 79
$2,265 53
$176 O0
AUDITORS' REPORT.
TAXES.
.State tax ............................... $2,940 00
County tax ....... ; ·; .................... 2,973 10
Tax remitted for 1882 .................... 75 78
" " " 1883 .................. i. 394 26
" aba.ted " 1884 .................... 50 49
· ' remitted" 1880 and 1881 ............ 25 22
21
TOWN HALL.
Paid L. Huntoon, clock .................. $15 '25
H. Keniston, m:~son work ............ 2 00
H. Reilly, teaming .................. 2 25 ·
Samuel Moore, repairs .............. 100 148
Edward Adams, teaming ............. I .50
Dyer & Donovs.n~ paint[ng ........... 200 25
John S. Graham, slating ............. 193 60
P. P. Daw, repairs .................. 250 00
O. F. Spofford, jani;or. ............. 100 00
'~ repairs and incidentals 25 50
$6,458 85
Paid Board of health .....................
$890 73
$~0 80
$10 80
l'aid Decoration day committee ............ $100 O0
$100 O0
Paid
AIJDITO]~S' REPORT.
LIBRARY.
Joseph J~cobs, .~ ton coal ........... $ 4 00
H:mnah Quaely, librarian ............ 50 00
Gen. S. Merrilt, priming snpplements. 189 0a
J. W. Richardson, supplies .......... 5 20
Charles Moulton, cleaning ........... 2l 17
Horncc C. Osgood, cleaning .......... 41 (;2
Lang & Holroyd, painting ........... 9 55
Joseph Jacobs, lmnber, .Jr ........... 13 76
E. A. Fiske, paper and hanging ...... 28 51
D. N. & C. M. Martin, stove ........ ~0 00
Fred L. Sargent, conveying books .... 15 60
Eben Sutton, Treasurer ............. 687 67
lnsurfmce ......................... 5'2 50
$1,138 50
INCIDENTALS.
Paid G. S. Merrill, printingAnd~tors' Report. 8170 00
" " license notices .......... 9 50
" '~ Assessors' cards ........ 2 00
.... po~}d notices ........... 3 00.
" " highwa.>~ bills ........... 1 75
.... fishing permits .......... 10 50
" " t.'tx bills, Col. l)ep~; ...... 8 50
" " blanks, Fire I)ept ....... 6 50
.... Regisl~ers Dept ........... ~7 50
N. P. Frye, statkmery and postage .... 10 65
" Assessors' tax books ..... .5 40
" expense lmme of pond .... ;13 99
Sec. ttenry B. Pierce, Voting Register, 1 O0
$283 ~9'
Amo~Int carried forward, $~83 2!)
AUDITORS' REPORT.
:A'a;o~t~tt brou.qbt fo~vard~ $983 2 9
W. E. tlicc, st:~fioncry .............. 8
" l~o~d CDmmissioners'books 4 45
" Assessors' books ........ 2[ 13
M. R. W:~rren~ documen~ boxes ...... 10
,I. W. Bowdoin~ protecting trees m~
(~omnlon ........................ 75 00
,lohn E. Ingalls~ btSlding ('emetery fence 35 O0
Geo. Genial, white~ashing · '- 4
W. t~L Jones, watering zrough, (entre. 40 00
J. g. ingMls, plnlfm'm trough~ Centre. 1 50
C. 11. LiNlcfield~ surveying for sewer.. 40 00
,lohD W. Bmq'y, estimnte for sewer .... 10 00
M. S. Jenkins. legal serviee~, LoDg-
Tm:kef eose ..................... 10 00
1. F. Osgood, stallonerv and express. 6 95
James tlowflrth, land damages ....... 25 00
I. F. Osgood, stamps ~md stz~tionery,
Registers' Department ........... 19 27
C. P. Morrill, M. I)., returning births, fi4 75
d. F. Allen, returning dca.tbs .........
John T. M~honey, returning deaths and
ma.fringes ...................... I 00
I. F. Osgood~ recording Nrths.
and marriages ................... .t7 85
J. T. Johnson, stamps.. Treas. Dept.. 2 50
()ffleers' services ........................ $1.458
Road Commissioners ..................... ?,083
Fire Department ......................... '2.26.5 53
Police .................................. 831 79
Amount carried forward,
$675 17
$1t,091 33
$11,091 33
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
.4'm.o'~t brought forward,
State aid ............................... 176 00
Ts.xes ........................... · ...... 6,458 85
Town Hall .............................. 890 73
Board o~ Health ......................... l0 80
Decoration Day ... ~ ..................... 100 00
Library ................................ 1,138 58
[ociden~als ............................. {J75 17
$t ,091 33
Schools ................................ $11,943 30
Overseers of Poor ................... ;... 5,047 22
$20.541 4(;
Total of orders drawn by Selectmen ....
$37.532
SCHEDULE OF TOWN pROPERTY.
TOWI~ HOUSE.
Town house, fixtures and land ............. $20,000 00
One safe ................................ 175 00
Thirty-five set~ees ....................... 70 00
Eight chairs ............................. 6 00
One chandelier .......................... 50 00
Eteven tamps ............................ 11 00
Stage scenery ........................... 50 00
Table .................................. 5
One clock .............................. 15 O0
Library ................................ $400 00
One table ............................... 15 00
One ~tter press ......................... 6 00
$20,38~ 00
$421
A~raoaatc~iedfor~,ard~ $421
AUi~tTOR$' REPORT, 25
Amount carried forward, $421 O0
One chandelier .......................... $5 O0
One stove .............................. 1 00
One waste basket ........................ 1 00
Ten chairs and four curtains .............. 9 00
Fittings to vault ......................... 100 00
$587
Standas'd weights and measures (2 se~;s) .... $280 O0
Pmnp and trough on ttigh street ........... 25 O0
Pump and trough on Centre ............... 30 O0
Common at Centre ....................... 500 O0
$885 O0
Total ....................... '... $21,754 00
The Board of Selectmen in presenting their report for the financial
year ending Janaary 7th, 1885, desire to call the attention of the;
Town to the fact that this report covers an entire financial years
cording? t~ the By-Laws of the Town, v/z.--from January 2, 1884, to.
Januqrv ~, 1885; whereas last year's report covered only ~en months~
of expenditures--for'~ last yeas' was the lirst year of auditing under the~
new ~lys~em, anti covered from March 1~ 1883 to Januaxy 2~ 1884,
only, not a complete year, but hereafter the financial year will cover
twelv~ consecutive months. The Town will also notice that the
amot xt of money expended exceeds the amounts appropriated at the
last ~nnual meeting of the Town, and this is owing to several
reas¢ns. A considerable amount was expended ander approprpria-
tions made for last year, and to pay for actually necessary work
Iongi lg to last year, which for the reason stated above, did not
app~ ~r in thc last report of receipts and expenditures~ and as tho
app~ ~priations for this year were not made until March 3~ 1884~ they
cons ~quently were not applied to the months of January and Feb~
.ruer of 1884, but all of which should appear in this report wi~h th~
rest of thc year, and have been placed here in detail..
The town at its last annual meeting made appropriations for the
usual items of yearly expenditure, as for instance:
Schnols, repaks and School Connni~tce .... $10,200 00
Highways, bridges attd sidewalks .......... 5,900 00
Railings for highways .................... 300 00
Support of Poor ......................... 2,500 00
Towo Farm ttouse extension .............. 1,200 00
Furniture extension ........... .. .......... 300 00
Library ............ : ................... 500 00
Soldiers' gr&ves ......................... 100 00
]Pond hill road .......................... 400 00
Marblehead street ....................... 150 00
Total .............................. $21,550 O0
Bat the Town vo~ed do do ~nany things which necessarily involved
the expenditure of money, and to pay for which they made no appro-
priation whatever. For instance, the Town voted to pay the Tucker
claim, to purchase six hundred feet of hose for tire Fire Department,
to huihi a reservoir at corner of Main and Railroad Streets, to pro-
tect tile shade trees on the common, to pay the engine companies,
collector of taxes, etc. By Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1854, the
'/'own was obliged to f, rnish free text books for all the school chil-
dren, this wa s a matter of considerable expense as will be seen by refer-
ence to the school report; and by Chapter 298 of thc Acts of 1884,
a Board of Registrars of Voters was created which added to the ex-
pense of the year. Again on August 25th last past, the Town voted
to lease ~he Great Pond from the Commonwealth for a term of years,
and instructed the Board to do itwithout delay. This has been done,
according tn the vote of thc Town, and the Town is now lessee for
the t. erm of tifQeeu years, from September 5, 1884. 'Phis also was
some expense, though not a large amoant, only the actmd expenses
were paid~ and these were paid by Mr. N. P. Frye acting for the
Board, and include the a~nount of $12.50 paid file State, and also tho
expenses of recording thc necessary papers, no attorney fee at MI was
paid or charged. Another considerable item of expense was the re-
AUI)[TORS! REPORT.
pairs made upon the Town Itall building. This work should have
.bee~ done some years ago, but was not for some reason attended to,
and this year it had to be don% as the roof was leaking badly, so
much so that it had to be entirely re-slated, and the entire wood work,
inclading the gutters, was very much out of repair, and iR some
places quite rotten. No subskmtial outside repairs have been done
on the building si~ce its erection in 1867, but the Bosa. d have
thoroughly repaired it, and the fences enclosing it., and it will last for
some years with only a nominal outlay. In the matter of the Library
expense, there was an amount of $248,20 itemized, as near as possible,
as follows, viz:
Paid Joseph Jacobs, Jr., ½ ton coal ........ $ 4 O0
~'[iss Hannah Quealcy, for services as
Librarian for 1883 ...... ......... 50 00
Geo. S. Me~a'ill, printing catalogue sup-
plement ........................ .189 00
J. W. Richardson, kerosene oil and
chimneys ....................... § 20
$248 20
The above amount was due for the year 1883; before ;he present;
Library Co~nmittce was created, but was not paid until the present
year. The bills, however, were correct and properly paid. All this
work, except the paying of thc Tucker claim, which the Board hav~
not paid because they doubted their legal right to do so, and ~nuch
more in some of thc other departments, the Board have done because
it was quite apparent that they must do it, and it will at once be seen
~hat the amouuts appropriated weze totally inadequate to meet the
expenses.
However, although the stun expended exceeds the amount appro-
priated, yet the Town is out of debt, and if the taxes were all col-
lected there would be a handsome surplus in the txeasury.
In conclusion, the Board recommend that the Town in all cases ap-
propriate suflqcient £nnds to carry out every vote it may take, as it ia
decidedly the best policy.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Hmmrabba Board of Selectmea o.f the Towa qf ~rth .A~dover:
The Board of Engineers respectfully snbmi~ the following repor~
for thc financiM year ending Janum'y 7, 1885 :-
George Rexstraw, repairs .................. $2 50
William E. Forbes & Son, repairing furnacc 8 89
William E. l)ycr, services as steward, No. 1 11 O/)
Edward McKone, 2 tons coal .............. 14 00
Geor, e Rexst. raw, services as steward, No. 1 14 50'
Edwm'd McKonc? 2 tons coal .............. 14 00
Davis & Furbcr Machine Co., 4 lbs. tallow.. 40
J. A. Etlison, services as engineer .......... 5 00
Robert Ellictt, " ......... 6 00
F. P. Hanaford, " . ........ 5 00
Pay roil, Engine Co. No. 1 ............... 111 75
Davis & I~ m'k er Machine Co., oil .......... 60
Itenry l{eiley, hauling s~eamer ............. 4 50
Townes & Fuller, supplies ................ 5 46
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 1 ................ 65 00
Davis & Fnrber Machine Co., hauling steamer 8 00
" " " " " " " 5 00
" " " " wren,Ch for furnace 40
,I. A. E]lison, services as engineer , ........ 7 50
Robert Elliott, '; ......... 7 50
F. P. flanaford, " ......... 7 50
Stephen Hughes, driving steamer. ......... 6 00
A. P. Cheney, drawing hose carriage ....... 3 00
Towne & Fuller, supplies ........ ; ........ 1 75
Pay roil Engine Co. No. 1 ................ 105 50
John Meserve, hauling hose carriage ....... 3 00
Davis & Furber Machine Co., hauling steamer 7 50
$430 25
Amount carried Jbrward, $430 25
AUDITOiXS' REPORT,
~9
Amo~cnt brou~jht.~,~Vard,
Thompson & Coombs, 4 lamps for steamer., g2 65
D~vis & Furbcr, stock and l~bor for s~eamer I 96
Joseph Jacobs, 4 tons coal ................ 28 00
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 2 .............. '.. 177 50
.John E. Ingalls, stock and labor on reservoir
at Centre ....................... 25 34
EdWards & Linncll, supplies .............. 11 86
Pay rolI Engine Co. No. 2 ................ 112 00
George Tt~tfle, hauling engine ............. 6 00
Edw:u'ds & Linncll~ supplies .............. 5 82
Edward Adams, h~uling engine ............ 7 00
Pay roll Engine Co. No. 2 ................ 130 50
Boston Woven Hose Co, 800 feet hose ..... 600 O0
Freight ou the 800 feet hose ............... 70
A. J. Mors& & Son, 2 connections ......... 5 00
Josslyn's express ........................ 55
J. A. ~]llison, services in buying hose ....... 5 00
l{obert Elliott, " " " " ....... 5 00
A. P. Cheney, hauling hose ............... 3 00
James Dorman~ building reservoir ......... 478 00
ltem'y gciley, fm'nishing stone for walls .... 121 67
Briggs & Allyn, nmking form for arch ...... 45 00
D~vis & Furber Machine Co., iron cover for
same ........................... 4 48
Davis & Furber Machine Co., forging thc cover 95
William IL Chadwick~ for grading .......... 48 00
J. A. EllNon~ services in building r~s~rvoir.. 10 00
Total ......................... ; .....
By sale of old hose July 22~ 1884.. ~ ....... 222 27
$430 25
$9,265 53
$222 27
Balance. $2,043 26
AUDITORS) REPORT.
SCHEDULE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.
VALUATION.
Steamer, engine house and laud ........... $2,300 00
" Ebcn Sutton ..................... 3,000 00
" hose carriage (small) ............. 175 00
" " '~ (large) ............. ' 400 00
1000 feet jacket hose ..................... 300 00
200" rubber hose ..................... 120 00
Rubber cover for steamer ................. 10 00
Portable bench and vise .................. 10 00
One pair double harness ................ 60 00
One single harness ...................... 25 00
Fifteen overcoats and hats ................ 15 00
Three horse blankets ..................... 3 00
One furnace and fixtures ................. 35 00
One dozen lamps ........................ ~5 00
One clock .............................. '2 00
One ton cannel eom ...................... 16 00
One ton white ash coal ................... 7 00
Kindling wood .......................... 6 00
1200 feet rope ........................... ~ 00
Miscellaneous ........................... 25 00
Mere'irene hand engine ................... 400 00
Trnck, ladders, ere ....................... 75 00
200 feet old lea;her hose .................. 20 00
Cochichewick engine house ................ 800 00
;' hand engine ................ 500 00
800 feet jacket hose (new) ................ 600 00
Five coats .............................. 10 00
Five settees ............................. 10 00
Two stoves ............................. 10 00
1~5ight chairs ............................ 8 00
$8,950 00
Amou~t carried forward, $8,950 00
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount bro~ght forward,
()ne table ...............................
One lamp ...............................
Three lanterns ..........................
Miscellaneous ........................ . ·
Total appraisal of property ...........
31'
$8,950 00
2 00
2 00
4 00
15 00
$8,973 O0
There &re nine reservoirs in town of which no appraisal.was made.
FIRES 13URING THE PAST YEAR.
.luLl' 22. House and barn belonging to John Manion.
Ava. 23. Picker room at Stevens' Milt.
OCT. 27. Blacksnfith shop belonging to estate of Theron Johnson.
Nov. 13. House belonging to Abiel Wilson.
The apparatus is in fair condition. A long felt want has been
supplied in District No. 1, during the past year, by thc completion
of the reservoir in Railroad Square, dimensions of the same,
t~venty feet deep by twenty fe~t inside the wails, with a well in the
centre, at the bottmn three feet deep by two feet across. We
found it necessary to have a new form made for the arch, which we
had not calculated for, but with proper care this form had ought to
last ten y~ars. We would recommend the building of one reservoir a
..',,cai' for a few years to come, in locations where 0~ere is much prop-
erty, not protected by a supply of water. We think thc town has
made good progress in this matter during the last ten years. The
hose now in use is of unifomn size, and is the same as that in the
Mills andMachinc Shop, and we feel secure in this part of the ser-
vice. Engine No. 1 and eugine house Well need to be repaired this
year. We recommend the purchase of a pair of horses and neces-
stn'y equipments for road work, and the stabling of the same at
engine house No. 1. Our reasons, we hope, will be found practical,
and we believe it would be economy for the town as a whole to adopt
.such a plan.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
J. A. ELLISON, ) E~USEEUS
F. P. HANAFORI),.I o~
ROBERT ELLIOT. NOR~It A~nOVER.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
To the Ho~*orable Boe~rd of Selectmen of the Town qf North 2tndover r
[ have the honor to submi~ the second annmd repor~ of the Police
DeparUnent.
On the first o( September, 1884, I was appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the resigoation of Chief E. S. Robinson. D~:ring the past
year a gre~ amoun~ of work has been done by the force as the quie~-
ness of the town during the campaign has shown. Since. tim town
secured a lease of Great Pood thc Fish Law has been strictly com-
plied with. The following table will show the names of the force.
and the mnount of wages drawn by them.
A~JDITOBS' H EPOtlT.
3~
AUDITORS' REPenT.
Whole number ~trrcsts .....................
Males .............................. 24
Females ............
Offences for which arrests were ~nade:
Drunkenness, simple ...................... 5
Murder. ................................ 1
Attempted rape .......................... 1
Assault ............. ; .................... 1
· ~' with dangerous weapon ............. 1
Insane ..................................
Neglected children ........................
Selling liquor without license.. ~ ............ 2
Larceny, si,nple .......................... 3
Vagrant .................................
illegal fishing ............................ 5
Safe keeping ............................ I
'26
~6
MISCELLANEOUS BUS1NE*~S.
Buildings fonod open and secured . ~ ........ 5
Defective places in streets reported ......... 4
Disturbance suppressed without arrest ....... 15
Intoxicated persons ca.red for .............. 20
Larceny reported .........................
Gaming on Snnday broken np ....... .. · · 4 · · 7
Stolen teams found and returned .....
Complaints investigated ................... 12
STOL~;S r~O~:~'r~'.:
Vaiuc of stolen property recovered ...................
$153
AUDITORS' REPORT. 35
EXPENSES.
A. P. Cheney~ teams ............................... $17 25
Fred Sargent, ~' ............................... 2 00
S. 5{. Greefm, ood, boats ............................ 8 55
Geo. S. Merrill, printing ........................... 1 25
i fyi ~
Not ng town of~cers ........................ .... '2 00
Joseph Jacobs, hnnber ............................ . 1 42
W. E. Rice, record book ........................... 1 45
Expense of liquor case ............................. 30 00
Stationery and postage ......... . .................... 50
Posting town warrant 3 times ....................... 5 00
W. S. Roundy, serving dog warrant ................. 15 '25
$79 67
Schedule of property belonging to the Police Dep~rtment :md
charged to thc officers:
13 pairs of handcRffS, at $4.25 ...................... $55 '25
15 badges: at $.75 ................................ 12 00
All of which is respectfully submitted.
GEORGE I. SMITH,
$67 2~
C~hief of Potke.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE. TOWN
Note. ................................. $6,500 O0
Charles Wilcox, grass on common ......... $ 7 00
l~statc of Rebec. ca 1½~n'ker, for rent of common. I 00
Taxes duc for 1882 ...................... 277 97
" " 1883 ...................... 716 37
~' " 1884 ...................... 4,922 79
Due from State ......................... 95 11
Cash t,~ Treasurer's hands ................ 6,596 90
*$6,500 O0
$12,617 14
Balance in favor of the town ......... $6,117 14
* This no~ w~ paid January ~2. 1885, and. there are no outs~nd-
ins no,es against thc ;own.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
W. 3. I)ALE, Jrt.,
NEWTON P. FRYE,~·
CALYIN REA.
January 7~ 1885.
AUDITORS*
ROAD COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
To the Honorable Boc*rd of z~,td,~:tors of the Town of ~orth ~n~ver:
The Road C0m]mssmners bmew th submit to you their annual re-
port for the year ending January 7, A885:
sot :rum s'rmCT.
Paid A. P. FalTer, labor of sclf, ma.n ami
team ........................... 8563
Albm~ Bcrry, labor and gravel ........ 139
66
'26
John fl. Jenkins .................... 109 50
John KendMI, labor ................. 1'27 70
George-Wardwell, labor ............. 155 40
George A. Ilea, " ............. 47 50
F, dward Adams, ,, ............. 45 00
Levi Goodhue, " ............. 4'2 35
Moses Goodhue, labor and gravel ..... 43 87
John I. Farnbam, labor ............. 46 40
H. E. iMead, ;' ............. 36 60
C. Wilcox, '~ ............. :15 7t)
,loseph Avcrill, ,' ............. 3'2 75
D. G. Berry., ,, . ............ 25 00
S. C. Rea, ,, ............. 21 00
Moses Towne, ,, . ............ 20.00
G. H. Goodhue, " , ............ 30 90
Peter Holt, '* . ............ 24 00
B. H. F~rnum, ,, ............. 22 00
William Evans, ,, ............. '24 50
,hmms A. Dame, " ............. 19 00
S. W. Knapp, ltd)or and gravel ....... 19 00
W. J. I)ale~ ,Ir., gravel ............. 19 4:0
J. L. Killam, labor and gravel ........ 18 ;55
81,668 74
carried for,ward~ $1,668 74
AUDITORS' REPORT,
Amount brought forwa.rd,
Paid James A. Treat, drain pipe ..........
S. Evans, labor ....................
Set~ T. Farnum, labor ..............
Morris Cole, labor ..................
G. W. Berrian, gravel ...............
H. Brennan, labor. .................
S. D. Hinxman, iron work ...........
B. F. Jenkins, labor. ...............
S. Th~yer, '~ ................
W. S5 d
Henry Long, '~ . ...............
S. W. Ingalls, " ................
J. E. Ingalls, ,' . ...............
L F. Osgood, powder and brimstone..
C. A. Metcalf, handles ..............
Edward Evans, labor ................
A. R. Durgia, labor ................
L. G. Lacy, gravel .................. '
$ t,668 74
$15 40
15 50
16 O0
13 O0
12 O0
8 O0
7 05
4 O0
4 60
2 80
2 20
2 02
1 O0
18 O0
8 O0
$1,760 7~
SNOW.
Paid A. P. Fuller, for pathing snow ....... 8121 40
Frederick Symonds, " " ....... '25 37
Nathan Foster, '~ " ....... 19 3i
George A. Rea, " '~ ....... 16 05
Albert Berry, " " ....... 9 50
Moses Goodhue, ,~ " ..... '.. 11 10
Calvin Rea, " " . ...... 7 00
Joseph Averill, ~' " · ...... 9 8:2
Edward Adams, " " ....... 4 20
$113 78
Amotmt car'~ed forward, $113 78
Amongst brought forward,
Paid Julius Bode, " " ....... $8 77
Orrin N. Foster5 " " ....... 3 ~0
John 1. l~a'nham, 4 61
Daniel Carleton~ " " ....... 3 00
Geo. H. Goodhnc, " '~ · ...... 97
Levi Goodhne~ " " ....... 68
Newell Atkins~ " '; , ...... 7 50
B. H. Farnum, '; " · ...... 9 40
J. L. Farnum~ " " ....... 2 40
S'
Daniel P. ~hles, " " · ...... 1 05
NOlO'tH DISTRICT.
Paid William B. Chadwick. self and
~e~Lm ........................... $760 50
Itenry R.ile¥~ self grid te~m .......... 487 00
A.P, Cbeney,' man and ~eam ......... 172 50
Davis & Fnrber Machine Co.. stock and
labor, ......................... 87 41
Thomas Murphy, labor. ............. . 245 00
Daniel Donovan ............... 22:~ 00
Patrick Kelley 170 00
Charles McCarthy" 93 50
,lames A. 1)amc. 36 00
Thomas C:u'roll, -- 18 50
Frank O. Sargent." 6 00
John Sweeney " 3 00
Dennis ~urtain. ,, , ............. 2 00
Patrick McCarthy~ - · ............. 2 00
Jmnes Murphy, " , ............. 1 00
$118 78
$155 36
$9,312 41
Amount carried.~rward, $2.312 41
Amount brought forward,
Paid James A. Treat & Co., drain pipe ..... $33
Arno P. Ellis~ repairing tools ......... 16
Sanborn, Austin & Robinson, tools.., l0
Davis & Wiley, gravel .............. 20
' ~ ~ ' 24 O0
(~ eot .~e, ~w~ft, ~ ..............
Pedrick & C]osson, ~ravel ........... 7 70
North Andover Mills~ cindem ........ 16 00
Charles Wilcox, repairing roller ...... 7 O0
George Sargent, painting signboards.. 75
MARBLEIlEAD STI~EET.
Paid Wm. B. Chadwick~ self and team ..... $38 00
Ilenry Riley, sdf and team .......... 36 00
Patrick Kelley, labor ................ 14 00
Tbomas Murphy~ labor .............. 12 00
Daniel Donovan, labor. ............. 12 00
Frank O. Sargent, labor ............. 10 00
John Sweeney, labor ................ 9 00
$2,319 41
79
69
51
80
$2,449 65
$129 00
RAILING.
Paid Wm. B. Chadwick, stock and labor .... $20 00
Joseph Jacobs, lmnber .............. 15 24
Daniel l)onovan, labor .............. 6 00
Henry Riley, labor .................. i 00
,lames Briefly, labm'. ............... ~3
S. D. Hinxman, spikes .............. 74
PATHING SNOW.
Paid Wm. B. ClmdnM~ .................. $24 (:,0
tleiny Riley ....................... 39 75
Davis & Furher Mhchinc C.o ......... ]6 60
Thomas Murphy .................... 27 7b
l)ennis Curt~fi~ ..................... 5 00
Thomas P. Rich .................... I 00
Patrick Kcltey ...................... 75
AUDITORS~ REPORT. :1 1
Ptdd F. E. Nasou fro' labor with selF, man
and ~ca~n ....................... $555 10
Charles Wilcox, labor with self, mau
ami teton .................. ~ ..... · !9~[ 36
Edward Adtmts, labm: wi~h self, man
and geallt ...................... 1~8 70
Jacob Bridges, la. bot. ............... 127 10
()liver Stevens, labor, malt and geam.. 119 I0
Edmond Ileardot, labor .............. 61 80
Peter Holt, Ar., Iai)or, mtm and team.. 87 30
William J. 1):fie: .h.., gravel .......... 53 10
Patrick Dillou, ~abor. ............... 43 50
John Finn, l~d~()r ................... 43 40
George Tnttte, labor, man and team . . dP 00
Job~ Davis, l:~bor. .................. 34 10
John Flyon, labor .................. 34 00
Boynton & Co., drain pipe and 1 shover 31 88
S. M. Greemvo,>d, h;bor, alflll and ~earn 29 ~0
Timothy O'Brien, labor. ............. 26 80
{'.harles MeCarty~ laber .............. 23 10
$1t4 85
$1 ~.636 03
zl'mo~r~t c(~rr[ed
~2
Paid
AUDITORS' REPORT.
.Amount brm¥1ht./br.~c(o.d, $1,636 03
Edward Cl~rke~.labor. .............. ~19 90
Edward Gav~hb l~bor ............... 18 50
T. O. Wardwell, labor, man ~md team, 17 40
John B~rker, labor~ man ~nd team .... 15 00
Fred. Symonds~ labor, m~m and team.. 1~ 00
Michael Brennan~ labor .............. 1 l 30
John Sullivan. labor ................ 9 80
John P. Foster, labor, man and team.. 9 20
Scotl Nelson, labor ................. 8 .00
William E. Townc, b~bor ............ 6 00
On'in N. Foster, posts ............... 6 75
Frank O. Sargent. labor ............. 5 80
James Foley, labor .................. 10 80
Davis & Fro'bet, labor :md pipe ...... 5 47
Cluu'les A. But~erfield, gravel ........ 2 50
John Sullivan, labor . ............... 2 00
Cornelius Mahoney. labor ........... 2 00
RAILING.
P. p. l)a,w~ labor and material ........ $61 65
Joseph Jacobs, ,Ir., hunber ........... 37 76
F. E. Nas(m, labor, ................. 7 00
Jacob Bridges, labor ................ 4 00
Boynton & Co., nails ............... 3 61.
Orrin N. Fost, eT, posts.. ............. ',/ 00
Towne & Puller, nails ............... 75
$1,797 95
$120 77
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
SNOW.
Paid F. E. Nason, labor, ~elf, man and team $6 40
M. T. Stewms ...................... l0 ,55
S. M. Greeawood ................... 9 95
J. G. Chadwick ................... 4 95
L. P,. and F. [I. Ilea. ................ 1 80
Oliver Stevens ...................... 9 30
Edward Adams ..................... 53 ,50
John P. Foster ..................... 5 10
On Geo. L. Barke?s accoun~ for snow
pathed previous to ~larch 1st ...... ',H 05
$132 ~0
fO*ND illLL.
]>aid F. l~]. Nas(m? labor, sclf man and team
S. M. Greellwoo(l, labor~ man and team
,lohn Ba.rker. " .... " 70
Jdm Sullivan, labor ................. 20
Edmm~d Rcardon, labor ............. 19
Jacob Bridgt~s, labor ................ 18
Timothy O'l]rien, labor .............. 17
Edward Adams, labor, man and team.. 9
Frank Davis, labor. .................
Edward GarvM, labor
F. H. Rca, lab,r, m:m ami team ......
Nathan Barker. htboJ', mau
John Flynn, labor ..................
850 80
57 00
/il 00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15 00
7 00
~ 00
1 6O
7 '20
$346 60
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY IN ROAD COMMISSIONERS
DEPARTMENT.
SOL'TH DISTIIICT.
One rom] scraper ........................ $~0 00
Five shoYels ............................ 2 50
Three picks ............................. 3 00
One st¢me hammer .......................
' Two drills ..............................
Two forks .............................. [ 00
One screen .............................. 3 00
Three lbs. powder. ......................
,~ORTr~ ms'traCT.
'One ox shove[ ........................... $5 00
Eight shovels ............................ ;5 00
Two picks .............................. 9 00
One iron bar ............................ 1 00
Om~ ~>x shoYel ........................... '$~ 00
One chain .............................. I '50
l~'our shovels ............................ I 50
Three rakes ............................. 75
$52 10
813 O0
$7 75
Total am{rant, of property ............. $72 85
AUDITORS' R I,'.PO RT. 4;~
r~I
J.t e R.)ad Commissioners of North Andover submit the following
statements and suggestions:
l.I e appropr at >n for general rep:~irs h~ts been ovcr~vorked $108.35
as follows:
South District, uuexpended. ', .......................... $5
3:liddle District, ove~'worked ............................ 31 35
North l)istrkt, " ............................ 82 f~9
From the appropriation of 8400.00 for ttle repah'$ of Pond
$34~;.t;0 has been expended, leaving :; ba.lauce of ~53.4fl nnexpended.
Of 5Iarblehcad st; eet.~ [ he app~op~ :~tlon 0f $150.00 for the grad-
ing of 5la. rblehead stpee~, $129.00 ha.s been cxpended~ le~wing
balance of $21.00 unexpended.
Df Railing.~The ~q)proprig~ion of $300.00 for Railing,
has been expended, leaving a bMan¢c of $1~2.62 unexpended.
We recommend r¢~islng for highw:~ys~ sidewalks~ railings and
bridges: $5,400 00: dMded ¢ts follows:
South l)istriet ...................................... $l,i;00 00
Middle ;~ ...................................... 1,lJ00 00
North ,' ...................................... 2.200 00
]~espe( t. fully submitted,
A. P. FULLER, ) l~oM)
~751~ B CItADWICK.~-
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
OVERSEERS' REPORT,
7'0 the lto~orable. /~ou~'d q/' Al~dltor,~ qt' tl~e~Tow~ o~ Nm't~, .d~dover :
lye herewith s~bmit to )'ou otlr an.ual rbpm'~.
a~, town at its [}~s~ aroma[ meeting appropriated~
For the support of the Poor ............... $~500 00
For Building the Farm I:[ouse extension .... 1,200 00
F(>r furnishing .' " " . ... 300 00
'l'o~al ..............................
AMOUNT EXPENDED.
8uppol't of ~hc poor. ..................... $~,3~:2 Ti
Extension of building ................... 1,149 12
ExtensiorJ furnishing ..................... 27(J 85
$4,000 00
OFFICERS' SERVICES.
'Paid Willlam J. 1)ale, Jr., O;-erseer of Poor. 8 95 00
N. P. Frye, Overseer of Poor ........ 80 O0
1~. B. Rea? Overseer of Poor (ti> 3[ar. 3) 5 00
Calvin Ilea, Overseer of Poor....'. .... 60 00
,laeob L. Farnham, Supt. Town Ftu'm. 500 00
$3,788 71
$740 00
AUDITOR8~ REPORT.
47
FUNERAL EXPENSES,
]'aid Wm. W, {];oil)y, for coffin and robe
for burial of Elijah Long .........
.loseph F. AIlen, services at burial .....
$ 21 00
6 00
Paid A. R. Durgin, for c~u'e and ixursing
Elijah Long .................... $ i~9 60
CITIES AND TOWNS,
P'aid City of Lawrenc% for aid remlercd to
~,[ar?, A. Buttcrworth ............ $237
Ci(¥ of Haverhill for :dd to J. A.
Woodbm'y ...................... 4 0t
City ofiBos~on, for aid to L,ey Brown, 61 00
City of Boston, for aid to Mrs. M.
Ryan .......................... 88 00
City of lloston, for aid to Abbie E.
q~'ler . ........................ 85 0(}
'IS>wu of A~dow~r, for aid to John
Wagstaff ....................... 2B 75
City of L:m~renee, for rtid to Grace Bnt-
terworth ....................... 12 48
City of Lawrence, for aid to May E,
Butterwortb ............... ~ .... 12 48
$ 27 O0
$ ~2 60
$524 71
45 AU])ITORB' R~PORT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Paid State Refo]']n School, fo]: board of Fred
Long .......................... 45 ~8
l)a. nvers Lunatic Ilospitsl, for bom'd of
Frank :md Alber~ Long ........... 193 79
Mass. School for Feeble Minded Youth,
for boa.rd of Charles F. Barker .... 182 00
$421 07
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Paid For bom:d of Fxhmmd trod Sustm
Briefly ......................... $25 (;8
For board of Thomas Carroll ........ 10 14
For Board of George A. Tucker ...... 26 00
RELIEF OUT OF HOUSE.
Paid supplies fm'nishcd Elijah Long ....... $ 5 00
'; t' Mrs. Thomas ...... '_>9 92
~ ;~ Mrs. Donovan ..... 170 15
'~ ~; John Rupson ...... 41 00
'~ " Hulda Stevens ..... 52 00
'~ '~ Mrs. Towne ....... 52 68
" " Mrs. Turner ...... 9 50
'~ " F. Lambert ....... 20 9S
'; " Mrs. Timmens ..... ~3 63
" '~ Florence Marsh .... 39 00
'~ Mary Emerson ..... 3 00
$456
AUDITORS' REPORT,
49
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.
Paid Dr. C. P. 3Iurrill, medical attendance
to 31r. and Mrs. J. Lord ......... 86 50
Attenaance to Mrs. H. Towne ......... 13 00
" " S. Foster .............. l 50
" " Hat~icTowne ........... 8 65
" " Mrs. Towne's boy ....... 1 00
;' " Mr. Fuller ............. 2 50
" '~ 3Irs. Timmens .......... 5 O0
$28 05
Paid Dr. F. E. Well, medical attendance to
Mrs. S. Brierly ..... r ............ $1 50
Attendance to Elizabeth Long ......... 45
" " Elijah Long ............ 13 68
" " Dennis Teehan ......... l 50
" " tlattieTowne ........... .q 00
" " Mrs. S. J. Towne ....... 4 50
$30 63
In the matter of out door relief~ the a.~nount paid to John Rapson
and F. Lambert is charged to the state; and bhe amount paid for
Mary Emerson was charged to the town of MeQmen~ whk'h said
connts have all been allowed.
FARM HOUSE ADDITION.
Amount appropriated .....................
Paid G. G. Adams~ plans ................ $12 00
N. Foster, hatdb~g lumber ........... 20 O0
H. Keniston, stoue mason ........... 12,5 00
P. P. Daw, h0mr and lnaterials (under
au enth'e contract) ............... 992 12
$1,200 O0
$1,149 12
Balance ............................ $50 88
50 AUDITORS~ REPORT.
FURNISHING NEW ADDITION.
Amount appropriated ....................
Paid Lawrence Wild~& Co.~ for furni;m'e.. $268 95
I)oYer Stamping Co., '~ .. 7 90
l{alallce .............. .
$800 00
$27~ 85
$23 15
REPAIRS ON OLD FARM BUILDINGS.
Paid E. A. Fiske, 4 curtains' .............. $4 60
B. B. Lucas, mason ................. 11 37
· Dyer & Donovan, whitening .......... 18 50
H. Keniston, mason ................. 7(i 78
P. P. Daw, carpenter ............... 74 65
C. Wilcox, lumber .................. 4 05
J. Jacob~ Jr., lumber ............... 1~ 34
C. A. Butterfield, sand .............. 7 00
Briggs & Allyn Mannf'g Co., skylight. ~2 50
J. E. Ingalls, earpenler ............. 14 (10
FURNISHINGS FOR OLD PART.
Paid T. Kelley & Co., blankets ............ $9 98
Exeter 3ftmuf~cturing Co., sheeting... 11 98
D. N. & C. M. Martin, 1 s~ove ....... 20 15
$22(1 39
$42 11
AUDITORS' ~EPORT.
51
WATER RESERVOIR.
Paid B. F. Mitchell, 1,993 lbs. of pipe .'iud
labor ........................... $144 40
Eastern R. R., freight ............... I 94
Boyntou & Co., 100 feet drain pipe .... 11 00
C. II. Littlefield, surveyor ............ 5 00
Dennis O'Brien, labor ............... 34'2 40
8504 74
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Paid A. D. Swan, insurance .............. $42 37
Eastern, g. R., fi'eight .............. (; 80
Josselyns' Express .................. l !0
John Dane, wagon ;.op .............. 27 00
McLaughlin & Baker, horse-rake ...... 28 00
C. ~Vilcox, farm wagon .............. 80 00
J. L. Fm'nham, use on farm .......... 130 00
" help in house ......... 50 00
B. K. Farnham, labor on farm ........ 160 00
T. J. O'Brien, " ........ 10 ,50
$535 27
RECAPITULATION--SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Otllcer's services .................... $740 00
Funeral expenses .................. 27 00
Nursing ........................... 22 60
Cities and towns .................... 524 71
Commonwealth ..................... 421 07
County of Essex .................... 6l 82
Out door relief ..................... 456 86
Medical atteladance ................. 58 68
$2~312 74
AUDITORS~ REPORT,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Farm house addition ..................... 81,149 1'2
Fornishing' house addition ................. 27(; 85
Repairs oM part ......................... 226 39
Furnishing old part ...................... 4'2 11
Water Reservoir ......................... 504 74
Incidental expenses ...................... 535 27
Total amount expended ...............
$2~.734 48
$5,047 22
the Overseer's qf the Poor q/'.~¥orth Andover :
G~:x~gXEX :--I have the honor to submit my ~nnu,~t report:
DR.
By c,~sh received for
Meat ................................... $28 98
Eggs .................................. 24 4'2
Butter .................................. 26 44
Milk..; ................................ 529 4:t
Board .................................. 7a 80
Vegetables .............................. 57 24
Seeds .................................. 14 00
Apples ................................. 99 94
St;raw .................................. 9 00
Wood .................................. 289 75
Cows .................................. 1,504 05
Calves ................................. 4l 40
Oxen ................................... 1(;5 00
Swine .................................. 164 90
Labor ................ ~ ................. 10 40
Treasnrer ............................... 150 00
$3J68 26
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
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To cash paid for
Groceries ............................... $3.58 85
Meat ................................... 149 13
'Clothing ................................ 75 80
Furniture ........... 18 97
Medicine ............................... 1,.5 (;6
Repairs. ~ ............................... 4(; (;3
But;er .................................. 17 88
Grain ............................ · ...... 418 30
Seeds .................................. 29 0.5
'Oxe~/ .................................. 177 50
Cows .................................. 1,345 50
Calves ................................. 9 50
Swine .................................. 111 0O
Labor .................................. 100 50
Cutting wood ............................ 67 75
Blacksmith and wheelwright ............... 58 3'2
Tools .................................. 90 21
Incident;als .............................. 118 28
Expense on well ......................... 8 07
Cash on hand ...........................
$8,158 44
9 82
9 82
No. of inmates during the .5,ear ............
/go. discharged ..........................
~dmieted during~he ?ar .................
Presen; number at house ..................
No. of ~ramps cared for. .................
Respectfnlly snb~nitted,
JACOB L. FARNUM,
January 7, 1885.
$8,168 26
14
4
3
9
118
Superb~tende~;t of Ab~;ShOt,~se.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Under thc following vote, passed by the town at its last annual
meeti~lg, viz :--
"¥oted '['hat all bills presented to the town shall give items and
specify quantity and price, to he printed in the Auditors' ReI)ort."
The bills for supplies are itemized as follows: '
Thc supplies furnished Elijah Long's family
was 1 cord of wo,od at ................ $5 00
Supplies furnished Mrs. Thomas:
One-half bbl. flour ....................... 4 20
One-bMr bushel potatoes .................. 35
One pouud tea ........................... 65
Three quarts beans ....................... 3g
One peck potatoes ....................... 14
Four pounds sugar ....................... 32
One-half pound ~ea ...................... 33
Four pounds oat~neal ..................... 20
Two pounds bread ....................... 24
Flour~ $2.00; 2 quarts beans .22 ........... ~ 22
One-half pound tea, .33, 64a sugar, .50 ...... 83
One-half bush. potatoes, .35, 2 ihs. rice, .20, 55
4]~ fish, .34; 1 lb. butt. er, .30 .............. 64
One pound tea, .50; 7~r lbs. sugar, .50 ...... 1 O0
One bush. potatoes, .70; 61~ fish, .47 ....... 1 17
One-half ton coal, $4.00; 2 ft. wood, $1.50.. 5 50
One-half [on coal ........................ 4 O0
One ton coal ............................ 7 25
The supplies furnished Mrs. Donovan were
groceries from John W. Richardson,
from Dec. 1, 1883, to Jan. 1, 1885, ou
a weekly allowance, and equal ......... $170 15
$29 92
$170 15
AUDITORSs REPORT.
55
John Rapson's accouut was for cash paid for
tempo~'ary aid and has beer allowed by
the State ...........................
Itulda S~;evens, all cash ...................
Mrs. Towne: Groceries furnished by Ed-
wards & Linnell. l bbl. flour, $8.00~ 1
pk. beans~ .80, I bush. meal, .70 ......
O~c bbl flour, $7.75, 1 bush. ~ncal .68, 1 pk.
One bbl. flour, $7.50, I bush. meal, .80~ I pk.
beans, .70 ..........................
Oae bbl. floar~ $7.50, 1 bush. meal, .70, 1 pk.
beans? .80 ..........................
()ne bbl. ilo'ur, $6.75~ 1 bush. meal .70, 1 pk.
beans, .95 ..........................
One bbL flour, $6.00~ I bush. meal~ .60, I pk.
beans, .80 ..........................
Mrs. Turner: Groceries furnished by Ed-
wards & Linnell. ()ne bbl. flour. ......
One bush. meal ..........................
One 'pk. beans ...........................
F. Lamber;: Groceries furnished by Ed-
wards & Linncll. Flour ..............
One pk. beans, .80, pork, $1.00 ............
$41 00
52 00
$9 50
9 38
9 O0
9 O0
8 40
7 40
$8 O0
70
80
$3 O0
1 80
$41 00
$52 00
$52 68
$9 50
$4 80
Amom~tcarried.~vard, $4 80
AUDITORS' REPORT.
ztmou~t brm~ght forward, $4
Flour, $2.00, pork, $1.00 ................. $3 00
Beans, .80, Flour, $2.00 .................. 2 80
Furnished by Towne & Fuller: Flour, $'2.00,
~ pk. beans, .48 ..................... 2 48
7~ lbs. pork, $1.00, flour, $2.00 ............ 3 00
One Pk. beans, .90, 7~ lbs. por.k~. $1.00 ..... 1 90
Fm'nished by Smith & Manning: Flour ..... 2 00
Meat furnished by Rea. & Abbott .......... ~ 00
Nine dollars and twenty-four cents of the F.
Lambert bill has been allowed by thc
State, which reduces thc amount to $11.74
Mrs. Timmens: Fuel furnished by Edward
McKone. ½ ton coal, $4.00, 2 ft. wood,
$1.50 .............................. $5 50
One-half ton coal ........................ 4 00
One-half cord wood ...................... 2 00
One ton coal ............................ 7 25
One-hMf ton coal ..... . ................... 3 83
Two feet wood .......................... 1 59
()ne-half cordwood ...................... 2 50
One ton coal ............................ 7 25
Florence Marsh~ all cash .................. $39 00
Mary Emerson, repayed by the town of
Methuen
$3 O0
$20 9S
$33 63
$39 00
$3 oo
AUDITORS' REPORT.
57
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY IN OVERSEER'S DEPARTMENT,
Town farm and buildings ................. $9,000 00
Furniture ............................... 500 00
STOCI~. AND IMPLEME~NTS.
One horse .............................. $100
One pah' oxen ........................... 170
O0
00
Three fat cows .......................... 1:20 00
One farrow cow .......................... 25 00
Six milch cows ........................... 300 O0
Three calves ............................ 15 00
Five swine .............................. 25 00
Forty fowls at (;0 cents ................ ; .. 24 00
Farm implements ........................ 570 00
Sixteen cords ,)ak wood .................. $45 00
Eighteen tons English hay; ............... 306 00
Five tons swale hay ...................... 60 00
Corn fodder ............................. 15 00
One-half ton shorts ....................... 9 00
Six b&rrels cob meal and oats .............. 7 00
()ne quarter Con coal ...................... 2 00
Twenty cords prepared wood .............. 100 00
One humlrefl and fifty bushels corn ......... 45 00
Onc hundred bushels oats ................ 60 00
One hundred lbs. lard .................... 10 00
Eighty lbs. fresh pork .................... 8 00
$'3,500 00
$1,349
$668 00
AUDITOllS' REPORT.
Amount h'm'ore./bt fo~ca~'d,
Forty-five lbs. sausage .................... 4 50
Two hundred~lbs, ham .................... 20 00
Three hundred lbs. sugar .................. 20 00
Twenty lbs. butter ....................... ¢ 00
Soap ................................... 3 00
Eight lbs. coffee ......................... 1 00
Two bbls. flour ......................... 12 00
Thirty lbs. tea ........................... 9 60
Two hundred gms. vinegar ................ g0 00
Four hundred and fifty gals. cider .......... ,54 00
~Seveuty-five bushels potatoes .............. 45 00
Tcu bbls. apples ......................... 15 00
Three bbls. turnips ....................... 3 00
Three hundred lbs. salt pork .............. g(I 00
T~enty-five gals. molasses ................ 12 00
Fifty flour bbls .......................... 7 50
Twenty cider bbls ........................ 10 00
Sundry vegetables ....................... ii) O0
$668 O0
$952 60
Total ............................... 811,801 60
It will be seeu that the Board kept wlthiR thc appropriations ~nade
by ~he town, so far as those appropriations applied, but after the
new extension w~s commenced there was much fmmd that was abso~
lutely necessary to b~ done, and for which no appropriation at all
was made. For instance, heretofore it has always been thc custom
for the Superintendent to hire several necessary farming tools when
needed, a farm wagon anti other tools being among the number~ the
town ue~er having owned such tools~ hut the Boarr[ were of the
opinion that i~ would he cheaper in the end t~ own sneh things, and
decidedly more convenient than it was to hire each year~ and conse-
quently bough~ a farm wag'ou~ horse rake ami wagon top~ and in this
wily stop one ~unnM item of expense.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
At the l~ime of excavating for the cellar of the newaddition, it was
found that nearly tile whole of the easterly cellar wall of the main
house had to be rebuilt, and upon further examination it was found
that quite a portion of the north wall of the barn cellal' had settled
and become unsafe, and had to be rebuilt, and other necessary repairs
and furnishings in the old part of the buildings added to the expense.
The extra item of insurance arose from the fact that when buildiug
operatious were commenced, it became necessary to place a builders'
risk upon the buildings while the carpenters were at work~ and to
readjust thc whole insurance after the emnpletion of the work.
Another matter of importance which thc Board desire to call the
attention of the town to, is the water reservoir built duri~g thc pas[
year.
On the east side of the main house on the side hill which had to be
removed when tile addition was built, was a Well of water which sup-
plied the house for domestic purposes. This well, on account of its,
proximity to tile sink drainage dud privies~ was liable to become in-
fected, and the nsc of the water endanger the health of the inmates.
The situation of this well has, in years past, been commented upou
by the ageut of the State Board of health, Lnnacy m~d Charity, upon
his occasional visits, and its disuse suggested; however., when exca-
vating for the cellar of the new wing, it was found that this well
would of necessity be destroyed, and that some other source of water
supply must be sought.
After investigation, as it was necessary to dig a well somewhere, it
was decided to dig one ou some spot where it would be impossible for
the wat, er in any way, to become impregnated with deliterious matter,
and the side hill, t~c~wss the road, opposite the farm bnildiags was sc-
lcetcd, and a well dug dmre at a proper height to syphon the water
into both house and ham. This has beer accomplished with most
gratifying results, and at a cost less than what is usually paid for '
lmilding reservoirs for~fire pm.lmSes~ of a-hich there are sevin;al in
town~ and we uow ha¥c, what promises to be, a never failing supply
of pure water, flowing freely into the bnildings withont the wear and
tear of pinups and the expense of maintaining them.
AUDITORS~ REPORT,
After the new wing was cmnpleted, the old wood-shed and out-
buildings were removed, the grounds graded oft' and and tile wall
swung around to the corner of tile addition, which not only gives ad-
ditiomd yard room for wood, but decidedly improves the general ap-
pearance of the grounds fronting the road.
The items of expense may be summarized thus:
Support of poor .......................... $2,312
New addition ............................ 1~149 12
New addition furnishings ................. 27(; 85
Surplus ................................. 2~1 29
Extra expense ........................... 1,047 22
$5,04,7 22
The town pound hereafter will be found at the town farm~ as by the
vote of the ~owu, at its last auroral meeting, thc Selectmen were in-
structed to sell the old pound, and in accordancc with that vote they
have done so.
in conclusion, the Board have to say that the town farm anti
buildings are in better condition than ever before. The land is in an
cxcelleut state of cultivation, and well fenced; the crops did well the
past sexson ami were cxcellen[ly harvested, and the live stock is in
good condition, and that no substantial repairs will he needed the
coming year unless it be to shingle a portion of the barn. Iu the
house many of the furnishings are new. and MI arc clean and healthy,
and each pauper inmate is furnished with everything needful for his
support and comfort. By the new wing, a women's sitting room was
added, so that now they have warm quarters in winter in rooms sepa-
rate and apart from the men--a comfort that never before eonld be
granted on account of lack of room. The privies have also been
changed, so that those for both sexes are not~)nly separate, but both
are reached without going out of doors, ~nd are so arranged that no
foul odors can enter the buildings. The general heMth of the iR-
mates is good, and they are cheerful and contented. No case of in-
AUDITORS' RF. PORT. 61
subordination has occurred the past year, and no serious case of sick-
ness. The Board take pleasure in commending thegood and efficient
nmnagement of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Parnham~ the superintendent and
matron, for the past year has been a busy one, and a great amount of
work has been accomplished that will show a permanent improve-
merit in ma? ways.
Respectfully sub~nitted,
W. J. DALE, J~.,
NEWTON P. FRYE~~ o~'
CALVIN REA. ~PooR.
NORTH ANDOVER LIBRARY.
~larch 15.
*' 19.
April 24.
" 29.
July 11,
" 17.
" 18.
Aug. 5.
" 1'2.
~ept. '2'2.
Sept. "
Oct. '2'2.
Nov. 1.
" '25.
Paid
Estes & Lauriat, for books~ $34 00
Dennison Mfg. Co., labels, 21 00
Estes & Lauriat, books . .. 44 65
Joseph Jacobs, Jr., coal... 4 O0
],?,stes & Lauri:tt~ books... '22 77
Mrs. Moulton, janitrix... 25 00
Geo. S. Mouiton, Asst, Lib. 12 50
Hannah J. Quealy, Lib .... 75 O0
Estes & Lauriat, books .... 16 50
Geo. S. Merrill, printing.. 1 80
L. E. Osgood, Asst. Lib.. 33 30
Estes & Lauriat~ books... 19 16
~' " " 17 71
Josselyn's express ........ '2 30
Estes & Lauriat, books .... 1! 27
" · " ~' 34 55
$375 51
Amou)~t carried forwa'~'d, 8375 51
,kUDITOP~' REPORT°
Amount bro~ht
Dec. 3. D.N. & C. M. Martin ..... 8 17
" 5. Premimn Merrimack Ins. Co. 5~ 50
~ 15. Estes & L~uriat, books .... 18 67
" 26. Mrs. 3Ioulton, janitrix to
January 1 .............. 25 00
'~ 26. Geo. It. Moulton, assistant
librarian
" 31. Ilannah J. qucaly, assistant
librarian to January 1... 75 00
" 31. Ilannah J.QueMy~ sundries, 4 88
" 31. Joseph Jacobs, Jr., coal... 3 50
;; ¢l. L. Edgar Osgood, assistant
librarian to January 1,.. 10 42
" 31. Fred L. Sargent, assistan~
librarian to Janua~ 1.,, 12 50
8375 5I
$598 15.
$197 52
zhlarch 11. Ilec'd town of ~North Andover
dog tax .............. 8187 (;7
June 6. Town of North Andovm;,
dog ~ax .............. 500 00
Dcc. 31. Hatorah J. Quealy, cata-
logues .............. 35 50
'~ $1. Handah J. ~uealy, fines~ 20 00
" 31. Town of North Andover,
insm'ancc premium .... 52 50
$795 67'
8795 67
By bMance, January 1, 1885 ..............
8186 52
EBEN SUTTON~ Treasterem
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
Number of volumes at [he commencement of
~he year ............................ ;5482
Number of ralumes added d~ring the year... 219
Number of borrowers during the year ....... 1175
Circulation of books during the year ........ 19,850
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY PROPER'[Y.
Library building. ........................ $500 00
Pablic library (6,300 t'olmnes) ............ 4~000
One desk .................. ; ............ 10
Two tables .............................. 10
Six ehMrs ............................... 6
St(ne and fixtures ........................ 25
Two chandeliers ......................... I0
Portable book ease ....................... 10
Miscellaneous ............................ ?25
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
· $4,.596 00
Respet:tfully submitted,
w. ,I. DALE. Jll, )
NEWTON 'P. 'Fl{ YE, [ IJlBRAI~¥
CALVIN REA, [ ComnTTnm
EBER' SUTTON, j
.Ja,nmry 7, 1885.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
To the Honm'able Bo(etd q£ Auditor's o.! the To~c~i q/' 5rorth A'adove~' :
G};.~Tr.~lE~ :--The Board of Assessors for the year 1884, offer the
following as ~heir report:
Whole number polls, 917, being 90 less than the number in 1883.
Aggregate of personal estate ........... $452,102 00
" "real estate ............... 1,704,345 00
Total valuation] .................... $2,156,44' 700
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Amount of State tax ...................... $2,940 00
Coanty tax .................... 3,973 10
Town grant ................... :)1,5,§0 00
overlay ....................... ')48 26
Total ...............................
Poll tax ................................. $1,S34 00
Tax on personal estate .................... 5,425 22
" "real estate ....................... 20,45') 14
TotM ...............................
Rate of taxation per $1,000 ............... $1') 00
Total nnmber of dwelling houses ........... 702
" ;; '; horses ................... 350
;; ;; ;~ cows ................ ,,.. 780
'~ " ;; sheep ................... 4:4
" " "acl'es of land '~axed ........ 15,365~
Tgxes abated on propcr~y for tile year 1884:
Edward H. Carpen;er .................... $00 48
Thomas H. Kelley ....................... 1 20
Win. B. Chadwick ...................... '. 3 60
A. A. Currier ........................... S 40
Edward (~uealy ......................... 90
A. G. Rea .............................. 2 40
G. A. Rea .............................. 12 00
Michael Turner, estate of ................. 7 40
Thomas P. Wills ......................... 48
5lary A. Lovejoy ........................ 5 88
Mrs. J. B. Swan .................. - ...... g 00
3irs. Maria Jordan ....................... 1 80
$97,711
$27,711 36
$50 49
AUDITORS' REPORT.
Taxes abated on property for the year 1883:
aames Bderly~ 1st ....................... $ 38
Dennis Cnrtin ........................... 17
Wm. Halliday ........................... 62
Edward McKone ......................... 2 00
Mrs. l,yman Ramsdell .................... 1 28
51itchell Rohins(m ........................ 2 55
$7 00
Poll taxes remitted for thc year 1883. Owihg
to the pa~'ties ]roving permanently re-
moved from ~OWll ......... , ......... ,
$887 26
$3,27 2~;
Taxes abated on property for the year 1882:
Samuel F. ttolt .......................... $3 66
tlemT Lambert ......... ~ ................ 5 31
Clarissa and Sally Morse .................. I 93
Mrs. Patrick Costello .................... 4 05
John Murphy ............................ 2 ,23
$17 78
Poll taxes remitted for the year 1882 ....... 858 00
$58 00
Respccrftdly subm. Rted,
Br. A. DALE~ JR,, ) Ass~:sso~s '
NEWTON P. FRYE~r
CALVIN REA,
AUDITOR~~ REPORT.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT,
To the Ho'notable Board q£ A',tditors of the Tmr~t qf ~¥orth A~dover :
The Board of Health herewith submit their annual report.
As thc town ag its last annual [neeting elected no Board of llealth,
~he Board of Sclectmea were obliged ~o~ and did act as snct;~ under
Public Statntes, Chapter 80, Section 8.
Although ~hc town h~ many respects compares favorably wi~h many
others of similar s~ze in i~s s~nffary condition, ye~ the Board have
grave apprehensions of what the results may be, if the present sysgem
of sink cesspool drainag% and privy vaults, in tbe more flfickly set-
~led portious of the tom~, are not iinproved. The town covers a large
territory, much of it being devoted to agriculture, and in thc f~rming
districts is sparsely settled. In such localities bad drainage does not
sccm to be so detrimental to public health, but in communities thickly
populaged, as in the lower village, where some two thousand of our
townspeople tire, being about two thirds of the entire popula*ion of
~he ~own, the bad results of insufficient and improper drainage are at
once apparent, and each year ~he Board are rcnfinded of ~lxis fact by
tlmir own observation and offictM action, ami from complMnts comiug
from persons [iving in infected localities.
The locality tying on each side of Main street from Elm to Sutton
stree% needs immediate attention, the houses nearly all of the way
are buikt quite close to each other~ ~hc sink drains with few exeep-
fions~ empty in~o cesspools made of barrels sunk in the ground bu~ a
few feet from the building, the vaults generally are not tight, ami in
many instances not properly cared for, bn~ iufec~ the air, and poison
the ~ells of water, and that with rite often over'owing cesspools,
causes sickness and death ncedlcssly.
How ~o solve this problem of bad drainage in this locality especially
has been a. serious question with thc present Board, for such matters
come peculiarly within the province of all Boards of Health. The lay
of the land in the vicinity before mentioned is good for a complete
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
system of sewerage, as tim land is descending from Elmstreet through
Main, to the Merrimae river whicli would make a grat{d outlet for the
sewage; sad the board are of the opinion that it would be wise to
build a sewer from~ a.t least, Third street along Main street to the
river, then the ways couldnot only be properly drained, which is not
th~ ease now, but the obnoxious sink barrel cesspool system could
be (lone away with, as all house drains could enter the sewer a,d the
filth pass off.
And furtbei', each real estate owuer should have the privy vault ou
his premises built of brick, laid in cement, at the bottom and sides,
and so made tight, and then if properly cleaned another nuisance
would he abated. It is true that inany of the vaults iu the village are
built tight and properly cared for, but there are very many that are
not so, and the Board very much wish that all property owners, es-
pecially in the villages, where wults are left open, or laid with stone,.
would build new tight ones without auy unnecessary delay.
The Board has had its attention particularly called by complaiuts
made at different times during the year, to two localities in the lower
village, one being th(; old "Union Hall" proper(.,,,], so balled~ owned
by Mr. Henry Keniston, and occupied by four or five families~ where
the vaults being opeu tile well had beconm infected. The eonditim~
of things on this place had become bad, and upon no~fification by tim
Board, Mr. Keniston a.t once eleaued the well, gmu'ded the opening by
proper grading, and has ~;greed ~;o rebuild the vaults and make them
tight. When this is doue the location will be greatly improved. The
otber case is on the premises belonging to Mr. Il. B. Ellis, situated
-on Main s~reet, on laud adjoining Mr. E. Cooper, where tile trouble
consisted of an ofteu ox-erflowing sunken hogshead sink cesspool,
which gave rise to many unpleasant odors, and an honest apprehen-
sion of disease. After several complaints had beeu umde the Board
ordered a public hearing iu the umtter~ adjudged the sink cesspool iu
question to be a nuisauce, aud ordered the owner of the premises to
abate the same, by removing his sunkeu hogshead aud draining tile
sinks belongiug to his tenements direct into the drain upon the side of
the street. This has been done, and it will be found to be a decided
improvement over the old method.
AU DITOP~S' gEPORT.
it is h~q)ed th,at the lmblic will kindly heed the suggestions of the
Board, and .aid them in removing much that is ,,ow inlet;ions and
dangerous to the public health, that the sanitary condition of the
town may he improved.
The special expense ineu!~red is as follows~ viz. :-
Paid Dr, 1t. L. Baker & Co., for a. ualysis of
water ........................ $5 ,%
Alanson Brigg's, Deputy Sheriff ....... 5 5'0
llespeetfnlly submitted,
W. J. I)ALE, J~,'.,
NEWTON P. FRYEr.
CALVIN IIEA.
I)ccomber 31, 1884.
$10 80
]~OARD
OF
ME~ORIA[_ DAY.
Amount al)propriatcd March 3. 1884 ....... $100 00
Paid Geo. S. Merrill, printing ............. $3 00
John C. Dow, .sc of mugs ............ 2 00
Johu ~. Mcserve~ meat .............. 6 9(;
Char[es A. Pilling, flowers ........... 17 50
Alfred Churchill, lmrgcs ............. 15 00
Edward Butterworth. mtts[e .......... 3 00
Kent & Bruce, crackers .............. b ~)
G. A. R., drum corps ............... 18 16
Towne & Fn/ter, coffee $1.40, Sugar
$1.00, mustard .12 ............. 2 52
J. C. Brown, team .................. 50
P. M. Vinton, oration ............... 10 00
~l~o~*9~t cctrridd.for~c,c;r~g.
$84 14
$84 }4
AUDITORS~ REPORT,
69
/~lmo~nt bro~tffht forwct, rd~
Paid J. A. Dame: cig~rs $3.80, Oranges $1 .~5
freight $1.00, help $2,50, coffee
bags .10, services $~.37, milk .50 1l 02
James T. Johnsom invitations and post-
age ........................... 2 00
A. l~. Drumlin, services .............. 2 00
$84 14
$99 16
Bahmce due ~he town ................. . ' $ .84
E. C. BUZZEI~L, I
70 AUDITORS' REPORT.
JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer, in a¢counl
To cash received--
From old account ...................... $1,39;~ I)8
E. K. Jenkins~ dog licenses, 1883.., '2!)9 12
Selectmen, lihr:wy account ......... 31 40
Amount overdrawn, ohl acc)ant .... 17 51
Daniel A. Gieason, treasurer, corpo-
ration tax, 1883 .............
l)aniel A. Gleason, treasurer, school
fund ....................... 218 06
Miss R. Barker, rent of commou~ 1883 l O0
I~ecoration Committee, 1883, hal .... 3 99
Selectmen, sale of pound .......... 56 00
C. Wilcox, grass on common, 1883. 10
O. F. Spofford, rent of Town Hall.. 104 00
Jolmson Iligh School, breakage i~
Laboratory .................. ~; 80
School Committee, old paper ....... 1
J. F. A_[len, auctioneer's license... 2 00
Selectmen, old hose ............... '2221.27
Bay State National Bank, notes .... 31,47~ 00
James T. Johnson, collector, 1882,
taxes ....................... 75 '.2)5
Joseph F. Allen, collector taxes, '81,
'83, '84 ..................... 25~889177
To~'n of Me~huen, pauper account.. 3 00
lqheu Sutton, treasurer, lihrary, Sar-
gent's bill ................... ~ 2 50
l)aniel A. Gleason, ~reasurer, Corpo-
ration tax ................... .5,,S9~; 98
Daniel A. Gleason? treasurer, bank
tax ........................ 3,~15 45
Daniel A. f;leason, treasurer, state
aid ......................... 93 00
$69,487 54
No. Andover, January 7, 1885.
AUDITORS~ REPORT,
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with t~e Town of North AndoYer.
By cash paid--
Bay St, ate National Bank, discotmt, ,. ~371 16
" " " " notes ...... ~4,975 00
Selcctmen's orders for general expen-
scs ......................... ~0~553 96
Se[eetmen's orders fro' school expenses 11,943 ~0
..... ~ ove?cer's" 5,047 22
By cash [o balance ................. 6,596 90
$69,487 54
JAMES T. JOHNSON, Th'cas,ret.
72 A UDITOIIS~ REPORT,
Dr. JAMES T. JOHNSON, Collector, 1882, in
'-Po taxes due and mmolleeted 1882 .......... ~429 O0
Dr. JOSEPH F. ALLEN, Collector, in account
To taxes due and uncollected? 1882 ........ $24 07
;' Assessors' wan'ant, 1884 ............... 27,711 36
~31,973 68
No. Andover, Mass., Jammry 7. 1885.
AUDITORS' R F~POI{T.
7;3
account with Town of North Andaver
l:~y cash ¢oJlected a]~cl l)~dd ..... ~ .......... 875 25
~mount remitted by A~sessors .......... 75 78
amount (lue a~d ~ncollected ............ 277 97
$429 O0
with JAMES T. JOHNSON. Treasurer.
By cash fo]' taxes, 1881 .................. $24 07
" " 1883 ........... ~ ...... 3,127 62
" ~' 1884 .................. 22.738 08
amount remitted by Asscssoffs~ 1883 .... 394 26
" due and uncollccted 1883..., .... 7~6 ?7
" " " '~ 1:884 ........ 4~922 79
$.31,97:3 68
JOSEPH F. ALLI"]N, Uolle~tol'.
JAMES T. JOHNSON, 2~:,a.~e .
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
Report of Notes.
28 March I4 .]Bay State Nat. Bank..
a9 April 7. · ~" " " " · '
in wrilt~t g .......
Bay State Nat. Bank..
3[ April
32 Ma?
33 June
34 "
35 "26
36 July
37 !" 8 . ·
38
39
4°
4t
42
43
Aug. 4 · " " " " ' '
Sept. 2 .x. Error in writing .....
"2 . · Bav State Nat, Bank..·
Oct 7
iJan. [, '851 .... .. · ,
TIME.
months.
, months
RATE Int. Payable.
PER CENT.
· 4 Discounted.
4
nt¥ ~tsed.
weeks. ,
nc ased,
4 Discounted.
4
4'
AUDITORS' REPORT.
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given by Town, 1884.
WIIEN DUE.
OCt. ti, 7884..
Nov. Io, 1884.
Nov. ti, ~g84.
Dec. 8, 1884..
Nov. 5, 1884..
Dec. 6, t$$4. ·
Oct. 29, 1884..
Nov. tr, r884
Dec. 7, ~884.
Dcc. 3,~88a.
Dec. lo, 1884
'Jan. bi885.
Mar. 4.
AMOUNT.
1,000 O0
WHEN PAID.
October 16, 1884 ....
November IO, 1884 . ·
Cancelled April to, 1884
5co co November ~.1, z884.. ·
3,00o OD December 8, z88a...
3,5co oD November 4, 1884 .....
1.2oo oo December 5, {884. · .
875 oD 'October 29, i884 .....
I.ooo OD November lO. 1884...
80o oD November 70. 1884...
1,5oo OD December 5,
Cancelled Sept. 2,
1.aec oD December 3, 1884 ......
3, IOO co December 8, z884 .....
6,00o co January T, 181}5 . . .
6,5oo oo *Now outstanding .....
ITotal amount hired dur-
ing year . . $31,475 VD
Ain't paid . . 24075_ OD
Now outst'd'g $6,500 OD
Total int. p'd $371 6
*Since the close o£ the year this note has been paid and there is now uo note
against the town outstandh)g.
W. J. DALE. )'R.,~
N. P. FR~E' I SELECTMI';~.
CALVIN REA.
JAMES T. JOHNSON, Treasurer,
AuDrroI{8~ REPO lIT.
TAYLOR FUND.
Fm~d .................................. $100 O0
Former income repo]ted .................. fll 13
Income for 1884 ......................... 9 64
$200 77
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY IN TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer's cash book ....................
Check /)ool% part[yused~ cost,..: .......... $18 00
Two hundred letter heads, cost ............ ] 50
Fire receipt books, cos~ .................. ! 75
Standard weights and lne,qsm'es~ eos't ....... 200 00
Duplicate set £or dealers' use? cost..' ....... 92 50
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN.
ASSETS,
Amount due from state ................... $ 95 11
Amount due fi'om estate of Rebecca Barker,
for rent of common, 1884 ............. 1 00
Amount due from C. Wilcox, grass on eom-
men for 1884 ....................... 7 00
Amuunt due on taxes unpaid .............. 5,917 13
Cash on hand ........................... 6,596 90
~313 75
$12,617 14
Note *43 ............................... $6,500 00
Balance in favor of the towa .......... $6,117 14
* Since the close of the year tile note has been paid, and there are
now no lia.bilities except such as have becu contracted for tim ordin-
ary framing expenses since ,January 7th.
AUDITORS~ HEPORT. 77
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
To the Hb~orable Board of Audito~.s qf the Toy~V~r q~ ~'t]~ Aadover :
The Finance Comnlittee wonld recolnmcud thc following appropri-
atious for the ensuing year.
For Schools ............................. $9,300 00
Repairs and suppl~es for schools ....... 800 00
Text books ................... : ...... 700 00
Services of school officcrs ............. 400 00
$11,200 00
Highways, bridges a~d sidewalks ......
South Distric~ ................... 1,600.00
Middle District .................. 1,600 00
No,Ch District ................... 2,200 ~0
$5~400 00
Suppor~ of poor ..................... $'2,500 00
$2,500 O0
Total amount recommended ...............
$19,100 CO
W. J. I)ALE, J~.,
E. W. GRELNE,
A. P. FULLER,
M. S. JENKI~'S.
78 AUDITORS' REPORT.
VITAL STATISTICS;
To .Bo~;rd qf A~ditors qf To~v~ of ~'~brth A~doi'er :
The vital statistics as recorded for the year 1884~ are ss follows.
Marriages, whole number. ................ 21;
Oldest groom ........................
Oldest bride ......................... 48
Youngest groom .....................
Youngest bride ..................... 18
Births, whole nnmber . ................... 87
Irish pareDtage ...................... 14
English parentage .................... 17
Scotch parentage .................... 4
Deaths, whole number .................... 46
Foreign parentage ................... 14
Oldest person ....................... 96
Over 70 years of age .................
I. F. OSGOOD,
Town Clerk.
AUDITORS' REPORT 7!7
To the Inhabita.ts qf the Tow. of North Andover : ·
Iu accordance with ~he By-L~ws of ~he town, the severM depart-
meats are required to make a report of their doings Co the towl~ at the
close of each financial year, a~xd this year they h~ve ~mplied wit[~ the
By-Laws ~ud inaugurated the method of reporting ~ the Board of
Auditors, as being the representatives of the town for this purpose,
which several reports the Auditors hgve verified by a careful exam-
ination of all bills, vouchers, orders and books connected wi~,h the
several depgrtments, and by verifying the amount of cash in thc
Treasurer's hands, all of ~vhich were found ~o be eorrecl, and ~he
'Auditors Ilerewiflr present ~o the inhabitants of the town the fore-
going reports as their detailed report of 01e findings for the financial
year ending January 7. 1885. and they respectfully ask the town to
accept the same as being correct and properly vouched for. The
attditors have spent a large amount of gime in verifying the several
accounts, bu~ no more thkn they considered necessary to properly dis-
ch~trge their duties, and be able m subscribe their atones to what they
believe ~o be a correct report, typographical errors excepted. The
past experience of our town would seem to be a sufficient admonition
Df great dangers, and the real s~feguard to the town seems to be
peculiarly within ghe province of thc Auditors. and this Board, being
strongly of tha~ impression, havo acted accordingly, and they ~rust it
will meet the approval of the towu. and the larger expense incurred,
by a searching investigation, no~ considered a wasteful expenditure.
q[he Auditors found ~he antount of 83.42 had been overdrawn in the
Road Commissioners' Department, gad that amount Ires bccn paid
into the Tret~surer and will appear to the credit of the town next year.
The vote of the ~owu--" That all bills preseuted ~o ~he town shall
give items and specify quantity aml price, xo be printed in the
Auditors' Report."--was recognized by the Board of Auditors ~o the
cxten{ that seemed reasonable ~nd necessary to them. Although flmy
80 AI]DITORS~ REPORT.
are of the opinion that they could justifiahly ignore the vote as
passed~ from the fact that the town has accepted a~ approved code of
By-Laws, in which the duties of the Auditors are defined, aud those
duties cfm only be modified by an amendment to thc By-Laws, and if
the town desire the foregoing vote to be of {~ommandiug force, it
sllould be incorporated in thc code o~ By-Laws as an ameudment.
All bills paid by the town were itemized nnd are on file nt the Select-
men's office, of which the more importm~t ones al)pear in the Report,
itemized~ [)ut the others are not, for the reasou that the Board of
Auditors did not deem it of sufficient importance to justify the in-
creased expense that u.ould bc incurred.
The Auditors in certifying to this Report as being correct, do not
include the inventory and appraisal of fl~e property in charge of thc
several departments, as that was taken exclusively by the various de-
partments, which course met ~he approval of the Auditors aud doubt-
less will of the town.
The Auditors desire to call the special attention of the towu to the
financial exhibit which a.ppears in this Report, the town being entirely
free from debt, which, after the large expenditures for valuable im-
prorements, bespeaks much praise iu behalf of the efficient manage-
mcat of thc various town officers who have the expenditure of the
mouey belongiug to thc to~vu. Ecm>omical progress is ala'ays de-
sirable, and the Auditors are of the opinion that such was the pre-
vailing sentiment with the town officers the preseut year.
The foregoing Report with these comments and suggestions we pre-
sent to t, he town as the Auditors' Report, and ask that it amy he
accepted.
Respectfully sublnitted,
M. S. JENKINS, I Acma,o~s
J. GILBERT CHADWICK, o~-
DANIEL A. CARLETON. Novon A~)ovsg.
AUDITORSt REPORT.
JURY LIST.
The following is a list of Jurors, as prepared 1)y the selectmelb
and presented to the Town for/ts acceptance:
Joseph P. Blake,
Andrew I). Blancbard, Jr.,
Calvin Rea,
Patrick P. Daw,
S. Wm. Ingalls,
Jeffrey Kelley,
Frank E. Nason,
Abijah P. Fuller,
Isaac L. Farnham,
Williain B. i'arkhnrst~
W~n. J. Dale~ Jr.,
Edward W. Green,
William F. Kelley,
Ja~nes A. Ellison,
John Bolton~
Ariel P. Cheney~
Oliver P. Gile~
George G. Chadwick,
Martin H. Pulsifer,
Judson E. Reynolds~
Herbert W. Field,
Nathan Foster,
January 24, 1885.
(!has. F. Bisbee,
Bradford H. Barden,
William A. Johnson,
Frank I). Foster,
George A. Keniston~
names C. Poor,
John Barker,
James H. Davis,
Albert W. BrMnard,
John G. Brown~
George W. Edwards,
Daniel F. Ingalls,
Michael E. Bol~on~
Albert Mcl)onald~
Amos E. Haseltine,
J. Frank Foster,
Clinton C. Barker,
Winfield S. llughcs,
Albert Berry,
Amos D. Carleton,
William W. Chlckeriug.
Select .~ ei~
North z~do~er.
{ 'W. J/ DALE, ,lu..
5 &NESI TON P. FRYE,
(LCAIArlN I/EA.
TOWN WAlq,[{ ANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX~ SS. To either qf the Co,.st({bles q~' the Totv¢~ of ~\5)i'th
In the name of the Commonwealth of 31assaehusetts, you are here-
byr directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said North An-
dover~ qualified by law to xote in elections of Town Officers~ to meet
in the Town IIall, in said town, on Monday, the second day of
March next coming, at twelve o'clock, noon, then and there to act on
the following articles, viz:
Am'. 1. To choose a Moderator V~ preside at said meeting.
Am'. ~. To choose Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor,
Board of tlealth~ Town Clerk, Town Treasurer. one School
mit~ee for three years, one Road Commissioner for three years, Col-
lee[or of Taxes, Constables, and all o~her Town ()ffleers. All officers
~hat are elected hy hal[or, except Moderator, are to be voted for on
one [}allot,
Am'. 8. Shall ticenscs be granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors in ;his town?
ART. 4. To hear and act upon ~hc Audi;ors' Report.
AnT. 3. To see what action the ;own will take in regard ;o unex-
pended appropriations.
Awr. ~1. To see whae sums of money *he town will raise and
proprit;[e for the usc of ;he several departments for the current year,
to wit: Schools, Sehool-houses~ Highways, Bri(~es, and Sidewatks,
Suppor; of Poor, and all off,er necessmkv and proper expenses arising
in said town for the current year.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
ARx. 7. To see if thc town will authorize the ?,
~ electmen and
q'reasm'er, jointly to hire money tenlporarily, for the use of the town~
in anticip~ztion of the taxes of 1885.
A~'L 8. To see what compensation the town will pay the Col-
ectorof I~xes, and tlie members of the fire engine companies for their
services for the year ensuing.
A~. 9. To determine what method the town wilt adopt to repair
thc Highways, and ;vim; compensation it will pay for labor on the
ttighways for the year ensuiDg.
ART. 10. To see if the town will aecept the list 0f names for
jurors, as pt'epa.red and posted by the Selectmen.
A~:T. 11. '~ To see if the town will authorize a petition t.o the
General Court of Massa~ehuse~ts, praying ~hat a special act may be
framed by that body, a.uthorizing the loan to pay through its Tress-
nrer, to the pa.tries holding the s:mm, the ~m~ounts OD various notes
given in the n~me of the town, signed by Andrew Smith, Treas-
urer,'' upon petition of Jolm G. ]Byown and others.
ART. 19. To see if thc town will vote to buihl an addition to the
Merrimac School-house, and provide for the pay~ncnt therefor upol~
petition of the School Committee.
ART. 13. To see if tl~e town will anthorize the School Cmnnfittee
to appoint a Superintende~t of Schools, tlpoll petition of the School
:olniHlt~ee.
A~rr. 14. To see if the town wiil purchase a pair of horses and
necessary equipments, ;he same to be kept at Engine House No. 1,
upon petition of the Board of Engineers.
A~:T. 15. To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum to
put in proper repair, tl~e road running from Ferry s~reet~ easterly to
residence of S. ltolroyd, upon petifioD of Samuel Holroyd a~d~
anothel'.
A~rr. 16. To sec if the ~o;w~ will appropriate five ~nmdred dollar.s
for the suppor~ of, and pm'chase or' hooks for thc LibraTy; and also
ro see if the town will dircc; tha~ fl}e money received fi'om the County
'1 leasurer for ~l~e dog licenses be paid for the support of ~he Library,
or apply file same for o~her p/lrposes.
AUDITORS~ REPORT.
Am:. 17. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one
hnndred dollars to defray the expenses of decorating the soldiers'
gr&ves au the goth day of May next~ rind al)point a committee to
take charge of the same.
Apa. 18. To see if Otc town will[ charge iutcrest on taxes not
paid before November first in each year.
Am:. tg. To act Ul)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 iu each of the Post ()fflees, and also iu
porches or vestibules o~ fl~e several churches within said Town, two
Sundays or fourteen days before the ~ime of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your
doings thereon~ to the Towu Clerk, at the time and place of hoMing
said meeting:
Given under our hands in said North Andover, ~his tenth day of
I%brnary in the year one thousand eigM ]mndred and eighty-five.
~9~4ectme~ (1. W. ,1. I)ALE,
qf -~ NEWTON P. FRYE,
.Vt.'th A~,clocer. ] CAI,VIN
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